cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186343
title: Career and Basic Salary of Teachers in the Education System of the City of São Paulo

description: ABSTRACT This article aims to analyze the dynamics of the basic teacher’s salary in the education system of the city of Sao Paulo from 1996 through 2016, in relation to the National Minimum Wage, the Necessary Minimum Wage by DIEESE (SMN) and national Professional Starting Salary (PSPN). It is a documental and bibliographical research focusing on national and municipal legislation and on the analysis of the initial and final teachers’ base salary. It was found that although the basic salary of municipal teachers was 40 percent higher than the PSPN in 2009, in 2016 it was only 11 percent higher. The Starting Salary was also below the SMN-DIEESE in November 2016, R$ 3,550.00 and R$ 3,940.41, respectively.
DOI: 10.7284/121214
title: Gyrocompass data collected during research cruise TN313 using a Sperry MK-37 instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186340
title: Snail transmitters of schistosomiasis and other mollusks of medical and economic importance at the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast Brazil

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION This paper presents the results of an extensive survey of freshwater mollusks in the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Development area, Southeast Brazil. METHODS Mollusks were collected between 2008 and 2013. All specimens were examined for the presence of larval trematodes. RESULTS In total, 12,507 specimens classified into 16 genera were obtained. Known snail vectors of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis and exotic species were identified, and new records are reported. CONCLUSIONS No specimens parasitized by larval trematodes of medical interest were detected. However, the results reinforce the importance of surveillance in study areas vulnerable to the occurrence of schistosomiasis transmission.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186343.v1
title: Career and Basic Salary of Teachers in the Education System of the City of São Paulo

description: ABSTRACT This article aims to analyze the dynamics of the basic teacher’s salary in the education system of the city of Sao Paulo from 1996 through 2016, in relation to the National Minimum Wage, the Necessary Minimum Wage by DIEESE (SMN) and national Professional Starting Salary (PSPN). It is a documental and bibliographical research focusing on national and municipal legislation and on the analysis of the initial and final teachers’ base salary. It was found that although the basic salary of municipal teachers was 40 percent higher than the PSPN in 2009, in 2016 it was only 11 percent higher. The Starting Salary was also below the SMN-DIEESE in November 2016, R$ 3,550.00 and R$ 3,940.41, respectively.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186340.v1
title: Snail transmitters of schistosomiasis and other mollusks of medical and economic importance at the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast Brazil

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION This paper presents the results of an extensive survey of freshwater mollusks in the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Development area, Southeast Brazil. METHODS Mollusks were collected between 2008 and 2013. All specimens were examined for the presence of larval trematodes. RESULTS In total, 12,507 specimens classified into 16 genera were obtained. Known snail vectors of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis and exotic species were identified, and new records are reported. CONCLUSIONS No specimens parasitized by larval trematodes of medical interest were detected. However, the results reinforce the importance of surveillance in study areas vulnerable to the occurrence of schistosomiasis transmission.
DOI: 10.7284/121051
title: Meteorological Station data collected during research cruise TN313 using a RM Young 26800 instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.7284/114744
title: Multibeam Echosounder data collected during research cruise TN313 using a Kongsberg EM302 instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186325
title: Effect of chaotropes in Chagas disease and leishmaniasis cross-reacting serology assays for epidemiological surveys

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: Serological cross-reactivity between leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, especially at low titers, leads to difficulties of the seroepidemiological interpretation. METHODS: We have studied the ability of urea as a chaotrope to select high-avidity antibodies in IgG ELISA, thus reducing low-avidity IgG cross-reactivity in serologically positive samples in both assays. RESULTS: Using 0.5M urea for diluting the sample efficiently defined leishmaniasis or double infections in high-avidity IgG ELISA and eliminated false-positive results. CONCLUSIONS: The use of a chaotropic diluting agent is useful for improving the specificity of Chagas disease and leishmaniasis immunoassays.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186325.v1
title: Effect of chaotropes in Chagas disease and leishmaniasis cross-reacting serology assays for epidemiological surveys

description: Abstract INTRODUCTION: Serological cross-reactivity between leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, especially at low titers, leads to difficulties of the seroepidemiological interpretation. METHODS: We have studied the ability of urea as a chaotrope to select high-avidity antibodies in IgG ELISA, thus reducing low-avidity IgG cross-reactivity in serologically positive samples in both assays. RESULTS: Using 0.5M urea for diluting the sample efficiently defined leishmaniasis or double infections in high-avidity IgG ELISA and eliminated false-positive results. CONCLUSIONS: The use of a chaotropic diluting agent is useful for improving the specificity of Chagas disease and leishmaniasis immunoassays.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186328
title: Oxidative, inflammatory and cardiometabolic biomarkers of clinical relevance in patients with metabolic syndrome

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity is characterized by excessive deposition of fat in adipose tissue and is associated with the development of pathological damage in several metabolic processes that are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Objective: To evaluate the levels of adiponectin, inflammatory markers and oxidative markers, with the objective of determining a biomarkers profile in adults that influences the metabolic risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: The groups studied included 84 adults (48 Without MetS and 36 With MetS). General and biochemical parameters were determined. Adiponectin levels, inflammatory markers [C-reactive protein (CRP)], interleukin 6 (IL-6), adenosine deaminase (ADA), dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) and oxidative markers [thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), sulfhydryl groups (SH), total ferric antioxidant power (FRAP) and vitamin C] were also measured. Results: The MetS group presented a significant increase in insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and uric acid, as well as gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and vitamin C. Conclusion: The combination of IL-6, ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein (us-CRP), ADA, DPP-IV and the increase of TBARS, with the reduction of vitamin C, SH groups and adiponectin, promote inflammation and compromise insulin sensitivity, thus presenting an active role in the pathogenesis of MetS. These findings are significant because they may assist in monitoring clinical changes, in the prevention of future cardiometabolic events in individuals with MetS, and in the identification of inflammatory and oxidative markers that assist in the monitoring and prevention of MetS.
DOI: 10.7284/121053
title: Radiometer data collected during research cruise TN313 using a Biospherical QSR-2150 instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186328.v1
title: Oxidative, inflammatory and cardiometabolic biomarkers of clinical relevance in patients with metabolic syndrome

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity is characterized by excessive deposition of fat in adipose tissue and is associated with the development of pathological damage in several metabolic processes that are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Objective: To evaluate the levels of adiponectin, inflammatory markers and oxidative markers, with the objective of determining a biomarkers profile in adults that influences the metabolic risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: The groups studied included 84 adults (48 Without MetS and 36 With MetS). General and biochemical parameters were determined. Adiponectin levels, inflammatory markers [C-reactive protein (CRP)], interleukin 6 (IL-6), adenosine deaminase (ADA), dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) and oxidative markers [thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), sulfhydryl groups (SH), total ferric antioxidant power (FRAP) and vitamin C] were also measured. Results: The MetS group presented a significant increase in insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and uric acid, as well as gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and vitamin C. Conclusion: The combination of IL-6, ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein (us-CRP), ADA, DPP-IV and the increase of TBARS, with the reduction of vitamin C, SH groups and adiponectin, promote inflammation and compromise insulin sensitivity, thus presenting an active role in the pathogenesis of MetS. These findings are significant because they may assist in monitoring clinical changes, in the prevention of future cardiometabolic events in individuals with MetS, and in the identification of inflammatory and oxidative markers that assist in the monitoring and prevention of MetS.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186319
title: Motion analysis of a light spot on inclined plane

description: Abstract Recent studies in engineering education have shown the importance of developing new approaches in experimental physics lab in the initial series of engineering courses. In this paper it was analyzed the motion of a light spot produced by an oscillating laser on a rigid rod pendulum over a inclined plane. The main parameter in this paper is the distance between the light spot and the pendulum rotating axis. The study of this parameter was made by the analysis of its behavior with respect to time, which was accomplished by comparison of data obtained by two different methods: the analysis of filming of the experiment and the theoretical prevision aligned with the curves fitting over the experimental data. The empirical data were obtained from the video analysis using the Tracker ®software and the graphics and fitting curves were obtained with use of the data analysis software GNU Octave®. This experiment is simple and interesting as well as can be done with accessible resources. Finally, a Python simulation of the whole experiment was constructed in order to assist in the process of visualization and understanding of the analyzed problem.
DOI: 10.7284/121054
title: Radiometer data collected during research cruise TN313 using a Eppley RAD instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.5285/982bd657-9f81-410a-e053-6c86abc02069
title: Spectral, CDOM (chromophoric dissolved organic matter) absorption coefficients measured in the Barents Sea during summer 2018, as part of Changing Arctic Ocean project Arctic PRIZE.

description: Absorption spectra of chromophoric dissolved organic matter were measured by Dr. David McKee and team (University of Strathclyde) as part of the efforts to characterise the optical properties of the Barents Sea. Absorption coefficients were measured with a LWCC (liquid waveguide capillary cell) system from discrete water samples collected during the Changing Arctic Ocean, Arctic PRIZE summer cruise, JR17006, in June-July 2018. Sample depths vary from &lt; 1m -40m. Two samples were taken at each sampling location, one just below the surface and one at the subsurface chlorophyll maximum.
DOI: 10.7284/114743
title: Singlebeam Echosounder data collected during research cruise TN313 using a Knudsen 320B/R instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186310
title: Environmental diagnosis of metals in streams near sugarcane cultivation areas: current and historical analysis in the central region of the State of São Paulo

description: Abstract In Brazil, innumerable regions of native landcover have been removed and replaced by agricultural cultivation, especially of sugarcane. In this culture, the application of fertilizers containing metals has caused impacts on the water resources causing contamination of stream sediments and occasioning bioaccumulation of metals in aquatic invertebrates. In the year of 2006, an environmental diagnosis of metals in sediments of streams located near sugarcane cultivation areas and in streams located in preserved areas, was published. That study pointed to high concentrations of metals in stream sediments in agricultural areas. These streams have been monitored over the last 10 years conducting analyses of metals and monitoring possible changes in land use. In the present paper, a historical comparison of metals contamination in the sediments of the same streams is conducted, aiming to present a status of 10 years later, analyzing 5 metals (Zn, Cd, Mn, Cr and Fe) found in the sediments of 8 streams, five located in areas of sugarcane cultivation and three located in preserved areas. This study also shows that there is higher concentration of metals in the sediments of streams near sugarcane cultivation than in preserved areas. The temporal historical evaluation showed high concentrations of Cd in 2016 when compared to the year 2006 for streams near sugarcane cultivation.
DOI: 10.7284/121217
title: Speedlog data collected during research cruise TN313 using a JRC JLN-550 instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186310.v1
title: Environmental diagnosis of metals in streams near sugarcane cultivation areas: current and historical analysis in the central region of the State of São Paulo

description: Abstract In Brazil, innumerable regions of native landcover have been removed and replaced by agricultural cultivation, especially of sugarcane. In this culture, the application of fertilizers containing metals has caused impacts on the water resources causing contamination of stream sediments and occasioning bioaccumulation of metals in aquatic invertebrates. In the year of 2006, an environmental diagnosis of metals in sediments of streams located near sugarcane cultivation areas and in streams located in preserved areas, was published. That study pointed to high concentrations of metals in stream sediments in agricultural areas. These streams have been monitored over the last 10 years conducting analyses of metals and monitoring possible changes in land use. In the present paper, a historical comparison of metals contamination in the sediments of the same streams is conducted, aiming to present a status of 10 years later, analyzing 5 metals (Zn, Cd, Mn, Cr and Fe) found in the sediments of 8 streams, five located in areas of sugarcane cultivation and three located in preserved areas. This study also shows that there is higher concentration of metals in the sediments of streams near sugarcane cultivation than in preserved areas. The temporal historical evaluation showed high concentrations of Cd in 2016 when compared to the year 2006 for streams near sugarcane cultivation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186307
title: The concept of service co-production: proposal for application in the Brazilian Judiciary

description: Abstract Despite the relevance of judicial services for the operation of government and society as a whole, the provision of this service in Brazil has almost no received interest from public administration scholars. In this essay we discuss the judicial services based on the co-production concept, the management models and the mechanisms of user’s participation. The purpose of this article is to encourage the co-production of judicial services in Brazil. The work shows how some judicial services are co-produced and how this process could be improved based on the role of judges and managers. Therefore, we offer a set of theoretical propositions to be tested empirically in future studies. We provide conceptual tools to assist researchers in the description, evaluation and prediction of different modes of co-production of judicial services. In addition, we reinforce with managers and members of the Judiciary the importance of strategically considering the experience and participation of users in the production and delivery of services.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186301
title: L-carnitine supplementation in the recovery of plasma L-carnitine in patients with heart failure submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting

description: Abstract Coronary artery bypass grafting reduces plasma L-carnitine and may impair the production of myocardial energy. L-carnitine supplementation may elevate plasma L-carnitine and increase cardiac mechanical efficiency. The objective of this study was to verify the recovery of preoperative plasma LC in patients with heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting supplemented with a daily oral dose of 50 mg / kg. Volunteers with ischemic heart failure who underwent surgery were randomized into a supplemented group (A-received 50 mg / kg L-carnitine) or placebo group (B) for 60 days. Supplementation was started on the third postoperative day. The spectrophotometric enzymatic method was used to quantify plasma L-carnitine. In the preoperative period, both groups had plasma L-carnitine adequate to the reference range (18.9-71.1 μM). On the second postoperative day, there was a reduction in plasma L-carnitine in groups A (17.4%) and B (14.4%). In the comparison between the groups, plasma L-carnitine was higher in group A than B in 10º (p = 0.024), 30º (p = 0.001), and 60º postoperative day (p = 0.008). Supplementation of L-carnitine at a daily oral dose of 50 mg / kg in patients with heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting may recover preoperative plasma L-carnitine within 10 days.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186307.v1
title: The concept of service co-production: proposal for application in the Brazilian Judiciary

description: Abstract Despite the relevance of judicial services for the operation of government and society as a whole, the provision of this service in Brazil has almost no received interest from public administration scholars. In this essay we discuss the judicial services based on the co-production concept, the management models and the mechanisms of user’s participation. The purpose of this article is to encourage the co-production of judicial services in Brazil. The work shows how some judicial services are co-produced and how this process could be improved based on the role of judges and managers. Therefore, we offer a set of theoretical propositions to be tested empirically in future studies. We provide conceptual tools to assist researchers in the description, evaluation and prediction of different modes of co-production of judicial services. In addition, we reinforce with managers and members of the Judiciary the importance of strategically considering the experience and participation of users in the production and delivery of services.
DOI: 10.7284/121215
title: SSV (Sound Speed Velocimeter) data collected during research cruise TN313 using a AML SV&T instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186298
title: Acute exercise inhibits gastric emptying of liquids in rats: influence of the NO-cGMP pathway

description: We previously found that acute exercise inhibited the gastric emptying of liquid in awake rats by causing an acid-base imbalance. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of the nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-cGMP) pathway, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) peptide in this phenomenon. Male rats were divided into exercise or sedentary group and were subjected to a 15-min swim session against a load (2.5 or 5% b.w.). The rate of gastric emptying was evaluated after 5, 10, or 20 min postprandially. Separate groups of rats were treated with vehicle (0.9% NaCl, 0.1 mL/100 g, ip) or one of the following agents: atropine (1.0 mg/kg, ip), the NO non-selective inhibitor Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME; 10.0 mg/kg, ip), or the selective cGMP inhibitor 1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazole[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; 5.0 mg/kg, ip), the i-NOS non-specific inhibitor (aminoguanidine; 10.0 mg/kg, ip), the corticotropin-releasing factor receptor antagonist (astressin; 100 µg/kg, ip), or the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) receptor antagonist Lys1, Pro2,5, Arg3,4, Tyr6 (100 µg/kg, ip). Compared to sedentary rats, both the 2.5 and 5% exercise groups exhibited higher (P&lt;0.05) values of blood lactate and fractional gastric dye recovery. Corticosterone and NO levels increased (P&lt;0.05) in the 5% exercised rats. Pretreatment with astressin, VIP antagonist, atropine, L-NAME, and ODQ prevented the increase in gastric retention caused by exercise in rats. Acute exercise increased gastric retention, a phenomenon that appears to be mediated by the NO-cGMP pathway, CRF, and VIP receptors.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7186301.v1
title: L-carnitine supplementation in the recovery of plasma L-carnitine in patients with heart failure submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting

description: Abstract Coronary artery bypass grafting reduces plasma L-carnitine and may impair the production of myocardial energy. L-carnitine supplementation may elevate plasma L-carnitine and increase cardiac mechanical efficiency. The objective of this study was to verify the recovery of preoperative plasma LC in patients with heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting supplemented with a daily oral dose of 50 mg / kg. Volunteers with ischemic heart failure who underwent surgery were randomized into a supplemented group (A-received 50 mg / kg L-carnitine) or placebo group (B) for 60 days. Supplementation was started on the third postoperative day. The spectrophotometric enzymatic method was used to quantify plasma L-carnitine. In the preoperative period, both groups had plasma L-carnitine adequate to the reference range (18.9-71.1 μM). On the second postoperative day, there was a reduction in plasma L-carnitine in groups A (17.4%) and B (14.4%). In the comparison between the groups, plasma L-carnitine was higher in group A than B in 10º (p = 0.024), 30º (p = 0.001), and 60º postoperative day (p = 0.008). Supplementation of L-carnitine at a daily oral dose of 50 mg / kg in patients with heart failure undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting may recover preoperative plasma L-carnitine within 10 days.
DOI: 10.7284/121216
title: TSG (Thermosalinograph) data collected during research cruise TN313 using a Sea-Bird SBE-21 instrument system onboard the platform RV Thomas G. Thompson

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition