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The Lockdown Impact on the Relations between Portuguese Parents and Their 1- to...
Vian, F; Amaro, R; Pinto, SV; de Brito, H; Rodrigues, R; Rapazote, R; Caldeira da Silva, P; Alves, M; Papoila, ALMany countries have applied mandatory confinement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as school and kindergarten closures, which confined families to their homes. The study concerns the impacts of the first COVID-19 lockdown on the relationships between Portuguese parents and their children, in a non-clinical population composed of fathers and mothers of children between the ages of 12 months an...
The Impact of Confinement on Children and Adolescents
Pedro Dos Reis, F; Amaro, R; Martins Silva, F; Vaz Pinto, S; Sá, T; Ferreira Carvalho, R; Cartaxo, T; Boavida, J
The impact of comet assay data normalization in human biomonitoring studies out...
Esteves, F; Amaro, R; Silva, S; Sánchez-Flores, M; Teixeira, JP; Costa, CThe comet assay has been extensively used in biomonitoring studies. To avoid intra-experimental variability, the incorporation of assay controls in each work session for data normalization has been suggested by some authors but has never been thoroughly analyzed. The aim of this study was to address the impact of data normalization in the results of a biomonitoring study using different normalization models. Hu...
Levels of selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in human ...
Sousa, Ana Catarina; Miranda, Sara; Silva, Tatiana; Marques, Alda; Valente, Carla; Amaro, R; Pereira, C. C.; Teixeira, J. P.; Henriques, I; Tanoue, RSem resumo disponível.
Compulsão Alimentar, Uma Adição
Amaro, R; Vaz Pinto, S; Oliveira, IIntrodução: A compulsão alimentar caracteriza-se pela ocorrência de episódios de ingestão de grandes quantidades de comida, com falta de controlo sobre a alimentação e que se associa a um mal-estar clinicamente significativo. Evidenciaram-se semelhanças entre o consumo alimentar e o uso de drogas psicoactivas: têm efeito, nos mesmos receptores, tendo-se verificado que as estruturas cognitivo-motivacionais são p...
House dust fungal communities' characterization: A double take on the six by si...
Amaro, R; Coelho, SD; Pastorinho, MR; Taborda-Barata, L; Vaz-Patto, MA; Monteiro, M; Nepomuceno, MCS; Lanzinha, JCG; Teixeira, JP; Pereira, CCFungi are a group of microbes that are found with particular incidence in the indoor environment. Their direct toxicity or capability of generating toxic compounds has been associated with a large number of adverse health effects, such as infectious diseases and allergies. Given that in modern society people spend a large part of their time indoors; fungal communities' characterization of this environmental com...