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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967553
title: Value chain of mega events: a case study of an agricultural trade fair

description: Event tourism is definitely consolidated as one of the ramifications of tourism that most contributes to the economic development of the localities where it is held. In Brazil, the practice of mega events boosts the segment and leverages the local services sector. However, to meet the expectations of its organizers, some processes need to be introduced properly. The value chain appears as an indispensable tool in their achievement. This paper aims to analyze the Business, Agriculture and Livestock Fair of the Western Border - Fenaoeste, held in the municipality of São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, taking as a basis the Porterian value chain with an adaptation of its primary and support activities with the services lenses. This case study uses a qualitative and exploratory methodology. Based on interviews with experts and on the specific literature, it presents strategic points and issues for the competiveness of mega events, where the aspects related to the information technology used and the involvement of internal and external customers have intense influence. For the improvement of activities in the search for competitive advantage, it suggests a more intensive use of information technology, especially in the post-event phase, where there is a greater need for human interaction with customers, who are co-producers to obtain knowledge about these stakeholders. To this end, it is necessary to coordinate the aspects of intangibility, perishability, and simultaneity with attention to issues such as training, disclosure of the event, recruitment risks, management systems, and outsourcing of employees (with caution in relation to the strategic ones) to promote key products of the events: service quality, customer experience, and show. The university can assist in this development. Although this research is not of conclusive nature, some relevant reflections on the value chain of mega events are presented along with proposals for future research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967556.v1
title: Cytokines, cortisol, and nitric oxide as salivary biomarkers in oral lichen planus: a systematic review

description: Abstract The etiopathogenesis of oral lichen planus (OLP) is still not fully elucidated, and it is believed that its development could involve a neuro-immune-endocrine profile. This systematic review investigated the relationship between cytokines, cortisol, and nitric oxide (NO) in the saliva of OLP patients. An electronic search was conducted in Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, LIVIVO, and Web of Science databases with no restriction of language to identify studies published up to December 2017. Data extraction was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 140 articles were retrieved, and 32 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria (cytokines = 17; cortisol = 9; NO = 6). The most studied cytokines in the saliva of OLP patients were interleukins IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IFN-ү, and TNF-α, which were higher in OLP patients than in healthy controls (HC). Salivary cortisol was found to be higher in OLP than in HC in most (55.5%) of the selected studies, and all studies related to NO found higher levels of this marker in OLP than in HC. Despite controversial results, our review suggests that OLP patients have an increased inflammatory response, as indicated by the proinflammatory profile of salivary cytokines. In addition, we conclude that salivary cytokine and NO measurements may have significant diagnostic and prognostic potential for monitoring disease activity and therapeutic responses in OLP.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967553.v1
title: Value chain of mega events: a case study of an agricultural trade fair

description: Event tourism is definitely consolidated as one of the ramifications of tourism that most contributes to the economic development of the localities where it is held. In Brazil, the practice of mega events boosts the segment and leverages the local services sector. However, to meet the expectations of its organizers, some processes need to be introduced properly. The value chain appears as an indispensable tool in their achievement. This paper aims to analyze the Business, Agriculture and Livestock Fair of the Western Border - Fenaoeste, held in the municipality of São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, taking as a basis the Porterian value chain with an adaptation of its primary and support activities with the services lenses. This case study uses a qualitative and exploratory methodology. Based on interviews with experts and on the specific literature, it presents strategic points and issues for the competiveness of mega events, where the aspects related to the information technology used and the involvement of internal and external customers have intense influence. For the improvement of activities in the search for competitive advantage, it suggests a more intensive use of information technology, especially in the post-event phase, where there is a greater need for human interaction with customers, who are co-producers to obtain knowledge about these stakeholders. To this end, it is necessary to coordinate the aspects of intangibility, perishability, and simultaneity with attention to issues such as training, disclosure of the event, recruitment risks, management systems, and outsourcing of employees (with caution in relation to the strategic ones) to promote key products of the events: service quality, customer experience, and show. The university can assist in this development. Although this research is not of conclusive nature, some relevant reflections on the value chain of mega events are presented along with proposals for future research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967544
title: “UFSCar” Index of Effectiveness applied to the Food Purchase Program for food and nutritional safety of farming families in the hinterland of São Paulo state

description: Abstract This work aims to develop an index to evaluate the effectiveness of Brazil’s Food Purchase Program (FPP), using the perspective of food and nutritional safety (FNS) for farming families in the settlement territory of Araraquara, São Paulo, as analytical reference. To develop the index, we selected analytical variables with theoretical and methodological adherence to the concepts of FNS, FPP, and family agriculture (FA),using the statistical method of orthogonal factor rotation (Varimax). The theoretical framework—neo-institutionalism—was used to discuss the public policies for food safety, and create an analysis based on effort, reciprocity, and confidence in the construction of networks through the FPP. The level of food (in)security was evaluated by the UFSCar Index of Food Safety for family farmers. Data show that 73% of farmers who regularly access the FPP have moderate or high rates of FNS, while 93% of those who do not access the program have a moderate or low FNS index. This shows that despite institutional efforts, food unsafety is still present and must continue to be addressed in the public policy agenda.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967544.v1
title: “UFSCar” Index of Effectiveness applied to the Food Purchase Program for food and nutritional safety of farming families in the hinterland of São Paulo state

description: Abstract This work aims to develop an index to evaluate the effectiveness of Brazil’s Food Purchase Program (FPP), using the perspective of food and nutritional safety (FNS) for farming families in the settlement territory of Araraquara, São Paulo, as analytical reference. To develop the index, we selected analytical variables with theoretical and methodological adherence to the concepts of FNS, FPP, and family agriculture (FA),using the statistical method of orthogonal factor rotation (Varimax). The theoretical framework—neo-institutionalism—was used to discuss the public policies for food safety, and create an analysis based on effort, reciprocity, and confidence in the construction of networks through the FPP. The level of food (in)security was evaluated by the UFSCar Index of Food Safety for family farmers. Data show that 73% of farmers who regularly access the FPP have moderate or high rates of FNS, while 93% of those who do not access the program have a moderate or low FNS index. This shows that despite institutional efforts, food unsafety is still present and must continue to be addressed in the public policy agenda.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967541
title: THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION IN THE PATH FROM TECHNICIAN TO NURSE

description: Abstract The research analyzed the process of socialization and transformation of nursing technicians into nurses through a descriptive and exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, conducted with 24 nursing technicians enrolled in an undergraduate course at a university in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The study was conducted between September and October 2016, through individual semi-structured interviews, with a thematic analysis in order to organize the data, which were discussed according to the presuppositions of the sociology of professions. Based on the results, three categories emerged: motivations for career progression; the dissimilarities between the work of the nurse technician and the nurse; and professional growth in the course of their studies. We noticed a process of professional socialization in the educational path of a nurse technician, which was motivated by a desire for career progression. The gradual transition is important so the technician can adapt to a new identity in the making, which can facilitate the migration among individuals with different levels of complexity in the nursing practice.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967538
title: Experimental Design and Analysis of a Gyroelastic Beam

description: Abstract Gyroscopic systems and their properties have been extensively studied as Angular Momentum Devices (AMD), Control Moment Gyros (CMG) or Gyroscopes for various applications such as structure control, stability or energy storage. However, most of the works that have been done are theoretical and do not present experimental implementation. In this work we performed an experimental study of a gyroscope beam system (gyroelastic beam) focused systems on the deflection of cantilever beams or the control of flexural stresses. We first used a simple two-degree of freedom model to better understand the terms governing the design, construction and experimental evaluation of gyroelastic beam systems. We then performed experimental tests at different velocities of the gyroscopic actuator and measured the deflection of the system. The results showed that it is possible to have control of the deflection and the bending forces for this type of configurations which can be exported to helicopter blades or wind turbine blades.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967538.v1
title: Experimental Design and Analysis of a Gyroelastic Beam

description: Abstract Gyroscopic systems and their properties have been extensively studied as Angular Momentum Devices (AMD), Control Moment Gyros (CMG) or Gyroscopes for various applications such as structure control, stability or energy storage. However, most of the works that have been done are theoretical and do not present experimental implementation. In this work we performed an experimental study of a gyroscope beam system (gyroelastic beam) focused systems on the deflection of cantilever beams or the control of flexural stresses. We first used a simple two-degree of freedom model to better understand the terms governing the design, construction and experimental evaluation of gyroelastic beam systems. We then performed experimental tests at different velocities of the gyroscopic actuator and measured the deflection of the system. The results showed that it is possible to have control of the deflection and the bending forces for this type of configurations which can be exported to helicopter blades or wind turbine blades.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967541.v1
title: THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION IN THE PATH FROM TECHNICIAN TO NURSE

description: Abstract The research analyzed the process of socialization and transformation of nursing technicians into nurses through a descriptive and exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, conducted with 24 nursing technicians enrolled in an undergraduate course at a university in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The study was conducted between September and October 2016, through individual semi-structured interviews, with a thematic analysis in order to organize the data, which were discussed according to the presuppositions of the sociology of professions. Based on the results, three categories emerged: motivations for career progression; the dissimilarities between the work of the nurse technician and the nurse; and professional growth in the course of their studies. We noticed a process of professional socialization in the educational path of a nurse technician, which was motivated by a desire for career progression. The gradual transition is important so the technician can adapt to a new identity in the making, which can facilitate the migration among individuals with different levels of complexity in the nursing practice.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967532
title: The preoperative stratification of patients based on renal scan data is unable to predict the functional outcome after partial nephrectomy

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: eGFR-categories are used to predict functional outcome after partial nephrectomy (PN); no study categorized patients according to preoperative renal scan (RS) data. Aim of the study was to evaluate if stratification of patients according to RS is a reliable method to predict minor/major loss of renal function after PN. Materials and Methods: We considered patients who underwent PN and RS pre-/post-PN for T1 tumor in our Institution (2007-2017). Demographics, perioperative and specifically functional data were analysed. On the basis of the baseline Split Renal Function (SRF), patients were stratified into risk-categories: 1) baseline operated-kidney SRF range 45-55%; 2) baseline operated-kidney SRF &lt;45%. Risk categories were analysed with postoperative functional outcome: postoperative operated-kidney SRF decrease below 90% of baseline was considered significant loss of function. Contingency tables and univariate/multivariate regression were analysed looking for independent factors of postoperative functional impairment. Results: 224 patients were analysed, 125 (55.8%) maintained &gt;90% of their baseline function. Worse probability of maintaining ≥90 baseline renal function was found in patients with Charlson's Comorbidity Index (CCI≥3) (p=0.004) and patients with PADUA score ≥8 (p=0.023). After stratification by baseline renal function, ischemia was the only independent factor: no effect on patients with poorer baseline renal function. Patients with baseline SRF 45-55% who did not experience ischemia had the highest probability to maintain ≥90% baseline SRF (p=0.028). Ischemia &gt;25 minutes was detrimental (p=0.017). Conclusions: Stratification of patients by SRF before PN is not a reliable predictor of renal functional outcome. Ischemia seems to scarcely influence patients with poorer renal function.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967535
title: Comparison of inflammatory markers between brucella and non-brucella epididymo-orchitis

description: ABSTRACT Objectives: Brucellosis is a multi-system infectious disease that is associated with inflammation, which causes an increase in acute phase reactants. Hematological inflammatory markers of brucellosis include mean platelet volume (MPV), red cell distribution width (RDW), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of hematological inflammatory markers in Brucella epididymo-orchitis (BEO), and to investigate the utility of these markers for differential diagnosis from non-Brucella epididymo-orchitis (non-BEO). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 22 BEO and 50 non-BEO patients. Hematological parameters were recorded and compared between the two groups. The main diagnostic criteria for BEO were positive clinical findings (i.e., testicular pain, tenderness and scrotal swelling), a positive Rose Bengal test result, standard tube agglutination (STA) titer ≥ 1/160, and/or a positive blood culture. Results: The most decisive factors in discriminating between BEO and non-BEO were NLR, RDW, and MPV, in decreasing order of their strength. Regardless of other factors, NLR values &lt; 2.3 significantly increased the odds of BEO (OR=8.080, 95% CI: 1.929-33.843, p=0.004). After adjusting for other factors, RDW values &gt;14.45% significantly increased the odds of BEO (OR=7.020, 95% CI: 1.749-28.176, p=0.006). Independent of the other factors, patients with MPV &lt; 7.65 fL had a 6.336 times higher risk for BEO (95% CI: 1.393 - 28.822, p=0.017). Conclusion: Hematological inflammatory markers such as NLR, RDW, and MPV can aid in the differential diagnosis of BEO and non-BEO.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967532.v1
title: The preoperative stratification of patients based on renal scan data is unable to predict the functional outcome after partial nephrectomy

description: ABSTRACT Introduction: eGFR-categories are used to predict functional outcome after partial nephrectomy (PN); no study categorized patients according to preoperative renal scan (RS) data. Aim of the study was to evaluate if stratification of patients according to RS is a reliable method to predict minor/major loss of renal function after PN. Materials and Methods: We considered patients who underwent PN and RS pre-/post-PN for T1 tumor in our Institution (2007-2017). Demographics, perioperative and specifically functional data were analysed. On the basis of the baseline Split Renal Function (SRF), patients were stratified into risk-categories: 1) baseline operated-kidney SRF range 45-55%; 2) baseline operated-kidney SRF &lt;45%. Risk categories were analysed with postoperative functional outcome: postoperative operated-kidney SRF decrease below 90% of baseline was considered significant loss of function. Contingency tables and univariate/multivariate regression were analysed looking for independent factors of postoperative functional impairment. Results: 224 patients were analysed, 125 (55.8%) maintained &gt;90% of their baseline function. Worse probability of maintaining ≥90 baseline renal function was found in patients with Charlson's Comorbidity Index (CCI≥3) (p=0.004) and patients with PADUA score ≥8 (p=0.023). After stratification by baseline renal function, ischemia was the only independent factor: no effect on patients with poorer baseline renal function. Patients with baseline SRF 45-55% who did not experience ischemia had the highest probability to maintain ≥90% baseline SRF (p=0.028). Ischemia &gt;25 minutes was detrimental (p=0.017). Conclusions: Stratification of patients by SRF before PN is not a reliable predictor of renal functional outcome. Ischemia seems to scarcely influence patients with poorer renal function.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967535.v1
title: Comparison of inflammatory markers between brucella and non-brucella epididymo-orchitis

description: ABSTRACT Objectives: Brucellosis is a multi-system infectious disease that is associated with inflammation, which causes an increase in acute phase reactants. Hematological inflammatory markers of brucellosis include mean platelet volume (MPV), red cell distribution width (RDW), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of hematological inflammatory markers in Brucella epididymo-orchitis (BEO), and to investigate the utility of these markers for differential diagnosis from non-Brucella epididymo-orchitis (non-BEO). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 22 BEO and 50 non-BEO patients. Hematological parameters were recorded and compared between the two groups. The main diagnostic criteria for BEO were positive clinical findings (i.e., testicular pain, tenderness and scrotal swelling), a positive Rose Bengal test result, standard tube agglutination (STA) titer ≥ 1/160, and/or a positive blood culture. Results: The most decisive factors in discriminating between BEO and non-BEO were NLR, RDW, and MPV, in decreasing order of their strength. Regardless of other factors, NLR values &lt; 2.3 significantly increased the odds of BEO (OR=8.080, 95% CI: 1.929-33.843, p=0.004). After adjusting for other factors, RDW values &gt;14.45% significantly increased the odds of BEO (OR=7.020, 95% CI: 1.749-28.176, p=0.006). Independent of the other factors, patients with MPV &lt; 7.65 fL had a 6.336 times higher risk for BEO (95% CI: 1.393 - 28.822, p=0.017). Conclusion: Hematological inflammatory markers such as NLR, RDW, and MPV can aid in the differential diagnosis of BEO and non-BEO.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6967526
title: Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty for uncontrolled open angle glaucoma in Peruvian patients

description: ABSTRACT Objective: We describe the pressure lowering effect of micropulse laser trabeculoplasty (MLT) in patients with uncontrolled open angle glaucoma (OAG). Design: Retrospective case series. Methods: We retrospective reviewed 30 eyes with Open angle Glaucoma (OAG) at the Vista Clinic in Lima, Peru. A single session of MLT treatment was delivered using a 532 nm Frequency doubled Nd. YAG laser to 360º of the trabecular meshwork with a power of 1000 mW, 25 % of duty cycle, and 300 ms. of exposure. The intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured at baseline and at 1 day, 1 week, 3, 6 months post-treatment and were followed up for one last control. Results: The mean baseline IOP was 15.6 mmHg and in the last control was12.8 mmHg, mean follow up time of 19 months (+/- 10 SD). The mean reduction of IOP in the first day was 1.6 mmHg (± 2.6 SD) and 1.2 mmHg (± 3.3 SD) in the last follow up. The mean percentage of IOP reduction was 17.9% and 7 eyes (40%) had IOP reduction greater than 20%. No statistical difference in relation to demographics characteristics of the patients. The greatest reduction was achieved in the first day with a median of 2.00 (P 0.001). A tendency to achieve higher reduction of IOP in patients with higher baseline IOP was found, but was not statistical significant. No adverse reactions occurred. Conclusions: Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty can temporarily be effective in reducing the IOP in some patients with uncontrolled Open angle glaucoma and appears to be safe.