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Urban cycling mobility: management and urban institutional arrangements to support bicycle tourism activities—case study from Curitiba, Brazil by Procopiuck, Mario, Segovia, Yenifer Ninosca Silva, Procopiuck, Ana Paula Vaz

“…Simultaneously addressing micro-mobility and urban tourism has been a challenge for urban managers formulating cycle-inclusive urban policies in different…”
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Design and optimization of zirconia functional surfaces for dental implants applications by Dantas, T.A., Pinto, Paulo, Vaz, Paula C.S., Silva, F.S.

“…Zirconia is becoming a promising solution for biomedical applications, namely for dental implants, due to its biocompatibility, and mechanical and aesthetical…”
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IL-4/IL-13 remodeling pathway of COVID-19 lung injury by Vaz de Paula, Caroline Busatta, de Azevedo, Marina Luise Viola, Nagashima, Seigo, Martins, Ana Paula Camargo, Malaquias, Mineia Alessandra Scaranello, Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro dos Santos, da Silva Motta Júnior, Jarbas, Avelino, Gibran, do Carmo, Leticia Arianne Panini, Carstens, Lucas Baena, de Noronha, Lucia

“…The COVID-19 fatality rate is high when compared to the H1N1pdm09 (pandemic Influenza A virus H1N1 subtype) rate, and although both cause an aggravated…”
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In silico evaluation of the stress fields on the cortical bone surrounding dental implants: Comparing root-analogue and screwed implants by Dantas, T.A., Carneiro Neto, J.P., Alves, J.L., Vaz, Paula C.S., Silva, F.S.

“…Tooth loss is a problem that affects both old and young people. It may be caused by several conditions, such as poor oral hygiene, lifestyle choices or even…”
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High proportion of unknown HIV exposure status among children aged less than 2 years: An analytical study using the 2015 National AIDS Indicator Survey in Mozambique by Lain, Maria Grazia, Chicumbe, Sergio, Couto, Aleny, Karajeanes, Esmeralda, Giaquinto, Carlo, Vaz, Paula

“…Determination of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure status in infants and young children is required to guarantee timely diagnosis and access to…”
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Quantifying the gender gap in the HIV care cascade in southern Mozambique: We are missing the men by Lopez-Varela, Elisa, Augusto, Orvalho, Fuente-Soro, Laura, Sacoor, Charfudin, Nhacolo, Ariel, Casavant, Isabelle, Karajeanes, Esmeralda, Vaz, Paula, Naniche, Denise

“…HIV-infected men have higher rates of delayed diagnosis, reduced antiretroviral treatment (ART) retention and mortality than women. We aimed to assess, by…”
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Correlates of loss to follow-up and missed diagnosis among HIV-exposed infants throughout the breastfeeding period in southern Mozambique by Lain, Maria Grazia, Chicumbe, Sergio, de Araujo, Ana Rosa, Karajeanes, Esmeralda, Couto, Aleny, Giaquinto, Carlo, Vaz, Paula

“…Introduction Complete follow-up of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed infants (HEI) is crucial for a successful prevention of mother-to-child HIV…”
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Mast Cells in Alveolar Septa of COVID-19 Patients: A Pathogenic Pathway That May Link Interstitial Edema to Immunothrombosis by Motta Junior, Jarbas da Silva, Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro Dos Santos, Nagashima, Seigo, de Paula, Caroline Busatta Vaz, Baena, Cristina Pellegrino, Scharfstein, Julio, de Noronha, Lucia

“…It is currently believed that innate immunity is unable to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from the upper airways to the alveoli of high-risk groups of…”
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Enhancing HIV positivity yield in southern Mozambique: The effect of a Ministry of Health training module in targeted provider-initiated testing and counselling by Saura-Lázaro, Anna, Fernández-Luis, Sheila, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Fuente-Soro, Laura, López-Varela, Elisa, Bernardo, Edson, Augusto, Orvalho, Sánchez, Teresa, Vaz, Paula, Wei, Stanley C, Kerndt, Peter, Honwana, Nely, Young, Peter, Amane, Guita, Boene, Fernando, Naniche, Denise

“…In Mozambique, targeted provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) is recommended where universal PITC is not feasible, but its effectiveness…”
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COVID-19: Immunohistochemical Analysis of TGF-β Signaling Pathways in Pulmonary Fibrosis by Vaz de Paula, Caroline Busatta, Nagashima, Seigo, Liberalesso, Vanessa, Collete, Mariana, da Silva, Felipe Paes Gomes, Oricil, Alessandro Gonçalves Gomes, Barbosa, Giovanna Silva, da Silva, Guilherme Vieira Cavalcante, Wiedmer, David Batista, da Silva Dezidério, Felipe, Noronha, Lucia

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) followed by repair with lung remodeling is observed in COVID-19. These findings can lead to pulmonary terminal…”
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Characterization of a Family of RanBP2-Type Zinc Fingers that Can Recognize Single-Stranded RNA by Nguyen, Cuong D., Mansfield, Robyn E., Leung, Wilfred, Vaz, Paula M., Loughlin, Fionna E., Grant, Richard P., Mackay, Joel P.

“…The recognition of single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) is an important aspect of gene regulation, and a number of different classes of protein domains that recognize…”
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Machine learning outperformed logistic regression classification even with limit sample size: A model to predict pediatric HIV mortality and clinical progression to AIDS by Domínguez-Rodríguez, Sara, Serna-Pascual, Miquel, Oletto, Andrea, Barnabas, Shaun, Zuidewind, Peter, Dobbels, Els, Danaviah, Siva, Behuhuma, Osee, Lain, Maria Grazia, Vaz, Paula, Fernández-Luis, Sheila, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Lopez-Varela, Elisa, Otwombe, Kennedy, Liberty, Afaaf, Violari, Avy, Maiga, Almoustapha Issiaka, Rossi, Paolo, Giaquinto, Carlo, Kuhn, Louise, Rojo, Pablo, Tagarro, Alfredo

“…Logistic regression (LR) is the most common prediction model in medicine. In recent years, supervised machine learning (ML) methods have gained popularity…”
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Aerobic fitness as an important moderator risk factor for loneliness in physically trained older people: an explanatory case study using machine learning by Encarnação, Samuel Gonçalves, Fortunato Vaz, Paula Marisa, Fortunato Vaz, Álvaro Rogério, Miguel Forte, Pedro, Augusto Vaz, Cátia Emanuela, Monteiro, A. M.

“…Loneliness in older people seems to have emerged as an increasingly prevalent social problem. Objective: To apply a machine learning (ML) algorithm to the task…”
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Analysis of redox-sensitive trace elements to the reconstruction of the depositional paleoenvironment of the Ponta Grossa Formation in southern Brazil by Galoski, Carlos Eduardo, Jiménez Martínez, Angela Ethelis, Vaz, Ana Paula de Melo e Silva, França, Almério Barros, Froehner, Sandro José

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Reasons for non-disclosure of HIV-Positive status to healthcare providers: a mixed methods study in Mozambique by Fuente-Soro, Laura, Figueroa-Romero, Antía, Fernández-Luis, Sheila, Augusto, Orvalho, López-Varela, Elisa, Bernardo, Edson, Saura-Lázaro, Anna, Vaz, Paula, Wei, Stanley C, Kerndt, Peter R, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Naniche, Denise

“…Background Non-disclosure of known HIV status by people living with HIV but undergoing HIV testing leads to waste of HIV testing resources and distortion of…”
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The Pathogenesis of COVID-19 Myocardial Injury: An Immunohistochemical Study of Postmortem Biopsies by Hartmann, Camila, Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro dos Santos, Motta, Jarbas da Silva, Baena Carstens, Lucas, Busatta Vaz De Paula, Caroline, Fagundes Grobe, Sarah, Hermann de Souza Nunes, Larissa, Lenci Marques, Gustavo, Libby, Peter, Zytynski Moura, Lidia, de Noronha, Lucia, Pellegrino Baena, Cristina

“…RationaleMyocardial injury associates significantly and independently with mortality in COVID-19 patients. However, the pathogenesis of myocardial injury in…”
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Color stability of repairs on bis‐acryl resin submitted to thermal aging and immersion in beverages by Silva, Joseane, Rafael, Caroline F., Vaz, Paula C. S., Fernandes, João C. A. S., Volpato, Claudia A. M.

“…Objective Defects/bubbles can occur during the manufacture of bis‐acryl resin provisional restorations, requiring repair or new prosthesis. This study…”
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Color stability of a bis‐acryl composite resin subjected to polishing, thermocycling, intercalated baths, and immersion in different beverages by Macedo, Maria Gracinda F. P., Volpato, Claudia A. M., Henriques, Bruno A. P. C., Vaz, Paula C. S., Silva, Filipe S., Silva, César F. C. L.

“…ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the color of a bis‐acryl resin after polishing, aging, and colorants. Materials and Methods From the 140 disks obtained, 35 were…”
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Survival analysis over a 20-year period of a Brazilian cohort of blood donors coinfected HIV-HCV by de Menezes Filho, Hélio Ranes, Grandi, Giuliano, Vaz Cardoso, Ludimila Paula, Galvão da Silva, Juan Felipe, Machado, Soraia Mafra, de Almeida-Neto, Cesar, Sabino, Ester Cerdeira, Mendes-Corrêa, Maria Cássia

“…Among individuals coinfected with HCV and HIV, studies of mortality from non-hepatic causes have shown inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to…”
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HIV-1 reservoir evolution in infants infected with clade C from Mozambique by Koofhethile, Catherine K., Rinaldi, Stefano, Rassadkina, Yelizaveta, Dinh, Vinh B., Gao, Ce, Pallikkuth, Suresh, Garcia-Broncano, Pilar, de Armas, Lesley R., Pahwa, Rajendra, Cotugno, Nicola, Vaz, Paula, Lain, Maria Grazia, Palma, Paolo, Yu, Xu G., Shapiro, Roger, Pahwa, Savita, Lichterfeld, Mathias

“…•Intact HIV-1 proviruses decline rapidly after antiretroviral treatment initiation in infants.•Clonal expansion of intact proviruses can occur during…”
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