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Charting the course of Sjögren's disease: A historical analysis of scientific progress

European Journal of Oral Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Sjögren's disease (SjD) bears the name of the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren. His 1933 doctoral thesis on keratoconjunctivitis sicca ignited interest, yet much remains under debate. SjD is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to a dryness of the eyes ...
Diego Ustárroz Cantali, Fabiola Reis de Oliveira, Denise Cantarelli Machado, Moisés Evandro Bauer   +3 more
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Comparison of four different protocols using levobupivacaine for spinal anesthesia in red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: The popularity of tortoises kept in captivity is increasing and has caused concern regarding the necessity to establish safe and straightforward anesthesia for those reptiles.
Paulo Cesar Mendes Dos Santos Filho, Leticia Prata Juliano Dimatteu Telles, Elane Barboza da Silva, Dandara Franco Ferreira da Silva, Líria Queiroz Luz Hirano   +4 more
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From Audit to Prosecution: Institutional Collaboration as a Solution to Closing the Expectations Gap in Decentralized Governance

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A long‐standing topic of concern in the literature on governmental auditing is whether the aims of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) or other central audit institutions should include detecting fraudulent use of public money. The balance of opinion has been against this proposition, largely for reasons of infeasibility.
Michael Barzelay, Sérgio N. Seabra
wiley   +1 more source

Female Autonomy in Material and Symbolic Contexts Among Women in Situations of Poverty in Brazil

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how black women in Brazil navigate intersecting dimensions of race, gender, and socio‐economic status, illustrating the sociocultural factors that shape their daily experiences, with a focus on female autonomy. Drawing on a qualitative design, we conducted semi‐structured interviews with 97 women, of whom 77 self ...
Silvana Aparecida Mariano, Márcio Ferreira de Souza, Lina Penati Ferreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lithium intoxication – dialysis use

ARS Medica
Lithium carbonate is utilized to manage bipolar disorders as a mood-stabilizing medication, while the intoxication causes tremor, ataxia, confusion, hyperreflexia, myoclonus, dysarthria, and seizures, besides cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal and ...
Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Kin Modesto-Suga, Rafael Campos-Nunes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fire‐driven forest degradation enhances termite activity and accelerates litter decomposition in the Amazonia rainforest

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest degradation increased termite‐mediated litter decomposition, whereas no such effect was detected in undisturbed forests. Reduced ant predation and altered forest conditions were associated with higher termite abundance and faster litter decomposition.
Vanessa S. Ribeiro, José Henrique Schoereder, Tathiana G. Sobrinho, Paulo M. Brando, Filipe Viegas de Arruda, Ludmila Rattis, Og DeSouza, Márcia N. Macedo, Leonardo Maracahipes‐Santos, Lucas Navarro Paolucci   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multicomponent Stress–Strength Reliability with Extreme Value Distribution Margins: Its Theory and Application to Hydrological Data

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This paper focuses on the estimation of multicomponent stress–strength models, an important concept in reliability analyses used to determine the probability that a system will function successfully under varying stress conditions.
Rebeca Klamerick Lima, Felipe Sousa Quintino, Melquisadec Oliveira, Luan Carlos de Sena Monteiro Ozelim, Tiago A. da Fonseca, Pushpa Narayan Rathie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐world outcomes of daratumumab, bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (Dara‐VTd) induction and lenalidomide maintenance in transplant‐eligible multiple myeloma

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Edvan Q. Crusoé, Glaciano Ribeiro, João Tadeu D. Souto Filho, Jayr Schmidt Filho, Natalia Schutz, Milton A. F. Aranha, Abel Costa, Abrahao Hallack, Fernando V. Pericole, Juliana S. Lima, Breno Gusmão, Eduardo Flávio O. Ribeiro, Jorge P. Vaz, Rosane Bittencourt, Rafael Cunha, Danielle Ovigli, Luiza Berg, Ederson R. Mattos, Angelo Maiolino, Vania Hungria, on behalf of GBRAM   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Quantile Model of Firm Investment

International Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Are firms risk averse? We propose a dynamic model of firm investment under uncertainty that captures firms' risk attitudes through quantile preferences. The firm maximizes its present value, defined as current profits and investment plus the discounted value of the τ$\tau$‐quantile of its value next period.
Heitor Almeida, Murillo Campello, Luciano de Castro, Antonio F. Galvao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Literature Review: Nanotechnology as a Therapeutic Tool in the Treatment of Oncological Diseases

Proceedings
Introduction: The treatment of tumors faces challenges, such as low specificity for tumor tissue, systemic toxicity, and side effects [...]
Mateus N. Batista, João P. S. Aguiar, Thais I. A. dos Santos, Maria E. A. G. Santos, Ghabriel A. Amorim, Raphael D. O. M. Ferreira, Arthur H. Câmara, Ana C. A. de Oliveira, Vitor J. G. de Oliveira, Carlos N. Aucélio   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source