Search Results - "Azevedo, R. B."

On the immortality of television sets: "function" in the human genome according to the evolution-free gospel of ENCODE by Graur, Dan, Zheng, Yichen, Price, Nicholas, Azevedo, Ricardo B R, Zufall, Rebecca A, Elhaik, Eran

“…A recent slew of ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Consortium publications, specifically the article signed by all Consortium members, put forward the idea…”
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Genetic drift promotes and recombination hinders speciation on holey fitness landscapes by Kalirad, Ata, Burch, Christina L, Azevedo, Ricardo B R

“…Dobzhansky and Muller proposed a general mechanism through which microevolution, the substitution of alleles within populations, can cause the evolution of…”
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Sexual reproduction selects for robustness and negative epistasis in artificial gene networks by Azevedo, Ricardo B. R, Lohaus, Rolf, Srinivasan, Suraj, Dang, Kristen K, Burch, Christina L

“…The mutational deterministic hypothesis for the origin and maintenance of sexual reproduction posits that sex enhances the ability of natural selection to…”
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Biotransformation of magnetic nanoparticles as a function of coating in a rat model by Ruiz, A, Gutiérrez, L, Cáceres-Vélez, P R, Santos, D, Chaves, S B, Fascineli, M L, Garcia, M P, Azevedo, R B, Morales, M P

“…Long-term in vivo studies in murine models have shown that DMSA-coated nanoparticles accumulate in spleen, liver and lung tissues during extended periods of…”
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SERS Investigation of Cancer Cells Treated with PDT: Quantification of Cell Survival and Follow-up by Veloso, A. B., Longo, J. P. F., Muehlmann, L. A., Tollstadius, B. F., Souza, P. E. N., Azevedo, R. B., Morais, P. C., da Silva, S. W.

“…In this study Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) data recorded from mouse mammary glands cancer cells (4T1 cell line) was used to assess information…”
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Comparison of stem cell properties of cells isolated from normal and inflamed dental pulps by Pereira, L. O., Rubini, M. R., Silva, J. R., Oliveira, D. M., Silva, I. C. R., Poças-Fonseca, M. J., Azevedo, R. B.

“…Pereira LO, Rubini MR, Silva JR, Oliveira DM, Silva ICR, Poças‐Fonseca MJ, Azevedo RB. Comparison of stem cell properties of cells isolated from normal and…”
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Validity of MicroCT for in vitro detection of proximal carious lesions in primary molars by Soviero, V.M, Leal, S.C, Silva, R.C, Azevedo, R.B

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to validate the MicroCT for detection of proximal carious lesions in primary molars, using histology as the gold standard…”
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Maghemite-gold core-shell nanostructures (γ-Fe2O3@Au) surface-functionalized with aluminium phthalocyanine for multi-task imaging and therapy by Coelho, B. C. P, Siqueira, E. R, Ombredane, A. S, Joanitti, G. A, Chaves, S. B, da Silva, S. W, Chaker, J. A, Longo, J. P. F, Azevedo, R. B, Morais, P. C, Sousa, M. H

“…In this study we report on the elaboration and characterization of core-shell maghemite-gold nanoparticles with the shell modulated for different thicknesses…”
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Neutral Evolution of Robustness in Drosophila microRNA Precursors by Price, Nicholas, Cartwright, Reed A., Sabath, Niv, Graur, Dan, Azevedo, Ricardo B.R.

“…Mutational robustness describes the extent to which a phenotype remains unchanged in the face of mutations. Theory predicts that the strength of direct…”
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Preparation and characterization of ultra-stable biocompatible magnetic fluids using citrate-coated cobalt ferrite nanoparticles by Morais, P.C., Santos, R.L., Pimenta, A.C.M., Azevedo, R.B., Lima, E.C.D.

“…Preparation and characterization of ultra-stable biocompatible cobalt ferrite-based magnetic fluids has been reported. Synthesized samples have core particle…”
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Genotoxicity and inflammatory investigation in mice treated with magnetite nanoparticles surface coated with polyaspartic acid by Sadeghiani, N., Barbosa, L.S., Silva, L.P., Azevedo, R.B., Morais, P.C., Lacava, Z.G.M.

“…In this study, some biological tests were carried out with a magnetic fluid (MF) sample based on magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) surface coated with…”
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Mutational meltdown in asexual populations doomed to extinction by Olofsson, Peter, Chipkin, Logan, Daileda, Ryan C., Azevedo, Ricardo B. R.

“…Asexual populations are expected to accumulate deleterious mutations through a process known as Muller’s ratchet. Lynch and colleagues proposed that the…”
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Synthesis and characterization of size-controlled cobalt-ferrite-based ionic ferrofluids by Morais, P.C., Garg, V.K., Oliveira, A.C., Silva, L.P., Azevedo, R.B., Silva, A.M.L., Lima, E.C.D.

“…Size-controlled synthesis of cobalt-ferrite nanoparticles, their passivation and peptization as stable ferrofluids are reported. Transmission electron…”
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SERS as a valuable tool for detection and treatment follow-up of fungal infection in mice lungs: use of Amphotericin B and its nanoencapsulation onto magnetic nanoparticles by Santos, C. M. B., da Silva, S. W., Saldanha, C. A., Santos, M. F. M. Almeida, Garcia, M. P., Azevedo, R. B., Morais, P. C.

“…This study reports on the use of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection and follow‐up treatment of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb) infection in…”
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A branching process model of evolutionary rescue by Azevedo, Ricardo B.R., Olofsson, Peter

“…Evolutionary rescue is the process whereby a declining population may start growing again, thus avoiding extinction, via an increase in the frequency of fitter…”
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In vitro photodynamic therapy on human oral keratinocytes using chloroaluminum-phthalocyanine by Tapajós, E.C.C, Longo, J.P, Simioni, A.R, Lacava, Z.G.M, Santos, M.F.M.A, Morais, P.C, Tedesco, A.C, Azevedo, R.B

“…Summary In this study, oral carcinoma cells were used to evaluate chloroaluminum-phthalocyanine encapsulated in liposomes as the photosensitizer agent in…”
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Latitudinal variation of wing:thorax size ratio and wing-aspect ratio Drosophila melanogaster by Azevedo, R.B.R, James, A.C, McCabe, J, Partridge, L

“…In dipterans, the wing-beat frequency, and, hence, the lift generated, increases linearly with ambient temperature. If flight performance is an important…”
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Adaptation and constraint in the evolution of Drosophila melanogaster wing shape by Gilchrist, A. S., Azevedo, R. B. R., Partridge, L., O'higgins, P.

“…SUMMARY We have taken advantage of parallel instances of natural selection on body size in Drosophila melanogaster to investigate constraints and adaptation…”
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Magnetic Resonance of a Dextran-Coated Magnetic Fluid Intravenously Administered in Mice by Lacava, L.M., Lacava, Z.G.M., Da Silva, M.F., Silva, O., Chaves, S.B., Azevedo, R.B., Pelegrini, F., Gansau, C., Buske, N., Sabolovic, D., Morais, P.C.

“…Magnetic resonance was used to investigate the kinetic disposition of magnetite nanoparticles (9.4 nm core diameter) from the blood circulation after…”
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npr-1 Regulates Foraging and Dispersal Strategies in Caenorhabditis elegans by Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Azevedo, Ricardo B.R.

“…Wild isolates of Caenorhabditis elegans differ in their tendency to aggregate on food [1, 2]. Most quantitative variation in this behavior is explained by a…”
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