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Stimuli‐Responsive Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications by Lavrador, Pedro, Esteves, Marco R., Gaspar, Vítor M., Mano, João F.

“…The complex tissue‐specific physiology that is orchestrated from the nano‐ to the macroscale, in conjugation with the dynamic biophysical/biochemical stimuli…”
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Enhancement of microbial density and methane production in advanced anaerobic digestion of secondary sewage sludge by continuous removal of ammonia by Tao, Bing, Donnelly, Joanne, Oliveira, Ivo, Anthony, Ruth, Wilson, Victoria, Esteves, Sandra R.

“…[Display omitted] •NH3 inhibition was mitigated by continuous NH4+ removal using ion-exchangers.•CH4 yields improved by 54% when NH3 reduced from 630 to…”
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Charge density waves in cuprate superconductors beyond the critical doping by Miao, H., Fabbris, G., Koch, R. J., Mazzone, D. G., Nelson, C. S., Acevedo-Esteves, R., Gu, G. D., Li, Y., Yilimaz, T., Kaznatcheev, K., Vescovo, E., Oda, M., Kurosawa, T., Momono, N., Assefa, T., Robinson, I. K., Bozin, E. S., Tranquada, J. M., Johnson, P. D., Dean, M. P. M.

“…The unconventional normal-state properties of the cuprates are often discussed in terms of emergent electronic order that onsets below a putative critical…”
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Mitochondria: the common upstream driver of amyloid-β and tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease by Silva, D F F, Esteves, A R, Oliveira, C R, Cardoso, S M

“…Mitochondrial dysfunction has been widely implicated in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence shows a mitochondrial-mediated impairment of…”
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The effect of acid pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion and dewatering of waste activated sludge by Devlin, D.C., Esteves, S.R.R., Dinsdale, R.M., Guwy, A.J.

“…Waste activated sludge (WAS) is difficult to degrade in anaerobic digestion systems and pretreatments have been shown to speed up the hydrolysis stage. Here…”
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An improved titration model reducing over estimation of total volatile fatty acids in anaerobic digestion of energy crop, animal slurry and food waste by Jobling Purser, B.J., Thai, S.-M., Fritz, T., Esteves, S.R., Dinsdale, R.M., Guwy, A.J.

“…Titration methodologies have been used for the many years for low cost routine monitoring of full scale anaerobic digestion plants. These methodologies have…”
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Clustering-based novelty detection for identification of non-technical losses by Viegas, Joaquim L., Esteves, Paulo R., Vieira, Susana M.

“…•A method for identification of non-technical losses is proposed.•The extended threat model considers a wide range of realistic scenarios.•Positive examples of…”
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Solutions for detection of non-technical losses in the electricity grid: A review by Viegas, Joaquim L., Esteves, Paulo R., Melício, R., Mendes, V.M.F., Vieira, Susana M.

“…This paper is a review of literature with an analysis on a selection of scientific studies for detection of non-technical losses. Non-technical losses…”
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The use of NaCl addition for the improvement of polyhydroxyalkanoate production by Cupriavidus necator by Passanha, Pearl, Kedia, Gopal, Dinsdale, Richard M., Guwy, Alan J., Esteves, Sandra R.

“…•NaCl is a low cost and sustainable external stress that can enhance PHA production.•NaCl addition at 9g/l resulted in 30% more and an earlier PHA…”
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Phenolic substances and cyanogenesis in galled and non-galled tissue of the fern species Microgramma vacciniifolia by Santos, M. G., Tietbohl, L. A. C., Oliveira, B. H. G., Esteves, R., Campos, M. G., Rocha, L.

“…Abstract Galls, neo-formed plant structures that can occur in different organs, are generated by species-specific interaction with an inducing organism…”
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Prodromal metabolic phenotype in MCI cybrids: implications for Alzheimer's disease by Silva, D F, Santana, I, Esteves, A R, Baldeiras, I, Arduino, D M, Oliveira, C R, Cardoso, S M

“…Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered a nosological entity or a translational state between normal aging and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). From…”
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Integration of NIRS and PCA techniques for the process monitoring of a sewage sludge anaerobic digester by Reed, James P., Devlin, Desmond, Esteves, Sandra R.R., Dinsdale, Richard, Guwy, Alan J.

“…► FT-NIRS with PCA and PLS-R to monitor stability of sewage sludge anaerobic digestion. ► Control charts were successfully produced for the sewage sludge…”
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Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Fibrous Distillation Membranes by Hemeda, A.A., Esteves, R.J.A., McLeskey, J.T., Gad-el-Hak, M., Khraisheh, M., Vahedi Tafreshi, H.

“…The rate of heat and mass transfer through distillation membranes is typically estimated using an over-simplified, straight-cylindrical-pore approach coupled…”
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The potential use of shear viscosity to monitor polymer conditioning of sewage sludge digestates by Oliveira, I., Reed, J.P., Abu-Orf, M., Wilson, V., Jones, D., Esteves, S.R.

“…The work assessed the use of shear viscosity at 0.1 s−1 (η[0.1s−1]) as a parameter to detect changes in the conditioning and dewatering of digestates. Total…”
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Responses of Crepis japonica induced by supplemental blue light and UV-A radiation by Constantino, L F da S, Nascimento, L B Dos S, Casanova, L M, Moreira, N Dos S, Menezes, E A, Esteves, R L, Costa, S S, Tavares, E S

“…Crepis japonica (L.) D.C. (Asteraceae), a weed with antioxidant, antiallergenic, antiviral and antitumor properties displays both medicinal properties and…”
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Evaluation of feeding regimes to enhance PHA production using acetic and butyric acids by a pure culture of Cupriavidus necator by Kedia, Gopal, Passanha, Pearl, Dinsdale, Richard M, Guwy, Alan J, Esteves, Sandra R

“…In this study volatile fatty acids (VFAs), which are by-products from anaerobic fermentations, have been used as the carbon source for polyhydroxyalkanoates…”
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Influence of radiopacity of dental composites on the diagnosis of secondary caries: the correlation between objective and subjective analyses by Cruz, A D, Esteves, R G, Poiate, I A V P, Portero, P P, Almeida, S M

“…This study aimed to objectively evaluate the radiopacity of different dental composites and their subjective influence on diagnosing secondary caries-like…”
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Salt Tolerance Indicators in ‘Tahiti’ Acid Lime Grafted on 13 Rootstocks by Martins, Gabriel O., Santos, Stefane S., Esteves, Edclecio R., de Melo Neto, Raimundo R., Gomes Filho, Raimundo R., de Melo, Alberto S., Fernandes, Pedro D., Gheyi, Hans R., Soares Filho, Walter S., Brito, Marcos E. B.

“…The citrus yield is limited by soil and/or water salinity, but appropriate rootstocks can ensure the sustainability of the production system. Therefore, the…”
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The effect of physico-chemically immobilized methylene blue and neutral red on the anode of microbial fuel cell by Popov, Arseniy L., University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, UK, Kim, J.R., University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, UK, Dinsdale, Richard M., University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, UK, Esteves, Sandra R., University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, UK, Guwy, Alan J., University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, UK, Premier, Giuliano C., University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, UK

“…A fast and cost effective immobilization of electron carriers, methylene blue (MB) and neutral red (NR) by pH shift was proposed to improve bioanodic…”
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Influence of Nd:YAG laser on intrapulpal temperature and bond strength of human dentin under simulated pulpal pressure by Silva, T. M., Gonçalves, L. L., Fonseca, B. M., Esteves, S. R. M. S., Barcellos, D. C., Damião, A. J., Gonçalves, S. E. P.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of simulated pulpal pressure (SPP) on the variation of intrapulpal temperature (Δ T ) and microtensile bond…”
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