Publications by authors named "O Avila"
Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the reduced version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) for adult patients in the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019, a nationally representative population-based study.
Methods: The reduced version of PCATool-adults measures the presence and extent of the following attributes: degree of affiliation; first-contact access; longitudinality; care coordination; comprehensiveness; family orientation; and community orientation. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed.
The thermoluminescent (TL) response of MgO doped with different rare earths was investigated. The TL material was synthesized by the solution combustion method and sintered at 1173 K; the obtained powders were prepared in pellet form. Before irradiation, the dosimeters were annealed at 623 K for 30 min to eliminate any TL signal generated during their manufacture.
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- The gene IDH1 often changes in many cancers, leading to a harmful substance that messes with the body's natural defenses.
- Tumors with this change often keep immune cells out, but blocking the mutant IDH1 can help the body's immune system attack the cancer.
- The study shows that the mutant IDH1 silences certain genes that would usually help the immune system work, but stopping this mutation can help reactivate those genes and boost immunity against tumors.
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- The study examined inequalities in specialized public dental care (SPDC) in Brazil from 2015 to 2017, using data from 954 SPDC units across 893 municipalities.
- It found that 62.9% of municipalities had low SPDC production, with larger municipalities and those with high human development index (HDI) producing more dental services.
- The findings indicated significant gaps in SPDC production linked to social factors, showing that higher social indicators lead to better dental care performance in these areas.
Introduction: Heart-lung transplantation has shown a progressive decrease in the number of procedures. There is a lack of information about this field in Spain. The main goal of this study is to analyze the experience of a national reference hospital.
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