Search Results - "Vila, Luís"

Cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase pathways in the vessel wall: Role in atherosclerosis by Vila, Luís

“…Prostaglandins (PGs), thromboxanes (Txs), and leukotrienes (LTs) play a relevant role in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology. Recent reports…”
Get full text

Clinical Validation of the Portuguese Version of "Substance Addiction Consequences" Derived from the Nursing Outcomes Classification by Seabra, Paulo Rosário Carvalho, Amendoeira, José Joaquim Penedos, Sá, Luis Octávio, Capelas, Manuel Luís Vila

“…Our aim was to contribute to the clinical validation of "Substance Addiction Consequences" (SAC) derived from the nursing outcomes classification (NOC), and to…”
Get full text

Human Apolipoprotein A-II Enrichment Displaces Paraoxonase From HDL and Impairs Its Antioxidant Properties: A New Mechanism Linking HDL Protein Composition and Antiatherogenic Potential by Ribas, Vicent, Sánchez-Quesada, José Luis, Antón, Rosa, Camacho, Mercedes, Julve, Josep, Escolà-Gil, Joan Carles, Vila, Luís, Ordóñez-Llanos, Jordi, Blanco-Vaca, Francisco

“…Apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II), the second major high-density lipoprotein (HDL) apolipoprotein, has been linked to familial combined hyperlipidemia. Human…”
Get full text

Correction of Protruding Ears (Weerda Grade I Deformity) Using Knotless Bidirectional Barbed Absorbable Sutures by Taboada-Suárez, Antonio, Brea-García, Beatriz, Couto-González, Ivan, Vila-Moriente, José Luís

“…Objective To introduce a variant of the Furnas technique using a knotless bidirectional barbed absorbable suture for the correction of Weerda grade I prominent…”
Get full text

Strategic ejaculate allocation in the mostly monandrous moth Lobesia botrana: female size, male size, and their interaction effects by Torres-Vila, Luis M.

“…Experimental research and theoretical models question the Darwin-Bateman paradigm that male reproductive success is just limited by the number of mates. Males…”
Get full text

Female delayed mating has a limited impact on the reproductive output of Cerambyx welensii, a synovigenic longhorn beetle by Torres‐Vila, Luis M.

“…Increased female age at mating is considered a detrimental factor on reproductive output and fitness in insects, even if the impact is rather species specific…”
Get full text

Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells but Not Endothelial Cells Express Prostaglandin E Synthase by Soler, Marta, Camacho, Mercedes, Escudero, José-Román, Iñiguez, Miguel A, Vila, Luís

“…In a previous work, we postulated that endothelial cells possess only the following 2 enzymes involved in prostanoid synthesiscyclooxygenase and prostacyclin…”
Get full text

Effect of hydroxychloroquine on the survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from LUMINA, a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA L) by Alarcón, Graciela S, McGwin, Gerald, Bertoli, Ana M, Fessler, Barri J, Calvo-Alén, Jaime, Bastian, Holly M, Vilá, Luis M, Reveille, John D

“…Objective: In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), hydroxychloroquine prevents disease flares and damage accrual and facilitates the response to…”
Get full text

Geographic variation in sexual communication in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera by Gao, Ke, Torres‐Vila, Luis M, Zalucki, Myron P, Li, Yiping, Griepink, Frans, Heckel, David G, Groot, Astrid T

“…BACKGROUND Geographic variation in male response to sex pheromone lures has been studied in the field in a number of moth species. However, only a few studies…”
Get full text

Stochastic vs. deterministic frontier distance output function: Evidence from Brazilian higher education institutions by Letti, Ariel Gustavo, Bittencourt, Mauricio Vaz Lobo, Vila, Luis E.

“…Using data from the Brazilian Higher Education Census and other public institutions, this study aims to obtain and compare efficiency scores from stochastic…”
Get full text

The Popular Basis of the State’s Monopoly on Legitimate Violence: How American Voters Use Political Values to (De)Legitimate Gun Rights by Vila‐Henninger, Luis

“…Stemming from Max Weber (1946 [1919]), many sociologists understand legitimate violence as monopolized by the state. The literature has established that for…”
Get full text

Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients by Amaral, José Kennedy, Bingham, Clifton O, Taylor, Peter C, Vilá, Luis M, Weinblatt, Michael E, Schoen, Robert T

“…Chikungunya fever is a global vector-borne viral disease. Patients with acute chikungunya are usually treated symptomatically. The arthritic phase may be…”
Get full text

Construction of antibacterial poly(ethylene terephthalate) films via layer by layer assembly of chitosan and hyaluronic acid by del Hoyo-Gallego, Sara, Pérez-Álvarez, Leyre, Gómez-Galván, Flor, Lizundia, Erlantz, Kuritka, Ivo, Sedlarik, Vladimir, Laza, Jose Manuel, Vila-Vilela, Jose Luis

“…•Layer by layer assembling of chitosan and HA was developed onto PET films.•Optimization of the surface modification of PET was carried out.•Stability of PEMs…”
Get full text

Charismatic authority and fractured polities: A cross‐national analysis by Davis, Andrew P., Vila‐Henninger, Luis

“…Sociological research has overlooked the political consequences of charismatic leadership that arises in existing democratic political bureaucracies. In this…”
Get full text

For Medicinal Purposes: Whose Advice Exerts Authority on Medical Marijuana? by Vila‐Henninger, Luis Antonio, Larsen, Lars Thorup

“…Citizens are embedded in legal systems in which the authority of different experts is normally given preference over citizens' opinions about medical marijuana…”
Get full text

Applying the 2019 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology Lupus Criteria to Patients From the LUMINA Cohort: Results From the Multiethnic, Multicenter US Cohort by Ugarte‐Gil, Manuel F., Pons‐Estel, Guillermo J., Harvey, Guillermina B., Vilá, Luis M., Griffin, Russell, Alarcón, Graciela S.

“…Objective To evaluate the performance of the 2019 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria…”
Get full text

Association of Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index With Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Results From a Multiethnic, Multicenter US Cohort of Patients With Lupus by Ugarte‐Gil, Manuel F., Dubey, Jyoti, McGwin, Gerald, Reveille, John D., Vilá, Luis M., Alarcón, Graciela S.

“…Objective To evaluate the association between the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics frailty index (SLICC‐FI) and damage accrual in systemic…”
Get full text

Health‐Related Quality of Life in Adults With Adolescent‐ and Adult‐Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Longitudinal Study of a Multiethnic US Cohort by Borgia, R. Ezequiel, Ugarte‐Gil, Manuel F., Vilá, Luis M., Reveille, John D., McGwin, Gerald, Alarcón, Graciela S.

“…Objective The long‐term impact of childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult SLE patients in…”
Get full text

Renal damage is the most important predictor of mortality within the damage index: data from LUMINA LXIV, a multiethnic US cohort by Danila, Maria I., Pons-Estel, Guillermo J., Zhang, Jie, Vilá, Luis M., Reveille, John D., Alarcón, Graciela S.

“…Objective. Damage accrual in SLE has been previously shown to be an independent predictor of mortality. We sought to discern which SLICC Damage Index (SDI)…”
Get full text

Achievement of the 2019 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Amount of Damage Accrual: Results From a Multiethnic Multicenter Cohort by Ugarte-Gil, Manuel F., Pons‐Estel, Guillermo J., Griffin, Russell, Vilá, Luis M., Reveille, John D., Alarcón, Graciela S.

“…Objective To determine the difference in outcomes in patients who achieved or did not achieve the 2019 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology…”
Get full text