58 research outputs found
Traumatismos dentĂĄrios em desportos de contacto
Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Superior de CiĂȘncias da SaĂșde Egas MonizIntrodução: O traumatismo dentĂĄrio Ă© um problema de saĂșde pĂșblica e corresponde a um dos principais motivos de consulta em odontopediatria. Um dos fatores etiolĂłgicos mais comum Ă© a prĂĄtica desportiva, nomeadamente os desportos de contacto.
Objetivos: Investigar a prevalĂȘncia de traumatismos dentĂĄrios na população praticante de dois desportos de contacto (Judo e Taekwondo) e caraterizar alguns fatores associados.
Materiais e mĂ©todos: Estudo piloto transversal com carĂĄcter observacional, realizado com recurso a observação e registo de dados e informaçÔes. A amostra foi de 60 indivĂduos com idades compreendidas entre os 5 e os 15 anos, de ambos os sexos, praticantes de Judo ou Taekwondo no Parque de Jogos 1Âș de Maio â INATEL. A anĂĄlise estatĂstica envolveu medidas de estatĂstica descritiva e estatĂstica inferencial.
Resultados: A prevalĂȘncia de traumatismos dentĂĄrios na população em estudo foi de 38,3%, em que a maioria ocorreu fora da prĂĄtica desportiva (82,6%). Apenas 4 crianças sofreram traumatismos durante a prĂĄtica desportiva, correspondendo a uma prevalĂȘncia de 6,67%. O Ășnico desporto acometido para o trauma neste estudo foi o Judo. Os dentes mais atingidos foram os incisivos centrais superiores decĂduos seguidos dos incisivos centrais superiores definitivos, e a maioria das situaçÔes afetou apenas um dente. O lĂĄbio foi o tecido mole com maior nĂșmero de lesĂ”es traumĂĄticas registadas. O hĂĄbito de utilização de protetor oral teve frequĂȘncia nula. Verificou-se relação estatisticamente significativa entre a ocorrĂȘncia de trauma e os fatores de risco.
ConclusĂŁo: Foi encontrada uma alta prevalĂȘncia de traumatismos dentĂĄrios na população estudada. Esta mostrou-se alta no Judo, no entanto no Taekwondo nĂŁo houve qualquer registo de lesĂ”es traumĂĄticas
Reliability and Validity of 39-Item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire and Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire
Introduction: Parkinsonâs disease has a significant impact in quality of life, which can be assessed with 39-item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire and Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of these scales in Portuguese patients.
Material and Methods: Reliability was assessed through internal consistency (Cronbachâs alpha) and reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficient). Regarding construct validity, we performed one-way analysis of variance across different groups according to modified Hoehn and Yahr scale. For criterion validity, we compared both scales with each other and with the Short Form 36-item Health Survey.
Results: In a total of 100 patients with Parkinsonâs disease, Cronbachâs alpha ranged for 39-item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire between 0.66 - 0.98, and for Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, between 0.78 - 0.98. Intraclass correlation coefficient for 39-item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire ranged between 0.49 - 0.96, and for Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, ranged between 0.65 - 0.96. Both scales showed, in general, capacity to discriminate differences among patients in the different stages of disease. The scales presented moderate to strong magnitude correlations with some Short Form 36-item Health Survey domains.
Discussion: Cronbachâs alpha coefficients for most domains were satisfactory. Overall, it has been demonstrated good reproducibility, as well as construct and criterion validity.
Conclusion: The Portuguese versions of both scales showed to be valid and reliable
From species detection to population size indexing : the use of sign surveys for monitoring a rare and otherwise elusive small mammal
Funding Information: Open access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on). This study was funded by Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade (COMPETE) and national funds through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) within the scope of the projects âMateFragâ (PTDC/BIA-BIC/6582/2014) and âAgrivoleâ (PTDC/BIA-ECO/31728/2017). DP was supported by the FCT grant SFRH/BD/133375/2017. TM was supported by the FCT grant SFRH/BD/145156/2019. PB was supported by EDP Biodiversity Chair. JP was supported by the European Unionâs Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under project EnvMetaGen (grant agreement no 668981). RP was supported by FCT, through a research contract under the Portuguese Decree-Law nr 57/2016.Peer reviewedPublisher PD
Comparative complete scheme and booster effectiveness of COVIDâ19 vaccines in preventing SARSâCoVâ2 infections with SARSâCoVâ2 Omicron (BA.1) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variants: A caseâcase study based on electronic health records
Background: Information on vaccine effectiveness in a context of novel variants of
concern (VOC) emergence is of key importance to inform public health policies. This
study aimed to estimate a measure of comparative vaccine effectiveness between
Omicron (BA.1) and Delta (B.1.617.2 and sub-lineages) VOC according to vaccination
exposure (primary or booster).
Methods: We developed a caseâcase study using data on RT-PCR SARS-CoV2-positive cases notified in Portugal during Weeks 49â51, 2021. To obtain measure
of comparative vaccine effectiveness, we compared the odds of vaccination in Omicron cases versus Delta using logistic regression adjusted for age group, sex, region,
week of diagnosis, and laboratory of origin.
Results: Higher odds of vaccination were observed in cases infected by Omicron
VOC compared with Delta VOC cases for both complete primary vaccination (odds
ratio [OR] = 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.8 to 2.4) and booster dose
(OR = 5.2; 95% CI: 3.1 to 8.8), equivalent to reduction of vaccine effectiveness from 44.7% and 92.8%, observed against infection with Delta, to 6.0% (95% CI: 29.2%
to 12.7%) and 62.7% (95% CI: 35.7% to 77.9%), observed against infection with
Omicron, for complete primary vaccination and booster dose, respectively.
Conclusion: Consistent reduction in vaccine-induced protection against infection
with Omicron was observed. Complete primary vaccination may not be protective
against SARS-CoV-2 infection in regions where Omicron variant is dominant.Grant no. 2021/PHF/23776; POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022184; Project ALG-D2-2021-06info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
O projeto Desenvolvimento de CompetĂȘncias de Coordenação PedagĂłgica da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
UID/LIN/03213/2019No ano letivo de 2016-17, o Gabinete de Desenvolvimento Profissional dos Docentes da Universidade Nova de Lisboa iniciou, com um grupo de Coordenadores de 1.Âș Ciclo e de Mestrado Integrado, o Projeto âDesenvolvimento de CompetĂȘncias de Coordenação PedagĂłgicaâ. Visou-se capitar os Coordenadores com competĂȘncias que lhes permitissem desempenhar as suas funçÔes de forma eficaz e valorizar a função de Coordenador aos olhos da instituição. Definiram-se estratĂ©gias que contemplaram a participação ativa dos Coordenadores no desenvolvimento das suas prĂłprias competĂȘncias e realizaram-se dois cursos â um de Desenvolvimento de CompetĂȘncias de SupervisĂŁo e outro de Design Thinking. A partir da formação, surgiram trĂȘs focos de interesse e trĂȘs subprojectos â um ligado ao ensino universitĂĄrio e ao valor que lhe Ă© atribuĂdo pela sociedade, outro que se centrou no tipo de aulas preferidas pelos estudantes e, finalmente, um terceiro sobre a função de Coordenador propriamente dita. Independentemente dos resultados obtidos em cada subprojecto, realça-se a importĂąncia que os doentes participantes atribuĂram ao facto de terem trabalhado em conjunto e de terem vivido, de forma harmoniosa, um projeto transversal a toda a universidade. Para este ano alargou-se o grupo e o Ăąmbito do Projeto para abarcar mais questĂ”es relacionadas com a pedagogia no Ensino Superior e com a formação pedagĂłgica dos docentes.publishersversionpublishe
Educomunicação e suas åreas de intervenção: Novos paradigmas para o diålogo intercultural
oai:omp.abpeducom.org.br:publicationFormat/1O material aqui divulgado representa, em essĂȘncia, a contribuição do VII Encontro Brasileiro de Educomunicação ao V Global MIL Week, da UNESCO, ocorrido na ECA/USP, entre 3 e 5 de novembro de 2016. Estamos diante de um conjunto de 104 papers executivos, com uma mĂ©dia de entre 7 e 10 pĂĄginas, cada um.
Com este rico e abundante material, chegamos ao sĂ©timo e-book publicado pela ABPEducom, em seus seis primeiros anos de existĂȘncia. A especificidade desta obra Ă© a de trazer as âĂreas de Intervençãoâ do campo da Educomunicação, colocando-as a serviço de uma meta essencial ao agir educomunicativo: o diĂĄlogo intercultural, trabalhado na linha do tema geral do evento internacional: Media and Information Literacy: New Paradigms for Intercultural Dialogue
COVID-19 symptoms at hospital admission vary with age and sex: results from the ISARIC prospective multinational observational study
Background:
The ISARIC prospective multinational observational study is the largest cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. We present relationships of age, sex, and nationality to presenting symptoms.
Methods:
International, prospective observational study of 60â109 hospitalized symptomatic patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 recruited from 43 countries between 30 January and 3 August 2020. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate relationships of age and sex to published COVID-19 case definitions and the most commonly reported symptoms.
Results:
âTypicalâ symptoms of fever (69%), cough (68%) and shortness of breath (66%) were the most commonly reported. 92% of patients experienced at least one of these. Prevalence of typical symptoms was greatest in 30- to 60-year-olds (respectively 80, 79, 69%; at least one 95%). They were reported less frequently in children (â€â18 years: 69, 48, 23; 85%), older adults (â„â70 years: 61, 62, 65; 90%), and women (66, 66, 64; 90%; vs. men 71, 70, 67; 93%, each Pâ<â0.001). The most common atypical presentations under 60 years of age were nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and over 60 years was confusion. Regression models showed significant differences in symptoms with sex, age and country.
Interpretation:
This international collaboration has allowed us to report reliable symptom data from the largest cohort of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Adults over 60 and children admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are less likely to present with typical symptoms. Nausea and vomiting are common atypical presentations under 30 years. Confusion is a frequent atypical presentation of COVID-19 in adults over 60 years. Women are less likely to experience typical symptoms than men
Phragmites sp. physiological changes in a constructed wetland treating an effluent contaminated with a diazo dye (DR81)
The role of Phragmites sp. in phytoremediation of wastewaters containing azo dyes is still, in many ways, at its initial stage of investigation. This plant response to the long-term exposure to a highly conjugated di-azo dye (Direct Red 81, DR81) was assessed using a vertical flow constructed wetland, at pilot scale. A reed bed fed with water was used as control. Changes in photosynthetic pigment content in response to the plant contact with synthetic DR81 effluent highlight Phragmites plasticity. Phragmites leaf enzymatic system responded rapidly to the stress imposed; in general, within 1 day, the up-regulation of foliar reactive oxygen species-scavenging enzymes (especially superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and peroxidase) was noticed as plants entered in contact with synthetic DR81 effluent. This prompt activation decreased the endogenous levels of HâOâ and the malonyldialdehyde content beyond reference values. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity intensification was not enough to cope with stress imposed by DR81. GPX activity was pivotal for the detoxification pathways after a 24-h exposure. Carotenoid pool was depleted during this shock. After the imposed DR81 stress, plants were harvested. In the next vegetative cycle, Phragmites had already recovered from the chemical stress. Principal component analysis (PCA) highlights the role of GPX, GST, APX, and carotenoids along catalase (CAT) in the detoxification process
Dental trauma in contact sports
<div><p>ABSTRACT Objective Investigate the prevalence of dental traumas in participants of two contact sports (Judo and Taekwondo) and characterise some related factors. Methods Cross-sectional pilot study of observational nature, conducted by observing and collecting data and information. The sample consisted of 60 individuals of both genders aged between 5 and 15 years old, participants of Judo or Taekwondo. The statistical analysis involved descriptive and inferential statistical measures. Results The prevalence of dental trauma in the studied sample was of 38,3%, with the majority occurring outside the practice of sport (82,6%). Only 4 children suffered trauma whilst playing their sport, corresponding to a prevalence of 6,67%. In addition, all 4 cases pertained to the practice of Judo. The most affected teeth were the primary maxillary central incisors followed by the permanent maxillary central incisors, with only one injured tooth in most cases. The lips were the soft tissue with greatest number of registered traumatic lesions. A statistically significant relationship was observed between risk factors and the occurrence of trauma. Conclusion A high prevalence of dental trauma in the studied population was found. Despite no record of traumatic lesions in Taekwondo, this prevalence was particularly noticeable in Judo.</p></div
Reliability and Validity of 39-Item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire and Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire
Introduction: Parkinsonâs disease has a significant impact in quality of life, which can be assessed with 39-item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire and Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of these scales in Portuguese patients.
Material and Methods: Reliability was assessed through internal consistency (Cronbachâs alpha) and reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficient). Regarding construct validity, we performed one-way analysis of variance across different groups according to modified Hoehn and Yahr scale. For criterion validity, we compared both scales with each other and with the Short Form 36-item Health Survey.
Results: In a total of 100 patients with Parkinsonâs disease, Cronbachâs alpha ranged for 39-item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire between 0.66 - 0.98, and for Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, between 0.78 - 0.98. Intraclass correlation coefficient for 39-item Parkinsonâs Disease Questionnaire ranged between 0.49 - 0.96, and for Parkinsonâs Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, ranged between 0.65 - 0.96. Both scales showed, in general, capacity to discriminate differences among patients in the different stages of disease. The scales presented moderate to strong magnitude correlations with some Short Form 36-item Health Survey domains.
Discussion: Cronbachâs alpha coefficients for most domains were satisfactory. Overall, it has been demonstrated good reproducibility, as well as construct and criterion validity.
Conclusion: The Portuguese versions of both scales showed to be valid and reliable
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