Rui Tato Marinho, Miguel Carneiro de Moura, José Gíria, Paulo Ferrinho,
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Tópico(s): Liver Disease and Transplantation
2001 - Wiley | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Maria Lobo, Ana Teles, Margarida Barão da Cunha, Joaquim Henriques, Ana Mafalda Lourenço, Francisco Antunes, Olga Matos,
... HENRIQUES, JOAQUIM HENRIQUES Instituto Médico Veterinário–Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, Universidade de Lisboa, PortugalSearch for more papers by ... HENRIQUES, JOAQUIM HENRIQUES Instituto Médico Veterinário–Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, Universidade de Lisboa, PortugalSearch for more papers by ...
Tópico(s): Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
2003 - Wiley | Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
... 1128) The Nascent Kingdom: Consolodation and Expansion under Afonso Henriques (1128-1148) Papal Recognition of Portuguese Royalty: an Ebb Tide (1148-1157) Papal Recognition of Portuguese Royalty: the Tide Turns (1157-1179) Consolidation and Opportunity (1179-1211) Shifting Priorities: Portuguese Relations with the Latin Church in the Thirteenth Century The Science of Kingship: Institutional Innovation during the Reign of Afonso II (1211-1223) The Final Campaign: Sancho II, ...
Tópico(s): Medieval Iberian Studies
2010 - Association of College and Research Libraries | Choice Reviews Online
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António Benjamim Mapossa, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Washington Mhike,
The extensive use of non-biodegradable plastic products has resulted in significant environmental problems caused by their accumulation in landfills and their proliferation into water bodies. Biodegradable polymers offer a potential solution to mitigate these issues through the utilization of renewable resources which are abundantly available and biodegradable, making them environmentally friendly. However, biodegradable polymers face challenges such as relatively low mechanical strength and thermal ...
Tópico(s): Dielectric materials and actuators
2023 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Polymers
Patrícia Viera de Oliveira, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Carolina Fagundes Assumpção, Cláudia Hernandes Ogeda,
Tópico(s): Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
2023 - Elsevier BV | Food Chemistry Advances
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Tatianne Dias Moreira, Vaniele Bugoni Martins, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Cláudia Sayer, Pedro Henrique Hermes de Araújo, Ana Paula Serafini Immich,
The skin, the largest organ in the human body, plays an indispensable role in tissue repair and is a critical barrier against external threats. Despite its protective function, the skin is continually exposed to various aggressions that can lead to wound formation. In recent decades, the prevalence of chronic wounds has emerged as a significant challenge for public health, characterized by its substantial economic burden, prolonged therapeutic interventions, and the persistent nature of chronicity. ...
Tópico(s): Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
2023 - Elsevier BV | Progress in Organic Coatings
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Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Patrícia Viera de Oliveira, Leandro Pellenz, Cátia Rosana Lange de Aguiar, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior,
The clothing industry is considered one of the most polluting industries on the planet due to the high consumption of water, energy, chemicals/dyes, and high generation of solid waste and effluents. Faced with environmental concerns, the textile ennoblement sector is the most critical of the textile production chain, especially the traditional dyeing processes. As an alternative to current problems, dyeing with supercritical CO2 (scCO2) has been presented as a clean and efficient process for a sustainable ...
Tópico(s): Pigment Synthesis and Properties
2023 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Juliane Fiates,
Ammonia is a colorless gas, corrosive, and highly toxic. This compound can cause irreversible consequences for humans and the environment depending on the concentration. Currently, accidents involving ammonia leakage in industrial facilities are recurring. Thus, outlining contingency and mitigation strategies is crucial for the industry. In this work, we performed several simulations of ammonia leakage scenarios using the ALOHA® 5.4.7 software. Moreover, we propose a well-validated model with significant ...
Tópico(s): Fire dynamics and safety research
2022 - Elsevier BV | Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
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Ana Paula Xavier Mariano, Ana Luiza Coeli Cruz Ramos, Afonso Henrique de Oliveira Júnior, Yesenia Mendoza García, A. C. C. F. F. de Paula, Mauro R. Silva, Rodinei Augusti, Raquel Linhares Bello de Araújo, Júlio Onésio Ferreira Melo,
Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg is a native species to the Cerrado biome with significant nutritional value. However, its volatile organic compounds (VOCs) chemical profile is not reported in the scientific literature. VOCs are low molecular weight chemical compounds capable of conferring aroma to fruit, constituting quality markers, and participating in the maintenance and preservation of fruit species. This work studied and determined the best conditions for extraction and analysis of VOCs from the ...
Tópico(s): Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Molecules
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Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Jéssica Mulinari, Patrícia Viera de Oliveira, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Francisco Wilson Reichert Júnior,
Soils play a fundamental role in terrestrial life maintenance. However, agricultural soil pollution with metals (specifically, heavy metals) has resulted in a global ecological problem spanning decades. Agricultural pesticides and metal-based fertilizers overuse in the crop is an imminent threat to the ecosystem. In addition, the increasing demand for food has resulted in unsustainable practices in agriculture and severe damage to living organisms in the soil. Soil microbiota (SM) is a determining ...
Tópico(s): Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
2022 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
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Leandro Pellenz, Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Layrton José Souza da Silva, Luciano da Silva, Antônio Augusto Ulson de Souza, Selene Maria de Arruda Guelli Ulson de Souza, Fernando Henrique Borba, Adriano da Silva,
Given the great relevance that adsorption processes have for many applications, especially for the water and wastewater treatment, the development and improvement adsorbent materials is a key research topic. When a new adsorbent is proposed, a good characterization of the material is fundamental to in order to know its properties, support its application and understand its performance in the desired process. There is a variety of physical and chemical information that can obtained by different techniques, ...
Tópico(s): Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
2022 - Elsevier BV | Separation and Purification Technology
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Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Ana Paula Serafini Immich, Juliane Fiates,
The use of new materials to produce smart textiles is an engineering hot topic. These materials range from functionalized nanoparticles impregnated into the fiber matrix to special or modified polymers used in intelligent filaments, yarns, and fabrics manufacturing. Smart textiles have become a relevant and revolutionary material category in the textile industry due to the different functionalities that a textile substrate can acquire and how it can interact with its user. Due to the relevance of ...
Tópico(s): Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
2022 - Elsevier BV | Materials Letters
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Vinícius Tadeu da Veiga Correia, Pâmela Rocha da Silva, Carla Mariele Silva Ribeiro, Ana Luiza Coeli Cruz Ramos, Ana Carolina do Carmo Mazzinghy, Viviane Dias Medeiros Silva, Afonso Henrique de Oliveira Júnior, Bruna Vieira Nunes, Ana Luíza Santos Vieira, Lucas Victor Ribeiro, Ana Cardoso Clemente Filha Ferreira de Paula, Júlio Onésio Ferreira Melo, Camila Argenta Fante,
This integrative review aims to identify the main flavonoids present in some species of the Myrtaceae family. Studies published between 2016 and 2022 were selected, specifically those which were fully available and written in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, and which were related to the fruits araçá (Psidium cattleianum), cambuí (Myrciaria floribunda), gabiroba (Campomanesia xanthocarpa), jabuticaba (Plinia cauliflora), and jambolan (Syzygium cumini). Scientific studies were gathered and selected in ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Plants
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Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Domingos Lusitâneo Pier Macuvele, Humberto Gracher Riella, Cíntia Soares, Natan Padoin,
Carbon dots (CDs) are versatile nanoparticles with great potential for biological and environmental applications. CDs have unique characteristics such as high photostability, low cytotoxicity, size below 10 nm, rapid synthesis, and easy functionalization. These nanoparticles are promising for the development of fluorescent probes and the inactivation of microorganisms, especially viruses. This review covers several topics involving CDs, including synthesis methods, precursors, characterization techniques, ...
Tópico(s): Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
2021 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Jéssica Mulinari, Ana Paula Serafini Immich,
Even with constant scientific advancement and technological development, the manufacturing activities of textile industry have changed little in relation to the original production systems, especially in poor/emerging countries, which concentrate the largest production volumes in the globe. Therefore, the polluting loads deposited in the soil, in the water, and in the atmosphere, in addition to the forest impacts caused by the textile industry are a serious problem. For these reasons, it is important ...
Tópico(s): Environmental Sustainability in Business
2021 - Elsevier BV | Sustainable Production and Consumption
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Ivo A. Ricardo, Edna A. Alberto, Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Domingos Lusitâneo Pier Macuvele, Natan Padoin, Cíntia Soares, Humberto Gracher Riella, Maria Clara V. M. Starling, Alam G. Trovó,
Tópico(s): Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
2021 - Elsevier BV | Chemical Engineering Journal
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Hellen Luisa de Castro e Silva, Maxi Estefany Huamán Córdova, Regina Mambeli Barros, Geraldo Lúcio Tiago Filho, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos, Ivan Felipe Silva dos Santos, Maria Cláudia Costa de Oliveira Botan, Juliano Romanzini Pedreira, Bárbara Karoline Flauzino,
The current study presents a technical and economic evaluation of biogas production from swine manure in the Southern of Minas Gerais, Brazil. For the study, laboratory-scale experiments were performed by digesting the local samples in Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactors to evaluate the energy potential and economic feasibility for the entire enterprise in two scenarios. An environmental analysis, involving a matrix of environmental impact assessment and CO 2 emissions avoided, was also performed. ...
Tópico(s): Municipal Solid Waste Management
2021 - Elsevier BV | Renewable Energy
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Erasmo Barros da Silva, Afonso Henrique de Aragão, Marcelo de Paula Loureiro, Caetano Silva Lobo, Ana Flávia Oliveti, Rafael Martinelli de Oliveira, Ricardo Ramina,
Abstract Background Different methods of cranioplasty for the reconstruction of bony skull defects exist. In the absence of the autologous bone flap, a customised manufactured implant may be the optimal choice, but this implant has several limitations regarding its technical standardisation and better cost-effectiveness. Methods This study presents a series of 16 consecutive patients who had undergone cranioplasty with customised three-dimensional (3D) template moulds for polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) ...
Tópico(s): Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
2021 - BioMed Central | 3D Printing in Medicine
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Yesenia Mendoza García, Ana Luiza Coeli Cruz Ramos, Afonso Henrique de Oliveira Júnior, Ana Cardoso Clemente Filha Ferreira de Paula, Angelita Cristine de Melo, Moacir Alves Andrino, Mauro Ramalho Silva, Rodinei Augusti, Raquel Linhares Bello de Araújo, Eurico Eduardo Pinto de Lemos, Júlio Onésio Ferreira Melo,
Myrciaria floribunda, also known as rumberry, is a tree native to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, where its fruits have the potential for commercial use. This study evaluates the antioxidant potential, determines the phytochemical profile, and chemically characterizes the rumberry fruit. Accessions were sampled from the Rumberry Active Germplasm Bank of the Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil. Physical characteristics, chemical characteristics, and phenolic compound content were analyzed. Chemical ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Molecules
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Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Domingos Lusitâneo Pier Macuvele, Humberto Gracher Riella, Cíntia Soares, Natan Padoin,
A fluorescent film using a polymeric blend of carboxymethyl cellulose and alginate with functionalized carbon dots (CDs) incorporated to detect Ag+ and Fe3+ was reported for the first time. CDs were hydrothermally obtained from the cambuci fruit. The film and the carbon dots obtained were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning ...
Tópico(s): Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
2021 - Elsevier BV | Journal of environmental chemical engineering
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Carlos Walter Sobrado, Carlos de Almeida Obregon, Afonso Henrique da Silva e Sousa Júnior, Lucas Faraco Sobrado, Sérgio Carlos Nahas, Ivan Cecconello,
Present an updated classification for symptomatic hemorrhoids, which not only guides the treatment of internal hemorrhoids but also the treatment of external components. In addition, this new classification includes new treatment alternatives created over the last few years.Throughout the past 7 years, the authors developed a method to classify patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids. This study, besides presenting this classification proposal, also retrospectively analyzed 149 consecutive patients ...
Tópico(s): Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
2020 - | Annals of Coloproctology
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Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior, Domingos Lusitâneo Pier Macuvele, Humberto Gracher Riella, Cíntia Soares, Natan Padoin,
• Novel Campomanesia phaea based carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized. • The pH adjuster affected the quantum yield , sensibility, and functional groups. • Highly fluorescent carbon dots with a quantum yield of 21.26% were obtained. • The CDs exhibited highly stable fluorescence and sensitivity to Zn 2+ (5.4 μм LOD). Highly fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized from cambuci juice ( Campomanesia phaea (O. Berg) Landrum) and successfully used for zinc (Zn 2+ ) sensing based on fluorescence quenching. ...
Tópico(s): Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
2020 - Elsevier BV | Materials Letters
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Leonardo Gilmone Ruschel, Guilherme J. Agnoletto, Afonso Henrique de Aragão, Joel Sanabria Duarte, Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira, Alisson Roberto Teles,
Tópico(s): Anesthesia and Pain Management
2020 - Springer Science+Business Media | Neurosurgical Review
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Daniel Andrade Maciel, Evlyn Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo, Cláudio Clemente Faria Barbosa, Vitor S. Martins, Rogério Flores Júnior, Afonso Henrique Moraes Oliveira, Lino Augusto Sander de Carvalho, Felipe de Lucia Lobo,
Remote sensing plays an important role in the monitoring of inland waters. Recently, Cubesats have become an alternative data source for studies that require high spatiotemporal resolutions. However, the radiometric quality of those data was never evaluated for inland water studies. This letter presents the experimental results to assess the quality of the Remote Sensing Reflectance (Rrs) from commercial PlanetScope (PS) CubeSat constellation. The radiometric assessment was performed using in situ ...
Tópico(s): Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
2019 - Taylor & Francis | International Journal of Remote Sensing
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Gabriel Adriano de Melo, Dylan Nakandakari Sugimoto, Paulo Marcelo Tasinaffo, Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos, Adilson Marques da Cunha, Luiz Alberto Vieira Dias,
Hydroelectric power stations are responsible for renewable energy generation, especially in countries with many rivers such as Brazil. It is very important to have good estimates of the hydrological flow in order to determine whether thermoelectric power plants should begin operation, an event that would increase the costs of electricity and also have aterrible environmental impact. The monthly flow of a river was estimated using two recurrent neural networks techniques: Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) ...
Tópico(s): Stock Market Forecasting Methods
2019 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE Latin America Transactions
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Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos, Rodolfo Mendes de Lima, Camilo Raimundo Silva Pereira, Reinis Osis, Giulia Oliveira Santos Medeiros, Anderson Rodrigo de Queiroz, Bárbara Karoline Flauzino, Arthur Rohr Paschoal Corrêa Cardoso, Luiz Czank, Renato Antonio dos Santos, Eden Luiz Carvalho,
In many parts of the world, electric sectors are already experiencing considerable rising in generation from renewable energy sources. Large amounts of new generation are expected in the near-term future, which will require additional transmission investments to properly integrate these resources into the existing electric power system. The transmission expansion planning has an important role in this environment in order to guarantee the security of the supply with the required levels of quality ...
Tópico(s): Data Management and Algorithms
2019 - Elsevier BV | Electric Power Systems Research
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Regina Mambeli Barros, Geraldo Lúcio Tiago Filho, Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos, Cláudio Homero Ferreira, Marcela Fernandes Pieroni, Juliana Sales Moura, Helena Sayuri de Souza Abe, Lucas Martins Brito, Ivan Felipe Silva dos Santos, Eruin Martuscelli Ribeiro, João Victor Rocha de Freitas,
This project aimed to simulate a sanitary landfill cell at the pilot scale and used a lysimeter to assess and quantify the volume of biogas produced by municipal solid waste (MSW), with a composition similar to that disposed in municipal sanitary landfill, in Itajubá, Brazil. The methodology of this study included: the preparation and filling of an experimental cell landfill; the measurement of the biogas pressure, temperature and volume; the determination of the potential for methane generation ( ...
Tópico(s): Municipal Solid Waste Management
2018 - Elsevier BV | Renewable energy focus
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Rodolfo Mendes de Lima, Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos, Camilo Raimundo Silva Pereira, Bárbara Karoline Flauzino, Ana Cristina O.S. Pereira, Fábio J.H. Nogueira, José Alfredo R. Valverde,
Due to the relatively low investment, operation costs, and technical requirements, landfills are still the most widespread alternative for final disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW). The biogas produced in the landfill, a renewable energy source, may be an important alternative for electric power generation. Brazil has a significant number of operating landfills, which receive the most part of the collected MSW. However, the country has only 17 landfill biogas power plants (LBPPs), resulting in ...
Tópico(s): Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
2017 - Elsevier BV | Waste Management
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Fabrício Eduardo Bortot Coelho, Julio Cézar Balarini, Estêvão Magno Rodrigues Araújo, Tânia Lúcia Santos Miranda, Antônio Eduardo Clark Peres, Afonso Henriques Martins, Adriane Salum,
A Population Balance (PB) model was developed for the sulfuric acid leaching of a roasted zinc concentrate (RZC). Considering that no previous work has validated with experimental data a PB model for this system, leaching experiments were done in order to validate and refine the proposed model. Initially, the chemical and mineralogical composition of the RZC, determined by XRF, XRD, and AAS, indicated the predominance of zinc (65% w/w), mainly as zincite. Next, leaching experiments were carried out ...
Tópico(s): Extraction and Separation Processes
2017 - Elsevier BV | Hydrometallurgy
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Rodolfo Mendes de Lima, Reinis Osis, Anderson Rodrigo de Queiroz, Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos,
The classical approach for transmission line (TL) routing based on paper maps, aerial photographs and field visits can generate inconsistent results, besides being a time consuming and intensive labour activity. The application of methodologies based on geographic information system (GIS) combined with multi-criteria assessment (MCA) methods can generate time and cost savings on the planning step. However, this methodology still must be better assessed for its applicability and improvements can be ...
Tópico(s): Power Systems and Technologies
2016 - Institution of Engineering and Technology | IET Generation Transmission & Distribution