This position paper reflects the perspective presented at the Workshop "Pensando o Futuro do Setor Energético Brasileiro" and focuses on issues related to creating conditions for long-term financing and its risks, including: ...

Chronic and pulse increments of salinity can cause different consequences on the aquatic communities, and its effects are related to factors such as the magnitude, frequency and ionic composition, as well as on the baseline ...

A new methodology is laid out for the modeling of commodity prices, it departs from the ‘standard’ approach in that it makes a definite distinction between the analysis of the short term and long term regimes. In particular, ...

Before the memory trace is stored long term, it must undergo a phase of consolidation during which it remains susceptible to modifications. It has previously been proposed that during consolidation, memories are kept from ...

Recent advances in nanotechnology have allowed the encapsulation of hazardous antifouling (AF) biocides in silica mesoporous nanocapsules (SiNC) reducing their short-term toxicity. However, the chronic effects of such novel ...

In this study, a methodology to develop hourly demand scenarios in a medium-term horizon for primary distribution substations is presented and applied to a case study. The main contribution of this study is that it addresses ...