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Secondary hypertension: beyond the diagnosis

Introduction: Hypertension is a multifaceted condition, often attributed to several secondary causes. Understanding these causes is crucial due to the potential lethality of some conditions, although rare, that affect both the individual and their family. Case description: A 26-year-old female patient, without any significant past medical history, presented at her Family Health Unit (FHU) with a headache and hi...

As mulheres e a imprensa periódica

Trauma Injuries Associated with Rope Bullfights in the Azores: A Cross-Sectiona...

Introduction: The aim of the study was to describe trauma injuries associated with rope bullfights in the Azores, Portugal, regarding the cause of the incident, trauma mechanism, most affected anatomical areas, and injury severity.Methods: Two-year cross-sectional study in the local hospital with prospective data collection. Patients who were consecutively admitted to the local hospital’s emergency department w...

Corrigendum: Evidence for a genetic contribution to the ossification of spinal ...

Pseudoaneurysm of the external iliac artery after total hip arthroplasty – a ca...

BACKGROUND: Delayed arterial injury after total hip arthroplasty is unusual and the consequences of this complication are serious and potentially life threatening. CASE REPORT: We present a case of pseudoaneurysm of the external iliac artery occurring 6 years after total hip replacement revision due to infected acetabular cup protrusion. Due to the presence of prosthetic infection, the patient was managed with ...

Changes in seabed mining

• The present chapter provides an update to chapter 23 of the first World Ocean Assessment (United Nations, 2017a) in terms of shallow-water aggregate, placer deposits, ironsand deposits and phosphorite deposits. It focuses on exploration licences for deepwater seabed mineral resources, the number of which has increased significantly since the first Assessment. • New technologies to reduce impacts on the marine...

Evidence for a genetic contribution to the ossification of spinal ligaments in ...

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) are common disorders characterized by the ossification of spinal ligaments. The cause for this ossification is currently unknown but a genetic contribution has been hypothesized. Over the last decade, many studies on the genetics of ectopic calcification disorders have been performed, mainly on OPLL. M...

Visões do labirinto no período clássico e em Comenius

O presente ensaio propõe uma específica definição do conceito de “labirinto” enquanto possível modelo para uma nova forma de conhecimento que recupere a dimensão unitiva do saber, perdida ao longo da História. Assim, apresenta-se um percurso retrospetivo, partindo da criação do labirinto clássico e do papel do Minotauro e avançando para o exemplo de Comenius, através do seu caminho em direção ao “paraíso do cor...

O Turismo em Portalegre: Caracterização da procura e da oferta e perspetivas de...

Portalegre é uma cidade do interior do país que enfrenta alguns constrangimentos no que concerne ao seu desenvolvimento.O setor do Turismo surge como uma oportunidade para desenvolver economicamente a cidade, ajudando ao surgimento de novos negócios, à criação de emprego e à fixação da população e atração  de novos residentes.Neste artigo, pretendemos apresentar uma análise em torno do desen...

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Ionic Liquids and Organic Salts Based o...

The preparation and characterization of ionic liquids and organic salts (OSILs) that contain anionic penicillin G [secoPen] and amoxicillin [seco-Amx] hydrolysate derivatives and their in vitro antibacterial activity against sensitive and resistant Escherichiacoli and Staphylococcusaureus strains is reported. Eleven hydrolyzed β-lactam-OSILs were obtained after precipitation in moderate-to-high yields via the n...