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Soil-transmitted helminth infection in South America: a systematic review and geostatistical meta-analysis by Chammartin, Frédérique, MSc, Scholte, Ronaldo GC, PhD, Guimarães, Luiz H, MD, Tanner, Marcel, Prof, Utzinger, Jürg, Prof, Vounatsou, Penelope, Dr

“…Summary Background The four common soil-transmitted helminth species— Ascaris lumbricoides , Trichuris trichiura , and the two hookworm species Ancylostoma…”
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Increased incidence of candidemia in a tertiary care hospital with the COVID‐19 pandemic by Nucci, Marcio, Barreiros, Gloria, Guimarães, Luiz Felipe, Deriquehem, Vitor A.S., Castiñeiras, Anna Carla, Nouér, Simone A.

“…Background The incidence of candidemia in our hospital has been stable over an 18‐year period (1.3 episodes per 1000 admissions). Since March 2020, we have…”
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Some features of solitonic waves propagating in intermediate waters by GUIMARÃES, LUIZ GALLISA

“…Abstract This work addresses the problem of weakly non linear ocean waves propagation in intermediate waters. We have shown that the propagation of waves…”
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Miltefosine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Brazil: a randomized and controlled trial by Machado, Paulo R, Ampuero, Julia, Guimarães, Luiz H, Villasboas, Leonardo, Rocha, Ana T, Schriefer, Albert, Sousa, Rosana S, Talhari, Anette, Penna, Gerson, Carvalho, Edgar M

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is treated with parenteral drugs for decades with decreasing rate cures. Miltefosine is an oral medication with anti-leishmania…”
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Resveratrol attenuates hepatic steatosis in high-fat fed mice by decreasing lipogenesis and inflammation by Andrade, João Marcus Oliveira, Ms.D, Paraíso, Alanna Fernandes, Ms.D, de Oliveira, Marcos Vinícius Macedo, Ph.D, Martins, Andréa Maria Eleutério, Ph.D, Neto, João Felício, Ph.D, Guimarães, André Luiz Sena, Ph.D, de Paula, Alfredo Maurício, Ph.D, Qureshi, Mahboob, Ph.D, Santos, Sérgio Henrique Sousa, Ph.D

“…Abstract Objective Resveratrol (RSV) is the most studied natural compound that activates sirtuins, which produce beneficial metabolic effects on lipid and…”
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Fluconazole in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by de O. Prates, Fernanda V., Dourado, Mayra E. F., Silva, Silvana C., Schriefer, Albert, Guimarães, Luiz H., das Graças O. Brito, Maria, Almeida, Juliana, Carvalho, Edgar M., Machado, Paulo R. L.

“…Background. The treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by leishmania braziliensis in Brazil with pentavalent antimony (Sb) is associated with a high…”
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Encapsulation of essential oils using cinnamic acid grafted chitosan nanogel: Preparation, characterization and antifungal activity by de Carvalho, Stephanne Yonara Barbosa, Almeida, Regiamara Ribeiro, Pinto, Natália Aparecida Rocha, de Mayrinck, Caroline, Vieira, Sara Silveira, Haddad, Juliana Fischer, Leitão, Alexandre Amaral, Guimarães, Luiz Gustavo de L.

“…Chemical modifications in the chitosan structure may result in obtaining a new material with improved chemical properties, such as an ability to encapsulate…”
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Influence of Obesity on Clinical Manifestations and Response to Therapy in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis by Lago, Tainã, Carvalho, Lucas P, Nascimento, Mauricio, Guimarães, Luiz H, Lago, Jamile, Castellucci, Léa, Carvalho, Augusto M, Lago, Alex, Carvalho, Edgar M

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania braziliensis is characterized by a single ulcer or multiple cutaneous lesions with raised borders. Cure rates…”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Changes in American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in an Area of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Transmission Over a 20-Year Period by JIRMANUS, Lara, GLESBY, Marshall J, GUIMARAES, Luiz H, LAGO, Ednaldo, ROSA, Maria Elisa, MACHADO, Paulo R, CARVALHO, Edgar M

“…The Health Post of Corte de Pedra is located in a region endemic for American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and it treats…”
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Holographic Ricci dark energy in nonconservative unimodular gravity by Alvarenga, Marcelo H., Guimarães, Luiz Filipe, Fabris, Júlio C., Velten, Hermano

“…The structure of unimodular gravity (UG) is invariant to a subclass of diffeomorphism, the transverse diffeomorphism, due to the unimodular condition - g = ϵ …”
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A Double-blind, Randomized Trial to Evaluate Miltefosine and Topical Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Brazil by Machado, Paulo R L, Prates, Fernanda V O, Boaventura, Viviane, Lago, Tainã, Guimarães, Luiz H, Schriefer, Albert, Corte, Temis W F, Penna, Gerson, Barral, Aldina, Barral-Netto, Manoel, Carvalho, Edgar M

“…BACKGROUNDThe treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Brazil using pentavalent antimony (Sbv) is associated with a high rate of failure. Miltefosine has…”
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Oral Pentoxifylline Combined with Pentavalent Antimony: A Randomized Trial for Mucosal Leishmaniasis by Machado, Paulo R. L., Lessa, Hélio, Lessa, Marcus, Guimarães, Luiz H., Bang, Heejung, Ho, John L., Carvalho, Edgar M.

“…Background. Mucosal leishmaniasis is associated with intense tissue damage and high tumor necrosis factor–α production. Therapeutic failure occurs in up to 42%…”
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Plasma exchange in inflammatory demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system: reasonable use in the clinical practice by Queiroz, André Luiz Guimarães de, Soares Neto, Herval Ribeiro, Kobayashi, Thiago Taya, Silva, Sonia Maria Cesar de Azevedo

“…Abstract Plasma exchange (PLEX) is a therapeutic apheresis modality in which the plasma is separated from inflammatory factors such as circulating autoreactive…”
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Impaired Th1 Response Is Associated With Therapeutic Failure in Patients With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis by Carvalho, Augusto M, Guimarães, Luiz H, Costa, Rúbia, Saldanha, Maíra G, Prates, Iana, Carvalho, Lucas P, Arruda, Sérgio, Carvalho, Edgar M

“…Abstract Background Leishmania skin test (LST) evaluates the delayed type hypersensitivity to Leishmania antigens (LA) and has been used for diagnosis of…”
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Resveratrol increases brown adipose tissue thermogenesis markers by increasing SIRT1 and energy expenditure and decreasing fat accumulation in adipose tissue of mice fed a standard diet by Andrade, João Marcus Oliveira, Frade, Alessandra Caroline Montes, Guimarães, Juliana Bohnen, Freitas, Kátia Michelle, Lopes, Miriam Teresa Paz, Guimarães, André Luiz Sena, de Paula, Alfredo Maurício Batista, Coimbra, Cândido Celso, Santos, Sérgio Henrique Sousa

“…PURPOSE: Adipose tissue is central to the regulation of energy balance. Two functionally different fat pads are present in mammals: white adipose tissue, the…”
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Rare earth elements (REY) sorption on soils of contrasting mineralogy and texture by Dinali, Guilherme Soares, Root, Robert A., Amistadi, Mary Kay, Chorover, Jon, Lopes, Guilherme, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães

“…Rare earth elements (REY) are the lanthanide elements (Z = 57–71), which have an ever-growing occurrence in present-day industries, agriculture, and modern…”
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The Leishmania antigen-specific pro-inflammatory response in cutaneous leishmaniasis is linked to disease progression but not to the therapeutic failure of pentavalent antimonials by Franca, Mônica, Guimarães, Luiz H., Nascimento, Maurício T., Rocha, Paulo N., Carvalho, Lucas P.

“…High levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in cutaneous leishmaniasis patients are associated with tissue damage and ulcer development. We found higher levels…”
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Soil weathering analysis using a portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectrometer in an Inceptisol from the Brazilian Cerrado by Silva, Sérgio Henrique Godinho, Hartemink, Alfred E., Teixeira, Anita Fernanda dos Santos, Inda, Alberto Vasconcellos, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães, Curi, Nilton

“…Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometers allow rapid detection of soil elements and owing to several advantages have been increasingly used in many…”
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Soil texture prediction using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and visible near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy by Benedet, Lucas, Faria, Wilson Missina, Silva, Sérgio Henrique Godinho, Mancini, Marcelo, Demattê, José Alexandre Melo, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães, Curi, Nilton

“…•Prediction of soil texture via pXRF and Vis-NIR DRS data was evaluated.•Combination of A and B horizons data resulted in predictions with R2 above 0.80.•In…”
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Impact of Epstein-Barr virus co-infection on natural acquired Plasmodium vivax antibody response by Dias, Michelle H. F., Guimarães, Luiz F. F., Barcelos, Matheus G., Moreira, Eduardo U. M., do Nascimento, Maria F. A., de Souza, Taís N., Pires, Camilla V., Monteiro, Talita A. F., Middeldorp, Jaap M., Soares, Irene S., Fontes, Cor J. F., Ntumngia, Francis B., Adams, John H., Kano, Flora S., Carvalho, Luzia H.

“…BACKGROUNDThe simultaneous infection of Plasmodium falciparum and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) could promote the development of the aggressive endemic Burkitt's…”
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