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Engaging and legitimizing communities: co-designing a community-based marine pr...
Rangel, Mafalda; Horta e Costa, Barbara; Guimarães, Mª Helena; Ressurreição, Adriana; Monteiro, Pedro; Oliveira, Frederico; Bentes, LuisMarine Protected Areas are increasingly used as tools to preserve marine habitats and biodiversity worldwide. Nonetheless, creating MPAs in densely populated multi-use coastal areas comes with intrinsic conflict potential, since protection and economic development are not always hand-in-hand and local users might disagree with the designation of such conservation tools. The use of inclusive and transparent part...
Hospitality and wine: A bibliometric analysis
Cabeça, Diana; Serra, Manuel; Afonso, CarlosRecent data shows a significant increase in the number of international tourists worldwide and an increase in the demand for wine experiences. The aim of this article is to understand the scientific research carried out on wine-related hotel activities. To this end, a bibliometric analysis was carried out using the scientific databases Scopus and Web of Science, using keywords that allude to the subject under s...
Macroinvertebrates associated with macroalgae within integrated multi-trophic a...
Vieira, Rafael; Mateus, Miguel; Afonso, Carlos; Soares, Florbela; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Gamito, SofiaThe present work aims to evaluate the macroinvertebrate community associated with macroalgae in earthen pond systems to better understand their potential in detritus recycling and as an accessory production. Sampling took place on the settling pond of an aquaculture research station, where macroalgae permanently occurred at high densities. The results suggest differentiation between seasons but not between site...
From Pyridine to (-)-Agelastatin A
Vale, João R.; Fortunato, Milene A. G.; Andrade, Késsia H. S.; Rocha, Ângelo M. R.; Afonso, Carlos; Siopa, Filipa(−)-Agelastatin A was synthetized employing a flow photorearrangement of a pyridinium salt, constructing in one step the cyclopentene core possessing the desired functionalities and relative configurations. A flow enzymatic kinetic resolution of the resulting bicyclic vinyl aziridine delivered the enantiopure precursor to the natural product. This total synthesis required the use of a single protective group. T...
Variability of prey preferences and uptake of anthropogenic particles by juveni...
Müller, Carolin; Erzini, Karim; Dudeck, Tim; Cruz, Joana; Corona, Luana Santos; Abrunhosa, Felipe; Afonso, Carlos; Mateus, Miguel Ângelo FrancoMarine plastic litter, originating from land-based sources, enters the marine environment by passing through coastal ecosystems such as lagoons and estuaries. As early life history stages (ELHS) of many commercially important fish species rely on these transitional areas as nursery grounds, we hypothesized that they encounter a spatial gradient of habitat quality and pollution from inner to outer parts of their...
Hidden species diversity and mito-nuclear discordance within the Mediterranean ...
Abalde, Samuel; Crocetta, Fabio; Tenorio, Manuel J.; D'Aniello, Salvatore; Fassio, Giulia; Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C.; Uribe, Juan E.; Afonso, CarlosThe Mediterranean cone snail, Lautoconus ventricosus, is currently considered a single species inhabiting the whole Mediterranean basin and the adjacent Atlantic coasts. Yet, no population genetic study has assessed its taxonomic status. Here, we collected 245 individuals from 75 localities throughout the Mediterranean Sea and used cox1 barcodes, complete mitochondrial genomes, and genome skims to test whether ...
Chromosome-level genome of the venomous snail Kalloconus canariensis: a valuabl...
Herráez-Pérez, Ana; Pardos-Blas, José Ramón; Afonso, Carlos; Tenorio, Manuel J; Zardoya, RafaelBackground: Genomes are powerful resources to understand the evolutionary mechanisms underpinning the origin and diversification of the venoms of cone snails (Conidae: Caenogastropoda) and could aid in the development of novel drugs. Findings: Here, we used PacBio continuous long reads and Omni-C data to assemble the chromosome-level genome of Kalloconus canariensis, a vermivorous cone endemic to the Canary Isl...
Preocupações maternas de mães com bebés até aos 9 meses
Silva, Carla; Machado, Margarida Relvas; Afonso, Carlos; Antão, CelesteO nascimento do primeiro filho implica a reorganização de papéis, exigindo dos pais competências e habilidades que devem ser des envolvidas e apoiadas, durante o período de gravidez e pós-parto. Objetivo:Identificar as preocupações maternas e analisar a sua relação com as variáveis: idade da criança, vigilância na habilitações académicas. Metodologia: Foi aplicado um questionário a uma amostra de...
Applicability of the Dibh technique in patients with breast cancer undergoing r...
Afonso, Carlos; Fernandes, Paulo; Santos, João Valente dosIntroduction Radiotherapy is used to treat breast cancer. The administration of treatment with DIBH makes it possible to remove the organs at risk from the area to be treated. Thus, it is possible to reduce future complications. The lack of respiratory training, anxiety and patient stress are some factors that can compromise the correct execution of apnea, making the treatment more time consuming. The aim of th...
Setting performance indicators for coastal marine protected areas: an expert-ba...
Cardoso-Andrade, Mariana; Queiroga, Henrique; Rangel, Mafalda; Sousa, Inês; Belackova, Adela; Bentes, Luis; Oliveira, Frederico; Monteiro, PedroMarine Protected Areas (MPAs) require effective indicators to assess their performance, in compliance with the goals of relevant national and international commitments. Achieving and prioritizing shortlists of multidisciplinary indicators demands a significant effort from specialists to depict the multiple conservation and socioeconomic interests, and the large complexity of natural systems. The present paper d...