Search Results - "Simeoni, A."

Experimental and numerical studies characterizing the burning dynamics of wildland fuels by Houssami, M. El, Thomas, J.C., Lamorlette, A., Morvan, D., Chaos, M., Hadden, R., Simeoni, A.

“…A method to accurately understand the processes controlling the burning behavior of porous wildland fuels is presented using numerical simulations and…”
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Eruptive Behaviour of Forest Fires by Viegas, D. X, Simeoni, A

“…A critical review of the mechanisms that are described in the literature to explain the onset and development of eruption or blow up in forest fires is…”
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Experimental study of burning behavior of large-scale crude oil fires in ice cavities by Shi, X., Bellino, P.W., Simeoni, A., Rangwala, A.S.

“…In situ burning (ISB) on open water can remove more than 85–90% of spilled oil making it a promising technology for an efficient oil spill response. The…”
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An analytical model based on radiative heating for the determination of safety distances for wildland fires by Rossi, J.L., Simeoni, A., Moretti, B., Leroy-Cancellieri, V.

“…In a wildfire, radiative heat transfer is often the main thermal impact on people fighting the fire or on structures. Thus, the estimation of the radiation…”
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Flammability studies for wildland and wildland–urban interface fires applied to pine needles and solid polymers by Simeoni, A., Thomas, J.C., Bartoli, P., Borowieck, P., Reszka, P., Colella, F., Santoni, P.A., Torero, J.L.

“…This paper presents flammability studies related to wildland fires that have been conducted at the University of Edinburgh and at WPI over the last 5 years…”
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A calorimetric study of wildland fuels by Schemel, C.F., Simeoni, A., Biteau, H., Rivera, J.D., Torero, J.L.

“…The burning of two species of pine needles: Pinus halepensis and Pinus pinaster, was studied to characterize the behavior of the forest floor in wildland…”
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Determination of the main parameters influencing forest fuel combustion dynamics by Bartoli, P., Simeoni, A., Biteau, H., Torero, J.L., Santoni, P.A.

“…This work aims to characterize pine needles as a fuel for a better understanding of the behaviour of forest fuels in wildland fires. It does this in two ways:…”
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Investigation on the Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds from Heated Vegetation and Their Potential to Cause an Accelerating Forest Fire by Chetehouna, K., Barboni, T., Zarguili, I., Leoni, E., Simeoni, A., Fernandez-Pello, A. C.

“…An experimental study is conducted on the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by Rosmarinus officinalis plants when exposed to an external…”
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Effects of metformin on endometrial cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Meireles, Cinthia G., Pereira, Sidney A., Valadares, Luciana P., Rêgo, Daniela F., Simeoni, Luiz A., Guerra, Eliete N.S., Lofrano-Porto, Adriana

“…Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecological cancers, which is frequently preceded by atypical endometrial hyperplasia, a premalignant lesion…”
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A MODEL FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRE ACROSS A FUEL BED INCORPORATING THE EFFECTS OF WIND AND SLOPE by MORANDINI, F., SIMEONI, A., SANTONI, P. A., BALBI, J. H.

“…A two-dimensional nonstationary model of a fire spreading across a bed of fuel is proposed, incorporating the effects of wind and slope. The contributions of…”
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Instrumentation of wildland fire: Characterisation of a fire spreading through a Mediterranean shrub by Santoni, P.A., Simeoni, A., Rossi, J.L., Bosseur, F., Morandini, F., Silvani, X., Balbi, J.H., Cancellieri, D., Rossi, L.

“…Although considerable progress has been made recently in the modelling of the spreading of a forest fire, there remains a lack of reliable field measurements…”
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Analysis of P‐glycoprotein–mediated membrane transport in human peripheral blood lymphocytes using the UIC2 shift assay by Park, Suk W., Lomri, Noureddine, Simeoni, Luiz A., Fruehauf, John P., Mechetner, Eugene

“…Background During transport‐associated adenosine triphosphate hydrolysis, P‐glycoprotein (Pgp) undergoes conformation transitions detected by UIC2, a…”
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Effect of groundwater fulvic acid on the adsorption of arsenate by ferrihydrite and gibbsite by Simeoni, Michael A., Batts, Barry D., McRae, Christopher

“…Adsorption studies have been conducted at pH 4, 6 and 8 to assess the effect of fulvic acid on arsenate adsorption to ferrihydrite and gibbsite. The studies…”
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Thyroid Hormone Response Element Organization Dictates the Composition of Active Receptor by Velasco, Lara F.R., Togashi, Marie, Walfish, Paul G., Pessanha, Rutinéia P., Moura, Fanny N., Barra, Gustavo B., Nguyen, Phuong, Rebong, Rachelle, Yuan, Chaoshen, Simeoni, Luiz A., Ribeiro, Ralff C.J., Baxter, John D., Webb, Paul, Neves, Francisco A.R.

“…Thyroid hormone (triiodothyronine, T3) is known to activate transcription by binding heterodimers of thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) and retinoid X receptors…”
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On physical and mathematical modeling of the initiation and propagation of peat fires by Grishin, A. M., Yakimov, A. S., Rein, G., Simeoni, A.

“…Works devoted to experimental and theoretical investigations of peat fires under laboratory and natural conditions have been reviewed. Evaluations show that…”
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GQ-16, a Novel Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ (PPARγ) Ligand, Promotes Insulin Sensitization without Weight Gain by Amato, Angélica A., Rajagopalan, Senapathy, Lin, Jean Z., Carvalho, Bruno M., Figueira, Ana C.M., Lu, Jenny, Ayers, Stephen D., Mottin, Melina, Silveira, Rodrigo L., Souza, Paulo C.T., Mourão, Rosa H.V., Saad, Mário J.A., Togashi, Marie, Simeoni, Luiz A., Abdalla, Dulcinéia S.P., Skaf, Munir S., Polikparpov, Igor, Lima, Maria C.A., Galdino, Suely L., Brennan, Richard G., Baxter, John D., Pitta, Ivan R., Webb, Paul, Phillips, Kevin J., Neves, Francisco A.R.

“…The recent discovery that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) targeted anti-diabetic drugs function by inhibiting Cdk5-mediated…”
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Cytotoxic effect of Erythroxylum daphnites extract is associated with G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma by Elias, Silvia T, Macedo, Carolina C S, Simeoni, Luiz A, Silveira, Dâmaris, Magalhães, Pérola O, Lofrano-Porto, Adriana, Coletta, Ricardo D, Neves, Francisco A R, Guerra, Eliete N S

“…Plant-derived molecules showing antineoplastic effects have recently gained increased attention as potential adjuvants to traditional therapies for various…”
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Influence of degradation gases on laminar flames from forest fuels by GARO, J. P, TIHAY, V, VANTELON, J. P, SIMEONI, A, SANTONI, P. A

“…The aim of this work is to identify the parameters influencing the flame behavior. Three different species {Pinus pinaster, Pinus halepensis and Erica arborea)…”
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On the wind advection influence on the fire spread across a fuel bed: modelling by a semi-physical approach and testing with experiments by Simeoni, A., Santoni, P.A., Larini, M., Balbi, J.H.

“…This paper is devoted to the study of the advection effect on the fire spread across a fuel bed by means of a semi-physical model. This work is a step forward…”
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PO-0967The Uses Of Clinical Case As A Tool Of Teaching Learning In The Discipline Of Paediatrics At The Faculty Of Medicine Petropolis - Rj - Brazil by Veiga, E, Veiga, A, Simeoni, A

“…The Curriculum Brazilian Guidelines state that: "The structure of the degree course in medicine should use methodologies that emphasise active student…”
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