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Hereditary breast cancer and ancestry in the Madeira archipelago: An explorator...
Miguel, I; Rodrigues, F; Fragoso, S; Freixo, J; Clara, A; Luís, A; Bento, S; Fernandes, M; Bacelar, F; Câmara, S; Parreira, J; Duarte, T; Rodrigues, PAccess to genetic testing and counselling in remote areas such as the Madeira archipelago, in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, may be complex. Different counselling methods, including telegenetics, should be explored. In this study, we characterise the Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) families with Madeira ancestry enrolled in our programme. Of a total of 3, 566 index patients tested between January 2000 and...
Envisioning innovative groundwater regulation policies through scenario worksho...
Rinaudo, Jean-Daniel; Montginoul, M; Varanda, Marta Pedro; Bento, SGroundwater management policies will need to be revised in many Mediterranean countries, in light of the impact of climate change and the increasing demand for water. In this paper, we analyse stakeholder perceptions of three groundwater policy scenarios which respectively assume a strengthening of state intervention, the introduction of market regulation mechanisms, and the transfer of regulation responsibilit...