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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14272900
title: Post-exposure human anti-rabies care: temporal trend of its prevalence in Ceará, from 2007 to 2015

description: Abstract Background The main recommendation for the control of rabies in humans is the prophylactic vaccination. Objective Considering the endemicity of rabies in Brazil and the direction of control actions, it was aimed to characterize the temporal trend of post-exposure human anti-rabies in Ceará from 2007 to 2015. Method The study is ecological with a temporal trend and analytical. The data of the anti-rabies data sheets were organized into spreadsheets and the annual prevalence coefficients were calculated. Results There were 231,694 rabies treatments, with prevalence coefficients increasing from 2007 to 2011 (35.09 per 10,000 inhabitants, APC = 13.5, p &lt;0.001) and apex in 2015 (40.35 per 10,000 inhabitants, APC = 5, 5, p = 0.005). There was an increase in the age group of 20 to 59 years old (APC = 14.0, p &lt;0.001), and urban residents (APC = 7.0, p &lt;0.001). The canine species showed an increasing trend from 2007 to 2011 (APC = 14.3, p &lt;0.001). Of the notifications, 95.8% presented inadequate behaviors, with an increase in the prevalence coefficients from 2007 to 2011 (APC = 13.6, p &lt;0.001). Conclusion Inadequate prophylactic behaviors occurred more than 2007 to 2011. The temporal analysis, with an increasing trend in the analyzed period, should be used as a continuous component of the rabies surveillance actions in Ceará, for adequate and safe assistance to the patients who are victims of animal aggression.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14271540
title: Trauma Center: alternative model of trauma care in the state of Rio de Janeiro

description: ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the Trauma Center of a public hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro. As methodology the service was observed and indicators were analyzed, including: eligibility criteria; established procedures of service; number and causes of care; and length of stay. The service met the recommended protocols. The mean hospital stay was 11.4 days, similar to the rest of the network, despite the highly complex profile. Seventy-nine percent of the patients were from the prehospital setting and 54.97% were from traffic accidents. The mortality was 4.5%. The Trauma Center fulfilled goals and it is expected that the experience from this center will contribute to the construction of a state policy for trauma care.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14271540.v1
title: Trauma Center: alternative model of trauma care in the state of Rio de Janeiro

description: ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the Trauma Center of a public hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro. As methodology the service was observed and indicators were analyzed, including: eligibility criteria; established procedures of service; number and causes of care; and length of stay. The service met the recommended protocols. The mean hospital stay was 11.4 days, similar to the rest of the network, despite the highly complex profile. Seventy-nine percent of the patients were from the prehospital setting and 54.97% were from traffic accidents. The mortality was 4.5%. The Trauma Center fulfilled goals and it is expected that the experience from this center will contribute to the construction of a state policy for trauma care.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514069
title: Reported shoes size during GH therapy: is foot overgrowth a myth or reality?

description: Objectives To describe population reference values for shoes size, and to identify possible disproportional foot growth during GH therapy.Materials and methods Construction of percentile chart based on 3,651 controls (male: 1,838; female: 1,813). The GH treated group included 13 children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) and 50 children with normal height, but with height prediction below their target height; male: 26 and female: 37 mean ± SD age 13.3 ± 1.9 and 12.9 ± 1.5 years, respectively. GH (0.05 mg/kg/day) was used for 3.2 ± 1.6 years, ranging from 1.0-10.3 years. Height expressed as SDS, target height (TH) SDS, self-reported shoes size and target shoes size (TSS) SDS were recorded.Results Reference values were established showed as a foot SDS calculator available online at www.clinicalcaselearning.com/v2. Definitive shoes size was attained in controls at mean age of 13y in girls and 14y in boys (average values 37 and 40, respectively). In the study group, shoes size was -0.15 ± 0.9 and -0.02 ± 1.3 SDS, with target feet of 0.08 ± 0.8 and -0.27 ± 0.7 SDS in males and females, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between shoes size and familial TSS, between shoes size and height and between TSS and TH. There was no correlation between duration of GH treatment and shoes size. Our data suggest that during long-term treatment with GH, patients maintain proportional growth in shoes size and height, and the expected correlation with the familial target.Conclusions We conclude that there is no excessive increase in the size of foot as estimated by the size of shoes in individuals under long term GH therapy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514069.v1
title: Reported shoes size during GH therapy: is foot overgrowth a myth or reality?

description: Objectives To describe population reference values for shoes size, and to identify possible disproportional foot growth during GH therapy.Materials and methods Construction of percentile chart based on 3,651 controls (male: 1,838; female: 1,813). The GH treated group included 13 children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) and 50 children with normal height, but with height prediction below their target height; male: 26 and female: 37 mean ± SD age 13.3 ± 1.9 and 12.9 ± 1.5 years, respectively. GH (0.05 mg/kg/day) was used for 3.2 ± 1.6 years, ranging from 1.0-10.3 years. Height expressed as SDS, target height (TH) SDS, self-reported shoes size and target shoes size (TSS) SDS were recorded.Results Reference values were established showed as a foot SDS calculator available online at www.clinicalcaselearning.com/v2. Definitive shoes size was attained in controls at mean age of 13y in girls and 14y in boys (average values 37 and 40, respectively). In the study group, shoes size was -0.15 ± 0.9 and -0.02 ± 1.3 SDS, with target feet of 0.08 ± 0.8 and -0.27 ± 0.7 SDS in males and females, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between shoes size and familial TSS, between shoes size and height and between TSS and TH. There was no correlation between duration of GH treatment and shoes size. Our data suggest that during long-term treatment with GH, patients maintain proportional growth in shoes size and height, and the expected correlation with the familial target.Conclusions We conclude that there is no excessive increase in the size of foot as estimated by the size of shoes in individuals under long term GH therapy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7518062
title: Intra- and inter-metropolitan variations of racial income inequality

description: What is the income gap between blacks and whites within the same metropolitan region? What variable puts individuals in greatest disadvantage: skin color or place of residence? Should mitigating policies against inequality be global or local? To answer these questions we compare the wages of blacks and whites living in the center and in the periphery of six Brazilian metropolitan regions. Results from the PNAD (2008) show that the impact of skin color on wages is larger than that of the geographic location within the city. We also show that there is substantial spatial heterogeneity in income differentials by race.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6693227
title: Quantitative MRI data in Multiple Sclerosis patients: a pattern recognition study

description: Abstract Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by inflammatory demyelination in the central nervous system. Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (qMRI) enables a detailed characterization of brain tissue, but generates a large number of numerical results. In this study, we elucidated the main qMRI techniques and the brain regions that allow the identification of MS patients from neuroimaging data and pattern recognition techniques. Methods The data came from the combination of computational tools of image processing and neuroimaging acquired in a 3 Tesla scanner using different techniques: Diffusion, T2 Relaxometry, Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR) and Structural Morphometry. Data from 126 brain regions of 203 healthy individuals and 124 MS patients were separated into two groups and processed in a data-mining program using the k-nearest-neighbor (KNN) algorithm. Results The most relevant anatomical structures in the classification procedure were: corpus callosum, precuneus, left cerebellum and fusiform. Among the quantitative techniques the most relevant was the MTR, being indicated for longitudinal studies of this disease. KNN with 5 neighbors and pre-selected attributes had a better performance with an area under the ROC curve (97.3%) and accuracy (95.7%). A restricted classification considering only brain regions previously reported in the literature as affected by MS brought slightly lower scores, area: 97.1% and accuracy: 93.2%. Conclusion The use of standard recognition techniques from quantitative neuroimaging techniques has confirmed that the white matter of the brain is the most affected tissue by MS following a global pattern with greater involvement of the left hemisphere.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6693227.v1
title: Quantitative MRI data in Multiple Sclerosis patients: a pattern recognition study

description: Abstract Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by inflammatory demyelination in the central nervous system. Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (qMRI) enables a detailed characterization of brain tissue, but generates a large number of numerical results. In this study, we elucidated the main qMRI techniques and the brain regions that allow the identification of MS patients from neuroimaging data and pattern recognition techniques. Methods The data came from the combination of computational tools of image processing and neuroimaging acquired in a 3 Tesla scanner using different techniques: Diffusion, T2 Relaxometry, Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR) and Structural Morphometry. Data from 126 brain regions of 203 healthy individuals and 124 MS patients were separated into two groups and processed in a data-mining program using the k-nearest-neighbor (KNN) algorithm. Results The most relevant anatomical structures in the classification procedure were: corpus callosum, precuneus, left cerebellum and fusiform. Among the quantitative techniques the most relevant was the MTR, being indicated for longitudinal studies of this disease. KNN with 5 neighbors and pre-selected attributes had a better performance with an area under the ROC curve (97.3%) and accuracy (95.7%). A restricted classification considering only brain regions previously reported in the literature as affected by MS brought slightly lower scores, area: 97.1% and accuracy: 93.2%. Conclusion The use of standard recognition techniques from quantitative neuroimaging techniques has confirmed that the white matter of the brain is the most affected tissue by MS following a global pattern with greater involvement of the left hemisphere.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7506455
title: SAMPLING PLAN FOR ASSESSING BROWN ROT SEVERITY IN PEACHES SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT PLANT EXTRACTS

description: ABSTRACT The identification of brown rot control derivatives has been the focus of intense research owing to the negative effects of the unrelenting usage of fungicides. Brown rot, caused by Monilinia fructicola, is an important post-harvest disease of peaches. The goal of this study was to estimate the optimum sample size of peaches in order to assess the average lesion size and the influence of different plant extracts on the fruits. Three preparation forms (FPE) were evaluated, as well as another seven forms of application (FAE) of canola and mustard extracts on peaches, with applications of the pathogen's inoculum. Five fruits were utilized in five repetitions per treatment. Evaluation involved measurement of the fruits' lesioned areas. The necessary sampling size was determined for estimation of the averages for each treatment and experiment. For measurement of the lesion size, 99 fruits in FPE and 23 fruits in FAE were sufficient for estimating the average with an estimation error of 10%. Based on the same estimation error, the sampling size is contingent on the extracts (canola, and mustard), batches of fruits, forms of extraction, and extract application on the fruits.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514102
title: Oral health conditions and quality of life of elderly users of the Unified National Health System

description: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the oral health status and socio-economic conditions of the elderly, which are users of the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS) and its relationship to a subjective indicator of impacts of oral conditions on quality of life (Oral Health Impact Profile OHIP-14). METHODS: It is a descriptive cross-sectional exploratory study developed in the second semester of 2011. The sample consisted of 76 elderly (65-74 years old) users of the public dental service at the Dental Specialties Center at the Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The methodological strategy adopted for data collection was the structured interview and secondary data were obtained from medical records and reports. To perform the statistical analysis it was used an exploratory analysis of multivariate data by means of STATA Software. RESULTS: The frequencies of the dimensions of the OHIP-14 with the greatest impact were pain (13.16%) and psychological distress (14.47%). The low impact association was represented by social disability (71%) and social disadvantage (63%). The gender, type of housing, necessity and prosthesis wearing were not associated with measures of quality of life related to oral health. It was observed a good correlation between the perception (r = 0.542, p &lt;0.001), a moderate association between higher income (r = 0.28, p &lt;0.01) and the scores of the OHIP. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the elderly which reported good self-perception of oral health and good income have expressed the perception that oral health reflects a good impact on quality of life.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7518062.v1
title: Intra- and inter-metropolitan variations of racial income inequality

description: What is the income gap between blacks and whites within the same metropolitan region? What variable puts individuals in greatest disadvantage: skin color or place of residence? Should mitigating policies against inequality be global or local? To answer these questions we compare the wages of blacks and whites living in the center and in the periphery of six Brazilian metropolitan regions. Results from the PNAD (2008) show that the impact of skin color on wages is larger than that of the geographic location within the city. We also show that there is substantial spatial heterogeneity in income differentials by race.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7506455.v1
title: SAMPLING PLAN FOR ASSESSING BROWN ROT SEVERITY IN PEACHES SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT PLANT EXTRACTS

description: ABSTRACT The identification of brown rot control derivatives has been the focus of intense research owing to the negative effects of the unrelenting usage of fungicides. Brown rot, caused by Monilinia fructicola, is an important post-harvest disease of peaches. The goal of this study was to estimate the optimum sample size of peaches in order to assess the average lesion size and the influence of different plant extracts on the fruits. Three preparation forms (FPE) were evaluated, as well as another seven forms of application (FAE) of canola and mustard extracts on peaches, with applications of the pathogen's inoculum. Five fruits were utilized in five repetitions per treatment. Evaluation involved measurement of the fruits' lesioned areas. The necessary sampling size was determined for estimation of the averages for each treatment and experiment. For measurement of the lesion size, 99 fruits in FPE and 23 fruits in FAE were sufficient for estimating the average with an estimation error of 10%. Based on the same estimation error, the sampling size is contingent on the extracts (canola, and mustard), batches of fruits, forms of extraction, and extract application on the fruits.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7513355
title: Craniofacial features of operated unilateral complete cleft lip and palate children: a case control study

description: OBJECTIVE: To compare the craniofacial features of Brazilian children who had received surgery for unilateral complete cleft lip and palate compared with non-cleft group. METHODS: Craniofacial features were evaluated on lateral cephalometric radiographs. 46 patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate were divided by gender and matched at ages 6, 7, 8 and 9. They were compared with 46 non-cleft children, equally divided by gender and matched the same age groups. All comparisons were carried out by means of the Angles SNA, SNB and ANB. The findings were analyzed on the basis of the two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with p &lt;0.05 significance level. RESULTS: Both the angle SNA and SNB in the cleft group had a lower average in both genders and all age groups compared with the non-cleft group (p&lt;0.0001). The average values of ANB were significantly higher in the cleft group (p&lt;0.05) both in males and females and in all age groups studied. CONCLUSION: Children who had received surgery for unilateral complete cleft lip and palate during childhood had maxillary and mandibular retrusion and a class II skeletal pattern in relation to non-cleft group.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7513355.v1
title: Craniofacial features of operated unilateral complete cleft lip and palate children: a case control study

description: OBJECTIVE: To compare the craniofacial features of Brazilian children who had received surgery for unilateral complete cleft lip and palate compared with non-cleft group. METHODS: Craniofacial features were evaluated on lateral cephalometric radiographs. 46 patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate were divided by gender and matched at ages 6, 7, 8 and 9. They were compared with 46 non-cleft children, equally divided by gender and matched the same age groups. All comparisons were carried out by means of the Angles SNA, SNB and ANB. The findings were analyzed on the basis of the two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with p &lt;0.05 significance level. RESULTS: Both the angle SNA and SNB in the cleft group had a lower average in both genders and all age groups compared with the non-cleft group (p&lt;0.0001). The average values of ANB were significantly higher in the cleft group (p&lt;0.05) both in males and females and in all age groups studied. CONCLUSION: Children who had received surgery for unilateral complete cleft lip and palate during childhood had maxillary and mandibular retrusion and a class II skeletal pattern in relation to non-cleft group.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7514102.v1
title: Oral health conditions and quality of life of elderly users of the Unified National Health System

description: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the oral health status and socio-economic conditions of the elderly, which are users of the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS) and its relationship to a subjective indicator of impacts of oral conditions on quality of life (Oral Health Impact Profile OHIP-14). METHODS: It is a descriptive cross-sectional exploratory study developed in the second semester of 2011. The sample consisted of 76 elderly (65-74 years old) users of the public dental service at the Dental Specialties Center at the Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The methodological strategy adopted for data collection was the structured interview and secondary data were obtained from medical records and reports. To perform the statistical analysis it was used an exploratory analysis of multivariate data by means of STATA Software. RESULTS: The frequencies of the dimensions of the OHIP-14 with the greatest impact were pain (13.16%) and psychological distress (14.47%). The low impact association was represented by social disability (71%) and social disadvantage (63%). The gender, type of housing, necessity and prosthesis wearing were not associated with measures of quality of life related to oral health. It was observed a good correlation between the perception (r = 0.542, p &lt;0.001), a moderate association between higher income (r = 0.28, p &lt;0.01) and the scores of the OHIP. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the elderly which reported good self-perception of oral health and good income have expressed the perception that oral health reflects a good impact on quality of life.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517966
title: Population dynamics of a freshwater amphipod from South America (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Hyalellidae)

description: Abstract This study aimed to characterize the population dynamics of Hyalella bonariensis Bond-Buckup, Araujo & Santos, 2008 from headwater spring in a rural area of state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Four samples were collected in August (winter) and October (spring) of 2012 and January (summer) and April (autumn) of 2013. Ovigerous females and precopula pairs were separated from other individual in the field. A total of 5,266 specimens were sampled, being 1,878 males, 2,073 females (including 240 ovigerous females) and 1,315 juveniles. The frequency distribution of size classes (measured as cephalothorax length, CL) was polymodal and bimodal in males and females, respectively. Males reach larger size than females. Sexual maturity of males and females was estimated at 0.40 and 0.38 mm for CL, respectively. Total sex ratio favored females, and these were more frequent in intermediate size classes, while males were more frequent in larger size classes. Ovigerous females and couples were found in four seasons, but both were more abundant in winter. Juveniles were also found in all seasons, being more frequent in winter and spring. These results showed that this H. bonariensis population has similar dynamics to other species of Hyalella Smith, 1874 from Brazil, but present variations when compared to other freshwater amphipods.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6503258
title: Two-wheeled vulnerability: trend and demographic profile of mortality caused by motorcycle traffic violence in Brazil, 2004-2014

description: Abstract Objective To analyze mortality trend among motorcyclists caused by traffic accidents, and to analyze the demographic profile of the victims. Method This study is a historical series which aims to evaluate the average variation of deaths among motorcyclists in the Brazilian macro-regions; correlation between deaths and the circulating fleet; raw and standardized mortality rates calculated according to age, gender, race, schooling, and work accident. Results A significantly increase on mortality trend was observed among motorcyclists in the Brazilian macro-regions (p-value &lt;0.001). Based on the raw and standardized mortality rates among motorcyclists, it is possible to state that deaths are concentrated in the Midwest, Northeast and North macro-regions. The predominant victim was the young, brown man with low education level. Work-related accidents were ignored 57-70% of notifications. The increase in the circulating fleet was strongly related to the increase in death rates among motorcyclists in Brazil (0.981; p &lt;0.001). Conclusion This is a growing problem of public health, which mainly affects young people in social vulnerability. The massification of the fleet and the increase of mortality refer to the responsibility of the State to establish intersectional actions in order to reduce vulnerability of motorcyclists.