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High neuroticism and low conscientiousness are associated with interleukin-6 by Sutin, A R, Terracciano, A, Deiana, B, Naitza, S, Ferrucci, L, Uda, M, Schlessinger, D, Costa, Jr, P T

“…High Neuroticism and low Conscientiousness are frequently implicated in health-risk behaviors, such as smoking and overeating, as well as health outcomes,…”
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Correction: Serologically Defined Variations in Malaria Endemicity in Pará State, Brazil by Cunha, Maristela G, Silva, Eliane S, Sepúlveda, Nuno, Costa, Sheyla P. T, Saboia, Tiago C, Guerreiro, João F, Póvoa, Marinete M, Corran, Patrick H, Riley, Eleanor, Drakeley, Chris J

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113357.]…”
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Structure and Function of Cyanobacterial DHDPS and DHDPR by Christensen, Janni B., Soares da Costa, T. P., Faou, Pierre, Pearce, F. Grant, Panjikar, Santosh, Perugini, Matthew A.

“…Lysine biosynthesis in bacteria and plants commences with a condensation reaction catalysed by dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) followed by a reduction…”
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Serologically defined variations in malaria endemicity in Pará state, Brazil by Cunha, Maristela G, Silva, Eliane S, Sepúlveda, Nuno, Costa, Sheyla P T, Saboia, Tiago C, Guerreiro, João F, Póvoa, Marinete M, Corran, Patrick H, Riley, Eleanor, Drakeley, Chris J

“…Measurement of malaria endemicity is typically based on vector or parasite measures. A complementary approach is the detection of parasite specific IgG…”
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Age Differences in Personality Across the Adult Life Span: Parallels in Five Cultures by McCrae, Robert R, Costa, Paul T, Pedroso de Lima, Margarida, Simões, António, Ostendorf, Fritz, Angleitner, Alois, Marušić, Iris, Bratko, Denis, Vittorio Caprara, Gian, Barbaranelli, Claudio, Chae, Joon-Ho, Piedmont, Ralph L

“…Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in the United States have shown consistent changes between college age and middle adulthood. There appear to be…”
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The Effect of Age on Avian Influenza Viral Shedding in Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) by Costa, T. P, Brown, J. D, Howerth, E. W, Stallknecht, D. E

“…Avian influenza virus (AIV) prevalence in wild aquatic bird populations varies with season, geographic location, host species, and age. It is not clear how age…”
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The effect of simvastatin on systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction induced by periodontitis by Machado, W. M., Prestes, A. P., Costa, T. P., Mendes, R. T., Olchanheski Jr, L. R., Sordi, R., Otuki, M. F., Fávero, G. M., Vellosa, J. C. R., Santos, F. A., Fernandes, D.

“…Background and Objective It has been demonstrated that periodontitis induces systemic inflammation, which may impair endothelial function leading to increased…”
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Plasma BDNF concentration, Val66Met genetic variant and depression‐related personality traits by Terracciano, A., Martin, B., Ansari, D., Tanaka, T., Ferrucci, L., Maudsley, S., Mattson, M. P., Costa, P. T.

“…Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis, and BDNF plasma and serum levels have been associated with depression,…”
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Personality Trait Structure as a Human Universal by McCrae, Robert R, Costa, Paul T

“…Patterns of covariation among personality traits in English-speaking populations can be summarized by the five-factor model (FFM). To assess the cross-cultural…”
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Personality Predictors of Injury-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by FAUERBACH, JAMES A, LAWRENCE, JOHN W, SCHMIDT, CHESTER W, MUNSTER, ANDREW M, COSTA, PAUL T

“…This longitudinal, cohort study examined the effect of personality traits on the emergence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a recently traumatized,…”
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Comparison of pregnancy characteristics and outcomes between HIV-infected and HIV-non-infected women in Brazil by da Costa, T.P., Leal, M.C., Mota, J.C., Machado, E.S., Costa, E., Vianna, P., de Oliveira, R.H., Abreu, T.F., Nogueira, S.A., Hofer, C.B.

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of pregnant women whether they are HIV infected or not and their prenatal care. It is a…”
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Increased interleukin-10 and interferon-γ levels in Plasmodium vivax malaria suggest a reciprocal regulation which is not altered by IL-10 gene promoter polymorphism by Medina, Tiago S, Costa, Sheyla P T, Oliveira, Maria D, Ventura, Ana M, Souza, José M, Gomes, Tassia F, Vallinoto, Antonio C R, Póvoa, Marinete M, Silva, João S, Cunha, Maristela G

“…In human malaria, the naturally-acquired immune response can result in either the elimination of the parasite or a persistent response mediated by cytokines…”
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No association between novelty seeking and dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III seven repeat alleles in Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging participants by Vandenbergh, D J, Zonderman, A B, Wang, J, Uhl, G R, Costa, Jr, P T

“…Recent studies by Ebstein et al and Benjamin et al found associations between long repeat polymorphisms in the D4 dopamine receptor gene (D4DR) and individual…”
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Do the Dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory Map a Simple Genetic Architecture? Evidence From Molecular Genetics and Factor Analysis by Herbst, Jeffrey H., Zonderman, Alan B., McCrae, Robert R., Costa, Paul T.

“…OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that the human temperament dimensions of novelty seeking and harm avoidance are associated with polymorphisms in the D4…”
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Nature Over Nurture: Temperament, Personality, and Life Span Development by McCrae, Robert R, Costa, Paul T, Ostendorf, Fritz, Angleitner, Alois, Hřebíčková, Martina, Avia, Maria D, Sanz, Jesús, Sánchez-Bernardos, Maria L, Kusdil, M. Ersin, Woodfield, Ruth, Saunders, Peter R, Smith, Peter B

“…Temperaments are often regarded as biologically based psychological tendencies with intrinsic paths of development. It is argued that this definition applies…”
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Adult antisocial personality traits are associated with experiences of low parental care and maternal overprotection by Reti, I. M., Samuels, J. F., Eaton, W. W., Bienvenu III, O. J., Costa Jr, P. T., Nestadt, G.

“…Objective: To investigate the role of parenting in the development of adult antisocial personality traits. Method: A total of 742 community‐based subjects were…”
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants in CTNNA2 associated with excitement-seeking by Terracciano, A, Esko, T, Sutin, A R, de Moor, M H M, Meirelles, O, Zhu, G, Tanaka, T, Giegling, I, Nutile, T, Realo, A, Allik, J, Hansell, N K, Wright, M J, Montgomery, G W, Willemsen, G, Hottenga, J-J, Friedl, M, Ruggiero, D, Sorice, R, Sanna, S, Cannas, A, Räikkönen, K, Widen, E, Palotie, A, Eriksson, J G, Cucca, F, Krueger, R F, Lahti, J, Luciano, M, Smoller, J W, van Duijn, C M, Abecasis, G R, Boomsma, D I, Ciullo, M, Costa, P T, Ferrucci, L, Martin, N G, Metspalu, A, Rujescu, D, Schlessinger, D, Uda, M

“…The tendency to seek stimulating activities and intense sensations define excitement-seeking, a personality trait akin to some aspects of sensation-seeking…”
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Evaluating Replicability of Factors in the Revised NEO Personality Inventory: Confirmatory Factor Analysis Versus Procrustes Rotation by McCrae, Robert R, Zonderman, Alan B, Costa, Paul T, Bond, Michael H, Paunonen, Sampo V

“…Despite the empirical robustness of the 5-factor model of personality, recent confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) of NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) data…”
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Efficacy of convalescent plasma in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: findings from a controlled trial by Costa, T P, Aoki, M, Ribeiro, C M, Socca, E, Itinose, L, Basso, R, Blanes, L

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the search for alternative therapies, including convalescent plasma, historically used in infectious diseases. Despite results…”
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Identifying Causes of Disagreement Between Self-Reports and Spouse Ratings of Personality by McCrae, Robert R., Stone, Stephanie V., Fagan, Peter J., Costa Jr, Paul T.

“…Self‐reports and spouse ratings of personality traits typically show less‐than‐perfect agreement, but powerful moderators of agreement have not yet been…”
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