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Mammalian Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: From Structure to Function by Albuquerque, Edson X, Pereira, Edna F. R, Alkondon, Manickavasagom, Rogers, Scott W

“…Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Salt Lake City-Veterans Affairs…”
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Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphite in Aqueous Sodium Halide Electrolytes toward Low Oxygen Content Graphene for Energy and Environmental Applications by Munuera, J. M, Paredes, J. I, Enterría, M, Pagán, A, Villar-Rodil, S, Pereira, M. F. R, Martins, J. I, Figueiredo, J. L, Cenis, J. L, Martínez-Alonso, A, Tascón, J. M. D

“…Graphene and graphene-based materials have shown great promise in many technological applications, but their large-scale production and processing by simple…”
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A “Nanopore Lithography” Strategy for Synthesizing Hierarchically Micro/Mesoporous Carbons from ZIF-8/Graphene Oxide Hybrids for Electrochemical Energy Storage by Martín-Jimeno, F. J, Suárez-García, F, Paredes, J. I, Enterría, M, Pereira, M. F. R, Martins, J. I, Figueiredo, J. L, Martínez-Alonso, A, Tascón, J. M. D

“…Porous carbons derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for a number of energy- and environment-related applications, but their…”
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Nanocelluloses and Their Applications in Conservation and Restoration of Historical Documents by Marques, Ana P S, Almeida, Ricardo O, Pereira, Luís F R, Carvalho, Maria Graça V S, Gamelas, José A F

“…Nanocelluloses have gained significant attention in recent years due to their singular properties (good biocompatibility, high optical transparency and…”
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Eco-friendly LC–MS/MS method for analysis of multi-class micropollutants in tap, fountain, and well water from northern Portugal by Barbosa, Marta O., Ribeiro, Ana R., Pereira, Manuel F. R., Silva, Adrián M. T.

“…Organic micropollutants present in drinking water (DW) may cause adverse effects for public health, and so reliable analytical methods are required to detect…”
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Effect of different carbon materials as electron shuttles in the anaerobic biotransformation of nitroanilines by Pereira, Luciana, Pereira, Raquel, Pereira, Manuel F. R., Alves, Madalena M.

“…Aromatic amines resulted from azo dyes biotransformation under anaerobic conditions are generally recalcitrant to further anaerobic degradation. The catalytic…”
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The Use of 3D Optical Coherence Tomography to Analyze the Architecture of Cyanobacterial Biofilms Formed on a Carbon Nanotube Composite by Romeu, Maria J., Lima, Marta, Gomes, Luciana C., Jong, Ed. D. de, Morais, João, Vasconcelos, Vítor, Pereira, Manuel F. R., Soares, Olívia S. G. P., Sjollema, Jelmer, Mergulhão, Filipe J.

“…The development of environmentally friendly antifouling strategies for marine applications is of paramount importance, and the fabrication of innovative…”
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Enhancement of sciatic nerve regeneration after vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene therapy by Pereira Lopes, F. R., Lisboa, B. C. G., Frattini, F., Almeida, F. M., Tomaz, M. A., Matsumoto, P. K., Langone, F., Lora, S., Melo, P. A., Borojevic, R., Han, S. W., Martinez, A. M. B.

“…F. R. Pereira Lopes, B. C. G. Lisboa, F. Frattini, F. M. Almeida, M. A. Tomaz, P. K. Matsumoto, F. Langone, S. Lora, P. A. Melo, R. Borojevic, S. W. Han and A…”
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Pyruvic acid as attenuator of water deficit in cotton plants varying the phenological stage by Silva, F A, Dias, M S, Fernandes, P D, Marcelino, A D A L, Lima, A M, Pereira, R F, Barbosa, D D, Silva, M F C, Silva, A A R, Santos, R C

“…The lack of water during crop growth causes damage to any production system, especially when it occurs during the initial establishment or beginning of the…”
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Effective Countermeasure against Poisoning by Organophosphorus Insecticides and Nerve Agents by Albuquerque, Edson X., Pereira, Edna F. R., Aracava, Yasco, Fawcett, William P., Oliveira, Maristela, Randall, William R., Hamilton, Tracey A., Kan, Robert K., Romano, James A., Adler, Michael

“…The nerve agents soman, sarin, VX, and tabun are deadly organophosphorus (OP) compounds chemically related to OP insecticides. Most of their acute toxicity…”
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An overview on the advanced oxidation processes applied for the treatment of water pollutants defined in the recently launched Directive 2013/39/EU by Ribeiro, Ana R., Nunes, Olga C., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Silva, Adrián M.T.

“…Environmental pollution is a recognized issue of major concern since a wide range of contaminants has been found in aquatic environment at ngL−1 to μgL−1…”
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Characterization of Active Sites on Carbon Catalysts by Figueiredo, José L, Pereira, Manuel F. R, Freitas, Maria M. A, Órfão, José J. M

“…A method based on the deconvolution of TPD spectra is proposed for the characterization of surface oxygen groups, which can act as the active sites on carbon…”
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Selective Oxidation of Glycerol Catalyzed by Rh/Activated Carbon: Importance of Support Surface Chemistry by Rodrigues, Elodie G, Carabineiro, Sónia A. C, Chen, Xiaowei, Delgado, Juan J, Figueiredo, José L, Pereira, Manuel F. R, Órfão, José J. M

“…Noble metal catalysts (Pt, Ir, Pd, Rh, Au) supported on activated carbon were assessed for glycerol oxidation. Rhodium is a highly efficient catalyst when the…”
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Double gene therapy with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and vascular endothelial growth factor acts synergistically to improve nerve regeneration and functional outcome after sciatic nerve injury in mice by Pereira Lopes, F.R, Martin, P.K.M, Frattini, F, Biancalana, A, Almeida, F.M, Tomaz, M.A, Melo, P.A, Borojevic, R, Han, S.W, Martinez, A.M.B

“…Highlights ► The combination of VEGF and G-CSF gene therapy improves nerve regeneration. ► PCL tubes are progressively degraded in vivo and are suitable for…”
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HIV-1 Vpr-Induced Proinflammatory Response and Apoptosis Are Mediated through the Sur1-Trpm4 Channel in Astrocytes by Li, Ge, Makar, Tapas, Gerzanich, Volodymyr, Kalakonda, Sudhakar, Ivanova, Svetlana, Pereira, Edna F R, Andharvarapu, Sanketh, Zhang, Jiantao, Simard, J Marc, Zhao, Richard Y

“…Successful treatment of HIV-infected patients with combinational antiretroviral therapies (cART) can now prolong patients' lives to nearly normal life spans…”
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Experimenters’ sex modulates mouse behaviors and neural responses to ketamine via corticotropin releasing factor by Georgiou, Polymnia, Zanos, Panos, Mou, Ta-Chung M., An, Xiaoxian, Gerhard, Danielle M., Dryanovski, Dilyan I., Potter, Liam E., Highland, Jaclyn N., Jenne, Carleigh E., Stewart, Brent W., Pultorak, Katherine J., Yuan, Peixiong, Powels, Chris F., Lovett, Jacqueline, Pereira, Edna F. R., Clark, Sarah M., Tonelli, Leonardo H., Moaddel, Ruin, Zarate, Carlos A., Duman, Ronald S., Thompson, Scott M., Gould, Todd D.

“…We show that the sex of human experimenters affects mouse behaviors and responses following administration of the rapid-acting antidepressant ketamine and its…”
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Effect of the carbon nanotube surface characteristics on the conductivity and dielectric constant of carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites by Carabineiro, Sónia AC, Pereira, Manuel FR, Pereira, João N, Caparros, Cristina, Sencadas, Vitor, Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu

“…Commercial multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) were functionalized by oxidation with HNO 3 , to introduce oxygen-containing surface groups, and by thermal…”
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Adsorption of ciprofloxacin on surface-modified carbon materials by Carabineiro, S.A.C., Thavorn-Amornsri, T., Pereira, M.F.R., Figueiredo, J.L.

“…The adsorption capacity of ciprofloxacin (CPX) was determined on three types of carbon-based materials: activated carbon (commercial sample), carbon nanotubes…”
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Endogenous activation of nAChRs and NMDA receptors contributes to the excitability of CA1 stratum radiatum interneurons in rat hippocampal slices: Effects of kynurenic acid by Alkondon, Manickavasagom, Pereira, Edna F.R., Albuquerque, Edson X.

“…CA1 stratum radiatum interneurons (SRIs) express α7 nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) and receive inputs from glutamatergic neurons/axons that express α3β4β2…”
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Luminescent κ-Carrageenan-Based Electrolytes Containing Neodymium Triflate by Nunes, S C, Saraiva, S M, Pereira, R F P, Silva, M M, Carlos, L D, Almeida, P, Gonçalves, M C, Ferreira, R A S, Bermudez, V de Zea

“…In recent years, the synthesis of polymer electrolyte systems derived from biopolymers for the development of sustainable green electrochemical devices has…”
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