Search Results - "Figueiredo, Rita"
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Fire and Drought: Soluble Carbohydrate Storage and Survival Mechanisms in Herbaceous Plants from the Cerrado
Published in Bioscience (01-02-2016)“…The Cerrado biome covers a large area of central Brazil, containing a mosaic of physiognomies determined by soil fertility, seasonal rainfall, and fire. The…”
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants by population of Valley of Juruena Region, Legal Amazon, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (15-09-2015)“…The use of medicinal plants for treatment, cure and prevention of diseases has been described by many people since time immemorial. Because of this use,…”
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Changes in cell wall composition and ultrastructure related to desiccation during the seed maturation of Paubrasilia echinata (brazilwood)
Published in Protoplasma (01-09-2022)“…Paubrasilia echinata (brazilwood) is an endangered native tree from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest whose seeds tolerate maturation drying, but, unlike classic…”
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COVID-19 pandemic and its psychological impact among healthy Portuguese and Spanish nursing students
Published in Health psychology research (01-01-2021)“…Few studies have explored the impacts of COVID-19 and lockdown on the mental health of undergraduate nursing students. This study aimed: a) to explore…”
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Evaluation of New Potential Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-02-2023)“…Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice, is associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity due to its high potential…”
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Candidate microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers in heart failure: A systematic review
Published in Revista portuguesa de cardiologia (01-10-2022)“…Heart failure (HF) is a high prevalent syndrome with significant burden worldwide. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP are the gold standard…”
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Fructose Syrup: A Biotechnology Asset
Published in Food technology and biotechnology (01-10-2011)“…In response to the growing demand for the consumption of natural, healthy and low-calorie food, a large number of so-called alternative sugars has emerged…”
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Production of inulin‐ and neolevan‐type fructooligosaccharides by Penicillium janczewskii Zaleski CCIBt 3352
Published in Biotechnology and applied biochemistry (01-05-2019)“…Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are fructose‐based oligosaccharides employed as additives to improve the nutritional and technological properties of foods. The…”
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Inflammatory and Infectious Processes Serve as Links between Atrial Fibrillation and Alzheimer's Disease
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (02-05-2020)“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most prevalent forms of arrhythmia that carries an increased risk of stroke which, in turn, is strongly associated with…”
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Chemical Structure and Localization of Levan, the Predominant Fructan Type in Underground Systems of Gomphrena marginata (Amaranthaceae)
Published in Frontiers in plant science (04-12-2018)“…Seub. (Amaranthaceae) is an endemic species from Brazilian with a fructan accumulating underground reserve system. Analyses of high performance anion exchange…”
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Metabolic and structural changes during early maturation of Inga vera seeds are consistent with the lack of a desiccation phase
Published in Journal of plant physiology (15-06-2013)“…Inga vera, native to South America, is an important leguminous species used for ecological restoration of riparian forests and its seeds are among the most…”
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Cell-targeted PD-1 agonists that mimic PD-L1 are potent T cell inhibitors
Published in JCI insight (22-10-2021)“…The PD-1/PD-L1 pathway is a key immune checkpoint that regulates T cell activation. There is strong rationale to develop PD-1 agonists as therapeutics against…”
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Thrombin Generation and other hemostatic parameters in patients with atrial fibrillation in use of warfarin or rivaroxaban
Published in Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis (2021)“…Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) present hyperactivation of both platelets and coagulation leading to a hypercoagulable state which contributes to an…”
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Predictive Model of the Psychological Well-Being of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Lockdown
Published in SAGE open nursing (01-04-2022)“…Introduction Lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic radically changed nursing education. Along with social isolation, the transition to distance education…”
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Nurses' Well-Being at Work in a Hospital Setting: A Scoping Review
Published in Healthcare (Basel) (01-01-2024)“…The aim of this review was to analyze the scientific evidence about nurses' well-being at work in the hospital context. Well-being is present in our daily…”
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Effects of low temperature on growth and non-structural carbohydrates of the imperial bromeliad Alcantarea imperialis cultured in vitro
Published in Plant cell, tissue and organ culture (01-10-2011)“…The imperial bromeliad Alcantarea imperialis grows naturally on rocky outcrops (‘inselbergs’) in regions where daily temperatures vary from 5 to 40°C. As…”
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Death anxiety in palliative care: Validation of the nursing diagnosis
Published in Acta paulista de enfermagem (01-03-2019)“…Objective: To identify the prevalence of the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis of death anxiety among family caregivers of palliative patients and to validate the…”
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Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry on the Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Rhynchelytrum repens : A Tropical Grass with Hypoglycemic Activity
Published in Plants (Basel) (06-08-2021)“…The characterization of plant compounds with pharmacological activity is a field of great relevance in research and development. As such, identification…”
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Lateral meningocele syndrome: Additional report and further evidence supporting a connective tissue basis
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-07-2013)“…Lateral meningocele syndrome is a rare disorder of unknown etiology, first described in 1977 and subsequently reported in nine other patients. These patients…”
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): evaluation of AKT protein kinase and microRNA gene expression related to disease pathogenesis
Published in Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (01-01-2022)“…Abstract The present study evaluated 56 patients diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and a control group of 44 clinically healthy subjects with…”
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