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A Survey on Power Grid Faults and Their Origins: A Contribution to Improving Power Grid Resilience by Mar, Adriana, Pereira, Pedro, F. Martins, João

“…One of the most critical infrastructures in the world is electrical power grids (EPGs). New threats affecting EPGs, and their different consequences, are…”
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Theoretical evaluation of the performance of IRMOFs and M-MOF-74 in the formation of 5-fluorouracil@MOF by Rodrigues, Nailton M, Martins, João B. L

“…Drug delivery systems are a viable resource to be used in medical treatments that tend to be very aggressive to patients, increasing the bioavailability. In…”
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Accuracy and precision of statistical descriptors obtained from multidimensional diffusion signal inversion algorithms by Reymbaut, Alexis, Mezzani, Paolo, Almeida Martins, João P., Topgaard, Daniel

“…In biological tissues, typical MRI voxels comprise multiple microscopic environments, the local organization of which can be captured by microscopic diffusion…”
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Tourism, nightlife and planning: challenges and opportunities for community liveability in La Barceloneta by Nofre, Jordi, Giordano, Emanuele, Eldridge, Adam, Martins, João C., Sequera, Jorge

“…In La Barceloneta, one of the beachfront quarters of the city of Barcelona, the rapid expansion of mainly illegal short-term rental apartments for tourists and…”
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Myofibril contraction and crosslinking drive nuclear movement to the periphery of skeletal muscle by Roman, William, Martins, João P., Carvalho, Filomena A., Voituriez, Raphael, Abella, Jasmine V. G., Santos, Nuno C., Cadot, Bruno, Way, Michael, Gomes, Edgar R.

“…Nuclear movements are important for multiple cellular functions, and are driven by polarized forces generated by motor proteins and the cytoskeleton. During…”
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Characterization of a new bifunctional endo-1,4-β-xylanase/esterase found in the rumen metagenome by Pavarina, Gabriella Cavazzini, Lemos, Eliana Gertrudes de Macedo, Lima, Natália Sarmanho Monteiro, Pizauro Jr, João Martins

“…Metagenomic data mining of the Nellore cattle rumen microbiota identified a new bifunctional enzyme, endo-1,4-β-xylanase/esterase, which was subsequently…”
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DEER-PREdict: Software for efficient calculation of spin-labeling EPR and NMR data from conformational ensembles by Tesei, Giulio, Martins, João M, Kunze, Micha B A, Wang, Yong, Crehuet, Ramon, Lindorff-Larsen, Kresten

“…Owing to their plasticity, intrinsically disordered and multidomain proteins require descriptions based on multiple conformations, thus calling for techniques…”
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Testing methodologies for the calibration of advanced plasticity models for sheet metals: A review by Rossi, Marco, Lattanzi, Attilio, Morichelli, Luca, Martins, João M. P., Thuillier, Sandrine, Andrade‐Campos, António, Coppieters, Sam

“…Numerical simulations have become essential in engineering and manufacturing processes involving plasticity. The reliability and effectiveness of the…”
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Computing and visualising intra‐voxel orientation‐specific relaxation–diffusion features in the human brain by de Almeida Martins, João P., Tax, Chantal M. W., Reymbaut, Alexis, Szczepankiewicz, Filip, Chamberland, Maxime, Jones, Derek K., Topgaard, Daniel

“…Diffusion MRI techniques are used widely to study the characteristics of the human brain connectome in vivo. However, to resolve and characterise white matter…”
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Analysis of Conformational, Structural, Magnetic, and Electronic Properties Related to Antioxidant Activity: Revisiting Flavan, Anthocyanidin, Flavanone, Flavonol, Isoflavone, Flavone, and Flavan-3-ol by de Souza Farias, Sergio Antônio, da Costa, Kauê Santana, Martins, João B. L

“…Understanding the antioxidant activity of flavonoids is important to investigate their biological activities as well as to design novel molecules with low…”
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First report of fluazuron resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus: a field tick population resistant to six classes of acaricides by Reck, José, Klafke, Guilherme Marcondes, Webster, Anelise, Dall'Agnol, Bruno, Scheffer, Ramon, Souza, Ugo Araújo, Corassini, Vivian Bamberg, Vargas, Rafael, dos Santos, Julsan Silveira, Martins, João Ricardo de Souza

“…The control of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is based mainly on the use of chemical acaricides, which has contributed to the emerging problem of…”
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Multidimensional correlation of nuclear relaxation rates and diffusion tensors for model-free investigations of heterogeneous anisotropic porous materials by de Almeida Martins, João P., Topgaard, Daniel

“…Despite their widespread use in non-invasive studies of porous materials, conventional MRI methods yield ambiguous results for microscopically heterogeneous…”
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Binding Analysis of Some Classical Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Insights for a Rational Design Using Free Energy Perturbation Method Calculations with QM/MM MD Simulations by Nascimento, Érica C. M, Oliva, Mónica, Świderek, Katarzyna, Martins, João B. L, Andrés, Juan

“…In the present study, the binding free energy of some classical inhibitors (DMT, DNP, GNT, HUP, THA) with acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is calculated by means of…”
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Isolation and identification of Arbutus unedo L. fungi endophytes and biological control of Phytophthora cinnamomi in vitro by Martins, João, Veríssimo, Paula, Canhoto, Jorge

“…Strawberry tree ( Arbutus unedo , Ericaceae) is an evergreen tree with a circum-Mediterranean distribution. It has a great ecological and economic importance…”
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Internet and Online Governmental Services Use Divide: Evidence From Oman by Martins, João, Al-Shekaili, Hamed

“…Based on a sample of 21,546 individuals and 5,224 households, we use multilevel probit models to analyze the divides in the use of the Internet and online…”
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Modified Density Functional Dispersion Correction for Inorganic Layered MFX Compounds (M = Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb and X = Cl, Br, I) by Sethio, Daniel, Martins, João B. L, Lawson Daku, Latévi Max, Hagemann, Hans, Kraka, Elfi

“…MFX (M = Ca, Ba, Sr, Pb and X = Cl, Br, I) compounds have received considerable attention due to their technological application as X-ray detectors, pressure…”
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Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q) for Adolescents: Validity and Reliability of the Psychological and Social Modules using Mokken Scale Analysis by Mota, João, Martins, João, Onofre, Marcos

“…We examined the construct validity and reliability of the previously developed Psychological and Social modules of the Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment…”
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pH and Reactive Oxygen Species‐Sequential Responsive Nano‐in‐Micro Composite for Targeted Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Bertoni, Serena, Liu, Zehua, Correia, Alexandra, Martins, João Pedro, Rahikkala, Antti, Fontana, Flavia, Kemell, Marianna, Liu, Dongfei, Albertini, Beatrice, Passerini, Nadia, Li, Wei, Santos, Hélder A.

“…Oxidative stress and abnormally high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an essential role in the pathogenesis and progression of inflammatory bowel…”
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Randomised Clinical Trial of Prostatic Artery Embolisation Versus a Sham Procedure for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Pisco, João Martins, Bilhim, Tiago, Costa, Nuno V., Torres, Daniel, Pisco, Joana, Pinheiro, Luis Campos, Oliveira, Antonio Gouveia

“…Prostatic artery embolisation (PAE) has been associated with an improvement of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia…”
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Ongoing monkeypox virus outbreak, Portugal, 29 April to 23 May 2022 by Perez Duque, Mariana, Ribeiro, Sofia, Martins, João Vieira, Casaca, Pedro, Leite, Pedro Pinto, Tavares, Margarida, Mansinho, Kamal, Duque, Luís Miguel, Fernandes, Cândida, Cordeiro, Rita, Borrego, Maria José, Pelerito, Ana, de Carvalho, Isabel Lopes, Núncio, Sofia, Manageiro, Vera, Minetti, Corrado, Machado, Jorge, Haussig, Joana M, Croci, Roberto, Spiteri, Gianfranco, Casal, Ana Sofia, Mendes, Diana, Souto, Tiago, Pocinho, Sara, Fernandes, Teresa, Firme, Ana, Vasconcelos, Paula, Freitas, Graça

“…Up to 27 May 2022, Portugal has detected 96 confirmed cases of monkeypox. We describe 27 confirmed cases (median age: 33 years (range: 22-51); all males), with…”
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