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Fractal-like dimension and morphology of ultrafine particles emitted by a diesel engine run with B4, B50, and B100 are evaluated.

This paper is part of the PubliSBQ Special Issue in honor of the late Prof Angelo da Cunha Pinto.

Inherently chiral calix[4]arenes can catalyze Henry reaction between aromatic aldehydes and nitromethane in excellent yields but poor enantioselectivities.

Sixteen dammarane-type triterpenoids, including thirteen new, were identified from carnauba (Copernicia prunifera) wax (types 1 and 4).

Copalic acid activity against dermatophytes Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum gypseum.

This paper is part of the PubliSBQ Special Issue in honor of the late Prof Angelo da Cunha Pinto.

Biodiesel/diesel blends flames are investigated using LII. The results showed a decrease of soot production as the amount of biodiesel was increased.

Metabolite produced by Fusarium fujikuroi isolated from the capitulae of Paepalanthus chiquitensis (Eriocaulaceae). Photo of P. chiquitensis was taken by Marcelo T. L. de Oliveira.

Multifunctional nanocomposites between carbon nanostructures and acrylic latex were successfully prepared, with improved and tunable properties compared to the neat polymer.

Grubbs 1^st and 2^nd generation catalyst were evaluated as catalyst in atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and their yet unknown mechanism for ATRP was investigated.

Ruthenium(II) complexes containing S-allyldithiocarbazate derivatives, potentially active towards in vitro biomolecular interactions and bio-catalytic transformations such as catechol oxidation and phosphate hydrolysis.

Immobead 150 possess interesting features to be used as a support for immobilization of lipases.

Complexes [Ti₃(OⁱPr)₁₁][FeCl₄] and [Ti₃(O)(Cl)(ONep)₉] were employed as initiators for the polymerization of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL). The better polymerization reactivity of [Ti₃(O)(Cl)(ONep)₉] seems to be associated with the maintenance of its polynuclear structure in the reaction mixture.

Fluorescence-based HPLC method for quantification of estrogens (17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinylestradiol) in both influent and effluent wastewater samples.

A recent ambient ionization mass spectrometry technique known as leaf spray (LS-MS) is a simple and fast method for screening of plant samples. In this work, toxic and non-toxic Jatropha curcas leaves were differentiated by LS-MS.

Dibenzoylmethane derivatives with a substituent on C-8 are extremely rare in nature. These compounds can potentially be used as biomarkers of closely related genera. Two compounds showed strong activity against human cancer cell lines.

A novel, rapid, and easy method for quantification of BPA via diazo coupling reaction and its applications in the actual food samples.

Cathodic protection potential in presence of a stray AC voltage for steel pipe buried in a mildly corrosive soil provided that AC corrosion does not induce any change of soil chemistry.

Coencapsulation of t-DCTN and t-DCTN:HP-β-CD into PCL and PLGA microspheres were developed using factorial design. Oral formulations of PLGA microparticles containing t-DCTN and/or t-DCTN:HP-β-CD were obtained to be applied in in vivo studies.

This paper is part of the PubliSBQ Special Issue in honor of the late Prof Angelo da Cunha Pinto.

Determination of phorbol esters of Jatropha curcas L. using NIR and UV spectroscopies employing PLS regression and variable selection.

The spectrofluorimetric determination of 8-methoxypsoralen was applied to assessing the quality of medicines produced by compounding pharmacies.

Methylene Violet 3 RAX dye as a new reagent for the determination of nitrite in cured meats and vegetables.

The chemometric tool was applied to the physicochemical, volatiles and stable isotope data to perform the exploratory analysis and classification of sparkling wines samples.

Magnetic solid lipid nanoparticles (MSLNs) for application in magnetic hyperthermia and controlled delivery of oncocalyxone-A.

Microwave-assisted acid decomposition using closed vessels was applied to aluminosilicates in order to quantify Na and Al, reducing the time consumed for samples preparation step. This procedure avoided analytes losses and contamination.

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) concentration has a significant effect on the structure of catalysts and dispersion of their active phase. Therefore, the catalyst prepared with 15 wt.% PVA, exhibits high performance and good thermal stability for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction between 2-hydroxy-3-iodonaphthalene-1,4-dione and a series of arylboronic acids/esters followed by OH-protection as the corresponding N,N-diethyl carbamates is reported. The synthesized compounds were evaluated regarding their antineoplastic and antileishmanial activities furnishing promising results.

This paper is part of the PubliSBQ Special Issue in honor of the late Prof Angelo da Cunha Pinto.