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The performance of private partners in the waste sector by Simões, P., Cruz, N.F., Marques, R.C.

“…Private sector participation has proliferated uncontrollably throughout the world, often without devising the proper regulatory structures. This practice has…”
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Life cycle assessment of a packaging waste recycling system in Portugal by Ferreira, S., Cabral, M., da Cruz, N.F., Simões, P., Marques, R.C.

“…•We modeled a real packaging waste recycling system.•The analysis was performed using the life cycle assessment methodology.•The 2010 situation was compared…”
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Localization of Bovine Papillomavirus Nucleic Acid in Equine Sarcoids by Gaynor, A. M., Zhu, K. W., Cruz, F. N. Dela, Affolter, V. K., Pesavento, P. A.

“…Bovine papillomaviruses (BPV1/BPV2) have long been associated with equine sarcoids; deciphering their contribution has been difficult due to their ubiquitous…”
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Exposure to raccoon polyomavirus (RacPyV) in free-ranging North American raccoons ( Procyon lotor ) by Church, M.E, Dela Cruz, F.N, Estrada, M, Leutenegger, C.M, Pesavento, P.A, Woolard, K.D

“…Abstract There is evidence that raccoon polyomavirus is causative for neuroglial brain tumors in the western United States. It is unknown if infection is…”
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Identification of a Novel Papillomavirus in a Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) With Viral Production in Cartilage by Gaynor, A. M., Fish, S., Duerr, R. S., Cruz, F. N. Dela, Pesavento, P. A.

“…We report the identification of a novel papillomavirus, Fulmarus glacialis papillomavirus 1 (FgPV1), present within an interdigital foot mass of a Northern…”
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Equine Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma: In Situ Hybridization Identifies a Distinct Subset Containing Equus caballus Papillomavirus 2 by Zhu, K. W., Affolter, V. K., Gaynor, A. M., Dela Cruz, F. N., Pesavento, P. A.

“…Equus caballus papillomavirus 2 (EcPV2) has been proposed as an etiologic agent for genital squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the most common malignant tumor of…”
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The costs and benefits of packaging waste management systems in Europe: the perspective of local authorities by Ferreira, S., Cabral, M., da Cruz, N.F., Simões, P., Marques, R.C.

“…Local authorities are generally in charge of household packaging waste management operations, particularly in countries with Green Dot schemes or similar…”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplant in a Pre-Clinical Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity and Diabetic Kidney Disease by Bastos, Rosana M C, Simplício-Filho, Antônio, Sávio-Silva, Christian, Oliveira, Luiz Felipe V, Cruz, Giuliano N F, Sousa, Eliza H, Noronha, Irene L, Mangueira, Cristóvão L P, Quaglierini-Ribeiro, Heloísa, Josefi-Rocha, Gleice R, Rangel, Érika B

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) burden encompasses diabetic kidney disease (DKD), the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Despite compelling evidence…”
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Endophytic fungi: an overview on biotechnological and agronomic potential by Bogas, A C, Cruz, F P N, Lacava, P T, Sousa, C P

“…Endophytic fungi colonize the inter- and/or intracellular regions of healthy plant tissues and have a close symbiotic relationship with their hosts. These…”
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LOCAL MIXED COMPANIES: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE IN AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE by CRUZ, N.F., MARQUES, R.C., MARRA, A., POZZI, C.

“…ABSTRACT Several factors have been contributing to the growing use of public private‐partnership (PPP) arrangements by local governments, such as, the need for…”
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Scanning electron microscopy and machine learning reveal heterogeneity in capsular morphotypes of the human pathogen Cryptococcus spp by Lopes, William, Cruz, Giuliano N. F., Rodrigues, Marcio L., Vainstein, Mendeli H., Kmetzsch, Livia, Staats, Charley C., Vainstein, Marilene H., Schrank, Augusto

“…Phenotypic heterogeneity is an important trait for the development and survival of many microorganisms including the yeast Cryptococcus spp., a deadly pathogen…”
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Cerebral Oxygen/Glucose Ratio is Low During Sensory Stimulation and Rises Above Normal During Recovery: Excess Glucose Consumption During Stimulation Is Not Accounted for by Lactate Efflux From or Accumulation in Brain Tissue by Madsen, Peter Lund, Cruz, Nancy F., Sokoloff, Louis, Dienel, Gerald A.

“…Functional activation stimulates CMRglc more than CMRO2 and raises lactate levels in brain. This has been interpreted as evidence that brain work is supported…”
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Economic and environmental impacts of the recycling system in Portugal by Ferreira, S., Cabral, M., da Cruz, N.F., Marques, R.C.

“…The Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste led to new major investments in infrastructure and equipment for waste management in Portugal to cope…”
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Rapid Efflux of Lactate From Cerebral Cortex During K -Induced Spreading Cortical Depression by Cruz, Nancy F., Adachi, Keiji, Dienel, Gerald A.

“…Rapid transport of lactate from activated brain regions to blood, perhaps reflecting enhanced metabolite trafficking, would prevent local trapping of labeled…”
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Preferential Labeling of Glial and Meningial Brain Tumors with [2-14C]Acetate by Dienel, Gerald A, Popp, David, Drew, Paul D, Ball, Kelly, Krisht, Ali, Cruz, Nancy F

“…Acetate is preferentially transported into and metabolized by astrocytes, rather than synaptosomes or neurons, and labeled acetate is used as a glial reporter…”
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FTD-associated behavioural and transcriptomic abnormalities in ‘humanized’ progranulin-deficient mice: A novel model for progranulin-associated FTD by Life, Benjamin, Petkau, Terri L., Cruz, Giuliano N.F., Navarro-Delgado, Erick I., Shen, Ning, Korthauer, Keegan, Leavitt, Blair R.

“…Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an early onset dementia characterized by neuropathology and behavioural changes. A common genetic cause of FTD is…”
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Nutrition during brain activation: does cell-to-cell lactate shuttling contribute significantly to sweet and sour food for thought? by Dienel, Gerald A., Cruz, Nancy F.

“…Functional activation of astrocytic metabolism is believed, according to one hypothesis, to be closely linked to excitatory neurotransmission and to provide…”
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Rates of glucose utilization in brain of active and hibernating ground squirrels by Frerichs, K U, Dienel, G A, Cruz, N F, Sokoloff, L, Hallenbeck, J M

“…Rates of glucose utilization (CMRGlc) were determined in some cerebral structures of active warm- and cold-adapted ground squirrels and hibernating ground…”
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Labeling of metabolic pools by [6-14C]glucose during K(+)-induced stimulation of glucose utilization in rat brain by Adachi, K, Cruz, N F, Sokoloff, L, Dienel, G A

“…[6-14C]Glucose is the tracer sometimes recommended to assay cerebral glucose utilization (CMRglc) during transient or brief functional activations, but when…”
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Neighborly interactions of metabolically-activated astrocytes in vivo by Dienel, Gerald A, Cruz, Nancy F

“…Metabolic responses of brain cells to a stimulus are governed, in part, by their enzymatic specialization and interrelationships with neighboring cells, and…”
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