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Spatiotemporal analysis of mosquito-borne infections and mosquito vectors in ma...
Moutinho, S; Rocha, J; Gomes, A; Gomes, B; Ribeiro, AI"Background: The incidence of mosquito-borne infections has increased worldwide. Mainland Portugal's characteristics might favour the (re)emergence of mosquito-borne diseases. This study aimed to characterize the spatial distribution of vectors and notification rates of imported cases of mosquito-borne infections in mainland Portugal and demarcate the areas where these geographies overlap. Methods: We used data...
Association between area-level walkability and glycated haemoglobin: a Portugue...
Sá, R; Roquette, R; Rebecchi, A; Matias, J; Rocha, J; Buffoli, M; Capolongo, S; Ribeiro, AI; Nunes, B; Dias, C; Sousa Uva, MDiabetes poses a substantial disease burden, prompting preventive interventions. Physical inactivity, a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, can potentially be mitigated by enhancing area-level walkability. Despite this, limited population-based studies have investigated the link between walkability and objective diabetes measures. Our study aims to estimate the association between area-level walkability and ...
Imidazolium salt and dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment to enhance t...
Magalhães, Cátia; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel Ferreira; Meireles, Angela; Negreiros, Talita Nicolau Oliveira Vidal; Mehravani, Behnaz; Pereira, AdrianaConductive textiles are a class of materials with a growing interest due to their potential applications in medical, healthcare, comfort, protective clothing, and sportswear sectors. They can be used for the development of smart textiles able to answer to different external stimuli such as thermal, mechanical, chemical, electrical, magnetic, and optical. The complex poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):polystyren...
Direct Costs of COVID-19 Inpatient Admissions in a Portuguese Tertiary Care Uni...
Seringa, J; Pedreiras, S; Freitas, MJ; Valente de Matos, R; Rocha, J; Millett, C; Santana, RBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed greater financial pressure on health systems and institutions that had to respond to the specific needs of COVID-19 patients while ensuring the safety of the diagnosis and treatment of all patients and healthcare professionals. To assess the financial impact of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals, we have characterized the cost of COVID-19 admissions, using inpati...
Nationwide Access to Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Portugal
Carvalho Dias, M; Soares dos Reis, R; Santos, JV; Paiva Nunes, A; Ferreira, P; Maia, B; Fragata, I; Reis, J; Ramos Lopes, J; Cruz, L; Santo, GIntroduction: Since the publication of endovascular treatment trials and European Stroke Guidelines, Portugal has re-organized stroke healthcare. The nine centers performing endovascular treatment are not equally distributed within the country, which may lead to differential access to endovascular treatment. Our main aim was to perform a descriptive analysis of the main treatment metrics regarding endovascular ...
Simulating the effects of mobility restrictions in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in ...
Oliveira, S; Ribeiro, AI; Nogueira, P; Rocha, JCommuting flows and long-distance travel are important spreading factors of viruses and particularly airborne ones. Therefore, it is relevant to examine the association among diverse mobility scenarios and the spatial dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 cases. We intended to analyze the patterns of virus spreading linked to different mobility scenarios, in order to better comprehend the effect of the lockdown measures,...
Simultaneous determination of melatonin and trans-resveratrol in wine by disper...
Viegas, Olga; Esteves, C; Rocha, J; Melo, A; Ferreira, IMPLVOThe discovery of melatonin (Mel) in wines triggered a new interest in the paradigm of health benefits and wine consumption, usually ascribed to trans-resveratrol (trans-RSV). In this context, a dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for the analysis of Mel and trans-RSV in wines by LC-FLD was developed. A 2(6-1) factorial design was used to identify the significant variables (p < 0.05) and Central Composite D...
COMPRIME - COnhecer Mais PaRa Intervir MElhor: Preliminary Mapping of Municipal...
Sousa, P; Da, Costa, NM; Da Costa, EM; Rocha, J; Ricoca Peixoto, V; Campos Fernandes, A; Gaspar, R; Duarte-Ramos, F; Abrantes, P; Leite, ABackground: The role of demographic and socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 transmission is still unclear and is expected to vary in different contexts and epidemic periods. Exploring such determinants may generate a hypothesis about transmission and aid the definition of prevention strategies. Objectives: To identify municipality-level demographic and socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 in Portugal. Me...
Table olives and health: a review
Rocha, J; Borges, Nuno; Pinho, OlíviaTable olives, a product of olive tree (Olea europaea L.), is an important fermented product of the Mediterranean Diet. Agronomical factors, particularly the cultivar, the ripening stage and the processing method employed are the main factors influencing the nutritional and non-nutritional composition of table olives and their organoleptic properties. The important nutritional value of this product is due to its...
Chemical and microbiological stability study of a diazepam suspension
Rocha, J; Ribeiro, T; Correia, Patrícia Carla dos SantosIntroduction: Drugs produced by pharmaceutical industry are limited to some dosages and forms that do not cover all therapy needs. Thus, the compounding drugs appear as a custom solution for several situations. One of those formulations is the diazepam suspension, produced in some hospitals with an empirical expiration date of 14 days.