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Survey of Sensitization to Common Fungi in an Allergic Dog Population: The Need for Further Focus on Sensitization and Allergy to Fungi in Veterinary Medicine by Martins, Luís Miguel Lourenço

“…Most fungal species are commensals and non-pathogenic to plants, humans, or animals. However, several species of the Alternaria, Aspergillus, Trichophyton, and…”
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Post-Pareto Optimality Analysis With Sum of Ranking Differences by Lourenco, Joao Miguel, Lebensztajn, Luiz

“…In multiobjective optimization, objectives are typically conflicting, i.e., they cannot reach their individual optima simultaneously. Identifying the best one…”
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Laing early-onset distal myopathy with subsarcolemmal hyaline bodies caused by a novel variant in the MYH7 gene by Negrão, Luís, Machado, Rita, Lourenço, Miguel, Fernandez-Marmiesse, Ana, Rebelo, Olinda

“…Myopathies caused by gene mutations are clinically and pathologically heterogeneous and, until recently, difficult to diagnose. The availability of NGS panels…”
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Misplacement of a nasogastric feeding tube: a case report by Pereira, Flávio, Azevedo, Richard, Tristan, José

“…Nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion is widely used for enteral feeding. After blind insertion of a NGT, confirmation of correct placement prior to feeding using…”
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Improving occupational health by modelling indoor pollutant distribution by Pitarma, Rui, Lourenço, Miguel, Ramos, João

“…Purpose Indoor environments are characterized by several pollutant sources. Some of these can be sufficiently characterized through the prediction of the…”
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Renal handling of zinc in chronic kidney disease patients and the role of circulating zinc levels in renal function decline by Damianaki, Katerina, Lourenco, Joao Miguel, Braconnier, Philippe, Ghobril, Jean-Pierre, Devuyst, Olivier, Burnier, Michel, Lenglet, Sebastien, Augsburger, Marc, Thomas, Aurelien, Pruijm, Menno

“…Abstract Background Zinc deficiency is commonly encountered in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aims of this study were to assess whether zinc deficiency was…”
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Acute Inflammation and Metabolism by Varela, Miguel Lourenço, Mogildea, Mihail, Moreno, Ignacio, Lopes, Ana

“…Inflammation is an adaptive process to the noxious stimuli that the human body is constantly exposed to. From the local inflammatory response to a full-blown…”
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Microbial deterioration of gelatin emulsion photographs: Differences of susceptibility between black and white and colour materials by Lourenço, Miguel J.L., Sampaio, José Paulo

“…Microbial deterioration is a common problem in photographic collections, and has been considered a major cause of deterioration. However, few studies have been…”
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Corpus callosum and neglect syndrome: Clinical findings after meningioma removal and anatomical review by Gomes, David, Fonseca, Madalena, Garrotes, Maria, Lima, Maria, Mendonça, Marta, Pereira, Mariana, Lourenço, Miguel, Oliveira, Edson, Lavrador, José

“…Two types of neglect are described: hemispatial and motivational neglect syndromes. Neglect syndrome is a neurophysiologic condition characterized by a…”
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From Idolatry to Gentilidade: Assessing Local Christians’ Religious Offences in the Goa Inquisition (17th Century) by Lourenço, Miguel Rodrigues

“…During the first half of the 17th century, the Goa Inquisition increased its focus on religious offences committed by the so-called Cristãos da Terra (local…”
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Validation of a modified version of the adult developmental eye movement test by Gené-Sampedro, Andrés, Monteiro, Pedro Miguel Lourenço, Bueno-Gimeno, Inmaculada, Gene-Morales, Javier, Piñero, David P.

“…This study evaluates in terms of reliability, internal consistency, and validity a modification of the Adult Developmental Eye Movement (ADEM) test, ADEM with…”
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Automatic Rural Road Centerline Detection and Extraction from Aerial Images for a Forest Fire Decision Support System by Lourenço, Miguel, Estima, Diogo, Oliveira, Henrique, Oliveira, Luís, Mora, André

“…To effectively manage the terrestrial firefighting fleet in a forest fire scenario, namely, to optimize its displacement in the field, it is crucial to have a…”
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Hydrogen peroxide release kinetics into saliva from different whitening products: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial by da Silva Marques, Duarte Nuno, da Mata, António Duarte Sola Pereira, Silveira, João Miguel Lourenço, Marques, Joana Rita Oliveira Faria, de Almeida Rato Amaral, João Pedro, Guilherme, Nuno Filipe Rito Parada Marques

“…The objective of this study is to compare salivary hydrogen peroxide (HP) release kinetics and potential toxicity of systemic exposure of four different…”
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Surrogate Modeling and Two-Level Infill Criteria Applied to Electromagnetic Device Optimization by Lourenco, Joao Miguel, Lebensztajn, Luiz

“…The surrogate-based optimization is largely used in engineering design to find optimal performance characteristics of computational expensive simulations such…”
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Usability Evaluation of Slanted Computer Mice by Lourenço, Miguel L, Lanhoso, Fátima, Coelho, Denis A

“…Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders is supported by use of slanted rather than horizontal pointing devices, but user acceptance of the former may be…”
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A Design Contribution to Ergonomic PC Mice Development by Lourenço, Miguel L., Pitarma, Rui A., Coelho, Denis A.

“…Developing new manual computer pointing devices abiding to the requirements set out in ergonomic product design literature necessitates joining contributions…”
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Continuous zoom calibration by tracking salient points in endoscopic video by Lourenço, Miguel, Barreto, João P, Fonseca, Fernando, Ferreira, Hélder, Duarte, Rui M, Correia-Pinto, Jorge

“…Many image-based systems for aiding the surgeon during minimally invasive surgery require the endoscopic camera to be calibrated at all times. This article…”
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Allergy to Fungi in Veterinary Medicine: Alternaria , Dermatophytes and Malassezia Pay the Bill by Martins, Luís Miguel Lourenço

“…The fungal kingdom comprises ubiquitous forms of life with 1.5 billion years, mostly phytopathogenic and commensals for humans and animals. However, in the…”
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Peeking at the right heart at the right moment: a giant thrombus in transit by Varela, Miguel Lourenço, Mota, Teresa, Martins Fernandes, Rita, Soto, Francisco

“…Correspondence to Dr Miguel Lourenço Varela, Intensive Care Medicine 1, Hospital de Faro, Faro 8000-386, Portugal; miguelnvarela@gmail.com A 46-year-old man,…”
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Cormack-Lehane grading evolution to assess trainee’s progress in laryngoscopy by Varela, Miguel Lourenço, Carmo, Maria João, Lares, Ana

“…On the fifth month, grade 1 cases decreased, while grade 2 increased; however, the number of eligible patients was the lowest (10 patients) in the 5-month…”
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