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High-resolution multi-scale air pollution system:Evaluation of modelling performance and emission control strategies

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Journal of Environmental Sciences 2024年第3期137卷 65-81页

作者： Diogo Lopes Joana ferreira Sandra Rafael Ka In Hoi Xin Li Yuan Liu Ka-Veng Yuen Kai Meng Mok ana Isabel Miranda Department of Environment and Planning&CESAM University of AveiroAveiroPortugal Department of Civil&Environmental Engineering Faculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of MacaoMacao SARChina

A high percentage of the world's population lives in areas where air pollutant concentrations exceed the World Health Organization *** work aims to develop and test,a high-resolution multi-scale air pollution modelling system by integrating a set of adequate *** system is able to provide detailed air pollutant concentrations in urban areas and support air quality management strategies through a better identification of different atmospheric *** also allows furthering the design and assessment of air pollution control measures for a specific *** evaluate its performance and suitability,the system was applied to the Macao Special Administrative Region(SAR),China,one of the most densely populated areas on earth,during a winter period when this area is affected by high levels of Particulate Matter(PM).Although the developed system tends to underestimate the PM concentrations,it revealed a good performance in reproducing the temporal and spatial air pollution *** exceedances of the Chinese air quality standards were calculated and high population exposure to PM pollution was *** tested urban atmospheric emission reduction scenarios have shown air quality improvements,indicating that emission reduction measures at urban level should focus on the domestic ***,it is crucial to implement joint pollution prevention strategies with neighbouring regions to improve the air quality in Macao *** approach developed in this work can support policymakers in defining new strategies to reduce atmospheric pollution in urban areas.

关键词： Urban areas High-resolution emission inventory Particulate matter Population exposure

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Pi*Z allele as important co-factors in the development of liver fibrosis

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World Journal of Hepatology 2024年第8期16卷 1099-1110页

作者： ana Isabel ferreira Catarina Guimarães Vitor Macedo Silva Sofia Xavier Joana Magalhães JoséCotter Department of Gastroenterology Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira-GuimarãesGuimarães 4835-044Portugal Life and Health Sciences Research Institute School of MedicineUniversity of MinhoBraga 4710-057Portugal Life and Health Sciences Research Institute/3B’s PT Government Associate LaboratoryBraga 4710-057Portugal Department of Pulmonology Hospital Senhora da Oliveira-GuimarãesGuimarães 4835-044Portugal

BACKGROUND Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency(AATD)is a codominant autosomal hereditary condition that predisposes patients to the development of lung and/or liver disease,and Pi*Z allele is the most clinically relevant *** To evaluate the impact of clinical parameters and AATD phenotypes,particularly the Pi*Z allele,in liver *** Cross-sectional cohort study including consecutive patients with AATD followed in Pulmonology or Hepatology *** Included 69 patients,49.3%had Pi*MZ phenotype and 10.1%Pi**** age≥55 years,age at diagnosis≥41 years and AAT at diagnosis<77 mg/dL predicted a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score(NFS)not excluding advanced fibrosis[area under the curve(AUC)=0.840,P<0.001;AUC=0.836,P<0.001;AUC=0.681,P=0.025].An age≥50 years and age at diagnosis≥41 years predicted a fibrosis-4 index of moderate to advanced fibrosis(AUC=0.831,P<0.001;AUC=0.795,P<0.001).Patients with hypertension,type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM),dyslipidaemia,metabolic syndrome,and regular alcohol consumption were more likely to have a NFS not excluding advanced fibrosis(P<0.001,P=0.002,P=0.008,P<0.001,P=0.033).Patients with at least one Pi*Z allele and type 2 DM were 8 times more likely to have liver stiffness measurement≥7.1 kPa(P=0.040).CONCLUSION Risk factors for liver disease in AATD included an age≥50 years,age at diagnosis≥41 years,metabolic risk factors,regular alcohol consumption,at least one Pi*Z allele,and AAT value at diagnosis<77 mg/*** created an algorithm for liver disease screening in AATD patients to use in primary care,selecting those to be referred to Hepatology consultation.

关键词： Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Liver fibrosis Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score Fibrosis-4 index Liver stiffness measurement

Environmental determinants of social wasp diversity and assemblage structure in an Amazonian archipelagic landscape

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Zoological Research(Diversity and Conservation) 2024年第2期1卷 121-129页

作者： Jose Victor Alves ferreira Alexandre Somavilla Maíra Benchimol ana Filipa Palmeirim Carlos A.Peres Danielle Storck-Tonon Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada àConservação Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzIlhéus 45662-900Brazil Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Coordenação de BiodiversidadeManaus 69067-001Brazil CIBIO Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosInBIO Laboratório AssociadoCampus de VairãoUniversidade do PortoVairão 4485-661Portugal BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics Biodiversity and Land PlanningCIBIOCampus de VairãoVairão 4485-661Portugal School of Environmental Sciences University of East AngliaNorwich NR47TJUK Instituto Juruá Manaus69057-060Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ambiente e Sistemas de Produção Agrícola(PPGASP) Universidade do Estado de Mato GrossoTangaráda Serra 78300-970Brazil

Hydropower development has become an important driver of habitat loss and fragmentation across lowland tropical *** ample evidence on the detrimental effects of insular habitat fragmentation on biodiversity,invertebrate taxa,that may be critical to ecosystem functioning,have been *** assessed the assemblage-level responses of social wasps to forest insularization induced by the Balbina Hydroelectric Dam in Central Brazilian *** Malaise trapping,we captured wasps on 27 forest islands and three continuous *** constructed Generalized Linear Models and employed a model selection approach to examine the impact of local variables(fire severity(FIRE)and basal area of pioneer tree species(PIONEER))and landscape-scale variables(amount of habitat(COVER))on patterns of species richness,composition,and body size of wasps.A total of 374 individuals(29 species)were collected across all sampling *** was the main predictor of species richness,while PIONEER was the only variable that explained variation in community composition,with a negative effect on body *** results add evidence to the pervasive impacts of large hydroelectric dams on tropical forest biodiversity,and suggest that social wasps,among other invertebrates,can be used as bioindicators in infrastructure development projects.

关键词： Habitat amount hypothesis Habitat fragmentation Habitat loss Hydroelectric dams Invertebrates

Relaxation of Certain Integral Functionals Depending on Strain and Chemical Composition

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Chinese Annals of Mathematics,Series B 2013年第4期34卷 491-514页

作者： ana margarida RIBEIRO Elvira ZAPPALE Departamento de Matema'tica and CMA Faculdade de Ci encias e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa D. I. In. Universita’ degli Studi di Salerno

The authors provide a relaxation result in BV×Lq, 1≤q<+∞ as the first step towards the analysis of thermochemical equilibria.

The authors provide a relaxation result in BV×Lq, 1≤qanalysis of thermochemical equilibria.

关键词： Relaxation Functions of bounded variation Quasiconvexity

Interference of iron as a coagulant on MIB removal by powdered activated carbon adsorption for low turbidity waters

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Journal of Environmental Sciences 2013年第8期25卷 1575-1582页

作者： ferreira Filho SIDNEY SECKLER Marchetto margarida Alves Laganaro ROSEMEIRE Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering Polytechnic School University of Sao Paulo Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering University of Mato Grosso Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de So Paulo(SABESP)

Powered activated carbon （PAC） is widely used in water treatment plants to minimize odors in drinking water. This study investigated the removal of 2-methylisoborneol （MIB） by PAC adsorption, combined with coagulation using iron as a coagulant. The adsorption and coagulation process were studied through different case scenarios of jar tests. The analysis evaluated the effect of PAC dosing in the liquid phase immediately before or after the coagulant addition. Ferric sulphate was used as the coagulant with dosages from 10 to 30 mg/L, and PAC dosages varied from 10 to 40 mg/L. The highest MIB removal efficiency （about 70%） was achieved without the coagulant addition and with the highest PAC dosage （40 mg/L）. Lower MIB removal efficiencies were observed in the presence of coagulant, showing a clear interference of the iron precipitate or coagulant in the adsorption process. The degree of interference of the coagulation process in the MIB removal was proportional to the ratio of ferric hydroxide mass to the PAC mass. For both cases of PAC dosing, upstream and downstream of the coagulant injection point, the MIB removal efficiency was similar. However, MIB removal efficiency was 15% lower when compared with experiments without the coagulant application. This interference in the MIB adsorption occurs potentially because the coagulant coats the surface of the carbon and interferes with the MIB coming in contact with the carbon＇s surface and pores. This constraint requires an increase of the PAC dosage to provide the same efficiency observed without coagulation.

关键词： adsorption 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) coagulation activated carbon

Recent Advances and Challenges Toward Application of Fibers and Textiles in Integrated Photovoltaic Energy Storage Devices

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Nano-Micro Letters 2023年第3期15卷 190-247页

作者： Amjid Rafique Isabel ferreira Ghulam Abbas ana Catarina Baptista CENIMAT|I3N Department of Materials ScienceSchool of Science and TechnologyNOVA University LisbonCampus de Caparica2829‑516 CaparicaPortugal

Flexible microelectronic devices have seen an increasing trend toward development of miniaturized,portable,and integrated devices as wearable electronics which have the requirement for being light weight,small in dimension,and *** three-dimensional(3D)and two-dimensional(2D)electronics gadgets fail to effectively comply with these necessities owing to their stiffness and large *** have come up with a new family of one-dimensional(1D)flexible and fiber-based electronic devices(FBEDs)comprising power storage,energy-scavenging,implantable sensing,and flexible displays ***,development and manufacturing are still a challenge owing to their small radius,flexibility,low weight,weave ability and integration in textile *** paper will provide a detailed review on the importance of substrates in electronic devices,intrinsic property requirements,fabrication classification and applications in energy harvesting,energy storage and other flexible electronic ***-and textile-based electronic devices for bulk/scalable fabrications,encapsulation,and testing are reviewed and presented future research ideas to enhance the commercialization of these fiber-based electronics devices.

关键词： Flexible electronics Electronic textiles Energy harvesting Supercapacitors Photovoltaic devices

REVISITING THE SIMILAR PROCESS TO ENGINEER THE CONTEMPORARY SYSTEMS

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Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering 2010年第3期19卷 321-350页

作者： ana Luísa RAMOS José Vasconcelos ferreira Jaume BARCELó GOVCOPP-Department of Economics Management and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Aveiro Department of Statistics and Operations Research Technical University of Catalonia

This paper addresses the present-day context of Systems Engineering, revisiting and setting up an updated framework for the SIMILAR process in order to use it to engineer the contemporary systems. The contemporary world is crowded of large interdisciplinary complex systems made of other systems, personnel, hardware, software, information, processes, and facilities. An integrated holistic approach is crucial to develop these systems and take proper account of their multifaceted nature and numerous interrelationships. As the system＇s complexity and extent grow, the number of parties involved （stakeholders and shareholders） usually also raises, bringing to the interaction a considerable amount of points of view, skills, responsibilities, and interests. The Systems Engineering approach aims to tackle the complex and interdisciplinary whole of those socio-technical systems, providing the means to enable their successful realization. Its exploitation in our modern world is assuming an increasing relevance noticeable by emergent standards, academic papers, international conferences, and post-graduate programmes in the field. This work aims to provide ＂the picture＂ of modern Systems Engineering, and to update the context of the SIMILAR process model in order to use this renewed framework to engineer the challenging contemporary systems. The emerging trends in the field are also pointed-out with particular reference to the Model-Based Systems Engineering approach.

关键词： SIMILAR process systems engineering standards MBSE

“Love Is Strong, and You＇re so Sweet”： JAGGER Is Essential for Persistent Synergid Degeneration and Polytubey Block in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Molecular Plant 2016年第4期9卷 601-614页

作者： ana Marta Pereira margarida Sofia Nobre Sara Cristina Pinto ana Lucia Lopes Mario Luis Costa Simona Masiero Silvia Coimbra Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre 4169-007 Porto Portugal Plant Functional Genomics Group Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BiolSI) 4169-007 Porto Portugal Dipartimento di BioScienze Universita degli Studi di Milano 20133 Milan Italy Present address: Institute of Plant Biology and ZUrich-Basel Plant Science Center University of ZUrich Zolikerstrasse 107 8008 Zurich Switzerland

Successful double fertilization and subsequent seed development in flowering plants requires the delivery of two sperm cells, transported by a pollen tube, into the embryo sac of an ovule. The embryo sac cells tightly control synergid cell death, and as a result the polyspermy block. Arabinogalactan proteins are highly glycosylated proteins thought to be involved in several steps of the reproductive process. We show that JAGGER, Arabinogalactan Protein 4, is an important molecule necessary to prevent the growth of multiple pollen tubes into one embryo sac in Arabidopsis thaliana. In jagger, an AGP4 knockout mutant, the pistils show impaired pollen tube blockage as a consequence of the survival of the persistent synergid. JAGGER seems to be involved in the signaling pathway that leads to a blockage of pollen tube attraction. Our results shed light on the mechanism responsible for preventing polyspermy in Arabidopsis and for safe- guarding successful fertilization of all ovules in one pistil, ensuring seed set and the next generation.

关键词： Polytubey persistent synergid arabinogalactan proteins polyspermy

Monitoring of Ultrafine Particles in the Surrounding Urban Area of In-Land Passenger Ferries

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Journal of Environmental Protection 2019年第6期10卷 838-860页

作者： margarida Lopes ana Russo Célia Gouveia Francisco ferreira Department of Sciences and Environmental Engineering NOVA School of Science and Technology NOVA University of Lisbon Caparica Portugal Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL) Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere Lisbon Portugal Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE) NOVA School of Science and Technology NOVA University of Lisbon Caparica Portugal

Maritime transportation, widely used both in international transport of goods and touristic purposes, has been identified as a significant source of ultrafine particles (UFP). In-land passenger ferry is a source of UFP far less addressed;however, in locations with relatively high frequency of this transportation mode, it is expected that they contribute to an increase of their concentration. Moreover, the negative effects of UFP on human health and environment are known and therefore, monitoring UFP produced by ferries is vital to assess the degree of exposure of who work or live close to ferries’ terminals or downwind to their cruising path. This work aims to study the influence of in-land ferries activities on UFP in the urban/suburban areas near ferries’ terminals and downwind across the cruising path. The UFP monitoring campaign was carried out from September to December 2018 for 19 non-consecutive periods. The sampling sites were chosen in order to maximize measurements under downwind conditions and allow the association between ferry operation and UFP concentration response. Based on data collected, correlation analysis was performed between ferry’s traffic and particle number counting (PNC) of UFP, and also with meteorological variables. Results show an increase in PNC ranging from 25 to 197% during the third minute around a ferry movement and are moderate to positive significant correlations between PNC values and the number of ferry operations (r = 0.79 to r = 0.94), showing that UFP emitted by in-land ferries contributes to PNC increase. Moreover, negative correlations (r = -0.85 to r = -0.93) between PNC and wind intensity were also found.

关键词： Air Pollution PNC In-Land Passenger Ferries Monitoring Campaign Health