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About: Rio de Janeiro State University is a education organization based out in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 16631 authors who have published 30919 publications receiving 465753 citations. The organization is also known as: UERJ & Rio de Janeiro State University.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured dihadron correlations of charged particles in PbPb collisions at √sNN ǫ = 2.76 TeV by the CMS collaboration, using data from the 2011 LHC heavy ion run.
Abstract: Azimuthal dihadron correlations of charged particles have been measured in PbPb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV by the CMS collaboration, using data from the 2011 LHC heavy-ion run. The data set includes a sample of ultra-central (0-0.2% centrality) PbPb events collected using a trigger based on total transverse energy in the hadron forward calorimeters and the total multiplicity of pixel clusters in the silicon pixel tracker. A total of about 1.8 million ultra-central events were recorded, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 120 μb^( − 1). The observed correlations in ultra-central PbPb events are expected to be particularly sensitive to initial-state fluctuations. The single-particle anisotropy Fourier harmonics, from v_2 to v_6, are extracted as a function of particle transverse momentum. At higher transverse momentum, the v_2 harmonic becomes significantly smaller than the higher-order v_n (n ≥ 3). The p _T-averaged v_2 and v_3 are found to be equal within 2%, while higher-order v_n decrease as n increases. The breakdown of factorization of dihadron correlations into single-particle azimuthal anisotropies is observed. This effect is found to be most prominent in the ultra-central PbPb collisions, where the initial-state fluctuations play a dominant role. A comparison of the factorization data to hydrodynamic predictions with event-by-event fluctuating initial conditions is also presented.
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TL;DR: Poor socio-economic conditions had an amplifying effect on the association between canine infection and the incidence of human VL, and focusing interventions on areas with characteristics identified by multilevel analysis could be a cost-effective strategy for controlling VL.
Abstract: Epidemics of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in major Brazilian cities are new phenomena since 1980. As determinants of transmission in urban settings probably operate at different geographic scales, and information is not available for each scale, a multilevel approach was used to examine the effect of canine infection and environmental and socio-economic factors on the spatial variability of incidence rates of VL in the city of Teresina. Details on an outbreak of greater than 1200 cases of VL in Teresina during 1993-1996 were available at two hierarchical levels: census tracts (socio-economic characteristics, incidence rates of human VL) and districts, which encompass census tracts (prevalence of canine infection). Remotely sensed data obtained by satellite generated environmental information at both levels. Data from census tracts and districts were analysed simultaneously by multilevel modelling. Poor socio-economic conditions and increased vegetation were associated with a high incidence of human VL. Increasing prevalence of canine infection also predicted a high incidence of human VL, as did high prevalence of canine infection before and during the epidemic. Poor socio-economic conditions had an amplifying effect on the association between canine infection and the incidence of human VL. Focusing interventions on areas with characteristics identified by multilevel analysis could be a cost-effective strategy for controlling VL. Because risk factors for infectious diseases operate simultaneously at several levels and ecological data usually are available at different geographical scales, multilevel modelling is a valuable tool for epidemiological investigation of disease transmission.
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University of Cagliari1, University Health Network2, University of Toronto3, University of Amsterdam4, Semmelweis University5, University of Naples Federico II6, University of Otago7, Sapienza University of Rome8, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg9, Rio de Janeiro State University10, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro11, Johns Hopkins University12, University of Molise13, University of Leeds14, University of Washington15
TL;DR: This study assessed the reliability of the PGA, measured by means of 0–100 mm visual analog scale (VAS), and the additional utility of separate VAS scales for joints (PJA) and skin (PSA).
Abstract: Objective. During OMERACT 8, delegates selected patient global assessment (PGA) of disease as a domain to be evaluated in randomized controlled trials in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study assessed the reliability of the PGA, measured by means of 0–100 mm visual analog scale (VAS), and the additional utility of separate VAS scales for joints (PJA) and skin (PSA). Methods. In total, 319 consecutive patients with PsA (186 men, 133 women, mean age 51 ± 13 yrs) were enrolled. PGA, PJA, and PSA were administered at enrolment (W0) and after 1 week (W1). Detailed clinical data, including ACR joint count, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, were recorded. Results. Comparison of W0 and W1 scores showed no significant variations (intraclass correlation coefficients for PGA 0.87, PJA 0.86, PSA 0.78), demonstrating the reliability of the instrument. PGA scores were not influenced by patient anxiety or depression, but were dependent on PJA and PSA (p = 0.00001). PJA was dependent on the number of swollen and tender joints (p Conclusion. PGA assessed by means of VAS is a reliable tool related to joint and skin disease activity. Because joint and skin disease often diverge it is suggested that in some circumstances both PJA and PSA are also assessed.
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TL;DR: Pretransplant diabetes is the major predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, and acute rejection during the first year is themajor predictor of death-censored transplant failure in kidney recipients surviving with a functioning transplant for at least 1 year.
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TL;DR: In this paper, computer modelling techniques are employed to investigate the adsorption of the citric acid molecule to a range of hydroxyapatite surfaces, and new interatomic potential parameters for the apatite/adsorbate interactions are presented.
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Hyun-Chul Kim | 176 | 4076 | 183227 |
Maria Elena Pol | 139 | 1414 | 99240 |
Wagner Carvalho | 135 | 1395 | 94184 |
Alberto Santoro | 135 | 1576 | 100629 |
Andre Sznajder | 134 | 1464 | 98242 |
Luiz Mundim | 133 | 1413 | 89792 |
Helio Nogima | 132 | 1274 | 84368 |
D. De Jesus Damiao | 128 | 1162 | 82707 |
Magdalena Malek | 128 | 598 | 67486 |
Sudha Ahuja | 127 | 1016 | 75739 |
Helena Malbouisson | 125 | 1151 | 82692 |
Jose Chinellato | 123 | 1116 | 64267 |
Flavia De Almeida Dias | 120 | 590 | 59083 |
Gilvan Alves | 119 | 829 | 69382 |
C. De Oliveira Martins | 119 | 880 | 66744 |