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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678511.v1
title: A systematic review of smart cities and the internet of things as a research topic

description: Abstract This study aims to analyze the current academic literature on Smart Cities and the Internet of Things using bibliometric analysis and quantitative content analysis. It primarily consists of extracting data from the web-of-science: citations, languages, countries, most prolific authors, the most relevant works, keywords, institutions, conferences, and journals. Results confirm that the most preeminent literature on Smart Cities and the Internet of Things focuses on developed countries with a long tradition of innovation and IT research showing a similar pattern. From this analysis, limitations and opportunities for future studies are observed. A research agenda and suggestions for new theoretical questions were developed for scholars of Smart Cities and the Internet of Things.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678508.v1
title: Interaction of Fusarium solani, Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia solani as root rot pathogens of Cucumis melo

description: ABSTRACT Root diseases represent one of the main reasons for yield loss in melon crops, especially root and stem rots caused by pathogens like the fungi Fusarium solani (Fs), Macrophomina phaseolina (Mp) and Rhizoctonia solani (Rs), frequently observed in muskmelon either alone or in combination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the interaction between the pathogens Fs, Mp and Rs on the incidence and severity of root rot and muskmelon development. Two greenhouse experiments were performed using plastic pots with substrate infested with each pathogenic agent alone or in combination. The second experiment was conducted in the same pots that were used in the first experiment. In the first experiment, the disease incidence was higher for the treatment with Fs alone. In the second experiment, the disease incidence and severity were greater for treatment Fs + Rs than for Fs alone. Macrophomina phaseolina was the most commonly isolated pathogen when applied to the plants in a paired mixed inoculum (Fs + Mp and Mp + Rs) in the first experiment. In the second experiment, Fs was more prevalent than the other studied pathogens. Soil infested with Fs had the lowest fresh weight of muskmelon. The pathogens Fs and Mp were more competitive than Rs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678499
title: EFFECT OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA, FAT PAD AND DURAL MATRIX IN PREVENTING EPIDURAL FIBROSIS

description: ABSTRACT Objective: Epidural fibrosis is one of the main reasons for requiring repeated surgical intervention. Our objective was to compare the effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on the development of epidural fibrosis with collagen dural matrix and free autogenous fat graft. Methods: Male rats were separated into 3 groups. Laminectomy was implemented on the rats and epidural fat pad was placed in the first group (n = 7); equal size of collagen dural matrix was applied in the second group (n = 7); a single dose of PRP was applied in the third group (n = 7). Results: Epidural fibrosis was more common in the group that collagen dural matrix was applied when compared the ones that PRP was applied. PRP group presented better values in preventing epidural fibrosis when compared to the fat pad group, however this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: PRP is a material that can be easily obtained from the very blood of patients and at an extremely low cost; the main clinical relevance of our study is that the PRP might be an efficient material for better clinical results after laminectomy surgery due to its tissue healing and epidural fibroris preventing potentials. Level of Evidence V, Animal research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678499.v1
title: EFFECT OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA, FAT PAD AND DURAL MATRIX IN PREVENTING EPIDURAL FIBROSIS

description: ABSTRACT Objective: Epidural fibrosis is one of the main reasons for requiring repeated surgical intervention. Our objective was to compare the effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on the development of epidural fibrosis with collagen dural matrix and free autogenous fat graft. Methods: Male rats were separated into 3 groups. Laminectomy was implemented on the rats and epidural fat pad was placed in the first group (n = 7); equal size of collagen dural matrix was applied in the second group (n = 7); a single dose of PRP was applied in the third group (n = 7). Results: Epidural fibrosis was more common in the group that collagen dural matrix was applied when compared the ones that PRP was applied. PRP group presented better values in preventing epidural fibrosis when compared to the fat pad group, however this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: PRP is a material that can be easily obtained from the very blood of patients and at an extremely low cost; the main clinical relevance of our study is that the PRP might be an efficient material for better clinical results after laminectomy surgery due to its tissue healing and epidural fibroris preventing potentials. Level of Evidence V, Animal research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678502
title: Dialogue in campaign: an analysis of the communicative strategies of confrontation in the Brazilian presidential election of 2014

description: Abstract This article intends to identify the dialogue, as well as its nature and contribution to the clarification of the electoral proposals, of the three main candidates competing in the 2014 presidential elections: Dilma Rousseff (PT), Aécio Neves (PSDB), and Marina Silva (PSB). The primary source of information was the Free Time of Electoral Advertising (block and spots) aired during the two rounds of the elections. The first objective was to elaborate a quantitative analysis of the occurrence of direct dialogue between the candidacies, identifying the candidates who had the most dialogue. The second objective was to qualify the nature of the dialogue undertaken by each candidacy, classifying it based on three categories: deconstruction of personal image; deconstruction of political image; criticism of the opponent’s political project. Such classification will assess to what extent the dialogue between the candidates has allowed discerning with greater or lesser clarity the ideological-political contours between the governmental projects in dispute. It is concluded that the occurrence of dialogue between the candidates in 2014 was increased by the sudden rise in competitiveness of the campaign.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678502.v1
title: Dialogue in campaign: an analysis of the communicative strategies of confrontation in the Brazilian presidential election of 2014

description: Abstract This article intends to identify the dialogue, as well as its nature and contribution to the clarification of the electoral proposals, of the three main candidates competing in the 2014 presidential elections: Dilma Rousseff (PT), Aécio Neves (PSDB), and Marina Silva (PSB). The primary source of information was the Free Time of Electoral Advertising (block and spots) aired during the two rounds of the elections. The first objective was to elaborate a quantitative analysis of the occurrence of direct dialogue between the candidacies, identifying the candidates who had the most dialogue. The second objective was to qualify the nature of the dialogue undertaken by each candidacy, classifying it based on three categories: deconstruction of personal image; deconstruction of political image; criticism of the opponent’s political project. Such classification will assess to what extent the dialogue between the candidates has allowed discerning with greater or lesser clarity the ideological-political contours between the governmental projects in dispute. It is concluded that the occurrence of dialogue between the candidates in 2014 was increased by the sudden rise in competitiveness of the campaign.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678496
title: An Overview of the Photocatalytic H2 Evolution by Semiconductor-Based Materials for Nonspecialists

description: The solar-to-chemical energy conversion is promising to tackle sustainability challenges toward a global future. The production of H2 from sunlight represents an attractive alternative to the use of carboniferous fossil fuels to meet our energy demands. In this context, the water splitting reaction photocatalyzed by semiconductors that can be excited under visible or near-infrared light excitation represents an attractive route to the clean generation of H2. In this review, we present an overview of the most important concepts behind the H2 generation, from water splitting, promoted by semiconductor-based systems for readers that were recently introduced to the water splitting topic. Then, we present the main classes of photocatalysts based on semiconductors. For each class of semiconductors, we focused on the examples that lead to the highest activities towards the H2 production and discuss the operation principles, advantages, performances, limitations, and challenges. We cover metal oxides, sulfides, and nitrides. We also discuss strategies in which these materials are combined, including hybridization with metal nanoparticles, other semiconductors, and carbon dots, to achieve improved performances and circumvent the limitations of the individual counterparts.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678496.v1
title: An Overview of the Photocatalytic H2 Evolution by Semiconductor-Based Materials for Nonspecialists

description: The solar-to-chemical energy conversion is promising to tackle sustainability challenges toward a global future. The production of H2 from sunlight represents an attractive alternative to the use of carboniferous fossil fuels to meet our energy demands. In this context, the water splitting reaction photocatalyzed by semiconductors that can be excited under visible or near-infrared light excitation represents an attractive route to the clean generation of H2. In this review, we present an overview of the most important concepts behind the H2 generation, from water splitting, promoted by semiconductor-based systems for readers that were recently introduced to the water splitting topic. Then, we present the main classes of photocatalysts based on semiconductors. For each class of semiconductors, we focused on the examples that lead to the highest activities towards the H2 production and discuss the operation principles, advantages, performances, limitations, and challenges. We cover metal oxides, sulfides, and nitrides. We also discuss strategies in which these materials are combined, including hybridization with metal nanoparticles, other semiconductors, and carbon dots, to achieve improved performances and circumvent the limitations of the individual counterparts.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678490
title: Progress of Botrytis leaf blight of onion under different fungicide spraying regimens

description: ABSTRACT Botrytis leaf blight of onion, caused by Botrytis squamosa, is controlled by foliar spraying with fungicides following a fixed schedule, without considering the progress of the disease. A spraying regimen based on a forecasting system can predict the disease progress, allowing a reduction in the number of sprayings and maximizing the disease control. Spraying programs were established based on the system of Marcuzzo & Haveroth with estimated accumulated severity values (ES) of 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30, compared to standard control programs (application intervals of 5 and 7 days) in 2017 and 2018 growing seasons. To assess the progress of botrytis leaf blight under the different spraying regimens, the statistical modeling technique known as mixed models was applied. These models include not only the fixed effects, but also the random effects for each individual in the study population. The accumulated severity of botrytis leaf blight as a function of time, for the five spraying programs, was calibrated with a Gompertz model adjusted by the mixed model and the random effect was adjusted to the upper asymptote. This parameter represents the disease severity potential for each treatment. As the result of the model calibration, the treatment with spraying regimen of ES=0.30 with three and four sprayings each year did not differ in control and yield from the conventional system used by the farmer with the advantage of reducing the number of sprayings and showing the same control efficiency.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678490.v1
title: Progress of Botrytis leaf blight of onion under different fungicide spraying regimens

description: ABSTRACT Botrytis leaf blight of onion, caused by Botrytis squamosa, is controlled by foliar spraying with fungicides following a fixed schedule, without considering the progress of the disease. A spraying regimen based on a forecasting system can predict the disease progress, allowing a reduction in the number of sprayings and maximizing the disease control. Spraying programs were established based on the system of Marcuzzo & Haveroth with estimated accumulated severity values (ES) of 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30, compared to standard control programs (application intervals of 5 and 7 days) in 2017 and 2018 growing seasons. To assess the progress of botrytis leaf blight under the different spraying regimens, the statistical modeling technique known as mixed models was applied. These models include not only the fixed effects, but also the random effects for each individual in the study population. The accumulated severity of botrytis leaf blight as a function of time, for the five spraying programs, was calibrated with a Gompertz model adjusted by the mixed model and the random effect was adjusted to the upper asymptote. This parameter represents the disease severity potential for each treatment. As the result of the model calibration, the treatment with spraying regimen of ES=0.30 with three and four sprayings each year did not differ in control and yield from the conventional system used by the farmer with the advantage of reducing the number of sprayings and showing the same control efficiency.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678481
title: TRENDS IN UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate trends in publications on unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) from the past to the present. Methods: As a web-based analysis, all UKA research articles, editorial letters, case reports, reviews and meeting abstracts published on the Thomson Reuters’ Web of Knowledge were evaluated. The period from the first publication in 1980 to January 2019 was divided into four decades and publications were evaluated. Research articles were grouped into headings according to the subjects. Results: A total of 1,658 publications were evaluated in this study. The most frequent term used in the publications title was “outcome,” with 260 items, followed by “biomechanics and kinematics,” with 99 items. Most reports have been published in the last decade, and the most common type of publication was postoperative follow-up and results. Conclusion: In parallel with technological advancements, publications related to UKA-especially patient-specific instrumentation, navigation, and robotic surgery-will increase in number and become more specific. Level of Evidence V, Expert Opinion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678478
title: Influência da época de semeadura na severidade de doenças foliares e na produtividade do milho safrinha

description: ABSTRACT In the main grain producing areas, corn has been grown in two harvest seasons, summer corn (first corn crop) and winter corn (second corn crop). With the corn crop throughout the year in the field, a green bridge was created, favoring the development and the permanence of pests and diseases. The severity of diseases can limit crop development and compromise productivity. The objective of this study was to verify the influence of the time of the sowing season on foliar disease severity and yield of second corn crop in northern Paraná State in two consecutive harvest seasons, 2015 and 2016. Cercospora zeae-maydis, Pantoea annanatis and Exserohilum turcicun were the main diseases observed in the two consecutive years in the northern region of the state of Paraná. Sowings up to 10/03 showed greater Puccinia polysora and Pantoea annanatis severities, while Exserohilum turcicun was more pronounced in sowings after 10/03. For Cercospora zeae-maydis, the sowing time did not show effective influence. Higher productive rates were achieved when sowing was performed early.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678481.v1
title: TRENDS IN UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

description: ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate trends in publications on unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) from the past to the present. Methods: As a web-based analysis, all UKA research articles, editorial letters, case reports, reviews and meeting abstracts published on the Thomson Reuters’ Web of Knowledge were evaluated. The period from the first publication in 1980 to January 2019 was divided into four decades and publications were evaluated. Research articles were grouped into headings according to the subjects. Results: A total of 1,658 publications were evaluated in this study. The most frequent term used in the publications title was “outcome,” with 260 items, followed by “biomechanics and kinematics,” with 99 items. Most reports have been published in the last decade, and the most common type of publication was postoperative follow-up and results. Conclusion: In parallel with technological advancements, publications related to UKA-especially patient-specific instrumentation, navigation, and robotic surgery-will increase in number and become more specific. Level of Evidence V, Expert Opinion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678472
title: Multiple organ dysfunction caused by a foreign body in the esophagus

description: ABSTRACT We present the case of a 71-year-old patient who was admitted to the medical intensive care unit in a state of multiple organ dysfunction. After the fourth day of applying all needed life-saving measures (vasopressor stimulation, mechanical ventilation, continuous dialysis treatment, broad spectrum antibiotic therapy, and other supportive measures), nonspecific heteroanamnestic data revealed that the patient had been having a persistent difficulty in swallowing liquids and food for a few days prior to hospital admission. After performing additional radiological and endoscopic diagnostic procedures, a foreign body was detected; a steel wire that had a length of approximately 6cm and was bent in a half had penetrated the esophagus and was projected into the seventh neckline. We managed to evacuate the foreign body endoscopically without further complications, and we stabilized our patient using additional therapeutic measures as needed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678475
title: Temporal epidemiology of Botrytis leaf blight of onion under different fungicide spray regimens

description: ABSTRACT Botrytis leaf blight of onion is controlled by foliar fungicide application following a fixed schedule. However, the application regimen based on a forecast system can predict and minimize the disease progression. As the epidemiological behavior of the disease in southern Brazil is not known, this study aimed to analyze the temporal epidemiology of the disease under different fungicide application regimens. In a randomized block design with four replicates, the application regimens were evaluated based on the system of Marcuzzo & Haveroth (2016) with cumulative daily values of estimated severity (ES) of 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30, compared to the standard control (fungicide application at 5 and 7 days). The disease severity was weekly evaluated in ten plants previously demarcated at random for each replicate. The disease progress curve for each genotype was adjusted to Gompertz model, since the observed severity corresponded to the model and was confirmed by the consistency between the estimated points and by the residue. The 7-day regimen had the highest progression rate (0.80283), while ES=0.30 had the lowest rate (0.50526). The regimen showing ES=0.30 presented the maximum severity peak, 46.4%, and the 5-day regimen had the lowest cumulative value of the disease, 27.7%. Fungicide application regimens did not influence the temporal progression of Botrytis leaf blight in onion Empasc 352/Bola Precoce.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678478.v1
title: Influência da época de semeadura na severidade de doenças foliares e na produtividade do milho safrinha

description: ABSTRACT In the main grain producing areas, corn has been grown in two harvest seasons, summer corn (first corn crop) and winter corn (second corn crop). With the corn crop throughout the year in the field, a green bridge was created, favoring the development and the permanence of pests and diseases. The severity of diseases can limit crop development and compromise productivity. The objective of this study was to verify the influence of the time of the sowing season on foliar disease severity and yield of second corn crop in northern Paraná State in two consecutive harvest seasons, 2015 and 2016. Cercospora zeae-maydis, Pantoea annanatis and Exserohilum turcicun were the main diseases observed in the two consecutive years in the northern region of the state of Paraná. Sowings up to 10/03 showed greater Puccinia polysora and Pantoea annanatis severities, while Exserohilum turcicun was more pronounced in sowings after 10/03. For Cercospora zeae-maydis, the sowing time did not show effective influence. Higher productive rates were achieved when sowing was performed early.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678472.v1
title: Multiple organ dysfunction caused by a foreign body in the esophagus

description: ABSTRACT We present the case of a 71-year-old patient who was admitted to the medical intensive care unit in a state of multiple organ dysfunction. After the fourth day of applying all needed life-saving measures (vasopressor stimulation, mechanical ventilation, continuous dialysis treatment, broad spectrum antibiotic therapy, and other supportive measures), nonspecific heteroanamnestic data revealed that the patient had been having a persistent difficulty in swallowing liquids and food for a few days prior to hospital admission. After performing additional radiological and endoscopic diagnostic procedures, a foreign body was detected; a steel wire that had a length of approximately 6cm and was bent in a half had penetrated the esophagus and was projected into the seventh neckline. We managed to evacuate the foreign body endoscopically without further complications, and we stabilized our patient using additional therapeutic measures as needed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11678475.v1
title: Temporal epidemiology of Botrytis leaf blight of onion under different fungicide spray regimens

description: ABSTRACT Botrytis leaf blight of onion is controlled by foliar fungicide application following a fixed schedule. However, the application regimen based on a forecast system can predict and minimize the disease progression. As the epidemiological behavior of the disease in southern Brazil is not known, this study aimed to analyze the temporal epidemiology of the disease under different fungicide application regimens. In a randomized block design with four replicates, the application regimens were evaluated based on the system of Marcuzzo & Haveroth (2016) with cumulative daily values of estimated severity (ES) of 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30, compared to the standard control (fungicide application at 5 and 7 days). The disease severity was weekly evaluated in ten plants previously demarcated at random for each replicate. The disease progress curve for each genotype was adjusted to Gompertz model, since the observed severity corresponded to the model and was confirmed by the consistency between the estimated points and by the residue. The 7-day regimen had the highest progression rate (0.80283), while ES=0.30 had the lowest rate (0.50526). The regimen showing ES=0.30 presented the maximum severity peak, 46.4%, and the 5-day regimen had the lowest cumulative value of the disease, 27.7%. Fungicide application regimens did not influence the temporal progression of Botrytis leaf blight in onion Empasc 352/Bola Precoce.