Filipa C. Soares, Martina Panisi, Hugo Sampaio, Estevão Soares, Aristides Santana, Graeme M. Buchanan, Ana I. Leal, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Ricardo F. de Lima,
Abstract Habitat loss and non‐native species are two key drivers of biodiversity decline. The importance of their interactions is widely recognized, but remains poorly understood. We used the endemic‐rich bird assemblage of São Tomé Island to study this type of interactions. We built species‐specific binomial generalized linear models for 33 terrestrial bird species, based on presence–absence data from 2398 sampling points. Meta‐analysis techniques revealed that land use was more important in explaining ...
Tópico(s): Species Distribution and Climate Change
2020 - Wiley | Animal Conservation
Cristiana J. Silva, Carla Cruz, Delfim F. M. Torres, Alberto P. Muñuzuri, Alejandro Carballosa, Iván Area, Juan J. Nieto, Rui Fonseca-Pinto, Rui Passadouro, Estêvão Soares dos Santos, Wilson Abreu, J. Mira,
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has forced policy makers to decree urgent confinements to stop a rapid and massive contagion. However, after that stage, societies are being forced to find an equilibrium between the need to reduce contagion rates and the need to reopen their economies. The experience hitherto lived has provided data on the evolution of the pandemic, in particular the population dynamics as a result of the public health measures enacted. This allows the formulation of forecasting mathematical ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 impact on air quality
2021 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
Cristiana J. Silva, Guillaume Cantin, Carla Cruz, Rui Fonseca-Pinto, Rui Passadouro, Estêvão Soares dos Santos, Delfim F. M. Torres,
We propose a mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in a homogeneously mixing non constant population, and generalize it to a model where the parameters are given by piecewise constant functions. This allows us to model the human behavior and the impact of public health policies on the dynamics of the curve of active infected individuals during a COVID-19 epidemic outbreak. After proving the existence and global asymptotic stability of the disease-free and endemic equilibrium ...
Tópico(s): Complex Network Analysis Techniques
2021 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
Francisco George, João Valente, Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto, Andreia Silva, Natália Pereira, Teresa Fernandes, Paula Palminha, Bárbara Andreia Aguiar, António Martins, Estêvão Soares dos Santos, Paula Valente, E Calé, Ana Leça, Paulo Nogueira,
We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, and in a context of high measles vaccination coverage and immunity.
Tópico(s): Immune responses and vaccinations
2017 - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | Eurosurveillance
Ricardo F. de Lima, Hugo Sampaio, Jonathon Dunn, Gabriel Cabinda, Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Gabriel Oquiongo, JOEL OQUIONGO, Sedney Samba, Aristides Santana, Estevão Soares, Leonel Viegas, Alice Ward-Francis, Luis Teófilo da Costa, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Graeme M. Buchanan,
Summary São Tomé holds 20 endemic bird species, including the little known and ‘Critically Endangered’ Dwarf Olive Ibis Bostrychia bocagei , São Tomé Fiscal Lanius newtoni and São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor . We conducted a systematic survey of the core forest area, performing 1,680 point counts and compiling occasional observations, which enabled the identification of new areas of occurrence for the target species. MaxEnt distribution modelling suggested that the ibis and fiscal have roughly half ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2016 - Cambridge University Press | Bird Conservation International
Ricardo F. de Lima, Leonel Viegas, Nelson Solé, Estevão Soares, Martin Dallimer, Philip W. Atkinson, Jos Barlow,
Abstract Cocoa and coffee are among the most valuable tropical crops, with much of their production in areas of high biodiversity. Although this could suggest a conflict between agricultural expansion and biodiversity conservation, these crops are normally grown in shade plantations—a more biodiversity‐friendly agroforestry system. Using São Tomé Island as a case study, we examined if shade plantation can benefit biodiversity by protecting extinction‐prone island endemic species. We found that shade ...
Tópico(s): African Botany and Ecology Studies
2014 - Wiley | Biotropica
Guida da Ponte, Sílvia Ouakinin, Jorge Espírito Santo, Afolabi Ohunakin, Domingos Prata, Inês Amorim, Zita Gameiro, Estêvão Soares dos Santos, William Breitbart,
To describe the feasibility of a meaning-centered group psychotherapy (MCGP) adaptation in a sample of Portuguese cancer patients.The study was carried out according to four steps: 1st - Transcultural adaptation and validation (focus groups); 2nd - Preliminary study with MCGP original version (to test its feasibility); 3rd - Adaptation of MCGP original version to a 4-session version (and internal pilot study); and 4th - Pilot exploratory trial (MCGP-4 session version), implemented between January 1, 2018 and ...
Tópico(s): Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
2021 - Cambridge University Press | Palliative & Supportive Care
José Estevão‐Costa, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, José Manuel Lopes, José Luís Carvalho,
INTRODUCTION Acute biliary tract disease is uncommon in childhood. Apart from bile duct perforations, spontaneous rupture of the gallbladder itself is very rare in pediatric age; all recorded cases were secondary to coexistent disease (1,2). A child presenting idiopathic gallbladder perforation (GP) is described herein. CASE REPORT A six-year-old boy was referred with suspicion of acute appendicitis. He complained of vomiting and abdominal pain for the last 24 hours. Axillary temperature was 38°C ...
Tópico(s): Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
2002 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
José Estevão‐Costa, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, Jorge Correia‐Pinto, Carlos Mariz, J Carvalho, Janet Costa,
Tópico(s): Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
2000 - Springer Science+Business Media | Pediatric Surgery International
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Luiz Estêvão Salvagnini, José Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Luis Eduardo dos Santos, Raquel Regina Duarte Moreira, Rosemeire Cristina Linhari Rodrigues Pietro,
O óleo essencial e o extrato etanólico obtidos a partir de folhas de Myrtus communis foram avaliados quanto 'a atividade inibitória frente a vários microrganismos. Os halos de inibição de crescimento foram avaliados através das técnicas de "template" e difusão em disco para as linhagens de Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis e Serratia marcescens. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram que o óleo de M. communis apresentou atividade antibacteriana superior ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2008 - Springer Science+Business Media | Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
Luís Osório, Estêvão Lima, José Maria Soares, Riccardo Autorino, Rui Versos, Arnaldo Lhamas, Filinto Marcelo,
Objectives To describe a single-center experience in the emergency ureteroscopic management of ureteral stones. Methods We retrospectively considered the data from 144 patients (mean age 49.6 years, range 23 to 82) who had had obstructive ureteral stones and had undergone emergency ureteroscopy with stone retrieval. Intracorporeal pneumatic lithotripsy was performed when necessary. At the end of the procedure, a ureteral catheter was systematically left in place in 100 patients (69.4%) and removed ...
Tópico(s): Ureteral procedures and complications
2007 - Elsevier BV | Urology
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Jerson Laks, Elienai Maria Rubim Batista, Elza Rocha Lima Guilherme, Ana Lúcia Barros Contino, Maria Eliete Vieira Faria, Cláudia Soares, Estevão de Paula, Eliasz Engelhardt,
The study aims to evaluate the prevalence of cognitive/functional impairment in community-dwelling elderly above 60 years of age (n= 870; m=297, f=573) and the relationship of age, gender, and functional impairment with cognitive impairment using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (PFAQ). Chi-square and Student's tests were used to compare cognitive and functional deficits. Linear regression assessed MMSE/PFAQ relationship. Stratified analysis assessed ...
Tópico(s): Nutritional Studies and Diet
2005 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Luís Osório, Francisco Sabell, José Maria Soares, Estêvão Lima, Filinto Marcelo,
Tópico(s): Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
2008 - Elsevier BV | Actas Urológicas Españolas
José Estevão‐Costa, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, José Manuel Lopes, José Luís Carvalho,
... PortugalAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof. J. Estevão-CostaSearch for more papers by this authorMiguel Soares-Oliveira, Miguel Soares-Oliveira Division of Pediatric Surgery, ... PortugalAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof. J. Estevão-CostaSearch for more papers by this authorMiguel Soares-Oliveira, Miguel Soares-Oliveira Division of Pediatric Surgery, ...
Tópico(s): Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
2002 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
José Estevão‐Costa, Hélder Morgado, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, Miguel Campos, José Luís Carvalho,
Abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is a rare condition in childhood. It presents an intraabdominal portion with homogeneous content that is usually excised through a groin approach. A pale child with a recurrent scrotal hydrocele and a huge solid-cystic retroperitoneal mass is reported. Because the diagnostic workup has not ruled out malignancy, a laparotomy was performed; however, ultimate diagnosis was hemorrhagic ASH. The clinical features and surgical management of ASH are addressed. This entity ...
Tópico(s): Urological Disorders and Treatments
2005 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Produção Nacional
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Ana Gabriela Nogueira, Miguel Campos, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, José Estevão‐Costa, Pedro Silva, Fátima Carneiro, José Luís Carvalho,
Tópico(s): Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
2001 - Springer Science+Business Media | Pediatric Surgery International
J Carvalho, Miguel Campos, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, José Estevão‐Costa,
Tópico(s): Vascular anomalies and interventions
2001 - Springer Science+Business Media | Pediatric Surgery International
Produção Nacional
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Pedro Miguel Ocampos Pedroso, Luiz Gustavo Schneider de Oliveira, Cláudio Estêvão Farias Cruz, Mauro Pereira Soares, Laura R.B Barreto, David Driemeier,
Relata-se a intoxicação natural por Sida carpinifolia (guanxuma, chá-da-índia) em bovinos no Rio Grande do Sul. Foram afetados cinco bovinos no período 2001-2008. O quadro clínico foi caracterizado por emagrecimento, incoordenação, dificuldade de locomoção, tremores generalizados, quedas frequentes e morte. Microscopicamente, as principais alterações foram vacuolização dos neurônios de Purkinje do cerebelo, das células acinares do pâncreas e das células foliculares da tireoide. A microscopia eletrônica ...
Tópico(s): Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
2010 - Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) | Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Produção Nacional
Ademar Pereira Serra, Marlene Estevão Marchetti, Simone Cândido Ensinas, Henrique Soares de Morais, Vanessa do Amaral Conrad, Franklyn Clawdy Nunes Guimarães, Gislaine Paola de Oliveira Barbosa,
The diagnosis of nutritional state is an important tool to understand the nutritional requirement of plants and the influence of the nutritional balance on the yield. The proposed in this study was to apply the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) to assess the nutritional state of cotton crop through the order of nutrient requirement and nutritional balance. Yield data from plots (average acreage 100 ha) and foliar concentrations of macro and micronutrients of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2014 - Scientific Research Publishing | American Journal of Plant Sciences
Produção Nacional
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Ademar Pereira Serra, Marlene Estevão Marchetti, Enrique Pouyú Rojas, Henrique Soares de Morais, Vanessa do Amaral Conrad, Franklyn Clawdy Nunes Guimarães,
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de critérios de seleção de populações de referência no estabelecimento de normas DRIS na cultura do algodoeiro. Criou-se um banco de dados com a produtividade e os teores foliares de macro e micronutrientes, obtidos de talhões médios de 100 ha. Os critérios para o estabelecimento das subpopulações de alta produtividade foram talhões com: produtividade acima da média (4.380 kg ha-1); produtividade acima da média + 2/3 desvio-padrão (acima de 4.650 kg ha- ...
Tópico(s): Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
2013 - Embrapa Informação Tecnológica | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Louise Cerdeira, Anne Cybelle Pinto, Maria Paula Cruz Schneider, S. Almeida, Anderson Rodrigues dos Santos, Eudes Guilherme Vieira Barbosa, Amjad Ali, Maria Silvanira Barbosa, Adriana Ribeiro Carneiro, Rommel Thiago Jucá Ramos, Rodrigo Santos de Oliveira, Debmalya Barh, Neha Barve, Vasudeo Zambare, Silvia Estevão Belchior, Luís Carlos Guimarães, Siomar de Castro Soares, Fernanda Alves Dorella, Flávia Rocha, Vinícius Augusto Carvalho de Abreu, Andreas Tauch, Eva Trost, Anderson Miyoshi, Vasco Azevedo, Artur Silva,
In this work, we report the complete genome sequence of a Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis PAT10 isolate, collected from a lung abscess in an Argentine sheep in Patagonia, whose pathogen also required an investigation of its pathogenesis. Thus, the analysis of the genome sequence offers a means to better understanding of the molecular and genetic basis of virulence of this bacterium.
Tópico(s): Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
2011 - American Society for Microbiology | Journal of Bacteriology
Produção Nacional
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Jaime Estevão Scandolara, Pedro S.E. Ribeiro, Antônio Augusto Soares Frasca, Reinhardt A. Fuck, Joseneusa Brilhante Rodrigues,
Abstract This study presents new geochemical data on rocks from the Vespor suite, an important mafic unit from the Juruena arc, Roosevelt-Juruena terrain, SW Amazonian craton, northwest Mato Grosso, Brazil, attempting to define their tectonic setting and type of mantle source. The Juruena arc may be part of a magmatic belt (Jamari and Juruena arcs) at the southwestern Amazonian craton during assembly of the Columbia supercontinent. The investigated rocks represent a Paleoproterozoic subduction-related ...
Tópico(s): earthquake and tectonic studies
2014 - Elsevier BV | Journal of South American Earth Sciences
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Fabiane Reis Nascimento, Maria Graças Cardoso, Paulo Estevão de Souza, Rafaela Karin Lima, Ana Paula Soares Pinto Salgado, Luiz Gustavo L. Guimarães,
Este trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito do óleo essencial de folhas de pimenta longa (Piper hispidinervum C. DC), sobre o crescimento micelial de Alternaria alternata e a análise da influência da concentração do emulsificante Tween® 80 no controle deste fitopatógeno. O óleo essencial foi obtido pela técnica "arraste a vapor d'água", utilizando-se aparelho de Clevenger modificado, e posteriormente submetido, à análise por cromatografia em fase gasosa acoplada a espectrômetro de massas CG-EM a CG. ...
Tópico(s): Insect Pest Control Strategies
2008 - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA | Acta Amazonica
Produção Nacional
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Paulo Estevão Mafra Soares, Emily Tamare de Oliveira Ferreira, Geisiane Cerqueira da Silva Mafra, Juliana Gomes da Silva, Rael Luan dos Santos, João Victor Cordeiro Farias, Isabela Cristina Cordeiro Farias,
A obesidade é vista como um grande problema de saúde pública e caracteriza-se pelo excesso de tecido adiposo no corpo. Este tecido é subdividido em tecido adiposo branco (TAB) e tecido adiposo marrom (TAM). Estudos demonstram que o tecido adiposo é responsável pela liberação de substâncias sinalizadoras, denominadas adipocinas, estas possuem diversas funções sendo seu papel imunológico a atribuição de maior destaque. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo abordar as características da obesidade e sua ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare Regulation
2020 - Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências | Research Society and Development
João Estêvão, José Dias Lopes, Daniela Penela, José Miguel Soares,
The topics of economic development and the importance of the business environment are repeatedly being studied by academia. Funding issues focus the debate, in particular on SME financing and the importance of the financial sector (especially the banking sector). Some institutions have developed specific indicators that seek to synthesize the greater or lesser ease of doing business and/or the resulting competitiveness. This research specifically focuses on one of them, namely, the ease of Doing ...
Tópico(s): International Business and FDI
2019 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Business Research
José Estevão‐Costa, Ana Catarina Fragoso, Miguel Campos, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, José Luís Carvalho,
Tópico(s): Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
2006 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Pediatric Surgery
José Estevão‐Costa, J Carvalho, Miguel Soares‐Oliveira,
Tópico(s): Pelvic floor disorders treatments
2000 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Cristiane Moschioni, Henrique Pereira Faria, Marco Antônio Soares Reis, Estevão Urbano Silva,
A psitacose, também conhecida como ornitose, é causada pela Chlamydia psittaci; caracteriza-se por doença de início insidioso, sintomas brandos e inespecíficos, lembrando infecção de vias aéreas superiores. Acomete principalmente o pulmão, sendo raramente doença sistêmica e fatal. Descreve-se um caso raro de pneumonia por Chlamydia psittaci que evoluiu para insuficiência respiratória aguda, necessitando de ventilação mecânica. Destaca-se a importância em considerar o diagnóstico, especialmente em ...
Tópico(s): Bartonella species infections research
2001 - Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia | Jornal de Pneumologia
Produção Nacional
Fabiane Estevão Barros, Enedina Soares, Maria Luiza de Oliveira Teixeira, Elen Martins da Silva Castelo Branco,
RESUMO Objetivo: descrever o conhecimento do enfermeiro sobre as medidas de precaução de contato. Método: trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, descritivo realizado com 15 enfermeiros que atuam em uma unidade de internação de um instituto hematológico público. Empregaram-se um questionário e um roteiro semiestruturado, Análise de Conteúdo e construção de eixos temáticos. Resultados: emergiram-se dois eixos temáticos: Definição das medidas de precaução de contato e suas indicações e Medidas de controle ...
Tópico(s): Health Education and Validation
2019 - | Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line
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Tácio de Mendonça Lima, Millena Padela da Silva, Luan Donato Silva Luz, Thais Cristina Amorim Estevão Soares, Etielle Silvestre Dantas, Gabriela Félix Teixeira, Rafael Henrique de Souza Costa, Sérgio Henrique Monte Santo Andrade,
Mobile applications (app) provide many benefits for healthcare professionals, making them a useful support clinical decision system.To describe the development of a mobile app, CalcVAN, to calculate vancomycin dosage regimens for adult and pediatric patients.This study is a technological production research to develop a mobile app through the rapid prototyping type for the Android system in the Brazilian context. The mobile app structure was developed in four steps: 1) conception, including the needs ...
Tópico(s): Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
2022 - Elsevier BV | Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy