
Maicon Gouvêa de Oliveira, Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes, Henrique Rozenfeld,
The interest for the product-service system (PSS) approach has increased substantially in the last decade. New born research fields such as the PSS require the understanding of their knowledge structure as well as of their evolving structure of research collaborations. In this sense, the research field is better explained, supporting the alignment among new studies and an improved performance in the knowledge building. There are already papers in the literature that addressed the state-of-the-art ...
Tópico(s): Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
2015 - Elsevier BV | Procedia CIRP

Megg Madonyk Cota Elias, Liliane Catone Soares, Luisa Cardoso Maia, Jason G. Taylor, Oscar Fernando Herrera Adarme, Gabriel Max Dias Ferreira, Eduardo Ribeiro de Azevêdo, Abner de Siervo, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva, Leandro Vinícius Alves Gurgel,
A bioadsorbent composed of polycarboxylated sugarcane bagasse (PSB) was prepared in a one-step reaction by the esterification of sugarcane bagasse hydroxyl groups with butane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic dianhydride. 13C SS NMR measurements showed that 0.3 butane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid units were grafted per cellobiose unit. PSB was used in the batch adsorption of Cd(II) and Pb(II) from mono-, bi-, and multicomponent aqueous solutions. For upscaling of the technology aiming at practical applications, ...
Tópico(s): Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
2023 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Water Process Engineering

Natália Moreira Nunes, Yara Luíza Coelho, José Severiche Castro, Márcia Cristina Teixeira Ribeiro Vidigal, Tiago Antônio de Oliveira Mendes, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva, Ana Clarissa dos Santos Pires,
Naringenin (NG) is a flavonoid with many bioactive properties, however, its bitterness limits its use in foods. It is known that complex formation with proteins can mask this undesirable sensory property. Therefore, a trained panel evaluated the effect of bovine lactoferrin (LF) on NG bitterness using time-intensity analysis. LF reduced the maximum bitterness intensity and overall bitterness perception for NG by 27% and 33%, respectively. Isothermal titration nanocalorimetry (ITC), molecular docking ( ...
Tópico(s): Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
2020 - Elsevier BV | Food Chemistry
Diogo Rodrigues, Carla I.C. Pinheiro, Rui M. Filipe, Filipe Mendes, Henrique A. Matos,
The calcium-looping (CaL) process comprises an endothermic calcination reaction, where CaO and CO2 are generated from CaCO3, and its reverse exothermic carbonation reaction. CaL is promising for thermochemical energy storage (TCES) in concentrating solar power plants. The CaL-TCES process includes: a calciner where solar energy is transformed into thermochemical energy; a carbonator where the stored energy is released; turbines for electrical power generation; and tanks where the reaction products ...
Tópico(s): Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
2023 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Energy Storage
Cindy Mendes, Henrique Pereira,
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the exceptional situation that has been experienced on a global scale since 2020, it is essential to assess the impact of COVID-19 in several areas and domains. Therefore, this research seeks to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on work-related quality of life (WRQoL) in a Portuguese-speaking sample, through the lens of sexual orientation. One thousand, five hundred and seventy-seven individuals participated in this study, of which 1396 (88.5%) self-identified ...
Tópico(s): Work-Family Balance Challenges
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Behavioral Sciences
A. Gören, João Victor Carvalho Mendes, Henrique Miguel Ribeiro Rodrigues, R. Sousa, Juliana Oliveira, Loïc Hilliou, Carlos M. Costa, M.M. Silva, S. Lanceros‐Méndez,
New inks based on lithium iron phosphate and graphite for cathode and anode, respectively, were developed for printable lithium-ion batteries using the “green solvent” N,N′-dimethylpropyleneurea (DMPU) and poly(vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, as a binder. The results were compared with the ones from inks developed with the conventionally used solvent N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, NMP. The rheological properties of the PVDF/DMPU binder solution shows a more pronounced shear thinning behavior than the PVDF/NMP ...
Tópico(s): Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
2016 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Power Sources
Ana Filipa Mimoso, Ana Carvalho, Acácio Nobre Mendes, Henrique A. Matos,
The European Commission presented the Life Cycle Assessment as the best framework for evaluating the environmental impact of products/processes. Companies are trying to reduce the environmental impact of products/processes, therefore the European Commission underlined the need for guidelines that select the most relevant impact categories depending on the type of product/process analysed. This work aims to propose a new framework called Roadmap for Environmental Impact Retrofit, which assesses different ...
Tópico(s): Sustainable Supply Chain Management
2014 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Cleaner Production
Ana Carvalho, Ana Filipa Mimoso, Acácio Nobre Mendes, Henrique A. Matos,
Several methods to evaluate the environmental process impact assessment of industrial chemical processes have been presented in the literature. Although these methods follow the same steps (usually, characterisation, normalisation and weighting), each method addresses different impact categories, considering specific nomenclatures and using different taxonomies to classify their outputs. When industrial chemical processes are being assessed by several methods, different results are obtained. The ...
Tópico(s): Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
2013 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Cleaner Production
Marisa I. Mendes, Henrique G. Colaço, Desirée E.C. Smith, Rúben J. Ramos, Ana Pop, Silvy J.M. van Dooren, Isabel Tavares de Almeida, Leo A. J. Kluijtmans, Mirian C. H. Janssen, Isabel Rivera, Gajja S. Salomons, Paula Leandro, Henk J. Blom,
Abstract A reduced response of cystathionine beta‐synthase (CBS) to its allosteric activator S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM) has been reported to be a cause of CBS dysfunction in homocystinuria patients. In this work we performed a retrospective analysis of fibroblast data from 62 homocystinuria patients and found that 13 of them presented a disturbed SAM activation. Their genotypic background was identified and the corresponding CBS mutant proteins were produced in E. coli . Nine distinct mutations were ...
Tópico(s): Sulfur Compounds in Biology
2013 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Michele Fernandes Rodrigues, Michele M. Barsante, Caio César de Souza Alves, Maria Aparecida de Souza, Ana Paula Ferreira, Gustavo P. Amarante‐Mendes, Henrique Couto Teixeira,
Apoptosis of macrophages infected with pathogenic mycobacteria is an alternative host defence capable of removing the environment supporting bacterial growth. In this work the influence of virulence and bacterial load on apoptosis of alveolar macrophages during the initial phase of infection by Mycobacterium bovis was investigated. BALB/c mice were infected intratracheally with high or low doses of the virulent (ATCC19274) or attenuated (bacillus Calmette-Guérin Moreau) strains of M. bovis. The frequency ...
Tópico(s): Immune Response and Inflammation
2009 - Wiley | Immunology

Lívia Neves Santa Rosa, Jaqueline de Paula Rezende, Yara Luíza Coelho, Tiago Antônio Oliveira Mendes, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva, Ana Clarissa dos Santos Pires,
Caffeine is a molecule with bioactive properties related to increased mental performance. Its use in food products is limited by its bitterness and self-association behavior. The complex formed by β-lactoglobulin and caffeine was characterized by fluorescence spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, and molecular docking. Fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that β-lactoglobulin interacted with caffeine to form a 1:1 stoichiometric complex. Isothermal titration calorimetry characterization ...
Tópico(s): Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
2021 - Elsevier BV | Food Bioscience

Milton Rezende Teixeira Neto, Jurandir Ferreira da Cruz, Paulo Luíz Souza Carneiro, Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado, Helder Henrique Neves Faria,
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a estrutura populacional de ovinos da raça Santa Inês criados no Brasil. Foram utilizados dados de pedigree de 13.216 animais, pertencentes a 53 rebanhos de oito estados brasileiros, nascidos no período de 1976 a 2010. O programa Endog foi utilizado para análise do pedigree e estimação dos parâmetros populacionais. Do total de animais estudados, 80,86% apresentaram pedigree na primeira ascendência, 73,78% na segunda e 67,75% na terceira. O número máximo de gerações ...
Tópico(s): Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
2013 - Embrapa Informação Tecnológica | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira

Bárbara Maria Ribeiro Guimarães, Lourival Marin Mendes, Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli, Lina Bufalino, Rafael Farinassi Mendes, José Benedito Guimarães Júnior,
Brazil is one of the major banana producers in the world, and consequently generates a great amount of residues from this crop, which could be utilized in particleboard production. The present work aimed to evaluate the effect of different chemical treatments of the particles of Musa sp. pseudostem, on their chemical and physical properties (basic density), and on the physical and mechanical properties of the particleboards produced with the same material. Five treatments were applied to the particles: ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
2014 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE LAVRAS | Ciência e Agrotecnologia

Débora Souza Mendes, Marlon Cristian Toledo Pereira, Sílvia Nietsche, JOSEILTON F. SILVA, Josiele Silva Rocha, Athos Henrique Mendes, Helisson Robert Araújo Xavier, Rayane Carneiro dos Santos,
The phenological growth stages of various species of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants can be uniformly coded using the Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt, und Chemische Industrie (BBCH) scale. The aim of the present study was to determine the duration of different phenological stages and the temperature requirements of the sugar-apple, Annona squamosa, during two crop cycles in the semiarid region of Brazil. Phenological stages were divided into eight of ten possible principal stages: ( ...
Tópico(s): Banana Cultivation and Research
2017 - Brazilian Academy of Sciences | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Marcel de Souza Borges Quintana, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Andréa Rodrigues da Costa, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Fernanda S. N. S. Mendes, Henrique Horta Veloso, Sérgio Salles Xavier, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher‐Moreno,
Patients with chronic Chagas disease (CD) cardiomyopathy have a high mortality. We evaluated if two-dimensional (2D) strain (ε) parameters provide independent predictors of progression to CD cardiomyopathy and all-cause mortality.A total of 408 patients with chronic CD (58.6% women; 53 ± 11 years; clinical forms: indeterminate 34.1%, cardiac 57.6%, digestive 1.2%, cardiodigestive 7.1%) were consecutively included in this single-center prospective longitudinal study. Echocardiographic evaluation included ...
Tópico(s): Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
2022 - Elsevier BV | IJC Heart & Vasculature

Karina Mendes Serrano, Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes, Fabiane Letícia Lizarelli, Gilberto Miller Devós Ganga,
Purpose This study aimed to find factors influencing the acceptance of telemedicine for adults in Brazil. Moreover, it investigates the moderating role of disease complexity and the generational digital divide phenomenon on the intention to use the telemedicine service. Design/methodology/approach A quasi-experiment was employed. Primary data were collected using a survey research method considering two different scenarios based on disease complexity and symptom severity. A total of 248 responses ...
Tópico(s): Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
2020 - Emerald Publishing Limited | International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Maria Fátima Horta, Bárbara Pinheiro Mendes, Eric Henrique Roma, Fátima Soares M. Noronha, Juan P. Macêdo, Luciana Souza de Oliveira, Myrian Morato Duarte, Leda Quércia Vieira,
Cutaneous leishmaniasis affects millions of people around the world. Several species of Leishmania infect mouse strains, and murine models closely reproduce the cutaneous lesions caused by the parasite in humans. Mouse models have enabled studies on the pathogenesis and effector mechanisms of host resistance to infection. Here, we review the role of nitric oxide (NO), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and peroxynitrite (ONOO − ) in the control of parasites by macrophages, which are both the host cells and ...
Tópico(s): Urticaria and Related Conditions
2012 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Journal of Parasitology Research

Tatiana Reis dos Santos Bastos, Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt Barreto‐Garcia, I. de C. Mendes, Paulo Henrique Marques Monroe, Flávia Ferreira de Carvalho,
Soil microbial communities are key indicators of changes in soil quality caused by cropping systems. Although there are studies that prove that coffee agroforestry systems increase or maintain soil organic matter levels, the effect of microbial biomass and enzymatic activity in tropical regions, especially in places with high altitude and mild temperatures, is still poorly understood. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of two agroforestry systems (AFS-G: coffee intercropped with ...
Tópico(s): Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
2023 - Elsevier BV | CATENA

Remy Martins-Gonçalves, Mariana M. Campos, Lohanna Palhinha, Isaclaudia G. Azevedo-Quintanilha, Mayara Abud Mendes, Jairo R. Temerozo, Júlia de Toledo-Mendes, Paulo Henrique Rosado-de-Castro, Fernando A. Bozza, Rosana Souza Rodrigues, Eugênio D. Hottz, Patrı́cia T. Bozza,
HomeCirculation ResearchVol. 131, No. 11Persisting Platelet Activation and Hyperactivity in COVID-19 Survivors Free AccessLetterPDF/EPUBAboutView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toFree AccessLetterPDF/EPUBPersisting Platelet Activation and Hyperactivity in COVID-19 Survivors Remy Martins-Gonçalves, Mariana M. Campos, Lohanna Palhinha, Isaclaudia G. Azevedo-Quintanilha, Mayara Abud Mendes, ...
Tópico(s): Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
2022 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Circulation Research

Leydianne Leite de Siqueira Patriota, Dalila de Brito Marques Ramos, Mariana Gama e Silva, Angela Caroline Lima Amorim dos Santos, Yasmym Araújo Silva, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Lidiane Pereira de Albuquerque, Rosemairy Luciane Mendes, Thiago Henrique Napoleão,
Most anti-inflammatory drugs used nowadays have an excessive cost and their prolonged use has been connected with several injurious effects. Thus, the search for new anti-inflammatory agents is increasing. Lectins are carbohydrate-interacting proteins that can modulate immune response and the release of inflammation mediators. The Microgramma vacciniifolia frond lectin (MvFL) was previously reported to be an immunomodulatory agent in vitro. This work aimed to evaluate the effects of MvFL on the in ...
Tópico(s): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Polymers

Bernardo Henrique Mendes Correa, Carlos Roberto Moreira, Michael E. Hildebrand, Luciene Bruno Vieira,
Calcium (Ca2+) plays a central role in regulating many cellular processes and influences cell survival. Several mechanisms can disrupt Ca2+ homeostasis to trigger cell death, including oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage, excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, autophagy, and apoptosis. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) act as the main source of Ca2+ entry into electrically excitable cells, such as neurons, and they are also expressed in glial cells such as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. The dysregulation ...
Tópico(s): Ion channel regulation and function
2022 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Neuropharmacology

Fernanda Goncalves, Leandro Vinícius Alves Gurgel, Liliane Catone Soares, Filipe Simões Teodoro, Guilherme Max Dias Ferreira, Yara Luíza Coelho, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva, Damien Prim, Laurent Frédéric Gil,
The bioadsorbent C1, which is a chitosan derivative prepared in a one-step synthesis, was successfully used to adsorb Cr(VI) and Cu(II) simultaneously. Here, for the first time the simultaneous adsorption of a cation and an anion was modeled using the Corsel model for kinetics and the Real Adsorbed Solution Theory model for equilibrium data. Batch studies of the adsorption of Cu(II) and Cr(VI) in single and binary aqueous solutions were performed as a function of initial solute concentration, contact ...
Tópico(s): Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
2021 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Environmental Management

Silvia J. R. Vargas, Nicolas Schaeffer, Jamille C. Souza, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva, Maria do Carmo Hespanhol da Silva,
In a circular economy context, there is a growing need for more sustainable waste management options to recover elements from end-of-life materials. These “secondary ores” represent a source of critical elements that are often present in higher concentration compared to their primary ore. In this work, the recovery of lanthanum (La) from waste nickel metal hydride battery (NiMH) leachate is investigated using an aqueous biphasic system (ABS) process based on a pluronic triblock copolymer (L35). An initial ...
Tópico(s): Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
2021 - Elsevier BV | Waste Management
Joana Maia, Marco Pedroso, Nuno M.M. Ramos, Inês Flores‐Colen, Pedro F. Pereira, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva,
The widespread application of innovative thermal enhanced façade solutions requires an adequate durability evaluation. The present work intends to assess the durability of a new aerogel cement-based rendering system through the adaptation of different accelerated aging cycles, such as heating–freezing, freeze–thawing, and heat–cold. Several mechanical properties and also capillary and liquid water absorptions were tested for uncoated and coated specimens. A decrease in the mechanical strength, especially ...
Tópico(s): Building materials and conservation
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Materials

Pedro Antunes Pousa, Raquel Medeiros de Souza, Paulo Henrique Moreira Melo, Bernardo Henrique Mendes Correa, Tamires Sara Campos Mendonça, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Débora Marques de Miranda,
Telomeres are aging biomarkers, as they shorten while cells undergo mitosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether psychiatric disorders marked by psychological distress lead to alterations to telomere length (TL), corroborating the hypothesis that mental disorders might have a deeper impact on our physiology and aging than it was previously thought. A systematic search of the literature using MeSH descriptors of psychological distress ("Traumatic Stress Disorder" or "Anxiety Disorder" or "depression") ...
Tópico(s): Circadian rhythm and melatonin
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Cells

Mariela Andrea Medeiros Suarez Carneiro, Lucas dos Santos Silva, Roseana Muniz Diniz, Warlison Felipe da Silva Saminez, Patrícia Vieira de Oliveira, Juliana Silva Pereira Mendonça, Arthur Henrique Mendes Colasso, Izadora Souza Soeiro Silva, Jannyson José Braz Jandú, Joicy Cortez de Sá Sousa, Cristiane Santos Silva e Silva Figueiredo, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva,
This work evaluated the immunomodulatory and anti-infective effects of Cratylia mollis lectin (Cramoll) in a model of wound infection induced by S. aureus. Swiss mice were divided into 3 groups (n = 12/group): non-inoculated (Control group); inoculated with S. aureus (Sa group); inoculated with S. aureus and treated with Cramoll (Sa + Cramoll group). In each animal, one lesion (64 mm2) was induced on the back and contaminated with S. aureus (~4.0 × 106 CFU/wound). The treatment with Cramoll (5 μg/animal/day) started ...
Tópico(s): Silk-based biomaterials and applications
2021 - Elsevier BV | International Immunopharmacology
Maria Cristina Araújo Estrela, Matheus Henrique Mendes de Oliveira, Nathália Carolinne Rabêlo de Souza, Cyntia Rodrigues de Araújo Estrela,
Introdução: O atual contexto da saúde está atrelado a Pandemia pelo novo corona vírus. É um vírus de Rna, que atua principalmente o sistema respiratório, podendo se instalar de forma assintomática, ou gerar sintomas semelhantes à gripe e em casos mais severos, pneumonia grave. O artigo tem como objetivo analisar as sequelas biológicas e psicológicas resultantes da Pandemia nos pacientes, profissionais de saúde e população em afastamento social. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão, em que se aplicou ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 - Brazilian Journal of Development | Brazilian Journal of Development

Leydianne Leite de Siqueira Patriota, Dalila de Brito Marques Ramos, Angela Caroline Lima Amorim dos Santos, Yasmym Araújo Silva, Mariana Gama e Silva, Diego José Lira Torres, Thamara Figueiredo Procópio, Alisson Macário de Oliveira, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Diego César Nunes da Silva, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Virgínia Maria Barros de Lorena, Rosemairy Luciane Mendes, Thiago Henrique Napoleão,
The plant Moringa oleifera is used as food and medicine. M. oleifera flowers are source of protein, fiber, and antioxidants, and are used to treat inflammation and tumors. This work evaluated the antitumor activity of the M. oleifera flower trypsin inhibitor (MoFTI) in sarcoma 180-bearing mice. Swiss female mice were inoculated with sarcoma 180 cells. Seven days later, the animals were treated intraperitoneally for 1 week with daily doses of PBS (control) or MoFTI (15 or 30 mg/kg). For toxicity assessment, ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2020 - Elsevier BV | Food and Chemical Toxicology

Martha Valéria Tavares Pinheiro, Renata Moll-Bernardes, Gabriel Camargo, Fabio Paiva Rossini Siqueira, Clerio F. Azevedo, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa,
Chronic Chagas disease can progress to myocardial involvement with intense fibrosis, which may predispose patients to sudden cardiac death through ventricular arrhythmia. The associations of myocardial fibrosis detected by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) were evaluated. This cross-sectional study included patients in early stages of Chagas disease (n = 47) and a control group (n = 15). Patients underwent cardiac evaluation, including CMR examination. ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Immunology Research
2020 - American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Sérgio P. Neves, João Pedro Santana Bezerra, Olivier Bruguier, Rafaela Henrique Mendes França,
The factors controlling the inception of continental-scale transcurrent shear zones are still under debate. In order to a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the 400 km long West Pernambuco shear zone (WPSZ), we undertook a structural, geochronological and geochemical study in an area around its eastern termination. The WPSZ is one of the most expressive strike-slip shear zones in the Borborema Province of NE Brazil, which resulted from orogenic processes associated with the assembly ...
Tópico(s): Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
2020 - Taylor & Francis | International Geology Review