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Carla Viegas
Researcher at Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Publications - 259
Citations - 4250
Carla Viegas is an academic researcher from Instituto Politécnico Nacional. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Contamination. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 231 publications receiving 3284 citations. Previous affiliations of Carla Viegas include Universidade Nova de Lisboa & Polytechnic Institute of Porto.
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Microbiological assessment of indoor air quality at different hospital sites
Sandra Cabo Verde,Susana Marta Almeida,João Matos,João Matos,Duarte N. Guerreiro,Márcia Meneses,Márcia Meneses,Tiago Faria,Tiago Faria,Daniel Botelho,Mateus dos Santos,Carla Viegas +11 more
TL;DR: Regular monitoring is essential for assessing air control efficiency and for detecting irregular introduction of airborne particles via clothing of visitors and medical staff or carriage by personal and medical materials.
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Fungal Contaminants in Drinking Water Regulation? A Tale of Ecology, Exposure, Purification and Clinical Relevance
Monika Novak Babič,Nina Gunde-Cimerman,Márta Vargha,Zsófia Tischner,Donát Magyar,Cristina Veríssimo,Raquel Sabino,Carla Viegas,Wieland Meyer,João Brandão +9 more
TL;DR: This white paper focuses on one group of contaminants known to cause allergies, opportunistic infections and intoxications: Fungi and presents a review on their occurrence, ecology and physiology.
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Occupational Exposure to Poultry Dust and Effects on the Respiratory System in Workers
Susana Viegas,Vanessa Mateus Faísca,Hermínia Brites Dias,Anália Clérigo,Elisabete Carolino,Carla Viegas +5 more
TL;DR: Data show that poultry farm workers are more prone to suffer from respiratory ailments and this may be attributed to higher concentrations of PM found in the dust, which is known to produce a variety of clinical responses.
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Chronic Kidney Disease Circulating Calciprotein Particles and Extracellular Vesicles Promote Vascular Calcification: A Role for GRP (Gla-Rich Protein).
Carla Viegas,Lúcia Santos,Anjos L. Macedo,António Alves de Matos,Ana Paula Silva,Pedro Leão Neves,An Staes,Kris Gevaert,Rute Morais,Cees Vermeer,Leon J. Schurgers,Dina C. Simes +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the association of GRP (Gla-rich protein) with circulating CPP and EVs and the role of CKD CPPs and EVs in vascular calcification.
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GLA-rich protein (GRP): A new vitamin K-dependent protein identified from sturgeon cartilage and highly conserved in vertebrates
Carla Viegas,Dina C. Simes,Vincent Laizé,Matthew K. Williamson,Paul A. Price,M. Leonor Cancela +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that GRP may regulate calcium in the extracellular environment because of its potential to bind calcium through Gla residues, and is termed Gla-rich protein (GRP).