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Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong by Winemiller, K. O., McIntyre, P. B., Castello, L., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Giarrizzo, T., Nam, S., Baird, I. G., Darwall, W., Lujan, N. K., Harrison, I., Stiassny, M. L. J., Silvano, R. A. M., Fitzgerald, D. B., Pelicice, F. M., Agostinho, A. A., Gomes, L. C., Albert, J. S., Baran, E., Petrere, M., Zarfl, C., Mulligan, M., Sullivan, J. P., Arantes, C. C., Sousa, L. M., Koning, A. A., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Sabaj, M., Lundberg, J. G., Armbruster, J., Thieme, M. L., Petry, P., Zuanon, J., Vilara, G. Torrente, Snoeks, J., Ou, C., Rainboth, W., Pavanelli, C. S., Akama, A., van Soesbergen, A., Sáenz, L.

“…Basin-scale planning is needed to minimize impacts in mega-diverse rivers The world's most biodiverse river basins—the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong—are…”
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Large reservoirs as ecological barriers to downstream movements of Neotropical migratory fish by Pelicice, Fernando M, Pompeu, Paulo S, Agostinho, Angelo A

“…Most large rivers in South America are fragmented by large dams, and a common management strategy to mitigate impacts has been construction of fish passes…”
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Dams and the fish fauna of the Neotropical region: impacts and management related to diversity and fisheries by Agostinho, A A, Pelicice, F M, Gomes, L C

“…Reservoirs have been built in almost all of the hydrographic basins of Brazil. Their purposes include water supply for cities, irrigation and mainly,…”
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Fish assemblages in Neotropical reservoirs: Colonization patterns, impacts and management by Agostinho, Angelo A., Gomes, Luiz C., Santos, Natália C.L., Ortega, Jean C.G., Pelicice, Fernando M.

“…Brazil has more than 700 large reservoirs distributed in all of the major river basins of South America. Most dams were constructed to produce electricity…”
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Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for research, sustainable management, and protection by Junk, W. J, Piedade, M. T. F, Lourival, R, Wittmann, F, Kandus, P, Lacerda, L. D, Bozelli, R. L, Esteves, F. A, Nunes da Cunha, C, Maltchik, L, Schöngart, J, Schaeffer‐Novelli, Y, Agostinho, A. A

“…Although 20% of Brazilian territory is covered by wetlands, wetland inventories are still incomplete. In 1993, Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a…”
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H-Ferritin is essential for macrophages’ capacity to store or detoxify exogenously added iron by Mesquita, Gonçalo, Silva, Tânia, Gomes, Ana C., Oliveira, Pedro F., Alves, Marco G., Fernandes, Rui, Almeida, Agostinho A., Moreira, Ana C., Gomes, Maria Salomé

“…Macrophages are central cells both in the immune response and in iron homeostasis. Iron is both essential and potentially toxic. Therefore, iron acquisition,…”
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Nutritive value, antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds profile of brewer’s spent yeast extract by Vieira, Elsa F., Carvalho, Joana, Pinto, Edgar, Cunha, Sara, Almeida, Agostinho A., Ferreira, Isabel M.P.L.V.O.

“…•Brewer’s spent yeast extract a new ingredient for food and nutraceutical industries.•High nutritional composition and antioxidant activity of spent yeast…”
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Dynamic positioning systems: An experimental analysis of sliding mode control by Tannuri, E.A., Agostinho, A.C., Morishita, H.M., Moratelli, L.

“…Vessel dynamic positioning (DP) systems are based on conventional PID-type controllers and an extended Kalman filter. However, they present a difficult tuning…”
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Existing and future challenges: the concept of successful fish passage in south america by Pompeu, P. S, Agostinho, A. A, Pelicice, F. M

“…Most of the large rivers of South America are impounded mainly for hydropower production. The construction of fish passes has been one of the strategies…”
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Nutritional, chemical and antioxidant/pro-oxidant profiles of silverskin, a coffee roasting by-product by Costa, Anabela S.G., Alves, Rita C., Vinha, Ana F., Costa, Elísio, Costa, Catarina S.G., Nunes, M. Antónia, Almeida, Agostinho A., Santos-Silva, Alice, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.

“…•Coffee silverskin is very rich in insoluble fibre (49%).•Potassium, magnesium and calcium are major macrominerals of silverskin.•The vitamin E profile of…”
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Fish assemblage dynamics in a Neotropical floodplain relative to aquatic macrophytes and the homogenizing effect of a flood pulse by Gomes, L. C., Bulla, C. K., Agostinho, A. A., Vasconcelos, L. P., Miranda, L. E.

“…The presence of aquatic macrophytes is a key factor in the selection of habitats by fish in floodplain lakes because these plants enhance the physical and…”
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Influence of the flood regime on the reproduction of fish species with different reproductive strategies in the Cuiabá River, Upper Pantanal, Brazil by Bailly, D, Agostinho, A.A, Suzuki, H.I

“…This study evaluated the influence of the flood regime of the Cuiabá River on the reproductive dynamics of fish species with different reproductive strategies…”
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Human Health Risk Assessment Due to Agricultural Activities and Crop Consumption in the Surroundings of an Industrial Area by Cabral-Pinto, Marina M. S., Inácio, Manuela, Neves, Orquídia, Almeida, Agostinho A., Pinto, Edgar, Oliveiros, Bárbara, Ferreira da Silva, Eduardo A.

“…The present work integrates concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE) (i.e. As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) from (i) environmental media (i.e…”
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Impact of defatting freeze-dried edible crickets (Acheta domesticus and Gryllodes sigillatus) on the nutritive value, overall liking and sensory profile of cereal bars by Ribeiro, José Carlos, Lima, Rui Costa, Maia, Margarida R.G., Almeida, Agostinho A., Fonseca, António J.M., Cabrita, Ana Rita J., Cunha, Luís Miguel

“…Insects are a novel food source with high nutritional value. However, acceptance of insects as food is low in Western countries and it is necessary to improve…”
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Estimating Recycling Return of Integrated Circuits Using Computer Vision on Printed Circuit Boards by Silva, Leandro H. de S., Júnior, Agostinho A. F., Azevedo, George O. A., Oliveira, Sergio C., Fernandes, Bruno J. T.

“…The technological growth of the last decades has brought many improvements in daily life, but also concerns on how to deal with electronic waste. Electrical…”
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Do river basins influence the composition of functional traits of fish assemblages in Neotropical reservoirs? by Muniz, C M, Frota, A, Ganassin, M J M, Agostinho, A A, Gomes, L C

“…In aquatic environments, dams are considered one of the main threats to fish species, acting as an environmental filter for certain functional traits. Although…”
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Heavy metal tolerance (Cr, Ag and Hg) in bacteria isolated from sewage by Lima e Silva, Agostinho A. de, Carvalho, Márcia A. Ribeiro de, Souza, Sérgio A. L de, Dias, Patrícia M. Teixeira, Silva Filho, Renato G. da, Saramago, Carmen S. de Meirelles, Bento, Cleonice A. de Melo, Hofer, Ernesto

“…Samples of sewage from a university hospital and a chemistry technical school were analysed for the percentage of bacterial tolerance to chromium (Cr), silver…”
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H-Ferritin Produced by Myeloid Cells Is Released to the Circulation and Plays a Major Role in Liver Iron Distribution during Infection by Moreira, Ana C, Silva, Tânia, Mesquita, Gonçalo, Gomes, Ana Cordeiro, Bento, Clara M, Neves, João V, Rodrigues, Daniela F, Rodrigues, Pedro N, Almeida, Agostinho A, Santambrogio, Paolo, Gomes, Maria Salomé

“…During infections, the host redistributes iron in order to starve pathogens from this nutrient. Several proteins are involved in iron absorption, transport,…”
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Challenging the status quo through nursing entrepreneurship education: A scoping review by Gardim, Lucas, Mendes, Isabel Amélia Costa, Bernardes, Andrea, Almeida, Mellory dos Santos, Sciasci, Nico Gennaro, Pereira, Marta Cristiane Alves, Araújo, Agostinho A.C.

“…Entrepreneurship education is commonly incorporated into areas beyond nursing. However, advocating for curricular changes is necessary in a generation that…”
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Fish Migration, Dams, and Loss of Ecosystem Services in the Mekong Basin by Dugan, Patrick J, Barlow, Chris, Agostinho, Angelo A, Baran, Eric, Cada, Glenn F, Chen, Daqing, Cowx, Ian G, Ferguson, John W, Jutagate, Tuantong, Mallen-Cooper, Martin, Marmulla, Gerd, Nestler, John, Petrere, Miguel, Welcomme, Robin L, Winemiller, Kirk O

“…The past decade has seen increased international recognition of the importance of the services provided by natural ecosystems. It is unclear however whether…”
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