Abstract This study reports the psychometric characteristics of a Portuguese form of the 40-item Big Five Mini-Markers, relying upon a cross-sectional design with a sample of 673 Portuguese undergraduates from a Portuguese public university. Results supported the five-factor structure of the translated version and the internal consistency levels of the sub-scales were equivalent to the original version. However...
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecological malignancy. There is limited knowledge regarding this cancer and we are witnessing a paradigm shift, in which the Fallopian tube is considered the primary site of most high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC). The aim of this article is to review the current body of knowledge of the origin and pathogenesis of ovarian cancer and the clinical implications of the new mode...
Introduction: The "see and treat" approach is an immediate diagnosis and treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) using loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). However, this approach has some degree of overtreatment rate, which is defined as a negative LEEP histology. This study was undertaken to evaluate the overtreatment rate of the "see and treat" approach in women with high-grade squamo...
Asymmetrasca decedens, a polyphagous leafhopper widely distributed in Mediterranean region, is here reported as a new record to mainland Portugal. Heavy infestations of this species have been found associated with peach, apricot and plum orchards, as well as on Alnus glutinosa, in southern of Serra da Gardunha (Beira Interior Region). Typical symptoms, the so-called ‘hopperburn', with leaves turning yellow and ...
Le lien est perçu à la fois comme une condition et une variable de la formation psychique individuelle. Mais aussi la question qui renvoi à l'absence et à la séparation. Toutefois, pour certains adolescents si la question centrale du lien est justement la possibilité de symboliser une absence, on peut imaginer que la construction d'un lien sera toujours complexe et constituée de plusieurs aspects. Avec Daphnée,...
O objetivo foi identificar as necessidades de cuidados de enfermagem do cuidador da pessoa em fase terminal e respectivas intervenções de enfermagem, recorrendo a uma revisão sistemática da literatura. Foi efectuada uma pesquisa na EBSCO e ProQuest e procurados artigos científicos em texto integral, publicados entre janeiro de 1998 a dez de 2008, usando as seguintes palavras-chave: "Palliative care", "Family", ...