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- How to get the most out of the ERS International Congress 2021 and an overview of the Early Career Member sessionPublication . Farr, Amy; Ubags, Niki; Brightling, Christopher; Miravitlles, Marc; Barrecheguren, Miriam; Laveneziana, Pierantonio; Gosens, Reinoud; Costello, Richard; Cruz, JoanaThe annual European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress will take place in a virtual format, from 5 to 8 September 2021. As in previous years, the programme will be full of outstanding scientific sessions in the field of respiratory medicine and enriching opportunities for Early Career Members (ECMs). In this article, we provide an overview of the structure and content of the Congress, as well as tips on how to navigate the programme and get the most out of it. We also provide a brief description of the ECM session which will focus on the keys to success in science.
- Satisfaction with Life: Mediating Role in the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Coping MechanismsPublication . Almeida, Daniela; Monteiro, Diogo; Rodrigues, FilipeThe purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between fourteen coping strategies and depressive symptoms in the Portuguese population. To undertake this work, 313 Portuguese adults aged 18 to 70 years (M = 30.73; SD = 10.79) were invited to participate in this study. Their participation was completely voluntary, and participants granted and signed informed consent previously to the filling of the validated Portuguese questionnaires. These questionnaires measured depressive symptoms, coping, and life satisfaction. The results revealed that life satisfaction displayed a mediating role in the relationship between adaptive coping mechanisms, specifically between active coping, planning, reinterpretation, and acceptance and depressive symptoms, showing a negative and significant indirect effect. Maladaptive coping mechanisms of self-blame, denial, self-distraction, disengagement, and substance use had a significant positive association with depressive symptoms, considering the mediating role of satisfaction with life. Current investigation provides initial evidence of how each coping mechanism is associated with satisfaction with life and depressive symptoms. This study clearly demonstrates that not all coping strategies are capable of influencing well-being indicators and that health professionals should focus on endorsing those that are significantly associated with lowering depressive symptoms and increasing overall satisfaction with life
- Biological Treatments for Temporomandibular Joint Disc Disorders: Strategies in Tissue EngineeringPublication . Trindade, Daniela; Cordeiro, Rachel; José, Henrique Cardoso; DF, Angelo; Alves, Nuno; Moura, CarlaThe temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is an important structure for the masticatory system and the pathologies associated with it affect a large part of the population and impair people’s lifestyle. It comprises an articular disc, that presents low regeneration capacities and the existing clinical options for repairing it are not effective. This way, it is imperative to achieve a permanent solution to guarantee a good quality of life for people who suffer from these pathologies. Complete knowledge of the unique characteristics of the disc will make it easier to achieve a successful tissue engineering (TE) construct. Thus, the search for an effective, safe and lasting solution has already started, including materials that replace the disc, is currently growing. The search for a solution based on TE approaches, which involve regenerating the disc. The present work revises the TMJ disc characteristics and its associated diseases. The different materials used for a total disc replacement are presented, highlighting the TE area. A special focus on future trends in the field and part of the solution for the TMJ problems described in this review will involve the development of a promising engineered disc approach through the use of decellularized extracellular matrices.
- A escrita exige determinação ao aluno com dislexia?Publication . Ferreira, Paula Cristina; Barbeiro, Luís; Alves, Rui A.A viragem do século trouxe novas exigências ao contexto educativo e à formação do cidadão ativo. A escola atual secundariza, paulatinamente, a transmissão de conhecimento pois pretende-se cada vez mais um espaço de partilha e construção de saber convocando para além das competências cognitivas, as competências emocionais e afetivas. Assiste-se à necessidade de promover nos professores e, principalmente, nos alunos, uma atitude mental dinâmica, que valorize o desafio, a autodisciplina e o esforço para que se atinja o sucesso. O estudo, com alunos do 7.º ano do Ensino Básico de uma escola do distrito de Leiria, inseridos na investigação-ação, sobre o papel da determinação na produção textual, pretende dar resposta à questão: O nível de esforço apresentado pelos alunos com dislexia reflete-se positivamente no seu desempenho de produção textual? Todos os alunos responderam à escala de Grit, de Duckworth (2016), e a questionários sobre a sua escrita, no início e no final do ano letivo (2019-2020), e em cada sessão de escrita semanal, na aula de Português, registaram o nível de esforço investido aquando da realização da tarefa. Dos seis alunos com dislexia, na escala de Grit, um aumentou a pontuação, dois mantiveram e três baixaram. Apesar destes resultados, na produção textual, verifica-se globalmente uma melhoria nas diferentes dimensões: ortográfica, morfossintática e de estrutura e progressão textual. Conclui-se que os alunos registam um desempenho textual com mais qualidade ainda que na sua determinação e no seu esforço quantitativamente não se tenha verificado um aumento significativo.