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Kunrath MF, Giraldo-Osorno PM, Mendes K, Gomes ATPC, Rosa N, Barros M, Dahlin C. Unveiling the consequences of early human saliva contamination on membranes for guided bone regeneration. J Periodontal Res 2024. [PMID: 38644743 DOI: 10.1111/jre.13266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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AIMS GBR membranes have various surface properties designed to elicit positive responses in regenerative clinical procedures; dental clinicians attempt to employ techniques to prevent the direct interaction of contaminated oral fluids with these biomaterials. However, saliva is uninterruptedly exhibited in oral surgical procedures applying GBR membranes, suggesting a persistent interaction with biomaterials and the surrounding oral tissues. This fundamental study aimed to investigate potential alterations in the physical, chemical, and key biological properties of membranes for guided bone regeneration (GBR) caused by isolated early interaction with human saliva. METHODS A reproducible step-by-step protocol for collecting and interacting human saliva with membranes was developed. Subsequently, membranes were evaluated for their physicochemical properties, protein quantification, DNA, and 16S rRNA levels viability of two different cell lines at 1 and 7 days, and ALP activity. Non-interacted membranes and pure saliva of donors were applied as controls. RESULTS Qualitative morphological alterations were noticed; DNA extraction and 16S quantification revealed significantly higher values. Furthermore, the viability of HGF-1 and MC3T3-E1 cells was significantly (p < .05) reduced following saliva interaction with biodegradable membranes. Saliva contamination did not prejudice PTFE membranes significantly in any biological assay. CONCLUSIONS These outcomes demonstrated a susceptible response of biodegradable membranes to isolated early human saliva interaction, suggesting impairment of structural morphology, reduced viability to HGF-1 and MC3T3-E1, and higher absorption/adherence of DNA/16S rRNA. As a result, clinical oral procedures may need corresponding refinements.
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- Marcel F Kunrath
- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
- Dentistry Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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Nogueira S, Rodrigues D, Barros M, Menezes J, Guimarães-Pereira L. Chronic pain after breast surgery: incidence, risk factors and impact on quality of life. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2024:S2341-1929(24)00002-7. [PMID: 38242359 DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy, and chronic pain after breast surgery (CPBS) is an increasingly recognized therapy-related problem. We evaluated CPBS incidence, characteristics, associated factors, and impact on patient quality of life (QoL). MATERIALS AND METHODS Six-month observational prospective study conducted in patients undergoing breast surgery in a tertiary university hospital. Data were collected using several questionnaires: Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form, Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questionnaire, and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire and its Breast Cancer Module. RESULTS A total of 112 patients completed the study. Approximately, one third (34.8%) developed CPBS, and almost all with potentially neuropathic pain. CPBS interfered with patients' daily life and reduced their QoL. Diabetes (p = 0.028), catastrophizing (p = 0.042), and acute postoperative pain severity (p < 0.001) were associated with CPBS. CONCLUSIONS This study broadens our understanding of CPBS and shows the impact of this syndrome. Healthcare workers need to be aware of CPBS and take steps to prevent and treat it, and provide patients with adequate information.
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- S Nogueira
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal; Cardiovascular R&D Centre - UnIC@RISE, Surgery and Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, UnIC, CIM-FMUP, R. Dr. Plácido da Costa, Porto, Portugal
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Martins JE, Simões J, Barros M, Simões M. Pre-Molecular Assessment of Self-Processes in Neurotypical Subjects Using a Single Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Evoking Autobiographical Memory. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12100381. [PMID: 36285950 PMCID: PMC9598325 DOI: 10.3390/bs12100381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the last 20 years, several contributions have been published on what concerns the conceptual and empirical connections between self-processes. However, only a limited number of publications addressed the viability of those processes to characterize mental health in neurotypical subjects with a normative pattern of neurodevelopment. Furthermore, even fewer experiments focused explicitly on the complexity of studying neurotypical phenomenal data. On the one hand, this normative pattern is commonly associated with mental health and a multifaceted self-concept and well-being. On the other hand, well-being is often related to a healthy cognitive life. However, how such intricate and complex relation between self-processes is established in neurotypical subjects requires further evidence. The novelty of this work is thus studying the first-person experience, which is correlated with the mental events aroused by a cognitive behavioral intervention. The prior methodology that led to the complete characterization of a neurotypical sample was already published by the authors, although the materials, the methods, the sample screening, and the sample size study required further explanation and exploration. This paper’s innovation is hence the phenomenological assessment of subjects’ self-regulation, which is used for mental health profiling, providing the basis for subsequent molecular typing. For that matter, a convenience sample of 128 (19–25-year-old) neurotypical young adults, healthy university students at the University of Lisbon, non-medicated and with no serious, uncontrolled, or chronic diseases, are characterized according to their cognitive functioning and self-concept. The procedure comprised (i) a mental status examination (psychological assessment) and (ii) a psychological intervention, i.e., a single cognitive behavioral intervention (intervention protocol). The psychological assessment was a standardized and structured clinical interview, which comprised the use of 4 psychological scales complementary to the classical Mental Status Examination (MSE). The intervention protocol applied a combined exercise of psychophysical training and autobiographical-self memory-recalling. The results permitted identifying and isolating four different subgroups (self awareness, self consciousness, reflective self, and pre-reflective self) in neurotypical subjects with discrete self-processes. The outcome of this study is screening four different aspects of self-reflection and the isolation between various forms of self-directed attention and their interconnections in these four mental health strata. The practical implication of this study is to fulfill an a priori pre-molecular assessment of self-regulation with separate cognitive characteristics. The reliability of these mental strata, their distinct neurophysiology, and discrete molecular fingerprint will be tested in a future publication by in silico characterization, total protein profiling, and simultaneous immunodetection of the neuropeptide and neuroimmune response of the same participants.
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- Jorge Emanuel Martins
- Laboratory of Mind-Matter Interaction with Therapeutic Intention (LIMMIT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-76-693-6921
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- Laboratory of Mind-Matter Interaction with Therapeutic Intention (LIMMIT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Mind-Matter Interaction with Therapeutic Intention (LIMMIT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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Riechelmann R, Strosberg J, Al-Toubah T, Durant L, Spina Donadio M, Mello C, De Jesus V, Felismino T, Taboada R, De Brot Andrade L, Barros M. 897P HORMONET: Phase II trial of tamoxifen for patients (pts) with estrogen/progesterone receptor (ER/PR)-positive neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Barros M, Villadóniga C, Cantera A. Production of antioxidant whey hydrolysate using proteolytic extracts of Araujia sericifera var. hortorum latex. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Pereira A, Azevedo J, Soares M, Marques C, Marques M, Barros M, Carvalho F, Pereira D, Macedo A. Screening Accuracy of the Portuguese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale-7 according to DSM-5 criteria. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9566675 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction The Portuguese shortest version of the Perinatal Depression Screening Scale/PDSS-7 proved to be valid and reliable, in Portugal and Brazil, but it is essential to analyze its operational characteristics before using it for screening purposes. Objectives To determine PDSS-7 cut-off points and associated conditional probabilities to screen for major depression, according to the DSM-5. Methods he pregnancy sample was composed of 259 women in the second trimester (Mean gestation weeks=17.83±4.750). The postpartum sample consisted of 241 women assessed between the 2nd-6thmonths postpartum(M=17.99±4.689 weeks postpartum). All women completed the PDSS-7 and were interviewed with the Diagnostic Interview for Psychological Distress(Pereira et al., 2017), a semi-structured clinical interview to assess the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the perinatal period according to the DSM-5 criteria. MedCalc was used to perform ROC analysis. Results During pregnancy, the major depression prevalence was of 4.6%(n=12). The cut-off point that maximizes the Youden Index(J=.98, 95%CI: .97-.99; AUC=.99; se=.004; p<.001) was of 18(95%CI:17-19), which resulted in a sensitivity of 100%(71.5%-100%), a specificity of 97.98%(95.3%-99.3%), a positive predictive value/+PP of 68.8%(48.0%-84.0%) and a negative predictive value/-PP of 100%. In the postpartum, the major depression prevalence was of 10.4%(n=25). The cut-off point(J=.79, 95%CI: .63-.82; AUC=.89; se=.036; p<.001) was of 14(95%CI: 12-16), with a sensitivity of 85.0%(69.3%-93.2%), a specificity of 85.0%(69.3%-93.2%), a +PP of 56.5%(46.1%-67.3%) and a -PP of 97.5%(94.6%-98.8%). Conclusions The Portuguese version of PDSS-7 presents good combinations of sensitivity and specificity, being accurate and usable to screen for depression during pregnancy and in the postpartum both in research and primary health care. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Pereira A, Barros M, Aguiar M, Azevedo J, Soares M, Carvalho F, Pereira D, Macedo A. Further validation of the European and Brazilian Portuguese short version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale-7. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567478 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction We have recently validated the Portuguese shortest version of the Perinatal Depression Screening Scale-PDSS-7 (items selected from the PDSS-21; each one representing a dimension evaluated by the PDSS-35), for the assessment of depression severity in pregnancy, both in Portugal and Brazil. Objectives To analyze the validity and reliability of the PDSS-7 Portuguese version to evaluate postpartum women both from Portugal and Brazil. Methods The Portuguese sample was composed of 304 women between the 2nd-6th postpartum months (Mean=20.09±7.21 weeks postpartum). These participants were not the same who participated in the psychometric study that led to the selection of the seven items. The Brazilian sample was composed of 121 women (Mean=10.51±4.53 weeks postpartum). All the participants completed the European/Brazilian Portuguese versions of PDSS-21, which was composed of the same items and included the seven items of PDSS-7. Participants also filled in the validated versions of Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale and Profile of Mood States. Results Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed that the unidimensional model of PDSS-7 presented acceptable/good fit indexes in both samples (Portuguese/Brazilian: χ2/d.f.=2.6598/1.7897; RMSEA=.0740/.0807, CFI=.8289/.7934, TLI=.7901/.8434, GFI=.9298/.9496; p<.001). The PDSS-7 Cronbach’s alphas were of .841/.856 and all the items contributed to the internal consistency. Pearson correlations with postpartum anxiety (.646/.763) and negative affect (.666/.676) were significantly (p<.01) high. PDSS-7 mean scores were higher in the Brazilian sample (16.06±7.39 versus 11.37±4.37, p<.01). Conclusions PDSS-7 presented validity (construct and convergent), reliability and utility in clinical and research settings, including in transcultural studies, in Portugal and Brazil, namely in the postpartum. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Barros M, Silva JB, Sousa M, Barbosa L, Carvalho I. COVID-19 pandemic and tuberculosis: how to ensure adequate care in pediatric age. Pulmonology 2022; 28:421-422. [PMID: 36180349 PMCID: PMC9237023 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- M Barros
- Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE
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- Centro de Diagnóstico Pneumológico de Vila Nova de Gaia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE; Centro de Diagnóstico Pneumológico de Vila Nova de Gaia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE; Centro de Diagnóstico Pneumológico de Vila Nova de Gaia
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Esteves E, Mendes AK, Barros M, Figueiredo C, Andrade J, Capelo J, Novais A, Rebelo C, Soares R, Nunes A, Ferreira A, Lemos J, Duarte AS, Silva RM, Inácio Bernardino L, Correia MJ, Esteves AC, Rosa N. Population wide testing pooling strategy for SARS-CoV-2 detection using saliva. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263033. [PMID: 35089942 PMCID: PMC8797214 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has forced frequent testing of populations. It is necessary to identify the most cost-effective strategies for the detection of COVID-19 outbreaks. Nasopharyngeal samples have been used for SARS-CoV-2 detection but require a healthcare professional to collect the sample and cause discomfort and pain to the individual. Saliva has been suggested as an appropriate fluid for the diagnosis of COVID-19. We have investigated the possibility of using pools of saliva samples to detect SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Two hundred and seventy-nine saliva samples were analyzed through RT-PCR of Envelope, Nucleocapsid and Open Reading Frame 1ab genes. Reproducibility assays showed an almost perfect agreement as well as high sensitivity (96.6%), specificity (96.8%), positive predicted value (96.6%), and negative predicted value (96.8%). The average Cycle Threshold of the genes detected was 29.7. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were detected when comparing the cycle threshold average of two consecutive reactions on the same positive saliva samples. Saliva samples have a higher median viral load (32.6) than in nasopharyngeal samples (28.9), although no significant differences were detected (p > 0.05). Saliva-pool samples allowed effective SARS-CoV-2 screening, with a higher sensibility (96.9%) on 10-sample pools than in 20-sample pools (87.5%). Regardless of pools size specificity was high (99.9%) and an almost perfect agreement was observed. Our strategy was successfully applied in population wide testing of more than 2000 individuals, showing that it is possible to use pooled saliva as diagnostic fluid for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Eduardo Esteves
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMD), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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Quaresma MAG, Antunes IC, Ferreira BG, Parada A, Elias A, Barros M, Santos C, Partidário A, Mourato M, Roseiro LC. The composition of the lipid, protein and mineral fractions of quail breast meat obtained from wild and farmed specimens of Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) and farmed Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica domestica). Poult Sci 2021; 101:101505. [PMID: 34818612 PMCID: PMC8626699 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The present study was intended to answer 2 scientific hypotheses: 1) the quail species has a significant influence in quail breast meat composition; 2) the wild quail's meat presents healthier composition than their farmed counterparts. An analysis of the pectoral muscles of wild and captive common quails (Coturnix coturnix) and domestic quails (Coturnix japonica domestica) was performed. The content of fatty acids (FA), amino acids, total cholesterol, and vitamin E, some basic macro- and microminerals in the pectoral muscles of the 2 species of the genus Coturnix were analyzed. Regarding the quail species influence on meat composition, Japanese Quail (JQ) revealed better lipid composition, characterized by lower saturated FA (SFA; less 3.17 g/100 g of total fatty acids), higher polyunsaturated FA contents (PUFA; more 5.5 g/100 g of total fatty acids) and healthier polyunsaturated FA/saturated FA (P/S) and n-6/n-3 ratios and TI value (1.08, 9.54 and 0.60 vs. 0.76, 12.58, and 0.75, correspondingly). The absence of differences observed on amino acids partial sums and ratios reveals equality between species on protein nutritional quality. On the other hand, Common Quail (CQ) proved to be a better source of copper (0.181 mg/100 g of meat), iron (2.757 mg/100 g of meat), manganese (0.020 mg/100 g of meat), and zinc (0.093 mg/100 g of meat) than JQ. The comparison of farmed and wild specimens within CQ, showed that wild birds presented lower total cholesterol (less 8.32 mg/g of fresh meat) and total PUFA (less 4.26 g/100 g of total fatty acids), and higher n-3 PUFA contents (more 1.53 g/100 g of total fatty acids), which contributed to healthier P/S and n-6/n-3 ratios, but worst PI (1.60, 8.08, and 113.1 vs. 0.76, 12.58, and 100.8, respectively). The wild species revealed higher α-tocopherol content (2.40 vs. 1.49 µg/g of fresh meat. Differences observed on their mineral composition counterbalance each other. Under intensive production system and similar feeding and management conditions, the CQ develops better nutritional qualities than JQ. The comparison of wild and farmed species within CQ reveals more similarities than differences. Quail´s meat presents good nutritional quality and introduces variability to human's diet, which is much valued by consumers.
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- M A G Quaresma
- CIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV/ULisboa), Lisbon, 1300-477 Portugal.
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- CIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV/ULisboa), Lisbon, 1300-477 Portugal
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- CIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV/ULisboa), Lisbon, 1300-477 Portugal; LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 1349-017 Portugal
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- CIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV/ULisboa), Lisbon, 1300-477 Portugal
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- LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 1349-017 Portugal
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- INTERAVES - Sociedade Agro-Pecuária, Abrigada, 2580-067 Portugal
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- Food Technology and Safety Division, National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV, IP), Oeiras, Portugal
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- Food Technology and Safety Division, National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV, IP), Oeiras, Portugal
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- LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 1349-017 Portugal
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- Food Technology and Safety Division, National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV, IP), Oeiras, Portugal
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Ramella Munhoz R, de Camargo V, Nader Marta G, Queiroz M, Cury-Martins J, Nardo M, Chaul-Barbosa C, Ricci H, de Mattos M, de Menezes T, Machado G, Bertolli E, Barros M, Franke F, Ferreira F, Feher O, de Castro G. 1064P Final results of CA209-9JC: A phase II study of first-line nivolumab in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Kunrath MF, Hubler R, Silva RM, Barros M, Teixeira ER, Correia A. Influence of saliva interaction on surface properties manufactured for rapid osseointegration in dental implants. Biofouling 2021; 37:757-766. [PMID: 34396855 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2021.1964487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Surface treatments are designed to promote modified implant surfaces with positive interactions with the surrounding living tissues. However, the inadvertent early contact of these surfaces with oral fluids during surgery may lead to undesired conditions affecting osseointegration. This study aimed to investigate the possible alterations in the physico-chemical properties of modified-surfaces caused by early saliva exposure. Titanium (Ti) surfaces were exposed to three different samples of human saliva and later analyzed for protein adhesion, physico-chemical surface alterations, and osteogenic cell-viability. The results indicated that surface roughness was the most significant factor influencing saliva protein adsorption; moreover, hydrophilic surfaces had critically lost their characteristics after contact with saliva. Decreased cell viability was observed in cultures after contact with saliva. Early contact with saliva might negatively influence modified surface properties and local cell viability. Careful surgical insertion of implants with hydrophilic surfaces is recommended, particularly in sites where saliva interaction is prone to occur.
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- Marcel F Kunrath
- Dentistry Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Materials and Nanoscience Laboratory, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Materials and Nanoscience Laboratory, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Dentistry Department, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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Barros M, Aguiar M, Pereira A, Macedo A. Childbirth expectations questionnaire – a psychometric study with a sample from brazil. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9479968 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction The Childbirth Expectations Questionnaire (CEQ; Gupton, A., Beaton, J., Sloan, J. & Bramadat, I.; 1991) evaluates the women childbirth expectation’s with 34 items organized in four dimensions: Pain and coping; Significant others; Nursing support and Interventions. Objectives To analyze the psychometric properties (construct validity using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, discriminant validity and reliability) of the Brazilian preliminary version of CEQ. Methods 350 women (Mean age: 30.01±5.452) in the second trimester of pregnancy (Mean weeks of gestation=25.17±6.55), with uncomplicated pregnancies, completed the CEQ. To analyze discriminant validity, thirty of these women participated in a workshop (12 hours, integrated in the GentleBirth, a specific perinatal education intervention program) and fill in the CEQ again after approximately 8 weeks. Results After deleting seven items (1-3-20-24-33-34-35) and some errors were correlated the four-dimensional second-order model of CEQ presented good fit (χ2=2.496; RMSEA=.071; CFI=.845, TLI=.828). The CEQ Cronbach’s alpha for the total was α=.90; all factors presented good reliability: Pain coping (α=.87); Significant others (α=.66), Nursing support (α=.84), and Interventions (α=.76). The CEQ mean scores (total, Pain coping and Nursing support) were significantly higher after the workshop, indicating more positive expectations for childbirth (p<.05). Conclusions This additional validation study emphasizes that CEQ is an adequate measure of expectations of labour. It will be very useful to understand the correlates of childbirth expectations and also to access the efficacy of childbirth preparation programs.
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Barros M, Aguiar M, Macedo A, Pereira A. Profile of mood states-27: A valid and reliable measure of negative and positive affect for brazilian pregnant women. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475734 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction The original Profile of Mood States (McNair et al. 1971) is composed of 65 items to measure six affect dimensions. There is a Portuguese shorter version (POMS-27) for the perinatal period (Bos et al. 2013), which reduced the number of items (adjectives) down to 27. Although briefer, it still covers relevant mood states with good psychometric properties, being considered a good alternative to use during this demanding and busy period. Objectives To test if PoMS-27, composed of four dimensions (Depression, Anxiety, Vigour, Fatigue) and one second-order factor (Negative Affect, composed by the former two) is valid and reliable to be used with pregnant women from Brazil. Methods After confirming the items semantic equivalence and slightly adapt two adjectives from European to Brazilian Portuguese, 350 pregnant women (Mean age: 30.01±5.452; Mean gestation weeks=25.17±6.55), with uncomplicated pregnancies, completed the PoMS-27 and the Brazilian recently validated versions of Perinatal Depression Screening Scale and Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PDSS; PASS; Barros et al. 2021). SPSS and AMOS software were used. Results After deleting two items (20 and 22) and some errors were correlated, CFA indicated that the PoMS-25 four-dimensional model presented an acceptable fit (χ2=3.163; RMSEA=.079, CFI=.868, TLI=.849). The Cronbach alphas of the dimensions were: Depression (.82), Anxiety (.86), Negative Affect (.89), Fatigue (.80) and Vigor (.50). Conclusions Within this psychometric study we found useful, valid and reliable measure of negative and positive affect for Brazilian pregnant women. From now on we will denominate it Profile of Mood States-25Br
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Barros M, Aguiar M, Macedo A, Pereira A. Validity and reliability of the perinatal anxiety screening scale in a brazilian sample of pregnant women. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9479887 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionThe Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale was translated and validated for European Portuguese (PASS-29; Pereira et al. 2019), from the original PASS (composed of 31 items; Somerville et al. 2014) to allow epidemiological and correlational research and early detection, which is an health policy imperative. This need also applies to Brazil, where a specific instrument to measure perinatal anxiety is not available.ObjectivesTo study the psychometric properties of the PASS Brazilian version factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), internal consistency and pattern of correlations with mood states.Methods350 women (Mean age: 30.01±5.452) in the second trimester of pregnancy (Mean weeks =25.17±±6.55) completed the PASS and the Brazilian version of Profile of Mood States (POMS-25; Barros et al. 2021). SPSS and AMOS software were used.ResultsAfter deleting two items (1 and 2) and some errors correlated, CFA indicated a good fit for the second-order model (X2/df=2.987; CFI=.903; TLI=.889; GFI=.797, RMSEA=.075; p[rmsea≤0.01]<0.001). The Cronbach alpha was α=.937, and for the four dimensions (general anxiety and specific fear, perfectionism and control, social anxiety and adjustment disorder, acute anxiety and trauma.), were all α>.800. PASS total and dimensional scores significantly (p<.01) and moderately correlated with Profile of Mood States dimensions: negative affect (.471), Depression (.294), Anxiety (.548), Fatigue (.438) and Vigour (-.288).ConclusionsSimilarly, to what has been found for Portuguese version, the Brazilian PASS resulted in a 29-items-and-four-factors version, with good construct and convergent validity and reliability. In the near future we will determine the PASS cut-offs to screen for anxiety disorders in pregnancy and postpartum.
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Barros M, Aguiar M, Macedo A, Pereira A. Brazilian version of the postpartum depression screening scale-24. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475649 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionThe PDSS-24 is a Portuguese short version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (Beck and Gable, 2002). Items were selected on the basis of exploratory factor analysis (those with loadings >.60). The PDSS-24 proved to be superior to the 35-items PDSS in reliability, validity and screening ability (Pereira et al. 2013).ObjectivesTo analyze the psychometric properties (construct validity using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, discriminant validity and reliability) of the Brazilian preliminary version of PDSS-24MethodsAfter confirming the items semantic equivalence and slightly adapt two adjectives from European to Brazilian Portuguese, 350 pregnant women (Mean age: 30.01±5.452; Mean gestation weeks=25.17±6.55), with uncomplicated pregnancies, completed the PDSS-24 and the Brazilian recently validated versions of Profile of Mood States-25 (PoMS; Barros et al. 2021). SPSS and AMOS software were used.ResultsAfter some errors were correlated the multidimensional second-order model of PDSS-24 presented an aceptable fit (χ2=3.448; RMSEA=.099; CFI=.817, TLI=.886, GFI=.886). The PDSS Cronbach’s alpha for the total was α=.90. Cronbach alpha was .90 for the total and >.75 for the dimensions. Appling the Portuguese validated cut-off score for Major Depression/DSM-5 (>42) to this sample 224 (64.0%) participants presented clinical relevant depressive symptoms.ConclusionsThe Brazilian PDSS-24 has acceptable validity and reliability. The percentage of women with high depressive symptomatology is three times higher than the figures reported in Portuguese Studies. This can be partly explained by the fact that data collection was done during the COVID19 pandemic. It is important to determine the PDSS cut-offs to screen for perinatal depression in Brazil.
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Pereira A, Barros M, Aguiar M, Azevedo J, Marques M, Carvalho F, Pereira D, Macedo A. Postpartum depression screening scale-7: A valid and reliable short version both for portugal and brasil. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9480331 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Screening programs for perinatal depression are systematicly implemented in developed countries. To circumvent the most commonly pointed limitation by the primary healthcare professionals (the questionnaires length), we have developed shorter forms of the Beck and Gable Postpartum Depression Screening Scale-35. The shortest version consists of seven items, each one representing a dimension evaluated by the PDSS. This PDSS-7 demonstrated equal levels of reliability and validity as the 35-item PDSS with the advantage of being completed in as little as 1-2 minutes(Pereira et al. 2013). Objectives To analyze the construct validity of the PDSS-7 using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, to use both in Portugal and in Brazil. Methods The Portuguese sample was composed of 616 women (Mean age: 32.29±4.466; Mean gestation weeks=17.13±4.929). These participants were not the same who participated in the psychometric study that led to the selection of the seven items. The Brazilian sample was composed of 350 women (Mean age: 30.01±5.452; Mean gestation weeks=25.17±6.55). They all had uncomplicated pregnancies and completed the European/Brazilian Portuguese versions of PDSS-24 (Pereira et al. 2013/ Barros et al. 2021), which was composed of the same items and included the seven items that compose the PDSS-7. Results The unidimensional model of PDSS-7 presented a good fit in both samples (Portuguese/Brazilian: χ2/d.f.=3.439/2.653; RMSEA=.066/.069, CFI=.974/.981, TLI=.947/.957, GFI=.939/.957; p<.001). The PDSS-7 Cronbach’s alphas were .82/.83 and all the items contribute to the internal consistency. Conclusions The PDSS-7 is a valid and precise, economic, fast and easy screening instrument for perinatal depression, a major public health problem, both in Portugal and in Brazil.
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Barros M, Aguiar M, Macedo A, Azevedo J, Pereira A. Levels of depressive and anxious symptoms of pregnant women before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475964 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionThe effects on the population’s mental health due to the rapid global spread of COVID-19 are even greater for specific groups such as pregnant women.ObjectivesTo compare levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze the role of COVID-19 fear in perinatal psychological disorder.Methods200 Brazilian women evaluated during the pandemic in May-June 2020 (Sample-1) with the Brazilian Covid-19 Fear Scale for the Perinatal Period (Barros et al. 2020) and Screening for Perinatal Depression and the Perinatal Anxiety Crawl Scale, both with α> .90. Sample-1 was compared with a sample of 300 Portuguese women; these responded to the same questionnaires, before the pandemic, in 2017 and 2018 (Sample-2).ResultsSample-1 had significantly higher mean scores of depression (52.73 ± 20.26 vs. 35.87 ± 16.98, t = 10.77, p <.001) and anxiety (36.58 ± 18.23 vs. 18.50 ± 13.71, t = 11.94, p <.001) and correlated significantly (p <.05) and moderate (r.30) with the fear of COVID-19. Hierarchical regression analyzes showed that, even after controlling for the effect of risk factors for PPP (Pereira et al. 2020), fear of COVID-19 is a significant predictor of depressive symptomatology levels (increments of 2-5%) and anxious (10-15%) during the pandemic.ConclusionsThe Sample-1 being from a different country may be a confusing factor, however, the magnitude of differences in PPP levels and the relevant role of fear in COVID-19, alert us to be aware of perinatal mental health.
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Barracosa P, Simões I, Martins A, Barros M, Pires E. Biochemical diversity of cardoon flowers (Cynara cardunculus L.): Predicting PDO Mediterranean cheese textures. FOOD BIOSCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2020.100805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Langhi D, Sanches S, Souza R, Chiba A, Barros M, De-Santis G, Kashima S, Bordin J. TRANSFUSÃO DE HEMOCOMPONENTES DE DOADORA POSITIVO PARA COVID-19 EM DUAS PACIENTES IMUNODEPRIMIDAS. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2020. [PMCID: PMC7603999 DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2020.10.675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Barros M. Evaluation of training effects in the person-centered clinical method through active methodologies. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Patient-Centered Clinical Method (PCCM) recognizes the particularities of each person who falls ill and values the therapeutic role of the doctor; promotes a holistic approach to the patient and / or the disease in its context; highlights the reasoning and decision-making process leading to the diagnosis taking into account the patient's expectations, feelings and fears. The proportion of patients who remain without a specific diagnosis is high because the clinical conditions present with nonspecific symptoms and the patient's understanding is the key to understanding. The challenge that is faced is training professionals with these skills and competences. The PCCM is an approach that respects the patient's preferences and in which communication has an effect on health outcomes, through self-confidence and motivation for change that can contribute to adherence and self-care. This work aims to present an experience of training new professionals at PCCM based on active methodology and mentoring in which the student himself is a source of reflection and study. The course was taught within the Residency Program in Family and Community Medicine in the Municipality of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, developed in 9 meetings of 4 hours each with themes such as, family, life cycle, genogram, ecomap, sexuality, death, diagnostic disclosure, ICU experience, psychosomatics. Many group dynamics and participatory techniques were used to enable involvement, at the end of the course they were asked to evaluate it, the writings were analyzed qualitatively through discourse analysis. The students showed a great willingness to bring their own experience of illness and style of illness, producing a greater empathy with the patient's condition. Trained professionals change from the authority paradigm to that of partnership, solidarity, empathy and collaboration. Training at the PCCM is a differential in the quality of care of any health professional.
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Allows to get closer to the user, facilitates understanding his problems and propose the developing joint strategies or plans - based on your expectations, limitations, feelings. PCCM tools contributed to the structuring of the clinical consultation in Primary Health Care (PHC), valuing the listening and the use of open questions.
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- Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil
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Zikiou A, Esteves AC, Esteves E, Rosa N, Gomes S, Louro Martins AP, Zidoune MN, Barros M. Algerian cardoon flowers express a large spectrum of coagulant enzymes with potential applications in cheesemaking. Int Dairy J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rosa N, Campos B, Esteves AC, Duarte AS, Correia MJ, Silva RM, Barros M. Tracking the functional meaning of the human oral-microbiome protein-protein interactions. Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol 2020; 121:199-235. [PMID: 32312422 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2019.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The interactome - the network of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) within a cell or organism - is technically difficult to assess. Bioinformatic tools can, not only, identify potential PPIs that can be later experimentally validated, but also be used to assign functional meaning to PPIs. Saliva's potential as a non-invasive diagnostic fluid is currently being explored by several research groups. But, in order to fully attain its potential, it is necessary to achieve the full characterization of the mechanisms that take place within this ecosystem. The onset of omics technologies, and specifically of proteomics, delivered a huge set of data that is largely underexplored. Quantitative information relative to proteins within a given context (for example a given disease) can be used by computational algorithms to generate information regarding PPIs. These PPIs can be further analyzed concerning their functional meaning and used to identify potential biomarkers, therapeutic targets, defense and pathogenicity mechanisms. We describe a computational pipeline that can be used to identify and analyze PPIs between human and microbial proteins. The pipeline was tested within the scenario of human PPIs of systemic (Zika Virus infection) and of oral conditions (Periodontal disease) and also in the context of microbial interactions (Candida-Streptococcus) and showed to successfully predict functionally relevant PPIs. The pipeline can be applied to different scientific areas, such as pharmacological research, since a functional meaningful PPI network can provide insights on potential drug targets, and even new uses for existing drugs on the market.
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- Nuno Rosa
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Viseu, Portugal
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Riechelmann R, Camandaroba M, Mello C, Silva V, de Jesus V, Barros M, Rodrigues N, Donadio M, Cavichiolli M, Lima V, Dias-Neto E, Nunes D, Carraro D, De Brot L, Aguiar S, Silva M. BISQUIT: A randomized phase II study of the administration of prebiotics and probiotics during definitive treatment with chemotherapy-radiotherapy for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz246.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Camandaroba M, Iseas S, Taboada R, Oliveira C, Mauro C, Xerfan M, Barros M, de Jesus V, Felismino T, Mello C, Riechelmann R. Timing to achieve complete response (CR) after definitive chemoradiotherapy (ChRT) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal (SCCAC) with and without HIV infection: A multicenter retrospective study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz246.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mauro C, de Jesus V, Barros M, Costa F, Weschenfelder R, D’Agustini N, Angel M, Luca R, Nuñez J, O’Connor J, Riechelmann R. Opportunist and serious infections in patients with neuroendocrine tumours treated with everolimus: A multicenter study of real world patients. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz256.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Barros M, Felismino T, de Jesus V, Mello C, Silva V, Camandaroba M, Rodrigues N, Donadio M, Nobrega E, Chinen L, De Brot L, Weschenfelder R, Rego J, Carvalheira J, Riechelmann R. HORMONET: Study of tamoxifen in well differentiated neuroendocrine tumours and hormone receptor positive expression. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz256.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cesca M, Pandolfi N, Barros M, de Jesus V, Silva V, Camandaroba M, Felismino T, Rodrigues N, Riechelmann R. Comparison of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by consolidation with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (CF) versus definitive CRT with carboplatin and paclitaxel (CP) in esophageal cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz247.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Barros M, Mendeluk G, Grifo J, Munne S. 23. SCORING METHOD TO ESTIMATE CLINICAL PREGNANCY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL. Reprod Biomed Online 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.04.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bailey R, Barros M, Shah P, Stansbury J. 3D printable resins combining extreme strength with toughness. Dent Mater 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2019.08.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Correia A, Albino R, Barros M, Rosa N. Peri-implantitis- uncovering the molecular mechanisms by a bioinformatics approach. Clin Oral Implants Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/clr.88_13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- André Correia
- Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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Barracosa P, Rosa N, Barros M, Pires E. Selected Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) Genotypes Suitable for PDO Cheeses in Mediterranean Regions. Chem Biodivers 2018; 15:e1800110. [PMID: 29790297 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201800110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cardoon flower extract is a traditional and exclusive rennet used for some PDO cheeses in several Mediterranean regions, due to its extremely high concentration in cardosins. In this preliminary study, six individual cardoon genotypes (1M - 6M) were selected because they revealed a wide and consistent diversity of total and specific cardosin concentrations in flowers. During three growing seasons, the stability of 12 biochemical characteristics of flower extracts and 26 plant morphological descriptors was confirmed. Surprisingly, the cardosin profiles of each genotype, based on four main groups A0, A1, A and B, were stable during the annual flower harvesting period and over all three years using ion-exchange chromatography and native-PAGE electrophoresis. This knowledge will allow an improvement in the quality and standardization of cardosin profiles from cardoon flowers used for cheese production and other innovative applications. The results obtained are promising for the development of a plant breeding program based on biochemical and morphological characteristics in order to obtain the most adapted plant architecture for combined purposes related to specific cardosins composition, flower and plant biomass production, and ease of harvesting.
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- Paulo Barracosa
- Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu- Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.,CI&DETS - Centro de Estudos em Educação, Tecnologias e Saúde, 3504-510, Viseu, Portugal.,Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agroambientais e Biológicas (CITAB), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa- Pólo de Viseu, 3504-505, Viseu, Portugal
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- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa- Pólo de Viseu, 3504-505, Viseu, Portugal
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- Departamento Ciências da Vida - FCTUC, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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Schwarz D, Lima M, Barros M, Valente F, Scatamburlo T, Rosado N, Oliveira C, Oliveira L, Moreira M. Short communication: Passive shedding of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in commercial dairy goats in Brazil. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:8426-8429. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-12918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Miranda EBP, Ribeiro‐Jr RP, Camera BF, Barros M, Draque J, Micucci P, Waller T, Strüssmann C. Penny and penny laid up will be many: large Yellow anacondas do not disregard small prey. J Zool (1987) 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- E. B. P. Miranda
- Laboratório de Herpetologia Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade UFMT Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
- IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
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- IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group Buenos Aires Argentina
- Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group Buenos Aires Argentina
- Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group Buenos Aires Argentina
- Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group Buenos Aires Argentina
- Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade UFMT Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
- IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group Buenos Aires Argentina
- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária UFMT Cuiabá Mato Grosso Brazil
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INTRODUCTION Biomedical research is increasingly becoming a data-intensive science in several areas, where prodigious amounts of data is being generated that has to be stored, integrated, shared and analyzed. In an effort to improve the accessibility of data and knowledge, the Linked Data initiative proposed a well-defined set of recommendations for exposing, sharing and integrating data, information and knowledge, using semantic web technologies. OBJECTIVE The main goal of this paper is to identify the current status and future trends of knowledge representation and management in Life and Health Sciences, mostly with regard to linked data technologies. METHODS We selected three prominent linked data studies, namely Bio2RDF, Open PHACTS and EBI RDF platform, and selected 14 studies published after 2014 (inclusive) that cited any of the three studies. We manually analyzed these 14 papers in relation to how they use linked data techniques. RESULTS The analyses show a tendency to use linked data techniques in Life and Health Sciences, and even if some studies do not follow all of the recommendations, many of them already represent and manage their knowledge using RDF and biomedical ontologies. CONCLUSION These insights from RDF and biomedical ontologies are having a strong impact on how knowledge is generated from biomedical data, by making data elements increasingly connected and by providing a better description of their semantics. As health institutes become more data centric, we believe that the adoption of linked data techniques will continue to grow and be an effective solution to knowledge representation and management.
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- Francisco M. Couto, LaSIGE, Departamento de Informática, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal, E-mail:
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Rosa N, Marques J, Esteves E, Fernandes M, Mendes VM, Afonso Â, Dias S, Pereira JP, Manadas B, Correia MJ, Barros M. Protein Quality Assessment on Saliva Samples for Biobanking Purposes. Biopreserv Biobank 2016; 14:289-97. [DOI: 10.1089/bio.2015.0054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Nuno Rosa
- Institute of Health Sciences (ICS), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences (ICS), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences (ICS), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Biocant—Biotechnology Innovation Center, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- Biobanco-IMM, Instituto de Medicina Molecular-Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Biobanco-IMM, Instituto de Medicina Molecular-Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Biobanco-IMM, Instituto de Medicina Molecular-Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Biocant—Biotechnology Innovation Center, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences (ICS), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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- Institute of Health Sciences (ICS), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal
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Bastos T, Barros M. Smoking Cessation and Gender: A Population-Based Study Conducted in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Senicato C, Lima MG, Barros M. Health Related Quality of Life (SF-36) among Women: A Comparative Study between Housewives and Workers in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Senicato C, Barros M. Health and Work in Adult Women: Population-Based Study in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Segri N, Cesar C, Francisco P, Alves C, Barros M, Goldbaum M. Social Inequalities and Preventive Practices among Women in Sao Paulo/Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Costa KS, Francisco P, Malta DC, Barros M. Sources for Obtaining Drugs for Treating High Blood Pressure and Diabetes in Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Stopa SR, Cesar C, Segri N, Goldbaum M, Guimarães V, Barros M. Self-Reported Diabetes in Elderly: Comparison of Prevalences, Control Measures and Health Promotion Practices, São Paulo-Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Monteiro C, Stopa SR, Segri N, Gianini R, Barros M, Cesar C, Goldbaum M. Health Services Utilization to Immunization against Influenza and Pneumonia in Diabetic Population, São Paulo-Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv097.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Messaggi Dias M, Barros Filho AA, de Assumpção D, Barros M, Fisberg RM, Alves MC. Evaluation of Sodium in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Stopa SR, Monteiro C, Segri N, Gianini R, Goldbaum M, Barros M, Cesar C. Hospitalization Trends among Adults with Hypertension and Diabetes: Population-Based Health Surveys—São Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Messaggi Dias M, Barros Filho AA, de Assumpção D, Barros M, Fisberg RM, Alves MC. Consumption of Calcium in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bastos T, Barros M. Socio-Demographic and Economic Profile of Preventive Examinations for Detection of Prostate Cancer in a Population-Based Study in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Prado MA, Francisco P, El Beck M, Barros M. Pharmacological Profile of Elderly Diabetics in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv096.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mota J, Silva-Santos S, Barros M, Farias Júnior JC, Vale S. Influence of different behavioural factors and obesity status on systolic blood pressure among pre-school children. Ann Hum Biol 2014; 41:506-10. [PMID: 24827858 DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2014.909884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to examine the association between sleeping time (SLT), time spent using screen (ST) and weight status with Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) among pre-school children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The sample comprised 628 pre-school children (50% female), aged 3-6 years-old. SLT and ST were reported by parents. BMI values were categorized according to IOTF. SBP cut points were based on SBP percentiles for age, sex and height. ST was dichotomized according to the following criteria: ≤1 hour vs >1 hour and SLT: ≤10.5 hours vs >10.5 hours. Participants were then categorized into one of four category profiles: Low ST/High SLT; High ST/Low SLT; Low ST/Low SLT and High ST/High SLT. RESULTS Children assigned to the High ST/Low SLT group were 2-times more likely to have high SBP values compared to those who were assigned to the Low ST/High SLT group (OR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.1-5.1). Furthermore, those who were assigned as overweight and obese were more likely to be classified as having elevated BP (OR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.1-3.2 for overweight and OR = 3.1; 95% CI = 1.6-5.8 for obese, respectively). CONCLUSION The data showed that high ST exposure time and low SLT are associated with enhanced blood pressure in children at pre-school.
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- Research Centre in Physical Activity Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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