cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609067.v1
title: Interactivity and policy cycle within Electronic Participatory Budgeting: a comparative analysis

description: Abstract Participatory initiatives have increasingly used Information and Communication Technology, such as the Electronic Participatory Budgeting (ePB) to expand and improve participation. This research analyzes ePB platforms emphasizing interactivity aspects, as well as evaluating - in political terms - their functions regarding the dissemination of political information, sharing opinions, agenda-setting, and decision-making. This analysis examined the platforms’ tools types of interactivity based on two variables: the level of the receiver’s control and communication direction. The research identified ePB models and how the platforms’ functions are connected to each of them. The study also recognized in which phases of the decision-making process and the policy cycle the electronic participation is more likely to occur. Case studies in a comparative perspective were used to understand the variety of experiences of ePB.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609061
title: Stress in Undergraduate Medical Students

description: ABSTRACT Stress corresponds to physical, psychological and hormonal responses that occur when the body needs to adapt to a challenging situation. It is one of the most recurrent responses in the academic world due to the exhaustive routine and dense content that demand responsibility and competitiveness from the students. In medical undergraduate schools, we add to these factors the student’s concern to learn the content that was discussed in class and the pressure exerted by the students themselves, in addition to the demands of society. Given the relevance of the topic, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of stress during medical undergraduate school in students from a private university in the Alto Tietê region, in the state of São Paulo. Two research instruments, the Lipp Adult Stress Symptom Inventory (ISSL) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), were applied to n= 420 undergraduate students (67.14% females) attending the basic (first and second years) and vocational cycles (third to sixth years), and all participants were volunteers. According to the PSS, higher levels of stress were observed in students from the first to the third years, when compared to students from the fourth to the sixth years of medical school. The ISSL demonstrated the occurrence of stress in 65% of the students, of which 9.04% were in the “near exhaustion” phase and 0.95% in the “exhaustion” phase, which represent the highest levels of stress, with the occurrence of symptoms being more prevalent in female students. Among all the analyzed groups, students attending the first to the third years showed a higher stress index than the others, which may be associated to the distribution of curricular contents with the predominance of conceptual disciplines, as well as the process of transition from theoretical contents to practical activities. These results may be related to the students’ adaptation to the university routine, to the courses taken and to the obligations that higher education demands.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609061.v1
title: Stress in Undergraduate Medical Students

description: ABSTRACT Stress corresponds to physical, psychological and hormonal responses that occur when the body needs to adapt to a challenging situation. It is one of the most recurrent responses in the academic world due to the exhaustive routine and dense content that demand responsibility and competitiveness from the students. In medical undergraduate schools, we add to these factors the student’s concern to learn the content that was discussed in class and the pressure exerted by the students themselves, in addition to the demands of society. Given the relevance of the topic, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of stress during medical undergraduate school in students from a private university in the Alto Tietê region, in the state of São Paulo. Two research instruments, the Lipp Adult Stress Symptom Inventory (ISSL) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), were applied to n= 420 undergraduate students (67.14% females) attending the basic (first and second years) and vocational cycles (third to sixth years), and all participants were volunteers. According to the PSS, higher levels of stress were observed in students from the first to the third years, when compared to students from the fourth to the sixth years of medical school. The ISSL demonstrated the occurrence of stress in 65% of the students, of which 9.04% were in the “near exhaustion” phase and 0.95% in the “exhaustion” phase, which represent the highest levels of stress, with the occurrence of symptoms being more prevalent in female students. Among all the analyzed groups, students attending the first to the third years showed a higher stress index than the others, which may be associated to the distribution of curricular contents with the predominance of conceptual disciplines, as well as the process of transition from theoretical contents to practical activities. These results may be related to the students’ adaptation to the university routine, to the courses taken and to the obligations that higher education demands.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609058
title: Analysis of the care of patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: the experience of a small municipality in Brazil

description: Abstract This article evaluates the care of a cohort of 260 individuals with diabetes and 295 individuals with hypertension before, during and after the implementation of the Innovative Care Laboratory for Chronic Conditions (LIACC). This intervention sought to strengthen Primary Health Care by implementing the Chronic Care Model in Santo Antônio do Monte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2013 and 2014. This is a longitudinal observational study that uses clinical and laboratory information from medical records of patients with these two chronic conditions between 2012 and 2017. The outcomes evaluated were based on the guidelines of the Department of Health of Minas Gerais State. The results show the LIACC associated with the universalization of primary care macro-processes such as registration and classification of family risk. For patients with diabetes, there was an improvement in several markers in the period, such as increased consultation (from 90% in 2012 to 92% in 2017) and a decrease in patients with examinations outside the normal range. For individuals with hypertension, although there is a marked increase in medical appointments (from 80% in 2012 to 84% in 2017), clinical improvements were less evident. It can be concluded that LIACC is a promising intervention to improve the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609055
title: Anger, Stress and Hypertension: A Comparative Study

description: ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the association between the direction of the expression of anger and stress in persons with hypertension based on the comparison with persons without this diagnosis. One hundred and twelve (112) subjects were evaluated, fifty six (56) with hypertension and fifty six (56) without, matched for educational level, gender and age. The instruments were Lipp’s Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults and the Inventory of Anger Expression as State and Trait. Hypertensive participants were 9.7 times more likely to be stressed than normotensive (OR = 9.7; 95% CI: 4.0-23.5) and 19 times more likely to express anger inward (OR = 19; 95% CI: 5.3-68).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609058.v1
title: Analysis of the care of patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: the experience of a small municipality in Brazil

description: Abstract This article evaluates the care of a cohort of 260 individuals with diabetes and 295 individuals with hypertension before, during and after the implementation of the Innovative Care Laboratory for Chronic Conditions (LIACC). This intervention sought to strengthen Primary Health Care by implementing the Chronic Care Model in Santo Antônio do Monte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2013 and 2014. This is a longitudinal observational study that uses clinical and laboratory information from medical records of patients with these two chronic conditions between 2012 and 2017. The outcomes evaluated were based on the guidelines of the Department of Health of Minas Gerais State. The results show the LIACC associated with the universalization of primary care macro-processes such as registration and classification of family risk. For patients with diabetes, there was an improvement in several markers in the period, such as increased consultation (from 90% in 2012 to 92% in 2017) and a decrease in patients with examinations outside the normal range. For individuals with hypertension, although there is a marked increase in medical appointments (from 80% in 2012 to 84% in 2017), clinical improvements were less evident. It can be concluded that LIACC is a promising intervention to improve the management of patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609052
title: Shark liver oil consumption decreases contractility in EDL muscle of trained rats

description: Abstract Introduction: Professional and recreational athletes make daily use of nutritional supplements to improve physical performance. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been used in this sense. N-3 PUFA, particularly eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids are involved in important physiological functions and the benefits of supplementation are demonstrated in several types of users. Shark liver oil (SLO) is a natural source of n-3 PUFA. Objective: To evaluate the effect of supplementation with SLO on contractility of skeletal muscles with different metabolic characteristics, soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) from rats submitted to eight weeks of interval training of progressive intensity on a motorized treadmill. In the supplemented group, animals were supplemented with SLO (1 g/kg) five times a week for eight weeks. Method: Contractile parameters as maximum isometric twitch force (Tmax), maximum speed of force development (+dF/dt), maximum speed of force decrease (-dF/dt), maximum tetanic force (Fmax) and resistance to fatigue were analyzed in isolated muscle. Results: Compared to the control group, EDL muscles from the supplemented group reduced Tmax at the first (10.82 ± 0.89 vs 14.30 ± 0.67 mN/mm2. p &lt; 0.01) and second minutes of experimentation (9.85 ± 0.63 vs 13.12 ± 0.70 mN/mm2. p &lt; 0.01). However, it increased resistance to fatigue (22.80 ± 0.97 vs 18.60 ± 0.51 seconds. p = 0.005). Conclusion: No difference was observed in the soleus muscle.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609055.v1
title: Anger, Stress and Hypertension: A Comparative Study

description: ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the association between the direction of the expression of anger and stress in persons with hypertension based on the comparison with persons without this diagnosis. One hundred and twelve (112) subjects were evaluated, fifty six (56) with hypertension and fifty six (56) without, matched for educational level, gender and age. The instruments were Lipp’s Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults and the Inventory of Anger Expression as State and Trait. Hypertensive participants were 9.7 times more likely to be stressed than normotensive (OR = 9.7; 95% CI: 4.0-23.5) and 19 times more likely to express anger inward (OR = 19; 95% CI: 5.3-68).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609052.v1
title: Shark liver oil consumption decreases contractility in EDL muscle of trained rats

description: Abstract Introduction: Professional and recreational athletes make daily use of nutritional supplements to improve physical performance. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been used in this sense. N-3 PUFA, particularly eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids are involved in important physiological functions and the benefits of supplementation are demonstrated in several types of users. Shark liver oil (SLO) is a natural source of n-3 PUFA. Objective: To evaluate the effect of supplementation with SLO on contractility of skeletal muscles with different metabolic characteristics, soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) from rats submitted to eight weeks of interval training of progressive intensity on a motorized treadmill. In the supplemented group, animals were supplemented with SLO (1 g/kg) five times a week for eight weeks. Method: Contractile parameters as maximum isometric twitch force (Tmax), maximum speed of force development (+dF/dt), maximum speed of force decrease (-dF/dt), maximum tetanic force (Fmax) and resistance to fatigue were analyzed in isolated muscle. Results: Compared to the control group, EDL muscles from the supplemented group reduced Tmax at the first (10.82 ± 0.89 vs 14.30 ± 0.67 mN/mm2. p &lt; 0.01) and second minutes of experimentation (9.85 ± 0.63 vs 13.12 ± 0.70 mN/mm2. p &lt; 0.01). However, it increased resistance to fatigue (22.80 ± 0.97 vs 18.60 ± 0.51 seconds. p = 0.005). Conclusion: No difference was observed in the soleus muscle.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609046
title: Selective Inner-Filter on the Fluorescence Response of Chlorophyll and Pheophytin Molecules Extracted from Caesalpinia echinata Leaves

description: Photophysical processes in multicomponent solutions composed by natural pigments, extracted from Caesalpinia echinata (Brazil-wood) leaves, are investigated. Beacuse of the main fluorescent molecules in these solutions are the chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and pheophytin a, all features are discussed regarding these three pigments. It is observed that the fluorescence bands of these macrocyclic molecules, located around ca. 673 nm, are progressively quenched due to the increase of the solutions’ concentration. Due to a significant overlapping between their fluorescence and absorption Q-bands, it is concluded that the inner-filter effect causes such quenching. Through analysis of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence, it is verified that the inner filter acts more effectively on the emission assigned to chlorophyll a. Invoking reported extinction coefficients for these pigments in their isolated forms, we can give a qualitative interpretation of such selectivity considering the effectiveness of the overlapping between the absorption and fluorescence bands.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609046.v1
title: Selective Inner-Filter on the Fluorescence Response of Chlorophyll and Pheophytin Molecules Extracted from Caesalpinia echinata Leaves

description: Photophysical processes in multicomponent solutions composed by natural pigments, extracted from Caesalpinia echinata (Brazil-wood) leaves, are investigated. Beacuse of the main fluorescent molecules in these solutions are the chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and pheophytin a, all features are discussed regarding these three pigments. It is observed that the fluorescence bands of these macrocyclic molecules, located around ca. 673 nm, are progressively quenched due to the increase of the solutions’ concentration. Due to a significant overlapping between their fluorescence and absorption Q-bands, it is concluded that the inner-filter effect causes such quenching. Through analysis of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence, it is verified that the inner filter acts more effectively on the emission assigned to chlorophyll a. Invoking reported extinction coefficients for these pigments in their isolated forms, we can give a qualitative interpretation of such selectivity considering the effectiveness of the overlapping between the absorption and fluorescence bands.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609049
title: Feeding of HIV-exposed children in a city in south of Brazil: family capability, clinical and social conditions

description: Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the association between the sociodemographic and clinical aspects of the caregiver and the child, the family’s ability to prepare and administer milk and complementary feeding of children exposed to HIV. Methods: cross-sectional study performed with 72 caregivers, in Brazil, through the tool of sociodemographic and clinical characterization of the caregiver and the Capability to Care for HIV-Exposed Children Assessment Scale. Results: there was a high capability to feed (76.6%), both for milk (85.0%) and comple-mentary (65%) feeding. For the milk feeding, accessing the health unit in any situation (p=0.003), having other child exposed to HIV (p=0.013), maintaining the follow-up in the health service (p=0.048) and not consuming alcohol (p=0.045) influenced on the higher probability of the caregiver to present high capability, while residing in the peri-urban area (p=0.002) indicated moderate capability. For the complementary feeding, the higher the schooling (p=0.025), the number of appointments scheduled for the child (p=0.045) and the child being followed up in the health service (p=0.035), the higher the probability of obtaining high capability. Conclusions: the exposure of social and clinical factors of caregivers influences the ability to feed. To ensure adequate nutrition, it is necessary for the health services to be able to consider the geo-socio-cultural characteristics of families in the elaboration of guidelines.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609049.v1
title: Feeding of HIV-exposed children in a city in south of Brazil: family capability, clinical and social conditions

description: Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the association between the sociodemographic and clinical aspects of the caregiver and the child, the family’s ability to prepare and administer milk and complementary feeding of children exposed to HIV. Methods: cross-sectional study performed with 72 caregivers, in Brazil, through the tool of sociodemographic and clinical characterization of the caregiver and the Capability to Care for HIV-Exposed Children Assessment Scale. Results: there was a high capability to feed (76.6%), both for milk (85.0%) and comple-mentary (65%) feeding. For the milk feeding, accessing the health unit in any situation (p=0.003), having other child exposed to HIV (p=0.013), maintaining the follow-up in the health service (p=0.048) and not consuming alcohol (p=0.045) influenced on the higher probability of the caregiver to present high capability, while residing in the peri-urban area (p=0.002) indicated moderate capability. For the complementary feeding, the higher the schooling (p=0.025), the number of appointments scheduled for the child (p=0.045) and the child being followed up in the health service (p=0.035), the higher the probability of obtaining high capability. Conclusions: the exposure of social and clinical factors of caregivers influences the ability to feed. To ensure adequate nutrition, it is necessary for the health services to be able to consider the geo-socio-cultural characteristics of families in the elaboration of guidelines.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609025
title: Cross-cultural adaptation of the Zero Mothers Die (ZMD App) in Brazil: contributing to digital health with the approach on care centred for e-pregnant woman

description: Abstract Objectives: to describe the adaptation process of the Zero Mothers Die app, developed in Europe, is to combat maternal mortality, was brought into the Brazilian context with an individualized auscultation methodology for pregnant women and mothers who attended a high complexity referred teaching hospital. Methods: the research consisted of two parts: the participant observation technique was used by health professionals to translate the platform; with an approach in the service with online forms for pregnant women, and the content analysis was performed by grounded theory of the data. During five months, 109 pregnant women and mothers installed the app, but only 17 completed the questionnaire. Results: the women and health professionals pointed out questions such as interactivity, application interface, content, pregnancy and childcare clinical management, which contributed for the Brazilian version. Conclusions: the participatory medicine and e-pregnant woman are new premises of a humanization policy for women and childcare. The insertion of an app with information based on the best evidence in the prenatal routine in the health establishments with teaching activities that can provide new dialogue connections with the pregnant women and chances to update the professional in training.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609025.v1
title: Cross-cultural adaptation of the Zero Mothers Die (ZMD App) in Brazil: contributing to digital health with the approach on care centred for e-pregnant woman

description: Abstract Objectives: to describe the adaptation process of the Zero Mothers Die app, developed in Europe, is to combat maternal mortality, was brought into the Brazilian context with an individualized auscultation methodology for pregnant women and mothers who attended a high complexity referred teaching hospital. Methods: the research consisted of two parts: the participant observation technique was used by health professionals to translate the platform; with an approach in the service with online forms for pregnant women, and the content analysis was performed by grounded theory of the data. During five months, 109 pregnant women and mothers installed the app, but only 17 completed the questionnaire. Results: the women and health professionals pointed out questions such as interactivity, application interface, content, pregnancy and childcare clinical management, which contributed for the Brazilian version. Conclusions: the participatory medicine and e-pregnant woman are new premises of a humanization policy for women and childcare. The insertion of an app with information based on the best evidence in the prenatal routine in the health establishments with teaching activities that can provide new dialogue connections with the pregnant women and chances to update the professional in training.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609004
title: Introducing programmable logic devices in physics laboratories: a practical guide for the implementation of experiments

description: Modern electronic instrumentation techniques are being introduced in the programs of the Physics and Physical Engineering courses and, in this context, the programmable logic devices play an important role. We present the fundamental steps for the design, development, and validation of systems based on programmable logic devices. Two digital filters have been implemented for illustrating the guide procedures. The results show that the function–response complies with the common requirements of generic filter performance. This work is targeted at students and lectures and aims stimulate and challenge them to develop electronic instrumentation using programmable logic devices in teaching activities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11608992
title: Cannot Extubate a Newborn Patient after an Arterial Switch Operation? Check Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals!

description: Abstract The standard treatment of transposition of the great arteries is the arterial switch operation (ASO). Despite successful surgical correction, patients cannot tolerate extubation after the operation. Major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCAs) are one of the rare causes of prolonged mechanical ventilation due to significant hemodynamic effects. We report a 28-day-old newborn with transposition of the great arteries and a ventricular septal defect (VSD) who underwent ASO and VSD closure. After postoperative extubation failed twice, four large MAPCAs were revealed during heart catheterization. After transcatheter closure of these four MAPCAs, the patient was extubated and discharged 27 days after the procedure.