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Expert Perspectives on the Management of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Conde, Bebiana; Costa, Filipa; Gomes, Joana; Lopes, António Paulo; Mineiro, Maria Alexandra; Rodrigues, Orlando; Santos, Cristina; Semedo, LuísaAlpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited autosomal codominant disorder, which predisposes patients to lung and/or liver disease. Even though it is considered rare, it is one of the most frequent genetic disorders worldwide, albeit remaining underdiagnosed. Several organizations and societies, including the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology have been elaborating guidelines and recommendations for the diagn...
Cenário da disposição do lodo de esgoto: uma revisão das publicações ocorridas ...
Castro, Alfred Luciano Fabio Gomes de; Rodrigues, Orlando; Scalize, Paulo SergioO crescimento populacional somado à urbanização e ao desenvolvimento econômico são causas incontestáveis do aumento da geração de resíduos. No Brasil a gestão dos resíduos gerados apresenta dificuldades quanto a disposição inadequada, coleta informal e insuficiência do sistema de coleta pública (Linhares et al. 2012).O lodo de esgoto, que é um resíduo, é um produto inevitável do tratamento de águas residuárias,...
Program for chestnut blight biocontrol based on hypovirulence
Gouveia, Maria Eugénia; Coelho, Valentim; Araújo, Arsénio; Castro, João Paulo; Rodrigues, OrlandoChestnut Blight is an introduced disease in Portugal associated with virulent strains of the Asian fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (Murril) Barr. The disease causes great economic losses and presents a significant risk to the chestnut ecosystem. Eradication efforts and cultural sanitary measures didn’t control the disease and actually more than 10% of chestnut trees are blighted. A new method based on hypovirul...
Innovative contractual arrangement for land management of the commons
Rodrigues, Orlando; Aguiar, Carlos; Nobre, SílviaToday, there is growing recognition that land management needs to focus on the sustainable use of land and natural resources. Reducing the negative impact of the land use systems on the environment, economy and society is a central societal challenge. Often, in some peripheral or mountain regions, theoretically able to provide important environmental services, the regulatory framework of local communities or ce...
La gouvernance des régimes fonciers ruraux autour de la Méditerranée
Koutsou, Straviani; Melot, Romain; Paoli, Jean Christophe; Requier-Desjardins, Mélanie; Rodrigues, Orlando; Vianey, GiseleIl y a six mois se tenait à l’Institut polytechnique de Bragança (Portugal) le séminaire annuel du réseau Foncimed 1 un réseau de chercheurs et de praticiens du foncier rural méditerranéen. Le thème : « la gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers ».
Gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers en Méditerranée : conflits et inno...
Melot, Romain; Paoli, Jean Christophe; Requier-Desjardins, Mélanie; Rodrigues, Orlando; Straviani, KoutsouDu 29 septembre au premier octobre s’est tenu à l’Institut Polytechnique de Bragança le séminaire annuel du réseau FONCIMED (co-animé par le CIHEAM-IAMM et l’INRA) de chercheurs et de praticiens du foncier rural méditerranéen. Le thème de ce séminaire portait sur la Gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers, appliquée en particulier aux territoires indivis, aux zones péri-urbaines et touristiques, ou à forts...
What’s the importance of portable tele-monitoring devices in patient therapeuti...
Rodrigues, Orlando; Costa, Tiago; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gaspar, Pedro DinisIn the UK it is estimated the NHS spends almost £100 million every year in unused drugs. In addition, hospital admission costs attributed to patients not taking their prescribed medicine properly was estimated to be between £36m and £197m per year. In the U.S., medication non-adherence is estimated to lead to between $100 and $300 billion of avoidable healthcare costs annually, representing 3–10% of total U.S. ...
Ressources forestiers et biens communs. La propriété en commun n’est-elle plus ...
Rodrigues, OrlandoCadre théorique et contextualisation du problème Une forme assez répandue d’occupation et d’utilisation du territoire, surtout dans de régions de montagne en Europe, mais aussi dans d’autres réalités – les communautés de village - , combinait normalement des régimes de propriété privée de la terre avec la propriété en commun (les communaux). Ces régimes de propriété ont été historiquement à plusieurs reprises m...
Urban green spaces diversity and their added value to urban sustainability: a c...
Gonçalves, Artur; Feliciano, Manuel; Fonseca, Fernando; Rodrigues, OrlandoUrban green spaces (UGS) combine a wide range of elements that offer diverse ecosystem services, such elements are often measured in a single general category without valuing diversity. This study carried out in Bragança (Portugal), a small town with a population of around 25,000 inhabitants, uses spatial metrics (ArcGis 9.3 - ESRI ® - software) to identify and measure characteristics of local UGS, applying a f...
Mountain grasslands
Aguiar, Carlos; Pires, Jaime; Fernández-Núñez, Esther; Rodrigues, OrlandoFor practical purposes, the 700 m contour line is frequently used to differentiate lowlands from mountains in Continental Portugal (Figure CS6). Above 700 m, the climatophilous natural potential forests of Quercus robur, Q. pyrenaica and/or Betula celtiberica are essentially devoid of termophilous plants, and the traditional vineyards/ olive tree/wheat Mediterranean agriculture systems are replaced by chestnut/...