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UAveiro Research

Newsletter #12 - 2016/03/24

Researcher of the month: Frank Verheijen

"Our society depends on how we manage our soils, more than many people realise. Many civilisations in the past have fallen due to mismanagement of soils. Soil (aka the pedosphere) is central in physical geography and has been the ‘red thread’ in my research. My primary research interest is the interaction between vegetation - soil organic matter – and soil hydrology dynamics."
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From 11 to 29 April 2016, IMI will hold webinars on each topic of the upcoming IMI2 9th Call for proposals, as well as one webinar on the IMI2 rules and procedures. Registration is free but obligatory.
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Research news
Publication | Control of crystallite and particle size in the synthesis of layered double hydroxides: Macromolecular insights and a complementary modeling tool
Zinc-aluminum layered double hydroxides with nitrate intercalated (Zn(n)Al-NO3, n = Zn/Al) is an intermediate material for the intercalation of different functional molecules used in a wide range of industrial applications.
By: TLP Galvão, CS Neves,  APF Caetano, F Maia, D Mata, E Malheiro, MJ Ferreira, AC Bastos, AN. Salak, JRB Gomes, J Tedim,  MGS.Ferreira, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol 468, , Pages 86–94, April 2016
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Publication | Toxicity of tributyltin (TBT) to the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea
The freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea, one of the best characterized animal models for regeneration research and developmental biology, is being recognised as a useful species for ecotoxicological studies.
By: PU Ofoegbu, FCP Simão, A Cruz, S Mendo, AMVM Soares, JLT Pestana, Chemosphere, Vol 148, Pages 61–67,  April 2016
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Publication | Thermodynamic stability of lead-free alkali niobate and tantalate perovskites
This publication was selected as a Hot Article for 2015 and as such it has been included in the Hot Article 2015 web collection for Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
By: SK Sahu, S Zlotnik, A Navrotsky, PM Vilarinho, J.Mater.Chem.C, 3, 7691, 2015
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