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Anterior fontanelle closure time in 684 healthy Portuguese children
Costa, Ricardo Craveiro; Rosmaninho Salgado, Joana; Oliveira, Daniela; Mendes, Francisca; Silva, Alexandre; Salgado, ManuelIntroduction and Aim: The timing of anterior fontanelle (AF) closure may be a useful marker for early disease detection. However, the few published studies on this topic have reported significant differences in the normal age ranges of AF closure between countries. The aim of this study was to report AF closure time in the Portuguese population during the last two decades. Methods: This was a 21-year retrospect...
Valuing skills for employability in tourism
Lemos, Fernando Florim de; Guerra, Ricardo Jorge da Costa; Martins, José Alexandre; Salgado, ManuelThis article addresses the relevance of cooperation between the tourism and hospitality industry and higher education institutions offering training in this area. It evaluates how partnerships facilitate the development of employability skills for future professionals in the sector, for which an empirical study was conducted through questionnaire surveys targeting companies/organizations, students and alumni, a...
Anterior fontanelle closure time in 684 healthy Portuguese children
Costa, Ricardo Craveiro; Salgado, Joana Rosmaninho; Oliveira, Daniela; Mendes, Francisca; Silva, Alexandre; Salgado, ManuelIntroduction and Aim: The timing of anterior fontanelle (AF) closure may be a useful marker for early disease detection. However, the few published studies on this topic have reported significant differences in the normal age ranges of AF closure between countries. The aim of this study was to report AF closure time in the Portuguese population during the last two decades.Methods: This was a 21-year retrospecti...
Cultural heritage in Vale do Alva: The Great Alva Trail
Salgado, Manuel; Ramos, Elsa; Martins, José AlexandreThe interest of interpreting the value of heritage to tourism and leisure is the main motivation to research about the resources associated to the Alva river region. There are important heritage resources, corresponding to their ancient human occupation. The Alva river is located on the southwest slope of the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal in the Natural Park of the Serra da Estrela, extending f...
Gastronomy and its contribution to the sustainable development of tourism in th...
Rodrigues, Cristina; Salgado, Manuel; Pires, Paula; Gomes da Silva, RafaelaEl turismo puede potenciar regiones con recursos endógenos relevantes, donde la gastronomía puede imponerse como producto estratégico por su contribución a la experiencia turística. La presente investigación se centró en el estudio de la importancia de la gastronomía para el desarrollo del turismo en la Región de la Serra da Estrela, para lo cual se utilizó un análisis cualitativo basado en un estudio de caso -...
Physical exercise and leg pain - What is the relationship?
Miranda, Patrícia; Nascimento, João; Estanqueiro, Paula; Salgado, ManuelShin splint, also known as tibial stress syndrome, results from an underlying stress reaction of the tibia caused by overuse. The patient typically refers a diffuse pain along the anteromedial side of the tibia, which is worse in late afternoon and associated with over-exercising days. Diagnosis is confirmed by a prototypical history and physical examination findings. Radiological evaluation assists in differen...
Definition and characterization of muskoloskeletal pain and associated diseases
Fernandes, Marco António; de Melo, Inês; Costa, Flávio Campos; Salgado, ManuelMusculoskeletal pain is a frequent reason for seeking health care at any age, including pediatric. Semiological accuracy, with a careful anamnesis plus a systematic and detailed physical examination, is mandatory. Only the use of an accurate and standardized language will allow correct communication so as not to incur ambiguities of definition and interpretation and consequent omissions or overvaluations of cli...
Fever and clinical thermometry: What do physicians and nurses really know?
Neves, Catarina; Luz, Inês Romão; Salgado, ManuelIntroduction: Fever is a leading cause of Pediatric visits. However, most studies used as reference for fever assessment had a cross-sectional design and were conducted in adults. Different and more precise fever definitions exist within the field of knowledge known as clinical thermometry. Aims: To assess basic knowledge of health professionals working in Pediatrics regarding fever physiopathology and clinical...
An Unusual Case of Recurrent Limb Pain in Childhood
Mesquita, Marta; Salgado, Manuel; Neto, CláudiaRecurrent limb pain may be the first and only manifestation of migraine in childhood. However, the temporal relation of limb pain with headache is unusual, making migraine limb pain difficult to diagnose. A six-year-old boy was referred with “growing pains” in the last four years. He presented recurrent attacks of bilateral shin pain, typically developing during the night but also in the morning, two or more ti...
Management of human resources and recruitment in Hotel Groups
Correia, Luis; Salgado, Manuel; Costa, CarlosTourism is an activity that, in Portugal, according to official statistics, has continued to grow and is today one of the main engines of development. Hospitality is, in turn, one of the most important tourist activities, as it provides tourists with lodging, food and beverage services and other services that provide them with integrated experiences. These services must be well articulated among the employees a...