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  1. Morquio A syndrome: Cloning, sequence, and structure of the human N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase (GALNS) gene

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    Morris, C.P.; Guo, Xiao-Hui; Apostolou, S. [Adelaide Children`s Hospital, North Adelaide (Australia)] [and others

    1994-08-01

    Deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase (GALNS;EC 3.1.6.4), results in the storage of the glycosaminoglycans, keratan sulfate and chrondroitin 6-sulfate, which leads to the lysosomal storage disorder Morquio A syndrome. Four overlapping genomic clones derived from a chromosome 16-specific gridded cosmid library containing the entire GALNS gene were isolated. The structure of the gene and the sequence of the exon/intron boundaries and the 5{prime} promoter region were determined. The GALNS gene is split into 14 exons spanning approximately 40 kb. The potential promoter for GALNS lacks a TATA box but contains GC box consensus sequences, consistent with its role as a housekeeping gene. The GALNS gene contains an Alu repeat in intron 5 and a VNTR-like sequence in intron 6. 12 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

  2. EDITORIAL: Selected Papers from RIAO/OPTILAS 2007 (Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 21 26 October 2007)

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    Wetter, Niklaus; Frejlich, Jaime

    2008-10-01

    This special issue contains papers presented at the 6th Ibero-American Conference on Optics and the 9th Latin-American Meeting on Optics, Lasers and Applications (RIAO/OPTILAS'07) that was held in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 21-26 October 2007. The RIAO/OPTILAS conferences are held every three years in Latino-American and Iberian countries and focus on senior and young researchers as well as students working in all areas of optics, mainly in these countries, but warmly welcoming participants from all over the world. The RIAO/OPTILAS'07 conference followed the one held in Venezuela in 2004 and precedes the next one already arranged to be held in Peru in 2010. The most active countries in the regions such as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Colombia and Venezuela have registered a large number of participants but other countries in the regions such as Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay have also sent a representative number of participants. About 7% of the registered participants came from Europe, the USA and the Middle East. It was very stimulating to realize that about 44% of the accepted registered participants were students. An international committee was in charge of selecting the best student posters and ten students were awarded with prizes offered by organizations (SPIE, Wiley & Sons) and individuals. There were 7 plenary invited talks given by high quality researchers from Argentina, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico and Ukraine and 12 invited contributions from Brazil, Finland, Italy, Spain, UK and Uruguay. The Book of Abstracts recorded 471 communications divided into 15 different topics with 160 oral communications in three parallel sessions and 311 posters in two special sessions. We are particularly grateful to SPIE, OSA and ICTP who have provided us with important financial support mainly devoted to supporting the participation of students in this conference. We also acknowledge financial and organizational support from Brazilian federal

  3. Elena App for Android

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    Ternier, Stefaan; Rusman, Ellen; Storm, Jeroen

    2014-01-01

    The ‘ELENA goes shopping' mobile game is developed within the ELENA-project. This European project develops materials to teach children between 4 and 8 years the basics of French, German and Dutch. The aim is to familiarize children from border regions with languages that are available in their

  4. The ELENA facility

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    Bartmann, Wolfgang; Belochitskii, Pavel; Breuker, Horst; Butin, Francois; Carli, Christian; Eriksson, Tommy; Oelert, Walter; Ostojic, Ranko; Pasinelli, Sergio; Tranquille, Gerard

    2018-03-01

    The CERN Antiproton Decelerator (AD) provides antiproton beams with a kinetic energy of 5.3 MeV to an active user community. The experiments would profit from a lower beam energy, but this extraction energy is the lowest one possible under good conditions with the given circumference of the AD. The Extra Low Energy Antiproton ring (ELENA) is a small synchrotron with a circumference a factor of 6 smaller than the AD to further decelerate antiprotons from the AD from 5.3 MeV to 100 keV. Controlled deceleration in a synchrotron equipped with an electron cooler to reduce emittances in all three planes will allow the existing AD experiments to increase substantially their antiproton capture efficiencies and render new experiments possible. ELENA ring commissioning is taking place at present and first beams to a new experiment installed in a new experimental area are foreseen in 2017. The transfer lines from ELENA to existing experiments in the old experimental area will be installed during CERN Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) in 2019 and 2020. The status of the project and ring commissioning will be reported. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  5. Helena Paz-Elena Garro: La Memoria Compartida Helena Paz-Elena Garro: La Memoria Compartida

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    Ana María Alba Villalobos

    2012-02-01

    Full Text Available En el texto se analizan las Memorias de Helena Paz, a la luz de los textos autobiográficos y biográficos acerca de la vida de Elena Garro. El planteamiento estriba en que hay muchos elementos que permiten afirmar que una parte sustancial de las memorias (inéditas de Elena Garro se encuentran insertas en las Memorias de su hija, Helena Paz. Se muestran aquí los argumentos para tal aseveración y los fragmentos que corresponderían a las vivencias de la madre, más que de la hija This text analyzes Helena Paz’s Memoirs, in the light of the autobiographical and biographical texts about Elena Garro’s life. The thesis of the text is that there are many elements supporting the statement that a substantial part of Elena Garro’s unedited memoirs are found inserted in her daughter’s (Helena Paz’s Memoirs. Arguments for such an assertion are presented, together with the excerpts which would correspond more to the experiences of the mother than to those of the daughter.

  6. ELENA

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    Caraban Gonzalez, Noemi

    2016-01-01

    ELENA is a compact ring for cooling and further deceleration of 5.3 MeV antiprotons delivered by the CERN Antiproton Decelerator. The AD physics program is focused on trapping antiprotons in Penning traps where antihydrogen is formed after recombination with positrons. The ultimate physics goal is to perform spectroscopy on antihydrogen atoms at rest and to investigate the effect of the gravitational force on matter and antimatter.

  7. The AD and ELENA orbit, trajectory and intensity measurement systems

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    Marco-Hernández, R.; Alves, D.; Angoletta, M. E.; Marqversen, O.; Molendijk, J.; Oponowicz, E.; Ruffieux, R.; Sánchez-Quesada, J.; SØby, L.

    2017-07-01

    This paper describes the new Antiproton Decelerator (AD) orbit measurement system and the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring (ELENA) orbit, trajectory and intensity measurement system. The AD machine at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is presently being used to decelerate antiprotons from 3.57 GeV/c to 100 MeV/c for matter vs anti-matter comparative studies. The ELENA machine, presently under commissioning, has been designed to provide an extra deceleration stage down to 13.7 MeV/c. The AD orbit system is based on 32 horizontal and 27 vertical electrostatic Beam Position Monitor (BPM) fitted with existing low noise front-end amplifiers while the ELENA system consists of 24 \\gls{BPM}s equipped with new low-noise head amplifiers. In both systems the front-end amplifiers generate a difference (delta) and a sum (sigma) signal which are sent to the digital acquisition system, placed tens of meters away from the AD or ELENA rings, where they are digitized and further processed. The beam position is calculated by dividing the difference signal by the sum signal either using directly the raw digitized data for measuring the turn-by-turn trajectory in the ELENA system or after down-mixing the signals to baseband for the orbit measurement in both machines. The digitized sigma signal will be used in the ELENA system to calculate the bunched beam intensity and the Schottky parameters with coasting beam after passing through different signal processing chain. The digital acquisition arrangement for both systems is based on the same hardware, also used in the ELENA Low Level Radio Frequency (LLRF) system, which follows the VME Switched Serial (VXS) enhancement of the Versa Module Eurocard 64x extension (VME64x) standard and includes VITA 57 standard Field Programmable Gate Array Mezzanine Card (FMC). The digital acquisition Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) firmware shares many common functionalities with the LLRF system but

  8. Elena: A case of dissociative identity disorder from the 1920s.

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    Schimmenti, Adriano

    2017-01-01

    In 1930, Italian psychiatrist Giovanni Enrico Morselli described the history, diagnosis, and treatment of his patient Elena. The case of Elena has been considered in literature as one of the most remarkable cases of multiple personality ever published. In fact, before treatment, Elena showed alternating French- and Italian-speaking personalities, with the Italian personality knowing nothing of her French counterparts. After a difficult treatment involving recovered memories of incestuous attacks by her father, which were proven to be true, Elena fully recovered from her symptoms. In this article, the author presents details of the case that were not available in the international literature before. He also discusses Elena's psychological and somatoform symptoms according to a contemporary perspective on the relationally traumatic origins of dissociation and dissociative identity disorder.

  9. Santa Elena. Ready to reshape its transport energy matrix

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    Moreano, Hernan [Universidad Estatal Peninsula de Santa Elena (Ecuador). Inst. de Investigacion Cientifica y Desarrollo Tecnologico (INCYT)

    2012-07-01

    The renewable energy issue opens the door to an ambient of opportunities. Santa Elena, one of the coastal provinces of Ecuador has the chance to go from a fossil fuel energy culture to a new energy scheme based on the use of environmental friendly fuels like natural gas and other renewable energy carriers like hydrogen. The marginal production of oil and natural gas from the Gustavo Galindo Velasco field and the updated gas reserves from the Gulf of Guayaquil make it possible. Infrastructure for natural gas production and distribution for vehicles is almost ready and any of the three refineries can generate hydrogen from natural gas. This provides the opportunity to reshape the Santa Elena transport energy matrix, where vehicles can burn natural gas and inter country buses can work with hydrogen. Traditional Fishing boats can be fitted with hydrogen storage and fuel systems later on. Santa Elena should face this challenge through a joint effort of public and private parties. Santa Elena State University and its partners as a focus point to create: The Campus of Energy Knowledge, where research, science and technology will serve companies that work in the energy business with a strong synergy, which will create jobs for the Santa Elena people. (orig.)

  10. ELENA gets a roof over its head

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    Anaïs Schaeffer

    2014-01-01

    Today, Friday 11 April, CERN inaugurated the ELENA building (393) after less than a year's construction work.   Tacked on to the side of the Antiproton Decelerator (AD), this building will soon house a cleaning room, workshops and generators for the kickers in order to free space in the AD hall, where the future Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring, ELENA, will be installed. “Today we’re celebrating the completion of a project which, I’m happy to say, has gone very well,” exclaims François Butin, technical coordinator of the ELENA project (EN-MEF Group). “The deadlines and budgets have been perfectly respected and the building fully complies with our specifications. A great vote of thanks to GS-SE and the outside contractors who have enabled us to complete this project.” Some 10,000 tonnes of earth had to be moved by around 500 trucks. The presence of the TT2 transfer tunnel directly beneath the building posed a number...

  11. Concept for ELENA Extraction and Beam Transfer Elements

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    Borburgh, J; Balhan, B; Barna, D; Bartmann, W; Fowler, T; Pricop, V; Sermeus, L; Vanbavinckhove, G

    2013-01-01

    In 2011 the ELENA decelerator was approved as a CERN project. Initially one extraction was foreseen, which should use a kicker and a magnetic septum which can be recuperated from an earlier installation. Since then a second extraction has been approved and a new solution was studied using only electric fields to extract the beam. This will be achieved by fast pulsing a separator, allowing single-bunch but also a full single-turn extraction from ELENA towards the experiments. The extraction and transfer requirements of ELENA are described, followed by the principal differences between the magnetic and electric field concepts. The design of electrostatic focussing and bending devices for the transfer lines will be presented. Finally the field quality which can be achieved with the separator and the concept of its power supply will be discussed.

  12. ELENA prepares a bright future for antimatter research

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    2011-01-01

    At its recent session in June, the CERN Council approved the construction of the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring (ELENA) – an upgrade of the existing Antiproton Decelerator. ELENA will allow the further deceleration of antiprotons, resulting in an increased number of particles trapped downstream in the experimental set-ups. This will give an important boost to antimatter research in the years to come.   Layout of the AD experimental hall: the Antiproton Decelerator ring (purple); the ALPHA, ASACUSA, and ATRAP experiments (green); the ACE experiment (not pictured); and the new ELENA ring (blue). The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is CERN’s widely recognized facility for the study of antimatter properties. The recent successes of the AD experiments are just the latest in a long list of important scientific results that started with LEAR (Low Energy Antiproton Ring). The scientific demand for low-energy antiprotons at the AD continues to grow. There are now four experiments runnin...

  13. Design Study: ELENA Bending Magnet Prototype

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    Schoerling, D

    2013-01-01

    The ELENA bending magnet prototype shall prove that the proposed design meets the requirements set by the ELENA beam dynamics. The following points will be discussed in detail: (i) production process of a magnetic yoke diluted with stainless steel plates, (ii) the stability and repeatability of the field homogeneity of such a yoke over the full working range, (iii) choice of soft magnetic steel, (iv) hysteresis effects, (v) mechanical deformations, (vi) thermal insulation to intercept heat load from baking for activation of NEG coating in the vacuum chamber, (vii) end shim design. In order to verify these points the following measurements will be performed: (i) Hall probe scanning, (ii) integrated field homogeneity measurement (DC), (iii) integrated field homogeneity measurement (AC).

  14. The ELENA project at CERN

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    Oelert, W

    2015-01-01

    CERN has a longstanding tradition of pursuing fundamental physics on extreme low and high energy scales. The present physics knowledge is successfully described by the Standard Model and the General Relativity. In the anti-matter regime many predictions of this established theory still remain experimentally unverified and one of the most fundamental open problems in physics concerns the question of asymmetry between particles: why is the observable and visible universe apparently composed almost entirely of matter and not of anti-matter? There is a huge interest in the very compelling scientiic case for anti-hydrogen and low energy anti-proton physics, here to name especially the Workshop on New Opportunities in the Physics Landscape at CERN which was convened in May 2009 by the CERN Directorate and culminated in the decision for the final approval of the construction of the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton (ELENA) ring by the Research Board in June 2011. ELENA is a CERN project aiming to construct a small 30 m ci...

  15. Ecotourism: The Santa Elena Rainforest Project.

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    Wearing, Stephen

    1993-01-01

    Describes an ecotourism project in which the community of Santa Elena, Costa Rica, are developing a rainforest reserve on government land leased permanently to the local high school. Discusses the impact of the project on the community's economy and environment. (Contains 30 references.) (MDH)

  16. Geometry and Optics of the Electrostatic ELENA Transfer Lines

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    Vanbavinckhove, G; Barna, D; Bartmann, W; Butin, F; Choisnet, O; Yamada, H

    2013-01-01

    The future ELENA ring at CERN will decelerate the AD anti-proton beam further from 5.3 MeV to 100 keV kinetic energy, to increase the efficiency of anti-proton trapping. At present there are four experiments in the AD hall which will be complemented with the installation of ELENA by additional three experiments and an additional source for commissioning. This paper describes the optimization of the transfer line geometry, ring rotation and source position. The optics of the transfer lines and error studies to define field and alignment tolerances are shown, and the optics particularities of electrostatic elements and their optimization highlighted.

  17. ELENA Project - Experiment soon complete

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    Brice, Maximilien

    2016-01-01

    ELENA is a compact ring for cooling and further deceleration of 5.3 MeV antiprotons delivered by the CERN Antiproton Decelerator. The AD physics program is focused on trapping antiprotons in Penning traps where antihydrogen is formed after recombination with positrons. The ultimate physics goal is to perform spectroscopy on antihydrogen atoms at rest and to investigate the effect of the gravitational force on matter and antimatter.

  18. Elena Natale ja Mikko Fritze: kultuuripealinna tiimi motivatsioon on töö ise / Elena Natale, Mikko Fritze ; intervjueerinud Tiina Saar

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    Natale, Elena

    2009-01-01

    SA Tallinn 2011 tegevjuht Mikko Fritze ja administratiivjuht Elena Natale vastavad küsimustele, mis puudutavad Eesti töökultuuri, , toimiva koostöö saavutamist meeskonnas, kasutatavaid motivatsiooni- ja juhtimissüsteeme, personalivalikut, majanduskriisi mõju SA Tallinn 2011 tegevusele

  19. Significant Silence in Elena Garro's "Los Perros"

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    Burke, Jessica

    2010-01-01

    Elena Garro's one-act play "Los perros" (1958) confronts the difficult issue of sexual violence in rural Mexico, a problem that persists today. The characters struggle with the social reality of rape, alluding to the threat of sexual violence while avoiding addressing it directly. While words are granted an almost magical power in…

  20. Unlocking investment in cities: ELENA-EIB technical assistance facility

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    Cicmanova, Jana; Garabetian, Thomas

    2015-06-01

    Energy Cities prepared a review of projects undertaken in the cities of Paris, Malmoe (in association with Lund and Helsingborg), Barcelona, Bristol and Brussels-Capital that received support from the ELENA-EIB facility. The aim of this study is to identify the ways in which technical assistance programs such as ELENA-EIB can help unlock investment in cities. The projects we reviewed (developed by Energy Cities' members) cover a wide array of sectors, from public building refurbishment to public transport or renewable energy production. These five projects illustrate how cities can focus on developing capacity in a long-term perspective, looking at the expected benefits of an investment or a support mechanism beyond that of the project itself. Overall, we found that project development assistance mechanisms such as ELENA can be beneficial to trigger investment for climate action in cities. Cities maximise the benefits of such a program by looking at how their climate-protection actions can generate benefits for the citizens, or how to systematically integrate climate action in other investment projects. Project development assistance (PDA) affects cities by allowing them to develop a new vision of the way they prepare an investment program. The search of synergies and the override of silo mentalities were a core element in the projects we reviewed. Indeed, the support provided by the European Union through ELENA-EIB is used by the local authorities to develop a transversal approach to climate action. The grant provided for PDA and the requirements of the ELENA-EIB facility represent an opportunity for local authorities to set up a new strategy regarding energy efficiency and renewable energy actions. It can be the necessary push for cities and local authorities to change the way they plan their investments, and develop projects to achieve their climate objectives. Besides, the grant is used for building long-term capacity in the development of investment programs

  1. AD performance and its extension towards ELENA

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    Oelert, Walter, E-mail: w.oelert@fz-juelich.de [Forschungszentrum Juelich (Germany); Eriksson, Tommy, E-mail: Tommy.Eriksson@cern.ch; Belochitskii, Pavel, E-mail: Pavel.Beloshitsky@cern.ch; Tranquille, Gerard, E-mail: Gerard.Tranquille@cern.ch [CERN (Switzerland)

    2012-12-15

    The CERN's Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is devoted to special experiments with low energy antiprotons. A main topic is the antihydrogen production with the present aim to produce these antimatter atoms with such low energy that they can be trapped in a magnetic gradient field. First very convincing results have been published recently by ALPHA. Still, it appears to be cumbersome, time consuming and ineffective when collecting the needed large numbers and high densities of antiproton clouds with the present AD. Both the effectiveness and the availability for additional experiments at this unique facility would drastically increase, if the antiproton beam of presently 5 MeV kinetic energy would be reduced by an additional decelerator to something like 100 keV. Such a facility 'ELENA', as an abbreviation for Extra Low ENergy Antiproton Ring and first discussed in 1982 for LEAR, was freshly proposed with a substantial new design and revised layout and is presently under consideration. ELENA will increase the number of useful antiprotons by up to two orders of magnitude and will allow to serve up to four experiments in parallel.

  2. Extra Low Energy Antiproton ring ELENA : from the conception to the implementation phase

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    Bartmann, W; Breuker, H; Butin, F; Carli, C; Eriksson, T; Maury, S; Pasinelli, S; Tranquille, G; Oelert, W

    2014-01-01

    The Extra Low Energy Antiproton ring (ELENA) is a CERN project aiming at constructing a small 30 m circumference synchrotron to further decelerate antiprotons from the Antiproton Decelerator AD from 5.3 MeV to 100 keV. Controlled deceleration in a synchrotron equipped with an electron cooler to reduce emittances in all three planes will allow the existing AD experiments to increase substantially their antiproton capture efficiencies and render new experiments possible. The ELENA design is now well advanced and the project is moving to the implementation phase. Component design and construction are taking place at present for installation foreseen during the second half of 2015 and beginning of 2016 followed by ring commissioning until the end of 2016. New electrostatic transfer lines to the experiments will be installed and commissioned during the first half of 2017 followed by the first physics operation with ELENA. Basic limitations like Intra Beam Scattering limiting the emittances obtained under electron ...

  3. Longitudinal beam diagnostic from a distributed electrostatic pick-up in CERN's ELENA ring

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    Angoletta, M E; Federmann, S; Molendijk, J; Sanchez-Quesada, J; Secouet, P J; Søby, L; Pedersen, F; Timmins, M

    2013-01-01

    The CERN Extra Low ENergy Antiproton (ELENA) Ring is a new synchrotron that will be commissioned in 2016 to further decelerate the antiprotons coming from CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator (AD). Required longitudinal diagnostics include the intensity measurement for bunched and debunched beam and the measurement of Dp/p to assess the electron cooling performance. A novel method for the calculation of these parameters is proposed for ELENA, where signals from the twenty electrostatic Pick-Ups (PU) used for orbit measurements will be combined to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. This requires that the signals be digitally down-converted, rotated and summed so that the many electrostatic PUs will function as a single, distributed PU from the processing system viewpoint. This method includes some challenges and will not be used as the baseline longitudinal diagnostics for the initial ELENA operation. This paper gives an overview of the hardware and digital signal processing involved, as well as of the challenges t...

  4. Field Simulations and Mechanical Implementation of Electrostatic Elements for the ELENA Transfer Lines

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    Barna, D; Borburgh, J; Carli, C; Vanbavinckhove, G

    2014-01-01

    The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) complex at CERN will be extended by an extra low energy anti-proton ring (ELENA) [1] further decelerating the anti-protons thus improving their trapping. The kinetic energy of 100 keV at ELENA extraction facilitates the use of electrostatic transfer lines to the experiments. The mechanical implementation of the electrostatic devices are presented with focus on their alignment, bakeout compatibility, ultra-high vacuum compatibility and polarity switching. Field optimisations for an electrostatic crossing device of three beam lines are shown.

  5. Vulnerabilidades frente amenazas naturales en establecimientos de salud de la Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Bertha De Monserrate

    2015-01-01

    Un equipo de análisis de riesgos de la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena y Cooperazione Internationale durante el año 2010, llevó a cabo un estudio de vulnerabilidad de los establecimientos de salud de la provincia de Santa Elena frente a amenazas naturales de tsunami, inundación, erosión y movimiento en masa. El objetivo: evaluar los establecimientos de salud por tipos y nivel de atención, mediante la aplicación de los estándares establecidos en el Manual de Licenciamiento de Mini...

  6. Manual de control interno para el área contable de la empresa industrial Santa Elena S.A. Empindecu, del cantón La Libertad, provincia de Santa Elena, año 2015.

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    Carrera Rivera, Stefanía Vanessa

    2015-01-01

    El presente trabajo de investigación previa la obtención del título de Licenciada en Contabilidad y Auditoría, tiene como objetivo primordial evaluar la incidencia de la gestión contable en las políticas y procedimientos, mediante un análisis situacional y la aplicación de técnicas de investigación, direccionados a la elaboración de un manual de control interno para el área contable de la Empresa Industrial Santa Elena S.A. EMPINDECU del cantón La Libertad provincia de Santa Elena. La empresa...

  7. Sfera Politicii's Archive - Elena Ceausescu in the records

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    Stelian Tănase

    2011-10-01

    Full Text Available I don’t know why the idea that Elena Ceauşescu was the key element of her husband’s regime slowly stared to take shape. It is said that by growing older he started to lose his capacity of taking decisions, so he was more and more dependent on her. The idea is credited by a serious number of historians. However, this is a false perspective.

  8. Personajes y escenarios en las performances de Elena Tejada

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    Mendoza, Mihaela Radulescu de Barrio de

    2017-01-01

    The paper focuses on the enunciative aspects of the art performances of the Peruvian artist Elena Tejada to deepen the effects of meaning generated by the theatrical performance. The construction of characters and scenarios provides the necessary contents for the rituals of integration of the public in the symbolic experience that the performances generate info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

  9. Elena Guardincerri: Tracking muons to reduce nuclear threats and help preserve architectural treasures

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    Del Mauro, Diana [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Guardincerri, Elena [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

    2016-02-29

    When Elena Guardincerri was a physics PhD student at the University of Genova, she considered muons a nuisance. She built muon detectors to snare these secondary cosmic rays, which were interfering with her experiments to study elusive neutrinos.

  10. Sotsiaalne kunst kui kodanikuõigus ja -kohustus / Rael Artel, Elena Šmakova

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    Artel, Rael, 1980-

    2010-01-01

    Vastukaja: Siram. Kunst, mis ei räägi inimestega (Eesti Ekspress, 2010, 8. apr., lk. 32). Kuraator Rael Artel Kumu Kunstimuuseumis eksponeeritud näitusest "Räägime rahvuslusest! Ideoloogia ja identiteedi vahel", kaasaegse kunsti mõistmisest. Elena Šmakova Rael Arteli kureeritud näitusest ja Tallinna Kunstihoones avatud Kristina Normani isikunäitusest "Me ei ole universumis üksi", kaasaegse kunsti kohta ilmunud kriitilistest artiklitest

  11. Vulnerabilidades frente amenazas naturales en establecimientos de salud de la Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Bertha De Monserrate

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available Un equipo de análisis de riesgos de la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena y Cooperazione Internationale durante el año 2010, llevó a cabo un estudio de vulnerabilidad de los establecimientos de salud de la provincia de Santa Elena frente a amenazas naturales de tsunami, inundación, erosión y movimiento en masa. El objetivo: evaluar los establecimientos de salud por tipos y nivel de atención, mediante la aplicación de los estándares establecidos en el Manual de Licenciamiento de Ministerio de Salud Pública y diagnosticar el grado de vulnerabilidad de la ubicación geográfica de los establecimientos de salud frente a las amenazas naturales, mediante la superposición de mapas de distribución geográfica y los mapas preliminares de amenazas a desastres naturales de la Secretaria General de Riesgos definida desde las amenazas en base a la guía para implementar el análisis de vulnerabilidades a nivel cantonal de esta secretaría. Resultados: la provincia de Santa Elena cuenta con 75 unidades de salud, 29 pertenecen al Ministerio de Salud Pública y 46 a Organizaciones no gubernamentales, el 75% brindan atención de primer nivel y el 25% segundo nivel básico. El estudio de vulnerabilidad mostró que el hospital de Manglaralto, los subcentros de San Francisco de las Núñez, San Pablo, Monteverde y el dispensario de la Superintendencia de la Libertad califican muy alto, mientras que el resto se considera de alto a medio. El Ministerio de Salud Pública debe reubicar aquellos establecimientos calificados como muy alto y alto.

  12. The EU environmental-energy policy for urban areas: The Covenant of Mayors, the ELENA program and the role of ESCos

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    Lombardi, Mariarosaria; Pazienza, Pasquale; Rana, Roberto

    2016-01-01

    The Covenant of Mayors (CoM) is an initiative of the European Commission started in 2008 with the aim of involving cities more in the implementation of the 20-20-20 climate-energy package. To this end, a variety of tools to assist the realization of such a policy has been built. The European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA) program of the European Investment Bank (EIB) is one of the most relevant. In this work, we observe some data on the Italian participation in the CoM and ELENA program, while highlighting the role the Energy Service Companies have in these contexts. By referring to the specific experience of the Province of Foggia (an intermediary government body in southern Italy), we also discuss how some recent changes in the Italian legislation, aimed at abolishing the provinces (considered as preferred supporting structure of the CoM), imposed the identification of another supraterritorial entity. This is to substitute the Province of Foggia as coordinator in the dialog between the local territory and the European Union institutions on the climate-energy theme. In this sense, the choice of the Chamber of Commerce represents a novelty. With regard to this, some considerations on the appropriateness of this choice are developed. - Highlights: •The CoM is an EU environmental-energy initiative for local authorities. •The ELENA program supports technical energy efficiency activities within the CoM. •Chambers of Commerce can usefully coordinate ELENA projects submission. •Public bodies are committed to implement energy saving projects on their buildings. •The ESCOs develop and implement energy efficiency projects.

  13. Elena Poniatowska y la polifonía nocturna de Tlatelolco

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    Cervera Salinas, Vicente

    2008-01-01

    La crónica de Elena Poniatowska ha sido el inicio de su escritura testimonial. El análisis de La Noche de Tlatelolco implica coincidencias singulares con la política activa llevada a cabo por la escritora y resume la situación mexicana en un momento de represión estatal. El simbolismo de la plaza de Tlatelolco se remonta a los tiempos del virreinato, otorgándole un valor añadido. El diálogo entre los distintos tiempos y los textos que surgen de los acontecimientos como los de Octavio Paz y...

  14. Kogesime suurepärast meeskonnatööd / Liisi Lembinen, Elena Sipria-Mironov ; intervjueerinud Õnne Mets, Ene Riet

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    Lembinen, Liisi

    2014-01-01

    Tartu Ülikooli Raamatukogu osales EOD-projektis 2009. aasta maist kuni 2014. aasta aprillini. Kuidas projekt toimis ja mida saavutati, vastavad direktori kt Liisi Lembinen ja projektijuht Elena Sipria-Mironov

  15. ELENA goes mobile’: a mobile assisted early language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages

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    Rusman, Ellen; Ternier, Stefaan; Sassen, Derk

    2013-01-01

    Rusman, E., Ternier, S., & Sassen, D. (2013). ‘ELENA goes mobile’: a mobile assisted early language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages. In Pixel (Ed.), Proceedings of ICT for Language Learning, Conference Proceedings 2013, 6th Conference edition (pp. xx-xx).

  16. 'ELENA goes mobile': a mobile assisted early foreign language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages

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    Rusman, Ellen; Ternier, Stefaan; Sassen, Derk

    2013-01-01

    Rusman, E., Ternier, S., & Sassen, D. (2013, 14-15 November). 'ELENA goes mobile': a mobile assisted early foreign language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages. Presentation (virtual) at the 6th ICT for Language learning Conference, Florence, Italy. (URL of virtual

  17. Identificación y Caracterización de Cepas Nativas de Rhizobium en la Provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Javier Soto

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available En los sistemas agrícolas de subsistencia, el nitrógeno es un macronutriente esencial para el buen desarrollo de las plantas; es utilizado en forma de nitrato o amonio. Las bacterias del género Rhizobium poseen la capacidad de fijar el nitrógeno, mediante una relación de simbiosis con leguminosas e influyen en la producción de sustancias promotoras de crecimiento en las plantas no leguminosas. En la península de Santa Elena no existen evidencias del uso y aplicación de biofertilizantes de origen microbiano nativo, por lo que el presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo caracterizar y seleccionar cepas del género Rhizobium procedentes de los nódulos de leguminosas de dos zonas de la provincia de Santa Elena. Los experimentos Aislamiento, identificación y caracterización bioquímica de cepas de Rhizobium encontradas en diferentes zonas de la península de Santa Elena comprende: a Estudio de la morfología nodular de leguminosas; b Presencia de la enzima Leghemoglobina en los nódulos, c Aislamiento de microorganismos de los nódulos de leguminosas, d Respuesta de la enzima catalasa ante el peróxido de hidrógeno, e Crecimiento en diferentes fuentes de carbono , f Crecimiento en tres porcentajes cloruro de sodio; y e Producción de 3-ketolactasa en agar LLA para descartar contaminantes frecuentes como Agrobacterium.

  18. 'ELENA goes mobile': a mobile assisted early foreign language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages

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    Rusman, Ellen; Ternier, Stefaan; Sassen, Derk

    2013-01-01

    Rusman, E., Ternier, S., & Sassen, D. (2013, 14-15 November). 'ELENA goes mobile': a mobile assisted early foreign language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages. Presentation (virtual) at the 6th ICT for Language learning Conference, Florence, Italy. (URL of virtual presentation, including audio, will follow).

  19. ELENA goes mobile’: a mobile assisted early language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages

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    Rusman, Ellen; Ternier, Stefaan; Sassen, Derk

    2013-01-01

    Rusman, E., Ternier, S., & Sassen, D. (2013). ‘ELENA goes mobile’: a mobile assisted early language learning pilot for familiarizing children with neighbouring languages. In Pixel (Ed.), Proceedings of ICT for Language Learning, Conference Proceedings 2013, 6th Conference edition (pp. xx-xx). November, 14-15, 2013, Florence, Italy: Libreriauniversitaria.it Edizioni.

  20. Estrategias de comercialización de las distribuidoras de productos de consumo masivo de la provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Nury Vera Campuzano

    2017-05-01

    The objective of the present scientific article is to diagnose the perception of the consumers of the distributors of products of mass consumption of the province of Santa Elena. The theoretical contribution lies in the conception of theory and practice in strategic marketing actions, taking into account the context, the definition and characterization of marketing management, in order to determine the decisive and success factors for the companies, constitutes the contribution Theoretical to argue the research carried out. An exploratory investigation was conducted for consumers of mass products between 20 and 54 years of Santa Elena province and interviews were conducted with three distributors of mass consumer products. The results recommend that with the application of assertive marketing strategies based on the preferences of the target group, and market trends, organizational performance would be improved by attracting prospects and generating loyalty ties of current clients.

  1. AD performance and its extension towards ELENA

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    Oelert, Walter; Eriksson, Tommy; Belochitskii, Pavel; Tranquille, Gerard

    2012-01-01

    The CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is devoted to special experiments with low energy antiprotons. A main topic is the antihydrogen production with the present aim to produce these antimatter atoms with such low energy that they can be trapped in a magnetic gradient field. First very convincing results have been published recently by ALPHA. Still, it appears to be cumbersome, time consuming and ineffective when collecting the needed large numbers and high densities of antiproton clouds with the present AD. Both the effectiveness and the availability for additional experiments at this unique facility would drastically increase, if the antiproton beam of presently 5 MeV kinetic energy would be reduced by an additional decelerator to something like 100 keV. Such a facility ”ELENA”, as an abbreviation for Extra Low ENergy Antiproton Ring and first discussed in 1982 for LEAR, was freshly proposed with a substantial new design and revised layout and is presently under consideration. ELENA will increase the number of useful antiprotons by up to two orders of magnitude and will allow to serve up to four experiments in parallel.

  2. Las otras primeras damas en la Argentina peronista: Elena Caporale de Mercante

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    Carolina Barry

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    Full Text Available One of the most singular characteristics of peronism is the originality of holding within it a double charismatic leadership complementary to each other. The quintessential paradigm corresponds to Perón and Eva Perón, but there were other cases, more modest, that have served to cement the argentine political culture: the marriage at power. Those first ladies redefined its role, and built spaces of power and influence in government. In this paper I analyze the role of Elena Caporale de Mercante and her new political role as wife of the most important governor who had the first Peronist government.

  3. Composición del plancton en la Puntilla Santa Elena durante agosto 2002 (Ecuador)

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    Torres, G.; Calderón, G.; Franco, V.; Cedeño, E.; Calderón, T.; Salazar, E.

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    Esta investigación comprende los estudios del fitoplancton-zooplancton-ictioplancton, realizados en tres sitios de la Península Santa Elena durante agosto 2002, área designada para la proyección de "Arrecife Artificial de las Fuerzas Militares del Ecuador": un avión, barco y tanque de guerra, estructuras artificiales consideradas como basura chatarra (de gran tamaño), que serían recicladas para la bio-exploración artificiales hacia la seguridad de los recursos marinos del Ecuador. En el Estud...

  4. Hurricane Elena and Pinellas County, Florida: Some Lessons Learned from the Largest Evacuation of Nursing Home Patients in History.

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    Mangum, Wiley P.; And Others

    1989-01-01

    Studied prior planning for and problems associated with evacuation of 1,860 nursing home patients in Pinellas County, Florida, due to Hurricane Elena in 1985 through questionnaires administered to nursing home administrators and public documents. Found most serious problems to be transporting patients to shelters in timely fashion, delayed passage…

  5. Dilemma in new clean and renewable energy alternatives for Santa Elena and its university. Opportunities and challenges

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    Moreano, Hernan [Universidad Estatal Peninsula de Santa Elena (Ecuador). Inst. de Investigacion Cientifica y Desarrollo Tecnologico (INCYT)

    2011-07-01

    The fate of finite fossil fuel sources for the coming decades and the need to migrate to renewable energy in a joint effort among governments, academia and private companies which make business in the energy arena are discussed and also the energy balance in Ecuador which shows a strong dependence of fossil fuels to satisfy demand from both: thermoelectric plants and transport, however, Santa Elena, the newly created province at the south western of Ecuador has the chance to turn the country energy situation into an opportunity and face the challenge to be the leader in energy alternatives because of its resources and chances to migrate sooner to environmental friendly fuels and later on to renewable energies, but a number of actions should be taken in a joint effort with its local university (UPSE), government bodies and private companies in order to create the ''Campus of Energy Knowledge'' to carry out the program: Energy Alternatives for Santa Elena, which includes 7 projects to make the province a leader one on the energy issue in Ecuador and in the continent, acting on a cluster initiative scheme. (orig.)

  6. The hELENa project - I. Stellar populations of early-type galaxies linked with local environment and galaxy mass

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    Sybilska, A.; Lisker, T.; Kuntschner, H.; Vazdekis, A.; van de Ven, G.; Peletier, R.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Vijayaraghavan, R.; Janz, J.

    2017-01-01

    We present the first in a series of papers in The role of Environment in shaping Low-mass Early-type Nearby galaxies (hELENa) project. In this paper, we combine our sample of 20 low-mass early types (dEs) with 258 massive early types (ETGs) from the ATLAS3D survey - all observed with the SAURON

  7. Efecto de variante de riego en la producción de maíz (zea mays l. En la Comuna Río Verde, cantón Santa Elena, Ecuador.

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    Ángel León

    2016-11-01

    Effect of irrigation variant in the corn production (Zea mays L. at Río Verde commune, Santa Elena, Ecuador. The test was conducted at the Production and Practice Center Río Verde, owned by the Santa Elena Peninsula State University, located in Río Verde commune, Santa Elena canton, the research aimed to evaluate the effect of irrigation variations into agronomic performance of corn under different irrigation sheets using as measuring tool evaporation A class Pan. The treatments were five doses of irrigation 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100% of evapotranspiration, treatments were placed in a complete randomized design of blocks with four replications, the averages compared with the Tukey test (p> 0.05. The regression analysis fits a quadratic equation and the coefficient of determination R2 0,91 which shows the high degree of dependence of results based on irrigation variants. The highest production was obtained by the treatment with 90% with 12,18 t.ha-1.

  8. Efecto de la inoculación de bacterias nativas en dos híbridos de maíz (zea mays l., provincia de Santa Elena

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    Javier Soto

    2016-11-01

    Full Text Available En la actualidad la mayoría de los sistemas de producción agrícola están sobrecargados con residuos de insumos químicos que aceleran el desgaste del suelo y contaminan las fuentes de agua subterránea. Siendo una alternativa el empleo de biofermentos provenientes de bacterias nativas de la rizosfera, muy conocidas por la producción de sustancias promotoras de crecimiento vegetal (PGPR y de resistencia a ciertos patógenos. En el presente trabajo se seleccionaron y emplearon tres cepas bacterianas (FPMG2, FPMG4 y VAIRV asociadas a nódulos de leguminosas de la península de Santa Elena de la colección CIAP-UPSE (Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias de la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, con potencial uso para la elaboración de biofertilizantes en plantas no leguminosas y de importancia alimenticia como el maíz (Zea mays L.; evaluando la influencia de los híbridos AGRI 104 y 201 en la germinación (a nivel de laboratorio y campo, cultivo y rendimiento en dos fincas agrícolas en la provincia de Santa Elena-Ecuador.

  9. Parque temático turístico cultural como alternativa de diversificación de la oferta turística en la ciudad de Santa Elena.

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    Mercedes Freire Rendón

    2017-05-01

    Full Text Available El turismo de sol y playa es el segmento que genera mayor flujo de turistas y representa un motor importante para el desarrollo de la actividad en muchos países. Sin embargo, el hacinamiento, el deterioro ambiental, los cambios en la demanda y el aumento de la competencia han generado preocupación por el futuro de los destinos consolidados de sol y playa. Dada esta afirmación, y siendo Santa Elena una localidad con estas características, se hace relevante buscar alternativas de diversificación de la oferta turística que permitan dinamizar procesos de desarrollo sostenible del sector. El Objetivo de esta investigación, consiste en determinar el parque temático turístico cultural como alternativa de diversificación de la oferta turística en la ciudad de Santa Elena. La metodología utilizada se basó en un enfoque cualitativo-cualitativo apoyado en la recolección de datos con el diseño de entrevistas en profundidad con actores comunitarios como informantes clave para determinar las categorías a evaluar y establecer elementos esenciales del diagnóstico. Los principales resultados determinaron que en la ciudad de Santa Elena a pesar de la existencia del museo Amantes de Sumpa con enfoque cultural no hay lugar o atracción turística con temática que relacione lo recreativo y cultural, representando costumbres y tradiciones locales para la satisfacción de los visitantes.   Abstract The tourism of sun and beach is the segment that generates greater flow of tourists and represents an important motor for the development of the activity in many countries. However, overcrowding, environmental deterioration, changes in demand and increased competition have generated concern about the future of consolidated sun and beach destinations. Given this assertion, and being Santa Elena a locality with these characteristics, it becomes relevant to look for alternatives of diversification of the tourist supply that allow to dynamize processes of

  10. Incidencia de la inteligencia competitiva en el desarrollo económico de las empresas de la provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Nathyn Collins Ventura

    2017-05-01

    Full Text Available El objetivo de este artículo fue analizar la incidencia de la inteligencia competitiva en el desarrollo económico de las empresas. La inteligencia competitiva ayuda a las empresas a definir y conocer la industria, así como a identificar las fortalezas y debilidades de sus rivales, lo que incluye actividades de inteligencia para reunir datos sobre los competidores e interpretarlo; si se hace correctamente, ayuda a la compañía a evitar sorpresas porque se anticipan los movimientos de los competidores y se disminuye el tiempo de respuesta. Se implementó una investigación exploratoria correlacional para poder diagnosticar el desempeño organizacional de las empresas de la provincia de Santa Elena. Los métodos implementados son deductivo e inductivo, mediante técnicas de observación descriptiva, entrevistas a gerentes de las empresas y encuestas a trabajadores de las empresas para conocer la situación real. Se seleccionó 32 empresas de la provincia de Santa Elena en las que se efectuaron entrevistas a gerentes. Los resultados demuestran que, con la potenciación de fortalezas de la empresa, y por ende el aprovechamiento de oportunidades del entorno, se generará un desarrollo económico de la empresa que implemente acciones sólidas y oportunas.   Abstract The objective of this article was to analyze the incidence of competitive intelligence in the economic development of companies. Competitive intelligence helps companies define and know the industry, as well as identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rivals, which includes intelligence activities to gather data about competitors and interpret it; If done correctly, helps the company to avoid surprises because they anticipate the movements of competitors and decreases the response time. An exploratory correlational research was implemented to diagnose the organizational performance of companies in the province of Santa Elena. The methods implemented are deductive and inductive

  11. ELENA MODENA, L'altrOrfeo. Considerazioni analitiche sulla vocalità, Roma, Aracne, 2009

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    Adriana Guarnieri

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    Full Text Available Il volume propone un’indagine sulla vocalità ispirata al «metodo funzionale della voce» di Gisela Rohmert, didatta e fondatrice del Lichtenberger Institut für angewandte Stimmphysiologie, attivo in Germania dal 1982 . Da quell'esperienza – un metodo di pedagogia della voce fondato sullo studio della fisiologia vocale e del «fatto vocale» in quanto evento acustico e stimolo percettivo – Elena Modena ha derivato e illustra in questo libro una sua proposta di «analisi funzionale» della vocalità, storicamente considerata e rivolta, insieme, all’àmbito dell’emissione e a quello dell’ascolto.

  12. New findings of Pleistocene fossil turtles (Geoemydidae, Kinosternidae and Chelydridae from Santa Elena Province, Ecuador

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    Edwin A. Cadena

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    Full Text Available New Pleistocene fossilized turtle remains from five localities of western Ecuador (Santa Elena Province are described here. All these shell (carapace and plastron fossil remains come from the Tablazo Formation and belong to three different lineages of cryptodires (“hidden-necked” turtles. The most abundant remains belong to geoemydids, attributed here to the genus Rhinoclemmys (indeterminate species. Less abundant in occurrence are the kinosternidids, attributed to Kinosternon (indeterminate species, and the first fossil record of chelydrids, Chelydra(indeterminate species, in the entirety of Central and South America.

  13. AEgIS at ELENA: outlook for physics with a pulsed cold antihydrogen beam

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    Doser, M.; Aghion, S.; Amsler, C.; Bonomi, G.; Brusa, R. S.; Caccia, M.; Caravita, R.; Castelli, F.; Cerchiari, G.; Comparat, D.; Consolati, G.; Demetrio, A.; Di Noto, L.; Evans, C.; Fanì, M.; Ferragut, R.; Fesel, J.; Fontana, A.; Gerber, S.; Giammarchi, M.; Gligorova, A.; Guatieri, F.; Haider, S.; Hinterberger, A.; Holmestad, H.; Kellerbauer, A.; Khalidova, O.; Krasnický, D.; Lagomarsino, V.; Lansonneur, P.; Lebrun, P.; Malbrunot, C.; Mariazzi, S.; Marton, J.; Matveev, V.; Mazzotta, Z.; Müller, S. R.; Nebbia, G.; Nedelec, P.; Oberthaler, M.; Pacifico, N.; Pagano, D.; Penasa, L.; Petracek, V.; Prelz, F.; Prevedelli, M.; Rienaecker, B.; Robert, J.; Røhne, O. M.; Rotondi, A.; Sandaker, H.; Santoro, R.; Smestad, L.; Sorrentino, F.; Testera, G.; Tietje, I. C.; Widmann, E.; Yzombard, P.; Zimmer, C.; Zmeskal, J.; Zurlo, N.

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    The efficient production of cold antihydrogen atoms in particle traps at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator has opened up the possibility of performing direct measurements of the Earth's gravitational acceleration on purely antimatter bodies. The goal of the AEgIS collaboration is to measure the value of g for antimatter using a pulsed source of cold antihydrogen and a Moiré deflectometer/Talbot-Lau interferometer. The same antihydrogen beam is also very well suited to measuring precisely the ground-state hyperfine splitting of the anti-atom. The antihydrogen formation mechanism chosen by AEgIS is resonant charge exchange between cold antiprotons and Rydberg positronium. A series of technical developments regarding positrons and positronium (Ps formation in a dedicated room-temperature target, spectroscopy of the n=1-3 and n=3-15 transitions in Ps, Ps formation in a target at 10 K inside the 1 T magnetic field of the experiment) as well as antiprotons (high-efficiency trapping of ?, radial compression to sub-millimetre radii of mixed ? plasmas in 1 T field, high-efficiency transfer of ? to the antihydrogen production trap using an in-flight launch and recapture procedure) were successfully implemented. Two further critical steps that are germane mainly to charge exchange formation of antihydrogen-cooling of antiprotons and formation of a beam of antihydrogen-are being addressed in parallel. The coming of ELENA will allow, in the very near future, the number of trappable antiprotons to be increased by more than a factor of 50. For the antihydrogen production scheme chosen by AEgIS, this will be reflected in a corresponding increase of produced antihydrogen atoms, leading to a significant reduction of measurement times and providing a path towards high-precision measurements. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  14. Réquiem para María Elena: Notas sobre el imaginario de los últimos pampinos

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    Rodríguez T.,Juan Carlos; Miranda B.,Pablo; Mege R.,Pedro

    2005-01-01

    Este artículo refiere a la fuerza y la pervivencia de un imaginario de la pampa y de la cultura del salitre que se resiste a morir, pero que no encuentra referente en María Elena, el último pueblo salitrero. Tal imaginario, como acto compensatorio frente a la desestructuración de la comunidad y su identidad y que se refugia en elementos que no son sincrónicos en el actual espacio físico, laboral, psicológico, social, cultural y político del pueblo y sus habitantes, puede atrapar a antropólogo...

  15. DISPONIBILIDAD DE RAÍCES ADVENTICIAS DE TRES ESPECIES SILVESTRES COSECHADAS PARA LA ELABORACIÓN DE ARTESANÍAS EN SANTA ELENA, ANTIOQUIA (COLOMBIA

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    ANA MARÍA BENAVIDES

    2015-01-01

    Full Text Available En los Andes colombianos, un gran número de artesanías se fabrican a partir de raíces adventicias de plantas nativas que crecen de forma silvestre. Sin embargo, la deforestación y las prácticas no sustentables han diezmado la disponibilidad de plantas silvestres productoras de fibra. En este estudio evaluamos la disponibilidad de fibras de tres especies en Santa Elena (Antioquia, Colombia: Asplundia sarmentosa, Philodendron aff. sagittifolium y Clusia multiflora. Después de una búsqueda exhaustiva en la zona de estudio ubicamos menos de 30 individuos adultos de cada especie. Para cada planta se midieron las variables asociadas al tamaño de la planta y se registró el número y la longitud de raíces maduras e inmaduras. Se pesaron fragmentos de raíces para estimar la biomasa. El crecimiento de raíces de cada planta fue monitoreado mensualmente durante siete meses. La disponibilidad actual de fibra (raíces maduras es de ca. 3 352 m (Asplundia 1 481 m, Clusia de 952 m, Philodendron 918 m, con esta cantidad de material se pueden elaborar entre 419 a 838 canastos. De acuerdo a la tasa de crecimiento mensual, una nueva raíz podría alcanzar un tamaño para ser cosechado entre el mes 38 y 71. Plantas más grandes tienen mayor cantidad de raíces maduras, sin embargo, la tasa de crecimiento no está asociada al tamaño de la planta. Nuestros resultados proveen evidencia de que las plantas en Santa Elena presentan una relación (tamaño de la planta, número de raíces maduras que es similar a plantas que se encuentran en zonas no intervenidas, no obstante, la cosecha de fibras en Santa Elena no es una actividad sostenible debido al bajo número de individuos susceptibles de ser cosechados, la lenta tasa de crecimiento de raíces y la alta demanda de fibras. Es necesario implementar estrategias como el enriquecimiento del bosque con estas tres especies para garantizar una actividad sustentable para recolectores y artesanos en Santa Elena y

  16. ELENA GARRO, A DESHORA: FIGURAS LITERARIAS DE LA ABYECCIÓN

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    Meritxell Hernando Marsal

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    Full Text Available The massacre of Tlatelolco in 1968 was the most bloody incident of Diaz Ordaz’s government in Mexico and promoted a severe process of persecution and repression of the student movement. One of its consequences was the suspicion of betrayal by Elena Garro of the movement’s intellectual authors. Since then, Garro embodied an abject character of collaboration, in constant harassment, leading to her exile during twenty years.This paper considers the implications of the accusation and the diagnosis of insanity that accompanies it. For some critics this insanity is redeemed in her literary work, which in this operation achieves prominence; but the insanity can be thought of as irreducible. Garro’s delirious gaze doesn’t sublimate the trauma, but repeats again and again the political violence, with harassed, exposed and out of place characters, in situations of daily totalitarianism. Figures of betrayal emerge in her histories, involving characters and knowledge outside the language of the official left (animal, children, women, the indigenous, marked by their helplessness and questioning the premises of political parties. 

  17. Benito Fernández de Elena Garro: una mirada crítica sobre la historia mexicana

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    Gerardo Bustamante Bermúdez

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    Full Text Available En 1957, Elena Garro escribió la obra teatral Benito Fernández, texto en el que hace una revisión crítica a la historia nacional, el poder, la simulación y la búsqueda de la identidad personal en medio de la sociedad creada a partir de la posrevolución mexicana. La obra de la escritora es un contradiscurso a la oficialidad, a la mitificación de los hechos y héroes nacionales; lo que le interesa es resaltar el carácter racista y clasista de una nueva sociedad de dirigentes políticos en busca del bienestar personal y de grupo por encima del bien colectivo, para ello, opta porque en su obra los personajes se preocupen por comprar una cabeza, es decir, una ideología que les haga saber que existen. In 1957, Elena Garro wrote the play Benito Fernández, a text in which she critically reviews Mexico's national history, issues of power, simulation and the quest for personal identity in the midst of a society emerged in the after effects of the Mexican Revolution. This work is a counter-discourse to Mexico's official narrative and the idealization of facts and national heroes. She is interested in the racist and classist aspects of the new dominating society, which is interested in their own personal welfare over those of the collective. To do so, she makes her characters concerned about buying a head, that is, an ideology to fundament their own existence.

  18. AEgIS at ELENA: outlook for physics with a pulsed cold antihydrogen beam.

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    Doser, M; Aghion, S; Amsler, C; Bonomi, G; Brusa, R S; Caccia, M; Caravita, R; Castelli, F; Cerchiari, G; Comparat, D; Consolati, G; Demetrio, A; Di Noto, L; Evans, C; Fanì, M; Ferragut, R; Fesel, J; Fontana, A; Gerber, S; Giammarchi, M; Gligorova, A; Guatieri, F; Haider, S; Hinterberger, A; Holmestad, H; Kellerbauer, A; Khalidova, O; Krasnický, D; Lagomarsino, V; Lansonneur, P; Lebrun, P; Malbrunot, C; Mariazzi, S; Marton, J; Matveev, V; Mazzotta, Z; Müller, S R; Nebbia, G; Nedelec, P; Oberthaler, M; Pacifico, N; Pagano, D; Penasa, L; Petracek, V; Prelz, F; Prevedelli, M; Rienaecker, B; Robert, J; Røhne, O M; Rotondi, A; Sandaker, H; Santoro, R; Smestad, L; Sorrentino, F; Testera, G; Tietje, I C; Widmann, E; Yzombard, P; Zimmer, C; Zmeskal, J; Zurlo, N

    2018-03-28

    The efficient production of cold antihydrogen atoms in particle traps at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator has opened up the possibility of performing direct measurements of the Earth's gravitational acceleration on purely antimatter bodies. The goal of the AEgIS collaboration is to measure the value of g for antimatter using a pulsed source of cold antihydrogen and a Moiré deflectometer/Talbot-Lau interferometer. The same antihydrogen beam is also very well suited to measuring precisely the ground-state hyperfine splitting of the anti-atom. The antihydrogen formation mechanism chosen by AEgIS is resonant charge exchange between cold antiprotons and Rydberg positronium. A series of technical developments regarding positrons and positronium (Ps formation in a dedicated room-temperature target, spectroscopy of the n =1-3 and n =3-15 transitions in Ps, Ps formation in a target at 10 K inside the 1 T magnetic field of the experiment) as well as antiprotons (high-efficiency trapping of [Formula: see text], radial compression to sub-millimetre radii of mixed [Formula: see text] plasmas in 1 T field, high-efficiency transfer of [Formula: see text] to the antihydrogen production trap using an in-flight launch and recapture procedure) were successfully implemented. Two further critical steps that are germane mainly to charge exchange formation of antihydrogen-cooling of antiprotons and formation of a beam of antihydrogen-are being addressed in parallel. The coming of ELENA will allow, in the very near future, the number of trappable antiprotons to be increased by more than a factor of 50. For the antihydrogen production scheme chosen by AEgIS, this will be reflected in a corresponding increase of produced antihydrogen atoms, leading to a significant reduction of measurement times and providing a path towards high-precision measurements.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'. © 2018 The Author(s).

  19. EL MANEJO COSTERO INTEGRADO COMO PROBLEMA DE INVESTIGACIÓN TRANSDISCIPLINARIO EN LA UNIVERSIDAD PENÍNSULA DE SANTA ELENA.

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    Vladimir Soria

    2016-04-01

    Full Text Available La investigación generativa es uno de los dominios sobre los cuales las universidades deben mostrar fortalezas para justificar su pertinencia y permanencia en el sistema ecuatoriano de educación superior. En enfoque transdisciplinario o de orquestación de ciencias se ha mostrado como el más apreciado dentro de la actual modelo de universidad, y una propuesta válida para responder a dicha exigencia es el estudio del manejo costero integrado como eje transversal dentro de la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena. A través de la literatura científica se ha estudiado el manejo costero integrado como una forma de gobernanza ambiental cuyo origen se encuentra en los documentos generados en la Cumbre de la Tierra de Río de Janeiro en el año 1992. Dentro de la provincia de Santa Elena el Manejo Costero Integrado busca incidir en dos aspectos: fortalecimiento institucional y participación ciudadana. El deficiente control ambiental en la faja costera existente exige un modelo de gestión a escala local basado en tres ejes: el fortalecimiento de las capacidades institucionales de las instituciones públicas desconcentradas; el ordenamiento territorial para una adecuada determinación y delimitación de las competencias en materia ambiental costera; y la participación ciudadana a nivel del régimen de las comunas en coordinación con los distintos niveles de gobierno. Se propone articular la investigación en la materia tanto a nivel interdisciplinario como interinstitucional, coordinando agendas de investigación de las instituciones públicas y privadas con las estrategias de los distintos actores políticos involucrados en el desarrollo sustentable de las zonas costeras. Finalmente se presentan los resultados preliminares de una investigación que se ha iniciado en la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas sobre las características específicas de cada comuna ubicada en la faja costera para posteriormente proponer para cada una de ellas

  20. Comportamiento Agronómico de seis variedades de Cebada (Hordeum Vulgare en tres localidades, Provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Néstor Orrala B

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available En la península de Santa Elena de mayo a diciembre, las temperaturas giran alrededor de 22 ºC, , lo que podría ser un medio adecuado para muchos cultivos andinos. El estudio exploratorio tuvo como objetivo verificar el comportamiento agronómico de variedades de cebada: Terán, Cañicapa 03, Clipper , Grit, Metcalfe y Scarlett en tres ambientes de la provincia de Santa Elena. Variables evaluadas: germinación, ahijamiento, encañado, espigado, maduración, altura de planta, número de macollos, longitud de espiga, cantidad de granos llenos y vanos, peso 1 000 semillas, rendimiento por hectárea, más análisis económico. Los resultados concluyen que las etapas fenológicas son más cortas en la Costa que en la Sierra, pudiéndose afirmar que el ciclo vegetativo de los germoplasmas está determinado por la interacción genotipo-ambiente y por las características varietales de cada cultivar. Las variedades Metcalfe, Scarlett y Clipper alcanzan rendimientos entre 3,55 y 4,35 toneladas por hectárea. El costo de producción por hectárea es mayor con relación a la sierra, lo que se explica en el mayor uso del recurso agua.Palabras claves: Cebada, comportamiento, variedades, épocas, adaptación.

  1. Análisis Estructural de Fallas Geológicas y Potenciales Deslizamientos en Anconcito, Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Kervin Chunga

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    El sector costero de Anconcito, localizado al suroeste de la provincia de Santa Elena, es afectado por fenómenos geológicosinducidos por la dinámica costera de la zona de estudio: (1) socavamiento de los acantilados causado por la dinámica de la erosión marina y posterior derrumbe de estratos rocosos, y (2) deslizamientos de estratos rocosos a través de planos lístricosde fallas geológicas de tipo normal con componentes de desplazamientos laterales dextrales. El análisis estructural permitió ...

  2. The hELENa project - I. Stellar populations of early-type galaxies linked with local environment and galaxy mass

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    Sybilska, A.; Lisker, T.; Kuntschner, H.; Vazdekis, A.; van de Ven, G.; Peletier, R.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Vijayaraghavan, R.; Janz, J.

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    We present the first in a series of papers in T$h$e role of $E$nvironment in shaping $L$ow-mass $E$arly-type $N$earby g$a$laxies (hELENa) project. In this paper we combine our sample of 20 low-mass early types (dEs) with 258 massive early types (ETGs) from the ATLAS$^{\\mathrm{3D}}$ survey - all observed with the SAURON integral field unit (IFU) - to investigate early-type galaxies' stellar population scaling relations and the dependence of the population properties on local environment, exten...

  3. PREFACE: Preface

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    De Zela, Francisco

    2011-01-01

    RIAO-OPTILAS, one of the most important Iberoamerican conferences for optics, was held on 20-24 September, at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) in Lima. The conference, which is held every three years, gathered around 400 attendees from different countries, some of them coming from beyond the Iberoamerican region. The conference traditionally covers topics which range from optical design to optoelectronics and technological applications, including fundamental as well as applied areas of the optical sciences. A remarkable feature of the present conference was the increased attendance of people working in quantum optics. This area had not been strongly represented in former meetings of RIAO-OPTILAS, something that appears to have now changed, according to the comments of people in the field. Indeed, they realized the advantages of participating in a conference that offers the opportunity to meet researchers from several different areas. Merging expertise with open questions, and delineating new trends and goals; all this becomes possible when direct contact happens, and this has been always the main goal of RIAO-OPTILAS. The first plenary session began with a presentation by Duncan Moore (Rochester) about gradient-index materials, followed by Aristide Dogariu (Central Florida) who talked about variable coherence sensing. The plenary sessions of the following days included James C Wyant (Arizona) who presented precision interferometric measurements in non-ideal environments, and Daniel Malacara (CIO, Mexico) who discussed the design of optical systems with off-axis spherical mirrors. Wolfgang Dultz (Frankfurt, Germany) talked about the transfer of spin angular momentum from photons to birefringent particles, while Ulrik Lund Andersen (Technical University of Denmark) showed how to manipulate continuous variables of light. Halina Rubinzstein (Queensland, Australia) approached the subject of angular momentum of light from the viewpoint of optical

  4. Los juegos tradicionales se han perdido en la memoria cultural actual de los niños y niñas de la provincia de Santa Elena

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    Patricia Ortega Ramírez

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    Full Text Available El presente trabajo de investigación se inicio en la Península de Santa Elena, pues es ahí donde nació nuestra cultura ancestral. Nuestro propósito fue confirmar la hipótesis de si los niños y niñas aún participan en actividades lúdicas ancestrales. Se seleccionaron quince comunas de la Provincia de Santa Elena (La Entrada, Olón, Montañita, Dos Mangas, Sacachún, Cadeate, Salinas, Ancón, Atahualpa, Valdivia, Libertador Bolívar, El Tambo, San Vicente, Ayangue y Santa Elena a fin de realizar el estudio, se aplicaron encuestas, se realizaron entrevistas, se escucharon referencias de vida, y se observaron actividades de juego. Los resultados de las encuestas nos dicen que efectivamente un gran porcentaje de niños y niñas ya no conocen ni practican juegos ancestrales, algunos ni siquiera los conocen. Este trabajo pretende que los niños y niñas de las comunas en las que se realizó la investigación disfruten participando en los juegos con los que también se divirtieron sus antepasados, donde además ejercitaran sus habilidades y destrezas, que les permitirá estimular su imaginación y creatividad, fisicamente potenciaran el desarrollo de su esquema corporal y psíquicamente sus emociones, aprenderán a través del juego a sentirse orgullosos de su linaje, de sus raíces y de su tradición.

  5. The Regina Elena National Cancer Institute process of accreditation according to the standards of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.

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    Canitano, Stefano; Di Turi, Annunziata; Caolo, Giuseppina; Pignatelli, Adriana C; Papa, Elena; Branca, Marta; Cerimele, Marina; De Maria, Ruggero

    2015-01-01

    The accreditation process is, on the one hand, a tool used to homogenize procedures, rendering comparable and standardized processes of care, and on the other, a methodology employed to develop a culture of quality improvement. Although not yet proven by evidence-based studies that health outcomes improve as a result of an accreditation to excellence, it is undeniable that better control of healthcare processes results in better quality and safety of diagnostic and therapeutic pathways. The Regina Elena National Cancer Institute underwent the accreditation process in accordance with the standards criteria set by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI), and it has recently completed the process, acquiring its designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC). This was an invaluable opportunity for the Regina Elena Institute to create a more cohesive environment, to widely establish a culture of quality, to implement an institutional information system, and to accelerate the process of patient involvement in strategic decisions. The steps of the process allowed us to evaluate the performance and the organization of the institute and put amendments in place designed to be adopted through 26 improvement actions. These actions regarded several aspects of the institute, including quality culture, information communication technology system, care, clinical trials unit, disease management team, nursing, and patient empowerment and involvement. Each area has a timeline. We chose to present the following 3 improvement actions: clinical trial center, computerized ambulatory medical record, and centrality of patient and humanization of clinical pathway.

  6. Observatorio turístico: Una herramienta de gestión para el turismo de sol y playa en la provincia de Santa Elena

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    Efren Mendoza

    2016-12-01

    Tourism in the province of Santa Elena has become a sector of great importance, which has been not only supported by government policies, but also by initiatives of businessmen and communities. Tourism planning has become the best tool for successful and sustainable development of the activity aiming towards the objectives set in the National Plan for Good Living, by following the guidelines established by PLANDETUR (Strategic Development Plan for Sustainable Tourism in Ecuador 2020, while accepting at the same time, the recommendations based on reality where tourism arises. One of the tangible needs is based on the lack of reliable information available about the characteristics of the demand in respect to the Sun and Beach tourism offer; which is the leading product of the province.  This data is significant to support decision-making for each of the actors that make up this vast sector.  This paper shows some results obtained in the investigation through the application of actions taken to design a tourist observatory targeted to the Sun and Beach tourism in Santa Elena, and monitored through the establishment of a base for the guidelines of a management system for tourism information, and by the establishment of the profile of domestic demand.

  7. La "etnicidad marginal" de las comunas de la península de Santa Elena, Ecuador

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    Martín Bazurco

    2005-06-01

    Full Text Available Las comunas de la Península de Santa Elena representan la continuidad histórica de las antiguas jefaturas Manteño - Huancavilcas. Estas comunas han logrado mantener el control de su territorio y una relativa autonomía socio-económica a lo largo de todo el período colonial y republicano, poniendo en práctica diversas estrategias de articulación con la sociedad dominante. Sin embargo, la supervivencia de estas comunidades se debate, hoy en día, entre las agresiones extemas a su temitodo, y su "etnicidad marginal" que las excluye del marco constitucional ecuatoriano destinado a la protección de los tenitorios étnicos. A continuación se analiza el proceso de resignificación de la diversidad al que están abocadas las comunas de la PSE.

  8. Electrostatic protocol treatment lens. The purpose of this device is to transport Antiprotons from the new ELENA storage beam to all AD experiments. The electrostatic device was successfully tested in ASACUSA two weeks ago.

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    2012-01-01

    Electrostatic protocol treatment lens. The purpose of this device is to transport Antiprotons from the new ELENA storage beam to all AD experiments. The electrostatic device was successfully tested in ASACUSA two weeks ago.

  9. Mechanism of free radical generation in platelets and primary hepatocytes: A novel electron spin resonance study.

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    Wang, Chiun-Lang; Yang, Po-Sheng; Tsao, Jeng-Ting; Jayakumar, Thanasekaran; Wang, Meng-Jiy; Sheu, Joen-Rong; Chou, Duen-Suey

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    Oxygen free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of toxic liver injury and are thought to be involved in cardiac dysfunction in the cirrhotic heart. Therefore, direct evidence for the electron spin resonance (ESR) detection of how D‑galactosamine (GalN), an established experimental hepatotoxic substance, induced free radicals formation in platelets and primary hepatocytes is presented in the present study. ESR results demonstrated that GalN induced hydroxyl radicals (OH•) in a resting human platelet suspension; however, radicals were not produced in a cell free Fenton reaction system. The GalN‑induced OH• formation was significantly inhibited by the cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor indomethasin, though it was not affected by the lipoxygenase (LOX) or cytochrome P450 inhibitors, AA861 and 1‑aminobenzotriazole (ABT), in platelets. In addition, the present study demonstrated that baicalein induced semiquinone free radicals in platelets, which were significantly reduced by the COX inhibitor without affecting the formed OH•. In the mouse primary hepatocytes, the formation of arachidonic acid (AA) induced carbon‑centered radicals that were concentration dependently enhanced by GalN. These radicals were inhibited by AA861, though not affected by indomethasin or ABT. In addition, GalN did not induce platelet aggregation prior to or following collagen pretreatment in human platelets. The results of the present study indicated that GalN and baicalein may induce OH• by COX and LOX in human platelets. GalN also potentiated AA induced carbon‑centered radicals in hepatocytes via cytochrome P450. The present study presented the role of free radicals in the pathophysiological association between platelets and hepatocytes.

  10. INCIDENCIA DE LOS SISTEMAS DE CONTROL CONTABLE EN LA GESTION ADMINISTRATIVA DE LAS EMPRESAS PRIVADAS EN LA PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA AÑO 2014

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    Karina Bricio; Carol Caamaño

    2016-01-01

    La presente investigaciones tiene como objetivo evaluar la incidencia de los  sistemas de control contable en la gestion administrativa de las emoresas privadas en la provincia de Santa Elena, el proyecto está enmarcado dentro del área de gestion administrativa, comunicación organizacional, control contable, informes financieros, control de registros contables, entre otros, se han venido desarrollando desde hace años los procesos administrativos de una manera manual y se han implementadi sist...

  11. Mejoras productivas en el tratamiento de Paja Toquilla en el Centro de Tratamiento de Paja Toquilla de la comuna Barcelona, parroquia Manglaralto, provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador.

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    Jorge Lucin

    2015-10-01

    The community of Barcelona, parish ManglaraltoCantón Santa Elena, is known for its treatment of the straw shawl floor (Carludovicapalmata. In its acres of land in the mountains adjacent to the Chongón-Colonche range, this plant grows wild it is harvested in about three years of cultivation. In the village, families headed by women workers, performing the treatment plant for cleaning, cooking, drying and packaging processes, which will be directed to areas in the country where they make the famous Panama hats. In order to improve the process of this treatment, the NOBS group, The Provincial Council of Santa Elena and PORAMÉRICA,   have signed a cooperation agreement that has managed to achieve the objectives. The drying process, which was a problem in times of lack of sun, has been solved with installation of industrial dryers and simultaneously marginalized cooking process and do it with wood stove, achieving efficiency in this process with the use of burners with industrial gas, lowering environmental impact. The administrative process improved with the implementation of documents and control of the production process and costs.

  12. Efecto de la vinculación con la colectividad en el beneficio económico de las asoociaciones de producción. Caso de estudio: Paja Toquilla en la Comuna Barcelona, Parroquia Manglaralto. Provincia de Santa Elena, año 2015

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    Juan C Carriel

    2015-12-01

    Abstract The State University of Santa Elena Península and Accounting and Auditing Career; in the framework of a process of linking with the community, allows the interaction of the institution with the society, through the design and implementation of projects that contribute to the development, constituting itself as a benefit in the advancement of knowledge, training of human talent, the exchange of ideas and the solution of specific problems. In Ecuador, artisans occupy an important place, as regards to economic development is further directed to have laws backup as the law of defense of the artisan, the law to promote artisanal production code, whose common goal It is to enable economic growth of artisans and contribute to meeting the objective 1, 3, 10 of the National Plan for Good Living. So the implementation of links with the community was framed for artisans who are engaged in the production of straw shawl in the commune Barcelona, Manglaralto parish, canton Santa Elena, Province of Santa Elena, in order to contribute to the socioeconomic improvement associations union through the exchange of knowledge and generate from its production processes; accounting, where the level of profitability of the activity is known, and also have a reliable database for timely decision-making; allowing the sustainable development of the producer.

  13. Plan de manejo integral del sitio arqueológico Santa Elena, Tabasco, México

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    Ernesto González Licón

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    Full Text Available En este artículo se destaca la importancia histórica, cultural y turística del sitio arqueológico de Santa Elena, en el Estado de Tabasco, México. Mediante la ejecución de un proyecto de investigación arqueológica y Plan de Manejo Integral se pretende desarrollar todos estos aspectos para la recuperación del sitio y su entorno ecológico. Con la participación de los más amplios y diversos sectores públicos y privados interesados de los tres niveles de gobierno –federal, estatal y municipal–, se plantea el diseño de un Plan de manejo local y regional que permita el desarrollo sustentable de la zona y de su entorno para que sea abierta al público en general. Lo anterior será una fuente de información y conocimiento histórico, cultural, identitario y ecoturístico, que coadyuvará en el desarrollo integral de las comunidades actuales vecinas y cercanas.

  14. Plan de manejo integral del sitio arqueológico Santa Elena, Tabasco, México

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    Ernesto González Licón

    2013-12-01

    Full Text Available En este artículo se destaca la importancia histórica, cultural y turística del sitio arqueológico de Santa Elena, en el Estado de Tabasco, México. Mediante la ejecución de un proyecto de investigación arqueológica y Plan de Manejo Integral se pretende desarrollar todos estos aspectos para la recuperación del sitio y su entorno ecológico. Con la participación de los más amplios y diversos sectores públicos y privados interesados de los tres niveles de gobierno –federal, estatal y municipal–, se plantea el diseño de un Plan de manejo local y regional que permita el desarrollo sustentable de la zona y de su entorno para que sea abierta al público en general. Lo anterior será una fuente de información y conocimiento histórico, cultural, identitario y ecoturístico, que coadyuvará en el desarrollo integral de las comunidades actuales vecinas y cercanas.

  15. José María Díez Borque, dir., Álvaro Bustos Táuler and Elena Di Pinto Revuelta, eds., Hacia el gracioso: Comicidad en el teatro español del siglo XVI

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    Full Text Available Review of José María Díez Borque, dir., Álvaro Bustos Táuler and Elena Di Pinto Revuelta, eds., Hacia el gracioso: Comicidad en el teatro español del siglo XVI, Visor Libros, Madrid, 2014, 236 pp. ISBN: 9788498951547.

  16. Is There any Relationship Between the Santa Elena Depression and Chicxulub Impact Crater, Northwestern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico?

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    Lefticariu, L.

    2005-05-01

    The Terminal Cretaceous Chicxulub Impact Crater had a strong control on the depositional and diagenetic history of the northern Yucatan Platform during most of the Cenozoic Era. The Chicxulub Sedimentary Basin (henceforth Basin), which approximately coincides with the impact crater, is circumscribed by a concentration of karstic sinkholes known as the Ring of Cenotes. Santa Elena Depression (henceforth Depression) is the name proposed for the bowl-shaped buried feature, first contoured by geophysical studies, immediately south of the Basin, in the area where the Ticul 1 and UNAM 5 wells were drilled. Lithologic, petrographic, and biostratigraphic data on PEMEX, UNAM, and ICDP cores show that: 1) Cenozoic deposits are much thicker inside the Basin than inside the Depression, 2) in general, the Cenozoic formations from inside the Depression are the thickest among those outside the Basin, 3) variably dolomitized pelagic or outer-platform wackestone or mudstone occur both inside the Basin and Depression, 4) the age of the deeper-water sedimentary carbonate rocks is Paleocene-Eocene inside the Basin and Paleocene?-Early Eocene inside the Depression, 5) the oldest formations that crop out are of Middle Eocene age at the edge of the Basin and Early-Middle Eocene age inside the Depression, 6) saline lake deposits, that consist chiefly of anhydrite, gypsum, and fine carbonate, and also contain quartz, chert, clay, zeolite, potassium feldspar, pyrite, and fragments of wood, are present in the Cenozoic section of the UNAM 5 core between 282 and 198 m below the present land surface, 7) the dolomite, subaerial exposure features (subaerial crusts, vugs, karst, dedolomite), and vug-filling cement from the Eocene formations are more abundant inside the Depression than inside the Basin. The depositional environments that are proposed for explaining the Cenozoic facies succession within the Santa Elena Depression are: 1) deeper marine water (Paleocene?-Early Eocene), 2) relatively

  17. A leading-edge hardware family for diagnostics applications and low-level RF in CERN's ELENA ring

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    Angoletta, M E; Jaussi, M; Leiononen, P; Levens, T E; Molendijk, J C; Sanchez-Quesada, J; Simonin, J

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    The CERN Extra Low ENergy Antiproton (ELENA) Ring is a new synchrotron that will be commissioned in 2016 to further decelerate the antiprotons transferred from the CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator (AD). The requirements for the acquisition and treatment of signals for longitudinal diagnostics are very demanding, owing to the revolution frequency swing as well as to the digital signal processing required. The requirements for the Low-Level Radio-Frequency (LLRF) system are very demanding as well, especially in terms of revolution frequency swing, dynamic range and low noise required by the cavity voltage control and digital signal processing to be performed. Both sets of requirements will be satisfied by using a leading-edge hardware family, developed to cover the LLRF needs of all synchrotrons in the Meyrin site; it will be first deployed in 2014 in the CERN’s PSB and in the medical machine MedAustron. This paper gives an overview of the main building blocks of the hardware family and of th...

  18. Fortalecimiento del sector de la soldadura en la Provincia de Santa Elena a través de actividades del Centro de Capacitación de Soldadura LINDE-UPSE

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    Jorge Lucin

    2015-10-01

    Abstract The generation of grands projects that the country has, in its execution bears the important contribution of technical work such as welding. The University Santa Elena Peninsula, UPSE and multinational LINDE, ex AGA S.A.,  in order to strengthen the area of welding work in the province of Santa Elena, have signed a cooperation agreement with a duration of 5 years. For this purpose, is installed, an Training Center first order with equipment, machinery, tooling and supplies needed to offer quality work. Physical resources are given to UPSE, while knowledge and technique gives the multinational facilitator through highly qualified instructor.  The courses   to offering are approbation. The work is organized upon circulation, registration, training, evaluation, approval and final reports for each course, which is based on the statistics and media documents. Thus, over the first 3 years of work, has trained 229 people, with a total of 240 hours in 12 basic curs for welders support. Representative institutions in these works have been favored by updating technical knowledge and taught at the Center. The agreement remaining 1.5 years to finish but given its fruitful work, surely renew contributions towards this important technical work such as welding.

  19. Coordinación de las protecciones de la subestación de distribución en la península de Santa Elena

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    Fernández Chicas, Robinson David; Espinel Encalada, José Leonidas; Aguilar Sánchez, Yasmani Leonardo; Saavedra Mera, Juan

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    El presente trabajo desarrolla el estudio de la coordinación de protecciones aplicados a la subestación de distribución “SALINAS”, ubicada en la península de Santa Elena. Partiendo primero desde la descripción de las instalaciones, para conocer los elementos que la componen; posteriormente, se realiza un estudio de flujo de carga en condiciones de máxima y mínima carga y un estudio de cortocircuito de la subestación aplicados a la barra de 69kV y 13.8kV, esto nos servirá como datos preliminar...

  20. From Odessa to Florence: Elena Comparetti Raffalovich. A Jewish Russian Woman in Nineteenth-Century Italy

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    Full Text Available In the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, Italy held a strong appeal for Russian travelers. Several of these Russian émigrés were women of Jewish lineage, who had come with their families or were sent abroad on their own in order to complete their education at one of the newborn kingdom’s prestigious universities. Elena Raffalovich (Odessa 1842 – Florence 1918 is one of the earliest and most intriguing examples of this phenomenon. While her intellectual trajectory, as a pioneer in children’s education and an advocate of women’s rights, is representative of that of many other Russian Jewish women living in Italy at that time, it also challenges a number of historiographic commonplaces about Jewish women and their emancipation process in nineteenth-century Europe. Moreover, through the archives of different prominent members of the Raffalovich dynasty, it is possible to follow its vicissitudes over at least five generations, completing our knowledge of Elena’s biography and reassessing the importance of her intellectual contribution to Italian culture.

  1. El estilo de apego en la violencia contra la mujer, en la provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador.

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    Holguer Romero

    2015-10-01

    The objective is to determine the style of attachment S. What influences the permission of Violence against Women, evaluating the type of violence, which is prevalent in the Province of Santa Elena, in women assaulted by their romantic partners. Analysis Unit is violated That woman accepts Be Part of the Study By signing the Informed Consent. The UN is Metodo JOINT Focus: Comparative correlational, with a quasi-experimental design ex post facto, on the basis of Mixed Media: research based on observation. Information Sera primary and secondary source, the focus is Quantitative and qualitative interview technique employing one profundity and filling the questionnaires. Risk scale Apostolic Violence, CaMir Questionnaire. The personological Features Each with Data Analysis Report of the expert analyzes, para establish A triangulation With The Other Instruments results. With the evaluation of the type of violence, verifying attachment style, Determined The reasons for this addiction abused woman, With obtaining affective-cognitive characteristics; facilitate the evaluation is diagnosed expert, benefiting Rescue of Victims of Violence.

  2. Citrato de Calcio a partir de valvas de ostras en la Península de Santa Elena-Ecuador

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    Mery Ramírez

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    Full Text Available Las valvas de ostras (Crassostrea iridescens son un desecho de la actividad gastronómica local de la Provincia de Santa Elena. Con el propósito de otorgar un valor agregado a estos desperdicios el grupo integrado por los estudiantes y la Docente de Química de Ciencias del Mar de la Universidad Estatal de la Península de Santa Elena (UPSE, han puesto en marcha un proyecto en el contexto de una economía diversificada a través del conocimiento, la innovación social y tecnológica, base de la nueva matriz productiva de Ecuador [1]. Investigaciones realizadas por China y Japón [2] han ideado formas de reutilizar las propiedades calcáreas de las valvas de las ostras, conociendo que el calcio es suplemento en alimentos y medicinas de uso terapéutico y medicinal [3] [4]. El presente estudio se realizó con un total de 200 valvas de ostras, con una longitud promedio de 10,5 cm, recolectadas periódicamente, permitiendo cumplir con características fundamentales del análisis químico, y el desarrollo de habilidades de investigación en los estudiantes. El porcentaje de Calcio presente en las valvas fue cuantificado mediante técnicas de tratamiento de muestras y análisis químico: limpieza, secado, pulverizado y extracción mediante lixiviación ácida para la precipitación y cuantificación de compuestos indeseables [5]. La metodología es seleccionada de acuerdo a la disposición de equipamiento del Laboratorio de Ciencias Químicas (UPSE. Los resultados indicaron que las valvas de ostras contenían un porcentaje de materia inorgánica de 99,16%, donde el calcio representó el 10.17%.También se evaluaron los elementos trazas ajenos como parte de aseguramiento de la calidad del producto obtenido. La técnica permite obtener el Calcio en forma de Citrato de calcio con buenos porcentajes de aceptabilidad química. Estos resultados estimulan el desarrollo de futuras investigaciones, que posibiliten la explotación económica de este residuo en

  3. María Elena: el fin de una experiencia urbana: Un estudio de caso en el desierto de Atacama, Chile

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    Full Text Available En el presente trabajo se plantea la relación entre la ciudad salitrera de María Elena (II Región, diseñada de acuerdo a propuestas utópicas en un territorio privado, y el cambio de las relaciones laborales entre la Compañía SQM y los trabajadores a partir del predominio de un nuevo modelo de acumulación cuyos ejes están dados por la competitividad, la producción de calidad y la globalización. La ciudad fue creada para que hombres y mujeres construyeran sus proyectos de vida en medio del Desierto de Atacama, ofreciéndoles todas las garantías y la infraestructura para que ello fuese así en los marcos de una política de pleno empleo, de modo de contener a la población en un medio inhóspito, cumplir los objetivos productivos y fortalecer una identidad coherente y cohesionada, lo que a partir de nuevas decisiones estratégicas es substituido por un modelo de flexibilidad laboral, lo que anula su definición primigenia y el interés colectivo para comenzar a dar paso a un campamento minero.In this paper we look into the relationship between the nitrate town of Maria Elena (in Region II - designed on Utopian principals as a private project - and the changing labor relations between the SQM Company and the workers as a result of the predominance of a new accumulation model guided by competitiveness, quality production and globalization. The town was created so that men and women could establish their livelihoods in the Atacama Desert, with guarantees and infrastructure based on a full employment policy. This was in order to anchor the population in this inhospitable environment, to meet production objectives and to strengthen a coherent and cohesive identity. New strategic decisions led to this model being replaced by one based on labour flexibilization, deleting its original intention and collective interest to give way to a mining camp.

  4. LA ASOCIATIVIDAD DEL SECTOR PESQUERO ARTESANAL DEL CANTÓN LA LIBERTAD, PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA Y LA INCIDENCIA EN SU CALIDAD DE VIDA, EN 2013”

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    León Sinche, Irene Paulina

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    La presente investigación muestra el desarrollo y aplicación de un modelo asociativo para mejorar la calidad de vida de los pescadores artesanales del cantón La Libertad, provincia de Santa Elena, cuyo proceso se inicia con la investigación objetiva de la situación actual del sector, mediante la aplicación de métodos, técnicas e instrumentos de investigación para conocer los datos demográficos de los pescadores artesanales, acceso al crédito y el nivel de asociatividad desarrol...

  5. Evaluación estructural y rehabilitación sísmica del Hotel Samarina de propiedad de la Universidad Península de Santa Elena, para la creación de un modelo disipador de energía.

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    Armando Saltos

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    Full Text Available El Hotel Samarina está ubicado frente al mar, en la cota +12 m s.n.m., en el cantón La Libertad, Provincia de Santa Elena. Fue construido al final de la década de los 50. El hotel Samarina terminado en un 70%, se compone de planta baja y tres pisos altos y estructuras de hormigón armado. La superficie total del mencionado hotel es de 2638 m2. Actualmente, se conoce que en el Ecuador y principalmente en la Provincia de Santa Elena, presenta una alta sismicidad por estar ubicada cercana a la zona de subducción de la placa de nazca y la placa sudamericana. A través de una evaluación y diagnóstico estructural, conforme a las normas ecuatorianas NEC 2011 o códigos uniformes de edificación UBC 97 la actual edificación no cumple el diseño sismoresistente, y de acuerdo al conocimiento actual se elaboró un diseño moderno donde se mejoró su nivel de desempeño o comportamiento sismo resistente ante la acción de un sismo moderado, y con la aplicación de un software libre denominado ETAB's se implementó un modelo con sistema de reforzamiento, compuesto de disipadores de energía colocados en las caras laterales y reforzamiento de columnas en los cuatro niveles que componen el edificio.   ABSTRACT The Samarina Hotel is located close to the sea, at 12 m s.n.m., at La Libertad, Province of Santa Elena. It was constructed at the end of the decade of the 50. The hotel has a ground floor and three high floors and it has reinforced concrete structures with surface of 26382. In the Ecuador and principally at Province of Santa Elena, has a high seismicity conditions because of it are located near to the zone of subduction of the Nazca South plates. An evaluation and structural diagnosis was performed, according to NEC 2011 proceeding, and also with the uniform codes of building UBC97. It is important to indicate that the actual building does not fulfill the design seismic resistant requirements. To improve the level resistant earthquake was

  6. Estudio de factibilidad de procesadora de derivados de maracuyá. Una alternativa de desarrollo en Santa Elena, Ecuador Autores

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    Tigrero-González, Félix

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    Full Text Available The present study aims to determine the technical and financial feasibility of processing derived products from passion fruit, through the setting–up of a production and marketing company in the commune “Las Balsas” - Santa Elena city, Guayas province, Ecuador, where the company will be located. This place has a geographical and climatological location that is appropriate for the growing of passion fruit which facilitates obtaining raw materials throughout the year. The social impact of the company is positive since it demands workers for its operation which will be found in the same sector, plus the use of clean technology for environmen- tal conservation, besides the test of a hypothesis that the setting–up of a processing plant of passion fruit will generate social and economic benefits that allows a better standard of life of the inhabitants of this commune and province.

  7. Proyecto de factibilidad para la creación de una institución financiera de crédito prendarío, en la libertad-provincia de Santa Elena

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    Abril Briones, Ruben Dario; Estrada Guzman, Jairo Alfredo; Romero Montoya, Maria Elena

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    El presente documento pretende justificar, económica y financieramente, la creación de una Institución Financiera de Crédito Prendario en La Libertad-Provincia de Santa Elena. Este proyecto muestra una alternativa de conceder financiamiento a través de créditos prendarios, además de desarrollar un mecanismo para facilitar los créditos, ofrecerá la debida protección de preservar la autenticidad y seguridad de los activos que garantizan los créditos prendarios, e incentivar una cultura de aper...

  8. Elena de Miguel Aparicio El aspect en la sintaxis del Español perfectividad e impersonalidad Ediciones de Ia Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1992, p. 264.

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    Jasmina Markič

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    Full Text Available No son muchas las obras destinadas en su totalidad al estudio del aspecto en español por lo que la publicación dellibro de Elena de Miguel Aparicio llama tanto más la atención especialmente en nuestro · ambiente lingüistico eslavo di:mde el aspecto, como es sabido, tiene una importancia especial. La autora se dedica al estudio del aspecto como categoría independiente del tiempo desde una perspectiva oracional utilizando el modelo actual de la gramática generativa denominado Rección y Ligamiento.

  9. DETERMINACION DE FACTORES DE RIESGO DE MOBBING EN LAS EMPRESAS ESTATALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA

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    Bertha Maggi De Monserrate

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    Full Text Available El Mobbing es una patalogía considerada por la Organizacion Mundial de la Salud y la Organizacion Panamericana como una entidad clinica muy violenta que en los ultimos dias ha tomado un auge considerable afectando el desarrollo de las naciones y constituyendo una amenaza para la salud publica a nivel mundial. Este término proviene del vocablo anglosajón que se traduce como acoso moral, psicoterror laboral, violencia psicológica, en resumen una medida de conducta agresiva hacia el trabajador victima, por parte de otro trabajador agresor. Los especialistas coinciden en que se trata de un problema de salud publica, alcanzando el grado de epidemia - pandemia. El objetivo de proyecto es determinar los factores de riesgo que inducen al Mobbing en los trabajadores de los Establecimientos Estatales de la Provincia de Santa Elena, en una muestra al azar de 400 trabajadores. El instrumento de Recoleccion de datos será el Inventario de Acoso Moral de Leyman. El resultado será diagnostico de Mobbing en los trabajadorobjeto de estudio para la intervención psicológica respectiva.

  10. Quantification of the enzyme activities of iduronate-2-sulfatase, N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase and N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

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    Ryuichi Mashima

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    Full Text Available Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS is a genetic disorder characterized by the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in the body. Of the multiple MPS disease subtypes, several are caused by defects in sulfatases. Specifically, a defect in iduronate-2-sulfatase (ID2S leads to MPS II, whereas N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALN and N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (ARSB defects relate to MPS IVA and MPS VI, respectively. A previous study reported a combined assay for these three disorders in a 96-well plate using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS-based technique (Kumar et al., Clin Chem 2015 61(11:1363-1371. In our study, we applied this methodology to a Japanese population to examine the assay precision and the separation of populations between disease-affected individuals and controls for these three disorders. Within our assay conditions, the coefficient of variation (CV, % values for an interday assay of ID2S, GALN, and ARSB were 9%, 18%, and 9%, respectively (n = 7. The average enzyme activities of ID2S, GALN, and ARSB in random neonates were 19.6 ± 5.8, 1.7 ± 0.7, and 13.4 ± 5.2 μmol/h/L (mean ± SD, n = 240, respectively. In contrast, the average enzyme activities of ID2S, GALN, and ARSB in disease-affected individuals were 0.5 ± 0.2 (n = 6, 0.3 ± 0.1 (n = 3, and 0.3 (n = 1 μmol/h/L, respectively. The representative analytical range values corresponding to ID2S, GALN, and ARSB were 39, 17, and 168, respectively. These results raise the possibility that the population of disease-affected individuals could be separated from that of healthy individuals using the LC-MS/MS-based technique.

  11. Elaboración de hormigones que minimicen el impacto al ambiente, empleando neumáticos usados de vehículos livianos y pesados, en la provincia de Santa Elena

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    Armando Saltos

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    En su segunda etapa se realizará el diseño de hormigón incluyendo las partículas de neumáticos triturados, en el que se dará a conocer cuál es el porcentaje óptimo que se incluirá este material con respecto al hormigón. Por lo tanto con la ejecución de este proyecto se reduciría sustancialmente la contaminación que produce este tipo de desechos, además de proporcionar un uso adecuado en términos de construcción en la provincia de Santa Elena.

  12. Adaptación del Trigo (Triticum, en diferentes épocas de cuatro localidades, Provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Néstor Orrala B

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available EL Ecuador importa el 98 % de los requerimientos internos de trigo. Tradicionalmente se cultiva en la Sierra, cuya clima tiene características parecidas a la provincia de Santa Elena en determinada época, lo que podría ser soporte para adaptar este cultivar a las condiciones agroecológicas de la península. La investigación tuvo objetivo verificar el comportamiento agronómico de variedades de trigo en San Vicente de Colonche, Sinchal, Zapotal, San Vicente de Loja con los materiales Cojitambo, Zhalao, Trigo Blanco, Seri-Atila y Tinamou x Lira x Veree, sembradas en diferentes épocas bajo el diseño Bloques Completamente al Azar. Variables experimentales estudiadas: encañado, espigado, altura de la planta, número de macollos; longitud de espiga sin aristas; cantidad de granos llenos y vanos; peso de 1 000 semillas, expresado en gramos; rendimiento por hectárea en kilogramos mas análisis económico. Las etapas fenológicas son más cortas en la Costa con relación a la Sierra; sobresale la localidad San Vicente de Colonche, la primera época y la variedad Zhalao. Algunas variables agronómicas se acercan a los descriptores del INIAP.

  13. Determination of genotypic and clinical characteristics of Colombian patients with mucopolysaccharidosis IVA

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    Full Text Available Sandra M Tapiero-Rodriguez,1 Johanna C Acosta Guio,1 Gloria Liliana Porras-Hurtado,2 Natalia García,3 Martha Solano,4 Harry Pachajoa,5 Harvy M Velasco1 1Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Departamento de morfología, Maestría de genética humana, Bogotá, 2Family Compensation Fund of Risaralda, Pereira, 3Faculty of Medicine, Manizales University, Manizales, 4Department of Neuropediatrics, Cardioinfantil Foundation, Bogotá, 5Centro de Investigaciones en Anomalías Congénitas y Enfermedades Raras, Universidad ICESI y Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia Background: As mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA is the most frequent MPS in Colombia, this paper aims to describe its clinical and mutational characteristics in 32 diagnosed patients included in this study. Methods: Genotyping was completed by amplification and Sanger sequencing of the GALNS gene. The SWISS-model platform was used for bioinformatic analysis, and mutant proteins were generated by homology from the wild-type GALNS code 4FDI template from the Protein Data Bank (PDB database. Docking was performed using the GalNAc6S ligand (PubChem CID: 193456 by AutoDock Vina 1.0 and visualized in PyMOL and LigPlot+. Results: Eleven variants were identified, and one new pathogenic variant was described in the heterozygous state, which is consistent with genotype c. 319 G>T or p.Ala107Ser. The pathogenic variant c.901G>T or p.Gly301Cys was the most frequent mutation with 51.6% of alleles. Docking revealed affinity energy of −5.9 Kcal/mol between wild-type GALNS and the G6S ligand. Some changes were evidenced at the intermolecular interaction level, and affinity energy for each mutant decreased. Conclusion: Clinical variables and genotypic analysis were similar to those reported for other world populations. Genotypic data showed greater allelic heterogeneity than those previously reported. Bioinformatics tools showed differences in the binding interactions of mutant proteins with the G6S

  14. A metabonomic approach for mechanistic exploration of pre-clinical toxicology.

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    Coen, Muireann

    2010-12-30

    Metabonomics involves the application of advanced analytical tools to profile the diverse metabolic complement of a given biofluid or tissue. Subsequent statistical modelling of the complex multivariate spectral profiles enables discrimination between phenotypes of interest and identifies panels of discriminatory metabolites that represent candidate biomarkers. This review article presents an overview of recent developments in the field of metabonomics with a focus on application to pre-clinical toxicology studies. Recent research investigations carried out as part of the international COMET 2 consortium project on the hepatotoxic action of the aminosugar, galactosamine (galN) are presented. The application of advanced, high-field NMR spectroscopy is demonstrated, together with complementary application of a targeted mass spectrometry platform coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography. Much novel mechanistic information has been gleaned on both the mechanism of galN hepatotoxicity in multiple biofluids and tissues, and on the protection afforded by co-administration of glycine and uridine. The simultaneous identification of both the metabolic fate of galN and its associated endogenous consequences in spectral profiles is demonstrated. Furthermore, metabonomic assessment of inter-animal variability in response to galN presents enhanced mechanistic insight on variable response phentoypes and is relevant to understanding wider aspects of individual variability in drug response. This exemplar highlights the analytical and statistical tools commonly applied in metabonomic studies and notably, the approach is applicable to the study of any toxin/drug or intervention of interest. The metabonomic approach holds considerable promise and potential to significantly advance our understanding of the mechanistic bases for adverse drug reactions. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  15. Estudio sobre la Salud y Nutrición de los Estudiantes de la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena

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    Karina Bricio

    2015-10-01

    A good physical activity with a good performance in all environments depends on the nutritious habits and good health that this represents, In fact universities today care about the quality of the education and keeping its healthy students; which is part of the teaching activities also having obligation to inculcate healthy habits within their study programs, and thereby to promote a healthy lifestyle. The objective of this research is to analyze which is the current state of health, and the types of foods consumed by the students of the state university of Santa Elena Peninsula UPSE, to determine strategies and to be able to implement campaigns and talks about health and nutrition. The investigation determined that the students are not feeding well, due to the fact that their diets do not incorporate, fruits, vegetable, and not taking any vitamin supplement, in addition it is analyzed that have a high stress problem, and generally are always suffering from gastritis. The diet should be balanced which these provides a positive balance to our body.

  16. The hELENa project - II. Abundance distribution trends of early-type galaxies: from dwarfs to giants

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    Sybilska, A.; Kuntschner, H.; van de Ven, G.; Vazdekis, A.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Peletier, R. F.; Lisker, T.

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    In this second paper of The role of Environment in shaping Low-mass Early-type Nearby galaxies (hELENa) series we study [Mg/Fe] abundance distribution trends of early-type galaxies (ETGs) observed with the Spectrographic Areal Unit for Research on Optical Nebulae integral field unit, spanning a wide range in mass and local environment densities: 20 low-mass early types (dEs) of Sybilska et al. and 258 massive early types (ETGs) of the ATLAS3D project, all homogeneously reduced and analysed. We show that the [Mg/Fe] ratios scale with velocity dispersion (σ) at fixed [Fe/H] and that they evolve with [Fe/H] along similar paths for all early types, grouped in bins of increasing local and global σ, as well as the second velocity moment Vrms, indicating a common inside-out formation pattern. We then place our dEs on the [Mg/Fe] versus [Fe/H] diagram of Local Group galaxies and show that dEs occupy the same region and show a similar trend line slope in the diagram as the high-metallicity stars of the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud. This finding extends the similar trend found for dwarf spheroidal versus dwarf irregular galaxies and supports the notion that dEs have evolved from late-type galaxies that have lost their gas at a point of their evolution, which likely coincided with them entering denser environments.

  17. Herramientas de Marketing y Gerenciales que se emplean en las diferentes Unidades de Negocios de la provincia de Santa Elena

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    Roxana Álvarez

    2015-10-01

    The company like cell of the economy has to be studied because it turns in actor of the first order. The good health of the company is the good health of the economic one and vice versa. The company is what his manager is; the person interests then brain of the organization. Inside this context this study is realized in search of the organization and activity of the company of the province of Santa Elena. It has been considered so much of marketing a set of variables as managerial that use these units of production and / or commercialization for the attainment of his aims: positioning and economic growth. There takes a sample that includes the most wide business range: companies of retail and wholesale commercialization, of services, of commercialization, of production and of another type. The information obtains across surveys, which then are tabulated, which allows to obtain the tools that use the business in the province. The companies declare the utilization of tools, but his administrators cannot explain form and the procedures in each of the cases, that is to say, do it of intuitive form, more not because they possess the technical knowledge of the same ones.

  18. Estudio de Factibilidad Técnico-Económico y Financiero para la Construcción de una Estación de Gas Natural y un Taller de Conversión Vehicular en la Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Espol; Marmol Hermosa, Daniel; Rivera Briones, José

    2015-01-01

    El proyecto consiste en construir una estación de servicio que expenda gas natural a los taxis de la provincia de Santa Elena adicionalmente propone construir un taller donde se ofrecerá el servicio de instalación y mantenimientos del kit, que permita usar el gas natural como combustible alternativo a la gasolina. El gas natural es el hidrocarburo que produce en los motores la combustión más limpia. Guayaquil Magíster en Gestión de Proyectos

  19. Paranoia y juegos fantásticos en Andamos huyendo Lola de Elena Garro

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    Raúl Calderón Bird

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    Full Text Available La palabra griega paránoia se compone de pará (fuera de y de noys (mente. Traducida literalmente significa “fuera de la mente”, expresión que remite a su vez a la palabra “locura”. De hecho, esa holgada acepción es la primera que registra El pequeño Larousse en su edición de 2003. Sin embargo, la psiquiatría ha restringido su significado. Los psiquiatras Alfred M. Freedman, Harold I. Kaplan y Benjamin J. Sadock, en su Compendio de Psiquiatría, la definen como un trastorno psicótico crónico que se caracteriza por una alta frecuencia de ideas delirantes, y distinguen cuatro estados paranoides: el celotípico, el erótico, el de grandeza y el persecutorio. Pero advierten que de estos cuatro estados, “el estado persecutorio es clínicamente, con mucho, el más frecuente y el más importante”. Si damos por descontado que la literatura es en buena medida reflejo de la realidad, tanto exterior como interior, no es de extrañar que de esos cuatro estados paranoides acaso el más frecuente en dicho arte, y el más importante también, lo sea el estado persecutorio paranoide. Pensando en la literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea, por lo menos dos escritores de la misma generación produjeron ficciones de corte autobiográfico con fuertes tintes de ese estadoparanoide: el argentino Ernesto Sábato en Abbadón el extermina- dor, novela publicada en 1974, y la mexicana Elena Garro en los cuen- tos y novelas que escribió algún tiempo después de 1968, sobre todo, y empezando por el título mismo, en el libro de cuentos que nos ocupará en el presente artículo, Andamos huyendo Lola, publicado en 1980.

  20. Methane Dynamics in a Tropical Serpentinizing Environment: The Santa Elena Ophiolite, Costa Rica

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    Melitza Crespo-Medina

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    Full Text Available Uplifted ultramafic rocks represent an important vector for the transfer of carbon and reducing power from the deep subsurface into the biosphere and potentially support microbial life through serpentinization. This process has a strong influence upon the production of hydrogen and methane, which can be subsequently consumed by microbial communities. The Santa Elena Ophiolite (SEO on the northwestern Pacific coast of Costa Rica comprises ~250 km2 of ultramafic rocks and mafic associations. The climatic conditions, consisting of strongly contrasting wet and dry seasons, make the SEO a unique hydrogeological setting, where water-rock reactions are enhanced by large storm events (up to 200 mm in a single storm. Previous work on hyperalkaline spring fluids collected within the SEO has identified the presence of microorganisms potentially involved in hydrogen, methane, and methanol oxidation (such as Hydrogenophaga, Methylobacterium, and Methylibium spp., respectively, as well as the presence of methanogenic Archaea (such as Methanobacterium. Similar organisms have also been documented at other serpentinizing sites, however their functions have not been confirmed. SEO's hyperalkaline springs have elevated methane concentrations, ranging from 145 to 900 μM, in comparison to the background concentrations (<0.3 μM. The presence and potential activity of microorganisms involved in methane cycling in serpentinization-influenced fluids from different sites within the SEO were investigated using molecular, geochemical, and modeling approaches. These results were combined to elucidate the bioenergetically favorable methane production and/or oxidation reactions in this tropical serpentinizing environment. The hyperalkaline springs at SEO contain a greater proportion of Archaea and methanogens than has been detected in any terrestrial serpentinizing system. Archaea involved in methanogenesis and anaerobic methane oxidation accounted from 40 to 90% of total

  1. Evolución del sector servicios de alojamiento y restauración y su contribución al desarrollo económico de Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Sabina Villón Perero

    2017-05-01

    Full Text Available Las actividades turísticas, en especial los servicios de alojamiento y restauración han mantenido una importante participación en la economía del Ecuador durante los últimos años, a partir de esta premisa se consideró relevante realizar el presente estudio que consiste en el análisis de la evolución del sector en mención y su contribución al desarrollo económico de la comuna Ayangue ubicada en la provincia de Santa Elena. Para ejecutar la investigación de campo se tomó una muestra de establecimientos dedicados a las mencionadas actividades, así como también se realizó un estudio socioeconómico mediante la aplicación de  encuestas y entrevistas las mismas que permitieron  obtener información cualitativa y cuantitativa, cuyos resultados evidenciaron cómo ha  evolucionado este sector y el impacto que ha generado en el desarrollo de la comunidad a través del tiempo, los mismos que reflejaron el incentivo de emprendimientos, la  generación de plazas de trabajo y el mejoramiento del nivel económico y social de los comuneros.     Abstract Tourist activities, specially Accommodation and provision of food and beverages services, have had an important participation in the economy of Ecuador in the last years, based on this premise it was considered relevant to carry out the present study, which is an analysis of the sector in question and their contribution to economic development of the Ayangue Commune, in Province of Santa Elena. For perform field investigations, it took a sample of establishments and was performed a socio-economic study, using surveys and interviews, which they allowed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information, whose results showed the evolution of this sector and the impact generated in the community development through time, resulting incentive enterprises, generating jobs and improving the economic and social level of the community members.

  2. Breve síntesis histórica y reflexiones acerca de la continuidad étnica, sentido de etnicidad e identidad cultural en la región de Santa Elena, Ecuador

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    Erick López Reyes

    2016-12-01

    Abstract   This paper presents a brief summary of the pre-Hispanic and colonial history of the Santa Elena region, from the first arrival of human groups in the area until the early days of the new Republic of Ecuador. By giving narrative body to a series of data dispersed product of archaeological research, and historical documentaries, made in the region since early last century actually. Based on them then arises a necessary and relevant reflection on issues such as ethnic continuity, ethnicities, culture and identity of the current human groups, descendants of the previous, now inhabit, also raising the importance this has in ongoing processes, and those potential to undertake, for the advancement and local socio-economic development through New tourism or innovation tourism.

  3. Incidencia del estilo de vida en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes, mediante un análisis interno en la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena UPSE, de la provincia de Santa Elena año 2014.

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    Karina Bricio

    2015-10-01

    The present investigation has as objective to evaluate the incidence of the lifestyle in the academic yield of the students of the University State Peninsula of Santa Elena UPSE, the project is framed in knowing the lifestyles of the students that activities make in their free times, and in many of the cases because its academic yield diminishes, by means of technical of observation and interviews it was determined that the students spend stressed, they don't take a healthy lifestyle, they carry out little sport, they pass navigating in the social nets, they like to see the television a lot, and they dedicate few hours to study. It is for it the importance and the development of this project to give to know to the authorities that make their students outside of the university and in that use their free times. The methodology that you applies was of two types, quantitative and qualitative investigation, between the results of the analysis of the questionnaires and the focus groups, was determined that the students dedicate two hours to study, they don't sometimes attend classes for illness, laziness, or they are sleeping, they like to play soccer, to leave to parties, they consume alcoholic drinks, they consume tobacco, they navigate two hours and more in the social nets, they travel little for lack of resources, and in most of the cases they don't have breakfast, they read little, which affects its academic yield in great measure.

  4. La construcción de la imagen heroica a través del discurso periodístico. El caso de la activista peruana María Elena Moyano.

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    Gabriela McEvoy.

    2008-01-01

    Full Text Available This work tries to demonstrate that the social construction of the national hero/heroine as a symbol of courage and resistance generally arises within a period of social, political, and economic crisis. The national hero is a construction that is created in a moment characterized by the loss of public trust and the failure of government leaders to act. The creation of the heroic image functions as a sociopolitical tool. The article suggests that there is a close relationship between the history and the construction of heroic fgures. Using the death of Peruvian activist María Elena Moyano as a concrete example, it demonstrates that journalistic discourse has the ability to create an heroic image around a person who has been given the traditional role that the hero has played in society since Antiquity.

  5. EVALUACIÓN PSICOSOCIAL DEL ADULTO MAYOR EN LA PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA. 2013

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    Jenny Sornoza

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    Full Text Available Los adultos mayores constituyen un grupo poblacional significativo, que por tiempos ha estado desatendido, a pesar de que en el año 1990 se dicta la Ley del Anciano aún las personas mencionadas no gozan de todos los beneficios que contiene dicha ley ya que hasta la actualidad dicha ley no se aplica en su totalidad por falta de socialización, desconocimiento de sus beneficios e implementación de los espacios adecuados entre otras limitantes. El objetivo de la investigación fue el de Realizar una evaluación psicológica y social a los adultos mayores de la provincia en mención, tomando como muestras a las diferentes agrupaciones existentes en varias comunidades y cantones, para crear un modelo de evaluación integral para la optimización de la atención primaria de la salud geriátrica en la Provincia de Santa Elena, al igual que se pretende diseñar propuestas de trabajo que mejoren su condición de vida, puesto que es un sector generalmente abandonado y vulnerable con fácil tendencia a la depresión ; en este estudio participan docentes y estudiantes de la carrera de psicología, y el apoyo coordinado del Ministerio de Inclusión Económica y Social con sus organizaciones y agrupaciones quienes se constituyeron en población y muestra; se aplicó métodos cuantitativo y cualitativo para la evaluación el aspecto psicológico, funciones mentales, entorno familiar y social con la aplicación de los siguientes instrumentos: Mini Mental, Test de Funcionamiento Familiar, ficha social, test de autoestima, ansiedad y depresión, los mismos que nos permitieron comprender cada una de las áreas mencionadas para tener una mirada del contexto general de la población investigada. Entre los hallazgos más relevantes tenemos síntomas de depresión, sentimientos de inutilidad y expectativas de encontrar espacios en los que puedan sentirse productivos y a la vez ocupar su tiempo; así mismo soledad, percepción de abandono familiar entre otros.

  6. Characterizing the nature of melt-rock reaction in peridotites from the Santa Elena Ophiolite, NW Costa Rica

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    Carr, D.; Loocke, M. P.; Snow, J. E.; Gazel, E.

    2017-12-01

    The Santa Elena Ophiolite (SEO), located on the northwestern coast of Costa Rica, consists primarily of preserved oceanic mantle and crustal rocks thrust above an accretionary complex. The SEO is predominantly characterized by mantle peridotites (i.e., primarily spinel lherzolite with minor amounts of harzburgite and dunite) cut and intruded by minor pegmatitic gabbros, layered gabbros, plagiogranites, and doleritic and basaltic dykes. Previous studies have concluded that the complex formed in a suprasubduction zone (SSZ) setting based on the geochemical nature of the layered gabbros and plagiogranites (i.e., depleted LREE and HFSE and enriched LILE and Pb), as well, as the peridotites (i.e., low-TiO2, Zr, and V, and high MgO, Cr, and Ni)(Denyer and Gazel, 2009). Eighteen ultramafic samples collected during the winter 2010/2011 field season (SECR11) exhibit abundant evidence for melt-rock reaction (e.g., disseminated plagioclase and plagioclase-spinel, clinopyroxene-spinel, and plagioclase-clinopyroxene symplectites) and provide a unique opportunity to characterize the textural and chemical nature of melt-rock reaction in the SEO. We present the results of a petrologic investigation (i.e., petrography and electron probe microanalysis) of 28 thin sections (19 spinel lherzolites, of which 14 are plagioclase-bearing, 4 pyroxenite veins, and 5 harzburgites) derived from the SECR11 sample set. The results of this investigation have the potential to better our understanding of the nature of melt generation and migration and melt-rock interaction in the SEO mantle section and shed further light on the complex petrogenetic history of the SEO. Denyer, P., Gazel, E., 2009, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 28:429-442.

  7. Feronia Inc : una diosa desnuda

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    Muntané Puig, Joaquim

    2015-01-01

    El informe cuenta con la colaboración de Devlin Kuyek (GRAIN), Carles Soler (Revista SABC), Liliane Spendeler (Amigos de la Tierra), Guadalupe Rodríguez (Salva la Selva) y Jean-François Mombia (RIAO-RDC). Este informe sigue el hilo de las actividades de la compañía Feronia Inc. para descubrir cómo unas plantaciones congoleñas de palma de aceite conectan de forma muy directa con la alimentación y los bolsillos de la ciudadanía española. El caso se muestra como un ejemplo concreto de un fenó...

  8. Diagnosing mucopolysaccharidosis IVA

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    T.C. Wood (Timothy); K. Harvey (Kirsten); M. Beck (Markus); M.G. Burin (Maira Graeff); Y.H. Chien; H.J. Church (Heather); V. D'Almeida (Vânia); O.P. van Diggelen (Otto); M. Fietz (Michael); R. Giugliani (Roberto); P. Harmatz (Paul); S.M. Hawley (Sara); W.L. Hwu; D. Ketteridge (David); Z. Lukacs; N. Miller (Nicola); M. Pasquali (Marzia); A. Schenone (Andrea); J.N. Thompson; K. Tylee (Karen); C. Yu (Cong); C. Hendriksz (Chris)

    2013-01-01

    textabstractMucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA; Morquio A syndrome) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder resulting from a deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) activity. Diagnosis can be challenging and requires agreement of clinical, radiographic, and

  9. The hELENa project - I. Stellar populations of early-type galaxies linked with local environment and galaxy mass

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    Sybilska, A.; Lisker, T.; Kuntschner, H.; Vazdekis, A.; van de Ven, G.; Peletier, R.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Vijayaraghavan, R.; Janz, J.

    2017-09-01

    We present the first in a series of papers in The role of Environment in shaping Low-mass Early-type Nearby galaxies (hELENa) project. In this paper, we combine our sample of 20 low-mass early types (dEs) with 258 massive early types (ETGs) from the ATLAS3D survey - all observed with the SAURON integral field unit - to investigate early-type galaxies' stellar population scaling relations and the dependence of the population properties on local environment, extended to the low-σ regime of dEs. The ages in our sample show more scatter at lower σ values, indicative of less massive galaxies being affected by the environment to a higher degree. The shape of the age-σ relations for cluster versus non-cluster galaxies suggests that cluster environment speeds up the placing of galaxies on the red sequence. While the scaling relations are tighter for cluster than for the field/group objects, we find no evidence for a difference in average population characteristics of the two samples. We investigate the properties of our sample in the Virgo cluster as a function of number density (rather than simple clustrocentric distance) and find that dE ages correlate with the local density such that galaxies in regions of lower density are younger, likely because they are later arrivals to the cluster or have experienced less pre-processing in groups, and consequently used up their gas reservoir more recently. Overall, dE properties correlate more strongly with density than those of massive ETGs, which was expected as less massive galaxies are more susceptible to external influences.

  10. LLRF beam results on the first year of ELENA’s commissioning with beam

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    Angoletta, Maria Elena; Molendijk, John; Sanchez Quesada, Jorge; CERN. Geneva. ATS Department

    2018-01-01

    CERN’s Extra Low ENergy Antiproton (ELENA) ring’s commissioning with beam started in earnest in March 2017. Ions from an H- source were injected in ELENA at low energy, although in a degraded way (lower voltage and intensity than planned) and with not constant reproducibility of the injection. From August 2017 onwards antiprotons from the AD were also injected in ELENA at high energy for up to three, weekly MD session. The 2017 ELENA commissioning run stopped on December 1st to allow the installation of the electron cooler. This note gives an overview of the successful operation carried out by the ELENA Low-Level RF (LLRF) during the first year of ELENA commissioning and of the main beam results obtained. Operation with H- ions and with antiprotons are considered, together with different operational settings and problems encountered. Hints on future deployment and commissioning steps are also provided.

  11. Energía Undimotriz, alternativa para la producción de Energía Eléctrica en la Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Rolando Calero

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available La energía undimotriz, es la energía que permite obtener electricidad a partir de energía mecánica generada por el movimiento de las olas. Es uno de los tipos de energías renovables con más recientes estudios, y presenta enormes ventajas frente a otras energías renovables debido a que se tendría mayor facilidad para predecir condiciones geológicas óptimas que permitan la mayor eficiencia en sus procesos. Debido a que es más fácil llegar a predecir condiciones óptimas de oleaje, en comparación con la obtenida con  los vientos para obtener energía eólica, donde su variabilidad es menor.En este trabajo se espera aportar y dilucidar con datosespecíficos sobre la morfología de la zonamarítima en la provincia de Santa Elena, tratando depredecir si las características propias del lugar son idóneas  para producir electricidad en base a la implementación de energíaundimotriz, como fuente renovable no convencional utilizando las tecnologías actuales para este propósito.

  12. [The intervention of Dr Francisco Díaz in the inquisitorial process against Elena/o de Cespedes, a transsexual surgeon found guilty by the Inquistion in Toledo in 1587].

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    Maganto Pavón, Emilio

    2007-10-01

    To make known, comprehensively, an almost unknown episode in the life of Dr. Francisco Diaz (1527-1590), surgeon of the king Philip II, and author of the first urology treaty in the history of medicine. To our knowledge, to date there were few references about the participation that, as an expert, Francisco Diaz had to have in the inquisitorial process against Elena de Cespedes, a presumed hermaphrodite accused by the Inquisition because being a woman married another one pretending to be a man. The trial was carried out in Toledo in 1587 and had great impact in that time, because the accused, dressing with male clothes and usurping the prerogatives of a man, had gotten by fraud titles and favours which were forbidden for women, the title of surgeon among them. Except for the reference by Folch Jou and Burshatin, both short and incomplete, no other author or biographer of the famous surgeon had cited this episode of his life, which to our judgment could mean a great damage to his reputation. We reviewed the works by the two aforementioned authors, all the works and biographies about Dr. Francisco Diaz that we could found, and microfilmed and transcript the whole bundle 234, expedient 24, from the section Inquisition at the National Historical Archive in Madrid, corresponding to Elena de Cespedes (alias Eleno) (> 500 pages) to obtain the greatest amount of data about the accused and the performance of Dr. Francisco Diaz. Francisco Diaz was requested, as an expert, by the Vicar of Madrid to perform the examination of the genitourinary organs to give or not marriage license to that woman saying she was a man. In his report in the year 1586, surprisingly the urologist declared that the petitioner was a man. As it would be demonstrated during the trial, the accused, who alleged being hermaphrodite in her defense, had been able to deceive the expert with her tricks altering her genital morphology. Thanks to her surgical knowledge she had mutilated herself surgically

  13. Elena

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    Elena María Ospina Mejía

    1987-05-01

    Full Text Available Sus caricaturas y dibujos de humor gráfico tienen la formalidad y la limpieza que se utiliza en el diseño publicitario que le quitan la agresividad de sus temas. Su humor se convierte en amable y siempre es refrendado con la picardía ingenua de una sonrisa.

  14. Book review, Animali da compagnia: tutele – diritti – responsabilità, Elena Bassoli (a cura di

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    Manuel Graziani

    2012-12-01

    Full Text Available L'avvocato, docente universitario e presidente dell'Associazione Nazionale Giuristi Informatici e Forensi, Elena Bassoli, ha curato un manuale che affronta le problematiche relative ai diritti degli animali, approfondendo prima la legislazione internazionale e poi le singole pieghe di quella italiana. Il dato da cui si parte sembra secondario ma, invero, è assai rilevante, ovvero che nel nostro Paese si è passati molto lentamente da una concezione esclusivamente utilitaristica degli animali (tutelati in quanto proprietà di qualcuno all'affermazione dei diritti propri dell'animale in quanto tale.Animali da compagnia: tutele – diritti – responsabilità è utile soprattutto alla luce dei Trattati internazionali (D.U.D.A., Trattato di Amsterdam, Trattato di Lisbona che nel corso degli anni hanno introdotto la tutela dell'animale nelle legislazioni di tutto il mondo. La curatrice e i collaboratori hanno analizzato la recente giurisprudenza sugli animali da compagnia e le varie fonti del diritto nazionale, europeo e internazionale, passando in rassegna le norme di riferimento e indicandone l'applicabilità e le procedure con il fine dichiarato di: "Offrire al lettore uno strumento utile, rigoroso e scritto in modo chiaro e comprensibile anche per chi, per la prima volta, si trovi ad affrontare questa parte del diritto". Il manuale si presenta precipuamente come uno strumento di lavoro per i professionisti che trattano le problematiche relative al mondo degli animali domestici. Va segnalata, in proposito, la chiarezza non solo nell'esposizione dei concetti ma anche nell'architettura editoriale. I 10 capitoli che lo compongono forniscono un inquadramento sistematico delle implicazioni amministrative e penali, con rimandi a diverse note per una maggiore chiarezza del testo: dalle origini del diritto animale (dall'antica Grecia all'animalismo contemporaneo, con in mezzo Medioevo, Rinascimento e Darwinismo passando alla tutela degli animali nell

  15. Minería de datos con técnica cluster, caso de estudio: estudiantes de Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena.

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    Mariuxi De La Cruz

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available Este trabajo fue realizado para la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, muestra el proceso de minería de datos aplicando la técnica cluster o conglomerado, con herramientas de software libre como: PostgreSQL, apropiada para el almacenamiento de los datos y R para el análisis estadístico y la generación de los algoritmos que implica la técnica. El análisis cluster fue implementado en datos sociales, económicos y académicos de los estudiantes inscritos en la Facultad de Sistemas y Telecomunicaciones de esta institución de educación superior. El proceso es detallado en tres secciones, la primera donde se describe los conceptos  asociados a minería de datos, técnica cluster y las herramientas tecnológicas utilizadas para explotación de información. En la segunda sección  se describe el proceso de aplicación la técnica cluster con el método particional y con el método jerárquico. En la sección tres se muestra los conglomerados obtenidos al aplicar la técnica en el grupo de datos. Finalmente se presentan las conclusiones y recomendaciones de este trabajo.

  16. Las reformas al impuesto al valor agregado y su efecto en la economía del consumidor en la provincia de Santa Elena. Año 2016

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    Nelson Asencio Cristóbal

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    Full Text Available El objetivo del presente reporte es elaborar un análisis de las reformas tributarias del IVA implementadas en el país en el año 2016 y referir su  impacto en la economía del consumidor en la provincia de Santa Elena. Desde una perspectiva teórica, se define la estructura impositiva del país y su importancia en la generación de ingresos públicos para la consecución objetivos sociales; así como también los fines que conllevan las reformas tributarias tendientes a regular la economía, fomentar el empleo, incentivar la producción, la demanda y el consumo. En la investigación que dio origen a este artículo se aplicaron procedimientos metodológicos  deductivo, cuantitativo, y documental provenientes de fuentes oficiales y  técnicas de investigación que permitieron obtener información relevante para el análisis descriptivo  de las reformas, cuyos resultados reflejan la necesidad de que el gobierno, previa a la adopción de estas medidas,  realice con profundidad un estudio  socio-económico, que permita valorar las incidencias que tendrían en el sector productivo del país y en el consumido específicamente.  En la investigación se describen las últimas reformas tributarias del IVA para luego referir su efecto general en el consumo de bienes y servicios del consumidor peninsular.   Abstract The objective of the present report is to develop an analysis of VAT tax reforms implemented in the country in the year 2016 and see its impact on the economy of the consumer in the province of Santa Elena. From a theoretical perspective, defines the country's tax structure and its importance in the generation of revenue to achieve social objectives; as well as also the purposes involving tax reforms aimed at regulating the economy, promoting employment, encourage the production, demand and consumption. In the research that gave origin to this article is applied procedures methodological deductive, quantitative, and documentary from of

  17. Modelos explicativos del cambio en la cobertura del suelo en el crecimiento del uso urbano de la provincia de Santa Elena - Ecuador

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    Dany Salazar

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    Full Text Available En el año 2009, el gobierno vigente del Ecuador plantea a los gobiernos autónomos descentralizados, los requerimientos de una planificación y ordenamiento en sus respectivos territorios, para que su uso sea sostenible. Por ende, la demanda de insumos de información estadística y geográfica ha sido una prioridad dentro de este ámbito gubernamental. Así tenemos que, la presente contribución investigativa propone brindar insumos de información que de soporte a la planificación y ordenamiento territorial de la Provincia de Santa Elena, Área de Planificación Nº 5 - Ecuador. Siendo uno de los insumos prioritarios la identificación de factores explicativos que inciden en el crecimiento urbano, tales como el biofísico, socioeconómico y de accesibilidad. Para ello se ha seleccionado como unidad de mínima integración de información al pixel y como técnica estadística Regresión Logística. Entre los principales resultados tenemos la implementación de la estandarización, bajo el criterio lineal decreciente para la homogenización de las variables de accesibilidad potenciando al modelo seleccionado y la utilización de herramientas potentes de las Tecnologías de la Información Geográfica, que ha permitido la implementación de modelos con volumen significativo de datos.

  18. Incidencia de la gestión de marketing y procedimientos de injerencia contable en las empresas privadas de la Provincia de Santa Elena, año 2014-2015

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    Libi Caamaño

    2015-12-01

    Abstract Accounting control systems allow the company to know about the economic situation and make decisions; secondly marketing management facilitates compliance with business objectives, to capture the attention of the target market, encouraging customers to purchase action, and current customer loyalty, these two components enable companies to take advantage of any kind environmental opportunities to know the current situation, so the negative impact is minimized. This study aims to assess the impact of accounting control systems and marketing in the administration of private enterprises in the province of Santa Elena, the process of gathering information was aimed at obtaining information from the company managers, financial personnel and public relations in the absence of marketing department in the majority of companies. It was evident that no innovative strategic actions in companies, that will generate knowledge effectively brand in the target market, however, the accounting systems used are appropriate, whether made mostly traditional way, not technological tools are used. The importance of implementing accounting control systems that improve the administrative management of private enterprise in the province, as well as marketing efforts to improve compliance with business objectives entities was determined.

  19. ELENA’s International Collaboration is born

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    Antonella Del Rosso

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    On 13 June, ten institutes signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring (ELENA). Allowing the further deceleration of antiprotons from the Antimatter Decelerator, ELENA will significantly increase the number of particles trapped downstream in the experimental set-ups. This will give an important boost to antimatter research in the years to come.   Electrostatic triplet lenses - a device that will transport antiprotons from ELENA to the experiments. The electrostatic device was successfully tested with the ASACUSA experiment two weeks ago. ELENA - an upgrade of the existing Antiproton Decelerator (AD) - was approved by the CERN Council last year under the condition that external user institutions would contribute to its construction. On 13 June, the foundation stone of the new international collaboration was laid with the signature of the MoU. ELENA is a small magnetic decelerator ring 30 m in circumference that will fit inside the ...

  20. Language experience narratives and the role of autobiographical reasoning in becoming an urban science teacher

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    Rivera Maulucci, Maria S.

    2011-06-01

    One of the central challenges globalization and immigration present to education is how to construct school language policies, procedures, and curricula to support academic success of immigrant youth. This case-study compares and contrasts language experience narratives along Elena's developmental trajectory of becoming an urban science teacher. Elena reflects upon her early language experiences and her more recent experiences as a preservice science teacher in elementary dual language classrooms. The findings from Elena's early schooling experiences provide an analysis of the linkages between Elena's developing English proficiency, her Spanish proficiency, and her autobiographical reasoning. Elena's experiences as a preservice teacher in two elementary dual language classrooms indicates ways in which those experiences helped to reframe her views about the intersections between language learning and science learning. I propose the language experience narrative, as a subset of the life story, as a way to understand how preservice teachers reconstruct past language experiences, connect to the present, and anticipate future language practices.

  1. Book Reviews

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    Elena Mancusi-Materi

    2002-01-01

    Book reviews: Helmore, K. and N. Singh, Sustainable Livelihoods – Building on the Wealth of the poor (reviewed by Elena Mancusi-Materi); Scoones, I (ed.), Dinamics and Diversity: Soil fertility and farming livelihoods in africa (reviewed by Elena Mancusi-Materi); Uphoff, N. (ed.), Agroecological Innovations – Increasing Food Production with Pariciatory Development (reviewed by Elena Mancusi-Materi); Marten, G.G., Human Ecology, Basic Concepts for Sustianable Development (reviewed by Siobhán K...

  2. Elaboración de hormigones que minimicen el impacto al ambiente, empleando neumáticos usados de vehículos livianos y pesados, en la provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Armando Saltos

    2015-10-01

    Waste from rubbers tires are considered to be an environmental and sanitary risk worldwide. As an example in Ecuador, every year nearly 2.4 million rubber tires of various types are discarded as trash, which is equivalent to 55000 tons, according to the Proactive Corporation for Investment Promotion (INVEC. A small porcentage of the waste, are reused to be re-rubberized. But the majority is incinerate or deposited in dumping grounds open to the environment, which is a huge risk to the environment and the health of individuals. The project seeks to create a design of concrete including particles of rubber from discarded tires. The tires will undergo a rigorous selection process, a controlled threading process, and a fabrication according to the specifications of the international standards of concrete of the American Concrete Institute (ACI and the Construction Ecuatorian Standards (NEC, and based on these specifications, the goal is to obtain an acceptable concrete apt to be used in low traffic streets, sidewalks, pedestrian zones, and other concrete structures, minimizing the environmental impact to the misuse of tires in the province of Santa Elena.

  3. Sulfur and carbon geochemistry of the Santa Elena peridotites: Comparing oceanic and continental processes during peridotite alteration

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    Schwarzenbach, Esther M.; Gill, Benjamin C.; Gazel, Esteban; Madrigal, Pilar

    2016-05-01

    Ultramafic rocks exposed on the continent serve as a window into oceanic and continental processes of water-peridotite interaction, so called serpentinization. In both environments there are active carbon and sulfur cycles that contain abiogenic and biogenic processes, which are eventually imprinted in the geochemical signatures of the basement rocks and the calcite and magnesite deposits associated with fluids that issue from these systems. Here, we present the carbon and sulfur geochemistry of ultramafic rocks and carbonate deposits from the Santa Elena ophiolite in Costa Rica. The aim of this study is to leverage the geochemistry of the ultramafic sequence and associated deposits to distinguish between processes that were dominant during ocean floor alteration and those dominant during low-temperature, continental water-peridotite interaction. The peridotites are variably serpentinized with total sulfur concentrations up to 877 ppm that is typically dominated by sulfide over sulfate. With the exception of one sample the ultramafic rocks are characterized by positive δ34Ssulfide (up to + 23.1‰) and δ34Ssulfate values (up to + 35.0‰). Carbon contents in the peridotites are low and are isotopically distinct from typical oceanic serpentinites. In particular, δ13C of the inorganic carbon suggests that the carbon is not derived from seawater, but rather the product of the interaction of meteoric water with the ultramafic rocks. In contrast, the sulfur isotope data from sulfide minerals in the peridotites preserve evidence for interaction with a hydrothermal fluid. Specifically, they indicate closed system abiogenic sulfate reduction suggesting that oceanic serpentinization occurred with limited input of seawater. Overall, the geochemical signatures preserve evidence for both oceanic and continental water-rock interaction with the majority of carbon (and possibly sulfate) being incorporated during continental water-rock interaction. Furthermore, there is

  4. Mejoramiento de las capacidades lingüísticas en el idioma inglés a través de la modalidad Blended Learning para el personal docente de la universidad estatal península de santa elena en el período académico 2015 - 2016

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    Xavier Almeida

    2015-10-01

    This article is the result of teamwork by the Research Team of The English Teaching Career at Peninsula of Santa Elena State University  “U P S E ”.  The basis of this publication is the previous research done by the English career in the years 2012 - 2013.  From this work important data has been selected exclusively from the part in which educators manifested their interest in improving their English competence with the Blended Learning System which offers flexible schedules and classes. There is also an approved project to be executed in the year 2015-2016.  Using these two previous papers as reference this article has been written.

  5. Interrelación de la productividad en el sector artesanal y la vinculación con la colectividad: red de artesanos de la parroquia Atahualpa, provincia de Santa Elena, año 2015

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    Germán Arriaga Baidal

    2016-12-01

      One of the areas of the work of the universities is their relationship with the community, which must generate a productivity interrelationship in both parts. Thus, she connects with teaching and invigorates it. The Santa Elena Peninsula State University and the Department of Linkage through the Accounting and Auditing Career develop this process, with the design and execution of projects that contribute to the development and generate alternative solutions to the problems of the communities. It is currently debated, if the link is understood as the moment in which the university relates to external social actors, without considering the participation of students and teachers in that process, and its effects, both in the community and in University teaching. In the pursuit of productivity, each linking teacher prepares and executes a series of actions, in order to have a positive impact on the student's and the trainee's training process, and their participation in linking projects, a valuable moment that is also considered as an indicator Of productivity - quality, in the field of teaching.

  6. Compositional diversity in peridotites as result of a multi-process history: The Pacific-derived Santa Elena ophiolite, northwest Costa Rica

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    Escuder-Viruete, Javier; Baumgartner, Peter O.; Castillo-Carrión, Mercedes

    2015-08-01

    The Santa Elena ophiolite (SEO) is an ultramafic nappe of more than 270 km2 overlying a tectonic serpentinite-matrix mélange in northwest Costa Rica. It is mainly composed of Cpx-rich and Cpx-poor harzburgites (~ 2.5 km-thick), with minor lherzolite, dunite and chromitite, as well as intrusive mafic sills and subvertical dikes, which coalesce into an upper Isla Negritos gabbroic sill complex. Minerals and whole-rock features of the Cpx-rich and Cpx-poor harzburgites share features of the abyssal and supra-subduction zone (SSZ) peridotites, respectively. To explain these characteristics two-stages of melting and refertilization processes are required. By means of trace element modeling, the composition of Cpx-rich harzburgites may be reproduced by up to ~ 5-10% melting of a primitive mantle source, and the composition of Cpx-poor harzburgites and dunites by ~ 15-18% melting of an already depleted mantle. Therefore, the Cpx-rich harzburgites can be interpreted as product of first-stage melting and low-degrees of melt-rock interaction in a mid-ocean ridge environment, and the Cpx-poor harzburgites and dunites as the product of second-stage melting and refertilization in a SSZ setting. The mafic sills and the Isla Negrito gabbros are genetically related and can be explained as crystallization from the liquids that were extracted from the lower SSZ mantle levels and emplaced at shallow conditions. The Murciélagos Island basalts are not directly related to the ultramafic and mafic rocks of the SEO. Their E-MORB-like composition is similar to most of the CLIP mafic lavas and suggests a common Caribbean plume-related source. The SEO represents a fragment of Pacific-derived, SSZ oceanic lithosphere emplaced onto the southern North America margin during the late Cretaceous. Because of the predominance of rollback-induced extension during its history, only a limited amount of crustal rocks were formed and preserved in the SEO.

  7. Intersections between immigration, language, identity, and emotions: a science teacher candidate's journey

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    Rivera Maulucci, Maria S.

    2008-04-01

    This study reports a subset of findings from a larger, ongoing study aimed at exploring interactions between teacher identity, learning, and classroom practices in a social justice teacher education program at a selective liberal arts college in New York. This case-study explores the journey of Elena, as an immigrant, a student, and a pre-service teacher candidate towards becoming a social justice educator. Elena reflects upon her school language experiences as an immigrant youth, her learning in a social justice teacher education program, and her field experiences in an international high school. The analysis spans macro-, meso-, and microlevels to explore the ways globalization, particularly immigration, as well as schooling policies for English language learners interact with aspects of Elena's core identity, particularly in school settings. The findings show some of the ways language and literacy verified and/or denied aspects of Elena's core identity; specific instances where second language proficiency was cast as power and privilege versus disadvantage according to ethnic, language, and class categorizations; and the struggles Elena, and other immigrant youth may face given the focus on English language acquisition and high stakes accountability in schools, at the expense of students' primary language proficiency and affirmation of core identity markers.

  8. Pucarilla-Cerro Tipillas volcanic complex: the oldest recognized caldera in the southeastern portion of central volcanic zone of Central Andes?

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    Guzman, Silvina; Petrinovic, Ivan [CONICET -IBIGEO. Museo de Cs. Naturales, Universidad de Salta, Mendoza 2 (4400), Salta (Argentina)], E-mail: guzmansilvina@gmail.com

    2008-10-01

    We recognize the most eastern and oldest collapse caldera structure in the southern portion of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. A description of Middle-Upper Miocene successions related to explosive- effusive events is presented. The location of this centre close to Cerro Galn Caldera attests a recurrence in the volcanism between 12 and 2 Ma in this portion of the Altiplano - Puna Plateau.

  9. Instructions and Manuals

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    2007-01-01

    -Myto (Konstantin Grcic) + Canasta collection (Patricia Urquiola) -K-Clinic (Koji Kawaguchi) -Wolf House (Juan Carlos Heijboer) -Biblioteca Sant'Elena e Costantino (Italo Rota)......-Myto (Konstantin Grcic) + Canasta collection (Patricia Urquiola) -K-Clinic (Koji Kawaguchi) -Wolf House (Juan Carlos Heijboer) -Biblioteca Sant'Elena e Costantino (Italo Rota)...

  10. Supporting learning experiences beyond the school context

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    Rusman, Ellen

    2015-01-01

    In this workshop you’ll become familiar with two examples of how technology can support learning experiences that go beyond, but still connect to, the school context. The first example, called Elena, is for primary schools. The second example, called weSPOT, is for secondary schools. The Elena

  11. Reference: 590 [Arabidopsis Phenome Database[Archive

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    Full Text Available 590 http://metadb.riken.jp/db/SciNetS_ria224i/cria224u4ria224u17450124i Caro Elena et al. 2007 May. Nature... to root epidermis patterning in Arabidopsis. 7141 213-7 17450124 2007 May Nature Caro Elena|Castellano M Mar|Gutierrez Crisanto

  12. INCIDENCIA DE UN PLAN DE DESARROLLO TURÍSTICO EN LA SOSTENIBILIDAD Y COMPETITIVIDAD DE LA COMUNA EL REAL, PARROQUIA CHANDUY, CANTÓN SANTA ELENA, PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA” AÑO 2015

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    Mercedes Freire

    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available La presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar la incidencia de un plan de desarrollo turístico en la sostenibilidad y competitividad de la Comuna El Real, de la Provincia de Santa Elena, en el cual se debe aprovechar el recurso natural y cultural que tiene la comuna, donde se propicie la generación de una dinámica auténtica para la captación del turismo rural con la lógica y generación de un desarrollo desde adentro, contribuyendo de este modo al buen vivir de la comuna. Entre los problemas que se evidenciaron se encuentra la sostenibilidad, no cuenta con un desarrollo ambiental, económico, y social, proyectos de emprendimiento, se plantea estrategias sostenibles y competitivas desde la perspectiva del turismo rural. Para la elaboración de este trabajo se utilizó la metodología basada en investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa. Se describió las características generales de la problemática existente, permitiendo elaborar una diagnostico situacional de tipo integral, con la implementación de estrategias como son, los convenios con las instituciones del estado, cursos de capacitaciones a los comuneros para que puedan realizar una eficiente administración comunal, buen trabajo en equipo, ejecución de programas y proyectos, participación oportuna de los habitantes para el logro de un crecimiento permanente para la comuna, sus organizaciones y asociaciones ubicadas dentro de su territorio.  Palabras clave: recursos turísticos, recursos culturales, desarrollo sostenible, estrategias competitivas Abstract This research aims to determine the incidence of a plan of tourist in the sustainable environmental, economic and social development, through an internal of the Commune diagnosis the Real, of the Province of Santa Elena, which should benefit from the natural and cultural resource that has the commune, where is conducive to the generation of a real dynamic for the acquisition of rural tourism with the logical

  13. Estrogen Metabolism and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study

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    standard, linguaggio comune , necessario a stabilire protocolli di collaborazione) Start Up Progetto Certificazione ISO 9001, IFO, Rome, Italy 3rd December...28 June 2008 CONCLUSIONS In summary, in the context of a still limited scientific panorama, our study and meta- analysis provide evidence...Department of Urology, National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, Rome, Italy 7 Scientific Direction, National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, Rome, Italy

  14. Estudio sobre las Competencias Demandadas por las Empresas, para la Inserción Laboral de los Profesionales en la Provincia de Santa Elena año 2013.

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    Jairo Cedeño

    2015-10-01

    Full Text Available La presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar las competencias demandadas por las empresas tanto públicas y privadas de la provincia y analiza la inserción laboral de los profesionales. Hoy en día las empresas crecen, se expanden y esa es la oportunidad para que las universidades oferten estudiantes con habilidades, destrezas y conocimientos de acuerdo a lo que las empresas demandan. Por ello la importancia de este estudio el cual determinó las competencias que demandan las empresas para poder insertar a nuestros profesionales en las diversas áreas laborales, para que se puedan explotar esas capacidades adquiridas en la universidad. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo el cual determinó que en las empresas de la provincia de Santa Elena se encuentran laborando jóvenes entre las edades de 25 a 35 años. En su proceso de reclutamiento de personal están considerando como primera instancia, experiencia laboral, seguido formación profesional, título académico, cursos de actualización entre otros. Entre las principales actividades que realizan los profesionales corresponde a las áreas contables, gestión del talento humano, evaluación y formulación de proyectos, presupuesto y compras públicas. Se determinó además entre las principales destrezas que deben de tenerlos profesionales al momento de incorporar en el ámbito laboral es; trabajo en equipo, liderazgo, ética profesional y conocimiento en el idioma Ingles. La provincia se destaca por su turismo, relaciones humanas, y conocimientos administrativos.

  15. Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA: Four new exonic mutations in patients with N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase deficiency

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    Tomatsu, Shunji; Fukuda, Seiji; Yamagishi, Atsushi [Gifu Univ. (Japan)] [and others

    1996-05-01

    We report four new mutations in Japanese patients with mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPSIVA) who were heterozygous for a common double gene deletion. A nonsense mutation of CAG to TAG at codon 148 in exon 4 was identified, resulting in a change of Q to a stop codon and three missense mutations: V (GTC) to A (GCC) at codon 138 in exon 4, P (CCC) to S (TCC) at codon 151 in exon 5, and P (CCC) to L (CTC) at codon 151 in exon 5. Introduction of these mutations into the normal GALNS cDNA and transient expression in cultured fibroblasts resulted in a significant decrease in the enzyme activity. V138A and Q148X mutations result in changes of restriction site, which were analyzed by restriction-enzyme assay. P151S and P151L mutations that did not alter the restriction site were detected by direct sequencing or allele specific oligohybridization. Detection of the double gene deletion was initially done using Southern blots and was confirmed by PCR. Haplotypes were determined using seven polymorphisms to the GALNS locus in families with the double gene deletion. Haplotype analysis showed that the common double gene deletion occurred on a single haplotype, except for some variation in a VNTR-like polymorphism. This finding is consistent with a common founder for all individuals with this mutation. 48 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.

  16. The Shining Path: The Successful Blending of Mao and Mariategui in Peru

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    killing the leaders of the shantytown associations, such as the recent killing of Villa El Salvador’s principal leader, Maria Elena Moyano . Since Villa...such violence as to destroy any resistance in the population towards the Shining Path. Maria Elena Moyano , for example, was shot and five pounds of...Juan de Lurigancho, Ate-Vitarte, Chaclacayo, Ghosica, Villa Maria del Triunfo, Villa El Salvador, San Juan de Miraflores, Pachacamac, and San

  17. Enhancing trappable antiproton populations through deceleration and frictional cooling

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    Zolotorev, M.; Sessler, A.; Penn, G.; Wurtele, J. S.; Charman, A. E.

    2012-03-01

    CERN currently delivers antiprotons for trapping experiments with the Antiproton Decelerator (AD), which slows the antiprotons down to about 5 MeV.This energy is currently too high for direct trapping, and thick foils are used to slow down the beam to energies which can be trapped.To allow further deceleration to $\\sim 100 \\;\\mbox{keV}$, CERN is initiating the construction of ELENA,consisting of a ring which will combine RF deceleration and electron cooling capabilities. We describe a simple frictionalcooling scheme that can serve to provide significantly improved trapping efficiency, either directly from the AD or first usinga standard deceleration mechanism (induction linac or RFQ). This scheme could be implemented in a short time.The device itself is short in length, uses accessible voltages, and at reasonable cost could serve in the interim beforeELENA becomes operational, or possibly in lieu of ELENA for some experiments. Simple theory and simulations provide a preliminary assessment of theconcept and its strengths and limitations, and highlight important areas for experimental studies, in particular to pin down the level of multiplescattering for low-energy antiprotons. We show that the frictional cooling scheme can provide a similar energy spectrum to that of ELENA,but with higher transverse emittances.

  18. Interpreting Bodies. Elena Castellani (ed.) Interpreting Bodies: Classical and Quantum Objects in Modern Physics (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998), viii+329 pp., ISBN 0-691-01725-5, paperback, 19.95 US, ISBN 0-691-01724-7, cloth, 65.00 US.

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    Ruetsche, Laura

    The objects of the empirical science known as particle physics are not like objects ordinarily conceived. Physicists' particles can enter states strangely entangled with those of other particles; they can obey statistics which suggest that they lack genidentity; their properties (some think) are created in measurement, or (others think) can only be limned from the symmetries of the theory describing them. 'The implications of contemporary physical theories for the debate on the nature of objects' provides 'the central theme' (p. 4) of Interpreting Bodies, editor Elena Castellani's new collection of essays. Contributions to the volume vary dramatically in vintage (Born's and Reichenbach's are well into middle age; others appear here for the first time); in approach (the collection includes Giuliano Toraldo diFrancia's nine-page history of the object concept from Democritus to d'Espagnat, Peter Mittelstaedt's discussion of the Kantian constitution of quantum objects, and Giulo Peruzzi's explication of the scattering cross section and its role in experimental particle physics); and in intended audience. Lacking the space to treat each contribution in turn, I will focus on those dealing with the problem of the One and the Many.

  19. Eating Behaviors and Obesity in African American and Caucasian Women

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    2010-08-16

    August 16,20 10 APPROVAL SHEET Title of Thesis: "Eahng Behaviors and Obesity in Afncan Amelican and Caucasian Women " Name of Candidate: Elena A...AND OBESITY IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN " is appropriately acknowledged and, beyond brief excerpts, is with the permission of the copyright...Caucasian Women Elena A. Spieker1,2,3, Robyn Osborn1,2, and Tracy Sbrocco1,2 1 Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services

  20. A Sta. Elena Experience

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    development programs, projects and activities that will effectively benefit a locality. ... We conducted the Training Workshop on Data collection in May of 2003 ..... percent or a total of 1750 unemployed of the 12,357 labor force population.

  1. La conservación de las aves más allá de las áreas naturales protegidas: el caso de la avifauna del Rancho Santa Elena, Hidalgo

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    Miguel Angel Martínez-Morales

    2013-07-01

    Full Text Available La conservación de la biodiversidad dentro de las áreas naturales protegidas (ANP no siempre es eficiente y suficiente, no obstante sus logros como uno de los instrumentos más consolidados de conservación. En este trabajo discutimos la pertinencia de considerar la información generada más allá de un ANP para elaborar e implementar su programa de manejo con una perspectiva de conservación regional; esto, a través de un ejercicio de comparación de la información generada sobre la avifauna dentro y fuera del ANP. En este marco, presentamos los avances en el conocimiento de la diversidad de aves en el bosque templado del Rancho Santa Elena (RSE, un conjunto predial ubicado en la Sierra de las Navajas, próximo al Parque Nacional El Chico (PNEC, en el estado de Hidalgo, México. Desde 2005 a la fecha hemos registrado 90 especies de aves a partir de muestreos con redes de niebla, del recorrido no sistemático de senderos y de observaciones incidentales. Estimamos que esta riqueza de especies representa aproximadamente el 70% de la riqueza esperada en el sitio. En contraste, en el PNEC se han registrado 74 especies desde 1974, de las cuales al menos ocho representan registros incorrectos o probablemente incorrectos. Asimismo, en el RSE hemos registrado una mayor diversidad de gremios trófico-conductuales y de especies endémicas a México que las registradas en el PNEC. Los inventarios y la generación de conocimiento más allá de las ANP pueden ser insumos importantes en la definición e implementación de sus estrategias de manejo, las cuales deben tener una perspectiva de conservación regional.

  2. INCIDENCIA DE LOS SISTEMAS DE CONTROL CONTABLE EN LA GESTION ADMINISTRATIVA DE LAS EMPRESAS PRIVADAS EN LA PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA AÑO 2014

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    Karina Bricio

    2016-04-01

    Full Text Available La presente investigaciones tiene como objetivo evaluar la incidencia de los  sistemas de control contable en la gestion administrativa de las emoresas privadas en la provincia de Santa Elena, el proyecto está enmarcado dentro del área de gestion administrativa, comunicación organizacional, control contable, informes financieros, control de registros contables, entre otros, se han venido desarrollando desde hace años los procesos administrativos de una manera manual y se han implementadi sistemas de control financieras, sin embargo en las empresas ecuatorianas la contabilidad se ha convertido en  una tecnica que se ocupa de registrar, clasificar y resumir las operaciones mercantiles de un negocio con el fin de interpretar sus resultados. Por consiguiente los gerentes o directores através de la contabilidad podrán orientarse sobre el curso que siguen sus negocios mediante sistemas o software contable. Los resultados podrán orientarse sobre el curso que siguen sus negocios y conocer las estabilidad y solvencia de la compañia, la corriente de cobros y pagos, las  tendencias de las ventas, costos y gastos  generales, con la técnica de observacion y mediantes entrevistas se determinó que en muchas empresas de provincia no hay sistemas de controles contables, el cual no manejan de forma eficiente los procesos contables ni administrativos, tambien se observó que se utilizó para el analisis correspondiente fue de tipo cuantitativo el cual se realizó encuestas a las personas que trabajan en las areas  administrativas de las empresas de la provincia, entre los resultados encontrados se mecniona lo siguiente: los  sistemas de control contable que utilizan actualmente las empresas son, el sistema Mónica, sistema Sagitario, el sistema Siscom,mennioaron tambien que la falta de sistemas de control contable retrasa la gestion administrativa de le empresa, necesitan cursos de capacitaciones y actualizaciones en temas de tributacion, sistemas

  3. Partial characterization, antioxidant and antitumor activities of polysaccharides from Philomycusbilineatus.

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    He, Rongjun; Ye, Jiaming; Zhao, Yuejun; Su, Weike

    2014-04-01

    Four polysaccharides (PBP60-A, PBP60-B, PBP60-C and PBP60-D) were purified from slug (Philomycusbilineatus) by ion-exchange chromatography. The antioxidant activities were studied by ABTS, DPPH, hydroxyl radical, superoxide radical and reducing power assay. In vitro antitumor activities were evaluated by MTT assay. Results demonstrated that PBP60-A was mainly composed of Man, Rha, Glc, Gal, Xyl and Fuc in a mole ratio of 6.13:3.08:8.97:5.22:2.46:1.13. PBP60-B was composed of Man, GlcN, Rha, GalN, GlcU, Glc, Gal, Xyl and Fuc in a mole ratio of 0.90:0.31:1.15:0.37:0.24:1.02:3.84:0.93:1.99. PBP60-C and PBP60-D were composed of Man, GlcN, Rha, GalN, GlcU, Glc, Gal, Xyl, Fuc and an unknown monosaccharide. Antioxidant tests indicated that four polysaccharides exhibited significant antioxidant activities in a dose-dependent manner. PBP60-D presented relative stronger antioxidant activity. PBP60-C showed higher antitumor activity against A549 and MCF-7 cells in vitro. At concentration of500 μg/mL, the antitumor activities of PBP60-C on theA549 and MCF-7 cells were 65.30% and 42.45%, respectively. These results indicated that polysaccharides from Philomycusbilineatus could be explored as potential natural antioxidants and cancer prevention agents. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  4. [Rapid prenatal genetic diagnosis of a fetus with a high risk for Morquio A syndrome].

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    Guo, Yi-bin; Ai, Yang; Zhao, Yan; Tang, Jia; Jiang, Wei-ying; Du, Min-lian; Ma, Hua-mei; Zhong, Yan-fang

    2012-04-01

    To provide rapid and accurate prenatal genetic diagnosis for a fetus with high risk of Morquio A syndrome. Based on ascertained etiology of the proband and genotypes of the parents, particular mutations of the GALNS gene were screened at 10th gestational week with amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS), denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and direct DNA sequencing. DHPLC screening has identified abnormal double peaks in the PCR products of exons 1 and 10, whilst only a single peak was detected in normal controls. Amplification of ARMS specific primers derived a specific product for the fetus's gene, whilst no similar product was detected in normal controls. Sequencing of PCR products confirmed that exons 1 and 10 of the GALNS gene from the fetus contained a heterozygous paternal c.106-111 del (p.L36-L37 del) deletion and a heterozygous maternal c.1097 T>C (p.L366P) missense mutation, which resulted in a compound heterozygote status. The fetus was diagnosed with Morquio A syndrome and a genotype similar to the proband. Termination of the pregnancy was recommended. Combined ARMS, DHPLC and DNA sequencing are effective for rapid and accurate prenatal diagnosis for fetus with a high risk for Morquio A syndrome. Such methods are particularly suitable for early diagnosis when pathogenesis is clear. Furthermore, combined ARMS and DHPLC are suitable for rapid processing of large numbers of samples for the identification of new mutations.

  5. Deceleration project bursts out of the starting-blocks

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    Anaïs Schaeffer

    2011-01-01

    The starter's pistol was fired for the ELENA project on 28 September, with the kick-off meeting organised in collaboration with the Antiproton Decelerator Users Committee. With more than 90 scientists in attendance from 20 research centres throughout the world expressing their enthusiasm for the project…and some even more than that... the meeting was a great success.   "Our kick-off meeting was a really great success," says Stéphan Maury of the Beams (BE) Department, who is responsible for the ELENA (Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring) project. PH Department's Walter Oelert, Chairman of the AD Users Committee and one of the instigators of the project, adds: "More than 90 participants showed up, over twice the number we were expecting! They were all very enthusiastic and eager to get ELENA off the ground." The meeting was attended by representatives of some twenty institutes from across the globe, all of whom had come to bl...

  6. The war hero

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    Raffaele Menarini

    2014-06-01

    Full Text Available The article explains the phenomenon of war through the transpersonal perspective as an existential way which is independent from subject's intentionality. Therefore war not as a pondered product but as a reproduction of an unthinkable aggressiveness. Within the transpersonal dynamic, those that Bion defined 'basic assumptions' prevail: dependency, attack-escape and pairing. Bion finds in the myth of Palinuro the typical pattern of destructiveness that prevents the birth of the thinkable. Menarini continues Bion's speculation working on the myth of hero Achilles as an archetypal which founds imagery of war and on the figure of Elena as a motor for the destructive act. In fact Elena is considered as a simulacrum, an object that, through the appearance, gives meaning to what would not make sense in absence of it, that is the transpersonal destructiveness. Like Elena every war has its simulacrum, such as the Washington Mall, and history is full of them.

  7. A model for the Holocene extinction of the mammal megafauna in Ecuador

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    Ficcarelli, G.; Coltorti, M.; Moreno-Espinosa, M.; Pieruccini, P. L.; Rook, L.; Torre, D.

    2003-03-01

    This paper presents the results of multidisciplinary research in the Ecuadorian coastal regions, with particular emphasis on the Santa Elena Peninsula. The new evidence, together with previous data gathered on the Ecuadorian cordillera during the last 12 years, allows us to formulate a model that accounts for most of the mammal megafauna extinction at the Pleistocene/Holocene transition. After the illustration of geomorphological and paleontological evidences of the area of the Santa Elena Peninsula (and other sites), and of a summary of the paleoclimatic data, the main results and conclusions of this work are: (1) Late Pleistocene mammal assemblages survived in the Ecuadorian coast until the Early Holocene sea level rise; (2) Prior to the extinction of most of the megafauna elements (mastodons, ground sloths, equids, sabre-tooth felids), the mammal communities at Santa Elena Peninsula comprise elements with differing habitat requirements, attesting conditions of high biological pressure; (3) At the El Cautivo site (Santa Elena Peninsula), we have discovered Holocene sediments containing the first known occurrences in Ecuador of lithic artifacts that are associated with mammal megafauna remains; (4) During the last 10,000 years, the coastal region of Ecuador underwent significant changes in vegetation cover. At the Pleistocene/Holocene transition the climate changed from very arid conditions to humid conditions. Our data indicates that the megafauna definitively abandoned the Cordillera areas around 12,000 yr BP due to t he increasing aridity, and subsequently migrated to coastal areas where ecological conditions still were suitable, Santa Elena Peninsula and mainly Amazonian areas being typical. We conclude that the unusual high faunal concentrations and the change to dense vegetation cover (due to a rapid increase in precipitation in the lower Holocene) at 8000-6000 yr BP, caused the final collapse and extinction of most elements of the mammal megafauna

  8. Relation between blood clearance and hepatic uptake of sup 99m Tc-phytate in rats with hepatic injury

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    Shibata, Hiroshi; Hisano, Tomoyuki; Kohno, Masahiro (Yamaguchi University, Ube (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture)

    1989-10-01

    The relation among the blood clearance of {sup 99m}Tc-phytake ({sup 99m}Tc-P), the hepatic uptake of {sup 99m}Tc-P and the severity of hepatic injury was investigated by using the rats with carbon tetrachloride (CCL{sub 4}), D-galactosamine (Gal N), alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) or DL-ethionine (EthN) induced hepatic injury. After the administration of CCL{sub 4}, GalN or ANIT, serum GPT activity increased significantly with the increase of dose level, and the degree of this increase was in the order: GalN>CCl{sub 4}>ANIT. However, the mild increase in serum GPT activity was observed after EthN administration. The blood clearance rate of {sup 99m}Tc-P and the hepatic uptake ratio of {sup 99m}Tc-P decreased with the increase of dose level after CCl{sub 4}, GalN or ANIT administration, but significant changes were not found after EthN administration. The degree of decrease in the blood clearance rate of {sup 99m}Tc-P was in the order: GalNapproxCCl{sub 4}>ANIT, and the degree of decrease in the hepatic uptake ratio of {sup 99m}Tc-P was in the order: GalNapproxCCl{sub 4}>ANIT. These results suggest that the disorder in the hepatocytes may be one of causes for inducing the decrease in the hepatic uptake of {sup 99m}Tc-P, and the consequence of this decrease may induce the decrease in the blood clearance of {sup 99m}Tc-P. (author).

  9. Legend tummast abilisest / Elena Lass

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    Lass, Elena

    2003-01-01

    PÖFFi Suvekino raames näidati Tallinna Linnaarhiivi siseõues saksa tummfilmi programmi "Öised varjud". Paul Wegeneri ja Carl Boese 1920. a. valminud filmile "Golem, kuidas ta maailma tuli" tegid saatemuusikat Marianne Kõrver, Rainer Jancis ja Raoul Kurvitz

  10. México álgido, las voces de la resistencia en la ciudad: La noche de Tlatelolco, Nada, nadie y Amanecer en el Zócalo

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    Parodi, Claudia

    2008-01-01

    En estas tres crónicas Elena erige como protagonista de sus narraciones al pueblo de México, una polifonía de voces con sus propias características y registros, que recuerda el proceso de la crónica de Indias. La democratización de la crónica se inicia en esta democratización del lenguaje. In these three chronicles, Elena makes Mexico the protagonist of the stories, in a mix of voices with their own characteristics and registers which reminds the reader of the the process of the crónica de...

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    Juan Valladolid Ontaneda

    2017-06-01

    Full Text Available El estudio de selección de árboles semilleros se realizó en las comunas Olón, Dos Mangas y Salanguillo del cantón Santa Elena, provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador. El objetivo del estudio fue, identificar, caracterizar y seleccionar árboles semilleros de especies maderables con buenas características morfológicas, y que permitan disponer de semillas para trabajos de propagación de especies forestales en viveros con fines de reforestación. El estudio se inicia con la identificación y ubicación de plantaciones forestales de varias especies forestales establecidas entre los años 2000 a 2005, en las plantaciones se evaluaron las características dasométricas y morfológicas, las que permitieron seleccionar 11 árboles con características morfológicas deseables correspondientes a cinco especies forestales laurel blanco(Cordia alliodora, laurel negro(Cordia megalantha, caoba (Swietenia macrophylla, cedro (Cedrela odorata y melina (Gmelina arbórea; cada árbol fue georreferenciado utilizando coordenadas UTM Datum WGS 1984 Zona 17M. La cantidad de semillas que pueden producir dichas especies forestales es proyectada por año la cual servirá como referencia para establecer programas de reforestación con materiales propios y adaptados a las condiciones ambientales en la provincia de Santa Elena Abstract  The study of selection of seed trees was carried out in the Olón, Dos Mangas and Salanguillo communes of the canton Santa Elena, Santa Elena province, Ecuador. The objective of the study was to identify, characterize and select seedlings of timber species with good morphological characteristics, and to allow seeds to be used for the propagation of forest species in nurseries for reforestation purposes. The study began with the identification and location of forest plantations of several forest species established between 2000 and 2005, on the plantations, the dasometric and morphological characteristics were evaluated, allowing the

  12. Emittance measurements in low energy ion storage rings

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    Hunt, J. R.; Carli, C.; Resta-López, J.; Welsch, C. P.

    2018-07-01

    The development of the next generation of ultra-low energy antiproton and ion facilities requires precise information about the beam emittance to guarantee optimum performance. In the Extra-Low ENergy Antiproton storage ring (ELENA) the transverse emittances will be measured by scraping. However, this diagnostic measurement faces several challenges: non-zero dispersion, non-Gaussian beam distributions due to effects of the electron cooler and various systematic errors such as closed orbit offsets and inaccurate rms momentum spread estimation. In addition, diffusion processes, such as intra-beam scattering might lead to emittance overestimates. Here, we present algorithms to efficiently address the emittance reconstruction in presence of the above effects, and present simulation results for the case of ELENA.

  13. Evaluación de ideas irracionales en los postulantes de diversas carreras que oferta la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena en el segundo semestre del periodo 2013 – 2014

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    Rocío Ponce

    2015-10-01

    Abstract This research conducted at the Santa Elena Peninsula University evaluates the belief systems that have been increasing in the social and technological careers in the sense of values is important and essential, applicants offered eight careers such as Accountants, nursing, Tourism, IT, civil engineering, petroleum engineering, Administration and Marine Biology held belief systems can affect school performance and expectations with entering the higher education system. Ten areas of the TCI Test Irrational ideas are revised and abbreviated version Need for acceptance test, the presence of self expectations, guilt, frustration intolerance, levels of worry and anxiety, emotional irresponsibility, problem avoidance, dependence are evaluated , helplessness and perfectionism. This is a first test survey on belief system based on other higher studies in similar populations and the results show similar levels of belief systems among students majoring in question and then a comparative study with a population of the School of Psychology that is graduating. Statistical analysis of the data would show the areas where from the Student Welfare Department should work to change certain ways of thinking that do not allow the normal development of academic activities. An analysis of the percentages for items of irrationality in the areas further ago. In order to meet our student population and to anticipate better performance in their step and their permanence in the institution of higher education. Were evaluated without regard to the whole population has been called because that way you can check more accurately the data in question. Is proposed on the basis of these data to initiate a program of psychological intervention to strengthen comprehensively changes belief systems and values that will promote technological change in line with the social area and rescue principles and ways of thinking from the region and to be based on good living. The projection having on

  14. Proidi tsherez "igolnoje ushko" / Elena Rudi

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    2007-01-01

    Tallinnas avati pidulikult taastatud Trepi tänav Nõelasilma väravaga. Taastatud väravaehitist ilmestab vanast väravast säilinud barokkstiilis raidreljeef. Taastamisprojekti autor on restauraator Marek Lill

  15. San Francisco Littoral Cell CRSMP Coastal Armoring Lines 2011

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    California Natural Resource Agency — This dataset is an updated version of the shapefile created by Jennifer Dare at the California Coastal Commission in 2005. The version created by Elena Vandebroek...

  16. San Francisco Littoral Cell CRSMP Coastal Armoring Areas 2011

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    California Natural Resource Agency — This dataset is an updated version of the shapefile created by Jennifer Dare at the California Coastal Commission in 2005. The version created by Elena Vandebroek...

  17. San Francisco Littoral Cell CRSMP Coastal Armoring Areas 2011

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    California Department of Resources — This dataset is an updated version of the shapefile created by Jennifer Dare at the California Coastal Commission in 2005. The version created by Elena Vandebroek...

  18. San Francisco Littoral Cell CRSMP Coastal Armoring Lines 2011

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    California Department of Resources — This dataset is an updated version of the shapefile created by Jennifer Dare at the California Coastal Commission in 2005. The version created by Elena Vandebroek...

  19. The team from AB Department that brought the accelerator chain to a new intensity record on 2 October.

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    Patrice Loiez

    2004-01-01

    From left to right, sitting: Elena Shaposhnikova, Thomas Bohl, Gianluigi Arduini, and standing: Klaus Hanke, Trevor Linnecar, Rende Steerenberg, Michel Chanel, Roland Garoby, Elias Métral. Not pictured: Steven Hancock and Bernard Vandorpe.

  20. Equal opportunities group. His mission : accelerating equal opportunities at CERN

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    Patrice Loïez

    2000-01-01

    L. to r.: Michel Mayoud, Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz, the Equal Opportunities Officer Sudeshna Datta-Cockerill, Elena Wildner, Anne-Sylvie Cerne, Karl-Heinz Kissler, the Chairman John Ellis and Eva-Maria Groniger-Voss

  1. Markko Märtin : sain maailma parima kaardilugeja

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    Markko Märtin rääkis ajakirjale Autosport traagilisest avariist ja hukkunud kaardilugejast Michael Parkist. Michael Parki meenutavad: Robert Reid, Paul Turner, Sebastien Loeb, David Higgins, Malcolm Wilson, Daniel Elena, David Evans

  2. Quality controls in radiotherapy. From experiences of the first course-debate; Controlli di qualita' in radioterapia. Dalle esperienze del primo corso-dibattito

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    Rosi, A; Viti, V [Istituto Superiore di Sanita' , Laboratorio di Fisica, Rome (Italy)

    2000-07-01

    The document reports the main issues discussed during the first course-debate on quality controls in radiotherapy, held in Rome in December 3-4, 1998 and May 3-5 1999 in collaboration between the Istituto Superiore di Sanita' and the Istituto Regina Elena. The points considered critical to the quality assurance in radiotherapy by the participants are presented in relation to the total radiotherapy procedure. [Italian] Questo documento e' dedicato al primo corso-dibattito sui controlli di qualita' in radioterapia svoltosi a Roma il 3-4 dicembre 1998 e il 3-5 maggio 1999 in collaborazione tra l'Istituto Superiore di Sanita' e l'Istituto Regina Elena. Esso presenta gli argomenti ritenuti critici per l'assicurazione di qualita' in radioterapia in relazione all'intera procedura radioterapica, in base alle esperienze dei partecipanti.

  3. Browse Title Index

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    Items 201 - 250 of 399 ... ... Synedrella nodiflora (L) Gaertn in male Sprague-Dawley rats: biochemical, ... Benoit B N'guessan, Isaac J Asiedu-Gyekye, Alexander K Nyarko .... Theophilus Adiku, Elena Delgado, Margaret Lartey, William K. Ampofo.

  4. "Kollane huntmees" Kultuuritehases

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    2008-01-01

    Kultuuritehases Polymer näidatakse üritustesarja "La Cinema Extraordinaire" raames täna kell 14 Andrus Joonase filmi "Kollane huntmees" ja kell 18 Elena Tejada Ferrera filmi "Selection of Perfomance" (Peruu - Ameerika Ühendriigid)

  5. Keskkonnakaitse Nobel läks apalatshile / Arni Alandi

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    Alandi, Arni, 1969-

    2003-01-01

    Goldmani keskkonnapreemia võitis Julia Bonds. Ülejäänud preemiad jagunesid maailma eri paikadesse. Nende saajad olid Odigha Odigha, Von Hernandez, Maria Elena Foronda Farrol, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Eileen Kampakuta Brown ja Eileen Wani Wingfield

  6. Installation of the Gbar LINAC

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    Maximilien, Brice

    2017-01-01

    Installation of the GBAR linac in its shielding bunker. The electrons accelerated to 10 MeV toward a target will produce the positrons that are necessary to form anti hydrogen with the antiprotons coming from the ELENA decelerator.

  7. Quality controls in radiotherapy. From experiences of the first course-debate; Controlli di qualita' in radioterapia. Dalle esperienze del primo corso-dibattito

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    Rosi, A.; Viti, V. [Istituto Superiore di Sanita' , Laboratorio di Fisica, Rome (Italy)

    2000-07-01

    The document reports the main issues discussed during the first course-debate on quality controls in radiotherapy, held in Rome in December 3-4, 1998 and May 3-5 1999 in collaboration between the Istituto Superiore di Sanita' and the Istituto Regina Elena. The points considered critical to the quality assurance in radiotherapy by the participants are presented in relation to the total radiotherapy procedure. [Italian] Questo documento e' dedicato al primo corso-dibattito sui controlli di qualita' in radioterapia svoltosi a Roma il 3-4 dicembre 1998 e il 3-5 maggio 1999 in collaborazione tra l'Istituto Superiore di Sanita' e l'Istituto Regina Elena. Esso presenta gli argomenti ritenuti critici per l'assicurazione di qualita' in radioterapia in relazione all'intera procedura radioterapica, in base alle esperienze dei partecipanti.

  8. Autonomy Level Specification for Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles

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    2003-09-01

    Autonomy Level Specification for Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles : Interim Progress Report Hui-Min Huang, Elena Messina, James Albus...Level Specification for Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles : Interim Progress Report 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6

  9. Antenna Development for Multifunctional Armor Applications Using Embedded Spin-Torque Nano-Oscillator (STNO) as a Microwave Detector

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    2011-08-09

    Elena Bankowski (Research Engineer) & Mr. Steven Zielinski (Engineer). •Oakland University Research Team: Dr. Andrei Slavin (Chair, Physics...Dr. Grace Bochenek, the Chief Scientist Dr. Dave Gorsich and GVSS Associate Director Mr. Steve Knott for their support of this innovative research

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    Julio Cesar Villacres Matias

    2017-07-01

    Full Text Available La provincia de Santa Elena es reconocida como productora de ganado caprino, ya sea por los sistemas de producción existentes, así como también por el plato típico que de ésta se oferta; la inexistencia de estudios que describan los sistemas de producción caprinos existentes en Santa Elena, ha sido el principal motivo de este estudio; que consistió en el levantamiento de información primaria aplicando encuestas a ganaderos de todas las comunas de la provincia; que fueron análizada mediante estadística descriptiva, donde se encuesto un total de 497 ganaderos, los cuales contaban con un total de 7293 animales, siendo el 75 % animales hembras,  lo que demuestra una buena relación de la composición del hato, que además, está conformado con un 92 % de cabras criollas.  Las variables analizadas estan relacionadas con la producción actual de caprinos y fueron agrupadas en varios componentes que son, componente social, composición del hato, tecnología existente, características de la alimentación, sanidad animal y comercialización.  Abstract  The province of Santa Elena is recognized as a producer of goats, either by the existing production systems, as well as by the typical dish that is offered; the lack of studies describing goat production systems in Santa Elena has been the main reason for this study; which consisted in the collection of primary information by applying surveys to livestock farmers of all the communes of the province; which were analyzed by descriptive statistics, where a total of 497 cattle ranchers were surveyed, which had a total of 7293 animals, 75% female animals, which shows a good relation of the composition of the herd, which, in addition, is conformed with 92% of native goats. The analyzed variables are related to the current production of goats and were grouped in several components that are, social component, herd composition, existing technology, characteristics of the feeding, animal health and

  11. Journal of Chemical Sciences | Indian Academy of Sciences

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    Home; Journals; Journal of Chemical Sciences. Elena Rodríguez Payán. Articles written in Journal of Chemical Sciences. Volume 126 Issue 6 November 2014 pp 1721-1727 Regular Articles. Functionalization of lambda-zirconium phosphate with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: Synthesis, characterization and applications.

  12. Efecto del flujo turbulento, la condición superficial, la presencia de ácido acético y un compuesto orgánico usado como inhibidor de corrosión sobre la cinética electroquímica del acero api 5l x52 en soluciones con co2 disuelto /

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    Olvera Martínez, María Elena

    2012-01-01

     tesis que para obtener el grado de Doctorado en Ingeniería, presenta Maria Elena Olvera Martinez ; asesor Juan Mendoza Flores310 páginas : ilustracionesDoctorado en Ingeniería UNAM, Facultad de Química, 2012

  13. Ines Karu tantsis end raamatusse / Kais Allkivi

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    Allkivi, Kais

    2008-01-01

    USAs ilmus raamat kõhutantsust "Kõhutants tähistamas püha naiselikkust" ("Belly Dance Celebrating the Sacred Feminine"). Raamatu autor on Martha Elena Burns. Eestlannadest on raamatus Ines Karu ja tema trupikaaslane Janne Mõistus. Lisaks fakte Ines Karust "Pühendunud tantsule"

  14. Eesti kalleim müügil maal on Vene kunstniku neli miljonit maksev teos / Nele Laanemäe

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    Laanemäe, Nele

    2004-01-01

    Tallinna kunstisalongides olevatest hinnalistest kunstiteostest. Oma rariteete tutvustavad Shifara galerii president Shifara Hindrekson, galerii Rios omanik Elena Tsuhkna, Galerii 36 omanik Rita Parel, Allee Kunstisalongi omanik Juhan Kohal. Arkhip Kuindzhi, Johann Köleri, Tõnis Grenzsteini, Johannes Võerahansu väärtuslikest maalidest

  15. Artificial intelligence methodologies applied to quality control of the positioning services offered by the Red Andaluza de Posicionamiento (RAP network

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    Antonio José Gil

    2012-12-01

    Full Text Available On April 26, 2012, Elena Giménez de Ory defend-ed her Ph.D. thesis at University of Jaén, entitled: “Robust methodologies applied to quality control of the positioning services offered by the Red Andaluza de Posicionamiento (RAP network”. Elena Giménez de Ory defended her dissertation in a publicly open presentation held in the Higher Polytechnic School at the University of Jaén, and was able to comment on every question raised by her thesis committee and the audience. The thesis was supervised by her advisor, Prof. Antonio J. Gil Cruz, and the rest of his thesis committee, Prof. Manuel Sánchez de la Orden, Dr. Antonio Miguel Ruiz Armenteros and Dr. Gracia Rodríguez Caderot. The thesis has been read and approved by his thesis committee, receiving the highest rating. All of them were present at the presentation.

  16. Recent progress of laser spectroscopy experiments on antiprotonic helium

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    Hori, Masaki

    2018-03-01

    The Atomic Spectroscopy and Collisions Using Slow Antiprotons (ASACUSA) collaboration is currently carrying out laser spectroscopy experiments on antiprotonic helium ? atoms at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator facility. Two-photon spectroscopic techniques have been employed to reduce the Doppler width of the measured ? resonance lines, and determine the atomic transition frequencies to a fractional precision of 2.3-5 parts in 109. More recently, single-photon spectroscopy of buffer-gas cooled ? has reached a similar precision. By comparing the results with three-body quantum electrodynamics calculations, the antiproton-to-electron mass ratio was determined as ?, which agrees with the known proton-to-electron mass ratio with a precision of 8×10-10. The high-quality antiproton beam provided by the future Extra Low Energy Antiproton Ring (ELENA) facility should enable further improvements in the experimental precision. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  17. Challenging the standard model by high-precision comparisons of the fundamental properties of protons and antiprotons

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    Ulmer, S.; Mooser, A.; Nagahama, H.; Sellner, S.; Smorra, C.

    2018-03-01

    The BASE collaboration investigates the fundamental properties of protons and antiprotons, such as charge-to-mass ratios and magnetic moments, using advanced cryogenic Penning trap systems. In recent years, we performed the most precise measurement of the magnetic moments of both the proton and the antiproton, and conducted the most precise comparison of the proton-to-antiproton charge-to-mass ratio. In addition, we have set the most stringent constraint on directly measured antiproton lifetime, based on a unique reservoir trap technique. Our matter/antimatter comparison experiments provide stringent tests of the fundamental charge-parity-time invariance, which is one of the fundamental symmetries of the standard model of particle physics. This article reviews the recent achievements of BASE and gives an outlook to our physics programme in the ELENA era. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  18. Challenging the standard model by high-precision comparisons of the fundamental properties of protons and antiprotons.

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    Ulmer, S; Mooser, A; Nagahama, H; Sellner, S; Smorra, C

    2018-03-28

    The BASE collaboration investigates the fundamental properties of protons and antiprotons, such as charge-to-mass ratios and magnetic moments, using advanced cryogenic Penning trap systems. In recent years, we performed the most precise measurement of the magnetic moments of both the proton and the antiproton, and conducted the most precise comparison of the proton-to-antiproton charge-to-mass ratio. In addition, we have set the most stringent constraint on directly measured antiproton lifetime, based on a unique reservoir trap technique. Our matter/antimatter comparison experiments provide stringent tests of the fundamental charge-parity-time invariance, which is one of the fundamental symmetries of the standard model of particle physics. This article reviews the recent achievements of BASE and gives an outlook to our physics programme in the ELENA era.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'. © 2018 The Authors.

  19. Valorar y seleccionar documentos. Qué es y cómo se hace

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    Francisca Amorós Vidal

    2012-03-01

    Full Text Available Las primeras instituciones españolas que contaron con comisiones evaluación o calificación de documentos fueron el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza (1990 y la Generalitat de Catalunya (1991. Elena Rivas Palá, es archivera del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza y miembro Mesa de Trabajo de Archivos de la Administración Local; Lluis Cermeno Martorell es archivero de la Generalitat y, desde su constitución, secretario de la Comisión Nacional de Acceso, Valoración y Selección Documental catalana. Los dos autores han estado vinculados a distintos comités de la Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR y me consta que Elena Rivas ha impartido numerosos cursos sobre el tema, casi desde que puso en marcha la Comisión de Valoración de su ayuntamiento.

  20. Eesti mood Berliinis / Maarja Tali

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    Tali, Maarja

    1998-01-01

    Rahvusvahelise konkursi 'Smirnoff Fashion Awards' finaalvõistlus teemal 'Metamorphosis' 21. juulil Berliinis. Eesti eelvooru võitnud Aldo Järvsoo tööst 'Est', esinemisest. I koht - Elena Zarubina (Venemaa), II - Manija Ismat (Inglismaa), III - Desmond Yang (Hok¡Cai, Singapur). Kommentaar A. Järvsoolt

  1. Identification of a new species of Aphis (Hemiptera: Aphididae) based on distinct morphology

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    Aphis elena Lagos-Kutz and Voegtlin, sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is described from specimens collected in Illinois, USA, on the North American native plant, Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jacks. ex B.L. Rob. & Fernald (Family: Lamiaceae). Both apterous and alate viviparae are desc...

  2. Seta teenis 26 000 eurot / Maimu Berg

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    Berg, Maimu, 1945-

    2003-01-01

    Suvi Ahola tutvustas Soome Instituudis 2003. a. Finlandia auhinnale kandideerinud kirjanikke: Juhani Salokannel (romaaniga "Samast suguvõsast"), Joel Haahtela ("Elena"), Leena Lander ("Käsk"), Juha Itkonen ("Hilisemate aegade püha"), Juha Ruusuvuori ("Nokian nuorisoohjaaja"), Lars Sund ("Eriku raamat") ja hilisem võitja Pirkko Saisio ("Punainen erokirja")

  3. MODELO DE GESTION DE MANEJO COSTERO INTEGRADO EN EL ECUADOR

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    Vladimir Soria

    2016-04-01

    Full Text Available Se ha estudiado el manejo costero integrado como una forma de gobernanza ambiental en la provincia de Santa Elena que incluyen dos aspectos: fortalecimiento institucional y participacion ciudadana. El deficiente control ambiental existente exige un modelo de gestión a escala local basado en tres ejes: el fortalecimiento de las capacidades institucionales de los gobiernos locales; el ordenamiento territorial para una adecuada determinacion y delimitacion de las competenecias en materia ambientak  costera y la participacion ciudadana a nivel del régimen de la comunas en coordinación con los distintos niveles de gobierno. Se propone el estudio delas caracteristicas específicasde cada comua ubicada en la faja costera para implementar en cada una de ella el respectivo modelo de gestion. Tambien se propone la creación de un obeservatorio de manejo costero integrado para medir el avance en manejo costero iuntegrado de la provincia de Santa Elena.

  4. Beam position monitor R&D for keV ion beams

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    Naveed, S; Nosych, A; Søby,L

    2013-01-01

    Beams of cooled antiprotons at keV energies shall be provided by the Ultra-low energy Storage Ring (USR) at the Facility for Low energy Antiproton and Ion Research (FLAIR) and the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring (ELENA) at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator (AD) facility. Both storage rings put challenging demands on the beam position monitoring (BPM) system as their capacitive pick-ups should be capable of determining the beam position of beams at low intensities and low velocities, close to the noise level of state-of-the-art electronics. In this contribution we describe the design and anticipated performance of BPMs for low-energy ion beams with a focus on the ELENA orbit measurement systems. We also present the particular challenges encountered in the numerical simulation of pickup response at very low beta values. Finally, we provide an outlook on how the implementation of faster algorithms for the simulation of BPM characteristics could potentially help speed up such studies considerably.

  5. Leadership Coaching That Transforms

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    Aguilar, Elena

    2017-01-01

    Leading a school can be a lonely, challenging job, Elena Aguilar has found in her years coaching principals. Aguilar describes how coaching approach she's developed--transformational coaching--helps principals get three things most of them need: a neutral person they can talk with confidentially, job-embedded professional development, and a safe…

  6. AD-7/GBAR status report for the 2017 CERN SPSC

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    Lunney, D

    2017-01-01

    The first components of the GBAR (Gravitational Behavior of Antimatter at Rest) experiment will arrive at CERN in early 2017 for installation on the ELENA extraction line LNE50 and inside the newly constructed bunker in the AD hall. We report the installation plan and progress of all GBAR components.

  7. National priorities for the assessment of clinical conditions and medical technologies: report of a pilot study

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    Lara, María Elena; Goodman, Clifford

    1990-01-01

    ... and Medical Technologies Report of a Pilot Study Maria Elena Lara and Clifford Goodman, editors Priority-Setting Group Council on Health Care Technology Institute of Medicine NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. 1990 i Copyrightoriginal retained, the be not from cannot book, paper original however, for version formatting, authoritative the typese...

  8. Mecanismos de acción de la anticoncepción de emergencia : evaluación hormonal y patrón de secreción intrauterina de glicodelina durante la fase ovulatoria del ciclo en mujeres tratadas con levonorgestrel a las dosis utilizadas en anticoncepción de emergencia /

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    Durand Carbajal, Marta Margarita

    2011-01-01

     tesis que para obtener el grado de Doctor en Ciencias Biomédicas, presenta Marta Margarita Durand Carbajal ; asesor Fernando Larrea Gallo, Elena Zambrano González, Horacio Merchant Larios. 59 páginas : diagramas. Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas UNAM, Facultad de Medicina, 2011

  9. Myth and Archetype in Recollections of Things to Come

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    Full Text Available According to Elena Garro, "the great writer will be the one who presents the Mexican as a universal being." In her novel Recollections of Things to Come she achieves this goal primarily through an incessant infusion of mythic and archetypal motifs, elements that constitute the cornerstone of this study.

  10. Pretend Play in the Early Childhood Classroom

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    McEntire, Nancy

    2009-01-01

    This article presents and summarizes recent resources related to pretend play in the early childhood classroom. These include "Contemporary Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Education" by Olivia N. Sarachoe and Bernard Spodek; "Dramatic Play: Bring It Back" by Tammy Benson; and "The Importance of Being Playful" by Elena Bodrova and Deborah…

  11. Journal of Chemical Sciences | Indian Academy of Sciences

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    Paola Benzi1 2 Elena Bottizzo1 Chiara Demaria1 Nicoletta Rizzi1. Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata and NIS Centre of Excellence, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Villa Brignole, Corso Perrone 24, 16152 Genova, ...

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    Cuppini, Elena. Vol 17, No 1 (2018) - Articles Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of “Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes” clinics in Beira Abstract. ISSN: 1608-5906. AJOL African Journals Online. HOW TO USE AJOL... for Researchers · for Librarians · for Authors · FAQ's · More about AJOL · AJOL's ...

  13. Eesti Disainiauhinnad 2012

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    Bruno 2012 parima tootedisaini kategoorias võitis Margus Triibmanni rattahoidja TULIP FAN FAN. Parim disainiprojekt - KOKO Arhitektide projekteeritud Lennusadam. Noore disaineri auhind Säsi läks jagamisele Kärt Ojavee, Elena Karelsoni ja Indrek Sirkeli vahel. Grand prix omistati trükisele "HULA. Inimeste peal testitud" (disainerid Mariana Hint, Agnes Ratas)

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    Clipboard: Biodiversity only makes sense in the light of evolution. R Geeta Lúcia G Lohmann Susana Magallón Daniel P Faith Andrew Hendry Keith Crandall Luc De Meester Campbell O Webb Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard Makiko Mimura Elena Conti Joel Cracraft Felix Forest Carlos Jaramillo Michael Donoghue Tetsukazu ...

  15. Discovery of high energy electrons in the radiation belt by devices with gas Cherenkov counters

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    A detailed study of the trapped electrons was undertaken with Bulgary-1300 satellite, the orbit altitude and the inclination being proportional900 km and 81 0 , respectively. The instrument axis in this case was perpendicular to the orbit plane. A scintillation-Cherenkov telescope, Electron, with parameters similar to that of Elena was used. (orig./HSI)

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    filmmakers and as subjects of works by male filmmakers” (2000:261). In contrast to the ... Soldini's work by focusing primarily on the representation of his female ..... Elena learns la pratica del partire da sé (the practice of beginning from oneself). .... well-known to the tourist and consider the lesser-known reality of the city,.

  17. K-12 Implications Seen in Some Cases before High Court

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    2010-01-01

    Arizona's variation on government vouchers for religious schools and California's prohibition on the sale of violent video games to minors present the top two cases with implications for education in the U.S. Supreme Court term that formally begins Oct. 4. New Justice Elena Kagan brings to the court extensive education policy experience as a…

  18. Mesohabitats, fish assemblage composition, and mesohabitat use of the Rio Grande silvery minnow over a range of seasonal flow regimes in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte, in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas, 2010-11

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    Moring, J. Bruce; Braun, Christopher L.; Pearson, Daniel K.

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    In 2010–11, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, evaluated the physical characteristics and fish assemblage composition of mapped river mesohabitats at four sites on the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte (hereinafter Rio Grande) in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas. The four sites used for the river habitat study were colocated with sites where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has implemented an experimental reintroduction of the Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), a federally listed endangered species, into part of the historical range of this species. The four sites from upstream to downstream are USGS station 08374340 Rio Grande at Contrabando Canyon near Lajitas, Tex. (hereinafter the Contrabando site), USGS station 290956103363600 Rio Grande at Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Tex. (hereinafter the Santa Elena site), USGS station 291046102573900 Rio Grande near Ranger Station at Rio Grande Village, Tex. (hereinafter the Rio Grande Village site), and USGS station 292354102491100 Rio Grande above Stillwell Crossing near Big Bend National Park, Tex. (hereinafter the Stillwell Crossing site).

  19. Extra Low ENergy Antiproton

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    To produce dense antiproton beams at very low energies (110 keV), it has been proposed to install a small decelerator ring between the existing AD ring and the experimental area. Phase-space blowup during deceleration is compensated by electron cooling such that the final emittances are comparable to the 5MeV beam presently delivered by the AD. An immediate consequence is a significant increase in the number of trapped antiprotons at the experiments as outlined in the proposal CERN/SPSC-2009-026; SPCS-P-338. This report describes the machine parameters and layout of the proposal ELENA (Extra Low ENergy Antiproton)ring also gives an approximate estimate of cost and manpower needs. Since the initial estimate, published in 2007 (CERN-AB-2007-079), the ELENA design has evolved considerably. This is due to a new location in the AD hall to acommodate for the possibility of another experimental zone, as suggested by the SPCS, and also due to improvements in the ring optics and layout. The cost estimate that is prese...

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    The present note is intended to exploit the possibility of using a dedicated electrostatic beam pick-up for Schottky diagnostics in the future ELENA ring. A test setup is described allowing the evaluation of its performance compared to the extra low-noise beam current transformer used successfully in the AD. The results of this experiment are summarized and discussed.

  1. Efecto de la infección de Newcastle Disease Virus en distintas fases del ciclo celular

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    2014-01-01

    Trabajo Fin de Máster presentado por la licenciada en Biotecnología Elena Martín Doncel para optar al título de Máster en Biología y Clínica del Cáncer por la Universidad de Salamanca, que ha sido realizado en el Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (Curso 2013/2014).

  2. Reviews of recent publications

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    by Catherine Ciepiela Sarlo, Beatriz. Jorge Luis Borges: A Writer on the Edge by Maria Elena Solifio Sitney, P. Adams. Modernist Montage by Georgiana M.M. Colvile Vishevsky, Anatoly. Soviet Literary Culture of the 1970s: The Politics of Irony by Eric Lozowy Wang, David Der-wei. Fictional Realism in Twentieth-Century China: Mao Dun, Lao She, Shen Congwen by Xiaobing Tang

  3. Evaluarea unei afaceri in franciza

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    Parpandel, Denisa Elena; Belu, Nicoleta; Albici, Mihaela; Tenovici, Cristina; Rizea, Ionela Carmen

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    Evaluation of a franchise business Parpandel Denisa Elena, Faculty of Management Marketing in Economic Business, Rm. Valcea, “Constantin Brancoveanu” University, Pitesti, Romania Belu Nicoleta, Faculty of Management Marketing in Economic Business, Rm. Valcea, “Constantin Brancoveanu” University, Pitesti, Romania Albici Mihaela, Faculty of Management Marketing in Economic Business, Rm. Valcea, “Constantin Brancoveanu” University, Pitesti, Romania Ţenovici Cristina Otilia, Faculty ...

  4. Enmarcando las redes de observaciones en la reciente sociología de las finanzas

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    Ossandón, José

    2014-01-01

    Este breve artículo contextualiza en la sociología económica reciente el giro a la observación sugerido por Elena Esposito y David Stark. Por lo mismo, podrá ser utilizado tanto como texto de apoyo que facilite la lectura de los artículos principales de este número como para apuntar a conexiones y...

  5. 1-methylmalate from camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) suppressed D-galactosamine-induced liver injury in rats.

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    Akachi, Toshiyuki; Shiina, Yasuyuki; Kawaguchi, Takumi; Kawagishi, Hirokazu; Morita, Tatsuya; Sugiyama, Kimio

    2010-01-01

    To evaluate the protective effects of fruit juices against D-galactosamine (GalN)-induced liver injury, lyophilized fruit juices (total 12 kinds) were fed to rats for 7 d, and then we evoked liver injury by injecting GalN. The juice of camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) significantly suppressed GalN-induced liver injury when the magnitude of liver injury was assessed by plasma alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities, although some other juices (acerola, dragon fruit, shekwasha, and star fruit) also tended to have suppressive effects. An active compound was isolated from camu-camu juice by solvent fractionation and silica gel column chromatography. The structure was determined to be 1-methylmalate. On the other hand, malate, 1,4-dimethylmalate, citrate, and tartrate had no significant effect on GalN-induced liver injury. It is suggested that 1-methylmalate might be a rather specific compound among organic acids and their derivatives in fruit juices in suppressing GalN-induced liver injury.

  6. GDA sinu abimees pakendil / Piret Jaaks ; kommenteerinud Elena Burm

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    Euroopa Komisjoni kokku kutsutud toitumisteadlaste komisjoni Eurodiet poolt koostatud GDA toitumisjuhist toiduainepakenditel, mis aitab jälgida toote- või joogiportsjoni osatähtsust päevasest soovitatavast kalorite ning olulisemate toitainete kogusest

  7. Co-editors’ Note to Readers

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    Wen-hsin Yeh

    2015-06-01

    Full Text Available Dear Cross-Currents readers, We are pleased to present you with the fifteenth quarterly issue of the Cross-Currents e-journal. The research articles in the June 2015 issue—guest edited by Elena Barabantseva (University of Manchester, Xiang Biao (University of Oxford, and Antonia Chao (Tunghai University—explore the theme “Governing Marriage Migrations: Perspectives from Mainland China and Taiwan.” The issue includes five articles by scholars from Japan, Germany, the UK, Taiwan, and Hong Kong who are engaged in critical analysis of cross-border migration for the purpose of marriage in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan as a subject of governance. As the guest editors emphasize in their introduction, cross-border marriage is “perceived to be inseparable from a wide range of other issues, such as sexual morality, family norms, national identity, and border security.” The contributors—Hongfang Hao (Kyoto University, Caroline Grillot (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Elena Barabantseva (University of Manchester, Mei-Hua Chen (National Sun Yat-sen University, and Hsun-Hui Tseng (Chinese University of Hong Kong—offer valuable new insights on international marriage migration in their multidisciplinary and fieldwork-based studies...

  8. Extremely low prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in frog populations from neotropical dry forest of Costa Rica supports the existence of a climatic refuge from disease.

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    Zumbado-Ulate, Héctor; Bolaños, Federico; Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Gustavo; Puschendorf, Robert

    2014-12-01

    Population declines and extinctions of numerous species of amphibians, especially stream-breeding frogs, have been linked to the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. In Central America, most of the 34 species of the Craugastor punctariolus species group have disappeared in recent years in high- and low-elevation rainforests. Distribution models for B. dendrobatidis and the continuous presence of the extirpated stream-dwelling species, Craugastor ranoides, in the driest site of Costa Rica (Santa Elena Peninsula), suggest that environmental conditions might restrict the growth and development of B. dendrobatidis, existing as a refuge from chytridiomycosis-driven extinction. We conducted field surveys to detect and quantify the pathogen using Real-time PCR in samples from 15 species of frogs in two locations of tropical dry forest. In Santa Elena Peninsula, we swabbed 310 frogs, and only one sample of the species, C. ranoides, tested positive for B. dendrobatidis (prevalence dry and hot environments of tropical dry forest. This study supports the existence of climatic refuges from chytridiomycosis and highlights the importance of tropical dry forest conservation for amphibians in the face of epidemic disease.

  9. Presentación. Alberto Elena y las miradas a los cines periféricos / Presentation. Alberto Elena and the Views on Peripheral Cinemas

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    Minerva Campos

    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available «Llegará un día en que el cine habrá cambiado el mundo más que la invención de la pólvora, la electricidad o el descubrimiento de nuevos continentes. El cine permitirá a la gente repartida por los más remotos confines de la Tierra conocerse y apreciarse mejor. El cine reconciliará las diferencias de opinión y contribuirá de forma decisiva a la realización de los ideales de la Humanidad. Es fundamental que concedamos al cine la importancia que merece». Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1937

  10. Quality controls in radiotherapy. From experiences of the first course-debate

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    Rosi, A.; Viti, V.

    2000-01-01

    The document reports the main issues discussed during the first course-debate on quality controls in radiotherapy, held in Rome in December 3-4, 1998 and May 3-5 1999 in collaboration between the Istituto Superiore di Sanita' and the Istituto Regina Elena. The points considered critical to the quality assurance in radiotherapy by the participants are presented in relation to the total radiotherapy procedure [it

  11. Research and Analysis of Possible Solutions for Navy-Simulated Training Technology

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    2015-03-01

    Army Memo dated 09 September 2009. The laser is 55 considered safe for use without laser protective eyewear (unintentional eye exposure) and is not...from its main application in the entertainment industry . Industries implementing the use of MOCAP include medical, sports, biomechanics, and the...Hueneme/Cubic Form Fit on HSMST. Trip Report, Corona: NAVSEA. Joshi, Elena M. 1999. “Introduction to Simulation.” In Discover Industrial Engineering

  12. Prospects for testing Lorentz and CPT symmetry with antiprotons

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    Vargas, Arnaldo J.

    2018-03-01

    A brief overview of the prospects of testing Lorentz and CPT symmetry with antimatter experiments is presented. The models discussed are applicable to atomic spectroscopy experiments, Penning-trap experiments and gravitational tests. Comments about the sensitivity of the most recent antimatter experiments to the models reviewed here are included. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  13. An Integrated Research Program for the Modeling, Analysis and Control of Aerospace Systems

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    1992-03-03

    Fabiano, Jr. - Brown University Mitchell Feigenbaum - Rockefeller University Elena Fernandez - Institudo de Desarrollo Techologico, para la Industria...system. The system runs under DEC Ultrix; we have installed the GKS graphics system and language compilers (FORTRAN and C). The DELIGHT.MIMO software ...which links a sophisticated non-smooth optimization package to some linear system software , is on the system. The package was kindly furnished by

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    Bruno Burgos Vera

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    Full Text Available El desarrollo de una nación se cimienta principalmente en el bienestar de su colectivo a través de una redistribución equitativa del ingreso, una mayor productividad y un incremento de las oportunidades laborales; la agricultura juega como tal un rol fundamental para la economía y nutrición del colectivo. Sin embargo, las políticas de estado se han orientado generalmente hacia otros sectores como la industria, comercio y minería. Si a esto se agrega las inadecuadas inversiones en investigación científica, capacitación y transferencia de recursos y tecnología, se tiene como resultado una baja productividad y limitado aprovechamiento de los recursos que ofrece la agricultura poniendo en riesgo la soberanía alimentaria del país, objetivo estratégico fundamental consagrado en la Constitución. Esta situación es más crítica a nivel provincial, en que provincias como Santa Elena no cuentan con los recursos adecuados y suficientes para crear una suficiencia agroalimentaria sostenible a largo plazo. Este estudio, en base a información secundaria, analiza la situación actual de la producción agropecuaria en la provincia de Santa Elena con el fin de inferir sobre la suficiencia agroalimentaria de su población y los retos que enfrenta la provincia para lograr una soberanía alimentaria que tienda las bases de su desarrollo.   Abstract The development of a country is mainly based on the welfare of its people through a fair redistribution of the income, a higher productivity, and the increase of work opportunities; as such the agricultural sector plays a key role for the economy and nutrition of the people. However, public policies have usually aimed at other sectors such as industry, commerce, and mining. Moreover, poor investments in scientific research, training and transfer of technology and resources contribute to low productivity and limited use of the products offered by agriculture, putting at risk the food sovereignty of the

  15. Fronteras del poder y umbrales corporales. Sobre el poder performativo de lo popular en la literatura y la cultura de masas de México (Rulfo, Monsiváis, Poniatowska

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    Full Text Available A partir de las reflexiones del último Foucault sobre las fronteras del poder, la profesora Borsò analiza los límites del poder y las relaciones del poder con los umbrales corporales. Su marco conceptual se materializa en los ejemplos concretos de Pedro Páramo de Rulfo, Aires de familia de Carlos Monsiváis y Luz y luna, las lunitas de Elena Poniatowska.

  16. The role of rasagiline in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease

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    Julie Leegwater-Kim1, Elena Bortan21Tufts University School of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, USA; 2Department of Neurology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, USAAbstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting 1% to 2% of people older than 60 years. Treatment of PD consists of symptomatic therapies while neuroprotective strategies have remained elusive. Rasagiline is a novel, potent, and irreversible...

  17. Identification of Autoantibodies to Breast Cancer Antigens in Breast Cancer Patients

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    percentages of individuals positive for serum antibody to 7 tumor antigens. Gray columns show the response in patients; white columns show the response in...Laboratory David Krag Girja Shukla Stephanie Pero Elena Peletskaya Ed Manna Anurag Shukla Yu-Jing Sun Chelsea Shelley Bissonette Eileen Caffry...tumor antigens. Gray columns show the response in patients; white columns show the response in control normal donors. The number of patients or

  18. Once Upon a Time There Was an Indian

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    Full Text Available Alas de maguey. La lucha de Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza, by Marta Gómez-Rodulfo, with a preface by Elena Poniatowska, 2012.Embers of the Past. Essays in Times of Decolonization, by Javier Sanjinés C., with a foreword by Walter D. Mignolo; translated by David Frye, 2013.The Village Is Like a Wheel: Rethinking Cargos, Family and Ethnicity in Highland Mexico, by Roger Magazine, 2012.

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    Autoecologı´a de los castan ˜ares de Castilla (Espan˜a) (au- toecology of Chestnut Tree Forest in Castilla,. Spain). Investigacio´nAgraria: Sistemas de. RecursosForestales 11 (2): 373–393. Sa´nchez, P. O., Rubio, A., Blanco, A., Elena,. R and Go´mez, V., (2003). Autoecologı ´a parame´trica de los hayedos de CastillayLeo´n.

  20. Lifestyle modification in the management of the metabolic syndrome: achievements and challenges

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    Riccardo Dalle Grave; Simona Calugi; Elena Centis; et al

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    Riccardo Dalle Grave1, Simona Calugi1, Elena Centis2, Rebecca Marzocchi2, Marwan El Ghoch1, Giulio Marchesini21Department of Eating & Weight Disorder, Villa Garda Hospital, Garda (VR), Italy; 2Unit of Metabolic Diseases & Clinical Dietetics, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyAbstract: Lifestyle modification based on behavior therapy is the most important and effective strategy to manage the metabolic syndrome. Modern lifestyle modification t...

  1. Estructura del sueño y funciones ejecutivas en niños con depresión /

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     tesis que para obtener el grado de Doctor en Psicología presenta Jesús Antonio Moo Estrella ; jurado de examen de grado directora de tesis: Dra. Matilde Valencia Flores, comité: Dra. Feggy Ostrosky Shejet, Dra. Rosa Elena Ulloa Flores, Dra. Isabel Reyes Lagunes, Dr. Ariel Vite Sierrax, 83 páginasDoctorado en Psicología UNAM, Facultad de Psicología, 2012

  2. Ada 9X Project Revision Request Report. Supplement 1

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    SYNCHRONIZATION POINTS OF A TASK DATE: August 8, 1989 NAME: Patrick de Bondeli ADDRESS: CR2A, 19 Avenue Dubonnet 92411 - COURBEVOIE - CEDEX, FRANCE TELEPHONE...to the parent task. Evaluating the attributes TERMINATED or CALLABLE - Giovini and Zucca (1986) consider them as synchronization points, but we do not...Elena. An Analysis of Ada Tasking December 1986. Companion paper of the Ada Formal Definition Sponsored by the European Commission. De Bondeli , Patrick

  3. An unusually rich scuttle fly fauna (Diptera, Phoridae) from north of the Arctic Circle in the Kola Peninsula, N. W. Russia.

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    Disney, R H L

    2013-01-01

    64 species of Phoridae, in 6 genera, are reported from the Kola Peninsula, north of the Arctic Circle. The new species Megaselia elenae and Megaselia kozlovi are described. 33 species of Megaselia, only known from females, are given code numbers. Keys to the species of all the females of Megaselia and Phora are provided; and also a key to the males European Megaselia species with a notopleural cleft.

  4. Attitudes of Major Soviet Nationalities. Volume V. Other Nationalities. The Jews, The Tatars, Moldavia, Comparative Tables.

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    Lisenstein in films, Paya Plisetskaya in Soviet ballet, Arkady Raikin in popular comedy , and Elena Bystritskaya in theater (she is the Russian woman hero...Tatar poets were also greatly attracted by legends and thenes of romantic love. Early Tatar literature mirrored historical ar.x qccial events...dramas, and comedies . In the later 19th century Tatar literature became important in the str ale for cultural and social reforms and for the

  5. Prospects for testing Lorentz and CPT symmetry with antiprotons.

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    Vargas, Arnaldo J

    2018-03-28

    A brief overview of the prospects of testing Lorentz and CPT symmetry with antimatter experiments is presented. The models discussed are applicable to atomic spectroscopy experiments, Penning-trap experiments and gravitational tests. Comments about the sensitivity of the most recent antimatter experiments to the models reviewed here are included.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'. © 2018 The Author(s).

  6. Physics Climate as Experienced by LGBT+ Physicists

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    2012-02-01

    In 2009, Elena Long created the LGBT+ Physicists website (http://lgbtphysicists.x10hosting.com) as a warehouse for resources useful for sexual and gender minorities working in physics. This resource has grown to include networking resources, lists of LGBT-friendly universities and localities, recommendations for enacting positive change in physics communities, and out-reach to other STEM-oriented LGBT organizations. This has been possible in large part by the dynamic community of LGBT+ physicists and allies looking to make physics more welcoming towards our community. In 2011, Elena used hir position as Member at Large on the executive committee of the Forum of Graduate Student Affairs (FGSA) to conduct a climate survey that included, among other things, the first serious look at LGBT+ demographics in physics. The survey focused particularly on issues of language heard and harassment experienced by physicists and was broken down into categories based on race, physical and mental ability, gender, and sexuality. Furthermore, it examined the outcomes of experienced harassment and the reasons for when harassment was not reported. Due to the nature of the study, overlapping demographics, especially ``multiple minorities,'' were also explored. This talk will give a brief history of the LGBT+ Physicists resource as well as an overview of the FGSA study.

  7. Comparison of eight degree-days estimation methods in four agroecological regions in Colombia

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    Full Text Available Eight methods were used to estimate degree-days in four Colombian localities. Four methods have been previously proposed in literature: Simple Sine, Double Sine, Simple Triangle, and Double Triangle methods. The other four methods are proposed in this research: Simple Logistic, Double Logistic, Simple Normal, and Double Normal. The estimation of the degree-days through hourly temperature values was used as the reference standard method, and the four localities from where the temperature values were taken were the municipalities of Cajicá (Cundinamarca, Santa Elena (Antioquia, Carepa (Urabá Antioqueño, and Ciudad Bolivar (Zona cafetera Antioqueña. Degree-days obtained by all methods under study were compared through linear regression to those obtained by the reference standard method. There were differences in the correlation of each method to the reference when compared within each region and among regions. The Simple Logistic and Double Logistic methods showed the best performance with acceptable R² values and considerably lower bias than the other methods. The poorest fit was found in Cajicá, where the average R² was 0.571. For the regions of Santa Elena and Carepa, the average R² was 0.756 and 0.733. The best fit was found in Ciudad Bolivar, with an average R² of 0.826.

  8. Norman Berliinis Einsteini jalajälgedes / Kristina Norman ; interv. Andreas Trossek

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    Norman, Kristina, 1979-

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    5. IV-15. VI toimuva Berliini kaasaegse kunsti bienaali "When things cast no shadows / Kui asjad ei heida varju" (kuraatorid Adam Szymczyk ja Elena Filipovic) öise biennaaliprogrammi "Minu ööd on ilusamad kui teie päevad" raames on 25. V Archenholdi observatooriumis Kristina Normani diafilmi "The Field of Genius / Geniaalsuse väli" (2003) esitlus koos füüsiku ja astrobioloogi Paul Daviese loenguga. K. Norman meiliintervjuus oma diafilmist

  9. Evaluation of doctors? performance as facilitators in basic medical science lecture classes in a new Malaysian medical school

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    Ismail, Salwani; Salam, Abdus; Alattraqchi, Ahmed G; Annamalai, Lakshmi; Chockalingam, Annamalai; Elena, Wan Putri; Rahman, Nor Iza A; Abubakar, Abdullahi Rabiu; Haque, Mainul

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    Salwani Ismail,1 Abdus Salam,2 Ahmed G Alattraqchi,1 Lakshmi Annamalai,1 Annamalai Chockalingam,1 Wan Putri Elena,3 Nor Iza A Rahman,1 Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar,1 Mainul Haque1 1Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia; 2Department of Medical Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia Background: Dida...

  10. Mexican Marine Corps in the Struggle for Scalable Security and Its Potential as a Guarantor of the Mexican Safety

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    2013-03-20

    53 G. Elena. Presidente Peña pide a militares a participar en la transformación de México. 1...security of the government of Mexico and the Mexican people until the civilian police is able to do so. 1S. SUBJECT TERMS MAGTF Concept;Mexican...to contribute better to the safety and security of the government of Mexico and the Mexican people until the civilian police is able to do so

  11. Integration und Ausgrenzung im Osten Europas : Beiträge für die 13. Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten

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    Inhaltsverzeichnis: I. Integration und Ausgrenzung an der EU-Grenze - Elena Kropatcheva: Perspektiven der Integrationsmodelle Russlands (8-11); Silke Skilters: Estland, Lettland und Litauen zwischen Kooperation und Konkurrenz (12-16); Anne Wetzel: Die Grenze(n) zwischen der Ukraine und der EU: gibt es mehr als "drinnen" und "draußen"? (17-20); Katrin Böttger: Die Europäische Nachbarschaftspolitik und ihre integrierenden und ausgrenzenden Faktoren (21-24); Olaf Melzer: Russland im Europarat: D...

  12. 7th drug hypersensitivity meeting: part one

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    Carr, Daniel F.; Chung, Wen-Hung; Jenkiins, Rosalind E.; Chaponda, Mas; Nwikue, Gospel; Cornejo Castro, Elena M.; Antoine, Daniel J.; Pirmohamed, Munir; Wuillemin, Natascha; Dina, Dolores; Eriksson, Klara K.; Yerly, Daniel; Pavlos, Rebecca; Mckinnin, Elizabeth; Ostrov, David

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    Table of contents Oral Abstracts O1 Functionally distinct HMGB1 isoforms correlate with physiological processes in drug-induced SJS/TEN Daniel F. Carr, Wen-Hung Chung, Rosalind E. Jenkiins, Mas Chaponda, Gospel Nwikue, Elena M. Cornejo Castro, Daniel J. Antoine, Munir Pirmohamed O2 Hypersensitivity reactions to beta-lactams, does the t cell recognition pattern influence the clinical picture? Natascha Wuillemin, Dolores Dina, Klara K. Eriksson, Daniel Yerly O3 Specific binding characteristics ...

  13. Motivation to change and posttreatment temptation to drink: a multicenter study among alcohol-dependent patients

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    Fiabane,Elena; Ottonello,Marcella; Zavan,Valeria; Pistarini,Caterina; Giorgi,Ines

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    Elena Fiabane,1,2 Marcella Ottonello,1,3 Valeria Zavan,4 Caterina Pistarini,1 Ines Giorgi5 1Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, ICS Maugeri Spa SB, Institute of Genoa Nervi, Genoa, 2Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, 3Department of Medicine, PhD Program in Advance Sciences and Technologies in Rehabilitation Medicine and Sport, Università di Tor Vergata, Rome, 4Alcohol Unit, Addiction Department, Alessandria, 5Psychology Unit, I...

  14. No. 43 - Abril/Junio 1992 / PUBLICACIONES ICESI

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    Sicard Ramírez, Jaime; Vargas Quiñones, Martha Elena; Aldana de Vega, Luzángela; Urrea Cortavarria, Amalia; Pérez Uribe, Rafael Ignacio; Ochoa Díaz, Francisco Héctor; Coate, L. Edwin; González Zamora, José Hipólito

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    Esta revista provee acceso libre inmediato a su contenido bajo el principio de que hacer disponible gratuitamente la investigación al publico, lo cual fomenta un mayor intercambio de conocimiento global. Libertad, ciencia y eficiencia : objetivos de la gerencia universitaria, Sicard Ramírez, Jaime -- Calidad total en la Universidad de la Sabana : un modelo a desarrollar, Vargas Quiñones, Martha Elena ; Aldana de Vega, Luzángela -- Concepto de calidad en EAFIT, Urrea Co...

  15. The Future of Futures. The Time of Money in Financing and Society

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    Moe, Sverre

    2012-01-01

    The original online version of this article can be found at: http://asj.sagepub.com/content/55/3/301.citation Elena Esposito is an Italian sociologist working mainly from the perspective of Luhmannian systems theory, particularly with themes related to the temporal dynamics of modern society and notably the problem of linking present activities with a future unknown. Most of her publications (mainly in Italian and German) are about the form and ordering of time (as in fashion, remembrance,...

  16. Estudio sanitario de los recursos hídricos: aguas residuales y aguas de consumo de la zona de Linares

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    Román Martínez, Isidoro

    2011-01-01

    Se ha realizado durante el periodo marzo-1987 a abril-1988 un estudio desde el punto de vista sanitario de 45 puntos de muestreo correspondientes a los municipios de Linares (20), Vilches (16), Jabalquinto (6), la Carolina (1), Santa Elena (1) y bailen (1). Las aguas fueron agrupadas por naturalezas. Resultando la distribuci??n siguiente: residuales (12), fluviales (16), aguas tratadas (10) y aguas profundas (7). De estas, se utilizaban para el consumo las correspondientes a 16 puntos. entre ...

  17. Magnonic Crystal as a Delay Line for Low-Noise Auto-Oscillator

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    2015-05-12

    Magnonic crystal as a delay line for low-noise auto-oscillator Elena Bankowski and Thomas Meitzler U.S. Army TARDEC, Warren, Michigan 48397, USA...authors propose to use the magnonic crystal patterned on the YIG magnetic film as an efficient delay line in the feedback loop of tunable auto-oscillator...increasing the thickness of such delay line as compare to the YIG film with no pattern. In turn, use of this magnonic crystal opens a way to improve

  18. Gestión del territorio y manejo de bienes comunes en contextos extractivos: una aproximación al caso de las comunidades Kichwas del cantón Arajuno en la provincia de Pastaza, Ecuador.

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    Barrera Arroba, Danny Rafael

    2014-01-01

    La presente tesis analiza las diferentes transformaciones en el manejo del territorio y los bienes comunes, que se han generado en las comunidades kichwas de Elena y Huito ubicadas en el cantón Arajuno en la provincia de Pastaza en la Amazonía ecuatoriana, a partir de las actividades de explotación petrolera desarrolladas por la compañía AGIP Ecuador S.A. en el bloque 10 dentro del sector de Villano.

  19. Elections to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee 
("The Nine") 2007

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    The electronic voting process for the Senior Staff Advisory Committee ("The Nine") was closed on Friday 1st June. Of the 449 Senior Staff members called to vote, 281 cast a vote, of which 279 were valid. The results are as follows: Electoral Group 1 Name\tDepartment\tVotes Patrick Janot\tPH\t50 Rolf Landua\tDSU\t86 Marcello Mannelli\tPH\t22 Thomas Ruf\tPH\t30 Electoral Group 2Name\tDepartment\tVotes Olivier Brunner\tAB\t47 Doris Burckhart\tPH\t44 Helmut Burkhardt\tAB\t31 Marco Cattaneo\tPH\t48 Paul Collier\tAB\t66 Hubert Gerwig\tPH\t19 Eugenia Hatziangeli\tAB\t34 Miguel Angel Marquina\tIT\t36 Malika Meddahi\tAB\t51 Alberto Pace\tIT\t123 Stephan Russenschuck\tAT\t35 Alan Silverman\tIT\t47 Detlef Swoboda\tTS\t25 Elena Wildner\tAT\t52 Rolf Landua is therefore elected in Group 1, and Alberto Pace, Paul Collier and Elena Wildner are elected in Group 2. Their mandate is from July 2007 to June 2010. The Committee now consists of these newly-elected members together with Monica Pepe-Altarelli, Rudiger Schmidt, R. Martens, A. Unnervik and E. Tsesmelis...

  20. INCIDENCIA ECONÓMICA, CULTURAL Y TURÍSTICA, EN LAS NECESIDADES INSATISFECHAS DE LA COMUNA SAN PABLO CANTÓN SANTA ELENA, PROVINCIA SANTA ELENA AÑO 2015

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    Full Text Available Resumen La presente investigación tiene como objetivo principal analizar los aspectos: culturales, económicos, y turísticos de la comuna San Pablo, que permita identificar las necesidades insatisfechas en la Comuna, en la actualidad está compuesta por la zona económica que se encuentra conformada por negocios comerciales de diferentes productos o servicios, la zona empresarial conformada por numerosos laboratorios de crianza de larvas de camarón, empresas industriales pesqueras, nuevos negocios o microempresas familiares de diversas actividades económicas o productivas. Para la elaboración de este trabajo se utilizó la metodología basada en investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa. Se describió las características generales de la problemática existente, permitiendo elaborar una diagnostico situacional de tipo integral, identificando los programas, proyectos y acciones que van a ser evaluados mediante indicadores de gestión de eficiencia, y eficacia, con la implementación de estrategias como son los convenios con las instituciones del estado, capacitación a los directivos para realizar una eficiente administración comunal, buen trabajo en equipo, ejecución de programas y proyectos, participación oportuna de los habitantes para el logro de un crecimiento permanente para la comuna, sus organizaciones y asociaciones ubicadas dentro de su territorio. Palabras clave: Aspectos económicos, sociales, culturales, Comunas, desarrollo turístico Abstract he present investigation has as main objective to analyze the aspects: cultural, economic, and tourist of the commune San Pablo that allows to identify the unsatisfied necessities in the Commune, at the present time is composed by the economic area that is confirmed by commercial business of different products or services, the managerial area conformed by numerous laboratories of upbringing of shrimp larva’s, companies industrial fishing and new business or family microempresas of diverse economic or productive activities. For the elaboration of this work the methodology was used based on quantitative and qualitative investigation. It was described the general characteristics of the existent problem, allowing to elaborate one diagnoses situational of integral type, identifying the programs, projects and actions that will be evaluated by means of indicators of administration of efficiency, and effectiveness, with the implementation of strategies like they are the agreements with the institutions of the state, training the directive to carry out an efficient administration communal, good work in team, execution of programs and projects, the inhabitants' opportune participation for the achievement of a permanent growth for the commune, their organizations and associations located inside their territory. Words key: Economic, social, cultural aspects, Communes, tourist developmen

  1. Reposicionamiento de identidad: Conflictos de representacion, performance y espacio en la literatura de mediados del siglo XX por tres escritoras chilenas

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    Vallejos-Moreno, Yasmina Adriana

    2015-01-01

    This dissertation analyzes six novels by Chilean writers: Marta Brunet's:Humo hacia el sur (1946) and Maria Nadie (1957); Mercedes Valdivieso's La brecha (1961) and La tierra que les di (1963), and Maria Elena Gertner'sIslas en la ciudad (1958) and La Derrota (1964). This study explores the articulations of gender, race, class relations, and identity representation in mid-20th -century Chilean literature. I argue that a number of female writers in mid-twentieth century Chile played an importa...

  2. Efectividad y seguridad de la laparotomía vs laparoscopía en abdomen agudo de origen gineco-obstétrico causado por embarazo ectópico roto y quiste de ovario roto.

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    Luna Aveiga, Cristhian

    2014-01-01

    Comparar efectividad, tiempo y sangrado operatorio, estadía y complicaciones entre laparotomía y laparoscopía en abdomen agudo (AA) por embarazo ectópico roto (EER) y quiste de ovario roto (QOR). Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo en el Hospital de Santa Elena y Clínica Granados de Enero 2010-Diciembre 2011. Se obtuvieron las causas, procedimientos, edad, hemoglobina, edad gestacional, antecedentes personales y complicaciones. Tiempo, sangrado operatorio y estadía fueron comparadas por T de stud...

  3. IncobotulinumtoxinA in aesthetics: Russian multidisciplinary expert consensus recommendations

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    Yutskovskaya Y

    2015-06-01

    Full Text Available Yana Yutskovskaya,1 Elena Gubanova,2 Irina Khrustaleva,3 Vasiliy Atamanov,4 Anastasiya Saybel,5 Elena Parsagashvili,6 Irina Dmitrieva,7 Elena Sanchez,8 Natalia Lapatina,9 Tatiana Korolkova,10 Alena Saromytskaya,11 Elena Goltsova,12 Elmira Satardinova13 1Department of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostock, 2Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Moscow National University of Food Production, Moscow, 3Department of Plastic Surgery, IP Pavlov Medical State University, St Petersburg, 4Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, SN Fedorova, Federal State Institution, Novosibirsk, 5Clinic Ideal, Laser Technologies Center, Moscow, 6Aestima-clinic, 7Clinic “Academy”, St Petersburg, 8Eklan Medical Center of Cosmetological Correction, 9Clinic of Aesthetic Medicine and Plastic Surgery, Moscow, 10Department of Cosmetology, II Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, St Petersburg, 11Plastic Surgery Clinic, Center of Aesthetic Medicine and Beauty Cosmetology, 12“Neo-Clinic,” Tyumen, 13Botulinum Toxin Therapy Department, Diagnostic Center of the Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Irkutsk, Russia Background: Although there are various international consensus recommendations on the use of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A in facial aesthetics, there are no global or Russian guidelines on the optimal dose of incobotulinumtoxinA, free from complexing proteins, within specific aesthetic indications. This article reports the outcomes of two expert consensus meetings, conducted to review and analyze efficacy and tolerability data for incobotulinumtoxinA in various facial aesthetic indications and to give expert consensus recommendations to ensure best clinical practice among Russian clinicians. Methods: Thirteen dermatology and/or plastic surgery experts attended meetings held in Paris, France (November 2013, and Moscow, Russia (March 2014

  4. Images of women in advertising : dynamics and consumer perceptions / Elena Pruvli

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    Pruvli, Elena

    2003-01-01

    Kaanel ajak. ilmumisaeg 2002/2003. Ülevaade naise imago kujutamisest reklaamis, erinevaid naisetüüpe esitavate reklaamide vastuvõtmisest ja mõjudest hoiakutele ning käitumisele EBS-is läbiviidud uuringu põhjal

  5. Naistest ja solidaarsusest / Marge Monko, Liina Siib ; intervjueerinud Elena Šmakova

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    Monko, Marge, 1976-

    2009-01-01

    Töötavate naiste õigustest, töökeskkonnast ja sõltumisest tööhõivepoliitikast. Näitused Tallinnas: Marge Monko isikunäitus "Leib ja lilled" Draakoni Galeriis 8.-21. märtsini, Liina Siibi fotonäitus "Naine võtab vähe ruumi" Hobusepea Galeriis 18.-30. märtsini

  6. Meistri kutsumine / Taavi Talve, Indrek Köster ; intervjueerinud Elena Šmakova

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    2009-01-01

    Loomingulise ühenduse Johnson ja Johnson - Taavi Talve, Indrek Köster - näitus "Meistri kutsumine" Hobusepea Galeriis 27. aprillini. Autorid 2006. aastal alustatud Paldiski linnaruumi ja selle elanikke kaasavast projektist, mille lõppeesmärk on luua Paldiskisse Amandus Adamsoni skulptuur. Linnaelanike lemmikuks osutus teos "Laeva viimne ohe", mille savist suurenduse modelleerib Mare Mikof

  7. Estudio para un Modelo de Gestión de un Acuífero Costero, mediante Metodologías Participativas y Análisis Geoestadístico en el marco del Desarrollo Local. Manglaralto, Ecuador

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    Herrera Franco, Gricelda América

    2016-01-01

    El presente estudio se fundamenta en la investigación-acción-participativa (IAP), para buscar alternativas que tiendan al desarrollo local de un territorio. Se centra en la cuenca hidrográfica del rio Manglaralto-Santa Elena-Ecuador, aplicando un sistema metodológico participativo que considera las características peculiares del territorio, que se analizan geoespacialmente reconociendo la influencia de la dinámica de sus cambios y observando los móviles que la propiciaban. A través de mecani...

  8. The essential role of mentors in medical institutions

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    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available Arez Mohamed, Elena Antoni University College London Medical School, University College London, London, UKWe read with great interest the papers written by Al Qahtani¹ and Banu et al.² The former explored the motivation of medical students to engage in mentoring in a place where this was a scarce phenomenon and the other analyzed how mentoring could be successfully implemented and enhance acquisition of knowledge among mentees.  View original paper by Al QahtaniView original paper by Banu et al 

  9. Automatización de los procesos de trabajo

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    Tunal Santiago, Gerardo

    2006-01-01

    SUMARIO Editorial Peña, Aura Elena Artículos La calidad en la microempresa merideña y su impacto en el ambiente. Bustos F, Carlos E. Mecanismos de transmisión de la política monetaria. Chuecos, Alicia Contabilidad de Costos: una evaluación a la cátedra. Molina, Olga Rosa Las normas internacionales de contabilidad. Monge, Pedro Análisis de la cadena de valor industrial y de la cadena de valor agregado para las pequeñas y medianas indust...

  10. Análisis de la cadena de valor industrial y de la cadena de valor agregado para las pequeñas y medianas industrias

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    Morillo Moreno, Marysela C.

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    SUMARIO Editorial Peña, Aura Elena Artículos La calidad en la microempresa merideña y su impacto en el ambiente. Bustos F, Carlos E. Mecanismos de transmisión de la política monetaria. Chuecos, Alicia Contabilidad de Costos: una evaluación a la cátedra. Molina, Olga Rosa Las normas internacionales de contabilidad. Monge, Pedro Análisis de la cadena de valor industrial y de la cadena de valor agregado para las pequeñas y medianas indust...

  11. Mecanismos de transmisión de la política monetaria.

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    Chuecos, Alicia E.

    2006-01-01

    SUMARIO Editorial Peña, Aura Elena Artículos La calidad en la microempresa merideña y su impacto en el ambiente. Bustos F, Carlos E. Mecanismos de transmisión de la política monetaria. Chuecos, Alicia Contabilidad de Costos: una evaluación a la cátedra. Molina, Olga Rosa Las normas internacionales de contabilidad. Monge, Pedro Análisis de la cadena de valor industrial y de la cadena de valor agregado para las pequeñas y medianas indust...

  12. El mix de marketing: una herramienta para servir al cliente

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    Peñaloza, Marlene

    2006-01-01

    SUMARIO Editorial Peña, Aura Elena Artículos La calidad en la microempresa merideña y su impacto en el ambiente. Bustos F, Carlos E. Mecanismos de transmisión de la política monetaria. Chuecos, Alicia Contabilidad de Costos: una evaluación a la cátedra. Molina, Olga Rosa Las normas internacionales de contabilidad. Monge, Pedro Análisis de la cadena de valor industrial y de la cadena de valor agregado para las pequeñas y medianas indust...

  13. Las normas internacionales de contabilidad

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    Monge, Pedro

    2006-01-01

    SUMARIO Editorial Peña, Aura Elena Artículos La calidad en la microempresa merideña y su impacto en el ambiente. Bustos F, Carlos E. Mecanismos de transmisión de la política monetaria. Chuecos, Alicia Contabilidad de Costos: una evaluación a la cátedra. Molina, Olga Rosa Las normas internacionales de contabilidad. Monge, Pedro Análisis de la cadena de valor industrial y de la cadena de valor agregado para las pequeñas y medianas indust...

  14. La crisis de los refugiados

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    SÁNCHEZ-MONTIJANO, Elena; ZARAGOZA CRISTIANI, Jonathan

    2016-01-01

    La crisis de refugiados por la atraviesa Europa mostró las debilidades y flaquezas de la Unión Europea. Por tal motivo, la opinión pública europea está en una disyuntiva: apoyar sin miramientos un derecho universal o ensimismarse en una autocomplacencia identitaria. Por si fuera poco, la crisis de los refugiados en Europa tiene su origen en el conflicto en territorio sirio. Elena Sánchez-Montijano y Jonathan Zaragoza-Cristiani plantean el dilema de Europa de apoyar sin miramientos un derecho ...

  15. Contribución Colombiana al Conocimiento de la Enfermedad de Morquio A

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    Carlos Javier Alméciga Díaz

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    Full Text Available La enfermedad de Morquio A o Mucopolisacaridosis IV A es un trastorno de depósito lisosomal producidapor alteración en la actividad de la enzima N-acetilgalactosamina-6-sulfato sulfatasa (GALNS encargada de la degradación de queratán y condroitin-6- sulfato. La enfermedad se caracteriza por alteraciones óseas, cardiacas y pulmonares. Aunque esta enfermedad es rara, algunos trabajos sugieren que Colombia puede ser uno de los países con mayor número de pacientes. En el presente artículo se revisará el estado actual de la enfermedad de Morquio A, haciendo especial énfasis en los aportes realizados por investigadores colombianos para su avance. Progresos importantes se han realizado en el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas de diagnóstico, modelos animales, terapia de reemplazo enzimático y terapia génica. En este último aspecto, el Instituto de Errores Innatos del Metabolismoha jugado un papel importante en el diseño y evaluación de vectores derivados de virus adenoasociados, para el desarrollo de una estrategia de terapia génica para la enfermedad de Morquio A.

  16. Prospects for comparison of matter and antimatter gravitation with ALPHA-g

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    Bertsche, W. A.

    2018-03-01

    The ALPHA experiment has recently entered an expansion phase of its experimental programme, driven in part by the expected benefits of conducting experiments in the framework of the new AD + ELENA antiproton facility at CERN. With antihydrogen trapping now a routine operation in the ALPHA experiment, the collaboration is leading progress towards precision atomic measurements on trapped antihydrogen atoms, with the first excitation of the 1S-2S transition and the first measurement of the antihydrogen hyperfine spectrum (Ahmadi et al. 2017 Nature 541, 506-510 (doi:10.1038/nature21040); Nature 548, 66-69 (doi:10.1038/nature23446)). We are building on these successes to extend our physics programme to include a measurement of antimatter gravitation. We plan to expand a proof-of-principle method (Amole et al. 2013 Nat. Commun. 4, 1785 (doi:10.1038/ncomms2787)), first demonstrated in the original ALPHA apparatus, and perform a precise measurement of antimatter gravitational acceleration with the aim of achieving a test of the weak equivalence principle at the 1% level. The design of this apparatus has drawn from a growing body of experience on the simulation and verification of antihydrogen orbits confined within magnetic-minimum atom traps. The new experiment, ALPHA-g, will be an additional atom-trapping apparatus located at the ALPHA experiment with the intention of measuring antihydrogen gravitation. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  17. Pitfalls in the detection of cholesterol in Huntington’s disease models

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    Marullo, Manuela; Valenza, Marta; Leoni, Valerio; Caccia, Claudio; Scarlatti, Chiara; De Mario, Agnese; Zuccato, Chiara; Di Donato, Stefano; Carafoli, Ernesto; Cattaneo, Elena

    2012-01-01

    Background Abnormalities in brain cholesterol homeostasis have been reported in Huntington’s disease (HD), an adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion in the number of CAG repeats in the huntingtin (HTT) gene. However, the results have been contradictory with respect to whether cholesterol levels increase or decrease in HD models. Biochemical and mass spectrometry methods show reduced levels of cholesterol precursors and cholesterol in HD cells and in the brains of several HD animal models. Abnormal brain cholesterol homeostasis was also inferred from studies in HD patients. In contrast, colorimetric and enzymatic methods indicate cholesterol accumulation in HD cells and tissues. Here we used several methods to investigate cholesterol levels in cultured cells in the presence or absence of mutant HTT protein. Results Colorimetric and enzymatic methods with low sensitivity gave variable results, whereas results from a sensitive analytical method, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, were more reliable. Sample preparation, high cell density and cell clonality also influenced the detection of intracellular cholesterol. Conclusions Detection of cholesterol in HD samples by colorimetric and enzymatic assays should be supplemented by detection using more sensitive analytical methods. Care must be taken to prepare the sample appropriately. By evaluating lathosterol levels using isotopic dilution mass spectrometry, we confirmed reduced cholesterol biosynthesis in knock-in cells expressing the polyQ mutation in a constitutive or inducible manner. *Correspondence should be addressed to Elena Cattaneo: elena.cattaneo@unimi.it PMID:23145355

  18. Pitfalls in the detection of cholesterol in Huntington's disease models.

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    Marullo, Manuela; Valenza, Marta; Leoni, Valerio; Caccia, Claudio; Scarlatti, Chiara; De Mario, Agnese; Zuccato, Chiara; Di Donato, Stefano; Carafoli, Ernesto; Cattaneo, Elena

    2012-10-11

    Background Abnormalities in brain cholesterol homeostasis have been reported in Huntington's disease (HD), an adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion in the number of CAG repeats in the huntingtin (HTT) gene. However, the results have been contradictory with respect to whether cholesterol levels increase or decrease in HD models. Biochemical and mass spectrometry methods show reduced levels of cholesterol precursors and cholesterol in HD cells and in the brains of several HD animal models. Abnormal brain cholesterol homeostasis was also inferred from studies in HD patients. In contrast, colorimetric and enzymatic methods indicate cholesterol accumulation in HD cells and tissues. Here we used several methods to investigate cholesterol levels in cultured cells in the presence or absence of mutant HTT protein. Results Colorimetric and enzymatic methods with low sensitivity gave variable results, whereas results from a sensitive analytical method, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, were more reliable. Sample preparation, high cell density and cell clonality also influenced the detection of intracellular cholesterol. Conclusions Detection of cholesterol in HD samples by colorimetric and enzymatic assays should be supplemented by detection using more sensitive analytical methods. Care must be taken to prepare the sample appropriately. By evaluating lathosterol levels using isotopic dilution mass spectrometry, we confirmed reduced cholesterol biosynthesis in knock-in cells expressing the polyQ mutation in a constitutive or inducible manner. *Correspondence should be addressed to Elena Cattaneo: elena.cattaneo@unimi.it.

  19. Prospects for comparison of matter and antimatter gravitation with ALPHA-g.

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    Bertsche, W A

    2018-03-28

    The ALPHA experiment has recently entered an expansion phase of its experimental programme, driven in part by the expected benefits of conducting experiments in the framework of the new AD + ELENA antiproton facility at CERN. With antihydrogen trapping now a routine operation in the ALPHA experiment, the collaboration is leading progress towards precision atomic measurements on trapped antihydrogen atoms, with the first excitation of the 1S-2S transition and the first measurement of the antihydrogen hyperfine spectrum (Ahmadi et al. 2017 Nature 541 , 506-510 (doi:10.1038/nature21040); Nature 548 , 66-69 (doi:10.1038/nature23446)). We are building on these successes to extend our physics programme to include a measurement of antimatter gravitation. We plan to expand a proof-of-principle method (Amole et al. 2013 Nat. Commun. 4 , 1785 (doi:10.1038/ncomms2787)), first demonstrated in the original ALPHA apparatus, and perform a precise measurement of antimatter gravitational acceleration with the aim of achieving a test of the weak equivalence principle at the 1% level. The design of this apparatus has drawn from a growing body of experience on the simulation and verification of antihydrogen orbits confined within magnetic-minimum atom traps. The new experiment, ALPHA-g, will be an additional atom-trapping apparatus located at the ALPHA experiment with the intention of measuring antihydrogen gravitation.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'. © 2018 The Authors.

  20. Identificación de factores de competitividad para el diseño de un modelo de gestión de destino sostenible. Comuna Olón

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    Joel Fortis Suárez

    2017-05-01

    Full Text Available El principal objetivo de este artículo, determina la necesidad de un modelo de desarrollo turístico equilibrado y sostenible en la comuna Olón, provincia de Santa Elena, para llegar a aquello fue necesario identificar las capacidades, limitaciones e inconvenientes que afectan a este lugar turístico, a partir del análisis de los recursos turísticos, demanda turística y la situación jurídico – administrativa. Se utilizó la metodología investigación – acción y exploratoria. Entre los resultados encontrados se establece que la comunidad de Olón es un lugar turístico con gran potencial para el desarrollo del turismo de naturaleza y ecoturismo, debido a la existencia de diversidad de flora y fauna.   Abstract This article seeks to determine the need for a balanced and sustainable tourism development model in the municipality of Olón, Santa Elena province. To reach this goal, it was necessary to identify the capacities, limitations and drawbacks that affect this tourist site. From the analysis of tourism resources, tourism demand and the legal - administrative situation. The research - action and exploratory methodology was used. Among the results found is that the community of Olón is a tourist place with great potential for the development of nature tourism and ecotourism, due to the existence of diversity of flora and fauna.

  1. A migrante e o xamã: agentes transculturadores em dois romances italianos contemporâneos The migrant and the shaman: transcultural agents in two contemporary italian novels

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    Ana Maria Chiarini

    2012-01-01

    A proposta deste trabalho é evidenciar a função transculturadora exercida por trabalhadoras migrantes na Itália contemporânea, vista como espaço da diáspora, nos romances Apri le porte all'alba (1999), de Elena Gianini Belotti, e L'indecenza (2008), de Elvira Seminara. Essas personagens sociais - participantes de trocas interculturais e intercorporais - vêm se tornando personagens literárias e, embora reduzidas a não-pessoas ou marcadas por um pretenso núcleo étnico essencial, ativam as força...

  2. Estudio de la composición isotópica del Pb en galenas del distrito minero de Linares-La Carolina (Jaén, España)

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    García de Madinabeitia, S.; Santos Zalduegui, José Francisco; Larrea Bilbao, F. J.; Carracedo Sánchez, Manuel; Gil Ibarguchi, José Ignacio

    2003-01-01

    New lead Isotope results for twenty-four galenas of the Linares-La Carolina mining district (Jaén, Spain) are reported. While two.mineralization types, one near Linares (where filons with low Ag content crosscut the Linares and/or Guadalén-Arquillos plutons) and another at La Carolina (Ag-rich filons cut the Santa Elena granite or its host-rocks) may be distinguished, the Pb isotopic compositions of the galenas from both areas are similar and very homogeneous: mPbl204Pb = 18.236 ± 0.036, 207P...

  3. Afectación de las anualidades que ofrecen las diferentes empresas proveedores del servicio de internet.

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    Adrián Valencia

    2015-12-01

     In the last years the digital age has evolved causing favorable impact on businesses since the new era involves the use of new technological tools that are changing everything. Therefore it is necessary to analyze the involvement of the latter against processes of acquisition of Internet service, in relation to income as payment, essential for providers through surveys to micro entrepreneurs and depth interviews with managers local companies providing Internet service in the province of Santa Elena. The study data show the limited implementation of strategies through multiple benefits offered by these companies.

  4. Diccionario de alimentación y gastronomía en Venezuela

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    Gil Otaiza, Ricardo

    2003-01-01

    1.- Artículos Cartay, Rafael. "Los productos típicos y su reglamentación. Una tentativa de aplicación de la denominación de origen al cacao venezolano" Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin. "Theobroma Cacao L.: Un nuevo enfoque para nutrición y salud" Anido, Daniel; Gutiérrez, Alejandro. "La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995: Algunas evidencias empíricas" Molina, Luisa Elena. "Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Ven...

  5. Theobroma cacao L.:

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    Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin

    2003-01-01

    1.- Artículos Cartay, Rafael. "Los productos típicos y su reglamentación. Una tentativa de aplicación de la denominación de origen al cacao venezolano" Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin. "Theobroma Cacao L.: Un nuevo enfoque para nutrición y salud" Anido, Daniel; Gutiérrez, Alejandro. "La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995: Algunas evidencias empíricas" Molina, Luisa Elena. "Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Ven...

  6. Los productos típicos y su reglamentación.

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    Cartay, Rafael

    2003-01-01

    1.- Artículos Cartay, Rafael. "Los productos típicos y su reglamentación. Una tentativa de aplicación de la denominación de origen al cacao venezolano" Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin. "Theobroma Cacao L.: Un nuevo enfoque para nutrición y salud" Anido, Daniel; Gutiérrez, Alejandro. "La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995: Algunas evidencias empíricas" Molina, Luisa Elena. "Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Ven...

  7. La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995:

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    Anido R., José Daniel; Gutiérrez S., Alejandro

    2003-01-01

    1.- Artículos Cartay, Rafael. "Los productos típicos y su reglamentación. Una tentativa de aplicación de la denominación de origen al cacao venezolano" Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin. "Theobroma Cacao L.: Un nuevo enfoque para nutrición y salud" Anido, Daniel; Gutiérrez, Alejandro. "La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995: Algunas evidencias empíricas" Molina, Luisa Elena. "Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Ven...

  8. Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Venezuela

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    Molina, Luisa Elena

    2003-01-01

    1.- Artículos Cartay, Rafael. "Los productos típicos y su reglamentación. Una tentativa de aplicación de la denominación de origen al cacao venezolano" Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin. "Theobroma Cacao L.: Un nuevo enfoque para nutrición y salud" Anido, Daniel; Gutiérrez, Alejandro. "La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995: Algunas evidencias empíricas" Molina, Luisa Elena. "Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Ven...

  9. Venezuela: Un perfil general.

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    Quevedo, Rafael Isidro

    2003-01-01

    1.- Artículos Cartay, Rafael. "Los productos típicos y su reglamentación. Una tentativa de aplicación de la denominación de origen al cacao venezolano" Kalvatchev, Zlatko; Garzaro, Domingo; Guerra Cedezo, Franklin. "Theobroma Cacao L.: Un nuevo enfoque para nutrición y salud" Anido, Daniel; Gutiérrez, Alejandro. "La demanda de las calorías en Venezuela 1970-1995: Algunas evidencias empíricas" Molina, Luisa Elena. "Notas sobre la situación de la producción primaria de arroz en Ven...

  10. IN MEMORIAM ION VATAMANU

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    S.P. Palii

    2012-12-01

    Full Text Available A dreamer in his creative solitude, an objective and lucid analyst of history and contemporaneity, an energetic and decisive leader with an uncanny ability for crisis management – all these describe Ion Vatamanu. His wife Elena and daughters Mihaela, Mariana, Leontina treasure a personal universe in which the magical spark of Ion Vatamanu’s love and joy of life meld the everyday in and out of poetry. Ion Vatamanu’s instantaneous connection to the audiences and deeply felt words still touch the hearts of his many colleagues and friends. Downloads: 2

  11. Propuestas didácticas que integran el arte en la enseñanza de la historia en escuelas secundaria de la ciudad de Rosario

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    España, Ana Elena

    2017-01-01

    Fil: España, Ana Elena. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias; Argentina. La investigación aborda como temática la integración de dos campos disciplinares, la Historia y el Arte, en propuestas de enseñanza de la Historia orientadas a estudiantes secundarios. La historia admite ser narrada a partir de una variedad de testimonios, entre ellos las representaciones artísticas. A lo largo de la historia, los seres humanos han creado ingeniosamente imágenes de su v...

  12. Brassica oleracea como fuente de compuestos biosaludables: aproximación genética

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    Sotelo Pérez, Tamara

    2015-01-01

    Fecha de lectura de tesis 2015-03-04.-- 253 páginas.-- Dña. Mª Elena Cartea González, Investigadora Científica del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas y Dña. Pilar Soengas Fernández, Científica titular del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ambas investigadoras de la Misión Biológica de Galicia, en Pontevedra.-- Memoria presentada por Tamara Sotelo Pérez para la obtención del grado de Doctor con Mención Internacional por la Universidad de Vigo

  13. Physical chemistry research for engineering and applied sciences

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    Pearce, Eli M; Pethrick, Richard A; Zaikov, Gennady E

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    PrefaceRegularity of Oxidation of Waste Fibrous and Film Materials of Polyethylene and Polypropylene: A Research Note; M. V. Bazunova, S. V. Kolesov, R. F. Tukhvatullin, E. I. Kulish, G. E. ZaikovA Research Note on Creation of ?arbon-Polymer Nanocomposites with Polyethylene as a Binder; Sergei V. Kolesov, Marina V. Bazunova, Elena I. Kulish, Denis R. Valiev, and Gennady E. ZaikovA Research Note on the Influence of Hybrid Antioxidants Ichphans on the Structure of Liposome Lipid Bilayer; E. Yu. Parshina, L. Ya. Gendel', and A. B. RubinDynamically Vulcanized Thermoelastoplastics Based on Butadien

  14. Status Report of Projects Activities at CERN

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    Missiaen, Dominique; Dobers, Tobias; Fuchs, Jean-Frederic; Gayde, Jean-Christophe; Jones, Mark; Mainaud Durand, Helene

    2014-01-01

    Besides the Long Shut-Down 1 (LS1), some projects are still progressing at CERN. Among them, it has to be mentioned LINAC4, a future essential part of the LHC injector chain, AWAKE, a project to verify the approach of using protons to drive a strong wakefield in a plasma, ELENA, a small compact ring for cooling and decelerating antiproton and HIE-Isolde, not to forget the long term studies for CLIC and FCC. This paper describes the status of these projects from the survey and alignment point of view.

  15. Aprendizaje cooperativo. Un recurso indispensable en la formación universitaria

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    Cobas Cobiella, María Elena; Montes Rodríguez, María Pilar; Alventosa del Río, Josefina; Guillén Catalán, Raquel; Ortega Giménez, Alfonso; Marí Farinós, Jesús; Muñoz Pérez, David; Martínez Evora, Joan; Panadero de la Cruz, Catalina Edeltrudis; Vega Cardona, Raúl José; Company Alcañiz, Mireia; Rivera Rodón, Gretchen; Ordelín Font, Jorge Luis; Febles Pozo, Nayiber; García Juncos, María Antonia

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    El Libro “Aprendizaje cooperativo Un recurso indispensable en la formación universitaria”, se enmarca dentro del Proyecto de Innovación docente Finestra Oberta UV_ SFPIE GER 15-314671, bajo la dirección de la Profesora María Elena Cobas Cobiella, del Departamento de Derecho Civil, de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Valencia. Este libro contiene 19 artículos inéditos de un grupo importante de profesores y especialistas en la temática nacionales e internacionales, así como c...

  16. La Publicidad en internet : procesamiento y reactancia psicológica entre los usuarios y consumidores de la red

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    Padilla, Alexander

    2010-01-01

    Treball Final de Màster Oficial de Publicitat i Relacions Públiques. Curs 2009-2010. Direcció: Dra. Elena Añaños La evolución de la publicidad en internet en estos últimos años está siendo muy importante, sobretodo, debido a la aparición y puesta en marcha de los nuevos formatos publicitarios que permiten sorprender al usuario que navega por internet. Mediante esta investigación se pretende conocer si el internauta percibe o no publicidad mientras navega por Internet, en que tipo de página...

  17. VARNOST ELEKTRONSKEGA POSLOVANJA

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    Marovt, Tjaša

    2016-01-01

    Elektronsko poslovanje je del našega vsakdanjega življenja in je skoraj že izpodrinilo klasično poslovanje. Vse večja uporaba elektronskega poslovanja prinaša vedno več groženj in nevarnosti. Sem spadajo nezaželena e-pošta, ribarjenje, računalniški virusi, računalniški črvi, zlonamerne programske opreme in ostale nevarnosti. Uporabniki morajo biti seznanjeni z nevarnostjo in se pred njimi zaščititi z ustreznimi varnostnimi mehanizmi, kot so šifriranje podatkov, elektronski podpis, digitalno p...

  18. Precision measurements on trapped antihydrogen in the ALPHA experiment

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    Eriksson, S.

    2018-03-01

    Both the 1S-2S transition and the ground state hyperfine spectrum have been observed in trapped antihydrogen. The former constitutes the first observation of resonant interaction of light with an anti-atom, and the latter is the first detailed measurement of a spectral feature in antihydrogen. Owing to the narrow intrinsic linewidth of the 1S-2S transition and use of two-photon laser excitation, the transition energy can be precisely determined in both hydrogen and antihydrogen, allowing a direct comparison as a test of fundamental symmetry. The result is consistent with CPT invariance at a relative precision of around 2×10-10. This constitutes the most precise measurement of a property of antihydrogen. The hyperfine spectrum of antihydrogen is determined to a relative uncertainty of 4×10-4. The excited state and the hyperfine spectroscopy techniques currently both show sensitivity at the few 100 kHz level on the absolute scale. Here, the most recent work of the ALPHA collaboration on precision spectroscopy of antihydrogen is presented together with an outlook on improving the precision of measurements involving lasers and microwave radiation. Prospects of measuring the Lamb shift and determining the antiproton charge radius in trapped antihydrogen in the ALPHA apparatus are presented. Future perspectives of precision measurements of trapped antihydrogen in the ALPHA apparatus when the ELENA facility becomes available to experiments at CERN are discussed. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  19. Diseño de dos herramientas para la recuperación de obstrucciones en los pozos de pacifpetrol s.a.

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    Minchala Garcia, Paul; Martinez, Ernesto

    2009-01-01

    La presente Tesis tiene como lugar el Bloque 2 del Campus Petrolero Gustavo Galindo Velasco, actualmente administrado por Pacifpetrol S.A. y cuya ubicación es la Península de Santa Elena, Parroquia Ancón, la misma que tiene como función principal la optimización de la producción de petróleo para su posterior venta a la refinería de La Libertad. Actualmente existen tres tipos de producción artificial, ellas son: Método de Bombeo Mecánico, Método de Pistoneo ó Swab y Método de la Herramienta Lo...

  20. Comparación del efecto de 2 biofertilizantes líquidos a base de estiércol caprino y vacuno sobre parámetros de crecimiento de algarrobo (prosopis juliflora (sw.) dc.) en fase de vivero

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    Wong, M.; Jimenez, E.

    2009-01-01

    Esta investigación se desarrolló en la comuna Sinchal-Barcelona del cantón Santa Elena. Se consideró una alternativa viable, utilizar fuentes orgánicas para la elaboración de biofertilizantes líquidos a base de estiércoles vacuno y caprino, para ser aplicados en fase de vivero a algarrobo (Prosopis juliflora). El objetivo fue comparar el efecto de los biofertilizante, sobre parámetros agronómicos como altura de planta, número de hojas y mortalidad. El ensayo se realizó bajo un DCA, con 8 t...

  1. Pour une encomiastique visuelle

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    Costin Popescu

    2012-08-01

    Full Text Available The paintings that represent Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu, exhibited in 2004 by the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC and reproduced in an album in 2008 by the German printing house Steidl, show the difficulties that a rhetoric of eulogy can encounter in a democratic society.The rich traditions of eulogy may be considered a source of inspiration for these paintings. The aims of this research are: to identify the ways artists persuasively bind glorifiable meanings and techniques, to discover the combinatory potential of certain techniques cherished by eulogy, and to bring to light the rhetorical invariants of the genre.

  2. Informe Ana Libertad Baratti de la Cuadra : Informe de Radio Universidad Nacional de La Plata sobre la recuperación de la nieta número 115, por Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo

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    Pigeau, Nora; Barnes de Carlotto, Estela; Lovazzano, Eduardo; Velazco, Luis; Cuadra, Estela de la; Cardoso, Miriam

    2014-01-01

    Informe de Radio Universidad Nacional de La Plata sobre el hallazgo de la nieta número 115, recuperada por Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo: Ana Libertad Baratti de la Cuadra. El 22 de agosto de 2014 la ciudad de La Plata y el país entero celebró el encuentro de la nieta de la co-fundadora y primera presidenta de la Asociación Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, Alicia “Licha” Zubasnabar de De la Cuadra: apareció Ana Libertad Baratti de la Cuadra. Héctor Carlos Baratti y de Elena de la Cuadra fueron se...

  3. Multifunkcionalna origami oblačila

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    Balažic, Valerija

    2013-01-01

    Magistrsko delo se osredotoča na skoraj tisoč let staro tradicionalno japonsko umetnost, origami in njegovo vključevanje v sodobno oblikovanje multifunkcionalnih oblačil. Multifunkcionalna oblačila, ki se z eno potezo spremenijo v nov videz, so v sodobnem svetu zaželena, saj jih lahko nosimo za različne priložnosti, obenem pa privarčujemo pri nakupu novih oblačil in prihranimo prostor v omari. Namen magistrskega dela je bil vključiti origami v oblačilo in s tem dati oblačilu možnost spreminja...

  4. La ciencia del cosmos, la ciencia en el cosmos : 2015 : ciclo de conferencias de astrofisica y cosmologia

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    Science of the Cosmos, Science in the Cosmos : 2015 : series of lectures on astrophysics and cosmology

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    Welcome to "Science of the Cosmos, Sciences in the Cosmos", the series of lectures that the BBVA Foundation has been offering, live and on DVD, since March 2011. Lecture 1 : Comets and planets / Willy Benz ; lecture 2 : The discovery that the Universe is expanding / James E. Peebles ; lecture 3 : The Universe : continuing surprises / Wendy Freedman ; lecture 4 : The high energy Universe : gamma rays, cosmis rays, neutron stars and black holes / Roger Blandford ; lecture 5 : Earliest light, from the end of the Earth / John M. Kovac ; lecture 6 : The amazing liquid xenon for dark matter WIMPs detection / Elena Aprile

  5. Collisions involving antiprotons and antihydrogen: an overview

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    Jonsell, S.

    2018-03-01

    I give an overview of experimental and theoretical results for antiproton and antihydrogen scattering with atoms and molecules (in particular H, He). At low energies (>1 keV) there are practically no experimental data available. Instead I compare the results from different theoretical calculations, of various degrees of sophistication. At energies up to a few tens of eV, I focus on simple approximations that give reasonably accurate results, as these allow quick estimates of collision rates without embarking on a research project. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  6. Rezension von: Sally Macarthur: Towards a Twenty-First-Century Feminist Politics of Music. Aldershot: Ashgate 2010.

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    Kordula Knaus

    2011-09-01

    Full Text Available Sally Macarthur unternimmt mit Rückgriff auf Philosophien von Deleuze und Guattari bzw. deren feministische Weiterentwicklung u. a. durch Grosz und Braidotti eine Neupositionierung der Figur der Komponistin in der zeitgenössischen Musikproduktion. Auf der Grundlage von Denkkonzepten wie ‚Differenz‘, ‚Virtualität‘, ‚Werden‘ oder ‚Deterritorialisierung‘ dekonstruiert Macarthur die Master-Narrative von autonomer, innovativer, schöpferischer, männlicher Musikproduktion. Ihre Thesen exemplifiziert Macarthur durch die Analyse der Musik der Komponistinnen Sofia Gubaidulina, Elena Kats-Chernin und Anne Boyd sowie in der Auseinandersetzung mit den Bedingungen und Inhalten des gegenwärtigen Kompositionsunterrichts.

  7. Edaravone protects endotoxin-induced liver injury by inhibiting apoptosis and reducing proinflammatory cytokines.

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    Zong, L; Yu, Q H; Du, Y X; Deng, X M

    2014-02-01

    Studies have shown that edaravone may prevent liver injury. This study aimed to investigate the effects of edaravone on the liver injury induced by D-galactosamine (GalN) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in female BALB/c mice. Edaravone was injected into mice 30 min before and 4 h after GalN/LPS injection. The survival rate was determined within the first 24 h. Animals were killed 8 h after GalN/LPS injection, and liver injury was biochemically and histologically assessed. Hepatocyte apoptosis was measured by TUNEL staining; proinflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] in the liver were assayed by ELISA; expression of caspase-8 and caspase-3 proteins was detected by Western blot assay; and caspase-3 activity was also determined. Results showed that GalN/LPS induced marked elevations in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Edaravone significantly inhibited elevation of serum AST and ALT, accompanied by an improvement in histological findings. Edaravone lowered the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 and reduced the number of TUNEL-positive cells. In addition, 24 h after edaravone treatment, caspase-3 activity and mortality were reduced. Edaravone may effectively ameliorate GalN/LPS-induced liver injury in mice by reducing proinflammatory cytokines and inhibiting apoptosis.

  8. Edaravone protects endotoxin-induced liver injury by inhibiting apoptosis and reducing proinflammatory cytokines

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    Zong, L. [Second Military Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai, China, Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai (China); No. 82 Hospital of People' s Liberation Army, Department of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu, China, Department of Anesthesiology, No. 82 Hospital of People' s Liberation Army, Jiangsu (China); Yu, Q. H. [Second Military Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai (China); Du, Y. X. [No. 82 Hospital of People' s Liberation Army, Department of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu, China, Department of Anesthesiology, No. 82 Hospital of People' s Liberation Army, Jiangsu (China); Deng, X. M. [Second Military Medical University, Changhai Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai, China, Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai (China)

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    Studies have shown that edaravone may prevent liver injury. This study aimed to investigate the effects of edaravone on the liver injury induced by D-galactosamine (GalN) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in female BALB/c mice. Edaravone was injected into mice 30 min before and 4 h after GalN/LPS injection. The survival rate was determined within the first 24 h. Animals were killed 8 h after GalN/LPS injection, and liver injury was biochemically and histologically assessed. Hepatocyte apoptosis was measured by TUNEL staining; proinflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] in the liver were assayed by ELISA; expression of caspase-8 and caspase-3 proteins was detected by Western blot assay; and caspase-3 activity was also determined. Results showed that GalN/LPS induced marked elevations in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Edaravone significantly inhibited elevation of serum AST and ALT, accompanied by an improvement in histological findings. Edaravone lowered the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 and reduced the number of TUNEL-positive cells. In addition, 24 h after edaravone treatment, caspase-3 activity and mortality were reduced. Edaravone may effectively ameliorate GalN/LPS-induced liver injury in mice by reducing proinflammatory cytokines and inhibiting apoptosis.

  9. Edaravone protects endotoxin-induced liver injury by inhibiting apoptosis and reducing proinflammatory cytokines

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    Zong, L.; Yu, Q.H.; Du, Y.X.; Deng, X.M.

    2014-01-01

    Studies have shown that edaravone may prevent liver injury. This study aimed to investigate the effects of edaravone on the liver injury induced by D-galactosamine (GalN) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in female BALB/c mice. Edaravone was injected into mice 30 min before and 4 h after GalN/LPS injection. The survival rate was determined within the first 24 h. Animals were killed 8 h after GalN/LPS injection, and liver injury was biochemically and histologically assessed. Hepatocyte apoptosis was measured by TUNEL staining; proinflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] in the liver were assayed by ELISA; expression of caspase-8 and caspase-3 proteins was detected by Western blot assay; and caspase-3 activity was also determined. Results showed that GalN/LPS induced marked elevations in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Edaravone significantly inhibited elevation of serum AST and ALT, accompanied by an improvement in histological findings. Edaravone lowered the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 and reduced the number of TUNEL-positive cells. In addition, 24 h after edaravone treatment, caspase-3 activity and mortality were reduced. Edaravone may effectively ameliorate GalN/LPS-induced liver injury in mice by reducing proinflammatory cytokines and inhibiting apoptosis

  10. Protective effects of agmatine against D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced fulminant hepatic failure in mice.

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    El-Agamy, Dina S; Makled, Mirhan N; Gamil, Nareman M

    2014-06-01

    Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a life-threatening syndrome characterized by massive hepatic necrosis and high mortality. There is no effective therapy for the disease other than liver transplantation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of agmatine, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor, on D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide (GalN/LPS)-induced FHF in mice and explore its possible mechanism(s). Male Swiss albino mice were injected with a single dose agmatine (14 mg/kg, IP) 8 h prior to challenge with a single intraperitoneal injection of both GalN (800 mg/kg) and LPS (50 μg/kg). Agmatine significantly attenuated all GalN/LPS-induced biochemical and pathological changes in liver. It prevented the increase of serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). In addition, agmatine markedly attenuated GalN/LPS-induced necrosis and inflammation. Agmatine significantly reduced oxidative stress and enhanced antioxidant enzymes. Importantly, agmatine decreased total nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). These findings reveal that agmatine has hepatoprotective effects against GalN/LPS-induced FHF in mice that may be related to its ability to suppress oxidative stress, NO synthesis and TNF-α production. Therefore, agmatine may serve as a novel therapeutic strategy for hepatic inflammatory diseases.

  11. GBAR

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    Hervieux, P; Manfredi, G; Rousse, J A; Vallage, B; Froelich, P S; Radics, B; Lunney, D; Tuchming, B; Jonsell, S B; Kim, S K; Crivelli, P; Khabarova, K; Mansoulie, B; Regenfus, C

    The GBAR project aims to perform the first test of the Equivalence Principle with antimatter by measuring the free fall of ultra-cold antihydrogen atoms. The objective is to measure the gravitational acceleration to better than a percent in a first stage, with a long term perspective to reach a much higher precision using gravitational quantum states of antihydrogen. The production of ~20 µK atoms proceeds via sympathetic cooling of H${+} ions by Be${+} ions. H${+} ions are produced via a two-step process, involving the interaction of bursts of 10${7} slow antiprotons from the AD-ELENA at CERN with a dense positronium cloud.

  12. El mundo del libro: febrero de 1963

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    Full Text Available El documento presenta las reseñas de los siguientes títutlos: Respirando el Verano -Novela- Héctor Rojas Herazo. Ediciones Tercer Mundo. Bogotá, Colombia. Sílabas de arena -Poemas- Olga Elena Mattei. Ediciones La Tertulia. La Linterna y el Buho -Lucio Pabón Núñez. Ediciones Hispanolusoamericanas. Madrid, España. Letras y Hombres de Venezuela -Ensayos- Arturo Uslar Pietri. Fondo de Cultura Económica, México. Revista Colombiana de Folclor. Antología de Safo. Enrique Uribe White. La biblioteca de Educación Fundamental. -Guillermo Nanetti. Editorial Unión Panamericana. Washington. U.S.A.

  13. La mujer inmigrante indefensa: Princesas, lejos de su reino

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    Full Text Available Son pocas las representaciones anteriores a la década de 1990 que se hacen eco de la inmigración extranjera en España, pero –coincidiendo con los rápidos cambios que experimentaban los modelos migratorios– esto cambia posteriormente a esa fecha (Elena 2005. Princesas fue escrita, dirigida y producida por Fernando León de Aranoa y pertenece a un número reducido de películas rodadas en España que tiene uno o varios personajes inmigrantes importantes y en la que la inmigración constituye uno de los temas principales de la narrativa (Gordillo 2007: 5.

  14. Theoretical aspects of antimatter and gravity.

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    Blas, Diego

    2018-03-28

    In this short contribution, I review the physical case of studying the gravitational properties of antimatter from a theoretical perspective. I first discuss which elements are desirable for any theory where the long-range interactions between matter and antimatter differ from those of matter with itself. Afterwards I describe the standard way to hide the effects of new forces in matter-matter interactions which still allows one to generate ponderable matter-antimatter interactions. Finally, I comment on some recent ideas and propose some possible future directions.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'. © 2018 The Author(s).

  15. Muid võimalusi ei ole! / Kristina Norman, Marco Laimre ; intervjueerinud Elena Šmakova

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    53. Veneetsia biennaalil "Making Worlds" ("Konstrueerides maailmu") Eestit esindavast Kristina Normani Tõnismäe pronkssõduri monumenti käsitlevast kunstiprojektist "After-War" ("Järelsõda"). Projekti kuraator Marco Laimre. Eesti ekspositsioon on avatud Palazzo Malipieros 6. juunist 22. novembrini. Biennaali nõukogu otsustas anda suured Kuldsed Lõvid elutöö eest Yoko Onole ja John Baldessarile

  16. Informe Científico de Investigador: Vela, María Elena (2012-2013)

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    Se avanzó en la caracterización y estudio de las propiedades fisicoquímicas de monocapas autoensambladas (SAMs) de alcanotioles simples y funcionalizados como también en su empleo como plataformas de construcción en la nanoescala. Se analizaron las condiciones de estabilidad de las SAMs en sustratos planos y nanoestructurados de Au. Se estudiaron las propiedades de cianinas tioladas autoensambladas sobre superficies lisas y nanopartículas de oro con posibles aplicaciones en el campo de los bi...

  17. A migrante e o xamã: agentes transculturadores em dois romances italianos contemporâneos The migrant and the shaman: transcultural agents in two contemporary italian novels

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    Ana Maria Chiarini

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    Full Text Available A proposta deste trabalho é evidenciar a função transculturadora exercida por trabalhadoras migrantes na Itália contemporânea, vista como espaço da diáspora, nos romances Apri le porte all'alba (1999, de Elena Gianini Belotti, e L'indecenza (2008, de Elvira Seminara. Essas personagens sociais - participantes de trocas interculturais e intercorporais - vêm se tornando personagens literárias e, embora reduzidas a não-pessoas ou marcadas por um pretenso núcleo étnico essencial, ativam as forças diferenciadoras e transgressoras da homogeneidade cultural globalizada, citadas por Hall (2003. Visando acentuar esse papel da migrante, utilizo a figura do xamã no drama existencial mágico e na crise da presença, tratados por Ernesto de Martino, um dos fundadores da antropologia italiana, em Il mondo magico (1948.The aim of this work is to focus attention on the transcultural role played by female migrant workers in contemporary Italy, seen as a diasporic space, in the novels Apri le porte all'alba (1999, by Elena Gianini Belotti, and L'indecenza (2008, by Elvira Seminara. These social characters - participants in intercultural and interbodily exchanges - have become literary characters, and even though they are reduced to non-people or marked by a supposed essentialist ethnic center, they stimulate the differential and transgressive forces of a globalized cultural homogeneity, as stated by Hall (2003. In an attempt to highlight this role of the migrant, I make use of the shaman figure in the magic existential drama and in the crisis of presence, discussed by Ernesto de Martino, one of the founders of the Italian anthropology, in Il mondo magico (1948.

  18. PREFACE 16 ISCMP: Progress in Solid State and Molecular Electronics, Ionics and Photonics

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    Dimova-Malinovska, Doriana; Nesheva, Diana; Petrov, Alexander G.; Primatarowa, Marina T.

    2010-11-01

    We are pleased to introduce the Proceedings of the 16 ISCMP, organized by the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The Chairman of the School was Professor Alexander G Petrov. The School was dedicated to the late Professor Joe Marshall, who served for a long time as Chairman and Honorary Chairman and left us just after having completed the proceedings of the previous School. Like previous events, the School took place in the beautiful Black Sea resort of Saint Constantine and Elena near Varna, going back to the renewed facilities of the Panorama hotel. Participants from 19 different countries delivered 34 invited lecturers and 75 posters, contributing to three sessions of poster presentations. Papers submitted to the Proceedings were refereed according to the high standards of the Journal of Physics: Conference Series and the articles published in this volume illustrate the diversity and the high level of the contributions. Not the least significant factor in the success of the 16 ISCMP was the social program, both the organized events (Welcome and Farewell Parties) and the variety of pleasant local restaurants and beaches. These Proceedings are published for the first time in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. We are grateful to the Journal's staff for encouraging this idea. The Scientific Committee of the ISCMP dedicates this volume of the Proceedings to the living memory of Professor Joe Marshall, Honorary Chairman of the ISCMP. The Committee decided that the next event will take place again in Saint Constantine and Elena, in September 2012. It will be entitled: Open Problems in Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Physics and their Applications. Doriana Dimova-Malinovska, Diana Nesheva, Alexander G Petrov and Marina T Primatarowa

  19. Investigations on the nature and physical concentration of Spanish uraniferous quartzites; Estudios de caracterizacion y concentracion fisica de cuarcitas uraniferas espanolas

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    Lora, F de [Direccion de Plantas Piloto e Industriales, Junta de Energia Nuclear, Madrid (Spain)

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    A study was made of a sample of radioactive material from Santa Elena (Jaen) containing 130 ppm U{sub 3}O{sub 8}, 300 ppm ThO{sub 2}, 4.96% ZrO{sub 2} and 14.29% TiO{sub 2}. Over 150 million tons of material were examined. In the light of the studies carried out the material can be defined as a rutilo-zirconiferous quartzite with a double radioactivity source due to the uranium enclosed in the zircon lattice structure and to the presence of monazite. The possibility of brannerite or davidite being present can be discarded. There is likewise no conclusive evidence of the presence of sphene, rutile being the most abundant titanium mineral. The author determined the features of the ore with a view to its physical concentration and applied magnetic and gravimetric separation and the flotation process. The use of oleic acid as collector has permitted good zircon recovery. (author) [Spanish] Se ha estudiado una muestra de material radiactivo procedente de Santa Elena (Jaen) con 130 ppm de U{sub 3}O{sub 8}, 600 ppm de ThO{sub 2}, 4,96% de ZrO{sub 2} y 14,29% de TiO{sub 2}. El material examinado es considerable: mas de 150 millones de toneladas. De acuerdo con los estudios realizados se puede definir como una cuarcita rutilo-circonifera con dos fuentes de radiactividad debidas al uranio englobado en la red del circon y a la presencia de monacita. Se descarta la posibilidad de existencia de brannerita o davidita. Tampoco existen pruebas concluyentes de que contenga esfena, siendo el ratilo el mineral de titanio mas abundante. Se han determinado las caracteristicas de la mena con vistas a su concentracion fisica. Se ha ensayado la separacion magnetica, gravimetrica y flotacion. El empleo de acido oleico, como colector, ha dado buenas recuperaciones de circon. (author)

  20. The Archaeology and Remote Sensing of Santa Elena’s Four Millennia of Occupation

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    Victor D. Thompson

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    Full Text Available In this study, we present the results of a comprehensive, landscape-scale remote sensing project at Santa Elena on Parris Island, South Carolina. Substantial occupation at the site extends for over 4000 years and has resulted in a complex array of features dating to different time periods. In addition, there is a 40-year history of archaeological research at the site that includes a large-scale systematic shovel test survey, large block excavations, and scattered test units. Also, modern use of the site included significant alterations to the subsurface deposits. Our goals for this present work are threefold: (1 to explicitly present a logical approach to examine sites with long-term occupations; (2 to examine changes in land use at Santa Elena and its implications for human occupation of this persistent place; and (3 to use the remote sensing program and past archaeological research to make substantive suggestions regarding future research, conservation, and management of the site. Our research provides important insight into the distribution of cultural features at this National Historic Landmark. While the majority of archaeological research at the site has focused on the Spanish period, our work suggests a complex and vast array of archaeological features that can provide insight into over 4000 years of history in the region. At a gross level, we have identified possible Late Archaic structures, Woodland houses and features, Late Prehistoric and early Historic council houses, and a suite of features related to the Spanish occupation which builds on our previous research at the site. In addition to documenting possible cultural features at the site, our work illustrates the value of multiple remote sensing techniques used in conjunction with close-interval shovel test data.

  1. INCIDENCIA DE POBLACIONES DE SIEMBRA Y LONGITUDES DE GUÍA EN RENDIMIENTO DE VARIEDADES DE CAMOTE

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    Gloria Cobeña Ruíz

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    Full Text Available El trabajo tuvo la finalidad de evaluar la producción de follaje, número y rendimiento de raíces comerciales en dos variedades de camote (Ipomoea batatas L., Toquecita introducida del CIP-Perú y clasificada como promisoria en la Estación Experimental Portoviejo del INIAP y Guayaco Morado, variedad local, mayormente comercializada por los agricultores, frente a dos longitud de guías (0,10; 0,30 m y cuatro arreglos poblacionales (25 000, 33 333, 50 000, 66 666 plantas.ha-1. El experimento, se condujo en dos localidades de la Costa ecuatoriana (sitio San Eloy, cantón Rocafuerte, provincia de Manabí y El Salado, cantón Santa Elena, provincia Santa Elena, bajo un diseño de bloques completamente al azar en arreglo factorial 2x2x4, con 16 tratamientos y tres repeticiones por localidad. Los resultados permitieron identificar en el sitio El Salado, a la variedad Toquecita como superior en rendimiento (42,9 t.ha-1 con longitud de guía 0,30 m y un arreglo poblacional de 66 666 plantas ha-1 (0,30 x1,00 m; 2 guías/sitio. Mientras que en San Eloy, también se destacó la variedad Toquecita con 47,1 t.ha-1, con la misma densidad de plantas, pero con una longitud de guía de 0,10 m. Se concluye que en los dos sitios la variedad Toquecita presentó el mejor comportamiento de rendimiento de follaje y raíces comerciales, posiblemente influenciado por la alta densidad poblacional, sin que la longitud de guía afecte a los mismos.

  2. Comments on the Poem “Architecture” by Joseph Brodsky

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    Konstantin Lidin

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    Full Text Available The poem “Architecture” by Joseph Brodsky was commented on by Alexander Rappaport, Konstantin Lidin and Elena Bagina. The poem deserves to be studied at all architectural schools and to be learnt by heart by future architects; and the problems touched upon in this poem deserve to be thought about by architectural theorists. This poem is a quintessence of the contemporary theoretical thought about architecture. It raises such themes as time and memory, space, place and substance. It also speaks about ideal geometric shapes in architecture and dynamics of architectural forms. Architectural works are “a step beyond the drawing”, an unbreakable link of times. The domes of architectural masterpieces form a safety parachute of our civilization. Alexander Rappaport, Konstantin Lidin and Elena Bagina made a comment on each line of this short but remarkably concise, lofty and ironical work by Joseph Brodsky. These comments partially coincide and partially differ. You may either agree or argue with the authors’ opinion. But any meaningful talk about the place and the role of architecture and architectural profession in the present-day world is of importance. It is symptomatic that the modern architectural studies are focused on the history of architecture, being afraid (or unwilling due to a complex and controversial situation in today’s profession to deal with urgent and difficult problems. Wherever the architectural theory of the late 20th century looked for fertility drugs, be it in mathematics, semiotics, sociology, linguistics, it was in vain. In the early 21st century it came to the crossroads. It is no good to verify the death of architecture, because it would mean, according to Brodsky, the end of civilization. Let’s believe that architecture has its future and that it will remain “a thing of stone”, the strongest material on Earth.

  3. “GLOSSY” POLITICIANS: PORTRAYING WOMEN POLITICIANS IN ROMANIAN CONSUMER MAGAZINES

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    ROMINA SURUGIU

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    Full Text Available Women consumer magazines (glossies represent the most important part of the specialized media all over the world. The main ingredients of their editorial “recipe” are the positive tone of the articles, and the optimistic, yet shallow approach to all the theme/subjects covered. Magazines are considered to be beautiful objects that inspire people to cherish them. Women magazines have been criticized in feminist media studies for portraying women in a stereotyped way and for encouraging a consumerist behavior among them. The role models offered by these media are mainly taken from the show business and fashion industry. Women politician are rarely present in the pages of these publications, especially in countries as Romania where the political participation of women is one of the lowest in Europe. The paper presents in the first part official figures regarding the political participation of Romanian women, and it discusses the results of the most important academic studies on women and media. A previous research showed, for example, that in a four years period, three important Romanian magazines published only 9 article presenting women politicians. The general assumption in magazines desks (and in the society is that politics is a dirty business that does not match the beautiful world of magazines. The second part will focus on a case study, considered to be relevant for explaining the general image of women politicians and politics in Romanian consumer magazines. A visual analysis (from the popular culture perspective will be done to Elena Udrea’s pictorial feature for Tabu (Taboo magazine (November 2011. The choice of the case study was motivated by the following reasons: Elena Udrea is a controversial, yet successful politician, she has impersonated popular culture icons (Madonna, Jackie, Cleopatra and the feature has generated many positive and negative comments in media.

  4. Edaravone protects endotoxin-induced liver injury by inhibiting apoptosis and reducing proinflammatory cytokines

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    2014-03-01

    Full Text Available Studies have shown that edaravone may prevent liver injury. This study aimed to investigate the effects of edaravone on the liver injury induced by D-galactosamine (GalN and lipopolysaccharide (LPS in female BALB/c mice. Edaravone was injected into mice 30 min before and 4 h after GalN/LPS injection. The survival rate was determined within the first 24 h. Animals were killed 8 h after GalN/LPS injection, and liver injury was biochemically and histologically assessed. Hepatocyte apoptosis was measured by TUNEL staining; proinflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α and interleukin-6 (IL-6] in the liver were assayed by ELISA; expression of caspase-8 and caspase-3 proteins was detected by Western blot assay; and caspase-3 activity was also determined. Results showed that GalN/LPS induced marked elevations in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST and alanine aminotransferase (ALT. Edaravone significantly inhibited elevation of serum AST and ALT, accompanied by an improvement in histological findings. Edaravone lowered the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 and reduced the number of TUNEL-positive cells. In addition, 24 h after edaravone treatment, caspase-3 activity and mortality were reduced. Edaravone may effectively ameliorate GalN/LPS-induced liver injury in mice by reducing proinflammatory cytokines and inhibiting apoptosis.

  5. Slowing down of 100 keV antiprotons in Al foils

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    2018-03-01

    Using energy degrading foils to slow down antiprotons is of interest for producing antihydrogen atoms. I consider here the slowing down of 100 keV antiprotons, that will be produced in the ELENA storage ring under construction at CERN, to energies below 10 keV. At these low energies, they are suitable for efficient antihydrogen production. I simulate the antihydrogen motion and slowing down in Al foils using a recently developed molecular dynamics approach. The results show that the optimal Al foil thickness for slowing down the antiprotons to below 5 keV is 910 nm, and to below 10 keV is 840 nm. Also the lateral spreading of the transmitted antiprotons is reported and the uncertainties discussed.

  6. Division B Commission 6: Astronomical Telegrams

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    Yamaoka, H.; Green, D. W. E.; Samus, N. N.; Aksnes, K.; Gilmore, A. C.; Nakano, S.; Sphar, T.; Tichá, J.; Williams, G. V.

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    IAU Commission 6 ``Astronomical Telegrams'' had a single business meeting during Honolulu General Assembly of the IAU. It took place on Tuesday, 11 August 2015. The meeting was attended by Hitoshi Yamaoka (President), Daniel Green (Director of the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, CBAT, via Skype), Steven Chesley (JPL), Paul Chodas (JPL), Alan Gilmore (Canterbury University), Shinjiro Kouzuma (Chukyo University), Paolo Mazzali (Co-Chair of the Supernova Working Group), Elena Pian (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa), Marion Schmitz (chair IAU Working Group Designations + NED), David Tholen (University of Hawaii), Jana Ticha (Klet Observatory), Milos Tichy (Klet Observatory), Giovanni Valsecchi (INAF\\slash Italy), Gareth Williams (Minor Planet Center). Apologies: Nikolai Samus (General Catalogue of Variable Stars, GCVS).

  7. Comparison of the BPLab® sphygmomanometer for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring with mercury sphygmomanometry in pregnant women: validation study according to the British Hypertension Society protocol

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    Full Text Available Inna V Dorogova, Elena S Panina Penza Institute of Advanced Training for Physicians, Penza, RussiaAbstract: The purpose of this study was to validate the automated BPLab® sphygmomanometer for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM in pregnant women according to Part II of the 1993 British Hypertension Society protocol. Pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic were randomly asked to participate (n=30. The BPLab sphygmomanometer was tested on pregnant women in this study and achieved A/A ratings according to the BHS protocol when compared with the “gold” standard of mercury sphygmomanometry. The device can therefore be recommended for use in pregnancy.Keywords: pregnancy, BPLab, blood pressure measuring

  8. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal hemivertebra at 20 weeks’ gestation with literature review

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    Full Text Available Michail Varras1, Christodoulos Akrivis21Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, “Elena Venizelou” General Maternity Hospital, Athens; 2Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, “G Chatzikosta” General State Hospital, Ioannina, GreeceAbstract: Hemivertebra is a rare congenital spinal malformation, where only one side of the vertebral body develops, resulting in deformation of the spine, such as scoliosis, lordosis, or kyphosis. We present the ultrasonographic features of a fetus with hemivertebra at 20 weeks’ gestation confirmed by post mortem radiography and pathological examination. The prenatal literature on this disorder is also reviewed. Useful background information is provided for both clinicians and other health professionals who are not familiar with this condition.Keywords: hemivertebra, congenital scoliosis, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasonography

  9. Note e recensioni

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    Autori Vari

    2012-05-01

    Full Text Available Volumi Diego Giordano e Alberto Fragio (a cura di, Hans Blumenberg. Nuovi paradigmi di analisi, [Emanuela Mazzi] • Emilio Garroni, Creatività [Benedetta De Pieri] • María Zambrano, Luoghi della poesia [Mariagrazia Portera] • Giorgio Colli, Apollineo e dionisiaco [Alice Barale] • Marie-José Mondzain, Il commercio degli sguardi [Michele Gardini] • Gabriele Tomasi, Un bicchiere con Hume e Kant: divertissement estetico-metafisico [Filippo Focosi] • Egidio Tinaburri, Husserl e Aristotele. Coscienza Immaginazione Mondo [Elena Pagni] Convegni Annual Lectures di Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza e Marcus Feldman, Milano 6 maggio 2011 [Mariagrazia Portera] • “Sentire e Pensare. Kantismo e Fenomenologia a confronto”, Napoli, 10-11 novembre 2011 [Agostino Cera]  

  10. A Cryogenic Current Comparator for the Low Energy Antiproton Facilities at CERN

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    Several laboratories have shown the potential of using Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometers together with superconductor magnetic shields to measure beam current intensities in the submicro-Ampere regime. CERN, in collaboration with GSI, Jena university and Helmholtz Institute Jena, is currently working on developing an improved version of such a current monitor for the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) and Extra Low ENergy Antiproton (ELENA) rings at CERN, aiming for better current resolution and overall system availability. This contribution will present the current design, including theoretical estimation of the current resolution; stability limits of SQUID systems and adaptation of the coupling circuit to the AD beam parameters; the analysis of thermal and mechanical cryostat modes.

  11. The birth of contemporary Russia out of the spirit of Russian music

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    Full Text Available In this article, the author observes and discusses the effects of Russian history on Russian music in the second half of the XXth century. Forming part of author’s long-range persistent polemics against Russian exceptionalism and against the kind of romantic overvaluation of art, the article expresses sharp and provocative views of the main stylistic tendencies in Soviet and Russian music during and after the epoch of the Cold War, as well as after the Second Russian Revolution in 1991. Special attention is paid to the activity and works of the most prominent Russian composers of their time Andrey Volkonsky, Edison Denisov, Nikolai Keretnikov, Arvo Pärt, Elena Frisova, Sofia Gubaidulina and Alfred Schnittke.

  12. Diverse roles of ERECTA family genes in plant development.

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    Shpak, Elena D

    2013-12-01

    Multiple receptor-like kinases (RLKs) enable intercellular communication that coordinates growth and development of plant tissues. ERECTA family receptors (ERfs) are an ancient family of leucine-rich repeat RLKs that in Arabidopsis consists of three genes: ERECTA, ERL1, and ERL2. ERfs sense secreted cysteine-rich peptides from the EPF/EPFL family and transmit the signal through a MAP kinase cascade. This review discusses the functions of ERfs in stomata development, in regulation of longitudinal growth of aboveground organs, during reproductive development, and in the shoot apical meristem. In addition the role of ERECTA in plant responses to biotic and abiotic factors is examined. Elena D. Shpak (Corresponding author). © 2013 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

  13. ANÁLISIS INTERNO DEL SECTOR TURÍSTICO DE DOS MANGAS, PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA

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    Jhony Yumisaca Tuquinga

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    analyzes  the  empirical  raid  Dos  Mangas  in  this  activity  and  functionality  of  its  components  supply, demand,  competition  and  trends  that  revolve  around  these.  The  study  revolved  around  the  empirical method and systemic methodology that considers the tourism sector as a multiplier subsystem in the rest of the  part  economic  system,  for  which  on  the  one  hand  demand  is  analyzed  in  its  components  number  of tourists,  daily  expenditure  and  the  average  stay  and,  moreover  considering  the  offer  to  its  structure, management and its variable employment generated in the local tourism productive; resulted in a diagnosis of  tourism  system  of  the  commune  Dos  Mangas,  from  which  it  may  propose  strategies  for  tourism development in this destination offers.

  14. ALUMNO: Flores Gómez Elena Beatriz Psycometric properties of the Modified Tonic Inmobility Scale

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    La Escala de Inmovilidad Tónica ha sido estudiada sólo en víc-timas de abusos y/o agresiones sexuales, pero la inmovilidad tónica (IT) puede darse ante otros eventos traumáticos. En consecuencia, nos propu-simos modificar la escala con este fin y estudiar su estructura factorial y otras propiedades psicométricas (consistencia interna y validez convergente, divergente y discriminante) en 392 universitarios, la mayoría de los cuales había padecido uno o más eventos traumáticos de distintos tipo...

  15. El lenguaje figurativo de antes y de ahora en la provincia de Santa Elena

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    appropriate, by the computer, since all written work usually is printed . And if it comes to writing standards, the computer does its job, he helps the person who writes placing automatically the respective punctuation, intonation and possibly to the auxiliary, on the other hand, corrects him without asking, the structure of each word.

  16. La herencia cultural en Santa Elena: etnicidad y memoria oral en La Libertad (Ecuador

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    This paper illustrates in a general and schematic way the cultural manifestations related to ethnicity and oral memory of the people in La Libertad in 2014. It does no intend to show a complete and detailed analysis of these aspects, however it seeks to highlight important cultural dynamics of the region. The research focused on ethnical construction and in the registration of cultural data of intangible heritage, understanding it as the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and techniques that are transmitted from generation to generation among groups and individuals. The overall objective is to present some records of oral memory that conform part of the local intangible heritage, prioritizing a wide range of views on memory and social praxis of minorities, which often are left voiceless in the official history and without evidence in theoretical writing. To do this, an ethnographic study was necessary. The local testimonies provided key information for the reconstruction of their social, cultural, economic and ecological history. This research rescues cultural dynamics that are relevant in the construction of their social identity. Therefore, the registration of intangible heritage in La Libertad is not only the key for cultural safeguard, it also is a tool to build the basis for diagnostic, research and planning safeguard lines, providing transmission, recovery and dissemination of cultural knowledge in the context of constructing a plurinational and intercultural State.

  17. Ciclos represivos y conflictos de identidad en las crónicas de Elena Poniatowska

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    Relaciones entre la crónica de Indias y el nuevo discurso testimonial, desde la perspectiva del encuentro cultural. Enfrentamiento entre las diferentes culturas, cuyos signos de identidad plantea la escritora en obras como Fuerte es el silencio, Nada, nadie las voces del Temblor, o Amanecer en el Zócalo. The realtionships between the crónica de Indias and the new testimonial discourse from a cross cultural perspective. These cultural clashes appear in the works Fuerte es el silencio, Nada,...

  18. Influencia del marketing digital en el proceso de decisión de compra

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    2015-10-01

    Abstract In the last years the digital marketing has evolved causing favorable impact in the companies, since the new age implies the use of new tools that are changing everything. Because of it in necessary to analyze the influence of this one, opposite to the indispensable processes of decision of purchase for the companies, from a survey and meetings groups in the province of Santa Elena, possessing also interviews in depth of the negotiations of marketing used by the local companies. The information of the study shows the limited application of strategies of digital marketing in the local companies, the interest and acceptance of the population studied by the use of these tools, bearing in mind many advantages in the utilization of these.

  19. COMPOSITION OF THE JOINT ADVISORY APPEALS BOARD

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    2004 Exercise Appointed by the Director-GeneralAppointed by the Staff Association Members Lars Leistam / TS Irene Seis / IT 1st deputies Christian Fabjan / PH Jean-François Michaud / TS 2nd deputies Mats Møller / IT Gérard Antoinet / SC Dr Leistam and Mrs Seis have drawn up the following list of staff members from among whom the Chairperson of the Board may be chosen when required : Etienne Carlier / AB Ignacio Reguero / IT Philippe Charpentier / PH Alasdair smith / PH Paula Carvalho Correia / FI Pierre Strubin / AT Hans De Groot / PH Emmanuel Tsesmelis / AT Catherine Delamare / IT Elena Wildner / AT Mediators [see Administrative Circular N° 6 (Rev. 1) entitled "Review procedure"] will also be selected from this list of ten staff members.

  20. A new tropical Oligocene dolphin from Montañita/Olón, Santa Elena, Ecuador.

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    Tanaka, Yoshihiro; Abella, Juan; Aguirre-Fernández, Gabriel; Gregori, Maria; Fordyce, R Ewan

    2017-01-01

    A new small probable Oligocene dolphin from Ecuador represents a new genus and species, Urkudelphis chawpipacha. The new taxon is known from a single juvenile skull and earbones; it differs from other archaic dolphins in features including widely exposed frontals at the vertex, a dorsally wide open vomer at the mesorostral groove, and a strongly projected and pointed lateral tuberosity of the periotic. Phylogenetic analysis places it toward the base of the largely-extinct clade Platanistoidea. The fossil is one of a few records of tropical fossil dolphins.

  1. A new tropical Oligocene dolphin from Montañita/Olón, Santa Elena, Ecuador

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    Abella, Juan; Aguirre-Fernández, Gabriel; Gregori, Maria; Fordyce, R. Ewan

    2017-01-01

    A new small probable Oligocene dolphin from Ecuador represents a new genus and species, Urkudelphis chawpipacha. The new taxon is known from a single juvenile skull and earbones; it differs from other archaic dolphins in features including widely exposed frontals at the vertex, a dorsally wide open vomer at the mesorostral groove, and a strongly projected and pointed lateral tuberosity of the periotic. Phylogenetic analysis places it toward the base of the largely-extinct clade Platanistoidea. The fossil is one of a few records of tropical fossil dolphins. PMID:29261688

  2. A.L. SOKOVNIN’S PIANO SCHOOL. ELENA RESHETNICHENKO — SOME TRAITS OF THE CREATIVE PORTRAIT

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    MELNIC TAMARA

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    Full Text Available This article is dedicated to the memory of E. Reshetnicenco — an educator at the General Piano Department, one of the most talented representatives of A. Sokovnin’s piano school. In the creations of romantic composers, which form the basis of the concert repertoire, is captured the figurative and emotional field, the most consonant to the nature of the pianist. At the same time, her interpretations combined an analytical approach to the compositions, a thorough reasoning of details, and disregard of external effects. All these were distinctive features of all Sokovnin’s disciples.

  3. Uus Eesti disain / Silvia Pärmann

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    Allan Prooso, Argo Männiku ja Kalmer Alliku (HOOG) disainitud riiulid. Liis Lindmaa ja Anatoli Tafitšuki disainitud kassimaja Juno. Anni Varmi puidust lõikelauad, Toivo Raidmetsa tool Arike, Maria Kalmu vineerist prossid, Jaanus Orgusaare kapp Rolling. Merili Sule ja Petrica Artene (StenCilit) disainitud seinašabloonid. Merlin Tiiveli (NION design) käsitsi valmistatud sisustuaksessuaarid (korvid, vaibad, kott-toolid). Margus Triibmanni toolvalgusti Cranberry, Stella Soomlaisi naturaalsest nahast käekotid. Kristjan Rabi, Janno Roodi, Veljo Viikanti (Aegaon) disainitud käekellad. Mari Saani, Mariana Laane (stuudio Nüüd) keraamika. Silver Tibbingi pakendikujundused Sõsara kosmeetikatoodetele, Elena Volki ja Eveliis Salaka Helge Kodu ruumiparfüümid. Kerly Kaljuste ja Anu Rajamäe (KOOSdisain) kodutekstiilid. Meelis Undi ja Mari Otsa (WolfBerry) lastemööbel

  4. Sucevița – l’iconographie du premier synode œcuménique

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    Ecaterina Cincheza Buculei

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    Full Text Available The very special manner in which the First Ecumenical Council was reproduced at Suceviţa – the presence of Empress Elena next to Constantine and their association with the cross between them, The Vision of St. Peter from Alexandria, the moment when Arius was spanked by St. Nicholas who holds his beard and the unique episode of Arius’death in a public latrine as a result of his unbelief – reflects on one hand, the connection of the Council with the Liturgy and with the Trinity dogma and, on the other hand, they emphasize the victory of the true faith defended at Nicaea. It was the confession of this faith that brought the sacrifice of the Saints from the Menology, an amply painted theme on all walls of the narthex.

  5. Don Quixote an Celia: the desire to live other lives

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    María Jesús Fraga Fernández-Cuevas

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    Full Text Available The present study explores the parallelisms between Don Quixote and Elena Fortun’s novels Celia. First, it enumerates the various activities that prove the author’s interest in Cervantes and his work, as well as the possible intervention of her mentor, Maria Martinez Sierra, in the genesis of the child’s character. Both novels, of dialogical nature, share an episodic structure articulated by a weak storyline. Its protagonists are animated by the desire to live the lives of the characters of their favorite readings. They confuse fantasy and reality causing situations whose results are almost always adverse. If Don Quixote dies back to the reason, so will Celia, the girl, with her entry into adulthood by resigning her fantasies, which will be taken up by new generations of children.

  6. The role of transdermal estrogen sprays and estradiol topical emulsion in the management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms

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    Amy M Egras

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    Full Text Available Amy M Egras, Elena M UmlandJefferson School of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USAAbstract: Vasomotor symptoms (VMS are among the most bothersome complaints of postmenopausal women. To date, the most widely studied and effective treatment for VMS is hormone replacement therapy, consisting of estrogen (in women without a uterus or estrogen plus progestin (in women with a uterus. Traditionally, oral estrogens have been used for treatment. However, over the years, additional estrogen formulations have been developed including transdermal patches; vaginal rings, creams, and tablets; and injectable preparations. Two newer formulations are transdermal estrogen spray and estradiol topical emulsion. This review evaluates the current literature assessing the use of these two newer formulations for the treatment of VMS associated with menopause.Keywords: menopause, vasomotor symptoms, transdermal estrogen spray, estradiol topical emulsion

  7. COMPOSITION OF THE JOINT ADVISORY APPEALS BOARD - 2003 Exercise

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    Appointed by the Director-GeneralAppointed by the Staff Association MembersChristian Fabjan/EPIrene Seis/IT 1st deputies Lars Leistam/ESTJean-Claude Carlier/TIS 2nd deputies Luc Durieu/ABMorna Robillard/HR Dr Fabjan and Mrs Seis have drawn up the following list of staff members from among whom the Chairperson of the Board may be chosen when required : Appointed by the Director-GeneralAppointed by the Staff AssociationPhilippe Charpentier/EPCorrado Pettenati/ETT Christophe Delamare/EST Ignacio Reguero/IT Eugenia Hatziangeli/AB Alasdair smith/EP Tadeusz Kurtyka/EST Pierre Strubin/AT Mats Møller/AS Elena Wildner/AT Mediators [see Administrative Circular N° 6 (Rev. 1) entitled "Review procedure"] will also be selected from this list of ten staff members. Human Resources DivisionTel. 74128

  8. Ecdysonelactones, Ecdysteroids from the Tropical Eastern Pacific Zoantharian Antipathozoanthus hickmani

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    Paul O. Guillen

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    Full Text Available Despite a large occurrence, especially over the Pacific Ocean, the chemical diversity of marine invertebrates belonging to the order Zoantharia is largely underexplored. For the two species of the genus Antipathozoanthus no chemical study has been reported so far. The first chemical investigation of Antipathozoanthus hickmani collected at the Marine Protected Area “El Pelado”, Santa Elena, Ecuador, led to the isolation of four new ecdysteroid derivatives named ecdysonelactones. The structures of ecdysonelactones A–D (1–4 were determined based on their spectroscopy data, including 1D and 2D NMR and HRMS. The four compounds of this family of ecdysteroids feature an unprecedented γ-lactone fused at the C-2/C-3 position of ring A. These derivatives exhibited neither antimicrobial nor cytotoxic activities.

  9. Staff members with 25 years' service at CERN in 2006

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    The 34 staff members who have spent 25 years within CERN in 2006 were invited by the Director-General to a reception in their honour on 1st November. BELLEMAN Jeroen / AB BERTOLA Dominique / DSU BOLDI Armand / TS BOLLET André / AT BRANDT Daniel / DSU CACCIOPPOLI Michel /TS CALDERONE Antonino / TS CLARET René /TS COSSEY PUGET Françoise / PH DALEXANDRO Noël / AT DECOMBAZ Michel / TS DELLA NEGRA Michel / PH DINIUS Arend / AB FOSTER David / IT FROMM Christine / DSU GROS Daniel / TS GUDET Denis / TS LEWIS Julian / AB MAPELLI Livio / PH MASSON Albert / TS MOINE Catherine / PH MÜLLER Hans / PH ODIER Patrick / AB PANMAN Jaap / PH POOLE John / AB PROLA-TESSAUR Maureen / AT RAPHOZ Jean-Pierre / IT ROSTANT Jeanne / PH RUGO Erminio / AB VAN HERWIJNEN Eric / PH WERNER Per / PH WILDNER Elena / AT WILKINSON Jonathan / DSU WISZNIOWSKI Thierry / AB

  10. Progress in the Development of the TOP Linac

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    The TOP Linac (Oncological Therapy with Protons), under development by ENEA and ISS is a sequence of three pulsed (5 msec, 300 Hz) linear accelerators: a 7 MeV, 425 MHz RFQ+DTL (AccSys Model PL-7), a 7–65 MeV, 2998 MHz Side Coupled Drift Tube Linac (SCDTL) and a 65–200 MeV, variable energy 2998 MHz Side Coupled Linac (SCL). The first SCDTL module is composed by 11 DTL tanks coupled by 10 side cavities. The tanks has modified to overcome vacuum leakage that occurred during brazing, and now the module has been completed, and is ready to be tested with protons. The 7 MeV injector has been recently installed in the ENEA Frascati laboratories for preliminary test, before being transferred to the main Oncologycal Hospital in Rome, Istituto Regina Elena.

  11. Slowing down of 100 keV antiprotons in Al foils

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    K. Nordlund

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    Full Text Available Using energy degrading foils to slow down antiprotons is of interest for producing antihydrogen atoms. I consider here the slowing down of 100 keV antiprotons, that will be produced in the ELENA storage ring under construction at CERN, to energies below 10 keV. At these low energies, they are suitable for efficient antihydrogen production. I simulate the antihydrogen motion and slowing down in Al foils using a recently developed molecular dynamics approach. The results show that the optimal Al foil thickness for slowing down the antiprotons to below 5 keV is 910 nm, and to below 10 keV is 840 nm. Also the lateral spreading of the transmitted antiprotons is reported and the uncertainties discussed. Keywords: Antiprotons, Stopping power, Slowing down, Molecular dynamics

  12. Amongst mathematicians teaching and learning mathematics at university level

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    Nardi, Elena

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    "Amongst Mathematicians" offers a unique perspective on the ways in which mathematicians perceive their students' learning, the way they teach and reflect on those teaching practices. Elena Nardi employs fictional characters to create a conversation on these important issues. While personas are created, the facts incorporated into their stories are based on large bodies of data including intense focus groups comprised of mathematicians and mathematics education.This book further develops analyses of the data and demonstrates the pedagogical potential that lies in collaborative research that engages educators, researchers, and students in undergraduate mathematics education. Nardi also addresses the need for action in undergraduate mathematics education by creating discourse for reform and demonstrating the feasibility and potential of collaboration between mathematicians and researchers. "Amongst Mathematicians" is of interest to the entire mathematics community including teacher educators, undergraduate and ...

  13. La gestión pública ambiental rural, un tema abierto al debate

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    García Villegas Eduardo

    2012-05-01

    Full Text Available El presente ensayo indaga, con el empleo del método socio- jurídico, por la gestión pública ambiental rural desde el derecho ambiental y agrario y las ciencias ambientales. Para proponer alternativas de gestión pública en este campo, hace referencia a diferentes figuras jurídicas vigentes en Colombia, entre las que se destaca las zonas de reserva campesina de la ley de reforma agraria. Para concretar las propuestas de solución, toma como ejemplo paradigmático el caso del agroecosistema intervenido por los silleteros de Santa Elena en el Departamento de Antioquia, ubicados en un borde de la ciudad metropolitana, desde la visión de la nueva ruralidad y con aportes desde la ecología política y la agroecología.

  14. Lee Miller à travers la Roumanie, l’appareil photo à la main (1946

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    Adrian-Silvan Ionescu

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    Full Text Available A former model and fashion photographer turned war photographer, Lee Miller visited Romania twice, in 1938 and 1946 respectively. After her second visit she published her impressions and pictures, under the title of Roumania, in Vogue magazine. Besides the published material there are her manuscripts from The Lee Miller Achives at Farley Farm House, East Sussex, England, on which this paper is based. She crossed the border coming from Hungary in early February 1946. Heading for Sibiu her car, a Chevrolet Sedan, slipping on the ice-covered road, stopped on a snowbank far off in the ditch. While looking for help in the nearby village she and her companions left the car unguarded to discover it plundered of everything, wheels included.On a Sunday afternoon she had the privilege of being received by King Mihai I and Queen Mother Elena with whom she talked exstensively. She also took magnificent pictures with the Royal Family in the imposing Peleş Castle. At Sinaia, „the summer capital of Roumania” she had also the opportunity to portray Dinu Brătianu and Iuliu Maniu, the two elderly statesmen. Maniu was surrounded by friends and party members, among whom was young Corneliu Coposu, his private secretary.Moving to Bucharest, she met old friends such as Harri Brauner and his wife, Lena Constante, with whom she wandered through the country eight years ago. Lena and Elena Pătrășcanu, wife of Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Minister of Justice, have started a successful marionette theatre where Lee took nice pictures. Other were taken on the streets, with peasants, street vendors and their customers. Harri took her to a bistro where they met Maria Lătărețu, the celebrating folk singer whom Brauner recorded many times. They enjoyed her songs. Suffering from fibrositis, Lee Miller undertook a peculiar treatment in a gypsy village where the inhabitants were dancing bears trainers. She was massaged by a bear weighing about 300 pounds while Brauner took

  15. Unraveling multiple phases of sulfur cycling during the alteration of ancient ultramafic oceanic lithosphere

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    Schwarzenbach, Esther M.; Gill, Benjamin C.; Johnston, David T.

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    Ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems - characterized by ongoing serpentinization reactions - exert an important influence on the global sulfur cycle. Extensive water-rock interaction causes elemental exchange between seawater and the oceanic lithosphere, effectively removing sulfate from seawater through both abiogenic and biogenic processes. Here, we use bulk rock multiple sulfur isotope signatures (32S, 33S, 34S) and in situ sulfide analyses together with petrographic observations to track the sulfur cycling processes and the hydrothermal evolution of ancient peridotite-hosted hydrothermal systems. We investigate serpentinized peridotites from the Northern Apennine ophiolite in Italy and the Santa Elena ophiolite in Costa Rica and compare those with the Iberian Margin (Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 149 and 173) and the 15°20‧N Fracture Zone along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (ODP Leg 209). In situ measurements of sulfides in the Northern Apennine serpentinites preserve a large range in δ34Ssulfide of -33.8 to +13.3‰ with significant heterogeneities within single sulfide grains and depending on mineralogy. Detailed mineralogical investigation and comparison with bulk rock Δ33Ssulfide and in situ δ34Ssulfide data implies a thermal evolution of the system from high temperatures (∼350 °C) that allowed thermochemical sulfate reduction and input of hydrothermal sulfide to lower temperatures (rock associated with detachment faulting along a mid-ocean ridge spreading center. The Santa Elena peridotites preserve distinct signatures for fluid circulation at high temperatures with both closed system thermochemical sulfate reduction and input of mafic-derived sulfur. In addition, the peridotites provide strong evidence that low Ca2+ concentrations in peridotite-hosted systems can limit sulfate removal during anhydrite precipitation at temperatures above 150 °C. This may play a central role for the availability of sulfate to microbial communities within these

  16. To Arrive Is to Begin: Benjamin Sáenz's Carry Me Like Water and the Pilgrimage of Origin in the Borderlands

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    Full Text Available This essay examines the "pilgrimage of origin" as presented in Benjamin Sáenz's novel Carry Me Like Water . As is the case with other ethnic literature, Carry Me Like Water teaches us that we must first go back before we can move forward and transform our lives. By pilgrimage of origin I make reference to a journey where participants are required to return to the past and the familiar. Unlike the more commonly described linear pilgrimage experience where participants are required to travel beyond the range of their familiar space, the pilgrimage of origin obligates participants to return to their sacred sources of origin and to interpret and experience them in new and transformative ways. Through the character of María Elena developed by Sáenz, Carry Me Like Water represents a "lyric" for explaining and understanding the unique dimensions of Chicana/o experiences in the borderlands.

  17. Golden Jubilee photos: Mobilization for the 50th anniversary

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    CERN people mobilize for the 50th anniversary of CERN. About 50 people are involved in teams, to organise the programme, ranging from the day of festivities and design of «souvenir» objects to special edition publications. On 20 January in Divonne-Les-Bains, the main co-ordinators gathered for the project launch meeting. Present at the meeting: Lorenza Accusani (Sponsoring), Jean-Luc Baldy (Globe of Innovation), Elena Battistin (Open Day), Maurizio Bona (Steering Commitee, General Security), Jean-Luc Caron (Webmaster), Paola Catapano (Project Leader), Bernard Denis (Meeting Moderator), Claude Ducastel (Site Security), Friedemann Eder (Host State Relations), Chris Fabjan (Steering Commitee), Federico Ferrini (Events in the Member States), Adolfo Fucci (Events in the Host States), Chris Griggs (Security), Wendy Korda (Official Day, 19 October), Danièle Lajust (Events in Host States), Rolf Landua (Steering Commitee), Annick Lyraud (Director General's Assistant), Robert Magnin (Technical Co-ordinator), Rafael...

  18. Defibrotide in the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease

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    Full Text Available Alessandro Fulgenzi, Maria Elena Ferrero Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Abstract: Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD, also known as sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS, represents the most frequent complication in patients in early phase following hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT. In its severe form, VOD/SOS can be associated with multiorgan failure and with a mortality rate >80% by day +100. Defibrotide (DF (a mixture of 90% single-stranded phosphodiester oligonucleotides and 10% double-stranded phosphodiester oligonucleotides derived from controlled depolarization of porcine intestinal mucosal DNA has been proposed for the treatment of SOS due to its ability to restore thrombo-fibrinolytic balance and protect endothelial cells. The present review highlights why the mechanisms of action of DF allow its successful use in the prevention and treatment of SOS following HSCT. Keywords: hepatic veno-occlusive disease, hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, defibrotide

  19. Prioritization of buffer areas with multi objective analysis: application in the Basin Creek St. Helena

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    This paper shows a Multi objective Analysis (AMO-ELECTRE 111) with Geographical Information System (GIS) to establish priorities of buffer zones on the drainage network of the Santa Elena Creek, Medellin middle-east zone. 38 alternatives (small catchment) are evaluated with seven criteria, from field work, and maps. The criteria are: susceptibility to mass sliding, surface and lineal erosion, conflict by land use, and state of the waterways network in respect to hydrology, geology and human impact. The ELECTERE III method allows establishing priorities of buffer zones for each catchment; the indifference, acceptance, veto, and credibility threshold values, as well as those for criteria weighting factors are very important. The results show that the north zone of the catchment, commune 8, in particular La Castro creek, is most affected. The sensibility analysis shows that the obtained solution is robust, and that the anthropic and geologic criteria are paramount

  20. The same difference: Jesusa Palancares and Poppie Nongena’s testimonies of oppression

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    Full Text Available Two women's texts from postcolonial countries, Mexico and South Africa, on different continents show surprising correspondences in subject matter and style. Elena Poniatowska’s Hasta no verte Jesús mío (Till I meet you, my Jesus and Elsa Joubert's Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (The journey of Poppie Nongena examples of testimonial writing, both address issues of gender and politics in an innovative way. They combine autobiography and biography to render a dramatic account of social injustice despite their disparate backgrounds/cultures and subtle differences in style. In comparison, the texts not only affirm the validity of women’s writing and contribute to its enrichment, but also constitute a valuable contribution towards the formulation of a general feminist aesthetics. In fact, they illustrate conclusively that comparative literature fulfils a vital function in the exploration and interpretation of women's literature from different cultures.

  1. The heavy and shadowy burden of the Spanish Civil War in children’s narrative

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    Full Text Available Literature intended for adults –especially in narrative-, which tackles with the Spanish Civil War in a deep and critical way, is also clearly and specifically reflected in those others books written for a younger Reading public. In this sub-category, two of the earliest and most outstanding works where this controversial topic is treated are Elena Fortún’s Celia en la revolución, written in 1943 but not published till 1987, and José Luis Castillo-Puche’s El perro loco, which appeared in 1965 and commendably got round the rigid censorship of the period. In these and later works (analysed here down to the present day, issues that are polemical even today, such as the violence perpetrated by both sides, children’s suffering, painful exile, the difficult reconciliation between victors and defeated, as well as the Francoist repression in postwar era.

  2. Case study of a magnetic system for low-energy machines

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    Full Text Available The extra low-energy antiproton ring (ELENA is a CERN particle decelerator with the purpose to deliver antiprotons at lowest energies aiming to enhance the study of antimatter. The hexagonal shaped ring with a circumference of about 30 m will decelerate antiprotons from momenta of 100 to 13.7  MeV/c. In this paper, the design approach for a magnet system for such a machine is presented. Due to the extra-low beam rigidity, the design of the magnet system is especially challenging because even small fields, arising for example from residual magnetization and hysteresis, have a major impact on beam dynamics. In total, seven prototype magnets of three different magnet types have been built and tested. This paper outlines challenges, describes solutions for the design of the magnet system and discusses the results of the prototypes.

  3. Greetings from the Border : World War I in Letters of Russian Soldiers Stationed in Finland / Elena Dubrovskaya

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    Soomlaste ja vene sõjaväelaste vaheliste suhete pingestumisest alates 1880ndatest. Esimese maailmasõja ajal Soome suurvürstiriigi territooriumil paiknenud vene sõdurite kirjadest ja vene tsensorite aruannetest soomlaste meelsuse kohta

  4. CERN Technical Training 2003: Learning for the LHC ! DISP-2003 - Digital Signal Processing

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    DISP-2003 - Digital Signal Processing DISP-2003 is a two-term course given by CERN and University of Lausanne (UNIL) experts within the framework of the Technical Training Programme. The course will review the current techniques dealing with Digital Signal Processing, and it is intended for an audience who work or will work on digital signal processing aspects, and who need an introductory or refresher/update course. The course will be in English, with question and answers also in French. Spring 2 Term: DISP-2003: Advanced Digital Signal Processing 30 April 2003 - 21 May 2003, 4 lectures, Wednesdays afternoon (attendance cost: 40.- CHF, registration required) Lecturers: Léonard Studer, UNIL; Laurent Deniau, AT-MTM; Elena Wildner, AT-MAS Programme: Intelligent signal processing (ISP). Non-linear time series analysis. Image processing. Wavelets. (Basic concepts and definitions have been introduced during the previous Spring 1 Term: DISP-2003: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing). DISP-2003 is open...

  5. CERN Technical Training 2003: Learning for the LHC! DISP-2003 - Digital Signal Processing

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    DISP-2003 is a two-term course given by CERN and University of Lausanne (UNIL) experts within the framework of the Technical Training Programme. The course will review the current techniques dealing with Digital Signal Processing, and it is intended for an audience who work or will work on digital signal processing aspects, and who need an introductory or refresher/update course. The course will be in English, with question and answers also in French. Spring 2 Term: DISP-2003: Advanced Digital Signal Processing 30 April 2003 - 21 May 2003, 4 lectures, Wednesdays afternoon. Attendance cost: 40.- CHF, registration required. Lecturers: Léonard Studer, UNIL; Laurent Deniau, AT-MTM; Elena Wildner, AT-MAS. Programme: Intelligent signal processing (ISP). Non-linear time series analysis. Image processing. Wavelets. Basic concepts and definitions have been introduced during the previous Spring 1 Term: DISP-2003: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing. DISP-2003 is open to all people interested, but registrat...

  6. STS-84 M.S. Kondakova with husband Ryumin at SLF

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    STS-84 Mission Specialist Elena V. Kondakova, a cosmonaut with the Russian Space Agency, and her husband, Valery Ryumin, greet press represenatives and other well wishers after her arrival at KSCs Shuttle Landing Facility. Ryumin is director of the Mir- Shuttle program for RSC Energia in Russia. This will be Kondakovas first flight on a U.S. Space Shuttle, but her second trip into space. She spent 169 days in space as flight engineer of the 17th main mission on Mir from October 1994 to March 1995. STS-84 will be the sixth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the docking, STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale will transfer to the Russian space station to become a member of the Mir 23 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut Jerry M. Linenger, who will return to Earth on Atlantis. Foale is scheduled to remain on Mir about four months until his replacement arrives on STS-86 in September.

  7. Felix Berezin Life and death of the mastermind of supermathematics

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    Felix Berezin was an outstanding Soviet mathematician who in the 1960s and 70s was the driving force behind the emergence of the branch of mathematics now known as supermathematics. The integral over the anticommuting Grassmann variables that he introduced in the 1960s laid the foundation for the path integral formulation of quantum field theory with fermions, the heart of modern supersymmetric field theories and superstrings. The Berezin integral is named for him, as is the closely related construction of the Berezinian, which may be regarded as the superanalog of the determinant. This book features a masterfully written memoir by Berezin's widow, Elena Karpel, who narrates a remarkable account of Berezin's life and his struggle for survival under the totalitarian Soviet regime. Supplemented with recollections by his close friends and colleagues, Berezin's accomplishments in mathematics, his novel ideas and breakthrough works, are reviewed in two articles written by Andrei Losev and Robert Minlos.

  8. Particle platforms for cancer immunotherapy

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    2013-04-01

    Full Text Available Rita Elena Serda Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: Elevated understanding and respect for the relevance of the immune system in cancer development and therapy has led to increased development of immunotherapeutic regimens that target existing cancer cells and provide long-term immune surveillance and protection from cancer recurrence. This review discusses using particles as immune adjuvants to create vaccines and to augment the anticancer effects of conventional chemotherapeutics. Several particle prototypes are presented, including liposomes, polymer nanoparticles, and porous silicon microparticles, the latter existing as either single- or multiparticle platforms. The benefits of using particles include immune-cell targeting, codelivery of antigens and immunomodulatory agents, and sustained release of the therapeutic payload. Nanotherapeutic-based activation of the immune system is dependent on both intrinsic particle characteristics and on the immunomodulatory cargo, which may include danger signals known as pathogen-associated molecular patterns and cytokines for effector-cell activation. Keywords: adjuvant, particle, immunotherapy, dendritic cell, cancer, vaccine

  9. An occurence records database of Irregular Echinoids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Mexico.

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    Martínez-Melo, Alejandra; Solís-Marín, Francisco Alonso; Buitrón-Sánchez, Blanca Estela; Laguarda-Figueras, Alfredo

    2016-01-01

    Research on echinoderms in Mexico began in the late nineteenth century. We present a dataset that includes the taxonomic and geographic information of irregular echinoids from Mexico, housed in four collections: 1) Colección Nacional de Equinodermos "Ma. Elena Caso Muñoz" from the Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (ICML), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); 2) Invertebrate Zoology Collection, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., United States of America (USA); 3) Invertebrate Collection, Museum of Comparative Zoology, University of Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and 4) Invertebrate Zoology, Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. A total of six orders, 17 families, 35 genera and 68 species are reported, 37 distributed in the Pacific coast and 31 in the Atlantic coast, none of them was found in both coasts. The most diverse region is the Gulf of California (S=32); the most diverse order is Spatangoida with 31 species reported in mexican waters.

  10. Comparación reproductiva de vacas holstein, bon y f1 bon x holstein en el centro paysandú, 2. Edad al primer parto, intervalo entre partos, días abiertos y servicios por concepción.

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    Quijano B Jorge H

    2003-06-01

    Full Text Available Se estimaron los porcentajes de heterosis para edad al primer parto, intervalo entre partos, días abiertos y servicios por concepción, en vacas F1 (BON x HOLSTEIN del Centro Paysandú, propiedad de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, ubicado en la zona ecológica de bosque muy húmedo montano bajo (bmh-MB y situado a 2600 m.s.n.m. con una temperatura promedio de 12,5C, en el corregimiento de Santa Elena, Municipio de Medellín. El modelo usado incluyó los efectos de: Grupo Genético, año de parto, edad al parto sobre las variables edad al primer parto, intervalo entre partos, días abiertos y servicios por concepción. El efecto del grupo genético fue altamente significativo (P0,05, -7,9 (P0,05 para edad al primer parto, intervalo entre partos, días abiertos y servicios por concepción respectivamente.

  11. Carlo Rubbia, former CERN Director-General, appointed Senator for life by the President of Italy.

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    Antonella Del Rosso

    2013-01-01

    Today, the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano appointed four new senators for life: the music director and conductor “maestro” Claudio Abbado, the neuroscientist Professor Elena Cattaneo, the renowned architect Renzo Piano and Professor Carlo Rubbia, who was CERN Director-General from 1989 to 1993.   Carlo Rubbia during his talk for the discovery of the W particle in 1983. In 1984, Carlo Rubbia, then head of the UA1 collaboration, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, together with Simon van der Meer, for the discovery of the W and Z particles – at that time two important missing components of the Standard Model. During his term of office as Director-General, the Large Electron Positron collider was inaugurated and the four LEP experiments produced their first results. He also mounted the case for the new Large Hadron Collider, which in 2012 led to the discovery of a Higgs boson. In 1993, the last year of his mandate, the World Wide Web proto...

  12. THE STUDY OF SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA

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    Bularda Morozan Mihai

    2010-09-01

    Full Text Available This paper presents the results of some biochemical parameters obtained in the laboratory of “Elena Beldiman” Emergency Hospital Barlad, and in the”Dr. Stoian –Dr. Ungureanu”Private Medical Practice on 10 patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma during 2005-2011. Numerous researches over serum proteins with the help of various methods ( refractometry have shown the presence of some changes in protein fractions of blood serum. These changes express the change of the normal ratio between these fractions, that means disorders in colloidal structure of blood. The results of the electrophoresis analysis, also in accordance with those from the scholarly literature, show that the changes in the condition of the blood serum are due to the increase in the globulins fractions which is linked to the growth of the immunological processes, the antibodies synthesis being especially closely linked to gammaglobulinic fraction

  13. CERN Technical Training 2003: Learning for the LHC ! DISP-2003  -  Digital Signal Processing

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    DISP-2003 is a two-term course given by CERN and University of Lausanne (UNIL) experts within the framework of the Technical Training Programme. The course will review the current techniques dealing with Digital Signal Processing. The DISP-2003 lecture series is composed of two Terms, and it is intended for an audience who work or will work on digital signal processing aspects, and who need an introductory or refresher/update course. The course will be in English, with questions and answers also in French. Spring 1 Term: DISP-2003: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing 20 February 2003 - 3 April 2003, 7 lectures, Thursdays (attendance cost: 70.- CHF, registration required) Lecturers: Maria Elena Angoletta, AB-BDI; Guy Baribaud, AB-BDI; Philippe Baudrenghien, AB-RF; Laurent Deniau, AT-MTM Programme: 'Classical' digital signal processing. Fourier analysis. The Laplace transform. The z-transform. Digital filters. Statistics for Signal Processing. Signal Estimation and Spectral Analysis. Spring 2 T...

  14. JACoW Decoupling CERN accelerators

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    2018-01-01

    The accelerator complex at CERN is a living system. Accelerators are being dismantled, upgraded or change their purpose. New accelerators are built. The changes do not happen overnight, but when they happen they may require profound changes across the handling systems. Central timings (CT), responsible for sequencing and synchronization of accelerators, are good examples of such systems. This paper shows how over the past twenty years the changes and new requirements influenced the evolution of the CTs. It describes experience gained from using the Central Beam and Cycle Manager (CBCM) CT model, for strongly coupled accelerators, and how it led to a design of a new Dynamic Beam Negotiation (DBN) model for the AD and ELENA accelerators, which reduces the coupling, increasing accelerator independence. The paper ends with an idea how to merge strong points of both models in order to create a single generic system able to efficiently handle all CERN accelerators and provide more beam time to experiments and LHC.

  15. The Guayaquil region: Territorial development and social inclusion

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    Rafael Guerrero Burgos

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The article looks at the process of social and economic development in the Guayaquil river basin based on a model of agro exports commodity chains. The territory or region is analyzed by looking at social and economic dynamics as opposed to political administrative divisions, which covers a wider area that extends to the provinces of Los Ríos, Manabí and Santa Elena. This article is part of a more extensive research project on Guayaquil and the region, that looks at rural urban linkages and how the common feature of the regional economy is the dependence of the rural periphery on Guayaquil either for industrial or export processing. By focusing on the main agro-commodity chains that shape the territory, including coffee, cocoa and banana for export, as well as rice and corn for the internal market, one can see how regional development was built on the basis of the rural economy.

  16. Soybean (Glycine max) oil bodies and their associated phytochemicals.

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    Fisk, Ian D; Gray, David A

    2011-01-01

    Soybean oil bodies were isolated from 3 cultivars (Ustie, K98, and Elena) and the occurrence of 2 classes of phytochemicals (tocopherol isoforms and isoflavones) and strength of their association with isolated oil bodies was evaluated. Tocopherol is shown to be closely associated with soybean oil bodies; δ-tocopherol demonstrated a significantly greater association with oil bodies over other tocopherol isoforms. Isoflavones do not show a significant physical association with oil bodies, although there is some indication of a passive association of the more hydrophobic aglycones during oil body isolation. Oil bodies are small droplets of oil that are stored as energy reserves in the seeds of oil seeds, and have the potential to be used as future food ingredients. If oil body suspensions are commercialized on a large scale, knowledge of the association of phytochemicals with oil bodies will be valuable in deciding species of preference and predicting shelf life and nutritional value. © 2011 Institute of Food Technologists®

  17. METEOR v1.0 - User's Guide

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    Palomo, E.

    1994-01-01

    This script is a User's Guide for the software package METEOR for statistical analysis of meteorological data series. The original version of METEOR have been developed by Ph.D. Elena Palomo, CIEMAT-IER, GIMASE. It is built by linking programs and routines written in FORTRAN 77 and it adds the graphical capabilities of GNUPLOT. The shape of this toolbox was designed following the criteria of modularity, flexibility and agility criteria. All the input, output and analysis options are structured in three main menus: i) the first is aimed to evaluate the quality of the data set; ii) the second is aimed for pre-processing of the data; and iii) the third is aimed towards the statistical analyses and for creating the graphical outputs. Actually the information about METEOR is constituted by three documents written in spanish: 1) METEOR v1.0: User's guide; 2) METEOR v1.0: A usage example; 3) METEOR v1.0: Design and structure of the software package. (Author)

  18. Rahvaste vanglast rahvaste ühisesse perre? : Habsburgide monarhiast slovakkide rahvuslikus mälus / Elena Mannova ; tlk. Mati Laur

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    Mannova, Elena

    2006-01-01

    Slovakkia ajalookirjutust alates 1918. aastast kuni tänapäevani mõjutanud rahvusmütoloogiast. Suhtumisest Austria-Ungari kaksikriiki ja Habsburgide dünastiasse ning rahvuslike kannatuste e. orjapõlve müüdi modelleerumisest historiograafias

  19. Análisis Estructural de Fallas Geológicas y Potenciales Deslizamientos en Anconcito, Provincia de Santa Elena

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    Kervin Chunga

    2015-10-01

    Los factores que pueden incrementar la tasa de velocidad de deslizamiento de masas de tierra pueden ser: (1 altasprecipitaciones durante el fenómeno del Niño, y (2 la recurrencia de terremotos locales con magnitud moderada Mw≈5 o el arribo de amplificaciones de ondas sísmicas desde terremotos lejanos con magnitudes mayores de Mw>7. En conclusión, el sector de Anconcito debe ser motivo de análisis en detalle que permita establecer técnicas adecuadas para la recuperación de zona de playa y construcción de espigones que permitirán disminuir la alta energía de las ondas marinas.

  20. Association of ADIPOQ +45T>G polymorphism with body fat mass and blood levels of soluble adiponectin and inflammation markers in a Mexican-Mestizo population

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    2012-10-01

    Full Text Available Milton-Omar Guzman-Ornelas,1 Efrain Chavarria-Avila,1 Jose-Francisco Munoz-Valle,1,2 Laura-Elizabeth Armas-Ramos,3 Jorge Castro-Albarran,3,4 Maria Elena Aguilar Aldrete,1,5 Edith Oregon-Romero,2 Monica Vazquez-Del Mercado,2 Rosa-Elena Navarro-Hernandez1–31Biomedical Sciences Doctorate Program, 2Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, 3Master of Human Nutrition Program, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; 4HMIELM, Secretaria de Salud Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; 5Department of Public Health, University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoPurpose: Obesity is a disease with genetic susceptibility characterized by an increase in storage and irregular distribution of body fat. In obese patients, the decrease in the Adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ expression has been associated with a systemic low-grade inflammatory state. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between ADIPOQ +45T>G gene simple nucleotide polymorphism (SNP rs2241766 with serum adiponectin (sAdiponectin, distribution of body fat storage, and inflammation markers.Subjects and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 242 individuals from Western Mexico characterized as Mexican-Mestizo and classified by body mass index (BMI, were included. Anthropometrics, body composition, body fat distribution, and inflammation markers were measured by routine methods. Genotypes were characterized using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP technique and sAdiponectin by the ELISA method. A P-value <0.05 was considered the statistically significant threshold.Results: sAdiponectin is associated with BMI (P < 0.001 and the genotypes (P < 0.001 to 0.0046 GG (8169 ± 1162 ng/mL, TG (5189 ± 501 ng/mL, and TT (3741 ± 323 ng/mL, but the SNP ADIPOQ +45T.G is not associated with BMI. However, the detailed analysis showed association of this SNP with a pattern of fat distribution and correlations (P < 0.05 with inflammation markers and

  1. Characteristics of reading and understanding of hearing impaired students in classes VI-VIII

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    Mustaf Morina

    2015-03-01

    Full Text Available Good reading has a very important role in the development of children with hearing impaired; also reading in explicit way is one of the crucial factors which affect the oral language development of children with hearing impaired. The best form and possibility of improvement, development of oral language, development of communicating, receipt of information, knowledge, and ideas over the world, is reading. When the auditory perception is damaged reading is poor. Hearing impairment causes a lot of problems in the development of personality of children with hearing impairment in these fields: poor development of vocabulary, poor quality of lexica, poor quality of sentences, and disorder in articulation. The purpose of this research is to verify the following: 1-Speed of reading of hearing impaired children, 2-The number of errors, 3-The kind of errors, 4-To understand the text in the context of the degree of hearing impairment, age (class, success in school and gender. This theoretical-experimental study was made with students from two schools; special school “Mother Teresa” in Prizren and Primary School “Elena Gjika” in Prishtina (class attached. The research included a total of 32 students (respondent 27 students (respondent from special schools “Mother Teresa” in Prizren and 5 elementary school students “Elena Gjika” Prishtina, all these students are with hearing impairment. From 32 students involved in the research, 23 were male and 9 female. The research was done by applying a text fables “The fox and the raven” watched and analyzed in terms of three dimensions. The research results have shown that students with hearing impairments have considerable problems in many aspects; in terms of speed of reading, students with hearing impairment have stagnated compared with their peers in the ratio 8/1. In terms of reading errors have stagnated considered being incomparable. In terms of understanding the text students with hearing

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    Adrián Valencia

    2015-12-01

    Full Text Available El nuevo sistema de dinero electrónico es una tendencia innovadora del sistema monetario que favorece las políticas bancarias que tienen como objetivo suministrar los medios de pago necesarios para que el sistema económico opere con eficiencia, por eso es de mayor importancia analizar la incidencia de este, frente al procesos de la actividades económicas en las diferentes áreas comerciales, a partir de dos técnicas de estudio utilizadas, las encuestas realizadas a la población del cantón La Libertad provincia de Santa Elena, y las entrevistas de profundidad realizadas a los representantes de los entes de acuerdo a las inversiones realizadas por el Econ. Mateo Villalba, gerente del Banco Central del Ecuador y el Econ. César Robalino Gonzaga, director de la Asociación de Bancos Privados del Ecuador. En base al estudio, obtuvimos como resultados que cuando entre en vigencia este sistema monetario en las actividades económicas, incidirá en los siguientes procesos, con un 33% en la vida cotidiana de las personas, debido al cambio, seguido con un 20% se menciona dos procesos; incidiendo de manera positiva que se agilizaran las transacciones comerciales y de manera negativa afectaría la economía familiar. Abstract The new electronic money system is an innovative trend of the monetary management, that favors banking policies that are intended to provide the means a payment way; necessary for the economic system for efficient operations, so it is more important to analyze the impact of this, comparing the processes of economic activities in different business areas, from two study techniques used, surveys the population of La Libertad province of Santa Elena, and in-depth interviews conducted to two important entities of the economy the economist Mateo Villalba, manager of the Central Bank of Ecuador and the economist César Robalino Gonzaga, director of the Association of Private Banks of Ecuador. Based on the study, we obtained as

  3. The specifics of reading to students with hearing and speech impairment in classes VI-VIII

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    Mustaf Morina

    2016-03-01

    Full Text Available Good reading has a very important role in the development of children with hearing impaired; also reading in explicit way is one of the crucial factors which affect the oral language development of children with hearing impaired. The best form and possibility of improvement, development of oral language, development of communicating, receipt of information, knowledge, and ideas over the world, is reading. When the auditory perception is damaged reading is poor. Hearing impairment causes a lot of problems in the development of personality of children with hearing impairment in these fields: poor development of vocabulary, poor quality of lexica, poor quality of sentences, and disorder in articulation. The purpose of this research is to verify the following: 1-Speed of reading of hearing impaired children, 2-The number of errors, 3-The kind of errors, 4-To understand the text in the context of the degree of hearing impairment, age (class, success in school and gender. This theoretical-experimental study was made with students from two schools; special school “Mother Teresa” in Prizren and Primary School “Elena Gjika” in Prishtina (class attached. The research included a total of 32 students (respondent 27 students (respondent from special schools “Mother Teresa” in Prizren and 5 elementary school students “Elena Gjika” Prishtina, all these students are with hearing impairment. From 32 students involved in the research, 23 were male and 9 female. The research was done by applying a text fables “The fox and the raven” watched and analyzed in terms of three dimensions. The research results have shown that students with hearing impairments have considerable problems in many aspects; in terms of speed of reading, students with hearing impairment have stagnated compared with their peers in the ratio 8/1. In terms of reading errors have stagnated considered being incomparable. In terms of understanding the text students with hearing

  4. Advanced Accelerator Concepts Final Report

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    Wurtele, Jonathan S.

    2014-05-13

    physics motivation for our experiment, one that requires only a few dozen researchers but must effectively integrate plasma, accelerator, atomic, and fundamental physics, as well as combine numerous technologies in the control, manipulation, and measurement of neutral and non-neutral particles. The ELENA ring (to which we hope to contribute, should funding be provided) is expect, when completed, to significantly enhance the performance of antihydrogen trapping by increasing by a factor of 100 the number of antiprotons that can be successfully trapped and cooled. ELENA operation is scheduled to commence in 2017. In collaboration with LBNL scientists, we proposed a frictional cooling scheme. This is an alternative cooling method to that used by ELENA. It is less complicated, experimentally unproven, and produces a lower yield of cold antiprotons. Students and postdoctoral researchers work on the trapping, cooling, transport, and nonlinear dynamics of antiprotons bunches that are provided by the AD to ALPHA; they contribute to the operation of the experiment, to software development, and to the design and operation of experiments. Students are expected to spend at summers at CERN while taking courses; after completion of courses they typically reside at CERN for most of the half-year run. The Antiproton Decelerator [AD] at CERN, along with its experiments, is the only facility in the world where antiprotons can be trapped and cooled and combined with positrons to form cold antihydrogen, with the ultimate goal of studying CPT violation and, subsequently, gravitational interactions of antimatter. Beyond the ALPHA experiment, the group worked on beam physics problems including limits on the average current in a time-dependent period cathode and new methods to create longitudinally coherent high repetition rate soft x-ray sources and wide bandwidth mode locked x-ray lasers. We completed a detailed study of quantum mechanical effects in the transit time cooling of muons.

  5. Comparison of polysaccharides of Haliotis discus hannai and Volutharpa ampullacea perryi by PMP-HPLC-MS(n) analysis upon acid hydrolysis.

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    Wang, Hongxu; Zhao, Jun; Li, Dongmei; Wen, Chengrong; Liu, Haiman; Song, Shuang; Zhu, Beiwei

    2015-10-13

    Haliotis discus hannai Ino (Haliotis) is a highly valued marine shellfish, and it is sometimes replaced by another cheaper Gastropoda mollusk, Volutharpa ampullacea perryi (Volutharpa). Polysaccharides from pleopods, viscera and gonads of these two gastropods were compared by analyzing the mono- and di-saccharides in their acid hydrolysates using high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS(n)) after 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP) derivatization. Disaccharide analysis revealed the distribution of uronic acid-containing polysaccharides (UACPs) in the biological samples. GlcA-(1 → 2)-Man, GlcA-(1 → 3)-GalN, and another disaccharide consisting of a hexuronic acid linked to a hexose were found in the hydrolysates, which indicated the existence of AGSP (abalone gonad sulfated polysaccharide) with the backbone composed of → 2)-α-Man(1 → 4)-β-GlcA(1 → repeating unit, AAP (abalone glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharide) with the backbone of → 3)-GalNAc-(1 → 2)-GlcA-(1 → 3)-GalNAc-(1 → 4)-GlcA-(1 → repeating unit, and unidentified DS1P containing a hexuronic acid linked to a hexose unit, respectively. As shown by extracted ion chromatograms (XICs), AAP was the only UACP found in pleopods of the two gastropods; gonads and viscera of Haliotis contained DS1P and AGSP, while those of Volutharpa contained DS1P, AGSP as well as AAP. Monosaccharides in the acid hydrolysates were demonstrated in XICs by extracting their corresponding PMP derivative quasi-molecular ions one by one, and the results indicated the similar conclusion to the disaccharide analysis. Therefore, it could be concluded that polysaccharides from pleopods of the two gastropods are very similar, while those from their viscera and gonads differ greatly. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  6. The 12th Edition of the Scientific Days of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” and the 12th National Infectious Diseases Conference

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    Cristian-Mihail Niculae

    2016-11-01

    Tălăpan A9 Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis presenting with normal CSF – case presentation Ramona Ștefania Popescu, Luminița Bradu, Dragoș Florea, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A10 Extrapulmonary manifestations of infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae – study on 24 cases Daniela Anicuta Leca, Elena Bunea, Andra Teodor, Egidia Miftode A11 The molecular diagnosis of severe bacterial sepsis in pediatric population Mădălina Merișescu, Gheorghiță Jugulete, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Dragoș Florea, Monica Luminos A12 Acute Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with multiple septic complications in a patient with diabetes mellitus – case presentation Ramona Ștefania Popescu, Anamaria Dobrotă, Adina Ilie, Liliana Lucia Preoțescu A13 Is Streptococcus suis meningitis an under-diagnosed zoonosis? Adriana Hristea, Raluca Jipa, Nicoleta Irimescu, Irina Panait, Eliza Manea, Simona Merisor, Cristian Niculae, Daniela Tălăpan A14 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from blood. Antimicrobial resistance – past and present Liana Cătălina Gavriliu, Otilia Elisabeta Benea, Șerban Benea, Alexandru Rafila, Olga Dorobăț, Mona Popoiu A15 Antibiotics resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from blood cultures Livia Dragonu, Augustin Cupşa, Iulian Diaconescu, Irina Niculescu, Lucian Giubelan, Florentina Dumitrescu, Andreea Cristina Stoian, Camelia Guţă, Simona Puiu A16 Predominance of CTX-M enzymes in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in two hospitals of Quebec City Bunescu Irina, Marilyse Vallée, Ann Huletsky, Dominique K. Boudreau, Ève Bérubé, Richard Giroux, Jean Longtin, Yves Longtin, Michel G. Bergeron A17 Postoperative meningoencephalitis with Acinetobacter baumannii XDR – a therapeutic challenge - Case report Cleo Nicoleta Roșculeț, Dalila-Ana Toma, Catrinel Ciuca, Daniela Tălăpan, Cătălin Apostolescu, Andrei Rogoz, Andrei Stangaciu, Viorica Mitescu, Tudor Vladoiu, Doina Iovănescu A18 Septic arthritis with Burkholderia cepacia

  7. Chromium in surface water and groundwater in the surrounding area of a tannery: relationships with water quality baseline, Elena, Cordoba. Argentina; Cromo en aguas subterraneas y superficiales en el entorno de una curtiembre, relacion con valores de fondo natural. Elena, Cordoba. Argentina

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    Matteoda, E.; Blarasin, M.; Damilano, G.; Cabrera, A.; Giuliano Albo, J.

    2009-07-01

    The basin of the El Barreal stream is a dominantly rural area in which groundwater is used for all activities whereas the stream is used as sink of residues and effluents. The existence of a tannery, which discharge the effluents into a wetland (which is drained by the stream), reveals the need to study the presence of Chromium in surface and groundwater and to compare values derived from pollution with those corresponding to the natural water baseline values. Fifty three samples of surface and groundwater were abstracted and chemical analyses were made, including total Chromium in water and plants. The chemical analysis results were studied by means of conventional and statistical techniques. The local and regional geological characteristics allow us to interpret that Chromium in water is derived from source minerals, being possible to stand out that high values probably are related to nearby serpentinite bodies.The values of total chrome in surface and groundwater are included in the natural quality baseline range calculated for this basin (0,25-5ug/L), exempting those samples with higher values linked to sites with farming activities and to the wetland environment where the Chromium effluent is discharged. In the last place, Chromium was retained in soil and plants whereas the aquifer was affected by a contaminant plume of total dissolved solids because of advective-dispersive transport. In the 2009 monitoring survey, a small increase of Chromium in groundwater was detected in relation to that of 2005, being assumed that partial desorption of Chromium is taking place from the solid phase. (Author) 19 refs.

  8. METEOR v1.0 - User's Guide; METEOR v1.0 - Guia de Usuarios

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    Palomo, E.

    1994-07-01

    This script is a User's Guide for the software package METEOR for statistical analysis of meteorological data series. The original version of METEOR have been developed by Ph.D. Elena Palomo, CIEMAT-IER, GIMASE. It is built by linking programs and routines written in FORTRAN 77 and it adds the graphical capabilities of GNUPLOT. The shape of this toolbox was designed following the criteria of modularity, flexibility and agility criteria. All the input, output and analysis options are structured in three main menus: i) the first is aimed to evaluate the quality of the data set; ii) the second is aimed for pre-processing of the data; and iii) the third is aimed towards the statistical analyses and for creating the graphical outputs. Actually the information about METEOR is constituted by three documents written in spanish: 1) METEOR v1.0: User's guide; 2) METEOR v1.0: A usage example; 3) METEOR v1.0: Design and structure of the software package. (Author)

  9. Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Pityocera Giglio-Tos, 1896 (Diptera: Tabanidae: Scionini).

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    Krolow, Tiago Kütter; Henriques, Augusto Loureiro; Gorayeb, Inocêncio De Sousa; Limeira-de-Oliveira, Francisco; Buestán, Jaime

    2015-01-07

    The genus Pityocera Giglio-Tos is revised based on examination of external morphology and genitalia of type material and specimens from Brazilian and foreign institutions. Five currently valid species in three subgenera are recognized: P. (Elaphella) cervus (Wiedemann, 1828); P. (Pityocera) festai Giglio-Tos, 1896; P. (Pseudelaphella) nana (Walker, 1850); P. (Pseudelaphella) nigribasis Fairchild, 1964; P. (Pseudelaphella) patellicornis (Kröber, 1930). Five new species are described: P. (Pseudelaphella) barrosi Gorayeb & Krolow sp. nov. (Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul); P. (Pseudelaphella) gorayebi Limeira-de-Oliveira & Krolow sp. nov. (Brazil: Maranhão, Tocantins and Bahia); P. (Pseudelaphella) pernaquila Gorayeb & Krolow sp. nov. (Brazil: Pará and Rondônia); P. (Pseudelaphella) rhinolissa Krolow & Henriques sp. nov. (Brazil: Pará, Maranhão, Tocantins, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul; Bolivia: Santa Cruz); P. (Pseudelaphella) ecuadorensis Buestán & Krolow sp. nov. (Ecuador: Manabí, Guayas, Santa Elena and Loja). We provide diagnosis, descriptions, redescriptions, distribution records, illustrations and discussion for all species, as well as a key for identification of species. 

  10. Electromagnetic simulations for non-ultrarelativistic beams and applications to the CERN low energy machines

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    Zannini, C; Rumolo, G; Rijoff, T

    2014-01-01

    In the framework of the PS-Booster upgrade project an accurate impedance model is needed in order to determine the effect on the beam stability and assess the impact of the new devices to be installed in the machine. CST 3-D EM simulations are widely used to estimate the impedance contribution of the different devices along the CERN accelerator complex. Unlike the highly relativistic case, in which the reliability of the EM solver has been proved in many specific cases by comparing simulations with analytical results, the nonrelativistic case has been so far not yet benchmarked. In order to use systematically CST 3-D EM simulations for the PS-Booster, or even lower energy machines like the antiproton decelerator ELENA, a validation campaign has been carried out. The main complication to single out the beam coupling impedance, as resulting from the interaction of the beam with the surroundings, consisted of removing reliably the strong contribution of the direct space charge of the source bunch, which is inclu...

  11. CERN Pensioners Association

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    2004-01-01

    Open Day To all CERN retired staff As part of the celebrations organised for the 50th anniversary of CERN, an Open Day will be held on Saturday 16 October 2004. Anyone willing to act as a guide, either to help and inform visitors at the reception points or to guide groups of visitors, sharing your knowledge with them, is invited to fill in the attached form. A preparatory meeting will be arranged for those who left CERN some time ago and whose knowledge of the site may no longer be quite up-to-date. The Open Day organisers need your help, which will be very much appreciated. We hope that many pensioners will participate. People with internet access may enrol directly without coming to CERN, http://www.cern.ch/CERN50/openday The GAC Committee OPEN DAY : CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 16th October 2004 So now you are excited about the Open Day, how can you participate? As you can imagine, for such a large number of activities, we need many volunteers. Please return the following form to Elena Battis...

  12. Michael De Sousa (1989 - 2012)

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    2012-01-01

    We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Mr Michael De Sousa on 13 May 2012. Mr De Sousa, who was born on 02.09.1989, was working as an apprentice in the TE Department and had been at CERN since 24.08.2009. The Director-General has sent a message of condolence to his family on behalf of the CERN personnel. Social Affairs Human Resources Department     It is with great emotion and deep sadness that we learn of the tragic loss of our colleague and friend Michael De Sousa. Michael was a hard working colleague, cordial and considerate. Within a few months, he marked his presence by the implementation of the instrumentation benches for gas permeation measurement in polymers, and the calibration of high technology gas analyzers, necessary for vacuum technology. His last contribution will enable us to measure pressures in the extreme high vacuum range for the ELENA project.  With the continuation of this activity, his memory will remain. His accomplishments will remain...

  13. Phryne: cnidian Venus to movie star

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    Eleonora Cavallini

    2006-02-01

    Full Text Available Phryne, probably the most renowned Greek courtesan (especially because of the famous trial where she was defended by the public speaker Hyperides, was a source of artistic inspiration not only for the Greek sculptor Praxiteles, but also for modern painters, such as Angelica Kauffman, J.M.W. Turner and the French pompiers. In the XX century, Phryne has been "discovered" also by filmmakers. After the successful 'Altri tempi' by A. Blasetti (1952 where a gorgeous Gina Lollobrigida starred as a modern Phryne, Mario Bonnard directed a péplum entitled "Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente" (1953 starring Elena Kleus. Spite of the absurd title, probably chosen by the production with commercial purposes, the movie is not totally lacking in historical interest: Phryne is represented as a war refugee and as a fierce enemy of Alexander the Great, who had destroyed Thebae, chief town of the region where Phryne was born. As a matter of fact, a main role in the screenplay and direction appears to be due to young Sergio Leone.

  14. Disability Life Writing and the Problem of Dependency in The Autobiography of Gaby Brimmer.

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    Adams, Rachel

    2017-03-01

    Independence was a core value of the movement for disability rights. People with disabilities did not have to be dependent, advocates claimed; they were robbed of autonomy by poverty, social prejudice, and architectural barriers. Recently, critics have noted that the emphasis on independence equates personhood with autonomy, reason, and self-awareness, thereby excluding those who are incapable of self-determination. The stigma of dependency is communicated to caregivers whose work is devalued and undercompensated. These values are echoed in the life writing of people with disabilities, which tends to present a singular narrative voice, even when the author requires assistance in the physical or intellectual work of composition. The 1979 Mexican memoir-testimonio Gaby Brimmer, collaboratively authored by the acclaimed journalist Elena Poniatowska, Brimmer, her mother, and her paid caregiver is a notable exception. Consisting of interwoven dialogue among its three informants, Gaby Brimmer enacts dependency at the level of form, while exploring the challenges and opportunities of interdependence in societies that devalue the giving and receiving of care.

  15. Proyecto de producción de sandia para exportación en la península de Santa Elena

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    Alban Wong, Gina; Arnao Franco, Carmen; Mejia Coronel, Marco Tulio

    2009-01-01

    Según datos proporcionados por el Tercer Censo Agropecuario, en el Ecuador se sembraron 1.905 ha. de sandía como monocultivo, en 1.788 unidades de producción agropecuarias (UPAs.). La producción fue de 25.818 toneladas. Además, se sembraron las 363 ha de sandía en cultivos asociados que produjeron 273 t. La siembra de sandía en el Ecuador es desde mayo hasta octubre y se han presentado exportaciones entre los meses de septiembre y diciembre. La cosecha de sandía en el mercado interno...

  16. Pedagogia de la Participacion: Entering Elena Garro's "Un hogar solido" through the Body. Enacting Death and Politics in Mexico

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    Misemer, Sarah M.

    2009-01-01

    Garro's one-act play offers an unusual combination of corpses and animate actors on stage thus combining life and death in the same body. Garro's piece presents students with an approach to "embodying" Mexican culture and its notions of death. The fusion of death and cultural practices in Mexico is a crucial part of the ongoing project for…

  17. Modelo de web semántica para universidades

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    Karla Abad

    2015-12-01

    Full Text Available A raíz del estudio de estado actual de micrositios y repositorios en la Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena se encontró que su información carecía de semántica óptima y adecuada. Bajo estas circunstancias, se plantea entonces la necesidad de crear un modelo de estructura de web semántica para Universidades, el cual posteriormente fue aplicado a micrositios y repositorio digital de la UPSE, como caso de prueba. Parte de este proyecto incluye la instalación de módulos de software con sus respectivas configuraciones y la utilización de estándares de metadatos como DUBLIN CORE, para la mejora del SEO (optimización en motores de búsqueda; con ello se ha logrado la generación de metadatos estandarizados y la creación de políticas para la subida de información. El uso de metadatos transforma datos simples en estructuras bien organizadas que aportan información y conocimiento para generar resultados en buscadores web. Al culminar la implementación del modelo de web semántica es posible decir que la universidad ha mejorado su presencia y visibilidad en la web a través del indexamiento de información en diferentes motores de búsqueda y posicionamiento en la categorización de universidades y de repositorios de Webometrics (ranking que proporciona clasificación de universidades de todo el mundo.   Abstract After examining the current microsites and repositories situation in University, Peninsula of Santa Elena´s, it was found that information lacked optimal and appropriate semantic. Under these circumstances, there is a need to create a semantic web structure model for Universities, which was subsequently applied to UPSE´s microsites and digital repositories, as a test study case. Part of this project includes the installation of software modules with their respective configurations and the use of metadata standards such as DUBLIN CORE, to improve the SEO (Search Engine Optimization; with these applications, it was

  18. Biological soil crusts in Chile along the precipitation gradient

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    Samolov, Elena; Glaser, Karin; Baumann, Karen; Leinweber, Peter; Jung, Patrick; Büdel, Burkhard; Mikhailyuk, Tatiana; Karsten, Ulf

    2017-04-01

    Biological soil crusts in Chile along a precipitation gradient Elena Samolov* (1), Karin Glaser (1), Karen Baumann (2), Peter Leinweber (2), Patrick Jung (3), Burkhard Büdel (3), Tatiana Mikhailyuk (4) and Ulf Karsten (1) (1) Institute of Biological Sciences - Applied Ecology and Phycology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany, (2) Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Soil Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (3) University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany (4) M.H. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine * elena.samolov@uni-rostock.de Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are an association of different microorganisms and soil particles in the top millimeters of the soil. They are formed by algae, cyanobacteria, microfungi, bacteria, bryophytes and lichens in various compositions; together with their by-products they create a micro-ecosystem that performs important ecological functions, e.g. primary production, nitrogen fixation, mineralization and stabilization of soils. These top-soil assemblages are almost unstudied in South America (Büdel et al. 2016). Therefore, our aim is to investigate for the first time biodiversity of the key photosynthetic organisms, green algae and cyanobacteria following a precipitation gradient along the west coast of Chile. We are applying polyphasic approach - a combination of microscopy, culture dependent (16S and 18S rRNA, ITS) and culture independent molecular techniques (NGS). First results, based on culturing and light microscopy, showed high diversity of eukaryotic algae in biocrusts from humid regions, followed by semi-arid regions. Lichen dominated biocrusts from arid regions were characterized by a high diversity of green algae, while cyanobacteria were scarcely present. The functional role of the BSCs in the biogeochemical cycle of phosphorous (P) was evaluated using state of the art analytical methods including 31P-NMR (nuclear magnetic

  19. A new species of poeciliid fish, Poeciliopsis santaelena, from Peninsula Santa Elena, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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    William A Bussing

    2008-06-01

    Full Text Available An undescribed freshwater fish was recently discovered during a biological inventory of Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica. This new species of Poeciliopsis is closely related to a group of widespread species of small spotted fishes designated as the Poeciliopsis gracilis complex in this study. The complex extends on both versants from southern Mexico to Nicaragua, and with this new finding, extends into Costa Rica. The new species is distinguished from its Central American relatives by its lack of lateral and ventral markings, higher pectoral and caudal-fin counts and more posterior placement of the dorsal fin. Poeciliopsis santaelena is endemic to the Río Potrero Grande, a river whose flow is reduced to just a few pools during the long dry season and flows fully only during very rainy weather. It is just another in a growing list of threatened or endangered species found in this unique peninsular environment. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (2: 829-838. Epub 2008 June 30.Recientemente se descubrió una especie no descrita de pez dulceacuícola durante un inventario biológico en Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG en el noroeste de Costa Rica. Esta especie nueva del género Poeciliopsis tiene un parentesco cercano con un grupo de especies con puntos en los costados ampliamente distribuidas que se designan en este informe como complejo de Poeciliopsis gracilis. El complejo se extiende en ambas vertientes desde el sur de México hasta Nicaragua. La especie nueva se distingue de sus parientes centroamericanos por su falta de manchas negras laterales y ventrales, mayor número de radios pectorales y caudales, y posición más posterior de la aleta dorsal. Poeciliopsis santaelena, especie endémica de un sólo riachuelo intermitente, es una especie más in la lista de especies en peligro que se encuentra en este peculiar ambiente peninsular.

  20. Proyecto de creación de una franquicia disensa en el cantón la libertad provincia de Santa Elena

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    Rosales, César; Robayo, Sixto; Valle, Jonathan

    2010-01-01

    The objective is to offer a wide range of products and services for construction, providing favorable purchase options to our customers. In this way, we deliver more products, individually or in packages at competitive costs and a personalized attention that allows us to assess their satisfaction. Continuing with the concept of total supply, the basket of products offered to our end users focuses on products for construction and other industrial products. You want to make this project to give...

  1. 19q12q13.2 duplication syndrome: neuropsychiatric long-term follow-up of a new case and literature update

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    Nacinovich R

    2017-10-01

    Full Text Available Renata Nacinovich,1,2 Nicoletta Villa,3 Fiorenza Broggi,1,2 Cristina Tavaniello,1 Monica Bomba,1 Donatella Conconi,2 Serena Redaelli,2 Elena Sala,3 Marialuisa Lavitrano,2 Francesca Neri1,2 1Childhood and Adolescence Neuropsychiatric Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, 2School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 3Medical Genetics Laboratory, Clinical Pathology Department, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy Abstract: Genetic syndromes are well characterized by the phenotypic point of view, but little is known about their progression and patients’ quality of life. We report a 10-year neuropsychiatric follow-up of a boy with duplication of chromosome 19. Cytogenetic investigation was requested at the age of 5 years for psychomotor and speech delay. The genomic study identified an 8.17 Mb duplication on chromosome 19q12q13.2. We propose that the long-term follow-up of our patient would help to delineate the neuropsychiatric phenotype associated with 19q duplication. This study could be a model for further long-term research in the neuropsychiatric follow-up of patients with 19q duplication syndrome. Keywords: 19q duplication, neuropsychiatric follow-up, array-CGH

  2. The first Oligocene sea turtle (Pan-Cheloniidae record of South America

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    Edwin Cadena

    2018-03-01

    Full Text Available The evolution and occurrence of fossil sea turtles at the Pacific margin of South America is poorly known and restricted to Neogene (Miocene/Pliocene findings from the Pisco Formation, Peru. Here we report and describe the first record of Oligocene (late Oligocene, ∼24 Ma Pan-Cheloniidae sea turtle remains of South America. The fossil material corresponds to a single, isolated and well-preserved costal bone found at the Montañita/Olón locality, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador. Comparisons with other Oligocene and extant representatives allow us to confirm that belongs to a sea turtle characterized by: lack of lateral ossification, allowing the dorsal exposure of the distal end of ribs; dorsal surface of bone sculptured, changing from dense vermiculation at the vertebral scute region to anastomosing pattern of grooves at the most lateral portion of the costal. This fossil finding shows the high potential that the Ecuadorian Oligocene outcrops have in order to explore the evolution and paleobiogeography distribution of sea turtles by the time that the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans were connected via the Panama basin.

  3. Gemcitabine-loaded liposomes: rationale, potentialities and future perspectives

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    Federico C

    2012-11-01

    Full Text Available Cinzia Federico, Valeria M Morittu, Domenico Britti, Elena Trapasso, Donato CoscoDepartment of Health Sciences, Building of BioSciences, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario “S Venuta”, Germaneto, ItalyAbstract: This review describes the strategies used in recent years to improve the biopharmaceutical properties of gemcitabine, a nucleoside analog deoxycytidine antimetabolite characterized by activity against many kinds of tumors, by means of liposomal devices. The main limitation of using this active compound is the rapid inactivation of deoxycytidine deaminase following administration in vivo. Consequently, different strategies based on its encapsulation/complexation in innovative vesicular colloidal carriers have been investigated, with interesting results in terms of increased pharmacological activity, plasma half-life, and tumor localization, in addition to decreased side effects. This review focuses on the specific approaches used, based on the encapsulation of gemcitabine in liposomes, with particular attention to the results obtained during the last 5 years. These approaches represent a valid starting point in the attempt to obtain a novel, commercializable drug formulation as already achieved for liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil®, Caelyx®.Keywords: gemcitabine, liposomes, multidrug, poly(ethylene glycol, tumors

  4. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis: Data from a region in western Greece

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    Ioannis Asproudis

    2010-04-01

    Full Text Available Ioannis Asproudis1, Felekis Taxiarchis1, Elena Tsanou2, Spiridon Gorezis2, Eikaterini Karali3, Sapfo Alfantaki3, Antigoni Siamopoulou-Mauridou3, Miltiadis Aspiotis11University Eye Clinic of Ioannina, Greece; 2Epirus Vision Center, Ioannina, Greece; 3Department of Child Health, University of Ioannina, GreeceObjective: To evaluate the characteristics and visual prognosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA.Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 56 patients who met the criteria for JIA to identify those with uveitis and related complications. Patients were referred to and were examined in the Pediatric Department of the University Hospital of Ioannina, between 1995 and 2007.Results: The prevalence of JIA-associated uveitis was high. Despite this and the related complications, the final visual outcome was satisfactory in the majority of the cases. Authors did not observe any correlation between prognosis and sex, age at the onset of uveitis or arthritis, pattern of arthritis, or positivity for antinuclear antibodies (ANA.Conclusion: We found a remarkably high prevalence of uveitis and related ocular complications in 7 (28% of the patients, and the rate of poor visual outcome was 12%.Keywords: idiopathic arthritis, uveitis, visual complications, autoimmune disease

  5. H-bar and H-bar + production cross sections for the GBAR experiment

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    Comini, P; Hervieux, P-A

    2013-01-01

    The production and cooling of the H-bar + ion is the key point of the GBAR experiment (Gravitational Behaviour of Antihydrogen at Rest), which aims at performing the free fall of antihydrogen atoms to measure g-bar , the acceleration of antimatter on Earth. H-bar + ions will be obtained from collisions between a positronium cloud and antiprotons delivered by the AD/ELENA facility at CERN, with intermediate formation of antihydrogen atoms. In order to optimise the experimental production of H-bar + ions, we computed the total cross sections of the two corresponding reactions, within the same theoretical framework of the Continuum Distorted Wave – Final State (CDW-FS) model. The different contributions of the H-bar excited states have been systematically investigated for different states of Ps. The results exhibit an increase of the H-bar production toward low kinetic energies, in agreement with experimental data and previous calculations, whereas the largest H-bar + production is obtained with low energy ground-state antihydrogen atoms. These theoretical predictions suggest that the overall production of H-bar + could be optimal for 2 keV antiproton impact energy, using positronium atoms prepared in the 2p state.

  6. Rosacea and Helicobacter pylori: links and risks

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    Lazaridou E

    2017-08-01

    Full Text Available Elizabeth Lazaridou,1 Chrysovalantis Korfitis,2 Christina Kemanetzi,1 Elena Sotiriou,1 Zoe Apalla,1 Efstratios Vakirlis,1 Christina Fotiadou,1 Aimilios Lallas,1 Demetrios Ioannides1 1First Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Department of Dermatology, 401 General Army Hospital, Athens, Greece Abstract: Rosacea is a chronic skin disease characterized by facial erythema and telangiectasia. Despite the fact that many hypotheses have been proposed, its etiology remains unknown. In the present review, the possible link and clinical significance of Helicobacter pylori in the pathogenesis of rosacea are being sought. A PubMed and Google Scholar search was performed using the terms “rosacea”, “H.pylori”, “gastrointestinal disorders and H.pylori”, “microorganisms and rosacea”, “pathogenesis and treatment of rosacea”, and “risk factors of rosacea”, and selected publications were studied and referenced in text. Although a possible pathogenetic link between H. pylori and rosacea is advocated by many authors, evidence is still interpreted differently by others. We conclude that further studies are needed in order to fully elucidate the pathogenesis of rosacea. Keywords: eradication, Helicobacter pylori, pathogenesis, rosacea

  7. The role of rasagiline in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease

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    Julie Leegwater-Kim

    2010-05-01

    Full Text Available Julie Leegwater-Kim1, Elena Bortan21Tufts University School of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, USA; 2Department of Neurology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, USAAbstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting 1% to 2% of people older than 60 years. Treatment of PD consists of symptomatic therapies while neuroprotective strategies have remained elusive. Rasagiline is a novel, potent, and irreversible monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B inhibitor which has been approved for treatment of PD. Rasagiline inhibits MAO-B more potently than selegiline and has the advantage of once-daily dosing. In several large, randomized, placebo-controlled trials, rasagiline has demonstrated efficacy as monotherapy in early PD and as adjunctive therapy in advanced PD. In addition, rasagiline has been shown to have neuroprotective effects in in vitro and in vivo studies. The recently completed delayed-start ADAGIO (Attenuation of Disease Progression with Azilect Given Once-daily trial suggests a potential disease-modifying effect for rasagiline 1 mg/day, though the clinical import of this finding has yet to be established.Keywords: rasagiline, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, Parkinson’s disease

  8. Compoziţia tematică în grafica de şevalet. Anii 1980-1990

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    Tatiana Raşchitor

    2016-10-01

    Full Text Available The evolution of thematic composition in the MSSR arts was hampered in terms of style and themes by the social and cultural context of the time. Therefore, most of the compositions created during the Soviet decades reflected pre-established models. However, a more detailed examination of thematic compositions created during the 1980s convince us of the beginning of democratization within artistic environment, emerged in the background of collapse of the old ideology. We notice new visions in the compositions signed by Victor Cuzmenco, Igor Liberman, Nina Danilenco etc. Their works have the unique artistic approach infused with dreaminess, melancholy, symbolism and transcendence, or present new topics by appealing to different artistic manners. With the collapse of the communist paradigm, artistic space has acquired a heterogeneous and eclectic character, receptive to contemporary art trends. Anthropocentric and sacred perspective represented by the works signed by Emil Childescu and Leonid Grigoraşenco in the easel graphic of the 1990s coexist in relative proximity in to inherent mental models of contemporary time represented by the works of Gheorghe Diaconu, Simion Zamsa, Elena Karacenţev etc.

  9. El espacio cultural transnacional en la post-Transición. El caso de las series televisivas Amores difíciles y La reina del Sur / The Transnational Cultural Space in the Post-Transition. The Case of the TV series Amores difíciles and La Reina del Sur

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    Manuel Palacio

    2017-02-01

    Full Text Available Tomando como punto de partida el trabajo de Alberto Elena, Cruces de destinos. Intercambios cinematográficos entre España y América Latina, los autores analizan cómo ha evolucionado el panorama audiovisual latinoamericano al mismo tiempo que cambiaba la política cultural española con respecto a América, ejemplarizado en sendas coproducciones y adaptaciones literarias como son Amores difíciles y La reina del sur.Palabras clave: Post-Transición, televisión transnacional, coproducción, Pérez Reverte, García Márquez, adaptación literaria.Abstract:Taking as a starting point Alberto Elena’s work, Cruces de destinos. Intercambios cinematográficos entre España y América Latina, the authors analyse how the Latin American audio-visual scene has evolved at the same time that the Spanish cultural politics was changing with respect to Latin America. This will be exemplified in both co-productions and literary adaptations: Amores difíciles and La reina del sur.Keywords: Post-Transition, transnational television, co-production, Pérez Reverte, García-Márquez, literary adaptation.

  10. METEOR v1.0 - A usage example; METEOR v1.0 - Un ejemplo de uso

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    Palomo, E.

    1994-07-01

    This script describes a detailed example of the use of the software package METEOR for statistical analysis of meteorological data series. A real spanish meteorological data set is chosen to show the capabilities of METEOR. Output files and resultant plots provided of their interpretations are compiled in three appendixes. The original version of METEOR have been developed by Ph. D.Elena Palomo, CIEMAT-IER, GIASE. It is built by linking programs and routines written in FORTRAN 77 and it adds the graphical capabilities of GNUPLOT. The shape of this toolbox was designed following the criteria of modularity, flexibility and agility criteria. All the input, output and analysis options are structured in three main menus: i) the first is aimed to evaluate the quality of the data set; ii) the second is aimed for pre-processing of the data; and iii) the third is aimed towards the statistical analyses and for creating the graphical outputs. Actually the information about METEOR is constituted by three documents written is spanish: 1) METEOR v1.0: User's guide; 2) METEOR v1.0: A usage example; 3) METEOR v1 .0: Design and structure of the software package. (Author)

  11. STS-84 Day 08 Highlights

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    1995-01-01

    On this eighth day of the STS-84 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Eileen M. Collins, Payload Cmdr, Jean-Francois Clervoy (ESA), Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu, Carlos I. Noriega, Elena V. Kondakova, Jerry M. Linenger (download), and C. Michael Foale (upload) sing 'The Cosmonauts' Song' to Mir-23 crew members Vasily Tsibliev, Alexander Lazutkin and astronaut Mike Foale, who is beginning his four-month research mission on Mir. Foale and his new crewmates played music as Atlantis departed following the joint phase of the flight. Atlantis' undocking from Mir was modified from previous joint missions in that a flyaround of the station for photographic purposes was not conducted. Instead, Pilot Eileen Collins guided Atlantis below the Mir after the two spacecraft completed their physical separation, stopping three times at distances of 90, 300 and 1,500 feet to collect data from a European sensor device designed to assist future rendezvous of a proposed European Space Agency resupply vehicle with the International Space Station. Once the data collection was completed, the shuttle took advantage of natural orbital mechanics to drift beneath and out in front of Mir.

  12. INFECTION WITH HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS IN CERVICAL NEOPLASIA

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    Eduard Crauciuc

    2010-09-01

    Full Text Available The purpose of this study was to establish if the infection with human papilloma virus (HPV presents a potential irreversible evolution towards malignancy. Materials and methods. The study was made on a number of 1885 patients that were suspected to have cervical neoplasia, which were monitored between 2001-2010 in „Elena-Doamna” Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ia�i, the Military Hospital Gala�i, the County Hospital Gala�i and the Emergency Hospital Buzau. Results and discussions. The study proved that the risk of contacting a genital infection with HPV and cervical cancer is influenced by the sexual activity, the risk of getting infected with HPV during a person’ s lifetime is at least 50% for those sexually active. Conclusions. The patients benefited from colposcopy and biopsy only if the repeated cytology suggested more severe changes. The conservative conduct is represented by a repeated cytology when the patients are admitted into the lot (the initial cytology is performed before this moment

  13. Intradomiciliary and peridomiciliary captures of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the leishmaniasis endemic area of Chapare province, tropic of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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    Ballart, C; Vidal, G; Picado, A; Cortez, M R; Torrico, F; Torrico, M C; Godoy, R E; Lozano, D; Gállego, M

    2016-02-01

    In South America, cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most frequent clinical form of leishmaniasis. Bolivia is one of the countries with higher incidence, with 33 cases per 100,000 individuals, and the disease is endemic in 70% of the territory. In the last decade, the number of cases has increased, the age range has expanded, affecting children under 5 years old, and a similar frequency between men and women is found. An entomological study with CDC light traps was conducted in three localities (Chipiriri, Santa Elena and Pedro Domingo Murillo) of the municipality of Villa Tunari, one of the main towns in the Chapare province (Department of Cochabamba, Bolivia). A total of 16 specimens belonging to 6 species of the genus Lutzomyia were captured: Lu. aragaoi, Lu. andersoni, Lu. antunesi, Lu. shawi, Lu. yuilli yuilli and Lu. auraensis. Our results showed the presence of two incriminated vectors of leishmaniasis in an urbanized area and in the intradomicile. More entomological studies are required in the Chapare province to confirm the role of vector sand flies, the intradomiciliary transmission of the disease and the presence of autochthonous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  14. METEOR v1.0 - Design and structure of the software package; METEOR v1.0 - Estructura y modulos informaticos

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    Palomo, E.

    1994-07-01

    This script describes the structure and the separated modules of the software package METEOR for the statistical analysis of meteorological data series. It contains a systematic description of the subroutines of METEOR and, also, of the required shape for input and output files. The original version of METEOR have been developed by Ph.D. Elena Palomo, CIEMAT-IER, GIMASE. It is built by linking programs and routines written in FORTRAN 77 and it adds thc graphical capabilities of GNUPLOT. The shape of this toolbox was designed following the criteria of modularity, flexibility and agility criteria. All the input, output and analysis options are structured in three main menus: i) the first is aimed to evaluate the quality of the data set; ii) the second is aimed for pre-processing of the data; and iii) the third is aimed towards the statistical analyses and for creating the graphical outputs. Actually the information about METEOR is constituted by three documents written in spanish: 1) METEOR v1.0: User's guide; 2) METEOR v1.0: A usage example; 3) METEOR v 1.0: Design and structure of the software package. (Author)

  15. Incidencia de los ingresos en las operaciones comerciales referente a la adquisición de cocinas de inducción

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    Libi Caamaño

    2015-10-01

    Accounting control systems allow the company to know about the economic situation and make decisions; secondly marketing management facilitates compliance with business objectives, to capture the attention of the target market, encouraging customers to purchase action, and current customer loyalty, these two components enable companies to take advantage of any kind environmental opportunities to know the current situation, so the negative impact is minimized. This study aims to assess the impact of accounting control systems and marketing in the administration of private enterprises in the province of Santa Elena, the process of gathering information was aimed at obtaining information from the company managers, financial personnel and public relations in the absence of marketing department in the majority of companies. It was evident that no innovative strategic actions in companies, that will generate knowledge effectively brand in the target market, however, the accounting systems used are appropriate, whether made mostly traditional way, ie not technological tools are used. The importance of implementing accounting control systems that improve the administrative management of private enterprise in the province, as well as marketing efforts to improve compliance with business objectives entities was determined

  16. Comportamiento productivo de clones de café robusta (Coffea Canephora p en Manglaralto, Ecuador.

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    Mercedes Arzube Mayorga

    2017-05-01

    Abstract The research was carried out in the experimental farm Manglaralto, owned by the Peninsula State University of Santa Elena, located at the coordinates UTM 528944m E and 9796468m S zone 17M datum WGS-84 at 12 msnm, with topography of less than 1%, research (Coffea canephora P., high productivity in the agroecological conditions of Manglaralto Ecuador. For the establishment of the trial, 23 clones of robust coffee, selected by COFENAC in the Amazon region of northern Ecuador, were used. The clones were arranged randomly, each clone is an experimental unit represented by 20 plants, planted at a distance of 3 x 3 meters. Preliminary results were submitted to the descriptive statistics analysis, determining measures of central tendency and mean arithmetic dispersion, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, between clones and within the clones. However, in the fourth year, clones 1, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16 and 18 stand out as promising in production. The productive behavior is very encouraging considering that clone 1 obtained production of 61 quintals and the clone 15 reached 39.3 quintals of gold coffee per hectare, the other clones enunciated obtain average production of 42 quintals.

  17. Monitoring of people and workers exposure to the electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields in an Italian national cancer Institute

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    Palomba Raffaele

    2008-07-01

    Full Text Available Abstract Background The paper reports the electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields (emf measurements carried out in the Regina Elena National Cancer Institute (NCI. Several devices, used in diagnostics and in medical cures, can represent sources of emf for the workers and for the public subjected to the treatments. The aim is to evaluate their exposition, in order to assess the compliance with the law. Methods The investigations have been carried out in the departments of: intensive care, physiotherapy, MR presstherapy and in the surgical rooms. The measurements have been performed using broad band probes in the frequency ranges 5 Hz÷30 kHz and 100 kHz-3 GHz. Results The variability of the magnetic induction (B(μT levels is between 0,05 μT and 80 μT. The statistical distribution shows that most of the measurements are in the range 0,05 Conclusion The measurement of the emf levels in the NCI is recommended because of the presence of the oncological patients; their long stay near the equipments and their day-long exposure represent additional risk factors for which a prudent avoidance strategy have to de adopted.

  18. AVRAM user's manual

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    1988-02-01

    This document details the use of the reliability code for the Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) project. This code was designed by Tom Anklam and John Harris. In late 1984 Patrick McGrady and Elena Koontz of C and TD/TA were assigned the task of improving the code and converting it for use on the DEC-10 system. In early 1986, Patric McGrady converted it to the CRAY. The AVRAM code is divided into distinct parts (often referred to as programs in this document). There is a COSMOS file that controls the execution of the FORTRAN code and controls the naming of output datasets and the deletion of temporary datasets created by the code. The FORTRAN code consists of a main program as a driver and of three main subroutines: EDIT, PARAM, and AVRAM. The EDIT program allows the user to create a new user defined system or add to an existing system or to change certain parameters. The PARAM program allows the user to alter system parameters and to select options such as economics run, criticality analysis or sensitivity studies. The AVRAM program does a reliability analysis of the system

  19. METEOR v1.0 - Design and structure of the software package

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    Palomo, E.

    1994-01-01

    This script describes the structure and the separated modules of the software package METEOR for the statistical analysis of meteorological data series. It contains a systematic description of the subroutines of METEOR and, also, of the required shape for input and output files. The original version of METEOR have been developed by Ph.D. Elena Palomo, CIEMAT-IER, GIMASE. It is built by linking programs and routines written in FORTRAN 77 and it adds thc graphical capabilities of GNUPLOT. The shape of this toolbox was designed following the criteria of modularity, flexibility and agility criteria. All the input, output and analysis options are structured in three main menus: i) the first is aimed to evaluate the quality of the data set; ii) the second is aimed for pre-processing of the data; and iii) the third is aimed towards the statistical analyses and for creating the graphical outputs. Actually the information about METEOR is constituted by three documents written in spanish: 1) METEOR v1.0: User's guide; 2) METEOR v1.0: A usage example; 3) METEOR v 1.0: Design and structure of the software package. (Author)

  20. METEOR v1.0 - A usage example

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    Palomo, E.

    1994-01-01

    This script describes a detailed example of the use of the software package METEOR for statistical analysis of meteorological data series. A real spanish meteorological data set is chosen to show the capabilities of METEOR. Output files and resultant plots provided of their interpretations are compiled in three appendixes. The original version of METEOR have been developed by Ph. D.Elena Palomo, CIEMAT-IER, GIASE. It is built by linking programs and routines written in FORTRAN 77 and it adds the graphical capabilities of GNUPLOT. The shape of this toolbox was designed following the criteria of modularity, flexibility and agility criteria. All the input, output and analysis options are structured in three main menus: i) the first is aimed to evaluate the quality of the data set; ii) the second is aimed for pre-processing of the data; and iii) the third is aimed towards the statistical analyses and for creating the graphical outputs. Actually the information about METEOR is constituted by three documents written is spanish: 1) METEOR v1.0: User's guide; 2) METEOR v1.0: A usage example; 3) METEOR v1 .0: Design and structure of the software package. (Author)

  1. Construcción de un vector de expresión derivado de virus adenoasociados para corregir in vitro el defecto genético de la enfermedad de Morquio A

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    Luis Alejandro Barrera

    2008-09-01

    Full Text Available Introducción. La mucopolisacaridosis IV A (Morquio A es una enfermedad de depósito lisosómico causada por la deficiencia en la actividad de la enzima N-acetil-galactosamina- 6-sulfato-sulfatasa que produce la acumulación intralisosómica de queratán y condroitín-6-sulfato. Hasta el momento, su manejo es paliativo, por lo que las investigaciones se han enfocado en establecer una terapia que pueda aplicarse tempranamente y garantice la expresión estable de la enzima. En este sentido, la terapia génica se presenta como una de las potenciales alternativas terapéuticas para corregir el defecto genético en la mucopolisacaridosis IV A. Objetivo. Construir vectores de expresión derivados de virus adenoasociados para corregir in vitro la deficiencia enzimática en la mucopolisacaridosis IV A. Materiales y métodos. Se produjeron vectores derivados de virus adenoasociados que portaban el gen humano de la enzima N-acetil-galactosamina-6-sulfato-sulfatasa dirigido por el promotor temprano del citomegalovirus humano, empleando un sistema libre de adenovirus. Se transfectaron células HEK293 y fibroblastos humanos Morquio A con los virus recombinantes, y se determinó la actividad enzimática en el lisado celular a las 24 y 48 horas después de la transfección. Resultados. Se obtuvieron virus adenoasociados recombinantes, libres de adenovirus, con títulos hasta de 2,08 x 1010 cápsides/ml. Tanto en células HEK293 como en fibroblastos Morquio A transfectados, se obtuvieron actividades enzimáticas hasta de 3,05 nmoles/mg por hora, 48 horas después de la transfección. Conclusión. Los virus recombinantes producidos expresaron in vitro la enzima GALNS en las células transfectadas. Estos resultados constituyen el paso inicial para el desarrollo de una terapia génica para la enfermedad de Morquio A empleando vectores derivados de virus adenoasociados.

  2. Validated high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection method for the determination of residual keratan sulfate and other glucosamine impurities in sodium chondroitin sulfate.

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    Bottelli, Susanna; Grillo, Gianluca; Barindelli, Edoardo; Nencioni, Alessandro; Di Maria, Alessandro; Fossati, Tiziano

    2017-07-07

    An efficient and sensitive analytical method based on high-performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) was devised for the determination of glucosamine (GlcN) in sodium chondroitin sulfate (CS). Glucosamine (GlcN) is intended as marker of residual keratan sulfate (KS) and other impurities generating glucosamine by acidic hydrolyzation. The latter brings CS and KS to their respective monomers. Since GlcN is present only in KS we developed a method that separates GlcN from GalN, the principal hydrolytic product of CS, and then we validated it in order to quantify GlcN. Method validation was performed by spiking CS raw material with known amounts of KS. Detection limit was 0.5% of KS in CS (corresponding to 0.1μg/ml), and the linear range was 0.5-5% of KS in CS (corresponding to 0.1-1μg/ml). The optimized analysis was carried out on an ICS-5000 system (Dionex, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) equipped with a Dionex Amino Trap guard column (3mm×30mm), Dionex CarboPac-PA20 (3mm×30mm) and a Dionex CarboPac-PA20 analytical column (3mm×150mm) using gradient elution at a 0.5ml/min flow rate. Regression equations revealed good linear relationship (R 2 =0.99, n=5) within the test ranges. Quality parameters, including precision and accuracy, were fully validated and found to be satisfactory. The fully validated HPAEC-PAD method was readily applied for the quantification of residual KS in CS in several raw materials and USP/EP reference substance. Results confirmed that the HPAEC-PAD method is more specific than the electrophoretic method for related substance reported in EP and provides sensitive determination of KS in acid-hydrolyzed CS samples, enabling the quantitation of KS and other impurities (generating glucosamine) in CS. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  3. Chromium in surface water and groundwater in the surrounding area of a tannery: relationships with water quality baseline, Elena, Cordoba. Argentina

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    Matteoda, E.; Blarasin, M.; Damilano, G.; Cabrera, A.; Giuliano Albo, J.

    2009-01-01

    The basin of the El Barreal stream is a dominantly rural area in which groundwater is used for all activities whereas the stream is used as sink of residues and effluents. The existence of a tannery, which discharge the effluents into a wetland (which is drained by the stream), reveals the need to study the presence of Chromium in surface and groundwater and to compare values derived from pollution with those corresponding to the natural water baseline values. Fifty three samples of surface and groundwater were abstracted and chemical analyses were made, including total Chromium in water and plants. The chemical analysis results were studied by means of conventional and statistical techniques. The local and regional geological characteristics allow us to interpret that Chromium in water is derived from source minerals, being possible to stand out that high values probably are related to nearby serpentinite bodies.The values of total chrome in surface and groundwater are included in the natural quality baseline range calculated for this basin (0,25-5ug/L), exempting those samples with higher values linked to sites with farming activities and to the wetland environment where the Chromium effluent is discharged. In the last place, Chromium was retained in soil and plants whereas the aquifer was affected by a contaminant plume of total dissolved solids because of advective-dispersive transport. In the 2009 monitoring survey, a small increase of Chromium in groundwater was detected in relation to that of 2005, being assumed that partial desorption of Chromium is taking place from the solid phase. (Author) 19 refs.

  4. JUDENSNAIDER, Elena; LIMA, Luciana; ORTELLADO, Pablo; POMAR, Marcelo. Vinte centavos: a luta contra o aumento. São Paulo: Editora Veneta, 2013.

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    Isabel Loureiro

    2014-10-01

    Full Text Available 20 centavos: a luta contra o aumento, diferentemente das publicações voltadas à análise pura e simples dos acontecimentos, dedica-se a um relato dos embates políticos diários em São Paulo, a partir de documentos, lembranças dos participantes e entrevistas com os principais protagonistas – Movimento Passe Livre (MPL, prefeitura [PT] e governo do Estado de São Paulo [PSDB], polícia militar, meios de comunicação, PT, poder legislativo. A narrativa começa no dia 6 de junho e termina no dia 19, quando é anunciada a redução da tarifa.

  5. Utilización de neumáticos usados como agregado en el hormigón: caso provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador

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    Armando Saltos

    2017-06-01

    Full Text Available El proyecto encontró un diseño de hormigón con partículas provenientes de neumáticos usados, que después de un proceso de selección, trituración controlada, una dosificación acorde con los parámetros de las normas internacionales de diseño de hormigón del Instituto Americano del Concreto (ACI, la Norma Ecuatoriana de Construcción (NEC, la incorporación de hasta 10 % de caucho triturado como sustituto parcial de agregados gruesos en el diseño de hormigón, se obtienen resultados favorables y de buena resistencia lo que hace que  se pueda utilizar cumpliendo todas las normas ecuatorianas de la construcción. También se realizó un ensayo con un 10% de caucho triturado incorporado como sustituto parcial del agregado fino, resultando ser aún más apropiado para fines constructivos y de elaboración de hormigón. En el presente trabajo de investigación se realiza los ensayos como mezclas separadas. Se efectuaron pruebas de vigas con incorporación de agregados gruesos de hasta 15% cumpliendo las normas, pero no se ejecutó una serie completa. Palabras clave: neumático, agregado, hormigón, resistencia. Abstract The project found a concrete design with particles from used tires, which after a selection process, controlled grinding, a dosage in accordance with the parameters of the American Concrete Institute (ICA international standards of concrete design, Standard (NEC, the incorporation of up to 10% of tired rubber as a partial substitute of coarse aggregates in the concrete design, gives favorable results and good resistance which makes it possible to use all the Ecuadorian standards of the building. A test with 10% of crushed rubber incorporated as a partial substitute of the fine aggregate was also performed, making it even more suitable for construction and concrete processing purposes. In the present research work the tests are performed as separate mixtures. Beams were tested with incorporation of coarse aggregates of up to 15% complying with the standards, but a complete series was not performed. Keywords: Tire, aggregate, concrete, resistance.

  6. Detección de compuestos presentes en una especie de Amanita micoparasitada, colectada en el corregimiento de Santa Elena (Antioquia, Colombia)

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    Aura Helena Corredor Q.; Liliana Londoño

    2005-01-01

    Para este trabajo se seleccionó una especie de Amanita, parasitada probablemente por un Hyphomycete, que presenta un crecimiento anormal y sobre la cual no existen trabajos previos. Inicialmente se hicieron extracciones etanólicas del material fresco en frío y con soxhlet. Se realizó una marcha fotoquímica preliminar del extracto obtenido y se detectaron coumarinas, alcaloides, fenoles y glicósidos cardiotónicos. Posteriormente se estandarizó que la cromatografía de capa fina con el sistem...

  7. A One Health overview, facilitating advances in comparative medicine and translational research.

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    Stroud, Cheryl; Dmitriev, Igor; Kashentseva, Elena; Bryan, Jeffrey N; Curiel, David T; Rindt, Hans; Reinero, Carol; Henry, Carolyn J; Bergman, Philip J; Mason, Nicola J; Gnanandarajah, Josephine S; Engiles, Julie B; Gray, Falon; Laughlin, Danielle; Gaurnier-Hausser, Anita; Wallecha, Anu; Huebner, Margie; Paterson, Yvonne; O'Connor, Daniel; Treml, Laura S; Stannard, James P; Cook, James L; Jacobs, Marc; Wyckoff, Gerald J; Likins, Lee; Sabbagh, Ubadah; Skaff, Andrew; Guloy, Amado S; Hays, Harlen D; LeBlanc, Amy K; Coates, Joan R; Katz, Martin L; Lyons, Leslie A; Johnson, Gayle C; Johnson, Gary S; O'Brien, Dennis P; Duan, Dongsheng; Calvet, James P; Gandolfi, Barbara; Baron, David A; Weiss, Mark L; Webster, Debra A; Karanu, Francis N; Robb, Edward J; Harman, Robert J

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    A1 One health advances and successes in comparative medicine and translational researchCheryl StroudA2 Dendritic cell-targeted gorilla adenoviral vector for cancer vaccination for canine melanomaIgor Dmitriev, Elena Kashentseva, Jeffrey N. Bryan, David T. CurielA3 Viroimmunotherapy for malignant melanoma in the companion dog modelJeffrey N. Bryan, David Curiel, Igor Dmitriev, Elena Kashentseva, Hans Rindt, Carol Reinero, Carolyn J. HenryA4 Of mice and men (and dogs!): development of a commercially licensed xenogeneic DNA vaccine for companion animals with malignant melanomaPhilip J. BergmanA5 Successful immunotherapy with a recombinant HER2-expressing Listeria monocytogenes in dogs with spontaneous osteosarcoma paves the way for advances in pediatric osteosarcomaNicola J. Mason, Josephine S. Gnanandarajah, Julie B. Engiles, Falon Gray, Danielle Laughlin, Anita Gaurnier-Hausser, Anu Wallecha, Margie Huebner, Yvonne PatersonA6 Human clinical development of ADXS-HER2Daniel O'ConnorA7 Leveraging use of data for both human and veterinary benefitLaura S. TremlA8 Biologic replacement of the knee: innovations and early clinical resultsJames P. StannardA9 Mizzou BioJoint Center: a translational success storyJames L. CookA10 University and industry translational partnership: from the lab to commercializationMarc JacobsA11 Beyond docking: an evolutionarily guided OneHealth approach to drug discoveryGerald J. Wyckoff, Lee Likins, Ubadah Sabbagh, Andrew SkaffA12 Challenges and opportunities for data applications in animal health: from precision medicine to precision husbandryAmado S. GuloyA13 A cloud-based programmable platform for healthHarlen D. HaysA14 Comparative oncology: One Health in actionAmy K. LeBlancA15 Companion animal diseases bridge the translational gap for human neurodegenerative diseaseJoan R. Coates, Martin L. Katz, Leslie A. Lyons, Gayle C. Johnson, Gary S. Johnson, Dennis P. O'BrienA16 Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapyDongsheng DuanA17 Polycystic

  8. Efficacy of ingenol mebutate gel for actinic keratosis in patients treated by thiazide diuretics

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    Campione E

    2016-11-01

    Full Text Available Elena Campione,1 Monia Di Prete,1 Laura Diluvio,1 Luca Bianchi,1 Augusto Orlandi2 1Department of Dermatology, 2Department of Pathology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy Abstract: Actinic keratosis (AK is considered as superficial squamous cell carcinoma. Chronic sun exposure plays a central role in its pathogenesis. In particular, ultraviolet B radiation causes direct damage to the DNA, producing pyrimidine dimers that suppress the protective role of p53. Other risk factors include advanced age, male sex, and fair skin type. Even some drugs used for treating blood hypertension, such as thiazide diuretics, can increase the risk of developing AK. Their photosensitizing action seems to be connected with reactive oxygen species production. We report our experience on ten patients affected by multiple AK, in therapy with thiazide diuretics, treated by ingenol mebutate gel. AK was clinically and dermoscopically evaluated at baseline and after 30 days from the beginning of the treatment. Moreover, patients were screened for vitamin D3 values and reported a general hypovitaminosis status. To our knowledge, we report for the first time the efficacy of ingenol mebutate gel in this group of patients, particularly at risk of developing AK. Keywords: anticancer agents, antitumor activity, cancer cells, skin precancerous lesion

  9. Evaluation of different biomass production systems hydroponic corn

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    Néstor Vicente Acosta Lozano

    2017-02-01

    Full Text Available It was assessed the effect of three nutritive solutions (Hoagland, La Molina y FAO and three harvesting time (12, 15 and 18 days on forage yield and nutritive value of green fodder hydroponic from maize (Zea mays, L.. The experiment was developed in “La Sevilla” farm placed in San Marcos town, municipality and province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. The maize seeds 2,5 kg/m2 were washed, disinfected, soaked during 24 hours and placed in germination plates (1 x 1 x 0,04 m in dark condition during three days. It was applied to a fully randomized design with factorial arrangement without interaction 4 x 3 (3 nutritive solutions + 1 control (water x 3 harvesting time and 3 repetitions per treatments. The highest yields in terms of dry matter (137 and 114 kg DM/m2/year and crude protein (21,3 y 15,5 kg CP/m2/year were reached with the Hoagland and FAO solutions at 12 days of age, respectively. It was concluded that the best harvesting time independently of the nutritive solution was at 12 days and in all harvesting time the Hoagland and FAO solutions showed the best agronomic and chemical results.

  10. Reproductive life events and Alzheimer’s disease in Italian women: a retrospective study

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    2012-11-01

    Full Text Available Chiara Zucchella,1 Elena Sinforiani,1 Antonietta Citterio,1 Valentina Giarracca,2 Giorgio Bono,2 Marco Mauri21IRCCS National Neurological Institute, C Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; 2Department of Neurology, Ospedale di Circolo/Università dell’Insubria, Varese, ItalyAbstract: The aim of our study was to understand the complex relationship between the major reproductive life events in women with Alzheimer’s disease. In a retrospective, case-control study, 275 women with Alzheimer’s disease (AD and 276 control patients from a hospital population were enrolled from July 2007 to December 2010. The AD patients presented with later menopause (P < 0.01, lower occurrence of surgical menopause (P < 0.04, reduced hormone-replacement therapy intake (P < 0.0001, and a longer reproductive life span (P < 0.01, compared to controls. No significant differences were found with respect to age at puberty, number of pregnancies, previous abortions, or contraceptive therapy. A higher education level appeared to have a protective role against the risk of developing AD. In women, menopause and hormone-replacement therapy can differentially modulate the clinical manifestations of AD, but these factors do not play a predictive role in its development.Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, gender, menopause, hormone-replacement therapy, surgical menopause, education

  11. Gorgeous Pedagogy

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    Debra Castillo

    1996-01-01

    Full Text Available Elena Poniatowska's recent Luz y luna, Ias lunitas immediately impresses the reader with its beauty; it is akin to a "coffee table book" in its sheer gorgeousness. I intend to explore the question of how to read the gorgeous object within the context of Poniatowska's oeuvre and within the frame of a pedagogical endeavor. Poniatowska, of course, represents the epitome of the elite but socially conscious Latin American author. As in certain of her other works (but perhaps more obviously here, because of the very nature of this book, the mix of elitism and social consciousness undergoes a multiple displacement. Like her other works, Luz y Iuna constitutes a palimpsest of discourses, seems to partake more of the modern semi-autobiographical gender essay than of the traditional (male essay, and explicitly addresses the challenge of feminism in a Latin American setting. Nevertheless, this social consciousness enters into an implicit conflict with two of the book's other fundamental qualities: its polished and lyrical approach to the people and landscape of Mexico, and its utopian nostalgia, especially with respect to Mexico's indigenous cultures. In essence, then, this paper will explore how—more clearly than in her less overtly polished works—the problem of a pedagogical model drawn from Poniatowska is highlighted in this text.

  12. [The impact of Reiki on side effects in patients with head-neck neoplasia undergoing radiotherapy: a pilot study].

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    Iacorossi, Laura; Di Ridolfi, Paolo; Bigiarini, Liciano; Giannarelli, Diana; Sanguineti, Giuseppe

    2017-01-01

    Cancer patients often report symptoms related to therapeutic treatment, whose management is based on traditional medicine. In recent years, however, there has been growing interest towards adopting some form of complementary medicine, among these, Reiki. The aim of this study is to evaluate how this type of discipline can contribute to managing radiotherapy-related symptoms in patients with head and neck cancer. The study was performed in the Radiotherapy Department at the Regina Elena National Cancer Institute in Rome. To assess QoL, the FACT-H N questionnaire was used, while the CTCAE Scale was adopted to evaluate mucositis, cutaneous toxicity and salivation. 10.5% of patients were reported to experience strong pain in the fifth week, compared to 21.1% of patients in the previous week; a degree of mucositis equal to G3 was also found in 15.5% of cases according to the clinical evaluation, as well as in 10.5% of patients according to the functional one. Only one case (5.3%) of grade 3 cutaneous toxicity was registered. The study shows how the Reiki treatment benefits patients in most cases, with both psychological support to help deal with the therapeutic process together with integrated support towards pain therapy.

  13. Foreword

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    Lorenzo Bartalesi

    2013-12-01

    Full Text Available Evolutionary Aesthetics emerges today as a young and lively field of studies whose main aim is to rethink the traditional questions of philosophical Aesthetics in the light of biological theories, in particular in the light of Darwin's evolutionary theory by means of natural selection. The aim of this issue is to introduce Evolutionary Aesthetics into the Italian philosophical debate. Contributions collected cover almost entirely the lively, multifaceted spectrum of the discipline: 1 the high-debated question of the adaptive value of aesthetic sense, artistic practices and art fruition (Stephen Davies, Zach Norwood, Joseph Carroll; 2 the evolutionary explanation of human sexual preferences and production of artefacts (Hannes Rusch & Eckart Voland; 3 the possibility for a Darwinian non-reductionist definition of art as a culturally differentiated behavior (Kathryn Coe; Nancy E. Aiken; Roberta Dreon; 4 a comparative analysis of aesthetic experience from a cognitive viewpoint (Gianluca Consoli and from a morphological one (Salvatore Tedesco; 5 the influence of Darwinian perspective beyond the English boundaries, with particular reference to the Italian scientific community in the Nineteenth century (Elena Canadelli and to the tradition of Gestaltpsychologie (Michele Gardini; 6 a naturalistic approach to aesthetic experience and medial experience (Antonino Pennisi & Francesco Parisi.

  14. GENERACION DEL MODELO MATEMATICO BASADO EN LA ADQUISICION DE DATOS DE HUMEDAD UTILIZANDO LA PLATAFORMA LABVIEW Y MATLAB

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    Sendey Vera

    2016-04-01

    Full Text Available El presente trabajo aplica el modelo matematico que se enfoca a objetivos especificos como es el analilis, simulacion y pronóstico de los factores de humedad del suelo. La investigacion, tiene como base el analisís matemático - estadístico de los factores de humedad del suelo. Ecuador por ser un pais tercer mudista, nuestro recursos ecnonomicos son limitados, es ahi, donde radica nuestra justificacion economica, la cual es generar un modelo matematico para determinar el comportamiento de la diferentes variables de humedad. El problema principal nace de la poca importancia que se da a la hidrologia en nuestro pais y a la vez, no contar con un financiamiento economico para realizar debidamente la toma de datos, los estudios y las investigaciones sobre el tema. se prentende solucionar el problema dotando un modelo matematico conformado por los factores de humedad que proporcione la informacion necesaria sobre la evolucion de comportamiento de humedad en la Peninsula de Santa Elena. El objetivo general es desarrollar un método que nos sirva como herramienta para conocer y cuantificar los valores diferentes factores de humedad. Este método es un modelo matemático para cada una de los factores de humedad.

  15. How to select the best tree planting locations to enhance air pollution removal in the MillionTreesNYC initiative

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    Morani, Arianna; Nowak, David J.; Hirabayashi, Satoshi; Calfapietra, Carlo

    2011-01-01

    Highest priority zones for tree planting within New York City were selected by using a planting priority index developed combining three main indicators: pollution concentration, population density and low canopy cover. This new tree population was projected through time to estimate potential air quality and carbon benefits. Those trees will likely remove more than 10 000 tons of air pollutants and a maximum of 1500 tons of carbon over the next 100 years given a 4% annual mortality rate. Cumulative carbon storage will be reduced through time as carbon loss through tree mortality outweighs carbon accumulation through tree growth. Model projections are strongly affected by mortality rate whose uncertainties limit estimations accuracy. Increasing mortality rate from 4 to 8% per year produce a significant decrease in the total pollution removal over a 100 year period from 11 000 tons to 3000 tons. - Highlights: → The manuscript is part of the IUFRO Special section 'Adaptation of Forest Ecosystems to Air Pollution and Climate Change' (Elena Paoletti and Yusuf Serengil Eds.) approved by William J. Manning. → It has been already peer-reviewed and accepted outside EES. → The reference number of this manuscript is IUFRO49. - Carbon and air pollutant uptake by urban forests are highly influenced by mortality rates.

  16. How to select the best tree planting locations to enhance air pollution removal in the MillionTreesNYC initiative

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    Morani, Arianna [Institute of Agro-Environmental and Forest Biology (IBAF), National Research Council (CNR) Via Salaria km 29300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Roma (Italy); Nowak, David J.; Hirabayashi, Satoshi [USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 5 Moon Library, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210 (United States); Calfapietra, Carlo, E-mail: carlo.calfapietra@ibaf.cnr.it [Institute of Agro-Environmental and Forest Biology (IBAF), National Research Council (CNR) Via Salaria km 29300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Roma (Italy)

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    Highest priority zones for tree planting within New York City were selected by using a planting priority index developed combining three main indicators: pollution concentration, population density and low canopy cover. This new tree population was projected through time to estimate potential air quality and carbon benefits. Those trees will likely remove more than 10 000 tons of air pollutants and a maximum of 1500 tons of carbon over the next 100 years given a 4% annual mortality rate. Cumulative carbon storage will be reduced through time as carbon loss through tree mortality outweighs carbon accumulation through tree growth. Model projections are strongly affected by mortality rate whose uncertainties limit estimations accuracy. Increasing mortality rate from 4 to 8% per year produce a significant decrease in the total pollution removal over a 100 year period from 11 000 tons to 3000 tons. - Highlights: > The manuscript is part of the IUFRO Special section 'Adaptation of Forest Ecosystems to Air Pollution and Climate Change' (Elena Paoletti and Yusuf Serengil Eds.) approved by William J. Manning. > It has been already peer-reviewed and accepted outside EES. > The reference number of this manuscript is IUFRO49. - Carbon and air pollutant uptake by urban forests are highly influenced by mortality rates.

  17. Testing for causality between the foreign direct investment, current account deficit, GDP and total credit: Evidence from G7

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    Akbas Yusuf Ekrem

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    Full Text Available In this study, countries were analyzed between 1990 and 2011 in order to determine whether a causal relationship exists among current account deficit, GDP, foreign direct investment, and total credits of G7. Analysis took into account the cross-sectional dependence and was applied to test the causality among the variables form the panel. Firstly, panel unit root tests were used for determining stationary of variables. As a result of the panel unit root tests, it was found that GDP and foreign direct investment have a stationary structure and that total credits and current account deficit contain unit root. In order to see whether there is a long-term relationship among the variables or not, the panel co-integration test was used. As a result of the test, it was concluded that there is a co-integration relationship among the series. The possibility of a causal relationship was analyzed among the variables using the causality test developed by Elena Ivona Dumitrescu and Christophe Hurlin (2012. Results of the analysis showed a unidirectional causal relationship from current account deficit and foreign direct investment to GDP. Bidirectional causality was found between current account deficit and total credits. Finally, a unidirectional relationship was found from foreign direct investment to current account deficit and total credits.

  18. Quelques consequences de la différence entre les sexes chez Blaise Cendrars

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    Marie-France Borot

    2010-06-01

    Full Text Available La diferencia sexual, según el psicoanálisis, no se funda en un órgano (el pene sino en un objeto imaginario (el falo que no poseen ni el hombre ni la mujer. Frente a este significante, se produce la "sexuación" o posicionamiento respecto al falo y la castración, que permite al individuo adoptar una "postura" masculina y femenina. La autora analiza un capítulo del Bourlinguer de Blaise Cendars que constituye una verdadera ilustración, bajo el modo de la escritura poética del descubrimiento de la diferencia sexual por parte del niño y de su posicionamiento ulterior. La primera infancia es una época de plenitud andrógina (retratada en el texto de Cendrars a través de la unión del narrador y Elena, un "nosotros" perfectamente unido, hasta e drama que consiste en el descubrimiento de la diferencia y en la no aceptación de la falta (le manque en francés. Sin embargo, concluye el artículo, un cuerpo manco (manchot como el de Cendrars, ¿podría identificarse quizás a un cuerpo donde sí se inscribe la falta?

  19. The ASACUSA antihydrogen and hydrogen program: results and prospects

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    Malbrunot, C.; Amsler, C.; Arguedas Cuendis, S.; Breuker, H.; Dupre, P.; Fleck, M.; Higaki, H.; Kanai, Y.; Kolbinger, B.; Kuroda, N.; Leali, M.; Mäckel, V.; Mascagna, V.; Massiczek, O.; Matsuda, Y.; Nagata, Y.; Simon, M. C.; Spitzer, H.; Tajima, M.; Ulmer, S.; Venturelli, L.; Widmann, E.; Wiesinger, M.; Yamazaki, Y.; Zmeskal, J.

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    The goal of the ASACUSA-CUSP collaboration at the Antiproton Decelerator of CERN is to measure the ground-state hyperfine splitting of antihydrogen using an atomic spectroscopy beamline. A milestone was achieved in 2012 through the detection of 80 antihydrogen atoms 2.7 m away from their production region. This was the first observation of `cold' antihydrogen in a magnetic field free region. In parallel to the progress on the antihydrogen production, the spectroscopy beamline was tested with a source of hydrogen. This led to a measurement at a relative precision of 2.7×10-9 which constitutes the most precise measurement of the hydrogen hyperfine splitting in a beam. Further measurements with an upgraded hydrogen apparatus are motivated by CPT and Lorentz violation tests in the framework of the Standard Model Extension. Unlike for hydrogen, the antihydrogen experiment is complicated by the difficulty of synthesizing enough cold antiatoms in the ground state. The first antihydrogen quantum states scan at the entrance of the spectroscopy apparatus was realized in 2016 and is presented here. The prospects for a ppm measurement are also discussed. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue `Antiproton physics in the ELENA era'.

  20. EFECTO DE DOS MICROORGANISMOS Y UN CONSORCIO DE MICORRIZAS EN COMBINACIÓN CON VIRUTA DE PINO SOBRE EL CONTROL DE SARNA POLVOSA (Spongospora subterránea EN PAPA EFECT OF TWO MICROORGANISMS, MYCORHIZE AND PINE WOOD SHAVINGS ON THE CONTROL OF POWDERY SCAB (Spongospora subterranea IN POTATO

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    Full Text Available Se evaluaron los efectos de dos biocontroladores potenciales, un consorcio de micorrizas y viruta de pino sobre el control de Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea en papa Diacol Capiro muy susceptible a la sarna polvosa. El estudio se realizó en el Centro Agropecuario Paysandú, corregimiento de Santa Elena Medellín a 2.550 msnm, temperatura media de 14 ºC y precipitación promedio anual de 2.500 mm. Se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar con cuatro repeticiones y cinco tratamientos (Trichoderma harzianum; Producto comercial de micorrizas “Mikorhyze lote C7”; Pseudomonas fluorescents, viruta de pino y Testigo sin control. Se encontraron porcentajes de incidencia de la enfermedad en raíces (32% para el tratamiento testigo (sin control, aunque el porcentaje de severidad tanto del testigo como de los demás tratamientos fue bajo, el cual no superó el 0,23%. La expresión de síntomas en tubérculos mostró diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre el tratamiento testigo y la aplicación de T. harzianum, micorrizas y P. fluorescents a los tubérculos, al igual que la adición de la viruta de pino al suelo. Estos tratamientos redujeron la incidencia y severidad de la sarna polvosa en las raíces y tubérculos. Las variables fisiológicas peso seco de raíces, peso de tubérculos y peso seco de la parte aérea, no presentaron incrementos positivos ni diferencias significativas entre los tratamientos evaluados.The effect of two potential microorganism, mycorhize and pine wood shavings for management of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea in potato cultivar DIACOL Capiro were evaluated. This research was established at the Agricultural Center of Paysandú (Santa Elena - Medellín to 2,550 masL, average temperature of 14 ºC and average annual rainfall of 2,500 mm. A field experiment was established using a randomized complete design with four replications and five treatments (Trichoderma harzianum; Comercial product

  1. Sistema de monitoreo de embarcaciones de pesca artesanal de Anconcito, provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador, utilizando tecnología AIS - Automatic Identification System

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    Ashley Avilés Bastidas

    2017-06-01

    Full Text Available Ante la evidente crisis que se está presentando en Ecuador debido al incremento en los índices de robos en altamar, principalmente de los motores fuera de borda de las lanchas de pesca artesanal, es necesario implementar un sistema de control eficaz que ofrezca seguridad para la comunidad pesquera; con este fin se propone un sistema de detección de embarcaciones de pesca artesanal con tecnología AIS. En este estudio se explican todos los beneficios que ofrece esta tecnología que actualmente se usa para el monitoreo de buques, así como las aplicaciones para un sistema de monitoreo de embarcaciones pequeñas, las clases de equipos disponibles y sus principales características. Con este objetivo se propone el diseño de una red que permita ubicar las embarcaciones de la comunidad pesquera de Anconcito, que es una de las zonas más afectadas por la delincuencia. Además, se anticipan los resultados esperados con este diseño y varias alternativas técnicas para mejorar la cobertura del sistema. Abstract Given the evident crisis that is occurring in Ecuador due to the increase in the rates of robberies on the high seas, mainly of the outboard motorboats of the artisanal fishing boats, it is necessary to implement an effective control system that provides security for the fishing community. To this end, a system of detection of artisanal fishing vessels with AIS technology is proposed. In this study, all the benefits of this technology are explained which is currently used for monitoring ships, as well as the applications for a monitoring system of small boats, the kinds of equipment available and their main characteristics. With this objective, the design of a network that allows locate the vessels of the fishing community of Anconcito, which is one of the areas most affected by crime, is proposed. In addition, the expected results with this design and several technical alternatives to improve the coverage of the system are anticipated.

  2. The ELENA Programme in the Province of Chieti - A Public Private Partnership Best Practice Improving Energy Efficiency of Buildings and Public Lighting Systems

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    Pierluigi Fecondo

    2015-09-01

    To date, the most relevant Project outcomes consist 87 municipalities involved, a structured database of energy audit and data about 144 buildings and about 46,000 public light points. Moreover, an effective engagement of public and private stakeholders, lays the foundation for a strong Energy Performance Contract framework able to leverage financing based on minimun guaranteed energy savings of 20% in respect to baseline values.

  3. Elena de Miguel, Azucena Palacios y Ana Serradilla (eds.) Estructuras Léxicas y Estructura del Léxico, Peter Lang, 2006. 367 p

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    Vinther, Thora

    2008-01-01

    Anmeldelse af en samling artikler der inddrager studiet af ord og ordsammensætninger med mange forskellige tilgange, herunder semantiske og kognitive principper, kontrastivt eller diakront udgangspunkt....

  4. [Social skills in emergency and critical care professionals of a regional public hospital].

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    Leal Costa, C; Luján Cebrián, I; Gascón García, J; Ferrer Villalonga, L; Van-der Hofstadt Román, C J

    2010-01-01

    To assess the social skills of health care professionals in the emergency and critical care units of the regional hospital Vega Baja and analyze the association between a series of sociodemographic and professionals variables and social skills. A cross-sectional, descriptive study. Two evaluation tools were used. These included a sociodemographic and professional variables questionnaire, and the Elena Gismero's Social Skills Scale (SSS). A response rate of 82.6% was obtained. Considering the standards made by the author in SSS validation, it can be seen that the sample has obtained a medium-high score in each one of the aspects. Significant differences have been found when considering the sociodemographic variable gender as an independent variable with the complete score of SSS (F=6.555; p=0.013), and with the scale dimensions, self-expression in social situations (F=4.468; p=0.039) and making a demand (F=7.982; p=0.007). In each one of the SSS dimensions, the sample has obtained a slightly higher score than the standard sample and it within the 50-69 percentile. This indicates the existence of a medium-high level of Social Skill. The doctors score higher than the nurses, although these differences are not statistically significant. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier España, S.L. y SEEIUC. All rights reserved.

  5. The assignment of occupation densities and the rural soil classification in the territorial classification plans

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    Velez R, Luis Anibal; Largacha R, Antonio

    2003-01-01

    Regulations concerning land use density controls in non-urban areas are often ineffective in protecting the rural character of such areas, within the context of Colombia's territorial organization plans What they tend to do is indirectly promote urban expansion through the fixing of minimum plot sizes Rather than question the methods employed in land use classification, the present study uses the case of the rural area of Santa Elena on the outskirts of Medellin and the existing zoning controls as established in the territorial organization plan, and focuses on the regulations established for each land use category as they effect occupation densities and patterns of plot fragmentation. On the one hand a simulation is undertaken of the trends which would result from land occupation in accordance with existing regulations concerning land use classification and plot size This indicates that the overall effect would be to disperse settlement patterns and fragment the landscape Secondly, an alternative scenario is developed based on the modification of minimum plot sizes for each of the three land use classifications established in the existing plan (protection, rural and suburban) In this way, and through the perspective of landscape ecology, It Is shown that in certain cases less dispersion and greater concentration of settlements can be achieved, and in other cases dispersion is minimized The use of GIS is fundamental in the development of such simulation techniques

  6. Begomovirus diversity in tomato crops and weeds in Ecuador and the detection of a recombinant isolate of rhynchosia golden mosaic Yucatan virus infecting tomato.

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    Paz-Carrasco, Lenin C; Castillo-Urquiza, Gloria P; Lima, Alison T M; Xavier, Cesar A D; Vivas-Vivas, Leticia M; Mizubuti, Eduardo S G; Zerbini, F Murilo

    2014-08-01

    Viral diseases caused by begomoviruses are of economic importance due to their adverse effects on the production of tropical and subtropical crops. In Ecuador, despite reports of significant infestations of Bemisia tabaci in the late 1990s, only very recently has a begomovirus, tomato leaf deformation virus (ToLDeV, also present in Peru), been reported in tomato. ToLDeV is the first monopartite begomovirus discovered that originated in the Americas, and its presence in Ecuador highlights the need for a wider survey of tomato-infecting begomoviruses in this country. Tomato and weed samples were collected in 2010 and 2011 in six provinces of Ecuador, and begomovirus genomes were cloned and sequenced using a rolling-circle-amplification-based approach. Most tomato samples from the provinces of Guayas, Loja, Manabi and Santa Elena were infected with tomato leaf deformation virus (ToLDeV). One sample from Manabi had a triple infection with ToLDeV, rhynchosia golden mosaic Yucatan virus (RhGMYuV) and an isolate that was a recombinant between the two. A new begomovirus was detected in another tomato sample from Manabi. Samples of Rhynchosia sp. from the provinces of Guayas and Manabi were infected by RhGMYuV. These results indicate not only the prevalence of ToLDeV in tomato in Ecuador but also the presence of other viruses, albeit at a much lower frequency.

  7. GBAR. Graviational behavior of antihydrogen at rest

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    Debu, Pascal, E-mail: pascal.debu@cea.fr [CEA/DSM/IRFU (France); Collaboration: GBAR Collaboration

    2012-12-15

    The GBAR project aims to perform the first test of the Equivalence Principle with antimatter by measuring the free fall of ultra-cold antihydrogen atoms. The objective is to measure the gravitational acceleration to better than a percent in a first stage, with a long term perspective to reach a much higher precision using gravitational quantum states of antihydrogen. The production of {approx}20 {mu}K atoms proceeds via sympathetic cooling of H-bar{sup +} ions by Be{sup +} ions. H-bar{sup +} ions are produced via a two-step process, involving the interaction of bursts of 10{sup 7} slow antiprotons from the AD (or ELENA upgrade) at CERN with a dense positronium cloud. In order to produce enough positronium, it is necessary to realize an intense source of slow positrons, a few 10{sup 8} per second. This is done with a small electron linear accelerator. A few 10{sup 10} positrons are accumulated every cycle in a Penning-Malmberg trap before they are ejected onto a positron-to-positronium converter. The overall scheme of the experiment is described and the status of the installation of the prototype positron source at Saclay is shown. The accumulation scheme of positrons is given, and positronium formation results are presented. The estimated performance and efficiency of the various steps of the experiment are given.

  8. [Prevention of adverse effects in latex allergic patients: organizing a latex safe operating theatre].

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    Bonalumi, Sabrina; Barbonaglia, Patrizia; Bertocchi, Carmen

    2006-01-01

    In 2001 the General Health Direction of Region Lombardia approved (decree n. 22303) a guideline for the prevention of latex allergic reactions in patients and health care workers. This document provides general recommendations in order to standardize behaviors in regional health care facilities. The reason is due to a rise in the incident of reactions to latex products in the last 20 years. Nowadays the prevalence is higher in certain risk groups (subjected to frequent and repeated exposures) rather than the general population. The aim of the project was to organize a latex safe operating theatre in the Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena of Milan (Fondazione) and to standardize behaviors in order to prevent adverse effects in latex allergic patients. Thanks to the literature review and the creation of a multidisciplinar team, we produced a protocol. Therefore, we requested manufacturers the certification of the latex content of their products. Results and conclusion. When latex allergic patients need to undergone surgery in our hospital, a latex safe operating theatre is organized by personnel following a multidisciplinar protocol. No allergic reactions were experienced during surgical procedures after the creation of an environment as free as possible from latex contamination. The project will involve an emergency room, one room or more of a ward and of the outpatients department.

  9. Behavior of Foliares Applications of Humus Mixed with the NPK in Rice Cultivation (Oryza Sativa L..

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    Rolando Saborit Reyes

    2013-12-01

    Full Text Available Taking into consideration the observation of one green yellowsh clorosis in the plantations of rice, after the cold campaings and the disminishing of the agricultural efficiency of the cerial in areas of Saint Elena Land belonging to the fortified cooperatove of credits and service (FCCS Camilo Cienfuegos in Las Nuevas, La Sierpe, Province of Sancti – Spiritus, were done foliars aplications with mineral fertilizing as, N.P.K to different doses and moments of applications, in order to obtain alternative of nutrition for the cultivation, the work was done on a green yellowish ferralitic ground since 2009 to 2011, using LP-5 cultivation doing the sowing by the method of transplantation, fertilization. It was done mixing 49L. ha-¹ of liquid warm humus with 0.35 Kg. ha-¹ of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The results shown that the use of the foliar fertilization with liquid worm humus mixed with the N.P.K minerals, increased the efficiency, obtaining 5.3t. ha-¹ as an average in different variants used. The economic analysis showed that the treatment with 40% of nitrogen was reduced with seven foliars applications, it was highest to the witness N.P.K in 1.5t . ha-¹ of the grain obtaining a relative benefit of 4264.55 pesos by hectarea.

  10. Décès - French version only

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    C'est avec une profonde tristesse que ses collègues et amis ont appris la disparition de Heiner Herr le 19 janvier, des suites d'une longue et cruelle maladie. Au début des années 80, Heiner participa à l'aventure de l'anneau de refroidissement de particules ICE au CERN. C'est à cette époque qu'il donna à une de ses inventions le nom de sa fille aînée : ELENA. Refroidir des particules n'a pas dû être particulièrement facile pour cet homme chaleureux qu'était Heiner. C'est sans doute pourquoi il a aussi largement contribué pendant les années 80 à l'utilisation de ICE dans un pays du Nord pour construire à Uppsala l'anneau Celsius. Les enseignements de ICE permirent par la suite d'obtenir de grandes quantités d'anti-protons, l'une des clés de la découverte des bosons W et Z. Par un juste retour des choses c'est dans l'expérience DELPHI, consacrée à l'étude fine de ces bosons Z et W, que Heiner allait se lancer ensuite. Son rôle dans DELPHI a été majeur et multiple. Tout d'abord, p...

  11. Gordimer’s rendition of the picaresque in A Sport of Nature

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    M. Wenzel

    1993-05-01

    Full Text Available The aim of this article is twofold: firstly, to explore the picaresque elements present in Nadine Gordimer’s A Sport of Nature and secondly, to relate them to her more pronounced stance on feminism which has evolved since the 1980s. I suggest that an appropriate reading strategy would not only foreground these issues but also highlight A Sport of Nature as one of her most underrated novels. Following the example of the Latin American authors Isabel Allende and Elena Poniatowska, Cordimer has appropriated the picaresque tradition as an ideal vehicle to depict the elements of social critique and feminist assertion which characterize A Sport of Nature. The ironic retrospective stance on society, conventionally represented by a picaro as a social outcast, is reinforced by the introduction of a picara, thereby underlining the double marginalization of women as subjects and sexual objects. I propose that a feminist-oriented reading of the text which recognizes this subversive quality, would lend a different dimension to its interpretation. The character of Hillela serves as an implicit example of female ingenuity which attains political equality through devious means despite, and as a result of, the constraints of a hypocritical society and an entrenched patriarchal system. Seen from this perspective, the seemingly disparate elements of the novel coalesce to present a damning picture of contemporary society.

  12. [Polychlorinated biphenyls in fractions of wheat grains and in selected bakery products].

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    Brandt, Elzbieta; Pietrzak-Fiećko, Renata; Smoczyński, S S

    2012-01-01

    Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) form a group of synthetic aromatic chemical compounds, commonly occurring in the environment as a result of industrialisation. Despite the ban on PCBs production, their wide application in the past resulted in their common occurrence in all elements of the environment. The lipophilic nature of the compounds resulting in their accumulation in live organisms and in the human body may trigger many harmful effects. The aim of this study was to determine the PCBs content in the selected species of wheat and in bakery products. The studies aiming at confirming possible correlation between the size of the grain of the selected species of wheat and the content of polychlorinated biphenyls were presented in this paper. Moreover, PCBs concentration in cereals' grains and in bread was compared. The PCBs content was defined in different sizes of grains species of wheat i.e. Opatka, Zyta, Elena and Almari. The study included also two kinds of wheat bread. PCBs were determined after the extraction with n-hexane followed by sulphuric acid hydrolysis. Gas chromatography analysis was conducted on a PU 4600 Unicam apparatus with an electron capture detector. The large variations in PCBs content depending on the grain size were confirmed. In the Opatka species the increase in the content of all determined congeners and the size of grain was confirmed. The lowest PCBs concentrations were in smallest grains (0,0090 mg/kg of fat), and the highest in the largest grains (0,0264 mg/kg of fat). In Zyta species PCBs content was also lowest in the smallest grains, however these results were not statistically significant. In the Elena species the increase in the PCBs content together with the increase in the grain size was confirmed. Basing on the determination coefficient it was found that the concentration of PCBs depends on the size of grains in 24%. The highest concentration of PCBs (0,0366 mg/kg of fat) was found in the largest grains, however differences

  13. Posibilidades de Generación de Energía en base al Potencial Geotérmico de la Península de Santa Elena.

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    Hernán E. Poveda Z.

    2015-10-01

    En este estudio, proponemos la posibilidad de utilizar esta energía natural para transformarla en electricidad. Aprovechando las condiciones de algunos de los afloramientos de manantiales de agua caliente y volcanes de lodo que existen en la provincia. Para lo cual hemos propuesto al Instituto Austriaco de tecnología, su asesoría y asistencia para proponer un proyecto al ministerio de electrificación y energías renovables.

  14. Honors

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    2011-10-01

    More than a dozen AGU members are among 94 researchers announced by U.S. president Barack Obama on 26 September as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award, which is coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President, is considered the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. This year's recipients include Jeffrey Book, Naval Research Laboratory; Jonathan Cirtain, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Fotini Katopodes Chow, University of California, Berkeley; Elizabeth Cochran, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Ian Howat, Ohio State University; Christiane Jablonowski, University of Michigan; Justin Kasper, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; Elena Litchman, Michigan State University; James A. Morris Jr., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Erin M. Oleson, NOAA; Victoria Orphan, California Institute of Technology; Sasha Reed, USGS; David Shelly, USGS; and Feng Wang, University of California, Berkeley. Five AGU members are among 10 U.S. representatives recently selected for International Arctic Science Committee working groups. The AGU members, chosen as representatives through the U.S. National Academies review process, are Atmosphere Working Group member James Overland, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA; Cryosphere Working Group members Walter Meier, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Elizabeth Hunke, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Marine Working Group member Mary-Louise Timmermans, Yale University; and Terrestrial Working Group member Vanessa Lougheed, University of Texas at El Paso.

  15. Characteristics of the streak clays of the hyacinth gold deposit by the techniques of DRX and AT

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    Trueba Gaetano, R.; Cabrera Diaz, I.; Casanova Gomez, A.; Aguila Terry, A.; Martinez Montalvo, A.; Canel Carreras, L.; Rodriguez Garcia, J. C.; Alonso Perez, J. A.

    2016-01-01

    It is exposed the investigative work of the mineralogical characteristics of different types of clays present in the veins of the Oro Jacinto deposit through the use of XRD and TA analytical techniques, supported by a study of particle size in the range of 2 mm to 63 μm. Significant feature of these samples is that being crushed they generated high content of fine material below 0.074 mm. This size particles range is presented between 17.68% and 50.78% of samples volume, majority particles being smaller than 0.063 mm, this interstratificated fine material with different types of clay makes the fraction below 74 μm present characteristics of clayey material. The results of XRD analysis and comparative Thermo gravimetric that are achieved for samples of 'Jacinto' gold vein deposit indicate that the clays presented in the fine fractions are: chlorite-montmorillonite; illite; hidromoscovite and muscovite, which turned out to be higher in samples of the grain B eatriz . During the ores formation process of the veins S ur Elena , it is evident that the hydrothermal fluids that led to the formation of the rocks, experienced greater degree of alteration during its transformation into argillite, which is manifested in three mineralogical regularities: Low crystallinity of the chlorite-montmorillonite clay. Transformation of muscovite - hidromoscovite into illite. Presence of abundant calcite in some samples. Higher concentrations of iron oxides (goethite). (Author)

  16. Pleomorphic lobular carcinoma: is it more similar to a classic lobular cancer or to a high-grade ductal cancer?

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    Costarelli L

    2017-12-01

    Full Text Available Leopoldo Costarelli, Domenico Campagna, Alessandra Ascarelli, Francesco Cavaliere, Maria Helena Colavito, Tatiana Ponzani, Laura Broglia, Massimo La Pinta, Elena Manna, Lucio Fortunato Breast Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy Background: Pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma (P-ILC is an uncommon variety of invasive lobular carcinoma with aggressive clinical features. Little is described in the literature regarding this topic.Materials and methods: We reviewed our experiences from 2010 to 2015 and compared 40 patients with P-ILC, 126 patients with classic-ILC (C-ILC and 574 cases of high-grade invasive ductal carcinoma (HG-IDC. We studied the histologic and immunohistochemical features, clinical presentation and surgical treatment.Results: P-ILC is diagnosed at the same age and tumor diameter as those of the other two histologic types. It is associated more frequently with multiple lymph node metastases and high proliferative index, and HER2/neu is amplified in 10% of cases. In spite of sharing some histologic characteristics with C-ILC (same growth pattern, loss of E-cadherin expression, same genetic pathway, its clinical and pathologic features define an autonomous entity. Its surgical treatment is similar to those of C-ILC and HG-IDC.Conclusion: This is the first review comparing these three pathologic entities. Our findings may be useful in understanding this variety of invasive lobular carcinoma, and further studies are certainly needed in this field. Keywords: breast cancer, lobular cancer, pleomorphic, mastectomy

  17. Lifestyle modification in the management of the metabolic syndrome: achievements and challenges

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    Marchesini G

    2010-11-01

    Full Text Available Riccardo Dalle Grave1, Simona Calugi1, Elena Centis2, Rebecca Marzocchi2, Marwan El Ghoch1, Giulio Marchesini21Department of Eating & Weight Disorder, Villa Garda Hospital, Garda (VR, Italy; 2Unit of Metabolic Diseases & Clinical Dietetics, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyAbstract: Lifestyle modification based on behavior therapy is the most important and effective strategy to manage the metabolic syndrome. Modern lifestyle modification therapy combines specific recommendations on diet and exercise with behavioral and cognitive strategies. The intervention may be delivered face-to-face or in groups, or in groups combined with individual sessions. The main challenge of treatment is helping patients maintain healthy behavior changes in the long term. In the last few years, several strategies have been evaluated to improve the long-term effect of lifestyle modification. Promising results have been achieved by combining lifestyle modification with pharmacotherapy, using meals replacement, setting higher physical activity goals, and long-term care. The key role of cognitive processes in the success/failure of weight loss and maintenance suggests that new cognitive procedures and strategies should be included in the traditional lifestyle modification interventions, in order to help patients build a mind-set favoring long-term lifestyle changes. These new strategies raise optimistic expectations for an effective treatment of metabolic syndrome with lifestyle modifications, provided public health programs to change the environment where patients live support them.Keywords: metabolic syndrome, obesity, lifestyle modification, cognitive behavior therapy

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    Jhony Yumisaca Tuquinga

    2017-07-01

    Full Text Available La actividad turística como una fuente de dinamización económica y una herramienta valiosa para salir de la pobreza, conjuntamente con la importancia que hoy en día se asigna al espacio rural, empieza a tomar un nuevo rumbo en el proceso de desarrollo de los destinos turísticos favoreciendo a la sostenibilidad de los mismos; por lo tanto, los esfuerzos de las comunidades por incursionarse en la actividad turística y minimizar la función tradicional del espacio rural, donde la producción agrícola, ganadera, de materia prima y maderera ha primado por generaciones, enfrentan nuevos retos encaminados no solo a la producción sino a la prestación de servicios, así como el de garantizar la conservación de la naturaleza y de la cultura, de tal forma que respondan al bienestar de las generaciones futuras del sector que cada vez son  más endógenas. El presente artículo analiza la incursión de la comuna Dos Mangas en la provincia de Santa Elena en esta nueva oportunidad de progreso, quien propone a la nueva ruralidad con sus aspectos de multifuncionalidad, la pluriactividad y el empleo rural no agrícola como un modelo de desarrollo no tradicional. Este trabajo se desarrolló dentro del paradigma cualitativo a través del método descriptivo interpretativo y la técnica de entrevistas a actores claves tales como emprendedores, líderes locales, responsables del centro de interpretación y dirigentes de la comuna. Como resultado preliminar de la investigación, se puede afirmar que la nueva ruralidad está en proceso de convertirse en un modelo de generación de recursos a través del desarrollo turístico no convencional que puede ser aplicada en comunidades con similares características.  Abstract The tourist activity as a source of economic dynamism and a valuable tool to get out of poverty, together with the importance that nowadays is assigned to the rural space, begins to take a new direction in the process of development of

  19. Selective cognitive empathy deficit in adolescents with restrictive anorexia nervosa

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    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available Sara Calderoni,1 Pamela Fantozzi,1 Sandra Maestro,1 Elena Brunori,1 Antonio Narzisi,1 Giulia Balboni,2 Filippo Muratori1,31Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, 2Department of Surgery, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, 3Department of Developmental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyBackground: A growing, but conflicting body of literature suggests altered empathic abilities in subjects with anorexia nervosa-restricting type (AN-R. This study aims to characterize the cognitive and affective empathic profiles of adolescents with purely AN-R.Methods: As part of a standardized clinical and research protocol, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI, a valid and reliable self-reported instrument to measure empathy, was administered to 32 female adolescents with AN-R and in 41 healthy controls (HC comparisons, matched for age and gender. Correlational analyses were performed to evaluate the links between empathy scores and psychopathological measures.Results: Patients scored significantly lower than HC on cognitive empathy (CE, while they did not differ from controls on affective empathy (AE. The deficit in CE was not related to either disease severity nor was it related to associated psychopathology.Conclusion: These results, albeit preliminary, suggest that a dysfunctional pattern of CE capacity may be a stable trait of AN-R that should be taken into account not only for the clinical management, but also in preventive and therapeutic intervention.Keywords: anorexia nervosa-restricting type, cognitive empathy, affective empathy, female adolescents, Interpersonal Reactivity Index

  20. Solution based approaches for the morphology control of BaTiO3 particulates

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    Florentina Maxim

    2010-09-01

    Full Text Available Within the action COST 539 - ELENA our contribution was aimed at studying solution based approaches for the morphology control of BaTiO3 particulates. Initially, our kinetic analysis and systematic structural and morphological studies, demonstrated that during hydrothermal synthesis from layered titanate nanotubes (TiNTS, BaTiO3 forms via two mechanisms depending on the temperature and time. At low temperatures (90°C, “wild” type BaTiO3 dendritic particles with cubic structure were formed through a phase boundary topotactic reaction. At higher temperatures and/or for longer times time, the reaction is controlled by a dissolution precipitation mechanism and “seaweed” type BaTiO3 dendrites are formed. Our results unambiguously elucidated why TiNTs do not routinely act as templates for the formation of 1D BaTiO3.In our subsequent investigations, the effect of additives on the aqueous and hydrothermal synthesis of BaTiO3 was assessed. We reported that although the tested additives influenced the growth of BaTiO3, their behaviour varied; poly(acrylic acid (PAA adsorbed on specific crystallographic faces changing the growth kinetics and inducing the oriented attachment of the particles; poly(vinyl pyrrolidone (PVP, sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC act as growth inhibitors rather than crystal habit modifiers; and DFructose appeared to increase the activation energy for nucleation, resulting in small crystals (26 nm. Our work clearly indicates that the synthesis of 1D nanostructures of complex oxides by chemical methods is non trivial.

  1. Women’s experiences with postpartum anxiety disorders: a narrative literature review

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    Ali E

    2018-05-01

    Full Text Available Elena Ali Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Purpose: Postpartum anxiety disorders are common and may have significant consequences for mothers and their children. This review examines the literature on women’s experiences with postpartum generalized anxiety disorder (GAD, postpartum panic disorder (PD, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD. Methods: MEDLINE (Ovid, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and reference lists were searched. Qualitative and quantitative studies assessing women’s experiences with GAD, postpartum PD, OCD, and PTSD were included. Narrative approach to literature synthesis was used. Results: Fourteen studies (among 44 articles met the criteria for review to identify descriptions of women’s cognitive, affective, and somatic experiences related to postpartum anxiety disorders. Loss, frustration, and guilt, accompanied by physical symptoms of tension, were some of the experiences identified across studies. Most women suffered from more than one anxiety disorder, in addition to postpartum depression. To date, research has focused on prevalence rates of postpartum anxiety disorders, and evidence about clinical and subclinical symptoms of postpartum anxiety disorders and outcomes on mother and child is lacking. Postpartum anxiety disorders may have negative effects on parenting and child development; however, the nature of the underlying mechanisms is unclear. Conclusion: More robust longitudinal studies are needed to examine the impact of postpartum GAD, PD, OCD, and PTSD symptoms on the mother and the mother–child relationship to develop targets for therapeutic preventative interventions. Keywords: postnatal anxiety, postnatal distress, childbirth, women’s beliefs and attitudes

  2. TOP LINAC design

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    Picardi, L.; Ronsivalle, C.; Vignati, A.

    1997-11-01

    The report describes a linear accelerator for protons named TOP LINAC designed for the TOP (Terapia Oncologica con Protoni, Oncological Protontherapy) project launched by the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanita', ISS) to explore in collaboration with the biggest Oncological Hospital in Rome (Istituto Regina Elena, IRE) the potentialities of the therapy with accelerated protons and establish guide lines for the application of this new type of radiotherapy in comparison with the more traditional electron and x-rays radiotherapy. The concept of a compact accelerator for protontherapy applications bore within the Italian Hadrontherapy Collaboration (TERA Collaboration) with the aim to diffuse the protontherapy on the National territory. The ISS program plans to use the TOP linac proton beam also for production of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) radioisotopes and radiobiology studies. Official agreements are in course between ISS and ENEA which provides its experience in the industrial and medical accelerators for the design and the construction of the TOP linac. The accelerator that will be the first 3 GHz proton linac in the world, will be composed of a 428.3 MHz 7 Me V RFQ + DTL injector followed by a 7-65 Me V section of a 3 GHz SCDTL structure and a 65 - 200 Me V variable energy SCL 3 GHz structure. In particular the SCDTL section uses a highly innovative accelerating structure patented by ENEA. In this report the clinical and physical requests are discussed and a preliminary design of the whole machine is given

  3. HUBBLE STAYS ON TRAIL OF FADING GAMMA-RAY BURST FIREBALL

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    2002-01-01

    A Hubble Space Telescope image of the fading fireball from one of the universe's most mysterious phenomena, a gamma-ray burst. Though the visible component has faded to 1/500th its brightness (27.7 magnitude) from the time it was first discovered by ground- based telescopes last March (the actual gamma-ray burst took place on February 28), Hubble continues to clearly see the fireball and discriminated a surrounding nebulosity (at 25th magnitude) which is considered a host galaxy. The continued visibility of the burst, and the rate of its fading, support theories that the light from a gamma-ray burst is an expanding relativistic (moving near the speed of light) fireball, possibly produced by the collision of two dense objects, such as an orbiting pair of neutron stars. If the burst happened nearby, within our own galaxy, the resulting fireball should have had only enough energy to propel it into space for a month. The fact that this fireball is still visible after six months means the explosion was truly titanic and, to match the observed brightness, must have happened at the vast distances of galaxies. The energy released in a burst, which can last from a fraction of a second to a few hundred seconds, is equal to all of the Sun's energy generated over its 10 billion year lifetime. The false-color image was taken Sept. 5, 1997 with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. Credit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI), Elena Pian (ITSRE-CNR), and NASA

  4. TOP LINAC design; Progetto del TOP LINAC

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    Picardi, L; Ronsivalle, C; Vignati, A [ENEA, Centro Ricerche Frascati, Rome (Italy). Dip. Innovazione

    1997-11-01

    The report describes a linear accelerator for protons named TOP LINAC designed for the TOP (Terapia Oncologica con Protoni, Oncological Protontherapy) project launched by the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanita`, ISS) to explore in collaboration with the biggest Oncological Hospital in Rome (Istituto Regina Elena, IRE) the potentialities of the therapy with accelerated protons and establish guide lines for the application of this new type of radiotherapy in comparison with the more traditional electron and x-rays radiotherapy. The concept of a compact accelerator for protontherapy applications bore within the Italian Hadrontherapy Collaboration (TERA Collaboration) with the aim to diffuse the protontherapy on the National territory. The ISS program plans to use the TOP linac proton beam also for production of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) radioisotopes and radiobiology studies. Official agreements are in course between ISS and ENEA which provides its experience in the industrial and medical accelerators for the design and the construction of the TOP linac. The accelerator that will be the first 3 GHz proton linac in the world, will be composed of a 428.3 MHz 7 Me V RFQ + DTL injector followed by a 7-65 Me V section of a 3 GHz SCDTL structure and a 65 - 200 Me V variable energy SCL 3 GHz structure. In particular the SCDTL section uses a highly innovative accelerating structure patented by ENEA. In this report the clinical and physical requests are discussed and a preliminary design of the whole machine is given.

  5. РУССКИЕ МАСТЕРА БАЛЕТА НА БЕЛГРАДСКОЙ СЦЕНЕ В XX – НАЧАЛЕ XXI ВВ.

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    Viktor Ivanovich Kosik

    2017-02-01

    Full Text Available The main goal of the article is to outline significant contribution to the history of Belgrade ballet of those Russian dancers who came to the Kingdom of Serbia after leaving Russia in 1917, and to monitor the contribution of the next generations of Russian masters who came to Belgrade, the capital of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, later the Socialistic Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. They have invested a lot of their effort, talent, and time, laid the foundations and provided very fast development of Belgrade ballet so that it caught up step with European ballet scene. The article, based on numerous sources and literature, including unpublished memoirs, confirmed that dancers who came after Bolshevik revolution contributed to the establishment of the national ballet center at the Belgrade National Theater and the ballet school where the first dancers of the Serbian origin were formed under the tutelage of Elena Poljakova, Nina Kirsanova, Xenia Grundt-Dumet. Celebrated ballerinas Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina performed at the Belgrade stage in the twenties of the last century. In addition, unlike previously common approaches to this subject limited to the role and activity of the Russian emigration in the interwar period, the article is extended from the period during and after the Second World War to the present days. Accordingly, the paper includes the renowned Soviet masters such as Leonid Lavrovsky, Maya Plisetskaya, Natalia Dudinskaya, and those who have played important role in the contemporary ballet life in Serbia, to name Hmela, Pilipenko, Kasatkin, Logunov, and Kostjukov.

  6. A clinical and radiological objective tumor response with somatostatin analogs (SSA in well-differentiated neuroendocrine metastatic tumor of the ileum: a case report

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    2015-03-01

    Full Text Available Chiara De Divitiis,1 Claudia von Arx,2 Roberto Carbone,3 Fabiana Tatangelo,4 Elena di Girolamo,5 Giovanni Maria Romano,1 Alessandro Ottaiano,1 Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone,3 Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli,1 Salvatore Tafuto1 On behalf of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS Center of Excellence Multidisciplinary Group for Neuroendocrine Tumors in Naples (Italy 1Department of Abdominal Oncology, National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, Italy; 2Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy; 3Department of Radiology, 4Department of Pathology, 5Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G Pascale”, Naples, Italy Abstract: Somatostatin analogs (SSAs are typically used to treat the symptoms caused by neuroendocrine tumors (NETs, but they are not used as the primary treatment to induce tumor shrinkage. We report a case of a 63-year-old woman with a symptomatic metastatic NET of the ileum. Complete symptomatic response was achieved after 1 month of treatment with SSAs. In addition, there was an objective response in the liver, with the disappearance of secondary lesions noted on computed tomography scan after 3 months of octreotide treatment. Our experience suggests that SSAs could be useful for downstaging and/or downsizing well-differentiated NETs, and they could allow surgery to be performed. Such presurgery therapy could be a promising tool in the management of patients with initially inoperable NETs. Keywords: neuroendocrine tumor, somatostatin analogs, octreotide, metastatic tumor of the ileum, radiological tumor response

  7. The role of HMG-CoA reductase inhibition in endothelial dysfunction and inflammation

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    Paolo Gelosa

    2007-11-01

    Full Text Available Paolo Gelosa1, Mauro Cimino2, Alice Pignieri1, Elena Tremoli1,3, Uliano Guerrini1, Luigi Sironi11Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy; 2Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, Carlo Bo University of Urbino, Italy; 3Monzino Cardiologic Center IRCCS, Milan, ItalyAbstract: Statin-induced inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase reduces cholesterol production and prevents the formation of many non-steroidal isoprenoid compounds, such as farnesylpyrophosphate and geranylgeranylpyrophosphate, that act as lipid attachments for the post-translational modification of various proteins, including the G-proteins and transcription factors involved in a number of cell processes. However, the blockade of isoprenylation elicited by statin treatment also has biological effects on cell function that go beyond the decrease in cholesterol synthesis: these are the so-called “pleiotropic” effects that mainly relate to vascular function. Endothelial dysfunction is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events that correlates with inflammation markers/mediators and robust predictors of cardiovascular diseases such as increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels. The results of in vivo and in vitro studies indicate that the statins have beneficial effects unrelated to cholesterol lowering, such as improving endothelial function, increasing myocardial perfusion, and enhancing the availability of nitric oxide. This review describes the pleiotropic effects of statins that may be involved in modulating/preventing endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory processes, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which they improve endothelial function.Keywords: statins; inflammation; endothelial dysfunction; nitric oxide; HMG-CoA reductase

  8. Impact of two policy interventions on dietary diversity in Ecuador.

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    Ponce, Juan; Ramos-Martin, Jesus

    2017-06-01

    To differentiate the effects of food vouchers and training in health and nutrition on consumption and dietary diversity in Ecuador by using an experimental design. Interventions involved enrolling three groups of approximately 200 randomly selected households per group in three provinces in Ecuador. Power estimates and sample size were computed using the Optimal Design software, with a power of 80 %, at 5 % of significance and with a minimum detectable effect of 0·25 (sd). The first group was assigned to receive a monthly food voucher of $US 40. The second group was assigned to receive the same $US 40 voucher, plus training on health and nutrition issues. The third group served as the control. Weekly household values of food consumption were converted into energy intake per person per day. A simple proxy indicator was constructed for dietary diversity, based on the Food Consumption Score. Finally, an econometric model with three specifications was used for analysing the differential effect of the interventions. Three provinces in Ecuador, two from the Sierra region (Carchi and Chimborazo) and one from the Coastal region (Santa Elena). Members of 773 households randomly selected (n 4343). No significant impact on consumption for any of the interventions was found. However, there was evidence that voucher systems had a positive impact on dietary diversity. No differentiated effects were found for the training intervention. The most cost-effective intervention to improve dietary diversity in Ecuador is the use of vouchers to support family choice in food options.

  9. Estudio sobre las Competencias Demandadas por las Empresas, para la Inserción Laboral de los Profesionales en la Provincia de Santa Elena año 2013.

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    Jairo Cedeño; Karina Bricio

    2015-01-01

    La presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar las competencias demandadas por las empresas tanto públicas y privadas de la provincia y analiza la inserción laboral de los profesionales. Hoy en día las empresas crecen, se expanden y esa es la oportunidad para que las universidades oferten estudiantes con habilidades, destrezas y conocimientos de acuerdo a lo que las empresas demandan. Por ello la importancia de este estudio el cual determinó las competencias que demandan las empresa...

  10. INCIDENCIA DE LA INVESTIGACION BIBLIOGRAFICA EN EL APRENDIZAJE EN ESTUDIANTES DEL NIVEL BÁSICO DE LA CARRERA ADMINISTRACION DE EMPRESAS DE UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL PENINSULA DE SANTA ELENA

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    William Caiche

    2016-04-01

    Full Text Available El desarrollo de Hábitos de lectura en estudiantes de educacion superior represent un verdadero reto para el docente, sobre todo porque dicha práctica impulsa la capacidad de analizar y de emitir juicios de valor y consolida las bases cognitivas que recibe en el proceso de aprendizaje, se ha identificado que, el estudiante de Administracion de empresas en el desarrollo de actividades academicas cita referencias bibliograficas que, de manera mayoritaria proviene de consultas de bajo nivel academico, por otro lado, es escaso el numero de referencias que incluyen, esta situacion limita el aprendizaje, y se reflejan en los resultadops de evaluacion del proceso. Este trabajo plantea como objetivo determinar el efecto que tiene en el aprendizaje la implementacion de una guia de investigacion bibliografica paa el nivel basico en los estudiantes de Carrera de Administracion de Empresas de la UPSE; para el efecto se recurre a un diseño de investigacion explicativo que a traves de la compracion del antes y el despues permita verificar el logro de tal objetivo.

  11. MARÍA ELENA DÍEZ JORGE. Mujeres y arquitectura: mudéjares y cristianas en la construcción Granada: Universidad, 2011, 330 pp. y 4 planos

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    Esther Galera Mendoza

    2016-06-01

    Full Text Available Los estudios sobre arte y género cuentan ya con una sólida trayectoria y siguen proyectándose hacia el futuro gracias a nuevas investigaciones que están revelando ámbitos de actuación y protagonistas insospechadas en el mundo artístico a lo largo del tiempo. Este es el caso del libro que nos ocupa. El recorrido historiográfico por la historia del arte desde una perspectiva de género con el que comienza el texto recuerda la obra de Linda Nochlin Why Have There Been No Great Women Artis?, que abrió el camino a numerosas investigaciones que trataban de rescatar la figura y trayectoria de mujeres de gran talento artístico cuyos nombres y creaciones fueron silenciadas por la historia. Las más recientes investigaciones sobre arte y género, como la que nos ocupa, ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de prestar atención no sólo a las grandes creadoras sino también al trabajo de los talleres pues en ellos es posible descubrir la actividad artística de muchas mujeres que si bien no podían acceder a la maestría sí lograban colaborar o realizar sus obras en estos talleres. [...

  12. Proyecto de inversión para la producción y comercialización de plaguicidas de aloe vera en la península de Santa Elena

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    Mestanza Vera, Sonia Elizabeth; Jaramillo Montero, Leysi Magali; Tobalina Ditto, Constantino Francisco

    2009-01-01

    Los plaguicidas sintéticos fueron una solución a inicios de la llamada revolución verde a los problemas de plagas y enfermedades, pero su composición química a llevado a grandes debates desde hace diez años y manteniéndose en la actualidad. Incluso los mercados de mayor demanda de alimentos como EE.UU. y U.E. han optado por exigir a sus proveedores alimentos orgánicos, es decir sin residuos de moléculas de plaguicidas, ante esta nueva política de mercado, es necesario encontrar alter...

  13. Role of valsartan, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide fixed combination in blood pressure control: an update

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    Maurizio Destro

    2010-04-01

    Full Text Available Maurizio Destro1, Francesca Cagnoni1, Antonio D’Ospina1, Alessandra Rossi Ricci1, Elena Demichele1, Emmanouil Peros1, Augusto Zaninelli2, Paola Preti31Internal Medicine, Ospedale Unificato Broni-Stradella, Stradella (PV, Italy; 2General Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; 3Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyAbstract: The treatment of moderate or severe hypertension in most cases requires the contemporaneous use of multiple antihypertensive agents. The most available two-drug combinations have an agent that addresses renin secretion and another one that is statistically more effective in renin-independent hypertension. The practice of combining agents that counteract different mechanisms is the most likely explanation for the fact that most available two-drug combinations have an agent that addresses renin secretion (beta-blocker, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin II receptor blocker or direct renin inhibitor and another one that is more effective in renin-independent hypertension (diuretic, dihydropyridine or non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Based on these considerations, addition of hydrochlorothiazide to the combination of an antagonist of the renin-angiotensin system with a calcium channel blocker would constitute a logical approach. Inclusion of a diuretic in the triple combination is based on the evidence that these agents are effective and cheap, enhance the effect of other antihypertensive agents, and add a specific effect to individuals with salt-sensitivity of blood pressure. The benefit of triple combination therapy with amlodipine, valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide over its dual component therapies has been demonstrated, and the use of a single pill will simplify therapy resulting in better blood pressure control.Keywords: valsartan, amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ, blood pressure, hypertension

  14. Using health care audit to improve quality of clinical records: the preliminary experience of an Italian Cancer Institute.

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    Cadeddu, Chiara; Specchia, Maria Lucia; Cacciatore, Pasquale; Marchini, Raffaele; Ricciardi, Walter; Cavuto, Costanza

    2017-01-01

    Audit and feedback are recognized as part of a strategy for improving performance and supporting quality and safety in European health care systems. These considerations led the Clinical Management Staff of the "Regina Elena" Italian Cancer Institute to start a project of self-assessment of the quality of clinical records and organizational appropriateness through a retrospective review. The evaluation about appropriateness and congruity concerned both clinical records of 2013 and of 2015. At the end of the assessment of clinical records of each Care Unit, results were shared with medical staff in scheduled audit meetings. One hundred and thirteen clinical records (19%) did not meet congruity criteria, while 74 (12.6%) resulted as inappropriate. Considering the economic esteem calculated from the difference between Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) primarily identified as main diagnosis and main surgical intervention or procedure and those modified during the Local Health Unit (LHU) assessment, 2 surgical Care Units produced a high negative difference in terms of economic value with a consequent drop of hospital discharge form (named in Italian "scheda di dimissione ospedaliera", SDO) remuneration, 7 Care Units produced about the same medium difference with almost no change as SDO remuneration, and 2 Care Units had a positive difference with a profit in terms of SDO remuneration. Concerning the quality assessment of clinical records of 2015, the most critical areas were related to medical documents and hospital discharge form compilation. Our experience showed the effectiveness of clinical audit in assessing the quality of filling in medical records and the appropriateness of hospital admissions and the acceptability of this tool by clinicians.

  15. Clinical, endoscopical and morphological efficacy of mesalazine in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

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    2011-06-01

    Full Text Available Andrey E Dorofeyev1, Elena A Kiriyan2, Inna V Vasilenko1, Olga A Rassokhina1, Andrey F Elin11National Medical University, Donetsk, Ukraine; 2Gastroenterological Center of Poltava Hospital Clinic, Poltava, UkraineObjectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical efficacy and cytomorphologic changes of colon mucosa following the treatment of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS with mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid [5-ASA].Methods: In this controlled, randomized, blind clinical trial, a total of 360 patients with varying subtypes of IBS were randomly treated with 500 mg of mesalazine qid or by standard therapy without mesalazine for a period of 28 days. Pre- and post-treatment pain intensity, pain duration, meteorism, stool abnormalities and endoscopic parameters were monitored, and biopsies or brush biopsies were examined histologically.Results: Treatment of IBS patients with mesalazine significantly reduced intensity and duration of pain in all subtypes of IBS, except for duration of pain in the subtype “undifferentiated”, where the difference was not significant. In addition, in patients with diarrhea type and undifferentiated type of IBS, mesalazine also significantly reduced the abnormal stool pattern. In comparison to the control group, administration of mesalazine reduced the incidence of endoscopic and cytomorphologic changes of the bowel mucosa, including changes in colon mucus, mucus production, cytologic or histologic parameters, epithelial cell degeneration, appearance of leukocytes and macrophages and cell infiltrations.Conclusion: Mesalazine was effective in reducing several symptoms characteristic of IBS. It significantly reduced pain intensity and duration and improved cytohistologic parameters of the bowel mucosa.Keywords: 5-amino salicylic acid, 5-ASA, abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome, IBS, meteorism, stool abnormalities

  16. Effect of tomato consumption on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level: a randomized, single-blinded, controlled clinical trial

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    2013-07-01

    Full Text Available Daniel Cuevas-Ramos,1 Paloma Almeda-Valdés,1 Emma Chávez-Manzanera,1 Clara Elena Meza-Arana,2 Griselda Brito-Córdova,1 Roopa Mehta,1 Oscar Pérez-Méndez,3 Francisco J Gómez-Pérez1 1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico; 3Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico Introduction: Epidemiologic evidence suggests that tomato-based products could reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. One of the main cardiovascular risk factors is low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the effect of tomato consumption on HDL-C levels. Subject and methods: We conducted a randomized, single-blinded, controlled clinical trial. We screened 432 subjects with a complete lipid profile. Those individuals with low HDL-C (men 40 mg/dL. A linear regression model that adjusted for those parameters that impact HDL-C levels (age, gender, waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index, fasting triglyceride concentration, simple sugars, alcohol, physical activity, and omega-3 consumption showed an independent association between tomato consumption and the increase in HDL-C (r2 = 0.69; P > 0.0001. Conclusion: Raw tomato consumption produced a favorable effect on HDL-C levels in overweight women. Keywords: lycopene, hypoalphalipoproteinemia, dyslipidemia, overweight, cardiovascular diseases

  17. Carbon nanotubes gathered onto silica particles lose their biomimetic properties with the cytoskeleton becoming biocompatible

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    González-Domínguez E

    2017-08-01

    Full Text Available Elena González-Domínguez,1,* Nerea Iturrioz-Rodríguez,2,* Esperanza Padín-González,2 Juan Villegas,2 Lorena García-Hevia,2 Moisés Pérez-Lorenzo,1 Wolfgang J Parak,3 Miguel A Correa-Duarte,1,* Mónica L Fanarraga2,* 1Department of Physical Chemistry, Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO, Southern Galicia Institute of Health Research (IISSG, Biomedical Research Networking Center for Mental Health (CIBERSAM, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; 2Nanomedicine Group, Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain; 3Department of Physics, Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs are likely to transform the therapeutic and diagnostic fields in biomedicine during the coming years. However, the fragmented vision of their side effects and toxicity in humans has proscribed their use as nanomedicines. Most studies agree that biocompatibility depends on the state of aggregation/dispersion of CNTs under physiological conditions, but conclusions are confusing so far. This study designs an experimental setup to investigate the cytotoxic effect of individualized multiwalled CNTs compared to that of identical nanotubes assembled on submicrometric structures. Our results demonstrate how CNT cytotoxicity is directly dependent on the nanotube dispersion at a given dosage. When CNTs are gathered onto silica templates, they do not interfere with cell proliferation or survival becoming highly compatible. These results support the hypothesis that CNT cytotoxicity is due to the biomimetics of these nanomaterials with the intracellular nanofilaments. These findings provide major clues for the development of innocuous CNT-containing nanodevices and nanomedicines. Keywords: MWCNTs, biomimetics, cytoskeleton, microtubules, apoptosis, migration, proliferation

  18. Diet and resource partitioning among anurans in irrigated rice fields in Pantanal, Brazil

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    Full Text Available Artificial ponds or irrigated systems scattered throughout farmlands can offer important habitats for anurans and can be interesting sites for research on species resources use in a changing landscape. This study describes the diet and resource partitioning among anurans inhabiting irrigated rice fields in the Pantanal region. Twenty categories of prey were found in the stomachs of Leptodactylus chaquensis, L. elenae, L. podicipinus and Rhinella bergi, the most frequent being Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, larvae of Hexapoda, Hemiptera, Diptera and Orthoptera. The great differences found in the diet of these species in rice fields compared to other locations, according to available records in the literature, was the increased importance of Hemipitera and Orthoptera and the decrease in importance of Hymenoptera in the diet of leptodactylids. These differences might be attributed to changes in the availability of resources in response to habitat modification. Although diet composition was very similar among species, niche overlap was larger than expected by chance, suggesting that the competition for food resources is not, or has not been, a significant force in determining the structure of this frog community. Two non-exclusive hypotheses could be considered as a justification for this result: 1 the high niche overlap could result from resource availability, which is sufficient to satisfy all species without any strong competition; 2 or the high values of niche overlap could be a selective force driving species to compete, but there has not been enough time to express a significant divergence in the species diet because the study area is characterised as a dynamic habitat influenced by frequent and cyclical changes.

  19. La construcción de la imagen heroica a través del discurso periodístico. El caso de la activista peruana María Elena Moyano.

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    Gabriela McEvoy.

    2008-01-01

    This work tries to demonstrate that the social construction of the national hero/heroine as a symbol of courage and resistance generally arises within a period of social, political, and economic crisis. The national hero is a construction that is created in a moment characterized by the loss of public trust and the failure of government leaders to act. The creation of the heroic image functions as a sociopolitical tool. The article suggests that there is a close relationship between the histo...

  20. La construcción de la imagen heroica a través del discurso periodístico: El caso de la activista peruana María Elena Moyano

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    McEvoy, Gabriela

    2008-01-01

    Este trabajo intenta demostrar que la construcción social del héroe/heroína nacional como símbolo de coraje y resistencia surge generalmente dentro de un periodo de crisis social, política y económica. El héroe nacional es una construcción que se presenta en un momento caracterizado por la pérdida de confianza pública y la falta de acción de los gobernantes. La configuración de la imagen heroica funciona como instrumento sociopolítico. Este trabajo sugiere que hay una relación entrañable entr...

  1. Estudio del polvo de vidrio obtenido de la molienda de botellas recicladas en la provincia de Santa Elena, como sustituto parcial del cemento en el hormigón

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    Juan Garcés Vargas

    2016-12-01

      The present study consists in reusing glass bottle wastes by crushing and grounding them into a fineness that allows the partial substitute of cement in the concrete. This is because when glass has been finely grounded to a micron size, it acts as a high reactivity pozzolana. Cement is the main component for producing concrete; it is also the one that causes the highest impact to the environment because the clinker production requires high energy consumption.  There are studies to diminish the energy consumption, such as the substitution of fossil fuel for high calorific power residues, or by diminishing or substituting cement in construction without affecting its quality, and improving its mechanical properties. That is obtained by using materials such as flying ashes, blast furnace slags or silica fume, and the use of recycled materials, among others.  The use of recycled material in concrete supposes a double benefit: on the one hand wastes are diminished and, on the other hand, the mechanical properties of concrete can be improved.  That said, glass is a material that due to its physical and chemical properties, is an ideal candidate for recycling it in high percentage.

  2. Latest climate changes in Romania :tornadoes

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    Pop, Elena

    2014-05-01

    " that eat and spit out roofs, animals, trucks and concrete road poles. I have minutely searched with my students all the data of that tornado, the direction of wind gusts, we have calculated the force of the impact by studying the photos taken on that occasion. I have also done some research on other tornadoes that have taken place In Movilita and Brezoaele the past years. I have studied the increase of the centrifugal force and that of Coriolis in the context of repetition of such dangerous atmospheric phenomena that showed their apparition as ten per year in Romania. Therefore the average Coriolis parameter is 10-4 s-1, for a typical atmospheric speed of 10 m/s (22 mph) the radius is 100 km (62 mi), with a period of about 17 hours. The lowering of the air pressure occurring on such occasions has been one of my concerns as well the the speed of the cloud column rotation. All these phenomena are the effect of the climate change occurring all over our Planet due to pollution. As you can see the devastation produced by such extreme climate lead to spontaneous floods and later desertification on the south-eastern part of our country. References : 1. Craciun, Cristina, Bala, Bogdan, Tornadele din Romania, http://dezechilibrenaturale.blogspot.ro/2013/02/tornadele-din-romania.html 2. Bell, Aurora, Tornadele in Romania, http://vremea.meteoromania.ro/node/33 3. Lemon, R. Leslie, Stan-Sion, Aurora, Soci , Cornel, Corduneanu, Elena, A strong, long -track, Romanian tornado, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809503000632 Author : Mrs. Elena Pop, Science teacher at "Lucian Blaga" Secondary School, Ocna Mures, Romania

  3. Un análisis de la estructura termal de la estación costera 'La Libertad' y su relación con los eventos ENSO

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    Full Text Available ANALYSE DE LA STRUCTURE THERMIQUE DE L’OCEAN A LA STATION «LA LIBERTAD» ET DE SA RELATION AVEC L’ENSO. L’Institut Océanographique Militaire (INOCAR assure tous les 20 jours, depuis 1990, des mesures dans une colonne d’eau de 100 m de profondeur, à dix milles au large du port équatorien de La Libertad, situé dans la Péninsule de Santa Helena. On y observe des ondes équatoriales qui provoquent une augmentation du niveau moyen de l’eau et un enfoncement des isothermes, ce qui permet de considérer que leur distribution est liée à l’apparition des événements ENSO. Nous avons déterminé par ailleurs la relation entre le niveau moyen de l’océan et la profondeur des isothermes. Pour cela nous avons choisi l’isotherme de 20°C que l’on supposera représentative de la distribution thermique (de l’océan dans cette station côtière. El Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (INOCAR mantiene desde 1990 hasta la fecha una estación costera a 10 millas náuticas frente a las costa del puerto de La Libertad (Península de Santa Elena, en la que se efectúa un muestreo de toda la columna de agua desde la superficie hasta los 100 m de profundidad, cada 20 días. Del análisis preliminar se ha podido observar que la distribución de las isotermas responde a la presencia de los eventos ENSO como se conoce, durante un episodio ENSO la costa del Ecuador es visitada por ondas ecuatoriales, las cuales a su paso producen una elevación del nivel medio del mar y una profundización de las isotermas. Por lo que se considera que esta distribución de las isotermas guarda relación con la ocurrencia de los eventos ENSO frente a nuestras costas. Por otro lado se determina la relación existente entre el nivel del mar y la profundización de las isotermas. Para este efecto, se simplificó la distribución térmica de la estación costera de La Libertad, seleccionando la isoterma de 20°C, por considerarla representativa de la distribución t

  4. Estudio del comercio electrónico como estrategia de negocios dentro de las empresas que brindan servicios de hospedaje en el Cantón Salinas, provincia de Santa Elena.

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    Mateo López, Blanca Annabell

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    El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar los mecanismos de promoción y comercialización, que utilizan los establecimientos que brindan servicios de hospedaje en Salinas, identificando los medios de comunicación que manejan para potenciar sus negocios. Al conocer que a nivel mundial existen varias estrategias soportadas en medios digitales por parte de los hoteles, se ha determinado la necesidad de los empresarios hoteleros de tener en sus empresas una página web, o mejoras...

  5. Sobre la inscripción lusitano-latina de Viseu en Elena Redondo-Moyano y María José García Soler (eds.) Nuevas interpretaciones del Mundo Antiguo

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    Siles Ruiz, Jaime

    2016-01-01

    Se estudia el interesante 'bilingüismo' del ara de Visseu, cuya dedicatoria a las divinidades indígenas está escrita en lengua lusitana, mientras que el nombre, filiación y acción del dedicante están escritos en latín. Y se propone una interpretación tanto del rotacismo que la primera parte del texto presenta como de lo que parece un elemento copulativo o enclítico.

  6. Elaboración de hormigones que minimicen el impacto al ambiente, empleando neumáticos usados de vehículos livianos y pesados, en la provincia de Santa Elena

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    Armando Saltos

    2016-01-01

    Las llantas usadas son consideradas un foco de riesgo ambiental y sanitario a nivel mundial, por ejemplo en Ecuador se desecha al año, según la Corporación para la Promoción Proactiva de Inversiones (INVEC), cerca de 2,4 millones de neumáticos de diversos tipos, lo que equivale a 55.000 toneladas. La menor parte de ellos son reutilizados para el reencauchado, pero la gran mayoría es incinerada o depositada en basureros a cielo abierto, lo que supone una amenaza contra el medio ambiente y ries...

  7. Cost of surgical intervention for reconstructive therapy of HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy

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    Massella M

    2011-05-01

    Full Text Available M Massella¹, J Ivanovic², R Bellagamba², R De Vita³, L Fracasso³, V Tozzi², V Fragola¹, M Rizzica², P Narciso²¹Istituto Superiore Sanità, Rome, Italy; ²National Institute for Infectious Disease – Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome, Italy; ³Regina Elena National Cancer Institute of Rome, ItalyAbstract: This study aims to assess direct cost of reconstructive interventions with facial fillers for treatment of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus-associated facial lipoatrophy (FLA. Evaluation was performed on data from patients enrolled in one arm of a comparative study of immediate versus delayed reconstructive treatment of facial lipoatrophy. Median costs were standardized for efficacy, estimated using data reported by physicians and patient reported outcomes. The variations of the results were evaluated with a sensitivity analysis. Evaluation was performed on 66 patients characterized by significant differences in terms of severity of FLA. Total cost resulted of €140,416.15, with a median cost per patient of €2126.04 (interquartile range [IQR]: 1599–2822. Taking into consideration severity of disease, median costs were €1641.67 (IQR: 1326.67–2126.04 and 2557.12 (IQR: 1939.34–2872.04 (P = 0.0 respectively for patients with low and high severity scores at baseline. Significant differences in term of cost-effectiveness ratios were also found between patients with different severity of FLA, and sensitivity analysis showed that these ratios increase with higher severity scores at baseline and vary widely depending on the costs of filler. Although these results cannot be considered representative because of important limitations, the present study suggests the severity of disease as an important determinant of costs.Keywords: dermal fillers, antiretroviral therapy, lipodystrophic syndrome, HAART

  8. Current and emerging treatments for the management of osteogenesis imperfecta

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    Elena Monti

    2010-08-01

    Full Text Available Elena Monti1, Monica Mottes1, Paolo Fraschini2, PierCarlo Brunelli3, Antonella Forlino4, Giacomo Venturi1, Francesco Doro1, Silvia Perlini1, Paolo Cavarzere1, Franco Antoniazzi11Department of Life Sciences and Reproduction, Pediatric Clinic University of Verona, Verona, Italy; 2Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, ‘E. Medea’, Associazione La Nostra Famiglia, Bosisio Parini (LC, Italy; 3Divisione di Ortopedia Pediatrica, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy; 4Department of Biochemistry “A. Castellani”, University of Pavia, ItalyAbstract: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI is the most common bone genetic disorder and it is characterized by bone brittleness and various degrees of growth disorder. Clinical severity varies widely; nowadays eight types are distinguished and two new forms have been recently described although not yet classified. The approach to such a variable and heterogeneous disease should be global and therefore multidisciplinary. For simplicity, the objectives of treatment can be reduced to three typical situations: the lethal perinatal form (type II, in which the problem is survival at birth; the severe and moderate forms (types III–IX, in which the objective is ‘autonomy’; and the mild form (type I, in which the aim is to reach ‘normal life’. Three types of treatment are available: non-surgical management (physical therapy, rehabilitation, bracing and splinting, surgical management (intramedullary rod positioning, spinal and basilar impression surgery and medical-pharmacological management (drugs to increase the strength of bone and decrease the number of fractures as bisphosphonates or growth hormone, depending on the type of OI. Suggestions and guidelines for a therapeutic approach are indicated and updated with the most recent findings in OI diagnosis and treatment.Keywords: osteogenesis imperfecta, bone genetic disorder, bone brittleness, “brittle bone disease”, connective tissue malfunction, short

  9. Evaluation of doctors' performance as facilitators in basic medical science lecture classes in a new Malaysian medical school

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    Ismail S

    2015-03-01

    Full Text Available Salwani Ismail,1 Abdus Salam,2 Ahmed G Alattraqchi,1 Lakshmi Annamalai,1 Annamalai Chockalingam,1 Wan Putri Elena,3 Nor Iza A Rahman,1 Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar,1 Mainul Haque1 1Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia; 2Department of Medical Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia Background: Didactic lecture is the oldest and most commonly used method of teaching. In addition, it is considered one of the most efficient ways to disseminate theories, ideas, and facts. Many critics feel that lectures are an obsolete method to use when students need to perform hands-on activities, which is an everyday need in the study of medicine. This study evaluates students' perceptions regarding lecture quality in a new medical school. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted of the medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin. The study population was 468 preclinical medical students from years 1 and 2 of academic year 2012–2013. Data were collected using a validated instrument. There were six different sections of questions using a 5-point Likert scale. The data were then compiled and analyzed, using SPSS version 20. Results: The response rate was 73%. Among 341 respondents, 30% were male and 70% were female. Eighty-five percent of respondents agree or strongly agree that the lectures had met the criteria with regard to organization of lecture materials. Similarly, 97% of students agree or strongly agree that lecturers maintained adequate voices and gestures. Conclusion: Medical students are quite satisfied with the lecture classes and the lectures. However, further research is required to identify student-centered teaching and learning methods to promote active learning. Keywords: lecture, effectiveness, evaluation, undergraduate medical

  10. Type 2 diabetes mellitus: distribution of genetic markers in Kazakh population

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    2018-03-01

    Full Text Available Nurgul Sikhayeva,1,2 Yerkebulan Talzhanov,1 Aisha Iskakova,1 Jarkyn Dzharmukhanov,1 Raushan Nugmanova,1 Elena Zholdybaeva,1 Erlan Ramanculov1–3 1National Scientific Laboratory of Biotechnology, National Center for Biotechnology, Astana, Kazakhstan; 2Faculty of Natural Sciences, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan; 3School of Science and Technology, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan Background: Ethnic differences exist in the frequencies of genetic variations that contribute to the risk of common disease. This study aimed to analyse the distribution of several genes, previously associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and obesity-related phenotypes, in a Kazakh population.Methods: A total of 966 individuals belonging to the Kazakh ethnicity were recruited from an outpatient clinic. We genotyped 41 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs previously associated with type 2 diabetes in other ethnic groups and 31 of these were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The obtained allele frequencies were further compared to publicly available data from other ethnic populations. Allele frequencies for other (compared populations were pooled from the haplotype map (HapMap database. Principal component analysis (PCA, cluster analysis, and multidimensional scaling (MDS were used for the analysis of genetic relationship between the populations.Results: Comparative analysis of allele frequencies of the studied SNPs showed significant differentiation among the studied populations. The Kazakh population was grouped with Asian populations according to the cluster analysis and with the Caucasian populations according to PCA. According to MDS, results of the current study show that the Kazakh population holds an intermediate position between Caucasian and Asian populations.Conclusion: A high percentage of population differentiation was observed between Kazakh and world populations. The Kazakh population was clustered

  11. Abstract [NOMA-15: International workshop on nonlinear maps and their applications

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    2016-01-01

    The International Workshop on Nonlinear Maps and their Applications (NOMA) is a series of international conferences. NOMA editions were held in Toulouse (Noma’07), Urbino (Noma’09), Évora (Noma’ 11) and Zaragoza (Noma’13). The fifth edition of NOMA was organised and hosted by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of University College Dublin. This workshop brings together researchers from theoretical and application areas (mathematics, physics, engineering and economics) who study nonlinear discrete systems. Nonlinear iterative processes play an important role in physical, biological and social phenomena. Nonlinear mappings can directly model various systems or can be obtained using numerical methods permitting the solution of differential nonlinear equations. In both cases, the understanding of specific behaviours and bifurcations of these type of systems is of the greatest interest. This workshop is open to theoretical studies as well as applicative ones in the fields of physics, electronics, biology, computational methods, engineering, telecommunications and others. The scientific programme of NOMA’ 15 included 28 invited and regular lectures with 12 selected talks published in this special issue. Prof Vassili Gelfreich (the University of Warwick), Prof Daniele Fournier-Prunaret (INSA Toulouse), Prof Ricardo Lopez-Ruiz (the University of Zaragoza), Prof Sergio Callegari (the University of Bologna), Prof Yoshifumi Nishio (Tokushima University) and Dr Elena Blokhina (University College Dublin) have served as the editors of NOMA’2015 and selected the papers. On behalf of the scientific committee of NOMA, we would like to thank the editors and Eoghan O'Riordan and Panagiotis Giounanlis for their help in preparing this special issue. We are very grateful for the support of University College Dublin and to the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (paper)

  12. Triple-negative breast cancer: new perspectives for targeted therapies

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    2015-01-01

    Full Text Available Federica Tomao,1 Anselmo Papa,2 Eleonora Zaccarelli,2 Luigi Rossi,2 Davide Caruso,2 Marina Minozzi,2 Patrizia Vici,3 Luigi Frati,4 Silverio Tomao21Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico “Umberto I”, Rome, 2Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Oncology Unit, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico, Latina, 3Division of Medical Oncology B, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy; 4Department of Molecular Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico “Umberto I”, Rome, ItalyAbstract: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, encompassing a large number of entities showing different morphological features and having clinical behaviors. It has became apparent that this diversity may be justified by distinct patterns of genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptomic aberrations. The identification of gene-expression microarray-based characteristics has led to the identification of at least five breast cancer subgroups: luminal A, luminal B, normal breast-like, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, and basal-like. Triple-negative breast cancer is a complex disease diagnosed by immunohistochemistry, and it is characterized by malignant cells not expressing estrogen receptors or progesterone receptors at all, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Along with this knowledge, recent data show that triple-negative breast cancer has specific molecular features that could be possible targets for new biological targeted drugs. The aim of this article is to explore the use of new drugs in this particular setting, which is still associated with poor prognosis and high risk of distant recurrence and death.Keywords: basal-like breast cancer, estrogen–progesterone receptors, gene-expression microarray, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, chemotherapy, target therapy

  13. Laser-based measurements of 18O/16O stable isotope ratios (δ18O in wine samples

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    2013-09-01

    Full Text Available Manish Gupta,1 J Brian Leen,1 Elena Simone Franklin Berman,1 Aldo Ciambotti2 1Los Gatos Research, Mountain View, CA, USA; 2Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per l'Enologia, Asti, Italy Abstract: Wine counterfeiting is an international, multi-billion dollar issue, with some estimates suggesting that up to 5% of wines sold at auctions or secondary markets are fraudulent. Isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS measurements of the 18O/16O stable isotope ratio (δ18O of water-in-wine have been used for wine authentication; however, these analyses are time-consuming and costly. In this preliminary study, off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy (OA-ICOS is used to quantify δ18O in wines. This laser-based method has been extensively used to study water isotopes for hydrological and medical applications. Recently, the development of a spectral contaminant identifier (SCI has extended the application of these OA-ICOS analyzers to contaminated water samples (eg, plant, soil, and leaf waters. Here, we utilize OA-ICOS with the SCI to characterize wine samples (9%–15% ethanol, and show that the laser-based instrument provides a δ18O measurement precision of ±0.07‰ (1σ and agrees with IRMS to within ±0.63‰ (1σ. Moreover, by training the SCI on isotopically-characterized wines, the agreement with IRMS improves to within ±0.30‰ (1σ. The utility of the instrument is demonstrated by measuring watered and mixed wines. The method presented here can be readily extended to address other food authentication applications. Keywords: wine isotopes, wine fraud, counterfeit wines, OA-ICOS

  14. Liposomes derivatized with multimeric copies of KCCYSL peptide as targeting agents for HER-2-overexpressing tumor cells

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    2017-01-01

    Full Text Available Paola Ringhieri,1 Silvia Mannucci,2 Giamaica Conti,2 Elena Nicolato,2 Giulio Fracasso,3 Pasquina Marzola,4 Giancarlo Morelli,1 Antonella Accardo1 1Department of Pharmacy and Interuniversity Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB, University of Naples “Federico II”, Napoli, 2Department of Neurological Biomedical and Movement Sciences, 3Section of Immunology, Department of Medicine, 4Department of Informatics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy Abstract: Mixed liposomes, obtained by coaggregation of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and of the synthetic monomer containing a gadolinium complex ([C18]2DTPA[Gd] have been prepared. Liposomes externally decorated with KCCYSL (P6.1 peptide sequence in its monomeric, dimeric, and tetrameric forms are studied as target-selective delivery systems toward cancer cells overexpressing human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2 receptors. Derivatization of liposomal surface with targeting peptides is achieved using the postmodification method: the alkyne-peptide derivative Pra-KCCYSL reacts, through click chemistry procedures, with a synthetic surfactant modified with 1, 2, or 4 azido moieties previously inserted in liposome formulation. Preliminary in vitro data on MDA-MB-231 and BT-474 cells indicated that liposomes functionalized with P6.1 peptide in its tetrameric form had better binding to and uptake into BT-474 cells compared to liposomes decorated with monomeric or dimeric versions of the P6.1 peptide. BT-474 cells treated with liposomes functionalized with the tetrameric form of P6.1 showed high degree of liposome uptake, which was comparable with the uptake of anti-HER-2 antibodies such as Herceptin. Moreover, magnetic MRI experiments have demonstrated the potential of liposomes to act as MRI contrast agents. Keywords: anti-HER2 liposomes, target peptide, KCCYSL peptide, breast cancer, click chemistry, branched peptides 

  15. Galileo's Medicean Moons (IAU S269)

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    Barbieri, Cesare; Chakrabarti, Supriya; Coradini, Marcello; Lazzarin, Monica

    2010-11-01

    Preface; 1. Galileo's telescopic observations: the marvel and meaning of discovery George V. Coyne, S. J.; 2. Popular perceptions of Galileo Dava Sobel; 3. The slow growth of humility Tobias Owen and Scott Bolton; 4. A new physics to support the Copernican system. Gleanings from Galileo's works Giulio Peruzzi; 5. The telescope in the making, the Galileo first telescopic observations Alberto Righini; 6. The appearance of the Medicean Moons in 17th century charts and books. How long did it take? Michael Mendillo; 7. Navigation, world mapping and astrometry with Galileo's moons Kaare Aksnes; 8. Modern exploration of Galileo's new worlds Torrence V. Johnson; 9. Medicean Moons sailing through plasma seas: challenges in establishing magnetic properties Margaret G. Kivelson, Xianzhe Jia and Krishan K. Khurana; 10. Aurora on Jupiter: a magnetic connection with the Sun and the Medicean Moons Supriya Chakrabarti and Marina Galand; 11. Io's escaping atmosphere: continuing the legacy of surprise Nicholas M. Schneider; 12. The Jovian Rings Wing-Huen Ip; 13. The Juno mission Scott J. Bolton and the Juno Science Team; 14. Seeking Europa's ocean Robert T. Pappalardo; 15. Europa lander mission: a challenge to find traces of alien life Lev Zelenyi, Oleg Korablev, Elena Vorobyova, Maxim Martynov, Efraim L. Akim and Alexander Zakahrov; 16. Atmospheric moons Galileo would have loved Sushil K. Atreya; 17. The study of Mercury Louise M. Prockter and Peter D. Bedini; 18. Jupiter and the other giants: a comparative study Thérèse Encrenaz; 19. Spectroscopic and spectrometric differentiation between abiotic and biogenic material on icy worlds Kevin P. Hand, Chris McKay and Carl Pilcher; 20. Other worlds, other civilizations? Guy Consolmagno, S. J.; 21. Concluding remarks Roger M. Bonnet; Posters; Author index; Object index.

  16. Flora y fauna crónica

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    Susana Chávez-Silverman

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    Full Text Available “Flora & Fauna Crónica” is from the book, Killer Crónicas, which will be published by the University of Wisconsin Press in 2004. This collection of chronicles began in 2000, after Susana was awarded a fellowship by the US National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH for a project on contemporary Argentine women's poetry. She spent thirteen months in Buenos Aires where, in addition to research and writing on her official (academic book, she began to send bilingual, punning “letters from the southern [cone] front” to colleagues and friends by email. Susana says: “Living in Buenos Aires, that gorgeous, turn of the century city in a country on the brink of (economic collapse—home to many of the authors and artists I had long admired (Borges, Cortázar, Alfonsina Storni, Alejandra Pizarnik, and before them the foundational Romantics, Sarmiento and Echeverría—brought out a sense of self, dis/placed yet oddly at home, in a cultural, linguistic and even tangible way. In Buenos Aires, the fragmented parts of me, the voices, cultures, and places inside of me, rubbed up against each other and struck fire. I called my email missives “Crónicas,” inspired by the somewhat rough-hewn, journalistic, often fantastic first-hand accounts sent “home” by the early conquistadores, and refashioned by modern-day counterparts such as Carlos Monsiváis, Elena Poniatowska, and Cristina Pacheco.” One of Susana’s crónicas, “Anniversary Crónica,” inspired by the wedding anniversary of Susana’s parents and by the so-called “Soweto Riots” in South Africa, was recently awarded First prize in Personal Memoir in the Chicano Literary Excellence Contest sponsored by the U.S. national literary magazine el Andar.

  17. New insight into the pathogenesis of nail psoriasis and overview of treatment strategies

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    Ventura A

    2017-08-01

    Full Text Available Alessandra Ventura,1 Mauro Mazzeo,1 Roberta Gaziano,2 Marco Galluzzo,1 Luca Bianchi,1 Elena Campione1 1Department of Dermatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy; 2Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Rome, Italy Abstract: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting up to 3% of the general population. The prevalence of nail involvement in psoriasis patients varies between 15% and 79%. While the nails represent a small portion of the body surface area, psoriasis in these areas can have a disproportionate influence on a patient’s physical and psychosocial activities. Differential diagnosis between an onychomycosis and a psoriatic nail could be challenging; nevertheless, coexistence of onychomycosis and nail psoriasis also occurs and both are common disorders in the general population. Nail psoriasis can be difficult to treat. Treatment of nail psoriasis should consider the body surface area of skin disease, psoriatic arthritis, severity of nail disease, and the impairment in the quality of life. All patients should be tested for onychomycosis before starting a therapy. This recommendation is underlined by the fact that nail psoriasis is mostly treated by immunosuppressive drugs, like steroids, methotrexate, or biologics, which may aggravate mycotic nail infections. Conventional systemic therapy, such as use of steroids, cyclosporine, methotrexate, and retinoid in the long term, can cause organ toxicities. Currently, use of apremilast and tofacitinib favors an early healing of nail psoriasis because they act directly on the pathogenic targets, distressing the inflammatory signals associated with the initiation and maintenance of the disease activity, and as with several conventional synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs, they are characterized by the convenience of oral administration. The number of treatment options has increased considerably in recent years; however, given the heterogeneity of

  18. Human Papilloma Virus prevalence and type-specific relative contribution in invasive cervical cancer specimens from Italy

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    Lloveras Belén

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    Full Text Available Abstract Background Cervical cancer represents an important global public health problem. It is the 2nd most common cancer among women worldwide. Human Papillomavirus (HPV infection is now well-established as a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer (ICC development. Only a few studies on HPV prevalence and type-specific distribution in ICC have been conducted in Italy. Aim To describe the prevalence of HPV and the HPV type-specific distribution in ICC cases identified in Rome, Italy. Methods 140 paraffin embedded tissue blocks of primary ICC diagnosed between 2001 and 2006 were identified at the Regina Elena Cancer Institute in Rome (Italy. HPV was detected through amplification of HPV DNA using SPF-10 HPV broad-spectrum primers followed by DEIA and then genotyping by LiPA25 (version 1. Results 134 cases were considered suitable for HPV DNA detection after histological evaluation; and overall, 90.3% (121/134 HPV prevalence was detected. 111 cases had a single HPV type, 4 cases had an uncharacterized type (HPVX and 6 cases had multiple HPV infections. The five most common single HPV types among positive cases were: HPV16 (71/121; 58.7%, HPV18 (12/121; 9.9%, HPV31, HPV45 and HPV58 (5/121; 4.1% each. 2 (1.5% of the single infections and 2 (1.5% of the multiple infections contained low risk types. Statistically significant differences in the relative contribution of HPV18 were found when comparing squamous cell carcinomas with adenocarcinomas. Conclusions HPV16 and HPV18 accounted for almost 70% of all the HPV positive ICC cases. The study provides baseline information for further evaluation on the impact of recently introduced HPV vaccines in Italy.

  19. c-MET receptor tyrosine kinase as a molecular target in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

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    Full Text Available Alessandro Granito,1 Elena Guidetti,1 Laura Gramantieri2,3 1Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; 2Dipartimento dell'Apparato Digerente, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; 3Centro di Ricerca Biomedica Applicata (CRBA, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico S Orsola-Malpighi e Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy Abstract: c-MET is the membrane receptor for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF, also known as scatter factor or tumor cytotoxic factor, a mitogenic growth factor for hepatocytes. HGF is mainly produced by cells of mesenchymal origin and it mainly acts on neighboring epidermal and endothelial cells, regulating epithelial growth and morphogenesis. HGF/MET signaling has been identified among the drivers of tumorigenesis in human cancers. As such, c-MET is a recognized druggable target, and against it, targeted agents are currently under clinical investigation. c-MET overexpression is a common event in a wide range of human malignancies, including gastric, lung, breast, ovary, colon, kidney, thyroid, and liver carcinomas. Despite c-MET overexpression being reported by a large majority of studies, no evidence for a c-MET oncogenic addiction exists in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC. In particular, c-MET amplification is a rare event, accounting for 4%–5% of cases while no mutation has been identified in c-MET oncogene in HCC. Thus, the selection of patient subgroups more likely to benefit from c-MET inhibition is challenging. Notwithstanding, c-MET overexpression was reported to be associated with increased metastatic potential and poor prognosis in patients with HCC, providing a rationale for its therapeutic inhibition. Here we summarize the role of activated HGF/MET signaling in HCC, its prognostic relevance, and the implications for therapeutic approaches in HCC. Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma, c-MET, clinical trials

  20. Where on earth to publish? A sample survey comparing traditional and open access publishing in the oncological field.

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    Poltronieri, Elisabetta; Bravo, Elena; Camerini, Tiziana; Ferri, Maurizio; Rizzo, Roberto; Solimini, Renata; Cognetti, Gaetana

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    The paper intends to help scientific authors to make the best choice of journals in which to publish, by describing and comparing journal features in the area of oncology. For this purpose, the authors identified impact factor (IF) ranking, cost options and copyright conditions offered to authors wishing to publish in full open access (OA), subscription-based or hybrid journals. Data referring to articles published in 2010 by three Italian research institutions (National Institute of Health - Rome (ISS), Regina Elena National Cancer Institute - Rome (IRE), National Cancer Institute - Milan (INT) in journals (78) managed according to different business models, all listed in the Journal Citation Reports, subject category Oncology, were collected and analysed. The journals surveyed were ranked according to IF, position in quartiles, publication charges, usage rights in published articles, self-archiving conditions in OAI-compliant repositories digital archives. Almost half (34) the journals surveyed were included in the first quartile, thus revealing authors' preference for journals with a high IF. The prevalent journal business model was the hybrid formula (based on subscriptions but also offering a paid OA option) with 51 journals, followed by subscription-based only journals accounting for 22, while just 5 full OA journals were identified. In general, no relationship was found between IF and article publication charges, in terms of correspondence between more expensive fees and higher IF. The issue of OA journals as compared with traditional subscription-based journals is highly debated among stakeholders: library administrators facing financial restrictions, authors seeking to locate the best outlet for their research, publishers wishing to increase their revenues by offering journals with wider appeal. Against this background, factors such as the quest for alternatives to high-cost business models, investments in setting up institutional repositories hosting the

  1. Informes clínicos breves

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    Juan Carlos Vega Higuera

    1995-07-01

    Full Text Available Trabeculectomía y endotelio. Autor: Dr. Juan Carlos Vega Higuera. Residente de Oftalmología.Tutores: Dr. Gabriel Ortiz, Instructor Asociado, Unidad de Oftalmología, Departamento de Cirugía, yJorge Barrero, Profesor de Oftalmología, U.N. Eficacia de heparina intravenosa vs. heparina subcutánea en la prevención de la formación de trombo ventricular izquierdo que sigue a un infarto agudo del miocardio de pared anterior. Autores: Drs. Benedicto Velasco, Carlos Sánchez y Antonio Oviedo Leonel. Tutor: Dr. Ariel Pérez Monroy, Instructor Asociado, Unidad de Medicina Interna Integral, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Facultad de Medicina, U.N. Comorbilidad psiquiátrica en los pacientes de la Unidad de Diálisis del Hospital San Juan de Dios de Santafé de Bogotá. Autor: Dra. Ana Isabel Gómez Martínez, Residente III, Departamento de Psiquiatría. Tutor: Dra. Elena Martín Cardinal, Profesora Asistente, Departamento de Psiquiatría. Facultad de Medicina, U.N. Meningiomas intracraneanos. Hospital San Juan de Dios, 1990-1994. Autor: Dr. Carlos Alberto Mora Ojeda. Residente de la Unidad de Neurocirugía. Tutor: Dr. Víctor Hugo Bastos, Instructor Asociado, Unidad de Neurocirugía, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, U.N. Utilidad de la gamagrafía ósea y la biopsia sinovial en el diagnóstico precoz de la artritis reumatoidea. Autor: Dr. Abel R. González S., Residente JI, Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Facultad de Medicina, U.N. Tutor: Dr. Mario Peña Cortés, Profesor Titular, Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Facultad de Medicina, U.N.

  2. The "Pulse Time Index of Norm" highly correlates with the left ventricular mass index in patients with arterial hypertension

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    Posokhov IN

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    Full Text Available Igor N Posokhov,1 Natalya N Kulikova,2 Irina V Starchenkova,2 Elena A Grigoricheva,3 Vitaly V Evdokimov,3 Artemy V Orlov,4 Anatoly N Rogoza5 On behalf of The BPLab-Vasotens Registry Collaborators 1Hemodynamic Laboratory Ltd, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; 23rd Republican Hospital, Saransk, Russia; 3Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy, Chelyabinsk, Russia; 4National Research Nuclear University MEPhl, Moscow, Russia; 5Cardiology Research Center, Moscow, Russia Background: Arterial stiffness, as measured by the pulse wave velocity (PWV, is recommended for routine use in clinical practice as an important parameter for the evaluation of cardiovascular risk.1 New 24-hour monitors (eg, with Vasotens® technology; Petr Telegin Company, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation provide single PWV measurements as well as several PWV measurements over a period of 24 hours.2 Such 24-hour pulse wave analysis led to the development of the novel Pulse Time Index of Norm (PTIN, which is defined as the percentage of a 24-hour period during which the PWV does not exceed the 10 m/second PWV threshold. The aim of this study is to test the new PTIN for correlation with the left ventricular mass index (LVMI. Methods: Oscillometrically generated waveform files (n=137 used for clinical research studies were reanalyzed using the new 2013 version of the Vasotens technology program, which enables PTIN calculations. Results: A good correlation (r=−0.72 between the PTIN and the LVMI was shown, which was significantly above the blood pressure load (r=0.41. Conclusion: The PTIN generated by the Vasotens technology can be recommended as an indicator of end organ damage via hypertension. Keywords: pulse wave velocity, ambulatory, 24-hour, monitoring, PTIN, arterial stiffness, LVMI

  3. Possibility of application of low-frequency piezothromboelastografy method for the evaluation of haemostatic potential of blood in coronary bypass surgery on the background of long aspirinotherapy

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    Elena V. Fanaskova

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    Full Text Available Aim. To assess the hemostatic system on the aspirin therapy background using the VerifyNow Aspirin test, as well as examining platelet aggregation and low-frequency piezothromboelastography in patients with coronary artery disease during coronary artery bypass grafting.Materials and methods. 100 people with coronary artery disease who were taking aspirin (75–100 mg daily for more than 1 year were examined. The study was performed in the perioperative period of coronary bypass surgery without aspirin withdrawal. Evaluation of hemostasis was performed by the VerifyNow Aspirin тest (USA, platelet aggregation (Нelena Laboratories AggRAMTM, Britain and the low-frequency piezothromboelastography (ARP-01M “Mednord”, Russia.Results. Patients included in the study were sensitive to aspirin when under long-term administration of a drug: indicator test was VerifyNow ARU 496,9 ± 21,3%, the platelet aggregation to ADP and adrenaline was reduced by 46% and 52%, respectively. In the early postoperative period platelet aggregation of ADP decreased by 73,2%, collagen – 75,9%, and adrenaline – 82,64% in comparison with the control group.Perioperative hemorrhagic complications in the study group were not observed. Reduction of platelet aggregation after aspirin therapy was accompanied by an increase in thrombin activity of the blood, which allows for evaluation of the method of low-frequency piezothromboelastography (LPTEG. In the early postoperative period, the results of LPTEG, thrombin potential, and anticoagulant and fibrinolytic activity of blood were partially normalized without reaching the level of the control group.Conclusion. For the evaluation of hemostasis under aspirin therapy it is advisable to apply the low-frequency piezothromboelastography, which in contrast to the VerifyNow test and traditional platelet aggregation, allows one to reveal a degree of impairment in thrombin blood activity and to conduct an integrative assessment on all

  4. Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales, 7(2, (July-December, 2016

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    Sonia Natalia Cogollo Ospina

    2016-07-01

    Full Text Available Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales Vol. 7 No. 2 (julio-diciembre, 2016 Presentación Sonia Natalia Cogollo Ospina Editorial Latinoamérica, un camino hacia la prevención del deterioro cognitivo Ricardo F. Allegri Educación emocional y satisfacción con la vida percibida en un grupo de adultos mayores Adriana del Pilar Perugache Rodríguez, Ana Lucía Caicedo Leiton, Karen Alexandra Barón Guerrero, Dayana Stephany Tenganan Álvarez La evaluación de la competencia digital en la docencia universitaria: el caso de los grados de empresariales y económicas María Rosa Fernández Sánchez, Marcelo Sánchez-Oro Sánchez, Rafael Robina Ramírez Reflexividad, mediaciones y educación. El sujeto y su interacción con la pantalla audiovisual Juan David Zabala Sandoval  La educación intra e intercultural como enfoque pedagógico “propio” Alcibíades Miguel López Hernández y Edith María Cuello Daza  Modelos democráticos con pretensiones emancipatorias: una invitación a transitar de lo racional a lo razonable Mariluz Nova Laverde  Acciones colectivas como práctica de memoria, realizadas por una organización de víctimas en Medellín (Colombia Jolyn Elena Castrillón Baquero, Juan David Villa Gómez, Andrés Felipe Marín Cortés  Embarazo juvenil en el Departamento del Cesar: ¿y dónde está el padre? Mario Alejandro Duarte Orozco Un acercamiento a Gramsci: la hegemonía y la reproducción de una visión del mundo Mauricio Puentes Cala, Ivonne Suárez Pinzón

  5. A review of the literature analyzing benefits and concerns of infliximab biosimilar CT-P13 for the treatment of rheumatologic diseases: focus on interchangeability

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    Becciolini A

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    Full Text Available Andrea Becciolini,1 Maria Gabriella Raimondo,2 Chiara Crotti,2 Elena Agape,2 Martina Biggioggero,2 Ennio Giulio Favalli1 1Department of Rheumatology, 2Department of Clinical Sciences and Health Community, University of Milan, Division of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Institute, Milan, Italy Abstract: The introduction of biological agents drastically changed the treatment paradigm of inflammatory arthritides, ameliorating the natural history of the diseases but concomitantly increasing the drug costs due to the manufacturing process. On this concern, biosimilar drugs may represent a valid option for reducing this elevated cost and increasing the availability of these highly effective treatments. Recently, CT-P13, the first biosimilar of infliximab, has been approved with the same indications established for the reference product (RP, and its daily use is progressively increasing. However, the experience with biosimilar drugs in the field of rheumatology is still limited, raising potential doubts and concerns on their correct management in real-life settings. Comparability analysis between CT-P13 and its RP was evaluated in equivalence randomized controlled trials (RCTs – PLANETRA and PLANETAS – performed on patients with rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondylitis, respectively. CT-P13 and RP showed similar profile in terms of quality, biological activity, safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy. However, the interchangeability between infliximab RP and its biosimilar still represents the most challenging issue because of a lack of a long-lasting experience. To date, reassuring preliminary data on this topic were reported in open-label extensions of PLANETRA and PLANETAS RCTs and in ongoing real-life observational studies. These findings, taken all together, significantly affect the landscape of biosimilar regulatory pathways and strongly support CT-P13 introduction as a great opportunity for expanding the accessibility to these very effective and

  6. Towards a Methodology for the Analysis of Associative-Derivational Meaning of a Personal Name

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    Lyubov A. Feoktistova

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    Full Text Available Based on appellative lexical units derived from the Russian personal name Ivan, as well as on idioms with this name, the author advances an analytical approach for the investigation into the associative-derivational meaning of a personal name. The approach suggested in this article relies on the theoretical model of the meaning of a proper name proposed by Marina Golomidova and complemented by Elena Berezovich. The model distinguishes two ranges of semantic properties. The first one, “vertical”, represents an hierarchical set of components similar to those of an appellative meaning (conceptual core, pragmatic meanings and semantic relations. The second one, “horizontal”, covers all possible semantic “spreadings” of the name determined by its capacity to participate in derivational processes. Thus, each fact of secondary (appellative or quasi-appellative use of a name can be represented as a projection of one or several constituents of its original proprial meaning. The article focuses on those elements of the proprial meaning which pertain to the semantic core: general and particular “categorial” meanings (determining the opposition of the name to an appellative and to other categories of names, individualizing semantic component (reference to a particular denotatum, but also information on the name’s use and its connotations. The semantic field formed by the derivatives from the name Ivan provides rich data for such theoretical observations. It also enables to extend and to specify the original theoretical model by adding gender and ethnic semantic components pertaining respectively to the semantic core and the pragmatic zone of the proprial meaning. The author also points out that deonyms may have multiple motivations when several semantic components of the name are actualized simultaneously or due to other systemic linguistic mechanisms (extension of an existing pattern of deonymic derivation, influence of the connotative

  7. Syndromic Surveillance Models Using Web Data: The Case of Influenza in Greece and Italy Using Google Trends.

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    Samaras, Loukas; García-Barriocanal, Elena; Sicilia, Miguel-Angel

    2017-11-20

    An extended discussion and research has been performed in recent years using data collected through search queries submitted via the Internet. It has been shown that the overall activity on the Internet is related to the number of cases of an infectious disease outbreak. The aim of the study was to define a similar correlation between data from Google Trends and data collected by the official authorities of Greece and Europe by examining the development and the spread of seasonal influenza in Greece and Italy. We used multiple regressions of the terms submitted in the Google search engine related to influenza for the period from 2011 to 2012 in Greece and Italy (sample data for 104 weeks for each country). We then used the autoregressive integrated moving average statistical model to determine the correlation between the Google search data and the real influenza cases confirmed by the aforementioned authorities. Two methods were used: (1) a flu score was created for the case of Greece and (2) comparison of data from a neighboring country of Greece, which is Italy. The results showed that there is a significant correlation that can help the prediction of the spread and the peak of the seasonal influenza using data from Google searches. The correlation for Greece for 2011 and 2012 was .909 and .831, respectively, and correlation for Italy for 2011 and 2012 was .979 and .933, respectively. The prediction of the peak was quite precise, providing a forecast before it arrives to population. We can create an Internet surveillance system based on Google searches to track influenza in Greece and Italy. ©Loukas Samaras, Elena García-Barriocanal, Miguel-Angel Sicilia. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (http://publichealth.jmir.org), 20.11.2017.

  8. Demanda laboral y oferta de capacitación del Secap en el área de hotelería y turismo para la provincia de Santa Elena año 2012

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    Morales Hurtado, Aura

    2012-01-01

    PDF La Formación del talento humano en gestión hotelera, la elevación de la calidad de la formación de los profesionales, tiene como objetivo formar profesionales que den respuestas a las necesidades actuales y del desarrollo turístico, económico y social del país, constituye el centro de actividad y propósito fundamental de la educación técnica ecuatoriana y como parte de ella ésta el Servicio Ecuatoriano de Capacitación Profesional SECAP en el área de hotelería y turism...

  9. INCIDENCIA DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA EN EL APRENDIZAJE EN ESTUDIANTES DEL NIVEL BÁSICO DE LA CARRERA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS DE UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL PENÍNSULA DE SANTA ELENA

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    William Caiche Rosales

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    Full Text Available El desarrollo de hábitos de lectura en estudiantes de educación superior representa un verdadero reto para el docente, sobre todo por que dicha práctica impulsa la capacidad de analizar y de emitir juicios de valor y consolida las bases cognitivas que recibe en el proceso de aprendizaje, Se ha identificado que, el estudiante de Administración de empresas en el desarrollo de actividades académicas cita referencias bibliográficas que, de manera mayoritaria provienen de consultas de bajo nivel académico, por otro lado, es escaso el número de referencias que incluye, esta situación limita el aprendizaje, y se refleja en los resultados de evaluación del proceso. Este trabajo plantea como objetivo determinar el efecto que tiene en el aprendizaje la implementación de una guía de investigación bibliográfica para el nivel básico en los estudiantes de la Carrera Administración de Empresas de la UPSE; para el efecto se recurre a un diseño de investigación explicativo que a través de la comparación del antes y el después permita verificar el logro de tal objetivo.   ABSTRACT The development of habits of reading in students of higher education represents a real challenge for the teacher, especially because this practice promotes the ability to analyse and make value judgments and strengthens cognitive bases in the learning process, has been identified, the student of business management in the development of academic activities cited references thatmajority way come from queries of low academic level, on the other hand, numbers, including is little, this situation limits learning, and it is reflected in the results of the process evaluation. This work is aimed at determining the effect that has on learning the implementation of a guide of bibliographic research for the basic level students of the business administration career of the UPSE; the effect is relied on to an explanatory research design which through a comparison of the before and then allow to verify the achievement of such a goal.

  10. The Chicxulub Multiring Impact Crater and the Cretaceous/Paleogene Boundary: Results From Geophysical Surveys and Drilling

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    Urrutia-Fucugauchi, J.; Perez-Cruz, Ligia

    2010-03-01

    different geophysical aerial, land and marine methods including gravity, magnetics, electromagnetics and seismic refraction and reflection. The impact lithologies and carbonate sequence have been cored as part of several drilling projects. Here we analyze the stratigraphy of Chicxulub from borehole logging data and core analyses, with particular reference to studies on CSDP Yaxcopoil-1 and UNAM Santa Elena boreholes. Analyses of core samples have examined the stratigraphy of the cover carbonate sequence, impact breccia contact and implications for impact age, K/Pg global correlations and paleoenvironmental conditions following impact. The K/Pg age for Chicxulub has been supported from different studies, including Ar/Ar dating, magnetic polarity stratigraphy, geochemistry and biostratigraphy. A Late Maastrichtian age has also been proposed for Chicxulub from studies in Yaxcopoil-1 basal Paleocene carbonates, with impact occurring 300 ka earlier predating the K/Pg boundary. This proposal calls attention to the temporal resolution of stratigraphic and chronological methods, and the need for further detailed analyses of the basal carbonate sections in existing boreholes and new drilling/coring projects. Stratigraphy of impact ejecta and basal sediments in Yaxcopoil-1 and UNAM boreholes indicates a hiatus in the basal sequence. Modeling of post- impact processes suggest erosion effects due to seawater back surge, block slumping and partial rim collapse of post-impact crater modification. Analyses of stable isotopes and magnetostratigraphic data for the Paleocene carbonate sequences in Yaxcopoil-1 and Santa Elena boreholes permit to investigate the post- impact processes, depositional conditions and age of basal sediments. Correlation of stable isotopes with the global pattern for marine carbonate sediments provides a stratigraphic framework for the basal Paleocene carbonates. The analyses confirm a K/Pg boundary age for the Chicxulub impact. References: Collins et al, 2008

  11. Disidentes y visionarias de los nuevos feminismos

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    Abad Cadenas, Cristina

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    Full Text Available The world has experienced undeniable changes provoked by the first, second and third wave feminisms from the nineteenth century. We are used to conceptualizing and labeling everything, and nowadays we are facing the fourth wave, a less compact, more fragmented and plural ideology that, as Elena Gascón-Vera (Professor at Wellsley College explains, combines feminism and fights for the rights of queer and other pro-sex movements. The fourth wave, according to the British journalist Kira Cochrane, is focused on small more specific causes, and supports its claims on digital tools. It would be very interesting to assess whether this is a breakthrough or just the development of postmodern uncertainty supported by 3.0. technology. In any case, Feminist Utopia has led society to errors that are often not acknowledged and, if they are, they are justified as a price to pay. In many cases, the victims are the women themselves. The Italian politician and writer Eugenia Roccella considers that utopias have moved from social conflict to mere biology, making women choose between destroying both maternity and sexual difference, or defending these differences at all costs. Eveyne Sullerot, a French feminist sociologist, regrets the dramatic fragility established in society, as a consequence of frequent breakups and abortion, justified by the cry of “my belly is mine”, which take the meaning out of parenthood. Feminism, as it is conceived, is not the panacea. We still have a long road ahead. We can glimpse a need to develop the ecologic trend. The recession and family difficulties of the first years of the 21st Century have become a challenge for many feminists from the 60s and 70s. Some of them, such as the above or the American Christina Hoff Somersson, Eugenia Roccella, Karen DeKrow or Camille Paglia, have already started to reword their messages. In this article we discuss the contributions of these dissident or visionary women.Desde el siglo XIX hasta

  12. TECHIRGHIOL - 115 YEARS OF BALNEOTHERAPY

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    Full Text Available Friday, 27.06.2014 1600-1800 Session 1 „115 Ani de Balneologie la Techirghiol” 1600 – 1620 Drd. Liliana Elena Stanciu, medic specialist Recuperare, Medicină Fizică şi Balneologie, S.B.R.Techirghiol, „Sanatoriul Balnear şi de Recuperare Techirghiol – Unitate sanitară de reper naţional şi internaţional a balneologiei romaneşti” - L. E. Stanciu, C. Oprea, V. Rusu, E. V. Ionescu 1620 - 1640 Director de îngrijiri Carmen Oprea, doctorand kinetoterapeut „Politici de calitate la Sanatoriul Balnear şi de Recuperare Techirghiol” - C. Oprea, L. E. Stanciu, V. Rusu, E. V. Ionescu 1640 - 1700 Conf. Univ. Olga Surdu, medic primar Recuperare, Medicină Fizică şi Balneologie, doctor în Medicină, Universitatea Ovidiu Constanţa, Facultatea de Medicină, S.B.R.Techirghiol „Techirghiol – Privire retrospectivă asupra activităţii ştiinţifice din ultimii 10 ani” - O. Surdu, L. E. Stanciu, V. Marin, T-V Surdu, M. Surdu 1700 - 1730 Adrian Viorel Stan - primar Techirghiol - “Staţiunea Techirghiol – proiecte de dezvoltare” Saturday, 28.06.2014 900 – 1200 Session II „Mud therapy – international scientific news” 900 – 920 Prof.Mufit – Zeki Karagulle, Department of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey “Mud therapy in the management of rheumatic diseases; our experience” - Mine Karagülle* and Müfit Zeki Karagülle** 920 – 940 Prof. Dr. Francisco Maraver - Professional School of Medical Hydrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Medical Hydrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Thalasso Center, San Pedro del Pinatar-Murcia, Spain “Current state of balneotherapy in Spain” 940 – 1000Assist Prof. Dr.Antonella Fioravanti, Rheumatology Unit - Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy “One year effectiveness of mud bath

  13. Chordoma: clinical characteristics, management and prognosis of a case series of 25 patients

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    Giannarelli Diana

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    Full Text Available Abstract Background Adequate surgery still remains the only curative treatment of chordoma. Interesting clinical data on advanced disease with molecularly targeted therapies were reported. Methods We described the clinical outcome of a series of chordoma patients followed at Regina Elena National Cancer Centre of Rome from 2004 to 2008. Results Twenty-five consecutive patients with sacral (11 patients, spine (13 patients, and skull base (1 patient chordoma went to our observation. Six patients (24% had primary disease, 14(56% a recurrent disease, and 5(20% a metastatic spreading. Surgery was the primary option for treatment in 22 out of 25 patients. Surgical margins were wide in 5 (23% and intralesional in 17(77% patients; 3 out of 4 in-house treated patients obtained wide margins. After first surgery, radiotherapy (protons or high-energy photons were delivered to 3 patients. One out of the 5 patients with wide margins is still without evidence of disease at 20 months from surgery; 2 patients died without evidence of disease after 3 and 36 months from surgery. Sixteen out of 17 (94% patients with intralesional margins underwent local progression at a median time of 18 months with a 2-year local progression-free survival of 47%. The 5-year metastasis-free survival rate was 78.3%. Seventeen patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic disease expressing platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR β were treated with imatinib mesylate. A RECIST stabilization of the disease was the best response observed in all treated cases. Pain relief with reduction in analgesics use was obtained in 6 out of 11 (54% symptomatic patients. The 5- and 10-year survival rates of the entire series of patients were 76.7 and 59.7%, respectively. Conclusions Despite progress of surgical techniques and the results obtained with targeted therapy, more effort is needed for better disease control. Specific experience of the multidisciplinar therapeutic team is

  14. Foot health-related quality of life among elderly with and without lesser toe deformities: a case–control study

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    López-López D

    2018-02-01

    Full Text Available Daniel López-López,1 María Martínez-Vázquez,1 Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias,2 César Calvo-Lobo,3 David Rodríguez-Sanz,4 Patricia Palomo-López,5 Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo6 1Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, Ferrol, Spain; 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 3Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED, Universidad de León, Ponferrada, León, Spain; 4School of Sports Science, European University, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain; 5University Center of Plasencia, Universidad de Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain; 6School of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life impact related to foot health and health in general in older adults with lesser toe deformities (LTD and without any foot conditions. Methods: A case–control observational study was carried out following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology criteria. A total of 100 older adults with a mean age of 74.39±6.02 years were recruited at an outpatient clinic; 50 of these subjects had LTD (case group and 50 subjects were without any foot conditions (control group. Presence of LTD was determined in both feet using the Kelikian push-up test, and the Foot Health Status Questionnaire scores were self-reported.Results: The case group showed lower scores in quality of life in relation to health in general and to foot health specifically. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05 between case and control groups were shown by means of the Wicoxon test.Conclusion: A negative impact in quality of life in relation to foot health should be considered in older adults with LTD, regardless of gender. Keywords: aged, foot deformities, foot disease, quality of life, toes

  15. Determinantes sociales de salud en los agricultores del resguardo indígena Zenú

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    Elsy C. Puello A.

    2016-04-01

    Full Text Available Objetivo: Analizar los determinantes sociales de salud presentes entre los indígenas agricultores del Resguardo Zenú de San Andrés de Sotavento. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo de corte, con enfoque cuantitativo, participaron 64 indígenas agricultores de las comunidades Celeste Imperio y Santa Elena del Municipio de San Andrés de Sotavento en el año 2012, se seleccionaron bajo la técnica del muestreo aleatorio simple. La recolección de la información se efectuó a través de encuestas estructuradas diligenciadas mediante entrevista. Resultados: El rango de edad de la población sujeto osciló entre 18 a 70 años, existe 41% de analfabetismo absoluto, las familias son extensas con orientación endogámica, las condiciones de vida son precarias, hay ausencia de actividad recreativa y actividad física programada, 97% percibe menos de un salario mínimo mensual legal vigente producto del trabajo comunitario, 95.3% pertenece al regimen de salud subsidiado, todos carecen de afiliación a riesgos laborales y pensión, 77% admitió que tuvo algún accidente laboral en el último año, así mismo, 70% manifestó morbilidad sentida relacionada con la actividad laboral. Conclusiones: Los determinantes de carácter social que influyen negativamente en la salud identificados fueron: sociopolítico, circunstancias materiales, factores biológicos, conductuales y laborales; los cuales se reflejan en deficiencias en su calidad de vida, morbilidad sentida, accidentalidad laboral, fragilidades en el Sistema de Protección Social, altos índices de analfabetismo absoluto, pobreza y características que indiscutiblemente reafirman la relación perversa e interdependiente entre analfabetismo, pobreza y salud. Sin embargo, la cohesión social se identificó como determinante social de influencia positiva para la salud (94%.

  16. Liberación ruminal de cuatro fuentes inorgánicas de magnesio por medio de la técnica in situ en ganado holstein en trópico alto

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    Wilmer Alfonso Cuervo Vivas

    2017-06-01

    Full Text Available El Magnesio, abundante en praderas pastoreadas por bovinos de leche, actúa como un cofactor en reacciones enzimáticas vitales para las principales vías metabólicas y presenta desaparición ruminal elevada (87% aunque se desconoce su liberación en fuentes inorgánicas. Con el objetivo de evaluar su solubilización ruminal se incubaron cuatro fuentes inorgánicas (óxido de Mg (MgO, sulfato de Mg (MgSO4, cloruro de Mg (MgCl2 y carbonato de Mg (MgCO3 determinando su desaparición de la materia seca (DMS en 3 vacas Holstein (vacías, no lactantes canuladas al rumen (620 ± 14 kg y 7 años en el municipio de Santa Elena, Antioquia, Colombia (2538 msnm; bH – MB; 16ºc consumiendo kikuyo (Cenchrus clandestinus (Hoechst Ex Chiov Morrone (Chemisquy et al 2010. Por triplicado se incubaron 0,5 g de cada fuente en bolsas de nailon con dos tamaños de poro (25 y 50μm, en el rumen de las vacas para evaluar DMS en tres tiempos (0, 12 y 24h. Se utilizó un diseño en bloques completos al azar con un arreglo factorial 2x3x4 (2 tamaños de poro, 3 tiempos de incubación y 4 fuentes minerales y prueba de Tukey para significancia estadística de las diferencias. La incubación ruminal debe realizarse con tamaño de poro no superior a 50um, siendo MgCl2 y MgSO4 mas solubles en rumen, mientras que óxidos y carbonatos presentan solubilidad baja o nula dentro de las primeras 24 horas, lo cual puede dar luces para su utilización como suplemento mineral dentro de la dieta solida o agua de bebida del ganado lechero.

  17. Brain cortical organization in entrepreneurs during a visual Stroop decision task

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    2013-11-01

    Full Text Available Elena Ortiz-Terán,1,4 Agustín Turrero,2 Juan M Santos,3 Peter T Bryant,1 Tomás Ortiz4 1IE Business School, 2Department of Statistics, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; 3Fundación J Robert Cade and Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; 4Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain Abstract: Decision-making in entrepreneurs is a key aspect of their skills, but much about these processes remains unexplained. During a Stroop task, concomitant N200, P300, and N450 event-related potentials were measured in 25 founder entrepreneurs and in age-matched and gender-matched nonfounders/nonentrepreneurs (NFNE. Reaction times were shorter among founder entrepreneurs. The N200 was shorter and N450 larger in founder entrepreneurs. The personalities of both groups were measured using the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised. Founder entrepreneurs scored significantly higher in novelty-seeking and self-directedness dimensions, as well as in exploratory excitability, impulsiveness, optimism, eagerness, and responsibility subdimensions. Possible interactions among candidate variables to differentiate between founder entrepreneurs versus NFNE were also addressed, and the model including impulsivity, N450 latency, and impulsivity*N450 interaction came up as the best model for discrimination between founder entrepreneurs and NFNE. A shorter N200, mostly associated with bilateral supplementary motor area activation, revealed a faster capability to make decisions when information was noncongruent or blurred. However, the larger N450 revealed a more intense post-evaluation cognitive process happening in founder entrepreneurs and was accompanied by a greater activation of anterior frontal regions. The whole decision-making process consumed more time and resources in founder entrepreneurs, even if its closure was faster. Attention, memory, and alertness, among other factors, have been invoked

  18. Information, communication and education on climate change. European perspectives

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    Filho, W.L.; Mannke, F. [TuTech Innovation GmbH, Hamburg (Germany); Schmidt-Thome, P. (eds.) [Geologinen Tutkimuslaitos, Espoo (Finland)

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    Project by Film and DVD (F.-M. Chambers, F.R.G. Daniell, Sally A. Brain); (l) Raising Awareness of Climate Change: Experience in Lithuania (Arunas Bukantis, Linas Kliucininkas, Egigijus Rimkus, Elena Talockaite); (m) Linking Sustainability, Education, Communication and Climate Change - Some International Approaches and Good Practice (Walter Leal Filho, Franzisko Mannke).

  19. Memorable Fiction. Evoking Emotions and Family Bonds in Post-Soviet Russian Women’s Writing

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    Marja RYTKÖNEN

    2012-06-01

    Full Text Available This article deals with women-centred prose texts of the 1990s and 2000s in Russia written by women, and focuses especially on generation narratives. By this term the author means fictional texts that explore generational relations within families, from the perspective of repressed experiences, feelings and attitudes in the Soviet period. The selected texts are interpreted as narrating and conceptualizing the consequences of patriarchal ideology for relations between mothers and daughters and for reconstructing connections between Soviet and post-Soviet by revisiting and remembering especially the gaps and discontinuities between (female generations. The cases discussed are Liudmila Petrushevskaia’s ‘povest’ Vremia noch [The Time: Night] (1991, Liudmila Ulitskaia’s novel Medeia i ee deti [Medea and her Children] (1996 and Elena Chizhova’s novel Vremia zhenshchin [The Time of Women] (2009. These novels reflect on the one hand the woman-centredness and novelty of representation in women’s prose writing in the post-Soviet period. On the other hand, the author suggests that they reflect the diverse methods of representing the Soviet era and experience through generation narratives. The texts reassess the past through intimate, tactile memories and perceptions, and their narration through generational plots draws attention to the process of working through, which needs to be done in contemporary Russia. The narratives touch upon the untold stories of those who suffered in silence or hid the family secrets from the officials, in order to save the family. The narration delves into the different layers of experience and memory, conceptualizing them in the form of multiple narrative perspectives constructing different generations and traditions. In this way they convey the ‘secrets’ hidden in the midst of everyday life routines and give voice to the often silent resistance of women towards patriarchal and repressive ideology. The new

  20. Low FT3: a possible marker of frailty in the elderly

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    2017-02-01

    Full Text Available Aldo Bertoli,1 Alessia Valentini,1 Maria Assunta Cianfarani,1 Elena Gasbarra,2 Umberto Tarantino,2 Massimo Federici1 1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy; 2Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy Introduction: Frailty is associated with a functional decline of multiple physiological systems, of which they may be a cause or consequence. The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid hormone modifications in elderly frail subjects and its relationship with frailty.Study population and methods: An observational study was carried out at the University Hospital “Tor Vergata” in Rome among ambulatory and hospitalized patients. The study population consisted of 112 elderly subjects: 62 were hospitalized following hip fracture and 50 control subjects were outpatients. Participating patients received a multidimensional geriatric evaluation. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe Frailty Instrument (SHARE-FI was used to assess the degree of frailty. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH, free triiodothyronine (FT3, and free thyroxine (FT4 were measured to evaluate thyroid status.Results: FT3, but not FT4, was significantly correlated with Frailty score, both in patients with hip fracture and in patients from the control group. In the entire study population, FT3 under normal limits is effective in discriminating frail/prefrail subjects from nonfrail subjects.Discussion: The reduction in serum concentrations of FT3 is a clear manifestation of stress associated with fractures. Numerous preexisting factors, such as the fracture patients’ nutritional status, sarcopenia, disability and comorbidities, which characterize the condition of frailty and influence its pathogenesis, are strongly correlated with FT3 values, suggesting the existence of latent nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS.Conclusion: We conclude that measuring