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3. Using convolutional neural networks to count parrot nest‐entrances on photographs from the largest known colony of Psittaciformes

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Gabriel L. Zanellato, Gabriel A. Pagnossin, Mauricio Failla, and Juan F. Masello

Subjects
artificial intelligence, burrow nesting, colony, computer vision, convolutional neural networks, machine learning, Ecology, QH540-549.5
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Abstract Counting animal populations is fundamental to understand ecological processes. Counts make it possible to estimate the size of an animal population at specific points in time, which is essential information for understanding demographic change. However, in the case of large populations, counts are time‐consuming, particularly if carried out manually. Here, we took advantage of convolutional neural networks (CNN) to count the total number of nest‐entrances in 222 photographs covering the largest known Psittaciformes (Aves) colony in the world. We conducted our study at the largest Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus colony, located on a cliff facing the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of El Cóndor village, in north‐eastern Patagonia, Argentina. We also aimed to investigate the distribution of nest‐entrances along the cliff with the colony. For this, we used three CNN architectures, U‐Net, ResUnet, and DeepLabv3. The U‐Net architecture showed the best performance, counting a mean of 59,842 Burrowing Parrot nest‐entrances across the colony, with a mean absolute error of 2.7 nest‐entrances over the testing patches, measured as the difference between actual and predicted counts per patch. Compared to a previous study conducted at El Cóndor colony more than 20 years ago, the CNN architectures also detected noteworthy differences in the distribution of the nest‐entrances along the cliff. We show that the strong changes observed in the distribution of nest‐entrances are a measurable effect of a long record of human‐induced disturbance to the Burrowing Parrot colony at El Cóndor. Given the paramount importance of the Burrowing Parrot colony at El Cóndor, which concentrates 71% of the world's population of this species, we advocate that it is imperative to reduce such a degree of disturbance before the parrots reach the limit of their capacity of adaptation.

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2024
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4. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with preexisting dementia: a large multicenter propensity-matched Brazilian cohort study

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Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti, Polianna Delfino-Pereira, Victor Schulthais Chagas, Patryk Marques da Silva Rosa, Magda Carvalho Pires, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira Ramos, Adriana Falangola Benjamin Bezerra, Ana Beatriz de Castro Feres, Angélica Gomides dos Reis Gomes, Angelinda Rezende Bhering, Bruno Porto Pessoa, Carla Thais Cândida Alves da Silva, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Cristiana Andrade Coelho Dias, Daniela dos Reis Carazai, Daniela Ponce, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Euler Manenti, Fernando Anschau, Joanna d‘Arc Lyra Batista, Joice Coutinho de Alvarenga, Julia Avancini Viguini, Julia Mariot Zanellato, Juliana Machado Rugolo, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Leticia do Nascimento, Luanna Silva Monteiro Menezes, Lucas Moyses Carvalho de Oliveira, Luís César de Castro, Luiz Antônio Nasi, Marcelo Carneiro, Maria Angélica Pires Ferreira, Mariana Frizzo de Godoy, Milton Henriques Guimarães-Júnior, Neimy Ramos de Oliveira, Patricia Klarmann Ziegelmann, Paula Fonseca Porto, Paulo Mascarenhas Mendes, Pedro Gibson Paraíso, Priscilla Pereira dos Reis, Saionara Cristina Francisco, Silvia Ferreira Araújo, Thiago Junqueira Avelino-Silva, and Milena Soriano Marcolino

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COVID-19, Dementia, Hospitalisation, Retrospective study, Multicentre study, Prognosis, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
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Abstract Background Although dementia has emerged as an important risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, results on COVID-19-related complications and mortality are not consistent. We examined the clinical presentations and outcomes of COVID-19 in a multicentre cohort of in-hospital patients, comparing those with and without dementia. Methods This retrospective observational study comprises COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed patients aged ≥ 60 years admitted to 38 hospitals from 19 cities in Brazil. Data were obtained from electronic hospital records. A propensity score analysis was used to match patients with and without dementia (up to 3:1) according to age, sex, comorbidities, year, and hospital of admission. Our primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. We also assessed admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), kidney replacement therapy (KRT), sepsis, nosocomial infection, and thromboembolic events. Results Among 1,556 patients included in the study, 405 (4.5%) had a diagnosis of dementia and 1,151 were matched controls. When compared to matched controls, patients with dementia had a lower frequency of dyspnoea, cough, myalgia, headache, ageusia, and anosmia; and higher frequency of fever and delirium. They also had a lower frequency of ICU admission (32.7% vs. 47.1%, p

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2024
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8. Vivências no processo de aleitamento materno de mães de recém-nascidos prematuros internados em um hospital público do município de Guarapuava-PR

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Catiuscie Cabreira da Silva Tortorella, Bruna Reis Cremasco, Gabriele Protcz, Paula Chuproski Saldan, Marcela Komechen Brecailo, Carla Zanellato, and Emanuele Protcz

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Agriculture (General), S1-972, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Objetivo: Descrever os relatos de vivências no processo de amamentação de mães de recém-nascidos prematuros. Método: Estudo qualitativo realizado com mães de recém-nascidos prematuros, internados em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, de um hospitalpúblico de Guarapuava-PR, no período de junho a julho de 2018, mediante aplicação de um instrumento com questões fechadas e outro com questões relacionadas à amamentação de prematuros. Foram incluídas no estudo mães que já haviam amamentado seus filhos ao seio ou por meio da ordenha mamária, e excluídas mães com idade inferior a 18 anos ou que apresentavam condições clínicas que as impediam de amamentar, cujos filhos estavam internados em período menor que três dias. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 10 mães de recém-nascidos prematuros, das quais 70% tinham idade gestacional de 32 a 36 semanas, 10% de 28 semanas e 20% de 29 semanas gestacionais. As mães relataram dificuldades em manter a pega e a sucção do leite materno e sentimentos de nervosismo, receberam apoio dos profissionais e familiares no incentivo à amamentação e no cuidado humanizado pela equipe de saúde. Conclusões: Diante do conhecimento das dificuldades encontradas pelas mães na amamentação de prematuros, é possível estabelecer medidas para evitar o desmame precoce, respeitando a autonomia da mãe no cuidado ao bebê.

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2024
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12. REAÇÃO LEUCO-ERITROBLÁSTICA POR CRIPTOCOCOSE DISSEMINADA DIAGNOSTICADA POR INFILTRAÇÃO MEDULAR: RELATO DE CASO

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VA Bastos, BB Arnold, MG Zanellato, CM Pereira, MAC Domingues, SPF Filho, and L Nier-Melo

Subjects
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, RC633-647.5
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Introdução: Criptococose é uma das principais infecções fúngicas invasivas, distribuída mundialmente, causada por leveduras encapsuladas do gênero Cryptococcus. A apresentação clínica é variada, sendo possível a doença disseminada, geralmente em imunossuprimidos. O presente trabalho relata caso de Reação Leuco-Eritroblástica pela infiltração medular por criptococose. Relato do caso: Homem, 31 anos, há 5 meses: tosse crônica, febre e cefaleia; perda ponderal de 12 kg, associada a dispneia progressiva, sudorese noturna e fadiga. Teste para COVID-19 negativo. À admissão, saturava 70% em ar ambiente, taquidispneico, com crepitações bilaterais, hipocorado, desidratado e taquicardico. Hemograma de entrada: GV 4.170.000/mm3_Hb 11,2 g/dL_Ht 35%_VCM 84,1fl_RDW 14,8%_HCM 26,9%_CHCM 32 pg/dL_Plaquetas 162.000/mm3_GB 15.500/mm3 (neutro 13.070_linfo 1.250_mono 1000_eosi 60_baso 20/mm3), e 3% de eritroblastos circulantes. Evoluiu com insuficiência respiratória e instabilidade hemodinâmica, necessitando de cuidados intensivos. TC com linfonodomegalias mediastinais e retroperitoneais, hepatoesplenomegalia. Hipótese inicial de Doença Linfoproliferativa, sendo avaliado pela Hematologia. Medula Óssea (MO): citologia hipercelular para idade, representação dos 3 setores do parênquima, sem dispoese/atipias, reação estromal exuberante, importante infiltrado histiocitário e numerosas formas arredondadas, de tamanhos variados, agrupadas, de membrana birrefringente e corpo nuclear arredondado, formando colônias, consistentes com fungos tipo Coccos sp., representando grande carga fúngica à amostra. Iniciada imediatamente Anfotericina B, porém paciente evoluiu com rápida deterioração clínica e parada cardiorrespiratória. Declarado óbito em 24 horas após internação hospitalar. Resultado de hemoculturas coletadas à admissão constatavam Cryptococcus neoformans. Laudo Anatomopatológico (posterior à citologia) do Coágulo e da Biópsia de MO, após coloração histoquímica Alcian-Blue e Mucicarmim, confirmou alta carga fúngica caracterizada por esporos de diversos tamanhos e gemulação compatível com Cryptococcus sp. Discussão: Há duas espécies patogênicas em humanos: Cryptococcus neoformans e Cryptococcus gatii. Após primo-infecção pulmonar, por via inalatória, a doença pode permanecer localizada ou se disseminar, comumente para o sistema nervoso central e pele, sendo importante fator de risco o status imune. Relatos em MO são raros. No caso descrito, o paciente teve rápida evolução a óbito, sem tempo hábil para avaliar o comprometimento imune, porém sem antecedentes significativos. A mortalidade é elevada. O diagnóstico pode ser estabelecido identificando-se o organismo por cultura, citologia (como no caso descrito), histopatologia (na qual a coloração Alcian-Blue ou Mucicarmim são úteis para a classificação fúngica) ou pelo antígeno capsular polissacarídeo. Conclusão: O presente relato evidencia acometimento incomum por micose profunda, com manifestação hematológica de infiltração medular como primeiro achado laboratorial indicativo. Tais situações são desafios clínicos, uma vez que doenças fúngicas invasivas podem mimetizar doenças mielo-linfoproliferativas, demandando alta suspeição. O atraso no diagnóstico contribuiu para um desfecho sombrio. A morfologia da MO teve papel decisivo para o diagnóstico e protagonismo inequívoco para o entendimento do presente caso.

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2023
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13. Potential Effects of Environmental and Occupational Exposure to Microplastics: An Overview of Air Contamination

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Priscilla Boccia, Simona Mondellini, Simona Mauro, Miriam Zanellato, Marco Parolini, and Elena Sturchio

Subjects
microplastics, legislation, exposure, atmospheric contamination, toxicity, human health, Chemical technology, TP1-1185
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Microplastics (MPs) are now ubiquitous environmental contaminants that lead to unavoidable human exposure; they have received increasing attention in recent years and have become an emerging area of research. The greatest concern is the negative impacts of MPs on marine, fresh-water, and terrestrial ecosystems, as well as human health, to the extent that the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for increased research and standardized methods to assess exposure to MPs. Many countries and international organizations are implementing or proposing legislation in this regard. This review aims to summarize the current state of legislation, indoor and outdoor contamination, and potential human health risk due to exposure to airborne MPs, considering that occupational exposure to MPs is also becoming a growing area of concern. Even though research regarding MPs has continuously increased in the last twenty years, the effects of MPs on human health have been scarcely investigated, and toxicity studies are still limited and not directly comparable, due to the lack of standardized studies in this field.

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2024
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15. INTEGRATING WEG'S BUSINESS UNITS: HOW TO GENERATE POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES BETWEEN BUSINESS UNITS OF A GLOBAL COMPANY IN THE PROCESS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION?/ INTEGRACAO DE UNIDADES DE NEGOCIO DA WEG: COMO GERAR EXTERNALIDADES POSITIVAS NO PROCESSO DE INTERNACIONALIZACAO ENTRE UNIDADES DE NEGOCIO DE UMA EMPRESA GLOBAL?/ INTEGRACION DE LAS UNIDADES DE NEGOCIO DE WEG: ?COMO GENERAR EXTERNALIDADES ..

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Mayer, Beatrice Maria Zanellato Fonseca, Stuart, Leonardo Carneiro, and Martignago, Graciella

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2022
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17. SMEs and IR: Evidence from Romania

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Zanellato, Gianluca, Tiron-Tudor, Adriana, Idowu, Samuel O., Series Editor, Schmidpeter, René, Series Editor, Dyczkowska, Joanna, editor, Szirmai Madarasine, Andrea, editor, and Tiron-Tudor, Adriana, editor

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2021
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20. The preparation of Zr-deuteride and phase stability studies of the Zr-D system

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Maimaitiyili, T., Steuwer, A., Bjerkén, C., Blomqvist, J., Hoelzel, M., Ion, J. C., and Zanellato, O.

Subjects
Condensed Matter - Materials Science
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Deuteride phases in the zirconium-deuterium system in the temperature range 25-286$\celsius$ have been studied in-situ by high resolution neutron diffraction. The study primarily focused on observations of $\delta \rightarrow \gamma$ transformation at 180$\celsius$, and the peritectoid reaction $\alpha + \delta \leftrightarrow \gamma$ at 255$\celsius$ in commercial grade Zr powder that was deuterated to a deuterium/Zr ratio of one to one. A detailed description of the zirconium deuteride preparation route by high temperature gas loading is also described. The lattice parameters of $\alpha$-Zr, $\delta$-ZrD$_x$ and $\epsilon$-ZrD$_x$ were determined by whole pattern crystal structure analysis, using Rietveld and Pawley refinements, and are in good agreement with values reported in the literature. The controversial $\gamma$-hydride phase was observed both in-situ and ex-situ in deuterated Zr powder after a heat treatment at 286$\celsius$ and slow cooling., Comment: Accepted for publication on Journal of Nuclear Materials

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2017
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21. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study

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Wright, Naomi Jane, Leather, Andrew J.M., Ade-Ajayi, Niyi, Sevdalis, Nick, Davies, Justine, Poenaru, Dan, Ameh, Emmanuel, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji, Lakhoo, Kokila, Smith, Emily Rose, Douiri, Abdel, Elstad, Maria, Sim, Marcus, Riboni, Cristiana, Martinez-Leo, Bruno, Akhbari, Melika, Tabiri, Stephen, Mitul, Ashrarur, Aziz, Dayang Anita Abdul, Fachin, Camila, Niyukuri, Alliance, Arshad, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Fowzia, Moitt, Natalie, Doheim, Mohamed Fahmy, Thompson, Hannah, Ubhi, Harmony, Williams, Isabelle, Hashim, Sophia, Philipo, Godfrey Sama, Herrera, Laura, Yunus, Aayenah, Vervoort, Dominique, Parker, Samuel, Benaskeur, Yousra-Imane, Alser, Osaid H., Adofo-Ansong, Nana, Alhamid, Ahmad, Salem, Hosni khairy, Saleh, Mahmoud, Elrais, Safa Abdal, Abukhalaf, Sadi, Shinondo, Patricia, Nour, Ibrahim, Aydin, Emrah, Vaitkiene, Agota, Naranjo, Kelly, Dube, Andile Maqhawe, Ngwenya, Sodumisa, Yacoub, Mina A., Kwasau, Henang, Hyman, Gabriella, Elghazaly, Shrouk Mahmoud, Al-Slaibi, Ibrahim, Hisham, Intisar, Franco, Helena, Arbab, Hana, Samad, Lubna, Soomro, Aqil, Chaudhry, Muhammad Amjad, Karim, Safina, Khattak, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Nah, Shireen Anne, Dimatatac, Doris Mae, Choo, Candy SC, Maistry, Niveshni, Mitul, Ashrarur Rahman, Hasan, Samiul, Karim, Sabbir, Yousuf, Hina, Qureshi, Taimur, Nour, Ibrahim Rabi, Al-Taher, Raed Nael, Sarhan, Osama Abdul Kareem, Garcia-Aparicio, Luis, Prat, Jordi, Blazquez-Gomez, Eva, Tarrado, Xavier, Iriondo, Martí, Bragagnini, Paolo, Rite, Segundo, Hagander, Lars, Svensson, Emma, Owusu, Sheila, Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan, Bagbio, Dominic, Ismavel, Vijay Anand, Miriam, Ann, T, Shajin, Anaya Dominguez, Marlene, Ivanov, Monica, Serban, Andreea Madalina, Derbew, Miliard, Elfiky, Mahmoud, Olivos Perez, Maricarmen, Abrunhosa Matias, Marcia, Arnaud, Alexis P, Negida, Ahmed, King, Sebastian, Fazli, Mohamad Rafi, Hamidi, Nadia, Touabti, Souhem, Chipalavela, Rossana Francisco, Lobos, Pablo, Jones, Brendan, Ljuhar, Damir, Singer, Georg, Cordonnier, Annelien, Jáuregui, Lorena, Zvizdic, Zlatan, Wong, Janice, St-Louis, Etienne, Shu, Qiang, Lui, Yang, Correa, Catalina, Pos, Lucie, Alcántara, Elvyn, Féliz, Erick, Zea-Salazar, Luis Enrique, Ali, Liza, Peycelon, Matthieu, Anatole, Nzanzu Kipata, Jallow, Cherno S., Lindert, Judith, Ghosh, Dhruv, Adhiwidjaja, Cathline Freya, Tabari, Ahmad Khaleghnejad, Lotfollahzadeh, Saran, Mussein, Haidar Mohammad, Vatta, Fabrizio, Pasqua, Noemi, Kihiko, David, Gohil, Hetal, Nour, Ibrahim R., Elhadi, Muhammed, Almada, Suad Ahmed, Verkauskas, Gilvydas, Risteski, Toni, Peñarrieta Daher, Alejandro, Outani, Oumaima, Hamill, James, Lawal, Taiwo, Mulu, Jack, Yapo, Benjamin, Saldaña, Lily, Espineda, Beda, Toczewski, Krystian, Tuyishime, Eugene, Ndayishimiye, Isaac, Raboe, Enaam, Hammond, Philip, Walker, Gregor, Djordjevic, Ivona, Chitnis, Milind, Son, Joonhyuk, Lee, Sanghoon, Hussien, Muaad, Malik, Sawazen, Ismail, Enas Musa, Boonthai, Ampaipan, Dahman, Nesrine Ben Hadj, Hall, Nigel, Castedo Camacho, Fabiola Ruth, Sobrero, Helena, Butler, Marilyn, Makhmud, Aliev, Novotny, Nathan, Hammouri, Ahmad G., Al-Rayyes, Maisara, Bvulani, Bruce, Muraveji, Qais, Murzaie, Muhammad Yousuf, Sherzad, Ajmal, Haidari, Sayed Aman, Monawar, Abdul Baqi, Samadi, Dr. Ahmad Zia, Thiessen, Jesh, Venant, Ntakarutimana, Hospital, Sonia Inamuco, Jérémie, Niyonkuru, Mbonicura, Jean Claude, Vianney, Butoyi Jean Marie, Tadesse, Amezene, Negash, Samuel, Roberts, Charles A., Jabang, John N., Bah, Abdoulie, Camamra, Kajali, Correa, Armandou, Sowe, Babucarr, Gai, A., Jaiteh, Musa, Raymond, Kwizera Jean, Mvukiyehe, Jean Paul, Itangishaka, Innocent, Kayibanda, Emmanuel, Manirambona, Emery, Lule, Joseph, Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa, Shyaka Gashugi, Ian, Ndata, Albert, Gasana, Georges, Nezerwa, Yves Castar, Simeon, Turatsinze, Muragijimana, Jean De Dieu, Rashid, Sakina, Msuya, David, Elisante, Joseph, Solanki, Meghna, Manjira, Emmanuel, Lodhia, Jay, Jusabani, Mubashir, Tarmohamed, Murad, Koipapi, Sengua, Souhem, Touabti, Sara, Nabti, Sihem, Brahimi, Dania, Bouguermouh, Toufik, Iaiche Achour, Mounira, Baghdadi Nour el islam, Habiba, Alouani, Aragão, Liliana, Gonçalves, Victor, Lino Urquizo, Marcelo Mauricio, Varela, Maria Florencia, Mercado, Pedro, Horacio, Bonavia, Damiani, Andrea, Mac, Carlos, Putruele, Daniel, Liljesthrom, Karen, Bernaus, Marianela, Jauri, Cesar, Cripovich, Alejandrina, Bianchin, Ezequiel, Puig, Maria Gabriela, Andreussi, Lorna, Iracelay, Susana, Marcos, Dolores, Herrera, Carina, Palacios, Nelly, Avile, Romina, Serezo, Belen, Montoya, Debora, Cepeda, Rodrigo, Vaquila, Justo, Veronica, Sofficci, Pardo, Liliana, Valeria, Pelussi, Julio, Lapalma, Martin, Aranda Diego, Lucio, Palazzi, Gabriel, Comba, Marianella, Depetrini, Calderón Arancibia, José Alfredo, Huespe, Enrique, Losa, Gabriela Natalia, Arancibia Gutiérrez, Elsa, Scherl, Humberto, Gonzalez, Daniel Emilio, Baistrocchi, Valentina, Silva, Yanina, Galdeano, Marcelo, Medard, Pablo, Sueiras, Ines, Romero Manteola, Enrique, Defago, Victor Hugo, Mieres, Carlos, Alberto, Carlos, Cornelli, Fabio, Molina, Marcelo, Ravetta, Pablo, Patiño Gonzalez, Celeste Carolina, Dallegre, Maria Belen, Szklarz, Maria Tatiana, Leyba, Marcos Federico, Rivarola, Nahuel Ignacio, Charras, Maria Delia, Morales, Adriana, Caseb, Paloma, Toselli, Luzia, Millán, Carolina, Junes, Maria del Carmen, Di Siervi, Oscar, Gilardi, Jose, Simon, Soledad, Contreras, Carla Sofia, Rojas, Nair, Arnoletto, Lucia Beatriz, Blain, Otilia Eva, Bravo, Mauro Nicolas, Sanchez, Nancy, Herrera Pesara, Luciana Martina, Moreno, Maria Eugenia, Sferco, Carlos Ariel, Huq, Umama, Ferdousi, Tamanna, Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Sultana, Sadia, Mahmud, Refoyez, Mahmud, Khalid, Sayeed, Fatema, Svirsky, Alexander, Sempertegui, Denisse, Negrete, Amalia, Teran, Araceli, Sadagurschi, Mariana, Popovic, Nusret, Karavdic, Kenan, Milisic, Emir, Jonuzi, Asmir, Mesic, Amira, Terzic, Sabina, Dendusic, Nejra, Biber, Elna, Sehic, Anesa, Zvizdic, Nada, Letic, Emina, Saracevic, Adna, Hamidovic, Ajla, Selak, Nejra, Horozic, Dzan, Hukic, Lamija, Muhic, Amila, Vanis, Nedim, Sokolovic, Emir, Sabic, Adnan, Becker, Karin, Novochadlo Klüppel, Elis, dos Santos Dias, André Iván Bradley, Agulham, Miguel Angelo, Bischoff, Cristiano, Sabbatini, Stella, Fernandes de Souza, Rachel, Souza Machado, Ana Beatriz, Werneck Raposo, Juliana, da Silva Augusto, Maria Lucia, Martins, Bianca M.R., de Souza Santos Ferreira, Mariana, Fernandes de Oliveira, Darli, Silva dos Santos, Carla, Ribeiro de Fernández y Alcázar, Fernanda, Alves Dutra da Silva, Érika, Furtado, Mariana, Tamada, Horácio, Silva Ferreira dos Santos, Marília, Lopes de Almeida, Thayná, Oliveira de Andrade, Susy, Gurgel do Amaral, Antonio Cipriano, Jr, Sartori Giovanoni, Lais, de Deus Passos Leles, Kamila, Corrêa Costa, Eduardo, Feldens, Leticia, Ferraz Schopf, Luciano, Soares de Fraga, José Carlos, Colombo de Holanda, Felipe, Brolin Santis Isolan, Paola Maria, Loyola Ferreira, Julia, Bruxel, Carla Luisa, Lopes Teixeira Ferdinando, Danielle, Zottis Barcelos, Fabricio, Baseggio, Natalia, Knorr Brenner, Nicole, Trindade Deyl, Rafael, Dure, Carolina, Nunes Kist, Iuri, Bueno Mazzuca, Rafael, Bueno Motter, Sarah, Ramos, Yna, Suzana Trein, Cristine, Rezende Rosa, Bianca, de Assis Silva, Murilo, Menin, Flavio Augusto, Semensato Carloni, Isabela Cristina, Norberto da Silva, Juliana Antinarelli, Gomes, Adriano Luis, Girão Tauffer, Mariana, Bassan Gonçalves, Paulo César, Nogueira Marques, Geraldo Magela, Moriya, Eliane, Labonia, Carla, Carrasco, Ana Lucia, Furtado Meyer, Karine, Farion-Aguiar, Luiz, Amado, Fernando, Antunes, Amanda, Silva, Elisângela, Telles, Leila, Almeida, Giovana, Belmino Gadelha, Aluísio Augusto, de Azevedo Belesa, Flavia, Gonçalves da Cunha, Jr, Acimar, Souza Barros, Beatriz, Zanellato, Josiane Bernartt, Guimarães, Patricia, Silva, Karina Ilheu da, Ribas, Bianca, Reuter, Cristina, Casado, Francis Tanise, Correa Leite, Mila Torii, Testoni, Daniela, Guinsburg, Ruth, de Campos Vieira Abib, Simone, Khodor Cury, Edson, 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24. Effects of Ferrocene and Ferrocenium on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells and Interconnection with Regulated Cell Death Pathways

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Cristina Favaron, Elisabetta Gabano, Ilaria Zanellato, Ludovica Gaiaschi, Claudio Casali, Maria Grazia Bottone, and Mauro Ravera

Subjects
organoiron derivatives, regulated cell death, ferroptosis, oxidative stress, Organic chemistry, QD241-441
Abstract

The effects of ferrocene (Fc) and ferrocenium (Fc+) induced in triple negative human breast cancer MCF-7 cells were explored by immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and transmission electron microscopy analysis. The different abilities of Fc and Fc+ to produce reactive oxygen species and induce oxidative stress were clearly observed by activating apoptosis and morphological changes after treatment, but also after tests performed on the model organism D. discoideum, particularly in the case of Fc+. The induction of ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death driven by an overload of lipid peroxides in cellular membranes, occurred after 2 h of treatment with Fc+ but not Fc. However, the more stable Fc showed its effects by activating necroptosis after a longer-lasting treatment. The differences observed in terms of cell death mechanisms and timing may be due to rapid interconversion between the two oxidative forms of internalized iron species (from Fe2+ to Fe3+ and vice versa). Potential limitations include the fact that iron metabolism and mitophagy have not been investigated. However, the ability of both Fc and Fc+ to trigger different and interregulated types of cell death makes them suitable to potentially overcome the shortcomings of traditional apoptosis-mediated anticancer therapies.

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2023
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26. The Effects of Climatic Variations on Agriculture: An Analysis of Brazilian Food Exports

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Mazon, Gisele, Mayer, Beatrice Maria Zanellato Fonseca, Ribeiro, João Marcelo Pereira, da Silva, Sthefanie Aguiar, de Amorim, Wellyngton Silva, Ribeiro, Larissa Pereira Cipoli, Brognoli, Nicole Roussenq, Barcelos, Ricardo Luis, Parma, Gabriel Cremona, McQueen, Jameson Henry, Berchin, Issa Ibrahim, de Andrade Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório, Leal Filho, Walter, Series Editor, Borges de Brito, Paulo R., editor, and Frankenberger, Fernanda, editor

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2020
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28. Cultural dimensions and sustainability disclosure in the banking sector: Insights from a qualitative comparative analysis approach.

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Nicolò, Giuseppe, Zanellato, Gianluca, Esposito, Benedetta, and Tiron‐Tudor, Adriana

Subjects
BANKING industry, COMPARATIVE method, POWER (Social sciences), RISK aversion, FUZZY sets
Abstract

This study adopts an innovative, holistic research approach based on fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fs‐QCA) to deeply delve into national cultural dimensions' role in affecting banks' sustainability disclosure practices in the Eastern European (EE) region. Accordingly, this study aims to identify whether one or more configurations of cultural dimensions derived from Hofstede's national culture framework are conducive to higher levels of sustainability disclosure, using a sample including the five largest banks in each country of the 'Bucharest Nine' (B9) area over 2018–2022 period. Results evidence that sustainability disclosure patterns are not homogeneous among the banks operating in B9 countries. After the introduction of Directive 95/2014/EU, banks in some countries maintained relatively constant levels of sustainability disclosure, while others experienced steady growth rates. No cultural dimension alone would likely determine higher sustainability disclosure levels among B9 banks, confirming that normative pressures influencing EE banks' sustainability disclosure practices result from a combination of more cultural facets. In particular, fs‐QCA highlights a bundle of cultural dimension configurations that mould stakeholders' expectations in investigated countries, exerting pressures on banks to enhance their transparency on sustainability issues. The presence of power distance recurs in most configurations as a factor enabling higher sustainability disclosure levels. On the other hand, in most cases, the presence of uncertainty avoidance and long‐term orientation is conducive to higher banks' sustainability and transparency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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30. Long-term monitoring of the hypogeal Etruscan Tomba degli Scudi, Tarquinia, Italy. Early detection of black spots, investigation of fungal community, and evaluation of their biodeterioration potential.

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Kratter, Matilde, Beccaccioli, Marzia, Vassallo, Ylenia, Benedetti, Francesca, La Penna, Giancarlo, Proietti, Anacleto, Zanellato, Gianluca, Faino, Luigi, Cirigliano, Angela, Neisje de Kruif, Fiona, Tomassetti, Maria Cristina, Rossi, Marco, Reverberi, Massimo, Quagliariello, Andrea, and Rinaldi, Teresa

Subjects
AESTHETICS, MICROBIAL ecology, CULTURAL property, MURAL art, BIODEGRADATION, FUNGAL communities
Abstract

Aims Hypogeal environments with cultural heritage interest pose a real challenge for their preservation and conservation. The ancient Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy, consists of 200 tombs decorated with extraordinary mural paintings, of great artistic and historical value. Since the beginning of the restoration campaign in 2016, a regular microbiological survey has been performed in the Tomba degli Scudi. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of an expansion of black spots on the pictorial layers recently observed. Methods and results To determine the origin of the black spots in the atrium chamber of the Tomba degli Scudi, the fungal community was sampled using various techniques: cellulose discs, swabs, and nylon membranes and investigated by a multi-analytical approach. The obtained results suggest that the identified fungal strains (e.g. Gliomastix murorum and Pseudogymnoascus pannorum) are common to many subterranean environments around the world, such as Lascaux cave. Conclusions The continuous and long-term monitoring made it possible to detect alterations at an early stage and assess the harmfulness of different fungal strains. This work is a demonstration of the effectiveness of prevention and monitoring actions within these fragile and valuable environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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36. A critical review of resilience in international relations

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Octavia MOISE-ZANELLATO

Subjects
resilience, civic-ness, social capital, Political theory, JC11-607
Abstract

In the context of evolving challenges, EU member states are faced with vulnerabilities for which they are not prepared such as economic crises, populism, fake news, disinformation campaigns and pandemics, therefore the EU underlines the importance of resilience in countering these threats and achieving its foreign policy objectives. Although used in different areas such as psychology, economy, industry, in International Relations resilience was defined in different terms by various institutions, but the common ground resides in acknowledging resilience as the recovery and adaptation after an adversity such as an economic crisis or natural disaster. Moreover, resilience can be strengthened by preparing the population for better coping with future disasters and crises. Given the differences in understanding resilience between different international organizations, as NATO that approaches the term as the resilience of infrastructures, or the EU that refers mainly to the resilience of partner states but targets to strengthen EU’s resilience for its global ambitions and the lack of readiness in our region, there is the need to foster research on this subject and to operationalise the concept. For the EU, Resilience is the central objective of its development & humanitarian assistance but it is also the response for how to sustain progress in the transformational agenda of the EU, although the EU admits there are not indicators of resilience and nor it specifies how this will be undergone. I attempt to approach the concept from an academic perspective, reviewing the literature on resilience and arguing that the study of political culture named The Civic Culture (1963) written by Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba offers relevant insights on the study of resilience. Starting from the surveys they conducted in the United States, Britain, Italy, West Germany and Mexico, they aimed to establish in which type of political culture a liberal democracy is most probably to appear and develop and I consider that their indicators are also useful when studying resilience. I will create a working definition and present the main critiques towards the concept, to which I add the one that came into my mind after the Coronavirus pandemic started: is the state after an adversity the same as it was before or not? After a disaster there is only one way through the previous normality or there can also be a new balance? I could exemplify with the Coronavirus pandemic- if individual liberties are limited or social cohesion is broken the new situation is still resilient/normal? In this context, the research question is which type of political culture reflects a resilient society. The purpose of the study is to operationalise the concept of resilience based on the set of indicators derived from Almond and Verba. The objectives of the research are to provide a critical literature review on resilience in International Relations; to operationalize the concept, establishing the dimensions, and indicators. The challenges of this research are related to the fact that there are significant differences among the definitions offered by the existing literature and the use of the concept by different international organisations such as NATO and the EU. The main sources would be the literature on political culture, resilience and official documents such as EU Grand Strategy, the 2012 EU Communication on Resilience, the 2013 Resilience Action Plan, the 2015 Resilience Marker and Compendium, the 2017 Joint Communication of the EP and the Council “A Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU’s External Action”.

Published
2020

41. INTEGRATION OF BUSINESS UNITS OF WEG: HOW TO GENERATE POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES IN THE PROCESS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION BETWEEN BUSINESS UNITS OF A GLOBAL COMPANY?

Author

Beatrice Zanellato Mayer, Leonardo Carneiro Stuart, and Graciella Martignago

Subjects
Internationalization, Emerging Multinational, Network, Business units of WEG, Teaching Case., International relations, JZ2-6530, Business, HF5001-6182
Abstract

Objective: This teaching case describes the trajectory of the internationalization of WEG, a Brazilian company producer of electric engines. This study proposes to fulfill the following objectives: (a) comprehend the company’s process of internationalization from the perspective of international business theories; (b) analyse why the way taken in the process of internationalization by the business unit WEG Automação occurred in a sequential way to that of WEG Motores; and, (c) reveal if the network of WEG Motores generated positive externalities to the internationalization of WEG Automação. Method: Teaching case, based on real case. The primary and secondary data were used for the development of this teaching case. The primary data was obtained through a semistructured interview with the director of WEG Automação and mangers of the unit, made during late 2016. The interviews were transcripted and used together with the secondary data for the development of this teaching case. The secondary data was obtained using institutional information available at WEG’s website and documents of the company. Besides, the interviewers performed direct observation during visits of a long duration to the company. Relevance/originality: The company’s move of internationalization shows its value inside the context of emerging multinational companies, considering that different units feed themselves with internal and external skills during the process, corroborating aspects of the behavioral approach of the Uppsala Models. Theoretical / Methodological Contributions: The case contributes to apply theorical lens of International Business, as Network and Uppsala Model to explain the movement of internationalization process of a Global firm, specifically to compare the process between two of its units business – WMO and WAU. Social / management contributions: This teaching case application is recommended for graduation or undergraduate courses in Administration, Foreign Trade and International Management, to discuss in subjects such as: Internationalization of Companies, International Business, Internationalization Theories, and Emerging Markets. The use of the case help to improve analytical skills of students, about real situation of an emerging market firm that become a global player. Keywords: Internationalization. Emerging Multinational. Network. Business units of WEG. Teaching Case.

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2022
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42. The Strange Case: The Unsymmetric Cisplatin-Based Pt(IV) Prodrug [Pt(CH3COO)Cl2(NH3)2(OH)] Exhibits Higher Cytotoxic Activity with respect to Its Symmetric Congeners due to Carrier-Mediated Cellular Uptake

Author

Elisabetta Gabano, Ilaria Zanellato, Giulia Pinton, Laura Moro, Mauro Ravera, and Domenico Osella

Subjects
Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Inorganic chemistry, QD146-197
Abstract

The biological behavior of the axially unsymmetric antitumor prodrug (OC-6-44)-acetatodiamminedichloridohydroxidoplatinum(IV), 2, was deeply investigated and compared with that of analogous symmetric Pt(IV) complexes, namely, dihydroxido 1 and diacetato 3, which have a similar structure. The complexes were tested on a panel of human tumor cell lines. Complex 2 showed an anomalous higher cytotoxicity (similar to that of cisplatin) with respect to their analogues 1 and 3. Their reduction potentials, reduction kinetics, lipophilicity, and membrane affinity are compared. Cellular uptake and DNA platination of Pt(IV) complexes were deeply investigated in the sensitive A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line and in the corresponding resistant A2780cisR subline. The unexpected activity of 2 appears to be related to its peculiar cellular accumulation and not to a different rate of reduction or a different efficacy in DNA platination and/or efficiency in apoptosis induction. Although the exact mechanism of cell uptake is not fully deciphered, a series of naïve experiments indicates an energy-dependent, carrier-mediated transport: the organic cation transporters (OCTs) are the likely proteins involved.

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2022
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44. Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of self-compacting concrete incorporating alternative materials: a case study

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Felipe Zanellato Coelho, Robson Zulcão, João Luiz Calmon, and Darli Rodrigues Vieira

Subjects
self-compacting-concrete (scc), life cycle assessment (lca), wastes, alternative materials (am), environmental impact, Technology (General), T1-995, Science, Science (General), Q1-390
Abstract

Many studies have described the successful incorporation of wastes and industrial byproducts, here called alternative materials (AMs), into self-compacting-concrete (SCC) mixtures from a technical point of view. Such studies usually considered a universal truth that incorporating these materials into the concrete matrix helps improve their eco-efficiency. Therefore, the objective of this study is to associate SCC production that incorporates AM with the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to compare mixtures in a specific United States scenario. SimaPro software, the IMPACT 2002+ impact assessment method, the Ecoinvent database and a 1 m3 functional unit with the cradle-to-gate system boundary were used. An analysis of total impact, global warming, impact intensity and most impactful processes was performed. According to the criteria analyzed, the mixtures with the best environmental gains are characterized by the partial or total replacement of cement by AMs classified as supplementary cementing materials (SCMs). Other cases did not yield significant environmental gains, such as the use of concrete and glass waste as aggregates, serving only as an alternative to their final disposal. In addition, when there was excessive energy consumption for waste recycling, such as for rubber and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling, the environmental efficiency of the SCC deteriorated.

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2020
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47. Complicações Pós-Operatórias em Cirurgia Geral: Estratégias de Prevenção e Manejo

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Sousa, José kenedy santiago, primary, Santos, Willian Arthur Fidelis dos, additional, Brito, Lucas Felipe Tiviroli, additional, Zanellato, Michel Borba, additional, Salamacha, Caroline, additional, Stefani, Marcio Antônio, additional, Moraes, João Paulo Marcuzzo, additional, Queiroz, Ronara Rodrigues de, additional, Oliveira, Weder Castilho de, additional, Catão, Rafael Nunes, additional, Lopes, Raíssa Passaroto Mendes, additional, and Bertoldi, Giovanna Trindade, additional

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2024
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48. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with preexisting dementia: a large multicenter propensity-matched Brazilian cohort study

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Bicalho, Maria Aparecida Camargos, primary, Aliberti, Márlon Juliano Romero, additional, Delfino-Pereira, Polianna, additional, Chagas, Victor Schulthais, additional, Rosa, Patryk Marques da Silva, additional, Pires, Magda Carvalho, additional, Ramos, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira, additional, Bezerra, Adriana Falangola Benjamin, additional, de Castro Feres, Ana Beatriz, additional, dos Reis Gomes, Angélica Gomides, additional, Bhering, Angelinda Rezende, additional, Pessoa, Bruno Porto, additional, Silva, Carla Thais Cândida Alves da, additional, Cimini, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues, additional, Suemoto, Claudia Kimie, additional, Dias, Cristiana Andrade Coelho, additional, Carazai, Daniela dos Reis, additional, Ponce, Daniela, additional, Rios, Danyelle Romana Alves, additional, Manenti, Euler, additional, Anschau, Fernando, additional, Batista, Joanna d‘Arc Lyra, additional, Alvarenga, Joice Coutinho de, additional, Viguini, Julia Avancini, additional, Zanellato, Julia Mariot, additional, Rugolo, Juliana Machado, additional, Ruschel, Karen Brasil, additional, do Nascimento, Leticia, additional, Menezes, Luanna Silva Monteiro, additional, Oliveira, Lucas Moyses Carvalho de, additional, Castro, Luís César de, additional, Nasi, Luiz Antônio, additional, Carneiro, Marcelo, additional, Ferreira, Maria Angélica Pires, additional, Godoy, Mariana Frizzo de, additional, Guimarães-Júnior, Milton Henriques, additional, Oliveira, Neimy Ramos de, additional, Ziegelmann, Patricia Klarmann, additional, Porto, Paula Fonseca, additional, Mendes, Paulo Mascarenhas, additional, Paraíso, Pedro Gibson, additional, Reis, Priscilla Pereira dos, additional, Francisco, Saionara Cristina, additional, Araújo, Silvia Ferreira, additional, Avelino-Silva, Thiago Junqueira, additional, and Marcolino, Milena Soriano, additional

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2024
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50. Using convolutional neural networks to count parrot nest‐entrances on photographs from the largest known colony of Psittaciformes.

Author

Zanellato, Gabriel L., Pagnossin, Gabriel A., Failla, Mauricio, and Masello, Juan F.

Subjects
ANIMAL population estimates, CONVOLUTIONAL neural networks, COLONIAL birds, ANIMAL populations, COMPUTER vision
Abstract

Counting animal populations is fundamental to understand ecological processes. Counts make it possible to estimate the size of an animal population at specific points in time, which is essential information for understanding demographic change. However, in the case of large populations, counts are time‐consuming, particularly if carried out manually. Here, we took advantage of convolutional neural networks (CNN) to count the total number of nest‐entrances in 222 photographs covering the largest known Psittaciformes (Aves) colony in the world. We conducted our study at the largest Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus colony, located on a cliff facing the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of El Cóndor village, in north‐eastern Patagonia, Argentina. We also aimed to investigate the distribution of nest‐entrances along the cliff with the colony. For this, we used three CNN architectures, U‐Net, ResUnet, and DeepLabv3. The U‐Net architecture showed the best performance, counting a mean of 59,842 Burrowing Parrot nest‐entrances across the colony, with a mean absolute error of 2.7 nest‐entrances over the testing patches, measured as the difference between actual and predicted counts per patch. Compared to a previous study conducted at El Cóndor colony more than 20 years ago, the CNN architectures also detected noteworthy differences in the distribution of the nest‐entrances along the cliff. We show that the strong changes observed in the distribution of nest‐entrances are a measurable effect of a long record of human‐induced disturbance to the Burrowing Parrot colony at El Cóndor. Given the paramount importance of the Burrowing Parrot colony at El Cóndor, which concentrates 71% of the world's population of this species, we advocate that it is imperative to reduce such a degree of disturbance before the parrots reach the limit of their capacity of adaptation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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