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Renal abscesses in childhood: report of two uncommon cases

Síndroma de Imunodeficiência Severa Combinada. A Propósito de um Caso

As Imunodeficiências Severas Combinadas (SCID) são um grupo heterogéneo de doenças. caracterizadas por profunda deficiência da imunidade celular e humoral e que compreende entidades funcional e geneticamente muito diversas. Os doentes afectados morrem geralmente durante o primeiro ano de vida, a menos que seja efectuado transplante medular ou tratamento enzimático substitutivo.Os autores descrevem um caso de um...

Derrame Pleural num Recém-Nascido — Uma Complicação da Alimentação Parentérica

A utilização de catéteres epicutâneocava na obtenção de acessos venosos centrais é uma prática corrente na neonatologia. Apesar de ser uma técnica relativamente fácil e segura, tem sido associada a complicações, infecciosas, mecânicas ou respiratórias, que podem ser minimizadas pela sua localização em locais adequados, bem como pela sua manipulação com assépsia rigorosa.Os autores descrevem o caso de um derrame...

Apoptosis as a prognostic marker in prediction of renal injury, after acute ble...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify and quantify apoptosis in renal tissue, using a biochemical marker (TUNEL) in a pig haemorrhagic model, after intravascular volume replacement with Ringer's lactate RL) or Hydroxyethylstarch (HES) 130/0.4) solutions. Methods: 18 Large White pigs underwent total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with propofol and remifentanil. 25 ml/kg of arterial blood were removed ...

Image analysis for automatic characterization of polyhydroxyalcanoates granules

A new monitoring approach for polyhydroxyalcanoates (PHA) granules identification and characterization based on image analysis procedures is proposed. PHA granules were analyzed by Sudan Black B (SBB) staining in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) system. Color images captured on an optical microscope were analyzed through quantitative image analysis. The distribution of PHA granules was estimated...

Activated sludge characterization through microscopy : a review on quantitative...

In wastewater treatment processes, and particularly in activated sludge systems, efficiency is quite dependent on the operating conditions, and a number of problems may arise due to sludge structure and proliferation of specific microorganisms. In fact, bacterial communities and protozoa identification by microscopy inspection is already routinely employed in a considerable number of cases. Furthermore, quantit...

Sustainability indicators for the Portuguese cork industry

Sustainable development proves to be an important focus of attention from industries once to modern society the impact of humans on the environment in which it operates is becoming increasingly complex. There is a growing concern for the environment and for the scarcity of available natural resources that are frequently related to the negative consequences brought by the industrial manufacturing system. Therefo...

Biopolymer monitoring using quantitative image analysis techniques

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular biopolymers with many applications, particularly as substitutes of polypropylene and polyethylene, due to their thermoplastic properties and biocompatible nature. Furthermore, glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose with high importance in the metabolism of microbial communities and polyphosphate is a microbial storage compound that should be recovered in order to ...

Dia Mundial da DPOC – Campanha de sensibilização no Hospital de Braga

Insights on the formulation of herbal beverages with medicinal claims according...

Several herbal beverages claim medicinal benefits due to their antioxidant properties. However, operational factors such as the extracted herbal component, preparation method or concentration levels, might influence their biological activity. To assess this effect, the antioxidant activity of beverages prepared with Camellia sinensis, Aspalathus linearis or Cochlospermum angolensis, used solely or mixed with di...