Search Results - "Ramirez, Angel"
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Life cycle assessment of geopolymer concrete
Published in Construction & building materials (30-11-2018)“…[Display omitted] •An LCI of geopolymer concrete was scaled-up from laboratory to industrial scale.•The source of NaOH for geopolymer concrete production…”
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Environmental analysis of road transport: Sugarcane ethanol gasoline blend flex-fuel vs battery electric vehicles in Ecuador
Published in Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment (01-05-2023)“…•The global warming potential results are 130-180 g CO2-eq/km for E5 flex-fuel vehicles and 42–176 g CO2-eq/km for battery electric vehicles.•The vehicle use…”
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Comparing the performances of SSR and SNP markers for population analysis in Theobroma cacao L., as alternative approach to validate a new ddRADseq protocol for cacao genotyping
Published in PloS one (31-05-2024)“…Proper cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) plant genotyping is mandatory for the conservation and use of the species genetic resources. A set of 15 international…”
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Extracellular Vesicles from BOEC in In Vitro Embryo Development and Quality
Published in PloS one (04-02-2016)“…To evaluate the effect of conditioned media (CM) and Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) derived from bovine oviduct epithelial cell (BOEC) lines on the developmental…”
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Built‐In Active Microneedle Patch with Enhanced Autonomous Drug Delivery
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-01-2020)“…The use of microneedles has facilitated the painless localized delivery of drugs across the skin. However, their efficacy has been limited by slow diffusion of…”
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The Environmental Profile of Ethanol Derived from Sugarcane in Ecuador: A Life Cycle Assessment Including the Effect of Cogeneration of Electricity in a Sugar Industrial Complex
Published in Energies (Basel) (01-08-2022)“…The present study compiles a life cycle inventory for Ecuadorian sugarcane-derived ethanol production to quantify its environmental performance and identify…”
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Effect of bovine oviductal extracellular vesicles on embryo development and quality in vitro
Published in Reproduction (Cambridge, England) (01-04-2017)“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of extracellular vesicles (EV) from oviductal fluid (OF), either from the ampulla or isthmus, on the…”
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Amylose-lipid complex formation from extruded maize starch mixed with fatty acids
Published in Carbohydrate polymers (15-10-2020)“…•Formation of amylose-lipid complex is influenced by the type and concentration of fatty acids.•Stearic acid yielded the greatest amount of amylose-lipid…”
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Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection
Published in Nature communications (16-08-2017)“…Advances in bioinspired design principles and nanomaterials have led to tremendous progress in autonomously moving synthetic nano/micromotors with diverse…”
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Lights and shadows of the environmental impacts of fossil-based electricity generation technologies: A contribution based on the Ecuadorian experience
Published in Energy policy (01-02-2019)“…Non-renewable technologies still play a significant role in the electricity generation mix of most countries. Thus, relevant up-to-date environmental data are…”
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Environmental impacts, life cycle assessment and potential improvement measures for cement production: a literature review
Published in Journal of cleaner production (01-02-2016)“…Cement constitutes one of the primary building materials. As cement manufacturing involves the use of large amounts of raw materials and energy, an issue that…”
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Sorption Behavior of Azo Dye Congo Red onto Activated Biochar from Haematoxylum campechianum Waste: Gradient Boosting Machine Learning-Assisted Bayesian Optimization for Improved Adsorption Process
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-05-2024)“…This work aimed to describe the adsorption behavior of Congo red (CR) onto activated biochar material prepared from waste ( ). The carbon precursor was soaked…”
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Hydrological Model Adaptability to Rainfall Inputs of Varied Quality
Published in Water resources research (01-02-2023)“…Numerous studies have evaluated the reliability and hydrologic utility of various rainfall data sets through hydrological modeling. However, the calibration of…”
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Onion‐like Multifunctional Microtrap Vehicles for Attraction–Trapping–Destruction of Biological Threats
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (24-02-2020)“…A multifunctional motile microtrap is developed that is capable of autonomously attracting, trapping, and destroying pathogens by controlled chemoattractant…”
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The Environmental Profile of Clinker, Cement, and Concrete: A Life Cycle Perspective Study Based on Ecuadorian Data
Published in Buildings (Basel) (01-03-2022)“…Concrete is the most-used material in the construction industry, and the second most-used after water. Cement is the main component of concrete. A total of 8%…”
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Catchment‐scale skill assessment of seasonal precipitation forecasts across South Korea
Published in International journal of climatology (01-09-2023)“…Abstract Climate change is expected to make droughts more frequent and severe all over the world. South Korea is no exception and is already suffering from…”
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Multicompartment Tubular Micromotors Toward Enhanced Localized Active Delivery
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-06-2020)“…A tubular micromotor with spatially resolved compartments is presented toward efficient site‐specific cargo delivery, with a back‐end zinc (Zn) propellant…”
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Determination of gluten consumption in celiac disease patients on a gluten-free diet
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-02-2018)“…Celiac disease (CD) patients adhering to a gluten-free diet (GFD) are exposed frequently to low levels of gluten that contribute to symptoms and persistent…”
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Interacting Effects of Precipitation and Potential Evapotranspiration Biases on Hydrological Modeling
Published in Water resources research (01-03-2023)“…The quality of precipitation (P) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) data greatly affects the hydrological modeling performance. Considerable attention has…”
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Rotibot: Use of Rotifers as Self‐Propelling Biohybrid Microcleaners
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-05-2019)“…Self‐propelled biohybrid microrobots, employing marine rotifers as their engine, named “rotibot,” are presented and their practical utility and advantages for…”
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