Validation of the parental feeding style questionnaire in a portuguese sample

Portugal is among the European countries with higher rates of overweight children, and parental feeding practices may affect children weight and eating patterns. A community sample of 252 Portuguese parents was used to study the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire. (i.e., structural, convergent and discriminant validity, external and criterion validity, as well as reliability and sensitivity). Regarding construct validity, the measurement model supported a five-factor structure (Emotional, Instrumental, Encouragement, Permissiveness, and Control) with an acceptable fit; Item 24 was excluded since it showed a very low factor weight and was not significantly associated with its subscale (λ=0.274; p=0.065); also, this item’s explained variance was below the recommended (r2=0.018). Discriminant validity was verified in eight of the ten paired factors. Only the emotional eating subscale had a good value of VME (convergent validity; VME = .62). External validity was confirmed, as was internal consistency, where four of the five subscales, with the exception of the emotional eating subscale, had good Cronbach's alphas (.67 <α <.88). The Portuguese sample reported the predominant use of permissiveness and control practices, similar to that reported by previous studies. The Portuguese Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire appears valid and reliable for assessing Portuguese parents feeding styles and can be used in further studies. The existence of culturally adapted and validated instruments is fundamental for an accurate understanding of parental practices, in order to develop strategies to manage children’s dietary intake and prevent health-related problems, subsequent to overweight.Portugal é um dos países europeus com elevada prevalência de excesso de peso infantil, com implicações na saúde e bem-estar das crianças. As práticas alimentares parentais, como controlo, promoção/encorajamento, alimentação emocional e instrumental têm demonstrado influência no peso e nos padrões alimentares das crianças. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa do Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire. Uma amostra comunitária de 252 pais portugueses foi utilizada para estudar o constructo do instrumento (i.e., validade estrutural, convergente e discriminante), validade externa e de critério, bem como confiabilidade e sensibilidade. Os resultados suportam uma estrutura de 5 fatores (Emocional, Instrumental, Encorajamento, Permissividade e Controlo); o item 24 foi excluído (λ=0,274; p=0,065; r2=0,018) e os itens do Controlo foram distribuídos em duas subescalas. A validade discriminante foi verificada em oito dos dez pares de fatores; apenas a subescala de alimentação emocional apresentou um bom valor de VME (validade convergente; VME=0,62). A validade externa foi confirmada, assim como a consistência interna, onde quatro das cinco subescalas, com exceção da subescala de alimentação emocional, apresentaram bons alfas de Cronbach (0,67<α<0,88). A amostra portuguesa reportou o uso predominante de práticas de permissividade e controlo, similarmente ao reportado pelos estudos anteriores. O Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire evidencia ser válido para avaliar os estilos alimentares de pais portugueses semelhantes aos desta amostra. A existência de instrumentos culturalmente adaptados e validados é indispensável para o desenvolvimento de estratégias para gerir a ingestão alimentar das crianças e a prevenção de problemas relacionados com a saúde.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Interstitial nephritis secondary to treatment with pembrolizumab, a rare complication in two patients with lung adenocarcinoma

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPi) have become nowadays one of the most widely prescribed anticancer treatments. Pembrolizumab is a highly selective monoclonal immunoglobulin approved as a first-line monotherapy treatment in adult patients with untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with programmed cell death 1 (PD-L1) expression greater than 50% and lack of mutations. ICPi can precipitate immune-related adverse events. Data on the incidence and characteristics of nephrotoxicity from ICPi are limited and caused largely from small case series and oncologic studies. Two patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, undergoing treatment with pembrolizumab who manifested interstitial nephritis secondary to this treatment, are presented below. The growing use of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer imposes the physician's attention to possible adverse effects

Reconhecimento do outro para o trabalho efetivo do enfermeiro de reabilitação: referencial de Axel Honneth

Objective: to reflect on the potential of the Theory of Recognition for the professional practice of rehabilitation nurses. Method: reflective theoretical study based on the framework of Axel Honneth and the specific skills of rehabilitation nurses. Results: two analysis topics emerged - the theoretical framework of Axel Hornet; and the contribution of Axel Honneth's theoretical framework to the professional practice of rehabilitation nurses. Discussion: the support of professional practice in theoretical frameworks has been deeply defended in the last decade, and in this context, Axel Honneth makes a significant contribution to the intentional and systematic performance of the rehabilitation nurse. Conclusion: during the rehabilitation process, in addition to the importance of recognizing the person, it was clear that in the context of the therapeutic relationship, the rehabilitation nurse must attend to the three pillars presented by Honneth, love, right and solidarity, so that the person be completely respected.Objetivo: reflexionar sobre el potencial de la Teoría del reconocimiento para la práctica profesional de las enfermeras de rehabilitación. Método: estudio teórico reflexivo basado en el marco de Axel Honneth y las habilidades específicas de las enfermeras de rehabilitación. Resultados: surgieron dos temas de análisis: el marco teórico de Axel Honneth; y la contribución del marco teórico de Axel Honneth a la práctica profesional de las enfermeras de rehabilitación. Discusión: el apoyo de la práctica profesional en los marcos teóricos se ha defendido profundamente en la última década, y en este contexto, Axel Honneth hace una contribución significativa al desempeño intencional y sistemático de la enfermera de rehabilitación. Conclusión: durante el proceso de rehabilitación, además de la importancia de reconocer a la persona, estaba claro que en el contexto de la relación terapéutica, la enfermera de rehabilitación debe atender los tres pilares presentados por Honneth, el amor, el derecho y la solidaridad, para que la persona sea respetada en su totalidad.Objetivo: refletir sobre as potencialidades da Teoria do Reconhecimento para a prática profissional dos enfermeiros de reabilitação. Método: estudo teórico reflexivo fundamentado no referencial de Axel Honneth e nas competências específicas dos enfermeiros de reabilitação. Resultados: emergiram dois tópicos de análise – o referencial teórico de Axel Honneth; e o contributo do referencial teórico de Axel Honneth para o exercício profissional dos enfermeiros de reabilitação. Discussão: a sustentação da prática profissional em referenciais teóricos tem vindo a ser profundamente defendida na última década, sendo que neste contexto, Axel Honneth traz um contributo significativo para uma atuação intencional e sistematizada do enfermeiro de reabilitação. Conclusão: aquando do processo de reabilitação, além da importância do reconhecimento da pessoa, ficou claro que no âmbito da relação terapêutica, o enfermeiro de reabilitação deve atender aos três pilares apresentados por Honneth, amor, direito e solidariedade, de modo a que a pessoa seja respeitada na sua globalidade

Measuring adherence to inhaled control medication in patients with asthma: Comparison among an asthma app, patient self‐report and physician assessment

Background Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using an asthma app to support medication management and adherence but failed to compare with other measures currently used in clinical practice. However, in a clinical setting, any additional adherence measurement must be evaluated in the context of both the patient and physician perspectives so that it can also help improve the process of shared decision making. Thus, we aimed to compare different measures of adherence to asthma control inhalers in clinical practice, namely through an app, patient self-report and physician assessment. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of three prospective multicentre observational studies with patients (≥13 years old) with persistent asthma recruited from 61 primary and secondary care centres in Portugal. Patients were invited to use the InspirerMundi app and register their inhaled medication. Adherence was measured by the app as the number of doses taken divided by the number of doses scheduled each day and two time points were considered for analysis: 1-week and 1-month. At baseline, patients and physicians independently assessed adherence to asthma control inhalers during the previous week using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS 0–100). Results A total of 193 patients (72% female; median [P25–P75] age 28 [19–41] years old) were included in the analysis. Adherence measured by the app was lower (1 week: 31 [0–71]%; 1 month: 18 [0–48]%) than patient self-report (80 [60–95]) and physician assessment (82 [51–94]) (p 0.05). There was a moderate correlation between patient self-report and physician assessment (ρ = 0.596, p < 0.001). Conclusions Adherence measured by the app was lower than that reported by the patient or the physician. This was expected as objective measurements are commonly lower than subjective evaluations, which tend to overestimate adherence. Nevertheless, the low adherence measured by the app may also be influenced by the use of the app itself and this needs to be considered in future studies.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in P ortugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is cru-cial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS INPORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublishedgeoreferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mam-mals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira thatincludes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occur-ring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live obser-vations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%),bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent lessthan 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrowsjsoil moundsjtunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animaljhairjskullsjjaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8),observation in shelters, (9) photo trappingjvideo, (10) predators dietjpelletsjpine cones/nuts, (11) scatjtrackjditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalizationjecholocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and100 m (76%). Rodentia (n=31,573) has the highest number of records followedby Chiroptera (n=18,857), Carnivora (n=18,594), Lagomorpha (n=17,496),Cetartiodactyla (n=11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n=7008). The data setincludes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened(e.g.,Oryctolagus cuniculus[n=12,159],Monachus monachus[n=1,512],andLynx pardinus[n=197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate thepublication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contrib-ute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting onthe development of more accurate and tailored conservation managementstrategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite thisdata paper when the data are used in publications.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Mammals in Portugal: a data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in Portugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with ~26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mammals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems functionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is crucial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublished georeferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mammals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira that includes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occurring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live observations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%), bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent less than 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrows | soil mounds | tunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animal | hair | skulls | jaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8), observation in shelters, (9) photo trapping | video, (10) predators diet | pellets | pine cones/nuts, (11) scat | track | ditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalization | echolocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and 100 m (76%). Rodentia (n =31,573) has the highest number of records followed by Chiroptera (n = 18,857), Carnivora (n = 18,594), Lagomorpha (n = 17,496), Cetartiodactyla (n = 11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n = 7008). The data set includes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened (e.g., Oryctolagus cuniculus [n = 12,159], Monachus monachus [n = 1,512], and Lynx pardinus [n = 197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate the publication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contribute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting on the development of more accurate and tailored conservation management strategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite this data paper when the data are used in publications

Neuromarketing: Validation through neurophysiological techniques

Neuromarketing is a new theme that allows the combination of neuroscience with marketing permitting to test advertising campaigns, feelings or emotions and even taken more accurately decisions. The Neuromarketing, simplistically, tries to give each product or service the characteristic of "perfect". Determine the changes caused in the EEG signal by different external stimuli presented, in particular, the sound of the ads and the emotions that each one awakens in the subjects. Infer about the ability of each advertisement capture more or less the attention of individuals before a specific ad.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

From the first touch to biofilm establishment by the human pathogen Candida glabrata: a genome-wide to nanoscale view

International audienceCandida glabrata is an opportunistic pathogen that adheres to human epithelial mucosa and forms biofilm to cause persistent infections. In this work, Single-cell Force Spectroscopy (SCFS) was used to glimpse at the adhesive properties of C. glabrata as it interacts with clinically relevant surfaces, the first step towards biofilm formation. Following a genetic screening, RNA-sequencing revealed that half of the entire transcriptome of C. glabrata is remodeled upon biofilm formation, around 40% of which under the control of the transcription factors CgEfg1 and CgTec1. Using SCFS, it was possible to observe that CgEfg1, but not CgTec1, is necessary for the initial interaction of C. glabrata cells with both abiotic surfaces and epithelial cells, while both transcription factors orchestrate biofilm maturation. Overall, this study characterizes the network of transcription factors controlling massive transcriptional remodelling occurring from the initial cell-surface interaction to mature biofilm formation