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Perineal and foot muscle synkinesis following trauma to the sacrum in an adult male – A case of motor root ephaptic transmission? by Valente Aguiar, Pedro, Silveira, Fernando, Vaz, Rui, Linhares, Paulo, Pereira, Paulo

“…Ephaptic transmission has been proven as an alternative to chemical synaptic neural transmission and occurs in pathological situations, such as epilepsy and…”
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Pulmonary artery pressure response to percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty: Associated factors and clinical implications by Ferreira de Sales, Igor, Lodi‐Junqueira, Lucas, Athayde, Guilherme, Alcici, Marta, Diamantino, Tatiana, Silva, Lucas, Macedo, Frederico, Fraga, Clara, Spalaor, Breno, Valente, Pedro, Soares, Juliana, Tan, Timothy, Esteves, William, Nunes, Maria Carmo

“…Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a marker of poor outcome in mitral stenosis (MS), which improves after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV)…”
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Holisticscape – the extended servicescape to influence tourists’ holistic health. From a systematic literature review to a research agenda by Valente-Pedro, Cristina, de Matos, Nélson, Pinto, Patrícia

“…Although the influence of environmental stimuli on tourist behaviour has been studied extensively in relation to the experiences in tourism, it remains a…”
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Switching Costs in the Brazilian Airline Sector by Resende, Marcelo, Amorim, Daniel Penido, Valente, Pedro O.

“…This paper calculates the switching costs in the context of the Brazilian airline industry by considering an indirect approach, and econometrically evaluates…”
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The increased killing of biofilms in vitro by combining topical silver dressings with topical negative pressure in chronic wounds by Valente, Pedro Miguel DS, Deva, Anand, Ngo, Quan, Vickery, Karen

“…Chronic wounds remain a significant medical and financial burden in hospitals of today. A major factor in the transition from an acute to a chronic wound is…”
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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Results in seven patients with severe bacterial postoperative central nervous system infections and refractory mucormycosis by Valente Aguiar, Pedro, Carvalho, Bruno, Monteiro, Pedro, Linhares, Paulo, Camacho, Óscar, Vaz, Rui

“…Resistant bacterial infections following brain and spine surgery and spontaneous mucormycosis with central nervous system (CNS) involvement represent a serious…”
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A rare case of meningioma recurrence on a titanium mesh cranioplasty by Valente Aguiar, Pedro, Gonçalves, Manuel, Vaz, Rui, Linhares, Paulo

“…Cranioplasty with titanium mesh provides a stable and cosmetically sound option for the correction of extensive skull bone defects following trauma or tumour…”
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Studies on the adsorption and kinetics of photodegradation of a model compound for heterogeneous photocatalysis onto TiO2 by VALENTE, José Pedro S, PADILHA, Pedro M, FLORENTINO, Ariovaldo O

“…An investigation was made on the adsorption and kinetics of photodegradation of potassium hydrogenphthalate in an aqueous suspension of TiO2. Two models,…”
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Are the results of patient reported outcome measures after spine surgery influenced by recall of preoperative scores? A randomized controlled trial by Valente Aguiar, Pedro, Silva, Pedro Santos, Vaz, Rui, Pereira, Paulo

“…Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are of utmost importance to clinical practice as they permit a patient-focused evaluation of surgical outcomes…”
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Guidelines for braindraw conduction: looking at braindraw under the lens of abduction and semiotics by Rosa, Jean C. S., Valente, Pedro D., Costa, Leonardo, Nunes, Nuno J., Matos, Ecivaldo de Souza

“…Braindraw is a participatory technique in which participants collaboratively design the interface for a proposed solution. Conducting braindraw in different…”
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Identifying patterns to uncover the importance of biological pathways on known drug repurposing scenarios by Otero-Carrasco, Belén, Ugarte Carro, Esther, Prieto-Santamaría, Lucía, Diaz Uzquiano, Marina, Caraça-Valente Hernández, Juan Pedro, Rodríguez-González, Alejandro

“…Drug repurposing plays a significant role in providing effective treatments for certain diseases faster and more cost-effectively. Successful repurposing cases…”
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Evolving SPIDe Towards the Integration of Requirements Elicitation in Interaction Design by Rosa, Jean C. S., do Rêgo, Beatriz B., Garrido, Filipe A., Valente, Pedro D., Nunes, Nuno J., Matos, Ecivaldo S.

“…Among the various interaction (re)design processes and approaches, SPIDe is a semio-participatory methodological process inspired by communication-centered…”
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Epithelial dysplasia of the stomach with gastric immunophenotype shows features of biological aggressiveness by Valente, Pedro, Garrido, Mónica, Gullo, Irene, Baldaia, Helena, Marques, Margarida, Baldaque-Silva, Francisco, Lopes, Joanne, Carneiro, Fátima

“…Background Gastric dysplasia is classified as adenomatous/type I (intestinal phenotype) and foveolar or pyloric/type II (gastric phenotype) according to…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and establishment of the minimal clinically important change score of the European Portuguese core outcome measures index in patients with lumbar degenerative spine disease by Valente Aguiar, Pedro, Santos Silva, Pedro, Lucas, Diana, Vaz, Rui, Pereira, Paulo, Mannion, Anne F.

“…Purpose The core outcome measures index (COMI) for the back is a questionnaire that evaluates five domains and has been translated into several languages and…”
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Differentiation reprogramming in gastric intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia: role of SOX2 and CDX2 by Camilo, Vânia, Garrido, Mónica, Valente, Pedro, Ricardo, Sara, Amaral, Ana Luísa, Barros, Rita, Chaves, Paula, Carneiro, Fátima, David, Leonor, Almeida, Raquel

“…Aims Intestinal metaplasia (IM), which results from de‐novo expression of CDX2, and dysplasia are precursor lesions of gastric cancer that are associated with…”
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Influence of the Pectoralis Major Muscle Sling in Chest Wall-Based Flap Suspension After Vertical Mammaplasty: Ten-Year Follow-Up by Graf, Ruth, Ricardo Dall Oglio Tolazzi, André, Balbinot, Priscilla, Pazio, André, Miguel Valente, Pedro, da Silva Freitas, Renato

“…Background The pectoralis muscle sling has proven to be a suitable alternative technique for long-term results in breast parenchyma suspension. Although the…”
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Wildlife as sentinels of compliance with law: An example with GPS ‐tagged scavengers and sanitary regulations by Mateo‐Tomás, Patricia, Rodríguez‐Pérez, Jorge, Fernández‐García, María, García, Emilio J., Valente e Santos, João Pedro, Gutiérrez, Iván, Olea, Pedro P., Rodríguez‐Moreno, Beatriz, López‐Bao, José Vicente

“…Abstract Monitoring compliance with environmental laws is essential to overcoming possible implementation shortfalls jeopardizing their effectiveness. Besides…”
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Early atypical malignant transformation of diffuse low-grade astrocytoma: The importance of genotyping by Valente Aguiar, Pedro, Sousa, Osvaldo, Silva, Roberto, Vaz, Rui, Linhares, Paulo

“…Diffuse astrocytoma (WHO grade II) has classically been considered a slow growing tumour, typically affecting young adults, with tendency for late malignant…”
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Irisin: An anti-inflammatory exerkine in aging and redox-mediated comorbidities by Trettel, Caio Dos Santos, Pelozin, Bruno Rocha de Avila, Barros, Marcelo Paes, Bachi, André Luis Lacerda, Braga, Pedro Gabriel Senger, Momesso, César Miguel, Furtado, Guilherme Eustáquio, Valente, Pedro Afonso, Oliveira, Edilamar Menezes, Hogervorst, Eef, Fernandes, Tiago

“…Human beings lead largely sedentary lives. From an evolutionary perspective, such lifestyle is not beneficial to health. Exercise can promote many enabling…”
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Peripheral Facial Palsy in Emergency Department by Jose Ferreira-Penêda, Raquel Robles, Isabel Gomes-Pinto, Pedro Valente, Nuno Barros-Lima, Artur Condé

“…Introduction: Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is commonly diagnosed in every emergency department. Despite being a benign condition in most cases, PFP causes…”
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