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Parameter optimisation of friction stir welded dissimilar polymers joints by Eslami, Shayan, de Figueiredo, M. A. V., Tavares, Paulo J., Moreira, P. M. G. P.

“…There has been a significant increase in the use of polymeric materials in various areas of industry and engineering, which were previously dominated by…”
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A comparative study of five centrally acting drugs on the pharmacological treatment of obesity by Suplicy, H, Boguszewski, C L, dos Santos, C M C, do Desterro de Figueiredo, M, Cunha, D R, Radominski, R

“…Context: No long-term studies have compared centrally acting drugs for treating obesity. Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of diethylpropion (DEP),…”
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Crossed Intramolecular Rauhut−Currier-Type Reactions via Dienamine Activation by Marqués-López, Eugenia, Herrera, Raquel P, Marks, Timo, Jacobs, Wiebke C, Könning, Daniel, de Figueiredo, Renata M, Christmann, Mathias

“…The intramolecular Rauhut−Currier reaction creates a carbon−carbon bond between two tethered Michael acceptors. Previous asymmetric versions have relied on…”
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Differential impact of resilience on demoralization and depression in Parkinson disease by de Figueiredo, John M, Zhu, Boheng, Patel, Amar S, Kohn, Robert, Koo, Brian B, Louis, Elan D

“…The objective of this study was to study the interrelations of demoralization, depression, and resilience in patients with Parkinson disease, and, more…”
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Distress, demoralization and psychopathology: Diagnostic boundaries by Figueiredo, John M. de

“…Background and Objectives: The objectives of the manuscript are: (a) to review the understanding of demoralization and its assessment; (b) to describe its…”
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Why Is There so Little Money in U.S. Politics? by Ansolabehere, Stephen, de Figueiredo, John M., Snyder, James M.

“…The authors begin by offering an overview of the sources and amounts of campaign contributions in the U.S. In the light of these facts, they explore the…”
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Transinguinal preperitoneal (TIPP) versus Lichtenstein for inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Silveira, C. A. B., Poli de Figueiredo, S. M., Dias, Y. J. M., Martin, R. R. H., Rasador, A. C. D., Fernandez, M. G., Lu, R.

“…Purpose We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing postoperative outcomes in inguinal hernia repair with TIPP versus Lichtenstein…”
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Academic Earmarks and the Returns to Lobbying by de Figueiredo, John M., Silverman, Brian S.

“…In this paper, we estimate the returns to lobbying by universities. To motivate our empirical work, we develop a simple theoretical model of university…”
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Structure–property relations in ZrCN coatings for tribological applications by Silva, E., Rebelo de Figueiredo, M., Franz, R., Escobar Galindo, R., Palacio, C., Espinosa, A., Calderon V., S., Mitterer, C., Carvalho, S.

“…ZrCN coatings were deposited by dc reactive magnetron sputtering with N2 flows ranging from 2 to 10sccm in order to investigate the influence of the nitrogen…”
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Firm Survival and Industry Evolution in Vertically Related Populations by de Figueiredo, John M., Silverman, Brian S.

“…This paper examines how the density and governance of vertically related populations affect the life chances of organizations. We integrate the literatures on…”
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American Exceptionalism? Similarities and Differences in National Attitudes Toward Energy Policy and Global Warming by Reiner, D. M, Curry, T. E, de Figueiredo, M. A, Herzog, H. J, Ansolabehere, S. D, Itaoka, K, Johnsson, F, Odenberger, M

“…Despite sharp differences in government policy, the views of the U.S. public on energy and global warming are remarkably similar to those in Sweden, Britain,…”
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Fatigue behaviour of FSW and MIG weldments for two aluminium alloys by Moreira, P.M.G.P., de Figueiredo, M.A.V., de Castro, P.M.S.T.

“…The increasing use of aluminium alloys in transportation, such as railways, shipbuilding and aeronautics, calls for more efficient and reliable welding…”
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A Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Associated with Leprosy by Teixeira, Márcia M R, Assunção, Claudia B, Lyon, Sandra, Gomes, Renata R, Junior, Hyllo B M, Rocha-Silva, Fabiana, de Figueiredo, Sônia M, Machado, Amanda Sanchez, Teixeira, Elen R R, Carneiro, Adriana S, Júnior, Rogério J M B, Vicente, Vânia A, Caligiorne, Rachel B

“…Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by melanized fungi and is increasingly reported among immunosuppressive patients. The most commonly cited…”
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Financing Direct Democracy: Revisiting the Research on Campaign Spending and Citizen Initiatives by de Figueiredo, John M., Ji, Chang Ho, Kousser, Thad

“…The conventional view in the direct democracy literature is that spending against a measure is more effective than spending in favor of a measure, but the…”
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Ultimate tensile strength optimization of different FSW aluminium alloy joints by Silva, Ana C. F., Braga, Daniel F. O., de Figueiredo, M. A. V., Moreira, P. M. G. P.

“…Friction stir welding (FSW) is a highly reliable joining process. However, there is still lack of optimized FSW parameters for different joint configurations…”
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Demoralization and Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson Disease by Zhu, Boheng, Kohn, Robert, Patel, Amar, Koo, Brian B, Louis, Elan D, de Figueiredo, John M

“…Demoralization is quite prevalent in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Unrecognized or untreated, demoralization may progress, at times, to demands for…”
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Committee jurisdiction, congressional behavior and policy outcomes by de Figueiredo, John M.

“…The literature on congressional committees has largely overlooked the impact of jurisdictional fights on policy proposals and outcomes. This paper develops a…”
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Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) by-product for lambs: performance, feed intake, and nutrient digestibility by Barbosa, Janaina L., De-Figueiredo, Darcilene M., De-Castro, Ana-Caroline M., Alves, Danilo O., Magalhães, Marcela A., Mourthé, Mário H. F., Schorer, Marianne, Dallago, Gabriel M.

“…Background: The use of pequi by-product as animal feed is an appealing alternative to reduce overall production costs. However, little is known regarding its…”
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Formation mechanisms of low-friction tribo-layers on arc-evaporated TiC1-xNx hard coatings by REBELO DE FIGUEIREDO, M, NEIDHARDT, J, KAINDL, R, REITER, A, TESSADRI, R, MITTERER, C

“…A detailed correlation of the tribological performance of arc-evaporated TiC1-xNx coatings with testing temperature, atmosphere as well as variation in load…”
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From Perceived Stress to Demoralization in Parkinson Disease: A Path Analysis by de Figueiredo, John M, Zhu, Boheng, Patel, Amar, Kohn, Robert, Koo, Brian B, Louis, Elan D

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether depression and anxiety are mediators between perceived stress and demoralization via a loss of the…”
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