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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7507640.v1
title: CHEMICAL AND ENERGETIC CONTENT OF CORN BEFORE AND AFTER PRE-CLEANING

description: The poultry industry normally has little control over the raw material that arrives at the processing plant. This experiment aimed to evaluate chemical and energetic quality of corn obtained in a feed mill before and after pre-cleaning. Twenty samples of 30 kg of corn each were taken from trucks delivering corn to the mill. The trucks were then unloaded and the material passed through a pre-cleaning process when another sample was taken. Samples were graded and physical properties evaluated: density (g/L), grain percentages of foreign material, impurities, fragments, broken, soft, insect damaged, fire-burnt, fermented, damaged, cracked and fine particles, as well as chemical composition analysis: Apparent metabolizable energy for poultry (AME), ether extract (EE), crude fiber (CF), starch (STA), water activity (WA), crude protein (CP), digestible and total lysine, methionine, cystine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, histidine and arginine. The experiment was a randomized design with two treatments (before and after pre-cleaning) and twenty replications. Data was analyzed using SAS ® and treatment differences obtained using F test. Correlations and principal components were calculated. There was a decrease in density after the pre-cleaning process, which was probably due to the removal of earth and stones rather than grain and its fractions. Significant increases were found for insect damage, fermented and damaged grain while fire-burn was significantly reduced after the pre-cleaning process. Starch increased after pre-cleaning which is a result of contaminants that normally are poor in this carbohydrate, but fiber levels increased too. Apparent metabolizable energy, aminoacids, digestible (P&lt;0.05) and total (P&lt;0.05) histidine, total lysine and methionine (P&lt;0.1) levels were reduced after pre-cleaning. Density was higher when there were fewer impurities such as straw, husk or small grains. Broken corn was positively correlated (P&lt;0.05) with foreign material (0.63) and fragments (0.76), while proportion of damaged corn was positively correlated with foreign material (0.68), fragments (0.58) and broken corn (0.83). In this study, even in samples classified as excellent quality before pre-cleaning, the pre-cleaning process was effective in reducing humidity and water activity which helps control the growth of fungi or other microorganisms. Starch and fiber levels increased after pre-cleaning while apparent metabolizable energy levels was not improved by pre-cleaning.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7512314
title: Assessment of plant extracts on immune response, productive performance and intestinal morphometry of broilers challenged with Eimeria sp.

description: SUMMARY This study evaluated the effect of using plant extracts on immune response, productive performance, and intestinal morphometry of broilers challenged with coccidiosis vaccine. It was used 720 male Ross broiler chicks, distributed into a completely randomized design with four treatments and nine repetitions of 20 birds each. From the 14th day, animals received the following treatments: A - Basal diet + antibiotic growth promoter (AGP); B - Basal diet + AGP + vaccine challenge; C - Basal diet + plant extract and D - Basal diet + plant extract + vaccine challenge. Broilers of treatments B and D received oral coccidiosis vaccine (twenty times the label-recommended individual commercial dose). Adding plant extract to the diet of birds challenged with Eimeria sp increased (p &lt;0.05) IgA secretion by the intestinal mucosa. Microscopic lesions of the intestinal mucosa were not affected (p&gt; 0.05) by the immune challenge or addition of the plant extract. The challenge with oocysts of Eimeria sp or associated with the plant extract resulted in a smaller (p &lt;0.05) weight gain and worse feed conversion only in the next week of the inoculation. The results showed that the addition of plant extracts to the diet of birds submitted to vaccine challenged increased the secretion of IgA by the intestinal mucosa and that the inclusion of the plant extract or of the antibiotic growth promoter resulted in similar productive performance at the age of slaughter.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7512314.v1
title: Assessment of plant extracts on immune response, productive performance and intestinal morphometry of broilers challenged with Eimeria sp.

description: SUMMARY This study evaluated the effect of using plant extracts on immune response, productive performance, and intestinal morphometry of broilers challenged with coccidiosis vaccine. It was used 720 male Ross broiler chicks, distributed into a completely randomized design with four treatments and nine repetitions of 20 birds each. From the 14th day, animals received the following treatments: A - Basal diet + antibiotic growth promoter (AGP); B - Basal diet + AGP + vaccine challenge; C - Basal diet + plant extract and D - Basal diet + plant extract + vaccine challenge. Broilers of treatments B and D received oral coccidiosis vaccine (twenty times the label-recommended individual commercial dose). Adding plant extract to the diet of birds challenged with Eimeria sp increased (p &lt;0.05) IgA secretion by the intestinal mucosa. Microscopic lesions of the intestinal mucosa were not affected (p&gt; 0.05) by the immune challenge or addition of the plant extract. The challenge with oocysts of Eimeria sp or associated with the plant extract resulted in a smaller (p &lt;0.05) weight gain and worse feed conversion only in the next week of the inoculation. The results showed that the addition of plant extracts to the diet of birds submitted to vaccine challenged increased the secretion of IgA by the intestinal mucosa and that the inclusion of the plant extract or of the antibiotic growth promoter resulted in similar productive performance at the age of slaughter.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12027267
title: ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF CAATINGA BIOME WITH AND WITHOUT ANTHROPIC ACTION1

description: ABSTRACT The Caatinga is an exclusively Brazilian biome that has been under high anthropogenic action, which directly interferes in the quality of its soil. In order to evaluate and monitor the quality of the soil, chemical and biological indicators are used, with the determination of the enzymatic activity gaining prominence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the enzymatic activity of soils of the Caatinga biome in preserved and anthropized areas belonging to the Catimbau National Park, located in Pernambuco, Brazil, during the two periods of the year (rainy and dry), for three consecutive years, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Enzymatic activities of β-glucosidase, urease, arylsulfatase, and acid and alkaline phosphatase in the soil were evaluated. Anthropic action caused reduction in the enzymatic activities of β-glucosidase, arylsulfatase and urease. Regarding the periods of the year, the dry one showed smaller values of enzymatic activity of β-glucosidase, arylsulfatase and urease. Among the evaluation years, when correlating accumulated precipitation and enzymatic activity, the highest correlations were observed in the preserved area in both periods of the year. The fragility of Caatinga soils under anthropic action was observed in both periods of the year, over time. The increasing anthropization of areas of the Catimbau National Park has a direct effect on soil quality, affects its ecological balance, causing degradation and reduction of its quality. Appropriate enforcement measures are urgently needed to ensure their environmental preservation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7506392
title: Probit regression to estimate the physiological potential of hybrid maize seed

description: This work was carried out to study the physiological potential of artificially aged seed lots of maize. The specific aim of this study was to fit a simplified equation from Andreoli, , and present a methodology using probit regression analysis, given by the equation . We used seeds from three lots of the maize hybrid OC 705 which were submitted to the accelerated aging test, at the temperature of 43 ºC, every 24 hours. The simplified equation did not provide a good fit to the data, with r2 of at most 92%. Pearson's Chi-square test and the log-likelihood ratio Chi-square test indicated that probit regression had a good fit to the data, providing estimated values with high accuracy. It was observed that lot three maintained the highest vigor throughout the storage period.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7506392.v1
title: Probit regression to estimate the physiological potential of hybrid maize seed

description: This work was carried out to study the physiological potential of artificially aged seed lots of maize. The specific aim of this study was to fit a simplified equation from Andreoli, , and present a methodology using probit regression analysis, given by the equation . We used seeds from three lots of the maize hybrid OC 705 which were submitted to the accelerated aging test, at the temperature of 43 ºC, every 24 hours. The simplified equation did not provide a good fit to the data, with r2 of at most 92%. Pearson's Chi-square test and the log-likelihood ratio Chi-square test indicated that probit regression had a good fit to the data, providing estimated values with high accuracy. It was observed that lot three maintained the highest vigor throughout the storage period.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12027267.v1
title: ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF CAATINGA BIOME WITH AND WITHOUT ANTHROPIC ACTION1

description: ABSTRACT The Caatinga is an exclusively Brazilian biome that has been under high anthropogenic action, which directly interferes in the quality of its soil. In order to evaluate and monitor the quality of the soil, chemical and biological indicators are used, with the determination of the enzymatic activity gaining prominence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the enzymatic activity of soils of the Caatinga biome in preserved and anthropized areas belonging to the Catimbau National Park, located in Pernambuco, Brazil, during the two periods of the year (rainy and dry), for three consecutive years, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Enzymatic activities of β-glucosidase, urease, arylsulfatase, and acid and alkaline phosphatase in the soil were evaluated. Anthropic action caused reduction in the enzymatic activities of β-glucosidase, arylsulfatase and urease. Regarding the periods of the year, the dry one showed smaller values of enzymatic activity of β-glucosidase, arylsulfatase and urease. Among the evaluation years, when correlating accumulated precipitation and enzymatic activity, the highest correlations were observed in the preserved area in both periods of the year. The fragility of Caatinga soils under anthropic action was observed in both periods of the year, over time. The increasing anthropization of areas of the Catimbau National Park has a direct effect on soil quality, affects its ecological balance, causing degradation and reduction of its quality. Appropriate enforcement measures are urgently needed to ensure their environmental preservation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7510865
title: Hydrological processes representation in a semiarid catchment located in Paraiba state with distributed hydrological modeling

description: ABSTRACT The large-scale distributed hydrological model MGB-IPH has been applied to several Brazilian watersheds with acceptable results. However, the applicability of this model to watersheds with intermittent rivers, typically occurring in the Brazilian semiarid region, is questioned and limited evaluation has been carried out. This research analyzes the performance and applicability of the MGB-IPH model in representing the spatio-temporal patterns of hydrological processes in the Piancó catchment (PB), upstream from the Piancó streamgauge station (drainage area of 4,603 km2). The MGB-IPH was run for a 42-year period (1970 to 2011) with a daily time step and regular grid cells (5 × 5 km. The model was able to satisfactorily reproduce daily and monthly observed hydrographs, obtaining skill scores equivalent to other model applications for perennial rivers, as well as comparable to the performance of an earlier study developed in this same catchment area (but carried out with a monthly time step and applying different hydrologic models). No systematic error of the model for over- or underestimating the discharges was observed. The hydrological processes intermediate to the rainfall-runoff transformation (evapotranspiration, soil water storage and runoff generation) were coherent in terms of seasonality, magnitude and spatial distribution over the catchment area.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7510865.v1
title: Hydrological processes representation in a semiarid catchment located in Paraiba state with distributed hydrological modeling

description: ABSTRACT The large-scale distributed hydrological model MGB-IPH has been applied to several Brazilian watersheds with acceptable results. However, the applicability of this model to watersheds with intermittent rivers, typically occurring in the Brazilian semiarid region, is questioned and limited evaluation has been carried out. This research analyzes the performance and applicability of the MGB-IPH model in representing the spatio-temporal patterns of hydrological processes in the Piancó catchment (PB), upstream from the Piancó streamgauge station (drainage area of 4,603 km2). The MGB-IPH was run for a 42-year period (1970 to 2011) with a daily time step and regular grid cells (5 × 5 km. The model was able to satisfactorily reproduce daily and monthly observed hydrographs, obtaining skill scores equivalent to other model applications for perennial rivers, as well as comparable to the performance of an earlier study developed in this same catchment area (but carried out with a monthly time step and applying different hydrologic models). No systematic error of the model for over- or underestimating the discharges was observed. The hydrological processes intermediate to the rainfall-runoff transformation (evapotranspiration, soil water storage and runoff generation) were coherent in terms of seasonality, magnitude and spatial distribution over the catchment area.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14270070
title: Actions aimed at the Diabetes Mellitus control in Primary Health Care: a proposal of evaluative model

description: ABSTRACT The article corresponds to the assessment of the feasibility to evaluate the actions directed to the control of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Primary Health Care (PHC), and presents a proposal of an evaluation model. Documental analysis, literature review and meetings with experts guided the elaboration of the model. For its validation, the consensus conferencing technique was used. The matrix of analysis and judgment is composed of 19 indicators aggregated in two dimensions. Actions aimed at the control of DM in PHC are susceptible to evaluation. The application of the proposed evaluative model will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms and processes involved in the operationalization of the actions, contributing to its improvement.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14270070.v1
title: Actions aimed at the Diabetes Mellitus control in Primary Health Care: a proposal of evaluative model

description: ABSTRACT The article corresponds to the assessment of the feasibility to evaluate the actions directed to the control of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Primary Health Care (PHC), and presents a proposal of an evaluation model. Documental analysis, literature review and meetings with experts guided the elaboration of the model. For its validation, the consensus conferencing technique was used. The matrix of analysis and judgment is composed of 19 indicators aggregated in two dimensions. Actions aimed at the control of DM in PHC are susceptible to evaluation. The application of the proposed evaluative model will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms and processes involved in the operationalization of the actions, contributing to its improvement.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14269634
title: Supplementary Material for: Symptoms of Depression in Patients with Chemosensory Disorders

description: <b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Patients with chemosensory dysfunction frequently report symptoms of depression. The current study aims to clarify whether the type (smell dysfunction, taste dysfunction, and mixed smell and taste dysfunction), severity, duration, or cause of dysfunction have differential impacts on the symptoms of depression. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> 899 patients with chemosensory disorders and 62 controls were included. Following a structured interview and an otorhinolaryngological examination, subjects underwent olfactory tests (Sniffin’ Sticks), gustatory tests (taste sprays) and an assessment of depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory). Information on the cause and duration of disorders was also collected. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Patients with combined olfactory/gustatory dysfunction had higher depression scores than patients with smell dysfunction only and controls, and no significant difference was found between the smell dysfunction and controls. Anosmia patients, but not hyposmia patients, exhibited higher depression scores than controls. Among various causes of chemosensory disorders, patients from the posttraumatic group had higher depression scores than patients with other causes of chemosensory dysfunction (sinonasal, idiopathic, or postinfectious). Multiple linear regression analyses suggested that reduced olfactory function was associated with enhanced depression scores in the olfactory disorders group (<i>B</i> = −0.326, <i>t</i> = −2.294, and <i>p</i> = 0.02) and in all patients with chemosensory disorders (<i>B</i> = −0.374, <i>t</i> = −2.550, <i>p</i> = 0.017). <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> Simultaneously decreased input of olfaction and gustation seems to have an additive effect on the exacerbation of emotional dysfunction. Early intervention should be considered for depression symptoms in patients with mixed olfactory/gustatory dysfunction in clinical practice.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14269634.v1
title: Supplementary Material for: Symptoms of Depression in Patients with Chemosensory Disorders

description: <b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Patients with chemosensory dysfunction frequently report symptoms of depression. The current study aims to clarify whether the type (smell dysfunction, taste dysfunction, and mixed smell and taste dysfunction), severity, duration, or cause of dysfunction have differential impacts on the symptoms of depression. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> 899 patients with chemosensory disorders and 62 controls were included. Following a structured interview and an otorhinolaryngological examination, subjects underwent olfactory tests (Sniffin’ Sticks), gustatory tests (taste sprays) and an assessment of depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory). Information on the cause and duration of disorders was also collected. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Patients with combined olfactory/gustatory dysfunction had higher depression scores than patients with smell dysfunction only and controls, and no significant difference was found between the smell dysfunction and controls. Anosmia patients, but not hyposmia patients, exhibited higher depression scores than controls. Among various causes of chemosensory disorders, patients from the posttraumatic group had higher depression scores than patients with other causes of chemosensory dysfunction (sinonasal, idiopathic, or postinfectious). Multiple linear regression analyses suggested that reduced olfactory function was associated with enhanced depression scores in the olfactory disorders group (<i>B</i> = −0.326, <i>t</i> = −2.294, and <i>p</i> = 0.02) and in all patients with chemosensory disorders (<i>B</i> = −0.374, <i>t</i> = −2.550, <i>p</i> = 0.017). <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> Simultaneously decreased input of olfaction and gustation seems to have an additive effect on the exacerbation of emotional dysfunction. Early intervention should be considered for depression symptoms in patients with mixed olfactory/gustatory dysfunction in clinical practice.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5980240
title: Evaluation of the maladaptation of the test base in acrylic resin regarding the technique of preparation, place of measurement and storage time

description: Abstract Introduction The most used material for the preparation of the baseplates is the acrylic resin, but it can present distortions. Objective To evaluate preparation technique, region and storage time that presents less maladaptation of the base when made with self-cured acrylic resin. Material and method Models were created in gypsum type III simulating edentulous maxilla, as divided into 3 groups (n = 10): GC (control group) thermopolymerizable acrylic resin; G1 - manual adaptation technique and G2 - drip technique. For the measurements, silicone by condensation of light consistency that was interposed between base and model was used. With a hydraulic press, 50 kg pressure was applied leading the base of the model. The obtained mold was measured in the palate, canine and molar regions with a digital caliper at the following times: immediately after the base polymerization, at 24, 48, 72, 96 hours and one week. The results were submitted to statistical analysis. Result G1 presented maladaptation of 0.43 mm ± 0.10, while G2 obtained 0.39 mm ± 0.11. The lowest maladaptation occurred in the CG. The palate region presented greater maladaptation (0.52 ± 0.07) and the canine region, the lowest (CD = 0.27 mm ± 0.07 and CE = 0.27 ± 0.09); There was no statistically significant difference for storage times. Conclusion G2 presented lower values than G1, with no statistically significant difference. The palate region presented greater maladaptation, followed by molars and canines. The bases continued to maladaptation the model after the immediate polymerization, with no statistically significant difference.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7516964
title: Os Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records no contexto da Web Semântica: as contribuições de Paul Otlet

description: We examine how the conceptual model of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records is related to the notion of documentary unit attributed to Otlet and present in the Traité de Documentation, whose principles are applied to support the foundations of the Universal Bibliographic Repertory. In theoretical and methodological terms, this is an exploratory research with a historical and documentary nature that seeks to ascertain the classical assumptions of representation and organization of information and relate them to the context of the Semantic Web. We analyze the results of simulations of the application of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records carried out in Acesso Livre à Informação Científica of Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária to illustrate how Otlet's theses are applied to these digital bibliographies. We discuss the advantages of repositories for the modeling processes since the Dublin Core format allows the use of languages such as the Resource Description Framework for the description of metadata, which enhances information retrieval. We conclude by demonstrating how the principles of monograph, continuity and plurality are expressed in the entities in Group I of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records conceptual model, which reveals methodological affinities between the model and Otlet's theses. We point out that actions directed towards encouraging the description of bibliographic metadata in Resource Description Framework statements will, in the near future, allow each resource to be identified in a meaningful way through a universal identifier - Uniform Resource Identifier -, allowing the database records to be interconnected and access to the user to a huge amount of stored information, as stated by Otlet when developing the Universal Bibliographic Repertory.