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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905299
title: What are the determining factors in the capital structure decisions of small and medium-sized firms in Cabinda, Angola?,

description: Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the determining factors that explain the capital structure decisions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the province of Cabinda, Angola. In this study, debt maturity was also analyzed and, therefore, total indebtedness was broken down into short, medium, and long-term debt ratios. This study is motivated the poor number of studies on the determinants of the capital structure of SMEs in developing countries, more specifically in Cabinda, Angola. This research is relevant for Corporate Finance, particularly regarding the capital structure of SMEs located in a developing country like Angola. Also, it corroborates previous studies on the applicability of the principles of the pecking-order theory to SMEs in developed countries. This research present contributions to Corporate Finance, as it identifies the determinants of the capital structure of SMEs in a developing country - considering the debt maturity -, through the analysis of total debt ratios-, short-, medium- and long-term debt. Based on a sample of 73 SMEs for the period between 2011 and 2016, we used panel data models (pooled OLS, fixed and random effects). The results of this study show that tangibility, age, liquidity, and non-debt tax shield are determining factors in the decisions of the capital structure of SMEs in the province of Cabinda, Angola. Furthermore, they suggest that these firms follow the principles of pecking-order theory in capital structure decisions. The research contributes to increase studies in Corporate Finance, particularly concerning the determinants of the capital structure of SMEs located in a developing country.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905299.v1
title: What are the determining factors in the capital structure decisions of small and medium-sized firms in Cabinda, Angola?,

description: Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the determining factors that explain the capital structure decisions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the province of Cabinda, Angola. In this study, debt maturity was also analyzed and, therefore, total indebtedness was broken down into short, medium, and long-term debt ratios. This study is motivated the poor number of studies on the determinants of the capital structure of SMEs in developing countries, more specifically in Cabinda, Angola. This research is relevant for Corporate Finance, particularly regarding the capital structure of SMEs located in a developing country like Angola. Also, it corroborates previous studies on the applicability of the principles of the pecking-order theory to SMEs in developed countries. This research present contributions to Corporate Finance, as it identifies the determinants of the capital structure of SMEs in a developing country - considering the debt maturity -, through the analysis of total debt ratios-, short-, medium- and long-term debt. Based on a sample of 73 SMEs for the period between 2011 and 2016, we used panel data models (pooled OLS, fixed and random effects). The results of this study show that tangibility, age, liquidity, and non-debt tax shield are determining factors in the decisions of the capital structure of SMEs in the province of Cabinda, Angola. Furthermore, they suggest that these firms follow the principles of pecking-order theory in capital structure decisions. The research contributes to increase studies in Corporate Finance, particularly concerning the determinants of the capital structure of SMEs located in a developing country.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6587519
title: Ranflood benchmark ransomware.

description: This are the results of the Ranflood benchmark ransomware.<br> Ranflood is an open-source tool that mixes honeypots, resource contention, and<br> moving target defence to contrast the action of ransomware, by flooding spe-<br> cific locations (e.g., the attack location, sensible folders, etc.) of the victim’s<br> disk with files—Ranflood supports three file-generation, flooding strategies,<br> apt for different attack scenarios. At its core, Ranflood buys time for the<br> user to counteract the attack, e.g., to access an unresponsive, attacked<br> server and shut it down manually.<br> In this dataset there are benchmark of the efficacy of Ranflood<br> by performing a thorough evaluation over 6 crypto-ransomware (e.g., Wan-<br> naCry, LockBit) for a total of 78 different attack scenarios, showing that<br> Ranflood consistently lowers the amount of files lost to encryption.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6587518
title: Ranflood benchmark ransomware.

description: This are the results of the Ranflood benchmark ransomware.<br> Ranflood is an open-source tool that mixes honeypots, resource contention, and<br> moving target defence to contrast the action of ransomware, by flooding spe-<br> cific locations (e.g., the attack location, sensible folders, etc.) of the victim’s<br> disk with files—Ranflood supports three file-generation, flooding strategies,<br> apt for different attack scenarios. At its core, Ranflood buys time for the<br> user to counteract the attack, e.g., to access an unresponsive, attacked<br> server and shut it down manually.<br> In this dataset there are benchmark of the efficacy of Ranflood<br> by performing a thorough evaluation over 6 crypto-ransomware (e.g., Wan-<br> naCry, LockBit) for a total of 78 different attack scenarios, showing that<br> Ranflood consistently lowers the amount of files lost to encryption.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905302.v1
title: Comparison of two commercial tests (Immy vs. Dynamiker) for cryptococcal capsular antigen

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION Lateral flow assay is an advanced method useful in the early diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis. We aimed to compare two commercial tests for cryptococcal capsular antigen in the sera of asymptomatic patients with human immunodeficiency virus in Barranquilla, Colombia. METHODS Thawed (n=162) previously collected serums (2016-2019) were processed using IMMY and Dynamiker cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay. RESULTS Compared to IMMY’s results, Dynamiker’s sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and kappa index were 100%, 89.9%, 48.3%, 100.0%, and 0.61, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The Dynamiker test had excellent sensitivity, acceptable specificity, and a low detection threshold for cryptococcal antigen in the tested samples.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905302
title: Comparison of two commercial tests (Immy vs. Dynamiker) for cryptococcal capsular antigen

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION Lateral flow assay is an advanced method useful in the early diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis. We aimed to compare two commercial tests for cryptococcal capsular antigen in the sera of asymptomatic patients with human immunodeficiency virus in Barranquilla, Colombia. METHODS Thawed (n=162) previously collected serums (2016-2019) were processed using IMMY and Dynamiker cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay. RESULTS Compared to IMMY’s results, Dynamiker’s sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and kappa index were 100%, 89.9%, 48.3%, 100.0%, and 0.61, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The Dynamiker test had excellent sensitivity, acceptable specificity, and a low detection threshold for cryptococcal antigen in the tested samples.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905304
title: Development and implementation of telehealth for peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplant patients monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic

description: Abstract The coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) pandemic raised the need for social distance to reduce its spread. Chronic kidney disease patients on renal replacement therapy are especially susceptible to developing the most severe form of COVID-19, and, at the same time, require regular medical and multidisciplinary periodic follow-up. On an emergency basis, Brazil’s professional regulatory bodies authorized telehealth assistance, which made possible to migrate from face-to-face to distance appointments in health services across the country, when necessary. This article’s main objective is to describe the process of developing and implementing telehealth for monitoring renal transplant patients and patients on peritoneal dialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905304.v1
title: Development and implementation of telehealth for peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplant patients monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic

description: Abstract The coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) pandemic raised the need for social distance to reduce its spread. Chronic kidney disease patients on renal replacement therapy are especially susceptible to developing the most severe form of COVID-19, and, at the same time, require regular medical and multidisciplinary periodic follow-up. On an emergency basis, Brazil’s professional regulatory bodies authorized telehealth assistance, which made possible to migrate from face-to-face to distance appointments in health services across the country, when necessary. This article’s main objective is to describe the process of developing and implementing telehealth for monitoring renal transplant patients and patients on peritoneal dialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905332
title: Investor sentiment, economic uncertainty, and monetary policy in Brazil,

description: ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to analyze how economic uncertainty and monetary policy affect investor sentiment in Brazil. Investor sentiment is an important element in the finance, economics, and accounting literature and its impact on financial markets is widely documented. However, understanding the variables that affect it remains an important challenge, and this research seeks to explore this gap within the Brazilian context. The study provides initial evidence regarding the impact of economic uncertainty and monetary policy on investor sentiment in Brazil. The findings documented here provide theoretical, managerial, and social contributions, with a possible impact on the areas of finance, economics, and accounting. Monthly data were used relating to four mechanisms of transmission of economic uncertainty and of monetary policy (interest rate, exchange rate, inflation rate, economic uncertainty index) and to the consumer confidence index as a proxy for investor sentiment (covering the period from January of 2006 to March of 2020). An autoregressive distributed lag model was estimated to capture short- and long-term relationships between the variables. The results indicate that investor sentiment is affected by economic uncertainty and by the main mechanisms of transmission of monetary policy to different extents and in the different time horizons. The evidence suggests that investors, policymakers, and monetary authorities should consider sentiment as a signal, whether for altering investment portfolios or for anticipating economic trends. It also provides support for focusing on economic and monetary policy in the National Financial Education Strategy (Estratégia Nacional de Educação Financeira - ENEF) recently adopted in Brazil
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905332.v1
title: Investor sentiment, economic uncertainty, and monetary policy in Brazil,

description: ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to analyze how economic uncertainty and monetary policy affect investor sentiment in Brazil. Investor sentiment is an important element in the finance, economics, and accounting literature and its impact on financial markets is widely documented. However, understanding the variables that affect it remains an important challenge, and this research seeks to explore this gap within the Brazilian context. The study provides initial evidence regarding the impact of economic uncertainty and monetary policy on investor sentiment in Brazil. The findings documented here provide theoretical, managerial, and social contributions, with a possible impact on the areas of finance, economics, and accounting. Monthly data were used relating to four mechanisms of transmission of economic uncertainty and of monetary policy (interest rate, exchange rate, inflation rate, economic uncertainty index) and to the consumer confidence index as a proxy for investor sentiment (covering the period from January of 2006 to March of 2020). An autoregressive distributed lag model was estimated to capture short- and long-term relationships between the variables. The results indicate that investor sentiment is affected by economic uncertainty and by the main mechanisms of transmission of monetary policy to different extents and in the different time horizons. The evidence suggests that investors, policymakers, and monetary authorities should consider sentiment as a signal, whether for altering investment portfolios or for anticipating economic trends. It also provides support for focusing on economic and monetary policy in the National Financial Education Strategy (Estratégia Nacional de Educação Financeira - ENEF) recently adopted in Brazil
DOI: 10.35077/lot
title: 591415

description: This is a series of monosynaptic, retrograde trans-synaptic tracing images of whole mouse brain to map whole-brain inputs to genetically-identified cell populations brain-wide.
description: DATASET METADATA: title:'591415', GeneralModality:'connectivity', Technique:'retrograde transsynaptic tracing' SPECIMEN METADATA: LocalID:'591415', Species:'Mouse', NCBITaxonomy:'NCBI:txid10090', Age:'92.0', Ageunit:'Days', Sex:'Female', Genotype:'Pvalb-IRES-Cre/wt', OrganLocalID:'1125284958.0', OrganName:'Brain', SampleLocalID:'0539071571' INSTRUMENT METADATA: MicroscopeType:'Two Photon', MicroscopeManufacturerAndModel:'TissueVision TissueCyte 1000', ObjectiveName:'Zeiss 20X Plan-Apochromat', ObjectiveImmersion:'Water', ObjectiveNA:'1.0', ObjectiveMagnification:'20X', DetectorType:'PMT', DetectorModel:'Hamamatsu R3896', IlluminationWavelength:'925nm', DetectionWavelength:'447-593nm', SampleTemperature:'20.0' IMAGE METADATA: xAxis:'left-to-right', yAxis:'superior-to-inferior', zAxis:'posterior-to-anterior', Number:'1,2,3,red,green,blue', displayColor:'(1.0,0.0,0.0),(0.0,1.0,0.0),(0.0,0.0,1.0)', Representation:'neurite', Flurophore:'CH1(background fluorescence) CH2(GFP) CH3(background fluorescence)', stepSizeX:'0.875', stepSizeY:'0.875', stepSizeZ:'100.0', Channels:'3.0', Slices:'140.0', z:'1.0', Xsize:'16000.0', Ysize:'12000.0', Zsize:'1.0'
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16486350
title: Occurrence of Leishmania infection in the immediate geographic region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State, Brazil

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the immediate region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State. METHODS: Samples and epidemiological data were collected from 105 patients. RESULTS: Leishmania infection was observed in 58 (55.2%) patients, and Leishmania braziliensis was present in 82.9% of the 41 sequenced samples. Infected patients were predominantly male (93.1%). Leishmania infection was twice as prevalent among rural inhabitants versus urban inhabitants. Lesions were more frequent in the upper limbs (arms/hands, 41.82%). CONCLUSIONS: The present data corroborate the zoonotic profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis; this information could help to improve surveillance and control strategies.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16486350.v1
title: Occurrence of Leishmania infection in the immediate geographic region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State, Brazil

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the immediate region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State. METHODS: Samples and epidemiological data were collected from 105 patients. RESULTS: Leishmania infection was observed in 58 (55.2%) patients, and Leishmania braziliensis was present in 82.9% of the 41 sequenced samples. Infected patients were predominantly male (93.1%). Leishmania infection was twice as prevalent among rural inhabitants versus urban inhabitants. Lesions were more frequent in the upper limbs (arms/hands, 41.82%). CONCLUSIONS: The present data corroborate the zoonotic profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis; this information could help to improve surveillance and control strategies.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16485896
title: Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Rondônia, Brazil: A novel report

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: This short communication presents a novel report on the occurrence of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. METHODS: Two specimens were collected inside dwellings and identified using dichotomous keys. RESULTS: The present study showed the extensive geographic distribution of P. rufotuberculatus and the increased number of species in the state of Rondônia. CONCLUSIONS: This new record of P. rufotuberculatus is important for understanding the epidemiology of Chagas disease because this species is found naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Studies on the ecology, biology, and vector-host-parasite interactions of this species are essential for surveillance programs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16485896.v1
title: Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Rondônia, Brazil: A novel report

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: This short communication presents a novel report on the occurrence of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. METHODS: Two specimens were collected inside dwellings and identified using dichotomous keys. RESULTS: The present study showed the extensive geographic distribution of P. rufotuberculatus and the increased number of species in the state of Rondônia. CONCLUSIONS: This new record of P. rufotuberculatus is important for understanding the epidemiology of Chagas disease because this species is found naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Studies on the ecology, biology, and vector-host-parasite interactions of this species are essential for surveillance programs.
DOI: 10.35077/low
title: 592853

description: This is a series of monosynaptic, retrograde trans-synaptic tracing images of whole mouse brain to map whole-brain inputs to genetically-identified cell populations brain-wide.
description: DATASET METADATA: title:'592853', GeneralModality:'connectivity', Technique:'retrograde transsynaptic tracing' SPECIMEN METADATA: LocalID:'592853', Species:'Mouse', NCBITaxonomy:'NCBI:txid10090', Age:'87.0', Ageunit:'Days', Sex:'Female', Genotype:'Pvalb-IRES-Cre/wt', OrganLocalID:'1126893042.0', OrganName:'Brain', SampleLocalID:'0539071567' INSTRUMENT METADATA: MicroscopeType:'Two Photon', MicroscopeManufacturerAndModel:'TissueVision TissueCyte 1000', ObjectiveName:'Zeiss 20X Plan-Apochromat', ObjectiveImmersion:'Water', ObjectiveNA:'1.0', ObjectiveMagnification:'20X', DetectorType:'PMT', DetectorModel:'Hamamatsu R3896', IlluminationWavelength:'925nm', DetectionWavelength:'447-593nm', SampleTemperature:'20.0' IMAGE METADATA: xAxis:'left-to-right', yAxis:'superior-to-inferior', zAxis:'posterior-to-anterior', Number:'1,2,3,red,green,blue', displayColor:'(1.0,0.0,0.0),(0.0,1.0,0.0),(0.0,0.0,1.0)', Representation:'neurite', Flurophore:'CH1(background fluorescence) CH2(GFP) CH3(background fluorescence)', stepSizeX:'0.875', stepSizeY:'0.875', stepSizeZ:'100.0', Channels:'3.0', Slices:'140.0', z:'1.0', Xsize:'16000.0', Ysize:'12000.0', Zsize:'1.0'
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905371
title: Decision-making in the face of bioethical conflict and training in Dentistry

description: Abstract This study aims to understand the relationship between conceptions of ethics and decision making in situations of bioethical conflict in practices of first-year dentistry students. Holistic case study with a qualitative approach was carried out, in two steps: in the first, 62 participants answered an online form with two questions about conceptions of ethics; in the second, 59 deliberated on two health situations with bioethical conflict. Discursive textual analysis was performed. Results show that students understand ethics as individual guidance in social and profession conduct. In training, students’ restricted conceptions of ethics are amplified in the decision-making exercises in the face of bioethical conflicts. The role of singular contexts is an element for the decision-making in learning that includes respect for life and not just the treatment of disease. The topic of bioethics, thus transversalized in the formative process, values people-centered care.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905371.v1
title: Decision-making in the face of bioethical conflict and training in Dentistry

description: Abstract This study aims to understand the relationship between conceptions of ethics and decision making in situations of bioethical conflict in practices of first-year dentistry students. Holistic case study with a qualitative approach was carried out, in two steps: in the first, 62 participants answered an online form with two questions about conceptions of ethics; in the second, 59 deliberated on two health situations with bioethical conflict. Discursive textual analysis was performed. Results show that students understand ethics as individual guidance in social and profession conduct. In training, students’ restricted conceptions of ethics are amplified in the decision-making exercises in the face of bioethical conflicts. The role of singular contexts is an element for the decision-making in learning that includes respect for life and not just the treatment of disease. The topic of bioethics, thus transversalized in the formative process, values people-centered care.
DOI: 10.25380/iastate.19787314.v1
title: Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Avian Collection - simple DarwinCore records

description: A simple DarwinCore formatted file describing the 362 bird (avian) specimens held by Iowa Lakeside Labratory. This collection was digitized as part of the Iowa Lakeside Lab Dark Data project. Visit iowalakesidelab.org for more information about the lab and its mission. <br> <strong>Time period: </strong> Specimens were collected between 1835 – 2016. Specimens were photographed in 2018. <strong>Locations: </strong> North America (n=226) Europe (n=1) Unknown (n=135)
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905374.v1
title: Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in non-HIV-Infected Patients in Southeastern Brazil

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: The clinical manifestations of cryptococcosis are usually associated with the infecting agents Cryptococcus neoformans (CN) and C. gattii (CG) species complexes and the host. In this study, non-HIV-infected patients, at a university hospital in southeastern Brazil, had epidemiological and clinical data associated with cryptococcal disease and isolated Cryptococcus species: CN - 24 patients and CG - 12 patients. METHODS: The comparison was comprised of demographic data, predisposing factors, clinical and laboratory manifestations, and outcomes of cryptococcosis patients treated between 2000 and 2016. Immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients were also compared, irrespective of the infecting species. Cryptococcus spp. were genotyped by PCR-RFLP analysis of the URA5 gene. RESULTS: Infections by the CN species complex (100% VNI genotype) were associated with drug immunosuppression and fungemia, and patients infected with the CG species complex (83% VG II and 17% VGI genotypes) had more evident environmental exposure and higher humoral response. CN and CG affected patients with or without comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes mellitus, other chronic non-infectious diseases, and alcoholism were likely predisposing factors for infection by both CN and CG species. Immunocompetent patients, independent of the infecting Cryptococcus species complexes, showed a higher occurrence of meningitis and a trend toward less fungal dissemination and longer survival than immunosuppressed hosts.