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Alcino J Silva

- Verified email at mednet.ucla.edu - Cited by 44948

Amélia M. Silva

- Verified email at utad.pt - Cited by 10620

Alessandro Silva

- Verified email at sissa.it - Cited by 7692

Colloquium: Nonequilibrium dynamics of closed interacting quantum systems

A Polkovnikov, K Sengupta, A Silva… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
This Colloquium gives an overview of recent theoretical and experimental progress in the
area of nonequilibrium dynamics of isolated quantum systems. There is particularly a focus …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric nanoparticles: production, characterization, toxicology and ecotoxicology

A Zielińska, F Carreiró, AM Oliveira, A Neves, B Pires… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are particles within the size range from 1 to 1000 nm and can
be loaded with active compounds entrapped within or surface-adsorbed onto the polymeric …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - Chemical engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

Observation of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos in three years of IceCube data

MG Aartsen, M Ackermann, J Adams, JA Aguilar… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
A search for high-energy neutrinos interacting within the IceCube detector between 2010
and 2012 provided the first evidence for a high-energy neutrino flux of extraterrestrial origin …

Identification of distinct nanoparticles and subsets of extracellular vesicles by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation

H Zhang, D Freitas, HS Kim, K Fabijanic, Z Li… - Nature cell …, 2018 - nature.com
The heterogeneity of exosomal populations has hindered our understanding of their
biogenesis, molecular composition, biodistribution and functions. By employing asymmetric …

Deficient long-term memory in mice with a targeted mutation of the cAMP-responsive element-binding protein

R Bourtchuladze, B Frenguelli, J Blendy, D Cioffi… - Cell, 1994 - cell.com
The cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (WEB) has been implicated in the activation
of protein synthesis required for long-term facilitation, a cellular model of memory in Aplysia …

Behavioral phenotypes of inbred mouse strains: implications and recommendations for molecular studies

JN Crawley, JK Belknap, A Collins, JC Crabbe… - …, 1997 - Springer
Choosing the best genetic strains of mice for developing a new knockout or transgenic
mouse requires extensive knowledge of the endogenous traits of inbred strains. Background …

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on the use and management of plastics

JC Prata, ALP Silva, TR Walker… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Plastics are essential in society as a widely available and inexpensive material.
Mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Memory reconsolidation and extinction have distinct temporal and biochemical signatures

A Suzuki, SA Josselyn, PW Frankland… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
Memory retrieval is not a passive phenomenon. Instead, it triggers a number of processes
that either reinforce or alter stored information. Retrieval is thought to activate a second …

Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score: using disability and disease duration to rate disease severity

R Roxburgh, SR Seaman, T Masterman, AE Hensiek… - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
Background: There is no consensus method for determining progression of disability in
patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) when each patient has had only a single assessment in …