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Differences in trapezius muscle h-reflex between asymptomatic subjects and symp...

In chronic shoulder pain, adaptations in the nervous system such as in motoneuron excitability, could contribute to impairments in scapular muscles, perpetuation and recurrence of pain and reduced improvements during rehabilitation. The present cross-sectional study aims to compare trapezius neural excitability between symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects. In 12 participants with chronic shoulder pain (symptom...

Microalgae biomass as an alternative source of biocompounds: New insights and f...

Microalgae have characteristics that make them unique and full of potential. Their capacity to generate interesting bioactive molecules can add value to various industrial applications. However, most of these valuable compounds are intracellular, which makes their extraction a major bottleneck. Conventional extraction methodologies have some drawbacks, such as low eco-friendly character, high costs and energy d...

Building a Portuguese Coalition for Biodiversity Genomics

The diverse physiography of the Portuguese land and marine territory, spanning from continental Europe to the Atlantic archipelagos, has made it an important repository of biodiversity throughout the Pleistocene glacial cycles, leading to a remarkable diversity of species and ecosystems. This rich biodiversity is under threat from anthropogenic drivers, such as climate change, invasive species, land use changes...

Potential of rainwater harvesting in the retail sector: a case study in Portugal

Water is a crucial resource for life, and it is increasingly scarce in many regions of the globe. In addition, retail water use is responsible for up to 19% of public water globally supplied. Hence, this study has set out to explore the technical and economic feasibility of rainwater harvesting systems as an alternative water source for a retail store located in southern Portugal. Water consumption data from 20...

Systems biology's role in leveraging microalgal biomass potential: Current stat...

Microalgae are an eco-friendly and alternative source of several compounds that can be applied in numerous biotechnological branches such as cosmetics, food, or pharmaceutical industries. However, the commercialization of products from microalgae has still some drawbacks, among which it is possible to highlight the low biomass and compounds' productivities at industrial level. The common strategies to improve t...

Renal abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis: an insight on IgA nephropathy

Improving extraction of biomolecules from Coelastrella sp biomass using ohmic h...

Coelastrella sp is recognized by its double-layered cell wall and ability to produce high levels of pigments and interesting amounts of proteins and lipids. These molecules have potential to be applied in functional food and feed arena, but also in other biotechnological fields (e.g. nutraceuticals and cosmetics). However, most of the metabolites resulting from microalgaes metabolism are intracellular, which li...

Extraction of biomolecules from Coelastrella sp. LRF1 biomass using Ohmic Heati...

Ohmic heating (OH) allows a natural synergy between thermal and electrical effects, appearing as an efficient approach to the thermal extraction of biocompounds. Different electrical field intensities (e.g., 12 and 217V/cm), treatment temperatures (from 50 to 100°C) and heating strategies (continuous and pulsed heating) were combined to enhance for the first time the extraction of nutrients from microalgae Coel...

As visitas de estudo como práticas educativas de futuros educadores ambientais ...

O presente trabalho foi realizado no âmbito da Unidade Curricular de Pedago-gia da Educação Ambiental (do 3.º ano) do curso de Licenciatura em Educa-ção Ambiental e Turismo de Natureza e resulta da implementação e análise de uma visita de estudo realizada ao Parque Ambiental de Santa Margarida, em Constância. A atividade foi planeada de acordo com os momentos de pré-visita, visita e pós-visita. A escolha desta ...

A Case of Acute Interstitial Nephritis After Two Doses of the BNT162b2 SARS-CoV...

The development of vaccines to prevent COVID-19 breakouts came with highly positive results but some unexpected side effects. Rare side effects have been seen with the BNT162b2 SARS-CoV 2 vaccine. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 45-year-old female patient who developed an acute kidney injury needing urgent hemodialysis one week after the second administration of the BNT162b2 SARS-CoV 2 vaccine. She ...