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Antibiotic stewardship in low- and middle-income countries: the same but different? by Cox, J.A., Vlieghe, E., Mendelson, M., Wertheim, H., Ndegwa, L., Villegas, M.V., Gould, I., Levy Hara, G.

“…Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a quickly worsening problem worldwide, also in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Appropriate antibiotic use in humans…”
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Collagenase nanocapsules: An approach to fibrosis treatment by Villegas, M. Rocío, Baeza, Alejandro, Usategui, Alicia, Ortiz-Romero, Pablo L, Pablos, José L., Vallet-Regí, María

“…[Display omitted] Fibrosis is a common lesion in different pathologic diseases and defined by the excessive accumulation of collagen. Different approaches have…”
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Pooling functional disability and mortality in long-term care insurance and care annuities: A matrix approach for multi-state pools by Kabuche, Doreen, Sherris, Michael, Villegas, Andrés M., Ziveyi, Jonathan

“…Mortality risk sharing pools including group self-annuitisation, pooled annuity funds and tontines have been developed as an effective solution for managing…”
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Scenario selection with LASSO regression for the valuation of variable annuity portfolios by Nguyen, Hang, Sherris, Michael, Villegas, Andrés M., Ziveyi, Jonathan

“…Variable annuities (VAs) are increasingly becoming popular insurance products in many developed countries which provide guaranteed forms of income depending on…”
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Optimization of batch culture conditions for GABA production by Lactobacillus brevis CRL 1942, isolated from quinoa sourdough by Villegas, Josefina M., Brown, Lucía, Savoy de Giori, Graciela, Hebert, Elvira M.

“…γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a four-carbon amino acid, that acts as a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Among nineteen lactic…”
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Reaction pathways in the solid state synthesis of multiferroic BiFeO3 by Bernardo, M S, Jardiel, T, Peiteado, M, Caballero, A C, Villegas, M

“…Obtaining multiferroic BiFeO3 as a pure single-phase product is particularly complex since the formation of secondary phases seems to be unavoidable. The…”
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Robustness and convergence in the Lee–Carter model with cohort effects by Hunt, Andrew, Villegas, Andrés M.

“…Interest in cohort effects in mortality data has increased dramatically in recent years, with much of the research focused on extensions of the Lee–Carter…”
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Key Drivers of Long-Term Rates of Mortality Improvements in the United States: Period, Cohort, and Cause of Death Analysis, 1959-2016 by Villegas, Andrés M., Bajekal, Madhavi, Haberman, Steven, Zhou, Luke

“…The main objective of this article is to identify significant mortality drivers in the U.S. population that have a high likelihood of being linked to the…”
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Intrinsic Compositional Inhomogeneities in Bulk Ti-Doped BiFeO3: Microstructure Development and Multiferroic Properties by Bernardo, M. S, Jardiel, T, Peiteado, M, Mompean, F. J, Garcia-Hernandez, M, Garcia, M. A, Villegas, M, Caballero, A. C

“…Ti-doped BiFeO3 ceramics prepared by a mixed-oxide route were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron…”
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Mortality Improvement Rates: Modeling, Parameter Uncertainty, and Robustness by Hunt, Andrew, Villegas, Andrés M.

“…Rather than looking at mortality rates directly, a number of recent academic studies have looked at modeling rates of improvement in mortality when making…”
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Validation of Math Model Using Porous Media for Determining Alveolar co 2 in Ventilated Patients by Jiménez-Posada, L. D., Palacio- Sánchez, A. F., Montagut-Ferizzola, Y. J., Ardila- Villegas, M., Maya, Juan C.

“…Objectives: To validate a mathematical model using porous media theory for alveolar CO 2 determination in ventilated patients. Design: Mathematical modeling…”
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Modeling of 3-D-Printed Helical-Microstrip Transmission Lines for RF Applications by Lopez-Villegas, J. M., Salas, A., Vidal, N.

“…This article presents a detailed analysis of the electrical performances of 3-D-printed helical-microstrip transmission lines. The transmission properties of…”
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Effects of expeller soybean on growth performance, amino acid digestibility and intestinal integrity by Villegas, Ana M., Menconi, A., Yacoubi, N., Applegate, T.J.

“…Expeller soybean (ESB) is a widely used protein source in broiler diets due to its high amino acid digestibility. However, improper heat processing of ESB can…”
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The HERC proteins and the nervous system by Pérez-Villegas, Eva M., Ruiz, Rocío, Bachiller, Sara, Ventura, Francesc, Armengol, Jose A., Rosa, Jose Luis

“…The HERC protein family is one of three subfamilies of Homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT) E3 ubiquitin ligases. Six HERC genes have been described in humans,…”
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The Neurovascular Unit Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease by Soto-Rojas, Luis O, Pacheco-Herrero, Mar, Martínez-Gómez, Paola A, Campa-Córdoba, B Berenice, Apátiga-Pérez, Ricardo, Villegas-Rojas, Marcos M, Harrington, Charles R, de la Cruz, Fidel, Garcés-Ramírez, Linda, Luna-Muñoz, José

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. Histopathologically, AD presents with two hallmarks: neurofibrillary tangles…”
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How to calculate the ASDAS based on C-reactive protein without individual questions from the BASDAI: the BASDAI-based ASDAS formula by Aranda-Valera, I Concepcion, Garrido-Castro, Juan L, Ladehesa-Pineda, Lourdes, Vazquez-Mellado, Janitzia, Zarco, Pedro, Juanola, Xavier, Gonzalez-Navas, Cristina, Font-Ugalde, Pilar, Castro-Villegas, M Carmen

“…Abstract Objectives To develop a new equation to calculate the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score based on CRP (ASDAS-CRP) using only the BASDAI…”
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Axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis: does psoriasis influence the clinical expression and disease burden? Data from REGISPONSER registry by López-Medina, Clementina, Ortega-Castro, Rafaela, Castro-Villegas, M Carmen, Font-Ugalde, Pilar, Puche-Larrubia, M Ángeles, Gómez-García, Ignacio, Arias-de la Rosa, Iván, Barbarroja, Nuria, Schiotis, Ruxandra, Collantes-Estévez, Eduardo

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate whether the presence of psoriasis influences the clinical expression, disease activity and disease burden in both axial and…”
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Evaluation of quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and its association with disease activity, functionality, mobility, and structural damage by López-Medina, Clementina, Garrido-Castro, Juan L., Castro-Jiménez, Juan, González-Navas, Cristina, Calvo-Gutiérrez, Jerusalem, Castro-Villegas, M. Carmen, Ortega-Castro, Rafaela, Escudero-Contreras, Alejandro, Font-Ugalde, Pilar, Collantes-Estévez, Eduardo

“…To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and its association with disease activity, functionality, structural damage,…”
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EPIC: Phase III Trial of Cetuximab Plus Irinotecan After Fluoropyrimidine and Oxaliplatin Failure in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer by SOBRERO, Alberto F, MAUREL, Joan, LENZ, Heinz-Josef, BORG, Christophe, MIDDLETON, Gary, KRÖNING, Hendrik, LUPPI, Gabriele, KISKER, Oliver, ZUBEL, Angela, LANGER, Christiane, KOPIT, Justin, BURRIS, Howard A, FEHRENBACHER, Louis, SCHEITHAUER, Werner, ABUBAKR, Yousifa, LUTZ, Manfred P, VEGA-VILLEGAS, M. Eugenia, ENG, Cathy, STEINHAUER, Ernst U, PRAUSOVA, Jana

“…To determine whether adding cetuximab to irinotecan prolongs survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) previously treated with…”
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Modelling USA Age-Cohort Mortality: A Comparison of Multi-Factor Affine Mortality Models by Huang, Zhiping, Sherris, Michael, Villegas, Andres M, Ziveyi, Jonathan

“…Affine mortality models are well suited for theoretical and practical application in pricing and risk management of mortality risk. They produce consistent,…”
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