Functional performance assessment scale for children and adolescents with cancer: cross-cultural study.

Objectives: to describe the methodological process of cross-cultural adaptation of the PlayPerformance Scale for Children to Brazilian Portuguese.

Methods: methodological study of translation and cross-cultural adaptation in six stages: translation, synthesis of translations, back-translation, evaluation by a committee of judges, evaluation by expert nurses, and pretest. The agreement and representativeness of the items were assessed using the content validity index.

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478-1549.

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: , on whitefly, on bark of , from soil under , on leaf spot of , and on leaf spot of . , on fully submersed siliceous schist in high-mountain streams, and on the lower part and apothecial discs of on a twig. , on decaying wood, from moist soil with leaf litter, on a trunk of a living unknown hardwood tree species, and on dead twigs of unidentified plant.

Graphene oxide functionalized with -methyl-d-glucamine as a novel sorbent for boron removal from produced and formation waters.

This work describes the synthesis of a novel material based on graphene oxide (GO) for the selective removal of boron in an aqueous medium. The material was obtained by functionalizing graphene oxide with -methyl-d-glucamine (NMDG). This material, named NMDG@GO, was successfully characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, atomic force microscopy, and elemental analysis.

An opportunity for acerola pulp (Malpighia emarginata DC) valorization evaluating its performance during the block cryoconcentration by physicochemical, bioactive compounds, HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, and multi-elemental profile analysis.

The present study evaluated the effect of cryoconcentration of pulp blocks of acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC). The study evaluated cryoconcentration in three stages. The cryoconcentrated samples, the ice fractions, and the initial pulp were evaluated for physicochemical composition, bioactive composition, and multielement profile.

A new approach for the determination of As, Cu, and Pb in seawater samples using manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve as a sorbent for dispersive solid-phase microextraction.

This study introduces a novel method for preconcentrating As, Cu, and Pb from seawater samples using manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-2), as a sorbent, and the analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The OMS-2 nanomaterial was synthesized and characterized using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, revealing a crystallite size of 20.9 nm and a typical needle-like morphology of cryptomelane structure.

Outstanding adsorption capacity of iron oxide synthesized with extract of açaí berry residue: kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic study for dye removal.

Contamination of water by toxic dyes is a serious environmental problem. Adsorbents prepared by an environmentally safe route have stood out for application in pollutant removal. Herein, iron oxide-based nanomaterial composed of Fe(III)-OOH and Fe(II/III) bound to proanthocyanidins, with particles in the order of 20 nm, was prepared by green synthesis assisted by extract of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.

Harnessing the power of AI language models for taxonomy and systematics: a follow-up to "Can ChatGPT be leveraged for taxonomic investigations? Potential and limitations of a new technology" by Davinack (2023).

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Dairy powder enriched with a soy extract (Glycine max): Physicochemical and polyphenolic characteristics, physical and rehydration properties and multielement composition.

This work presents the enrichment of powdered dairy compounds with soy extract, and the determination of its physical properties, rehydration characteristics, multielement profile, and polyphenolic potential. Five dairy compound formulations were developed, where milk powder was replaced by 10, 20, 30, 40, and 49 % w/w of soy extract..

Seroprevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus exposure in the incarcerated population from southern Brazil.

Hepatitis B viral infection (HBV) in prisons poses serious public health challenges because it significantly contributes to the increase in both morbidity and mortality indicators worldwide. Research has shown high HBV prevalence among inmates when compared to the general population. In this study, we estimated the prevalence of HBV exposure and its risk factors among 1,132 inmates detained in high security institutions.

A Data-Centric Analysis of the Impact of Non-Electric Data on the Performance of Load Disaggregation Algorithms.

Recent research on non-intrusive load monitoring, or load disaggregation, suggests that the performance of algorithms can be affected by factors beyond energy data. In particular, by incorporating non-electric data in load disaggregation analysis, such as building and consumer characteristics, the estimation accuracy of consumption data may be improved. However, this association has rarely been explored in the literature.

Multivariate optimization of microwave-assisted digestion methods for Cu and Sn determination in antifouling paints using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry.

Antifouling paints containing Cu, Zn, organotins, and many organic booster biocides may be found in ships and watercraft hulls to avoid the fouling of marine organisms. This type of paint can be harmful to the environment, therefore, the monitoring of toxic elements and compounds in antifouling paints are of great importance to access its quality and potential toxicity to the environment. Hence, this work describes the development of microwave-assisted digestion methods for the determination of Cu and Sn in antifouling paints by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES).

Underreporting of work accidents associated with blood-borne risk factors.

Background: Work accidents (WA) due to percutaneous or mucocutaneous injury are extremely frequent among health professionals. The notification of these accidents ensures not only the compliance with legal requirements, but it also enables health institutions to develop, implement and evaluate strategies to prevent them. This study aimed to estimate the proportion of underreporting of work accidents caused by percutaneous and mucocutaneous lesions in a hospital setting, as well as its determinants.

Comparing Phylogenetic Trees Side by Side Through iPhyloC, a New Interactive Web-Based Framework.

Current frameworks of side-by-side phylogenetic trees comparison face two issues: (1) accepting mainly binary trees as input and (2) assuming input trees having identical or highly overlapping taxa. However, cladistic comparative studies often lead with multiple nontotally resolved trees with nonidentical sets of taxa. We tackle these issues in this study, presenting the iPhyloC, an interactive web-based framework for comparing phylogenetic trees side by side.

BuM 2.0: Software for online generation of matrices for Brooks Parsimony Analysis.

Brooks Parsimony Analysis is a cladistic biogeographic method that aims to extract biogeographic information from phylogenetic trees, depicting from a group of cladograms a general pattern of relationships among the areas the taxa inhabit. We present here BuM 2.0, an online framework to automatically create matrices for Brooks Parsimony Analysis (BPA) using Baum Ragans algorithm for Matrix Representation with Parsimony.

A sketch-based system for modeling 3D objects: Applications to taxonomy.

We present a sketch-based system for modeling 3D objects with multiple contours as overlaid structures, allowing users to infer perceivable symmetries and occluded parts of the model prior to its automatic 3D reconstruction. Many approaches for sketch-based interfaces and modeling focus on the final drawing and 3D reconstruction of solid objects, exploring, as inputs, contours; however, when the subject consists of multiple drawings as overlaid structures, as usual in species descriptions, these approaches have to roughly infer or discard occluded parts. Unlike previous sketch-based techniques, we explore a set of 2D visual effects to enhance the visual perception of users while sketching multiple overlaid objects in single-view.

Direct solid sample analysis using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with chemometric tools for the geographical discrimination of coffee samples.

This work aims the study chemometric methods for the classification of the origin of coffee samples. Samples of finely pulverized coffee grains were analyzed by synchronous molecular fluorescence spectroscopy to carry out the classification. The spectral data of the samples were obtained in triplicate in two offsets: 10 nm (with emission wavelengths from 240 nm to 600 nm) and 40 nm (from 240 nm to 560 nm), all with 1 nm resolution.

Effect of Phonophoresis and Copaiba Oil on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers after Skeletal Muscle Injury in Rats.

The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of phonophoresis with copaiba oil gel, in comparison to therapeutic pulsed ultrasound alone or topical application of copaiba oil gel, on oxidative stress after a traumatic muscle injury. Forty male Wistar rats were divided into five groups: control, muscle injury, therapeutic pulsed ultrasound (TPU), copaiba oil gel (CO) and TPU plus CO. TPU and CO application occurred at 2, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h after injury.

Anxiety symptoms are the strongest predictor of quality of life in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Purpose: It is established that the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms is associated with poorer quality of life (QOL) in persons with drug-resistant epilepsy. We aimed to verify the presence of subsyndromic depressive episodes (SDEs) and subsyndromic anxiety episodes (SAEs) in persons with temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) compared to healthy controls and to determine the impact of depressive and anxiety symptoms on patients' QOL.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 35 persons with TLE-HS and 90 healthy controls.

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU in a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil - study protocol.

Objectives: We designed a cohort study to describe characteristics and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in the largest public hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Latin America becomes the epicenter of the pandemic.

Methods: This is the protocol for a study being conducted at an academic hospital in Brazil with 300 adult ICU beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients. We will include adult patients admitted to the ICU with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 during the study period.

Presence of other rare earth metals in gadolinium-based contrast agents.

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) are widely used to enhance tissue contrast during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures. However, free Gadolinium (Gd) is undesirable as a drug substance, due to its high toxicity. Consequently, a coordinating ligand is required to keep it in solution and to increase tolerance.

Thermal dehydration of urban biosolids with green liquor dregs from pulp and paper mill.

This study aims to investigate the sewage sludge (SS) drying process by incorporating a by-product formed in the pulp and paper industry (green liquor dregs - GLD) as drying adjuvant. Through an innovative approach, the drying kinetics was modelled, and the final dried product was tested for soil applications. After the characterization phase, small cylinders of SS without and with 0.

Laplacian Coordinates: Theory and Methods for Seeded Image Segmentation.

Seeded segmentation methods have gained a lot of attention due to their good performance in fragmenting complex images, easy usability and synergism with graph-based representations. These methods usually rely on sophisticated computational tools whose performance strongly depends on how good the training data reflect a sought image pattern. Moreover, poor adherence to the image contours, lack of unique solution, and high computational cost are other common issues present in most seeded segmentation methods.

Characterization of a mine legacy site: an approach for environmental management and metals recovery.

The characterization of historical mine tailings provides important information for land-management decisions, in particular when considering potential reprocessing activities or the development of an environmental protection program. In addition, outcomes from such characterization may define the scope for a more detailed investigation. The present work describes the characterization of the waste material from the Cabeço do Pião tailings impoundment performed within the project ReMinE: Improve Resource Efficiency and Minimize Environmental Footprint.