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2. Comparative analysis of combinatory effects of organic extracts from Cleome spinosa Jaqc and oxacilin against Staphylococcus aureus
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Sant'Anna da Silva, AP, additional, Nascimento da Silva, LC, additional, Martins da Fonseca, CS, additional, de Araújo, JM, additional, dos Santos Correia, MT, additional, da Silva Cavalcanti, M, additional, and de Menezes Lima, VL, additional
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- 2016
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3. Oncological Care During First Peruvian National Emergency COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric Descriptive Study
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Valdiviezo N, Alcarraz C, Castro D, Salas R, Begazo-Mollo V, Galvez-Villanueva M, Medina Aguirre Luz Marianela, Garcia-León E, Quispe-Santivañez I, Cornejo-Raymundo C, Paz-Cornejo E, Sanchez-Vilela L, Bermudez-Alfaro V, Vargas-Nina JC, Pérez-Ramos C, Meza-Hoces A, Paolo R Valdez Barreto, Huaringa-Leiva R, Muro-Cieza J, Aguilar-Vásquez V, Cuenca EY, Neciosup-Delgado S, Poma-Nieto N, Chavez-Gavino S, Fernandez-Rosas L, Araujo JM, Eduardo Payet, and Gomez HL
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covid-19 pandemic ,cancer care ,peru ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Natalia Valdiviezo,1 Cindy Alcarraz,1,2 Denisse Castro,3,4 Renzo Salas,3 Victor Begazo-Mollo,5 Marco Galvez-Villanueva,6 Luz Medina Aguirre,7 Elica Garcia-León,8 Isela Quispe-Santivañez,9 Carmen Cornejo-Raymundo,10 Eduardo Paz-Cornejo,11 Luis Sanchez-Vilela,12 Vanessa Bermudez-Alfaro,13 Juan Carlos Vargas-Nina,14 Carlos Pérez-Ramos,15 Andrea Meza-Hoces,16 Paolo R Valdez Barreto,17 Ruth Huaringa-Leiva,18 Johanny Muro-Cieza,19 Valeria Aguilar-Vásquez,20 Eduardo Yache Cuenca,21 Silvia Neciosup-Delgado,1 Nathaly Poma-Nieto,22 Sheyla Chavez-Gavino,23 Lenin Fernandez-Rosas,24 Jhajaira M Araujo,2 Eduardo Payet,25 Henry L Gomez1 1Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, 15038, Peru; 2Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Perú; 3Departamento de Oncología Médica, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, 15072, Peru; 4Centro de Investigación de Medicina de Precisión, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, 15024, Peru; 5Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas Sur, Arequipa, Perú; 6Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas Norte, La Libertad, Perú; 7Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Goyeneche, Arequipa, 04600, Perú; 8Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Regional de Lambayeque, Lambayeque, 14001, Perú; 9Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Santa Rosa, Lima, 15084, Peru; 10Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru; 11Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Nacional Alberto Sabogal Sologuren, Lima, Peru; 12Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital de Apoyo II Santa Rosa, Piura, Peru; 13Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, 15033, Peru; 14Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital II EsSalud de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru; 15Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital María Auxiliadora, Lima, Peru; 16Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital II E de Lamas, San Martin, Peru; 17Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital de Alta complejidad Virgen de la Puerta, La Libertad, Peru; 18Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Militar Central, Lima, Peru; 19Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Regional Docente de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru; 20Departamento de Promoción de la Salud, Prevención y Control del Cáncer, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas Norte, La Libertad, Perú; 21Departamento de Epidemiología, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas Norte, La Libertad, Perú; 22Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Lima, Perú; 23Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Hospital Regional Eleazar Guzmán Barrón, Ancash, Perú; 24Departamento de Cirugía Oncológica, Hospital Regional Eleazar Guzmán Barrón, Ancash, Perú; 25Jefatura Institucional, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, 15038, PeruCorrespondence: Natalia Valdiviezo, Departamento de Medicina Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Av. Angamos 2520, Surquillo, Lima, 15038, Peru, Tel +51 992825055, Email nivaldivieso@gmail.comPurpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the oncological care during the first state of national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in several public cancer hospitals in Peru.Materials and Methods: A multicentric cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by interviewing adult cancer patients diagnosed and treated between January 2019 and February 2020 from 18 hospitals. This study was carried out in September 2020, the last month of the first state of national emergency. Demographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated, including COVID-19 status and cancer treatment features.Results: A total of 1472 patients were included; the median age was 55 years (range 19– 97). Most patients (85.8%, n = 1263) had solid neoplasia, 13.5% (n = 198) hematologic neoplasia, and 0.7% (n = 11) others. SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed in 8.6% (n = 126), 1.2% (n = 18) were probable, 1.6% (n = 24) suspected, and 88.6% (n = 1304) negative cases. Overall, 51.6% of patients (n = 759) had cancer treatment delays, 42.5% (n = 626) changed treatment delivery (endovenous to oral systemic therapy), and 12.6% (n = 185) of cases cancer therapy was discontinued. In total, 10.3% (n = 117) of patients whose disease was controlled or in remission, experienced progression of disease during the state of emergency. A total of 6.7% (n = 98) of patients died, of whom 73.5% (n = 72) died from disease progression; 18.4% (n = 18) from SARS-CoV-2 infection and 8.1% (n = 8) from undetermined causes. Patients with hematological malignancies [hazard ratio (HR): 5.11 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.99– 13.07)] and no response to therapy before the onset of the pandemic [5.01 (1.44– 17.42)] had an increased risk of death among COVID-19 infected individuals, whereas advanced clinical stage [5.09 (2.37– 10.95)] and discontinuation of treatment [3.66 (1.97– 6.78)] were risk factors among non-COVID-19 patients.Conclusion: Our study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has an adverse impact on the outcomes of Peruvian cancer patients. In our cohort, cancer mortality was higher than COVID-19 disease mortality.Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, cancer care, Peru
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- 2022
4. Fecaloma gigante
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Oliveira, AM, Major, M, Miranda, S, and Araújo, JM
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Obstrução intestinal ,Impactação fecal ,Diagnóstico diferencial - Published
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5. Síndrome de Churg-Strauss
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Rodrigues, B and Araújo, JM
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Síndrome de Churg-Strauss ,Vasculite - Abstract
A síndrome de Churg-Strauss é uma vasculite ANCA-associada de pequenos e médios vasos. As manifestações clínicas mais comuns são eosinofilia marcada, asma, sinusite crónica, infiltrados pulmonares, cardiomiopatia, queixas gastrointestinais e mononeurite multiplex. Os anticorpos Anti-MPO (anti-mieloperoxidade), pANCA (com padrão de imunoflurescência perinuclear) encontram-se presentes em 38-59% dos casos. O envolvimento cardíaco é uma importante causa de morbilidade e a principal causa de mortalidade no síndrome de Churg-Strauss. Histologicamente caracteriza-se por uma vasculite necrotizante eosinofílica. O tratamento é baseado na corticoterapia e em fármacos imunosupressores (ciclofosfamida e azatioprina) sendo determinado de acordo com critérios de prognóstico. A remissão completa ocorre em cerca de 90% dos casos, sendo as recaídas frequentes (25% dos casos).
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- 2011
6. Clostridium difficile colitis in an internal medicine ward
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Cardoso, F, Miranda, J, and Araújo, JM
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Colite pseudomenbranosa ,Metronidazol ,Clostridium difficile ,Vancomicina - Abstract
A colite por Clostridium difficile condiciona cada vez mais morbilidade e mortalidade em doentes hospitalizados. Estudaram-se retrospectivamente características epidemiológicas e clínicas dos casos de colite por Clostridium difficile ocorridos numa enfermaria de Medicina Interna, num certo período de tempo, como contributo à melhoria da abordagem desta infecção em Portugal. A incidência da doença esteve ao nível dos registos mais baixos conhecidos do início deste século. A utilização em grande escala de antibióticos de espectro alargado aparentou ser um factor de risco determinante, entre outros. Apesar dos surtos da doença causados por estirpes resistentes a certos antibióticos, os resultados da terapêutica com metronidazol e/ou vancomicina foram aparentemente favoráveis, ainda que a escolha terapêutica inicial possa ser optimizada. A doença complicada e a recorrência registaram-se em níveis próximos dos valores mais baixos recentemente relatados.
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- 2011
7. Tetraplegia after complicated sigmoid polypectomy
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Zakout, R, Major, M, Vieira, C, Cabral, P, and Araújo, JM
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Tetraplégia ,Infecções por estafilocócos ,Colonoscopia ,Staphylococcal infections ,Sigmoid polypectomy ,Cólon sigmóide - Abstract
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- 2011
8. Sweet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease - uncommon association
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Gonçalves, P, Miranda, J, and Araújo, JM
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Doença de Crohn ,Síndrome de Sweet - Abstract
O Síndrome de Sweet (SSw) é uma dermatose neutrofílica caracterizada pela presença de febre, neutrofilia e lesões cutâneas cuja histologia revela um infiltrado inflamatório difuso neutrofílico da derme. A fisiopatologia deste Síndrome ainda não foi totalmente esclarecida. Pode ser idiopático ou associar-se a diversas patologias (infecciosas, neoplásicas, inflamatórias) pelo que deve ser primariamente considerado como manifestação sistémica de uma doença subjacente. A associação entre a síndrome de Sweet e a doença inflamatória intestinal não é muito frequente, e o primeiro não parece reflectir a actividade da última, partilhando, sim, um mesmo mecanismo fisiopatológico.
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- 2010
9. Ascite Quilosa
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Mondim, V, Pereira, R, and Araújo, JM
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Ascite quilosa ,Doenças peritoneais - Published
- 2009
10. Imunoglobulina endovenosa no Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca EPE
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Neves, M, Martins, H, Elias, J, and Araújo, JM
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Imunoglobulinas ,Imunoglobulina endovenosa - Published
- 2009
11. Intravenous immunoglobulin and Sjögren Syndrome
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Neves, M, Martins, H, Lourenço, JF, and Araújo, JM
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Imunoglobulina intravenosa ,Síndrome de Sjogren - Abstract
A síndrome de Sjögren (SS) é uma patologia auto-imune com incidência e prevalência importantes, manifestações clínicas variadas e critérios diagnósticos bem definidos. Áreas como os seus mecanismos fisiopatológicos e novas estratégias terapêuticas têm merecido atenção crescente. A imunoglobulina intravenosa (IgIV) está indicada para o tratamento de várias entidades nosológicas, sendo crescente a investigação acerca dos seus mecanismos de acção, nomeadamente sobre a actividade imunitária. O seu espectro de indicações terapêuticas continua altamente controverso mas tem vindo a expandir-se, sobretudo no âmbito da auto-imunidade. Existem apenas alguns casos descritos de utilização da IgIV no tratamento da SS, principalmente quando se apresenta com manifestações neurológicas. Apresentamos uma revisão da indicação do uso da IgIV na SS, fazendo uma análise dos resultados de relatos de casos da sua utilização, entretanto publicados. A IgIV parece ser uma opção terapêutica a ter em conta na SS. Segundo o que se sabe, à data, será uma opção terapêutica, de segunda linha, para os casos com manifestações extraglandulares graves refractários à terapêutica convencional.
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- 2009
12. Spontaneous haematoma of the oesophagus – a clinical case report
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Santos, S, Almeida, A, Costa, A, Sousa, C, Deus, JR, and Araújo, JM
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Doenças do esófago - Abstract
O Hematoma Espontâneo do Esófago é uma entidade rara, tendo sido associado a um aumento rápido da pressão intra-esofágica ou a um mecanismo de deglutição anómalo, particularmente na presença de defeitos da hemóstase. É apresentado o caso de uma doente internada por epigastralgia e hematemeses, cuja avaliação endoscópica revelou a existência de um hematoma do esófago associado a uma laceração da mucosa. Revê-se a literatura sobre Hematomas Espontâneos do Esófago.
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- 2006
13. Oesophageal ulcers in a patient with human immunodeficiency vírus infection
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Santos, S, Alves, N, Abreu, JF, Aparício, S, and Araújo, JM
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Doenças do esófago ,Úlcera ,Infecção por HIV - Abstract
Apresenta-se o caso de um homem de 22 anos com úlceras esofágicas e dermite seborreica, como primeiras manifestações de infecção por vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV). Revê-se a literatura sobre úlceras esofágicas, em doentes com e sem infecção por HIV.
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- 2004
14. Biology and natural history of human papillomavirus infection
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Fernandes JV, Araújo JMG, and Fernandes TAAM
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Medicine - Abstract
José Veríssimo Fernandes,1 Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo,1 Thales Allyrio Araújo de Medeiros Fernandes21Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases and Cancer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil; 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Rio Grande do Norte State, Mossoró, BrazilAbstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. It has been proposed that the great majority of women and men have been infected with HPV at least once during their lifetime. HPV infection is associated with a variety of clinical conditions, ranging from benign lesions to cervical cancer. In most cases, the infection is transient, where most of the individuals are healing, eliminating the virus without the presence of any clinical manifestation. Actually, more than 120 HPV types have been cataloged, of which approximately 40 can infect the mucosa of the anogenital tract and are collectively known as mucosal HPV, which are classified based on their oncogenic potential as either low- or high-risk HPV types. The low-risk HPV type causes benign hyperproliferative lesions or genital warts, with a very limited tendency for malignant progression, while the high-risk HPV type is strongly associated with premalignant and malignant cervical lesions. The HPV cycle initiates when the virus gains access to undifferentiated cells of the basement membrane of the squamous columnar junction epithelium of the ectocervix, after these regions are exposed to mechanical or chemical trauma. The basal cells in the transformation zone retain the ability to differentiate, a property required for virion production. Cervical infection with high-risk HPV typically lasts from 12 to 18 months and in most cases is cleared spontaneously. However, in some women the immune response is insufficient to eliminate the virus, resulting in a persistent, long-term infection that may progress to a malignant lesion. In this review, we discuss the biology and natural history of HPV infection and its association with cervical cancer.Keywords: biology, HPV, cancer
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- 2013
15. Herpes simplex virus type 1 is the main cause of genital herpes in women of Natal, Brazil.
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Pereira VS, Moizeis RN, Fernandes TA, Araújo JM, Meissner RV, and Fernandes JV
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- 2012
16. Validation of a bioanalytical HPLC-UV method to quantify Α-Bisabolol in rat plasma applied to pharmacokinetic pilot study with the drug nanoemulsion.
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da Hora Borges MA, Santos de Araújo JM, Pereira LC, Santos LO, Santos VV, Santos Santana L, de Souza Siqueira Quintans J, Rodrigues Marcelino H, Rambo DF, and Azeredo FJ
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- Animals, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Rats, Reproducibility of Results, Male, Pilot Projects, Linear Models, Limit of Detection, Sesquiterpenes pharmacokinetics, Sesquiterpenes blood, Sesquiterpenes chemistry, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet methods, Emulsions chemistry, Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes pharmacokinetics, Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes blood, Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes chemistry
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α-Bisabolol (α-BIS) is a sesquiterpene alcohol present in chamomile essential oil [Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert]. Despite its numerous pharmacological effects, its pharmacokinetics remain understudied. An analytical method capable of quantifying α-BIS in plasma is crucial to enable pharmacokinetic analysis. Presently, only one study has quantified it using mass spectrometry. Administering α-BIS requires a nanoemulsion for intravenous injection. This study aimed to develop and validate a bioanalytical method using high-performance liquid chromatography with an ultraviolet detector to quantify α-BIS in rat plasma. The method employed acetonitrile and ultrapure water (80:20, v/v) as the mobile phase, with a flow rate of 1 ml/min and concentrations ranging from 465 to 29.625 μg/ml. All US Food and Drug Administration-designated assays were successful, indicating the method's precision, accuracy, sensitivity and linearity in determining α-BIS in rat plasma. The developed nanoemulsion, assessed through dynamic light scattering analysis, the ensemble collection of particles and polydispersity index evaluation, proved safe and effective for intravenous administration. The pharmacokinetic parameters such as volume of distribution, clearance and half-life indicated that α-BIS tends to persist in the body. This study provides a foundation for further research to explore α-BIS's potential pharmaceutical applications in the future., (© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2024
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17. Disengagement from the Ribeirão Preto early intervention program for psychosis: A retrospective cohort study.
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Scarabelot LF, Araújo JM, Leal LR, Pessoa RMP, Corsi-Zuelli F, Loureiro CM, Corrêa-Oliveira GE, and Del-Ben CM
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- Humans, Male, Female, Retrospective Studies, Adult, Young Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Adolescent, Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Psychotic Disorders therapy, Psychotic Disorders epidemiology, Psychotic Disorders diagnosis, Early Medical Intervention statistics & numerical data
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Background: Treatment discontinuation within Early Intervention Services (EIS) for psychosis poses a significant challenge to achieving better outcomes in the early stages of psychotic disorders. Prevalence and predictors of early disengagement from EIS located in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain poorly investigated. We aimed to examine the rates and predictors of disengagement from the Ribeirão Preto Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (Ribeirão Preto-EIP) in Brazil., Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from patients referred to the Ribeirão Preto-EIP between January 01, 2015, and December 31, 2018. Exclusion criteria were individuals with a single consultation, a diagnosis other than a psychotic disorder, and documented cases of death., Results: Our sample comprised 234 patients, with an overall median follow-up time of 14.2 months. Early treatment disengagement was observed in 26.5 % (n=62), with a median time to disengagement of 5.25 months. Univariable analysis identified non-white skin color (HR=2.10, 95 %CI 1.26-3.49), positive THC screening (HR=2.22, 95 %CI 1.23-4.01), and substance-induced psychosis (HR=2.15, 95 %CI 1.10-4.21) as significant predictors. In multivariable analysis, only non-white skin color remained a significant predictor of early disengagement (HR=1.87, 95 %CI 1.08-3.27)., Conclusions: The observed rates of early disengagement in our sample are similar to those reported in wealthy countries, but higher than previously reported for LMICs. Non-white skin color predicted early disengagement in our sample, probably due to social disadvantages. Our data highlights the need for enhanced research elucidating the specific features of EIS in LMICs., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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18. State capacity impact on COVID-19 mortality in Brazil.
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Araújo JM and Ferreira MAM
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- Humans, Brazil epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2, Health Services Accessibility, Delivery of Health Care, National Health Programs, Propensity Score, Intensive Care Units statistics & numerical data, COVID-19 mortality, Pandemics
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This study addresses the State's capacity to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and contributes to the literature on crisis management in health care. We analyzed whether the capacity level impacted the State response to COVID-19 in Brazilian healthcare regions in 2020 using a set of statistical analysis techniques and public health impact analysis, including propensity score matching (PSM). Results revealed that a low COVID-19 mortality was associated with participation in municipal health consortia, schooling level of municipal health managers and the resources allocated by the Brazilian National Program for Improvement of Access and Quality of Basic Care (PMAQ). Conversely, the number of intensive care units (ICU) and life-sustaining equipment available were associated with higher mortality, as locations with a larger population concentrated operational capacity to treat the most severe cases. In conclusion, the different levels of State capacity in health regions led to different outcomes in combating the pandemic. This reinforces the importance of discussing State capacity and crisis management, since the COVID-19 confrontation in Brazil related to the level of existing resources concerning health system capacity, bureaucratic capacity and participation in consortia for sharing inputs and ensuring the provision of health services to the population.
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- 2024
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19. Costs of obesity attributable to the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in Brazil.
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da Silva BF, de Arruda Neta ADCP, de Alencar Rodrigues RE, de Araújo JM, Moreira PVL, Ferreira FELL, de Toledo Vianna RP, da Silva Neto JM, de Carli E, and de Lima RLFC
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- Humans, Brazil epidemiology, Female, Male, Adult, Middle Aged, Adolescent, Young Adult, Aged, Child, Cost of Illness, Prevalence, Health Care Costs, Child, Preschool, Obesity epidemiology, Obesity economics, Obesity etiology, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages economics, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages adverse effects
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Excess sugar is considered one of the primary factors contributing to overweight status. In Brazil, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) contain a significant amount of this nutrient and are consumed excessively. These beverages are associated with adverse health outcomes and impose costs on the healthcare system. The literature currently lacks studies that aim to attribute specific nutrients or foods as causes of diseases and also evaluate their economic impact, especially in middle- and low-income countries. This study aims to estimate the direct and indirect costs of obesity, stratified by sex and age group, resulting from the excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in Brazil from 2008 to 2020, and to project these costs for the year 2036. The estimation of obesity costs attributable to excessive consumption of SSBs was based on relative risks and the population prevalence of obesity, considering expenditures on hospitalizations and outpatient procedures in the Unified Health System (SUS). Cost information was obtained from the health information systems available at SUS. The highest burden attributable to the consumption of SSBs was observed among younger individuals and progressively decreased with advancing age. The total direct costs in the period between 2008 and 2020 amounted to approximately US$ 6.33 million, 87% of which was related to expenses for females. Additionally, deaths resulting from the consumption of SSBs cost the economy US$ 40 million due to the premature loss of productivity. The total costs of obesity attributable to the consumption of SSBs are substantial, impacting public spending and generating social and productivity losses that burden the economy. It is crucial to develop and implement cost-effective fiscal and regulatory policies aimed at preventing and combating obesity., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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20. ARE THERE ADVANTAGES IN DOUBLE TRANSIT RECONSTRUCTION AFTER TOTAL GASTRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
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Costa LCDS, Macedo AAC, Araújo JM, Silva ELD, Moraes LFGR, Santos AD, Soares HG, Tercioti Junior V, Coelho Neto JS, Andreollo NA, and Lopes LR
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- Humans, Gastrointestinal Transit physiology, Plastic Surgery Procedures methods, Stomach Neoplasms surgery, Gastrectomy methods, Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y methods
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Background: Curative treatment for gastric cancer involves tumor resection, followed by transit reconstruction, with Roux-en-Y being the main technique employed. To permit food transit to the duodenum, which is absent in Roux-en-Y, double transit reconstruction has been used, whose theoretical advantages seem to surpass the previous technique., Aims: To compare the clinical evolution of gastric cancer patients who underwent total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y and double tract reconstruction., Methods: A systematic review was carried out on Web of Science, Scopus, EmbasE, SciELO, Virtual Health Library, PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar databases. Data were collected until June 11, 2022. Observational studies or clinical trials evaluating patients submitted to double tract (DT) and Roux-en-Y (RY) reconstructions were included. There was no temporal or language restriction. Review articles, case reports, case series, and incomplete texts were excluded. The risk of bias was calculated using the Cochrane tool designed for randomized clinical trials., Results: Four studies of good methodological quality were included, encompassing 209 participants. In the RY group, there was a greater reduction in food intake. In the DT group, the decrease in body mass index was less pronounced compared to preoperative values., Conclusions: The double tract reconstruction had better outcomes concerning body mass index and the time until starting a light diet; however, it did not present any advantages in relation to nutritional deficits, quality of life, and post-surgical complications.
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- 2024
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21. Anti-CASPR2 Antibody-Associated Syndrome Presenting With Episodic Ataxia.
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Lopes S, Francisco L, Moreira S, Varanda S, and Araújo JM
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The anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated syndrome is a rare immune-mediated disorder. Most case reports describe neurologic symptoms that include encephalic signs, peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, dysautonomia, or neuropathic pain. We report the case of a 70-year-old man, admitted to the emergency department with complaints of slurred speech and imbalance. Neurological examination was relevant for dysarthria, hyperreflexia, and pancerebellar syndrome. Cranial CT and basic laboratory tests were normal and he spontaneously recovered after 14 hours. Over the next four months, the patient experienced three similar episodes in relation to stressful events (emotional and organic disturbances like prolonged fasting and vaccination). A contrast-enhanced MRI was performed, along with extensive laboratory testing, analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), paraneoplastic investigation, and next-generation sequencing panel for episodic ataxias. The results revealed oligoclonal bands in the CSF and positive anti-CASPR2 antibodies both in serum and CSF. Three-day-IV- methylprednisolone pulse followed by plasmapheresis and monthly intravenous immunoglobulins was performed with good response. In conclusion, the neurological manifestations that led to the diagnosis of anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated syndrome were intermittent self-limiting episodes of ataxia, often triggered by concurrent stress-inducing factors. This case supports the aim of other authors to add paroxysmal cerebellar ataxia to the spectrum of the anti-CASPR2 antibody syndrome., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright © 2024, Lopes et al.)
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- 2024
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22. Predicting the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Brazil: a modeling study.
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Moreira PVL, de Arruda Neta ADCP, Ferreira FELL, de Araújo JM, Rodrigues REA, de Lima RLFC, Vianna RPT, da Silva Neto JM, and O'Flaherty M
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- Humans, Brazil epidemiology, Male, Female, Prevalence, Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Smoking epidemiology, Forecasting, Markov Chains, Risk Factors, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, Obesity epidemiology
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Aims: We adopted a modeling approach to predict the likely future prevalence of type 2 diabetes, taking into account demographic changes and trends in obesity and smoking in Brazil. We then used the model to estimate the likely future impact of different policy scenarios, such as policies to reduce obesity., Methods: The IMPACT TYPE 2 DIABETES model uses a Markov approach to integrate population, obesity, and smoking trends to estimate future type 2 diabetes prevalence. We developed a model for the Brazilian population from 2006 to 2036. Data on the Brazilian population in relation to sex and age were collected from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and data on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and smoking were collected from the Surveillance of Risk and Protection Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (VIGITEL)., Results: The observed prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Brazilians aged over 25 years was 10.8% (5.2-14.3%) in 2006, increasing to 13.7% (6.9-18.4%) in 2020. Between 2006 and 2020, the observed prevalence in men increased from 11.0 to 19.1% and women from 10.6 to 21.3%. The model forecasts a dramatic rise in prevalence by 2036 (27.0% overall, 17.1% in men and 35.9% in women). However, if obesity prevalence declines by 1% per year from 2020 to 2036 (Scenario 1), the prevalence of diabetes decreases from 26.3 to 23.7, which represents approximately a 10.0% drop in 16 years. If obesity declined by 5% per year in 16 years as an optimistic target (Scenario 2), the prevalence of diabetes decreased from 26.3 to 21.2, representing a 19.4% drop in diabetes prevalence., Conclusion: The model predicts an increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Brazil. Even with ambitious targets to reduce obesity prevalence, type 2 diabetes in Brazil will continue to have a large impact on Brazilian public health., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Moreira, de Arruda Neta, Ferreira, de Araújo, Rodrigues, Lima, Vianna, Silva Neto and O’Flaherty.)
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23. Viruses as a potential environmental trigger of type 1 diabetes mellitus (Review).
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Alves Abrantes JJP, Veríssimo de Azevedo JC, Fernandes FL, Duarte Almeida V, Custódio De Oliveira LA, Ferreira de Oliveira MT, Galvão De Araújo JM, Lanza DCF, Bezerra FL, Andrade VS, Araújo de Medeiros Fernandes TA, and Fernandes JV
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The etiopathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a complex multifactorial process that involves an intricate network of genetic, epigenetic, immunological, and environmental factors. Despite the advances in recent years, some aspects of the mechanisms involved in triggering the disease are still unclear. Infections with certain viruses have been suggested as possible environmental triggers for the autoimmune process that leads to selective and progressive destruction of pancreatic β-cells and insufficiency of insulin production, which is its hallmark. In this review, advances in knowledge and evidence that suggest the participation of certain viruses in the mechanisms of disease initiation and progression are described. It has been accepted that environmental factors, including viruses, can initiate and possibly sustain, accelerate, or slow down the autoimmune process and consequently damage insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells. Although the role of these agents, especially human enteroviruses, has been exhaustively studied as the most likely triggers of the activation of autoimmunity that destroys pancreatic islets and leads to T1DM, certain doubts remain. Clinical epidemiological and experimental studies in humans and animals provide consistent and increasing evidence that persistent viral infections, especially with human enteroviruses and rotavirus infections, are associated with an increased risk of the disease in individuals genetically predisposed to autoimmunity., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (Copyright: © 2024 Alves Abrantes et al.)
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24. Use of antimicrobials in pediatric wards of five Brazilian hospitals.
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de Barros Fernandes T, Ramos SF, Leitzke LRF, Júnior RGA, de Araújo JM, de Souza Júnior AS, da Silva ARO, Heineck I, de França Fonteles MM, Bracken LE, Peak M, de Lyra Junior DP, Osorio-de-Castro CGS, and Lima EC
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- Infant, Child, Humans, Brazil, Hospitals, Hospitalization, Child, Hospitalized, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Hospitals, Pediatric, Anti-Infective Agents
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The use of antimicrobials (AMs) in pediatric infections is common practice and use may be inappropriate leading to antimicrobial resistance. Off-label AM use is also common in this group and can result in drug-related problems. There is lack of DUR data in Brazil and in Latin America, specially for AM pediatric use. The aim of this study was to describe the utilization of AMs in hospitalized children in five hospitals in Brazil. We conducted an observational study of the utilization of AMs in pediatric wards in hospitals in the states of Ceará (CE), Sergipe (SE), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and the Federal District (DF). Data derived from patient medical records and prescriptions were collected over a six-month period in each hospital. The number of AMs used by each patient was recorded, and AM use was assessed using Days of therapy (DOT) and Length of therapy (LOT) per 1000 patient days according to different patient characteristics. Off-label (OL) use was described according to age. The study analyzed data from 1020 patients. The sex and age distributions were similar across the five hospitals. However, differences were found for comorbidities, history of ICU admission and length of hospital stay. The most common diseases were respiratory tract infections. There were wide variations in DOT/1000PD (278-517) and LOT/1000PD (265-390). AM utilization was highest in the hospital in SE. The consumption of second-generation penicillins and cephalosporins was high. The prevalence of OL use of AMs was higher for patients in the RJ hospital, in infants, in patients who underwent prolonged hospital stays, and in patients who used multiple AMs. The AM that showed the highest prevalence of OL use was azithromycin, in both oral and parenteral formulations. Overall AM use was high and showed differences in each setting, possibly influenced by local characteristics and by prescribing standards adopted by pediatricians., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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25. Sex-Specific Patterns of Cerebral Atrophy and Enlarged Perivascular Spaces in Patients with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Dementia.
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Pinho J, Almeida FC, Araújo JM, Machado Á, Costa AS, Silva F, Francisco A, Quintas-Neves M, Ferreira C, Soares-Fernandes JP, and Oliveira TG
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- Male, Humans, Female, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atrophy complications, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy complications, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy diagnostic imaging, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy pathology, Alzheimer Disease pathology
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Background and Purpose: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is characterized by amyloid β deposition in leptomeningeal and superficial cortical vessels. Cognitive impairment is common and may occur independent of concomitant Alzheimer disease neuropathology. It is still unknown which neuroimaging findings are associated with dementia in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and whether they are modulated by sex. This study compared MR imaging markers in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy with dementia or mild cognitive impairment or who are cognitively unimpaired and explored sex-specific differences., Materials and Methods: We studied 58 patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy selected from the cerebrovascular and memory outpatient clinics. Clinical characteristics were collected from clinical records. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy was diagnosed on MR imaging on the basis of the Boston criteria. Visual rating scores for atrophy and other imaging features were independently assessed by 2 senior neuroradiologists., Results: Medial temporal lobe atrophy was higher for those with cerebral amyloid angiopathy with dementia versus those cognitively unimpaired ( P = .015), but not for those with mild cognitive impairment. This effect was mainly driven by higher atrophy in men with dementia, compared with women with and without dementia ( P = .034, P = .012; respectively) and with men without dementia ( P = .012). Enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale were more frequent in women with dementia versus men with and without dementia ( P = .021, P = .011; respectively) and women without dementia ( P = .011)., Conclusions: Medial temporal lobe atrophy was more prominent in men with dementia, whereas women showed a higher number of enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale. Overall, this finding suggests differential pathophysiologic mechanisms with sex-specific neuroimaging patterns in cerebral amyloid angiopathy., (© 2023 by American Journal of Neuroradiology.)
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26. A Graph-Space Optimal Transport Approach Based on Kaniadakis κ -Gaussian Distribution for Inverse Problems Related to Wave Propagation.
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da Silva SLEF, de Araújo JM, de la Barra E, and Corso G
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Data-centric inverse problems are a process of inferring physical attributes from indirect measurements. Full-waveform inversion (FWI) is a non-linear inverse problem that attempts to obtain a quantitative physical model by comparing the wave equation solution with observed data, optimizing an objective function. However, the FWI is strenuously dependent on a robust objective function, especially for dealing with cycle-skipping issues and non-Gaussian noises in the dataset. In this work, we present an objective function based on the Kaniadakis κ-Gaussian distribution and the optimal transport (OT) theory to mitigate non-Gaussian noise effects and phase ambiguity concerns that cause cycle skipping. We construct the κ-objective function using the probabilistic maximum likelihood procedure and include it within a well-posed version of the original OT formulation, known as the Kantorovich-Rubinstein metric. We represent the data in the graph space to satisfy the probability axioms required by the Kantorovich-Rubinstein framework. We call our proposal the κ-Graph-Space Optimal Transport FWI (κ-GSOT-FWI). The results suggest that the κ-GSOT-FWI is an effective procedure to circumvent the effects of non-Gaussian noise and cycle-skipping problems. They also show that the Kaniadakis κ-statistics significantly improve the FWI objective function convergence, resulting in higher-resolution models than classical techniques, especially when κ=0.6.
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27. Generalized statistics: Applications to data inverse problems with outlier-resistance.
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Dos Santos Lima GZ, de Lima JVT, de Araújo JM, Corso G, and da Silva SLEF
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- Likelihood Functions, Normal Distribution, Algorithms
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The conventional approach to data-driven inversion framework is based on Gaussian statistics that presents serious difficulties, especially in the presence of outliers in the measurements. In this work, we present maximum likelihood estimators associated with generalized Gaussian distributions in the context of Rényi, Tsallis and Kaniadakis statistics. In this regard, we analytically analyze the outlier-resistance of each proposal through the so-called influence function. In this way, we formulate inverse problems by constructing objective functions linked to the maximum likelihood estimators. To demonstrate the robustness of the generalized methodologies, we consider an important geophysical inverse problem with high noisy data with spikes. The results reveal that the best data inversion performance occurs when the entropic index from each generalized statistic is associated with objective functions proportional to the inverse of the error amplitude. We argue that in such a limit the three approaches are resistant to outliers and are also equivalent, which suggests a lower computational cost for the inversion process due to the reduction of numerical simulations to be performed and the fast convergence of the optimization process., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2023 dos Santos Lima et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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28. The direct and indirect costs of cardiovascular diseases in Brazil.
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de Araújo JM, Eufrosino de Alencar Rodrigues R, da Costa Pereira de Arruda Neta A, Leite Lima Ferreira FE, Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de Lima R, Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna R, Vasconcelos Leitão Moreira L, Moreira da Silva Neto J, and Moreira PVL
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- Male, Humans, Middle Aged, Aged, Health Care Costs, Brazil epidemiology, Ambulatory Care, Sodium Chloride, Dietary, Cost of Illness, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
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Objective: To evaluate the direct and indirect costs of cardiovascular diseases (such as coronary heart disease and stroke) by sex and age group, attributed to the excessive consumption of salt, saturated fat and trans fat in Brazil., Materials and Methods: The data for estimating the Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) corresponding to the consumption of salt, saturated fat and trans-fat were obtained from the Household Budget Survey 2017-2018. The calculation of direct costs for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) was made from the accounting sum of costs with hospitalizations and outpatient care found in the National Health System (Hospital Information System and Outpatient Information System), from 2017 to 2019, including the costs of treatment, such as medical consultations, medical procedures, and drugs. Regarding the indirect costs, they were measured by the loss of human capital, given the premature death, resulting in loss of productivity. To define the attributable costs, they were multiplied by the PAF., Results: Higher burden of CVD attributable to the consumption of salt, saturated fat and trans fat were observed in younger individuals, which progressively decreased with advancing age, but still generated economic costs in the order of US$ 7.18 billion, in addition to 1.53 million productive years of life lost (YLL) to premature death, if considering salt as an inducer. Although attributable burden of CVD is higher among younger individuals, the highest costs are associated with males aged 45 to 74 years old for direct costs and 45 to 64 years old for indirect costs., Conclusion: The attributable fractions to consumption of salt are the ones that cause the most effects on CVD, followed by saturated fat and trans fat, with direct and indirect costs being higher for males., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2022 de Araújo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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29. Full-waveform inversion based on generalized Rényi entropy using patched Green's function techniques.
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Barbosa WA, da Silva SLEF, de la Barra E, and de Araújo JM
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- Entropy, Normal Distribution, Probability, Noise
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The estimation of physical parameters from data analyses is a crucial process for the description and modeling of many complex systems. Based on Rényi α-Gaussian distribution and patched Green's function (PGF) techniques, we propose a robust framework for data inversion using a wave-equation based methodology named full-waveform inversion (FWI). From the assumption that the residual seismic data (the difference between the modeled and observed data) obeys the Rényi α-Gaussian probability distribution, we introduce an outlier-resistant criterion to deal with erratic measures in the FWI context, in which the classical FWI based on l2-norm is a particular case. The new misfit function arises from the probabilistic maximum-likelihood method associated with the α-Gaussian distribution. The PGF technique works on the forward modeling process by dividing the computational domain into outside target area and target area, where the wave equation is solved only once on the outside target (before FWI). During the FWI processing, Green's functions related only to the target area are computed instead of the entire computational domain, saving computational efforts. We show the effectiveness of our proposed approach by considering two distinct realistic P-wave velocity models, in which the first one is inspired in the Kwanza Basin in Angola and the second in a region of great economic interest in the Brazilian pre-salt field. We call our proposal by the abbreviation α-PGF-FWI. The results reveal that the α-PGF-FWI is robust against additive Gaussian noise and non-Gaussian noise with outliers in the limit α → 2/3, being α the Rényi entropic index., Competing Interests: The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following competing interests: The Fundação Norte-Rio-Grandense de Pesquisa e Cultura (FUNPEC) grant is provided with support from Brazil’s Agency of Petroleum (ANP) and the Shell Company. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials., (Copyright: © 2022 Barbosa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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30. Formation and stability of aerobic granular sludge in a sequential batch reactor for the simultaneous removal of organic matter and nutrients from low-strength domestic wastewater.
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Alves OIM, Araújo JM, Silva PMJ, Magnus BS, Gavazza S, Florencio L, and Kato MT
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- Bioreactors microbiology, Denitrification, Nitrification, Nitrogen analysis, Nutrients, Phosphates, Phosphorus, Waste Disposal, Fluid methods, Sewage microbiology, Wastewater chemistry
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Simultaneous removal of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus, via simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) and enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes, was evaluated in a pilot-scale sequential batch reactor. The focus was on granule's morphology, stability, microbiological composition, and reactor performance while treating diluted domestic wastewater with total chemical oxygen demand (COD
t ) of ≈ 200 mg.L-1 . The applied organic loading rate was 0.9 ± 0.3 kg CODt .m-3 .d-1 in the experiment. Aerobic granular sludge developed gradually. After 87-day operation, granules (diameter ≥ 0.2 mm) were ≥ 50 % of the biomass, and after 168 days, complete granulation was obtained (≥ 80 % of biomass). In the third period (days 168-247, complete granulation), mixed liquor biomass reached a volatile suspended solids (VSS) concentration of 1.2 ± 0.3 g VSS.L-1 , with the granules remaining stable until the experimental end. In this period, low effluent concentrations of COD, nitrogen (NH4 + -N, NO2 - -N and NO3 - -N) and phosphate (PO4 3- P) were obtained (mg.L-1 ): 36 ± 11; 4 ± 5; 3 ± 3, 4 ± 5; and 0.9 ± 0.4, respectively. COD, NH4 + -N, and PO4 3- -P removal efficiencies (%) were 80 ± 11; 83 ± 20; and 55 ± 24, respectively. Heterotrophic nitrification and SND were observed, resulting in a process efficiency of 31 % even with dissolved oxygen applied to saturation. The phosphate removal was mainly attributed to denitrifying phosphorus accumulating organisms. Pseudomonas, the dominant genus found, acted in nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Pseudoxanthomonas also assisted in phosphorus removal. Bacterial communities in the flocs (≈ 20 % of biomass) during the last period were similar to those in the granules; therefore, they constituted the basis for granule formation, directly contributed to the simultaneous good removal of organic matter and nutrients., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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31. Influence of temperature on aerobic granular sludge formation and stability treating municipal wastewater with high nitrogen loadings.
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Araújo JM, Berzio S, Gehring T, Nettmann E, Florêncio L, and Wichern M
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- Aerobiosis, Bioreactors microbiology, Nitrogen, Oxygen, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Temperature, Waste Disposal, Fluid methods, Sewage, Wastewater
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This study investigated the influence of temperature (20 and 30 °C) on the formation and stability of aerobic granules in sequential batch reactors (SBR). Therefore, two lab-scale SBRs operated at 20 and 30 °C (SBR
20 and SBR30 ) were used. The reactors were fed with municipal wastewater (CODt :TN:TP 100:15:1.7), leading to mean organic loading rates (OLR) of 1.3 ± 0.4 kgCODt m-3 day-1 . Both reactors had the same height/diameter ratio of 4.2 and were inoculated with activated sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The operational conditions were also the same for both temperatures and lasted in stable process parameters for over 100 days. By optimizing the aeration and oxygen concentration, a high removal efficiency of NH4 -N (∼99%) and COD (∼90%) was achieved in both reactors, despite the poor C:N:P ratio at the influent. Furthermore, a relatively low oxygen concentration of 2 mg L-1 was defined as the set point for the control strategy. Nevertheless, granulation at 30 °C was significantly faster, resulting in more stable sludge volume index (SVI) values (SVI10 /SVI30 < 1.1). The granules formed at 30 °C were also larger, more compact, and considerably more stable against system disturbances. However, at higher temperatures, larger granules might be required for nitrate removal because of the increased oxygen diffusion rates. Finally, microbiological 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis for both systems indicated major differences relatively to the inoculum sludge only for nitrogen-degrading organisms., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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32. Effects of Refrigeration at 5°C for Long Periods of Time on Bovine Ear Skin as a Strategy to Transport Biological Material and Isolate Fibroblasts to Use in the Nuclear Transfer.
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de Araújo JM, Oliveira RA, Capobianco NE, Cunha ATM, Dode MAN, and Martins CF
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- Animals, Cattle, Embryo, Mammalian, Female, Fibroblasts, Freezing, Blastocyst, Refrigeration
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Animal cloning is an important technique used to produce clones from valuable farm animals, to rescue animals in risk of extinction, and for producing transgenic animals. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of refrigeration on bovine ear skin as a strategy to transport biological material for long periods of time to isolate viable fibroblasts. Ears from eight cows were collected after death and stored for 30 days at 5°C. On days 0, 2, 4, 7, 14, 21, and 30, skin biopsies were cultured in vitro for fibroblast isolation. The time for first fibroblast outgrowth, time to reach 100% confluence. and cell concentration before freezing were observed for each period. In addition, plasma membrane integrity, cell apoptosis, and necrosis in cells were evaluated through fluorescent colorant combination in a flow cytometer from all periods after thawing. Fibroblasts obtained after 30 days of storage, considered a critical period, were tested for embryo production using nuclear transfer (NT) with micromanipulators. All time points allowed for cell culture. The time of cell growth onset was longer in samples refrigerated for 14, 21, and 30 days. The time to reach confluence also increased with longer refrigeration periods. Cells from day 0 reached confluence in 24 ± 2 days, while day 30 cells took 31 ± 0 days. Cell concentration and viability dropped with increased storage time and freezing/thawing, respectively. It was found that a long period of sample storage results in cell damage, making cultivation more difficult and decreasing cell viability post-thawing and cell concentration. However, when cells from day 30 were used as nuclei donors in NT, a 26.05% blastocyst rate after 7 days in culture was obtained. In conclusion, refrigeration at 5°C was shown to be efficient in maintaining viable tissue for up to 30 days, and fibroblasts isolated can be used for cloned embryo production.
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33. Beyond arboviruses: A multicenter study to evaluate differential diagnosis of rash diseases and acute febrile illness cases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Alves ADR, Raposo JV, de Sousa RMP, Cardoso CAA, Costa PKSF, Araújo JM, Barreiro STA, Bressan CDS, Calvet GA, de Souza RV, Brasil P, Cubel Garcia RCN, Pinto MA, de Paula VS, and Amado LA
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- Adolescent, Adult, Antibodies, Viral, Brazil epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA, Viral, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Fever diagnosis, Humans, Immunoglobulin M, Male, Arboviruses, Exanthema diagnosis, Exanthema epidemiology, Herpesvirus 6, Human, Parvoviridae Infections, Parvovirus B19, Human genetics
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Introduction: A wide variety of viruses can cause rash diseases (RDs) or acute febrile illness (AFIs) in children, adolescents and adults; however, approximately 19% of RD cases and 40% of AFI cases remain without a defined etiology. Parvovirus B19 (B19V) and herpesvirus infection can also cause RD and/or AFI, and in some risk groups, these infections can become persistent (or latent) and may require hospital treatment. Since these infections do not have mandatory reporting, they can be hidden by other diseases, such as those caused by arboviruses (e.g., dengue virus). In this context, the aim of this study was to pursue the differential laboratory diagnoses of B19V and herpesvirus infections in patients with RD and AFI, without a defined etiology, seen in hospitals and/or reference centers for infectious diseases in Rio de Janeiro., Methods: A total of 114 participants were enrolled in the study, including 54 children and 60 adults. B19V infection was assessed by real-time PCR (qPCR) and ELISA (anti-B19V IgM and IgG). EBV was assessed through qPCR, and betaherpesviruses (HCMV, HHV-6 and HHV-7) were assessed through multiplex qPCR. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from the medical record data of these participants., Results: The median age of children with RD was 2 years (interquartile range (IQR): 5), and 55.6% were male. Among adults with AFI, the median age was 38 years (IQR: 21), and 56.7% were female. Regarding RD patients, viral prevalence (and load) were 5.5%(104IU/mL), 3.4%(104IU/mL), 5.5%(104IU/mL) and 11.1%(105IU/mL) for B19V, EBV, HCMV and HHV-6 infection, respectively, and in AFI patients they were 6.6%(105IU/mL), 1.6%(103IU/mL), 3.3%(104IU/mL) for B19V, HCMV and HHV-6, respectively. HHV-7 was not detected in RD or AFI patients., Conclusion: These results suggest the importance of including B19V and herpesviruses in the differential laboratory diagnoses for patients with RD and AFI, not only for epidemiological purposes but also for the proper management of the patient., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist
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34. Choleperitoneum secondary to isolated subserosal gallbladder injury due to blunt abdominal trauma - A case report.
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Reitz MM, Araújo JM, de Souza GHN, Gagliardi DP, de Toledo FVT, and Ribeiro Júnior MAF
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When dealing with rare traumatic injuries, surgeons might have difficulty diagnosing them and choosing the most appropriate management when no consensus exist on the best course of action. In such circumstances, drawing on the experience of colleagues can be of great value. Traumatic injuries of the gallbladder are unusual and might not be readily identifiable neither in imaging studies nor during surgery. Retrograde cholangiography plays an important role in correctly diagnosing these injuries and guiding decision-making. We report a case of a subserosal perforation due to blunt trauma to the abdomen, which was identified intraoperatively after a transcystic retrograde cholangiogram was performed and managed successfully with formal cholecystectomy., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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35. Early intervention in psychosis in emerging countries: Findings from a first-episode psychosis programme in the Ribeirão Preto catchment area, southeastern Brazil.
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Corrêa-Oliveira GE, Scarabelot LF, Araújo JM, Boin AC, de Paula Pessoa RM, Leal LR, and Del-Ben CM
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- Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Early Intervention, Educational, Early Medical Intervention, Female, Humans, Male, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Psychotic Disorders diagnosis, Psychotic Disorders epidemiology, Psychotic Disorders therapy, Schizophrenia
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Aim: People presenting with first-episode psychosis (FEP) can benefit from early intervention programmes. However, such programmes are scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Brazil, there are a few programmes, but they are unequally distributed across the country. We aimed to describe the implementation and performance of the Ribeirão Preto Early Intervention in Psychosis Programme (Ribeirão Preto-EIP), an outpatient service for patients presenting with FEP residing in the Ribeirão Preto catchment area in Southeastern Brazil., Methods: A detailed description of the service, staff and theoretical framework was compiled. Furthermore, a retrospective cohort study of patients attending the programme throughout 4 years (2015-2018) was conducted. Data were obtained by analysing the medical records of all patients, and sociodemographic and diagnostic stability information for this period was recorded., Results: The Ribeirão Preto-EIP had 358 new referrals during the study period. Among them, 237 patients were assessed for an average (median) duration of 14 months. Most patients were male (64.1%) and single (84.8%). The median age was 23.5 years (range, 9-86 years). Schizophrenia was the main diagnosis (43.4%), followed by substance-induced (25.7%) and affective (18.6%) psychosis. Referrals occurred from emergency, inpatient, community-based mental health and primary care services., Conclusions: Programmes such as the Ribeirão Preto-EIP demonstrate that early intervention in psychosis is feasible in LMICs despite significant challenges for their access and integration in the health system. Strategic scale-up policies could be undertaken to offer better short- and long-term outcomes for individuals presenting with FEP and their families., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)
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36. Projected impact of change in the percentage of energy from each NOVA group intake on cardiovascular disease mortality in Brazil: a modelling study.
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Vasconcelos Leitão Moreira P, da Costa Pereira de Arruda Neta A, Leite de Lima Ferreira FE, de Araújo JM, da Costa Louzada ML, Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de Lima R, Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna R, Moreira da Silva Neto J, Colombet Z, and O'Flaherty M
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- Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Diet, Energy Intake, Fast Foods, Female, Humans, Male, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
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Objective: Estimate reductions in cardiovascular mortality achievable through improvement in nutrient intakes according to processing level (NOVA classification), that is, reducing consumption of culinary ingredients (G2), processed (G3) and ultra-processed foods (G4) while encouraging consumption of unprocessed and minimally processed foods (G1)., Design: Modelling study., Setting: General adult population of Brazil., Participants: Men and women aged 25 or more years (34 003) investigated in the Household Budget Survey 2017-2018, in the consumption data module., Main Outcome Measures: We used the IMPACT Food Policy Model to estimate the reduction in deaths from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) up to 2048 in five scenarios with reductions in saturated fat, trans fat, salt and added sugar intakes resulting from changes in NOVA groups. (1) The optimistic scenario modelised an increase in the energy intake provided by G1 and a reduction in the energy intake from G2, G3 and G4, return to previous levels. (2) The minimal scenario modelised a 3.7% increase in the energy intake from G1, and a reduction in the energy intake from G4 to the 2008-2009 level. (3) The modest scenario only modelised a 25.0% reduction of the energy intake from G2 and G3. (4) The intermediary scenario modelised the minimal scenario plus a 25.0% reduction in the energy intake from G2. (5) Finally, the advanced scenario modelised the minimal scenario plus a 25.0% reduction in the energy intake from G2 and G3., Results: Proposed changes in the optimistic scenario could prevent or delay 52.8% CVD-related deaths by 2048. Changes modelled in the minimal, modest, intermediary and advanced scenarios may result in a 10.1%, 28.4%, 31.4% and 38.6% reduction in 2048 CVD mortality, respectively., Conclusions: Substantial health gains can be achieved by improving the diet, through plausible modifications aimed at the level of processing as a tool for Brazilian food policies., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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37. A microfluidic approach for synthesis and kinetic profiling of branched gold nanostructures.
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Cai Q, Castagnola V, Boselli L, Moura A, Lopez H, Zhang W, de Araújo JM, and Dawson KA
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- Gold chemistry, Microfluidics, Reproducibility of Results, Metal Nanoparticles chemistry, Nanostructures chemistry
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Automatized approaches for nanoparticle synthesis and characterization represent a great asset to their applicability in the biomedical field by improving reproducibility and standardization, which help to meet the selection criteria of regulatory authorities. The scaled-up production of nanoparticles with carefully defined characteristics, including intrinsic morphological features, and minimal intra-batch, batch-to-batch, and operator variability, is an urgent requirement to elevate nanotechnology towards more trustable biological and technological applications. In this work, microfluidic approaches were employed to achieve fast mixing and good reproducibility in synthesizing a variety of gold nanostructures. The microfluidic setup allowed exploiting spatial resolution to investigate the growth evolution of the complex nanoarchitectures. By physically isolating intermediate reaction fractions, we performed an advanced characterization of the shape properties during their growth, not possible with routine characterization methods. Employing an in-house developed method to assign a specific identity to shapes, we followed the particle growth/deformation process and identified key reaction parameters for more precise control of the generated morphologies. Besides, this investigation led to the optimization of a one-pot multi-size and multi-shape synthesis of a variety of gold nanoparticles. In summary, we describe an optimized platform for highly controlled synthesis and a novel approach for the mechanistic study of shape-evolving nanomaterials.
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38. Coronary heart disease and stroke mortality trends in Brazil 2000-2018.
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Moreira PVL, de Arruda Neta ADCP, Ferreira SS, Ferreira FELL, de Lima RLFC, de Toledo Vianna RP, de Araújo JM, de Alencar Rodrigues RE, da Silva Neto JM, and O'Flaherty M
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- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brazil epidemiology, Coronary Disease epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality trends, Sex Characteristics, Stroke epidemiology, Coronary Disease mortality, Stroke mortality
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Objective: To analyse the mortality rate trend due to coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in the adult population in Brazil., Methods: From 2000 to 2018, a time trend study with joinpoint regression was conducted among Brazilian men and women aged 35 years and over. Age-adjusted and age, sex specific CHD and stroke trend rate mortality were measured., Results: Crude mortality rates from CHD decreased in both sexes and in all age groups, except for males over 85 years old with an increase of 1.78%. The most accentuated declining occurred for age range 35 to 44 years for both men (52.1%) and women (53.2%) due to stroke and in men (33%) due to CHD, and among women (32%) aged 65 to 74 years due to CHD. Age-adjusted mortality rates for CHD and stroke decreased in both sexes, in the period from 2000 to 2018. The average annual rate for CHD went from 97.09 during 2000-2008 to 78.75 during 2016-2018, whereas the highest percentage of change was observed during 2008 to 2013 (APC -2.5%; 95% CI). The average annual rate for stroke decreased from 104.96 to 69.93, between 2000-2008 and 2016-2018, and the highest percentage of change occurred during the periods from 2008 to 2013 and 2016 to 2018 (APC 4.7%; 95% CI)., Conclusion: The downward trend CHD and stroke mortality rates is continuing. Policy intervention directed to strengthen care provision and improve population diets and lifestyles might explain the continued progress, but there is no room for complacency., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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39. Improving Seismic Inversion Robustness via Deformed Jackson Gaussian.
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Silva SA, da Silva SLEF, de Souza RF, Marinho AA, de Araújo JM, and Bezerra CG
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The seismic data inversion from observations contaminated by spurious measures (outliers) remains a significant challenge for the industrial and scientific communities. This difficulty is due to slow processing work to mitigate the influence of the outliers. In this work, we introduce a robust formulation to mitigate the influence of spurious measurements in the seismic inversion process. In this regard, we put forth an outlier-resistant seismic inversion methodology for model estimation based on the deformed Jackson Gaussian distribution. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposal, we investigated a classic geophysical data-inverse problem in three different scenarios: (i) in the first one, we analyzed the sensitivity of the seismic inversion to incorrect seismic sources; (ii) in the second one, we considered a dataset polluted by Gaussian errors with different noise intensities; and (iii) in the last one we considered a dataset contaminated by many outliers. The results reveal that the deformed Jackson Gaussian outperforms the classical approach, which is based on the standard Gaussian distribution.
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40. EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN THE WESTERN REGION OF MINAS GERAIS STATE.
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Martins KR, Araújo JM, Cruz ÁC, and Luiz-Ferreira A
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- Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Retrospective Studies, Colitis, Ulcerative epidemiology, Crohn Disease epidemiology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases epidemiology
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Background: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), two of the main inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), have been increasingly diagnosed in South America. Although IBD have been intensively studied in the last years, epidemiologic data in Brazil are scarce., Objective: To study the clinical and epidemiologic profile of IBD patients treated in the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia from 1999 to 2014., Methods: We performed a retrospective study of the medical records of patients diagnosed with IBD, according to the international classification of diseases (ICD) - ICD K50 for CD and ICD K51 for UC - confirmed by endoscopic examination in the case of both diseases. We analyzed the following variables: age; sex; ethnicity; smoking habit; primary diagnosis; site of disease manifestation; main clinical manifestations; IBD-related complications; extraintestinal manifestations; and established drug and/or surgical treatment., Results: We evaluated 183 IBD cases (91 UC and 92 CD cases). The estimated prevalence rate of UC was 15.06/100.000 inhabitants and of CD was 15.23/100.000. The CU and CD female to male incidence ratios were 1.7 and 1.8, respectively. The average age of patients diagnosed with UC was 39.4 years and of those diagnosed with CD was 31.1 years. White-skinned people were the most affected by UC (66.0%) and CD (69.0%). Few patients were submitted to surgical procedures as treatment alternative., Conclusion: The estimated prevalence of IBD in this population was low compared to that of populations of North America, but high compared to that of other regions considered to present low incidence, such as some Asian and Latin American countries.
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41. Magnetic nanoparticles hyperthermia in a non-adiabatic and radiating process.
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Iglesias CAM, de Araújo JCR, Xavier J, Anders RL, de Araújo JM, da Silva RB, Soares JM, Brito EL, Streck L, Fonseca JLC, Plá Cid CC, Gamino M, Silva EF, Chesman C, Correa MA, de Medeiros SN, and Bohn F
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We investigate the magnetic nanoparticles hyperthermia in a non-adiabatic and radiating process through the calorimetric method. Specifically, we propose a theoretical approach to magnetic hyperthermia from a thermodynamic point of view. To test the robustness of the approach, we perform hyperthermia experiments and analyse the thermal behavior of magnetite and magnesium ferrite magnetic nanoparticles dispersed in water submitted to an alternating magnetic field. From our findings, besides estimating the specific loss power value from a non-adiabatic and radiating process, thus enhancing the accuracy in the determination of this quantity, we provide physical meaning to a parameter found in literature that still remained not fully understood, the effective thermal conductance, and bring to light how it can be obtained from experiment. In addition, we show our approach brings a correction to the estimated experimental results for specific loss power and effective thermal conductance, thus demonstrating the importance of the heat loss rate due to the thermal radiation in magnetic hyperthermia.
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- 2021
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42. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the poorest region of Brazil: results from a population-based study.
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de Souza Araújo AA, Quintans-Júnior LJ, Heimfarth L, Schimieguel DM, Corrêa CB, de Moura TR, Cavalcante RCM, Rodrigues Bomfim R, Grespan R, Santana Rodrigues L, Dos Santos DM, de Sá Resende A, de Lima Silva N, da Silva Santos ACR, Dantas Araújo JM, de Souza MF, de Oliveira Góes MA, Santana Santos V, and Martins-Filho PR
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brazil epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Young Adult, Antibodies, Viral blood, COVID-19 epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 immunology
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Population-based seroprevalence studies on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in low- and middle-income countries are lacking. We investigated the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in Sergipe state, Northeast Brazil, using rapid IgM-IgG antibody test and fluorescence immunoassay. The seroprevalence was 9.3% (95% CI 8.5-10.1), 10.2% (95% CI 9.2-11.3) for women and 7.9% (IC 95% 6.8-9.1) for men (P = 0.004). We found a decline in the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies according to age, but the differences were not statistically significant: 0-19 years (9.9%; 95% CI 7.8-12.5), 20-59 years (9.3%; 95% CI 8.4-10.3) and ≥60 years (9.0%; 95% CI 7.5-10.8) (P = 0.517). The metropolitan area had a higher seroprevalence (11.7%, 95% CI 10.3-13.2) than outside municipalities (8.0%, 95% CI 7.2-8.9) (P < 0.001). These findings highlight the importance of serosurveillance to estimate the real impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and thereby provide data to better understand the spread of the virus, as well as providing information to guide stay-at-home measures and other policies. In addition, these results may be useful as basic data to follow the progress of COVID-19 outbreak as social restriction initiatives start to be relaxed in Brazil.
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43. Adding Prior Information in FWI through Relative Entropy.
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Cruz DS, de Araújo JM, da Costa CAN, and da Silva CCN
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Full waveform inversion is an advantageous technique for obtaining high-resolution subsurface information. In the petroleum industry, mainly in reservoir characterisation, it is common to use information from wells as previous information to decrease the ambiguity of the obtained results. For this, we propose adding a relative entropy term to the formalism of the full waveform inversion. In this context, entropy will be just a nomenclature for regularisation and will have the role of helping the converge to the global minimum. The application of entropy in inverse problems usually involves formulating the problem, so that it is possible to use statistical concepts. To avoid this step, we propose a deterministic application to the full waveform inversion. We will discuss some aspects of relative entropy and show three different ways of using them to add prior information through entropy in the inverse problem. We use a dynamic weighting scheme to add prior information through entropy. The idea is that the prior information can help to find the path of the global minimum at the beginning of the inversion process. In all cases, the prior information can be incorporated very quickly into the full waveform inversion and lead the inversion to the desired solution. When we include the logarithmic weighting that constitutes entropy to the inverse problem, we will suppress the low-intensity ripples and sharpen the point events. Thus, the addition of entropy relative to full waveform inversion can provide a result with better resolution. In regions where salt is present in the BP 2004 model, we obtained a significant improvement by adding prior information through the relative entropy for synthetic data. We will show that the prior information added through entropy in full-waveform inversion formalism will prove to be a way to avoid local minimums.
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- 2021
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44. Intracerebral Hemorrhage Recurrence in Patients with and without Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
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Pinho J, Araújo JM, Costa AS, Silva F, Francisco A, Quintas-Neves M, Soares-Fernandes J, Ferreira C, and Oliveira TG
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy diagnostic imaging, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy mortality, Cerebral Hemorrhage diagnostic imaging, Cerebral Hemorrhage mortality, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Progression-Free Survival, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy complications, Cerebral Hemorrhage etiology
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Background: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) recurrence risk is known to be higher in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) as compared to other causes of ICH. Risk factors for ICH recurrence are not completely understood, and our goal was to study specific imaging microangiopathy markers., Methods: Retrospective case-control study of patients with non-traumatic ICH admitted to a single center between 2014 and 2017 who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Clinical characteristics of the index event and occurrence of death and ICH recurrence were collected from clinical records. MRI images were independently reviewed by 2 neuroradiologists. Groups of patients with CAA-related and CAA-unrelated ICH defined were compared. Presence of CAA was defined according to the Boston modified criteria. Survival analysis with Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox-regression analyses was performed to analyze ICH recurrence-free survival., Results: Among 448 consecutive patients with non-traumatic ICH admitted during the study period, 104 were included in the study, mean age 64 years (±13.5), median follow-up of 27 months (interquartile range, IQR 16-43), corresponding to 272 person-years of total follow-up. CAA-related ICH patients presented higher burden of lobar microbleeds (p < 0.001), higher burden of enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) in centrum semiovale (p < 0.001) and more frequently presented cortical superficial siderosis (cSS; p < 0.001). ICH recurrence in patients with CAA was 12.7 per 100 person-years, and no recurrence was observed in patients without CAA. Variables associated with ICH recurrence in the whole population were age (hazard ratio [HR] per 1-year increment = 1.05, 95% CI 1.00-1.11, p = 0.046), presence of disseminated cSS (HR 3.32, 95% CI 1.09-10.15, p = 0.035) and burden of EPVS in the centrum semiovale (HR per 1-point increment = 1.80, 95% CI 1.04-3.12, p = 0.035)., Conclusions: This study confirms a higher ICH recurrence risk in patients with CAA-related ICH and suggests that age, disseminated cSS, and burden of EPVS in the centrum semiovale are associated with ICH recurrence., (© 2021 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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- 2021
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45. Contrast-induced neurotoxicity related to neurological endovascular procedures: a systematic review.
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Quintas-Neves M, Araújo JM, Xavier SA, Amorim JM, Cruz E Silva V, and Pinho J
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- Adult, Aged, Endovascular Procedures methods, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuroendoscopy methods, Brain Diseases chemically induced, Contrast Media adverse effects, Neuroimaging adverse effects, Neuroimaging methods, Neurotoxicity Syndromes etiology
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Contrast-induced neurotoxicity (CIN) is an adverse reaction to contrast agents which can occur in the context of diagnostic and therapeutic neurological endovascular procedures. Our goal was to conduct a systematic review of patients reported in the literature diagnosed with CIN after neurological endovascular procedures. A systematic search of EMBASE and MEDLINE databases was conducted. Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 18 years; neurological endovascular procedure performed ≤ 24 h before ictus; new manifestations compatible with encephalic dysfunction; imaging performed < 7 days after ictus; exclusion of other causes and manifestations attributed to pre-existing conditions. Forty-eight patients were included, of which 60.4% were female and 60.4% had arterial hypertension; median age was 63 years. The most frequent procedure was diagnostic cerebral angiography (n = 24, 50.0%) and non-ionic contrast agents were more frequently used (n = 40, 83.3%). Twenty-six patients (54.2%) developed clinical manifestations compatible with CIN during or immediately after the procedure, and the most frequent manifestations were encephalopathy, cortical blindness and motor deficit. The most frequent imaging findings were cortical contrast enhancement on CT (n = 23/42), and cortical sulci effacement (n = 18/48). Most patients presented complete clinical recovery (89.6%) at a median time of 3 days. Among patients with neuroimaging changes who underwent follow-up, complete regression of the abnormalities was shown in 81.5% at a median time of 5 days. CIN is a rare adverse reaction in the context of neurological endovascular procedures. Recognition of clinical manifestations and typical imaging abnormalities, while excluding other causes, is essential for diagnosis.
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46. An objective function for full-waveform inversion based on frequency-dependent offset-preconditioning.
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da Silva SLEF, Carvalho PTC, da Costa CAN, de Araújo JM, and Corso G
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- Algorithms, Models, Theoretical
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Full-waveform inversion (FWI) is a powerful technique to obtain high-resolution subsurface models, from seismic data. However, FWI is an ill-posed problem, which means that the solution is not unique, and therefore the expert use of the information is required to mitigate the FWI ill-posedness, especially when wide-aperture seismic acquisitions are considered. In this way, we investigate the multiscale frequency-domain FWI by using a weighting operator according to the distances between each source-receiver pair. In this work, we propose a weighting operator that acts on the data misfit as preconditioning of the objective function that depends on the source-receiver distance (offset) and the frequency used during the inversion. The proposed operator emphasizes information from long offsets, especially at low frequencies, and as a consequence improves the update of deep geological structures. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposal, we perform numerical simulations on 2D acoustic Marmousi2 case study, which is widely used in seismic imaging tests, considering three different scenarios. In the first two ones, we have used an acquisition geometry with a maximum offset of 4 and 8 km, respectively. In the last one, we have considered all-offsets. The results show that our proposal outperforms similar strategies, for all scenarios, providing more reliable quantitative subsurface models. In fact, our inversion result has the lowest error and the highest similarity to the true model than similar approaches., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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47. Full-waveform inversion based on Kaniadakis statistics.
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da Silva SLEF, Carvalho PTC, de Araújo JM, and Corso G
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Full-waveform inversion (FWI) is a wave-equation-based methodology to estimate the subsurface physical parameters that honor the geologic structures. Classically, FWI is formulated as a local optimization problem, in which the misfit function, to be minimized, is based on the least-squares distance between the observed data and the modeled data (residuals or errors). From a probabilistic maximum-likelihood viewpoint, the minimization of the least-squares distance assumes a Gaussian distribution for the residuals, which obeys Gauss's error law. However, in real situations, the error is seldom Gaussian and therefore it is necessary to explore alternative misfit functions based on non-Gaussian error laws. In this way, starting from the κ-generalized exponential function, we propose a misfit function based on the κ-generalized Gaussian probability distribution, associated with the Kaniadakis statistics (or κ-statistics), which we call κ-FWI. In this study, we perform numerical simulations on a realistic acoustic velocity model, considering two noisy data scenarios. In the first one, we considered Gaussian noisy data, while in the second one, we considered realistic noisy data with outliers. The results show that the κ-FWI outperforms the least-squares FWI, providing better parameter estimation of the subsurface, especially in situations where the seismic data are very noisy and with outliers, independently of the κ-parameter. Although the κ-parameter does not affect the quality of the results, it is important for the fast convergence of FWI.
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48. Tsallis Entropy, Likelihood, and the Robust Seismic Inversion.
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de Lima IP, da Silva SLEF, Corso G, and de Araújo JM
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The nonextensive statistical mechanics proposed by Tsallis have been successfully used to model and analyze many complex phenomena. Here, we study the role of the generalized Tsallis statistics on the inverse problem theory. Most inverse problems are formulated as an optimisation problem that aims to estimate the physical parameters of a system from indirect and partial observations. In the conventional approach, the misfit function that is to be minimized is based on the least-squares distance between the observed data and the modelled data (residuals or errors), in which the residuals are assumed to follow a Gaussian distribution. However, in many real situations, the error is typically non-Gaussian, and therefore this technique tends to fail. This problem has motivated us to study misfit functions based on non-Gaussian statistics. In this work, we derive a misfit function based on the q -Gaussian distribution associated with the maximum entropy principle in the Tsallis formalism. We tested our method in a typical geophysical data inverse problem, called post-stack inversion (PSI), in which the physical parameters to be estimated are the Earth's reflectivity. Our results show that the PSI based on Tsallis statistics outperforms the conventional PSI, especially in the non-Gaussian noisy-data case.
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49. Prognostic information of gaze deviation in acute ischemic stroke patients.
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Silva AL, Pessoa AS, Nogueira R, Araújo JM, Alves JN, Pinho J, and Ferreira C
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Ischemia complications, Cerebrum physiopathology, Disability Evaluation, Endovascular Procedures methods, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Recovery of Function physiology, Retrospective Studies, Thrombectomy methods, Thrombolytic Therapy adverse effects, Brain Ischemia diagnosis, Brain Ischemia therapy, Stroke diagnosis, Stroke therapy
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Introduction: Gaze deviation (GD) in acute ischemic stroke patients has been suggested to be associated with poor outcome and with the presence of large vessel occlusion. Our aim was to study the prognostic significance of GD in ischemic stroke patients submitted to acute revascularization treatments., Methods: Retrospective single-center study of consecutive anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients submitted to thrombolysis and/or endovascular revascularization between 2007 and 2017. The groups of patients with and without GD were compared concerning baseline clinical and imagiological variables, functional outcome at 3 months, and survival at 1 year., Results: Among a study population of 711 patients, 332 (46.7%) presented GD. Patients with GD were more frequently of female sex (p = 0.048), had higher baseline NIHSS scores (p < 0.001), had lower ASPECTS on baseline CT (p < 0.001), more frequently had ischemia of the right hemisphere (p < 0.001), presented higher NIHSS 24 hours after treatment (p < 0.001), and more frequently presented cardioembolic stroke (p = 0.003). In the unadjusted analyses, GD was associated with decreased 3-month functional independence and increased 1-month and 1 year mortality (p < 0.001). After adjustment for variables of interest, namely, for NIHSS 24 hours after treatment, GD was no longer associated with functional outcome or survival., Conclusions: GD in patients with acute ischemic stroke is associated with increased clinical and imagiological severity at baseline. However, in patients submitted to acute revascularization treatments, this does not appear to be independent predictor of functional outcome or survival.
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50. Sm16, A Schistosoma mansoni Immunomodulatory Protein, Fails to Elicit a Protective Immune Response and Does Not Have an Essential Role in Parasite Survival in the Definitive Host.
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Bernardes WPOS, de Araújo JM, Carvalho GB, Alves CC, de Moura Coelho AT, Dutra ITS, Teixeira SSF, de Azambuja Ribeiro RIM, de Moraes Mourão M, da Silva-Pereira RA, and Fonseca CT
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- Animals, Antibodies, Helminth immunology, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Base Sequence, Cytokines metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Helminth Proteins chemistry, Helminth Proteins genetics, Immunization, Mice, Recombinant Proteins immunology, Schistosoma mansoni growth & development, Schistosomiasis mansoni genetics, Schistosomiasis mansoni prevention & control, Vaccines immunology, Helminth Proteins immunology, Host-Parasite Interactions immunology, Immunomodulation, Schistosoma mansoni immunology, Schistosomiasis mansoni immunology, Schistosomiasis mansoni parasitology
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Sm16 is an immunomodulatory protein that seems to play a key role in the suppression of the cutaneous inflammatory response during Schistosoma mansoni penetration of the skin of definitive hosts. Therefore, Sm16 represents a potential target for protective immune responses induced by vaccination. In this work, we generated the recombinant protein rSm16 and produced polyclonal antibodies against this protein to evaluate its expression during different parasite life-cycle stages and its location on the surface of the parasite. In addition, we analyzed the immune responses elicited by immunization with rSm16 using two different vaccine formulations, as well as its ability to induce protection in Balb/c mice. In order to explore the biological function of Sm16 during the course of experimental infection, RNA interference was also employed. Our results demonstrated that Sm16 is expressed in cercaria and schistosomula and is located in the schistosomula surface. Despite humoral and cellular immune responses triggered by vaccination using rSm16 associated with either Freund's or alum adjuvants, immunized mice presented no reduction in either parasite burden or parasite egg laying. Knockdown of Sm16 gene expression in schistosomula resulted in decreased parasite size in vitro but had no effect on parasite survival or egg production in vivo . Thus, our findings demonstrate that although the vaccine formulations used in this study succeeded in activating immune responses, these failed to promote parasite elimination. Finally, we have shown that Sm16 is not vital for parasite survival in the definitive host and hence may not represent a suitable target for vaccine development., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2019 Wilma Patrícia de Oliveira Santos Bernardes et al.)
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