Tábuas de mortalidade dinâmica do setor segurador português - modelo de análise dos pressupostos de mortalidade

O estudo da mortalidade tem uma grande importância para as empresas de seguros tendo em conta a necessidade de adotar bases técnicas adequadas às responsabilidades que assumem, bem como para as entidades de regulação e supervisão da atividade seguradora, dado o papel fundamental que desempenham na proteção dos tomadores de seguros e beneficiários através da avaliação e validação dos pressupostos adotados. Nesta dissertação é apresentado o estudo da mortalidade de duas populações de seguros. As populações em análise são as de seguros de vida em caso de morte e de pensionistas de seguros de acidentes de trabalho. O objetivo central passa por desenvolver um modelo de referência que permita avaliar a adequabilidade dos pressupostos adotados pelas empresas de seguros no cálculo das suas responsabilidades. O trabalho assenta numa abordagem dinâmica da mortalidade através do modelo Poisson Lee-Carter tendo por base a mortalidade da população portuguesa, e na aplicação de modelos relacionais, de forma a incluir as especificidades das populações seguras em análise

A Deep Learning approach to Case Based Reasoning to the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Cervical Carcinoma

Deep Learning (DL) is a new area of Machine Learning research introduced with the objective of moving Machine Learning closer to one of its original goals, i.e., Artificial Intelligence (AI). DL breaks down tasks in ways that makes all kinds of machine assists seem possible, even likely. Better preventive healthcare, even better recommendations, are all here today or on the horizon. However, keeping up the pace of progress will require confronting currently AI’s serious limitations. The last but not the least, Cervical Carcinoma is actuality a critical public health problem. Although patients have a longer survival rate due to early diagnosis and more effective treatment, this disease is still the leading cause of cancer death among women. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to present a DL approach to Case Based Reasoning in order to evaluate and diagnose Cervical Carcinoma using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It will be grounded on a dynamic virtual world of complex and interactive entities that compete against one another in which its aptitude is judged by a single criterion, the Quality of Information they carry and the system’s Degree of Confidence on such a measure, under a fixed symbolic structure

Lymphogranuloma venereum: a retrospective analysis of an emerging sexually transmitted disease in a Lisbon Tertiary Center

Commentary: G. Ciccarese et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:1606-1607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17468.Background: Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexual transmitted infection (STI), currently endemic within the population of men who have sex with men (MSM) of Western Countries. L2B variant has been reported as the predominant strain in the current LGV epidemics, although a shift towards L2-434 has been observed in some European countries. Objectives: To evaluate and characterize the population with LGV infection diagnosed in Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all LGV diagnoses between 2016 and 2019 was performed. The diagnosis was established through ompA-genotyping of samples yielding a positive result to Chlamydia trachomatis (CT). All considered samples were retrieved from the clinician activity, through swabbing and urine analysis and CT infection diagnosis was obtained using real-time PCR. Results: During the period studied 16 279 CT diagnostics tests were employed, with a striking increase from 2016 (n = 467) to 2019 (n = 9362). A total of 1602 diagnoses of CT were established, from which 168 (10.5%) corresponded to LGV, with both infections showing a rising evolution, between 2016 and 2019, of 2.9 and 2.7 times, respectively. The majority of the LGV strains were genotyped as L2/434 (67.3%; n = 113). LGV predominantly affected MSM and men who have sex with men and women (97.0%; n = 163). Anorectal infection was the most prevalent one (90.5%; n = 152), being proctitis the main clinical presentation (76.2%; n = 128). Absence of symptoms was reported in almost 15% of the cases (n = 24). The presence of concomitant infection with human immunodeficiency virus was dominant (73.2%; n = 123) and the prevalence of one or more STI co-infections was about 60.1% (n = 99). Conclusions: An increasing evolution of CT and LGV testing and diagnosing was observable throughout the studied period. Characteristics of the population are similar with those described within LGV epidemics. In accordance with recent European studies, predominance towards L2 genotype was identified.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Construção de significados a partir das PASE 2008: concepção e regulação do sistema analítico

2º Workshop África Annes - Do envolvimento à participação: o papel da comunicação na gestão de riscos. Universidade dos Açores, Campus do Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal, 20 a 22 de Julho de 2011.Numa região onde o problema da obesidade é grave, que estratégias de controle conhecem as crianças açorianas a frequentar o ensino básico? Aproveitando as provas de avaliação de final de ciclo, que em 2008 versaram este tema, foi concebido um sistema de análise das percepções dos alunos dos três grupos de ilhas do Arquipélago

Fast building – increasing the geometrical freedom of textile reinforced concrete systems

Apresentação efetuada na 9th International Conference Mechanics and Materials in Design - Theory, Experiments and Applications in Engineering (M2D2021), no Funchal, Portugal, 2022[Excerpt] Introduction Textile technology is highly innovative, and several techniques are already being used to act as building parts for fast building, interior design, architectural details and offshore structures. However, such potential still fails when complex geometrical structures or multifunctionality are required.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - grant SFRH/BD/144201/2019European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), Operational Program for Competitiveness Factors (COMPETE) POCI-01-0247-312 FEDER-03973

Severe and Enduring' Stage in Anorexia Nervosa: Comparing Eating Attitudes, Impairment and Associated Psychopathology

This study aimed to assess differences in eating attitudes, impairment, and related psychopathology at treatment presentation for patients with “Non-severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa” (illness duration of <7 years) and patients with “severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa” (illness duration of 7 years or more). One hundred and thirty-nine patients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa participated in this study. Participants were interviewed with the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) and asked to complete several questionnaires at the end of the first treatment appointment. We also explored differences at treatment presentation by considering alternative criteria to define groups, namely a composite of illness duration and clinical impairment (≥16 CIA total score). No differences were found when comparing participants based on illness duration. However, when participants were classified into a different classification scheme: “Non-severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa” (illness duration <7 years and a CIA total score <16) vs. “severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa” (illness duration ≥7 years and CIA total score ≥16), significant differences were found in terms of eating pathology, depressive symptomatology, psychological distress, and emotion dysregulation. Further research is needed to better understand the role of illness duration and clinical impairment in informing the course of AN

Corrigendum: Severe and enduring' stage in anorexia nervosa: comparing eating attitudes, impairment and associated psychopathology

In the published article, there was an error in the Funding statement. The funding statement for Eva Conceição was incorrectly displayed as “IF/01219/2014”. The correct Funding statement appears below.FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia(2020.01538

Eles que façam o que eu digo! Estratégias para combater a obesidade propostas pelas crianças nas PASE 2008

2º Workshop AFRICA ANNES ‐ Do envolvimento à participação: o papel da comunicação na gestão de riscos. Universidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, 20 a 22 de Julho de 2011

Como combater o excesso de peso? Ideias dos alunos do Ensino Básico da Região Autónoma dos Açores nas PASE 2008

1º Workshop África Annes - Representações acerca da vulnerabilidade social ao risco e planeamento da intervenção em comunicação de risco. Angra do Heroísmo/Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, 24 de Janeiro de 2011

Successful practices for parturients regarding satisfaction in childbirth and immediate puerperium / Práticas exitosas a parturiente quanto a satisfação no partejar e puerpério imediato

Objetivo: Conhecer as práticas exitosas e satisfação de parturientes quanto ao partejar e puerpério imediato. Método: Estudo bibliográfico, descritivo, tipo revisão integrativa. Pesquisaram-se artigos baseados em consultas de estudos científicos inseridos no Portal Periódicos Capes entre os anos de 2013 a 2018, analisados de forma descritiva e resultados apresentados em formas de figuras. Resultados: Totalizaram-se 1260 publicações referentes à temática e, após rigoroso refinamento da busca, foram elegíveis na íntegra, quando excluídos 1253 estudos por não responderem aos critérios de inclusão, sete artigos, determinando a amostra final para discussão com a literatura. Conclusão: Conclui-se que há evidências de que a satisfação com o atendimento recebido pelas mulheres em Centro de Parto Normal está diretamente relacionada ao acolhimento, satisfação no autocuidado, perspectiva em relação a ambiência onde encontram-se as parturientes, puérperas e acompanhantes, como ocorreu o processo do trabalho de parto, parto e puerpério imediato.