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  1. Article ; Online: Nutrient profile of packaged foods according to the degree of processing.

    Vale, Catarina / Almeida, Carla / Azevedo, José / Padrão, Patrícia

    International journal of food sciences and nutrition

    2024  Volume 75, Issue 2, Page(s) 148–158

    Abstract: An increased consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) leads to a rising prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases. This study aims to characterise the nutrient profile of white-label pre-packaged foods and bakery products available in a market ... ...

    Abstract An increased consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) leads to a rising prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases. This study aims to characterise the nutrient profile of white-label pre-packaged foods and bakery products available in a market leader Portuguese food retail chain, according to the extent of processing proposed by
    MeSH term(s) Diet ; Energy Intake ; Food Handling/methods ; Fast Foods ; Nutrients ; Carbohydrates ; Fatty Acids ; Sugars ; Sodium
    Chemical Substances Carbohydrates ; Fatty Acids ; Sugars ; Sodium (9NEZ333N27)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1121877-0
    ISSN 1465-3478 ; 0963-7486
    ISSN (online) 1465-3478
    ISSN 0963-7486
    DOI 10.1080/09637486.2023.2299771
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  2. Article ; Online: What do we know about plastic pollution in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems?

    Ferreira, Leticia Carneiro / Souza Azevedo, Juliana

    Environmental science and pollution research international

    2024  Volume 31, Issue 14, Page(s) 22119–22130

    Abstract: Due to the increasing use and inadequate disposal of plastic by humans, aquatic environments have become receptacles for pollutants such as plastic. This study aimed to perform an analysis of plastic particles pollution in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems ... ...

    Abstract Due to the increasing use and inadequate disposal of plastic by humans, aquatic environments have become receptacles for pollutants such as plastic. This study aimed to perform an analysis of plastic particles pollution in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems with special attention to inland aquatic environments and fish in order to identify information gaps in this field. Manuscripts published in the last 21 years and indexed in the Web of Science database were consulted. A total of 185 met the proposed inclusion criteria, such as having empirical data, being conducted in Brazil, and dealing with plastic pollution. In general, the number of studies increases over the years, and this increasing number of publications is accompanied by declared financial support; the Southeast and Northeast regions are the regions that publish the most on the topic, with São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Pernambuco being the main states; the main focus of the studies is the detection of plastic particles mainly in biota (51%) and sediment (34%), and the most frequent ecosystem is the marine (89%); regarding the taxa, the majority is about plastic detection in fish (75%). Only 18% of the papers studying fishes consider their bio-ecological data, and only 17% of the manuscripts carried out the chemical characterization of the particles. However, 99% of the papers considered the shape of the plastic particle. We emphasize the need for more research and grants for studies with Brazilian inland aquatic ecosystems on the effects of plastic particle pollution on freshwater fish. Regional and national research funding agencies are very important to encourage an increase in the number of grants and specific calls for studies on plastic pollution and its impact on freshwater biota, considering the different macro-regions in Brazil, especially in the northern region.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Brazil ; Environmental Monitoring ; Ecosystem ; Plastics/analysis ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis ; Fishes ; Aquatic Organisms
    Chemical Substances Plastics ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-26
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1178791-0
    ISSN 1614-7499 ; 0944-1344
    ISSN (online) 1614-7499
    ISSN 0944-1344
    DOI 10.1007/s11356-024-32525-5
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  3. Article ; Online: COVID e educação

    Azevedo, Joaquim

    da emergência às oportunidades

    2020  

    Abstract: info:eu-repo/semantics/ ... ...

    Abstract info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Keywords covid19
    Language Portuguese
    Publishing date 2020-06-08T11:17:16Z
    Publisher Universidade Católica Portuguesa
    Publishing country pt
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Using Social Media Categorical Reactions as a Gateway to Identify Hate Speech in COVID-19 News.

    Oliveira, Luciana / Azevedo, Joana

    SN computer science

    2022  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 11

    Abstract: The spread of COVID-19 news on social media provided a particularly prolific ground for emotional commotion, disinformation and hate speech, as uncertainty and fear grew by the day. In this paper, we examine the media coverage of the COVID-19 outburst in ...

    Abstract The spread of COVID-19 news on social media provided a particularly prolific ground for emotional commotion, disinformation and hate speech, as uncertainty and fear grew by the day. In this paper, we examine the media coverage of the COVID-19 outburst in Portugal (March-May 2020), the subsequent emotional engagement of audiences and the entropy-based emotional controversy generated as a gateway to detect the presence of hate speech, using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS) embedded in a cross-sectional descriptive methodology. Our results reveal that negative and volatile categorical emotions ("Angry", "Haha" and "Wow") serve as main engines for controversy, and that controversial news have the highest sharing ratio. Moreover, using a small sample of the most controversial news with the highest overall emotional engagement, we establish a relation between the entropy-based emotional controversy obtained from Facebook's click-based reactions and the presence of cultural and ethnic hate speech, plausibly confirming the click-based categorical emotions as a gateway to hatred comment pools. In doing so, we also reveal that negative emotions alone do not always indicate the presence of hate speech, which may sprout in seemingly humorous social media posts where irony proliferates, and negativity is not apparent. This work adds to the literature on social media categorical emotion detection and its implications for the detection of hate speech.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-16
    Publishing country Singapore
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2661-8907
    ISSN (online) 2661-8907
    DOI 10.1007/s42979-022-01421-5
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  5. Article ; Online: Benchmarks for dialectical behavioural therapy intervention in adults and adolescents with borderline personality symptoms.

    Azevedo, Julieta / Carreiras, Diogo / Hibbs, Caitlin / Guiomar, Raquel / Osborne, Joshua / Hibbs, Richard / Swales, Michaela

    International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 2, Page(s) 100446

    Abstract: Background: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a multi-component cognitive behavioural intervention with proven efficacy in treating people with borderline personality disorder symptoms. Establishing benchmarks for DBT intervention with both adults ... ...

    Abstract Background: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a multi-component cognitive behavioural intervention with proven efficacy in treating people with borderline personality disorder symptoms. Establishing benchmarks for DBT intervention with both adults and adolescents is essential for bridging the gap between research and clinical practice, improving teams' performance and procedures.
    Aim: This study aimed to establish benchmarks for DBT using the EQ-5D, Borderline Symptoms List (BSL) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) for adults and adolescents.
    Methods: After searching four databases for randomised controlled trials and effectiveness studies that applied standard DBT to people with borderline symptoms, a total of 589 studies were included (after duplicates' removal), of which 16 met our inclusion criteria. A meta-analysis and respective effect-size pooling calculations (Hedges-g) were undertaken, and heterogeneity between studies was assessed with I
    Results: DBT aggregated effect sizes per subsample derived from RCTs and effectiveness studies are presented, along with critical values, categorised by age group (adults vs adolescents), mode of DBT treatment (full-programme vs skills-training) and per outcome measure (EQ-5D, BSL and DERS).
    Conclusions: Practitioners from routine clinical practice delivering DBT and researchers can now use these benchmarks to evaluate their teams' performance according to their clients' outcomes, using the EQ-5D, BSL and DERS. Through benchmarking, teams can reflect on their teams' efficiency and determine if their delivery needs adjustment or if it is up to the standards of current empirical studies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-06
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2208162-8
    ISSN 2174-0852 ; 1697-2600
    ISSN (online) 2174-0852
    ISSN 1697-2600
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100446
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  6. Article ; Online: Identification and structural characterization of a novel (+)-catechin-caffeic acid adduct present in wines.

    Azevedo, Joana / Oliveira, Joana / Cruz, Luís / Mateus, Nuno / de Freitas, Victor

    Food chemistry

    2024  Volume 442, Page(s) 138480

    Abstract: A new compound with a molecular ion mass of m/z 467 in the negative ion mode was found to occur in a white wine aged 30 months in bottle. In this latter, fragment ions compatible with the loss of a carboxylic acid (-44 a.m.u.), a caffeic acid unit (-178 ... ...

    Abstract A new compound with a molecular ion mass of m/z 467 in the negative ion mode was found to occur in a white wine aged 30 months in bottle. In this latter, fragment ions compatible with the loss of a carboxylic acid (-44 a.m.u.), a caffeic acid unit (-178 a.m.u.), and a Retro-Diels Alder (-152 a.m.u.) were observed. The present work reports the synthesis of a (+)-catechin-caffeic acid adduct resulting from the condensation reaction between caffeic acid and (+)-catechin. The structural characterization by NMR showed that this adduct is formed by the linkage between carbon 8 at ring A from (+)-catechin and carbon 9 from caffeic acid. In addition, the similarity in the HPLC retention time and UV-Visible spectra of the synthesized compound with the one detected in white wine and the bottling experiments, confirms the presence of this novel (+)-catechin-derived compound in those matrices.
    MeSH term(s) Catechin/chemistry ; Wine/analysis ; Caffeic Acids/analysis ; Carbon
    Chemical Substances Catechin (8R1V1STN48) ; caffeic acid (U2S3A33KVM) ; Caffeic Acids ; Carbon (7440-44-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 243123-3
    ISSN 1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
    ISSN (online) 1873-7072
    ISSN 0308-8146
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138480
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  7. Article ; Online: BI-REAL: A 12-session DBT skills group intervention adapted for bipolar disorder - A feasibility randomised pilot trial.

    Azevedo, Julieta / Swales, Michaela / Carreiras, Diogo / Guiomar, Raquel / Macedo, António / Castilho, Paula

    Journal of affective disorders

    2024  Volume 356, Page(s) 394–404

    Abstract: International guidelines endorse psychological treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD); however, the absence of a recognised gold-standard intervention requires further research. A Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills group intervention with 12 ... ...

    Abstract International guidelines endorse psychological treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD); however, the absence of a recognised gold-standard intervention requires further research. A Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills group intervention with 12 sessions was developed. This pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes variance of Bi-REAL - Respond Effectively, Assertively, and Live mindfully, tailored for individuals with BD, in preparation for a future RCT.
    Methods: 52 participants (female = 62.7 %; mean age = 43.2 ± 11.1) with BD were randomised by blocks to either the experimental group (EG; n = 26; Bi-REAL + Treatment as Usual, TAU) receiving 12 weekly 90-minutes sessions, or the control group (CG; n = 26, TAU). Feasibility and acceptability were assessed with a multimethod approach (qualitative interviews, semi-structured clinical interviews and a battery of self-report questionnaires - candidate main outcomes Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire (BRQ) and brief Quality of Life for Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD)). All participants were evaluated at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1) and 3-month follow-up (T2).
    Results: Acceptability was supported by participants' positive feedback and ratings of the sessions and programme overall, as well as the treatment attendance (86.25 % of sessions attended). The trial overall retention rate was 74.5 %, with CG having a higher dropout rate across the 3-timepoints (42.31 %). A significant Time × Group interaction effect was found for BRQ and QoL.BD favouring the intervention group (p < .05).
    Limitations: The assessors were not blind at T1 (only at T2). Recruitment plan was impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions and replication is questionable. High attrition rates in the CG.
    Conclusions: The acceptability of Bi-REAL was sustained, and subsequent feasibility testing will be necessary to establish whether the retention rates of the overall trial improve and if feasibility is confirmed, before progressing to a definitive trial.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Bipolar Disorder/therapy ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Pilot Projects ; Feasibility Studies ; Psychotherapy, Group/methods ; Middle Aged ; Dialectical Behavior Therapy/methods ; Quality of Life ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 135449-8
    ISSN 1573-2517 ; 0165-0327
    ISSN (online) 1573-2517
    ISSN 0165-0327
    DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.033
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  8. Article ; Online: Validation of the Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Recovery and Predictors in People with Bipolar Disorder.

    Azevedo, Julieta / Carreiras, Diogo / Guiomar, Raquel / Martins, Maria João / Macedo, António / Castilho, Paula

    Acta medica portuguesa

    2024  Volume 37, Issue 5, Page(s) 368–378

    Abstract: Introduction: The paradigm in mental health care is progressively moving towards a recovery-focused perspective. Thus, there is a need for validated instruments to measure recovery in bipolar disorder (BD). The Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire (BRQ) is ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: The paradigm in mental health care is progressively moving towards a recovery-focused perspective. Thus, there is a need for validated instruments to measure recovery in bipolar disorder (BD). The Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire (BRQ) is the most used instrument to assess it. The aim of this study was to translate and perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the BRQ to European Portuguese (PT-PT) and to explore further associations of recovery with sociodemographic and emotional regulation, as well as recovery predictors to inform future research and clinical practice.
    Methods: The BRQ was forward-translated and back-translated until a consensus version was found, and a test-retest design was used to assess temporal stability. Participants were recruited in public hospitals and organizations supporting people with BD, either referred by their psychiatrists or psychologists or through self-referral. Eighty-eight individuals diagnosed with BD were recruited to complete a battery of Portuguese-validated self-report questionnaires to assess recovery (BRQ), clinical mood symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), affect (Positive and Negative Affect Scale), well-being (brief Quality of Life for Bipolar Disorder; Satisfaction with Life Scale) and emotion regulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale).
    Results: The BRQ showed excellent internal consistency with a Cronbach alpha of 0.92, and test-retest exhibited good reliability (r = 0.88). Construct validity was confirmed through/by positive and moderate correlations with quality of life (QoL; r = 0.58) and positive affect (r = 0.52), and negative moderate correlations with depression (r = -0.64), and negative affect (r = -0.55). Both satisfaction with life (β = 0.38, p = 0.010) and recovery (β = 0.34, p = 0.022) impacted quality of life, supporting the BRQ's incremental validity. Depressive symptoms and emotion dysregulation accounted for 51% of its variance.
    Conclusion: The BRQ is a valid and reliable instrument to measure recovery in people with BD in the Portuguese population and is suitable for both clinical and research contexts.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Bipolar Disorder/psychology ; Male ; Female ; Portugal ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Translations ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Reproducibility of Results ; Quality of Life
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-15
    Publishing country Portugal
    Document type Journal Article ; Validation Study
    ZDB-ID 603078-6
    ISSN 1646-0758 ; 0870-399X
    ISSN (online) 1646-0758
    ISSN 0870-399X
    DOI 10.20344/amp.20790
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  9. Article: Meningioma Presenting With Intratumoral Hemorrhage on Active Surveillance.

    Matias, Rafael / Arantes, Mavilde / Azevedo, Júlia / Jacome, Manuel / Aguiar, Artur

    Cureus

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 7, Page(s) e41787

    Abstract: Meningiomas are relatively common primary adult brain tumors. They are slow-growing, highly vascular, and graded according to histology, phenotypic and genotypic features. We present a case of a 66-year-old male with a history of tongue squamous cell ... ...

    Abstract Meningiomas are relatively common primary adult brain tumors. They are slow-growing, highly vascular, and graded according to histology, phenotypic and genotypic features. We present a case of a 66-year-old male with a history of tongue squamous cell carcinoma, which presented multiple risk factors for cardiovascular and thromboembolic events. A brain lesion was initially detected on a computed tomography (CT) scan and later characterized by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The multidisciplinary team decided to maintain surveillance due to the lack of associated symptoms. Upon expansion in size and acute intralesional hemorrhage seen on follow-up imaging, the patient was submitted to surgical excision. The histopathological testing determined it to be an atypical meningioma. Two months later, the patient received stereotactic radiotherapy, and a post-surgical MRI showed no evidence of tumor recurrence. This case report describes a rare occurrence of intratumoral hemorrhage in a meningioma during surveillance, highlighting the importance of vigilant monitoring and consideration of potential risk factors for hemorrhagic events.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.41787
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  10. Article ; Online: Corrigendum to "Epidemiological impact of the human papillomavirus vaccination program on genital warts in Portugal: A retrospective, chart review study" [Vaccine 40(2) (2022) 275-281].

    Fernandes, Cândida / Alves, João / Rodrigues, Ana / Azevedo, Jacinta

    Vaccine

    2022  Volume 40, Issue 26, Page(s) 3720

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-12
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.083
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