A broad understanding on how SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination mobilize the immune system is necessary to find the best predictors of long-term protection and identify individuals that would benefit from additional vaccine doses. This study aims to understand the effect of a single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine, in individuals recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection, on circulating CD4+ T fol...
Objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) were the first to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination. This study aims to estimate the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against SARS-CoV- 2 symptomatic infection among HCWs in Portuguese hospitals. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting and participants We analysed data from HCWs (all professional categories) from three central hospitals: one in the Lisbon and Tagus...
Objectives: Healthcare workers (HCWs) were the first to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination. This study aims to estimate the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic infection among HCWs in Portuguese hospitals. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting and participants: We analysed data from HCWs (all professional categories) from three central hospitals: one in the Lisbon and Tag...
Introduction: Chromium has been responsible for occupational skin disease, both irritant and/or allergic contact dermatitis. In order to minimize this problem, regulatory measures limiting its use have been implemented. The impact of these regulations should be monitored over time. Material and Methods: A retrospective study from 2009 to 2018 was carried out in the Department of Dermatology to assess the tempor...
The aim of this article is to characterize the impacts of Smart Additive Manufacturing (SAM) on industrial production, digital supply chains (DSCs) and corresponding digital value chains (DVCs), logistics and inventory management. The method used consists of a critical review of the literature, enriched by the authors’ field experience. The results show that digital transformation of manufacturing is affecting ...
Objetivo: determinar a eficácia da Fisioterapia Respiratória em crianças com asma, comparando algumas técnicas aplicadas. Metodologia: a pesquisa foi realizada nas bases de dados PEDro, Pubmed, Science Direct, EBSCO, e no motor de busca B-On Resultados: apesar de não haver consenso entre os vários estudos, os resultados positivos foram obtidos na eficiência mecânica dos músculos respiratórios, no pico fluxo exp...