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Off-label use of atypical antipsychotics- Where are we? by Vaz, R. P., Martins, J., Costa, A. L., Brás, J., Sousa, R., Almeida, E., Abreu, J., Castro, N., Andrade, R., Gil, N.

“…Introduction Nowadays, In the exercise of psychiatric clinical activity, the prescription of atypical antipsychotics is a widespread practice. However, despite…”
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Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease: a Case Report of Diagnosis and Management by Andrade, R. P. L., Gil, N. P., Costa, A. L., Brás, J., Castro, N., Sousa, R., Vaz, R. P., Martins, J., Almeida, E., Abreu, J., Afonso, H.

“…Introduction Psychosis is a frequent complication in patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Characterized mainly by visual hallucinations and…”
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Antibody Avidity as a Surrogate Marker of Successful Priming by Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccines following Infant Immunization by Goldblatt, D., Pinto Vaz, A. R. J. P. M., Miller, E.

“…Evaluation of the new generation of conjugate vaccines is hampered by the absence of reliable surrogate markers of immunologic memory. Memory responses are…”
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Use of Long-Acting Injectables in Borderline Personality Disorder: What Do We Know? by Almeida, E D S, Abreu, J, Vaz, R P, Martins, J, Cunha, F, Santos, I, Castro, N, Andrade, R P, Monteiro, E

“…IntroductionPsychotherapy serves as the foundation of care for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), with pharmacotherapy being regarded as a…”
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Suicide among physicians: what do we know about it? by Vaz, R. P., Martins, J., Costa, A. L., Brás, J., Sousa, R., Almeida, E., Abreu, J., Castro, N., Andrade, R., Gil, N.

“…Introduction The prevalence of mental illness has increased worldwide over the past few years. At the same time, and even in the sense, there is also an…”
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Highly sensitive and simple SERS substrate based on photochemically generated carbon nanotubes–gold nanorods hybrids by Caires, A.J., Vaz, R.P., Fantini, C., Ladeira, L.O.

“…[Display omitted] We report a simple and easy formation of hybrids between multi-wall carbon nanotubes and gold nanorods by one-pot in situ photochemical…”
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Rossby numbers of fully and partially convective stars by Landin, N R, Mendes, L T S, Vaz, L P R, Alencar, S H P

“…ABSTRACT We investigate stellar magnetic activity from the theoretical point of view, by using stellar evolution models to calculate theoretical convective…”
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Rethinking urban quality of life: Unveiling causality links using cognitive mapping, neutrosophic logic and DEMATEL by Vaz-Patto, Constança M.R.P., Ferreira, Fernando A.F., Govindan, Kannan, Ferreira, Neuza C.M.Q.F.

“…•This real-world study allows for a holistic understanding of urban QoL.•The process-oriented approach followed overcomes some limitations of purely…”
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A new approach for the design of diffuser-augmented hydro turbines using the blade element momentum by Silva, Paulo A.S.F., Rio Vaz, Deborah A.T.D., Britto, Vinicius, de Oliveira, Taygoara F., Vaz, Jerson R.P., Brasil Junior, Antonio C.P.

“…•A new approach for the performance analysis of diffuser-augmented hydro turbines.•Effect of the diffuser efficiency on the performance of a hydro turbine.•A…”
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Experimental analysis of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete columns with an added jacket of self-compacting concrete by VIRGENS, J. P., GOMES, R. B., TRAUTWEIN, L. M., GUIMARÃES, G. N., VAZ, A. P. R.

“…Abstract This paper presents the experimental study of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete columns with an added 35 mm self-compacting concrete jacket…”
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An inverse approach for the interfacial heat transfer parameters in alloys solidification by Oliveira, Edilma P., Stieven, Gianfranco de M., Lins, Erb F., Vaz, Jerson R.P.

“…•Assessment of a contact resistance at metal/mold interface was developed.•The Levenberg-Marquardt was used to obtain accurate parameters of this contact…”
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Powertrain assessment of wind and hydrokinetic turbines with diffusers by Vaz, Jerson R.P., Mesquita, Alexandre L.A., Amarante Mesquita, André L., Oliveira, Taygoara Felamingo de, Brasil Junior, Antonio Cesar Pinho

“…•An assessment of powertrain resistance of shrouded turbines is developed.•Diffuser technologies strongly increase the axial load on turbines.•Dissipative…”
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The generalized Maxwell-slip friction model applied to starting of small wind turbines by Ribeiro, Ruan de S., Vaz, Déborah A. T. D. do Rio, Vaz, Jerson R. P.

“…Starting of small turbines is significantly affected by friction resistance of drivetrains. When the effect of drivetrain is not considered in small turbine…”
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Behaviour under cyclic loading of strengthened beams by Vaz, A. P. R., Shehata, I. A. E., Shehata, L. C. D., Gomes, R. B.

“…Abstract This work presents a study on the behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened in bending by the addition of concrete and steel on their tension…”
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Numerical Study of Wake Characteristics in a Horizontal-Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine by Silva, Paulo A S F, Oliveira, Taygoara F DE, Brasil, Junior, Antonio C P, Vaz, Jerson R P

“…Over the years most studies on wake characteristics have been devoted to wind turbines, while few works are related to hydrokinetic turbines. Among studies…”
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Computational analysis of vortex rope in a hydroturbine of Tucuruí dam by Antunes Junior, Giordane J., Lima, Adry K. F., Vaz, Jerson R. P., Lins, Erb F.

“…There is a relevant hydraulic potential in Amazon rivers, from which it is generated most of the energy available for the largest part of Brazil. One of the…”
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Performance assessment of an Indalma hydro-turbine by do Nascimento, Erick O., de Freitas, Elcilane A., Lins, Erb F., Vaz, Jerson R. P.

“…Hydro-turbines for small heads have recently attained considerable attention as they show the possibility of achieving a good power performance. In Brazil,…”
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A steady-state based model applied to small wind turbines by Farias, Gustavo M., Galhardo, Marcos A. B., Vaz, Jerson R. P., Pinho, João T.

“…Wind turbines have been widely used, and one of the main reasons is the low environmental impact caused by these technologies. However, for the Amazon Region…”
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An Investigation of a Mathematical Model for the Internal Velocity Profile of Conical Diffusers Applied to DAWTs by Barbosa, Disterfano L M, Vaz, Jerson R P, Figueiredo, Sávio W O, De Oliveira e Silva, Marcelo, Lins, Erb F, Mesquita, André L A

“…The Diffuser Augmented Wind Turbines (DAWTs) have been widely studied, since the diffusers improve the power coefficient of the wind turbine, particularly of…”
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Torques and Moments of Inertia Models for Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Driveline by Bentes, M. H. C., Lopes, J. J. A., Pinheiro, K. A., Custódio Filho, S. De S., Vaz, J. R. P., Mesquita, A. L. A.

“…The quantification of torques and moments of inertia of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine driveline is important to precisely predict the dynamic behavior…”
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