Search Results - "De Lima, C."
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A pilot study on canonical gravity with mass dimension one fermions
Published in The journal of high energy physics (19-09-2022)“…A bstract The mass dimension one (MDO) fermionic field is built on a complete set of dual-helicity eigenspinors of the charge conjugation operator, which obeys…”
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Cosmological inflation driven by a scalar torsion function
Published in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields (01-04-2021)“…A viable model for inflation driven by a torsion function in a Friedmann background is presented. The scalar spectral index in the interval 0.92 ≲ n s ≲ 0.97…”
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Acceleration in Friedmann cosmology with torsion
Published in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields (01-11-2019)“…A Friedmann like cosmological model in Einstein–Cartan framework is studied when the torsion function is assumed to be proportional to a single ϕ ( t )…”
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Reliability of maximal respiratory nasal pressure tests in healthy young adults
Published in PloS one (29-11-2023)“…Introduction Sniff nasal inspiratory (SNIP) and expiratory pressure (SNEP) may complement the assessment of respiratory muscle strength. Thus, specifying their…”
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Antenna Radiation Pattern Measurement in a Nonanechoic Chamber
Published in IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters (01-02-2019)“…Several techniques are being studied with the objective of recovering the real antenna radiation patterns through measurements performed in nonanechoic…”
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Cassava-starch-assisted sol–gel synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles
Published in Materials letters (15-02-2016)“…Cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using native cassava starch as a size-limiting chelating agent. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and…”
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Quantifying and preventing Plasmodium vivax recurrences in primaquine-untreated pregnant women: An observational and modeling study in Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2020)“…Each year, 4.3 million pregnant women are exposed to malaria risk in Latin America and the Caribbean. Plasmodium vivax causes 76% of the regional malaria…”
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Intranasal Administration of Novel Chitosan Nanoparticle/DNA Complexes Induces Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Mice
Published in Molecular pharmaceutics (01-02-2016)“…The generation of strong pathogen-specific immune responses at mucosal surfaces where hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission can occur is still a major…”
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Integrating microbial metagenomics and physicochemical parameters and a new perspective on starter culture for fine cocoa fermentation
Published in Food microbiology (01-02-2021)“…Cocoa beans used for chocolate production are fermented seeds of Theobroma cacao obtained by a natural fermentation process. The flavors and chemical compounds…”
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Stearoyl CoA Desaturase-1 Silencing in Glioblastoma Cells: Phospholipid Remodeling and Cytotoxicity Enhanced upon Autophagy Inhibition
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-11-2022)“…Modulation of lipid metabolism is a well-established cancer hallmark, and SCD1 has been recognized as a key enzyme in promoting cancer cell growth, including…”
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Zika virus impairs the development of blood vessels in a mouse model of congenital infection
Published in Scientific reports (24-08-2018)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is associated with brain development abnormalities such as primary microcephaly, a severe reduction in brain growth. Here we demonstrated in…”
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Demand side management using artificial neural networks in a smart grid environment
Published in Renewable & sustainable energy reviews (01-01-2015)“…Smart grid deployment is a global trend, creating endless possibilities for the use of data generated by dynamic networks. The challenge is the transformation…”
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Ghrelin as a neuroprotective and palliative agent in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Published in Current pharmaceutical design (01-11-2013)“…Ghrelin is a gastric hormone that stimulates growth hormone (GH) secretion and food intake to regulate energy homeostasis and body weight by binding to its…”
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Born–Infeld magnetars: larger than classical toroidal magnetic fields and implications for gravitational-wave astronomy
Published in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields (01-05-2018)“…Magnetars are neutron stars presenting bursts and outbursts of X- and soft-gamma rays that can be understood with the presence of very large magnetic fields…”
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Atypical Toxoplasma gondii genotype from a sheep and a pig on Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil, showed different mouse virulence profiles
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (2020)“…Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite which can infect almost all warm-blooded animals. Toxoplasma gondii isolates from Brazil have greater genetic…”
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Suicide gene therapy in cancer: Where do we stand now?
Published in Cancer letters (28-11-2012)“…Abstract Suicide gene therapy is based on the introduction into tumor cells of a viral or a bacterial gene, which allows the conversion of a non-toxic compound…”
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Lung cancer in never smokers: Tumor immunology and challenges for immunotherapy
Published in Frontiers in immunology (24-08-2022)“…Lung cancer is the second most common and the most lethal malignancy worldwide. It is estimated that lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) accounts for 10-25%…”
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Cell-Penetrating Peptides-Mechanisms of Cellular Uptake and Generation of Delivery Systems
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (30-03-2010)“…The successful clinical application of nucleic acid-based therapeutic strategies has been limited by the poor delivery efficiency achieved by existing vectors…”
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Allele-specific RNA silencing of mutant ataxin-3 mediates neuroprotection in a rat model of Machado-Joseph disease
Published in PloS one (08-10-2008)“…Recent studies have demonstrated that RNAi is a promising approach for treating autosomal dominant disorders. However, discrimination between wild-type and…”
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Resveratrol stimulates the metabolic reprogramming of human CD4 + T cells to enhance effector function
Published in Science signaling (17-10-2017)“…The polyphenol resveratrol activates the deacetylase Sirt1, resulting in various antioxidant, chemoprotectant, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, and…”
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