Apneia do sono e perda auditiva em Indivíduos do sexo masculino

O Síndrome da Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAOS) é uma perturbação respiratória relacionada com o sono, que consiste na obstrução do fluxo respiratório durante o sono por um período igual ou superior a dez segundos e mais do que cinco vezes por hora. Um dos efeitos mais claros desencadeados por este síndrome é a sensação de cansaço pela incapacidade de completar um ciclo de sono. O ciclo do sono é composto por cinco fases que podem durar de setenta a cento e vinte minutos. Durante este período ocorrem vários ciclos, podendo em cada noite realizar-se de quatro a seis ciclos.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Solução parametrizável para Corporate TV

A sinalética digital é uma tecnologia emergente [1], que permite comunicar tempo real com as pessoas e ao mesmo tempo reduzir os custos ambientais associados com a tradicional sinalética impressa e estática. O foco principal desta tese é a conceção, desenvolvimento, implementação e avaliação de uma plataforma de gestão de conteúdos parametrizável “Corporate TV”, baseada num Raspberry Pi para exibir o conteúdo no formato digital localizado em um ou mais locais. O sistema irá exibir informações com base numa "lista de reprodução" que pode ser dinamicamente atualizada. As soluções Corporate TV exibem informações valiosas, sendo oportunas para a educação, organizações empresariais e comerciais revelando uma grande importância para as instituições que a adotam e pelo facto de reduzir os custos ambientais associados à sinalética (impressa) tradicional. Trata-se de uma solução eficaz porque traz a familiaridade e a proximidade das comunicações modernas alicerçadas em tecnologia com conteúdos dinâmicos geridos e distribuídos via Web [1]. Um dos principais problemas identificados é o facto de este tipo de soluções não ser parametrizável, ou seja, obrigar a que toda a organização transmita o mesmo nas TV’s internas. Pretendemos com o presente estudo contribuir para o mundo da Corporate TV desenvolvendo uma solução que permita exibir em áreas distintas da organização conteúdos específicos (parametrizáveis) nessa zona da organização. O sistema irá gerar informação dinâmica e oportuna para um grupo de diferentes pessoas, como o exemplo dos departamentos de uma IES (Instituição de Ensino Superior). O tempo de resposta para exibir o conteúdo no visor digital será mais rápido comparando com outros sistemas de visualização. A solução proposta, evita o único ponto de falha de uma televisão (analógica ou IPTV), uma vez que cada exposição tem um processador ligado com armazenamento local contendo guardada a informação a ser exibida [2] e permitirá que o conteúdo seja personalizado para os espectadores locais específicos, ou seja, as informações exibidas podem ser adaptadas para os utilizadores mediante o local onde se encontram. Com base na avaliação, acredita-se fortemente que esta abordagem para sinalética digital vai mudar os sistemas de sinalética e que com a proposta que apresentamos a informação poderá ser mais focalizada no interesse específico do cidadão.Digital signage is an emerging technology of communication [1], which allows real-time communication with people and at the same time reducing the environmental associated with traditional printed and static signage. The main focus of this thesis is the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a configurable content management platform “Corporate TV” using a Raspberry Pi to display content in digital format, located in one or more places. The system will display information based on a “playlist” that can be dynamically updated. The Corporate TV solution, displays valuable information for education or other importante business and trade organizations, revealing great importance to the institutions, reducing the associated environmental costs with traditional (printed) signs. This is effective because it brings the familiarity and proximity of modern communications grounded in technology with dynamic managed content [1]. One of the main problems of the institutions is the fact that they cannot parameterize information i.e., forcing the whole organization transmit the same content to all internal television's. With this study we intend to contribute and develop to the world of Corporate TV, a solution that will display in different areas of the organization, specific “configurable” content. The system will generate dynamic and timely information to a group of different people (eg. education institution). The response time to display the content on the digital display will be faster compared to other display systems. The proposed solution, prevents the single point of failure, a television (IPTV or analog), since each one has a display processor connected to local storage, containing stored information to be displayed [2], and allow the content to be customized for specific local, i.e., the displayed information can be adapted to the users upon where they are located. Based on the assessment, we strongly believe that this approach to digital signage will change the signage systems and the information may be more focused on the specific interest of citizens

A list of land plants of Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Brazil, highlights the presence of sampling gaps within this protected area

Brazilian protected areas are essential for plant conservation in the Atlantic Forest domain, one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots. A major challenge for improving conservation actions is to know the plant richness, protected by these areas. Online databases offer an accessible way to build plant species lists and to provide relevant information about biodiversity. A list of land plants of “Parque Nacional do Caparaó” (PNC) was previously built using online databases and published on the website "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil." Here, we provide and discuss additional information about plant species richness, endemism and conservation in the PNC that could not be included in the List. We documented 1,791 species of land plants as occurring in PNC, of which 63 are cited as threatened (CR, EN or VU) by the Brazilian National Red List, seven as data deficient (DD) and five as priorities for conservation. Fifity-one species were possible new ocurrences for ES and MG states

O papel do EEG Ambulatório 24h na investigação de doentes com suspeita de epilepsia : experiência de 4 anos

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Advances in Legume Systematics 14. Classification of Caesalpinioideae. Part 2: Higher-level classification

Caesalpinioideae is the second largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) with ca. 4680 species and 163 genera. It is an ecologically and economically important group formed of mostly woody perennials that range from large canopy emergent trees to functionally herbaceous geoxyles, lianas and shrubs, and which has a global distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. Following the recent re-circumscription of 15 Caesalpinioideae genera as presented in Advances in Legume Systematics 14, Part 1, and using as a basis a phylogenomic analysis of 997 nuclear gene sequences for 420 species and all but five of the genera currently recognised in the subfamily, we present a new higher-level classification for the subfamily. The new classification of Caesalpinioideae comprises eleven tribes, all of which are either new, reinstated or re-circumscribed at this rank: Caesalpinieae Rchb. (27 genera / ca. 223 species), Campsiandreae LPWG (2 / 5–22), Cassieae Bronn (7 / 695), Ceratonieae Rchb. (4 / 6), Dimorphandreae Benth. (4 / 35), Erythrophleeae LPWG (2 /13), Gleditsieae Nakai (3 / 20), Mimoseae Bronn (100 / ca. 3510), Pterogyneae LPWG (1 / 1), Schizolobieae Nakai (8 / 42–43), Sclerolobieae Benth. & Hook. f. (5 / ca. 113). Although many of these lineages have been recognised and named in the past, either as tribes or informal generic groups, their circumscriptions have varied widely and changed over the past decades, such that all the tribes described here differ in generic membership from those previously recognised. Importantly, the approximately 3500 species and 100 genera of the former subfamily Mimosoideae are now placed in the reinstated, but newly circumscribed, tribe Mimoseae. Because of the large size and ecological importance of the tribe, we also provide a clade-based classification system for Mimoseae that includes 17 named lower-level clades. Fourteen of the 100 Mimoseae genera remain unplaced in these lower-level clades: eight are resolved in two grades and six are phylogenetically isolated monogeneric lineages. In addition to the new classification, we provide a key to genera, morphological descriptions and notes for all 163 genera, all tribes, and all named clades. The diversity of growth forms, foliage, flowers and fruits are illustrated for all genera, and for each genus we also provide a distribution map, based on quality-controlled herbarium specimen localities. A glossary for specialised terms used in legume morphology is provided. This new phylogenetically based classification of Caesalpinioideae provides a solid system for communication and a framework for downstream analyses of biogeography, trait evolution and diversification, as well as for taxonomic revision of still understudied genera

Advances in Legume Systematics 14. Classification of Caesalpinioideae. Part 2: Higher-level classification

Caesalpinioideae is the second largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) with ca. 4680 species and 163 genera. It is an ecologically and economically important group formed of mostly woody perennials that range from large canopy emergent trees to functionally herbaceous geoxyles, lianas and shrubs, and which has a global distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. Following the recent re-circumscription of 15 Caesalpinioideae genera as presented in Advances in Legume Systematics 14, Part 1, and using as a basis a phylogenomic analysis of 997 nuclear gene sequences for 420 species and all but five of the genera currently recognised in the subfamily, we present a new higher-level classification for the subfamily. The new classification of Caesalpinioideae comprises eleven tribes, all of which are either new, reinstated or re-circumscribed at this rank: Caesalpinieae Rchb. (27 genera / ca. 223 species), Campsiandreae LPWG (2 / 5–22), Cassieae Bronn (7 / 695), Ceratonieae Rchb. (4 / 6), Dimorphandreae Benth. (4 / 35), Erythrophleeae LPWG (2 /13), Gleditsieae Nakai (3 / 20), Mimoseae Bronn (100 / ca. 3510), Pterogyneae LPWG (1 / 1), Schizolobieae Nakai (8 / 42–43), Sclerolobieae Benth. & Hook. f. (5 / ca. 113). Although many of these lineages have been recognised and named in the past, either as tribes or informal generic groups, their circumscriptions have varied widely and changed over the past decades, such that all the tribes described here differ in generic membership from those previously recognised. Importantly, the approximately 3500 species and 100 genera of the former subfamily Mimosoideae are now placed in the reinstated, but newly circumscribed, tribe Mimoseae. Because of the large size and ecological importance of the tribe, we also provide a clade-based classification system for Mimoseae that includes 17 named lower-level clades. Fourteen of the 100 Mimoseae genera remain unplaced in these lower-level clades: eight are resolved in two grades and six are phylogenetically isolated monogeneric lineages. In addition to the new classification, we provide a key to genera, morphological descriptions and notes for all 163 genera, all tribes, and all named clades. The diversity of growth forms, foliage, flowers and fruits are illustrated for all genera, and for each genus we also provide a distribution map, based on quality-controlled herbarium specimen localities. A glossary for specialised terms used in legume morphology is provided. This new phylogenetically based classification of Caesalpinioideae provides a solid system for communication and a framework for downstream analyses of biogeography, trait evolution and diversification, as well as for taxonomic revision of still understudied genera

Floristic survey of vascular plants of a poorly known area in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Flona do Rio Preto, Espírito Santo)

The Atlantic Forest is one of the most threatened biomes in the world. Despite that, this biome still includes many areas that are poorly known floristically, including several protected areas, such as the "Floresta Nacional do Rio Preto" ("Flona do Rio Preto"), located in the Brazilian State of Espírito Santo. This study used a published vascular plant species list for this protected area from the "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil" as the basis to synthesise the species richness, endemism, conservation and new species occurrences found in the "Flona do Rio Preto".The published list of vascular plants was based on field expeditions conducted between 2018 and 2020 and data obtained from herbarium collections available in online databases. Overall, 722 species were documented for the "Flona do Rio Preto", 711 of which are native to Brazil and 349 are endemic to the Atlantic Forest. In addition, 60 species are geographically disjunct between the Atlantic and the Amazon Forests. Most of the documented species are woody and more than 50% of these are trees. Twenty-three species are threatened (CR, EN and VU), while five are Data Deficient (DD). Thirty-two species are new records for the State of Espírito Santo. Our results expand the knowledge of the flora of the Atlantic Forest and provide support for the development of new conservation policies for this protected area

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora