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Maximum Pseudo-Likelihood Estimation of Copula Models and Moments of Order Statistics by Dias, Alexandra

“…It has been shown that, despite being consistent and in some cases efficient, maximum pseudo-likelihood (MPL) estimation for copula models overestimates the…”
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The novel ghrelin receptor inverse agonist PF-5190457 administered with alcohol: preclinical safety experiments and a phase 1b human laboratory study by Lee, Mary R., Tapocik, Jenica D., Ghareeb, Mwlod, Schwandt, Melanie L., Dias, Alexandra A., Le, April N., Cobbina, Enoch, Farinelli, Lisa A., Bouhlal, Sofia, Farokhnia, Mehdi, Heilig, Markus, Akhlaghi, Fatemeh, Leggio, Lorenzo

“…Rodent studies indicate that ghrelin receptor blockade reduces alcohol consumption. However, no ghrelin receptor blockers have been administered to heavy…”
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Consumption of alcohol and blood pressure: Results of the ELSA-Brasil study by Santana, Nathália Miguel Teixeira, Mill, José Geraldo, Velasquez-Melendez, Gustavo, Moreira, Alexandra Dias, Barreto, Sandhi Maria, Viana, Maria Carmen, Molina, Maria Del Carmen Bisi

“…Prevention and reduction of excessive use of alcohol represents damages to society in general. In turn, arterial hypertension is the main attributable risk…”
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Environmental and individual factors associated with quality of life of adults who underwent bariatric surgery: a cohort study by de Oliveira Lima, Marina Dayrell, da Silva, Thales Philipe Rodrigues, de Menezes, Mariana Carvalho, Mendes, Larissa Loures, Pessoa, Milene Cristine, de Araújo, Lauro Pinheiro Ferreira, Andrade, Roberto Guimarães Cabezas, D'Assunção, Alexandra Dias Moreira, Manzo, Bruna Figueiredo, Dos Reis Corrêa, Allana, Santos, Fernanda Batista Oliveira, Lachtim, Sheila Aparecida Ferreira, de Freitas, Giselle Lima, de Andrade, Lucas Adailton Viana, de Sousa, Marco Aurélio, Matozinhos, Fernanda Penido

“…Obesity is a multifactorial chronic condition associated with genetic, behavioral and environmental factors. Understanding the role of the built and…”
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Fasting-induced increase in plasma ghrelin is blunted by intravenous alcohol administration: A within-subject placebo-controlled study by Leggio, Lorenzo, Schwandt, Melanie L, Oot, Emily N, Dias, Alexandra A, Ramchandani, Vijay A

“…Summary Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid peptide produced mainly by mucosal neuroendocrine cells lining the fundus of the stomach. Preclinical and clinical studies…”
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The crown lengthening double guide and the digital Perio analysis by Coachman, Christian, Valavanis, Konstantinos, Silveira, Fernanda Camargo, Kahn, Sergio, Tavares, Alexandra Dias, Mahn, Eduardo, Parize, Hian, Saliba, Felipe Miguel P.

“…Objective This article describes a surgical crown lengthening double guide, which was digitally obtained to improve diagnosis, treatment outcome, and…”
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Carpal tunnel syndrome during the third trimester of pregnancy: prevalence and risk factors by Oliveira, Gladys Alexandra Dias de, Bernardes, João Marcos, Santos, Elisiane de Souza, Dias, Adriano

“…Purpose To estimate the prevalence of indicative signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) during the third trimester of pregnancy; assess the…”
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Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drinks and Fructose Consumption Are Associated with Hyperuricemia: Cross-Sectional Analysis from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) by Siqueira, Jordana Herzog, Mill, José Geraldo, Velasquez-Melendez, Gustavo, Moreira, Alexandra Dias, Barreto, Sandhi Maria, Benseñor, Isabela Martins, Molina, Maria Del Carmen Bisi

“…The secular trend of hyperuricemia coincides with the substantial increase in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Our aim was to evaluate the…”
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Working and Learning during the COVID-19 Confinement: An Exploratory Analysis with a Small Sample from Portugal by Martins, Alexandra Dias, Sobral, Sónia Rolland

“…The epidemiological situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to efforts to mitigate the transmission of the infection, forcing workers and students to…”
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Investigation of cancer incidence in ELSA-Brasil by Moreira, Alexandra Dias, de Menezes, Sara Tele, Júnior, Munir Murad, da Silva Vicente, Jefferson Tennesse, Camelo, Lidyane V., Barreto, Sandhi Maria

“…Low- and middle-income countries have high cancer-related mortality rates, and Brazil has one of the highest incidences of all cancers in South America. Since…”
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Growth Pattern of European Black Pine outside Its Current Natural Range: A Case Study in Portugal by Dias, Alexandra, Louzada, José, Fonseca, Teresa

“…European Black Pine (Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold) is a fast-growing conifer, currently distributed in a fragmented pattern from western North Africa through…”
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Awareness of the diagnosis, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus in Brazil by Tonaco, Luís Antônio Batista, Velasquez-Melendez, Gustavo, Moreira, Alexandra Dias, Andrade, Flávia Cristina Drumond, Malta, Deborah Carvalho, Felisbino-Mendes, Mariana Santos

“…OBJECTIVETo estimate the proportions of awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Brazilian adult population.METHODThis is a…”
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Opposing Biological Functions of Tryptophan Catabolizing Enzymes During Intracellular Infection by Divanovic, Senad, Sawtell, Nancy M., Trompette, Aurelien, Warning, Jamie I., Dias, Alexandra, Cooper, Andrea M., Yap, George S., Arditi, Moshe, Shimada, Kenichi, DuHadaway, James B., Prendergast, George C., Basaraba, Randall J., Mellor, Andrew L., Munn, David H., Aliberti, Julio, Karp, Christopher L.

“…Recent studies have underscored physiological and pathophysiological roles for the tryptophan-degrading enzyme indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) in immune…”
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SOCS2-induced proteasome-dependent TRAF6 degradation: a common anti-inflammatory pathway for control of innate immune responses by McBerry, Cortez, Gonzalez, Rosa Maria Salazar, Shryock, Nathaniel, Dias, Alexandra, Aliberti, Julio

“…Pattern recognition receptors and receptors for pro-inflammatory cytokines provide critical signals to drive the development of protective immunity to…”
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Effect of Stop-Loss Reinsurance on Primary Insurer Solvency by Constantinescu, Corina, Dias, Alexandra, Li, Bo, Šiška, David, Wang, Simon

“…Stop-loss reinsurance is a risk management tool that allows an insurance company to transfer part of their risk to a reinsurance company. Ruin probabilities…”
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Desastre socioambiental: condições de saúde dos atingidos na perspectiva dos profissionais de saúde e gestores by Santos, Camila da Silveira, Moreira, Alexandra Dias, Silva, Kênia Lara da, Lana, Francisco Carlos Félix

“…Objective: to analyze the health conditions of the population affected by the mining dam collapse from the perspective of healthcare professionals and…”
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Responses of Germination to Light and to Far-Red Radiation—Can they be Predicted from Diaspores Size? by Silva Dias, Luís, Ganhão, Elsa, Soveral Dias, Alexandra

“…This paper presents an update of a dataset of seed volumes previously released online and combines it with published data of the photoblastic response of…”
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Sedimentology and Palynostratigraphy of a Pliocene-Pleistocene (Piacenzian to Gelasian) deposit in the lower Negro River: Implications for the establishment of large rivers in Central Amazonia by Soares, Emílio Alberto Amaral, D'Apolito, Carlos, Jaramillo, Carlos, Harrington, Guy, Caputo, Mario Vicente, Barbosa, Rogério Oliveira, Bonora dos Santos, Eneas, Dino, Rodolfo, Gonçalves, Alexandra Dias

“…The Amazonas fluvial system originates in the Andes and runs ca. 6700 km to the Atlantic Ocean, having as the main affluent the Negro River (second largest in…”
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Elaboration and validation of an e-book with the laws about diabetes in schools by Faria, Camila Cialdini, Horta, Tatiane Géa, Reis, Janice Sepúlveda, Soares, Aleida Nazareth, Moreira, Alexandra Dias

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: to elaborate an e-book about children and adolescents’ rights and duties concerning diabetes in schools. Methods: we developed this…”
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The effect of different finishing and polishing techniques on surface roughness and gloss of two nanocomposites by Lopes, Inês Alexandra Dias, Monteiro, Paulo Jorge Vaz Cardoso, Mendes, José João Baltazar, Gonçalves, João Miguel Rua, Caldeira, Francisco Jorge Fernandes

“…The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of four finishing and polishing protocols in Surface Roughness (Ra) and Surface Gloss (Ga) of two…”
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