cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127653.v1
title: Severe eyelid entropion after ptosis correction surgery

description: Abstract Sixty-nine (69) year old patient with severe upper eyelid entropion following surgical correction of ptosis through levator muscle aponeurosis advancement and reinsertion. The aponeurosis advancement appeared to be much lower than typically intended, and surgical repair was performed via aponeurosis re-fixation into the superior 1/3 of the tarsal plate, with subsequent improvement in the aesthetic and functional outcome, and a satisfied patient. Due to the inferiorly located tarsal sutures, the tarsal plate acquires a U-shape due to a central fold and an inferior rotation of its upper half, resulting in entropion formation. This case highlights the importance of taking great care when advancing the levator muscle in ptosis due to levator aponeurosis dehiscence, particularly in elderly patients, so as to avoid vertically folding the superior tarsal plate.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127650
title: Composition of probabilistic preferences with an empirical approach in multi-criteria problems

description: Abstract This paper aimed at presenting an Empirical Approach to the Composition of Probabilistic Preferences (CPP) method. The CPP method is used to choose, sort and classify alternatives in multi-criteria problems. The CPP has explored a wide variety of applications from continuous probability distributions. However, the use of empirical probabilities, without the need to know or assume a joint probability function that gives rise to preferences, can help to deal with certain types of problems with ordinal preference scales. The empirical approach is applied here in three cases, with the purpose of illustrating its main characteristics and limitations. The proposal proved to be satisfactory for treating appraisers' preferences, especially when the number of alternatives is reduced in relation to the options of the scale of assessment points and the number of appraisers, as they contribute to increase the discriminatory capacity of the results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127650.v1
title: Composition of probabilistic preferences with an empirical approach in multi-criteria problems

description: Abstract This paper aimed at presenting an Empirical Approach to the Composition of Probabilistic Preferences (CPP) method. The CPP method is used to choose, sort and classify alternatives in multi-criteria problems. The CPP has explored a wide variety of applications from continuous probability distributions. However, the use of empirical probabilities, without the need to know or assume a joint probability function that gives rise to preferences, can help to deal with certain types of problems with ordinal preference scales. The empirical approach is applied here in three cases, with the purpose of illustrating its main characteristics and limitations. The proposal proved to be satisfactory for treating appraisers' preferences, especially when the number of alternatives is reduced in relation to the options of the scale of assessment points and the number of appraisers, as they contribute to increase the discriminatory capacity of the results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127647
title: Outsourcing and supplier development: capability development process in the Brazilian sports apparel industry

description: Abstract Outsourcing allows quick reactions to market fluctuations and allows firms to focus on their core business. This strategy is currently used in the Brazilian apparel industry. The paper analyzes the interaction between big customers (some multinationals firms) and Brazilian suppliers in the sports apparel industry to verify how these relationships can contribute to the capability development of suppliers. Multiple case studies were conducted. The findings indicated that collaborative, and long-term relationships are beneficial to businesses and customers significantly influence the development of the sewing factory suppliers with whom they work.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127647.v1
title: Outsourcing and supplier development: capability development process in the Brazilian sports apparel industry

description: Abstract Outsourcing allows quick reactions to market fluctuations and allows firms to focus on their core business. This strategy is currently used in the Brazilian apparel industry. The paper analyzes the interaction between big customers (some multinationals firms) and Brazilian suppliers in the sports apparel industry to verify how these relationships can contribute to the capability development of suppliers. Multiple case studies were conducted. The findings indicated that collaborative, and long-term relationships are beneficial to businesses and customers significantly influence the development of the sewing factory suppliers with whom they work.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127644
title: Comparative analysis of the histopathological and epidemiological profile of ductal and lobular breast carcinomas diagnosed at the Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná during the period 2008-2013

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and epidemiological studies may help understanding its mechanisms. Objective: To carry out a survey of the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in a period of six years. Methods: The profile of breast cancers diagnosed in a tertiary hospital in Curitiba was compared with the literature, using a retrospective analysis of ductal/special types and lobular breast carcinoma reports issued between 2008 and 2013. Results: Three hundred twenty-seven (91.6%) cases of ductal/special types carcinoma and 30 (8.4%) cases of lobular carcinoma were diagnosed, totaling 357 samples. From these cases, 27 (7.5%) were carcinoma in situ (20 ductal and seven lobular) and 330 (92.4%) were invasive carcinoma (307 invasive ductal/special types and 23 lobular). The prevalence of breast cancer among women was 991% and the majority of patients were older than 50 years of age (67.2%). Regarding the União Internacional de Controle do Câncer/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging, 49.2% of the ductal/special types tumors were diagnosed in Stages I or II, while 56.6% of lobular carcinomas were diagnosed in Stages II or III/IV. Regarding the Nottingham score, most cases were intermediate grade (43.9%). A total of 61% of the tumors were estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and 54% were progesterone receptor positive (PR+). Moreover, 36.1% presented positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2+), a rate higher than that indicated by the literature. Conclusion: The breast carcinomas evaluated in this study presented a profile similar to that reported in the literature, with some peculiarities inherent to the local pathology service. Nevertheless, the low frequency of in situ cases indicates failure in early diagnosis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127644.v1
title: Comparative analysis of the histopathological and epidemiological profile of ductal and lobular breast carcinomas diagnosed at the Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná during the period 2008-2013

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and epidemiological studies may help understanding its mechanisms. Objective: To carry out a survey of the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in a period of six years. Methods: The profile of breast cancers diagnosed in a tertiary hospital in Curitiba was compared with the literature, using a retrospective analysis of ductal/special types and lobular breast carcinoma reports issued between 2008 and 2013. Results: Three hundred twenty-seven (91.6%) cases of ductal/special types carcinoma and 30 (8.4%) cases of lobular carcinoma were diagnosed, totaling 357 samples. From these cases, 27 (7.5%) were carcinoma in situ (20 ductal and seven lobular) and 330 (92.4%) were invasive carcinoma (307 invasive ductal/special types and 23 lobular). The prevalence of breast cancer among women was 991% and the majority of patients were older than 50 years of age (67.2%). Regarding the União Internacional de Controle do Câncer/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging, 49.2% of the ductal/special types tumors were diagnosed in Stages I or II, while 56.6% of lobular carcinomas were diagnosed in Stages II or III/IV. Regarding the Nottingham score, most cases were intermediate grade (43.9%). A total of 61% of the tumors were estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and 54% were progesterone receptor positive (PR+). Moreover, 36.1% presented positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2+), a rate higher than that indicated by the literature. Conclusion: The breast carcinomas evaluated in this study presented a profile similar to that reported in the literature, with some peculiarities inherent to the local pathology service. Nevertheless, the low frequency of in situ cases indicates failure in early diagnosis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127638
title: Validation of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in culture negative cerebrospinal fluid

description: ABSTRACT This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF cultures. Methods: Multiplex PCR was performed for 36 CSF samples: culture-proven acute bacterial meningitis (n = 7), culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis (n = 17), lymphocytic meningitis (n = 8), and normal CSF (n = 4). The operational characteristics of multiplex PCR were evaluated with definite and probable bacterial meningitis, using culture positive, cytological and biochemical CSF characteristics as the gold standard. Results: Multiplex PCR for CSF was efficient in the group with CSF cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis but with a negative CSF culture. This group demonstrated high specificity, positive predictive value, and efficiency. Conclusions: Multiplex PCR for CSF can improve the speed and accuracy of acute bacterial meningitis diagnosis in a clinical setting as a complement to classical immunological and bacteriological assays in CSF. It is also useful for CSF culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127638.v1
title: Validation of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in culture negative cerebrospinal fluid

description: ABSTRACT This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF cultures. Methods: Multiplex PCR was performed for 36 CSF samples: culture-proven acute bacterial meningitis (n = 7), culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis (n = 17), lymphocytic meningitis (n = 8), and normal CSF (n = 4). The operational characteristics of multiplex PCR were evaluated with definite and probable bacterial meningitis, using culture positive, cytological and biochemical CSF characteristics as the gold standard. Results: Multiplex PCR for CSF was efficient in the group with CSF cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis but with a negative CSF culture. This group demonstrated high specificity, positive predictive value, and efficiency. Conclusions: Multiplex PCR for CSF can improve the speed and accuracy of acute bacterial meningitis diagnosis in a clinical setting as a complement to classical immunological and bacteriological assays in CSF. It is also useful for CSF culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127632
title: Glomus tumor in the abdominal wall

description: ABSTRACT The glomus tumor is a rare benign soft tissue tumor. We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with a painful mass in the abdominal wall. The patient underwent total tumor resection and the anatomical pathology diagnosis was of glomus tumor. The glomus tumor presents differential diagnosis of carcinoid tumor, hemangiopericytoma and vascular leiomyoma.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127632.v1
title: Glomus tumor in the abdominal wall

description: ABSTRACT The glomus tumor is a rare benign soft tissue tumor. We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with a painful mass in the abdominal wall. The patient underwent total tumor resection and the anatomical pathology diagnosis was of glomus tumor. The glomus tumor presents differential diagnosis of carcinoid tumor, hemangiopericytoma and vascular leiomyoma.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127626
title: Virtual reality in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke: an integrative review

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the intervention protocols to using commercial video games as virtual reality (VR) in rehabilitation of patients with stroke. Methods: Integrative review using the descriptors “rehabilitation”, “virtual reality exposure therapy” and “videogames” in the LILACS and PUBMED databases. Articles published from 2011 to 2018 were selected. Results: We found 1,396 articles, 1,383 were excluded and 13 were selected. Most of the articles were randomized clinical trials published in 2014 or later. The sample size varied from 5–47 adults, or adults and elders, with chronic stroke. The Nintendo Wii® was the most used video game system. The intervention happened two or three times a week, each session lasting from 30 to 60 minutes, over 2–12 weeks. Balance, upper limb motor functions, quality of life and daily living activities were the most common evaluated outcomes. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go test, Barthel Scale and SF-36 were the most common outcome measurement tools. Conclusions: The studies indicated improvement in dynamic balance, upper limb motor function and quality of life after rehabilitation using VR. The VR was more effective than conventional treatments for the outcome of dynamic balance. Two studies did not find any changes in static balance and daily living activities. Physical aspects and quality of life were the outcomes most evaluated by the researchers; as were the population with chronic strokes and protocols of long duration and low intensity. Few studies targeted immediate VR effects, performance in daily living activities and social participation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127626.v1
title: Virtual reality in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke: an integrative review

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the intervention protocols to using commercial video games as virtual reality (VR) in rehabilitation of patients with stroke. Methods: Integrative review using the descriptors “rehabilitation”, “virtual reality exposure therapy” and “videogames” in the LILACS and PUBMED databases. Articles published from 2011 to 2018 were selected. Results: We found 1,396 articles, 1,383 were excluded and 13 were selected. Most of the articles were randomized clinical trials published in 2014 or later. The sample size varied from 5–47 adults, or adults and elders, with chronic stroke. The Nintendo Wii® was the most used video game system. The intervention happened two or three times a week, each session lasting from 30 to 60 minutes, over 2–12 weeks. Balance, upper limb motor functions, quality of life and daily living activities were the most common evaluated outcomes. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go test, Barthel Scale and SF-36 were the most common outcome measurement tools. Conclusions: The studies indicated improvement in dynamic balance, upper limb motor function and quality of life after rehabilitation using VR. The VR was more effective than conventional treatments for the outcome of dynamic balance. Two studies did not find any changes in static balance and daily living activities. Physical aspects and quality of life were the outcomes most evaluated by the researchers; as were the population with chronic strokes and protocols of long duration and low intensity. Few studies targeted immediate VR effects, performance in daily living activities and social participation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127623
title: The sector elasticities of Brazilian exports: an empirical analysis for the period 1999-2013

description: Abstract The objective of this study is to analyze the performance of Brazilian exports of primary commodities and manufactures for the Asian, NAFTA, European Union and MERCOSUR countries between 1999 and 2013. From an extension of the Imperfect Substitutes Model, elaborated by Goldstein and Khan (1978), the Error Correction Model (ECM) was used to determine the short- and long-term elasticities. The results show that in the trade with these blocks of countries, commodities are more sensitive to external income than to other variables considered in this study. As for manufactures, the results also point to a greater influence of the variable income, except for the block of Asian countries, where the variable relative price seems to be the most important determinant and that exports of manufactured goods are more sensitive to changes in the exchange rate than exports of primary commodities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127623.v1
title: The sector elasticities of Brazilian exports: an empirical analysis for the period 1999-2013

description: Abstract The objective of this study is to analyze the performance of Brazilian exports of primary commodities and manufactures for the Asian, NAFTA, European Union and MERCOSUR countries between 1999 and 2013. From an extension of the Imperfect Substitutes Model, elaborated by Goldstein and Khan (1978), the Error Correction Model (ECM) was used to determine the short- and long-term elasticities. The results show that in the trade with these blocks of countries, commodities are more sensitive to external income than to other variables considered in this study. As for manufactures, the results also point to a greater influence of the variable income, except for the block of Asian countries, where the variable relative price seems to be the most important determinant and that exports of manufactured goods are more sensitive to changes in the exchange rate than exports of primary commodities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127620
title: Growth of local industrial employment in Brazil: does the degree of specialization by technological intensity matter?

description: ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to revisit the debate on the degree of specialization and industrial diversification and the growth of local manufacturing employment in Brazil. A matrix of sectoral spillovers is built in which it is verified whether sectors, grouped by technological intensity, influence the performance of disaggregated manufacturing groups. Spatial data panel techniques are used to control non-observed local effects and possible spatial dependence over the period 1995-2014. The results show that specializations in low-technology manufacturing groups create stimulus for several other manufacturing groups regardless of the level of technological intensity. The spillovers coming from high technology manufacturing industries are less frequent, though they also occur depending on the industrial manufacturing group considered. In general, sectors of higher and lower technological intensity flourish with the presence of MAR externalities. We conclude that the diversification/specialization debate can vary considerably, requiring specific industrial and regional policies by manufacturing industries.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127620.v1
title: Growth of local industrial employment in Brazil: does the degree of specialization by technological intensity matter?

description: ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to revisit the debate on the degree of specialization and industrial diversification and the growth of local manufacturing employment in Brazil. A matrix of sectoral spillovers is built in which it is verified whether sectors, grouped by technological intensity, influence the performance of disaggregated manufacturing groups. Spatial data panel techniques are used to control non-observed local effects and possible spatial dependence over the period 1995-2014. The results show that specializations in low-technology manufacturing groups create stimulus for several other manufacturing groups regardless of the level of technological intensity. The spillovers coming from high technology manufacturing industries are less frequent, though they also occur depending on the industrial manufacturing group considered. In general, sectors of higher and lower technological intensity flourish with the presence of MAR externalities. We conclude that the diversification/specialization debate can vary considerably, requiring specific industrial and regional policies by manufacturing industries.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127617
title: Organizational donation in the face of organ market: an analysis of Brazilian transplant model

description: Abstract Organizational donation is the model of economic coordination of organ transplantation in Brazil. The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the National Transplant System to increase the number of donors and, consequently, to reduce the moral challenge imputed due to the existence of the waiting list. The methodology followed the qualitative approach with documentary analysis of laws, ordinances, available technical standards. The analysis showed that the System operates with three strategies: a) creation of an "incentive economy"; b) legal and managerial structuring of the system in an organizational continuum; c) stimulus to altruism as the basis of the model of social solidarity. In the critical balance of these strategies, the study suggests the change of the legislation regarding informed consent and the reorganization of the system to promote the action of the in-hospital commissions and optimization of the transport logistics of the organs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8127617.v1
title: Organizational donation in the face of organ market: an analysis of Brazilian transplant model

description: Abstract Organizational donation is the model of economic coordination of organ transplantation in Brazil. The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the National Transplant System to increase the number of donors and, consequently, to reduce the moral challenge imputed due to the existence of the waiting list. The methodology followed the qualitative approach with documentary analysis of laws, ordinances, available technical standards. The analysis showed that the System operates with three strategies: a) creation of an "incentive economy"; b) legal and managerial structuring of the system in an organizational continuum; c) stimulus to altruism as the basis of the model of social solidarity. In the critical balance of these strategies, the study suggests the change of the legislation regarding informed consent and the reorganization of the system to promote the action of the in-hospital commissions and optimization of the transport logistics of the organs.