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Frequent Parasitism of Apis mellifera by Trypanosomatids in Geographically Isolated Areas with Restricted Beekee** Movements
Trypanosomatids form a group of high prevalence protozoa that parasitise honey bees, with Lotmaria passim as the predominant species worldwide. However, the knowledge about the ecology of trypanosomatids in isola...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Impact of Agriculture and Livestock on Quality of the Tagus Alluvial Groundwater Body: Evolution of Nitrate Concentration
Groundwater contamination by nitrates is a public health problem worldwide due to the intensive demand for food products. Under Portuguese Law, groundwater quality targets are set by Water Framework Directive ...
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Differential tissue accumulation in the invasive Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, under two environmentally relevant lanthanum concentrations
Among the environmental emerging concern rare earth elements, lanthanum (La) is one of the most common and reactive. Lanthanum is widely used in numerous modern technologies and applications, and its intense u...
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Complications of Biliary Drainage in Patients with Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Biliary tract obstruction in cancer patients is usually associated with a poor prognosis. The obstruction may cause distressing symptoms, such as pruritus. As this situation occurs mostly in advanced cancer, t...
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Assessment of future trends on groundwater quality in a nitrate vulnerable zone (Esposende–Vila do Conde sector, NW Portugal): towards a combined conceptual and mass transport modelling
Nitrate contamination of groundwater is an important public health issue worldwide. For environmental and public health reasons, water should not contain more than 50 mg/L NO3. An aquifer for which this limit is ...
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New Targets in Lung Cancer (Excluding EGFR, ALK, ROS1)
Over the last two decades, the identification of targetable oncogene drivers has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The extraordinary progresses made in molecular b...
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From the popular tRNAleu-COX2 intergenic region to the mitogenome: insights from diverse honey bee populations of Europe and North Africa
The tRNAleu-COX2 intergenic region of the mitochondrial DNA has been used for assessing diversity in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations worldwide. However, differential mutation rates in different partitio...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Groundwater Favourable Infiltration Zones on Granitic Areas (Central Portugal)
The Infiltration Potential Index (IPI) was used at Castelo Novo (Fundão, Central Portugal) to delineate favourable infiltration zones. The Infiltration Potential Index is a valuable tool to include in integrat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Forecasting and Mass Transport Modelling of Nitrates in the Esposende–Vila Do Conde Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (Portugal)
Esposende–Vila do Conde, a nitrate-vulnerable zone, in the littoral north of Portugal, is contaminated by nitrates of an agricultural origin. Measures have been implemented to reduce that contamination. The ef...
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Physiological resilience of a temperate soft coral to ocean warming and acidification
Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) is increasing at an unprecedented rate and subsequently leading to ocean acidification. Concomitantly, ocean warming is intensifying, leading to serious and predi...
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Absence of cellular damage in tropical newly hatched sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) under ocean acidification conditions
Sharks have maintained a key role in marine food webs for 400 million years and across varying physicochemical contexts, suggesting plasticity to environmental change. In this study, we investigated the bioche...
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Open AccessDiscovery and genome characterization of three new Jeilongviruses, a lineage of paramyxoviruses characterized by their unique membrane proteins
In the past decade, many new paramyxoviruses that do not belong to any of the seven established genera in the family Paramyxoviridae have been discovered. Amongst them are J-virus (JPV), Beilong virus (BeiPV) and...
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Characterization of bacterial communities from Masseiras, a unique Portuguese greenhouse agricultural system
“Masseiras” is an ancient Portuguese agriculture system, where soil was developed from sand dunes enriched with seaweeds over more than a century. Due to the importance for the local economy, this system evolv...
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Irrigation with Treated Wastewater: Potential Impacts on Microbial Function and Diversity in Agricultural Soils
The reuse of treated wastewater could be a promising measure to attenuate the water scarcity burden. In agriculture, irrigation with wastewater may contribute to improve production yields, reduce the ecologica...
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Developmental and physiological challenges of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) early life stages under ocean warming
The ability to understand and predict the effects of ocean warming (under realistic scenarios) on marine biota is of paramount importance, especially at the most vulnerable early life stages. Here we investiga...
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Physiological and behavioral responses of temperate seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus) to environmental warming
The aim of the present study was to evaluate, for the first time, the effect of environmental warming on the metabolic and behavioral ecology of a temperate seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. More specifically, we...
