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Sustainability based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is currently a relevant dimension for the competitiveness of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Portuguese HEIs will have, therefore, to adapt to the demands of the times and follow the Sustainable Development practices. Therefore, Quality Education is…

In digital healthcare systems, with digitalization, data can be easily accessed. Considering the sensitivity of confidential information, the need for security is accelerated during this time. One of the most important security aspects is authentication which should be utilized. The available authentication models that…

Background: To analyze the prevalence and main epidemiological, clinical and outcome features of in-Patients with Complex Chronic conditions (PCC) in internal medicine areas, using a pragmatic working definition.Methods: Prospective study in 17 centers from Spain, with 97 in-hospital, monthly prevalence cuts. A PCC was…

Sale, located along the Atlantic Ocean, is the third-largest city in Morocco. The Bouregreg river separates Sale from Rabat (Morocco’s capital city). This City is characterized by a high demographic density. Their main air pollution sources are traffic, ocean, potteries, fishing, domestic heating, and artisanal activ…

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the major global causes of death; Mycobacterium Tuberculosis causes it. Approximately 10% of patients with TB may develop extrapulmonary bone tuberculosis, with the spine being the most affected, representing 1 to 2% of all TB cases. Pott disease is a form of extrapulmonary TB, and rece…

The global pandemic of the infectious disease coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a predominantly respiratory disease. Gastrointestinal symptoms occur in 15-20% of patients with COVID-19, however, there have not been many case reports of acute pancreatit…

Functional foods, also so-called supefoods being rich sources of many bioactive with attributed health-promoting properties, play important roles in disease prevention and may support treatments applied in certain chronic conditions and metabolic disturbances. To date, epidemiological evidence obtained from observation…

Background: In light of the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in dentists, an extended knowledge of the phenomena, including the onset time and treatments presenting higher risk, is needed. Thus, this study aimed to 1) assess exposure to ergonomic risk factors, musculoskeletal symptoms and associated functio…

We describe a case of a patient who experienced recurrent COVID-19 pneumonia over a period of 123 days. Neither remdesivir nor convalescent plasma were temporally associated with viral clearance or increased plasma neutralization capacity. Antibody levels remained low until day 151 and cellular immunity increased overt…

Membranous Glomerulonephritis (GMN) is an autoimmune disease whose etiology has not been defined with precisión, When there is no association with another disease which ocurrs in two thirds of the cases is considered to be idiopathic. It is the most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults, primary caucasic and ov…

The metabolism of plasticizing phthalates may correlate with an increased risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia in humans. Diethylphthalate (DEHP) and its metabolites interfere with sex hormone function, causing inflammation and oxidative stress at low doses. The effects may contribute to the development of benign prost…

Background: An alveolar adenoma is a benign lung lesion that presents as a solitary pulmonary nodule. Only a few reports have been published on this disease, which is typically diagnosed by wedge resection. Case presentation: We present a 39 year old woman with multiple co-morbidities with an incidental pulmonary alveo…

Obstetric hemorrhage is a nightmare for a pregnant woman and her family. It is one of the “trias maternal death”, although it is a factor that can be avoided with proper and timely treatment. …

Botswana is a landlocked country situated in central southern Africa (approximately 20 -28° E and 18 - 26° S). It is a water-stressed country. Mean Annual Rainfall (MAR) ranges from under 140 mm to just under 600 mm. The average number of rain days receiving 5mm or more ranges from 18 to 26 days per year [1]. This me…

Other than pneumonia, Long COVID is currently cited as a problem with COVID-19. Among them, brain fog is a particular problem. Brain fog, as the name suggests, refers to a state in which the brain is foggy, and it is thought that there is a communication abnormality in the central nervous system, including fatigue. It…