MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER

Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança

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CIMO

CIMO - Mountain Research Center. See video HERE

FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Abir Tebai

Natshrimp - Bio-based and sustainable approaches to preserve shrimps: innovative processes with improved performance
Supervisors: Sandrina Heleno, Maria Manuela Pintado, Isabel Fernandes
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Adriana katherine Molina Vargas

Widening the range of stable bio-based colorants for food industry application
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Jesús Simal Gándara, Carla Pereira
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Adriano dos Santos Silva

Optimization of municipal solid waste management systems towards sustainability
Supervisors: Hélder Gomes, Ana Isabel Pereira, Adrián Silva
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Alan Victor da Silva

Air Pollution in An African Megacity: Source Apportionment And Health Implications
Supervisors: Célia Alves, Manuel Feliciano
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Alexis Pereira

FortLight | Selenium and iodine biofortification of Swiss chard micro and baby greens: towards sustainable healthy foods
Supervisors: José Pinela, Maria Beatriz Oliveira, Maria Inês Dias
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Aline Zambom Coelho

Fractionation and Purification of Terpenes using Ionic Liquids
Supervisors: Simão Pinho, João Coutinho, Maria Olga Ferreira
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Amândio David Zimba

Innovative highly nutritious and functional formulations: boosting health through sustainable approaches
Supervisors: Sandrina Heleno, Vítor Delgado Alves, Maria José Alves
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Amir Bzainia

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Enrichment of Phenolic Compounds from Winemaking Residues
Supervisors: Rolando Dias, Mário Rui Costa
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Beatriz de Melo Segatelli

Efficiency of natural-based biostimulants in agricultural soils: response to water stress in climate change scenarios
Supervisors: Zulimar Hernández, Paula Alvarenga
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ana Carolina Coelho Lima

High Internal phase oil-in-water Pickering Emulsions for 3D structuring functional materials
Supervisors: Madalena Dias, Maria Filomena Barreiro, Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Caroline Royer

Valorização de resíduo de bagaço de azeitona como condicionador orgânico do solo e implicações para a sua qualidade física
Supervisors: Marcos Lado Liñares, Tomás Figueiredo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ana Catarina Pereira Cordeiro

Development of a sustainable XOS production bioprocess from olive pomace
Supervisors: António Peres, Lígia Rodrigues, Claúdia Amorim
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Cláudia Castro Novais

DUAL - Dual function hybrid molecules as the next generation of sustainable bio-based additives
Supervisors: Celestino Santos-Buelga, Carla Pereira, Rui Miguel Abreu
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Estefânia Cunha

Development of innovative biocontrol tools for the management of olive fruit fly and olive knot disease
Supervisors: José Alberto Pereira, Pedro Luelmo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ana Lúcia Lobo Santos

Bioecology of the chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu and biological and biotechnological control methods
Supervisors: Albino Bento, Sónia Santos, Pedro Casquero
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ana Luísa Gonçalves Saldanha

Innovative production of edible saprophyt mushrooms through an integrated circular strategy
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Maria Inês Dias, Manuel Coimbra
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Margarida Passos Borges

Medical device: a case of Chelidonum majus L. and Sericin in Wound Healing
Supervisors: Manuel Ricardo Calhelha, Josiana Vaz, María Luisa Martín Calvo
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Paula Ferreira da Silva

Monitoring of municipal waste streams and their transformation intogeopolymeric membranes
Supervisors: Hélder Gomes, José Alcides Peres, Jose Luis Díaz de Tuesta Triviño
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Pérez Vázquez

Valorization of agricultural by-products from native species of the North of Portugal and Galicia: extraction of bioactive compounds, evaluation of their biological properties, possible toxic effects, and application in food matrices
Supervisors: Isabel Cristina Ferreira, Tayse Ferreira Ferreira da Silveira, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ana Sofia Andrade de Faria

Assessment of the technological properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional Portuguese “Chouriça de carne” – building a national biobank with probiotic potential
Supervisors: Úrsula Barron, Vasco Cadavez, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage, Úrsula Barron, Vasco Cadavez, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ana Sofia Teixeira Brandão

Industrial Symbiosis as a strategy to enhance the Circular Bioeconomy in the region of Trás-os-Montes
Supervisors: António Morán Palao, Artur Gonçalves, José Santos
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Andreia de Oliveira Quaresma

DNA metabarcoding of pollen mixtures for environmental monitoring: qualitative and quantitative robustness based on mock mixtures and honeybee-collected samples from across Europe
Supervisors: Maria Alice Pinto, João Honrado, Alexander Keller
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Andrews Victor Almeida de Souza

i9Models: Development of innovative in vitro models to study the wall deformability and blood flow in aneurysms
Supervisors: Rui Lima, Hélder Puga, João Eduardo Ribeiro
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ângela Leonor Castanheira Liberal

LentilMeat: Sustainable exploitation of lentils as a plant-derived meat analogue, with improved protein and iron availability
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Ana Vívar-Quintana, Ângela Feitor Fernandes
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ângelo Filipe dos Reis Pereira e Cortinhas Sil

The fire protection ecosystem service in fire?prone landscapes: valuation and prediction under global change scenarios
Supervisors: João Pradinho Honrado, Paulo Fernandes, João Carlos Azevedo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Anna Carolina Cortez Ribeiro

Barroso's Food Base: Dietary Patterns and Lifestyles
Supervisors: Vera Ferro Lebres, José Carlos Ribeiro
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Arlindo André e André de Cima

Bioactive Components from Native Aromatic and Medicinal Plants in Barroso region: Enhancing Beverages in the Industry
Supervisors: Sandrina Heleno, Maria Manuela Pintado, Maria José Saavedra
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Arthur Aparecido Janoni Lima

Soil organic carbon assessment using remote sensing data through deep learning techniques
Supervisors: Antonio Paz Gonzalez, Tomás Figueiredo, Rui Pedro Lopes
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ayssata Patrícia da Costa Leocádia Vaz d’Almeida

Design and synthesis of natural-synthetic hybrid polymer particles for the valorization of bioactive compounds in olive leaf and olive oil production residues
Supervisors: Rolando Dias, Maria Suzana Vicente
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Bárbara de Sena Nunes Menezes

ZEROfoodWASTE: Reuse of agro-industrial waste for the production of stale bread based products
Supervisors: Eliana Andreia Pereira, Manuel Pallarés, Alexandre Gonçalves
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Beatriz Helena Paschoalinotto

WEPMedSea - Valorization of Wild Edible Plants of the Mediterranean region through an integrated circular approach
Supervisors: Maria Inês Dias, Lillian Barros, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Briolanja Ananias Ferraz dos Santos

Estudo do perfil químico das partes vegetativas e subprodutos da produção de Humulus lupulus L. em cultivares e espontâneos, numa aplicação cosmética natural.
Supervisors: Maria João Sousa, Maria del Carmen Coello
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Bruna Penedo de Carvalho Moreira

Valorization of Mediterranean almond orchards through the use of intercropping integrated strategies
Supervisors: Cristina Caleja, Márcio Soares Carocho, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Carlos Ariel Yadró García

Mediterranean honeybees (Apis mellifera ): a genome-wide approach to dissect neutral and adaptive patterns of genetic diversity
Supervisors: Maria Alice Pinto, Miguel Carneiro, Dora Henriques
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Carlos Seiti Hurtado Shiraishi

ScreenBeti: from virtual screening of natural compounds to anti-diabetic ingredients for the food industry
Supervisors: Rui Miguel Abreu, Sandrina Heleno, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Catarina Pereira Gomes

Design of cellulose-synthetic hybrid polymer vehicles for polyphenols uptake/release combining controlled radical polymerization with molecular imprinting technique
Supervisors: Rolando Dias, Mario Rui Costa
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Cátia Rodrigues de Almeida

Combination of different remote sensing techniques for the analysis of the Urban Heat Island effect in Bragança, Portugal
Supervisors: Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Artur Gonçalves
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Claudete António André Bastos

Valorização de plantas e cogumelos da Reserva Florestal da Cumbira numa cadeia integrada utilizando processos inovadores
Supervisors: Margarida Mourão Martins, Lillian Barros
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Cláudio António Matusse

Risk assessment of mycotoxins in Mozambique and mitigation strategies
Supervisors: Paula Rodrigues, Ana Cristina Sampaio, João Bila
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Cristiano Manuel Careto Moisés

Introdução a métodos de agricultura regenerativa em Amendoal e Olival intensivos
Supervisors: Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, Margarida Arrobas Rodrigues, Carlos Manuel Correia
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Cristina Sofia Lopes Cameirão

Novel and sustainable strategies to prevent and mitigate Xylella fastidiosa disease impact on olive tree
Supervisors: Paula Baptista, Maria Teresa Neto
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Daniel Sebastián Rodríguez León

Function of cuticular hydrocarbons in honeybees
Supervisors: Thomas Schmitt, Ricarda Scheiner, Maria Alice Pinto
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Daniela Filipe Magalhães Ruano

Minority olive tree varieties from Trás-os-Montes: actions for their evaluation and preservation
Supervisors: Pedro Luelmo, José Alberto Pereira, Nuno Rodrigues
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Diogo Félix Oliveira

Enhancing the olive grove ground-cover vegetation toward maximizing the pest suppression exerted by lacewings: larvae-pest synchrony and adult feeding preference
Supervisors: José Alberto Pereira, Jacinto Benhadi Marín
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Dionatan Gerber

Understanding the two-way interaction between fire and Hakea sericea invasion in Portugal
Supervisors: João Carlos Azevedo, Joaquim Sande Silva, Elizabete Marchante
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Eleomar de Oliveira Pires Junior

Natural matrices with Potemntial Colouring and Preservative Application in the Food Industry
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Cristina Caleja, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Elizandra Noely Grinfelder Ardohain

SusBioBakery - Prospecting sustainable resources to obtain natural bio-based ingredients for the Bakery Sector
Supervisors: Ângela Feitor Fernandes, Manuel Ricardo Calhelha, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Erika Maryori Niño Vega

Optimización y desarrollo de nuevos colorantes naturales a partir de frutos silvestres comestibles y la aplicación de los mismos en diferentes matrices alimentarias
Supervisors: Patricia Morales Gómez, Virginia Fernández Ruiz, Lillian Barros
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Ezzeldin Wael Ezzeldin Hamdy Aly

Processos de adsorção em zeólitos de estrutura faujasítica para a redução das emissões de carbono
Supervisors: Francisco Freitas, José António Silva
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Felipe Macedo Alves

AquaProt: Vegetable Protein from Edible Aquatic Plants: Safe, Sustainable Production and Resilience Against Climate Change
Supervisors: Márcio Soares Carocho, Manuel Feliciano, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Felipe Pacheco Spirlandelli

The role of landscape connectivity in the conservation of large mammals in the Iberian Peninsula
Supervisors: João Carlos Azevedo, João Francisco Gonçalves, Francisco Álvares
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Fernanda Fontana Roman

Amphiphilic carbon-based materials for one-pot desulfurization and denitrogenation of liquid fuels
Supervisors: Joaquim Faria, Adrián Silva, Hélder Gomes
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Filipe Hélder Cardoso Lema

Desenvolvimento de processos para melhorar a qualidade da castanha (Castanea sativa Miller) ao nível da pré- e pós-colheita
Supervisors: Elsa Ramalhosa, Paula Baptista, Cristina Oliveira
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Gilda Conceição Raposo Preto

Relevance and exploitation of spontaneous cover-crop in the management of olive anthracnose
Supervisors: José Alberto Pereira, Pedro Luelmo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Giovana Colucci

Lignin-based Pickering stabilizers for innovative cosmeceutical formulations
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Alírio Rodrigues
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Glauco Tapijara Vallicelli Nobrega

Seaweed nanofluids for cooling photovoltaic solar panels used in space missions
Supervisors: Rui Lima, Reinaldo Souza, João Eduardo Ribeiro
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Guilherme Possamai

Screening, evaluation and characterization of antagonistic microorganisms against Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi, the causal agent of chestnut brown rot in Portugal
Supervisors: Ana Cristina Sampaio, Paula Rodrigues, Maria Rodríguez
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Hana Scepankova Soares

Effect of High Pressure Processing on Honey
Supervisors: Jorge Saraiva, Ivonne Delgadillo, Maria Letícia Estevinho
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Helgeneusa Neto da Costa

Innovative bio-based solutions for olive fungal diseases management
Supervisors: Paula Baptista, Fátima Gonçalves
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Heloísa Helena Scorsato de Almeida

Hydrosols as natural antimicrobials for food applications
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Alírio Rodrigues
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Iasmin da Silva Ferreira

Innovations and strategies to improve healthiness in meat products
Supervisors: Alfredo Teixeira, Javier Mateo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Inês de Maria Santos Afonso

i9OliveFluids: Development of innovative olive mill wastewaters for metalworking fluids
Supervisors: Rui Lima, João Eduardo Ribeiro
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Isabella Charres Fandiño

Air quality and its effects on the primary and preschool population: new assessment tools
Supervisors: Célia dos Anjos Alves, Manuel Feliciano
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Isabella Fernanda Weber Cordova

Green extraction of artemisinin using aqueous solutions of hydrotropes: from the plant to the formulation
Supervisors: João Coutinho, Maria Olga Ferreira, Simão Pinho
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Israel do Nascimento Santos

Uso do fogo controlado como ferramenta de gestão da vegetação na montanha mediterrânea: efeitos na qualidade do solo e da água
Supervisors: Juan Carlos Nóvia Muñoz, Felícia Fonseca
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Izamara de Oliveira

Emerging strategies to obtain safe and healthy natural colorants and preservatives: valorisation of agrifood bio wastes
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Sandrina Heleno, Celestino Buelga
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Javier Echave Alvarez

Development of Natural Bioactive Ingredients for Functional Formulations as an Alternative for the Valorization of Grape Seed
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Miguel Ángel Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Jéssica Dayane Oliveira Fonseca

Synergistic potential of bioactive extracts of wild edible mushrooms from Northeast Transmontano and conventional chemotherapy: A strategy to reverse chemoresistance
Supervisors: Josiana Adelaide Vaz, Sara Ricardo
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Jéssica Lampreia Ribeiro

By-residues from the main Portuguese fruit crops as feed supplements: a sustainable approach to fight antimicrobial resistance in animal production.
Supervisors: Patrícia Poeta, Lillian Barros, Filipa Sofia Dinis Reis
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Joana Patrícia Barreira Rodrigues

Upcycling: Transforming bio-residues from waste into active ingredients for new products development
Supervisors: António José Fernandes, Lillian Barros, Maria Beatriz Oliveira
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

João Alves Pinto

Development of Sustainable Polymer Solutions
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Alírio Rodrigues, Naceur Belgacem
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

João Filipe Soares Cardoso

Risco ecológico da introdução de Torymus sinensis Kamijo e o potencial do uso de fungos no controlo da vespa-das-galhas-do-castanheiro, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu
Supervisors: Fernanda Cássio, Albino Bento, Edmundo Sousa
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

João Pedro Jacob Ferreira

Epidemiological Situation of Lentiviruses of Small Ruminants in Portugal
Supervisors: Hélder Quintas, Ana Claúdia Coelho, Delia Lozano
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Jonata Massao Ueda

Innov2Eat: Innovative and powdered ready-to-eat dairy and vegetable-based yogurts
Supervisors: Sandrina Heleno, Márcio Soares Carocho, Patricia Morales Gómez
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Jonathan Simonace Cardoso

Preparation of mixed matrix zeolite membranes functionalized with ionic liquids for the separation of CO2
Supervisors: Licínio Ferreira, Zhi Lin, Paulo Brito
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Josefa da Graça Fernandes Rangel

Angolan wild plants with high nutraceutical potential: sustainable prospection and ethnobotanical assessment.
Supervisors: Ângela Feitor Fernandes, José Carlos Costa, Maria Manuel Romeiras
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Júlia Cristiê Kessler

Supercritical extraction and NETmix technology to produce green and stabilized M. oleifera functional ingredients having in view cosmeceutical formulations
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Alírio Rodrigues, Madalena Dias
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Júlio Henrique Germano de Souza

Avaliação da contribuição dos serviços de pastoreio para a mitigação das alterações climáticas ao longo de três gradientes Atlântico-Mediterrânicos
Supervisors: Marina Castro, María Rosa Mosquera-Losada
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Ketrin Lorhayne Kubiak

Using artificial shelters for predators to enhance biological control in olive groves: Integrating landscape factors, climatic constraints, and species traits to improve pest supression
Supervisors: José Alberto Pereira, Jacinto Benhadi Marín, Maria de Fátima Gonçalves
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Kheira Moufida Mouffok

Valorization of acorn and honeydew honey from Quercus pyrenaica
Supervisors: Soraia Falcão, María Shantal Flores
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Laíres de Araújo Lima

Predifood - Predictive and Accelerated Models for Food Shelf-Life Assessment
Supervisors: Márcio Soares Carocho, Manuela Pintado, Ana Isabel Pereira
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Laís Fabiana Serafini

Improving Municipal Biowaste Composting Management Strategies in Resíduos do Nordeste, EIM, S.A. using a Life Cycle Approach
Supervisors: Fernando Gonzalez Andres, Artur Gonçalves, Paulo Praça
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Lais Sene Freitas

Valorização de cereais tradicionais: desenvolvimento e caracterização de novos produtos
Supervisors: Luis Dias, Maria Letícia Estevinho, Maria Eugenia Tornadijoa
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Lara Pires Vaqueiro

Elevate Gut Health: Harnessing the Potential of Natural Prebiotic and Symbiotic Formulations to Restore and Improve Intestinal Dysbio
Supervisors: Manuel Ricardo Calhelha, Sandrina Heleno, Ana María Paramás
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Larissa Camargo Ghirro

Development of 3D-printable Pickerign emulsions as base systems for customized nutrition supplements
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart, Madalena Dias
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Leonardo Campestrini Furst

Development and application of a low-cost platform for IAQ monitoring in transport microenvironments to improve comfort and safety
Supervisors: Célia Alves, Getúlio Igrejas, Manuel Feliciano
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Leonardo Corrêa Gomes

Integravalor - Estratégia integrada de valorização de subprodutos agroalimentares
Supervisors: Maria Inês Dias, Carla Pereira, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Leonardo Kipper Alves

Perturbações antrópicas no ecossistema solo: efeitos na dinâmica do carbono
Supervisors: Juan Carlos Nóvoa-Muñoz, Felícia Fonseca
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Lia Inês Machado Vasconcelos

Avaliação de parâmetros indicadores da qualidade da carne fresca e produtos cárneos transformados de suínos de raça Bísara. Efeito do uso de metodologias menos invasivas para análise rápida e precisa
Supervisors: Alfredo Teixeira, Sandra Sofia Rodrigues, Javier Mateo Oyague
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Liandra Gracher Teixeira

Co-encapsulation of natural colorants for color and bioactivity modulation
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Lillian Barros, Madalena Dias
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Liege Aguiar Pascoalino

Valorisation of bio-residues from apple industrial processing: application of added-value compounds as food and nutraceutical additives
Supervisors: Maria Beatriz Oliveira, João Barreira, Filipa Sofia Dinis Reis
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Lien Imbrechts

In transition: post-abandonment landscapes in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal
Supervisors: Peter H. Verburg, João Carlos Azevedo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Lucas Fernando Alves da Silva Zafanelli

Green Hydrogen Recovery from Natural Gas Grids by Adsorption Processes
Supervisors: José António Silva, Alírio Rodrigues
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Luís António Palmeira Fernandes

Indoor and greenhouse production of medicinal cannabis in Portugal: a scientific look at lato sensu production
Supervisors: Carla Pereira, Ana Paramás
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Luis Royer Oliveira da Cruz

Plantas medicinales de Angola Estudo Ethnofarmacológico de la region de Benguela, estudio químico/bioactivo de las plantas seleccionadas
Supervisors: Celestino Santos-Buelga, Lillian Barros, Luis Catarino
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Maria Ângela Gonçalves Rocha de Aragão

Application of riboflavin in photodynamic therapy
Supervisors: Manuel Ricardo Calhelha, Lillian Barros, Celestino Santos-Buelga
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Maria Azucena Marques Gamallo

Asset management applied to bee-centered natural ecosystems
Supervisors: Nuno Marques Almeida, Miguel Vilas Boas
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Maria Eliza Cota e Souza

Biocontrol of Mediterranean perennial crops
Supervisors: Albino Bento, Pedro Casquero
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Maria Gabriela Leichtweis

AllPumpkin – Development of a high-quality pumpkin pulp enriched and preserved by added-value molecules from pumpkin by-products, an integrative and sustainable strategy
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Maria Beatriz Oliveira, Carla Pereira
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Mariana Correia Pedrosa

SUSPLA: Development of PLA biofilms from Food Waste, incorporate with bioactive preserving molecules
Supervisors: Márcio Soares Carocho, Maria Manuela Pinto, Lillian Barros
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Marta Sofia Ferreira Madureira

Pollinator Dynamics in Trás-os-Montes in Olive Landscapes: Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation
Supervisors: José Alberto Pereira, Isabel Rodrigues
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Matheus Bueno Patrício

Utilização de ferramentas geoestatísticas para a análise de carbono e matéria orgânica do solo na bacia hidrográfica do Alto Sabor, nordeste de Portugal
Supervisors: Marcos Lado Liñares, Antonio Paz González, Felícia Fonseca
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Matheus de Oliveira Toloto

Soil Biogeochemistry and Carbon Dynamics: Unraveling Nature's Strategies for Organic Matter Stabilization and Carbon Sequestration in Pristine Ecosystems
Supervisors: Tomás Figueiredo, António Paz
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Matheus Matos do Nascimento

Composição nutricional, química e bioativa das espécies Basella alba L. e Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br., plantas alimentícias não convencionais (PANC) provenientes da Amazônia Sul-Ocidental, Acre
Supervisors: Joana Amaral, Almecina Balbino Ferreira
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Matilde Maria Baptista Antão Jorge Rodrigues

Improving the nutritional quality and stress tolerance of microgreens through biostimulant-seed-priming and interspecific metabolite transfer
Supervisors: José Pinela, Maria Beatriz Oliveira, Celestino Santos-Buelga
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Mikel Añibarro Ortega

Valorization of bioactive compounds from Solanaceae crop by-products into novel nutraceutical ingredients
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Miguel Angel Prieto, José Pinela
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Mónica Gabriela dos Santos Honrado

Exploiting DNA-metabarcoding and metabolomics towards the authentication of Mediterranean honey
Supervisors: Joana Amaral, Silvia Rocha, Maria Alice Pinto
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Natália da Assunção Lisboa Seixas

Valorização da Tramazeira: Exploração das folhas e polpa do fruto in natura e fermentadas na conservação e bioativade de alimentos
Supervisors: Luis Dias, Maria Letícia Estevinho, José María Fresno Baro
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Nuno José Fernandes Moredo

Equilibrar as rotações culturais para promover a produtividade dos sistemas de agricultura do Barroso
Supervisors: Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, Margarida Arrobas Rodrigues, Carlos Correia
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Nuno Manuel Pires Ferreiro

Extra virgin olive oil shelf-life prediction based on an integrated approach from farm to fork
Supervisors: António Peres, Nuno Rodrigues, Pedro Luelmo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Odete Linda Armando Zefanias

Qualidade e Segurança na Produção Avícola de Galinhas Autóctones
Supervisors: Vasco Cadavez, Ana Isabel Barros
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Paulo Júlio Dimande

Gestão sustentável do solo em ambientes tropical e mediterrâneo
Supervisors: Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, Margarida Arrobas Rodrigues, Carlos Manuel Correia
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Pedrina Pinto Rocha

Olive Oil Terroir: understanding the role of geographical origin in the olive oil chemical-sensory quality differentiation
Supervisors: Nuno Rodrigues, Maria Luisa Martins
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Pedro Miguel Gonçalves de Araújo

Expressões culturais e imateriais dos sistemas de agricultura do Barroso - das tradições herdadas às práticas contemporâneas
Supervisors: Sílvia Nobre, Fernando Augusto Pereira, Humberto Martins
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Peltier Rossi Lino de Aguiar

Legumes in nitrogen and phosphorus management in sustainable agriculture
Supervisors: Margarida Arrobas Rodrigues, Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, José Manuel Pereira
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Rafael Mascoloti Spréa

NutHealth: Exploitation of by-product from nut-press-cake as a source of natural heath-enhancing ingredients
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Joana Amaral, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Regis Pacheco Cassino Junior

Ferramentas de identificação de áreas críticas para ações de gestão de recursos hídricos baseadas em modelação de extremos hidrológicos: aplicação à bacia do rio Côa, Portugal
Supervisors: Tomás Figueiredo, Renato Henriques
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Renecleide Viana dos Santos

Sistemas radiculares da vegetação herbácea em olivais: efeitos da gestão do solo e contributos para a prestação de serviços ecossistémicos
Supervisors: Tomás Figueiredo, Antonio Paz González, Felícia Fonseca
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Roberto Alexandre Crisante Da Costa

Mushroom biofortification with mineral elements: towards functional foods for human nutrition
Supervisors: Carla Pereira, Pablo García, José Pinela
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Samara Cristina da Silva Pituco

Development of an integrated approach to produce phycocyanin and valorize co-bioproducts from Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Madalena Dias
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Sandra Andreia Gonçalves Marcelino

Drinks4Life: harnessing vegetable biowaste as a source of valuable functional compounds for the beverage industry
Supervisors: Lillian Barros, Celestino Santos Buelga, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
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Sandra Isabel Correia Lamas

OliveAged: The influence of olive tree age on fruit-associated endophytes, bioactivity and quality of olive oil of cv.Verdeal Transmontana
Supervisors: Nuno Rodrigues, Paula Baptista, Pedro Luelmo
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Sara Filipa Gomes Reis

Unveiling the Potential of Fungal Polysaccharides: From Nutrient-Rich Mushrooms to Advanced Biomedical Nanoparticles
Supervisors: Josiana Adelaide Vaz, Paulo Coutinho, Celestino Santos-Buelga
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Seymanur Ertosun

Natural capsules of bee pollen as tailor-made controlled delivery systems for food and cosmetic applications
Supervisors: Soraia Falcão, Ana Cristina Freire
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Sharlane Maria da Costa

Desenvolvimento da tecnologia de fabrico para mós abrasivas com canais internos de refrigeração formados por estruturas 3D obtidas por manufatura aditiva
Supervisors: Delfim Soares, Mário Pereira, João Eduardo Ribeiro
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Sofia Teixeira da Silva

Centenarian olive trees and their associated endophytes as a source of resilience in the face of climate change
Supervisors: Paula Baptista, Nuno Rodrigues
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Soraia de Lurdes Fernandes Raimundo

Leguminosas: o único caminho para a expansão da agricultura biológica
Supervisors: Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, Carlos Correia, Margarida Arrobas Rodrigues
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Stephany Cunha de Rezende

Solid dispersions as a technology to tailor made natural colorants-based formulations
Supervisors: Maria Filomena Barreiro, Madalena Dias, Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart
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Susana Dos Anjos Caetano Capitão

Efeito da estrutura da paisagem na incidência de pragas e doenças no olival
Supervisors: Paula Baptista, Filipe José Nogueira Madeira, Filipe Madeira
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Tamires Bertocco

Hydrological and sedimentological response in Spanish-Portuguese transboundary catchments at multiple spatial scales with presence of traditional water-meadows
Supervisors: Manuel Lopéz-Vicente, Tomás Figueiredo, Renato Filipe Faria Henrique
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Tatiane Cristina Gonçalves de Oliveira

INNOV4FOOD: Converting agro-food bio-residues into powerful bioactive ingredients for functional ingredients development
Supervisors: Maria Beatriz Oliveira, Lillian Barros, Eliana Andreia Pereira
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Teresa José Lopes

The Exploitation of Rhizospheric Microorganisms to Promote Host Plant Resistance against water shortage in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Supervisors: Paula Baptista, Pedro Talhinhas
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Teresa Ventura Vale Fernandes Dias

Inside of Portuguese Cheese Industry: risk assessment for mycotoxigenic fungi and quality control
Supervisors: Armândio Venâncio, Paula Rodrigues
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Thais Sayuri Berberich

Multifunctional catalysts fr improved Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using NetMIX-based microreactor technology towards the competitive production of synthetic fuel
Supervisors: Joaquim Faria, Bruno Machado, Hélder Gomes
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Thayane Walkovitz Ribeiro

Biological air quality assessment in Northern Portugal: correlation with meteorological factors, air pollution and climate change
Supervisors: Helena Isabel Ribeiro, Manuel Feliciano, Estefanía Sánchez Reyes
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Thayná Domingues de Almeida

SusMush – Sustainable improvement of mushroom's cultivation to elicit functional biomolecules
Supervisors: Sandrina Heleno, Alexandre Fradeira Gonçalves, Maria Beatriz Oliveira
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Tiago Araújo Azevedo

Preclinical efficacy of olive pomace whole extract: a strategy to fight inflammation and pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis and valorize byproducts
Supervisors: Paula Oliveira, Lillian Barros, Adelina Quaresma
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Tomás Thormann Abranches de Magalhães

Understanding host preference of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) by a multi-omics approach
Supervisors: Natália Marques, Amilcar Duarte, José Alberto Pereira
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Vânia Cristina da Silva Rodrigues

Machine learning Models for Plant-growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Fitness Prediction
Supervisors: Sérgio Deusdado, Álvaro Peix Geldart
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Vânia Rosalina Alves Correia de Carvalho da Cunha Silva

Valorisation challenges to almond by-products: their potential and probable uses
Supervisors: Berta Macedo, Ivo Vaz de Oliveira, José Alberto Pereira
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Vinicius Kenzo Okada

Predicting Sediment Yield and Managing Vulnerability, Risks, and Sustainability: A Semi-Quantitative Model Integrated with Geopropcessing Techniques, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems
Supervisors: Tomás Figueiredo, Renato Henriques
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Virginie Isabelle Pedro Xavier

CholbyMush – Rethink mushrooms bioresidues as powerfull hypocholesterolemic agents: development of innovative and functional formulations
Supervisors: Sandrina Heleno, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
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Volkan Aylanc

Design of bee pollen biocapsules for controlled delivery of active substance in cancer therapy
Supervisors: Miguel Vilas Boas, Ana Cristina Freire, Nuno Vale
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Yago Alonso Cipoli

Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution in Braganza: Causes, Inhalation Exposure and Toxicity
Supervisors: Célia dos Anjos Alves, Manuel Feliciano
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Yara Goulart de Aquino

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Supervisors: Manuel Ricardo Calhelha, Miguel Angel Prieto Lage
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Yara Xiluva Bulha Loforte

Development and modelling of functional cultures as biopreservatives of traditional cheeses
Supervisors: Úrsula Barron, André Almeida
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS