Publications by authors named "Daniel Afonso"
A study of the feasibility of porcelain-based formulations for 3D printing was performed. Based on commercial materials characterization, the binder jetting process properties requirements were defined. Porcelain powder-based formulations were prepared and evaluated with different binder solutions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWeight and skeletal muscle loss with cabozantinib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- Cabozantinib, a treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), may lead to significant weight and muscle loss, which is under-researched in this context.
- A study analyzed 101 mRCC patients treated with cabozantinib, revealing that 85 experienced muscle loss, especially after 6 months, and many started with or developed sarcopenia (muscle wasting) during treatment.
- The presence of baseline sarcopenia was linked to lower treatment response rates and higher occurrences of severe side effects, with nearly half of the patients analyzed also experiencing significant weight loss.
Background: Lung perfusion defects (PDs) have been described in COVID-19 using dual-energy computed tomography pulmonary angiography (DE-CTPA). We assessed the prevalence and characteristics of PDs in COVID-19 patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) and negative CTPA.
Methods: This retrospective study included COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pneumonia groups of patients with DE-CTPA negative for PE.
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are being increasingly used on the health field, however, there are not many papers guiding a PDA-software development process concerning its usability in health field. This paper presents our experience dealing with PDAs regarding some elements of usability. We have shown that if simple yet extremely important points are to be observed before and during the development process, usability on PDA software can be greatly improved.
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