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Stabilisation of estuarine sediments with an alkali-activated cement for deep soil mixing applications

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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2024年第4期16卷 1398-1410页

作者： Claver Pinheiro Sara Rios António Viana da Fonseca nuno Cristelo Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP) Azurém CampusUniversity of MinhoGuimarães4800-058Portugal CONSTRUCT-GEO Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of PortoRua Dr.Roberto FriasPortos/n 4200-465Portugal CQ-VR School of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila Real5000-801Portugal

In this work,an alternative alkali-activated cement(AAC)made of ladle slag precursor mixed with sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate has been developed to enhance the bearing capacity of estuarine soils in coastal conditions via deep soil mixing(DSM).The AAC was optimized to use a low reactivity precursor(ladle slag)and to deal with a contaminated high-water content natural sediment cured under *** material performance was analysed by comparison to a mixture made with Portland cement and cured in the same *** and unconfined compressive strength tests as well as seismic waves measurements after 3-,7-,14-and 28-d curing were performed to obtain a relationship between elastic stiffness and strength with curing time for both ***,the AAC mix demonstrated superior strength results,exhibiting almost double flexural and compressive strengths after 28 d compared to the Portland cement *** AAC mix also showed a higher rate of stiffness increase than the Portland cement mix,which has a higher initial stiffness at young ages but lower stiffness *** analysis confirmed that the proposed AAC could effectively immobilise any contaminants from soil or *** effect of curing under stress was analysed in triaxial compression tests and found to be insignificant,indicating that laboratory data obtained without stress curing can represent the material's behaviour in a DSM column,which will cure under the weight of the column.

关键词： Alkaline-activation Steel slag Submerged curing Seismic wave measurements Leachate analysis Curing under stress

Contribution of glial cells to the neuroprotective effects triggered by repetitive magnetic stimulation:a systematic review

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第1期19卷 116-123页

作者： Susana A.Ferreira nuno Pinto Inês Serrenho Maria Vaz Pato Graça Baltazar Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde(CICS-UBI) Universidade da Beira InteriorCovilhãPortugal Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde Universidade da Beira InteriorCovilhãPortugal GRUBI-Systematic Reviews Group University of Beira InteriorCovilhãPortugal

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has been increasingly studied in different neurological diseases,and although most studies focus on its effects on neuronal cells,the contribution of nonneuronal cells to the improvement trigge red by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in these diseases has been increasingly *** systematically review the effects of repetitive magnetic stimulation on non-neuronal cells two online *** of Science and PubMed were searched fo r the effects of high-frequency-repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation,low-frequencyrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation,intermittent theta-bu rst stimulation,continuous thetaburst stimulation,or repetitive magnetic stimulation on non-neuronal cells in models of disease and in unlesioned animals or cells.A total of 52 studies were *** protocol more frequently used was high-frequency-repetitive magnetic stimulation,and in models of disease,most studies report that high-frequency-repetitive magnetic stimulation led to a decrease in astrocyte and mic roglial reactivity,a decrease in the release of pro-inflammatory cyto kines,and an increase of oligodendrocyte *** trend towards decreased microglial and astrocyte reactivity as well as increased oligodendrocyte proliferation occurred with intermittent theta-burst stimulation and continuous theta-burst *** papers analyzed the low-frequency-repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol,and the parameters evaluated were restricted to the study of astrocyte reactivity and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines,repo rting the absence of effects on these paramete *** what concerns the use of magnetic stimulation in unlesioned animals or cells,most articles on all four types of stimulation reported a lack of *** is also important to point out that the studies were developed mostly in male rodents,not evaluating possible diffe rential effects of repetitive transcranial magneti

关键词： astrocyte glia high-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation inflammation low-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation microglia neurologic disorders oligodendrocyte repetitive magnetic stimulation theta-burst stimulation

Environmental Impact Assessment Follow-Up of Seismic Survey Offshore Activities in Brazil

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Journal of Environmental Protection 2024年第2期15卷 141-155页

作者： Fontes nuno Eduardo Paulo Marcelo Montaño Sao Carlos School of Engineering University of Sao Paulo Sao Carlos Brazil

Follow-up of environmental impacts is an integral part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, closely related to the effectiveness of the instrument. EIA follow-up has been receiving a lot of interest from scientists and practitioners, though it is recognized as one of the weakest points of EIA systems globally. Also, EIA follow-up is influenced by the context, mainly in terms of the types of projects or activities and their related impacts on the environment. Therefore, the present paper is focused on the investigation of the follow-up stage applied to the activity of seismic survey coupled with offshore oil & gas exploitation in Brazil. Research was based on a qualitative approach that included document analysis and semi-structured interviews with analysts involved in EIA processes, and sought to generate evidence of effectiveness of the EIA follow-up as conducted by the Federal Environment Agency (Ibama) in order to situate the practice of follow-up in the broader context of international best practice principles. Based on the findings, it was concluded that, due to the peculiarities of offshore seismic survey, it is necessary to promote adaptations in the procedures for monitoring impacts in order to ensure proper alignment with the principles and conceptual foundations that guide EIA practice. Specifically, the timing of the execution of the activity imposes challenges for its integration into the “conventional” cycle that has guided the monitoring of the impacts in the EIA of projects.

关键词： Environmental Impact Assessment Follow-Up Follow-Up Effectiveness Oil and Gas Offshore Seismic Survey

Combinatorial therapies for spinal cord injury repair

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Neural Regeneration Research 2025年第5期20卷 1293-1308页

作者： Carla S.Sousa Andreia Monteiro António J.Salgado nuno A.Silva Life and Health Sciences Research Institute(ICVS) School of MedicineUniversity of MinhoCampus de Gualtar-gualtarBragaPortugal ICVS/3B’s Associate Lab PT Government Associated LabCampus de Gualtar-gualtarBragaPortugal

Spinal cord injuries have profound detrimental effects on individuals, regardless of whether they are caused by trauma or non-traumatic events. The compromised regeneration of the spinal cord is primarily attributed to damaged neurons, inhibitory molecules, dysfunctional immune response, and glial scarring. Unfortunately, currently, there are no effective treatments available that can fully repair the spinal cord and improve functional outcomes. Nevertheless, numerous pre-clinical approaches have been studied for spinal cord injury recovery, including using biomaterials, cells, drugs, or technological-based strategies. Combinatorial treatments, which target various aspects of spinal cord injury pathophysiology, have been extensively tested in the last decade. These approaches aim to synergistically enhance repair processes by addressing various obstacles faced during spinal cord regeneration. Thus, this review intends to provide scientists and clinicians with an overview of pre-clinical combinatorial approaches that have been developed toward the solution of spinal cord regeneration as well as update the current knowledge about spinal cord injury pathophysiology with an emphasis on the current clinical management.

关键词： electric stimulation neural tissue regeneration neuroprotection polytherapy spinal cord injury

Percutaneous nephrostomy versus ureteral stent in hydronephrosis secondary to obstructive urolithiasis:A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Asian Journal of Urology 2024年第2期11卷 261-270页

作者： Andreia Cardoso Aparício Coutinho Gonçalo Neto Sara Anacleto Catarina Laranjo Tinoco nuno Morais Mário Cerqueira-Alves Estevão Lima Paulo Mota Department of Urology Hospital de BragaBragaPortugal School of Medicine University of MinhoBragaPortugal Association(2CA-Braga).School of Medicine University of MinhoBragaPortugal

Objective: To assess if there is a preferable intervention between retrograde ureteral stent (RUS) and percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube, in cases of upper urinary tract stone obstruction with complications requiring urgent drainage, by evaluating outcomes regarding urinary symptoms, quality of life (QoL), spontaneous stone passage, and length of hospital stays, since there is no literature stating the superiority of one modality over the ***: We searched MEDLINE and other sources for relevant articles in June 2019 without any date restrictions or filters applied. The selection was done first by the title and abstract screening and then by full-text assessment for eligibility. Only randomized controlled trials or cohort studies in patients with hydronephrosis secondary to obstructive urolithiasis that presented comparative data between PCN and RUS placement concerning at least one of the defined outcome measures were included. Lastly, MEDLINE database and PubMed platform were screened again using the same terms, from June 2019 until November ***: Of 556 initial articles, seven were included in this review. Most works were considered of moderate-to-high quality. Three studies regarding QoL showed a tendency against stenting, even though only one demonstrated statistically significant negative impact on overall health state. Two works reported significantly more post-intervention urinary symptoms in stenting patients. One article found that PCN is a significant predictor of spontaneous stone passage, when adjusted for stone size and location. Findings on length of hospital stays were not consistent among ***: PCN appears to be the intervention better tolerated, with less impact on the patient’s perceived QoL and less post-operative urinary symptoms, in comparison with RUS. Nevertheless, further studies with larger samples and a randomized controlled design are suggested.

关键词： Ureteral stent Percutaneous nephrostomy Obstructive urolithiasis Urinary symptoms Quality of life

NDRank: optimised parallel search for weather analogues

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Big Earth Data 2023年第2期7卷 276-297页

作者： David Martins Miguel Ferreira João nuno Silva Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de LisboaLisboaPortugal Caravela Energy Partners DarienConnecticutUSA Distributed Parallel and Secure Systems GroupINESC-ID LisboaLisboaPortugal

Global meteorology data are now widely used in various areas, but one of its applications, weather analogues, still require exhaustive searches on the whole historical data. We present two optimisations for the state-of-the-art weather analogue search algorithms: a parallelization and a heuristic search. The heuristic search (NDRank) limits of the final number of results and does initial searches on a lower resolution dataset to find candidates that, in the second phase, are locally validated. These optimisations were deployed in the Cloud and evaluated with ERA5 data from ECMWF. The proposed parallelization attained speedups close to optimal, and NDRank attains speedups higher than 4. NDRank can be applied to any parallel search, adding similar speedups. A substantial number of executions returned a set of analogues similar to the existing exhaustive search and most of the remaining results presented a numerical value difference lower than 0.1%. The results demonstrate that it is now possible to search for weather analogues in a faster way (even compared with parallel searches) with results with little to no error. Furthermore, NDRank can be applied to existing exhaustive searches, providing faster results with small reduction of the precision of the results.

关键词： Multidimensional arrays weather analogues search parallel computing algorithm optimisation

The effects of low-volume combined training on health-related physical fitness outcomes in active young adults: A controlled clinical trial

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运动医学与健康科学(英文) 2023年第1期5卷 74-80页

作者： Ricardo Martins nuno Loureiro Department of Arts Humanities and SportsSchool of EducationPolytechnic Institute of BejaLaboratory of Physical Activity and HealthBejaPortugal

The effects of combined training(CT)on improving general health are well known,however,few studies have investigated the effects of low-volume ***,the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 6 weeks of lowvolume CT on body composition,handgrip strength(HGS),cardiorespiratory fitness(CRF)and affective response(AR)to *** healthy,active young adult man(meanSD,[20.061.66]years;[22.232.76]kg/m2)performed either a low-volume CT(EG,n?9),or maintained a normal life(CG,n?9).The CT was composed of three resistance exercises followed by a high intensity-interval training(HIIT)on cycle ergometer performed twice a *** measures of the body composition,HGS,maximal oxygen consumption(V_O2max)and AR to exercise were taken at baseline and after training for ***,an ANOVA test of repeated measures and t-test paired samples were used with a p*** results showed that EG improved HGS(pre:[45.6711.84]kg ***:[52.4411.90]kg,p0.05),nevertheless the feeling scale was positive in all weeks and without significant differences between them(p>0.05).Lastly,for active young adults,the low-volume CT improved HGS,CRF and had a positive outcome in AR,with less volume and time spent than traditional exercise recommendations.

关键词： Exercise Concurrent training Handgrip strength Cardiorespiratory fitness Affective response Untrained

Parkinson's Disease:A Multisystem Disorder

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Neuroscience Bulletin 2023年第1期39卷 113-124页

作者： Helena Nunes Costa Ana Raquel Esteves nuno Empadinhas Sandra Morais Cardoso CNC–Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology and CIBB–Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology University of Coimbra3004-504CoimbraPortugal IIIUC–Institute for Interdisciplinary Research University of Coimbra3004-504CoimbraPortugal Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra3004-504CoimbraPortugal

The way sporadic Parkinson's disease(PD)is perceived has undergone drastic changes in recent *** a long time,PD was considered a brain disease characterized by motor disturbances;however,the identification of several risk factors and the hypothesis that PD has a gastrointestinal onset have shed additional ***,after recognition of prodromal non-motor symptoms and the pathological processes driving their evolution,there is a greater understanding of the involvement of other organ *** this reason,PD is increasingly seen as a multiorgan and multisystemic pathology that arises from the interaction of susceptible genetic factors with a challenging environment during aging-related decline.

关键词： Parkinson's disease Gut microbiome Intestinal barrier α-Synuclein Blood-brain barrier

Industry return lead‑lag relationships between the US and other major countries

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Financial Innovation 2023年第1期9卷 1055-1102页

作者： Ana Monteiro nuno Silva Helder Sebastiao CeBER Faculty of EconomicsUniv CoimbraAv Dias da Silva 1653004‑512 CoimbraPortugal

In this study,we analyze the lead-lag relationships between the US industry index and those of six other major countries from January 1973 to May *** identify the leading role played by the US internationally by showing that the weekly returns of US industries,especially the US basic materials and energy industries,significantly Granger cause the returns of most other countries’industries,suggesting that non-US industries react with some delay to new *** delayed reaction is even more notice-able during periods of recession in the US when cross-country correlations are *** implies that the ability of the lagged returns of US industries to predict industries’returns from other countries is even more pronounced when the US experienced an economic recession.A similar asymmetric relationship is found between the volatil-ity of US industries and that of industries in other *** analysis of causality in the distribution of returns and volatility shows that causality runs mainly from the US to other countries,particularly in the presence of extreme negative ***,we demonstrate that our predictions are valuable to real-world ***-short strategies generate sizable and statistically significant alphas,and a constant relative risk-averse investor obtains certainty equivalent returns well above the risk-free rate.

关键词： International diversification Industry equity indexes Granger causality Causality in distribution