bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quantum Finance: um tutorial de computação quântica aplicada ao mercado financeiro
Authors: Canabarro Askery , Mendonça Taysa M. , Nery Ranieri , Moreno George , Albino Anton S. , de Jesus Gleydson F. , Chaves Rafael
Published: November 2022

Antes restrita a uma área de fronteira da Física, a computação quântica é uma das áreas que mais tem crescido atualmente, justamente por suas aplicações tecnológicas em problemas de otimização, aprendizagem de máquina, segurança da informação e simulações. O objetivo deste artigo é introduzir os fundamentos da computação quântica, tendo como foco um algoritmo quântico promissor e sua aplicação a um problema do mercado financeiro. Mais especificamente, discutimos o problema da otimização de portfólio usando o Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). Não somente descrevemos os principais conceitos envolvidos, mas também consideramos exemplos simples práticos, envolvendo ativos financeiros disponíveis na bolsa brasileira, com códigos, tanto clássicos quanto quânticos, dísponíveis livremente em um Jupyter Notebook. Também analisamos em detalhes a qualidade das soluções de otimização combinatória de portfólio por meio do QAOA usando o simulador quântico ATOS QLM do SENAI/CIMATEC.
Hubertine Auclert e o seu feminismo avant la lettre
Authors: Pastorini Vanessa
Published: November 2022

Resumo: A origem do termo féminisme se situa por volta de 1837 em que descrevia, até onde se sabe, os ideais de emancipação das mulheres do jugo dos homens. Contudo, as origens da significação são extremamente vagas. O mesmo ocorre com féministe, cujas origens de significações são igualmente cambiantes e incertas. Nessa perspectiva, o presente artigo busca compreender a construção do feminismo no interior do jornal La Citoyenne, cuja diretora, Hubertine Auclert, fora a primeira mulher a se autoproclamar feminista na França do século XIX. Recorreremos, para tanto, ao aparato teórico-metodológico oferecido pela semiótica discursiva. Nosso olhar se volta para o estudo do que foi um jornal que hoje podemos considerar como feminista avant la lettre, suas reivindicações e seus ecos no movimento feminista contemporâneo.
BRAIN DEATH: HEALTH TEAM’S EXPERIENCE WITH PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Authors: Knihs Neide da Silva , Silva Ariadne Matzembacher da , Santos Juliana dos , Silva Rosi Meri da , Paim Sibele Maria Schuantes , Silva Vanessa Silva e , Dietrich Maria Augusta , Bellaguarda Maria Lígia dos Reis
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Objective to understand the health team’s experience with parents of children and adolescents during the brain death protocol stages. Method a qualitative and exploratory research developed in two health institutions of high complexity and reference in the care of children and adolescents with polytrauma. Participants were health professionals from critical patient units. Data collection took place between October and December 2019 through semi-structured interviews. For content analysis, we used the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires as support. Results twenty-one professionals (physicians, nurses and nursing technicians) participated in the study. The general corpus consisted of 21 texts, separated into 123 segments, with the emergence of four classes. The study shows feelings of support and compassion at all brain death protocol stages. In the protocol opening stage, the team’s emotions are focused on the actions of clarifying and revealing information in this process, in addition to pointing out the need for the team to detail the step by step of the exams to be performed. In the communication of death stage, the feeling of being, caring for and welcoming the family relates to other feelings experienced by them. Conclusion the study reveals that the health team experiences unique feelings during the brain death protocol in the reality of children and adolescents, revealing the team’s concern with being with the family, paying attention and caring for the pain of loss.
The “Good Neighbor Policy for yellow fever”: Cold War, the Aedes aegypti Eradication Program of the United States and international cooperation in health in the Americas
Authors: Magalhães Rodrigo Cesar da Silva , Maio Marcos Chor
Published: November 2022

Abstract This article analyzes the implementation and development of the United States Aedes aegypti Eradication Program from the mid-1950s, an event that marked the country's adhesion to the Continental Campaign for the Eradication of Aedes aegypti, launched by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in 1947. This paper considers that the history of the Continental Campaign is a privileged moment for the understanding of U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America in the context of the Cold War.
Auditory Brainstem Response with chirp stimuli in newborns: an integrative review
Authors: Rezende Ana Luiza de Freitas , Resende Luciana Macedo de , Valadares Ana Carolina Andrade , Carvalho Sirley Alves da Silva
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Purpose: to review the literature available on electrophysiological findings on ABR with chirp stimuli in newborns. Methods: articles were searched in PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, and SciELO. Papers published in English and Portuguese between 2010 and 2020 were selected, including those that addressed ABR with air-conduction broadband chirp stimuli in newborns, that assessed ABR with a specific frequency, and that compared ABR results with chirp and click stimuli. Articles that assessed only bone-conduction results, duplicates, literature reviews, case reports, letters, and editorials were excluded. Literature review: the search strategy resulted in nine selected articles. Four studies (44.4%) analyzed ABR wave amplitude and latency with chirp stimuli, three studies (33.3%) compared the time of ABR procedures between chirp and click stimuli, two studies (22.2%) analyzed only amplitude, and two (22.2%), verified the specificity of ABR with chirp stimuli in neonatal hearing screening. Conclusion: chirp stimuli elicit responses with greater amplitudes, lower latencies, and shorter examination time than those with click stimuli in newborns.
PEATE por estímulo chirp em recém-nascidos: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Rezende Ana Luiza de Freitas , Resende Luciana Macedo de , Valadares Ana Carolina Andrade , Carvalho Sirley Alves da Silva
Published: November 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: revisar a literatura disponível sobre os achados eletrofisiológicos do PEATE por estímulo chirp em recém-nascidos. Métodos: a busca dos artigos foi realizada nas bases de dados PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS e Scielo. Foram selecionados artigos publicados em Inglês e Português, entre 2010 e 2020. Foram incluídos artigos que contemplavam o uso do PEATE por estímulo chirp banda larga por via aérea em recém-nascidos; que avaliavam o PEATE por frequência específica e que comparavam os resultados do PEATE por estímulo chirp e clique. Aqueles que avaliavam somente resultados por via óssea, artigos repetidos nas bases de dados, artigos de revisão de literatura, relato de casos, cartas e editoriais foram excluídos. Revisão da Literatura: a estratégia de busca resultou na seleção de nove artigos. Quatro estudos (44,4%) analisaram amplitude e latência das ondas do PEATE por estímulo chirp, três (33,3%) compararam o tempo de realização do PEATE por clique e chirp, dois estudos (22,2%) analisaram somente o parâmetro amplitude e dois (22,2%) verificaram a especificidade do PEATE por chirp na triagem auditiva neonatal. Conclusão: o estímulo chirp possibilita respostas com maiores amplitudes, maiores latências e menor tempo de realização do exame quando comparado ao estímulo clique em recém-nascidos.
Roteiro pré, durante e pós teleconsulta fonoaudiológica - o que aprendemos com a pandemia da COVID-19
Authors: Dimer Nathalia Avila , Rasquinha Gabrielle do Nascimento , Goulart Bárbara Niegia Garcia
Published: November 2022

RESUMO Apresenta-se um roteiro de atuação em telessaúde para atendimento fonoaudiológico de pacientes adultos em domicílio que foi aplicado em um projeto comunitário durante a Pandemia da COVID-19. O roteiro foi desenvolvido em três etapas distintas. A partir de uma revisão de literatura para a identificação de facilitadores e barreiras para o atendimento de pacientes via telessaúde, foi feita a implementação de um serviço de telefonoaudiologia em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde, possibilitando a experiência para a discussão mediante a prática de facilitadores para a atuação clínica e maneiras de qualificar a teleconsulta fonoaudiológica. Por fim, deu-se a elaboração do roteiro, organizado em 20 itens, divididos em três seções. A sua elaboração incluiu, além da escrita, a discussão detalhada de cada item elencado, considerando a efetividade das ações propostas, qualificação das teleconsultas e integralidade do atendimento do paciente. O roteiro apresentado se propõe a ser suporte para a atuação em telefonoaudiologia. Entretanto, deve ser adaptado à realidade cultural e social dos profissionais e pacientes que a esta forma de atuação forem expostos. Visto que não se trata de um conjunto de práticas e procedimentos fechados em si, deverá ser atualizado conforme novos procedimentos e tecnologias estejam acessíveis para a atuação em telefonoaudiologia.
Association between psychosocial and functional factors and language and verbal fluency performance in older adults
Authors: Francisco Helen Capeleto , Bregola Allan , Ottaviani Ana Carolina , Luchesi Bruna Moretti , Orlandi Fabiana de Souza , Fraga Francisco J. , Costa-Guarisco Letícia , Pavarini Sofia Cristina Iost
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Purpose: to identify psychosocial and functional factors associated with language and verbal fluency performance in older adults. Methods: a study conducted with 149 older adults registered in a primary health care service in a city in inland São Paulo. Instruments such as a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination-Revised (verbal fluency and language domains), Geriatric Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Medical Outcomes Study, WHOQOL-OLD, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, were used. Participants were divided into tertiles, according to their language and verbal fluency performance: T1 = best performance, T2 = median performance, and T3 = worst performance. Groups T1 and T3 were compared, and a binary regression was conducted to analyze the factors associated with the best language and verbal fluency performance. Results: higher educational attainment, higher income, and better functioning were the factors associated with the best language performance comparing T1 and T3, while higher educational attainment and better functioning were associated with the best verbal fluency. Conclusion: educational attainment and functioning proved to be important factors associated with good language and verbal fluency performance, while income was associated only with good language performance.
A Dimensão Ética das Representações Sociais: O Crack entre Usuários da Rede Socioassistencial
Authors: Acioli Neto Manoel de Lima , Santos Maria de Fátima Souza , Souza Yuri Sá Oliveira
Published: November 2022

Resumo O consumo de crack na cena pública tem sido simbolicamente apropriado por meio de significados e práticas inseridos em contextos de vulnerabilidade e degradação social. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar as implicações da dimensão ética dos processos de construção de representações sociais sobre o crack em usuários da rede socioassistencial. Foram realizados três grupos focais com 15 homens, todos usuários do Centro de Acolhimento e Apoio do Programa de Atenção Integral aos Usuários de Drogas e seus Familiares (Programa Atitude), em Pernambuco. As comunicações foram transcritas e os dados submetidos a uma análise de conteúdo. Os resultados evidenciam o papel dos afetos na regulação dos modos de ser e agir dos participantes diante das normas do campo representacional do crack e seus fenômenos. Destacaram-se afetos de raiva, ódio, vergonha e humilhação articulados com processos de exclusão e estigmatização social, racial e territorial, que os constroem hegemonicamente como alteridades criminalizadas e desumanizadas. Desse modo, a dimensão ética analisada indica que o sentido de vida que circunscreve as experiências desses sujeitos se conforma pela busca de um status social valorizado, processo no qual a relação com o crack está presente, mas não é exatamente o aspecto mais importante das suas experiências no mundo.
Longitudinal Effects of Sectoral Concentration on the Brazilian Insurance Market Performance
Authors: Carvalho João Vinícius França , Bonetti Renata Sayuri Furutani
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the concentration in different Brazilian insurance lines of business (LOB) and analyze effects on premium revenues and profitability. There is evidence that the Brazilian insurance market holds the main characteristics of an oligopoly. Theoretical approach: it is based on Industrial Organization, a field of Economics that is dedicated to studying the market structure, importance, and arrangement of firms, in addition to impacts derived from concentration on competition. Method: regression models for panel data are used. The data are official from the Brazilian insurance market, arranged monthly between Feb./2003 and Dec./2018, totaling 82,443 observations from 135 insurers operating in 17 segments. For each segment, the main concentration indices in the literature were calculated and their effects on premiums and profits were estimated. Results: increases in concentration indices are related to reductions in insurance companies’ premiums revenues, but without a reduction in profits. However, if an insurer is among the market's largest, and is part of an economic group, the effects are nullified and the concentration can generate increases in premiums’ revenues and profits, suggesting that it exercises some market power by raising premiums, reinforcing the structure-conduct-performance hypothesis. Conclusions: the sectorial concentration is greater in life than in non-life LOB, with evidence pointing to the four largest insurance companies, with the highest collections between 2003 and 2018, holding 90% of the market share. In addition, the collection in the life LOB, is more than 80% of the average, concomitant with a drop in the total number of players.
Foi e Não se Sabe se Volta: O Sumiço Progressivo da Teoria Original
Authors: Faria José Henrique de
Published: November 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: o objetivo desta pensata é questionar a produção acadêmica que se concentra ou nas descrições sobre a matéria pesquisada, com reflexões em que predomina a forma imediata do objeto, ou na utilização de modelos e concepções teóricas pré-existentes, que acabam por direcionar a investigação aos conteúdos pressupostos. Provocação: a lógica produtivista tem jogado a teoria para longe dos holofotes acadêmicos, dando mais valor ao objetivismo pragmático e às provas incontestáveis fornecidas pelo empirismo. A produção científica produtivista passa a se basear ou na determinação imediata da matéria na constituição do conhecimento, ou é resultado direto do pensamento pressuposto sobre a realidade: em ambos os casos, o conhecimento emergiria da ausência da permanente interação entre a matéria e a consciência, dialeticamente mediada pelo pensamento. Elaborar teoria original exige do Ato Epistemológico um investimento permanente e crítico sobre a realidade e as teorias disponíveis. Na ausência desse investimento, as análises descritivas e aquelas que reproduzem suposições teóricas antecipadas, como se a teoria existente fosse imediatamente uma condição de representação da matéria, cumprem um ritual formalístico e não revelam as multideterminações da matéria em sua constituição concreta. Conclusão: é urgente reafirmar o lugar da teoria como a forma objetivamente elaborada da representação da realidade, como exigência da condição científica para além da descrição, das menções fenomênicas, dos apontamentos, das narrativas, das formas, dos pressupostos e do misticismo ideológico. A teoria não é a garantia dogmática do conhecimento verdadeiro definitivo, mas da elaboração em profundidade, metodologicamente orientada, da condição ontoprática e epistêmica.
REACTIONS OF LIMA BEAN (Phaseolus lunatus L.) ACCESSIONS TO Colletotrichum truncatum
Authors: GOMES ROMMEL DOS SANTOS SIQUEIRA , MARTINS JOÃO VICTOR DA SILVA , SILVA EDCARLOS CAMILO DA , SILVA HIAGO ANTÔNIO OLIVEIRA DA , NASCIMENTO LUCIANA CORDEIRO DO
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) can be considered as an alternative income and food supply to farmers of the Brazilian Northeast. This crop has faced serious sanitary problems. Among the most important diseases that attack this crop, the anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum truncatum requires greater attention. This study aimed to determine the resistance of lima bean accessions to the isolates of C. truncatum. Detached leaves were used from ten lima bean accessions, originated from production fields in Paraíba State - Brazil. They were artificially inoculated with ten isolates of C. truncatum. The isolates were grown on bean-dextroseagar medium under temperature 27 ± 2 °C and a photoperiod of 12 hours, for fourteen days. The evaluations of the accessions’ resistance to the isolates were performed at 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 days after inoculation (DAI), adopting a scale of notes, and the results were transformed in the area under the disease progress curve. The research was carried out in completely randomized design, in a 10x10 factorial arrangement (accessions x isolates) with 12 replications. The first symptoms of anthracnose on the detached leaves appeared from the third day after inoculation. The accessions were grouped from highly to moderately resistant or susceptive. The aggressiveness among C. truncatum isolates varied depending on the genetic variability of the lima bean accessions used. Accessions with significant resistance levels to anthracnose can be used as resistance sources in future breeding programs.
AGRONOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SWEET POTATO GENOTYPES OBTAINED THROUGH CROSSBREEDING
Authors: OLIVEIRA DARLLAN JUNIOR LUIZ SANTOS FERREIRA DE , OTOBONI MARIA EDUARDA FACIOLI , PAVAN BRUNO ETTORE , FERNANDES ADALTON MAZETTI , VARGAS PABLO FORLAN
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT The average national sweet potato yield of Brazil falls below the productive potential of the crop because of the cultivation of local and unimproved varieties. To improve this, more productive cultivars must be adopted along with adequate culture treatments. This study was conducted between January and May 2019 in Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, to characterize sweet potato genotypes obtained through crossbreeding. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks containing 264 genotypes, the control (‘Beauregard’), and two replicates. Plant harvesting began 127 d after planting. After harvesting, the roots were washed and dried in a covered area ready for evaluation. The total, commercial, and non-commercial yield; total, commercial, and non-commercial root number; root dry matter content; and dry matter productivity were evaluated. The genotypes CERAT16-20, CERAT31-1, and CERAT21-2 are promising in terms of root production for household consumption because of their high productivity of commercial roots. In contrast, genotypes CERAT16-20, CERAT31-1, CERAT25-17, CERAT25-12, CERAT21-2, CERAT29-26, CERAT34- 4, CERAT31-11, and CERAT24-8 are promising for industry because of the high production of dry mass per hectare. The main components, total number of commercial roots, production of non-commercial roots, mass of commercial roots, total production of dry mass of roots, mass of roots, and total production of roots have a low contribution to the discrimination of the genotypes; therefore, their analysis can be discarded in future studies, under the same soil and climate conditions, thus reducing workload, expense, and time.
CRYOPRESERVATION OF SEEDS OF THE BRAZILIAN NATIVE SPECIES AROEIRA-DO-SERTÃO (Astronium urundeuva M. Allemão Engl.)1
Authors: PAULA JEAN CARLO BAUDRAZ DE , GUARIZ HUGO ROLDI , RIBEIRO JÚNIOR WALTER APARECIDO , SHIMIZU GABRIEL DANILO , FARIA RICARDO TADEU DE , OLIVEIRA HALLEY CAIXETA DE
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Aroeira-do-sertão is a Brazilian native species that has been widely explored. Thus, the population of this species has been reduced and techniques for its preservation are essential, such as the conservation of seeds in liquid nitrogen (LN). The objective of this work was to evaluate different cryoprotectant solutions for cryopreservation of aroeira-do-sertão seeds in LN (-196 °C). The treatments used were: control (7.5±1.5 °C); LN without cryoprotectant; sucrose 0.4 mol L-1; sucrose 0.8 mol L-1; glycerol 1 mol L-1; glycerol 2 mol L-1; PVS1 (plant vitrification solution); PVS2; PVS2 + 1% phloroglucinol; and PVS3. The seeds remained frozen for 120 days. The seeds were evaluated for germination and water content before cryopreservation. Several germination parameters were evaluated on the seventh day and plant growth variables were evaluated after 150 days. The seeds presented 9.2% water content and 74% germination before cryopreservation. The germination in the control treatment was 55%, whereas it varied from 61% to 69% under cryopreservation, denoting the positive effect of cryopreservation, even without cryoprotectants (69%). The seeds presented a triphasic water absorption model; the LN accelerated the germination, which started within 56 hours, whereas the germination in the control treatment started after 66 hours. The plant parts presented satisfactory development after 150 days, as shown by the Dickson quality index. The use of cryoprotectants did not affect seed germination and initial growth of seedlings. Aroeira-do-sertão seeds with 9.2% water content can be cryopreserved in LN without cryoprotectants.
O MACHADO SIGNIFICADÔ(R): LITERATURA NA AFRODESCENDÊNCIA
Authors: DUTRA PAULO
Published: November 2022

Resumo Tendo "Pai contra mãe" e Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas como material central de estudo, o artigo aproxima, pelo viés de questões raciais, a obra de Machado de Assis à produção literária e crítica afro-americana representada pelo conto "Recitatif" de Toni Morrison e pela teoria de interpretação baseada na figura do Signifyin(g) Monkey proposta por Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Periferia y sostenibilidad: “Campo La Cruz” entre la tradición indígena y la urbanización
Authors: Yuln Melina , Laius Matías Emanuel José , Cuesta Carolina , Kohn Mariano
Published: November 2022

Resumen Ubicado en una zona periférica de la ciudad de Junín (Buenos Aires, Argentina), el “Campo La Cruz” nuclea a la comunidad conformada por descendientes de una tribu mapuche asentada allí desde finales del siglo XIX. Constituye un asentamiento con problemas habitacionales, déficits de servicios y de equipamiento, tensiones por las tierras y conflictos en torno a las prácticas productivas. En este trabajo se presentan resultados parciales de la experiencia de un proyecto de Extensión Universitaria que involucra a la comunidad indígena Ñuque Mapu del “Campo La Cruz” y diversos actores -instituciones estatales, empresas, ONG-, cooperando y haciendo converger intereses comunes. A partir de espacios de diálogo y desde las inquietudes y demandas comunitarias, se elaboran propuestas de acción tendientes a reducir desigualdades, generar oportunidades de inclusión social y sostenibilidad.
The real estate market and public transportation systems in developing countries: the case of Medellín, Colombia
Authors: Villada-Medina Hernán Darío
Published: November 2022

Abstract The objective of this study was to measure the effect of the distance between homes and the stations of the integrated public transportation system in Medellín on home prices. The hedonic models used here were calculated using ordinary least squares (OLS) and two spatial econometric models: the spatial autoregressive (SAR) model and the spatial error model (SEM). The results obtained indicate that the stations of this transportation system have an impact on home prices depending on the income level of the district where they are located. On the one hand, the price of a home in a low- or middle-income district can increase (17.1% or 15%) if it is “near” a station (1.5-2.0 km and 1.0-1.5 km, respectively), but it is not affected if the housing unit is “too close” (up to 1.0 km). On the other hand, if the housing unit is located in a high-income district, the nearer it is to a station, the lower its price (-15% between 0 and 1.0 km, and -12% between 0.5 and 1.0 km). These results are relevant for all the agents involved in real estate and public policy makers interested in executing transportation infrastructure projects in cities in developing countries.
Dormancy and evaluation of the physical-physiological quality in sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] seeds by image analysis
Authors: Melo Soryana Gonçalves Ferreira de , Andrade Júnior Valter Carvalho de , Pires Raquel Maria de Oliveira , Andrade Dayliane Bernardes de , Santana Rogério Alves , Nery Marcela Carlota
Published: November 2022

Abstract: For the germination of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) seeds to occur, it is necessary to overcome dormancy, which makes it difficult to assess their physiological potential. The aim of this research was to define a methodology to overcome the dormancy of sweet potato seeds and use image analysis to determine their physical and physiological quality. Four genotypes of sweet potato seeds were used, namely UFVJM-5, UFVJM-22, UFVJM-38 and UFVJM-65. To overcome dormancy, chemical scarification with 98% H2SO4 for 10 and 20 minutes, hot water at 95 °C for 10 and 20 minutes, and mechanical scarification with electric grinder were tested. To evaluate the physical quality, the seeds were analyzed with X-rays and classified as intact, empty and malformed seeds. Using the GroundEye® system, the characteristics of color dominance, seed geometry and seedling length were quantified. Treatments with mechanical scarification with grinder and 98% sulfuric acid, for an immersion period of 20 minutes, are efficient to break dormancy in sweet potato seeds. There are genetic divergences between sweet potato genotypes, promoting the formation of different groups. The characteristics of color and geometry of the seeds are the ones that most contribute to genetic diversity of genotypes.
Atmospheric plasma overcomes dormancy of Pityrocarpa moniliformis (Benth.) Luckow & R. W. Jobson seeds
Authors: Nicolau Josefa Patricia Balduino , Pereira Márcio Dias , Silva Francisco Eudes da , Souza Dinnara Layza da Silva , Medeiros André Dantas de , Alves Charline Zaratin
Published: November 2022

Abstract: Atmospheric plasma application technology consists of a fast and practical method, which has the potential to modify the surface of seeds with integumentary hardness. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of applying atmospheric cold plasma on Pityrocarpa moniliformis seeds, assessing its implications on the seed coat impermeability, germination and vigor. Cells were subjected to plasma for 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 minutes, using seeds without any treatment as a control. After application, the seed coat wettability, imbibition curve and electrical conductivity of the soaking solution were determined. Seeds were also subjected to the germination test, and its results were used to determine viability, median, uniformity and asymmetry of germination. Seeds subjected to plasma for 5.0 and 4.0 minutes showed the lowest apparent contact angles, 64 and 61°, respectively, characterizing greater wettability of the seed coat among the treatments tested. Higher germination was observed in the treatments with plasma application when compared to the control. Atmospheric plasma application technology has the potential to be used as an accelerator of P. moniliformis seed germination.
Priming Urochloa ruziziensis (R.Germ. & Evrard) seeds with signalling molecules improves germination
Authors: Oliveira Thaisa Fernanda , Santos Heloisa Oliveira dos , Ribeiro Jéssica Batista , Pereira Wilson Vicente Souza , Pereira Aline Aparecida Silva , Cunha Neto Antônio Rodrigues da
Published: November 2022

Abstract: As forage production increase, high-quality seeds demand follows. Priming have been reported as a technique for improve seed quality and stress tolerance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the priming agents effect on Urochloa ruziziensis seed germination and seedling establishment under water deficit and salt stress. A completely randomized experiment assessing six priming agents and three germination conditions were established. We evaluated: seed water content; germination percentage and speed index; viability of seeds remaining from the germination test; seedling length; antioxidant enzymatic activity; and malondialdehyde quantity. Seeds primed under water deficit and salt stress showed better physiological performance than dry seeds. There was a significant increase in seed germination percentage and speed and in seedling roots and shoots length. Sodium Nitroprusside shows significant potential for use in the physiological priming of U. ruziziensis seeds.
Swallowing and feeding outcomes associated with orotracheal intubation and tracheostomy in pediatrics
Authors: Melo Cecília Corte de , Paniagua Lauren Medeiros , Signorini Alana Verza , Pereira Karine da Rosa , Rocha Tais Sica da , Levy Deborah Salle
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Purpose To verify the swallowing and feeding outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing prolonged OTI, considering those who progressed to tracheostomy afterward. Methods Retrospective cohort study, carried out by analyzing the medical records of patients admitted to the Pediatric ICU and followed up until hospital discharge, between 03/2017 and 12/2018. Results Of the 51 patients included, 64.7% were male and the median age 6.7 months. Patients undergoing OTI for a median of 7 days had mild dysphagia and when submitted for more than 14 days had moderate/severe dysphagia and PFD with characteristics of food refusal, with contraindication to oral feeding at hospital discharge. 74.5% of the patients underwent OTI only and 25.5% progressed to tracheostomy afterward. Tracheostomized patients had a higher occurrence of hospital discharge with moderate/ severe oropharyngeal dysphagia, pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) with characteristics of food refusal and alternative method of feeding compared to patients without tracheostomy (p=0.001). Non-tracheostomized patients had a final diagnosis with milder degrees of dysphagia when compared to the initial diagnosis (p<0.001). Conclusion The time of OTI and the presence of tracheostomy are factors associated with the speech-language pathology diagnosis of moderate/severe oropharyngeal dysphagia, presence of signs of PFD with characteristics of food refusal and the need for an alternative method of feeding that persists until hospital discharge, being frequent findings among the swallowing/feeding outcomes in pediatrics.
Desfechos de deglutição e alimentação associados à intubação orotraqueal e à traqueostomia em pediatria
Authors: Melo Cecília Corte de , Paniagua Lauren Medeiros , Signorini Alana Verza , Pereira Karine da Rosa , Rocha Tais Sica da , Levy Deborah Salle
Published: November 2022

RESUMO Objetivo verificar os desfechos de deglutição e alimentação de pacientes pediátricos submetidos à intubação orotraqueal (IOT) prolongada, considerando aqueles que evoluíram para traqueostomia após. Métodos estudo de coorte retrospectivo, realizado por meio da análise de prontuários de pacientes admitidos em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica e acompanhados até a alta hospitalar, entre março de 2017 e dezembro de 2018. Resultados dos 51 pacientes incluídos, 64,7% eram do gênero masculino e a mediana de idade foi de 6,7 meses. Pacientes submetidos à IOT por mediana de sete dias apresentaram disfagia orofaríngea (DOF) leve e, quando submetidos a mais de 14 dias, apresentaram DOF moderada/grave, distúrbio alimentar pediátrico (DAP) com características de recusa alimentar e contraindicação de alimentação por via oral na alta hospitalar. Dentre os pacientes, 74,5% foram submetidos apenas à IOT e 25,5% evoluíram para traqueostomia, após. Pacientes traqueostomizados apresentaram maior ocorrência de alta hospitalar com DOF moderada/grave, DAP com características de recusa alimentar e uso de via alternativa de alimentação, em comparação a pacientes sem traqueostomia (p=0,001). Comparado ao diagnóstico inicial, pacientes não traqueostomizados tiveram diagnóstico final com graus mais leves de disfagia (p<0,001). Conclusão o tempo de IOT e a presença de traqueostomia são fatores associados ao diagnóstico fonoaudiológico de DOF moderada/grave, à presença de sinais de DAP com características de recusa alimentar e à necessidade de via alternativa de alimentação, persistentes até a alta hospitalar, sendo achados fonoaudiológicos frequentes entre os desfechos de deglutição/alimentação em pediatria.
Periodismo de investigación: análisis bibliométrico, conceptual e intelectual (2000-2020)
Authors: SEGADO-BOJ Francisco , CHAPARRO-DOMÍNGUEZ María-Ángeles , RAMÍREZ-DAZA Óscar-Israel
Published: November 2022

Resumen La relevancia del periodismo de investigación ha aumentado recientemente. Este artículo analiza la producción científica sobre esta rama de la actividad periodística a través de los artículos (N=331) publicados entre 2000 y 2020 en revistas indexadas en Scopus. Se aplica para ello un análisis bibliométrico de productividad y rendimiento en el campo, así como un análisis sociométrico de su estructura conceptual (red de co-palabras) e intelectual (red de co-citación). Los resultados apuntan a una producción científica creciente al respecto pero que muestra rasgos de inmadurez, especialmente una dispersión en la autoría que indica que el periodismo de investigación no constituye aún una línea preferente en la disciplina. Además, la producción científica sobre el tema se concentra en revistas del área de Periodismo y no ha conseguido atraer aún la atención de otras disciplinas. Los principales temas identificados son el papel de las redes sociales como fuente y el impacto del periodismo de investigación en la vida democrática. Intelectualmente, la producción científica se apoya en estudios sobre la financiación del periodismo, los valores informativos tras la producción de noticias y el estudio de actores y estructuras históricas que influyen en su actividad.
Caminhos da população ribeirinha no acesso à urgência e à emergência: desafios e potencialidades
Authors: Almeida Vanessa Figueiredo de , Schweickardt Júlio Cesar , Reis Ana Elizabeth Sousa , Vieira Moura Glenda Patricia da Silva
Published: November 2022

O estudo objetivou analisar a produção do acesso da população ribeirinha aos serviços de urgência e emergência em Maués, Amazonas, Brasil, tendo como metodologia a abordagem participativa, uso de mapas falantes e análises das narrativas. Destacou-se a importância do agente comunitário de saúde (ACS) e dos mecanismos de atuação em território ribeirinho, como Unidade Básica de Saúde Fluvial e “ambulanchas”. Mas expõe ainda desafios com relação ao transporte sanitário em situações de urgência e emergência e a falta de um profissional de nível superior em território para o atendimento inicial. Além disso, a articulação e a comunicação entre os setores e o processo de referenciamento ainda são deficientes. Assim, é essencial que sejam elaboradas estratégias que integrem os diferentes pontos da Rede, viabilizando essa comunicação e a articulação. E, por meio de encontros com diálogo reflexivo entre a gestão e trabalhadores, sejam pensadas novas estratégias que viabilizem esse acesso.
Interpersonal violence in the academic environment: perceptions of a university community
Authors: Maito Deíse Camargo , Panúncio-Pinto Maria Paula , Vieira Elisabeth Meloni
Published: November 2022

This study aims to understand the perceptions of violence at the university in an academic community from the reports of its occurrence on a university campus. Seventeen qualitative interviews were carried out with key informants: students, lecturers, and staff members who had a manager position or representation in the collegiate. The interviews were transcribed, and their content analyzed. It was possible to identify the types of violence into five categories, according to the participants’ experience and their recurrent discursive references. They are: hazing, gender or race-based violence, moral harassment, institutional violence, and other kinds of violence. The acts of violence in the university are varied and to know them offers subsidies to improve the institutional responses or create news forms of facing it.
“Sapatão” is only for the intimate: link in the care of lesbian and bisexual women
Authors: Pereira Amanda Gomes , Nasser Mariana Arantes , Chioro Arthur
Published: November 2022

Lesbian and bisexual women face difficulties in having their health needs recognized resulting in inequities. The objective of this study was to understand the creation of bonds in the health care for lesbians and bisexuals. A qualitative methodology was adopted, using face-to-face and online semi-structured interviews. The population consisted of 14 women, living in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. For the analysis, carried out through content analysis, the social markers of difference and the interviewees’ relationship with social movements were considered. It was evidenced that the articulation of social markers of difference can contribute to the potentiation of exclusion and that participation in social movements projects women more actively in claiming their care. These two components are important intermediaries in bond creation.
RESISTIN GENE POLYMORPHISM AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE RISK
Authors: TABAEIAN Seidamir Pasha , MAHMOUDI Touraj , REZAMAND Gholamreza , NOBAKHT Hossein , DABIRI Reza , FARAHANI Hamid , ASADI Asadollah , ZALI Mohammad Reza
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease and one of the main global health issues in which liver fat surpasses 5% of hepatocytes without the secondary causes of lipid accumulation or excessive alcohol consumption. Owing to the link between NAFLD and insulin resistance (IR) and obesity and the role of resistin in theses metabolic disorders, we explored the possible association between resistin gene (RETN) variant and NAFLD. Methods A total of 308 unrelated subjects, including 152 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD and 156 controls were enrolled and genotyped for the RETN gene rs3745367 variant using PCR-RFLP method. Results NAFLD patients had higher liver enzymes, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) than the controls (P<0.001). However, we observed no significant difference in genotype and allele frequencies between the cases with NAFLD and the controls for the RETN rs3745367 polymorphism either before or after adjustment for confounding factors including age, BMI, sex, smoking status, SBP, and DBP. Conclusion To our knowledge, this study is the first one that investigated the association between RETN gene rs3745367 variant and biopsy-proven NAFLD. Our findings do not support a role for this gene polymorphism in NAFLD risk in Iranian population; nonetheless, they need to be further investigated in other populations.
Optimum design of precast and prestressed beams with focus on CO2 emission reduction
Authors: Moraes Matheus Henrique Morato de , Pereira Junior Wanderlei Malaquias , Almeida Sylvia Regina Mesquita de , Gonçalves Filho Geraldo Magela , Vasconcelos Rebeca Freitas
Published: November 2022

Abstract Among the main contributors to CO2 emissions on the ozone layer, the construction industry contributes with a significant portion. This emission is generated largely by applying concrete construction systems and their variations. Therefore, it is important to use tools that allow the development of projects which mitigate the effects of harmful gas emissions into the atmosphere. Thus, this study applied an optimization algorithm called Firefly Algorithm (FA) to design precast and prestressed rectangular beams focusing on reducing CO2 emissions in the structural design phase. The Objective Function (OF) was defined as the total weight of CO2 emitted in each construction phase (production, transportation, and placement) and the structural design constraints are based on the design criteria established in ABNT NBR 6118. The problem optimization’s variables are geometric properties and mechanical beam's conditions, where the beam height, beam width, the proportion of height generates prestressing eccentricity, and the proportion of prestressing load were considered as design variables. Ten beams were analyzed, with different loadings, where each of these beams was submitted to the optimization process thirty times. For the proposed conditions, the ten beams had an average CO2 emission of 3282.59 kg, maximum and minimum carbon emission of 3630.52 kg and 2910.67 kg, respectively. The study resulted in a feasibility rate higher than 90%, showing that the optimization tool was efficient in the structural design phase focusing on sustainability. Concerning carbon emission, it is possible to verify a relationship between the increase of emission and the load since element with greater inertia tend to emit a greater amount of CO2. It was also possible to determine a regression between carbon emission and beam load.
Sortition and its Principles: Evaluation of the Selection Processes of Citizens’ Assemblies
Authors: Gąsiorowska Adela
Published: November 2022

Sortition is sometimes seen as a means of addressing some weaknesses of the electoral system. Advantages of sortition are related to its three principles - randomness, representation and equality. Nowadays we are witnessing the growing popularity of the citizens’ assembly - the most expanded form of deliberative process based on sortition. The methods of selection of assembly members are very diverse. Theoretically, they should ensure that the selection process fulfils the principles of randomness, representation and equality, but in practice there are many factors that can disturb their implementation. The aims of the paper are to investigate what selection methods are used in the citizens’ assemblies and to evaluate the processes of selection of assembly members from the perspective of principles of randomness, representation and equality. For this purpose selection processes from 29 citizens’ assemblies organised in the years 2020-2021 in 9 European countries were analysed. Then the selection processes were compared with an evaluation model prepared on the basis of theoretical concepts concerning randomness, representation and equality. The study was conducted using a desk research method whose subjects were reports and methodology descriptions regarding each citizens’ assembly, as well as the assembly members’ data. The study shows the selection methods used in citizens’ assemblies are very diverse. Although almost all of the analysed assemblies were representative of the given population, in some of the cases the selection processes were far from the ideal of randomness and did not provide everyone with even near equal chances of being selected to participate.
Notes on Pseudolucia jujuyensis (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae)
Authors: Benyamini Dubi , Bálint Zsolt
Published: November 2022

The polyommatine lycaenid butterfly Pseudolucia jujuyensis Bálint, Eisele et Johnson, 2000 (Lepidoptera) was described on the basis of a single male from Coraya, Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina; its bionomics has remained unknown. Based on subsequently collected materials the species is now recorded from Yavi in Argentina and Torotoro in Bolivia (the latter representing a new country record). Eggs are recorded from Cuscuta sp. (Convolvulaceae), a suspected host plant of the larva. The bionomics and behaviour of the species are discussed. The species is considered to be endemic to the cold arid steppe (Prepuna) vegetation of low diversity, found along the eastern side of the Andes below the Altiplano in Bolivia and Argentina.
Las leguminosas del Área Natural Protegida del Boquerón de Tonalá, Oaxaca, México
Authors: Sotuyo Solange , Julio-Catarino Leticia , Contreras-Jiménez José Luis
Published: November 2022

Antecedentes: El Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (APFF) Boquerón de Tonalá, posee características climáticas, geológicas y edáficas distintivas, albergando diversos tipos de vegetación. Las leguminosas de la región no han sido inventariadas a detalle en su conjunto.
Preguntas: ¿Cuáles son las especies de leguminosas en el área Natural Protegida del Boquerón de Tonalá, Oaxaca? ¿Existen diferencias en la riqueza de especies por tipo de vegetación?
Sitio y años de estudio: Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (APFF) Boquerón de Tonalá, Oaxaca; junio de 2017 a junio de 2018.
Métodos: Se eligieron ocho localidades y 14 sitios correspondientes a las comunidades vegetales dominantes que cubren toda el APFF Boquerón de Tonalá y el gradiente altitudinal. Se cubrieron 58 días de trabajo de campo. Los ejemplares colectados por subfamilia, género y especie fueron contabilizados.
Resultados: Se recolectaron 177 ejemplares más sus duplicados, estos corresponden a 85 especies, de 38 géneros de la familia Leguminosae, incluidos en tres subfamilias y del clado Mimosoide que tratamos como separado. El mayor número de géneros y especies encontrados pertenecen a la subfamilia Papilionoideae. Los géneros con mayor número de especies fueron Brongniartia, Mimosa,  Senna y Vachellia (antes parte de Acacia). La selva baja caducifolia fue el tipo de vegetación con mayor número de especies y géneros encontrados. Se encontró una especie nueva de Coulteria (subfamilia Caesalpinioideae) en encinares.
Conclusiones: La diversidad florística de leguminosas del APFF Boquerón de Tonalá, muestra que deben reforzarse las estrategias de manejo y conservación en el área.
A long-flowering Hechtia (Bromeliaceae): Hechtia sanchezii, a new species from San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Authors: Ramírez-Morillo Ivón M. , Hornung-Leoni Claudia T. , Romero-Soler Katya J.
Published: November 2022

Background: Hechtia is known among Bromeliaceae by its unisexual, sexually dimorphic, mainly fragrant flowers and dioecy; delimitation of taxa particularly on those with lateral inflorescence, requires qualitative morphological evidence from both sexes, because dimensions of structures change during its growth.
Hypotheses: Hechtia species are delimitated based on a combination of discrete morphological characters from both sexes, associated with narrow geographical distributions. If examination of populations of San Luis Potosí shows characters that place the taxon in the genus and distinguish it from other species in Hechtia, the taxon will be described as new.
Taxon: Hechtioideae, Hechtia sp. nov.
Study site and dates: Mexican State of San Luis Potosí and vicinities, 2015-2021.
Methods: Live plants as well as herbarium material of the new taxon and the most morphological similar species, were analyzed, with examination of inflorescences and flowers of both sexes, fruits, and seeds. Geographical distribution was mapped and conservation status using IUCN criteria is reported for the new species.
Results: Hechtia sanchezii has been confused with H. glomerata since both share lateral, glomerulate-like infructescences, but H. sanchezii shows red to ferruginous indumenta on floral bracts and sepals (vs. white), these red (vs. greenish or brownish), pink petals (vs. white), scentless (vs. fragrant) flowers, stamens with filaments of two lengths, three epipetalous, and three alternating with petals (vs. two lengths but all filaments epipetalous).
Conclusions: Morphological and geographical evidence allow the recognition of H. sanchezii as a new species native from San Luis Potosí, Mexico.