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Radiation dose comparison between V/P-SPECT and CT-angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by Isidoro, Jorge, Gil, Paulo, Costa, Gracinda, Pedroso de Lima, João, Alves, Caseiro, Ferreira, Nuno C

“…Highlights • A comparison between CTPA and V/P-SPECT considering radiation dose is presented. • Our results show that CTPA are associated to higher doses…”
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Evaluation of the joint effect of glyphosate and dimethoate using a small-scale terrestrial ecosystem by Santos, Miguel J.G., Morgado, Rui, Ferreira, Nuno Gonçalo C., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…In the present work a small-scale terrestrial ecosystem (STEM) containing a soil collected from an agricultural field in Central Portugal was used to evaluate…”
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Thermochemical Conversion Processes as a Path for Sustainability of the Tire Industry: Carbon Black Recovery Potential in a Circular Economy Approach by Nunes, Leonel J. R., Guimarães, Laura, Oliveira, Miguel, Kille, Peter, Ferreira, Nuno G. C.

“…The common use of tires is responsible for the production of large quantities of waste worldwide, which are landfilled or energetically recovered, with higher…”
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Metabolic Consequences of the Water We Drink: A Study Based on Field Evidence and Animal Model Experimentation by Wolfart, Janaína Caroline, Theodoro, João Lucas, Silva, Fernanda Coleraus, de Oliveira, Cíntia Mara Ribas, Ferreira, Nuno G C, Bittencourt Guimarães, Ana Tereza

“…The effect of the chronic consumption of water contaminated with residual concentrations of DDT's metabolites (DDD-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane and…”
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Is ultraviolet radiation a synergistic stressor in combined exposures? The case study of Daphnia magna exposure to UV and carbendazim by Ribeiro, Fabianne, Ferreira, Nuno C.G., Ferreira, Abel, Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…The toxicological assessment of chemical compounds released to the environment is more accurate when mixtures of chemicals and/or interactions between…”
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Effects of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol on Clarias batrachus: a biomarkers approach by Mukherjee, Dip, Ferreira, Nuno G. C., Saha, Nimai Chandra

“…2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) is a common waste among the resulting chlorophenols generated in the production of common products classified as an extremely…”
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Pesticides in a case study on no-tillage farming systems and surrounding forest patches in Brazil by da Silva, Karlo Alves, Nicola, Vitoria Beltrame, Dudas, Rafaela Tavares, Demetrio, Wilian Carlo, Maia, Lilianne dos Santos, Cunha, Luis, Bartz, Marie Luise Carolina, Brown, George Gardner, Pasini, Amarildo, Kille, Peter, Ferreira, Nuno G. C., de Oliveira, Cíntia Mara Ribas

“…With the growing global concern on pesticide management, the relationship between its environmental recalcitrance, food security and human health has never…”
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Long-term exposure of the isopod Porcellionides pruinosus to nickel: Costs in the energy budget and detoxification enzymes by Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Cardoso, Diogo N., Morgado, Rui, Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…•Exposure to the metal nickel in concentrations up to 250mg/kg soil causes low toxicity to isopods.•Nickel causes oxidative stress that still persists after…”
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Multigenerational effects of carbendazim in Daphnia magna: From a subcellular to a population level by Silva, Ana Rita R., Santos, Cátia S.A., Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Morgado, Rui, Cardoso, Diogo N., Cruz, Andreia, Mendo, Sónia, Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…Anthropogenic activities such as the use of pesticides may affect aquatic biota populations, due to potential agricultural runoffs or disposals. Carbendazim is…”
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Earthworm communities in long-term no-tillage systems and secondary forest fragments in Paraná, Southern Brazil by Dudas, Rafaela T, Demetrio, Wilian C, Maia, Liliane S, Sátiro, José N O, Silva, Karlo A, Nicola, Vitoria B, Kille, Peter, Oliveira, Cintía M R, Afonso, Rita O, Russell, Georgina, Ferreira, Nuno G C, Cunha, Luis, Brown, George G, Bartz, Marie L C

“…The area destined for agricultural production in Paraná state in Brazil is ~6 million hectares, of which 79% are under no-tillage systems (NTS) that can…”
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Joint effects of chlorpyrifos and mancozeb on the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus: A multiple biomarker approach by Morgado, Rui G., Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Cardoso, Diogo N., Silva, Patrícia V., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…The exposure to pesticides by nontarget soil biota has long been regarded as a serious downside of modern agricultural regimes and the subject of heated…”
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The Warburg effect in mycobacterial granulomas is dependent on the recruitment and activation of macrophages by interferon‐γ by Appelberg, Rui, Moreira, Diana, Barreira‐Silva, Palmira, Borges, Margarida, Silva, Letícia, Dinis‐Oliveira, Ricardo Jorge, Resende, Mariana, Correia‐Neves, Margarida, Jordan, Michael B., Ferreira, Nuno C., Abrunhosa, Antero J., Silvestre, Ricardo

“…Summary Granulomas are the hallmark of mycobacterial disease. Here, we demonstrate that both the cell recruitment and the increased glucose consumption in…”
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Toxicity interaction between chlorpyrifos, mancozeb and soil moisture to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus by Morgado, Rui G., Gomes, Pedro A.D., Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Cardoso, Diogo N., Santos, Miguel J.G., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…A main source of uncertainty currently associated with environmental risk assessment of chemicals is the poor understanding of the influence of environmental…”
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In field conditions, commercial pigment grade TiO2 was not harmful to terrestrial isopods but reduced leaf litter fragmentation by Jemec, Anita, Kos, Monika, Drobne, Damjana, Koponen, Ismo Kalevi, Vukić, Jovan, Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Loureiro, Susana, McShane, Heather V.A.

“…We investigated the effects of a commercial pigment grade rutile TiO2 on the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber in three locations that differed in terms of…”
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Biomarkers and energy reserves in the isopod Porcellionides pruinosus: The effects of long-term exposure to dimethoate by Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Morgado, Rui, Santos, Miguel J.G., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…Terrestrial isopods from the species Porcellionides pruinosus were exposed to the recommended field dose application (0.4mg/kg soil) and a sublethal…”
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Preliminary evaluation of the toxic effects of the antifouling biocide Sea-Nine 211™ in the soft coral Sarcophyton cf. glaucum (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) based on PAM fluorometry and biomarkers by Cima, Francesca, Ferrari, Giulia, Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Rocha, Rui J.M., Serôdio, João, Loureiro, Susana, Calado, Ricardo

“…Sea-Nine 211™ is a new biocide specifically formulated for antifouling paints and being considered to have a low environmental impact. Even with a short…”
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Suitability of enzymatic markers to assess the environmental condition of natural populations of Gambusia affinis and Daphnia magna—a case study by Domingues, Inês, Santos, Cátia S. A., Ferreira, Nuno G. C., Machado, Luísa, Oliveira, Rhaul, Ferreira, Abel, Lopes, Isabel, Loureiro, Susana, Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.

“…In recent years, the use of biochemical markers, especially in the assessment of toxic effects and modes of action, under controlled laboratory conditions has…”
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Whole-Body Single-Bed Time-of-Flight RPC-PET: Simulation of Axial and Planar Sensitivities With NEMA and Anthropomorphic Phantoms by Crespo, P., Reis, J., Couceiro, M., Blanco, A., Ferreira, N. C., Marques, R. F., Martins, P., Fonte, P.

“…A single-bed, whole-body positron emission tomograph based on resistive plate chambers has been proposed (RPC-PET). An RPC-PET system with an axial…”
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Basal levels of enzymatic biomarkers and energy reserves in Porcellionides pruinosus by Ferreira, Nuno G.C., Santos, Miguel J.G., Domingues, Inês, Calhôa, Carla F., Monteiro, Marta, Amorim, Mónica J.B., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana

“…In the last decades biomarkers have been widely used for the assessment of effects and/or exposure to environmental contaminants, but to our knowledge few data…”
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Hotspots of soil pollution: Possible glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid risks on terrestrial ecosystems and human health by Ferreira, Nuno G.C., da Silva, Karlo Alves, Guimarães, Ana Tereza Bittencourt, de Oliveira, Cíntia Mara Ribas

“…[Display omitted] •Contamination by glyphosate and its main metabolite compound can endanger key soil biota.•Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid levels…”
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