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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420265
title: Combination of fixative agents and fixation times to visually differentiate the cortical from the medullary layer in bovine adrenal glands

description: Abstract Chronic stress exposure commonly increases adrenals weight and changes their morphology. This study aimed to compare four methods to delimitate the cortical and medullary layers of adrenals glands in Nelore bulls. Fresh adrenals did not present differentiation between layers. Then, frozen adrenals were distributed in plastics bags with fixative Bouin (G1), 96ºGL ethylic alcohol (G2), 10% formaldehyde (G3), or 2.5% glutaraldehyde (G4). After 12 hours of fixation, the G1 adrenal glands did not show the entire cortical layer marked by Bouin’s solution. For G2 and G3 there was a poor contrast, while for G4 there was a reasonable contrast. After 24 hours of fixation, G1 had an excellent contrast between layers, while G2 and G4 had a reasonable contrast and G3 a very bad contrast. After 48 hours it was difficult to differentiate cortical and medullar layers for G1; for Group 2 we get a reasonable contrast; and for G3 the contrast was bad. For G4 the contrast was not as sharp due to the medulla became dark. It was concluded that fixation of adrenals must be done in Bouin’s solution for 24 hours to obtain an effective evaluation of the adrenals’ morphometry.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420271.v1
title: Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with a Suprarenal Tumor

description: Abstract This paper presents a case study of a patient that underwent surgery for a ruptured abdominal aneurysm. The postoperative course was complicated by resistant hypertension and tachycardia. A suprarenal mass was detected in the computed tomography scan with radiological suspicion of pheochromocytoma. Few cases of pheochromocytoma coexisting with aneurysms have been reported. Management of cardiovascular stability is crucial in such cases. Despite the lack of evidence, pheochromocytomas might have a role in the etiology of aortic aneurysms.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420259
title: LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS ABOUT AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Regular aerobic and resistance exercises are recommended to improve functional capacity and quality of life in the elderly. Objective: To describe the familiarity of physical education professionals with the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise for the elderly, and to identify associated factors. Methods: We assessed 610 physical education professionals working in fitness academies in the city of São Paulo. Familiarity with the recommendation was assessed using a questionnaire constructed for this study. We assessed the criteria that make up the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise, following the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines. The data analysis with statistical significance of p &lt;0.05 was carried out using the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results: The level of knowledge of physical education professionals working in fitness centers, considering fulfilment of the criteria that make up the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise for the elderly, was limited, attaining only 9.3% and 12.6%, respectively. Age, number of jobs, completion of a graduate program and reading of scientific papers were factors associated with familiarity with the recommendation of resistance exercise. Factors associated with familiarity with aerobic exercise recommendation were: age, number of jobs and reading of scientific papers. Conclusion: The level of familiarity of physical education professionals with the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise for older people was low, suggesting the need for better professional training to meet the demand of older people at the fitness centers in the city of Sao Paulo. Level of Evidence I; Type of Study: Therapeutic Study - Investigation of Treatment Results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420268.v1
title: Economic Complexity and Human Development: DEA performance measurement in Asia and Latin America

description: Abstract Economic growth is not the only factor to explain human development. Therefore, many authors have prioritized studies to measure the Human Development Index. However, these indexes do not analyze how Economic Complexity can increase Human Development. This paper aimed to determine how efficiently nations from Latin America and Asia measure a country’s performance in converting Economic Complexity into Human Development, between 2010 and 2014. We used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), through the Variable Returns of Scale (VRS) Model and Window Analysis. Results showed that in 2014, all Asian countries, except China and the Philippines, were efficient; on the other hand Cuba was the benchmark for inefficient countries. Window Analysis showed Japan, South Korea and Singapore were efficient over time. This result confirms the initial hypothesis of this article: the more complex countries are the more efficiently they create Human Development.
DOI: 10.7284/116370
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise NH1413 using a Furuno GP-150 instrument system onboard the platform RV New Horizon

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420262
title: EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF ELASTIC BANDAGE ON THE ANKLE BASKETBALL PLAYERS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC INSTABILITY

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Basketball is a sport that requires good motor coordination as well as intense and multidirectional movements. Chronic ankle instability affects about 40% of patients who have sustained a sprain injury. In order to minimize the effects of this dysfunction, functional elastic tape has been widely used due to its mechanical properties, having some positive effects on athletes’ functional performance. Objective: To evaluate the effect of elastic tapes on the ankles of basketball players with and without chronic instability. Method: Thirteen athletes from a varsity basketball team of both sexes, aged between 18 and 30 years (23.2 ± 3.2 years), who had been playing the sport for at least one year and trained at least twice a week. The subjects were assessed using the anterior drawer test for the presence or absence of chronic ankle instability and in three different situations: placebo, elastic tape and control, and the order of use of the implements was randomly determined, using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) to assess the ankle stability of these athletes. Results: Among the eight directions proposed in the SEBT, there was statistical significance in the difference in three directions for the placebo method in comparison to elastic taping and control. There was no statistical significance in the difference in four directions between the assessments, and there was no statistical significance in the difference in all directions between the control and elastic tapes. Conclusion: It can be inferred from the study that elastic taping does not have positive effects on joint stability in athletes with and without chronic instability, taking into account their functionality. Levef of Evidence I; High quality randomized trial with statistically significant difference or no statistically significant difference but narrow confidence intervals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420259.v1
title: LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS ABOUT AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Regular aerobic and resistance exercises are recommended to improve functional capacity and quality of life in the elderly. Objective: To describe the familiarity of physical education professionals with the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise for the elderly, and to identify associated factors. Methods: We assessed 610 physical education professionals working in fitness academies in the city of São Paulo. Familiarity with the recommendation was assessed using a questionnaire constructed for this study. We assessed the criteria that make up the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise, following the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines. The data analysis with statistical significance of p &lt;0.05 was carried out using the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results: The level of knowledge of physical education professionals working in fitness centers, considering fulfilment of the criteria that make up the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise for the elderly, was limited, attaining only 9.3% and 12.6%, respectively. Age, number of jobs, completion of a graduate program and reading of scientific papers were factors associated with familiarity with the recommendation of resistance exercise. Factors associated with familiarity with aerobic exercise recommendation were: age, number of jobs and reading of scientific papers. Conclusion: The level of familiarity of physical education professionals with the recommendation of aerobic and resistance exercise for older people was low, suggesting the need for better professional training to meet the demand of older people at the fitness centers in the city of Sao Paulo. Level of Evidence I; Type of Study: Therapeutic Study - Investigation of Treatment Results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420262.v1
title: EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF ELASTIC BANDAGE ON THE ANKLE BASKETBALL PLAYERS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC INSTABILITY

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Basketball is a sport that requires good motor coordination as well as intense and multidirectional movements. Chronic ankle instability affects about 40% of patients who have sustained a sprain injury. In order to minimize the effects of this dysfunction, functional elastic tape has been widely used due to its mechanical properties, having some positive effects on athletes’ functional performance. Objective: To evaluate the effect of elastic tapes on the ankles of basketball players with and without chronic instability. Method: Thirteen athletes from a varsity basketball team of both sexes, aged between 18 and 30 years (23.2 ± 3.2 years), who had been playing the sport for at least one year and trained at least twice a week. The subjects were assessed using the anterior drawer test for the presence or absence of chronic ankle instability and in three different situations: placebo, elastic tape and control, and the order of use of the implements was randomly determined, using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) to assess the ankle stability of these athletes. Results: Among the eight directions proposed in the SEBT, there was statistical significance in the difference in three directions for the placebo method in comparison to elastic taping and control. There was no statistical significance in the difference in four directions between the assessments, and there was no statistical significance in the difference in all directions between the control and elastic tapes. Conclusion: It can be inferred from the study that elastic taping does not have positive effects on joint stability in athletes with and without chronic instability, taking into account their functionality. Levef of Evidence I; High quality randomized trial with statistically significant difference or no statistically significant difference but narrow confidence intervals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420250
title: Time and motion study applied to a production line of organic lenses in Manaus Industrial Hub

description: Abstract This article presents a case study on the utilization of the time and motion technique applied to a production line of organic lenses in a multinational company located in Manaus Industrial Hub (PIM), Amazonas state, Brazil. The goal of this study is to enable insertion of five-minute breaks every production hour, maintaining productivity without changing the demand or increasing the operators' workload. Specifically, the main time and motion techniques were utilized in order to optimize operations, identifying value-added and non-value-added activities, and wastes. The case study describes the company’s current scenario, proposed situation, data treatment, and results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420253
title: β-Enaminoesters as Novel Corrosion Inhibitors for Carbon Steel in Acidic Medium

description: In this work, two β-enaminoesters, EN1 and EN2, were synthesized, characterized and their anticorrosion effects on American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 1020 carbon steel in 0.5 mol L-1 HCl were investigated using gravimetric and electrochemical methods. The results revealed that both compounds inhibit corrosion. Good correlations were observed between results obtained for gravimetric and electrochemical methods. EN1 exhibited highest efficiency of 98% after 24 h of immersion in HCl solution. The adsorption of compounds on steel surface followed the modified Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Surface morphology of carbon steel was examined using scanning electron microscopy showing that the metal surface was protected by EN1 as inhibitor of corrosion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420253.v1
title: β-Enaminoesters as Novel Corrosion Inhibitors for Carbon Steel in Acidic Medium

description: In this work, two β-enaminoesters, EN1 and EN2, were synthesized, characterized and their anticorrosion effects on American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 1020 carbon steel in 0.5 mol L-1 HCl were investigated using gravimetric and electrochemical methods. The results revealed that both compounds inhibit corrosion. Good correlations were observed between results obtained for gravimetric and electrochemical methods. EN1 exhibited highest efficiency of 98% after 24 h of immersion in HCl solution. The adsorption of compounds on steel surface followed the modified Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Surface morphology of carbon steel was examined using scanning electron microscopy showing that the metal surface was protected by EN1 as inhibitor of corrosion.
DOI: 10.7284/116372
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise NH1413 using a Garmin GPS-17HVS instrument system onboard the platform RV New Horizon

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420247
title: Characterization of factors determining the consumption of pork in the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico

description: ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to learn the characteristics that affect pork meat consumption in the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area. Qualitative regression models (Logit and Probit) were used, and a survey of 440 consumers was carried out. The results showed that the sample of pork consumers was made up mostly of women (91.1%) aged between 30 and 59 years and families consisting of three or four persons. The variables that condition the consumption of this type of meat are the number of members in the family, generalized chicken meat consumption, level of household income, price of the product, and illnesses that restrict its consumption. The greatest marginal effects were caused by the following variables: level of family income and illnesses that limit its consumption, especially the latter, since pork meat is often associated with multiple illnesses. This is followed by preference of meat and number of members in the family, while price was of little significance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420250.v1
title: Time and motion study applied to a production line of organic lenses in Manaus Industrial Hub

description: Abstract This article presents a case study on the utilization of the time and motion technique applied to a production line of organic lenses in a multinational company located in Manaus Industrial Hub (PIM), Amazonas state, Brazil. The goal of this study is to enable insertion of five-minute breaks every production hour, maintaining productivity without changing the demand or increasing the operators' workload. Specifically, the main time and motion techniques were utilized in order to optimize operations, identifying value-added and non-value-added activities, and wastes. The case study describes the company’s current scenario, proposed situation, data treatment, and results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420241
title: Meta-analysis of the relation between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance

description: Abstract According to the stakeholder theory, companies which coordinate the interests of their several stakeholders show better performance than companies which prioritize only shareholders’ interests, and thus also show a better corporate social performance (CSP, or better addressing stakeholders’ interests), which leads to a better corporate financial performance (CFP). The interest in this subject has elicited a series of empirical studies testing the relation between CSP and CFP. In the beginning of the 2000’s most part of those studies revealed a positive association between CSP and CFP and consequently academia has taken it to be generally positive. However at least two issues deserve closer examination: “Does the prevalence of a positive relation between CSP and CFP still hold in more recent research?” and “Which stakeholders are more positively associated to the financial performance?” The aim of the present paper is to analyze the relation between CSP and CFP in the light of empirical research in the last few years. The meta-analysis technique, has been employed on articles published between 1998 and 2010. Results do not confirm generalization of a positive relation between CSP and CFP. Furthermore, when the link between each stakeholder’s performance and respective financial performance was tested, only the “employee” stakeholder presented a clear positive relation. Such results suggest a more cautious use of the positive CSP/CFP relation by company management, as well as the pursuit of further studies on the nuances of this relation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420247.v1
title: Characterization of factors determining the consumption of pork in the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico

description: ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to learn the characteristics that affect pork meat consumption in the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area. Qualitative regression models (Logit and Probit) were used, and a survey of 440 consumers was carried out. The results showed that the sample of pork consumers was made up mostly of women (91.1%) aged between 30 and 59 years and families consisting of three or four persons. The variables that condition the consumption of this type of meat are the number of members in the family, generalized chicken meat consumption, level of household income, price of the product, and illnesses that restrict its consumption. The greatest marginal effects were caused by the following variables: level of family income and illnesses that limit its consumption, especially the latter, since pork meat is often associated with multiple illnesses. This is followed by preference of meat and number of members in the family, while price was of little significance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420235
title: Roles of Hedgehog signaling pathway in adipogenic differentiation potential of porcine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells

description: ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of purmorphamine and cyclopamine, classical agonists and inhibitors of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, in the adipogenic differentiation of porcine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSC) to investigate the roles underlying adipogenic differentiation in AMSC. Porcine-derived AMSC were established, and the Hh signaling pathway was activated or inhibited by treatment with purmorphamine or cyclopamine. The adipogenic differentiation of the porcine AMSC was then analyzed by Oil Red O staining. The expression levels of Hh signaling pathway factors and adipogenic transcription factors were determined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. We verified that the expression levels of positive regulators of the Hh pathway (Smo, Gli1, Gli2, and Gli3) decreased during adipogenesis, whereas those of negative regulators (Ptc1 and Ptc2) increased. Purmorphamine can inhibit the adipogenic differentiation of porcine AMSC in vitro culture. In addition, both the expression of the CCAAT/enhancerbindingprotein-α and that of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ decreased in the presence of purmorphamine. By contrast, cyclopamine had no significant effect on the adipogenic differentiation of porcine AMSC. The Hh signaling pathway inhibits the adipogenic differentiation potential of porcine AMSC.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420241.v1
title: Meta-analysis of the relation between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance

description: Abstract According to the stakeholder theory, companies which coordinate the interests of their several stakeholders show better performance than companies which prioritize only shareholders’ interests, and thus also show a better corporate social performance (CSP, or better addressing stakeholders’ interests), which leads to a better corporate financial performance (CFP). The interest in this subject has elicited a series of empirical studies testing the relation between CSP and CFP. In the beginning of the 2000’s most part of those studies revealed a positive association between CSP and CFP and consequently academia has taken it to be generally positive. However at least two issues deserve closer examination: “Does the prevalence of a positive relation between CSP and CFP still hold in more recent research?” and “Which stakeholders are more positively associated to the financial performance?” The aim of the present paper is to analyze the relation between CSP and CFP in the light of empirical research in the last few years. The meta-analysis technique, has been employed on articles published between 1998 and 2010. Results do not confirm generalization of a positive relation between CSP and CFP. Furthermore, when the link between each stakeholder’s performance and respective financial performance was tested, only the “employee” stakeholder presented a clear positive relation. Such results suggest a more cautious use of the positive CSP/CFP relation by company management, as well as the pursuit of further studies on the nuances of this relation.
DOI: 10.7284/116373
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise NH1413 using a Ashtech ADU2 instrument system onboard the platform RV New Horizon

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition