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Social sensing and human in the loop profiling during pandemics: the Vitoria ap...
Fernandes, J.; Silva, J. Sá; Rodrigues, A.; Boavida, F.; Gaspar, R.; Godinho, C.; Francisco, R.As the number of smart devices that surround us increases, so do the opportunities to leverage them to create socially- and context-aware systems. Smart devices can be used for better understanding human behaviour and its societal implications. As an example of a scenario in which the role of socially aware systems is crucial, consider the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In this paper we present an innovative Humanin-The-...
High performance of ionic-liquid-based materials to remove insecticides
Francisco, R.; Almeida, C.; Sousa, Ana Catarina A.; Neves, M.C.; Freire, M.G.Neonicotinoids are systemic insecticides commonly used for pest control in agriculture and veterinary applications. Due to their widespread use, neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) are found in different environmental compartments, including water, soils, and biota, in which their high toxicity towards non-target organisms is a matter of great concern. Given their widespread use and high toxicity, the developm...
Supported Ionic Liquids materials to remove insecticides
Francisco, R.; Almeida, C.; Sousa, A. C. A.; Neves, M.C.; Freire, M. G.Neonicotinoids insecticides are generally used to control pests in agriculture and for veterinary applications.1,2 Due to their extensive use, these compounds can be found in various environmental compartments, such as water, soils, and biota, which can be a problem of concern due to their toxicity against non-target organisms.2 Given this, it is of utmost priority to develop innovative and effective strategies...
Supported ionic liquids as efficient strategies to reduce environmental contami...
Francisco, R.; Neves, M. C.; Pereira, M. M.; Sousa, A. C. A.; Freire, M. G.Cytostatic drugs are one of the most used therapeutic options to treat cancer. Considering that cancer prevalence is increasing at a fast rate, the consumption of these drugs is expected to increase in the future. Upon administration, cytostatics are mainly excreted trough urine. This urinary excretion is responsible for the contamination of sewage, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) effluents, and ultimately ...
Assessing the impacts of cytostatic drugs on freshwater biota
Monteiro, B. R.; Venâncio, C.; Francisco, R.; Sousa, A.; Lopes, I.Cytostatic drugs are a class of pharmaceuticals that have been increasingly used for cancer treatment. After being metabolized these drugs are excreted mainly via urine, reaching wastewater treatment plants, that do not always possess the proper means to effectively eliminate them, meaning they continuously enter the environment, possibly reaching surface and drinking waters. Since most anticancer drugs possess...
Supported Ionic Liquids as New Strategies to Reduce Toxicity of Cyclophosphamid...
Francisco, R.; Monteiro, B.; Venâncio, C.; Santos, M.; Silva, F. A. e; Neves, M. C.; Sousa, A.; Freire, M. G.Cancer prevalence increased rapidly over the last decades, with over 18 million new cancer cases in 2018. Consequently, the consumption of anti-cancer drugs such as cytostatics also increased. Given the expected escalation in cancer cases, and as a consequence in the consumption of cytostatics, it is expected that the levels of these highly toxic compounds in the urban water cycle will rise. Therefore, it is ne...
New strategies for the removal of cytostatics from urine
Francisco, R.; Santos, A. C. A.; Neves, M. C.; Sousa, A. C. A.; Freire, M. G.Cytostatics drugs such as Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF), Mycophenolic acid (MPA) and Capecitabine (CAP) are used in the treatment of cancer and also to prevent organ rejection after hepatic, renal, and cardiac transplants. However, cytostatic drugs are highly toxic and thus their handling and disposal is a matter of great concern. Supported ionic liquids (SILs) are promising materials to remove target compounds f...
Is inspiratory muscle strength related with functional capacity?
Francisco, R.; Fonseca, P.; Tomás, Maria TeresaIntroduction: The decrease in inspiratory muscle strength may affect the respiratory health, especially in the elderly. Generally, the handgrip strength is used as a functional capacity indicator. Thus, our objective was to verify inspiratory muscle strength in a sample of elderly and investigate possible associations with measured handgrip strength. Methods: Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP in cmH2O)was asses...
Deficit irrigation in Mediterranean vineyards - a tool to increase water use ef...
Costa, J. M.; Lopes, Carlos; Rodrigues, M.L.; Santos, T.P.; Francisco, R.; Zarrouk, O.; Regalado, A.; Chaves, M.M.Water is increasingly scarce in Mediterranean Europe and irrigated agriculture is one of the largest and most inefficient users of this natural resource. Ecological topics such as the “water foot print” have become more relevant for the academy, consumers, governments and food industry. The wine sector needs solutions to improve its economical and environmental sustainability. Agronomical solutions, such as def...
Grapevine under deficit irrigation: hints from physiological and molecular data
Chaves, M.M.; Zarrouk, O.; Francisco, R.; Costa, J. M.; Santos, T.; Regalado, A.P.; Rodrigues, M.L.; Lopes, CarlosBackground - A large proportion of vineyards are located in regions with seasonal drought (e.g. Mediterraneantype climates) where soil and atmospheric water deficits, together with high temperatures, exert large constraints on yield and quality. The increasing demand for vineyard irrigation requires an improvement in the efficiency of water use. Deficit irrigation has emerged as a potential strategy to allow cr...