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Comparison of a short version of the Food Frequency Questionnaire with its long version - a cross-sectional analysis in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is the preferred instrument for obtaining dietary information in epidemiological studies.
Livia Welter Mannato, Taisa Sabrina Silva Pereira, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso, Isabela Martins Benseñor, Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina   +5 more
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Profiling medical school learning environments in Malaysia: a validation study of the Johns Hopkins Learning Environment Scale [PDF]

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2015
Purpose: While a strong learning environment is critical to medical student education, the assessment of medical school learning environments has confounded researchers.
Sean Tackett, Hamidah Abu Bakar, Nicole A. Shilkofski, Niamh Coady, Krishna Rampal, Scott Wright   +5 more
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Association of the AFF3 gene and IL2/IL21 gene region with juvenile idiopathic arthritis [PDF]

, 2010
Recent genetic studies have led to identification of numerous loci that are associated with susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. The strategy of using information from these studies has facilitated the identification of novel juvenile idiopathic ...
Barton, A., British Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology (BSPAR) Study Group, Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS), Eyre, S., Flynn, E., Gardner-Medwin, J. [CAPS and BSPAR study groups], Hinks, A., Ke, X., Martin, P., Packham, J., Thomson, W., UKRAG Consortium, Worthington, J.   +12 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Translation and cross-cultural validation of the instrument “Spiritual Assessment Scale” in Brazil

O Mundo da Saúde, 2013
Spirituality is considered an integrant part of nursing care. This study aimed to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the “Spiritual Assessment Scale” (SAS) to Brazil. A specific instrument for cross-cultural adaptation based on Lynn’s studies (Likert
Elizangela Oliveira Freitas, Margarida Maria da Silva Vieira, Miriam Harumi Tsunemi, Leocir Pessini, Grazia Maria Guerra   +4 more
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Assessment of sexual difficulties associated with multi-modal treatment for cervical or endometrial cancer: A systematic review of measurement instruments [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Practitioners and researchers require an outcome measure that accurately identifies the range of common treatment-induced changes in sexual function and well-being experienced by women after cervical or endometrial cancer.
Lucas, G., Sangha, A., White, I. D., Wiseman, T.   +3 more
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) in the Brazilian Context

Psychological Test Adaptation and Development
: The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) is a personality scale developed to assess the Dark Tetrad traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and everyday sadism.
Carollina S. Guilhermino, Bruno Bonfá-Araujo, Tiago G. de Azevedo, Juliana L. P. Silva, Nelson Hauck Filho, Paulo F. R. Bandeira, Celso F. Tondin, Marco Antônio S. Alvarenga   +7 more
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Validade de um monitor digital de pulso para mensuração de pressão arterial em comparação com um esfigmomanômetro de mercúrio Validity of a wrist digital monitor for blood pressure measurement in comparison to a mercury sphygmomanometer

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2010
FUNDAMENTO: Medidas válidas da pressão arterial, em situações clínicas e na comunidade, são essenciais para a monitoração dessa variável em nível populacional.
Ana M. B. Menezes, Samuel C. Dumith, Ricardo B. Noal, Ana Paula Nunes, Fernanda I. Mendonça, Cora L. P. Araújo, Marta A. Duval, Paulo E. Caruso, Pedro C. Hallal   +8 more
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Validation of a Predictive Model for Survival in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Secondary Analysis of RTOG 9714. [PDF]

, 2011
BackgroundThe objective of this study was to validate a simple predictive model for survival of patients with advanced cancer.MethodsPrevious studies with training and validation datasets developed a model predicting survival of patients referred for ...
Bruner, Deborah Watkins, Chow, Edward, Demas, William, Hartsell, William, III, Ivker, Robert, James, Jennifer L, Konski, Andre, Roach, Mack, Scarantino, Charles W, Suh, John H   +10 more
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