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R&D Projects

Proposals for Research Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2006

Painel de Avaliação de Epidemiologia, Saúde Pública e Ambiente - 2006

Coordination

Peter Heutink
University Medical Center, Netherlands

Evaluation

Alison Macfarlane
Department of Midwifery - City University, United Kingdom
Hans-Werner Hense
Institute of Epidemiology & Social Medicine - University Muenster, Germany
Jan van Bemmel
Institute of Medical Informatics - Erasmus University, Netherlands
Juergen May
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine-Infectious Disease Epidemiology-Hamburg, Germany
Maurício Barreto
Instituto de Saude Colectiva- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Peter Heutink
Rodolfo Saracci
National Council - Pisa, Italy

Projects assigned

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64029/2006

VUSAP - Health outcomes associated with chronic exposure to volcanic gases
Armindo dos Santos Rodrigues
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64095/2006

Inflammation and atherosclerotic risk in obese children and adolescents. Genetic characterization and a BMI reduction follow-up study
LUÍS FILIPE BARBOSA AMADO BELO
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64246/2006

Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR): its pathogenesis and clinical significance
Maria Irene de Oliveira Monteiro Jesus Rebelo
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64267/2006

Bee pollen: standard and quality. Draft to be submitted to the European Community (Part I)
MARIA DA GRAÇA RIBEIRO CAMPOS
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64269/2006

Legionnaires' disease - from laboratorial diagnosis to epidemiological investigation: detection and molecular characterization of strains, virulence mechanisms and pathogenesis factors
Laura Maria Lourenço Brum da Cruz Martins
Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64284/2006

National Study of Overweight and Obesity in Portuguese Adolescents. Evaluation of Lifestyle, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Cristina Padez
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64300/2006

Characterization of noise exposed individuals from the Portuguese population and identification of genetic factors causing susceptibility to NIHL
Maria Helena Caria
Escola Superior de Saúde de Setúbal (ESSS/IPSetúbal)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64315/2006

IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS RELATED WITH HUMAN ACRYLAMIDE EXPOSURE
Jorge Francisco Dias Rodrigues Gaspar
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64401/2006

Cellular markers activated by skin sensitizers in dendritic cells
Maria Celeste Fernandes Lopes
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64588/2006

Study of the main mechanisms of resistance to amoxicillin in Helicobacter pylori
Maria de Lurdes Paiva Monteiro
Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64620/2006

Tactile-kinesthetic stimulation to the premature infant in neonatal intensive care: short, medium and long term effects in infants' and parents' well-being
Bárbara Fernandes de Carvalho Figueiredo
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64632/2006

National psychiatric survey: Study of prevalences of mental disorders, risk factors, social and economic burden, and utilization of services
José Miguel Barros Caldas de Almeida
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64689/2006

Gender gap in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The young adults from Minho region
Conceiçao Nogueira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64736/2006

Epidemiological nosocomial surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
Marta Aires de Sousa
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64814/2006

Excelence since Conception
Jose Fernando Santos Almeida
Maiêutica, Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL (Maiêutica)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64871/2006

CETAC- Characterization of Space-time aggregates of Congenital Anomalies in Portugal
Carla do Rosário Delgado Nunes de Serpa
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64872/2006

Qaphe- Quality and Productivity Management - Hospital Emergencies
Carla do Rosário Delgado Nunes de Serpa
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64877/2006

Epidemiological characterisation of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Portugal included those associated to proctitis (Lymphogranuloma venereum).
Filomena Martins Pereira
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64888/2006

Population and genomic consequences of vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mário Nuno Ramos de Almeida Ramirez
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64908/2006

New therapeutic approaches for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain and chronic inflammation: trigeminal neuralgia and chronic laryngitis
Armando Almeida
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64977/2006

Children Health Promotion and Health Education in School Context
Manuel Rodrigues
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra (ESEnfC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65048/2006

Impact of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccines on pneumococcal ecology
Raquel Sá-Leão
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65251/2006

Studies of placental malária in Luanda Angola: Correlates of pathogenesis
Henrique Silveira
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65285/2006

Impact of Contaminants in Human Population from Several Areas with Distinct environmental Susceptibilities - BioHuman
Maria Angela Pereira Serafim
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65288/2006

The effects of the chemical composition of outdoors air and drinking water on mortality in Continental Portugal and Islands: a geographical epidemiological study.
Maria do Carmo Moreira de Freitas
Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear (ITN)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65401/2006

Tick-borne diseases in Portugal - what is the role/significance of Ornithodoros erraticus?
Maria Sofia Núncio
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65559/2006

Population diversity and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium sp. and Plasmodium falciparum in Equatorial Guinea
Ana Paula Martins dos Reis Arez
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65597/2006

Impact of indoor on human health
Maria do Carmo Moreira de Freitas
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65624/2006

HPV prevalence and type distribution study in São Miguel, Azores: a population-based study
Angela Maria Chambel Pista
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65867/2006

Comparative study of the antimicrobial resistance, virulence traits, and epidemiological features of enterococcal species from human infection and colonization
Rosario Mato Labajos
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65888/2006

Epidemiologic study of risk factors and health behaviour among higher education Portuguese students
Maria Margarida Fonseca e Castro Cardoso
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65904/2006

Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma brucei ssp. in Angola and Equatorial Guinea
Sónia Chavarria Alves Ferreira Centeno Lima
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66052/2006

Lung Cancer: An in vitro model of Cr(VI)-induced lung cancer
Maria Carmen Alpoim
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66160/2006

Epidemiological Typing of Nosocomial Strains by PFGE and FTIR. A Contribution for Nosocomial Infection Control in Portugal.
Jorge Cândido Pinheiro da Costa Machado
Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66179/2006

DNA transfer among different bacterial species: study of the network formed by conjugative plasmids
Francisco André de Campos Pereira Dionísio
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66491/2006

Dissecting environmental and genetic determinants of atherosclerosis: a study in isolated populations from the Azores Islands
Maria Leonor Pereira de Almeida Pavão Sequeira de Medeiros
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66578/2006

Smoking and male germ cell aneuploidy: a prospective study
Carlos Eugenio Plancha dos Santos
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66607/2006

Mental illness and poverty. An exploratory study.
José Miguel Barros Caldas de Almeida
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66630/2006

Evaluation of food additives intake. A “worst-case” study: intense sweeteners intake by diabetic individuals in Portugal
Elsa Maria da Cruz Reis Vasco
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66688/2006

Climate change impact on mosquito and sandfly-borne virus in coastal regions of Portugal. Aedes albopictus: When and where?
Maria João Pereira Figueira Alves
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66759/2006

Fluorescence analysis and Monte Carlo simulation of lead concentration in biologic and human tissues
José Paulo Moreira dos Santos
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66778/2006

Cancer incidence, prevalence and mortality in southern region of Portugal Mainland and Autonomous Region of Madeira in 2015.
Ana Maria Campos Barreiros Pais da Costa Miranda
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE (IPO Lisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66834/2006

Childhood obesity in Portugal - Diagnostic and intervention
Joana Alves Dias Martins de Sousa Ferreira
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL/IPL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66871/2006

Relaxation and Stress Management - REGES
Rui Fernando Roque Martins
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66885/2006

IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE POLYMORPHIC MARKERS IN PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII: RELATIONSHIP WITH CLINICAL OUTCOME.
Olga Maria Guerreiro de Matos
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67128/2006

Effect of the Intrinsic and Extrinsic "Serra da Estrela" cheese parameters on the growth and survival of foodborne diseases bacteria.
Maria Paula Quintino da Silva Alves
Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária (LNIV/MADRP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67132/2006

Analysis and promotion of good health governance
Pedro Augusto Melo Lopes Ferreira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67162/2006

Seroprevalence of dengue and West Nile virus antibodies in human populations and identification of the viruses in vectors of Madeira Island
Marion Muehlen
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67497/2006

Molecular study of virulence mechanisms and markers with potential therapeutic importance against Prototheca wickerhamii and Prototheca zopfii algae.
Gertrude Averil Baker Thompson
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67513/2006

A Life-course Perspective of the Effects of Early Environment in Adult Health: A Follow-Up Study Based on Historic Records of Infant Growth
Hugo Cardoso
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67648/2006

Assessment and evolution of genotypes of Lancefield's Group A, Group C and Group G Streptococcus from colonization and disease
Ilda Maria Barros Santos Gomes Sanches
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67902/2006

MORISCO - Modeling the risk of congenital anomalies due environmental pollutants
Maria João Correia Colunas Pereira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/68195/2006

Occurrence and exposure assessment to microbiological and chemical contaminants in baby foods
Paula Cristina da Cruz Oliveira Soromenho de Alvito
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/68527/2006

Modelation and simulation of epidemics
Orlando do Nascimento Cruz e Silva
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/68655/2006

Insole instrumentation for the study of diabetic foot
Rui Paulo Soares Ribeiro
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/68677/2006

Growing up healthily
Jorge Manuel Amado Apóstolo
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra (ESEnfC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/68721/2006

IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR THYROID CANCER.
José Rueff
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69070/2006

Vascular disease: evaluation of risk factors and protective biomarkers
Helena Paula de Freitas Caldeira Araújo
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação - Associação (ARDITI)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69080/2006

Health Impact Assessment of non Health Policies and Measures - Pilot Study in Portugal on Mental Health and Health Systems Impact Assessment
Maria João Heitor Marques dos Santos Leal da Costa
Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina (AIDFM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69111/2006

Relationship between osteoporosis fracture and trace elements in water
Jose Roberto Tinoco Cavalheiro
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica - INEB Univ. Porto (INEB Porto)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69300/2006

Control and treatment of Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniasis through improved diagnosis and patient monitoring
Michael Parkhouse
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69616/2006

Evaluation of air quality and its influence on respiratory morbidity in Aveiro region (EVAREST)
Teresa Nunes
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69638/2006

Predictive Risk Assessment in Occupational Toxicology: Control and Prevention of Neurotoxicity Induced by Chronic Exposure to Manganese Compounds
Ana Paula Marreilha dos Santos
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69778/2006

Towards contact network epidemiology
Ana Nunes
Fundação da Universidade de Lisboa (FUL/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/69814/2006

Diagnosis of tuberculosis: validation of novel serodiagnostic approaches in Portugal
Margarida Correia-Neves
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70113/2006

Detection of virulence factors codifier's genes of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) in E. coli isolated from food, cattle and human stools and water
José Manuel Alves Correia da Costa
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70209/2006

Clinical utility of haemostasis and platelet disturbances as major biological markers for serious and cerebral malaria
Luís Távora Tavira
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70388/2006

Epidemiological characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Lisbon region
Maria Helena Teixeira Fernandes Araujo Angelo
Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70421/2006

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-induced cervical cancer: factors modulating susceptibility and resistance to cancer development
Teresa Maria Caldeira Martins
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil, Centro Regional de Oncologia de Coimbra (IPO Coimbra)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70480/2006

Relationships between rhinitis, asthma and environment change
Mário Almeida Rodrigues Talaia
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70482/2006

Relationships between thermal therapy and asthma
Mário Almeida Rodrigues Talaia
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70640/2006

Effectiveness of the National Programme for Tuberculosis Control. Quality of epidemiological evidence, validity of the notification system and geographic heterogeneity of incidence. Plausible explanations and improvement of the "board panel".
Teodoro Silva Hernandez Briz
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70690/2006

eHealthy Telediagnosis
Miguel Mira da Silva
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC-ID/INESC/IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70979/2006

Monitoring and modeling influenza epidemic in Portugal
Maria Gabriela Miranda Gomes
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71031/2006

Sreening of plant extracts for their antihelminthic activity efficient for the control of Human toxocariosis
Alcione Alves Teixeira da Cruz Trinca
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71058/2006

Screening of Plasmodium protease inhibitors (with antimalarial activity) in plant extracts from the portuguese flora.
Ana Isabel Amaro Goncalves Domingos
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71118/2006

The biology of lymphatic spread of tumors related with tobacco carcinogenesis
Adhemar Longatto
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71151/2006

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infeccions in Portugal
Ana Rosa Pombo Botelho
Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária (LNIV/MADRP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71208/2006

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Portugal: Implementing and analysing a database
Maria Gabriela Miranda Gomes
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71235/2006

Tools for safety assessment of food packaging for young chidren
MARIA DE FÁTIMA DOS REIS FILIPE TAVARES POÇAS
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB/UCP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71364/2006

Population-based determination of the impact of environmental chemical exposure on reproductive health
Maria de Fátima Calado Varela Reis
Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina (AIDFM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71451/2006

Molecular characterization of infectious agents associated to cancer development in young women from North Portugal and Luanda-Angola Universities: study of HPV and Chlamydia
RUI Manuel de MEDEIROS Melo Silva MEDEIROS
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil, Centro Regional de Oncologia do Porto (IPO Porto)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71472/2006

Regulation of bone cell function by flavonoids
Manuel Diamantino Pires Bicho
Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina (AIDFM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71478/2006

An integrated approach to characterise drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in Angola: the role of pharmacogenetics and the molecular markers of parasite.
Dinora Lopes
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71499/2006

A computational biology approach using Streptococcus pneumoniae as a model towards an integrative view of bacteria/host interactions and evolution
Mário Nuno Ramos de Almeida Ramirez
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71517/2006

Is Helicobacter pylori infection a necessary condition for the occurrence of gastric cancer?
Nuno Miguel de Sousa Lunet
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71609/2006

Map of Risk to Public Health from Infection with the Giardia lamblia genotypes on the Fluvial Beaches of Continental Portugal
Rogério Paulo de Andrade Tenreiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72146/2006

Dynamic of parasitic water-related diseases in freshwater ecosystems at the Geba River basin (Guinea-Bissau) and their repercussions in Public Health
Fernanda Henriques de Jesus Rosa
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72199/2006

Role of erythropoietin in neuroprotectection in acute (stroke) and chronic (anemia) hypoxia insults
João Pedro Pereira Gorjão Clara
Hospital de Pulido Valente (HPV/CHLN)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72321/2006

Streptococcus pyogenes invasive disease and antimicrobial resistance - two faces of a changing pathogen
Jose Melo Cristino
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72330/2006

Risk factors and colonization dynamics by Streptococcus pneumoniae of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected patients
Maria do Ceu Soares Machado
Hospital Professor Dr. Fernando da Fonseca (HPFF)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72541/2006

Biological and environmental influences in nonagerian and centenarian health
Henrique Almeida
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72615/2006

Effects of exposition to dioxins and other environmental pollutants: identification of biomarkers in chronic pulmonary diseases
Anabela Pinto Rolo
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72620/2006

Portuguese postmenopausal women. Correlation study between osteoporosis, atherosclerosis and nephrolithiasis - future clinical potential implications
Jaime Branco
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72832/2006

Study of the prevalence of human cytomegalovirus congenital infection in two portuguese regions
Fernanda Domingues
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73127/2006

Metabolic Syndrome in Portuguese Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents: a contribute for the understanding of the concept
Maria Isabel Augusta Cortes do Carmo
Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina (AIDFM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73390/2006

Urban benzene exposure and DNA damage: influence of genetic polymorphisms - PortAir project
OLGA NILZA BILBAO DE SOUSA MAYAN GONÇALVES
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73671/2006

Abdominal obesity: its association with the other metabolic syndrome risk factors and with predictive signs of cardiovascular disease
Alberto Adriano Archer Galvão Teles
Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina (AIDFM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73786/2006

Preferences of the Portuguese in what regards health states - Utilities measures
Pedro Augusto Melo Lopes Ferreira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73804/2006

State of the art of the use of radiations in health in Portugal : a subject of public health
Maria Filipa Côrte-Real Gonçalves Ferraz de Oliveira
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL/IPL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/74217/2006

Development of postmarketing drug vigilance networks as a method for active surveillance and to monitoring its benefit-risk
ANA PAULA MECHEIRO DE ALMEIDA MARTINS SILVESTRE CORREIA
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/74293/2006

The influence of High-risk HPV variants infection and HLA types expression (Type I - HLA-A, -B, -C e Type II - HLA-DR, -DP, -DQ, -DN/DO) in cervical carcinogenesis.
Carlos Alberto Silva Lopes
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/74603/2006

PORTUGUESE SCHOOL CHILDREN GROWTH STUDY
António José da Piedade
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/74736/2006

Endothelial dysfunction and classic cardiovascular risk factors in a pediatric obese population: a prospective study
José Carlos Neves da Cunha Areias
Hospital de São João EPE (HSJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/75221/2006

Can we improve first trimester screening for chromosomal defects and major cardiac anomalies?
Alexandra Matias Pereira da Cunha Coelho de Macedo
Hospital de São João EPE (HSJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/75508/2006

The Distributional Impact of HAART Therapy on CD4+ Count according to major ADEs: A Quantile Regression Approach
José Pedro Andrade de Portugal Dias
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Nova School of Business and Economics (FE/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/76105/2006

Early and late Consequences from low fetal growth: prospective study.
José Carlos Neves da Cunha Areias
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/78151/2006

Speciation of organoiodinated compouds in drinking waters
João António Baptista Pereira de Oliveira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/78876/2006

Challenge of quality in health services: A study of quality culture, processes, and outcomes at family health unities of portuguese health centres
CARLOS ALBERTO DA SILVA
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/79158/2006

Epidemiological study on hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in patients co-infected or not with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in countries of the Portuguese language community (CPLP) in three different continents.
António Abel Garcia Meliço-Silvestre
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, E.P.E (HUC/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/79515/2006

GENETICS OF CONGENITAL HEARING LOSS
Maria Purificação Valenzuela Sampaio Tavares
Centro de Genética Clínica e Patologia Prof. Amândio S. Tavares, Lda. (CGC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/79937/2006

Post-Natal Depression in Mothers and Fathers and Consequences in Babys`Health - Impact of some Hormonal and Psycho-Social Parameters
Maria Emília Torres Eckenroth Guimarães Areias
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, CRL (CESPU)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/80572/2006

Pyschosocial status and quality of life of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart diseases, with and without surgical repair
Maria Emília Torres Eckenroth Guimarães Areias
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, CRL (CESPU)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/80763/2006

The health of the Portuguese - Recent Evolution
Pedro Pita Barros
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Nova School of Business and Economics (FE/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/80864/2006

Morphological and molecular characterization of Vittaforma-like, a new microsporidian species isolated in Portuguese AIDS patients: public health impact, sources, transmission dynamics, and improved technology for parasite detection and risk assessment.
Olga Maria Guerreiro de Matos
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/81033/2006

Stress reactivity, daily stress and alcohol drinking in youth
João Joaquim Rodrigues da Silva Breda
Atlântica - Instituto Universitário (Atlântica/EIA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/81046/2006

Analysis of a population of infected women enrolled in a protocol study of HIV vertical transmission living in Lisbon and Oporto area: identification, characterization and analysis of the molecular distribution pattern of HIV viruses in Portugal
Elizabeth Pádua
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/81240/2006

Latent Class Models in Tropical Health
Luzia Augusta Pires Gonçalves
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/81417/2006

Multicomponent comprehensive interventions to prevent youth binge drinking
João Joaquim Rodrigues da Silva Breda
Atlântica - Instituto Universitário (Atlântica/EIA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/81424/2006

Detection and evaluation of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila with gene probe technology use in water samples in public Hospitals and Jacuzzis in the District of Setúbal.
Paula Virgínia Correia Barriga Soares
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, I.P. (ARSLVT)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64609/2006

ACTION & RESISTANCE - CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MODE OF ACTION OF EMERGENT BIOCIDES AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNDERLYING BIOCIDE BACTERIAL RESISTANCE MECHANISMS
Maria Olívia Baptista de Oliveira Pereira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66163/2006

Measurement of Human Work Índex in Portuguese Workers
Carlos Fernandes da Silva
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67581/2006

Spouse, Family and Socio Cognitive Predictors of Therapeutic Adherence in Type II Diabetes and Interaction with the Health Care System
Maria Da Graca Pereira Alves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70526/2006

Portuguese Prevalence Study of Obesity in Childhood, changes from 2002 to 2007. The Effects of Lifestyle and Environmental Factors
Cristina Padez
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72571/2006

Pollen proteases, role in allergic disorders
Paula Cristina Veríssimo Pires
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72663/2006

Genetic and non-genetic factors contributing for phenylketonuria phenotype diversity: a study based on the Portuguese Neonatal Screening Program
Elisabete Ramos
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73016/2006

Human health risks caused by heat and cold waves
Ana Maria Rodrigues Monteiro de Sousa
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/75660/2006

HR-QoD - Quality of data (outliers, inconsistencies and errors) in hospital inpatient databases: methods and implications for data modelling, cleansing and analysis
Altamiro Manuel Rodrigues Costa Pereira
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/SAU-ESA/76844/2006

Health status and health care utilization: evidence provided by the National Health Surveys
Pedro Augusto Melo Lopes Ferreira
Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Saúde da Universidade de Coimbra (CEISUC)