cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905205.v1
title: Precariousness of medical work in Paraíba:ethical impacts

description: Abstract Brazil faces an increasing precariousness in public services, as well as in medical work. Paraíba has a peculiar contracting modality called “codification”, an unconstitutional employment relationship established without a signed contract, in which the physicians is paid for service provision without guarantee of labor rights. This arcticle discusses the precariousness of medical work in the State of Paraíba by examining the codification system and its bioethical implications. This is a cross-sectional study with data from the transparency portal of the State Court of Accounts on codified physicians. Results show that 1,474 physicians work in the state health care system, 716 (48.6%) of whom were hired through public entrance examinations and 758 (51.4%) by codification. Significantly, 55.8% of codified physicians are men (p = 0.001) and 67.1% work in Paraíba’s Zona da Mata region (p = 0.021). More than a third is registered as clinicians. Recognizing the social value of the physician is essential to prevent negative impacts on job stability and on the formation of bonds between workers and users. We must re-establish human dignity in this context.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905208
title: Fair and balance rate for benefits not scheduled in defined contribution plans

description: ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to propose a methodology that, using multiple decreases, in addition to classified by actuarial profile and source of social security costs, calculates actuarially fair and balanced rates for unscheduled collective costing benefits from Defined Contribution (DC) pension plans. There are no studies in Brazil about costing rates for benefits not scheduled in pension plans of the DC modality. Any institution that pays collective cost social security benefits must determine an actuarial rate that is not insufficient, generating a financial imbalance in the fund, nor excessive, compromising the participant’s income. This work is the first study on costing rates for collective costing benefits from pension plans with DC modalities. Actuarially fair rates are obtained considering multiple decreases and equalizing the present value of contributions and the present value of pension and disability benefits, classified by actuarial profile and source of social security cost. The specific balance rate is determined for each source of social security costs and is obtained considering the actuarially fair rates for each actuarial profile. The general balance rate is obtained by the marginal contribution of each specific balance rate. The proposed methodology was used to calculate the rates of unscheduled benefits with collective costing in DC modality plans. The proposed methodology estimated that the legal changes, resulting from Constitutional Amendment 103/2019, indirectly increased by more than 4% the general balance rate of the unscheduled benefits of the Supplementary Social Security Foundation of the Federal Public Servant of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government (FUNPRESP-Exe).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905208.v1
title: Fair and balance rate for benefits not scheduled in defined contribution plans

description: ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to propose a methodology that, using multiple decreases, in addition to classified by actuarial profile and source of social security costs, calculates actuarially fair and balanced rates for unscheduled collective costing benefits from Defined Contribution (DC) pension plans. There are no studies in Brazil about costing rates for benefits not scheduled in pension plans of the DC modality. Any institution that pays collective cost social security benefits must determine an actuarial rate that is not insufficient, generating a financial imbalance in the fund, nor excessive, compromising the participant’s income. This work is the first study on costing rates for collective costing benefits from pension plans with DC modalities. Actuarially fair rates are obtained considering multiple decreases and equalizing the present value of contributions and the present value of pension and disability benefits, classified by actuarial profile and source of social security cost. The specific balance rate is determined for each source of social security costs and is obtained considering the actuarially fair rates for each actuarial profile. The general balance rate is obtained by the marginal contribution of each specific balance rate. The proposed methodology was used to calculate the rates of unscheduled benefits with collective costing in DC modality plans. The proposed methodology estimated that the legal changes, resulting from Constitutional Amendment 103/2019, indirectly increased by more than 4% the general balance rate of the unscheduled benefits of the Supplementary Social Security Foundation of the Federal Public Servant of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government (FUNPRESP-Exe).
DOI: 10.17632/v5td9433x6.1
title: LINF_280015400

description: P27 protein
Leishmania infantum (strain JPCM5)
DOI: 10.17632/z2xc6rbn82.1
title: LINF_280015300

description: U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm5
Leishmania infantum (strain JPCM5)
DOI: 10.17632/z5vxsvcrv7.3
title: Resistance training preserves bone in vegans

description: supplementary files
DOI: 10.17632/r4tb4nbsbc.1
title: Data analysis of kinetics and production of biofuels from pyrolysis of sewage sludge

description: Thermogravimetric analysis data from a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) was used to investigate the kinetics of sewage sludge pyrolysis. In a TGA, sewage sludge was pyrolyzed, and mass loss data was recorded as a function of temperature and time. The coats-Redfern method was used to compute the activation energy and pre-exponential factor of pyrolysis of sewage sludge, which may be reused in large-scale pyrolysis reactor design. To measure the Arrhenius factors, various models used in Coats-Redfern methods were applied, regression coefficient (R2) was deciding factor to understand the reaction mechanism. Data on sewage sludge pyrolysis products was acquired using a lab-scale reactor at various temperatures. The metal oxide content of biochar formed from the process was determined using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy, while non-condensable gases were determined using Gas chromatography – Thermal conductivity detector (GC-TCD). The fuel gas produced by the sewage sludge pyrolysis process was quantified using GC-TCD data. The original publication included more biochar characterization.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905215.v1
title: Neutrophils phagocytosing fungal hyphae in urinary sediment

description: Abstract The Phagocytosis of fungal structures by neutrophils is a well-documented function of these immune cells. However, neutrophil phagocytosis of hyphal structures in the urine sediment is not usually observed during routine sample evaluation. This is a case of hyphal phagocytosis by neutrophils in the urine of a kidney allograft recipient patient.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905215
title: Neutrophils phagocytosing fungal hyphae in urinary sediment

description: Abstract The Phagocytosis of fungal structures by neutrophils is a well-documented function of these immune cells. However, neutrophil phagocytosis of hyphal structures in the urine sediment is not usually observed during routine sample evaluation. This is a case of hyphal phagocytosis by neutrophils in the urine of a kidney allograft recipient patient.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905217
title: Morphology and Biochemistry of Ovulation Morfologia e bioquímica da ovulação

description: Abstract The process of ovulation involves multiple and iterrelated genetic, biochemical, and morphological events: cessation of the proliferation of granulosa cells, resumption of oocyte meiosis, expansion of cumulus cell-oocyte complexes, digestion of the follicle wall, and extrusion of the metaphase-II oocyte. The present narrative review examines these interrelated steps in detail. The combined or isolated roles of the folliclestimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are highlighted. Genes indiced by the FSH genes are relevant in the cumulus expansion, and LH-induced genes are critical for the resumption ofmeiosis and digestion of the follicle wall. A nonhuman model for follicle-wall digestion and oocyte release was provided.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905217.v1
title: Morphology and Biochemistry of Ovulation Morfologia e bioquímica da ovulação

description: Abstract The process of ovulation involves multiple and iterrelated genetic, biochemical, and morphological events: cessation of the proliferation of granulosa cells, resumption of oocyte meiosis, expansion of cumulus cell-oocyte complexes, digestion of the follicle wall, and extrusion of the metaphase-II oocyte. The present narrative review examines these interrelated steps in detail. The combined or isolated roles of the folliclestimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are highlighted. Genes indiced by the FSH genes are relevant in the cumulus expansion, and LH-induced genes are critical for the resumption ofmeiosis and digestion of the follicle wall. A nonhuman model for follicle-wall digestion and oocyte release was provided.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905220
title: The Production of Meaning About the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Brazilian Journalistic Discourse

description: Abstract This paper analyzes how the journalistic discourse becomes a stage for the discussions between different points of view about the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil when using the voice of science, supported by scientific knowledge, and the voice of the idiot, when combats the former voice. Our corpus consists of five headlines and five leads about the theme, published on the website of the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo between March 20 and 24, 2020. The dialogical relations analysis showed that journalistic discourse comes to be a bivocalization in the scientific discourse, expressing the voice of science diffusely; creates an arena of discussions between the voice of science and the voice of the idiot, bringing anti-science valuations when bivocalizes itself with the Bolsonarist discourse; and discredits the voice of the idiot, standing off from it through the quoted speech, as well as producing the effects of meaning over the Covid-19.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905220.v1
title: The Production of Meaning About the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Brazilian Journalistic Discourse

description: Abstract This paper analyzes how the journalistic discourse becomes a stage for the discussions between different points of view about the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil when using the voice of science, supported by scientific knowledge, and the voice of the idiot, when combats the former voice. Our corpus consists of five headlines and five leads about the theme, published on the website of the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo between March 20 and 24, 2020. The dialogical relations analysis showed that journalistic discourse comes to be a bivocalization in the scientific discourse, expressing the voice of science diffusely; creates an arena of discussions between the voice of science and the voice of the idiot, bringing anti-science valuations when bivocalizes itself with the Bolsonarist discourse; and discredits the voice of the idiot, standing off from it through the quoted speech, as well as producing the effects of meaning over the Covid-19.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905221
title: Nitrogen fertilization and spacing in productivity and quality of passion fruit implanted with advanced seedlings

description: Abstract The use of advanced seedlings associated with the annual cultivation of passion fruit are important management techniques for living with the fruit-hardening virus (FEV). However, this technology still needs information on nitrogen fertilization and spacing between plants, so that it is possible to recover crop’s productivity. The objective of this research was to identify the nitrogen dose (N) and the most suitable spacing for annual orchards installed with advanced seedlings (1.2 m high) of yellow passion fruit. The experiment was carried out in the field, in Mogi Mirim, SP, between October 2017 and July 2018. A randomized block design was used in subdivided plots; the treatments were doses of N in coverage such as 0, 60, 120, 180 and 240 kg ha-1 and spacing between plants of 2.0 and 4.0 m and 3.0 m between lines. The dose found for maximum production, 15.4 kg of fruit pl-1, and adequate physical-chemical quality of the fruit for the yellow passion fruit was 130.7 kg ha-1 of N. The most densified spacing, of 2 x 3 m, provided greater productivity and number of thousand fruits per hectare, respectively, 20.7 t ha-1 and 139.5 thousand fruits ha-1.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905221.v1
title: Nitrogen fertilization and spacing in productivity and quality of passion fruit implanted with advanced seedlings

description: Abstract The use of advanced seedlings associated with the annual cultivation of passion fruit are important management techniques for living with the fruit-hardening virus (FEV). However, this technology still needs information on nitrogen fertilization and spacing between plants, so that it is possible to recover crop’s productivity. The objective of this research was to identify the nitrogen dose (N) and the most suitable spacing for annual orchards installed with advanced seedlings (1.2 m high) of yellow passion fruit. The experiment was carried out in the field, in Mogi Mirim, SP, between October 2017 and July 2018. A randomized block design was used in subdivided plots; the treatments were doses of N in coverage such as 0, 60, 120, 180 and 240 kg ha-1 and spacing between plants of 2.0 and 4.0 m and 3.0 m between lines. The dose found for maximum production, 15.4 kg of fruit pl-1, and adequate physical-chemical quality of the fruit for the yellow passion fruit was 130.7 kg ha-1 of N. The most densified spacing, of 2 x 3 m, provided greater productivity and number of thousand fruits per hectare, respectively, 20.7 t ha-1 and 139.5 thousand fruits ha-1.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905224
title: The Effect of Atorvastatin + Aspirin on the Endothelial Function Differs with Age in Patients with HIV: A Case-Control Study

description: Abstract Background Patients with HIV are more likely to present with cardiovascular disease when compared to the general population. Objective This was a case-control study that aimed to assess which factors were associated with a reduction in the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and an increase in the brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in HIV patients who received atorvastatin + aspirin during a period of 6 months. Methods A secondary analysis of a clinical trial was conducted, which included people living with HIV infection and low cardiovascular risk. A total of 38 patients allocated to the intervention arm and treated for 6 months with a combination of atorvastatin + aspirin were included. All participants underwent a carotid and brachial artery ultrasound, both at the beginning and the end of the study. Cases that responded with an increase of &gt;10% of the brachial dilatation (FMD) and reduction of the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were considered cases, and those who did not respond were considered controls. We assessed the factors associated with the positive responses obtained through IMT and FMD. Results A reduction in the IMT was not significantly associated with any of the evaluated risk factors: age (p=0.211), gender (p=0.260), smoking (p=0.131) or time since HIV diagnosis (p=0.836). An increase in the FMD was significantly associated with age amongst those in the 40-59 age group, p = 0.015 (OR = 4.37; 95% CI: 1.07-17.79). Conclusions Older individuals were more likely to present with an increased FMD after 6 months of treatment with atorvastatin + aspirin.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905224.v1
title: The Effect of Atorvastatin + Aspirin on the Endothelial Function Differs with Age in Patients with HIV: A Case-Control Study

description: Abstract Background Patients with HIV are more likely to present with cardiovascular disease when compared to the general population. Objective This was a case-control study that aimed to assess which factors were associated with a reduction in the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and an increase in the brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in HIV patients who received atorvastatin + aspirin during a period of 6 months. Methods A secondary analysis of a clinical trial was conducted, which included people living with HIV infection and low cardiovascular risk. A total of 38 patients allocated to the intervention arm and treated for 6 months with a combination of atorvastatin + aspirin were included. All participants underwent a carotid and brachial artery ultrasound, both at the beginning and the end of the study. Cases that responded with an increase of &gt;10% of the brachial dilatation (FMD) and reduction of the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were considered cases, and those who did not respond were considered controls. We assessed the factors associated with the positive responses obtained through IMT and FMD. Results A reduction in the IMT was not significantly associated with any of the evaluated risk factors: age (p=0.211), gender (p=0.260), smoking (p=0.131) or time since HIV diagnosis (p=0.836). An increase in the FMD was significantly associated with age amongst those in the 40-59 age group, p = 0.015 (OR = 4.37; 95% CI: 1.07-17.79). Conclusions Older individuals were more likely to present with an increased FMD after 6 months of treatment with atorvastatin + aspirin.
DOI: 10.17632/59y5yssfcy.2
title: Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) Review Data from 2022

description: Review Data Set on Nature Deficit Disorder from 2022
DOI: 10.17632/3csw4wmjnr.1
title: Research data supporting "Roughness spectroscopy of particle monolayer: Implications for spectral analysis of the monolayer image". B-spline representation of radial distribution function.

description: The files contain knots and coefficients of third order (quadratic) B-spline representation approximating a radial distribution function (RDF).
We calculated the function for a hard-disk monolayer generated with event-driven molecular dynamics, of surface coverage 0.85. Specifically, to produce the monolayer, we used the program PackLSD.64.x by Aleksandar Donev, available at https://cims.nyu.edu/~donev/Packing/PackLSD/Instructions.html. We started the simulation of 8.5E7 disks at the initial surface coverage of 0.1 to gradually increase their size. In the nml parameter file, we set the disk expansion rate parameter expansions_=0.001. Once the surface coverage achieved 0.85, we stopped the simulation.
We generated 26 replicas of the big system with a constant area of square simulation box. For each replica, we first calculated the discrete RDF g(r) by counting disk pairs in narrow distance intervals of width dr = 1E-3 a, where a is the disk radius. In the narrow interval 3.9900 ≤ r ≤ 4.0020, where the slope of the RDF changes extremely rapidly, we used the ring thickness 1E-4. For each replica of the system, we calculated the mean distance and RDF over the 88108 narrow intervals, averaging over the central particles. We calculated 26 replicas of the function g(r) in the range from r = 2a to r = 90a. Averaging over them, we got 88108 discrete, arithmetic mean values of RDF and standard deviations of the means. We identified the maximum value of the RDF standard deviation to be 0.009. Finally, we fit a third order (quadratic) B-spline representation to the mean RDF. For that, we used the procedure DFC of SLATEC library, with 3786 proper knots.
To calculate the RDF with the B-spline, you can use the procedure DBVALU of SLATEC library. The knot vector in the attached file begins and ends with two improper knots, in accordance with requirements of the procedure. For details, see the paper: P. Weroński & K. Pałka, "Roughness spectroscopy of particle monolayer: Implications for spectral analysis of the monolayer image", Measurement 196 (2022) 111263.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905226
title: Similar quality in chronic kidney disease multidisciplinary follow-up between kidney

description: Abstract Introduction: Multidisciplinary clinics are the best approach towards Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in pre-dialysis phases. The few studies regarding kidney transplant recipients (KTR) compare multidisciplinary and non-multidisciplinary clinics. Methods: In this study, we compared the quality of multidisciplinary CKD care between 101 KTR and 101 propensity score-matched non-transplant pre-dialysis patients (PDP). Prevalence of patients without specific treatment at any time and percent time without specific treatment for CKD complications were the main outcomes and patient and kidney function survival, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline, prevalence of CKD-related complications, and percent time within therapeutic goals were the exploratory ones. Results: Time within most goals was similar between the groups, except for diastolic blood pressure (83.4 vs. 77.3%, RR 0.92, CI 0.88-0.97, p = 0.002) and hypertriglyceridemia (67.7 vs. 58.2%, OR 0.85, CI 0.78-0.93, p &lt; 0.001), better in non-transplant PDP, and for proteinuria (92.7 vs. 83.5%, RR 1.1, CI 1.05-1.16, p &lt; 0.001), better in KTR. Patient survival and GFR decline were similar between the groups, although non-transplant PDP tended to progress earlier to dialysis (9.9% vs. 6.9%, HR 0.39, p = 0.07, CI 0.14-1.08). Discussion: The similar findings between non-transplant PDP and KTR suggests that good and comparable quality of multidisciplinary is a valid strategy for promoting optimal clinical management of CKD-related complications in KTR.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19905226.v1
title: Similar quality in chronic kidney disease multidisciplinary follow-up between kidney

description: Abstract Introduction: Multidisciplinary clinics are the best approach towards Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in pre-dialysis phases. The few studies regarding kidney transplant recipients (KTR) compare multidisciplinary and non-multidisciplinary clinics. Methods: In this study, we compared the quality of multidisciplinary CKD care between 101 KTR and 101 propensity score-matched non-transplant pre-dialysis patients (PDP). Prevalence of patients without specific treatment at any time and percent time without specific treatment for CKD complications were the main outcomes and patient and kidney function survival, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline, prevalence of CKD-related complications, and percent time within therapeutic goals were the exploratory ones. Results: Time within most goals was similar between the groups, except for diastolic blood pressure (83.4 vs. 77.3%, RR 0.92, CI 0.88-0.97, p = 0.002) and hypertriglyceridemia (67.7 vs. 58.2%, OR 0.85, CI 0.78-0.93, p &lt; 0.001), better in non-transplant PDP, and for proteinuria (92.7 vs. 83.5%, RR 1.1, CI 1.05-1.16, p &lt; 0.001), better in KTR. Patient survival and GFR decline were similar between the groups, although non-transplant PDP tended to progress earlier to dialysis (9.9% vs. 6.9%, HR 0.39, p = 0.07, CI 0.14-1.08). Discussion: The similar findings between non-transplant PDP and KTR suggests that good and comparable quality of multidisciplinary is a valid strategy for promoting optimal clinical management of CKD-related complications in KTR.