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Lipidomic profiling unveils sex differences in diabetes risk
Pina, Ana; Meneses, Maria João; Carli, Fabrizia; RT, Ribeiro; Gardete-Correia, Luís; Boavida, Ana; RAPOSO, JOÃO; Gastaldelli, Amalia; P Macedo, MPublisher Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). European Journal of Clinical Investigation published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Stichting European Society for Clinical Investigation Journal Foundation.; Aims/Hypothesis: Type 2 diabetes is a multifactorial condition whose greatest impact comes from its complications. We hypothesized that distinct insulin-derived mechanisms and lipid profiles discriminate s...
Fibrosis nonalcoholic steatohepatitis index validation and applicability consid...
Pina, Ana; Meneses, Maria João; Ribeiro, Rogério César de Almeida; Raposo, João F; Macedo, Maria PaulaNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) diagnosis without using invasive methods is extremely challenging, highlighting the need for simple indexes for this end. Recently, the fibrotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis index (FNI) was developed and proposed as an affordable non-invasive score calculated with aspartate aminotransferase, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and haemoglobin A1c. Herein, and given the ...
Non-communicable diseases stratification and integration : a clinical approach
Pina, AnaRESUMO: A prevalência alarmante de doenças crónicas não comunicáveis e, em particular, da diabetes continua a aumentar. A International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimou um aumento de 50% da prevalência da diabetes até 2040. Desde a descoberta da insulina e a disponibilização de várias classes de medicamentos antidiabéticos orais, o impacto da diabetes deve-se principalmente ao aparecimento de complicações crón...
Cartografia de Sítios da Rede Natura 2000 em Portugal continental
Ribeiro, Silvia; Pena, Selma; Pinto-Cruz, Carla; Rodríguz-González, Patrícia; Costa, José; Lomba, Ângela; Pereira, Marizia; Silva, Vasco; Oliveira, HugoResumo: No âmbito da Cartografia de Habitats Naturais e Seminaturais e de Flora em 31 Sítios Classificados formou-se uma equipa capaz de responder adequadamente ao caderno de encargos lançado em Concurso Público em julho de 2018. A metodologia definida seguiu diferentes fases de implementação, preparação de campo; trabalho de campo; execução de cartografia e validação da cartografia. Para a cartografia foi efet...
Síndrome visual de computador: influência de fatores individuais e da ergonomia...
Pina, Ana; Mateus, Catarina; Rodrigues, Matilde A.A Síndrome Visual de Computador (SVC) é caracterizada por um conjunto de sintomas visuais associados à utilização prolongada do computador. Apesar da crescente ênfase dada a esta problemática nos últimos anos, não é ainda clara a sua prevalência entre os trabalhadores que realizam trabalho com ecrãs de visualização, bem como sobre os fatores que a influenciam. Este trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar a SVC...
Chronic Urticaria in the Real-Life Clinical Practice Setting in Portugal: Basel...
Costa, Ana Célia; Rosmaninho, Isabel; Guilherme, Arminda; Ferreira, José; Antunes, Joana; Pina, Ana; Prates, Sara; Marques, João GasparIntroduction: There is a paucity of information regarding chronic urticaria patients’ care in a real-world setting. The objective of this study was to report and evaluate the baseline characteristics of Portuguese chronic urticaria patients refractory to H1-antihistamines included in the AWARE study. Material and Methods: This is a non-interventional cohort study. Adult patients with a diagnosis of chronic urti...
Crusted Scabies in an HIV-Infected Patient
Trigo, Diva; Pina, Ana; Lopes, Maria João; Pacheco, Patrícia; Soares de Almeida, Luís; Borges da Costa, JoãoHIV predisposes infected patients to multiple skin diseases that frequently exhibit atypical clinical presentations. The authors report the case of a 57-year-old man with severe HIV-related immunosuppression who developed a generalized pruritic dermatosis during prolonged hospitalization. Taking into account the patient’s status, his complaints and distribution of lesions, diagnosis of scabies was considered, a...
Síndrome Visual do Computador em trabalhadores de escritório: um estudo de caso
Alves, Mónica; Pina, Ana; Mateus, Catarina; Rodrigues, MatildeThis study aims to characterize the Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) among the office employees of a social solidarity institution. A total of 102 workers, aged between 20 and 63 years, were included. The CVS-Q questionnaire was used to identify workers with CVS. In addition, personal and work aspects were characterized, namely gender, age, pre-existing eye diseases, number of years and hours/day of work with com...
UGP gene expression and UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase enzymatic activity in gra...
Baron, Daniel [UNESP]; Bravo, Juliana P. [UNESP]; Maia, Ivan G. [UNESP]; Pina, Ana; Ferreira, Gisela [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:03:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-03-01; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Grafting is commonly used to propagate commercial fruit species to ensure that the genetic characteristics of selected clones are maintained. However, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in the graft incompatibility of woody tr...
Ecotoxicological evaluation of Pentachlorophenol in Avena sativa L. e Glycine m...
Pina, Ana; Nunes, Mafalda; Barros, PiedadePentachlorophenol (PCP) is the largest chlorinated compound from chlorophenols family and it is included in the list of priority pollutants from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Union, due to its persistence and high toxicity. It was used mainly as a wood preservative; in fungicidal and insecticidal solutions and for incorporation into other pesticide products.