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Learning by doing? Partners audit experience and the quality of audit services
(Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review. Vol. 23, n. 2 (2020), pág. 197-209, 2020-07)A pesar de la evidencia que sugiere que el conocimiento especializado debería resultar más relevante que el genérico para explicar diferentes niveles de calidad de auditoría asociados a los auditores ... -
Dual stimuli-responsive polyphosphazene-based molecular gates for controlled drug delivery in lung cancer cells
(RSC Advances. Vol.10, n.46 (2020), p.27305-27314, 2020-07)A switchable silane derived stimuli-responsive bottle-brush polyphosphazene (PPz) was prepared and attached to the surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). The hybrid polymer with PEG-like ... -
Mechanical strengthening in S235JR steel sheets through vibration-assisted ball burnishing
(Metals. Vol.10, n.8 (2020), 1010, 2020-07)The superficial effect of hardening caused after vibration-assisted ball burnishing and its consequences in the tensile behavior of a carbon steel material are studied in this paper. As ball burnishing ... -
Sustainable development: The stock market's view of environmental policy
(Business Strategy and the Environment, 2020-07-08)This study applies panel data regression models to investigate how the stock market values the environmental policy of the firm. The empirical analysis relies on a cross-country sample of public firms ... -
Development of a non-viral platform for rapid virus-like particle production in Sf9 cells
(Journal of Biotechnology, 2020-07-11)Insect cells have shown a high versatility to produce multiple recombinant products. The ease of culture, low contamination risk with human pathogens and high expression capacity makes an attractive ... -
PEI-mediated transient transfection of high five cells at bioreactor scale for HIV-1 VLP production
(Nanomaterials. Vol.10, n.8 (2020), 1580, 2020-08)High Five cells are an excellent host for the production of virus-like particles (VLPs) with the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS). However, the concurrent production of high titers of baculovirus ... -
Relationship between marital status and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Brazilian rural population: the Baependi heart study
(PLoS One. Vol. 15, n.8 (2020), e0236869, 2020-08)Many factors influence the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Here, we investigated the associations between socio-demographic characteristics and familial history with the 5-year incidence ... -
Accurate and model-free control function for a single stage transcritical refrigerator cycle
(ACS Omega. Vol.5, n.30 (2020) p.19217-19226, 2020-08)Transcritical cycles are a successful and probed system in engineering practices, particularly in refrigeration. Therefore, their optimization is a critical factor in the design, control, and operation ... -
Role of infill parameters on the mechanical performance and weight reduction of PEI Ultem processed by FFF
(Material & Design. Vol. 193 (2020), 108810, 2020-08)In comparison with conventional manufacturing technologies, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) offers countless benefits. It broadens the horizons of the design of structural components with high geometrical ... -
Zwitterionic 3D-printed non-immunogenic stealth microrobots
(Advanced Materials. Vol.32, n.42 (2020), 2003013, 2020-08)Microrobots offer transformative solutions for non-invasive medical interventions due to their small size and untethered operation inside the human body. However, they must face the immune system as a ... -
Design and evaluation of an osteogenesis-on-a-chip microfluidic device incorporating 3D cell culture
(Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol.8 (2018), 557111, 2020-09)Microfluidic-based tissue-on-a-chip devices have generated significant research interest for biomedical applications, such as pharmaceutical development, as they can be used for small volume, high ... -
Charting the metabolic landscape of the facultative methylotroph bacillus methanolicus
(Msystems. Vol.5, n.5 (2020), e00745-20, 2020-09)Bacillus methanolicus MGA3 is a thermotolerant and relatively fast-growing methylotroph able to secrete large quantities of glutamate and lysine. These natural characteristics make B. methanolicus a ... -
Plasmodium falciparum apicomplexan-specific glucosamine-6-phosphate n-acetyltransferase is key for amino sugar metabolism and asexual blood stage development
(Molecular Biology and Physiology. Vol.11, n.5 (2020), e02045-20, 2020-10)ABSTRACT UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), the main product of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway, is an important metabolite in protozoan parasites since its sugar moiety is incorporated into ... -
Screening of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for physical CO2 absorption by soft-SAFT using key performance indicators
(Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. Vol. 65, n.12 (2020), p.5844-5861, 2020-10)The efficient screening of solvents for CO2 capture requires a reliable and robust equation of state to characterize and compare their thermophysical behavior for the desired application. In this work, ... -
Tetramethylbenzidine: an acoustogenic photoacoustic probe for reactive oxygen species detection
(Sensors. Vol.20, n.20 (2020), 5952, 2020-10)Photoacoustic imaging is attracting a great deal of interest owing to its distinct advantages over other imaging techniques such as fluorescence or magnetic resonance image. The availability of photoacoustic ... -
Ex-vivo mechanical sealing properties and toxicity of a bioadhesive patch as sealing system for fetal membrane iatrogenic defects
(Scientific Reports. Vol.10, n.1 (2020), 18608, 2020-10)Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) is the most frequent complication of fetal surgery. Strategies to seal the membrane defect created by fetoscopy aiming to reduce the occurrence of PPROM ... -
Glycyrrhetinic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for the co-delivery of DOX/CPT-PEG for targeting HepG2 cells
(Pharmaceutics. Vol.12, n.11 (2020), 1048, 2020-11)A pH-triggered mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN)-based nano-vehicle for the dual delivery of doxorubicin (DOX)/camptothecin-PEG (CPT-PEG) has been prepared. To enhance its selectivity, the nanoparticles ... -
Glyphosate targets fish monoaminergic systems leading to oxidative stress and anxiety
(Environment International, 2020-11-18)Glyphosate is the active ingredient of some of the most highly produced and used herbicides worldwide. The intensive applications of glyphosate-based herbicides and its half-life in water lead to its ... -
Design of novel small molecule base-pair recognizers of toxic CUG RNA transcripts characteristics of DM1
(Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020-11-28)Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an incurable neuromuscular disorder caused by toxic DMPK transcripts that carry CUG repeat expansions in the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR). The intrinsic complexity ... -
Evaluation of High-Temperature Hydrogen Sensors Based on BaCe0.6Zr0.3Y0.1O3-α and Sr(Ce0.9Zr0.1)0.95Yb0.05O3-α Perovskites for Industrial Applications
(Sensors. Vol.20, n.24 (2020), 7258, 2020-12)In many industrial fields, there is a need to design and characterize on-line and on-board hydrogen monitoring tools able to operate under extreme conditions. One of these applications is in future ...