cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290802.v1
title: Complete bladder eversion in periparturient Nellore cow - case report

description: ABSTRACT Partial or complete bladder eversion is a rare condition of poor prognosis in cows, commonly associated with intense tenesmus observed in the peripartum period. A 14-year-old obese Nellore cow at 280 days of gestation was referred with 24-hour bladder prolapse. The bladder was complete eversion through the vulvar vestibule showing a thick congested wall and small residual urine volume. After clinical examination, the cow received scopolamine butylbromide and intercoccygeal epidural anesthesia, and the externalized bladder segment was partially reduced, remaining only 10 cm externalized. The cow was maintained with an intravesical human gastric tube number 16 and constant monitoring. The eversion was fully reduced after 12 hours of local treatment, and as the cow presented subclinical ketosis, hypocalcemia and cystitis, antibiotic, glucose, calcium and propylene glycol therapy were performed. We opted for induction of parturition, and after 24 hours, a healthy 52kg calf was born and the placenta was delivered 16 hours after calving. The cow and calf were discharged on the sixth day of hospitalization, with no recurrences or secondary complications after treatment.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290805.v1
title: Dollarization, exchange-rate anchor and international reserves

description: ABSTRACT Technical discussions of stabilization alternatives for Brazil have recently focused on the utilization of the exchange-rate as a nominal anchor and measures that involve a degree of dollarization of the economy. The latter would imply official sanction for the increasing substitution of foreign for national currency, a kind of decision that the experience of several Latin American countries has shown to be extremely difficult to reverse. Moreover, exchange-rate based stabilizations have often unleashed balance of payments crises. This paper reviews Argentina’s recent stabilization program and some of the lessons it may hold for Brazil. It argues that the Argentinian approach, as well as some of its variations, cannot be applied successfully in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290805
title: Dollarization, exchange-rate anchor and international reserves

description: ABSTRACT Technical discussions of stabilization alternatives for Brazil have recently focused on the utilization of the exchange-rate as a nominal anchor and measures that involve a degree of dollarization of the economy. The latter would imply official sanction for the increasing substitution of foreign for national currency, a kind of decision that the experience of several Latin American countries has shown to be extremely difficult to reverse. Moreover, exchange-rate based stabilizations have often unleashed balance of payments crises. This paper reviews Argentina’s recent stabilization program and some of the lessons it may hold for Brazil. It argues that the Argentinian approach, as well as some of its variations, cannot be applied successfully in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290808
title: Privatization of highways in Brazil: comment on the financial viability

description: ABSTRACT In this article the author discusses financial questions deemed as key issues, and that should be carefully analyzed in highway privatization projects within the Brazilian reality. Expected returns, compared tariffs, costs, demand and capital structure are the core on this work. The author performs a simulation exercise based on one of the cases most frequently remembered as a candidate to privatization in the State of São Paulo: the system comprising the Anchieta and the Imigrantes Highways, which make a connection between the City of São Paulo and the City of Santos, on the coast. The author’s conclusion indicate that it is a feasible undertaking, provided that some restrictions/innovations are included in its design.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290808.v1
title: Privatization of highways in Brazil: comment on the financial viability

description: ABSTRACT In this article the author discusses financial questions deemed as key issues, and that should be carefully analyzed in highway privatization projects within the Brazilian reality. Expected returns, compared tariffs, costs, demand and capital structure are the core on this work. The author performs a simulation exercise based on one of the cases most frequently remembered as a candidate to privatization in the State of São Paulo: the system comprising the Anchieta and the Imigrantes Highways, which make a connection between the City of São Paulo and the City of Santos, on the coast. The author’s conclusion indicate that it is a feasible undertaking, provided that some restrictions/innovations are included in its design.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290810
title: Responses of calcium-supplied Murcott IAC 221 tangor plants to Alternaria alternata infection

description: Abstract Alternaria brown spot - ABS (Alternaria alternata) causes lesions on fruits, leaves and branches of mandarins. The cost of fungicide application is high and alternative managements for the control need to be studied. We aimed to evaluate calcium (Ca) nutrition to mitigate the effects of ABS. Murcott IAC 221 tangor plants were nourished with calcium nitrate at three different concentrations (30, 150 and 300 mg Ca L-1), and the N content was standardized in the nutrient solution of the treatments (245 mg L-1 of N) with ammonium nitrate. In vitro and in vivo tests were installed, evaluating the severity and area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC), total proteins, peroxidase (POX), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), during four times. In all evaluations a negative correlation was observed between leaf Ca content and the severity and AUDPC of ABS. On the other hand, there was a positive correlation between N and the occurrence of the disease. In the treatment with the lowest concentration of calcium there was accumulation of H2O2 and hypersensitivity reaction (HR), with low detoxification of H2O2 by CAT. There is potential for use of calcium supply to plants of Murcott IAC 221 tangor as an alternative management against the fungus A. alternata.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290810.v1
title: Responses of calcium-supplied Murcott IAC 221 tangor plants to Alternaria alternata infection

description: Abstract Alternaria brown spot - ABS (Alternaria alternata) causes lesions on fruits, leaves and branches of mandarins. The cost of fungicide application is high and alternative managements for the control need to be studied. We aimed to evaluate calcium (Ca) nutrition to mitigate the effects of ABS. Murcott IAC 221 tangor plants were nourished with calcium nitrate at three different concentrations (30, 150 and 300 mg Ca L-1), and the N content was standardized in the nutrient solution of the treatments (245 mg L-1 of N) with ammonium nitrate. In vitro and in vivo tests were installed, evaluating the severity and area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC), total proteins, peroxidase (POX), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), during four times. In all evaluations a negative correlation was observed between leaf Ca content and the severity and AUDPC of ABS. On the other hand, there was a positive correlation between N and the occurrence of the disease. In the treatment with the lowest concentration of calcium there was accumulation of H2O2 and hypersensitivity reaction (HR), with low detoxification of H2O2 by CAT. There is potential for use of calcium supply to plants of Murcott IAC 221 tangor as an alternative management against the fungus A. alternata.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290813
title: The lncRNA MALAT1 is upregulated in urine of type 1 diabetes mellitus patients with diabetic kidney disease

description: Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNAs with &gt;200 nucleotides that are unable to encode proteins and are involved in gene expression regulation. LncRNAs have a key role in many physiological and pathological processes and, consequently, they have been associated with several human diseases, including diabetes chronic complications, such as diabetes kidney disease (DKD). In this context, some studies have identified the dysregulation of the lncRNAs MALAT1 and TUG1 in patients with DKD; nevertheless, available data are still contradictory. Thus, the objective of this study was to compare MALAT1 and TUG1 expressions in urine of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) categorized according to DKD presence. This study comprised 18 T1DM patients with DKD (cases) and 9 long-duration T1DM patients without DKD (controls). MALAT1 and TUG1 were analyzed using qPCR. Bioinformatics analyses were done to identify both lncRNA target genes and the signaling pathways under their regulation. The lncRNA MALAT1 was upregulated in urine of T1DM patients with DKD vs. T1DM controls (P = 0.007). The expression of lncRNA TUG1 did not differ between groups (P = 0.815). Bioinformatics analysis showed these two lncRNAs take part in metabolism-related pathways. The present study shows that the lncRNA MALAT1 is upregulated in T1DM patients presenting DKD.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290813.v1
title: The lncRNA MALAT1 is upregulated in urine of type 1 diabetes mellitus patients with diabetic kidney disease

description: Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNAs with &gt;200 nucleotides that are unable to encode proteins and are involved in gene expression regulation. LncRNAs have a key role in many physiological and pathological processes and, consequently, they have been associated with several human diseases, including diabetes chronic complications, such as diabetes kidney disease (DKD). In this context, some studies have identified the dysregulation of the lncRNAs MALAT1 and TUG1 in patients with DKD; nevertheless, available data are still contradictory. Thus, the objective of this study was to compare MALAT1 and TUG1 expressions in urine of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) categorized according to DKD presence. This study comprised 18 T1DM patients with DKD (cases) and 9 long-duration T1DM patients without DKD (controls). MALAT1 and TUG1 were analyzed using qPCR. Bioinformatics analyses were done to identify both lncRNA target genes and the signaling pathways under their regulation. The lncRNA MALAT1 was upregulated in urine of T1DM patients with DKD vs. T1DM controls (P = 0.007). The expression of lncRNA TUG1 did not differ between groups (P = 0.815). Bioinformatics analysis showed these two lncRNAs take part in metabolism-related pathways. The present study shows that the lncRNA MALAT1 is upregulated in T1DM patients presenting DKD.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290814
title: Lutein and zeaxanthin content in corn imported from three countries of the American continent and in corn cultivated in Colombian territory

description: ABSTRACT Lutein and zeaxanthin are the major xanthophyll pigments found in corn kernels. These pigments provide the orange-red color of the broiler chicken skin and of the egg yolk. Therefore, knowing the corn xanthophyll content is important for the poultry feed producer. The objective of this study was to determine the lutein and the zeaxanthin content in corn cultivated in Colombia and in corn imported to Colombia from the United States, Argentina, and Brazil. Large differences in total lutein plus zeaxanthin content were found among the corn samples analyzed, with the highest mean level found in Colombian corn (2,758µg/100g), followed by Argentina (1,861µg/100g), United States (1,041µg/100g) and Brazil (947µg/100g). Large differences in lutein plus zeaxanthin content were also found among different corn hybrids cultivated in Colombia. Differences among geographical regions might be due to differences in UV-B radiation or in the light hours received by the crop during its growth. The differences among different corn hybrids might probably be due to genetic differences. Corn growers might be interested in cultivating hybrids higher in lutein and zeaxanthin as these pigments are very important in poultry production and human eye health.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290814.v1
title: Lutein and zeaxanthin content in corn imported from three countries of the American continent and in corn cultivated in Colombian territory

description: ABSTRACT Lutein and zeaxanthin are the major xanthophyll pigments found in corn kernels. These pigments provide the orange-red color of the broiler chicken skin and of the egg yolk. Therefore, knowing the corn xanthophyll content is important for the poultry feed producer. The objective of this study was to determine the lutein and the zeaxanthin content in corn cultivated in Colombia and in corn imported to Colombia from the United States, Argentina, and Brazil. Large differences in total lutein plus zeaxanthin content were found among the corn samples analyzed, with the highest mean level found in Colombian corn (2,758µg/100g), followed by Argentina (1,861µg/100g), United States (1,041µg/100g) and Brazil (947µg/100g). Large differences in lutein plus zeaxanthin content were also found among different corn hybrids cultivated in Colombia. Differences among geographical regions might be due to differences in UV-B radiation or in the light hours received by the crop during its growth. The differences among different corn hybrids might probably be due to genetic differences. Corn growers might be interested in cultivating hybrids higher in lutein and zeaxanthin as these pigments are very important in poultry production and human eye health.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290816
title: Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of JmjC domain-containing gene family related to abiotic stress and photoperiodic treatments in Mung bean (Vignaradiata L.)

description: ABSTRACT: Although the JmjC domain-containing histone demethylases displayed a crucial role in maintaining the homeostasis of histone methylation, while the systematic identification and functional researches of JmjC domain-containing gene family have not been conducted in Mung bean (VrJMJgenes). According to the structural characteristics and phylogenetic relationship with their orthologs from Glycine max, Lotus japonicus, Medicagotruncatula, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Oryza sativa, a total of 18 VrJMJgenes were identified and divided into four clades (KDM3, KDM5. PKDM8, and PKDM9). Interspecies co-collinearity analysis showed the significant JmjC gene duplication events which have occurred during the Papilionoideae evolution. The exon/intron and domain organization of VrJMJgenes from the same clade (or subclade) were similar. All VrJMJ proteins contained a conserved JmjC domain, meanwhile other essential domains also have been found in some specific VrJMJ proteins which responsible for their functions. Numerous abiotic stress and light response related cis-elements associating with transcriptional regulation that were demonstrated in the promoter regions of VrJMJgenes(Pro VrJMJs ). Expression profiles of VrJMJgenes in different tissues showed that most genes displayed a tissue-specific expression in roots or leaves. The acronym RT-qPCR results showed that all VrJMJ genes displayed different degrees of abiotic stress (drought, salinity, and cold) and photoperiodic responses. Furthermore, VrJMJ3 and VrJMJ9 were significantly up-regulated after all three abiotic stress treatments, and VrJMJ13 exhibited a potential function in the photoperiodic regulation of Mung bean flowering. These results provided a clear understanding of VrJMJ genes, and laid a theoretical basis for further verification of their potential biological functions of VrJMJ genes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290816.v1
title: Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of JmjC domain-containing gene family related to abiotic stress and photoperiodic treatments in Mung bean (Vignaradiata L.)

description: ABSTRACT: Although the JmjC domain-containing histone demethylases displayed a crucial role in maintaining the homeostasis of histone methylation, while the systematic identification and functional researches of JmjC domain-containing gene family have not been conducted in Mung bean (VrJMJgenes). According to the structural characteristics and phylogenetic relationship with their orthologs from Glycine max, Lotus japonicus, Medicagotruncatula, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Oryza sativa, a total of 18 VrJMJgenes were identified and divided into four clades (KDM3, KDM5. PKDM8, and PKDM9). Interspecies co-collinearity analysis showed the significant JmjC gene duplication events which have occurred during the Papilionoideae evolution. The exon/intron and domain organization of VrJMJgenes from the same clade (or subclade) were similar. All VrJMJ proteins contained a conserved JmjC domain, meanwhile other essential domains also have been found in some specific VrJMJ proteins which responsible for their functions. Numerous abiotic stress and light response related cis-elements associating with transcriptional regulation that were demonstrated in the promoter regions of VrJMJgenes(Pro VrJMJs ). Expression profiles of VrJMJgenes in different tissues showed that most genes displayed a tissue-specific expression in roots or leaves. The acronym RT-qPCR results showed that all VrJMJ genes displayed different degrees of abiotic stress (drought, salinity, and cold) and photoperiodic responses. Furthermore, VrJMJ3 and VrJMJ9 were significantly up-regulated after all three abiotic stress treatments, and VrJMJ13 exhibited a potential function in the photoperiodic regulation of Mung bean flowering. These results provided a clear understanding of VrJMJ genes, and laid a theoretical basis for further verification of their potential biological functions of VrJMJ genes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290819
title: The scope for industrial policy in a free trade environment

description: ABSTRACT The article discusses the contemporary dilemma of industrial policy, which consists of defining national growth strategies consistent with the dynamics of a globalized economy. The argument consists of three parts. The first suggests that the concept of firm proposed by Coase in 1937 is a fundamental instrument for analyzing the changes that occurred in the 1980s in international competition standards. The second describes the domestic dimension of the industrial policy dilemma, showing the macroeconomic restrictions and the role of the institutions that regulate economic power. The third considers the international dimension, highlighting the importance of GATT as a forum for negotiating conflicts between domestic policies and international interests.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290819.v1
title: The scope for industrial policy in a free trade environment

description: ABSTRACT The article discusses the contemporary dilemma of industrial policy, which consists of defining national growth strategies consistent with the dynamics of a globalized economy. The argument consists of three parts. The first suggests that the concept of firm proposed by Coase in 1937 is a fundamental instrument for analyzing the changes that occurred in the 1980s in international competition standards. The second describes the domestic dimension of the industrial policy dilemma, showing the macroeconomic restrictions and the role of the institutions that regulate economic power. The third considers the international dimension, highlighting the importance of GATT as a forum for negotiating conflicts between domestic policies and international interests.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290820
title: Construction and validation of an instrument for physical therapy assessment and functional classification in the biopsychosocial model of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for hospitalized HIV patients

description: ABSTRACT The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is responsible for the compromise of the immune system and a high number of hospitalizations. Considering the biopsychosocial (BPS) context of the individual, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides the maximum description of a health condition and the impact of interventions and service delivery for the physiotherapeutic process. The aim of this study was to build and validate a physical therapy assessment and functional classification instrument based on the ICF for hospitalized members of the HIV community. This is an observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study based on the analysis of demand, elaboration, and improvement of the instrument and its validation with the consensus of a experts committee of physical therapists; they evaluated 58 items and the classification codes resulted in 0.858 overall Kappa value=strong agreement between assessments, all statistically significant (p-value&lt;0.05). The final version of the instrument included 36 items, all with Kappa coefficient &gt;0.80. The constructed instrument is valid for the evaluation and functional classification in the ICF model for hospitalized members of the HIV community, contributing to the physical therapy clinical practice in the hospital environment.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23290820.v1
title: Construction and validation of an instrument for physical therapy assessment and functional classification in the biopsychosocial model of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for hospitalized HIV patients

description: ABSTRACT The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is responsible for the compromise of the immune system and a high number of hospitalizations. Considering the biopsychosocial (BPS) context of the individual, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides the maximum description of a health condition and the impact of interventions and service delivery for the physiotherapeutic process. The aim of this study was to build and validate a physical therapy assessment and functional classification instrument based on the ICF for hospitalized members of the HIV community. This is an observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study based on the analysis of demand, elaboration, and improvement of the instrument and its validation with the consensus of a experts committee of physical therapists; they evaluated 58 items and the classification codes resulted in 0.858 overall Kappa value=strong agreement between assessments, all statistically significant (p-value&lt;0.05). The final version of the instrument included 36 items, all with Kappa coefficient &gt;0.80. The constructed instrument is valid for the evaluation and functional classification in the ICF model for hospitalized members of the HIV community, contributing to the physical therapy clinical practice in the hospital environment.