Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQLTM) Cancer Module S. Santos1, C. Crespo1, M. C. Canavarro1, A. Fernandes2, L. Batalha2, & D. Campos2 1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and Institute of Cognitive, Developmental, Vocational and Social Psychology, University of Coimbra, Portugal 2Coimbra Nursing School, Portugal Introduction: The survival rate ...
Fifteen years after the initial detection of Rickettsia slovaca in ticks in Portugal, 3 autochthonous cases of R. slovaca infection were diagnosed in humans. All patients had an eschar on the scalp and lymphadenopathy; 2 patients had facial edema. R. slovaca infection was confirmed by serologic testing, culture, and PCR.
This work was supported by Fundação Astrazeneca through the “Programa de Apoio à Investigação” . Presented at the “International Conference in Alzheimer’s Disease 2009 ; The distinction between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a relevant step to combat this disease efficiently. Thus, the identification of biomarkers and genetic factors underlying AD pathology is extremely important. Oxidative injur...
Free-range chickens are assumed to consume low to moderate levels of pasture, although the effects of forage intake in broiler performance and poultry meat quality remain to be established. In addition, despite cellulases and hemicellulases being widely used as feed supplements to improve the nutritive value of cereal-based diets for fast-growing broilers, the potential interest of these biocatalysts in the pro...
Portugal apresenta reconhecidas potencialidades edafoclimáticas para a produção de pastagens à base de leguminosas, tanto em condições de regadio como de sequeiro. Este trabalho pretendeu avaliar a possibilidade de desenvolver formas alternativas para a produção de frangos de carne em pastagens. Avaliou-se o desempenho produtivo de frangos RedBro Cou Nu x RedBro M mantidos dos 28 aos 56 dias em pastagens de se...
End-stage chronic renal failure (CRF) is often associated with platelet' disfunction and therefore with impaired hemostasis. Several investigators have reported that rHu Epo, used in the treatment of CRF anaemia, is able to activate a broad spectrum of hematopoietic stem cells, and therefore is able to increase the number of platelets and to induce correction of platelet disfunction. In order to investigate hem...
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