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Analysis of inequalities in access to healthcare in North-east Portugal

Introduction: Healthcare accessibility stands as a multifaceted challenge, intricately woven with factors ranging from geographical location to economic status. Mental health, an indispensable aspect of overall well-being, is particularly susceptible to the inadequacies pervasive within global healthcare systems. Against this backdrop, schizophrenia emerges as a poignant example of the profound challenges faced...

Analysis of inequalities in access to healthcare in North-east Portugal

Healthcare accessibility stands as a multifaceted challenge, intricately woven with factors ranging from geographical location to economic status. Mental health, an indispensable aspect of overall well-being, is particularly susceptible to the inadequacies pervasive within global healthcare systems. Against this backdrop, schizophrenia emerges as a poignant example of the profound challenges faced by individual...

Satisfação e determinantes da escolha de refeições vegetarianas em utilizadores...

As dietas vegetarianas estão associadas a uma melhoria na saúde, incluindo a redução do risco de doenças crónicas assim como o aumento da esperança média de vida.  Objetivos: Avaliar a satisfação e determinantes das escolhas de refeições vegetarianas em utilizadores da cantina do Campus de Santa Apolónia em Bragança. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, observacional, de carácter quantitativo através de questionári...

The importance of ethical reasoning in next generation tech education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a profound impact on human life, with both benefits and drawbacks in the societal, environmental, and technological realms. However, the ethical implications of AI are often not addressed in technology education, leaving future professionals with a lack of awareness in this area. This is concerning, as AI has the potential to greatly information delivery and affect human t...

A low resource skeleton maturation estimation system for automatic hand X-Ray a...

The assessment of differences between skeletal age and chronological age in childhood is often based on the comparison of the patient's left hand x-ray with a reference atlas, performed by a experienced professional. This procedure involves a manual image analysis, that can be subject to inter rater variability posing several problems for clinical applications. In this paper a new methodology for skeleton matur...

Benchmarking computer-vision-based facial emotion classification algorithms whi...

Effective human communication relies heavily on emotions, making them a crucial aspect of interaction. As technology progresses, the desire for machines to exhibit more human-like characteristics, including emotion recognition, grows. DeepFace has emerged as a widely adopted library for facial emotion recognition. However, the widespread use of surgical masks after the COVID-19 pandemic presents a considerable ...

The COVID-19 pandemic: How technology Is reshaping public health and medicine

(extrato) The outbreak of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has been a watershed moment in human history, causing a profound shift in the global landscape that has affected every aspect of our lives. The virus has not only brought the world to a standstill but has also challenged our values, beliefs, and societal structures, exposing the vulnerabilities ...

Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review

Background: Nowadays, mobile phones are an indispensable tool in multiple settings, particularly in the field of health care. Consequently, it is important to understand the impact of their use by health care professionals in the operating theatre – an environment that should be as ‘sterile’ as possible, to ensure patient safety. Purpose: To map the available scientific evidence on the impact of the multidiscip...

796. Pedestal honorífico de L. AVRELIVS VERVS em Olisipo (parte II)

Phenolic compounds and antimicrobial activity of edible mushrooms extracts agai...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nasocomial infections and is responsible for 10% of all hospital-acquired infections belonging to the critical and high WHO global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.