506 research outputs found
Experiences and perceptions of Portuguese chronic low back pain patients` encounters with health professionals
Comunicação apresentada no I Congresso Nacional de Comunicação Clínica em Cuidados de Saúde, 20-21 outubro de 2017, Braga, PortugalN/
An Imam in France Tareq Oubrou
Muslim collective identifications in Europe are to a large extent shaped by national dynamics. In France, the call for a French Islam which dominates public debates has forced Muslim leaders to re-position themselves. One of the most intriguing responses has come from Tareq Oubrou. This self-learned imam has been working within the Islamic tradition to establish a sharia de minorité, building the premises of a “legal Islam” adapted to the secular context of France and the religious practices of Muslims
European Islam and Tariq Ramadan
In the context of the exhibition Urban Islam in Amsterdam (see p. 44), the Royal Tropical Institute and the ISIM co-organised a series of lectures and debates. The theme of the meeting held on 27 April 2004 was “From Cyber Imam to European Islam: Youth and Islam in Europe.” In his introduction to the event, Alexandre Caeiro (ISIM) focussed on how the Internet is giving rise to new types of socialization among Muslims in Europe, including original matrimonial strategies and enhanced modes of political mobilization. The main speaker for the evening was Tariq Ramadan who delivered a lively lecture on the role of Western Muslims and the future of Islam to a mixed audience of Muslim youth and non-Muslims
Adjusting Islamic Law to Migration
The European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), created in 1997, is one of the most remarkable initiatives in the developing field of jurisprudence for Muslim minorities living in the West. Unlike the Fiqh Council of North America, established a few years earlier, the ECFR includes scholars from the Middle East, a sign that this particular legal discourse also affects believers in Muslim majority countries. Many of the issues at hand go beyond the state of post-migration. Consequently, the ECFR has to find a balance amongst a variety of views and expectations in Europe and beyond
Culture, longevity and social policies - Radar's Project from the Portuguese Institution Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
Culture is intrinsically linked to the values of society. Politics dictates our
evolution of society through choices and omissions. Older people and their
perceived value to the world must be a global priority. Still, the West has not
valued this age group wisely and fairly. The data indicate that the impact of
social circumstances on the quality of life of the elderly has not been of
paramount importance. Investment in the scientific biosocial approach has
been deficient compared to the biomedical approach. However, it has had
the most significant positive impact on living standards and longevity. We
recognise that the funding of the biosocial approach is not considered as
competitive as the biomedical approach, because the methodology of the
social sciences is fundamentally different. Public policy lacks accuracy
because science cannot overrule political power. Accordingly, from 2021 to
2030, the United Nations Organization has named the decade of healthy
ageing. Healthcare, as a pillar of social governance and respect for the lives
of the elderly, believes that it is vital to have the necessary social support to
prosper. On the basis of these circumstances, this research paper outlines
the importance of focusing on the social aspect of living and ageing in
assessing this age group. Healthy ageing has reflected improved living
standards, and increased longevity must become a political priority. This
article highlights the concept of political longevity initiatives and how to
observe them from an ethical point of view of social science results in a
different picture of society. The different perspectives that we present are
useful for the modern science of public health. Radar is a current Portuguese
initiative as a political project involving public and social institutions. We
analyse this project, focusing on the importance of making healthy global
ageing a political option.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POACEAE POLLEN IN AREAS OF SOUTHERN UNITED KINGDOM, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Overall, longer Poaceae pollen seasons coincided with earlier pollen season start dates. Winter rainfall noticeably affects
the intensity of Poaceae pollen seasons in Mediterranean areas, but this was not as important in Worcester. Weekly data
from Worcester followed a similar pattern to that of Badajoz and Évora but at a distance of more than 1500 km and 4-5
weeks later
Detection and Quantification of Grass and Olea Airborne Pollen Allergens in Outdoor Air Samples and its Correlation with Pollen Counts
Detection and Quantification of Grass and Olea Airborne Pollen Allergens in Outdoor Air Samples and its Correlation with Pollen Counts
R Ferro1*, R Ribeiro1*, MR Martins1,2, AT Caldeira1,3, E Caeiro6, CM Antunes1,5
& R Brandão2,4 and the HIALINE working group7
1Dep. of Chemistry, University of Evora, Portugal;
2Mediterranean Inst. Crop and Environment Sciences, Univ.Evora, Portugal;
3Centro Química, University of Évora, Portugal;
4Dep. Biology, University of Evora;
5Center for NeuroSciences and Cell Biology-University of Coimbra, Portugal;
6Soc.Portuguesa Alergol.Imunologia Clínica , Portugal
7 M. Thibaudon, France, M. Smith, United Kingdom, C. Galan, Spain R. Albertini, Italy, L. Grewling, Poland, G. Reese, Germany, A. Rantio-Lehtimäki, Finland, S. Jäger and U. Berger, Austria, M. Sofiev, Finland, I. Sauliene, Lithuania, L. Cecchi, Italy
Presenting author: [email protected] tel: +351 266760889
Introduction: Allergic respiratory diseases broken out after an exposure to airborne pollen, as asthma and allergic rhinitis, are deeply increasing and they represent one of the major public health problems nowadays, affecting about 40% of European population. In Portugal, grass and Olea europaea pollen are certainly one of the main sources of athmospheric aeroallergens and as such, one of the main causes of respiratory allergy.
For these reasons, it is useful the development of new strategies for prevention and treatment of these pathologies. The execution of aerobiological analysis including pollen calendars and/or immunoassays for the detection and quantification of allergens which could forecast the allergenic potential of the athmosphere are quite relevant since they would contribute to develop prevention measures of allergic respiratory diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the putative correlation between the concentration of some of the major allergens of and with their pollen counts.
Methodology: On a meteorological platform at the town center of Evora (south Portugal), ambient air was sampled at 800L/min with a Chemvol high-volume cascade impactor equipped with stages PM>10µm, 10 µm>PM>2.5µm. The polyurethane impacting substrate was extracted with 0.1M NH4HCO3, pH8.1, supplemented with 0.1% BSA. The major pollen allergens from grass Phleum p 5 and olive Ole e 1 were determined with allergen specific ELISA´s. Airborne pollen of and Olea europaea simultaneously monitored with a Burkard Seven Day Recording Volumetric Spore Trap* , between the 30th of April and the 8th of July of 2009. Both samplers were placed side-by-side with air input at the same level.
Results: During the pollen season of 2009, high values of grass pollen were recorded between May 2th and June 1 th. It was also observed that the air content of Phl p5 or Ole e1 aeroallergens were directly correlated with airborne pollen counts of Poaceae and Oleaceae, respectively.
Conclusions: These results suggest that the directly quantification of aeroallergens may contribute, together with pollen counts of air samples, to define the allergic risk with higher precision.
Acknowledgments: This study is integrated in the european project HIALINE (Executive Agency for Health and Consumers under grant agreement No 2008 11 07
European Islam Between Religious Traditions and Secular Formations
The workshop “European Islam between Religious Traditions and Secular Formations” was held in Slubice (Poland) from 7-10 February. It was jointly organized by ISIM, Casa Arabe and its International Institute of Arab and Muslim World Studies, Kompetenzzentrum Orient-Okzident Marinz, and Europa -Universitat Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder
Ham, Mozart, & Limits to Freedom of Expression
Focusing on two recent controversies—the cancellation of Mozart’s Idomeneo in Berlin and the death threats against a French teacher for criticizing Islam—this article revisits the flawed construction of a clash between Islam and freedom of expression, and seeks to show how the debates are connected to a problematic vision of Europe which necessarily excludes Muslims
Sistema de fabrico rápido de implantes ortopédicos
Este estudo teve como objectivo o desenvolvimento uma metodologia
de fabrico rápido de implantes ortopédicos, em simultaneidade
com a intervenção cirúrgica, considerando duas
potenciais aplicações na área ortopédica: o fabrico de implantes
anatomicamente adaptados e o fabrico de implantes para substituição
de perdas ósseas. A inovação do trabalho desenvolvido
consiste na obtenção in situ da geometria do implante, através
da impressão directa de um material elastomérico (polivinilsiloxano)
que permite obter com grande exactidão a geometria
pretendida. Após digitalização do modelo obtido em material
elastomérico, o implante final é fabricado por maquinagem recorrendo
a um sistema de CAD/CAM dedicado. O implante
após esterilização, pode ser colocado no paciente. O conceito
foi desenvolvido com recurso a tecnologias disponíveis comercialmente
e de baixo custo. O mesmo foi testado sob a forma
de uma artroplastia da anca realizada in vivo numa ovelha. O
acréscimo de tempo de cirurgia foi de 80 minutos sendo 40
directamente resultantes do processo de fabrico do implante.
O sistema desenvolvido revelou-se eficiente no alcance dos
objectivos propostos, possibilitando o fabrico de um implante
durante um período de tempo perfeitamente compatível com o
tempo de cirurgia.This study, aimed the development of a methodology for rapid
manufacture of orthopedic implants simultaneously with the
surgical intervention, considering two potential applications
in the fields of orthopedics: the manufacture of anatomically
adapted implants and implants for bone loss replacement. This
work innovation consists on the capitation of the in situ geometry
of the implant by direct capture of the shape using an elastomeric
material (polyvinylsiloxane) which allows fine detail
and great accuracy of the geometry. After scanning the elastomeric
specimen, the implant is obtained by machining using a
CNC milling machine programmed with a dedicated CAD/CAM
system. After sterilization, the implant is able to be placed on
the patient. The concept was developed using low cost technology
and commercially available. The system has been tested in
an in vivo hip arthroplasty performed on a sheep. The time increase
of surgery was 80 minutes being 40 minutes the time of
implant manufacturing. The system developed has been tested
and the goals defined of the study achieved enabling the rapid
manufacture of an implant in a time period compatible with the
surgery time
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