Testing of the ITER plasma position reflectometry high-field side in-vessel antenna assembly prototype

The ITER plasma position reflectometry diagnostic aims to provide measurements of the edge plasma to correct or supplement the magnetics for plasma position control. It consists of five reflectometers, two of which have components installed inside the vessel. One of these systems probes the plasma from the high-field side using a bistatic array of small pyramidal horns located in the gap between two blankets. Electromagnetic simulations have shown that the blankets shape the radiation pattern and need to be considered as part of the antenna. Full-wave plasma simulations have confirmed these results and have also shown that the first-wall geometry may induce measurement errors above the required margin. To further address these issues, we manufactured a prototype of the high-field side antenna, which includes a mock-up of the blanket modules. Here, we present the results of the prototype tests, with and without the blankets, using a metallic mirror as a target. The signals reflected from the mirror are used to derive the mirror distance and assess the precision of the measurements under different arrangements. The sensitivity to the blankets' installation tolerances is also assessed by changing the antennas' position with respect to the blankets' surfaces and cut-outs.

Serum Albumin Modulates the Bioactivity of Rosmarinic Acid

Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a phenolic compound with biological activity. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether this compound kept its biological activity in the presence of proteins. For this purpose, bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as a model protein, and the capacity of the RA to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and affect antioxidant activity was evaluated in the absence and presence of BSA. A mixture of phenolic compounds containing RA, obtained from a medicinal plant was added to this study. The AChE inhibitory activity of RA was reduced by ∼57% in the presence of BSA, while the antioxidant activity increased. These results lead to the investigation of the effect of RA on the BSA structure using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). At 37°C and higher temperatures, RA caused a decrease in the temperature modifications on the protein structure. Furthermore, FTIR and native-gel analysis revealed that protein aggregation/precipitation, induced by temperature, was reduced in the presence of RA. The novelty of the present work resides in the study of the enzyme inhibitory activity and antioxidant capacity of polyphenols, such as RA, in the presence of a protein. The findings highlight the need to consider the presence of proteins when assessing biological activities of polyphenols in vitro and that enzyme inhibitory activity may be decreased, while the antioxidant capacity remains or even increases.

Development and reprotuction of Spodoptera eridania on natural hosts and artificial diet

The development and reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll, 1782) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) was compared on natural and artificial diets. Its biology was determined under laboratory conditions, providing an artificial diet, leaves of white clover and the peach cultivar 'Chimarrita' and fruits and leaves of the apple cultivar 'Gala'. Larvae of S. eridania could not complete their biological cycle when fed on apple fruits or peach leaves. The artificial diet provided the shortest development time, with a cycle of 28.5±0.14 days from egg to adult and 37.3% total viability. Apple leaves led to a longer development time from egg to adult (62.8±1.22 days) and lower total viability (23%) and white clover provided the highest total viability (54.3%). The results showed that S. eridania can use white clover and apple leaves to develop normally in apple orchards. The reduction of food sources such as white clover used by the larvae results in infestation and damage to fruits from "test bites".

Evaluación de la calidad de las paletas curados de diferentes líneas genéticas de cerdos Ibéricos

En este trabajo se estudió la calidad comparativa de las paletas curados de diferentes líneas genéticas: Retinto x Entrepelado RxT (n = 6), TxT Torbiscal (n = 6), Entrepelado ExE (n = 10), Retinto RxR (n = 6) Y Entrepelado x Torbiscal TxE/ExT (n = 8). Las paletas curadas se evaluaron con el método EVACAL, un método original del SiPA. Este método incluye análisis físico-químicos (humedad, grasa intramuscular, proteínas, NaCl, mioglobina, perfil de ácidos grasos, compuestos volátiles y oxidación de lípidos), análisis instrumental (color instrumental, pH y textura) y análisis sensorial. Los resultados obtenidos revelaron que el lote RxR muestra una relación más alta en oleico / estérico y MUFA/SAT, que se relaciona con una alta calidad. Esto se confirmó en el análisis sensorial con altas puntuaciones de fluidez grasa y brillo del magro. El lote TxE/ExT se caracteriza por presentar unos valores elevados de mioglobina que producen grandes cantidades de compuestos volátiles a partir de aminoácidos (2-metilbutanal y 3-metilbutanal). Esto hecho se mostró en los resultados del análisis sensorial con una mayor persistencia de sabor y mayor jugosidad en comparación con los otros lotes. Por otra parte, el lote RxE revela una gran cantidad de grasa intramuscular y mayores puntuaciones en atributos sensoriales en cuanto a la apariencia (fluidez grasa), textura (jugosidad) e intensidad de olor en comparación con los otros lotes. Podemos concluir que existen tres líneas genéticas que pueden producir productos de alta calidad. La conveniencia de utilizar uno de estos depende de otros aspectos como la prolificidad.

Independent Component Analysis and Neural Networks Applied for Classification of Malignant, Benign and Normal Tissue in Digital Mammography

Objectives : This paper proposes an efficient method for the discrimination and classification of mammograms with benign, malignant and normal tissues.

Methods : The proposed method consists of selection of tissues, feature extraction using independent component analysis, feature selection by the foiward- selection technique and classification of the tissue by the multilayer perceptron.

Results : The method is tested for a mammogram set of the MIAS database, resulting in a 97.83% success rate, with 98.0% specificity and 97.5% sensitivity.

Conclusion : The proposed method showed a good classification rate. The method will be useful for early cancer diagnosis.

1 μs broadband frequency sweeping reflectometry for plasma density and fluctuation profile measurements

Frequency swept reflectometry has reached the symbolic value of 1 μs sweeping time; this performance has been made possible, thanks to an improved control of the ramp voltage driving the frequency source. In parallel, the memory depth of the acquisition system has been upgraded and can provide up to 200 000 signals during a plasma discharge. Additional improvements regarding the trigger delay determination of the acquisition and the voltage ramp linearity required by this ultra-fast technique have been set. While this diagnostic is traditionally dedicated to the plasma electron density profile measurement, such a fast sweeping rate can provide the study of fast plasma events and turbulence with unprecedented time and radial resolution from the edge to the core. Experimental results obtained on ASDEX Upgrade plasmas are presented to demonstrate the performances of the diagnostic.

The endocannabinoid system expression in the female reproductive tract is modulated by estrogen

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is involved in several physiological events that resulted in a growing interest in its modulation. Moreover, the uterine levels of anandamide (AEA), the major endocannabinoid, must be tightly regulated to create proper embryo implantation conditions. However, there are no evidences about the regulation of AEA in uterus by estrogen. Thus, the aim of this study is to elucidate whether estradiol benzoate (EB) and tamoxifen (TAM) administration to ovariectomized (OVX) rats can induce changes in the expression of cannabinoid receptors and AEA-metabolic enzymes in uterus by evaluating gene transcription and protein levels by qPCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Moreover, the plasmatic and uterine levels of AEA and of prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) and prostaglandin F₂α (PGF_2α), the major cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) products, were determined by UPLC-MS/MS. The immunohistochemistry showed that cannabinoid receptors, as well as AEA-metabolic enzymes are mainly located in the epithelial cells of both lumen and glands and, to a lesser extent, in the muscle cells. Moreover, EB administration to OVX rats significantly increased CB1, CB2, NAPE-PLD, FAAH and COX-2 expression and transcription. These effects were absent in TAM and TAM+EB treatments showing that this response is estrogen receptor dependent. Additionally, although uterine levels of AEA remained unchanged in EB or TAM treated animals, they showed a rise with EB treatment in plasma. The latter also produced a decrease in uterine PGE₂ levels. In summary, these data collectively indicate that the expression of ECS components, as well as, the AEA and PGE₂ levels in rat uterus is modulated by EB. Thus, estradiol may have a direct regulatory role in the modulation of ECS in female reproductive tissues.

Biodegradation of airborne acetone/styrene mixtures in a bubble column reactor

The ability of a bubble column reactor (BCR) to biodegrade a mixture of styrene and acetone vapors was evaluated to determine the factors limiting the process efficiency, with a particular emphasis on the presence of degradation intermediates and oxygen levels. The results obtained under varied loadings and ratios were matched with the dissolved oxygen levels and kinetics of oxygen mass transfer, which was assessed by determination of k_La coefficients. A 1.5-L laboratory-scale BCR was operated under a constant air flow of 1.0 L.min^-1, using a defined mixed microbial population as a biocatalyst. Maximum values of elimination capacities/maximum overall specific degradation rates of 75.5 gC.m^-3.h^-1/0.197 gC.gdw^-1.h^-1, 66.0 gC.m^-3.h^-1/0.059 gC.gdw^-1.h^-1, and 45.8 gC.m^-3.h^-1/0.027 gC.gdw^-1.h^-1 were observed for styrene/acetone 2:1, styrene-rich and acetone-rich mixtures, respectively, indicating significant substrate interactions and rate limitation by biological factors. The BCR removed both acetone and styrene near-quantitatively up to a relatively high organic load of 50 g.m^-3.h^-1. From this point, the removal efficiencies declined under increasing loading rates, accompanied by a significant drop in the dissolved oxygen concentration, showing a process transition to oxygen-limited conditions. However, the relatively efficient pollutant removal from air continued, due to significant oxygen mass transfer, up to a threshold loading rate when the accumulation of acetone and degradation intermediates in the aqueous medium became significant. These observations demonstrate that oxygen availability is the limiting factor for efficient pollutant degradation and that accumulation of intermediates may serve as an indicator of oxygen limitation. Microbial (activated sludge) analyses revealed the presence of amoebae and active nematodes that were not affected by variations in operational conditions.

Inhalation injury in a burn unit: a retrospective review of prognostic factors

Inhalation injury (InI) is known to seriously affect the prognosis of burn patients, as it is strongly associated with high morbidity and mortality. Despite major advances in the treatment of burn patients in the past years, advances in the treatment of smoke InI have been somewhat limited; mortality reduction mostly results from improvements in critical care. It is difficult to separate the contribution of InI from other mechanisms that also affect respiratory tract and lungs. The aim of this study was to compare patients with and without InI and to identify prognostic factors among patients with smoke InI. Patients with InI displayed higher total body surface area (TBSA) burned, higher incidence of pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a higher rate of positive blood cultures and a significantly higher death rate. We could conclude that older age, higher TBSA, ARDS and pneumonia were independent predictive factors for mortality in our global study population. Older age and higher TBSA were the only independent factors found to be predictive of mortality in patients with InI.

Depression and multiple sclerosis–pathophysiological links: From biology to treatment

Introduction

Depressive disorders (DD) are the second cause of disability worldwide. DD affect predominantly working age individuals, recurring in 75% of cases. DD pathophysiology is intricate and multi-factorial. Several inflammatory diseases have been linked to mood disorders. Amidst these conditions is multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, characterized by frequent exacerbations and progressive functional loss.

Objective

To review the current knowledge on DD and MS as comorbidities and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Methods

We performed a bibliographic search in Pubmed–publications released in the last 5 years, written in English, Portuguese and Spanish, containing the keywords depression, inflammatory disorders, multiple sclerosis.

Results

The inflammatory hypothesis of depression provides a strong foundation to explain its close link with multiple sclerosis. The incidence and prevalence of DD is significantly higher in MS, especially in men. Functional imaging studies have shown that depressive symptoms are closely linked to the extension of inflammatory lesions, especially on the frontal and parietal regions, with particular emphasis to those affecting the grey matter. On the one hand, the clinical course and response to treatment of MS may be hindered by DD; on the other hand, the evolution of MS lesions leads to fluctuations in mood, with significant improvement of DD with successful MS treatment, independently of physical improvement.

Conclusions

There appears to be a biological link between DD and MS, with a bidirectional interference in the clinical course, prognosis and treatment response. Thus, both conditions must be correctly identified and treated.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Quality of life related to the health and socio-economic resources of the elderly

Introduction

Aging is a very heterogeneous and dissimilar process, full of asymmetries. There is evidence that socio-economic differences determine disadvantages and inequalities in old ages. Older people face particular inequalities in healthiness especially with more complex and vulnerable long-term conditions, being more likely to need support from social care services.

Aim

To evaluate the quality of life (well-being) related to the health of the elderly according to socio-economic indicators.

Method

Cross-sectional quantitative study was performed. A total of 316 elderly people (M = 74.78; SD = 9.78 years of age) was interviewed with the Portuguese version of the EQ-5D-3L scale for health-related quality of life.

Results

The interaction between income and the type of residential follow-up (alone vs. accompanied) was not statistically significant [F (2.310) = .910, P < .407; Ƞp2 = .006]. Differences in health status index were statistically significant for income [F (2.310) = 5.518, P < .004; Ƞp2 = .034]. Post-hoc comparisons indicated that the mean score for those with insufficient income for their expenses (M = .39, SD = .27) was significantly different from those with income reaching their expenses (M = .50, SD = .25) as well as those with income covering their expenses sufficiently (M = .60, SD = .21). The main effect for the type of follow-up (alone vs. accompanied) did not reach statistical significance [F (2.310) = .224, P < .636, Ƞp2 = .672].

Conclusions

Income has an impact on health-related quality of life. Health in aging as a social phenomenon is not neutral to economic differences and is exposed to these structural disadvantages.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Complicated grief: Is there a place in psychiatry?

Introduction

Grief is as normal reactive to a significant personal loss. It is characterized by affective, cognitive, behavioural and physiological symptoms. The grieving process is usually divided in five different stages, but in most cases presents a benign course, with decreased suffering and better adaptation to the new context. However, when high levels of emotional suffering or disability persist over a long time period, it becomes a case of complicated grief (CG), which should be adequately addressed.

Objectives

To review the characteristics of CG, the evidence that supports it as an individual pathological entity, and its place in current classification systems.

Methods

We performed a bibliographic search in Pubmed and PsychInfo, of articles written in English, Portuguese and Spanish, containing the key words: grief, bereavement, psychiatry, classification.

Results

The main issue regarding grief is the degree to which it is reasonable to interfere with a usually benign process. Since DSM-III bereavement has been referred to as an adaptive reaction to an important loss, which should not be diagnosed as major depressive disorder or adjustment disorder. However, DSM-5 has stated persistent complex bereavement disorder as an independent entity. In fact, CG fulfils the general criteria of every psychiatric syndrome, namely regarding specific diagnosis criteria, differential diagnosis from depressive disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder, and improvement with adequate treatment.

Conclusion

It is important to correctly approach CG, since it presents with characteristic diagnosis features and much improvement may be achieved once adequate treatment is provided.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

15q11.2 CNV affects cognitive, structural and functional correlates of dyslexia and dyscalculia

Several copy number variants have been associated with neuropsychiatric disorders and these variants have been shown to also influence cognitive abilities in carriers unaffected by psychiatric disorders. Previously, we associated the 15q11.2(BP1-BP2) deletion with specific learning disabilities and a larger corpus callosum. Here we investigate, in a much larger sample, the effect of the 15q11.2(BP1-BP2) deletion on cognitive, structural and functional correlates of dyslexia and dyscalculia. We report that the deletion confers greatest risk of the combined phenotype of dyslexia and dyscalculia. We also show that the deletion associates with a smaller left fusiform gyrus. Moreover, tailored functional magnetic resonance imaging experiments using phonological lexical decision and multiplication verification tasks demonstrate altered activation in the left fusiform and the left angular gyri in carriers. Thus, by using convergent evidence from neuropsychological testing, and structural and functional neuroimaging, we show that the 15q11.2(BP1-BP2) deletion affects cognitive, structural and functional correlates of both dyslexia and dyscalculia.

Psychosis and/or Lyme disease: There is more than meets the eye

Introduction

Lyme disease (LD) caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) results from human contact with rural environments and is transmitted by infected ticks (Ixodes spp.)

Objectives/aims

To report a case with LD and to highlight the importance of differential diagnosis in a first psychotic episode.

Methods

Case report and systematic review of the literature.

Results

We report a case of a 19-year-old man that was admitted because of strange behaviour with alienation, perplexity and persecutory delusions. He had one previous admission to an inpatient unit two years prior and was diagnosed with psychosis not otherwise specified. After being admitted to the psychiatric ward a medical work up was completed. The patient had had a long stay in a rural environment; so anti-body specific to Bb was ordered and came positive. LD was diagnosed based on cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and the presence of Bb in the cerebrospinal fluid. During treatment with anti-psychotic and antibiotic there was a noticeable clinical amelioration correlated with improvement of MRI's perfusion patterns.

Conclusions

LD is relatively rare, but physicians need to be aware of typical neuropsychiatric symptoms, given that they may occur months to years after the initial infection. Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment are crucial to avoid the possibly irreversible mental illness. In the evaluation of a first psychotic episode LD should be considered and excluded, principally if there's an epidemiological context and no psychiatric family history. MRI may be another useful asset in the diagnostic evaluation of this condition.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Mitochondrial Functionality and Chemical Compound Action on Sperm Function

During the last decade, several studies have shown that mitochondrial parameters, such as integrity, respiratory activity, membrane potential and ROS production are intimately linked with sperm quality. Given the limitations of conventional semen analyses in terms of predicting male fertility, an increasing number of studies are focusing on the characterization of sperm mitochondria in order to more accurately assess sperm functionality. Moreover, mitochondria from several organs, such as the liver, have been described as a powerful screening tool for drug safety, being an easy in vitro model to assess the toxicity of distinct families of compounds. Given that mitochondrial functionality is intimately related to sperm homeostasis, it has become important to understand how compounds, ranging from dietary supplements, environmental pollutants, dependency-inducing drugs to pharmacological agents (such as erectile dysfunction-targeted drugs and male contraceptives) affect sperm mitochondrial function. In this review, we discuss studies describing the effects of various chemical agents on spermatozoa, with particular emphasis on mitochondrial function. From the extensive literature analyzed, we conclude that in some cases the role of sperm mitochondria as putative predictors of sperm functionality is very obvious, while in others further studies are needed to clarify this issue.

Molecular basis of pyruvate kinase deficiency among Tunisians: description of new mutations affecting coding and noncoding regions in the PKLR gene

INTRODUCTION

Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is one of the most common hereditary nonspherocytic hemolytic anemias worldwide with clinical manifestations ranging from mild to severe hemolysis. However, investigation of this enzymopathy is lacking in Tunisia. We report here a pioneer investigation of PK deficiency among Tunisian cases referred to our laboratory for biological analysis of unknown cause of hemolytic anemia.

METHODS

Two hundred and fifty-three patients with unknown cause of hemolytic anemia have been addressed to our laboratory in order to investigate for red blood cells genetic disorders. Red cell enzyme activities were measured by standard methods, and molecular analysis was performed by DNA sequencing. The interpretation of mutation effect and the molecular modeling were performed by using specific software.

RESULTS

Six different PKLR mutations were found (c.966-1G>T; c.965+1G>A; c.721G>T; c.1163C>A; c.1456C>T; c.1537T>A), among which four are described for the first time. Genotype-phenotype correlations for the novel missense mutations were investigated by three-dimensional structure analysis.

CONCLUSION

This study provides important data of PK deficiency among Tunisians. It might be followed by a large neonatal screening to determine the spectrum of PK mutations and identify potential deficient patients for an early medical follow-up.

Artemether-lumefantrine and liver enzyme abnormalities in non-severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in returned travellers: a retrospective comparative study with quinine-doxycycline in a Portuguese centre

Background

Artemisinin-based therapy is the current standard treatment for non-severe malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. The potential for asymptomatic liver toxicity of this therapy and its implication in clinical practice is currently unknown. The aim of this study is to assess the hepatic function in patients treated with a standard three-day artemisinin-based regimen and to compare it with the quinine-doxycycline regimen.

Methods

Retrospective and comparative study of returned adult travellers admitted with non-severe P. falciparum malaria. Fifty-seven patients were included: 19 treated with artemisinin-based therapy and 38 with quinine-doxycycline therapy.

Results

During treatment, when compared with quinine-doxycycline group, the artemisinin-lumefantrine group presented a higher proportion of significant liver enzyme abnormalities (42 vs. 5%, p < 0.01) and a higher peak value of aspartate aminotransferase (131 vs. 64 U/L, p < 0.01) and alanine aminotransferase (99 vs. 75 U/L, p = 0.05). None of the patients was symptomatic, there were no treatment interruptions and all patients achieved clinical cure.

Conclusions

Treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria with artemisinin-based therapy might cause asymptomatic liver enzyme abnormalities in the first days of treatment. Nevertheless, these liver enzyme abnormalities seem to be harmless, asymptomatic and self-limited.

The impact of students and curriculum on self-study during clinical training in medical school: a multilevel approach

BACKGROUND

In higher education, the focus has shifted from the acquisition of knowledge to learning objectives and skills. This means that, the majority of student learning time is spent independently working outside the classroom. Students take an active role in setting goals, deciding how to achieve them, and planning individual study time. Although extensive research has recognized the importance of curriculum and students' characteristics in time devoted to self-study, it is still unclear to what extent these variables affect time to study. Due to the growing reliance on self-directed learning in medical education, and in an attempt to elucidate this issue, this research aims to evaluate self-study time during clinical training and assess whether this is more influenced by the student or the curriculum.

METHODS

A questionnaire was given to 1220 medical students (43.3% of the enrolled students). The students were asked to indicate the average number of study hours per week beyond the time allocated to classes for each clerkship (rotation) attended. Variation and generalizability of students' self-study were estimated using linear mixed models.

RESULTS

Findings showed that the intrinsic differences within students were a greater source of variation in self-study time than differences within clerkships (56.0% vs. 6.9%). If the amount of self-study dedicated to an individual clerkship is to be determined, at least 32 students are needed to achieve acceptable reliability. However, this data with two clerkships per student can used to retrospectively measure the self-study reported by students in clinical training.

CONCLUSIONS

The findings suggest that, both, curriculum and student characteristics influence self-study in undergraduate clinical training. Indeed, students' characteristics play a significant role in time devoted to study. Further research should be undertaken to investigate students' characteristics that may predict self-study during undergraduate medical training.

Implementation of the new multichannel X-mode edge density profile reflectometer for the ICRF antenna on ASDEX Upgrade

A new multichannel frequency modulated continuous-wave reflectometry diagnostic has been successfully installed and commissioned on ASDEX Upgrade to measure the plasma edge electron density profile evolution in front of the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) antenna. The design of the new three-strap ICRF antenna integrates ten pairs (sending and receiving) of microwave reflectometry antennas. The multichannel reflectometer can use three of these to measure the edge electron density profiles up to 2 × 10¹⁹ m^-3, at different poloidal locations, allowing the direct study of the local plasma layers in front of the ICRF antenna. ICRF power coupling, operational effects, and poloidal variations of the plasma density profile can be consistently studied for the first time. In this work the diagnostic hardware architecture is described and the obtained density profile measurements were used to track outer radial plasma position and plasma shape.

JET diagnostic enhancements in preparation for DT operations

In order to complete the exploitation of the JET ITER-like Wall and to take full benefit from deuterium-tritium experiments on JET, a set of diagnostic system refurbishments or upgrades is in progress. These diagnostic enhancements focus mainly on neutron, gamma, fast ions, instabilities, and operations support. These efforts intend to provide better spatial, temporal, and energy resolution while increasing measurement coverage. Also previously non-existing capabilities, such as Doppler reflectometry is now available for scientific exploitation. Guaranteeing diagnostic reliability and consistency during the expected DT conditions is also a critical objective of the work and systems being implemented. An overview of status and scope of the ongoing projects is presented.

Adenosine diphosphate involvement in THP-1 maturation triggered by the contact allergen 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

Dendritic cells' (DC) activation is considered a key event in the adverse outcome pathway for skin sensitization elicited by covalent binding of chemicals to proteins. The mechanisms underlying DC activation by contact sensitizers are not completely understood. However, several "danger signals" are pointed as relevant effectors. Among these extra-cellular early danger signals, purines may be crucial for the development of xenoinflammation and several reports indicate their involvement in contact allergic reactions. In the present work we used the DC-surrogate monocytic cell line THP-1, cultured alone or co-cultured with the human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT, to explore the contribution of extracellular adenine nucleotides to THP-1 maturation triggered by the extreme contact sensitizer, 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (DNFB). We found that THP-1 maturation induced by DNFB is impaired after purinergic signaling inhibition, and that the transcription of the purinergic metabotropic receptors P2Y2 and P2Y11 is modulated by the sensitizer. We also detected that THP-1 cells only partially hydrolyse extracellular adenosine triphosphate, leading to accumulation of the mono-phosphate derivative, AMP. We detected different and non-overlapping activation patterns of mitogen activated protein kinases by DNFB and extracellular nucleotides. Overall, our results indicate that THP-1 maturation induced by DNFB is strongly modulated by extracellular adenine nucleotides through metabotropic purinergic receptors. This knowledge unveils a molecular toxicity pathway evoked by sensitizers and involved in THP-1 maturation, a DC-surrogate cell line thoroughly used in in vitro tests for the identification of skin allergens.

Sediment Sampling in Estuarine Mudflats with an Aerial-Ground Robotic Team

This paper presents a robotic team suited for bottom sediment sampling and retrieval in mudflats, targeting environmental monitoring tasks. The robotic team encompasses a four-wheel-steering ground vehicle, equipped with a drilling tool designed to be able to retain wet soil, and a multi-rotor aerial vehicle for dynamic aerial imagery acquisition. On-demand aerial imagery, properly fused on an aerial mosaic, is used by remote human operators for specifying the robotic mission and supervising its execution. This is crucial for the success of an environmental monitoring study, as often it depends on human expertise to ensure the statistical significance and accuracy of the sampling procedures. Although the literature is rich on environmental monitoring sampling procedures, in mudflats, there is a gap as regards including robotic elements. This paper closes this gap by also proposing a preliminary experimental protocol tailored to exploit the capabilities offered by the robotic system. Field trials in the south bank of the river Tagus’ estuary show the ability of the robotic system to successfully extract and transport bottom sediment samples for offline analysis. The results also show the efficiency of the extraction and the benefits when compared to (conventional) human-based sampling.

Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria's International Health Congress : Leiria, Portugal. 6-7 May 2016

S1 Health literacy and health education in adolescence

Catarina Cardoso Tomás

S2 The effect of a walking program on the quality of life and well-being of people with schizophrenia

Emanuel Oliveira, D. Sousa, M. Uba-Chupel, G. Furtado, C. Rocha, A. Teixeira, P. Ferreira

S3 Diagnosis and innovative treatments - the way to a better medical practice

Celeste Alves

S4 Simulation-based learning and how it is a high contribution

Stefan Gisin

S5 Formative research about acceptability, utilization and promotion of a home fortification programme with micronutrient powders (MNP) in the Autonomous Region of Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe

Elisabete Catarino, Nelma Carvalho, Tiago Coucelo, Luís Bonfim, Carina Silva

S6 Safety culture of the patient: a reflexion about the therapeutic approach on the patient with vocal pathology

Débora Franco

S7 About wine, fortune cookies and patient experience

Jesús Alcoba González

O1 The psychological impact on the emergency crews after the disaster event on February 20, 2010

Helena G. Jardim, Rita Silva

O2 Musculoskeletal disorders in midwives

Cristina L. Baixinho, Mª Helena Presado, Mª Fátima Marques, Mário E. Cardoso

O3 Negative childhood experiences and fears of compassion: Implications for psychological difficulties in adolescence

Marina Cunha, Joana Mendes, Ana Xavier, Ana Galhardo, Margarida Couto

O4 Optimal age to give the first dose of measles vaccine in Portugal

João G. Frade, Carla Nunes, João R. Mesquita, Maria S. Nascimento, Guilherme Gonçalves

O5 Functional assessment of elderly in primary care

Conceição Castro, Alice Mártires, Mª João Monteiro, Conceição Rainho

O6 Smoking and coronary events in a population of Spanish health-care centre: An observational study

Francisco P. Caballero, Fatima M. Monago, Jose T. Guerrero, Rocio M. Monago, Africa P. Trigo, Milagros L. Gutierrez, Gemma M. Milanés, Mercedes G. Reina, Ana G. Villanueva, Ana S. Piñero, Isabel R. Aliseda, Francisco B. Ramirez

O7 Prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in Portuguese musicians

Andrea Ribeiro, Ana Quelhas, Conceição Manso

O8 Hip fractures, psychotropic drug consumption and comorbidity in patients of a primary care practice in Spain

Francisco P. Caballero, Jose T. Guerrero, Fatima M. Monago, Rafael B. Santos, Nuria R. Jimenez, Cristina G. Nuñez, Inmaculada R. Gomez, Mª Jose L. Fernandez, Laura A. Marquez, Ana L. Moreno, Mª Jesus Tena Huertas, Francisco B. Ramirez

O9 The role of self-criticism and shame in social anxiety in a clinical SAD sample

Daniel Seabra, Mª Céu Salvador

O10 Obstruction and infiltration: a proposal of a quality indicator

Luciene Braga, Pedro Parreira, Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira, Cristina Arreguy-Sena, Bibiana F. Oliveira, Mª Adriana Henriques

O11 Balance and anxiety and depression symptoms in old age people

Joana Santos, Sara Lebre, Alda Marques

O12 Prevalence of postural changes and risk factors in school children and adolescents in a northern region (Porto)

Clarinda Festas, Sandra Rodrigues, Andrea Ribeiro, José Lumini

O13 Ischemic stroke vs. haemorrhagic stroke survival rate

Ana G. Figueiredo

O14 Chronobiological factors as responsible for the appearance of locomotor pathology in adolescents

Francisco J. Hernandez-Martinez, Liliana Campi, Mª Pino Quintana-Montesdeoca, Juan F. Jimenez-Diaz, Bienvenida C. Rodriguez-De-Vera

O15 Risk of malnutrition in the elderly of Bragança

Alexandra Parente, Mª Augusta Mata, Ana Mª Pereira, Adília Fernandes, Manuel Brás

O16 A Lifestyle Educational Programme for primary care diabetic patients: the design of a complex nursing intervention

Mª Rosário Pinto, Pedro Parreira, Marta L. Basto, Ana C. Rei, Lisete M. Mónico

O17 Medication adherence in elderly people

Gilberta Sousa, Clementina Morna, Otília Freitas, Gregório Freitas, Ana Jardim, Rita Vasconcelos

O18 Hospitalization for cervical cancer of residents in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, 2012 to 2014

Lina G. Horta, Roger S. Rosa, Luís F. Kranz, Rita C. Nugem, Mariana S. Siqueira, Ronaldo Bordin

O19 Oncologic assistance of high complexity: evaluation of regulating accesses

Rosiane Kniess, Josimari T. Lacerda

O20 Perceived barriers for using health care services by the older population as seen by the social sector: findings from the Vila Nova de Gaia Gerontological Plan

Joana Guedes, Idalina Machado, Sidalina Almeida, Adriano Zilhão, Helder Alves, Óscar Ribeiro

O21 Sleep difficulties and depressive symptoms in college students

Ana P. Amaral, Ana Santos, Joana Monteiro, Mª Clara Rocha, Rui Cruz

O22 Psychopathological symptoms and medication use in higher education

Ana P. Amaral, Marina Lourenço, Mª Clara Rocha, Rui Cruz

O23 Sexually transmitted diseases in higher education institutions

Sandra Antunes, Verónica Mendonça, Isabel Andrade, Nádia Osório, Ana Valado, Armando Caseiro, António Gabriel, Anabela C. Martins, Fernando Mendes

O24 Alcohol consumption and suicide ideation in higher education students

Lídia Cabral, Manuela Ferreira, Amadeu Gonçalves

O25 Quality of life in university students

Tatiana D. Luz, Leonardo Luz, Raul Martins

O26 Male and female adolescent antisocial behaviour: characterizing vulnerabilities in a Portuguese sample

Alice Morgado, Maria L. Vale-Dias

O27 Risk factors for mental health in higher education students of health sciences

Rui Porta-Nova

O28 International classification of functioning disability and health as reflexive reasoning in primary attention in health

Tânia C. Fleig, Éboni M. Reuter, Miriam B. Froemming, Sabrina L. Guerreiro, Lisiane L. Carvalho

O29 Risk factors and cardiovascular disease in Portalegre

Daniel Guedelha, P. Coelho, A. Pereira

O30 Health status of the elderly population living in Portalegre historic city centre: A longitudinal study

António Calha, Raul Cordeiro

O31 Student’s sleep in higher education: sleep quality among students of the IPB

Ana Gonçalves, Ana Certo, Ana Galvão, Mª Augusta Mata

O32 Trend in mortality from cervical cancer in the metropolitan area of Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2000 to 2013

Aline Welter, Elayne Pereira, Sandra Ribeiro, Marcia Kretzer

O33 Adherence to treatment in the elderly in an urban environment in Spain

Juan-Fernando Jiménez-Díaz, Carla Jiménez-Rodríguez, Francisco-José Hernández-Martínez, Bienvenida-Del-Carmen Rodríguez-De-Vera, Alexandre Marques-Rodrigues

O34 Beira Baixa Blood Pressure Study (Study PABB)

Patrícia Coelho, Tiago Bernardes, Alexandre Pereira

O35 Trends in cervical cancer mortality statistics in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, by age group and macro-region, from 2000 to 2013

Patrícia Sousa, João G. Filho, Nazare Nazario, Marcia Kretzer

O36 Sleep problems among Portuguese adolescents: a public health issue

Odete Amaral, António Garrido, Nélio Veiga, Carla Nunes, Ana R. Pedro, Carlos Pereira

O37 Association between body fat and health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes

António Almeia, Helder M. Fernandes, Carlos Vasconcelos, Nelson Sousa, Victor M. Reis, M. João Monteiro, Romeu Mendes

O38 Therapy adherence and polypharmacy in non-institutionalized elderly from Amares county, Portugal

Isabel C. Pinto, Tânia Pires, João Gama

O39 Prevalence of surgical site infection in adults at a hospital unit in the North of Portugal

Vera Preto, Norberto Silva, Carlos Magalhães, Matilde Martins

O40 Frailty phenotype in old age: implications to intervention

Mafalda Duarte, Constança Paúl, Ignácio Martín

O41 Portuguese women: sexual symptoms in perimenopause

Arminda A. Pinheiro

O42 Predictive ability of the Perinatal Depression Screening and Prevention Tool – preliminary results of the categorical approach

Sandra Xavier, Julieta Azevedo, Elisabete Bento, Cristiana Marques, Mariana Marques, António Macedo, Ana T. Pereira

O43 Aging and muscle strength in patients with type 2 diabetes: cross sectional analysis

José P. Almeida, António Almeida, Josiane Alves, Nelson Sousa, Francisco Saavedra, Romeu Mendes

O44 Accessibility of the elderly in the prevention of hypertension in a family health unit

Ana S. Maia, Michelle T. Oliveira, Anderson R. Sousa, Paulo P. Ferreira, Luci S. Lopes, Eujcely C. Santiago

O45 Community Health screenings and self-reported chronic diseases

Sílvia Monteiro, Ângelo Jesus, Armanda Colaço, António Carvalho, Rita P. Silva, Agostinho Cruz

O46 Evaluation of indoor air quality in Kindergartens

Ana Ferreira, Catarina Marques, João P. Figueiredo, Susana Paixão

O47 Atmospheric exposure to chemical agents under the occupational activity of pathology technicians

Ana Ferreira, Carla Lopes, Fernando Moreira, João P. Figueiredo

O48 Occupational exposure to air pollutants in night entertainment venues workers

Ana Ferreira, Diana Ribeiro, Fernando Moreira, João P. Figueiredo, Susana Paixão

O49 Beliefs and attitudes of young people towards breastfeeding

Telma Fernandes, Diogo Amado, Jéssica Leal, Marcelo Azevedo, Sónia Ramalho

O50 Profiling informal caregivers: surveying needs in the care of the elderly

Catarina Mangas, Jaime Ribeiro, Rita Gonçalves

O51 Visual health in teenagers

Amélia F Nunes, Ana R. Tuna, Carlos R. Martins, Henriqueta D. Forte

O52 Amenable mortality and the geographic accessibility to healthcare in Portugal

Cláudia Costa, José A. Tenedório, Paula Santana

O53 Bacterial contamination of door handles in a São Paulo See Metropolitan Cathedral public restrooms in Brazil

J. A. Andrade, J. L. Pinto, C. Campofiorito, S. Nunes, A. Carmo, A. Kaliniczenco, B. Alves, F. Mendes, C. Jesus, F. Fonseca, F. Gehrke

O54 Adherence of patients to rehabilitation programmes

Carlos Albuquerque, Rita Batista, Madalena Cunha, António Madureira, Olivério Ribeiro, Rosa Martins

O55 Prevalence of malnutrition among Portuguese elderly living in nursing homes: preliminary results of the PEN-3S project

Teresa Madeira, Catarina Peixoto-Plácido, Nuno Santos, Osvaldo Santos, Astrid Bergland, Asta Bye, Carla Lopes, Violeta Alarcão, Beatriz Goulão, Nuno Mendonça, Paulo Nicola, João G. Clara

O56 Relation between emotional intelligence and mental illness in health students

João Gomes, Ana Querido, Catarina Tomás, Daniel Carvalho, Marina Cordeiro

P1 Fall risk factors in people older than 50 years old – a pilot report

Marlene C. Rosa, Alda Marques

P2 What about the Portuguese oldest old? A global overview using census data

Daniela Brandão, Óscar Ribeiro, Lia Araújo, Constança Paúl

P3 Prevalence of injuries in senior amateur volleyball athletes in Alentejo and Algarve clubs, Portugal: factors associated

Beatriz Minghelli, Sylvina Richaud

P4 Shame feelings and quality of life: the role of acceptance and decentring

Ana L. Mendes, Joana Marta-Simões, Inês A. Trindade, Cláudia Ferreira

P5 Assessment of social support during deployment in portuguese colonial war veterans

Teresa Carvalho, Marina Cunha, José Pinto-Gouveia

P6 Hospitalization for acute viral bronchiolitis of residents in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, 2012 to 2014

Morgana C. Fernandes, Roger S. Rosa, Rita C. Nugem, Luís F. Kranz, Mariana S. Siqueira, Ronaldo Bordin

P7 Falls-risk screening – an opportunity for preventing falls in the elderly from Nordeste

Anabela C. Martins, Anabela Medeiros, Rafaela Pimentel, Andreia Fernandes, Carlos Mendonça, Isabel Andrade, Susana Andrade, Ruth L. Menezes

P8 Aging provokes chronodisruption in mature people in temperature circadian rhythm

Rafael Bravo, Marta Miranda, Lierni Ugartemendia, José Mª Tena, Francisco L. Pérez-Caballero, Lorena Fuentes-Broto, Ana B. Rodríguez, Barriga Carmen

P9 The influence of climate and pollution factors in dengue cases of great ABC region, São Paulo

M. A. Carneiro, J. N. Domingues, S. Paixão, J. Figueiredo, V. B. Nascimento, C. Jesus, F Mendes, F. Gehrke, B. Alves, L. Azzalis, F. Fonseca

P10 Visual function and impact of visual therapy in children with learning disabilities: a pilot study

Ana R. Martins, Amélia Nunes, Arminda Jorge

P11 Edentulism and the need of oral rehabilitation among institutionalized elderly

Nélio Veiga, Ana Amorim, André Silva, Liliana Martinho, Luís Monteiro, Rafael Silva, Carina Coelho, Odete Amaral, Inês Coelho, Carlos Pereira, André Correia

P12 Therapy adherence of outpatients in the pharmacy services of a hospital unit

Diana Rodrigues, Nídia Marante, Pedro Silva, Sara Carvalho, André Rts Araujo, Maximiano Ribeiro, Paula Coutinho, Sandra Ventura, Fátima Roque

P13 Universal access and comprehensive care of oral health: an availability study

Cristina Calvo, Manoela Reses

P14 Is the respiratory function of children a predictor of air quality? Coimbra as a case study

Jorge Conde, Ana Ferreira, João Figueiredo

P15 Meaning-in-life of college students

David Silva, Luís Seiça, Raquel Soares, Ricardo Mourão, Teresa Kraus

O57 Training needs for nurses in palliative care

Ana C. Abreu, José M. Padilha, Júlia M. Alves

O58 Impact of computerized information systems in the global nurses’ workload: nurses’ perceptions and real-time

Paulino Sousa, Manuel Oliveira, Joana Sousa

O59 The perspective of health care professionals on self-care in hereditary neurodegenerative disease: a qualitative study

Sónia Novais, Felismina Mendes

O60 Contribution for health-related physical fitness reference values in healthy adolescents

Joana Pinto, Joana Cruz, Alda Marques

School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

O61 Perception of learning, satisfaction and self-efficacy of nursing students about High-Fidelity Simulation

Hugo Duarte, Maria Dos Anjos Dixe, Pedro Sousa

O62 Analysis of statements of diagnosis about health deviation in self-care requisites customized in a Nursing Practice Support System (SAPE®): Management of therapeutic regimen

Inês Cruz, Fernanda Bastos, Filipe Pereira

O63 Hybrid management and hospital governance: doctors and nurses as managers

Francisco L. Carvalho, Teresa T. Oliveira, Vítor R. Raposo

O64 Time management in health professionals

Conceição Rainho, José C. Ribeiro, Isabel Barroso, Vítor Rodrigues

O65 Financial rewards and wellbeing in primary health care

Carmo Neves, Teresa C. Oliveira

O66 Patient safety promotion in the operating room

Bárbara Oliveira, Mª Carminda Morais, Pilar Baylina

O67 Difficulties and needs of pre-graduate nursing students in the area of Geriatrics/Gerontology

Rogério Rodrigues, Zaida Azeredo, Corália Vicente

O68 Teaching and learning sexuality in nursing education

Hélia Dias, Margarida Sim-Sim

O69 Entrepreneurial Motivations Questionnaire: AFC and CFA in academy

Pedro Parreira, Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira, Amélia Castilho, Rosa Melo, João Graveto, José Gomes, Marina Vaquinhas, Carla Carvalho, Lisete Mónico, Nuno Brito

O70 Nursing intervention to patient with Permanent Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: a qualitative analysis

Cassilda Sarroeira, José Amendoeira, Fátima Cunha, Anabela Cândido, Patrícia Fernandes, Helena R. Silva, Elsa Silva

O71 Alcohol consumption among nursing students: where does education fail?

Isabel Barroso, Leila Lapa, Cristina Antunes

O72 Labour stress in nursing

Ana Gonçalves, Ana Galvão, Mª José Gomes, Susana R. Escanciano

O73 The influence of safe staff nursing in patient satisfaction with nursing care

Maria Freitas, Pedro Parreira, João Marôco

O74 Intention to use eHealth strategies with nursing students

Ana R. Fernandes, Cremilde Cabral, Samuel Alves, Pedro Sousa

O75 Community Based Mental Health: contributions of an interdisciplinary international program for students in higher health education

António Ferreira, Fernanda Príncipe, Ulla-Maija Seppänen, Margarida Ferreira, Maribel Carvalhais, Marilene Silva

O76 Study of satisfaction at work of graduates in nursing: 2002-2014

Manuela Ferreira, Joana Silva, Jéssica Neves, Diana Costa, Bruno Santos, Soraia Duarte

O77 Health professionals’ attitudes towards breastfeeding

Sílvia Marques, Sónia Ramalho, Isabel Mendes

O78 Continuity of nursing care to person with type 2 diabetes

Clarisse Louro, Eva Menino, Maria Dixe, Sara S. Dias

O79 Stigma toward mental illness among future health professionals

Marina Cordeiro, Catarina Tomás, Ana Querido, Daniel Carvalho, João Gomes

O80 Working with fears and anxieties of medical students in search of a humanized care

Frederico C. Valim, Joyce O. Costa, Lúcia G. Bernardes

P16 Surgical paediatrics patients’ psycho prophylaxis at a teaching hospital

Helena Prebianchi

P17 Patient-perceived outcomes in physiotherapy – a pilot study

Marlene Cristina Rosa

P18 Building competencies for managers in nursing

Narcisa Gonçalves, Maria M. Martins, Paulina Kurcgant

P19 Theoretical basis underlying physiotherapy practice in stroke rehabilitation

André Vieira

P20 When the life-cycle ends: the nurse’s confrontation with death

Sandrina Bento, Sérgio Deodato, Isabel Rabiais

P21 Nursing students’ opinion about the supervision relationship during their first clinical experience

Laura Reis

P22 Nursing Relational Laboratory: Pedagogical, dialogic and critical project

Ana Torres, Sérgio Soares, Margarida Ferreira, Pedro Graça

P23 Job satisfaction of bioscientists at a Lisbon hospital

Céu Leitão, Renato Abreu, Fernando Bellém, Ana Almeida, Edna Ribeiro-Varandas, Ana Tavares

P24 Sociodemographic and professional profile of nurses and its relation with the importance of family in nursing practices

João G. Frade, Carolina Henriques, Eva Menino, Clarisse Louro, Célia Jordão

P25 Professional satisfaction of rehabilitation nurses

Sofia Neco, Carminda Morais, Pedro Ferreira

P26 The person living with a stoma: the formalization of knowledge in nursing

Carla R. Silva, Alice Brito, Antónia Silva

P27 Validation of the Portuguese versions of the nursing students’ perceptions of learning and learner satisfaction with simulation tool

Hugo Duarte, Maria Dos Anjos Dixe, Pedro Sousa

P28 Physiotherapists’ perceived knowledge on technologies for electronic health records for physiotherapy

Gabriela Postolache, Raul Oliveira, Isabel Moreira, Luísa Pedro, Sónia Vicente, Samuel Domingos, Octavian Postolache

P29 Quality of life and physical activity of medicine undergraduate students in the University of Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil

Darlen Silva, João G. Filho, Nazare Nazario, Marcia Kretzer, Dulcineia Schneider

P30 The curricular skills for decision making education in a Nursing Degree

Fátima M. Marques

P31 Effect of nurses’ mobilization in satisfaction at work and turnover: An empirical study in the hospital setting

Pedro Parreira, Carla Carvalho, Lisete M. Mónico, Carlos Pinto, Sara Vicente, São João Breda

P32 Entrepreneurial skills of students of polytechnic higher education in Portugal: Business influences

José H. Gomes, Rosa Melo, Pedro Parreira, Anabela Salgueiro, João Graveto, Marina Vaquinhas, Amélia Castilho

P33 Design and assessment of e-learning modules for Pharmacology

Ângelo Jesus, Nuno Duarte, José C. Lopes, Hélder Nunes, Agostinho Cruz

P34 Perspective of nurses involved in an action-research study on the changes observed in care provision: results from a focus group

Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira, Pedro Parreira, Marta L. Basto, Luciene M. Braga

P35 Use of peer feedback by nursing students during clinical training: teacher’s perception

António Ferreira, Beatriz Araújo, José M. Alves, Margarida Ferreira, Maribel Carvalhais, Marilene Silva, Sónia Novais

P36 What’s new on endotracheal suctioning recommendations

Ana S. Sousa, Cândida Ferrito

P37 Assessment of the nurses satisfaction on the Central Region of Portugal

Pedro L. Ferreira, Alexandre Rodrigues, Margarida Ferreira, Isabel Oliveira

P38 Study of graduate’s satisfaction with the school of nursing

Manuela Ferreira, Jéssica Neves, Diana Costa, Soraia Duarte, Joana Silva, Bruno Santos

P39 Partnership between the school of nursing and the hospital: Supervisors´ perspectives

Cristina Martins, Ana P. Macedo, Odete Araújo, Cláudia Augusto, Fátima Braga, Lisa Gomes, Maria A. Silva, Rafaela Rosário

P40 Coping strategies of college students

Luís Pimenta, Diana Carreira, Patrícia Teles, Teresa Barros

P41 Emotional intelligence and mental health stigma in health students

Catarina Tomás, Ana Querido, Daniel Carvalho, João Gomes, Marina Cordeiro

P42 Stigma of mental health assessment: Comparison between health courses

Daniel Carvalho, Ana Querido, Catarina Tomás, João Gomes, Marina Cordeiro

O81 Short- and long-term effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in mild COPD

Cristina Jácome, Alda Marques

O82 Phonological awareness programme for preschool children

Sylvie Capelas, Andreia Hall, Dina Alves, Marisa Lousada

O83 REforma ATIVA: An efficient health promotion program to be implemented during retirement

Mª Helena Loureiro, Ana Camarneiro, Margarida Silva, Aida Mendes, Ana Pedreiro

O84 Intervention for men who batter women, a case report

Anne G.Silva, Elza S. Coelho

O85 Immediate effects of Bowen Therapy on muscle tone and flexibility

Flávio Melo, Fernando Ribeiro, Rui Torres, Rui Costa

O86 Predictive equation for incremental shuttle walk test in adolescents

Tânia Pinho, Cristina Jácome, Alda Marques

O87 Life satisfaction and psychopathology in institutionalized elderly people: The results of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program

Bárbara Cruz, Daniel Seabra, Diogo Carreira, Maria Ventura

O88 Outcome changes in COPD rehabilitation: exploring the relationship between physical activity and health-related outcomes

Joana Cruz, Dina Brooks, Alda Marques

O89 Assessing the effectiveness of a Complex Nursing Intervention

M Rosário Pinto, Pedro Parreira, Marta Lima-Basto, Miguel Neves, Lisete M. Mónico

O90 Psychotherapeutic intervention in addiction disorders: Change in psychopathological symptoms and emotional states

Carla Bizarro, Marina Cunha, Ana Galhardo, Couto Margarida, Ana P. Amorim, Eduardo Silva

O91 Economic impact of a nursing intervention program to promote self-management in COPD

Susana Cruz, José M. Padilha, Jorge Valente

O92 Multimodal acute pain management during uterine artery embolization in treatment of uterine myomas

José T. Guerrero, Francisco P. Caballero, Rafael B. Santos, Estefania P. Gonzalez, Fátima M. Monago, Lierni U. Ugalde, Marta M. Vélez, Maria J. Tena

O93 Fluid administration strategies in major surgery: Goal-directed therapy

José T. Guerrero, Rafael Bravo, Francisco L. Pérez-Caballero, Isabel A. Becerra, Mª Elizabeth Agudelo, Guadalupe Acedo, Roberto Bajo

O94 Development and implementation of a self-management educational programme using lay-led’s in adolescents Spina Bifida: A pilot study

Isabel Malheiro, Filomena Gaspar, Luísa Barros

O95 Influence of chair-based yoga exercises on salivary anti-microbial proteins in institutionalized frail-elderly women: a preliminary study

Guilherme Furtado, Mateus Uba-Chupel, Mariana Marques, Luís Rama, Margarida Braga, José P. Ferreira, Ana Mª Teixeira

O96 High intensity interval training vs moderate intensity continuous training impact on diabetes 2

João Cruz, Tiago Barbosa, Ângela Simões, Luís Coelho

O97 Family caregiver of people with pressure ulcer: Nursing intervention plan

Alexandre Rodrigues, Juan-Fernando Jiménez-Díaz, Francisco Martinez-Hernández, Bienvenida Rodriguez-De-Vera, Pedro Ferreira, Alexandrina Rodrigues

O98 Chronic effects of exercise on motor memory consolidation in elderly people

André Ramalho, João Petrica, Pedro Mendes, João Serrano, Inês Santo, António Rosado

O99 Impression cytology of the ocular surface: Collection technique and sample processing

Paula Mendonça, Kátia Freitas

O100 Does sport practice affect the reaction time in neuromuscular activity?

Dora Ferreira, António Brito, Renato Fernandes

O101 Efficiency of the enteral administration of fibbers in the treatment of chronic obstipation

Sofia Gomes, Fernando Moreira, Cláudia Pinho, Rita Oliveira, Ana I. Oliveira

O102 Fast decalcifier in compact bone and spongy bone

Paula Mendonça, Ana P. Casimiro, Patrícia Martins, Iryna Silva

O103 Health promotion in the elderly – Intervention project in dementia

Diana Evangelista

O104 Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders through an exercise protocol held in labour context

Catarina Leitão, Fábia Velosa, Nélio Carecho, Luís Coelho

O105 Knowledge of teachers and other education agents on diabetes type 1: Effectiveness of an intervention program

Eva Menino, Anjos Dixe, Helena Catarino, Fátima Soares, Ester Gama, Clementina Gordo

O106 Treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain: a systematic review of clinical trials of phase II and III

Eliana Moreira, Cristiana Midões, Marlene Santos

O107 New drugs for osteoporosis treatment: Systematic review of clinical trials of phase II and III

Sara Machado, Vânia P. Oliveira, Marlene Santos

O108 Promoting hope at the end of life: Effectiveness of an Intervention Programme

Ana Querido, Anjos Dixe, Rita Marques, Zaida Charepe

P43 Psychomotor therapy effects on adaptive behaviour and motor proficiency of adults with intellectual disability

Ana Antunes, Sofia Santos

P44 The effect of exercise therapy in multiple sclerosis – a single study case

Marlene C. Rosa

P45 Physical condition and self-efficacy in people with fall risk – a preliminary study

Marlene C. Rosa, Silvana F. Marques

P46 Shock waves: their effectiveness in improving the symptoms of calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder

Beatriz Minghelli, Eulália Caro

P47 Pacifier – construction and pilot application of a parenting intervention for parents of babies until six months in primary health care

Mª José Luís, Teresa Brandão

P48 The influence of Motor Imagery in fine motor skills of individuals with disabilities

Pedro Mendes, Daniel Marinho, João Petrica, Diogo Monteiro, Rui Paulo, João Serrano, Inês Santo

P49 Evaluation of the effects of a walking programme on the fall risk factors in older people – a longitudinal pilot study

Lina Monteiro, Fátima Ramalho, Rita Santos-Rocha, Sónia Morgado, Teresa Bento

P50 Nursing intervention programme in lifestyles of adolescents

Gilberta Sousa, Otília Freitas, Isabel Silva, Gregório Freitas, Clementina Morna, Rita Vasconcelos

P51 The person submitted to hip replacement rehabilitation, at home

Tatiana Azevedo, Salete Soares, Jacinta Pisco

P52 Effects of Melatonin use in the treatment of neurovegetative diseases

Paulo P. Ferreira, Efrain O. Olszewer, Michelle T. Oliveira, Anderson R. Sousa, Ana S. Maia, Sebastião T. Oliveira

P53 Review of Phytotherapy and other natural substances in alcohol abuse and alcoholism

Erica Santos, Ana I. Oliveira, Carla Maia, Fernando Moreira, Joana Santos, Maria F. Mendes, Rita F. Oliveira, Cláudia Pinho

P54 Dietary programme impact on biochemical markers in diabetics: systematic review

Eduarda Barreira, Ana Pereira, Josiana A. Vaz, André Novo

P55 Biological approaches to knee osteoarthritis: platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid

Luís D. Silva, Bruno Maia, Eduardo Ferreira, Filipa Pires, Renato Andrade, Luís Camarinha

P56 Platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid intra-articular injections for the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis

Luís D. Silva, Bruno Maia, Eduardo Ferreira, Filipa Pires, Renato Andrade, Luís Camarinha

P57 The impact of preventive measures in the incidence of diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review

Ana F. César, Mariana Poço, David Ventura, Raquel Loura, Pedro Gomes, Catarina Gomes, Cláudia Silva, Elsa Melo, João Lindo

P58 Dating violence among young adolescents

Joana Domingos, Zaida Mendes, Susana Poeta, Tiago Carvalho, Catarina Tomás, Helena Catarino, Mª Anjos Dixe

P59 Physical activity and motor memory in pedal dexterity

André Ramalho, António Rosado, Pedro Mendes, Rui Paulo, Inês Garcia, João Petrica

P60 The effects of whole body vibration on the electromyographic activity of thigh muscles

Sandra Rodrigues, Rui Meneses, Carlos Afonso, Luís Faria, Adérito Seixas

P61 Mental health promotion in the workplace

Marina Cordeiro, Paulo Granjo, José C. Gomes

P62 Influence of physical exercise on the self-perception of body image in elderly women: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Nelba R. Souza, Guilherme E. Furtado, Saulo V. Rocha, Paula Silva, Joana Carvalho

O109 Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Éxamen Geronto-Psychomoteur (P-EGP)

Marina Ana Morais, Sofia Santos, Paula Lebre, Ana Antunes

O110 Symptoms of depression in the elderly population of Portugal, Spain and Italy

António Calha

O111 Emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology symptoms: A comparison between adolescents with and without deliberate self-harm

Ana Xavier, Marina Cunha, José Pinto-Gouveia

O112 Prevalence of physical disability in people with leprosy

Liana Alencar, Madalena Cunha, António Madureira

O113 Quality of life and self-esteem in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Ilda Cardoso, Ana Galhardo, Fernanda Daniel, Vítor Rodrigues

O114 Cross-cultural comparison of gross motor coordination in children from Brazil and Portugal

Leonardo Luz, Tatiana Luz, Maurício R. Ramos, Dayse C. Medeiros, Bruno M. Carmo, André Seabra, Cristina Padez, Manuel C. Silva

O115 Electrocardiographic differences between African and Caucasian people

António Rodrigues, Patrícia Coelho, Alexandre Coelho

O116 Factors associated with domestic, sexual and other types of violence in the city of Palhoça - Brazil

Madson Caminha, Filipe Matheus, Elenice Mendes, Jony Correia, Marcia Kretzer

O117 Tinnitus prevalence study of users of a hospital of public management - Spain

Francisco J. Hernandez-Martinez, Juan F. Jimenez-Diaz, Bienvendida C. Rodriguez-De-Vera, Carla Jimenez-Rodriguez, Yadira Armas-Gonzalez

O118 Difficulties experienced by parents of children with diabetes mellitus of preschool age in therapeutic and nutritional management

Cátia Rodrigues, Rosa Pedroso

O119 E-mental health - “nice to have” or “must have”? Exploring the attitudes towards e-mental health in the general population

Jennifer Apolinário-Hagen, Viktor Vehreschild

O120 Violence against children and adolescents and the role of health professionals: Knowing how to identify and care

Milene Veloso, Celina Magalhães, Isabel Cabral, Maira Ferraz

O121 Marital violence. A study in the Algarve population

Filipe Nave, Emília Costa, Filomena Matos, José Pacheco

O122 Clinical factors and adherence to treatment in ischemic heart disease

António Dias, Carlos Pereira, João Duarte, Madalena Cunha, Daniel Silva

O123 Can religiosity improve optimism in participants in states of illness, when controlling for life satisfaction?

Lisete M. Mónico, Valentim R. Alferes, Mª São João Brêda, Carla Carvalho, Pedro M. Parreira

O124 Empowerment, knowledge and quality of life of people with diabetes type 2 in the Alto Minho Health Local Unit

Mª Carminda Morais, Pedro Ferreira, Rui Pimenta, José Boavida

O125 Antihypertensive therapy adherence among hypertensive patients from Bragança county, Portugal

Isabel C. Pinto, Tânia Pires, Catarina Silva

O126 Subjective perception of sexual achievement - An exploratory study on people with overweight

Maria Ribeiro, Maria Viega-Branco, Filomena Pereira, Ana Mª Pereira

O127 Physical activity level and associated factors in hypertensive individuals registered in the family health strategy of a basic health unit from the city of Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Fabrícia M. Almeida, Gustavo L. Estevez, Sandra Ribeiro, Marcia R. Kretzer

O128 Perception of functional fitness and health in non-institutionalised elderly from rural areas

Paulo V. João, Paulo Nogueira, Sandra Novais, Ana Pereira, Lara Carneiro, Maria Mota

O129 Medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at primary health care in Coimbra

Rui Cruz, Luiz Santiago, Carlos Fontes-Ribeiro

O130 Multivariate association between body mass index and multi-comorbidities in elderly people living in low socio-economic status context

Guilherme Furtado, Saulo V. Rocha, André P. Coutinho, João S. Neto, Lélia R. Vasconcelos, Nelba R. Souza, Estélio Dantas

O131 Metacognition, rumination and experiential avoidance in Borderline Personality Disorder

Alexandra Dinis, Sérgio Carvalho, Paula Castilho, José Pinto-Gouveia

O132 Health issues in a vulnerable population: nursing consultation in a public bathhouse in Lisbon

Alexandra Sarreira-Santos, Amélia Figueiredo, Lurdes Medeiros-Garcia, Paulo Seabra

O133 The perception of quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis accompanied in External Consultation of the Local Health Unit of Alto Minho

Rosa Rodrigues, Mª Carminda Morais, Paula O. Fernandes

O134 Representation of interaction established between immigrant women and nurse during pregnancy to postpartum, from the perspective of immigrant women

Conceição Santiago, Mª Henriqueta Figueiredo, Marta L. Basto

O135 Illness perceptions and medication adherence in hypertension

Teresa Guimarães, André Coelho, Anabela Graça, Ana M. Silva, Ana R. Fonseca

O136 A Portuguese study on adults’ intimate partner violence, interpersonal trust and hope

Luz Vale-Dias, Bárbara Minas, Graciete Franco-Borges

P63 QOL’ predictors of people with intellectual disability and general population

Cristina Simões, Sofia Santos

P64 Content validation of the Communication Disability Profile (CDP) - Portuguese Version

Ana Serra, Maria Matos, Luís Jesus

P65 Study of biochemical and haematological changes in football players

Ana S. Tavares, Ana Almeida, Céu Leitão, Edna Varandas, Renato Abreu, Fernando Bellém

P66 Body image dissatisfaction in inflammatory bowel disease: exploring the role of chronic illness-related shame

Inês A. Trindade, Cláudia Ferreira, José Pinto-Gouveia, Joana Marta-Simões

P67 Obesity and sleep in the adult population - a systematic review

Odete Amaral, Cristiana Miranda, Pedro Guimarães, Rodrigo Gonçalves, Nélio Veiga, Carlos Pereira

P68 Frequency of daytime sleepiness and obstructive sleep apnea risk in COPD patients

Tânia C. Fleig, Elisabete A. San-Martin, Cássia L. Goulart, Paloma B. Schneiders, Natacha F. Miranda, Lisiane L. Carvalho, Andrea G. Silva

P69 Working with immigrant-origin clients: discourses and practices of health professionals

Joana Topa, Conceição Nogueira, Sofia Neves

P70 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – what are audiovestibular changes?

Rita Ventura, Cristina Nazaré

P71 Mental disorders in the oldest old: findings from the Portuguese national hospitalization database

Daniela Brandão, Alberto Freitas, Óscar Ribeiro, Constança Paúl

P72 Recurrence analysis in postural control in children with cerebral palsy

Cristiana Mercê, Marco Branco, Pedro Almeida, Daniela Nascimento, Juliana Pereira, David Catela

P73 The experience of self-care in the elderly with COPD: contributions to reflect proximity care

Helga Rafael

P74 Culturally competent nurses: managing unpredictability in clinical practice with immigrants

Alcinda C. Reis

O137 Paediatric speech and language screening: An instrument for health professionals

Ana Mendes, Ana R. Valente, Marisa Lousada

O138 Anthropometric and nutritional assessment in bodybuilders

Diana Sousa, Ana L. Baltazar, Mª Helena Loureiro

O139 Computerized adventitious respiratory sounds in children with lower respiratory tract infections

Ana Oliveira, José Aparício, Alda Marques

O140 Role of computerized respiratory sounds as a marker in LRTI

Alda Marques, Ana Oliveira, Joana Neves, Rodrigo Ayoub

O141 Confirmatory factor analysis of the Personal Wellbeing Index in people with chronic kidney disease

Luís Sousa, Cristina Marques-Vieira, Sandy Severino, Helena José

O142 Phonological awareness skills in school aged children

Inês Cadorio, Marisa Lousada

O143 Assessment of early memories of warmth and safeness in interaction with peers: its relationship with psychopathology in adolescence

Marina Cunha, Diogo Andrade, Ana Galhardo, Margarida Couto

O144 The molecular effects induced by single shot irradiation on a diffuse large B cell lymphoma cell line

Fernando Mendes, Cátia Domingues, Susann Schukg, Ana M. Abrantes, Ana C. Gonçalves, Tiago Sales, Ricardo Teixo, Rita Silva, Jéssica Estrela, Mafalda Laranjo, João Casalta-Lopes, Clara Rocha, Paulo C. Simões, Ana B. Sarmento-Ribeiro, Mª Filomena Botelho, Manuel S. Rosa

O145 Morpho-functional characterization of cardiac chambers by Transthoracic Echocardiography, in young athletes of gymnastics competition

Virgínia Fonseca, Diogo Colaço, Vanessa Neves

O146 Prevalence of the antibodies of the new histo-blood system – FORS system

Carlos Jesus, Camilla Hesse, Clara Rocha, Nádia Osório, Ana Valado, Armando Caseiro, António Gabriel, Lola Svensson, Fernando Mendes, Wafa A. Siba, Cristina Pereira, Jorge Tomaz

O147 Assessment of the war-related perceived threat in Portuguese Colonial War Veterans

Teresa Carvalho, José Pinto-Gouveia, Marina Cunha

O148 Pulse transit time estimation for continuous blood pressure measurement: A comparative study

Diana Duarte, Nuno V. Lopes, Rui Fonseca-Pinto

O149 Blood pressure assessment during standard clinical manoeuvres: A non-invasive PPT based approach

Diana Duarte, Nuno V. Lopes, Rui Fonseca-Pinto

O150 Development and initial validation of the Activities and Participation Profile related to Mobility (APPM)

Anabela C. Martins

O151 MEASYCare-2010 Standard–A geriatric evaluation system in primary health care: Reliability and validity of the latest version in Portugal

Piedade Brandão, Laura Martins, Margarida Cardoso

O152 Interrater and intrarater reliability and agreement of the range of shoulder flexion in the standing upright position through photographic assessment

Nuno Morais, Joana Cruz

O153 Three-dimensional biofabrication techniques for tissue regeneration

Nuno Alves, Paula Faria, Artur Mateus, Pedro Morouço

O154 A new computer tool for biofabrication applied to tissue engineering

Nuno Alves, Nelson Ferreira, Artur Mateus, Paula Faria, Pedro Morouço

O155 Development and psychometric qualities of a scale to measure the functional independence of adolescents with motor impairment

Isabel Malheiro, Filomena Gaspar, Luísa Barros

O156 Organizational Trust in Health services: Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analysis of the Organizational Trust Inventory- Short Form (OTI-SF)

Pedro Parreira, Andreia Cardoso, Lisete Mónico, Carla Carvalho, Albino Lopes, Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira

O157 Thermal symmetry: An indicator of occupational task asymmetries in physiotherapy

Adérito Seixas, Valter Soares, Tiago Dias, Ricardo Vardasca, Joaquim Gabriel, Sandra Rodrigues

O158 A study of ICT active monitoring adoption in stroke rehabilitation

Hugo Paredes, Arsénio Reis, Sara Marinho, Vítor Filipe, João Barroso

O159 Paranoia Checklist (Portuguese Version): Preliminary studies in a mixed sample of patients and healthy controls

Carolina Da Motta, Célia B. Carvalho, José Pinto-Gouveia, Ermelindo Peixoto

O160 Reliability and validity of the Composite Scale on Morningness: European Portuguese version, in adolescents and young adults

Ana A. Gomes, Vanessa Costa, Diana Couto, Daniel R. Marques, José A. Leitão, José Tavares, Maria H. Azevedo, Carlos F. Silva

O161 Evaluation scale of patient satisfaction with nursing care: Psychometric properties evaluation

João Freitas, Pedro Parreira, João Marôco

O162 Impact of fibromyalgia on quality of life: Comparing results from generic instruments and FIQR

Miguel A. Garcia-Gordillo, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Gang Chen, Angelo Iezzi, José A. Sala, José A. Parraça, Narcis Gusi

O163 Preliminary study of the adaptation and validation of the Rating Scale of Resilient Self: Resilience, self-harm and suicidal ideation in adolescents

Jani Sousa, Mariana Marques, Jacinto Jardim, Anabela Pereira, Sónia Simões, Marina Cunha

O164 Development of the first pressure ulcer in inpatient setting: Focus on length of stay

Pedro Sardo, Jenifer Guedes, João Lindo, Paulo Machado, Elsa Melo

O165 Forms of Self-Criticizing and Self-Reassuring Scale: Adaptation and early findings in a sample of Portuguese children

Célia B. Carvalho, Joana Benevides, Marina Sousa, Joana Cabral, Carolina Da Motta

O166 Predictive ability of the Perinatal Depression Screening and Prevention Tool – Preliminary results of the dimensional approach

Ana T. Pereira, Sandra Xavier, Julieta Azevedo, Elisabete Bento, Cristiana Marques, Rosa Carvalho, Mariana Marques, António Macedo

O167 Psychometric properties of the BaSIQS-Basic Scale on insomnia symptoms and quality of sleep, in adults and in the elderly

Ana M. Silva, Juliana Alves, Ana A. Gomes, Daniel R. Marques, Mª Helena Azevedo, Carlos Silva

O168 Enlightening the human decision in health: The skin melanocytic classification challenge

Ana Mendes, Huei D. Lee, Newton Spolaôr, Jefferson T. Oliva, Wu F. Chung, Rui Fonseca-Pinto

O169 Test-retest reliability household life study and health questionnaire Pomerode (SHIP-BRAZIL)

Keila Bairros, Cláudia D. Silva, Clóvis A. Souza, Silvana S. Schroeder

O170 Characterization of sun exposure behaviours among medical students from Nova Medical School

Elsa Araújo, Helena Monteiro, Ricardo Costa, Sara S. Dias, Jorge Torgal

O171 Spirituality in pregnant women

Carolina G. Henriques, Luísa Santos, Elisa F. Caceiro, Sónia A. Ramalho

O172 Polypharmacy in older patients with cancer

Rita Oliveira, Vera Afreixo, João Santos, Priscilla Mota, Agostinho Cruz, Francisco Pimentel

O173 Quality of life of caregivers of people with advanced chronic disease: Translation and validation of the quality of life in life threatening illness - family carer version (QOLLTI-C-PT)

Rita Marques, Mª Anjos Dixe, Ana Querido, Patrícia Sousa

O174 The psychometric properties of the brief Other as Shamer Scale for Children (OAS-C): preliminary validation studies in a sample of Portuguese children

Joana Benevides, Carolina Da Motta, Marina Sousa, Suzana N. Caldeira, Célia B. Carvalho

O175 Measuring emotional intelligence in health care students – Revalidation of WLEIS-P

Ana Querido, Catarina Tomás, Daniel Carvalho, João Gomes, Marina Cordeiro

O176 Health indicators in prenatal assistance: The impact of computerization and of under-production in basic health centres

Joyce O. Costa, Frederico C. Valim, Lígia C. Ribeiro

O177 Hope genogram: Assessment of resources and interaction patterns in the family of the child with cerebral palsy

Zaida Charepe, Ana Querido, Mª Henriqueta Figueiredo

O178 The influence of childbirth type in postpartum quality of life

Priscila S. Aquino, Samila G. Ribeiro, Ana B. Pinheiro, Paula A. Lessa, Mirna F. Oliveira, Luísa S. Brito, Ítalo N. Pinto, Alessandra S. Furtado, Régia B. Castro, Caroline Q. Aquino, Eveliny S. Martins

O179 Women’s beliefs about pap smear test and cervical cancer: influence of social determinants

Ana B Pinheiro, Priscila S. Aquino, Lara L. Oliveira, Patrícia C. Pinheiro, Caroline R. Sousa, Vívien A. Freitas, Tatiane M. Silva, Adman S. Lima, Caroline Q. Aquino, Karizia V. Andrade, Camila A. Oliveira, Eglidia F. Vidal

O180 Validity of the Portuguese version of the ASI-3: Is anxiety sensitivity a unidimensional or multidimensional construct?

Ana Ganho-Ávila, Mariana Moura-Ramos, Óscar Gonçalves, Jorge Almeida

O181 Lifestyles of higher education students: the influence of self-esteem and psychological well-being

Armando Silva, Irma Brito, João Amado

P75 Assessing the quality of life of persons with significant intellectual disability: Portuguese version of Escala de San Martín

António Rodrigo, Sofia Santos, Fernando Gomes

P76 Childhood obesity and breastfeeding - A systematic review

Marlene C. Rosa, Silvana F. Marques

P77 Cross-cultural adaptation of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) for the Portuguese population

Sara Luís, Luís Cavalheiro, Pedro Ferreira, Rui Gonçalves

P78 Cross-cultural adaptation of the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation score (PRWE) for the Portuguese population

Rui S. Lopes, Luís Cavalheiro, Pedro Ferreira, Rui Gonçalves

P79 Cross-cultural adaptation of the Myocardial Infraction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) for Brazilian Portuguese language

Bruno H. Fiorin, Marina S. Santos, Edmar S. Oliveira, Rita L. Moreira, Elizabete A. Oliveira, Braulio L. Filho

P80 The revised Portuguese version of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire: A confirmatory factor analysis

Lara Palmeira, Teresa Garcia, José Pinto-Gouveia, Marina Cunha

P81 Assessing weight-related psychological inflexibility: An exploratory factor analysis of the AAQW’s Portuguese version

Sara Cardoso, Lara Palmeira, Marina Cunha; José Pinto-Gouveia

P82 Validation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Portuguese women

Joana Marta-Simões, Ana L. Mendes, Inês A. Trindade, Sara Oliveira, Cláudia Ferreira

P83 The Portuguese validation of the Dietary Intent Scale

Ana L. Mendes, Joana Marta-Simões, Inês A. Trindade, Cláudia Ferreira

P84 Construction and validation of the Inventory of Marital Violence (IVC)

Filipe Nave

P85 Portable continuous blood pressure monitor system

Mariana Campos, Iris Gaudêncio, Fernando Martins, Lino Ferreira, Nuno Lopes, Rui Fonseca-Pinto

P86 Construction and validation of the Scale of Perception of the Difficulties in Caring for the Elderly (SPDCE)

Rogério Rodrigues, Zaida Azeredo, Corália Vicente

P87 Development and validation of a comfort rating scale for the elderly hospitalized with chronic illness

Joana Silva, Patrícia Sousa, Rita Marques

P88 Construction and validation of the Postpartum Paternal Quality of Life Questionnaire (PP-QOL)

Isabel Mendes, Rogério Rodrigues, Zaida Azeredo, Corália Vicente

P89 Infrared thermal imaging: A tool for assessing diabetic foot ulcers

Ricardo Vardasca, Ana R. Marques, Adérito Seixas, Rui Carvalho, Joaquim Gabriel

P90 Pressure ulcers in an intensive care unit: An experience report

Paulo P. Ferreira, Michelle T. Oliveira, Anderson R. Sousa, Ana S. Maia, Sebastião T. Oliveira, Pablo O. Costa, Maiza M. Silva

P91 Validation of figures used in evocations: instrument to capture representations

Cristina Arreguy-Sena, Nathália Alvarenga-Martins, Paulo F. Pinto, Denize C. Oliveira, Pedro D. Parreira, Antônio T. Gomes, Luciene M. Braga

P92 Telephone assistance to decrease burden in informal caregivers of stroke older people: Monitoring and diagnostic evaluation

Odete Araújo, Isabel Lage, José Cabrita, Laetitia Teixeira

P93 Hope of informal caregivers of people with chronic and advanced disease

Rita Marques, Mª Anjos Dixe, Ana Querido, Patrícia Sousa

P94 Functionality and quality information from the Portuguese National Epidemiological Surveillance System

Sara Silva, Eugénio Cordeiro, João Pimentel

P95 Resting metabolic rate objectively measured vs. Harris and Benedict formula

Vera Ferro-Lebres, Juliana A. Souza, Mariline Tavares

O182 Characteristics of non-urgent patients: Cross-sectional study of an emergency department

Mª Anjos Dixe, Pedro Sousa, Rui Passadouro, Teresa Peralta, Carlos Ferreira, Georgina Lourenço

O183 Physical fitness and health in children of the 1st Cycle of Education

João Serrano, João Petrica, Rui Paulo, Samuel Honório, Pedro Mendes

O184 The impact of physical activity on sleep quality, in children

Alexandra Simões, Lucinda Carvalho, Alexandre Pereira

O185 What is the potential for using Information and Communication Technologies in Arterial Hypertension self-management?

Sara Silva, Paulino Sousa, José M. Padilha

O186 Exploring psychosocial factors associated with risk of falling in older patients undergoing haemodialysis

Daniela Figueiredo, Carolina Valente, Alda Marques

O187 Development of pressure ulcers on the face in patients undergoing non-invasive ventilation

Patrícia Ribas, Joana Sousa, Frederico Brandão, Cesar Sousa, Matilde Martins

O188 The elder hospitalized: Limiting factors of comfort

Patrícia Sousa, Rita Marques

O189 Physical activity and health state self-perception by Portuguese adults

Francisco Mendes, Rosina Fernandes, Emília Martins, Cátia Magalhães, Patrícia Araújo

O190 Satisfaction with social support in the elderly of the district of Bragança

Carla Grande, Mª Augusta Mata, Juan G. Vieitez

O191 Prevalence of death by traumatic brain injury and associated factors in intensive care unit of a general hospital, Brazil

Bruna Bianchini, Nazare Nazario, João G. Filho, Marcia Kretzer

O192 Relation between family caregivers burden and health status of elderly dependents

Tânia Costa, Armando Almeida, Gabriel Baffour

O193 Phenomena sensitive to nursing care in day centre

Armando Almeida, Tânia Costa, Gabriel Baffour

O194 Frailty: what do the elderly think?

Zaida Azeredo, Carlos Laranjeira, Magda Guerra, Ana P. Barbeiro

O195 The therapeutic self-care as a nursing-sensitive outcome: A correlational study

Regina Ferreira

O196 Phonetic-phonological acquisition for the European Portuguese from 18 months to 6 years and 12 months

Sara Lopes, Liliana Nunes, Ana Mendes

O197 Quality of life of patients undergoing liver transplant surgery

Julian Martins, Dulcineia Schneider, Marcia Kretzer, Flávio Magajewski

O198 Professional competences in health: views of older people from different European Countries

Célia Soares, António Marques

O199 Life satisfaction of working adults due to the number of hours of weekly exercise

Marco Batista, Ruth J. Castuera, Helena Mesquita, António Faustino, Jorge Santos, Samuel Honório

O200 Therapeutic itinerary of women with breast cancer in Santa Maria City/RS

Betina P. Vizzotto, Leticia Frigo, Hedioneia F. Pivetta

O201 The breastfeeding prevalence at 4 months: Maternal experience as a determining factor

Dolores Sardo

O202 The impact of the transition to parenthood in health and well-being

Cristina Martins, Wilson Abreu, Mª Céu Figueiredo

P96 Self-determined motivation and well-being in Portuguese active adults of both genders

Marco Batista, Ruth Jimenez-Castuera, João Petrica, João Serrano, Samuel Honório, Rui Paulo, Pedro Mendes

P97 The geriatric care: ways and means of comforting

Patrícia Sousa, Rita Marques

P98 The influence of relative age, subcutaneous adiposity and physical growth on Castelo Branco under-15 soccer players 2015

António Faustino, Paulo Silveira, João Serrano, Rui Paulo, Pedro Mendes, Samuel Honório

P99 Data for the diagnostic process focused on self-care – managing medication regime: An integrative literature review

Catarina Oliveira, Fernanda Bastos, Inês Cruz

P100 Art therapy as mental health promotion for children

Cláudia K. Rodriguez, Márcia R. Kretzer, Nazaré O. Nazário

P101 Chemical characterization of fungal chitosan for industrial applications

Pedro Cruz, Daniela C. Vaz, Rui B. Ruben, Francisco Avelelas, Susana Silva, Mª Jorge Campos

P102 The impact of caring older people at home

Maria Almeida, Liliana Gonçalves, Lígia Antunes

P103 Development of the first pressure ulcer in an inpatient setting: Focus on patients’ characteristics

Pedro Sardo, Jenifer Guedes, João Simões, Paulo Machado, Elsa Melo

P104 Association between General Self-efficacy and Physical Activity among Adolescents

Susana Cardoso, Osvaldo Santos, Carla Nunes, Isabel Loureiro

O203 Characterization of the habits of online acquisition of medicinal products in Portugal

Flávia Santos, Gilberto Alves

O204 Waiting room – A space for health education

Cláudia Soar, Teresa O. Marsi

O205 Safey culture evaluation in hospitalized children

Ernestina Silva, Dora Pedrosa, Andrea Leça, Daniel Silva

O206 Sexual Self-awareness and Body Image

Ana Galvão, Maria Gomes, Paula Fernandes, Ana Noné

O207 Perception of a Portuguese population regarding the acquisition and consumption of functional foods

Jaime Combadão, Cátia Ramalhete, Paulo Figueiredo, Patrícia Caeiro

O208 The work process in primary health care: evaluation in municipalities of southern Brazil

Karine C. Fontana, Josimari T. Lacerda, Patrícia O. Machado

O209 Exploration and evaluation of potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria isolated from Amazon buffalo milk

Raphaelle Borges, Flávio Barbosa, Dayse Sá

O210 Road safety for children: Using children’s observation, as a passenger

Germana Brunhoso, Graça Aparício, Amâncio Carvalho

O211 Perception and application of quality-by-design by the Pharmaceutical industry in Portugal

Ana P. Garcia, Paula O. Fernandes, Adriana Santos

O212 Oral health among Portuguese children and adolescents: a public health issue

Nélio Veiga, Carina Brás, Inês Carvalho, Joana Batalha, Margarida Glória, Filipa Bexiga, Inês Coelho, Odete Amaral, Carlos Pereira

O213 Plant species as a medicinal resource in Igatu-Chapada Diamantina (Bahia, Brazil)

Cláudia Pinho, Nilson Paraíso, Ana I. Oliveira, Cristóvão F. Lima, Alberto P. Dias

O214 Characterization of cognitive and functional performance in everyday tasks: Implications for health in institutionalised older adults

Pedro Silva, Mário Espada, Mário Marques, Ana Pereira

O215 BMI and the perception of the importance given to sexuality in obese and overweight people

Ana Mª Pereira, Mª Veiga-Branco, Filomena Pereira, Maria Ribeiro

O216 Analysis and comparison of microbiological contaminations of two different composition pacifiers

Vera Lima, Ana I. Oliveira, Cláudia Pinho, Graça Cruz, Rita F. Oliveira, Luísa Barreiros, Fernando Moreira

O217 Experiences of couple relationships in the transition to retirement

Ana Camarneiro, Mª Helena Loureiro, Margarida Silva

O218 Preventive and corrective treatment of drug-induced calcium deficiency: an analysis in a community pharmacy setting

Catarina Duarte, Ângelo Jesus, Agostinho Cruz

O219 Profile of mood states in physically active elderly subjects: Is there a relation with health perception?

Maria Mota, Sandra Novais, Paulo Nogueira, Ana Pereira, Lara Carneiro, Paulo V. João

O220 (Un)Safety behaviour at work: the role of education towards a health and safety culture

Teresa Maneca Lima

O221 Analysis of the entrepreneurial profile of students attending higher education in Portugal: the Carland Entrepreneurship Index application

Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira, Marina Vaquinhas, Pedro Parreira, Rosa Melo, João Graveto, Amélia Castilho, José H. Gomes

O222 Evaluation of welfare and quality of life of pregnant working women regarding the age of the pregnant

María S. Medina, Valeriana G. Blanco

O223 Psychological wellbeing protection among unemployed and temporary workers: Uncovering effective community-based interventions with a Delphi panel

Osvaldo Santos, Elisa Lopes, Ana Virgolino, Alexandra Dinis, Sara Ambrósio, Inês Almeida, Tatiana Marques, Mª João Heitor

O224 Chilean population norms derived from the Health-related quality of life SF-6D

Miguel A. Garcia-Gordillo, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Pedro R. Olivares, José A. Parraça, José A. Sala

O225 Motivation of college students toward Entrepreneurship: The influence of social and economic instability

Amélia Castilho, João Graveto, Pedro Parreira, Anabela Oliveira, José H. Gomes, Rosa Melo, Marina Vaquinhas

O226 Use of aromatic and medicinal plants, drugs and herbal products in Bragança city

Mónia Cheio, Agostinho Cruz, Olívia R. Pereira

O227 Edible flowers as new novel foods concept for health promotion

Sara Pinto, Adriana Oliveira, M. Conceição Manso, Carla Sousa, Ana F. Vinha

O228 The influence of leisure activities on the health and welfare of older people living in nursing homes

Mª Manuela Machado, Margarida Vieira

O229 Risk of falling, fear of falling and functionality in community-dwelling older adults

Beatriz Fernandes, Teresa Tomás, Diogo Quirino

O230 Musculoskeletal pain and postural habits in children and teenage students

Gustavo Desouzart, Rui Matos, Magali Bordini, Pedro Mouroço

O231 What's different in Southern Europe? The question of citizens’ participation in health systems

Ana R. Matos, Mauro Serapioni

O232 Occupational stress in Portuguese police officers

Teresa Guimarães, Virgínia Fonseca, André Costa, João Ribeiro, João Lobato

O233 Is occupational therapy culturally relevant to promote mental health in Burkina Faso?

Inmaculada Z. Martin, Anita Björklund

P105 Pay-for-performance satisfaction and quality in primary care

Aida I. Tavares, Pedro Ferreira, Rui Passadouro

P106 Economic development through life expectancy lenses

Sónia Morgado

P107 What is the effectiveness of exercise on smoking cessation to prevent clinical complications of smoking?

Nuno Tavares, João Valente, Anabela C. Martins

P108 A systematic review of the effects of yoga on mental health

Patrícia Araújo, Rosina Fernandes, Francisco Mendes, Cátia Magalhães, Emília Martins

P109 Healthy lifestyle: comparison between higher education students that lived until adult age in rural and urban environment

Pedro Mendes, Rui Paulo, António Faustino, Helena Mesquita, Samuel Honório, Marco Batista

P110 Evaluation of the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) in Brazil

Josimari T. Lacerda, Angela B. Ortiga, Mª Cristina Calvo, Sônia Natal

P111 Bioactive compounds - antioxidant activity of tropical fruits

Marta Pereira

P112 Use of non-pharmacological methods to relieve pain in labour

Manuela Ferreira, Ana R. Prata, Paula Nelas, João Duarte

P113 Mechanical safety of pacifiers sold in Portuguese pharmacies and childcare stores

Juliana Carneiro, Ana I. Oliveira, Cláudia Pinho, Cristina Couto, Rita F. Oliveira, Fernando Moreira

P114 The importance of prenatal consultation: Information to pregnant women given on a unit of primary care

Ana S. Maia, Michelle T. Oliveira, Anderson R. Sousa, Paulo P. Ferreira, Géssica M. Souza, Lívia F. Almada, Milena A. Conceição, Eujcely C. Santiago

P115 Influence of different backpack loading conditions on neck and lumbar muscles activity of elementary school children

Sandra Rodrigues, Gabriela Domingues, Irina Ferreira, Luís Faria, Adérito Seixas

P116 Efficacy and safety of dry extract Hedera helix in the treatment of productive cough

Ana R. Costa, Ângelo Jesus, Américo Cardoso, Alexandra Meireles, Armanda Colaço, Agostinho Cruz

P117 A portrait of the evaluation processes of education groups in primary health care

Viviane L. Vieira, Kellem R. Vincha, Ana Mª Cervato-Mancuso

P118 Benefits of vitamins C and E in sensorineural hearing loss: a review

Melissa Faria, Cláudia Reis

P119 BODY SNAPSHOT – a web-integrated anthropometric evaluation system

Marco P. Cova, Rita T. Ascenso, Henrique A. Almeida, Eunice G. Oliveira

P120 Anthropometric evaluation and variation during pregnancy

Miguel Santana, Rafael Pereira, Eunice G. Oliveira, Henrique A. Almeida, Rita T. Ascenso

P121 Knowledge of college students on the amendments of their eating habits and physical activity index in the transition to higher education

Rita Jesus, Rodrigo Tapadas, Carolina Tim-Tim, Catarina Cezanne, Matilde Lagoa, Sara S. Dias, Jorge Torgal

P122 Muscular activity of a rally race car driver

João Lopes, Henrique Almeida, Sandra Amado, Luís Carrão

O234 Literacy and results in health

Madalena Cunha, Luís Saboga-Nunes, Carlos Albuquerque, Olivério Ribeiro

O235 Literacy promotion and empowerment of type 2 diabetics elderly in four family health units of the group of health centers of Dão Lafões

Suzete Oliveira, Mª Carminda Morais

O236 Mediterranean diet, health and life quality among Portuguese children

Emília Martins, Francisco Mendes, Rosina Fernandes, Cátia Magalhães, Patrícia Araújo

O237 Health literacy, from data to action - translation, validation and application of the European Health Literacy Survey in Portugal (HLS-EU-PT)

Ana R. Pedro, Odete Amaral, Ana Escoval

O238 Oral health literacy evaluation in a Portuguese military population

Victor Assunção, Henrique Luís, Luís Luís

O239 Preferences to Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy – do attachment orientations matter?

Jennifer Apolinário-Hagen, Viktor Vehreschild

O240 A comparative transnational study in health literacy between Austria and Portugal

Ulrike Fotschl, Gerald Lirk, Anabela C. Martins, Isabel Andrade, Fernando Mendes

O241 Health literacy and social behaviours: relationship with sexually transmitted diseases?

Verónica Mendonça, Sandra Antunes, Isabel Andrade, Nádia Osório, Ana Valado, Armando Caseiro, António Gabriel, Anabela C. Martins, Fernando Mendes

O242 Parenting styles and attachment to parents: what relationships?

Paula A. Silva, Lisete M. Mónico, Pedro M. Parreira, Carla Carvalho

O243 Work-life balance in health professionals and professors: comparative study of workers with shift work and fixed schedule

Carla Carvalho, Pedro M. Parreira, Lisete M. Mónico, Joana Ruivo

O244 Technology literacy in self-management of diabetes

Vânia Silva, Paulino Sousa, José M. Padilha

O245 Satisfaction with therapeutic education and its relationship with clinical variables in children with type 1 diabetes

Vera Ferraz, Graça Aparício, João Duarte

O246 Nutrition-related knowledge in middle-age and older patients with type 2 diabetes

Carlos Vasconcelos, António Almeida, Joel Neves, Telma Correia, Helena Amorim, Romeu Mendes

O247 Validating the HLS-EU-(PT) questionnaire to measure health literacy in adolescents (CrAdLiSa project: HLS-EU-PT)

Luís Saboga-Nunes, Madalena Cunha, Carlos Albuquerque

O248 Health education in people with coronary heart disease: Experience of the cardiology department of a hospital on the outskirts of Lisbon

Elsa S. Pereira, Leonino S. Santos, Ana S. Reis, Helena R. Silva, João Rombo, Jorge C. Fernandes, Patrícia Fernandes

O249 Information and training needs of informal caregivers of individuals with stroke sequelae: a qualitative survey

Jaime Ribeiro, Catarina Mangas, Ana Freire

O250 Prevention of psychoactive substances consumption in students from 6th grade of Albergaria-a-Velha´s School Group

Sara Silva, Irene Francisco, Ana Oliveira

O251 Promoting healthy sexuality: shared responsibility for family, youth and educators

Helena Catarino, Mª Anjos Dixe, Mª Clarisse Louro

O252 Sexual risk behaviour in adolescents and young people

Saudade Lopes, Anjos Dixe

O253 Knowledge of school staff on type 1 diabetes

Mª Anjos Dixe, Eva Menino, Helena Catarino, Fátima Soares, Ana P. Oliveira, Sara Gordo, Teresa Kraus

O254 Sexual health in adolescents: the impact of information search in literacy

Catarina Tomás, Paulo Queirós, Teresa Rodrigues

P123 Improving basic life support skills in adolescents through a training programme

Pedro Sousa, João G. Frade, Catarina Lobão

P124 Difficulties in sexual education reported by basic education teachers in the city of Foz do Iguaçu - Brazil

Cynthia B. Moura, Laysa C. Dreyer, Vanize Meneghetti, Priscila P. Cabral

P125 Breast cancer survivors: subjects and resources for information. A qualitative systematic review

Francisca Pinto, Paulino Sousa, Mª Raquel Esteves

P126 Relationship between health literacy and prevalence of STI in Biomedical Laboratory Science students

Sofia Galvão, Ite Tytgat, Isabel Andrade, Nádia Osório, Ana Valado, Armando Caseiro, António Gabriel, Anabela C. Martins, Fernando Mendes

P127 Health literacy, risk behaviours and sexually transmitted diseases among blood donors

Mónica Casas-Novas, Helena Bernardo, Isabel Andrade, Gracinda Sousa, Ana P. Sousa, Clara Rocha, Pedro Belo, Nádia Osório, Ana Valado, Armando Caseiro, António Gabriel, Anabela C. Martins, Fernando Mendes

P128 Promoting literacy in pregnancy health-care

Fátima Martins, Montserrat Pulido-Fuentes

P129 The lifestyles of the operating assistants of education

Isabel Barroso, Gil Cabral, M. João Monteiro, Conceição Rainho

P130 Experiences of service-learning health and the literary art: reflections about the health education

Alessandro Prado, Yara M. Carvalho

P131 Life long swimming – a European Erasmus + project

Maria Campos, Liliana Moreira, José Ferreira, Ana Teixeira, Luís Rama

Determination of VO2-Intensity Relationship and MAOD in Tethered Swimming

This study aimed to test the reproducibility of the maximal accumulated oxygen deficit (MAOD) values and VO2-intensity relationship parameters as measured during tethered swimming. 9 swimmers performed an incremental test to determine the maximal aerobic force (MAF), 6 submaximal efforts to develop VO2-intensity relationship, and an exhaustive effort to determine MAOD. The tests were performed twice. The reproducibility of the measurements was tested using intraclass correlation (ICC), typical error (TE) and coefficient of variation (CV). High levels of reproducibility were observed for MAF (TE=2.6 N; CV=4.3%; ICC=0.98) and VO2-intensity relationship parameters, as intercept (TE=0.01 L.min(-1); CV=11.4%; ICC=0.97), slope (TE=0.002 L.min(-1).N(-1); CV=3.1%; ICC=0.97) and coefficient of determination (TE=0.02; CV=1.8%; ICC=0.47). The MAOD values measured during the test (2.9±1.1 L and 45.3±14.0 mL.Kg(-1)) and retests (2.9±1.1 L and 45.2±12.6 mL.Kg(-1)) were highly correlated (absolute values: ICC=0.93; relative to body mass values: ICC=0.89) and presented low values of TE (0.3 L and 4.3 mL.Kg(-1)) and CV (9.5% for absolute and 9.6% for relative to body mass values). Thus, we demonstrated the potential use of tethered swimming to assess anaerobic capacity in an aquatic environment.

Presence of endocrine disruptors in freshwater in the northern Antarctic Peninsula region

The increasing human presence in Antarctica and the waste it generates is causing an impact on the environment at local and border scale. The main sources of anthropic pollution have a mainly local effect, and include the burning of fossil fuels, waste incineration, accidental spillage and wastewater effluents, even when treated. The aim of this work is to determine the presence and origin of 30 substances of anthropogenic origin considered to be, or suspected of being, endocrine disruptors in the continental waters of the Antarctic Peninsula region. We also studied a group of toxic metals, metalloids and other elements with possible endocrine activity. Ten water samples were analyzed from a wide range of sources, including streams, ponds, glacier drain, and an urban wastewater discharge into the sea. Surprisingly, the concentrations detected are generally similar to those found in other studies on continental waters in other parts of the world. The highest concentrations of micropollutants found correspond to the group of organophosphate flame retardants (19.60-9209ngL(-1)) and alkylphenols (1.14-7225ngL(-1)); and among toxic elements the presence of aluminum (a possible hormonal modifier) (1.7-127µgL(-1)) is significant. The concentrations detected are very low and insufficient to cause acute or subacute toxicity in aquatic organisms. However, little is known as yet of the potential sublethal and chronic effects of this type of pollutants and their capacity for bioaccumulation. These results point to the need for an ongoing system of environmental monitoring of these substances in Antarctic continental waters, and the advisability of regulating at least the most environmentally hazardous of these in the Antarctic legislation.

Long-term exercise training as a modulator of mammary cancer vascularization

BACKGROUND

Breast cancer remains a leading cause of death by cancer worldwide. It is commonly accepted that angiogenesis and the expression of angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) is associated with the increased risk of metastasis and poor patient outcome.

OBJECTIVE

This work aimed to evaluate the effects of long-term exercise training on the growth and vascularization of mammary tumors in a rat model.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Fifty female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: two N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-exposed groups (exercised and sedentary) and two control groups (exercised and sedentary). MNU was administered once, intraperitoneally at 7 weeks-old. Animals were then exercised on a treadmill for 35 weeks. Mammary tumors were evaluated using thermography, ultrasonography [Power Doppler (PDI), B Flow and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)], and immunohistochemistry (VEGF-A).

RESULTS

Both, MNU sedentary and exercised groups showed 100% of tumor incidence, but exercised animals showed less tumors with an increased latency period. Exercise training also enhanced VEGF-A immunoexpression and vascularization (microvessel density, MVD) (p<0.05), and reduced histological aggressiveness. Ultrasound and thermal imaging analysis confirmed the enhanced vascularization of tumors on exercised animals.

CONCLUSION

Long-term exercise training increased VEGF-A expression, leading to enhanced tumor vascularization and reduced tumor burden, multiplicity and histological aggressiveness.

High-voltage electrical burns due to copper theft - Case series

Electrical burns are among the most devastating trauma inflicted on the human body. These burns have a higher morbidity, length of stay and a much higher risk of amputation than any other type of burn. Electrical burns affect mostly young, working males because they are more frequently the result of a work accident. However, possibly due to the worldwide economic crisis, we are experiencing a new phenomenon: the theft of high-voltage copper wiring.

Modeling the transport pathways of harmful algal blooms in the Iberian coast

The prediction of the path of harmful algal blooms (HABs) along the coast can be achieved using numerical models of ocean circulation in order to reproduce the hydrodynamics of the study area. With this setting, our work aimed at the (1) study of key past events to evaluate the model ability to reproduce the transport pathways of blooms along the Iberian coast, and (2) to assess the relevance of such strictly physical approach. The simulations described here rely on the advection of lagrangian elements after a point release in a hypothetical location for bloom initiation, and the subsequent assessment of the influence of the surface currents transport on the extent of the bloom. Five events were simulated, accounting for blooms of Gymnodinium catenatum, Dinophysis acuminata and Pseudo-nitzschia spp. Model results were compared with field data from the National HAB monitoring program, and were used to evaluate some hypothesis in their interpretation. The effort compiled in this paper, though focused on the transport and dispersion of HAB (after bloom detection), was a critical step toward an integrative forecasting system to determine potential HAB impacted areas, also addressed in this Special Issue.