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After all, Porphyria exists in Portugal! A three-year study

Introduction: Porphyrias are a group of eight rare inherited disorders, each caused by a defect in a specific enzymatic step of heme biosynthesis. These disorders are multisystemic, with variable symptoms, and represent a major burden for patients and families, with disabling chronic symptoms scattered with life-threatening acute attacks. There are two main clinical types of porphyria: acute porphyria and cutan...

Wireless crowd detection for smart overtourism mitigation

Overtourism occurs when the number of tourists exceeds the carrying capacity of a destination, leading to negative impacts on the environment, culture, and quality of life for residents. By monitoring overtourism, destination managers can identify areas of concern and implement measures to mitigate the negative impacts of tourism while promoting smarter tourism practices. This can help ensure that tourism benef...

A digital transformation approach to scaffold tourism crowding management: Pre-...

Tourism would probably not be economically sustainable without some localized crowding phenomena. Whatever the carrying capacity of the points of interest, their tourism managers should plan, monitor, and analyze visitors' crowding data to either prevent or mitigate the well-known effects of tourism overcrowding, such as degrading the tourists' experience, impacting negatively the environment and the local popu...

O eixo Russo-Sino-Paquistanês: A evolução de um novo eixo e os efeitos do confl...

Nos últimos anos, a reaproximação sino-russa e o recalibrar das relações russo-paquistanesas têm surgido como resultado do deteriorar das relações da Rússia com o Ocidente. Se, inicialmente, não existiam muitos sinais de que o eixo russo-sino-paquistanês pudesse ser uma realidade, sobretudo pela questão do conflito indo-paquistanês e pela proximidade histórica indo-russa, a verdade é que o conflito russo-ucrani...

Wear of zirconia/leucite glass-ceramics composites: A chewing simulator study

Leucite and zirconia are commonly used in the production of prosthetic dental materials. Leucite presents attractive optical properties but low toughness and wear resistance, which limits its use. Zirconia has much higher toughness, but due to aesthetic reasons and ageing issues, needs to be glass veneered. Chipping of such veneer is usually responsible for the abnormal wear induced on the antagonist teeth. Leu...

Pilot Study to Reduce Added Salt on a University Canteen through the Use of an ...

Background: This study aims to demonstrate the practical application of an innovative easy-to-use equipment to dosage cooking salt, and evaluate the effectiveness in reducing 30% of the added salt in meals and the impact on consumer's satisfaction and food waste. Methods: Two canteens from one public university where randomized in one control arm and one intervention arm. The first step was to evaluate the salt...

Salt-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior in an Intervention to Reduce Add...

(1) Background: Excessive salt intake is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, so reducing it is critical. The main objective of this study was to verify whether one intervention to reduce added salt during cooking changed knowledge, attitudes and behavior (KAB) towards salt, and to analyze changes in the main sources of salt. (2) Methods: The intervention study was an 8-...

Impact of an innovative equipment to monitor and control salt usage during cook...

(1) Background: Excessive salt consumption is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, and it is essential to reduce it to the level recommended by the World Health Organization (<5 g/day). The main objective of this study is to verify the impact of an intervention, which used the Salt Control H equipment to reducing salt consumption; (2) Methods: The study was an 8-week ran...

Interventions that successfully reduced adults salt intake: a systematic review

Background: Adequate sodium intake is important for lowering blood pressure and thus reducing cardiovascular disease risk and other complications. The aim of this review is to identify recent interventions around the world that have been successful in reducing salt intake. Methods: A search in the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases was performed. We include studies published in the last 10 years; rando...

N-3 fatty acids supplementation and chemotherapy-induced toxicity: scoping review