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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678184.v1
title: Influence of neural mobilization in the sympathetic slump position on the behavior of the autonomic nervous system

description: Abstract Introduction The neural mobilization technique in the sympathetic slump position (NMSS) was based on the slump test, whose purpose was to directly influence the sympathetic trunk and thus provide greater analgesia by sympathetic activation and treat pain syndromes caused by peripheral sympathetic changes. Therefore, as the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for extrinsic regulation of the cardiovascular system through sympathetic and parasympathetic action, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the NMSS technique on the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate variability in athlete and non-athlete men. Methods Twenty-eight subjects performed the procedure that was divided into three phases: rest; intervention and recovery, lasting 4 minutes and 30 seconds each, totaling a 13-minute and 30 seconds collection time. Results The results showed that the NMSS technique significantly influences the action/activity of the ANS, as there was predominant sympathetic activation during the application of the technique, which was observed by the increase in systolic blood pressure, low frequency (LF), LF/HF ratio and decreased values of high frequency (HF). Conclusion It may be concluded that the neural mobilization technique on the sympathetic slump (NMSS) significantly influences the ANS action/activity. Among the groups there was no statistically significant difference in heart rate variability. It is worth noting that patients with cardiovascular disorders may be at risk if the NMSS technique is applied, since there was an increase in SBP and sympathetic activation during its application in both groups.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7509653
title: PHOTOSYNTHETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ISOHIDRIC SPECIES PONYTAIL PALM UNDER WATER DEFICIT

description: ABSTRACT: The maintenance of a plant water status is essential for keeping of its development in environments with limited water availability. Different species have different mechanisms that provide greater ability to survive under drought conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate physiological parameters changes of the isohydric species Beaucarnea recurvate Lem. under irrigation suspension. The study involved experiments with slow dehydration (SD) performed by withholding water followed by plants rehydration, and with rapid dehydration (RD), where individual leaves were detached and placed to dehydrate in the laboratory bench. The results showed that although of the soil water content (% H2O) reach critical values (12%) in the first days of the irrigation suspension, the plants showed maintenance of the relative water content (≅80%) over the 54-day SD period, when the net photosynthesis (PN) reached null values. Throughout SD, it was observed that the PN, stomatal conductance (gs), instantaneous carboxylation efficiency, the electrons transport rate, the potential quantum efficiency of PSII and chlorophyll content were reduced. In RD, experiment was observed a high correlation between PN and gs. The results suggest that the reduction in photosynthesis was initially caused by a stomatal adjustment that culminated in an imbalance between photochemical energy production and its consumption by biochemical apparatus of photosynthesis. However, after rehydration, all gas exchange parameters were recovered, indicating that the isohydric behavior of this species contributed to the plants did not suffer extensive damage during a prolonged period of irrigation suspension.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7509653.v1
title: PHOTOSYNTHETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ISOHIDRIC SPECIES PONYTAIL PALM UNDER WATER DEFICIT

description: ABSTRACT: The maintenance of a plant water status is essential for keeping of its development in environments with limited water availability. Different species have different mechanisms that provide greater ability to survive under drought conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate physiological parameters changes of the isohydric species Beaucarnea recurvate Lem. under irrigation suspension. The study involved experiments with slow dehydration (SD) performed by withholding water followed by plants rehydration, and with rapid dehydration (RD), where individual leaves were detached and placed to dehydrate in the laboratory bench. The results showed that although of the soil water content (% H2O) reach critical values (12%) in the first days of the irrigation suspension, the plants showed maintenance of the relative water content (≅80%) over the 54-day SD period, when the net photosynthesis (PN) reached null values. Throughout SD, it was observed that the PN, stomatal conductance (gs), instantaneous carboxylation efficiency, the electrons transport rate, the potential quantum efficiency of PSII and chlorophyll content were reduced. In RD, experiment was observed a high correlation between PN and gs. The results suggest that the reduction in photosynthesis was initially caused by a stomatal adjustment that culminated in an imbalance between photochemical energy production and its consumption by biochemical apparatus of photosynthesis. However, after rehydration, all gas exchange parameters were recovered, indicating that the isohydric behavior of this species contributed to the plants did not suffer extensive damage during a prolonged period of irrigation suspension.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678184
title: Influence of neural mobilization in the sympathetic slump position on the behavior of the autonomic nervous system

description: Abstract Introduction The neural mobilization technique in the sympathetic slump position (NMSS) was based on the slump test, whose purpose was to directly influence the sympathetic trunk and thus provide greater analgesia by sympathetic activation and treat pain syndromes caused by peripheral sympathetic changes. Therefore, as the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for extrinsic regulation of the cardiovascular system through sympathetic and parasympathetic action, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the NMSS technique on the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate variability in athlete and non-athlete men. Methods Twenty-eight subjects performed the procedure that was divided into three phases: rest; intervention and recovery, lasting 4 minutes and 30 seconds each, totaling a 13-minute and 30 seconds collection time. Results The results showed that the NMSS technique significantly influences the action/activity of the ANS, as there was predominant sympathetic activation during the application of the technique, which was observed by the increase in systolic blood pressure, low frequency (LF), LF/HF ratio and decreased values of high frequency (HF). Conclusion It may be concluded that the neural mobilization technique on the sympathetic slump (NMSS) significantly influences the ANS action/activity. Among the groups there was no statistically significant difference in heart rate variability. It is worth noting that patients with cardiovascular disorders may be at risk if the NMSS technique is applied, since there was an increase in SBP and sympathetic activation during its application in both groups.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5668921
title: Education and Development. Strategic planning as a factor of a territory’s societal transformation. The case of Lousã municipality (Portugal)

description: Abstract During a time in which the role of municipalities concerning the territorial strategic planning is increasingly relevant, the main focus falls upon the work that is being developed in one of the Coimbra’s region municipalities. In this context, it is necessary to understand the importance of the educational factor in the strategy defined in Lousã’s Strategic Plan as well as its contribution to the development of a Local Educational Project, based on the principles of participatory democracy and active citizenship. Acknowledging that the resident’s low qualifications still appear as an obstacle to the citizens’ personal development and to the expansion of more intensive productive activities in terms of knowledge and creativity, it is perceived, within the scope of the Local Educational Project, the development of policies and projects which goals are: to promote educational success; to raise qualification levels; to intensify non-formal and informal education; to increase employability and to promote an active and qualified citizenship. This article intends to discuss the strategic planning process that is being developed in a small municipality (Lousã - Portugal), and how it can be a catalyst for transformations in several domains. In particular, the importance of the Education component was highlighted and how it is being worked out from a specific project - the Local Educational Project. Presenting an innovative approach, the results of this project should contribute to the mobilization of society with the objective of training citizens more aware and critical of their local and global reality.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14272327
title: Audiovisual resources in the Data Web: The construction of the Semantic Audiovisual Portal

description: Abstract In film production, a variety of filmic data is created in all stages of production of the audiovisual resource. These data are valuable for the improvement of databases and later retrieval of information. General information about movies can be found, for example, on Wikipedia and more specifically on the Internet Movie Database. Nonetheless, searches can be more semantic using the Linked Movie Database and DBpedia, but they still need to have understood of the Semantic Web technologies. For this reason, it aims to present the development of the Semantic Audiovisual Portal, which dynamically gathers information from several databases of Linked Data, allowing users to have access to the information that expresses the data relationships and the data meaning. In order to achieve the objectives, the research had as methodological procedures two stages, the first step was a bibliographic survey on the subject, and the second stage, the Semantic Audiovisual Portal was developed, using the o Linked Movie Database, DBpedia, Internet Movie Database and Wikipedia. The results evidenced the semantic potential of the bases listed, as well as the improvement of the SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language. It considers that the creation of the architecture and the development of the Semantic Audiovisual Portal is favored by the use of Semantic Web technologies and Linked Data databases, promoting the materialization of the Semantic Web, at the same time contributing to the audiovisual domain.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14272327.v1
title: Audiovisual resources in the Data Web: The construction of the Semantic Audiovisual Portal

description: Abstract In film production, a variety of filmic data is created in all stages of production of the audiovisual resource. These data are valuable for the improvement of databases and later retrieval of information. General information about movies can be found, for example, on Wikipedia and more specifically on the Internet Movie Database. Nonetheless, searches can be more semantic using the Linked Movie Database and DBpedia, but they still need to have understood of the Semantic Web technologies. For this reason, it aims to present the development of the Semantic Audiovisual Portal, which dynamically gathers information from several databases of Linked Data, allowing users to have access to the information that expresses the data relationships and the data meaning. In order to achieve the objectives, the research had as methodological procedures two stages, the first step was a bibliographic survey on the subject, and the second stage, the Semantic Audiovisual Portal was developed, using the o Linked Movie Database, DBpedia, Internet Movie Database and Wikipedia. The results evidenced the semantic potential of the bases listed, as well as the improvement of the SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language. It considers that the creation of the architecture and the development of the Semantic Audiovisual Portal is favored by the use of Semantic Web technologies and Linked Data databases, promoting the materialization of the Semantic Web, at the same time contributing to the audiovisual domain.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514630
title: INFLUENCE OF POTASSIUM LEVELS ON ROOT GROWTH AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF UPLAND RICE CULTIVARS

description: ABSTRACT Potassium (K) is an essential nutrient for upland rice growth, but little information on the effects of K on root growth and nutrient uptake capacity of upland rice is found. Therefore, an experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions to evaluate the influence of soil K levels on root growth and nutrient uptake of four upland rice cultivars. A completely randomized experimental design, in a 4x4 factorial scheme (4 levels of K: 20, 40, 80, and 160 mg dm-3; 4 cultivars: Caiapó, BRS-Primavera, IAC-202, and Maravilha) was used, with four replications. Based on regression equations, the highest values of root length density would be found with 136 mg dm-3 of K. The root diameter and dry matter, shoot dry matter and shoot K concentration increased linearly with the increasing K rates. The shoot K concentration of the upland rice cultivars did not differ. The increased level of K in the soil reduced the shoot Ca concentration of intermediate and modern cultivars, and the shoot Mg concentration of all cultivars. The potassium fertilization increased the plant growth, but the magnitude of this effect varied according to the cultivar.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514630.v1
title: INFLUENCE OF POTASSIUM LEVELS ON ROOT GROWTH AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF UPLAND RICE CULTIVARS

description: ABSTRACT Potassium (K) is an essential nutrient for upland rice growth, but little information on the effects of K on root growth and nutrient uptake capacity of upland rice is found. Therefore, an experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions to evaluate the influence of soil K levels on root growth and nutrient uptake of four upland rice cultivars. A completely randomized experimental design, in a 4x4 factorial scheme (4 levels of K: 20, 40, 80, and 160 mg dm-3; 4 cultivars: Caiapó, BRS-Primavera, IAC-202, and Maravilha) was used, with four replications. Based on regression equations, the highest values of root length density would be found with 136 mg dm-3 of K. The root diameter and dry matter, shoot dry matter and shoot K concentration increased linearly with the increasing K rates. The shoot K concentration of the upland rice cultivars did not differ. The increased level of K in the soil reduced the shoot Ca concentration of intermediate and modern cultivars, and the shoot Mg concentration of all cultivars. The potassium fertilization increased the plant growth, but the magnitude of this effect varied according to the cultivar.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7508165
title: Proposal of a Device for the Analysis of Work Motivation Characteristics

description: ABSTRACT The theory for studying the motivational potential of certain jobs - or job design - was developed for the context of an industrial society, one that is quite different from our current information society. This research proposes a device for discussing and analyzing the key characteristics of motivation referring to jobs, according to the theories of job design and to the information society context. This is a pragmatic research, which applies the Design Science research strategy. Based on an inventory and on content analysis of scientific research concerning job design - published in the twenty-first century in the electronic databases of PROQUEST and EBSCO scientific articles - the motivational characteristics that are associated to this theory were identified, structured and presented in the proposed device.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7508165.v1
title: Proposal of a Device for the Analysis of Work Motivation Characteristics

description: ABSTRACT The theory for studying the motivational potential of certain jobs - or job design - was developed for the context of an industrial society, one that is quite different from our current information society. This research proposes a device for discussing and analyzing the key characteristics of motivation referring to jobs, according to the theories of job design and to the information society context. This is a pragmatic research, which applies the Design Science research strategy. Based on an inventory and on content analysis of scientific research concerning job design - published in the twenty-first century in the electronic databases of PROQUEST and EBSCO scientific articles - the motivational characteristics that are associated to this theory were identified, structured and presented in the proposed device.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5792763
title: Does erosive tooth wear affect the oral health-related quality of life of preschool children?

description: ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of erosive tooth wear on the Oral Health-Related Quality of life (OHRQoL) of preschool children. Methods: Dental examinations were conducted on 815 children aged 3-4 years during the Children’s Vaccination National Day when their parents were also invited to answer the Brazilian Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). ETW prevalence and severity were measured using a modified version of the O’Brien index (1994). Data collected included socioeconomic factors and child's variables. OHRQoL was measured through B-ECOHIS domains and total score. Poisson regression was used to associate ETW to the outcome and this association was adjusted for dental caries and dental trauma. Results: The proportion of children who had at least 1 ETW tooth was 51.2%. Most erosive lesions were confined to enamel (42.7%). The multivariate adjusted model showed that child's age (children aged 4year-old) was associated to a negative impact on the symptom domain (RR=1.70; p=0.010), functional limitation domain (RR=1.85; p=0.005) and total B-ECOHIS score (RR= 1.63; p=0.006). Families with 2 or more children in the house have a negative impact on the self-image/social interaction domain (RR=5.41; p=0.043). ETW was not associated to total B-ECOHIS scores (RR= 0.79; p=0.163) and individual domains. Conclusion: Erosive tooth wear does not affect the OHRQoL in this sample of preschool children.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5792763.v1
title: Does erosive tooth wear affect the oral health-related quality of life of preschool children?

description: ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of erosive tooth wear on the Oral Health-Related Quality of life (OHRQoL) of preschool children. Methods: Dental examinations were conducted on 815 children aged 3-4 years during the Children’s Vaccination National Day when their parents were also invited to answer the Brazilian Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). ETW prevalence and severity were measured using a modified version of the O’Brien index (1994). Data collected included socioeconomic factors and child's variables. OHRQoL was measured through B-ECOHIS domains and total score. Poisson regression was used to associate ETW to the outcome and this association was adjusted for dental caries and dental trauma. Results: The proportion of children who had at least 1 ETW tooth was 51.2%. Most erosive lesions were confined to enamel (42.7%). The multivariate adjusted model showed that child's age (children aged 4year-old) was associated to a negative impact on the symptom domain (RR=1.70; p=0.010), functional limitation domain (RR=1.85; p=0.005) and total B-ECOHIS score (RR= 1.63; p=0.006). Families with 2 or more children in the house have a negative impact on the self-image/social interaction domain (RR=5.41; p=0.043). ETW was not associated to total B-ECOHIS scores (RR= 0.79; p=0.163) and individual domains. Conclusion: Erosive tooth wear does not affect the OHRQoL in this sample of preschool children.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7516010
title: Risk analysis and reliability of the GERDA Experiment extraction and ventilation plant at Gran Sasso mountain underground laboratory of Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics

description: Abstract The aim of this study is the risk analysis evaluation about argon release from the GERDA experiment in the Gran Sasso underground National Laboratories (LNGS) of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The GERDA apparatus, located in Hall A of the LNGS, is a facility with germanium detectors located in a wide tank filled with about 70 m3 of cold liquefied argon. This cryo-tank sits in another water-filled tank (700 m3) at atmospheric pressure. In such cryogenic processes, the main cause of an accidental scenario is lacking insulation of the cryo-tank. A preliminary HazOp analysis has been carried out on the whole system. The risk assessment identified two possible top-events: explosion due to a Rapid Phase Transition - RPT and argon runaway evaporation. Risk analysis highlighted a higher probability of occurrence of the latter top event. To avoid emission in Hall A, the HazOp, Fault Tree and Event tree analyses of the cryogenic gas extraction and ventilation plant have been made. The failures related to the ventilation system are the main cause responsible for the occurrence. To improve the system reliability some corrective actions were proposed: the use of UPS and the upgrade of damper opening devices. Furthermore, the Human Reliability Analysis identified some operating and management improvements: action procedure optimization, alert warnings and staff training. The proposed model integrates the existing analysis techniques by applying the results to an atypical work environment and there are useful suggestions for improving the system reliability.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7516010.v1
title: Risk analysis and reliability of the GERDA Experiment extraction and ventilation plant at Gran Sasso mountain underground laboratory of Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics

description: Abstract The aim of this study is the risk analysis evaluation about argon release from the GERDA experiment in the Gran Sasso underground National Laboratories (LNGS) of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The GERDA apparatus, located in Hall A of the LNGS, is a facility with germanium detectors located in a wide tank filled with about 70 m3 of cold liquefied argon. This cryo-tank sits in another water-filled tank (700 m3) at atmospheric pressure. In such cryogenic processes, the main cause of an accidental scenario is lacking insulation of the cryo-tank. A preliminary HazOp analysis has been carried out on the whole system. The risk assessment identified two possible top-events: explosion due to a Rapid Phase Transition - RPT and argon runaway evaporation. Risk analysis highlighted a higher probability of occurrence of the latter top event. To avoid emission in Hall A, the HazOp, Fault Tree and Event tree analyses of the cryogenic gas extraction and ventilation plant have been made. The failures related to the ventilation system are the main cause responsible for the occurrence. To improve the system reliability some corrective actions were proposed: the use of UPS and the upgrade of damper opening devices. Furthermore, the Human Reliability Analysis identified some operating and management improvements: action procedure optimization, alert warnings and staff training. The proposed model integrates the existing analysis techniques by applying the results to an atypical work environment and there are useful suggestions for improving the system reliability.