Cristina Santos
Biographic Data
| ID | 79569 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristina Santos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Santos |
| SIGNATURE | SANTOS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7014-8014 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 39 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 39 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Muerte infantil en época ibérica
Una de las cuestiones más discutidas con relación a la cultura ibérica es el origen y el significado de los enterramientos infantiles, que aparecen habitualmente bajo el pavimento de determinados espacios domésticos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las inhumaciones infantiles de la ciudad ibérica de Ullastret (Girona, Cataluña) mediante una metodología antropológica que incide en la morfología, histología y genética como forma de evaluar …
Trace elements, maturation processes and diagenesis in human deciduous incisors
Mitochondrial DNA diversity in northeast Iberians during the Iron Age
Reconstructing infant mortality in Iberian Iron Age populations from tooth histology
The Neonatal Line (NNL) of the tooth serves as a unique identifier, allowing us to distinguish whether a child survived birth. This line is essential for assessing the age at death of infants from skeletal remains found in archaeological contexts. Our primary objective is to accurately determine the age of infant intramural inhumations from the Iberian Iron Age (8th-1st centuries BC) by analyzing histological sections of tooth germs. Due to their…
Machine learning models based on clinical indices and cardiotocographic features for discriminating asphyxia fetuses—Porto retrospective intrapartum study
Introduction: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the most frequent causes of neonatal mortality, affecting approximately four million newborns worldwide each year and causing the death of one million individuals. One of the main reasons for these high incidences is the lack of consensual methods of early diagnosis for this pathology. Estimating risk-appropriate health care for mother and baby is essential for increasing the quality of the health care s…
The Evolution of Psychological Distress Levels in University Students in Spain during Different Stages of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The present study assesses the evolution of stressful events and psychological distress in male and female students over three different time periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: the initial “lockdown”, with no face-to-face teaching; the “new normality” period, when classes were resumed; and two years after the first wave of the pandemic. The participants were 1200 Spanish university students who were assessed for psychological distress, CO…
As 21 Características da Comunicação Publicitária do Século XXI
Com a evolução tecnológica, a comunicação online começou a fazer parte integrante do quotidiano das marcas e dos consumidores, preponderância que sofreu um acérrimo acréscimo com a pandemia. Inclusive em Portugal, apesar de apresentar valores mais analógicos, comparativamente com a média europeia. Presentemente, é difícil de delinear uma estratégia sem incluir a esfera virtual, dada a inevitabilidade da digitalização das mensagens. O mercado sofr…
Depressive symptomatology, temperament and oxytocin serum levels in a sample of healthy female university students
Our results showed that oxytocin level, rather than personality dimensions, was associated with depressive symptomatology. These results highlight the relevance of the discussion on the use of oxytocin as a biological marker of emotional and social symptoms that characterize depression
Educar para a bioética
Educar para a bioética é um desafio na atualidade. Ainda maior se torna este desafio, quando pensamos no ensino da bioética a estudantes de enfermagem, que irão desempenhar uma profissão que tem como expoente máximo o cuidar da outra pessoa. Tratando-se de uma profissão que implica a relação com o outro e a prestação de cuidados humanizados e adequados a cada situação específica, torna-se importante desenvolver ferramentas de ensino que promovam …
Educating for bioethics
Educating for bioethics is a challenge today. This challenge is even greater when we think of the teaching of bioethics to nursing students, who will perform a profession that has as its maximum target the care of other people. Because it is a profession that implies the relationship with the other and the provision of humanized and appropriate care to each situation, it is important to develop teaching tools that promote not only technical impro…
Educar en bioética
Educar en bioética es un desafío en la actualidad. Esto se vuelve más grande cuando pensamos en la enseñanza de bioética a estudiantes de enfermería, quienes desempeñarán una profesión que tiene la máxima expresión la asistencia a las personas. Por ser una profesión que involucra la relación con el otro y la prestación de una asistencia humanizada y adecuada a cada situación específica, es importante desarrollar herramientas didácticas que promue…
Medical Education
There are complex ethical dilemmas inherent to medicine teaching, particularly in clinical practice involving actual patients. Questions must be raised on fulfilling medical students' training needs while still respecting patients' fundamental rights to autonomy and privacy. We aimed to assess patients' perspectives regarding medical students' involvement in their medical care. An observational, cross-sectional study was developed, and a question…
The Mediating Role of Resilience and Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Stress and Burnout in Medical Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Following the WHO's declaration of a public health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the subsequent quarantine and confinement measures that were adopted, including distance learning measures, were shown to have caused a significant deterioration in the mental health of medical students. The goal of this study was to explore the mediating role of resilience and life satisfaction in the relationship between perceived stress and burnout among…
Bioethics Education on Medical Students
Medical education aims to train professionals who are capable of making extremely complex decisions. As part of the medical curriculum, bioethics education could have an important role in promoting moral development and decision-making in medical students. This study aims to determine if, after a Bioethics and Professional Deontology course, medical students would present a change of opinion on three ethical dilemmas. A quantitative and longitudi…
Comparison and Impact of Four Different Methodologies for Identification of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are conditions for which hospitalizations are thought to be avoidable if effective and accessible primary health care is available. However, to define which conditions are considered ACSCs, there is a considerable number of different lists. Our aim was to compare the impact of using different ACSC lists considering mainland Portugal hospitalizations. A retrospective study with inpatient data from Portu…
Sex selection in late Iberian infant burials
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the infant burials found inside Iberian homes in relation to a possible case of sex selection. METHODS: The study included the remains of 11 infant individuals buried under the 10 houses excavated in the late Iberian village of Camp de les Lloses (Tona, Barcelona, Spain). Sex was determined using genetic analysis. RESULTS: Our results showed that almost all the burials were females. However, the age…
A influência publicitária no consumo de marcas de vestuário e de calçado em contexto juvenil
O objetivo do presente artigo é conhecer qual a influência que a publicidade poderá exercer no processo de consumo juvenil de marcas de vestuário e de calçado. Para o efeito, aplicou-se um inquérito por questionário a estudantes do 9o ano de escolaridade de três estabelecimentos de ensino de Cascais. Tendo em conta as perceções da população em estudo, constatou-se que a publicidade é reconhecida enquanto uma fonte meramente informativa e não pers…
Horror as Real and the Real as Horror
This article explores the fear of political otherness in Mariana Enríquez’s short story “The Inn” in which the author combines the reality of Argentine history with elements of the gothic horror style while maintaining a sharp focus on social criticism. “The Inn” blurs the lines between the reality of a not-so-distant past and elements of the supernatural to delve into an Argentine history scarred by the last dictatorship. This article seeks to e…
A corporeidade na contemporaneidade
Com o presente artigo pretende-se refletir sobre a importância que a corporeidade tem na atualidade. Paralelamente, procura-se perceber qual o impacto que a emergente valorização do corpo belo e jovem, como propriedades características de uma imagem corporal que reflete os cânones estéticos vigentes, terá no discurso publicitário e qual o contributo que a publicidade poderá ter nessa estilização imagética prevalecente. Para o efeito, efetuou-se u…
A corporeidade feminina na publicidade
Com o presente artigo pretende-se reflectir sobre a forma como a corporeidade feminina representada atravs da publicidade. Paralelamente, procura-se perceber se o discurso publicitrio poder contribuir para o reforo ou para a ruptura de uma normatividade corporal da mulher, consolidando ou desvanecendo estereti
Unbecoming Female Monsters
A multicultural and interdisciplinary work that traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive powers. This book examines the female sexual maturation cycle and the various archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of sexual development as seen in literature, art, film, television, and popular culture. Recommended for scholars of Latin American studies, literatur…
Molecular polymorphism of the ABO blood group
Mitochondrial DNA and Y‐chromosome structure at the mediterranean and atlantic façades of the iberian peninsula
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to analyze mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome lineages in a range of Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of the Iberian Peninsula in search of genetic differences between both façades and to uncover the most probable geographic origin and coalescence ages of lineages. METHODS: The control region of mitochondrial DNA and haplogroup diagnostic positions were analyzed in 575 subjects and Y-chromosome markers w…
Y‐chromosome analysis in a Northwest Iberian population
OBJECTIVES: To provide new clues about the genetic origin, composition and structure of the population of the Spanish province of Zamora, with an emphasis on the genetic impact of the period of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula. METHODS: Polymorphisms in the paternally inherited Y-chromosome, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Short Tandem Repeats, were analyzed in 235 unrelated males born in six different regions in the Zamora province. RES…
System of planning and evaluation of school meals
Objective To develop a software to plan and evaluate school meals according to the main national and international standards for foods and nutrition. Design Development of software. Setting Public schools, Portugal. Subjects School meals for students. Results The System of Planning and Evaluation of School Meals (SPARE) is a software that allows the planning of school meals in an effective and organized way, according to the main national and int…
Sharing of Resources Within the Family and the Economics of Household Decision Making
Over the last 3 decades, economic models have been developed that recognize that potentially conflicting interests may shape household decisions and the sharing of resources within families. This article provides an overview of how decision making within households has been modeled within economics, presents the main benefits and limitations of those models, and critically assesses their usefulness to researchers from other disciplines interested…
Mitochondrial DNA patterns in the Iberian Northern plateau
Several studies have shown the importance of recent events in the configuration of the genetic landscape of a specific territory. In this context, due to the phenomena of repopulation and demographic fluctuations that took place in recent centuries, the Iberian Northern plateau is a very interesting case study. The main aim of this work is to check if recent population movements together with existing boundaries (geographical and administrative) …
Determination of Human European Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups by Means of a Hierarchical Approach
In this paper we propose a hierarchical approach that allows the screening of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups in populations that have essentially West Eurasian mtDNA backgrounds but that could have some non-West Eurasian contributions. To develop and validate this scheme, we used data on 18 coding region polymorphisms (17 analyzed by RFLP analysis and 1 by sequencing) and sequences of hypervariable segment I (HVSI) of the mtDNA control reg…
Higher Education Reform in Portugal
The presence of nuclear families in prehistoric collective burials revisited
Ancient populations have commonly been thought to have lived in small groups where extreme endogamy was the norm. To contribute to this debate, a genetic analysis has been carried out on a collective burial with eight primary inhumations from Montanissell Cave in the Catalan pre‐Pyrenees. Radiocarbon dating clearly placed the burial in the Bronze Age, around 3200 BP. The composition of the group—two adults (one male, one female), one young woman,…
Genetic Structure of Flores Island (Azores, Portugal) in the 19th Century and in the Present Day
The island of Flores is the most westerly of the Azores archipelago (Portugal). Despite its marked geographic isolation and reduced population size, biodemographic and genetic studies conducted so far do not support the idea that its population constitutes a genetic isolate. In this study we conducted a surname analysis of the Flores population for two time periods: the second half of the 19th century and the present day. Our main purposes were (…
Trace elements, maturation processes and diagenesis in human deciduous incisors
Reconstructing infant mortality in Iberian Iron Age populations from tooth histology
The Neonatal Line (NNL) of the tooth serves as a unique identifier, allowing us to distinguish whether a child survived birth. This line is essential for assessing the age at death of infants from skeletal remains found in archaeological contexts. Our primary objective is to accurately determine the age of infant intramural inhumations from the Iberian Iron Age (8th-1st centuries BC) by analyzing histological sections of tooth germs. Due to their…
Mitochondrial DNA patterns in the Macaronesia islands
Macaronesia covers four Atlantic archipelagos: the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde islands. When discovered by Europeans in the 15th century, only the Canaries were inhabited. Historical reports highlight the impact of Iberians on settlement in Macaronesia. Although important differences in their settlement are documented, its influence on their genetic structures and relationships has yet to be ascertained. In this study,…
A influência publicitária no consumo de marcas de vestuário e de calçado em contexto juvenil
O objetivo do presente artigo é conhecer qual a influência que a publicidade poderá exercer no processo de consumo juvenil de marcas de vestuário e de calçado. Para o efeito, aplicou-se um inquérito por questionário a estudantes do 9o ano de escolaridade de três estabelecimentos de ensino de Cascais. Tendo em conta as perceções da população em estudo, constatou-se que a publicidade é reconhecida enquanto uma fonte meramente informativa e não pers…
Determination of Human European Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups by Means of a Hierarchical Approach
In this paper we propose a hierarchical approach that allows the screening of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups in populations that have essentially West Eurasian mtDNA backgrounds but that could have some non-West Eurasian contributions. To develop and validate this scheme, we used data on 18 coding region polymorphisms (17 analyzed by RFLP analysis and 1 by sequencing) and sequences of hypervariable segment I (HVSI) of the mtDNA control reg…
Genetic Structure of Flores Island (Azores, Portugal) in the 19th Century and in the Present Day
The island of Flores is the most westerly of the Azores archipelago (Portugal). Despite its marked geographic isolation and reduced population size, biodemographic and genetic studies conducted so far do not support the idea that its population constitutes a genetic isolate. In this study we conducted a surname analysis of the Flores population for two time periods: the second half of the 19th century and the present day. Our main purposes were (…
The African contribution to the present‐day population of the Azores Islands (Portugal)
Among the settlers that, from 1432 onwards, arrived to the Azores Islands were individuals of North and sub‐Saharan African origin. A previous study of markers of the Y chromosome revealed that haplogroup E is the second more frequent in the Azores (13%). Since this haplogroup is heterogeneous and may contain subtypes of African or non‐African origin, we analyzed an extended sample of 319 Azoreans, originating from the three groups of islands (Ea…
Testing Hierarchical Levels of Population Sub-Structuring
The Azores archipelago (Portugal) is formed by nine islands whose relative positions define them as three geographical groups: Eastern (S. Miguel and Sta. Maria), Central (Terceira, Faial, Pico, Graciosa and S. Jorge) and Western (Flores and Corvo). Using the father’s surname of 187,398 individuals living on the nine Azorean Islands, a population analysis based on inter-island relationship and hierarchical organization was conducted. The relation…
Y‐chromosome variation in South Iberia
Population of Pedroches Valley, a hypothetical Berber settlement, located in the northwest portion of Córdoba province (Andalusia, Spain), had been analyzed for its Y-chromosome diversity. Moreover, to contextualize this population, 127 Y-chromosomes from a general Andalusia sample and a North African Berber community (Marrakech, Morocco) were also typed. For all samples, 24 single nucleotide polymorphisms of the non-recombining portion of the Y-…
Genetic profiling of the Azores Islands (Portugal)
The populations from the Azores islands have been the target of several genetic studies, using data derived from monoparental and recombining genetic systems. These studies have provided a complex picture of the genetic landscape of the three groups of Azorean islands, and further data are required to assess its genetic profile. We present a study of the polymorphism in 10 X‐chromosome STR loci (DSXS8378, DXS9898, DXS7133, GATA31E08, GATA172D05, …
Mitochondrial DNA patterns in the Iberian Northern plateau
Several studies have shown the importance of recent events in the configuration of the genetic landscape of a specific territory. In this context, due to the phenomena of repopulation and demographic fluctuations that took place in recent centuries, the Iberian Northern plateau is a very interesting case study. The main aim of this work is to check if recent population movements together with existing boundaries (geographical and administrative) …
Mitochondrial DNA patterns in the Macaronesia islands
Macaronesia covers four Atlantic archipelagos: the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde islands. When discovered by Europeans in the 15th century, only the Canaries were inhabited. Historical reports highlight the impact of Iberians on settlement in Macaronesia. Although important differences in their settlement are documented, its influence on their genetic structures and relationships has yet to be ascertained. In this study,…
Biodemographic and Genetic Structure of Zamora Province (Spain)
Cross-sectional study of risk factors for atherosclerosis in the Azorean population
One has to consider the possibility of an important non-genetic influence on the high cholesterolemia present in the Azorean population. Since diet is the most important life-style risk factor for dyslipidemia, studies aiming to evaluate the dietary characteristics of this population and its impact on serum lipid levels will be of major importance
The presence of nuclear families in prehistoric collective burials revisited
Ancient populations have commonly been thought to have lived in small groups where extreme endogamy was the norm. To contribute to this debate, a genetic analysis has been carried out on a collective burial with eight primary inhumations from Montanissell Cave in the Catalan pre‐Pyrenees. Radiocarbon dating clearly placed the burial in the Bronze Age, around 3200 BP. The composition of the group—two adults (one male, one female), one young woman,…
O simbolismo das marcas no discurso publicitário contemporâneo. O capital simbólico da Yorn
O discurso publicitário contemporâneo cria um legado simbólico para asmarcas, que oferecem, através do consumo de produtos, contrapartidas sociais aosindivíduos. Ciente deste processo, a publicidade tece um mero vislumbre da dimensãofísica do bem, mas reforça, vincadamente, a sua vertente imaterial, proporcionada pelamarca. É em torno do consumo, e não da produção, que os sujeitos organizam a suavida social; é com base nas marcas adquiridas que t…
Higher Education Reform in Portugal
Sharing of Resources Within the Family and the Economics of Household Decision Making
Over the last 3 decades, economic models have been developed that recognize that potentially conflicting interests may shape household decisions and the sharing of resources within families. This article provides an overview of how decision making within households has been modeled within economics, presents the main benefits and limitations of those models, and critically assesses their usefulness to researchers from other disciplines interested…
Molecular polymorphism of the ABO blood group
Mitochondrial DNA and Y‐chromosome structure at the mediterranean and atlantic façades of the iberian peninsula
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to analyze mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome lineages in a range of Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of the Iberian Peninsula in search of genetic differences between both façades and to uncover the most probable geographic origin and coalescence ages of lineages. METHODS: The control region of mitochondrial DNA and haplogroup diagnostic positions were analyzed in 575 subjects and Y-chromosome markers w…
Y‐chromosome analysis in a Northwest Iberian population
OBJECTIVES: To provide new clues about the genetic origin, composition and structure of the population of the Spanish province of Zamora, with an emphasis on the genetic impact of the period of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula. METHODS: Polymorphisms in the paternally inherited Y-chromosome, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Short Tandem Repeats, were analyzed in 235 unrelated males born in six different regions in the Zamora province. RES…
System of planning and evaluation of school meals
Objective To develop a software to plan and evaluate school meals according to the main national and international standards for foods and nutrition. Design Development of software. Setting Public schools, Portugal. Subjects School meals for students. Results The System of Planning and Evaluation of School Meals (SPARE) is a software that allows the planning of school meals in an effective and organized way, according to the main national and int…
A corporeidade feminina na publicidade
Com o presente artigo pretende-se reflectir sobre a forma como a corporeidade feminina representada atravs da publicidade. Paralelamente, procura-se perceber se o discurso publicitrio poder contribuir para o reforo ou para a ruptura de uma normatividade corporal da mulher, consolidando ou desvanecendo estereti
Unbecoming Female Monsters
A multicultural and interdisciplinary work that traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive powers. This book examines the female sexual maturation cycle and the various archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of sexual development as seen in literature, art, film, television, and popular culture. Recommended for scholars of Latin American studies, literatur…
A corporeidade na contemporaneidade
Com o presente artigo pretende-se refletir sobre a importância que a corporeidade tem na atualidade. Paralelamente, procura-se perceber qual o impacto que a emergente valorização do corpo belo e jovem, como propriedades características de uma imagem corporal que reflete os cânones estéticos vigentes, terá no discurso publicitário e qual o contributo que a publicidade poderá ter nessa estilização imagética prevalecente. Para o efeito, efetuou-se u…
Sex selection in late Iberian infant burials
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the infant burials found inside Iberian homes in relation to a possible case of sex selection. METHODS: The study included the remains of 11 infant individuals buried under the 10 houses excavated in the late Iberian village of Camp de les Lloses (Tona, Barcelona, Spain). Sex was determined using genetic analysis. RESULTS: Our results showed that almost all the burials were females. However, the age…
A influência publicitária no consumo de marcas de vestuário e de calçado em contexto juvenil
O objetivo do presente artigo é conhecer qual a influência que a publicidade poderá exercer no processo de consumo juvenil de marcas de vestuário e de calçado. Para o efeito, aplicou-se um inquérito por questionário a estudantes do 9o ano de escolaridade de três estabelecimentos de ensino de Cascais. Tendo em conta as perceções da população em estudo, constatou-se que a publicidade é reconhecida enquanto uma fonte meramente informativa e não pers…
Horror as Real and the Real as Horror
This article explores the fear of political otherness in Mariana Enríquez’s short story “The Inn” in which the author combines the reality of Argentine history with elements of the gothic horror style while maintaining a sharp focus on social criticism. “The Inn” blurs the lines between the reality of a not-so-distant past and elements of the supernatural to delve into an Argentine history scarred by the last dictatorship. This article seeks to e…
Comparison and Impact of Four Different Methodologies for Identification of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are conditions for which hospitalizations are thought to be avoidable if effective and accessible primary health care is available. However, to define which conditions are considered ACSCs, there is a considerable number of different lists. Our aim was to compare the impact of using different ACSC lists considering mainland Portugal hospitalizations. A retrospective study with inpatient data from Portu…
Geography (16 works) · Demography (15 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (15 works) · Biology (13 works) · Population (13 works) · Genetics (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 works) · Haplotype (9 works)