A Case Study of Wavelets and SVM Application in Coffee Agriculture: Detecting Cicadas Based on Their Acoustic and Image Patterns

One of the main problems in agriculture is crop pest management, which causes financial damage to farmers. This management is traditionally performed with pesticides; however, with a large area of application, it would be more economically viable and more environmentally recommended to know precisely the regions where there is concrete infestation. In coffee farms, cicada makes a distinctive sound when it hatches after years of underground nymph-shaped living. One possibility of contributing to its management would be the development of a device capable of capturing the sound of the adult cicada in order to detect its presence and to quantify crop insects. This device would be spread across the coffee plots to capture sounds within the widest possible area coverage. With monitoring and quantification data, the manager would have more input for decision-making and could adopt the most appropriate management technique based on concrete information on population density separated by crop region. Thus, this chapter presents an algorithm based on wavelets and support vector machines (SVMs), to detect acoustic patterns in plantations, advising on the presence of cicadas

On the Physical Vulnerability of Buildings Exposed to Landslide Hazards in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area

This study assesses the physical vulnerability of buildings (PVB) in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA) exposed to landslides triggered by both rainfall and earthquakes. Firstly, a statistical model (Information Value), validated with a ROC curve, was adopted to assess susceptibility to landslides caused by rainfall. Secondly, an Analytic Hierarchy Process was adopted to assess the susceptibility to landslides caused by earthquakes. In this case, the model was validated with an inventory of historical landslides in the LMA. The vulnerability assessment included all residential buildings surveyed in the 2011 Census, considering a set of vulnerability parameters, namely: the presence of reinforced structure, number of floors, conservation status, and need for repairs in the structure and finishes. These parameters, and their respective weights, were based on expert opinion and literature. Through this analysis, it was possible to identify meaningful regional interactions between the earthquake and rainfall-triggered landslides, leading to complex damage scenarios for residential buildings. It was also possible to identify risk hotspots and potential risk adaptation and mitigation measures.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in the failing heart : a growing potential

© The Author(s) 2020Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are a new drug class designed to treat patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, cardiovascular outcome trials showed that SGLT2i also offer protection against heart failure (HF)–related events and cardiovascular mortality. These benefits appear to be independent of glycaemic control and have recently been demonstrated in the HF population with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), with or without T2D. This comprehensive, evidence-based review focuses on the published studies concerning HF outcomes with SGLT2i, discussing issues that may underlie the different results, along with the impact of these new drugs in clinical practice. The potential translational mechanisms behind SGLT2i cardio-renal benefits and the information that ongoing studies may add to the already existing body of evidence are also reviewed. Finally, we focus on practical management issues regarding SGLT2i use in association with other T2D and HFrEF common pharmacological therapies. Safety considerations are also highlighted. Considering the paradigm shift in T2D management, from a focus on glycaemic control to a broader approach on cardiovascular protection and event reduction, including the potential for wide SGLT2i implementation in HF patients, with or without T2D, we are facing a promising time for major changes in the global management of cardiovascular disease.This paper had a non-restrictive financial support of Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Portugal.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Implante de marcapasso cardíaco definitivo por disfunçao do nó sinusal, utilizando a veia cava superior, após angioplastia do trajeto em pós-operatório tardio de operaçao de Mustard e Senning

A síndrome do nó sinusal está comumente vinculada às lesoes de células sinusais ou da junçao sinoatrial ou a afecçoes do tecido intersticial que circunda essas células. Nos casos avançados, o marcapasso cardíaco artificial é o tratamento mais difundido. O caso descrito relata a síndrome do nó sinusal de um paciente em evoluçao tardia do pós-operatório de operaçao de Mustard e Senning com complicaçoes anatômicas, levando à necessidade de implante de marcapasso definitivo, após angioplastia do trajeto, utilizando a veia cava superior

Implante de marcapasso cardíaco definitivo por disfunçao do nó sinusal, utilizando a veia cava superior, após angioplastia do trajeto em pós-operatório tardio de operaçao de Mustard e Senning

A síndrome do nó sinusal está comumente vinculada às lesoes de células sinusais ou da junçao sinoatrial ou a afecçoes do tecido intersticial que circunda essas células. Nos casos avançados, o marcapasso cardíaco artificial é o tratamento mais difundido. O caso descrito relata a síndrome do nó sinusal de um paciente em evoluçao tardia do pós-operatório de operaçao de Mustard e Senning com complicaçoes anatômicas, levando à necessidade de implante de marcapasso definitivo, após angioplastia do trajeto, utilizando a veia cava superior

The effect of growing conditions on phenolic compounds and antimicrobial activity of Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. Allemão

Myracrodruon urundeuva is a naturally occurring species in the Brazilian semi-arid and is widely used for anti-inflammatory and healing properties. This study evaluates the level of phenolic compounds and the antimicrobial activity in extracts of M. urundeuva obtained from greenhouse seedlings grown from seeds that were previously submitted or not to osmotic stress treatment (osmoconditioning), and from seedlings and callus grown in vitro. The Folin and Ciocalteau method was used to determine the phenolic content, whereas antimicrobial activity was evaluated by agar well diffusion and bioautography. Phytochemical analysis revealed greater concentrations of phenolic compounds in greenhouse seedlings independent of whether they originated from osmoconditioned seeds or not. Chromatography was shown to be an efficient technique for the separation of compounds. However, it was not possible to detect activity by bioautography. On the other hand, growth inhibitory activity was detected by agar well diffusion in acetone-ethyl acetate extracts taken from leaves of seedlings grown in greenhouse conditions.Key words: Myracrodruon urundeuva, antimicrobial activity, chromatography, phenolic compounds

Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts

We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance.(SFRH/BPD/115169/2016) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT); ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) through the operations: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029130 ('mINSPIRERS—mHealth to measure and improve adherence to medication in chronic obstructive respiratory diseases—generalisation and evaluation of gamification, peer support and advanced image processing technologies') cofunded by the COMPETE2020 (Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização), Portugal 2020 and by Portuguese Funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Score CTo-aBCDE : um novo score preditor de sucesso nas CTOs

© 2020 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Introduction: Patient selection for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is crucial to procedural success. Our aim was to identify independent predictors of success in CTO PCI in order to create an accurate score. Methods: In a single-center observational registry of CTO PCI, demographic and clinical data and anatomical characteristics of coronary lesions were recorded. Linear and logistic regression analysis were used to identify predictors of success. A score to predict success was created and its accuracy was measured by receiver operating curve analysis. Results: A total of 377 interventions were performed (334 patients, age 68±11 years, 75% male). The success rate was 65% per patient and 60% per procedure. Predictors of success in univariate analysis were absence of active smoking (OR 2.02, 95% CI 1.243-3.29; p=0.005), presence of tapered stump (OR 5.2, 95% CI 2.7-10.2; p8 with high probability (95%). Conclusion: In our sample only anatomical characteristics were predictors of success. The creation of a score to predict success, with good accuracy, may enable selection of cases that can be treated by any operator, those in which a dedicated operator will be desirable, and those with an extremely low probability of success, which should be considered individually for conservative management, surgical revascularization or PCI by a team experienced in CTO.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Perfil epidemiológico dos atendimentos emergenciais relacionados a transtornos psiquiátricos na região norte do Brasil durante o biênio de 2017-2018 / Epidemiological profile of the emergency cases related to psychiatric disorders on the north region of Brazil during 2017-2018

Introdução: A definição de transtornos mentais e comportamentais é um conceito amplo, abrangendo desde complicações advindas do uso de substâncias psicoativas, perpassando pelos transtornos ocorridos nas fases de desenvolvimento psicológico e podendo incluir situações ambientais, como estresse e algumas formas de doenças somatoformes. Assim, apesar da ampla gama de doenças presentes no capítulo V do CID-10, algumas destas podem comprometer seriamente a vida de seu portador, seja por meio do agravo à qualidade de vida deste, ou pela idealização suicida em casos mais extremos, sendo comum o atendimento emergencial à vítima de transtornos psiquiátricos. Objetivo: Relatar o perfil epidemiológico de atendimentos emergenciais na região Norte do Brasil durante o biênio de 2017-2018. Metodologia: Este é um estudo descritivo, o qual faz uso de dados públicos relativos à epidemiologia em questão. Os dados foram acessados por meio do sistema DATASUS TABNET e tratados por meio do programa Microsoft Word 2010 e Excel 2010. Resultados: Durante o biênio 2017-2018, foram registrados 624 internações por lesões autoprovocadas voluntariamente na Região norte do Brasil. O estado do Pará registrou o maior índice, com 45,5%, seguido por Rondônia (24,1%) e Acre (8%). Destas internações, cerca de 90% foram realizadas sob caráter emergencial, em especial nos estados do Pará e de Rondônia. O grupo com maiores índices de atendimento emergencial por transtornos psiquiátricos foi o com a faixa etária entre 30 e 39 anos, sendo registrados cerca de 207 atendimentos (24,9%), seguidos por adultos de idade entre 20 e 29 anos (23,5%). Discussão: A atenção aos transtornos mentais tem sido foco de análise recorrente nos últimos tempos. Dentro deste panorama, De Oliveira Teixeira et al (2018) consideram este tópico como uma questão de saúde pública. Neste contexto, os dados encontrados durante a realização desta pesquisa convergem com os de Calegaro et al (2016), no que diz respeito à faixa etária e sexo com maiores índices de internações por transtornos psiquiátricos, sendo os homens com idade compreendida entre 20 a 29 anos, o grupo mais acometido. Conclusão: O atendimento emergencial de pacientes com transtornos mentais é uma realidade frequente na região Norte do Brasil. Segundo Calfat e colegas (2018), o atendimento médico ao paciente psiquiátrico em todos níveis de atenção à saúde está diretamente relacionado à redução da incidência de crises e emergências psiquiátricas. Desta forma, pode-se inferir que a prevenção e promoção em saúde, bem como a melhoria das formas de atenção primária podem ser consideradas estratégias importantes na redução de emergências psiquiátricas.