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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988170
title: FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS AS INNOVATIVE ADSORBENTS OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: A CONCISE OVERVIEW

description: ABSTRACT The functionalization of graphene nanosheets is the cutting edge of materials sciences nowadays. Such research promotes the development of innovative, low cost and highly capable sorbents. This review article aims to assemble the available information on functionalized graphene used for the adsorption of organic pollutants and establishes a critical comparison between the data reported in the literature. Various optimal experimental conditions (pH, temperature, contact time, adsorbent dosage) and adsorbent characterization methods (FTIR, Raman, XPS spectra, XRD, TEM and AFM) have been listed to enlighten adsorption mechanisms, capacity and limiting aspects. Moreover, adsorption isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamic data of different functionalized graphene-based materials towards a wide range of organic pollutants were analyzed and tabulated. In each evaluation topic, environmental and human health protection is subject for discussion, as well as the scientific breakthrough works available in high impact journals in the field.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988167
title: The Olympic Experimental Gymnasium Program and its Association with the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

description: Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Physical activity (PA) and appropriate diet, if adopted in childhood and adolescence, may reduce the CVD burden in later life. The Olympic Experimental Gymnasium (OEG) project was implemented to increase the PA levels of students by means of regular physical exercise and healthy eating habits. Objectives: To estimate and compare the prevalence of CVD risk factors in OEG schools versus regular schools (RSch) and to examine associations between the school environment and CVD risk factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study with a comparator group, adolescents aged 12-13 years attending three OEG schools (n = 719) and three RSch (n = 394) were evaluated after one year of the ongoing program to estimate the prevalence of overweight, pre-hypertension/hypertension, altered glycemia, and lipid profile. An α level of 0.05 was set for statistical analysis. Results: RSch students had higher odds to have high blood pressure (OR 1.86, 1.36-2.54) and to be overweight (OR 1.49, 1.13-1.98) than OEG students. Glucose levels were not altered in most cases regardless of school type, and no differences were found in lipid profile. In the sensitivity analysis stratified by gender, girls from RSch were more likely to have high body mass index than boys. Conclusions: Exposure of adolescents to the OEG policies was positively associated with an important reduction in CVD risk factors, including high blood pressure and overweight.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988167.v1
title: The Olympic Experimental Gymnasium Program and its Association with the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

description: Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Physical activity (PA) and appropriate diet, if adopted in childhood and adolescence, may reduce the CVD burden in later life. The Olympic Experimental Gymnasium (OEG) project was implemented to increase the PA levels of students by means of regular physical exercise and healthy eating habits. Objectives: To estimate and compare the prevalence of CVD risk factors in OEG schools versus regular schools (RSch) and to examine associations between the school environment and CVD risk factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study with a comparator group, adolescents aged 12-13 years attending three OEG schools (n = 719) and three RSch (n = 394) were evaluated after one year of the ongoing program to estimate the prevalence of overweight, pre-hypertension/hypertension, altered glycemia, and lipid profile. An α level of 0.05 was set for statistical analysis. Results: RSch students had higher odds to have high blood pressure (OR 1.86, 1.36-2.54) and to be overweight (OR 1.49, 1.13-1.98) than OEG students. Glucose levels were not altered in most cases regardless of school type, and no differences were found in lipid profile. In the sensitivity analysis stratified by gender, girls from RSch were more likely to have high body mass index than boys. Conclusions: Exposure of adolescents to the OEG policies was positively associated with an important reduction in CVD risk factors, including high blood pressure and overweight.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988170.v1
title: FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS AS INNOVATIVE ADSORBENTS OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: A CONCISE OVERVIEW

description: ABSTRACT The functionalization of graphene nanosheets is the cutting edge of materials sciences nowadays. Such research promotes the development of innovative, low cost and highly capable sorbents. This review article aims to assemble the available information on functionalized graphene used for the adsorption of organic pollutants and establishes a critical comparison between the data reported in the literature. Various optimal experimental conditions (pH, temperature, contact time, adsorbent dosage) and adsorbent characterization methods (FTIR, Raman, XPS spectra, XRD, TEM and AFM) have been listed to enlighten adsorption mechanisms, capacity and limiting aspects. Moreover, adsorption isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamic data of different functionalized graphene-based materials towards a wide range of organic pollutants were analyzed and tabulated. In each evaluation topic, environmental and human health protection is subject for discussion, as well as the scientific breakthrough works available in high impact journals in the field.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988164
title: Estimation of the Costs of Invasive Cervical Cancer Treatment in Brazil: A Micro-Costing Study

description: Abstract Objective Themain objective of the present study was to estimate the annual treatment costs of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) per patient at an oncology center in Brazil from a societal perspective by considering direct medical, direct nonmedical, and indirect costs. Methods A cost analysis descriptive study, in which direct medical, direct nonmedical, and indirect costs were collected using a microcosting approach, was conducted between May 2014 and July 2016 from a societal perspective. The study population consisted of women diagnosed with ICC admitted to a tertiary hospital in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The annual cost per patient was estimated in terms of the value of American Dollars (US$) in 2016. Results From a societal perspective, the annual ICC treatment cost per patient was US $ 2,219.73. Direct medical costs were responsible for 81.2% of the total value, of which radiotherapy and outpatient chemotherapy had the largest share. Under the base-case assumption, the estimated cost to the national budget of a year of ICC treatment in the Brazilian population was US$ 25,954,195.04. Conclusion We found a high economic impact of health care systems treating ICC in a poor region of Brazil. These estimates could be applicable to further evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of preventing and treating ICC.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988155
title: Host suitability of grain sorghum and sudangrass for Pratylenchus brachyurus

description: ABSTRACT: Nowadays, the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) is a major pest of soybean in Brazil, mainly in areas using double cropping with maize or cotton, which are suitable hosts for P. brachyurus. A great effort has been made to find cash crops for P. brachyurus management. Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] was classified as a non-host for P. brachyurus but based on a single trial. It would be a valuable option as a culture for double cropping with soybean, as it is profitable and can be used in root-lesion nematode management. Sudangrass (S. bicolor var. sudanense) is not directly profitable, but Brazilian farmers favor it because it can produce pasture, green chop, silage, or hay under unfavorable hydric conditions. However, no information is available regarding the suitability of sudangrass for P. brachyurus. Thus, the current study aimed to assess the suitability of grain sorghum and sudangrass for P. brachyurus in two glasshouse trials. The first trial tested sudangrass and grain sorghum ‘DKB 510’, ‘Dow 740’, ‘Dow 822’, ‘DKB 599’, and ‘AG 1040’. The second trial retested sudangrass and grain sorghum ‘Dow 740’ and ‘DKB 599’. The results demonstrated that sudangrass and grain sorghum were suitable hosts for P. brachyurus. These results, in addition to those obtained for other types of sorghum, emphasize that S. bicolor and sudangrass should be avoided in fields infested with P. brachyurus, as they increase the nematode population.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988158
title: Socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer mortality in microregions of the Brazilian Northeast

description: Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the relation between the corrected mortality rates on breast cancer and the indicators of elderly women's living conditions in the Northeast micro-regions of Brazil . Methods: an ecological study was adopted in 2010 and 2015 for 188 micro-regions in the Northeast using structural equation modeling. The data on the population, deaths and indicators on living conditions were extracted from the IBGE, SIM/MS, and SISAP-Idoso (elderly), respectively. The under-registration of death data on breast cancer, badly defined death causes and garbage codes were corrected. The standardized mortality rates were calculated to permit time-space comparison. Results: the recovery of a considerable number of deaths was made possible to obtain a greater accuracy in the mortality rates estimation in micro-regions level. An increase in the mortality rates was observed at the time. The structural equation modeling presented a robust model with significance for some indicators on living conditions. The rates were higher in the micro-regions with lower percentage of illiterate elderly women, lower percentage of elderly women living in poverty, lower dependency ratio, and higher percentage of elderly women living at home with running water. Conclusions: the results showed an increased trend of elderly women dying of breast cancer in the region and with higher levels in the micro-regions with better indicators on living conditions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988164.v1
title: Estimation of the Costs of Invasive Cervical Cancer Treatment in Brazil: A Micro-Costing Study

description: Abstract Objective Themain objective of the present study was to estimate the annual treatment costs of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) per patient at an oncology center in Brazil from a societal perspective by considering direct medical, direct nonmedical, and indirect costs. Methods A cost analysis descriptive study, in which direct medical, direct nonmedical, and indirect costs were collected using a microcosting approach, was conducted between May 2014 and July 2016 from a societal perspective. The study population consisted of women diagnosed with ICC admitted to a tertiary hospital in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The annual cost per patient was estimated in terms of the value of American Dollars (US$) in 2016. Results From a societal perspective, the annual ICC treatment cost per patient was US $ 2,219.73. Direct medical costs were responsible for 81.2% of the total value, of which radiotherapy and outpatient chemotherapy had the largest share. Under the base-case assumption, the estimated cost to the national budget of a year of ICC treatment in the Brazilian population was US$ 25,954,195.04. Conclusion We found a high economic impact of health care systems treating ICC in a poor region of Brazil. These estimates could be applicable to further evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of preventing and treating ICC.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988158.v1
title: Socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer mortality in microregions of the Brazilian Northeast

description: Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the relation between the corrected mortality rates on breast cancer and the indicators of elderly women's living conditions in the Northeast micro-regions of Brazil . Methods: an ecological study was adopted in 2010 and 2015 for 188 micro-regions in the Northeast using structural equation modeling. The data on the population, deaths and indicators on living conditions were extracted from the IBGE, SIM/MS, and SISAP-Idoso (elderly), respectively. The under-registration of death data on breast cancer, badly defined death causes and garbage codes were corrected. The standardized mortality rates were calculated to permit time-space comparison. Results: the recovery of a considerable number of deaths was made possible to obtain a greater accuracy in the mortality rates estimation in micro-regions level. An increase in the mortality rates was observed at the time. The structural equation modeling presented a robust model with significance for some indicators on living conditions. The rates were higher in the micro-regions with lower percentage of illiterate elderly women, lower percentage of elderly women living in poverty, lower dependency ratio, and higher percentage of elderly women living at home with running water. Conclusions: the results showed an increased trend of elderly women dying of breast cancer in the region and with higher levels in the micro-regions with better indicators on living conditions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988155.v1
title: Host suitability of grain sorghum and sudangrass for Pratylenchus brachyurus

description: ABSTRACT: Nowadays, the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) is a major pest of soybean in Brazil, mainly in areas using double cropping with maize or cotton, which are suitable hosts for P. brachyurus. A great effort has been made to find cash crops for P. brachyurus management. Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] was classified as a non-host for P. brachyurus but based on a single trial. It would be a valuable option as a culture for double cropping with soybean, as it is profitable and can be used in root-lesion nematode management. Sudangrass (S. bicolor var. sudanense) is not directly profitable, but Brazilian farmers favor it because it can produce pasture, green chop, silage, or hay under unfavorable hydric conditions. However, no information is available regarding the suitability of sudangrass for P. brachyurus. Thus, the current study aimed to assess the suitability of grain sorghum and sudangrass for P. brachyurus in two glasshouse trials. The first trial tested sudangrass and grain sorghum ‘DKB 510’, ‘Dow 740’, ‘Dow 822’, ‘DKB 599’, and ‘AG 1040’. The second trial retested sudangrass and grain sorghum ‘Dow 740’ and ‘DKB 599’. The results demonstrated that sudangrass and grain sorghum were suitable hosts for P. brachyurus. These results, in addition to those obtained for other types of sorghum, emphasize that S. bicolor and sudangrass should be avoided in fields infested with P. brachyurus, as they increase the nematode population.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988152
title: INFLUENCE OF PRETREATMENTS ON CRYSTALLINITY AND ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS IN SUGAR CANE RESIDUES

description: ABSTRACT This research evaluated the effect of different delignification pretreatments (enzymatic and organosolv), on the crystallinity and enzymatic hydrolysis of harvested sugar cane residues. The Crystallinity Index (CrI), the Relative Number of Intensity (Ir), the degree of cellulose mercerization (IIC-%), and the Global Index of Saccharification (GIS) were used as measurement parameters for six different substrates obtained from sugar cane residues (tops and leaves) by different processes. In this characterization, the spectroscopic ty Techniques of Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction and scanning eElectron microscopy (SEM) were used. Substrates to which only organosolv pretreatment was applied, without any further treatment, presented good behavior for the enzymatic hydrolysis and a high CrI, possibly due to the increase of the crystallinity by elimination of amorphous material.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988140
title: Group Interventions for Women with Breast Cancer: Challenges and Possibilities

description: Abstract This study aimed to analyze the national and international scientific literature on the topic of psychosocial rehabilitation groups for women with breast cancer. The literature review was conducted from LILACS, PubMed, PsycINFO and CINAHL database. 28 articles published in the period 2000-2015, which constituted the corpus of the study, were selected. The results showed that, in most cases, support groups bring psychosocial benefits, stress reduction, increased and quality of life, mood enhancement and sharing information about different options of treatment available for breast cancer. We conclude that participating in support groups is associated with better psychological outcomes, however, there is no evidence to support an increase in life expectancy of women.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988146
title: The three types of power distribution, that structure decentralization in South America

description: Abstract In research about state and public administration, it is common to perform an analysis of its structure, function, form and type. However, on some occasions, these general categories do not reveal the distribution of attributions or real power in their different territorial levels. This report, through a historical-institutional review of the last 50 years in South American countries, proposes the existence of characteristic power structures that remain in time with gradual changes that maintains the essence of its historical origin and, others that are formed as a result of disruptive changes that modify the dominant paradigms. The existence of these structures shows three characteristic types that are called compound, integrated and simple.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988152.v1
title: INFLUENCE OF PRETREATMENTS ON CRYSTALLINITY AND ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS IN SUGAR CANE RESIDUES

description: ABSTRACT This research evaluated the effect of different delignification pretreatments (enzymatic and organosolv), on the crystallinity and enzymatic hydrolysis of harvested sugar cane residues. The Crystallinity Index (CrI), the Relative Number of Intensity (Ir), the degree of cellulose mercerization (IIC-%), and the Global Index of Saccharification (GIS) were used as measurement parameters for six different substrates obtained from sugar cane residues (tops and leaves) by different processes. In this characterization, the spectroscopic ty Techniques of Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction and scanning eElectron microscopy (SEM) were used. Substrates to which only organosolv pretreatment was applied, without any further treatment, presented good behavior for the enzymatic hydrolysis and a high CrI, possibly due to the increase of the crystallinity by elimination of amorphous material.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988137
title: First Two Brazilian Cases: Correction of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Valve Stenosis with Sutureless/Rapid Deployment Aortic Prosthesis

description: Abstract Ascending aortic aneurysm is usually associated with aortic valve diseases, especially aortic stenosis. The standard technique involves the substitution of the dilated aortic segment with a Dacron tube and replacement of the aortic valve with a regular prosthesis. The correction of ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic valve replacement using the new sutureless and rapid deployment prosthesis was performed by a minimally invasive approach and for the first time in a Brazilian Center.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988140.v1
title: Group Interventions for Women with Breast Cancer: Challenges and Possibilities

description: Abstract This study aimed to analyze the national and international scientific literature on the topic of psychosocial rehabilitation groups for women with breast cancer. The literature review was conducted from LILACS, PubMed, PsycINFO and CINAHL database. 28 articles published in the period 2000-2015, which constituted the corpus of the study, were selected. The results showed that, in most cases, support groups bring psychosocial benefits, stress reduction, increased and quality of life, mood enhancement and sharing information about different options of treatment available for breast cancer. We conclude that participating in support groups is associated with better psychological outcomes, however, there is no evidence to support an increase in life expectancy of women.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988146.v1
title: The three types of power distribution, that structure decentralization in South America

description: Abstract In research about state and public administration, it is common to perform an analysis of its structure, function, form and type. However, on some occasions, these general categories do not reveal the distribution of attributions or real power in their different territorial levels. This report, through a historical-institutional review of the last 50 years in South American countries, proposes the existence of characteristic power structures that remain in time with gradual changes that maintains the essence of its historical origin and, others that are formed as a result of disruptive changes that modify the dominant paradigms. The existence of these structures shows three characteristic types that are called compound, integrated and simple.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8988128
title: Combinations of distance measures and clustering algorithms in pepper germplasm characterization

description: ABSTRACT Characterization and evaluation of genotypes conserved in the germplasm banks have become of great importance due to gradual loss of genetic variability and search for more adapted and productive genotypes. This can be obtained through several ways, generating quantitative and qualitative data. Joint analysis of those variables may be considered a strategy for an accurate germplasm characterization. In this study we aimed to evaluate different clustering techniques for characterization and evaluation of Capsicum spp. accessions using combinations of specific measures for quantitative and qualitative variables. A collection of 56 Capsicum spp. accessions was characterized based on 25 morphoagronomic descriptors. Six quantitative distances were used [A1) average of the range-standardized absolute difference (Gower), A2) Pearson correlation, A3) Kulczynski, A4) Canberra, A5) Bray-Curtis, and A6) Morisita] combined with distance for qualitative data [Simple Coincidence (B1)]. Clustering analyses were performed using agglomerative hierarchical methods (Ward, the nearest neighbor, the farthest neighbor, UPGMA and WPGMA). All combined distances were highly correlated. UPGMA clustering was the most efficient through cophenetic correlation and 2-norm analyses, showing a concordance between the two methods. Six clusters were considered an ideal number by UPGMA clustering, in which Gower distance showed a better adjustment for clustering. Most combined distances using UPGMA clustering allowed the separation of the accessions in relation to species, using both quantitative and qualitative data, which could be an alternative for simultaneous joint analysis, aiming to compare different clusters.