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  1. Overhaul of the generator of the hydroelectric central station Ingeniero Carlos Ramirez Ulloa; Rehabilitacion del generador de la unidad 2 de la central hidroelectrica ingeniero Carlos Ramirez Ulloa

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    Robles Pimentel, Edgar [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico); Garcia Hernandez, Javier [Comision Federal de Electricidad, Mexico, D. F. (Mexico)

    1997-12-31

    In November 1995, the failure of the Unit 2 generator at the hydroelectric central station Ingeniero Carlos Ramirez Ulloa, El Caracol, occurred. The accident forced to carry out its overhaul. Here are presented the technical problems faced during the overhaul of the generator and analyzed the implemented solutions. [Espanol] En noviembre de 1995 ocurrio la falla del generador de la unidad 2 de la central hidroelectrica Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa, El Caracol. El accidente obligo a llevar a cabo su rehabilitacion. Se presentan los problemas tecnicos enfrentados durante la rehabilitacion del generador y se discuten las soluciones implementadas.

  2. Overhaul of the generator of the hydroelectric central station Ingeniero Carlos Ramirez Ulloa; Rehabilitacion del generador de la unidad 2 de la central hidroelectrica ingeniero Carlos Ramirez Ulloa

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    Robles Pimentel, Edgar [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico); Garcia Hernandez, Javier [Comision Federal de Electricidad, Mexico, D. F. (Mexico)

    1998-12-31

    In November 1995, the failure of the Unit 2 generator at the hydroelectric central station Ingeniero Carlos Ramirez Ulloa, El Caracol, occurred. The accident forced to carry out its overhaul. Here are presented the technical problems faced during the overhaul of the generator and analyzed the implemented solutions. [Espanol] En noviembre de 1995 ocurrio la falla del generador de la unidad 2 de la central hidroelectrica Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa, El Caracol. El accidente obligo a llevar a cabo su rehabilitacion. Se presentan los problemas tecnicos enfrentados durante la rehabilitacion del generador y se discuten las soluciones implementadas.

  3. Electric generator overhaul of the Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa hydroelectric. Central project conclusions; Rehabilitacion de los generadores de la central hidroelectrica Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa. Conclusiones del proyecto

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    Campuzano Martinez, Ignacio Roberto; Gonzalez Vazquez, Alejandro Esteban; Robles Pimentel, Edgar Guillermo; Esparza Saucedo, Marcos; Garcia Martinez, Javier; Sanchez Flores, Ernesto; Martinez Romero, Jose Luis [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

    1999-12-31

    The Hydroelectric Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa Power Central has three 200 MW electric generators. The Central initiated its commercial operation in 1985. The electric generators had design problems that were properly corrected in an overhaul program that was initiated in 1996, with Unit 2 electric generator and completed in 1998 with Unit 1 electric generator. This paper presents the relevant aspects of the experience accumulated in the project. [Espanol] La central hidroelectrica Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa cuenta con tres generadores de 200 MW cada uno. La central inicio su operacion comercial en 1985. Los generadores tenian problemas de diseno que fueron debidamente corregidos en un programa de rehabilitacion que inicio en 1996, con el generador de la unidad 2, y culmino en 1998 con el generador de la unidad 1. En este articulo se presentan los aspectos relevantes de la experiencia acumulada en el proyecto.

  4. Electric generator overhaul of the Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa hydroelectric. Central project conclusions; Rehabilitacion de los generadores de la central hidroelectrica Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa. Conclusiones del proyecto

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    Campuzano Martinez, Ignacio Roberto; Gonzalez Vazquez, Alejandro Esteban; Robles Pimentel, Edgar Guillermo; Esparza Saucedo, Marcos; Garcia Martinez, Javier; Sanchez Flores, Ernesto; Martinez Romero, Jose Luis [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

    1998-12-31

    The Hydroelectric Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa Power Central has three 200 MW electric generators. The Central initiated its commercial operation in 1985. The electric generators had design problems that were properly corrected in an overhaul program that was initiated in 1996, with Unit 2 electric generator and completed in 1998 with Unit 1 electric generator. This paper presents the relevant aspects of the experience accumulated in the project. [Espanol] La central hidroelectrica Ing. Carlos Ramirez Ulloa cuenta con tres generadores de 200 MW cada uno. La central inicio su operacion comercial en 1985. Los generadores tenian problemas de diseno que fueron debidamente corregidos en un programa de rehabilitacion que inicio en 1996, con el generador de la unidad 2, y culmino en 1998 con el generador de la unidad 1. En este articulo se presentan los aspectos relevantes de la experiencia acumulada en el proyecto.

  5. [First record of Lutzomyia (Trichopygomyia) conviti Ramirez Perez, Martins & Ramirez (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Brazil].

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    Pinheiro, Francimeire G; Freitas, Rui A de; Rocha, Liliane C da; Franco, Antonia M R

    2010-01-01

    The presence of Lutzomyia conviti Ramirez Perez, Martins & Ramirez, previously found only in Venezuela and Colombia, is recorded for the first time in Brazil. Lutzomyia conviti is now added to the 229 species of Lutzomyia already registered in Brazil and to the 44 identified in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas state. Both sexes of L. conviti were collected in 2007 and 2008 with CDC light traps in an environment of primary vegetation represented by firm land forest. The distribution range of the species is cited and discussed.

  6. Perspectiva sobre una Personalidad Senera: Carmen Fischer Ramirez (Perspective on a Singular Personality: Carmen Fischer Ramirez).

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    Quezeda, Dina Alarcon

    1992-01-01

    Traces the career of Carmen Fischer Ramirez, focusing on her work in improving early childhood education in Chile. Reviews her university career, work with the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, and major publications. (AC)

  7. Broadening History, Expanding Possibilities: Contributions of Wayne Ramirez to Art Therapy

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    Potash, Jordan S.; Ramirez, Wayne A.

    2013-01-01

    A broad history of art therapy in the United States offers important perspectives on which to view contemporary art therapy practice and professional identity. This article provides descriptive research on the contributions of art therapist Wayne Ramirez, an active leader in the early days of the American Art Therapy Association whose attention…

  8. Modified method for bronchial suture by Ramirez Gama compared to separate stitches suture: experimental study

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    Vitor Mayer de Moura

    Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To experimentally compare two classic techniques described for manual suture of the bronchial stump. METHODS: We used organs of pigs, with isolated trachea and lungs, preserved by refrigeration. We dissected 30 bronchi, which were divided into three groups of ten bronchi each, of 3mm, 5mm, and 7mm, respectively. In each, we performed the suture with simple, separated, extramucosal stitches in five other bronchi, and the technique proposed by Ramirez and modified by Santos et al in the other five. Once the sutures were finished, the anastomoses were tested using compressed air ventilation, applying an endotracheal pressure of 20mmHg. RESULTS: the Ramirez Gama suture was more effective in the bronchi of 3, 5 and 7 mm, and there was no air leak even after subjecting them to a tracheal pressure of 20mmHg. The simple interrupted sutures were less effective, with extravasation in six of the 15 tested bronchi, especially in the angles of the sutures. These figures were not significant (p = 0.08. CONCLUSION: manual sutures of the bronchial stumps were more effective when the modified Ramirez Gama suture was used in the caliber bronchi arms when tested with increased endotracheal pressure.

  9. Julio J. Ramirez: Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology.

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    2014-11-01

    The Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology is given in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. The Career designation is added to the award at the discretion of the Education and Training Awards Committee to recognize continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology. The 2014 recipient of this award is Julio J. Ramirez, for "creating a national infrastructure to support education and training in behavioral neuroscience and biological psychology, for playing a seminal role in creating an undergraduate neuroscience education journal, and for creating a nationally recognized mentoring program for junior faculty in the neurosciences, particularly with underrepresented groups." Ramirez's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved.

  10. Hell on Rails. The Continuing Violence in La Mara by Rafael Ramirez Heredia

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    José Manuel Camacho Delgado

    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available La Mara (2004 is one of the greatest Latin American novels about the violence plaguing the border between Mexico and Guatemala, where the maras (gangs, drug traffickers and all kinds of mafia organizations operate. Rafael Ramirez Heredia recreates the pitiful pilgrimage of thousands of undocumented immigrants who try to cross Mexico on a train known as the Beast.

  11. Zooplankton data collected using net casts from the FRANCISCO DE ULLOA in the North Pacific Ocean from 01 January 1999 to 31 January 1999 (NODC Accession 0000912)

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    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — Zooplankton data were collected using net casts in the North Pacific Ocean from FRANCISCO DE ULLOA. Data were collected from 01 January 1999 to 31 January 1999. Data...

  12. Plankton data collected using net casts from the FRANCISCO DE ULLOA in the North Pacific Ocean from 15 July 1998 to 30 July 1998 (NODC Accession 0000911)

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    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — Plankton data were collected using net casts in the North Pacific Ocean from FRANCISCO DE ULLOA. Data were collected from 15 July 1998 to 30 July 1998. Data were...

  13. La construcción del sentido en 'La Raquel' de Ulloa y Pereira: interpretación, recepción y poder en la órbita del Barroco

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    Valdivia, P.

    2013-01-01

    La Raquel (1643) de Luis de Ulloa y Pereira ha sido objeto de diversos acercamientos críticos que han tratado de fijar una única lectura del texto, bien como obra moralista o bien como obra propagandística. En nuestro trabajo proponemos una nueva lectura de este texto, complementaria a las

  14. The application of a monolithic triphenylphosphine reagent for conducting Ramirez gem-dibromoolefination reactions in flow.

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    Roper, Kimberley A; Berry, Malcolm B; Ley, Steven V

    2013-01-01

    The application of a monolithic form of triphenylphosphine to the Ramirez gem-dibromoolefination reaction using flow chemistry techniques is reported. A variety of gem-dibromides were synthesised in high purity and excellent yield following only removal of solvent and no further off-line purification. It is also possible to perform the Appel reaction using the same monolith and the relationship between the mechanisms of the two reactions is discussed.

  15. The application of a monolithic triphenylphosphine reagent for conducting Ramirez gem-dibromoolefination reactions in flow

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    Kimberley A. Roper

    2013-09-01

    Full Text Available The application of a monolithic form of triphenylphosphine to the Ramirez gem-dibromoolefination reaction using flow chemistry techniques is reported. A variety of gem-dibromides were synthesised in high purity and excellent yield following only removal of solvent and no further off-line purification. It is also possible to perform the Appel reaction using the same monolith and the relationship between the mechanisms of the two reactions is discussed.

  16. Comparative analysis of the scales of wind speed Saffir-Simpson y Rodriguez Ramirez; Analisis comparativo de las escalas de velocidad de viento Saffir-Simpson y Rodriguez Ramirez

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    Blanco Heredia, R.; Llanes Buron, C.

    2013-06-01

    The work consists on a comparative analysis of the scales of intensity of wind internationally well-known Saffir-Simpson and the proposed scale of the carbon investigator Dr. Mario E. Rodriguez Ramirez and their use in the studies of risks for extreme winds, carrying out, the authors a proposal of use of this scale modified that they make them more compatible with the practical reality for the work to architectonic scale. The importance of the article resides in that the carried out proposal tries of demonstrating the pertinent and effective that is the application of the Cuban scale, without gets lost the importance that has as international scale the Saffir-Simpson, in its application in the studies of risks for extreme winds in any region of the basin of Great Caribbean. (Author)

  17. Comparative analysis of the scales of wind speed Saffir-Simpson y Rodriguez Ramirez

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    Blanco Heredia, R.; Llanes Buron, C.

    2013-01-01

    The work consists on a comparative analysis of the scales of intensity of wind internationally well-known Saffir-Simpson and the proposed scale of the carbon investigator Dr. Mario E. Rodriguez Ramirez and their use in the studies of risks for extreme winds, carrying out, the authors a proposal of use of this scale modified that they make them more compatible with the practical reality for the work to architectonic scale. The importance of the article resides in that the carried out proposal tries of femonstrating the pertinent and effective that is the application of the Cuban scale, without gets lost the importance that has as international scale the Saffir-Simpson, in its application in the studies of risks for extreme winds in any region of the basin of Great Caribbean. (Author)

  18. Human or natural forcing in the geo morphological process in Pocitos and Ramirez beaches. 80 years of aero photographic records

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    Gutierrez, O.; Panario, D.

    2012-01-01

    This work is about the Ramirez and Pocitos sand-beaches evolution (Montevideo), in order to know their tendencies and the natural or anthropogenic forcing s. For this analysis were used multi temporal remote sensing, GIS (sand cycle) and historical background techniques. The data were processed by statistics, various shoreline proxy records as well as the correlations with climatic variables (precipitation, wind patterns) and Parana and Uruguay rivers flooding

  19. Comment on "Revisiting the definition of local hardness and hardness kernel" by C. A. Polanco-Ramirez, M. Franco-Pérez, J. Carmona-Espíndola, J. L. Gázquez and P. W. Ayers, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 12355.

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    Guégan, F; Lamine, W; Chermette, H; Morell, C

    2018-03-28

    In a recent article Polanco-Ramirez et al. proposed new definitions of local chemical potential and local hardness starting from the first derivative of the energy with respect to the number of electrons and a smart use of the chain rule. In this comment we show that this derivation appears naturally in the Taylor expansion of the energy, showing that the construction of Polanco-Ramirez et al. is not artificially built.

  20. The Problem of Longitude in the 18th Century: Jorge Juan, Antonio de Ulloa and the Expedition of the Paris Academy of Sciences to the Kingdom of Peru

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    Gutiérrez, Manuel Pérez

    2015-05-01

    Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, naval officers of the Spanish Navy in the Midshipmen's Royal Academy were appointed to take part in one of the most important scientific expeditions of the 18th century. The question of the shape of the Earth, of vital importance for navigation, was solved by the Paris Academy of Sciences by request of Louis XV of France in 1735. The aim was to determine the form of the ellipsoid that Newton had described in the 17th century for any spherical and homogeneous body in rotation about an axis. Two expeditions were prepared for the geodetic measures of meridian arc both in high latitudes (Lapland, Finland) and in the equatorial zone (the Kingdom of Peru); Pierre Louis Maupertuis took charge of the northern expedition whereas the second one was charged to La Condamine, along with Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa. The results obtained by the Spaniards were gathered in a publication: Observaciones astronómicas y físicas hechas en los Reinos del Perú. In it, they dedicate a chapter to the determination of astronomic longitude with the only technology that was providing certain precision at the moment: the simultaneous observation of the same astronomic phenomenon in two different places. Specifically, they explain in detail in Book III: Las Observaciones de la Inmersiones y Emersiones de los satélites de Júpiter, como asimismo de los eclipses de Luna; de las cuales de deduce la Longitud de los Lugares, incluyendo las correcciones a efectuar por la variación de la declinación diaria del Sol.

  1. Turismo e oferta gastronómica na comarca de Ulloa (Galiza: Análise de uma experiência de desenvolvimento local

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    Pereiro, Xerardo

    2005-01-01

    Full Text Available Our paper is based in a project of research and evaluation of the offer gastronomy in the district of the Ulloa, in the centre of Galiza. A micro-region crossed over by the designated Way of St James and it includes the municipalities of Antas of Ulla, Monterrso and Palas of Rei. The project was carried out in a team, at the proposal of an association of the local development and promotion of the pilgrim’s route to Santiago of Compostela –The Cultural Association “Os Lobos”. The objective of this proposal was to create a food guide which allow to reinforce a strategy of “slow food” (www.slowfood.it, to promote the local products and make, simultaneously, a diagnosis of the problems of the gastronomic offer of the area, which concerns tourism. Our work performed the base for a creation of a tourist image, in function of the reality of the own studied – something had in count few times

  2. Criteria for the greater rehabilitation of a centrifugal compressor rotor of a process plant; Criterios para la rehabilitacion mayor de un rotor de compresor centrifugo de planta de proceso

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    Bertin, Galo; Felix, Jorge A.; Quijano, Octavio [Especialistas en Turbopartes, S.A. de C.V., Queretaro, Queretaro (Mexico)

    2007-11-15

    In this paper are included the main criteria to consider in the greater rehabilitation of a centrifugal compressor rotor, that has as an aim to count on a reliable rotor, fulfilling with the original design of the equipment and with norms and international standards. Also, the main causes of damage that occur in the rotors of this type in the process plants are presented. [Spanish] En el presente trabajo se incluyen los principales criterios a considerar en la rehabilitacion mayor de un rotor de compresor centrifugo, que tienen como finalidad contar con un rotor confiable, cumpliendo con el diseno original del equipo y con normas y estandares internacionales. Asi mismo, se presentan las principales causas de dano que ocurren en los rotores de este tipo en las plantas de proceso.

  3. Turismo e oferta gastronómica na comarca de Ulloa (Galiza: Análise de uma experiexperiência de desenvolvimento local

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    Xerardo Pereiro

    2005-01-01

    Full Text Available Our paper is based in a project of research and evaluation of the offer gastronomy in the district of the Ulloa, in the centre of Galiza. A micro-region crossed over by the designated Way of St James and it includes the municipalities of Antas of Ulla, Monterrso and Palas of Rei. The project was carried out in a team, at the proposal of an association of the local development and promotion of the pilgrim’s route to Santiago of Compostela –The Cultural Association “Os Lobos”. The objective of this proposal was to create a food guide which allow to reinforce a strategy of “slow food” (www.slowfood.it, to promote the local products and make, simultaneously, a diagnosis of the problems of the gastronomic offer of the area, which concerns tourism. Our work performed the base for a creation of a tourist image, in function of the reality of the own studied – something had in count few times

  4. El enlucido exterior de yeso en las rehabilitaciones de las fachadas de París

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    Raymond Pigache, M.

    1986-07-01

    Full Text Available The use, the manufacture, the putting into excution of gypsum plaster on old Paris façades -a marely manual technique- are specified since long ago. A number of gypsum plaster carried out under Louis the 14th reign, have still a good behaviour in spite of, as it is well known, gypsum in the outside is very sensible to dissolution. This study allows to clarify four fundamental parameters, and its conclusions make it possible to carry out rehabilitations both in prestigeous and in humble buildings: - The use of a mortar which components will be similar to those old materials; - A merely handwork. - An established proportion with a view to protect the gypsum plasters, cornices, moldings, etc. from drainage waters. - Bearing walls with higher mechanical characteristics than those of platers.La utilización, fabricación y puesto en obra de morteros de yeso, sobre las fachadas antiguas en el viejo París -técnica puramente manual-, están precisadas desde hace mucho tiempo. Numerosos enlucidos de mortero de yeso, realizados bajo el reinado de Luis XIV, presentan todavía un excelente comportamiento a pesar de que, como es sabido, el yeso en exteriores es muy sensible a disolverse. Este estudio ha permitido aclarar cuatro parámetros fundamentales y, sobre todo, sus conclusiones han permitido la realización de numerosas rehabilitaciones, tanto en inmuebles de prestigio como en edificaciones modestas: - El empleo de un mortero cuyos componentes sean más cercanos a los materiales antiguos. - Una aplicación puramente manual. - Una proporción establecida a fin de proteger de las aguas de desagüe los enlucidos de mortero de yeso, las cornisas, molduras y etc. - Muros portantes con las características mecánicas más elevadas que las de los enlucidos.

  5. Two new species of dicyemid mesozoans (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from Octopus maya Voss & Solis-Ramirez (Octopodidae) off Yucatan, Mexico.

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    Castellanos-Martinez, Sheila; Aguirre-Macedo, M Leopoldina; Furuya, Hidetaka

    2016-07-01

    Two new dicyemid species are described from the endemic cephalopod Octopus maya Voss & Solis-Ramirez collected off Yucatan, Mexico. The renal sacs of 40 juvenile and adult octopuses from four localities were examined. Dicyema hochbergi n. sp. is a medium-sized species that reaches 2,245 µm in length. The vermiform stages consist of 18-24 peripheral cells, a conical calotte and the extension of the axial cell between the base and middle of the metapolar cells. Infusoriform embryos consist of 39 cells with urn cell containing one germinal cell, two nuclei and solid refringent bodies. Dicyema mexcayae n. sp. is a relatively small species that reaches 1,114 µm in length. The vermiform stages are constituted by 14-16 peripheral cells, an elongate calotte and the axial cell extending forward to the middle of the metapolar cells. The infusoriform embryos consist of 37 cells, two solid refringent bodies and urn cells with two nuclei each. The present study represents the first description of a dicyemid species from O. maya and increases the number of described species from Mexican waters to 11.

  6. Approssimazione all’edizione italiana della Cronica generale d’Hispagna et del regno di Valenza di Pere Antoni Beuter (Venezia, Gabriele Giolito de’ Ferrari, 1556: l’esemplare della “Biblioteca Civica” di Verona

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    Paola Bellomi

    2013-06-01

    Full Text Available Riassunto: Il presente saggio si propone come una prima approssimazione allo studio dell’edizioneitaliana della Cronaca generale d’Hispagna et del regno di Valenza di Pere Antoni Beuter, pubblicatanel 1556 a Venezia da Gabriele Giolito de’ Ferrari nella traduzione dello spagnolo Alfonso deUlloa. Quest’opera storiografica si inserisce in un contesto culturale importantissimo come quellodella Venezia del Cinquecento, particolarmente effervescente nel campo dell’editoria con figure diprim’ordine come Giolito e Ulloa. Il saggio si divide in tre momenti: il primo è costituito da unabreve introduzione sull’opera di Beuter e sulla traduzione di Ulloa; il secondo presenta la schedacatalografica dell’esemplare conservato presso la Biblioteca Civica di Verona; infine il terzo esponesinteticamente i contenuti della Cronaca.Parole chiave: Pere Antoni Beuter, Alfonso de Ulloa, Gabriele Giolito de’ Ferrari, Cronaca generaled’Hispagna et del regno di ValenzaAbstract: This essay is an approximation to the study of the the Italian edition of Pere AntoniBeuter’s Cronica generale d’Hispagna et del regno di Valenza, translated by the Spaniard Alfonso de Ulloa and published in Venice in 1556 by Gabriele Giolito de’ Ferrari. This chronicle is part of a majorcultural context, that of the Venice of the XVI century, very active in the emerging publishingbusiness with personalities such as Giolito and Ulloa. The essay is divided into three sections: 1. ashort introduction about the author and the translator; 2. the analytic description of the copy ofthe «Biblioteca Civica di Verona»; 3. the summaries of the contents of the Cronaca generale.Keywords: Pere Antoni Beuter, Alfonso de Ulloa, Gabriele Giolito de’ Ferrari, Cronaca generaled’Hispagna et del regno di Valenza, Biblioteca Civica di Verona

  7. Linaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Linaceae are represented in Peru by three genera and eight species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al. 2004, all herbs. One species in the genus Linum is recognized as endemic. This species grows in the Desert Shrubland, Mesoandean, and Humid and Dry Puna regions, between 1740 and 3100 m elevation. It has not been recorded in the Peruvian protected areas system.

  8. Lecythidaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available Lecythidaceae are represented in Peru by eight genera and 20 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, all of them trees. Here we recognize two endemic species in two genera. These endemic taxa grow in the Humid Lowland Amazonian Forest region, between 100 and 270 m elevation. One endemic species of Lecythidaceae has been registered in the Peruvian protected areas system.

  9. Caricaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Caricaceae is represented in Peru by three genera and 15 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mainly shrubs and low trees. Here we recognize two endemic species in the genus Carica. These endemic taxa are found in the Desert Shrubland, Mesoandean and Very Humid Montane Forests regions, between 1600 and 2700 m elevation. Neither species is represented within Peru’s protected area system.

  10. Calceolariaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Irayda Salinas

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Calceolariaceae are represented in Peru by two genera and 121 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mainly shrubs and herbs. Here we recognize 101 endemic taxa, most of them in the genus Calceolaria. Endemic taxa are found mostly in the Mesoandean, Humid and Dry Puna, and Paramo regions, between 300 and 4500 m elevation. Twenty seven endemic taxa have been recorded within the Peruvian parks system.

  11. Hippocrateaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Hippocrateaceae are represented in Peru by nine genera and 52 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mostly lianas. Here we recognize three endemic species in the same number of genera. These endemic species are found in the Humid Lowland Amazonian Forests region, between 100 and 135 m elevation. We applied IUCN categories and criteria to two species. No endemic Hippocrateaceae have been registered to date in Peru’s protected areas system.

  12. Araceae endémicas del Perú

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    Jorge Lingán

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Araceae are represented in Peru with 26 genera and nearly 250 species (Brako &Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, most of them herbaceous epiphytes orhemiepiphytes. Here we recognize 52 endemic taxa in nine genera. One genus, Filarum,is endemic to Peru. Endemic aroids are found in Pluvial and Humid Montane Forests, andin the Humid Amazonian Forest, between 100 and 3000 m elevation. Thirteen endemicspecies have been registered within Peru’s protected areas network.

  13. Buxaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Buxaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar un género, Styloceras, y tres especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, todos arbustos. En este trabajo reconocemos un endemismo. Esta especie endémica se encuentra en la región Bosques Muy Húmedos Montanos, entre los 1800 y 1850 m de altitud. No está representada en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  14. Cecropiaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Pamela Cáceres

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Cecropiaceae are represented in Peru by three genera and 58 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004; Berg & Franco, 2005, all of them trees or hemiepiphytes. Here we recognize six endemic species in two genera. Endemic Cecropiaceae are found in the Humid Lowland Amazonian Forests and Very Humid Montane Forests regions, between 500 and 2000 m elevation. We applied IUCN categories and criteria to five species. Two Cecropiaceae species have been recorded from Peru´s protected areas system.

  15. Lamiaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Maritza Rodriguez

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Lamiaceae are represented in Peru by around 21 genera and 190 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mainly herbs and shrubs. Here we recognize 57 endemic species in nine genera. Salvia is the genus with the largest number of endemic species. Endemic Lamiaceae species are found mostly in the Mesoandean and Very Humid Montane Forest regions, between 1500 and 4250 m elevation. Seven endemic species of Lamiaceae have been recorded to date in the Peruvian protected areas system.

  16. Brassicaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Christhian Monsalve

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Brasicaceae are represented in Peru by 27 genera and 111 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mostly herbs. Here we recognize 34 endemic taxa in 12 genera. Two genera, Catadysia and Dactylocardamum, are also endemic to Peru. These endemic taxa are found mainly in the Very Humid and Dry Puna, and High-Andean regions, growing above 3000 m elevation. We applied IUCN categories and criteria to 31 endemic taxa. Six endemic species are known from the Peruvian park system.

  17. Olacaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Olacaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar nueve géneros y 23 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, la mayoría árboles y arbustos. En este trabajo reconocemos un endemismo en el género Aptandra. Esta especie se encuentra en la región Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, entre los 100 y 150 m de altitud. No está registrada en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  18. Buddlejaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Buddlejaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar dos géneros y 16 especies (Norman, 2000; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, principalmente arbustos. En este trabajo reconocemos dos especies endémicas en el género Buddleja. Estos taxones endémicos se encuentran en las regiones Mesoandina, Puna Húmeda y Seca y Páramo, entre los 2650 y 3900 m de altitud. Una de estas dos especies se encuentra representada dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  19. Scrophulariaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Scrophulariaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar alrededor de 18 géneros y 35 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, principalmente herbáceas. En este trabajo reconocemos dos especies endémicas en dos géneros, las cuales se encuentran principalmente en la región Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, entre los 200 y 1000 m de altitud. Ninguna de las especies endémicas se encuentra representada dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  20. Vochysiaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

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    Full Text Available La familia Vochysiaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar cuatro géneros y 32 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, todas árboles. En este trabajo reconocemos dos especies endémicas en el género Qualea. Estas especies endémicas han sido encontradas en la región Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, entre los 100 y 160 m de altitud. Ninguna especie endémica se encuentra representada dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  1. Flacourtiaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Flacourtiaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar 19 géneros y 65 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mayormente arbustos y árboles. En este trabajo reconocemos tres especies endémicas en dos géneros, las cuales ocupan la región de los Bosques Muy Húmedos Montanos, entre los 2300 y 3600 m de altitud. Solamente una de estas especies se encuentra representada en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  2. Cyclanthaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Cyclanthaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar nueve géneros y 37 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mayormente hierbas y lianas. En este trabajo reconocemos siete endemismos en tres géneros. Los taxones endémicos ocupan dos de las regiones ecológicas, Bosque Húmedo Amazónico y Bosque Húmedo Premontano, entre los 180 y 1100 m de altitud. Dos de estos taxones endémicos se encuentran representados en áreas naturales protegidas.

  3. Rutaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Rutaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar 25 géneros y 76 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, principalmente árboles y arbustos. En este trabajo reconocemos seis endemismos, representando igual número de géneros. Los taxones endémicos se encuentran en las regiones Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, Bosques Muy Húmedos Premontanos y Mesoandina, entre los 130 y 2000 m de altitud. Tres taxones se encuentran representados dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  4. Moraceae endémicas del Perú

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    Pamela Cáceres

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Moraceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar 19 géneros y 128 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, la mayoría arbóreas y/o hemiepífitos. En este trabajo reconocemos dos especies endémicas en igual número de géneros. Las especies endémicas se encuentran en la región Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, entre los 115 y 220 m de altitud. Ambas especies endémicas se encuentran dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  5. Lauraceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available The Lauraceae, a characteristic family of Peru’s eastern montane forests are represented in Peru by 16 genera and 247 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004. Here we recognize 55 endemic species included in 11 genera. Nectandra and Ocotea are the genera with the largest number of endemic species. These endemic taxa, mostly trees and shrubs, are found mainly in the Humid Lowland Amazonian Forest and Very Humid Montane Forest regions, between 125 and 3100 m elevation. Nine of these species have been recorded to date in the Peruvian protected areas system.

  6. Rosaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Wilfredo Mendoza

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Rosaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar 24 géneros y 113 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Mendoza, 2005; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, entre hierbas, arbustos y árboles. En este trabajo reconocemos 14 especies endémicas en cuatro géneros. Las especies endémicas se encuentran principalmente en las regiones Bosques Pluviales Montanos, Bosques Muy Húmedos Montanos y Páramo, entre los 1900 y 3800 m de altitud. Seis especies endémicas se encuentran representadas dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  7. Aquifoliaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

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    Full Text Available This is one of the most conspicuous families in the pluvial and humid forests of the eastern Andean slopes. The Aquifoliaceae are represented in Peru by 34 species in the genus Ilex (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, mostly trees. Here we recognize nine endemic species, nearly half of which are known from a single locality. Of these, only one species has been collected in the 20th century. These endemic taxa are found mainly in Very Humid Montane and Premontane Forests regions, between 1100 and 3500 m elevation. Four endemic species of Ilex have been reported within Peru’s protected areas system.

  8. Dilleniaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Dilleniaceae es una adición reciente a la flora endémica peruana; los endemismos han sido recolectados y reconocidos hacia fines de los 1990. Está representada en el Perú por seis géneros y 23 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, la mayoría lianas. En este trabajo reconocemos tres endemismos en dos géneros. Las especies endémicas ocupan la región Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, entre los 100 y 125 m de altitud. No se encuentra representada en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  9. Onagraceae endémicas del Perú

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    Susy Castillo

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available Esta es la familia de las «fucsias», la cual es reconocida en el Perú por presentar seis géneros y 76 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, principalmente arbustos y hierbas. En este trabajo reconocemos 24 especies endémicas, la mayoría en el género Fuchsia. Las especies endémicas se encuentran mayormente en la región Bosques Muy Húmedos Montanos, entre los 1600 y 2500 m de altitud. Diez especies endémicas se encuentran representados dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  10. Loranthaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Loranthaceae está representada en la flora peruana por 11 géneros y 63 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, la mayoría arbustos. En este trabajo se reconoce 14 especies endémicas en cinco géneros. Los endemismos en esta familia ocupan diversas regiones, como la Mesoandina, Puna Húmeda y Seca y Bosques Muy Húmedos Montanos, desde los 1400 hasta los 4200 m de altitud. Se aplicaron las categorías y criterios de la UICN a 11 especies. Cinco especies endémicas se encuentran representadas en del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  11. 25 Years of FUN!

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    Ramirez, Julio J

    2017-01-01

    Dr. Julio J. Ramirez, the founding president of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN), shared the comments below on November 13, 2016 at the 25 th Anniversary of FUN's founding, when Drs. Sally Frutiger, Stephen George, Julio Ramirez, and Dennison Smith were recognized with the Founders Award for their efforts in launching FUN in 1991.

  12. Valerianaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Valerianaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar seis géneros y 92 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, principalmente hierbas y subarbustos. En este trabajo reconocemos 41 especies y dos variedades como endemismos, representando cinco géneros, de los cuales Valeriana es el género más rico en especies endémicas. Los endemismos han sido encontrados principalmente en las regiones Puna Húmeda y Seca, Mesoandina y Altoandina, entre los 2700 y 5200 m de altitud. Se aplicaron las categorías y criterios de la UICN a 16 endemismos. Aparentemente, 14 taxones han sido registrados dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  13. Liliaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Liliaceae es reconocida en el Perú con 15 géneros (excepto Alstroemeria y Bomarea y aproximadamente 29 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, todas ellas hierbas. Esta familia incluye tres géneros endémicos, Diamena, Diora y Trichlora. En este trabajo reconocemos 11 especies endémicas en cinco géneros. Se asignó las categorías de amenaza de la UICN a seis especies. La mitad de los endemismos es conocido solamente de una localidad. Los taxones endémicos ocupan las regiones del Desierto Semicálido Costero y Mesoandina, entre los 600 y 3600 m de altitud. Solamente una especie está representada en un área natural protegida.

  14. Verbenaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Verbenaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar 23 géneros y 201 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, entre arbustos, árboles y hierbas, además de lianas y bejucos. En este trabajo reconocemos 38 especies y 16 variedades como endemismos en 12 géneros. Aegiphila, Citharexylum y Verbena son los géneros más ricos en especies. Los taxones endémicos han sido encontrados principalmente en las regiones Mesoandina y Matorral Desértico, entre los 1000 y 3500 m de altitud. Se aplicaron las categorías y criterios de la UICN a 17 taxones. Ningún taxón se encuentra representado dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  15. Gentianaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Susy Castillo

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Gentianaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar alrededor de 15 géneros y aproximadamente de 170 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004; S. Castillo, com.pers., mayormente hierbas y arbustos. En este trabajo se reconoce 103 especies endémicas en siete géneros. Los géneros con mayor número de especies endemicas son Gentianella y Macrocarpaea. Las especies endémicas ocupan principalmente las regiones de la Puna Húmeda y Seca, Páramo y Bosque Muy Húmedo Montano, entre los 1000 y 5100 m de altitud. Se aplicaron las categorías y criterios de la UICN a 99 especies. Treinta y tres especies endémicas se encuentran representadas dentro de un área protegida.

  16. Bombacaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available En este trabajo, la familia Bombacaceae es considerada aparte de las Malvaceae, con la cual se considera forma un grupo natural (ver Judd et al. 1997 y la página de internet de Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. En el Perú, las Bombacaceae incluyen 15 géneros y 56 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, generalmente árboles. Siete especies en cinco géneros son endemismos del país. Estas especies endémicas ocupan principalmente las regiones Bosques Secos y Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos, entre los 1300 y 3000 m de altitud. Se aplicaron las categorías y criterios de la UICN a cuatro especies. Ninguna de las Bombacaceae endémicas está representada en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  17. Alstroemeriaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Alstroemeriaceae es reconocida en el Perú con dos géneros, Alstroemeria y Bomarea, y 85 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, básicamente hierbas y enredaderas. En este trabajo reconocemos 22 endemismos en el género Bomarea. Estos taxones endémicos ocupan varias regiones ecológicas, incluyendo la del Bosque Húmedo Montano y de la Puna Seca y Húmeda, entre los 1000 y 4600 m de altitud. Aproximadamente un tercio de esas especies, son conocidas solamente de sus localidades tipo, ubicadas en cadenas montañosas aisladas o en cuencas que han recibido escasa herborización los últimos 80 años, como la del Monzón. Nueve de estas especies están representadas en áreas naturales protegidas.

  18. Solanaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Sandra Knapp

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Solanaceae es una de las más ricas en especies en la flora peruana, siendo reconocida con alrededor de 42 géneros y 600 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, principalmente hierbas y arbustos. En este trabajo reconocemos 208 especies y seis variedades como endémicos, en 16 géneros. Esta familia ocupa el sexto lugar por su diversidad en especies endémicas, siendo Solanum, Nolana y Jaltomata los géneros más ricos en especies. Los taxones endémicos se encuentran en la mayoría de las regiones, principalmente en Mesoandina, Desierto Semicálido Tropical y Bosques Muy Húmedos Montanos, desde el nivel del mar hasta los 3800 m de altitud. Treinta y seis taxones se encuentran representados dentro del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  19. Comment on “Frequency-dependent dispersion in porous media”

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    Davit, Yohan

    2012-07-10

    In a recent paper, Valdès-Parada and Alvarez-Ramirez used the technique of volume averaging to derive a "frequency-dependent" dispersion tensor, Dγ*, the goal of which is to describe solute transport in porous media undergoing periodic processes. We describe two issues related to this dispersion tensor. First, we demonstrate that the definition of Dγ* is erroneous and derive a corrected version, Dγ*c. With this modification, the approach of Valdès-Parada and Alvarez-Ramirez becomes strictly equivalent to the one devised by Moyne. Second, we show that the term "frequency-dependent dispersion" is misleading because Dγ* and Dγ*c do not depend on the process operating frequency, χ. The study carried out by Valdès-Parada and Alvarez-Ramirez represents a spectral analysis of the relaxation of Dγ* towards its steady-state, independent of any periodic operation or excitation. © 2012 American Physical Society.

  20. Cambios y persistencias en la mentalidad nobiliaria gallega en el tránsito de la edad media a la moderna según la literatura testamentaria: un estudio comparativo

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    Full Text Available A study comparing the testaments of don Sancho de Ulloa, count of Monterrey (d. 1505, and Gómez Pérez de las Mariñas, capitán general of the Philippines (1593, with the aim of revealing continuity and change in the noble mentality expressed in last wills through expressions of religiosity, funerary rites, and particularly hereditary regimes and bequests, considered as elements of continuity strengthening the family nucleus.

    Estudio comparado de los testamentos de don Sancho de Ulloa, conde de Monterrey (m. 1505 y Gómez Pérez de las Mariñas, capitán general de Filipinas (1593, con el objeto de mostrar continuidades y cambios en la mentalidad nobiliaria expresada en sus últimas voluntades relativas a las expresiones de religiosidad, ritos funerarios y, en especial, regímenes hereditarios y legados, considerados como elementos de continuidad y fortalecimiento del núcleo familiar.

  1. [The clinical use of cryopreserved human skin allografts for transplantation].

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    Martínez-Flores, Francisco; Chacón-Gómez, María; Madinaveitia-Villanueva, Juan Antonio; Barrera-Lopez, Araceli; Aguirre-Cruz, Lucinda; Querevalu-Murillo, Walter

    2015-01-01

    The biological recovery of human skin allografts is the gold standard for preservation in Skin Banks. However, there is no worldwide consensus about specific allocation criteria for preserved human skin allografts with living cells. A report is presented on the results of 5 years of experience of using human skin allografts in burned patient in the Skin and Tissue Bank at the "Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion" The human skin allografts were obtained from multi-organ donors. processed and preserved at -80 °C for 12 months. Allocation criteria were performed according to blood type match, clinical history, and burned body surface. Up to now, the Skin and Tissue Bank at 'Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion" has processed and recovered 125,000 cm(2) of human skin allografts. It has performed 34 surgical implants on 21 burned patients. The average of burn body surface was 59.2%. More than two-thirds (67.7%) of recipients of skin allografts were matched of the same to type blood of the donor, and 66.6% survived after 126 days hospital stay. It is proposed to consider recipient's blood group as allocation criteria to assign tissue; and use human skin allografts on patiens affected with burns over 30% of body surface (according the "rule of the 9"). Copyright © 2015 Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C. Published by Masson Doyma México S.A. All rights reserved.

  2. Bromeliaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Blanca León

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Bromeliaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar 19 géneros y alrededor de 450 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004, todas hierbas, epífitas o terrestres. En este trabajo reconocemos 223 endemismos en 13 géneros. Se asignó las categorías de amenaza de la UICN a 161 taxones. Tres géneros, Tillandsia, Puya y Pitcairnia, son los que incluyen la mayoría de los endemismos en la familia. Estos taxones endémicos ocupan la mayoría de las regiones ecológicas, desde Bosques Pluviales Montanos, Bosques Húmedos Amazónicos en el lado oriental del país, hasta las regiones Mesoandina, de la Puna Seca y Húmeda y Altoandina en el lado occidental, entre los 100 y 4700 m de altitud. Aproximadamente la mitad de los endemismos es conocido solamente de una localidad, reflejando, en parte, la escasa herborización de los ambientes donde esta familia es diversa y por otro la falta de especialista (-s en el país. Veintiún de estas especies se encuentran representadas en áreas naturales protegidas.

  3. Algebrische Ableitungsschätzung im Kontext der Rekonstruierbarkeit

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    Reger, Johann; Jouffroy, Jerome

    2008-01-01

    The algebraic approach to time-derivative estimation of measurement signals, proposed by Fliess and Sira-Ramirez, is developed our of classical results from optimal estimation theory. By means of simple calculations it is shown that the algebraic method may be obtained as a special case of state ...... reconstruction using reconstructibility Gramians. The paper concludes with links to further estimation methods, as least-squares estimation and Kalman-filtering, and briefly points out practical implications.......The algebraic approach to time-derivative estimation of measurement signals, proposed by Fliess and Sira-Ramirez, is developed our of classical results from optimal estimation theory. By means of simple calculations it is shown that the algebraic method may be obtained as a special case of state...

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

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    Moo Estrella, Jesús Antonio

    2012-01-01

     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

  5. Renforcement des capacités d'évaluation dans le domaine des ...

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    . North of Sahara, South of Sahara, Central Asia, Far East Asia, South Asia. Project Leader. Ricardo Ramirez. Project Leader. Peter Brodhead. Institution. New Economy Development Group, Inc. Institution Country. Canada. Institution Website.

  6. Interview with Chilean Activist Victor Toro

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    Clyde Lanford Smith

    2008-07-01

    Full Text Available Victor Toro Ramirez. Immigrant activist in the United States, ex-political prisoner of the military dictatorship in Chile and in process of deportation by the Bush government and its immigration scandal.

  7. Legendranõi Shakal suditsja s frantsuzskim generalom

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    Prantsusmaal eluaegset vanglakaristust kandev terrorist ±Shaakal¬ Carlos kaevas kohtusse Prantsuse luureagendi Filippe Rondot'i, keda mees süüdistab enda röövimises ja ebaseaduslikus kinnipidamises. Ramirez Sancheze e. Carlose tegevuse ajalugu

  8. Public and Private Investment and Economic Growth in Namibia ...

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    development strategy that started in the early 1970's, Namibia public enterprises ...... Estimating the Contribution of Urban Public Infrastructure to ... Ramirez, M. D. (1996), ―Public and Private Investment in Mexico and Chile: An Empirical Test.

  9. JAMARC

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    Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Paseo Victoria Ocampo N° 1, 7600 Mar del ..... cia, distribución y estructura poblacional del calamar (Illex ... CARRETO, J. I., RAMIREZ, F. and C. DATO 1981 — Zooplanc-.

  10. Maxillaria jostii Dodson (Orchidaceae un nuevo registro para la Flora del Perú

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    Eric F. Rodríguez Rodríguez

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    Full Text Available Se presenta a Maxillaria jostii Dodson (Orchidaceae como una nueva adición a la Flora del Perú procedente de los substratos de roca arenisca de la Cordillera subandina de Huarango (provincia San Ignacio, departamento Cajamarca, una prolongación sureña de la Cordillera del Cóndor rica en especies. Maxillaria jostii ha sido considerada como una especie endémica para Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe, Morona-Santiago; sin embargo, con el presente estudio se amplía su distribución geográfica hacia el Perú. Esta nueva contribución al conocimiento de la flora del país es el resultado del trabajo de campo y de herbario, gracias al Proyecto Binacional «Inventario Botánico de la Región de la Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador y Perú, 2005-2007», desarrollado entre las instituciones: MO, HUT, LOJA y QCNE. La contrastación específica se realizó con las especies documentadas en el «Catálogo de las Angiospermas y Gimnospermas del Perú» (Brako & Zarucchi 1993, «Diez años de adiciones a la flora del Perú: 1993-2003» (Ulloa Ulloa et al. 2004 y «Nuevas Adiciones de Angiospermas a la Flora del Perú» (Rodríguez et al. 2006b.

  11. Squeezing Flux Out of Fat

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    Gonzalez-Franquesa, Alba; Patti, Mary-Elizabeth

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    Merging transcriptomics or metabolomics data remains insufficient for metabolic flux estimation. Ramirez et al. integrate a genome-scale metabolic model with extracellular flux data to predict and validate metabolic differences between white and brown adipose tissue. This method allows both metab...

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    Davit, Yohan; Quintard, Michel

    2012-01-01

    describe two issues related to this dispersion tensor. First, we demonstrate that the definition of Dγ* is erroneous and derive a corrected version, Dγ*c. With this modification, the approach of Valdès-Parada and Alvarez-Ramirez becomes strictly equivalent

  13. Dielectric properties of CaCu2·9Co0·1Ti4O12 and CaCu3Ti3·9Co0 ...

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    electric behaviour (Ramirez et al 2000; Subramanian et al. 2000). ... constant in the temperature range 100–600 K (Homes et al. 2001). .... et al. 2001; Huang and Chen 2002). .... Aygun S, Tan X L, Maria J P and Cann D 2005 J. Electroceram.

  14. Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion in VCA with a Novel Oxygen Carrier System to Enhance Graft Preservation and Immunologic Outcomes

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    2016-12-01

    dependencies within a system over time. DyBN inference were carried out using MATLAB™ (The Math Works, Inc., Natick, MA), using an algorithm adapted...Following Blunt Trauma in Humans. Annals of surgery. 2014. 12. Assenov Y, Ramirez F, Schelhorn SE, Lengauer T, Albrecht M. Computing topological

  15. The Theory of Planned Behavior as It Predicts Potential Intention to Seek Mental Health Services for Depression among College Students

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    Bohon, Lisa M.; Cotter, Kelly A.; Kravitz, Richard L.; Cello, Philip C.; Fernandez y Garcia, Erik

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    Background: Between 9.5% and 31.3% of college students suffer from depression ("American college health association national college health assessment II: reference group executive summary spring 2013." "Amer. Coll. Health Assoc." 2013; Eagan K, Stolzenberg EB, Ramirez JJ, Aragon, MC, Suchard, RS, Hurtado S. "The American…

  16. Ocurrence of the sea anemone Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica

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    Full Text Available The sea anemone fauna of Isla del Coco National Park (also known as Cocos Island Nacional Park, Pacific Costa Rica is poorly known. In the present work we report the first occurrence of the species Telmatactis panamensis. Individuals of this sea anemone (n=24 were collected at Chatham Bay intertidal and at 15m depth in Punta Ulloa, in both cases attached to rocks; during the expedition UCR-UNA-COCO-I in April 2010. We provide photographs of live individuals, external anatomy and an inventory of cnidae of the studied specimens. Possibly this species is extended to greater depth as observed by other authors in the Galápagos Islands.La fauna de anémonas de mar es prácticamente desconocida para el Parque Nacional Isla del Coco (Costa Rica. En el presente trabajo se reporta por primera vez la presencia de la especie Telmatactis panamensis. Individuos de esta anémona de mar fueron colectados en el intermareal de Bahía Chatham y a 15m de profundidad en Punta Ulloa, en ambos casos adheridas a rocas; durante la expedición UCR-UNA-COCO-I en Abril de 2010. Se proveen fotografías de ejemplares vivos, datos de su anatomía externa y un inventario del cnidae de los especímenes estudiados. Posiblemente esta especie se extienda a mayor profundidad, tal como fue observado por otros autores para ejemplares de las Islas Galápagos.

  17. Disinfection Alternatives for Small Communities in Puerto Rico

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    Disinfection Alternatives for Small Communities in Puerto Rico Craig Patterson1, Graciela Ramirez Toro2, Harvey Minnigh2, Cristina Maldonado3, and Rajib Sinha4 1U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, 2Centro de Educación, Conservación e Interpretación Ambiental (CECIA),...

  18. ¿Qué competencias digitales manifiestan los alumnos de 4º de ESO frente a una animación sobre una reacción química a nivel molecular?

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    Valverde Crespo, Daniel; De Pro Bueno, Antonio; González Sánchez, Joaquín

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    El trabajo presentado pretende estudiar cómo utilizan unos alumnos de 4º de ESO la información contenida en una animación digital por medio de sus competencias digitales. La animación presenta una reacción química a nivel molecular y forma parte del proyecto Ulloa, un recurso TIC para la enseñanza de la química propuesto por la Administración Educativa. Los resultados indican que los participantes no presentan dificultades para identificar ideas, describir observaciones y realizar prediccione...

  19. Restoring Wisconsin Art Therapy Association in Art Therapy History: Implications for Professional Definition and Inclusivity

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    Potash, Jordan; Burnie, Michele; Pearson, Rosemary; Ramirez, Wayne

    2016-01-01

    The Wisconsin Art Therapy Association (WATA), formally established in 1969, was the first incorporated organization of art therapists in the United States. Under the leadership of Wayne Ramirez, WATA lobbied the national association for an inclusive definition of art therapy that aimed to foster respect for psychiatric, educational, and community…

  20. Turning Negatives into Positives: The Role of an Instructional Math Course on Preservice Teachers' Math Beliefs

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    Looney, Lisa; Perry, David; Steck, Andy

    2017-01-01

    Teachers' beliefs about mathematics can play a role in their teaching effectiveness (Bandura, 1993). Negative attitudes toward math (e.g., math anxiety) or low self-efficacy beliefs for teaching math can act as barriers to the teaching process, impacting the achievement and math beliefs of students (Beilock, Gunderson, Ramirez, & Levine, 2010;…

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    28 avr. 2011 ... Spermatic cord sarcoma in adults. J Urol. 1978; 120: 301-305. This article on PubMed. 11. Romero Tenorio M, Farinas Varo JM, Baez Perez JM, Almaised J, Ramirez Chamorro R, and Beltran Ruiz-Hinestrosa M. Liposarcoma en la infancia: Aportacion de un case exceptional - Revision de la literatura.

  2. Effects of a program of pulmonary rehabilitacion in severe epoc

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    2009-01-01

    Se describe el caso de un varón de 59 años, con diagnóstico de enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) severa, producto del consumo de cigarrillo. En la evaluación, presenta deficiencias en la capacidad aeróbica, en el desempeño muscular, en la ventilación e intercambio gaseoso, con alteración de sus volúmenes pulmonares, las cuales le ocasionaron limitación funcional y restricción en la realización de las actividades de la vida diaria. Se inició un plan de cuidado y acondicionamiento ...

  3. Malos hábitos orales: rehabilitacion neuromuscular y crecimiento facial

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    Hoy en día el desarrollo de las estructuras craneofaciales no puede ser evaluado sin analizar la influencia que tienen las distintas funciones que se llevan a cabo en la cavidad oral. Malos hábitos orales que se prolongan en el tiempo como la deglución infantil, la succión de dedo y chupete, interposición de labio y la respiración bucal alteran el crecimiento y desarrollo craneofacial y son de gran importancia en establecimiento o severidad de las anomalías dentomaxilares. En este artículo...

  4. Malos hábitos orales: rehabilitacion neuromuscular y crecimiento facial

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    En este artículo se revisarán las consecuencias asociadas a los distintos desequilibrios producidos por la presencia de estos malos hábitos, y la importancia de reeducar la neuromusculatura una vez que se eliminan, para así favorecer un armónico desarrollo de las estructuras craneofacial

  5. Lg and Other Regional Phases in South America

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    1992-10-01

    Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales XIII, 227-235. Ramirez E. (1947). Mapa sisnico y tect6nico de Colombia, ed. Instituto Geofisico de...BrasiLero 15 F % Fat Las y Lineamientos asumiidos / Fatlas con actividad j probable Fat las Activas rN % Fattas Inversas ’ A ft G E M4 T’ 14 A Fattas

  6. Realization of Culture in English Textbooks in Chinese High School Level

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    Aliakbari, Mohammad; Jamalvandi, Behrouz

    2012-01-01

    This study reflects on the presentation of culture in the English textbooks adopted in Chinese high school level. The categorization by Ramirez and Hall (1990) shaped the basis of the textbook analysis. The main objectives of the inquiry were to examine the quality of representation of source, target and other cultures in the ELT textbooks.…

  7. Los avisos para la muerte de Luis Ramirez de Arellano

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    Full Text Available Avisos para la muerte (1634, compiled by Luis Ramírez de Arellano, gathers, along with other complementary materials (among these, two prayers written in verse for before confession and before communion, and an act of contrition in prose, thirty poems that are presented as models for prayers addressed to a crucified Christ in the moment of his death. These poems emerge from a group initiative in which notable poets from the Madrid court took part, poets such as Lope de Vega, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, José de Pellicer, José de Valdivielso, Luis Vélez de Guevara, Juan Pérez de Montalbán and Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla. My article examines the social context in which this poetic collection is born, the composition of the book, its successful publishing history throughout two centuries as well as the reiterative representation in the poems of particular meditatio mortis topics (the staging of agony; the expression of repentance, love for Christ and hope for his mercy; and the contemplation of Christ’s body on the cross.

  8. Spice: A New Legal Herbal Mixture Abused by Young Active Duty Military Personnel

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    2012-01-01

    thin - layer chromatography (TLC) and gas chromatography –mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were negative. Case 2: 19-year-old female presented with sedation...opiates, phency- clidine, propoxyphene, and cannabinoids. Urine thin - layer chromatography (TLC) was negative. Urine gas chromatography –mass spectroscopy...harm- ful effects is limited. In addition, although Spice use was first documented in the military ser - Vikhyat S. Bebarta, Sasha Ramirez, and Shawn M

  9. Army AL&T, July-September 2008

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    Northern Region — Wanda Reed (PCO), Joann Langston (PARC), Debbie Emerson (Alt. to PARC) Southern Region — Julie Silva (PCO), Carol Lowman (Direc- tor/PARC...Charles Jaber (PCO), Roger Engebretson, (Director/PARC), Sharon Oishi (Alt. to PARC) U.S. Army Contracting Command, Southwest Asia — Carol Estes (PCO...Robyn Villafranco, Margarita Ramirez, Diana Fernandez, Donna Reed, Michely Walton, Elisa Mendez , Cynariah Wilkins, Deinor Bolanos, Belinda Kent

  10. Latin America Report No. 2691.

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    1983-06-14

    to study is the exception to be found in Spain, yesterday in the legislative elections and today in the municipal elections, where the...proliferation of options is all the more viable because of the local character of municipal elections. In spite of all the subjective obstacles mentioned above...of National Reconstruction: Sergio Ramirez Mercado , Rafael Cordova Rivas. 8796 CSO: 3248/748 51 COUNTRY SECTION NICARAGUA PEASANTS CRITICIZE

  11. International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (13th) Held in Torino, Europe on 4-9 September 1988. Abstracts

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    1988-09-09

    190, 8057 ZUrich, Switzerland Joseph Edwin and William E.Geiger, Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405 Arnold L...On Synthesis Of Dialkyl d-Trimethylsilyloxyalkylphosphonates Zhao Yong-Zhen and Li Zhong- Rua Dpartment o chemistry, Hua Zhong Normal University, Wuhan...Jose Vicente. Jose-AntelC hAd. Na-Yeij~xa Qhicote. Ju~an-Francisco Gutliez-Jugo. Carmen Ramirez do Arel lano. Departamento do Oulmica InordanIca

  12. IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference on Accelerator Science and Technology Held in San Francisco, California on 6-9 May 1991. Volume 5

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    1991-05-01

    Progress on bunch lengthening at the NSLS VUV ring - R. Biscardi, W. Broome, S. Buda, J. Keane, G. Ramirez , J. Wachtel, and J. M . Wang...applied to KAON - George A. Ludgate, Edwin A. Osberg, and Don A. Dohan .................................................................... 1350...Wiggler Magnert foir DELTAI3.0O .. . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . r-iPeriodlenth’ 95 CMj !I# dn~’ Centr.l minetk l id 5.5?’ D.. rua ~q ppobt1 6 20

  13. The Information Age: An Anthology on Its Impact and Consequences

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    1997-01-01

    function from the manufacturer or reseller to the end user. Normann and Ramirez point out how marketing innovators, such as IKEA , the Swedish...furniture company, use this technique to reduce selling costs: It [ IKEA ] offers a brand new division of labor...if customers agree to take on certain key...tasks traditionally done by manufacturers and retailers—the assembly of products and their delivery to customers’ homes—then IKEA promises to deliver

  14. The Effect of Feedback on Penile Tumescence in Sexually Functional Men

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    2003-01-06

    transition into an overall inability to obtain an erection. Some men may also lose erections during masturbation , but this is not normally the case...beliefs about “proper” sexual practice may proscribe adaptive sexual responses. Consequently, these men may find themselves limited to sexual behaviors...Principles and practice of sex therapy: Update for the 1990s (pp. 168-206). New York: Guilford Press. Arauz-Pacheco, C., Basco, M., Ramirez, L.C

  15. Latin America Report No. 2532

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    1982-07-06

    Trimarco himself who put forward Nicolaides’ name, according to military sources. Nicolaides’ father was bom in Greece and his mother in Cordoba...telephone companies, and the water works, as well as other terrorist acts aimed at social clubs, embassies, urban transportation, military hospital centers...34), Jesus Maria Pesca Garcia (alias "Chucho"), Nelson Ortiz Ovalle, Wilson Ramirez Hurtado, Jairo Arias Perez, Ricardo Londono, Elvira Reyes de

  16. Translations on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Number 281.

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    1977-01-21

    Mr F. Potts, said the State’s industry was of economic and national strategic importance. He said Australia would soon become one of the world’s...have their headquarters in those highly industrialized nations. These statements made by Pedro Ojeda Paullada (currently Secretary of Labor and...involved in the drug traffic. She lives on Tepanco Street, Parque San Andres District, Coyoacan where the marihuana was found. Jovita Ramirez Garcia

  17. Decision Through Optimism: The North Peruvian Pipeline.

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    1987-05-01

    in October, then the remainder of its property in January, 1969 (Pinelo: 144-5). Peru reorganized the state oil company, Empresa Petrolera Fiscal, as...complete control of IPC operations (LACOR: 221; IPC: 22). 55 1969, July - Empresa Petrolera Fiscal becomes PETROPERU (IPC: 33). Mid-1970 - Construction...Pblicas PETROPERU, 1980. Ramirez Novoa, E. Petrhleo Y Revoluci~n Nacionalista: El Per_ en st Hora Histori.c.a.. Lima: Industrias Gr~ficas Ingenieria

  18. Resistencia de dientes restaurados con postes prefabricados ante cargas de máxima intercuspidación, masticación y bruxismo

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    2013-03-01

    Full Text Available Objetivo: determinar por el método de los elementos finitos la resistencia de dientes restaurados con postes prefabricados ante cargas estáticas de máxima intercuspidación y cargas cíclicas de masticación y bruxismo y analizar el efecto de la pérdida periodontal en la resistencia de las restauraciones. Métodos: se realizó una investigación in vitro mediante el método de los elementos finitos de dientes con pérdida periodontal, rehabilitados con postes prefabricados en fibra de vidrio, carbono y titanio. Los dientes fueron reconstruidos a partir de imágenes tomográficas de un paciente periodontalmente sano. Resultados: se muestra que ante cargas estáticas las rehabilitaciones no presentan tendencia a la falla, independientemente del material del poste o del grado de pérdida periodontal. En el caso de bruxismo y pérdida periodontal de 4 mm, la dentina presenta una durabilidad de 60 000 ciclos independiente del material del poste. Para cargas de masticación y periodonto sano, la falla en la dentina ocurre a los 100 000 ciclos con poste en titanio, 200 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de carbono y 1 100 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de vidrio. Para una pérdida periodontal de 2 mm la durabilidad de la dentina se reduce a 4 000 ciclos con poste en titanio, 5 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de carbono y 7 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de vidrio. Para pérdida periodontal de 4 mm, la durabilidad de la dentina se estima en 1 000 ciclos, independientemente del material del poste utilizado. Conclusiones: ante carga estática de máxima intercuspidación las rehabilitaciones con postes prefabricados en fibra de vidrio, carbono y titanio no presentan tendencia a la falla, independientemente del grado de pérdida periodontal. Ante cargas cíclicas, los postes prefabricados presentan una vida útil infinita, y es la dentina la estructura más afectada ante dichos eventos.

  19. Rehabilitation and extension of the useful operating life of a high pressure casing of the 75 MW steam turbine of the thermoelectric power plant President Juarez in Rosarito, B.C.; Rehabilitacion y extension de vida util de una carcasa de alta presion de la turbina de vapor de 75 MW de la central termoelectrica Presidente Juarez en Rosarito, B.C.

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    Mazur C, Zdzislaw; Hernandez R, Alejandro; Luna R, Alberto [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico); Fernandez, Rafael; Nieblas, Enrique [Comision Federal de Electricidad, Rosarito, Baja California (Mexico)

    2004-07-01

    consecuencia, pueden presentarse danos en los componentes fijos y rotatorios por interferencia o rozamiento. Asimismo, la induccion de agua puede deformar la carcasa a tal grado que, la alineacion de las partes estacionarias se altera hasta provoca contacto y rozamiento entre partes estacionarias y rotatorias. Ahora bien, dependiendo del tipo y grado de la deformacion de la carcasa, se pueden aplicar diferentes metodos de rehabilitacion. Lo medular es restaurarla planicidad de la union de las bridas, remaquinando el plano de la brida de la carcasa inferior y superior o, alternativamente, llevar a cabo un escrapeado manual.

  20. Optimización de un medio de cultivo para la producción de biomasa de la cepa Pseudomonas putida UA 44 aislada del suelo bananero de Uraba –Antioquia

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    Becerra Mejía, Camilo Andrés

    2007-01-01

    En el presente trabajo se diseñó y optimizó un medio de cultivo químicamente definido para la bacteria Pseudomonas putida UA44 con potencial PGPR aislada del suelo de la zona bananera de Uraba por Ramirez (2004). Los resultados obtenidos en el medio químicamente definido (MD) se compararon con los hallados en un medio de cultivo semicomplejo (TSB: Triptic Soy Broth por sus siglas en Ingles).

  1. American Society for Microbiology: Annual Meeting

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    1992-01-01

    Central - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas 8 = Mountain - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana. Nevada. New Mexico , Utah. and Wyoming 9 = Pacific...MYCOPLASMAS S4. Thr.•::.:2,at~o:: , "ransformed Cell Lines Expressing Regulatory Genes of Varicella -Zoster Virus. H. MORIUCHI,* M. MORIUCHI, S. E. STRAUS, and...Swimming Pool Waters in Mexico City. (001) P. RAMIREZ,* B. MARTINEZ, E. Wednesday, 8:30 A.M., Room 87 ROBLES, A. DURAN, and V. RIVERA. ENEP-lztacala, UNAM

  2. Evaluating Courses of Actions at the Strategic Planning Level

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    2013-03-01

    Normann and Ramirez 1993). • American business historian, Alfred D. Chandler in 1962, defines strategy as “the determination of the basic long...goals” ( Chandler 1962). The planning makes us prepare a better future. It helps to formulate methods or means to achieve a desired objective or goal in...Jossey-Bass, 1995. Chandler , A.D. Strategy and Structure. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1962. Evered, Roger. "So What is Strategy?" Long Range Planning 16

  3. Gram-Negative Bacterial Wound Infections

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    2014-05-01

    Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle Farms in Zaria and Kaduna and Possible Transmission Through Milk P. N. Mbianga, V. J. Umoh, A. I. 0, K. C. A; Ahmadu...Pathogenic Escherichia coli R. M. Ramirez, M-X. Haro, P. Miranda, S-H. Sanchez, L-E. Vidales; Univ. Aut6noma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico 517...isolates. Subsequently, five representative isolates were tested in murine pulmonary and Galleria mellonella models of infection. Infections with one strain

  4. Translations on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Number 272

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    1976-11-18

    including "marihuana" paper, and a stapler. On 18 September. 28 Luis, who said that he was a receptionist at Comodoro Hotel ( Duque de Caxias Avenue...people. Two hours later the five men from Sinaloa were arrested at the Elba Hotel. They were identified as Efrain Zazueta Beltran, Pedro Salazar Ramirez...national ring of drug traffickers known as the "French Connection" entered the state penitentiary today to begin serving their terms. They are: Pedro

  5. Deteriorating mechanisms of electric generators; Mecanismos de deterioro de generadores electricos

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    Garcia Tevillo, Arturo; Reyes Martinez, Oscar Alfonso; Robles Pimentel, Edgar Guillermo; Esparza Saucedo, Marcos; Lopez Azamar, Jose Ernesto; Medina Flores, Alfredo; Uribe Martinez, Manuel O [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

    1999-12-31

    It is of the greatest importance to know the deteriorating mechanisms that an electric generator undergoes, in order to take corrective measures to stop the process in order to avoid catastrophic damages that imply non scheduled interruptions for maintenance, or inclusively, to carry on the overhaul. In this paper are discussed the deteriorating mechanisms that have been found in the stator (winding and core) and the rotor of thermoelectric and hydroelectric power stations by the natural aging process and abnormal operation. [Espanol] Es de suma importancia conocer los mecanismos de deterioro que sufre un generador, para tomar medidas correctivas que detengan el proceso, con el fin de evitar danos catastroficos que impliquen salidas no programadas para dar mantenimiento, o incluso, para efectuar la rehabilitacion. En este articulo se discuten los mecanismos de deterioro que se han encontrado en el estator (devanado y nucleo) y el rotor de generadores termicos e hidroelectricos por el proceso natural de envejecimiento y por operacion anormal.

  6. Deteriorating mechanisms of electric generators; Mecanismos de deterioro de generadores electricos

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    Garcia Tevillo, Arturo; Reyes Martinez, Oscar Alfonso; Robles Pimentel, Edgar Guillermo; Esparza Saucedo, Marcos; Lopez Azamar, Jose Ernesto; Medina Flores, Alfredo; Uribe Martinez, Manuel O. [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

    1998-12-31

    It is of the greatest importance to know the deteriorating mechanisms that an electric generator undergoes, in order to take corrective measures to stop the process in order to avoid catastrophic damages that imply non scheduled interruptions for maintenance, or inclusively, to carry on the overhaul. In this paper are discussed the deteriorating mechanisms that have been found in the stator (winding and core) and the rotor of thermoelectric and hydroelectric power stations by the natural aging process and abnormal operation. [Espanol] Es de suma importancia conocer los mecanismos de deterioro que sufre un generador, para tomar medidas correctivas que detengan el proceso, con el fin de evitar danos catastroficos que impliquen salidas no programadas para dar mantenimiento, o incluso, para efectuar la rehabilitacion. En este articulo se discuten los mecanismos de deterioro que se han encontrado en el estator (devanado y nucleo) y el rotor de generadores termicos e hidroelectricos por el proceso natural de envejecimiento y por operacion anormal.

  7. Experimental and simulated displacement of oil in sand berea cores using aqueous solutions

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    Ramirez, A.; Gonzalez, J.L.; Hernandez, F.; Hernandez, H.

    2009-01-01

    The development of a mathematical algorithm to simulate the displacement of a resident fluid using a displacing one in a saturated anisotropic porous media is shown in this work. The algorithm was included in the simulator developed by the present authors in previous works to represent the anisotropic distribution of the porous media properties and the fluid injection [Ramirez A et al. Mathematical simulation of oil reservoir properties. Chaos, solitons and Fractals 2008;38:778-88, Ramirez A et al. Simulation of uncompressible fluid flow through a porous media. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 2009;39:1753-63] in a nested loop to analyze the participant nodes in the transport process and calculate the volumes of the resident and new fluids. The new routine developed takes in count the mobility of both fluids. Additionally experimental fluid displacement tests were done using heavy oil from Mexican reservoirs as a resident fluid in sand berea cores. The injection of new fluids in natural oil reservoirs is a part of the Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods used to improve the oil displacement and increase production after the primary stage of the oil recovery has been finished. Water is an available and economical resource to be used as a displacing fluid due to many of the producers (off-shores) of the oil industries are placed in the sea near the coast.

  8. Comprensión lectora según género en estudiantes de 6° grado de primaria de una institución educativa del Callao

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    2012-01-01

    The investigation was intend to describe and compare different level of reading comprehension according to gender in sixth- grade students in educational institution of Callao. The study group were consisted of 120 students 64 girls and 56 boys, was applied as an instrument for measuring the reading comprehension Test (ACL-6). Authors: G. Catalá, M. Catalá, E. Molina, R. Monclús (2001) adapted by Mr. Ortega and Ps. Ramirez (2009). In the result obtained to showed that skills literal comprehen...

  9. Information Acquisition, Analysis and Integration

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    Fiori, MSc ’11 5. I. Ramirez, PhD ’11 (currently Professor, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay) 6. F. Lecumberry, PhD ’12 (currently Professor... Universidad de la Re- publica, Uruguay) 7. P. Sprechmann, PhD ’12 (currently postdoctoral associate, NYU) 8. L. Yatziv, PhD ’12 (currently at Google) 9...University) 11. M. Fiori, PhD ’15 (currently Professor, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay) 12. Zhuoqing Chang, MSc ’15 (currently PhD student, Duke

  10. P(NMe2)3-Mediated Umpolung Alkylation and Nonylidic Olefination of α-Keto Esters.

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    Wang, Sunewang Rixin; Radosevich, Alexander T

    2015-08-07

    A commercial phosphorus-based reagent (P(NMe2)3) mediates umpolung alkylation of methyl aroylformates with benzylic and allylic bromides, leading to either Barbier-type addition or ylide-free olefination products upon workup. The reaction sequence is initiated by a two-electron redox addition of the tricoordinate phosphorus reagent with an α-keto ester compound (Kukhtin-Ramirez addition). A mechanistic rationale is offered for the chemoselectivity upon which the success of this nonmetal mediated C-C bond forming strategy is based.

  11. Microscopios del siglo XVIII del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Dos piezas únicas de la Ilustración para la investigación naturalista

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    González-Alcalde, Julio

    2010-10-01

    Full Text Available The objective of this work is to make a journey the history, characteristics and process of restoring of two of the oldest pieces in the Collection of the Technology and Industrial Archeology from the National Museum of Natural Sciences. CSIC. They are two microscopes from the eighteenth century, built in England. The simple-compound microscope, built by George Adams around 1750-1770, might have belonged to Don Antonio de Ulloa or Don Pedro Franco Dávila. Only two similar pieces are displayed in the Science Museum in Geneva and London. The compound microscope, built by Dollond in the 1780s, was owned by Eugenio Izquierdo de Rivera y Lazaún successor of D. Pedro Franco Dávila in the direction of the Royal Cabinet of Natural History. He was a well-known naturalist as well as a judge, diplomat, secretary and informant of Manuel Godoy.

    El objetivo de este trabajo es efectuar un recorrido por la historia, características y proceso de restauración de dos de las piezas más antiguas de la Colección de Arqueología de la Técnica e Industrial del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Son dos microscopios del siglo XVIII, construidos en Inglaterra. El microscopio simple-compuesto, construido por George Adams hacia 1750-1770 pudo pertenecer a D. Antonio de Ulloa o a Don Pedro Franco Dávila. Sólo se exponen dos piezas semejantes en el Museo de la Ciencia de Ginebra y en el de Londres. El microscopio compuesto, construido por Dollond hacia 1780, fue propiedad de Eugenio Izquierdo de Rivera y Lazaún sucesor de D. Pedro Franco Dávila en la dirección del Real Gabinete de Historia Natural, actual Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Era un conocido naturalista y, además, juez, diplomático, secretario e informante de Manuel Godoy.

  12. Reliability of electric generation units by evaluating the loss of power and efficiency of turbines; Confiabilidad de las unidades de generacion electrica mediante la evaluacion de la perdida de potencia y eficiencia de las turbinas

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    Ramirez Solis, Jose Antonio; Cristalinas Navarro, Victor Manuel [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

    2012-07-01

    Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), a la internacional y a la experiencia propia del personal del Instituto de Investogaciones Electricas (IIE), una calidad aceptable tanto en la rehabilitacion de los componentes mecanicos como del mantenimiento mismo de la turbina. Mediante un ejemplo de aplicacion, en este articulo se describe la metodologia de ejecucion de dicho servicio tecnico y se cuantifica la calidad, tanto del mantenimiento como de la rehabilitacion de los componentes de la turbina.

  13. Spain: NATO or Neutrality,

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    1980-04-01

    having Spain as a member. Spain is a traditional country in many ways. Religion is still a strongly-felt part of national life and atheism is looked at... Siglo XXI, 30 April 1979. Pedro J. Ramirez, "Diez Razones a favor de la OTAN," ABC, 17 September 1978, p. 7. 8 Ibid. Il 167 - SPAIN - WHAT’S IN IT...Cordoba and Granada. All three of the country’s major religions lived in relative harmony primarily in Moorish kingdoms, where the arts, commerce, and the

  14. Browse Author Index

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  15. Bozepinib, a novel small antitumor agent, induces PKR-mediated apoptosis and synergizes with IFN? triggering apoptosis, autophagy and senescence

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    Marchal, Juan Antonio; Carrasco, Esther; Ramirez, Alberto; Jim?nez, Gema; Olmedo, Carmen; Peran, Macarena; Agil, Ahmad; Conejo-Garc?a, Ana; Cruz-L?pez, Olga; Campos, Joaquin Mar?a; Garc?a, Mar?a ?ngel

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    Juan Antonio Marchal,1,2 Esther Carrasco,1 Alberto Ramirez,1,3 Gema Jiménez,1,2 Carmen Olmedo,4 Macarena Peran,1,3 Ahmad Agil,5 Ana Conejo-García,6 Olga Cruz-López,6 Joaquin María Campos,6 María Ángel García4,7 1Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute, Centre for Biomedical Research, 2Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, 3Department of Health Scienc...

  16. DESARROLLO DE MATERIALES PARA RECAPADOS ASFALTICOS UTILIZADOS EN LA REHABILITACION DE PAVIMENTOS DETERIORADOS

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    2009-01-01

    El proyecto consistió en tres grandes etapas, la primera de estas consideró una modelación computacional de los esfuerzos y deformaciones en recapados asfálticos mediante el uso de un software de elementos finitos, la modelación se enfocó en el estudio de los principales mecanismos que influyen en la reflexión de grietas, estas modelaciones entregaron resultados acerca de los niveles de demanda (esfuerzos y deformaciones) a los cuales se ven sometidos los recapados asfálticos tant...

  17. Critical Analysis of Nitramine Decomposition Data: Product Distributions from HMX and RDX Decomposition

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    1985-06-01

    12. It was stated that analysis of the gaseous products showed that they consisted of N2O, NO, N2, CO, CO2, F^CO and traces of N,* The products of...IR, UV and mass spectrometry. These were (yields summarized in Table 1) as follows: No 1 N2O, NO, CO2, CO, HCN, CH2O, and I^O. NO2 and a trace ...Ramirez, "Reaction of Gem-Nitronitroso Compounds with Triethyl Phosphite ," Tetrahedron, Vol. 29, p. 4195, 1973. J. Jappy and P.N. Preston

  18. Aislamiento, caracterización y reprogramación de células multipotentes murinas en ratones transgénicos "mTert-EGFP"

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    La presente tesis está compuesta por tres artículos científicos publicados (Pericuesta et al., 2006; Ramirez et al., 2006; Ramírez et al., 2007) y un último trabajo realizado para completar el análisis de las células troncales en tejidos adultos. La importancia de las células troncales ha crecido enormemente en las últimas décadas debido al gran potencial que presentan para tratar enfermedades hasta hoy incurables como el Parkinson, la diabetes tipo I, la enfermedad de Alzheimer, esclerosis m...

  19. Cruz y raya en los libros: Abril de 1966

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    Full Text Available PERICO RAMIREZ, MARIO. De la entraña a la piel. Introducción de Eduardo Mendoza Varela. Tunja. Fondo Rotatorio de Publicaciones de la Contraloría Departamental. 1966, 246 p. He aquí un libro en extremo individual porque todo cuanto dice es algo personal, en el sentido de que si bien en ninguna parte nos cuenta hechos de la propia vida del autor, con vehemente intensidad, en cambio, nos describe, nos deja ver puro desnudo su yo temperamental. Mejor aún: nos lo avienta apostrofador e increpante.

  20. VizieR Online Data Catalog: Elemental abundances of solar sibling candidates (Ramirez+, 2014)

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    Ramirez, I.; Bajkova, A. T.; Bobylev, V. V.; Roederer, I. U.; Lambert, D. L.; Endl, M.; Cochran, W. D.; MacQueen, P. J.; Wittenmyer, R. A.

    2017-06-01

    We used the Tull coude spectrograph on the 2.7 m Harlan J. Smith Telescope at McDonald Observatory (Tull et al. 1995PASP..107..251T) to observe most of our targets (23). All but three of them were observed in 2012 December; the others were observed in 2013 March. The rest of our targets (seven) have too-low declinations to be observed from McDonald Observatory. Instead, they were observed using the Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle (MIKE) spectrograph on the 6.5 m Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory (Bernstein et al. 2003SPIE.4841.1694B) in 2013 April. Slit sizes were chosen so that the spectral resolution of the data is about 60000 in the visible part of the spectrum. We targeted a S/N per pixel of at least 200 at 6000 Å. Only one of our targets (HD 46100) has a significantly lower S/N spectrum. (2 data files).

  1. A.F. Trastorno límite de la personalidad = A.F. Boderline personality disorder

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    Aguilar Martínez, Carlos

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    Full Text Available RESUMENEl objetivo principal de este artículo es mostrar la utilización del Marco de trabajo para la práctica de la terapia ocupacional: dominios y procesos (AOTA, 2002 y contrastar su utilidad para la organización y presentación de los resultados de la evaluación ocupacional inicial. Este objetivo se articula a través de la presentación de un caso clínico de un sujeto diagnosticado de trastorno límite de la personalidad, desarrollado en el Departamento de terapia ocupacional de un Centro de Rehabilitación Psicosocial y Laboral. SUMMARY The principal target of this article is show the utilization of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: domain and process (AOTA, 2002 and confirm its utility for the organization and presentation of the results of the occupational initial evaluation. This target articulates across the presentation of a clinical case of a subject diagnosed of borderline personality disorder, developed in the Department of occupational therapy of Phsycosocial and Labour Rehabilitacion Center

  2. Malvaceae endémicas del Perú

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    Magda Chanco

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available La familia Malvaceae es reconocida en el Perú con 38 géneros y 264 especies (Brako & Zarucchi 1993, Ulloa et al. 2004, mayormente arbustos y hierbas. En este trabajo reconocemos 87 especies endémicas en 16 géneros. El género más rico en especies endémicas es Nototriche. Las especies endémicas se encuentran en varias regiones ecológicas, entre ellas Altoandina, Mesoandina y Puna Húmeda y Seca, por encima de los 2500 m, hasta alcanzar los límites de la vegetación a 5100 m de altitud. Se aplicaron las categorías y criterios de la UICN a 84 especies. Once especies endémicas se encuentran presentes en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado.

  3. Population genetics of Phaedranassa cuencana Minga, C. Ulloa & Oleas (Amaryllidaceae), an endemic species of Southern Ecuador

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    Phaedranassa is a genus of Amaryllidaceae mostly endemic to the Northern Andes. Six out of the eight species described in Ecuador are endangered or vulnerable to extinction. Phaedranassa cuencana was first described in 2015. This species is restricted to the southern part of Ecuador, around the city...

  4. Testing the early Mars H2-CO2 greenhouse hypothesis with a 1-D photochemical model

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    Batalha, Natasha; Domagal-Goldman, Shawn D.; Ramirez, Ramses; Kasting, James F.

    2015-09-01

    A recent study by Ramirez et al. (Ramirez, R.M. et al. [2014]. Nat. Geosci. 7(1), 59-63. http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/ngeo2000 (accessed 16.09.14)) demonstrated that an atmosphere with 1.3-4 bar of CO2 and H2O, in addition to 5-20% H2, could have raised the mean annual and global surface temperature of early Mars above the freezing point of water. Such warm temperatures appear necessary to generate the rainfall (or snowfall) amounts required to carve the ancient martian valleys. Here, we use our best estimates for early martian outgassing rates, along with a 1-D photochemical model, to assess the conversion efficiency of CO, CH4, and H2S to CO2, SO2, and H2. Our outgassing estimates assume that Mars was actively recycling volatiles between its crust and interior, as Earth does today. H2 production from serpentinization and deposition of banded iron-formations is also considered. Under these assumptions, maintaining an H2 concentration of ˜1-2% by volume is achievable, but reaching 5% H2 requires additional H2 sources or a slowing of the hydrogen escape rate below the diffusion limit. If the early martian atmosphere was indeed H2-rich, we might be able to see evidence of this in the rock record. The hypothesis proposed here is consistent with new data from the Curiosity Rover, which show evidence for a long-lived lake in Gale Crater near Mt. Sharp. It is also consistent with measured oxygen fugacities of martian meteorites, which show evidence for progressive mantle oxidation over time.

  5. Photorealistic simulated modelling from fractals applied to mined- out pit restoration

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    Iván de Rosario-Amado

    2014-01-01

    Full Text Available A la hora de realizar las restauraciones de entornos mineros, se ha empleado la modelización 3D debido fundamentalmente a su facilidad de manejo. Sin embargo, esta técnica no obtiene buenos resultados cuando genera estructuras naturales, como hojas de árboles, bordes de costa o sistemas montañosos. Gracias al desarrollo de la tecnología digital en los últimos años, nace el empleo de software informáticos basados en la geometría fractal, basada en la repetición continua de diversos objetos geométricos en diferentes escalas. Este trabajo está constituido por dos secciones diferenciadas. La primera presenta el fundamento de esta geometría orientada a restauraciones y rehabilitaciones medioambientales. La segunda parte presenta un caso práctico de restauración de una corta minera. Finalmente se presentan las ventajas del empleo de este tipo de geometría frente a la modelización 3D en el ámbito de las restauraciones mineras, destacando su realismo y bajo tiempo de ejecución.

  6. Reviews of recent publications

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    Full Text Available Aizenberg, Edna. Parricide on the Pampa? A New Study and Translation of Alberto Gerchunoffs "Los gauchos judíos" by Jan Mennell Emerson, Caryl, ed. Critical Essays on Mikhail Bakhtin by Michael Barry Finney, Gail. Christa Wolf by Stephen Brockmann Hoeg, Jerry. Science, Technology, and Latin American Narrative in the Twentieth Century and Beyond by Paul Fallon Mendez-Ramirez, Hugo. Neruda's Ekphrastic Experience: Mural Art and Canto general by Agustin Boyer Perriam, Chris, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk, and Vanessa Knights. A New History of Spanish Writing: 1939 to the 1990s by William Sherzer Soto, Francisco. Reinaldo Arenas by Marina Llorente

  7. UPR/Mayaguez High Energy Physics

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    Mendez, Hector [Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)

    2014-10-31

    Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (Carlos Malca). The students H. Moreno and C. Malca has been directly supervised by Dr. Mendez and S. Santiesteban supervised by Dr. Ramirez. During the last 13 years, our group have graduated 23 MS students on experimental High Energy Physics data analysis and applied hardware techniques. Most of the students have been supported by DOE grants, included this grant. Since 2001, Dr. Mendez have directly supervised eleven students, Dr. Ramirez three students and the former PI (Dr. Lopez) nine students. These theses work are fully documented in the group web page (http://charma.uprm.edu). The High Energy Physics group at Mayaguez is small and presently consists of three Physics faculty members, the Senior Investigators Dr. Hector Mendez (Professor) and Dr. Juan Eduardo Ramirez (Professor), and Dr. Sudhir Malik who was just hired in July 2014. Dr. Ramirez is in charge of the UPRM Tier-3 computing and will be building the network bandwidth infrastructure for the campus, while Dr. Mendez will continues his effort in finishing the heavy quark physics data analysis and moving to work on SUSY analysis for the 2015 data. Our last grant application in 2012 was awarded only for 2013-2014. As a result our postdoc position was lost last month of March. Since then, we have hired Dr. Malik as a new faculty in order to reinforce the group and to continue our efforts with the CMS experiment. Our plan is to hire another junior faculty in the next two years to strengthen the HEP group even further. Dr. Mendez continues with QuarkNet activities involving an ever larger group of high school physics teachers from all around Puerto Rico.

  8. Translation into Spanish of: “Changes to publication requirements made at the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne - what does e-publication mean for you?”. Translated by Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Lourdes Rico Arce, and Renée H. Fortunato

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    2011-09-01

    Full Text Available Changes to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature are decided on every 6 years at Nomenclature Sections associated with International Botanical Congresses (IBC. The XVIII IBC was held in Melbourne, Australia; the Nomenclature Section met on 18-22 July 2011 and its decisions were accepted by the Congress at its plenary session on 30 July. Several important changes were made to the Code as a result of this meeting that will affect publication of new names. Two of these changes will come into effect on 1 January 2012, some months before the Melbourne Code is published. Electronic material published online in Portable Document Format (PDF with an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN or an International Standard Book Number (ISBN will constitute effective publication, and the requirement for a Latin description or diagnosis for names of new taxa will be changed to a requirement for a description or diagnosis in either Latin or English. In addition, effective from 1 January 2013, new names of organisms treated as fungi must, in order to be validly published, include in the protologue (everything associated with a name at its valid publication the citation of an identifier issued by a recognized repository (such as MycoBank. Draft text of the new articles dealing with electronic publication is provided and best practice is outlined.To encourage dissemination of the changes made to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, this article will be published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Brittonia, Cladistics, MycoKeys, Mycotaxon, New Phytologist, North American Fungi, Novon, Opuscula Philolichenum, PhytoKeys, Phytoneuron, Phytotaxa, Plant Diversity and Resources, Systematic Botany and Taxon.

  9. REHABILITACION DE SUELOS HORTÍCOLAS: IMPACTO DE PRÁCTICAS AGRÍCOLAS CON USO DE YESO Y DRENAJE

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    A. MUGUIRO

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    Full Text Available El exceso de Na + , carbonatos y bicarbonatos presentes en el agua de riego incrementan el pH, la conductividad eléctrica (CE y el porcentaje de sodio intercambiable (PSI, afectando el crecimiento de los cultivos. El objetivo de este trabajo fue cuantifi car el impacto de prácticas de manejo con aplicación de yeso y drenaje en suelos petrocálcicos de La Pampa afectados por riego con aguas subterráneas bicarbonatadas sódicas. Se cultivó lechuga durante cuatro ciclos (500 días en dos invernáculos diferenciados por la cantidad previa de años de riego, utilizando un diseño factorial completamente aleatorizado con 4 submuestras (unidades de medición. Los tratamientos en ambos túneles (2 años=B1 y 4 años=B2 fueron: 1 T0, testigo sin tratar; 2 T1, 3,5 Mg ha -1 de yeso agrícola, 3 T2, 3,5 Mg ha -1 de yeso agrícola +  drenaje y 4 T3, drenaje. La incorporació de yeso disminuyó la concentración de Na + y PSI signifi cativamente desde superfi cie hasta 0,4 m. También mejoró signifi cativamente las condiciones físicas del suelo en el túnel B2, aspecto que se manifestó con un incremento de la productividad acumulada del cultivo de lechuga. En cambio no se encontraron diferencias signifi cativas en el  pH del suelo en ninguna de las profundidades evaluadas. Adicionalmente, la CE del suelo con los diferentes tratamientos disminuyó notablemente a partir del 2o ciclo de producción debido al incremento en la dosis de riego.

  10. Molecular and microscopic analysis of the gut contents of abundant rove beetle species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae in the boreal balsam fir forest of Quebec, Canada

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    Full Text Available Experimental research on beetle responses to removal of logging residues following clearcut harvesting in the boreal balsam fir forest of Quebec revealed several abundant rove beetle (Staphylinidae species potentially important for long-term monitoring. To understand the trophic affiliations of these species in forest ecosystems, it was necessary to analyze their gut contents. We used microscopic and molecular (DNA methods to identify the gut contents of the following rove beetles: Atheta capsularis Klimaszew­ski, Atheta klagesi Bernhauer, Oxypoda grandipennis (Casey, Bryophacis smetanai Campbell, Ischnosoma longicorne (Mäklin, Mycetoporus montanus Luze, Tachinus frigidus Erichson, Tachinus fumipennis (Say, Tachinus quebecensis Robert, and Pseudopsis subulata Herman. We found no apparent arthropod fragments within the guts; however, a number of fungi were identified by DNA sequences, including filamentous fungi and budding yeasts [Ascomycota: Candida derodonti Suh & Blackwell (accession number FJ623605, Candida mesenterica (Geiger Diddens & Lodder (accession number FM178362, Candida railenensis Ramirez and Gonzáles (accession number JX455763, Candida sophie-reginae Ramirez & González (accession number HQ652073, Candida sp. (accession number AY498864, Pichia delftensis Beech (accession number AY923246, Pichia membranifaciens Hansen (accession number JQ26345, Pichia misumaiensis Y. Sasaki and Tak. Yoshida ex Kurtzman 2000 (accession number U73581, Pichia sp. (accession number AM261630, Cladosporium sp. (accession number KF367501, Acremonium psammosporum W. Gams (accession number GU566287, Alternaria sp. (accession number GU584946, Aspergillus versicolor Bubak (accession number AJ937750, and Aspergillus amstelodami (L. Mangin Thom and Church (accession number HQ728257]. In addition, two species of bacteria [Bradyrhizobium japonicum (KirchnerJordan (accession number BA000040 and Serratia marcescens Bizio accession number CP003942] were found in

  11. Consideraciones sobre Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez

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    Leonor Taiano

    2010-12-01

    Full Text Available This article attempts to provide new perspectives for approaching the study of Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez. Several researches about the text have given to Sigüenza y Góngora a character of strangeness to it, which would reduce him to the role of mere amanuensis, indicating that the discursive elaboration belongs to Ramirez. In view of that, I have performed a textual analysis, supported on the book's title and the final passage of the account, that I consider important elements that can offer a new perception on this issue. I base my research, additionally, on the study of its context of publication under the patronage of the New Spain viceroy, as well as the similarities of Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez with other contemporary texts.

  12. Developing Online Recruitment and Retention Methods for HIV Prevention Research Among Adolescent Males Who Are Interested in Sex with Males: Interviews with Adolescent Males.

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    Nelson, Kimberly M; Ramirez, Jaime J; Carey, Michael P

    2017-12-21

    Adolescent males interested in sex with males (AMSM) are an important audience for HIV prevention interventions, but they are difficult to reach due to their age and social stigma. We aim to identify efficient methods to recruit and retain AMSM in online research. Interviews with 14-to-18-year-old AMSM (N=16) were conducted at 2017 Pride events in Boston, MA and Providence, RI. Participants reported that (1) social media platforms are viable recruitment venues; (2) recruitment advertisements should describe the study using colorful/bright pictures, familiar words, and information about compensation; (3) surveys should be recruitment and retention procedures to increase the efficiency of HIV prevention research for this at-risk group. ©Kimberly M Nelson, Jaime J Ramirez, Michael P Carey. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 21.12.2017.

  13. Some indicators about coastal impacts monitoring

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    2007-01-01

    Coastline is an environmental place with assets as recreational and productive value. Monitoring of State is necessary for management of reactions to human action, extreme storms or climate change needs indicators as instruments for measuring evolution. Indicators need to be simple, easy to gauge and to make public, so as to be used in Agendas 21 or human development sustain ability. The geologic couches associated to storm high energy and rocks visible s in beaches can be used as indicators. Playa Ramirez, near the center city, shows a high energy couch e mostly linked to a great storm in August 2005 and rocks more o less covered with sand responding to storms and currents transport balance. Both can be indicators integrating effects useful for specific systems, which are to be identified in each part of the coast. (author)

  14. Clustering, randomness, and regularity in cloud fields: 2. Cumulus cloud fields

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    Zhu, T.; Lee, J.; Weger, R. C.; Welch, R. M.

    1992-12-01

    During the last decade a major controversy has been brewing concerning the proper characterization of cumulus convection. The prevailing view has been that cumulus clouds form in clusters, in which cloud spacing is closer than that found for the overall cloud field and which maintains its identity over many cloud lifetimes. This "mutual protection hypothesis" of Randall and Huffman (1980) has been challenged by the "inhibition hypothesis" of Ramirez et al. (1990) which strongly suggests that the spatial distribution of cumuli must tend toward a regular distribution. A dilemma has resulted because observations have been reported to support both hypotheses. The present work reports a detailed analysis of cumulus cloud field spatial distributions based upon Landsat, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, and Skylab data. Both nearest-neighbor and point-to-cloud cumulative distribution function statistics are investigated. The results show unequivocally that when both large and small clouds are included in the cloud field distribution, the cloud field always has a strong clustering signal. The strength of clustering is largest at cloud diameters of about 200-300 m, diminishing with increasing cloud diameter. In many cases, clusters of small clouds are found which are not closely associated with large clouds. As the small clouds are eliminated from consideration, the cloud field typically tends towards regularity. Thus it would appear that the "inhibition hypothesis" of Ramirez and Bras (1990) has been verified for the large clouds. However, these results are based upon the analysis of point processes. A more exact analysis also is made which takes into account the cloud size distributions. Since distinct clouds are by definition nonoverlapping, cloud size effects place a restriction upon the possible locations of clouds in the cloud field. The net effect of this analysis is that the large clouds appear to be randomly distributed, with only weak tendencies towards

  15. The efficient use of the electric energy in underground water pumping systems in the Bajio (lowlands); El uso eficiente de la energia electrica en los sistemas de bombeo de agua subterranea en el Bajio

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    Garcia, E. [Irapuato (Mexico)

    1997-12-31

    In the Bajio region the underground water is the main source of drinking water and approximately constitutes 50% of the water used for agricultural purposes. From the energy standpoint pumping represents 33% of the electricity consumption and a wastage of 35% is estimated. In order to take care of this problem a methodology was designed for an energetic appraisal of the well pumping systems, with the basic objective of knowing the electro-mechanical efficiency of the equipment and the efficiency of the auxiliary equipment and the well hydraulic response. The analysis of the results of 221 diagnoses performed demonstrates the profitability of the equipment rehabilitation, plus other advantages of collective character . [Espanol] En la region del Bajio, el agua subterranea constituye la principal fuente de agua potable y aproximadamente, el 50% del agua para riego agricola; desde el punto de vista energetico, el bombeo de ella representa el 33% de la electricidad que se consume y se estima un desperdicio del 35%. Para atender la problematica, se diseno una metodologia para un diagnostico energetico de los sistemas de bombeo de los pozos, con el objetivo basico de conocer la eficiencia electro-mecanica de los equipos, el comportamiento de los equipos auxiliares y la capacidad de respuesta hidraulica del pozo. El analisis de los resultados de 221 diagnosticos realizados, pone de manifiesto la redituabilidad de la rehabilitacion de los equipos, ademas de otras ventajas de caracter colectivo.

  16. Rehabilitación protésica por pérdida ocular traumática Prosthetic rehabilitation for the traumatic ocular loss

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    Susana Vilar Salas

    2012-01-01

    Full Text Available Se describir el protocolo para la atención del paciente con trauma en el servicio de urgencias con diagnóstico de pérdida del globo ocular por cualquier etiología. Para esto se realizó una revisión sobre trauma ocular y rehabilitacion ocular por prótesis en internet y de la literatura impresa nacional e internacional. El esquema de tratamiento de rehabilitación se realiza en estos pacientes desde que termina la cirugía con la utilización del conformador, la protesis ocular definitiva hasta el seguimiento por el departamento de prótesis. Comenzar el tratamiento de forma inmediata es importante para lograr la excelencia en la adaptación de la prótesis ocular definitiva.This paper described the protocol for the care of trauma patients at the emergency service with diagnosis of loss of the eyeball for any cause. To this end, a review of ocular trauma and ocular rehabilitation by using prosthesis was made on Internet and on the national and international printed literature. The rehabilitation treatment program is applied to these patients from the end of the surgery, aided by the contourer and the definitive ocular prosthesis, to the follow-up process carried out by the prosthetic department. The early start of treatment is important to fully succeed in tailoring the final ocular prosthesis.

  17. The efficient use of the electric energy in underground water pumping systems in the Bajio (lowlands); El uso eficiente de la energia electrica en los sistemas de bombeo de agua subterranea en el Bajio

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    Garcia, E [Irapuato (Mexico)

    1998-12-31

    In the Bajio region the underground water is the main source of drinking water and approximately constitutes 50% of the water used for agricultural purposes. From the energy standpoint pumping represents 33% of the electricity consumption and a wastage of 35% is estimated. In order to take care of this problem a methodology was designed for an energetic appraisal of the well pumping systems, with the basic objective of knowing the electro-mechanical efficiency of the equipment and the efficiency of the auxiliary equipment and the well hydraulic response. The analysis of the results of 221 diagnoses performed demonstrates the profitability of the equipment rehabilitation, plus other advantages of collective character . [Espanol] En la region del Bajio, el agua subterranea constituye la principal fuente de agua potable y aproximadamente, el 50% del agua para riego agricola; desde el punto de vista energetico, el bombeo de ella representa el 33% de la electricidad que se consume y se estima un desperdicio del 35%. Para atender la problematica, se diseno una metodologia para un diagnostico energetico de los sistemas de bombeo de los pozos, con el objetivo basico de conocer la eficiencia electro-mecanica de los equipos, el comportamiento de los equipos auxiliares y la capacidad de respuesta hidraulica del pozo. El analisis de los resultados de 221 diagnosticos realizados, pone de manifiesto la redituabilidad de la rehabilitacion de los equipos, ademas de otras ventajas de caracter colectivo.

  18. New links between Ecuador and CERN

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    2011-01-01

    A new protocol recently signed in Quito opens the way to stronger links between the Ecuadorian scientific community and CERN. The operational framework provided by the protocol will enable scientists from Ecuador to take part in CERN’s projects, supported by the Ecuadorian authorities.   Picture taken during the signing ceremony at SENESCYT (Quito, Ecuador) on 12 July 2011. From left to right: Guillermo Solórzano, Minister for Coordination of Knowledge and Human Talent, Rene Ramirez Gallegos, National Secretary for Higher Education, Science and Technology - SENECYT, Felicitas Pauss and Jose Salicio from CERN. Ecuador’s involvement with CERN dates back to 1999 when a first International Co-operation Agreement was signed. However, despite these early beginnings,   only a few scientists from Ecuador, affiliated to non-Ecuadorian institutes, have since been directly involved in CERN’s projects, in particular the CMS experiment a...

  19. Some indicators for impacts monitoring on coastal beaches

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    Anido, C.

    2007-01-01

    Coastline is an environmental place with assets as recreational and productive value. Monitoring of State is necessary for management of reactions to human action, extreme storms or climate change needs indicators as instruments for measuring evolution. Indicators need to be simple, easy to gauge and to make public, so as to be used in Agendas 21 or human development sustain ability.geologic couches associated to storm high energy and rocks visible s in beaches can be used as indicators. Playa Ramirez, near the center city, shows a high energy couch e mostly linked to a great storm in August 2005 and gneiss rocks from Montevideo formation more o less covered with sand responding to storms and currents transport balance. Both can be indicators integrating storms and currents effects useful for monitoring specific systems, which are to be identified in each part of the coast. (author)

  20. Lightweight self-compacting concrete reinforced with fibres for slab rehabilitation; Hormigon ligero autocompactante con fibras para rehabilitacion de forjados

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    Klein, N. S.; Fuente, A. de la; Aguado, A.; Maso, D.

    2011-07-01

    The slabs of some buildings in Barcelona are formed by unidirectional beams, with a ceramic arch in between, which are filled with broken pottery or construction waste. These structures often present problems such as displacement of the tiles arranged over it due to the lack of stiffness of the filling material. This supposes a risk to the user and could also cause durability problems. In order to rehabilitate it, a lightweight self-compacting concrete reinforced with fibres (HLACF) has been designed to be used as a filling material, improving the stiffness of the structure. This paper presents a structural analysis of a standard case and the results of an experimental campaign. The concrete showed a density of 1665 kg/m3, a slump flow of 605 mm and a compressive strength of 22.3 MPa, at 28 days. These results are in agreement with the requirements, overcoming common lightweight concrete segregation problems. (Author) 24 refs.

  1. Application of the Wallingford Procedure to sewer network rehabilitation. Rehabilitacion de redes de alcantarillado. Aplicando el sistema de Wallingford

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    Gomez, M. (Universidad Politecnica de de Cataluna. Barcelona (Spain)); Lopez, R. (Universitat de Lleida. Lleida (Spain))

    1999-01-01

    In this paper we present a summary of the Wallingford Procedure application to sewer network rehabilitation studies. After the methodology of the Procedure is revised, an application to a sewer network of Sant Boi de Llobregat is showed. Flow survey campaigns, calibration and validation processes and the alternative proposed to improve the initial situation are described. Finally, the benefits to apply such methodologies to the sewer network rehabilitation analysis are exposed. (Author) 3 refs.

  2. Application of the Wallingford Procedure to sewer network rehabilitation; Rehabilitacion de redes de alcantarillado. Aplicando el sistema de Wallingford

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    Gomez, M. [Universidad Politecnica de de Cataluna. Barcelona (Spain); Lopez, R. [Universitat de Lleida. Lleida (Spain)

    1999-11-01

    In this paper we present a summary of the Wallingford Procedure application to sewer network rehabilitation studies. After the methodology of the Procedure is revised, an application to a sewer network of Sant Boi de Llobregat is showed. Flow survey campaigns, calibration and validation processes and the alternative proposed to improve the initial situation are described. Finally, the benefits to apply such methodologies to the sewer network rehabilitation analysis are exposed. (Author) 3 refs.

  3. Optical manipulation of electron spin in quantum dot systems

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    Villas-Boas, Jose; Ulloa, Sergio; Govorov, Alexander

    2006-03-01

    Self-assembled quantum dots (QDs) are of particular interest for fundamental physics because of their similarity with atoms. Coupling two of such dots and addressing them with polarized laser light pulses is perhaps even more interesting. In this paper we use a multi-exciton density matrix formalism to model the spin dynamics of a system with single or double layers of QDs. Our model includes the anisotropic electron-hole exchange in the dots, the presence of wetting layer states, and interdot tunneling [1]. Our results show that it is possible to switch the spin polarization of a single self-assembled quantum dot under elliptically polarized light by increasing the laser intensity. In the nonlinear mechanism described here, intense elliptically polarized light creates an effective exchange channel between the exciton spin states through biexciton states, as we demonstrate by numerical and analytical methods. We further show that the effect persists in realistic ensembles of dots, and we propose alternative ways to detect it. We also extend our study to a double layer of quantum dots, where we find a competition between Rabi frequency and tunneling oscillations. [1] J. M. Villas-Boas, S. E. Ulloa, and A. O. Govorov, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 057404 (2005); Phys. Rev. B 69, 125342 (2004).

  4. The Occurrence of Anomalous Conductance Plateaus and Spin Textures in Quantum Point Contacts

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    Wan, J.; Cahay, M.; Debray, P.; Newrock, R.

    2010-03-01

    Recently, we used a NEGF formalism [1] to provide a theoretical explanation for the experimentally observed 0.5G0 (G0=2e^2/h) plateau in the conductance of side-gated quantum point contacts (QPCs) in the presence of lateral spin-orbit coupling (LSOC) [2]. We showed that the 0.5G0 plateau appears in the QPCs without any external magnetic field as a result of three ingredients: an asymmetric lateral confinement, a LSOC, and a strong electron-electron (e-e) interaction. In this report, we present the results of simulations for a wide range of QPC dimensions and biasing parameters showing that the same physics predicts the appearance of other anomalous plateaus at non-integer values of G0, including the well-known 0.7G0 anomaly. These features are related to a plethora of spin textures in the QPC that depend sensitively on material, device, biasing parameters, temperature, and the strength of the e-e interaction. [1] J. Wan, M. Cahay, P. Debray, and R.S. Newrock, Phys. Rev. B 80, 155440 (2009). [2] P. Debray, S.M. Rahman, J. Wan, R.S. Newrock, M. Cahay, A.T. Ngo, S.E. Ulloa, S.T. Herbert, M. Muhammad, and M. Johnson, Nature Nanotech. 4, 759 (2009).

  5. Resistencia de dientes restaurados con postes prefabricados ante cargas de máxima intercuspidación, masticación y bruxismo Resistance of teeth restored with prefabricated posts to maximum intercuspidation loads, mastication and bruxism

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    Santiago Correa Vélez

    2013-03-01

    Full Text Available Objetivo: determinar por el método de los elementos finitos la resistencia de dientes restaurados con postes prefabricados ante cargas estáticas de máxima intercuspidación y cargas cíclicas de masticación y bruxismo y analizar el efecto de la pérdida periodontal en la resistencia de las restauraciones. Métodos: se realizó una investigación in vitro mediante el método de los elementos finitos de dientes con pérdida periodontal, rehabilitados con postes prefabricados en fibra de vidrio, carbono y titanio. Los dientes fueron reconstruidos a partir de imágenes tomográficas de un paciente periodontalmente sano. Resultados: se muestra que ante cargas estáticas las rehabilitaciones no presentan tendencia a la falla, independientemente del material del poste o del grado de pérdida periodontal. En el caso de bruxismo y pérdida periodontal de 4 mm, la dentina presenta una durabilidad de 60 000 ciclos independiente del material del poste. Para cargas de masticación y periodonto sano, la falla en la dentina ocurre a los 100 000 ciclos con poste en titanio, 200 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de carbono y 1 100 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de vidrio. Para una pérdida periodontal de 2 mm la durabilidad de la dentina se reduce a 4 000 ciclos con poste en titanio, 5 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de carbono y 7 000 ciclos con poste en fibra de vidrio. Para pérdida periodontal de 4 mm, la durabilidad de la dentina se estima en 1 000 ciclos, independientemente del material del poste utilizado. Conclusiones: ante carga estática de máxima intercuspidación las rehabilitaciones con postes prefabricados en fibra de vidrio, carbono y titanio no presentan tendencia a la falla, independientemente del grado de pérdida periodontal. Ante cargas cíclicas, los postes prefabricados presentan una vida útil infinita, y es la dentina la estructura más afectada ante dichos eventos.Objective: using the finite element method, determine the resistance of

  6. Renormalization group scale-setting from the action—a road to modified gravity theories

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    Domazet, Silvije; Štefančić, Hrvoje

    2012-01-01

    The renormalization group (RG) corrected gravitational action in Einstein–Hilbert and other truncations is considered. The running scale of the RG is treated as a scalar field at the level of the action and determined in a scale-setting procedure recently introduced by Koch and Ramirez for the Einstein–Hilbert truncation. The scale-setting procedure is elaborated for other truncations of the gravitational action and applied to several phenomenologically interesting cases. It is shown how the logarithmic dependence of the Newton's coupling on the RG scale leads to exponentially suppressed effective cosmological constant and how the scale-setting in particular RG-corrected gravitational theories yields the effective f(R) modified gravity theories with negative powers of the Ricci scalar R. The scale-setting at the level of the action at the non-Gaussian fixed point in Einstein–Hilbert and more general truncations is shown to lead to universal effective action quadratic in the Ricci tensor. (paper)

  7. Renormalization group scale-setting from the action—a road to modified gravity theories

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    Domazet, Silvije; Štefančić, Hrvoje

    2012-12-01

    The renormalization group (RG) corrected gravitational action in Einstein-Hilbert and other truncations is considered. The running scale of the RG is treated as a scalar field at the level of the action and determined in a scale-setting procedure recently introduced by Koch and Ramirez for the Einstein-Hilbert truncation. The scale-setting procedure is elaborated for other truncations of the gravitational action and applied to several phenomenologically interesting cases. It is shown how the logarithmic dependence of the Newton's coupling on the RG scale leads to exponentially suppressed effective cosmological constant and how the scale-setting in particular RG-corrected gravitational theories yields the effective f(R) modified gravity theories with negative powers of the Ricci scalar R. The scale-setting at the level of the action at the non-Gaussian fixed point in Einstein-Hilbert and more general truncations is shown to lead to universal effective action quadratic in the Ricci tensor.

  8. Anatomical and spiral wave reentry in a simplified model for atrial electrophysiology.

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    Richter, Yvonne; Lind, Pedro G; Seemann, Gunnar; Maass, Philipp

    2017-04-21

    For modeling the propagation of action potentials in the human atria, various models have been developed in the past, which take into account in detail the influence of the numerous ionic currents flowing through the cell membrane. Aiming at a simplified description, the Bueno-Orovio-Cherry-Fenton (BOCF) model for electric wave propagation in the ventricle has been adapted recently to atrial physiology. Here, we study this adapted BOCF (aBOCF) model with respect to its capability to accurately generate spatio-temporal excitation patterns found in anatomical and spiral wave reentry. To this end, we compare results of the aBOCF model with the more detailed one proposed by Courtemanche, Ramirez and Nattel (CRN model). We find that characteristic features of the reentrant excitation patterns seen in the CRN model are well captured by the aBOCF model. This opens the possibility to study origins of atrial fibrillation based on a simplified but still reliable description. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  9. Modulated electromagnetic fields in inhomogeneous media, hyperbolic pseudoanalytic functions, and transmutations

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    Khmelnytskaya, Kira V., E-mail: khmel@uaq.edu.mx [Faculty of Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n, col. Las Campanas Querétaro, Qro. CP 76010 (Mexico); Kravchenko, Vladislav V., E-mail: vkravchenko@math.cinvestav.edu.mx; Torba, Sergii M., E-mail: storba@math.cinvestav.edu.mx [Department of Mathematics, CINVESTAV del IPN, Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente # 2000 Fracc. Real de Juriquilla Querétaro, Qro., CP 76230 (Mexico)

    2016-05-15

    The time-dependent Maxwell system describing electromagnetic wave propagation in inhomogeneous isotropic media in the one-dimensional case reduces to a Vekua-type equation for bicomplex-valued functions of a hyperbolic variable, see Kravchenko and Ramirez [Adv. Appl. Cliord Algebr. 21(3), 547–559 (2011)]. Using this relation, we solve the problem of the transmission through an inhomogeneous layer of a normally incident electromagnetic time-dependent plane wave. The solution is written in terms of a pair of Darboux-associated transmutation operators [Kravchenko, V. V. and Torba, S. M., J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 45, 075201 (2012)], and combined with the recent results on their construction [Kravchenko, V. V. and Torba, S. M., Complex Anal. Oper. Theory 9, 379-429 (2015); Kravchenko, V. V. and Torba, S. M., J. Comput. Appl. Math. 275, 1–26 (2015)] can be used for efficient computation of the transmitted modulated signals. We develop the corresponding numerical method and illustrate its performance with examples.

  10. Structural features of the San Andreas fault at Tejon Pass, California

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    Dewers, T. A.; Reches, Z.; Brune, J. N.

    2002-12-01

    We mapped a 2 km belt along the San Andreas fault (SAF) in the Tejon Pass area where road cuts provide fresh exposures of the fault zone and surrounding rocks. Our 1:2,000 structural mapping is focused on analysis of faulting processes and is complementary to regional mapping at 1:12,000 scale by Ramirez (M.Sc., UC Santa Barbara, 1984). The dominant rock units are the Hungry Valley Formation of Pliocene age (clastic sediments) exposed south of the SAF, and the Tejon Lookout granite (Cretaceous) and Neenach Volcanic Formation exposed north of it. Ramirez (1983) deduced ~220 km of post-Miocene lateral slip. The local trend of the SAF is about N60W and it includes at least three main, subparallel segments that form a 200 m wide zone. The traces of the segments are quasi-linear, discontinuous, and they are stepped with respect to each other, forming at least five small pull-aparts and sag ponds in the mapping area. The three segments were not active semi-contemporaneously and the southern segment is apparently the oldest. The largest pull-apart, 60-70 m wide, displays young (Quaternary?) silt and shale layers. We found two rock bodies that are suspected as fault-rocks. One is a 1-2 m thick sheet-like body that separates the Tejon Lookout granite from young (Recent?) clastic rocks. In the field, it appears as a gouge zone composed of poorly cemented, dark clay size grains; however, the microstructure of this rock does not reveal clear shear features. The second body is the 80-120 m wide zone of Tejon Lookout granite that extends for less than 1 km along the SAF in the mapped area. It is characterized by three structural features: (1) pulverization into friable, granular material by multitude of grain-crossing fractures; (2) abundance of dip-slip small faults that are gently dipping toward and away from the SAF; and (3) striking lack of evidence for shear parallel to the SAF. The relationships between these features and the large right-lateral shear along the SAF are

  11. Bioaccumulation of methyl parathion and its toxicology in several species of the freshwater community in Ignacio Ramirez dam in Mexico.

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    De La Vega Salazar, M Y; Tabche, L M; García, C M

    1997-10-01

    Environmental contamination by pesticides, including the presence of chemical residues in aquatic wildlife, is a widespread ecological problem. Methyl parathion (MP), a widely used organophosphorate insecticide, is a potent neurotoxic in both vertebrates and invertebrates. The effect of a subchronic exposure to MP in aquatic organisms was evaluated in a natural ecosystem measuring acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) and gamma glutamil transpeptidase (GGT) activity. Two samples were conducted. Physicochemical characterization was done at each sampling time and organisms were collected. MP and metabolite 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) concentrations were measured in water sediment and organisms. The major differences in physical features between season were an increase of turbidity and salinity and depletion of dissolved oxygen in the rainy season. MP and 4-NP are bioconcentrated in organisms in response to environmental stress. MP concentration was measured in different size/age and reproductive stages separately. A significant concentration in reproductive tissues (plants)/unborn progeny (animals) was always found, and this can affect egg viability. The metabolite 4-NP is bioaccumulated and is toxic because it causes an increase of AChE activity. GGT activity was higher than that in controls. The increase in enzymatic activity provides a detoxification mechanism from chronic sublethal exposure, when hepatic glutation depletion occurs, and may be an indicator of liver damage.

  12. Mercato culturale: El nacimiento de la ornamentación de un Coliseo

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    Mauricio Oviedo Salazar

    2015-05-01

    Full Text Available La República de Costa Rica, al igual que muchas otras naciones latinoamericanas a lo largo del siglo XIX, asumió la ruta para construir un Estado positivo a partir de políticas económicas liberales y un programa cultural basado en modelos europeos. Las negociaciones y contrataciones, principalmente con Europa, efectuadas para la construcción y ornamentación del Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica (1891-1897, fueron sumamente complejas. Ciertamente, el Ministro Plenipotenciario en el Exterior Marqués Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro desempeñó un rol esencial en este proyecto, no obstante, la red de personas participantes fue más amplia. Respecto del proyecto de ornamentación y decoración de este inmueble, nos preguntamos: ¿Cómo se llevaron a cabo las relaciones entre los mercaderes italianos y el Estado costarricense? Mediante la revisión de fuentes primarias y secundarias, utilizando el método hipotético-deductivo, hemos podido realizar un esbozo de las relaciones comerciales-culturales de cinco comerciantes italianos, a saber, Francesco y Lorenzo Durini, Ruy Cristóforo Molinari, Attilio Lazaro Riatti y Gaetano de Benedictis; con algunos ciudadanos costarricenses que actuaron en calidad de representantes del Estado: Adolfo Erba, el Marqués de Peralta, Ricardo Pacheco Marchena y Juan José Ulloa Giralt.

  13. Is WTI crude oil market becoming weakly efficient over time? New evidence from multiscale analysis based on detrended fluctuation analysis

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    Wang, Yudong; Liu, Li

    2010-01-01

    This paper extends the work in Tabak and Cajueiro (Are the crude oil markets becoming weakly efficient over time, Energy Economics 29 (2007) 28-36) and Alvarez-Ramirez et al. (Short-term predictability of crude oil markets: a detrended fluctuation analysis approach, Energy Economics 30 (2008) 2645-2656). In this paper, we test for the efficiency of WTI crude oil market through observing the dynamic of local Hurst exponents employing the method of rolling window based on multiscale detrended fluctuation analysis. Empirical results show that short-term, medium-term and long-term behaviors were generally turning into efficient behavior over time. However, in this way, the results also show that the market did not evolve along stable conditions for long times. Multiscale analysis is also implemented based on multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis. We found that the small fluctuations of WTI crude oil market were persistent; however, the large fluctuations had high instability, both in the short- and long-terms. Our discussion is also extended by incorporating arguments from the crude oil market structure for explaining the different correlation dynamics. (author)

  14. Numerical simulation of solute trapping phenomena using phase-field solidification model for dilute binary alloys

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    Henrique Silva Furtado

    2009-09-01

    Full Text Available Numerical simulation of solute trapping during solidification, using two phase-field model for dilute binary alloys developed by Kim et al. [Phys. Rev. E, 60, 7186 (1999] and Ramirez et al. [Phys. Rev. E, 69, 05167 (2004] is presented here. The simulations on dilute Cu-Ni alloy are in good agreement with one dimensional analytic solution of sharp interface model. Simulation conducted under small solidification velocity using solid-liquid interface thickness (2λ of 8 nanometers reproduced the solute (Cu equilibrium partition coefficient. The spurious numerical solute trapping in solid phase, due to the interface thickness was negligible. A parameter used in analytical solute trapping model was determined by isothermal phase-field simulation of Ni-Cu alloy. Its application to Si-As and Si-Bi alloys reproduced results that agree reasonably well with experimental data. A comparison between the three models of solute trapping (Aziz, Sobolev and Galenko [Phys. Rev. E, 76, 031606 (2007] was performed. It resulted in large differences in predicting the solidification velocity for partition-less solidification, indicating the necessity for new and more acute experimental data.

  15. Los nudos de la desunión: conflictos y divergencias en la dirigencia del ejército realista durante la emancipación del Perú, 1810-1824

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    Mazzeo de Vivó, Cristina Ana

    2009-12-01

    Full Text Available This article uses unpublished letters sent by Gererals La Serna, Canterac, Ramirez, and Ricafort to Intendant Juan Bautista de Lavalle in Arequipa to examine the conflicts that arose within the royal army during the Peruvian War of Independence. It argues that the royal army was seriously undermined by such internal conflicts, which lay at the heart of the disunity which in turn contributed to the successful liberation of the colonies.

    El presente artículo trata sobre los conflictos que se sucedieron en el ejército realista durante la Guerra de Independencia del Perú, a partir de la utilización de una fuente inédita que son las cartas que, los generales La Serna, Canterac, Ramírez, Ricafort, enviaron al intendente Juan Bautista de Lavalle de Arequipa. La tesis central es que dichos conflictos suscitados en el seno del ejército socavaron la institución militar debilitándola y provocaron la desunión, lo que contribuyó a la pérdida de las colonias.

  16. Amnion s and radio-sterilized porcine skin use as potential matrices for the development of human skin substitutes; Uso de amnios y piel porcina radioesterilizados como matrices potenciales para el desarrollo de sustitutos de piel humana

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    Martinez P, M. E.; Reyes F, M. L.; Reboyo B, D. [ININ, Carretera Mexico-Toluca s/n, 52750 Ocoyoacac, Estado de Mexico (Mexico); Velasquillo M, M. C.; Sanchez S, R.; Brena M, A. M.; Ibarra P, J. C., E-mail: esther.martinez@inin.gob.mx [Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Calz. Mexico-Xochimilco No. 289, Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, 14389 Mexico D. F. (Mexico)

    2014-10-15

    The injuries by burns constitute a primordial problem of public health; they cause a high mortality index, severe physical and psychological disability, etc. The autologous skin transplant is the replacement therapy recommended for its treatment, but in patients that present a high percentage of burnt skin; this is not possible to carry out. Another strategy is the transplant of donated skin; however, due to the little donation that exists in our country is not very feasible to apply this treatment. A challenge of the tissues engineering is to develop biological skin substitutes, based on cells and amnion s, favoring the cutaneous regeneration and quick repair of injuries, diminishing this way the hospitalization expenses. At present skin substitutes that can equal to the same skin do not exist. On the other hand, the mesenchymal stromal cells (Msc) represent an alternative to achieve this objective; since has been demonstrated that the Msc participate in the tissue repair by means of inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and differentiation to dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes. To apply the Msc in cutaneous injuries a support material is required that to allow transplanting these cells to a lesion or burn. The radio-sterilized human amnion and the radio-sterilized porcine skin, processed by the Radio-Sterilized Tissues Bank of the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), are biomaterials that are used as temporary cutaneous coverings. We suppose that these two matrices will be appropriate for the growth and maintenance in cultivation of the Msc, to generate two biological skin substitutes, in collaboration with the Biotechnology Laboratory of the Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion. (Author)

  17. Amnion s and radio-sterilized porcine skin use as potential matrices for the development of human skin substitutes

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    Martinez P, M. E.; Reyes F, M. L.; Reboyo B, D.; Velasquillo M, M. C.; Sanchez S, R.; Brena M, A. M.; Ibarra P, J. C.

    2014-10-01

    The injuries by burns constitute a primordial problem of public health; they cause a high mortality index, severe physical and psychological disability, etc. The autologous skin transplant is the replacement therapy recommended for its treatment, but in patients that present a high percentage of burnt skin; this is not possible to carry out. Another strategy is the transplant of donated skin; however, due to the little donation that exists in our country is not very feasible to apply this treatment. A challenge of the tissues engineering is to develop biological skin substitutes, based on cells and amnion s, favoring the cutaneous regeneration and quick repair of injuries, diminishing this way the hospitalization expenses. At present skin substitutes that can equal to the same skin do not exist. On the other hand, the mesenchymal stromal cells (Msc) represent an alternative to achieve this objective; since has been demonstrated that the Msc participate in the tissue repair by means of inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and differentiation to dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes. To apply the Msc in cutaneous injuries a support material is required that to allow transplanting these cells to a lesion or burn. The radio-sterilized human amnion and the radio-sterilized porcine skin, processed by the Radio-Sterilized Tissues Bank of the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), are biomaterials that are used as temporary cutaneous coverings. We suppose that these two matrices will be appropriate for the growth and maintenance in cultivation of the Msc, to generate two biological skin substitutes, in collaboration with the Biotechnology Laboratory of the Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion. (Author)

  18. Anti-Candida Activity of Bursera morelensis Ramirez Essential Oil and Two Compounds, α-Pinene and γ-Terpinene-An In Vitro Study.

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    Rivera-Yañez, C Rebeca; Terrazas, L Ignacio; Jimenez-Estrada, Manuel; Campos, Jorge E; Flores-Ortiz, Cesar M; Hernandez, Luis B; Cruz-Sanchez, Tonatiuh; Garrido-Fariña, German I; Rodriguez-Monroy, Marco A; Canales-Martinez, M Margarita

    2017-12-05

    The candidiasis caused by C. albicans is a public health problem. The abuse of antifungals has contributed to the development of resistance. B. morelensis has demonstrated antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this work the activity of the essential oil of B. morelensis was evaluated and for its two pure compounds with analysis of the different mechanisms of pathogenesis important for C. albicans . The essential oil was obtained by the hydro-distillation method and analyzed using GC-MS. The anti- Candida activity was compared between to essential oil, α-Pinene and γ-Terpinene. GC-MS of the essential oil demonstrated the presence of 13 compounds. The essential oil showed antifungal activity against four C. albicans strains. The most sensitive strain was C. albicans 14065 (MFC 2.0 mg/mL and MIC 50 0.125 mg/mL) with α-Pinene and γ-Terpinene having MFCs of 4.0 and 16.0 mg/mL respectively. The essential oil inhibited the growth of the germ tube in 87.94% (8.0 mg/mL). Furthermore, it was observed that the essential oil diminishes the transcription of the gene INT1. This work provides evidence that confirms the anti- Candida activity of the B. morelensis essential oil and its effect on the growth of the germ tube and transcription of the gene INT1.

  19. Anti-Candida Activity of Bursera morelensis Ramirez Essential Oil and Two Compounds, α-Pinene and γ-Terpinene—An In Vitro Study

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    C. Rebeca Rivera-Yañez

    2017-12-01

    Full Text Available The candidiasis caused by C. albicans is a public health problem. The abuse of antifungals has contributed to the development of resistance. B. morelensis has demonstrated antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this work the activity of the essential oil of B. morelensis was evaluated and for its two pure compounds with analysis of the different mechanisms of pathogenesis important for C. albicans. The essential oil was obtained by the hydro-distillation method and analyzed using GC–MS. The anti-Candida activity was compared between to essential oil, α-Pinene and γ-Terpinene. GC–MS of the essential oil demonstrated the presence of 13 compounds. The essential oil showed antifungal activity against four C. albicans strains. The most sensitive strain was C. albicans 14065 (MFC 2.0 mg/mL and MIC50 0.125 mg/mL with α-Pinene and γ-Terpinene having MFCs of 4.0 and 16.0 mg/mL respectively. The essential oil inhibited the growth of the germ tube in 87.94% (8.0 mg/mL. Furthermore, it was observed that the essential oil diminishes the transcription of the gene INT1. This work provides evidence that confirms the anti-Candida activity of the B. morelensis essential oil and its effect on the growth of the germ tube and transcription of the gene INT1.

  20. Review of levetiracetam, with a focus on the extended release formulation, as adjuvant therapy in controlling partial-onset seizures

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    Carol M Ulloa

    2009-09-01

    Full Text Available Carol M Ulloa, Allen Towfigh, Joseph SafdiehDepartment of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USAAbstract: Levetiracetam is a second-generation antiepileptic drug (AED with a unique chemical structure and mechanism of action. The extended release formulation of levetiracetam (Keppra XR™; UCB Pharma was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 16 years of age and older with epilepsy. This approval is based on a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter, multinational trial. Levetiracetam XR allows for once-daily dosing, which may increase compliance and, given the relatively constant plasma concentrations, may minimize concentration-related adverse effects. Levetiracetam’s mode of action is not fully elucidated, but it has been found to target high-voltage, N-type calcium channels as well as the synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A. Levetiracetam has nearly ideal pharmacokinetics. It is rapidly and almost completely absorbed after oral ingestion, is ‹10% protein-bound, demonstrates linear kinetics, is minimally metabolized through a pathway independent of the cytochrome P450 system, has no significant drug–drug interactions, and has a wide therapeutic index. The most common reported adverse events with levetiracetam XR were somnolence, irritability, dizziness, nausea, influenza, and nasopharyngitis. Levetiracetam XR provides an efficacious and well-tolerated treatment option for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures.Keywords: levetiracetam, partial-onset seizures, antiepileptic drugs

  1. High genotypic diversity of the reef-building coral Porites lobata (Scleractinia: Poritidae in Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica

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    Jennifer N. Boulay

    2012-11-01

    Full Text Available The isolated Isla del Coco experiences periodic, extreme disturbances which devastate coral reefs surrounding the island. Scleractinian corals build the physical structure of the reef therefore ecosystem recovery relies on coral species recovery. Coral recruits can be of sexual or asexual origin, and the relative success of the two recruit types influences the speed and spread of recovery processes. Here we focus on the massive coral, Porites lobata, because it is the main reef-builder around Isla del Coco to describe the relative contribution of asexual and sexual recruits to population maintenance. P. lobata samples were collected using a spatially explicit random sampling design in three plots at Isla del Coco: Punta Ulloa (n=17, Bahía Weston (n=20 and Punta María (n=20 and samples were genotyped with 11 microsatellite markers. Additional sampling was conducted at three “coastal” sites near the Costa Rican mainland (Isla del Caño Biological Reserve: Caño1 (n=8, Caño2 (n=10, Caño5 (n=11 to compare the contributions of asexual and sexual recruits at Isla del Coco sites to coastal sites. Isla del Coco sites were characterized by small colony size (>60% of colonies Los ambientes marinos del Parque Nacional Isla del Coco experimentan perturbaciones extremas periódicamente como por ejemplo El Niño-Oscilación del Sur (ENOS que han devastado las comunidades coralinas. La cobertura coralino se redujo drásticamente durante El Niño de 1982-83. Los corales escleractinios construyen la estructura física de los arrecifes así que la recuperación de estos ecosistemas depende de que los corales se recuperen. Los corales pueden reproducirse sexual y asexualmente, y el éxito relativo de cada forma de reproducción va a guiar el proceso de recuperación con implicaciones potenciales a la diversidad de las comunidades asociadas. En la mayoría de los arrecifes alrededor de la Isla del Coco, el coral masivo, Porites lobata, es la especie

  2. Topografía medieval de la casa toledana de los Laso de la Vega en la parroquia de San Román

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    Passini, Jean

    2008-06-01

    Full Text Available This article reveals the evolution of the medieval houses that were successively of the bishop don Vasco Ramirez de Rivera (1480-1492 and of Laso de la Vega family (1491-1616. It draws from various medieval documentary sources particularly of the Mercy’s Hospital. This article examines also some actual houses of san Roma’s hill. It proposes a plan of the houses at the end of the 15th century and the situation of the native house of the poet Garcilaso.Los documentos medievales del Archivo del Hospital de la Misericordia favorecen la reconstitución de la evolución de una manzana, en la parroquia de san Román donde se elevaban las casas mayores que fueron sucesivamente del obispo de Coria, don Vasco Ramírez de Rivera y de la familia de los Laso de la Vega. Aunque esta casa ha sufrido varias transformaciones hasta su destrucción en el siglo XX, el autor ha podido restituirla al final del siglo XV, usando el estudio del parcelario, y situar la casa donde nació el poeta Garcilaso.

  3. Analysis of wind speed distributions: Wind distribution function derived from minimum cross entropy principles as better alternative to Weibull function

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    Kantar, Yeliz Mert; Usta, Ilhan

    2008-01-01

    In this study, the minimum cross entropy (MinxEnt) principle is applied for the first time to the wind energy field. This principle allows the inclusion of previous information of a wind speed distribution and covers the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) principle, which is also discussed by Li and Li and Ramirez as special cases in their wind power study. The MinxEnt probability density function (pdf) derived from the MinxEnt principle are used to determine the diurnal, monthly, seasonal and annual wind speed distributions. A comparison between MinxEnt pdfs defined on the basis of the MinxEnt principle and the Weibull pdf on wind speed data, which are taken from different sources and measured in various regions, is conducted. The wind power densities of the considered regions obtained from Weibull and MinxEnt pdfs are also compared. The results indicate that the pdfs derived from the MinxEnt principle fit better to a variety of measured wind speed data than the conventionally applied empirical Weibull pdf. Therefore, it is shown that the MinxEnt principle can be used as an alternative method to estimate both wind distribution and wind power accurately

  4. PROCRASTINACIÓN Y CARACTERÍSTICAS DEMOGRÁFICAS ASOCIADOS EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS

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    Renzo Felipe Carranza Esteban

    Full Text Available The voluntary or involuntary postponement responsibilities that must be delivered at a set time is also known as procrastination. This phenomenon is not new in the act of man, being that recorded many years ago. It is interesting to see that one of the weaknesses that the practical man more momentum and both the least understood. The aim of the study was to determine the level of procrastination in college students based Peruvian Union University Tarapoto. Sample: 302 subjects, both sexes between 16 and 25 years. We used a non-experimental descriptive. Instruments: Procrastination Questionnaire created by Ramirez Tello and Vasquez (2013. The psychometric properties of the instrument indicate that it is valid and reliable. The results show that 33.7% of students from the Universidad PeruanaUnion belongs to the female gender, on the other hand can be seen that 44% of college students are between the ages of 16 and 20 years old respectively, and those with higher levels of procrastination. Also students of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture are those with a high level of procrastination (15.9%.

  5. Final Report: Improved Site Characterization And Storage Prediction Through Stochastic Inversion Of Time-Lapse Geophysical And Geochemical Data

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    Ramirez, A; Mcnab, W; Hao, Y; White, D; Johnson, J

    2011-04-14

    During the last months of this project, our project activities have concentrated on four areas: (1) performing a stochastic inversion of pattern 16 seismic data to deduce reservoir bulk/shear moduli and density; the need for this inversion was not anticipated in the original scope of work, (2) performing a stochastic inversion of pattern 16 seismic data to deduce reservoir porosity and permeability, (3) complete the software needed to perform geochemical inversions and (4) use the software to perform stochastic inversion of aqueous chemistry data to deduce mineral volume fractions. This report builds on work described in progress reports previously submitted (Ramirez et al., 2009, 2010, 2011 - reports fulfilled the requirements of deliverables D1-D4) and fulfills deliverable D5: Field-based single-pattern simulations work product. The main challenge with our stochastic inversion approach is its large computational expense, even for single reservoir patterns. We dedicated a significant level of effort to improve computational efficiency but inversions involving multiple patterns were still intractable by project's end. As a result, we were unable to fulfill Deliverable D6: Field-based multi-pattern simulations work product.

  6. Seismic Structural Setting of Western Farallon Basin, Southern Gulf of California, Mexico.

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    Pinero-Lajas, D.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, A.; Lopez-Martinez, M.; Lonsdale, P.

    2007-05-01

    Data from a number of high resolution 2D multichannel seismic (MCS) lines were used to investigate the structure and stratigraphy of the western Farallon basin in the southern Gulf of California. A Generator-Injector air gun provided a clean seismic source shooting each 12 s at a velocity of 6 kts. Each signal was recorded during 6- 8 s, at a sampling interval of 1 ms, by a 600 m long digital streamer with 48 channels and a spacing of 12.5 m. The MCS system was installed aboard CICESE's (Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada) 28 m research vessel Francisco de Ulloa. MCS data were conventionally processed, to obtain post- stack time-migrated seismic sections. The MCS seismic sections show a very detailed image of the sub-bottom structure up to 2-3 s two-way travel time (aprox. 2 km). We present detailed images of faulting based on the high resolution and quality of these data. Our results show distributed faulting with many active and inactive faults. Our study also constrains the depth to basement near the southern Baja California eastern coast. The acoustic basement appears as a continuous feature in the western part of the study area and can be correlated with some granite outcrops located in the southern Gulf of California islands. To the East, near the center of the Farallon basin, the acoustic basement changes, it is more discontinuous, and the seismic sections show a number of diffracted waves.

  7. War and hunting poisons of the New World. Part 1. Notes on the early history of curare.

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    Bisset, N G

    1992-02-01

    The history to about 1850 of the muscle-relaxant poison curare is discussed, especially the developments leading to the botanical identification of the plants that yield the alkaloidal active principles: Loganiaceae (Strychnos species) and Menispermaceae (Abuta, Chondrodendron, and Curarea species). One of the earliest encounters with the poison appears to have been during the exploration of the Lake Maracaibo region in Colombia by Alonso Pérez de Tolosa in 1548. It is pointed out (yet again) that Sir Walter Ralegh did not bring back the poison to Europe in 1595 and that it was Keymis who first came across the word ourari when exploring the lower reaches of the Orinoco in 1596. Gumilla, La Condamine, Ulloa, Veigl, and others gave much additional information about the poison during the 18th century. Scientific studies began in the latter part of the century when Schreber listed the botanical identities of four of the plant components entering into the curare prepared by the Akawai Indians of Surinam. As far as is known, none of these people actually saw curare being made. Thereafter, progress was rapid. Humboldt and Bonpland were the first trained scientists to witness the preparation of the poison, at the very beginning of the 19th century. Subsequent exploration by Martius and Spix, Poeppig, Youd, the Schomburgk brothers, De Castelnau and Deville, Spruce, and others, up to the middle of the century, extended and deepened botanical and ethnological knowledge of curare. Study of its physiology started at about that time with the classical experiments of Rudolf von Koelliker and Claude Bernard.

  8. Que Sucede? Manual Informativo Sobre Rehabilitacion y Educacion Especial en Costa Rica (What's Happening? Informative Manual on Rehabilitation and Special Education in Costa Rica).

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    de Mezerville, Gaston; And Others

    The manual, in Spanish, provides descriptions of rehabilitation, medical, and special education services; centers and institutions which offer physical and mental rehabilitation services; and lists of professionals and advocacy organizations in Costa Rica. Part 1 includes an overview of rehabilitation and special education, a short history of…

  9. Empirical relations between instrumental and seismic parameters of some strong earthquakes of Colombia

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    Marin Arias, Juan Pablo; Salcedo Hurtado, Elkin de Jesus; Castillo Gonzalez, Hardany

    2008-01-01

    In order to establish the relationships between macroseismic and instrumental parameters, macroseismic field of 28 historical earthquakes that produced great effects in the Colombian territory were studied. The integration of the parameters was made by using the methodology of Kaussel and Ramirez (1992), for great Chilean earthquakes; Kanamori and Anderson (1975) and Coppersmith and Well (1994) for world-wide earthquakes. Once determined the macroseismic and instrumental parameters it was come to establish the model of the source of each earthquake, with which the data base of these parameters was completed. For each earthquake parameters related to the local and normal macroseismic epicenter were complemented, depth of the local and normal center, horizontal extension of both centers, vertical extension of the normal center, model of the source, area of rupture. The obtained empirical relations from linear equations, even show behaviors very similar to the found ones by other authors for other regions of the world and to world-wide level. The results of this work allow establishing that certain mutual non compatibility exists between the area of rupture and the length of rupture determined by the macroseismic methods, with parameters found with instrumental data like seismic moment, Ms magnitude and Mw magnitude.

  10. The Theory of Planned Behavior as it predicts potential intention to seek mental health services for depression among college students.

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    Bohon, Lisa M; Cotter, Kelly A; Kravitz, Richard L; Cello, Philip C; Fernandez Y Garcia, Erik

    2016-01-01

    Between 9.5% and 31.3% of college students suffer from depression (American college health association national college health assessment II: reference group executive summary spring 2013. Amer. Coll. Health Assoc. 2013; Eagan K, Stolzenberg EB, Ramirez JJ, Aragon, MC, Suchard, RS, Hurtado S. The American freshman: national norms fall 2014. Higher Educ. Res. Inst.; 2015). Universities need to understand the factors that relate to care-seeking behavior. Across 3 studies, to relate attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control to intention to seek mental health services, and to investigate barriers to care-seeking. University college students (N = 845, 64% female, 26% male, and 10% unspecified). New measures were created in Studies 1 and 2, and were examined using structural equation modeling in Study 3. Partially consistent with the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, I, Fishbein, M. Understanding Attitudes and Predicting Social Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; 1980), a model with an excellent fit revealed that more positive attitudes about care and higher perceived behavioral control directly predicted higher intention to seek mental health services. Educating college students about mental health disorders and treatments, enhancing knowledge about available services, and addressing limited access to long-term care might improve treatment rates for students suffering from depression.

  11. Indexes of contamination for characterization of continental waters and discharges. Formulations

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    Ramirez, Restrepo R; Cardenosa, M

    1999-01-01

    Contamination indexes (ICO) for characterization of natural water bodies and industrial discharges have been formulated in previous works by Ramirez, et al, 1997 in this work, complementary indexes not correlated with other ICOS previously developed are established thus resulting in a complementary tool to be applied in the interpretation and characterization on continental surface water bodies. First, a pH index (ICOpH) is obtained to determine ph incidence on water quality interpretation. A temperature index (ICOTEM) is also obtained to evaluate effluent incidence on receiving water bodies. ICOTEM is based on temperature difference of the wastewater discharge and the water body. Finally, indexes for the evaluation of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons are also developed based on data collected on sediments and fish tissue samples. These hydrocarbon compounds are highly viable to accumulate and produce long-term detrimental effects on living organisms. These latter indexes have been developed based on data of nearly 130 samples collected during monitoring campaigns in streams and water bodies affected by discharges of the petroleum industry or by accidental spills of crude oil or hydrocarbon by-products in Colombian streams; its also possible that anthropic influence other than petroleum discharges might be affecting the streams included in the monitoring campaigns

  12. Aproximación a un estudio sobre las lesiones del bahareque en el estado Zulia, Venezuela. Algunas recomendaciones para su intervención

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    Henneberg de León, A.

    2012-03-01

    Full Text Available The bahareque is a constructive technique made by four components of different materials: wood colums, canning, illing and mud-cover. These components suffer different damages, therefore when repairing these walls different solutions are required for each component. This article presents the first results of a field research, that studied the more frequent damages that undergo these components, and it proposes some recommendations for its repair, based on rehabilitations done in the Zulia State and in the construction of a baharequewall. It was possible to establish that the greater amount of damages was physical and mechanical and they occurred in the mud-cover, component exposed to the environment. The other components only deteriorate when they are uncovered. This study try to offer a source for future researches about the pathology of the bahareque; besides, it can contribute to revalue this technique, being even considered as a technical option for the construction of houses.

    El bahareque es una técnica constructiva formada por cuatro componentes hechos de materiales diversos: horconadura, enlatado, relleno y empanetado. Estos componentes sufren diferentes lesiones, por lo que para su intervención son requeridas distintas soluciones para cada uno. Este artículo presenta los primeros resultados de una investigación de campo que estudió las lesiones más frecuentes que sufren dichos componentes, al igual que propone recomendaciones para su intervención, basadas en rehabilitaciones hechas en el Estado Zulia y en la construcción de una pared de bahareque. Se pudo determinar que la mayor cantidad de lesiones son físicas y mecánicas y se producen en el empanetado, componente expuesto al ambiente. Los otros componentes, se lesionan solo cuando quedan al descubierto. Este estudio intenta servir de base para futuros estudios sobre la patología del bahareque; además, de contribuir a la revalorización de esta técnica, pudiendo ser

  13. Neural Language Processing in Adolescent First-Language Learners: Longitudinal Case Studies in American Sign Language.

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    Ferjan Ramirez, Naja; Leonard, Matthew K; Davenport, Tristan S; Torres, Christina; Halgren, Eric; Mayberry, Rachel I

    2016-03-01

    One key question in neurolinguistics is the extent to which the neural processing system for language requires linguistic experience during early life to develop fully. We conducted a longitudinal anatomically constrained magnetoencephalography (aMEG) analysis of lexico-semantic processing in 2 deaf adolescents who had no sustained language input until 14 years of age, when they became fully immersed in American Sign Language. After 2 to 3 years of language, the adolescents' neural responses to signed words were highly atypical, localizing mainly to right dorsal frontoparietal regions and often responding more strongly to semantically primed words (Ferjan Ramirez N, Leonard MK, Torres C, Hatrak M, Halgren E, Mayberry RI. 2014. Neural language processing in adolescent first-language learners. Cereb Cortex. 24 (10): 2772-2783). Here, we show that after an additional 15 months of language experience, the adolescents' neural responses remained atypical in terms of polarity. While their responses to less familiar signed words still showed atypical localization patterns, the localization of responses to highly familiar signed words became more concentrated in the left perisylvian language network. Our findings suggest that the timing of language experience affects the organization of neural language processing; however, even in adolescence, language representation in the human brain continues to evolve with experience. © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  14. Porcine alanine transaminase after liver allo-and xenotransplantation.

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    Ekser, Burcin; Gridelli, Bruno; Cooper, David K C

    2012-01-01

    Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) are measured following liver transplantation as indicators of hepatocellular injury. During a series of orthotopic liver allo-and xenotransplants, we observed that there was an increase in AST in all cases. The anticipated concomitant rise in ALT did not occur when a wild-type (WT) pig was the source of the liver graft, but did occur when a baboon or a genetically engineered (α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout [GTKO]) pig was the source of the graft. We hypothesized that the cience of Galα1,3Gal in GTKO pig livers may render pig hepatocytes similar to human and baboon hepatocytes in their response to hepatocellular injury. Reviewing the literature, after WT pig liver allotransplantation or xenotransplantation, in the majority of reports, although changes in AST were reported, no mention was made of changes in ALT, suggesting that there was no change in ALT. However, Ramirez et al. reported two cases of liver xenotransplants from hCD55 pigs, following which there were increases in both AST and ALT, suggesting that it is not simply the cience of expression of Galα1,3Gal that is the cause. We acknowledge that our observation is based on a small number of experiments, but we believe it is worth recording. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

  15. The study protocol for a non-randomized controlled clinical trial using a genotype-guided strategy in a dataset of patients who undergone percutaneous coronary intervention with stent

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    Cristina Lucía Dávila-Fajardo

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    Full Text Available This article contains data related to the research article entitled “Results of genotype–guided antiplatelet therapy in patients undergone percutaneous coronary intervention with stent” (J. Sánchez-Ramos, C.L. Dávila-Fajardo, P. Toledo Frías, X. Díaz Villamarín, L.J. Martínez-González, S. Martínez Huertas, F. Burillo Gómez, J. Caballero Borrego, A. Bautista Pavés, M.C. Marín Guzmán, J.A. Ramirez Hernández, C. Correa Vilches, J. Cabeza Barrera, 2016 (1. This data article reports, for the first time, about the non-randomized clinical trial protocol that check if CYP2C19/ABCB1 genotype–guided strategy in which the choice of antiplatelet therapy is based on the genetic test, reduces the rates of cardiovascular events and bleeding compared to a non-tailored strategy in patients undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI with stent. The data included in this article are: design and setting of the study, study population, inclusion and exclusion criteria, definition of the intervention, objectives, variables (baseline characteristics and during the follow-up, study procedures, collection and treatment of the biological sample, genotyping, withdrawal criteria, sample size, statistic analysis, ethical aspects, information sheet and consent form. The authors confirm that this study has been registered in Eudra CT (Eudra CT: 2016-001294-33.

  16. Pig purines valorization in space mining rehabilitation: tests under field conditions; Valorizacion de purines de cerdo en rehabilitacion de espacios mineros: ensayos en condiciones de campo

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    Carmona, D.M.; Faz Cano, A.; Zanuzzi, A.; Acosta, A.; Martinez-Martinez, S.; Munoz, M. A.

    2009-07-01

    The intense mining activity carried out in Cartagena-La Union Mountain, in Murcia region, has provoked extremely high accumulation of heavy metals in the environment. Due to the absence of vegetation cover, these soils are very liable to erosion, either win or water, and they represent the major source of heavy metals pollution for the local environment due to dust blow and leaching of the results of mineral weathering into nearby watercourses. After 4 years of experiments in plots (4 m{sup 2}), it has been demonstrated the potential use of pig manure to rehabilitate degraded and polluted, soils, increasing carbon content and nutrients, promoting aggregates stability, decreasing mobility of heavy metals and establishing plant cover. (Author) 12 refs.

  17. IAEA Mission on the Programme for the rehabilitation of contaminated areas in Japan; Mision del OIEA sobre el Programa de Rehabilitacion de Zonas Contaminadas en Japon

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    Lentijo, J. C.

    2011-07-01

    In October the International Atomic Energy Agency sent an expert mission to gain insight into and assess the rehabilitation programme implemented by the Japanese government to allow for the return of residents to certain areas affected by the accident that occurred at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The results of this mission, which was led by the CSN Director of Radiological Protection, point to the viability, suitability and seriousness of the project and include suggestions for improvement. (Author)

  18. Glacial recession in the Tropical Andes from the Little Ice Age: the case of Ampato Volcanic Complex (Southern Peru

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    Alcalá, J.; Palacios, D.; Zamorano, J. J.

    2010-03-01

    Data published over the last decade reveal substantial glacial recession in the tropical Andes since the Little Ice Age (LIA), (Ramirez, et al., 2001; Rabatel, et al., 2005; Rabatel, et al., 2008; Vuille, et al., 2008; Hastenrath, 2009; Jomelli, et al., 2009), and a growing rate of recession since the 1980’s caused by global warming (Ramirez, et al., 2001; Vuille, et al., 2008). Today there is great interest in the evolution of these ice masses due to heightened awareness of climate change and of the strategic importance that glaciers have as a hydrologic resource for communities in arid climate zones in the tropical Andes (Mark, 2008; Vuille et al., 2008). Cordillera Blanca forms part of the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, and is a chosen site for many studies on glacier evolution. Vuille et al. 2008 determined that a considerable area of ice mass was lost at Huascarán-Chopicalqui glacier (18% from 1920-1970) and Astesonraju glacier (20% from 1962-2003). Studies at Coropuna volcano, which has the most extensive glacier field in the western range of southern Peru, also report a strong melting trend that began with only minimal recession from 1955-1986 (4%), but increased to 14% from 1986-2007 (Úbeda et al., 2009). Only a few of the Andes glaciers are consistently monitored, and the most comprehensive data are for Chacaltaya and Zongo glaciers (16º S) in Bolivia. Since the maximum LIA, Chacaltaya has lost 89% of its surface area, particularly in recent years. By 1983, the totaled loss was five times the shrinkage for the period 1940-1963 (Ramirez, et al., 2001). Zongo glacier maintained equilibrium from 1956-1975, but later experienced a period dominated by continuous recession (Soruco, et al., 2009). This study expands current knowledge of glacier evolution since the LIA in the Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ; 14º - 27º S) (Stern, 2004) of the Andes. The study site was chosen in an area that had never been used for preliminary research of this type, concretely

  19. Reseñas y Notas Bibliográficas

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    Full Text Available Jorge Juan y Antonio de Ulloa, Noticias Secretas de América (Edición Facsimilar, Biblioteca Banco Popular, Bogotá 1983 2 volúmenes 707 pp. / Bernardo Tovar Zambrano, La Colonia en la Historiografía Colombiana, Edit. La Carreta, Medellín, 1984,193 págs. / David Bushnell. Eduardo Santos y la Política del Buen Vecino. Bogotá El Ancora Editores, 1984. / Ricardo Sánchez: Historia Política de la clase obrera. Editorial La Rosa Roja, Bogotá 1982. / Gonzalo Sánchez Donny Meertens: bandoleros, gamonales y campesinos el caso de la violencia en Colombia prologo de Eric j. Hobsbawm (el angora editores, Bogotá, 1983,255 paginas. / Marco Palacios. El Café en Colombia. 1850-1970. Una Historia Económica, Social y Política. El Colegio de México. El Ancora Editores. Bogotá 1983. Segunda Edición corregida y aumentada. / Nina S. de Friedemann y Carlos Patifio Rosselli, Lengua y Sociedad en el Palenque de San Basilio (Bogotá 1983, Publicaciones del Instituto Caro y Cuervo, mapas, fotografías, 300 pp.. / Documentos para la historia de la insurrección comunera en la Provincia de Antioquia, 1765-1785 (Medellín 1982, Universidad de Antioquia, departamento de Historia,.620 pp.. / Manual Lucena Salmoral, EI memorial de don Salvador Plata, Los comuneros y los movimientos antirreformistas (Bogotá 1982, Instituto colombiano de cultura hispánica, 316 pp.. / Juan Marchena Fernández, Oficiales y Soldados en el ejercito de América (Sevilla, 1983, Escuela de Estudios Hispanoamericanos, apéndices, gráficos, 400 pp.. / Eduardo Pérez 0., Guerra Irregular en la Independencia 1810- 1830 (Tunja 1982, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, ilustraciones, 468 pp..

  20. Prevalence of the burnout syndrome among Brazilian medical oncologists

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    João Glasberg

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    ,8% apresentaram nível alto de DP e 55,5% alta RP. Para avaliarmos a presença da SEP, utilizamos o critério de Ramirez, que considera as três dimensões em nível grave (8,9% e o de Grunfeld que considera pelo menos um dos três domínios em nível grave (68,9%. Pelos critérios de Ramirez, houve correlação negativa com praticar exercícios/hobby (p=0,0007 e crer em uma religião (p=0,0445 com SEP. Já por Grunfeld, se correlacionou positivamente com morar com o companheiro (p=0,0054 e considerar o tempo de férias insuficiente (p=0,0037. Por ambos os critérios, foi constatada uma correlação positiva entre ter a síndrome e não optar por oncologia novamente se tivesse essa oportunidade. CONCLUSÃO: A SEP é muito prevalente entre os oncologistas clínicos. Porém, a maioria destes profissionais optaria novamente por essa especialidade. Prática de exercícios/hobby, tempo de férias suficiente e crer em uma religião surgiram como possíveis fatores para prevenir esta síndrome.

  1. How sustainable is fuelwood use in Africa?

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    Olav Skøien, Jon; Dubois, Gregoire; Mayaux, Philipe; Belward, Alan; Monforti-Ferrario, Fabio; Bodis, Katalin

    2013-04-01

    If properly managed, the use of fuelwood for heating and cooking is often considered as sustainable; Africa, may be an exception to this rule. The reliance on fuelwood in Africa as a primary energy source by a significant proportion of the population, combined with rapid population growth means that population growth equates to increased pressure on woody biomass resources, even if technological advances in other energy sources (such as solar, wind, improved stoves) reduce the per capita demands for this fuel. Furthermore, a changing climate may change the spatial and temporal patterns of woody biomass production. In this study we used simple models to predict the future fuelwood consumption on the basis of population growth estimates from the UN [UNDESA, 2012] combined with established fuelwood consumption patterns from FAO [FaoStat, 2012], and changes in accessible biomass for Africa for the next70 years, in response to climate change scenarios [Hijmans et al., 2005; Ramirez and Jarvis, 2010]. We combine estimates of the currently available woody biomass [Saatchi et al., 2011], and demand in an indicator which we refer to as depletion time. This is a measure of the time needed before all biomass is consumed, assuming no regrowth - a depletion time of 10 years will call for very fast growing sources of woody biomass to meet need, whereas areas with a depletion time of more than 200 years may be satisfied with much slower growing sources. The depletion time for any given country may change as the need for fuelwood changes, and the availability of biomass changes. Currently, about 10 African states have depletion times under 50 years, and about 20 states have depletion times of over 200 years. By 2050, our estimates indicate that at least 15 countries will have depletion times under 50 years, and some of them even under 10 years, and at least 5 countries will have slipped out of the 200+ year class into shorter depletion times … indeed over 15 countries show

  2. Reassessment of LRF radioimmunoassay in the plasma and hypothalamic extracts of rats and rams

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    Caraty, A.; Reviers, M.-M. de; Pelletier, J.; Dubois, M.P.

    1980-01-01

    A highly sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay for LRF was applied to the measurement of endogenous LRF in various hypothalamic extracts. Specific antiserum was obtained by injecting LRF conjugated to human serum albumin with glutaraldehyde. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone, lysine vasopressin, oxytocin, noradrenaline, LH, FSH and cortical extracts did not appear to affect the assay, and the maximum cross-reaction observed with the LRF analogs tested was 8.5% with LRF 2-10. The best detection limit (0.4 pg/tube) was usually obtained when the labelled LRF had been purified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Within and between-assay coefficients of variation were 8.0 and 12.6% respectively (from B/Bo=20 to 80%). Synthetic LRF administered to rams by intravenous injection was readily detectable in the peripheral plasma. However, the direct measurement of plasma endogenous LRF may give misleading results due to non-specific interference by plasma factors. No endogenous LRF could be detected in plasma methanol or acetone extracts obtained from rats and rams in various physiological conditions. The inhibition curves parallel to the synthetic LRF curve were obtained by diluting the crude hypothalamic extracts of rams and rats, and a good correlation (r=0,997) with the Ramirez-McCann bioassay resulted, indicating that using radioimmunoassay to determine hypothalamic LRF content may be fruitful in studying hypothalamo-pituitary gonad interactions. The LRF content of rat and ovine hypothalami ranged from 2-8 to 20-80 ng of LRF, respectively

  3. Analysis of the malfunctioning and failure of a 15 MW hydraulic turbine; Analisis de malfuncionamiento y de falla de una turbina hidraulica de 15 MW

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    Garcia Illescas, R.; Perez Rodriguez, N. [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

    2007-11-15

    A case history is presented of the rehabilitation process of three hydraulic turbines with a capacity of 15 MW each one. Such units are used for electric power generation, mainly to supply part of the center zone of the Mexican Republic. The turbo-generator units had been practically destroyed by catastrophic floods and only part of the equipment was recovered and reconditioned for its operation. One of the three turbines presented serious functioning problems preventing its reliable operation that was evidenced by excessive mechanical vibrations and heating in the bearing zone. This paper presents the diagnosis of the possible causes of failure and the corrective measures taken. Serious rotor misalignment problems were observed respect to its bearings and the turbine scroll. Additionally, during the inspection of the turbine runner and of the bearing it was observed that important friction have existed, which incremented the vibrations. It is shown that such rubbings are not the cause of the problem but only a manifestation of the same. Finally some of the conclusions and their solution are presented. [Spanish] Se presenta un caso historico del proceso de rehabilitacion de tres turbinas hidraulicas con capacidad de 15 MW cada una. Dichas unidades son empleadas en la generacion electrica, principalmente para abastecer parte de la zona centro de la republica mexicana. Las unidades turbogeneradores habian sido practicamente destruidas por inundaciones catastroficas y solo parte del equipo fue rescatado y rehabilitado para su operacion. Una de las tres turbinas presento graves problemas de funcionamiento, impidiendo su operacion confiable, lo cual se manifestaba mediante vibraciones mecanicas excesivas y calentamiento en zona de chumaceras. En este articulo se presenta el diagnostico de las posibles causas de falla y las acciones correctivas tomandas. Se observan problemas fuertes de desalineamiento del rotor respecto a sus chumaceras y al caracol de la turbina

  4. Analysis of the fault and malfunctioning of a 15 MW hydraulic turbine; Analisis de la falla y malfuncionamiento de una turbina hidraulica de 15 MW

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    Garcia I, Rafael; Perez R, Norberto [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

    2007-07-01

    An historical case of the rehabilitation process of three hydraulic turbines with capacity of 15 MW each is presented. These units are used for the electrical generation, mainly to supply part of the central zone of the Mexican Republic. The turbo-generator units had been practically destroyed by catastrophic floods and only part of the equipment was rescued and rehabilitated for its operation. One of the three turbines presented serious operational problems, preventing its reliable operation evidenced by the excessive mechanical vibrations and heating of the bearing zone. This article presents the diagnosis of the possible causes of fault and the remedial actions taken. Strong misalignment problems of the runner with respect to its bearings and to the scroll case of the turbine are observed. In addition, during the inspection of the turbine runner and of the bearings it is observed that important frictions have existed, which increased the vibrations. It is shown that these frictions are not the cause of the problem but only one manifestation of the same. Finally some conclusions of the problem and their solution are presented. [Spanish] Se presenta un caso historico del proceso de rehabilitacion de tres turbinas hidraulicas con capacidad de 15 MW cada una. Dichas unidades son empleadas en la generacion electrica, principalmente para abastecer parte de la zona centro de la Republica Mexicana. Las unidades turbogeneradores habian sido practicamente destruidas por inundaciones catastroficas y solo parte del equipo fue rescatado y rehabilitado para su operacion. Una de las tres turbinas presento graves problemas de funcionamiento, impidiendo su operacion confiable, lo cual se manifestaba mediante vibraciones mecanicas excesivas y calentamiento en zona de chumaceras. En este articulo se presenta el diagnostico de las posibles causas de falla y las acciones correctivas tomadas. Se observan problemas fuertes de desalineamiento del rotor respecto a sus chumaceras y al

  5. Recovering traditional raw-milk Tetilla cheese flavour and sensory attributes by using Kocuria varians and Yarrowia lipolytica adjunct cultures.

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    Centeno, J A; Garabal, J I; Docampo, F; Lorenzo, J M; Carballo, J

    2017-06-19

    The rationale of the present study was to evaluate the potential of microbial adjunct cultures including Kocuria varians and/or Yarrowia lipolytica strains in the recovery of the typical sensory profile of traditional (raw-milk) Tetilla cheese. Four batches of Tetilla cheese, a short ripened cows' milk cheese produced in Galicia (NW Spain), were made in duplicate from pasteurized milk inoculated with different microbial cultures. A control batch was manufactured by adding a mesophilic commercial D-starter only. The other three batches were made with the same starter after a cheese-milk pre-ripening step carried out with (i) an adjunct culture of K. varians, (ii) an adjunct culture of Y. lipolytica, or (iii) a combination of both adjunct cultures. The highest pH and water activity values, associated with softer textures were determined in the cheeses manufactured with the Y. lipolytica adjunct after 21days of ripening. The contents of the volatile compounds 3-methylbutanol, dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide were higher in the cheeses made with only the K. varians adjunct than in the cheeses made with the only yeast adjunct and in the control cheeses. The contents of hexanoic and octanoic acids were highest in the cheeses made with the Y. lipolytica adjunct, and levels of ethyl hexanoate, ethyl octanoate and ethyl decanoate were higher in the cheeses made with only the yeast adjunct than in the other batches of cheese. The cheeses manufactured with both adjunct cultures were awarded the highest scores for flavour and overall sensory parameters (considering the standards of the traditional product) and were considered very similar to 'good quality' artisanal raw-milk cheeses. We conclude that use of selected Micrococcaceae and Y. lipolytica strains as adjunct cultures would differentiate the sensory properties and contribute to the quality and typicality of the short-ripened rennet-curd Galician Tetilla and Arzúa-Ulloa cheeses. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B

  6. Very high-current propagation in the ion-focused to collision-dominated regime

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    Sanford, T.W.L.; Welch, D.R.; Mock, R.C.

    1994-01-01

    Measurements and analysis show that the 13 TW, Hermes-III [J. J. Ramirez et al., Digest of Technical Papers, 6th IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, New York, 1987), p. 294], pulsed, electron beam has two windows of stable transport in long drift cells filled with N 2 gas terminated by a bremsstrahlung producing target: a low-pressure window (between ∼1 and ∼100 mTorr) that is dominated by propagation in the semicollisionless ion-focused regime (IFR), and a high-pressure window (between ∼1 and ∼100 Torr) that is dominated by propagation in the resistive collisional regime. In the transition region between the two windows, beam plasma--electron instabilities significantly disrupt propagation. Propagation in both regimes (the IFR at early time and the collisional at later time) is observed from ∼5 to ∼100 mTorr, which produces two distinct bremsstrahlung pulses from the single injected beam pulse. As the pressure increases, two-stream instabilities terminate IFR propagation and the associated bremsstrahlung pulse earlier and earlier in time. Above 5 mTorr, the instability is sufficiently quenched by gas collisions that propagation in the collisional regime back in the beam body occurs, leading to a second propagation and associated bremsstrahlung pulse. Above 200 mTorr, the gas breaks down too rapidly for a significant IFR pulse to form, and for higher pressures only a single pulse in the collisional regime is propagated. Reasonable stability in the collisional regime is not achieved until pressures exceed 1 Torr

  7. Prevalencia de enteroparásitos en individuos de centros de rehabilitacion a drogas del estado Zulia, Venezuela | Prevalence of enteroparasites in individuals of drug rehabilitation centers in Zulia state–Venezuela

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    Ángela Bracho Mora

    2017-11-01

    Full Text Available To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in drug-addicted individuals that have been detained in two rehabilitation centers in Zulia state, a cross-sectional descriptive study was accomplished in which 98 fecal samples from persons of both sexes, aged between 15 and 65 years, were collected. The samples were analyzed by direct and concentrated examination with the coproparasitological Formalin-ether (Ritchie method; likewise, the staining technique Kinyoun was used to search for intestinal coccidia. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 70.41%; among them, 56.52% of individuals were monoparasitized and 43.48% polyparasitized. Up to three parasitic associations were found in each individual. With respect to the parasite species found, Blastocystis spp. (62.24% was the most frequent in terms of chromist/protozoas and within helminths, Hookworms were found in 6.12% of individuals and occupied the first place in prevalence. The highest percentage of parasitized individuals was observed in young adults (20-39 years with 63.77%, but no significant difference was observed with other age groups. Significant differences (p < 0.001 were observed amongst individuals that were parasitized with respect to the drug consumed, with a higher prevalence among individuals that had consumed cocaine. It has been concluded that the drug situation does not seem to be an important variable that promotes or limits the acquisition of common intestinal parasites, as sanitary conditions remain to be critical in acquiring them.

  8. Use of compost for the restoration of mine wastes and mine soils; Utilizacion de materiales compostados en la rehabilitacion potencial de espacios afectados por residuos mineros y suelos de mina

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    Paradelo, R.

    2013-09-01

    One of the main limitations for the successful restoration of the environmental damages produced by quarrying and mining activities is that mine waste and mine soils are largely devoid of organic matter. For this reason, amelioration with organic materials such as sewage sludge, manure or compost is gaining attention as a desirable strategy that may render good results in restoration. In this paper, recent experiences on the use of composted materials for the amelioration of mine wastes and mine soils are reviewed. The benefits obtained from the use of compost in restoration studies include improvement of the unfavourable physical, chemical and biological properties of mine waste and mine soils. The increase in the organic matter concentrations produces an improvement of the structure which leads to reduced bulk density and increased porosity, thus decreasing the risks of compaction, sealing and erosion. Correction of extreme pH is usually observed. N and P, two elements that are usually lacking in mine waste, are also added with compost in plant-available forms. The introduction of microbial populations leads to the reactivation of biogeochemical cycles which are essential for the long-term fertility and sustainability of new ecosystems. (Author)

  9. Mobil laboratory for the evaluation on site of the power electric equipment, second generation; Laboratorio movil para la evaluacion en sitio del equipo electrico de potencia, segunda generacion

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    Carrillo C, Jaime; Escorsa M, Oscar; Estrada G, Javier A; Iturbe F, Marlene; Robles P, Edgar [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

    2005-07-01

    To the interior of the Generation of Electrical Equipment (GEE) of the Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, one of the main activities is the diagnosis of the electrical equipment in service. It is well known that the power equipment represents a strong investment that requires the guarantee that it has been manufactured, installed and operated satisfactorily. The life expectancy of these devices is of thirty years, however, many of them already have surpassed that expectation. The rehabilitation or substitution of the equipment implies new investments that are needed for an evaluation of the real condition of the equipment to carry out such rehabilitation. One of the tools necessary to carry out the diagnosis, is a movable laboratory that facilitates all the necessary tools to perform a meticulous analysis that would allow, the client, to make high cost decisions. The application of the movable laboratory is advisable from the inauguration of the equipment. The electrical mechanisms are factory tested in accordance with standardized protocols; it guarantees the fulfillment of the necessary requirements for a correct operation. Nevertheless, when taking them to the assembly site, these are subjected to a series of processes and mechanical stresses that could alter the equipment conditions and its integrity. [Spanish] Al interior de la Generacion de Equipos Electricos (GEE) del Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, una de las principales actividades es el diagnostico del equipo electrico en servicio. Es bien sabido que los equipos de potencia representan una fuerte inversion que requiere la garantia de que se ha fabricado, instalado y operado satisfactoriamente. La esperanza de vida de estos dispositivos es de treinta anos, no obstante, muchos de ellos ya han superado esa expectativa. La rehabilitacion o sustitucion de equipos, implica nuevas inversiones que precisan un conocimiento del estado real del equipo para llevarla a cabo. Una de las herramientas

  10. Alternativas a la elevación de seno maxilar: rehabilitación del sector posterior del maxilar atrófico mediante implantes pterigoideos Alternatives to maxillary sinus lift: posterior area of the atrophic maxilla rehabilitation by means pterigoideal implants

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    X. Rodríguez-Ciurana

    2008-12-01

    Full Text Available El primer y segundo molar son los dientes que se pierden más a menudo debido a la enfermedad periodontal y al exceso de fuerzas oclusales. A pesar de la frecuencia del edentulismo parcial del sector posterior raramente se ubican los implantes más allá de los premolares debido al aumento del índice de fallos. El escaso volumen óseo y la pobre mineralización del sector posterior del maxilar comprometen la viabilidad de las rehabilitaciones con implantes a largo plazo. Además, la cresta ósea a nivel del seno maxilar, en el maxilar atrófico, no suele permitir el anclaje de implantes de 10 mm. Se han propuesto varias técnicas para rehabilitar el sector posterior del maxilar atrófico: implantes cortos, extensiones protésicas, injerto sinusal, implante cigomático. El implante pterigoideo es otro de los posibles tratamientos para rehabilitar el sector posterior del maxilar atrófico. Anclado en el hueso cortical de la apófisis del esfenoides el implante pterigoideo evita la necesidad de injertar o utilizar extensiones protésicas. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las indicaciones, la técnica, complicaciones y supervivencia del implante pterigoideo en el sector posterior del maxilar atrófico.The first and second molar are the teeth most commonly lost in the maxilla, mainly due to periodontal disease and excessive occlusal force. 1 Although partial edentulism of the posterior maxilla is common, implants are seldom placed distal to the premolars because failure rates in the posterior maxilla have historically been high. Poor volume and low density of bone are the worst conditions for long-term anchorage in the maxilla. 7 Moreover, bone under the maxillary sinus, in the atrophic maxilla, is usually insufficient to enable placement of 10 mm implants. Several techniques have been proposed to restore the atrophic posterior maxilla: short implants, prosthetic cantilevers, sinus bone graft, zigomatic fixtures. Pterygoid implants are

  11. Preheating ablation effects on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the weakly nonlinear regime

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    Wang, L. F.; Ye, W. H.; He, X. T.; Sheng, Z. M.; Don, Wai-Sun; Li, Y. J.

    2010-01-01

    The two-dimensional Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) with and without thermal conduction is investigated by numerical simulation in the weakly nonlinear regime. A preheat model κ(T)=κ SH [1+f(T)] is introduced for the thermal conduction [W. H. Ye, W. Y. Zhang, and X. T. He, Phys. Rev. E 65, 057401 (2002)], where κ SH is the Spitzer-Haerm electron thermal conductivity coefficient and f(T) models the preheating tongue effect in the cold plasma ahead of the ablation front. The preheating ablation effects on the RTI are studied by comparing the RTI with and without thermal conduction with identical density profile relevant to inertial confinement fusion experiments. It is found that the ablation effects strongly influence the mode coupling process, especially with short perturbation wavelength. Overall, the ablation effects stabilize the RTI. First, the linear growth rate is reduced, especially for short perturbation wavelengths and a cutoff wavelength is observed in simulations. Second, the second harmonic generation is reduced for short perturbation wavelengths. Third, the third-order negative feedback to the fundamental mode is strengthened, which plays a stabilization role. Finally, on the contrary, the ablation effects increase the generation of the third harmonic when the perturbation wavelengths are long. Our simulation results indicate that, in the weakly nonlinear regime, the ablation effects are weakened as the perturbation wavelength is increased. Numerical results obtained are in general agreement with the recent weakly nonlinear theories as proposed in [J. Sanz, J. Ramirez, R. Ramis et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 195002 (2002); J. Garnier, P.-A. Raviart, C. Cherfils-Clerouin et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 185003 (2003)].

  12. Propagation of radar rainfall uncertainty in urban flood simulations

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    Liguori, Sara; Rico-Ramirez, Miguel

    2013-04-01

    hydrodynamic sewer network model implemented in the Infoworks software was used to model the rainfall-runoff process in the urban area. The software calculates the flow through the sewer conduits of the urban model using rainfall as the primary input. The sewer network is covered by 25 radar pixels with a spatial resolution of 1 km2. The majority of the sewer system is combined, carrying both urban rainfall runoff as well as domestic and trade waste water [11]. The urban model was configured to receive the probabilistic radar rainfall fields. The results showed that the radar rainfall ensembles provide additional information about the uncertainty in the radar rainfall measurements that can be propagated in urban flood modelling. The peaks of the measured flow hydrographs are often bounded within the uncertainty area produced by using the radar rainfall ensembles. This is in fact one of the benefits of using radar rainfall ensembles in urban flood modelling. More work needs to be done in improving the urban models, but this is out of the scope of this research. The rainfall uncertainty cannot explain the whole uncertainty shown in the flow simulations, and additional sources of uncertainty will come from the structure of the urban models as well as the large number of parameters required by these models. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the BADC, the UK Met Office and the UK Environment Agency for providing the various data sets. We also thank Yorkshire Water Services Ltd for providing the urban model. The authors acknowledge the support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) via grant EP/I012222/1. References [1] Browning KA, 1978. Meteorological applications of radar. Reports on Progress in Physics 41 761 Doi: 10.1088/0034-4885/41/5/003 [2] Rico-Ramirez MA, Cluckie ID, Shepherd G, Pallot A, 2007. A high-resolution radar experiment on the island of Jersey. Meteorological Applications 14: 117-129. [3] Villarini G, Krajewski WF

  13. Structural and geological analysis of the northern Pescadero basin: preliminary results based on the analysis of 2D multichannel seismic reflection profiles

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    Spelz, R. M.; Ramirez-Zerpa, N. A.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, A.; Yarbuh, I.; Contreras, J.

    2017-12-01

    The Pacific-North America plate boundary along the Gulf of California is characterized by an array of right-stepping, right-lateral, transform faults connecting a series of pull-apart basins distributed along the gulf axis. Altogether, these structures accommodate an oblique-divergent component of deformation characterizing the modern tectonic regime along the gulf. The northern Pescadero complex, in the southern Gulf of California, is one of the deepest and probably least studied transtensional fault-termination basins in the gulf. The complex is bounded to the north and south by Atl and Farallon transform faults, respectively, and consists of two asymmetric, rhomboidal-shaped, basins with a series of intrabasinal high-angle normal faults and ramps connecting their depocenters. In this study we present preliminary results derived from the processing and analysis of 400 km of seismic reflection profiles, collected in 2006 onboard the R/V Francisco de Ulloa in northern Pescadero, providing new insights into the geology and internal structure of the basin. Northern Pescadero is a deep and narrow basin characterized by a maximum sedimentary infill of 1 km, and depths to the basin floor exceeding 3500 m. Deformation is chiefly accommodated by an array of self-parallel half-graben structures that appear to grow towards the northern flank of the basin. Faults-scarps located farther from the deformation axis appear to be more degraded, suggesting a progressively younger age of the half-grabens near the basin's depocenter. Another important feature revealed in the seismic images is the lack of sediments on top of the crystalline basement that floors the narrow central portion of the basin. In this area the reflectors at the basin's floor show a pronounced increase in amplitude and coherence, indicating the emplacement of magmatic extrusions. Likewise, in those areas with the greater sediment infill, the occurrence of high-amplitude reflectors, located 150 m below the

  14. Influence of Maturation Stage on Agility Performance Gains After Plyometric Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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    Asadi, Abbas; Arazi, Hamid; Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo; Moran, Jason; Izquierdo, Mikel

    2017-09-01

    Asadi, A, Arazi, H, Ramirez-Campillo, R, Moran, J, and Izquierdo, M. Influence of maturation stage on agility performance gains after plyometric training: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Strength Cond Res 31(9): 2609-2617, 2017-Although plyometric training (PT) improves change of direction (COD) ability, the influence of age on COD gains after PT is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to identify the age-related pattern of improvement in COD ability after PT in youths. A computerized search within 6 databases was performed, selecting studies based on specific inclusion criteria: experimental trials published in English-language journals, PT focused on the lower-body, COD ability measurements reported before and after training, and male participants aged 10 to 18 years. Sixteen articles with a total of 30 effect sizes (ESs) in the experimental groups and 13 ESs in the control groups were included. For the analyses, subjects were categorized into 3 age groups: 10-12.9 years of age (PRE), 13-15.9 years of age (MID), and 16-18 years of age (POST). Independent of age, PT improved COD ability in youths (ES = 0.86, time gains [TG = -0.61]). However, a tendency toward greater COD ability gains was observed in older subjects (MID, ES = 0.95; POST, ES = 0.99) compared with younger subjects (PRE, ES = 0.68). Pearson product-moment correlation (r) indicated that 2-weekly sessions of PT-induced meaningful COD ability gains (for ES, r = 0.436; for TG, r = -0.624). A positive relationship was found between training intensity and ES (r = 0.493). In conclusion, PT improves COD ability in youths, with meaningfully greater effects in older youths. Two PT sessions per week, with 1,400 moderate-intensity jumps for 7 weeks, seems to be an adequate dose.

  15. Pro-arrhythmogenic effects of atrial fibrillation-induced electrical remodelling: insights from the three-dimensional virtual human atria.

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    Colman, Michael A; Aslanidi, Oleg V; Kharche, Sanjay; Boyett, Mark R; Garratt, Clifford; Hancox, Jules C; Zhang, Henggui

    2013-09-01

    Chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with structural and electrical remodelling in the atria, which are associated with a high recurrence of AF. Through biophysically detailed computer modelling, this study investigated mechanisms by which AF-induced electrical remodelling promotes and perpetuates AF. A family of Courtemanche-Ramirez-Nattel variant models of human atrial cell action potentials (APs), taking into account of intrinsic atrial electrophysiological properties, was modified to incorporate various experimental data sets on AF-induced changes of major ionic channel currents (ICaL, IKur, Ito, IK1, IKs, INaCa) and on intracellular Ca(2+) handling. The single cell models for control and AF-remodelled conditions were incorporated into multicellular three-dimensional (3D) atrial tissue models. Effects of the AF-induced electrical remodelling were quantified as the changes of AP profile, AP duration (APD) and its dispersion across the atria, and the vulnerability of atrial tissue to the initiation of re-entry. The dynamic behaviour of re-entrant excitation waves in the 3D models was characterised. In our simulations, AF-induced electrical remodelling abbreviated atrial APD non-uniformly across the atria; this resulted in relatively short APDs co-existing with marked regional differences in the APD at junctions of the crista terminalis/pectinate muscle, pulmonary veins/left atrium. As a result, the measured tissue vulnerability to re-entry initiation at these tissue junctions was increased. The AF-induced electrical remodelling also stabilized and accelerated re-entrant excitation waves, leading to rapid and sustained re-entry. Under the AF-remodelled condition, re-entrant scroll waves in the 3D model degenerated into persistent and erratic wavelets, leading to fibrillation. In conclusion, realistic 3D atrial tissue models indicate that AF-induced electrical remodelling produces regionally heterogeneous and shortened APD; these respectively facilitate

  16. Clustering, randomness, and regularity in cloud fields. 4: Stratocumulus cloud fields

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    Lee, J.; Chou, J.; Weger, R. C.; Welch, R. M.

    1994-01-01

    To complete the analysis of the spatial distribution of boundary layer cloudiness, the present study focuses on nine stratocumulus Landsat scenes. The results indicate many similarities between stratocumulus and cumulus spatial distributions. Most notably, at full spatial resolution all scenes exhibit a decidedly clustered distribution. The strength of the clustering signal decreases with increasing cloud size; the clusters themselves consist of a few clouds (less than 10), occupy a small percentage of the cloud field area (less than 5%), contain between 20% and 60% of the cloud field population, and are randomly located within the scene. In contrast, stratocumulus in almost every respect are more strongly clustered than are cumulus cloud fields. For instance, stratocumulus clusters contain more clouds per cluster, occupy a larger percentage of the total area, and have a larger percentage of clouds participating in clusters than the corresponding cumulus examples. To investigate clustering at intermediate spatial scales, the local dimensionality statistic is introduced. Results obtained from this statistic provide the first direct evidence for regularity among large (more than 900 m in diameter) clouds in stratocumulus and cumulus cloud fields, in support of the inhibition hypothesis of Ramirez and Bras (1990). Also, the size compensated point-to-cloud cumulative distribution function statistic is found to be necessary to obtain a consistent description of stratocumulus cloud distributions. A hypothesis regarding the underlying physical mechanisms responsible for cloud clustering is presented. It is suggested that cloud clusters often arise from 4 to 10 triggering events localized within regions less than 2 km in diameter and randomly distributed within the cloud field. As the size of the cloud surpasses the scale of the triggering region, the clustering signal weakens and the larger cloud locations become more random.

  17. Clustering, randomness, and regularity in cloud fields. 4. Stratocumulus cloud fields

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    Lee, J.; Chou, J.; Weger, R. C.; Welch, R. M.

    1994-07-01

    To complete the analysis of the spatial distribution of boundary layer cloudiness, the present study focuses on nine stratocumulus Landsat scenes. The results indicate many similarities between stratocumulus and cumulus spatial distributions. Most notably, at full spatial resolution all scenes exhibit a decidedly clustered distribution. The strength of the clustering signal decreases with increasing cloud size; the clusters themselves consist of a few clouds (less than 10), occupy a small percentage of the cloud field area (less than 5%), contain between 20% and 60% of the cloud field population, and are randomly located within the scene. In contrast, stratocumulus in almost every respect are more strongly clustered than are cumulus cloud fields. For instance, stratocumulus clusters contain more clouds per cluster, occupy a larger percentage of the total area, and have a larger percentage of clouds participating in clusters than the corresponding cumulus examples. To investigate clustering at intermediate spatial scales, the local dimensionality statistic is introduced. Results obtained from this statistic provide the first direct evidence for regularity among large (>900 m in diameter) clouds in stratocumulus and cumulus cloud fields, in support of the inhibition hypothesis of Ramirez and Bras (1990). Also, the size compensated point-to-cloud cumulative distribution function statistic is found to be necessary to obtain a consistent description of stratocumulus cloud distributions. A hypothesis regarding the underlying physical mechanisms responsible for cloud clustering is presented. It is suggested that cloud clusters often arise from 4 to 10 triggering events localized within regions less than 2 km in diameter and randomly distributed within the cloud field. As the size of the cloud surpasses the scale of the triggering region, the clustering signal weakens and the larger cloud locations become more random.

  18. An attentional theory of emotional influences on risky decisions.

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    Levine, Daniel S; Ramirez, Patrick A

    2013-01-01

    It is well known that choices between gambles can depend not only on the probabilities of gains or losses but also on the emotional richness of the items to be gained or lost. Rottenstreich and Hsee (2001) demonstrated that overweighting of low probabilities is magnified if the possible events are emotionally rich, such as a kiss versus an amount of money. Ramirez (2010) showed that persistence in the face of comparable numerically presented losses is greater when the scenario involves taking care of a pet (emotionally richer) versus a business (emotionally poorer). Much of this phenomenon is captured in a neural network model of the Rottenstreich-Hsee data (Levine, 2012). The model is based on interactions among the orbitofrontal cortex, amygdala, cingulate, striatum, thalamus, and premotor cortex that implement categorization of multiattribute vectors representing choice options, in a manner consistent with the gists of fuzzy trace theory. Before categorization, the vectors are weighted by selective attention to attributes that are either emotionally salient or task relevant, with increasing emotional arousal shifting the attentional weights away from numerical attributes such as precise probabilities. This interpretation is supported by the data of Hsee and Rottenstreich (2004) showing that how much participants would pay to save endangered animals is not influenced by the number to be saved if they see pictures but is influenced by the number if they are given verbal descriptions. The theory suggests a few open questions. How are the selective attentional signals represented in the interactions between prefrontal cortex and subcortical areas? Would the salience of numerical attributes still be reduced with high arousal in highly numerate participants? Would the differences between the pet and business scenarios be altered if the positive or negative feedback participants received were shown via pictures rather than numbers? Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All

  19. Identidades de papel. Identidad de la ausencia y negación de los migrantes indocumentados: un enfoque desde tres textos narrativos

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    Silvia Maria Gianni

    2014-06-01

    Full Text Available Starting from the analysis of three narrative texts – the novels of Mexican author Alejandro Hernández, Amarás a Dios sobre todas las cosas (2013 [You shall love God above all things] and the Uruguayan writer Jorge Majfud, Crisis (2012, and thirdly the short story by Nicaraguan author Sergio Ramirez, Abbot y Costello (2013 [Abbot and Costello] – this study ventures into the realities of undocumented migrants who experience their identity in terms of “absence”, due to the lack of legal acknowledgment. The condition of being “paperless” places the migrant in a particular state that locates him in a classification where a general – negative and exclusive – idea prevails, and standardizes thousands and thousands of human beings based on their shortcomings, in a process of depersonalization.      Absence becomes the official identity mark and configures the identity features of this segment of the population starting from its weakness, impotence and vulnerability, thereby making these aspects of frailty the constitutive feature of its identity. The “undocumented” create an self-identity rooted in negation from and of themselves, by making the image that the others have of them into their own image, and by getting caught in the game of making themselves invisible and being perceived as invisible.      The discursive texts analysed here explore these spaces of absence and invisibility that surround the discourse of the “paperless” and their experiences. They also contribute to investigating and questioning – in a territory that has remained almost unexplored so far – the issue of the annihilated identity that hopes to be able to be and to exist one day.

  20. Protection of silver nanoparticles using Eysenhardtia polystachya in peroxide-induced pancreatic β-Cell damage and their antidiabetic properties in zebrafish

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    Full Text Available Abraham Heriberto Garcia Campoy,1 Rosa Martha Perez Gutierrez,1 Gabriela Manriquez-Alvirde,2 Alethia Muñiz Ramirez3 1Laboratorio de Investigación de Productos Naturales, Escuela Superior de Ingenieria Quimica e Industrias extractivas IPN, Unidad Profesional Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Mexico City, Mexico; 2Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico; 3CONACYT-IPICYT/CIIDZA, San Luis Potosí, México Background: The aim was to explore the efficacy of extract of Eysenhardtia polystachya-loaded silver nanoparticles (EP/AgNPs on pancreatic β cells, INS-1 cells, and zebrafish as a valuable model for the study of diabetes mellitus.Materials and methods: EP/AgNPs were synthesized using methanol/water bark extract of E. polystachya and characterized using various physicochemical techniques.Results: Immersion of adult zebrafish in 111 mM glucose solution resulted in a sustained hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic state, and serum insulin levels decreased. The synthesized EP/AgNPs showed an absorption peak at 413 nm on ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, revealing the surface plasmon resonance of the nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that most of the particles were spherical, with a diameter of 10–12 nm, a polydispersity index of 0.197, and a zeta potential of -32.25 mV, suggesting high stability of the nanoparticles. EP/AgNPs promote pancreatic β-cell survival, insulin secretion, enhanced hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia in glucose-induced diabetic zebrafish. EP/AgNPs also showed protection of the pancreatic β-cell line INS-1 against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative injury.Conclusion: The results indicate that EP/AgNPs have good antidiabetic activity and therefore could be used to prevent the development of diabetes. Keywords: Eysenhardtia polystachya, zebrafish, silver nanoparticles, diabetes, insulin, hyperlipidemia

  1. Análisis del estado estructural y administrativo de los campos de juego de los distritos urbanos de Ulloa, San Francisco, Heredia Centro y Mercedes del Cantón Central de la provincia de Heredia

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    María Morera Castro

    2010-01-01

    Full Text Available El propósito de esta investigación fue analizar los factores que influirían en el estado estructural y administrativo de los campos de juegos en cuatro distritos urbanos del Cantón Central de la provincia de Heredia. En esta investigación mixta se analizó una muestra del 40% de los cien campos de juego en estudio, por medio de una hoja de evaluación del estado estructural de los aparatos, una entrevista estructurada y la técnica de recopilación pictórica. El estado general de los campos de juego se ve afectado por aspectos como desechos, la falta de basureros, la iluminación, entre otros. Asimismo, la diversidad de aparatos en los campos de juegos es escasa y el daño más frecuente es la herrumbre. El mantenimiento lo brindaba en la mayoría de los casos la propia comunidad o la Municipalidad de Heredia y los planes de mantenimiento eran escasos o nulos. Los campos de juego son actualmente espacios poco seguros que cuentan con peligros como la corrosión de las estructuras, puntas filosas y aparatos dañados. Por lo tanto, requieren una atención inmediata de las autoridades pertinentes y, en su mayoría, no están cumpliendo con el objetivo de su creación.

  2. Rehabilitation of the gas pipeline that had a rupture in service caused by SCC (Stress Corrosion C raking); Rehabilitacion al servicio de un gasoducto que ha sufrido una ruptura en servicio por SCC

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    Silva, Fernando; Carzoglio, Eduardo; Hryciuk, Pedro [TGN - Transportadora de Gas del Norte S.A. (Argentina). Depto. de Integridad

    2003-07-01

    TGN had a rupture in service on Gasoducto Troncal Norte. After initial evaluation of the causes of the rupture it was concluded that it had been caused by Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC). Subsequent investigation in the area of the rupture revealed that colonies of cracks, typical of SCC were found in pipes located near the rupture. In order to put back in service the pipeline in a safety condition, SCC mitigation activities were performed. A decision was made to conduct a hydro test along approximately 30 kilometers of pipe. The stages of the works, the problems faced and the solutions found are dealt with, as well as the conclusions reached upon completion of the works which allowed a better understanding of SCC phenomenon. The methodology for the identification of those areas susceptible to SCC is also described. (author)

  3. Los Derechos de las Personas Incapacitadas Bajo la Ley Federal. Seccion 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitacion de 1973 (Handicapped Persons's Rights under Federal Law. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

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    Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC.

    This Spanish-language pamphlet explains Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which outlaws disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funds and the extensive regulations stemming from Section 504. The rights and responsibilities of handicapped persons are related to the following issues: eligibility for coverage under the…

  4. Al Servicio del Diabetico no Vidente o Discapacitado Visual: Guia de Recursos para Consejeros Vocacionales de Rehabilitacion (Serving Individuals with Diabetes Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Resource Guide for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors).

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    Bryant, Ed, Ed.

    Designed for Spanish-speaking vocational rehabilitation counselors, this book provides information about diabetes and treating diabetes. Much of the material previously appeared as articles in "Voice of the Diabetic" and is written not just by doctors and diabetes professionals, but also by members of the National Federation of the Blind…

  5. Dynamics of foam flow in porous media in the presence of oil

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    Shokri, N.; Osei-Bonsu, K.

    2016-12-01

    Foams demonstrate great potential for fluid displacement in porous media which is important in a number of subsurface operations such as the enhanced oil recovery and soil remediation. The application of foam in these processes is down to its unique ability to reduce gas mobility by increasing its effective viscosity and to divert gas to un-swept low permeability zones in porous media [1-4]. To investigate the fundamental aspects of foam flow in porous media, we have conducted a systematic series of experiment using a well-characterised porous medium manufactured by a high resolution 3D printer. This enabled us to design and control the properties of porous media with high accuracy. The model porous medium was initially saturated with oil. Then the pre-generated foam was injected into the model at well-defined injection rates to displace oil. The dynamics of foam-oil displacement in porous media was recorded using a digital camera controlled by a computer [5]. The recorded images were analysed in MATLAB to determine the dynamics of foam-oil displacement under different boundary conditions. Effects of the type of oil, foam quality and foam flow rate were investigated. Our results reveal that generation of stable foam is delayed in the presence of light oil in the porous medium compared to the heavy oil. Furthermore, higher foam quality appears to be less stable in the presence of oil lowering its recovery efficiency. Pore-scale inspection of foam-oil patterns formed during displacement revealed formation of a more stable front in the case of lower foam quality which affected the oil recovery efficiency. This study extends the physical understanding of governing mechanisms controlling oil displacement by foam in porous media. Grassia, P., E. Mas-Hernandez, N. Shokri, S.J. Cox, G. Mishuris, W.R. Rossen (2014), J. Fluid Mech., 751, 346-405. Grassia, P., C. Torres-Ulloa, S. Berres, E. Mas-Hernandez, N. Shokri (2016), European Physical Journal E, 39 (4), 42. Mas

  6. The III working days of the Cenozoic

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    The third working days in geology were organized by the Uruguayan Society of geology and took place in DINAMIGE in June - 2012. The lectures were given by national and foreign professionals and included important topics such as mineral raw materials used in the archaeological artifacts in Guayacas - Dayman - Paysandu . The Holocene in the coastal zone of Uruguay. Aspect of the early human occupation in Uruguay. Change effects in the land use about the mineral clay (eucalyptus forestation, illite). Paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstruction for middle and late holocene (Rocha). Gas hydrate resource quantification in Uruguay. Application of the geophysical techniques in the environmental pollution in Montevideo - Piriapolis. Environmental evolution and builders of small hills in India Muerta zone. Human or natural forcing in the geomorphological processes in Pocitos and Ramirez beaches (80 years of aerophotographic records).Tipology and nomenclature proposal for technological soil. Quarries reconditioning methodology. Hydraulic conductivity in sugar cane cultivated in soils previous vinaza application. Paleosoils and pedogenic calcretes formations in Fray Bentos (Oligocene - early miocene) Raigon (late pliocene and Middle pleistocene) and Libertad (early - middle pleistocene). Tectonics and sedimentary process in the continental talud in Uruguay. Rio de la Plata as paleoenvironmental focus using diatomos as proxies. Oleistocene mammals in the late-early Holocene in Santa Lucia river basin (Uruguay southern). Anthropization in Montevideo Bay during the Holocene. Paleocene stratigraphic plays in Uruguay offshore. Continental Influence versus marine transition in Rio de la Plata zone - internal continental shelf of the South Atlantic - a multiproxy study. Macrofossils vegetable in Palmar formation (later pleistocene) in Entre Rios - Argentina. Phytolith analysis in quaternary fluvial sediment (plio-pleistocene) in San Salvador and Palmar formation - Uruguay

  7. Editorial

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    Jorge Enrique Silva Duarte

    2008-08-01

    Full Text Available El nombre de este número de la revista EAN, “Emprendimiento, Gestión Y Mejoramiento Empresarial”, sugiere el tríangulo básico del nacimiento, desarrollo y sustentabilidad de una organización, cualquiera sea su actividad económica y tamaño. El primer componente de este tríangulo, lo describen perfectamente dos de los consejeros Fundadores de la Universidad EAN: el Dr. Hildebrando Perico, cuando afirma que “el emprendimiento o la capacidad empresarial, no es otra que la fuerza espiritual impulsora para que las cosas se hagan y los acontecimientos se sucedan, según los presupuestos estratégicos que de orden social, económico y político se deseen alcanzar, por otra parte, en un medio cada vez más interdependiente en sus intereses; en palabras del Dr. Carlos Ramirez Cardona, el emprendimiento “está determinado por las personas que se distinguen como emprendedoras: empresarios e intraempresarios. El empresario es quien tiene el valor de crear, organizar y poner en marcha una empresa. Es una persona de iniciativa que crea y fomenta la creación de empresas propias. El intraempresario es esa persona que cuando trabaja en empresas ya existentes contribuye a su innovación, desarrollo y productividad”. Hoy en día, el primer tipo de emprendimiento (hacer empresa se debe llevar a la realidad de muchas maneras: Por medio de alianzas estratégicas, franquicias, asociatividad, buscando oportunidades de negocio en las cadenas productivas, buscando ángeles inversionistas que patrocinen y se vuelvan socios de un plan de negocios; utilizando incubadoras de empresas, aprovechando las oportunidades de diferentes formas de financiamiento, entre otras. En el caso del intraempresariado, la generación de valores agregados, son el centro de acción. Estos nuevos proyectos a su vez pueden convertirse en Spin off, nuevos negocios que pueden llegar a ser empresas promisorias. Esto quiere decir, que el intraemprendedor se puede transformar en

  8. Attraction of rotors to the pulmonary veins in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a modeling study.

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    Calvo, Conrado J; Deo, Makarand; Zlochiver, Sharon; Millet, José; Berenfeld, Omer

    2014-04-15

    Maintenance of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) by fast rotors in the left atrium (LA) or at the pulmonary veins (PVs) is not fully understood. To gain insight into this dynamic and complex process, we studied the role of the heterogeneous distribution of transmembrane currents in the PVs and LA junction (PV-LAJ) in the localization of rotors in the PVs. We also investigated whether simple pacing protocols could be used to predict rotor drift in the PV-LAJ. Experimentally observed heterogeneities in IK1, IKs, IKr, Ito, and ICaL in the PV-LAJ were incorporated into two- and pseudo three-dimensional models of Courtemanche-Ramirez-Nattel-Kneller human atrial kinetics to simulate various conditions and investigate rotor drifting mechanisms. Spatial gradients in the currents resulted in shorter action potential duration, minimum diastolic potential that was less negative, and slower upstroke and conduction velocity for rotors in the PV region than in the LA. Rotors under such conditions drifted toward the PV and stabilized at the shortest action potential duration and less-excitable region, consistent with drift direction under intercellular coupling heterogeneities and regardless of the geometrical constraint in the PVs. Simulations with various IK1 gradient conditions and current-voltage relationships substantiated its major role in the rotor drift. In our 1:1 pacing protocol, we found that among various action potential properties, only the minimum diastolic potential gradient was a rate-independent predictor of rotor drift direction. Consistent with experimental and clinical AF studies, simulations in an electrophysiologically heterogeneous model of the PV-LAJ showed rotor attraction toward the PV. Our simulations suggest that IK1 heterogeneity is dominant compared to other currents in determining the drift direction through its impact on the excitability gradient. These results provide a believed novel framework for understanding the complex dynamics of rotors

  9. Polysomnography test and sleep disordered breathing in Prader-Willi syndrome

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    Andreea- Iulia Dobrescu1,

    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available INTRODUCTION Prader Willi syndrome (PWS is a rare condition and represents the most frequent cause of syndromic obesity. Sleep apnea is a life-threatening affection and is documented as the main cause of sudden death in PWS. OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to evaluate sleep disorders in PWS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used a portable monitor that recorded time in bed (TIB, the air flow in the upper airways, oxygen saturation, heart rate and snoring. The included patients had a positive clinical and molecular diagnosis of PWS. RESULTS The mean of TIB was 439.3±117.19 minutes. We recorded obstructive, central and mixed apnea, hypopnea and short wakes caused by respiratory events that were variable number and duration, in all patients. cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and improved life quality. Moreover, small doses of these drugs proved to be effective even in patients where hemodialysis alone was enough to control blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS Sleep disorders are present in most PWS patients, not only obese ones according to their anatomical particularities. These events prevent the use of growth hormone therapy, the only available treatment that decreases the adipose mass and increase both prognosis and life quality in PWS patients. Graphical abstract: Polysomnography Test in a PWS patient. REFERENCES 1. Vandeleur M, Davey MJ, Nixon GM. Are sleep studies helpful in children with Prader-Willi syndrome prior to commencement of growth hormone therapy? J Paediatr Child Health. 2013;49:238–41. 2. Giordano L, Toma S, Palonta F, Teggi R, Zucconi M, Candia SD, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea in Prader-Willi syndrome: risks and advantages of adenotonsillectomy. Pediatr Med Chir. 2015;37(2. 3. Pavone M, Caldarelli V, Khirani S, Colella M, Ramirez A, Aubertin G, et al. Sleep disordered breathing in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome: A multicenter study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2015;50:1354–9

  10. Comparison of Psychological and Physiological Responses to Imposed vs. Self-selected High-Intensity Interval Training.

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    Kellogg, Erin; Cantacessi, Cheyann; McNamer, Olivia; Holmes, Heather; von Bargen, Robert; Ramirez, Richard; Gallagher, Daren; Vargas, Stacy; Santia, Ben; Rodriguez, Karen; Astorino, Todd A

    2018-05-08

    Kellogg, E, Cantacessi, C, McNamer, O, Holmes, H, von Bargen, R, Ramirez, R, Gallagher, D, Vargas, S, Santia, B, Rodriguez, K, and Astorino, TA. Comparison of psychological and physiological responses to imposed vs. self-selected high-intensity interval training. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2018-High-intensity interval training elicits similar physiological adaptations as moderate intensity continuous training (MICT). Some studies report greater enjoyment to a bout of high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) vs. MICT, which is surprising considering that HIIE is more intense and typically imposed on the participant. This study compared physiological and perceptual responses between imposed and self-selected HIIE. Fourteen adults (age = 24 ± 3 years) unfamiliar with HIIE initially performed ramp exercise to exhaustion to measure maximal oxygen uptake (V[Combining Dot Above]O2max) followed by 2 subsequent sessions whose order was randomized. Imposed HIIE consisted of eight 60 seconds bouts at 80 percent peak power output (%PPO) separated by 60 seconds recovery at 10 %PPO. Self-selected HIIE (HIIESS) followed the same structure, but participants freely selected intensity in increments of 10 %PPO to achieve a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) ≥7. During exercise, heart rate, V[Combining Dot Above]O2, blood lactate concentration (BLa), affect (+5 to -5), and RPE were assessed. Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale was measured after exercise. Results showed higher V[Combining Dot Above]O2 (+10%, p = 0.013), BLa (p = 0.001), and RPE (p = 0.001) in HIIESS vs. HIIEIMP, and lower affect (p = 0.01), and enjoyment (87.6 ± 15.7 vs. 95.7 ± 11.7, p = 0.04). There was a significantly higher power output in self-selected vs. imposed HIIE (263.9 ± 81.4 W vs. 225.2 ± 59.6 W, p < 0.001). Data suggest that intensity mediates affective responses rather than the mode of HIIE performed by the participant.

  11. [Adaptation of food ingestion to energy expenditure].

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    Louis-Sylvestre, J

    1987-01-01

    Body energy balance is regulated in adults. The accuracy of the phenomenon is particularly evident in laboratory animals under steady conditions. Moreover, it has been repeatedly demonstrated that this balance is maintained in spite of fluctuations in food intake or energy expenditure. When animals such as rats, dogs or rabbits are presented with a diluted or concentrated version of familiar food, they compensate rapidly by increasing or decreasing their ponderal intake. This is achieved first by a change in meal frequency, then meal size adapts to the new caloric content and meal frequency returns to the original pattern. This adaptation is based on the learning of post-ingestive cues. Hypo or hyperphagia leads to reduced or increased energy expenditure, as the case may be; the basal metabolic rate is modulated by thyroid hormones and diet-induced thermogenesis by the sympathetic system. These variations are partly regulatory. In a cold environment, the increase in energy expenditure caused by increased thermogenesis is rapidly compensated by increased caloric intake. Physical activity activates the sympathetic system responsible for numerous hormonal changes, the most important of which is insulin hyposecretion. In animals or humans, moderate aerobic exercise induces a small weight loss; afterwards, weight gain is normalized and increased caloric intake compensates for energy expenditures such as exercise, increased basal metabolic rate and diet-induced thermogenesis. Extreme changes in body weight and fat are produced by gestation and lactation; they are satisfactorily explained by concomitant hormonal changes. Especially during lactation, food intake is regulated so that it allows body weight to return to pregestation level. Studies on the mechanisms implicated in the regulation of body energy balance are still in progress. Friedman and Ramirez (1985) suggest that the way fatty acids are utilized is important. Kasser et al. (1985) show a striking difference in

  12. Thermoelectrical properties of the compounds ScM{sup VIII}Sb and YM{sup VIII}Sb (M{sup VIII} = Ni, Pd, Pt)

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    Oestreich, J; Probst, U; Richardt, F; Bucher, E [University of Konstanz, PO Box X916, D-78457 Konstanz (Germany)

    2003-02-05

    The research into new materials with good thermoelectric properties has revealed new compounds consisting of metallic elements (Bando Y, Suemitsu T, Takagi K, Tokushima H, Echizen Y, Katoh K, Umeo K, Maeda Y and Takabatake T 2000 J. Alloys Compounds 313 1-6, Ghelani N, Loo S, Chung D, Sportouch S, Nardi S, Kanatzidis M, Hogan T and Nolas G 2000 Mater. Res. Soc. 626 Z8.6.1). The half-Heusler compound ZrNiSn, in particular, shows promising thermoelectric properties and has been studied by many scientists during recent years (Uher C, Hu S, Yang J, Meisner G P and Morelli D T 1997 Proc. ICT'97: 16th Int. Conf. on Thermoelectrics pp 485-8, Romaka L P, Stadnyk Yu V, Goryn A M, Gorelenko Yu K and Skolozdra R V 1997 Proc. ICT'97: 16th Int. Conf. on Thermoelectrics pp 516-19, Hohl H, Ramirez A P, Goldmann C, Ernst G, Woelfing B and Bucher E 1998 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 11 1697-709, Oestreich J, Kaefer W, Richardt F, Probst U and Bucher E 1999 Proc. 5th European Workshop on Thermoelectrics pp 192-5). In an effort to find new thermoelectric materials, the half-Heusler compounds of the groups ScM{sup VIII}Sb and YM{sup VIII}Sb (M{sup VIII} = Ni, Pd, Pt) were synthesized by arc melting and the thermoelectric properties were examined by standard characterization methods. Doping experiments showed that it is possible to change the electrical properties of the compounds while retaining the half-Heusler structure. Within the two groups, YPtSb showed the best thermoelectrical properties. At a temperature of 400 K the electrical conductivity of YPtSb is 748{omega}{sup -1} cm{sup -1} and the Seebeck coefficient is 116.3{mu}V K{sup -1}. The thermal conductivity at 400 K extrapolated using the Wiedemann-Franz law is 2.87 W K{sup -1} m{sup -1}. This leads to a dimensionless figure of merit of 0.14.

  13. Reconstructing paleo-precipitation amounts using a terrestrial hydrologic model: Lake Titicaca and the Salar de Uyuni, Peru and Bolivia

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    Nunnery, J. A.; Baker, P. A.; Coe, M. T.; Fritz, S. C.

    2010-12-01

    The Peruvian/Bolivian Altiplano has provided many information-rich records bearing on the history of the South American summer monsoon (SASM), a large-scale circulation system that is responsible for much of the precipitation over the Amazon basin and the southern tropics and subtropics. Examples of these paleoclimate time series include long, drill core records from Lake Titicaca (extending back to ca. 400 Ka, Fritz et al., 2007), the long drill core record from Salar de Uyuni (> 250 Ka, Baker et al., 2001; Fritz et al., 2004), paleo-lake level records from the Salar de Uyuni (e.g. Bills et al., 2004; Placzek et al, 2006); drill core records from the Rio Desaguadero valley (Rigsby et al., 2003), and ice core records from Quelccaya, Illimani, and Sajama (Thompson et al., 2000; Ramirez et al., 2003). Several previous studies using energy and water balance models have been applied to these records in attempts to provide quantitative constraints on paleo-temperature and paleo-precipitation (e.g. Kessler, 1984; Hastenrath and Kutzbach, 1985; Cross et al, 2001; Rowe and Dunbar, 2004; Arnold, 2002; Blodgett et al., 1997). For example, Blodgett et al. concluded that high paleolake stands in the Bolivian Altiplano, dated at ca. 16,000 cal. Yr BP (Bills et al., 1994) required precipitation 20% higher than modern at temperatures 5°C colder than modern. However, their model did not take into account the major overflow from Lake Titicaca. Using the THMB hydrologic model, we show that overflow from Lake Titicaca is necessary to produce and sustain large lakes in the Salar de Uyuni basin. This hydrological connection (via the Rio Desaguadero) between the northern and southern Altiplano likely was only established about 60,000 years ago. Prior to that, there were no sustained, large and deep paleolakes on the southern Altiplano. Rather, drill core evidence indicates a very long sequence of shallow, hypersaline lakes and playas.

  14. Validation of Health Behavior and Stages of Change Questionnaire

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    Full Text Available Leivy Patricia Gonzalez-Ramirez,1,2 Jose Maria De la Roca-Chiapas,2 Cecilia Colunga-Rodriguez,3,4 Maria de Lourdes Preciado-Serrano,3 Adrian Daneri-Navarro,5 Francisco Javier Pedroza-Cabrera,6 Reyna Jazmin Martinez-Arriaga1 1Department of Health Sciences, University Centre of Tonala, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, 2Department of Psychology, Division of Health Sciences, Campus Leon, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, 3Department of Public Health, University Centre for Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, 4Paediatric Hospital, Western National Medical Centre, Mexican Social Security Institute, 5Departament of Physiology, University Centre for Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, 6Department of Psychology, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico Background: The transtheoretical model (TTM has been widely used to promote healthy behaviors in different groups. However, a questionnaire has not yet been developed to evaluate the health behaviors that medical practitioners often consider in individuals with cancer or at a high risk of developing cancer.Purpose: The aim of this study was to construct and validate the Health Behavior and Stages of Change Questionnaire (HBSCQ, which is based on the TTM and health recommendations related to risk and factors that protect against cancer. Methods: Content validity was conducted in two phases (qualitative and quantitative. Item difficulty index, item discrimination index, and discrimination coefficient were obtained based on the classical test theory. Finally, Cronbach’s alpha was used.Results: Measure of concordance showed scores considered adequate and excellent. The item discrimination index obtained a rating of “excellent” and suggested the preservation of all items. The discrimination coefficient scores are >0.74. The global internal consistency of the HBSCQ was 0.384. HBSCQ specification between groups of internal consistency for the

  15. Differences in mathematics and science performance by economic status, gender, and ethnicity/race: A multiyear Texas statewide study

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    Anderson, Pamela Bennett

    each year for both studies, Asian students had the highest average test scores, followed by White, Hispanic, and Black students, respectively. Thus, a stairstep achievement gap (Carpenter, Ramirez, & Severn, 2006) was present.

  16. Fractional Yields Inferred from Halo and Thick Disk Stars

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    Caimmi, R.

    2013-12-01

    Linear [Q/H]-[O/H] relations, Q = Na, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, Fe, Ni, are inferred from a sample (N=67) of recently studied FGK-type dwarf stars in the solar neighbourhood including different populations (Nissen and Schuster 2010, Ramirez et al. 2012), namely LH (N=24, low-α halo), HH (N=25, high-α halo), KD (N=16, thick disk), and OL (N=2, globular cluster outliers). Regression line slope and intercept estimators and related variance estimators are determined. With regard to the straight line, [Q/H]=a_{Q}[O/H]+b_{Q}, sample stars are displayed along a "main sequence", [Q,O] = [a_{Q},b_{Q},Δ b_{Q}], leaving aside the two OL stars, which, in most cases (e.g. Na), lie outside. The unit slope, a_{Q}=1, implies Q is a primary element synthesised via SNII progenitors in the presence of a universal stellar initial mass function (defined as simple primary element). In this respect, Mg, Si, Ti, show hat a_{Q}=1 within ∓2hatσ_ {hat a_{Q}}; Cr, Fe, Ni, within ∓3hatσ_{hat a_{Q}}; Na, Ca, within ∓ rhatσ_{hat a_{Q}}, r>3. The empirical, differential element abundance distributions are inferred from LH, HH, KD, HA = HH + KD subsamples, where related regression lines represent their theoretical counterparts within the framework of simple MCBR (multistage closed box + reservoir) chemical evolution models. Hence, the fractional yields, hat{p}_{Q}/hat{p}_{O}, are determined and (as an example) a comparison is shown with their theoretical counterparts inferred from SNII progenitor nucleosynthesis under the assumption of a power-law stellar initial mass function. The generalized fractional yields, C_{Q}=Z_{Q}/Z_{O}^{a_{Q}}, are determined regardless of the chemical evolution model. The ratio of outflow to star formation rate is compared for different populations in the framework of simple MCBR models. The opposite situation of element abundance variation entirely due to cosmic scatter is also considered under reasonable assumptions. The related differential element abundance

  17. Advances in deep-sea biology: biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and conservation. An introduction and overview

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    Cunha, Marina R.; Hilário, Ana; Santos, Ricardo S.

    2017-03-01

    Once considered as monotonous and devoid of life, the deep sea was revealed during the last century as an environment with a plethora of life forms and extremely high species richness (Rex and Etter, 2010). Underwater vehicle developments allowed direct observations of the deep, disclosing unique habitats and diverse seascapes, and other technological advances enabled manipulative experimentation and unprecedented prospects to pursue novel research topics (Levin and Sibuet, 2012; Danovaro et al., 2014). Alongside, the growing human population greatly increased the pressure on deep-sea ecosystems and the services they provide (Ramirez-Llodra et al., 2011; Thurber et al., 2014; Levin et al., 2016). Societal changes further intensified worldwide competition for natural resources, extending the present footprint of impacts over most of the global ocean (Halpern et al., 2008). In this socio-economic context, and in tandem with cutting edge technological advances and an unclear legal framework to regulate access to natural resources (Boyes and Elliott, 2014), the deep sea has emerged as a new opportunity for industrial exploitation and novel economic activities. The expanding use of the deep sea prompted a rapid reply from deep-sea scientists that recommended "a move from a frontier mentality of exploitation and single-sector management to a precautionary system that balances use of living marine resources, energy, and minerals from the deep ocean with maintenance of a productive and healthy marine environment, while improving knowledge and collaboration" and proposed "three directions to advance deep-ocean stewardship: i) protection and mitigation, ii) research, and iii) collaborative governance" (Mengerink et al., 2014). The European Marine Board position paper 22 (Rogers et al., 2015) further examined the key societal and environmental drivers confronting the deep sea and the role of deep-sea research to deliver future knowledge needs for science and society; a clear

  18. Variación morfológica de los peces Hemibrycon boquiae y Hemibrycon rafaelense (Characiformes: Characidae en el Río Cauca, Colombia

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    César Román-Valencia

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    Full Text Available Analizamos la variación morfológica y osteológica en Hemibrycon boquiae y H. rafaelense en la cuenca del río Cauca. Los análisis multivariados determinan poblaciones de H. boquiae en las quebradas: Boquiae, Honda, Las Águilas, Doña Juana, Villa Paola, Portachuelo, La Víbora, Aimes y Ramírez y poblaciones de H. rafaelense en las quebradas: Canceles, La Clara, San Rafael y San José. No hay diferencias en la morfometría entre las poblaciones de H. boquiae y H. rafaelense. Se presentan discrepancias merísticas significativas para las poblaciones de H. boquiae (n= 277 y H. rafaelense (n= 121 en: número de escamas entre la línea lateral y la aleta anal, y número de escamas entre la línea lateral y la aleta pélvica. La distancia de similaridad del análisis de agrupamiento ("cluster" para los caracteres osteológicos, al igual que el número de escamas predorsales, apoyan la existencia de dos grupos discretos que corresponden a H. boquiae y H. rafaelense.Morphological variation in populations of Hemibrycon boquiae and H. rafaelense from Rio Cauca, Colombia. We analyzed the variation in morphological and osteological characteristics of Hemibrycon boquiae and Hemibrycon rafaelense in the Cauca River. The multivariate analysis determined populations of H. boquiae in nine streams: Boquier, Honda, Las Aguilas, Doña Juana, Villa Paola, Portachuelo, The Snake, Aimes and Ramirez, and populations of H. rafaelense in four streams: Canceles, Clara, San Rafael and San Jose. There were morphometric differences among populations of H. boquiae (n= 277 and H. rafaelense (n= 121. Nevertheless, there were significant meristic discrepancies among populations of both species: number of scales between lateral line and anal fin, and number of scales between lateral line and pelvic fin. The absence of bilateral symmetry was observed in the number of maxillary teeth in H. boquiae. The cluster analysis distance for osteological characters, including the

  19. High genotypic diversity of the reef-building coral Porites lobata (Scleractinia: Poritidae in Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica

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    Jennifer N. Boulay

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    Full Text Available The isolated Isla del Coco experiences periodic, extreme disturbances which devastate coral reefs surrounding the island. Scleractinian corals build the physical structure of the reef therefore ecosystem recovery relies on coral species recovery. Coral recruits can be of sexual or asexual origin, and the relative success of the two recruit types influences the speed and spread of recovery processes. Here we focus on the massive coral, Porites lobata, because it is the main reef-builder around Isla del Coco to describe the relative contribution of asexual and sexual recruits to population maintenance. P. lobata samples were collected using a spatially explicit random sampling design in three plots at Isla del Coco: Punta Ulloa (n=17, Bahía Weston (n=20 and Punta María (n=20 and samples were genotyped with 11 microsatellite markers. Additional sampling was conducted at three “coastal” sites near the Costa Rican mainland (Isla del Caño Biological Reserve: Caño1 (n=8, Caño2 (n=10, Caño5 (n=11 to compare the contributions of asexual and sexual recruits at Isla del Coco sites to coastal sites. Isla del Coco sites were characterized by small colony size (>60% of colonies <0.5m2 and high sexual reproduction. Sites were either mostly or entirely sexual,consisting of only unique genotypes (N G/N= 0.90-1.00; G O/G E=0.83-1.00; D=0.99-1.00. Although there were no significant differences in genetic diversity (number of alleles per locus, number of private alleles or colony size between Isla del Coco and the coastal sites, the coastal sites exhibited a greater range of genotypic diversity from moderately asexual (N G/N=0.5; G O/G E=0.36; D=0.8 to purely sexual (N G/N=1.0; G O/G E=1.0; D=1.0. The mode of asexual reproduction in P. lobata is likely fragmentation of adult colonies rather than asexual larval production because ramets of P. lobata occurred close together and asexually produced larvae have not been reported in gonochoric broadcast

  20. Design of Algorithms for their Use in the Control of Solutes Transport in Contaminated Aquifers; Diseno de algoritmos para su uso en el control del transporte de solutos en acuiferos contaminados

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    Martinez Najera, Juan Diego [Comision Federal de Electricidad (Mexico)

    2002-06-01

    This paper establishes the theoretical foundations of a mathematical methodology to approach the rehabilitation of aquifers contaminated by dissolved substances, with the assistance of numerical techniques. The derived algorithms are of control or management type, since simultaneously to the predictive numerical solution of the solute transport equation, they determine those solutions that fulfil water quality restrictions. The controlling variable is the concentration of the polluting agent dissolved in the flow field. The considerations are kinematics because they take into account the advection and dispersion terms, but they also considerate the first order kinetic sorption model and the sources/sinks for the concentration. We describe the physical arguments and mathematical theory of subdiferentials necessary to establish the control problem of initial and boundary values for the solutes transport equation; afterwards, the primal variational model and the mixed of dual internal control as well as the formal discrete version of both formulations are obtained, so that solution algorithms of finite element semi discrete type are generated. Due to the hyperbolic-parabolic character of the transport equation, when the advective tem is dominant, in this work it is approximated by means of the lkeda's partial upwind technique. To prove the theory a hypothetical example is presented, and we analyze the two possible cases for the concentration of a polluting agent: when it dose not exceed and when it escapes the regulator limits of water quality. In both situations the primal and mixed algorithms determine the appropriate numerical solutions of each kind of problem. [Spanish] Este trabajo establece los fundamentos teoricos de una metodologia matematica para abordar la rehabilitacion de mantos acuiferos contaminados por sustancias disueltas, con la asistencia de tecnicas numericas. Los algoritmos que se derivan son de control o de manejo, ya que inmerso a la

  1. Factors driving customers to seek health care from pharmacies for acute respiratory illness and treatment recommendations from drug sellers in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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    Full Text Available Fahmida Chowdhury,1 Katharine Sturm-Ramirez,1,2 Abdullah Al Mamun,1 A Danielle Iuliano,2 Mejbah Uddin Bhuiyan,1 Mohammod Jobayer Chisti,1 Makhdum Ahmed,1 Sabbir Haider,3 Mahmudur Rahman,3 Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner2 1Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; 3Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh Background: Pharmacies in Bangladesh serve as an important source of health service. A survey in Dhaka reported that 48% of respondents with symptoms of acute respiratory illness (ARI identified local pharmacies as their first point of care. This study explores the factors driving urban customers to seek health care from pharmacies for ARI, their treatment adherence, and outcome.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 selected pharmacies within Dhaka from June to December 2012. Study participants were patients or patients’ relatives aged >18 years seeking care for ARI from pharmacies without prescription. Structured interviews were conducted with customers after they sought health service from drug sellers and again over phone 5 days postinterview to discuss treatment adherence and outcome.Results: We interviewed 302 customers patronizing 76 pharmacies; 186 (62% sought care for themselves and 116 (38% sought care for a sick relative. Most customers (215; 71% were males. The majority (90% of customers sought care from the study pharmacy as their first point of care, while 18 (6% had previously sought care from another pharmacy and 11 (4% from a physician for their illness episodes. The most frequently reported reasons for seeking care from pharmacies were ease of access to pharmacies (86%, lower cost (46%, availability of medicine (33%, knowing the drug seller (20%, and convenient hours of operation (19%. The most commonly recommended drugs were

  2. Long-term safety and efficacy of etanercept in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis

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    Full Text Available José Miguel Senabre-Gallego,1 Carlos Santos-Ramirez,2 Gregorio Santos-Soler,1 Esteban Salas-Heredia,1 Mabel Sánchez-Barrioluengo,3 Xavier Barber,4 José Rosas1 On behalf of the AIRE-MB group 1Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Salud, Denia, 3INGENIO (Instituto de Gestión de la Inovación y del Conocimiento (CSIC [Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas]-UPV [Universidad Politécnica de Valencia], Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, 4CIO (Centro de Investigación Operativa-UMH (Universidad Miguel Hernández, Universidad Miguel Henández, Elche, Spain Abstract: To date, anti-tumor necrosis factor alfa (anti-TNF-α therapy is the only alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Etanercept is a soluble TNF receptor, with a mode of action and pharmacokinetics different to those of antibodies and distinctive efficacy and safety. Etanercept has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, with or without radiographic sacroiliitis, and other manifestations of the disease, including peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, and psoriasis. Etanercept is not efficacious in inflammatory bowel disease, and its efficacy in the treatment of uveitis appears to be lower than that of other anti-TNF drugs. Studies of etanercept confirmed regression of bone edema on magnetic resonance imaging of the spine and sacroiliac joint, but failed to reduce radiographic progression, as do the other anti-TNF drugs. It seems that a proportion of patients remain in disease remission when the etanercept dose is reduced or administration intervals are extended. Etanercept is generally well tolerated with an acceptable safety profile in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. The most common adverse effect of etanercept treatment is injection site reactions, which are generally self-limiting. Reactivation of tuberculosis, reactivation of

  3. América en la librería de don Lorenzo Ramírez de Prado, Consejero de Indias

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    Nieves Pena Sueiro

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    Full Text Available El estudio de inventarios de bibliotecas del Siglo de Oro resulta de gran importancia para aquellos que se interesan por la cultura áurea, pues desvela datos sobre sus poseedores; también sobre lecturas, obras, ejemplares, etc., que de otra manera no podríamos conocer. Una de las bibliotecas más importantes del siglo XVII fue la de don Lorenzo Ramírez de Prado, erudito y bibliófilo, que reunió en su casa madrileña por lo menos unos 8.951 volúmenes. Quizás la especial relación que tuvo don Lorenzo con América a lo largo de su vida –fue ahijado del humanista Pedro de Valencia, cronista de Indias; fue Consejero de Indias desde 1626 hasta su muerte, como también lo fue su hermano Alonso; otro de sus hermanos, Marcos, fue obispo de Michoacán, etc.–, influyó en que entre los fondos de su biblioteca se encuentren las principales obras de tema americano y algunas editadas en el Nuevo Mundo. En este trabajo pretendemos, tras el examen exhaustivo del inventario, ofrecer una relación de los registros del fondo americano (tema americano y obras impresas en América que existían en la librería en el momento en que se inventarió, seguido del análisis y las conclusiones de este. The study of library inventories of the Golden Age is of great interest to those who study the culture of this period, as it reveals much about their owners, and also about readings, plays, copies, etc. about which otherwise we would not know. One of the most important libraries of the seventeenth century was that of Don Lorenzo Ramirez de Prado, erudite and bibliophile, who collected in his Madrid home at least 8,951 volumes. Don Lorenzo was godson of the humanist Pedro de Valencia, chronicler of the Indies, he was Counselor of the Indies from 1626 until his death, as was his brother Alonso; another brother, Marcos, was Bishop of Michoacan. Perhaps the special relationship that Don Lorenzo had with America throughout his life was the reason that among the

  4. Effect of zinc-enriched natural sediments, in isolated and microcosm models, on three species of benthic invertebrates

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    Galar Martinez, Marcela; Martinez-Tabche, Laura; Sanchez-Hidalgo, Eugenia; Lopez Lopez, Eugenia

    2006-01-01

    Availability of toxic in aquatic bodies is limited by the physicochemical characteristics of sediments and water, as well as by the interactions between the different xenobiotics and inhabits species. The aim of this work was to relate the effect produced by zinc (Zn) spiked in sediments of the Ignacio Ramirez dam (PIR), in isolated and microcosm models, on ATP concentration of three benthic organisms with the metal biodisponibility. The selected species were a crustacean, an annelid and a mollusk: Hyalella azteca (Amphipoda: Hyalellidae), Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) and Stagnicola attenuata (Basommatophora: Lymnaeidae), species that are found at high proportions in the reservoir and use different spaces in the benthos. Samples of sediments and organisms were collected from the PIR during the dry season (February of 1999). Metal concentration (Zn, Fe, Cu and Ni), pH, texture, particle size, total nitrogen and organic matter were determined in sediments. Sublethal studies were carried out using two types of static systems (isolated and in microcosm organisms). Both models contained PIR sediments enriched with Zn (nominal concentration of 0.8129 mg/kg) and synthetic water in a proportion of 1:4. The test organisms were added to the systems once the equilibrium was reached (2 hr) considering the biomass quantity with respect to volume (1.0 g of organism by each 100 ml of water:sediment). After 0, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hr of exposure, samples of sediment and hydrobionts were taken, and Zn content was quantified by atomic absorption. ATP concentration was also determined in organisms. The effect produced by natural sediments spiked with Zn is increased by the presence of more than one specie in the system (microcosm). With respect to Zn levels, two of the organisms (L. hoffmeisteri y S. attenuata) tend to lose this metal in isolated and microcosm models, probably as a regulation strategy in its accumulation, as well as Fe presence in the

  5. The Geological Trace Of The 1932 Tsunamis In The Tropical Jalisco-Colima Coast, Mexico

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    Ramirez-Herrera, M.; Blecher, L.; Goff, J. R.; Corona, N.; Chague-Goff, C.; Lagos, M.; Hutchinson, I.; Aguilar, B.; Goguitchaichrili, A.; Machain-Castillo, M. L.; Rangel, V.; Zawadzki, A.; Jacobsen, G.

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    The study and preservation of tsunami deposits have being challenging in humid tropical environments. While tsunami deposits have been widely studied at temperate latitudes, few studies assess this problem in tropical environments due to the difficulties intrinsic to these places (e.g. tsunami deposit preservation, post-burial changes in a tropical environment, mangrove vegetation, difficult access, wildlife, among others). Here we assess the problem of tsunami-deposits preservation on the Jalisco-Colima tropical coast of Mexico, which parallels the more than 1000-km long Mexican subduction, where historical accounts indicate the occurrence of two significant tsunamis on June 3 and 22, 1932 (Corona and Ramírez-Herrera, 2012a, Valdivia et al., 2012). However, up to date, no geological evidence of these events has been reported. We present geological evidence of two large tsunamis related to the June 3, M 8.2 earthquake, and the June 22, Ms 6.9 landslide-triggering event of 1932 (Corona and Ramírez-Herrera, 2012a, b). A multiproxy approach was applied to unravel the nature of anomalous sand units and sharp basal contacts in the stratigraphy of a number of sites at Palo Verde estuary, El Tecuán swales and marsh, and La Manzanilla swales, on the Jalisco-Colima coast. Lines of evidence including historical, geomorphological, stratigraphic, grain size, organic matter content, microfossils (diatoms and foraminifera), geochemical content, magnetic susceptibility and AMS analyses, together with dating (210Pb and 14C), and modeling, corroborate the presence of tsunami deposits of both the 3 June 1932 tsunami at El Tecuán and La Manzanilla, and the 22 June 1932 tsunami at Palo Verde. Further evidence of earlier tsunamis, at least four events, is also evident in the stratigraphy. Work in progress should reveal the chronology of the earliest tsunamis and their origin. Corona, N., M.T. Ramirez-Herrera. (2012a) Mapping and historical reconstruction of the great Mexican 1932

  6. Monitoring tree health with a dual-wavelength terrestrial laser scanner

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    Hancock, S.

    2013-12-01

    harvesting). Trees were arranged so that some were clearly visible to the scanner and could be analysed individually (a best case scenario) whilst others were grouped to form a denser, more realistic canopy (a worse case scenario). A method was developed to simultaneously extract canopy structure (leaf area, tree height and clumping) and leaf biochemistry (EWT) from the laser scanner data. These results were compared to ground to assess their accuracy. References Danson, F. M., Hetherington D., Morsdorf F., Koetz B., Allgower B., 2007. Forest canopy gap fraction from terrestrial laser scanning. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 4, 157-160. Gaulton R., Danson F. M., Ramirez F. A., Gunawan O., 2013. The potential of dual-wavelength laser scanning for estimating vegetation moisture content. Remote Sensing of Environment, 132, 32-39.

  7. Rehabilitation and modernization project of units 1 and 2 of Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant. A strengthening project to 120%. (2nd phase); Proyecto de rehabilitacion y modernizacion de las Unidades 1and 2 de la CNLV. Un proyecto de reponteciacion al 120% (2ª Fase)

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    Liebana, B.; Merino, A.; Garcia, J. L.; Gomez, M.; Martinez, I.; Ruiz, L.

    2010-07-01

    The power increase of the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant is a project for the rehabilitation and modernization of the turbo and associated equipment to get an increase of its power and of its service life. The project scope includes the design, the engineering, the equipment supply, the installation, the testing and the commissioning. This article presents the work of the second phase.

  8. JRODOS system: a modern and efficient tool for the management and preparation of nuclear and radiological emergencies and rehabilitation. Implementation in Spain; El sistema JRODOS: una herramienta moderna y eficaz para la gestion y preparacion de emergencias nucleares y radiologicas y la rehabilitacion. Implementacion en Espana

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    Montero Prieto, M.; Dvirzhark, A.; Acero, A.; Gallego Diaz, E.

    2011-07-01

    JRODOS system is revealed as an efficient, flexible and user-approved at European level to assist in the management of nuclear and radiological emergencies and the subsequent rehabilitation of contaminated environments, both at the national response in the first phase emergence as a regional / local level in emergency preparedness and recovery environment with the help of the social partners concerned.

  9. Using Beta-Version mHealth Technology for Team-Based Care Management to Support Stroke Prevention: An Assessment of Utility and Challenges.

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    Ramirez, Magaly; Wu, Shinyi; Ryan, Gery; Towfighi, Amytis; Vickrey, Barbara G

    2017-05-23

    included extensive use of free-text responses and manual data transfer from the electronic medical record. Despite these challenges, patients overall did not perceive the tablet as interfering with CHW-patient interactions. Our findings suggest useful functionalities of CMTs supporting health care and community partners in collaborative chronic care management. However, usability issues need to be addressed during the development process. The SUCCEED CMT is an initial step toward the development of effective health information technology tools to support collaborative, team-based models of care and will need to be modified as the evidence base grows. Future research should assess the CMT's effects on team performance. ©Magaly Ramirez, Shinyi Wu, Gery Ryan, Amytis Towfighi, Barbara G Vickrey. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (http://www.researchprotocols.org), 23.05.2017.

  10. Bozepinib, a novel small antitumor agent, induces PKR-mediated apoptosis and synergizes with IFNα triggering apoptosis, autophagy and senescence

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    Marchal JA

    2013-10-01

    Full Text Available Juan Antonio Marchal,1,2 Esther Carrasco,1 Alberto Ramirez,1,3 Gema Jiménez,1,2 Carmen Olmedo,4 Macarena Peran,1,3 Ahmad Agil,5 Ana Conejo-García,6 Olga Cruz-López,6 Joaquin María Campos,6 María Ángel García4,7 1Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute, Centre for Biomedical Research, 2Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, 3Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, 4Experimental Surgery Research Unit, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, 5Department of Pharmacology and Neurosciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, 6Department of Pharmaceutical and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, 7Department of Oncology, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain Abstract: Bozepinib [(RS-2,6-dichloro-9-[1-(p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-4,1- benzoxazepin-3-yl]-9H-purine] is a potent antitumor compound that is able to induce apoptosis in breast cancer cells. In the present study, we show that bozepinib also has antitumor activity in colon cancer cells, showing 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50 values lower than those described for breast cancer cells and suggesting great potential of this synthetic drug in the treatment of cancer. We identified that the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR is a target of bozepinib, being upregulated and activated by the drug. However, p53 was not affected by bozepinib, and was not necessary for induction of apoptosis in either breast or colon cancer cells. In addition, the efficacy of bozepinib was improved when combined with the interferon-alpha (IFNα cytokine, which enhanced bozepinib-induced apoptosis with involvement of protein kinase PKR. Moreover, we report here, for the first time, that in combined therapy, IFNα induces a clear process of autophagosome formation, and prior treatment with chloroquine, an autophagy inhibitor, is able to

  11. An Index of Biotic Integrity for shallow streams of the Hondo River basin, Yucatan Peninsula

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    Schmitter-Soto, Juan J., E-mail: jschmitt@ecosur.mx; Ruiz-Cauich, Lissie E.; Herrera, Roberto L.; Gonzalez-Solis, David

    2011-01-15

    } Twelve variables were included, mostly relative abundances of species and ecological guilds. {yields} Most of the sampled sites have a low-medium quality and integrity. {yields} The streams with better water and habitat quality are those farthest away from the river mainstem. [Spanish] RESUMEN: Se propone un Indice Biotico de Integridad (IBI) con base en caracteristicas de las comunidades y poblaciones de peces en arroyos de la cuenca del rio Hondo, Mexico-Belice. Los ambientes dulceacuicolas de esta area estan bajo amenaza por peces exoticos, eutrofizacion y plaguicidas, entre otros problemas. Este IBI debe permitir identificar los sitios mas vulnerables y, eventualmente, guiar los esfuerzos de rehabilitacion. Se evaluaron datos de composicion, estructura y funcion de las comunidades de peces. Se exploraron 23 sitios en la parte mexicana de la cuenca; se uso una submuestra estratificada de 13 sitios para disenar el IBI y el resto para probarlo y refinarlo. Se busco la correlacion de 34 posibles metricos con un indice de calidad del agua y ambiente, asi como con la posible influencia de la anchura del arroyo y la altitud y distancia al cauce principal del rio Hondo. Se seleccionaron doce metricos para constituir el IBI: las abundancias relativas de Astyanax aeneus, 'Cichlasoma' urophthalmus, Poecilia mexicana, Poecilia sp. (una nueva especie, probablemente endemica de la cuenca alta), Xiphophorus hellerii y X. maculatus; las abundancias relativas de especies bentolimneticas, herbivoras y sensibles; el porcentaje de especies nativas y tolerantes; y el indice de equidad de Pielou. La mayoria de los sitios son de calidad e integridad media-baja, con impactos por canalizacion parcial o calidad suboptima del agua, reflejados en escasez o ausencia de especies sensibles, frecuente exceso de especies tolerantes, presencia ocasional de exoticos, dominancia de herbivoros (por proliferacion de algas filamentosas) o dominancia de la especie oportunista P. mexicana. Los

  12. The potential of geological storage of CO2 in Austria: a techno-economic assessment

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    Brüstle, Anna Katharina; Welkenhuysen, Kris; Bottig, Magdalena; Piessens, Kris; Ramirez, Andrea; Swenner, Rudy

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    economic uncertainties. Results indicate a significant potential for CCS in Austria and a very high probability for any CO2 storage activity. The assessment of the average practical capacity of the whole country is 120Mt at 15€/tCO2 of storage budget, while the average matched national capacity is 40Mt. Concerning the individual reservoirs, reservoir development probabilities generally lie between 20 and 30%. These numbers served as basis for a reservoir exploration ranking. Compared to current emissions, total storage capacity is at the low end, which is likely the main technical limiting factor for CCS deployment in Austria. Also, current policy seems not in favour of CCS. Storage capacity is however high enough to provide a significant contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions in the country, in the order of a few million tonnes per year. Opportunities to combine CO2 geological storage and geothermal energy seem promising, but require additional evaluation. Welkenhuysen, K., Ramirez, A., Swennen, R. & Piessens, K., 2013. Ranking potential CO2 storage reservoirs: an exploration priority list for Belgium. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 17, p. 431-449

  13. Helium and carbon isotope systematics of Rungwe geothermal gases and fluids; southern Tanzania

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    Barry, P. H.

    2009-12-01

    P. H. BARRY1*, D. R. HILTON1, T. P. FISCHER2, J. M. DE MOOR2, F. MANGASINI3 C. RAMIREZ4 1 Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, California 92093-0244, USA (*Correspondence: pbarry@ucsd.edu) 2 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC 03 2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA. 3 Department of Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, University of Dar Es Salaam, PO Box 35131, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. 4 Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Geologicas, Escuela Centroamericana de Geologia, Universidad de Costa Rica. The East African Rift (EAR) is the largest modern example of continental rifting, extending from the Afar depression in the north to the Rungwe region in southern Tanzania. EAR volcanism is attributed to the presence of one or more mantle plumes [1]. Late Miocene to recent volcanism and geothermal activity mark the Rungwe region [2], with mafic eruptions as recently as 200 years ago. Our aim is to delineate the southern geographical extent of plume influence on the propagating EAR by investigating the He-CO2 characteristics of geothermal fluids in the Rungwe region. We report new helium (He) and carbon (C) isotopes (3He/4He, δ13C) and relative abundance (CO2/3He) characteristics for a suite of 20 geothermal gas and fluid samples from 11 different localities in the Rungwe region. He-isotopes are in good agreement with previous reports [3], and range from ~1 RA to ~7 RA (MORB-like values), indicating admixture between upper mantle He and variable proportions of radiogenic He. C-isotopes ranges from -2.8 to -6.5 ‰ (vs. PDB) with all falling in the MORB range (~4.5 ± 2‰). CO2/3He ratios vary over 5 orders of magnitude from ~3 x 10^9 (MORB-like) to higher values (up to ~3 x 10^13) normally associated with crustal lithologies. Taken together, the He-CO2 data can be explained by 2-component mixing of a deep-seated mantle source with crustal component(s). There are no

  14. Microevolution of human archaic groups of Arica, northern Chile, and its genetic contribution to populations from the Formative Period Microevolución de grupos humanos arcaicos de Arica, norte de Chile, y su contribución genética a las poblaciones del Período Formativo

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    Full Text Available The microevolution of the archaic populations from Chile's northern coast and its morphological contribution to Formative period groups was studied. The sample comprised 181 individuals belonging to two Archaic (Morro-Uhle and Morro 1-1/6 and one Formative (Playa Miller-7 [Plm-7] series of the coast and one sample from the Formative (Alto Ramírez exhumed at the Azapa Valley. A total of 29 metric variables of the cranium were analyzed. Biological variability was assessed using discriminant analysis and Mahalanobis' D² distance stadistic (MDS. Population structure was inferred using a method based on quantitative genetic theory that predicts a lineal relationship between average within-group phenotypic variance and group distance to the population centroid. The four samples studied proved to be different from a morphologic point of view. The greatest distance was observed between Plm-7 (coast Formative and Alto Ramirez (valley Formative, the least between Morro-Uhle and Morro 1-1/6, the remaining distances presenting intermediate values. Regarding the total population, the most divergent group was Alto Ramírez and the least divergent was Morro1-1/6. A gradual biologic change was observed between Archaic (Morro Uhle and Morro 1-1/6 and coastal Formative populations (Plm-7 pointing to a morphological (genetic contribution of Archaic fishermen to Formative population of Chile's northern coast, without excluding gene flow from other groups of the South Central Andean AreaEstudiamos la microevolución de las poblaciones arcaicas de la costa norte y sus contribuciones morfológicas al Período Formativo. La muestra comprendió 181 individuos pertenecientes a dos colecciones arcaicas de la costa (Morro-Uhle y Morro 1-1/6 y una al formativo (Alto Ramírez exhumada en el Valle de Azapa. Un total de 29 variables métricas del cráneo fueron analizadas. La variabilidad biológica fue determinada utilizando análisis discriminante y distancias de

  15. Effects of different doses of high-speed resistance training on physical performance and quality of life in older women: a randomized controlled trial

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    Full Text Available Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo,1–3 Daniela Diaz,4 Cristian Martinez-Salazar,5 Pablo Valdés-Badilla,6 Pedro Delgado-Floody,5 Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo,7 Rodrigo Cañas-Jamet,8,9 Carlos Cristi-Montero,10 Antonio García-Hermoso,11 Carlos Celis-Morales,12 Jason Moran,13 Thomas W Buford,14 Leocadio Rodriguez-Mañas,15 Alicia M Alonso-Martinez,16 Mikel Izquierdo16 1Department of Physical Activity Sciences, 2Laboratory of Measurement and Assessment in Sports, Research Nucleus in Health, Physical Activity and Sports, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, 3Unit of Integrative Physiology, Laboratory of Exercise Sciences, MEDS Clinic, Santiago, Chile; 4School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health, Universidad Santo Tomás, Osorno, 5Department of Physical Education, Sport and Recreation, Universidad de La Frontera, 6Institute of Physical Activity and Health, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, 7School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, University Santo Tomás, Talca, 8Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, 9School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, 10IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, 11Laboratory of Physical Activity Sciences, Sport and Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, USACH, Santiago, Chile; 12BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 13Centre for Sports and Exercise Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK; 14Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute of Aging, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA; 15Division of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, 16Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, Navarre, Spain

  16. Using Social Media Data to Understand the Impact of Promotional Information on Laypeople's Discussions: A Case Study of Lynch Syndrome.

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    Bian, Jiang; Zhao, Yunpeng; Salloum, Ramzi G; Guo, Yi; Wang, Mo; Prosperi, Mattia; Zhang, Hansi; Du, Xinsong; Ramirez-Diaz, Laura J; He, Zhe; Sun, Yuan

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    .57% (2704/14,564) were classified as laypeople's discussions. The most discussed themes were treatment (n=4080) and genetic testing (n=3073). We found that the topic distributions in laypeople's discussions were similar to the distributions in promotional Lynch syndrome-related information. Furthermore, most people had a positive attitude when discussing Lynch syndrome. The proportion of negative tweets was 3.51%. Within each topic, treatment (16.67%) and genetic testing (5.60%) had more negative tweets compared with other topics. When comparing monthly trends, laypeople's discussions had a strong correlation with promotional Lynch syndrome-related information on awareness (r=.98, PLynch Syndrome Awareness Day (March 22, 2017) had significant positive impacts on laypeople's discussions and their attitudes. There is evidence that participative social media platforms, namely Twitter, offer unique opportunities to inform cancer communication surveillance and to explore the mechanisms by which these new communication media affect individual health behavior and population health. ©Jiang Bian, Yunpeng Zhao, Ramzi G Salloum, Yi Guo, Mo Wang, Mattia Prosperi, Hansi Zhang, Xinsong Du, Laura J Ramirez-Diaz, Zhe He, Yuan Sun. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 13.12.2017.

  17. Raising Awareness of Urban Environment Development in Primary Schools

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    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available In the past few years, excessive efforts have been made to increase the city’s attractiveness and its international positioning. Also studies on the so-called city destination branding are on the rise. Theorists, as Ramirez (2001, Marzano and Scott (2009, among many others, are discussing different aspects of this complex process. Many approaches and strategies are dealing with the positioning of urban environments and city destinations, trying to provide at least some partial answers about achieving this objective. With proper marketing and branding, cities can do a lot to attract tourists and visitors. For successful city marketing and branding and for the successful long-term positioning of the destination in general, it is necessary to involve the key stakeholders and collaborate with as many as possible despite the fact that the branding of a city destination (or any destination for that matter is a complex process. It is significant that all the stakeholders, who are always carriers of different interests, are invited to collaborate in the planning of the tourism development and tourism development strategies, from the government, the private sector, schools etc. It is also important to involve the citizens, who can provide a valuable opinion about the environment they live in – what they like about their environment, what suggestion would they give to tourists about gastronomy, attractions, shops, events, etc. It is significant that citizens are proud of their urban environment, that they know their own environment, and that they have the motivation for the involvement in the process of improvement of their home environment (through projects, discussions, etc.. It is impossible to create attractive urban environments or cities if residents do not have a positive opinion about the place they live in. That is why it is essential for the education institutions at all levels, but especially for the institutions at the primary levels to

  18. Patients’ and physicians’ preferences for type 2 diabetes mellitus treatments in Spain and Portugal: a discrete choice experiment

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    Full Text Available Carlos Morillas,1 Rosa Feliciano,2 Pablo Fernández Catalina,3 Carla Ponte,4 Marta Botella,5 João Rodrigues,6 Enric Esmatjes,7 Javier Lafita,8 Luis Lizán,9 Ignacio Llorente,10 Cristóbal Morales,11 Jorge Navarro-Pérez,12 Domingo Orozco-Beltran,13 Silvia Paz,9 Antonio Ramirez de Arellano,14 Cristina Cardoso,15 Maribel Tribaldos Causadias9 1Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain; 2USF São Domingos, Santarém, Portugal; 3Hospital Montecelo de Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain; 4USF Porta do Sol, Matosinhos, Portugal; 5Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias, Madrid, Spain; 6USF Serra da Lousã, Lousã, Portugal; 7Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; 8Hospital de Navarra, Navarra, Spain; 9Outcomes’10, Universidad Jaume I, Castellón, Spain; 10Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Canarias, Spain; 11Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain; 12INCLIVA, CIBERESP, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 13Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Valencia, Spain; 14Novo Nordisk EU-HEOR Europe, Madrid, Spain; 15Novo Nordisk, Lisbon, Portugal Objective: To assess Spanish and Portuguese patients’ and physicians’ preferences regarding type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM treatments and the monthly willingness to pay (WTP to gain benefits or avoid side effects.Methods: An observational, multicenter, exploratory study focused on routine clinical practice in Spain and Portugal. Physicians were recruited from multiple hospitals and outpatient clinics, while patients were recruited from eleven centers operating in the public health care system in different autonomous communities in Spain and Portugal. Preferences were measured via a discrete choice experiment by rating multiple T2DM medication attributes. Data were analyzed using the conditional logit model.Results: Three-hundred and thirty (n=330 patients (49.7% female; mean age 62.4 [SD: 10.3] years, mean T2DM duration 13.9 [8.2] years, mean body

  19. Comparative Effectiveness of a Technology-Facilitated Depression Care Management Model in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: 6-Month Outcomes of a Large Clinical Trial.

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    Wu, Shinyi; Ell, Kathleen; Jin, Haomiao; Vidyanti, Irene; Chou, Chih-Ping; Lee, Pey-Jiuan; Gross-Schulman, Sandra; Sklaroff, Laura Myerchin; Belson, David; Nezu, Arthur M; Hay, Joel; Wang, Chien-Ju; Scheib, Geoffrey; Di Capua, Paul; Hawkins, Caitlin; Liu, Pai; Ramirez, Magaly; Wu, Brian W; Richman, Mark; Myers, Caitlin; Agustines, Davin; Dasher, Robert; Kopelowicz, Alex; Allevato, Joseph; Roybal, Mike; Ipp, Eli; Haider, Uzma; Graham, Sharon; Mahabadi, Vahid; Guterman, Jeffrey

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    .16; P value: supported care vs usual care=.02, technology-facilitated care vs usual care=.02); decreased prevalence of major depression (odds ratio, OR: supported care vs usual care=0.45, technology-facilitated care vs usual care=0.33; P value: supported care vs usual care=.02, technology-facilitated care vs usual care=.007); and reduced functional disability as measured by Sheehan Disability Scale scores (LSE: usual care=3.21, supported care=2.61, technology-facilitated care=2.59; P value: supported care vs usual care=.04, technology-facilitated care vs usual care=.03). Technology-facilitated care was significantly associated with depression remission (technology-facilitated care vs usual care: OR=2.98, P=.04); increased satisfaction with care for emotional problems among depressed patients (LSE: usual care=3.20, technology-facilitated care=3.70; P=.05); reduced total cholesterol level (LSE: usual care=176.40, technology-facilitated care=160.46; P=.01); improved satisfaction with diabetes care (LSE: usual care=4.01, technology-facilitated care=4.20; P=.05); and increased odds of taking an glycated hemoglobin test (technology-facilitated care vs usual care: OR=3.40, PSklaroff, David Belson, Arthur M Nezu, Joel Hay, Chien-Ju Wang, Geoffrey Scheib, Paul Di Capua, Caitlin Hawkins, Pai Liu, Magaly Ramirez, Brian W Wu, Mark Richman, Caitlin Myers, Davin Agustines, Robert Dasher, Alex Kopelowicz, Joseph Allevato, Mike Roybal, Eli Ipp, Uzma Haider, Sharon Graham, Vahid Mahabadi, Jeffrey Guterman. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 23.04.2018.

  20. Chemistry in the Dunes of Titan: Tribochemical Reactions of Complex Organics and Water Ice

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    Beauchamp, J. L.; Thomas, D. A.

    2010-12-01

    . Experiments modeling such systems are being conducted with laboratory-produced tholins and model unsaturated hydrocarbons, nitriles, imines, and aromatic compounds, and the results and implications of these studies will be presented. 1. Coates, A. J., A. Wellbrock, G. R. Lewis, G. H. Jones, D. T. Young, F. J. Crary, and J. H. Waite Jr (2009), Planet. Space Sci., 57(14-15), 1866-1871. 2. Crary, F. J., B. A. Magee, K. Mandt, J. H. Waite Jr, J. Westlake, and D. T. Young (2009), Planet. Space Sci., 57(14-15), 1847-1856. 3. Khare, B. N., C. Sagan, E. T. Arakawa, F. Suits, T. A. Callcott, and M. W. Williams (1984), Icarus, 60(1), 127-137. 4. Ramirez, S. I., P. Coll, A. da Silva, R. Navarro-González, J. Lafait, and F. Raulin (2002), Icarus, 156(2), 515-529. 5. Imanaka, H., and M. A. Smith (2010), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 107(28), 12423-12428. 6. Lorenz, R. D., et al. (2006), Science, 312(5774), 724-727. 7. O'Brien, D. P., R. D. Lorenz, and J. I. Lunine (2005), Icarus, 173(1), 243-253. 8. Neish, C. D., A. Somogyi, and M. A. Smith (2010), Astrobiology, 10(3), 337-347. 9. Beyer, M. K., and H. Clausen-Schaumann (2005), Chem. Rev., 105(8), 2921-2948. 10. Kajdas, C., and K. Hiratsuka (2009), Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng., Part J, 223(6), 827-848.

  1. Digital control for turbogas units; Control digital para unidades turbogas

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    Garcia Beltran, Carlos Daniel

    1997-02-01

    implementation and testing of several schemes of diffuse control: P, PD, PI and diffuse PID, of which the last one was selected for having a better answer. The results obtained in the simulations of the algebraic PI and of the diffuse PID, established that the second one improved the follow up indexes and reduced the starting period and the fuel consumption. [Espanol] La presente tesis trata sobre la rehabilitacion del sistema de control para las turbinas de gas W501 de la Central de Ciclo Combinado de Gomez Palacio, de Durango, Mexico. La primera parte del desarrollo trata sobre un proceso de reingenieria de software aplicado al sistema de control digital de las turbinas de gas de la central de ciclo combinado de Comez Palacio. Este proceso fue desarrollado utilizando conceptos de varias ramas de la ingenieria: a) involucro los conocimientos de la ingenieria de software, utilizando metodos formales para el analisis del sistema original y el rediseno del nuevo sistema: b) se utilizo la ingenieria de control en el analisis de diversas estrategias de control y automatizacion utilizados para el control de turbinas de gas, con el objetivo de verificar el tipo de instrucciones y rutinas presentes dentro del software. El producto final de esta etapa es un sistema programatico modularizado, basado en diseno estructurado, que es funcionalmente un espejo del sistema original. El sistema obtenido esta conformado por cinco modulos principales los cuales se basan en un modelo propuesto originalmente para control por lotes (batch) :i) Interfaz Hombre Maquina, ii) Control Regulatorio, iii) Protecciones, iv) Secuencias logicas y v) Supervision. La segunda etapa de desarrollo fue la mejora del control de velocidad de la turbina. Cuando se controla una unidad turbogas, debe tomarse en cuenta varias etapas de operacion tales como el arranque, el control en estado estable y el apagado. El comportamiento real de la turbina durante el arranque, y principalmente el gran numero de retrocesos

  2. Supernova Explosions Stay In Shape

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    2009-12-01

    remnants. This type of supernova is thought to be caused by a thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf, and is often used by astronomers as "standard candles" for measuring cosmic distances. On the other hand, the remnants tied to the "core-collapse" supernova explosions were distinctly more asymmetric. This type of supernova occurs when a very massive, young star collapses onto itself and then explodes. "If we can link supernova remnants with the type of explosion", said co-author Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, also of University of California, Santa Cruz, "then we can use that information in theoretical models to really help us nail down the details of how the supernovas went off." Models of core-collapse supernovas must include a way to reproduce the asymmetries measured in this work and models of Type Ia supernovas must produce the symmetric, circular remnants that have been observed. Out of the 17 supernova remnants sampled, ten were classified as the core-collapse variety, while the remaining seven of them were classified as Type Ia. One of these, a remnant known as SNR 0548-70.4, was a bit of an "oddball". This one was considered a Type Ia based on its chemical abundances, but Lopez finds it has the asymmetry of a core-collapse remnant. "We do have one mysterious object, but we think that is probably a Type Ia with an unusual orientation to our line of sight," said Lopez. "But we'll definitely be looking at that one again." While the supernova remnants in the Lopez sample were taken from the Milky Way and its close neighbor, it is possible this technique could be extended to remnants at even greater distances. For example, large, bright supernova remnants in the galaxy M33 could be included in future studies to determine the types of supernova that generated them. The paper describing these results appeared in the November 20 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science

  3. Generation of high reactive fluids by rapid clinopyroxene-seawater interaction: An experimental study at 425 °C, 40 and 100 MPa

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    Beermann, Oliver; Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter; Schächinger, Steffen; Arzi, Lisa; Holzheid, Astrid

    2014-05-01

    experiments significant amounts (~10-20 rel. %) of secondary mineral phases, i.e. talc, the serpentine-group minerals lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile, and minor abundances of pyrrhotite and pentlandite were formed primarily on Cpx even after short run durations of 3 hours. Our results show that intense leaching of Ca, REEs, transition and trace metals only occurred with Cpx and only in the seawater experiments. Leaching was caused by rapid precipitation of the intitial seawater Mg (1400 ppm) on Cpx, which generated HCl(aq) with pH (25 °C) leaching. Because element exchange reactions between seawater and the other widespread abundant mineral olivine in the oceanic lithosphere are very sluggish at elevated pressure and temperature conditions [10], we conclude that in particular seawater interactions with un-leached pyroxenes creates high element fluxes during early-stage, high temperature MOR hydrothermalism, as it is evident from MAR 5° S fluids. This kind of hydrothermalism is expected to be not uncommon in particular at the slow-spreading MAR [9], and the high element fluxes here, most probably caused by seawater-pyroxene interactions, should be taken into account when modelling global chemical fluxes of MOR hydrothermalism. References: [1] German C. R., Thurnherr A. M., Knoery J., Charlou J.-L., Jean-Babtiste P., and Edmonds H. N. (2010) Deep Sea Res. 157, 518-527. [2] Schmidt K., Garbe-Schönberg D., Bau M., and Koschinsky A. (2010) Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 74, 4058-4077. [3] Saito M. A., Noble A. E., Tagliabue A., Goepfert T. G., Lamborg C. H., and Jenkins W. J. (2013) Nat. Geosci. 5, 775-779. [4] German C. R., Bennett S. A., Connelly D. P., Evans A. J., Murton B. J., Parson L. M., Prien R. D., Ramirez-Llodra E., Jakuba M., Shank T. M., Yoerger D. R., Baker E. T., Walker S. L., and Nakamura K. (2008) Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. 273, 332-344. [5] Haase K. M., Petersen S., Koschinsky A., and M64/1, M68/1 Scient. Parties (2007) Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 8, Q11002, doi

  4. Aspectos Históricos de la deficiencia de Yodo en América

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    Mario Paredes Suárez

    2001-08-01

    , originario de hace 1500 años A. C., habla de las primeras operaciones de bocio y de la administración de sal yodada como una adecuada estrategia de profilaxis.

    La presencia de algunos aspectos de la deficiencia crónica de yodo en América, particularmente del bocio, se ha hecho evidente a través de los estudios e investigaciones de un gran numero de autores. Luis A. León en 1959 (2, en su magnifica publicación “Folklore e Historia del Bocio Endémico en la República del Ecuador”, expresa: “… En la literatura medica y social del país durante la dominación española, no se encuentra mayor información acerca de la endemia bociógena; sólo en las postrimerías de dicho periodo se comienza a hablar del coto como entidad nosológica que existe en nuestra patología…”. Por otro lado en sus varias publicaciones, Greenwald (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, manifiesta que el bocio no existió en América antes de la llegada de los españoles, y que se hace presente a partir del siglo XVIII. Otros autores como McClendon, tienen una similar opinión al respecto.

    Es interesante anotar la observación de que muchos investigadores como Cieza de León (9, Jorge Juan de Santasilla (10 y Antonio de Ulloa (11, La Condamine (12, el Padre Juan de Velasco (13 y Eugenio Espejo (14 no mencionen, en su extensa producción, esta entidad nosológica.

    Pero ya León en Ecuador, Lastres en Perú (15, 16 y posteriormente Rodrigo Fierro (17 enfatizan la palabra coto, sobre la base de toponimias quichuas, como manifestación de la presencia de esta enfermedad; el último autor tiene la opinión de que el bocio, si bien existió en el pre-incario, no tuvo caracteres endémicos sino a partir de la época hispánica en América.

    Sin embargo se considera que la frecuencia del bocio en las poblaciones indígenas de varios países latinoamericanos se ha evidenciado por la presencia y permanencia del término “cotto” o “coto”, para denominar por toponimia al abultamiento de

  5. Are ionic liquids extremophiles cell wall breakers? Esther Gutiérrez, M. Ángeles Sanromán, Ana Rodríguez, Francisco J. Deive * Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain * Corresponding author: Tel.: +34986818723; E-mail address: deive@uvigo.es

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    Esther Gutiérrez

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    , downstream strategies are usually neglected until a later phase of process development. This is a major reason for increased processing cost and eventually the reason for process implementation failures at real scale (Datar and Rosen, 1990. In this line, one of the bottlenecks faced in this kind of biological process is placed in the recovery of the desired intracellular metabolites, which makes it necessary to apply cell lysis methods. With this purpose, conventional methods fall into two main categories: physical (agitation in the presence of glass and ceramic beads, ultrasonication, high pressure homogenization, cryogenic grinding and chemical (acid, alkali (Ulloa et al., 2012. In this sense, another chemical method that can be proposed could be the addition of ionic liquids. These are liquid salts at or close to room temperature that have posed a new inspiration for Green Chemistry. These neoteric solvents have been getting increasing attention from the scientific community and industry not only due to their green potential but also to their unique combination of properties (Earle et al., 2006; Rebelo et al., 2005; Smiglak et al., 2006; Baranyai et al., 2004; Wasserscheid and Welton, 2007. The most distinctive feature of these compounds is their negligible vapour pressure, which may reduce the air pollution with respect to the conventional volatile organic solvents. Due to this, ionic liquids have opened up new fields at the interface of many conventional disciplines such as green chemistry, electrochemistry, analytical chemistry, surface science, catalysis and nanotechnology (Plechkova and Seddon, 2008. Another appealing aspect of ionic liquids lies in their tunability, which eases the existence of a plethora of combinations cation-anion, leading to thousands of new compounds with unknown properties and environmental risks. Due to all these properties, they are already used in extant processes and their production per annum surpasses the tonne magnitude (BASF Patent

  6. Proceedings of the International Conference on Modern Radiotherapy. Advances and Challenges in Radiation Protection of Patients

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    2009-12-01

    concluded with a roundtable discussion on patient information. All the available presentations, documents and posters are compiled in this document which starts with a report summarising the presentations and the main findings from the conference. 40 presentations (slides) are compiled in this document: 1 - Advances in external radiotherapy (M. Brada, Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital UK); 2 - Advances in brachytherapy (D. Peiffert, Alexis Vautrin center, Nancy); 3 - The impact of new technologies on the risk of accident (R. Almaberti, HAS); 4 - What is a side effect, a complication or an accident in radiotherapy? (P. Scalliet, University hospital St Luc, Belgium); 5 - The range of radiosensitivity in the human population: hyper- and hypo- sensitivity (S. Bouffler, HPA UK) 6 - Radiation-induced sequelae: toward an individual profile (D. Azria, CRLC Val d'Aurelle, France); 7 - Evaluation and management of secondary cancer risk in modern Radiation Therapy: elaboration of an ICRP/ICRU publication (J.M. Cosset, Curie Institute - ICRP); 8 - Cardiovascular risks in radiotherapy (K. Trott, University College London Institute UK); 9 - Risk acceptability in radiotherapy (F. Mettler, New Mexico Health Care System, US); 10 - Lessons learned from accidents in conventional external radiotherapy (O. Holmberg, IAEA); 11 - Lessons learned from accidental exposures in modern external radiotherapy (P. Ortiz Lopez, ICRP); 12 - Lessons learned from accidents in brachytherapy (L. Pinillos-Ashton, National Cancer Institute, Peru); 13 - Lessons learned from French accidents (S. Derreumaux, IRSN); 14-15 - WHO Radiotherapy risk profile (M. Barton, New South Wales Univ., Australia; D. Noble); 16 - Methods of risk analysis applied to radiotherapy (M.L. Ramirez, FORO/CSN, Spain); 17 - Radiation safety issues linked to the omnipresence of computers (JC. Rosenwald, SFPM); 18 - From Airline Safety Management System to Security in Radiotherapy:a French experience (E. Lartigau, INCa); 19

  7. Rejuvenecimiento facial en "doble sigma" "Double ogee" facial rejuvenation

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    O. M. Ramírez

    2007-03-01

    . Este arco conecta con la convexidad superior del tercio medio facial que se une con la concavidad de la porción inferior del tercio medio (arco inferior. Los paciente con un considerable envejecimiento y ptosis de las estructuras centrales faciales se pueden beneficiar en la mayoría de los casos de nuestro abordaje endoscópico. Las cejas, las comisuras de los párpados, de los tejidos blandos nasoglaberlares, los surcos nasolabiales, la nariz, las mejillas, el ángulo de la boca y los "jowls" (mejillas de bulldog se pueden tratar con eficacia mediante este abordaje. También las ojeras y los hundimientos orbitarios inferiores. Es eficaz también en ritidectomías secundarias o terciarias que requieren rejuvenecimiento cutáneo simultaneo y para cuando se precisa aumento de los tejidos blandos así como en las desproporciones esqueléticas y de los tejidos blandos. Las estructuras óseas expuestas pueden ser aumentadas o reducidas según convenga. Recomendamos este abordaje cuando hay que cambiar o extirpar implantes faciales aloplásticos. Los procedimientos endoscópicos de la frente y del tercio medio facial permiten la reconstrucción del "Doble Sigma" que se asocia a un aspecto juvenil.Subperiosteal techniques describes by Tessier have revolutionized the treatment of the aging face advocating this approach to treat early signs of aging in young and middleage patients. Psillakis refines the technique further and Ramirez describes a safer and more effective method of subperiosteal lifting, so that this technique could be applied across the full spectrum of facial aging. The introduction of the endoscope in the treatment of facial rejuvenation ushered in a new era in Aesthetic Surgery. Today, endoscopically assisted subperiosteal undermining of the upper, middle and lower face can provide a means for repositioning the sagging facial soft tissues in addition to augmentation of the craniofacial skeleton, with a reduced preoperative facial edema, minimal injury to the

  8. PREFACE: Introduction to the proceedings of Dynamics Days South America 2010

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    Macau, Elbert E. N.; Pereira, Tiago; Prado, Antonio F. B. A.; Turci, Luiz F. R.; Winter, Othon C.

    2011-03-01

    São PauloSão Carlos - SP - Brazil Rubens SampaioPontifícia Universidade CatólicaRio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil Ruedi StoopSwiss Federal Institute of TechnologyUZH/ETHZ Zurich - Switzerland Sylvio Ferraz MelloUniversidade de São PauloSão Paulo - SP - Brazil Takashi YoneyamaITA - Instituto Tecnológico de AeronáuticaSão José dos Campos - SP - Brazil Ying-Cheng LaiArizona State UniversityTempe - AZ - USA Organizing Committee Antonio Carlos Roque da SilvaUSP - Universidade de São PauloRibeirão Preto - SP - Brazil Antonio F Bertachini de Almeida Prado (Co-chair)INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisSão José dos Campos - SP - Brazil Arturo C MartiFacultad de CienciaMontevideo - Uruguai Carlos Leopoldo Pando LambruschiniBenemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaPuebla - Mexico Edson Denis LeonelUNESP - "Júlio de Mesquisa Filho"Rio Claro - SP - Brazil Elbert E N Macau (Chair)INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisSão José dos Campos - SP - Brazil Gerard Olivar TostUniversidad National de ColombiaManizales - Colombia Hamilton VarelaUSP - Universidade de São PauloSão Carlos - SP - Brazil Hilda Cerdeira (Co-chair)IFT - Instituto de Física TeóricaSão Paulo - SP - Brazil Iberê Luiz CaldasUSP - Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo - SP - Brazil José Manoel BalthazarUNESP - "Júlio de Mesquisa Filho"Rio Claro - SP - Brazil José Roberto Castilho PiqueiraUSP - Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo - SP - Brazil Luciano da Fontoura CostaUSP - Universidade de São PauloSão Carlos - SP - Brazil Luiz de Siqueira Martins FilhoUFABC - Universidade Federal do ABCSanto André - SP - Brazil Marcel G ClercUniversidad de ChileSantiago - Chile Miguel VizcardoUniversidad de ArequipaArequipa - Peru Gonzalo Marcelo Ramirez ÁvilaUniversidad Mayor de San AndrésLa Paz - Bolivia Marco Aurélio Pires IdiartUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre - RS - Brazil Marcus de AguiarUNICAMPCampinas - SP - Brazil Mario CosenzaUniversidad de Los Andes

  9. Relation of runoff and soil erosion to weather types in the Mediterranean basin

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    Institute of Catelo Branco, School of Agriculture (ESACB), Portugal (10) Departamento de Agronomía, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain (11) Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the Nactional Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, DF, Mexico (12) Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion, Department of Earth Sciences, Barcelona, Spain (13) Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain (14) Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade (CERNAS), Coimbra Agrarian Technical School, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (15) Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible—CSIC, Córdoba, Spain (16) Grupo de Investigación GeoAmbiental (GIGA), Área de Geografía Física, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain (17) Department of Waters, National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, France (18) Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece (19) Area of Physical Geography, Luis Vives Building, Luis de Ulloa Street, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain (20) Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, IPE-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain (21) Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, EEZA-CSIC, Almería, Spain (22) IRD, LISAH, Montpellier, France (23) Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Systems Management, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (24) Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany (25) Center for Applied Geosciences. Faculty of Science, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany (26) Departamento de Geología y Geoquímica, Universidad Autónoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain (27) Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain (28) Departamento de Geografía, Grupo de Investigación Geografía Física y Territorio—RNM279, Andalucía Tech, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain (29) Grup de Recerca Ambiental

  10. PREFACE: International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES 2011)

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    Littlewood, P. B.; Lonzarich, G. G.; Saxena, S. S.; Sutherland, M. L.; Sebastian, S. E.; Artacho, E.; Grosche, F. M.; Hadzibabic, Z.

    2012-11-01

    require us to understand electrochemistry on the scale of a single atom; and we already know that the only prospect for effective high temperature superconductivity involves strongly correlated materials. Even novel IT technologies are now seen to have value not just for novel function but also for efficiency. While strongly correlated electron systems continue to excite researchers and the public alike due to the fundamental science issues involved, it seems increasingly likely that support for the science will be leveraged by its impact on energy and sustainability. The conference owes its success to the large number of devoted workers for the cause, which includes the organising and programme committees and a considerable number of workers on the ground who contributed to the smooth running of the meeting. The conference received major sponsorship from CamCool Research Limited, the International Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, from the European Science Foundation through the program INTELBIOMAT, and the Cambridge Central Asia Forum. On behalf of Conference Chairs: P B Littlewood and G G Lonzarich Secretary: S Saxena Treasurer: M Sutherland Local Organising Committee Chair: S E Sebastian Programme Committee Chairs: E Artacho, F M Grosche, Z Hadzibabic (The PDF file also contains photographs from the conference.) Programme Committee E. Artacho, Cambridge (chair)D. Cox, DavisM. Norman, Argonne M. Grosche, Cambridge (chair)H. Ding, IOP, ChinaY. Onuki, Osaka Z. Hadzibabic, Cambridge (chair)M. Ellerby, LondonC. Panagopoulos, Singapore H. Alloul, Paris Z. Fisk, IrvineS. Ramakrishnan, Mumbai E. Baggio-Saitovich, Rio Di JaneiroJ. Flouquet, GrenobleA. Ramirez, Santa Cruz E. Bauer, ViennaA. Galatanu, RomaniaF. Rivadulla, Compostela N. Berloff, CambridgeP. Gegenwart, GottingenS. E. Sebastian, Cambridge D. Bonn, VancouverL. Greene, UrbanaV. Sechovsky, Prague J. van den Brink, DresdenH. Hwang, TokyoS. Simon, Oxford R. Budhani, DelhiA. P. Mackenzie, St.AndrewsD. Snoke

  11. Epidemiología molecular de la fiebre amarilla en Colombia: análisis filogenético

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    , FERRO C, PRÍAS E, VIDALES H, et al. Estudios de arbovirosis en Colombia en la década de 1970. Biomédica 1996; 16:331-344.

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    11. BRYANT J, WANG H, CABEZAS C, RAMIREZ G, WATTS D, RUSSELL K, et al. Enzootic transmission of yellow fever virus in Peru. Emerg Infect Dis 2003; 9:926-933.

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  12. PREFACE: International Conference on Magnetism (ICM 2009)

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    Goll, Gernot; Löhneysen, Hilbert v.; Loidl, Alois; Pruschke, Thomas; Richter, Manuel; Schultz, Ludwig; Sürgers, Christoph; Wosnitza, Jochen

    2010-11-01

    helped to run the conference. We are grateful for financial support to Universität Karlsruhe (TH) and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (both institutions merged to form the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as of 1 October 2009), International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), the City of Karlsruhe, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German National Science Foundation) and the European Commission through COST MPNS Action P16. Hilbert v Löhneysen Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Email address: hilbert.loehneysen@kit.edu Logo Conference Organization Chairperson Hilbert v Löhneysen, Karlsruhe Members of IUPAP Commission 9 Magnetism C Chang, TaipeiD Kaczorowski, Wroclaw khrouhou, SfaxP H Kes, Leiden M A Continentino, NiteróiS Maekawa, Sendai D E Dahlberg, MinnesotaI Mertig, Halle D Fiorani, RomaD McMorow, London M R Freeman, EdmontonS Rezende, Recife D Givord, GrenobleS Sanvito, Dublin A Granovsky, MoscowJ Xiaofeng, Shanghai International Advisory Board G Aeppli, UKM Gingras, Canada I Affleck, CanadaJ C Gomez Sal, Spain J Akimitsu, JapanP A Grünberg, Germany D Awschalom, USAB Heinrich, Canada S D Bader, USAT J Hicks, Australia E Baggio-Saitovitch, BrazilM R Ibarra, Spain M N Baibich, BrazilY H Jeong, Korea G Baskaran, IndiaB Keimer, Germany E Bauer, AustriaG Kotliar, USA R J Birgeneau, USAR B Laughlin, USA P Bruno, GermanyP A Lee, USA J Chapman, UKG G Lonzarich, UK Y Endoh, JapanA MacDonald, USA A Fert, FranceM B Maple, USA J Fink, GermanyA J Millis, USA Z Fisk, USAL W Molenkamp, Germany J Flouquet, FranceJ A Mydosh, Germany A J Freeman, USAY Maeno, Japan H Fukuyama, JapanK Miyake, Japan P Fulde, GermanyP Nordblad, Sweden H Ohno, JapanF Steglich, Germany H R Ott, SwitzerlandT Takabatake, Japan Y Onuki, JapanJ L Tholence, France S S P Parkin, USAY Tokura, Japan A P Ramirez, USAK Ueda, Japan T M Rice, SwitzerlandD Vollhardt, Germany Z X Shen, USAE F Wassermann, Germany S -C Shin, KoreaM K Wu, Taiwan T Shinjo, JapanD Y Xing, China J C Slonczewski, USAY D Yao

  13. Selected Abstracts of the 6th International Congress of UENPS; Valencia (Spain; November 23rd-25th 2016; Session “Brain and development”

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    Full Text Available Selected Abstracts of the 6th International Congress of UENPS; Valencia (Spain; November 23rd-25th 2016; Session “Brain and development”ABS 1. CRITICAL CONDITION OF THE FETUS: RISK FACTORS AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES • E. Timokhina, A. Strizhakov, K. DerishABS 2. A MID-STUDY SAFETY CONTROL IN A HYPOTHERMIA PLUS MELATONIN CLINICAL TRIAL • A. Jerez-Calero, E. Fernandez-Marin, L. Serrano-López, AR. Gonzalez-Ramirez, J. Uberos-Fernandez, E. Narbona-LópezABS 3. EARLY PREDICTORS OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME IN ASPHYXIATED INFANTS TREATED WITH SELECTIVE HEAD COOLING • C.Y. Chen, P.N. Tsao, H.C. Chou, W.S. HsiehABS 4. PRENATAL SURGERY OF MYELOMENINGOCELE: IS IT WORTH DOING? • H. Villalon, M. Pinto, S. Hosiasson, F. Rybertt, A. Fernandez, D. Tuma, L. Pizarro, C. SilvaABS 5. NEONATAL CEREBRAL SINOVENOUS THROMBOSIS: TWO CASES, TWO DIFFERENT GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND RISK FACTORS • O. Turan, D. Anuk Ince, L. Olcay, T. Sezer, K. Gulleroglu, Z.Y. Çelik, A. EcevitABS 6. DEVELOPMENT OF PREMATURE BORN CHILDREN – WHAT ABOUT LANGUAGE, READING AND WRITING? THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST’S VIEW • Z. Kolundžić, M. Lenček, A. Šimić Klarić, K. Pavičić DokozaABS 7. CHARACTERISTICS AND DISCHARGE OUTCOMES OF INFANTS UNDERGOING THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA IN AMERICAN NICUs • K. Ellsworth, M. Harris, M. Ellsworth, W. Carey, A. Spitzer, R. ClarkABS 8. PERINATAL STROKE: A LEADING CAUSE OF SEIZURES IN THE NEONATAL PERIOD. 4 YEAR EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT • P. Mikrou, S. Hands, E. Mawondo, S.V. Rasiah, M. BorooahABS 9. CARRIER SCREENING FOR FRAGILE X SYNDROME IN TAIWAN FROM 2013 TO 2015 • W.C. Yang, C.C. Hung, Y.N. Su, P.N. TsaoABS 10. LENTICULOSTRIATE VASCULOPATHY IN NEONATES: CASES SERIES REPORT • M.P. Priego-Ruiz, D. Trassierra-Molina, M.P. Jaraba-Caballero, M.D. Ordóñez-Díaz, I.M. Tofé-ValeraABS 11. CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS SECONDARY TO ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT • M.P. Priego-Ruiz, I.M. Tofé-Valera, N

  14. The Dark Side of Nature: the Crime was Almost Perfect

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    Klose (Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Germany), Jean-Baptiste Marquette (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA), Paul M. Vreeswijk (ESO and Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile), and Ralph A. M. Wijers (Astronomical Institute 'Anton Pannekoek', University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

  15. EDITORIAL: Colloidal dispersions in external fields Colloidal dispersions in external fields

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    Löwen, Hartmut

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    , Chatterji A, Winkler R G, Gompper G 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464103 [7]Laurati M et al 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464104 [8]Harrer C J, Winter D, Horbach J, Fuchs M and Voigtmann T 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464105 [9]De Puit R J and Squires T M 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464106 [10]De Puit R J and Squires T M 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464107 [11]Contreras-Aburto C and Nägele G 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464108 [12]Palberg T, Köller T, Sieber B, Schweinfurth H, Reiber H and Nägele G 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464109 [13]Papadopoulos P, Deng X and Vollmer D 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464110 [14]Schmitz R and Dünweg B 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464111 [15]Zhou J and Schmid F 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464112 [16]Smallenburg F, Vutukuri H R, Imhof A, van Blaaderen A and Dijkstra M 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464113 [17]Vissers T, Wysocki A, Rex M, Löwen H, Royall C P, Imhof A and van Blaaderen A 2011 Soft Matter 7 2352 [18]Glanz T and Löwen H 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464114 [19]Kohl M, Ivlev A, Brand P, Morfill G E and Löwen H 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464115 [20]Hanes R D L and Egelhaaf S U 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464116 [21]Mazilu M, Rudhall A, Wright E M and Dholakia K 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464117 [22]Dillmann P, Maret G and Keim P 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464118 [23]Wilms D et al 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464119 [24]Kreuter C, Siems U, Henseler P, Nielaba P, Leiderer P and Erbe A 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464120 [25]Malijevsky A and Jackson G 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464121 [26]Statt A, Winkler A, Virnau P and Binder K 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464122 [27]Oğuz E C, Löwen H, Reinmüller A, Schöpe H J, Palberg T and Messina R 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464123 [28]Oettel M 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464124 [29]Zeng Y and van Klitzing R 2012 J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24 464125 [30]Bonilla-Capilla B, Ramirez-Saito A

  16. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geologia - Dissertações Defendidas 1998 - Mestrado - Instituto de Geociências - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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    revisão sistemática dos equinóides regulares (ECHINODERMATA-ECHINOIDEA procedentes das rochas da Formação Pirabas (Oligo-Mioceno, Pará, Brasil. São redescritos Phyllacanthus priscus Brito & Ramirez, Histocidaris sp. e Prionocidaris sp., e são assinaladas, pela primeira vez, radíolos em “forma de leque” no Cenozóico das Américas atribuídos ao gênero “Cidaris”, e a primeira carapaça de um euequinóide regular, Psammechinus sp., em rochas do Cenozóico do Brasil. As análises tafonômica e paleoecológica preliminares sugerem uma deposição dos sedimentos da Formação Pirabas em mar de águas quentes e tranqüilas, sujeito a ações de tempestades, com condições excepcionais de fossilização localizadas. A nível filogenético é reafirmada a estreita relação dos equinóides regulares assinalados nas rochas da Formação Pirabas, com formas similares existentes na Província Faunística Caribeana durante o Cenozóico. Nome: Margareth de Toledo Conte Zulian Título: Um Estudo sobre Infiltração de Águas Pluviais em Fraturas Naturais na Porção Oeste da Serra da Carioca, Município do Rio de Janeiro Orientador: Eurípedes do Amaral Vargas Jr. Resumo: Através do mapeamento de duas áreas-piloto representativas da Serra da Carioca, o Morro da Formiga (vertente noroeste e a Ponta do Marisco (vertente sudoeste, verificou-se que a serra é seccionada por um sistema de fraturas, o qual apresenta duas famílias principais de direções NW-SE e NE-SW, com mergulhos subverticais. Famílias secundárias de direções aproximadas E-W e N-S, com mergulhos subverticais, NW-SE, com baixos ângulos de mergulho para SW e ainda E-W, com baixos ângulos de mergulho para S também são observadas e caracterizadas como juntas de alívio. Em todas as famílias foram estudadas as propriedades geométricas (orientação, persistência, espaçamento, a percolação de fluxo, as aberturas e o tipo de preenchimento, com o objetivo de entender o papel das fraturas na