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Silica coated magnetite particles for magnetic removal of Hg2+ from water by GIRGINOVA, Penka I, DANIEL-DA-SILVA, Ana L, LOPES, Cláudia B, FIGUEIRA, Paula, OTERO, Marta, AMARAL, Vitor S, PEREIRA, Eduarda, TRINDADE, Tito

“…The magnetic removal of Hg(2+) from water has been assessed using silica coated magnetite particles. The magnetite particles were first prepared by hydrolysis…”
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A Luminescent Molecular Thermometer for Long-Term Absolute Temperature Measurements at the Nanoscale by Brites, Carlos D. S., Lima, Patricia P., Silva, Nuno J. O., Millán, Angel, Amaral, Vitor S., Palacio, Fernando, Carlos, Luís D.

“…A unique Eu3+/Tb3+ luminescent self‐referencing nanothermometer allowing absolute measurements in the 10–350 K temperature range and sub‐micrometer spatial…”
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Exploiting Radioactive Isotopes: from Pollutant Tracking to Solid State Studies Using a Combined Ab Initio and PAC Approach by Amorim, Carlos O., Gonçalves, João N., Amaral, Vítor S.

“…In this review we present examples of using radioactive isotopes as probes to study functional materials of fundamental and applied interest presenting…”
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On the Optimization of Magneto‐Volume Coupling for Practical Applied Field Magnetic Refrigeration by Davarpanah, Amin, Belo, Joao H., Amaral, Vitor. S., Amaral, Joao S.

“…Materials with strong magneto‐volume coupling can present a coupled first‐order magnetic and structural transition and a giant magnetocaloric effect. The…”
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BROADENING THE NOTION OF RETRANSLATION by Amaral, Vitor Alevato do

“…Abstract The purpose of the present article is to problematize the current definitions of retranslation by discussing one of their constituent aspects: the…”
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In‐Silico Thermodynamic Description of Heusler Compounds Applied to Magnetocalorics by Monte Carlo Simulations Starting from Ab‐Initio by Amorim, Carlos O., Gonçalves, João N., Amaral, Vítor S., Amaral, João S.

“…Heusler compounds are one of the most versatile families of materials, showing a wide range of technological applications. Here we present a pure in‐silico…”
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Enhancement of the dielectric permittivity and magnetic properties of Dy substituted strontium titanate ceramics by Tkach, Alexander, Amaral, João S., Zlotnik, Sebastian, Amaral, Vítor S., Vilarinho, Paula M.

“…Structural, dielectric and magnetic properties of dense Dy-substituted strontium titanate ceramics are investigated. In the Sr1-1.5xDyxTiO3 system,…”
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Can contaminated waters or wastewater be alternative sources for technology-critical elements? The case of removal and recovery of lanthanides by Afonso, Elisabete Luís, Carvalho, Lina, Fateixa, Sara, Amorim, Carlos Oliveira, Amaral, Vitor S., Vale, Carlos, Pereira, Eduarda, Silva, Carlos Manuel, Trindade, Tito, Lopes, Cláudia Batista

“…[Display omitted] •Fabrication of a dual function magnetic hybrid nanocomposite.•Possibility of remove and recover lanthanoids from water.•High removal…”
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Towards conductive textiles: coating polymeric fibres with graphene by Neves, Ana I. S., Rodrigues, Daniela P., De Sanctis, Adolfo, Alonso, Elias Torres, Pereira, Maria S., Amaral, Vitor S., Melo, Luis V., Russo, Saverio, de Schrijver, Isabel, Alves, Helena, Craciun, Monica F.

“…Conducting fibres are essential to the development of e-textiles. We demonstrate a method to make common insulating textile fibres conductive, by coating them…”
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Direct measurement and imaging of magnetocaloric effect inhomogeneities at the microscale in Ni44Co6Mn30Ga20 with infrared thermography by Pereira, Maria J., Santos, Tiago, Correia, Rafael, Amaral, João S., Amaral, Vitor S., Fabbrici, Simone, Albertini, Franca

“…•Diverse average behavior of MCE on FSMA near structural transition (heating/cooling).•Magnetocaloric effect manifests inhomogeneous behavior at the…”
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Interplay of Magnetic Properties and Doping in Epitaxial Films of h‐REFeO3 Multiferroic Oxides by Baghizadeh, Ali, Vaghefi, Pegah Mirzadeh, Huang, Xing, Borme, Jerome, Almeida, Bernardo, Salak, Andrei N., Willinger, Marc‐Georg, Amaral, Vitor B., Vieira, Joaquim M.

“…Multiferroic materials demonstrating coexistence of magnetic and ferroelectric orders are promising candidates for magnetoelectric devices. While understanding…”
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Electro-precipitation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in ethanol by MARQUES, Rodrigo F. C, GARCIA, Cécile, LECANTE, Pierre, RIBEIRO, Sidney J. L, NOE, Laure, SILVA, Nuno J. O, AMARAL, Vitor S, MILLAN, Angel, VERELST, Marc

“…The preparation of superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles by electro-precipitation in ethanol is proposed. Particle average size can be set from 4.4…”
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Interplay of Magnetic Properties and Doping in Epitaxial Films of h-REFeO 3 Multiferroic Oxides by Baghizadeh, Ali, Vaghefi, Pegah Mirzadeh, Huang, Xing, Borme, Jerome, Almeida, Bernardo, Salak, Andrei N, Willinger, Marc-Georg, Amaral, Vitor B, Vieira, Joaquim M

“…Multiferroic materials demonstrating coexistence of magnetic and ferroelectric orders are promising candidates for magnetoelectric devices. While understanding…”
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Free Molecule Studies by Perturbed γ-γ Angular Correlation: A New Path to Accurate Nuclear Quadrupole Moments by Haas, Heinz, Röder, Jens, Correia, Joao G, Schell, J, Fenta, Abel S, Vianden, Reiner, Larsen, Emil M H, Aggelund, Patrick A, Fromsejer, Rasmus, Hemmingsen, Lars B S, Sauer, Stephan P A, Lupascu, Doru C, Amaral, Vitor S

“…Accurate nuclear quadrupole moment values are essential as benchmarks for nuclear structure models and for the interpretation of experimentally determined…”
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DEATH AND THE SNOW: TRANSLATING AN INCONSPICUOUS RELATION IN JAMES JOYCE’S “THE DEAD” by Amaral, Vitor Alevato do

“…Abstract The present paper claims that, in James Joyce’s short story “The Dead” (Dubliners, 1914), the verb “lie” – used both for the lying snow and the lying…”
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Bio-Based Polyurethane Foams from Kraft Lignin with Improved Fire Resistance by Vieira, Fernanda R, Gama, Nuno V, Evtuguin, Dmitry V, Amorim, Carlos O, Amaral, Vitor S, Pinto, Paula C O R, Barros-Timmons, Ana

“…Rigid polyurethane foams (RPUFs) were synthesized using exclusively lignin-based polyol (LBP) obtained via the oxyalkylation of kraft lignin with propylene…”
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Antibiotics prophylaxis at the time of catheter removal after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis by Santos, Letícia Lourenço dos, Fraga, Isabela de Almeida, Almeida, Vitor Amaral de, Santos, Andressa Hellen Ribeiro, Almeida, Isabelle Matos, Nascimento, Tatiana Roberta, Porto, Breno Cordeiro, Passerotti, Carlo Camargo, Artifon, Everson Luiz de Almeida, Otoch, Jose Pinhata, Cruz, José Arnaldo Shiomi da

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: To conduct a systematic literature review with meta-analysis to identify whether antibiotic prophylaxis after removal of the indwelling…”
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Solvent-Free Microwave-Induced Oxidation of Alcohols Catalyzed by Ferrite Magnetic Nanoparticles by Nuno M. R. Martins, Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins, Carlos O. Amorim, Vitor S. Amaral, Armando J. L. Pombeiro

“…A series of first-row-transition-metal ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) MFe2O4 [M = Mn2+ (1), Fe2+ (2), Co2+ (3), Ni2+ (4), Cu2+ (5) or Zn2+ (6)] were…”
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Novel magnetic stimulation methodology for low-current implantable medical devices by Bernardo, Rodrigo, Rodrigues, André, Soares dos Santos, Marco P., Carneiro, Pedro, Lopes, António, Sequeira Amaral, João, Sequeira Amaral, Vítor, Morais, Raul

“…•Current micro-scale biomagnetic devices require very high electric current excitations.•A novel biomagnetic methodology requiring up to 50-fold lower currents…”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of fluorescent cobalt-doped manganese ferrites for thermo-therapeutic applications by Veloso, Sérgio R.S., Nereu, Sara F., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, Vítor S., Correa-Duarte, Miguel A., Castanheira, Elisabete M.S.

“…The synthesis of high-quality nanoparticles for biomedical applications through environmentally friendly methods is a major challenging task. In this work,…”
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