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A deep-water crinoid Leptometra celtica bed off the Portuguese south coast
Fonseca, P; Abrantes, F; Aguilar, R; Campos, A; Cunha, M; Ferreira, D; Fonseca, TP; Henriques, V; Machado, M; Mechos, A; Pérez, S; Relvas, PThe existence of a wide bed of the crinoid Leptometra celtica (M’Andrew and Barrett 1857), at approximately 500mdepth, off the Portuguese south coast is inferred from remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects carried out as part of a research project (IMPACT) aimed at evaluating the impact of bottom trawling on the burrowing crustacean Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) fishing grounds. The crinoid bed is loc...
Allergic contact dermatitis in children. A multicenter study of the Portuguese ...
Gonçalo, S; Gonçalo, Margarida; Azenha, A; Barros, MA; Sousa-Bastos, A; Brandão, FM; Faria, A; Marques, MS; Pecegueiro, M; Rodrigues, JB; Salgueiro, EThe authors report a study of allergic contact dermatitis in 329 Portuguese children of 14 years or younger. 170 children (64 male and 106 female) reacted to 1 or more allergens. Most of these were in the 11-14 years group. The main allergens were nickel, thimerosal, cobalt, mercury, fragrance-mix and potassium dichromate. Nickel reactivity predominated in females over the whole group, but a greater number of m...