The present paper regards the development of polyurea/polyurethane (PUa/PU) and PUa/PU–silica hybrid shell microcapsules (MCs), loaded with Ongronat®2500, a commercial type of oligomeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate with increased functionality, as core material. Ongronat® 2500 has a wide range of applications either for the production of rigid polyurethane foams and as cross-linking or self-healing agent. T...
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo a exploração do tema da marca e o processo referente à sua construção gráfica, correlacionado a natureza dos seus elementos gráficos com a construção de uma identidade, representação e consequente posicionamento em determinados segmentos de mercado da indústria da moda. Analisam-se as características e os elementos gráficos utilizados pelas marcas e uma possível relação com...
A demência com corpos de Lewy é uma causa comum de demência, provocando a perda progressiva de funções cognitivas e capacidades motoras, alterações comportamentais, e perda de autonomia, com compromisso da qualidade de vida dos doentes e seus familiares. Apesar de ser a segunda causa mais frequente de demência neurodegenerativa, o diagnóstico mantém-se um desafio, devido à sua apresentação clínica heterogénea, ...
Lewy body dementia is a common cause of dementia leading to the progressive deterioration of cognitive function and motor skills, behavioral changes, and loss of autonomy, impairing the quality of life of patients and their families. Even though it is the second leading cause of neurodegenerative dementia, diagnosis is still challenging, due to its heterogenous clinical presentation, especially in the early sta...
Lewy body dementia is a common cause of dementia leading to the progressive deterioration of cognitive function and motor skills, behavioral changes, and loss of autonomy, impairing the quality of life of patients and their families. Even though it is the second leading cause of neurodegenerative dementia, diagnosis is still challenging, due to its heterogenous clinical presentation, especially in the early sta...
Lewy body dementia is a common cause of dementia leading to the progressive deterioration of cognitive function and motor skills, behavioral changes, and loss of autonomy, impairing the quality of life of patients and their families. Even though it is the second leading cause of neurodegenerative dementia, diagnosis is still challenging, due to its heterogenous clinical presentation, especially in the early sta...
Inadequate sleep may determine neurocognitive deficits and sleep problems are frequently described in children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This association is most likely bidirectional, as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may affect the sleep pattern and disrupted sleep may exacerbate executive dysfunction. Sleep can also be affected by methylphenidate, although the frequenc...
Objectives: To characterise the referrals from primary care to the memory, including the reasons for referral, the diagnostic study performed in primary care, and the time elapsed until the hospital consultation. Type of study: Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study. Setting: Hospital de Braga. Participants: Patients referred by primary care to the memory consultation of Hospital de Braga, with first...
Os benefícios do leite materno podem ter impacto populacional. Este trabalho sumaria os benefícios cientificamente comprovados. O aleitamento materno promove cognição e maior ligação mãe-filho; associa-se a menos casos de diabetes mellitus tipo 2, melhor perfil lipídico e diminuição da pressão arterial; protege de infecções, certas neoplasias, doença celíaca e doenças auto-imunes; causa menos casos de morte súb...
Ano VI; nº 2 - 2008 - p.103-106; The Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) is the portuguese nacional society for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In the aristocratic centre of Lisbon, leaning over the river Tejo, we find Condes d`Obidos Palace, the national headquarters of the Portuguese Red Cross since the beginning of XX century. Built in the XVII century the palace has a giant historic value.