cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382307
title: Cryptosporidium diagnosis in different groups of children and characterization of parasite species

description: ABSTRACT Background: Microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are routinely used for Cryptosporidium diagnosis, without differentiating the parasite species. Methods: Children’s feces were analyzed by modiﬁed Ziehl-Neelsen (mZN) and ELISA for Cryptosporidium diagnosis and by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism for species identification. Results: Cryptosporidium frequency was 2.6%. The sensitivity and specificity of ELISA were 85.7% and 99.7%, respectively, with excellent concordance with mZN (kappa=0.854). Parasite species were characterized as Cryptosporidium hominis (78.3%), Cryptosporidium felis (17.4%), and Cryptosporidium parvum (4.3%). Conclusions: Coproantigen ELISA is as efficient as mZN for Cryptosporidium diagnosis. Cryptosporidium genotyping suggests anthroponotic and zoonotic transmission to children.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382307.v1
title: Cryptosporidium diagnosis in different groups of children and characterization of parasite species

description: ABSTRACT Background: Microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are routinely used for Cryptosporidium diagnosis, without differentiating the parasite species. Methods: Children’s feces were analyzed by modiﬁed Ziehl-Neelsen (mZN) and ELISA for Cryptosporidium diagnosis and by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism for species identification. Results: Cryptosporidium frequency was 2.6%. The sensitivity and specificity of ELISA were 85.7% and 99.7%, respectively, with excellent concordance with mZN (kappa=0.854). Parasite species were characterized as Cryptosporidium hominis (78.3%), Cryptosporidium felis (17.4%), and Cryptosporidium parvum (4.3%). Conclusions: Coproantigen ELISA is as efficient as mZN for Cryptosporidium diagnosis. Cryptosporidium genotyping suggests anthroponotic and zoonotic transmission to children.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382308
title: Estimation of key population parameters of Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Crustacea: Penaeidae) in the Andharmanik River, southern Bangladesh: implications for sustainable management

description: Abstract This study was conducted to estimate the key population parameters to understand both the current status and the yield of Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 in the Andharmanik River, southern Bangladesh, using monthly samples collected from July 2019 to June 2020. We found that the size at first sexual maturity of P. indicus is 15.5 mm CL. The spawning season was August - December with a peak in September. Recruitment occurred at ~8.4 mm CL for an extended period of the year with two pulses: one in November (minor recruitment pulse) and another in February (major recruitment pulse). The von Bertalanffy growth equation gave the following results: CL∞ = 31.9 mm and K = 1.14 year-1. The overall growth performance index was 3.37 and the longevity was 2.6 years. The estimated total, natural, and fishing mortalities were 3.53, 2.15, and 1.38 year-1, respectively. Therefore, the exploitation rate was 0.39 and the maximum sustainable yield was 0.42, indicating that the stock is almost optimally exploited. Hence our work should help improve decisions to (i) conserve the stock, (ii) maximize economic returns from the stock, and (iii) continue ensuring that the stock is exploited in an ecologically sustainable way.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382308.v1
title: Estimation of key population parameters of Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Crustacea: Penaeidae) in the Andharmanik River, southern Bangladesh: implications for sustainable management

description: Abstract This study was conducted to estimate the key population parameters to understand both the current status and the yield of Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 in the Andharmanik River, southern Bangladesh, using monthly samples collected from July 2019 to June 2020. We found that the size at first sexual maturity of P. indicus is 15.5 mm CL. The spawning season was August - December with a peak in September. Recruitment occurred at ~8.4 mm CL for an extended period of the year with two pulses: one in November (minor recruitment pulse) and another in February (major recruitment pulse). The von Bertalanffy growth equation gave the following results: CL∞ = 31.9 mm and K = 1.14 year-1. The overall growth performance index was 3.37 and the longevity was 2.6 years. The estimated total, natural, and fishing mortalities were 3.53, 2.15, and 1.38 year-1, respectively. Therefore, the exploitation rate was 0.39 and the maximum sustainable yield was 0.42, indicating that the stock is almost optimally exploited. Hence our work should help improve decisions to (i) conserve the stock, (ii) maximize economic returns from the stock, and (iii) continue ensuring that the stock is exploited in an ecologically sustainable way.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20363069
title: RITES ABOUT THE SENSITIVE: THE EXAMS AT THE MODERN SCHOOL IN BARCELONA

description: ABSTRACT: I analyze in the present paper a set of prescriptions regarding the use of exams, which were implemented in the experience of the Modern School at Barcelona (1901-1906), during the first decade of the 20th century. Cited as current ritual among the scholar experiences at the time, even being attributed the character of innovation by education renovator intellectuals, I verify how it took place such procedure in the Modern School based on the analytical orientations of Ivor Goodson about the Social History of Curriculum. For the goals of this research, I mobilize a set of records about the exams extracted from the Boletín de la Escuela Moderna (1901-1906), official body of the aforementioned school. However, several other types of documentation compose the corpus of references for the analysis such as pedagogical magazines, iconography, journals etc. Throughout the analysis, I observe the methods of how the exams were mobilized regarding the formation of infancy, especially, as a procedure capable of educating their sensibilities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20363069.v1
title: RITES ABOUT THE SENSITIVE: THE EXAMS AT THE MODERN SCHOOL IN BARCELONA

description: ABSTRACT: I analyze in the present paper a set of prescriptions regarding the use of exams, which were implemented in the experience of the Modern School at Barcelona (1901-1906), during the first decade of the 20th century. Cited as current ritual among the scholar experiences at the time, even being attributed the character of innovation by education renovator intellectuals, I verify how it took place such procedure in the Modern School based on the analytical orientations of Ivor Goodson about the Social History of Curriculum. For the goals of this research, I mobilize a set of records about the exams extracted from the Boletín de la Escuela Moderna (1901-1906), official body of the aforementioned school. However, several other types of documentation compose the corpus of references for the analysis such as pedagogical magazines, iconography, journals etc. Throughout the analysis, I observe the methods of how the exams were mobilized regarding the formation of infancy, especially, as a procedure capable of educating their sensibilities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382311
title: Crop succession and rotation with surface liming on nematode management and soybean yield

description: Abstract - The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of crop production systems under no-tillage and with surface liming, after 10 to 11 years, on nematode populations and soybean (Glycine max) grain yield. Twelve treatments were established in a randomized complete block design, with four replicates. The plots consisted of three production systems (monoculture, soybean followed by fallow in the off-season; crop succession, soybean followed by millet in the off-season; and crop rotation, soybean followed by rattlebox, Urochloa ruziziensis, and corn, each one in an off-season), and the subplots, of four rates of surface dolomitic limestone (0.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 Mg ha-1). Crop rotation and sucession favors a higher soybean grain yield, reducing the population of Heterodera glycines in the soil and roots and increasing the populations of Helicotylenchus spp. The increment in surface limestone rates reduces soybean grain yield, with an increase in the population of H. glycines in the soil and roots and a decrease in the populations of Pratylenchus brachyurus and Helicotylenchus spp.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382311.v1
title: Crop succession and rotation with surface liming on nematode management and soybean yield

description: Abstract - The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of crop production systems under no-tillage and with surface liming, after 10 to 11 years, on nematode populations and soybean (Glycine max) grain yield. Twelve treatments were established in a randomized complete block design, with four replicates. The plots consisted of three production systems (monoculture, soybean followed by fallow in the off-season; crop succession, soybean followed by millet in the off-season; and crop rotation, soybean followed by rattlebox, Urochloa ruziziensis, and corn, each one in an off-season), and the subplots, of four rates of surface dolomitic limestone (0.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 Mg ha-1). Crop rotation and sucession favors a higher soybean grain yield, reducing the population of Heterodera glycines in the soil and roots and increasing the populations of Helicotylenchus spp. The increment in surface limestone rates reduces soybean grain yield, with an increase in the population of H. glycines in the soil and roots and a decrease in the populations of Pratylenchus brachyurus and Helicotylenchus spp.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382314
title: Validation of the positional accuracy of products resulting from the digital processing of UAV images

description: ABSTRACT Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, are being increasingly applied in different demands and applications, mainly in mapping. Despite the agility and practicality provided by this technology, the image processing software programs currently available on the market are costly and cannot meet teaching/research demands, especially in Brazilian public universities. In this context, this study aimed to evaluate the positional accuracy of products resulting from the digital processing of UAV images using commercial software (Agisoft Metashape) and open-source software (Opendronemap). The planimetric accuracy of the orthophoto mosaic resulting from the two software was not acceptable according to the tolerances defined in the standardization document for planimetric and altimetric accuracy for digital geospatial data, established by the ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing). Only the altimetric accuracy corresponding to the DEM produced by Opendronemap was satisfactory.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382316
title: Cave-dwelling gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Brazil: state of the art and conservation

description: ABSTRACT An up-to-date list of exclusively cave-dwelling gastropod species recorded in Brazil is presented including updated taxonomy, detailed geographic information, and illustration of types. The list includes 18 cave-exclusive (troglobitic) gastropods encompassing 15 land and three freshwater species, with the status of further species pending additional studies. Their unusual morphology and diversity are discussed, as well as their conservation status and prospects in the current Brazilian environmental and political scenario.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382316.v1
title: Cave-dwelling gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Brazil: state of the art and conservation

description: ABSTRACT An up-to-date list of exclusively cave-dwelling gastropod species recorded in Brazil is presented including updated taxonomy, detailed geographic information, and illustration of types. The list includes 18 cave-exclusive (troglobitic) gastropods encompassing 15 land and three freshwater species, with the status of further species pending additional studies. Their unusual morphology and diversity are discussed, as well as their conservation status and prospects in the current Brazilian environmental and political scenario.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20217573
title: Minimizing the damage: a methodological proposal to remove the brains of anurans and squamates

description: ABSTRACT The brain is one of the most important organs of vertebrates. Over the years, several studies have investigated brain features under different approaches, such as comparative morphology. Although many recent studies use non-invasive methods, such as micro-CT scan, some methods require access to the brain, such as histological analyses and cell count methods. In addition, several researchers do not have access to those expensive devices and rely on the traditional dissection to conduct their studies. Still, for most vertebrates, very few protocols are available for removing the brain, especially those committed to minimizing the damage to the specimen for further examinations. Here we describe in detail a method to dissect the brains of anurans and squamates maintaining the specimen’s external morphology as undamaged as possible. This simple method can be performed using few tools and can be achieved in the first trials, representing an incentive for more research on vertebrate’s brains. This method contributes to the maximum utilization of each animal collected, a positive practice from both ethical and practical perspectives.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20217573.v1
title: Minimizing the damage: a methodological proposal to remove the brains of anurans and squamates

description: ABSTRACT The brain is one of the most important organs of vertebrates. Over the years, several studies have investigated brain features under different approaches, such as comparative morphology. Although many recent studies use non-invasive methods, such as micro-CT scan, some methods require access to the brain, such as histological analyses and cell count methods. In addition, several researchers do not have access to those expensive devices and rely on the traditional dissection to conduct their studies. Still, for most vertebrates, very few protocols are available for removing the brain, especially those committed to minimizing the damage to the specimen for further examinations. Here we describe in detail a method to dissect the brains of anurans and squamates maintaining the specimen’s external morphology as undamaged as possible. This simple method can be performed using few tools and can be achieved in the first trials, representing an incentive for more research on vertebrate’s brains. This method contributes to the maximum utilization of each animal collected, a positive practice from both ethical and practical perspectives.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20290799
title: Assessing compatibility of excipients selected for a sustained release formulation of bilberry leaf extract

description: Abstract The study is aimed to assess the compatibility of bilberry leaf powder extract (BLPE) with six excipients selected for sustained-release (SR) tablet formulation. The BLPE was obtained with the addition of L-arginine and Myo-inositol as the carriers. Thermogravimetric (TG-DTG) analysis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), supported by Pearson correlation analysis, were applied to detect possible interactions in the binary mixtures (1:1) of the BLPE with each excipient. The TG-DTG showed some deviations in the thermal behavior of the BLPE / excipient mixtures. However, only the thermal behavior of magnesium stearate in the mixture significantly differed from individual samples, which suggested chemical interaction for this excipient. The FTIR analysis confirmed that the BLPE is compatible with Eudragit L100, Methocel K4M, Methocel K100LV, Avicel PH-101, and Plasdone S-630. Whereas it undergoes solid-state chemical interaction in the binary mixture with magnesium stearate. According to the FTIR-spectra, it is suggested that this interaction results in the formation of stearic acid and alkalization of the medium. These findings evidence for the possibility of using TG-DTG analysis as an independent thermal technique for compatibility studies and also confirm the earlier reported interaction of basic lubricants, e.g., stearic salts, with active ingredients containing amino groups.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20290799.v1
title: Assessing compatibility of excipients selected for a sustained release formulation of bilberry leaf extract

description: Abstract The study is aimed to assess the compatibility of bilberry leaf powder extract (BLPE) with six excipients selected for sustained-release (SR) tablet formulation. The BLPE was obtained with the addition of L-arginine and Myo-inositol as the carriers. Thermogravimetric (TG-DTG) analysis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), supported by Pearson correlation analysis, were applied to detect possible interactions in the binary mixtures (1:1) of the BLPE with each excipient. The TG-DTG showed some deviations in the thermal behavior of the BLPE / excipient mixtures. However, only the thermal behavior of magnesium stearate in the mixture significantly differed from individual samples, which suggested chemical interaction for this excipient. The FTIR analysis confirmed that the BLPE is compatible with Eudragit L100, Methocel K4M, Methocel K100LV, Avicel PH-101, and Plasdone S-630. Whereas it undergoes solid-state chemical interaction in the binary mixture with magnesium stearate. According to the FTIR-spectra, it is suggested that this interaction results in the formation of stearic acid and alkalization of the medium. These findings evidence for the possibility of using TG-DTG analysis as an independent thermal technique for compatibility studies and also confirm the earlier reported interaction of basic lubricants, e.g., stearic salts, with active ingredients containing amino groups.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382320.v1
title: Simultaneous double parasitism by the parasitic cymothoids (Crustacea: Isopoda) of two genera on a single host fish Tenualosa toli from India

description: Abstract Members of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae usually parasitize a host fish by a single species infestation. For the first time from Indian waters two species of cymothoids, the body surface infesting Anilocra grandmaae Aneesh, Hadfield, Smit and Kumar, 2021 and the branchial infesting Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952, were reported simultaneously parasitizing the same individual toli shad, Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847). Each double-infested T. toli harboured an ovigerous female of A. grandmaae and an ovigerous female and male of A. malayi. Out of 814 host fishes collected from seven different localities, along the Kerala coast, southwest coast and Bay of Bengal coast, 113 fishes were infested with only A. malayi and 71 individuals were infested with only A. grandmaae. Interestingly, nine individuals of T. toli harboured both A. malayi and A. grandmaae simultaneously. Cymothoid co-occurrence is rarely reported, and this is the first report of two cymothoid species infesting a single fish host from India. Globally, it is the third record of simultaneous occurrence of two cymothoids and the first record of body surface and branchial cymothoids parasitising the same individual fish.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382320
title: Simultaneous double parasitism by the parasitic cymothoids (Crustacea: Isopoda) of two genera on a single host fish Tenualosa toli from India

description: Abstract Members of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae usually parasitize a host fish by a single species infestation. For the first time from Indian waters two species of cymothoids, the body surface infesting Anilocra grandmaae Aneesh, Hadfield, Smit and Kumar, 2021 and the branchial infesting Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952, were reported simultaneously parasitizing the same individual toli shad, Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847). Each double-infested T. toli harboured an ovigerous female of A. grandmaae and an ovigerous female and male of A. malayi. Out of 814 host fishes collected from seven different localities, along the Kerala coast, southwest coast and Bay of Bengal coast, 113 fishes were infested with only A. malayi and 71 individuals were infested with only A. grandmaae. Interestingly, nine individuals of T. toli harboured both A. malayi and A. grandmaae simultaneously. Cymothoid co-occurrence is rarely reported, and this is the first report of two cymothoid species infesting a single fish host from India. Globally, it is the third record of simultaneous occurrence of two cymothoids and the first record of body surface and branchial cymothoids parasitising the same individual fish.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20382323
title: Effect of Dietary Growth Promoter Supplementations on the Serum Biochemistry and Morphometric Characteristics of Tibia Bone in Broiler Chicken

description: ABSTRACT Bone mineralization is considered an essential source of minerals for metabolic needs that provide strength and hardness to the bone tissues and in birds its development can be enhanced by the use of dietary supplements. The present study was executed to evaluate the influence of prebiotic, probiotic and antibiotic on the morphometric aspects of tibia bone in broilers. One-hundred and sixty-one-day-old broiler chick were divided randomly into four groups (n=40) with 4 replicates (n=10 in each replicate). Group-I fed with only corn based basal diet and served as controlled group. Group-II with antibiotic supplement (Zinc bacitracin 0.04%), Group-III with probiotic supplement (lactobacillus 0.1%) & Group-IV with prebiotic supplement (mannan oligosaccharide 0.1%). On the 35th day, two birds were selected randomly from each replicate and slaughtered to record the morphometric parameters of both right and left tibia bones from each bird. The findings showed that the length, weight, thickness of lateral and medial wall, tibiotarsal index of bone and bone ash percentage of supplemented groups have had significant (p&lt;0.05) difference when compared to that of the controlled group. The weight/length index in birds supplemented with prebiotic and probiotic was significantly higher (p&lt;0.05) than in the antibiotic supplemented and control group. Medullary canal diameter of all the supplemented groups was significantly lower (p&lt;0.05) than the control group. No significant (p&gt;0.05) difference of robusticity index and diaphysis diameter was observed among various groups. A significant (p&lt;0.05) low level of Alkaline Phosphatase while higher level of Calcium and Phosphorus was recorded in the supplemented groups compared to that of the control group. In conclusion, the use of prebiotic and probiotic as growth promoter can exhibit some underline mechanisms in the form of enhancement of bone quality, density and characteristics in broiler chicks as compared to common antibiotics.