Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease that affects individuals of all ages. It has a high prevalence and is associated with high morbidity and considerable levels of mortality. However, asthma is not a single disease, and multiple subtypes or phenotypes (clinical, inflammatory or combinations thereof) can be detected, namely in aggregated clusters. Most studies have characterised asthma phenotypes and clusters ...
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may lead to a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Such syndrome is thought to be related, at least in part, to a dysregulation of the immune system which involves three main components: hyperactivity of the innate immune system; decreased production of type 1 Interferons (IFN) by SARS-CoV-2-infected cells, namely respiratory epithelial c...
Em tempos de abundante disponibilidade de informação e de imperiosa necessidade de judiciosa gestão dos recursos, as ferramentas de planeamento, gestão e controlo dos investimentos em capacidades militares devem ser instrumentos presentes e transversalmente explorados, contribuindo para a desejada eficácia e prontidão operacional. A visão holística das capacidades no contexto dos seus ciclos de vida deve também...