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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419467.v1
title: Production and characterization of alginate microparticles obtained by ionic gelation and electrostatic adsorption of concentrated soy protein

description: ABSTRACT: Microencapsulation is used for protection and release of bioactive compounds. Combination of encapsulation methods allows the production of matrices with better technological properties compared to the application of one of the methods alone. Use of ionic gelation produces porous microparticles, and coating it with a protein, by electrostatic interaction, may contribute to a better protection of the active compound. The objective of the research was to produce alginate microparticles (AG) through ionic gelation and to coat them with soluble protein from soy protein concentrate. Two factors were studied, calcium concentration during ionic gelation (0.8, 1.6 and 2.4% w/w) and pH (3.5 and 7.0) of the protein solution for electrostatic interaction. Zeta potential (ZP) of biopolymers and microparticles were determined. Microparticles were characterized according to its morphology, average size and size distribution, as well as protein adsorption. Microparticles presented (154-334μm) multinuclear distribution of active compound, continuous and smooth surface, with a great standard deviation considering average size. The calcium concentration did not influence the protein adsorption on microparticles.The pH used in protein adsorption showed significant effect, with higher adsorption occurring at pH 3.5 (6.5 to 6.7% w/w, dry basis,db, of adsorbed protein) compared to pH 7.0 (&lt;2.0% w/w, db, of adsorbed protein) indicating that electrostatic interaction was determinant for the protein coating. At this situation, ionic gelation microparticles and proteins presented ZP with opposite charges (pH&gt;pKa AG
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419470
title: ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS, FERMENTATION AND BIOFUELS PRODUCTION FROM ANANAS COMOSUS CROWN

description: Problems related to the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions have become global concerns. To address this issue, the strategy adopted in the present study was to use Ananas comosus residues as a source of fermentable carbohydrates to produce second generation ethanol and briquettes. The demand for biofuel is addressed in the present study by the integrated processing of several stages of treatment of the lignocellulosic substrate: chemical characterization, pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. It was verified under the conditions used that the enzymatic hydrolysis liberated after 72 hours 58.44 and 21.91 g L-1 of glucose and xylose, respectively. Conversion of the sugars in the fermentation step resulted in 18.80 g L-1 ethanol in 24 hours. The briquettes produced from the remaining solid fraction of the enzymatic hydrolysis presented a calorific value of 18.41 kJ kg -1.
DOI: 10.7284/116451
title: ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) data collected during research cruise NH1422 using a Hawaii UHDAS instrument system onboard the platform RV New Horizon

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419461
title: The report of financial information for social responsibility as a contribution to the performance of portuguese companies

description: Abstract Today companies use social responsibility as a competition vehicle simultaneously with other organizational strategies. Due to the transversality and multidisciplinarity of the theme, social responsibility is important in several organizational domains, and its report, particularly financial, is one of the most relevant. The financial report allows determining performance levels and setting more auspicious goals. The purpose of this study is to verify if Portuguese companies, which report information on social responsibility at the financial level, are more attractive, and if this information can increase business performances. For this purpose, 550 questionnaires were applied to national companies, with no listed prices, based in mainland Portugal, of which 344 were validated and analyzed by applying descriptive statistics for the presentation of results. The main reflections indicated that the lack of disclosure of social, human and environmental information in Portuguese companies hinders certain performance evaluations by the stakeholders, but that the financial report of socially responsible information drives these companies economic results, creation of value and improvements on performance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419464
title: Robson Classification System Applied to Induction of Labor

description: Abstract Objective Induction of labor (IL) is a common obstetric procedure, but it is questionable whether or not it results in higher cesarean section (CS) rates. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of IL in the overall CS rates and to analyze these rates according to the method of IL employed and to the Robson group in which it was applied. Methods We have conducted a retrospective study including pregnant women whose labor was induced at a tertiary hospital in 2015 and 2016. All women were classified according to the Robson Classification System (RCS). The CS rates were analyzed and compared regarding the method of IL employed. Results A total of 1,166 cases were included. The CS rate after IL was 20.9%, which represented 23.1% of the total of CSs performed in 2015 and 2016. The highest CS rates were recorded in RCS groups 5 (65.2%) and 8 (32.3%). Group 2 was the highest contributor to the overall CS rate, since it represented 56.7% of the population. The intravaginal prostaglandins method was the most used (77%). Transcervical Foley catheter was the preferredmethod in group 5 and intravaginal prostaglandins in all the other groups. The CS rate was higher when transcervical Foley catheter was used (34.1%). Conclusion Transcervical Foley catheter induction was associated with a higher rate of CS, probably because it was the preferred method used in group 5.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419470.v1
title: ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS, FERMENTATION AND BIOFUELS PRODUCTION FROM ANANAS COMOSUS CROWN

description: Problems related to the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions have become global concerns. To address this issue, the strategy adopted in the present study was to use Ananas comosus residues as a source of fermentable carbohydrates to produce second generation ethanol and briquettes. The demand for biofuel is addressed in the present study by the integrated processing of several stages of treatment of the lignocellulosic substrate: chemical characterization, pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. It was verified under the conditions used that the enzymatic hydrolysis liberated after 72 hours 58.44 and 21.91 g L-1 of glucose and xylose, respectively. Conversion of the sugars in the fermentation step resulted in 18.80 g L-1 ethanol in 24 hours. The briquettes produced from the remaining solid fraction of the enzymatic hydrolysis presented a calorific value of 18.41 kJ kg -1.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419473.v1
title: Effects of nanoparticles of hydroxy-aluminum phthalocyanine on markers of liver injury and glucose metabolism in diabetic mice

description: Photodynamic therapy, by reducing pain and inflammation and promoting the proliferation of healthy cells, can be used to treat recurrent lesions, such as diabetic foot ulcers. Studies using the photosensitizer phthalocyanine, together with the nanostructured copolymeric matrix of Pluronic® and Carbopol® for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and leishmaniosis lesions, are showing promising outcomes. Despite their topical or subcutaneous administration, these molecules are absorbed and their systemic effects are unknown. Therefore, we investigated the effect of the subcutaneous administration of the hydroxy-aluminum phthalocyanine hydrogel without illumination on systemic parameters, markers of liver injury, and liver energy metabolism in type 1 diabetic Swiss mice. Both the hydrogel and the different doses of phthalocyanine changed the levels of injury markers and the liver glucose release, sometimes aggravating the alterations caused by the diabetic condition itself. However, the dose of 2.23 µg/mL caused less marked plasmatic and metabolic changes and did not change glucose tolerance or insulin sensitivity of the diabetic mice. These results are indicative that the use of hydroxy-aluminum phthalocyanine hydrogel for the treatment of cutaneous ulcers in diabetic patients is systemically safe.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419458
title: Cerebrovascular ischemia following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy

description: Abstract Cerebral ischemia is a very rare and harmful complication of ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for treatment of varicose veins. This case describes a documented cerebrovascular ischemia in Broca’s area following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. Less than one hour after intravenous injection of 10 ml of sclerosing foam, an otherwise healthy woman experienced aphasia without any other signs of neurological changes. When she arrived home, a complete inability to talk was observed. The event was misdiagnosed by another doctor as an allergic reaction. Next morning she came to the office to report the allergic reaction, where an appropriate diagnosis was made. She recovered just two days after the injection, but signs of recent cerebral ischemia were seen in Broca’s area on magnetic resonance and transesophageal bubble study echocardiogram revealed a patent foramen ovale. Although rare, we must make great effort to prevent these events instead of treating them.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419458.v1
title: Cerebrovascular ischemia following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy

description: Abstract Cerebral ischemia is a very rare and harmful complication of ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for treatment of varicose veins. This case describes a documented cerebrovascular ischemia in Broca’s area following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. Less than one hour after intravenous injection of 10 ml of sclerosing foam, an otherwise healthy woman experienced aphasia without any other signs of neurological changes. When she arrived home, a complete inability to talk was observed. The event was misdiagnosed by another doctor as an allergic reaction. Next morning she came to the office to report the allergic reaction, where an appropriate diagnosis was made. She recovered just two days after the injection, but signs of recent cerebral ischemia were seen in Broca’s area on magnetic resonance and transesophageal bubble study echocardiogram revealed a patent foramen ovale. Although rare, we must make great effort to prevent these events instead of treating them.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419461.v1
title: The report of financial information for social responsibility as a contribution to the performance of portuguese companies

description: Abstract Today companies use social responsibility as a competition vehicle simultaneously with other organizational strategies. Due to the transversality and multidisciplinarity of the theme, social responsibility is important in several organizational domains, and its report, particularly financial, is one of the most relevant. The financial report allows determining performance levels and setting more auspicious goals. The purpose of this study is to verify if Portuguese companies, which report information on social responsibility at the financial level, are more attractive, and if this information can increase business performances. For this purpose, 550 questionnaires were applied to national companies, with no listed prices, based in mainland Portugal, of which 344 were validated and analyzed by applying descriptive statistics for the presentation of results. The main reflections indicated that the lack of disclosure of social, human and environmental information in Portuguese companies hinders certain performance evaluations by the stakeholders, but that the financial report of socially responsible information drives these companies economic results, creation of value and improvements on performance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419464.v1
title: Robson Classification System Applied to Induction of Labor

description: Abstract Objective Induction of labor (IL) is a common obstetric procedure, but it is questionable whether or not it results in higher cesarean section (CS) rates. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of IL in the overall CS rates and to analyze these rates according to the method of IL employed and to the Robson group in which it was applied. Methods We have conducted a retrospective study including pregnant women whose labor was induced at a tertiary hospital in 2015 and 2016. All women were classified according to the Robson Classification System (RCS). The CS rates were analyzed and compared regarding the method of IL employed. Results A total of 1,166 cases were included. The CS rate after IL was 20.9%, which represented 23.1% of the total of CSs performed in 2015 and 2016. The highest CS rates were recorded in RCS groups 5 (65.2%) and 8 (32.3%). Group 2 was the highest contributor to the overall CS rate, since it represented 56.7% of the population. The intravaginal prostaglandins method was the most used (77%). Transcervical Foley catheter was the preferredmethod in group 5 and intravaginal prostaglandins in all the other groups. The CS rate was higher when transcervical Foley catheter was used (34.1%). Conclusion Transcervical Foley catheter induction was associated with a higher rate of CS, probably because it was the preferred method used in group 5.
DOI: 10.7284/116454
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise NH1422 using a Furuno GP-150 instrument system onboard the platform RV New Horizon

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419452
title: Drug Use during Pregnancy and its Consequences: A Nested Case Control Study on Severe Maternal Morbidity

description: Abstract Objective To assess the relationship between the use of psychoactive substances during pregnancy and the occurrence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), perinatal outcomes and repercussions on the neuropsychomotor development of exposed children. Methods A case-control study nested within a cohort of severe maternal morbidity (COMMAG) was performed. Women with SMM were considered cases. Controls were thosewith low-risk pregnancy,without SMMand admitted during the same time period as the cases. Cohort data were collected retrospectively in hospital records for childbirth. A face-to-face interview was also performed with 638 women (323 without SMM and 315 with SMM) and their children of the index pregnancy between 6 months and 5 years after childbirth. During the interview, substance abuse during pregnancy was assessed by a modified question from the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test 2.0 (ASSIST) and the neuropsychomotor development in the children was assessed by the Denver Developmental Screening Test, 2nd edition. Results The prevalence of licit or illicit drug use during pregnancy was ~ 17%. Among drug users, 63.9% used alcohol, 58.3% used tobacco, 9.2% used cocaine/crack and 4.6% used marijuana. There was no association between drug use during pregnancy and SMM, although tobacco use during pregnancy was associated with bleeding, presence of near-miss clinical criteria (NMCC) and alteration in infant development; alcohol use was associated with neonatal asphyxia; and cocaine/crack use was associated with the occurrence of some clinical complications during pregnancy. Conclusion The use of psychoactive substances during pregnancy is frequent and associated with worse maternal, perinatal and child development outcomes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419455
title: Optimization of Acid Hydrolysis of Myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside Using Response Surface Methodology

description: This study aimed to optimize the acid hydrolysis of glycosylated flavonols, to apply the optimum conditions for hydrolyzing Inga edulis extract (IEE), rich in glycosylated flavonols, and evaluating its impact on the antioxidant capacity. To evaluate the influence of three independent variables on the aglycone obtained after the reaction, the response surface methodology was applied using myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside (M3R) as a pure compound. The phenolic compound profile and antioxidant capacity were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay, respectively. The maximum content of the aglycone myricetin (81.15%) occurred with 2.5 M HCl at 75 ºC for 60 min. Under these conditions, the IEE produced the aglycones myricetin, quercetin and cyanidin. The TEAC values of the M3R samples and IEE before and after acid hydrolysis did not show significant differences (p &gt; 0.05). These results suggest that the hydrolytic process is effective to produce aglycone flavonoids from leaf extracts of I. edulis, and probably for other plant extracts rich in M3R.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419449
title: Bibliometric Analysis for Pattern Exploration in Worldwide Digital Soil Mapping Publications

description: Abstract Bibliometric analyses provide a clear understanding of the scientific performance and relate them with standards of the global scientific production. Soil science is an outstanding and developing field among environmental sciences. Knowledge about soil characteristics and their distribution in the environment has been enriched by the use of new geotechnologies, resulting in what is known as digital soil mapping. Thus, the objective of this work was to characterize the scientific production in digital soil mapping in Brazil and in the world, in the period from 1996 to 2017, in databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. In the general context of increasing numbers of papers, the journal Geoderma published the highest number of related papers. Among the 10 with most published papers, the Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo is the only open access journal. Although there are countries at the cutting edge of digital soil mapping such as the United States and Australia, the position of Brazil in the number of papers and authors cannot be overlooked, showing the importance of the nation’s participation in digital soil mapping, as a field of science that can provide guidelines for public policies for the development of agriculture in the country.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419449.v1
title: Bibliometric Analysis for Pattern Exploration in Worldwide Digital Soil Mapping Publications

description: Abstract Bibliometric analyses provide a clear understanding of the scientific performance and relate them with standards of the global scientific production. Soil science is an outstanding and developing field among environmental sciences. Knowledge about soil characteristics and their distribution in the environment has been enriched by the use of new geotechnologies, resulting in what is known as digital soil mapping. Thus, the objective of this work was to characterize the scientific production in digital soil mapping in Brazil and in the world, in the period from 1996 to 2017, in databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. In the general context of increasing numbers of papers, the journal Geoderma published the highest number of related papers. Among the 10 with most published papers, the Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo is the only open access journal. Although there are countries at the cutting edge of digital soil mapping such as the United States and Australia, the position of Brazil in the number of papers and authors cannot be overlooked, showing the importance of the nation’s participation in digital soil mapping, as a field of science that can provide guidelines for public policies for the development of agriculture in the country.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419452.v1
title: Drug Use during Pregnancy and its Consequences: A Nested Case Control Study on Severe Maternal Morbidity

description: Abstract Objective To assess the relationship between the use of psychoactive substances during pregnancy and the occurrence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), perinatal outcomes and repercussions on the neuropsychomotor development of exposed children. Methods A case-control study nested within a cohort of severe maternal morbidity (COMMAG) was performed. Women with SMM were considered cases. Controls were thosewith low-risk pregnancy,without SMMand admitted during the same time period as the cases. Cohort data were collected retrospectively in hospital records for childbirth. A face-to-face interview was also performed with 638 women (323 without SMM and 315 with SMM) and their children of the index pregnancy between 6 months and 5 years after childbirth. During the interview, substance abuse during pregnancy was assessed by a modified question from the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test 2.0 (ASSIST) and the neuropsychomotor development in the children was assessed by the Denver Developmental Screening Test, 2nd edition. Results The prevalence of licit or illicit drug use during pregnancy was ~ 17%. Among drug users, 63.9% used alcohol, 58.3% used tobacco, 9.2% used cocaine/crack and 4.6% used marijuana. There was no association between drug use during pregnancy and SMM, although tobacco use during pregnancy was associated with bleeding, presence of near-miss clinical criteria (NMCC) and alteration in infant development; alcohol use was associated with neonatal asphyxia; and cocaine/crack use was associated with the occurrence of some clinical complications during pregnancy. Conclusion The use of psychoactive substances during pregnancy is frequent and associated with worse maternal, perinatal and child development outcomes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7419455.v1
title: Optimization of Acid Hydrolysis of Myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside Using Response Surface Methodology

description: This study aimed to optimize the acid hydrolysis of glycosylated flavonols, to apply the optimum conditions for hydrolyzing Inga edulis extract (IEE), rich in glycosylated flavonols, and evaluating its impact on the antioxidant capacity. To evaluate the influence of three independent variables on the aglycone obtained after the reaction, the response surface methodology was applied using myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside (M3R) as a pure compound. The phenolic compound profile and antioxidant capacity were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay, respectively. The maximum content of the aglycone myricetin (81.15%) occurred with 2.5 M HCl at 75 ºC for 60 min. Under these conditions, the IEE produced the aglycones myricetin, quercetin and cyanidin. The TEAC values of the M3R samples and IEE before and after acid hydrolysis did not show significant differences (p &gt; 0.05). These results suggest that the hydrolytic process is effective to produce aglycone flavonoids from leaf extracts of I. edulis, and probably for other plant extracts rich in M3R.
DOI: 10.7284/116456
title: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data collected during research cruise NH1422 using a Garmin GPS-17HVS instrument system onboard the platform RV New Horizon

description: Original (unprocessed) data collected during a Field_expedition