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0000 - Gale Group | The Making of Modern World
Raquel Simões de Almeida, Maria João Trigueiro, Paula Portugal, Sara de Sousa, Vítor Simões-Silva, Filipa Campos, María Silva, António Marques,
Portugal has Europe’s second-highest prevalence of psychiatric illnesses, and this is the reason why mental health literacy (MHL) and stigma should be addressed. This study aimed to investigate the mental health literacy and stigma levels among different groups of people from Póvoa de Varzim, a municipality in the north of Portugal. Students, retired people, and professionals (education, social, and healthcare fields) were recruited using a convenience sample from June to November 2022. Participants’ ...
Tópico(s): Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
2023 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Nuno H.C.S. Silva, Joana Portugal Mota, Tânia Santos de Almeida, João P. F. Carvalho, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carla Vilela, Catarina Rosado, Carmen S. R. Freire,
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) membranes have enormous potential as systems for topical drug delivery due to their intrinsic biocompatibility and three-dimensional nanoporous structure, which can house all kinds of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Thus, the present study investigated the long-term storage stability of BNC membranes loaded with both hydrophilic and lipophilic APIs, namely, caffeine, lidocaine, ibuprofen and diclofenac. The storage stability was evaluated under accelerated testing ...
Tópico(s): Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Manuel Portugal Ferreira, João Carvalho Santos, Martinho Isnard Ribeiro de Almeida, Nuno Rosa Reis,
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are important modes through which firms carry out their domestic and international strategies and have been noted as the CEOs favorite strategy. As a significant field of study, M&A-research has accumulated substantial knowledge. This bibliometric study examines the extant strategy and international business literature on M&As. Methodologically, we examined a sample of 334 articles published in sixteen leading management/business journals, during a 31 year period — from ...
Tópico(s): Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
2014 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Business Research
João Domingues De Almeida, Helena Freitas,
ALMEIDA, J.D. & FREITAS, H. 2001. The exotic and invasive flora of Portugal. Bot. Complutensis 25: 317-327. The presence of exotic plants in Portugal has increased during the last two centuries. Aliens represent today more than 15 % of the Portuguese flora. We present a report of the exotic flora of Portugal, based on available bibliography, herbarium specimens and field surveys. We have used the Country’s traditional division in eleven provinces, and the species geographical distribution is given accordingly, ...
Tópico(s): Plant Diversity and Evolution
2001 - Servicio de Publicaciones | Botanica Complutensis
In this paper, based on mainly recent bibliography and some own field observations, 105 more taxa (neophytes) are added to the catalogue of the exotic (or xenophytic) naturalized or subspontaneous vascular flora of continental Portugal, which includes now 772 taxa (species, subspecies, varieties and hybrids), a growth corresponding to more than 15 % of the previous total number of 667 taxa, since our last reassessment, published in 2012 (Almeida & Freitas 2012), and our earlier surveys (Almeida & Freitas 2006; ...
Tópico(s): Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
2018 - | Flora Mediterranea
Anália Torres, João Ferreira de Almeida,
Tópico(s): Urban and sociocultural dynamics
2012 - Routledge | European Societies
Helena Freitas, João Domingues De Almeida,
Six years after our last study on the exotic naturalized flora of continental Portugal, we present a reassessment. In 1999, we have considered the existence of 500 exotic species of vascular plants (invasive or more or less naturalized). From 1999 until now 64 new plant species records were added (12.8 % more), attaining now a total number of 564 taxa (including, as in precedent works, species, subspecies and some hybrids), belonging to 113 families.
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2006 - Servicio de Publicaciones | Botanica Complutensis
Rui Pinto, Daniel L. Costa, Afonso Morgado, Pedro Pereira, Ana Charrua, João Silva, Francisco Cruz,
... Daniel Costa, Afonso Morgado, Pedro Pereira, Ana Charrua, João Silva, and Francisco Cruz Rui Almeida PintoRui Almeida Pinto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Porto, Portugal , Daniel CostaDaniel Costa Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal , Afonso MorgadoAfonso Morgado Department of Urology, ... Inc.Keywordsquality of lifeinterstitialpelvic paincystitisfemaleurinary bladderMetricsAuthor Information Rui Almeida Pinto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Porto, Portugal More articles by this author Daniel Costa Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal More articles by this author Afonso ...
Tópico(s): Sexual function and dysfunction studies
2017 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | The Journal of Urology
André Almeida, Maria João Moreira, Sónia Soares, Maria de Lurdes Delgado, João Paulo Figueiredo, Elisabete Silva, A. Castro, José Manuel Correida Da Cosa,
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are 2 protozoan parasites responsible for waterborne diseases outbreaks worldwide. In order to assess the prevalence of these protozoans in drinking water samples in the northern part of Portugal and the risk of human infection, we have established a long term program aiming at pinpointing the sources of surface water, drinking water, and environmental contamination, working with the water-supply industry. Total 43 sources of drinking water samples were selected, and ...
Tópico(s): Amoebic Infections and Treatments
2010 - Korean Society for Parasitology | Korean Journal of Parasitology
João M. Santos, Pedro Moura, Anı́bal T. de Almeida,
Tópico(s): Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
2014 - Elsevier BV | Applied Energy
Produção Nacional
David Martín Marcos, Rodrigo Bentes Monteiro,
... 1714), em meio à embaixada de seu pai, João de Almeida Portugal, 2o conde de Assumar, junto às forças aliadas ...
Tópico(s): History of Colonial Brazil
2017 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS | Varia Historia
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Renato Socodato, Camila C. Portugal, Teresa Canedo, Ivan Domith, Nádia Almeida de Oliveira, Roberto Paes‐de‐Carvalho, João B. Relvas, Marcelo Cossenza,
3-O-caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA) is an isomer of chlorogenic acid, which has been shown to regulate lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor production in microglia. Whereas overactivation of microglia is associated with neuronal loss in brain diseases via reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and glutamate excitotoxicity, naïve (nonactivated) microglia are believed to generate little ROS under basal conditions, contributing to the modulation of synaptic activity and nerve tissue repair. ...
Tópico(s): Immune cells in cancer
2014 - Elsevier BV | Free Radical Biology and Medicine
João Domingues De Almeida, Helena Freitas,
Tópico(s): Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
2000 - University of Lisbon | Portugaliae acta biológica/Portugaliae acta biologica
André Almeida, Maria João Moreira, Sónia Soares, Maria de Lurdes Delgado, João Paulo Figueiredo, Elisabete Silva Magalhães, A. Castro, Alexandra Viana da Costa, José Manuel Correia da Costa,
To understand the situation of water contamination with Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in the northern region of Portugal, we have established a long-term program aimed at pinpointing the sources of surface water and environmental contamination, working with the water-supply industry. Here, we describe the results obtained with raw water samples collected in rivers of the 5 hydrographical basins. A total of 283 samples were analyzed using the Method 1623 EPA, USA. Genetic characterization ...
Tópico(s): Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
2010 - Korean Society for Parasitology | Korean Journal of Parasitology
Produção Nacional
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Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo, Joilson Ramos‐Jesus, Taiane Maria de Oliveira, Andressa Maria Aguiar de Carvalho, Paulo Humberto Moreira Nunes, Tatiane Caroline Daboit, Ana P. Carvalho, M. Fátima Barroso, Miguel Peixoto de Almeida, Alexandra Plácido, Artur Filipe Rodrigues, Camila C. Portugal, Renato Socodato, João B. Relvas, Cristina Delerue‐Matos, Durcilene Alves da Silva, Peter Eaton, J. R. Leite,
A green synthetic route was developed to prepare silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in aqueous solution for biological applications. Eschweilenol C, a compound derivative ellagic acid was identified as the main constituent of the aqueous fraction of the ethanolic extract of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. by NMR analysis. In the green synthesis, the ethanolic extract of T. fagifolia and its aqueous fraction were used to promote silver reduction and nanoparticle stabilization. The synthesized AgNPs presented ...
Tópico(s): Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
2019 - Elsevier BV | Industrial Crops and Products
João Pedro Tereso, Pablo Ramil Rego, Teresa Pires de Carvalho, Rubim Almeida, Filipe Costa Vaz,
2013 - Springer Science+Business Media | Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
Maria João Simões, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha, Filipe Almeida, Cristina Furtado, L. Brum,
SUMMARY Neisseria meningitidis capsular switching has been reported in several countries. In order to establish the genetic relationship within group B and C strains expressing subtypes 2a or 2b, and to evaluate whether C to B capsular switching occurred in Portugal, 64 meningococci (56 serogroup C and 8 serogroup B) isolated from invasive meningococcal disease were typed using molecular methods. The studied phenotypes, 2b:P1.5,2 and 2a:P1.5-1,10-8, were the most frequent among serogroup C, but were ...
Tópico(s): Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
2008 - Cambridge University Press | Epidemiology and Infection
Produção Nacional
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Cydianne Cavalcante Silva, Í. G. Arrais, João Paulo Nobre de Almeida, Lydio Luciano de Goís Ribeiro Dantas, Vander Mendonça,
The use of bio-stimulant-based extract of seaweed is increasingly entering the agricultural scenario, allowing its use in organic agriculture because of the need for fertilizers, pesticides and natural hormones. The aim of this study was to test the efficiency of the use of the commercial product (Acadian®) based seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis in the production of rootstock Anonna glabra L. The work was conducted in a greenhouse with 50% shade. The experimental design was completely randomized ...
Tópico(s): Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
2016 - Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal | Revista de Ciências Agrárias
António Paulo Gouveia de Almeida, Ferdinando B. Freitas, María Teresa Novo, Carla A. Sousa, João Rodrigues, Ricardo Ribeiro Alves, Aida Esteves,
Longitudinal mosquito surveys were carried out in southern Portugal from 2004 to 2007, in a wetland area (Comporta, District of Setúbal) and around the perimeter of a dam irrigation plant that created the largest artificial lake in Europe, 250 km2 (Alqueva, Districts of Évora and Beja). Our aim was to study the diversity, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of mosquitoes, comparing these two different areas, to screen mosquitoes for West Nile Virus (WNV), an arboviral agent already detected in Portugal, ...
Tópico(s): Malaria Research and Control
2010 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Aida Esteves, António Paulo Gouveia de Almeida, Rui Pedro Galão, Ricardo Parreira, J. Piedade, João Rodrigues, Carla A. Sousa, María Teresa Novo,
West Nile virus (WNV) genomic RNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in six out of 57 mosquito pools collected in Southern Portugal, during the summer of 2004, yielding an infection rate (IR) of 2.8/1,000 mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analysis of a 217-nucleotide fragment of the NS5 coding region, amplified from Culex pipiens s.l. and Culex univittatus unfed females, demonstrated a close relationship with WNV strains circulating in the Mediterranean basin (Italy, 1998; ...
Tópico(s): Malaria Research and Control
2005 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
João Manuel de Oliveira, Maria Joana Almeida, Conceição Nogueira,
This qualitative exploratory study analysed the discourses of medical personnel on lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health.We aimed at identifying the best practices to eradicate heteronormativity in this sector and enhance health care provision for this population.We interviewed 16 physicians in the metropolitan area of Lisbon using semi-structured interviews.The thematic analysis identified a lack of professional knowledge in dealing with non-heterosexual patients, despite the consensual discourse ...
Tópico(s): Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
2015 - National University of Colombia | Revista Colombiana de Psicología
Leonor Lopes, Pedro Vasconcelos, João Borges‐Costa, Luís Soares‐de‐Almeida, Lenea Campino, Paulo Filipe,
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by an intracellular protozoan that belongs to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by a phlebotomine sandfly. In Southwest Europe, including Portugal, cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered a rare disease of unknown or underestimated prevalence. Leishmania infantum is the only species identified as responsible for the autochthonous cases.We report the case of a 66-year-old man with an erythematous, painless plaque on the mid face region, accompanied ...
Tópico(s): Parasites and Host Interactions
2013 - University of California, Davis | Dermatology Online Journal
Helena Freitas, João Domingues De Almeida,
espanolSeis anos despues de nuestro trabajo acerca de la flora exotica naturalizada de Portugal continental, presentamos una actualizacion. En 1999, habiamos considerado la presencia de 500 especies de plantas vasculares exoticas (invasoras o mas o menos naturalizadas). Desde 1999 hasta el final de 2005 se detecta un incremento de 64 nuevas plantas exoticas (12,8 % mas), alcanzando ahora el numero total de 564 taxa (incluyendo, tal como en los trabajos previos, especies, subespecies y algunos hibridos), ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2006 - Servicio de Publicaciones | Botanica Complutensis
João Cardoso, J.R. Ferreira, J. Almeida, José Moutinho dos Santos, Fátima Rodrigues, M. J. Matos, Miklos Gaspar,
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, over the years. In 1995, the implementation of a respiratory function survey seemed to be an adequate way to draw attention to neglected respiratory symptoms and increase the awareness of spirometry surveys. By 2002 there were new consensual guidelines in place and the awareness that prevalence of COPD depended on the criteria used for airway obstruction definition. The purpose of this study ...
Tópico(s): Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
2013 - Elsevier BV | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Maria Rosário Almeida, F. López-Andreu, Miguel Munar-Qués, Pedro P. Costa, Maria João Saraiva,
... by this authorMaria João Saraiva, Corresponding Author Maria João Saraiva Centro de Estudos de Paramiloidose, Portugal Instituto de Ciẽncias Biomédicas, 4000 Porto, PortugalCentro de Estudos de Paramiloidose, PortugalSearch for more papers by this author Maria do Rosário Almeida, Maria do Rosário Almeida Centro de Estudos de ...
Tópico(s): Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
1993 - Wiley | Human Mutation
Filipe Palavra, Sónia Figueiroa, Ana Sofia Correia, Fernando Tapadinhas, João Cerqueira, Rui Guerreiro, João de Sá, María José Sá, Sofia Almeida, Patrícia Mota, Lívia Sousa,
BackgroundA significant proportion of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) patients do not respond to first-line disease-modifying therapies. Clinical trials showed that natalizumab is effective and safe in adults, but there are limited clinical trial data for children. Natalizumab is currently prescribed off-label for POMS. We aimed to characterize the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of natalizumab in all POMS cases treated in Portugal (from 2007 to 2018).MethodsData from clinical records ...
Tópico(s): Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
2021 - Elsevier BV | Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Renato Socodato, Camila C. Portugal, Ivan Domith, Nádia Almeida de Oliveira, Vivian S. M. Coreixas, Erick Correia Loiola, Tânia Martins, Ana Raquel Santiago, Roberto Paes‐de‐Carvalho, António Francisco Ambrósio, João B. Relvas,
Microglial cells are the resident macrophages of the central nervous system. Their function is essential for neuronal tissue homeostasis. After inflammatory stimuli, microglial cells become activated changing from a resting and highly ramified cell shape to an amoeboid‐like morphology. These morphological changes are associated with the release of proinflammatory cytokines and glutamate, as well as with high phagocytic activity. The acquisition of such phenotype has been associated with activation ...
Tópico(s): Immune Response and Inflammation
2014 - Wiley | Glia
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Andreanne Gomes Vasconcelos, Martina O. Valim, Adriany Amorim, Constança Pais do Amaral, Miguel Peixoto de Almeida, Tatiana Karla dos Santos Borges, Renato Socodato, Camila C. Portugal, Guilherme D. Brand, Jacó Saraiva C. Mattos, João B. Relvas, Alexandra Plácido, Peter Eaton, Doralina A.R. Ramos, Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus, J. R. Leite,
The aims of this study were to produce poly-ɛ-caprolactone lipid-core nanocapsules containing lycopene-rich extract from red guava (LEG), to characterize those nanoparticles and to evaluate their cytotoxic effects on human breast cancer cells. Lipid-core nanocapsules containing the extract (nanoLEG) were produced by the method of interfacial deposition of the preformed polymer. The nanoparticles were characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Polydispersity Index, Zeta Potential, pH, Encapsulation ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
2020 - Elsevier BV | Food Research International
Liliana Sousa, Jênnyfer Cristina Almeida de Freitas, Mara Pinto, D.C. Lemos, João Tavares,
Social media usage has the potential to contribute to improving older adults' social interactions and well-being. This study focuses on older community-dwelling Portuguese adults (≥65 years old) and compares social media users versus non-users concerning sociodemographic variables in conjunction with loneliness, social isolation, depression, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support. A cross-section study was conducted, comprising 250 participants recruited through non-probability ...
Tópico(s): Aging and Gerontology Research
2023 - Taylor & Francis | Activities Adaptation & Aging