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Kant’s logic of the pathological: Aesthetics and politics
Silva, Fernando; Jesus, Paulo RenatoThe guiding thread of this thematic dossier devoted to ‘Kant’s Logic of the Pathological: Aesthetics and Politics’ invites one to follow and examine a subtle web of imperfect analogies that produce an inter-expressive relationship between an aesthetic community and a political community. The underlying assumption proposes that the creative or poietic Logos of the community encloses and discloses several layers ...
Artificial intelligence applied to the stone manufacturing industry: A systemat...
Santos Silva, Alexandre; Antunes, Carolina; Miragaia, Rolando; Costa, Rogério Luís C.; Silva, Fernando; Ribeiro, JoséNatural stone has long been used in construction, as its properties provide functional and visual value, and the natural stone market currently holds significant importance in the global economy. It is important to consider integrating new technologies in the production chain to aid the industry in moving forward, increasing profit margins and reducing wasted material. This article reviews recent trends in usin...
A cyclam salt as an antifungal agent: Interference with Candida spp. and Crypto...
Cerqueira, Fátima; Medeiros, Rui; Lopes, Inês; Campos, Carla; Ferraz, Maria Pia; Silva, Fernando; Alves, Luís G.; Pinto, EugéniaThe importance of fungal infections, particularly those caused by yeasts, is increasing among the medical community. Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans are amongst the high-priority fungal species identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and are considered in the critical group, while Candida krusei is included in the medium-priority group. The cyclam salt H4[H2(4-CF3PhCH2)2Cyclam]Cl4 proved ...
Smart carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites for damage sensing and on-line...
Lopes, Cláudia Jesus Ribeiro; Araújo, Andreia; Silva, Fernando; Pappas, Panagiotis-Nektarios; Termine, Stefania; Trompeta, Aikaterini-Flora A.High electrical conductivity, along with high piezoresistive sensitivity and stretchability, are crucial for designing and developing nanocomposite strain sensors for damage sensing and on-line structural health monitoring of smart carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. In this study, the influence of the geometric features and loadings of carbon-based nanomaterials, including reduced graphene oxide...
Early Mobilization Decision after an Acute Ischemic Stroke: Protocol for an Umb...
Fernandes, Catarina; Sousa, João André; Bernardo-Castro, Sara; Silva, Fernando; Donato, Helena; Sargento-Freitas, JoãoIntroduction: Stroke is considered one of the greatest public health challenges worldwide, with the ischemic subtype being the most prevalent. Various acute stroke clinical guidelines recommend early rehabilitation interventions, including very early mobilization. However, despite the studies conducted in recent years regarding when to initiate mobilization after an acute stroke, there are few systematic and pe...
Impact of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telestroke Network Perform...
V. Carvalho, Inês; Millet Barros, Francisco; Sousa Fernandes, Carolina; Sousa, João; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Faustino, Pedro; Martins, EmanuelIntroduction: Although scarce, regional telestroke networks have been developed worlwide in the last few decades. The COVID-19 pandemic put the healthcare system under exceptional pressure. We aimed to assess the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the telestroke network performance in the central region of mainland Portugal. Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study including the eight h...
Management of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell T...
Silva, Fernando; Martins, António; Ferraz, Paula; Lopes, Diogo; Bastos, Juliana; Joana Araújo, Joana Araújo; Trigo, Fernanda; Pinto, RicardoCytomegalovirus (CMV) is a type of double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid virus belonging to the herpesviridae family. Following a primary infection, the virus becomes latent in various types of white blood cells. Cytomegalovirus infection can remain latent or become active, especially in immunocompromised individuals, such as those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), where CMV reactivatio...
Parenteral Ready-to-Use Fixed-Dose Combinations Including NSAIDs with Paracetam...
Silva, Fernando; Costa, Gustavo; Veiga, Francisco; Cardoso, Catarina; Paiva-Santos, Ana CláudiaThe combination of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with non-opioid analgesics is common in clinical practice for the treatment of acute painful conditions like post-operative and post-traumatic pain. Despite the satisfactory results achieved by oral analgesics, parenteral analgesia remains a key tool in the treatment of painful conditions when the enteral routes of administration are inconvenient...
Novel incremental conductance feedback method with integral compensator for max...
André, Sérgio; Silva, Fernando; Pinto, Sónia; Miguens Matutino, PedroResearch on renewable energy sources and power electronic converters has been increasing due to environmental concerns. Many countries have established targets to decrease CO2 emissions and boost the proportion of renewable energy, with solar power being a prominent area of investigation in the recent literature. Techniques are being developed to optimize the energy recovered from PV cells and increase system e...
Gamification in Communicating the Concept of Circular Economy - A Design Approach
Silva, Jose; Raposo, Daniel; Neves, João; Silva, Fernando; Ribeiro, Rogério; Fernandes, Maria EduardaThis paper aims to present a paradigm regarding the circular economy (CE) concept's communication, referring to the difficulty presented by the type of reflexivity involved in the circular economy process. We conduct an exploratory study methodology intended “to develop pertinent hypotheses and propositions for further inquiry, a study developed in the context of the project, Program INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal...