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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678280.v1
title: Effect of contact lenses on ocular biometric measurements based on swept-source optical coherence tomography

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the reliability of swept- source optical coherence tomography in cases in which soft contact lenses cannot be removed when acquiring biometric measurements. Methods: Eight subjects were included and only one eye per participant was analyzed. Each eye was measured six times by swept-source optical coherence tomography with the IOLMaster 700 instrument (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). Axial length, central corneal thickness, anterior chamber depth, lens thickness, and keratometric measurements were evaluated for the naked eye and while wearing soft contact lenses of three different powers (-1.5, -3.0, and +2.0 D). Results: There were statistically significant changes in axial length, central corneal thickness, anterior chamber depth, and keratometric measurements with soft contact lenses as compared to the naked eye (p&lt;0.001). However, there were no significant differences in lens thickness outcomes between the naked eye and while wearing the three soft contact lenses (p&gt;0.5). The changes in axial length, central corneal thickness, and anterior chamber depth were lens-specific and dependent on the thickness of the lens used. Conclusions: Sept-source optical coherence tomography based lens thickness measurements while wearing soft contact lenses are comparable to those of the naked eye. However, the thickness and the optical design of the soft contact lens may lead to significant differences in the axial lengh, central corneal thickness, anterior chamber deph, and keratometric measurements.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678289.v1
title: Studying Torsional Vibration of a Micro-shaft in a Micro-scale Fluid Media based on Non-classical Theories

description: Abstract In this paper, torsional vibration of a micro-shaft in interacting with a micro-scale fluid media has been investigated. The presented mathematical model for this study is made up of a micro-shaft with one end fixed and a micro-cylinder at its free end which is immersed in a micro-scale fluid media. The micro-shaft can be actuated torsionally via applying an AC voltage to the capacitive plates around the micro-shaft and the outer fixed cylinder. As fluids and solids behave differently in micro scale than macro, the surrounding fluid field in the gap and also the micro-shaft have been modeled based on non-classical theories. Equation of motion governing angular displacement of the micro- shaft and also equations of motion of the fluid field have been derived based on non-local elasticity and micro-polar theories. The coupled differential equations have been transformed to an enhanced form with homogenous boundary conditions. The enhanced equations have been discretized over the beam and fluid domain using Galerkin method. Effects of non-local parameter of the micro-shaft and also micro-polar parameters of the fluid field on the response of the micro-shaft have been studied. We have shown that micropolar parameters of fluid due to having damping and inertial effects, changes resonance frequency and resonance amplitude of the shaft.
DOI: 10.7284/106295
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise BH11-09 using a Northstar 941X instrument system onboard the platform RV Blue Heron

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678271.v1
title: Behavior of Ultrasensitive C-Reactive Protein in Myocardial Revascularization with and without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

description: Abstract Objective: To analyze the inflammation resulting from myocardial revascularization techniques with and without cardiopulmonary bypass, based on ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (US-CRP) behavior. Methods: A prospective non-randomized clinical study with 136 patients was performed. Sixty-nine patients were enrolled for Group 1 (on-pump coronary artery bypass - ONCAB) and 67 patients were assigned to Group 2 (off-pump coronary artery bypass - OPCAB). All study participants had blood samples collected for analysis of glucose, triglycerides, creatinine, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and creatinephosphokinase (CPK) in the preoperative period. The samples of creatinephosphokinase MB (CKMB), troponin I (TnI) and US-CRP were collected in the preoperative period and at 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours after surgery. We also analyzed the preoperative biological variables of each patient (age, smoking, diabetes mellitus, left coronary trunk lesion, body mass index, previous myocardial infarction, myocardial fibrosis). All angiographically documented patients with &gt;70% proximal multiarterial stenosis and ischemia, documented by stress test or classification of stable angina (class II or III), according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, were included. Reoperations, combined surgeries, recent acute myocardial infarction, recent inflammatory disease, deep venous thrombosis or recent pulmonary thromboembolism, acute kidney injury or chronic kidney injury were not included. Results: Correlation values between the US-CRP curve and the ONCAB group, the treatment effect and the analyzed biological variables did not present expressive results. Laboratory variables were evaluated and did not correlate with the applied treatment (P&gt;0.05). Conclusion: The changes in the US-CRP at each moment evaluated from the postoperative period did not show any significance in relation to the surgical technique applied.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678256
title: Comparison of choroidal thickness in patients with active and stable thyroid eye disease

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the choroidal thickness in active and stable phases of thyroid eye disease. Methods: Forty-seven eyes of 47 patients with thyroid eye disease were prospectively studied. Patients were evaluated on the basis of their clinical activity scores, with scores 33 defined as active disease. Subfoveal, temporal macular, nasal macular, temporal peripapillary, and nasal peripapillary choroidal thickness measurements were performed with Cirrus enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, and the results in the two groups were compared. Results: Twenty-four patients were int he active group, whereas 23 patients were in the stable group. Choroidal thickness was significantly higher in the subfoveal and temporal macular regions in the active group. Although the nasal macular and peripapillary values were also higher in the active group, the difference was insignificant. Conclusions: Subfoveal choroidal thickness was significantly higher in patients with thyroid eye disease in the active phase than in those with stable phase disease.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678256.v1
title: Comparison of choroidal thickness in patients with active and stable thyroid eye disease

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the choroidal thickness in active and stable phases of thyroid eye disease. Methods: Forty-seven eyes of 47 patients with thyroid eye disease were prospectively studied. Patients were evaluated on the basis of their clinical activity scores, with scores 33 defined as active disease. Subfoveal, temporal macular, nasal macular, temporal peripapillary, and nasal peripapillary choroidal thickness measurements were performed with Cirrus enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, and the results in the two groups were compared. Results: Twenty-four patients were int he active group, whereas 23 patients were in the stable group. Choroidal thickness was significantly higher in the subfoveal and temporal macular regions in the active group. Although the nasal macular and peripapillary values were also higher in the active group, the difference was insignificant. Conclusions: Subfoveal choroidal thickness was significantly higher in patients with thyroid eye disease in the active phase than in those with stable phase disease.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678274.v1
title: WORK PROCESS OF THE FAMILY HEALTH AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE EXPANDED SUPPORT CENTER

description: Abstract The increase in the implementation of the Family Health and Primary Health Care Expanded Support Center in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, and its influence on the improvement in the quality of the assistance of the primary health care teams makes it relevant to get to know the organization of the work process within these centers. The study analyzed the planning actions, the offer of initial training and ongoing education, and the integration with the supported teams. Methodologically, it is a descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study. The data was obtained from module IV of the 2nd cycle of external evaluation of the Program for the Improvement of the Access to and Quality of Primary Health Care (Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica, in Portuguese). The corochromatic map was developed using the TabWin software, and the descriptive analysis was made using the IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 20.0. Regarding the offer of initial training and ongoing education for the Center, we observed that the teams that underwent the former (50%) were more likely to be offered the latter (74.1%), and the courses were offered in larger municipalities. The initial training had as its most common activities the qualification/informational meeting workshops (20.7%) and the introductory course (20.7%). There is a weakness in the records and in the execution of the systematized planning, mainly regarding the monitoring and assessment of the actions. The integration between the Family Health Support Center teams and the reference teams is weak and not in line with the conceptual goals of the matrix support.
DOI: 10.7284/111750
title: CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) data collected during research cruise BH11-10 using a Sea-Bird SBE-911+ instrument system onboard the platform RV Blue Heron

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678250
title: Retirement and the transition to self-employment in Brazilian Metropolitan areas

description: Abstract This paper examines the transition from wage labor, formal or informal, to self-employment in metropolitan Brazil, in particular, the role of retirement in this process. It is important to understand the transitions that occur at the end of the working career, particularly the choice of self-employment, which has potential impacts on individual well-being. The data used are from the Monthly Employment Survey (PME), between the years 2002 to 2007. Using the pseudopainel methodology two main evidence was found. First, the greater the importance of retirement income relative to the income of wage labor, the lower the chance of transition. This result may indicate that older workers who depend on retirement for their survival have high aversion to risk involved in self-employment. In addition, informal workers are more likely to transition to self-employment than formal workers.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678247
title: Civilization or barbarism

description: ABSTRACT The article seeks to understand the challenges for building a society based on social rights and citizenship within the current crisis of capitalism and the coup of 2016. It contextualises the current scenario we face and then discusses the conflict over the distribution of wealth. Next, it brings the discussion of the coup and shows the various attempts to deconstruct the 1988 Constitution which culminate in Constitutional Amendment 95. In that scenario, it observes the perspectives for the Unified Health System (SUS) and calls for a resumption of the spirit of 1988.
DOI: 10.7284/106296
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise BH11-10 using a Northstar 941X instrument system onboard the platform RV Blue Heron

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678241
title: Teaching blind women about the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system through educational manual

description: Abstract Objectives: to evaluate blind women’s learning on the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system through the use of an educational material. Methods: methodological development study performed with blind women. The participants responded the pre-test to evaluate their knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and received a manual on anatomy and the reproduction of the physiology After an individual reading, in a period ranging from three to fifteen days, they responded the post-test. Results: there was an increase of correct answers in the post-test in all the items in relation to the categories of The Woman's Body and How One Gets Pregnant becoming significant in the following knowledge of “clitoris increases with the woman excited" (p=0.009), “the function of the vagina in a sexual intercourse "(p&lt;0.001), “How does fertilization occurs”(p&lt;0.001) and "the ovulating period" (p&lt;0.001). Conclusions: the manual enabled the participants to learn about the female anatomy and the physiology of fertilization after educational assistive technology.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678250.v1
title: Retirement and the transition to self-employment in Brazilian Metropolitan areas

description: Abstract This paper examines the transition from wage labor, formal or informal, to self-employment in metropolitan Brazil, in particular, the role of retirement in this process. It is important to understand the transitions that occur at the end of the working career, particularly the choice of self-employment, which has potential impacts on individual well-being. The data used are from the Monthly Employment Survey (PME), between the years 2002 to 2007. Using the pseudopainel methodology two main evidence was found. First, the greater the importance of retirement income relative to the income of wage labor, the lower the chance of transition. This result may indicate that older workers who depend on retirement for their survival have high aversion to risk involved in self-employment. In addition, informal workers are more likely to transition to self-employment than formal workers.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678238
title: SHOULD PEDIATRICIANS INVESTIGATE THE SYMPTOMS OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES?

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To review current evidence on the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and feeding difficulties. Methods: Review the Science Direct and PubMed databases between 2007 and 2017 in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The search terms, used in association, were “obsessive compulsive disorder” and “picky eating/feeding difficulty”. Cohort, case control and cross sectional studies were included that analyzed children, adolescents and/or adults of any sample size from any country in the world. Opinion articles were excluded. Results: Around 245 articles were selected, and only 4 were included in this review, according to previous criteria. Results from the studies essentially described that there is indeed a difference in “picky” behaviors between subjects with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder tend to have exacerbated symptoms of disgust, anxiety and a higher eating behavior inflexibility score. Conclusions: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and feeding difficulties patients share common symptoms. The present study alerts health professionals who follow patients with feeding difficulties as to the importance of investigating possible psychiatric comorbidities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678241.v1
title: Teaching blind women about the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system through educational manual

description: Abstract Objectives: to evaluate blind women’s learning on the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system through the use of an educational material. Methods: methodological development study performed with blind women. The participants responded the pre-test to evaluate their knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and received a manual on anatomy and the reproduction of the physiology After an individual reading, in a period ranging from three to fifteen days, they responded the post-test. Results: there was an increase of correct answers in the post-test in all the items in relation to the categories of The Woman's Body and How One Gets Pregnant becoming significant in the following knowledge of “clitoris increases with the woman excited" (p=0.009), “the function of the vagina in a sexual intercourse "(p&lt;0.001), “How does fertilization occurs”(p&lt;0.001) and "the ovulating period" (p&lt;0.001). Conclusions: the manual enabled the participants to learn about the female anatomy and the physiology of fertilization after educational assistive technology.
DOI: 10.7284/111751
title: CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) data collected during research cruise BH11-11 using a Sea-Bird SBE-911+ instrument system onboard the platform RV Blue Heron

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678238.v1
title: SHOULD PEDIATRICIANS INVESTIGATE THE SYMPTOMS OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES?

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To review current evidence on the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and feeding difficulties. Methods: Review the Science Direct and PubMed databases between 2007 and 2017 in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The search terms, used in association, were “obsessive compulsive disorder” and “picky eating/feeding difficulty”. Cohort, case control and cross sectional studies were included that analyzed children, adolescents and/or adults of any sample size from any country in the world. Opinion articles were excluded. Results: Around 245 articles were selected, and only 4 were included in this review, according to previous criteria. Results from the studies essentially described that there is indeed a difference in “picky” behaviors between subjects with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder tend to have exacerbated symptoms of disgust, anxiety and a higher eating behavior inflexibility score. Conclusions: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and feeding difficulties patients share common symptoms. The present study alerts health professionals who follow patients with feeding difficulties as to the importance of investigating possible psychiatric comorbidities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678247.v1
title: Civilization or barbarism

description: ABSTRACT The article seeks to understand the challenges for building a society based on social rights and citizenship within the current crisis of capitalism and the coup of 2016. It contextualises the current scenario we face and then discusses the conflict over the distribution of wealth. Next, it brings the discussion of the coup and shows the various attempts to deconstruct the 1988 Constitution which culminate in Constitutional Amendment 95. In that scenario, it observes the perspectives for the Unified Health System (SUS) and calls for a resumption of the spirit of 1988.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678226
title: Wild vegetables do not lie: Comparative gastronomic ethnobotany and ethnolinguistics on the Greek traces of the Mediterranean Diet of southeastern Italy

description: ABSTRACT Bio-cultural and historical aspects of the “wild plant” portion of the Mediterranean Diet are still very much understudied despite the large number of bio-medical studies on the topic. The current gastronomic ethnobotanical and ethnolinguistic field study focused on the wild leafy vegetables used among Greek populations in SE Italy and NE Greece. A total of 52 folk taxa, corresponding to 58 wild botanical species, were recorded. The frequency of consumption of these wild ingredients was higher in NE Greece than in SE Italy, although approximately one-third of the recorded wild taxa overlapped in the two study sites. Most of these common species were designated by cognates, having in most cases a clear Greek origin, while one-third of the recorded wild vegetables in SE Italy were also used by another Greek diaspora living in SW Italy. The majority of the original Greek wild vegetables are synanthropic weeds. It is likely that the culinary uses of these species originated in the Near East during the post-Neolithic period before they migrated west to Italy and the Mediterranean Basin via Greece and Greek diasporas.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678229
title: Lateral Costal Artery: Clinical Importance of an Accessory Thoracic Artery

description: Abstract The lateral costal artery has sometimes been identified as the culprit for the "steal phenomenon" after coronary artery bypass grafting, besides being occasionally used for myocardial revascularization. Its branches make anastomoses with the internal thoracic artery through lateral intercostal arteries. We aim to report, on three cases, the clinical significance of a well-developed lateral costal artery after coronary artery bypass grafting. Two out of three patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery in our center between June 2010 and August 2017, applied to us with stable angina pectoris, while the third one was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome after applying to the emergency department. In coronary cineangiography, in all three cases, a well-developed accessory vessel arising from the proximal 2.5 cm segment of the left internal thoracic artery coursed as far as the 6th rib was detected, and it was confirmed to be the lateral costal artery. A stable angina pectoris in two of the patients was thought to be the result of steal phenomenon caused by the well-developed lateral costal artery. In the two cases with stable angina pectoris the lateral costal artery was obliterated via coil embolization. In the other case with the proximal left anterior descending artery stenosis, before percutaneous coronary intervention, the lateral costal artery was obliterated via coil embolization and the occluded subclavian artery was stented. Routine visualization in cineangiography and satisfactory surgical exploration of the left internal thoracic artery could be very helpful to identify any possible accessory branch of the left internal thoracic artery like the lateral costal artery.
DOI: 10.7284/106297
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise BH11-11 using a Northstar 941X instrument system onboard the platform RV Blue Heron

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition