BACKGROUND In breast reconstruction, symmetry is a vital issue. However, when the original breast is unusually shaped or the patient desires augmentation at the time of reconstruction, obtaining symmetrical breasts becomes difficult. OBJECTIVES The authors performed shaping of unaffected breasts by Brava-assisted autologous fat grafting to enhance breast symmetry, and evaluated the clinical r...

Este estudo apresenta resultados de testes percepção aplicados a comunidades brasileiras Florianópolis e portuguesas dos Açores. A colonização das florianopolitanas por portugueses açorianos, como referem alguns historiadores, motivou o presente estudo. Pesquisas, nós realizadas, reportam que presença açoriana terá influenciado comportamento linguístico falantes florianopolitanos. Essa constata...

This paper reports two projects for supporting decisions of the Company of Electricity in Azores Islands, Electricidade dos Açores. There were several decisions to support, such as whether communications between islands should moved from the present telephone lines to VoIP, and if better models to support forecast power consumption should be adopted. The solution established integrates OLAP cub...

The grape yeast biota from several wine-producing areas, with distinct soil types and grapevine training systems, was assessed on five islands of Azores Archipelago, and differences in yeast communities composition associated with the geographic origin of the grapes were explored. Fifty-seven grape samples belonging to the Vitis vinifera grapevine cultivars Verdelho dos Açores (Verdelho), Arint...