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Promoting physical activity through video games based on self-behavioral models

A atividade física é uma componente essencial de um estilo de vida promotor de saúde e com potencial de prevenção para diversas doenças crónicas. Apesar desta evidência, é sabido que as gerações mais novas investem muito tempo em atividades sedentárias, como o visionamento de televisão, a prática de videojogos ou a leitura, com potencial aumento de prevalência de comportamentos sedentários na vida adulta. Este...

Assessing foraging strategies of herbivores in Mediterranean oak woodlands: a r...

Montados are agro-silvo-pastoral ecosystems, typical of the Southwest Iberian Peninsula, of high socio-economic and conservation importance,where grazing is a dominant activity. Montados are characterized by na open tree canopy of Quercus sp. and a diverse undercover of shrubs and grasslands that constitute the plant food resources for grazing animals. Plant food resources of Montados are highly variable, both ...

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Left-sided infective endocarditis: analysis of in-hospital and medium-term outc...

Abstract Introduction: Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis (IE) remains a challenging and potentially lethal disease. The prognosis of IE remains poor; in the last 30 years, its incidence and mortality have only been marginally reduced. Early identification of high-risk patients can change the course of the disease and improve outcomes. Objectives and methods: To describe and inv...

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Clinical Usefulness of Streptococcus pneumoniae Urinary Antigen in Patients Hos...

Introduction : Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of hospital admissions and mortality in developed countries. Nevertheless, in about half of the cases a microbial etiology can`t be determined. The need to improve the diagnostic tools of this disease has led to the development of new techniques, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen. Objectives : To analyse the usefulness of the urin...

Stability of blood gases when refrigerated

Background: Blood gas analysis is a widely used procedure. In clinical practice, the physicians may not always have a blood gas analyzer in their proximity. Not infrequently, blood gas samples are stored in a fridge or on ice and read retrospectively. Continued anaerobic and aerobic metabolism in the blood may alter blood gases in the interval between drawing arterial blood and its analysis, which may cause a f...

Investigating a Case of Recurrent Pleural Effusion

We describe the case of a patient with long-standing Parkinson’s disease and recurrent bilateral pleural effusions. The pleural fluid was an exudate, rich in normal lymphocytes, and the echocardiogram, chest computerized axial tomography, and immunological, microbiological and cytological studies were negative. The patient had been taking bromocriptine, which can be related to chronic pleural effusions. Using P...

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS RESISTENTE À METICILINA E ABCESSO HEPÁTICO Análise Retros...

Introdução: Os abcessos hepáticos constituem uma entidade clínica que coloca desafios no diagnóstico e tratamento, sendo em muito casos necessário um elevado índice de suspeição. A maioria dos abcessos hepáticos piogénicos são polimicrobianos. Os agentes entéricos facultativos e anaeróbios são os mais comuns. Na literatura revista, os abcessos hepáticos a Staphylococcus aureus constituem cerca de 7% dos abcesso...