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Oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurotoxicity by Farina, Marcelo, Aschner, Michael, Rocha, João B.T.

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental toxicant that leads to long-lasting neurological and developmental deficits in animals and humans. Although the…”
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Impact of lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites on the techno-functional properties and health benefits of fermented dairy products by Sharma, Heena, Ozogul, Fatih, Bartkiene, Elena, Rocha, João Miguel

“…After conversion of lactose to lactic acid, several biochemical changes occur such as enhanced protein digestibility, fatty acids release, and production of…”
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CICECO‐Aveiro Institute of Materials: A Journey into the Future by Rocha, João

“…Guest Editor João Rocha introduces the CICECO‐Aveiro Institute of Materials, summarizing its development from its foundation in 2002 up to the present…”
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Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Potential of One Hundred Medicinal Plants by Hassan, Waseem, Noreen, Hamsa, Rehman, Shakila, Gul, Shehnaz, Kamal, Mohammad Amjad, Kamdem, Jean Paul, Zaman, Bakht, da Rocha, Joao B T

“…Reactive species are produced in biological system because of redox reactions. The imbalance in pro-oxidant and antioxidant homeostasis leads to the production…”
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Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites: Polar properties and applications by Xu, Wei-Jian, Kopyl, Svitlana, Kholkin, Andrei, Rocha, João

“…•Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) experience a number of phase transitions and many are polar at room temperature.•High spontaneous polarization…”
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methylmercury- l-cysteine conjugate is a substrate for the L-type large neutral amino acid transporter by Yin, Zhaobao, Jiang, Haiyan, Syversen, Tore, Rocha, João B.T, Farina, Marcelo, Aschner, Michael

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin. The mechanism(s) that governs MeHg transport across the blood-brain barrier and other biological membranes remains…”
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Diphenyl Diselenide Protects Against Mortality, Locomotor Deficits and Oxidative Stress in Drosophila melanogaster Model of Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity by Adedara, Isaac A., Abolaji, Amos O., Rocha, Joao B. T., Farombi, Ebenezer O.

“…Several experimental and epidemiological reports have associated manganese exposure with induction of oxidative stress and locomotor dysfunctions. Diphenyl…”
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Lanthanide Organic Framework Luminescent Thermometers by Rocha, João, Brites, Carlos D. S., Carlos, Luís D.

“…Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are excellent platforms for engineering luminescence properties as their building blocks, metal ions, linkers, and guest ions…”
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Electroactive Organic Building Blocks for the Chemical Design of Functional Porous Frameworks (MOFs and COFs) in Electronics by Souto, Manuel, Strutyński, Karol, Melle‐Franco, Manuel, Rocha, João

“…Electroactive organic molecules have received a lot of attention in the field of electronics because of their fascinating electronic properties, easy…”
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Methylmercury and brain development: A review of recent literature by Antunes dos Santos, Alessandra, Appel Hort, Mariana, Culbreth, Megan, López-Granero, Caridad, Farina, Marcelo, Rocha, Joao B.T., Aschner, Michael

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent environmental pollutant, which elicits significant toxicity in humans. The central nervous system (CNS) is the primary target…”
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Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of medicinal and food plants towards bioactive food and pharmaceutical resources by Yu, Manyou, Gouvinhas, Irene, Rocha, João, Barros, Ana I. R. N. A.

“…Plants with medicinal properties play an increasingly important role in food and pharmaceutical industries for their functions on disease prevention and…”
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Photoresponsive Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Ferroelectric Designed at the Molecular Level by Xu, Wei-Jian, Romanyuk, Konstantin, Martinho, José M. G, Zeng, Ying, Zhang, Xue-Wen, Ushakov, Andrei, Shur, Vladimir, Zhang, Wei-Xiong, Chen, Xiao-Ming, Kholkin, Andrei, Rocha, João

“…Molecular ferroelectrics are becoming an important area of research due to their ability to form a variety of structures exhibiting the desired properties…”
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Functional unknomics: Systematic screening of conserved genes of unknown function by Rocha, João J, Jayaram, Satish Arcot, Stevens, Tim J, Muschalik, Nadine, Shah, Rajen D, Emran, Sahar, Robles, Cristina, Freeman, Matthew, Munro, Sean

“…The human genome encodes approximately 20,000 proteins, many still uncharacterised. It has become clear that scientific research tends to focus on well-studied…”
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Instantaneous ballistic velocity of suspended Brownian nanocrystals measured by upconversion nanothermometry by Brites, Carlos D. S., Xie, Xiaoji, Debasu, Mengistie L., Qin, Xian, Chen, Runfeng, Huang, Wei, Rocha, João, Liu, Xiaogang, Carlos, Luís D.

“…Luminescence spectroscopy can be employed to investigate the Brownian motion of upconversion nanocrystals with high spatial resolution and thermal sensitivity…”
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Mercury in Our Food by Nogara, Pablo A, Farina, Marcelo, Aschner, Michael, Rocha, Joao B. T

“…The methylation of mercuric mercury (Hg2+) in the aquatic sediments produces methylmercury (CH3Hg+), which is biomagnified along the food chain. The ingestion…”
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Excimer Formation in a Terbium Metal–Organic Framework Assists Luminescence Thermometry by Ananias, Duarte, Firmino, Ana D. G, Mendes, Ricardo F, Paz, Filipe A. Almeida, Nolasco, Mariela, Carlos, Luís D, Rocha, João

“…Photoluminescent isotypical phosphonate-based metal–organic frameworks, [Ln­(H5btp)]·2H2O [where Ln3+ = Tb3+ (1) or Gd3+ (2) and H8btp =…”
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Microporous Framework (Nb, Fe)‐Silicate with Much Potential to Remove Rare‐Earth Elements from Waters by Lin, Zhi, Tavares, Daniela, Pereira, Eduarda, Rocha, João

“…Nanoparticles of a new small‐pore metal silicate formulated as Na2.9(Nb1.55Fe0.45)Si2O10 ⋅ xH2O and exhibiting the structure of previously reported…”
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Lanthanide-Organic Framework Nanothermometers Prepared by Spray-Drying by Wang, Zhuopeng, Ananias, Duarte, Carné-Sánchez, Arnau, Brites, Carlos D. S., Imaz, Inhar, Maspoch, Daniel, Rocha, João, Carlos, Luís D.

“…Accurate, noninvasive, and self‐referenced temperature measurements at the submicrometer scale are of great interest, prompted by the ever‐growing demands in…”
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Role of gut microbiota in the modulation of the health effects of advanced glycation end‑products (Review) by Aschner, Michael, Skalny, Anatoly V, Gritsenko, Viktor A, Kartashova, Olga L, Santamaria, Abel, Rocha, Joao B T, Spandidos, Demetrios A, Zaitseva, Irina P, Tsatsakis, Aristidis, Tinkov, Alexey A

“…The aim of the present review was to summarize the potential interactive effects between the gut microbiota and advanced glycation end‑product (AGE)…”
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Diphenyl Diselenide and SARS-CoV-2: in silico Exploration of the Mechanisms of Inhibition of Main Protease (Mpro) and Papain-like Protease (PLpro) by Omage, Folorunsho Bright, Madabeni, Andrea, Tucci, Amanda Resende, Nogara, Pablo Andrei, Bortoli, Marco, Rosa, Alice dos Santos, Neuza dos Santos Ferreira, Vivian, Teixeira Rocha, João Batista, Miranda, Milene Dias, Orian, Laura

“…The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has prompted global efforts to develop therapeutics. The main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro) and the papain-like protease (PLpro) are…”
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