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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921425
title: Computed tomography-guided percutaneous biopsy of head and neck masses: techniques, outcomes, and complications

description: Abstract Objective: To assess the technique, efficacy, and safety of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous biopsies of head and neck masses. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center study of CT-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsies of head and neck masses. For the analysis of diagnostic accuracy, biopsy results were compared with the final diagnosis, which was determined by histological examination and clinical follow-up. Results: We evaluated 74 biopsies performed in 68 patients. The mean age of the patients was 55.6 years. Most of the lesions (79.7%) were located in the suprahyoid region, and the maximum diameter ranged from 11 mm to 128 mm. The most common approaches were paramaxillary (in 32.4%), retromandibular (in 21.6%), and periorbital (in 14.9%). Five patients (6.8%) developed minor complications. The presence of a complication did not show a statistically significant association with any clinical, radiological, or procedure-related factor. Sufficient material for histological analysis was obtained in all procedures. Thirty-eight biopsies (51.4%) yielded a histological diagnosis of malignancy. There was a false-negative result in three cases (8.3%), and there were no false-positive results. The procedure had a sensitivity of 92.7%, a specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 96.0%. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that CT-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsy of head and neck lesions is a safe, effective procedure for obtaining biological material for histological analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921425.v1
title: Computed tomography-guided percutaneous biopsy of head and neck masses: techniques, outcomes, and complications

description: Abstract Objective: To assess the technique, efficacy, and safety of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous biopsies of head and neck masses. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center study of CT-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsies of head and neck masses. For the analysis of diagnostic accuracy, biopsy results were compared with the final diagnosis, which was determined by histological examination and clinical follow-up. Results: We evaluated 74 biopsies performed in 68 patients. The mean age of the patients was 55.6 years. Most of the lesions (79.7%) were located in the suprahyoid region, and the maximum diameter ranged from 11 mm to 128 mm. The most common approaches were paramaxillary (in 32.4%), retromandibular (in 21.6%), and periorbital (in 14.9%). Five patients (6.8%) developed minor complications. The presence of a complication did not show a statistically significant association with any clinical, radiological, or procedure-related factor. Sufficient material for histological analysis was obtained in all procedures. Thirty-eight biopsies (51.4%) yielded a histological diagnosis of malignancy. There was a false-negative result in three cases (8.3%), and there were no false-positive results. The procedure had a sensitivity of 92.7%, a specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 96.0%. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that CT-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsy of head and neck lesions is a safe, effective procedure for obtaining biological material for histological analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921421.v1
title: Letters to José Sidrim: graphy of affects in the Eclectic Belém

description: ABSTRACT This paper analyzes unpublished letters that communicate interests, feelings, and experiences arising from the relationship of architect José Sidrim (1881-1969) with notable characters from Belém, who hired him to design and build their residencies. In a pioneering way, the paper also transcribes important narratives for the social history of art and architectural historiography through three examples, including letters written by Guilherme Paiva (1926), Orlando Lima (1926) and Benedicto Passarinho (1927) and sent to Sidrim at the completion of the works. Based on the written culture and correspondence habits of the time, this paper aims to collect and analyze information related to the architectural practice, considering its social field, the profile of the architect, and the construction of an affective memory between the house owner, the architect, and the building itself. For this purpose, it investigates how these letters report experiences and rituals of the architectural practice in a period of artistic and political innovation, reflecting the economic panorama experienced by the city of Belém during this period. Beyond mere social products, the letters, as declarations, effective epistles, report the powerful impact of an architectural work in social memory and imaginary. From this writing of affects, this work aims to rebuild the image and ideology of a fragment of the nostalgic, modern, and idyllic Belém, as well as of its visual narrative and affective memory, based on the philosophical concepts postulated by Roland Barthes and Gilles Deleuze.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921421
title: Letters to José Sidrim: graphy of affects in the Eclectic Belém

description: ABSTRACT This paper analyzes unpublished letters that communicate interests, feelings, and experiences arising from the relationship of architect José Sidrim (1881-1969) with notable characters from Belém, who hired him to design and build their residencies. In a pioneering way, the paper also transcribes important narratives for the social history of art and architectural historiography through three examples, including letters written by Guilherme Paiva (1926), Orlando Lima (1926) and Benedicto Passarinho (1927) and sent to Sidrim at the completion of the works. Based on the written culture and correspondence habits of the time, this paper aims to collect and analyze information related to the architectural practice, considering its social field, the profile of the architect, and the construction of an affective memory between the house owner, the architect, and the building itself. For this purpose, it investigates how these letters report experiences and rituals of the architectural practice in a period of artistic and political innovation, reflecting the economic panorama experienced by the city of Belém during this period. Beyond mere social products, the letters, as declarations, effective epistles, report the powerful impact of an architectural work in social memory and imaginary. From this writing of affects, this work aims to rebuild the image and ideology of a fragment of the nostalgic, modern, and idyllic Belém, as well as of its visual narrative and affective memory, based on the philosophical concepts postulated by Roland Barthes and Gilles Deleuze.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921437
title: Validity evidences for the attitude scale of higher education students towards statistics - EAEst

description: Abstract The aim of this research was to investigate the validity evidence for the Attitude scale towards Statistics, EAEst. This instrument measures the attitude towards Statistics using a three-dimensional model, which considers the knowledge about Statistics (cognitive), feelings (affective) and behaviors (behavioral) towards Statistics. To this purpose, the EAEst, Likert of 5 points and with 24 items was used. A total of 277 higher education students of both genders, aged 18 to 54 years old (M = 24.1 and SD = 5.8), participated in the study. In order to verify the internal consistency of the instrument, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used, which suggested an observable model similar to the theoretical model of attitudes. Reliability was verified using Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.908). The results show satisfactory psychometric properties. It is suggested that further studies use other types of validity evidence, such as criterion and meta-analyses.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921437.v1
title: Validity evidences for the attitude scale of higher education students towards statistics - EAEst

description: Abstract The aim of this research was to investigate the validity evidence for the Attitude scale towards Statistics, EAEst. This instrument measures the attitude towards Statistics using a three-dimensional model, which considers the knowledge about Statistics (cognitive), feelings (affective) and behaviors (behavioral) towards Statistics. To this purpose, the EAEst, Likert of 5 points and with 24 items was used. A total of 277 higher education students of both genders, aged 18 to 54 years old (M = 24.1 and SD = 5.8), participated in the study. In order to verify the internal consistency of the instrument, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used, which suggested an observable model similar to the theoretical model of attitudes. Reliability was verified using Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.908). The results show satisfactory psychometric properties. It is suggested that further studies use other types of validity evidence, such as criterion and meta-analyses.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921449
title: Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of metastasis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

description: Abstract Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) is a noninvasive imaging method that can be used to diagnose and stage tumors, as well as to assess therapeutic responses in oncology. The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the accuracy of WB-MRI for the diagnosis of metastases in pediatric patients. The following electronic databases were searched: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov. All of the selected studies included children and adolescents with histopathological confirmation of a primary tumor. Collectively, the studies included 118 patients ranging in age from 7 months to 19 years. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of WB-MRI were, respectively, 0.964 (95% CI: 0.944-0.978; I2 = 0%) and 0.902 (95% CI: 0.882-0.919; I2 = 98.4%), with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.991. We found that WB-MRI had good accuracy for the diagnosis of metastases in pediatric patients and could therefore provide an alternative to complete the staging of tumors in such patients, being a safer option because it does not involve the use of ionizing radiation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921449.v1
title: Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of metastasis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

description: Abstract Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) is a noninvasive imaging method that can be used to diagnose and stage tumors, as well as to assess therapeutic responses in oncology. The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the accuracy of WB-MRI for the diagnosis of metastases in pediatric patients. The following electronic databases were searched: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov. All of the selected studies included children and adolescents with histopathological confirmation of a primary tumor. Collectively, the studies included 118 patients ranging in age from 7 months to 19 years. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of WB-MRI were, respectively, 0.964 (95% CI: 0.944-0.978; I2 = 0%) and 0.902 (95% CI: 0.882-0.919; I2 = 98.4%), with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.991. We found that WB-MRI had good accuracy for the diagnosis of metastases in pediatric patients and could therefore provide an alternative to complete the staging of tumors in such patients, being a safer option because it does not involve the use of ionizing radiation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921454.v1
title: Periodontal diseases: is it possible to prevent them? A populational and individual approach

description: Abstract Periodontal diseases are infectious inflammatory chronic diseases of a multifactorial nature. They are primarily caused by dysbiotic ecological changes in dental biofilm, which may be influenced by risk factors. The prevention of periodontal diseases may involve different strategies focused on reducing distal, intermediate, and proximal risk factors at both the population and individual levels. Effective prevention depends on interdisciplinary and common risk factor approaches. Also, patient-centered preventive models are more effective than professional-centered models in the management of periodontal diseases. Regular and periodic control of dental biofilm is an essential measure for the different levels of prevention of periodontal diseases. The effectiveness of periodontal disease prevention largely depends on positive modifications of behavior, knowledge, health literacy, patient empowerment, motivation, and compliance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921454
title: Periodontal diseases: is it possible to prevent them? A populational and individual approach

description: Abstract Periodontal diseases are infectious inflammatory chronic diseases of a multifactorial nature. They are primarily caused by dysbiotic ecological changes in dental biofilm, which may be influenced by risk factors. The prevention of periodontal diseases may involve different strategies focused on reducing distal, intermediate, and proximal risk factors at both the population and individual levels. Effective prevention depends on interdisciplinary and common risk factor approaches. Also, patient-centered preventive models are more effective than professional-centered models in the management of periodontal diseases. Regular and periodic control of dental biofilm is an essential measure for the different levels of prevention of periodontal diseases. The effectiveness of periodontal disease prevention largely depends on positive modifications of behavior, knowledge, health literacy, patient empowerment, motivation, and compliance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921458.v1
title: Impact of COVID-19 on the number of transplants performed in Brazil during the pandemic. Current situation

description: ABSTRACT The intense use of resources to combat COVID-19 causes concern in the entire transplant community because, in addition to physical limitations such as ICU beds, lack of homogeneous treatment protocols and uncertainties about the effects of immunosuppression on viral progression have significant impact on transplant surgeries. The aim of the present study is to comparatively assess the number of solid organ transplants performed in 2019 and 2020, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organ donation and transplant surgeries in Brazil. The last 10 years have shown increasing trend in the number of solid organ transplants, which have significantly decreased in 2020. Lung transplantations were mostly affected by the pandemic; these surgeries have been carried out only in Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo states. Liver transplantations were the least affected ones, since the number of surgeries have only decreased by 10.8% in the first three quarters of 2020, in comparison to 2019. The number of active patients on the waiting list for heart and kidney transplantation has increased in 2020. Therefore, it is necessary developing strategies to keep the structure necessary for organ transplantation processes active and, consequently, to reduce the impacts of the pandemic on these patients.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921458
title: Impact of COVID-19 on the number of transplants performed in Brazil during the pandemic. Current situation

description: ABSTRACT The intense use of resources to combat COVID-19 causes concern in the entire transplant community because, in addition to physical limitations such as ICU beds, lack of homogeneous treatment protocols and uncertainties about the effects of immunosuppression on viral progression have significant impact on transplant surgeries. The aim of the present study is to comparatively assess the number of solid organ transplants performed in 2019 and 2020, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organ donation and transplant surgeries in Brazil. The last 10 years have shown increasing trend in the number of solid organ transplants, which have significantly decreased in 2020. Lung transplantations were mostly affected by the pandemic; these surgeries have been carried out only in Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo states. Liver transplantations were the least affected ones, since the number of surgeries have only decreased by 10.8% in the first three quarters of 2020, in comparison to 2019. The number of active patients on the waiting list for heart and kidney transplantation has increased in 2020. Therefore, it is necessary developing strategies to keep the structure necessary for organ transplantation processes active and, consequently, to reduce the impacts of the pandemic on these patients.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19920703
title: New species of Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora): an addition to the previously monotypic genus Protonerius

description: ABSTRACT In recent years, our knowledge of the Oriental fauna of Neriidae has improved with the studies of Telostylus Bigot, 1859 and Teloneria Aczél, 1954. However, the small genera (less than three species) have never been revised and their taxonomy remains obscure. Neriidae has 18 genera of which 10 occur exclusively in the Oriental and Australasian Regions, including four monotypic genera, of which one, Protonerius de Meijere, 1924, is only known from the female holotype of Protonerius guttipennis de Meijere, 1921 from Indonesia. We here describe a second species of the genus, Protonerius opacus sp. nov., based on a female specimen from Selangor, Malaysia, which differs from the type species of the genus by the patterns of infuscate spots on the wing and the coloring of pleuron and femora. Additionally, an identification key for the two species and an updated diagnosis of the genus are provided.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19920703.v1
title: New species of Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora): an addition to the previously monotypic genus Protonerius

description: ABSTRACT In recent years, our knowledge of the Oriental fauna of Neriidae has improved with the studies of Telostylus Bigot, 1859 and Teloneria Aczél, 1954. However, the small genera (less than three species) have never been revised and their taxonomy remains obscure. Neriidae has 18 genera of which 10 occur exclusively in the Oriental and Australasian Regions, including four monotypic genera, of which one, Protonerius de Meijere, 1924, is only known from the female holotype of Protonerius guttipennis de Meijere, 1921 from Indonesia. We here describe a second species of the genus, Protonerius opacus sp. nov., based on a female specimen from Selangor, Malaysia, which differs from the type species of the genus by the patterns of infuscate spots on the wing and the coloring of pleuron and femora. Additionally, an identification key for the two species and an updated diagnosis of the genus are provided.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921476
title: Landing in the South: a political-epistemological proposal for the area of science education in the Anthropocene

description: Abstract The spread of COVID-19, climate change, the increase in social inequalities, and necropolitics, as well as the denial of these elements by the world and the Brazilian population, require a new definition of political and epistemological positions. In dialogue with Bruno Latour's political epistemology and with Epistemologies of the South, we present a reflection on how Science Education can articulate itself to deal with the issues that are imposed in contemporary times. In this paper, agreeing with Latour, we contend that Science Education needs to 'land', and that it is necessary to ally diplomatically with the actors of the old 'absolutist / relativist' axis. Unlike Bruno Latour, however, we argue that the protagonist in the Anthropocene will no longer be Europe, but the political and epistemological South of the world, and Brazilian science education may play a crucial role in this movement.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19921476.v1
title: Landing in the South: a political-epistemological proposal for the area of science education in the Anthropocene

description: Abstract The spread of COVID-19, climate change, the increase in social inequalities, and necropolitics, as well as the denial of these elements by the world and the Brazilian population, require a new definition of political and epistemological positions. In dialogue with Bruno Latour's political epistemology and with Epistemologies of the South, we present a reflection on how Science Education can articulate itself to deal with the issues that are imposed in contemporary times. In this paper, agreeing with Latour, we contend that Science Education needs to 'land', and that it is necessary to ally diplomatically with the actors of the old 'absolutist / relativist' axis. Unlike Bruno Latour, however, we argue that the protagonist in the Anthropocene will no longer be Europe, but the political and epistemological South of the world, and Brazilian science education may play a crucial role in this movement.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6406158
title: Data: Clouds drive differences in future surface melt over the Antarctic ice shelves (Kittel et al., 2022)

description: Outputs used in: <em>Kittel, C., Amory, C., Hofer, S., Agosta, C., Jourdain, N. C., Gilbert, E., Le Toumelin, L., Gallée, H., and Fettweis, X.: Clouds drive differences in future surface melt over the Antarctic ice shelves, The Cryosphere Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-263, accepted, 2021.</em> MAR outputs with summer values of melt, surface energy budget components, and cloud properties over the Antarctic ice sheet (1980--2100) Grid file used in MAR simulations If you need other variables or output frequencies from MAR, write me (c2kittel@gmail.com) and I will be glad to help you. I will also be happy to share the scripts I have developed to analyse the outputs and make the figures in this paper if needed. Please cite the paper if you use these MAR outputs.<br> <br> Data usage notice: If you use any of these results, please acknowledge the work of the people involved in producing them. Acknowledgements should have language similar to the below that contained both informations related to MAR. In order to document MAR scientific impact and enable ongoing support of the model, users are likely encouraged to contact C. Kittel to add their works in the list of MAR-related publications. "We thank C. Kittel and the MAR team which make available the model outputs, as well agencies (F.R.S - FNRS, CÉCI, and the Walloon Region) that provided computational resources for MAR simulations. " You should also refer to and cite the following paper: <em>Kittel, C., Amory, C., Hofer, S., Agosta, C., Jourdain, N. C., Gilbert, E., Le Toumelin, L., Gallée, H., and Fettweis, X.: Clouds drive differences in future surface melt over the Antarctic ice shelves, The Cryosphere Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-263, accepted, 2021.</em>