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From cultural and natural heritage to reservoir of biomedicine: Prospection of ...

Caves, with distinctive features and specialized ecosystems, harbour microorganisms that have adapted metabolically to survive in seemingly harsh conditions with limited essential elements. Despite the potential threat of biodeterioration to subterranean heritage due to microbial proliferation, caves serve as vital reservoirs of bioactive compounds produced by subsurface-adapted microorganisms. These microorgan...

Characteristics of enrichment of fresh pasta with bee drone broods flour

Background: The fortification of staple food is one of the goals of modern technologies. Aim: In this study, preparation of pasta replacing wheat semolina flour with drone brood flours, rich in protein (27-38%), was tested. Method: The drone brood flour (DF) was obtained by the cold (CE) and hot (HE) extraction processes. After several trials, it was possible to incorporate 10% DFCE, and 20% DFHE. Pastas were e...

Trauma Associado às Touradas à Corda nos Açores: Um Estudo Transversal

Introduction: The aim of the study was to describe trauma injuries associated with rope bullfights in the Azores, Portugal, regarding the cause of the incident, trauma mechanism, most affected anatomical areas, and injury severity. Methods: Two-year cross-sectional study in the local hospital with prospective data collection. Patients who were consecutively admitted to the local hospital’s emergency department ...

Evaluating the impact of a western diet on biochemical parameters in an animal ...

Breast cancer continues to affect millions of individuals worldwide. In this way, it is of paramount importance to understand the effects of dietary choices in this disease development. This work aimed to evaluate the influence of Western diet (WD) on biochemical parameters in an animal model of breast cancer. Twenty-eight female Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n=7): WD; WD+N-methyl- N-nitrosourea (M...

The effects of different immunocastration protocols on meat quality traits and ...

Immunocastration can be an alternative to surgical castration in Bísaro pigs when there is a need to keep animals on the farm until at least 8 months old. As an autochthonous breed, some particularities must be addressed when doing immunocastration, for which 3 different protocols were tested and two control groups were made with surgically castrated males (SC) and boars (Bo). Two protocols were made in prepube...

Effect of Immunocastration on Culled Sows—A Preliminary Study on Reproductive T...

The Bísaro pig is a Portuguese autochthonous breed greatly appreciated for its meat quality and is mainly reared outdoors. Immunocastration could be a solution to avoid undesirable pregnancies and boar taint in cull sows. The present study tested three immunocastration protocols (with Improvac®) according to their reproductive cycle. The first inoculation was performed two weeks after farrowing (IM1, n = 5), at...

Vernacular Caramel´s Adobe Masonry Dwellings–Material Characterization

In Pinhal Novo, Palmela, and neighboring municipalities, southern Lisbon region, there are a great number of small adobe masonry dwellings, made in the first half of the twentieth century. The vernacular dwellings were constructed by families that came from the north/center region of Portugal to work at the local manors and were called Caramel´s. Adobe samples from three of these dwellings were collected in Pin...

Transmural Remission Improves Clinical Outcomes Up to 5 years in Crohn's Disease

Introduction: Evidence supporting transmural remission (TR) as a long-term treatment target in Crohn's disease (CD) is still unavailable. Less stringent but more reachable targets such as isolated endoscopic (IER) or radiologic remission (IRR) may also be acceptable options in the long-term. Methods: Multicenter retrospective study including 404 CD patients evaluated by magnetic resonance enterography and colon...

A Genotyping-by-Sequencing approach brings new insights into the population str...

Antineoplastic drugs in urban wastewater: Occurrence, nanofiltration treatment ...

Antineoplastic drugs are pharmaceuticals that have been raising concerns among the scientific community due to: (i) their increasing prescription in the fight against the disease of the twentieth century (cancer); (ii) their recalcitrance to conventional wastewater treatments; (iii) their poor environmental biodegradability; and (iv) their potential risk to any eukaryotic organism. This emerges the urgency in f...