Search Results - "Freitas, Ana T"

slaMEM: efficient retrieval of maximal exact matches using a sampled LCP array by Fernandes, Francisco, Freitas, Ana T

“…Maximal exact matches, or just MEMs, are a powerful tool in the context of multiple sequence alignment and approximate string matching. The most efficient…”
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CSA: an efficient algorithm to improve circular DNA multiple alignment by Fernandes, Francisco, Pereira, Luísa, Freitas, Ana T

“…The comparison of homologous sequences from different species is an essential approach to reconstruct the evolutionary history of species and of the genes they…”
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Advancing Eucalyptus genomics: identification and sequencing of lignin biosynthesis genes from deep-coverage BAC libraries by Paiva, Jorge A P, Prat, Elisa, Vautrin, Sonia, Santos, Mauro D, San-Clemente, Hélène, Brommonschenkel, Sérgio, Fonseca, Paulo G S, Grattapaglia, Dario, Song, Xiang, Ammiraju, Jetty S S, Kudrna, David, Wing, Rod A, Freitas, Ana T, Bergès, Hélène, Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline

“…Eucalyptus species are among the most planted hardwoods in the world because of their rapid growth, adaptability and valuable wood properties. The development…”
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The relationship between grip strength with health-related quality of life and mortality in hemodialysis patients by Sugizaki, Clara S. A., Rodrigues, Hellen C. N., Ivo, Jéssica F. M., Freitas, Ana T. V. S., Stringhini, Maria L. F., Paiva, Sérgio A. R., Minicucci, Marcos F., Peixoto, Maria R. G., Costa, Nara A.

“…Purpose Hemodialysis (HD) is a therapeutic modality that enables the highest survival for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In contrast, HD…”
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Efficient alignment of pyrosequencing reads for re-sequencing applications by Fernandes, Francisco, da Fonseca, Paulo G S, Russo, Luis M S, Oliveira, Arlindo L, Freitas, Ana T

“…Over the past few years, new massively parallel DNA sequencing technologies have emerged. These platforms generate massive amounts of data per run, greatly…”
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Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) to 7-point Subjective Global Assessment for the diagnosis of malnutrition by Sugizaki, Clara S A, Queiroz, Nayara P, Silva, Débora M, Freitas, Ana T V S, Costa, Nara A, Peixoto, Maria R G

“…Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) is a non-invasive and low-cost strategy. The methods used to assess malnutrition in patients undergoing HD are…”
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Combination of measures distinguishes pre-miRNAs from other stem-loops in the genome of the newly sequenced Anopheles darlingi by Mendes, Nuno D, Freitas, Ana T, Vasconcelos, Ana T, Sagot, Marie-France

“…Efforts using computational algorithms towards the enumeration of the full set of miRNAs of an organism have been limited by strong reliance on arguments of…”
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A service-oriented architecture for integrating the modeling and formal verification of genetic regulatory networks by Monteiro, Pedro T, Dumas, Estelle, Besson, Bruno, Mateescu, Radu, Page, Michel, Freitas, Ana T, de Jong, Hidde

“…The study of biological networks has led to the development of increasingly large and detailed models. Computer tools are essential for the simulation of the…”
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An analysis of the positional distribution of DNA motifs in promoter regions and its biological relevance by Casimiro, Ana C, Vinga, Susana, Freitas, Ana T, Oliveira, Arlindo L

“…Motif finding algorithms have developed in their ability to use computationally efficient methods to detect patterns in biological sequences. However the…”
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YEASTRACT database: a tool for the analysis of transcription regulatory associations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Teixeira, Miguel C, Monteiro, Pedro, Jain, Pooja, Tenreiro, Sandra, Fernandes, Alexandra R, Mira, Nuno P, Alenquer, Marta, Freitas, Ana T, Oliveira, Arlindo L, Sá-Correia, Isabel

“…We present the YEAst Search for Transcriptional Regulators And Consensus Tracking (YEASTRACT; www.yeastract.com) database, a tool for the analysis of…”
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Entropic Profiler - detection of conservation in genomes using information theory by Fernandes, Francisco, Freitas, Ana T, Almeida, Jonas S, Vinga, Susana

“…In the last decades, with the successive availability of whole genome sequences, many research efforts have been made to mathematically model DNA. Entropic…”
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The semantic web in translational medicine: current applications and future directions by Machado, Catia M, Rebholz-Schuhmann, Dietrich, Freitas, Ana T, Couto, Francisco M

“…Semantic web technologies offer an approach to data integration and sharing, even for resources developed independently or broadly distributed across the web…”
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Short‐Term Creatine Supplementation May Alleviate the Malnutrition‐Inflammation Score and Lean Body Mass Loss in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Trial by Marini, Ana Clara B., Motobu, Reika D., Freitas, Ana T. V., Mota, João F., Wall, Benjamin T., Pichard, Claude, Laviano, Alessandro, Pimentel, Gustavo Duarte

“…Background Creatine supplementation has been proposed to alleviate muscle loss in various populations, but has not been investigated in hemodialysis (HD)…”
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Temporal logic patterns for querying dynamic models of cellular interaction networks by Monteiro, Pedro T., Ropers, Delphine, Mateescu, Radu, Freitas, Ana T., de Jong, Hidde

“…Motivation: Models of the dynamics of cellular interaction networks have become increasingly larger in recent years. Formal verification based on model…”
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YEASTRACT-DISCOVERER: new tools to improve the analysis of transcriptional regulatory associations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Monteiro, Pedro T, Mendes, Nuno D, Teixeira, Miguel C, d'Orey, Sofia, Tenreiro, Sandra, Mira, Nuno P, Pais, Hélio, Francisco, Alexandre P, Carvalho, Alexandra M, Lourenço, Artur B, Sá-Correia, Isabel, Oliveira, Arlindo L, Freitas, Ana T

“…The Yeast search for transcriptional regulators and consensus tracking (YEASTRACT) information system (www.yeastract.com) was developed to support the analysis…”
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Pre-sarcopenia in patients undergoing hemodialysis: Prevalence and association with biochemical parameters by Marini, Ana C, Motobu, Reika D, Freitas, Ana T.V, Laviano, Alessandro, Pimentel, Gustavo D

“…Summary Background & Aims Albumin and C reactive protein (CRP) concentrations are associated with the loss of lean body mass in the elderly. However, it…”
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Navigating the unexplored seascape of pre-miRNA candidates in single-genome approaches by MENDES, Nuno D, HEYNE, Steffen, FREITAS, Ana T, SAGOT, Marie-France, BACKOFEN, Rolf

“…The computational search for novel microRNA (miRNA) precursors often involves some sort of structural analysis with the aim of identifying which type of…”
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Total protein or leucine intakes are not associated with handgrip strength in hemodialysis patients: A pilot study by Marini, Ana C.B, Motobu, Reika D, Freitas, Ana T.V, Laviano, Alessandro, Pichard, Claude, Pimentel, Gustavo D

“…SummaryBackground & aimsInadequate protein intake is associated with lean body mass (LBM) loss. However, it is unclear whether high protein diet and leucine…”
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MUSA: a parameter free algorithm for the identification of biologically significant motifs by Mendes, Nuno D., Casimiro, Ana C., Santos, Pedro M., Sá-Correia, Isabel, Oliveira, Arlindo L., Freitas, Ana T.

“…Motivation: The ability to identify complex motifs, i.e. non-contiguous nucleotide sequences, is a key feature of modern motif finders. Addressing this problem…”
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Enrichment analysis applied to disease prognosis by Machado, Catia M, Freitas, Ana T, Couto, Francisco M

“…: Enrichment analysis is well established in the field of transcriptomics, where it is used to identify relevant biological features that characterize a set of…”
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