Universidade Federal do Cariri

Biochar for Low-Carbon Energy Crop Systems: Bibliometric Trends, Agronomic Evidence, and Soil Carbon Sequestration Pathways from 2007 to 2025

Abstract This bibliometric and critical review examines the evolution of scientific research on biochar application in energy-crop systems, emphasizing biomass productivity, soil quality, and soil carbon sequestration from 2007 to 2025. The bibliometric assessment comprised 409 r...

Fungistatic Potential and Inhibition of Fungal Yeast-hyphae switch of Candida spp. by Hecogenin Acetate

Invasive fungal infections represent one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients, and many of the currently available antifungal agents are associated with toxicity, recurrence, or the development of resistance. Plants are a promising source...

Protective effect of lycopene against sodium nitroprusside-induced oxidative stress in Artemia salina

Lycopene is a carotenoid with potent antioxidant properties, that is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, thereby increasing the likelihood of its release into aquatic environments through industrial effluents. Artemia salina is a well-established eco...

The top 100 cited papers in AI and Healthcare: trends, collaborations, and key contributions

Abstract Purpose This study performed a bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited papers on artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications in health and medicine. Data was retrieved from the Scopus database in December 2024, focusing on papers published between 2001 and...

Thin-shell wormholes in cosmic voids

Abstract Cosmic voids are underdense regions that can provide an effective large-scale environment with a de Sitter-like gravitational behavior. Motivated by recent black-hole solutions embedded in void density profiles, we construct a symmetric thin-shell wormhole by gluing two...