Edmundo Sousa, Pedro Naves, Luís Bonifácio, Maria L. Inácio, Joana Henriques, H. F. Evans,
Survival and development of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (pine wood nematode) was studied for up to 40 weeks in Pinus pinaster sawn wood and branches: 30 boards (1200 × 100 × 25 mm), 30 long‐blocks (1200 × 95 × 95 mm), 10 pine branches with bark and nine branches without bark (1200 mm long). The nematode was found in all materials and through the entire sampling period, with higher abundance in the sawn wood (boards and long‐blocks). In the initial period B. xylophilus reproduced abundantly and a population peak ...
Tópico(s): Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
2011 - Wiley | EPPO Bulletin
Joana Henriques, Maria L. Inácio, Edmundo Sousa,
Ambrosia fungi live associated with beetles (Scolytidae and Platypodidae) in host trees and act as a food source for the insects. The symbiotic relation is important to the colonizing strategies of host trees by beetles. Ambrosia fungi are dimorphic: they grow as ambrosial form and as mycelium. The fungi are highly specialized, adapted to a specific beetle and to the biotope where they both live. In addition other fungi have been found such as tree pathogenic fungi that may play a role in insects ...
Tópico(s): Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
2006 - Elsevier BV | Revista Iberoamericana de Micología
Joana Henriques, Maria João Barrento, Luís Bonifácio, Alberto Azevedo Gomes, Arlindo Lima, Edmundo Sousa,
Charcoal canker is a frequent Quercus suber disease that nowadays contributes to its decline in Portugal. It is caused by Biscogniauxia mediterranea , a wide dispersed endophytic fungus that may be present in symptomless trees, becoming more aggressive in susceptible stressed hosts. This work aims to clarify the fungus dispersal by airborne dispersion and transmission from a tree to its progeny through infected tissues. Thus a Hirst spore-trap and meteorological station were installed in the forest. ...
Tópico(s): Forest Insect Ecology and Management
2014 - EDP Sciences | Silva Lusitana
Luís Bonifácio, Edmundo Sousa, Pedro Naves, Maria L. Inácio, Joana Henriques, Manuel Mota, Pedro Barbosa, M. J. Drinkall, S. Buckley,
Background The pinewood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an important conifer disease worldwide. It is the direct cause of the death of millions of pines in south-east Asia (mainly Japan, China and Korea) and has been established in Portugal since 1999. The phasing out of methyl bromide has created an urgent need for alternative treatment of wood packaging materials. The effect of sulfuryl fluoride (SF), a broad-spectrum fumigant used to control insects, was tested in Pinus pinaster boards ...
Tópico(s): Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
2013 - Wiley | Pest Management Science
Amani Bellahirech, Maria L. Inácio, Filomena Nóbrega, Joana Henriques, Luís Bonifácio, Edmundo Sousa, Mohamed Lahbib Ben Jamâa,
Abstract Platypus cylindrus is an important wood borer of cork oak trees ( Quercus suber ) in the Mediterranean region, namely Portugal, Morocco and Algeria where its presence has drastically increased in the past few decades. On the contrary, the insect is not a relevant pest in Tunisia. The aim of this work is to analyze morphological and genetic differences among Tunisian and Portuguese populations in order to understand their role in the diverse population dynamics (e.g., aggressiveness) of the insect. ...
Tópico(s): Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
2015 - Cambridge University Press | Bulletin of Entomological Research
Marta Alves, Anabela Pereira, P. Matos, Joana Henriques, Cláudia S. L. Vicente, Takuya Aikawa, Koichi Hasegawa, Francisco X. Nascimento, Manuel Mota, António Correia, Isabel Henriques,
Abstract Monochamus beetles are the dispersing vectors of the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , the causative agent of pine wilt disease (PWD). PWD inflicts significant damages in Eurasian pine forests. Symbiotic microorganisms have a large influence in insect survival. The aim of this study was to characterize the bacterial community associated to PWD vectors in Europe and East Asia using a culture-independent approach. Twenty-three Monochamus galloprovincialis were collected in Portugal (two different ...
Tópico(s): Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
2016 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
Joana Henriques, Filomena Nóbrega, Edmundo Sousa, Arlindo Lima,
Tópico(s): Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
2016 - Springer Science+Business Media | Phytoparasitica
Joana Henriques, Maria João Rodrigues Ferreira Ribeiro, Pedro L. Falé, Rita Pacheco, Lia Ascensão, M. Helena Florêncio, Maria Luísa Serralheiro,
Tópico(s): Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | European Food Research and Technology
Marta Alves, Anabela Pereira, Cláudia S. L. Vicente, P. Matos, Joana Henriques, Helena de Fátima Silva Lopes, Francisco X. Nascimento, Manuel Mota, António Correia, Isabel Henriques,
Pine Wilt Disease (PWD) has a significant impact on Eurasia pine forests. The microbiome of the nematode (the primary cause of the disease), its insect vector, and the host tree may be relevant for the disease mechanism. The aim of this study was to characterize these microbiomes, from three PWD-affected areas in Portugal, using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis, 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing, and a functional inference-based approach (PICRUSt). The bacterial community structure of the nematode ...
Tópico(s): Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
2018 - Oxford University Press | FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Rute Pires, Ana Sousa Ferreira, Bruno Gonçalves, Joana Henriques‐Calado, Marco Paulino,
Abstract The Personality Inventory for DSM‐5 (PID‐5) measures the maladaptive traits of the model for personality and its disorders, as proposed in section III of the DSM‐5. The current study aimed to examine whether the Portuguese PID‐5 distinguished non‐clinical participants ( N = 1223, M age = 36.73, standard deviation = 15.72) from clinical participants ( N = 202, M age = 43.82, standard deviation = 11.33) with respect to dysfunctional personality traits and to explore the PID‐5 factor structure in both samples. ...
Tópico(s): Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
2018 - Wiley | Personality and Mental Health
Martin Mullett, Kalev Adamson, Helena Bragança, Timur S. Bulgakov, Маргарита Георгиева, Joana Henriques, Liina Jürisoo, Marili Laas, Rein Drenkhan,
Summary Dothistroma needle blight ( DNB ), caused by Dothistroma septosporum and Dothistroma pini , and brown spot needle blight ( BSNB ), caused by Lecanosticta acicola , are some of the most serious and damaging foliar diseases of pines ( Pinus spp.). Lecanosticta acicola is reported for the first time from Ireland and Portugal and confirmed from the Black Sea coast of Russia (Krasnodar region, Sochi). It has also been recovered from the first, and only, reported site in Latvia 4 years after efforts to eradicate ...
Tópico(s): Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
2018 - Wiley | Forest Pathology
Tomás Alves, Joana Natálio, Joana Henriques‐Calado, Sandra Gama,
A current topic of Human-Computer Interaction focuses on understanding and assessing user-centered design taking into account certain psychological factors related to users' thought processes, feelings and behavior into account. In particular, personality is an idiosyncratic psychological construct that captures many of such aspects from a user. It allows designers to provide a better user experience by adapting a user interface to individual characteristics. This review presents the impact of design ...
Tópico(s): Impact of Technology on Adolescents
2019 - Elsevier BV | Personality and Individual Differences
Elsa Gonçalves, A. Cristina Figueiredo, José G. Barroso, Joana Henriques, Edmundo Sousa, Luís Bonifácio,
In Portugal, the pine black sawyer Monochamus galloprovincialis is the principal vector of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the causal agent of pine wilt disease (PWD), a lethal phyopathogen with major ecological and economic consequences to European forestry. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of M. galloprovincialis feeding on the volatiles emitted by pine trees. This study focused on the pine species which are most relevant to Portugal, that is, Pinus pinaster ( ...
Tópico(s): Insect and Pesticide Research
2019 - Elsevier BV | Phytochemistry
Ana Cristina Silva, Eugénio Diogo, Joana Henriques, Ana Paula Ramos, Marcelo Sandoval‐Denis, P.W. Crous, Helena Bragança,
Research Highlights: Pestalotiopsis pini sp. nov. is an emerging pathogen on stone pine, Pinus pinea L., in Portugal. Background and Objectives: Stone pine is one of the most important forest tree species in Portugal and in the whole Mediterranean basin. Pestalotiopsis species are common endophytes, saprobes or pathogens in a variety of hosts and environments. The objective of the present study was to identify the Pestalotiopsis species associated with the symptomatic stone pine trees. Materials ...
Tópico(s): Forest Insect Ecology and Management
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Forests
Mahdi Bodaghi, Linlin Wang, Fenghua Zhang, Yanju Liu, Jinsong Leng, Ruizhe Xing, Michael D. Dickey, Saeedeh Vanaei, Mohammad Elahinia, Suong V. Hoa, Danchen Zhang, Katarina Winands, Thomas Gries, Saqlain Zaman, Hesam Soleimanzadeh, Tibor Barši Palmić, Janko Slavič, Yonas Tadesse, Qinglei Ji, Chun Zhao, Lei Feng, Kumkum Ahmed, MD Nahin Islam Shiblee, Lubna Zeenat, Falguni Pati, Leonid Ionov, Atchara Chinnakorn, Wiwat Nuansing, Ana M. Sousa, Joana Henriques, Ana P. Piedade, Eva Blasco, Honggeng Li, Bingcong Jian, Qi Ge, Frédéric Demoly, H. Jerry Qi, Jean-Claude André, Marwan Nafea, Yun-Fei Fu, Bernard Rolfe, Ye Tao, Guanyun Wang, Ali Zolfagharian,
Abstract Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an advanced manufacturing technology that has rapidly emerged as a transformative tool with the capacity to reshape various research domains and industries. Distinguished by its integration of time as a dimension, 4D printing allows objects to dynamically respond to external stimuli, setting it apart from conventional 3D printing. This roadmap has been devised, by contributions of 44 active researchers in this field from 32 affiliations world-wide, to navigate ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
2024 - IOP Publishing | Smart Materials and Structures
Joana Henriques‐Calado, Maria Eugénia Duarte‐Silva, Ana Sousa Ferreira,
This research is geared towards the evaluation of current and pre-morbid personality traits in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), as well as personality changes. The study was conducted with four groups to whom were administered the NEO-FFI, mainly in the form of individual interviews. Two groups for the current personality measurement: AD Group, consisting of 44 female participants (M = 81.36 years of age); and Control Group, consisting of 80 female participants from the population at large (M = 75.84 years of ...
Tópico(s): Mental Health and Psychiatry
2016 - Elsevier BV | Personality and Individual Differences
Joana Henriques, Filomena Nóbrega, Edmundo Sousa, Arlindo Lima,
Biscogniauxia mediterranea is a widespread fungus that causes charcoal disease on cork oak and other hardwood hosts. It had been considered a secondary pathogen causing the disease only in stressed hosts. However, its frequency and severity have been increasing, inclusive in young trees without other decline signs and developing atypical symptoms. The present work aims to assess the fungus' variability in the Mediterranean basin, following cork oak geographical distribution. A collection of 36 isolates ...
Tópico(s): Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
2015 - Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal | Revista de Ciências Agrárias
Joana Henriques, Pedro L. Falé, Rita Pacheco, M. Helena Florêncio, Maria Luísa Serralheiro,
Chemical compounds from leaves of fruit-producing trees, a waste from agricultural activity can be isolated and used as a source of natural bioactive chemicals. Boiling water was used as an extractant of bioactive compounds from Actinidia deliciosa leaves and co-extracted fibres were removed with ethanol precipitation. Rutin and quercitrin were the main flavonoids identified and quantified by RP-HPLC-DAD. No cytotoxicity was detected for any of the extracts towards Caco- 2 cell line. A permeation ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2017 - Elsevier BV | Journal of King Saud University - Science
Rute Pires, Joana Henriques‐Calado, Ana Sousa Ferreira, Bo Bach, Marco Paulino, João Gama Marques, Ana Ribeiro Moreira, Jaime Grácio, Bruno Gonçalves,
The ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders delineates five trait domain qualifiers (i.e., negative affectivity, detachment, dissociality, disinhibition, and anankastia), whereas the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders also delineates a separate domain of psychoticism. These six combined traits not only characterize individual stylistic features, but also the severity of their maladaptive expressions. It was, therefore, the aim of this study to investigate the utility of ICD-11 ...
Tópico(s): Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
2021 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Psychiatry
Joana Henriques, Filomena Nóbrega, Edmundo Sousa, Arlindo Lima,
Charcoal canker, caused by the fungus Biscogniauxia mediterranea , is one of the most frequent diseases of cork oak in Portugal. The pathogen has been considered a secondary invader that attacks only stressed hosts; however, in recent years, an increasing number of young trees exhibiting the disease symptoms have been recorded. A collection of monoascosporic cultures isolated from single stromata of B. mediterranea in cork oak from different locations was analyzed by means of microsatellite—Primed ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
2014 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Journal of Mycology
Ana Cristina Silva, Joana Henriques, Eugénio Diogo, Ana Paula Ramos, Helena Bragança,
Abstract The fungus Sydowia polyspora is frequently isolated from conifers worldwide and is considered a pathogen on several hosts. Stone pine ( Pinus pinea ) is one of the most important forestry species throughout the Mediterranean basin due to the value of the edible pine nut. Stone pines showing tip dieback, needles with tan‐ to yellow‐coloured lesions and shoot death, observed in stands in Portugal, were sampled for analysis. Fungal colonies covered with cream‐coloured spore masses, were consistently ...
Tópico(s): Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
2019 - Wiley | Forest Pathology
Maria Eugénia Duarte‐Silva, Joana Henriques‐Calado, Vijai Camotim,
This article presents three studies which demonstrate that (1) Older women enjoy the status of grandparenthood, and they show resources, continued personal growth, and positive functioning; (2) Spouses provide emotional support, and widowhood has an impact on the experience of emotional loneliness; and (3) As they age, men remain cognitively more preserved, and women affectively more preserved. Over a 3-year period, older people showed smooth changes in physical health, cognitive functioning, and mental ...
Tópico(s): Health disparities and outcomes
2012 - Taylor & Francis | Women & Therapy
Renato Socodato, Joana F. Henriques, Camila C. Portugal, Tiago O. Almeida, Joana Tedim-Moreira, Renata L. Alves, Teresa Canedo, Cátia Silva, Ana Magalhães, Teresa Summavielle, João B. Relvas,
Alcohol abuse adversely affects the lives of millions of people worldwide. Deficits in synaptic transmission and in microglial function are commonly found in human alcohol abusers and in animal models of alcohol intoxication. Here, we found that a protocol simulating chronic binge drinking in male mice resulted in aberrant synaptic pruning and substantial loss of excitatory synapses in the prefrontal cortex, which resulted in increased anxiety-like behavior. Mechanistically, alcohol intake increased ...
Tópico(s): Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
2020 - American Association for the Advancement of Science | Science Signaling
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Maria L. Inácio, Joana Henriques, Arlindo Lima, Edmundo Sousa,
Tópico(s): Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
2008 - Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal | Revista de Ciências Agrárias
Edmundo Sousa, Pedro Naves, Luís Bonifácio, Joana Henriques, Maria L. Inácio, H. F. Evans,
The risks of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (pine wood nematode) transfer in relation to wood material were assessed. Combinations of infested and non‐infested adjacent boards, long‐blocks and blocks of Pinus pinaster , simulating assembled pallets, were assessed. For the recipient wood, pieces with natural moisture content (MC), heat‐treatment (56°C for 30 min in the core) and kiln‐drying to <20% MC were tested, along with in‐service boards from pallets. Donor and recipient wood materials were kept in direct ...
Tópico(s): Date Palm Research Studies
2011 - Wiley | EPPO Bulletin
Joana Henriques, Ana M. Amaro, Ana P. Piedade,
Atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although this subject arouses much interest, there are limitations associated with the biomechanical investigation done in atherosclerotic tissues, namely the unstandardized tests for the mechanical characterization of these tissues and the inherent non-consensual results obtained. The variability of tests and typologies of samples hampers direct comparisons between results and hinders the complete understanding of the pathologic process ...
Tópico(s): Peripheral Artery Disease Management
2023 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Polymers
Anabela Gomes, Cristiana Areias, Joana F. Henriques, António José Mendes,
São várias as razões que tornam a aprendizagem de programação um processo difícil, ao qual as abordagens de ensino tradicionais não têm conseguido responder eficazmente. Muitas soluções tecnológicas têm sido desenvolvidas, porém o problema subsiste. Para além de diversas razões apontadas por muitos autores como estando na origem deste problema, destacamos a elevada dificuldade apresentada pelos alunos para resolver problemas genéricos. Esta dificuldade é acentuada quando os problemas são mais orientados ...
Tópico(s): Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
2008 - Coimbra University Press | Revista Portuguesa de Pedagogia
Joana F. Henriques, Camila C. Portugal, Teresa Canedo, João B. Relvas, Teresa Summavielle, Renato Socodato,
Tópico(s): Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
2017 - Elsevier BV | Toxicology Letters
Renato Socodato, Camila C. Portugal, Artur Filipe Rodrigues, Joana F. Henriques, C.V.M. Rodrigues, Cláudia A. Figueira, João B. Relvas,
Hypoxia causes oxidative stress and excitotoxicity, culminating in neuronal damage during brain ischemia. Hypoxia also activates microglia, the myeloid resident cells of the brain parenchyma. Upon activation, microglia release high amounts of the neurotransmitter glutamate, contributing for neuronal excitotoxicity during brain insults. Here, we reveal a signaling pathway controlling glutamate release from human microglia during hypoxia. We show that hypoxia-mediated redox imbalance promotes the ...
Tópico(s): Connexins and lens biology
2018 - Elsevier BV | Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Joana F. Henriques, Diana Serra, Teresa C.P. Dinis, Leonor M. Almeida,
Anthocyanins are naturally occurring polyphenols commonly found in fruits and vegetables. Numerous studies have described that anthocyanin-rich foods may play a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of different pathological conditions, which have encouraged their consumption around the world. Anthocyanins exhibit a significant neuroprotective role, mainly due to their well-recognized antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Neuroinflammation is an intricate process relevant in both ...
Tópico(s): Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Molecular Sciences