Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women. Cervical cancer screening is needed for the detection and treatment of cervical neoplastic lesions that can evolve to neoplasia and to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer. Recently, changes were made to increase the efficiency of the screening process such as employing the human papilloma virus detection test as the gold standard for cervic...
Oceans all over the world are an important way of sustainability in the lives of many people and have a high impact on the economy of most of the coastal countries. With the growth of underwater activity provided by the development of autonomous and remotely controlled vehicles and with the appearance of new underwater sensors, there is also a need to develop and design more robust underwater wireless networks ...
O cancro do colo do útero (CCU) é globalmente um dos tipos de cancro mais comum em mulheres. O rastreio do CCU é indispensável para a deteção e tratamento de lesões neoplásicas cervicais que possam evoluir para neoplasia, com o objectivo de reduzir a incidência deste cancro. Nos últimos anos, têm ocorrido alterações que visam o aumento da eficácia do rastreio. Nomeadamente, o uso de teste de deteção do vírus do...
Introduction: In Portugal, the number of neurosurgery residents has been rising steadily. However, there are no robust studies assessing the level of satisfaction and quality of the current training programs. The aim of this study was to describe and quantify the level of satisfaction about Neurosurgery residency in 2019, in Portugal.Material and Methods: Quantitative observational cross-sectional study based o...
Automatic visual inspection is used to control the quality of the assembly steps of a product. By allowing the early detection of faults in the production line, it can have a large economic impact. In this work, we propose an execution environment for supporting the development of automatic visual inspection applications and running them in the production line. The applications are described as graphs, which ar...
Objective: Characterize a population of children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), highlighting their symptoms, ENT physical examination and previous medical history. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of children aged 6 to 17 years, diagnosed with EoE, until January 2019. A clinical observation protocol was applied to every child. Results: Fifteen children were included. The majorit...
Anemia is a common extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), both in pediatric and in adult patients. Iron deficiency is the main cause of anemia in patients with IBD. Anemia is a clinically relevant comorbidity, with impact on patients' quality of life and it should be timely diagnosed and adequately treated. Currently, an active treatment approach is the recommended strategy, with evi...
Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, antibiotic susceptibility and treatment success of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infected pediatric patients. Methods: Between 2013 and 2016, 23 pediatric hospitals from 17 countries prospectively submitted data on consecutive H. pylori-infected (culture positive) patients to the EuroPedHP-Registry. Results: Of 1333 pat...
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