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The unit-Weibull distribution as an alternative to the Kumaraswamy distribution for the modeling of quantiles conditional on covariates by Mazucheli, J., Menezes, A. F. B., Fernandes, L. B., de Oliveira, R. P., Ghitany, M. E.

“…The Beta distribution is the standard model for quantifying the influence of covariates on the mean of a response variable on the unit interval. However, this…”
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Estimating the energy consumption and power demand of small power equipment in office buildings by Menezes, A.C., Cripps, A., Buswell, R.A., Wright, J., Bouchlaghem, D.

“…•Two models for estimating small power consumption and demand profiles are presented.•Predictions of energy consumption correlate well with metered data for…”
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The unit-inverse Gaussian distribution: A new alternative to two-parameter distributions on the unit interval by Ghitany, M. E., Mazucheli, J., Menezes, A. F. B., Alqallaf, F.

“…A new two-parameter distribution over the unit interval, called the Unit-Inverse Gaussian distribution, is introduced and studied in detail. The proposed…”
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Effects of Sourdough on FODMAPs in Bread and Potential Outcomes on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients and Healthy Subjects by Menezes, Leidiane A A, Minervini, Fabio, Filannino, Pasquale, Sardaro, Maria L S, Gatti, Monica, Lindner, Juliano De Dea

“…Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) are an heterogeneous group of compounds that can be poorly digested and may…”
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A new species of Knodus Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) with comments on nuptial tubercles and gill gland in characiform fishes by Menezes, Naércio A, Marinho, Manoela M F

“…Knodus nuptialis n. sp. is described from the Rio Curuá drainage, Rio Xingu basin, Brazil. It can be diagnosed from its congeners by having dentary teeth…”
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ADHD in DSM-5: a field trial in a large, representative sample of 18- to 19-year-old adults by Matte, B, Anselmi, L, Salum, G A, Kieling, C, Gonçalves, H, Menezes, A, Grevet, E H, Rohde, L A

“…The DSM criteria for adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have not been tested in American Psychiatric Association (APA) field trials for…”
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Revisiting ADHD age-of-onset in adults: to what extent should we rely on the recall of childhood symptoms? by Breda, V, Rohde, L A, Menezes, A M B, Anselmi, L, Caye, A, Rovaris, D L, Vitola, E S, Bau, C H D, Grevet, E H

“…ADHD diagnosis requires the presence of symptoms before the age of twelve. In clinical assessment of adults, the most frequent strategy to check this criterion…”
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Psychosocial interventions for common mental disorders in Primary Health Care by Menezes, A

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Towards synthetic biological approaches to resource utilization on space missions by Menezes, Amor A., Cumbers, John, Hogan, John A., Arkin, Adam P.

“…This paper demonstrates the significant utility of deploying non-traditional biological techniques to harness available volatiles and waste resources on manned…”
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Quick model-based viscoelastic clot strength predictions from blood protein concentrations for cybermedical coagulation control by Ghetmiri, Damon E., Venturi, Alessia J., Cohen, Mitchell J., Menezes, Amor A.

“…Cybermedical systems that regulate patient clotting in real time with personalized blood product delivery will improve treatment outcomes. These systems will…”
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Tuberculosis and airflow obstruction: evidence from the PLATINO study in Latin America by Menezes, A. M. B, Hallal, P. C, Perez-Padilla, R, Jardim, J. R. B, Muino, A, Lopez, M. V, Valdivia, G, Montes de Oca, M, Talamo, C, Pertuze, J, Victora, C. G, Latin American Project Investigation of Obstructive Lung Disease (PLATINO) Team

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between history of tuberculosis and airflow obstruction. A population-based, multicentre study was…”
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Sleep patterns and television viewing in relation to obesity and blood pressure: evidence from an adolescent Brazilian birth cohort by Wells, J.C.K, Hallal, P.C, Reichert, F.F, Menezes, A.M.B, Araujo, C.L.P, Victora, C.G

“…Background: Disruption of circadian rhythms has been associated with obesity in children and adolescents, and with hypertension in adults, in industrialized…”
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The critical role of natural history museums in advancing eDNA for biodiversity studies: a case study with Amazonian fishes by de Santana, C. David, Parenti, Lynne R., Dillman, Casey B., Coddington, Jonathan A., Bastos, Douglas A., Baldwin, Carole C., Zuanon, Jansen, Torrente-Vilara, Gislene, Covain, Raphaël, Menezes, Naércio A., Datovo, Aléssio, Sado, T., Miya, M.

“…Ichthyological surveys have traditionally been conducted using whole-specimen, capture-based sampling with varied but conventional fishing gear. Recently,…”
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Elevated manganese and cognitive performance in school-aged children and their mothers by Menezes-Filho, José A., Novaes, Cristiane de O., Moreira, Josino C., Sarcinelli, Paula N., Mergler, Donna

“…Growing evidence suggests that excess manganese (Mn) in children is associated with neurobehavioral impairments. In Brazil, elevated hair Mn concentrations…”
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Improved dark fermentation of cane molasses in mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic fluidized bed reactors by selecting operational conditions by Ferreira, Tiago B., Rego, Gabriel C., Ramos, Lucas R., Menezes, Camila A., Silva, Edson L.

“…Summary Sugarcane molasses is a carbohydrate‐rich carbon source with potential to develop the biorefinery model in the sugarcane industry. Two of the most…”
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Cytotoxicity profiling of deep eutectic solvents to human skin cells by Macário, I. P. E., Oliveira, H., Menezes, A. C., Ventura, S. P. M., Pereira, J. L., Gonçalves, A. M. M., Coutinho, J. A. P., Gonçalves, F. J. M.

“…The tailor-made character of deep eutectic solvents (DES) turns them very attractive to be used in several applications, including in health-related areas such…”
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Life-course evidence of birth weight effects on bone mass: systematic review and meta-analysis by Martínez-Mesa, J., Restrepo-Méndez, M. C., González, D. A., Wehrmeister, F. C., Horta, B. L., Domingues, M. R., Menezes, A. M. B.

“…A systematic review of the literature was performed in July 2011. Original papers based on longitudinal studies measuring spine, femoral neck, or total body…”
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Sex-related differences in COPD in five Latin American cities: the PLATINO study by LOPEZ VARELA, M. V, MONTES DE OCA, M, MENEZES, A. M. B, HALBERT, R. J, MUINO, A, PEREZ-PADILLA, R, TALAMO, C, JARDIM, J. R. B, VALDIVIA, G, PERTUZE, J, MORENO, D

“…There is evidence to suggest sex differences exists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical expression. We investigated sex differences in…”
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Blood and Hair Manganese Concentrations in Pregnant Women from the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA) in Costa Rica by Mora, Ana M, van Wendel de Joode, Berna, Mergler, Donna, Córdoba, Leonel, Cano, Camilo, Quesada, Rosario, Smith, Donald R, Menezes-Filho, José A, Lundh, Thomas, Lindh, Christian H, Bradman, Asa, Eskenazi, Brenda

“…Manganese (Mn), an essential nutrient, is a neurotoxicant at high concentrations. We measured Mn concentrations in repeated blood and hair samples collected…”
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Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species by Marinho, Manoela M F, Menezes, Naércio A

“…A taxonomic review of Copella is presented based on the analysis of the type material of all nominal species and extensive material from South American…”
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