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3D Fabrication of Fully Iron Magnetic Microrobots by Alcântara, Carlos C. J., Kim, Sangwon, Lee, Sunkey, Jang, Bumjin, Thakolkaran, Prakash, Kim, Jin‐Young, Choi, Hongsoo, Nelson, Bradley J., Pané, Salvador

“…Biocompatibility and high responsiveness to magnetic fields are fundamental requisites to translate magnetic small‐scale robots into clinical applications. The…”
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Indirect 3D and 4D Printing of Soft Robotic Microstructures by de Marco, Carmela, Alcântara, Carlos C. J., Kim, Sangwon, Briatico, Francesco, Kadioglu, Ahmet, de Bernardis, Gaston, Chen, Xiangzhong, Marano, Claudia, Nelson, Bradley J., Pané, Salvador

“…The development of 3D soft‐robotic components is currently hindered by material limitations associated with conventional 3D printing techniques. To overcome…”
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Multiplex PCR method for MinION and Illumina sequencing of Zika and other virus genomes directly from clinical samples by Quick, Joshua, Grubaugh, Nathan D, Pullan, Steven T, Claro, Ingra M, Smith, Andrew D, Gangavarapu, Karthik, Oliveira, Glenn, Robles-Sikisaka, Refugio, Rogers, Thomas F, Beutler, Nathan A, Burton, Dennis R, Lewis-Ximenez, Lia Laura, de Jesus, Jaqueline Goes, Giovanetti, Marta, Hill, Sarah C, Black, Allison, Bedford, Trevor, Carroll, Miles W, Nunes, Marcio, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos, Sabino, Ester C, Baylis, Sally A, Faria, Nuno R, Loose, Matthew, Simpson, Jared T, Pybus, Oliver G, Andersen, Kristian G, Loman, Nicholas J

“…This multiplex PCR enrichment protocol enables sequencing of Zika and other viral genomes of low abundance from clinical samples using the Illumina platform,…”
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Functional macroporous iron-phosphorous films by electrodeposition on colloidal crystal templates by Golvano-Escobal, Irati, de Paz-Castany, Roger, Alcantara, Carlos C.J., Pané, Salvador, García-Lecina, Eva, Sort, Jordi, Pellicer, Eva

“…Pseudo-ordered macroporous iron-phosphorous (Fe-P) films have been electrodeposited potentiostatically from a citrate-sulfate bath onto Au surfaces…”
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Multiwavelength Light-Responsive Au/B-TiO2 Janus Micromotors by Jang, Bumjin, Hong, Ayoung, Kang, Ha Eun, Alcantara, Carlos, Charreyron, Samuel, Mushtaq, Fajer, Pellicer, Eva, Büchel, Robert, Sort, Jordi, Lee, Sung Sik, Nelson, Bradley J, Pané, Salvador

“…Conventional photocatalytic micromotors are limited to the use of specific wavelengths of light due to their narrow light absorption spectrum, which limits…”
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Mobile real-time surveillance of Zika virus in Brazil by Faria, Nuno Rodrigues, Sabino, Ester C, Nunes, Marcio R T, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, Loman, Nicholas J, Pybus, Oliver G

“…The World Health Organization has declared Zika virus an international public health emergency. Knowledge of Zika virus genomic epidemiology is currently…”
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Emergence of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Cosmopolitan Genotype, Brazil by Giovanetti, Marta, Pereira, Luiz Augusto, Santiago, Gilberto A, Fonseca, Vagner, Mendoza, Maria Paquita Garcia, de Oliveira, Carla, de Moraes, Laise, Xavier, Joilson, Tosta, Stephane, Fristch, Hegger, Barbosa, Emerson de Castro, Rodrigues, Evandra Strazza, Figueroa-Romero, Dana, Padilla-Rojas, Carlos, Caceres-Rey, Omar, Mendonca, Ana Flavia, Nogueira, Fernanda de Bruycker, da Cunha, Rivaldo Venancio, de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo, Freitas, Carla, Peterka, Cassio Roberto Leonel, de Albuquerque, Carlos Frederico Campelo, Franco, Leticia, Rico, Jairo Andres Mendez, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge L, da Silva, Vinicius Lemes, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos, Jr

“…We used nanopore sequencing and phylogenetic analyses to identify a cosmopolitan genotype of dengue virus serotype 2 that was isolated from a 56-year-old male…”
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Biocomposites from Rice Straw Nanofibers: Morphology, Thermal and Mechanical Properties by Alcántara, José Carlos, González, Israel, Pareta, M Mercè, Vilaseca, Fabiola

“…Agricultural residues are major potential resources for biomass and for material production. In this work, rice straw residues were used to isolate cellulose…”
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Epidemiologic History and Genetic Diversity Origins of Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Paraguay by Gräf, Tiago, Vazquez, Cynthia, Giovanetti, Marta, de Bruycker-Nogueira, Fernanda, Fonseca, Vagner, Claro, Ingra Morales, de Jesus, Jaqueline Goes, Gómez, Andrea, Xavier, Joilson, de Mendonça, Marcos Cesar Lima, Villalba, Shirley, Torales, Juan, Gamarra, Maria Liz, Thézé, Julien, de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo, Azevedo, Vasco, de Oliveira, Tulio, Franco, Leticia, de Albuquerque, Carlos F Campelo, Irala, Sandra, Holmes, Edward Charles, Méndez Rico, Jairo Andrés, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior

“…Paraguay has been severely affected by emergent Zika and chikungunya viruses, and dengue virus is endemic. To learn more about the origins of genetic diversity…”
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Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: Adapting Illumina Protocols for Quick and Accurate Outbreak Investigation during a Pandemic by Pillay, Sureshnee, Giandhari, Jennifer, Tegally, Houriiyah, Wilkinson, Eduan, Chimukangara, Benjamin, Lessells, Richard, Moosa, Yunus, Mattison, Stacey, Gazy, Inbal, Fish, Maryam, Singh, Lavanya, Khanyile, Khulekani Sedwell, San, James Emmanuel, Fonseca, Vagner, Giovanetti, Marta, Alcantara, Jr, Luiz Carlos, de Oliveira, Tulio

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has spread very fast around the world. A few days after the first detected case in South Africa, an infection started in a large hospital…”
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Yellow Fever Virus Reemergence and Spread in Southeast Brazil, 2016-2019 by Giovanetti, Marta, de Mendonça, Marcos Cesar Lima, Fonseca, Vagner, Mares-Guia, Maria Angélica, Fabri, Allison, Xavier, Joilson, de Jesus, Jaqueline Goes, Gräf, Tiago, Dos Santos Rodrigues, Cintia Damasceno, Dos Santos, Carolina Cardoso, Sampaio, Simone Alves, Chalhoub, Flavia Lowen Levy, de Bruycker Nogueira, Fernanda, Theze, Julien, Romano, Alessandro Pecego Martins, Ramos, Daniel Garkauskas, de Abreu, Andre Luiz, Oliveira, Wanderson Kleber, do Carmo Said, Rodrigo Fabiano, de Alburque, Carlos F Campelo, de Oliveira, Tulio, Fernandes, Carlos Augusto, Aguiar, Shirlei Ferreira, Chieppe, Alexandre, Sequeira, Patrícia Carvalho, Faria, Nuno Rodrigues, Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo

“…The recent reemergence of yellow fever virus (YFV) in Brazil has raised serious concerns due to the rapid dissemination of the virus in the southeastern…”
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Early transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: An epidemiological and phylogenetic report by Giandhari, Jennifer, Pillay, Sureshnee, Wilkinson, Eduan, Tegally, Houriiyah, Sinayskiy, Ilya, Schuld, Maria, Lourenço, José, Chimukangara, Benjamin, Lessells, Richard, Moosa, Yunus, Gazy, Inbal, Fish, Maryam, Singh, Lavanya, Sedwell Khanyile, Khulekani, Fonseca, Vagner, Giovanetti, Marta, Carlos Junior Alcantara, Luiz, Petruccione, Francesco, de Oliveira, Tulio

“…•The early COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa was highly heterogeneous looking at the epidemiological progression between major provinces.•Early transmission in…”
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Trusts—A Portuguese perspective and the Madeira’s special case by Fernandes Ferreira, Rogério, Monteiro, Duarte Ornelas, Neves, Carlos Alcântara

“…Abstract The Portuguese perspective on Trusts is very much informed by the fact that it is a legal instrument with no specific regulation in Portugal since it…”
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Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis of HIV-1 Subtype C in Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil by Oliveira, Rodrigo Cunha, Souza, Juliana Sacramento Mota de, Alcântara, Luiz Carlos Júnior, Guimarães, Monick Lindenmeyer, Brites, Carlos, Monteiro-Cunha, Joana Paixão

“…HIV-1 subtype C is associated with more than half of infections in southern Brazil and has been increasing in other regions of the country. In a previous study…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Spillback to Wild Coatis in Sylvatic-Urban Hotspot, Brazil by Stoffella-Dutra, Ana Gabriella, de Campos, Bruna Hermine, Bastos E Silva, Pedro Henrique, Dias, Karolina Lopes, da Silva Domingos, Iago José, Hemetrio, Nadja Simbera, Xavier, Joilson, Iani, Felipe, Fonseca, Vagner, Giovanetti, Marta, de Oliveira, Leonardo Camilo, Teixeira, Mauro Martins, Lobato, Zelia Ines Portela, Ferreira, Helena Lage, Arns, Clarice Weis, Durigon, Edison, Drumond, Betânia Paiva, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, de Carvalho, Marcelo Pires Nogueira, de Souza Trindade, Giliane

“…We tested coatis (Nasua nasua) living in an urban park near a densely populated area of Brazil and found natural SARS-CoV-2 Zeta variant infections by using…”
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Genome Detective: an automated system for virus identification from high-throughput sequencing data by Vilsker, Michael, Moosa, Yumna, Nooij, Sam, Fonseca, Vagner, Ghysens, Yoika, Dumon, Korneel, Pauwels, Raf, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos, Vanden Eynden, Ewout, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Deforche, Koen, de Oliveira, Tulio

“…Abstract Summary Genome Detective is an easy to use web-based software application that assembles the genomes of viruses quickly and accurately. The…”
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Viral metagenomics unveils MW (Malawi) polyomavirus infection in Brazilian pediatric patients with acute respiratory disease by Silva, Anielly S., Campos, Gabriel Montenegro, Giovanetti, Marta, Zucherato, Victória Simonatto, Lima, Alex Ranieri Jerônimo, Santos, Elaine Vieira, Haddad, Rodrigo, Ciccozzi, Massimo, Carlos Júnior Alcantara, Luiz, Elias, Maria Carolina, Sampaio, Sandra Coccuzzo, Covas, Dimas Tadeu, Kashima, Simone, Slavov, Svetoslav Nanev

“…Viral metagenomics has been extensively applied for the identification of emerging or poorly characterized viruses. In this study, we applied metagenomics for…”
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Anti-ganglioside antibodies in patients with Zika virus infection-associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Brazil by Rivera-Correa, Juan, de Siqueira, Isadora Cristina, Mota, Sabrina, do Rosário, Mateus Santana, Pereira de Jesus, Pedro Antônio, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, Ernst, Joel D, Rodriguez, Ana

“…Zika virus infection is associated with the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a neurological autoimmune disorder caused by immune recognition of…”
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Evidence of Zika Virus Reinfection by Genome Diversity and Antibody Response Analysis, Brazil by da Costa Castilho, Marcia, de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo, Machado, Lais Ceschini, de Lima Calvanti, Thaise Yasmine Vasconcelos, Lima, Morganna Costa, Fonseca, Vagner, Giovanetti, Marta, Docena, Cassia, Neto, Armando Menezes, Bôtto-Menezes, Camila Helena Aguiar, Kara, Edna Oliveira, de La Barrera, Rafael, Modjarrad, Kayvon, Giozza, Silvana Pereira, Pereira, Gerson Fernando, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, Broutet, Nathalie Jeanne Nicole, Calvet, Guilherme Amaral, Wallau, Gabriel Luz, Franca, Rafael Freitas Oliveira

“…We generated 238 Zika virus (ZIKV) genomes from 135 persons in Brazil who had samples collected over 1 year to evaluate virus persistence. Phylogenetic…”
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Clonal dispersion of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit designed to patients COVID-19 by Durán-Manuel, Emilio Mariano, Cruz-Cruz, Clemente, Ibáñez-Cervantes, Gabriela, Bravata-Alcantará, Juan Carlos, Sosa-Hernández, Oscar, Delgado-Balbuena, Laura, León-García, Gregorio, Cortés-Ortíz, Iliana Alejandra, Cureño-Díaz, Monica Alethia, Castro-Escarpulli, Graciela, Vélez-Reséndiz, Juan Manuel, Bello-López, Juan Manuel

“…SARS-CoV2 pandemic marks the need to pay attention to bacterial pathogens that can complicate the hospital stay of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)…”
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