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2. Variant rs17619600 in the gene encoding serotonin receptor 2B (HTR2B) increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study
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Juliana Regina Chamlian Zucare Penno, Daniele Pereira Santos-Bezerra, Ana Mercedes Cavaleiro, Ana Maria da Silva Sousa, Tatiana Assunção Zaccara, Rafaela Alkmin da Costa, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, and Maria Lucia Correa-Giannella
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HTR2B ,Single nucleotide polymorphisms ,Serotonin ,Beta cell ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background During pregnancy, the increase in maternal insulin resistance is compensated by hyperplasia and increased function of maternal pancreatic beta cells; the failure of this compensatory mechanism is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Serotonin participates in beta cell adaptation, acting downstream of the prolactin pathway; the blocking of serotonin receptor B (HTR2B) signaling in pregnant mice impaired beta cell expansion and caused glucose intolerance. Thus, given the importance of the serotoninergic system for the adaptation of beta cells to the increased insulin demand during pregnancy, we hypothesized that genetic variants (single nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs]) in the gene encoding HTR2B could influence the risk of developing GDM. Methods This was a case–control study. Five SNPs (rs4973377, rs765458, rs10187149, rs10194776, and s17619600) in HTR2B were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction in 453 women with GDM and in 443 pregnant women without GDM. Results Only the minor allele C of SNP rs17619600 conferred an increased risk for GDM in the codominant model (odds ratio [OR] 2.15; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.53–3.09; P
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- 2023
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3. Craniofacial anomalies in schizophrenia‐relevant GFAP.HMOX10‐12m mice
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Tavitian, Ayda, primary, Somech, Joseph, additional, Chamlian, Badrouyk, additional, Liberman, Adrienne, additional, Galindez, Carmela, additional, and Schipper, Hyman M., additional
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- 2024
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4. Craniofacial anomalies in schizophrenia‐relevant GFAP.HMOX10‐12m mice.
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Tavitian, Ayda, Somech, Joseph, Chamlian, Badrouyk, Liberman, Adrienne, Galindez, Carmela, and Schipper, Hyman M.
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- 2024
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5. Endovascular Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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de Camargo, Rômulo Martins, Mendes, Rodrigo, Junior, Nelson Américo Hossne, Chamlian, Eduardo Gregório, Pereira, Fabiano André, Almeida, Rui Manuel de Sousa Sequeira Antunes de, editor, and Jatene, Fabio Biscegli, editor
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- 2019
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6. Multiculturalism in the Brazilian Education: Challenges and Perspectives
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Chamlian, Helena Coharik, Kowalewski, Daniele P., Kirkpatrick, Andy, Series editor, Adamson, Bob, Series editor, Lo Bianco, Joseph, editor, and Bal, Aydin, editor
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- 2016
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7. Endovascular Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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de Camargo, Rômulo Martins, primary, Mendes, Rodrigo, additional, Junior, Nelson Américo Hossne, additional, Chamlian, Eduardo Gregório, additional, and Pereira, Fabiano André, additional
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- 2018
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8. The Afro-Brazilian Collective Land: Analyzing Institutional Changes in the Past Two Hundred Years
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Futemma, Célia, Munari, Lúcia Chamlian, and Adams, Cristina
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- 2016
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9. Prevenção de gestações não planejadas com implante subdérmico em mulheres da Cracolândia, São Paulo
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Sakamoto, Luís Carlos, Malavasi, André Luiz, Karasin, Ana Lucia, Frajzinger, Rosana Chamlian, Araújo, Marcelo Ribeiro de, and Gebrim, Luiz Henrique
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- 2015
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10. Variant in a gene encoding a serotonin receptor increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a case control study
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Penno, Juliana Regina Chamlian Zucare, primary, Santos-Bezerra, Daniele Pereira, additional, Cavaleiro, Ana Mercedes, additional, Sousa, Ana Maria Silva, additional, Zaccara, Tatiana Assunção, additional, Costa, Rafaela Alkmin, additional, Francisco, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira, additional, and Correa-Giannella, Maria Lucia, additional
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- 2022
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11. Variant in a gene encoding a serotonin receptor increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a case control study
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Juliana Regina Chamlian Zucare Penno, Daniele Pereira Santos-Bezerra, Ana Mercedes Cavaleiro, Ana Maria Silva Sousa, Tatiana Assunção Zaccara, Rafaela Alkmin Costa, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, and Maria Lucia Correa-Giannella
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Background Given the importance of the serotoninergic system for the adaptation of beta cells to the increased insulin demand during pregnancy, we hypothesized that genetic variants (single nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs]) in the HTR2B gene could influence the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods This was a case-control study. Five SNPs (rs4973377, rs765458, rs10187149, rs10194776, and s17619600) in HTR2B were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction in 453 women with GDM and in 443 pregnant women without GDM. Results Only the minor allele C of SNP rs17619600 conferred an increased risk for GDM in the codominant model (odds ratio [OR] 2.15; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.53–3.09; P P HTR2B gene influences glucose homeostasis, probably affecting insulin release, and the presence of the minor allele C was associated with a higher risk of GDM.
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12. THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN COLLECTIVE LAND: Analyzing Institutional Changes in the Past Two Hundred Years
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Futemma, Célia, Munari, Lúcia Chamlian, and Adams, Cristina
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13. Implementation and performance assessment of Linux device drivers for the coldfire MCF54418 microcontroller.
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Naraig Manjikian, Laszlo Katona, Alexander Ferdynus, Simon V. Chamlian, and Pavel Katkov
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- 2013
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14. Translation into Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and validation of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire
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Carolina Conrad, Therezinha Rosane Chamlian, Monica Satomi Ogasowara, Marco Antonio Guedes Souza Pinto, and Danilo Masiero
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qualidade de vida ,amputação ,extremidade inferior ,Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Quality of life has been one of the main issues for patients with a chronic condition.OBJECTIVE: To translate, adapt and validate a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ).METHODS: The questionnaire was translated into Portuguese, back translated into English, and cross-culturally adapted to the Brazilian Population. Sixty-five transtibial unilateral amputees were recruited. The sample comprised 45 men and 20 women with a mean age of 44 years, 47 with traumatic amputations, 14 with vascular dysfunction and 4 with other reasons for amputation, and all of them fitted with prostheses. Patients were interviewed twice, at baseline and again after 15 days. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the SF-36 (a generic Quality of Life outcome measure) and the FIM (a Functional Independence Measure) were also administered.RESULTS: The internal consistency of the nine PEQ scales was tested by computing Cronbach's Alpha coefficients (0.65 - 0.89: high values). Student's t test coefficients were used for interobserver evaluation (0.35 to 084: reliable values with one exception- the Residual Limb Health scale), and Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), which ranged from 0.65 to 0.92: reliable values. Student's t test coefficients and ICCs were also used for intraobserver evaluation (0.42 to 0.83, except the Residual Limb Health scale and 0.80 to 0.94, respectively: reliable values). Correlations between PEQ, SF-36 and FIM were tested using Pearson's correlation coefficients, which were not statistically significant (p > 0, 01).CONCLUSION: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the PEQ has high internal consistency and is a reliable quality of life measure for use in amputee patients, but is not associated with the SF-36 or FIM.
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- 2015
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15. Terapia de ressincronização cardíaca em pacientes com cardiomiopatia chagásica crônica: seguimento de longo prazo
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Edgard Ferreira de Araújo, Eduardo Gregório Chamlian, Alexey Pomares Peroni, Wilson Lopes Pereira, Sylvio Matheus de Aquino Gandra, and Luiz Antonio Rivetti
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Doença de Chagas ,Cardiomiopatia chagásica ,Miocardite ,Cardiomiopatia dilatada ,Morte súbita cardíaca ,Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Introdução: A doença de Chagas é a maior causa de miocardiopatia e morte súbita em nosso país. Apresenta alta mortalidade quando seus portadores evoluem para classe funcional IV da New York Heart Association (NYHA). Objetivo: O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a evolução clínica dos pacientes portadores de cardiomiopatia chagásica com insuficiência cardíaca avançada e terapia farmacológica otimizada submetido a terapia de ressincronização cardíaca. Métodos: Entre janeiro de 2004 e fevereiro de 2009, 72 pacientes com cardiomiopatia chagásica em classe funcional III e IV da NYHA foram submetidos à terapia de ressincronização cardíaca e acompanhados para avaliar sua evolução clínica. Para comparar a mesma variável em dois momentos diferentes utilizamos o Teste t pareado ou o Teste de Wilcoxon. Um valor de P
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- 2014
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16. Diversifying Incomes and Losing Landscape Complexity in Quilombola Shifting Cultivation Communities of the Atlantic Rainforest (Brazil)
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Adams, Cristina, Munari, Lucia Chamlian, Van Vliet, Nathalie, Murrieta, Rui Sergio Sereni, Piperata, Barbara Ann, Futemma, Celia, Pedroso, Nelson Novaes, Taqueda, Carolina Santos, Crevelaro, Mirella Abrahão, and Spressola-Prado, Vânia Luísa
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- 2013
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17. Réussite et rétention des professionnels et professionnelles formés à l’étranger dans les programmes de qualification de l’Université de Montréal : Le Café pédagogique (CP)
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Morrissette, Joëlle, Lauzière, Séléna, Dagenais, Claude, Larochelle, Marlène, Chamlian, Nathalie, and Université de Montréal. Faculté des sciences de l'éducation
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- 2022
18. Avaliação estática do posicionamento escapular em indivíduos normais
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José Carlos Baldocchi Pontin, Simone Pivaro Stadniky, Paula Tiaki Suehara, Thiago Ragusa Costa, and Therezinha Rosane Chamlian
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Escápula ,Avaliação ,Radiografia ,Humanos ,Medicine ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 - Abstract
OBJETIVOS: Avaliar o posicionamento estático da escápula no gradil costal em indivíduos saudáveis, por meio da avaliação clínica e radiográfica, avaliar a confiabilidade interavaliador do exame clínico e verificar a confiabilidade do método de avaliação em comparação ao exame radiográfico. MÉTODOS: Foram selecionados 30 indivíduos adultos de ambos os sexos sem diagnóstico de doenças nos ombros. O exame clínico estático, seguindo o protocolo sugerido por Burkhart e cols., foi realizado repetidamente por 2 examinadores independentes; a seguir, foi realizado o exame radiográfico, que posteriormente foi examinado pelo primeiro avaliador. RESULTADOS: 73,3% dos indivíduos apresentaram o posicionamento da escápula considerado dentro da normalidade. A confiabilidade interavaliador e a confiabilidade do exame clínico em relação à radiografia foram considerados baixa e muito baixa respectivamente. CONCLUSÃO: A reprodutibilidade da avaliação realizada por Burkhart foi considerada de satisfatória a boa, enquanto que a reprodutibilidade inter-avaliador do exame clínico estático e a reprodutibilidade do exame clínico com a radiografia foram consideradas de pobres a satisfatórias. Nível de Evidência III, Estudo de Pacientes não Consecutivos.
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- 2013
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19. Multiculturalism in the Brazilian Education: Challenges and Perspectives
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Chamlian, Helena Coharik, primary and Kowalewski, Daniele P., additional
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- 2016
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20. Efetividade da crioterapia após reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior Effectiveness of cryotherapy after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
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Camila Dambros, Ana Luiza Cabrera Martimbianco, Luis Otávio Polachini, Gisele Landim Lahoz, Therezinha Rosane Chamlian, and Moisés Cohen
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Crioterapia ,Ligamento cruzado anterior ,Medição da dor ,Amplitude de movimento articular ,Cryotherapy ,Anterior cruciate ligament ,Pain measurement ,Range of motion, articular ,Medicine ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 - Abstract
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a efetividade da crioterapia no pós-operatório imediato de reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA), em relação à redução da dor e melhora da amplitude de movimento (ADM) do joelho. MÉTODOS: Trata-se do estudo piloto de um ensaio clínico prospectivo randomizado. Os pacientes (n=25) foram randomizados em dois grupos: (A) Grupo Intervenção (n=10) que realizou um protocolo fisioterapêutico e fez uso do gelo por 20 minutos, duas vezes ao dia; e o Grupo (B) Controle (n=9), que realizou o mesmo protocolo, duas vezes ao dia. A intensidade da dor foi avaliada pela Escala Análoga Visual e a ADM pela goniometria. RESULTADOS: O Grupo (A) Intervenção obteve melhora absoluta e percentual quando comparado ao (B) Controle, tanto para os parâmetros de dor, ADM de flexão e extensão do joelho. CONCLUSÃO: A crioterapia no pós-operatório imediato de reconstrução do LCA foi efetiva para melhorar a dor e a ADM do joelho. Nível de Evidência I, Estudo Clínico Randomizado.OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate cryotherapy effectiveness in the immediate postoperative period of ACL reconstruction to improve pain and range of motion (ROM) of the knee. METHODS: This is a pilot study of a prospective and randomized clinical trial. Patients (n=25) were divided into two groups: Intervention (A) group (n=10): patients were submitted to an inpatient physical therapy protocol and received ice compress for 20 minutes, twice a day; Control (B) group (n=9): patients had the same protocol, twice a day. The pain intensity was evaluated with the visual analogic scale (VAS) and range of motion was measured with a goniometer. RESULTS: The Intervention (A) group had important absolute and percentual improvement when compared with the Control (B) group regarding measures of pain and knee flexion/extension ROM. CONCLUSION: Cryotherapy in the immediate postoperative period of ACL reconstruction was effective to improve pain and range of motion of the knee. Level of Evidence I, Randomized Clinical Trial.
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21. EuroSCORE e os pacientes submetidos a revascularização do miocárdio na Santa Casa de São Paulo EuroSCORE and the patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery at Santa Casa de São Paulo
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Valquíria Pelisser Campagnucci, Ana Maria Rocha Pinto e Silva, Wilson Lopes Pereira, Eduardo Gregório Chamlian, Sylvio Matheus de Aquino Gandra, and Luis Antonio Rivetti
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Revascularização miocárdica ,Avaliação de risco ,Análise de sobrevivência ,Índice de gravidade de doença ,Myocardial revascularization ,Risk assessment ,Survival analysis ,Severity of illness index ,Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o perfil atual do paciente submetido a revascularização do miocárdio na Disciplina de Cirurgia Cardíaca da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, verificar o risco de mortalidade esperada neste grupo, por meio da aplicação do Sistema Europeu de Risco em Operações Cardíacas (EuroSCORE), e confrontá-lo com a mortalidade observada. MÉTODOS: Analisamos 100 pacientes consecutivos submetidos a revascularização do miocárdio, de maio de 2005 a novembro de 2006. Identificamos os fatores predisponentes à coronariopatia e analisamos os critérios de risco de mortalidade pelo EuroSCORE. Comparamos as taxas de mortalidade esperadas com as observadas na amostra. Aplicamos o teste do qui-quadrado para análise univariada e o teste de Hosmer-Lemeshow para ajuste do modelo de regressão logística. RESULTADOS: A mortalidade hospitalar foi 5,0%. Na análise univariada, para escore 0-2 a mortalidade prevista pelo EuroSCORE foi de 0,40% e a encontrada 0%. Para o escore 3-5, a mortalidade prevista foi de 1,45% e a encontrada 0%. Para escore >6, a mortalidade prevista foi de 3,15% e a encontrada 7,94%. As discrepâncias entre as porcentagens observadas e previstas não foram estatisticamente significantes (p = 0,213). O valor-p do teste de Hosmer-Lemeshow foi igual a < 0,001, indicando um ajuste ruim ou má calibração do modelo para o número de indivíduos na amostra atual. CONCLUSÃO: O EuroSCORE é um modelo preditor simples e objetivo de mortalidade operatória. Entretanto, para validação da análise de regressão logística, são necessárias centenas de indivíduos, o que limita a universalização de sua aplicabilidade.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the European Risk System in Cardiac Operations (EuroSCORE) model to predict mortality in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization at the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Santa Casa de São Paulo Medical School. METHODS: From May 2005 to November 2006, 100 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery were retrospectively analyzed. The records of these patients were reviewed in order to retrieve those variables included in the EuroSCORE risk scoring method. The correlation of predicted and observed mortality was compared. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square test for univariate analysis and Hosmer-Lemeshow Test for logistic regression model. RESULTS: Hospital mortality was 5%. For EuroSCORE univariate analysis, findings were as follows: score 0-2 predicted mortality 0.40%, observed 0.00%; score 3-5 predicted mortality 1.45%, observed 0.00%; score greater than 6 predicted mortality 3.15%, observed 7.94%. Although these differences, p-value was 0.213 with no statistical significance. The p-value for the Hosmer-Lemeshow Test was < 0.001 indicating poor calibration of the model for this sample. CONCLUSION: The EuroSCORE model is a simple, objective system to estimate hospital mortality. However, to validate the logistic regression analysis, it is necessary hundreds of patients, which limit its widespread application.
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22. Efeitos da propriocepção no processo de reabilitação das fraturas de quadril Effects of proprioception in the rehabilitation process of hip fractures
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Ana Luiza Cabrera Martimbianco, Luis Otávio Polachini, Therezinha Rosane Chamlian, and Danilo Masiero
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Propriocepção ,Fraturas do quadril ,Exercício ,Fisioterapia ,Proprioception ,Hip fractures ,Exercise ,Physiotherapy ,Medicine ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 - Abstract
Este estudo teve como objetivo principal realizar uma revisão de literatura dos últimos dez anos, sobre os efeitos dos tratamentos fisioterapêuticos realizados nas fraturas de quadril e a observação da descrição e da influência do treinamento proprioceptivo específico nesse processo de reabilitação. Essas fraturas são muito comuns, principalmente entre a população idosa, provocando diversas conseqüências ao indivíduo, entre elas, a alteração das sensações proprioceptivas, podendo predispor o paciente à importante instabilidade articular. Sendo assim, a reabilitação dessas lesões é de grande importância, afim de restaurar as funções do quadril e prevenir contra recidivas. De acordo com o levantamento bibliográfico realizado, os estudos demonstraram protocolos de tratamento fisioterapêuticos nas fraturas do quadril, porém a maioria dos autores não apresenta um treinamento proprioceptivo específico isoladamente; em geral, relacionam o ganho de força muscular, equilíbrio e o treino de marcha e de funcionalidade à melhora indireta da propriocepção articular. Fica evidente a carência teórica sobre o assunto, e espera-se que novas pesquisas possam surgir, para que se tenha maior significância clínica e estatística em relação ao tema abordado.This study was aimed at providing a review of the last ten years in literature addressing the effect of the physical therapeutic treatments carried out in hip fractures and the review of the description and influence of specific proprioceptive drills in rehabilitation processes. These fractures are very common, particularly among the aged population, causing various consequences to the individual, such as proprioceptive sensations changes, which can predispose patients to important joint instability. Therefore, the rehabilitation of these injuries is of great importance in order to restore hip function and to prevent recurrences. According to the literature review, studies describe physical therapeutic treatment protocols in cases of hip fractures, but most authors do not present a specific isolated proprioceptive training; they usually correlate muscular strength gain, balance and gait and functional training to an indirect improvement of joint proprioception. The shortage of theories addressing the subject is clear, and further studies are warranted for providing better clinically and statistically significant data concerning the subject in reference.
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23. HTR2B variant rs17619600 increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
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Juliana Regina Chamlian Zucare Penno, Maria Lucia Cardillo Correa Giannella, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, Silvia Daher, Elaine Christine Dantas Moisés, and Melanie Rodacki
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Introdução: Na gestação, o aumento da resistência insulínica materna é compensado por hiperplasia e hiperfuncionalidade das células-beta pancreáticas maternas, de forma a manter a homeostase glicêmica. Alterações nestes mecanismos compensatórios estão associadas ao Diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG). O hormônio lactogênio placentário (HPL), a prolactina (PRL) e a serotonina foram identificados como participantes da expansão de células-beta maternas; fatores de transcrição, como o FOXM1 (forehead Box protein M1), reguladores transcricionais, como o FOXD3 (Forkhead box D3) e reguladores do ciclo celular, como a menin 1, são considerados importantes sinais intracelulares responsáveis por esse efeito. Dada a importância destes fatores para a adaptação das células-beta que ocorre na gestação e a escassez de estudo em humanos, este estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar se polimorfismos de um único nucleotídeo (SNPs) em genes relacionados à proliferação de células beta: PRLR (codifica o receptor da prolactina); HTR2B (codifica o receptor 2B de serotonina); FOXM1; FOXD3 e MEN1, podem influenciar o risco para desenvolvimento de DMG. Material e métodos: Este foi um estudo casocontrole, no qual dados clínicos e laboratoriais foram coletados de 453 pacientes com DMG e 443 gestantes que não apresentaram DMG. A genotipagem de SNPs nos genes PRLR, HTR2B, FOXM1, FOXD3 e MEN1 foi realizada por reação em cadeia da polimerase em tempo real. Resultados: O SNP rs17619600 no gene HTR2B conferiu risco aumentado para DMG nos modelos codominante (odds ratio [OR] =2,15; intervalo de confiança [IC] 95% 1,53-3,09; P < 0,0001) e raro dominante (OR de 2,32; IC 1,61-3,37; P < 0,0001). Não foram encontradas associações dos SNPs com o uso de insulina, ganho de peso materno, peso do recém-nascido ou resultado do teste de tolerância oral à glicose pós-parto alterado. Conclusão: A presença do alelo C no SNP rs17619600 no gene HTR2B conferiu risco para DMG na população estudada Introduction: In order to maintain glycemic homeostasis during pregnancy, the increase in maternal insulin resistance is compensated by hyperplasia and increased function of maternal pancreatic beta cells. Failure in this compensatory mechanism is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The placental lactogenic hormone (HPL), prolactin (PRL) and serotonin have been associated with the expansion of maternal beta cells; transcription factors, such as FOXM1 (Forehead Box protein M1), transcriptional regulators, such as FOXD3 (Forkhead box D3) and cell cycle regulators, such as menin 1, are considered important intracellular signals responsible for the proliferation of such cells. Given the importance of these factors for the pregnancy adaptation of beta cells and the absence of studies in humans, we hypothesized that genetic variation (single nucleotide polymorphisms SNPs) in the genes related to the proliferation of beta cells: PRLR (encodes the prolactin receptor); HTR2B (encodes the serotonin 2B receptor); FOXM1; FOXD3 and MEN1, could influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: This was a case-control study, clinical and laboratory data were collected from 453 patients with GDM and 443 pregnant women who did not have GDM. SNPs in the genes PRLR, HTR2B, FOXM1, FOXD3 and MEN1 were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: The SNP rs17619600 in the HTR2B gene conferred an increased risk for GDM in the codominant (odds ratio [OR] = 2.15; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.53-3.09; P < 0.0001) and rare dominant (OR 2.32; CI 1.61 - 3.37; P < 0.0001) models. The SNPs were not associated with insulin use, maternal weight gain, offspring birth weight or glycemic change in the pos partum tolerance test. Conclusion: The presence of the C allele in the SNP rs17619600 in HTR2B gene is associated with increased risk for GDM in a population of Brazilian subjects
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24. Avaliação da função e qualidade de vida em pacientes submetidos a artroplastia de ressecção tipo Girdlestone Evaluation of the function and quality of life of patients submitted to girdlestone's resection arthroplasty
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Priscila Akemi Yamamoto, Gisele Landim Lahoz, Edmilson Takehiro Takata, Danilo Masiero, and Therezinha Rosane Chamlian
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Qualidade de vida ,Artroplastia ,Métodos ,Quadril ,Função ,Quality of life ,Arthroplasty ,Method ,Hip ,Medicine ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 - Abstract
OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a função e a qualidade de vida dos pacientes pós-artroplastia de Girdlestone e comparar os resultados entre os grupos Girdlestone unilateral e o grupo com prótese total de quadril contralateral. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal no qual foram avaliados 9 pacientes com Girdlestone unilateral e 3 com Girdlestone em um quadril e prótese total no quadril contralateral. A avaliação constitui-se em aplicar o questionário genérico de qualidade de vida SF-36 e um questionário funcional específico para o quadril, Harris Hip Score (HHS). A comparação dos grupos foi realizada usando-se o teste t- Student e o teste de Fisher. RESULTADOS: Os pacientes do grupo Girdlestone unilateral apresentaram maior quantidade de domínios do SF-36 classificados como elevados, embora 77,8% destes tenham obtido resultados ruins no HHS. Todos os pacientes apresentaram o teste de Trendelenburg positivo e discrepância de membros, o que levou à marcha claudicante em 11 dos 12 pacientes avaliados. Destes, apenas 6 submeteram-se a fisioterapia pós-operatória. CONCLUSÃO: A qualidade de vida e a função pós-operatória de Girdlestone, na população brasileira, ainda necessita ser mais pesquisada, pois estes resultados são indicações do comportamento das variáveis de estudo e não podem ser consideradas encerradas.OBJECTIVES: To evaluate function and quality of life of patients submitted to Girdlestone's arthroplasty, and to compare outcomes between unilateral Girdlestone's group with the group with contralateral total hip prosthesis. METHODS: Cross-sectional study where 9 patients were evaluated with unilateral Girdlestone's and 3 with Girdlestone's in one hip and contralateral total hip prosthesis. The evaluation consisted in filling in a generic questionnaire on quality of life "SF-36" and a specific questionnaire for hip function "Harris Hip Score" (HHS). The comparison between groups was made by using the Student's t-test and the Fisher's test. RESULTS: The patients of the unilateral Girdlestone's group presented a higher number of SF-36 domains classified as high, although 77.8% of these showed poor results on the HHS. All patients had a leg-length discrepancy and positive Trendelenburg's test, which led to limping gait in 11 of 12 patients evaluated. Of these, only 6 underwent physiotherapy after surgery. CONCLUSION: Girdlestone's postoperative quality of life and function in a Brazilian population still requires further studies, because these outcomes are indicative of study variables' behavior and cannot be regarded as definite.
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25. Febre de origem indeterminada em portador de marcapasso definitivo
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Fernanda Carneiro Ronchi, Uelra Rita Lourenço, Albert Salviano dos Santos, and Eduardo Gregório Chamlian
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Febre de Causa Desconhecida ,Marcapasso Cardíaco Artificial ,Endocardite. ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
O implante de marcapasso tem sido cada vez mais utilizado, em decorrência de sua segurança e dos baixos índices de complicaçao. No entanto, a infecçao de dispositivos é um quadro grave, que apresenta elevada morbimortalidade e alto custo de tratamento. Algumas vezes essa infecçao evolui com endocardite bacteriana, complicaçao cuja incidência vem aumentando nos últimos anos. É de difícil diagnóstico e tratamento, seja pela inespecificidade dos sintomas clínicos seja pela variaçao dos achados de imagem no ecocardiograma. Descrevemos um caso de febre de origem indeterminada em portador de marcapasso, que investigaçao posterior demonstrou ser decorrente de infecçao dos cabos-eletrodos e de endocardite secundária. O paciente foi tratado com antibioticoterapia prolongada e retirada do sistema por cirurgia aberta.
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26. Histórias de vida e autobiografias na formação de professores e profissão docente (Brasil, 1985-2003) Life histories and autobiographies in teacher education and teaching profession (Brazil, 1985-2003)
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Belmira Oliveira Bueno, Helena Coharik Chamlian, Cynthia Pereira de Sousa, and Denice Barbara Catani
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Autobiografias ,Histórias de vida ,Formação de professores ,Profissão docente ,Autobiographies ,Life histories ,Teacher education ,Teaching profession ,Education (General) ,L7-991 - Abstract
O texto apresenta uma revisão de trabalhos da área de Educação que fizeram uso das histórias de vida e dos estudos autobiográficos como metodologia de investigação científica no Brasil. Dois recortes foram efetuados, um temporal e outro temático, para focalizar o período compreendido entre 1985 e 2003 e privilegiar dois temas: formação de professores e profissão docente. O objetivo principal foi o de mapear a produção nacional, buscando identificar as temáticas que emergiram com maior força, apontando aspectos lacunares e indicando direções para futuros estudos na área. Várias fontes foram utilizadas: resumos de teses e dissertações (banco de teses da CAPES); textos completos de teses e dissertações defendidas nos programas de pós-graduação da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC-SP - e da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade de São Paulo - FEUSP -; livros; e periódicos científicos. As análises levaram a concluir que o uso dessas abordagens cresceu significativamente no Brasil a partir dos anos de 1990, porém, de modo muito disperso, foram utilizadas muito mais como fonte de dados para o desenvolvimento de um largo espectro de pesquisas e muito timidamente como dispositivos de formação. Todavia, evidenciou-se que a intensificação de tais metodologias contribuiu para renovar as pesquisas sobre os professores, ao mesmo tempo em que fez aflorar o interesse por questões e temáticas novas, tais como as que se configuram, por exemplo, nos estudos sobre profissão, profissionalização e identidades docentes.The text offers a review within the area of Education of the works that make use of life histories and autobiographic studies as a scientific research methodology in Brazil. The period between 1985 and 2003 is focused under two different slants, one temporal, and the other thematic: teacher education and teaching profession. The main purpose here was to map out the national production, seeking to identify the themes that have emerged with greater strength, pointing out deficient aspects, and suggesting directions for future studies in this field. Several sources were utilized: abstracts of theses and dissertations from the CAPES database; complete texts of theses and dissertations presented to the graduate programs of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC-SP - and of the Faculty of Education of the University of São Paulo - FEUSP; books; and scientific journals. The analyses have shown that the use of these approaches has grown significantly in Brazil since the 1990s but, in a very disperse manner, they have been used more as a source of data for the development of a wide spectrum of studies, and only timidly as formation devices. Nevertheless, it has become apparent that the rise of these methodologies has contributed to a renewal in the studies about teachers, at the same time that it has fostered the interest in new issues and themes, such as those developed, for example, in the researches about profession, professionalization and teacher identity.
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27. Dor no ombro em pacientes com lesão medular Shoulder pain in spinal cord injury
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Priscila Elisa Siqueira Gianini, Therezinha Rosane Chamlian, and Juliano Coelho Arakaki
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Dor de ombro ,Paraplegia ,Traumatismos da medular espinhal ,Shoulder pain ,Spinal cord injuries ,Medicine ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 - Abstract
A lesão medular (LM) é uma das formas mais graves dentro das síndromes incapacitantes. O paciente com LM sobrecarrega excessivamente os membros superiores, especialmente os ombros, utilizando-os mais freqüentemente e em maior variabilidade de atividades que uma pessoa sem LM. Além disso, a busca da melhoria da qualidade de vida nos últimos anos, levou um número crescente de portadores de LM a procurar a prática de atividade física. Muitos pacientes com LM utilizam cadeira de rodas para locomoção funcional e realização de esportes. Porém, esta demanda funcional na articulação do ombro pode levar a presença de quadro álgico importante interferindo nas atividades de vida diária desses pacientes. Com os adventos da tecnologia e cuidados com a saúde, a expectativa de vida dos pacientes com LM tem aumentado. Desde então, questões relacionadas à qualidade de vida e doenças associadas com o envelhecimento são de grande importância para essa população. Este estudo busca um melhor entendimento da dor no ombro em pacientes com LM através de revisão da literatura.The spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most severe forms of disabling syndromes. Patients with SCI usually apply an excessive overload on the upper limbs, especially the shoulders, using them more frequently and in a greater range of activities when compared to healthy subjects. Moreover, the search for the improvement of the quality of life in the last years has led an increasingly number of SCI patients to practice physical activities. Many SCI patients use wheelchairs for functional locomotion and sports practice. However, this functional demand on shoulder's joint may lead to a painful picture, interfering on these patient's daily activities. With the improvements on technology and healthcare life expectancy for SCI patients has been increased. Since then, issues regarding quality of life and age-related diseases are very important for this population. The purpose of this paper was to better understand shoulder pain in SCI patients by reviewing available literature.
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28. Docência na universidade: professores inovadores na USP
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Chamlian Helena Coharik
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PROFESSOR UNIVERSITÁRIO ,FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES ,UNIVERSIDADE ,ENSINO ,PESQUISA ,INOVAÇÃO EDUCATIVA ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Sociology (General) ,HM401-1281 - Abstract
O artigo trata de pesquisa realizada com um grupo de professores inovadores da Universidade de São Paulo tendo como objetivo procurar subsídios para a formação do professor universitário. Esses docentes foram entrevistados, solicitando que detalhassem melhor suas experiências inovadoras; explicassem as razões pelas quais haviam introduzido modificações em sua forma de trabalho; explicitassem as relações entre sua atividade de docência e de pesquisa, expressassem o papel que atribuíam ao ensino na universidade, bem como a forma pela qual sua trajetória acadêmica havia se cumprido até então. A diversidade de experiências relatadas e, ao mesmo tempo, a convergência de visões a respeito de suas funções de ensino e de pesquisa na universidade permitem-nos afirmar que, mais do que uma formação pedagógica específica, a sensibilização para as dificuldades do ensino e a valorização institucional dessa atividade consistiriam em grande avanço para a formação do professor.
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29. Efetividade da estimulação elétrica funcional no membro superior de hemiparéticos crônicos
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Heloise Cazangi Borges, Danilo Masiero, Vanessa Costa Monteiro, Felipe Brandão de Rezende, and Therezinha Rosane Chamlian
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030506 rehabilitation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Neurology ,business.industry ,Medicine ,Neurology (clinical) ,0305 other medical science ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Objetivos. Verificar a efetividade da EEF aplicada em extensores de cotovelo e punho do membro superior de hemiparéticos crônicos para melhora da força, ADM (arco dinâmico de movimento), espasticidade e funcionalidade do membro. Método. Trata-se de um relato de casos em que três indivíduos (dois do sexo feminino e um do sexo masculino), apresentando hemiparesia crônica com predomínio braquiofacial e faixa etária entre 56 e 64 anos foram submetidos à aplicação de EEF com estimulação simultânea de extensores de punho e cotovelo por 30 minutos diários, duas vezes por semana, durante seis semanas. Foi feita avaliação da força, ADM, espasticidade e funcionalidade de membro hemiparético antes e após intervenção e também no segmento de cinco semanas após final da terapia. Resultados. Todos os pacientes apresentaram melhora na força, ADM e funcionalidade, e destes, dois apresentaram redução de espasticidade. Na avaliação de cinco semanas, verificou-se que apenas o quesito força não se manteve. Conclusão. A aplicação deste novo parâmetro de EEF com estimulação simultânea de extensores de punho e cotovelo mostrou-se benéfica para melhora funcional do membro superior de pacientes hemiparéticos crônicos.
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30. European Union Studies as power/knowledge dispositif: Towards a reflexive turn
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Lucie Chamlian
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Power-knowledge ,Political science ,Political economy ,Reflexivity ,media_common.cataloged_instance ,European union ,media_common - Published
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31. Agent-based modeling of human-environment interactions in a smallholder agricultural system in the Atlantic Forest (Ribeira Valley, SP, Brazil)
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Munari, Lucia Chamlian
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Regenwald ,Landnutzung ,GDM, forest conservation policies ,Agent-based modeling smallholder agriculture ,%22">Quilombo ,Landwirtschaft ,Shifting cultivation ,Quilombo ,ddc:630 ,Kleinbauer ,Ökologie ,Agriculture ,Simulation - Abstract
Shifting cultivation systems (SCSs) have been practiced all over the tropics for centuries as the primary subsistence strategy for smallholders. However, since the mid-20th century, SCSs have been submitted to changes, driven by a combination of geographic, economic, socio-political, and demographic factors. Consequently, land use changes lead to agricultural intensification and the replacement of more profitable and permanent practices. The implementation of forest conservation policies (FCPs) is one of the changing drivers to SCSs. They have been designed to reduce or eliminate it, criminalize traditional practices, restrict resources access, displace locals, and increase inequalities and land conflicts. In Brazil, SCSs have been practiced by smallholders and indigenous groups, including Quilombolas, descendants of African enslaved who rebelled against the Portuguese regime. After the abolition of slavery, they remained spread over the country without any state legitimation. Their recognition and rights to ancestors land were possible only in 1988, with the Brazilian Constitution. The Ribeira Valley (Southeastern Brazil) is home to dozens of Quilombos, one of the most significant Atlantic Forest remnants, and high biodiversity. Its first Quilombos were formed in the 18th century and relied on SCS to survive, relatively isolated, up to the 1950s. However, in the context of SCS changes, Quilombos are under a transitional process in different dimensions, including constraints to their traditions by FCPs, generating conflicts. Inspired by this challenging scenario, the Thesis goals are to evaluate Quilombolas socioeconomic conditions and the perception of FCPs implementation and integrate two modeling tools. The tools will model the impact of agricultural transitions on family wealth, income, landscape structure, and tree community β diversity and model the impact of FCPs over the equal economic and ecological dimensions. Socioeconomic data were gathered in 2017 in 14 communities through interviews of 164 farmers. Quilombolas perception of FCPs and constraints for agricultural practice were investigated. The modeling implementation used MPMAS (Mathematical Programming-based Multi-Agent Systems) to simulate land use change in agriculture and forestry. MPMAS was integrated (through land use maps) with a Generalized Dissimilarity Modeling tool (GDM) to predict beta diversity as a function of environmental variation. The modeling exercise was implemented for Pedro Cubas territory, a Quilombo with 52 households located in Eldorado (SP). A combination of primary and secondary data from different sources was used, including a socioeconomic census of 2014 and a collection of tree data in 2016. Five economic/political scenarios were created for comparisons, with a baseline and four different counterfactual situations, varying in market access and FCPs versions. Seven yield curve scenarios and 30 Sobol repetitions were combined, totalizing 1050 simulations. A tradeoff analysis was applied over the political scenarios. MPMAS sensitivity/uncertainty analyses revealed variation on staples consumptions among yield curve scenarios, the sensitivity of income to different parameters, and each income source relevance. The GDM calibration highlighted the importance of climate predictors for tree species, indicating vulnerability to potential climate variability. Results revealed that only 32% of the families were practicing SCS in 2017, but it was still relevant for food security. 83% of the interviewees were unsatisfied with the FCPs, especially the timing of issuing the licenses for SCS. The political scenarios comparison indicates that agricultural intensification caused an improvement in average income. Still, it was accompanied by economic inequality, diminished rotation of plots, lower diversity of habitats, and a less permeable landscape structure (on fallows and because of the emergence of pasture and perennial areas). GDM results showed a significant change in landscape structure/tree community for at least 10% of the territory in the last decades. Regarding FCPs implementation, scenario comparison showed that well-being conditions improved when FCPs were excluded, although more ecological impacts occur. However, such effects refer to only 2.6% of the territory where 90% is covered by mature forest, and GDM indicates that the total ß diversity would not be significantly affected. The tradeoff analysis showed that FCPs are significant for conservation in the present context when perennials and pasture areas occur. In the isolated scenario case, when SCS is the only economic activity, a combination of good well-being and conservation performances was found, suggesting it is causing even lower environmental impacts. I recommend more flexible policies for SCS implementation in the Quilombos in general, for the potential of improving well-being conditions by impacting a small share of the territories. FCPs flexibilization would be even more relevant to the communities that dont have access to alternatives to SCS. Wanderfeldbau wurde jahrhundertelang von Kleinbauern im gesamten Tropengürtel als Hauptstrategie für Subsistenzlandwirtschaft ausgeübt. Seit Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts werden Wanderfeldbausysteme durch eine Kombination geographischer, wirtschaftlicher, soziopolitischer und demografischer Faktoren stark beeinflusst. Folglich sind Veränderungen in der Landnutzung zu beobachten, welche zu landwirtschaftlicher Intensivierung und Ersatz durch rentablere, nicht-rotierende Verfahren führen. Die Umsetzung von Waldschutzmaßnahmen spielt eine große Rolle bei Veränderungen von Wanderfeldbausystemen, da diese Schutzmaßnahmen konzipiert wurden, um Wanderfeldbau einzuschränken bzw. zu eliminieren, indem sie traditionelle Methoden kriminalisieren, Ressourcenzugriff beschränken und Vertreibung erzwingen, was zu wachsender Ungleichheit sowie zu Landkonflikten führt. In Brasilien wird Wanderfeldbaus von Kleinbauern und indigenen Bevölkerungsgruppen praktiziert, u.a. auch von den Quilombolas, den Nachkommen afrikanischer Sklaven die gegen die portugiesischen Kolonisatoren rebellierten. Nach der Abschaffung der Sklaverei blieben die ehemaligen Sklaven ohne staatliche Legitimation über das ganze Land verteilt. Ihre Anerkennung und ihre Rechte an den Ländern ihrer Vorfahren wurden erst 1988 mit der brasilianischen Verfassung ermöglicht. Das Ribeira-Tal (Südosten Brasiliens) beherbergt Dutzende von Quilombos sowie die größten verbleibenden Reste Atlantischen Regenwaldes mit hoher Biodiversität. Die ersten Quilombos dort wurden im 18. Jahrhundert gegründet und sie überlebten auf Basis von Wanderfeldbau in relativer Abgeschiedenheit bis in die 1950er Jahren Im Kontext der Veränderungen der Wanderfeldbausysteme befinden sich die Quilombos in einem multidimensionalen Übergangsprozess. Hierzu gehört auch die Einschränkung ihrer Traditionen durch die Waldschutzmaßnahmen, die Konflikte erzeugen. Vor diesem anspruchsvollen Hintergrund hat sich die vorliegende Arbeit zum Ziel gesetzt, sowohl die sozioökonomischen Bedingungen und die Wahrnehmung der Implementierung solcher Waldschutzmaßnahmen aus Sicht der Quilombolas zu evaluieren, als auch die Auswirkung der landwirtschaftlichen Intensivierung und der Waldschutzmaßnahmen auf Familieneinkommen, und vermögen, Landschaftsstruktur und Beta-Diversität der Baumgemeinschaft zu modellieren. Sozioökonomische Daten wurden im Jahr 2017 durch Interviews mit 164 Bauern aus 14 Gemeinschaften erfasst. Damit wurden die Wahrnehmung der Waldschutzmaßnahmen durch Quilombolas und die Einschränkungen der Landwirtschaftsmethoden untersucht. Als Werkzeug für die Simulation der Landnutzungsänderungen in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft wurde MPMAS (Mathematical Programming-based Multi-Agent-Systems) verwendet. Die Ergebnisse von MPMAS sind dann als Landnutzungskarten in das Generalized Dissimilarity Modeling Tool (GDM) integriert worden, um die Beta-Diversität als Funktion der Umweltvariation abzuschätzen. Die Modellierung wurde für das Pedro Cubas Gebiet durchgeführt, ein Quilombo mit 52 Haushalten in Eldorado, im Bundesstaat São Paulo. Dafür wurde eine Kombination primärer und sekundärer Daten aus verschieden Quellen gesammelt, u.a aus dem sozioökonomischen Zensus von 2014 und Daten einer Baumerhebung von 2016. Fünf wirtschaftliche bzw. politische Szenarien wurden dann zum Vergleich erstellt, davon eines als Referenz und vier als kontrafaktische Szenarien angelegt wurden, die vor allem Unterschiede im Marktzugang und den Fassungen der Waldschutzordnungen abbilden. Um mit Unsicherheit umzugehen, wurden sieben Pflanzenertragskurvenszenarien und 30 Sobol-Wiederholungen kombiniert, was insgesamt 1050 Simulationen ergab. Auf die politischen Szenarien wurde eine Trade-off-Analyse angewandt. Unsicherheitsanalysen für MPMAS-Simulationen zeigten Schwankungen sowohl im Konsum von Grundnahrungsmitteln zwischen den verschiedenen Szenarien, als auch in der Empfindlichkeit der Einkommen gegen die unterschiedlichen Parameter sowie in der Relevanz der unterschiedlichen Einkommensquellen. Die GDM-Kalibrierung hob die Bedeutung von Klimavorhersagen für die Baumarten und die Anfälligkeit für potenzielle Klimavariabilität hervor. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass 2017 nur 32% der Familien Wanderfeldbausysteme praktizierten, dies jedoch weiterhin für die Ernährungssicherheit relevant war. 83% der Befragten waren mit den Waldschutzmaßnahmen unzufrieden, insbesondere mit dem Zeitpunkt der Erteilung der Lizenzen für den Wanderfeldbau. Dier Vergleich der politischen Szenarien zeigt an, dass die Intensivierung der Landwirtschaft zu einer Verbesserung der durchschnittlichen Einkommen führt, dies ging jedoch einher mit wirtschaftlicher Ungleichheit, verminderter Rotation der Parzellen, geringerer Vielfalt der Lebensräume und einer weniger durchlässigen Landschaftsstruktur (auf Brachflächen und aufgrund der Entstehung von Weiden und Dauergrünland). Die GDM-Ergebnisse zeigten in den letzten Jahrzehnten für mindestens 10% des Territoriums eine große Veränderung der Landschaftsstruktur bzw. Baumgemeinschaft. In Bezug auf die Umsetzung von Waldschutzmaßnahmen zeigte ein Szenarienvergleich, dass sich die Bedingungen für die Wohlfahrt der Quilombolas verbesserten, wenn diese Maßnahmen abgeschafft würden, das würde gleichzeitig aber die ökologischen Auswirkungen verstärken. Diese Auswirkungen betreffen jedoch nur auf 2,6% des Gebiets, in dem 90% von altem Wald bedeckt sind, und die GDM Simulationen weisen darauf hin, dass die gesamte Beta-Diversität nicht sehr betroffen wäre. Die Trade-Off-Analyse ergab, dass Waldschutzmaßnahmen im gegenwärtigen Kontext mit Dauerkulturen und Weideflächen für die Walderhaltung wichtig sind. Für das Szenario einer wirtschaftlichen Isolation wie bis Anfang der 1950er Jahre, in dem Wanderfeldbau die einzige wirtschaftliche Aktivität ist, haben wir eine Kombination aus gutem wirtschaftlichem Auskommen und Waldschutz festgestellt, was darauf hindeutet, dass dies noch geringere Umweltauswirkungen verursacht. Wir empfehlen flexiblere Richtlinien für die Implementierung solcher Systeme in Quilombos im Allgemeinen, um die wirtschaftliche Wohlfahrt zu verbessern, bei Beeinflussung nur eines kleinen Teils der Gebiete. Die Flexibilisierung von Waldschutzmaßnahmen wäre für die Gemeinschaften, die keine Alternativen zum Wanderfeldbau haben, noch relevanter.
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32. Dynamics of the soil fertility in quilombola shifting cultivation communities of the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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Walter Alves Neves, André Mateus Barreiros, Jomar Magalhães Barbosa, Daniela Ianovali, Joaquim Alves Da Silva Junior, Lucia Chamlian Munari, Sidneide Manfredini, Cristina Adams, and Alexandre Antunes Ribeiro Filho
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Shifting cultivation systems (SCS) are currently restricted to tropical areas. The classical nutrient flow model for SCS considers increasing soil fertility from the conversion phase, with the addition of nutrients contained in the biomass that was slashed and burned, and made available through ash. This study assessed the impacts of the conversion and cultivation phases on soils subjected to an SCS practiced quilombola populations of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. We used a diachronic method in six experimental plots divided into two fallow age classes (10-15 and 25-30 years). The results showed that fire does not have a primary role in the cycling and maintenance of the stock of nutrients in the soil/vegetation complex. Furthermore, the soil fertility status was not significantly altered during the conversion and cultivation phases. Thus, the quilombola SCS shows specificity and that soil fertilization does not necessarily occur during the conversion and cultivation phases of SCS. The soils from fallow areas between ten and 30 years have eutrophic fertility conditions in relation to the mature forests, and are therefore viable from an agronomic standpoint. Therefore, the data on the impact of the quilombola SCS on soils concur as proscribed by law.
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33. Effect of Ischemia—Reperfusion on Na+,K+-ATPase Expression in Human Liver Tissue Allograft: Image Analysis by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
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Benkoel, Liliane, Dodero, Frank, Hardwigsen, Jean, Mas, Eric, Benoliel, Anne-Marie, Botta-Fridlund, Danielle, Treut, Yves Patrice Le, Chamlian, Albert, and Lombardo, Dominique
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34. Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) During Ischemia–Reperfusion in Human Liver Tissue Allograft: Image Analysis by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
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Benkoel, Liliane, Dodero, Frank, Hardwigsen, Jean, Benoliel, Anne Marie, Bongrand, Pierre, Botta-Fridlund, Danielle, Le Treut, Yves Patrice, Chamlian, Albert, and Lombardo, Dominique
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35. Immunohistochemical detection of C-100 hepatitis C virus antigen in formaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded liver tissue. Correlation with serum, tissue and in situ RT-PCR results
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L Benkoël, P Biagini, F Dodero, X De Lamballerie, P De Micco, A Chamlian, and D Lombardo
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We localized HCV C-100 protein in liver biopsies of 15 patients with chronic hepatitis C using immunohistochemistry. The results were compared to serum, tissue extract analysis of HCV RNA and in situ RT-PCR described in a previous study. HCV was detected in 80% of the sera tested, in 40% of the tissue extracts and in 80% and 60% of the tissue sections tested by immunohistochemistry and in situ RTPCR respectively. Compared to the serum positive cases, 83% and 67% of the cases were respectively positive with immunohistochemistry and in situ RT-PCR and 41% were positive with tissue extract detection. Compared to the tissue extract positive cases, 25% and 50% of the cases were respectively positive with immunohistochemistry and in situ RT-PCR. Finally, 75% of the cases positive by immunohistochemistry were also positive by in situ RT-PCR. These results underline the complementarity of the different methods for the precise diagnosis of hepatitis C.
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36. Maternal treatment with picrotoxin in late pregnancy improved female sexual behavior but did not alter male sexual behavior of offspring
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Bernardi, Maria M., Scanzerla, Kayne K., Chamlian, Mayra, Teodorov, Elizabeth, and Felicio, Luciano F.
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37. Effect of Ischemia–Reperfusion on Bile Canalicular F-Actin Microfilaments in Hepatocytes of Human Liver Allograft
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Benkoël, Liliane, Dodero, Frank, Hardwigsen, Jean, Campan, Pierre, Botta-Fridlund, Danielle, Lombardo, Dominique, Le Treut, Yves Patrice, and Chamlian, Albert
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38. Un adénome hépatique révélé par une élévation isolée des phosphatases alcalines
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Borentain, Patrick, Gérolami, René, Dodero, Franck, Chrestian, Marie-Anne, Quillichini, Francis, Ardissone, Jean, Perrimond, Henri, Chamlian, Albert, and Gérolami, André
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39. Lack of toxicity of hydroethanolic extract from Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) O. Kuntze by gavage in the rat
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Monjanel-Mouterde, S., Traoré, F., Gasquet, M., Dodero, F., Delmas, F., Ikoli, J.F., Lorec, A.M., Chamlian, V., Portugal, H., Balansard, G., and Pisano, P.
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40. Effect of Dietary Lipids (Soybean Lecithin and Triacylglycerol) on Hepatic F-Actin Microfilaments in Cyclosporine A-Treated Rats
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Benkoel, Liliane, Chanussot, Fran¸coise, Dodero, Frank, de la Maisonneuve, Caroline, Bongrand, Pierre, Benoliel, Anne Marie, Lambert, Renée, Brisse, Joelle, and Chamlian, Albert
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41. Quasi-TEM modes in parallel-line transmission structures with conductors embedded in dielectrics
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Chamlian, Simon Vatche and Pinchuk, Amy R.
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Dielectrics -- Research ,Local area networks -- Research ,Crosstalk -- Analysis ,Business ,Computers ,Electronics ,Electronics and electrical industries - Abstract
A transmission structure of many parallel conductors is capable of propagating many distinct quasi-TEM modes [3]-[6]. A field theory of such modes was developed for a theoretically infinite number of very thin conductors placed on a dielectric substrate [1]. The current paper extends this work to include a large number of thin parallel conductors embedded within finite dielectric slabs. The theory is illustrated by the following three structures: a large number of parallel wires embedded in dielectric slabs with substrates of infinite width, both with and without a ground plane; and a large number of thin wires embedded in a finite dielectric slab without a ground plane. This extension to a finite dielectric structure is obtained using a superposition method where both vertical and horizontal surfaces are considered infinite in turn. A major application of the derived formulation is the investigation of velocity distributions and crosstalk within these structures. Comparison of these structures with ones where the conductors are on the substrate [1] (as opposed to embedded) indicates how the placement and structure of the conducting channel affects the modal velocities and crosstalk. Index Terms--Crosstalk, dielectrics, Green's function, modal velocity, model spectrum, quasi-TEM modes, ribbon cable, transmission structures.
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42. Effect of Dietary Lipids on Hepatic Na+, K+-ATPase in Cyclosporine A-Treated Rats (Immunocytochemical Analysis of α1 Subunit by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Imaging)
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Benkoel, Liliane, Chanussot, Francoise, Dodero, Frank, Maisonneuve, Caroline De La, Lambert, Renee, Brisse, Joelle, and Chamlian, Albert
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43. Effect of spastic cerebral palsy on jaw-closing muscles during clenching
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Santos, Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues, Manzano, Felipe Scalco, Chamlian, Therezinha Rosane, Masiero, Danilo, and Jardim, Jose R
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44. A Dedicated Stitch to Allow Early Safe Mobilization Avoiding Drain-Induced Heart Injury
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Walter J. Gomes, Solange Guizilini, Alexandre R. de Carvalho, Caroline Bublitz, Marcela Viceconte, Rita Simone Lopes Moreira, Isadora S. Rocco, Nelson Americo Hossne, Walace de Souza Pimentel, Isis Begot, Eduardo Gregório Chamlian, and Ross Arena
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Heart Injury ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring ,Heart Ventricles ,medicine.medical_treatment ,lcsh:Surgery ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Bed rest ,Pericardial Effusion ,Off-Pump Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,Postoperative Complications ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surgical skills ,medicine ,Humans ,Coronary Artery Bypass ,Mobilization ,Potential risk ,business.industry ,Arterial Grafts ,Mediastinum ,General Medicine ,lcsh:RD1-811 ,Mediastinal drain ,Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts ,Cardiac surgery ,Surgery ,lcsh:RC666-701 ,How to Do It ,Feasibility Studies ,Early mobilization ,Drainage ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Placement of a mediastinal drain is a routine procedure following heart surgery. Postoperative bed rest is often imposed due to the fear of potential risk of drain displacement and cardiac injury. We developed an encapsulating stitch as a feasible, effective and low-cost technique, which does not require advanced surgical skills for placement. This simple, novel approach compartmentalizes the drain allowing for safe early mobilization following cardiac surgery.
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- 2019
45. Endovascular Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Rômulo Martins de Camargo, Rodrigo E. Mendes, Nelson Américo Hossne Junior, Fabiano André Pereira, and Eduardo Gregório Chamlian
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Aorta ,business.industry ,Navel ,Pulsatile flow ,medicine.disease ,Abdominal aortic aneurysm ,Aortic aneurysm ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,medicine.artery ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Back pain ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Pathological ,Artery - Abstract
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a pathological dilatation of the abdominal portion of the aorta artery. This enlargement increases the stress in the artery wall, which can cause the rupture of the vessel. The risk of rupture depends on a series of factors, but as it has a very high rate of mortality, once an aortic aneurysm is found, it is quite important to closely monitor it and, if it is necessary, plan an early intervention. Its most common symptoms are abdominal or back pain and a pulsatile feeling near the navel. Computed tomography is the best method to diagnose and size it.
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- 2018
46. TEM modes in parallel-line transmission structures
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Silvester, Peter P. and Chamlian, Simon V.
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Electric conductors -- Research ,Microwave transmission lines -- Research ,Microwave wiring -- Research ,Electromagnetic compatibility -- Research ,Business ,Computers ,Electronics ,Electronics and electrical industries - Abstract
A transmission structure of many parallel conductors is capable of propagating many distinct quasi-TEM modes. A field theory of such modes is developed for a theoretically infinite number of very thin conductors. These possess infinitely many distinct propagation modes, which are the eigenfunctions of a pair of integral operators with Green's function kernels. The modes depend strongly on the structure cross-sectional shape and size, only slightly on the number and placement of individual conductors. The theory is illustrated by a structure comprising many thin parallel wires on a dielectric substrate backed by a ground plane, whose modal functions and velocity distributions are used to solve a simple crosstalk problem.
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- 1995
47. Symbolic generation of finite elements for skin-effect integral equations
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Silvester, Peter P. and Chamlian, Simon V.
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Skin effect (Electricity) -- Analysis ,Electrostatics -- Research ,Finite element method -- Usage ,Numerical analysis -- Methods ,Business ,Electronics ,Electronics and electrical industries - Abstract
Skin effect at high frequencies and electrostatics of good conductors can be formulated as an integral equation, whose solution by finite elements requires evaluation of integrals with Green's function kernels. The singular element integrals are computed analytically by a program in the Maple language, after recasting the integrals by coordinate transformations that render all singularities one-dimensional. Tables of singular integrals are given for elements up to order 4.
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- 1994
48. Apresentação
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Helena Coharik Chamlian and Belmira Oliveira Bueno
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Education (General) ,L7-991 - Published
- 2006
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49. Comparison of reticulated platelet count and mean platelet volume determination in the evaluation of bone marrow recovery after aplastic chemotherapy
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Macchi, I., Chamlian, V., Sadoun, A., Le Dirach, A., Guilhot, J., Guilhot, F., and Brizard, A.
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- 2002
50. Introduction: Foucault Meets EU Studies
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Lucie Chamlian and Dirk Nabers
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International relations ,Global and Planetary Change ,Political science ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Law and economics - Abstract
Since the 1980s, “traditional” orthodoxies of International Relations (IR) have increasingly been challenged by critical approaches calling commonsensical assumptions, socio-political rationalities...
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- 2016
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