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CUsKit: a test to revolutionise the evaluation of the disinfection process
Castro, Débora; Ferreri, Isabel; Henriques, Mariana; Carvalho, IsabelThe overuse of surface disinfectants has been shown to lead to increased microbial resistance, often due to their incorrect application. The aim of this work was to develop and investigate the use of an indicative detection kit for hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants on porous and non-porous surfaces. The detection kit allows for the detection of the disinfectant up to 7 days after its application, resulting ...
Long-lasting multi-surface disinfectant: evaluation of efficiency and durability
Castro, Débora; Ferreri, Isabel; Carvalho, Isabel; Henriques, MarianaThe present work aimed to study the efficacy and durability of a long-term multi-surface disinfectant. The disinfectant formulation understudy had hydrogen peroxide and ethanol as active substances, among other substances. The antimicrobial activity of the formulation components and their stability on porous, non-porous, and everyday surfaces was evaluated. The stability test result show that the disinfectant s...
Silver oxide coatings deposited on leathers to prevent diabetic foot infections
Carvalho, Isabel; Lima, M. José; Nobre, David; Marques, S. Mariana; Castro, Débora; Leite, Teófilo R.; Henriques, Mariana; Duarte, FernandoDiabetic foot is one of the most serious complications of diabetes, the appearance of foot ulcers is highly susceptible to the prevalence of infections. In this sense, thin films of silver (Ag) and silver oxide (AgOx) were deposited by the dc reactive magnetron sputtering technique on different leather substrates for application in insoles and/or footwear inside in order to functionalize them, thus promoting an...
Características motivacionais de atletas brasileiros
Coimbra, Danilo Reis; Gomes, Simone Salvador; Oliveira, Helder Zimmermann de; Rezende, Rafael Andrade; Castro, Débora; Miranda, RenatoO objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar diferenças e semelhanças nas características motivacionais de atletas brasileiros com base na Teoria da Autodeterminação (Deci & Ryan, 1985), comparando desportistas de diferentes idades, modalidades coletivas e individuais, de ambos os sexos, em distintos níveis de rendimento. A amostra foi constituída por 344 atletas, com uma idade média de 24.3 ± 6.0 anos. A maiori...