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Methane Production and Conductive Materials: A Critical Review by Martins, Gilberto, Salvador, Andreia F, Pereira, Luciana, Alves, M. Madalena

“…Conductive materials (CM) have been extensively reported to enhance methane production in anaerobic digestion processes. The occurrence of direct interspecies…”
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Controlling the flavour changing neutral couplings of multi-Higgs doublets models through unitary matrices by Alves, João M.

“…In this paper, we introduce unitary flavour violation to produce multi-Higgs doublets models where all flavour par ameters are contained within three unitary…”
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Rodent models of knee osteoarthritis for pain research by Alves-Simões, M.

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Pain is the main symptom, yet no current treatment can…”
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On the road to 100% renewable energy systems in isolated islands by Alves, M., Segurado, R., Costa, M.

“…The integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in islands is crucial to improve their economy allowing them to be energy independent. However, the…”
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Controlling Cell Behavior Through the Design of Polymer Surfaces by Alves, Natália M., Pashkuleva, Iva, Reis, Rui L., Mano, João F.

“…Polymers have gained a remarkable place in the biomedical field as materials for the fabrication of various devices and for tissue engineering applications…”
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A viable QCD axion in the MeV mass range by Alves, Daniele S. M., Weiner, Neal

“…A bstract The QCD axion is one of the most compelling solutions of the strong CP problem. There are major current efforts into searching for an ultralight,…”
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What happens to unprepared root canal walls: a correlative analysis using micro‐computed tomography and histology/scanning electron microscopy by Siqueira, J. F., Pérez, A. R., Marceliano‐Alves, M. F., Provenzano, J. C., Silva, S. G., Pires, F. R., Vieira, G. C. S., Rôças, I. N., Alves, F. R. F.

“…Aim To microscopically examine the cleanliness of root canal walls that remained unprepared as revealed by micro‐CT. Methodology The root canals of 10 freshly…”
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Increasing the penetration of renewable energy sources in isolated islands through the interconnection of their power systems. The case of Pico and Faial islands, Azores by Alves, M., Segurado, R., Costa, M.

“…The implementation of renewable energy sources (RES) in isolated power systems, as is the case of islands, constitutes both a challenge and an opportunity. The…”
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Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites for ligament/tendon tissue engineering by Silva, Magda, Ferreira, Fernando N, Alves, Natália M, Paiva, Maria C

“…Ligaments and tendons are fibrous tissues with poor vascularity and limited regeneration capacity. Currently, a ligament/tendon injury often require a surgical…”
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Defining the biomethane potential (BMP) of solid organic wastes and energy crops: a proposed protocol for batch assays by Angelidaki, I, Alves, M, Bolzonella, D, Borzacconi, L, Campos, J L, Guwy, A J, Kalyuzhnyi, S, Jenicek, P, van Lier, J B

“…The application of anaerobic digestion technology is growing worldwide because of its economic and environmental benefits. As a consequence, a number of…”
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Nanostructured Polymeric Coatings Based on Chitosan and Dopamine-Modified Hyaluronic Acid for Biomedical Applications by Neto, Ana I., Cibrão, Ana C., Correia, Clara R., Carvalho, Rita R., Luz, Gisela M., Ferrer, Gloria G., Botelho, Gabriela, Picart, Catherine, Alves, Natália M., Mano, João F.

“…In a marine environment, specific proteins are secreted by mussels and used as a bioglue to stick to a surface. These mussel proteins present an unusual amino…”
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Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture by Salvador, Andreia F., Martins, Gilberto, Melle-Franco, Manuel, Serpa, Ricardo, Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria, Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia, Pereira, M. Alcina, Alves, M. M.

“…Carbon materials have been reported to facilitate direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between bacteria and methanogens improving methane production in…”
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Antimicrobial activity of phenolic compounds identified in wild mushrooms, SAR analysis and docking studies by Alves, M.J., Ferreira, I.C.F.R., Froufe, H.J.C., Abreu, R.M.V., Martins, A., Pintado, M.

“…Aim and Methods Although the antimicrobial activity of extracts from several mushroom species has been reported, studies with the individual compounds present…”
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Distinct carbon sources affect structural and functional maturation of cardiomyocytes derived from human pluripotent stem cells by Correia, Cláudia, Koshkin, Alexey, Duarte, Patrícia, Hu, Dongjian, Teixeira, Ana, Domian, Ibrahim, Serra, Margarida, Alves, Paula M.

“…The immature phenotype of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) constrains their potential in cell therapy and drug testing. In this…”
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Chitosan/Poly(ε-caprolactone) blend scaffolds for cartilage repair by Neves, Sara C, Moreira Teixeira, Liliana S, Moroni, Lorenzo, Reis, Rui L, Van Blitterswijk, Clemens A, Alves, Natália M, Karperien, Marcel, Mano, João F

“…Abstract Chitosan (CHT)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) blend 3D fiber-mesh scaffolds were studied as possible support structures for articular cartilage tissue…”
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CellPhy: accurate and fast probabilistic inference of single-cell phylogenies from scDNA-seq data by Kozlov, Alexey, Alves, Joao M, Stamatakis, Alexandros, Posada, David

“…We introduce CellPhy, a maximum likelihood framework for inferring phylogenetic trees from somatic single-cell single-nucleotide variants. CellPhy leverages a…”
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Sex Hormones Promote Opposite Effects on ACE and ACE2 Activity, Hypertrophy and Cardiac Contractility in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Dalpiaz, P L M, Lamas, A Z, Caliman, I F, Ribeiro, Jr, R F, Abreu, G R, Moyses, M R, Andrade, T U, Gouvea, S A, Alves, M F, Carmona, A K, Bissoli, N S

“…There is growing interest in sex differences and RAS components. However, whether gender influences cardiac angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) and…”
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Zeolite addition to improve biohydrogen production from dark fermentation of C5/C6-sugars and Sargassum sp. biomass by Silva, R. M., Abreu, A. A., Salvador, A. F., Alves, M. M., Neves, I. C., Pereira, M. A.

“…Thermophilic biohydrogen production by dark fermentation from a mixture (1:1) of C5 (arabinose) and C6 (glucose) sugars, present in lignocellulosic…”
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Performance and Microbial Community Analysis in an Anaerobic Hybrid Baffled Reactor Treating Dairy Wastewater by Giordani, Alessandra, Brucha, Gunther, Santos, Kyem A., Rojas, Karina, Hayashi, Elize, Alves, M. Madalena S., Tommaso, Giovana

“…Anaerobic dairy waste treatment requires effective control to avoid long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) inhibitory effects on anaerobic microorganisms, especially…”
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On the saturated impulse for a circular hollow beam under pressure pulse loading by Karagiozova, D., Alves, M.

“…•The saturated impulse phenomenon in a circular hollow beam is examined•A simplified 2DoF model of a hollow beam response to a pressure pulse is developed•The…”
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