Tese de mestrado integrado. Engenharia Civil (Área de Especialização de Planeamento). Faculdade de Engenharia. Universidade do Porto. 2012
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a pathogen that may cause severe encephalitis in humans. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in a model of HSV-1 brain infection. IL-4 knockout (IL-4-/-) and wild type (WT) C57BL/6 mice were inoculated with 10(4) plaque-forming units of HSV-1 by the intracranial route. Histopathologic analysis revealed a distinct profile of infiltrating cells...
OBJECTIVE: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome resulting from liver failure. In the present study, we aimed to standardize an animal model of HE induced by thioacetamide (TAA) in C57BL/6 mice evaluating behavioral symptoms in association with liver damage and alterations in neurotransmitter release. METHOD: HE was induced by an intraperitoneal single dose of TAA (200 mg/kg, 600 mg/kg or 1...
Mestrado em Gestão ; O plano de negócio aqui apresentado sobre a actividade da consultoria financeira para uma loja, explorada em regime de franchising, como franchisada da rede Exchange, visa demonstrar a existência de uma necessidade premente do mercado por preencher e a verdadeira valia social do serviço do consultor financeiro para as famílias e apoio às empresas. A actividade consubstancia-se num serviço ...
BACKGROUND: Pain is an important clinical manifestation in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, though it has been neglected in clinical and experimental researches. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the nociceptive response in MOG35-55 experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)-induced mice. METHOD: EAE was induced in 8 to 10 week old C57BL/6 female mice with an emulsion of MOG35-55, Complete Freund Adjuvant, Mycoba...
A batata é uma das principais hortaliças cultivadas no Brasil, sendo uma cultura de grande expressão econômica no estado de São Paulo. Após a colheita os tubérculos são submetidos aos processos de beneficiamento e classificação, sendo então destinados ao mercado consumidor. Neste trabalho realizou-se a descrição e a caracterização dos processos das unidades de beneficiamento e classificação de batatas por meio ...
A 27 year-old female patient, cocaine user, presenting hemoptysis and progressive dyspnea with onset 48 hours prior to hospital admission, without any other signs or symptoms. Serum tests for infectious diseases, collagen disorders and vasculitis were negative. Urinalysis was normal. Computed tomography of the chest showed diffuse alveolar infiltrate, affecting mainly the lower left lobe. A thoracoscopic lung b...
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