Publications by authors named "M Pinho"
This study evaluates the nutritional value of spray-dried biomass to infer its applicability for weaner piglet feeding. Twenty-four piglets were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments ( = 6) with increasing inclusion (0, 5, 10, and 15%) levels. After a 4-day adaptation period, the digestibility experiment lasted two weeks, with daily excreta collection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Cerebral microbleeds (cMBs) are common imaging findings in conditions related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage is considered pivotal in their pathogenesis. This study investigates the potential role of cerebral microenhancement (cME) as an imaging biomarker on 3D T1 black-blood MRI (BB-MRI) for BBB rupture, predicting the formation of cMBs in inflammatory CAA variants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Illicit cigarette consumption (ICC) results in cheaper cigarettes and lost tax revenue. Although several methods estimate the ICC proportion, the one based on cigarette butt (CB), the most littered item worldwide, is less common. This study aimed at estimating the ICC proportion of Guarujá, a major Brazilian city, based on littered CBs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: There is a rising demand for assisted reproductive medicine, including sperm, oocyte and embryo donation. Besides medical and legal considerations, genetic testing, including carrier screening for multiple autosomal and X-linked recessive disorders plays an essential role in evaluating hereditary risk among donors and therefore exclude them from the donation process.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on oocyte donors from a private clinic of assisted reproduction who underwent genetic testing between June 2014 and September 2023.
Association Between the Food Environment Around Schools and Food Consumption of Adolescents in Large and Small Municipalities in Southern Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how the food options available around schools in Southern Brazil impact what ninth-grade students eat, focusing on both healthy and unhealthy food choices.
- Data was collected from 449 students in two cities, with the food environment evaluated using a specific tool (AUDITNOVA) to assess both the types of foods available and their impact on student diets.
- Results showed a significant relationship in Florianópolis where a poorer food environment was linked to higher unhealthy food consumption, while the smaller municipality revealed low healthy food intake with no significant findings on the relationship between food environment and consumption.