Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others

Verificação da proporção áurea em indivíduos dolicofaciais e mesofaciais, por meio de radiografias cefalométricas laterais

Existe uma proporção constante identificada no corpo humano e na natureza, sendo conhecida e denominada como Proporção Áurea, gerada a partir da proporcionalidade que se expressa pelo número 1,618033, geralmente utilizado 1,618 (GIL, 2001). Conhecendo-se a importância estética e funcional de uma face considerada como sendo bela, o nosso propósito neste estudo foi colaborar com o Cirurgião-Dentista na busca do belo em indivíduos de dois grupos faciais; dolicofaciais e mesofaciais. Com isso, verificamos, por meio de radiografias cefalométricas laterais de indivíduos na faixa etária entre 17 e 25 anos de idade e com oclusão Classe I de Angle, se algumas medidas apresentavam-se em Proporção Áurea no esqueleto crânio-facial de 24 indivíduos dolicofaciais e 24 mesofaciais. A análise dos resultados obtidos nos permitiu concluir que, das oito razões estudadas, a Proporção Áurea esteve presente em quatro razões no grupo de indivíduos mesofaciais e em apenas uma razão no grupo de indivíduos dolicofaciais.There is a constant proportion identified in the human body and nature, known and denominated as Divine Proportion, generated from the proportionality that is expressed by the number 1.618033, generally used as 1.618 (GIL, 2001). Knowing the esthetic and functional importance of a face considered beautiful, the proposal of this study was to collaborate with the Dentist in search of beauty in individuals of two facial groups; dolichofacials and mesofacials. With this we verified, by means of lateral cephalometric radiographs of individuals between 17 and 25 years old and with Class 1 Angle occlusion, if some measurements in Divine Proportion were present in the facial skull of 24 dolichofacial individuals and 24 mesofacial individuals. The analysis of the obtained results allowed us to conclude that of the eight ratios studied, the Divine Proportion was present in four ratios in the group of mesofacial individuals and in just one ratio in the group of dolichofacial individuals

Radiographic study of patients with ectodermal dysplasia and partial

Aim: To investigate the association between gender and type of cleft with hypodontia and to verify if the presence of the cleft interferes with hypodontia of one or more type of teeth in patients with ectodermal dysplasia attending the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies (HRCA), University of Sγo Paulo (USP). Materials and Methods: Panoramic radiographs of 54 patients of both genders (29 males, 25 females), from the files of the oral radiology sector of HRCA/USP, presenting with ectodermal dysplasia and cleft lip and/or palate were evaluated by radiographic observation of hypodontia of one or more types of teeth. Statistical Analysis: We performed descriptive statistics and statistical analysis by Fisher test. Results: Hypodontia was observed in 50% of females and 50.88% of males; 50% for cleft palate and 50.59% for complete cleft lip and palate. Only 22.22% of patients with cleft palate and 6.67% with complete cleft lip and palate presented with hypodontia of one type of teeth, whereas 77.78% of cases with cleft palate and 93.33% with complete cleft lip and palate displayed hypodontia of more than one type of teeth. Conclusion: Based on the present methodology, there were no statistically significant differences in hypodontia of one or more types of teeth between genders or types of cleft

Additional file 4 of Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018

Additional file 4: Supplemental results.1. README. 2. Prevalence range across districts. 3. Prevalence range between sexes. 4. Prevalence range between ages. 5. Age-specific district ranges