Impact of Periodontal Disease on the Quality of Life of Diabetics Based on Different Clinical Diagnostic Criteria by Aline Mendes Silva de Pinho, Carolina Marques Borges, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu, Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira, Andréa Maria Duarte Vargas

“…This cross-sectional study sampled 300 individuals in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The Oral Health Impact Profile was used to measure the impact of periodontal disease on quality of life. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Antiretroviral Treatment Modification in HIV-Infected Adults: A Brazilian Historical Cohort from 2001 to 2010 by Letícia Penna Braga, Cássia Cristina Pinto Mendicino, Edna Afonso Reis, Ricardo Andrade Carmo, Cristiane Menezes de Pádua

“…This longitudinal analysis comprised a sample of 236 patients from three HIV/AIDS referral centers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil—part of a major historical cohort. …”
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Entamoeba histolytica: Gene Expression Analysis of Cells Invading Tissues by Helen C. Fernandes, Ana F. Costa, Michelle A. R. Freitas, Almir S. Martins, Jorge L. Pesquero, Élida M. Rabelo, Maria A. Gomes

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Longevidade empresarial e características empreendedoras: análise das MPE’s da microrregião de Teófilo Otoni/Minas Gerais/Brasil by José Roberto Cajaíba de Oliveira, Wendel Alex Castro Silva, Elisson Alberto Tavares Araújo

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Urban Landscape in Circular Images: Panoramas and Cylindrical Anamorphosis by Fabrizio Agnello, Maria Isabella Grammauta

“…In order to remedy this difficulty, or simply to help visitors to recognise the depicted places, panoramas were also represented in a synthetic image, produced by the projection of the cylindrical canvas onto a horizontal plane; these images were called ‘horizontal panoramas’. …”
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Role of Prostaglandins in Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Diseases by Isabel Vieira de Assis Lima, Leandro Francisco Silva Bastos, Marcelo Limborço-Filho, Bernd L. Fiebich, Antonio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira

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Earth Pressure on Retaining Wall with Surface-Inclined Cohesive Fill Based on Principal Stress Rotation by Hengli Wang, Zhengsheng Zou, Jian Liu, Xinyu Wang

“…When considering the friction and bonding force between the back of the retaining wall and the horizontal fill behind the wall, the principal stress of the soil element near the vertical back of the retaining wall is no longer vertical and horizontal but deflects to a certain extent. …”
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Multiscale Fractures and Multiphase Flow in Heterogeneous Unconventional Reservoirs with Coupled Fractal Characteristics by Hong Li, Haiyang Yu, Nai Cao, Shiqing Cheng, He Tian, Shiying Di

“…The heterogeneity and saturation of the reservoir mixed five-point pattern of vertical and horizontal wells and the injection and production of horizontal wells were discussed. …”
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Wideband Dual-Polarized Quasi-Omnidirectional Antenna with High Isolation for Mobile Applications in High-Speed Vehicles by Peng Luo, Chengguo Nie, Qing Gong, Yuehui Cui

“…The DP antenna consists of a vertical slot for horizontal polarization (HP) and a folded horizontal slot for vertical polarization (VP). …”
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Improved Performance of ELISA and Immunochromatographic Tests Using a New Chimeric A2-Based Protein for Human Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis by Maria Marta Figueiredo, Anna R. R. dos Santos, Lara C. Godoi, Natália S. de Castro, Bruno C. de Andrade, Sarah A. R. Sergio, Selma M. B. Jerônimo, Edward J. de Oliveira, Ruth T. Valencia-Portillo, Lucilândia M. Bezerra, Hiro Goto, Maria C. A. Sanchez, Caroline Junqueira, Santuza M. R. Teixeira, Flávio G. da Fonseca, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Ana Paula Fernandes

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Physiological accumulation of lipid droplets in the newborn liver during breastfeeding is driven by TLR4 ligands by Wanderson Ferreira da Silva Júnior, Karen Marques de Oliveira Costa, Hortência Maciel Castro Oliveira, Maísa Mota Antunes, Kassiana Mafra, Brenda Naemi Nakagaki, Pedro Sérgio Corradi da Silva, Júlia Duarte Megale, Sarah Campos de Sales, Douglas Carvalho Caixeta, Mário Machado Martins, Robinson Sabino-Silva, Cristina Maria Pinto de Paula, Luiz Ricardo Goulart, Rafael Machado Rezende, Gustavo Batista Menezes

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Public Employees Adherence to Life Quality Program and Nutritional Intervention by Taciana Maia de Sousa, Ana Maria dos Santos Rodrigues, Bárbara Danielle Liberato Ferreira Campos, Ana Cláudia Porfírio Couto, Dirce Ribeiro de Oliveira

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Simulation and Production Optimization on Enhanced Oil Recovery during the Middle and Late Period for SAGD Development in Ultraheavy Oil Reservoirs with Interlayers by Xiaokun Zhang, You Zhou, Xuan Du, Pengcheng Liu

“…This was the first time the infilled horizontal well technique was compared with the infilled vertical well-assisted SAGD technique. …”
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Interactions between Cytokines, Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract and Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Flávia Cordeiro Valério, Mariana Affonso Vasconcelos, Débora Marques Miranda, Eduardo Araújo Oliveira

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Enamel Pearls Implications on Periodontal Disease by Elton Gonçalves Zenóbio, Thaís Ribeiral Vieira, Roberta Paula Colen Bustamante, Hayder Egg Gomes, Jamil Awad Shibli, Rodrigo Villamarin Soares

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Cannabidiol Rescues Acute Hepatic Toxicity and Seizure Induced by Cocaine by Luciano Rezende Vilela, Lindisley Ferreira Gomides, Bruna Araújo David, Maísa Mota Antunes, Ariane Barros Diniz, Fabrício de Araújo Moreira, Gustavo Batista Menezes

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IL-17 Genetic and Immunophenotypic Evaluation in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Renata Gonçalves Resende, Jeane de Fátima Correia-Silva, Tarcília Aparecida Silva, Ulisses Eliezer Salomão, Luciano Marques-Silva, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Ricardo Santiago Gomez

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Pharmacological evidence supporting a role for IL-1, IL-2 and serotonin in the inflammation induced by Schistosoma mansoni Soluble Egg Antigen (SEA) in rat paws by C. M. F. Pacheco, C. A. P. Tavares, P. M. Z. Coelho, O. A. Rocha, J. M. M. Santos, F. R. M. Prado, J. N. Francischi

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Urinary Levels of IL-1β and GDNF in Preterm Neonates as Potential Biomarkers of Motor Development: A Prospective Study by Rafael Coelho Magalhães, Janaina Matos Moreira, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Natália Pessoa Rocha, Débora Marques Miranda, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

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Host Susceptibility to Brucella abortus Infection Is More Pronounced in IFN-γ knockout than IL-12/β2-Microglobulin Double-Deficient Mice by Ana Paula M. S. Brandão, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Natalia B. Carvalho, Leda Q. Vieira, Vasco Azevedo, Gilson C. Macedo, Sergio C. Oliveira

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