INTRODUCTION: Eating disorders (ED) are a group of diseases with high morbidity and a significant impact on the lives of children and adolescents. These are biopsychosocial entities, involving individual, family and sociocultural factors. It is known that ED are highly comorbid with other psychiatric disorders. Organic complications are common. Our objective was to characterization of hospitalized patients in t...
Background: The misuse of antibiotics is a global public health issue that fosters bacterial resistance and jeopardizes generational health. The development of validated tools such as web-based courses and mobile apps to enhance clinical decisions in upper respiratory infections is of great importance in reducing the incorrect use of antibiotics in these situations. Objective: The aim of this study was to desig...
This poster aims at discussing the pedagogical initiative, “Tradutores de LEA pela Ucrânia: tradução colaborativa dos comunicados Pen” organized within the undergraduate courses “Translation of General Texts (English)” and “Translation of Literary Texts (French and German)”. This project was created to foster translation students’ reflection on their social responsibility as agents and mediators within the huma...
O presente artigo propõe-se desenvolver uma reflexão sobre a importância da leitura de traduções no contexto do ensino da tradução literária. A partir da nossa experiência como docentes das cadeiras de Tradução de Textos Literários de Alemão e de Francês, na Faculdade de Ciências Humanas da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, procuraremos argumentar que a leitura crítica e comparativa de traduções publicadas quer...
Visuals hold a prominent position in the communication of science and technology (S&T), helping scientists and engineers conceptualize ideas, understand the ideas of others, and present them publicly. But creating and understanding visuals depends on learned cultural experiences. Also, visuals are “constructed” objects shaped by processes of selection, idealized visions of representation, truth and objectivity,...
Objectives: To determine the degree of satisfaction of General Practice (GP) trainees with their GP training program in the North of Portugal and to test the associations between satisfaction and variables related to the trainee, the tutor, and the GP training program. Study Design: Cross-sectional study, conducted between September 2011 and February 2013. Setting: The Family Medicine training program in the No...
A criança maltratada é uma realidade de todas as épocas e de todos os grupos (étnicos, religiosos, sociais, económicos e educacionais). As autoras apresentam a casuística das crianças vítimas de maus tratos observadas e orientadas pelo Serviço de Pediatria de Hospital de Santa Luzia de Viana do Castelo durante cinco anos. Foram assim seleccionadas 34 crianças; 20 rejeitadas ao nascer, 9 negligenciadas, 1 abando...
Introdução: A marcha implica o controlo do equilíbrio. Usando bengalas é aumentada a base de sustentação e reduzida a carga nos membros inferiores. No entanto, estão associadas ao aumento dos gastos metabólicos. Objetivo: Analisar a influência da idade nos parâmetros metabólicos na marcha com uma e duas bengalas, 3 pontos e 3 pontos modificada. Métodos: Estudo analítico transversal. Amostra: 11 jovens e 10 com ...