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Francisco Caramelo
Researcher at University of Coimbra
Publications - 149
Citations - 1891
Francisco Caramelo is an academic researcher from University of Coimbra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 117 publications receiving 1283 citations.
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Role of temperature and humidity in the modulation of the doubling time of COVID-19 cases
TL;DR: Results indicate that the doubling time correlates positively with temperature and inversely with humidity, suggesting that a decrease in the rate of progression of COVID-19 with the arrival of spring and summer in the north hemisphere.
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Using Resistin, glucose, age and BMI to predict the presence of breast cancer
Miguel Patrício,José Carlos Pereira,Joana Crisóstomo,Paulo Matafome,Paulo Matafome,Manuel Gomes,Raquel Seiça,Francisco Caramelo +7 more
TL;DR: Support vector machines models using Glucose, Resistin, Age and BMI as predictors allowed predicting the presence of breast cancer in women with sensitivity ranging between 82 and 88% and specificity ranging between 85 and 90%.
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Estimation of risk factors for COVID-19 mortality - preliminary results
TL;DR: It is found that age is the variable that presents higher risk of COVID-19 mortality, where 60 or older patients have an OR = 18.8161 (CI95%[7.1997; 41.5517]).
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Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy against Endodontic Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans Mono and Mixed Biofilms in the Presence of Photosensitizers: A Comparative Study with Classical Endodontic Irrigants.
Patrícia Diogo,Chantal Fernandes,Francisco Caramelo,Marta Mota,Isabel M. Miranda,Maria A. F. Faustino,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Marciana P. Uliana,Kleber T. de Oliveira,João Miguel Santos,Teresa Gonçalves +10 more
TL;DR: APDT with Zn(II)e6Me activated by red light against monospecies and mixed biofilms of Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans showed to be an efficient antimicrobial strategy deserving further studies leading to a future clinical usage in endodontic disinfection.
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Efficacy of Rapid Maxillary Expansion in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis
Francisco Vale,Mariana Albergaria,Eunice Carrilho,Inês Francisco,Adriana Guimarães,Francisco Caramelo,Luísa Maló +6 more
TL;DR: Increasingly the evidence indicates that RME devices reduce AHI in children with OSAS, making RME therapy an appropriate alternative treatment option for these patients.