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Recent Developments on Hydrogen Production Technologies: State-of-the-Art Review with a Focus on Green-Electrolysis by Vidas, Leonardo, Castro, Rui

“…Growing human activity has led to a critical rise in global energy consumption; since the current main sources of energy production are still fossil fuels,…”
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Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Parks: Current Situation and Future Perspectives by Calado, Gonçalo, Castro, Rui

“…With the increase in renewable energy connected to the grid, new challenges arise due to its variable supply of power. Therefore, it is crucial to develop new…”
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Necroptosis is a key pathogenic event in human and experimental murine models of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by Afonso, Marta B, Rodrigues, Pedro M, Carvalho, Tânia, Caridade, Marta, Borralho, Paula, Cortez-Pinto, Helena, Castro, Rui E, Rodrigues, Cecília M P

“…Hepatocyte cell death, inflammation and oxidative stress constitute key pathogenic mechanisms underlying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to…”
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Offshore wind farm layout optimization regarding wake effects and electrical losses by Amaral, Luís, Castro, Rui

“…A major development of the offshore wind energy market is being witnessed. Since the implicated costs are considerably high, it is extremely important to…”
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Comparison of mono‐rhamnolipids and di‐rhamnolipids on microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) applications by Rocha, Vanessa A. L., Castilho, Lívia V. A., de Castro, Rui P. V., Teixeira, Douglas B., Magalhães, Augusto V., Gomez, José G. C., Freire, Denise M. G.

“…Rhamnolipids (RMLs) have more effectiveness for specific uses according to their homologue proportions. Thus, the novelty of this work was to compare mono‐RMLs…”
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Towards a definite mouse model of NAFLD by Castro, Rui E., Diehl, Anna Mae

“…Castro and Diehl reflect on the use of mouse model for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Tsuchida et al attempt to establish a mouse NASH model with…”
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Green Hydrogen Energy Systems: A Review on Their Contribution to a Renewable Energy System by Gómez, Julián, Castro, Rui

“…Accelerating the transition to a cleaner global energy system is essential for tackling the climate crisis, and green hydrogen energy systems hold significant…”
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A Practical Review of the Public Policies Used to Promote the Implementation of PV Technology in Smart Grids: The Case of Portugal by Lage, Mágui, Castro, Rui

“…Every country has objectives for climate change, and public policies are implemented to achieve those commitments. This paper aims to review the different…”
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Experimental and Theoretical Validation of One Diode and Three Parameters–Based PV Models by Castro, Rui, Silva, Miguel

“…The present paper defines and assesses a new simplified method to represent the photovoltaic (PV) modules’ electrical behavior, based on the commonly used one…”
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miR-34a/SIRT1/p53 is suppressed by ursodeoxycholic acid in the rat liver and activated by disease severity in human non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Castro, Rui E, Ferreira, Duarte M.S, Afonso, Marta B, Borralho, Pedro M, Machado, Mariana V, Cortez-Pinto, Helena, Rodrigues, Cecília M.P

“…Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a spectrum of stages from simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)…”
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Economic assessment of residential PV systems with self-consumption and storage in Portugal by Camilo, Fernando M., Castro, Rui, Almeida, M.E., Pires, V. Fernão

“…•We present an economic assessment of residential PV systems.•Different configurations including self-consumption and storage are investigated.•An increase of…”
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RIPK3 acts as a lipid metabolism regulator contributing to inflammation and carcinogenesis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Afonso, Marta B, Rodrigues, Pedro M, Mateus-Pinheiro, Miguel, Simão, André L, Gaspar, Maria M, Majdi, Amine, Arretxe, Enara, Alonso, Cristina, Santos-Laso, Alvaro, Jimenez-Agüero, Raul, Eizaguirre, Emma, Bujanda, Luis, Pareja, Maria Jesus, Banales, Jesus M, Ratziu, Vlad, Gautheron, Jeremie, Castro, Rui E, Rodrigues, Cecília M P

“…Receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) is a key player in necroptosis execution and an emerging metabolic regulator, whose contribution to non-alcoholic…”
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Solar-Powered Desalination as a Sustainable Long-Term Solution for the Water Scarcity Problem: Case Studies in Portugal by Rita Apolinário, Rui Castro

“…The challenge of global water scarcity, exacerbated by population growth, pollution, and uneven resource distribution, demands innovative solutions. Seawater…”
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Introductory Review of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Retrofits by Fernandes, Joana, Santos, Maria Catarina, Castro, Rui

“…Energy-efficient building retrofits must be approached from three perspectives: law regulation approach, financial incentives approach, and practice approach…”
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miRNA-21 ablation protects against liver injury and necroptosis in cholestasis by Afonso, Marta B., Rodrigues, Pedro M., Simão, André L., Gaspar, Maria M., Carvalho, Tânia, Borralho, Paula, Bañales, Jesús M., Castro, Rui E., Rodrigues, Cecília M. P.

“…Inhibition of microRNA-21 (miR-21) prevents necroptosis in the mouse pancreas. Necroptosis contributes to hepatic necro-inflammation in the common bile duct…”
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A Review of the Impact of Hydrogen Integration in Natural Gas Distribution Networks and Electric Smart Grids by Vidas, Leonardo, Castro, Rui, Pires, Armando

“…Hydrogen technologies have been rapidly developing in the past few decades, pushed by governments’ road maps for sustainability and supported by a widespread…”
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Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in cholangiocarcinoma by Macias, Rocio I. R., Kornek, Miroslaw, Rodrigues, Pedro M., Paiva, Nuno A., Castro, Rui E., Urban, Sabine, Pereira, Stephen P., Cadamuro, Massimiliano, Rupp, Christian, Loosen, Sven H., Luedde, Tom, Banales, Jesus M.

“…The high mortality rate of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is due, in part, to the lack of non‐invasive approaches able to accurately detect this silent tumour at…”
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Altered IgG glycosylation at COVID‐19 diagnosis predicts disease severity by Vicente, Manuel M., Alves, Inês, Gaifem, Joana, Rodrigues, Cláudia S., Fernandes, Ângela, Dias, Ana M., Štambuk, Jerko, Petrović, Tea, Oliveira, Pedro, Ferreira‐da‐Silva, Frederico, Soares, Adriana, Seixas, Nair, Teixeira, Tiago, Malheiro, Luis, Abreu, Miguel M., Lauc, Gordan, Sarmento e Castro, Rui, Pinho, Salomé S.

“…The nature of the immune responses associated with COVID‐19 pathogenesis and disease severity, as well as the breadth of vaccine coverage and duration of…”
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Empowering Remote and Off-Grid Renewable Energy Communities: Case Studies in Congo, Australia, and Canada by Lemaire, Julien, Castro, Rui, Montemor, Fátima

“…This paper aims to explore the feasibility of establishing self-sufficient electricity generation systems in off-grid remote communities using renewable energy…”
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An Off-Site Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) as a Tool to Protect against Electricity Price Spikes: Developing a Framework for Risk Assessment and Mitigation by Kapral, Karolina, Soetaert, Kobe, Castro, Rui

“…Significant price spikes occurred as early as 2021, initially driven by low gas storage levels, a post-pandemic economic rebound and then exacerbated by the…”
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