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An assessment of the rescue action of resveratrol in parkin loss of function-induced oxidative stress in Drosophila melanogaster.
Adeola O Adedara, Ayoade D Babalola, Flora Stephano, Ifeoluwa O Awogbindin, James O Olopade, João BT Rocha, Alexander J Whitworth, Amos O Abolaji
Mar 10, 2022
Loss-of-function mutations in parkin is associated with onset of juvenile Parkinson's disease (PD). Resveratrol is a polyphenolic stilbene with neuroprotective activity. Here, we evaluated the rescue action of resveratrol in...
Isolated Taylor Bubbles in Co-Current with Shear Thinning CMC Solutions in Microchannels—A Numerical Study
Slug flow is a multiphase flow pattern characterized by the occurrence of long gas bubbles (Taylor bubbles) separated by liquid slugs. This multiphase flow regime is present in many and diversified natural and industrial...
Ana I Moreira, Luís AM Rocha, João Carneiro, José DP Araújo, João BLM Campos, João M Miranda
Feb 21, 2020
A phagocytic route for uptake of double-stranded RNA in RNAi.
RNA interference (RNAi) has a range of physiological functions including as a defence mechanism against viruses. To protect uninfected cells in a multicellular organism, not only a cell-autonomous RNAi response is required but...
Principles for Engineering Social Interaction in Asynchronous Mobile Games
Since their first appearance, mobile devices have had exponential technological growth and have gained other functionalities besides standard calls and messaging services. With the advent of smartphones, the mobile gaming market...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game
Pooya Soltani, Pedro Figueiredo, João Ribeiro, Ricardo J. Fernandes, João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Dec 31, 2017
Active video games (exergames) may provide short-term increase in energy expenditure. We explored the effects of gender and prior experience on aerobic and anaerobic energy systems contributions, and the activity profiles of...
Rome's Missing Legion
David Rocha
Jan 01, 0001
For this research project, I will be writing a history on the Ancient Western Roman Ninth Hispana Legion. For my question, I will be asking "How was the Ninth Hispana Legion written about over the course of the centuries when it...
Rome Legion Ninth Hispana Destruction in Roman Britain Boudica Boudica's Rebellion Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity Arts and Humanities Classics
Published by: Ursinus College
Migrants, Citizens and Subjects: How People Moved and Became Citizens in the Roman World
David Rocha
Jan 01, 0001
This research paper studies migrations and citizenship in the Roman world. I explain some of the different migrating groups from throughout the Roman world. I also explain citizenship, and how people became citizens. I also...
Western Roman Legions migrants Migration citizenship European History History Military History Social History
Published by: Ursinus College
Risk Management in Information Systems Projects
Information technologies (IT) and information systems (IS) are the backbone of any developed business, and organizations without them cannot compete. In recent decades, many best practices standards, and guides have been made...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game
Pooya Soltani, Pedro Figueiredo, João Ribeiro, Ricardo J. Fernandes, João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Dec 31, 2017
Active video games (exergames) may provide short-term increase in energy expenditure. We explored the effects of gender and prior experience on aerobic and anaerobic energy systems contributions, and the activity profiles of...
Selective Inhibition of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase by a Designed Covalent Ligand Leads to Potent Therapeutic Efficacy in Blood Cancers Relative to Clinically Used Inhibitors.
Bárbara B Sousa, Cátia Rebelo de Almeida, Ana F Barahona, Raquel Lopes, Ana Martins-Logrado, Marco Cavaco, Vera Neves, Luís AR Carvalho, Carlos Labão-Almeida, Ana R Coelho, Marta Leal Bento, Ricardo MRM Lopes, Bruno L Oliveira, Miguel ARB Castanho, Peter Neumeister, Alexander Deutsch, Gregory I Vladimer, Nikolaus Krall, Cristina João, Francisco Corzana, João D Seixas, Rita Fior, Gonçalo JL Bernardes
Nov 15, 2022
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a member of the TEC-family kinases and crucial for the proliferation and differentiation of B-cells. We evaluated the therapeutic potential of a covalent inhibitor (JS25) with nanomolar potency...
Piezo-photoelectronic coupling effect of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>@TiO<sub>2</sub> nanowires for highly concentrated dye degradation
Qiong Liu, Di Zhai, Zhida Xiao, Chen Tang, Qiwei Sun, Chris R. Bowen, Hang Luo, Dou Zhang
Feb 28, 2022
The induced built-in electric field by piezoelectric materials has proven to be one of the most effective strategies for modulating the charge-transfer pathway and inhibiting carrier recombination. In this work, a series of...
BaTiO@TiO nanowires dye degradation Piezo-photocatalysis Synergistic principle /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2100/2105 name=Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2500/2500 name=General Materials Science /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2208 name=Electrical and Electronic Engineering /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Efficiency and Equity in the Spatial Planning of Primary Schools
The shrinking populations of many regions in Portugal have led to a debate on the criteria which should guide the restructuring of public services at the local scale, and namely how to balance raising per capita costs with...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Immunophenotype of Gastric Tumors Unveils a Pleiotropic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Tumor Development.
Sara Rocha, Afonso P Basto, Marieke E Ijsselsteijn, Sara P Teles, Maria M Azevedo, Gilza Gonçalves, Irene Gullo, Gabriela M Almeida, Joaquín J Maqueda, Marta I Oliveira, Fátima Carneiro, João T Barata, Luís Graça, Noel FCC de Miranda, Joana Carvalho, Carla Oliveira
Jan 24, 2021
Gastric cancer (GC) patients display increased regulatory T cell (Tregs) numbers in peripheral blood and among tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Nevertheless, the role of Tregs in GC progression remains controversial. Here, we...
Decision-Making Model to Assess Organizational Climate in Healthcare Organizations
Organizational climate impacts on the employee's well-being, commitment, and positive behavior. Most studies to assess climate in healthcare organizations use qualitative and/or statistical methods. Here, the authors propose a...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model for Selecting a Maturity Model
This paper proposes a decision model for a maturity model choice problem via the multiple-criteria decision analysis method. The authors implemented the model in FITradeoff decision support system to select a project management...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Sponsorship of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
This study examines awareness, congruence, attitudes and purchase intentions of three local sponsors of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and their strongest rival brands, and tests the relationships among congruence, attitudes and...
Piezo-photoelectronic coupling effect of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>@TiO<sub>2</sub> nanowires for highly concentrated dye degradation
Qiong Liu, Di Zhai, Zhida Xiao, Chen Tang, Qiwei Sun, Chris R. Bowen, Hang Luo, Dou Zhang
Feb 28, 2022
The induced built-in electric field by piezoelectric materials has proven to be one of the most effective strategies for modulating the charge-transfer pathway and inhibiting carrier recombination. In this work, a series of...
BaTiO@TiO nanowires dye degradation Piezo-photocatalysis Synergistic principle /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2100/2105 name=Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2500/2500 name=General Materials Science /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2208 name=Electrical and Electronic Engineering /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Evolutionary programming as a platform for in silico metabolic engineering.
BACKGROUND: Through genetic engineering it is possible to introduce targeted genetic changes and hereby engineer the metabolism of microbial cells with the objective to obtain desirable phenotypes. However, owing to the...
Algorithms Benzaldehydes Computational Biology Computer Simulation Escherichia coli evolution Molecular Gene Expression Regulation Genetic Engineering Genome Fungal Glycerol Models Biological Models Genetic Phenotype Protein Engineering Protein Interaction Mapping Saccharomyces cerevisiae Software Succinic Acid
Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations
This study examines knowledge sharing in Catholic organizations. The authors adopt Schein's organizational culture theory that facilitates, or inhibits, knowledge sharing in organizations. Thus, they address the phenomenon at...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Assessing Sensorimotor Synchronisation in Toddlers Using the Lookit Online Experiment Platform and Automated Movement Extraction.
Adapting gross motor movement to match the tempo of auditory rhythmic stimulation (sensorimotor synchronisation; SMS) is a complex skill with a long developmental trajectory. Drumming tasks have previously been employed with...
Vocal Acoustic Analysis
Vocal acoustic analysis is becoming a useful tool for the classification and recognition of laryngological pathologies. This technique enables a non-invasive and low-cost assessment of voice disorders, allowing a more efficient...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Human pluripotent stem cell-based models suggest preadipocyte senescence as a possible cause of metabolic complications of Werner and Bloom Syndromes.
Werner Syndrome (WS) and Bloom Syndrome (BS) are disorders of DNA damage repair caused by biallelic disruption of the WRN or BLM DNA helicases respectively. Both are commonly associated with insulin resistant diabetes, usually...
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