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Maria Dolores Torres
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Open AccessSeasonal and spatial compositional variation of the red algae Mastocarpus stellatus from the Northern coast of Portugal
This study focusses on the valorization of the red seaweed Mastocarpus stellatus, collected in the Northern coast of Portugal, as a natural source of high value compounds due to its beneficial properties. An annu...
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Acetone Precipitation of Heterofucoidans from Sargassum muticum Autohydrolysis Extracts
The brown seaweed Sargassum muticum was processed by non isothermal autohydrolysis under conditions selected to maximize fucoidan solubilization (170 °C). Acetone precipitation was tried for recovery of fucose-co...
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Antioxidant and Antitumoral Properties of Aqueous Fractions from Frozen Sargassum muticum
A novel multistage water-based process was evaluated for the production of sap and other liquid fractions from frozen Sargassum muticum in an attempt to propose an integral and yearly-around utilization of this i...
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Green technologies for cascade extraction of Sargassum muticum bioactives
Sargassum muticum is an invasive brown seaweed which could not be eradicated from the Atlantic coasts. Therefore, periodic collection and valorization of its components has been suggested. Efficient multistage an...
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Rotator cuff repair is more painful than other arthroscopic shoulder procedures
To evaluate the influence of the specific procedure performed and other variables on the intensity of acute postoperative pain following outpatient shoulder arthroscopy.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automated Analog Synthesis with an Estimation of the Distribution Algorithm
This paper presents a set of evolutionary mechanisms embedded on an estimation of distribution algorithm (MITEDA-AC) that performs the synthesis of an analog low pass filter. Analog circuits are modeled with l...
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Gelling characteristics and rheology of kappa/iota-hybrid carrageenans extracted from Mastocarpus stellatus dried at different temperatures
The effect of the seaweed drying temperatures (35, 45, 55 and 85 °C), prior to the biopolymer extraction, on the rheological properties of kappa/iota-hybrid carrageenan (KI) gels in NaCl extracted from Mastocarpu...
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By-Products from the Chestnut Industry Used to Produce Natural Potassium Soaps: Physicochemical Properties
Mechanical properties of soaps are important during soap making and in the appraisal of the final product. In this context, the main objectives of this study were to develop novel potassium soaps prepared usin...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Identification of Risk Factors for TRALI Using a Hybrid Algorithm
This paper presents a hybrid evolutionary algorithm to identify risk factors associated with transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI). This medical condition occurs mainly in intensive care units and oper...
