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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266214.v1
title: Native and ornamental exotic resources in pollen loads and garbage pellets of four stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) in an urban environment with riparian native forest

description: Abstract: An entomopalynological study to assess pollen use by wild bees was performed in an urban environment with riparian native forest in the Chaco region of Argentina. A combined method for sampling pollen loads and garbage pellets at nest entrances in four stingless bees with different entrance size and forager traffic was here successfully used. Sampling was carried out in a short period of time (late winter) and located within a distance of 50 m. Pollen analysis using acetolysis showed that most identified pollen types (31) were from native species, 12 from ornamental exotic species, 5 included native and ornamental exotic species and 18 of uncertain status. A much broader pollen spectrum was present in garbage pellets (62 types) than loads (14 types). A few resources from previous blooming (late spring-summer) were identified in garbage pellets, which were mainly composed of current flowerings. From the 66 pollen types found in all samples, many (18) remained unidentified due to the complex nature of the vegetation surrounding the nests and the generalist behaviour of these bees. The versatile foraging behaviour on spontaneous (mostly native) and cultivated (mostly ornamental exotic) pollen resources is an important issue for the conservation and rearing of stingless bee colonies in urban habitats where native flora is preserved, particularly the riparians, where a high richness of blooming plants is available.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266190.v1
title: Diplomats, Quo Vadis? The determinants of Brazilian diplomatic presence

description: Abstract Which factors determine the amount of diplomatic attention bestowed to partner countries? By analyzing the Brazilian case from 2008 to 2015, we compare the effect of structural, bilateral, and bureaucratic factors in shaping the country’s diplomatic presence abroad, as measured by the ranking and size of its diplomatic representations. Results indicate a consistent influence of bilateral and bureaucratic determinants.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266160
title: Influence of doping with Sm3+ on photocatalytic reuse of ZnO thin films obtained by spin coating

description: ABSTRACT The difficulty in the powder reuse favors the study of materials in the form of thin films. ZnO based films have high photocatalytic potential. In this work, ZnO:xSm3+ (x = 0, 1, 2 and 4 %mol) thin films were prepared by spin coating method. The resins obtained to manufacture the thin films were prepared by complex polymerization method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and spectroscopy UV-Vis. XRD patterns indicate that doping with 4%Sm forms Sm2O3 as the secondary phase. FE-SEM images of the cross section of thin films indicated a uniform thickness ranging from 354 to 367 nm between samples. The incorporation of Sm3+ ions in the ZnO lattice increases the Egap of the films. The photocatalytic performance of the films was tested with the photodegradation of methylene blue dye. Pure ZnO and ZnO:1%Sm3+ exhibited the best activity in the photodegradation. Thin films of pure ZnO exhibit the best photocatalytic results for the first cycle, but considerably reduce their efficiency with reuse. Sm3+ incorporation, without secondary phase formation, was efficient for the maintenance of the photocatalytic property after 3 cycles.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266166
title: Mechanical behavior of PVD coatings deposited on ADI

description: ABSTRACT In this work, the mechanical behavior of the coated ADI system is studied. For this purpose, single layer Ti and bilayer Ti/TiN and TiAl/TiAlN coatings, with different thicknesses, were deposited by the PVD technique of cathodic arc deposition on high strength ADI substrates using industrial and experimental devices. The characterization of the coatings includes the measurement of the layer thicknesses by the spherical abrasion method, the determination of existing phases and residual stresses by x-ray diffraction and the evaluation of the surface topography using a stylus profilometer. The analysis of the mechanical properties of the coatings comprises the measurement of the surface hardness by micro indentation tests and the evaluation of the scratch resistance. The scratch tests were performed on a scratch tester equipped with a Rockwell indenter. A progressive load from 1 to 100 N, a load rate of 99 N/min, a speed of 5 mm/min and a scratch length of 5 mm were employed. The influence of the coatings characteristics on the scratch resistance of the coated samples and the friction coefficients obtained are evaluated. The results show that Ti coated samples had tensile residual stresses, the lowest surface hardness and the lowest critical loads for scratch adhesion strength. The samples coated with Ti/TiN and TiAl/TiAlN had highly compressive residual stresses and the highest critical loads, while the hardness was higher for TiAl/TiAlN. On the other hand, the evolution of the friction coefficient was similar for all the coated samples.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266187.v1
title: The Professional Development of Special Education Teachers and the Teaching of Natural Sciences for Blind and Low-Vision Students

description: ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to analyze how the potentialities and limits of a formative process involving Special Education teachers can be characterized in order to favor reflections on the performance of these Special Education teachers facing the teaching and learning of Natural Sciences involving blind and low vision students. In order to achieve this goal, we developed a formative process with 17 teachers, 2 of which were blind, who work in the Special Education field in the municipal school system. This qualitative research had as its corpus of analysis: textual productions of the teachers resulting from activities carried out during the formative process; records from a virtual collective diary, and texts originated from transcription of semi-structured interviews. The discursive textual analysis was chosen as the analytical procedure. From the data analysis, it was possible to find out that teachers of Special Education recognize, in parts, the limits of their performance regarding the teaching of Natural Sciences for blind and low vision students. Based on the inter-collective circulation category, derived from Ludwik Fleck's epistemology, attention was drawn to the importance of the interaction between Special Education teachers and different professionals, which might help them face the limits on their performance regarding the teaching and learning of Natural Sciences.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266151
title: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio change after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a subgroup analysis

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio change after curative surgery for gastric cancer. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with gastric cancer who underwent curative surgery between 2009 and 2017 was performed. A cutoff value was established for the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the pre- and postoperative periods, according to the median value, and four subgroups were formed (low-low/low-high/high-low/high-high). Clinical-pathological and survival data were analyzed and related to these subgroups. Results: A total of 325 patients were included in the study. The cutoff values of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio were 2.14 and 1.8 for the pre and postoperative periods, respectively. In patients with stages I and II, the high-high subgroup presented worse overall survival (p=0.016) and disease-free survival (p=0.001). Complications were higher in the low-high subgroup of patients. Conclusion: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a low cost, efficient and reproducible marker. The prognosis individualization can be performed according to the identification of subgroups at a higher risk of complications and worse prognosis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266151.v1
title: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio change after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a subgroup analysis

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio change after curative surgery for gastric cancer. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with gastric cancer who underwent curative surgery between 2009 and 2017 was performed. A cutoff value was established for the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the pre- and postoperative periods, according to the median value, and four subgroups were formed (low-low/low-high/high-low/high-high). Clinical-pathological and survival data were analyzed and related to these subgroups. Results: A total of 325 patients were included in the study. The cutoff values of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio were 2.14 and 1.8 for the pre and postoperative periods, respectively. In patients with stages I and II, the high-high subgroup presented worse overall survival (p=0.016) and disease-free survival (p=0.001). Complications were higher in the low-high subgroup of patients. Conclusion: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a low cost, efficient and reproducible marker. The prognosis individualization can be performed according to the identification of subgroups at a higher risk of complications and worse prognosis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266160.v1
title: Influence of doping with Sm3+ on photocatalytic reuse of ZnO thin films obtained by spin coating

description: ABSTRACT The difficulty in the powder reuse favors the study of materials in the form of thin films. ZnO based films have high photocatalytic potential. In this work, ZnO:xSm3+ (x = 0, 1, 2 and 4 %mol) thin films were prepared by spin coating method. The resins obtained to manufacture the thin films were prepared by complex polymerization method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and spectroscopy UV-Vis. XRD patterns indicate that doping with 4%Sm forms Sm2O3 as the secondary phase. FE-SEM images of the cross section of thin films indicated a uniform thickness ranging from 354 to 367 nm between samples. The incorporation of Sm3+ ions in the ZnO lattice increases the Egap of the films. The photocatalytic performance of the films was tested with the photodegradation of methylene blue dye. Pure ZnO and ZnO:1%Sm3+ exhibited the best activity in the photodegradation. Thin films of pure ZnO exhibit the best photocatalytic results for the first cycle, but considerably reduce their efficiency with reuse. Sm3+ incorporation, without secondary phase formation, was efficient for the maintenance of the photocatalytic property after 3 cycles.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266166.v1
title: Mechanical behavior of PVD coatings deposited on ADI

description: ABSTRACT In this work, the mechanical behavior of the coated ADI system is studied. For this purpose, single layer Ti and bilayer Ti/TiN and TiAl/TiAlN coatings, with different thicknesses, were deposited by the PVD technique of cathodic arc deposition on high strength ADI substrates using industrial and experimental devices. The characterization of the coatings includes the measurement of the layer thicknesses by the spherical abrasion method, the determination of existing phases and residual stresses by x-ray diffraction and the evaluation of the surface topography using a stylus profilometer. The analysis of the mechanical properties of the coatings comprises the measurement of the surface hardness by micro indentation tests and the evaluation of the scratch resistance. The scratch tests were performed on a scratch tester equipped with a Rockwell indenter. A progressive load from 1 to 100 N, a load rate of 99 N/min, a speed of 5 mm/min and a scratch length of 5 mm were employed. The influence of the coatings characteristics on the scratch resistance of the coated samples and the friction coefficients obtained are evaluated. The results show that Ti coated samples had tensile residual stresses, the lowest surface hardness and the lowest critical loads for scratch adhesion strength. The samples coated with Ti/TiN and TiAl/TiAlN had highly compressive residual stresses and the highest critical loads, while the hardness was higher for TiAl/TiAlN. On the other hand, the evolution of the friction coefficient was similar for all the coated samples.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266139
title: Evaluation of fracture processes on thin films by simulation of spherical indentation testing

description: ABSTRACT Recent studies propose using indentation testing as a tool to assess the mechanical characteristics of thin films, as well as evaluate possible cracking in systems that conjugate films with high hardness values deposited on metallic substrates in tribological solicitations. However, implementing the indentation technique to assess the behavior of these film/substrate systems, and their results continue to raise doubts in the scientific community. Because of these uncertainties in the studies of the indentation testing, the use of numerical analysis capable of evaluating stress and strain fields during the indentation cycle may help better interpret this test. As such, this study aimed to use the finite element method (FEM) to simulate indentation testing of Chronium Aluminum Nitride (CrAlN) high-hardness film deposited in a carbon steel substrate. Two different damage models were used to assess the fracture processes that occur in these testing. The first was the diffuse cracking model and the second the delamination model, both present in MARC™ finite element software. The fracture processes observed in these simulations were compared with other published results. Finally, the concomitant use of these two damage models was a new approach to the study of indentation testing damage in thin films.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266142
title: Photodegradation study of TiO2 and ZnO in suspension using miniaturized tests

description: ABSTRACT Miniaturization has been a trend in the instrumentation of chemical analyzes. The interest in miniaturization stems from the perceived benefits of faster, easier, less expensive and less wasteful analyzes than the tradition analyses. Thus, this work proposes a miniaturization of photocatalytic tests using a microplate reader for the analysis of several results, using only microliters of solution. The present work investigates the heterogeneous photocatalysis of the eosin yellow, acid yellow 73 and basic yellow 2 dyes, in the presence of zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) catalysts, under irradiation in the visible light and ultraviolet light. Dye degradation was evaluated using a microplate reader (Elisa Polaris®), a photometric device that performs colorimetric readings in the 0-3 absorbance (ABS) range at wavelengths of 405, 450, 492 and 630 nm. The kinetic study was performed using the Langmuir-Hinshelwood law. It was verified that the degradation rates were higher than 90% over a period of 120 minutes for all the studied systems, especially the system composed of acid yellow dye 73 and the ZnO catalyst, which reached a degradation of 96.23% in 120 minutes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266133
title: Evaluation of dimensional deviation in nickel-base, Inconel 718, alloy after grinding under different cooling-lubrication techniques

description: ABSTRACT Inconel 718 is a nickel based alloy that has high resistance to fatigue and creep, ductility, stiffness, chemical inertia and the ability to operate at high temperatures. These properties make the Inconel 718 attractive to be employed in high performance parts. These parts require narrow dimensional and geometric tolerances that can usually be achieved by the grinding process. However, this material presents low machinability, especially because its susceptibility to thermal damages during grinding. In this sense, both lubrication and cooling properties of the cutting fluid must predominate during grinding of this alloy, so any attempt to improve the cutting fluids properties will represent a great contribution. Also, specific literature is still scarce in scientific studies about evaluation of dimensional deviation of ground workpieces and how they are affected by the cutting parameters. In this sense, this work aims to contribute with knowledge in the grinding field by evaluating the influence of different cooling-lubrication techniques on the dimensional deviation of the Inconel 718 workpieces. The machining atmospheres tested were: dry and with cutting fluid. For the latter, cutting fluid was applied via conventional coolant technique (flood) and via the Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) technique. Two values of depth of cut 20 µm and 40 µm were testes as input parameters. The results showed that the lowest values of depth of cut (20 µm) generated smaller dimensional deviations, as would be expected. In addition, grinding with the MQL technique proved to be advantageous in generating the lowest dimensional deviation values. After measurements of the dimensional deviations, IT tolerance grades were calculated and they were within the IT6 – IT5 range, which is in agreement with the one usually mentioned in the specific literature for parts manufactured in nickel-base, Inconel 718, alloy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266139.v1
title: Evaluation of fracture processes on thin films by simulation of spherical indentation testing

description: ABSTRACT Recent studies propose using indentation testing as a tool to assess the mechanical characteristics of thin films, as well as evaluate possible cracking in systems that conjugate films with high hardness values deposited on metallic substrates in tribological solicitations. However, implementing the indentation technique to assess the behavior of these film/substrate systems, and their results continue to raise doubts in the scientific community. Because of these uncertainties in the studies of the indentation testing, the use of numerical analysis capable of evaluating stress and strain fields during the indentation cycle may help better interpret this test. As such, this study aimed to use the finite element method (FEM) to simulate indentation testing of Chronium Aluminum Nitride (CrAlN) high-hardness film deposited in a carbon steel substrate. Two different damage models were used to assess the fracture processes that occur in these testing. The first was the diffuse cracking model and the second the delamination model, both present in MARC™ finite element software. The fracture processes observed in these simulations were compared with other published results. Finally, the concomitant use of these two damage models was a new approach to the study of indentation testing damage in thin films.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266142.v1
title: Photodegradation study of TiO2 and ZnO in suspension using miniaturized tests

description: ABSTRACT Miniaturization has been a trend in the instrumentation of chemical analyzes. The interest in miniaturization stems from the perceived benefits of faster, easier, less expensive and less wasteful analyzes than the tradition analyses. Thus, this work proposes a miniaturization of photocatalytic tests using a microplate reader for the analysis of several results, using only microliters of solution. The present work investigates the heterogeneous photocatalysis of the eosin yellow, acid yellow 73 and basic yellow 2 dyes, in the presence of zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) catalysts, under irradiation in the visible light and ultraviolet light. Dye degradation was evaluated using a microplate reader (Elisa Polaris®), a photometric device that performs colorimetric readings in the 0-3 absorbance (ABS) range at wavelengths of 405, 450, 492 and 630 nm. The kinetic study was performed using the Langmuir-Hinshelwood law. It was verified that the degradation rates were higher than 90% over a period of 120 minutes for all the studied systems, especially the system composed of acid yellow dye 73 and the ZnO catalyst, which reached a degradation of 96.23% in 120 minutes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266124
title: Physiology and production of sesame genotypes BRS-Seda and Preto under organomineral fertilization

description: ABSTRACT Sesame is an oilseed that has low demand of water; it is widely grown in tropical regions, but few studies had been conducted on its mineral nutrition. The objective of this study was to evaluate physiological and production variables of two sesame genotypes (BRS-Seda and Preto) varying the organomineral fertilizer doses, via fertigation. The genotypes were grown under field conditions during the 2014/2015 dry season, in an agricultural area in Lagoa Seca, PB, Brazil. The two genotypes were subjected to five doses (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120% of the nutritional requirement of the crop) of an organomineral fertilizer based on sugarcane vinasse, and to an additional treatment consisting of mineral fertilizer (100% of the crop requirement). The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, in a (2 x 5 + 2) factorial arrangement, with 12 treatments and 4 repetitions, totaling 48 plots. Among the physiological variables evaluated, only internal CO2 concentration was affected by the organomineral fertilizer doses. The number of fruits per plant, fruit weight per plant, seed weight per plant, and 1000 seed weight of both cultivars were favored by the organomineral fertilization. The organomineral fertilizer dose of 120% provided better results for the two sesame genotypes than those found with the mineral fertilization.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11266100
title: Gas exchanges and growth of passion fruit seedlings under salt stress and hydrogen peroxide1

description: ABSTRACT The semi-arid region of the Brazilian Northeast has adequate edaphoclimatic conditions for the passion fruit production, but the water used for irrigation commonly has high concentrations of salts that are harmful to the plant growth and development. A previous supply of hydrogen peroxide induces the acclimation of plants under saline stress conditions, reducing deleterious effects on their growth and physiology. This study aimed to evaluate the gas exchanges and growth of passion fruit as a function of irrigation with saline water and exogenous application of hydrogen peroxide. The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions, using a randomized block design, in a 4 x 4 factorial arrangement, being four levels of irrigation water electrical conductivity (0.7 dS m-1, 1.4 dS m-1, 2.1 dS m-1 and 2.8 dS m-1) and four hydrogen peroxide concentrations (0 µM, 25 µM, 50 µM and 75 µM), with four replicates and two plants per plot. The hydrogen peroxide application attenuated the deleterious effects of the irrigation water salinity on transpiration, CO2 assimilation rate, internal carbon concentration, plant height and leaf area of yellow passion fruit, at 60 days after sowing, with the concentration of 25 µM being the most efficient. Irrigation using water with electrical conductivity above 0.7 dS m-1 negatively affects the gas exchanges and growth of passion fruit, being the stomatal conductance and leaf area the most sensitive variables to the salt stress.