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Carla Nunes

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Célia Nunes

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[HTML][HTML] Asthma costs and social impact

C Nunes, AM Pereira, M Morais-Almeida - Asthma research and practice, 2017 - Springer
In recent decades, both asthma prevalence and incidence have been increasing worldwide,
not only due to the genetic background, but mainly because of the effect of a wide number …

[HTML][HTML] Meteorological conditions, climate change, new emerging factors, and asthma and related allergic disorders. A statement of the World Allergy Organization

…, G Marks, P Michelozzi, M Montagni, C Nunes… - World allergy …, 2015 - Springer
The prevalence of allergic airway diseases such as asthma and rhinitis has increased
dramatically to epidemic proportions worldwide. Besides air pollution from industry derived …

[HTML][HTML] Plants as sources of anti-inflammatory agents

CR Nunes, M Barreto Arantes… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants represent the main source of molecules for the development of new drugs, which
intensifies the interest of transnational industries in searching for substances obtained from plant …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

…, PA Laires, AR Pedro, S Dias, A Leite, C Nunes - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is critical to develop tailored strategies to increase acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine
and decrease hesitancy. Hence, this study aims to assess and identify factors associated with …

Inactivation of the mouse melanocortin-3 receptor results in increased fat mass and reduced lean body mass

…, AM Strack, RE Camacho, TN Mellin, CN Nunes… - Nature …, 2000 - nature.com
… , quickly removed and froze brains in −40 C isopentane, and stored them at −80 C. We cut
coronal brain cryostat sections (14 μM) at −17 C and mounted them on baked microslides. …

Sub-Lingual Immunotherapy: World Allergy Organization Position Paper 2009

…, M Manoussakis, K Nekam, C Nunes… - World Allergy …, 2009 - Springer
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has gained wide accep-tance in many European countries
and has raised the level of interest in immunotherapy among practicing allergists and …

YAKE! Keyword extraction from single documents using multiple local features

…, V Mangaravite, A Pasquali, A Jorge, C Nunes… - Information …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the amount of generated information grows, reading and summarizing texts of large
collections turns into a challenging task. Many documents do not come with descriptive terms, …

[HTML][HTML] A WAO-ARIA-GA²LEN consensus document on molecular-based allergy diagnostics

…, CE Baena-Cagnani, G Melioli, C Nunes… - World Allergy …, 2013 - Springer
Molecular-based allergy (MA) diagnostics is an approach used to map the allergen
sensitization of a patient at a molecular level, using purified natural or recombinant allergenic …

Identification of receptors for neuromedin U and its role in feeding

…, Z Zeng, DL Williams Jr, SD Feighner, CN Nunes… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Neuromedin U (NMU) is a neuropeptide with potent activity on smooth muscle which was
isolated first from porcine spinal cord and later from other species 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 . It is …

11β-HSD1 inhibition ameliorates metabolic syndrome and prevents progression of atherosclerosis in mice

…, SS Mundt, H Noonan, CN Nunes… - The Journal of …, 2005 - rupress.org
The enzyme 11β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) type 1 converts inactive cortisone
into active cortisol in cells, thereby raising the effective glucocorticoid (GC) tone above serum …