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Increasing stand structural heterogeneity reduces productivity in Brazilian Eucalyptus monoclonal stands by Soares, Alvaro A.V., Leite, Helio G., Souza, Agostinho L., Silva, Sérgio R., Lourenço, Helton M., Forrester, David I.

“…•Tree size inequality in monoclonal stands is associated with decreasing production.•Genotype and stand density affect stand structural uniformity and…”
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A generic electrospray classification by Verdoold, S., Agostinho, L.L.F., Yurteri, C.U., Marijnissen, J.C.M.

“…One of the major unknown factors when working with electrosprays is the precise spraying mode that is obtained when operating an electrospray. However, as the…”
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Simple-jet mode electrosprays with water. Description, characterization and application in a single effect evaporation chamber by Agostinho, L.L.F., Bos, B., Kamau, A., Brouwer, S.P., Fuchs, E.C., Marijnissen, J.C.M.

“…Electrohydrodynamic atomization (EHDA) is a technique which uses the influence of strong electric fields to manipulate the break-up of a liquid, pumped through…”
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Thermal disinfection of hospital wastewater in a pilot-scale continuous-flow system by Śmiech, K. M., Kovács, T., Wildschut, R. F., Criado Monleon, A. J., de Vries-Onclin, B., Bowen, J. G., Agostinho, L. L. F.

“…Thermal disinfection is probably the oldest water treatment method ever used. Similarly to other disinfection processes, it targets the inactivation of…”
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Evaluation of forest growth and carbon stock in forestry projects by system dynamics by Machado, Raiane R., Conceição, Samuel V., Leite, Hélio G., Souza, Agostinho L. de, Wolff, Eliane

“…Brazil is one of the largest producers of eucalyptus that is used for manufacturing pulp and paper; this contributes directly to the issue of carbon emissions…”
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Intake of whey isolate supplement and muscle mass gains in young healthy adults when combined with resistance training: a blinded randomized clinical trial (pilot study) by Duarte, Nuno M, Cruz, Agostinho L, Silva, Diogo C, Cruz, Graça M

“…Whey protein is consumed worldwide by athletes due to its alleged benefits on muscle mass and strength. Because of its rich branched chain amino acids content,…”
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Nutrient intake is a predictor of lung function in obese asthmatic adolescents undergoing interdisciplinary therapy by Rodrigues, Lydiane C., Mota, João F., Corgosinho, Flávia C., Masquio, Deborah C. L., Dâmaso, Ana R., Tufik, Sérgio, de Mello, Marco T., Cheik, Nádia C., da Silva Agostinho, Patrícia L.

“…Asthma-obesity is a multifactorial disease with specific asthma phenotypes that aggravate due to overweight and an unbalanced diet. Furthermore, obese…”
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Monodisperse water microdroplets generated by electrohydrodynamic atomization in the simple-jet mode by Agostinho, L. L. F., Yurteri, C. U., Fuchs, E. C., Marijnissen, J. C. M.

“…Experiments were conducted in order to investigate the influences of flow rate, applied voltage, and electric conductivity on droplet size and size…”
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Vortex Impeller-Based Aeration of Groundwater by Maarten V. van de Griend, Francis Warrener, Meike van den Akker, Yanru Song, Elmar C. Fuchs, Willibald Loiskandl, Luewton L. F. Agostinho

“…Iron oxidation and removal from groundwater is a necessary and costly process in drinking water production. In most cases, iron removal is done via aeration,…”
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Modeling simple-jet mode electrohydrodynamic-atomization droplets' trajectories and spray pattern for a single nozzle system by Ondimu, O.M., Ganesan, V.A., Gatari, M.J., Marijnissen, J.C.M., Agostinho, L.L.F.

“…Electrohydrodynamic atomization (EHDA), or simply Electrospraying is the process of influencing the breakup of a liquid into droplets by using a strong…”
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Characterization of Nanoparticles in Drinking Water Using Field-Flow Fractionation Coupled with Multi-Angle Light Scattering and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry by Talie Zarei, Marcos B. A. Colombo, Elmar C. Fuchs, Herman L. Offerhaus, Denis Gebauer, Luewton L. F. Agostinho

“…The current absence of well-established and standardized methods for characterizing submicrometer- and nano-sized particles in water samples presents a…”
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Correction: Agostinho et al. Enhanced Oxygen Volumetric Mass Transfer in a Geometrically Constrained Vortex. Water 2022, 14, 771 by Luewton L. F. Agostinho, Rene Pecnik, Jakob Woisetschläger, Esther de Kroon, Nicolae Şişcanu, Maarten V. van de Griend, Willibald Loiskandl, Elmar C. Fuchs

“…There was an omission in the original publication [...]…”
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Enhanced Oxygen Volumetric Mass Transfer in a Geometrically Constrained Vortex by Luewton L. F. Agostinho, Rene Pecnik, Jakob Woisetschläger, Esther de Kroon, Nicolae Şişcanu, Maarten V. van de Griend, Willibald Loiskandl, Elmar C. Fuchs

“…Aeration is one of the most cost intensive steps in water and wastewater treatment due to the large energy requirement for the creation of large surfaces for…”
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Consequences of the Integration of a Hyperbolic Funnel into a Showerhead for Droplets, Jet Break-up Lengths and Physical-Chemical Parameters by Maarten V. van de Griend, Luewton L. F. Agostinho, Elmar C. Fuchs, Nigel Dyer, Willibald Loiskandl

“…Introducing a hyperbolic vortex into a showerhead is a possibility to achieve higher spray velocities for a given discharge without reducing the nozzle…”
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Insulated multinozzle system for electrohydrodynamic atomization in the simple-jet mode by Agostinho, L. L. F., Yurteri, C. U., Wartena, J., Brouwer, S. P., Fuchs, E. C., Marijnissen, J. C. M.

“…In this study, a multinozzle electrohydrodynamic atomization device was designed and studied for electrosprays in the simple-jet mode. Results have shown that…”
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Real-Time Determination of Total Solids in UASB Reactors Using a Single Emitter Ultrasonic Sensor by Priscilla N. P. Neves, Lariza S. Azevedo, Martijn Hoep, Thiago Bressani-Ribeiro, Matthijs Wiersma, Ronaldo N. Ferreira, R. Martijn Wagterveld, Doekle Yntema, Carlos A. L. Chernicharo, Luewton L. F. Agostinho

“…The lack of proper sludge withdrawal routines has been one of the main causes of solids washout and consequent deterioration of effluent quality from up-flow…”
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Comparing Mixed-Media and Conventional Slow-Sand Filters for Arsenic Removal from Groundwater by Karolina M. Śmiech, Aize Tolsma, Tímea Kovács, Vlade Dalbosco, Kamuran Yasadi, Leo Groendijk, Luewton L. F. Agostinho

“…Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a major public health concern worldwide. The problem has been reported mainly in southern Asia and, especially, in…”
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Similarities in correlates of native and introduced fish species richness distribution in Brazilian reservoirs by Ortega, Jean C. G., Agostinho, Angelo A., Santos, Natália C. L., Agostinho, Karla D. G. L., Oda, Fabrício H., Severi, William, Bini, Luis M.

“…We assessed the relationships among native and introduced fish species richness and a set of explanatory variables, including area, altitude, reservoir age,…”
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MON-P085: Macronutrient Intake and Sarcopenia in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer by Velho, S, Moço, S, Sarabando, D, Cruz, R, Agostinho, L, Lopes, F, Strecht, J, Gargaté, L, Teixeira, J, Rodrigues, T, Coelho, J.L. Passos, Baracos, V, Cravo, M

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MON-P243: Skeletal Mass Index and Visceral Mass Index as Predictors of Length of Hospital Stay of Surgical Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients by Velho, S, Ferreira, A, Luz, G, Lopes, F, Cruz, R, Agostinho, L, Strecht, J, Gargaté, L, Coelho, J.L. Passos, Maio, R, Baracos, V, Cravo, M

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