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Calcium hydroxyapatite-based photocatalysts for environment remediation: Characteristics, performances and future perspectives by Piccirillo, C., L. Castro, P.M.

“…Calcium hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 (HAp) is a material widely used in biomedicine, for bone implants manufacture, due to its biocompatibility. HAp has also…”
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Chitosan nanoparticles as alternative anti-staphylococci agents: Bactericidal, antibiofilm and antiadhesive effects by Costa, E.M., Silva, S., Vicente, S., Neto, C., Castro, P.M., Veiga, M., Madureira, R., Tavaria, F., Pintado, M.M.

“…Chitosan is a biocompatible, bioactive, non-toxic polymer that due to these characteristics has been widely used as a carrier for targeted delivery of…”
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Hydroxyapatite and chloroapatite derived from sardine by-products by Piccirillo, C., Pullar, R.C., Tobaldi, D.M., L. Castro, P.M., E. Pintado, M.M.

“…In this paper, phosphate-based compounds used in biomedicine were extracted from bones and scales of European sardines (Sardina pilchardus); this is the first…”
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Vacuum-assisted access sheet in minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the supine position by Szczesniewski, J.J., Rodríguez Castro, P.M., Boronat Catala, J., García-Cano Fernández, A.M., Diego García, V., Torres Pérez, D., Llanes Gonzalez, L.

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A0941 - Vacuum-assisted access sheet in minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the supine position by Szczesniewski, J.J., Rodríguez Castro, P.M., Boronat Catala, J., García-Cano Fernández, A.M., Diego García, V., Torres Pérez, D., Llanes Gonzalez, L.

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Quality of information about urologic pathology in English and Spanish from ChatGPT, BARD, and Copilot by Szczesniewski, J.J., Ramos Alba, A., Rodríguez Castro, P.M., Lorenzo Gómez, M.F., Sainz González, J., Llanes González, L.

“…Generative artificial intelligence makes it possible to ask about medical pathologies in dialog boxes. Our objective was to analyze the quality of information…”
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Vacuum-assisted access sheath in supine mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) by Szczesniewski, J.J., Boronat Catalá, J., García-Cano Fernández, A.M., Rodríguez Castro, P.M., Torres Pérez, D., Llanes González, L.

“…The vacuum-assisted access sheath is a new device for the treatment of kidney stones with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Our aim was to compare the…”
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Employment of phosphate solubilising bacteria on fish scales – Turning food waste into an available phosphorus source by A. Santana, C., Piccirillo, C., A. Pereira, S.I., Pullar, R.C., Lima, S.M., L. Castro, P.M.

“…[Display omitted] •Phosphate solubilising bacteria were used on hydroxyapatite from tilapia scales.•Different strains were tested, the most effective being…”
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Silver-containing calcium phosphate materials of marine origin with antibacterial activity by Piccirillo, C., Pullar, R.C., Tobaldi, D.M., Lima Castro, P.M., Estevez Pintado, M.M.

“…Hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 – HAp) is a common material for bone replacement in artificial implants and prostheses, due to its high biocompatibility. In…”
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New Continuous-Time MILP Model for the Short-Term Scheduling of Multistage Batch Plants by Castro, Pedro M, Grossmann, Ignacio E

“…This paper presents a new multiple-time-grid, continuous-time mixed-integer linear program (MILP) model for the short-term scheduling of multistage,…”
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Hydrogen production in Mexico: State of the art, future perspectives, challenges, and opportunities by Palacios, A., Cordova-Lizama, A., Castro-Olivera, P.M., Palacios-Rosas, E.

“…The use of hydrogen is increasing in many countries due to potential decarbonization and sustainable energy transition projects. Hydrogen is shown to be a…”
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Simple Continuous-Time Formulation for Short-Term Scheduling of Batch and Continuous Processes by Castro, Pedro M, Barbosa-Póvoa, Ana P, Matos, Henrique A, Novais, Augusto Q

“…A new and simple general mathematical formulation for scheduling multipurpose plants involving batch and/or continuous processes, based on the resource−task…”
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Improving hydrogen production from the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: Effects of cobalt and iron zero valent nanoparticles by Córdova-Lizama, A., Carrera-Figueiras, C., Palacios, A., Castro-Olivera, P.M., Ruiz-Espinoza, J.

“…Recently, different metallic additives have been studied to improve biohydrogen production, such as salts or oxides with iron and nickel. The results have been…”
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Pathways to hydrogen production through variable renewable energy capacity: A study of Mexico and Jamaica by Palacios, A., Koon Koon, R., Castro-Olivera, P.M., Miranda-Flores, G., Taylor, L., Córdova-Lizama, A.

“…[Display omitted] •Western Mexico and Oaxaca identified as high-potential solar and wind energy areas.•1,313 MW of energy could be generated through wind farms…”
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Hydrogen in Mexico: A technical and economic feasibility perspective for the transition to a hydrogen economy by Palacios, A., Martins, R., Palacios-Rosas, E., Castro-Olivera, P.M., Oros, A., Lizcano, F., Poblano, D., Enciso, A., Bonilla, H.

“…Global warming, driven largely by CO2 emissions, poses a significant global challenge with health implications. Mexico's energy landscape heavily relies on…”
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A Monte Carlo-based approach for the evaluation of Mexico's geothermal potential by Palacios, A., Koon-Koon, R., Miranda-Flores, G., Lewis, S., Castro-Olivera, P.M., Cordova-Lizama, A., Hernandez-Garcia, A.I.

“…Geothermal energy is one of the largest renewable energy sources available in Mexico and is the most important non-conventional renewable energy source…”
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Simultaneous Design and Scheduling of Multipurpose Plants Using Resource Task Network Based Continuous-Time Formulations by Castro, Pedro M, Barbosa-Póvoa, Ana P, Novais, Augusto Q

“…This paper presents a general mathematical formulation for the simultaneous design and scheduling of multipurpose plants. The formulation is based on the…”
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Labrys potucalensis, a bacterial strain with the capacity to degrade fluorobenzene by Carvalho, M.F., de Marco, P., Duque, A.F., Pacheco, C.C., Janssen, D.B., Castro, P.M.

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Hydroxyapatite-based materials of marine origin: A bioactivity and sintering study by Piccirillo, C., Pullar, R.C., Costa, E., Santos-Silva, A., E. Pintado, M.M., L. Castro, P.M.

“…Single phase hydroxyapatite (HAp) and biphasic material hydroxyapatite/β-tricalcium phosphate (HAp/β-TCP) were obtained from a marine source (Atlantic cod fish…”
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Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in persimmon fruit ( Diospyrus kaki) and growth of Salmonella enteritidis on the peel and in the pulp of this fruit by Rezende, Ana Carolina B., de Castro, M. Fernanda P.M., Porto, Ernani, Uchima, Cristiane. A., Benato, Eliane, Penteado, Ana L.

“…The occurrence of Salmonella spp. on persimmon ( Diospyrus kaki) surface of ‘Fuyu’ and ‘Rama Forte’ was evaluated during a 5-month-period (from April to…”
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