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Neurological autoimmunity in melanoma patients: a comparison between those exposed and non-exposed to immune checkpoint inhibitors
The clinical spectrum of melanoma-associated neurological autoimmunity, whether melanoma-associated paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) or induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), is not well cha...
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Open Access“I Want to Send a Message to My Friend”: Exploring the Shift of Agency to Older Adults in HRI
Communication among some older adults is affected by cognitive and mobility impairments. This increases isolation, particularly for those residing in care homes, and leads to accelerated cognitive decline. Pre...
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Being “elite” among Goths: multi-proxy analysis of a Roman period cremation princely grave from Czarnówko (Pomerania, North Poland)
Interactions with the Roman Empire presumably enhanced social differentiation and caused the emergence of an elite class among Gothic communities in present-day northern Poland (Pomerania) in the first centuri...
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Vertebrate damage to Azorean vineyards: the role of the endemic Azores Woodpigeon Columba palumbus azorica
In the Azores, complaints about grape loss to birds have become recurrent. Although winegrowers frequently blame the endemic Azores Woodpigeon Columba palumbus azorica, data about the magnitude of grape damage an...
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Severe acute herpes virus type 2 primo-infection and its association with anti-type 1 interferon autoantibodies
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common cause of infection, which is usually self-limited and asymptomatic. A 71-year-old patient with HSV-2 primo-infection developed acute hepatitis and secondary hemo...
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Open AccessUnbalanced sex-ratio in the Neolithic individuals from the Escoural Cave (Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal) revealed by peptide analysis
The sex profile estimation of pre-historic communities is often complicated by the commingled and scattered nature of skeletal assemblages. Demographic profiles are usually lacking and provide very truncated r...
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The expanding spectrum of antibody-associated cerebellar ataxia: report of two new cases of anti-AP3B2 ataxia
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SOX1 antibody-related paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: clinical correlates and assessment of laboratory diagnostic techniques
To describe the clinical associations of SOX1 antibodies (SOX1-Abs), determine the accuracy of various detection techniques, and propose laboratory criteria to identify definite paraneoplastic neurological syn...
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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes associated with renal or bladder cancer: case series and PRISMA-IPD systematic review
The link between paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) and renal cell and bladder cancer (RCC/BC) is rare and uncertain. Our aim was to clinically evaluate, in light of the updated PNS criteria, these un...
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DNASE1L3 deficiency, new phenotypes, and evidence for a transient type I IFN signaling
Deoxyribonuclease 1 like 3 (DNASE1L3) is a secreted enzyme that has been shown to digest the extracellular chromatin derived from apoptotic bodies, and DNASE1L3 pathogenic variants have been associated with a lup...
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Habitat Use and Selection: Is Habitat Management the Key to Restore Red-Legged Partridge Populations?
Red-legged partridge is a very adaptable species that can be found in a wide variety of habitats and climates. Nevertheless, it is in agrarian pseudo-steppes of the Mediterranean basin where partridges reach t...
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Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BPA and BPS
The occurrence of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is a major issue for marine and coastal environments in the proximity of urban areas. The occurrence of EDCs in the Pearl River Delta region is well docu...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Evaluation of a novel particle-based multi-analyte technology for the detection of anti-fibrillarin antibodies
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Familial autoimmunity in neurological patients with GAD65 antibodies: an interview-based study
The common co-occurrence of autoimmune systemic diseases in patients with neurological disorders and antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) suggests a shared genetic predisposition to these ...
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Open AccessEvaluation of a novel particle-based multi-analyte technology for the detection of anti-fibrillarin antibodies
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease associated with several anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), including those in the classification criteria (anti-centromere, anti-topoisomerase I (Scl-...
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New data about the 21st Century Identified Skeletal Collection (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
After the publication of the first article in 2014, 21st Century Identified Skeletal Collection, housed in the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences at the University of Coimbra, Por...
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Statistical Methods to Forecast Air Quality in Taipa Ambient and Taipa Residential of Macao
Air pollution is a major concern issue on Macao since the concentration levels of several of the most common pollutants are frequently above the internationally recommended values. The low air quality episodes...
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Impact of introduced nest predators on insular endemic birds: the case of the Azores Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus azorica)
Nest predation is the main cause of reproductive failure in many bird species. Identification of predators is crucial to understand and interpret the factors that affect nest predation. Although nest predation...
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Open AccessBurned Fleshed or Dry? The Potential of Bioerosion to Determine the Pre-Burning Condition of Human Remains
The practice of cremation is often interpreted as an alternative to inhumation, taking place shortly after an individual’s death. However, cremation could be a final stage in complex mortuary practices, with p...
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Transient Neurological Symptoms Preceding Cerebellar Ataxia with Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibodies
A prompt diagnosis and treatment of patients with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (CA) with antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD-Abs) may lead to a better prognosis. Herein, we report prodromal tra...
