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Ocular syphilis by Furtado, João M., Simões, Milena, Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel, Oliver, Genevieve F., Tyagi, Mudit, Nascimento, Heloisa, Gordon, David L., Smith, Justine R.

“…Multiple studies around the world suggest that syphilis is re-emerging. Ocular syphilis – with a wide range of presentations, most of which are subtypes of…”
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Impact of minimum distance constraints on sheet metal waste for plasma cutting by Francescatto, Matheus, Luiz Neuenfeldt Júnior, Alvaro, Silva, Elsa, Furtado, João Carlos, Bromberger, Dani

“…We approached the two-dimensional rectangular strip packing problem (2D-SPP), where the main goal is to pack a given number of rectangles without any overlap…”
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Uveitis Associated with Zika Virus Infection by Furtado, João M, Espósito, Danillo L, Klein, Taline M, Teixeira-Pinto, Tomás, da Fonseca, Benedito A

“…An adult patient recovered from acute Zika virus infection, but ocular symptoms subsequently developed. Anterior uveitis was diagnosed, and Zika virus was…”
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Pathogenesis of ocular toxoplasmosis by Smith, Justine R., Ashander, Liam M., Arruda, Sigrid L., Cordeiro, Cynthia A., Lie, Shervi, Rochet, Elise, Belfort, Rubens, Furtado, João M.

“…Ocular toxoplasmosis is a retinitis –almost always accompanied by vitritis and choroiditis– caused by intraocular infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Depending…”
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Clinical manifestations and visual outcomes associated with ocular toxoplasmosis in a Brazilian population by Arruda, Sigrid, Vieira, Barbara R., Garcia, Denny M., Araújo, Michelle, Simões, Milena, Moreto, Renata, Rodrigues, Murilo W., Belfort, Rubens, Smith, Justine R., Furtado, João M.

“…Ocular toxoplasmosis is the leading cause of posterior uveitis worldwide. We conducted an observational study of 262 consecutive individuals (n = 344 eyes)…”
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Clinical Manifestations and Ophthalmic Outcomes of Ocular Syphilis at a Time of Re-Emergence of the Systemic Infection by Furtado, João M., Arantes, Tiago E., Nascimento, Heloisa, Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel V., Nogueira, Natalia, de Pinho Queiroz, Rafael, Brandão, Luana P., Bastos, Thaís, Martinelli, Ricardo, Santana, Rodrigo C., Muccioli, Cristina, Belfort, Rubens, Smith, Justine R.

“…Recent reports from different world regions suggest ocular syphilis is re-emerging, in parallel with an increasing incidence of the systemic infection…”
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Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Latin America by Furtado, João M., MD, PhD, Lansingh, Van C., MD, PhD, Carter, Marissa J., PhD, MA, Milanese, María F., MD, Peña, Brenda N., MD, Ghersi, Hernán A., MD, Bote, Paula L., MD, Nano, María E., MPH, Silva, Juan C., MD, MPH

“…Abstract We review what is known in each country of the Latin American region with regards to blindness and visual impairment and make some comparisons to…”
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Influence of gender on clinical presentation, management practices and outcomes of ocular syphilis by Shields, Melissa K., Arantes, Tiago E., Lake, Stewart R., Belfort, Rubens, Muccioli, Cristina, Nascimento, Heloisa, de Pinho Queiroz, Rafael, Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel V., Furtado, João M., Smith, Justine R.

“…Ocular syphilis is a re-emerging inflammatory eye disease with a clear gender imbalance, disproportionately affecting men. We investigated the impact of gender…”
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Posterior segment findings by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and clinical associations in active toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis by Oliver, Genevieve F., Ferreira, Lisia Barros, Vieira, Barbara R., Arruda, Sigrid, Araújo, Michelle, Carr, Jillian M., Smith, Justine R., Furtado, João M.

“…Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis is a common, potentially blinding parasitic infection. We sought to define the spectrum and frequency of signs of active…”
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Neutrophil Activities in Human Ocular Toxoplasmosis: An In Vitro Study With Human Cells by Ashander, Liam M, Lie, Shervi, Ma, Yuefang, Rochet, Elise, Washington, Jennifer M, Furtado, João M, Appukuttan, Binoy, Smith, Justine R

“…Retinal damage in ocular toxoplasmosis reflects Toxoplasma gondii-induced cell lysis and reactive inflammation. Human retinal histopathology demonstrates the…”
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Impact of gender on clinical features and outcomes of ocular toxoplasmosis by Lyons, Matilda R, Arantes, Tiago, Vieira, Barbara R, Furtado, Joao M, Smith, Justine R

“…To investigate the effect of gender on the clinical features and outcomes of ocular toxoplasmosis. 262 patients (139 women and 123 men) presenting to a…”
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Overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen transmission by insect vectors by Ratcliffe, Norman A, Furtado Pacheco, João P, Dyson, Paul, Castro, Helena Carla, Gonzalez, Marcelo S, Azambuja, Patricia, Mello, Cicero B

“…This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the…”
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How can we improve the quality of cataract services for all? A global scoping review by Yoshizaki, Miho, Ramke, Jacqueline, Zhang, Justine H., Aghaji, Ada, Furtado, João M., Burn, Helen, Gichuhi, Stephen, Dean, William H., Congdon, Nathan, Burton, Matthew J., Buchan, John

“…Background Cataract is a leading cause of blindness and vision impairment globally. Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed operations…”
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Calibration of a management-oriented greenhouse gas emission model for lakes and reservoirs under different distribution of environmental data by Resende, João Furtado, Mannich, Michael, Fernandes, Cristovão Vicente Scapulatempo

“…The management-oriented CICLAR lumped model for carbon dynamics and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission assessment, is presented. A metaheuristic calibration,…”
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T cell-intrinsic role for Nod2 in protection against Th17-mediated uveitis by Napier, Ruth J., Lee, Ellen J., Davey, Michael P., Vance, Emily E., Furtado, João M., Snow, Paige E., Samson, Kimberly A., Lashley, Sydney J., Brown, Brieanna R., Horai, Reiko, Mattapallil, Mary J., Xu, Biying, Callegan, Michelle C., Uebelhoer, Luke S., Lancioni, Christina L., Vehe, Richard K., Binstadt, Bryce A., Smith, Justine R., Caspi, Rachel R., Rosenzweig, Holly L.

“…Mutations in nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) cause Blau syndrome, an inflammatory disorder characterized by uveitis. The…”
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Variability at the 3′ untranslated region of the HLA-G gene: a study on patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus retinochoroiditis by Vicente, Luciana de Morais, Castelli, Erick C., Veronese Rodrigues, Maria de Lourdes, Deghaide, Neifi Hassan Saloum, Mendes-Junior, Celso Teixeira, Furtado, João M., Donadi, Eduardo Antonio

“…Cytomegalovirus retinochoroiditis (CMV-R) is the primary cause of blindness among AIDS patients. Since HLA-G is associated with the modulation of the immune…”
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Demystifying Ocular Syphilis - A Major Review by Chauhan, Khushboo, Fonollosa, Alex, Giralt, Lena, Artaraz, Joseba, Randerson, Edward L., Goldstein, Debra A., Furtado, João M., Smith, Justine R., Sudharshan, Sridharan, Ahmed, Arshee S., Nair, Nivedita, Joseph, Joveeta, Pavesio, Carlos, Westcott, Mark, Trepatchayakorn, Supawat, Sallam, Ahmed B., Elhusseiny, Abdelrahman M., Tyagi, Mudit

“…Syphilis, caused by the spirochaete, Treponema pallidum, continues to be a public health challenge globally with its rates steadily increasing in the past few…”
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Use of the CONSIDER statement by eye health researchers when conducting and reporting research involving Indigenous peoples: an online survey by Samuels, Isaac, Hamm, Lisa M., Silva, Juan Carlos, Tousignant, Benoit, Furtado, João M., Goodman, Lucy, Watene, Renata, Adams, Jaki, Ramke, Jacqueline, Harwood, Matire

“…Background Indigenous peoples experience worse eye health compared to non-Indigenous peoples. Service providers and researchers must avoid perpetuating this…”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Ocular Syphilis Involving the Posterior Segment of the Eye by Vaze, Anagha, De Angelis, Rafael E., Simões, Milena, Arantes, Tiago E., Moreto, Renata, Oliver, Genevieve F., Smith, Justine R., Furtado, João M.

“…To analyse posterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in ocular syphilis. Medical records of 54 patients presenting consecutively with…”
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Frequency and visual outcomes of ocular toxoplasmosis in an adult Brazilian population by De Angelis, Rafael Estevão, Veronese Rodrigues, Maria de Lourdes, Passos, Afonso Dinis Costa, Bollela, Valdes Roberto, Freitas e Silva, Milena Simões, Vieira, Bárbara Regina, de Lucena, Moisés Moura, Moralles, Thais David, de Morais Vicente, Luciana, de Melo Rocha, Gutemberg, Jorge, Rodrigo, Paula, Jayter S., Furtado, João M.

“…Although ocular toxoplasmosis is a leading cause of posterior uveitis worldwide, there is scarce information about the real-life frequency of ocular lesions,…”
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