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Definition of the Sensory and Aesthetic Spaces of Dry White Wines with Aging Ab...
Esteves, Marta; Sequeira, Mariana; Malfeito-Ferreira, ManuelThe popular appreciation of dry white wines is most frequently directed to young wines. However, present consumption trends comprise the valorisation of aged dry white wines. Therefore, the present work was aimed at the sensory analysis of aged dry white wines to define their sensory space and to understand which factors drive their quality evaluation by experienced tasters (crit- ics, oenologists and students)...
Synthesis, In Vitro Biological Evaluation of Antiproliferative and Neuroprotect...
Brito, Vanessa; Marques, Mariana; Esteves, Marta; Serra-Almeida, Catarina; Alves, Gilberto; Almeida, Paulo; Bernardino, Liliana; Silvestre, SamuelSteroids constitute an important class of pharmacologically active molecules, playing key roles in human physiology. Within this group, 16E-arylideneandrostane derivatives have been reported as potent anti-cancer agents for the treatment of leukemia, breast and prostate cancers, and brain tumors. Additionally, 5α,6α-epoxycholesterol is an oxysterol with several biological activities, including regulation of cel...
Hear what you feel, feel what you hear: The effect of musical sequences on emot...
Esteves, Marta; Conceição, NunoMusic has a unique ability to access affective and motivational systems of the brain. However, there is a gap in research on the association between musical stimuli and their impact on emotional processing, a crucial component for the success of the therapeutic process. The present study thus sought to explore both the capacity of music to access the affective system, to induce emotions, and to change emotional...
Retinoic acid-loaded polymeric nanoparticles induce neuroprotection in a mouse ...
Esteves, Marta; Cristóvão, Ana C.; Saraiva, Tatiana; Rocha, Sandra M.; Baltazar, Graça; Ferreira, L.; Bernardino, LilianaRetinoic acid (RA) plays an important role in the commitment, maturation and survival of neural cells. Recently, RA was pointed as a therapeutic option for some neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD). The administration of RA has been defying, and in this sense we have previously developed novel RA-loaded polymeric nanoparticles (RA-NPs) that ensure the efficient intracellular transport ...
Análise do comportamento do consumidor de queijos certificados Alentejanos
Vivas, C.; Coelho, Maria Dulce; Esteves, MartaO presente trabalho pretende, antes de mais, avaliar o conhecimento e valorização dos compradores e consumidores de queijos certificados da Região do Alentejo. Por outro lado, procura-se averiguar as diferenças ao nível da compra e consumo de queijos certificados alentejanos quanto a diversas variáveis sóciodemográficas. O terceiro objectivo passa por determinar os principais factores de influência na decisão d...