|
|
|
Sara M. Marcelino, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Arminda do Paço, Tânia M. Lima, Ana Monteiro, José Carlos Franco, Erika S. Santos, Rebeca Campos and Carlos M. Lopes
Agriculture intensification has driven the loss of biodiversity at a global level. The implementation of strategies to conserve and promote biodiversity in agricultural areas can be favoured by adequate assessment methods that foster the awareness of dec...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santiago Manrique-Barros, Nicola S. Flanagan, Erika Ramírez-Bejarano and Ana T. Mosquera-Espinosa
Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vanillae (Fov), is a disease that results in significant losses in commercial vanilla production. The genera Ceratobasidium (Ceratobasidiaceae) and Tulasnella (Tulasnellaceae), which are often...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jaciele O. Dantas, Sócrates C. H. Cavalcanti, Ana Paula A. Araújo, Jefferson E. Silva, Thaysnara B. Brito, Valfran S. Andrade, Heloisa S. S. Pinheiro, Swamy R. S. A. Tavares, Arie F. Blank and Leandro Bacci
Leaf-cutting ants are important pests of agricultural and forest crops. Currently, few insecticides are registered for the control of these insects. Natural bioactive molecules can serve as models for the synthesis of new insecticidal compounds. Such ant...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jaciele O. Dantas, Sócrates C. H. Cavalcanti, Ana Paula A. Araújo, Arie F. Blank, Jefferson E. Silva, Marcelo C. Picanço, Eraldo Lima, Valfran S. Andrade, Thaysnara B. Brito and Leandro Bacci
Ants belonging to the genus Solenopsis are highly significant invasive pests worldwide. The control of these insects has historically relied on the use of synthetic insecticides, which, unfortunately, has led to a range of ecological repercussions. In li...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jéssica S. Almeida, Emanuel V. Capela, Ana M. Loureiro, Ana P. M. Tavares and Mara G. Freire
Currently, the use of alternative solvents is increasing, namely ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in diverse fields of knowledge, such as biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology and biomedicine. Particularly, whe...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raquel O. Cristóvão, Rita A. M. Barros, João G. Pinho, Lília S. Teixeira, Márcia C. Neves, Mara G. Freire, Joaquim L. Faria, Valéria C. Santos-Ebinuma, Ana P. M. Tavares and Cláudia G. Silva
L-asparaginase (ASNase, EC 3.5.1.1) is an amidohydrolase enzyme known for its anti-cancer properties, with an ever-increasing commercial value. Immobilization has been studied to improve the enzyme?s efficiency, enabling its recovery and reuse, enhancing...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filipe Arruda, José S. Rosa, Ana Rodrigues, Luísa Oliveira, Ana Lima, José G. Barroso and Elisabete Lima
This study mainly deals with the effect of hydrodistillation (HD) and water-steam distillation (WSD) methods on the color, yield, and chemical profile of the essential oil (EO) from Cryptomeria japonica fresh leaves from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipe...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Luis Felipe Navarro-Olache,Rubén Castro,Reginaldo Durazo,Rafael Hernández-Walls,Adán Mejía-Trejo,Xavier Flores-Vidal,Ana Laura Flores-Morales
Pág. 97 - 109
The influence of easterly and northeasterly dry and warm Santa Ana winds (SAw) on the surface circulation of Todos Santos Bay, Mexico, is studied from surface currents and wind data measured during the most extreme periods of activity (autumn-winter seas...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cláudia Ferreira, Joana Barrelas, Ana Silva, Jorge de Brito, Ilídio S. Dias and Inês Flores-Colen
Façades, as the most external building envelope component, are subject to different ex-ternal environmental loads, such as: Temperature, precipitation, damp, and wind. Therefore, the contribution of environmental actions to the occurrence of defects in f...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ilídio S. Dias, Inês Flores-Colen and Ana Silva
The diagnosis of the building?s façades pathology is extremely important to support rational and technically informed decisions regarding maintenance and rehabilitation actions. With a reliable diagnosis, the probable causes of the anomalies can be corre...
ver más
|
|
|
|