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Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: clinical features and treatm...
Pedro, Diogo; Paulo, Sérgio; Mimoso Santos, Carla; Fonseca, Ana Bruschy; Cristino, José Melo; Ayres Pereira, Álvaro; Caneiras, CatiaIntroduction: Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (XDR-PA) is a growing concern due to its increasing incidence, limited therapeutic options, limited data on the optimal treatment, and high mortality rates. The study aimed to characterize the population, the outcome and the microbiological characteristics of XDR-PA identified in a Portuguese university hospital center. Methods: All XDR-PA isolates...
Speech technologies and Russian pronunciation variation in the context of Voice...
Havras, Anna; Mendes, Carlos; Hristovsky, Gueorgui; Paulo, Sérgio; Moniz, HelenaThis article aims to describe the work conducted at VoiceInteraction, a company specialized in speech processing solutions, with a particular focus on automatic transcription using a Hybrid Automatic Speech Recognizer (ASR). The primary objective revolved around studying the phonetic characteristics of the Russian language, encompassing four main tasks: describing the phonetic-phonological inventory, validating...
Carga da doença atribuível ao tabagismo em Portugal
Borges, Margarida; Gouveia, Miguel; Costa, João; Pinheiro, Luís dos Santos; Paulo, Sérgio; Carneiro, António VazA Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) estimou noseu relatório de 2002 que cerca de 14% da carga da doença nos países mais ricos seja atribuível ao consumo de produtos de tabaco. As doenças mais relacionadas com o consumo de tabaco incluem um conjunto de doenças cardiovasculares, neoplasias e doenças respiratórias. Este artigo estima a carga da doença atribuível ao tabaco em Portugal, tomando como base os dados d...
Carga da doença atribuível ao tabagismo em Portugal
Borges, Margarida; Gouveia, Miguel; Costa, João; Pinheiro, Luís dos Santos; Paulo, Sérgio; Carneiro, António VazThe World Health Organization's (WHO) 2002 Annual Report estimated that about 14% of the burden of disease in wealthier countries is attributable to smoking. Smoking related diseases include cardiovascular diseases, cancer and respiratory diseases. This paper presents an estimate of the burden of disease attributable to smoking in Portugal. The estimates are based on the Portuguese demographic and health statis...
Complete robotic inspection line using PC-based control, supervision and parame...
Pires, J. Norberto; Paulo, SérgioNon-flat ceramic products, like toilets and bidets, are fully inspected at the end of the production process, to search for structural, surface and functional defects. Ceramic pieces are transported to the inspection lines assembled in pallets, carried by electro-mechanical fork-lifters or automatic guided vehicles. Pallets need to be disassembled, while feeding with the inspection lines where human operators e...