Publications by authors named "F R Neves"
This study aimed to evaluate the scanning time and marginal fit of CAD/CAM crowns fabricated using different intraoral scanning systems (IOS) (O1-Omnicam 1.0, O2-Omnicam 2.0, PS-Primescan).
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- The introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) in Brazil has significantly decreased the prevalence of vaccine serotype-related invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children, but non-vaccine serotypes, particularly 19A, have become more prominent.
- The study analyzed 32 serotype 19A isolates from a variety of patients, finding that the majority of these isolates came from children and displayed high levels of non-susceptibility to commonly used antibiotics.
- A significant number of the isolates were multidrug resistant, with a notable shift in genetic lineages, indicating evolving resistance patterns following the introduction of PCV10.
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- The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment is a significant scientific study using a dual-phase xenon chamber located underground in South Dakota to search for dark matter interactions.
- The study extends existing theories to include relativistic effects, providing new constraints on the interactions between weakly interacting massive particles and nucleons based on their electric and magnetic dipole moments.
- Results include 90% confidence level limits on the coupling strength of five different interactions, analyzed over a specific energy range, which advances our understanding in particle physics beyond previous nonrelativistic effective field theories.
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a chronic endemic mycosis in Latin America, predominantly caused by (Pb18) and (Pl01). Diagnosing PCM is challenging due to species-specific antigenic differences, therefore new biomarkers for accurate and rapid detection are needed. This study explores multiple tolerization subtractive immunization (MTSI) to generate monoclonal antibodies against rare or weakly expressed epitopes of Pb18 and Pl01, potentially improving PCM diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing plant-pollinator relationships often employs a snapshot approach to describe the complexity and dynamic involving species interactions. However, this framework overlooks the nuanced changes in species composition, their interactions, and the underlying drivers of such variations. This is particularly evident on less explored temporal scales, such as the dynamic decision-making processes occurring within hours throughout the day.
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