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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313440
title: Leachate and vinasse used in a biological process combined with Fenton’s reaction: a green method for treatment of textile effluents

description: Abstract: The production of textiles generates a large amount of liquid residues considered to be environmentally problematic and which, if discarded without due treatment, may cause eutrophication of water sources, the intoxication of living beings, and the blocking of light penetration. Some methods have been applied for the treatment of this type of waste, with the prominence of biological and physicochemical techniques. The combination of two or more techniques enhances the treatment’s efficiency. This work investigated the use of bacteria derived from the leachate produced by the textile industry itself, fed with vinasse, a by-product of the alcohol industry, with subsequent application of Fenton’s reaction. The biological method, optimized in terms of aeration and quantity of nutrients for the bacteria, combined with the physicochemical method optimized in terms of the amount of reagents, was efficient for the discoloration of the effluent in approximately 100 %, for toxicity reduction, for the degradation of organic matter in 80 %, and with acceptable acidity for disposal after only eight days of treatment. The method was considered of great efficiency and low application cost, without the production of hazardous waste.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313443
title: Analysis of the Internal Structure of the Battery for Assessing Youth and Adults’ Intelligence

description: Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze the internal structure and the relation of the cognitive abilities evaluated by the Battery of Intellectual Assessment of Adults (BAIAD). The sample consisted of 963 subjects (615 F, 348 M), ages 15-64 years (Median = 21, DP/SD/DS = 8). The BAIAD is composed of seven tests: synonyms, antonyms, analogies, logical thinking, visual spatial thinking, visual-auditory memory and speed of reasoning. Item analysis allowed the reduction of BAIAD and reached the reliability indexes of 0.99. The confirmatory analysis followed the CHC model (crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence and a general factor -G) and indicated its fit to the data. The network analysis which explored the relationship between the pairs of cognitive indicators and the communities grouping supported the theoretical model. We conclude that BAIAD has validity evidences and adequate reliability to assess adults’ intelligence.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313449.v1
title: Social representations of fatherhood: a comparative study

description: Abstract Fatherhood can be understood as a social construction. It has been going through modifications in the way it is experienced and exercised due to social movements. This study aimed to compare social representations of fatherhood in the years of 2004 and 2014. 17 testimonies from ‘Conversa de Homem’ section of - Pais & Filhos, magazine were used. It was identified that in each socio-historical moment the father presents different types of preoccupations, according to the social demands and personal issues. Man seems increasingly interested in the children’s universe, seeking more knowledge in order to be inserted in a participatory role in the lives of children. Besides, the father prepares himself for fatherhood. This greater involvement contributes to a subjective transformation of man as a person.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313443.v1
title: Analysis of the Internal Structure of the Battery for Assessing Youth and Adults’ Intelligence

description: Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze the internal structure and the relation of the cognitive abilities evaluated by the Battery of Intellectual Assessment of Adults (BAIAD). The sample consisted of 963 subjects (615 F, 348 M), ages 15-64 years (Median = 21, DP/SD/DS = 8). The BAIAD is composed of seven tests: synonyms, antonyms, analogies, logical thinking, visual spatial thinking, visual-auditory memory and speed of reasoning. Item analysis allowed the reduction of BAIAD and reached the reliability indexes of 0.99. The confirmatory analysis followed the CHC model (crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence and a general factor -G) and indicated its fit to the data. The network analysis which explored the relationship between the pairs of cognitive indicators and the communities grouping supported the theoretical model. We conclude that BAIAD has validity evidences and adequate reliability to assess adults’ intelligence.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313446.v1
title: Accessing the subterranean ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in native and modified subtropical landscapes in the Neotropics

description: Abstract: Several studies have characterized and delimited subterranean ant assemblages. Soil extraction, one of the methods employed to access this fauna, employs the removal of monoliths. One of the most widely used methods for the extraction of soil sampling is called TSBF (developed by the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme). This method provides relevant data about the species associated with the soil. In the present study we characterized assemblages of subterranean ants using the TSBF method in different subtropical areas of the Neotropics. We considered two sampling designs in different localities. The first design resulted in 315 TSBF samples obtained from layers at distinct depths. The second design resulted in 270 TSBF samples and 270 epigaeic pitfall trap samples. This material was used to delimit the species that occur exclusively in the subterranean stratum (TSBF) and that are not found on the soil surface. A total of 281 species were recorded. Of these, 57 can be considered subterranean, based on their occurrence in subterranean strata. We also verified that the highest occurrence of ants was in the first 10 cm of soil depth. Due to the importance of using methods that efficiently extract the subterranean ant fauna in studies, we suggest the TSBF method should be used to sample ants or to associate this method with epigaeic pitfall traps to delimit strictly subterranean assemblages in specific community stratification studies.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313437.v1
title: The compound, diallyl disulfide, enriched in garlic, prevents the progression of doxorubicin-induced nephropathy

description: Abstract The main medicinal property of garlic is mostly attributed to its organosulfur compounds, of which the oil-soluble diallyl disulfide (DADS) is the principal component of distilled garlic oil. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is an important cellular regulator in response to oxidative stress. This study assessed the possible protective effect of DADS on doxorubicin (Dox)-induced nephrotoxicity and its potential regulation of the Nrf2 pathway. Treatment with DADS (200 μM) induced heme oxygenase (HO)-1 and NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO-1) expression in a human proximal tubular cell line. The induction of HO-1 expression was suppressed in Nrf2-silenced cells. In an animal study, pretreatment with DADS relieved Dox-induced albuminuria, increased catalase activity, and reduced the urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine level. In addition, DADS ameliorated the severity of glomerulosclerosis and suppressed expressions of fibrotic and inflammatory gene expressions. Our data indicate that DADS, a major component of garlic, showed protective effects of preventing the progression of Dox-induced nephropathy through enhancing Nrf2-mediated antioxidant activity. DADS, a normal constituent of the human diet, merits investigation as a potential antioxidant daily food supplement against free radical-mediated chronic diseases.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313440.v1
title: Leachate and vinasse used in a biological process combined with Fenton’s reaction: a green method for treatment of textile effluents

description: Abstract: The production of textiles generates a large amount of liquid residues considered to be environmentally problematic and which, if discarded without due treatment, may cause eutrophication of water sources, the intoxication of living beings, and the blocking of light penetration. Some methods have been applied for the treatment of this type of waste, with the prominence of biological and physicochemical techniques. The combination of two or more techniques enhances the treatment’s efficiency. This work investigated the use of bacteria derived from the leachate produced by the textile industry itself, fed with vinasse, a by-product of the alcohol industry, with subsequent application of Fenton’s reaction. The biological method, optimized in terms of aeration and quantity of nutrients for the bacteria, combined with the physicochemical method optimized in terms of the amount of reagents, was efficient for the discoloration of the effluent in approximately 100 %, for toxicity reduction, for the degradation of organic matter in 80 %, and with acceptable acidity for disposal after only eight days of treatment. The method was considered of great efficiency and low application cost, without the production of hazardous waste.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313422
title: Emergent Percutaneous Rotational Atherectomy to Bailout Surgical Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: A Successful Case of Heart Team Turnaround

description: Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment for severe aortic stenosis (AS) in patients with elevated surgical risk. Concomitant coronary artery disease affects 55-70% of patients with severe AS. Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with TAVI can be challenging. We report a case of acute coronary obstruction immediately following transapical TAVI deployment requiring emergent rotational atherectomy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313428
title: Potencial do planejamento estratégico de longo prazo para o desenvolvimento das cidades brasileiras

description: abstract This article discusses how long-term strategic planning may direct the development of cities, emphasizing the potential that long-term strategic planning has to be an effective planning instrument for Brazilian cities. Two initiatives of strategic planning for Brazilian cities are summarized to illustrate the concepts under discussion and to exemplify the use of strategic planning in the Brazilian context. The desirable characteristics and the fundamental concepts of strategic planning are also discussed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313425
title: Indicadores de desigualdade para financiamento urbano de cidades saudáveis

description: abstract In this article we analyze the conditions of social and health vulnerability, residential segregation in the city of São Paulo and the potential use of scientific measures for instrumentas of urban financing as a public policy promoting social and territorial inclusion. The research investigates four complementary problems, with inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches, when analyzing: (i) the evidence that links health conditions and socio-spatial vulnerability in the territory; (ii) the main indicators of residential segregation and socio-spatial inequalities; (iii) the main land-based tools and funding instruments with the greatest potential to finance the mitigation of social and health inequalities in the use of territory. By pointing out the lack of use of empirical evidence, of indicators based on scientific research, and of the application of urban financing instruments identified as promoters of inequality mitigation, this article discusses how to improve the instrument, based on spatialized indicators of social vulnerability and urban health, placing it as a powerful tool for integrated and territorialized multisectoral public policy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313428.v1
title: Potencial do planejamento estratégico de longo prazo para o desenvolvimento das cidades brasileiras

description: abstract This article discusses how long-term strategic planning may direct the development of cities, emphasizing the potential that long-term strategic planning has to be an effective planning instrument for Brazilian cities. Two initiatives of strategic planning for Brazilian cities are summarized to illustrate the concepts under discussion and to exemplify the use of strategic planning in the Brazilian context. The desirable characteristics and the fundamental concepts of strategic planning are also discussed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313422.v1
title: Emergent Percutaneous Rotational Atherectomy to Bailout Surgical Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: A Successful Case of Heart Team Turnaround

description: Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment for severe aortic stenosis (AS) in patients with elevated surgical risk. Concomitant coronary artery disease affects 55-70% of patients with severe AS. Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with TAVI can be challenging. We report a case of acute coronary obstruction immediately following transapical TAVI deployment requiring emergent rotational atherectomy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313413
title: The political economy of the Brazil-China Soy-Meat Complex

description: Abstract The argument developed in the paper, based on the food regime approach, is that the formation of the “Brazil-China soy-meat complex”, from the early 2000s, represents a polycentric shift in global agri-food relations, driven by the interests of agribusiness corporations and food industries, as well as national states, in a South/East direction, which challenges the established power of the large North Atlantic transnational corporations. Based on the contemporary literature in agrarian political economy and in a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, we identify the origins, characteristics and dynamics of the Brazil-China soy-meat complex through a comparative and relational analysis. After a brief theoretical review, we examine the change in eating habits and class diets and the restructuring of meat (especially pork) and feed industries on the Chinese side, as an importing pole, and the commodities boom and the expansion in production, planted area and shipments of soybean on the Brazilian side, as an exporting pole. However, despite de importance of bilateral trade to the dynamics of the Brazil-China soy-meat complex, recently there has also been an increasing influx of Chinese investments in the Brazilian agribusiness. In the conclusions, beyond strict economic aspects, political aspects of the Brazil-China soy-meat complex are discussed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313425.v1
title: Indicadores de desigualdade para financiamento urbano de cidades saudáveis

description: abstract In this article we analyze the conditions of social and health vulnerability, residential segregation in the city of São Paulo and the potential use of scientific measures for instrumentas of urban financing as a public policy promoting social and territorial inclusion. The research investigates four complementary problems, with inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches, when analyzing: (i) the evidence that links health conditions and socio-spatial vulnerability in the territory; (ii) the main indicators of residential segregation and socio-spatial inequalities; (iii) the main land-based tools and funding instruments with the greatest potential to finance the mitigation of social and health inequalities in the use of territory. By pointing out the lack of use of empirical evidence, of indicators based on scientific research, and of the application of urban financing instruments identified as promoters of inequality mitigation, this article discusses how to improve the instrument, based on spatialized indicators of social vulnerability and urban health, placing it as a powerful tool for integrated and territorialized multisectoral public policy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313404
title: The Usefulness of Admission Plasma NT-pro BNP Level to Predict Left Ventricular Aneurysm Formation after Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

description: Abstract Background: Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is an important complication of acute myocardial infarction. In this study, we investigated the role of N- Terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide level to predict the LVA development after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: We prospectively enrolled 1519 consecutive patients with STEMI. Patients were divided into two groups according to LVA development within the six months after index myocardial infarction. Patients with or without LVAs were examined to determine if a significant relationship existed between the baseline N- Terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide values and clinical characteristics. A p-value &lt; 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: LVA was detected in 157 patients (10.3%). The baseline N- Terminal pro- B type natriuretic peptide level was significantly higher in patients who developed LVA after acute MI (523.5 ± 231.1 pg/mL vs. 192.3 ± 176.6 pg/mL, respectively, p &lt; 0.001). Independent predictors of LVA formation after acute myocardial infarction was age &gt; 65 y, smoking, Killip class &gt; 2, previous coronary artery bypass graft, post-myocardial infarction heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction &lt; 50%, failure of reperfusion, no-reflow phenomenon, peak troponin I and CK-MB and NT-pro BNP &gt; 400 pg/mL at admission. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that plasma N- Terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide level at admission among other variables provides valuable predictive information regarding the development of LVA after acute STEMI.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313407
title: Anti-inflammatory effect of water extracts obtained from doenjang in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells

description: Abstract The effect of water extracts of doenjang (WED) on cyclooxygenase pathway and cytokine production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells was investigated. WED was fractionated by ultrafiltration into five individual groups of molecular weights. All of the WED fractions significantly inhibited the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, each of the WED fractions significantly decreased production of pro-inflammatory cytokine such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (p&lt;0.05). The fraction between 10 to 30 kDa of WED showed the highest inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine production, LPS-induced COX-2 expression and PEG2 production. These results suggest that WED fractions may have the anti-inflammatory effect via the stimulus of COX-2 and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated inflammation in RAW 264.7 cells.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313407.v1
title: Anti-inflammatory effect of water extracts obtained from doenjang in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells

description: Abstract The effect of water extracts of doenjang (WED) on cyclooxygenase pathway and cytokine production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells was investigated. WED was fractionated by ultrafiltration into five individual groups of molecular weights. All of the WED fractions significantly inhibited the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, each of the WED fractions significantly decreased production of pro-inflammatory cytokine such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (p&lt;0.05). The fraction between 10 to 30 kDa of WED showed the highest inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine production, LPS-induced COX-2 expression and PEG2 production. These results suggest that WED fractions may have the anti-inflammatory effect via the stimulus of COX-2 and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated inflammation in RAW 264.7 cells.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313413.v1
title: The political economy of the Brazil-China Soy-Meat Complex

description: Abstract The argument developed in the paper, based on the food regime approach, is that the formation of the “Brazil-China soy-meat complex”, from the early 2000s, represents a polycentric shift in global agri-food relations, driven by the interests of agribusiness corporations and food industries, as well as national states, in a South/East direction, which challenges the established power of the large North Atlantic transnational corporations. Based on the contemporary literature in agrarian political economy and in a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, we identify the origins, characteristics and dynamics of the Brazil-China soy-meat complex through a comparative and relational analysis. After a brief theoretical review, we examine the change in eating habits and class diets and the restructuring of meat (especially pork) and feed industries on the Chinese side, as an importing pole, and the commodities boom and the expansion in production, planted area and shipments of soybean on the Brazilian side, as an exporting pole. However, despite de importance of bilateral trade to the dynamics of the Brazil-China soy-meat complex, recently there has also been an increasing influx of Chinese investments in the Brazilian agribusiness. In the conclusions, beyond strict economic aspects, political aspects of the Brazil-China soy-meat complex are discussed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11313401
title: Evaluation of the effect of topical and systemic ozone application in periodontitis: an experimental study in rats

description: Abstract Objective: The goal of the present study was to determine the effect of systemic and topical ozone application on alveolar bone loss (ABL) by evaluating the effect of Hypoxia-inducible factor −1 alpha (HIF-1-α) and receptor activator of NF-kB ligand (RANKL)-positive cells on histopathological and immunohistochemical changes in a rat periodontitis model. Methodology: Thirty male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: 1) Group C (control group); 2) Group SO (systemic ozone group) and 3) Group TO (topical ozone group). Experimental periodontitis was induced with a 3/0 silk suture placed at the mandibular left first molars of rats, and the suture was removed 14 days later. Ozone gas was injected intraperitoneally (0.7 mg/kg) in SO group. Topical ozone application protocol was performed using an ozone generator at 80% concentration (4th grade) 90- degree probe for the duration of 30 s. Both ozone applications were carried out for two weeks at intervals of two days. Histomorphometric and immunohistochemical analysis were performed. Results: ABL was significantly lower in Group SO compared to Group C (p: 0.0052). HIF-1α- positive cells were significantly lower in Group TO than in Group C (p: 0.0043). RANKL-positive cells were significantly lower in Group SO and in Group TO compared to the control group (p: 0.0033, p: 0.0075, respectively). Conclusion: Both ozone applications decreased RANKL-positive cell counts, TO application decreased HIF-1-α positive cells counts, and SO application was found to be more effective in reducing ABL compared to control group.