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A case study on project led education in engineering: students' and teachers' perceptions

engineering education

Lima RM, Carvalho D, Assunção M.
GSID: AQNcOvEHmV4J
RM Lima, D Carvalho, M Assunção Flores… - … journal of engineering …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis

This paper explores the extent to which students and teachers are able to acknowledge the strengths and weaknesses of a shift in the approach to teaching and learning from a traditional, teacher-centred perspective towards project- and learner-centred education. It...

The role of cognitive dysfunction in the symptoms and remission from depression.

Annals of general psychiatry

Gonda X, Pompili M, Serafini G, Carvalho AF, Rihmer Z, Dome P.
PMID: 26396586
Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2015 Sep 22;14:27. doi: 10.1186/s12991-015-0068-9. eCollection 2015.

The disability and burden associated with major depression comes only in part from its affective symptoms; cognitive dysfunctions associated with depression also play a crucial role. Furthermore, these cognitive impairments during depression are manifold and multilevel affecting elementary and...

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 levels are increased and partially related to body fat distribution in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2.

Diabetology & metabolic syndrome

Valerio CM, de Almeida JS, Moreira RO, Aguiar LBS, Siciliano PO, Carvalho DP, Godoy-Matos AF.
PMID: 28450900
Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2017 Apr 24;9:26. doi: 10.1186/s13098-017-0226-0. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP4) is an enzyme responsible for glucagon-like peptide-1 inactivation and plays an important role in glucose metabolism.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate DPP4 levels in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 (FPLD2)...

Role of quetiapine beyond its clinical efficacy in bipolar disorder: From neuroprotection to the treatment of psychiatric disorders (Review).

Experimental and therapeutic medicine

Soeiro-DE-Souza MG, Dias VV, Missio G, Balanzá-Martinez V, Valiengo L, Carvalho AF, Moreno RA.
PMID: 25667608
Exp Ther Med. 2015 Mar;9(3):643-652. doi: 10.3892/etm.2015.2213. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

The aim of the present review was to discuss the following aspects of treatment with quetiapine in psychiatric disorders: i) Neurocognition and functional recovery in bipolar disorder (BD); ii) neuroprotective profile in different models; and iii) potential off-label indications....

Correction, article no. 3671: Importance of the patient's clinical questionnaire for the diagnosis of skin cancer through teledermatology in remote areas of Brazil.

Rural and remote health

Silveira CEG, Vazquez FL, Evangelista AF, Silva TB, Barros LC, Fregnani JHT, Oliveira CZ, Vieira RA, Haikel RL, Longatto-Filho A, Carvalho AL, Mauad EC.
PMID: 28641019
Rural Remote Health. 2017 Apr-Jun;17(2):4496. doi: 10.22605/RRH4496. Epub 2017 Jun 23.

No abstract available.

A Critical Review of Mechanical Ventilation Virtual Simulators: Is It Time to Use Them?.

JMIR medical education

Lino JA, Gomes GC, Sousa ND, Carvalho AK, Diniz ME, Viana Junior AB, Holanda MA.
PMID: 27731850
JMIR Med Educ. 2016 Jun 14;2(1):e8. doi: 10.2196/mededu.5350.

BACKGROUND: Teaching mechanical ventilation at the bedside with real patients is difficult with many logistic limitations. Mechanical ventilators virtual simulators (MVVS) may have the potential to facilitate mechanical ventilation (MV) training by allowing Web-based virtual simulation.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to...

SUMOylation of the brain-predominant Ataxin-3 isoform modulates its interaction with p97.

Biochimica et biophysica acta

Almeida B, Abreu IA, Matos CA, Fraga JS, Fernandes S, Macedo MG, Gutiérrez-Gallego R, Pereira PJ, Carvalho AL, Macedo-Ribeiro S.
PMID: 26073430
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Sep;1852(9):1950-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.06.010. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

BACKGROUND: Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD), a form of dominantly inherited ataxia belonging to the group of polyQ expansion neurodegenerative disorders, occurs when a threshold value for the number of glutamines in Ataxin-3 (Atx3) polyglutamine region is exceeded. As a result...

[On the endless incursions of Darwin in Brazil, Latin America and the world].

Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos

Carvalho AL.
PMID: 24346212
Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos. 2013 Nov 30;20:1421-6. doi: 10.1590/S0104-59702013000400021.

No abstract available.

Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of a simple insulin infusion protocol in a large volume cardiac surgery unit in India.

Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Bansal B, Mithal A, Carvalho P, Mehta Y, Trehan N.
PMID: 25593825
Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jan-Feb;19(1):47-51. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.146864.

AIM: Inpatient hyperglycemia management is essential, but difficult to achieve especially in a large volume cardiac surgery setup, thus necessitating use of nurse-led insulin protocols. A rapid flux of nurses dealing with a huge workload has been a cause...

Correction of iatrogenic injury of the obturator nerve during pelvic laparoscopic lymphadenectomy by the use of sural nerve grafts.

Gynecologic oncology reports

Dias AR, Silva E Silva A, Carvalho JP, Baracat EC, Favero G.
PMID: 26075994
Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2014 Dec 06;10:16-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2014.08.001. eCollection 2014 Dec.

•Intraoperative injury of the obturator nerve is not an infrequent complication of gynecological surgeries.•This injury can occur in association with pelvic lymphadenectomy for uterine or cervical cancer.•This manuscript demonstrates an alternative technique for the obturator nerve repair, when primary...

Health-related quality of life in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients in a Portuguese central public hospital.

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy

Sepúlveda E, Poínhos R, Constante M, Pais-Ribeiro J, Freitas P, Carvalho D.
PMID: 25995647
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2015 Apr 29;8:219-26. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S80472. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease, the prevalence of which has registered a considerable increase, mainly in adults and elderly. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between health-related quality of life in patients...

The complete mitochondrial genome of the threatened Neotropical catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri (Silurifomes: Pseudopimelodidae) and phylogenomic analysis indicate monophyly of Pimelodoidea.

Genetics and molecular biology

Carvalho DC, Perini VD, Bastos AS, Costa IR, Luz RK, Furtado C, Prosdocimi F.
PMID: 27648766
Genet Mol Biol. 2016 Oct-Dec;39(4):674-677. doi: 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2016-0007. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Lophiosilurus alexandri is an endemic catfish from the São Francisco River Basin (Brazil) popularly known as pacamã, which has economic potential for aquaculture farming. The mitochondrial genome was sequenced for the threatened Neotropical catfish L. alexandri. Assembly into scaffolds...

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