Publications by authors named "M C Cleophas"
In this work we have compared the self-perceived competences of future chemistry teachers who are pursuing teacher training courses in all the regions of Brazil taking the following factors into account: sex, age and Brazilian region origin. A quantitative exploration was adopted and the data were collected using the Self-Perceived Competences of Teachers in Initial Chemistry Training (SPCTICT) instrument, composed of 21 items. An exploratory factor analysis enabled grouping the items into three factors: (a) self-perception of technical competences (knowledge), (b) Self-perception of competences linked to specific aspects (know-how) and, finally, (c) self-perception of generic competences (knowing how to act or how to behave).
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- The study focuses on understanding the immune dysregulation in people living with HIV who are on combination antiretroviral therapy, aiming to identify new biomarkers and drug targets through a comprehensive multi-omics approach.
- Researchers are analyzing a large cohort of PLHIV, including untreated spontaneous controllers, utilizing various methods such as genomics, proteomics, and clinical assessments over a two-year period.
- The study includes a diverse population with notable extreme phenotypes, allowing for a thorough examination of immune responses and potential therapeutic interventions in the context of HIV infection.
Objectives: Hyperuricemia is a metabolic condition central to gout pathogenesis. Urate exposure primes human monocytes towards a higher capacity to produce and release IL-1β. In this study, we assessed the epigenetic processes associated to urate-mediated hyper-responsiveness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gout flares are driven by interleukin (IL)-1β. Dapansutrile inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome and subsequent activation of IL-1β. In this study we aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of orally administered dapansutrile in patients with a gout flare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induces long-term boosting of innate immunity, termed trained immunity, and decreases susceptibility to respiratory tract infections. BCG vaccination trials for reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection are underway, but concerns have been raised regarding the potential harm of strong innate immune responses. To investigate the safety of BCG vaccination, we retrospectively assessed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related symptoms in three cohorts of healthy volunteers who either received BCG in the last 5 years or did not.
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