cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388253.v1
title: Ectoparasites from some Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) populations (Coypus or Nutria) in Argentina

description: Abstract The occurrence of ectoparasites in wild nutria is poorly understood. Fifty-five livetrapped wild nutria (Myocastor coypus) from its indigenous region were examined for ectoparasites after capture from December 2013 to December 2014. The captures came from the Buenos Aires Province, by far the area of the country most densely populated by nutria, characterized as a temperate grassland, which are prime areas for sustained agriculture. Only one species of chewing lice (Pitrufquenia coypus, Marelli, 1932), one flea (Nosopsyllus fasciatus, Bosc, 1800) and one tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Latreille, 1806) were collected. Fourteen percent of the animals were infested and P.coypus, an obligate parasite of the nutria, which was the most prevalent ectoparasite. N. fasciatus and R. sanguineus occurrence remains controversial as they may or may not be some accidental host species. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive and systematic survey of ectoparasites in wild nutria from the southern hemisphere, the indigenous region of this species.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388247
title: Estadão and the President: editorial as a locus of appraisal

description: ABSTRACT This article is based on Martin and White’s Appraisal System (2005), which elaborates a taxonomy that aims to analyse collective and individual values shared in a social group. The focus of this study is one of the categories of attitude: judgment, which deals with the behavior of people according to values of social esteem (capacity, tenacity and normality) and social sanction (property and veracity). We investigated, from a quali-quantitative analysis of textual and semantic-discursive nature, how language resources are used in editorials of a Brazilian newspaper regarding the performance of the former President Dilma Rousseff. The results show a predominance of negative judgments about her performance, mostly evaluations of social esteem, especially capacity. These evaluations are mainly explicit and indicate the interpretation that the former President was not prepared to administer Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388247.v1
title: Estadão and the President: editorial as a locus of appraisal

description: ABSTRACT This article is based on Martin and White’s Appraisal System (2005), which elaborates a taxonomy that aims to analyse collective and individual values shared in a social group. The focus of this study is one of the categories of attitude: judgment, which deals with the behavior of people according to values of social esteem (capacity, tenacity and normality) and social sanction (property and veracity). We investigated, from a quali-quantitative analysis of textual and semantic-discursive nature, how language resources are used in editorials of a Brazilian newspaper regarding the performance of the former President Dilma Rousseff. The results show a predominance of negative judgments about her performance, mostly evaluations of social esteem, especially capacity. These evaluations are mainly explicit and indicate the interpretation that the former President was not prepared to administer Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388241
title: Teaching of academic reading and writing through programs across the university curriculum: theoretical, pedagogical and administrative choices

description: ABSTRACT This paper deals with the development of academic and professional reading and writing at the tertiary level. First, the paper argues for the teaching of reading and writing in Argentina, considering the specific tertiary context, the features of its students and the characteristics of the discourse they need to approach at this level. This consideration enables the proposal of generalizations suitable for other contexts. Then, the paper introduces the pedagogical choice of developing reading and writing programs across the tertiary curriculum, as well as the theoretical, pedagogical and administrative requirements for this choice. Thus, the paper presents a theory of learning, a theory of language and context, and a pedagogical and academic program administration proposal. The theory of learning considered corresponds to Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), which understands learning as a process enacted through language; as a theory of language, the paper proposes the model of genre and discourse proposed within the framework of SFL; as a pedagogical choice, an adaptation of genre-based pedagogy developed by the Sydney School is introduced and its adaptations to the Argentinian university context are presented. Finally, the features of a program design are made explicit, as well as some problems arising from its administration and proposals for its solution. The paper ends with a discussion of some of the results emerging from the implementation of the program.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388241.v1
title: Teaching of academic reading and writing through programs across the university curriculum: theoretical, pedagogical and administrative choices

description: ABSTRACT This paper deals with the development of academic and professional reading and writing at the tertiary level. First, the paper argues for the teaching of reading and writing in Argentina, considering the specific tertiary context, the features of its students and the characteristics of the discourse they need to approach at this level. This consideration enables the proposal of generalizations suitable for other contexts. Then, the paper introduces the pedagogical choice of developing reading and writing programs across the tertiary curriculum, as well as the theoretical, pedagogical and administrative requirements for this choice. Thus, the paper presents a theory of learning, a theory of language and context, and a pedagogical and academic program administration proposal. The theory of learning considered corresponds to Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), which understands learning as a process enacted through language; as a theory of language, the paper proposes the model of genre and discourse proposed within the framework of SFL; as a pedagogical choice, an adaptation of genre-based pedagogy developed by the Sydney School is introduced and its adaptations to the Argentinian university context are presented. Finally, the features of a program design are made explicit, as well as some problems arising from its administration and proposals for its solution. The paper ends with a discussion of some of the results emerging from the implementation of the program.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388232
title: Spontaneous and induced abortion trends and determinants in the Northeast semiarid region of Brazil: a transversal series

description: Abstract Objectives: this study intends to estimate the rates, associated factors and trends of selfreported abortion rates in the northeast of Brazil. Methods: series of population-based surveys realized in Ceará, northeast of Brazil, one of the poorest states in the country. A sample of about 27,000 women of reproductive age was used. Abortion was assessed according to women´s information and rates were calculated using official population estimates. The trends and the association among socioeconomic and reproductive factors were studied using regressive models. Results: a trend for reduction in rates was identified. For induced abortion, the determinants were: not having a partner, condom in the last sexual intercourse, first child up to 25years old (AOR= 5.21; ACI: 2.9 – 9.34) and having less than 13years old at first sexual intercourse (AOR= 5.88; ACI: 3.29 – 10.51). For spontaneous abortion were: having studied less than 8 years, knowledge and use of morning-after pill (AOR= 26.44; ACI: 17.9 – 39.05) and not having any children (AOR= 3.43). Conclusions: rates may have been low due to self-reporting. Young age and knowledge about contraceptive methods were associated to both kinds of abortion, while education level along with spontaneous and marital status with induced. Programs to reduce abortion rates should focus on single younger women with low education.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388232.v1
title: Spontaneous and induced abortion trends and determinants in the Northeast semiarid region of Brazil: a transversal series

description: Abstract Objectives: this study intends to estimate the rates, associated factors and trends of selfreported abortion rates in the northeast of Brazil. Methods: series of population-based surveys realized in Ceará, northeast of Brazil, one of the poorest states in the country. A sample of about 27,000 women of reproductive age was used. Abortion was assessed according to women´s information and rates were calculated using official population estimates. The trends and the association among socioeconomic and reproductive factors were studied using regressive models. Results: a trend for reduction in rates was identified. For induced abortion, the determinants were: not having a partner, condom in the last sexual intercourse, first child up to 25years old (AOR= 5.21; ACI: 2.9 – 9.34) and having less than 13years old at first sexual intercourse (AOR= 5.88; ACI: 3.29 – 10.51). For spontaneous abortion were: having studied less than 8 years, knowledge and use of morning-after pill (AOR= 26.44; ACI: 17.9 – 39.05) and not having any children (AOR= 3.43). Conclusions: rates may have been low due to self-reporting. Young age and knowledge about contraceptive methods were associated to both kinds of abortion, while education level along with spontaneous and marital status with induced. Programs to reduce abortion rates should focus on single younger women with low education.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388226
title: Reliability of a laboratory-based long sprint cycling test: applications of the smallest worthwhile changes in performance forrepeated measures designs

description: Abstract The aims of the present study were to assess the reliability of long sprint cycling performance in a group of recreationally trained cyclists and to provide thresholds for changes in performance for this particular group of subjects in repeated measures designs through a scale of magnitudes. Repeatability of mean power output during a 1-min cycling time trial was assessed in a group of 15 recreationally trained cyclists (26 ± 5, years, 176 ± 5 cm, 78 ± 8 kg). They were tested on separate days, approximately one week apart. The test and retest values for the whole group of cyclists were 7.0 ± 0.5 W/kg and 6.9 ± 0.6 W/kg (systematic change and 90% confidence limits of -1.0% ± 1.1%). Our results indicated good test-retest reproducibility (typical error of 1.8%, 90% confidence limits of 1.4% to 2.6%; intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.96, confidence limits of 0.91 to 0.99), but suggested a reduction of mean power for the “slower” subjects on retest (-2.0%, 90% confidence limits of ±1.8%). If not monitored, this systematic decrease could interfere in results of studies utilizing groups with similar performance levels, particularly investigating strategies to improve performance in sprint cycling exercises around 1 min. The thresholds for moderate, large, very large and extremely large effects for mean power output on long sprint cycling performance are about 0.4%, 1.3%, 2.3%, 3.6%, and 5.8%, respectively.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388226.v1
title: Reliability of a laboratory-based long sprint cycling test: applications of the smallest worthwhile changes in performance forrepeated measures designs

description: Abstract The aims of the present study were to assess the reliability of long sprint cycling performance in a group of recreationally trained cyclists and to provide thresholds for changes in performance for this particular group of subjects in repeated measures designs through a scale of magnitudes. Repeatability of mean power output during a 1-min cycling time trial was assessed in a group of 15 recreationally trained cyclists (26 ± 5, years, 176 ± 5 cm, 78 ± 8 kg). They were tested on separate days, approximately one week apart. The test and retest values for the whole group of cyclists were 7.0 ± 0.5 W/kg and 6.9 ± 0.6 W/kg (systematic change and 90% confidence limits of -1.0% ± 1.1%). Our results indicated good test-retest reproducibility (typical error of 1.8%, 90% confidence limits of 1.4% to 2.6%; intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.96, confidence limits of 0.91 to 0.99), but suggested a reduction of mean power for the “slower” subjects on retest (-2.0%, 90% confidence limits of ±1.8%). If not monitored, this systematic decrease could interfere in results of studies utilizing groups with similar performance levels, particularly investigating strategies to improve performance in sprint cycling exercises around 1 min. The thresholds for moderate, large, very large and extremely large effects for mean power output on long sprint cycling performance are about 0.4%, 1.3%, 2.3%, 3.6%, and 5.8%, respectively.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388220
title: Stories produced in the rural and urban school context: stages and language choices

description: ABSTRACT This study aims at discussing the construction of stories produced by schoolchildren from rural and urban contexts from the perspective of Systemic-Functional Linguistics, inspired by studies by Halliday and Matthiessen (2004), Christie (2005), Martin and Rose (2008) and Rose and Martin (2012). More specifically, it aims to analyze the narrative and the narrative in order to understand the organization of these genres in stages and their relation with the linguistic choices. The analysis focuses is in the stages articulated to formal and functional criteria. The formal criteria say something about linguistic resources used in the genre and the functional ones reveal how users appropriate linguistic resources and achieve the overall purpose of the text, highlighting the organization of the Report and Narrative genres in stages. From this perspective, the genre of a text is identified as the sequence of distinct functional steps or steps through which the text develops. The results show that the genre stages of the story family vary according to the purpose and context of the learner ‘s culture and influence lexical and grammatical linguistic choices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388220.v1
title: Stories produced in the rural and urban school context: stages and language choices

description: ABSTRACT This study aims at discussing the construction of stories produced by schoolchildren from rural and urban contexts from the perspective of Systemic-Functional Linguistics, inspired by studies by Halliday and Matthiessen (2004), Christie (2005), Martin and Rose (2008) and Rose and Martin (2012). More specifically, it aims to analyze the narrative and the narrative in order to understand the organization of these genres in stages and their relation with the linguistic choices. The analysis focuses is in the stages articulated to formal and functional criteria. The formal criteria say something about linguistic resources used in the genre and the functional ones reveal how users appropriate linguistic resources and achieve the overall purpose of the text, highlighting the organization of the Report and Narrative genres in stages. From this perspective, the genre of a text is identified as the sequence of distinct functional steps or steps through which the text develops. The results show that the genre stages of the story family vary according to the purpose and context of the learner ‘s culture and influence lexical and grammatical linguistic choices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388214
title: SOIL SOLUTION DISTRIBUTION IN SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION IN SUGARCANE

description: Abstract Given the lack of studies on subsurface drip irrigation in sugarcane plantations, there has been a growing demand for such information, mainly regarding soil solution profile and availability to plants. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of soil-water solution distribution on qualitative and quantitative traits of sugarcane irrigated by subsurface drip irrigation at two flows (1.6 and 3.5 L h−1). For each application rate, four PVC containers (500 L) were used and filled with sandy soil, where a set of 36 TDR probes was installed. Drippers were placed at a depth of 0.30 m. Irrigation was managed based on TDR daily measurements, maintaining soil moisture within the root zone at field capacity. Sugarcane variety used was RB 845210, being fertigated according to soil chemical analysis. The results showed that the distribution of soil-water solution became stable at different depth layers during applications, highlighting a relationship between soil solution storage and wetted soil volume. Moreover, irrigation flow rates had no effect on the distribution of water and nutrients throughout the soil profile, neither crop yield, technological quality nor root density.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388214.v1
title: SOIL SOLUTION DISTRIBUTION IN SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION IN SUGARCANE

description: Abstract Given the lack of studies on subsurface drip irrigation in sugarcane plantations, there has been a growing demand for such information, mainly regarding soil solution profile and availability to plants. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of soil-water solution distribution on qualitative and quantitative traits of sugarcane irrigated by subsurface drip irrigation at two flows (1.6 and 3.5 L h−1). For each application rate, four PVC containers (500 L) were used and filled with sandy soil, where a set of 36 TDR probes was installed. Drippers were placed at a depth of 0.30 m. Irrigation was managed based on TDR daily measurements, maintaining soil moisture within the root zone at field capacity. Sugarcane variety used was RB 845210, being fertigated according to soil chemical analysis. The results showed that the distribution of soil-water solution became stable at different depth layers during applications, highlighting a relationship between soil solution storage and wetted soil volume. Moreover, irrigation flow rates had no effect on the distribution of water and nutrients throughout the soil profile, neither crop yield, technological quality nor root density.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388211
title: Subcellular localisation of FLAG tagged enzymes of the dynamic protein S-palmitoylation cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes

description: Dynamic S-palmitoylation of proteins is the addition of palmitic acid by zDHHC palmitoyl transferases (PATs) and depalmitoylation by palmitoyl protein thioesterases (PPTs). A putative PAT (TcPAT1) has been previously identified in Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Here we analyse other 14 putative TcPATs and 2 PPTs in the parasite genome. T. cruzi cell lines expressing TcPATs and TcPPTs plus a FLAG tag at the C terminus were produced for most enzymes, with positive detection by indirect immunofluorescence. Overexpressed TcPATs were mostly found as single spots at the parasite anterior end, while the TcPPTs were dispersed throughout the parasite body.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388211.v1
title: Subcellular localisation of FLAG tagged enzymes of the dynamic protein S-palmitoylation cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes

description: Dynamic S-palmitoylation of proteins is the addition of palmitic acid by zDHHC palmitoyl transferases (PATs) and depalmitoylation by palmitoyl protein thioesterases (PPTs). A putative PAT (TcPAT1) has been previously identified in Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Here we analyse other 14 putative TcPATs and 2 PPTs in the parasite genome. T. cruzi cell lines expressing TcPATs and TcPPTs plus a FLAG tag at the C terminus were produced for most enzymes, with positive detection by indirect immunofluorescence. Overexpressed TcPATs were mostly found as single spots at the parasite anterior end, while the TcPPTs were dispersed throughout the parasite body.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388208
title: Analysis of the collagen fibers on autopsied patients’ uterus with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

description: Abstract Objectives: to compare the percentage of collagen fibers in the autopsied women’s uterine body and cervix with and without the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids). Methods: 30 autopsied women’s medical files were selected from 1988 to 2013. 30 fragments of the uterine body and 30 cervix were collected and then divided into two groups, 15 with Aids and 15 without, The quantification of the collagen fibers of the uterine body and cervix was performed on slides stained with picrosirius, using the KS-300® system. Results: the percentage of collagen fibers was lower for cervix (U=336544; p=0.001) and higher for the uterine body (U=308726,5; p=0.004) in the retroviral group when compared to the group without the disease. The percentage was higher for cervix than the uterine body in the group with Aids (t=0,4793; p=0.0031). the same result was found in the group without Aids (t=2,397; p=0.0637). Conclusions: the increase in the percentage of collagen fibers in the uterine body of women with Aids’ indicates an immune response for viral infection and reveals a failure in keeping the infection restricted to the cervix. The interpretation of the histochemical and morphometric parameters can be useful in the diagnosis associated to HIV infection, contributing for clinical improvement and life expectancy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6388208.v1
title: Analysis of the collagen fibers on autopsied patients’ uterus with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

description: Abstract Objectives: to compare the percentage of collagen fibers in the autopsied women’s uterine body and cervix with and without the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids). Methods: 30 autopsied women’s medical files were selected from 1988 to 2013. 30 fragments of the uterine body and 30 cervix were collected and then divided into two groups, 15 with Aids and 15 without, The quantification of the collagen fibers of the uterine body and cervix was performed on slides stained with picrosirius, using the KS-300® system. Results: the percentage of collagen fibers was lower for cervix (U=336544; p=0.001) and higher for the uterine body (U=308726,5; p=0.004) in the retroviral group when compared to the group without the disease. The percentage was higher for cervix than the uterine body in the group with Aids (t=0,4793; p=0.0031). the same result was found in the group without Aids (t=2,397; p=0.0637). Conclusions: the increase in the percentage of collagen fibers in the uterine body of women with Aids’ indicates an immune response for viral infection and reveals a failure in keeping the infection restricted to the cervix. The interpretation of the histochemical and morphometric parameters can be useful in the diagnosis associated to HIV infection, contributing for clinical improvement and life expectancy.