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Predictive Models for Imbalanced Data: A School Dropout Perspective by Barros, Thiago M., Souza Neto, Plácido A., Silva, Ivanovitch, Guedes, Luiz Affonso

“…Predicting school dropout rates is an important issue for the smooth execution of an educational system. This problem is solved by classifying students into…”
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The role of endoplasmic reticulum in amyloid precursor protein processing and trafficking: Implications for Alzheimer's disease by Plácido, A.I., Pereira, C.M.F., Duarte, A.I., Candeias, E., Correia, S.C., Santos, R.X., Carvalho, C., Cardoso, S., Oliveira, C.R., Moreira, P.I.

“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the principal organelle responsible for the proper folding/processing of nascent proteins and perturbed ER function leads to…”
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Middle-Aged Diabetic Females and Males Present Distinct Susceptibility to Alzheimer Disease-like Pathology by Candeias, E., Duarte, A. I., Sebastião, I., Fernandes, M. A., Plácido, A. I., Carvalho, C., Correia, S., Santos, R. X., Seiça, R., Santos, M. S., Oliveira, C. R., Moreira, P. I.

“…Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a highly concerning public health problem of the twenty-first century. Currently, it is estimated that T2D affects 422 million people…”
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Chemical Interrogation of FOXO3a Nuclear Translocation Identifies Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinases by Link, Wolfgang, Oyarzabal, Julen, Serelde, Beatriz G., Albarran, Maria Isabel, Rabal, Obdulia, Cebriá, Antonio, Alfonso, Patricia, Fominaya, Jesus, Renner, Oliver, Peregrina, Sandra, Soilán, David, Ceballos, Plácido A., Hernández, Ana-Isabel, Lorenzo, Milagros, Pevarello, Paolo, Granda, Teresa G., Kurz, Guido, Carnero, Amancio, Bischoff, James R.

“…Activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway is one the most frequent genetic events in human cancer. A cell-based imaging assay…”
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Hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and dementia: role of mitochondria and uncoupling proteins by Cardoso, S, Correia, S C, Santos, R X, Carvalho, C, Candeias, E, Duarte, A I, Plácido, A I, Santos, M S, Moreira, P I

“…Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases. Since glucose is the main fuel of the brain, its levels should be maintained within a narrow…”
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A neighbourhood search algorithm for determining optimal intervention strategies in the case of metro system failures by Botte, M., Di Salvo, C., Placido, A., Montella, B., D’Acierno, L.

“…In high-density contexts, such as urban or metropolitan areas, decision makers and mobility managers have to adopt suitable strategies to reduce the use of…”
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Managing disruptions and disturbances on railway services : A real-scale case study by Placido, A., Petito, C., Gallo, M., D’Acierno, L.

“…In the case of conventional rail lines, when disruptions occur, dispatchers have the difficult task of finding feasible rescheduling solutions rapidly so as to…”
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CO2 recycling using microalgae for the production of fuels by Wilson, M. H., Groppo, J., Placido, A., Graham, S., Morton, S. A., Santillan-Jimenez, E., Shea, A., Crocker, M., Crofcheck, C., Andrews, R.

“…CO 2 capture and recycle using microalgae was demonstrated at a coal-fired power plant (Duke Energy’s East Bend Station, Kentucky). Using an in-house designed…”
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Crosstalk between diabetes and brain: Glucagon-like peptide-1 mimetics as a promising therapy against neurodegeneration by Duarte, A.I., Candeias, E., Correia, S.C., Santos, R.X., Carvalho, C., Cardoso, S., Plácido, A., Santos, M.S., Oliveira, C.R., Moreira, P.I.

“…According to World Health Organization estimates, type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an epidemic (particularly in under development countries) and a socio-economic…”
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An Integrated Data Acquisition System for on-Water Measurement of Performance in Rowing by Bettinelli, S., Placido, A., Susmel, L., Tovo, R.

“…:  The present paper reports on an experimental activity carried out to develop a new on‐water data acquisition system suitable for measuring performance in…”
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The impact of potassium peroxymonosulphate and chlorinated cyanurates on biofilms of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: effects on biofilm control, regrowth, and mechanical properties by Oliveira, I. M., Gomes, I. B., Plácido, A., Simões, L. C., Eaton, P., Simões, M.

“…The activity of two chlorinated isocyanurates (NaDCC and TCCA) and peroxymonosulphate (OXONE) was evaluated against biofilms of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,…”
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Sports Betting in Indiana: The Proposed Legislation After Murphy v. NCAA by Zambrano, Placido A.

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An NIRS matrix for detecting and correcting cerebral oxygen desaturation events during surgery and neuroendovascular procedures by Schwarz, Gerhard, Litscher, Gerhard, Delgado, Placido A., Klein, Günther E.

“…Background: Transcranial cerebral oximetry was developed for early detection of cerebral hypoxia to avoid cerebral dysfunctions. However, near infrared…”
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Designing service-based applications in the presence of non-functional properties: A mapping study by Souza Neto, Plácido A., Vargas-Solar, Genoveva, da Costa, Umberto Souza, Musicante, Martin A.

“…The development of distributed software systems has become an important problem for the software engineering community. Service-based applications are a common…”
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Salt content in bread and dough from northern Portugal: Method development and comparison by Plácido, A., Kupers, R., Paíga, P., Magalhães, J., Nouws, H.P.A., Delerue-Matos, C., Oliveira, M.B.P.P.

“…► High sodium intake requires accurate and fast analysis of sodium chloride in bread. ► Reference methods and a newly developed ISE were evaluated. ►…”
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It’s not only about weight loss: Tackling pancreatic cancer-associated cachexia by Matos, A.L.V., Fernandes, L., Cunha, H., Graca, J.A., Barata, J., Neves, M.T., Alves, F.R., Pereira, J., Ferreira, F.A.S., Freire Coelho, A., Malheiro, M., Mesquita Pinto, M.S., Fontes e Sousa, M., Placido, A., Mourão, C., Henriques Martins, A.M.

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722P - It’s not only about weight loss: Tackling pancreatic cancer-associated cachexia by Matos, A.L.V., Fernandes, L., Cunha, H., Graca, J.A., Barata, J., Neves, M.T., Alves, F.R., Pereira, J., Ferreira, F.A.S., Freire Coelho, A., Malheiro, M., Mesquita Pinto, M.S., Fontes e Sousa, M., Placido, A., Mourão, C., Henriques Martins, A.M.

“…Cachexia affects 70-80% patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA). Systemic inflammation is a key feature of this multifactorial syndrome of unintended…”
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722PIt’s not only about weight loss: Tackling pancreatic cancer-associated cachexia by Matos, A L V, Fernandes, L, Cunha, H, Graca, J A, Barata, J, Neves, M T, Alves, F R, Pereira, J, Ferreira, F A S, Freire Coelho, A, Malheiro, M, Mesquita Pinto, M S, Fontes e Sousa, M, Placido, A, Henriques Martins, A M, Mourão, C

“…Abstract Background Cachexia affects 70-80% patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA). Systemic inflammation is a key feature of this multifactorial…”
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Methodology for Determining Dwell Times Consistent with Passenger Flows in the Case of Metro Services by D’Acierno, Luca, Botte, Marilisa, Placido, Antonio, Caropreso, Chiara, Montella, Bruno

“…The importance of a mobility system based on railway technology as the backbone of public transport is now widely acknowledged. Indeed, rail systems are green,…”
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A protein shuttle system to target RNA into mitochondria by Sieber, François, Placido, Antonio, El Farouk-Ameqrane, Samira, Duchêne, Anne-Marie, Maréchal-Drouard, Laurence

“…Mitochondria play a key role in essential cellular functions. A deeper understanding of mitochondrial molecular processes is hampered by the difficulty of…”
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