Publications by authors named "M L Souza"

Micronutrient deficiencies remain a great public health challenge worldwide with iron, zinc, and vitamin A being the most problematic. It has been shown that biofortification through agronomic strategies can increase their micronutrient content, but data on the bioavailability remain limited. In Senegal, consumption of cereals and legumes is high, and orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), rich in β-carotene, has been introduced a decade ago.

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Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: , from accumulated snow sediment sample. , on leaf spots of . , on submerged decaying wood in sea water, on , as endophyte from healthy leaves of .

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Cellulose-based materials are promising adsorbents for pollutants and other classes of compounds. Here, we report the preparation of hydrogels via chemical cross-linking of microcrystalline cellulose oxidized by the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO). The cross-linking process was carried out in the presence of modifiers such as β-cyclodextrin in order to insert hydrophobic cavities or κ-carrageenan due to the presence of negative charges along the molecular chains.

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the clinicopathological features of lip lesions diagnosed in a single Oral Pathology service in Brazil.

Material And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study based on secondary data. Between 2000 and 2019, all lip lesions diagnosed in an Oral Pathology service in Brazil were analyzed.

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