Filipe Alves, Ana Dinis, Irma Cascão, Luís Freitas,
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Tópico(s): Avian ecology and behavior
2009 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science
Sangkyu Lee, Luis G. Cascão‐Pereira, R. Sala, Susan Holmes, Kevin Ryan, Todd Becker,
... for detecting multiple pathogensSang-Kyu Lee, Luis G. Cascão-Pereira, Rafael F. Sala, Susan P. Holmes, Kevin ... Ryan, and Todd BeckerSang-Kyu Lee, Luis G. Cascão-Pereira, Rafael F. Sala, Susan P. Holmes, Kevin ... cite this article:Sang-Kyu Lee, Luis G. Cascão-Pereira, Rafael F. Sala, Susan P. Holmes, Kevin ...
Tópico(s): Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
2005 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Industrial Biotechnology
Jennifer C. Veilleux, Elizabeth P. Anderson,
... to the Nile water resources for further development (Cascao 2009). The basin's current events debate involves ... Egypt according to the 1929/1959 Nile Treaty (Cascao 2009). A new treaty was eventually drafted and ... Miami, FL 33199, USA; epanders@fiu.edu References Cascao AELF. 2009. Political economy of water resources management ...
Tópico(s): Water resources management and optimization
2016 - Wiley | Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Flávia Maria Leal Niobey, Ângela Maria Cascão, Milena Piraccini Duchiade, Paulo Chagastelles Sabroza,
No âmbito de uma investigação sobre os determinantes de mortalidade infantil na região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brasil) durante um ano, foram estudadas e comparadas as declarações de óbito com as informações disponíveis nos prontuários e boletins hospitalares, de uma amostra de crianças. Objetivou-se avaliar a qualidade do preenchimento dessas declarações para alertar os profissionais de saúde para sua utilização como documento gerador de dados para elaboração e avaliação de programas ...
Tópico(s): Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
1990 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista de Saúde Pública
Produção Nacional
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J.R.M.S. Oliveira, Márcio de Souza Soares de Almeida, Maria Cascão Ferreira de Almeida, Ricardo Garske Borges,
This paper presents results from physical model testing of lateral clay-pipe interaction. The main reason for this research was the accident in Rio de Janeiro in January 2000 when more than 1×106 l of crude oil was spilled into Guanabara Bay due to thermal buckling of a pipeline. A set of centrifuge tests was performed for a model pipeline at shallow burial depths in order to assess the lateral resistance of the soft clay from the incident site. In addition, a set of 1-g model tests was also performed ...
Tópico(s): Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
2009 - American Society of Civil Engineers | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Sophie Quérouil, Luís Freitas, Ana Dinis, Filipe Alves, Irma Cascão, Rui Prieto, Mónica A. Silva, Sara Magalhães, José Matos, Ricardo S. Santos,
Biological samples of free-ranging dolphins are increasingly used to gain information on population structure and ecology. In small cetaceans, the gender of individuals usually cannot be determined at sea, and population sex ratio has to be inferred indirectly. We used molecular sexing to determine the gender of 340 biopsy samples of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis, and common dolphins, Delphinus delphis, collected around the Azores and Madeira. Sex ...
Tópico(s): Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
2009 - Springer Science+Business Media | European Journal of Wildlife Research
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Cláudia Medina Coeli, Luís Ferreira, Mônica de Miranda Drbal, Renato Peixoto Veras, Kenneth Rochel de Camargo, Ângela Maria Cascão,
OBJETIVO:Analisar a mortalidade por diabetes mellitus em idosos e a subenumeração do diabetes como causa do óbito de acordo com estatísticas baseadas unicamente em causa básica de óbito. MÉTODOS:Foram revisadas todas as 2.974 declarações de óbito ocorridas em 1994 de idosos residentes em um núcleo habitacional localizado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Destas, foram estudados 291 óbitos, tendo o diabetes mellitus como causa básica (150) e associada (141). A proporção de óbitos em que a diabetes aparece ...
Tópico(s): Nutritional Studies and Diet
2002 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista de Saúde Pública
Sophie Quérouil, Mónica A. Silva, Irma Cascão, Sara Magalhães, Maria Inês Seabra, Miguel Machete, Ricardo S. Santos,
Mixed-species associations are temporary associations between individuals of different species that are often observed in birds, primates and cetaceans. They have been interpreted as a strategy to reduce predation risk, enhance foraging success and/or provide a social advantage. In the archipelago of the Azores, four species of dolphins are commonly involved in mixed-species associations: the common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, the striped dolphin, Stenella ...
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
2008 - Wiley | Ethology
The Framework of Hydro-Hegemony (described by Zeitoun & Warner, in Water Policy8, pp 435–460, 2006) challenges mainstream analyses of hydro-political relations in transboundary river basins and highlights the role of power. The approach asserts that asymmetric power relations represent the cornerstone of the analysis of hydro-political relations. Varying hegemonic configurations and the unequal control of water resources among riparian states are characteristic of these relations. The hegemonic riparian ...
Tópico(s): Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
2008 - UWA Publishing | Water Policy
Ana Isabel Miranda, Vera Martins, P. Cascão, Jorge H. Amorim, Joana Valente, Richard Tavares, C. Borrego, Oxana Tchepel, António Jorge Ferreira, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, D. X. Viegas, Luís Mário Ribeiro, L. P. Pita,
Forest fires represent a serious threat to public security in Europe due to the large burned area. Moreover, smoke pollution due to forest fire events is an important public health issue for the communities directly affected, and particularly for the personnel involved in firefighting operations. Aiming to contribute to the scientific knowledge concerning firefighters exposure to forest fires smoke, data of individual exposure to carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds, and ...
Tópico(s): Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
2010 - Elsevier BV | Environment International
Bob E. Feller, James T. Kellis, Luis G. Cascão‐Pereira, Channing R. Robertson, Curtis W. Frank,
This study examines the influence of electrostatic interactions on enzyme surface diffusion and the contribution of diffusion to interfacial biocatalysis. Surface diffusion, adsorption, and reaction were investigated on an immobilized bovine serum albumin (BSA) multilayer substrate over a range of solution ionic strength values. Interfacial charge of the enzyme and substrate surface was maintained by performing the measurements at a fixed pH; therefore, electrostatic interactions were manipulated ...
Tópico(s): Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
2010 - American Chemical Society | Langmuir
R. A. Moura, Rita Cascão, Inês P. Perpétuo, Helena Canhão, Elsa Vieira‐Sousa, AF Mourão, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Joaquim Polido‐Pereira, M Viana Queiróz, H.S. Rosário, Margarida Souto‐Carneiro, Luís Graça, João Eurico Fonseca,
B cells play an important role in the perpetuation of RA, particularly as autoantibody-producing cells. The ICs that further develop deposit in the joints and aggravate the inflammatory process. However, B-cell contribution in the very early stage of the disease remains unknown. The main goal of this work was to determine the concentration of cytokines potentially relevant for B-cell activation in serum from very early polyarthritis patients, with <6 weeks of disease duration, who latter on evolved ...
Tópico(s): Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
2010 - Oxford University Press | Lara D. Veeken
Joana Caetano‐Lopes, Ana M Nery, Helena Canhão, Joana Duarte, Rita Cascão, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Inês P. Perpétuo, Saba Abdulghani, Pedro M. Amaral, Shimon Sakaguchi, Yrjö T. Konttinen, Luís Graça, M. Fátima Vaz, João Eurico Fonseca,
Abstract Introduction In this study we used a mice model of chronic arthritis to evaluate if bone fragility induced by chronic inflammation is associated with an imbalance in bone turnover and also a disorganization of the bone type I collagen network. Methods Serum, vertebrae and femur bones were collected from eight-month-old polyarthritis SKG mice and controls. Strength of the femoral bones was evaluated using three-point bending tests and density was assessed with a pycnometer. Bone turnover ...
Tópico(s): Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
2010 - BioMed Central | Arthritis Research & Therapy
Bob E. Feller, James T. Kellis, Luis G. Cascão‐Pereira, Channing R. Robertson, Curtis W. Frank,
An enzyme charge ladder was used to examine the role of electrostatic interactions involved in biocatalysis at the solid−liquid interface. The reactive substrate consisted of an immobilized bovine serum albumin (BSA) multilayer prepared using a layer-by-layer technique. The zeta potential of the BSA substrate and each enzyme variant was measured to determine the absolute charge in solution. Enzyme adsorption and the rate of substrate surface hydrolysis were monitored for the enzyme charge ladder ...
Tópico(s): Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
2010 - American Chemical Society | Langmuir
Produção Nacional
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J.R.M.S. Oliveira, Márcio de Souza Soares de Almeida, Helena P. G. Motta, Maria Cascão Ferreira de Almeida,
Penetration resistance in fine-grained soils varies with the rate of penetration. Considering undrained behavior as a reference, as the rate of penetration is reduced, soil resistance increases because of the effects of partial consolidation and soil strengthening immediately ahead of the probe. Many penetration tests have been performed under different rates of penetration to identify the range of drainage characteristics of the soils used, correlating these conditions with laboratory interpretations ...
Tópico(s): Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
2010 - American Society of Civil Engineers | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Rita Cascão, R. A. Moura, Inês P. Perpétuo, Helena Canhão, Elsa Vieira‐Sousa, Ana Filipa Mourão, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Joaquim Polido‐Pereira, Mário Viana Queiroz, Henrique Rosario, Margarida Souto‐Carneiro, Luís Graça, João Eurico Fonseca,
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by sustained synovitis. Recently, several studies have proposed neutrophils and Th17 cells as key players in the onset and perpetuation of this disease. The main goal of this work was to determine whether cytokines driving neutrophil and Th17 activation are dysregulated in very early rheumatoid arthritis patients with less than 6 weeks of disease duration and before treatment (VERA). Cytokines related to neutrophil ...
Tópico(s): Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
2010 - BioMed Central | Arthritis Research & Therapy
R. A. Moura, Rita Cascão, Inês P. Perpétuo, Helena Canhão, Elsa Vieira‐Sousa, AF Mourão, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Joaquim Polido‐Pereira, M Viana Queiróz, H.S. Rosário, Margarida Souto‐Carneiro, Luís Graça, João Eurico Fonseca,
B cells play an important role in the perpetuation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly as autoantibody producing cells. The immune complexes that further develop deposit in the joints and aggravate the inflammatory process. However, B cells contribution in the very early stage of the disease remains unknown.
Tópico(s): T-cell and B-cell Immunology
2010 - BioMed Central | Journal of Translational Medicine
Rita Cascão, H.S. Rosário, Margarida Souto‐Carneiro, João Eurico Fonseca,
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory joint disease. The etiopathogenesis of this condition has been classically explained by a T cell-driven process. However, recent studies have highlighted the possible contribution of neutrophils for the early phases of RA physiopathology. These cells are phagocytic leukocytes that play crucial roles in the acute defense against pathogens while modulating the function of other immune cells and contributing to the perpetuation of an initial inflammatory ...
Tópico(s): Inflammasome and immune disorders
2010 - Elsevier BV | Autoimmunity Reviews
Sophie Quérouil, Luís Freitas, Irma Cascão, Filipe Alves, Ana Dinis, Joana R. Almeida, Rui Prieto, S. Borrás, José Matos, Diogo Mendonça, Ricardo S. Santos,
Tópico(s): Identification and Quantification in Food
2010 - Springer Science+Business Media | Marine Biology
Hugo Tente, Pedro Gomes, Francisco Ferreira, Jorge H. Amorim, P. Cascão, Ana Isabel Miranda, Ludovico Soto Nogueira, Sofia Sousa,
Tópico(s): Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
2011 - Elsevier BV | Atmospheric Environment
José Nuno Gomes‐Pereira, Verónica C. Neves, Rui Prieto, Mónica A. Silva, Irma Cascão, Cláudia Oliveira, Maria João Cruz, J.V. Medeiros, João P. Barreiros, Filipe M. Porteiro, Dennis C. Clarke,
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
2011 - Elsevier BV | Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
Adrian Martin, Eugène Rutagarama, Ana Elisa Cascão, Maryke Gray, Vasudha Chhotray,
This article contributes to our understanding of transboundary environmental management regimes through the application of an analytical framework that facilitates an exploration of the co-existence of conflict and cooperation. Rather than framing conflict and cooperation as mutually exclusive states at opposite ends of a spectrum, we seek to understand the ways in which cooperation can exist at the same time as conflict. We apply this framework to a study of conservation management in a transboundary ...
Tópico(s): Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
2011 - SAGE Publishing | Journal of Peace Research
Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge with gratitude the insights and views shared with them in recent years by many professionals and academics from the Nile Basin, and which help to inform this article. Notes Eritrea is also a Nile riparian, but only has observer status under the Nile Basin Initiative. Interviews with members of the Nile Technical Advisory Committee (Nile-TAC), which comprises technical representatives from the partner ...
Tópico(s): Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
2011 - Taylor & Francis | Review of African Political Economy
Ana Isabel Miranda, Vera Martins, P. Cascão, Jorge H. Amorim, Joana Valente, C. Borrego, António Jorge Ferreira, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, D. X. Viegas, Roger D. Ottmar,
Smoke from forest fires contains significant amounts of gaseous and particulate pollutants. Firefighters exposed to wildland fire smoke can suffer from several acute and chronic adverse health effects. Consequently, exposure data are of vital importance for the establishment of cause/effect relationships between exposure to smoke and firefighter health effects. The aims of this study were to (1) characterize the relationship between wildland smoke exposure and medical parameters and (2) identify health ...
Tópico(s): Air Quality and Health Impacts
2012 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Produção Nacional
Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara, Viviane Maria Oliveira dos Santos Nieto, Juliana Cascão Santiago, Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida Paz, Rodrigo Garófallo Garcia, Fernando Miranda de Vargas, Luan Sousa dos Santos, Irenilza de Alencar Nääs,
Objetivou-se avaliar as características físicas e sensoriais da carne suína PSE, suas correlações e os prejuízos causados para a indústria, em função de sua ocorrência. Em abatedouro comercial aferiu-se o pH das carcaças (n=1601) aos 45 minutos post mortem (pH45), classificou-as em PSE (pH45<5,8) ou normais (pH45≥5,8). Após 24 horas de resfriamento, foram coletadas amostras do músculo Longissimus dorsi de 26 carcaças PSE e 26 normais, que foram avaliadas quanto à coloração (L*, a*, b*), perda de exsudato, ...
Tópico(s): Animal Nutrition and Physiology
2012 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA | Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Rita Cascão, Bruno Vidal, Helena Raquel, Ana Neves‐Costa, Nuno Figueiredo, Vineet Gupta, João Eurico Fonseca, Luís F. Moita,
We have previously reported an increase in interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-17 levels, and a continuous activation of caspase-1 in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. These results suggest that drugs targeting IL-1β regulatory pathways, in addition to tumor necrosis factor (TNF), may constitute promising therapeutic agents in early RA. We have recently used a THP-1 macrophage-like cell line to screen 2320 compounds for those that down-regulate both IL-1β and TNF secretion. Celastrol was one of the ...
Tópico(s): Bone Metabolism and Diseases
2012 - Elsevier BV | Autoimmunity Reviews
Olivier Théodoly, Luis G. Cascão‐Pereira, Vance Bergeron, Clayton J. Radke,
A novel in-situ streaming-potential optical reflectometry apparatus (SPOR) was constructed and utilized to probe the molecular architecture of aqueous adsorbates on a negatively charged silica surface. By combining optical reflectometry and electrokinetic streaming potentials, we measure simultaneously the adsorption density, gamma, and zeta potential, zeta, in a rectangular flow cell constructed with one transparent wall. Both dynamic and equilibrium measurements are possible, allowing the study ...
Tópico(s): Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
2005 - American Chemical Society | Langmuir
Erik M. Freer, Kang Sub Yim, Gerald G. Fuller, Clayton J. Radke,
... A 2003, 213, 93), two-phase enzyme catalysis (Cascao-Pereira et al. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2003, 83, 498; ...
Tópico(s): Blood properties and coagulation
2004 - American Chemical Society | Langmuir
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Antonio Carlos Fernandes, S. Mirzaeisefat, Luis V. Cascão,
Abstract An experimental facility has been designed to study the transverse response of the vortex-induced vibration of a fully submerged horizontal cylinder under the influence of vertical harmonic oscillating motion. The study aims to analyze the vortex self-induced vibration (VSIV) phenomenon which occurs on steel catenary risers (SCR) connected to floating platforms in the deep offshore. These vibrations occur in the absence of a current due to the self-motion of the body caused by a source afar. ...
Tópico(s): Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
2014 - Elsevier BV | Applied Ocean Research
Sophie Desplat‐Jégo, Linda C. Burkly, Chaim Putterman,
... limited and dispensable contribution to TNF production. R. Cascao et al. recently identified gambogic acid as a ...
Tópico(s): Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
2014 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Mediators of Inflammation