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LRP5 gene polymorphisms and radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by increased bone resorption and impaired bone formation. Osteoblast function is regulated by the canonical LRP5/Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Bone mineral density and RA jo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Α Respiratory Sound Database for the Development of Automated Classification
The automatic analysis of respiratory sounds has been a field of great research interest during the last decades. Automated classification of respiratory sounds has the potential to detect abnormalities in the...
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Protein intake and dietary glycemic load of 4-year-olds and association with adiposity and serum insulin at 7 years of age: sex-nutrient and nutrient–nutrient interactions
The role of Protein Intake (PI) at preschool age on later adiposity is understudied, and prospective studies also examining Dietary Glycemic Load (GL) are lacking. The current study evaluated the association o...
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Open AccessCombination of Run-1 exotic searches in diboson final states at the LHC
We perform a statistical combination of the ATLAS and CMS results for the search of a heavy resonance decaying to a pair of vector bosons with the ...
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The role of sarcopenia in the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture
Several common age-related mechanisms and factors influence muscle and bone, affecting functionality of both tissues. Sarcopenia is closely linked with osteoporosis, and their combined effect may exacerbate ne...
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The influence of socioeconomic factors and family context on energy-dense food consumption among 2-year-old children
Adverse effect on health has been described for a high consumption of energy-dense food, among children and adults. Limited research has been performed among pre-school children. The objective of this study is...
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Fatty acids derived from a food frequency questionnaire and measured in the erythrocyte membrane in relation to adiponectin and leptin concentrations
Evidence on the association between fatty acids and adiponectin and leptin concentrations is scarce and inconsistent, which may in part be due to limitations of dietary reporting methods. We aimed to estimate ...
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ASA helps prediction of the death rate in surgical ICU patients
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Periphere Streifen oder blattartige Strukturen – das ist hier die Frage
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The effect of current and lifetime alcohol consumption on overall and central obesity
To evaluate the association between current and lifetime alcohol consumption, and overall and central obesity in adults of an urban Portuguese population.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum uric acid and metabolic syndrome
Research on the importance of serum uric acid (SUA) as a contributing metabolic factor to cardiovascular diseases has conducted to conflicting results, with most studies assuming a cross-sectional design. The ...
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Role of physical activity and diet in incidence of hypertension: a population-based study in Portuguese adults
To evaluate longitudinally the role of physical activity (PA) (type and intensity) and diet (measured using DASH score, nutrients and food intake) in hypertension incidence.
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Indices of central and peripheral body fat: association with non-fatal acute myocardial infarction
The majority of the studies have focused on the effect of general and central fat on coronary risk, neglecting the potential role of peripheral body fat.
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An Experimental Study of the Diesel Biodegradation Effects on Soil Biogeophysical Parameters
The purpose of this study was to understand the dynamic conditions of soil/organic mixtures in order to contribute to the study of remediation processes at hydrocarbon spill sites. Induced polarization (IP) an...
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The association of fruits, vegetables, antioxidant vitamins and fibre intake with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein: sex and body mass index interactions
To study the associations of fruits, vegetables, antioxidant vitamins and fibre intake with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). Existing literature on these associations is scarce and has rendered co...
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Petrographic characterization of economizer fly ash
Policies for reducing NOx emissions have led power plants to restrict O2, resulting in high-carbon fly ash production. Therefore, some potentially useful fly ash, such as the economizer fly ash, is discarded with...
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Enumeration and Characterization of Arsenic-Tolerant Diazotrophic Bacteria in a Long-Term Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soil
The abundance of arsenic-tolerant diazotrophic bacteria was compared in a long-term contaminated soil versus a non-contaminated one. In addition, the characterization of tolerant diazotrophic bacteria was carr...
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Unawareness of weight and height - the effect on self-reported prevalence of overweight in a population-based study
Self-reported height and weight are commonly used to estimate body mass index. The present study aims to identify the characteristics of participants who reported not to know their height or weight and to eval...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Brain Temperature & Autonomic Nervous System for the study of relaxation
Cerebral temperature and autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity are relevant complementary parameters for the monitoring of physical and mental activities. At the moment, no study has been performed combining...
