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2. Genomic analysis of NE Atlantic sardine (Sardina pilchardus) reveals reduced variation in a recently established North Sea population and directs reconsideration of management units.

Author

McKeown, Niall J., Campanella, Fabio, Silva, Joana F., Roel, Beatriz A., Healey, Amy J. E., Shaw, Paul W., and van der Kooij, Jeroen

Subjects
STRAITS, GENETIC variation, GENOMICS, FISHERIES, SARDINES
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The European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) is under intense fishing pressure and exhibits distributional/abundance shifts linked to environmental change. The current understanding of population demographics needed for sustainable management is uncertain due to concerns that previous genetic studies lacked resolution and limited sampling of sardine north of the Bay of Biscay. To address these issues, we performed mtDNA sequencing and genome wide SNP analysis of samples collected across the Bay of Biscay, Celtic Sea, English Channel and North Sea. The complete SNP data reported a lack of structure throughout the sampled area compatible with high gene flow. A consensus suite of positive outlier SNPs was identified which reported a significant correlation with geographical distance with the largest differentiation between the southern Bay of Biscay and North Sea samples which also reported a significant mtDNA ΦST. While the roles of dispersal limitation and environmental heterogeneity underpinning this require further study, this adds to growing evidence that selection is influencing sardine population structure against a background of high gene flow. The results indicate that while there may be a level of demographic independence between North Sea and South Biscay sardine, the current delimitation of central (Biscay) and northern (Channel and Celtic Sea) operational stocks may misrepresent connectivity between the Biscay and Channel. The North Sea sample exhibited markedly lower mtDNA and nuclear variation than other samples. As sardine have only recently invaded the North Sea such reduced genetic variation is compatible with predictions for peripheral leading‐edge populations but contrasts with patterns for other small pelagic species and emphasises the need to consider species‐specific genetic structure in ecosystem‐based management. Nascent management of the North Sea sardine fishery must ensure that current low levels of genetic diversity are not eroded further as this may decrease the species adaptive potential and inhibit its expansion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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3. Avoiding pits on the energy landscape – alternative strategies for stabilizing nateglinide co-amorphous systems.

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Silva, Joana F. C., Jasiurkowska-Delaporte, Małgorzata, Pereira Silva, Pedro S., Silva, Manuela Ramos, Eusébio, M. Ermelinda S., and Rosado, Mário T. S.

Subjects
*BROADBAND dielectric spectroscopy, *TRYPTOPHAN, *GLASS transition temperature, *AMORPHOUS substances, *POLYMORPHISM (Crystallography), *POTENTIAL energy
Abstract

Amorphous solid phases can be represented by shallow basins in the potential energy hypersurface. Glasses formed by substances with prolific crystal polymorphism, such as nateglinide, an anti-diabetes drug, are susceptible to greater kinetical instability. Their energy landscape is characterized by deep pits in an accessible range, into which the supramolecular configuration can fall, when the amorphous solid relaxes to some crystalline polymorph. Alternative co-amorphization strategies are explored in this work to overcome the crystallization of nateglinide amorphous phases, namely by comparing two synthetic approaches, cryo-milling and quench-cooling, for a dual-drug system in combination with ranolazine. An alternative co-former, the essential amino-acid tryptophan, was also used for the synthesis of a cryo-milled nateglinide co-amorphous system. Enhanced kinetical stability for up to 8 months is achieved with both multicomponent systems. Their physico-chemical characterization in 3 molar ratios is accompanied by the study of their relaxation processes by broadband dielectric spectroscopy. Despite the higher glass transition temperatures obtained for the cryo-milled co-amorphous system with tryptophan, the co-amorphous salt system with ranolazine was found to have higher kinetical stability upon heating or ageing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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5. The distribution of the juvenile stages and eggcases of skates (Rajidae) around the British Isles.

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Ellis, Jim R., Gordon, Cat A., Allen, Harriet L., Silva, Joana F., Bird, Christopher, Johnston, Graham, O'Connor, Bríd, McCully Phillips, Sophy R., and Hood, Ali

Subjects
OCEAN zoning, SPAWNING, WILDLIFE conservation, FISHERY management, CITIZEN science, FISHERIES
Abstract

Skates (Rajidae) include species of conservation and commercial importance, but there is limited information regarding their ecologically important habitats, including spawning and nursery areas, in northern European seas.Data on the distribution, relative abundance and length composition of skates were collated from scientific trawl surveys, and based on length‐frequency information, length‐at‐hatching and length‐at‐maturity, skates were allocated to length‐based categories representing early‐juvenile stages (EJS) and mid‐juvenile stages (MJS).Citizen science data were used to inform on the occurrence of eggcases. The Great Eggcase Hunt (starting in 2003) citizen science recording project collects georeferenced data for elasmobranch eggcases, primarily from around the British Isles. This provided verified species‐specific data for a total of 227,407 specimens from 11 skate species. Purse Search Ireland (starting in 2005) provided a further 2491 records of 10 skate species from around Ireland.The most frequently observed skate eggcases were from the genus Raja and occurred around much of the British Isles. The EJS and MJS of such species were observed most frequently in inshore waters. Data for EJS were more limited for Raja microocellata and Raja undulata, indicating that the EJS of these species occur in shallower (<20 m) waters.Juveniles of the genus Leucoraja occurred further offshore. Only the eggcases of Leucoraja naevus were recorded regularly, with the eggcase of Leucoraja fullonica described here.The data collated here provide an overview of skate spawning and nursery areas, thus informing fisheries management and marine spatial planning, including the identification and delineation of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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10. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

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Andrzejaczek, Samantha, primary, Lucas, Tim C.D., additional, Goodman, Maurice C., additional, Hussey, Nigel E., additional, Armstrong, Amelia J., additional, Carlisle, Aaron, additional, Coffey, Daniel M., additional, Gleiss, Adrian C., additional, Huveneers, Charlie, additional, Jacoby, David M. P., additional, Meekan, Mark G., additional, Mourier, Johann, additional, Peel, Lauren R., additional, Abrantes, Kátya, additional, Afonso, André S., additional, Ajemian, Matthew J., additional, Anderson, Brooke N., additional, Anderson, Scot D., additional, Araujo, Gonzalo, additional, Armstrong, Asia O., additional, Bach, Pascal, additional, Barnett, Adam, additional, Bennett, Mike B., additional, Bezerra, Natalia A., additional, Bonfil, Ramon, additional, Boustany, Andre M., additional, Bowlby, Heather D., additional, Branco, Ilka, additional, Braun, Camrin D., additional, Brooks, Edward J., additional, Brown, Judith, additional, Burke, Patrick J., additional, Butcher, Paul, additional, Castleton, Michael, additional, Chapple, Taylor K., additional, Chateau, Olivier, additional, Clarke, Maurice, additional, Coelho, Rui, additional, Cortes, Enric, additional, Couturier, Lydie I. E., additional, Cowley, Paul D., additional, Croll, Donald A., additional, Cuevas, Juan M., additional, Curtis, Tobey H., additional, Dagorn, Laurent, additional, Dale, Jonathan J., additional, Daly, Ryan, additional, Dewar, Heidi, additional, Doherty, Philip D., additional, Domingo, Andrés, additional, Dove, Alistair D. M., additional, Drew, Michael, additional, Dudgeon, Christine L., additional, Duffy, Clinton A. J., additional, Elliott, Riley G., additional, Ellis, Jim R., additional, Erdmann, Mark V., additional, Farrugia, Thomas J., additional, Ferreira, Luciana C., additional, Ferretti, Francesco, additional, Filmalter, John D., additional, Finucci, Brittany, additional, Fischer, Chris, additional, Fitzpatrick, Richard, additional, Forget, Fabien, additional, Forsberg, Kerstin, additional, Francis, Malcolm P., additional, Franks, Bryan R., additional, Gallagher, Austin J., additional, Galvan-Magana, Felipe, additional, García, Mirta L., additional, Gaston, Troy F., additional, Gillanders, Bronwyn M., additional, Gollock, Matthew J., additional, Green, Jonathan R., additional, Green, Sofia, additional, Griffiths, Christopher A., additional, Hammerschlag, Neil, additional, Hasan, Abdi, additional, Hawkes, Lucy A., additional, Hazin, Fabio, additional, Heard, Matthew, additional, Hearn, Alex, additional, Hedges, Kevin J., additional, Henderson, Suzanne M., additional, Holdsworth, John, additional, Holland, Kim N., additional, Howey, Lucy A., additional, Hueter, Robert E., additional, Humphries, Nicholas E., additional, Hutchinson, Melanie, additional, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., additional, Jorgensen, Salvador J., additional, Kanive, Paul E., additional, Labaja, Jessica, additional, Lana, Fernanda O., additional, Lassauce, Hugo, additional, Lipscombe, Rebecca S., additional, Llewellyn, Fiona, additional, Macena, Bruno C. L., additional, Mambrasar, Ronald, additional, McAllister, Jaime D., additional, McCully Phillips, Sophy R., additional, McGregor, Frazer, additional, McMillan, Matthew N., additional, McNaughton, Lianne M., additional, Mendonça, Sibele A., additional, Meyer, Carl G., additional, Meyers, Megan, additional, Mohan, John A., additional, Montgomery, John C., additional, Mucientes, Gonzalo, additional, Musyl, Michael K., additional, Nasby-Lucas, Nicole, additional, Natanson, Lisa J., additional, O’Sullivan, John B., additional, Oliveira, Paulo, additional, Papastamtiou, Yannis P., additional, Patterson, Toby A., additional, Pierce, Simon J., additional, Queiroz, Nuno, additional, Radford, Craig A., additional, Richardson, Andy J., additional, Richardson, Anthony J., additional, Righton, David, additional, Rohner, Christoph A., additional, Royer, Mark A., additional, Saunders, Ryan A., additional, Schaber, Matthias, additional, Schallert, Robert J., additional, Scholl, Michael C., additional, Seitz, Andrew C., additional, Semmens, Jayson M., additional, Setyawan, Edy, additional, Shea, Brendan D., additional, Shidqi, Rafid A., additional, Shillinger, George L., additional, Shipley, Oliver N., additional, Shivji, Mahmood S., additional, Sianipar, Abraham B., additional, Silva, Joana F., additional, Sims, David W., additional, Skomal, Gregory B., additional, Sousa, Lara L., additional, Southall, Emily J., additional, Spaet, Julia L. Y., additional, Stehfest, Kilian M., additional, Stevens, Guy, additional, Stewart, Joshua D., additional, Sulikowski, James A., additional, Syakurachman, Ismail, additional, Thorrold, Simon R., additional, Thums, Michele, additional, Tickler, David, additional, Tolloti, Mariana T., additional, Townsend, Kathy A., additional, Travassos, Paulo, additional, Tyminski, John P., additional, Vaudo, Jeremy J., additional, Veras, Drausio, additional, Wantiez, Laurent, additional, Weber, Sam B., additional, Wells, R.J. David, additional, Weng, Kevin C., additional, Wetherbee, Bradley M., additional, Williamson, Jane E., additional, Witt, Matthew J., additional, Wright, Serena, additional, Zilliacus, Kelly, additional, Block, Barbara A., additional, and Curnick, David J., additional

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2022
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11. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

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Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Lucas, Tim C.D., Goodman, Maurice C., Hussey, Nigel E., Armstrong, Amelia J., Carlisle, Aaron, Coffey, Daniel M., Gleiss, Adrian C., Huveneers, Charlie, Jacoby, David M. P., Meekan, Mark G., Mourier, Johann, Peel, Lauren R., Abrantes, Kátya, Afonso, André S., Ajemian, Matthew J., Anderson, Brooke N., Anderson, Scot D., Araujo, Gonzalo, Armstrong, Asia O., Bach, Pascal, Barnett, Adam, Bennett, Mike B., Bezerra, Natalia A., Bonfil, Ramon, Boustany, Andre M., Bowlby, Heather D., Branco, Ilka, Braun, Camrin D., Brooks, Edward J., Brown, Judith, Burke, Patrick J., Butcher, Paul A., Castleton, Michael, Chapple, Taylor K., Chateau, Olivier, Clarke, Maurice, Coelho, Rui, Cortes, Enric, Couturier, Lydie I. E., Cowley, Paul D., Croll, Donald A., Cuevas, Juan M., Curtis, Tobey H., Dagorn, Laurent, Dale, Jonathan J., Daly, Ryan, Dewar, Heidi, Doherty, Philip D., Domingo, Andrés, Dove, Alistair D. M., Drew, Michael, Dudgeon, Christine L., Duffy, Clinton A. J., Elliott, Riley G., Ellis, Jim R., Erdmann, Mark V., Farrugia, Thomas J., Ferreira, Luciana C., Ferretti, Francesco, Filmalter, John D., Finucci, Brittany, Fischer, Chris, Fitzpatrick, Richard, Forget, Fabien, Forsberg, Kerstin, Francis, Malcolm P., Franks, Bryan R., Gallagher, Austin J., Galvan-Magana, Felipe, García, Mirta L., Gaston, Troy F., Gillanders, Bronwyn M., Gollock, Matthew J., Green, Jonathan R., Green, Sofia, Griffiths, Christopher A., Hammerschlag, Neil, Hasan, Abdi, Hawkes, Lucy A., Hazin, Fabio, Heard, Matthew, Hearn, Alex, Hedges, Kevin J., Henderson, Suzanne M., Holdsworth, John, Holland, Kim N., Howey, Lucy A., Hueter, Robert E., Humphries, Nicholas E., Hutchinson, Melanie, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Jorgensen, Salvador J., Kanive, Paul E., Labaja, Jessica, Lana, Fernanda O., Lassauce, Hugo, Lipscombe, Rebecca S., Llewellyn, Fiona, Macena, Bruno C. L., Mambrasar, Ronald, McAllister, Jaime D., McCully Phillips, Sophy R., McGregor, Frazer, McMillan, Matthew N., McNaughton, Lianne M., Mendonça, Sibele A., Meyer, Carl G., Meyers, Megan, Mohan, John A., Montgomery, John C., Mucientes, Gonzalo, Musyl, Michael K., Nasby-Lucas, Nicole, Natanson, Lisa J., O’Sullivan, John B., Oliveira, Paulo, Papastamtiou, Yannis P., Patterson, Toby A., Pierce, Simon J., Queiroz, Nuno, Radford, Craig A., Richardson, Andy J., Richardson, Anthony J., Righton, David, Rohner, Christoph A., Royer, Mark A., Saunders, Ryan A., Schaber, Matthias, Schallert, Robert J., Scholl, Michael C., Seitz, Andrew C., Semmens, Jayson M., Setyawan, Edy, Shea, Brendan D., Shidqi, Rafid A., Shillinger, George L., Shipley, Oliver N., Shivji, Mahmood S., Sianipar, Abraham B., Silva, Joana F., Sims, David W., Skomal, Gregory B., Sousa, Lara L., Southall, Emily J., Spaet, Julia L. Y., Stehfest, Kilian M., Stevens, Guy, Stewart, Joshua D., Sulikowski, James A., Syakurachman, Ismail, Thorrold, Simon R., Thums, Michele, Tickler, David, Tolloti, Mariana T., Townsend, Kathy A., Travassos, Paulo, Tyminski, John P., Vaudo, Jeremy J., Veras, Drausio, Wantiez, Laurent, Weber, Sam B., Wells, R.J. David, Weng, Kevin C., Wetherbee, Bradley M., Williamson, Jane E., Witt, Matthew J., Wright, Serena, Zilliacus, Kelly, Block, Barbara A., Curnick, David J., Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Lucas, Tim C.D., Goodman, Maurice C., Hussey, Nigel E., Armstrong, Amelia J., Carlisle, Aaron, Coffey, Daniel M., Gleiss, Adrian C., Huveneers, Charlie, Jacoby, David M. P., Meekan, Mark G., Mourier, Johann, Peel, Lauren R., Abrantes, Kátya, Afonso, André S., Ajemian, Matthew J., Anderson, Brooke N., Anderson, Scot D., Araujo, Gonzalo, Armstrong, Asia O., Bach, Pascal, Barnett, Adam, Bennett, Mike B., Bezerra, Natalia A., Bonfil, Ramon, Boustany, Andre M., Bowlby, Heather D., Branco, Ilka, Braun, Camrin D., Brooks, Edward J., Brown, Judith, Burke, Patrick J., Butcher, Paul A., Castleton, Michael, Chapple, Taylor K., Chateau, Olivier, Clarke, Maurice, Coelho, Rui, Cortes, Enric, Couturier, Lydie I. E., Cowley, Paul D., Croll, Donald A., Cuevas, Juan M., Curtis, Tobey H., Dagorn, Laurent, Dale, Jonathan J., Daly, Ryan, Dewar, Heidi, Doherty, Philip D., Domingo, Andrés, Dove, Alistair D. M., Drew, Michael, Dudgeon, Christine L., Duffy, Clinton A. J., Elliott, Riley G., Ellis, Jim R., Erdmann, Mark V., Farrugia, Thomas J., Ferreira, Luciana C., Ferretti, Francesco, Filmalter, John D., Finucci, Brittany, Fischer, Chris, Fitzpatrick, Richard, Forget, Fabien, Forsberg, Kerstin, Francis, Malcolm P., Franks, Bryan R., Gallagher, Austin J., Galvan-Magana, Felipe, García, Mirta L., Gaston, Troy F., Gillanders, Bronwyn M., Gollock, Matthew J., Green, Jonathan R., Green, Sofia, Griffiths, Christopher A., Hammerschlag, Neil, Hasan, Abdi, Hawkes, Lucy A., Hazin, Fabio, Heard, Matthew, Hearn, Alex, Hedges, Kevin J., Henderson, Suzanne M., Holdsworth, John, Holland, Kim N., Howey, Lucy A., Hueter, Robert E., Humphries, Nicholas E., Hutchinson, Melanie, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Jorgensen, Salvador J., Kanive, Paul E., Labaja, Jessica, Lana, Fernanda O., Lassauce, Hugo, Lipscombe, Rebecca S., Llewellyn, Fiona, Macena, Bruno C. L., Mambrasar, Ronald, McAllister, Jaime D., McCully Phillips, Sophy R., McGregor, Frazer, McMillan, Matthew N., McNaughton, Lianne M., Mendonça, Sibele A., Meyer, Carl G., Meyers, Megan, Mohan, John A., Montgomery, John C., Mucientes, Gonzalo, Musyl, Michael K., Nasby-Lucas, Nicole, Natanson, Lisa J., O’Sullivan, John B., Oliveira, Paulo, Papastamtiou, Yannis P., Patterson, Toby A., Pierce, Simon J., Queiroz, Nuno, Radford, Craig A., Richardson, Andy J., Richardson, Anthony J., Righton, David, Rohner, Christoph A., Royer, Mark A., Saunders, Ryan A., Schaber, Matthias, Schallert, Robert J., Scholl, Michael C., Seitz, Andrew C., Semmens, Jayson M., Setyawan, Edy, Shea, Brendan D., Shidqi, Rafid A., Shillinger, George L., Shipley, Oliver N., Shivji, Mahmood S., Sianipar, Abraham B., Silva, Joana F., Sims, David W., Skomal, Gregory B., Sousa, Lara L., Southall, Emily J., Spaet, Julia L. Y., Stehfest, Kilian M., Stevens, Guy, Stewart, Joshua D., Sulikowski, James A., Syakurachman, Ismail, Thorrold, Simon R., Thums, Michele, Tickler, David, Tolloti, Mariana T., Townsend, Kathy A., Travassos, Paulo, Tyminski, John P., Vaudo, Jeremy J., Veras, Drausio, Wantiez, Laurent, Weber, Sam B., Wells, R.J. David, Weng, Kevin C., Wetherbee, Bradley M., Williamson, Jane E., Witt, Matthew J., Wright, Serena, Zilliacus, Kelly, Block, Barbara A., and Curnick, David J.

Abstract

Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements. Vertical habitat use by sharks, rays, and skates varies globally and has implications for their conservation and management.

Published
2022

12. Sustainability issues along the coffee chain: From the field to the cup.

Author

Barreto Peixoto, Juliana A., Silva, Joana F., Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P., and Alves, Rita C.

Subjects
CIRCULAR economy, SUSTAINABILITY, COFFEE industry, COFFEE, CORPORATE sustainability
Abstract

The coffee industry is one of the most important commercial value chains worldwide. Nonetheless, it is also associated to several social, economic, and environmental concerns that impair its sustainability. The present review is focused on these main sustainability concerns from the field to the coffee cup, as well as on the strategies that are being developed and/or implemented to attain sustainability and circular economy principles in the different chain segments. In this context, distinct approaches have been applied, such as sustainable certifications (e.g., voluntary sustainability standards), corporate sustainability initiatives, direct trade, relationship coffee concepts, geographical indication, legislations, waste management, and byproducts valorization, among others. These strategies are addressed and discussed throughout this review, as well as their recognized advantages and limitations. Overall, there is still a long way to go to attain the much‐desired sustainability in the coffee chain, being essential to join the efforts of all actors and entities directly or indirectly involved, namely, producers, retailers, roasters, governments, educational institutions (such as universities and scientific research institutes), and organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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13. Supramolecular ultra-short carboxybenzyl-protected dehydropeptide-based hydrogels for drug delivery

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Veloso, Sérgio R. S., Jervis, Peter J., Silva, Joana F. G., Hilliou, L., Moura, C., Pereira, David M, Coutinho, Paulo J. G., Martins, J. A., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S., Ferreira, Paula M. T., and Universidade do Minho

Subjects
Drug Carriers, Drug Liberation, Drug Delivery Systems, Curcumin, Science & Technology, Carboxybenzyldehydropeptides, Supramolecular hydrogels, Drug delivery, technology, industry, and agriculture, Hydrogels, Self-assembly, Ciências Naturais::Ciências Químicas
Abstract

Self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels are promising materials for biomedical research owing to biocompatibility and similarity to the extracellular matrix, amenable synthesis and functionalization and structural tailoring of the rheological properties. Wider developments of self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels in biomedical research and clinical translation are hampered by limited commercial availability allied to prohibitive costs. In this work a focused library of Cbz-protected dehydrodipeptides Cbz-L-Xaa-Z-ΔPhe-OH (Xaa= Met, Phe, Tyr, Ala, Gly) was synthesised and evaluated as minimalist hydrogels. The Cbz-L-Met-Z-ΔPhe-OH and Cbz-L-Phe-Z-ΔPhe-OH hydrogelators were comprehensively evaluated regarding molecular aggregation and self-assembly, gelation, biocompatibility and as drug carriers for delivery of the natural compound curcumin and the clinically important antitumor drug doxorubicin. Drug release profiles and FRET studies of drug transport into small unilamellar vesicles (as biomembrane models) demonstrated that the Cbz-protected dehydropeptide hydrogels are effective nanocarriers for drug delivery. The expedite and scalable synthesis (in 3 steps), using commercially available reagents and amenable reaction conditions, makes Cbz-protected dehydrodipeptide hydrogels, widely available at affordable cost to the research community., This work was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in the framework of the Strategic Funding of CQUM (UID/QUI/00686/2019) and CF-UM-UP (UID/FIS/04650/2019). FCT, FEDER, PORTUGAL2020 and COMPETE2020 are also acknowledged for funding under research projects PTDC/QUI-QOR/29015/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029015) and PTDC/QUI-QFI/28020/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028020). S.R.S. Veloso acknowledges FCT for a PhD grant (SFRH/BD/144017/2019). Support from MAP-Fis Doctoral Programme is also acknowledged.

Published
2021

15. Impact of Citrate and Lipid-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles in Dehydropeptide Supramolecular Magnetogels: Properties, Design and Drug Release

Author

Veloso, Sérgio R. S., primary, Silva, Joana F. G., additional, Hilliou, Loic, additional, Moura, Cacilda, additional, Coutinho, Paulo J. G., additional, Martins, José A., additional, Testa-Anta, Martín, additional, Salgueiriño, Verónica, additional, Correa-Duarte, Miguel A., additional, Ferreira, Paula M. T., additional, and Castanheira, Elisabete M. S., additional

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2020
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18. Novel ultra-short peptide hydrogel as a potential drug nanocarrier

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Silva, Joana F. G., Veloso, Sérgio Rafael Silva, Coutinho, Paulo J. G., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S., Martins, J. A., Ferreira, Paula M. T., and Universidade do Minho

Subjects
Cancer therapy, Engenharia e Tecnologia::Nanotecnologia, Drug delivery, Peptide-based hydrogels, Fluorescence
Abstract

Considering structural aspects required to favour hydrogelation and empirical knowledge on the self-assembly of dipeptides, a new hydrogelator comprising a methionine residue and a dehydrophenylalanine residue was designed and synthesised through a low-cost synthesis route., This work was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in the framework of the Strategic Funding of CF-UM-UP (UID/FIS/04650/2019) and CQUM (UID/QUI/00686/2016). FCT, FEDER, PORTUGAL2020 and COMPETE2020 are also acknowledged for funding under research projects PTDC/QUI-QOR/29015/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029015) and PTDC/QUI-QFI/28020/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028020). UID/FIS/04650/2019

Published
2019

22. Organohalogen contaminants and trace metals in North-East Atlantic porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)

Author

Bendall, Victoria A., primary, Barber, Jonathan L., additional, Papachlimitzou, Alexandra, additional, Bolam, Thi, additional, Warford, Lee, additional, Hetherington, Stuart J., additional, Silva, Joana F., additional, McCully, Sophy R., additional, Losada, Sara, additional, Maes, Thomas, additional, Ellis, Jim R., additional, and Law, Robin J., additional

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2014
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24. Impact of Citrate and Lipid-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles in Dehydropeptide Supramolecular Magnetogels: Properties, Design and Drug Release.

Author

Veloso, Sérgio R. S., Silva, Joana F. G., Hilliou, Loic, Moura, Cacilda, Coutinho, Paulo J. G., Martins, José A., Testa-Anta, Martín, Salgueiriño, Verónica, Correa-Duarte, Miguel A., Ferreira, Paula M. T., and Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.

Subjects
*MAGNETIC nanoparticles, *DRUG design, *HYDROGELS, *CITRATES, *NANOCARRIERS, *MAGNETIC properties, *GELATION
Abstract

Currently, the nanoparticle functionalization effect on supramolecular peptide-based hydrogels remains undescribed, but is expected to affect the hydrogels' self-assembly and final magnetic gel properties. Herein, two different functionalized nanoparticles: citrate-stabilized (14.4 ± 2.6 nm) and lipid-coated (8.9 ± 2.1 nm) magnetic nanoparticles, were used for the formation of dehydropeptide-based supramolecular magnetogels consisting of the ultra-short hydrogelator Cbz-L-Met-Z-ΔPhe-OH, with an assessment of their effect over gel properties. The lipid-coated nanoparticles were distributed along the hydrogel fibers, while citrate-stabilized nanoparticles were aggregated upon gelation, which resulted into a heating efficiency improvement and decrease, respectively. Further, the lipid-coated nanoparticles did not affect drug encapsulation and displayed improved drug release reproducibility compared to citrate-stabilized nanoparticles, despite the latter attaining a stronger AMF-trigger. This report points out that adsorption of nanoparticles to hydrogel fibers, which display domains that improve or do not affect drug encapsulation, can be explored as a means to optimize the development of supramolecular magnetogels to advance theranostic applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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25. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

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Samantha Andrzejaczek, Tim C.D. Lucas, Maurice C. Goodman, Nigel E. Hussey, Amelia J. Armstrong, Aaron Carlisle, Daniel M. Coffey, Adrian C. Gleiss, Charlie Huveneers, David M. P. Jacoby, Mark G. Meekan, Johann Mourier, Lauren R. Peel, Kátya Abrantes, André S. Afonso, Matthew J. Ajemian, Brooke N. Anderson, Scot D. Anderson, Gonzalo Araujo, Asia O. Armstrong, Pascal Bach, Adam Barnett, Mike B. Bennett, Natalia A. Bezerra, Ramon Bonfil, Andre M. Boustany, Heather D. Bowlby, Ilka Branco, Camrin D. Braun, Edward J. Brooks, Judith Brown, Patrick J. Burke, Paul Butcher, Michael Castleton, Taylor K. Chapple, Olivier Chateau, Maurice Clarke, Rui Coelho, Enric Cortes, Lydie I. E. Couturier, Paul D. Cowley, Donald A. Croll, Juan M. Cuevas, Tobey H. Curtis, Laurent Dagorn, Jonathan J. Dale, Ryan Daly, Heidi Dewar, Philip D. Doherty, Andrés Domingo, Alistair D. M. Dove, Michael Drew, Christine L. Dudgeon, Clinton A. J. Duffy, Riley G. Elliott, Jim R. Ellis, Mark V. Erdmann, Thomas J. Farrugia, Luciana C. Ferreira, Francesco Ferretti, John D. Filmalter, Brittany Finucci, Chris Fischer, Richard Fitzpatrick, Fabien Forget, Kerstin Forsberg, Malcolm P. Francis, Bryan R. Franks, Austin J. Gallagher, Felipe Galvan-Magana, Mirta L. García, Troy F. Gaston, Bronwyn M. Gillanders, Matthew J. Gollock, Jonathan R. Green, Sofia Green, Christopher A. Griffiths, Neil Hammerschlag, Abdi Hasan, Lucy A. Hawkes, Fabio Hazin, Matthew Heard, Alex Hearn, Kevin J. Hedges, Suzanne M. Henderson, John Holdsworth, Kim N. Holland, Lucy A. Howey, Robert E. Hueter, Nicholas E. Humphries, Melanie Hutchinson, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Salvador J. Jorgensen, Paul E. Kanive, Jessica Labaja, Fernanda O. Lana, Hugo Lassauce, Rebecca S. Lipscombe, Fiona Llewellyn, Bruno C. L. Macena, Ronald Mambrasar, Jaime D. McAllister, Sophy R. McCully Phillips, Frazer McGregor, Matthew N. McMillan, Lianne M. McNaughton, Sibele A. Mendonça, Carl G. Meyer, Megan Meyers, John A. Mohan, John C. Montgomery, Gonzalo Mucientes, Michael K. Musyl, Nicole Nasby-Lucas, Lisa J. Natanson, John B. O’Sullivan, Paulo Oliveira, Yannis P. Papastamtiou, Toby A. Patterson, Simon J. Pierce, Nuno Queiroz, Craig A. Radford, Andy J. Richardson, Anthony J. Richardson, David Righton, Christoph A. Rohner, Mark A. Royer, Ryan A. Saunders, Matthias Schaber, Robert J. Schallert, Michael C. Scholl, Andrew C. Seitz, Jayson M. Semmens, Edy Setyawan, Brendan D. Shea, Rafid A. Shidqi, George L. Shillinger, Oliver N. Shipley, Mahmood S. Shivji, Abraham B. Sianipar, Joana F. Silva, David W. Sims, Gregory B. Skomal, Lara L. Sousa, Emily J. Southall, Julia L. Y. Spaet, Kilian M. Stehfest, Guy Stevens, Joshua D. Stewart, James A. Sulikowski, Ismail Syakurachman, Simon R. Thorrold, Michele Thums, David Tickler, Mariana T. Tolloti, Kathy A. Townsend, Paulo Travassos, John P. Tyminski, Jeremy J. Vaudo, Drausio Veras, Laurent Wantiez, Sam B. Weber, R.J. David Wells, Kevin C. Weng, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Jane E. Williamson, Matthew J. Witt, Serena Wright, Kelly Zilliacus, Barbara A. Block, David J. 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(IFREMER)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)

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Multidisciplinary, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Violacea Bonaparte, 3103 Ecology, Pelagic stingray, Scalloped hammerhead shark, 41 Environmental Sciences, Western North Pacific, Reproductive-biology, Habitat Use, Carcharhinus-falciformis, Galeocerdo-cuvier, Sexual segregation, Sphyna-lewini, 31 Biological Sciences
Abstract

20 pages, 3 tables, 5 figures.-- Samantha Andrzejaczek ... et al.-- Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC), Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements, Data analysis was funded by the Bertarelli Foundation through the Marine Science program through grants to D.J.C., B.A.B., and S.A. D.J.C. is also funded through Research England, UK. S.A. and B.A.B. thank the Moore Foundation and the Packard Foundation. F.G.-M. thanks the Instituto Politecnico Nacional for fellowships (COFAA, EDI). S.B.W. thanks funding from the Darwin Initiative (DPLUS046). A.D.M.D. acknowledges funding from the Research and Conservation Budget at Georgia Aquarium, including philanthropic gifts from several anonymous donors. K.F. acknowledges funding from the Rolex Awards for Enterprise and the Whitley Fund for Nature

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2022
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26. Supramolecular ultra-short carboxybenzyl-protected dehydropeptide-based hydrogels for drug delivery.

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Veloso SRS, Jervis PJ, Silva JFG, Hilliou L, Moura C, Pereira DM, Coutinho PJG, Martins JA, Castanheira EMS, and Ferreira PMT

Subjects
Drug Carriers, Drug Delivery Systems, Drug Liberation, Curcumin, Hydrogels
Abstract

Self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels are promising materials for biomedical research owing to biocompatibility and similarity to the extracellular matrix, amenable synthesis and functionalization and structural tailoring of the rheological properties. Wider developments of self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels in biomedical research and clinical translation are hampered by limited commercial availability allied to prohibitive costs. In this work a focused library of Cbz-protected dehydrodipeptides Cbz-L-Xaa-Z-ΔPhe-OH (Xaa= Met, Phe, Tyr, Ala, Gly) was synthesised and evaluated as minimalist hydrogels. The Cbz-L-Met-Z-ΔPhe-OH and Cbz-L-Phe-Z-ΔPhe-OH hydrogelators were comprehensively evaluated regarding molecular aggregation and self-assembly, gelation, biocompatibility and as drug carriers for delivery of the natural compound curcumin and the clinically important antitumor drug doxorubicin. Drug release profiles and FRET studies of drug transport into small unilamellar vesicles (as biomembrane models) demonstrated that the Cbz-protected dehydropeptide hydrogels are effective nanocarriers for drug delivery. The expedite and scalable synthesis (in 3 steps), using commercially available reagents and amenable reaction conditions, makes Cbz-protected dehydrodipeptide hydrogels, widely available at affordable cost to the research community., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

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2021
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