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Aortic-Brachial Stiffness Mismatch and Mortality in Dialysis Population by Fortier, Catherine, Mac-Way, Fabrice, Desmeules, Simon, Marquis, Karine, De Serres, Sacha A, Lebel, Marcel, Boutouyrie, Pierre, Agharazii, Mohsen

“…We hypothesized that increased aortic stiffness (central elastic artery) combined with a decrease in brachial stiffness (peripheral muscular artery) leads to…”
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Wearable textile bioinspired antenna for 2G, 3G, and 4G systems by Silva Jr, P. F., Freire, R. C. S., Serres, A. J. R., Silva, P. H. da F., Silva, J. C.

“…ABSTRACT Wearable antennas present flexible dielectric and microstrip antenna normally used in Wireless Body Area Network systems with medical and no‐medical…”
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Endothelial colony forming cells generated from cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Béland, Stéphanie, Désy, Olivier, Bouchard-Boivin, François, Gama, Alcino, De Serres, Sacha A.

“…Derivation of endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) is a technique that could provide access to donor…”
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Analysis of the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytokine genes in patients with New Onset Diabetes After Transplant by Jahromi, Mohamed, Al-Otaibi, Torki, Ashry Gheith, Osama, Farouk Othman, Nashwa, Mahmoud, Tarek, Nair, Parasad, A-Halim, Medhat, Aggarwal, Parul, Messenger, Grace, Chu, Philip, De Serres, Sacha A., Azzi, Jamil R.

“…New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) is a serious metabolic complication. While β-cell dysfunction is considered the main contributing factor in…”
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T follicular helper cells expansion in transplant recipients correlates with graft infiltration and adverse outcomes by Désy, Olivier, Béland, Stéphanie, Thivierge, Marie-Pier, Marcoux, Meagan, Desgagnés, Jean-Simon, Bouchard-Boivin, François, Gama, Alcino, Riopel, Julie, Latulippe, Eva, De Serres, Sacha A

“…The process of immunization following vaccination in humans bears similarities to that of immunization with allografts. Whereas vaccination aims to elicit a…”
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Effectiveness of Haemodiafiltration with Heat Sterilized High-Flux Polyphenylene HF Dialyzer in Reducing Free Light Chains in Patients with Myeloma Cast Nephropathy by Rousseau-Gagnon, Mathieu, Agharazii, Mohsen, De Serres, Sacha A, Desmeules, Simon

“…In cases of myeloma cast nephropathy in need of haemodialysis (HD), reduction of free light chains using HD with High-Cut-Off filters (HCO-HD), in combination…”
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The impact of warfarin on the rate of progression of aortic stiffness in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study by Mac-Way, Fabrice, Poulin, Aurélie, Utescu, Mihai Silviu, De Serres, Sacha A, Marquis, Karine, Douville, Pierre, Desmeules, Simon, Larivière, Richard, Lebel, Marcel, Agharazii, Mohsen

“…Accelerated progression of aortic stiffness in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease is not well explained by the traditional cardiovascular risk…”
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Bio-inspired design of directional leaf-shaped printed monopole antennas for 4G 700 MHz band by Silva Júnior, P. F., Silva, P. H. da F., Serres, A. J. R., Silva, J. C., Freire, R. C. S.

“…ABSTRACT In this paper, a biologically inspired design methodology to develop directional leaf‐shaped printed monopole antennas (PMA) for applications in the…”
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Extreme events in chaotic lasers with modulated parameter by Metayer, C, Serres, A, Rosero, E J, Barbosa, W A S, de Aguiar, F M, Leite, J R Rios, Tredicce, J R

“…We study a theoretical model describing a laser with a modulated parameter, concentrating on the appearance of extreme events, also called optical rogue…”
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Phase Adjustment of S-Parameters from Coupled Resonator Filters by da Silva, L. M., de Melo, M. T., Santos, M. G. A. R., Serres, A. J. R.

“…Abstract This paper presents a method to cancel the constant phase loading and transmission line that are added to the S-parameters of coupled resonant…”
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Uncovering a novel role of focal adhesion and interferon-gamma in cellular rejection of kidney allografts at single cell resolution by Halawi, Ahmad, El Kurdi, Abdullah B, Vernon, Katherine A, Solhjou, Zhabiz, Choi, John Y, Saad, Anis J, Younis, Nour K, Elfekih, Rania, Mohammed, Mostafa Tawfeek, Deban, Christa A, Weins, Astrid, Abdi, Reza, Riella, Leonardo V, De Serres, Sasha A, Cravedi, Paolo, Greka, Anna, Khoueiry, Pierre, Azzi, Jamil R

“…Kidney transplant recipients are currently treated with nonspecific immunosuppressants that cause severe systemic side effects. Current immunosuppressants were…”
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Immunosuppressive Drugs and Tregs: A Critical Evaluation by De Serres, Sacha A, Sayegh, Mohamed H, Najafian, Nader

“…To define therapeutic strategies that promote tolerance, it is of critical importance to determine the effects of immunosuppressive drugs on regulatory T cells…”
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Bioinspired transparent antenna for WLAN application in 5 GHz by Silva Júnior, P. F., Freire, R. C. S., Serres, A. J. R., Catunda, S. Y., Silva, P. H. da F.

“…In this paper is developed a transparent antenna, bioinspired in ingae edulis mart plants, build in Indio Tin Oxide film, and flexible transparent dielectric…”
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The Canadian Glomerulonephritis Registry (CGNR) and Translational Research Initiative: Rationale and Clinical Research Protocol by Hildebrand, Ainslie M., Barua, Moumita, Barbour, Sean J., Tennankore, Karthik K., Cattran, Daniel C., Takano, Tomoko, Lam, Ping, De Serres, Sacha A., Samanta, Ratna, Hladunewich, Michelle A., Fairhead, Todd, Poyah, Penelope, Bush, D. Danielle, MacLaren, Brian, Sparkes, Dwight, Boll, Philip, Jauhal, Arenn, John, Rohan, Avila-Casado, Carmen, Reich, Heather N.

“…Background: Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a leading cause of kidney failure and accounts for 20% of incident cases of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in Canada…”
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Developing Renal Allograft Surveillance Strategies – Urinary Biomarkers of Cellular Rejection by Hirt-Minkowski, Patricia, De Serres, Sacha A, Ho, Julie

“…Purpose of review: Developing tailored immunosuppression regimens requires sensitive, non-invasive tools for serial post-transplant surveillance as the current…”
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Impact of dialysate calcium concentration on the progression of aortic stiffness in patients on haemodialysis by LeBoeuf, Amélie, Mac-Way, Fabrice, Utescu, Mihai Silviu, De Serres, Sacha A., Douville, Pierre, Desmeules, Simon, Lebel, Marcel, Agharazii, Mohsen

“…Background. Higher dialysate calcium (DCa) can result in an acute and transient increase in arterial stiffness. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the…”
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Athrombocytopenic thrombotic microangiopathy, a condition that could be overlooked based on current diagnostic criteria by De Serres, Sacha A., Isenring, Paul

“…Background. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) are thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs). They are generally…”
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The Progression of Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy at 6 Months Is an Independent Predictor of Poor Graft Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Ouellet, Gabriel, Houde, Isabelle, Riopel, Julie, Latulippe, Eva, Douville, Pierre, Lesage, Julie, Côté, Isabelle, Lapointe, Isabelle, De Serres, Sacha A

“…Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) found on 1-y surveillance biopsies has been associated with poor graft outcomes. However, its progression over…”
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TNF-α Production by Monocytes Stimulated With Epstein-Barr Virus–Peptides as a Marker of Immunosuppression-Related Adverse Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Bouchard-Boivin, François, Désy, Olivier, Béland, Stéphanie, Houde, Isabelle, De Serres, Sacha A.

“…Infections and cancers now outnumber rejection as a cause of morbidity in transplant recipients, likely as a result of over-immunosuppression. Currently, there…”
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The interpretation of repeat renal biopsies in patients with lupus nephritis by McRae, Michael, Rousseau-Gagnon, Mathieu, Philibert, David, Houde, Isabelle, Riopel, Julie, Latulippe, Eva, De Serres, Sacha A.

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