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Scanning the horizon: anticipating future changes in Portuguese aquatic ecosystems

We identified 15 emerging and poorly understood topics related to aquatic ecosystems in Portugal (from an initial pool of 43), which were scored and prioritized using a consensus-based Delphi technique. For marine ecosystems, the topics included current and future threats to low-lying sandy coasts, the impacts of the green energy transition, the risks posed by pathogens on floating ocean debris, the strategic i...

Spatial analysis of HPV infection and contextual factors associated with higher...

Objectives: To identify areas with high rates of high-risk Papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection and associated contextual factors in the Centre Region of Portugal at the municipality level. Study design: We conducted an ecological study in 78 municipalities located in the Central Region of Portugal from March 2019 to December 2022. Methods: We used data from the cervical cancer screening (CCS) program database afte...

Spatial analysis of HPV infection and contextual factors associated with higher...

Objectives: To identify areas with high rates of high-risk Papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection and associated contextual factors in the Centre Region of Portugal at the municipality level. Study design: We conducted an ecological study in 78 municipalities located in the Central Region of Portugal from March 2019 to December 2022. Methods: We used data from the cervical cancer screening (CCS) program database afte...

Reforço de ligações viga-pilar em estruturas pré-fabricadas de betão armado

Influência das paredes fortes de alvenaria de enchimento no comportamento sísmi...

Childhood poly-victimization and adults’ psychoticism: A moderated mediation mo...

Child poly-victimization is a risk factor for psychopathology in adulthood, such as anxiety and depression. Despite that, there is minus investment regarding psychotic symptoms and the mechanisms explaining the relationship between poly-victimization and psychoticism. The purpose of this study is to investigate these variables and explain how they might be associated. A sample of 246 adults participated in this...

The silent extinction of freshwater mussels in Portugal

Freshwater mussels are one of the most threatened animal groups in the world. In the European Union, threatened and protected mussel species are not adequately monitored, while species considered to be common and widespread receive even less attention. This is particularly worrying in the Mediterranean region, where species endemism is high and freshwater habitats are severely affected by water scarcity. In the...

Respiração na técnica kokyo de karaté em imagética estática e em execução motor...

No karaté o movimento está em estreita articulação com um fluxo respiratório diafragmático controlado. Como a respiração diafragmática ativa o sistema nervoso parassimpático e reduz a frequência respiratória (CR), fomos verificar se crianças e jovens de diferentes graduações de karaté revelavam alteração na CR e na variabilidade da frequência cardíaca (VFC), nas condições de imagética estática (I) e de execução...

Predicting climatic threats to an endangered freshwater mussel in Europe: The n...

The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera has been suffering major population declines in Europe. This endangered species is a host specialist and exclusively requires salmonid species (Salmo trutta and Salmo salar) to complete its life cycle. In theory, obligatory biotic interactions should deserve special conservation attention, because the loss or massive decline of fish hosts may elicit the ex...

Multiple single cannulation technique of arteriovenous fistula: A randomized co...

Introduction: Despite the impact needling has had on vascular access survival and patient outcome, there is no universal or standardized method proposed for proper cannulation. Rigorous studies are needed, examining cannulation practices, and challenges to achieving complication-free cannulation. Methods: This randomized, open-label trial was conducted at 18 dialysis units owned by a large private dialysis prov...