bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of temperature on bite force and bite endurance in the Leopard Iguana (Diplolaemus leopardinus) in the Andes Mountains
Authors: Vicenzi Nadia , Laspiur Alejandro , Sassi Paola L. , Massarelli Rubén , Krenz John , Ibargüengoytía Nora R.
Published: May 2020

In ectotherms, temperature exerts a strong influence on the performance of physiological and ecological traits. One approach to understand the impact of rising temperatures on animals and their ability to cope with climate change is to quantify variation in thermal-sensitive traits. Here, we examined the thermal biology, the temperature dependence and the thermal plasticity of bite force (endurance and magnitude) in Diplolaemus leopardinus, an aggressive and territorial lizard, endemic to Mendoza province, Argentina. Our results indicated that this lizard behaves like a moderate thermoregulator which uses the rocks of its environment as the main heat source. Bite endurance was not influenced by head morphometry and body temperature, whereas bite force was influenced by head length and jaw length, and exhibited thermal dependence. Before thermal acclimation treatments, the maximum bite force for D. leopardinus occured at the lowest body temperature and fell sharply with increasing body temperature. After acclimation treatments, lizards acclimated at higher temperatures exhibited greater bite force. Bite force showed phenotypic plasticity, which reveals that leopard iguanas are able to maintain (and even improve) their bite force under a rising-temperature scenario.
Acute Photobiomodulation by LED Does Not Alter Muscle Fatigue and Cycling Performance
Authors: DUTRA YAGO MEDEIROS , CLAUS GABRIEL MACHADO , MALTA ELVIS DE SOUZA , BRISOLA GABRIEL MOTTA PINHEIRO , ESCO MICHAEL R. , FERRARESI CLEBER , ZAGATTO ALESSANDRO MOURA
Published: May 2020

Purpose

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the ergogenic effects of two doses of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in comparison to placebo on markers of respiratory and muscle activity, blood acid–base, ion and lactate concentrations, indicators of muscle fatigue (global, central, and peripheral), and time to exhaustion in severe-intensity cycling.

Methods

Two separate studies were performed, both in a pseudorandomized and balanced, crossover design. In study 1, 14 male recreational cyclists completed three constant-load, severe-intensity cycling bouts that were duration matched. The PBMT (18 × 38 cm array with 200 diodes) treatments occurred before bouts at 260, 130, or 0 J (placebo) doses. EMG activity of selected lower limb musculature was assessed during each bout. Maximal voluntary contractions of knee extension with peripheral nerve stimulations and EMG activity evaluation of vastus lateralis was also performed before and after cycling. In study 2, 13 recreational cyclists performed three bouts of constant-load, severe-intensity cycling until exhaustion, preceded by PBMT as detailed previously. Blood lactate concentrations, respiratory responses, EMG activity, and capillary gasometry aspects were monitored.

Results

In both studies, there were no interactions effects (time–condition) on the EMG activity, which was displayed as root mean square (P ≥ 0.168) and median frequency (P ≥ 0.055) during cycling. In study 1, there were no interaction effects on the indicators of muscle fatigue after exercise (P ≥ 0.130). In study 2, there were no differences on time to exhaustion (P = 0.353) and no interaction effects among the physiological responses monitored (P ≥ 0.082).

Conclusions

Based on our findings, the PBMT at 260- and 130-J doses does not have a beneficial effect on muscle fatigue, cycling performance, metabolic parameters, and muscle activity in male recreational cyclists.
Effects of Prior Upper Body Exercise on the 3-min All-Out Cycling Test in Men
Authors: JOHNSON MICHAEL A. , WILLIAMS NEIL C. , GRAHAM ASHLEY W. , INGRAM LUKE A. L. , COOPER SIMON B. , SHARPE GRAHAM R.
Published: May 2020

Introduction

Prior upper body exercise reduces the curvature constant (W′) of the hyperbolic power–duration relationship without affecting critical power. This study tested the hypothesis that prior upper body exercise reduces the work done over the end-test power (WEP; analog of W′) during a 3-min all-out cycling test (3MT) without affecting the end-test power (EP; analog of critical power).

Methods

Ten endurance-trained men (V˙O2max = 62 ± 5 mL·kg−1·min−1) performed a 3MT without (CYC) and with (ARM-CYC) prior severe-intensity, intermittent upper body exercise. EP was calculated as the mean power output over the last 30 s of the 3MT, whereas WEP was calculated as the power-time integral above EP.

Results

At the start of the 3MT, plasma [La−] (1.8 ± 0.4 vs 14.1 ± 3.4 mmol·L−1) and [H+] (42.8 ± 3.1 vs 58.6 ± 5.5 nmol·L−1) were higher, whereas the strong ion difference (41.4 ± 2.2 vs 30.9 ± 4.6 mmol·L−1) and [HCO3
−] (27.0 ± 1.9 vs 16.9 ± 3.2 mmol·L−1) were lower during ARM-CYC than CYC (P < 0.010). EP was 12% lower during the 3MT of ARM-CYC (298 ± 52 W) than CYC (338 ± 60 W; P < 0.001), whereas WEP was not different (CYC: 12.8 ± 3.3 kJ vs ARM-CYC: 13.5 ± 4.1 kJ, P = 0.312). EP in CYC was positively correlated with the peak [H+] (r = 0.78, P = 0008) and negatively correlated with the lowest [HCO3
−] (r = −0.74, P = 0.015).

Conclusions

These results suggest that EP during a 3MT in endurance-trained men is sensitive to fatigue-related ionic perturbation.
Evaluation of cervical peri-implant optical density in longitudinal control of immediate implants in the anterior maxilla region
Authors: da Silva Renan Lucio Berbel , Duailibi Neto Eduardo Felippe , Todescan Franscisco Fernando , Ruiz Glaucio Morente , Pannuti Claudio Mendes , Chilvarquer Israel
Published: May 2020

Objective:

This research aimed to longitudinally evaluate the optical density of peri-implant alveolar bone. The data acquired from study participants previously treated with 37 osseointegrated implants were analyzed utilizing the radiographic subtraction technique.

Methods and materials:

The radiographic follow-ups were performed five times: at the implantation of the prostheses and after 15, 90, 180 and 360 days. Intraoral radiographs were obtained by the paralleling technique using individualized Hanshin-type positioners to guarantee the standardization of the images. The obtained digital images were aligned and equalized before they were submitted to the radiographic subtraction procedure.

Results:

A significant difference was found between the distal region of Group I (patients treated with osseointegrated implants who required extraction of the dental element) and the 360 day follow-up and the distal region of Group II (patients with healed alveolar sockets) in all follow-up analyses (p < 0.05). We did not observe a significant difference between the groups analyzed and other follow-ups concerning the subcrestal and middle third regions for both the mesial and distal variables (p > 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the distal sites [χ2 = 5,745,, p = 0.03], showing a significant association between time and the presence of bone resorption. This association was not shown on the mesial surface (p = 0.16).

Conclusion:

We concluded that there was no statistically significant difference between groups I and II. Using this technique, we were able to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the changes in the proximal sites on the digital radiographic images for the analyzed data. Digital subtraction technology to measure peri-implant bone density is an accurate and reproducible technique for quantifying peri-implant bone reactions to different therapeutic modalities.
Reflexão necessária sobre os limites constitucionais das desonerações fiscais das exportações no Brasil
Authors: Lucena Cavalcante Denise , McCall Zanocchi José Maria
Published: May 2020

A critical reflection on the constitutional limitations of Brazilian tax exports exoneration programsRESUMOEstuda a influência das finanças públicas decorrente das desonerações fiscais das exportações, acentuadas no Brasil desde os anos de 1990, com uma série de reformas legislativas iniciadas com a Lei Kandir. A hipótese investigada neste estudo indaga se as premissas que justificaram a adoção de tais benefícios tributários no passado ainda persistem ou se estes deveriam ser revistos na atual conjuntura, especialmente à luz do estado das finanças públicas. Com amparo numa breve análise de dados da União e do desempenho da pauta de exportação, reflete-se criticamente acerca das políticas generalizadas de desonerações. Ao fim se cogita sobre a compatibilidade de tais políticas com os objetivos fundamentais da República Federativa do Brasil.ABSTRACTThe present study examines the impact over the public budget of exports exoneration policies that raise in Brazil as of the nineties with a series of reforms initiated by Kandir Act. The hypothesis to be investigated in this study is if the premises that justified the adoption of such tax benefits still persist or if they should be revised in the current conjuncture, especially in light of the state of public finances. After a brief analysis of the financial data of the Union and the performance of the exports, the paper invites to a scrutiny on the generalized exoneration policies. At the end the compatibility of such policies with the fundamental goals of the Republic are discussed.
Regulação do transporte individual de passageiros por aplicativo
Authors: Fux Ministro Luiz
Published: May 2020

Regulation Of Individual Passenger Transport Per App
COVID-19 e os animais domésticos: há alguma evidência de relação entre eles?
Authors: Lopes Osayanne Fernandes Martins , Gomes Naelson Railson de Sousa , Freitas Daniela Reis Joaquim de , Melo Evangelista Luanna Soares de
Published: May 2020

Objetivo: esta revisão buscou informar, por meio da literatura, pesquisas que abordassem a relação entre COVID-19 e os animais domésticos. Métodos: foram selecionados 29 trabalhos nas diferentes bases de dados, datados de 2003 a 2020, e os descritores utilizados foram: “coronavirus animals”, “SARS-Cov-2 animals”, “SARS-Cov-2 canine”, “SARS-Cov-2 feline”. Resultados: poucos trabalhos já foram realizados em animais com o objetivo de comprovar se eles podem se infectar com SARS-Cov-2 e transmitir a doença para outros animais e humanos. Os animais que já foram testados positivos com a COVID-19 não apresentaram sinais clínicos da doença, com exceção de alguns felinos, e, possivelmente, contaminaram-se por meio de humanos infectados. Conclusão: No momento, há alguns questionamentos sobre a possibilidade de transmissão humano-animal, não havendo, ainda, nenhuma informação científica comprovada de que cães e gatos sejam importantes transmissores na cadeia epidemiológica da COVID-19, sendo necessários mais estudos e o monitoramento contínuo de animais de estimação.
Double trouble. A cryptic first record of Berghia marinae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner, & Cervera 2014 in the Mediterranean Sea
Authors: GALIÀ-CAMPS CARLES , CARMONA LEILA , CABRITO ANDREA , BALLESTEROS MANUEL
Published: May 2020

AbstractIn 2014, Berghia marinae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014 from Senegal was described along with the revision of the genus Berghia Trinchese, 1877. In this study, we establish a second record for the senegalese species B. marinae in the Mediterranean Sea, 4,000 Km away from its type location. The morphological mismatch from the original description hampered its identification, and thus, a molecular approach was needed. Multilocus phylogenetic trees were inferred from Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian analyses based on partial DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and 16S rRNA genes, and the nuclear gene histone-3. Species delimitation analyses were performed to support the phylogenetic results and a new morphological description is provided complementing earlier information on this barely known species.
A non-destructive method for assessing the feeding habits of coastal fish
Authors: TRKOV DOMEN , LIPEJ LOVRENC
Published: May 2020

Studies on the feeding ecology of sympatric coastal species is important, especially in revealing different strategies to reduce competition. The aim of this study is to test the diet of littoral fish species with a non-destructive method, which does not necessitate the sacrifice of fish specimens. The clingfish Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) was used to test this diet assessment method. Freshly caught specimens were delivered immediately to a specially designed box for collecting faecal pellets, supplied by an aerator. Clingfishes were left in the chambers for 24 hours to defecate. The pellets were carefully removed and fixed in 70% alcohol. The content of the pellets was analysed under stereomicroscope and prey items were determined and counted. The comparison with the existing studies showed similarity and consistency between their results, which proves the usefulness and applicability of the method for studying clingfish diet. The suitability of the proposed method was tested on related species L. candollei Risso, 1810, where all ingested prey items were also found and identified in faecal pellets, which confirms its effectiveness for diet analysis.  A method of collecting faecal pellets immediately after defecation has proved to be more useful and effective than other nonlethal methods. After defecation, the specimens were released at the site where they were collected. Due to 100% survival as shown in this research, the proposed method is also suitable for studying the diet of rare and endangered fish species, and also coastal fish fauna in protected areas where traditional destructive sampling methods are not appropriate or allowed.
Isopoda (crustacea) from the Levantine sea with comments on the biogeography of mediterranean isopods
Authors: CASTELLÓ JOSÉ , BITAR GHAZI , ZIBROWIUS HELMUT
Published: May 2020

This study focuses on the isopod fauna of the eastern Mediterranean, mainly from the waters of Lebanon. Ninety-five samples containing isopods were obtained by scuba diving (depths 0 to 44 m) at 32 stations along the coast of Northern Cyprus, Syria, and Lebanon. The substrates most frequently sampled were caves, vertical walls, and calcareous algae crusts or build-ups. A total of 502 individuals were studied, belonging to 28 species, included in 20 genera, nine families, and three suborders. Four new species from this collection (Atarbolana beirutensis, Cirolana bitari, Cirolana zibrowiusi, Mesanthura pacoi) have already been published. Brief diagnoses and illustrations were included. The collection studied here consists mostly of Mediterranean species, some already known in the area. Ten (eleven, when cf. species is confirmed) are new records in the Levantine Sea (Apanthura addui, Cirolana manorae, Cymodoce fuscina, Cymodoce pilosa, Elaphognathia bacescoi, Gnathia illepidus, Gnathia inopinata, Heptanthura cryptobia, Kupellonura serritelson, Metacirolana rotunda, Pseudocerceis cf. seleneides). Of them, three (four, when cf. species is confirmed) are new records in the Mediterranean Sea (Apanthura addui, Cirolana manorae, Metacirolana rotunda, Pseudocerceis cf. seleneides). Eight species (28.5%) can be considered as non-indigenous (Apanthura addui, Cirolana manorae, Cymodoce fuscina, Metacirolana rotunda, Paracerceis sculpta, Paradella dianae, Pseudocerceis cf. seleneides, Sphaeroma walkeri). This manuscript also provides an inventory of the known Mediterranean isopod fauna (excluding Epicaridea, Oniscidea, and brackish water Aselloidea), which totals 295 species. The isopod fauna of various subregions of the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden is compared, and the transit of species through the Suez Canal is discussed. The list of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranaean Sea is updated to 23.
Inventory and the biogeographical affinities of Annelida Polychaeta in theAlgerian coastline (Western Mediterranean)
Authors: BAKALEM ALI , GILLET PATRICK , PEZY JEAN-PHILIPPE , DAUVIN JEAN-CLAUDE
Published: May 2020

The data analyzed to inventory of all polychaetes in Algerian waters make it possible to estimate the diversity of this group to 534 species. The most diversified families are Syllidae (66 species), Spionidae (37 species) and Terebellidae (27 species).The presence of these listed species along the Algerian coast is compared with their occurrence in nine other areas of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Black Sea and in four other areas of the World Ocean. Comparison are also made with respect to the indications of the biogeographical origin for each species. The polychaete fauna of the Algerian coast is among the richest of the Mediterranean Sea and comparable to that reported for the French Mediterranean continental shelf  and the Aegean Sea, but higher that that found in the bordering coastlines of Morocco and Tunisia. Most of the species have an Atlantic origin and are present in the western Mediterranean Sea; this inventory includes eight Non-Indigenous Polychaete Species in the Algerian waters.
An approximate assessment of the production levels of the Italian fishing fleet in the Mediterranean Sea during selected years in comparison with the analogous previous estimates
Authors: ROMANELLI MICHELE
Published: May 2020

During the past two decades, the organization Sea Around Us (based at the Fisheries Centre in British Columbia, Canada) has been carrying out the relevant task of reconstructing national statistics on marine fisheries for almost all countries and territories to fill information gaps and correct the general trend of severe underestimation of the “true” level of catches, discards and landings.A recent reconstruction of this kind showed that the annual catches by the Italian fleet fishing in the Mediterranean Sea had been presumably underestimated during most of the 1950-2010; in the 1970-1995 sub-period, they would have ranged from 0.7-1.1 million metric tons per year. However, comparisons with the landings for the few years for which there are “independent” estimates (i.e., not based on official statistics) show that many more bivalve molluscs and fewer “small pelagics” were caught and that the highest annual outputs reported by Sea Around Us should be presumably cut by 25%-35%.
Effects of ocean acidification on phenology and epiphytes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica at two CO2 vent systems of Ischia (Italy)
Authors: MECCA SILVIA , CASOLI EDOARDO , ARDIZZONE GIANDOMENICO , GAMBI MARIA CRISTINA
Published: May 2020

Morphological features of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile and its epiphyte community were studied in three acidified stations located in two CO2 vents systems and one control station under normal pH conditions off the island of Ischia (Italy) to highlight the possible effects of ocean acidification. Plant phenology was analyzed every two months for a year cycle (June 2016–April 2017), while epiphytes were studied in the period of highest development of both the leaf canopy and the epiphytic community (June, August, and October 2016). The shoot density of Posidonia beds in the acidified stations of the studied sites was significantly higher than that in the control area. Significant differences in the mean leaf length according to the pH condition, month, and the interaction of these two factors were observed (PERMANOVA); the mean leaf width differed also among pH conditions and months. We recorded lower leaf lengths and widths in the acidified stations in all the considered months, compared to those in the control station. These differences are consistent with the higher impact of grazing by the herbivorous fish Sarpa salpa observed on the leaves in the acidified stations. However, the overall leaf surface available for epiphytes was similar among stations because of the higher shoot density under ocean acidification conditions. Overall, the composition and structure of the epiphytic community on the Posidonia leaves showed significant differences in relation to acidification: in both acidified sites, all the calcareous forms, both encrusting red algae (Corallinales) and animals (bryozoans, foraminiferans, and spirorbids), disappeared or were strongly reduced, in favor of encrusting or erect fleshy algae, and non-calcifying invertebrates (hydrozoans, tunicates) which dominated the assemblage. Coralline algae are early species in the epiphytic colonization of P. oceanica and therefore their absence can further modify the pattern of leaf colonization by other species. Therefore, the changes found in the epiphyte community in low pH areas could have potential cascading effects on the seagrass trophic network and the functioning of the system.
Updating the occurrences of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on thermal boundaries and future range expansion
Authors: DIMITRIADIS CHARALAMPOS , GALANIDI MARIKA , ZENETOS ARGYRO , CORSINI-FOKA MARIA , GIOVOS IOANNIS , KARACHLE PARASKEVI K. , FOURNARI – KONSTANTINIDOY IVONI , KYTINOU ELENI , ISSARIS YIANNIS , AZZURRO ERNESTO , CASTRIOTA LUCA , FALAUTANO MANUELA , KALIMERIS ANASTASIOS , KATSANEVAKIS STELIOS
Published: May 2020

Here we present an update of the Mediterranean distribution of the lionfish Pterois miles, based on a comprehensive list of geo-referenced occurrences up to October 2019. New data were provided by multiple reporting tools and citizen science initiatives. Our findings suggest that well established populations of P. miles exist in the Levantine Sea, in the southern and central Aegean Sea, as well as in the Greek Ionian Sea, whilst so far, only a few individuals were reported from Tunisia and southern Sicily (Italy). We also argue about the future expansion of this invasive species in the Mediterranean region and about the role of climate change by projecting the limits of winter isotherms under different climate change scenarios. Under the assumption that the mean winter sea surface temperature is the main limiting factor of the range expansion of the species (i.e. 15.3oC winter isotherm), P. miles could substantially expand in the Mediterranean Sea, except the coolest northernmost regions, under future climatic scenarios. These results were discussed in comparison to published outcomes of species distribution modelling.
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records 2020
Authors: BARICHE MICHEL , AL-MABRUK SARA A.A. , ATEŞ MARIA AYCA , BÜYÜK ADNAN , CROCETTA FABIO , DRITSAS MICHAIL , EDDE DIALA , FORTIČ ANA , GAVRIIL ELISSAVET , GEROVASILEIOU VASILIS , GÖKOĞLU MEHMET , HUSEYINOGLU FATIH M. , KARACHLE PARASKEVI K. , KLEITOU PERIKLIS , TERBIYIK KURT TUBA , LANGENECK JOACHIM , LARDICCI CLAUDIO , LIPEJ LOVRENC , PAVLOUDI CHRISTINA , PINNA MAURIZIO , RIZGALLA JAMILA , RÜŞTÜ ÖZEN MEHMET , SEDANO FRANCISCO , TAŞKIN ERGUN , YILDIZ GAMZE , ZANGARO FRANCESCO
Published: May 2020

The current article presents 18 new records from seven Mediterranean countries. These records include one rhodophyte, fournudibranchs, two crustaceans, one stingray and 10 bony fishes. They are grouped by country as follows: Lebanon - first record ofthe Striped bass Morone saxatilis, the stingray Himantura leoparda, the Areolate grouper Epinephelus areolatus and the Spot-finporcupinefish Diodon hystrix from various parts of the country; Turkey - first record of the invasive red alga Grateloupia turuturufrom the sea of Marmara (region of Bandırma), the sea slug Goniobranchus obsoletus and the crab Arcania brevifrons from theGulf of Antalya and the cladoceran Pleopis schmackeri from several locations along the Aegean Sea; Cyprus - first record of thealien sea slug Berthellina citrina from the region of Cape Greco and an observation of a butterflyfish Heniochus sp. from the northeasternside of the island; Greece - first record of the alien sea slug Anteaeolidiella lurana from the region of Heraklion in Creteand the record of the Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber and the Black surgeonfish Acanthurus cfr gahhm from SalaminaIsland; Slovenia - first record of the alien sea slug Thecacera pennigera from Izola; Italy - first record of the hybrid Striped bass(Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops) from the northern Tyrrhenian Sea and a first record of the goldfish Carassius auratus fromthe region of Apulia; Libya - first record of the Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali and the African surgeonfish Acanthurusmonroviae, respectively from the eastern (Al-Tamimi area) and the western shore (Al-Khums area).
First draft genome assembly of the Argane tree (Argania spinosa)
Authors: Khayi Slimane , Azza Nour Elhouda , Gaboun Fatima , Pirro Stacy , Badad Oussama , Claros M. Gonzalo , Lightfoot David A. , Unver Turgay , Chaouni Bouchra , Merrouch Redouane , Rahim Bouchra , Essayeh Soumaya , Ganoudi Matike , Abdelwahd Rabha , Diria Ghizlane , Mdarhi Meriem Alaoui , Labhilili Mustapha , Iraqi Driss , Mouhaddab Jamila , Sedrati Hayat , Memari Majid , Hamamouch Noureddine , Alché Juan de Dios , Boukhatem Noureddine , Mrabet Rachid , Dahan Rachid , Legssyer Adelkhaleq , Khalfaoui Mohamed , Badraoui Mohamed , Van de Peer Yves , Tatusova Tatiana , El Mousadik Abdelhamid , Mentag Rachid , Ghazal Hassan
Published: May 2020

Background: The Argane tree ( Argania spinosa L. Skeels) is an endemic tree of mid-western Morocco that plays an important socioeconomic and ecologic role for a dense human population in an arid zone. Several studies confirmed the importance of this species as a food and feed source and as a resource for both pharmaceutical and cosmetic compounds. Unfortunately, the argane tree ecosystem is facing significant threats from environmental changes (global warming, over-population) and over-exploitation. Limited research has been conducted, however, on argane tree genetics and genomics, which hinders its conservation and genetic improvement.

Methods: Here, we present a draft genome assembly of A. spinosa. A reliable reference genome of  A. spinosa was created using a hybrid  de novo assembly approach combining short and long sequencing reads.

Results: In total, 144 Gb Illumina HiSeq reads and 7.6 Gb PacBio reads were produced and assembled. The final draft genome comprises 75 327 scaffolds totaling 671 Mb with an N50 of 49 916 kb. The draft assembly is close to the genome size estimated by k-mers distribution and covers 89% of complete and 4.3 % of partial Arabidopsis orthologous groups in BUSCO.

Conclusion: The A. spinosa genome will be useful for assessing biodiversity leading to efficient conservation of this endangered endemic tree. Furthermore, the genome may enable genome-assisted cultivar breeding, and provide a better understanding of important metabolic pathways and their underlying genes for both cosmetic and pharmacological.
Heart rate variability biofeedback intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy for adverse childhood experiences
Authors: Hahusseau Stéphanie , Baracat Bruno , Lebey Thierry , Laudebat Lionel , Valdez Zarel , Delorme Arnaud
Published: May 2020

Background: Psychiatric patients with adverse childhood experiences (ACE) tend to be dysfunctional in the interoceptive part of their emotional experience. The integration of interoceptive emotional activity in the insular and cingulate cortices is linked to the regulation of sympathovagal balance. This makes heart rate variability (HRV) an ideal measure for providing feedback on emotion regulation in real time.

Methods: A sample of one hundred (n=100) outpatients was evaluated. Participants underwent eight 30-minutes ACE exposure sessions during which patients were guided to experience bodily sensations related to ACE while their HRV was monitored using a commercial biofeedback device.

Results: Comparing the results of first to last therapeutic session, a significant decrease in heart rate and an increase in HRV at the onset of the session were observed.

Conclusions: This study suggests physiological impact of therapeutic interventions on the autonomic balance and underlines the interest of HRV biofeedback as a clinical practice.
Recent advances in the treatment of osteoarthritis
Authors: Grässel Susanne , Muschter Dominique
Published: May 2020

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most debilitating diseases and is associated with a high personal and socioeconomic burden. So far, there is no therapy available that effectively arrests structural deterioration of cartilage and bone or is able to successfully reverse any of the existing structural defects. Efforts to identify more tailored treatment options led to the development of strategies that enabled the classification of patient subgroups from the pool of heterogeneous phenotypes that display distinct common characteristics. To this end, the classification differentiates the structural endotypes into cartilage and bone subtypes, which are predominantly driven by structure-related degenerative events. In addition, further classifications have highlighted individuals with an increased inflammatory contribution (inflammatory phenotype) and pain-driven phenotypes as well as senescence and metabolic syndrome phenotypes. Most probably, it will not be possible to classify individuals by a single definite subtype, but it might help to identify groups of patients with a predominant pathology that would more likely benefit from a specific drug or cell-based therapy. Current clinical trials addressed mainly regeneration/repair of cartilage and bone defects or targeted pro-inflammatory mediators by intra-articular injections of drugs and antibodies. Pain was treated mostly by antagonizing nerve growth factor (NGF) activity and its receptor tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA). Therapies targeting metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus and senescence/aging-related pathologies are not specifically addressing OA. However, none of these therapies has been proven to modify disease progression significantly or successfully prevent final joint replacement in the advanced disease stage. Within this review, we discuss the recent advances in phenotype-specific treatment options and evaluate their applicability for use in personalized OA therapy.
Estimating required ‘lockdown’ cycles before immunity to SARS-CoV-2: model-based analyses of susceptible population sizes, ‘S0’, in seven European countries, including the UK and Ireland
Authors: Moran Rosalyn J. , Fagerholm Erik D. , Cullen Maell , Daunizeau Jean , Richardson Mark P. , Williams Steven , Turkheimer Federico , Leech Rob , Friston Karl J.
Published: May 2020

Background: Following stringent social distancing measures, some European countries are beginning to report a slowed or negative rate of growth of daily case numbers testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The notion that the first wave of infection is close to its peak begs the question of whether future peaks or ‘second waves’ are likely. We sought to determine the current size of the effective (i.e. susceptible) population for seven European countries—to estimate immunity levels following this first wave.

Methods: We used Bayesian model inversion to estimate epidemic parameters from the reported case and death rates from seven countries using data from late January 2020 to April 5th 2020. Two distinct generative model types were employed: first a continuous time dynamical-systems implementation of a Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model, and second a partially observable Markov Decision Process or hidden Markov model (HMM) implementation of an SEIR model. Both models parameterise the size of the initial susceptible population (‘S0’), as well as epidemic parameters.

Results: Both models recapitulated the dynamics of transmissions and disease as given by case and death rates. Crucially, maximum a posteriori estimates of S0 for each country indicated effective population sizes of below 20% (of total population size), under both the continuous time and HMM models. Using a Bayesian weighted average across all seven countries and both models, we estimated that 6.4% of the total population would be immune. From the two models, the maximum percentage of the effective population was estimated at 19.6% of the total population for the UK, 16.7% for Ireland, 11.4% for Italy, 12.8% for Spain, 18.8% for France, 4.7% for Germany and 12.9% for Switzerland.

Conclusion: Our results indicate that after the current wave, a large proportion of the total population will remain without immunity.
A GEOGRAFIA DA BIOGRAFIA, A BIOGRAFIA DA GEOGRAFIA: REESCREVENDO O DICIONÁRIO DE BIOGRAFIA NACIONAL
Authors: Baigent Elizabeth
Published: May 2020

O Dicionário de Biografia Nacional (1882-1900) é aqui comparado com sua segunda edição, atualmente em preparação na Universidade de Oxford. A edição orginal é uma importante obra acadêmica, mas sua visão sobre a nação britânica parece agora masculina (resultado de sua subordinação sistemática da esfera privada à esfera pública): metropolitana (resultado se suas raízes no establishment literário londrino que viu a Grã Bretanha e seu império pelos olhos de Londres) e fascinada pela celebridade. Os estudiosos que trabalham na segunda edição têm moderado essas tendências para produzir uma história nacional cuja geografia se estende tanto da esfera privada quanto à pública, tanto da periferia quanto à metrópole, e cujos pontos de vista são os do subalterno, bem como os da celebridade.  A história da geografia como contada na primeira edição, embora focalizada no masculino, no metropolitano e no célebre, é um contraste útil com as visões "internalistas" da história dos sujeitos. Sua história na nova edição será mais completa, mais variada e 'confusa', mas continuará a ser um acessível olhar de fora da disciplina.
GEOGRAFIAS E IMAGENS: NOTAS DECOLONIAIS PARA UMA AGENDA DE PESQUISA
Authors: Name Leo
Published: May 2020

Com vistas a esboçar uma agenda preliminar de pesquisa, primeiramente será feito um cotejamento das “geopolíticas do conhecimento”, conforme às conceituações decoloniais, com duas abordagens geográficas interessadas em imagens: o debate produzido por intelectuais da geopolítica crítica a respeito das “geopolíticas populares” e a discussão a respeito das “geografias pop”. Depois, serão apresentadas algumas das abordagens decoloniais que, mais recentemente, têm dado ênfase à análise de imagens. Frente à exposição deste leque de contribuições, finalmente serão delineadas geografias nas imagens e geografias das imagens dispostas a desencobrir o eurocentrismo e a colonialidade do poder que desenham e movimentam representações geo-historicamente reproduzidas a respeito do Outro e seus espaços.
NO MAIS ENTRANHADO DA CIDADE: IMAGENS E ESPACIALIDADES DOS BECOS NO CENTRO HISTÓRICO DO RECIFE
Authors: Vasconcelos Priscila Batista , Maciel Caio Augusto Amorim
Published: May 2020

Os becos do Centro Histórico do Recife são uma herança sócio-espacial do urbanismo luso-brasileiro, caracterizando-se como estreitas vias transversais de ligação entre ruas principais. Historicamente relacionados à sociabilidade dos mais pobres, sofreram, por conseguinte, um processo de ocultação na iconografia representativa da cidade, muito embora sejam espaços de intenso fluxo comercial e de serviços. Como lugares entranhados no tecido urbano, parecem pouco atrativos ao olhar contemplativo ou indignos de registro em gravuras e fotografias. A pesquisa considera a constatação empírica da invisibilização dessas vielas no conjunto do perímetro patrimonializado dos bairros de São José e Santo Antônio para realizar uma reflexão sobre sua espacialidade. Parte-se da chave conceitual da paisagem não panorâmica, num percurso investigativo alicerçado pela produção de fotografias autorais, consideradas enquanto um dispositivo concreto que conduz a descobertas sobre a relação entre perceber e produzir imagens do mundo.
TEORIA E HISTÓRIA DA CARTOGRAFIA
Authors: Edney Matthew
Published: May 2020

A história da cartografia tem sido dominada por um empirismo que trata a natureza de mapas como algo auto-evidente e que nega a presença de qualquer teoria. Em contraste a essa perspectiva, esta intervenção defende o ponto-de-vista segundo o qual teorias encontram-se nas raízes de todo estudo empírico, sejam elas reconhecidas ou não. O modelo progressivo e linear de desenvolvimento cartográfico, por exemplo, não é uma lei deduzida a partir de evidência histórica; caso o fosse, seria rapidamente refutado. Em vez disso, ele deriva de nossas crenças culturais acerca da natureza de mapas, o que é o mesmo que dizer que deriva de nossas teorias não examinadas. Os historiadores da cartografia precisam ser críticos no tocante aos pressupostos e pré-concepções. Discussões teóricas na história da cartografia devem ser induzidas não no sentido de debater se devemos usar teoria, mas sim de refletir sobre a que teorias deveríamos aderir. Simplesmente derrubar teorias é inadequado. Precisamos estabelecer um debate em que compreensões antigas acerca dos mapas, assim como de sua criação e seu uso, sejam substituídas por teorias melhores, ou seja, mais consistentes e coerentes.
POLÍTICA DE PATRIMÔNIO E TERRITÓRIO NO SÉCULO XXI: UMA ANÁLISE DE BORDEAUX NA FRANÇA
Authors: De Brito Mariana Vieira
Published: May 2020

O presente estudo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a atual política de patrimônio francesa, a partir do caso de Bordeaux. Essa cidade agrega diferentes escalas de proteção, dentre elas o título de patrimônio da humanidade, pela UNESCO e o título de Ville d'art et d'histoire, concedido pelo Ministério da Cultura e Comunicação francês. Contudo, foi a atuação da municipalidade que tem impulsionado sua valorização e proteção, dentro de um projeto que tenta aliar o patrimônio histórico-cultural à publicização e às infraestruturas, atraindo investimentos e projetando-a como cidade de negócios. Com isso, este trabalho busca compreender como o patrimônio tem se inserido nesse grande projeto, iniciado em 1997 e que ainda se encontra em desenvolvimento. Neste sentido, constatamos que o patrimônio tem se constituído como uma ferramenta de reconversão urbana, de criação e transformação de valores imagéticos, um agente que desperta a ação política, ou pelo menos o debate e a emoção.
RELIGIÃO E MÍDIAS SOCIAIS: DES(RE)TERRITORIALIZAÇÕES NO CIBERESPAÇO
Authors: LIMA PAULO AFONSO DIAS DE
Published: May 2020

O presente artigo versa sobre a relação entre religião, ciberespaço e território, uma discussão introdutória que não se encerra neste texto. A metodologia foi pautada principalmente na revisão bibliográfica – matrizes teóricas acerca da dimensão política da religião, assim como sua relação com os processos em curso na pós-modernidade e território – e parte de uma etnografia virtual, visando relacionar a teoria com alguns exemplos. A partir da realização deste trabalho compreendemos como as religiões com suporte das novas tecnologias estão se inserindo neste novo contexto social e agindo através de um caráter político-territorial no ciberespaço. Esse trabalho mostra também a proximidade entre espaço virtual e real, trazendo possibilidade de novas significações para o espaço na contemporaneidade e para o avanço desses estudos na ciência geográfica.
A CIDADE-SANTUÁRIO DE APARECIDA: DEVOÇÃO, TURISMO RELIGIOSO E POLÍTICA
Authors: BARBOSA IVO FRANCISCO
Published: May 2020

A história de Aparecida e o culto que desenvolvera é sabido e amplamente abordado nas mais variadas literaturas. Sua função turístico-religiosa advém do descobrimento da imagem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição nas águas do rio Paraíba do Sul no ano de 1717. Com a construção do Santuário Nacional e a devoção impulsionada foram necessárias seguidas modificações no território religioso, de modo que as modificações aliassem conforto, espiritualidade, serviços e outros. É a partir dessa preocupação e da necessidade de agregar funcionalidade ao espaço da Igreja, portanto, que surge o Complexo Turístico Religioso, mais especificamente com a inauguração do Centro de Apoio ao Romeiro (CAR) em 1998. Se tem, neste momento, uma maior intencionalidade em adequar o espaço sagrado para além da devoção e intentar para uma forma caracterizada, mais especificamente, direcionada ao turismo religioso. O Complexo Turístico Religioso possui diversos atrativos de lazer ou espacialidades de lazer, mas destacam-se nesta pesquisa: o Centro de Apoio ao Romeiro (CAR), o Bondinho Aéreo, o Memorial da Devoção: Nossa Senhora Aparecida, o Presépio e o Caminho do Rosário. Da mesma maneira, o Santuário Nacional como eixo central e de controle, define uma territorialidade em função do sagrado. Do mesmo modo, dita de forma indireta o dinamismo espacial da cidade e a inserção de novos valores e significações entre o sagrado e profano, entre o peregrino religioso ao turista. O Santuário Nacional é um espaço de devoção e de busca pelo sagrado, em contrapartida, nos últimos anos tem sido palco de manifestações políticas, como A romaria à Aparecida por livre Lula e pela paz no Brasil realizada em 20 de maio de 2018. Deste modo, o presente artigo busca compreender, contextualizar e interpretar as ações no território religioso e sua transformação.
THE 'ON AND OFF' OF FAITH IN HYPERMODERNITY: RELIGION AND THE NEW INTERFACES OF THE SACRED IN THE MEDIA ERA
Authors: DE OLIVEIRA JEFFERSON RODRIGUES
Published: May 2020

Based on the post-1989 Cultural Geography studies and the Geographic studies of Religion, the present essay aimed to explore the relationship between religion and media in the age of 2.0, the age of social networks and the diffusion of media. In order to achieve this goal, we tried to understand how these new social relations occur through hypermodernity, which is characterized by the culture of excess, the intensification of values and a greater diversification of production aimed at consumption. We have also discussed how the process of development and propagation of the media and the cyberspace create new strategies for diffusion of faith. Through political, economic and local dimensions, we were able to understand the new connections between the sacred, the faith and the new dynamics of hypermodern society. The Roman Catholic Church in Brazil and the new spatial and territorial transformations through cyberspace and media are the empirical examples of the present research.
DOSSIÊ GEOGRAFIA DOS SONS E LITERATURA
Authors: Lamego Mariana , Novaes André
Published: May 2020

Apresentação da edição de número 45 da Revista, com um resgate da relação entre o Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Espaço e Cultura com o temário da música e literatura. Realizada pelos editores André Reyes Novaes e Mariana Lamego.
O uso da oralidade, como identidade e memória, na poesia popular de Patativa do Assaré
Authors: Leonardeli Poliana Bernabé
Published: May 2020

A poesia popular nordestina distingue-se por expressar uma situação particular na literatura brasileira: apropriar-se de uma memória coletiva e construir uma identidade sertaneja valendo-se dos aspectos regionais da linguagem. Partindo de tal matéria, os poetas populares geram pela palavra os elementos de uma cultura nordestina vivida por dentro, impedindo seu esquecimento. Partindo dessa perspectiva, far-se-á, no artigo, a análise do uso da oralidade na produção literária do poeta Patativa do Assaré, a fim de comprovar que o uso dessa variante é essencial como forma de garantir que se preservem a identidade e a memória coletiva sertanejas na produção poética do cancioneiro popular. A pesquisa será de caráter bibliográfico. Palavras-chave: oralidade, memória, identidade, cultura popular
A nota jornalística no ensino de Língua Portuguesa: Propostas, práticas e aplicações
Authors: Lopes Bruno Silva
Published: May 2020

Esta tese propõe uma abordagem teórico-didática do gênero discursivo nota jornalística, tendo em vista as relações dialógicas calcadas na argumentatividade. De início, adotando uma perspectiva que privilegia a dimensão interacional e dialógica da linguagem, busca-se fazer uma abordagem descritivo-interpretativa do gênero, com base, sobretudo, nos ensinamentos do Círculo de Bakhtin. Para tal, exploram-se, a partir de um corpus formado por aproximadamente 2745 notas extraídas da coluna de Ancelmo Gois (jornal O Globo), os aspectos sócio-históricos e ideológicos das notas, sua dinâmica interativa, seus elementos estruturantes e sua vocação argumentativa. Neste ponto, promove-se uma abordagem interdisciplinar, de modo a trazer as contribuições da grande área da Comunicação Social para melhor compreendermos o funcionamento da esfera jornalística e, por corolário, do gênero dentro desse espaço. Além disso, tenciona-se promover um produtivo diálogo entre os postulados do Círculo e os dos teóricos da argumentação, como Perelman e Olbrechts-Tyteca (2005), de sorte a compreender como se manifesta, no gênero, a argumentatividade. Relativamente à exploração didática das notas jornalísticas, foco da segunda parte deste estudo, tenciona-se propor, conforme orientações do Grupo de Genebra (SCHNEUWLY; DOLZ, 2004), uma sequência didática que concorra, em especial, com o aperfeiçoamento de habilidades de leitura e de escrita necessárias ao domínio do gênero. Essa sequência foi aplicada aos nossos alunos do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca (Cefet-RJ/campus Valença), os quais participaram, durante o ano de 2017, de um projeto de Extensão intitulado Cefet em Folha, cuja proposta consistiu em criar um jornal discente on line chamado Deu na Telha. Nesta parte da tese, seguindo o paradigma interpretativista (BORTONI-RICARDO, 2008), relatamos, sucintamente, uma experiência com a escrita das notas que tivemos com nossos alunos no projeto de Extensão. O estudo que ora trazemos a público aponta para um gênero que, a despeito de receber pouca atenção dos estudiosos da linguagem brasileiros, se apresenta não só como um espaço fecundo para o estudo das relações dialógicas de base argumentativa, servindo, não raras vezes, ao convencimento e à persuasão do auditório, mas também como um instrumento didático que pode efetivamente contribuir para o aperfeiçoamento de habilidades e competências atinentes ao saber argumentativo dos educandos.
INTELECTUALIDADE NEGRA EM AÇÃO: ENTRE O NÃO LUGAR E O PROTAGONISMO NA PRODUÇÃO DE SABERES
Authors: Da Silva Sulamita Rosa
Published: May 2020

O conceito de forasteira de dentro de Collins (2016) discorre a respeito de a mulher negra ser vista como sujeita política, mas ao mesmo tempo como uma de fora, devido ao seu lócus ser permeado de opressões históricas, sociais e culturais. Diante disso, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo abordar sobre as reflexões emergidas por intermédio das experiências vivenciadas nos cursos de Licenciatura em Artes Cênicas: Teatro e Filosofia da UFAC/Campus Rio Branco, contribuindo para um repensar nos currículos dos cursos de formação de professores. A autonarrativa foi um dos procedimentos metodológicos utilizados, em que a descrição de uma maneira autobiográfica de alguns momentos referentes ao 1º semestre de 2019 no decorrer do exercício da docência, estenderam-se na elaboração do referido trabalho. As experiências descritas nos cursos de Licenciaturas supracitados corroboram para relevantes pautas a respeito do lugar das mulheres negras no ambiente acadêmico, espaço este que ao mesmo tempo que é permeado por uma cultura branca e eurocêntrica, contribui com o protagonismo na produção de saberes, no qual as escrevivências das intelectualidades negras presentes, surgirão como forma de resistência e abertura a dialogicidade com as diferentes formas de saberes que são experienciados a partir do vivido.
PROCESSOS FORMATIVOS DE UMA PESQUISADORA NEGRA NO CAMPO DA CIBERCULTURA E EDUCAÇÃO: IMPLICAÇÕES E TRAJETÓRIAS
Authors: Paz Tatiana Santos da
Published: May 2020

Esse texto pretende analisar a minha experiência formativa como uma pesquisadora negra que busca relacionar o campo da cibercultura e educação com as discussões sobre as relações étnico-raciais. Como relato de experiência, o escrito se situa na compreensão da biografização enquanto instrumento de (auto)formação, de pesquisa e de intervenção (SOUZA, 2008). O texto apresenta como o racismo estrutural, ao criar representações subalternizadas do que é ser negro, forja nas pessoas com essa identificação racial uma percepção negativa de si que tem sido reconstruída pelas mulheres negras por meio da apropriação de artefatos digitais no cenário contemporâneo. A narrativa revela como esses processos de ressignificação atravessaram minha história de vida e constituíram uma experiência formativa como pesquisadora negra no campo da cibercultura e educação.