Background: As global environmental challenges intensify—ranging from climate change and resource depletion to biodiversity loss and pollution—organizations, governments, and communities are increasingly recognizing the urgent need for sustainable solutions. However, achieving meaningful progress toward sustainability goals requires more than just policy shifts or technological innovations. It demands a fundame...
IntroductionRobotic surgery poses a challenge by bringing technological innovation to the operating room, which requires an adaptation of traditional nursing care to cope with new complex procedures, ensuring interventions that promote recovery and safety in the perioperative period. ObjectiveTo identify safety-promoting nursing interventions associated with robotic surgery. MethodsSystematic literature review,...
Resumo Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo caraterizar e interpretar, pela ótica de treinadores de futsal de elite, a informação crítica sobre diferentes situações defensivas do jogo de futsal (i.e., organização defensiva, esquemas táticos defensivos, defesa estratégica). Métodos: Foram seleccionados dez treinadores de futsal especialistas (idade: 48,30 ± 5,85 anos; experiência 18,10 ± 4,12 anos), que atua...
This study aimed to improve the hydrophobicity of cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films using a natural wax coating. For this purpose, firstly, the selection, extraction and characterization of a natural wax and fatty acids were carried out. These compounds were extracted from the aerial part of the Halimium viscosum plant. The chromatogram resulting from the chemical analysis of the extract revealed the presence of...
Background: Europe's aging population presents challenges such as a shrinking labor force, pressure on health services, and increased demand for long-term care. This study assesses the functional profile, depressive symptoms, and quality of life of older adults in the Central Alentejo region of Portugal. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with a convenience sample of 868 older adults in...
Enquadramento: A silicose é uma doença pulmonar causada pela inalação prolongada de poeira contendo sílica cristalina, que provoca inflamação e formação de tecido cicatricial nos pulmões, reduzindo a capacidade de troca gasosa [1-4]. Este mineral é comum em materiais como areia, quartzo e granito, sendo esta considerada uma doença ocupacional de mineiros, cortadores de pedra, trabalhadores da construção civil e...
Enquadramento: Mundialmente, a neoplasia de pulmão apresenta-se como a mais mortal e a segunda mais diagnosticada [1–2]. Esta neoplasia é classificada em dois subtipos principais: neoplasia de pulmão de não pequenas células (85%) e neoplasia de pulmão de pequenas células (15%) [2]. O tratamento é complexo e pode envolver múltiplas modalidades de tratamento, incluindo a radioterapia (RT) [3]. Objetivo: Pretende-...
Enquadramento: Atualmente, o cancro do pulmão representa a principal causa de mortalidade oncológica em todo o mundo, podendo ser classificado, principalmente, em dois grandes grupos: cancro do pulmão de não pequenas células (CPNPC), com 85-90% dos casos e três subtipos principais, e cancro do pulmão de pequenas células (CPPC), com 10-15% dos casos [1]. A PET/TC, sendo uma técnica imagiológica que permite alia...
Introduction: In hematopoietic cell transplantation, the person is at high risk of acquiring an infection and is therefore in protective isolation, which is a factor that increases distress. Objective: To investigate nursing care that promotes the relief of distress in people with cancer in hospital isolation. Methodology: This is an Integrative Literature Review based on bibliographic research carried out in t...
This article discusses the aesthetics of being. It posits the experience of having/being a body as a perceptive-event. Working from the example of the yogic pose tadasana, it explores the idea of the body as a site of pulsation of immanent movements. It understands the articulation of these movements through William James’ concept of consciousness, but with an added distinction between affective-consciousness a...