Manuela Guedes de Almeida
University of Minho
276 Papers
548 Citations
Manuela Guedes de Almeida is an academic researcher from University of Minho. The author has contributed to research in topics: Efficient energy use & Kidney transplantation. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 251 publications.
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Environmental Performance of a Cost-Effective Energy Renovation at the Neighbourhood Scale—The Case for Social Housing in Braga, Portugal
TL;DR: In this paper , the relevance of embodied energy and carbon emissions on the cost-effectiveness of building renovation solutions towards nZEB at the neighbourhood scale by comparing an operational energy approach and a whole life cycle approach in a case study of a social housing neighbourhood in Braga, Portugal.
Facades modules for eco-efficient refurbishment of buildings : an overview
Helenice Maria Sacht,Luís Bragança,Manuela Guedes de Almeida +2 more
- 01 Mar 2010
TL;DR: The work presents the initial studies about a new facade system: "Facade Modules for Eco-Efficient Refurbishment of Buildings", expected to be a new technology among the new and growing set of products that will solve the need for functional and aesthetic demands.
Allograft nephrectomy: a single-institution, 10-year experience.
R. Freitas,Jorge Malheiro,Cledir Santos,R. Costa,La Salete Martins,Manuela Guedes de Almeida,Leonídeo Dias,António Castro-Henriques,António Cabrita,Miguel Silva-Ramos,Raquel Almeida +10 more
- 01 May 2015
TL;DR: Early AN was associated with a greater number of surgical complications and the number of AN patients returning to the active waiting list was similar between early and late AN groups, although a bias may be present because some conversions from ECAN to ICAN occurred owing to technical issues.
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Kidney transplantation across a positive crossmatch: a single-center experience.
Cledir Santos,R. Costa,Jorge Malheiro,S. Pedroso,Manuela Guedes de Almeida,La Salete Martins,Leonídeo Dias,Sandra Tafulo,António Castro Henriques,António Cabrita +9 more
- 01 Jul 2014
TL;DR: Desensitization protocols were safe and allowed kidney transplantation in highly sensitized patients that probably would never undergo transplantation and gave the opportunity of living-donor transplant to patients with anti-HLA antibodies against the donor.
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Increase of allosensitization after a kidney graft failure: Predictors and effect on retransplantation outcomes.
Andreia Campos,Jorge Malheiro,Sandra Tafulo,Sofia Santos,Leonídeo Dias,La Salete Martins,Manuela Guedes de Almeida,Sofia Pedroso,A. Castro Henriques,António Cabrita +9 more
TL;DR: It is shown that an increased allosensitisation at retransplant was associated with the degree of HLA mismatch and led to poorer outcomes, particularly in patients with a higher chance of needing a SKT.