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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388406.v1
title: VARIABLES THAT MAY EXPLAIN MOTOR PERFORMANCE CHANGES IN CHILDREN WITH Development Coordination Disorder AND TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT

description: ABSTRACT The aim this study is investigate the relations among important factors regarding to motor development, body mass index and daily activities of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, at risk of DCD and typically developing children before and after an motor intervention. Participants were 48 children (5 to 7 year-old) designed in intervention group (n=24) and control group (n=24) assessed using the MABC-2, MABC-2 Checklist, body mass index (BMI) and abdominal circumference. At pre test were found significant and positive correlation between motor development and BMI for all participants and for children with DCD. At the post test, for all children and for children in risk of DCD, significant and positive correlations were found between motor development and section B of check list. Intervention programs contribute to minimize the influence of risk factors in the achievement of motor proficiency of children with and without motor delays.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7510004
title: Home Visits in Brazil: characteristics of the baseline activity of Community Health Workers

description: ABSTRACT Characterization of home visits performed by Community Health Workers in Brazil. Cross-sectional study, with random sampling by clusters. 1.526 agents interviewed, distributed in 100 municipalities. The majority of the agents were women, with complete secondary education and a median age of 39 years. Households visits are frequently performed by 99.1% of the agents, with 67.4% making at least one monthly visit. Visiting families with infants and pregnant women at intervals of up to 15 days was reported by 70.4% of the agents; while frequently scheduled visits with other professionals from the unit were reported by 40.3%; and 80.9% adopted criteria for its accomplishment. During visits, more than 45% of the agents provided information about health services and reviewed vaccination cards; between 20% and 25% delivered and guided the use of medicines, weighed children and registered families; less than 20% verified environmental conditions and actively searched for defaulters. These shortfalls may be associated with low team participation during the visit's planning, indicating problems in the organization of the agents' work process. Nonetheless, the importance of home visits in the development of actions of health promotion and injury prevention within the scope of Primary Health Care is highlighted.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5772192
title: Hypertension, diabetes and obesity are associated with lower cognitive performance in community-dwelling elderly: Data from the FIBRA study

description: ABSTRACT. Background: Systemic hypertension (SH), diabetes mellitus (DM) and abdominal obesity may negatively impact cognitive performance. Objective: To evaluate the association between SH, DM and abdominal obesity and cognitive performance among cognitively unimpaired elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional study of individuals aged 65+ from seven Brazilian cities was conducted. SH and DM diagnoses were self-reported and abdominal circumference was objectively measured. Individuals who scored below the education-adjusted cutoff scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were excluded. Results: Among 2,593 elderly, 321 (12.38%) had SH, DM and abdominal obesity concomitantly (Group I) and 421 (16.23%) had none of the three diseases (Group II). Group I had a higher proportion of individuals that were women, aged 70-74 years, illiterate and with lower income. Group I had a higher number of participants with low cognitive performance (28.04% vs. 17.58% in Group II). Variables associated with poor cognitive performance were: female gender (OR: 2.43, p &lt; 0.001); and lower education (OR: 0.410, p &lt; 0.001). The presence of the three diseases and age were not significant in the education-adjusted model. Conclusion: There was an association between cognition and the presence of SH, DM and obesity. However, education seems to be decisive in determining cognitive performance in the presence of these three conditions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5772192.v1
title: Hypertension, diabetes and obesity are associated with lower cognitive performance in community-dwelling elderly: Data from the FIBRA study

description: ABSTRACT. Background: Systemic hypertension (SH), diabetes mellitus (DM) and abdominal obesity may negatively impact cognitive performance. Objective: To evaluate the association between SH, DM and abdominal obesity and cognitive performance among cognitively unimpaired elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional study of individuals aged 65+ from seven Brazilian cities was conducted. SH and DM diagnoses were self-reported and abdominal circumference was objectively measured. Individuals who scored below the education-adjusted cutoff scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were excluded. Results: Among 2,593 elderly, 321 (12.38%) had SH, DM and abdominal obesity concomitantly (Group I) and 421 (16.23%) had none of the three diseases (Group II). Group I had a higher proportion of individuals that were women, aged 70-74 years, illiterate and with lower income. Group I had a higher number of participants with low cognitive performance (28.04% vs. 17.58% in Group II). Variables associated with poor cognitive performance were: female gender (OR: 2.43, p &lt; 0.001); and lower education (OR: 0.410, p &lt; 0.001). The presence of the three diseases and age were not significant in the education-adjusted model. Conclusion: There was an association between cognition and the presence of SH, DM and obesity. However, education seems to be decisive in determining cognitive performance in the presence of these three conditions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5792415.v1
title: Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma: case report

description: ABSTRACT The ameloblastic fibro-odontoma is a benign, mixed, asymptomatic and rare odontogenic tumor that can easily be confused radiographically and histologically with other diseases. Usually it affects a population between the first and second decades of life, is more frequent in the mandible and shows predilection for males. This lesion, characterized by dental agenesis at the tumor site, has no predilection for anatomical region; however, an increase of intraoral volume may cause mild facial asymmetry. It shows slow but expansive growth, and is a well-defined radiolucent lesion, usually unilocular, with radiopacity inside. Normally surgical removal is conservative and the prognosis is favorable. This article reports a case of ameloblastic fibro-odontoma treated by surgical removal and follow-up of two years. The aim of this work was to study the ameloblastic fibro-odontoma in its entirety, seeking to inform clinicians about the best diagnostic and treatment methods for this type lesion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388394
title: EFFECTS OF INGESTING 250 AND 500 ML OF WATER ON INITIAL TRANSIENT HEART RATE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY

description: ABSTRACT The purpose was to analyze the effect of the ingestion of two amounts of water in the autonomic modulation. A total of 26 men aged 18-30 years under went 2 days of intervention and evaluation with 24 hours in between. The protocol consisted of the intake of 250 or 500 mL of water in a random order. To assess the initial transient HR during dynamic exercise, the cardiac vagal index was obtained using a 4-second exercise test during the pre- and post-ingestion periods (5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes). To evaluate autonomic modulation at home, HRV value 30 minutes after water intake was used when HR at rest was registered. The results shows: Five minutes after the water intake, the initial transient HR was increased (p = 0.02) with no difference in effect of the ingested volumes of water (p = 0.8). In HRV, there was no difference between the intake volumes in the time or frequency domains. There were differences in HR rest after 20 minutes compared to at other times (p &lt; 0.05). In conclusion the results showed no difference in initial transient HR, HRV, or HR rest after the intake of 250 versus 500 mL of room temperature water in healthy individuals. However, resting initial transient HR and HR rest values differed among the analyzed times.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388394.v1
title: EFFECTS OF INGESTING 250 AND 500 ML OF WATER ON INITIAL TRANSIENT HEART RATE AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY

description: ABSTRACT The purpose was to analyze the effect of the ingestion of two amounts of water in the autonomic modulation. A total of 26 men aged 18-30 years under went 2 days of intervention and evaluation with 24 hours in between. The protocol consisted of the intake of 250 or 500 mL of water in a random order. To assess the initial transient HR during dynamic exercise, the cardiac vagal index was obtained using a 4-second exercise test during the pre- and post-ingestion periods (5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes). To evaluate autonomic modulation at home, HRV value 30 minutes after water intake was used when HR at rest was registered. The results shows: Five minutes after the water intake, the initial transient HR was increased (p = 0.02) with no difference in effect of the ingested volumes of water (p = 0.8). In HRV, there was no difference between the intake volumes in the time or frequency domains. There were differences in HR rest after 20 minutes compared to at other times (p &lt; 0.05). In conclusion the results showed no difference in initial transient HR, HRV, or HR rest after the intake of 250 versus 500 mL of room temperature water in healthy individuals. However, resting initial transient HR and HR rest values differed among the analyzed times.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388397
title: MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN BASIC SKILLS OF CHILDREN PARTICIPANTS AND NONPARTICIPANTS OF ORIENTED SPORT PRACTICE

description: ABSTRACT The present study aimed to analyze the motor performance in basic skills of children participants and nonparticipants of oriented sport practice. The sample consisted of 40 children of both sexes aged between 8 and 10 years, students from a private school in Belo Horizonte. The groups were set into children that participated in some additional oriented sport practice (PEA) and children who did not participate in any oriented practice of sport besides physical education classes (GC). Performance in basic skills was assessed by the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). The used measures were gross motor quotient, raw score of locomotor and object control subtests, and descriptive ratings. An anamnesis was applied to parents with questions about children’s routine, kinds of places they go in their free time; time they play; time using electronic games; family socioeconomic level; and if the child participated or not in some oriented sport practice. A superiority of PEA group upon GC in all TGMD-2 measures was observed. In general, results show that the involvement of children with oriented sport practice can contribute to the motor development process.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388397.v1
title: MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN BASIC SKILLS OF CHILDREN PARTICIPANTS AND NONPARTICIPANTS OF ORIENTED SPORT PRACTICE

description: ABSTRACT The present study aimed to analyze the motor performance in basic skills of children participants and nonparticipants of oriented sport practice. The sample consisted of 40 children of both sexes aged between 8 and 10 years, students from a private school in Belo Horizonte. The groups were set into children that participated in some additional oriented sport practice (PEA) and children who did not participate in any oriented practice of sport besides physical education classes (GC). Performance in basic skills was assessed by the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). The used measures were gross motor quotient, raw score of locomotor and object control subtests, and descriptive ratings. An anamnesis was applied to parents with questions about children’s routine, kinds of places they go in their free time; time they play; time using electronic games; family socioeconomic level; and if the child participated or not in some oriented sport practice. A superiority of PEA group upon GC in all TGMD-2 measures was observed. In general, results show that the involvement of children with oriented sport practice can contribute to the motor development process.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388409
title: ALTERNATIVE TOYS FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS OF A SÃO PAULO INTERIOR CITY

description: ABSTRACT Play is a creative action that can contribute to child development. However, changes decreased the opportunities to play. The objective of this study was to build alternative toys with alternative materials to children in nursery and preschool to amplify possibilities to play in the school. Step a) workshop with 26 teachers; step b) station of alternative toys with children's participation. In the workshop, there were dialogues among the teachers and the production of 38 toys. At the station, preschoolers got more benefits than babies as the fathers of the babies hold them most of the time. Play options were amplified and it also brought motor experiences. Alternative toys can be used in pre-school as an option that provides fun and favors the development of skills.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388409.v1
title: ALTERNATIVE TOYS FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS OF A SÃO PAULO INTERIOR CITY

description: ABSTRACT Play is a creative action that can contribute to child development. However, changes decreased the opportunities to play. The objective of this study was to build alternative toys with alternative materials to children in nursery and preschool to amplify possibilities to play in the school. Step a) workshop with 26 teachers; step b) station of alternative toys with children's participation. In the workshop, there were dialogues among the teachers and the production of 38 toys. At the station, preschoolers got more benefits than babies as the fathers of the babies hold them most of the time. Play options were amplified and it also brought motor experiences. Alternative toys can be used in pre-school as an option that provides fun and favors the development of skills.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514927
title: Space Regimes

description: Abstract:Based on a general model of interaction, the present analysis attempts to account for the diversity of the ways space may be apprehended in lived experience. It leads to the definition of four configurations that correspond to as many regimes of relation with the environing world. The conventional space of the circulation of values takes the archetypical shape of the net (incarnated today by Internet). The operational space is that of our dealing with objects within a material environment seen as a tissue of stable and intelligible relations. The experienced space of bodies' movement, to which one may give as an emblem the spiral, expresses the dynamics of sensitive relationships between the self and the other. The existential space is that of our presence in a universe without boundaries, which no one can properly represent oneself but that nonetheless haunts art and thought: its figure is the abyss.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514927.v1
title: Space Regimes

description: Abstract:Based on a general model of interaction, the present analysis attempts to account for the diversity of the ways space may be apprehended in lived experience. It leads to the definition of four configurations that correspond to as many regimes of relation with the environing world. The conventional space of the circulation of values takes the archetypical shape of the net (incarnated today by Internet). The operational space is that of our dealing with objects within a material environment seen as a tissue of stable and intelligible relations. The experienced space of bodies' movement, to which one may give as an emblem the spiral, expresses the dynamics of sensitive relationships between the self and the other. The existential space is that of our presence in a universe without boundaries, which no one can properly represent oneself but that nonetheless haunts art and thought: its figure is the abyss.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388424
title: ESTIMATION OF BODY MASS INDEX FROM SELF-REPORTED MEASURES: WHAT IS THE VALIDITY?

description: ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of self-reported measures for calculating body mass index (BMI) and nutritional status. A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted on 1,000 students. Body weight and height were measured by a trained evaluator and were obtained by self-report of the participants. There was a trend towards underestimation of body weight by 0.3 kg and overestimation of height by 1.0 cm, which resulted in lower self-reported BMI compared to measured BMI (p &lt;0.001; r = 0.34). Analysis of agreement with measured BMI showed very high reliability of self-reported BMI. The evaluation of nutritional status based on measured BMI resulted in an increase in the percentage of eutrophic individuals (+2.3%) and a decrease in obese individuals (-3.2%). This decrease was greater among men (-6.1%). A change in nutritional status classification occurred in 14.5% of the participants when evaluated by self-reported BMI. In conclusion, there is good agreement between self-reported and measured BMI, but the results suggest caution in the use of self-reported BMI alone or as a continuous variable. Categorized information seems to be more appropriate for the classification of nutritional status.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388424.v1
title: ESTIMATION OF BODY MASS INDEX FROM SELF-REPORTED MEASURES: WHAT IS THE VALIDITY?

description: ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of self-reported measures for calculating body mass index (BMI) and nutritional status. A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted on 1,000 students. Body weight and height were measured by a trained evaluator and were obtained by self-report of the participants. There was a trend towards underestimation of body weight by 0.3 kg and overestimation of height by 1.0 cm, which resulted in lower self-reported BMI compared to measured BMI (p &lt;0.001; r = 0.34). Analysis of agreement with measured BMI showed very high reliability of self-reported BMI. The evaluation of nutritional status based on measured BMI resulted in an increase in the percentage of eutrophic individuals (+2.3%) and a decrease in obese individuals (-3.2%). This decrease was greater among men (-6.1%). A change in nutritional status classification occurred in 14.5% of the participants when evaluated by self-reported BMI. In conclusion, there is good agreement between self-reported and measured BMI, but the results suggest caution in the use of self-reported BMI alone or as a continuous variable. Categorized information seems to be more appropriate for the classification of nutritional status.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7452542
title: Edge effect on the spatial distribution of trees in an Araucaria Rainforest fragment in Brazil

description: Abstract The objective of this research was to evaluate which species in the Brazilian Araucaria forest have its spatial distribution influenced by edge effects. We performed annual forest inventories inside two one-hectare plots, divided in 10 rectangular subplots, delimited by every 10 meters of edge distance. Each tree with at least 10 cm at DBH was identified to species level, and their allometric measurements and geographical coordinates were recorded considering the categories living, recruitment and mortality. We analyzed the correlation between the abundance of each species in each subplot and its distance by the Spearman's Correlation Coefficient and a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) with a Poisson distribution. We analyzed the distribution of some species and the ecological groups using a Kernel density model. We observed numerous pioneers and early secondary species with relationship with the edge distance, usually concentrated close to the edges. The late secondary/climax species are more evenly distributed in the plots, despite of some species, as Eugenia uniflora, are negatively affected by the edge. From these results, it is observed that some light demanding species can be favored to live close to the edges, even if some shadow tolerant species can inhabit this region as well.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7508348
title: Sustainable spatial planning: a challenge for the future of our societies; applied criteria

description: Abstract In a large part of the 17 sustainable development objectives set as goals for humanity by the UN, sustainability can be glimpsed. As a result of the dominant socio-productive model, the only way to head towards more sustainable territories that allow achieving and maintaining the well-being of the world’s population is to bear in mind the need to properly plan territorial development. This work reflects on this need and takes a step forward in the definition of the main criteria to achieve territorial sustainability at regional and local scales.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7452542.v1
title: Edge effect on the spatial distribution of trees in an Araucaria Rainforest fragment in Brazil

description: Abstract The objective of this research was to evaluate which species in the Brazilian Araucaria forest have its spatial distribution influenced by edge effects. We performed annual forest inventories inside two one-hectare plots, divided in 10 rectangular subplots, delimited by every 10 meters of edge distance. Each tree with at least 10 cm at DBH was identified to species level, and their allometric measurements and geographical coordinates were recorded considering the categories living, recruitment and mortality. We analyzed the correlation between the abundance of each species in each subplot and its distance by the Spearman's Correlation Coefficient and a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) with a Poisson distribution. We analyzed the distribution of some species and the ecological groups using a Kernel density model. We observed numerous pioneers and early secondary species with relationship with the edge distance, usually concentrated close to the edges. The late secondary/climax species are more evenly distributed in the plots, despite of some species, as Eugenia uniflora, are negatively affected by the edge. From these results, it is observed that some light demanding species can be favored to live close to the edges, even if some shadow tolerant species can inhabit this region as well.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7710866
title: Landscape Ecology in a Watershed of the Ocoy River, Western Parana State, Brazil

description: ABSTRACT This study evaluated the landscape structure of a watershed located in a region considered strategic for the implementation of the Paraná River Biodiversity Corridor. Based on land-use/land-cover mapping, four different scenarios were generated: 1) real situation, 2) considering the edge effect, 3) without Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs), and 4) with restoration of the riparian APPs. Different landscape metrics were calculated for each scenario. In scenario 2, only 28% of the total natural vegetation cover remained as core areas. In scenario 3, there was a considerable increase in forest fragmentation. In scenario 4, an expressive increase in landscape connectivity was promoted. In conclusion, a relatively small increase in natural vegetation cover can promote considerable increase in landscape connectivity and restoration of the riparian APPs in watersheds of the region should be considered as a priority action for the implementation of the Paraná River Biodiversity Corridor.