SARDIM : a real-time hydrological monitoring platform of South American rivers

Due to the frequent occurrence of extreme hydrological events in the South American rivers, this work aims to develop a hydrological monitoring platform open to the public, with a wide and intuitive access, using resources of an online geographic information system, in order to contribute to a better understanding of the behavior of these natural disasters. SARDIM (South America River DIscharge Monitor) has been developed using programming resources in languages such as Python and JavaScript. The data of the platform are derived from results of a continental scale hydrological simulation model (MGB - South America) that uses, among other information, precipitation data from the GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) mission and from the MSWEP (Multi-Source Weighted Ensemble Precipitation) product. After a statistical analysis of the model results, the platform is updated daily and operationally, with new data on the flow duration and the return period of river flows, allowing the identification, monitoring and evaluation of the intensity of extreme hydrological events in South America.Devido à frequente ocorrência de eventos hidrológicos extremos nos regimes de escoamento dos rios da América do Sul, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo o desenvolvimento de uma plataforma de monitoramento hidrológico aberta ao público, com um acesso amplo e intuitivo, utilizando recursos de um sistema de informação geográfica online, com o intuito de contribuir para um melhor entendimento acerca do comportamento desses desastres naturais. A plataforma de acompanhamento hidrológico dos rios da América do Sul (SARDIM - South America River Discharge Monitor) foi construída com auxílio de recursos de programação em linguagens como Python e Javascript. Os dados da plataforma são provenientes de resultados de um modelo de simulação hidrológica de escala continental (MGB - South America) que utiliza, entre outras informações, dados de precipitação da missão GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) e do produto MSWEP (Multi-Source Weighted Ensemble Precipitation). Após uma análise estatística das informações resultantes do modelo, a plataforma é atualizada diariamente de forma operacional com novos dados de permanência e tempo de retorno das vazões dos rios, permitindo a identificação, o acompanhamento e a avaliação da intensidade de eventos hidrológicos extremos na América do Sul

Stromal myofibroblasts in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma

Objectives: Oral leukoplakia (OL) is the main potentially malignant disorder and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy of the oral mucosa. Stromal myofibroblasts play an important role in tumor invasion and metastasis, due to its ability to modify the extracellular matrix. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of stromal myofibroblasts in OL and OSCC. Differences in the presence of myofibroblasts among OL with distinct grades of epithelial dysplasia as well as between histologically high- and low-invasive OSCC were also assessed. Study D esign: A total of 30 OL and 41 OSCC from archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens were evaluated. 10 samples of normal oral mucosa were used as a control. Myofibroblasts were identified by immunohistochemical detection of alpha smooth muscle actin and its presence was classified as negative, scanty or abundant. Differences in the presence of myofibroblasts among OL with distinct grades of epithelial dysplasia as well as between high- and low-invasive OSCC were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test. Results: Myofibroblasts were not detected in normal oral mucosa and OL, whatever its histological grade. In OSCC, the presence of stromal myofibroblasts was classified as negative in 11 (26.8%), scanty in 15 (36.6%), and abundant in 15 samples (36.6%). The presence of stromal myofibroblasts was statistically higher in high-invasive OSCC than in low-invasive OSCC (p<0.05). Conclusions: Stromal myofibroblasts were not detected in OL, indicating that these cells are not important during oral carcinogenesis. Nevertheless, stromal myofibroblasts were heterogeneously detected in OSCC and its presence was higher in tumors with a more diffuse histological pattern of invasion. These findings suggest that myofibroblasts are associated with the creation of a permissive environment for tumor invasion in OSC

O território como episteme de resistência à colonialidade

This study aims to analyze the concept of territory as an indispensable knowledge for the resistance of rural peoples and traditional communities. Its epistemic basis is frontier thinking, and bibliographical and documentary research and interviews are its methodological bases. It analyzes how the devaluation of the territorial ties of other peoples conceal their importance, based on ethnic and racial differences, in the sense of interference in the production of knowledge. It highlights the importance of implanting the colonizer's dominant territoriality, anchored in the subjectivity of land as a commodity, for the coloniality of nature. It seeks to elucidate the correlation between land management and coloniality and its interrelation with the mythical categories that revitalize the complex colonization of the imaginary of inferiorized peoples for their control. It analyzes concepts and examples that have anchored resistance in the opposite direction of coloniality, towards decoloniality or counter-colonization. It highlights the importance of territory as an epistemic locus and points to the conceptual importance of territory as a basis for the resistance of diverse peoples and populations from the countryside in Latin America.Esse estudo objetiva analisar o conceito de território como um conhecimento indispensável para a resistência dos povos do campo, de comunidades e povos tradicionais. Tem como base epistêmica o pensamento de fronteira e a pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e entrevistas como bases metodológicas. Analisa como a desvalorização dos vínculos territoriais dos outros povos para ocultação de sua importância, fundadas nas diferenças étnicas e raciais, num sentido de interferência na produção de conhecimento. Destaca a importância da implantação da territorialidade dominante do colonizador, ancorada na subjetividade da terra como mercadoria, para a colonialidade da natureza. Busca elucidar a correlação da gestão fundiária com a colonialidade e sua interrelação com as categorias míticas que revitalizam a complexa colonização do imaginário dos povos inferiorizados para o seu controle.  Analisa conceitos e exemplos que têm ancorado a resistência no sentido oposto da colonialidade, rumo à decolonialidade ou à contra colonização. Destaca a importância do território como lócus epistêmico e aponta para importância conceitual de território como uma base para a resistência de diversos povos e populações do campo na América Latina

Percutaneous subtalar arthrodesis – configuration of portals using a guidewire

Subtalar arthrodesis is indicated to treat many hindfoot disorders, and different approaches are described, including percutaneous, which has grown recently. In this modified percutaneous technique, using a guidewire, two portals are ideally made for access to the subtalar joint, regardless of the deformity found in this joint. The technique intents to be faster and decrease morbidity and complication rates. Therefore, the objective of the study was to present a technical variation of the percutaneous technique

OS BENEFÍCIOS DA ATIVIDADE FÍSICA PARA O TRATAMENTO DO TRANSTORNO DE ANSIEDADE GENERALIZADA E DEPRESSÃO EM PACIENTES ADULTOS: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA

Identificar na literatura científica as características benefícas dos impactos da atividade física para o processo de controle e tratamento do Transtorno de Ansiedade Generalizada em pacientes adultos. Método: revisão integrativa, cujos critérios de elegibilidade dos artigos foram: corresponder aos descritores “Transtorno de ansiedade”; “Ansiedade” e “Atividade física”, ser artigo de pesquisa; estar nos idioma português, inglês e espanhol; estar disponível eletronicamente nas bases de dados BVS (Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde) e as fontes de dados Scientific Eletronic Library onLine (SciELO) e Brazilian Journal of Health Review (BJHR), ano de publicação referente ao período de 2013 a 2023. Resultados: encontraram-se 08 publicações expressivas. A análise ocorreu mediante leituras analíticas e interpretativas. Considerações finais: A importância da atividade física para o tratamento da TAB são promissoras e acenam para a utilização de exercícios físicos aeróbios como auxiliares das terapêuticas tradicionais.https://revistaft.com.br/os-beneficios-da-atividade-fisica-para-o-tratamento-do-transtorno-de-ansiedade-generalizada-e-depressao-em-pacientes-adultos-uma-revisao-integrativa

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost