cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268253
title: Socioeconomic and intraoral polarization of untreated caries and tooth loss among male adolescents

description: Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the intraoral distribution of untreated caries and tooth loss and estimate the impact of different socioeconomic factors on the occurrence of these outcomes. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 652 18-year-old male adolescents from the city of Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil, who conscripted for military service. The participants answered a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic variables. Two trained and calibrated examiners performed the clinical examinations for the diagnosis of dental caries using the criteria of the World Health Organization. Tooth group and adolescent were the units of analysis for the primary outcomes of the study. Poisson regression analysis with robust variance was performed, with the calculation of crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The prevalence of caries experience and untreated caries was 70.2% and 39.3%, respectively, and 9.4% of the adolescents had missing teeth. Sixty-seven percent of the untreated caries and 98.8% of missing teeth were in first molars. The probability of dental caries and tooth loss was significantly higher among adolescents with less schooling (PR = 2.56; 95%CI: 1.97–3.32 and PR = 3.28; 95%CI: 1.61–6.65, respectively) and those whose mothers had less schooling (PR = 1.31; 95%CI: 1.03–1.67 and PR = 2.30; 95%CI: 1.18–4.50, respectively). In conclusion, the occurrence of untreated dental caries and tooth loss was concentrated in the first molars of adolescents. Moreover, the prevalence of both conditions was higher among adolescents with low schooling and whose mothers had low schooling, reflecting the strong intraoral and socioeconomic polarization of these outcomes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268257.v1
title: BIOMASS ANALYSIS METHOD IN A FOREST FRAGMENT OF PINUS UNCINATA

description: Abstract The forests have a vital role in carbon capture from the atmosphere. Thus, this work has as its main objective to quantify and analyze biomass of a forest fragment of a Pinus uncinata that belongs to Alinyà Mountain Natural Space, through of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data tools. The natural area is located in the County of Figòls y Alinyà, in the Lleida province, located in Catalonia-Spain. In this sense, using the LIDAR data, the Digital Terrain Models were generated, and relevant statistical calculations were made to subsequently calculate the forest biomass. The linear regression models for biomass had a satisfactory correlation with the inventory data for 2 of the 5 areas considered. In this sense, it was possible to estimate these forest variables for the study area. The calculation of forest biomass by LIDAR data resulted in 9.138.6 tons to an area of 69.04 ha, while the inventory calculations resulted in 11.638.4 tons.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268280
title: The legal regime of classified information in Brazil: theoretical and empirical problems and adequacy with a democratic constitutional order

description: Abstract Freedom of Information laws are governance tools aimed at promoting government transparency, increasing public participation in government activity, and enhancing government trust. Nevertheless, do these laws enable the disclosure of sensitive documents? This article analyzes the legal regime of classified information and its practice in the Brazilian federal executive agencies, discussing the regime’s compatibility with the country’s current democratic system. The research adopts mixed methods based on analysis of an exploratory set of appeals to information requests, selecting cases for qualitative analysis. We argue that the legal regime of classifying information is not subject to effective social or horizontal accountability. This article has two contributions to contemporary discussions regarding public transparency. From a theoretical point of view, the study demonstrates that the information classification system imposes obstacles to the general rule stating that democracies must allow informed participation of people in the political process. From an empirical perspective, the article demonstrates that the lack of accountability mechanisms can lead public agencies to overclassify public information. In conclusion, we suggest the need to rethink the very existence of a legal regime of classified information due to its inherent problems.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268286
title: A minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal: a step by step description

description: Abstract Introduction: Arachnoid cyst in the internal auditory canal is a quite rare pathology but due to its compressive action on the nerves in this district should be surgically removed. Several surgical techniques have been proposed but no surgeons have used the minimally assisted endoscope retrosigmoid approach for its removal. Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using a minimally invasive endoscope assisted retro-sigmoid approach for surgical removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal. Methods: Minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach allows to access to the internal auditory canal through a minimally invasive retrosigmoid approach that combines the use of a microscope and an endoscope. It is performed in six steps: soft tissue step, bone step, dura step, cerebellopontine angle step (performed using an endoscope and a microscope), microscope-endoscope assisted arachnoid cysts removal and closure. We tested minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal on two human cadaveric heads (specimens) of subjects affected from audio-vestibular disorders and with arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Results: The mass was completely and successfully removed from the two specimens with no damage to the nerves and/or vessels in the surgical area. Conclusion: The results of our study are encouraging and support the feasibility of using minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal. While further clinical in-vivo studies are needed to confirm the accuracy and safety of using the minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for this specific surgery, our group has successfully used the minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach in the treatment of microvascular compressive syndrome, schwannoma removal and vestibular nerve resection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268292.v1
title: Chronic inflammatory periapical diseases: a Brazilian multicenter study of 10,381 cases and literature review

description: Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of chronic inflammatory periapical diseases in different regions of Brazil and to compare with data from the literature. A multicenter study was carried out in four Brazilian referral centers in oral diagnosis. Histopathological records were reviewed, and all cases diagnosed microscopically as periapical granuloma, radicular cyst, and periapical abscess were included. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s chi-square test were performed. A total of 10,381 cases of chronic inflammatory periapical diseases were found (13.8% of 74,931 archived specimens) over a period of 65 years. Radicular cysts were the most common lesion (59.9%). Women (56.1%) with a mean age of 37.01 years old (range 13 to 100 ± 14.42) and people of white skin color (59.2%) were the most affected individuals by chronic inflammatory periapical diseases. The lesions were generally asymptomatic (28.1%), located in the maxilla (60.1%), and posterior region (49.8%). The radicular cysts were larger when compared to periapical granulomas (p &lt; 0.001). The disagreement between the clinical and histopathological diagnoses was higher when the final diagnosis was a periapical granuloma (p &lt; 0.001). Chronic inflammatory periapical diseases continue to be common lesions affecting mainly adults. This should be a consequence of the burden of untreated caries in permanent teeth. Women are more affected and radicular cyst was the most common lesion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268280.v1
title: The legal regime of classified information in Brazil: theoretical and empirical problems and adequacy with a democratic constitutional order

description: Abstract Freedom of Information laws are governance tools aimed at promoting government transparency, increasing public participation in government activity, and enhancing government trust. Nevertheless, do these laws enable the disclosure of sensitive documents? This article analyzes the legal regime of classified information and its practice in the Brazilian federal executive agencies, discussing the regime’s compatibility with the country’s current democratic system. The research adopts mixed methods based on analysis of an exploratory set of appeals to information requests, selecting cases for qualitative analysis. We argue that the legal regime of classifying information is not subject to effective social or horizontal accountability. This article has two contributions to contemporary discussions regarding public transparency. From a theoretical point of view, the study demonstrates that the information classification system imposes obstacles to the general rule stating that democracies must allow informed participation of people in the political process. From an empirical perspective, the article demonstrates that the lack of accountability mechanisms can lead public agencies to overclassify public information. In conclusion, we suggest the need to rethink the very existence of a legal regime of classified information due to its inherent problems.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268292
title: Chronic inflammatory periapical diseases: a Brazilian multicenter study of 10,381 cases and literature review

description: Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of chronic inflammatory periapical diseases in different regions of Brazil and to compare with data from the literature. A multicenter study was carried out in four Brazilian referral centers in oral diagnosis. Histopathological records were reviewed, and all cases diagnosed microscopically as periapical granuloma, radicular cyst, and periapical abscess were included. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s chi-square test were performed. A total of 10,381 cases of chronic inflammatory periapical diseases were found (13.8% of 74,931 archived specimens) over a period of 65 years. Radicular cysts were the most common lesion (59.9%). Women (56.1%) with a mean age of 37.01 years old (range 13 to 100 ± 14.42) and people of white skin color (59.2%) were the most affected individuals by chronic inflammatory periapical diseases. The lesions were generally asymptomatic (28.1%), located in the maxilla (60.1%), and posterior region (49.8%). The radicular cysts were larger when compared to periapical granulomas (p &lt; 0.001). The disagreement between the clinical and histopathological diagnoses was higher when the final diagnosis was a periapical granuloma (p &lt; 0.001). Chronic inflammatory periapical diseases continue to be common lesions affecting mainly adults. This should be a consequence of the burden of untreated caries in permanent teeth. Women are more affected and radicular cyst was the most common lesion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268286.v1
title: A minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal: a step by step description

description: Abstract Introduction: Arachnoid cyst in the internal auditory canal is a quite rare pathology but due to its compressive action on the nerves in this district should be surgically removed. Several surgical techniques have been proposed but no surgeons have used the minimally assisted endoscope retrosigmoid approach for its removal. Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using a minimally invasive endoscope assisted retro-sigmoid approach for surgical removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal. Methods: Minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach allows to access to the internal auditory canal through a minimally invasive retrosigmoid approach that combines the use of a microscope and an endoscope. It is performed in six steps: soft tissue step, bone step, dura step, cerebellopontine angle step (performed using an endoscope and a microscope), microscope-endoscope assisted arachnoid cysts removal and closure. We tested minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal on two human cadaveric heads (specimens) of subjects affected from audio-vestibular disorders and with arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Results: The mass was completely and successfully removed from the two specimens with no damage to the nerves and/or vessels in the surgical area. Conclusion: The results of our study are encouraging and support the feasibility of using minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal. While further clinical in-vivo studies are needed to confirm the accuracy and safety of using the minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for this specific surgery, our group has successfully used the minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach in the treatment of microvascular compressive syndrome, schwannoma removal and vestibular nerve resection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268287
title: A comparative study of the microclimatic dynamics in areas adapted for collection conservation purposes from the perspective of sustainability

description: ABSTRACT The article retrieves and presents the main ways of combining the universe of cultural heritage conservation with the trends of sustainability and, especially, discusses the role of microclimate diagnostics of areas adapted to the museum function in the definition of preventive conservation strategies based on the principles of such movement (by some authors identified as slow conservation). This analysis is articulated with two case studies in which the dynamic behavior of physical-environmental parameters (temperature and humidity) collected during a one-year interval in internal areas of two museums (Museu Paulista and Museu Casa da Xilogravura) are assessed, considering external climatic variations. The results and their interpretation allow corroborating the importance of diagnostics of conservation areas as a planning tool for preventive actions alternative to traditional approaches based on mechanized and automated environmental control. Moreover, they enable envisioning passive strategies that value existing potentials, minimize individual vulnerabilities and concretely contribute to the articulation with a sustainable world.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268287.v1
title: A comparative study of the microclimatic dynamics in areas adapted for collection conservation purposes from the perspective of sustainability

description: ABSTRACT The article retrieves and presents the main ways of combining the universe of cultural heritage conservation with the trends of sustainability and, especially, discusses the role of microclimate diagnostics of areas adapted to the museum function in the definition of preventive conservation strategies based on the principles of such movement (by some authors identified as slow conservation). This analysis is articulated with two case studies in which the dynamic behavior of physical-environmental parameters (temperature and humidity) collected during a one-year interval in internal areas of two museums (Museu Paulista and Museu Casa da Xilogravura) are assessed, considering external climatic variations. The results and their interpretation allow corroborating the importance of diagnostics of conservation areas as a planning tool for preventive actions alternative to traditional approaches based on mechanized and automated environmental control. Moreover, they enable envisioning passive strategies that value existing potentials, minimize individual vulnerabilities and concretely contribute to the articulation with a sustainable world.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268294
title: Citizen Relationship Management (CiRM): the past, present, and future of an emerging concept

description: Abstract Although Citizen Relationship Management (CiRM) has been adopted worldwide to enhance the relationship between governments and citizens, little is known about the scientific field of CiRM. This article uses a literature review to analyze the scientific field of CiRM to understand its intellectual structure and set a research agenda. We analyzed 24 articles published from 2005 to 2020, revealing that CiRM is an emergent concept in scientific literature, context-dependent, and divided into three categories: the development of integrative models; the relationship between government and citizens; and the evaluation of public services. Research on CiRM is predominantly empirical, lacking the conceptual maturity that enables contributive theoretical and empirical developments. We propose a research agenda addressing the main gaps: adoption, implementation, and efficiency of CiRM strategies, as well as the integration of such strategies in different government levels. This is the first comprehensive review about CiRM, shedding light on the knowledge of CiRM, understanding its past, and the current panorama. We contribute to the development of CiRM knowledge, guiding the researchers’ efforts in the fields of relationship between governments and citizens; CiRM adoption and implementation processes; public managerial practice; and efficiency in public service provision.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268294.v1
title: Citizen Relationship Management (CiRM): the past, present, and future of an emerging concept

description: Abstract Although Citizen Relationship Management (CiRM) has been adopted worldwide to enhance the relationship between governments and citizens, little is known about the scientific field of CiRM. This article uses a literature review to analyze the scientific field of CiRM to understand its intellectual structure and set a research agenda. We analyzed 24 articles published from 2005 to 2020, revealing that CiRM is an emergent concept in scientific literature, context-dependent, and divided into three categories: the development of integrative models; the relationship between government and citizens; and the evaluation of public services. Research on CiRM is predominantly empirical, lacking the conceptual maturity that enables contributive theoretical and empirical developments. We propose a research agenda addressing the main gaps: adoption, implementation, and efficiency of CiRM strategies, as well as the integration of such strategies in different government levels. This is the first comprehensive review about CiRM, shedding light on the knowledge of CiRM, understanding its past, and the current panorama. We contribute to the development of CiRM knowledge, guiding the researchers’ efforts in the fields of relationship between governments and citizens; CiRM adoption and implementation processes; public managerial practice; and efficiency in public service provision.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268300
title: Postural control at posturography with virtual reality in the intercritical period of vestibular migraine

description: Abstract Introduction: Vestibular migraine is a condition that associates headache and vestibular symptoms. Objective: To evaluate body-balance with virtual reality posturography in vestibular migraine. Methods: A total of 26 patients in the intercritical period of vestibular migraine were compared by means of the Balance Rehabilitation UnitMT (Medical/Interacoustics) posturography with 30 controls, paired for age and gender. Results: There was no significant statistical difference (p = 0.121) in the limit of stability area (cm2) between the experimental group and the control group values. There were significant differences (p &lt; 0.05) in the values of sway velocity (cm/s) in nine of ten evaluated sensory conditions and in the pressure center displacement area (cm2) values in eight of those ten sensory conditions in the comparison between the control group and the experimental group. Conclusion: Posturography with virtual reality can identify changes in the sway velocity and the pressure center displacement area, characterizing the inability to maintain postural control with and without visual deprivation in situations of visual conflict and vestibulovisual interaction,in the intercritical period of the vestibular migraine.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268296.v1
title: Multiple metals and agricultural use affects oxidative stress biomarkers in freshwater Aegla crabs

description: Abstract Metals and agrochemicals are among the main aquatic contaminants, being able to trigger oxidative stress in exposed organisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the correlation between the level of oxidative stress biomarkers in Aegla crabs (Crustacea, Anomura) with (i) the set of metals present in the streams sediment and (ii) with land uses of three hydrographic basins. The study was carried out in streams (≤ 2nd order) of hydrographic basins in southern Brazil (Basins of Rio Suzana, Rio Ligeirinho-Leãozinho and Rio Dourado). In these streams were quantified the land uses and Cu, Cr, Cd, Fe, Mn and Zn concentrations in the sediment. The enzymes Catalase (CAT) and Glutathione Reductase (GR), as well as the level of membrane lipid peroxidation (TBARS), were analyzed in adult females. The PCA analysis showed that the distribution of metals was different between the basins. Cd, Cr and Fe were correlated positively with CAT and negatively with TBARS and GR. The Dourado basin had the lowest concentrations of these three metals and the highest levels of TBARS. However, in Dourado basin there is predominance of agriculture land use, and TBARS was positively correlated with agricultural land use. Besides in Dourado basin, GR activity was higher than in the others basins, indicating a compensatory response in relation to CAT inhibition. The basins of Suzana and Ligeirinho-Leãozinho rivers had lower TBARS values, which may be due to the induction of CAT in response to metals accumulated in sediment. In summary, this work indicates that in the basins with a higher concentration of toxic metals there is an adaptive response of CAT induction, which reduces TBARS in Aegla. On the other hand, in the basin with lower metallic contamination, TBARS occurrence was primarily influenced by agricultural land use.