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Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice‐Based Call for a Paradigm Change by Ferreira, Ricardo J. O., Duarte, Cátia, Ndosi, Mwidimi, Wit, Maarten, Gossec, Laure, Silva, J. A. P.

“…Objective In current management paradigms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patient global assessment (PGA) is crucial to decide whether a patient has attained…”
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1/N expansion for Horava–Lifshitz like four-fermion models by Gomes, M., Mariz, T., Nascimento, J. R., Petrov, A. Yu, da Silva, A. J.

“…We study a class of four-fermion Gross–Neveu like models in four dimensions with critical exponents z = 2 and z = 3 . The models with z = 2 are in general…”
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The geographical distribution and socioeconomic risk factors of COVID-19, tuberculosis and leprosy in Fortaleza, Brazil by Taal, A. T, Barreto, J. G, Santos de Sousa, G. dos, da Rocha, A. Medeiros, Lima Ferreira, N. N, Menezes da Silva, J. A, Hinders, D. C, van Brakel, W. H, Richardus, J. H, Blok, D. J

“…Abstract Background Fortaleza (Brazil) is high endemic for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy. These three diseases share…”
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Surface Tension of Binary Mixtures of 1‑Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids: Experimental Measurements and Soft-SAFT Modeling by Oliveira, M. B, Domínguez-Pérez, M, Freire, M. G, Llovell, F, Cabeza, O, Lopes-da-Silva, J. A, Vega, L. F, Coutinho, J. A. P

“…Ionic liquids have attracted a large amount of interest in the past few years. One approach to better understand their peculiar nature and characteristics is…”
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EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome by Carville, S F, Arendt-Nielsen, L, Arendt-Nielsen, S, Bliddal, H, Blotman, F, Branco, J C, Buskila, D, Da Silva, J A P, Danneskiold-Samsøe, B, Dincer, F, Henriksson, C, Henriksson, K G, Kosek, E, Longley, K, McCarthy, G M, Perrot, S, Puszczewicz, M, Sarzi-Puttini, P, Silman, A, Späth, M, Choy, E H

“…To develop evidence-based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome. A multidisciplinary task force was formed representing 11 European…”
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Performance of SLEDAI-2K to detect a clinically meaningful change in SLE disease activity: a 36–month prospective cohort study of 334 patients by Jesus, D, Rodrigues, M, Matos, A, Henriques, C, Pereira da Silva, J A, Inês, L S

“…Objective The objective of this paper is to evaluate the performance of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI-2K) in detecting…”
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Solvent and concentration effects on the properties of electrospun poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanofiber mats by Veleirinho, Beatriz, Rei, Manuel F, Lopes-DA-Silva, J.A

“…This study describes the preparation and characterization of nanofibrous mats obtained by electrospinning poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) solutions in…”
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Characterization of damage in Portuguese lupus patients: analysis of a national lupus registry by Gonçalves, M J, Sousa, S, Inês, L S, Duarte, C, Borges, J, Silva, C, Romão, V C, Terroso, G, Bernardes, M, Cerqueira, M, Raposo, A, Sequeira, G, Barcelos, A, Macieira, C, Canas da Silva, J, Costa, L, Pereira da Silva, J A, Cunha-Miranda, L, Da Silva, J A P, Canhão, H, Santos, M J

“…Background: Although the survival rate has considerably improved, many patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop irreversible organ damage…”
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EULAR evidence-based recommendations on the management of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatic diseases by Hoes, J N, Jacobs, J W G, Boers, M, Boumpas, D, Buttgereit, F, Caeyers, N, Choy, E H, Cutolo, M, Da Silva, J A P, Esselens, G, Guillevin, L, Hafstrom, I, Kirwan, J R, Rovensky, J, Russell, A, Saag, K G, Svensson, B, Westhovens, R, Zeidler, H, Bijlsma, J W J

“…Objective:To develop evidence-based recommendations for the management of systemic glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in rheumatic diseases.Methods:The…”
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Detection and differentiation of Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum by dual TaqMan assays by Jothikumar, N, da Silva, A. J, Moura, I, Qvarnstrom, Y, Hill, V. R

“…1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Atlanta,…”
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Statistical crossover and nonextensive behavior of neuronal short-term depression by Silva, A. J. da, Floquet, S., Santos, D. O. C.

“…The theoretical basis of neuronal coding, associated with short-term degradation in synaptic transmission, is a matter of debate in the literature. In fact,…”
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Cellular and complement-dependent cytotoxicity of Ep-CAM-specific monoclonal antibody MT201 against breast cancer cell lines by PRANG, N, PREITHNER, S, BRISCHWEIN, K, GÖSTER, P, WÖPPEL, A, MÜLLER, J, STEIGER, C, PETERS, M, BAEUERLE, P. A, DA SILVA, A. J

“…MT201 is a fully human monoclonal IgG1 antibody with moderate affinity for epithelial cell adhesion molecule (Ep-CAM) being clinically developed for the…”
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Induced polyploidy in inter‐subspecific maize hybrids to reduce heterosis breakdown and restore reproductive fertility by Niazi, I. A. K, Rauf, S, Teixeira da Silva, J. A, Iqbal, Z, Munir, H

“…The aim of this study was to reduce the breakdown of hybrid vigour by crossing maize × teosinte subspecies through induced tetraploidy and to improve the…”
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The burden of osteoporotic hip fractures in Portugal: costs, health related quality of life and mortality by Marques, A., Lourenço, Ó., da Silva, J. A. P.

“…Summary The study rationale was to provide a detailed overview of the costs, quality of life and mortality of hip fractures in Portugal. Mean individual…”
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Selecting men for bone densitometry: performance of osteoporosis risk assessment tools in Portuguese men by Machado, P, Coutinho, M, da Silva, J. A. P

“…Summary Clinicians need tools to identify patients most likely to benefit from bone mineral density (BMD) testing, for which cost-effectiveness does not allow…”
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Energetic and thermodynamical aspects of the cyclodextrins-cannabidiol complex in aqueous solution: a molecular-dynamics study by da Silva, A. J., dos Santos, E. S.

“…Cyclodextrins (CDs) are well-known carriers for encapsulating hydrophobic molecules, while among cannabinoids, cannabidiol (CBD) has attracted considerable…”
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Multitarget therapy of mycophenolate mofetil and cyclosporine A for induction treatment of refractory lupus nephritis by Jesus, D, Rodrigues, M, da Silva, J A P, Inês, L

“…Standard induction therapy for lupus nephritis (LN) with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or cyclophosphamide (CYC) is often ineffective. Evidence on rescue…”
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In vitro flowering red miniature rose by Zeng, S, Liang, S, Zhang, Y. Y, Wu, K. L, Teixeira da Silva, J. A, Duan, J

“…Using aseptic plantlets obtained from stem node explants of hybrid red miniature rose (Rosa hybrida cv. Fairy Dance), the effects of shoot physiological…”
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Gyroxin and its biological activity: effects on CNS basement membranes and endothelium and protease-activated receptors by da Silva, J A A, Spencer, P, Camillo, M A, de Lima, V M F

“…Gyroxin is a glycoprotein isolated from rattlesnake venom, with known thrombin-like serine protease properties and behavioral action in the CNS. The mechanism…”
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Ultrasonography for the Assessment of Skin in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review by Santiago, Tânia, Santiago, Mariana, Ruaro, Barbara, Salvador, Maria João, Cutolo, Maurizio, Silva, J. A. P.

“…Objective To identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the use of ultrasound to assess skin involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods We…”
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