The complex plant cell wall heteropolysaccharide xylan, and its breakdown products xylo-oligosaccharides and xylose, are value-added compounds with a plethora of potential applications in diverse areas. They are nonetheless currently poorly exploited, with a major bottleneck being the unavailability of efficient, low-cost, high-yield production processes. The major objective of the present study is to identify ...
This study focuses on the Casa de Margaride, a manor house located on the outskirts of the city of Guimarães. We identify the first documental references to Margaride, as well as the evolution of the property until it was appropriated by members of the rural nobility at the end of the Middle Ages. The construction of the tower-house only took place in the 15th century. However, in the last two hundred years its...
The authors analyze two 16th century urban plans from the north of Portugal - the De Guimarães and De Vila do Conde plans - highlighting their function as management tools for urban spaces. The course of these plans, which are preserved in the Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, and the historical context in which they were produced are analyzed. In this context, a date is proposed for the creation of these ...