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The heightened occurrence of marine heatwaves (MHWs) attributed to climate change has garnered significant attention, primarily due to its profound impacts on marine ecosystems. Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems, recognized as high-productivity oceanic areas, have emerged as crucial thermal refuges mitigating the effects of global warming, thereby safeguarding marine fauna and flora. Acknowledging the synergies between MHWs and upwelling becomes pivotal in this context. The main objective of this study is to assess the unprecedented extreme SSTs observed in the North Atlantic Ocean throughout 2023 which represent a departure from the norms observed in the past 40 years of satellite data, resulting in quasi-permanent MHW conditions. Additionally, the investigation aims to delineate the influence of upwelling on the disparities between oceanic and coastal SST throughout the Canary Upwelling System. For this purpose, SST and wind data from OISST » and ERA5 databases, respectively, have been used to calculate SST extremes and differences between coast and ocean as well as Upwelling Index (UI) values from 1982 to 2023. Despite the overall increase in oceanic and nearshore SST during 2023, substantial differences between coastal and oceanic temperatures were noted compared to the 1982-2023 period average. Moreover, distinct upwelling regimes along the Canary Upwelling System exhibited discernible variations in the impact of upwelling on coastal SST. Nonetheless, the influence of upwelling mitigated warming nearshore more effectively than offshore, underscoring its capacity to modulate climate change impacts, even under the extreme SST conditions arising from the unprecedented 2023.
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Research has linked pre- and perinatal complications (PPCs) with increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, PPCs are also known risk factors for other mental health disorders. This study explored which PPCs are specific risk factors for ASD, as opposed to other forms of psychopathology, among a large sample of clinically-referred youth. Archival data were used from 1177 youth who were evaluated at a hospital-based autism clinic. Results from logistic regressions indicated that use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs, or experiencing amniocentesis predicted inclusion in the non-ASD group, while physical difficulties with delivery predicted inclusion in the ASD group. Possible explanations and implications for these findings are discussed.
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Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Transtornos Mentais , Feminino , Gravidez , Adolescente , Humanos , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/epidemiologia , Saúde Mental , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Psicopatologia , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
This study examined the relation between IQ, parent-reported child anxiety, and salivary cortisol levels in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a wide range of intellectual abilities using a prospective design. Results showed that IQ at time 1 (T1) positively predicted parent-reports of child anxiety at time 2 (T2); however, IQ at T1 negatively predicted cortisol levels from saliva samples taken at a research laboratory at T2. Parent reports of child anxiety at T1 and T2 were not associated with cortisol levels at T2. Implications for the assessment of anxiety in youth with ASD are discussed.
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Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Hidrocortisona , Adolescente , Humanos , Criança , Autorrelato , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/complicações , Ansiedade , Transtornos de AnsiedadeRESUMO
The assessment of expected changes in coastal sea surface temperature (SST) on a global scale is becoming increasingly important due to the growing pressure on coastal ecosystems caused by climate change. To achieve this objective, 17 Global Climate Models from CMIP6 were used, with data from historical and hist-1950 experiments spanning 1982-2050. This analysis highlights significant warming of coastal areas worldwide, with higher and more variable rates of warming than observed in previous decades. All basins are projected to experience an increase in coastal SST near 1 °C by mid-century, with some regions exhibiting nearshore SST anomalies exceeding 2 °C for the period 2031-2050 relative to 1995-2014. Regarding the Eastern Upwelling Boundary Systems, only the Canary upwelling system and the southern part of the Humboldt upwelling system manage to show lower-than-average SST warming rates, maintaining, to a certain extent, their ability to buffer global warming.
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Mudança Climática , Ecossistema , Estações do Ano , Aquecimento Global , TemperaturaRESUMO
The duration and intensity of future heat waves are analyzed for 53 cities in the Middle East and the North Africa (MENA) region for the 21st century under two different scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5). A consistent approach is carried out using data from 13 Regional models within the framework of the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX). By the end of the century, 80% of the most populated MENA cities are expected to be at least 50% of the days under heat wave conditions during the warm season. In addition, the mean and maximum intensity of the heat waves will also increase. Changes in the duration and intensity of heat waves have shown to be negatively correlated. Therefore, the vulnerability of the MENA cities to future heat waves was determined using a cumulative index (CI) that takes into account both duration and intensity. This CI indicates that Middle East and the eastern part of Africa will suffer the most unfavorable temperature conditions in the future. Assuming no intervention trough adaptation/mitigation strategies, these results, together with the particular properties of the MENA region, such as aridity or lack of precipitation, make it likely that the area will be affected by disease or famine.
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Mudança Climática/estatística & dados numéricos , Temperatura Alta/efeitos adversos , Aclimatação , Adaptação Fisiológica , África do Norte , Cidades , Previsões , Humanos , Oriente Médio , Estações do Ano , TemperaturaRESUMO
This study examined differences in generalized and social anxiety symptoms across two age groups of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) while accounting for overall anxiety level, gender, and intellectual functioning. Older children (12-18 years) expressed more overall and social anxiety symptoms than younger children (6-11 years), and social anxiety symptoms were predominant in the older group. Younger children expressed more generalized anxiety symptoms than the older youth, and there was a trend for generalized anxiety symptoms to be more dominant in the younger group. Findings are consistent with theory of differential expression of specific anxiety symptoms across different ages seen with typically developing children, yet social evaluative concerns may be even stronger for adolescents with ASD.
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Desenvolvimento do Adolescente , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/diagnóstico , Desenvolvimento Infantil , Fobia Social/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/psicologia , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fobia Social/psicologiaRESUMO
A perfect Lagrangian drifter should move with the same velocity as the water volume that it is following. Deviations from this ideal will result in a relative velocity between the drifter's drogue and its surrounding water, commonly named "slip". Estimating a drifter's slip is difficult, especially for custom and heavily instrumented drifters. We propose to use a Self-Contained Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SCADCP) attached to the drifter to: â¢Measure the drifter's slip directly at the drogue depth.â¢Obtain complementary data of current at other depths.
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Introducción y Objetivos El carcinoma renal de células claras (CCR), es la neoplasia renal más frecuente. Hasta el 30% de los casos presentan enfermedad sistémica, siendo las más usuales: pulmón, ganglios, hígado y cerebro. El objetivo de este trabajo es informar casos poco frecuentes de metástasis por CCR y establecer posibles factores relacionados con las metástasis. Métodos y Materiales revisión retrospectiva de historias clínicas en el instituto nacional de cancerología de los pacientes con carcinoma de células renales metastásico entre los años 2013 a 2017. Se identificaron 6 casos con sitios de metástasis inusuales en pacientes del servicio de urología oncológica del instituto nacional de cancerología, destacando histopatología e inmunohistoquímica de los especímenes quirúrgicos tanto del primario como de la metástasis, reportando marcadores específicos y clasificaciones según corresponda. Resultados Caso 1 Metástasis a duodeno, Caso 2 metástasis a ovario, caso 3 metástasis a testículo, caso 4 metástasis a piel, caso 5 metástasis a glándula tiroides, caso 6 metástasis a mama y piel. Se evaluaron diferentes variables y se analizaron con base en la literatura. Conclusiones Consideramos que la edad, el tabaquismo, el grado histológico, la invasión de la vena renal, el tamaño tumoral y el estadio pueden ser factores predisponentes para ese comportamiento.
Introduction and Objectives Clear cell renal carcinoma (CRC) is the most frequent renal neoplasm. Up to 30% of cases present systemic disease, being the most common: lung, lymph, liver and brain. The objective of this work is to report rare cases of CRC metastasis and to establish possible factors related to metastasis. Methods and Materials Retrospective review of medical records in the national institute of cancerology of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma between the years 2013 to 2017. Six cases with sites of unusual metastases were identified in patients of the oncology urology service of the national institute of cancerology, highlighting histopathology and immunhistochemistry of the surgical specimens of both the primary and metastasis, reporting specific markers and classifications as appropriate. Results Case 1 Metastasis to duodenum, Case 2 metastasis to ovary, case 3 metastasis to testis, case 4 metastasis to skin, case 5 metastasis to thyroid gland, case 6 metastasis to breast and skin. Different variables were evaluated and analyzed based on the literature. Conclusions We consider that age, smoking, histological grade, invasion of the renal vein, tumor size and stage may be predisposing factors to this behavior.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Urologia , Carcinoma de Células Renais , Metástase Neoplásica , Veias Renais , Glândula Tireoide , Imuno-Histoquímica , Neoplasias Renais , Fígado , OncologiaRESUMO
Objetivo. Determinar el resultado obtenido tras tratamiento con 131I en pacientes con bocio multinodular (BMN) y nódulo autónomo tóxico (NAT) en función de la dosis administrada (555 o 740MBq) y de otros factores relacionados con el paciente, la enfermedad o tratamientos previos. Material y métodos. Es un estudio retrospectivo sobre 108 pacientes (67 BMN y 41 NAT) tratados un nuestra unidad y con un seguimiento mínimo de 2 años. Se valoró el desarrollo de hipotiroidismo y el fracaso del tratamiento así como su relación con la dosis administrada u otros factores dependientes del paciente (edad o sexo), de la enfermedad (autoinmunidad, grado de hipertiroidismo o tipo de bocio) o la toma previa de antitiroideos. Resultados. El 36,9% de los pacientes con BMN desarrollaron hipotiroidismo no transitorio llegando al 51,2% en el caso de los NAT y sobre todo en aquellos que recibieron 740MBq (66,7%) sin encontrarse relación con ninguna otra variable así como tampoco en el desarrollo precoz del hipotiroidismo antes de un año. El fracaso del tratamiento no tuvo relación significativa con la dosis administrada pero sí con el sexo varón, la presencia de autoinmunidad o la toma previa de antitiroideos en el caso de los BMN. Conclusiones. La elevada tasa de hipotiroidismo obtenida con dosis altas en el tratamiento de hipertiroidismo en el bocio nodular indica que dosis más bajas podrían ser suficientes para controlar la enfermedad sin producir un aumento de fracasos del tratamiento. Únicamente en los pacientes con BMN de sexo masculino, con autoinmunidad positiva o toma previa de antitiroideos se podría estudiar la posibilidad de administrar una dosis mayor pues tienen una tasa de fracasos más elevada (AU)
Objective. To assess the outcome after 131I treatment in patients with multinodular (MNG) and nodular toxic goitre (NTG) according to the administered dose and other factors related to the patient, pathology, or previous treatments. Material and methods. A retrospective study was conducted on 108 patients (67 MNG and 41 NTG) treated in our department, with a follow-up period of at least 2 years. Development of hypothyroidism and treatment failure were evaluated along with their relationship with the administered dose and other factors such as age, sex, grade of hyperthyroidism, type of goitre, presence of autoimmunity, or previous antithyroid medication. Results. More than one-third (36.9%) of MNG patients, and even higher proportion of NTG patients (51.2%) developed non-transient hypothyroidism, particularly in those receiving 740MBq (66.7%). No relationship was found with any other variable. The development of early hypothyroidism (before one year) was also not related to any variable. Treatment failure was not related to the dose, but in MNG there was a relationship with male gender, presence of autoimmunity, or previous antithyroid drugs use. Conclusions. The high rate of hypothyroidism obtained with high doses of 131I in hyperthyroidism secondary to nodular goitre treatment suggests that lower doses might be sufficient to control the disease without an increase in treatment failures. Only patients with positive autoimmunity, in previous anti-thyroid medication, and perhaps male gender in MNG might be given higher doses, as the failure rate increases, but further studies are required (AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Bócio Nodular/terapia , Radioisótopos do Iodo/administração & dosagem , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Autoimunidade , Hipertireoidismo/terapia , Falha de Tratamento , Estudos Retrospectivos , Hipotireoidismo/terapia , Antitireóideos/administração & dosagem , Tecnécio/administração & dosagemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome after 131I treatment in patients with multinodular (MNG) and nodular toxic goitre (NTG) according to the administered dose and other factors related to the patient, pathology, or previous treatments. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 108 patients (67 MNG and 41 NTG) treated in our department, with a follow-up period of at least 2 years. Development of hypothyroidism and treatment failure were evaluated along with their relationship with the administered dose and other factors such as age, sex, grade of hyperthyroidism, type of goitre, presence of autoimmunity, or previous antithyroid medication. RESULTS: More than one-third (36.9%) of MNG patients, and even higher proportion of NTG patients (51.2%) developed non-transient hypothyroidism, particularly in those receiving 740MBq (66.7%). No relationship was found with any other variable. The development of early hypothyroidism (before one year) was also not related to any variable. Treatment failure was not related to the dose, but in MNG there was a relationship with male gender, presence of autoimmunity, or previous antithyroid drugs use. CONCLUSIONS: The high rate of hypothyroidism obtained with high doses of 131I in hyperthyroidism secondary to nodular goitre treatment suggests that lower doses might be sufficient to control the disease without an increase in treatment failures. Only patients with positive autoimmunity, in previous anti-thyroid medication, and perhaps male gender in MNG might be given higher doses, as the failure rate increases, but further studies are required.
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Hipertireoidismo/radioterapia , Radioisótopos do Iodo/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Bócio Nodular/complicações , Humanos , Hipertireoidismo/etiologia , Hipotireoidismo/etiologia , Radioisótopos do Iodo/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Triazines and their degradation products are transported to the aquatic environment, and once there, the probability to reach the marine environment is very high. In this paper, solid phase extraction (SPE) and extraction by matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD) to analyse nine triazines (ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, prometryn, propazine, simazine, simetryn, terbuthylazine and terbutryn) and eight degradation products (desethylatrazine, desethyldesisopropylatrazine, desethyl-2-hydroxyatrazine, desethylterbuthylazine, desisopropylatrazine, desisopropyl-2-hydroxyatrazine, 2-hydroxyatrazine and 2-hidroxyterbuthylazine) in seawater and marine sediments samples were used. The analysis was carried out using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). The methods were optimized and validated to achieve a selective and sensitive determination of the analytes from different sample, regardless of its complexity. Under the optimum conditions, the proposed methods provided adequate limits of quantification (0.05-0.45 µg L-1 and 0.23-4.26 µg kg-1 in seawater and marine sediments, respectively). Intra- and inter-day relative standard deviation were below 1.41% for all compounds. Recoveries were evaluated, and acceptable values that ranged from 87.5-99.4 and 60.9-99.7% for the seawater and sediment samples, respectively, were obtained. The proposed methods were applied to the analysis of the target compounds in seawater samples and marine sediments from a coastal area of Galicia (NW of Spain).
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Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Sedimentos Geológicos/química , Água do Mar/química , Extração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Triazinas/análise , Triazinas/isolamento & purificação , Herbicidas/análise , Herbicidas/química , Herbicidas/isolamento & purificação , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Triazinas/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
The Program for the Evaluation of the Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS), a social skills intervention for high functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has been proven efficacious in randomized control trials. However, the effectiveness of the PEERS program in community settings has not been studied. The present small-scale pilot study examined the effectiveness of the PEERS program in a community setting. Five adolescents and their caregivers participated in the PEERS intervention. Results indicated that the adolescents showed significant improvement in their social engagement, social cognition, social communication, social motivation, and knowledge of PEERS skills and concepts from pre- to post-intervention. Furthermore, adolescents showed significant reductions in their internalizing and autistic symptoms from pre- to post-intervention. The findings from this small-scale pilot study support the effectiveness of the PEERS program in community-based settings.
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The south coast of Java has warmed at a much lower rate than adjacent ocean locations over the last three decades (1982-2015). This behavior can be observed during the upwelling season (July-October) and it is especially patent in August and September when upwelling attains the highest values. Although different warming rates (ocean-coast) had been previously observed in other areas around the world, this behavior was always linked to situations where upwelling increased or remained unchanged. South Java warming is observed at ocean locations and cooling near shore but under a scenario of decreasing upwelling (~30% in some cases). The origin of coastal cooling is due to changes in the vertical structure of the water column. A vein of subsurface water, which has cooled at a rate higher than 0.3°C per decade, is observed to enter from the northwestern part of the study area following the South Java Current. This water only manifests at surface near coast, where it is pumped up by coastal upwelling.
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Ecossistema , Oceanos e Mares , Temperatura , Bases de Dados como Assunto , Geografia , Indonésia , Estações do AnoRESUMO
The present study examined the moderating effects of intellectual functioning and ASD symptom severity on the relation between age and adaptive functioning in 220 youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Regression analysis indicated that intellectual functioning and ASD symptom severity moderated the relation between age and adaptive functioning. For younger children with lower intellectual functioning, higher ASD symptom severity was associated with better adaptive functioning than that of those with lower ASD symptom severity. Similarly, for older children with higher intellectual functioning, higher ASD symptom severity was associated with better adaptive functioning than that of those with lower ASD symptom severity. Analyses by subscales suggest that this pattern is driven by the Conceptual subscale. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
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Adaptação Psicológica , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/diagnóstico , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/psicologia , Inteligência , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Adolescente , Fatores Etários , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/diagnóstico , Deficiência Intelectual/psicologia , Inteligência/fisiologia , Testes de Inteligência , Masculino , Análise de RegressãoRESUMO
Changes in coastal upwelling strength have been widely studied since 1990 when Bakun proposed that global warming can induce the intensification of upwelling in coastal areas. Whether present wind trends support this hypothesis remains controversial, as results of previous studies seem to depend on the study area, the length of the time series, the season, and even the database used. In this study, temporal and spatial trends in the coastal upwelling regime worldwide were investigated during upwelling seasons from 1982 to 2010 using a single wind database (Climate Forecast System Reanalysis) with high spatial resolution (0.3°). Of the major upwelling systems, increasing trends were only observed in the coastal areas of Benguela, Peru, Canary, and northern California. A tendency for an increase in upwelling-favourable winds was also identified along several less studied regions, such as the western Australian and southern Caribbean coasts.
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Oil spill identification relies usually on a wealth of chromatographic data which requires advanced data treatment (chemometrics). A simple approach based on Kohonen neural networks to handle three-dimensional arrays is presented. A suite of 28 diagnostic ratios was considered to monitor six oils along four months. It was found that some traditional diagnostic ratios were not stable enough. In particular, alkylated PAHs (e.g. 1-methyldibenzothiophene, 4-methylpyrene, 27bbSTER and the TA21 and TA26 triaromatic steroids) seemed less resistant to medium-weathering than biomarkers. One (or two) ratios were found to differentiate each product: 30O, 28ab (and 25nor30ab), C3-dbt/C3-phe, 27Ts, TA26 and 29Ts characterized Ashtart, Brent, Maya, Sahara, IFO and Prestige oils, respectively.
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Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Redes Neurais de Computação , Poluição por Petróleo/análise , Poluição da Água/análise , Biomarcadores/análise , Poluição por Petróleo/estatística & dados numéricos , Hidrocarbonetos Policíclicos Aromáticos/análise , Poluição da Água/estatística & dados numéricos , Tempo (Meteorologia)RESUMO
La hidatidosis causada por el echinococcus granulosus puede afectar cualquier órgano del cuerpo siendo el pulmón y el hígado los más comúnmente afectados. El compromiso vertebral por el echinococcus granulosus es de escasa prevalencia, comprendiendo con menos de 1% del compromiso óseo. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 50 años que consultó en Servicio de Traumatología por cuadro de dolor lumbar progresivo, de cinco meses de evolución, irradiado a extremidad inferior derecha y posterior compromiso neurológico de extremidad. El estudio imagenológico reveló espondilodiscitis T12-L1 que posterior a estudio de biopsia confirmó este cuadro. El tratamiento es mixto, tanto ortopédico como quirúrgico. El nivel de recurrencia es alto, reportándose entre 30 y 40%. El objetivo de este caso es proponer diagnóstico diferencial de masa vertebral de origen desconocido y detallar el manejo de esta patología.
Hydatidosis caused by echinococcus granulosus may affect any organ in the body, with the lungs and the liver as the most commonly affected organs. Vertebral compromise resulting from echinococcus granulosus has a low prevalence and accounts for less than 1% of bone compromise. We report the case of a 50 year-old female who presented at the Trauma Service with progressive low back pain with 5 months of duration that irradiated to the right lower limb, and led to neurologic compromise of the limb. Imaging studies showed spondylodiscitis at T12-L1, confirmed by a biopsy. Treatment of this condition is both orthopedic and surgical. The recurrence rate is high, between 30 and 40%. The objective of describing this case is to propose the differential diagnosis of a vertebral mass of unknown origin and provide details as to how to manage this condition.
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Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Discite/diagnóstico , Equinococose/diagnóstico , Dor Lombar/parasitologia , Doenças da Coluna Vertebral/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Discite/parasitologia , Equinococose/patologia , Echinococcus granulosus/isolamento & purificação , Doenças da Coluna Vertebral/parasitologiaRESUMO
The development of an appropriate extraction method for untargeted environmental metabolomic analysis of marine polychaetes could promote their use for environmental monitoring purposes. To this end, we compared four extraction methods on the marine polychaete Nereis virens both exposed to crude oil and non-exposed. XCMS was used for feature detection and preprocessing; different normalization and scaling approaches were tested; and principal component analysis (PCA) was used together with basic statistical tests to ascertain common metabolic patterns and determine the most suitable extraction method. We conclude that a two-step extraction procedure with 80:20 (v/v) methanol:water on freeze dried polychaete tissue provides the best trade-off between analysis time, and extraction efficiency and intermediate reproducibility. No definitive conclusions could be drawn about the ability of the method to discriminate controls and crude oils in actual biological replicates because the experiment was carried out by design on analytical replicates only. We show that the normalization to the sum of all the common features, and the use of a weighted least squares criterion to fit the PCA by means of scaling to the median absolute deviation (MAD) of the pooled quality control samples significantly improved the clustering of controls and crude oil exposed samples. The scaling alone led to an increase of 19% in explained variance compared to ordinary PCA.
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Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Cromatografia Gasosa-Espectrometria de Massas/normas , Metabolômica/instrumentação , Poliquetos/química , Poliquetos/metabolismo , Animais , Análise dos Mínimos Quadrados , Petróleo/análise , Poliquetos/genética , Análise de Componente Principal , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Água/químicaRESUMO
Hydatidosis caused by echinococcus granulosus may affect any organ in the body, with the lungs and the liver as the most commonly affected organs. Vertebral compromise resulting from echinococcus granulosus has a low prevalence and accounts for less than 1% of bone compromise. We report the case of a 50 year-old female who presented at the Trauma Service with progressive low back pain with 5 months of duration that irradiated to the right lower limb, and led to neurologic compromise of the limb. Imaging studies showed spondylodiscitis at T12-L1, confirmed by a biopsy. Treatment of this condition is both orthopedic and surgical. The recurrence rate is high, between 30 and 40%. The objective of describing this case is to propose the differential diagnosis of a vertebral mass of unknown origin and provide details as to how to manage this condition.
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Discite/diagnóstico , Equinococose/diagnóstico , Dor Lombar/parasitologia , Doenças da Coluna Vertebral/diagnóstico , Animais , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Discite/parasitologia , Equinococose/patologia , Echinococcus granulosus/isolamento & purificação , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças da Coluna Vertebral/parasitologiaRESUMO
Emotion-focused prevention and intervention efforts in schools have been promoted as a significant developmental and public health priority. This paper reports the results of a longitudinal study testing central premises of a school-based prevention model aimed at promoting positive emotional development through targeting test anxiety. Test anxiety interventions may be a practical strategy for conducting emotion-focused prevention and intervention efforts because of a natural fit within the ecology of the school setting. At-risk youth (n = 1,048) from urban public schools were screened and 325 with elevated test anxiety were offered the intervention in one of two waves (immediate intervention vs. waitlist). The intervention was associated with decreases in test anxiety, anxiety disorder, and depression symptoms. Critically, results suggest high participant satisfaction and growth curve analysis of follow-up assessments (end of the year, the next school year, and a subsequent school year) demonstrated positive developmental trajectories consistent with predictions (e.g., initial change in test anxiety predicted change in other symptoms). Findings provide evidence for the ecological validity of targeting test anxiety in school-based, emotion-focused prevention efforts.