We assessed Nirsevimab effectiveness (NE) against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related hospitalisation in eligible children (< 2 years) using a test-negative case-control design within the VigiRSV network (weeks 43/2024 to 16/2025). Among 341 participants (median age: 2 months; 91.2% without known chronic condition), 137 (40.2%) tested RSV-positive. Adjusted NE against RSV-related hospitalisation was 78.5%...
O presente trabalho foi elaborado no âmbito do Mestrado em Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico nos anos letivos de 2022/2023 e 2023/2024. O mesmo encontra-se dividido em duas partes fundamentais, sendo estas a Dimensão Reflexiva e a Dimensão Investigativa. No que diz respeito à primeira parte, a Dimensão Reflexiva, esta encontra-se dividida em quatro capítulos sendo que cada um dos capít...
Para concluir a licenciatura de Comunicação e Relações Públicas é necessário realizar um estágio curricular numa organização. Posto isto, a minha escolha foi a Câmara Municipal de Lousada. Neste relatório, apresento todas as atividades realizadas, entre elas o press book, infografias, organização de eventos, cobertura fotográfica de eventos, elaboração de textos e tarefas relativas à comunicação interna, bem co...
BACKGROUND: The data we present are part of the CUARENTAGRI project, which involves all archipelagos of the Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde). The project aims to: i) identify and evaluate the risks associated with the introduction of new arthropod pests; ii) study the population dynamics of selected arthropod pest species currently responsible for the damage of key target crops and i...
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This paper presents the results of the work developed by two teams that were challenged to give a lecture to theirs peers about critical thinking and ethics in the context of an elective course. This elective course is running for the second year and it is offered to all students in a Portuguese university. The main idea of this course is to stimulate students to learn about contents normally not approached in ...
The pandemic of Covid-19 conditioned one of the most important sectors of any country, Tourism. In this article, I present an analysis of the communication of tourism entities in Portugal during the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic period, offering an insight into how Covid-19 forced Portuguese hotel chains to reinvent themselves and deal with the health risks and restrictions in place. Portuguese tourism communi...
Toxic agents such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides are continuously dispersed especially in the aquatic environment, as a result of human use. Their presence in the environment presents serious concerns, since these compounds interfere with the normal function of the central nervous system (CNS), causing behavior alterations, whose consequences are difficult to predict. However, behavioral responses, even thos...
Seeds of three Portuguese kabuli type chickpea cultivars (Elvar, Eldorado and Elixir) were studied for their physicochemical characteristics (biometry, hydration, swelling, texture) and traditional cooking behaviour. A commercial non-identified cultivar from Argentina was used for comparison purposes. Significant differences in seed weight and firmness were observed between the commercial variety and the Portug...