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  1. Article: A viewpoint: The 2022 monkeypox outbreak.

    Simões, Pedro / Bhagani, Sanjay

    Journal of virus eradication

    2022  Volume 8, Issue 2, Page(s) 100078

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2868549-0
    ISSN 2055-6659 ; 2055-6640
    ISSN (online) 2055-6659
    ISSN 2055-6640
    DOI 10.1016/j.jve.2022.100078
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  2. Article ; Online: Frog call transmission in forestry monocultures: Are there drawbacks?

    Escalona, Moisés / Castroviejo‐Fisher, Santiago / Simões, Pedro Ivo

    Biotropica. 2023 Sept., v. 55, no. 5 p.1006-1018

    2023  

    Abstract: Anuran males emit advertisement calls for the purpose of attracting females and repelling conspecific males. Call transmission is influenced by the acoustics of the propagation environment, including vegetation. Thus, forestry monocultures of non‐native ... ...

    Abstract Anuran males emit advertisement calls for the purpose of attracting females and repelling conspecific males. Call transmission is influenced by the acoustics of the propagation environment, including vegetation. Thus, forestry monocultures of non‐native trees represent artificial environments that could modify call transmission. These monocultures have substituted large areas of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil, representing a conservation challenge. Considering this context, we hypothesized that anurans have calls that are less attenuated in their native environment than in forest plantations. To test it, we performed sound transmission experiments using calls of three anuran species native to southern Brazil: Boana bischoffi, B. leptolineata, and Hylodes meridionalis. We compared sound attenuation between the native forest and forestry monocultures (Eucalyptus sp. and Pinus sp. forests), and included distance from the sound source, air temperature, humidity, and vegetation density as cofactors in linear mixed models. Our results show that the advertisement calls of the two tree frogs (Boana) attenuate less in tree plantations than in native forests, while the third species shows either no differences or less attenuation in native forests. Our results can be understood according to differences in natural history and microhabitat use among the studied species. The two tree frog species vocalize perched from vegetation so their calls become better transmitted in forestry monocultures, which have fewer trees than the native forest. On the other hand, H. meridionalis calls from rocks on streams and the propagation is finely tuned to this peculiar microhabitat. We discuss the conservation implications of our findings for anurans and for the Atlantic Forest. Abstract in Portuguese and Spanish are available with online material.
    Keywords Eucalyptus ; Hylidae ; Pinus ; acoustics ; air temperature ; conspecificity ; forestry ; forests ; frogs ; humidity ; indigenous species ; microhabitats ; natural history ; trees ; Brazil
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-09
    Size p. 1006-1018.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 2052061-X
    ISSN 1744-7429 ; 0006-3606
    ISSN (online) 1744-7429
    ISSN 0006-3606
    DOI 10.1111/btp.13249
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  3. Book ; Online: Introdução

    Simões, Pedro Nuno das Neves Lopes

    2006  

    Size 1 electronic resource (172 pages)
    Publisher Coimbra University Press
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note Open Access
    HBZ-ID HT020589207
    ISBN 9728704631 ; 9789728704636
    DOI 10.14195/978-989-26-0429-9
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  4. Article ; Online: Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of the kidney

    Oliveira, Rui Caetano / Tavares Silva, Edgar / Abrantes, Carlos / Rodrigues, Pedro / Marinho, Carol / Sousa, Vítor / Simões, Pedro / Prado e Castro1, Ligia

    Diagnostic pathology 1 , 7, S. 1 - 9 : Ill.

    case report with literature review

    2015  

    Author's details Rui Caetano Oliveira ; Edgar Tavares Silva ; Carlos Abrantes ; Pedro Rodrigues ; Carol Marinho ; Vítor Sousa ; Pedro Simões ; Lígia Prado e Castro1
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing place Waltrop
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Article ; Online
    HBZ-ID HT018616630
    DOI 10.17629/www.diagnosticpathology.eu-2015-1:7
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  5. Article: Recent Advances in Hydrogel-Mediated Nitric Oxide Delivery Systems Targeted for Wound Healing Applications.

    Tavares, Gina / Alves, Patrícia / Simões, Pedro

    Pharmaceutics

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 7

    Abstract: Despite the noticeable evolution in wound treatment over the centuries, a functional material that promotes correct and swift wound healing is important, considering the relative weight of chronic wounds in healthcare. Difficult to heal in a fashionable ... ...

    Abstract Despite the noticeable evolution in wound treatment over the centuries, a functional material that promotes correct and swift wound healing is important, considering the relative weight of chronic wounds in healthcare. Difficult to heal in a fashionable time, chronic wounds are more prone to infections and complications thereof. Nitric oxide (NO) has been explored for wound healing applications due to its appealing properties, which in the wound healing context include vasodilation, angiogenesis promotion, cell proliferation, and antimicrobial activity. NO delivery is facilitated by molecules that release NO when prompted, whose stability is ensured using carriers. Hydrogels, popular materials for wound dressings, have been studied as scaffolds for NO storage and delivery, showing promising results such as enhanced wound healing, controlled and sustained NO release, and bactericidal properties. Systems reported so far regarding NO delivery by hydrogels are reviewed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527217-2
    ISSN 1999-4923
    ISSN 1999-4923
    DOI 10.3390/pharmaceutics14071377
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  6. Article: Revisiting the Comparison of Public and Private Water Service Provision: An Empirical Study in Portugal

    Marques, Rui Cunha / Simões, Pedro

    Water. 2020 May 21, v. 12, no. 5

    2020  

    Abstract: The controversy between the performance of public and private ownership of water and wastewater services is common worldwide. In most cases, this discussion is biased due to ideological issues or insufficiency or inconsistency of information. This study ... ...

    Abstract The controversy between the performance of public and private ownership of water and wastewater services is common worldwide. In most cases, this discussion is biased due to ideological issues or insufficiency or inconsistency of information. This study aims to compare the performance of private water utilities with that of public water utilities, using rich, robust, and audited information from Portuguese operators. The benchmarking exercise focuses on three distinct areas, namely, the efficiency and effectiveness of the investments made, the quality of service provided, and the tariffs and prices implemented. From the analysis performed, it is concluded that, on average, the performance of private water utilities exceeds that of public water utilities, and prejudice in most cases is unjustified regarding private ownership. Anyway, water, as an essential service, should always be provided, regardless of utility ownership.
    Keywords empirical research ; private ownership ; wastewater ; water ; Portugal
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0521
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 2521238-2
    ISSN 2073-4441
    ISSN 2073-4441
    DOI 10.3390/w12051477
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  7. Article ; Online: Aqueous biphasic systems as a key tool for food processing

    Vicente, Filipa A / Urbančič, Vid / Likozar, Blaž / Simões, Pedro N / Pereira, Jorge FB

    Current Opinion in Food Science. 2023 Apr., v. 50 p.100991-

    2023  

    Abstract: Aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) are widely known for their enhanced biocompatibility and selectivity in downstream processes. Hence, being a key tool for the extraction/separation of innumerous biomolecules. This is particularly important for the food ... ...

    Abstract Aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) are widely known for their enhanced biocompatibility and selectivity in downstream processes. Hence, being a key tool for the extraction/separation of innumerous biomolecules. This is particularly important for the food industry considering the higher consumers' awareness for the health hazards associated with chemicals used in food processing and applications, as well as the replacement of synthetic food additives such as pigments and preservatives. Therefore, this mini-review offers a critical perspective on the progress done over the last three years regarding the application of ABS i) for the extraction of food-related biomolecules, ii) as analytical tools in food processing, iii) as in situ bio-based platforms, iv) for the valorization of food waste, and v) to shed some light on how molecular simulation approaches may be a key element in this framework.
    Keywords biochemical compounds ; biocompatibility ; food industry ; food science ; food waste ; molecular dynamics
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-04
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 2797683-X
    ISSN 2214-7993
    ISSN 2214-7993
    DOI 10.1016/j.cofs.2023.100991
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  8. Article ; Online: A new species of nurse-frog (Aromobatidae, Allobates) from the Madeira River basin with a small geographic range.

    Simões, Pedro Ivo

    Zootaxa

    2016  Volume 4083, Issue 4, Page(s) 501–525

    Abstract: I describe the seventh species of nurse-frog (Allobates) from the Madeira River basin in Brazilian Amazonia. The new species is distinguished from similar congeneric species by its small body size (snout-to-vent length ranging between 14.0-14.7 mm in ... ...

    Abstract I describe the seventh species of nurse-frog (Allobates) from the Madeira River basin in Brazilian Amazonia. The new species is distinguished from similar congeneric species by its small body size (snout-to-vent length ranging between 14.0-14.7 mm in adult males and between 14.7-14.9 mm in adult females), by the absence of dark brown regular shapes (e.g. hourglass, "X" or polygon-like marks) on the dorsum, by the absence of transverse dark bars on the dorsal surface of the thigh, and by the light gray to white ventral surfaces, light to dark gray only on throat in live male and female specimens. Males have a distinctive advertisement call characterized by the emission of long (7-11 s) trills of short notes (0.04 s in average) with dominant frequency at 5.9-6.3 kHz and emission rate ranging between 6.7-8.7 notes/s. DNA barcode analyses based on a fragment of the 16S rDNA mitochondrial gene provides additional support to the recognition of the new taxon, which is probably distributed on the east riverbank of the Madeira River, in the interfluve between the Aripuanã and Ji-Paraná rivers.
    MeSH term(s) Animal Distribution ; Animal Structures/anatomy & histology ; Animal Structures/growth & development ; Animals ; Anura/anatomy & histology ; Anura/classification ; Anura/growth & development ; Anura/physiology ; Body Size ; Brazil ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; Ecosystem ; Female ; Genes, Mitochondrial ; Male ; Organ Size ; Phylogeny ; Rivers ; Vocalization, Animal
    Chemical Substances DNA, Ribosomal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-02-23
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1175-5334
    ISSN (online) 1175-5334
    DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.3
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  9. Article ; Online: COVID-19 or threat of a nuclear war in Europe? A cross-sectional study of anxiety levels in adults living in Portugal.

    Prazeres, Filipe / Maricoto, Tiago / Lima, Inês Sampaio / Simões, Pedro / Simões, José Augusto

    Frontiers in public health

    2023  Volume 11, Page(s) 1159172

    Abstract: Background: Since 2019, Europe has experienced ongoing stressors with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian War, which have had social, financial, physical, and psychological impacts. Studies suggest that anxiety, fear, post- ... ...

    Abstract Background: Since 2019, Europe has experienced ongoing stressors with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian War, which have had social, financial, physical, and psychological impacts. Studies suggest that anxiety, fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other psychological disorders are common in such situations, and there is a need for more research on the impact of the war on mental health in Portugal. The main goal of the present study was to assess the impact of the fear of COVID-19 and anxiety related to nuclear war on the general anxiety levels of adult individuals living in Portugal.
    Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to July 2022 using an online questionnaire built on the Google Forms platform. Portuguese-speaking male and female individuals aged 18 years or older, who provided informed consent and agreed to participate, were included. The outcome variable was defined using the Portuguese version of the GAD-7 scale, while the main predictors were the FCV-19S and the NWA Scale in Portuguese. Linear and logistic regression models were used to test associations between predictors and outcome variable.
    Results: The study included 1,182 participants, with a mean age of 46.5 (±11.7) years, mostly women (80.6%). The global mean GAD-7 score was 5.8 (±4.5) points, and 17.9% of the participants scored above the 10-point cutoff. Higher scores were found in both the FCV-19S and the NWA scale among participants with anxiety, as measured by both a 10-point cutoff (
    Discussion: This study contributes to the research on COVID-19's impact on anxiety and provides the first comprehensive assessment of nuclear war anxiety in Portugal. Results highlight the need for long-term care for anxiety, as prevalence is expected to increase due to the pandemic and war, even in non-conflict areas like Portugal.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adult ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Portugal/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Depression/epidemiology ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Europe
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-31
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2711781-9
    ISSN 2296-2565 ; 2296-2565
    ISSN (online) 2296-2565
    ISSN 2296-2565
    DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1159172
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  10. Article: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Related Respiratory Failure and Association With Inappropriate Secretion Syndrome of the Antidiuretic Hormone.

    Ceriz, Tiago / Diegues, Andreia / Alves, Sérgio R / Simões, Pedro / Blanco, Miriam P

    Cureus

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 2, Page(s) e34851

    Abstract: There is an unclear association between the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with few reports in the literature. We report the case of an 80-year-old man admitted to our emergency ... ...

    Abstract There is an unclear association between the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with few reports in the literature. We report the case of an 80-year-old man admitted to our emergency room with asthenia, dysphonia, dysphagia, weight loss, and euvolemic hyponatremia, indicating a SIADH. Posteriorly, the patient also developed respiratory failure, which, in association with the previous clinical presentation, led to the diagnosis of ALS. During her permanence at the hospital, the hyponatremia improved with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation, and the association between these two identities was made. This case also shows that patients with ALS commonly suffer from chronic respiratory failure and still have a reserved prognosis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.34851
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