Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Task force of the Brazilian Society of Otology and the Brazilian Academy of Neurotology: Menière’s Disease

Objective To critically review the available evidence on the pathophysiology and diagnosis of Menière’s disease and to provide consensus-based recommendations developed by a task force of the Brazilian Society of Otology and the Brazilian Academy of Neurotology. Methods A task fo...

Literature as Theological Heterology and Its Contribution to Liberation Theologies in the 21st Century: An Archaeo-Genealogical Approach Through a Brazilian Case Study

Within Latin American Liberation Theologies, socio-analytical mediation has been decisive for interpreting structures of domination, yet it does not exhaust the lived, affective, and symbolic dimensions through which subjects inhabit and transform those structures. This article e...

A Framework for Supplier Management Based on Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria for Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises

ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability, grounded in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions, has become a strategic imperative for firms seeking competitiveness and resilience. In supply chain management, supplier selection is a key mechanism for translating ESG princip...

Ground Vibration and Air Overpressure Prediction Caused by Blasting Operations in a Gneiss Quarry Using a Gene Expression Programming Approach

Abstract Introduction Rock blasting is a fundamental operation in mining and civil engineering, but it generates ground vibrations and air overpressure that can affect nearby structures and communities. Among these effects, peak particle velocity (PPV) and air overpressure (AOp)...

Erector Spinae Block in Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Abstract Introduction Obesity is a growing global health issue, and bariatric surgery offers effective weight loss outcomes. Postoperative pain management remains a challenge, with multimodal analgesia and regional blocks like the erector spinae plane (ESPB) showing promise. This...

Adherence, motivational factors, and injury rates in runners using minimalist vs. conventional shoes: A cross-sectional study of 4719 Brazilian runners

Background In the early 2010s, a movement advocating a more natural running style, such as running in minimalist shoes, emerged. However, little is known about runners' adherence to these shoes, interest in them, and injury rates associated with them. Objective To investigate adh...

Hoeffding adaptive splitting trees for data stream classification with concept drift and ensemble learning

Abstract Ensembles of decision trees are well-established methods for data stream classification. In ensemble learning, Hoeffding Trees are widely adopted as base learners, performing periodic split attempts according to the Hoeffding bound. Recent studies, however, indicate that...

Environmental Design in AI

This article advances the thesis that the development of Artificial Intelligence, far from representing an absolute rupture with nature, progressively incorporates characteristics inherent to environmental design. Rather than emerging as a purely abstract creation or something de...

Discharge behavior and operational limits of second-and third-life lithium-ion batteries under different current rates

Abstract The growing volume of retired batteries has created a new market for low-power applications with minimal requirements. This market enables the use of Second-life Batteries (SLB) with a remaining capacity below 80% and Third-life batteries (TLB) with a remaining capacity...

Delivering serious news in palliative care and its relationship with moral distress among physicians: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Communicating serious news is a complex and emotionally demanding task in palliative care and may contribute to moral distress among physicians. This study aimed to explore the moral conflicts that contribute to moral distress among physicians during the commu...

Dynamic Capabilities May Not Be Efficient: A Multiyear Econometric Analysis of Multiple Performance Dimensions Shows the Robust Absence of Systematic Relationships

Although dynamic capabilities (DCs) theoretically constitute the evolution of a firm’s capabilities, the research tends to examine this phenomenon from a static perspective. This paper presents a methodology for capturing dynamic capabilities to understand their longitudinal effe...

The Effects of Collecting Bovine Milk Samples Premilking and Postmilking on the Results of Bacteriologic Analysis and Somatic Cell Count

Milk sample collection before attaching the milking cluster for bacteriological and cytological examination is a standard clinical diagnostic procedure in dairy production. Collecting samples premilking can be difficult under certain field conditions. Therefore, we aimed to deter...

Machine learning–based screening tool for predicting the risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with ischemic stroke

Abstract Purpose Dysphagia frequently complicates recovery after stroke, necessitating effective predictive tools. This study aimed to develop supervised machine learning models to predict dysphagia risk in ischemic stroke patients. Method We retrospectively analyzed data from 10...