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Flash-talk about CBmeter in the 2021 Jornadas of Scientific Computing
The ciTechCare’s researcher Maria Guarino will present a flash-talk intitled ” Decoding signals from oxygen sensors to diagnose…diabetes”, based on the CBmeter project, at the 2021 Jornadas de Computação Científica, in the session “Polytechnic of Leiria – Knowledge at the Service of the Society”.This session will be held on Wednesday, October 20th, at 10:30. Several Research, Development and Innovation (R&D+i) projects developed at the Polytechnic of Leiria will be presented as an example of an institutional strategy focused on the activities of sharing and valorisation of knowledge with impact on the economic and social fabric of the region and with
ciTechCare in the II Jornadas Gerontológicas in Leiria
ciTechCare will be represented at the III Jornadas Gerontológicas da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Leiria. The event will take place on October 19th, in Leiria, under the theme “Aging: A life with rights”.This event, which will be held for the third time, counts on overcoming the vast success of the previous editions, and is directed both to the community of health professionals and to the academic community.Maria Guarino is going to present a talk on how ciTechCare is trying to chart a path for Health Innovation in the region and Sara Gordo, ciTechCare´s Post-Doc researcher, will present a talk
Education on infection prevention in 12th grade students
On August 8th, Sónia P. Gonçalves, researcher at ciTechCare, was at Liceu Pedro Nunes, in Lisbon, in an educational session on microbiology and infection prevention, for 12th grade students, promoted by Biology teachers Sara Soares and Maria Emília Carvalho.Students had the opportunity to discuss the topic, and their doubts regarding the challenges of the scientific career, as well as try out some laboratory techniques in microbiology. One of the objectives of the session was to assess the impact of washing and disinfecting hands on the number of cultivable microorganisms present on the skin, as a way to better make them
Research grant on Computer Engineering
The Polytechnic of Leiria opened a call for one research grant in the scientific area of Computer Engineering, under the project “OnTRACK – On Time to Rethink Activity Knowledge: a personalized mHealth coaching platform to tackle physical inactivity in COPD”, co-funded by FEDER – European Regional Development Fund and by national funds through FCT/MCTES.This grant is intended for students enrolled, or who meet the necessary conditions for enrollment, in a Master’s degree, or for students with a Bachelor or Master degree in Physiotherapy enrolled in courses not leading to an academic degree.The scholarship will have a duration of 6 months,
Body image and well-being in dance practitioners
Two ciTechCare researchers recently published the article “Body image and well-being in dance practitioners: An exploratory study” in the Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte journal.The article was part of the final graduation work of the student Beatriz Faria, under the supervision of the researchers Raúl Antunes and Roberta Frontini. The work aimed to analyze the perception of (dis)satisfaction with body image and subjective well-being, comparing adolescents and adults. A sample of 91 dancers was used, divided into two groups (adolescents 11-17 years old; adults 18-34 years old). The data seem to identify indicators to be explored in the future, seeking
The extraordinary power of the intestinal microbiota
Vanessa Domingues, researcher at ciTechCare and PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, published on September 8th an article in the Diário de Leiria on “The Extraordinary Power of the Intestinal Microbiota”, which highlights the role of the intestinal microbiota in health and disease prevention. Vanessa refers that “the intestinal microbiota is almost as specific as a fingerprint” and that, in addition to genetics, “sedentary lifestyle, smoking, stress, type of diet and even the use of antibiotics, cause an imbalance in the intestinal microbiota, called dysbiosis, making us more vulnerable to disease. (…) dysbiosis can