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SARS-CoV-2 and hearing:An audiometric analysis of COVID-19 hospitalized patients

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Journal of Otology 2021年第3期16卷 158-164页

作者： Francisco Alves de sousa Rodrigo Pinto Costa Sandra Xará Ana Nóbrega Pinto cecília almeida e sousa Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Porto Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia da Cabeça e Pescoço(Otorhinolaryngology and Head&Neck surgery Department)Largo Prof.Abel Salazar4099-001PortoPortugal Unidade de Saúde Familiar Garcia de Orta ACeS Porto OcidentalMedicina Geral e Familiar(Family Medicine)R.Pinho Leal 294150-620PortoPortugal Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Porto Serviço de Doenças Infeciosas(Infectious Diseases Department)Largo Prof.Abel Salazar4099-001PortoPortugal

Purpose COVID-19 associated hearing loss is still an ongoing matter of *** original studies exist on audiological effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized *** main objective was to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 may affect auditory function in clinically ill COVID-19 *** and methods COVID-19 patients with moderate-severe disease and without prior history of hearing abnormalities were enrolled from a tertiary referral center,and matched with *** performed an audiometric evaluation,and thresholds were *** 120 ears from 60 patients were *** with COVID-19 showed worse mean auditory thresholds starting from 1000 Hz through higher frequencies,when compared to controls(1000 Hz:18.52±5.49 dB HL in controls vs 25.36±6.79 dB HL in COVID-19,pe Tone Average:20.42±4.29 dB HL in controls vs 24.85±5.62 dB HL in COVID-19,p=0.001).Statistical significance persisted after adjusting for confounders such as age,gender and various comorbidities(pect hearing in COVID-19 patients with moderate-severe *** are in line with the previous suggested effects of COVID-19 on auditory *** study is expected to encourage further research on this topic.

关键词： SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Coronavirus Audiometry Hearing

Tuning MXenes Towards Their Use in Photocatalytic Water Splitting

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energy & environmental Materials 2024年第6期7卷 321-331页

作者： Diego Ontiveros Sergi Vela Francesc Viñes Carmen sousa Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física&Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional(IQTCUB) Universitat de Barcelonac/Martíi Franquès 1-1108028 BarcelonaSpain

Finding appropriate photocatalysts for solar-driven water(H_(2)O)splitting to generate hydrogen(H_(2))fuel is a challenging task,particularly when guided by conventional trial-and-error experimental ***,density functional theory(DFT)is used to explore the MXenes photocatalytic properties,an emerging family of two-dimensional(2D)transition metal carbides and nitrides with chemical formula M_(n+1)X_(n)T_(x),known to be semiconductors when having T_(x)*** than 4,000 MXene structures have been screened,considering different compositional(M,X,T_(x),and n)and structural(stacking and termination position)factors,to find suitable MXenes with a bandgap in the visible region and band edges that align with the water-splitting half-reaction *** from bandgap analysis show how,in general,MXenes with n=1 and transition metals from group III present the most cases with bandgap and promising sizes,with C-MXenes being superior to *** band alignment calculations of candidate systems with a bandgap larger than 1.23 eV,the minimum required for a water-splitting process,Sc_(2)CT_(2),Y_(2)CT_(2)(T_(x)=Cl,Br,S,and Se)and Y_(2)CI_(2)are highlighted as adequate photocatalysts.

关键词： Density Functional Theory MXenes Photocatalysis Water Splitting

Prevention and treatment of gerbil hepatitis e using the programmable CRISPR-Cas13d system

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Genes & Diseases 2024年第4期11卷 94-97页

作者： Chengcheng Zhao Chong lia Sa Li Hanyu Wu Pengyao Ren Tianlong Liu Xiaoxiang Hu Ran Zhang State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding College of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100193China Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology and Nanopathology College of Veterinary MedicineChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100193China

In recent years,the global incidence of hepatitis e virus(HeV)has been rising,leading to increased morbidity and mortality associated with ***13,a CRISPR effector,shows promise as an antiviral agent against singlestranded RNA ***13d,a type VI-D effector,exhibits higher efficiency in suppressing RNA viruses compared to other type VI ***,its in vivo activity against RNA viruses in mammals remains unknown.

关键词： mortality hepatitis treatment

Dental-derived stem cells in tissue engineering:the role of biomaterials and host response

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Regenerative Biomaterials 2024年第1期3卷 17-26页

作者： Weihao Yuan Luiza de almeida Queiroz Ferreira Bo Yu Sahar Ansari Alireza Moshaverinia Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology Section of ProsthodonticsSchool of DentistryUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesLos AngelesCA 90095USA Department of Restorative Dentistry School of DentistryUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteMinas GeraisBrazil Section of Restorative Dentistry School of DentistryUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesLos AngelesCA 90095USA Department of Bioengineering Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesLos AngelesCA 90095USA

Dental-derived stem cells(DSCs)are attractive cell sources due to their easy access,superior growth capacity and low *** can respond to multiple extracellular matrix signals,which provide biophysical and biochemical cues to regulate the fate of residing ***,the direct transplantation of DSCs suffers from poor proliferation and differentiation toward functional cells and low survival rates due to local ***,elegant advances in the design of novel biomaterials have been made to give promise to the use of biomimetic biomaterials to regulate various cell behaviors,including proliferation,differentiation and *** could be tailored with multiple functionalities,e.g.,*** is an emerging need to summarize recent advances in engineered biomaterials-mediated delivery and therapy of DSCs and their potential ***,we outlined the design of biomaterials for supporting DSCs and the host response to the transplantation.

关键词： dental-derived stem cells biomaterials host response tissue engineering

Hyperacusis and stapes surgery:An observation in fifty patients after stapedotomy

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Journal of Otology 2021年第1期16卷 18-21页

作者： Mariline Santos Angela Reis Rego Joao Lino Miguel Coutinho cecília almeida sousa Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck SurgeryCentro Hospitalar Universitario do PortoPortugal

Objective:To assess hyperacusis after stapedotomy and its possible influencing *** design:Prospective,interventional,and longitudinal ***:A tertiary referral ***:Fifty consecutive patients(35 females,mean age=46.8 years).Intervention:All patients underwent *** validated Portuguese version of the“Hyperacusis Questionnaire”(HQ)was administered before and two weeks and one month after ***:No hyperacusis was reported by any patient before *** two weeks after surgery,all patients experienced hyperacusis,with a mean HQ at 16.88±6.54(range 4e25).One month after surgery,hyperacusis had already resolved in most ***,preoperative presentation or surgeon had no influence on HQ scores(p>0.05).Patients with previous contralateral stapedotomy showed lower HQ scores(p=0.001).Audiological parameters improvement measured at one month after surgery(PTA,SRT and contralateral SRT)were associated with HQ higher ***:This study confirms that hyperacusis is a common complaint after stapedotomy that usually resolves in one month after *** HQ highest scores were registered among patients with the highest audiological gain after *** suggests that hyperacusis may be a positive prognostic factor for audiological success after stapedotomy.

关键词： Hyperacusis Stapes Otosclerosis Middle ear Surgery

Remaking a connection:molecular players involved in post-injury synapse formation

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Neural Regeneration Research 2025年第6期20卷 1719-1720页

作者： Diogo Tomé Ramiro D.almeida iBiMeD-Institute of Biomedicine Department of Medical SciencesUniversity of AveiroAveiroPortugal CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology University of CoimbraCoimbraPortugal

Functional recovery from central nervous system(CNS)trauma depends not only on axon regeneration or compensatory sprouting of uninjured fibers but also on the ability of newly grown axons to establish functional synapses with appropriate *** several studies have successfully promoted long-distance axonal regeneration in distinct CNS injury models,none of them have resulted in a viable therapeutic approach for patient recovery.A possible reason may be the lack of new synaptogenesis for reestablishing the circuitry lost after ***,we discuss how our understanding of the mechanisms that instruct synapse formation in the injured nervous system may contribute to the design of new strategies to promote functional restoration in traumatic CNS disorders.

关键词： viable injury instru

Plant growth and metabolism of exotic and native Crotalaria species for mine land rehabilitation in the Amazon

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Journal of Forestry Research 2024年第1期35卷 143-154页

作者： Hemelyn Soares das Chagas Rafael Silva Guedes Markus Gastauer Paula Godinho Ribeiro Allan Klynger da Silva Lobato cecílio Frois Caldeira Fabrício William deÁvila AndréRodrigues dos Reis Silvio Junio Ramos Instituto Tecnológico Vale Rua Boaventura da Silva955BelémPA 66055-090Brazil Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará XinguaraPABrazil Núcleo de Pesquisa Vegetal Básica e Aplicada Universidade Federal Rural da AmazôniaParagominasPABrazil Departamento de engenharia Florestal Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste/UNICENTROIratiPRBrazil School of Sciences and engineering São Paulo State University(UNESP)TupãSP.CEP 17602-496Brazil

Despite its enormous benefits,mining is respon-sible for intense changes to vegetation and soil ***,after extraction,it is necessary to rehabilitate the mined areas,creating better conditions for the establishment of plant species which is *** study evaluated mineral and organic fertilization on the growth,and carbon and nitrogen(N)metabolism of two Crotalaria species[Cro-talaria spectabilis(exotic species)and Crotalaria maypu-rensis(native species from Carajás Mineral Province(CMP)]established on a waste pile from an iron mine in CMP.A control(without fertilizer application)and six fertilization mixtures were tested(i=NPK;ii=NPK+micronutrients;iii=NPK+micronutrients+organic compost;iv=PK;v=PK+micronutrients;vi=PK+micronutrients+organic compost).Fertilization contributed to increased growth of both species,and treatments with NPK and micronutrients had the best results(up to 257%***),while organic fertilization did not show *** Crotalaria had a greater number of nodules,higher nodule dry mass,chlorophyll a and b contents and showed free ammonium as the predominant N form,reflecting greater increments in biomass compared to native *** having lower growth,the use of this native species in the rehabilitation of mining areas should be considered,mainly because it has good development and meets current government legislation as an opportunity to restore local biodiversity.

关键词： Biological nitrogen fixation Mining Nitrogen metabolism Plant nutrition

The role of land as the central piece to sustainable food systems:Lessons learned from Portugal national food-related policies

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Geography and Sustainability 2023年第1期4卷 84-90页

作者： cecília Delgado Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences(CICS.NOVA) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities(NOVA FCSH)Universidade NOVA de LisboaAv.de Berna26 CLisboa 1069-061Portugal

This paper discusses to what extent land is considered in food-related policies from a systemic *** on existing literature and international agendas priorities,we argue that access to and preservation of land for food along the food chain play a major role in sustainable food *** further explore this argument,we address the following question:Where does land stand in sectorial and national food-related policies?The mul-tiple dimensions and implications of food systems and the international agenda’s priorities namely the“Right to adequate Food”,“Food Sovereignty”and the“Right to Land”,were used as our conceptual *** work out how land is being considered in food sectorial policies,both quantitative and qualitative methods were applied to examine ten Portuguese national food-related *** are showing a lack of consideration for land access and land preservation,needed all along the food chain to build a national sustainable food *** the other hand,there is a gap between current grassroots priorities international agendas and food-related national *** a situation strongly suggests that building a sustainable food system needs a clear food territorial perspective,still neglected,and shifting from sectorial policies towards a more integrated food system approach,that will include land as a central piece.

关键词： Land Food systems Food policies “Right to Land” Portugal

Investigation of pore geometry influence on fluid flow in heterogeneous porous media:A pore-scale study

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energy Geoscience 2024年第1期5卷 72-88页

作者： Ramin Soltanmohammadi Shohreh Iraji Tales Rodrigues de almeida Mateus Basso eddy Ruidiaz Munoz Alexandre Campane Vidal Ingram School of engineering Texas State UniversitySan MarcosTX78666USA Department of Mechanical engineering(FeM) State University of Campinas(UNICAMP)CampinasSP13083-855Brazil Department of Geology and Natural Resources Geosciences Institute(IG)State University of Campinas(UNICAMP)CampinasSP13083-855Brazil Center of energy and Petroleum Study(CePeTRO) State University of Campinas(UNICAMP)CampinasSP13083-855Brazil

Brazilian pre-salt reservoirs are renowned for their intricate pore networks and vuggy nature,posing significant challenges in modeling and simulating fluid flow within these carbonate *** possessing excellent petrophysical properties,such as high porosity and permeability,these reservoirs typically exhibit a notably low recovery factor,sometimes falling below 10%.Previous research has indicated that various enhanced oil recovery(eOR)methods,such as water alternating gas(WAG),can substantially augment the recovery factor in pre-salt reservoirs,resulting in improvements of up to 20%.Nevertheless,the fluid flow mechanism within Brazilian carbonate reservoirs,characterized by complex pore geometry,remains *** study examines the behavior of fluid flow in a similar heterogeneous porous material,utilizing a plug sample obtained from a vugular segment of a Brazilian stromatolite outcrop,known to share analogies with certain pre-salt *** conducted single-phase and multi-phase core flooding experiments,complemented by medical-CT scanning,to generate flow streamlines and evaluate the efficiency of water ***,micro-CT scanning of the core sample was performed,and two cross-sections from horizontal and vertical plates were *** cross-sections were then employed as geometries in a numerical simulator,enabling us to investigate the impact of pore geometry on fluid *** of the pore-scale modeling and experimental data unveiled that the presence of dead-end pores and vugs results in a significant portion of the fluid remaining stagnant within these ***,the injected fluid exhibits channeling-like behavior,leading to rapid breakthrough and low areal swept ***,the numerical simulation results demonstrated that,irrespective of the size of the dead-end regions,the pressure variation within the dead-end vugs and pores is *** the stromatolite's favorable petrophysica

关键词： Pore-scale modeling Pore geometry Flow streamlines Computational modeling Digital rock analysis