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Sex differences in axial spondyloarthritis
Cunha, R. N.; Sousa, E.; Khmelinskii, N.; Ávila, P.; Couto, M.; Seixas, M. I.; Martins, N.; Bernardes, M.; Martins, A.; da Silva, A. B.; Lourenço, M. H.Background: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), particularly ankylosing spondylitis was historically considered a male’s disease and has been under-recognized in women. Emerging evidence reveals sex differences in pathophysiology, disease presentation and therapeutic efficacy. Objective: To identify differences between sexes in a Portuguese cohort of patients with axSpA regarding clinical manifestations, disease a...
Characterization and modeling of resistive switching phenomena in IGZO devices
Carvalho, G.; Pereira, M. E.; Silva, C.; Deuermeier, J.; Kiazadeh, A.; Tavares, V.Funding Information: This research was funded by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds through the FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) under the scope of the Doctoral Grant No. DFA/BD/8335/2020. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Author(s).; This study explores the resistive switching phenomena present in 4 μm2 amorphous Indium-Gallium-Zinc Oxide (IGZO) memristors. Despit...
Validation of the Portuguese version of the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarth...
Cruz, M.; Marques, M. L.; Capela, S.; Mucharreira de Azeredo Lopes, Sofia; Tavares, V.; Branco, Jaime; Maheu, E.Funding Information: The study had no funding. Reuma.pt is a database that has diverse funding entities, mentioned in the online site. Disclosure statement: The authors have declared no conflicts of interest Publisher Copyright: © 2022. Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa.All Rights Reserved.; Introduction: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a prevalent rheumatic disease that may cause significant disability. The Functiona...
Spectrum of ankylosing spondylitis in Portugal. Development of BASDAI, BASFI, B...
M. Pimentel-Santos, F.; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Ribeiro, Célia; Costa, J. A.; Santos, Helena; Barcelos, A.; Pinto, Patricia; Godinho, F.; Cruz, MargaridaThe availability of population-specific normative data regarding disease severity measures is essential for patient assessment. The goals of the current study were to characterize the pattern of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Portuguese patients and to develop reference centile charts for BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI and mSASSS, the most widely used assessment tools in AS. AS cases were recruited from hospital outpatie...
Infecção viral e fibromialgia.
Branco, Jaime; Tavares, V.; Abreu, I.; Humbel, R. L.Fibromyalgia (FM) is a very frequent syndrome of unknown cause, characterized by generalized pain, fatigue and a number of tender points to palpation. Among the several etiopathogenic hypotheses discussed, the association of FM with some viral infections has been the object of multiple studies due to its relation and similarity with the chronic fatigue syndrome, acknowledges as being related, although not exclu...