Produção Nacional
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Anderson Sanches de Melo, Jhenifer Kliemchen Rodrigues, Alceu Afonso Jordão, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Paula Andrea Navarro,
Oxidative stress (OS) may affect natural fertility and the results of assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs). Subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may be related to OS. This process may intensify during controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) for ARTs because of increased ovarian metabolic activity and hypoestrogenism with the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHas). The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of systemic OS in non-stimulated cycles ...
Tópico(s): Endometriosis Research and Treatment
2016 - Bioscientifica | Reproduction
Joana M. Jordão, Rui F. Oliveira,
Excavation counts (absolute density), burrow counts and surface active individuals visual counts in a Uca tangeri population were compared. Population density estimated from burrow counts was not significantly different from population density estimated by excavation, but the population density estimated with visual counts was significantly lower than the absolute density. Ovigerous females should be the main cause of these differences because they frequently remain underground, but other groups ...
Tópico(s): Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
2003 - Cambridge University Press | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
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Michele Gomes Da Broi, ALCEU AFONSO JORDÃO-JR, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Paula Andrea Navarro,
Early endometriosis is associated with infertility, and oxidative stress may play a role in the pathogenesis of disease‐related infertility. This prospective case‐control study aimed to compare the presence of oxidative stress markers in the follicular microenvironment and systemic circulation of infertile women with minimal/mild endometriosis (EI/II) versus individuals undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Seventy‐one blood samples (27 from infertile ...
Tópico(s): Gynecological conditions and treatments
2017 - Wiley | Molecular Reproduction and Development
Joana M. Jordão, Rui F. Oliveira,
The major claw of male fiddler crabs, reaching up to 40% of the individual's total body weight, may impose a cost on males when escaping from predators. To test this hypothesis, 38 males (18 without the major claw) and 19 females were randomly captured and placed, individually, in a straight track. After a five-minute adaptation period, an observer walked toward the crab and triggered its escape reaction. Each crab was subjected to 10 trials with 5-minute intervals between them. The central area ...
Tópico(s): Marine and fisheries research
2001 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Crustacean Biology
Luís Simões da Silva, Sandra Jordão, Rui Simões,
Abstract In many practical situations, internal nodes connect beams with unequal depth whenever the span lengths are not uniform. Following the methodology defined in EC 3‐1‐8, this paper presents a component model that is able to reproduce accurately the complex behavior of welded beam‐to‐column joints with beams of unequal height, which corresponds to a node configuration that is not yet covered in the EC 3 design rules. Based on an experimental program carried out at the University of Coimbra, ...
Tópico(s): Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
2012 - Wiley | Stahlbau
Molly E. Cummings, Joana M. Jordão, Thomas W. Cronin, Rui F. Oliveira,
We investigated the visual ecology of the coloration of the eastern Atlantic fiddler crab, Uca tangeri, with particular attention to predator (e.g. avian) and conspecific vision. Spectral reflectance measurements were made on different body parts used in possible intraspecific communication as well as background habitats including crab-made materials (e.g. mudballs). Avian-based and crab-based visual models were used to obtain different estimates of crab conspicuousness to potential predators and ...
Tópico(s): Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
2007 - Elsevier BV | Animal Behaviour
Joana M. Jordão, Thomas W. Cronin, Rui F. Oliveira,
Fiddler crabs have compound eyes that are structurally fairly well understood. However, there has been much debate regarding their spectral sensitivity and capacity to enable colour discrimination. We examined the visual pigments of two North-American species (Uca pugnax and U. pugilator), one species from the Indo-West Pacific (U. vomeris) and the only Eastern-Atlantic species (U. tangeri) of fiddler crabs using in situ microspectrophotometry of frozen sections of dark-adapted eyes. Only one spectral ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2007 - The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology
José Miguel Baião, Rui Miguel Martins, João Guardado Correia, Daniel Jordão, Teresa Vieira Caroço, Rui Caetano Oliveira, Paulo Gil Agostinho, Henrique Ferrão,
A 78-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a pancreatic tumor, incidentally discovered in an abdominal ultrasound exam. She was asymptomatic and without any previous personal pathological condition. The computed tomography (CT) and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed a mass lesion of 4 cm in diameter, located in the pancreatic body, conditioning the invasion of the splenic vein. The patient was admitted to surgery. During the laparotomy, we found a tumoral lesion highly suspicious ...
Tópico(s): Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
2019 - Karger Publishers | Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Michele Gomes Da Broi, Evandro Maia Ferreira, Aline Zyman de Andrade, Alceu Afonso Jordão, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Paula Andrea Navarro,
Endometriosis-related infertility is associated with oxidative stress (OS). The present study aims to compare serum OS markers of infertile women with endometriosis and controls during the follicular phase of the natural cycle (D1), after pituitary downregulation using a GnRH agonist (D2), after controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration (D3), and on the day of oocyte retrieval (D4). One hundred and eight serum samples (58 controls and 35 early and 18 ...
Tópico(s): Ovarian function and disorders
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Antioxidants
Sandra Jordão, Luís Simões da Silva, Rui Simões,
The objective of the current paper is to characterise the behaviour of internal asymmetric joints, which corresponds to a node configuration that is not yet covered in the EN 1993-1-8 design rules. For this purpose, a research programme was established that encompasses five different types of joints. Numerical models were prepared and calibrated with results from experimental tests on full scale models of the joints. The analyses of the results allowed the identification of the main features that ...
Tópico(s): Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
2013 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Constructional Steel Research
João Pedro Vieira Antunes, Cláudia Bulhões, Pedro Fonte, Mafalda Jordão Abreu, Rui Oliveira,
Recent studies show increased prevalence of Cognitive Dysfunction in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.To evaluate this association in users enrolled in the Family Health Unit Ponte.We studied a sample of 246 elderly. We assessed cognitive function using the Mini Mental State Examination and the Glomerular Filtration Rate using the equation Modification of Diet in Renal Disease. The Glomerular Filtration Rate values obtained (ml/min/1,73 m2) were divided into three categories: < 60.00, 60 to 89. ...
Tópico(s): Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
2015 - Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
Sandra Jordão, Luís Simões da Silva, Rui Simões,
The last generation of high performance steels encompasses significant advantages in terms of economy, architectural possibilities and environmental sustainability, featuring remarkable technological items. In spite of that, the market share it holds does not yet reflect its competitiveness. One of the most important reasons for that has to do with the due update of regulation codes. In Europe, not long ago EC3 would still limit its scope to S460. EC3 Part 1-12 bridges that gap, extending its scope ...
Tópico(s): Value Engineering and Management
2014 - Elsevier BV | Engineering Structures
Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Luı́s Jordão,
This paper presents a new methodology for impact assessment—SIAM (Spatial Impact Assessment Methodology)—which is based on the assumption that the importance of environmental impacts is dependent, among other things, on the spatial distribution of the effects and of the affected environment. The information generated by the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in impact identification and prediction stages of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is used in the assessment of impact significance ...
Tópico(s): Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
2001 - Elsevier BV | Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Joana M. Jordão, Ana F. Curto, Rui F. Oliveira,
We measured temporal and spatial components of the waving display in a Uca tangeri population to look for inter-individual differences in male waving structure that may convey information about individual identity. We found evidence that the spatial components of wave structure, especially “Maximum amplitude” are responsible for most of the between-male variation of the display. This variation could reflect differences in individuals’ condition and/or could be used by conspecifics to discriminate ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
2007 - Springer Science+Business Media | acta ethologica
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Joana M. Jordão, Rui F. Oliveira,
Abstract The 'aggressive wandering' behaviour of male fiddler crabs is well documented in several species and is usually described as an apparently random movement through a population, punctuated by threats and combat directed at displaying males, and superficial burrow explorations. It has been suggested that wandering males are mainly low condition individuals with a regenerating major claw, unsuccessful at attracting mates, wandering through the population seeking surface copulations as an alternative ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2005 - Brill | Behaviour
Joana M. Jordão, Rui F. Oliveira,
Tópico(s): Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
2001 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Crustacean Biology
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Aline Zyman de Andrade, Jhenifer Kliemchen Rodrigues, L.A. Dib, Gustavo Salata Romão, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Alceu Afonso Jordão, Paula Andrea de Albuquerque Salles Navarro,
OBJETIVO: comparar marcadores séricos de estresse oxidativo entre pacientes inférteis com e sem endometriose e avaliar a associação destes marcadores com o estadiamento da doença. MÉTODOS: estudo prospectivo envolvendo a inclusão consecutiva de 112 pacientes inférteis, não-obesas, com idade inferior a 39 anos, divididas em dois grupos: Endometriose (n=48, sendo 26 com endometriose mínima e leve - Estádio I/II e 22 com endometriose moderada e grave - Estádio III/IV) e Controle (n=64, com fator tubário ...
Tópico(s): Endometriosis Research and Treatment
2010 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
José M. Gonçalves, Manuel L. Nunes, Susana Ferreira, António Jordão, José Paixão, Rui Eugénio, António Russo, Henrique Damàsio, I. M. Duarte, Kiril Bahćevandžiev,
Rice irrigation by continuous flooding is highly water demanding in comparison with most methods applied in the irrigation of other crops, due to a significant deep percolation and surface drainage of paddies. The pollution of water resources and methane emissions are other environmental problems of rice agroecosystems, which require effective agronomic changes to safeguard its sustainable production. To contribute to this solution, an experimental study of alternate wetting and drying flooding ( ...
Tópico(s): Plant responses to water stress
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Sensors
Jhenifer Kliemchen Rodrigues, L.A. Dib, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Alceu Afonso Jordão, Paula Andrea Navarro,
OBJETIVO: comparar os níveis séricos de cinco marcadores de estresse oxidativo e os resultados de reprodução assistida (RA), entre pacientes com infertilidade por fator tubário e/ou masculino e portadoras de síndrome dos ovários policísticos (SOP). MÉTODOS: foram inclusos 70 pacientes, sendo 58 com infertilidade por fator tubário e/ou masculino e 12 com SOP, que foram submetidas à estimulação ovariana controlada para realização de injeção intracitoplasmática de espermatozoide (ICSI). A coleta de sangue ...
Tópico(s): Endometriosis Research and Treatment
2010 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Maria de Jesus Robim, Rui Marconi Pfeifer,
É apresentado um perfil topográfico do P.E. de Campos do Jordão (Estado de São Paulo, Brasil), para o estudo das correlações entre a vegetação, "o relevo", o clima, a geologia, a geomorfologia e a pedologia. A caracterização é baseada, essencialmente, em processos fotointerpretativos e cartográficos, a fim de se verificar as correlações entre os aspectos do meio biofísico, para um melhor entendimento da paisagem e preservação dos recursos naturais. Concluise que a paisagem é compartimentada, apresentando, ...
Tópico(s): Environmental and biological studies
1988 - Sociedade Botânica do Brasil | Acta Botanica Brasilica
Rui F. Oliveira, José L. Machado, Joana M. Jordão, Fiona L. Burford, Claire Latruffe, Peter K. McGregor,
Abstract Male fiddler crabs have one of their feeding claws greatly enlarged, which may comprise up to 40% of their weight. In southern Portugal (Ria Formosa) the major claw of the fiddler crab Uca tangeri is a local delicacy. Fishermen break off the male major claw and throw the crab back into the mudflat to regenerate a new one. Approximately 38 % of the males sampled had a missing or a regenerating claw. Although individuals are not removed from the population the operational sex ratio is biased ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2000 - Wiley | Animal Conservation
Madeleine Ramstedt, Isabel Ribeiro, Helena Bujdáková, Filipe J. Mergulhão, Luísa Jordão, Peter Thomsen, Martin Alm, Mette Burmølle, T. Vladkova, Füsun Can, Meital Reches, Martijn Riool, Alexandre A. Barros, Rui L. Reis, Emilio Meaurio, Judith Kikhney, Annette Moter, Sebastian A. J. Zaat, Jelmer Sjollema,
Abstract In Europe, the mean incidence of urinary tract infections in intensive care units is 1.1 per 1000 patient‐days. Of these cases, catheter‐associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) account for 98%. In total, CAUTI in hospitals is estimated to give additional health‐care costs of £1–2.5 billion in the United Kingdom alone. This is in sharp contrast to the low cost of urinary catheters and emphasizes the need for innovative products that reduce the incidence rate of CAUTI. Ureteral stents and ...
Tópico(s): Ureteral procedures and complications
2019 - Wiley | Macromolecular Bioscience
Filipa Sampaio, Jorge Moreira, Sofia Jordão, Bruna Vieira, Sara Pereira, Rui Carvalho,
A 59-year-old female patient was diagnosed with Whipple's disease (WD) after several months of constitutional complaints and adenopathies that were initially misinterpreted as sarcoidosis. Initial treatment included doxycycline, hydroxychloroquine and prednisolone, which was suspended due to long-term clinical stability. Four months after prednisolone suspension, the patient presented with right periorbital oedema and erythema. Ophthalmological examination revealed restricted eye movements. A computed ...
Tópico(s): Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
2020 - Taylor & Francis | Orbit
Produção Nacional
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Caio Jordão Teixeira, Luciene M. Ribeiro, Katherine Veras, Layanne Cabral da Cunha Araujo, Rui Curi, Carla Roberta de Oliveira Carvalho,
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an adrenal steroid hormone that is a precursor of sexual hormones. It is reduced during aging and is strongly associated with insulin resistance and obesity. There is evidence for beneficial effects of this steroid, in both human and animal models, during perimenopause. However, the impact of DHEA treatment during late postmenopause on glucose metabolism is not clearly documented. We tested the hypothesis that DHEA supplementation could improve insulin sensitivity ...
Tópico(s): Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
2018 - Elsevier BV | Life Sciences
Rui Simões, Sandra Jordão, João Emanuel Diogo, Joana Fernandes,
Tubular structures are structurally efficient; however, there were many limitations to their use in the past due to the difficulties associated with the design and execution of joints. Nowadays, this scenario is changing as design recommendations already exist for several tubular joint configurations and further research is being carried out. The aim of this study is to develop and assess the structural efficacy of an aesthetically agreeable configuration of a concealed splice bolted joint between ...
Tópico(s): Engineering Structural Analysis Methods
2017 - Elsevier BV | Engineering Structures
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Carla Campos Petean, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Rosana Maria dos Reis, Marcos Dias de Moura, Alceu Afonso Jordão, Paula Andrea Navarro,
ObjectiveTo assess the level of lipid peroxidation (LP) and vitamin E in the follicular fluid and serum of infertile patients, with or without endometriosis, who were submitted to ovulation induction for assisted reproduction procedures.DesignProspective study.SettingAssisted conception unit, university hospital.Patient(s)Infertile patients 20 to 38 years of age were selected prospectively and consecutively and were divided into the endometriosis group (17 patients with pelvic endometriosis) and the ...
Tópico(s): Ovarian function and disorders
2008 - Elsevier BV | Fertility and Sterility
Mariana Jordão, Pedro Raimundo, Ruben Jacinto, Daniel Garrido, João Martins, Rui Estevens, Jerina Nogueira, Emanuel M. Fernandes, Ana Macedo, Hipólito Nzwalo,
Although more commonly seen in adult population, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) can also be observed in pediatric patients. The etiopathogenesis of pediatric PRES is poorly understood, and the available evidence comes mostly from childhood cancer. Analysis of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the different noncancer-related types can improve the understanding of pediatric PRES.Systematic review of characteristics and outcome of noncancer pediatric PRES. Primary ...
Tópico(s): Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
2022 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Porto Biomedical Journal
Daniel Jordão, Rui Miguel Martins, Henrique Ferrão, João Santos Pereira, Isabel Cristina Ferrão,
2019 - | Relatos de Casos Cirúrgicos do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
L Simoes Da Silva, Suelen Garay Figueiredo Jordão, Rui Simões,
Der Eurocode 3 Bemessung und Konstruktion von Stahlbauten enthaelt keine Regelungen fuer geschweiste Traeger-Stuetzen-Verbindungen mit Traegern ungleicher Hoehe. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden die Ergebnisse von Untersuchungen an der Universitaet Coimbra, Portugal, vorgestellt, mit denen die Luecke geschlossen werden kann. Es handelt sich um ein Komponentenmodell fuer eine genaue Nachbildung des komplexen Verhaltens solcher asymmetrischer Verbindungen. Die Untersuchungsergebnisse wurden aus grossmasstaeblichen ...
Tópico(s): Civil and Structural Engineering Research
2012 - Wiley | Stahlbau
Produção Nacional
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Juliana Cabrini Carmello, Paula Aboud Barbugli, Cláudia Carolina Jordão, Rui Oliveira, Ana Cláudia Pavarina,
Abstract Introduction the use of light emitting diodes (LED) in domestic and public vias have increased in the last 20 years. In addition, the LED light has been used as a light source for medical applications. Objective since humans are increasingly exposed to LEDs, there is an urgency to investigate the possible biological effects on tissues caused by this exposure. So, researchers have been focused their investigations in the application of this light in the health field. Material and method in ...
Tópico(s): Spaceflight effects on biology
2023 - UNIVERSIDADE EST.PAULISTA JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO | Revista de Odontologia da UNESP