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The relationship between optimism, pessimism and sleep difficulties in universi...

We found that the factors involved in the genesis/maintenance of sleep difficulties needed to be much better known. Our aims were to explore the role of cognitive emotion regulation (CER) and psychological distress (PD) as mediators in the relationship between pessimism/optimism and sleep difficulties. Our methods were to ask 253 university students to complete the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, the O...

O desafio da celeridade processual penal na indeminização civil

Portuguese Version of the Stigma Scale: Preliminary Psychometric Characteristics

Introduction: Stigma is associated with poor prognosis of illness and reduced help-seeking behavior, self-esteem and treatment compliance. The aims of this study were to study the reliability and construct validity of the King’s et al Stigma Scale, and its association with Illness and Help-Seeking Behaviors scale (IHSBS) scores.Material and Methods: One hundred and forty mental health patients filled out the St...

Fever in a Patient with a Central Venous Catheter Colonized by Pandoraea pnomenusa

Pandoraea species are a newly described genus of multidrug-resistant, non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli, mainly isolated from sputum samples of cystic fibrosis patients. In immunocompromised patients or with high antibiotic selective pressure, these pathogens are generally opportunistic and invasive. Although Pandoraea spp. are rare, the true incidence of these infections may be underestimated due to diffi...

Towards collaborative research between veterinarians, zooarchaeologists and gen...

There is a need to shift the research culture and embrace collaborative partnerships, involving multiple teams with complementary expertise. Anatomical examination of animal bones found at archaeological sites may provide information regarding species, age and sex identification and find evidence of past animal use. Additionally, animal remains may help reconstruct prehistoric human-animal relations and deduce ...

Generalized problematic Internet use and social anxiety and avoidance in Portug...

Introduction: The unhealthy use of Internet has been associated with a number of negative outcomes and psychosocial problems. Aim: To explore the gender differences, relations between variables and the predictive role of generalized problematic Internet use in distress / anxiety and avoidance in social situations. Methods: 176 Portuguese university students, with a mean age of 20.13 years old (SD = 1,65; range:...

Relação entre o perfecionismo e a ansiedade e evitamento em situações sociais

Introdução: Segundo o Estudo Epidemiológico Nacional de Saúde Mental publicado em 2013, Portugal apresenta uma prevalência ao longo da vida de 25,9% de perturbações de ansiedade. Objectivo: Explorar os níveis de ansiedade e evitamento em situações sociais e o papel do perfecionismo e do género na sua expressão. Métodos: 300 estudantes universitários de nacionalidade portuguesa (79,7% feminino), solteiros (99%),...

Perfectionism and negative/positive affect associations: the role of cognitive ...

To explore 1) if perfectionism, perceived distress/coping, and cognitive emotion regulation (CER) are associated with and predictive of negative/positive affect (NA/PA); and 2) if CER and perceived distress/coping are associated with perfectionism and if they mediate the perfectionism-NA/PA associations. There is a distinction between maladaptive and adaptive perfectionism in its association with NA/PA. CER and...

Letter to the Editor Concerning the Evaluation of Mupirocin Resistance in Methi...

Keywords: Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Mupirocin; Staphylococcal Infections.; Palavras-chave: Farmacorresistência Bacteriana; Infecções Estafilocócicas; Mupirocina; Staphylococcus aureus Resistente àMeticilina.

Capelas e terras de ónus de missa na ilha do Fogo, Cabo Verde (séculos XVI-XVIII)

Until today, only a few advances were made in the rural history of the archipelago of Cabo Verde, particularly concerning its property history. This is due, among other factors, to an urban focus of the sources that almost silence the rural world. On the other hand, as the archipelago started to lose its centrality in the Atlantic world from the first decades of the 17th century on, especially the islands of Sa...