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Climate and local factors influence Eucalyptus globulus establishment after off...
Anjos, Andreia; Jesus, JG; Marques, C.; Borralho, N.; Valente, C.; Correia, Otília; Máguas, C.; Chozas, SergioEucalyptus globulus Labill. is one of the most widely planted hardwood species worldwide. This species occupies a quarter of the country's forested area in Portugal, so there is a growing concern about its post-fire dispersal. Although it is generally recognised that fire promotes E. globulus natural regeneration and that precipitation and topography influence recruitment, little is known about the role of post...
COPD as a COVID-19 risk group: is genetic background the reason?
Marçalo, R.; Neto, S.; Pinheiro, M.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Sousa, N.; Santos, M. A. S.; Simão, P.; Valente, C.; Andrade, L.; Marques, A.; Moura, G. R.People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitute one of COVID-19 risk groups for poor prognosis upon infection. Variability in predisposition and clinical response to COVID-19 exist but our understanding of these factors in the COPD population is limited. This study explored the genetic background as a possible answer to COVID-19 infection response heterogeneity, either for the poor prognosis...
Deciphering COPD as a risk group for COVID-19: can we blame genetics?
Marçalo, R.; Neto, S.; Pinheiro, M.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Sousa, N.; Santos, M. A. S.; Simão, P.; Valente, C.; Andrade, L.; Marques, A.; Moura, G. R.People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitute one of COVID-19 risk groups. Variability in predisposition and clinical response to COVID-19 exist but our understanding of these factors in the COPD population is limited. This study explored the genetic background as a possible answer to COVID-19 infection response heterogeneity, either for the poor prognosis in people with COPD or across wor...
Genetic risk for COVID-19 outcomes in COPD and differences among worldwide popu...
Marçalo, R.; Neto, S.; Pinheiro, M.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Sousa, N.; Santos, M. A. S.; Simão, P.; Valente, C.; Andrade, L.; Marques, A.; Moura, G. R.People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitute one of COVID-19 risk groups for poor prognosis upon infection. Variability in predisposition and clinical response to COVID-19 exist but our understanding of these factors in the COPD population is limited. This study explored the genetic background as a possible answer to COVID-19 infection response heterogeneity, either for the poor prognosis...
COPD profiles and treatable traits using minimal resources: identification, dec...
Marques, A.; Souto-Miranda, S.; Machado, A. F.; Oliveira, A.; Jácome, C.; Cruz, J.; Enes, V.; Afreixo, V.; Martins, V.; Andrade, L.; Valente, C.Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is highly heterogeneous and complex. Hence, personalising assessments and treatments to this population across different settings and available resources imposes challenges and debate. Research efforts have been made to identify clinical phenotypes or profiles for prognostic and therapeutic purposes. Nevertheless, such profiles often do not describe tre...
Management and fire, a critical combination for Eucalyptus globulus dispersal
Anjos, Andreia; Fernandes, P.; Marques, C.; Borralho, N.; Valente, C.; Correia, Otilia; Máguas, C.; Chozas, SergioIn a context of growing demands for wood and wood derived products, plantations of exotic tree species have globally increased. Fast growth and high productivity made Eucalyptus one of the most successful tree genus around the world. Nevertheless, this genus is often associated with negative ecological impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and the risk of expansion is considered a major threat. Euca...
Mercury and Blood Pressure Levels in Inhabitants from a Highly Industrialized R...
Pastorinho, M. Ramiro; Gonçalves, D.; Barros, R.; Silva, T.; Henriques, I.; Amaro, R.; Teixeira, J.P.; Miranda, S.; Marques, A.; Valente, C.Estarreja is a highly industrialized municipality in NW Portugal, well known for its historical mercury contamination. Some reports have linked hypertension and mercury exposure. In this work, we collected house dust samples and hair from the residents of this area, together with systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure. Hair mercury levels varied between 624 and 4535 ng/g, and mercury in dust varied f...
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary D...
Sousa, Ana Catarina; Souto-Miranda, S.; Marques, A.; Valente, C.; Barros, R.; Taborda-Barata, L.; Tanoue, R.; Kunisue, T.; Tanabe, S.The study of indoor environmental quality as well as the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases have received a great deal of attention in the past few years. However, most of those surveys focus on the effects of particulate matter (PM) and biological contaminants (fungi and bacteria) and evidences on the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in these pathologies are limited. He...
Establishing COPD phenotypes using simple clinical measures
Marques, A.; Machado, A.; Miranda, S.; Jácome, C.; Cruz, J.; Oliveira, A.; Enes, V.; Afreixo, V.; Martins, V.; Andrade, L.; Valente, C.; Ferreira, D.No abstract available.
Usability of a Portuguese online toolkit to enhance of pulmonary rehabilitation...
Hipólito, N.; Flora, S.; Cruz, J.; Rebelo, P.; Paixão, C.; Jácome, C.; Oliveira, A.; Marques, F.; Freitas, C.; Rua, M.; Loureiro, H.; Peguinho, C.