Seasonal variability of ozone dry deposition under southern European climate conditions, in Portugal

Ozone dry deposition measurements were carried out during approximately one year over a flat grass field in Portugal. The results show prominent diurnal and seasonal patterns in deposition flux, dry deposition velocity and surface resistance, especially for the daytime period. Dry deposition velocities vary diurnally from a minimum of 0.1 cm s-1, during the night to a maximum of 0.2-0.5 cm s-1 during the day. The observed canopy resistance (Rc) varies from values higher than 500 s m-1, at night, to a minimum of 200 s m-1, around noon. Seasonal variation is characterised by daytime Rc values much larger in summer than in winter and spring, while nighttime values do not show any evident seasonal pattern. This behaviour can be ascribed to the stomatal intake, which represents the most important controlling factor on ozone dry deposition. The Wesely parameterisation scheme of surface resistance predicts Rc diurnal cycles reasonably well. However, the observed canopy resistance seasonal cycle is completely different from Wesely predictions, since season parameters in Wesely's parameterisation were defined for a vegetation growing cycle different from that prevailing in our conditions.We gratefully acknowledge the European Commission and the Junta Nacional de Investigac7a8o Cienti"ca, for "nancial support through the projects EV5V-CT93-316 and PRAXIS/3/3.2/AMB/38/94, respectively. We also wish to thank the Instituto de Estruturas Agra& rias e Desenvolvimento Rural who permitted the measurements at the `Polder Pilotoa of Sarrazola and all research groups who participated in the SREMP Project

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of portuguese olive oil

The main goal of this paper was to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of olive oil production in Portugal. A life-cycle model and inventory were implemented for the entire production process, including a comprehensive analysis of olive cultivation, olive oil extraction, packaging, and distribution. Data originates from five differently-sized Portuguese olive growers and from a total of six olive oil mills, representing the three extraction processes in use: three-phase extraction, two-phase extraction, and traditional pressing. The results show that the GHG intensity lies in the range 1.8-8.2 kg CO2eq/liter and that the main contributors were fertilizers (production and field emissions). Efficient use of fertilizers thus seems to be a key factor for mitigating the GHG intensity of olive oil production

Percepción de riesgo ante la COVID-19 en pobladores del municipio Manzanillo.

COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has created unprecedented challenges for health science professionals; It is up to psychologists to address a core category in this epidemiological contingency, the perception of risk. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, with the objective of describing the perception of risk in the face of COVID-19 in residents of the Popular Council No.6 of the Manzanillo municipality. The population consisted of 883 people and the sample consisted of 242 subjects selected through a simple random sampling. A survey created by the authors of the present investigation was applied. Statistical processing was carried out using absolute numbers and percentages. The results are summarized in tables. 73.6% of the surveyed population presents an inadequate perception of risk and the main way of obtaining information is the mass media with 93%. The perception of inadequate risk in the face of COVID-19, as a result of the low levels of susceptibility, severity and self-efficacy, constitutes a barrier to carry out the recommended health actions to avoid this disease.La COVID-19 es una pandemia mundial que ha creado desafíos sin precedentes para los profesionales de las ciencias de la salud; les corresponde a los psicólogos abordar una categoría medular en esta contingencia epidemiológica, la percepción de riesgo. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo descriptivo de corte transversal, con el objetivo de describir la percepción de riesgo ante la COVID-19 en pobladores del Consejo Popular No.6 del municipio Manzanillo. La población quedó constituida por 883 personas y la muestra fue de 242 sujetos seleccionados a través de un muestreo aleatorio simple. Se aplicó una encuesta creada por los autores de la presente investigación. El procesamiento estadístico se realizó mediante números absolutos y porcientos. Los resultados se presentan resumidos en tablas.  El 73,6 % de la población encuestada presenta una inadecuada percepción de riesgo y la principal vía de obtención de información son los medios de comunicación masiva con un 93 %. La percepción de riesgo inadecuada ante la COVID-19, como resultado de los bajos niveles de susceptibilidad, severidad y autoeficacia, constituye una barrera para llevar a cabo las acciones de salud recomendadas para evitar esta enfermedad.COVID-19 é uma pandemia global que criou desafios sem precedentes para os profissionais de ciências da saúde; Cabe ao psicólogo abordar uma categoria central nessa contingência epidemiológica, a percepção de risco. Realizou-se um estudo quantitativo descritivo transversal, com o objetivo de descrever a percepção de risco frente ao COVID-19 em residentes do Conselho Popular nº 6 do município de Manzanillo. A população foi composta por 883 pessoas e a amostra foi composta por 242 sujeitos selecionados por meio de amostragem aleatória simples. Foi aplicada uma pesquisa criada pelos autores da presente investigação. O processamento estatístico foi realizado em números absolutos e percentuais. Os resultados estão resumidos em tabelas. 73,6% da população pesquisada apresenta percepção inadequada de risco e a principal forma de obtenção de informações é a mídia de massa com 93%. A percepção de risco inadequado frente à COVID-19, em decorrência dos baixos níveis de suscetibilidade, gravidade e autoeficácia, constitui uma barreira para a realização das ações de saúde preconizadas para evitar essa doença

Appreciation of quality of life in the elderly

Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal que permitió describir el comportamiento de la calidad de vida percibida por la población geriátrica del CMF 9 ubicado en el policlínico 1 Dra. Francisca Rivero Arocha, de Manzanillo, de septiembre 2016 a enero 2017. La muestra estuvo constituida por los 165 adultos mayores del área. El predominio de la baja calidad de vida en la población investigada, la calidad de vida percibida por los adultos mayores se relaciona con la edad y la escolaridad, de forma tal que en la medida en que se incrementa la edad la percepción de ésta es peor, mientras que existe una tendencia a percibir mejor calidad de vida con el incremento de la escolaridad y la alta percepción de salud emitida por la población objeto de estudio se expresa de manera homogénea por sexos, y heterogénea por grupos de edades, estado conyugal y escolaridad, son algunos de los resultados más importantes. Consideramos necesario continuar el estudio de la calidad de vida en los adultos mayores, con la inclusión de la calidad de vida objetiva, como elemento previo a la realización de una estrategia de intervención, encaminada al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la población objeto de estudio.A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out that allowed to describe the behavior of the quality of life perceived by the geriatric population of CMF 9 located in the polyclinic 1 Dra. Francisca Rivero Arocha from Manzanillo, from September 2016 to January 2017. The sample consisted of the 165 older adults of the area. The predominance of low quality of life in the population investigated, the quality of life perceived by older adults is related to age and schooling, so that as the age increases the perception of it is worse, while there is a tendency to perceive better quality of life with the increase of schooling and the high perception of health emitted by the population under study is expressed in a homogeneous way by sex, and heterogeneous by age groups, marital status and schooling, are some of the most important results. We consider it is necessary to continue the study of the quality of life in the elderly, with the inclusion of objective quality of life, as an element prior to the realization of an intervention strategy, aimed at improving the quality of life of the target population

Metabolomics profile responses to changing environments in a common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm collection

Metabolomics is one of the most powerful -omics to assist plant breeding. Despite the recognized genetic diversity in Portuguese common bean germplasm, details on its metabolomics profiles are still missing. Aiming to promote their use and to understand the environment’s effect in bean metabolomics profiles, 107 Portuguese common bean accessions, cropped under contrasting environments, were analyzed using spectrophotometric, untargeted and targeted mass spectrometry approaches. Although genotype was the most relevant factor on bean metabolomics profile, a clear genotype × environment interaction was also detected. Multivariate analysis highlighted, on the heat-stress environment, the existence of higher levels of salicylic acid, and lower levels of triterpene saponins. Three clusters were defined within each environment. White accessions presented the lowest content and the colored ones the highest levels of prenol lipids and flavonoids. Sources of interesting metabolomics profiles are now identified for bean breeding, focusing either on local or on broad adaptation.To FCT, Portugal, in BEGEQA project (PTDC/AGR-TEC/3555/2012), E.M. PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/89287/2012), as well as to R&D unit, UIDB/04551/2020 (GREEN-IT – Bioresources for sustainability) and COST Action FA1403 (STSM-FA1403-290815-063873) for funding. The authors also acknowledge PORTUGAL 2020 to the Portuguese Mass Spectrometry Network, grant number LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-402-022125. The project NETDIAMOND (SAICTPAC/0047/2015), financially supported by FEEI (Lisboa 2020 and FCT/POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016385), to the iNOVA4Health (UID/Multi/04462/2013), financially supported by FCT and co-funded by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement, as well as to POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029702, funded by FEDER funds through COMPETE2020 – Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) and by national funds (PIDDAC) through FCT/MCTES

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of portuguese olive oil

The main goal of this paper was to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of olive oil production in Portugal. A life-cycle model and inventory were implemented for the entire production process, including a comprehensive analysis of olive cultivation, olive oil extraction, packaging, and distribution. Data originates from five differently-sized Portuguese olive growers and from a total of six olive oil mills, representing the three extraction processes in use: three-phase extraction, two-phase extraction, and traditional pressing. The results show that the GHG intensity lies in the range 1.8-8.2 kg CO2eq/liter and that the main contributors were fertilizers (production and field emissions). Efficient use of fertilizers thus seems to be a key factor for mitigating the GHG intensity of olive oil production

Caracterização química e avaliação da actividade biológica da framboesa (Rubus Idaeus L.) : Contribuição para o desenvolvimento de uma alegação de saúde

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Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: COSI Portugal 2022

Autores: Ana Rito – Centro Colaborativo da Organização Mundial da Saúde para a Nutrição e Obesidade Infantil, Departamento de Alimentação e Nutrição do Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge; Sofia Mendes, Inês Figueira – Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Dinâmicas Sociais e Saúde; Maria do Carmo Faria – Direção Regional de Saúde da Madeira; Rita Carvalho, Teresa Santos – Direção Regional de Saúde dos Açores; Susana Cardoso – Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte; Elsa Feliciano – Administração Regional de Saúde do Centro; Rosa Silvério – Administração Regional de Saúde do Alentejo; Teresa Sofia Sancho – Administração Regional de Saúde do Algarve; Ana Dinis, Carla Lacerda Rascôa – Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Outros Contributos: Catarina Batista, Rachel Cruz – Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Dinâmicas Sociais e Saúde; Carla Marques – Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo.Infográfico - Obesidade Infantil 2022: http://repositorio.insa.pt/handle/10400.18/8631O Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)/Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) é o sistema europeu de vigilância nutricional infantil coordenado pelo Gabinete Regional Europeu da OMS. Tem como principal objetivo criar uma rede sistemática de recolha, análise, interpretação e divulgação de informação descritiva sobre as caraterísticas do estado nutricional infantil de crianças dos 6 aos 8 anos, que se traduz num sistema de vigilância que produz dados comparáveis entre países da Europa e que permite a monitorização da obesidade infantil a cada 2-3 anos. O presente relatório divulga e analisa os dados de prevalência de excesso e obesidade infantil da 6.ª ronda do COSI Portugal, realizada no ano letivo 2021/2022 numa amostra representativa nacional de escolas públicas do 1.º ciclo do Ensino Básico (EB) português.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Portuguese children (6-8 years old) using three definition criteria: COSI PORTUGAL, 2008

Introduction: Previous studies places Portugal among the five countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity in Europe. This paper describes the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity in Portuguese children of 6-8 years of age, based on the first data collection from COSI Portugal, which took place during the 2007/2008 school year. Methods: Semi-longitudinal design with repeated cross-sectional national representative samples. Specific prevalence of overweight (including obesity) and obesity was determined using three different diagnostic criteria. Across the seven geographic regions 3765 children were enrolled from 181 schools with 50.3% of boys. Results: Using the IOTF reference the prevalences of thinness, overweight and obesity were 4.8%, 28.1%, and 8.9% respectively; using the CDC reference they were 2.1%, 32.2%, and 14.6%; and according to the WHO reference they were 1.0%, 37.9%, and 15.3%. Univariate analysis showed a higher risk of obesity in older children, in boys and in the Azores region. The islands of Madeira and the Azores were the regions with the highest prevalence of overweight at 39.4% and 46.6% respectively, and Algarve was the one with the lowest (21.4%). Conclusion:. These findings demonstrate the need for urgent action in Portugal, and provide policy makers with comprehensive and detailed information to assist with this