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The Effect of Nutritional Intervention in Nutritional Risk Screening on Hospita...

Background: Lung cancer (LC) patients are prone to suffer from malnutrition. Malnutrition negatively affects patients’ response to therapy, increases the incidence of treatment-related side effects, and decreases survival. Early identification of LC patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition can promote recovery and improve prognosis. Objective: This study aimed to assess the risk and nutritional ...

Advances in whole genome sequencing for foodborne pathogens: implications for c...

Foodborne outbreaks affecting millions of people worldwide are a significant and growing global health threat, exacerbated by the emergence of new and increasingly virulent foodborne pathogens. Traditional methods of detecting these outbreaks, including culture-based techniques, serotyping and molecular methods such as real time PCR, are still widely used. However, these approaches often lack the precision andr...

Genomic diversity and resistance profile of Mycobacterium avium clinical strain...

Introduction: In recent years, opportunistic infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have gained increasing importance in public health, with Mycobacterium avium being the most responsible species for the increase of human disease cases. These infections manifest mainly at the respiratory level, and disseminated infection may also occur, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Currently, the mode...

Musculoskeletal manifestations of acute leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cause of malignancy in pediatric age. With the exception of musculoskeletal tumors, ALL is one of the malignancies most commonly associated with musculoskeletal symptoms at initial presentation. Some children with ALL are initially referred to Orthopedics for diagnostic evaluation, and a high index of clinical suspicion is required to avoid diagnostic delay....

An Overview of Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Samples and Anal...

Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), and since May 2022, tens of thousands of cases have been reported in non-endemic countries. We aimed to evaluate the suitability of different sample types for mpox diagnostic and assess the temporal dynamics of viral load. We evaluated 1914 samples from 953 laboratory-confirmed cases. The positivity rate was higher for lesion (91.3%) and rectal sw...

Social appeals in TV commercials: the Christmas messages of Portuguese brands

Television still represents an important part of the Advertising investment of many Portuguese brands. Focusing on data about the impact of television on the brands’ Advertising budget and having the Christmas season as context, characterized by strong investment in Advertising campaigns, this study seeks to answer the following question: what kind of appeals are conveyed in the Christmas adverts of the brands ...

Vacinar ou arriscar? A mensagem da Organização Mundial de Saúde para promover a...

Centrando-se no impacto que a comunicação de risco emitida pelas organizações de saúde pública tem na mudança dos comportamentos da sociedade, esta investigação pretende analisar as mensagens-chave que a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) definiu para promover o programa de vacinação contra a covid-19. Para cumprir este objetivo, enveredou-se por uma metodologia de estudo qualitativa, que privilegiou o uso da a...

Social appeals in TV commercials: the Christmas messages of Portuguese brands

Television still represents an important part of the Advertising investment of many Portuguese brands. Focusing on data about the impact of television on the brands’ Advertising budget and having the Christmas season as context, characterized by strong investment in Advertising campaigns, this study seeks to answer the following question: what kind of appeals are conveyed in the Christmas adverts of the brands ...

Vacinar ou arriscar? A mensagem da Organização Mundial de Saúde para promove...

Centrando-se no impacto que a comunicação de risco emitida pelas organizações de saúde pública tem na mudança dos comportamentos da sociedade, esta investigação pretende analisar as mensagens-chave que a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) definiu para promover o programa de vacinação contra a covid-19. Para cumprir este objetivo, enveredou-se por uma metodologia de estudo qualitativa, que privileg...

A comunicação da responsabilidade social corporativa: um desafio das organizaçõ...