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Food Allergy in Preschoolers: Parents’ Perception and Self-Reported Prevalence
Da Silva Cardoso, Juliana; Ashworth, Joanna; Pinto, Diana; Teixeira, Fernanda; Araújo, Ana RitaBackground: Food allergy is a potentially fatal condition (in the case of anaphylaxis, for example) and is characterized by an increasing prevalence. The main purpose of this study is to identify preschool children with parent-reported food allergies and characterize this population and type of allergy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, based on questionnaires to parents/legal guardians. All children wh...
Initiation practices and access to higher education for deaf students: the inte...
Barbosa, Susana; Oliveira, Ana; Teixeira, FernandaThe transition from secondary school to higher education institutions (HEIs) can be a very exciting experience, but it can also represent unique challenges, making this moment a crucial event in the academic path of all students. Academic initiation practices are a tradition that exists on several universities campuses with the purpose of promoting students' integration into academic life during such an importa...
Initiation Practices and Access to Higher Education for Deaf Students: The Inte...
Barbosa, Susana; Oliveira, Ana; Teixeira, FernandaThe transition from secondary school to higher education institutions (HEIs) can be a very exciting experience, but it can also represent unique challenges, making this moment a crucial event in the academic path of all students. Academic initiation practices are a tradition that exists on several universities campuses with the purpose of promoting students' integration into academic life during such an importa...
Mainstreaming ecological connectivity in road environmental impact assessments:...
Gonçalves, Larissa; Kindel, Andreas; Bastazini, Vinicius; Teixeira, FernandaRoad networks affect ecological connectivity, which has implications across different levels of biological organization. There are compelling reasons and sufficient approaches and tools to mainstream ecological connectivity into environmental impact assessments (EIAs) of road projects. In this letter, we discuss ways of overcoming the existing gaps and obstacles in the consideration of connectivity loss in EIAs...
Profiling Persistent Asthma Phenotypes in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Diagnosti...
Amaral, Rita; Jácome, Cristina; Almeida, Rute; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Alves-Correia, Magna; Mendes, Sandra; Rodrigues, José Carlos CidraisWe aimed to identify persistent asthma phenotypes among adolescents and to evaluate longitudinally asthma-related outcomes across phenotypes. Adolescents (13-17 years) from the prospective, observational, and multicenter INSPIRERS studies, conducted in Portugal and Spain, were included (n = 162). Latent class analysis was applied to demographic, environmental, and clinical variables, collected at a baseline med...
The texture of collagen in the microenvironments of Merkel cell carcinoma
Laurito, Tiago Lüders, 1981-; França, Flávia Thomé; Pelegati, Vitor Bianchin, 1982-; Baratti, Mariana Ozello, 1980-Agradecimentos: The equipment used for the development of this work was purchased with the help of Fapesp (the São Paulo Research Foundation; 08/57906-3) and CNPq (the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development; 573913/2008-0). We reviewed the content of the manuscript, followed by Ms Diane Ellis, B.A. in education. Biostatistician Cleide Aparecida Moreira Silva, Research Committee, Biostatis...
A Contratação do Intérprete de Língua Gestual Portuguesa nas Escolas Públicas
Barbosa, Susana; Teixeira, Fernanda; Barbosa, SaraThis article features and analyses the view of some Portuguese sign language interpreters regarding the school hiring applications based on the ruling laws and the implications in the admission access. The process was based on two focus groups consisting of Portuguese sign language interpreters who worked or had worked at bilingual education reference schools for deaf students, before and after the implementati...
DOENÇA DE SORO-LIKE – A PROPÓSITO DE 3 CASOS
Lorenzo, Joana; Leite, Sara; Teixeira, Fernanda; Reis, Guilhermina; Gomes, EvaIntrodução: A doença soro-like é uma patologia rara, cuja fisiopatologia ainda não se encontra estabelecida e que ocorre mais frequentemente em idade pediátrica. O diagnóstico é essencialmente clínico, sendo determinado pela relação temporal entre a ingestão do fármaco e o aparecimento da sintomatologia (1-3 semanas), classicamente composta por febre, lesões cutâneas e artralgias. Geralmente o estudo laboratori...
A Contratação do Intérprete de Língua Gestual Portuguesa nas Escolas Públicas
Barbosa, Susana; Teixeira, Fernanda; Barbosa, SaraO presente artigo analisa e apresenta a visão de alguns intérpretes de língua gestual portuguesa alusiva aos concursos de contratação de escola, com base na legislação em vigor, e as suas implicações no acesso à admissão. O processo baseou-se em dois grupos focais, tendo como requisito serem intérpretes de língua gestual portuguesa que tivessem exercido ou exercessem funções em Escolas de Referência para a Educ...
Urticária ao frio: dois casos em idade pediátrica
Tavares, Susana; Rocha, Felisbela; Vieira, Clara; Selores, Manuela; Guedes, Margarida; Teixeira, FernandaA urticária ao frio é uma forma de urticária crónica, rara na idade pediátrica, mas potencialmente grave. A etiopatogenia não está completamente esclarecida e o tratamento não é consensual. São apresentados dois casos pediátricos que começaram com lesões eritematopapulares pruriginosas, associadas à exposição a ambientes frios, e episódios de lipotímia desencadeados por banho de mar. O teste do cubo do gelo foi...