Estudo de validação da versão portuguesa da Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB)

Contexto. O comportamento de retraimento social prolongado da criança é um importante sinal de alarme, quer tenha origem orgânica, psicológica e/ou social. A. Guédeney construiu a Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB), para identificar este comportamento no contexto da consulta pediátrica ou da observação psicológica. Objectivos. Validação da versão portuguesa da ADBB destinada a avaliar o comportamento de retraimento social de crianças com idades compreendidas entre 2 e 24 meses. Metodologia A ADBB e as Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) foram administradas a uma amostra de 130 lactentes com 3 meses de idade, cujas mães preencheram a versão portuguesa da Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); 51 bebés foram novamente avaliados aos 12 meses de idade. Resultados. Os itens da ADBB organizam-se satisfatoriamente em duas sub-escalas. A consistência interna do instrumento é razoável (alpha de Cronbach = .587). A validade externa é elevada: a correlação entre os resultados na ADBB e nas BSID é muito significativa - os bebés que aos 3 meses apresentam um resultado igual ou superior a 5 na ADBB evidenciam menor desenvolvimento nas BSID. Os resultados testemunham ainda que bebés de mães deprimidas (EPDS ≥ 12) mostram mais sinais de retraimento social do que os bebés das mães não deprimidas. Conclusão. A escala permite detectar crianças a necessitar de ajuda no sentido de contrariar o retraimento social que encetaram em relação ao meio. Desenhada para sinalizar tão precocemente quanto possível o retraimento social do lactente, e na medida em que este é um comprovado sinal da perturbação do desenvolvimento, a ADBB pode estimular os clínicos na procura das suas causas e na intervenção junto das mesmas. Estudos em amostras de crianças com mais idade são necessários. No entanto, os resultados obtidos apontam que a Versão portuguesa da ADBB é robusta e válida.

Combustion of alternative biomass fuels in a domestic boiler and in a large-scale furnace

Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Mecânica.

An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian / by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Hon. Addison Brown.

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The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Prepared through the co-operation of the commissioner of fisheries and the superintendent of the tenth census by George Brown Goode ... and a staff of associates ...

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The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Prepared through the co-operation of the commissioner of fisheries and the superintendent of the tenth census by George Brown Goode ... and a staff of associates ...

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The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Prepared through the co-operation of the commissioner of fisheries and the superintendent of the tenth census by George Brown Goode ... and a staff of associates ...

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The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Prepared through the co-operation of the commissioner of fisheries and the superintendent of the tenth census by George Brown Goode ... and a staff of associates ...

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An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian / by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Hon. Addison Brown.

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An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian / by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Hon. Addison Brown.

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Ireland's biodegradable municipal waste

This project focuses on the EU Landfill Directive targets for Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) specifically focusing on how the targets will affect Ireland and its waste management infrastructure. Research will consist of reviewing relevant literature, legislation and policies that will provide a comparable between Ireland and other nations. Planning processes which govern both the building structure and running capacities of treatment facilities is also necessary in order to predict amounts of waste diverted from landfill. The efficiency of these treatment plants also requires investigation. Another objective is to research further information on Irelands organic ‘brown’ bin service, this will involve discovering the roll out of bins in the future over a defined time scale as well as the potential amounts of waste that will be collected. Figures received from waste management and waste treatment companies will be combined with figures from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual reports. This will give an indication to past trends and shed light on possible future trends. With this information annul waste volumes consigned to landfill can be calculated and used to determine whether or not Ireland can achieve the EU Landfill Directive targets. Without significant investment in Irelands waste management infrastructure it is unlikely that the targets will be met. Existing waste treatment facilities need to be managed as efficiently as possible. Waste streams must also be managed so waste is shared appropriately between companies and not create a monopolising waste treatment facility. The driving forces behind an efficient waste management infrastructure are government policy and legislation. An overall and efficient waste management strategy must be in place, along with disincentives for landfilling of waste such as the landfill levy. Encouragement and education of the population is the fundamental and first step to achieving the landfill directive targets.

Effects of selected post harvest processes on brown crab (Cancerpagurus L.) and European lobster (Homarus gammarus L.) from Irish Crustacean Fisheries

The crustacean fishery is important to the socio economics of rural and island communities around Ireland; with brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and European lobster (.Homarus gammarus) being the most valuable shellfish species. Brown crab and lobster are marketed live with the majority being exported from Ireland to southern Europe. Post capture processes used in Ireland are very subjective but promote fresh, live products. Common practices used in the crustacean fishery include nicking of brown crab and long term storage of lobster. This study showed that nicking resulted in elevated mean lactate levels of 17.90% (StDev ± 1.74) and elevated mean glucose levels of 120.55 % (StDev ± 0.26) with mean circulating bacteria levels 9 times greater in nicked crab. Nicking resulted in 96.3% increase in tissue necrosis and a subsequent reduction in product quality. These factors possibly compromise the host’s defense system, which may ultimately reduce the animal’s ability to cope with additional stressors caused by post-harvest processes. Long term storage allows lobster to be stored until the market is less saturated and prices are higher. This investigation found that some lobsters contracted bacterial biofilms as a result of long term storage. Bacteria isolated from biofilms were identified as Arcobacter and Campylobacterales with identity and alignment scores of 80% andd 88% respectively.

Gypsy and brown-tail moth bulletins.

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