Background: Critically ill patients frequently experience profound skeletal muscle (SM) wasting, to which early detection and effective clinical management remain significant challenges. Ultrasonography (US) provides early objective information about SM compared with usual functional tests. The characteristics of the optimal nutritional support are controversial. This observational study aimed to characterize t...
Background: Critically ill patients frequently experience profound skeletal muscle (SM) wasting, to which early detection and effective clinical management remain significant challenges. Ultrasonography (US) provides early objective information about SM compared with usual functional tests. The characteristics of the optimal nutritional support are controversial. This observational study aimed to characterize t...
O aumento do consumo de substâncias psicoativas (SPAs) tem gerado preocupação ambiental, devido ao consequente aumento de SPAs nos ecossistemas de água doce e terrestre. A metafedrona (3-MMC) é uma catinona sintética excretada na urina após o seu consumo, podendo chegar ao ambiente. Devido à presença das SPAs no solo, torna-se importante estudar os efeitos que podem ter nos organismos edáficos. Assim, o objetiv...
This chapter aims to assess the comparability and understandability of information on cash flows through the choices by entities in the presentation of the statement of cash flows (SCF) and the disclosure of non-generally accepted accounting principles measures (NGM) related to cash flow information, respectively. Data were obtained from 484 consolidated annual reports, between 2018 and 2021, from 121 entities ...
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disease affecting the hemoglobin that is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa. Although monogenic, phenotypes are markedly heterogeneous in terms of severity and life span. Hydroxyurea is still the most common treatment for these patients, and the response to treatment is highly variable and seems to be an inherited trait. Therefore, identifying the variants that mi...
A perda de propriedades ao longo do tempo de vida útil do calçado esta relacionada com a variação térmica e esforço mecânico ocorrido em condições de utilização, o calçado pode ser utilizado de forma intercalada a temperaturas elevc:1das e a temperaturas baixas (p.exe. o calçado usado por militares que operam no deserto). Os materiais de base poliuretano (PUs), nomeadamente os microcelulares, são convencionalme...
Act no. 19/2003 sets out the legal framework applicable to the portuguese electoral campaigns’ accounts, which are audited by the Constitutional Court. The present investigation aims to study if this framework ensures the faithful representation of the reported information. We analysed the electoral campaigns’ accounts to the Assembly of the Republic of years 2005, 2009 and 2011. The main conclusion is the lack...
Act no. 19/2003 sets out the legal framework applicable to the portuguese electoral campaigns’ accounts, which are audited by the Constitutional Court. The present investigation aims to study if this framework ensures the faithful representation of the reported information. We analysed the electoral campaigns’ accounts to the Assembly of the Republic of years 2005, 2009 and 2011. The main conclusion is the lack...
The Portuguese footwear industry is an important economic sector once it is one of the most active national business areas. The investment made in the production of footwear with high technological performance, and high technical-scientific requirements, evidences the valorization of the footwear industry during the last years. In addition, the evolution of consumers' environmental awareness, allied to the dema...