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Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: Two Clinical Cases with Different Presentation
Gaspar, Daniela; Vicente, João; Gomes, Aline; Oliveira, Ana; Pereira, JorgePrimary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) is a rare malignancy representing less than 5% of all thyroid cancers. It predominantly affects females and is strongly associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis, with an almost 60-fold increased risk in these patients. In this report, the authors present two clinical cases of Primary Thyroid Lymphoma, each with distinct clinical presentations. They highlight the diagnostic challenges...
Update of the Post-Splenectomy Vaccination Protocol and Educational Measures in...
J. Santos, Andreia; Duarte, Liliana; Canhoto, Carolina; Tojal, André; Ferreira, Marta; Marques, Conceição; Pereira, JorgeAnatomical or functional asplenia is associated with immunodeficiency and a significantly increased risk of life-threatening infections caused by encapsulated bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis. These infections can rapidly progress to overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI), with high mortality. Prevention through vaccination, antibiotic prophy...
Mechanisms of degradation of collagen or gelatin materials (hemostatic sponges)...
Catarino, Maria; Castro, Filipe; Macedo, José Paulo; Lopes, Otília; Pereira, Jorge; Lopes, Pedro; Fernandes, Gustavo Vicentis OliveiraObjective: The goal of this systematic review was to identify the mechanisms associated with the enzymatic degradation of collagen and gelatin biomaterials and the possible associated flaws. Methods: Four databases (PubMed, B-On, Cochrane Library, and ResearchGate) were used for the bibliographic search of articles. The research question was formulated using the PCC method, (P): collagen or gelatin sponges, hyd...
O cidadão democrático de Whitman
Pereira, JorgeIn 1858 a series of essays titled Manly Health and Training made their appearance in the New York Atlas, written by Walt Whitman under the penname of Mose Velsor. The professed goal was to discuss suggestions and ideas to improve the general physical condition of its readers. Whitman regarded this as a necessary condition to match America’s democratic character. Indeed, from reading his guide we can see how for...
Useful tools in predicting the outcome of adult and elderly people with Covid-19?
Simões, Vanda; Inácio, David; Pereira, Jorge; Ferreira, Rogério; Vieira, João; Mestre, TeresaIntroduction: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an exponential increase in the influx of people to health services, limiting the response capacity of professionals and material resources. This has led to the adoption of tools to stratify the clinical risk of people with Covid-19, which are essential for optimizing resource management and improving patient safety. Objective: To analyze the contributions of the Na...
Sci-Bi: an infodemic of disorientation
Alvelos, Heitor; Barreto, Susana; Lima, Cláudia; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana; São Simão, Fátima; Pereira, Jorge; Carneiro, José; Dolbeth, JúlioRecent years have seen the emergence of two particular challenges to scientific knowledge and application. In both instances, communication design may be underperforming in its potential for contribution: 1. The exponential rise of social media has potentiated an equally exponential range of phenomena such as fake news, pseudo-science and superstition; as seductive, de-centralised, continuously reconfiguring we...
Alimentos com história: histórias de alimentos
Cruz, Ana Lúcia; Quintas, Célia; Esteves, Eduardo; Fraqueza, Gil; Ratao, Isabel; Aníbal, Jaime; Melo, Jessie; Pereira, Jorge; Jesus, JoséA Dieta Mediterrânica é um património histórico ativo que depende da utilização sustentável de recursos, guiando-se pelos ritmos da natureza e pelo respeito pela biodiversidade. O conceito de Dieta Mediterrânica não compreende apenas a alimentação, todavia os aspetos relacionados com os hábitos alimentares, os alimentos e a sua preparação são marcadores da identidade coletiva de um povo. Assim, este modelo cult...
Just between meme and you: online memes as health communication tools in design...
Alvelos, Heitor; Barreto, Susana; Lima, Cláudia; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana; Pereira, Jorge; Veiga, Pedro Alves daThis study posits that current online trends of mistrust in health policies may be partly overcome through an exploratory employment of memes. It aims at filling a critical gap whereby unexpected communication channels might succeed in addressing subjective bias seemingly immune to fact-based cognitive persuasion channels. We propose that the classroom may be a particularly apt context for this exploration: as ...
A Review of Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Wildfire Spread Prediction Calibra...
Pereira, Jorge; Mendes, Jérôme; Júnior, Jorge S. S.; Viegas, Carlos; Paulo, João RuivoWildfires are complex natural events that cause significant environmental and property damage, as well as human losses, every year throughout the world. In order to aid in their management and mitigate their impact, efforts have been directed towards developing decision support systems that can predict wildfire propagation. Most of the available tools for wildfire spread prediction are based on the Rothermel mo...
Scrapie at abattoir: monitoring, control, and differential diagnosis of wasting...
Esteves, Alexandra; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena; Quintas, Helder; Orge, Leonor; Gama, Adelina; Alves, Anabela; Seixas, Fernanda; Pires, IsabelWasting disease in small ruminants is frequently detected at slaughterhouses. The wasting disorder is manifested by the deterioration of the nutritional and physiological state of the animal indicated by thinness, emaciation, and cachexia. Evidence of emaciation and cachexia, alone, are pathological conditions leading to carcass condemnation during an inspection. Several diseases are associated with a wasting c...