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Environmental and health risk assessment of agricultural areas adjacent to uranium ore fields in Brazil by Galhardi, Juliana A., de Mello, Jaime W. V., Wilkinson, Kevin J.

“…To investigate the risks posed by trace and rare earth elements (REEs) in two tropical uranium ore fields, metal concentrations from 50 vegetable samples (corn…”
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Intracellular angiotensin-(1–12) changes the electrical properties of intact cardiac muscle by De Mello, W. C., Dell’Itallia, L. J., Varagic, J., Ferrario, C. M.

“…In the present work, the influence of intracellular injection of angiotensin-(1–12) [Ang-(1–12)] on the electrical properties of the intact left ventricle of…”
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Nitrogen cycling in tropical Atlantic Forest differing in exposure to urban atmospheric nitrogen deposition by Ponette-González, A. G., Perroni, Y., Weathers, K. C., de Souza, P. A., García-Oliva, F., de Mello, W. Z.

“…Background and aims Inorganic nitrogen (N)—ammonium (NH4+-N) and nitrate (NO3−-N)—deposition to tropical forests near urban areas frequently exceeds 5-10 kg…”
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Immobilization of Eu and Ho from synthetic acid mine drainage by precipitation with Fe and Al (hydr)oxides by Barcelos, Gisely S., Veloso, Renato Welmer, de Mello, Jaime W. V., Gasparon, Massimo

“…Use of lime to mitigate acid mine drainage is, in general, accompanied by precipitation of iron (Fe) and aluminium (Al) (hydr)oxides which may increase the…”
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Electricity Market Design: An Integrated Approach to Reliability Assurance by Chow, J.H., De Mello, W., Cheung, K.W.

“…System reliability is an integral part of a properly designed deregulated electricity market, even though wholesale energy prices are its most visible piece…”
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Retention of phosphorus in highly weathered soils under a lowland Amazonian forest ecosystem by McGroddy, M. E., Silver, W. L., de Oliveira Jr, R. C., de Mello, W. Z., Keller, M.

“…The low available phosphorus (P) pools typical of highly weathered tropical forest soils are thought to result from a combination of export of phosphorus via…”
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Precipitation chemistry in the coast of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by de Mello, W.Z

“…Rainwater analyses provide essential data for future estimates of regional biogeochemical cycles and impacts of acidic deposition on tropical ecosystems…”
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Our strategy for pain relief in response to the review article ‘Drug specific differences in the ability of opioids to manage burn pain’ by Eitan et al by Dewing, D., McGrory, C., de Mello, W.

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The incidence of pelvic fractures with traumatic lower limb amputation in modern warfare due to improvised explosive devices by Cross, A M, Davis, C, Penn-Barwell, J, Taylor, D M, De Mello, W F, Matthews, J J

“…A frequently-seen injury pattern in current military experience is traumatic lower limb amputation as a result of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). This…”
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Oxygenate Rather than Intubate by Fraser, N H., De Mello, W F.

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Arsenite removal from contaminated water by precipitation of aluminum, ferrous and ferric (hydr)oxides by Vasques, Isabela C. F., de Mello, Jaime W. V., Veloso, Renato W., Ferreira, Vanessa de P., Abrahão, Walter A. P.

“…Several methods to remove arsenic from water have been considered, including co-precipitation with Fe and Al (hydr)oxides. Such compounds are considered very…”
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Further studies on the effects of intracrine and extracellular angiotensin II on the regulation of heart cell volume. On the influence of aldosterone and spironolactone by De Mello, W.C., Gerena, Y.

“…The influence of extracellular and intracellular angiotensin II (Ang II) on the cell volume in the failing heart of cardiomyopathic hamsters (TO2) was further…”
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Hydrogeochemistry of Sand Pit Lakes at Sepetiba Basin, Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil by Marques, E. D, Sella, S. M, de Mello, W. Z, Lacerda, L. D, Silva-Filho, E. V

“…Four sand pit lakes, at the Rio de Janeiro Sand Mining District, were monitored from November 2003 to November 2005, in order to characterize their…”
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Arsenic entrapment by nanocrystals of Al-magnetite: The role of Al in crystal growth and As retention by Freitas, Erico T.F., Stroppa, Daniel G., Montoro, Luciano A., de Mello, Jaime W.V., Gasparon, Massimo, Ciminelli, Virginia S.T.

“…The nature of As-Al-Fe co-precipitates aged for 120 days are investigated in detail by High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Scanning TEM…”
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Angiotensin II and the Heart: On the Intracrine Renin-Angiotensin System by De Mello, Walmor C, Danser, A H. Jan

“…The active end product of the renin-angiotensin system, angiotensin II (Ang II), through the activation of specific Ang II receptors, regulates cardiac…”
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Arsenic speciation in arsenic-rich Brazilian soils from gold mining sites under anaerobic incubation by de Mello, Jaime W V, Talbott, Jonathan L, Scott, John, Roy, William R, Stucki, Joseph W

“…Arsenic speciation in environmental samples is essential for studying toxicity, mobility and bio-transformation of As in aquatic and terrestrial environments…”
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Control of geochemical mobility of arsenic by liming in materials subjected to acid mine drainage by de Andrade, Renato P, Figueiredo, Bernardino R, de Mello, Jaime W. V, Santos, Julio C. Z, Zandonadi, Lorenza U

“…Background Acid mine drainage (AMD) results from the exposure of sulfide materials to atmospheric water and oxygen. In addition to AMD, oxidation of…”
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Bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements from the soils surrounding a legacy uranium mine in Brazil by Galhardi, Juliana A., de Mello, Jaime W.V., Wilkinson, Kevin J.

“…It is important to understand the environmental fate and potential risks posed by metals and metalloids around mines and in legacy mining areas. In order to…”
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Electrical activity of the heart and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on the hyperpolarising action of enalapril by DE MELLO, W. C

“…This paper describes the effect of angiotensin- converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on the electrical properties of the heart, particularly the effect of these…”
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Bioavailability of trace metals and rare earth elements (REE) from the tropical soils of a coal mining area by Galhardi, Juliana A., Leles, Bruno P., de Mello, Jaime W.V., Wilkinson, Kevin J.

“…[Display omitted] •Trace elements and REE are accumulated by soybean in an area linked to coal mining.•Acidic pH and high clay and DOC content enhanced REE…”
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