cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609991
title: Invented Spelling and Reading Acquisition in Pre-school-age Children

description: ABSTRACT Several researchers have shown that invented spelling activities with pre-school-age children contribute to literacy acquisition, having a positive impact on the evolution of children's writing and phonological awareness. Our aim was to assess the impact of an invented spelling programme on reading acquisition. The participants were 60 Portuguese 5-year-old children who were not able to read or write. Children were randomly divided in two groups, experimental and control, equivalent in terms of knowledge of letters, phonological abilities and intelligence. The experimental group participated in an invented spelling programme and the control group in a story reading programme. Children's word reading was evaluated in a pre-test, a post-test and a differed post-test. Experimental group had better results in both post-tests.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609994.v1
title: Communication of bad news in palliative care within pediatric oncology

description: Abstract The study aims to understand the process of communicating bad news experienced by families of patients in hospice care from the pediatric oncology reference center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. This is a qualitative descriptive study using structured interviews with families of children and adolescents in palliative care and guided by thematic and categorical content analysis. It was observed that, in the view of family members, communication brings ambivalent reactions, involving the need to know and the suffering caused by the prospect of the child’s death. Humanizing factors, such as an empathic stance, welcoming attitude and affection related to the others’ suffering experience, resonate in the good relationship between professionals and family members. It is concluded that the communication in palliative care is an imperative in everyday pediatric oncology and causes suffering that requires mental health care. Thus, professional practice needs constant improvement in order to qualify the services of palliative care.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609991.v1
title: Invented Spelling and Reading Acquisition in Pre-school-age Children

description: ABSTRACT Several researchers have shown that invented spelling activities with pre-school-age children contribute to literacy acquisition, having a positive impact on the evolution of children's writing and phonological awareness. Our aim was to assess the impact of an invented spelling programme on reading acquisition. The participants were 60 Portuguese 5-year-old children who were not able to read or write. Children were randomly divided in two groups, experimental and control, equivalent in terms of knowledge of letters, phonological abilities and intelligence. The experimental group participated in an invented spelling programme and the control group in a story reading programme. Children's word reading was evaluated in a pre-test, a post-test and a differed post-test. Experimental group had better results in both post-tests.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864580
title: Additional file 1 of The CanMoRe trial – evaluating the effects of an exercise intervention after robotic-assisted radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer: the study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

description: Additional file 1. Exercise programme.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609973
title: Reducing social inequalities in the oral health of an adult population

description: Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between social inequality indicators and oral health conditions in an adult population. This prospective cohort study assessed a probabilistic sampling of adults (aged 20–64 years) living in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Oral examinations were performed in 2011 and 2015, conducted at home, and used the decay-missing-filled (DMFT) index of permanent teeth, the Community Periodontal Index (CPI), and the visible biofilm criterion. A questionnaire was administered to determine demographic and socioeconomic aspects and dental services used, and collect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) data. Social inequality indicators were evaluated according to social class (high, middle or low) and type of dental service used (public, health insurance or private), and compared with oral health conditions (visible biofilm, DMFT and incidence of tooth loss, periodontal pockets and bleeding, and OHRQoL), evaluated between 2011 and 2015. Analysis using chi-squared or Fisher tests (p &lt; 0.05) and Cochran’s Q test was conducted separately for each category analyzed between 2011 and 2015 (p &lt; 0.05). A total of 143 adults who participated in an earlier study were examined after four years of follow-up. Although the occurrence of oral disease did not decrease over the study period (4 years), there was a reduction in inequality among lower social classes in regard to presence of tooth decay and oral health impact on self-perceived quality of life between 2011 and 2015 (p &lt; 0.05). These results suggest that the Brazilian National Oral Health Policy has achieved its principles, especially that of greater equity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609973.v1
title: Reducing social inequalities in the oral health of an adult population

description: Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between social inequality indicators and oral health conditions in an adult population. This prospective cohort study assessed a probabilistic sampling of adults (aged 20–64 years) living in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Oral examinations were performed in 2011 and 2015, conducted at home, and used the decay-missing-filled (DMFT) index of permanent teeth, the Community Periodontal Index (CPI), and the visible biofilm criterion. A questionnaire was administered to determine demographic and socioeconomic aspects and dental services used, and collect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) data. Social inequality indicators were evaluated according to social class (high, middle or low) and type of dental service used (public, health insurance or private), and compared with oral health conditions (visible biofilm, DMFT and incidence of tooth loss, periodontal pockets and bleeding, and OHRQoL), evaluated between 2011 and 2015. Analysis using chi-squared or Fisher tests (p &lt; 0.05) and Cochran’s Q test was conducted separately for each category analyzed between 2011 and 2015 (p &lt; 0.05). A total of 143 adults who participated in an earlier study were examined after four years of follow-up. Although the occurrence of oral disease did not decrease over the study period (4 years), there was a reduction in inequality among lower social classes in regard to presence of tooth decay and oral health impact on self-perceived quality of life between 2011 and 2015 (p &lt; 0.05). These results suggest that the Brazilian National Oral Health Policy has achieved its principles, especially that of greater equity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609970
title: Attitudes and Knowledge of Senior Medical Students regarding Clinical Nutrition

description: ABSTRACT Results Although clinical nutrition plays a major role in the prevention and treatment of many leading causes of cardiovascular mortality around the world, a large proportion of medical students do not feel properly prepared to give nutritional advice to their patients. The teaching of nutrition in medical school has therefore become imperative. Although the practice of clinical nutrition in Brazil, as in many other countries, is the responsibility of physicians, adequate curricular training at medical school is rare. The main objective of this study, therefore, was to assess the attitudes and knowledge of medical students regarding clinical nutrition. The final sample of this research consisted of 87 students currently in their final year of a private medical school in Belem, surveyed between May and June 2018. Attitudes toward nutrition were measured using previously validated questionnaires. Knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice quiz adapted from a previous 2008 study conducted by Vetter. This study followed international rules for human research. The statistical analysis was performed using the software Bioestat ® 5.3. Of the 92 participants, 87 (94%) completed the survey. Although 94.3% claimed to have a positive attitude towards nutritional care, students showed ambivalent perspectives concerning the efficacy of physicians in clinical nutrition. 95.3% agreed that it was a physician’s duty to advise high-risk patients about dietary change, yet the average correct score on the knowledge quiz was 61.3%. Knowledge was lacking in the areas of nutrition for surgical patients, nephrology diseases and gynecologic/obstetric patients. There was no correlation between attitudes and knowledge in clinical nutrition. Neither a familiar requesting nutritional care nor the specialty chosen was associated with a difference in knowledge or attitude items. This study concluded that senior medical students perceive nutrition counseling as a priority, but lack the knowledge to provide adequate nutritional education to patients.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609967
title: Cultural Competence: an Answer Required to Overcome Barriers to Health Care Access for Minoritized Populations

description: ABSTRACT The recognition of cultural characteristics of social groups, as well as their different needs and conceptions of the health-disease process is, according to Starfield, one of the important attributes derived from primary care: cultural competence. Through this attribute it is possible to develop strong bonds with the people and families who are the target of health care, resulting in greater satisfaction, more accurate diagnoses and greater adherence to treatment. Even in a country like Brazil, which still offers a free universal health system, minoritized populations – whether by ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status – face barriers to access these services and report poorer health indicators. Both the health professional and the user can belong to several cultural groups simultaneously, according to their gender, age, ethnicity, regionality, religion, sexual orientation, profession, role in the family, social class, as well as other characteristics and manifest in culturally distinct ways in different situations. It is important for the family physician to recognize the set of fundamental assumptions and values which influence their behavior and their interpretation of what is said by the other. Due to this complexity, these aspects should be considered in the discussion of the health-disease process and the construction of a shared care plan. This essay aims to discuss the development of cultural competence as a response to barriers health care access for minorities in the context of family and community medicine. An exploratory review of the literature was carried out, which also identified learning objectives and teaching strategies that can be incorporated into family and community medicine residency programs, aiming to collaborate with the systematization of teaching of this competence, respecting regional specificities. It also points out the need for institutional changes so that there is encouragement and appreciation of the practice of cultural competence, with the provision of time and infrastructure for the development of this competence by primary care professionals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609970.v1
title: Attitudes and Knowledge of Senior Medical Students regarding Clinical Nutrition

description: ABSTRACT Results Although clinical nutrition plays a major role in the prevention and treatment of many leading causes of cardiovascular mortality around the world, a large proportion of medical students do not feel properly prepared to give nutritional advice to their patients. The teaching of nutrition in medical school has therefore become imperative. Although the practice of clinical nutrition in Brazil, as in many other countries, is the responsibility of physicians, adequate curricular training at medical school is rare. The main objective of this study, therefore, was to assess the attitudes and knowledge of medical students regarding clinical nutrition. The final sample of this research consisted of 87 students currently in their final year of a private medical school in Belem, surveyed between May and June 2018. Attitudes toward nutrition were measured using previously validated questionnaires. Knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice quiz adapted from a previous 2008 study conducted by Vetter. This study followed international rules for human research. The statistical analysis was performed using the software Bioestat ® 5.3. Of the 92 participants, 87 (94%) completed the survey. Although 94.3% claimed to have a positive attitude towards nutritional care, students showed ambivalent perspectives concerning the efficacy of physicians in clinical nutrition. 95.3% agreed that it was a physician’s duty to advise high-risk patients about dietary change, yet the average correct score on the knowledge quiz was 61.3%. Knowledge was lacking in the areas of nutrition for surgical patients, nephrology diseases and gynecologic/obstetric patients. There was no correlation between attitudes and knowledge in clinical nutrition. Neither a familiar requesting nutritional care nor the specialty chosen was associated with a difference in knowledge or attitude items. This study concluded that senior medical students perceive nutrition counseling as a priority, but lack the knowledge to provide adequate nutritional education to patients.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609967.v1
title: Cultural Competence: an Answer Required to Overcome Barriers to Health Care Access for Minoritized Populations

description: ABSTRACT The recognition of cultural characteristics of social groups, as well as their different needs and conceptions of the health-disease process is, according to Starfield, one of the important attributes derived from primary care: cultural competence. Through this attribute it is possible to develop strong bonds with the people and families who are the target of health care, resulting in greater satisfaction, more accurate diagnoses and greater adherence to treatment. Even in a country like Brazil, which still offers a free universal health system, minoritized populations – whether by ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status – face barriers to access these services and report poorer health indicators. Both the health professional and the user can belong to several cultural groups simultaneously, according to their gender, age, ethnicity, regionality, religion, sexual orientation, profession, role in the family, social class, as well as other characteristics and manifest in culturally distinct ways in different situations. It is important for the family physician to recognize the set of fundamental assumptions and values which influence their behavior and their interpretation of what is said by the other. Due to this complexity, these aspects should be considered in the discussion of the health-disease process and the construction of a shared care plan. This essay aims to discuss the development of cultural competence as a response to barriers health care access for minorities in the context of family and community medicine. An exploratory review of the literature was carried out, which also identified learning objectives and teaching strategies that can be incorporated into family and community medicine residency programs, aiming to collaborate with the systematization of teaching of this competence, respecting regional specificities. It also points out the need for institutional changes so that there is encouragement and appreciation of the practice of cultural competence, with the provision of time and infrastructure for the development of this competence by primary care professionals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864601
title: Additional file 3 of Screening and identification of miRNAs related to sexual differentiation of strobili in Ginkgo biloba by integration analysis of small RNA, RNA, and degradome sequencing

description: Additional file 3: Table S2 Differentially expressed miRNAs between female and male strobili of two stages in G. biloba.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864610
title: Additional file 6 of Screening and identification of miRNAs related to sexual differentiation of strobili in Ginkgo biloba by integration analysis of small RNA, RNA, and degradome sequencing

description: Additional file 6: Table S4 Integrated information of combined analysis of small RNA, transcriptome and degradome sequencing.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864610.v1
title: Additional file 6 of Screening and identification of miRNAs related to sexual differentiation of strobili in Ginkgo biloba by integration analysis of small RNA, RNA, and degradome sequencing

description: Additional file 6: Table S4 Integrated information of combined analysis of small RNA, transcriptome and degradome sequencing.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609964
title: EFFECT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING ON EXERCISE-INDUCED BRONCHOSPASM IN YOUNG ASTHMATICS

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood and its prevalence has increased in recent years. Although regular physical activity (PA) is considered to be beneficial for the health of asthmatics, especially children and adolescents, it can also be one of the elements that triggers asthma. This is known as exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB), and is considered one of the factors that limits asthmatics’ participation in PA. Objective: This study aims to review the effects of physical conditioning on EIB in asthmatic children and adolescents. Methods: A systematic review was carried out on the Pubmed, Bireme and Web of Science databases, considering publications from 1998 to April 2019. Results: Eight articles were retrieved; five of the articles presented no significant difference in EIB parameters after physical training, and three demonstrated significant benefits in EIB. Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence that physical training helps reduce the frequency and severity of EIB in young asthmatics. There are still few studies that seek to show the effect of a physical training program on the improvement of EIB in children and adolescents. It is suggested that further randomized clinical trials be conducted, to investigate the effects of physical training on EIB parameters in children and adolescents. Level of Evidence II; Systematic review.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609961
title: CANTILEVER NANOBIOSENSOR BASED ON THE ENZYME UREASE FOR DETECTION OF HEAVY METALS

description: Abstract Cantilever nanobiosensors have emerged as an alternative to conventional methods of analysis to monitor heavy metals, which are being highlighted by detecting substances at the micro and nanoscale through the use of sensor layers. In the present study, a new cantilever nanobiosensor was developed functionalized with urease enzyme by self-assembled monolayers for the detection of heavy metals (lead, nickel, cadmium, zinc, cobalt, and aluminum) in water. From the calibration curves, using the statistical method of Principal Component Analysis, it was possible to observe that the nanobiosensor was highly efficient in heavy metal discrimination. The nanobiosensor presented high sensitivity, good stability, and a detection limit in the ppb range during 30 days of storage. The surface characterization by scanning electron microscopy confirmed the cantilever functionalization and the sensing layer deposition. The cantilever nanobiosensor designs based on tensile surface stress measured by changes in voltage suggest the proposed mechanism of the adsorption of heavy metal by the urease enzyme. Thus, the cantilever nanobiosensor with urease enzyme was able to detect heavy metals in water and could be a promising tool for heavy metal detection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864595.v1
title: Additional file 1 of Screening and identification of miRNAs related to sexual differentiation of strobili in Ginkgo biloba by integration analysis of small RNA, RNA, and degradome sequencing

description: Additional file 1: Table S1 Identification of known and novel miRNAs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609964.v1
title: EFFECT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING ON EXERCISE-INDUCED BRONCHOSPASM IN YOUNG ASTHMATICS

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood and its prevalence has increased in recent years. Although regular physical activity (PA) is considered to be beneficial for the health of asthmatics, especially children and adolescents, it can also be one of the elements that triggers asthma. This is known as exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB), and is considered one of the factors that limits asthmatics’ participation in PA. Objective: This study aims to review the effects of physical conditioning on EIB in asthmatic children and adolescents. Methods: A systematic review was carried out on the Pubmed, Bireme and Web of Science databases, considering publications from 1998 to April 2019. Results: Eight articles were retrieved; five of the articles presented no significant difference in EIB parameters after physical training, and three demonstrated significant benefits in EIB. Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence that physical training helps reduce the frequency and severity of EIB in young asthmatics. There are still few studies that seek to show the effect of a physical training program on the improvement of EIB in children and adolescents. It is suggested that further randomized clinical trials be conducted, to investigate the effects of physical training on EIB parameters in children and adolescents. Level of Evidence II; Systematic review.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864595
title: Additional file 1 of Screening and identification of miRNAs related to sexual differentiation of strobili in Ginkgo biloba by integration analysis of small RNA, RNA, and degradome sequencing

description: Additional file 1: Table S1 Identification of known and novel miRNAs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12864601.v1
title: Additional file 3 of Screening and identification of miRNAs related to sexual differentiation of strobili in Ginkgo biloba by integration analysis of small RNA, RNA, and degradome sequencing

description: Additional file 3: Table S2 Differentially expressed miRNAs between female and male strobili of two stages in G. biloba.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609958
title: STUDY OF PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE COALESCENCE OF DIMETHYL DISULFIDE DROPS IN A MEROX UNIT

description: Abstract This study focuses on the coalescence of dimethyl disulfide drops with the mother phase at a flat aqueous-organic interface between dimethyl disulfide and different sodium hydroxide solutions. Drop coalescence is an important part of the Merox process for regenerating the solvent. A digital high-frame rate camera was used for recording drops coalescence and duration time. Drops of dimethyl disulfide were directed in different sodium hydroxide solutions as the continuous phase. Applying the experimental design method, the influences of independent variables of drop size and physical properties on coalescence time were investigated. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was employed to simulate the drops released from a nozzle, moving toward the interface, and the CFD results were validated by experimental data. The maximum deviation between the predicted and experimental coalescence times was 18.7%. It was found that, among the physical properties, interfacial tension plays the most important role on the coalescence time. Based on the results, a correlation for coalescence time was proposed.