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Prediction of disease progression and outcomes in multiple sclerosis with machine learning by Pinto, Mauro F., Oliveira, Hugo, Batista, Sónia, Cruz, Luís, Pinto, Mafalda, Correia, Inês, Martins, Pedro, Teixeira, César

“…Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, affecting the Central Nervous System and leading to irreversible neurological damage, such as long term…”
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Numerical and experimental methods used to evaluate active drag in swimming: A systematic narrative review by Lopes, Tiago J., Morais, Jorge E., Pinto, Mafalda P., Marinho, Daniel A.

“…Introduction: In swimming, it is necessary to understand and identify the main factors that are important to reduce active drag and, consequently, improve the…”
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Educational Programs and Sexual Counselling for Postmenopausal Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Santos Silva, Inês Marques, Paula Pinto, Mafalda, Gonçalves, Diana

“…Female sexual dysfunction has a high prevalence in women in the postmenopausal period. Not only factors like comorbidities and chronic illnesses are…”
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Accumulation of Proline in Plants under Contaminated Soils-Are We on the Same Page? by Spormann, Sofia, Nadais, Pedro, Sousa, Filipa, Pinto, Mafalda, Martins, Maria, Sousa, Bruno, Fidalgo, Fernanda, Soares, Cristiano

“…Agricultural soil degradation is occurring at unprecedented rates, not only as an indirect effect of climate change (CC) but also due to intensified…”
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TERTp mutations and p53 expression in head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinomas with different aggressive features by Castanheira, António, Vieira, Maria João, Pinto, Mafalda, Dias, Carolina, Prada, Luísa, Macedo, Sofia, Fernandes, Margarida Sá, Vieira, Fortunato, Soares, Paula, Mota, Alberto, Lopes, José Manuel, Boaventura, Paula

“…Cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (cBCC) is an economic burden to health services, due to its great morbidity and increasing incidence in old people. Infiltrative…”
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Relationship between swimming speed, intra-cycle variation of horizontal speed, and Froude efficiency during consecutive stroke cycles in adolescent swimmers by Pinto, Mafalda P, Marinho, Daniel A, Neiva, Henrique P, Morais, Jorge E

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between swimming speed, intra-cycle variation of horizontal speed of displacement ( dv ), and…”
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Untargeted metabolomic profiling of fresh and dried leaf extracts of young and mature Eucalyptus globulus trees indicates differences in the presence of specialized metabolites by Pinto, Mafalda, Soares, Cristiano, Pereira, Ruth, Rodrigues, José António, Fidalgo, Fernanda, Valente, Inês Maria

“…Aqueous extracts from Eucalyptus globulus leaves contain a wide variety of specialized metabolites, mainly polyphenols and appreciable amounts of volatile…”
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Development of a Gold Nanoparticle-Based Lateral-Flow Immunoassay for Pneumocystis Pneumonia Serological Diagnosis at Point-of-Care by Tomás, Ana Luísa, de Almeida, Miguel P, Cardoso, Fernando, Pinto, Mafalda, Pereira, Eulália, Franco, Ricardo, Matos, Olga

“…pneumonia (PcP) is a major human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related illness, rising among immunocompromised non-HIV patients and in developing countries…”
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Epigenomics in Hurthle Cell Neoplasms: Filling in the Gaps Towards Clinical Application by Canberk, Sule, Lima, Ana Rita, Pinto, Mafalda, Soares, Paula, Máximo, Valdemar

“…It has been widely described that cancer genomes have frequent alterations to the epigenome, including epigenetic silencing of various tumor suppressor genes…”
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Eucalyptus globulus Leaf Aqueous Extract Differentially Inhibits the Growth of Three Bacterial Tomato Pathogens by Pinto, Mafalda, Soares, Cristiano, Andreani, Tatiana, Fidalgo, Fernanda, Tavares, Fernando

“…As available tools for crop disease management are scarce, new, effective, and eco-friendly solutions are needed. So, this study aimed at assessing the…”
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The clinical path to deliver encapsulated phages and lysins by Pinto, Ana Mafalda, Silva, Maria Daniela, Pastrana, Lorenzo M, Bañobre-López, Manuel, Sillankorva, Sanna

“…ABSTRACT The global emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens is shaping the current dogma regarding the use of antibiotherapy. Many bacteria have evolved to…”
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Insights on the Selection of the Coefficient of Variation to Assess Speed Fluctuation in Swimming by Pinto, Mafalda P, Marinho, Daniel A, Neiva, Henrique P, Barbosa, Tiago M, Morais, Jorge E

“…The aim of this study was to compare swimming speed and speed fluctuations in front crawl between swimmers of different performance levels using discrete…”
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Using Wearables to Monitor Swimmers’ Propulsive Force to Get Real-Time Feedback and Understand Its Relationship to Swimming Velocity by Lopes, Tiago J., Sampaio, Tatiana, Oliveira, João P., Pinto, Mafalda P., Marinho, Daniel A., Morais, Jorge E.

“…Evidence on the role of propulsion compared to drag in swimming, based on experimental settings, is still lacking. However, higher levels of propulsion seem to…”
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CD6 as a Therapeutic Target in Autoimmune Diseases: Successes and Challenges by Pinto, Mafalda, Carmo, Alexandre M.

“…The transmembrane surface glycoprotein CD6 was one of the first antigens identified on T lymphocytes. The recognition of its involvement in T-cell signaling…”
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study by Penalba-Sánchez, Lucía, Di-Gregorio, Elisa, Claro, Raquel, Pinto, Mafalda, Pinto, Elisabete, Oliveira-Silva, Patrícia

“…Introduction The soil is a non-renewable and essential resource for life on our planet. Considering the widespread fast pace of soil degradation and erosion,…”
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Translational Potential of Epigenetic-Based Markers on Fine-Needle Aspiration Thyroid Specimens by Canberk, Sule, Lima, Ana Rita, Pinto, Mafalda, Máximo, Valdemar

“…The awareness of epigenetic alterations leading to neoplasia attracted the attention of researchers toward its potential use in the management of cancer, from…”
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Herbicidal Effects and Cellular Targets of Aqueous Extracts from Young Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Leaves by Pinto, Mafalda, Soares, Cristiano, Martins, Maria, Sousa, Bruno, Valente, Inês, Pereira, Ruth, Fidalgo, Fernanda

“…Eucalyptus globulus Labill. is a widespread exotic species that contributes to the formation of fire-prone environments, a great concern under climate change…”
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Comparative Cyto-Histological Genetic Profile in a Series of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas by Matos, Maria de Lurdes, Pinto, Mafalda, Alves, Marta, Canberk, Sule, Gonçalves, Ana, Bugalho, Maria João, Papoila, Ana Luísa, Soares, Paula

“…Molecular tests can contribute to improve the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules. Tests available are expensive and not adapted to different…”
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High Promoter Methylation Levels of APC Predict Poor Prognosis in Sextant Biopsies from Prostate Cancer Patients by HENRIQUE, Rui, RIBEIRO, Franclim R, JERONIMO, Carmen, FONSECA, Daniel, HOQUE, Mohammad O, CARVALHO, Andre L, COSTA, Vera L, PINTO, Mafalda, OLIVEIRA, Jorge, TEIXEIRA, Manuel R, SIDRANSKY, David

“…Purpose: Prostate cancer is a highly prevalent malignancy and constitutes a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Owing to the limitations of…”
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Adaptation of the Work-Related Quality of Life-2 Scale (WRQoL-2) among Portuguese Workers by Sabino, Ana, Moreira, Ana, Cesário, Francisco, Pinto-Coelho, Mafalda

“…In the present study we aimed to fulfill two main goals. The first was to adapt the WRQoL-2 Scale among Portuguese workers and the second was to verify the…”
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