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Leveraging fermented fruit peels with Yarrowia lipolytica to develop innovative...
Lopes, Marlene; Araújo, Liliana; Fernandes, Andreia; Solinho, Joana; Belo, Isabel; Pinheiro, RitaConsumers are increasingly concerned about the nutritional value, safety, and sustainability of new food products. As awareness of health and environmental issues grows, they seek options that provide essential nutrients while being free from harmful additives and produced in environmentally responsible ways. The search for healthier diets has instigated the exponential growth of the plant-based food industry. ...
Boosting insect meal application in food by bioprocessing with yeasts
Araújo, Liliana; Dias, Bruna; Salgado, José Manuel; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, IsabelThe growing global demand for protein-rich foods requires sustainable alternatives to the conventional animal based protein systems. In this sense, insect-based proteins, especially from Tenebrio molitor, present a promising nutrient-rich solution with a reduced ecological footprint. Nonetheless, insect meal is composed of chitin and complex proteins, limiting their digestibility. This study aimed to enhance th...
Solid-state fermentation by Yarrowia lipolytica improves the nutritional value ...
Araújo, Liliana; Fernandes, Andreia Rafaela Sá; Belo, Isabel; Pinheiro, Rita; Lopes, MarleneThe awareness and concern about dietary choices have been growing among consumers, leading to a surge in demand for information regarding food quality, sustainability, and safety [1,2]. The search for healthier diet habits has instigated the exponential growth of the organic food industry [3]. Therefore, fermentation emerged as a promising strategy to improve the nutritional profile of food products (such as pr...
Toward a circular bioeconomy: extracting cellulose from grape stalks
Araújo, Liliana; Machado, Adriana R.; Pintado, Manuela; Vieira, Eduarda; Moreira, PatríciaThe purpose of this study was to assess the extraction of cellulose from stalks of vines using auto-hydrolysis and characterize it. As the results obtained, the colorimeter readings displayed a final yellow color of the fiber, demonstrating that the bleaching process was insufficient and that multiple bleaching processes might be required. According to the FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy) data, th...
Implementation of a circular bioeconomy: obtaining cellulose fibers derived fro...
Araújo, Liliana; Machado, Adriana R.; Sousa, Sérgio; Ramos, Óscar L.; Ribeiro, Alessandra B.; Casanova, Francisca; Pintado, Manuela E.; Vieira, EduardaInspired by the principles of the circular economy, using vineyard pruning residues as a source of raw materials for producing nanocellulose is a promising approach to transforming vineyard resources into value-added products. This study aimed to obtain and characterize cellulose and cellulose nanofibers from such sources. The cellulose collected from different fractions of micronized stems (500, 300, 150 μm, a...
Fruit peels as solid-state fermentation substrates for the sustainable producti...
Vilela, Helena; Araújo, Liliana; Belo, Isabel; Pinheiro, Rita; Lopes, MarleneProtein consumption is continuously increasing owing to the rise of the global population, which is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, resulting in an unsustainable increase in demand for animal and plant foods. Microbial protein, an alternative protein source produced by microorganisms, has the potential to be incorporated into food and feed diets. This study evaluated the potential of fruit by-products (o...
Effectiveness of larval debridement therapy in the treatment of complex wounds:...
Cainé, João; Araújo, Daniela; Araújo, Liliana; Reis, Marta; Rodrigues, Raquel; Pereira, Rui Pedro GomesLarval Debridement Therapy consists in placing sterile live larvae into the wound with the goal of removing devitalised and necrotic tissue without adding any trauma. Albeit a decrease in utilizing this therapy, several studies point to the same direction. The main goal is to verify the efficiency of the Larval Debridement Therapy in complex wounds, aiming for an improvement of the standards of care.
Dance as a Factor for Personal Development and Inclusion: Perceptions of an Inc...
Antunes, Ana P.; Silva, Carolina; Araújo, LilianaIn recent years, art has been associated with inclusion practices. This paper aims to investigate how the members of a Portuguese Inclusive Dance group, Grupo Dançando com a Diferença, describe how the involvement in the group has contributed to their personal development and inclusion. In this study 20 individuals agreed to participate: 12 dancers (five dancers without disabilities and seven wit...
Danza tradicional na escola: Relato de duas experiencias de inclusión da danza ...
Araújo, Liliana; Prieto, Mercedes; Bezelga, IsabelIt’s a central concern of our government to provide the arts on schools. In this way, it’s important to take some data from this kind of practices that can improve the decisions token by our local and national governors. In this article, we present two artistic education experiences, particularly, through international traditional dance classes, implemented on all Évora basic schools: The JOGAR program, and the...
A dança como fator de desenvolvimento pessoal e de inclusão: perceções de um gr...
Antunes, Ana P.; Silva, Carolina; Araújo, LilianaNos últimos anos a arte tem sido associada à promoção da inclusão. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as perceções do impacto do grupo de Dança Inclusiva, Grupo Dançando com a Diferença, no desenvolvimento pessoal e na inclusão social dos seus elementos. No estudo participaram 20 sujeitos: 12 bailarinos (cinco bailarinos sem necessidades especiais e sete com necessidades especiais), cinco elementos que fazem ...