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2. Rotavirus A and D circulating in commercial chicken flocks in southeastern Brazil
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Dias, Juliana B. L., Pinheiro, Mariana S., Petrucci, Melissa P., Travassos, Carlos E. P. F., Mendes, Gabriella S., and Santos, Norma
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3. Experimental Evaluation of a Checklist-Based Inspection Technique to Verify the Compliance of Software Systems with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law
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Cerqueira, Diego André, de Mello, Rafael Maiani, and Travassos, Guilherme Horta
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
Recent laws to ensure the security and protection of personal data establish new software requirements. Consequently, new technologies are needed to guarantee software quality under the perception of privacy and protection of personal data. Therefore, we created a checklist-based inspection technique (LGPDCheck) to support the identification of defects in software artifacts based on the principles established by the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). Objective/Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of LGPDCheck for verifying privacy and data protection (PDP) in software artifacts compared to ad-hoc techniques. Method: To assess LGPDCheck and ad-hoc techniques experimentally through a quasi-experiment (two factors, five treatments). The data will be collected from IoT-based health software systems built by software engineering students from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The data analyses will compare results from ad-hoc and LGPDCheck inspections, the participant's effectiveness and efficiency in each trial, defects' variance and standard deviation, and time spent with the reviews. The data will be screened for outliers, and normality and homoscedasticity will be verified using the Shapiro-Wilk and Levene tests. Nonparametric or parametric tests, such as the Wilcoxon or Student's t-tests, will be applied as appropriate., Comment: Registered Report accepted for presentation at 17th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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4. Improving preference disaggregation in multicriteria decision making: incorporating time series analysis and a multi-objective approach
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Campello, Betania S. C., BenAmor, Sarah, Duarte, Leonardo T., and Romano, João Marcos Travassos
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Mathematics - Optimization and Control - Abstract
Preference disaggregation analysis (PDA) is a widely used approach in multicriteria decision analysis that aims to extract preferential information from holistic judgments provided by decision makers. This paper presents an original methodological framework for PDA that addresses two significant challenges in this field. Firstly, it considers the multidimensional structure of data to capture decision makers' preferences based on descriptive measures of the criteria time series, such as trend and average. This novel approach enables an understanding of decision makers' preferences in decision-making scenarios involving time series analysis, which is common in medium- to long-term impact decisions. Secondly, the paper addresses the robustness issue commonly encountered in PDA methods by proposing a multi-objective and Monte Carlo simulation approach. This approach enables the consideration of multiple preference models and provides a mechanism to converge towards the most likely preference model. The proposed method is evaluated using real data, demonstrating its effectiveness in capturing preferences based on criteria and time series descriptive measures. The multi-objective analysis highlights the generation of multiple solutions, and, under specific conditions, reveals the possibility of achieving convergence towards a single solution that represents the decision maker's preferences.
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5. Guidance on mucositis assessment from the MASCC Mucositis Study Group and ISOO: an international Delphi studyResearch in context
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Ragda Abdalla-Aslan, Pierluigi Bonomo, Dorothy Keefe, Nicole Blijlevens, Katrina Cao, Yin Ting Cheung, Eduardo Rodrigues Fregnani, Robert Miller, Judith Raber-Durlacher, Joel Epstein, Ysabella Van Sebille, Elisa Kauark-Fontes, Abhishek Kandwal, Emma McCurdy-Franks, Joel Finkelstein, Victoria McCarvell, Yehuda Zadik, Giulia Ottaviani, Rui Amaral Mendes, Caroline Margina Speksnijder, Hannah Rose Wardill, Paolo Bossi, Alexa Laheij, Arghavan Tonkaboni, Jacqui Scott, Rania Abasaeed, Adel Kauzman, Adriana Do Socorro Lima Flato, Adwaita Gore, Anne-Marie Hardman, Agnes Horvath, Allan Hovan, Aisha Al-Jamaei, Aya koizumi, Alan Santos-Silva, Alessandra Majorana, Alexandre Giannini, Aléxia Teixeira, Muhammad Ali Shazib, Alison Melvin, Aluísio Miranda Filho, Amanda Gruza, Amber Brown-Dahl, Amit Harilall, Amr El Maghrabi, Ana Andabak Rogulj, Ana Raphaela Curvo, Ana Laura Soares, Andrea Stringer, Andréa Moreira, Andy Kurtzweil, Angelyn Salaberry, Anne Blazy, Anne Margrete Gussgard, Anne Marie Lynge Pedersen, Annette Freidank, Anura Ariyawardana, Adrian Ramseier, Jann Arends, Ariel Blanchard, Adriana Sesti Paz, Angela Thermann, Augusto Poropat, Azael Freites-Martinez, Abdul Rahman Al-Azri, Bente Brokstad Herlofson, Sitaraman BalajiSubramanian, Barbara Ballantyne, Kivanc Bektas-Kayhan, Bengt Hasséus, Benjamin Kaffenberger, Bernar Benites, Bernice Kwong, Beth Test, Fernando Chiantia, Bo Pettersson, Bomi Framroze, Božana Lončar Brzak, Brittany Dulmage, Sorin Buga, Caroline Spekssnijder, Carlton Brown, Antonio Carlos Moura de Melo, Ana Carolina Ribeiro, Caroline Silva, Caroline Fulop, Carryn Anderson, Catherine Flaitz, Cathy Massoud, Cesar Migliorati, Callie Gross, Chiara Gandini, Charles Loprinzi, Charlotte de Mooij, Catherine Hong, Ying Chu Choi, Maria Choy, Christine Boers-Doets, Leonard Schmeel, Cibele Nagano, Maria Coeli Franco, Courtney Subramaniam, Carolyn Patrick, Catherine Poh, Cristina Neuenschwander, Cesar Virgen, Dorothea Riesenbeck, Dale Weaver, Daniel Cohen Goldemberg, Daniel Sundaresan, Daniela Nunes, Danyel Perez, Daphine Travassos, David Yang, Daniela Ribeiro, Dean Kolbinson, Deborah Buick, Deborah Saunders, Juliane De Bortolli, Deepika Chugh, Denise Markstrom, Denise Travassos, Dianna Weikel, Dimitra Galiti, Dinusha Peiris, Fedja Djordjevic, Pankaj Singhai, Douglas Peterson, Douglas Fonseca, Doreen Pon, Iuliia Kovalenko, Aleksandra Polonskaia, Rogério Caldas, Kevin Saganski, Julia Néri, Dennis Abbott, Abhijna Vithal Yergolkar, Cristina Del Conte, Januaria Passos, Katia Uezu, Paula Silva, Steven Gilbert, Keng Yeoh, Kunal Jain, Madhup Rastogi, Satheeshkumar Poolakkad Sankaran, Deborah Manne, Evgeniya Shatokhina, Esther Adebayo-Olojo, Eszter Somogyi-Ganss, Eli Ehrenpreis, Wilber Bernaola-Paredes, Eduardo Fregnani, Elaci Cardoso, Elena Bardellini, Eleni Arvanitou, Elisa Kauark Fontes, Elise Bruning, Eloise Neumann, Elsa Madureira, Marcia Ramires, Erofili Papadopoulou, Etiene Munhoz, Fred Spijkervet, Fabiana Granzotto, Fabiana Martins, Fabio Alves, Farah Mougeot, Federica Aielli, Fernanda Pigatti, Fernanda Fonseca, Firoozeh Samim, Flavia Carvalho, Florence Cuadra Zelaya, Cesar Freytes, Gabriela da Silveira, Gabriela Torino, Gabriela Martins, Geisa Silva, Gemma Caro, Gemma Bryan, Georgette Radford, Ghanyah Al-Qadami, Giorgia Albini, Gisele Mainville, Georgios Gkardiakos, Gleidston Potter, Gulbin Hoeberechts, Gordon Howarth, Grace Bradley, Gunjan Verma, Gustavo dos Santos, Margaret Randles-Guzzardi, Hanlie Engelbrecht, Hannah Wardill, Heidi Hansen, Iquebal Hasan, Hironobu Hata, Helena Ullgren, Heliton Spindola Antunes, Heloísa Laís dos Santos, Howard Weld, Helen McInnes, Hans Peter Jungbluth, Hsiaofen Weng, Ian Hewson, Ingrid Santos, Jorge Illarramendi, Ines Semendric, Rol Menge, Inger Von Bultzingslowen, Maria da Gloria de Melo, Iona Leong, Isabella Fonseca, Isadora Kalif, James Carroll, Janet Coller, Johann Beck-Mannagetta, Joanne Bowen, Jose Meurer, Ricky McCullough, Jennifer Powers, Jesus Gomez, Jimma Lenjisa, jaya Vangara, Jasna Leko, Jane Fall-Dickson, Jean-Luc Mougeot, Joan Fox, Jolien Robijns, Jonn Wu, Patricio Palma, Jaya Amaram-Davila, Jim Siderov, Juliana Dantas, Juliana Jasper, Juliana Monteiro, Julia Bruno, julie pfeffer, Julija Jovanovic Ristivojevic, Juliana Brito, Jyothsna Kuriakose, Yuji Kabasawa, Kanan Dave, Karin Barczyszyn, Karol Sartori Lima, Kate Secombe, Kate White, Kate Cooper, Kouji Katsura, Karen Biggs, Katharine Ciarrocca, Kristopher Dennis, Ken Tomizuka, Kevin Hendler, Ikuko Komo, Kristina Skallsjö, Kristy Hodgins, Katia Rupel, Keiko Tanaka, Seema Kurup, Luiz Gueiros, Larissa Agatti, Laura Garzona-Navas, Letícia Guerra, Leila Portela, Leilani Iossi, Linda Elting, Lene Baad-Hansen, Leslie Reeder, Leticia Lang, Liciane Menezes, Liliana Braun, Liliane Grando, Mathew Lim, Lina Fernandez, Lucy McKeage, Luana Campos, Luciana Simonato, Luciana Muniz, Leah van Draanen, Mieko Mizutani, Tsai-Wei Huang, Mahfujul Riad, Mahnoor Nazar, Maíra Souza, Mariana Minamisako, Manoela Pereira, Carlos Mantelato, Márcio Diniz-Freitas, Marco Montezuma, Marco Andrade, Marcos Santos, Margherita Gobbo, Maria Caterina Fortuna, Mariana Vitor, Joana Marinho, Alina Markova, Marlyse Knuchel, Marta Carlesimo, Marta Neves, Andrew Mazar, Maria Cristina Gomez Amarilla, Mark Chambers, Melissa de Araujo, Alexandre Melo, Melody Cole, Mohamed Elsayed, Monica Fliedner, Martin Hauer-Jensen, Micaela Bouchacourt, Michael Brennan, Michael Thirlwell, Michio Nakamura, Midori Nakagaki, Camila Rossi, Mireille Kaprilian, Michael Kase, Michael Dougan, Monique Stokman, Ragnhild Monsen, Alisha Morgan, Jocelyn Harding, Maryam Taleghani, Marie-Therese Genot, Mukund Seshadri, Brian Muzyka, Nancy Batista, Nancy Gadd, Naoko Tanda, Narmin Nasr, Natália Garcia, Nathan Lee, Natalia Palmier, Norman Brito-Dellan, Nancy Corbitt, Neli Pieralisi, Verônica Serrano, Nicola Alessandro Iacovelli, Norma Lúcia Sampaio, Nour Karra, Niveditha Venkatesh, Noam Yarom, Renata Cristina Borin, Olivia Lemenchick, Ondina Mendes, Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis, Vasiliy Shchitka, Paula Reis, Paulo Sérgio Santos, Paz Fernandez-Ortega, Ira Parker, Raquel García, Peter Fritz, Edmund Peters, Pamela Gardner, Pierre Saint Girons, Priya Tiwari, Pravin Chaturvedi, Tais de Moraes, Priscila Andrade, Raj Nair, Rachel Gibson, Rachita Gururaj, Raghu Thota, Rajesh Lalla, Raquel Almeida Prado, Ravikiran Ongole, George Taybos, Regina Mackey, Renata Rego, Renata Camilotti, Renata Ferrari, Renato Junior, Rene-Jean Bensadoun, Richard Logan, Roberta Sales, Roberta Zanicotti, Roberta Tunes, Rodolfo Mauceri, Rosiene Feitoza, Kathryn Ruddy, Cynthia Rybczyk, Stephanie Trager, Sachiyo Mitsunaga, Sahani Gunathilake, Rajan Saini, Viola Salvestrini, Sandip Mukhopadhyay, Sandrina Angeloz, Pramod Sankar S, Luciana S Barbosa Barbosa, Elena Volkova, Sharon Elad, Sergio Cantoreggi, Sharon Gordon, Shelly Brown, Shu Yie Janine Tam, Sibelle Faleiro, Silmara da Silva, Silvia de Oliveira, Siri Beier Jensen, Ivana Skrinjar, Sophie Beaumont, Felipe Sperandio, Sandra Reese, Steven Roser, Sachiko Seo, Stephanie van Leeuwen, Stephen Sonis, Stephen Bernard, Stephen Rajan Samuel, Stuart Taylor, Suranjan Maitra, Susanne Skulski, Suzanne Carlisle, Sylvie Louise Avon, Tomoya Yokota, Takashi Yurikusa, Tabata Santos Polvora, Tabitha Kelock, Tauana Fernandes, Taylor Wain, Timothy Brown, Tetsuhito konishi, Thalyta Amanda Ferreira, Tomoko Kataoka, Thomas Kelly, Takehiko Mori, Tomoko Higuchi, Toshiaki Saeki, Nikolaos Tsoukalas, Typhaine Maupoint De Vandeul, Masatoshi Usubuchi, Vanessa Lacerda, Vanessa Tilly, Emmanuelle Vigarios, Alessandro Villa, Vinicius Torregrossa, Vinodh Kumar Selvaraj, Viviane Sarmento, Vivien Heng, Wagner Gomes-Silva, Petter Wilberg, Wanessa Miranda e Silva, Wan Nor I'zzah Wan Mohamad Zain, Wonse Park, Wim Tissing, Yoshihiko Soga, Bella Van Sebille, and Yuhei Matsuda
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Oral mucositis ,Gastrointestinal mucositis ,Mucositis assessment tools ,Patient-reported outcome measures ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Summary: Background: Mucositis is a common and highly impactful side effect of conventional and emerging cancer therapy and thus the subject of intense investigation. Although common practice, mucositis assessment is heterogeneously adopted and poorly guided, impacting evidence synthesis and translation. The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Mucositis Study Group (MSG) therefore aimed to establish expert recommendations for how existing mucositis assessment tools should be used, in clinical care and trials contexts, to improve the consistency of mucositis assessment. Methods: This study was conducted over two stages (January 2022–July 2023). The first phase involved a survey to MASCC-MSG members (January 2022–May 2022), capturing current practices, challenges and preferences. These then informed the second phase, in which a set of initial recommendations were prepared and refined using the Delphi method (February 2023–May 2023). Consensus was defined as agreement on a parameter by >80% of respondents. Findings: Seventy-two MASCC-MSG members completed the first phase of the study (37 females, 34 males, mainly oral care specialists). High variability was noted in the use of mucositis assessment tools, with a high reliance on clinician assessment compared to patient reported outcome measures (PROMs, 47% vs 3%, 37% used a combination). The World Health Organization (WHO) and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) scales were most commonly used to assess mucositis across multiple settings. Initial recommendations were reviewed by experienced MSG members and following two rounds of Delphi survey consensus was achieved in 91 of 100 recommendations. For example, in patients receiving chemotherapy, the recommended tool for clinician assessment in clinical practice is WHO for oral mucositis (89.5% consensus), and WHO or CTCAE for gastrointestinal mucositis (85.7% consensus). The recommended PROM in clinical trials is OMD/WQ for oral mucositis (93.3% consensus), and PRO-CTCAE for gastrointestinal mucositis (83.3% consensus). Interpretation: These new recommendations provide much needed guidance on mucositis assessment and may be applied in both clinical practice and research to streamline comparison and synthesis of global data sets, thus accelerating translation of new knowledge into clinical practice. Funding: No funding was received.
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6. Complications of dermatologic lasers in high Fitzpatrick phototypes and management: an updated narrative review
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Soares, Ivânia, Amaral, Inês Pereira, Correia, Madalena Pupo, Travassos, Rita, and Filipe, Paulo
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7. Gene expression analyses reveal differences in children’s response to malaria according to their age
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Tebben, Kieran, Yirampo, Salif, Coulibaly, Drissa, Koné, Abdoulaye K., Laurens, Matthew B., Stucke, Emily M., Dembélé, Ahmadou, Tolo, Youssouf, Traoré, Karim, Niangaly, Amadou, Berry, Andrea A., Kouriba, Bourema, Plowe, Christopher V., Doumbo, Ogobara K., Lyke, Kirsten E., Takala-Harrison, Shannon, Thera, Mahamadou A., Travassos, Mark A., and Serre, David
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8. Clinical, immunological, and microbiological analysis of the association between periodontitis and COVID-19: a case–control study
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Bemquerer, Larissa Marques, Oliveira, Sicília Rezende, de Arruda, José Alcides Almeida, Costa, Fernanda Pereira Delgado, Miguita, Lucyene, Bemquerer, Ana Luisa Marques, de Sena, Ana Carolina Velasco Pondé, de Souza, Alessandra Figueiredo, Mendes, Daniel Fajardo, Schneider, Ayda Henriques, Azevedo, Michelle de Campos Soriani, Travassos, Denise Vieira, Garlet, Gustavo Pompermaier, Cunha, Fernando de Queiroz, de Aguiar, Renato Santana, de Souza, Renan Pedra, Gomez, Ricardo Santiago, Spahr, Axel, Obregon-Miano, Fabian, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Costa, Fernando Oliveira, and Silva, Tarcília Aparecida
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9. An Evidence-based Roadmap for IoT Software Systems Engineering
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Motta, Rebeca C., de Oliveira, Káthia M., and Travassos, Guilherme H.
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
Context: The Internet of Things (IoT) has brought expectations for software inclusion in everyday objects. However, it has challenges and requires multidisciplinary technical knowledge involving different areas that should be combined to enable IoT software systems engineering. Goal: To present an evidence-based roadmap for IoT development to support developers in specifying, designing, and implementing IoT systems. Method: An iterative approach based on experimental studies to acquire evidence to define the IoT Roadmap. Next, the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge life cycle was used to organize the roadmap and set temporal dimensions for IoT software systems engineering. Results: The studies revealed seven IoT Facets influencing IoT development. The IoT Roadmap comprises 117 items organized into 29 categories representing different concerns for each Facet. In addition, an experimental study was conducted observing a real case of a healthcare IoT project, indicating the roadmap applicability. Conclusions: The IoT Roadmap can be a feasible instrument to assist IoT software systems engineering because it can (a) support researchers and practitioners in understanding and characterizing the IoT and (b) provide a checklist to identify the applicable recommendations for engineering IoT software systems.
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- 2023
10. Impactos da implementação de sistema de informação em agroindústria da Paraíba
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Gabrielly Macionila Costa de Araújo, Márcia Maria de Medeiros Travassos Saeger, Júlio Afonso Sá de Pinho Neto, and Tabira de Souza Andrade
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sistemas de informação ,tomada de decisão ,agroindústria ,Industrial engineering. Management engineering ,T55.4-60.8 ,Management. Industrial management ,HD28-70 - Abstract
O presente estudo estabeleceu como objetivo identificar os impactos gerados a partir da implementação de um sistema de informação em uma agroindústria. Para alcançar este objetivo, a pesquisa, de natureza qualitativa, teve como instrumento de coleta de dados entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com dois gestores de uma agroindústria localizada no Litoral Norte da Paraíba. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio da técnica da análise de conteúdo, agrupando-os em categorias. A pesquisa apresentou, por meio das perspectivas dos gestores entrevistados, todo o processo de implementação, funcionalidades, impactos e desafios relacionados ao sistema utilizado pela empresa. Os resultados permitem concluir que o sistema adquirido apresenta diversos benefícios para a empresa, notadamente do ponto de vista de processos, produção e econômicos. Contudo, alguns desafios apontados pelos entrevistados, sobretudo diante da resistência dos usuários em utilizar o sistema, demonstram a necessidade de estabelecimento de uma política de tecnologia da informação na empresa, incluindo desde o planejamento participativo das necessidades de tecnologia, até os aspectos relacionados à avalição do desempenho do sistema.
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11. Is digital mammography reducing radiation doses to women?
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Marilice Valverde, João Peixoto, Eduardo de Paiva, Leonardo Travassos, Gabriel Tinoco, Paul Oliveira, Michel Passos, Sonia Silva, Flávia Aduan, Josilene Santos, Alex Campos, and Anna Araújo
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mammography ,mean glandular dose ,national programs ,Science - Abstract
This study aims to investigate the impact of national quality programs in mammography and technological advances in digital mammography units on the radiation doses delivered to women in Brazil. Radiation dose assessments in mammography units were conducted through a mail-based dosimetric system. For each unit of facilities that applied to one of the two national quality programs, a postal dosimetric system is dispatched, comprising an optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter (OSL) attached to the surface of a 4.0 cm thick polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) phantom, simulating a compressed breast with 4.5 cm thickness. Testing instructions to expose the dosimetric phantom for assessing the mean glandular dose (MGD) are provided. Between 2012 and 2023, the programs evaluated the MGD in 1,687 mammography units of computed radiography (CR) and direct digital radiography (DR) technologies from 1,399 facilities located in all Brazilian regions. A total of 1,660 (70.5%) evaluations were carried out on CR technology mammography units and 696 (29.5%) on DR units, totaling 2,356 MGD evaluations. The overall average MGD was 1.60 ± 0.80 mGy, with 1.68 ± 0.83 mGy for CR technology and 1.42 ± 0.68 mGy for DR technology. A comparison of average MGD between the periods 2012 - 2018 and from 2019 onwards shows a dose reduction of 8.6% for CR systems and of 26.0% for DR systems (p = 0.000). As CR systems use analog mammography units, which did not undergo technological advances between the two periods, the reduction in doses observed is due to the actions of national quality certification programs and by using image plates for dual-sided reading or needle-based image plates. The reduction observed in DR systems is due to both national quality programs and technological advances in mammography units, especially the use of radiation beams generated by X-ray tubes with tungsten targets.
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12. Autocoleta vaginal por mulheres vivendo com HIV/AIDS para testagem de HPV-DNA: implantação piloto no Brasil
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Pamela Gaspar, Hanalydia de Melo Machado, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Aline Scherer, Álvaro Luis Colusso, Ana Gabriela Álvares Travassos, Denise Arakaki-Sanchez, Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva, Eduardo Campos de Oliveira, Isabella Ribeiro Zago, Marcos de Assis Moura, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda, Simone Murta Martins, Tânia Reuter, Valdir Monteiro Pinto, Waltesia Perini, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, and Mariângela Freitas da Silveira
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Soropositividade para HIV ,Papillomavírus humano ,Programas de rastreamento ,Neoplasias do colo do útero ,Serviços de saúde ,Medicine - Abstract
Introdução: Mulheres vivendo com HIV/AIDS possuem maior frequência de neoplasias anogenitais decorrentes da infecção pelo papilomavírus humano (HPV). A Organização Mundial da Saúde recomenda que o rastreio de câncer do colo do útero seja utilizado por testes moleculares que amplificam o material genético viral, como o HPV-DNA. Além da coleta por profissionais da saúde, a autocoleta de amostras vaginais consiste em uma ferramenta útil para ampliação do acesso à testagem. Objetivo: Descrever os resultados do estudo piloto que avaliou a aceitabilidade da autocoleta de amostra vaginal e aplicabilidade da oferta de testes HPV-DNA com autocoleta de amostras vaginais para mulheres vivendo com HIV/AIDS no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal descritivo envolvendo mulheres vivendo com HIV/AIDS atendidas em oito serviços ambulatoriais distribuídos em todas as regiões do país no período de maio/2021 a maio/2022 e um laboratório central. Realizou-se a oferta de autocoleta vaginal e uma entrevista com as participantes sobre dados sociodemográficos e impressões da autocoleta. Resultados: No total, 1.919 mulheres vivendo com HIV/AIDS com média de 45 anos participaram do estudo. Houve detecção de algum tipo de HPV em 66% (1.267) dos casos. A maioria (71,9%) afirmou preferir a autocoleta à coleta de amostras por profissionais da saúde. Apenas 53,8% das participantes realizaram citologia na periodicidade adequada, conforme recomendação do protocolo. Conclusão: Os resultados poderão apoiar a implementação dos testes de biologia molecular para detecção de HPV em mulheres vivendo com HIV/AIDS, incluindo a possibilidade de autocoleta vaginal, promovendo a ampliação do acesso ao rastreamento de câncer do colo do útero. Palavras-chave: Soropositividade para HIV. Papillomavírus humano. Programas de rastreamento. Neoplasias do colo do útero. Serviços de saúde.
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13. Lesão pulmonar induzida pelo uso excessivo de cigarros eletrônicos: toxicantes envolvidos e mecanismos fisiopatológicos
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Cáren Caroline Andrade Travassos and Karla Frida Flister Torres
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Cigarro Eletrônico ,Evali ,Lesão Pulmonar ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Introdução: Os cigarros eletrônicos, que foram introduzidos no mercado com a finalidade de auxiliar na cessação do tabagismo, está relacionado ao desenvolvimento da lesão pulmonar associada ao uso de cigarros eletrônicos e vaporizadores (Evali), principalmente na população jovem. Neste contexto, é imprescindível entender os mecanismos de lesão pulmonar produzidos pelo uso de cigarros eletrônicos, a fim de estabelecer os verdadeiros riscos da exposição a longo prazo a esses vapores. Objetivo: Elucidação dos mecanismos fisiopatológicos da Evali. Método: Revisão de literatura integrativa baseada no método PRISMA e busca nas bases de dados LILACS, PubMed, Embase, no período de 2003 a 2023. Foram selecionadas pesquisas experimentais e epidemiológicas de livre acesso na íntegra com abordagem na patogênese da Evali. Resultados: Os diferentes constituintes presentes no cigarro eletrônico estão envolvidos no desenvolvimento da Evali, visto que agem por diversos mecanismos, como: modificação na estrutura e funções do surfactante pulmonar, acúmulo de gotículas de óleo no muco e modificação da estrutura, função e quimiotaxia de células que compõem a imunidade inata, como os neutrófilos e macrófagos. Conclusões: O cigarro eletrônico induz a Evali por diferentes mecanismos em virtude da complexidade da composição de substâncias presentes nos vapores. O esclarecimento acerca dos mecanismos de lesão pulmonar é pertinente para nortear as agências regulatórias na aplicação de medidas mais rigorosas aos cigarros eletrônicos, a fim de reduzir os impactos da exposição e dos casos de morbimortalidade entre os jovens e adultos.
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14. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment protocol of dengue during pregnancy and the postpartum period
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Geraldo Duarte, Antonio Rodrigues Braga Neto, Regis Kreitchmann, Maria Luiza Bezerra Menezes, Angélica Espinosa Barbosa Miranda, Ana Gabriela Alvares Travassos, Patrícia Pereira dos Santos Melli, Roseli Mieko Yamamoto Nomura, Agnaldo Lopes da Silva Filho, and Maria Celeste Osório Wender
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Gynecology and obstetrics ,RG1-991 - Published
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15. Natural Seismic Event Analysis Based on Signal and Source Characteristics from two Experiments in Antarctica
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JANDYR DE MENEZES TRAVASSOS, SEBASTIÃO GUILHERME PEDROSO, CHRISTIAN RICARDO SILVA DAS NEVES, and ELLEN DE NAZARÉ SOUZA GOMES
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Passive seismic ,beamforming ,multitaper method ,calving event ,anthropogenic sources ,Science - Abstract
Abstract This study presents geophysical data from two passive seismic measurements conducted at two different sites in Antarctica. We analyzed the signals mainly in the frequency domain through the multitaper method to extract some spectral characteristics of the signals that would have been out of reach through the usual FFT approach. The power spectral density of the signals carries information about the processes that generated them, allowing its correlation with their source origin and type, either natural or anthropogenic. We deal with three different source types: calving, wind, and anthropogenic origins. The former is closely related to glacier dynamics, being modulated by the prevailing atmospheric processes. At both locations the wind noise is prevalent, complicating the analysis of other events like calving. We have used data classification, estimation of the source azimuth, and seismic apparent velocity to demonstrate the viability of using geophysical methods to study glacier elastic parameters and dynamics. Moreover, the calving rate can yield a wider and more independent understanding of glacier hydrodynamics and may help to estimate the future response of the polar areas to a changing environment.
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16. Understanding the visual search strategies of expert and novice coaches in futsal set pieces
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Manuel Rodrigues, Nuno Leite, João N. Ribeiro, Jaime Sampaio, Duarte Araújo, and Bruno Travassos
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expertise ,visual perception ,coaching ,team sports ,set pieces ,decision-making ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
IntroductionThis study aimed to describe the fixation location and the time of the longer fixation of expert and novice futsal coaches before the ball was in play in futsal set pieces.MethodsA total of 10 experts (ages 48 ± 5) and 10 novice coaches (ages 40 ± 7) participated in the study. They observed that 38 video clips were created to mimic the attack and defensive set-piece moments of the game. Data were collected in a standardized video analysis task using the pupil invisible eye tracker and processed through the pupil cloud platform. The Mann–Whitney test was conducted to evaluate differences in gaze duration between game moments (attack and defense set pieces) and groups (expert vs. novice). Gaze duration was also compared for gaze location between groups. For further comparisons, the game moments (attack and defense set pieces) and the gaze location were summarized in two-dimensional graphics using correspondence analysis.Results and discussionThe results revealed higher values of gaze duration for attack and defense set pieces for the group of experts than for novices. When considering gaze duration, expert coaches had higher values than novices for the attacker 3, defender 3, barrier 1st, and barrier 2nd gaze locations. The correspondence analysis showed different strategies of visual search and, consequently, gaze locations for attack and defense set pieces. In particular, there was different correspondence for free kicks between the level of expertise and gaze location, while corner and sideline kicks revealed some correspondence between the groups and the gaze location. In free kicks, coaches should be particularly concerned about the relationship between attacker and defender three and the barrier 1st and 2nd line positions. In corner and sideline kicks, coaches should be particularly aware of the relationship between attackers' and defenders' positions.
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17. Editorial: Performance enhancement and injury mitigation in futsal
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Bruno Travassos, João Nuno Ribeiro, Tomás T. Freitas, Pedro E. Alcaraz, and Konstantinos Spyrou
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team sports ,performance ,training & development ,injuries ,monitoring ,Sports ,GV557-1198.995 - Published
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18. Gene expression analyses reveal differences in children’s response to malaria according to their age
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Kieran Tebben, Salif Yirampo, Drissa Coulibaly, Abdoulaye K. Koné, Matthew B. Laurens, Emily M. Stucke, Ahmadou Dembélé, Youssouf Tolo, Karim Traoré, Amadou Niangaly, Andrea A. Berry, Bourema Kouriba, Christopher V. Plowe, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Kirsten E. Lyke, Shannon Takala-Harrison, Mahamadou A. Thera, Mark A. Travassos, and David Serre
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Abstract In Bandiagara, Mali, children experience on average two clinical malaria episodes per year. However, even in the same transmission area, the number of uncomplicated symptomatic infections, and their parasitemia, can vary dramatically among children. We simultaneously characterize host and parasite gene expression profiles from 136 Malian children with symptomatic falciparum malaria and examine differences in the relative proportion of immune cells and parasite stages, as well as in gene expression, associated with infection and or patient characteristics. Parasitemia explains much of the variation in host and parasite gene expression, and infections with higher parasitemia display proportionally more neutrophils and fewer T cells, suggesting parasitemia-dependent neutrophil recruitment and/or T cell extravasation to secondary lymphoid organs. The child’s age also strongly correlates with variations in gene expression: Plasmodium falciparum genes associated with age suggest that older children carry more male gametocytes, while variations in host gene expression indicate a stronger innate response in younger children and stronger adaptive response in older children. These analyses highlight the variability in host responses and parasite regulation during P. falciparum symptomatic infections and emphasize the importance of considering the children’s age when studying and treating malaria infections.
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19. Sustainable entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility: Analysing the state of research
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Albérico Travassos Rosário and José Figueiredo
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Entrepreneurship ,sustainability ,corporate social responsibility ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
ABSTRACTAt a basic level, entrepreneurship refers to an individual or a small group of partners that intend to create a new business. Entrepreneurship is at the forefront of any competitive economy due to the creation of new products and services. In other words, entrepreneurship is associated with economic wealth, growth, and innovation. The usage of resources in the creation of new businesses needs to be rational because investors normally are risk averse, and the usage of resources must take into account the possible damage to the planet. In other words, entrepreneurs and the sustainability of the planet are interconnected. Beyond this, entrepreneurs need to take care of the corporate social responsibility of each new business, considering the interests of all stakeholders. Nevertheless, existing research has not shown in full all the research streams, how they interact with each other and their potential knowledge development. The methodological approach is based on a literature review using Scopus® databases under the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis). This paper aims to identify research trends in the field through a Systematic Bibliometric Literature Review of social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility research, with a literature review based on SCOPUS, the world’s most important peer-reviewed database in the academic world, and using the PRISMA protocol, which contributes to an increased knowledge on the subject. The review includes 69 articles published in the Scopus® database, presenting up-to-date knowledge on the topic.
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20. Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in and near Iquitos from 1993 to 1999 in the Amazon River Basin of Peru
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Watts, Douglas M, Russell, Kevin L, Wooster, Mark T, Sharp, Trueman W, Morrison, Amy C, Kochel, Tad J, Bautista, Christian T, Block, Karla, Guevara, Carolina, Aguilar, Patricia, Palermo, Pedro M, Calampa, Carlos, Porter, Kevin R, Hayes, Curtis G, Weaver, Scott C, de Rosa, Amelia Travassos, Vinetz, Joseph M, Shope, Robert E, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Guzman, Hilda, and Tesh, Robert B
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Medical Microbiology ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Infectious Diseases ,Prevention ,Vector-Borne Diseases ,Vaccine Related ,Rare Diseases ,Biodefense ,Emerging Infectious Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Humans ,Peru ,Rivers ,Encephalitis Virus ,Venezuelan Equine ,Arboviruses ,Leptospirosis ,Fever ,Malaria ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Tropical Medicine ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the etiology of febrile illnesses among patients from October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1999, in the urban community of Iquitos in the Amazon River Basin of Peru. Epidemiological and clinical data as well as blood samples were obtained from consenting patients at hospitals, health clinics and private residences. Samples were tested for arboviruses in cell cultures and for IgM and IgG antibodies by ELISA. Blood smears were examined for malaria, and sera were tested for antibodies to Leptospira spp. by ELISA and microscopic agglutination. Among 6,607 febrile patients studied, dengue viruses caused 14.6% of the cases, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus caused 2.5%, Oropouche virus 1.0%, Mayaro virus 0.4%, and other arboviruses caused 0.2% of the cases. Also, 22.9% of 4,844 patients tested were positive for malaria, and of 400 samples tested, 9% had evidence of acute leptospirosis. Although the study was not designed to assess the importance of these pathogens as a cause of human morbidity in the total population, these results indicate that arboviruses, leptospirosis, and malaria were the cause of approximately 50% of the febrile cases. Although the arboviruses that were diagnosed can produce asymptomatic infections, our findings increased the overall understanding of the relative health burden of these infections, as well as baseline knowledge needed for designing and implementing further studies to better assess the health impact and threat of these pathogens in the Amazon Basin of Peru.
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21. Presidential election results in 2018-2022 and its association with excess mortality during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian municipalities
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Everton Emanuel Campos de Lima, Lilia Carolina Carneiro da Costa, Rafael F. Souza, Cleiton O. da E. Rocha, and Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara
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Abstract: We evaluated the hypothesis of an association between excess mortality and political partisanship in Brazil using municipal death certificates registered in the Brazilian Ministry of Health database and first-round electoral results of Presidential elections in 2018 and 2022. Considering the former Brazilian President’s stance of discrediting and neglecting the severity of the pandemic, we expect a possible relationship between excessive mortality rates during the COVID-19 health crisis and the number of municipal votes for Bolsonaro. Our results showed that, in both elections, the first-round percentage of municipal votes for Bolsonaro was positively associated with the peaks of excess deaths across Brazilian municipalities in 2020 and 2021. Despite the excess mortality during the pandemic, the political loyalty to Bolsonaro remained the same during the electoral period of 2022. A possible explanation for this is linked to the Brazilian political scenario, which presents an environment of tribal politics and affective polarization.
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22. Space and players' number constrains the external and internal load demands in youth futsal
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Sérgio Adriano Gomes, Bruno Travassos, João Nuno Ribeiro, Henrique de Oliveira Castro, Leandro Lume Gomes, and Carlos Ernesto Santos Ferreira
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team sports ,small-sided games ,ecological dynamics approach ,training & development ,load management and load response ,Sports ,GV557-1198.995 - Abstract
IntroductionThe aim of this study was to analyze the effects of space and number of players manipulation on the external and internal load demands of youth futsal athletes.MethodsForty-two male U17 players (age = 15.62 ± 0.58 years) from three futsal teams participated in the study. In this cross-sectional study that lasted 8-week, the player's sample practiced six futsal tasks (T1–T6) and a futsal game played under the official rules (T7). From T1–T6, two task constraints were manipulated: (i) the number of players and, (ii) the space of play. The WIMU PRO™ Ultra-Wideband (UWB) tracking system was used to measure the external and internal load during the futsal tasks. External load was quantified using kinematic and mechanical variables extracted from positional data and, the internal load was quantified using Heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Repeated measures ANOVA was used for comparison purposes.ResultsIn general, the results showed high external (total distance, distance 18.1–21, above 21 Km/h, and high intensity acceleration and deceleration, p
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23. Corrigendum: Assessing MR-compatibility of somatosensory stimulation devices: a systematic review on testing methodologies
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Carolina Travassos, Alexandre Sayal, Bruno Direito, João Pereira, Teresa Sousa, and Miguel Castelo-Branco
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ,functional MRI (fMRI) ,somatosensory stimulation devices ,compatibility ,safety ,MR-compatible ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Published
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24. Environmental and nutritional perspective of a more sustainable meat consumption in Brazil
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Travassos, Guilherme Fonseca, da Cunha, Dênis Antônio, and Coelho, Alexandre Bragança
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25. Does vitamin blends supplementation affect the animal performance, carcass traits, and nutrient digestibility of young Nellore finishing bulls?
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Dhones Rodrigues de Andrade, Flávia Adriane de Sales Silva, Jardeson de Souza Pinheiro, Júlia Travassos da Silva, Nathália Veloso Trópia, Leticia Artuzo Godoi, Rizielly Saraiva Reis Vilela, Fernando Alerrandro Andrade Cidrini, Luciana Navajas Rennó, Diego Zanetti, Tiago Sabella Acedo, and Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho
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b complex ,cattle ,tocopherol ,vitamin supplementation ,zebu ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Objective This study was realized to evaluate the effects of supplementation with blends of water and fat-soluble vitamins on animal performance and carcass traits of young Nellore bulls. Methods Forty-three Nellore bulls, with an initial weight of 261±27.3 kg and a mean age of 8±1.0 months, were used. Five animals were slaughtered at the beginning of the experiment (reference group), to determine the initial empty body weight of the bulls that remained in the experiment. The remaining 38 bulls were fed ad libitum and distributed in a completely randomized design in a 2×2 factorial scheme, with or without supplementation of water-soluble (B-blend+ or B-blend−) and fat-soluble (ADE+ or ADE−) vitamin blends. Diets were isonitrogenous (120 g of crude protein/kg dry matter [DM] of total mixed ration) and consisted of a roughage:concentrate rate of 30:70 based on total DM of diet. The experiment lasted 170 days, with 30 days of adaptation and 140 days for data collection. At the beginning and end of the experimental period, the bulls were weighed to determine the average daily gain. To estimate the apparent digestibility of nutrients and microbial efficiency, spot collections of feces and urine were performed for five consecutive days. Results DM, ashes, organic matter, crude protein, ethereal extract, neutral detergent fiber corrected for residual ash and residual nitrogenous, and N intake and apparent digestibility were not influenced by vitamin supplementation, but total digestible nutrients intake and non-fibrous carbohydrates digestibility were influenced by B complex vitamin supplementation. Nitrogen balance, microbial efficiency, and performance data were not influenced (p>0.05) by vitamin supplementation. Conclusion Vitamin supplementation (a blend of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins or their combinations) does not influence the animal performance and carcass traits of young Nellore bulls.
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26. Pharyngeal Obturator Prosthesis Ideal for Orthodontic Appliances: A Case Series
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Francisco Vale, Catarina Nunes, Joana Reis, Raquel Travassos, Madalena Ribeiro, Filipa Marques, Anabela Pedroso, Carlos Miguel Marto, Anabela Baptista Paula, and Inês Francisco
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(1) Background: Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital malformation of the head and neck. After surgical closure, velopharyngeal dysfunction can arise, which has implications for phonation, sucking, swallowing, middle ear function, and interpersonal well-being. This case series aimed to present an adaptation of the conventional pharyngeal obturator design in order to allow its use with fixed orthodontic appliances. (2) Methods: A new custom-made pharyngeal obturator device was built in order to enable a correct function of the velopharyngeal valve. The fabrication of the plate was made by altering the conventional Hawley retainer, replacing the Adams hooks with 0.9 mm spherical hooks and removing the buccal arch. (3) Results: The new pharyngeal obturator design was used in six cleft patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. The appliance was well tolerated and there was a slight improvement in auditory-perceptive evaluations. (4) Conclusions: The new pharyngeal bulb design proved to have good retention during fixed orthodontic treatment. Moreover, despite the short-term follow-up, it also showed a reduction in the severity of the hypernasality sentences.
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27. Importance of Competitive Dynamics of Strategic Groups: Opportunities and Challenges
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Albérico Travassos Rosário and Ricardo Raimundo
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competitive dynamics ,strategic groups ,Political institutions and public administration (General) ,JF20-2112 - Abstract
The competitive dynamics of strategic groups perform a major role in shaping the competitive background of industries. Strategic groups are sets of companies within an industry that follow related strategies or have comparable characteristics, such as product offerings, target markets, or geographic scale. Understanding these dynamics is central for firms to spot opportunities and cope with challenges effectively. This paper reviews the literature on the competitive dynamics of strategic groups. It analyses the theoretical underpinnings of competitive dynamics of strategic groups and discusses the central dimensions of the concept, underscoring the importance of competitive dynamics for strategic groups. Our aim is to sum up these perspectives while providing a clear and integrated overview through a systematic literature review. Such systematic literature review was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. PRISMA is a framework with evidence-based data designed to help authors carry out a systematic literature review. This systematic literature review sought to consolidate knowledge on this topic. A discussion on the theme is carried out, an ensuing conclusion came up and, finally, avenues for further research are recommended.
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28. SCENARIOTCHECK: A Checklist-based Reading Technique for the Verification of IoT Scenarios
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de Souza, Bruno Pedraca and Travassos, Guilherme Horta
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Software systems on the Internet of Things have driven the world into a new industrial revolution, bringing with it new features and concerns such as autonomy, continuous device connectivity, and interaction among systems, users, and things. Nevertheless, building these types of systems is still a problematic activity due to their specific features. Empirical studies show the lack of technologies to support the construction of IoT software systems, in which different software artifacts should be created to ensure their quality. Thus, software inspection has emerged as an alternative evidence-based method to support the quality assurance of artifacts produced during the software development cycle. However, there is no knowledge of inspection techniques applicable to IoT software systems. Therefore, this research presents SCENARIOTCHECK, a Checklist-based Reading Technique for the Verification of IoT Scenarios. The checklist has been evaluated with experimental studies. This research shows that the technique has good results regarding cost-efficiency, efficiency, and IoT software system development effectiveness., Comment: Submitted to the Software Engineering Theses and Dissertations Competition (CTD-ES), 2021
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29. Proposal of a prophylactic photobiomodulation protocol for chemotherapy-induced oral and oropharyngeal mucositis: a randomized clinical trial
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Heimlich, Fernanda Vieira, de Arruda, José Alcides Almeida, Pereira, Nickolas Mendes, Faria, Larissa dos Santos, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Ferreira, Marcus Vinícius Lucas, Kakehasi, Fabiana Maria, Travassos, Denise Vieira, Silva, Tarcília Aparecida, and Mesquita, Ricardo Alves
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30. Unraveling attributes of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in the U.S.: a large nationwide study
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McCabe, Sean D., Hammershaimb, E. Adrianne, Cheng, David, Shi, Andy, Shyr, Derek, Shen, Shuting, Cole, Lyndsey D., Cataldi, Jessica R., Allen, William, Probasco, Ryan, Silbermann, Ben, Zhang, Feng, Marsh, Regan, Travassos, Mark A., and Lin, Xihong
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31. Spontaneous changes in mandibular incisor crowding from mixed to permanent dentition: a systematic review
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dos Santos, Cibelle Cristina Oliveira, da Rosa Moreira Bastos, Renata Travassos, Bellini-Pereira, Silvio Augusto, Garib, Daniela, and Normando, David
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32. Maternal and congenital syphilis in Indigenous Peoples: a scoping review of the worldwide literature
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Cardoso, Andrey Moreira, Caldas, Aline Diniz Rodrigues, Oliveira, Evelin Santos, Paixão, Enny Santos, Soares, Maria Auxiliadora Santos, dos Santos, Idália Oliveira, Barreto, Maurício Lima, and Ichihara, Maria Yury Travassos
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33. On the Investigation of Empirical Contradictions - Aggregated Results of Local Studies on Readability and Comprehensibility of Source Code
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Ribeiro, Talita Vieira, dos Santos, Paulo Sérgio Medeiros, and Travassos, Guilherme Horta
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34. Exploring countermovement jump variables across competitive levels and playing positions in futsal
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Konstantinos Spyrou, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Antonio Martínez-Serrano, Elena Marín-Cascales, Davide Ferioli, Jean Paul Santis Contreras, João Nuno Ribeiro, Bruno Travassos, and Tomás T. Freitas
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five-a-side soccer ,team-sports ,professional ,playing role ,vertical jump ,Sports ,GV557-1198.995 - Abstract
IntroductionThe aims of this study were to compare several countermovement jump (CMJ) kinetic variables between professional (PRO) and semi-professional (SEMI-PRO) futsal players and examine the differences amongst playing positions.MethodsCMJ performance from 56 male futsal players (25.2 ± 4.8 years; weight: 74.4 ± 6.4 kg) was analysed. Players were separated into PRO (n = 29; 27.0 ± 4.4 years; 75.4 ± 6.0 kg) and SEMI-PRO (n = 27; 22.7 ± 4.3 years; 73.1 ± 6.8 kg), and according to playing position: defenders (n = 16; 25.4 ± 3.7 years; 75.2 ± 6.0 kg), wingers (n = 26; 23.5 ± 4.5 years; 72.0 ± 6.9 kg), and pivots (n = 14; 28.0 ± 5.6 years; 77.8 ± 4.3 kg). Linear mixed models and effect sizes were used for the analyses based on the mean of two jumps for each variable.ResultsPRO players presented a deeper center of mass (COM) displacement (p = 0.002, ES = 0.83), greater eccentric (Ecc) absolute (p = 0.019, ES = 0.61) and relative peak power (p = 0.046, ES = 0.52), and achieved greater Ecc peak velocities (p = 0.004, ES = 0.76) when compared to SEMI-PRO. Non-significant and trivial-to-small differences were observed in all the other CMJ variables according to the competitive level and playing position.DiscussionEcc capabilities (i.e., deeper COM displacement, greater Ecc absolute and relative peak power, and peak velocity) during vertical jump seem to differentiate PRO and SEMI-PRO players. However, CMJ variables do not discriminate amongst playing positions in futsal players.
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35. Predicting ruminal degradability and chemical composition of corn silage using near-infrared spectroscopy and multivariate regression.
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Pauliane Pucetti, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, Jussara Valente Roque, Julia Travassos da Silva, Kellen Ribeiro de Oliveira, Flavia Adriane Sales Silva, Wilson Junior Cardoso, Fabyano Fonseca E Silva, and Kendall Carl Swanson
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop and validate regression models to predict the chemical composition and ruminal degradation parameters of corn silage by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). Ninety-four samples were used to develop and validate the models to predict corn silage composition. A subset of 23 samples was used to develop and validate models to predict ruminal degradation parameters of corn silage. Wet chemistry methods were used to determine the composition values and ruminal degradation parameters of the corn silage samples. The dried and ground samples had their NIR spectra scanned using a poliSPECNIR 900-1700 model NIR sprectrophotometer (ITPhotonics S.r.l, Breganze, IT.). The models were developed using regression by partial least squares (PLS), and the ordered predictor selection (OPS) method was used. In general, the regression models obtained to predict the corn silage composition (P>0.05), except the model for organic matter (OM), adequately estimated the studied properties. It was not possible to develop prediction models for the potentially degradable fraction in the rumen of OM and crude protein and the degradation rate of OM. The regression models that could be obtained to predict the ruminal degradation parameters showed correlation coefficient of calibration between 0.530 and 0.985. The regression models developed to predict CS composition accurately estimated the CS composition, except the model for OM. The NIR has potential to be used by nutritionists as a rapid prediction tool for ruminal degradation parameters in the field.
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36. Polinômio de Gauss: uma investigação da origem do conceito e a relação com coeficiente binomial
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Marcia Aparecida Garcia Teixeira, Mariana Fabiana Garcia Travassos, and Irene Magalhães Craveiro
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Polinômio de Gauss ,Coeficiente Binomial ,Ensino de Matemática ,História da Matemática ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Mathematics ,QA1-939 - Abstract
O foco principal deste trabalho é explorar a origem do conceito de polinômios de Gauss ou coeficiente q-binomial, relacionando suas propriedades com o coeficiente binomial. Essa estrutura pode ser usada em uma infinidade de interpretações combinatórias estudadas no Ensino Médio e início do Ensino Fundamental II. Os coeficientes binomiais aparecem naturalmente como multiplicadores na expansão de , onde e são números reais. Esses coeficientes possuem uma estreita relação com as combinações simples e são amplamente utilizados em combinatória. Eles possuem uma riqueza de identidades que podem ser demonstradas tanto por métodos algébricos quanto combinatórios. A ideia principal deste trabalho é apresentar uma diversidade de propriedades inerentes ao conceito de polinômios de Gauss e, ao mesmo tempo, calcular o limite quando tende a . Observa-se que o resultado gera identidades provenientes do coeficiente binomial. Essa função polinomial é inicialmente definida por meio de uma função racional, mas ao longo do trabalho, observa-se que ela pode ser representada como uma função polinomial na variável , com . Ao expandir essa função polinomial, obtemos coeficientes que carregam informações de problemas de natureza combinatória. Essa característica interessante permite ao docente estabelecer uma conexão entre conceitos algébricos e combinatórios. Uma outra propriedade interessante inerente ao coeficiente binomial é a relação estendida de Stifel para o polinômio de Gauss que permite a construção de um triângulo aritmético, explorando a natureza geométrica para resolver problemas combinatórios e algébricos. No entanto, o objetivo é descrever a origem do conceito e apresentar uma maneira diferente de introduzir uma classe de polinômios, explorando as operações algébricas entre eles e unindo, de maneira elegante, a Álgebra com a Análise Combinatória.
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37. Alternatives for Testing of Context-Aware Contemporary Software Systems in industrial settings: Results from a Rapid review
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Matalonga, Santiago, Amalfitano, Domenico, Doreste, Andrea, Fasolino, Ana Rita, and Travassos, Guilherme H.
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Context: Context-aware contemporary software systems (CACSS) are mainstream. Furthermore, they present challenges for current engineering practices. These challenges are distinctively present when testing CACSS, as the variation of context deepens the limitations of available software testing practices and technologies. Objective: To understand how the industry deals with the variation of context when testing CACSS. Method: A Rapid Review was commissioned to uncover the necessary evidence to achieve the objectives. Results: Our results show that current research initiatives aim to generate or improve Test Suites that can deal with the variation of context and the sheer volume of test input possibilities. To achieve this, they mostly rely on modelling the systems' dynamic behavior and increasing computing resources to generate test inputs. We found no evidence of research results aiming at managing context variation through the testing lifecycle process. Conclusions: We discuss how the identified solutions are not ready for mainstream adoption. They are all domain-specific, and while the ideas and approaches can be reproduced in different settings, the technologies noon to be re-engineered and tailor to the specific CACSS., Comment: Submitted to JSS for peer review
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38. Time trends and social inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices: national estimates from Brazil’s Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008–2019
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Giesy Ribeiro de Souza, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes, Natanael de Jesus Silva, Rafaella da Costa Santin de Andrade, Jéssica Pedroso, Ana Maria Spaniol, Gisele Ane Bortolini, Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson, Sara Araújo da Silva, Bárbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço, Aline dos Santos Rocha, Ila Rocha Falcão, Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, and Maurício Lima Barreto
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Breast-feeding ,complementary feeding ,time-series studies ,Brazilian deprivation index ,child nutrition ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 ,Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,RC620-627 - Abstract
Abstract Objective: To describe the time trends and socio-economic inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices in accordance with the Brazilian deprivation index (BDI). Design: This time-series study analysed the prevalence of multiple breast-feeding and complementary feeding indicators based on data from the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008–2019. Prais–Winsten regression models were used to analyse time trends. Annual percent change (APC) and 95 % CI were calculated. Setting: Primary health care services, Brazil. Participants: Totally, 911 735 Brazilian children under 2 years old. Results: Breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices differed between the extreme BDI quintiles. Overall, the results were more favourable in the municipalities with less deprivation (Q1). Improvements in some complementary feeding indicators were observed over time and evidenced such disparities: minimum dietary diversity (Q1: Δ 47·8–52·2 %, APC + 1·44, P = 0·006), minimum acceptable diet (Q1: Δ 34·5–40·5 %, APC + 5·17, P = 0·004) and consumption of meat and/or eggs (Q1: Δ 59·7–80·3 %, APC + 6·26, P < 0·001; and Q5: Δ 65·7–70·7 %, APC + 2·20, P = 0·041). Stable trends in exclusive breast-feeding and decreasing trends in the consumption of sweetened drinks and ultra-processed foods were also observed regardless the level of the deprivation. Conclusions: Improvements in some complementary food indicators were observed over time. However, the improvements were not equally distributed among the BDI quintiles, with children from the municipalities with less deprivation benefiting the most.
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39. Bibliometric Analysis on the Application of Fuzzy Logic into Marketing Strategy
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Albérico Travassos Rosário, Joana Carmo Dias, and Hélder Ferreira
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Fuzzy marketing considers the degree to which a customer belongs to specific segments and subsequently allows them to be targeted with messages that engage them emotionally. To better understand the application and importance of fuzzy logic in marketing strategy, we developed a systematic literature review with bibliometric analysis to examine a sample of 96 studies from the SCOPUS database to identify research activity on this topic until December 2022. It was possible to create a connection between these concepts, marketing and fuzzy logic, to increase the efforts of marketing professionals. For instance, the results show that adopting approaches such as fuzzy marketing or the fuzzy marketing mix model enhances the company’s capability to build stronger customer relationships, enhance profitability, and improve marketing performance.
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40. A glimpse into shell mound builders’ diet during mid-to-late Holocene on Marajó island
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Hilbert, Lautaro, Alves, Daiana Travassos, Neves, Eduardo Góes, and Iriarte, José
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41. Posts Supporting Anti-Environmental Policy in Brazil are Shared More on Social Media
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Forti, Lucas Rodriguez, Travassos, Magno Lima de Oliveira, Coronel-Bejarano, Diana, Miranda, Diego Fernandes, Souza, David, Sabino, José, and Szabo, Judit K.
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42. Prediction of an Occupational Comfort Index for Agricultural Tractor Operation in Sugarcane Cultivation
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Pandorfi, Héliton, Sobrinho, Antonio Travassos, de Oliveira, Veronildo Souza, Guiselini, Cristiane, de Almeida, Gledson Luiz Pontes, de Oliveira, Maria Eduarda Gonçalves, de Melo, Maria Vitória Neves, and da Silva, Marcos Vinícius
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43. A Requirements Engineering Technology for the IoT Software Systems
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da Silva, Danyllo Valente, de Souza, Bruno Pedraça, Gonçalves, Taisa Guidini, and Travassos, Guilherme Horta
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
Contemporary software systems (CSS), such as the internet of things (IoT) based software systems, incorporate new concerns and characteristics inherent to the network, software, hardware, context awareness, interoperability, and others, compared to conventional software systems. In this sense, requirements engineering (RE) plays a fundamental role in ensuring these software systems' correct development looking for the business and end-user needs. Several software technologies supporting RE are available in the literature, but many do not cover all CSS specificities, notably those based on IoT. This research article presents RETIoT (Requirements Engineering Technology for the Internet of Things based software systems), aiming to provide methodological, technical, and tooling support to produce IoT software system requirements document. It is composed of an IoT scenario description technique, a checklist to verify IoT scenarios, construction processes, and templates for IoT software systems. A feasibility study was carried out in IoT system projects to observe its templates and identify improvement opportunities. The results indicate the feasibility of RETIoT templates' when used to capture IoT characteristics. However, further experimental studies represent research opportunities, strengthen confidence in its elements (construction process, techniques, and templates), and capture end-user perception., Comment: Preprint submitted to the Journal of Software Engineering Research and Development. Date of current version: March 2021. 15 pages
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44. IoT Roadmap: Support for Internet of Things Software Systems Engineering
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Motta, Rebeca, Oliveira, Káthia, and Travassos, Guilherme
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
The Roadmap is performed in the context of a Ph.D. research in collaboration between the Experimental Software Engineering Group, from the Systems Engineering and Computing Program of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ) and the Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automation Control, Mechanical engineering and Computer Science (LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201) in the Universit\`e Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF). The Roadmap resulted from an investigation on the particularities of IoT applications. It is the concrete organization of the concepts and evidence gathered from different experimental studies. It comes to support the definition of IoT software systems, with specific items for the project team to discuss and define the essential aspects related to the specifying, designing, and implementing an IoT application.
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45. Moderator Factors of Software Security and Performance Verification
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Ribeiro, Victor Vidigal, Cruzes, Daniela Soares, and Travassos, Guilherme Horta
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
Context: Security and performance (S&P) are critical non-functional requirements on software systems. Therefore, verification activities should be included in the development process to identify related defects and avoiding S&P failures after deployment. However, the state of the practice of S&P verification is unclear, challenging academia to offer solutions for real-world problems faced by the S&P verification practitioners. Thus, identifying factors moderating the S&P verification helps software development organizations improve the S&P verification, releasing software that meets security and performance requirements. Objective: To present moderator factors influencing S&P verification activities and actions to promote S&P moderator factors. Method: Multiple case study using qualitative analysis of observational data to identify S&P moderators factors. Literature Rapid Reviews with Snowballing to strengthen confidence in the identified S&P moderators factors. Practitioners Survey to classify the S&P moderator factors regarding their relevance. Results: Identification of eight S&P moderator factors regarding organizational awareness, crossfunctional team, S&P requirements, support tools, verification environment, verification methodology, verification planning, and reuse practices. The literature reviews allowed us to confirm the identified S&P moderator factors and identify a set of actions to promote each of them. A survey with 37 valid participants allowed us to classify the identified S&P moderators factors and their actions relevant to S&P verification activities. Conclusions: The S&P moderator factors can be considered key points in which software development organizations should invest to implement or improve S&P verification activities.
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46. Technical Report: Rapid Reviews on Engineering of Internet of Things Software Systems
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Motta, Rebeca, de Oliveira, Káthia, and Travassos, Guilherme
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
We conducted a set of Rapid Reviews to characterize Internet of Things facets. We formatted a generic meta-protocol that was instantiated for each of the six facets presented (Connectivity, Things, Behavior, Smartness, Interactivity, and Environment)and considering the issue of Security, one of the most important and frequent challenges in the context of IoT. The meta-protocol is detailed and the results of each review are presented., Comment: The report was performed in collaboration with other researchers in the context of a Ph.D. research
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47. Tailored Viral-like Particles as Drivers of Medical Breakthroughs
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Rafael Travassos, Sofia A. Martins, Ana Fernandes, João D. G. Correia, and Rita Melo
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nanoparticles ,virus-like particles ,surface functionalization ,biomedical applications ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Despite the recognized potential of nanoparticles, only a few formulations have progressed to clinical trials, and an even smaller number have been approved by the regulatory authorities and marketed. Virus-like particles (VLPs) have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional nanoparticles due to their safety, biocompatibility, immunogenicity, structural stability, scalability, and versatility. Furthermore, VLPs can be surface-functionalized with small molecules to improve circulation half-life and target specificity. Through the functionalization and coating of VLPs, it is possible to optimize the response properties to a given stimulus, such as heat, pH, an alternating magnetic field, or even enzymes. Surface functionalization can also modulate other properties, such as biocompatibility, stability, and specificity, deeming VLPs as potential vaccine candidates or delivery systems. This review aims to address the different types of surface functionalization of VLPs, highlighting the more recent cutting-edge technologies that have been explored for the design of tailored VLPs, their importance, and their consequent applicability in the medical field.
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48. Economic Aspects of Zinc Oxide Fertilization in Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) in a Semi-Arid Region of Brazil
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Antônio Lourenço Bezerra, João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro, Ester dos Santos Coêlho, Elania Freire da Silva, Pablo Henrique de Almeida Oliveira, Gisele Lopes dos Santos, Antonio Gideilson Correia da Silva, José Travassos dos Santos Júnior, Ivanice da Silva Santos, Felipe Alves Reis, Lindomar Maria da Silveira, Aurélio Paes Barros Júnior, and Adriano do Nascimento Simões
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economic viability ,tuber production ,yield ,production costs ,foliar fertilization ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
The management and improvement of yam productivity are associated with a good supply of essential nutrients for the growth and development of the crop that has economic viability. This research aimed to evaluate the economic feasibility of foliar fertilization with Zintrac® in two yam agricultural seasons (2022/2023 and 2023/2024). Therefore, two experiments were conducted at the Rafael Fernandes Experimental Farm, Mossoró, RN, Brazil. The experimental design was in a Latin square design with five treatments of doses of Zintrac® (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 L ha−1) and five replications. Among the production costs of yams, labor and seed acquisition were the most significant. The highest profitability index was achieved with the dose of 1L Zintrac® ha−1 in the first season and second season, which corresponded to 78.97 and 57.86%. For the first season, increments were observed in all treatments that received zinc doses with increases of 48.70, 31.22, 14.30, and 15.93% for 1, 2, 3, and 4 L of Zintrac® ha−1 compared to the dose of 0 L ha−1. On the other hand, in the second season, there was an increase only in the dose of 1 L ha−1 of Zintrac®, which corresponded to 51.3% in the net yield (ha−1) of the dose of 0 L ha−1. Therefore, foliar zinc oxide fertilization was economically viable for the yam crop, obtaining higher economic indices at the dose of 1 L ha−1. The highest cost for growing yams is using a dose of 4 L ha−1 of Zintrac®, totaling USD 6977.59 (first season) and USD 6868.33 (second season)
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49. How do Practitioners Perceive the Relevance of Requirements Engineering Research?
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Franch, Xavier, Mendez, Daniel, Vogelsang, Andreas, Heldal, Rogardt, Knauss, Eric, Oriol, Marc, Travassos, Guilherme H., Carver, Jeffrey C., and Zimmermann, Thomas
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Computer Science - Software Engineering - Abstract
The relevance of Requirements Engineering (RE) research to practitioners is vital for a long-term dissemination of research results to everyday practice. Some authors have speculated about a mismatch between research and practice in the RE discipline. However, there is not much evidence to support or refute this perception. This paper presents the results of a study aimed at gathering evidence from practitioners about their perception of the relevance of RE research and at understanding the factors that influence that perception. We conducted a questionnaire-based survey of industry practitioners with expertise in RE. The participants rated the perceived relevance of 435 scientific papers presented at five top RE-related conferences. The 153 participants provided a total of 2,164 ratings. The practitioners rated RE research as essential or worthwhile in a majority of cases. However, the percentage of non-positive ratings is still higher than we would like. Among the factors that affect the perception of relevance are the research's links to industry, the research method used, and respondents' roles. The reasons for positive perceptions were primarily related to the relevance of the problem and the soundness of the solution, while the causes for negative perceptions were more varied. The respondents also provided suggestions for future research, including topics researchers have studied for decades, like elicitation or requirement quality criteria., Comment: Accepted at IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
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50. Unraveling attributes of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in the U.S.: a large nationwide study
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Sean D. McCabe, E. Adrianne Hammershaimb, David Cheng, Andy Shi, Derek Shyr, Shuting Shen, Lyndsey D. Cole, Jessica R. Cataldi, William Allen, Ryan Probasco, Ben Silbermann, Feng Zhang, Regan Marsh, Mark A. Travassos, and Xihong Lin
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Abstract SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are useful tools to combat the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but vaccine reluctance threatens these vaccines’ effectiveness. To address COVID-19 vaccine reluctance and ensure equitable distribution, understanding the extent of and factors associated with vaccine acceptance and uptake is critical. We report the results of a large nationwide study in the US conducted December 2020-May 2021 of 36,711 users from COVID-19-focused smartphone-based app How We Feel on their willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. We identified sociodemographic and behavioral factors that were associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake, and we found several vulnerable groups at increased risk of COVID-19 burden, morbidity, and mortality were more likely to be reluctant to accept a vaccine and had lower rates of vaccination. Our findings highlight specific populations in which targeted efforts to develop education and outreach programs are needed to overcome poor vaccine acceptance and improve equitable access, diversity, and inclusion in the national response to COVID-19.
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