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Forest Fires in Madeira Island and the Fire Weather Created by Orographic Effects by Couto, Flavio T., Salgado, Rui, Guiomar, Nuno

“…Understanding the effects of weather and topography on fire spread in specific contexts, such as oceanic islands, is critical for supporting fire prevention…”
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Assessing Fire Risk Perception in the Vale do Guadiana Natural Park, Portugal by Andrade, Nuno, Couto, Flavio T., Serra, Jaime

“…This is an exploratory study aiming to assess the fire risk perception by operators of the Vale do Guadiana Natural Park (PNVG), southern Portugal. To maximize…”
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Vertical characterization of fine and coarse dust particles during an intense Saharan dust outbreak over the Iberian Peninsula in springtime 2021 by López-Cayuela, María Ángeles, Córdoba-Jabonero, Carmen, Bermejo-Pantaleón, Diego, Sicard, Michaël, Salgueiro, Vanda, Molero, Francisco, Carvajal-Pérez, Clara Violeta, Granados-Muñoz, María José, Comerón, Adolfo, Couto, Flavio T, Barragán, Rubén, Zorzano, María-Paz, Bravo-Aranda, Juan Antonio, Muñoz-Porcar, Constantino, Costa, María João, Artíñano, Begoña, Rodríguez-Gómez, Alejandro, Bortoli, Daniele, Pujadas, Manuel, Abril-Gago, Jesús, Alados-Arboledas, Lucas, Guerrero-Rascado, Juan Luis

“…An intense and long-lasting Saharan dust outbreak crossed the Iberian Peninsula (IP) from the southwest (SW) to the northeast (NE) from 25 March until 7 April…”
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The effect of acidic pH and presence of metals as parameters in establishing a sulfidogenic process in anaerobic reactor by Vieira, Bárbara F., Couto, Pâmela T., Sancinetti, Giselle P., Klein, Bernhard, van Zyl, Dirk, Rodriguez, Renata P.

“…The successful use of anaerobic reactors for bioremediation of acid mine drainage has been shown in systems with neutral pH. However, the choice of an…”
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Is Portugal Starting to Burn All Year Long? The Transboundary Fire in January 2022 by Couto, Flavio T., Santos, Filippe L. M., Campos, Cátia, Andrade, Nuno, Purificação, Carolina, Salgado, Rui

“…Changes in the large fire seasons induced by climate variability may have implications in several sectors of modern society. This communication aims to…”
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Modelling the Atmospheric Environment Associated with a Wind-Driven Fire Event in Portugal by Purificação, Carolina, Andrade, Nuno, Potes, Miguel, Salgueiro, Vanda, Couto, Flavio T., Salgado, Rui

“…Increased knowledge of the meteorological conditions that lead to mega-fires is important to prevent wildfires and improve firefighting. This study analyses…”
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ECMWF Lightning Forecast in Mainland Portugal during Four Fire Seasons by Campos, Cátia, Couto, Flavio T., Santos, Filippe L. M., Rio, João, Ferreira, Teresa, Salgado, Rui

“…The study evaluated the ECMWF model ability in forecasting lightning in Portugal during four fire seasons (2019–2022). The evaluation was made based on…”
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Glioma sensitive or chemoresistant to temozolomide differentially modulate macrophage protumor activities by Azambuja, Juliana H., da Silveira, Elita F., de Carvalho, Taíse R., Oliveira, Pathise S., Pacheco, Simone, do Couto, Carlus T., Beira, Fátima T., Stefanello, Francieli M., Spanevello, Rosélia M., Braganhol, Elizandra

“…Glioblastomas are the most devastating brain tumor characterized by chemoresistance development and poor prognosis. Macrophages are a component of tumor…”
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Methionine and methionine sulfoxide treatment induces M1/classical macrophage polarization and modulates oxidative stress and purinergic signaling parameters by dos Santos, Lien M., da Silva, Tatiane M., Azambuja, Juliana H., Ramos, Priscila T., Oliveira, Pathise S., da Silveira, Elita F., Pedra, Nathalia S., Galdino, Kennia, do Couto, Carlus A. T., Soares, Mayara S. P., Tavares, Rejane G., Spanevello, Roselia M., Stefanello, Francieli M., Braganhol, Elizandra

“…Methionine is an essential amino acid involved in critical metabolic process, and regulation of methionine flux through metabolism is important to supply this…”
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Antenatal depression: Prevalence and risk factor patterns across the gestational period by Castro e Couto, T, Cardoso, M. Nogueira, Brancaglion, M.Y. Martins, Faria, G. Coutinho, Garcia, F. Duarte, Nicolato, R, Marques de Miranda, D, Corrêa, H

“…Abstract Background The prevalence of antenatal depression (AD) among pregnant women varies according to the populations under study and the periods of…”
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A Case Study of the Possible Meteorological Causes of Unexpected Fire Behavior in the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil by Couto, Flavio T., Santos, Filippe L. M., Campos, Cátia, Purificação, Carolina, Andrade, Nuno, López-Vega, Juan M., Lacroix, Matthieu

“…This study provides insights into large fires in the Pantanal by analyzing the atmospheric conditions that influenced the rapid fire evolution between 13 and…”
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Analysis of intense rainfall events on Madeira Island during the 2009/2010 winter by Couto, F. T, Salgado, R, Costa, M. J

“…This paper constitutes a step towards the understanding of some characteristics associated with high rainfall amounts and flooding on Madeira Island. The high…”
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A Review on the Current Status of Numerical Weather Prediction in Portugal 2021: Surface–Atmosphere Interactions by Monteiro, Maria José, Couto, Flavio T., Bernardino, Mariana, Cardoso, Rita M., Carvalho, David, Martins, João P. A., Santos, João A., Argain, José Luís, Salgado, Rui

“…Earth system modelling is currently playing an increasing role in weather forecasting and understanding climate change, however, the operation, deployment and…”
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Analysis of Phosphorus Use Efficiency Traits in Coffea Genotypes Reveals Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora Have Contrasting Phosphorus Uptake and Utilization Efficiencies by Neto, Ana P, Favarin, José L, Hammond, John P, Tezotto, Tiago, Couto, Hilton T Z

“…Phosphate (Pi) is one of the most limiting nutrients for agricultural production in Brazilian soils due to low soil Pi concentrations and rapid fixation of…”
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Postpartum depression symptoms among Amazonian and Northeast Brazilian women by Corrêa, H, Castro e Couto, T, Santos, W, Romano-Silva, MA, Santos, LMP

“…Abstract Background Studies analyzing the prevalence of postpartum depression in Brazil have recently increased. However, few studies have examined the…”
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Characterization of forest fire and Saharan desert dust aerosols over south-western Europe using a multi-wavelength Raman lidar and Sun-photometer by Salgueiro, Vanda, Costa, Maria João, Guerrero-Rascado, Juan Luis, Couto, Flavio T., Bortoli, Daniele

“…In the morning of 21 July 2019, a dense forest fire smoke plume was detected over Évora (Portugal) in the lower troposphere. Around 13:00 UTC, a Sahara dust…”
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Seasonal variation in the fate of seeds under contrasting logging regimes by Fleury, Marina, Rodrigues, Ricardo R, do Couto, Hilton T Z, Galetti, Mauro

“…Seed predators and dispersers may drive the speed and structure of forest regeneration in natural ecosystems. Rodents and ants prey upon and disperse seeds,…”
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Biomass change in an Atlantic tropical moist forest: the ENSO effect in permanent sample plots over a 22-year period by Rolim, S.G, Jesus, R.M, Nascimento, H.E.M, Couto, H.T.Z. do, Chambers, J.Q

“…There are a number of controversies surrounding both biomass estimation and carbon balance in tropical forests. Here we use long-term (from 1978 through 2000)…”
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Soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide in a gradient of elevation in the coastal Brazilian Atlantic forest by Sousa Neto, E., Carmo, J. B., Keller, M., Martins, S. C., Alves, L. F., Vieira, S. A., Piccolo, M. C., Camargo, P., Couto, H. T. Z., Joly, C. A., Martinelli, L. A.

“…Soils of tropical forests are important to the global budgets of greenhouse gases. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is the second largest tropical moist forest…”
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Salt marsh plants carbon storage in a temperate Atlantic estuary illustrated by a stable isotopic analysis based approach by Couto, T., Duarte, B., Caçador, I., Baeta, A., Marques, J.C.

“…•Carbon concentrations were higher in the warmer seasons.•Bellowground organs had higher carbon concentration than the aboveground organs.•Isotopic analysis…”
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