Objectives: We aimed to identify clinical and serological predictors of myositis in mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). Methods: We performed a nationwide, retrospective, multicentre study including adult-onset MCTD patients fulfilling at least one of the following diagnostic criteria: Sharp’s, Kasukawa, Alarcón-Segovia, or Kahn’s. Univariable analysis was performed using Chi-square, Fisher exact, Student’s...
This article corresponds to the main objective of the SAAL4ALL research proposal, submitted to FCT, in Portugal. At the same time as we remember and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Revolution of April 25, 1974, we propose to explore and discuss knowledge and strategies, and once again highlight the importance of Democracy for the future of these communities. It is expected that the results of SAAL4ALL can...
Em Portugal, na década de 1970, o Serviço de Apoio Ambulatório Local (SAAL) constituiu um programa habitacional progressista, tendo instituído uma democracia participativa dentro de um quadro colaborativo entre o Estado, especialistas e a população, com o objetivo de solucionar o grave e urgente problema de falta de habitação. Centrando-nos em três casos de estudo [Távora: Prelada (Porto, 1975-1976), Hestnes Fe...
O artigo centra a sua análise no estudo dos equipamentos planeados e construídos para três Bairros ao abrigo do programa Serviço de Apoio Ambulatório Local (SAAL): 1) Bairro das Fonsecas e Calçada de Hestnes Ferreira, em Lisboa; 2) Bairro da Lapa de Matos Ferreira, no Porto; e 3) Bairro do Pego Longo, de Bartolomeu Costa Cabral, em Sintra. É objetivo identificar qual o papel que os equipamentos tiveram na evolu...
The aim of this paper is to present the work of Hestnes Ferreira and his team, namely for the UNOR 40 planning unit in Lisbon, as a study case of an infrastructural enhancement in Mainland Portugal during the early 1970s. The UNOR design teams were recruited outside the municipal staff. For UNOR40 the team was coordinated by Raúl Hestnes Ferreira and included architects Rodrigo Rau and Vicente Bravo, landscape ...
The article intends to demonstrate the challenges that an architectural archive faces in order to render records accessible to the public, focusing the analysis on the specific collection of Raúl Hestnes Ferreira. The various occasions when the records were consulted have been justified in the article. This began with the development of my doctoral studies, through to the post-doctoral fellowship in 2015, havin...
Currently, about 100,000 tons of antibiotics are consumed each year worldwide, and its excessive and indiscriminate use has been causing serious environmental and public health issues, including the increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). According to the World Health Organization, AMR is one of the most important public health problems in the XXI century. Therefore, it has become imperative to develop new ...
On March 8, 1982, François Mitterrand launched his Grands Travaux policy, including the “ realization of a modern and popular opera house on the site of the old Bastille station”. An international call was launched from November’ 1982 to January 1983, and even though 1650 candidates registered only 775 projects were received. In a consolidated urban sector, the proposed plot had its challenges as it was relativ...
This project combined the desire for representation and symbolism characteristic at the entrance to Expo ‘98 with the recovery of an industrial structure of significant impact. With the creation of a support building at the base, simulating a shipwreck, it was possible to fulfil the requirements and integrate the Cracking Tower into the entrance. With this, the Cracking Tower has remained an effective memory of...