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Effect of Sterilization Methods on Electrospun Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Fiber Alignment for Biomedical Applications by Valente, T. A. M, Silva, D. M, Gomes, P. S, Fernandes, M. H, Santos, J. D, Sencadas, V

“…Medically approved sterility methods should be a major concern when developing a polymeric scaffold, mainly when commercialization is envisaged. In the present…”
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Bio-based polyurethane prepared from Kraft lignin and modified castor oil by Tavares, L. B., Boas, C. V., Schleder, G. R., Nacas, A. M., Rosa, D. S., Santos, D. J.

“…Current challenges highlight the need for polymer research using renewable natural sources as a substitute for petroleum-based polymers. The use of polyols…”
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LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol by Dinis Teixeira, J P, Santos, Mário J D S, Soares, Patrícia, Azevedo, Luísa de, Barbosa, Patrícia, Boas, Andreia Vilas, Cordeiro, João V, Dias, Sónia, Fonseca, Marta, Goes, Ana Rita, Lobão, Maria João, Moniz, Marta, Nóbrega, Sofia, Peralta-Santos, André, Ramos, Víctor, Rocha, João Victor, da Silva, António Carlos, Brazão, Maria da Luz, Leite, Andreia, Nunes, Carla

“…Approximately 10% of patients experience symptoms of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Akin acute COVID-19, PCC may impact a…”
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Human umbilical cord blood plasma as an alternative to animal sera for mesenchymal stromal cells in vitro expansion - A multicomponent metabolomic analysis by Caseiro, A R, Ivanova, G, Pedrosa, S S, Branquinho, M V, Georgieva, P, Barbosa, P P, Santos, J D, Magalhães, R, Teixeira, P, Pereira, T, Maurício, A C

“…Mesenchymal Stromal cells (MSCs) have a potential role in cell-based therapies. Foetal bovine serum (FBS) is used to supplement the basal cell culture medium…”
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The Southern Ocean Exchange: porous boundaries between humpback whale breeding populations in southern polar waters by Marcondes, M. C. C., Cheeseman, T., Jackson, J. A., Friedlaender, A. S., Pallin, L., Olio, M., Wedekin, L. L., Daura-Jorge, F. G., Cardoso, J., Santos, J. D. F., Fortes, R. C., Araújo, M. F., Bassoi, M., Beaver, V., Bombosch, A., Clark, C. W., Denkinger, J., Boyle, A., Rasmussen, K., Savenko, O., Avila, I. C., Palacios, D. M., Kennedy, A. S., Sousa-Lima, R. S.

“…Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) are a cosmopolitan species and perform long annual migrations between low-latitude breeding areas and high-latitude…”
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Do newborn lambs with black and white hair-coats in an equatorial semi-arid environment maintain homeothermy? by Fonsêca, V. F. C., Dos Santos, J. D. C., Saraiva, E. P., Xavier Neta, G. C., Morais, L. K. C., Bícego, K. C., Pereira, W. E., Pimenta Filho, E. C., Moura, G. A.B., Sejian, V., Fuller, A.

“…We assessed newborn lambs from two hair-coat sheep breeds, the black Santa Ines ( n  = 29) and white Dorper ( n  = 26), to determine how they behaviourally and…”
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Nanocrystalline diamond: In vitro biocompatibility assessment by MG63 and human bone marrow cells cultures by Amaral, M., Dias, A. G., Gomes, P. S., Lopes, M. A., Silva, R. F., Santos, J. D., Fernandes, M. H.

“…Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) has a great potential for prosthetic implants coating. Nevertheless, its biocompatibility still has to be better understood. To…”
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Development and characterization of novel alginate-based hydrogels as vehicles for bone substitutes by Morais, D.S., Rodrigues, M.A., Silva, T.I., Lopes, M.A., Santos, M., Santos, J.D., Botelho, C.M.

“…•Alginate based hydrogels were developed as vehicles for bone grafts.•All hydrogels were able to degrade within 72h at pH 7.4 and 4.0.•Alg/HA was the hydrogel…”
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Home Birth in Portugal—A Comprehensive Analysis Based on Official Statistical Data by Pintassilgo, Sónia, Santos, Mário J. D. S, Trindade, Inês, Neves, Dulce Morgado

“…To date, there are no comprehensive analyses of the official data on home births in Portugal that consider other determinants beyond place of birth, such as…”
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A Manifest against the Homogenisation of Childbirth Experiences: Preserving Subjectiveness in a Large Dataset of the «Babies Born Better» Survey by Santos, Mário J. D. S., Neves, Dulce Morgado

“…The Babies Born Better international project aimed at surveying women’s experience in childbirth, privileging the qualitative description of this experience…”
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Biological evaluation of alginate-based hydrogels, with antimicrobial features by Ce(III) incorporation, as vehicles for a bone substitute by Morais, D. S., Rodrigues, M. A., Lopes, M. A., Coelho, M. J., Maurício, Ana Colette, Gomes, R., Amorim, Irina, Ferraz, M. P., Santos, J. D., Botelho, C. M.

“…In this work three different hydrogels were developed to associate, as vehicles, with the synthetic bone substitute GR-HA. One based on an alginate matrix…”
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Grain oriented NiMnSn and NiMnIn Heusler alloys ribbons produced by melt spinning: Martensitic transformation and magnetic properties by Hernando, B., Llamazares, J.L. Sánchez, Santos, J.D., Sánchez, M.L., Escoda, Ll, Suñol, J.J., Varga, R., García, C., González, J.

“…We outline the microstructural, martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of Heusler alloys with starting compositions Ni 50Mn 37Sn 13, Ni 50Mn 36In…”
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The substitution effect of chromium on the magnetic properties of (Fe1−xCrx)80Si6B14 metallic glasses (0.02≤x≤0.14) by Álvarez-Alonso, Pablo, Santos, J.D., Pérez, María J., Sánchez-Valdes, C.F., Sánchez Llamazares, J.L., Gorria, Pedro

“…Magnetization studies were carried out to characterize the magnetic properties of the Iron-rich metallic glasses (Fe1−xCrx)80Si6B14 with 0.02≤x≤0.14. The Curie…”
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Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants by Crawley, J A H, Liehrmann, O, Franco dos Santos, D J, Brown, J, Nyein, U K, Aung, H H, Htut, W, Oo, Z Min, Seltmann, M W, Webb, J L, Lahdenperä, M, Lummaa, V

“…Abstract Declining wild populations combined with accumulating captive populations of e.g. livestock, pets, draught and zoo animals have resulted in some…”
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Structural analysis of Si-substituted hydroxyapatite: zeta potential and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy by Botelho, C M, Lopes, M A, Gibson, I R, Best, S M, Santos, J D

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the incorporation of silicon on the surface charge of hydroxyapatite (HA) and to assess surface structural…”
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Biocompatibility evaluation of DLC-coated Si3N4 substrates for biomedical applications by SALGUEIREDO, E, VILA, M, SILVA, M. A, LOPES, M. A, SANTOS, J. D, COSTA, F. M, SILVA, R. F, GOMES, P. S, FEMANDES, M. H

“…DLC coatings are of enormous interest for biotribological applications due to their biocompatibility, auto-lubricious, and non-stick properties. The most…”
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A Physiological behavior and tolerance of Lactuca sativa to lead nitrate and silver nitrate heavy metals by Santos, J D O, Silva, E S, Silva, P, Silva, M A C, Santos, L A, Santos, A F, Matos-Rocha, T J, Pavão, J M S J

“…This study goal to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of lead (Pb) and silver (Ag) on germination, initial growth and anatomical alterations of…”
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A new sheep model with automatized analysis of biomaterial-induced bone tissue regeneration by Atayde, L. M., Cortez, P. P., Pereira, T., Armada-da-Silva, P. A. S., Afonso, A., Lopes, M. A., Santos, J. D., Maurício, A. C.

“…Presently, several bone graft substitutes are being developed or already available for clinical use. However, the limited number of clinical and in vivo trials…”
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Effects of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from Wharton's Jelly of the Umbilical Cord and Conditioned Media on Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Using a Myectomy Model by Santos, J. Domingos, Luís, A. L., Mauricio, Ana C., Lopes, M. Ascenção, Rodrigues, M., Gärtner, A., Caseiro, A. R., Rêma, A., Amorim, Irina, Armada-da-Silva, Paulo A. S., Pereira, T., Bartolo, P. J.

“…Skeletal muscle has good regenerative capacity, but the extent of muscle injury and the developed fibrosis might prevent complete regeneration. The in vivo…”
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Adsorption and release studies of sodium ampicillin from hydroxyapatite and glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite composites by Queiroz, A.C, Santos, J.D, Monteiro, F.J, Gibson, I.R, Knowles, J.C

“…As a potential therapy for periodontitis, sodium ampicillin, a broad spectrum antibiotic, was adsorbed onto hydroxyapatite (HA) and glass-reinforced…”
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