Cruz S. Sebastião, Manuela Galangue, Celestina Gaston, Rui Van‐Dunen, Domingos Jandondo, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Joana Morais,
... Cruz S. Sebastião, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, and Joana Morais Data curation: Cruz S. Sebastião, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, and Joana Morais Formal analysis: Cruz S. Sebastião, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, and Joana Morais Investigation: Cruz S. Sebastião, Manuela Galangue, Celestina ... Jandondo Project Administration: Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, and Joana Morais Supervision: Cruz S. Sebastião, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, and Joana Morais Validation: Cruz S. Sebastião, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne ...
Tópico(s): SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
2021 - Wiley | Health Science Reports
Clara Vasconcelos, Joana Torres, Luísa Vasconcelos, Sara Moutinho,
The decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) ended in January 2015 but to some extent this subject remains unknown to many Portuguese citizens. Geoethics has strong links to the three pillars of Sustainable Development (environmental, economic and social) and is evolving rapidly, but the public understanding of its relationship to Sustainable Development is rather poor and the subject is even neglected in Portuguese classrooms.The environmental pillar was undoubtedly the ESD component ...
Tópico(s): Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
2016 - International Union of Geological Sciences | Episodes
Cruz S. Sebastião, Celestina Gaston, Joana Paixão, Euclides Sacomboio, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Joana Morais,
Co-epidemics happening simultaneously can generate a burden on healthcare systems. The co-occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 with vector-borne diseases (VBD), such as malaria and dengue in resource-limited settings represents an additional challenge to the healthcare systems. Herein, we assessed the coinfection rate between SARS-CoV-2 and VBD to highlight the need to carry out an accurate diagnosis and promote timely measures for these infections in Luanda, the capital city of Angola. This was a cross-sectional ...
Tópico(s): SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
2021 - Wiley | Journal of Medical Virology
Vı́tor Vasconcelos, Joana Azevedo, Marisa Silva, Vítor Ramos,
Marine organisms, and specially phytoplankton species, are able to produce a diverse array of toxic compounds that are not yet fully understood in terms of their main targets and biological function. Toxins such as saxitoxins, tetrodotoxin, palytoxin, nodularin, okadaic acid, domoic acid, may be produced in large amounts by dinoflagellates, cyanobacteria, bacteria and diatoms and accumulate in vectors that transfer the toxin along food chains. These may affect top predator organisms, including human ...
Tópico(s): Protist diversity and phylogeny
2010 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Marine Drugs
M. Clara P. Amorim, Raquel O. Vasconcelos, Joana F. Marques, Frederico Almada,
Seasonal variation of sound production, which includes boatwhistles, grunts, croaks and double croaks, was studied in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus . Boatwhistles were emitted during the mating season in contrast with the other sound types, which were emitted all year round.
Tópico(s): Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
2006 - Wiley | Journal of Fish Biology
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Nayara Francisca Cabral de Sousa, Suely de Fátima Santos Freire Bonfim, Maria Gorete Lucena de Vasconcelos, Joana Lidyanne de Oliveira Bezerra, Daiana Vieira Câmara da Silva, Luciana Pedrosa Leal,
O objetivo do estudo foi investigar a prevalência e os fatores associados à lesão do septo nasal em prematuros sob uso de ventilação não invasiva. Estudo transversal, cujos dados foram coletados entre março e julho de 2012 por meio de busca em prontuários, entrevistas às mães e avaliação nasal de 47 prematuros, na Unidade Neonatal de um Hospital Universitário da cidade do Recife, Pernambuco, região nordeste do Brasil. Realizou-se análise estatística descritiva e bivariada por meio do teste qui-quadrado ...
Tópico(s): Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
2013 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
Fereydoun Davatchi, Samir H. Assaad‐Khalil, Kenneth Calamia, Julia E. Crook, Bahar Sadeghi‐Abdollahi, Michael Schirmer, Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, Christos C. Zouboulis, Massoomeh Akhlagi, Abdullah M. Aldalaan, Z S Alekberova, Asad Ali, Andreas Altenburg, Emvalee Arromdee, M. Baltaci, Marcus Gomes Bastos, S. Benamour, I. Ben Ghorbel, Ayşe Boyvat, Luísa Carvalho, W. Chen, Eldad Ben‐Chetrit, C. Chams‐Davatchi, João Correia, Jorge Crespo, Cláudia Camila Dias, Yanqing Dong, F. Paixão‐Duarte, K. Elmuntaser, A. V. Elonakov, Juca Gil, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, R.M. Hayani, H. Houman, Ayat R. Isayeva, Ahmadreza Jamshidi, P. Kaklamanis, Anjali S. Kumar, Αthanassios Kyrgidis, W. Madanat, Abdolhadi Nadji, Kenichi Namba, Shigeaki Ohno, Ilaria Olivieri, José Vaz Patto, Nicolò Pipitone, Marisa Vieira de Queiroz, Filipa Oliveira‐Ramos, Carlos Xavier Resende, C. M. Rosa, Carlo Salvarani, Mauricio Serra, Farhad Shahram, H Shams, Khalifa E. Sharquie, M. Sliti‐Khanfir, Tiago Tribolet de Abreu, Carlos Vasconcelos, Joana Vedes, B. Wechsler, Yuan Cheng, Z. Zhang, Naghmeh Ziaei,
Abstract Objective Behçet's disease ( BD ) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory vascular disease with no pathognomonic test. Low sensitivity of the currently applied International Study Group ( ISG ) clinical diagnostic criteria led to their reassessment. Methods An International Team for the Revision of the International Criteria for BD (from 27 countries) submitted data from 2556 clinically diagnosed BD patients and 1163 controls with BD ‐mimicking diseases or presenting at least one major BD sign. These ...
Tópico(s): Retinal and Optic Conditions
2013 - Wiley | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Clara Vasconcelos, Joana Torres,
Background:Studies reveal that students do not possess adequate views regarding scientific models, science and its nature. Moreover, research has shown that teachers do not give enough attention to the development of learning activities that prompt a suitable construction of their students' nature of science and scientific models views. Bearing in mind that both teachers' views and knowledge strongly influence students' educational experiences, the main scope of this study was to evaluate Portuguese ...
Tópico(s): Science and Education Research
2015 - Modestum Limited | Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education
Jorge Antunes, Sandra Pereira, Tiago Ribeiro, Jeffrey E. Plowman, Ancy Thomas, Stefan Clerens, Alexandre Campos, Vı́tor Vasconcelos, Joana R. Almeida,
The cyclic peptides portoamides produced by the cyanobacterium Phormidium sp. LEGE 05292 were previously isolated and their ability to condition microcommunities by allelopathic effect was described. These interesting bioactive properties are, however, still underexplored as their biotechnological applications may be vast. This study aims to investigate the antifouling potential of portoamides, given that a challenge in the search for new environmentally friendly antifouling products is to find ...
Tópico(s): Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
2019 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Marine Drugs
Cátia Vilas-Boas, Francisca Carvalhal, Beatriz Pereira, Sílvia Carvalho, Emı́lia Sousa, Madalena Pinto, Maria José Calhorda, Vı́tor Vasconcelos, Joana R. Almeida, Elisabete R. Silva, Marta Correia‐da‐Silva,
Marine biofouling represents a global economic and ecological challenge and few eco-friendly antifouling agents are available. The aim of this work was to establish the proof of concept that a recently synthesized nature-inspired compound (gallic acid persulfate, GAP) can act as an eco-friendly and effective antifoulant when immobilized in coatings through a non-release strategy, promoting a long-lasting antifouling effect. The synthesis of GAP was optimized to provide quantitative yields. GAP water ...
Tópico(s): Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Marine Drugs
Cruz S. Sebastião, Zoraima Neto, Pedro Martı́nez, Domingos Jandondo, Janete Antonio, Manuela Galangue, Marcia de Carvalho, Kumbelembe David, Julio Miranda, Pedro Afonso, Luzia Inglês, Raisa Rivas Carrelero, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Joana Morais,
This study aimed to investigate the characteristics related to SARS-CoV-2 in Luanda, Angola. A total of 622 individuals were screened for SARS-CoV-2 from January to September 2020. Chi-square and logistic regression were used to identify the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and SARS-CoV-2. Of the 622 tested, 14.3% tested positive. The infection rate was the same for both genders (14.3%). Individuals ≥40 years old, from non-urbanized areas, and healthcare professionals had a higher ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
2021 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Clara Vasconcelos, Joana Silva, Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros, Grzegorz Mikusiński, Katarzyna Iwińska, Ioanna G. Skaltsa, Katarzyna Krakowska,
With the purpose of analysing if case-based teaching methodology could improve higher education students’ knowledge about sustainable development, a quasi-experimental study was conducted in an international project (PASSION—Partnership for Sustainable Development and Social Innovation) and in five countries (Greece, Poland, Portugal and Sweden). Cases were interdisciplinary and focused on sustainable development goals aligned with common worldwide dilemmas like, for example, food consumption, organic ...
Tópico(s): Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Sustainability
Andrew P. Cope, Marianna Jasenecova, Joana C. Vasconcelos, Andrew Filer, Karim Raza, Saba Qureshi, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Iain B. McInnes, John D. Isaacs, Arthur G. Pratt, Benjamin A. Fisher, Christopher D. Buckley, Paul Emery, Pauline Ho, Maya H Buch, Coziana Ciurtin, T. Huizinga, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Caroline Murphy, A Toby Prevost,
... from: BMS, Janssen, UCB, Marianna Jasenecova: None declared, Joana Vasconcelos: None declared, Andrew Filer Grant/research support from: ...
Tópico(s): Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
2023 - BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Cruz S. Sebastião, Manuela Galangue, Celestina Gaston, Rui Van‐Dunen, Joltim Quivinja, Emiliana Lunbungululo, Domingos Alfredo, Alberto Sozinho, Alice Teixeira, Eunice Manico, Deodete Machado, António Mateus, Zinga David, Joana Paixão, Zoraima Neto, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Joana Morais,
SARS-CoV-2 emerged in China and spread throughout the world due to its rapid transmission. The exposure rate in the healthy population is unknown, mainly in resource-limited countries. Herein, we estimated the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and risk factors among blood donors in Luanda, the capital city of Angola.This was a retrospective study conducted with 343 blood donors. Chi-square and logistic regression were calculated to predict the independent variable for SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
2021 - BioMed Central | BMC Infectious Diseases
Vítor Borges, Mariana Duque, João Vieira Martins, Paula Vasconcelos, Rita Ferreira, Daniel Sobral, Ana Pelerito, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, Maria Sofia Núncio, Maria José Borrego, Cornelius Roemer, Richard A. Neher, Megan O’Driscoll, Raquel Rocha, Sílvia Lopo, Raquel Neves, Paula Palminha, Luís Coelho, Alexandra Nunes, Joana Isidro, Miguel Pinto, João Dourado Santos, Verónica Mixão, Daniela Santos, Sílvia Duarte, Luı́s Vieira, Fátima Martins, Jorge Machado, Vítor Cabral Veríssimo, Berta Grau-Pujol, André Peralta‐Santos, José Neves, Margarida Caldeira, Mafalda Pestana, Cândida Fernandes, João Caria, Raquel Pinto, Diana Póvoas, Fernando Maltêz, Ana Isabel Sá, Mafalda Brito Salvador, Eugénio Teófilo, Miguel Rocha, Virgínia Moneti, Luís Duque, Francisco Ferreira e Silva, Teresa Baptista, Joana Vasconcelos, Sara Casanova, Kamal Mansinho, João Vaz Alves, João M. P. Alves, António Silva, Miguel Alpalhão, Cláudia Brazão, Diogo de Sousa, Paulo Filipe, Patrícia Pacheco, Francesca Peruzzu, Rita Patrocínio de Jesus, Luís Ferreira, Josefina Mendez, Sofia Jordão, Frederico Duarte, Maria João Gonçalves, Eduarda Pena, Cláudio Silva, André Rodrigues Guimarães, Margarida Tavares, Graça Freitas, Rita Cordeiro, João Paulo Gomes,
Pathogen genome sequencing during epidemics enhances our ability to identify and understand suspected clusters and investigate their relationships. Here, we combine genomic and epidemiological data of the 2022 mpox outbreak to better understand early viral spread, diversification and transmission dynamics. By sequencing 52% of the confirmed cases in Portugal, we identified the mpox virus sublineages with the highest impact on case numbers and fitted them into a global context, finding evidence that ...
Tópico(s): Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
2023 - Nature Portfolio | Nature Medicine
... org/10.1093/aob/mcab129Ricardo Sousa, Paulo Henriques, Joana Vasconcelos, Graça Faria, Rodrigo Riera, Ana Rita Pinto, João ...
Tópico(s): Marine and fisheries research
1979 - University of Chicago Press | The American Naturalist
Ana Luísa de Vasconcelos Moreira, Joana Maia Dias, Manuel Fonseca Almeida, M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz,
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to fossil diesel whose major disadvantage is the dubious economical viability of the production process, due to the high raw material costs. In the work here reported, biodiesel was produced from poultry fat, a potentially good alternative raw material due to its low price and availability. The specific objectives of the work were (i) to study biodiesel production from poultry fat by homogeneous alkaline transesterification; (ii) to evaluate and improve the parameters ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
2010 - American Chemical Society | Energy & Fuels
Roberto Moreno Espinosa, Roberto Valencia, María Carolina Rodríguez-Uribe, Israel Ceja, Joana Vasconcelos e Cruz, Marc Saadia,
Purpose: The goal of this in vitro study was to identify the topographical features of deproteinized (NaOCl)and etched with phosphoric acid (H3PO4) enamel surface, compared to phosphoric acid surface alone with a Resin Replica model. Materials: Ten extracted lower first and second permanent molars were polished with pumice and water, and then divided into 3 equal buccal sections having similar physical and chemical properties. The enamel surfaces of each group were subjected to the following treatments: ...
Tópico(s): Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
2010 - Tufts University | Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
Graça Costa, M.T.G. Santamaría, Joana Vasconcelos, Clara Borges Perera, Egberto Melo-Moreira,
In order to evaluate the use of parasites as biological tags to identify populations of the oceanic horse mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, two samples of 100 fish each, caught off the Madeira and Canary Islands from January to June 2009, were examined for the presence of anisakids, trypanorhynchs, acanthocephalans and liver coccidians.In T. picturatus from Madeira, prevalence of the coccidian Goussia cruciata reached 82%, whereas prevalence of the nematode Anisakis sp., the acanthocephalan Rhadinorhynchus ...
Tópico(s): Turtle Biology and Conservation
2013 - Spanish National Research Council | Scientia Marina
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Andréa Caprara, José Wellington de Oliveira Lima, Ana Carolina Rocha Peixoto, Cyntia Monteiro Vasconcelos Motta, Joana Mary Soares Nobre, Johannes Sommerfeld, Axel Kroeger,
Background: This study intended to implement a novel intervention strategy, in Brazil, using an ecohealth approach and analyse its effectiveness and costs in reducing Aedes aegypti vector density as well as its acceptance, feasibility and sustainability.The intervention was conducted from 2012 to 2013 in the municipality of Fortaleza, northeast Brazil.Methodology: A cluster randomized controlled trial was designed by comparing ten intervention clusters with ten control clusters where routine vector ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Vectors
2015 - Oxford University Press | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Mirela Paiva Vasconcelos-Moreno, Joana Bücker, Kelen Patrícia Bürke, Letícia Sanguinetti Czepielewski, Bárbara Tietbohl-Santos, Adam Fijtman, Ives Cavalcante Passos, Maurício Kunz, Caterina del Mar Bonnín, Eduard Vieta, Flávio Kapczinski, Adriane Ribeiro Rosa, Márcia Kauer-Sant’Anna,
To assess cognitive performance and psychosocial functioning in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), in unaffected siblings, and in healthy controls.Subjects were patients with BD (n=36), unaffected siblings (n=35), and healthy controls (n=44). Psychosocial functioning was accessed using the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST). A sub-group of patients with BD (n=21), unaffected siblings (n=14), and healthy controls (n=22) also underwent a battery of neuropsychological tests: California Verbal Learning ...
Tópico(s): Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
2016 - Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Joana Vasconcelos, Ana Rita Vieira, Vera Sequeira, José A. González, Manfred Kaufmann, Leonel Serrano Gordo,
Tópico(s): Marine and fisheries research
2017 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Fishery Bulletin
Joana Vasconcelos, Margarida Hermida, Aurélia Saraiva, José A. González, Leonel Serrano Gordo,
The use of parasites as biological tags for discriminating stocks of blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Osteichthyes, Carangidae), in the northeast Atlantic Ocean is assessed herein. In this study the following parasites have been selected as possible biological tags: Anisakis spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae), Rhadinorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala: Rhadinorhynchidae), Nybelinia sp. (Cestoda: Tentaculariidae) and Bolbosoma sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae). Anisakis spp. was the most prevalent parasite ...
Tópico(s): Bird parasitology and diseases
2017 - Elsevier BV | Fisheries Research
Ricardo Sousa, Joana Vasconcelos, Paulo Henriques, Ana Rita Pinto, João Delgado, Rodrigo Riera,
Intertidal limpets are subject to harvesting pressure in regions, e.g. oceanic islands, where marine organisms are a more accessible source of protein. These molluscs are very sensitive to human exploitation which often results on a decrease of their densities and an over-representation of immature individuals, because of the loss of large-sized reproductive specimens. Two species of exploited limpets (Patella aspera and Patella candei) were assessed throughout 21 years, before (1996–2006) and after ( ...
Tópico(s): Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
2018 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Sea Research
Ricardo Sousa, Joana Vasconcelos, Rodrigo Riera, Ana Rita Pinto, João Delgado, Paulo Henriques,
Intertidal and shallow subtidal molluscs are highly sensitive to overharvesting because of their restricted habitat, limited mobility and easy access to humans. Several parameters have been previously used to determine their exploitation status, e.g. sizes, abundances and reproductive stages. Herein the reproductive parameters of two exploited limpets, Patella candei and the protandrous hermaphrodite Patella aspera were examined. Limpets were collected "before" (1996–2006) and "after" (2007–2017) the ...
Tópico(s): Marine and fisheries research
2019 - Elsevier BV | Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Amedea B. Seabra, Neidiquele M. Silveira, Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro, Joana C. Pieretti, Juan B. Barroso, Francisco J. Corpas, José M. Palma, John T. Hancock, Marek Petřivalský, Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta, David Wendehenne, Gary J. Loake, Jörg Durner, Christian Lindermayr, Árpád Molnár, Zsuzsanna Kolbert, Halley Caixeta Oliveira,
Nitric oxide (NO) is a multifunctional gaseous signal that modulates the growth, development and stress tolerance of higher plants. NO donors have been used to boost plant endogenous NO levels and to activate NO-related responses, but this strategy is often hindered by the relative instability of donors. Alternatively, nanoscience offers a new, promising way to enhance NO delivery to plants, as NO-releasing nanomaterials (e.g. S-nitrosothiol-containing chitosan nanoparticles) have many beneficial ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
2022 - Wiley | New Phytologist
Ricardo Sousa, Paulo Henriques, Joana Vasconcelos, Ana Rita Pinto, João Delgado, Rodrigo Riera,
Abstract Limpets are one of the most successful intertidal algal grazers in the north‐eastern Atlantic. They provide valuable ecosystem services, playing a pivotal role in maintaining rocky shore ecological balance and have an important economic value, being subject to high levels of exploitation in several oceanic archipelagos. Limpets represent one of the most profitable economic activities of small‐scale fisheries in the Madeira archipelago. However, limpets are extremely vulnerable to anthropogenic ...
Tópico(s): Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
2020 - Wiley | Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
M. J. Castro-Alonso, Leidy V. Espinosa, Paulo Ricardo Franco Marcelino, Kamilla Vasconcelos, Joana Carolina Freire Sandes Santos, Raquel Moraes, Sílvio Silvério da Silva, Liedi Légi Bariani Bernucci,
AbstractThis study characterised two bio-binders (named Bio A and Bio B) derived from pine wood resins and designed for full replacement of asphalt binder. Bio A and Bio B were compared to a petroleum-based asphalt binder (AC 30/45). Elemental analysis, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Thermogravimetric analysis, and Linear Viscoelastic characterisation were applied to evaluate the materials studied. The susceptibility to aging was evaluated by comparing ...
Tópico(s): Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
2023 - Taylor & Francis | Road Materials and Pavement Design
Rodrigo Riera, Joana Vasconcelos, Susanne Baden, Linda Gerhardt, Ricardo Sousa, Eduardo Infantes,
The interaction between bottom-up and top-down processes in coastal ecosystems has been scarcely studied so far. Temporal changes in trophic interactions of Zostera marina along the Swedish west coast are relatively well studied, with the exception of epifaunal communities. Epifauna was used as a model study to explore resource (bottom-up) or predator (top-down) regulated in a vegetated ecosystem. We conducted a 21-year comparative study (1997 and 2018) using epifauna of 19 Zostera marina meadows along ...
Tópico(s): Isotope Analysis in Ecology
2020 - Elsevier BV | Marine Pollution Bulletin
Sara Silva, Maria J. Vasconcelos, Joana Melo,
This paper compares Genetic Programming and Classification Trees on a problem of identification of burned areas in satellite imagery. Additionally, it studies how the most recently recognized bloat control technique, Operator Equalisation, affects the quality of the solutions provided by Genetic Programming. The merit of each approach is assessed not only by its classification accuracy, but also by the ability to predict the correctness of its own classifications, and the ability to provide solutions ...
Tópico(s): Neural Networks and Applications
2010 - Springer Science+Business Media | Lecture notes in computer science