cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7508102.v1
title: Analysis of prototypical narratives produced by aphasic individuals and cognitively healthy subjects

description: Aphasia can globally or selectively affect comprehension and production of verbal and written language. Discourse analysis can aid language assessment and diagnosis. Objective: [1] To explore narratives that produce a number of valid indicators for diagnosing aphasia in speakers of Brazilian Portuguese. [2] To analyze the macrostructural aspects of the discourse of normal individuals. [3] To analyze the macrostructural aspects of the discourse of aphasic individuals. Methods: The macrostructural aspects of three narratives produced by aphasic individuals and cognitively healthy subjects were analyzed. Results: A total of 30 volunteers were examined comprising 10 aphasic individuals (AG) and 20 healthy controls (CG). The CG included 5 males. The CG had a mean age of 38.9 years (SD=15.61) and mean schooling of 13 years (SD=2.67) whereas the AG had a mean age of 51.7 years (SD=17.3) and mean schooling of 9.1 years (SD=3.69). Participants were asked to narrate three fairy tales as a basis for analyzing the macrostructure of discourse. Comparison of the three narratives revealed no statistically significant difference in number of propositions produced by the groups. A significant negative correlation was found between age and number of propositions produced. Also, statistically significant differences were observed in the number of propositions produced by the individuals in the CG and the AG for the three tales. Conclusion: It was concluded that the three tales are applicable for discourse assessment, containing a similar number of propositions and differentiating aphasic individuals and cognitively healthy subjects based on analysis of the macrostructure of discourse.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7511891
title: Growth of corn plants in soil containing tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigated with sewage wastewater

description: This study evaluated the parameters of the growth of corn plants (Zea mays L.) grown in pots containing soil plus tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigated with household wastewater. The arrangement of treatments consisted of a factorial 2x6 (two types of irrigation and six fertilization treatments) in a completely randomized design (CRD) with five repetitions. The height of the plants and the diameter of the stems were evaluated bi-weekly. The results indicated that both the wastewater and the tannery sludge vermicompost are good sources of nutrients for the plants, promoting their growth. We conclude, therefore, that wastewater from households and tannery sludge vermicompost can be considered an agricultural waste of interest for the corn crop.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7519244
title: Financialization, commodification and space-time restructuring: reflections from the systemic cycles of accumulation approach and the theory of double movement

description: Abstract We intend, with the present article, to reflect on the relations between financialization and commodification. The main objective of this research is to find theoretical frameworks for the understanding of the current cycle of space-time restructuring based on the theories of the capitalist world-system and of the political economy of international relations. Our exposition has two objectives. First, we will position ourselves, from a Braudelian and Polanyian perspective, in the debates about the meanings attributed to financialization and commodification. Next, we will illustrate, with some examples, how these perspectives suggest the construction of new views on phenomena that are at the center of investigations in the field of urban and territorial studies.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7508090.v1
title: Cognitive performance and engagement in physical, social and intellectual activities in older adults: The FIBRA study

description: Cognitive decline in aging can negatively impact quality of life in the elderly. However, studies have shown that elderly engaged in advanced activities of daily living (AADLs) can maintain or enhance global cognitive function or specific domains. Objective: To investigate the relationship between engagement in AADLs and domains of cognition in elderly from seven different locations in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 2,549 elderly without cognitive deficits suggestive of dementia was conducted. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, health status, the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) by subdomain (orientation, memory, attention/calculus, language and constructional praxis), and engagement in AADL grouped under physical, social and intellectual activities. Results: Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed an association, albeit modest, between intellectual AADLs and the domains orientation, attention/calculus, language and constructional praxis (R2=0.005, 0.008, 0.021, and 0.021 respectively). Social AADLs were correlated with memory (R2=0.002) and language (R2=0.004) domains. No association was found between physical AADLs and MMSE domains. Schooling and family income were the sociodemographic variables exhibiting the strongest relationship with cognitive domains. Conclusion: The study found associations between intellectual and social AADLs with higher cognitive performance, suggesting that active aging can provide opportunities to attenuate cognitive decline in aging.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517540
title: Faces of contemporary literature: the viral poetry

description: ABSTRACT This article aims at discussing an aspect of contemporary literature, the viral poetry in Brazilian fanpages on Facebook, in perspective from a lyrical demand of literary modernity: the need for concentration of poetic language and critical exercise. In addition, we discuss some reasons for the resistance that still can be felt by literature teachers and researchers, with focus on the problem of value.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609034
title: The historical evolution of urban drainage: from traditional drainage to harmony with nature

description: ABSTRACT In Brazil, over 80% of the Brazilian population live in cities. As a consequence of that population growth, there is waterproofing of the soil, occupation of marginal river protection strips, deforestation, river channeling, increasing amount of solid waste that is thrown into these water bodies, among others. When great rainfall occurs, water bodies overflow and cause flooding with material, human and environmental damage impacting the health of the population. In the world, 20 million people suffer annually from floods. Brazil occupies the 11th place in the ranking with 270 thousand people being affected by the floods. This article, therefore, makes a critical analysis of the evolution of the process of urban rainwater management from the traditional drainage phase, with the implementation of structural and non-structural measures with the purpose of repelling water, including the use of sustainable drainage, with the purpose of delaying the flow of water by constructing underground reservoirs, to the present phase when solutions are proposed based on or in harmony with nature, with gray and green structures. We hope to contribute to raising the awareness of managers and of the population so that each one fulfills their role in the appropriate and conscious management of urban rainwater.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7512122
title: PERFORMANCE AND QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CARCASS TRAITS IN PIGS FED ON CANOLA MEAL

description: ABSTRACT Two experiments were performed for the purpose of determining the nutritional value and assess the performance and carcass traits in pigs fed on canola meal (Brassica napus). Experiment I consisted of a total digestibility trial conducted with 14 castrated commercial crossbred male pigs with 60.69 ± 4.26 kg initial live weight. The treatments consisted of a control diet based on maize and soybean meal and another diet containing canola meal (control + 25% canola meal). Each pig was an experimental unit, totalling seven experimental units per diet. The digestible energy and the metabolizable energy of canola meal used was 2,999 and 2,730 kcal.kg-1, respectively. These values were used to formulate the diets of the performance experiment. Experiment II included 50 crossbred pigs with an average initial live weight of 29.90 ± 1.16 kg and an average final live weight of 60.33 ± 3.38 kg during the growing phase, and an average initial live weight of 60.37 ± 1.6 kg and an average final live weight of 90.37 ± 3.19 kg during the finishing phase. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with four treatments (6, 12, 18, and 24% canola meal), 10 repetitions, and one pig per experimental unit. The control diet was formulated with 0% canola meal. The data were assessed using ANOVA test and the averages of the treatments were compared using Dunnett's test and regression analysis at a 5% probability level. The results suggest that it is possible to use up to 24% canola meal in the diets for pigs during the growing and finishing phases without affecting the performance and carcass traits.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7512122.v1
title: PERFORMANCE AND QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CARCASS TRAITS IN PIGS FED ON CANOLA MEAL

description: ABSTRACT Two experiments were performed for the purpose of determining the nutritional value and assess the performance and carcass traits in pigs fed on canola meal (Brassica napus). Experiment I consisted of a total digestibility trial conducted with 14 castrated commercial crossbred male pigs with 60.69 ± 4.26 kg initial live weight. The treatments consisted of a control diet based on maize and soybean meal and another diet containing canola meal (control + 25% canola meal). Each pig was an experimental unit, totalling seven experimental units per diet. The digestible energy and the metabolizable energy of canola meal used was 2,999 and 2,730 kcal.kg-1, respectively. These values were used to formulate the diets of the performance experiment. Experiment II included 50 crossbred pigs with an average initial live weight of 29.90 ± 1.16 kg and an average final live weight of 60.33 ± 3.38 kg during the growing phase, and an average initial live weight of 60.37 ± 1.6 kg and an average final live weight of 90.37 ± 3.19 kg during the finishing phase. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with four treatments (6, 12, 18, and 24% canola meal), 10 repetitions, and one pig per experimental unit. The control diet was formulated with 0% canola meal. The data were assessed using ANOVA test and the averages of the treatments were compared using Dunnett's test and regression analysis at a 5% probability level. The results suggest that it is possible to use up to 24% canola meal in the diets for pigs during the growing and finishing phases without affecting the performance and carcass traits.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7519244.v1
title: Financialization, commodification and space-time restructuring: reflections from the systemic cycles of accumulation approach and the theory of double movement

description: Abstract We intend, with the present article, to reflect on the relations between financialization and commodification. The main objective of this research is to find theoretical frameworks for the understanding of the current cycle of space-time restructuring based on the theories of the capitalist world-system and of the political economy of international relations. Our exposition has two objectives. First, we will position ourselves, from a Braudelian and Polanyian perspective, in the debates about the meanings attributed to financialization and commodification. Next, we will illustrate, with some examples, how these perspectives suggest the construction of new views on phenomena that are at the center of investigations in the field of urban and territorial studies.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11609034.v1
title: The historical evolution of urban drainage: from traditional drainage to harmony with nature

description: ABSTRACT In Brazil, over 80% of the Brazilian population live in cities. As a consequence of that population growth, there is waterproofing of the soil, occupation of marginal river protection strips, deforestation, river channeling, increasing amount of solid waste that is thrown into these water bodies, among others. When great rainfall occurs, water bodies overflow and cause flooding with material, human and environmental damage impacting the health of the population. In the world, 20 million people suffer annually from floods. Brazil occupies the 11th place in the ranking with 270 thousand people being affected by the floods. This article, therefore, makes a critical analysis of the evolution of the process of urban rainwater management from the traditional drainage phase, with the implementation of structural and non-structural measures with the purpose of repelling water, including the use of sustainable drainage, with the purpose of delaying the flow of water by constructing underground reservoirs, to the present phase when solutions are proposed based on or in harmony with nature, with gray and green structures. We hope to contribute to raising the awareness of managers and of the population so that each one fulfills their role in the appropriate and conscious management of urban rainwater.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7517540.v1
title: Faces of contemporary literature: the viral poetry

description: ABSTRACT This article aims at discussing an aspect of contemporary literature, the viral poetry in Brazilian fanpages on Facebook, in perspective from a lyrical demand of literary modernity: the need for concentration of poetic language and critical exercise. In addition, we discuss some reasons for the resistance that still can be felt by literature teachers and researchers, with focus on the problem of value.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14270048
title: The Translation of Wordplays in a Literary Corpus: A Review of Delabastita’s Framework Based on Corpus Linguistics

description: Abstract This paper analyzes the translation of wordplay from a literary corpus, the novel “O Xangô de Baker Street” (SOARES, 1995), translated into English by Clifford Landers in 1997, and does so based on the framework of Delabastita (1996) for wordplay’s translation. The study uses the theoretical-methodological approach of Corpus Linguistics and is characterized as “corpus driven” (TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001). The analysis of the translations showed that Delabastita's framework can cope with only part of the procedures observed in the translation of the wordplay investigated, and as a result, the study proposes to expand the mentioned framework, by means of the addition of four new strategies for wordplays' translation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11756961
title: DOES CHEMICAL DESICCATION AND HARVEST TIME AFFECT THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SANITARY QUALITY OF SOYBEAN SEEDS?

description: ABSTRACT The use of desiccants may result in seeds with high physiological and sanitary quality due to the shorter period of exposure to field adverse conditions before the maturity stage for harvest. This study evaluated the effect of chemical desiccants and harvest times on the physiological and sanitary quality of soybean seeds. The experiment consisted of a randomized block design, arranged in a factorial scheme (4 × 3) + 1, with four replications. The first factor corresponded to four desiccation (grammoxone-2 L ha-1, glufosinate-2 L ha-1, reglone-1.5 L ha-1, and saflufenacil-40 g ha-1) applied at the R7.1 phenological stage (physiological maturity and 65% moisture with three harvest times (0, 7, and 14 days after the R8 phenological stage) and additional treatment (control, application of water only, and harvest at the R8 stage), with four replications. The use of the grammoxone desiccant and seeds harvested at seven days after the R8 stage resulted in soybean seeds of the highest physiological quality, as observed for the variables germination, moisture damage, mechanical damage, and incidences of Colletotrichum sp., Phomopsis sp., Penicillium sp. Fusarium sp., Cercospora kikuchii, and Alternaria sp. Seeds harvested at the R8 + 14 stage had the greatest losses in seed quality. The use of ammonium glufosinate and saflufenacil as desiccants is not recommended due to the reduction in the physiological quality of soybean seeds.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11756961.v1
title: DOES CHEMICAL DESICCATION AND HARVEST TIME AFFECT THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SANITARY QUALITY OF SOYBEAN SEEDS?

description: ABSTRACT The use of desiccants may result in seeds with high physiological and sanitary quality due to the shorter period of exposure to field adverse conditions before the maturity stage for harvest. This study evaluated the effect of chemical desiccants and harvest times on the physiological and sanitary quality of soybean seeds. The experiment consisted of a randomized block design, arranged in a factorial scheme (4 × 3) + 1, with four replications. The first factor corresponded to four desiccation (grammoxone-2 L ha-1, glufosinate-2 L ha-1, reglone-1.5 L ha-1, and saflufenacil-40 g ha-1) applied at the R7.1 phenological stage (physiological maturity and 65% moisture with three harvest times (0, 7, and 14 days after the R8 phenological stage) and additional treatment (control, application of water only, and harvest at the R8 stage), with four replications. The use of the grammoxone desiccant and seeds harvested at seven days after the R8 stage resulted in soybean seeds of the highest physiological quality, as observed for the variables germination, moisture damage, mechanical damage, and incidences of Colletotrichum sp., Phomopsis sp., Penicillium sp. Fusarium sp., Cercospora kikuchii, and Alternaria sp. Seeds harvested at the R8 + 14 stage had the greatest losses in seed quality. The use of ammonium glufosinate and saflufenacil as desiccants is not recommended due to the reduction in the physiological quality of soybean seeds.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14270048.v1
title: The Translation of Wordplays in a Literary Corpus: A Review of Delabastita’s Framework Based on Corpus Linguistics

description: Abstract This paper analyzes the translation of wordplay from a literary corpus, the novel “O Xangô de Baker Street” (SOARES, 1995), translated into English by Clifford Landers in 1997, and does so based on the framework of Delabastita (1996) for wordplay’s translation. The study uses the theoretical-methodological approach of Corpus Linguistics and is characterized as “corpus driven” (TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001). The analysis of the translations showed that Delabastita's framework can cope with only part of the procedures observed in the translation of the wordplay investigated, and as a result, the study proposes to expand the mentioned framework, by means of the addition of four new strategies for wordplays' translation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7507781
title: Conception, design and development of a low-cost intelligent prosthesis for one-sided transfemoral amputees

description: Introduction Modern transfemoral knee prostheses are designed to offer comfort and self-confidence to amputees. These prostheses are mainly based upon either a passive concept, with a damping system, or an active computational intelligent design to control knee motion during the swing phase. In Brazil, most lower extremity amputees are unable to afford modern prostheses due to their high cost. In this work, we present the conception, design and development of a low-cost intelligent prosthesis for one-sided transfemoral amputees. Methods The concept of the prosthesis is based on a control system with sensors for loads, which are installed on the amputee’s preserved leg and used as a mirror for the movement of the prosthesis. Mechanical strength analysis, using the Finite Element Method, electromechanical tests for the sensors and actuators and verification of data acquisition, signal conditioning and data transferring to the knee prosthesis were performed. Results The laboratory tests performed showed the feasibility of the proposed design. The electromechanical concept that was used enabled a controlled activation of the knee prosthesis by the two load cells located on the shoe sole of the preserved leg. Conclusions The electromechanical design concept and the resulting knee prosthesis show promising results concerning prosthesis activation during walking tests, thereby showing the feasibility of a reduced manufacturing cost compared to the modern prostheses available on the market.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7508762
title: Performance quantification of clustering algorithms for false positive removal in fMRI by ROC curves

description: Abstract Introduction Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a non-invasive technique that allows the detection of specific cerebral functions in humans based on hemodynamic changes. The contrast changes are about 5%, making visual inspection impossible. Thus, statistic strategies are applied to infer which brain region is engaged in a task. However, the traditional methods like general linear model and cross-correlation utilize voxel-wise calculation, introducing a lot of false-positive data. So, in this work we tested post-processing cluster algorithms to diminish the false-positives. Methods In this study, three clustering algorithms (the hierarchical cluster, k-means and self-organizing maps) were tested and compared for false-positive removal in the post-processing of cross-correlation analyses. Results Our results showed that the hierarchical cluster presented the best performance to remove the false positives in fMRI, being 2.3 times more accurate than k-means, and 1.9 times more accurate than self-organizing maps. Conclusion The hierarchical cluster presented the best performance in false-positive removal because it uses the inconsistency coefficient threshold, while k-means and self-organizing maps utilize a priori cluster number (centroids and neurons number); thus, the hierarchical cluster avoids clustering scattered voxels, as the inconsistency coefficient threshold allows only the voxels to be clustered that are at a minimum distance to some cluster.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7513856
title: Sodium chloride as a reference substance for the three growth endpoints used in the Lemna minor L. (1753) test

description: Abstract Lemna sp. growth inhibition test standardized protocols suggest the use of compounds such as 3,5-dichlorophenol as reference substances for checking the test organism’s sensitivity routinely. However, this and other recommended chemicals present risks to human health and to the environment. Sodium chloride (NaCl) appears as a less toxic alternative reference substance which has been successfully used in routine ecotoxicological tests. However, the evaluation of this compound in multiple growth endpoints used in the L. minor test, which is required for recommending it as a reference substance for this test organism, has not yet been reported. In the present study, NaCl was tested with L. minor for the growth endpoints frond number, total frond area and fresh weight. Results showed acceptable sensitivity and reproducibility (coefficient of variance &lt; 15.0%) for all three of the measured endpoints. Statistically significant differences were observed between the EC50 values calculated based on the three endpoints (p &lt; 0.05). Total frond area was the most sensitive one, with average EC50 value of 2742.80 ± 245.7 mg L-1. It was anticipated that NaCl can be a suitable alternative reference substance and that total frond area should be the endpoint of choice for sensitivity toxicity tests using NaCl.