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Seasonal Variations on Testicular Morphology,Boar Taint, and Meat Quality Trait...
Botelho-Fontela, S; Ferreira, S; Paixão, G; Pereira-Pinto, R; Vaz-Velho, M; Pires, MA; Payan Carreira, R; Patarata, L; Lorenzo, JM; Silva, JATraditional outdoor pig farming is renowned for its emphasis on animal welfare and the production of highly valued, quality meat. While seasonality is known to impact certain animals, particularly those raised outdoors, there is a lack of research on Bísaro boars, a native Portuguese breed. This research study was conducted on a total of 20 male entire Bísaro pigs, reared in outdoor pens from 4 to 13 months old...
Effects of Economic Recession on Elderly Patients’ Perceptions of Access to Hea...
Costa, FA; Teixeira, I; Duarte-Ramos, F; Proença, L; Pedro, AR; Furtado, C; Silva, JA; Cabrita, JBackgroundIn view of the current financial and demographic situation in Portugal, accessibility to health care may be affected, including the ability to adhere to medication. Objective To evaluate the perceived effects of the crisis on elderly patient’s access to medicines and medical care, and its implications on medicine-taking behaviour. Setting Community pharmacy. Method: A cross-sectional study was undertak...
Common evaluations of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis reach discordant...
Canhão, H; Rodrigues, AM; Gregório, Maria João; Dias, SS; Gomes, JAM; Santos, MJ; Faustino, A; Costa, JA; Allaart, C; Gvozdenovic, E; van der Heijde, DObjectives: The classification of disease activity states in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be achieved through disease activity indices, such as the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR), the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI), and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI). Subjective measurements, such as patient reported outcomes have been incorporated into seve...
Hard-to-heal venous-lymphatic leg ulcers: a special case
Silva, JA; Filipe, R; Esteves, M; Andriessen, AIn the treatment of this 56-year-old male, the aim was to attend to his multiple pathologies, reducing his venous-lymphatic oedema on both legs, closing the extended ulcers and improving his quality of life. The patient received treatment in a community-based wound healing clinic. After various local therapies were not successful, the wounds were cleansed with saline and covered with a biocellulose dressing (BW...
Velocidade da Onda de Pulso e Estratificação do Risco Cardiovascular
Mendonca, MI; Palma dos Reis, R; Sousa, AC; Gomes, S; Faria, P; Pereira, A; Silva, B; Serrão, M; Santos, N; Sousa, FS; Silva, JA; Sousa, J; Ornelas, IIntrodução: A compliance arterial ou distensibilidade é uma determinante fundamental nas doenças cardiovasculares, apresentando grande interesse a sua medição não invasiva. A velocidade da onda de pulso (VOP) é usada, actualmente, como um índice de distensibilidade arterial. Objectivos: Avaliar se a VOP constitui um factor de risco, independente, para doença das artérias coronárias (DAC). Investigar se a determ...