Global habitat preferences of commercially valuable tuna

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Arrizabalaga, Haritz; Dufour, Florence; Kell, Laurence T.; Merino, Gorka; Ibaibarriaga, Leire; Chust, Guillem; Irigoien, Xabier; Santiago, Josu; Murua, Hilario; Fraile, Igaratza; Chifflet, Marina; Goikoetxea, Nerea; Sagarminaga, Yolanda; Aumont, Olivier; Bopp, Laurent; Herrera, Miguel Angel; Marc Fromentin, Jean; Bonhomeau, Sylvain

2015-01-01

In spite of its pivotal role in future implementations of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, current knowledge about tuna habitat preferences remains fragmented and heterogeneous, because it relies mainly on regional or local studies that have used a variety of approaches making them difficult to combine. Therefore in this study we analyse data from six tuna species in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans in order to provide a global, comparative perspective of habitat preferences. These data are longline catch per unit effort from 1958 to 2007 for albacore, Atlantic bluefin, southern bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tunas. Both quotient analysis and Generalised Additive Models were used to determine habitat preference with respect to eight biotic and abiotic variables. Results confirmed that, compared to temperate tunas, tropical tunas prefer warm, anoxic, stratified waters. Atlantic and southern bluefin tuna prefer higher concentrations of chlorophyll than the rest. The two species also tolerate most extreme sea surface height anomalies and highest mixed layer depths. In general, Atlantic bluefin tuna tolerates the widest range of environmental conditions. An assessment of the most important variables determining fish habitat is also provided. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Global habitat preferences of commercially valuable tuna

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Arrizabalaga, Haritz

2015-03-01

In spite of its pivotal role in future implementations of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, current knowledge about tuna habitat preferences remains fragmented and heterogeneous, because it relies mainly on regional or local studies that have used a variety of approaches making them difficult to combine. Therefore in this study we analyse data from six tuna species in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans in order to provide a global, comparative perspective of habitat preferences. These data are longline catch per unit effort from 1958 to 2007 for albacore, Atlantic bluefin, southern bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tunas. Both quotient analysis and Generalised Additive Models were used to determine habitat preference with respect to eight biotic and abiotic variables. Results confirmed that, compared to temperate tunas, tropical tunas prefer warm, anoxic, stratified waters. Atlantic and southern bluefin tuna prefer higher concentrations of chlorophyll than the rest. The two species also tolerate most extreme sea surface height anomalies and highest mixed layer depths. In general, Atlantic bluefin tuna tolerates the widest range of environmental conditions. An assessment of the most important variables determining fish habitat is also provided. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Global integration of European tuna markets

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Jiménez-Toribio, Ramòn; Guillotreau, Patrice; Mongruel, Rémi

2010-07-01

This paper evaluates the degree of integration between the world market and the major European marketplaces of frozen and canned tuna through both vertical and horizontal price relationships. Spatial linkages are investigated horizontally in order to estimate the connection between the European market and the world-wide market on the primary stage of the value chain. One of the key results is the high level of market integration at the ex-vessel stage, and the price leadership of yellowfin tuna over skipjack tuna. The same approach is applied at the ex-factory level. Basically, the European market for final goods appears to be segmented between the Northern countries consuming low-priced canned skipjack tuna imported from Asia (mainly Thailand) and the Southern countries (Italy, Spain) processing and importing yellowfin-based products sold at higher prices. France appears to be an intermediate market where both products are consumed. The former market is found to be well integrated to the world market and can be considered to be competitive, but there is a suspicion of market power being exercised on the latter. Price relationships are therefore tested vertically between the price of frozen tuna paid by the canneries and the price of canned fish in both Italy and France. The two species show an opposite pattern in prices transmission along the value chain: price changes along the chain are far better transmitted for the “global” skipjack tuna than for the more “European” yellowfin tuna. The results are discussed, along with their implications for the fishing industry.

Humanidades digitales: la censura y los laudatorios en las preliminares del Siglo de Oro español; Madrid y Guzmán de Alfarache

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Witton Becerra Mayorga

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo presenta los resultados del estudio de la censura y los laudatorios en algunas preliminares de la literatura del Siglo de Oro español. Fue realizado con la metodología de “ queries ” en la plataforma Sylvadb del Laboratorio Culturplex. El traba - jo se divide en cuatro partes: introducción, donde se definen los elementos teóricos desde los cuales se aborda la investigación; metodología, en la que se tratan los pasos de la investigación desde la lectura, la elaboración de la base de datos, las consultas ( searchs y preguntas ( queries ; resultados, en los cuales se indican los resultados obtenidos de la investigación, y por último están las conclusiones, que señalan dos asuntos que aportan nuevas propuestas al campo de los estudios literarios respecto a las humanidades digitales y al trabajo sobre las preliminares.

Diseño preliminar de un rotor de onda para motores con microturbina

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Gina P. Pérez B.

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo presenta un analisis preliminar sobre los beneficios de ia implementacion de un rotor de onda en una micro-turbina convencional. Este estudio se enfoca en la consecución de un punto de disefio por medio de cálculos térmicos para así lograr una geometría adecuada, la cual podra ser evaluada por medio de Dinámica de Flujo Computacional CFD para determinar la viabilidad de la implementacion de este dispositive en un motor con micro-turbina a gas de 30 lb, de empuje.

Eficacia de una solución de polietilenglicol en la preparación del colon: Estudio preliminar

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Marta Amarilys Vasallo Sellek

2002-04-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio preliminar con 50 pacientes que acudieron a la Consulta de Coloproctología del Hospital Universitario "General Calixto García" para cirugía electiva de colon por diversos motivos. La muestra se dividió en 2 grupos: uno se preparó con solución de manitol 0,1 % y el otro con solución de polietilenglicol (PEG. Se compararon ambos grupos según la edad y el sexo, sin que se encontraran diferencias significativas entre ellos. Fue estadísticamente significativo el número de pacientes normales en el preoperatorio y bien preparados en el transoperatorio para el grupo que se preparó con solución de PEG (pA preliminary study was conducted with 50 patients that were seen at the Coloproctology Consulting Room of "General Calixto García" Teaching Hospital to undergo selective colon surgery due to different reasons. The sample was divided into 2 groups: one was prepared with mannitol solution 0.1 % and the other with polyethylene glycol (PEG solution. Both groups were compared as regards age and sex and no significant differences were found between them. The number of normal patients in the preoperative and of well prepared in the transoperative was statistically significant in the group that received PEG solution (p<0.05. The adverse effects and the complications predominated in the group prepared with mannitol solution 0.1 %. The intestinal transit was reestablished faster in the group that was administered PEG. The use of PEG solution is recommended for colon preparation.

Colagenosis con afectación dermatológica en edades pediátricas en Las Tunas, 2010 - 2012

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Katiuska Tamayo Mariño

2014-08-01

Full Text Available El estudio de las enfermedades del colágeno en edades pediátricas es relativamente joven y no se cuenta en Las Tunas con archivos que permitan evaluar su comportamiento, por ello se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal y prospectivo en el período comprendido entre los años 2010 al 2012, para caracterizar a los pacientes ingresados con estas enfermedades en el hospital pediátrico Mártires de Las Tunas. Inicialmente se determinaron las conectivopatias diagnosticadas con más frecuencia y luego se estudiaron las variables: sexo, edad, color de la piel, procedencia geográfica y antecedentes patológicos familiares de colagenosis, Los resultados fueron expuestos en tablas y expresados en porcientos. Predominaron la artritis idiopática juvenil, seguido de la fiebre reumática y la morfea. El sexo más frecuente fue el femenino, el grupo de edad más afectado fueron los adolescentes mayores de 13 años, el color de la piel que prevaleció fue el blanco y predominaron los pacientes sin antecedentes patológicos familiares de colagenosis

Addition of different tuna meal levels to pizza dough

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Daniel Abreu Vasconcelos Campelo

Full Text Available Abstract The aim of this study was to develop pizza dough with different levels of tuna meal (Tunnus spp.. In order to produce tuna meal, tuna torsos without fins were used, cooked for 1 hour, pressed, milled and dehydrated for 24 hours at 60 °C. Pizza dough was produced without (0% or with the addition of 5, 10, 15 and 20% of tuna meal, calculated based on the quantity of wheat flour. The tuna meal and different pizza pastries were analyzed for moisture content, crude protein, total lipids, ash, carbohydrates, caloric value and fatty acid profiles. Microbiological and sensory analyses were also carried out on the pizza pastries. The increasing addition of tuna meal resulted in gains in the crude protein (10.89 to 18.94%, total lipid (4.63 to 5.89% and ash (2.54 to 3.54% contents of the pizza pastries, not influencing the moisture content or caloric value. The inclusion of tuna meal linearly increased the quantity of n-3 series fatty acids in the pizza pastry, from 1.56 to 5.93 g/kg with the addition of 20% tuna meal. The ratio between the polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids in the tuna meal and pizza pastries varied from 1.21 to 1.85. The microbiological analyses showed that the pizza pastries were produced under proper hygiene conditions. It was also observed that the addition of 5 to 20% of tuna meal to the pizza pastry did not significantly (p>0.05 alter the parameters of aroma, flavor, overall impression and purchase intention. It was therefore concluded that the addition of 5 to 20% tuna meal is effective in improving the nutritional value and fatty acid profile of pizza pastry.

STOMACH CONTENT OF THREE TUNA SPECIES IN THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN

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Bram Setyadji

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Feeding habit of tuna in Indian Ocean has been described around Sri Lanka, Indian Waters, Andaman Sea, western Indian Ocean (Seychelles Islands, western equatorial Indian Ocean whereas the tunas feeding habit study in Eastern Indian Oceanis merely in existence. The purpose of this study is to investigate the stomach content of three tuna species (bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, and skipjack tuna, apex predator in the southern part of Eastern Indian Ocean. The study was conducted in March – April, 2010 on the basis of catches of commercial tuna longline vessel based in Port of Benoa. A total of 53 individual fishes were collected, consisting of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacores, and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis. Stomach specimens were collected and analyzed.Analysis was conducted on the basis of index of preponderance method. The diet of the three tuna species showed fishes as the main diet (56–82%, followed by cephalopods (squids as the complementary diet (0–8%, and crustaceans (shrimps as the additional diet (2–4%. Fish prey composed of 6 families i.e. Alepisauridae, Bramidae, Carangidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, and Scombridae.

Incidencia prenatal de los defectos congénitos en Las Tunas

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Juana Lupe Muñoz Callol

2015-04-01

Full Text Available Los defectos congénitos son la principal causa de morbilidad y mortalidad neonatal en casi todo el mundo. La introducción del diagnóstico prenatal y el establecimiento de estrategias preventivas en la atención primaria de salud han logrado la disminución de la prevalencia al nacimiento de defectos congénitos y de la mortalidad infantil en nuestro país. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal de los casos diagnosticados o confirmados prenatalmente en la consulta de genética provincial, con el objetivo de describir la incidencia prenatal de los defectos congénitos en la provincia Las Tunas, durante el período de enero 2013 a mayo 2014. De un universo de 9462 embarazadas de la provincia, en el periodo de estudio; se escogió una muestra de 110 gestantes que presentaron defectos fetales en diferentes órganos y sistemas. La información se obtuvo del registro provincial, donde se analizaron las variables: comportamiento de defectos congénitos por áreas de salud, edad de las madres por defectos congénitos, defectos congénitos por programas prenatales y los defectos congénitos por sistemas. El mayor número de casos se diagnosticó en el segundo trimestre del embarazo, siendo el sistema cardiovascular donde se encontró un número mayor de defectos congénitos, seguido del sistema digestivo, genitourinarias y del sistema nervioso central. Las edades maternas estuvieron comprendidas entre 21 y 30 años, siendo el municipio Tunas el que aportó un número significativo de afectados

Comportamiento de la retinopatía de la prematuridad en la provincia Las Tunas Performance of retinopathy of prematurity in Las Tunas province

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Yunia Herbania Labrada Rodríguez

2006-06-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio observacional de tipo transversal en la provincia de Las Tunas en el período comprendido desde enero de 2002 a diciembre de 2004. El universo estuvo constituido por 14 503 nacidos vivos, la muestra la integraron 227 recién nacidos prematuros a los cuales se les realizó oftalmoscopia indirecta. La tasa de incidencia de retinopatía de la prematuridad fue de 0,10. Los factores de riesgo más relevantes fueron la prematuridad y el bajo peso al nacer. La retinopatía de la prematuridad fue más frecuente en recién nacidos de peso menor o igual a 1 500 g y la edad gestacional entre 30 y 34 semanas. La retinopatía de la prematuridad estadio I predominó en la serieAn observational cross-sectional study was conducted in Las Tunas province from January 2002 to December 2004. The universe of study was made up of 14 503 live births and the sample was composed by 227 premature newborns, who were performed indirect ophtalmoscopy. The incidence rate was 0,10. The most relevant risk factors were prematurity and low birthweight. Retinopathy of prematurity was more frequent in newborns weighing 1 500 g or less at birth and in gestational age of 30-34 weeks. Retinopathy of prematurity stage 1 predominated

Estenosis traqueal: Estudio preliminar

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Rafael Pinilla González

2000-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo y descriptivo con la utilización de los expedientes clínicos de 5 pacientes con estenosis traqueal, mayoritariamente como consecuencia de intubación prolongada, y en el que se tuvo en cuenta aspectos relacionados con el diagnóstico, el tratamiento y las complicaciones. Existió un predominio del sexo femenino y edad media de 44,6 años. La intubación prolongada de origen diverso fue la causa de la estenosis en 4 de los 5 pacientes y en 1 fue posterior a la reparación de lesión traqueal yatrógena. La instalación de la estenosis tuvo lugar entre 8 días y 3 meses. La tomografía lineal en 3 pacientes y en 2 la radiografía simple de tráquea anteroposterior y lateral verificaron el diagnóstico. La endoscopia traqueobronquial preoperatoria fue de utilidad en la caracterización de la estenosis. En todos los pacientes se realizó tratamiento quirúrgico al resecar el área estenótica con posterior anastomosis terminoterminal y fijación del cuello en flexión durante 8 días como promedio. Dos pacientes mostraron granulomas en el nivel de la línea de sutura, los cuales fueron tratados por vacuolización con láser. No se reportó mortalidad en la muestra estudiadaA retrospective and descriptive study was conducted by using the medical histories of 5 patients with tracheal stenosis, mostly as a result of prolongued intubation. Aspects connected with the diagnosis, treatment and complications were taken into account. It was observed a predominance of females and an average age of 44.6. Prolongued intubation of different origin was the cause of stenosis in 4 of the 5 patients, whereas in the other it occurred after the reparation of the tracheal and athrogenous lesion. The installation of stenosis took place between 8 days and 3 months. Lineal tomography in 3 patients and anteroposterior and lateral simple X-ray of the trachea in 2 confirmed the diagnosis. Preoperative tracheobronchial endoscopy was

KEBIJAKAN PENGELOLAAN HASIL TANGKAPAN SAMPINGAN TUNA LONGLINE DI SAMUDERA HINDIA

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Budi Nugraha

2013-11-01

Full Text Available Tuna longline atau rawai tuna merupakan salah satu alat tangkap yang sangat efektif untuk menangkap tuna. Selain efektif alat tangkap ini juga merupakan alat tangkap yang selektif terhadap hasil tangkapannya. Namun demikian, alat tangkap ini masih menimbulkan suatu masalah dimana ikan hasil tangkapan yang diperoleh tidak semuanya merupakan hasil tangkapan utama (target species, ada sebagian yang merupakan hasil tangkapan sampingan (by-catch. Sebagian besar hasil tangkapan sampingan tuna longline memiliki nilai ekonomis, hanya jenis pari lumpur dan ikan naga yang tidak memiliki nilai ekonomis. Namun demikian, justru yang tidak memiliki nilai ekonomis mendominasi hasil tangkapan sampingan pada perikanan tuna longline. Oleh karena itu perlu adanya tindak lanjut dengan menyusun peraturan atau regulasi yang terkait dengan pengelolaan ikan hasil tangkapan sampingan dan pengelolaan yang benar terhadap hasil tangkapan tersebut beserta habitatnya agar terjaga kelestarian sumberdayanya dan juga tetap menjadi sumber pendapatan masyarakat.Tulisan ini membahas secara ringkas tentang isu hasil tangkapan sampingan pada perikanan tuna longline, komposisi jenisnya, pemanfaatannya dan kebijakannya. Tuna longline is one of the most effective fishing gears to catch tuna. In addition, this fishing gear is selective to catch tuna. However, this gear is still causing a problem where some species other than their target species were caught as by-catch. Most of by-catch species from the tuna longliners have an economic value, except pelagic stingrays and lancetfish. In fact, these by-catch species (non economical-valued species dominated the longline catch. Therefore, it is needed to develop rules or regulations related to the management of the fish by-products, and properly manage the fishing activities on these by-catch species and habitat preservation to preserve its resources and also remain as a source of income. This paper briefly discusses the issue of by

Bioenergetics, Trophic Ecology, and Niche Separation of Tunas.

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Olson, R J; Young, J W; Ménard, F; Potier, M; Allain, V; Goñi, N; Logan, J M; Galván-Magaña, F

Tunas are highly specialized predators that have evolved numerous adaptations for a lifestyle that requires large amounts of energy consumption. Here we review our understanding of the bioenergetics and feeding dynamics of tunas on a global scale, with an emphasis on yellowfin, bigeye, skipjack, albacore, and Atlantic bluefin tunas. Food consumption balances bioenergetics expenditures for respiration, growth (including gonad production), specific dynamic action, egestion, and excretion. Tunas feed across the micronekton and some large zooplankton. Some tunas appear to time their life history to take advantage of ephemeral aggregations of crustacean, fish, and molluscan prey. Ontogenetic and spatial diet differences are substantial, and significant interdecadal changes in prey composition have been observed. Diet shifts from larger to smaller prey taxa highlight ecosystem-wide changes in prey availability and diversity and provide implications for changing bioenergetics requirements into the future. Where tunas overlap, we show evidence of niche separation between them; resources are divided largely by differences in diet percentages and size ranges of prey taxa. The lack of long-term data limits the ability to predict impacts of climate change on tuna feeding behaviour. We note the need for systematic collection of feeding data as part of routine monitoring of these species, and we highlight the advantages of using biochemical techniques for broad-scale analyses of trophic relations. We support the continued development of ecosystem models, which all too often lack the regional-specific trophic data needed to adequately investigate climate and fishing impacts. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

͗Iggeret ha-musar: estudio preliminar, edición y traducción de un pseudo-Aristóteles hebreo

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Salvatierra Ossorio, Aurora

2013-06-01

Full Text Available In this article we offer a preliminary approach to Iggeret ha-Musar along with a critical edition based on sixteen manuscripts and a Spanish translation of this text attributed to Yehudah al-Ḥarizi (12th -13th c.. This Hebrew version, surprisingly widespread in Jewish circles, brings together ethical reflections from the famous Egyptian physician ͗Alī Ibn Riḍwān (10th c. and a supposed letter from Aristotle which is at the core of this work. This heterogeneous text, preserved in at least thirty-six manuscripts, contains an interesting amalgam of materials intended to provide a code of conduct based on universal principles.En este artículo se ofrece un estudio preliminar, la edición crítica basada en dieciséis manuscritos, y la traducción castellana de ͗Iggeret ha-musar atribuida a Yehudá al-Ḥarizí (siglos XII-XIII. Este texto hebreo, de extraordinaria difusión en círculos judíos, reúne reflexiones y enseñanzas del conocido médico egipcio ͗Alī Ibn Riḍwān (siglo X junto a una supuesta carta de Aristóteles que constituye el núcleo del escrito. Conservado en al menos treinta y seis manuscritos, este heterogéneo texto reúne materiales de muy diversa procedencia con los que se pretende proporcionar códigos de conducta basados en principios universales.

Mercury in canned tuna: white versus light and temporal variation

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Burger, Joanna; Gochfeld, Michael

2004-01-01

There are abundant data and advisories for mercury levels in wild fish, but far fewer for commercial fish that compose a large majority of the fish most people eat. Until recently, relatively little attention has been devoted to examining mercury in canned tuna, despite its great importance in human diets. There is substantial media coverage of the benefits and risk from fish consumption, but few peer-reviewed data on canned tuna, the most commonly consumed fish in the United States. In this paper, we examine the levels of total mercury in canned tuna obtained from a New Jersey grocery store from 1998 to 2003, looking for temporal consistency within this data set and particularly for comparison with the Food and Drug Administration's 1991 study. We analyzed 168 cans individually for total mercury. All values are reported as parts per million (=μg/g) on a wet weight basis. In a subset of samples analyzed for total and inorganic mercury, the inorganic mercury was below detection levels; hence at least 89% of the mercury can be considered methylmercury. We found that white-style tuna had significantly more total mercury (mean 0.407 ppm) than light-style tuna (mean 0.118 ppm), presumably reflecting that 'white' tuna is albacore, a species relatively larger than the skipjack tuna, which is commonly available as 'light' or 'chunk light'. The maximum mercury in a can was 0.997 ppm, but 25% of white tuna samples exceeded 0.5 ppm. Data suggest a slight increase in levels since 1991, and mercury levels were significantly higher in 2001 than in other years. The mean level of mercury in white tuna (mean 0.407 ppm) was significantly higher than the mean value of 0.17 ppm currently used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its risk assessment and public information. There were no significant differences in mercury levels in tuna packed in oil compared to water. Draining contents had no effect on mercury levels, and the fluid, both oil and water, contained little

Feeding Partitioning among Tuna Taken in Surface and Mid-water ...

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Crustaceans were the almost exclusive food source of surface-swimming bigeye tuna, with the stomatopod (Natosquilla investigatoris) being the sole prey item recorded in this category. The diet of deep-swimming yellowfin tuna was balanced between epipelagic fish, crustaceans and cephalopods. Bigeye tuna fed ...

Historia del Boxeo en la provincia de las Tunas hasta 1990

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Etián Jiménez Espinosa

2009-09-01

Full Text Available La presente investigación hace un estudio sobre los antecedentes, génesis, evolución y desarrollo del boxeo en la provincia en Las Tunas, el cual se realiza a partir de una periodización hasta nuestros días. El estudio responde a una de las problemáticas más complejas y necesarias del territorio, que responde a la carencia de información bibliográfica para impartir con la calidad pertinente la asignatura Historia del Deporte, en todos sus ámbitos – internacional, nacional y local- y con un enfoque de análisis totalizador. Se rescata la memoria histórica en su expresión deportiva como parte de la identidad cultural de la región. Las fuentes de la información fueron obtenidas de una acuciosa búsqueda en todos los medios de prensa local, antes y después del Triunfo de la Revolución, de una veintena de especialistas y conocedores del hecho histórico deportivo objeto de estudio. Además, se consultaron numerosas fuentes bibliográficas sobre la historia de este deporte en su manifestación a nivel nacional e internacional.

Exploring future scenarios for the global supply chain of tuna

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Mullon, C.; Guillotreau, P.; Galbraith, E. D.; Fortilus, J.; Chaboud, C.; Bopp, L.; Aumont, O.; Kaplan, D.

2017-06-01

The abundance of tuna, an important top predator that ranges throughout tropical and subtropical oceans, is now largely determined by fishing activity. Fishing activity, in turn, is determined by the interaction of fish availability, fishing capacity, fishing costs and global markets for tuna products. In the face of overfishing, the continued sustainable supply of tuna is likely to require improved global governance, that would benefit from modeling frameworks capable of integrating market forces with the availability of fish in order to consider alternative future projections. Here we describe such a modeling framework, in which we develop several simple, contrasting scenarios for the development of the tuna supply chain in order to illustrate the utility of the approach for global evaluation of management strategies for tuna and other complex, stock-structured fisheries. The model includes multiple national and multi-national fishing fleets, canneries and fresh/frozen markets, and connects these to global consumers using a network of flows. The model is calibrated using recent data on fish catch, cannery and fresh/frozen production, and consumption. Scenarios explore the control on future outcomes in the global tuna fishery by representing, in a simple way, the effects of (1) climate change, (2) changes in the global demand for tuna, and (3) changes in the access to fishing grounds (marine reserves). The results emphasize the potential importance of increasing demand in provoking a global collapse, and suggest that controlling tuna production by limiting technical efficiency is a potential countermeasure. Finally we discuss the outcomes in terms of potential extensions of the scenario approach allowed by this global network model of the tuna supply chain.

Development of functional canned and pouched tuna products added inulin for commercial production.

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Rueangwatcharin, U; Wichienchot, S

2015-08-01

Four formulas of canned tuna in spring water and tuna in mayonnaise and pouched tuna in salad cream and tuna in thousand island cream with added inulin were developed for commercial production. The effects of the addition of a prebiotic (inulin, Orafti®-HP) on the color and sensory properties of these products were studied. For inulin concentrations studied (3, 5, 7 and 10 %, w/w) caused more intensed yellow and red colors. Hedonic sensory values of tuna packed in spring water and in mayonnaise showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) among products with different inulin addition levels (3, 5, 7 and 10 %, w/w) in terms of color, flavor, sweetness and overall characteristics. However, when packed in thousand island cream, significant differences (p < 0.05) in color and overall characteristics were found when inulin was added higher than 7 %. Tuna in salad cream showed significant differences (p < 0.05) in color, flavor, sweetness and overall characteristics at higher than 7 % inulin. The panelists showed acceptable overall liking scores at upto 7 % inulin of all tuna products. The thermal sterilization process resulted in approximately 20 % decrease in final inulin content. The calculated residual fructans of finished products at shelf life of 3 years were 3.01, 2.78, 2.90 and 2.84 % for tuna in spring water, tuna in mayonnaise, tuna in thousand island and tuna in salad cream, respectively. Considering formula cost in a commercial production and the recommended daily intake (RDI) of inulin in the finished product at end of shelf life (≥3 g/d), an addition of 5 % inulin for tuna in spring water and 7 % inulin for tuna in mayonnaise, tuna in thousand island and tuna in salad cream are recommended.

GENETIC IDENTIFICATION FOR TUNA AND RAINBOW RUNNER CAPTURE IN NORTH BALI WATERS

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Gusti Ngurah Permana

2006-06-01

Full Text Available Gondol Research Institute for Mariculture identification of tuna and rainbow runner was an objective in this current study. Samples of five species were collected from territorial water of North Bali. The method used in this study was allozyme electrophoresis. The results showed that buffer of CAPM-6 (citric acid aminoprophylmorpholine resulted in a sharp and clear banding pattern. The species could be differentiated in six diagnostic isozyme patterns Idh* (isocitrate dehydrogenase, 6Pgd* (6 phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, Gpi* (glucose phosphate isomerase, Mdh* (malate dehydrogenase, Est* (esterase, and Sp* (sarcoplasmic protein. All species were in Hardy-weinberg equilibrium. Heterozygosities of species were ranged from 0.00 to 0.099. Yellowfin tuna has the highest heterozigosity compared with the other species. Clustering samples according to pairs revealed that genetic distance of Bullet tuna (A. rochei and Eastern little tuna (E. affinis had small value (0.001. By contrast, the largest value was observed between yellowfin tuna, T. albacares and rainbow runner, E. bipunnulata (0.007. This value indicated that Bullet tuna (A. rochei and Eastern little tuna (E. affinis closed relation, while among yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, and rainbow runner, were separated phylogenically.

Negociación y documentos preliminares en la contratación internacional

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Jorge Oviedo Albán

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Con el fin de establecer la relevancia de los principios de la buena fe y de libertad de formas, la doctrina y la jurisprudencia han establecido ciertas pautas que deben tenerse en cuenta en el proceso de formación del contrato internacional, así, en estas páginas se fija el análisis de las negociaciones preliminares en los contratos internacionales, en particular el estudio de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Contratos de Compraventa Internacional de Mercaderías, y los Principios de Unidroit sobre los Contratos Comerciales Internacionales, apelando no solo al análisis doctrinal de las disposiciones involucradas, sino también al de los casos relevantes fallados por tribunales estatales y arbitrales.

Negociación y documentos preliminares en la contratación internacional

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Jorge Oviedo Albán

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Con el fin de establecer la relevancia de los principios de la buena fe y de libertad de formas, la doctrina y la jurisprudencia han establecido ciertas pautas que deben tenerse en cuenta en el proceso de formación del contrato internacional, así, en estas páginas se fija el análisis de las negociaciones preliminares en los contratos internacionales, en particular el estudio de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Contratos de Compraventa Internacional de Mercaderías, y los Principios de Unidroit sobre los Contratos Comerciales Internacionales, apelando no solo al análisis doctrinal de las disposiciones involucradas, sino también al de los casos relevantes fallados por tribunales estatales y arbitrales

APUNTES SEMIÓTICOS PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LA COCINA MIGRANTE

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Zuly Usme

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo se presenta como un estudio preliminar para el análisis semiótico de la cocina a través de la identidad cultural. La textualidad gastronómica es un marcador identitario que enfoca su mirada etnográfica en 'el comer' de los inmigrantes y caracteriza el palimpsesto nucleado por la improvisación como lógica generadora de un nuevo texto culinario donde oscilan indiscriminadamente similitudes formales o degustativas.

Percepciones del profesorado sobre la inclusión: estudio preliminar

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Francisca González-Gil

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Todo sistema educativo debe tener como prioridad la atención y respuesta a las diferentes necesidades de sus alumnos, potenciando sus capacidades y facilitando la adquisición de los aprendizajes establecidos para cada etapa educativa. Numerosos estudios consideran al profesorado una pieza clave en este proceso, lo que nos lleva a reflexionar sobre el grado en que los docentes se encuentran preparados para asumir este reto. Así, el objetivo del presente estudio es analizar las actitudes y las necesidades formativas de los docentes respecto a las culturas, políticas y prácticas inclusivas. Para ello se elaboró un cuestionario ad hoc que fue aplicado a 402 profesionales de la educación de Castilla y León. Los resultados muestran la existencia de necesidades relacionadas en general con la transformación de las escuelas en centros educativos inclusivos, y en particular, con la formación en metodologías de trabajo más inclusivas, y estrategias para abordar todo el proceso.

Preliminares al Estudio del Chancro y la Fusariosis del Cacao

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Garcés O. Carlos

1939-08-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio es el fruto de año y medio de investigaciones continuas, durante las cuales el autor ha pretendido recoger el máximum de observaciones personales que puede obtenerse cuando, a más de la deficiencia técnica y de laboratorio que ocurre en quienes se inician en Patología Vegetal, se dispone de medios que requiere habilidad y conocimientos profundos por parte del observador y considerable campo de experimentación. No hay por este motivo creación de doctrinas sino simplemente exposición de observaciones experimentales, que pueden estar erradas por deficiencia técnica, pero que se han efectuado con gran pulcritud de conciencia. El autor agradece sinceramente q quienes con voluntad inmejorable se prestaron a suministrarle toda clase de datos relacionados con este estudio y rinde homenaje de cordial reconocimiento al doctor Ramón Mejía Franco, constante propulsor de sus esfuerzos y guía seguro en la mayor parte de las experimentaciones.

[Otolith microchemistry of tuna species: research progress].

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Zhu, Guo-ping

2011-08-01

Microchemistry analysis of trace elements and isotopes in fishes' calcified substances is an emerging approach to analyze the population structure, life history, and migration environmental history of fishes. With the increasing improvement of the researches and applications of otolith microchemistry, this approach has been a good tool for studying the ecology of tuna species. Currently, the research contents of tuna species' otolith microchemistry mainly include trace elements and isotopes, and the former is the emphasis and hotspot in applied research, playing a vital role in the researches of population partitioning, natal origin, migration environmental history, and life history of tuna species, especially bluefin tuna. However, most of the researches are focusing on the variation of otolith's Sr/Ca ratio, and there is no final conclusion on the relationships between the fractionation of isotopes C and O in otolith and the temperature. For the sake of exploiting the huge value of otolith microchemistry, it would be necessary to strengthen the researches on the deposition mechanisms of trace elements in otolith, and to analyze the spatio-temporal variations of various trace elements in otolith by comprehensive research methods.

Estudio comparativo de dos programas de entrenamiento de la memoria en personas mayores con quejas subjetivas de memoria: un análisis preliminar

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Julia García-Sevilla

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Introducción: A pesar del declive cognitivo que se produce con la edad, numerosos estudios han demostrado la eficacia que tienen los programas de entrenamiento de la memoria para mejorar diversas áreas neurocognitivas en las personas mayores. Objetivo: analizar de forma preliminar el efecto diferencial de dos programas de entrenamiento de la memoria en personas mayores sobre diversas funciones cognitivas. Método: 18 sujetos entre 61 y 81 años han participado, o bien en un programa de entrenamiento en estrategias de memoria, o bien en un programa de entrenamiento en olvidos cotidianos. En todos ellos se evaluó la percepción subjetiva de la memoria, así como el desempeño cognitivo antes y después del entrenamiento. Resultados: se encontró una mejoría estadísticamente significativa en el cuestionario de quejas subjetivas de memoria en ambos grupos, y sólo se encontró cierta mejoría en memoria de trabajo visoespacial (test Corsi inverso y en razonamiento (Analogías en el grupo que recibió un entrenamiento en olvidos cotidianos. Conclusiones: los programas de entrenamiento de la memoria mejoran la percepción subjetiva que tienen las personas mayores del funcionamiento de la memoria, y ello es independiente de la metodología de entrenamiento utilizada.

Thawing of Frozen Tuna Meat

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Tanaka, Takeo; Nishiwaki, Kôji; Kakuda, Kitonari; Tomimatsu, Takao

Frozen southern bluefin tuna meat discolors easily and sometimes contracts when thawed caused by thaw rigor. These phenomenon often become problematic in the transaction or handling of this kind of frozen tuna. Frozen meat blocks of southern Bluefin tuna were thawed separately by air thawing, running water thawing and microwave thawing. Changes occurring during thawing were checked for meat color by met-myoglobin ratio determination and for contract by microscopic observation. Results are as follows : (1) Discoloration scarcely occurred in the process of running water thawing (at 10°C for 50 min, or at 0°C for 6 hr). (2) No contraction was observed during thawing with running water described above and air thawing (at 18-20°C for 6 hr). (3) Discoloration and contraction seemed to be minimized, as to latently contractile blocks, when meat temperature passed through rapidly between -10°C and -5°C, and slowly (for 5-6 hr) between -5°C and -1°C. When the block was originally not contractile, discloration was minimized by rising meat temperature rapidly from -10°C to -l°C.

Trophic impact of Atlantic bluefin tuna migrations in the North Sea

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Mariani, Patrizio; Andersen, Ken Haste; Lindegren, Martin

2017-01-01

and the stability of the fish community. The impact of a migrating top-predator is investigated here for Atlantic bluefin tuna in the North Sea. Bluefin tuna has been absent from the region for half-century, but recent years have seen recovery of migrations and a return of bluefin tuna in the area. We use a size...

Resultados preliminares de cultivo intravaginal de ovocitos-inyección intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides (INVO-ICSI), en el centro de fertilidad procrear

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Hilario, Roly; Dueñas, Julio; Gonzales, Max; García, Javier; Romero, Rocío

2014-01-01

Objetivos: Conocer los resultados preliminares de tasa de embarazo por transferencia en las pacientes en quienes se realizó cultivo intravaginal de ovocitos-inyección intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides (INVO-ICSI) en un centro de fertilidad. Diseño: Estudio descriptivo de una serie de casos. Institución: Centro de Fertilidad Procrear, Lima, Perú. Participantes: Parejas con tratamiento de infertilidad. Intervenciones: Se analizó todos los 13 procedimientos de INVO-ICSI realizados en 12 pac...

Caracterización preliminar de la jalea de propóleos al 10 % para uso estomatológico

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Padró-Rodríguez, Lourdes; Chil-Núñez, Idelsys

2014-01-01

El propóleos constituye la base de muchas formulaciones farmacéuticas. El presente trabajo propone la caracterización preliminar de una jalea de propóleos para el tratamiento de la gingivitis. Se realizó un estudio en el Laboratorio de Tecnología Farmacéutica de la Universidad de Oriente en el periodo marzo-mayo 2013; por medio del empleo del método de incorporación se procedió a la elaboración de la jalea, a la cual se le evaluaron los parámetros de calidad establecidos. Los mismos mostraron...

Characterization of the Boundary Layer on Full-Scale Bluefin Tuna

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Amaral, Brian; Cipolla, Kimberly; Henoch, Charles

2014-11-01

The physics that enable tuna to cross large expanses of ocean while feeding and avoiding predators is not presently understood, and could involve complex control of turbulent boundary layer transition and drag reduction. Typical swimming speeds of Bluefin tuna are 1-2 m/s, but can be higher during strong accelerations. The goal of this work is to experimentally determine the approximate lateral location at which transition to turbulence occurs on the tuna for various speeds. The question is whether laminar flow or an advanced propulsion mechanism (or both) allows them to swim at high speeds. Uncertainties include the surface roughness of the skin, local favorable and adverse pressure gradients, and discontinuities such as the open mouth or juncture at the fins. Historically, much of the fluid mechanics work in the area of fish locomotion has focused on vortex shedding issues rather than the boundary layer. Here, the focus is obtaining information on the boundary layer characteristics of a rigid tuna model. A full scale model of a Pacific Bluefin tuna was fabricated using a mold made from an actual deceased tuna, preserving the surface features and details of the appendages. The model was instrumented with 32 wall pressure sensors and experiments performed in a tow tank. Results from flow visualization, drag and wall pressure measurements over a range of speeds and varying angles of attack will be presented.

Estudio preliminar de leptospirosis en roedores y canes en salitral, Piura-1999

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Rosa Sacsaquispe C

2003-03-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar serológica y bacteriológicamente la presencia de Leptospira en muestras de suero y riñón de carnes y roedores, del distrito de Salitral, departamento de Piura (norte del Perú.Materiales y métodos: Estudio realizado en octubre de 1999. Se capturaron roedoresutilizando trampas tomahawk en las localidades de Salitral y Malacasi. Se utilizó la prueba de aglutinación microscópica (MAT para la detección de anticuerpos y el cultivo de tejido de riñón para el estudio bacteriológico. Asimismo, se evaluaron muestras de suero de canes de la localidad del Salitral.Resultados: 2 de 12 roedores identificados como Rattus rattus (16,6% reaccionaron con Leptospira serovar grypotyphosa a un título de 1/200 y 1/400, en tanto que una de las 3 muestras de suero de can colectadas reaccionó con Leptospira serovar canicola. De los 12 cultivos de las muestras de riñón de roedores ninguno fue positivo a Leptospira. Conclusiones: La detección de anticuerpos contra Leptospira en el distrito de Salitral sugiere ampliar los estudios de Leptospira en la zona.

Actividad metacognitiva en estudiantes universitarios: un estudio preliminar

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Kelly Cantillo Anaya

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo dar cuenta de niveles de actividad metacognitiva en estudiantes universitarios, estableciendo diferencias en función de variables como la edad y semestre acadé - mico de los participantes, para lo cual se utilizó el Cuestionario de Autorreporte de Actividad Metacognitiva. En el estudio participa - ron 95 estudiantes de ambos sexos, que cursaban primero, quinto y décimo semestre en un programa de psicología de una universidad pública. Los datos arrojados permiten establecer que la actividad metacognitiva, en relación tanto con el semestre como con la edad en la muestra estudiada, se ubica en un nivel medio bajo. En ninguno de los semestres, ni en los rangos de edad se registran niveles altos en los componentes de Conciencia, Control y Autopoiesis. No se encontró correlación significativa entre actividad metacognitiva y semestre aca - démico cursado, como tampoco con la edad.

Global pollution monitoring of butyltin compounds using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator

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Ueno, D.; Inoue, S.; Takahashi, S.; Ikeda, K.; Tanaka, H.; Subramanian, A.N.; Fillmann, G.; Lam, P.K.S.; Zheng, J.; Muchtar, M.; Prudente, M.; Chung, K.; Tanabe, S.

2004-01-01

Global pollution monitoring of butyltin in offshore water and open sea were conducted using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator. - Butyltin compounds (BTs) including mono- (MBT), di- (DBT), tri-butyltin (TBT) and total tin (ΣSn), were determined in the liver of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from Asian offshore waters (off-Japan, the Japan Sea, off-Taiwan, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, off-Philippines, off-Indonesia, the Bay of Bengal), off-Seychelles, off-Brazil and open seas (the North Pacific). BTs were detected in all the skipjack tuna collected, suggesting widespread contamination of BTs even in offshore waters and open seas on a global scale. Considering specific accumulation, Sex-, body length- differences and migration of skipjack tuna did not seem to affect BT concentrations, indicating rapid reflection of the pollution levels in seawater where and when they were collected. Skipjack tuna is a suitable bioindicator for monitoring the global distribution of BTs in offshore waters and open seas. High concentrations of BTs were observed in skipjack tuna from offshore waters around Japan, a highly developed and industrialized region (up to 400 ng/g wet weight). Moreover skipjack tuna collected from offshore waters around Asian developing countries also revealed the levels comparable to those in Japan (up to 270 ng/g wet weight) which may be due to the recent improvement in economic status in Asian developing countries. High percentages (almost 90%) of BTs in total tin (ΣSn: sum of inorganic tin+organic tin) were found in the liver of skipjack tuna from offshore waters around Asian developing countries. This finding suggests that the anthropogenic BTs represent the major source of Sn accumulation in skipjack tuna from these regions

Global pollution monitoring of butyltin compounds using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator

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Ueno, D.; Inoue, S.; Takahashi, S.; Ikeda, K.; Tanaka, H.; Subramanian, A.N.; Fillmann, G.; Lam, P.K.S.; Zheng, J.; Muchtar, M.; Prudente, M.; Chung, K.; Tanabe, S

2004-01-01

Global pollution monitoring of butyltin in offshore water and open sea were conducted using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator. - Butyltin compounds (BTs) including mono- (MBT), di- (DBT), tri-butyltin (TBT) and total tin ({sigma}Sn), were determined in the liver of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from Asian offshore waters (off-Japan, the Japan Sea, off-Taiwan, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, off-Philippines, off-Indonesia, the Bay of Bengal), off-Seychelles, off-Brazil and open seas (the North Pacific). BTs were detected in all the skipjack tuna collected, suggesting widespread contamination of BTs even in offshore waters and open seas on a global scale. Considering specific accumulation, Sex-, body length- differences and migration of skipjack tuna did not seem to affect BT concentrations, indicating rapid reflection of the pollution levels in seawater where and when they were collected. Skipjack tuna is a suitable bioindicator for monitoring the global distribution of BTs in offshore waters and open seas. High concentrations of BTs were observed in skipjack tuna from offshore waters around Japan, a highly developed and industrialized region (up to 400 ng/g wet weight). Moreover skipjack tuna collected from offshore waters around Asian developing countries also revealed the levels comparable to those in Japan (up to 270 ng/g wet weight) which may be due to the recent improvement in economic status in Asian developing countries. High percentages (almost 90%) of BTs in total tin ({sigma}Sn: sum of inorganic tin+organic tin) were found in the liver of skipjack tuna from offshore waters around Asian developing countries. This finding suggests that the anthropogenic BTs represent the major source of Sn accumulation in skipjack tuna from these regions.

DISTRIBUSI SPASIAL DAN TEMPORAL IKAN TUNA MATA BESAR (Thunnus obesus DI SAMUDERA HINDIA BAGIAN TIMUR

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Irwan Jatmiko

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Ikan tuna mata besar (Thunnus obesus merupakan salah satu hasil tangkapan yang penting bagi industri perikanan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui distribusi spasial dan temporal ikan tuna mata besar di Samudera Hindia Bagian Timur. Pengumpulan data dilakukan oleh pemantau ilmiah (scientific observers pada kapal rawai tuna yang berbasis di Pelabuhan Benoa Bali, mulai Agustus 2005 hingga November 2013. Ikan tuna mata besar yang tertangkap sebanyak 5.340 ekor dan dari jumlah tersebut sebanyak 5.253 ekor diukur panjangnya. Distribusi spasial ikan tuna mata besar yang tertangkap rawai tuna Indonesia membentang dari 0°-33° LS dan 76°-128° BT. Persentase tertinggi ikan tuna mata besar dengan panjang >110 cm (Lm terdapat di sebelah barat Sumatera Barat dan di sebelah selatan Jawa Timur. Laju pancing menurut bulan penagkapan menunjukkan perbedaan yang nyata dengan laju pancing tertinggi terjadi pada Agustus sebesar 0,54 ekor/100 mata pancing. Nelayan direkomendasikan untuk melakukan operasi penangkapan di daerah dengan persentase ukuran panjang ikan tuna mata besar >110 cm (Lm tertinggi, sehingga species tersebut mempunyai kesempatan untuk melakukan pemijahan minimal sekali sepanjang hidupnya. Hal ini dimaksudkan untuk menjaga kelestarian sumberdaya ikan tuna mata besar di Samudera Hindia. Big eye tuna (Thunnus obesus is one of the important catch of the fishing industry in Indonesia. The study is aimed to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution of big eye tuna in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Data were collected by scientific observers on tuna long line vessels which were mainly based in Port of Benoa Bali from August 2005 to November 2013. Total number of big eye tuna caught were 5,340 individuals and as many as 5,253 of them were measured in length. The spatial distribution of  big eye tuna caught by Indonesia tuna long line are in the area between 0°-33° S and 76°-128° E. The highest percentage of big eye tuna with

50 CFR 216.95 - Official mark for “Dolphin-safe” tuna products.

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2010-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Official mark for âDolphin-safeâ tuna... AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling § 216.95 Official mark for “Dolphin-safe... Department of Commerce that may be used to label tuna products that meet the “dolphin-safe” standards set...

Skipjack tuna as a bioindicator of contamination by perfluorinated compounds in the oceans.

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Hart, Kimberly; Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Tao, Lin; Takahashi, Shin; Tanabe, Shinsuke

2008-09-15

Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) have emerged as global environmental contaminants. Studies have reported the widespread occurrence of PFCs in biota from marine coastal waters and in remote polar regions. However, few studies have reported the distribution of PFCs in biota from offshore waters and open oceans. In this study, concentrations of nine PFCs were determined in the livers of 60 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from offshore waters and the open ocean along the Pacific Rim, including the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Western North Pacific Ocean, during 1997-1999. At least one of the nine PFCs was found in every tuna sample analyzed. Overall, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) were the predominant compounds found in livers of tuna at concentrations of ocean locations, concentrations of PFUnDA were greater than the concentrations of PFOS. The profiles and concentrations of PFCs in tuna livers suggest that the sources in East Asia are dominated by long-chain perfluorocarboxylates, especially PFUnDA. High concentrations of PFUnDA in tuna may indicate a shift in sources of PFCs in East Asia. The spatial distribution of PFOS in skipjack tuna reflected the concentrations previously reported in seawater samples from the Pacific and Indian Oceans, suggesting that tuna are good bioindicators of pollution by PFOS. Despite its predominance in ocean waters, PFOA was rarely found in tuna livers, indicative of the low bioaccumulation potential of this compound. Our study establishes baseline concentrations of PFCs in skipjack tuna from the oceans of the Asia-Pacific region, enabling future temporal trend studies of PFCs in oceans.

Perilaku Tuna Fungsi Auditor: Pengujian atas Karakteristik Personal dan Penilai Kinerja Auditor

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Aprina Nugrahesthy Sulistya Hapsari

2016-12-01

  Fenomena perilaku tuna fungsi yang dilakukan oleh auditor makin dianggap lazim di lingkup audit. Hubungan antara karakteristik personal, karakteristik non personal dan perilaku tuna fungsi menjadi sesuatu hal yang menarik untuk diteliti. Penelitian ini menguji hubungan antara karakteristik personal berupa locus of control, tingkat kinerja pribadi karyawan, komitmen organisasi dan turnover intention dan penilai kinerja auditor sebagai faktor diluar karakteristik personal terhadap penerimaan perilaku tuna fungsi dalam lingkup audit. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui kuisioner dari responden yaitu auditor di KAP Kota Semarang dan Surakarta dengan metode convenience sampling karena populasi auditor yang bekerja tidak diketahui dengan pasti. Analisis data dengan menggunakan Model Persamaan Struktural. Hasil dari pengujian hipotesis mengindikasikan bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara karakteristik personal dengan penerimaan perilaku tuna fungsi dalam ruang lingkup audit. Sementara itu di lain sisi terdapat hubungan antara penilai kinerja auditor dengan penerimaan perilaku tuna fungsi dalam ruang lingkup audit.

Keragaman Spesies Ikan Tuna di Pasar Ikan Kedonganan Bali dengan Analisis Sekuen Kontrol Daerah Mitokondria DNA (SPECIES DIVERSITY OF TUNA FISH USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA CONTROL REGION SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AT KEDONGANAN FISH MARKET

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Daud Steven Triyomi Hariyanto

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Tuna is an export commodity which has very high economic value. However, some tuna speciesare threatened with extinction. The purpose of this study was to identify the tuna species that aresold in Kedonganan Fish Market. The research method was polymerase chain reaction technique(PCR using the marker sequence mitochondrial DNA control region. Samples were obtained fromthe Fish Market tuna Kedonganan, Kuta, Badung, Bali. The total number of samples are 28specimens. Sequence from each sample was obtained through sequencing techniques. Sequencesobtained were run in BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool and subsequently analyzed withMEGA 5 for species confirmation. Three species of tuna that are identified in the Kedonganan FishMarket is: Thunnus albacares, T. obesus, and Katsuwonus pelamis. All three species have highgenetic variation HD = 1. This study needed to be continued with more number of samples todetermine the species of tuna sold in Kedonganan Fish Market.

Application of the Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) for Pre-grading Tuna Freshness On-board

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Cheevaporanapivat, Mongkol; Sakai, Hisaharu; Mine, Yuuji; Watanabe, Manabu; Suzuki, Toru

Application of ORP as a rapid indicator for grading tuna's freshness on the ship was studied. The long line trawling process was used for catching the sample tuna in the South Pacific Ocean. All captured sample tuna were weighed, gender identified and investigated for their mortality, then measured ORP and K value. Three species of tuna were caught: blue marlin (Makaira mazara), yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares), and swordfish (Xiphia gladius). Most of the fish captured were male and they had been dead after picking onboard. The measured ORP values of blue marlin varied in the range of 0.295-0.362 Volt, with pH between 5.35-5.84. Both ORP and pH of swordfish was similar to that of blue marlin. But for yellow fin tuna, the ORP value was about the same as blue marlin while its pH was significantly higher. ORP value in all species tended to increase with pH of the fish meat decrease. It is interesting that ORP value of tuna increased in correlation with K value. These results suggested that ORP and pH change, which are measured in the short time, are the effective indicators for grading tuna's freshness on-board.

A validated methodology for genetic identification of tuna species (genus Thunnus.

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Jordi Viñas

2009-10-01

Full Text Available Tuna species of the genus Thunnus, such as the bluefin tunas, are some of the most important and yet most endangered trade fish in the world. Identification of these species in traded forms, however, may be difficult depending on the presentation of the products, which may hamper conservation efforts on trade control. In this paper, we validated a genetic methodology that can fully distinguish between the eight Thunnus species from any kind of processed tissue.After testing several genetic markers, a complete discrimination of the eight tuna species was achieved using Forensically Informative Nucleotide Sequencing based primarily on the sequence variability of the hypervariable genetic marker mitochondrial DNA control region (mtDNA CR, followed, in some specific cases, by a second validation by a nuclear marker rDNA first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1. This methodology was able to distinguish all tuna species, including those belonging to the subgenus Neothunnus that are very closely related, and in consequence can not be differentiated with other genetic markers of lower variability. This methodology also took into consideration the presence of introgression that has been reported in past studies between T. thynnus, T. orientalis and T. alalunga. Finally, we applied the methodology to cross-check the species identity of 26 processed tuna samples.Using the combination of two genetic markers, one mitochondrial and another nuclear, allows a full discrimination between all eight tuna species. Unexpectedly, the genetic marker traditionally used for DNA barcoding, cytochrome oxidase 1, could not differentiate all species, thus its use as a genetic marker for tuna species identification is questioned.

Estudio farmacognóstico de bromelia pinguin l. (Piña de Ratón.

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Juan Abreu Payrol

2000-12-01

Full Text Available Se describen los resultados del estudio de secado preliminar de las partes aéreas de Bromelia pinguin L., recolectadas en lugares cercanos a la ciudad de Cienfuegos, así como los valores de las cenizas y los resultados del tamizaje fitoquímico obtenidos en el estudio de estas partes de la planta y sus extractos.The results of the study of the preliminary drying of the aerial parts of Bromelia pinguin L., picked up in areas near the city of Cienfuegos, as well as the values of the ashes and the results of the phytochemical screening obtained through the study of these parts of the plant and its extracts, are described.

Penanganan penyu yang tertangkap rawai tuna di Samudera Hindia

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Budi Nugraha

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Turtle is one of the vulnerable of megafauna and as a by-catch in tuna longline fisheries, however, management practices have not been done yet. This paper described the efforts to avoid the capture of turtles on the tuna longline fishery and its handling recommendation. It has been written based on the research results and observer programs of activities that have been implemented since 2005. It’s also including a literature review rules and regulations regarding the management of sea turtles. The record results during 2005 - 2014 conducted by an independent scientific board on tuna longline in the Indian Ocean with 72 times number of setting and 89,441number of hooks. There are 105 turtles caught, which are leatherback, olive ridley turtles, hawksbill, loggerhead sea turtles as well as the unknown green turtle where the current status of turtles in the Indian Ocean is in a state of vulnerable, endangered, critically even endangered. The olive ridley turtle, loggerhead and leatherback turtles are in a vulnerable status. While, the green turtles are in a state endangered and even hawksbill in a state extremely endangered. Policy measures for handling of turtles in tuna longline fishery needs to be taken in order to be implemented include the socialization of the use of intensified circle hooks and if necessary the government issued regulations regarding the use of circle hooks, the implementation of the placement of fishing monitoring (observer aboard the tuna longline in order to assist the skippers monitoring the catch of turtles and turtle handling training for the skippers and crew in order to hold the caught turtles can be handled directly on the boat to reduce the mortality turtles which can be released back into the sea alive. Penyu merupakan salah satu biota yang rawan punah dan sebagai hasil tangkapan sampingan pada perikanan rawai tuna dimana pengelolaannya belum banyak dilakukan. Makalah ini membahas tentang upaya bagaimana

Hubungan Antara Body Image Dan Self-esteem Pada Dewasa Awal Tuna Daksa

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Sari, Dahlia Nur Permata

2012-01-01

Penelitian ini meneliti mengenai pengaruh body image terhadap selfesteem pada dewasa awal tuna daksa. Hipotesis pada penelitian ini adalah adanya hubungan positif antara body image dan self-esteem pada dewasa awal tuna daksa. Semakin positif body image maka semakin tinggi self-esteem yang dimiliki, begitu juga sebaliknya, semakin negatif body image maka semakin rendah self-esteem yang dimiliki. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 30 dewasa awal tuna daksa yang memiliki cacat tubuh seteleh kelahiran. D...

PERCEPCIÓN DE PRODUCTORES DE TABACO SOBRE INSECTOS PLAGAS Y SU MANEJO EN EL MUNICIPIO JESÚS MENÉNDEZ (LAS TUNAS)

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Rivas, A; Rivas, R; Hinojosa, D; Pérez, J.C; Méndez, A; Martínez, M.A

2012-01-01

El tránsito hacia un desarrollo agrario sostenible requiere un acercamiento inicial al estado del conocimiento y a la sensibilización de los actores en relación con los problemas de su entorno local. Con el objetivo de evaluar la percepción fitoproteccionista de productores de tabaco acerca de los insectos plagas en el cultivo y su manejo en el municipio Jesús Menéndez (provincia Las Tunas), se desarrolló el presente estudio. Se utilizó como método la entrevista semi estructurada aplicada a u...

Effect of tuna skin gelatin-based coating enriched with seaweed extracts on the quality of tuna fillets during storage at 4 °C

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Milene Vala

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Nowadays, consumers demand high quality food products with an extended shelf-life without chemical additives. Edible coatings (EC containing natural compounds are a promising preservation technology for raw seafood without compromising fresh-like appeal and nutritional content.The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of Thunnus obesus skin gelatin-based EC containing Codium spp. or Fucus vesiculosus extracts on raw tuna preservation. Three gelatin-based EC (gelatin (5 % + glycerol (25 %; gelatin (5 % + Codium spp. (1 % + glycerol (25 %; gelatin (5 % + Fucus vesiculosus (1 % + glycerol (25 % were applied directly on the surface of tuna fillets. Functional properties of gelatin and gelatin-based EC containing seaweed extracts were also studied. The gelatin was extracted by an acid-swelling process in the presence/absence of pepsin, followed by subsequent heating/refrigeration, after a pre-treatment with NaOH. The type of acid, temperature and concentration of NaOH greatly influence the process yield. The higher extraction yield was achieved using acetic acid in the presence of pepsin by subsequent refrigeration, especially when skins were previously treated with NaOH (0.2 M. Tuna quality was assessed over 12 days of storage at 4 ± 1 °C in terms of chemical and microbial indices. Results showed that tuna skin gelatin-based EC avoids tuna deterioration. Microbial growth, assessed by total viable counts, and total volatile basic nitrogen were maintained below the maximum limits recommended, contrarily to the control. Additionally, the use of EC increased the stability of red colour during storage. 

Evolutionary changes of multiple visual pigment genes in the complete genome of Pacific bluefin tuna

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Nakamura, Yoji; Mori, Kazuki; Saitoh, Kenji; Oshima, Kenshiro; Mekuchi, Miyuki; Sugaya, Takuma; Shigenobu, Yuya; Ojima, Nobuhiko; Muta, Shigeru; Fujiwara, Atushi; Yasuike, Motoshige; Oohara, Ichiro; Hirakawa, Hideki; Chowdhury, Vishwajit Sur; Kobayashi, Takanori

2013-01-01

Tunas are migratory fishes in offshore habitats and top predators with unique features. Despite their ecological importance and high market values, the open-ocean lifestyle of tuna, in which effective sensing systems such as color vision are required for capture of prey, has been poorly understood. To elucidate the genetic and evolutionary basis of optic adaptation of tuna, we determined the genome sequence of the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), using next-generation sequencing tec...

Modelling the spatial behaviour of a tropical tuna purse seine fleet.

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Tim K Davies

Full Text Available Industrial tuna fisheries operate in the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but concerns over sustainability and environmental impacts of these fisheries have resulted in increased scrutiny of how they are managed. An important but often overlooked factor in the success or failure of tuna fisheries management is the behaviour of fishers and fishing fleets. Uncertainty in how a fishing fleet will respond to management or other influences can be reduced by anticipating fleet behaviour, although to date there has been little research directed at understanding and anticipating the human dimension of tuna fisheries. The aim of this study was to address gaps in knowledge of the behaviour of tuna fleets, using the Indian Ocean tropical tuna purse seine fishery as a case study. We use statistical modelling to examine the factors that influence the spatial behaviour of the purse seine fleet at broad spatiotemporal scales. This analysis reveals very high consistency between years in the use of seasonal fishing grounds by the fleet, as well as a forcing influence of biophysical ocean conditions on the distribution of fishing effort. These findings suggest strong inertia in the spatial behaviour of the fleet, which has important implications for predicting the response of the fleet to natural events or management measures (e.g., spatial closures.

DAYA SAING EKSPOR TUNA KALENG INDONESIA DI UNI EROPA TAHUN 2003-2013

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Umar Wahono

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Perbedaan tarif yang diberikan antara Indonesia yang lebih tinggi sebesar 20.5% dibandingkan dengan negara pesaing utamanya yang tergabung dalang Africa, Caribbean, Pasific (ACP Countries dengan pelayanan tarif impor hingga 0% ke pasar Uni Eropa (UE. Keadaan ini mampu menyebabkan menghilangnya distorsi perbedaan harga sesungguhnya yang seharusnya menjadi keuntungan lebih atas keunggulan komparatif yang dimiliki. Hal ini mampu melemahkan daya saing komoditi ekspor akibat dampak kenaikan harga terhadap tarif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk gambaran daya saing komoditas tuna kaleng Indonesia terhadap negara pesaingnya dipasar UE pada periode 2003-2013. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitin ini adalah metode Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA yang kemudian nilai RCA dikomparasikan tiap-tiap negara pengekspor utama tuna kaleng di pasar UE untuk melihat posisi daya saing relatifnya. Sedangkan untuk mendekomposisikan determinan pertumbuhan ekspor tuna kaleng Indonesia ke UE digunankan metode Constant Market Share (CMS. Hasil perhitungan nilai RCA tuna kaleng Indonesia periode 2003-2013 di pasar UE memiliki daya saing dengan rata-rata nilai RCA 4.27. Namun masih dibawah rata-rata nilai RCA negara ACP Countries. Perbedaan pelayanan tarif impor oleh UE untuk komoditas tuna kaleng Indonesia tidak berdampak terhadap penurunan daya saing. The difference between the rates given Indonesia which is higher by 20.5% compared to its main competitor countries that joined the mastermind Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP Countries with service import tariffs to 0% to the European Union (EU. This situation is capable of causing the disappearance of the distortion of the true price difference should be more advantages over comparative advantage. It is capable of undermining the competitiveness of export commodities due to the impact of price increases on tariffs. This study aims to illustrate the competitiveness of commodities Indonesian canned tuna to the EU market of

Escritura colaborativa en línea. Un estudio preliminar orientado al análisis del proceso de co-autoría

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Bustos Sánchez, Alfonso

2009-01-01

Se presenta el análisis exploratorio del seguimiento de una actividad de escritura colaborativa en línea. Desde una perspectiva que integra las ideas de la escritura como una herramienta para aprender y el aprendizaje colaborativo, diseñamos una metodología para el seguimiento del proceso de escritura colaborativa. Se analizaron los resultados de 6 grupos que realizaron un ensayo como producto final en una asignatura de la carrera de Psicología. Los datos preliminares que se prese...

Radiation hydrolysate of tuna cooking juice with enhanced antioxidant properties

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Choi, Jong-il; Sung, Nak-Yun; Lee, Ju-Woon

2012-01-01

Tuna protein hydrolysates are of increasing interest because of their potential application as a source of bioactive peptides. Large amounts of tuna cooking juice with proteins and extracts are produced during the process of tuna canning, and these cooking juice wastes cause environmental problems. Therefore, in this study, cooking juice proteins were hydrolyzed by irradiation for their utilization as functional additives. The degree of hydrolysis of tuna cooking juice protein increased from 0% to 15.1% at the absorbed doses of 50 kGy. To investigate the antioxidant activity of the hydrolysate, it was performed the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, and the lipid peroxidation inhibitory and superoxide radical scavenging activities were measured. The FRAP values increased from 1470 μM to 1930 μM and IC 50 on superoxide anion was decreased from 3.91 μg/mL to 1.29 μg/mL at 50 kGy. All of the antioxidant activities were increased in the hydrolysate, suggesting that radiation hydrolysis, which is a simple process that does not require an additive catalysts or an inactivation step, is a promising method for food and environmental industries. - Highlights: ► Radiation was applied for the hydrolysis of tuna cooking juice protein. ► The degree of hydrolysis were increased by irradiation and the antioxidant activity of hydrolysate was higher than protein. ► This result suggest that radiation is useful method for the hydrolysis of protein.

Estudio de caracterización de la calidad microbiológica y fisicoquímica del agua utilizada en la industria de alimentos, Colombia, 2007

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Elizabeth Silva

2010-09-01

Conclusión. Aunque es un estudio preliminar, los resultados indican que el agua utilizada en la mayoría de las industrias participantes puede producir deterioro de los alimentos y ser una vía de transmisión de microorganismos patógenos; por lo tanto, es importante organizar un programa continuo de seguimiento y control.

Radiation hydrolysate of tuna cooking juice with enhanced antioxidant properties

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Choi, Jong-il; Sung, Nak-Yun; Lee, Ju-Woon

2012-08-01

Tuna protein hydrolysates are of increasing interest because of their potential application as a source of bioactive peptides. Large amounts of tuna cooking juice with proteins and extracts are produced during the process of tuna canning, and these cooking juice wastes cause environmental problems. Therefore, in this study, cooking juice proteins were hydrolyzed by irradiation for their utilization as functional additives. The degree of hydrolysis of tuna cooking juice protein increased from 0% to 15.1% at the absorbed doses of 50 kGy. To investigate the antioxidant activity of the hydrolysate, it was performed the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, and the lipid peroxidation inhibitory and superoxide radical scavenging activities were measured. The FRAP values increased from 1470 μM to 1930 μM and IC50 on superoxide anion was decreased from 3.91 μg/mL to 1.29 μg/mL at 50 kGy. All of the antioxidant activities were increased in the hydrolysate, suggesting that radiation hydrolysis, which is a simple process that does not require an additive catalysts or an inactivation step, is a promising method for food and environmental industries.

76 FR 13583 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas and Atlantic Tuna Fisheries...

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2011-03-14

... address concerns raised in a recent decision by a NOAA Administrative Law Judge (see Atlantic Tunas Transfer at Sea section for case reference). NMFS has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA... subtraction of these allocations directly from the TAC, the recommendation allocates the remainder to the UK...

La cueva de Linatzeta (Lastur, Deba, Gipuzkoa Un nuevo contexto para el estudio del Mesolítico en Gipuzkoa.

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Tapia Sagarna, Jesus

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Se presentan los resultados preliminares del proyecto de excavación de la cueva de Linatzeta ( Lastur, Deba, Gipuzkoa. Desde su descubrimiento en 1999, hemos documentado un nivel de ocupación mesolítico y dos niveles sepulcrales. Los resultados obtenidos hasta el momento convierten a este yacimiento en un contexto importante para el estudio de los modos de vida de los últimos cazadores-recolectores en la región.

Estrategias funcionales emergentes de promoción por parte de los ejecutivos del negocio bancario: Estudio preliminar a la Banca en Maracaibo

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Emmanuel Borgucci; Roberto Cubillán

2003-01-01

En esta investigación de carácter preliminar, se trata de demostrar la existencia de estrategias funcionales emergentes por parte de los ejecutivos de negocios bancarios. Se diseñó una investigación de tipo descriptivo y se aplicó un cuestionario semiestructurado y validado con el procedimiento del pretest-test a 16 ejecutivos del área petrolera pertenecientes a 10 bancos ubicados en Maracaibo (Venezuela). Se concluye que sobre la base de una serie de habilidades personales y oper...

Discrimination of juvenile yellowfin (Thunnus albacares and bigeye (T. obesus Tunas using mitochondrial DNA control region and liver morphology.

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Ivane R Pedrosa-Gerasmio

Full Text Available Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788 and bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839 are two of the most economically important tuna species in the world. However, identification of their juveniles, especially at sizes less than 40 cm, is very difficult, often leading to misidentification and miscalculation of their catch estimates. Here, we applied the mitochondrial DNA control region D-loop, a recently validated genetic marker used for identifying tuna species (Genus Thunnus, to discriminate juvenile tunas caught by purse seine and ringnet sets around fish aggregating devices (FADs off the Southern Iloilo Peninsula in Central Philippines. We checked individual identifications using the Neighbor-Joining Method and compared results with morphometric analyses and the liver phenotype. We tested 48 specimens ranging from 13 to 31 cm fork length. Morpho-meristic analyses suggested that 12 specimens (25% were bigeye tuna and 36 specimens (75% were yellowfin tuna. In contrast, the genetic and liver analyses both showed that 5 specimens (10% were bigeye tuna and 43 (90% yellowfin tuna. This suggests that misidentification can occur even with highly stringent morpho-meristic characters and that the mtDNA control region and liver phenotype are excellent markers to discriminate juveniles of yellowfin and bigeye tunas.

Quality Changes of Light Flesh Tuna at Water of Tomini Bay, Gorontalo Province

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Wila Rumina Nento

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Tuna is one of the mainstay fisheries commodities that involve many of the ordinary fishermen. The handling usually still not follows the principles of good handling that causing the poor quality as the result.The aims of this research were to analyze and to determine the quality of tuna meat (the abdominal wall, dorsal fin, and caudal fin. Raw material yellowfin tuna meat prepared for the light, the meat section of the abdominal wall, dorsal fin, and caudal fin. The result of organoleptic analysis showed that the tuna meat was above the minimum value for the criteria of fresh fish. The result of TVB analysis showed that the meat on the caudal fin had the highest value and significantly different with the other, but still exist on the safe limits and on the fresh category. For the result of analysis in histamine, it shown that at the fourth hour the meat at the dorsal fin had the histamine content which were above the minimum that have been recommended. For the result of analysis in peroxide number, it shown that the tuna meat did not sustain the fat damage until the fourth hour after the catching process. And for the result of analysis in TPC, it showed that at the fourth hour the tuna meat on the pectoral fin had the highest number of total colony and significantly different with the other.Keywords: handling, histamine, light flesh, microbiology, yellowfin

Mercury in canned tuna marketed in Cartagena, Colombia, and estimation of human exposure.

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Alcala-Orozco, Maria; Morillo-Garcia, Yenifer; Caballero-Gallardo, Karina; Olivero-Verbel, Jesus

2017-12-01

The presence of mercury in tuna is ubiquitous, so national authorities should guarantee food safety of canned tuna available on the market, according to legal regulations. The objective of this survey was to assess total mercury (T-Hg) levels in brands of canned tuna marketed in Cartagena, Colombia, and determine fish consumption-based risks after ingestion. For that purpose, 252 cans of tuna were collected, representing 6 brands (A-F), in 2 mediums (water and oil). Mean T-Hg levels were 0.66 ± 0.05 and 0.61 ± 0.05 µg g -1 wet weight, for water and oil, respectively. High T-Hg concentrations were measured in brands B and D. Only brands E and F guaranteed low risk for Hg-related health problems. According to Colombia's legislation, 15.5% of the samples exceeded the maximum level of 1.0 µg g -1 for mercury and 18.3% was higher than limits as recommended by Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organisation (0.5 µg g -1 ). It was concluded that consumption of canned tuna could represent a high risk for the Colombian population, particularly to vulnerable groups.

Diagnóstico preliminar, base para la construcción de un programa de manejo de residuos sólidos en la universidad de san buenaventura, cartagena

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RÍOS MONTES, KARINA ANDREA; ECHEVERRI JARAMILLOM, GUSTAVO EUGENIO

2012-01-01

Los residuos sólidos pueden generar impactos negativos al ambiente y al ser humano por causa de un manejo inadecuado. Las universidades deben contemplar su manejo en las etapas de generación, recolección y disposición final, e incluir su valoración. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, cuyo objetivo fue realizar un diagnóstico preliminar sobre el manejo de residuos sólidos, incluyendo percepción, conocimiento y recomendaciones dadas por la comunidad universitaria, para cont...

Etiologi Penyebab Malformasi Tunas Ranting Kakao di Kulonprogo, DIY dan Segayung, Jawa Tengah

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Susamto Somowiyarjo

2014-12-01

insektisida hasilnya tunas muda yang tumbuh berikutnya tidak menunjukan adanya gejala malformasi. Diduga bahwa malformasi pada tunas dan ranting tersebut disebabkan oleh racun yang ditularkan oleh serangga. Penelitian lebih lanjut untuk karakterisasi penyebab penyakit secara molekuler saat ini sedang dilakukan.

Projections of climate-driven changes in tuna vertical habitat based on species-specific differences in blood oxygen affinity.

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Mislan, K A S; Deutsch, Curtis A; Brill, Richard W; Dunne, John P; Sarmiento, Jorge L

2017-10-01

Oxygen concentrations are hypothesized to decrease in many areas of the ocean as a result of anthropogenically driven climate change, resulting in habitat compression for pelagic animals. The oxygen partial pressure, pO 2 , at which blood is 50% saturated (P 50 ) is a measure of blood oxygen affinity and a gauge of the tolerance of animals for low ambient oxygen. Tuna species display a wide range of blood oxygen affinities (i.e., P 50 values) and therefore may be differentially impacted by habitat compression as they make extensive vertical movements to forage on subdaily time scales. To project the effects of end-of-the-century climate change on tuna habitat, we calculate tuna P 50 depths (i.e., the vertical position in the water column at which ambient pO 2 is equal to species-specific blood P 50 values) from 21st century Earth System Model (ESM) projections included in the fifth phase of the Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Overall, we project P 50 depths to shoal, indicating likely habitat compression for tuna species due to climate change. Tunas that will be most impacted by shoaling are Pacific and southern bluefin tunas-habitat compression is projected for the entire geographic range of Pacific bluefin tuna and for the spawning region of southern bluefin tuna. Vertical shifts in P 50 depths will potentially influence resource partitioning among Pacific bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin, and skipjack tunas in the northern subtropical and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal. By establishing linkages between tuna physiology and environmental conditions, we provide a mechanistic basis to project the effects of anthropogenic climate change on tuna habitats. Published 2017. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.

Distinct Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares Stocks Detected in Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO Using DNA Microsatellites.

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Roselyn D Aguila

Full Text Available The yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788, covers majority of the Philippines' tuna catch, one of the major fisheries commodities in the country. Due to its high economic importance sustainable management of these tunas has become an imperative measure to prevent stock depletion. Currently, the Philippine yellowfin tuna is believed to be part of a single stock of the greater WCPO though some reports suggest otherwise. This study therefore aims to establish the genetic stock structure of the said species in the Philippines as compared to Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea using nine (9 DNA microsatellite markers. DNA microsatellite data revealed significant genetic differentiation between the Philippine and Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea yellowfin tuna samples. (FST = 0.034, P = 0.016, which is further supported by multilocus distance matrix testing (PCoA and model-based clustering (STRUCTURE 2.2.With these findings, this study posits that the yellowfin tuna population in the Philippines is a separate stock from the Bismarck Sea population. These findings add evidence to the alternative hypothesis of having at least 2 subpopulations of yellowfin tuna in the WCPO and calls for additional scientific studies using other parameters to investigate this. Accurate population information is necessary in formulating a more appropriate management strategy for the sustainability of the yellowfin tuna not only in the Philippines but also in the WCPO.

FLUKTUASI DAN KOMPOSISI HASIL TANGKAPAN TUNA NERITIK TERTANGKAP JARING INSANG DI PERAIRAN LAUT CINA SELATAN

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Arief Wujdi

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Saat ini tuna neritik merupakan komoditas penting perikanan di Indonesia, namun ketersediaan data dan informasi hasil tangkapan jenis tuna ini masih tergolong kurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai sebaran daerah penangkapan, fluktuasi hasil tangkapan tuna neritik yang tertangkap jaring insang yang beroperasi di Laut Cina Selatan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui program enumerasi monitoring hasil tangkapan harian di Pemangkat pada tahun 2011-2012. Hasil menunjukkan daerah penangkapan tersebar di perairan Laut Cina Selatan pada koordinat 01°03’ LS-04°57’ LU; dan 104°65’-110°00’ BT. Hasil tangkapan jenis tuna neritik menunjukan variasi yang cenderung sama dimana puncak hasil tangkapan terjadi pada bulan Oktober dan November. Pola CPUE berfluktuasi dan cenderung mengalami peningkatan dan puncaknya terjadi pada bulan November 2011 dan 2012, yaitu 402,85 dan 444,57 kg/hari/trip. Secara statistik hasil tangkapan pada periode 2011-2012 tidak berbeda nyata (p<0,05. Komposisi hasil tangkapan bulanan jenis tuna neritik bervariasi berdasarkan atas spesies yang didominasi oleh Euthynnus affinis (49,7% diikuti dengan Thunnus tonggol (33,4%; Scomberomorus commerson (15,9%; dan Scomberomorus guttatus (1%. Kelimpahan Euthynnus affinis terjadi pada musim timur hingga musim peralihan 2 (Juni- November, sedangkan kelimpahan Thunnus tonggol terjadi pada musim barat (Januari-Februari. Nowadays, neritic tuna just become an important commodity Indonesia. However, the information about catch of tuna neritic species in Indonesia still quite lacks. This This study aims to obtain information about catch fluctuation, monthly catch per unit of effort, and catch composition of neritic tuna species caught by gill net operated in the South China Sea. Data was collected by daily catch monitoring program by enumerator in Pemangkat during period 2011-2012. The result showed that gillnetter fishing ground is scattered between 01°03�

CONCENTRATION AND RECOVERY OF PROTEIN FROM TUNA COOKING JUICE BY FORWARD OSMOSIS

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KHONGNAKORN W.

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Tuna cooking processing plants generate large amount of cooking juice containing a significant content of protein. Recovery and concentrating process of this valuable compound together with a low energy consumption process are of interest regarding full utilization concept and green process approach. Forward osmosis (FO was employed in this work to recover and concentrate tuna cooking juice. FO process could increase the protein concentration up to 9% with an average permeate flux of 2.54 L/m2h. The permeate flux however tended to decrease as protein concentration increased due to the impact of osmotic pressure of the feed and fouling on the membrane surface. Since tuna cooking juice consists of protein and minerals, membrane analyses indicated that fouling was more severe compared to the fouling caused by standard bovine serum albumin pure protein. However, the presence of minerals rendered it a quicker and lower energy process by comparison. These results indicated that FO is a promising technique in the recovery and concentration of tuna cooking juice protein.

Global trophic ecology of yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore tunas: Understanding predation on micronekton communities at ocean-basin scales

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Duffy, Leanne M.; Kuhnert, Petra M.; Pethybridge, Heidi R.; Young, Jock W.; Olson, Robert J.; Logan, John M.; Goñi, Nicolas; Romanov, Evgeny; Allain, Valerie; Staudinger, Michelle D.; Abecassis, Melanie; Choy, C. Anela; Hobday, Alistair J.; Simier, Monique; Galván-Magaña, Felipe; Potier, Michel; Ménard, Frederic

2017-06-01

Predator-prey interactions for three commercially valuable tuna species: yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), bigeye (T. obesus), and albacore (T. alalunga), collected over a 40-year period from the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans, were used to quantitatively assess broad, macro-scale trophic patterns in pelagic ecosystems. Analysis of over 14,000 tuna stomachs, using a modified classification tree approach, revealed for the first time the global expanse of pelagic predatory fish diet and global patterns of micronekton diversity. Ommastrephid squids were consistently one of the top prey groups by weight across all tuna species and in most ocean bodies. Interspecific differences in prey were apparent, with epipelagic scombrid and mesopelagic paralepidid fishes globally important for yellowfin and bigeye tunas, respectively, while vertically-migrating euphausiid crustaceans were important for albacore tuna in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Diet diversity showed global and regional patterns among tuna species. In the central and western Pacific Ocean, characterized by low productivity, a high diversity of micronekton prey was detected while low prey diversity was evident in highly productive coastal waters where upwelling occurs. Spatial patterns of diet diversity were most variable in yellowfin and bigeye tunas while a latitudinal diversity gradient was observed with lower diversity in temperate regions for albacore tuna. Sea-surface temperature was a reasonable predictor of the diets of yellowfin and bigeye tunas, whereas chlorophyll-a was the best environmental predictor of albacore diet. These results suggest that the ongoing expansion of warmer, less productive waters in the world's oceans may alter foraging opportunities for tunas due to regional changes in prey abundances and compositions.

JENIS, UKURAN DAN DAERAH PENANGKAPAN HIU THRESHER (FAMILI ALOPIIDAE YANG TERTANGKAP RAWAI TUNA DI SAMUDERA HINDIA

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Agustinus Anung Widodo

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Sebagai anggota Indian Ocean Tuna Commision (IOTC Indonesia wajib mengadopsi isi Resolusi IOTC 10/12 yang mengatur pengelolaan sumberdaya ikan hiu thresher (famili Alopiidae. Secara spesifik Indonesia belum melaksanakan pengelolaan sumberdaya hiu thresher karena spesies tersebut belum mendapatkan perhatian serius. Tulisan ini bermaksud menyampaikan hasil penelitian tentang ikan hiu thresher (Famili Alopiidae yang tertangkap rawai tuna di Samudera Hindia berbasis di Cilacap. Data diperoleh dari kegiatan pengambilan contoh di pelabuhan tahun 2010, kegiatan observasi di atas kapal rawai tuna bulan Januari 2010 dan laporan statistik PPS Cilacap tahun 2006-2010. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa: (a di perairan Indonesia ada dua spesies dari tiga spesies hiu thresher yang ada di dunia, yaitu hiu monyet atau pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus Nakamura 1935 dan hiu paitan atau bigeye thresher (A. superciliosus Lowe 1840. Satu spesies lainnya yang belum pernah ditemukan adalah thinfin thresher (A.vulpinus Bonnaterre1788.  Dilihat dari teknologi rawai tuna yang digunakan, daerah sebaran hiu thresher sama dengan tuna di Samudera Hindia, sehingga sulit untuk menghindari tidak tertangkapnya hiu thresher oleh rawai tuna. Jumlah dari jenis hiu monyet yang tertangkap rawai tuna di Samudera Hindia berkisar 0,1-0,6 % dan hiu paitan berkisar 0,1-1,3 % dari total tangkapan. Ukuran hiu thresher yang tertangkap rawai tuna umumnya ikan yang telah dewasa (berkisar 54-74% dan diduga telah mengalami pemijahan. Hampir semua bagian hiu thresher dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan pangan dan farmasi. Selain dipasarkan di dalam negeri, ikan hiu thresher juga diekspor terutama siripnya ke manca negara dan terbanyak ke China.   As a member of IOTC, Indonesia is obliged to implement all IOTC’s resolutions including resolution 10/12 on the conservation of thresher sharks (Family Alopiidae caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence. Indonsia has not

Validation of the method spectrophotometer in the histamine determination in fresh tuna (Thunnus Tunna)

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Chacon Silva, F.

1998-01-01

The objective of this study was to validate the spectrophotometer method described by Bateman et al. (1994) for the histamine determination in fresh tuna (Thunnus Tunna) and to evaluate the histamine concentration in samples of fresh tuna. To fulfill the recently exposed objectives, the figures of merit were determined like they are it: recovery limits of detection, sensibility and repetitive of the method spectrophotometry and applied the analysis at twenty samples of fresh tuna for copy of the Metropolitan area and three sample like reference of fresh tuna stored 4 degree centigrade by 15 days. The histamine recovery you determines enriching seven ours of fresh tuna with histamine to two levels different 0.613 mg/L and 2.21 mg/L. three samples were left without enriching and you subtract the average to the native histamine. You determines the one it limits of detection using the standard deviation to three levels of concentration of histamine 1.37 mg/L, 2.22 mg/L and 3.22 mg/L, the minimum quantity of hi stamina that you can determine for the method spectrophotometry settling down. The repetitive you determines using the standard deviation for 100 among the average of the histamine values, in seven you replies independent of the same sample. You determines the histamine content, in the fresh tuna Thunnus Tunna of the expends of the Metropolitan Area and in samples of reference stored 4 degrees centigrade by 15 days [es

Evaluation of the proximate quality of the combination of Tuna (Thunnus albacares) and white oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) nuggets

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Yufidasari, H. S.; Prihanto, A. A.; Nurdiani, R.; Jaziri, A. A.

2018-04-01

Nugget is a processed meat product which has great market demand but need variations to increase its nutritional content. Tuna is rich in omega-3 protein, vitamins, and minerals. White oyster mushrooms have high nutritional content which are about 23-33% protein, 36-68 % carbohydrates and 12-22 % amino acids. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the chemical quality of Tuna nugget (Thunnus albacores) with combination of white oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). Complete Randomized Design (RAL) with parameters of Tuna and white oyster mushroom formulation, TJ1 (70 % Tuna: 30 % white oyster mushroom), TJ2 (50 % Tuna: 50 % white oyster mushroom), TJ3 (30 % Tuna: 70 % white oyster mushroom), and Control or K Treatment (100 % Tuna) is used. Results of Tuna nuggets with white oyster mushroom combination showed the highest value of water content in TJ3 50.14 %, protein K 19.6 %, fat TJ3 22.98 %, ash K 3.99 % and 2.47 % crude fiber. From these results, there is a need for further research on fat, ash and coarse fiber content that is used in the manufacture of fish nuggets combined with oyster mushrooms because it failed to meet Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

Mercury in tunas and blue marlin in the North Pacific Ocean.

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Drevnick, Paul E; Brooks, Barbara A

2017-05-01

Models and data from the North Pacific Ocean indicate that mercury concentrations in water and biota are increasing in response to (global or hemispheric) anthropogenic mercury releases. In the present study, we provide an updated record of mercury in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) caught near Hawaii that confirms an earlier conclusion that mercury concentrations in these fish are increasing at a rate similar to that observed in waters shallower than 1000 m. We also compiled and reanalyzed data from bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) caught near Hawaii in the 1970s and 2000s. Increases in mercury concentrations in bigeye tuna are consistent with the trend found in yellowfin tuna, in both timing and magnitude. The data available for blue marlin do not allow for a fair comparison among years, because mercury concentrations differ between sexes for this species, and sex was identified (or reported) in only 3 of 7 studies. Also, mercury concentrations in blue marlin may be insensitive to modest changes in mercury exposure, because this species appears to have the ability to detoxify mercury. The North Pacific Ocean is a region of both relatively high rates of atmospheric mercury deposition and capture fisheries production. Other data sets that allow temporal comparisons in mercury concentrations, such as pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in Alaskan waters and albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) off the US Pacific coast, should be explored further, to aid in understanding human health and ecological risks and to develop additional baseline knowledge for assessing changes in a region expected to respond strongly to reductions in anthropogenic mercury emissions. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:1365-1374. © 2017 SETAC. © 2017 SETAC.

CULTURAL MEMORY OF VICTORY OF LAS TUNAS CITY' LODGES FROM 1930 TO 1945 / MEMORIA CULTURAL DE LAS LOGIAS DE VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS 1930-1945

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Milena Medina Pérez

2012-09-01

Full Text Available The cultural memory of the lodges of Victoria de Las Tunas (1930-1945, it constitutes the topic of the present investigation. The thematic of the lodges has been approached for studious and investigating, not alone of the town but of several parts of the world. Still when these studies exist, the related with the cultural memory of the lodges of the territory, is in the pages of the documents of the time that which leaves to the light starting from this investigation, to show yesterday's Tunas, rich in histories and anecdotes. In the town during the investigated period the lodges Masonic Children of Hiram existed, Vicente García No. 27, the young AJEF, the lodge Teosófica Esperanza, the Children of East No. 54 of the Odd Independent Fellows, the lodge Cucalambé of the Odd United Fellows and the lodge Victoria de Las Tunas No. 78 of the Luz's Order Gentlemen.

Tuna Park Shopping Centre A comparative study of marketing communication tools

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Wongrattanavichit, Teewin; Wang, Haiyan

2008-01-01

Date: 2008 June 08 Course: Master thesis Authors: Haiyan Wang, Teewin Wongrattanavichit Tutor: Jan Löwstedt Title: The study of marketing communication effectiveness and customer perception of Tuna Park shopping centre Introduction: The research about the effectiveness of marketing communication tool and customer perception was studied in Tuna Park shopping center, Eskilstuna. The marketing strategy and objective was to compare with the results from the questionnaire in order to measure the e...

Estudio de seguridad del acoplamiento de un reactor de alta temperatura (VHTR) con una planta de producción de hidrógeno, análisis de los accidentes relevantes asociados

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Moyart, Quentin

2008-01-01

Un estudio preliminar de seguridad dedicado al acoplamiento de un reactor nuclear de muy alta temperatura (Very High Temperature Reactor) con una planta de producción de hidrógeno (HYdrogen Production Plant) según el proceso de electrólisis a alta temperatura (High Temperature Electrolysis) se presenta en esta memoria. La primera parte de este documento está dedicada a las hipótesis de funcionamiento elegidas para el estudio, así como a la breve descripción de las dos instalaciones en el esta...

Evolutionary changes of multiple visual pigment genes in the complete genome of Pacific bluefin tuna.

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Nakamura, Yoji; Mori, Kazuki; Saitoh, Kenji; Oshima, Kenshiro; Mekuchi, Miyuki; Sugaya, Takuma; Shigenobu, Yuya; Ojima, Nobuhiko; Muta, Shigeru; Fujiwara, Atushi; Yasuike, Motoshige; Oohara, Ichiro; Hirakawa, Hideki; Chowdhury, Vishwajit Sur; Kobayashi, Takanori; Nakajima, Kazuhiro; Sano, Motohiko; Wada, Tokio; Tashiro, Kosuke; Ikeo, Kazuho; Hattori, Masahira; Kuhara, Satoru; Gojobori, Takashi; Inouye, Kiyoshi

2013-07-02

Tunas are migratory fishes in offshore habitats and top predators with unique features. Despite their ecological importance and high market values, the open-ocean lifestyle of tuna, in which effective sensing systems such as color vision are required for capture of prey, has been poorly understood. To elucidate the genetic and evolutionary basis of optic adaptation of tuna, we determined the genome sequence of the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), using next-generation sequencing technology. A total of 26,433 protein-coding genes were predicted from 16,802 assembled scaffolds. From these, we identified five common fish visual pigment genes: red-sensitive (middle/long-wavelength sensitive; M/LWS), UV-sensitive (short-wavelength sensitive 1; SWS1), blue-sensitive (SWS2), rhodopsin (RH1), and green-sensitive (RH2) opsin genes. Sequence comparison revealed that tuna's RH1 gene has an amino acid substitution that causes a short-wave shift in the absorption spectrum (i.e., blue shift). Pacific bluefin tuna has at least five RH2 paralogs, the most among studied fishes; four of the proteins encoded may be tuned to blue light at the amino acid level. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis suggested that gene conversions have occurred in each of the SWS2 and RH2 loci in a short period. Thus, Pacific bluefin tuna has undergone evolutionary changes in three genes (RH1, RH2, and SWS2), which may have contributed to detecting blue-green contrast and measuring the distance to prey in the blue-pelagic ocean. These findings provide basic information on behavioral traits of predatory fish and, thereby, could help to improve the technology to culture such fish in captivity for resource management.

Modelling retention and dispersion mechanisms of bluefin tuna eggs and larvae in the northwest Mediterranean Sea

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Mariani, Patrizio; MacKenzie, Brian R.; Iudicone, Daniele; Bozec, Alexandra

2010-07-01

Knowledge of early life history of most fish species in the Mediterranean Sea is sparse and processes affecting their recruitment are poorly understood. This is particularly true for bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, even though this species is one of the world’s most valued fish species. Here we develop, apply and validate an individually based coupled biological-physical oceanographic model of fish early life history in the Mediterranean Sea. We first validate the general structure of the coupled model with a 12-day Lagrangian drift study of anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus) larvae in the Catalan Sea. The model reproduced the drift and growth of anchovy larvae as they drifted along the Catalan coast and yielded similar patterns as those observed in the field. We then applied the model to investigate transport and retention processes affecting the spatial distribution of bluefin tuna eggs and larvae during 1999-2003, and we compared modelled distributions with available field data collected in 2001 and 2003. Modelled and field distributions generally coincided and were patchy at mesoscales (10s-100s km); larvae were most abundant in eddies and along frontal zones. We also identified probable locations of spawning bluefin tuna using hydrographic backtracking procedures; these locations were situated in a major salinity frontal zone and coincided with distributions of an electronically tagged bluefin tuna and commercial bluefin tuna fishing vessels. Moreover, we hypothesized that mesoscale processes are responsible for the aggregation and dispersion mechanisms in the area and showed that these processes were significantly correlated to atmospheric forcing processes over the NW Mediterranean Sea. Interannual variations in average summer air temperature can reduce the intensity of ocean mesoscale processes in the Balearic area and thus potentially affect bluefin tuna larvae. These modelling approaches can increase understanding of bluefin tuna recruitment processes and

Precooking as a Control for Histamine Formation during the Processing of Tuna: An Industrial Process Validation.

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Adams, Farzana; Nolte, Fred; Colton, James; De Beer, John; Weddig, Lisa

2018-02-23

An experiment to validate the precooking of tuna as a control for histamine formation was carried out at a commercial tuna factory in Fiji. Albacore tuna ( Thunnus alalunga) were brought on board long-line catcher vessels alive, immediately chilled but never frozen, and delivered to an on-shore facility within 3 to 13 days. These fish were then allowed to spoil at 25 to 30°C for 21 to 25 h to induce high levels of histamine (>50 ppm), as a simulation of "worst-case" postharvest conditions, and subsequently frozen. These spoiled fish later were thawed normally and then precooked at a commercial tuna processing facility to a target maximum core temperature of 60°C. These tuna were then held at ambient temperatures of 19 to 37°C for up to 30 h, and samples were collected every 6 h for histamine analysis. After precooking, no further histamine formation was observed for 12 to 18 h, indicating that a conservative minimum core temperature of 60°C pauses subsequent histamine formation for 12 to 18 h. Using the maximum core temperature of 60°C provided a challenge study to validate a recommended minimum core temperature of 60°C, and 12 to 18 h was sufficient to convert precooked tuna into frozen loins or canned tuna. This industrial-scale process validation study provides support at a high confidence level for the preventive histamine control associated with precooking. This study was conducted with tuna deliberately allowed to spoil to induce high concentrations of histamine and histamine-forming capacity and to fail standard organoleptic evaluations, and the critical limits for precooking were validated. Thus, these limits can be used in a hazard analysis critical control point plan in which precooking is identified as a critical control point.

Situación actual y perspectivas profesionales de los estudiantes de medicina de nueve países de Latinoamérica, 2008: estudio preliminar

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Percy Mayta-Tristán

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: explorar, en forma preliminar, la situación actual y perspectivas profesionales de estudiantes de medicina de Latinoamérica. Diseño: Análisis secundario de datos de un estudio transversal para validación de dos escalas. Lugar: 19 escuelas de medicina de nueve países de Latinoamérica. Participantes: Estudiantes de medicina de primer a sexto año que estaban matriculados en el primer semestre académico del 2008. Intervenciones: Encuesta autoadministrada. Principales medidas de resultados: Frecuencias absolutas y relativas de los diversos indicadores del perfil estudiantil. Resultados: Se incluyó 443 estudiantes, 55% fueron varones con edad promedio de 21,5 ± 2,6 años, 4,5% tiene hijos, 37% estudia en una ciudad diferente a la que nació, 39% fue hospitalizado antes de ingresar a la carrera, 20,3% refiere haber sido influenciados por sus padres para elegir la carrera, 7% no está seguro si es su vocación y 22,9% ha pensado retirarse. 82% se proyecta trabajar en labor hospitalaria y 2,3% en un centro de salud, 47,6% refiere que la remuneración que perciben los médicos en sus países es insuficiente, 40,1% quiere ejercer su carrera fuera de su país (Brasil 12,5%, Chile 18,5%, Honduras 26,5%, Venezuela 31,3%, Ecuador 37,5%, Paraguay 38,3%, Perú 47,7%, Colombia 47,8% y El Salvador 59,1%, 15,4% de ellos refiere no regresar a su país. Conclusiones: Los estudiantes de medicina tienen diferentes motivaciones y expectativas sobre su futuro profesional, que deben tenerse en cuenta para futuras intervenciones o políticas que permitan orientar la formación médica según los requerimientos de cada país.

77 FR 24669 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Public Conference Call Regarding Recreational Yellowfin Tuna...

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2012-04-25

... collection in the U.S. recreational yellowfin tuna fishery and the relationship to international yellowfin...-XB162 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Public Conference Call Regarding Recreational Yellowfin Tuna... Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public conference call. SUMMARY: In order to better inform the...

Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Sustainable Products? A Study of Eco-Labeled Tuna Steak

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Guzhen Zhou

2016-05-01

Full Text Available A high demand for seafood leads to overfishing, harms the long-term health of seafood stocks, and threatens environmental sustainability in oceans. Sustainability certification is one of the major sustainability movements and is known as eco-labeling. For instance, in the tuna industry, leading tuna brands have committed to protecting sea turtles by allowing the tracing of the source of their tuna “from catch to can.” This paper relies on an Internet survey on consumers from Kentucky conducted in July 2010. The survey investigates household-level tuna steak (sashimi grade consumption and examines consumer preferences for eco-labeling (“Certified Turtle Safe” (CTS in this study while mimicking individuals’ seafood procurement processes. A random parameter logit model is utilized, and willingness-to-pay measures are calculated based on model estimation results. It was found that respondents on average preferred turtle-safe-labeled tuna steak and were likely to pay more for it; however, they were less likely to purchase wild-caught species, and insignificant results were found for pre-frozen. Moreover, significant heterogeneities were found across individuals regarding tuna steak purchases. The findings indicate evidence of public support for environmental friendliness, particularly with regard to eco-labeling.

50 CFR 216.92 - Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna harvested in the ETP by large purse seine vessels.

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2010-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna... MAMMALS REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling § 216.92 Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna harvested in the ETP by large purse seine vessels. (a) U.S...

Aplikasi Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG dan Penginderaan Jauh untuk Pemetaan Daerah Penangkapan Ikan Tuna Mata Besar di Selatan Jawa dan Bali

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Kadek Bagus Padmaningrat

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Bigeye tuna is the dominant species of tuna caught in the territorial waters of the Indian Ocean and a productive tropical species which accounts for more than 10% of the total catch in the whole world. Distribution of bigeye tuna can be predicted through optimum temperature associated with the presence of bigeye tuna and distribution of chlorophyll-a is associated with the presence of small pelagic fish. The distribution of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a can be detected through remote sensing systems. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a by the number of bigeye tuna catches in the waters south of Java and Bali, and mapped the area catching bigeye tuna in the waters south of Java and Bali. The method used is a second order polynomial regression analysis to determine the effect of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a by the number of bigeye tuna catches as well as correlation analysis to determine the relationship of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a by the number of bigeye tuna catches. Sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a is related to the number of bigeye tuna catches.  The results of the analysis showed a strong relationship between sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a by the number of bigeye tuna catches. Bigeye tuna fishing grounds in the waters south of Java and Bali are in a position 12oS-15oS and 106°E-118°E.

COROTIPOS PRELIMINARES DE PERÚ BASADOS EN LA DISTRIBUCIÓN DE LA FAMILIA ASTERACEAE

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Berni Britto

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio se basa en el concepto de categorías corológicas o corotipos para formular una nueva hipótesis de clasificación biogeográfica del Perú basado en la distribución de la familia Astera - ceae. La información recabada dio como resultado que existen 1669 especies de Asteraceae registradas en Perú (hasta el año 2008, distribuidas en 255 géneros. El territorio peruano se dividió en 218 Distritos de Reporte que representan a los 24 departamentos divididos en franjas de 500 m de altitud. La base de datos biogeográficos de Asteraceae se obtuvo cruzando los registros de distribución actualizados con los Distritos de Reporte, expresándose en una matriz de presencia-ausencia. El análisis de datos dio como resultado un total de 14 corotipos preliminares para el Perú: Abiseo, Amotape, Andino, Apurímac-Huan - cavelica, Chachapoyas-Huánuco, Huancabamba, Huascarán, Ica, Lima-Piura, Loreto-Ucayali, Manu, Pasco, Sandia y Tacna.

HASIL TANGKAP SAMPINGAN (HTS KAPAL RAWAI TUNA DI SAMUDERA HINDIA YANG BERBASIS DI BENOA

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Bram Setyadji

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Hasil tangkap sampingan (HTS hampir terdapat pada semua jenis perikanan tangkap di Indonesia, termasuk pada perikanan rawai tuna di Samudera Hindia. Kebanyakan jenis HTS merupakan spesies yang tidak diinginkan atau jenis ikan target tapi ukurannya di bawah standar yang diinginkan (yuwana atau ikan muda dan pada kasus tertentu merupakan jenis ikan yang terancam keberadaannya (Endangered species. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi tentang komposisi hasil tangkap sampingan, laju pancing dan hubungan antara tuna dengan ikan yang berasosiasi dengannya pada area penangkapan yang sama. Pengamatan dilakukan pada bulan Maret – Juli 2010 dengan mengikuti kegiatan operasi penangkapan 2 kapal rawai tuna komersial yang berbasis di Pelabuhan Benoa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat 18 jenis hasil tangkap sampingan yang  didominasi dari family Alepisauridae; ikan naga (Alepisaurus sp.; Gempylidae; ikan gindara (oilfish, dan Dasyatidae; pari lumpur (Dasyatis spp.. Jenis ikan lain adalah ikan paruh panjang (billfish, berbagai jenis cucut dan pari, ikan teleostei, serta penyu lekang. Kebanyakan dari hasil tangkap sampingan merupakan by-product yang mempunyai nilai ekonomis tinggi kecuali jenis ikan naga dan pari lumpur yang merupakan discard/buangan.   By-catch products are mostly available in every kind of capture fisheries in Indonesia including tuna longline fisheries in Indian Ocean. Most of these are unwanted species or juvenile target fish, sometimes endangered species. The research intended to reveal the by-catch from tuna fisheries and its relationship between tuna and its associate in the same fishing ground. Surveillance was conducted on March – July, 2010 by following two commercial tuna longliners vessel based in Port of Benoa. The result showed that there were 18 by-catch species that managed to be retrieved and indentified, family Alepisauridae; lancetfish (Alepisaurus sp.; Gempylidae; oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus, and

Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) sequence conservation and variation patterns in the yellowfin and longtail tunas

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Kunal, S.P.; GirishKumar

within and between tuna Thunnus species and its application to species identification. J Fish Biol. 58, 1646–1657. 8 Terol, J., Mascarell, R., Fernandez-Pedrosa, V., Perez-Alonso, M. (2002) Statistical validation of the identification of tuna...

Modelling retention and dispersion mechanisms of bluefin tuna eggs and larvae in the Northwest Mediterranean Sea

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Mariani, Patrizio; MacKenzie, Brian; Iudicone, D.

2010-01-01

Knowledge of early life history of most fish species in the Mediterranean Sea is sparse and processes affecting their recruitment are poorly understood. This is particularly true for bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, even though this species is one of the world's most valued fish species. Here we...... develop, apply and validate an individually based coupled biological-physical oceanographic model of fish early life history in the Mediterranean Sea. We first validate the general structure of the coupled model with a 12-day Lagrangian drift study of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) larvae in the Catalan...... mesoscale processes in the Balearic area and thus potentially affect bluefin tuna larvae. These modelling approaches can increase understanding of bluefin tuna recruitment processes and eventually contribute to management of bluefin tuna fisheries....

Otolith chemistry discriminates natal signatures of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Atlantic Ocean

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Kitchens, L. L.; Rooker, J. R.

2016-02-01

In this study, the otolith chemistry of young-of-the-year (YOY) yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) was examined to determine whether chemical signatures are distinct across different putative spawning areas in the Atlantic Ocean. Yellowfin tuna is a highly migratory species that is currently managed as a single panmictic stock in the Atlantic Ocean; however, uncertainty remains regarding the population structure of yellowfin in this region, particularly concerning the degree of mixing between spawning populations. Analysis of naturally occurring chemical tracers in otoliths provides a valuable means to reconstruct a fish's environmental history and is thus a promising approach for delineating stock structure of Atlantic yellowfin tuna. YOY yellowfin tuna otoliths were collected from 5 locations in the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Mexico, SE Caribbean, Brazil, Cape Verde, and Gulf of Guinea) from 2013-2015 and trace element (Li, Mg, Mn, Co, Cu, Sr, Zn, and Ba) and stable isotope (δ13C and δ18O) analyses were conducted to investigate regional variation in otolith chemical composition. Results show significant differences among nursery areas in both trace element (MANOVA, p<0.001) and δ13C and δ18O signatures (ANOVA, p=0.017 and p=0.001, respectively). Particularly high spatial separation was observed based on eastern Atlantic (Gulf of Guinea + Cape Verde) and western Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico + Brazil + Martinique) nursery areas, indicating the approach has promise for distinguishing migrants displaying trans-ocean movement. These chemical signatures will be used to assign adult yellowfin tuna to their nursery of origin, ultimately providing an improved understanding of the stock structure and movement of yellowfin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean.

Isolation of 137-Cs in tuna fish by ammonium phosphomolybdate (AMP)

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Yumiarti; Surtipanti, S.

1988-01-01

The isolation of 137-Cs in tuna fish (Neithunnus macroptenus) has been carried out using AMP. The energy of 137-Cs was measure using NaI(T1) detector connected to a Multi Channel Analyzer (MCA). In standard solution of 137-Cs with activity 160.74 and 80.37 pCi, the addition of 120 mg AMP and 7 hours of absorption time, caused 97% of 137-Cs in the solution was absorbed. The destruction of tuna fish was carried out using two methods namely by wet destruction with sulfuric acid, nitrit acid and hydrogen peroxid mixture and by wet destruction with hydrogen peroxide. The applications of this technique of tuna fish was carried out by spiking 137-Cs standard into the fish before being destructed. The recovery obtained from wet destruction with H2O2 was about 80%, while from destruction with acid mixtures and H2O2 was only about 47%. (authors). 3 refs, 3 tabs

Effects of frozen storage on survival of Staphylococcus aureus and enterotoxin production in precooked tuna meat.

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Wu, Xulei; Su, Yi-Cheng

2014-08-01

This study investigated the survival of Staphylococcus aureus in precooked tuna meat for producing canned products during frozen storage (-20 ± 2 °C) as well as its growth and enterotoxin production at 35 to 37 °C after the storage. Samples (50 ± 5 g) of precooked albacore (loin, chunk, and flake) and skipjack (chunk and flake) tuna were inoculated with 5 enterotoxin-producing strains of S. aureus at a level of approximately 3.5 log CFU/g and individually packed in a vacuum bag after 3 h incubation at 35 to 37 °C. Vacuum-packed samples were stored in a freezer (-20 ± 2 °C) for 4 wk. The frozen samples were then thawed in 37 °C circulating water for 2 h and incubated at 35 to 37 °C for 22 h. Populations of S. aureus in all precooked tuna samples decreased slightly (canned tuna within 6 to 8 h of thawing to avoid product spoilage and potential enterotoxin production by S. aureus in contaminated precooked tuna meat. © 2014 Institute of Food Technologists®

Petrographic study and preliminary conceptual model of the Ixtlan de los Hervores geothermal zone, Michoacan, Mexico; Estudio petrografico y modelo conceptual preliminar de la zona geotermica de Ixtlan de los Hervores, Michoacan, Mexico

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Viggiano-Guerra, Julio C; Gutierrez-Negrin, Luis C.A [Comision Federal de Electricidad (Mexico)

2007-10-15

Petrographic studies of cuttings from the shallow well Ixtlan 2, drilled in the Ixtlan de los Hervores geothermal zone, State of Michoacan, Mexico, at a maximum depth of 159 meters, together with results of previous exploration studies, allow to delineate a preliminary conceptual model of the probable geothermal system. It is formed by a wide-fracture zone system, with low topographic relief and shallow water level. Its hydrothermal fluids are of sodium-chloride type, neutral pH, silica oversaturated in the discharge and with temperatures between 125 and 225 degrees Celsius, based on the geothermometry and the hydrothermal mineral assemblage encountered in the well. The assemblage of laumontite + quartz + calcite + chlorite/smectite + pyrite is typical for the zeolitic facies, beneath of which it is possible to encounter the epidote-wairakite facies, with higher temperatures. The favorable conditions of the zone allow to recommend continuation of exploration in the same. [Spanish] El estudio petrografico de muestras de canal de la perforacion del pozo somero Ixtlan 2, con una profundidad maxima de 159 metros y ubicado en la zona geotermica de Ixtlan de Los Hervores, Michoacan, Mexico, aunado a los resultados de estudios previos de exploracion superficial, han permitido la configuracion de un modelo conceptual preliminar del probable yacimiento geotermico. Se trata de un sistema zona de fractura ancha, bajo relieve y nivel freatico somero, con fluidos hidrotermales de tipo clorurado-sodico, pH neutro, sobresaturados de silice en la descarga, y con temperatura entre 125 y 225 grados Celsius, de acuerdo con la geotermometria + cuarzo + calcita + clorita/esmectita + pirita es tipica de la facies zeolitica, debajo de la cual podria hallarse la facies de epidota-wairakita, con temperaturas mas altas. Las condiciones favorables de la zona permiten recomendar la continuacion de la exploracion en la misma.

CPUE TRENDS OF THE INDONESIA’S TUNA LONGLINE FISHERY: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A TRIAL OBSERVER PROGRAM

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Lilis Sadiyah

2014-06-01

Full Text Available In an effort to address a shortage of reliable CPUE information, and as a preliminary step to a broader observer program, Indonesia established a Trial Observer Program (TOP for the industrial tuna long line fishery based at Benoa Fishing Port, Bali, in mid 2005. The objectives of this paper are i to describe spatial and temporal catch and effort trends from the Indonesian Indian Ocean industrial tuna long line fishery based at Benoa Fishing Port, and ii to provide an understanding of the fishing strategies used by different companies and of the environmental conditions that may influence catch trends. The observed effort covered areas both north and south of 20°S, with a concentration within 10°-20°S; 105°-120°E which overlaps with the only known spawning grounds of southern bluefin tuna (SBT. This data set showed that SBT comprised the lowest catch proportion, relative to the other three tuna species caught, bigeye tuna (BET, yellowfin tuna (YFT and albacore (ALB. BET and ALB had been suggested as the main target species for the fishery, but this varied by region. The TOP data set suggests that different tuna fishing companies targeted different species and used different fishing practices, including differences in bait used, areas fished, start time of setting, and the number of hooks between floats (HBF. It is a priority to improve the spatial and temporal coverage of the observer program before the data can be considered to be representative of the fleet, particularly given the high degree of variability in fishing practices between companies.

The Real maccoyii: Identifying Tuna Sushi with DNA Barcodes – Contrasting Characteristic Attributes and Genetic Distances

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Lowenstein, Jacob H.; Amato, George; Kolokotronis, Sergios-Orestis

2009-01-01

Background The use of DNA barcodes for the identification of described species is one of the least controversial and most promising applications of barcoding. There is no consensus, however, as to what constitutes an appropriate identification standard and most barcoding efforts simply attempt to pair a query sequence with reference sequences and deem identification successful if it falls within the bounds of some pre-established cutoffs using genetic distance. Since the Renaissance, however, most biological classification schemes have relied on the use of diagnostic characters to identify and place species. Methodology/Principal Findings Here we developed a cytochrome c oxidase subunit I character-based key for the identification of all tuna species of the genus Thunnus, and compared its performance with distance-based measures for identification of 68 samples of tuna sushi purchased from 31 restaurants in Manhattan (New York City) and Denver, Colorado. Both the character-based key and GenBank BLAST successfully identified 100% of the tuna samples, while the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD) as well as genetic distance thresholds, and neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree building performed poorly in terms of species identification. A piece of tuna sushi has the potential to be an endangered species, a fraud, or a health hazard. All three of these cases were uncovered in this study. Nineteen restaurant establishments were unable to clarify or misrepresented what species they sold. Five out of nine samples sold as a variant of “white tuna” were not albacore (T. alalunga), but escolar (Lepidocybium flavorunneum), a gempylid species banned for sale in Italy and Japan due to health concerns. Nineteen samples were northern bluefin tuna (T. thynnus) or the critically endangered southern bluefin tuna (T. maccoyii), though nine restaurants that sold these species did not state these species on their menus. Conclusions/Significance The Convention on International Trade

Detección de exageración de síntomas mediante el SIMS y el MMPI-2-RF en pacientes diagnosticados de trastorno mixto ansioso depresivo y adaptativo en el contexto medicolegal: un estudio preliminar

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Juan Luís Blasco Saiz

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo preliminar es el estudio del patrón de exageración de síntomas en pacientes diagnosticados de trastorno mixto ansioso-depresivo y adaptativo en contexto medicolegal. La muestra del estudio estaba compuesta por 26 participantes, divididos en dos grupos: pacientes sin sospecha de simulación (n = 12 y pacientes con sospecha de simulación (n = 14. Todos los participantes fueron evaluados con dos instrumentos de autoinforme ampliamente utilizados en la evaluación de la validez de los síntomas: el Inventario Estructurado de Simulación de Síntomas (SIMS y el Inventario Multifásico de Personalidad de Minnesota 2 Forma Reestructurada (MMPI-2-RF. En el caso del SIMS la puntuación total es la que permite una mejor discriminación, seguida por este orden de las escalas de deterioro neurológico (Dn, trastornos amnésicos (Am y trastornos afectivos (Ta. Respecto al MMPI-2-RF, las cuatro escalas de exageración de síntomas han mostrado una diferenciación significativa y con tamaño del efecto grande o muy grande entre ambos grupos, destacando las escalas Fs, Fp-r y F-r, por este orden, y finalmente FBS-r. En relación a las escalas clínicas, específicas y de personalidad psicopatológica del grupo con sospecha de simulación frente al grupo sin sospecha de simulación, destacaban significativamente y con tamaño del efecto grande o muy grande principalmente en las escalas relacionadas con quejas somáticas (RC1, HPC, NUC, COG seguido de algunas escalas de alteraciones del pensamiento (THD, RC8, PSYC-r o del ánimo (RCd, ACT. Los resultados obtenidos en este estudio, tanto en el SIMS como en las escalas de exageración de síntomas del MMPI-2-RF, respaldan su uso en la detección de simulación de estos trastornos en el contexto medicolegal.

Influence of physical damage and freezing on histamine concentration and microbiological quality of yellowfin tuna during processing

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Gonzalo García-Tapia

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Yellowfin tuna has a high level of free histidine in their muscle, which can lead to histamine formation by microorganisms if temperature abuse occurs during handling and further processing. The objective of this study was to measure levels of histamine in damaged and undamaged thawed muscle to determine the effect of physical damage on the microbial count and histamine formation during the initial steps of canning processing and to isolate and identify the main histamine-forming microorganisms present in the flesh of yellowfin tuna. Total mesophilic and psicrophilic microorganisms were determined using the standard plate method. The presence of histamine-forming microorganisms was determined in a modified Niven's agar. Strains were further identified using the API 20E kit for enterobacteriaceae and Gram-negative bacilli. Physically damaged tuna did not show higher microbiological contamination than that of undamaged muscle tuna. The most active histamine-forming microorganism present in tuna flesh was Morganella morganii. Other decarboxylating microorganisms present were Enterobacter agglomerans and Enterobacter cloacae. Physical damage of tune during catching and handling did not increase the level of histamine or the amount of microorganisms present in tuna meat during frozen transportation, but they showed a higher risk of histamine-forming microorganism growth during processing.

Autolytic degradation of skipjack tuna during heating as affected by initial quality and processing conditions.

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Stagg, Nicola J; Amato, Penny M; Giesbrecht, Francis; Lanier, Tyre C

2012-02-01

Several factors were studied as affecting protein degradation and texture of skipjack tuna muscle following ambient pressure thermal processing (precooking). These included degree of mushy tuna syndrome (MTS) evidenced in the raw meat, raw meat pH, abusive thawing/holding, and precooking temperature/time. Slurries and intact pieces from frozen skipjack tuna, either tempered for 2 h or thawed and held at 25 °C for 22 h (abusive treatment) were heated at temperatures ranging from 40 to 80 °C for up to 2 h, and also at 90 °C for 1 h, with or without prior adjustment of pH to 5 or 7 to favor cathepsin or calpain activity, respectively. Proteolysis of precooked samples was monitored by Lowry assay and SDS-PAGE; cooked texture of intact meat was measured using a Kramer shear press and by sensory profile analysis. Proteolysis maximally occurred in slurries of skipjack tuna muscle that had been abusively stored (22 h at 25 °C) and adjusted to pH 5 prior to heating at 55 °C. Intact pieces of tuna abusively thawed/held for 22 h with subsequent heating at 55 °C also evidenced the most proteolysis and were the least firm in texture. Raw fish that evidenced higher severity of MTS when raw displayed higher levels of proteolysis prior to cooking, which were further increased after cooking at 55 °C. The kinetic data presented here can be used to optimize processing conditions for skipjack tuna canning to minimize textural degradation and optimize quality. © 2012 Institute of Food Technologists®

Microbiological quality and safety of Skipjack tuna loins (Katsuwonus Pelamis intented for canning

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Francesco Casalinuovo

2018-03-01

Full Text Available Tuna is a food widely consumed fresh and canned as well. After catching and filleting, a pre-cooking step is normally followed by freezing and shipping to canning industry as loins. The aim of this paper was to assess the microbiological quality and safety of tuna loins (50 samples imported by an Italian canned tuna producer from two different FAO fishing areas. Total bacterial count (TBC, Coliforms, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholera, pH measurement, S. aureus enterotoxin and histamine levels were evaluated. Significant differences were evidenced for TBC, Enterobacteriaceae, E. coli, Coliforms and pH between fishing areas. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in all the samples tested at 1 to 3 Log cfu/g; Staphylococcus warneri, S. saprophyticus, S. epidermidis, S. hominis, S. intermedius, S. vitulinus and S. sciuri were also identified. Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholera and Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin were not detected. Histamine ranged between 0 to 5 mg/kg. The tuna loins analysed in this paper have to be considered safe; staphylococci presence represents a possible concern and has to been taken in account when risk analysis is carried out.

As transformações no mundo do trabalho e a questão da saúde: algumas reflexões preliminares Las transformaciones en el mundo del trabajo y la salud: algunas reflexiones preliminares The transformations in the world of work and health: some preliminary reflections

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Luciane Prado Kantorski

1997-04-01

Full Text Available Neste artigo realizo algumas reflexões preliminares sobre as transformações no mundo do trabalho e a saúde. Para isto inicio o estudo colocando algumas dimensões essenciais do trabalho como categoria central para analisar a sociedade, a partir da concepção marxista. A seguir resgato nas transformações do mundo do trabalho a especificidade da saúde refletindo sobre a questão do cuidado e da organização dos trabalhadores de saúde.En este artículo realizo algunas reflexiones preliminares sobre las transformaciones en el mundo del trabajo y la salud. Para esto, inicio el estudio colocando algunas dimensiones esenciales del trabajo como categoría central, para analisar la sociedad, a partir de la concepción marxista. Enseguida rescato en las transformaciones del mundo del trabajo la especificidad de la salud trayendo para la reflexión el cuidado y la organización de los trabajadores de la salud.In this work, I make some preliminary reflections about the transformations in the world of work and health. For this purpose, I start this study discussing essential dimensions of the work like the central category to analyse the society based on the Marxist conception. Following, I investigate transformations in the world of work and the specificity of health to the related reflection about care and the organization of health workers.

Visualizing the Food-Web Effects of Fishing for Tunas in the Pacific Ocean

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Jefferson T. Hinke

2004-06-01

Full Text Available We use food-web models to develop visualizations to compare and evaluate the interactions of tuna fisheries with their supporting food webs in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP and the central north Pacific (CNP Oceans. In the ETP and CNP models, individual fisheries use slightly different food webs that are defined by the assemblage of targeted tuna species. Distinct energy pathways are required to support different tuna species and, consequently, the specific fisheries that target different tuna assemblages. These simulations suggest that catches of tunas, sharks, and billfishes have lowered the biomass of the upper trophic levels in both systems, whereas increases in intermediate and lower trophic level animals have accompanied the decline of top predators. Trade-offs between fishing and predation mortality rates that occur when multiple fisheries interact with their respective food webs may lead to smaller changes in biomass than if only the effect of a single fishery is considered. Historical simulations and hypothetical management scenarios further demonstrate that the effects of longline and purse seine fisheries have been strongest in upper trophic levels, but that lower trophic levels may respond more strongly to purse-seine fisheries. The apex predator guild has responded most strongly to longlining. Simulations of alternative management strategies that attempt to rebuild shark and billfish populations in each ecosystem reveal that (1 changes in longlining more effectively recover top predator populations than do changes in purse seining and (2 restrictions on both shallow-set longline gear and shark finning may do more to recover top predators than do simple reductions in fishing effort.

A full lifecycle bioenergetic model for bluefin tuna.

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Marko Jusup

Full Text Available We formulated a full lifecycle bioenergetic model for bluefin tuna relying on the principles of Dynamic Energy Budget theory. Traditional bioenergetic models in fish research deduce energy input and utilization from observed growth and reproduction. In contrast, our model predicts growth and reproduction from food availability and temperature in the environment. We calibrated the model to emulate physiological characteristics of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis, hereafter PBT, a species which has received considerable scientific attention due to its high economic value. Computer simulations suggest that (i the main cause of different growth rates between cultivated and wild PBT is the difference in average body temperature of approximately 6.5°C, (ii a well-fed PBT individual can spawn an average number of 9 batches per spawning season, (iii food abundance experienced by wild PBT is rather constant and sufficiently high to provide energy for yearly reproductive cycle, (iv energy in reserve is exceptionally small, causing the weight-length relationship of cultivated and wild PBT to be practically indistinguishable and suggesting that these fish are poorly equipped to deal with starvation, (v accelerated growth rate of PBT larvae is connected to morphological changes prior to metamorphosis, while (vi deceleration of growth rate in the early juvenile stage is related to efficiency of internal heat production. Based on these results, we discuss a number of physiological and ecological traits of PBT, including the reasons for high Feed Conversion Ratio recorded in bluefin tuna aquaculture.

21 CFR 161.190 - Canned tuna.

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2010-04-01

.... (a) Identity. (1) Canned tuna is the food consisting of processed flesh of fish of the species... deemed to be safe if it is not a food additive as defined in section 201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), or if it is a food additive as so defined, it is used in conformity with...

Tuna Species Substitution in the Spanish Commercial Chain: A Knock-On Effect.

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Ana Gordoa

Full Text Available Intentional mislabelling of seafood is a widespread problem, particularly with high-value species like tuna. In this study we examine tuna mislabelling, deliberate species substitution, types of substitution and its impact on prices. The survey covered the commercial chain, from Merca-Barna to fishmongers and restaurants in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Catalonia. To understand the geographic extent of the problem we also sampled Merca-Madrid, Europe's biggest fish market, and Merca-Málaga for its proximity to the bluefin tuna migratory route and trap fishery. Monthly surveys were carried out over one year. The results showed a high deficiency in labelling: 75% of points of sale and 83% of restaurants did not specify the species, and in those cases the name of the species had to be asked. A total of 375 samples were analysed genetically, the largest dataset gathered in Europe so far. The identified species were Thunnus albacares, Thunnus thynnus and Thunnus obesus. Species substitution began at suppliers, with 40% of observed cases, increasing to 58% at fishmongers and 62% at restaurants. The substitution was mainly on bluefin tuna (T. thynnus, 73% of cases. At restaurants, only during the bluefin fishing season, we observed a decrease of Bluefin tuna substitution and an increase of reverse substitution revealing some illegal fishing. The effect of species substitution on species prices was relevant: T. obesus increased its price by around €12 kg-1 when it was sold as bluefin. In view of the deficiency of labelling, the abuse of generic names and the lack of the bluefin catch document, we conclude that the Spanish regulations are ineffective, highlighting the need for policy execution, and the urgent need for information campaigns to Spanish consumers.

Convergent evolution in mechanical design of lamnid sharks and tunas.

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Donley, Jeanine M; Sepulveda, Chugey A; Konstantinidis, Peter; Gemballa, Sven; Shadwick, Robert E

2004-05-06

The evolution of 'thunniform' body shapes in several different groups of vertebrates, including whales, ichthyosaurs and several species of large pelagic fishes supports the view that physical and hydromechanical demands provided important selection pressures to optimize body design for locomotion during vertebrate evolution. Recognition of morphological similarities between lamnid sharks (the most well known being the great white and the mako) and tunas has led to a general expectation that they also have converged in their functional design; however, no quantitative data exist on the mechanical performance of the locomotor system in lamnid sharks. Here we examine the swimming kinematics, in vivo muscle dynamics and functional morphology of the force-transmission system in a lamnid shark, and show that the evolutionary convergence in body shape and mechanical design between the distantly related lamnids and tunas is much more than skin deep; it extends to the depths of the myotendinous architecture and the mechanical basis for propulsive movements. We demonstrate that not only have lamnids and tunas converged to a much greater extent than previously known, but they have also developed morphological and functional adaptations in their locomotor systems that are unlike virtually all other fishes.

Screening of biodiesel production from waste tuna oil (Thunnus sp.), seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii and Gracilaria sp.

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Alamsjah, Mochammad Amin; Abdillah, Annur Ahadi; Mustikawati, Hutami; Atari, Suci Dwi Purnawa

2017-09-01

Biodiesel has several advantages over solar. Compared to solar, biodiesel has more eco-friendly characteristic and produces lower greenhouse gas emissions. Biodiesel that is made from animal fats can be produced from fish oil, while other alternative sources from vegetable oils are seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii and Gracilaria sp. Waste tuna oil (Thunnus sp.) in Indonesia is commonly a side product of tuna canning industries known as tuna precook oil; on the other hand, seaweed Gracilaria sp. and Kappaphycus alvarezii are commonly found in Indonesia's seas. Seaweed waste that was used in the present study was 100 kg and in wet condition, and the waste oil was 10 liter. The seaweed was extracted with soxhletation method that used n-hexane as the solvent. To produce biodiesel, trans esterification was performed on the seaweed oil that was obtained from the soxhletation process and waste tuna oil. Biodiesel manufactured from seaweed K. alvarezii obtained the best score in flash point, freezing point, and viscosity test. However, according to level of manufacturing efficiency, biodiesel from waste tuna oil is more efficient and relatively easier compared to biodiesel from waste K. alvarezii and Gracilaria sp.

Detection of pelagic habitat hotspots for skipjack tuna in the Gulf of Bone-Flores Sea, southwestern Coral Triangle tuna, Indonesia.

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Zainuddin, Mukti; Farhum, Aisjah; Safruddin, Safruddin; Selamat, Muhammad Banda; Sudirman, Sudirman; Nurdin, Nurjannah; Syamsuddin, Mega; Ridwan, Muhammad; Saitoh, Sei-Ichi

2017-01-01

Using remote sensing of sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) together with catch data, we investigated the detection and persistence of important pelagic habitat hotspots for skipjack tuna in the Gulf of Bone-Flores Sea, Indonesia. We analyzed the data for the period between the northwest and southeast monsoon 2007-2011. A pelagic hotspot index was constructed from a model of multi-spectrum satellite-based oceanographic data in relation to skipjack fishing performance. Results showed that skipjack catch per unit efforts (CPUEs) increased significantly in areas of highest pelagic hotspot indices. The distribution and dynamics of habitat hotspots were detected by the synoptic measurements of SST, SSHA and Chl-a ranging from 29.5° to 31.5°C, from 2.5 to 12.5 cm and from 0.15 to 0.35 mg m-3, respectively. Total area of hotspots consistently peaked in May. Validation of skipjack CPUE predicted by our model against observed data from 2012 was highly significant. The key pelagic habitat corresponded with the Chl-a front, which could be related to the areas of relatively high prey abundance (enhanced feeding opportunity) for skipjack. We found that the area and persistence of the potential skipjack habitat hotspots for the 5 years were clearly identified by the 0.2 mg m-3 Chl-a isopleth, suggesting that the Chl-a front provides a key oceanographic indicator for global understanding on skipjack tuna habitat hotspots in the western tropical Pacific Ocean, especially within Coral Triangle tuna.

Can Cooperative Management of Tuna Fisheries in the Western Pacific Solve the Growth Overfishing Problem?

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Bailey, M.L.; Rashid Sumaila, U.; Martell, S.J.D.

2013-01-01

Tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean are important globally for both food and economic security. Yellowfin and bigeye tuna stocks in this region are declining, in part due to the juvenile bycatch of these species by the purse seine fishery using floating objects and fish

77 FR 73969 - International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

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2012-12-12

... overfishing of the stock. DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing by January 11, 2013. A public hearing... effort quotas are an important step for reducing the overfishing of bluefin tuna. In 2011, NMFS determined overfishing is occurring on Pacific bluefin tuna based on stock assessment results of the...

Caracterización del claustro de profesores de la carrera de Estomatología en la provincia de Las Tunas

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Maydelyn Ureña Espinosa

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Conocer las características de un claustro contribuye a mejorar su proceso de superación. La caracterización facilita el poder identificar los rasgos personales, profesionales, laborales y otros, que influyen en el trabajo y permiten organizar con calidad la superación, teniendo en cuenta algunos elementos individuales importantes para el mejoramiento pedagógico profesional. El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar el claustro de profesores de la carrera de Estomatología en la provincia de Las Tunas, en el período 2010-2014. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, en el mencionado claustro, en todas las sedes universitarias de la provincia, en el referido período de estudio. La población de estudio estuvo conformada por los 106 profesores que imparten clases en cualquier asignatura correspondiente a esta especialidad. Se aplicó un instrumento de recogida de datos a la totalidad de los profesores de forma individual. Como resultado se obtuvo que el grupo de edad que predominó fue el de 35 a 44 años y el sexo femenino; en cuanto a la profesión, prevalecen los estomatólogos y los profesores asistentes; el número de doctores en ciencias es insuficiente, así como, las publicaciones y la participación de los docentes en los eventos

Utilización del mucílago de tuna (opuntia ficus-indica) en el mejoramiento de la calidad del agua de consumo humano, en la comunidad de Pusir Grande, provincia del Carchi

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Morejón Díaz, Bayro Javier

2017-01-01

Mejorar la calidad del agua de consumo humano utilizando mucílago de tuna (Opuntia ficus-indica) en la comunidad de Pusir Grande, Provincia del Carchi. Dentro del proceso para tratamiento de agua para consumo humano, se utilizan coagulantes químicos como el Sulfato de Aluminio Al2 (SO4)3, sin embargo, según estudios realizados, se ha comprobado que este insumo deja aluminio residual, el mismo que podría causar enfermedades como el Alzheimer. En la naturaleza, existen especies vegetativa...

Validación inicial de una Escala Breve de Satisfacción con los Estudios en estudiantes universitarios de Lima

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Merino-Soto, César; Dominguez-Lara, Sergio; Fernández-Arata, Manuel

2017-01-01

Objetivo: Realizar el análisis psicométrico preliminar de la Escala Breve de Satisfacción con los Estudios (EBSE) en estudiantes universitarios. Método: Se evaluó una muestra de 590 estudiantes (75,9% mujeres) de edades comprendidas entre los 17 y los 47 años (M = 20,37; DE = 3,155). Adicionalmente, se utilizaron medidas de ansiedad (GAD-2) y depresión (PHQ-2). Se aplicó un análisis factorial exploratorio, para conjuntamente diferenciar el EBSE, GAD-2 y PHQ-2. Finalmente, la fiabilidad por...

Preliminar plan of a machine for the synchrotron radiation production

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Moscati, G.; Takahashi, J.; Miyao, Y.

1985-01-01

A preliminar plan, with all the technical specifications, for the construction of a machine for the synchrotron radiation production to be done by the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory in Brazil is presented. (L.C.) [pt

76 FR 283 - International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Vessel Capacity Limit in the Purse Seine Fishery...

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2011-01-04

... of implementing a capacity management regime, the United States chose to further limit its fleet... Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution on the Capacity of the Tuna Fleet Operating.... industry consistent with the IATTC management framework. DATES: These regulations become effective on...

Actividad farmacológica preliminar del fruto de Bromelia pinguin L. (piña de ratón

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Juan Abreu Payrol

2001-04-01

Full Text Available Se presentan los resultados del estudio farmacológico preliminar de un extracto hidroalcohólico concentrado de los frutos de Bromelia pinguin L. (piña de ratón mediante bioensayos sencillos y confiables. Se determinó la toxicidad frente a Artemia salina Leach, que resultó muy baja. Se probó la actividad antihelmíntica contra Lombricus terrestri, con resultados relevantes. El extracto no mostró actividad contra diversas cepas de hongos y bacterias.The results of the preliminary pharmacological study of a concentrated hydroalcoholic extract from the fruits of Bromelia pinguin L. ("piña de ratón" by simple and reliable bioassays are presented. The toxicity against Artemia salina Leach, which was very low, was determined. The anthelmintic activity against Lombricus terrestri was proved with remarkable results. No activity of the extract against the strains of fungi and bacteria was observed.

A full lifecycle bioenergetic model for bluefin tuna.

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Jusup, M.; Klanjscek, T.; Matsuda, H.; Kooijman, S.A.L.M.

2011-01-01

We formulated a full lifecycle bioenergetic model for bluefin tuna relying on the principles of Dynamic Energy Budget theory. Traditional bioenergetic models in fish research deduce energy input and utilization from observed growth and reproduction. In contrast, our model predicts growth and

Influences of oceanographic features on the distribution and abundance of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, larvae in the Gulf of Mexico

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Cornic, M.; Rooker, J. R.

2016-02-01

Summer ichthyoplankton surveys were conducted in the northern Gulf of Mexico (NGoM) from 2007-2010 to characterize patterns of distribution and abundance of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) larvae in this region. Yellowfin tuna larvae were moderately abundant representing 9% of the overall Thunnus larvae collected (18765) and had a percent occurrence ranging from 13 to 57% among surveys. Interannual variations were detected with highest mean densities observed in 2009 (2.2 larvae per 1000m3) and the lowest mean densities observed in 2008 (0.7 larvae per 1000 m3). Generalized additive models were used to investigate the influence of oceanographic conditions on abundance of yellowfin tuna larvae. Increased densities were associated with high sea surface temperatures, positive sea surface heights, and intermediate salinities, revealing that these physicochemical conditions may be favorable for yellowfin tuna larvae. These results indicate that the NGoM is an important spawning and/or nursery habitat for yellowfin tuna and suggest that mesoscale features and physicochemical characteristics of water masses may impact distribution and abundance of yellowfin tuna larvae in the NGoM.

Characterization of Fish Skin Gelatin Yellowfin Tuna

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Mala Nurilmala

2017-08-01

Full Text Available Gelatin is one of the products which become a necessity for various industries, i.e. food and non-food industries. The application of gelatin has been increasing year by year in Indonesia. However, there is nogelatin industry in Indonesia so far. Thus, it is necessary to find an alternative source of gelatin, especially from fishery by products.Thus, the purpose of this research was to extract fish skin gelatin of yellowfin tuna with temperature treatments (55, 65 and 75oC. In addition, the properties of resulted gelatin were determined including yield, pH, gel strength, viscosity, functional groups, molecular weight profiles, and amino acid composition. The extraction at 75oC was chosen as the best result. The yield was 17%; pH 5.3; gel strength 1789.55 gf, viscosity 104.2 Cp, respectively. There was functional group amide A, I, II, dan III. SDS-PAGE showed β, α1 dan α2 bands for tuna skin gelatin. In addition, the main amino acids were glycine and proline.

Genomic differentiation and demographic histories of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) populations.

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Barth, J M I; Damerau, M; Matschiner, M; Jentoft, S; Hanel, R

2017-04-13

Recent developments in the field of genomics have provided new and powerful insights into population structure and dynamics that are essential for the conservation of biological diversity. As a commercially highly valuable species, the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is intensely exploited throughout its distribution in tropical oceans around the world, and is currently classified as near threatened. However, conservation efforts for this species have so far been hampered by limited knowledge of its population structure, due to incongruent results of previous investigations. Here, we use whole-genome sequencing in concert with a draft genome assembly to decipher the global population structure of the yellowfin tuna, and to investigate its demographic history. We detect significant differentiation of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific yellowfin tuna populations as well as the possibility of a third diverged yellowfin tuna group in the Arabian Sea. We further observe evidence for past population expansion as well as asymmetric gene flow from the Indo-Pacific to the Atlantic. © The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution.

Estudios preliminares para la crioconservación de especies forestales arbóreas

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Ana Abdelnour Esquivel

2007-05-01

Full Text Available La crioconservación presenta numerosas ventajas con respecto a otras técnicas que se utilizan rutinariamente para la conservación y almacenamiento de germoplasma. Algunas de estas ventajas son los bajos costos de labor durante el mantenimiento de las colecciones y la conservación de la estabilidad genética por tiempo indefinido. El presente estudio muestra los resultados obtenidos en la crioconservación de frutos y semillas de melina (Gmelina arborea, teca (Tectona grandis, pilón (Hyeronima alchorneoides, cenízaro (Pithecellobium saman y madero negro (Gliricidia sepium utilizando la técnica de desecación y congelamiento rápido en nitrógeno líquido. Los frutos recibieron un tratamiento previo a la congelación con 10 mgL-1 de ácido giberélico (GA3 o agua, o el lijado del endocarpo duro. Una vez descongelados, los materiales fueron sembradas en el invernadero para evaluar la sobrevivencia. Se encontró que tanto los frutos como las semillas de las especies evaluadas sobrevivieron al congelamiento. El estudio también mostró la importancia de la colecta y el manejo que se dé a las semillas antes de realizar experimentación en crioconservación. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron la factibilidad de utilizar esta técnica para la conservación de forestales y el potencial que presenta para que pueda ser evaluada en otras especies forestales de interés.

Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides as intrinsic tracer tags of foraging grounds of bluefin tuna in the northwest Atlantic Ocean

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Deshpande, Ashok D.; Dickhut, Rebecca M.; Dockum, Bruce W.; Brill, Richard W.; Farrington, Cameron

2016-01-01

Researchers have utilized chemical fingerprints in the determination of habitat utilization and movements of the aquatic animals. In the present effort, we analyzed polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and organochlorine pesticides in the samples of juvenile bluefin tuna caught offshore of Virginia, and in larger bluefin tuna from the Gulf of Maine and near Nova Scotia. For a given specimen, or a given location, PCB concentrations were highest, followed by DDTs, and chlordanes. Average contaminant concentrations from fish captured from the three locations were not significantly different; and PCBs, DDTs, and chlordanes correlated well with each other. Trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratios in bluefin tuna of eastern Atlantic (i.e., Mediterranean) origin are low compared to the corresponding ratios in fish in the western Atlantic. As the former migrate to the western Atlantic, these ratios gradually turnover due to the accumulation of biomass from forage contaminated with higher trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio reflecting dissimilar use of chlordane pesticides on two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio indicated that one juvenile bluefin tuna from offshore of Virginia and one large bluefin tuna from Gulf of Maine in the present study originated from foraging grounds in the Mediterranean Sea, and that they have made the trans-Atlantic migrations. The remaining individuals were determined to be either spawned in the Gulf of Mexico or the trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio for the putative Mediterranean bluefin tuna was completely turned over to resemble the ratio characteristic to the western Atlantic. Based on the turnover time for trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio previously determined, the residence time of juvenile bluefin tuna offshore Virginia was estimated to be at least 0.8 to 1.6 years. A discriminant function analysis (DFA) plot of total PCB normalized signatures of PCB congeners showed three separate clusters, which suggested that bluefin tuna

Utilization of tuna roe and using inulin as oil replacer for producing value added omega-3 mayonnaise product

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Kanrawee Hunsakul

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Background: The fishery industry has been important for Thailand’s economy for more than 30 years. For example, Thailand isthe world’s largest canned tuna producer and exporter. However, onlyordinary meat or white meatis usedfor raw materialin canned tuna products. Whileroe, viscera, head and dark meataresold at cheap prices,with theseby-products being usedto feed plant or local human food,its nutritive values withfat,protein and minerals arestill high. It is well known that tuna is a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA, including Eicosapentaenoicacid (EPA and Docosahexanoic acid (DHA.People around the world pay more attention to eatingsaladsconsisting of fruits and vegetables, in addition todressing. Generally, mayonnaise, a kind of salad dressing, consists of chicken egg yolk(12-15% and soybean oil (30-65%. Both of these ingredients contain very high saturated fatty acid contents. Therefore, because normal mayonnaise is high in fat content and low in polyunsaturated fatty acid, this product is not ideal for people on a diet or those who are trying to control their weight. Objective: To increase omega-3 through tuna roe substitution and to replace fat content using inulin gel. Methods: Tuna roe was prepared by soaking in galangalsolutionextracted with 95% ethanol for removal fishy/rancidity odor. Inulin powder 45 g was suspended in 55 ml of water before being brought to heat at temperature 80oC for 30min to form a gel and stored at 4oC. Treatment ofmakingomega-3 mayonnaise product was started using 100% tuna roe substitution for egg yolk. Thereafter, inulin gel was added to replace vegetable oil at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%. Basic mayonnaise containing egg yolk and 0% inulin gel (100% soy bean oil was used asthecontrol sample. Color and emulsion stability testswere monitored for physical quality. pH value, peroxide value (PV and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS were used for chemical qualityanalyses. Total viable

Estudio de cinco años en pacientes de Las Tunas con cáncer cutáneo no melanoma

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Odalys Rufina Peña Pérez

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Fundamento: el cáncer cutáneo no melanoma ha mostrado un incremento paulatino a nivel mundial, en Las Tunas, Cuba, existe un comportamiento similar.Objetivo: caracterizar los pacientes diagnosticados histopatológicamente con cáncer cutáneo no melanoma, cuyas biopsias fueron analizadas en el departamento de anatomía patológica del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna", en el período comprendido entre enero de 2010 a diciembre 2014.Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en 3970 pacientes, atendidos en el lugar y período de tiempo antes señalado, se utilizó el modelo oficial de biopsia como fuente secundaria de recolección de la información. Los datos fueron procesados utilizando la estadística descriptiva.Resultados: la frecuencia de aparición de este cáncer en el 2010 fue de 15,6 %, se incrementó en el 2011 a 21,7 %, en 2012 y 2013 osciló, con valores de 20,62 % y 22,5 %, respectivamente, y en el 2014 mostró una disminución de los casos positivos a 19,5 %. El tipo histológico predominante fue el carcinoma basocelular, por encima del 50 % en todos los años y estuvo presente en el 65,4 % del total de la muestra estudiada. Se obtuvieron cifras muy cercanas entre ambos sexos: masculino (51,5 % y femenino (48,5 %. El grupo de edad de mayores de 60 años predominó, con el 61,2 % del total de pacientes. La mayoría procedían de las consultas de atención secundaria (76,62 % y la especialidad que más biopsias indicó fue dermatología con un 42,84 %.Conclusiones: la variedad histológica que predominó en los pacientes con cáncer cutáneo no melanoma fue el carcinoma basocelular y su frecuencia fue mayor en pacientes con más de 60 años, la atención primaria no constituyó el principal eslabón de pesquisa y tratamiento de esta afección y los pacientes fueron mayormente atendidos por dermatólogos y cirujanos maxilofaciales.

EL FENÓMENO SOCIO RELIGIOSO EN LAS TUNAS. EL PENTECOSTALISMO Y SU INFLUENCIA PARA UNA CONCEPCIÓN IDENTITARIA

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Enrique Antonio Lalana Torres

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Resumen El pentecostalismo como componente del campo religioso del territorio de Victoria de Las Tunas, los aportes a la identidad cultural son los hilos conductores de este trabajo. Comprende además un análisis del proceso de asentamiento y desarrollo del mismo a partir del análisis de las fuentes históricas y socioculturales. Su génesis primaria responde a condicionantes propias de las transformaciones de Europa Occidental durante el siglo XVI y, consciente o no sus fundadores promulgaron las bases para el correlato religioso del nuevo orden socio económico que se gestaba: el capitalismo. Las implicaciones a la identidad cultural en las regiones donde se asentaron y desarrollaron este tipo de denominaciones generaron comportamientos interesantes que constituyen un importante objeto de estudio para su mejor comprensión. ABSTRACT Pentecostalism as a component of the religious field of the territory of Victoria de Las Tunas, contributions to cultural identity are the threads of this work. It includes an analysis of the process of settlement and development of the same from the analysis of historical and sociocultural sources. Its primary genesis responds to own conditions of transformations of Western Europe during the sixteenth century and, consciously or not its founders enacted the basis for the religious correlate the new socioeconomic order that was brewing: capitalism. The implications for cultural identity in the regions where they settled and developed this kind of names generated interesting behaviors that constitute an important object of study for better understanding.

Cuestionario de rasgos de personalidad obsesiva (CRPO): resultados preliminares

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Vallejo Ruiloba, Julio; Marcos, Teodor; Salamero, Manel

1996-01-01

Se presentan los resultados preliminares del cuestionario de rasgos de personalidad obsesiva (CRPO) en tres muestras de población (pacientes obsesivos, pacientes depresivos con melancolía y controles sanos). cuestionario, de 31 ítems, ha demostrado ser útil y válido para discriminar el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo personalidad.

Reti di città, mobilità e ambiente: il Preliminare di PTCP di Avellino

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Carmela Gargiulo

2010-02-01

Full Text Available  L’articolo propone la lettura dei contenuti del Preliminare del PTCP di Avellino, un piano per molti aspetti innovativo, soprattutto per aver coniugato pianificazione di area vasta di tipo tradizionale e logica “strategica”. In particolare, l’articolo descrive idee guida, contenuti e strategie del piano orientate, prevalentemente, a stimolare lo sviluppo sostenibile di un’area in ritardo di sviluppo come la provincia irpina, attraverso la salvaguardia e valorizzazione delle risorse naturali e storico-culturali, la costruzione di reti di medie e piccole città e reti di mobilità alle diverse scale, da quella urbana a quella internazionale, e interventi sul sistema della mobilità. Nel 2004, ormai più di cinque anni fa, è stato adottato, a maggioranza assoluta (solo due gli astenuti, il Preliminare di Piano Territoriale di Coordinamento della Provincia di Avellino, dopo un lavoro di oltre due anni che ha visto impegnati gli uffici provinciali con due dipartimenti universitari. Il lavoro, che va ben oltre il significato e la valenza di un preliminare e che coniuga due pratiche di piano diverse (quella tradizionale e quella strategica ruota attorno a tre idee di fondo, tra loro strettamente interrelate, che costituiscono i criteri guida che finora ha inteso seguire la provincia di Avellino nell’attività di governo delle trasformazioni. Tali idee, quindi, costituiscono le fondamenta su cui è stato costruito il Preliminare e sono la griglia di specificazione delle strategie e degli obiettivi di piano. Esse sono alla base delle scelte elaborate per lo sviluppo compatibile del territorio, e sono riferibili alle azioni operative di trasformazione del territorio che gli Enti locali, cui è demandato tale compito, nel prossimo futuro dovranno affrontare. Le tre idee forza del Preliminare, descritte nel seguito, sono riferibili ai sistemi di risorse principali della provincia di Avellino, oggetto di una indagine analitico

Leaching of Oil from Tuna Fish Liver by Using Solvent of Methyl-Ethyl Ketone

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Mirna Rahmah Lubis

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Research of oil leaching from Tuna Fish Liver has been carried out by extracting of tuna fish liver in soxhlet by using methyl-ethyl ketone as solvent. Liver of fresh tuna fish is blended, put into soxhlet, and extracted at temperatures of 60oC, 65oC, 70oC, 75oC, and 80oC. After obtaining the oil, separation between solvent and oil is carried out by distillation. Oil obtained is analyzed by testing the yield, acid number, Iodine value, viscosity, and its impurities content. Yield obtained is influenced by temperature and time of leaching. Both variables indicates that the higher the variables, the more fish liver oil obtained. Maximum yield obtained is 25.552% at operating condition of leaching temperature 80oC, and leaching duration of 5 hours.

Optimization of Processing Conditions of Traditional Cured Tuna Loins–Muxama

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Eduardo Esteves

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Muxama is a traditional highly-valued food product prepared from dry-cured tuna loins in southern Portugal and Spain. The production procedure has seen little change over the last centuries. The muxama’s stability is due to reduced water activity. In addition, the drying method has secondary effects on characteristics of flavor, color, and the nutritional value of the product. Our objectives were to describe the dynamics of important physicochemical parameters such as moisture content, water activity (aW, NaCl concentration (as water–phase salt, ZNaCl, pH and color, during the salting and drying stages of muxama production, and to test the effect(s of changes in the traditional processing conditions followed in southern Portugal, aiming at optimizing the production procedure. The lowest values of moisture and aW and highest ZNaCl obtained after drying tuna loins for seven days at 20 °C exceeded the values reported for commercial products and have impact on the appearance (color of the product. Therefore, drying tuna loins at lower temperatures (ca. 14 °C is probably more appropriate. The results obtained in this study could be used in the design of future experiments at other conditions and to assess other quality parameters, e.g., total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBA-RS, microorganism abundance and sensory attributes, and subsequent validation trials.

Reducing the Bitterness of Tuna (Euthynnus pelamis Dark Meat with Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei ATCC 393

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Ernani S. Sant’Anna

2004-01-01

Full Text Available During the process of canning tuna fish, considerable amounts of dark tuna meat are left over because of its bitterness, which are then used in the production of animal food. Fermentation with Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei ATCC 393 was used as an alternative to reduce this bitter taste. Samples of meat were prepared, vacuum packed and then stored at –18 °C. The frozen dark meat was used immediately after defrosting and the experiment was carried out with 2 and 4 % of NaCl with the addition of 2 and 4 % of glucose, respectively. The dark tuna meat was inoculated with lactic acid bacteria (LAB and fermented at 10 °C for 30 days. The fermentation process was monitored through bacteriological and chemical analyses, when an increase of acidity and the corresponding decrease of pH were observed due to the prevalence of LAB. Sensorial analysis, using a test of multiple comparison, was carried out with pastes of fermented dark tuna meat and presented a significant difference when compared to the paste control, indicating the reduction of bitter taste.

Estudio de prevalencia de dificultades de lectura en niños escolarizados de 7 años de Barranquilla (Colombia)

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Carlos De los Reyes Aragón; Soraya Lewis Harb; Mónica Peña Ortiz

2008-01-01

Este artículo muestra los resultados preliminares de una investigación en la que se establece el nivel de prevalencia de dificultades en la lectura en niños de siete años, pertenecientes a 4 colegios privados no bilingües de estrato socioeconómico medio alto de la ciudad de Barranquilla (Colombia). Para esta investigación se utilizaron el CEPA, WISC-R Abreviado, Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil (ENI). Se determinó que la prevalencia de dificultades de lectura en la población de estudio fu...

Predicting the Distribution of Yellowfin Tuna in Philippine Waters

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Perez, G. J. P.; Leonardo, E. M.

2015-12-01

The Philippines is considered as a major tuna producer in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, both for domestic consumption and on industrial scale. However, with the ever-increasing demand of growing population, it has always been a challenge to achieve sustainable fishing. The creation of satellite-derived potential fishing zone maps is a technology that has been adopted by advanced countries for almost three decades already and has led to reduction in search times by up to 40%. In this study, a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) is developed to predict the distribution of the Yellowfin tuna species in seas surrounding the Philippines based on the Catch-Per-Unit-Effort (CPUE) index. Level 3 gridded chlorophyll-a and sea surface temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are the main input parameters of the model. Chlorophyll-a is linked with the presence of phytoplankton, which indicates primary productivity and suggests potential regions of fish aggregation. Fish also prefers to stay in regions where the temperature is stable, thus the sea surface temperature fronts serve as a guide to locate concentrations of fish school. Historical monthly tuna catch data from Western and Central Pacific Commissions (WCPFC) is used to train the model. The resulting predictions are converted to potential fishing zone maps and are evaluated within and beyond the historical time range of the training data used. Diagnostic tests involving adjusted R2 value, GAM residual plots and root mean square error value are used to assess the accuracy of the model. The generated maps were able to confirm locations of known tuna fishing grounds in Mindanao and other parts of the country, as well us detect their seasonality and interannual variability. To improve the performance of the model, ancillary data such as surface winds reanalysis from National Centers for

Estudio preliminar. Patologías digitales más frecuentes en el pie de la bailaora de flamencoe

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José Manuel Castillo López; Joaquín Pérez Rendón; Cristina Algaba Guisado

2010-01-01

Este estudio tiene como objetivos, en primer lugar, dar a conocer las principales deformidades digitales de los pies, asociadas -por su alta incidencia- a la práctica profesional del baile flamenco femenino. Así como, poner de manifiesto la necesidad de llevar a cabo estudios de mayor magnitud para determinar si existe una relación estadísticamente significativa entre la práctica del baile flamenco con las deformidades y patologías podológicas descritas, y la importancia de la investigación e...

Preliminary forecasts of Pacific bigeye tuna population trends under the A2 IPCC scenario

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Lehodey, P.; Senina, I.; Sibert, J.; Bopp, L.; Calmettes, B.; Hampton, J.; Murtugudde, R.

2010-07-01

An improved version of the spatial ecosystem and population dynamics model SEAPODYM was used to investigate the potential impacts of global warming on tuna populations. The model included an enhanced definition of habitat indices, movements, and accessibility of tuna predators to different vertically migrant and non-migrant micronekton functional groups. The simulations covered the Pacific basin (model domain) at a 2° × 2° geographic resolution. The structure of the model allows an evaluation from multiple data sources, and parameterization can be optimized by adjoint techniques and maximum likelihood using fishing data. A first such optimized parameterization was obtained for bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus) in the Pacific Ocean using historical catch data for the last 50 years and a hindcast from a coupled physical-biogeochemical model driven by the NCEP atmospheric reanalysis. The parameterization provided very plausible biological parameter values and a good fit to fishing data from the different fisheries, both within and outside the time period used for optimization. We then employed this model to forecast the future of bigeye tuna populations in the Pacific Ocean. The simulation was driven by the physical-biogeochemical fields predicted from a global marine biogeochemistry - climate simulation. This global simulation was performed with the IPSL climate model version 4 (IPSL-CM4) coupled to the oceanic biogeochemical model PISCES and forced by atmospheric CO 2, from historical records over 1860-2000, and under the SRES A2 IPCC scenario for the 21st century (i.e. atmospheric CO 2 concentration reaching 850 ppm in the year 2100). Potential future changes in distribution and abundance under the IPCC scenario are presented but without taking into account any fishing effort. The simulation showed an improvement in bigeye tuna spawning habitat both in subtropical latitudes and in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) where the surface temperature becomes optimal for

Retos en el cumplimiento del protocolo de Palermo. Estudio de caso: trata de personas con fines de explotación sexual en Colombia

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Arévalo Beltrán, Laura Ximena

2016-01-01

El presente estudio de caso tiene como objetivo analizar los retos frente al cumplimiento del Protocolo de Palermo, en materia de explotación sexual, en el Sistema Institucional Colombiano, durante el período comprendido entre los años 2003 y 2014. De manera preliminar se indica que dichos retos son político-jurídicos en cuanto a la manera en la que se cumplen los tratados internacionales, las obligaciones derivadas de ellos y quiénes tienen competencia para desarrollar los mandatos contenido...

Tuna Cannery Points, Tutuila AS, 2007, US EPA Region 9

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — American Samoa's primary industry is tuna processing by the Samoa Packing Co., user of the "Chicken of the Sea" label, and StarKist Samoa. Canneries thrive in this...

An evaluation of management strategies for Atlantic tuna stocks

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L. T. Kell

2003-04-01

Full Text Available International agreements for the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT convention area imply that Atlantic tuna stocks should be managed by strategies based on maximum sustainable yield (MSY; however, there is concern whether this will actually ensure sustainability with sufficiently high probability consistent with the principals of the precautionary approach. Therefore, the performance of MSY management strategies based on current assessment procedures was evaluated using a computer simulation framework. The framework includes the data collection, assessment, prediction, and management processes, as well as the implementation of management regulations. It therefore provides an integrated way to evaluate the relative importance of and the interactions between each component of the system with regard to the overall success of the management strategy. The study elucidates guidelines about assessment and management that are general enough to be applied to all tunas in the Atlantic Ocean. It does so by comparing different hypotheses about management and assessment for three stocks (North Atlantic albacore, Atlantic bigeye and East Atlantic skipjack, which are representative of the variety encountered (i.e. from data rich to poor and tropical to temperate waters in ICCAT stocks. Management performance was especially sensitive to the carrying capacity of the stock. The type of proxy used for MSY was more important to the success of the procedure than the frequency of assessment or the number of indices used in the assessment. Whilst the procedure was successful at achieving the management objectives for albacore, it was only partially successful for bigeye and was too conservative for skipjack.

Quantitative analysis on dose to humans as a result of consuming tuna fish contaminated by cesium radionuclides

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Khani, J.; Donev, J.M.K.C.

2014-01-01

Quantitative empirical data is presented on the dose exposure to North Americans consuming tuna fish that have accumulated concentrations of radioactive isotopes. The two particular radioactive isotopes of interest are cesium-137 and cesium-134. Though biological effects of radiation are a widely debatable topic, the consumption of tuna fish does not support significant increased risk of cancer to humans. An important comparison is made between the elevated levels of radioactive cesium concentrations to naturally occurring radionuclides, namely potassium-40 and polonium-210. It is calculated that naturally occurring radioactive isotopes are in the orders of magnitude greater than the cesium radionuclides in tuna fish. (author)

Quantitative analysis on dose to humans as a result of consuming tuna fish contaminated by cesium radionuclides

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Khani, J.; Donev, J.M.K.C., E-mail: jykhani@ucalgary.ca, E-mail: jason.donev@ucalgary.ca [Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB (Canada)

2014-07-01

Quantitative empirical data is presented on the dose exposure to North Americans consuming tuna fish that have accumulated concentrations of radioactive isotopes. The two particular radioactive isotopes of interest are cesium-137 and cesium-134. Though biological effects of radiation are a widely debatable topic, the consumption of tuna fish does not support significant increased risk of cancer to humans. An important comparison is made between the elevated levels of radioactive cesium concentrations to naturally occurring radionuclides, namely potassium-40 and polonium-210. It is calculated that naturally occurring radioactive isotopes are in the orders of magnitude greater than the cesium radionuclides in tuna fish. (author)

SWFSC/MMTD/ETP: Dolphin-Tuna Tracking Studies (DTTS) 1992-1993

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This research was designed to better understand the nature of the dolphin-tuna bond in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. In this study, researchers attempted to...

Caracterización de los pacientes con cirrosis hepática atendidos en Las Tunas

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Alina Torreblanca Xiques

2014-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo, con el objetivo de caracterizar los pacientes con cirrosis hepática (CH, atendidos en el servicio de gastroenterología del Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”, Las Tunas, Cuba, en el período comprendido entre febrero de 2012 y febrero de 2014. Se estudiaron 55 pacientes con cirrosis hepática diagnosticada por laparoscopia. Predominaron los pacientes del grupo de edad entre 50 y 59 años, siendo el sexo masculino el más afectado. Las principales manifestaciones clínicas que se apreciaron en estos pacientes fueron la ascitis y los edemas en miembros inferiores, así como las complicaciones más frecuentemente encontradas, la ascitis y la hemorragia digestiva alta. El alcoholismo y la etiología viral por virus C se presentaron con mayor frecuencia, predominando el primero. En el mayor por ciento de los pacientes debutó la enfermedad con al menos una complicación

[Association of the abundance and vertical distribution of tuna and beakfish in the southeast of the Caribbean sea].

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Eslava, Nora; González, Leo W; Gaertner, Daniel

2003-03-01

The longline hooks suspension depth was estimated using the Mechanic Imitation of Flexible Systems method. The vertical distribution of tunas and billfish was determined by the relative abundance index, obtained from the catch by 11 to 25 m -long longline vessels, -based at Cumaná, Venezuela, South-eastern Caribbean Sea in depths of 65 to 142 m. The CPUE was evaluated per species, according to depth. High values were found for most of the captured species in the layer from 105 to 125 m. Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) showed the highest yield (3.37 fish/100 hooks) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) the lowest (0.04 fish/100 hooks). However, the statistical comparison did not allow to reject the hypothesis of lack of depth efect (Kruskal-Wallis p > .05), and demonstrated a homogeneous distribution of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), albacore (Thunnus alalunga), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the water column. The conclusion is that fish concentration in the Southern border of the Caribbean Sea is possibly due to several hydroclimatic factors--which affect tuna and billfish catching--such as water temperature and dissolved oxygen concentration which limit the distribution according to depth.

Effect of electron irradiation and bayberry polyphenols on the quality change of yellowfin tuna fillets during refrigerated storage

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Bu, Tingting; Jin, Yang; Li, Xiaohui; Zhang, Jinjie; Xu, Dalun; Yang, Wenge; Lou, Qiaoming

2017-01-01

This study evaluated the synergistic effect of bayberry polyphenols and electron irradiation in controlling the chemical, microbiological and sensory changes of raw yellowfin tuna fillets at 4 °C for 7 days. The results indicated that the initial values of each index were dose-dependent. The dose of 5 kGy notably accelerated adenosine triphosphate degradation and lipid oxidation, while the doses of 1 and 3 kGy had acceptable sensory quality and yielded a shelf-life of 5 days. The addition of bayberry polyphenols had evident effect in inhibiting freshness breakdown, bacteria growth, histamine formation, and discoloration of tuna fillets. Bayberry polyphenols, as an antioxidant, could inhibit lipid oxidation and sensory side-effects made by irradiation up to 3 kGy. The dose of 1–3 kGy coupled with bayberry polyphenols was optimum to preserve tuna fillets which prolonged the shelf-life to 7 days. - Highlights: • Electron irradiation inhibited bacteria growth and histamine formation. • Electron irradiation increased the red color of tuna fillets. • 5 kGy irradiation decreased the sensory quality of raw tuna fillets. • Bayberry polyphenols combined with irradiation could retard the quality change. • Bayberry polyphenols could be used as natural antioxidant and color fixative.

Food-web inferences of stable isotope spatial patterns in copepods and yellowfin tuna in the pelagic eastern Pacific Ocean

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Olson, Robert J.; Popp, Brian N.; Graham, Brittany S.; López-Ibarra, Gladis A.; Galván-Magaña, Felipe; Lennert-Cody, Cleridy E.; Bocanegra-Castillo, Noemi; Wallsgrove, Natalie J.; Gier, Elizabeth; Alatorre-Ramírez, Vanessa; Ballance, Lisa T.; Fry, Brian

2010-07-01

Evaluating the impacts of climate and fishing on oceanic ecosystems requires an improved understanding of the trophodynamics of pelagic food webs. Our approach was to examine broad-scale spatial relationships among the stable N isotope values of copepods and yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares), and to quantify yellowfin tuna trophic status in the food web based on stable-isotope and stomach-contents analyses. Using a generalized additive model fitted to abundance-weighted-average δ 15N values of several omnivorous copepod species, we examined isotopic spatial relationships among yellowfin tuna and copepods. We found a broad-scale, uniform gradient in δ 15N values of copepods increasing from south to north in a region encompassing the eastern Pacific warm pool and parts of several current systems. Over the same region, a similar trend was observed for the δ 15N values in the white muscle of yellowfin tuna caught by the purse-seine fishery, implying limited movement behavior. Assuming the omnivorous copepods represent a proxy for the δ 15N values at the base of the food web, the isotopic difference between these two taxa, “ ΔYFT-COP,” was interpreted as a trophic-position offset. Yellowfin tuna trophic-position estimates based on their bulk δ 15N values were not significantly different than independent estimates based on stomach contents, but are sensitive to errors in the trophic enrichment factor and the trophic position of copepods. An apparent inshore-offshore, east to west gradient in yellowfin tuna trophic position was corroborated using compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids conducted on a subset of samples. The gradient was not explained by the distribution of yellowfin tuna of different sizes, by seasonal variability at the base of the food web, or by known ambit distances (i.e. movements). Yellowfin tuna stomach contents did not show a regular inshore-offshore gradient in trophic position during 2003-2005, but the trophic

Pesquisa de glaucoma juvenil en la provincia de Las Tunas: Estudio preliminar Screening of juvenile glaucoma in the province of Las Tunas: A preliminary study

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Yunia H Labrada Rodríguez

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Se presentan los resultados de una pesquisa oftalmológica realizada a 1 728 pacientes The results of the ophthalmological screening carried out among 1 728 patients under 19 are shown. The diagnosis of juvenile glaucoma was corroborated in 22 of them. Patients were grouped according to age, sex, fundus of the eye, central and peripheral vision. The age group 15-19 was the most affected. Both sexes were similarly affected in this group. Patients with excavation 0.4-0.5 predominated in the series. An early diagnosis was made in 100 % of the cases

Production of aspartic peptidases by Aspergillus spp. using tuna ...

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The production of extracellular aspartic peptidase by the fungi Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus awamori was carried out in a shake flask and in stirred tank submerged fermentations using tuna cooked wastewater, an industrial effluent, as nitrogen source for culture medium. In stirred tank fermentation, biomass production ...

Estudio preliminar de la fauna Amphibia del valle de Sibundoy, Alto Putumayo, Colombia

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Jonh Jairo Mueses-Cisneros

2004-07-01

(Valle de Sibundoy y por localidades muestreadas, se hace una comparación con las faunas realizadas en el transecto Napo en Ecuador y en el transecto Montañita-Alto Gabinete en Caquetá y se presenta una clave taxonómica y una serie de fotografías para facilitar su  reconocimiento. El estudio además aporta cinco especies nuevas para la ciencia, amplía el rango altitudinal de otras ocho y presenta tres más para ser incluidas al listado general de las especies de anfibios de Colombia, las cuales habían sido ya anteriormente reportadas para el país por otros autores, pero no habían sido tenidas en cuenta en el último listado.

THE SEASONAL VARIABILITY OF CPUE AND CATCH-AT-SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF TROLL AND HANDLINE TUNA FISHERIES LANDED IN LABUHAN LOMBOK

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Bram Setyadji

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Troll and hand line tuna fisheries is one of the major fishing gears landed in Labuhan Lombok coastal fishing port (PPP Labuhan Lombok west Nusa Tenggara Barat province.  Both fisheries are strongly associated with fish aggregating devices (FAD’s. The main fishing ground is Indian Ocean southern part of this province.  Several source of data has been collected regularly. Data analysis comprised of monthlycatch and effort data samples based onport monitoring program during 2012 to 2015. The result showed the diclining of CPUE of yellow fin and skipjack tuna presumably related to fishing intensity of fleets and its variability that landed in PPP Labuhan Lombok.  The increasing CPUE of skipjack tuna in 2014 was predicted due to increasing aggregation around the FADs. Constrasting seasonal fishing index pattern between yellowfin and skipjack tuna foundin 4-month cycles, started in January.A length-weight relationship suggested that yellowfin tuna caught bysmall-scale fisheries were performing allometric growth pattern (b=2.963, r2=0.9737.

Estudio molecular preliminar de accesiones de maíz (Zea maysL. criollo e indígena Colombiano, utilizando una región de ADN cloroplástico

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Ediel Armando Revelo Portilla

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Full Text Available Se exploró en forma preliminar la diversidad genética existente en las 23 razas de maíz criollo e indígena descritas para Colombia por Roberts y colaboradores (1957, para el efecto se evaluaron 28 cebadores nucleares y cloroplásticos. Catorce de ellos amplificaron en la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR y fueron enviados para secuenciar a Macrogen Inc. (Corea. Mediante programas bioinformáticos (BioEdit 7.1.0, ClustalW versión 1.81, EditPlus Text Editor versión 3.20 y Gblock 0.91b 8 se encontró que ocho de estos cebadores presentaron un nivel alto de polimorfismo. La región genómica cloroplástica AtpB-1-RbcL-1 mostró el mayor polimorfismo y por tanto se utilizó para evaluar 23 materiales representativos de las 23 razas conservadas en el Banco de Germoplasma del CIMMYT (Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo en México. Con el análisis de secuencias se revalidaron y confrontaron los grupos raciales obtenidos en el presente estudio -tres razas primitivas, siete razas probablemente introducidas, y 13 razas híbridas colombianas- con aquellos establecidos por Roberts y colaboradores, en los cuales se encontraron dos razas primitivas, nueve probablemente introducidas y 12 híbridas colombianas y con los grupos establecidos por Cardona (2010 utilizando la metodología Ward-MLM para los mismos caracteres descritos por Roberts et al. (1957, donde se encontraron cinco razas primitivas, siete probablemente introducidas y nueve híbridas colombianas. Con base en lo anterior, en el presente trabajo se hizo un aporte metodológico para revalidar datos históricos y redefinir grupos raciales.

Prediction of Potential Fishing Zones for Skipjack Tuna During the Northwest Monsoon Using Remotely Sensed Satellite Data

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Mukti Zainuddin

2017-06-01

Full Text Available One of economically important fish in the Bay of Bone is Skipjack tuna which their distribution and migration are influenced by surrounding environment.  This study aims to investigate the relationship between skipjack tuna and their environments, and to predict potential fishing zones (PFZs for the fish in the Bone Bay-Flores Sea using satellite-based oceanography and catch data. Generalized additive models (GAMs were used to assess the relationship. A generalized linear model(GLM constructed from GAMs was used for prediction. Monthly mean sea surface temperature (SST and chlorophyll-a during the northwest monsoon (December-January together with catch data were used for the year 2012-2013. We used the GAMs to assess the effect of the environment variables on skipjack tuna CPUE (catch per unit effort. The best GLM was selected to predict skipjack tuna abundance.  Results indicated that the highest CPUEs (fish/trip occurred in areas where SST and chlorophyll-a ranged from 29.5°-31.5°C and 0.15 - 0.25 mg m-3, respectively. The PFZs for skipjack were closely related to the spatial distribution of the optimum oceanographic conditions and these mainly developed in three locations, northern area of Bone Bay in December, in the middle area of the bay (4°-5.5°S and 120.5°-121.5°E during January and moved to the Flores Sea in February. The movement of skipjack concentration was consistent with the fishery data.  This suggests that the dynamics of the optimum oceanographic signatures provided a good indicator for predicting feeding grounds as hotspot areas for skipjack tuna in Bone Bay-Flores Sea during northwest monsoon.   Keywords:  skipjack tuna, potential fishing zones, satellite based-oceanographic data, Northwest monsoon

Levels of dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs in a random sample of Australian aquaculture-produced Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

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Padula, D.; Madigan, T.; Kiermeier, A.; Daughtry, B.; Pointon, A. [South Australian Research and Development Inst. (Australia)

2004-09-15

To date there has been no published information available on the levels of dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs in Australian aquaculture-produced Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii). Southern Bluefin Tuna are commercially farmed off the coast of Port Lincoln in the state of South Australia, Australia. This paper reports the levels of dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs in muscle tissue samples from 11 randomly sampled aquaculture-produced Southern Bluefin Tuna collected in 2003. Little published data exists on the levels of dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs in Australian aquacultureproduced seafood. Wild tuna are first caught in the Great Australian Bight in South Australian waters, and are then brought back to Port Lincoln where they are ranched in sea-cages before being harvested and exported to Japan. The aim of the study was to identify pathways whereby contaminants such as dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs may enter the aquaculture production system. This involved undertaking a through chain analysis of the levels of dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs in wild caught tuna, seafloor sediment samples from the marine environment, levels in feeds and final harvested exported product. Detailed study was also undertaken on the variation of dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs across individual tuna carcases. This paper addresses the levels found in final harvested product. Details on levels found in other studies will be published elsewhere shortly.

Canned bluefin tuna, an in vitro cardioprotective functional food potentially safer than commercial fish oil based pharmaceutical formulations.

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Tenore, Gian Carlo; Calabrese, Giorgio; Ritieni, Alberto; Campiglia, Pietro; Giannetti, Daniela; Novellino, Ettore

2014-09-01

Commercial canned fish species typical in the Italian market were evaluated for their lipid profile. Bluefin tuna samples showed the highest content in omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) among the canned fish samples analyzed. Tests on H9C2 cardiomyocytes revealed that bluefin tuna n-3 PUFA may responsible for a significant cell protection against both physiological and doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress. Analogous tests performed by incubating cardiac cells with n-3 PUFA ethyl esters, of which most of fish oil pharmaceutical formulations (FOPF) are based, showed cytotoxicity at high doses. Our results highlighted that n-3 PUFA contents in a 50 g canned bluefin tuna portion would be almost equivalent to and potentially safer than those of 1 FOPF capsule (1000 mg)/die usually suggested for hyperlipidaemic subjects. Thus, Italian commercial canned bluefin tuna could be indicated as a functional food with potential health benefits for the prevention and care of cardiovascular disorders. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

[Fatty acid variation in yellowfin tuna, spotted weakfish and Florida pompano when submitted to six cooking techniques].

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Castro-González, María Isabel; Maafs-Rodríguez, Ana Gabriela; Romo Pérez-Gil, Fernando

2013-03-01

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of six cooking techniques (steamed, foiled, foiled with banana leaf, baked, microwave-cooked and light frying) in the fatty acid content of Thunnus albacore (yellowfin tuna), Cynoscionnebulosus (spotted weakfish) and Trachinotuscarolinus (Florida pompano). After cooking the fish fillets, fatty acid analyses were performed using gas chromatography. Total lipids increased in all cooking techniques in tunaand spotted weakfish. Saturated fatty acids of tuna and spotted weakfish increased in three cooking techniques, while in Florida pompano only gas oven raised their content. Lightly frying generated the highest content of n-3 in tuna and spotted weakfish, and the lowest in Florida pompano, specie that presented less variation. In tuna fish, the most recommended cooking techniques are foiled with aluminum and microwave oven; for spotted weakfish, foiled with banana leaf; while Florida pompano can be prepared using all cooking methods except gas oven. This information is useful to enrich data from chemical composition tables, in which concentrations are usually presented in raw food.

Empleabilidad percibida en alumnos de los últimos años de la carrera de Licenciatura en Psicología, Psicopedagogía y Gestión de Recursos Humanos : Estudio preliminar

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Alonso, Horacio Jorge; Izquierdo Rus, Tomás; Domínguez, Daniel Alberto

2013-01-01

El principal interés del presente trabajo es conocer con mayor precisión las expectativas de variables de empleabilidad en alumnos que a corto plazo se encontrarán buscando su inserción en el mercado laboral. Por su carácter preliminar solamente se incluye el análisis del resultado del cuestionario de una muestra parcial.

Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides as intrinsic tracer tags of foraging grounds of bluefin tuna in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.

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Deshpande, Ashok D; Dickhut, Rebecca M; Dockum, Bruce W; Brill, Richard W; Farrington, Cameron

2016-04-15

Researchers have utilized chemical fingerprints in the determination of habitat utilization and movements of the aquatic animals. In the present effort, we analyzed polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and organochlorine pesticides in the samples of juvenile bluefin tuna caught offshore of Virginia, and in larger bluefin tuna from the Gulf of Maine and near Nova Scotia. For a given specimen, or a given location, PCB concentrations were highest, followed by DDTs, and chlordanes. Average contaminant concentrations from fish captured from the three locations were not significantly different; and PCBs, DDTs, and chlordanes correlated well with each other. Trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratios in bluefin tuna of eastern Atlantic (i.e., Mediterranean) origin are low compared to the corresponding ratios in fish in the western Atlantic. As the former migrate to the western Atlantic, these ratios gradually turnover due to the accumulation of biomass from forage contaminated with higher trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio reflecting dissimilar use of chlordane pesticides on two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio indicated that one juvenile bluefin tuna from offshore of Virginia and one large bluefin tuna from Gulf of Maine in the present study originated from foraging grounds in the Mediterranean Sea, and that they have made the trans-Atlantic migrations. The remaining individuals were determined to be either spawned in the Gulf of Mexico or the trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio for the putative Mediterranean bluefin tuna was completely turned over to resemble the ratio characteristic to the western Atlantic. Based on the turnover time for trans-nonachlor/PCB 153 ratio previously determined, the residence time of juvenile bluefin tuna offshore Virginia was estimated to be at least 0.8 to 1.6years. A discriminant function analysis (DFA) plot of total PCB normalized signatures of PCB congeners showed three separate clusters, which suggested that bluefin tuna

Guía del Operador del Molino Preliminar -- 2009

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Jan Wiedenbeck; Philip H. Mitchell; Bobby Ammerman; Daniel Saloni

2009-01-01

Los fabricantes de productos de madera requieren de una recuperación eficiente de los productos de la madera para que el negocio se mantenga lucrativo. La habilidad de una compañía para obtener el mayor rendimiento en las operaciones de corte de madera (e.g. Molino preliminar) puede variar de acuerdo a la material prima, productos, equipo de...

Gamma Irradiation Effects On Thiamin And Riboflavin On Fresh Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) And Salmon (Onchorhynchus gorbuscha)

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Tanhindarto, Rindy P.; Fox, J.B.; Lakritz, L.; Thayer, D.W.

2002-01-01

An experiment have been conducted on the effect of gamma irradiation on thiamine and riboflavin in fresh tuna and salmon. Samples were irradiated at (20 ± 0,5) oC by gamma rays with doses of 0; 2,5 and 5 kGy. The purpose of the present experiment was to study on changes of thiamine and riboflavin contents on extraction of fresh tuna and salmon after and before irradiation. The results showed that irradiation up to 2,5 kGy changed the thiamine and riboflavin contents on fresh tuna as well as their destruction which was significantly increasing caused by irradiated treatment with the dose of 5 kGy. The fresh salmon did not significantly change of the thiamine and riboflavin contents treated by irradiation up to 5 kGy

PENGARUH PERENDAMAN TULANG IKAN TUNA (Thunnus albacares DALAM LARUTAN NaOH TERHADAP KUALITAS GELATIN HASIL OLAHANNYA

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Tazwir Tazwir

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Gelatin tulang ikan tuna (Thunnus albaceres dengan kualitas baik seringkali sulit diperoleh, karena kebanyakan produk ini mengandung lemak dan protein non kolagen yang cukup tinggi. Dalam memproduksi gelatin tulang tuna, lemak, dan protein non kolagen tersebut harus direduksi hingga batas minimum. Dalam penelitian ini dipelajari pengaruh perendaman tulang ikan tuna dalam larutan NaOH sebelum ekstraksi terhadap kualitas gelatin yang dihasilkan. Tahapan yang dilakukan adalah degreasing, pencucian, perendaman dalam NaOH dengan variasi konsentrasi 0; 0,4; dan 0,8%, kemudian perendaman dalam HCl, ekstraksi, filtrasi, evaporasi, dan pengeringan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik gelatin yang terbaik diperoleh dari perendaman tulang dalam NaOH 0,4%, yaitu dengan nilai rendemen 8,37%; viskositas 3,27-3,37 cPs; pH 5,03; dan kekuatan gel 157,8 g Bloom gel strength.

Oligonucleotide indexing of DNA barcodes: identification of tuna and other scombrid species in food products

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Botti Sara

2010-08-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background DNA barcodes are a global standard for species identification and have countless applications in the medical, forensic and alimentary fields, but few barcoding methods work efficiently in samples in which DNA is degraded, e.g. foods and archival specimens. This limits the choice of target regions harbouring a sufficient number of diagnostic polymorphisms. The method described here uses existing PCR and sequencing methodologies to detect mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in complex matrices such as foods. The reported application allowed the discrimination among 17 fish species of the Scombridae family with high commercial interest such as mackerels, bonitos and tunas which are often present in processed seafood. The approach can be easily upgraded with the release of new genetic diversity information to increase the range of detected species. Results Cocktail of primers are designed for PCR using publicly available sequences of the target sequence. They are composed of a fixed 5' region and of variable 3' cocktail portions that allow amplification of any member of a group of species of interest. The population of short amplicons is directly sequenced and indexed using primers containing a longer 5' region and the non polymorphic portion of the cocktail portion. A 226 bp region of CytB was selected as target after collection and screening of 148 online sequences; 85 SNPs were found, of which 75 were present in at least two sequences. Primers were also designed for two shorter sub-fragments that could be amplified from highly degraded samples. The test was used on 103 samples of seafood (canned tuna and scomber, tuna salad, tuna sauce and could successfully detect the presence of different or additional species that were not identified on the labelling of canned tuna, tuna salad and sauce samples. Conclusions The described method is largely independent of the degree of degradation of DNA source and can thus be applied to

Oligonucleotide indexing of DNA barcodes: identification of tuna and other scombrid species in food products.

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Botti, Sara; Giuffra, Elisabetta

2010-08-23

DNA barcodes are a global standard for species identification and have countless applications in the medical, forensic and alimentary fields, but few barcoding methods work efficiently in samples in which DNA is degraded, e.g. foods and archival specimens. This limits the choice of target regions harbouring a sufficient number of diagnostic polymorphisms. The method described here uses existing PCR and sequencing methodologies to detect mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in complex matrices such as foods. The reported application allowed the discrimination among 17 fish species of the Scombridae family with high commercial interest such as mackerels, bonitos and tunas which are often present in processed seafood. The approach can be easily upgraded with the release of new genetic diversity information to increase the range of detected species. Cocktail of primers are designed for PCR using publicly available sequences of the target sequence. They are composed of a fixed 5' region and of variable 3' cocktail portions that allow amplification of any member of a group of species of interest. The population of short amplicons is directly sequenced and indexed using primers containing a longer 5' region and the non polymorphic portion of the cocktail portion. A 226 bp region of CytB was selected as target after collection and screening of 148 online sequences; 85 SNPs were found, of which 75 were present in at least two sequences. Primers were also designed for two shorter sub-fragments that could be amplified from highly degraded samples. The test was used on 103 samples of seafood (canned tuna and scomber, tuna salad, tuna sauce) and could successfully detect the presence of different or additional species that were not identified on the labelling of canned tuna, tuna salad and sauce samples. The described method is largely independent of the degree of degradation of DNA source and can thus be applied to processed seafood. Moreover, the method is highly flexible

Bluefin tuna fishing and ranching: a difficult management problem

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Stefano, de V.; Heijden, van der P.G.M.

2007-01-01

The fish processing industry and consumers in Japan are willing to pay high (and sometimes outrageous) prices for fresh bluefin tuna with fat content and flesh colour just right to be served raw as sashimi or sushi. This willingness was and still is the economic incentive for a high fishing pressure

Efecto del proceso de esterilización en conservas de atún al natural | Effect of the sterilization process canned tuna in water

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Enrique Pino Hernández

2017-11-01

Full Text Available The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of the sterilization process in natural canned tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis. Three treatments were carried out: A1: precooked tuna at 110°C x 110 min, A2: tuna sterilized at 117.77°C x 55 min and A3: tuna sterilized at 117.77°C x 70 min. The canned tuna samples were analyzed microbiologically, the parameters pH, color, texture, in addition to the proximal composition were determined and a sensory difference test was performed paired with a trained panel. All results were compared through ANOVA and Duncan test. The results of the microbiological tests show that there were no risks to the health of consumers. pH had a significant difference between the treatments studied. The color of the tuna tablet presented significant differences in L* and a* coordinates, resulting in A2 with a tendency towards light reds. As for b*, there were no significant differences. The treatments had no significant difference in texture (TPA. The moisture content and proteins had a significant difference, due to the thermal process, but not for fats, ashes and total carbohydrates. There were no significant differences in the sensory test. The A2 treatment is proposed as a production alternative because it minimizes the adverse effects on the characteristics evaluated in canned tuna.

The concentration and variability of selenium and mercury measured in vacuum-packed tuna fish

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Brockman, J.D.; Sharp, N.; Ngwenyama, R.A.; Shelnutt, L.D.; McElroy, J.A.

2009-01-01

Methylmercury (meHg) is a known toxin commonly found in fish. Fish is also a rich source of the trace nutrient selenium which has been hypothesized to modify the toxicity of meHg. We analyzed 28 samples of commercially packaged albacore and light tuna fish for selenium and mercury using standard comparator instrumental neutron activation analysis. Significant differences in the concentration of mercury and selenium were associated with the type of fish, brand and batch. Fish consumers should vary the brand of tuna fish to avoid routine consumption of a brand high in mercury. (author)

Evaluación del estado mental de los pacientes centenarios en Las Tunas, diciembre 2007- agosto 2008

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Lisset del Carmen Romero Portelles

2015-12-01

Full Text Available El envejecimiento de la población en Cuba es similar al de muchos países desarrollados, y se encuentra entre los que tienen un índice más elevado dentro del grupo de países en desarrollo. Se realizó un trabajo descriptivo observacional  en la provincia de Las Tunas, en el período diciembre 2007- agosto 2008, con el propósito de caracterizar el estado cognitivo-afectivo de los centenarios. El universo estuvo  constituido por 97 ancianos; una vez validada su edad, la muestra quedó conformada con 95 centenarios. Se aplicaron los instrumentos Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE y Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR y se estudiaron las siguientes variables: estado cognitivo, estado de ánimo, satisfacción con la vida, nivel de tensión y la percepción de eventos vitales. El dato primario provino de las entrevistas realizadas, y para el análisis estadístico se creó una hoja de cálculo en Excel. Se utilizaron técnicas de distribución de frecuencias; para las variables cuantitativas se empleó la proporción en porcentaje. En la muestra de individuos centenarios que vivían en la provincia de Las Tunas, al momento del estudio, predominaron los que no presentaban deterioro cognitivo ni depresión, tuvieron  satisfacción alta con la vida, nivel bajo de tensión y no se afectaban con los eventos vitales. Las positivas características psicológicas y de resiliencia, unidas a un entorno psicosocial favorable, se relacionan con la larga supervivencia de los individuos estudiados.

Presentación y análisis de una nueva variable para el estudio electromiográfico de la función cráneo-mandibular: Estudio piloto

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Guillermo Zanotta

Full Text Available Objetivos. A pesar de décadas de investigación en el área de la electromiografía, su empleo en odontología es aún controversial, debido a la baja sensibilidad de las variables estudiadas. Se definió y analizó una nueva variable, que es la capacidad del individuo para controlar su trayectoria muscular durante un esfuerzo voluntario estandarizado, con el objetivo de analizar posibles patrones de normalidad. Métodos. Se utilizó retroalimentación visual para controlar el esfuerzo contráctil de los músculos masetero, trapecio y frontal. Se midió, para cada músculo, el tiempo que cada individuo necesitó para controlar la trayectoria de la actividad motora. Resultados. Se demostró que la capacidad de una persona sana para controlar esa trayectoria era diferente para los músculos inervados por distintos pares craneales. Un posible patrón de “normalidad” fue más evidente en los músculos maseteros. Conclusiones. Se define y analiza, en un trabajo piloto, una nueva variable para el estudio de la función cráneo-mandibular. Se requerirá un futuro estudio, con una muestra ampliada, para confirmar estos resultados preliminares

Factores de riesgo para la enteropatía parasitaria en niños del municipio Las Tunas

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Arley Fajardo Ochoa

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio analítico de tipo caso control, con el objetivo de determinar los factores de riesgo para la enteropatía parasitaria, como principal causa del síndrome de malabsorción intestinal en niños del municipio de Las Tunas durante el año 2011. El mismo fue realizado en el Hospital Pediátrico Provincial “Mártires de Las Tunas”, con una muestra de 87 pacientes que formaron parte del grupo de estudio, cuyos datos se recolectaron de la consulta médica de gastroenterología en el policlínico de consulta externa de dicha unidad asistencial y 174 en el grupo control, tomados de pacientes que acudieron a la consulta de urología, paralela en tiempo y contigua a la de gastroenterología. A cada grupo se le realizó un interrogatorio y examen físico exhaustivo, que permitió recoger todos los posibles factores de riesgo existentes. Para la determinación de los factores de riesgo se utilizaron los paquetes de programas estadísticos Epinfo versión 6, en el que se realizaron análisis univariados y se evaluó el ODDS RATIO, intervalo de confianza y probabilidad. El procesamiento de los datos se realizó con un 95% de confiabilidad. Los factores de riesgo asociados a la enteropatía parasitaria fueron: pertenecer al sexo masculino, los hábitos higiénicos inadecuados, estado nutricional inadecuado, la ingestión de agua sin hervir y la evacuación de excretas no sanitarias. Se recomienda realizar estudios analíticos para determinar la asociación de otros factores de riesgo, con vistas a establecer programas de intervención en estos pacientes.

Investigación, valorización y propuesta de una alternativa educativa tecnológica en las aulas de los centros de estudios

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Rodríguez Sainz-Maza, Iván

2017-01-01

El OBJETIVO fundamental de este Proyecto Fin de Máster es encontrar y diseñar una solución tecnológica económica, social y medioambientalmente viable que mejore la Calidad de la Enseñanza. Para conseguirlo, se ha dividido dicho proyecto en 3 partes fundamentales: Investigación de Mercados, Estudio de la Viabilidad de la solución tecnológica propuesta (App Móvil) y Diseño preliminar de dicha solución. INVESTIGACIÓN DE MERCADOS: A continuación se muestran los objetivos y resultados más de...

Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Tuna Fisheries in Fiji Islands and Kiribati

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Aaheim, Asbjoern; Sygna, Linda

2000-06-01

This paper discusses the possible economic consequences of a change in the tuna fisheries in the Pacific Ocean resulting from climate change. On the background of Lehodey's (2000) study of potential changes in the tuna fisheries, we survey possible economic impacts in terms of quantities and values and give examples of macroeconomic impacts. The two main effects of climate change on tuna fishing are likely to be a decline in the total stock and a migration of the stock westwards. This will lead to various changes in the catch in different countries. The price of the fish in the export market may also change as a result. The Pacific islands are generally dependent on fisheries, and may therefore be vulnerable to these changes, although some will probably gain while others will lose. Based on a very simple macroeconomic model, it is shown that the resulting effects for the national economy in general may diverge substantially from the expected. This applies, in particular, if the national economies are inflexible and a large part of the population relies on subsistence production, which is the case for many developing countries. (author)

Thermal characterisation of gelatin extracted from yellowfin tuna skin and commercial mammalian gelatin.

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Rahman, Mohammad Shafiur; Al-Saidi, Ghalib Said; Guizani, Nejib

2008-05-15

Glass transition and other thermal characteristics of gelatin from different sources were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and modulated DSC (MDSC). The initial glass transition temperatures of equilibrated gelatin samples at 11.3% relative humidity, determined from reversible heat flow thermogram of MDSC, were 23, 75 and 59°C, respectively, for tuna skin, bovine and porcine gelatin. When gelatin samples were equilibrated at higher relative humidity of 52.9%, glass transition temperature of fish skin and bovine gelatin decreased to -3 and 57°C, respectively. Further increase of equilibration relative humidity to 75.3% showed increased value in the case of tuna skin, whereas bovine and porcine did not show any significant change. DSC and MDSC results indicated that tuna gelatin showed lower glass transition compared to mammalian source gelatin equilibrated at the same constant relative humidity. In general glass transition measured by DSC was found lower than the values measured by MDSC. The results in this study showed that the degree of plasticization varied with the source of gelatin as well as their extraction methods. Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Ensayos preliminares de germinación en Puya raimondii Harms (Bromeliaceae

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Mery L. Suni

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Puya raimondii Harms es una especie endémica de la zona altoandina de Perú y Bolivia, cuyas poblaciones y área de distribución se están reduciendo. Con el objetivo de contribuir al conocimiento de los mecanismos de propagación de la especie se realizaron estudios del efecto de la iluminación y estratificación en la germinación de sus semillas. Éstas se colectaron en el rodal de P. raimondii de Huashta Cruz (Pueblo Libre, Áncash en diciembre de 1999 y fueron almacenadas bajo condiciones de laboratorio en Lima, Perú, hasta el momento de los ensayos. Las semillas fueron desinfectadas con hipoclorito de sodio 2,6% y la germinación se realizó en placas petri con agua destilada estéril durante el año 2000. Los resultados preliminares muestran que las semillas de P. raimondii tienen altos valores de porcentaje e índice de velocidad de germinación al ser iluminadas. Efecto semejante tuvo estratificarlas por dos meses a 11 °C o incrementar el tiempo de almacenamiento hasta 8 meses pero resultó negativo aplicar los dos tratamientos a la vez. Se plantea que los altos contenidos de humedad de la semilla, temperatura de almacenamiento así como temperatura de germinación afectan negativamente los valores de germinación.

Breast. cancer. Prognosis factors - preliminar study

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Rotstein, S.; Fonseca, N.M.

1984-01-01

A preliminar study of prognosis factors in 8 cases of breast cancer is made. Are used as parameters the dimension, the localization and the nuclear differentiation degree (gN) of the primary tumor, the vascular invasion and the axillary histologic status (pN) and the sinus histiocytosis phenomenon. Among the studied factors, have special importance the presence of vascular invasion and the negative sinus histiocytosis (minimal or absent sinus histiocytosis). Both phenomena are considered as an expression of potential systemic disease, independent of the clinical stage. Consequently the use of chemotherapy in the surgery complementation is preconized, to a best control of the disease. (author)

KAPASITAS PENANGKAPAN PANCING ULUR TUNA DI KEPULAUAN BANDA NEIRA

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Baihaqi Baihaqi

2016-04-01

Fishing capacity is an approach to fishery management relating to restrictions on fishing effort capacity. The effort capacity is determined by several variables such as vessel  and engine sizes, the size of the nets, and fishing tool technology. Study of fishing capacity based fisheries management is an alternative approach to control the input factors that are not efficiently used in fishing effort. Through the research capacity, it is expected to know the level of technical efficiency of fishing tuna fishing fleet in the Banda Sea. Fishing capacity was examined using analysis technique Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA using a linear programming. The results show that the tuna line fisheries in the Banda Neira with single output approach (catch weight, was generally at the level of efficiency that is far under from the optimal level with the current input has exceeded the optimal capacity. To achieve the production potential of the third fishing grounds, reductions of the capacity of 33%, 42% and 45% for Hatta Island, Manukang Island and Rhum Island, respectively should be done.

Estudio del uso de los puentes peatonales Avenida del Ferrocarril, Avenida 30 de Agosto y Avenida Las Américas municipio de Pereira (Risaralda)

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García Idárraga, Adriana Jimena; Suárez Idárraga, Lina María

2002-01-01

El Trabajo de Grado que se presenta a continuación, está fundamentado en el estudio del uso de los puentes peatonales de la Avenida del Ferrocarril, Avenida 30 de Agosto y Avenida de Las Américas del Municipio de Pereira, involucrando actividades preliminares como la revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema, consecución de información existente sobre los puentes peatonales a estudiar, y determinación de las características físicas de cada uno de los puentes. Se incluye dentro de este trabajo, en ...

75 FR 33531 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

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2010-06-14

... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 RIN 0648-XW79 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries AGENCY: National Marine..., recent Large Pelagics Survey estimates indicate that charter/headboat BFT landings constitute...

Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on Spanish catches of albacore, Thunnus alalunga, and yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, in the North–east Atlantic Ocean

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Rubio, C.J.; MacIas, D.; Camiñas, J.A.; Fernandez, I.L.; Baez, J.C.

2016-07-01

Tuna are highly migratory pelagic species (HMPS) with great importance in commercial fishing. Several authors have highlighted the effect of climatic oscillations such as the NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation) on HMPS. This paper analyzes the effects of the NAO on two HMPS: albacore, Thunnus alalunga, and yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares. Fishing data from the Spanish fleet operating in the North Atlantic area were obtained from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) database. The results show a positive correlation between the NAO index and the Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE) for both albacore and yellowfin tuna, depicting a potential effect on their capturability. (Author)

Proteomic analysis of processing by-products from canned and fresh tuna: identification of potentially functional food proteins.

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Sanmartín, Esther; Arboleya, Juan Carlos; Iloro, Ibon; Escuredo, Kepa; Elortza, Felix; Moreno, F Javier

2012-09-15

Proteomic approaches have been used to identify the main proteins present in processing by-products generated by the canning tuna-industry, as well as in by-products derived from filleting of skeletal red muscle of fresh tuna. Following fractionation by using an ammonium sulphate precipitation method, three proteins (tropomyosin, haemoglobin and the stress-shock protein ubiquitin) were identified in the highly heterogeneous and heat-treated material discarded by the canning-industry. Additionally, this fractionation method was successful to obtain tropomyosin of high purity from the heterogeneous starting material. By-products from skeletal red muscle of fresh tuna were efficiently fractionated to sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar fractions, prior to the identification based mainly on the combined searching of the peptide mass fingerprint (MALDI-TOF) and peptide fragment fingerprinting (MALDI LIFT-TOF/TOF) spectra of fifteen bands separated by 1D SDS-PAGE. Thus, the sarcoplasmic fraction contained myoglobin and several enzymes that are essential for efficient energy production, whereas the myofibrillar fraction had important contractile proteins, such as actin, tropomyosin, myosin or an isoform of the enzyme creatine kinase. Application of proteomic technologies has revealed new knowledge on the composition of important by-products from tuna species, enabling a better evaluation of their potential applications. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Substitutions in the Glycogenin-1 Gene Are Associated with the Evolution of Endothermy in Sharks and Tunas.

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Ciezarek, Adam G; Dunning, Luke T; Jones, Catherine S; Noble, Leslie R; Humble, Emily; Stefanni, Sergio S; Savolainen, Vincent

2016-10-05

Despite 400-450 million years of independent evolution, a strong phenotypic convergence has occurred between two groups of fish: tunas and lamnid sharks. This convergence is characterized by centralization of red muscle, a distinctive swimming style (stiffened body powered through tail movements) and elevated body temperature (endothermy). Furthermore, both groups demonstrate elevated white muscle metabolic capacities. All these traits are unusual in fish and more likely evolved to support their fast-swimming, pelagic, predatory behavior. Here, we tested the hypothesis that their convergent evolution was driven by selection on a set of metabolic genes. We sequenced white muscle transcriptomes of six tuna, one mackerel, and three shark species, and supplemented this data set with previously published RNA-seq data. Using 26 species in total (including 7,032 tuna genes plus 1,719 shark genes), we constructed phylogenetic trees and carried out maximum-likelihood analyses of gene selection. We inferred several genes relating to metabolism to be under selection. We also found that the same one gene, glycogenin-1, evolved under positive selection independently in tunas and lamnid sharks, providing evidence of convergent selective pressures at gene level possibly underlying shared physiology. © The Author(s) 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution.

Extracting of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) fish skin gelatin as influenced by alkaline concentration and extraction times

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Mafazah, E. M.; Pranoto, Y.; Rohman, A.

2018-03-01

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) skin is a by-product of the fish processing industry. Yellowfin tuna skin was used as materials for gelatin because it contains collagen. This study was conducted to determine the characteristics of yellowfin tuna skin gelatin (YSG). In this study, YSG was obtained by the extraction process in 0.01 M NaOH solution for 12 h. The results show that the yield of YSG was 12.49 % dry basis, with the gel strength of 291.73 g Bloom, viscosity of 8.6 cPs and melting point of 35 °C. The gel strength and melting point of YSG were lower than commercial bovine gelatin (CBG), which was 309.7401 g Bloom and 36.33 °C, respectively. However, the viscosity of YSG was higher than the CBG which was 5.6 cPs.

Nisin Migration in Shelf Stable, Tuna-Filled Tortillas During Storage

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2014-09-22

INGREDIENTS AND PROCESSING ..........................................................................4 2.4 TUNA WRAP STORAGE...Leung, 1986 and Taub, 2003), meat (Pavey, 1972; Powers, 1981; Yang, 1997 and Richardson, 1995), seafood (Dymsza, 1979), eggs (Richardson, 2008 and...Incorporation of Preservatives, such as nitrites and antioxidants. (4) Thermal pasteurization by baking. (5) Appropriate Packaging, such as the

Trace elements in the kidney tissue of Bluefin Tuna ( Thunnus ...

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Trace elements, namely lead (Pb), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe), found in kidney tissues were analyzed and compared between wild/fattened and female/male bluefin tuna (BFT) in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. One hundred (that is, 50 female and 50 male) individual ...

Treatment of tuna cooking juices by nano filtration

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Walha, K. a.; Ben Amar, R.; Bourseau, P.; Jaouen, P.

2009-01-01

Canned tuna is among the largest commercial canned fishery product in Tunisia. This industry rejects many aqueous effluents (washing, thawing, rinsing and cooking waters). Cooking juice represents 50 pour cent of the total effluent volume. It has a high organic load and a very high salt content. For consequence, discarding directly the effluent in the environment is not possible and need further treatment. However, the juice seems to contain interesting flavour compounds. In this work, a membrane process system consisting in nano filtration was used to reduce the pollution load and to concentrate flavour compounds of tuna cooking juice. The NF membrane tested in this work concentrate the organic matter since the retentions are high, starting at 74 pour cent for total circulation and increasing up to 85 pour cent for volume reduction factor (VRF) of 5. The membrane undergoes severe fouling, it can be effectively cleaned through a complete basic-acid washing cycle. The effect of three chemical reagents was studied for the regeneration of the fouled membrane. In the future, we will focus on the concentrates obtained by NF: sensory analysis with a panel of trained tasters and analysis of aromatic molecules should allow to value the quality of the flavouring concentrates.

Percepciones sobre la formación docente y su posible articulación con la enseñanza de la matemática: un estudio de casos

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Tania Elena Moreira Mora

2001-01-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se reportan los hallazgos preliminares de un estudio de las percepciones de los profesores de secundaria, acerca de su formación en el campo de la Matemática y su posible enlace con la articulación metodológica y con la actitud de los estudiantes hacia esta materia en la región educativa Huetar Atlántica durante el año de 1996. Se realizó un estudio de casos con los cinco profesores que concluyeron su formación profesional en el Plan Regular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, en la sede regional de Limón. Este plan se inició en 1992 con una duración de tres años y se otorgó el grado de profesorado

Cadmium, lead, tin, total mercury, and methylmercury in canned tuna commercialised in São Paulo, Brazil.

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de Paiva, Esther Lima; Morgano, Marcelo Antonio; Milani, Raquel Fernanda

2017-09-01

The objective of this work was to determine levels of inorganic contaminants in 30 samples of five commercial brands of canned tuna, acquired on the local market in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, in the year of 2015. Total mercury and methylmercury (MeHg+) were determined by atomic absorption with thermal decomposition and amalgamation; and cadmium, lead, and tin were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Results indicated that 20% of the tuna samples surpassed limits determined by the Brazilian and European Commission legislation for cadmium; for lead, the maximum value found was 59 µg kg -1 and tin was not detected in any samples. The maximum values found for total Hg and MeHg+ were 261 and 258 µg kg -1 , respectively. As from the results obtained, it was estimated that the consumption of four cans per week (540 g) of tuna canned in water could surpass the provisional tolerable monthly intake for MeHg + by 100%.

Síndrome del latigazo cervical: factores que intervienen en su evolución. Estudio preliminar

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Notivoli Allo, Claudia

2014-01-01

Los accidentes de tráfico han aumentado progresivamente en los últimos años, pudiendo ocasionar una lesión cervical conocida como “whiplash” o síndrome del latigazo cervical (SLC). Esta patología produce un daño tisular por el cambio brusco de velocidad en el momento del impacto. La valoración y clasificación de estas lesiones y sus secuelas suele ser complicado, siendo las compañías aseguradoras las que más estudios realizan al cubrir esta contingencia y la indemnización de las secuelas. ...

Tuna and dolphin associations in the North-east Atlantic: Evidence of different ecological niches from stable isotope and heavy metal measurements

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Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Loizeau, V.; Debacker, V.; Dauby, P.; Bouquegneau, J.M.

2000-01-01

Associations of tunas and dolphins in the wild are quite frequent events and the question arises how predators requiring similar diet in the same habitat share their environmental resources. As isotopic composition of an animal is related to that of its preys, stable isotope ( 13 C/ 12 C and 15 N/ 14 N) analyses were performed in three predator species from the North-east Atlantic: the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis and the albacore tuna, Thunnus alalunga, and compared to their previously described stomach content. Heavy metals (Cd, Zn, Cu and Fe) are mainly transferred through the diet and so, have been determined in the tissues of the animals. Tuna muscles display higher δ 15 N than in common and striped dolphins (mean: 11.4 vs. 10.3%o and 10.4%o, respectively) which reflects their higher trophic level nutrition. Higher δ 13 C are found in common (-18.4%o) and striped dolphin (-18.1%o) muscles than in albacore tuna (-19.3%o) probably in relation with its migratory pattern. The most striking feature is the presence of two levels of cadmium concentrations in the livers of the tunas (32 mg kg -1 dry weight (DW) vs. 5 mg kg -1 DW). These two groups also differ by their iron concentrations and their δ 15 N and δ 13 C liver values. These results suggest that in the Biscay Bay, tunas occupy two different ecological niches probably based on different squid inputs in their diet

Effects Of Using Fermented Tuna Innards In Fish Feed Formula To Pangasius Pangasius Sp. Growth

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Alexander KorinusMarantika

2015-08-01

Full Text Available The purposes of this research were to determine the best dosage of the tuna innards fermentation powder substitution based on its survival rate specific growth rate and the conversion ratio of pangasius fish Pangasius sp. fish feed. The fish feed test formula contained 30 of raw protein. The tested fish feed consisted of fish powder mixed with substitution powder from fermented tuna innards. The substitution in fish feed A0 B10 C20 and D30. The number of pangasius fish thrown into 50x30x30 cm aquarium was 20 fish with average weight 3.120.03g. Fish feeding frequency was 5 5 three times a day at 0800 1300 and 1900 for 40 days. The results showed that with the added fermented tuna innards protein powder substitution dosage until 20 of the fish feed the survival rate improved reaching 100 the best specific growth rate was at 3.36 BB and the fish feed conversion ratio declined at the lowest 1.55 gg.

First attempt to assess the viability of bluefin tuna spawning events in offshore cages located in an a priori favourable larval habitat

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Patricia Reglero

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Most of the Atlantic bluefin tuna caught by the purse-seine fleet in the Mediterranean Sea are transferred alive into transport cages and towed to coastal facilities where they are fattened. This major fishery is targeting aggregations of reproductive bluefin tuna that continue spawning within the transport cages. Our study is the first attempt to assess the viability of the spawning events within transport cages placed offshore in a priori favourable locations for larval survival. The study was conducted in June 2010 in the Balearic Sea, a main spawning area for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean. The location of two transport cages, one with wild and one with captive tuna, coincide with the situation of the chlorophyll front using satellite imagery as a proxy for the salinity front between resident surface waters and those of recent Atlantic origin. The results showed that bluefin tuna eggs were spawned almost every day within the two cages but few or no larvae were found. The expected larval densities estimated after applying mortality curves to the daily egg densities observed in the cages were higher than the sampled larval densities. The trajectories of the eggs after hatching estimated from a particle tracking model based on observed geostrophic currents and a drifter deployed adjacent to the cage suggest that larvae were likely to be caught close to the cages within the sampling dates. Spawning events in captive tuna in transport cages may hatch into larvae though they may experience higher mortality rates than expected in natural populations. The causes of the larval mortality are further discussed in the text. Such studies should be repeated in other spawning areas in the Mediterranean if spawning in cages located offshore in areas favourable a priori for larval survival is likely to be considered a management measurement to minimize the impact of purse-seine fishing on tuna.

Significant histamine formation in tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) at 2 degrees C - effect of vacuum- and modified atmosphere-packaging on psychrotolerant bacteria

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Emborg, Jette; Laursen, B. G.; Dalgaard, Paw

2005-01-01

Occurrence and importance of psychrotolerant histamine producing bacteria in chilled fresh tuna were demonstrated in the present study. The objective was to evaluate microbial formation of histamine and biogenic amines in chilled fresh tuna from the Indian Ocean and stored either vacuum-packed (VP...

77 FR 21015 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

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2012-04-09

... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 110210132-1275-02] RIN 0648-XB116 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries AGENCY... to their ability to attract customers. In addition, 2011 Large Pelagics Survey estimates indicate...

76 FR 18416 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

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2011-04-04

... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 100317152-0176-01] RIN 0648-XA327 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries AGENCY... ability to attract customers. In addition, recent Large Pelagics Survey estimates indicate that charter...

Efectividad de la acupuntura en el tratamiento del síndrome del túnel del carpo, Las Tunas

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Aydelián Jevey González

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio de intervención con el objetivo de determinar la efectividad de la acupuntura en el tratamiento del Síndrome del Túnel del Carpo, en pacientes que fueron atendidos en el Policlínico Docente Manuel Piti Fajardo del municipio de Las Tunas, en el período comprendido desde enero hasta diciembre de 2008. La muestra la conformaron 50 pacientes mayores de 14 años. Se les aplicó un tratamiento con acupuntura diario en un total de quince sesiones, utilizando los puntos: IG-4, IG-11, ID-3, P-7 y TR-5, conjuntamente con la terapia medicamentosa. Los resultados fueron satisfactorios, la casi totalidad de los pacientes (49 tuvo una evolución clínica positiva, al disminuir los síntomas y signos. Las recaídas fueron mínimas luego de treinta días de aplicado el tratamiento, el consumo de medicamentos disminuyó de forma discreta y los efectos adversos al tratamiento acupuntural fueron mínimos. El tratamiento fue efectivo

Synthesis of Monoacylglycerol Rich in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Tuna Oil with Immobilized Lipase AK

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Pawongrat, Ratchapol; Xu, Xuebing; H-Kittikun, Aran

2007-01-01

The aim of this study was to produce monoacylglycerols (MAG) rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), by glycerolysis of tuna oil with lipase AK from Pseudomonas fluorescence immobilized on Accurel EP-100 (IM-AK). tert...... on tuna oil. The temperature was controlled at 45 degrees C. Under these conditions, with a 24 h reaction, the yield of MAG was 24.6%, but containing 56.0 wt% PUFA (EPA and DHA). Stability of the IM-AK was also studied. The hydrolytic activity of the enzyme remained at 88% and 80% of initial activity...

Pelagic shark bycatch in the tuna- and swordfish-directed longline ...

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The capture of pelagic sharks as bycatch of the South African pelagic longline fleet targeting tuna Thunnus spp. and swordfish Xiphias gladius was investigated during the period 1998–2005. In all, 26 species were caught, of which six are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Vulnerable and ...

Reducing the Bitterness of Tuna (Euthynnus pelamis) Dark Meat with Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei ATCC 393

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Ernani S. Sant’Anna; Luiz H. Beirão; Fabiano Cleber Bertoldi

2004-01-01

During the process of canning tuna fish, considerable amounts of dark tuna meat are left over because of its bitterness, which are then used in the production of animal food. Fermentation with Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei ATCC 393 was used as an alternative to reduce this bitter taste. Samples of meat were prepared, vacuum packed and then stored at –18 °C. The frozen dark meat was used immediately after defrosting and the experiment was carried out with 2 and 4 % of NaCl with the addition...

78 FR 20258 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

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2013-04-04

... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 120306154-2241-02] RIN 0648-XC593 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries AGENCY... retention limit is vital to their ability to attract customers. In addition, 2012 Large Pelagics Survey...

Determination of multi-element composition of Vietnamese marine sediment and tuna fish by k0-standardized neutron activation analysis

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Manh-Dung Ho; Quang-Thien Tran; Van-Doanh Ho; Thi-Sy Nguyen

2016-01-01

The k 0 -standardized neutron activation analysis (k 0 -NAA) has been applied for determination of multiple elements (25 elements: Al, As, Ba, Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Eu, Fe, Hg, K, La, Mg, Na, Rb, Sc, Se, Sm, Th, Ti, V and Zn) in marine sediment and tuna fish. About 50 marine sediment and 9 tuna fish samples were collected in two coastal areas of Vietnam. The health risk index (HRI) values of As and Br were higher than 1.0 for the tuna fish. Also, HRI value of Hg was 8.92 × 10 -1 indicating a relatively high potential health risk, whiles Co and Mn with HRIs = 1.56 × 10 -4 and 8.56 × 10 -4 , respectively, have the lowest potential health risks. Average enrichment factors using Al as a reference element (EF Al ) were higher than 1.5 for Eu, La, Zn, Th, Cs and As in which the highest EF Al value for As was higher than 10. This study showed that the HRI value of As in the tuna fish correlated positively with the EF Al value for the element in the marine sediment. (author)

Low-temperature transitions in cod and tuna determined by differential scanning calorimetry

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Jensen, Kristina Nedenskov; Jørgensen, Bo; Nielsen, Jette

2003-01-01

Differential scanning calorimetry measurements have revealed different thermal transitions in cod and tuna samples. Transition temperatures detected Lit -11degreesC, -15degreesC and -21degreesC were highly dependent on the annealing temperature. In tuna muscle an additional transition was observed...... at -72degreesC. This transition appeared differently than the thermal events observed at higher temperatures, as it spanned a broad temperature interval of 25degreesC. The transition was comparable to low-temperature glass transitions reported in protein-rich systems. No transition at this low...... temperature was detected in cod samples. The transitions observed at higher temperatures (-11degreesC to -21degreesC) may possibly stein from a glassy matrix containing muscle proteins. However, the presence of a glass transition at - 11degreesC was in disagreement with the low storage stability at -18degrees...

Seasonal Variations of Oceanographic Variables and Eastern Little Tuna (Euthynnus affinis) Catches in the North Indramayu Waters Java Sea

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Syamsuddin, Mega; Sunarto; Yuliadi, Lintang

2018-02-01

The remotely derived oceanographic variables included sea surface temperature (SST), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and Eastern Little Tuna (Euthynnus affinis) catches are used as a combined dataset to understand the seasonal variation of oceanographic variables and Eastern Little Tuna catches in the north Indramayu waters, Java Sea. The fish catches and remotely sensed data were analysed for the 5 years datasets from 2010-2014. This study has shown the effect of monsoon inducing oceanographic condition in the study area. Seasonal change features were dominant for all the selected oceanographic parameters of SST and Chl-a, and also Eastern Little Tuna catches, respectively. The Eastern Little Tuna catch rates have the peak season from September to December (700 to 1000) ton that corresponded with the value of SST ranging from 29 °C to 30 °C following the decreasing of Chl-a concentrations in September to November (0.4 to 0.5) mg m-3. The monsoonal system plays a great role in determining the variability of oceanographic conditions and catch in the north Indramayu waters, Java Sea. The catches seemed higher during the northwest monsoon than in the southeast monsoon for all year observations except in 2010. The wavelet spectrum analysis results confirmed that Eastern Little Tuna catches had seasonal and inter-annual variations during 2012-2014. The SST had seasonal variations during 2010-2014. The Chl-a also showed seasonal variations during 2010-2011 and interannual variations during 2011-2014. Our results would benefit the fishermen and policy makers to have better management for sustainable catch in the study area.

THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL DIMENSION IN PROFESSIONAL FORMATION IN SOCIOCULTURAL STUDIES / EL PAPEL DE LA DIMENSIÓN HISTÓRICA EN EL PROCESO FORMATIVO DEL PROFESIONAL DE LOS ESTUDIOS SOCIOCULTURALES

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Marcos Antonio Grave de Peralta Ruiz

2012-07-01

Full Text Available The present paper deals with the role of history in professional formation in sociocultural studies. It characterizes its multidisciplinary structure and its concretion in the Pedagogical Model of the Bachelor's Degree in Sociocultural Studies. It points out the background of this profession in Europe at the middle of the XX century. The results obtained by graduate student in five of first graduations in the Universidad Las Tunas are showed. It has partial conclusions of the pedagogic investigation that explains a didactic conception about the paper of the historic in the student's development, preparation, which favors the fulfillment of general objectives and the professional behavior.RESUMENEl presente trabajo aborda el papel de la dimensión histórica en el proceso formativo del profesional de los estudios socioculturales. Se caracteriza su estructuración multidisciplinaria y su concreción en el Modelo Pedagógico de la Licenciatura en Estudios Socioculturales. Destaca los antecedentes de esta nueva profesión en la Europa de mediados del siglo XX. Se exponen los resultados alcanzados por los egresados de las cinco primeras graduaciones de la Universidad de Las Tunas. Contiene las conclusiones parciales de una investigación pedagógica que fundamenta una concepción didáctica acerca del papel de lo histórico en la preparación del estudiante, la cual contribuye al cumplimiento de los objetivos generales y los modos de actuación del profesional.

Transectional heat transfer in thermoregulating bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) - a 2D heat flux model.

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Boye, Jess; Musyl, Michael; Brill, Richard; Malte, Hans

2009-11-01

We developed a 2D heat flux model to elucidate routes and rates of heat transfer within bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus Lowe 1839 in both steady-state and time-dependent settings. In modeling the former situation, we adjusted the efficiencies of heat conservation in the red and the white muscle so as to make the output of the model agree as closely as possible with observed cross-sectional isotherms. In modeling the latter situation, we applied the heat exchanger efficiencies from the steady-state model to predict the distribution of temperature and heat fluxes in bigeye tuna during their extensive daily vertical excursions. The simulations yielded a close match to the data recorded in free-swimming fish and strongly point to the importance of the heat-producing and heat-conserving properties of the white muscle. The best correspondence between model output and observed data was obtained when the countercurrent heat exchangers in the blood flow pathways to the red and white muscle retained 99% and 96% (respectively) of the heat produced in these tissues. Our model confirms that the ability of bigeye tuna to maintain elevated muscle temperatures during their extensive daily vertical movements depends on their ability to rapidly modulate heating and cooling rates. This study shows that the differential cooling and heating rates could be fully accounted for by a mechanism where blood flow to the swimming muscles is either exclusively through the heat exchangers or completely shunted around them, depending on the ambient temperature relative to the body temperature. Our results therefore strongly suggest that such a mechanism is involved in the extensive physiological thermoregulatory abilities of endothermic bigeye tuna.

EVALUASI IMPLEMENTASI MANAJEMEN BERBASIS SEKOLAH (MBSDI SMK TELEKOMUNIKASI TUNAS HARAPAN KABUPATEN SEMARANG (STUDI TENTANG PEMBELAJARAN PAKEM

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Prima Widyatmoko

2015-06-01

Full Text Available This study aims at evaluating (a the design of implementation of PAKEM learning in SMK Telekomunikasi Tunas Harapan, (b the installation of implementation of PAKEM learning in SMK Telekomunikasi Tunas Harapan, (c the process of implementation of PAKEM learning in SMK Telekomunikasi Tunas Harapan, and (d the product evaluation of implementation of PAKEM learning in SMK Telekomunikasi Tunas Harapan. This is a evaluative research employing Discrepency Evaluation Model. Techniques of collecting data used are interview, queationaires, documentations study, and observation. Triangulation technique is used to support data validity. The results of this study are (a the design of implementation of PAKEM learning has been formulated with regard to educators criteria including input, process, and output aspects, (b there is still 2% discrepency in teachers’ certificates. Qualifications of teachers’ academic and teachers’ competencies in PAKEM learning are in line with the standards determined, (c criteria of succesful PAKEM learning program have not been fulfiled entirely. Syllabus and lesson plan preparation reach 85%. Active learning process goes to low discrepency (13%. Creative learning process goes to moderate discrepency (31%. Effective learning process goes to low discrepency (18%. Fun learning process goes to low discrepency (15%. In learning achievement assessment, teachers have done their responsibilities well, (d the products in PAKEM learning include achievement in affective aspect where 90% students gain predicate “good”, cognitive aspect where 80% students gain B-, and psychomotoric aspect where 79% students gain B-.

Effect of electron irradiation and bayberry polyphenols on the quality change of yellowfin tuna fillets during refrigerated storage

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Bu, Tingting; Jin, Yang; Li, Xiaohui; Zhang, Jinjie; Xu, Dalun; Yang, Wenge; Lou, Qiaoming

2017-09-01

This study evaluated the synergistic effect of bayberry polyphenols and electron irradiation in controlling the chemical, microbiological and sensory changes of raw yellowfin tuna fillets at 4 °C for 7 days. The results indicated that the initial values of each index were dose-dependent. The dose of 5 kGy notably accelerated adenosine triphosphate degradation and lipid oxidation, while the doses of 1 and 3 kGy had acceptable sensory quality and yielded a shelf-life of 5 days. The addition of bayberry polyphenols had evident effect in inhibiting freshness breakdown, bacteria growth, histamine formation, and discoloration of tuna fillets. Bayberry polyphenols, as an antioxidant, could inhibit lipid oxidation and sensory side-effects made by irradiation up to 3 kGy. The dose of 1-3 kGy coupled with bayberry polyphenols was optimum to preserve tuna fillets which prolonged the shelf-life to 7 days.

Ecological role of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) fish farms for associated wild fish assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Stagličić, Nika; Šegvić-Bubić, Tanja; Ugarković, Pero; Talijančić, Igor; Žužul, Iva; Tičina, Vjekoslav; Grubišić, Leon

2017-12-01

The ecological effects of tuna fish farms are largely undocumented. This study confirmed their high capacity to attract surrounding wild fish. The aggregation effect persisted year round, without detectable seasonal differences. Farm impact was restricted to close proximity of the sea cages, and was more prominent over the bottom than in the water column strata. Tuna fish farms proved to be high energy trophic resources, as indicated by the enhanced fitness status of two focal species, bogue and seabream. Under abundant food supply, seabream appear to allocate the majority of energy reserves to gonad development. Farm associated bogue had greater parasite loads, with no detrimental effect on fitness status. Overall, tuna fish farms can be regarded as population sources for aggregated wild fish, and under the no fishing conditions within the leasehold areas, can serve as functional marine protected areas. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Mercury levels of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) are associated with capture location.

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Nicklisch, Sascha C T; Bonito, Lindsay T; Sandin, Stuart; Hamdoun, Amro

2017-10-01

Mercury is a toxic compound to which humans are exposed by consumption of fish. Current fish consumption advisories focus on minimizing the risk posed by the species that are most likely to have high levels of mercury. Less accounted for is the variation within species, and the potential role of the geographic origin of a fish in determining its mercury level. Here we surveyed the mercury levels in 117 yellowfin tuna caught from 12 different locations worldwide. Our results indicated significant variation in yellowfin tuna methylmercury load, with levels that ranged from 0.03 to 0.82 μg/g wet weight across individual fish. Mean mercury levels were only weakly associated with fish size (R 2  mercury load, and argue for better traceability of fish to improve the accuracy of exposure risk predictions. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Pertinencia del esquema terapéutico antimicrobiano en las infecciones del tracto urinario, Las Tunas

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Maité Rúa del Toro

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, de utilización de medicamentos de tipo indicación-prescripción con elementos de esquema terapéutico, con el objetivo de evaluar la pertinencia del esquema terapéutico de antimicrobianos, para el tratamiento de las infecciones del tracto urinario en la atención primaria de salud en el municipio Las Tunas, en el período comprendido entre enero a diciembre de 2012. El universo estuvo constituido por el total de pacientes con prescripción médica de antimicrobianos por impresión diagnóstica de sepsi o infección urinaria, la muestra fue de 120 pacientes. Los datos se obtuvieron de fuentes primarias y secundarias, procesados por estadística descriptiva, a través del análisis porcentual.  Las infecciones del tracto urinario, baja y alta no complicadas, fueron las que más afectaron a la población. Los antimicrobianos más utilizados: cotrimoxazol, ciprofloxacina y ácido nalidíxico. A la mayoría de los pacientes se les prescribieron terapéuticas antimicrobianas no pertinentes, debido a la selección inadecuada.

Comportamiento de la lepra en la provincia de Las Tunas, 2003-2012

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Martha O León Cabrales

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, para determinar algunas características epidemiológicas de la incidencia de la lepra, que es una enfermedad transmisible, tan antigua como el hombre mismo. El universo estuvo constituido por los 103 casos notificados con lepra en la provincia de Las Tunas, en el período de enero de 2003 a diciembre de 2012. La información se obtuvo por las encuestas epidemiológicas existentes en el Departamento de Estadística de la Dirección Provincial de Salud y en el Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Se creó una base de datos en Epinfo versión 3.3.3, donde se tabularon los datos de las encuestas. El análisis de los resultados se expresó en números absolutos, tasas y porcentajes para su mejor interpretación, obteniéndose como resultado que la tasa de detección de casos tiene un comportamiento irregular, el año de mayor incidencia fue el 2009, con 20 casos. Se notificaron tres casos de lepra infantil; las formas paucibacilares representaron el 51,5%; el modo de detección más frecuente fue el espontáneo. Existe transmisión activa y todo ello puede ser reflejo de la ausencia de un trabajo consolidado en el programa de control de la enfermedad

Gender Transformations and Colonial Displacements in Laura Antillano's "Tuna de mar"

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Reid, Alana

2015-01-01

This paper examines the trajectories of two characters in Laura Antillano's short story, "Tuna de mar" (1991), as they navigate interrelated systems of power and attempt to position themselves closer to, or further away from, the margins. Set in the late eighteenth century, the tale features a female protagonist who escapes prostitution…

V ITER chrání zimu tuna stříbra

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Říjen (2016) ISSN 2464-7888 Institutional support: RVO:61389021 Keywords : fusion * tokamak * ITER * thermal shield * silver * superconductivity Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics http://www.3pol.cz/cz/rubriky/jaderna-fyzika-a-energetika/1922-v-iter-chrani-zimu-tuna-stribra

Resultados Preliminares sobre Estudios de Evapotranspiración del Cacao.

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Navarrete S. Cristóbal

1960-06-01

Full Text Available El objeto de este trabajo fue determinar los requerimientos de agua por el cacaotero. De los múltiples métodos que existen para este fin, solo el que hace uso de la evapotranspirometría da la solución deseada. El método se basa en que el agua del suelo establece un equilibrio entre el agua que entra, como resultado de la precipitación y el agua que sale a través de la evaporación y transpiración. Para este estudio se están usando cuatro evapotranspirómetros de 2 x 2 metros en la parte superior y 1.20 metros de profundidad: un quinto tanque sirve de fosa colectora, donde se tienen las canecas que recogen las aguas de drenajes. A los evapotranspirómetros se trasplantaron cacaoteros de tres y medio años de edad del Clon 6. Posteriormente fueron rellenados consuelo del mismo lugar y procedente de la excavación. La estación de evapotranspirometría se localizó en medio de una plantación comerciaal de cacao del clon 6 de la misma edad, en la que se ha demarcado una zona buffer de 50 x 50 mts., ésta se riega en la misma forma que los tanques evapotranspirómetros. A éstos se les aplica una cantidad medida de agua cuando no llueve en las 24 horas anteriores. La evapotranspiración potencial se mide restando del agua aplicarla la la cantidad recogida en las canecas, esto se hace para cada tanque todos los días a las 8 a.m. Además de la evapotranspiración potencial, diariamente se toman datos metereológicos en aparatos localizados junto a los tanques experimentales. La información para tres meses; indica que el agua de lluvia sólo suministró el 42.19% y el 63.33% de los requerimientos de agua para el cacaotero en los meses de febrero y marzo respectivamente. En el mes de abril la precipitación fue superior a los requerimientos de agua, va que el consumo fue de 58.46 mm. Y la precipitación de 129.5 mm. Debido a la información tan escasa (tres meses solamente aquí presentada, es imposible, por el momento

The imprint of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on Atlantic bluefin tuna otoliths

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Fraile, Igaratza; Arrizabalaga, Haritz; Groeneveld, Jeroen; Kölling, Martin; Santos, Miguel Neves; Macías, David; Addis, Piero; Dettman, David L.; Karakulak, Saadet; Deguara, Simeon; Rooker, Jay R.

2016-06-01

Otoliths of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) collected from the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean were analyzed to evaluate changes in the seawater isotopic composition over time. We report an annual otolith δ13C record that documents the magnitude of the δ13C depletion in the Mediterranean Sea between 1989 and 2010. Atlantic bluefin tuna in our sample (n = 632) ranged from 1 to 22 years, and otolith material corresponding to the first year of life (back-calculated birth year) was used to reconstruct seawater isotopic composition. Otolith δ18O remained relatively stable between 1989 and 2010, whereas a statistically significant decrease in δ13C was detected across the time interval investigated, with a rate of decline of 0.05‰ yr- 1 (- 0.94‰ depletion throughout the recorded period). The depletion in otolith δ13C over time was associated with the oceanic uptake of anthropogenically derived CO2.

Readiness Assessment Towards Smart Manufacturing System for Tuna Processing Industry in Indonesia

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Anggrahini, D.; Kurniati, N.; Karningsih, P. D.; Parenreng, S. M.; Syahroni, N.

2018-04-01

Marine product processing is one of the top priority clusters in the national development. Tuna, as a kind of deep ocean fishes, has the highest number of production that significantly increased throughout the years. Indonesia government encourages tuna processing industry, which are mostly dominated by small to medium enterprises, to grow continuously. Nowadays, manufacturers are facing substantial challenges in adopting modern system and technology that will lead a significant improvement through the internet of things (IoT). A smart factory transform integrated manufacturing process, in a high speed processing to respond customer needs. It has some positive impacts, such as increasing productivity, reducing set up time, shortening marketing and other support activities, hence the process is being more flexible and efficient. To implement smart manufacturing system, factories should know the readiness at any level of them, technology capability and strategy appropriateness. This exploratory study aims to identify the criterias, and develop an assessment tools to measure the level towards smart factory.

Distribution and transportability of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in the Asia-Pacific region using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator

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Ueno, Daisuke [National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington ON L7R 4A6 (Canada) and Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Ehime (Japan)]. E-mail: ueno@qg8.so-net.ne.jp; Alaee, Mehran [National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington ON L7R 4A6 (Canada); Marvin, Chris [National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington ON L7R 4A6 (Canada); Muir, Derek C.G. [National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington ON L7R 4A6 (Canada); Macinnis, Gordia [National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington ON L7R 4A6 (Canada); Reiner, Eric [Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto, ON (Canada); Crozier, Patrick [Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto, ON (Canada); Furdui, Vasile I. [Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto, ON (Canada); Subramanian, Annamalai [Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Ehime (Japan); Fillmann, Gilberto [Department of Oceanography, Fundacao Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande (Brazil); Lam, Paul K.S. [Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong); Zheng, Gene J. [Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong); Muchtar, Muswerry [Research and Development Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta (Indonesia); Razak, Hamidah [Research and Development Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta (Indonesia); Prudente, Maricar [Science Education Department, De La Salle University, Manila (Philippines); Chung, Kyu-hyuck [College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea (Korea); Tanabe, Shinsuke [Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Ehime (Japan)

2006-11-15

The geographical distribution of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) was investigated through analysis of muscle tissue of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from offshore waters of Asia-Pacific region (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, Brazil, Japan Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean and North Pacific Ocean). HBCD was detected in almost all samples analyzed (<0.1 to 45 ng/g lipid weight basis), indicating widespread presence of this compound in the marine environment. Elevated concentrations of HBCD were found in skipjack tuna from areas around Japan, which have the larger modern industrial/urban societies, and implicated these areas as primary regional sources. All three individual HBCD isomers ({alpha}-, {gamma}- and {beta}-HBCD) were detected in almost all samples; the percentage contribution of the {alpha}-isomer to total HBCD increased with increasing latitude. The estimated empirical 1/2 distance for {alpha}-HBCD was 8500 km, which is one of the highest atmospheric transportability among various halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs). - Geographical distribution of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in offshore water of Asia-Pacific region was investigated using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator.

Distribution and transportability of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in the Asia-Pacific region using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator

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Ueno, Daisuke; Alaee, Mehran; Marvin, Chris; Muir, Derek C.G.; Macinnis, Gordia; Reiner, Eric; Crozier, Patrick; Furdui, Vasile I.; Subramanian, Annamalai; Fillmann, Gilberto; Lam, Paul K.S.; Zheng, Gene J.; Muchtar, Muswerry; Razak, Hamidah; Prudente, Maricar; Chung, Kyu-hyuck; Tanabe, Shinsuke

2006-01-01

The geographical distribution of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) was investigated through analysis of muscle tissue of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from offshore waters of Asia-Pacific region (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, Brazil, Japan Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean and North Pacific Ocean). HBCD was detected in almost all samples analyzed (<0.1 to 45 ng/g lipid weight basis), indicating widespread presence of this compound in the marine environment. Elevated concentrations of HBCD were found in skipjack tuna from areas around Japan, which have the larger modern industrial/urban societies, and implicated these areas as primary regional sources. All three individual HBCD isomers (α-, γ- and β-HBCD) were detected in almost all samples; the percentage contribution of the α-isomer to total HBCD increased with increasing latitude. The estimated empirical 1/2 distance for α-HBCD was 8500 km, which is one of the highest atmospheric transportability among various halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs). - Geographical distribution of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in offshore water of Asia-Pacific region was investigated using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Biometrics and Condition.

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Rodriguez-Marin, Enrique; Ortiz, Mauricio; Ortiz de Urbina, José María; Quelle, Pablo; Walter, John; Abid, Noureddine; Addis, Piero; Alot, Enrique; Andrushchenko, Irene; Deguara, Simeon; Di Natale, Antonio; Gatt, Mark; Golet, Walter; Karakulak, Saadet; Kimoto, Ai; Macias, David; Saber, Samar; Santos, Miguel Neves; Zarrad, Rafik

2015-01-01

The compiled data for this study represents the first Atlantic and Mediterranean-wide effort to pool all available biometric data for Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) with the collaboration of many countries and scientific groups. Biometric relationships were based on an extensive sampling (over 140,000 fish sampled), covering most of the fishing areas for this species in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Sensitivity analyses were carried out to evaluate the representativeness of sampling and explore the most adequate procedure to fit the weight-length relationship (WLR). The selected model for the WLRs by stock included standardized data series (common measurement types) weighted by the inverse variability. There was little difference between annual stock-specific round weight-straight fork length relationships, with an overall difference of 6% in weight. The predicted weight by month was estimated as an additional component in the exponent of the weight-length function. The analyses of monthly variations of fish condition by stock, maturity state and geographic area reflect annual cycles of spawning and feeding behavior. We update and improve upon the biometric relationships for bluefin currently used by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, by incorporating substantially larger datasets than ever previously compiled, providing complete documentation of sources and employing robust statistical fitting. WLRs and other conversion factors estimated in this study differ from the ones used in previous bluefin stock assessments.

Trophic niches of sympatric tropical tuna in the Western Indian Ocean inferred by stable isotopes and neutral fatty acids

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Sardenne, Fany; Bodin, Nathalie; Chassot, Emmanuel; Amiel, Aurélien; Fouché, Edwin; Degroote, Maxime; Hollanda, Stéphanie; Pethybridge, Heidi; Lebreton, Benoit; Guillou, Gaël; Ménard, Frédéric

2016-08-01

This study examined the trophic ecology of three sympatric tropical tuna species (bigeye BET, skipjack SKJ, and yellowfin YFT) sampled in the Western Indian Ocean throughout 2013. Specifically we explored inter-specific resource partitioning and ontogenetic variability using neutral fatty acids and stable isotope analysis of liver and muscle from small (⩽100 cm fork length, FL) and large (>100 cm FL) tuna collected in mixed schools at the surface by purse-seine. Both biochemical tracers were used to calculate trophic niche indices that collectively revealed high potential for resource overlap, especially among small tuna. Resource overlap appeared strongest between BET and YFT, with SKJ tissues having high carbon isotope (δ13C) values (-17 ± 0.3‰), lower nitrogen isotope (δ15N) values (11.4 ± 0.6‰), and higher relative proportion of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) than the two other species, indicating a different diet. Size was found to be a strong predictor for most biochemical tracers in the three species with δ13C, δ15N and total lipid content in the liver. In the larger species (YFT and BET), proportions of mono-unsaturated fatty acids typically increased with size, while quantities of PUFA decreased. In addition to ontogenetic variability, trophic markers were shown to vary between sampling area and season: higher lipid reserves and δ15N values, and lower δ13C values occurred during monsoon periods around Seychelles than in the Mozambique Channel (parted from about 1500 km). Our multi-tracer approach reveals the magnitude of potential competitive interactions in mixed tropical tuna schools at both small and large sizes and demonstrates that ontogenetic niche differentiation acts as a major factor of coexistence in tropical tuna.

DISKRIMINASI KELAMIN PADA IKAN TUNA SIRIP KUNING, Yellowfin tuna MENGGUNAKAN ANALISIS DOT BLOT DAN ELISA

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Gusti Ngurah Permana

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Pemahaman tentang penentuan jenis kelamin dalam populasi induk merupakan hal yang sangat penting bagi keberhasilan program pembenihan. Pengukuran reaksi antibodi dan aktivitas hormon testosterone, serta estradiol adalah metode dengan potensi yang secara akurat dapat menentukan jenis kelamin ikan tanpa mematikan ikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui akurasi metode dot blot dan ELISA dengan 11-ketotestorsterone (11-KT yang tersedia secara komersial EIA-kit untuk membedakan jenis kelamin ikan tuna sirip kuning. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa metode dot blot menghasilkan ekspresi vitelogenin tampak jelas pada individu betina dan efek plasma terlihat transparan, jika dibandingkan dengan individu jantan. Interpretasi dari metode ini memerlukan pengalaman dan keahlian dalam akurasi pembacaan hasil. Aktivitas hormon 11-KT dengan sampel klip sirip dan plasma memberikan hasil yang baik dengan aktivitas hormon terlihat jelas.

Estudio de la fertilidad y viabilidad de quistes hidatídicos ovinos

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García Llamazares José Luis

1997-01-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTO: La finalidad de este trabajo es analizar la fertilidad de los quistes hidatídicos de origen ovino, especie de gran interés epidemiológico en la hidatidosis, y la adecuación del gerbillo (Meriones unguiculatus como modelo experimental para el estudio "in vivo" de dicha hidatidosis, fase preliminar de posteriores estudios terapeúticos. MÉTODOS: Se ha realizado un estudio de la fertilidad y viabilidad de quistes hidatídicos procedentes de pulmones e hígados de ganado ovino de Castilla y León a través del examen y evaluación de una serie de parámetros entre los que figura la producción de una hidatidosis secundaria experimental en animales de laboratorio. RESULTADOS: El índice quístico total obtenido fue de 8,57 quistes por ovino infestado (5,97 quistes por pulmón infestado y 5,57 quistes por hígado infestado. El porcentaje de fertilidad obtenido en los quistes hidatídicos de origen ovino que contenían protoescólex viables "in vitro" fue del 43,97% (43,02% en los quistes pulmonares y 46,16% en los quistes hepáticos. La viabilidad "in vivo" de los protoescólex seleccionados se puso de manifiesto al producirse en el 100% de los gerbillos infectados una hidatidosis secundaria experimental. CONCLUSIONES: Se destaca la validez de los criterios utilizados para estudiar la viabilidad "in vitro" de los protoescólex procedentes de quistes hidatídicos de origen ovino. La hidatidosis secundaria producida en gerbillos nos conduce a considerarlos como especie de experimentación adecuada para la investigación "in vivo" de la hidatidosis de origen ovino.

Estrategias de afrontamiento y personalidad resistente en pacientes de cuidados paliativos. Un estudio preliminar

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CECILIA PEÑACOBA PUENTE

2005-01-01

Full Text Available La medicina paliativa se dedica al cuidado de los pacientes con enfermedades en fase terminal. En España, existen varias unidades de cuidados paliativos, sin embargo, no en todas se lleva a cabo una intervención multidisciplinaria lo cual es esencial para conseguir que una persona muera en una situación de bienestar y con la mejor calidad posible. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las estrategias de afrontamiento existentes en los enfermos ingresados en unidades de cuidados paliativos en fase de aceptación y su relación con la personalidad resistente. Para ello, se administró un instrumento corto en forma de entrevista. Los resultados encontrados muestran que este tipo de pacientes utilizan estrategias de afrontamiento positivas como acción para resolver problemas, búsqueda de recompensas alternativas y reevaluación positiva. Por otro lado, un aspecto de la personalidad resistente encontrada en estos pacientes es el reto lo cual indica que estos pacientes viven esta experiencia como una oportunidad de desarrollo personal.

Tuna cannery energy conservation interventions: Technical/economic feasibility study

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Florio, G. (Calabria Univ. Arcavacata di Rende (Italy). Dipt. di Meccanica)

An energy audit was conducted on a 230,000 can (x 80 g)/day tuna cannery to determine where technically and economically feasible energy savings interventions could be made. The plant is equipped with an oil fired boiler which supplies steam for cooking and sterilization purposes. In the energy/cost analysis, it was found that the most significant and cost effective energy savings could be obtained by the substitution of the four sterilization chambers with three sets of twin sterilization/heat exchange chambers.

El Niño revisited: the influence of El Niño Southern Oscillation on the world's largest tuna fisheries.

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Receveur, A.; Simon, N.; Menkes, C.; Tremblay-Boyer, L.; Senina, I.; Lehodey, P.

2016-12-01

El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drives global climate on inter-annual scales and impacts the ecosystem structure in the warm-pool and cold-tongue of the Pacific Ocean. During the El Niño phase of ENSO, the warm-pool can stretch from the western equatorial Pacific to the eastern Pacific allowing species associated with the warm-pool to correspondingly spread eastwards. Conversely, during the la Niña phase the warm-pool is pushed to the far western equatorial Pacific by the cold-tongue allowing species associated with this ecosystem to spread westwards. Consequently, ENSO dynamics are likely to be critical for understanding the ecological processes supporting fisheries in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Surface inhabiting tuna, such as skipjack, are thought to track the convergence of the warm-pool and cold-tongue with fishing vessels tracking this tuna behavior. Given the reliance of Pacific Island economies on tuna fisheries, knowing when tunas are more likely to be present in high density in their territorial waters is beneficial for harvest control policies such as effort trading between nations. We use the SEAPODYM model to investigate the response of bigeye and skipjack tuna species to the phases of ENSO. SEAPODYM is an age structured model that integrates fisheries dependent and independent data with environmental data. We analyze the outputs of SEAPODYM using wavelets to assess the impact of environmental and biotic variables on the abundance and distribution of adult and juvenile age classes and to study time series cycle and temporal lags to ENSO. The main result for skipjack is the eastward or westward movement of the biomass pattern which is significantly lagged with the warm pool ENSO displacement. That lag ranges from 8 months for juvenile up to 18 months for adults. Such delayed response, can be traced in the model. Higher temperature in the central Pacific during El Niño leads to better recruitment which leads to lagged increase of juvenile

UTILITY OF FISHERY HIGH SCHOOL DATA IN EXAMINING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CATCH AND EFFORT TRENDS IN THE INDONESIAN LONGLINE TUNA FISHERY

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Lilis Sadiyah

2015-12-01

Full Text Available One of the endeavours to address the shortage of catch per unit effort (CPUE information from the Indonesian Indian Ocean tuna fishery is the collation of a large amount of catch and effort data collected by Indonesian Fisheries High School students (“FHS data”. This paper attempts to investigate spatial-temporal patterns of catch and effort of the FHS data for the main tuna species caught by the fishery: bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus - BET, yellowfin tuna (T. albacares - YFT, albacore (T. alalunga - ALB and southern bluefin tuna (T.maccoyii - SBT. Reported sets occurred in the Eastern Indian Ocean, north and south of 20°S. Recorded effort from the FHS data set was concentrated within the only known SBT spawning ground. However, within this data set, SBT were recorded in the lowest catch proportion relative to BET, YFT and ALB. The catch composition data suggested that YFT and ALB were predominantly targeted by the fishery, with ALB and SBT most predominantly recorded south of 20°S, whereas BET and YFT were mostly recorded north of 20°S. Unfortunately, there was no strong information on targeting practices reported by this data set, limiting any attempts to understand the factors that influenced those results. As the sampling predominantly occurred in between July and December, the data are not representative of fishing activities throughout the entire year, and any seasonal patterns from the FHS data set are biased. In addition, the FHS data set is prone to observation error and uncertainty in terms of fish identification and fishing location. Therefore, the FHS data set needs to be interpreted with caution.

77 FR 19175 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2012 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications

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2012-03-30

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The age of the Tunas formation in the Sauce Grande basin-Ventana foldbelt (Argentina): Implications for the Permian evolution of the southwestern margin of Gondwana

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López-Gamundí, Oscar; Fildani, Andrea; Weislogel, Amy; Rossello, Eduardo

2013-08-01

New SHRIMP radiogenic isotope dating on zircons in tuffs (280.8 ± 1.9 Ma) confirms the Early Permian (Artinskian) age of the uppermost section of the Tunas Formation. Tuff-rich levels in the Tunas Formation are exposed in the Ventana foldbelt of central Argentina; they are part of a deltaic to fluvial section corresponding to the late overfilled stage of the Late Paleozoic Sauce Grande foreland basin. Recent SHRIMP dating of zircons from the basal Choiyoi volcanics exposed in western Argentina yielded an age of 281.4 ± 2.5 Ma (Rocha-Campos et al., 2011). The new data for the Tunas tuffs suggest that the volcanism present in the Sauce Grande basin can be considered as the distal equivalent of the earliest episodes of the Choiyoi volcanism of western Argentina. From the palaeoclimatic viewpoint the new Tunas SHRIMP age confirms that by early Artinskian glacial conditions ceased in the Sauce Grande basin and, probably, in adajacent basins in western Gondwana.

Aplicación del análisis 3D de elementos finitos en el estudio biomecánico de la dentición de mamíferos. Análisis preliminar en Procervulus ginsburgi (Cervidae, Artiodactyla

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Morales, J.

2006-12-01

Full Text Available The combination of complex structures and diverse materials, restricts our knowledge of the biomechanics of teeth. In this sense, finite element analysis (FEA is a method used in engineering and biomechanical studies to estimate the performance and changes produced by regimes of stress and strain in mechanic structures or the human skeleton, as well as in soft tissues. On only rare occasions it is applied to the problem of biomechanical design in animals and even less in fossil groups. In this work, we advance the preliminary results obtained on creating a complete complex 3D finite element model of the tooth of an extinct deer in order to test its functionality and mechanical properties.La combinación de las complejas estructuras y de los diversos materiales que integran los dientes, restringe nuestro conocimiento acerca de su biomecánica. En este sentido, el análisis de elementos finitos (AEF es un método utilizado en ingeniería y en estudios biomecánicos para estimar el rendimiento y las variaciones producidas por las tensiones y las deformaciones en estructuras mecánicas o del esqueleto humano, así como en tejidos blandos. En contadas ocasiones se ha aplicado este método al problema de diseño biomecánico de animales y aún menos en grupos fósiles. En este trabajo presentamos los resultados preliminares obtenidos al generar un completo y complejo modelo en 3D de elementos finitos del molar superior de un ciervo extinto para estudiar su funcionalidad y propiedades mecánicas.

ESTIMATION OF YELLOWFIN TUNA PRODUCTION LANDED IN BENOA PORT WITH WEIGHT-WEIGHT, LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS AND CONDITION FACTOR APPROACHES

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Irwan Jatmiko

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares is one of the important catch for the fishing industry in Indonesia. Length-weight relationship study is one of important tools to support fisheries management. However it could not be done to yellowfin tuna landed in Benoa port since they are in the form of gilled-gutted condition. The objectives of this study are to determine the relationship between gilled-gutted weight (GW and whole weight (WW, to calculate length weight relationship between fork length (FL and estimated whole weight (WW and to assess the relative condition factor (Kn of yellowfin tuna in Eastern Indian Ocean. Data were collected from three landing sites i.e. Malang, East Java; Benoa, Bali and Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara from January 2013 to February 2014. Linear regression analysis applied to test the significance baseline between weight-weight relationships and log transformed length weight relationship. Relative condition factor (Kn used to identify fish condition among length groups and months. The results showed a significant positive linear relationships between whole weight (WW and gilled-gutted weight (GW of T. albacares (p<0.001. There was a significant positive linier relationships between log transformed fork length and log transformed whole weight of T. albacares (p<0.001. Relative condition factor (Kn showed declining pattern along with length increase and varied among months. The findings from this study provide data for management of yellowfin tuna stock and population.

Nivel de conocimientos de médicos generales integrales de Las Tunas sobre nutrición humana

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Eslhey Sánchez Domínguez

2014-08-01

Full Text Available La nutrición humana es un instrumento imprescindible a la hora de realizar intervenciones de salud, para ello se requiere de profesionales con un nivel adecuado de conocimientos sobre esta materia. Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, en las cuatro áreas de salud del municipio de Las Tunas, en el período comprendido entre septiembre de 2010 y febrero de 2011. El objetivo de la investigación fue caracterizar los niveles de conocimientos sobre nutrición humana que tienen los especialistas y los residentes en medicina general integral. La muestra quedó conformada por 162 profesionales, a los que se les aplicó un cuestionario estructurado en cinco temas. Se realizó el análisis porcentual de los resultados y, de acuerdo al análisis integral del cuestionario, el 56,2% demostró conocimientos en los niveles medio y alto, el resto evidenció insuficiencias significativas (71 profesionales. Por el tipo de pregunta, el 49,4% (80 profesionales reveló dificultades en diferentes aspectos que constituyen generalidades de nutrición humana. En contraste con ello, el 62,3% demostró niveles de conocimientos medios y altos acerca del empleo de la nutrición en la prevención y tratamiento de enfermedades. Por temas, las deficiencias se centraron en: Aspectos generales y Alimentos, con el 51,2 y 58,7%, respectivamente. Se concluye que en los profesionales incluidos en el estudio existió un discreto predominio de los que poseen niveles de conocimientos medios y altos sobre nutrición humana. Las mayores deficiencias cognoscitivas estuvieron al relacionar los nutrientes con los alimentos y en aspectos generales de nutrición, que es necesario tener presente a la hora de promocionar estilos de vida saludables

Discovering where bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, might go: using environmental and fishery data to map potential tuna habitat in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

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Dimitrios Damalas; Persefoni Megalofonou

2012-01-01

Based on a dataset derived from commercial fisheries in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in 1998-2005, we applied generalized additive models (GAMs) to investigate the relative influence of a range of environmental factors on catch rates of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus, 1785). GAM analyses were conducted by separately modelling (1) the probability of making a catch (encountering a school), and (2) the positive catch rates (school size). Results suggested intra-annual variation...

Projecting the impacts of climate change on skipjack tuna abundance and spatial distribution.

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Dueri, Sibylle; Bopp, Laurent; Maury, Olivier

2014-03-01

Climate-induced changes in the physical, chemical, and biological environment are expected to increasingly stress marine ecosystems, with important consequences for fisheries exploitation. Here, we use the APECOSM-E numerical model (Apex Predator ECOSystem Model - Estimation) to evaluate the future impacts of climate change on the physiology, spatial distribution, and abundance of skipjack tuna, the worldwide most fished species of tropical tuna. The main novelties of our approach lie in the mechanistic link between environmental factors, metabolic rates, and behavioral responses and in the fully three dimensional representation of habitat and population abundance. Physical and biogeochemical fields used to force the model are provided by the last generation of the IPSL-CM5 Earth System Model run from 1990 to 2100 under a 'business-as-usual' scenario (RCP8.5). Our simulations show significant changes in the spatial distribution of skipjack tuna suitable habitat, as well as in their population abundance. The model projects deterioration of skipjack habitat in most tropical waters and an improvement of habitat at higher latitudes. The primary driver of habitat changes is ocean warming, followed by food density changes. Our projections show an increase of global skipjack biomass between 2010 and 2050 followed by a marked decrease between 2050 and 2095. Spawning rates are consistent with population trends, showing that spawning depends primarily on the adult biomass. On the other hand, growth rates display very smooth temporal changes, suggesting that the ability of skipjack to keep high metabolic rates in the changing environment is generally effective. Uncertainties related to our model spatial resolution, to the lack or simplification of key processes and to the climate forcings are discussed. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Relative growth pattern and hard tissue of vertebral centra by microradiography of bluefin tuna

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Kubo, Y.; Asano, H.

1989-01-01

To clarify the growth feature and the structure of hard tissue, we studied the vertebral centrum of three species, bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus, bigeye tuna T. obesus and skipjack Katsuwonus pelamis (BL: 44.2, 39.5 and 40.0cm respectively). We examined the ratio of cetrum length to diameter in each vertebral centrum and obtained the value of 0.9-1.3 in most centra among three species. This indicates that the examined species belong to the equivalent type of the relative growth pattern of vertebral centra. The hard tissue was observed by microradiography, with the longitudinal and cross sections (about 100 μm) cut through the center of notochordal pore. The major centra of the vertebral column were composed of characteristic simple structure like a cross, when seen in the microradiographs of cross sections. Microradiographs indicated that the bone has complicated canals with minute spaces like the bone cavities

Dynamic optimal foraging theory explains vertical migrations of bigeye tuna

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Thygesen, Uffe Høgsbro; Sommer, Lene; Evans, Karen

2016-01-01

Bigeye tuna are known for remarkable daytime vertical migrations between deep water, where food is abundant but the water is cold, and the surface, where water is warm but food is relatively scarce. Here we investigate if these dive patterns can be explained by dynamic optimal foraging theory...... behaves such as to maximize its energy gains. The model therefore provides insight into the processes underlying observed behavioral patterns and allows generating predictions of foraging behavior in unobserved environments...

Some epidemiological and clinical characteristics of solid malignant tumors in children from Las Tunas

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Silvio Laffita Estévez

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Background: cancer has kept up as the second cause of death in Las Tunas pediatric population.Objective: to characterize clinical and epidemiological variables of the cases diagnosed with solid malignant tumors in children seen and treated in the onco-pediatric consultation of “Mártires de Las Tunas” Pediatric Hospital from 2010 to 2014.Methods: a descriptive and retrospective study was carried out in 62 patients with solid malignant tumors in the pediatric population of Las Tunas province, from January, 2010 to December, 2014. The variables considered were: presumptive diagnosis, age, family history of tumors, clinical signs of alarm related to the tumor at the moment of diagnosis and investigations to confirm the diagnosis.  Results: non-Hodgkin lymphoma was the most frequently diagnosed tumor, with a 19, 35% of the patients. The most affected age group was between 11 and 14 years old, with a 33, 87%. The 16, 13% of the patients had family history of solid malignant tumors. The most frequent form of presentation was the abdominal tumor, with 29, 03 %. Abdominal ultrasound and computerized axial tomography were the most used complementary diagnostic means, both in the 17, 74% of the patients. Biopsy was used to confirm the 96, 77% of the cases.Conclusions: the clinical and epidemiological variables were characterized in pediatric patients diagnosed with solid malignant tumors in Las Tunas. Children between 11 and 14 years old and family history of malignant tumors were the most significant findings.

Revisiting the vulnerability of juvenile bigeye (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin (T. albacares) tuna caught by purse-seine fisheries while associating with surface waters and floating objects.

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Scutt Phillips, Joe; Pilling, Graham M; Leroy, Bruno; Evans, Karen; Usu, Thomas; Lam, Chi Hin; Schaefer, Kurt M; Nicol, Simon

2017-01-01

Tuna fisheries catch over three million tonnes of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) each year, the majority of which come from purse-seine vessels targeting fish associated with man-made fish aggregating devices (FADs). A significant challenge for fisheries management is to maximize the efficiency of skipjack tuna catches whilst minimizing the bycatch of small and immature bigeye (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin (T. albacares) tuna, for which long-term sustainability is uncertain in 75% of the world's stocks. To better manage the issues common with this fishing method, an improved understanding of tuna behaviour around FADs is necessary. We probabilistically classified the vertical behavioural patterns of 50 bigeye and 35 yellowfin tuna (mean fork length 72cm and 70cm, respectively) electronically tagged throughout the western and central Pacific Ocean into shallow and deep states, using a state-space modelling approach. The occurrence of surface-association behaviours, defined as an individual remaining in a shallow state for 24-hours, was examined in relation to known capture events and FAD density. In general, surface-association events for both species were short and lasted on average less than three days, although events as long as 28 days were observed, and were more common in yellowfin when in archipelagic waters. Events were longest immediately following tagging in 62% and 17% of bigeye and yellowfin, respectively. Surface-association behaviour was not generally estimated just prior to recapture, being either non-existent or shorter than two days for 85% of bigeye and 74% of yellowfin. Current management measures in purse-seine tuna fisheries involve periodic or spatial closures for FAD use. If the chief benefit to purse-seine fishers of surface-association around floating objects is in locating schools in horizontal space at short-term time-scales, rather than holding fish near the surface for extended periods, controlling the number of sets made on FADs

Revisiting the vulnerability of juvenile bigeye (Thunnus obesus and yellowfin (T. albacares tuna caught by purse-seine fisheries while associating with surface waters and floating objects.

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Joe Scutt Phillips

Full Text Available Tuna fisheries catch over three million tonnes of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis each year, the majority of which come from purse-seine vessels targeting fish associated with man-made fish aggregating devices (FADs. A significant challenge for fisheries management is to maximize the efficiency of skipjack tuna catches whilst minimizing the bycatch of small and immature bigeye (Thunnus obesus and yellowfin (T. albacares tuna, for which long-term sustainability is uncertain in 75% of the world's stocks. To better manage the issues common with this fishing method, an improved understanding of tuna behaviour around FADs is necessary. We probabilistically classified the vertical behavioural patterns of 50 bigeye and 35 yellowfin tuna (mean fork length 72cm and 70cm, respectively electronically tagged throughout the western and central Pacific Ocean into shallow and deep states, using a state-space modelling approach. The occurrence of surface-association behaviours, defined as an individual remaining in a shallow state for 24-hours, was examined in relation to known capture events and FAD density. In general, surface-association events for both species were short and lasted on average less than three days, although events as long as 28 days were observed, and were more common in yellowfin when in archipelagic waters. Events were longest immediately following tagging in 62% and 17% of bigeye and yellowfin, respectively. Surface-association behaviour was not generally estimated just prior to recapture, being either non-existent or shorter than two days for 85% of bigeye and 74% of yellowfin. Current management measures in purse-seine tuna fisheries involve periodic or spatial closures for FAD use. If the chief benefit to purse-seine fishers of surface-association around floating objects is in locating schools in horizontal space at short-term time-scales, rather than holding fish near the surface for extended periods, controlling the number of sets

Estudio preliminar: orégano como promotor de crecimiento en lechones destetados

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Santiago Parrado M.

2006-12-01

Full Text Available A pesar de la comprobada capacidad de mejorar el desempeño en los cerdos, el uso de antimicrobianos como promotores de crecimiento viene siendo progresivamente restringido en diversos países. Las nuevas reglamentaciones tienden a buscar nuevas alternativas al uso de antibióticos y quimioterapéuticos como promotores de crecimiento. Una de estas alternativas son los nutraceúticos que constituyen una de las opciones investigadas. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar los efectos antimicrobianos del orégano sobre la digestibilidad aparente de los nutrientes, en la ganancia diaria de peso, conversión alimenticia y presentación de diarreas en lechones recién destetados. Fueron estudiados tres grupos de lechones de 21 días de edad de la raza F1 (Landrace x Large White, durante cuatro semanas de los cuales uno de dichos grupos fue tomado como grupo control (alimento comercial, y los otros dos grupos con alimento fabricado en la granja a diferentes concentraciones de orégano (0,03 y 0,06 % respectivamente. Las dietas fabricadas son a base de harina de maíz y soya suplementados con los aminoácidos y minerales esenciales para la dieta del lechón. El proyecto tuvo duración de un mes en el cuales se midió semanalmente el peso ganado por los animales y la conversión alimenticia de los mismos; de igual forma se comparó la eficacia del orégano con respecto a una dieta normal de concentrado. Los resultados del estudio mostraron diferencias significativas entre los grupos estudiados, en cuanto a las variables ganancia diaria de peso, índice de conversión y presentación de diarreas. Se llegó a una conclusión muy significativa donde las alternativas para los antibióticos promotores de crecimiento mejoran los parámetros productivos en lechones además, del efecto antimicrobiano que poseen.

Aspectos clínicos endoscópicos, relacionados con la diverticulosis de colon. Las Tunas, enero 2011 – diciembre 2012

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Liem Fonseca Chong

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de series de casos, en el Hospital “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” de Las Tunas, con el objetivo de caracterizar los aspectos clínicos endoscópicos de la diverticulosis del colon, en el periodo comprendido desde enero 2011 a diciembre 2012. El universo quedó constituido por todos los pacientes a los que se les realizó colonoscopia, y la muestra por todos los pacientes con diagnóstico endoscópico de enfermedad diverticular. Para la obtención de los datos primarios se revisaron los expedientes clínicos de 101 pacientes con esta enfermedad, efectuando un cuestionario, en el cual se recogieron, analizaron y tabularon las variables, utilizando como medida de resumen el porcentaje. Se procesaron los datos y se interpretaron los resultados, concluyendo que en el grupo de pacientes estudiados predominaron las mujeres de más de 65 años, con dolor abdominal como síntoma principal y las hemorroides, como enfermedad que más se asoció a esta padecimiento, siendo el colon sigmoides el más afectado.

Factores culturales asociados a las conductas sexuales en estudiantes universitarios de Uruguay y España: Estudio Preliminar.

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María José Bagnato Núñez; Cristina Jenaro; Noelia Flores; Karla Guzmán

2014-01-01

El conocimiento de la conducta sexual y las variables asociadas puede ayudar a desarrollar programas de intervención más efectivos. En el presente estudio se ofrecen los resultados obtenidos a partir de 303 estudiantes de Psicología, 209 españoles y 94 uruguayos. Los instrumentos utilizados evaluaron los conocimientos, los beneficios y costes percibidos de la puesta en marcha de conductas preventivas, la eficacia de las mismas y la conducta sexual puesta en marcha. Los resultados indican la e...

Vigilancia inmunoepidemiológica del sarampión, rubéola, parotiditis, poliomielitis y tos ferina en la provincia Las Tunas, 2010-2013

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Enelis Reyes Reyes

2014-08-01

Full Text Available La inmunoepidemiología se ha convertido en imprescindible en el sistema de vigilancia moderno de salud, en la evaluación de los programas de vacunación, en la definición de la inmunidad poblacional y en su papel en la prevención de enfermedades. Este estudio describe el comportamiento en la provincia de Las Tunas de la vigilancia inmunoepidemiológica de cinco enfermedades prevenibles: sarampión, rubéola, parotiditis, poliomielitis y tos ferina. La investigación cubrió el periodo desde el año 2010 hasta el 2013. Los resultados muestran la eficacia de las vacunas empleadas, sin ningún caso positivo registrado y avalan a la vigilancia inmunoepidemiológica establecida desde la atención primaria de salud hasta la red de higiene y epidemiología del municipio, la provincia y la nación. Este sistema es necesario para evaluar con antelación posibles riesgos de enfermedades y la decisión oportuna de medidas de intervención

Estudio preliminar de los flebótomos de Villeta y Quebradanegra, Cundinamarca: sus implicaciones en salud pública

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Raúl H. Pardo

1996-12-01

Full Text Available Con el fin de preseleccionar los posibles vectores de leishmaniasis cutánea en Villeta y su área rural más cercana, se hizo un reconocimiento de las especies del género Lutzomyia. Los insectos se capturaron durante la noche con cebo humano, cebo animal, trampas Shannon y trampas CDC y, durante el día, por aspiración directa en los sitios de reposo. Se encontraron ocho especies en los 497 insectos recolectados; las más abundantes fueron Lu. ovallesi (48,7%, Lu. gomezi (38,5% y Lu. lichyi (8%, especies reconocidas como antropofílicas y con antecedentes de ser vectoras o posibles vectoras. Lu. gomezifue la especie más abundante en las capturas con cebo humano, con una fuerte tendencia peridomiciliaria por lo que podría estar implicada en la transmisión de leishmaniasis en toda el área de estudio. Lu. ovallesi fue más abundante en los bosques poco intervenidos del área rural, por lo que es posible que juegue un papel como vector más importante en esta área. Lu. lichyise presentó, principalmente, en el bosque aunque llegó hasta el peridomicilio. Finalmente, es necesario iniciar estudios detallados para aclarar el papel que, como vectores, puedan tener las especies de Lutzomyia antes mencionadas en Villeta y el área rural adyacente.

Spawning of bluefin tuna in the black sea: historical evidence, environmental constraints and population plasticity

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Mackenzie, Brian R; Mariani, Patrizio

2012-01-01

The lucrative and highly migratory Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758; Scombridae), used to be distributed widely throughout the north Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Its migrations have supported sustainable fisheries and impacted local cultures since antiquity...

Population genetic structure of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis from the Indian coast using sequence analysis of the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region

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Menezes, M.R.; Kumar, G.; Kunal, S.P.

Biology (2012) 80, 2198–2212 doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03270.x, available online at wileyonlinelibrary.com Population genetic structure of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis from the Indian coast using sequence analysis of the mitochondrial DNA D...-loop region M. R. Menezes*, G. Kumar and S. P. Kunal Biological Oceanography Division, National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR), Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India (Received 26 May 2011, Accepted 14 February 2012) Genetic structure of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus...

Lista preliminar de las heliconias de Colombia y cinco especies nuevas

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Kress W. Jhon

1993-12-01

Full Text Available A preliminary check list of the 93 species of Heliconia currently recognized from Colombia is provided. Five new species of subgen. Griggsia (H. arrecta, H. donstonea, H. gigantea, H.terciopete y H. titanum from that country are also described, ilustrated, and discussed.Se proporciona una lista preliminar de las 93 especies de Heliconia reconocidas para Colombia. Además se describen, ilustran y comentan cinco especies nuevas pertenecientes al subgénero Griggsia (H. arrecta, H. donstonea, H. gigantea, H. terciopela y H. titanum.

Orden de nacimiento y apoyo parental: su papel en la orientación interpersonal de los adolescentes. Un estudio preliminar

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M. L. Sánchez-Bernardos

2007-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este estudio es comprobar el papel que tanto el orden de nacimiento como la percepción del apoyo parental desempeñan en las variables interpersonales y la afectividad de un grupo de adolescentes. Se administró el DOI-J, el PANAS y una escala de percepción del apoyo parental (PAP a 287 alumnos de enseñanza secundaria. Los resultados señalan que no existen diferencias significativas entre primogénitos y nacidos después ni en las distintas variables interpersonales ni en el tipo de afectos que experimentan. La percepción del apoyo parental, en cambio, contribuye a que los adolescentes sean más considerados con los demás, menos agresivos y a que experimenten afectos positivos. Los efectos de interacción entre las variables recalcan el papel socializador del apoyo parental sobre el desarrollo interpersonal de los nacidos después. Se discuten los resultados y se sugieren nuevas líneas de estudio.

OPTIMASI JUMLAH RUMPON, UNIT ARMADA DAN MUSIM PENANGKAPAN PERIKANAN TUNA DI PERAIRAN PRIGI, JAWA TIMUR

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Erfind Nurdin

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Sebagai alat bantu penangkapan ikan, rumpon berfungsi untuk menarik kelompok ikan agar berkumpul di sekitarnya. Dalam jangka pendek rumpon dapat meningkatkan produksi hasil tangkapan, efisiensi dan efektivitas operasi penangkapan ikan. Namun rumpon juga dapat berdampak negatif terhadap keberlajutan stok sumberdaya. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PPN Prigi, Jawa Timur, dengan tujuan untuk mengkaji status pemanfaatan perikanan tuna, optimasi jumlah unit armada dan rumpon serta musim penangkapan ikan.  Beberapa analisis yang digunakan antara lain linear goal programming (LGP, fishing power indeks (FPI, catch per unit of effort (CPUE, maximum sustainable yield (MSY, dan untuk mengetahui pola musim tangkap menggunakan Metode Persentase Rata-rata. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat indikasi pemanfaatan perikanan tuna yang berlebih pada tingkat pengupayaan yang melampaui batas maksimum (MSY = 2334,9 ton/tahun.  Jumlah optimum untuk armada jaring insang sebanyak 43 unit, pancing tonda 63 unit dan rumpon 33 unit pada luasan area penelitian 8.940 km². Musim tangkap berlangsung pada Bulan Juni sampai Desember dengan puncak musim di bulan Juli.    Fish Aggregating Device (FADs has a function to attract and aggregate fish schooling. In short term, the advantage of FADs used is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of fishing operations and the fish caught by the fishers; however FADs might also result a negative impact on the sustainability of fish stock.This study was conducted in fishing area of Prigi National Fishing Port, East Java. The objective of this study is to investigate the tuna fisheries status, optimization number of fishing units and number of FADs. Some analysis methods applied in this study were linear goal programming (LGP, fishing power index (FPI, catch per unit of effort (CPUE, maximum sustainable yield (MSY, and analysis of fishing season using the Average Percentage Methods. The results showed that the tuna fisheries in

Los Lamini (Cetartiodactyla: Camelidae extintos del yacimiento de Pilauco (Norpatagonia chilena: aspectos taxonómicos y tafonómicos preliminares

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Labarca Encina, Rafael

2013-12-01

Full Text Available We present a preliminary description and taxonomic assignment of the Lamini fossil remains recovered from the paleontological site of Pilauco (late Pleistocene in southern Chile. Based on metric variables the fossils are temporarily asigned to cf. Hemiauchenia paradoxa Gervais & Ameghino 1880, waiting for new and more diagnostic remains. We present and discuss some taphonomic processes occurring within the site, starting from the study of the marks observed in the surface of the fossils, wich are consistent with the bog environment with occasional fluvial flooding described for the site.Se presenta la descripción y asignación taxonómica preliminar de los restos de Lamini recuperados en el sitio paleontológico de Pilauco (Pleistoceno tardío ubicado en el sur de Chile. Sobre la base de variables métricas los materiales son provisoriamente incluidos en cf. Hemiauchenia paradoxa Gervais & Ameghino 1880 a la espera de materiales más diagnósticos. Se discuten algunos procesos tafonómicos ocurridos al interior del yacimiento a partir del estudio de las marcas registradas en la superficie de los fósiles, las que son concordantes con el ambiente palustre con inundaciones esporádicas fluviales descrito para el sitio.

CULTURAL MEMORY OF VICTORY OF LAS TUNAS CITY' LODGES FROM 1930 TO 1945 / MEMORIA CULTURAL DE LAS LOGIAS DE VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS 1930-1945

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Milena Medina Pérez

2012-01-01

The cultural memory of the lodges of Victoria de Las Tunas (1930-1945), it constitutes the topic of the present investigation. The thematic of the lodges has been approached for studious and investigating, not alone of the town but of several parts of the world. Still when these studies exist, the related with the cultural memory of the lodges of the territory, is in the pages of the documents of the time that which leaves to the light starting from this investigation, to show yesterday's Tun...

Comportamiento del síndrome de inmovilización. Hogar de Ancianos, Las Tunas, 2011

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Mirian Thomas Santiesteban

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal para describir el comportamiento de la inmovilización en el Hogar de Ancianos Carlos Pupo Font, de la provincia de Las Tunas, durante el año 2011. El universo lo constituyeron la totalidad de pacientes institucionalizados y la muestra estuvo conformada por 98 pacientes con algún tipo de inmovilización. Las variables a medir fueron: tipo de inmovilidad, edad, sexo, raza, hábitos tóxicos, estado mental, cambios fisiológicos ocurridos con el envejecimiento, enfermedades frecuentes, complicaciones y factores sociales. La información se obtuvo de la revisión de historias clínicas, fue procesada estadísticamente usando el Microsoft Excel, los resultados se mostraron a través de tablas y gráficos y se compararon con la literatura nacional e internacional. Se obtuvo predominio de pacientes con inmovilización relativa; el grupo de edad más afectado fue de 75 a 84 años, el sexo femenino, la raza blanca y el estado mental correspondiente a los demenciados; el hábito tóxico predominante fue el café; los cambios fisiológicos con el envejecimiento y las enfermedades más frecuentes corresponden a las del aparato músculo esquelético; las complicaciones predominantes fueron las digestivas seguidas por las respiratorias.

Alteraciones genéticas cutáneas diagnosticadas en la infancia, Las Tunas 2010-2012

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Yordania Velázquez Ávila

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Las enfermedades genéticas y los defectos genéticos con afectación cutánea son causa frecuente de estigmatización de las personas que las padecen, afectando su adecuada inserción en la sociedad y con ello su calidad de vida. Se estableció una consulta especializada y multidisplinaria en el hospital pediátrico provincial “Mártires de Las Tunas”, fundamentalmente con especialistas de dermatología, genética y pediatría. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal y prospectivo, en el período del año 2010 al 2012, para caracterizar a estos pacientes. Las variables estudiadas relacionadas fueron el sexo, la edad biológica al diagnóstico, el municipio de procedencia y la mortalidad. Los resultados se expusieron en tablas de contingencia de N x N. Existió predominio de las genodermatosis, seguido de los defectos congénitos y pocas enfermedades genéticas con afectación cutánea, siendo estas últimas responsables de la mayoría de las muertes. Las genodermatosis más representadas fueron la ictiosis, las mastocitosis y las neurofibromatosis, la edad más frecuente al diagnóstico fue el grupo de los menores de dos años; prevaleció el sexo femenino. La mortalidad fue baja y los municipios más afectados por genodermatosis fueron Las Tunas, Majibacoa y Colombia

El Lado Socialmente Deseable de las Respuestas a Medidas de Burnout y Engagement: un Estudio Preliminar

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Manuel Fernández-Arata

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio reporta la asociación divergente entre la deseabilidad social y las respuestas al MBI-GS y UWES, dos instrumentos que miden constructos considerados opuestos: burnout y engagement. Esta relación ha sido muy pocas veces explorada, y menos aun en sujetos hispanos. Los participantes fueron trabajadores de tiendas comerciales en la zona central de Lima Metropolitana. Se halló que la deseabilidad social comparte varianza con los puntajes de agotamiento emocional e indiferencia, pero esta relación estuvo influenciada por el instrumento de medición de la deseabilidad social. Las correlaciones parciales entre los puntajes del MBI no fueron prácticamente diferentes de sus correlaciones de orden cero. El UWES no covarió con deseabilidad social. Se concluye que la deseabilidad social tiene poca influencia sobre los puntajes orientados hacia el burnout en el MBI.

Estudio preliminar del desarrollo muscular y su posible funcionalidad en una población cazadora fueguina

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Kozameh, Livia Febes

2001-01-01

Full Text Available En una primera etapa, este estudio propone analizar las fijaciones de ciertas inserciones musculares correspondientes a cinturas escapulares, brazos y antebrazos. El desarrollo de estas fijaciones, observado en restos óseos de una población cazadora, es tomado como indicador de algunos movimientos predominantes, los que sumados al tipo de esfuerzo muscular demandado podrían indicar distintas actividades cotidianas de estos pobladores. Los restos utilizados provienen de diversos sitios excavados durante la década del ´80 en Península Mitre, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. El análisis osteológico se llevó a cabo mediante la observación macroscópica estructural y con lupa binocular. Se observó un marcado desarrollo en las diversas inserciones musculares analizadas, lo que sugeriría una gran demanda funcional de la estructura muscular de estos individuos.

Las Competencias Culturales de los Líderes. Un Estudio Preliminar Acerca de Líderes Argentinos Migrantes

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Alejandro Castro Solano

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio acerca de las competencias culturales de líderes migrantes. Participaron, voluntariamente, 374 líderes, 241 habían tenido experiencia en el exterior. Se utilizaron los instrumentos: Big Five; Ansiedad intergrupal; Conciencia del mundo globalizado; Escala de Liderazgo Intercultural y Encuesta sociodemográfica. Los resultados mostraron que los líderes migrantes obtuvieron un alto grado de adaptación a pesar de presentar algunos problemas (e.g. idioma y no tener entrenamiento previo. Además, los rasgos de personalidad que destacaron a los líderes migrantes, con buena adaptación, fueron la alta apertura a la experiencia y baja responsabilidad. Por último, mostraron flexibilidad en su estilo de liderar y baja ansiedad intergrupal. Una limitación fue la baja capacidad explicativa de las variables predictoras (entre 5% y 10%.

Comportamiento de la polifarmacia en el hogar de ancianos “Carlos Font Pupo”, Las Tunas, 2011

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Sahily de la Caridad Rojas Pérez

2015-11-01

Full Text Available El envejecimiento conlleva a un mayor consumo de fármacos en los ancianos, elevando la probabilidad de ocurrencia de interacciones medicamentosas y reacciones adversas, afectando la calidad de vida de este tipo de paciente. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal para caracterizar la polifarmacia en el Hogar de Ancianos “Carlos Pupo Font”, en Las Tunas, durante el año 2011. El universo estuvo constituido por la totalidad de pacientes institucionalizados y la muestra por 102 ancianos con criterio de selección de consumo de tres o más medicamentos de forma simultánea en el período de estudio. Se caracterizó la edad y sexo de los ancianos, frecuencia de polifarmacia, los grupos farmacológicos implicados, las principales afecciones clínicas y las posibles interacciones medicamentosas por las prescripciones realizadas. La información se obtuvo de la revisión de historias clínicas y fue procesada mediante la estadística descriptiva. El sexo femenino y el grupo de edad entre 75 y 84 años fueron los predominantes. Un 47% de los ancianos consumió cuatro medicamentos simultáneamente. Los antihipertensivos fueron los medicamentos más usados, seguidos por los AINEs. El 72% de la muestra padece afecciones cardiorrespiratorias y el 68% afecciones músculo esqueléticas. Se identificaron posibles interacciones medicamentosas relacionadas con el proceso de absorción, dadas por uniones de ácidos y bases débiles y por interacciones con alimentos, específicamente con la leche. La polimedicación puede ser racionalizada a través de un uso adecuado de los medicamentos, teniendo en cuenta el intervalo de dosificación, las características químicas de los fármacos, la dosis y las características individuales del paciente.

The Southern Oscillation, Hypoxia, and the Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishery

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Webster, D.; Kiefer, D.; Lam, C. H.; Harrison, D. P.; Armstrong, E. M.; Hinton, M.; Luo, L.

2012-12-01

The Eastern Pacific tuna fishery, which is one of the world's major fisheries, covers thousands of square kilometers. The vessels of this fishery are registered in more than 30 nations and largely target bigeye (Thunnus obesus), skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), and yellowfin (T. albacores) tuna. In both the Pelagic Habitat Analysis Module project, which is sponsored by NASA, and the Fishscape project, which is sponsored by NSF, we have attempted to define the habitat of the three species by matching a 50 year time series on fish catch and effort with oceanographic information obtained from satellite imagery and from a global circulation model. The fishery time series, which was provided by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, provided spatial maps of catch and effort at monthly time steps; the satellite imagery of the region consisted of sea surface temperature, chlorophyll, and height from GHRSST, SEAWiFS, and AVISO products, and the modeled flow field at selected depths was output from ECCO-92 simulations from 1992 to present. All information was integrated and analyzed within the EASy marine geographic information system. This GIS will also provides a home for the Fishscape spatial simulation model of the coupled dynamics of the ocean, fish, fleets, and markets. This model will then be applied to an assessment of the potential ecological and economic impacts of climate change, technological advances in fleet operations, and increases in fuel costs. We have determined by application of EOF analysis that the ECCO-2 simulation of sea surface height fits well with that of AVISO imagery; thus, if driven properly by predictions of future air-sea exchange, the model should provide good estimates of circulation patterns. We have also found that strong El Nino events lead to strong recruitment of all three species and strong La Nina events lead to weak recruitment. Finally, we have found that the general spatial distribution of the Eastern Pacific fishing grounds

First data on growth and nucleic acid and protein content of field-captured Mediterranean bluefin (Thunnus thynnus and albacore (Thunnus alalunga tuna larvae: a comparative study

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Alberto García

2006-10-01

Full Text Available The waters surrounding the Balearic archipelago are considered to be prime spawning habitats of the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus and other tuna species such as albacore (T. alalunga in the Mediterranean. During the 2003 bluefin and albacore spawning season, a tuna larval survey (TUNIBAL 0703 was carried out to assess the distribution of bluefin larvae in relation to hydrographic mesoscale features. Tuna larvae were collected by means of surface plankton tows with a bongo gear with a quadrangular mouth measuring 1 m diagonally. The otolith microstructure of 157 and 71 field-captured larvae of Mediterranean bluefin and albacore, respectively, were analyzed to estimate the daily growth pattern. Furthermore, biochemical analysis to estimate DNA, RNA and protein content was done on another batch of 114 bluefin and 132 albacore larvae. The size range included pre-flexion to post-flexion larvae, from 2.8 to 8.6 mm in body length. bluefin and albacore larvae grew linearly in standard length (0.35 and 0.33 mm/day, respectively and potentially with respect to dry weight. No significant differences between species were observed in the size-weight relationship, or in the allometric relationship of body size and weight to otolith radius. However, the relationship of DNA and RNA to body size and weight showed a significant difference between species. Bluefin tuna larvae showed a greater nucleic acid content than albacore larvae. Protein content showed no significant differences with respect to body length.

Biogenic amine content, histamine-forming bacteria, and adulteration of pork in tuna sausage products.

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Kung, Hsien-Feng; Tsai, Yung-Hsiang; Chang, Shih-Chih; Hong, Tang-Yao

2012-10-01

Twenty-five tuna sausage products were purchased from retail markets in Taiwan. The rates of occurrence of biogenic amines, histamine-forming bacteria, and adulteration by pork and poultry were determined. The average content of various biogenic amines in all tested samples was less than 2.0 mg/100 g (Makaira nigricans (blue marlin).

78 FR 2273 - Canned Tuna Deviating From Identity Standard; Temporary Permit for Market Testing

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2013-01-10

... introduces or causes the introduction of one or more of the test products into interstate commerce, but not... permit covers limited interstate marketing tests of products identified as ``no drain canned tuna... permit provides for the temporary marketing of a total 533,333 cases of 12 x 4 ounce cans (totaling 6.4...

Improving the safety and quality of raw tuna fillets by x-ray irradiation

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In this study, raw tuna fillet (25 g) samples were inoculated by immersing in 0.1% peptone water that contained 108-9 CFU ml-1 of a three-strain mixture of Salmonella enterica for 1 min. The samples were then air dried at 22 oC for 30 min and were packaged separately in sterilized bags prior to X-ra...

A reconstructed database of historic bluefin tuna captures in the Gibraltar Strait and Western Mediterranean

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Josué M. Polanco-Martínez

2018-02-01

Full Text Available This data paper presents a reconstruction of a compilation of a small but consistent database of historical capture records of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus; BFT hereafter from the Gibraltar Strait and Western Mediterranean (Portugal, Spain and Italy. The compilation come from diverse historical and documentary sources and span the time interval from 1525 to 1936 covering a period of 412 years. There is a total of 3074 datum, which reach up to 67.83% of the total implying a 32.17% of missing data. However, we have only reconstructed the captures for the time interval 1700–1936 and we provide these reconstructions only for this time interval and for 9 out of 11 series due to the scarcity and inhomogeneity of the two oldest capture time series. This reconstructed database provides an invaluable opportunity for fisheries and marine research as well as for multidisciplinary research in climate change. Keywords: Data reconstructions, DINEOF, Missing data, Historic Bluefin tuna captures, Gibraltar Strait and Western Mediterranean

Estudio microbiológico y anatomopatológico de bronquiectasias sangrantes en piezas de resección pulmonar

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Alfonzo Uribe-Barreto

2009-01-01

Full Text Available La hemoptisis periódica o recurrente en los pacientes con bronquiectasias sangrantes constituyen un factor de alto riesgo de muerte, asimismo, existe un alto desconocimiento de la comunidad médica acerca de la existencia de otros agentes oportunistas, ajenos a la tuberculosis pulmonar, que pueden producirlas. Objetivos. Describir las características microbiológicas y anatomopatológicas de una serie de pacientes con bronquiectasias sangrantes que fueron negativos a tuberculosis, HIV y neoplasias, en estudios preliminares. Materiales y métodos. Se desarrolló una evaluación microbiológica y anatomopatológica en búsqueda de hongos, tuberculosis, gérmenes comunes y neoplasia pulmonar, sobre 24 piezas operatorias de pacientes con hemoptisis por bronquiectasias sangrantes con antecedente de tuberculosis pulmonar o de contacto con personas que padecían esa enfermedad. Resultados. El hongo Aspergillus fue hallado en 20 de los 24 pacientes estudiados. No se reportó resultados positivos en los exámenes realizados para gérmenes comunes aerobios y tuberculosis. El estudio anatomopatológico, confirmó la presencia de micetoma y Aspergillus. El tejido cicatricial invadido está altamente vascularizado con predisposición a hemorragia y a un acto operatorio de tiempo prolongado. Conclusiones. El hongo Aspergillus es el principal y único agente infeccioso presente en pacientes con bronquiectasia sangrante en esta serie.

Optimisation of the microencapsulation of tuna oil in gelatin-sodium hexametaphosphate using complex coacervation.

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Wang, Bo; Adhikari, Benu; Barrow, Colin J

2014-09-01

The microencapsulation of tuna oil in gelatin-sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) using complex coacervation was optimised for the stabilisation of omega-3 oils, for use as a functional food ingredient. Firstly, oil stability was optimised by comparing the accelerated stability of tuna oil in the presence of various commercial antioxidants, using a Rancimat™. Then zeta-potential (mV), turbidity and coacervate yield (%) were measured and optimised for complex coacervation. The highest yield of complex coacervate was obtained at pH 4.7 and at a gelatin to SHMP ratio of 15:1. Multi-core microcapsules were formed when the mixed microencapsulation system was cooled to 5 °C at a rate of 12 °C/h. Crosslinking with transglutaminase followed by freeze drying resulted in a dried powder with an encapsulation efficiency of 99.82% and a payload of 52.56%. Some 98.56% of the oil was successfully microencapsulated and accelerated stability using a Rancimat™ showed stability more than double that of non-encapsulated oil. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Formalin terhadap Kerusakan Protein Daging Ikan Tuna (Thunus sp)

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Apituley, Daniel A. N.

2012-01-01

Formaldehyde is used on handling and processing of fishery product by some fisher at some coastal region of Indonesia was one that promotes protein oxidation and modification of protein structure of fish meat which give direct impact on nutritional quality of fish primarily the amino acids. This experiment was done in vitro experiment by using model of protein preparat of red and white meat of tuna. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of formaldehyde concentration and impact ...

The Tunas Formation (Permian) in the Sierras Australes foldbelt, east central Argentina: evidence for syntectonic sedimentation in a foreland basin

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Lopez-Gamundi, O. R.; Conaghan, P. J.; Rossello, E. A.; Cobbold, P. R.

1995-04-01

The Tunas Formation, extensively exposed in the Sierras Australes foldbelt of eastern central Argentina, completes the sedimentation of the Gondwanan (Late Carboniferous-Permian) sequence, locally known as the Pillahuincó Group. The underlying units of the Group show an integrated depositional history which can be explained in terms of glaciomarine sedimentation (Sauce Grande Formation) and postglacial transgression (Piedra Azul and Bonete Formations). This succession also has a rather uniform quartz-rich, sand-sized composition indicative of a cratonic provenance from the Tandilia Massif to the northeast. Early to Late Permian deformation folded and thrusted the southwestern basin margin (Sierras Australes) and triggered the deposition of a 1,500 m — thick, synorogenic prograding wedge, the Tunas Formation, in the adjacent foreland basin (Sauce Grande or Claromecó Basin). Sandstone detrital modes for the Tunas deposits show moderate to low contents of quartz and abundant lithics, mostly of volcanic and metasedimentary origin. Paleocurrents are consistently from the SW. Tuffs interbedded with sandstones in the upper half of Tunas Formation (Early — early Late? Permian) are interpreted as being derived from volcanic glass-rich tuffs settled in a body of water. Extensive rhyolitic ignimbrites and consanguineous airborne tuffaceous material erupted in the northern Patagonian region during that period. The age constraints and similarities in composition between these volcanics and the tuffaceous horizons present in the Sauce Grande, Parana and Karoo Basins suggest a genetic linkage between these two episodes. The intimate relationship between volcanic activity inboard of the paleo-Pacific margin, deformation in the adjacent orogenic belt and subsidence and sedimentation in the contiguous foreland basin constitutes a common motif in the Sauce Grande and Karoo Basins of southwestern Gondwana.

IMPACT OF CLIMATE ANOMALY ON CATCH COMPOSITION OF NERITIC TUNA IN SUNDA STRAIT

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Khairul Amri

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Tongkol komo/kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis and tenggiri (Scomberomerus guttatus are commonly caught by mini purseiners operated in Sunda Straits and landed in Labuan, West Java. This species inhabits coastal water and has preference staying in relatively warm water. Oceanography parameters commonly influencing the distribution of Euthynnus affinis are temperature, current, and salinity. The oceanography of Sunda Strait is influenced by water masses coming from the north that mainly originated from the Java Sea and water masses from the south mainly originated from Indian Ocean. The internal oceanography of Sunda Strait is also influenced by upwelling and monsoon as regional climate anomaly (ENSO and Indian Ocean Dipole Mode. This paper describes the influence of Dipole Mode (positive and negative event and ENSO (El- Nino/La-Nina to the catch dynamics of neritic tuna particularly in Sunda Straits waters. The results shown that regional climate anomaly influenced neritic tuna catch and its composition. The catches Euthynnus affinis in phase negative dipole mode or La-Nina were higher and dominated the catch composition of pelagic fishes of Sunda Strait. Similar situation also is showen by Scomberomorus commerson.

Estimation of the nopal cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera for color removal in drinking water Evaluación de la tuna (Opuntia cochenillifera para la remoción del color en agua potable

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Joaquín Jiménez Antillón

2012-12-01

Full Text Available The efficiency of nopal cactus to remove color in river and artificial waters for human consumption was evaluated. The performance of nopal was compared with that of aluminum sulfate coagulant and a cationic flocculant.The river water was cha- racterized by high color, low turbidity, alkalinity and hardness, and a high percentage of dissolved oxygen. The cactus leaves showed no activity as unique coa- gulant to be evaluated only in river water. In artificial water, as a sole treatment (45 mg/l, an efficiency of 94% in color removal was observed, slightly higher than that of the conventional treatment (20 mg/l Al2 (SO43 and 2 mg/l of cationic flocculant with a removal of 89%. However, water treated with nopal left a residual COD value doubled (21 mg/l compared to con- ventional treatment. In the treatment of artificial water, nopal as a flocculant showed a color removal of 92% and a residual COD of 31.5 mg /l applied at a dose of 22.5 mg/l and 7 mg/l of Al2 (SO43. The nopal was not very effective to remove the color produced by humic substances in waters of low turbidity and alkalinity, but its applicability as a coagulant/flocculant in waters of high turbidity and alkalinity is promising. It is recommended to extract the active ingredients of natural products to reduce the organic load of treated water and prevent the formation of disin- fection byproducts.El estudio evaluó la eficiencia del cactus de la tuna para remover el color en agua de río y agua artificial para el consumo humano. Se comparó su desem- peño con el coagulante sulfato de aluminio y un floculante catiónico. El agua fluvial se caracterizó por presentar alto color, baja turbidez, alcalinidad y dureza y alto porcentaje de oxígeno disuelto. Las hojas de tuna no mostraron actividad como coagulante único al ser evaluadas en agua de río. Se observó una eficiencia de remoción de color del 94% en agua artificial, cuando se aplicó como tratamiento único (45 mg/l, poco

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Cuatrecasas José

1940-12-01

Full Text Available Una de las principales manifestaciones del poderoso resurgimiento cultural que disfruta Colombia es la actividad manifiesta en el estudio de las Ciencias Naturales; vocaciones espontaneas surgidas aquí y allá en diversos rincones del país, alimentadas con una gran dosis de celo y con la ciencia adquirida de alguna que otra escuela moderna, ya infiltrada en afán bibliográfico, ya asimilada por haberla buscado donde florecía, van siendo reunidas y sus esfuerzos apoyados, en el Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad; Nacional.

Addressing the Socioeconomic Impacts of Genetically Modified ...

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Explotaciones familiares algodoneras en el Chaco argentino frente al avance de las innovaciones biotecnológicas : reflexiones preliminares de un estudio de las relaciones entre género, tecnología y pobreza. Rapports. Género, innovación, desarrollo y algodón transgénico : estudios de caso en la región algodonera ...

Impacto de la mastoplastia reductiva con técnicas de mínima incisión. Las Tunas, 2008-2010

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Oliver Alain Dieppa Ramírez

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio experimental, con el objetivo de evaluar la utilidad de la Mastoplastia reductiva con técnicas de mínima incisión, en el Servicio de Cirugía Plástica del Hospital Provincial Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” de la ciudad de Las Tunas; en el periodo comprendido de abril de 2008 a marzo de 2010. El universo estuvo constituido por las 281 pacientes con diagnóstico de hipertrofia mamaria, acompañada o no de ptosis mamaria, y la muestra quedó constituida por las 136 pacientes con diagnóstico de hipertrofia mamaria, grado I, II o III, con criterio quirúrgico estético y/o funcional, las cuales tributaban a la realización de la cirugía con técnicas de mínima incisión durante el período de estudio. Para lograr los objetivos, los datos fueron recogidos de fuentes primarias y secundarias a través del interrogatorio directo, examen físico y de la historia clínica de cada paciente. Todos fueron procesados utilizando la estadística descriptiva mediante el análisis porcentual. Los principales resultados mostraron un predominio del grupo de 23 a 35 años de edad, el tipo de deformidad más operada fue la hipertrofia mamaria moderada, asimismo el tipo de anestesia más usada fue la local. A pesar de ser la dehiscencia de la herida quirúrgica la más frecuente complicación, las operadas se mostraron altamente satisfechas de acuerdo al tamaño, forma, simetría y sensibilidad; siendo la reducción de la cicatriz resultante el parámetro de mayor impacto.

Analítica del aprendizaje en un entorno virtual mediante un sistema de computación cognitiva: estudio preliminar

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Larry Lugo Urribarrí

2016-01-01

En esta investigación se aplicaron métodos de la Analítica del Aprendizaje en el estudio de los datos masivos provenientes de la plataforma virtual de Fruticultura, mediante el sistema de computación cognitiva IBM Watson, basado en inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje automático. Se analizaron los registros de las evaluaciones en línea, así como las interacciones sociales en los foros para determinar su influencia sobre el desempeño estudiantil, durante los períodos lectivos desde el2006 has...

Closing the Incentive Gap: The Role of Public and Private Actors in Governing Indonesia's Tuna Fisheries

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Bailey, M.L.; Miller, A.M.M.; Bush, S.R.; Zwieten, van P.A.M.; Wiryawan, B.

2016-01-01

Indonesia is one of the world's largest tuna producing countries, yet regulatory oversight remains weak and management is poor. Incentive-based approaches are a way to improve state-based resource management, but they often require strong government regulation. In this paper, we use principal–agent

The development of the northern European fishery for north Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus during 1900-1950

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MacKenzie, Brian; Myers, R.A.

2007-01-01

North Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, used to migrate to northern European waters (Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Øresund) where it supported important commercial and sportfisheries. The species disappeared from the region in the early 1960s and the species is now still...... increasing. The species was frequently sighted while fishermen were targeting other species (herring, mackerel) and occasionally was caught as bycatch with these and other species. Information from scientifically trained observers demonstrate that tuna schools were common in the North Sea for 2–3 months...... during the summers of 1923–1931. As fishermen realized that the species had market value, new catch methods were developed and employed. These included harpoon-rifle, improved hook and line methods, and hydraulically operated purse seines. Landings rose sharply as did the number of vessels...

Kinetics of heat-induced color change of a tuna-vegetable mixture

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Scherer, Erika; Sandoval, Aleida J; Barreiro, José A

2009-01-01

Heat induced color change kinetics in a tuna-vegetable mixture was evaluated by measuring color parameter "L" (Hunter-Lab) and 5-hydroxi-methyl-furfural (5-HMF) accumulation. For this purpose small reusable stainless steel TDT cans were used and the kinetic studies performed in a temperature range characteristic of thermal processing of low acid canned foods (110-125°C). The color parameter L was better described by a pseudo zero order while a pseudo first order reaction was found for 5-HMF a...

Preliminary approach on early post mortem stress and quality indexes changes in large size bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus

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R. Ugolini

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus is very appreciated on Japan and USA market for the preparation of sushi and sahimi. The market price of the fresh product can vary from 8 to 33 Euro/kg (gate farm/producers prices according to size, shape, fat level, meat colour, consistency and freshness (absence of “hyake”, all parameters strictly connected to feeding quality and quantity, rearing and killing stress factors and refrigeration times and conditions after death. Excessive levels of stress during the slaughtering can affect meat quality, contributing to significantly decrease of tuna’s price. The present trial was carried out to evaluate the possible harvesting/slaughtering stress effect on reared bluefin tuna meat quality, starting from the examination of the most important stress and quality parameters changes during the early post mortem period.

Conductancia de la piel en deportes de precisión y deportes de equipo. Estudio preliminar

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Amparo Pozo

2013-01-01

Full Text Available La conductancia de la piel es una medida muy sensible de la actividad del sistema nervioso simpático y su registro se considera la medida psicofisiológica más adecuada para conocer el nivel de activación (arousal. Es bien conocido que el rendimiento adecuado en diferentes deportes requiere distintos estados de activación mental dependiendo de las exigencias atencionales y cognitivas cada tipo de deporte. El presente estudio compara la conductancia de la piel de deportistas que compiten en deportes de precisión y en deportes de equipo. Se tiene en cuenta el rendimiento deportivo categorizado como bajo, medio y alto según el juicio de los entrenadores. La conductancia de la piel se registra en reposo y como respuesta a preguntas con contenido emocional sobre su última competición mientras la imaginan. Los resultados muestran diferencias en el grupo calificado de rendimiento alto: los jugadores de equipo muestran mayor actividad electrodérmica que los deportistas de precisión.

Un Estudio Exploratorio de la Evolución de los Actos de Habla en Psicoterapia Grupal de Niños con Problemas de Aprendizaje

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MONTSERRAT DE LA CRUZ

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Estudiamos un proceso psicoterapéutico grupal de niños con problemas de aprendizaje. Tras un estudio preliminar del léxico utilizado por terapeutas y niños en 29 sesiones videograbadas, nos centramos en su análisis pragmático mediante la identificación de los actos de habla y su categorización según: acto de habla, contenido referido, ámbito referido y medio de expresión utilizado. Los resultados de la aplicación de métodos de la estadística multivariada revelaron cambios importantes en el léxico y en los actos de habla de terapeutas y niños en el transcurso del tratamiento, lo cual aporta aspectos claves para la comprensión de su evolución.

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT OF YELLOWFIN TUNA (Thunnus albacares AT DIFFERENT INCUBATION TEMPERATURE

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Jhon Harianto Hutapea

2007-12-01

Full Text Available The experiment was conducted in order to figure out the effect of incubation temperature on embryonic development of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares eggs. Five different incubation temperatures were applied as treatments, i.e.: 24°C, 26°C, 28°C, 30°C, and 32°C with 3 replicate each. Ten micro plates with lid (IWAKI, Japan were used; each has 6 well and 10 mL volumes. Five micro plates were used for experiment and five for balance on shaker. Three well of each micro plate were filled with 8 mL ultra violet sterilized sea water and 50 fertilized eggs. Temperature was set using Multi Thermo Incubator which has 5 level racks. Temperatures were set from the lowest to the highest on bottom to upper rack order. To maintain eggs dispersed in the medium, shaker on each rack was operated at 150 RPM. The embryo was monitored every 30-60 minutes depends on embryonic stage development using Microscope which was connected to Digital Camera DXM 1200F. Image analyses by Image Analyzer Program. The results showed, incubation temperature was significantly affect (P<0.05 embryonic development and hatching time of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares eggs. Optimum incubation temperature for embryo development and hatching was 28°C. Decreased on incubation temperature slows down embryo development at all stages, and vice versa, increased on incubation temperature accelerates embryo development.

Genetic structuring and migration patterns of Atlantic bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)

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Gonzalez, Elena G; Beerli, Peter; Zardoya, Rafael

2008-01-01

Abstract Background Large pelagic fishes are generally thought to have little population genetic structuring based on their cosmopolitan distribution, large population sizes and high dispersal capacities. However, gene flow can be influenced by ecological (e.g. homing behaviour) and physical (e.g. present-day ocean currents, past changes in sea temperature and levels) factors. In this regard, Atlantic bigeye tuna shows an interesting genetic structuring pattern with two highly divergent mitoc...

Rasgos epidemiológicos de ciegos y débiles visuales por retinosis pigmentaria en la provincia Las Tunas Epidemiologic traits of the blind and visually handicapped due to retinitis pigmantosa in the province of Las Tunas

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Luisa González Hess

2003-06-01

Full Text Available Se estudiaron 325 pacientes con el diagnóstico retinosis pigmentaria en la provincia Las Tunas. De ellos, se encontró que el 24,9 y el 10 % eran ciegos y débiles visuales respectivamente, donde se obtuvo una tasa de ciegos por retinosis pigmentaria de 1,45 x 10 000 habitantes y de débiles visuales de 0,6 x 10 000 habitantes. El tipo de herencia que predominó en ambos grupos fue la autosómica recesiva.325 patients with the diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa were studied in the province of Las Tunas. Of them, it was found that 24.9 % and 10 % were blind and visually handicapped, respectively. A rate of blind patients caused by retinitis pigmentosa of 1.45 x 10 000 inhabitants and of visually handicapped of 0.6 x 10 000 inhabitants was obtained. The type of inheritance predominating in both groups was the autosomal recessive inheritance.

A cascade of warming impacts brings bluefin tuna to Greenland waters

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MacKenzie, Brian; Payne, Mark; Boje, Jesper

Rising ocean temperatures are causing marine fish species to shift spatial distributions and ranges, and are altering predator-prey dynamics in food-webs. Most documented cases of species shifts so far involve relatively small species at lower trophic levels, and consider individual species...... since 1985, when temperatures began to rise. The presence of bluefin tuna in this region is likely due to a combination of warm temperatures that are physiologically more tolerable and immigration of an important prey species into the region. We conclude that a cascade of climate change impacts...

Fisher-Level Decision Making to Participate in Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) for Yellowfin Tuna in the Philippines

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Tolentino-Zondervan, F.; Berentsen, P.B.M.; Bush, S.R.; Oude Lansink, A.G.J.M.

2016-01-01

This study identifies the capabilities needed by small-scale fishers to participate in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) for yellowfin tuna in the Philippines. The current literature provides little empirical evidence on how different models, or types of FIPs, influence the participation of

Aplicación de la psicoterapia sistémica en la atención primaria de salud. Municipio de Las Tunas

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Emilio Lastre Arrieta

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio de intervención con un grupo de pacientes neuróticos en tratamiento ambulatorio, del municipio de Las Tunas, donde se empleó como modalidad terapéutica la Psicoterapia Sistémica de Modificación de Predisposiciones, con el objetivo de modificar las actitudes y los síntomas básicos. En la consulta externa de psiquiatría se seleccionaron a los pacientes que integrarían el grupo de psicoterapia, entre los meses de octubre a diciembre del año 2009, con las características de tener un coeficiente intelectual normal, que no presentaran síntomas obsesivos, ni organicidad cerebral. El grupo de trabajo estuvo formado por psiquiatras, un psicólogo clínico, psicometristas y una enfermera psiquiátrica. A todos los pacientes se les realizó una entrevista, con los objetivos de selección y diagnóstico, se les llenó una encuesta teniendo en cuenta los objetivos propuestos y se les indicaron pruebas psicológicas. El grupo se reunió con una frecuencia semanal, empleando un tiempo de hora y media, durante seis meses, de enero a junio de 2010. Se logró la modificación de los síntomas básicos en los pacientes del estudio con esta forma de psicoterapia, valorando también la modificación de actitudes en relación a las problemáticas fundamentales. Se recomienda el tratamiento en este medio, teniendo en cuenta sus características y lo que se quiere lograr, donde los enfermeros y técnicos de salud tengan un papel activo y que además de la modificación sintomática, se mejore la forma de actuar en la vida ante situaciones de conflicto.

Informe preliminar sobre el estudio farmacológico del "yagé" como agente activo sobre el sistema nervioso

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Enrique Nuñez Olarte

1959-05-01

Full Text Available La experimentación farmacológica en Psiquiatría, iniciada en 1930 por Jong y Baruk con sus estudios sobre la catatonia experimental inducida por la aplicación de bulbo capnina en el animal, y extendida más tarde a la observación en seres humanos sanos y enfermos, ha sido objeto, a raíz del advenimiento de las drogas llamadas alucinógenas, de una renovación que se presenta fecunda dentro del dominio de la especialidad psiquiátrica, donde abre la posibilidad de nuevas orientaciones etiopatogénicas y psicopatológicas, dejando entrever la posibilidad de su aplicación con fines diagnósticos y terapéuticos.

Microbiological stability of canned tuna produced in Italy and in non-European countries

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Francesco Casalinuovo

2015-03-01

Full Text Available The results of a study on the microbiological stability of canned tuna produced by Italian companies and similar canned products manufactured in countries outside Europe are reported herein. The study involved 38 samples of canned tuna of various brands, of which 14 were produced by companies outside Europe and 24 by Italian companies. Qualitative and quantitative microbiological tests were conducted for the following parameters: bacterial colony counts at 30°C, total coliforms, total Enterobacteriaceae, sulphite-reducing anaerobes, Salmonella spp., Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, yeasts and molds. Bacterial loads and mold contamination were respectivelyin found in 8/14 (57% samples from outside EU and 7/24 (29% Italian samples. The bacterial flora was represented by Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus lentus, Streptococcus mitis, Enterococcus faecalis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Gram-negative bacteria (Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Acinetobacter iwoffii, Rhizobium radiobacter, spore-forming bacteria (Bacillus vallismortis, while the fungal species was represented by Penicillium spp., Rhizopus spp., Rhodotorula spp. and Alternaria spp. Excluding anomalies in the thermal treatment process of products and any contamination after treatment, the contaminations encountered in both cases were most likely due to insufficient production quality standards and the quality of the raw material used. These results may require a redefinition of the concept of commercial stability as hitherto stated.

Caracterización de la trombosis protésica en el servicio de cardiología de Las Tunas. 2006-2011

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Maikel Santos Medina

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal en el Servicio de Cardiología del Hospital “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” de la provincia de Las Tunas, con el objetivo de caracterizar la trombosis de prótesis valvular en el período entre 2006 y 2011. El universo estuvo conformado por los 34 pacientes ingresados en el servicio por sospecha de trombosis protésica y la muestra por los 29 casos con diagnóstico definitivo de trombosis valvular protésica. Se utilizó la estadística descriptiva a través del análisis porcentual. La edad promedio de los casos fue de 47 años. Predominaron los pacientes del sexo femenino, con prótesis en posición mitral, con anticoagulación inadecuada y con ritmo sinusal en el electrocardiograma al ingreso. El edema agudo del pulmón fue la forma de presentación de disfunción ventricular izquierda que predominó. La mayoría de los pacientes fueron tratados con estreptoquinasa, lográndose resolución de la trombosis en la mayoría de los casos, con un número escaso de complicaciones tras el tratamiento trombolítico.

INTELIGENCIA Y RENDIMIENTO DEPORTIVO: UN ESTUDIO SOBRE LA INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL

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Gerardo Araya Vargas

2001-06-01

Full Text Available Este estudio tuvo el propósito de determinar la correlación entre los índices de inteligencia tradicional (razonamiento analógico, C. I. e inteligencia emocional (C.E. con el rendimiento deportivo. Participaron 10 basketbolistas, entre los 17 y 25 años (media = 20.1 años, todas mujeres. Se les aplicó pruebas de C. I. (Raven y de C. E. (Goleman y luego se sometió a los sujetos a dos pruebas de precisión (tiro libre y tiro de tres puntos y posteriormente el entrenador evaluó mediante la Escala de Rendimiento Emocional Percibido por el Técnico, la capacidad de manejo emocional de las basketbolistas en situación de juego. El puntaje de C. E. se correlacionó significativamente (r=0.71; p < 0.05 con la precisión en el tiro de tres puntos. En los otros casos las correlaciones fueron bajas y no significativas. La evaluación del entrenador mostró (rbis = -0.87; p < 0.05 correlación significativa y negativa entre el índice C. E. y la percepción del efecto negativo de las emociones sobre el rendimiento, por tanto existe evidencia preliminar de que este índice podría ser valioso como predictor del rendimiento en circunstancias de alta exigencia.

Physicochemical evaluation of the effects of irradiation and evisceration on the conservation of refrigerated blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus)

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Monteiro, Maria L.G.; Marsico, Eliane T. [Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niteroi, RJ (Brazil). Faculdade de Veterinaria. Dept. de Tecnologia de Alimentos], e-mail: marialuciaguerra@yahoo.com.br, e-mail: elianee@vm.uff.br; Vital, Helio C. [Centro Tecnologico do Exercito (CTEx), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Secao de Defesa Nuclear], e-mail: vital@ctex.eb.br

2009-07-01

Tuna is among the most traded fishes in Brazil, however efficiently delaying its fast deterioration is still a major practical challenge. Irradiation has been proposed as a safe and powerful alternative tool for conservation of seafood. This work investigated the effects of irradiation on the physicochemical quality of refrigerated blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus). Analyses of pH, total volatile bases (TVB-N), ammonia and biogenic amines (histamine, cadaverine and putrescine) were performed in order to determine the degree of conservation. The samples were subjected to four different treatments aiming at evaluating the efficiency of irradiation, evisceration and both combined. The figures measured for those parameters, all of them related to the degree of conservation, were found to increase with time regardless of the treatment. In addition, data for irradiated samples remained consistently lower than for unirradiated ones, indicating a better level of preservation that led to an extended shelf life of 14 days. In contrast, excessive levels of those indicators of degradation were found in unirradiated samples after 7 to 10 days of storage. In addition, some evidence was found that evisceration slightly increased quality, consequently promoting a small extension in shelf life of unirradiated samples. Finally, it can be concluded with basis on the results of the physicochemical parameters studied that treatment of fresh refrigerated blackfin tuna by irradiation with 2.5 kGy efficiently preserved freshness and extended the shelf life of the product from 7 to 14 days. (author)

Physicochemical evaluation of the effects of irradiation and evisceration on the conservation of refrigerated blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus)

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Monteiro, Maria L.G.; Marsico, Eliane T.; Vital, Helio C.

2009-01-01

Tuna is among the most traded fishes in Brazil, however efficiently delaying its fast deterioration is still a major practical challenge. Irradiation has been proposed as a safe and powerful alternative tool for conservation of seafood. This work investigated the effects of irradiation on the physicochemical quality of refrigerated blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus). Analyses of pH, total volatile bases (TVB-N), ammonia and biogenic amines (histamine, cadaverine and putrescine) were performed in order to determine the degree of conservation. The samples were subjected to four different treatments aiming at evaluating the efficiency of irradiation, evisceration and both combined. The figures measured for those parameters, all of them related to the degree of conservation, were found to increase with time regardless of the treatment. In addition, data for irradiated samples remained consistently lower than for unirradiated ones, indicating a better level of preservation that led to an extended shelf life of 14 days. In contrast, excessive levels of those indicators of degradation were found in unirradiated samples after 7 to 10 days of storage. In addition, some evidence was found that evisceration slightly increased quality, consequently promoting a small extension in shelf life of unirradiated samples. Finally, it can be concluded with basis on the results of the physicochemical parameters studied that treatment of fresh refrigerated blackfin tuna by irradiation with 2.5 kGy efficiently preserved freshness and extended the shelf life of the product from 7 to 14 days. (author)

ESTUDIO cycEVA: CASOS Y CONTROLES PARA LA ESTIMACIÓN DE LA EFECTIVIDAD DE LA VACUNA ANTIGRIPAL EN ESPAÑA, 2008-2013

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Silvia Jiménez-Jorge

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Fundamentos: Desde 2008-09 la efectividad de la vacuna (EV antigripal en España se estima con el estudio de casos y controles para la evaluación de la EV antigripal (cycEVA, componente español de la red europea (Influenza-Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness (I-MOVE. El objetivo es describir la evolución del estudio cycEVA durante las cinco temporadas del período 2008/09– 2012/13. Métodos: Se analizaron los siguientes indicadores: 1 participación de los médicos/pediatras centinela (MP; 2 población y periodo de estudio, 3 calidad de los datos y 4 difusión de los resultados mediantes publicaciones. Se calculó el porcentaje anual de cambio constante de los indicadores analizándose su tendencia mediante el test de Cochran-Armitage. Resultados: El número de MP participantes aumentó de 164 en 2008-09 hasta 246 en ediciones posteriores. El porcentaje de médicos que reclutaron al menos un paciente experimentó un cambio anual significativo (PCA del 15,33%. El porcentaje de pacientes reclutados incluidos en el análisis aumen- tó del 77% en 2008-09 a más del 95% en las siguientes ediciones (PCA=5,91%. El porcentaje de casos y controles participantes en cycEVA sobre el total de pacientes que contribuyeron al estudio europeo I-MOVE osciló entre el 23% en la edición piloto y 30% en la temporada 2011-12. Los resultados finales se difundieron en revistas científicas con un factor de impacto situado en el cuartil 2 y en 2010-11 y 2011-12 se publicaron resultados preliminares en revistas con un factor de impacto situado en el cuartil 1 (97 citas. Conclusiones: La experiencia del estudio cycEVA se reflejó en una mejora en la oportunidad e impacto de sus resultados, cruciales para orientar las recomendaciones anuales de vacunación antigripal.

Global pollution monitoring of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), furans (PCDFs) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (coplanar PCBs) using skipjack tuna as bioindicator

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Ueno, D.; Watanabe, M.; Subraminian, A.N.; Tanabe, S. [Ehime Univ. (Japan); Tanaka, H. [National Research Inst. of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea (Japan); Fillmann, G. [Fundacao Univ. Federal do Rio Grande (Brazil); Lam, P.K.S.; Zheng, G.J. [City Univ. of Hong Kong (Hong Kong); Muchtar, M.; Razak, H. [Indonesian Inst. of Sciences (Indonesia); Prudente, M. [De La Salle Univ. (Philippines); Chung, K. [Sungkyunkwan Univ. (Korea)

2004-09-15

Worldwide contamination by dioxins and related compounds, such as polychlorinated dibenzop- dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (coplanar PCBs) representing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been of great concern due to their persistency in the environment, highly bioaccumulative nature and adverse effects on wildlife and humans. Several studies on air samples and marine organisms from open seas suggested a long range transport of these compounds through atomosphere. Although several investigators have monitored dioxins pollution in localized areas, information on the global distribution of dioxins which can explain their atomospheric transport, behavior and fate are still limited. Skipjack tuna is primarily distributed from offshore waters to open seas in tropical and temperate regions almost all over the world such as the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans6. This species is an important commercial fish and its ecology and biology has been well studied. Moreover, suitability of skipjack tuna for global monitoring of organic pollutants (DDTs, HCHs PBDEs, organotins, etc.) has been established in our previous report, indicating that migration pattern, growth stage and sex of these animals have no or little effect on the variations of POPs residue levels in their bodies. Hence this species reflected POPs pollution levels in seawater when and where they were collected, caused by the rapid equilibrium partitioning between seawater and body lipid. These facts made skipjack tuna a suitable bioindicator for monitoring the contamination status of dioxins and related compounds. The objectives of this study are to elucidate the global distribution of dioxins (PCDD/Fs and coplanar PCBs) in offshore waters and open seas, and to understand the transport and behaviour of these chemicals using skipjack tuna as bioindicator.

Karakteristik Ikan Tuna sirip biru selatan (Thunnus maccoyii Hasil Tangkapan Kapal Rawai Tuna yang didaratkan di Pelabuhan Benoa

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I Gede Adi Swastana

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Southern bluefin tuna (SBT is scientifically known Thunnus maccoyii, and just live in the southern hemisphere. SBT fish classified as the most exploited tuna fish in the southeastern part of the Indian Ocean, so it is protected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN. The aim of this study is too collected of SBT fish caught during January which is the peak of SBT landing in Benoa port. The study was conducted base on data sampling, observation and interviews on 33 ships were landing SBT fish during January 2016. Based on observations from 33 vessels, we found that the total of SBT fish that landed in Benoa port during January 2016 is 251 fresh fish and 366 frozen fish. However just 251 SBT fresh fish were sampled, and the result indicated the fresh SBT fish is dominated by weigh between 61-70 kg with number 61 fish with a total weight of 19.28 tonne. The SBT were caught dominated by fish that has FL (fork lenght ranging between 151-160 cm with number 69 fish. While the smallest SBT range between 131-140 cm with the number of 5 fish. These results indicate that SBT fish caught in the Souetheast Indian Ocean during January 2016 is generaly relative small fish (130–160 cm FL with a number of 163 fish and mature SBT fish (FL > 162 cm with a number of 88 and young SBT (FL < 130 cm with a number of 5 fish. Based on morphometric analysis, eyeball diameter of SBT range 6-8 cm, the length lateral head from the tip of the mouth to behind the gill cover ranging 46-54 cm, the length of body from the early dorsal or in front of the first dorsal fin ranging between 38-47 cm, the height of fish at the end of the anal or at the end ranging between 34-39 cm, the high of caudal peduncle ranging between 4-5 cm, th length of the dorsal base of the tail fish ranging between 53-63 cm, and the length of the base of tail anal from anal to tail ranging between 41-51 cm. Base on size and age composition, it is shown that the growth of SBT

Karakteristik Ikan Tuna sirip biru selatan (Thunnus maccoyii Hasil Tangkapan Kapal Rawai Tuna yang didaratkan di Pelabuhan Benoa

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I Gede Adi Swastana

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Southern bluefin tuna (SBT is scientifically known Thunnus maccoyii, and just live in the southern hemisphere. SBT fish classified as the most exploited tuna fish in the southeastern part of the Indian Ocean, so it is protected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN. The aim of this study is too collected of SBT fish caught during January which is the peak of SBT landing in Benoa port. The study was conducted base on data sampling, observation and interviews on 33 ships were landing SBT fish during January 2016. Based on observations from 33 vessels, we found that the total of SBT fish that landed in Benoa port during January 2016 is 251 fresh fish and 366 frozen fish. However just 251 SBT fresh fish were sampled, and the result indicated the fresh SBT fish is dominated by weigh between 61-70 kg with number 61 fish with a total weight of 19.28 tonne. The SBT were caught dominated by fish that has FL (fork lenght ranging between 151-160 cm with number 69 fish. While the smallest SBT range between 131-140 cm with the number of 5 fish. These results indicate that SBT fish caught in the Souetheast Indian Ocean during January 2016 is generaly relative small fish (130–160 cm FL with a number of 163 fish and mature SBT fish (FL > 162 cm with a number of 88 and young SBT (FL < 130 cm with a number of 5 fish. Based on morphometric analysis, eyeball diameter of SBT range 6-8 cm, the length lateral head from the tip of the mouth to behind the gill cover ranging 46-54 cm, the length of body from the early dorsal or in front of the first dorsal fin ranging between 38-47 cm, the height of fish at the end of the anal or at the end ranging between 34-39 cm, the high of caudal peduncle ranging between 4-5 cm, th length of the dorsal base of the tail fish ranging between 53-63 cm, and the length of the base of tail anal from anal to tail ranging between 41-51 cm. Base on size and age composition, it is shown that the growth of SBT

La práctica de los deportes de lucha. Un estudio preliminar sobre la experiencia previa de los estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Ciencias del Deporte

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Villamón Herrera, Miguel; Gutiérrez García, Carlos; Espartero Casado, Julián; Molina Alventosa, J. Pere

2005-01-01

En este trabajo se presenta un primer estudio sobre la experiencia previa en la práctica de deportes de lucha que tienen los estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. El estudio se basó en la recogida y análisis de datos procedente de un cuestionario administrado a los estudiantes de primer ciclo de dicha licenciatura, de las universidades de Valencia y León, al inicio de los cursos académicos 2001-2002 y 2002-2003. Los resultados muestran que cerca del 5...

Genetic structuring and migration patterns of Atlantic bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839

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Beerli Peter

2008-09-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Large pelagic fishes are generally thought to have little population genetic structuring based on their cosmopolitan distribution, large population sizes and high dispersal capacities. However, gene flow can be influenced by ecological (e.g. homing behaviour and physical (e.g. present-day ocean currents, past changes in sea temperature and levels factors. In this regard, Atlantic bigeye tuna shows an interesting genetic structuring pattern with two highly divergent mitochondrial clades (Clades I and II, which are assumed to have been originated during the last Pleistocene glacial maxima. We assess genetic structure patterns of Atlantic bigeye tuna at the nuclear level, and compare them with mitochondrial evidence. Results We examined allele size variation of nine microsatellite loci in 380 individuals from the Gulf of Guinea, Canary, Azores, Canada, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. To investigate temporal stability of genetic structure, three Atlantic Ocean sites were re-sampled a second year. Hierarchical AMOVA tests, RST pairwise comparisons, isolation by distance (Mantel tests, Bayesian clustering analyses, and coalescence-based migration rate inferences supported unrestricted gene flow within the Atlantic Ocean at the nuclear level, and therefore interbreeding between individuals belonging to both mitochondrial clades. Moreover, departures from HWE in several loci were inferred for the samples of Guinea, and attributed to a Wahlund effect supporting the role of this region as a spawning and nursery area. Our microsatellite data supported a single worldwide panmictic unit for bigeye tunas. Despite the strong Agulhas Current, immigration rates seem to be higher from the Atlantic Ocean into the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but the actual number of individuals moving per generation is relatively low compared to the large population sizes inhabiting each ocean basin. Conclusion Lack of congruence between mt and nuclear evidences, which

Genetic structuring and migration patterns of Atlantic bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839).

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Gonzalez, Elena G; Beerli, Peter; Zardoya, Rafael

2008-09-17

Large pelagic fishes are generally thought to have little population genetic structuring based on their cosmopolitan distribution, large population sizes and high dispersal capacities. However, gene flow can be influenced by ecological (e.g. homing behaviour) and physical (e.g. present-day ocean currents, past changes in sea temperature and levels) factors. In this regard, Atlantic bigeye tuna shows an interesting genetic structuring pattern with two highly divergent mitochondrial clades (Clades I and II), which are assumed to have been originated during the last Pleistocene glacial maxima. We assess genetic structure patterns of Atlantic bigeye tuna at the nuclear level, and compare them with mitochondrial evidence. We examined allele size variation of nine microsatellite loci in 380 individuals from the Gulf of Guinea, Canary, Azores, Canada, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. To investigate temporal stability of genetic structure, three Atlantic Ocean sites were re-sampled a second year. Hierarchical AMOVA tests, RST pairwise comparisons, isolation by distance (Mantel) tests, Bayesian clustering analyses, and coalescence-based migration rate inferences supported unrestricted gene flow within the Atlantic Ocean at the nuclear level, and therefore interbreeding between individuals belonging to both mitochondrial clades. Moreover, departures from HWE in several loci were inferred for the samples of Guinea, and attributed to a Wahlund effect supporting the role of this region as a spawning and nursery area. Our microsatellite data supported a single worldwide panmictic unit for bigeye tunas. Despite the strong Agulhas Current, immigration rates seem to be higher from the Atlantic Ocean into the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but the actual number of individuals moving per generation is relatively low compared to the large population sizes inhabiting each ocean basin. Lack of congruence between mt and nuclear evidences, which is also found in other species, most likely reflects

Estudio Bioedafologico preliminar de la Isla Gorgona

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Clara Chamorro

1989-01-01

O y A. razón por la cual predominan. en la fauna edáfica las formas de hábitos fltófagos y saprófagos. Los más  epresentativos de la fauna interna del suelo (O a 40 cm son Insecta y Annelida e Insecta y Aracnida en la fauna superficial.

Estudio bioedafologico preliminar de la isla gorgona

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Chamorro, Clara; Tórres F., Orlando; Pinilla A., Gabriel; Rojas F., Gloria; Romero B., Franklin; Castillo, Tomas

2011-01-01

Los suelos de la Isla Oorgona son Inceptisoles con buena a baja saturación de bases (Eutropepts y Dystropepts respectivamente). con tendencia a ser ácidos y buena capacidad de intercambio catíóníco, Domina en ellos la textura arcillosa; el contenido de materia orgánica es alto en los horizontes
O y A. razón por la cual predominan. en la fauna edáfica las formas de hábitos fltófagos y saprófagos. Los más  epresentativos de la fauna interna del suelo (O a 40 cm) son Insecta y Annelid...

Certification of total arsenic, dimethylarsinic acid and arsenobetaine contents in a tuna fish powder (BCR-CRM 627)

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Lagarde, F.; Amran, M. B.; Leroy, M. J. F.

1999-01-01

Tuna fishes were collected in the Straits of Messina (Italy), were dissected and dorsal muscles minced, freeze-dried, ground and sieved. The obtained powder was stabilised by gamma-irradiation and filled into brown glass bottles. The homogeneity and stability at +20 degrees C and +40 degrees C we...

Analítica del aprendizaje en un entorno virtual mediante un sistema de computación cognitiva: estudio preliminar

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Larry Lugo Urribarrí

2016-01-01

Full Text Available En esta investigación se aplicaron métodos de la Analítica del Aprendizaje en el estudio de los datos masivos provenientes de la plataforma virtual de Fruticultura, mediante el sistema de computación cognitiva IBM Watson, basado en inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje automático. Se analizaron los registros de las evaluaciones en línea, así como las interacciones sociales en los foros para determinar su influencia sobre el desempeño estudiantil, durante los períodos lectivos desde el2006 hasta 2014 de la asignatura Fruticultura. Los factores estudiados permitieron mejorar el sistema de evaluación y estimarla nota definitiva con una fortaleza predictiva del 72%.

Heavy metal content and molecular species identification in canned tuna: Insights into human food safety.

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Pappalardo, Anna Maria; Copat, Chiara; Ferrito, Venera; Grasso, Alfina; Ferrante, Margherita

2017-05-01

Canned tuna in olive oil and in brine of the most popular brands sold in Italian markets were analyzed to verify the authentication of transformed products, with the aim to unveil commercial frauds due to the substitutions of high value species with species of low commercial value, and to assess the health risk of consumers related to cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) contents. Species authentication was evaluated with amplification of COI DNA barcode and confirmed the declared species. Among tested metals, Hg had the highest concentrations, followed by Cd and Pb. None of the tested samples surpassed the European regulatory limits no. 1881/2006 fixed for Hg and Pb, whereas one batch of canned tuna in olive oil exceeded standard for Cd. Risk for human health was evaluated by the metals daily intake and target hazard quotient (THQ). As a result, Cd and Pb did not exceed the toxicological reference values established by World Health Organization (WHO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Conversely, Hg content suggests a consumption no more than once a week and a continuous surveillance of this fishery products for consumer protection.

Genetic variation in skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (L.) using PCR-RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region

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Menezes, M.R.; Ikeda, M.; Taniguchi, N.

Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34, 231–251. Sharp, G. D. & Pirages, S. W. (1978). The distribution of enzymes of red, white and heart muscle: distributional characteristics in selected scombrid fishes. In The Physiological Ecology of Tunas...

Assessment of health risk of exposure to mercury through intake under canned tuna in health registration process period January 2010-December 2011

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Carrillo, M.; Tovar, M.; Alvarez, J.; Arraez, M.; Hordziejewicz, I.; Loreto, I.

2013-01-01

The power point presentation is about: Assessing the health risk due to exposure to mercury through ingestion canned tuna under sanitary registration process in the country, using the risk assessment tool recommended by the Codex Alimentarius establishing safety according to the use of local diets. The analytical method appied was Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Amalgamation (SS TDA AS). As a recommendation was important to maintain an ongoing program of monitoring of mercury in tuna as being a highly recommended food as being excellent source of protein and fatty acids beneficial to health can also be a source of mercury poisoning in cases of people who have a high consumption thereof in the diet

Estudio preliminar experimental en ratas: uso de plasma rico en plaquetas en el tratamiento de lesiones agudas de nervios periféricos

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Natalia Sorrenti-Pírez

Full Text Available Antecedentes y Objetivos. Si consideramos la importancia social y laboral que han adquirido las lesiones de los nervios periféricos por las graves y permanentes secuelas motoras, sensitivas y vegetativas a que dan lugar, cualquier esfuerzo terapéutico para mejorar los resultados de la reparación nerviosa representa un paso positivo dentro del abordaje general de esta afección. A pesar de realizar una sutura técnicamente perfecta, nunca se logra repoblar el segmento distal con la misma cantidad de axones. Esto hace que se busquen alternativas para potenciar la regeneración nerviosa. Dentro de las terapias emergentes, la utilización de plasma rico en plaquetas (PRP tiene un efecto beneficioso en la reparación nerviosa. Hasta este momento los estudios se han centrado en la utilización del PRP dentro de injertos o tutores interpuestos entre los cabos y no se ha prestado atención a la aplicación del mismo en la sutura directa. Material y Métodos. Estudiamos 8 ratas Wistar a las que se les seccionaron ambos nervios ciáticos; a una de las suturas se le aplicó PRP y el otro nervio suturado se tomó como caso control. En una segunda etapa realizamos la biopsia de ambos nervios a diferentes tiempos y fijamos con un fluoróforo lipofílico que tiñe las fibras regeneradas. Tomamos 2 grupos: a los 40 días y a los 60 días. Calculamos el índice de función del nervio ciático. Resultados. Los nervios seccionados y tratados con PRP presentaron un adelanto en la recuperación de la función nerviosa medida por pruebas funcionales; confirmamos anatómicamente mediante el estudio histológico del nervio. Conclusiones. Los resultados obtenidos en el estudio indican una estimulación del proceso fisiológico de reparación nerviosa usando PRP.

Los exámenes preliminares de la Corte Penal Internacional en América Latina: el caso colombiano y su impacto sobre futuras negociaciones de paz en la región

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Héctor Olásolo Alonso

2014-06-01

Full Text Available El artículo comienza analizando la función de la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal Internacional en la aplicación del principio de complementariedad, a través de los exámenes preliminares realizados durante los diez primeros años de funcionamiento de la Corte Penal Internacional. Se subraya la relevancia de los exámenes preliminares para fortalecer los órganos jurisdiccionales nacionales y el Estado de Derecho en los Estados afectados, y se constata que cada situación bajo examen requiere de una estrategia de actuación diferente debido a las particulares circunstancias que la rodean. A continuación, se analizan las características del fenómeno de la lesa humanidad en Colombia y las consecuencias de su configuración como crímenes internacionales de ius cogens. A la luz de lo anterior, se aborda el impacto del examen preliminar que la Fiscalía de la CPI viene desarrollando sobre la situación de Colombia para las actuales negociaciones de paz entre el Gobierno y las FARC. Para finalizar, el autor realiza algunas observaciones finales sobre la importancia de este examen preliminar más allá de Colombia para futuras negociaciones de paz en la región.

Physicochemical and sensory characterization of refined and deodorized tuna (Thunnus albacares) by-product oil obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis.

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de Oliveira, Dayse A S B; Minozzo, Marcelo G; Licodiedoff, Silvana; Waszczynskyj, Nina

2016-09-15

In this study, the effects of chemical refining and deodorization on fatty acid profiles and physicochemical and sensory characteristics of the tuna by-product oil obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis were evaluated. Enzymatic extraction was conducted for 120 min at 60 °C and pH 6.5 using Alcalase at an enzyme-substrate ratio of 1:200 w/w. The chemical refining of crude oil consisted of degumming, neutralization, washing, drying, bleaching, and deodorization; deodorization was conducted at different temperatures and processing times. Although chemical refining was successful, temperature and chemical reagents favored the removal of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from the oil. Aroma attributes of fishy odor, frying odor, and rancid odor predominantly contributed to the sensory evaluation of the product. Deodorization conditions of 160 °C for 1h and 200 °C for 1h were recommended for the tuna by-product oil, which is rich in PUFA. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Abundancia y distribución de microplásticos y posibles impactos sobre el rorcual común (Balaenoptera physalus) en las costas del Garraf

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Tintoré Pujol-Soliano, Beatriz

2016-01-01

En este Trabajo de Final de Grado se exponen los resultados del estudio realizado con la asociación EDMAKTUB durante el “Proyecto Rorcual”, que tiene como objetivo el estudio del rorcual común (B. physalus), que puede encontrarse durante los meses de Febrero a Junio en las costas catalanas del Garraf, cerca de Barcelona. Aprovechando este proyecto, se llevo a cabo un estudio preliminar de la concentración de microplásticos en las aguas superficiales de la costa del Garraf. Los objetivos princ...

Un método cuantitativo para analizar redes neuronales marcadas por histoquímica para acetilcolinesterasa

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Luz H. Camargo

2004-12-01

Full Text Available El análisis cualitativo de las redes neuronales por histoquímica enzimática se usa comúnmente en los estudios morfológicos tradicionales. Una limitante de este tipo de estudios consiste en la dificultad de obtener resultados cuantitativos. Este artículo presenta dos técnicas originales de procesamiento de imágenes para realizar estudios cuantitativos y un análisis comparativo entre ellas. Los resultados preliminares presentados permiten verificar la utilidad de la metodología aplicada.

Comunicación preliminar sobre el uso de la penicilina nebulizada en algunas afecciones del aparato respiratorio

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Hernán Cortés Maal

1947-03-01

Full Text Available El objeto principal de esta comunicación preliminar sobre la terapéutica por las nebulizaciones de penicilina, es el de presentar al honorable cuerpo Médico de Colombia, un procedimiento nuevo en la aplicación de la penicilina, procedimiento que ya se ha generalizado y divulgado bastante en el estranjero y que entre nosotros se ha enmpleado muy poco.

Estudos preliminares com bromoacetamida, um novo moluscicida

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Naftale Katz

1985-09-01

Full Text Available A bromoacetamida tem sido testada como moluscicida na República Popular da China, para tratamento de criadouros de Oncomelania, hospedeiro do Schistosoma japonicum, com bons resultados. O produto é solúvel em água, o que simplifica seu uso. Foram feitos ensaios biológicos preliminares deste produto em caramujos adultos (Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila e B. straminea, recém-eclodidos e desovas. Paralelamente foram feitos ensaios com o pentaclorofenol para avaliar a suscetibilidade dos caramujos. O produto foi testado também sobre peixes, Lebistes reticulatus. Os moluscos testados mediam 8-10 mm de diâmetro; os recém-eclodidos tinham 1-3 dias de idade e as desovas 0-1 dia de idade. A temperatura da água durante os experimentos variou de 24,3 a 27,0°C. O produto foi ativo para caramujos adultos, recém-eclodidos e desovas, em concentrações em tomo de 1 a 4 ppm. Para os peixes o produto foi menos tóxico do que para os caramujos (CLço 7,5 ppm. Estes resultados indicam que a bromoacetamida apresenta propriedades moluscicidas promissoras para o controle da Biomphalaria spp.

Estudios comparativos del ciclo de vida del mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: culicidae de dos colonias de la costa atlántica colombiana

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Claribell Hernández

1996-12-01

Full Text Available Este estudio se realizó con el propósito de establecer, en forma preliminar, en el laboratorio, si el mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus procedente de Barranquilla y Cartagena es realmente una sola cepa y si el proceso de colonización (cría en el laboratorio influye en el tiempo de duración de las etapas de desarrollo del ciclo de vida de este díptero. Las colonias se establecieron con mosquitos adultos, machos y hembras, recolectados en lugares cercanos a Barranquilla y Cartagena. Los insectos se identificaron taxonómicamente y se colocaron en jaulas Gerberg, en las que se introdujeron tazas con tierra húmeda para que las hembras ovipositaran. De cada localidad, se mantuvieron seis generaciones continuas a una temperatura promedio de 27°C y una humedad relativa promedio de 80%. Los estadios inmaduros se alimentaron con Ken-L molido; los adultos de los dos sexos, con solución azucarada y a las hembras se les colocó un curí para que tomaran su comida de sangre. Se registraron los tiempos de duración de cada etapa del ciclo biológico en cada una de las generaciones y se analizaron por medio de la prueba t de comparación de promedios para muestras independientes. Para los tiempos de duración de larva (t=1,51 y pupa (t=0,30 de las dos poblaciones del mosquito, no se encontraron diferencias significativas; sin embargo, para el tiempo de eclosión de la larva sí las hubo (t=4,21. Al relacionar las seis generaciones de Cartagena no se encontraron diferencias significativas para el tiempo de duración de pupa y eclosión de la larva, pero sí se presentaron a partir de la cuarta generación, para el tiempo de duración de los estadios larvarios. Los resultados de este estudio preliminar sugieren que el mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus de Barranquilla y Cartagena representa una sola especie. Se demostró, además, que su proceso de colonización, el cual involucra la adaptación de este insecto a las condiciones específicas de un insectario

Diseño de la planta de tratamiento de agua potable para el Batallón de Infantería No. 21-Vargas- Granada-Meta

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Cardozo, Miguel Ángel; Guerrero Arango, Nelson Javier

1993-01-01

El proyecto describe como punto de partida, la situación existente en el batallón relacionada con el suministro de agua potable. Desarrolla todos los estudios preliminares necesarios para satisfacer la demanda de agua en la unidad táctica.

Trade-Based Estimation of Bluefin Tuna Catches in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, 2005–2011

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Gagern, Antonius; van den Bergh, Jeroen; Sumaila, Ussif Rashid

2013-01-01

The Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean stock of Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (BFTE) has long been considered overfished and at risk of collapse. Although ICCAT quotas for this stock have decreased considerably over the past years, uncertainty exists about the degree of catch beyond this quota. The extent of such catch is an important piece of information in stock assessment models as well as being an indicator of the effectiveness of fisheries management. We present a model using Bluefin tuna trade data to infer actual catches. Basing our calculations on 25 countries involved in BFTE trade, we estimate that between 2005 and 2011, allowable quotas were exceeded by 44 percent. This gap between catch and quotas has slightly increased over past years, leading to estimated excess catches of 57 percent for the period between 2008 and 2011. To improve assessments, preparation and design of BFTE management, we suggest that the estimated total removals reported in this paper be included in stock assessment models for BFTE. An implication of our findings is that ICCAT member states should take stronger measures to monitor and enforce compliance with quotas. PMID:23922870

Report on the intercomparison run IAEA-352 radionuclides in tuna fish flesh

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Ballestra, S.; Vas, D.; Lopez, J.J.; Noshkin, V.

1990-08-01

The results of an intercomparison exercise on a sample of tuna fish flesh from the Mediterranean Sea, IAEA-352, designed for the determination of artificial and natural radionuclides levels, are reported. The data from 63 laboratories from 31 countries have been evaluated. The following are the recommended values, with confidence intervals, for the most frequently measured radionuclides (Reference data: 1 January 1989): 137 Cs 2.7 Bq kg -1 , 90 Sr 0.2 Bq Kg -1 , 40 K 391 Bq Kg -1 , 210 Pb 0.6 Bq Kg -1 , 210 Po 2.2 Bq Kg -1 . Tabs

Morphological, nutritional and safety traits of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus reared in floating cages

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B. M. Poli

2010-04-01

Full Text Available To evaluate the influence of fattening on morphological, nutritional and safety characteristics, two lots of bluefin tuna were sampled before (November: 2 C, 4 ? and after 5 months of fattening (April: 5 C, 5 ?. The specimens, after death, were refrigerated and analysed at different times over the period of a week for morphological and flesh physico-chemical parameters in six muscle sites. Tuna sampled in April had greater body weight (44.04 vs 36.41kg, trunk length (52.21 vs 48.22cm and minimum and maximum circumferences (13.74 vs 12.77 and 94.90 vs 89.10cm. No differences in other linear measures or body components were found. Fattening did not influence flesh colour or total lipid content, producing small differences in its chemical composition: greater C18:0, C18:1n9 and PUFAn6 percentages; higher putrescine and histamine (0.489 vs 0.335 and 0.666 vs 0.370mg/kg but lower spermine and spermidine (10.598 vs 17.387 and 2.420 vs 3.928mg/kg levels. Large differences in physico-chemical parameters were found between muscle sites and a significant interaction between sampling date and muscle site indicated non homogeneous changes in chemical composition of dorsal, ventral and red muscle after fattening. Sex only influenced fat content in viscera (C 12.84 vs ? 9.84%.

Cultivos celulares primarios de Lutzomyia shannoni (Diptera: psychodidae y estudio cariologico preliminar de la especie

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Felio J. Bello

1997-03-01

Full Text Available Con el propósito de obtener una línea celular de Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar para estudios de susceptibilidad viral y mantenimiento de parásitos, se iniciaron cultivos celulares primarios de esta especie, vectora del virus de la estomatitis vesicular en los Estados Unidos y vectora sospechosa de leishmaniasis cutánea en las Américas. A partir de embriones y larvas neonatas del flebotomineo, se realizaron explantes de tejidos embrionarios en el medio MMIVP12, suplementado con 20% de suero fetal bovino y una mezcla de antibiótico y antimicótico, los cuales fueron incubados a una temperatura promedio de 2VC, sin atmósfera de CO,. El crecimiento celular comenzó en un periodo de 85 a 88 días después de efectuadas las siembras, mediante la presencia de vesículas compuestas de células epitelioides, flotando en el medio o adheridas a pequeños fragmentos de tejidos con células en división. Previa estimulación mecánica de los cultivos, se incrementó la proliferación celular a la semana siguiente de efectuado el procedimiento; sin embargo, el proceso mitótico de las células fue lento, similar al desarrollado con Lu. longipalpis, pero diferente a los cultivos celulares derivados de mosquitos. La formación de colonias individuales, dispersas en la superficie del frasco de cultivo, se observó a los 90 días de incubación, las cuales posteriormente evolucionaron a una monocapa semiconfluente. La morfología celular fue heterogénea con predominio de tipos epitelioides. Mediante la técnica de squash, se obtuvo el cariotipo de la especie, cuyo número diploide de cromosomas fue de 8, derivados de tejidos cerebrales de larvas de IV estadio.

Characterization of tuna cooking effluents generated in seafood canning industries; Caracterizacion de los efluentes de coccion de atum generados en la industrias conserveras de productos marinos

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Mendez Paz, D.; Torres Ayaso, A. B.; Vieites Baptista de Sousa, J. M.

2006-07-01

Tuna cooking effluents from different factories were analyzed, in this work. It has been analyzed effluents form water cooking and steam cooking processes. Steam cooking effluents are more appropriate for protein recovery due to the higher protein concentrations (up to 10 g/l, in some cases) and lower volume. Besides, steam cooking effluents, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) were up to 50 and 5 g/l, respectively. Different correlations between the main parameters the main parameters have been found, for example protein and TKN concentrations of a tuna cooking effluent can be estimated from COD concentrations. (Author) 9 refs.

Polimorfisme Enzim Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase pada Tiga Populasi Tuna Sirip Kuning (Thunnus albacares)

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Permana, Gusti Ngurah; Hutapea, Jhon H.; Moria, Sari Budi; Haryanti, Haryanti

2006-01-01

Samples of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) were taken from three locations Bali, North Sulawesi and North Maluku. The glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) was analyzed from liver using allozyme electrophoresis method. Polymorphism of GPI enzyme was observed and four alleles (A, B ,C, D) were found in Bali population, three alleles (A,B,C) were found in North Maluku and North Sulawesi populations. Heterozygosity values, from Bali, North Maluku and North Sulawesi were 0.419; 0.417; 0.143 resp...

Towards sustainable mobile systems configurations: Application to a tuna purse seiner.

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García Rellán, A; Vázquez Brea, C; Bello Bugallo, P M

2018-08-01

Fishing is one of the most important marine activities. It contributes to both overfishing and marine pollution, the two main threats to the ocean environment. In this context, the aim of this work is to investigate and validate methodologies for the identification of more sustainable operating configurations for a tuna purse seiner. The proposed methodology is based on a previous one applied to secondary industrial systems, taking into account the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control focus, developed for the most potentially industrial polluting sources. The idea is to apply the same type of methodologies and concepts used for secondary industrial punctual sources, to a primary industrial mobile activity. This methodology combines two tools: "Material and Energy Flow Analysis" (a tool from industrial metabolism), and "Best Available Techniques Analysis". The first provides a way to detect "Improvable Flows" into de system, and the second provides a way to define sustainable options to improve them. Five main Improvable Flows have been identified in the selected case study, the activity of a purse seiner, most of them related with energy consumption and air emission, in different stages of the fishing activity. Thirty-one Best Available Techniques candidates for the system have been inventoried, that potentially could improve the sustainability of the activity. Seven of them are not implemented yet to the case study. The potential improvements of the system proposed by this work are related to energy efficiency, waste management, prevention and control of air emissions. This methodology demonstrates to be a good tool towards sustainable punctual systems, but also towards sustainable mobile systems such as the fishing activity in oceans, as the tuna purse seiner validated here. The practical application of the identified technologies to fishing systems will contribute to prevent and reduce marine pollution, one of the greatest threats of today's oceans

Búsqueda de series de referencia para el seguimiento de la señal regional del calentamiento global

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José Daniel Pabón-Caicedo

1995-01-01

Full Text Available Como fase inicial de un estudio de los aspectos regionales del cambio climático se presenta un análisis preliminar de las series de registros de temperatura medias anuales para diferentes regiones y altitudes en territorio colombiano, con el propósito de seleccionar o conformar series de referencia para hacer el seguimiento del calentamiento global y para el estudio del cambio climático en general.

Gestión de riesgos en proyectos de desarrollo de software en España: estudio de la situación

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Luis Fernández Sanz

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El software es en nuestros días un elemento crítico en todos los sistemas. El desarrollo y la puesta en marcha de programas de ordenador están sujetos a numerosos riesgos que deben ser objeto de una gestión cuidadosa. La gestión de riesgos en proyectos de software es una actividad reglada en múltiples metodologías pero que en la práctica se aplica de forma muy desigual en los distintos equipos de trabajo y organizaciones. Un primer estudio llevado a cabo entre desarrolladores españoles revela un interés por la gestión de riesgos y sus técnicas, pero también serias carencias en su aplicación y algunas actitudes que no favorecen a esta disciplina. Estos datos preliminares constituyen una base para profundizar con más detalle en la práctica de gestión de riesgos en software y para plantear soluciones más eficaces en dicha gestión.

Formulación de una mermelada a partir de pulpa y cáscara de tunas (Opuntia spp. elaborada a nivel planta piloto Formulación de una mermelada a partir de pulpa y cáscara de tunas (Opuntia spp. elaborada a nivel planta piloto

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José Luis Magaña Ramírez

2012-02-01

Full Text Available After a series of experimental tests of jam pulp-based and peel of prickly pear fruit at a laboratory level, generated from previous research projects, and based on results of sensory evaluation, microbiological and physicochemical analysis, it was selected a formulation for a jam from a mixture of pulp and peel of prickly pear fruit “reyna” variety, and “xoconostle” prickly pear fruit pulp for processing at the pilot platform. The jam produced was characterized by physicochemical analysis and microbiological. In the physicochemical analysis, it was included the determination of dietetic fiber (4.35 g dietetic fiber/15 g jam, being one of the most important evaluation, which value comes mainly from the skin of prickly pear fruit. From the physicochemical analysis, it was designed a label for the jam produced. Based on the specifications required by the “Norma Oficial Mexicana”, the product can be considered suitable for consumption and marketing purposes. Después de una serie de pruebas experimentales de mermeladas a base de pulpa y cás­cara de tunas a nivel laboratorio, generados de proyectos de investigación anteriores, y con base en resultados de evaluación sensorial, análisis microbiológico y fisicoquímico, se seleccionó una formulación de mermelada a partir de una mezcla de pulpa y cáscara de tuna variedad reyna, y pulpa de tuna variedad xoconostle para su procesamiento a nivel planta piloto. La mermelada elaborada fue caracterizada mediante análisis fisicoquímico y microbiológico. Dentro de los análisis fisicoquímicos se incluyó la determinación de Fibra Dietética (4.35 g de fibra dietética/15 g de mermelada, siendo éste uno de los análisis más importantes, cuyo valor procede principalmente de la cáscara de las tunas. Basados en las especificaciones exigidas por la Norma Oficial Mexicana, el producto puede considerarse apto para su consumo y para propósitos de comercialización.

Caracterización preliminar de la susceptibilidad sísmica en el entorno de la localidad de Sampacho, Córdoba, Argentina

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Romina Daga

2003-08-01

ón de intraplaca con probada actividad sísmica histórica y actual, donde el nivel de sismicidad, que es importante, pone en una constante geoamenaza sísmica a toda la región. Es de destacar que esta fue epicentro de dos terremotos históricos (año 1934, considerados dos de los mas destructores ocurridos dentro de la zona de sismicidad reducida.

En el presente trabajo se caracterizo de manera preliminar la susceptibilidad sísmica en el entorno de la localidad de Sampacho, como base para futuros estudios de microzonificación sísmica y evaluación del riesgo sísmico. La metodología seguida hizo énfasis en el estudio de los factores litológicos, geomorfológicos e hidrológicos locales, los cuales pueden tener una importante incidencia en el desplazamiento del frente de ondas elásticas.

Se definieron cinco clases de susceptibilidad a partir de la superposición de niveles de información litología y profundidad del nivel freático, de las cuales predomina la moderadamente baja. La distribución areal de las mismas se presenta en una carta de susceptibilidad sísmica preliminar en soporte digital, siendo este el primer documento sobre esta temática generado para la región.

SIMPOSIO "ASPECTOS MÉDICOS DE LA ERUPCIÓN DEL NEVADO DEL RUIZ". CONCLUSIONES PRELIMINARES

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Academia Nacional de Medicina

1986-12-01

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El Comité Organizador del Simposio "' Aspéctos Medicos de la Erupción Volcanica del Nevado del Ruiz". confor­mado por los doctores Pablo Gomez Martinez, Jose Felix Patino, Valentin Malagón, German Fernandez. Ivan Munera y Luis Jorge Perez, se permite informar a la opinion publica, las conclusiones preliminares a las que ha llegado despues de haber analizado todas las ponencias presentadas por las personas y entidades que atendieron sobrevivientes de la catastrofe de noviembre de 1985.

1. Aspectos geológicos

Colombia está situada en el area denominada Cinturón de Fuego, que envuelve el Oceano Pacifico y en su conformación geográfica se encuentran 30 volcanes, situados en su mayorla en la Cordillera Central. De estos, 11 están en mayor o menor actividad y 7 tienen historia de erupciones. Las capas geol6ógicas sobre las cuales se extiende el pals presentan zonas de elevada sismicidad

Las caracterlsticas de la erupción del Nevado del Ruiz permiten clasificarlo como un volcan de tipo "'Pliniano- explosivo". que puede emitir enorme cantidad de gases y fragmentos sólidos a grandes velocidades y altas tempe­raturas, como tambien lodo caliente, con deshielo de las nieves perpetuas cuyo resultado es Ia formación del "lahar" que sepultó las poblaciones y cubrió extensas zonas de terreno. Estas erupciones se presentan de manera intermitente y su comportamiento es impredecible. Existe siempre la posibilidad de erupciones late­rales que aumentan su peligro y radio de acción.

El "lahar" fue una avalancha de lodo que cubrió a la poblacion de Armero; lo componían materiales inorgánicos provenientes del volcan, mezclados con los materiales orgánicos presentes en las tierras fertiles dedicadas a la agricultura y la ganadería. Estudios microbiológicos demostraron la presencia de una rica flora bacteriana y de hongos...

Anaerobic co-digestion of animal waste: swine manure and tuna fish waste

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Otero, L.; Alvarez, J. A.; Lema, J. M.

2009-07-01

Anaerobic digestion has become an established and proven technology for the treatment of solid wastes. Co-digestion offers several possible ecological, technology and economical advantages. Anaerobic co-digestion can increase CH{sub 4} production of manure diesters in a 50-200% according to the operation conditions and the co-substrates used. Last September 2007, PROBIOGAS project started up with the objective of improving the production and use of biogas from co-digestion of farming, agricultural and industrial waste. Our research group takes part in the study of co-digestion of swine manure firstly with tuna fish waste and secondly with glycerine (bio diesel production waste). (Author)

Mercury accumulation in Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) with regards to muscle type, muscle position and fish size.

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Bosch, Adina C; O'Neill, Bernadette; Sigge, Gunnar O; Kerwath, Sven E; Hoffman, Louwrens C

2016-01-01

The concentrations and relationships between individual mercury species and total mercury were investigated in different muscle parts and sizes of Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Fourteen Yellowfin tuna caught in the South Atlantic off the coast of South Africa had an average total Hg (tHg) concentration of 0.77 mg/kg wet weight. No differences were detected (p > 0.05) in tHg, MethylHg (MeHg) or inorganic Hg (iHg) accumulation among the four white muscle portions across the carcass, but both tHg and iHg were found in higher concentrations (p < 0.001) in dark muscle than white muscle. Positive linear correlations with fish weight were found for both tHg (r = 0.79, p < 0.001) and MeHg (r = 0.75, p < 0.001) concentrations. A prediction model was formulated to calculate toxic MeHg concentrations from measured tHg concentrations and fish weight (cMeHg = 0.073 + 1.365 · tHg-0.008 · w). As sampling sites and subsampling methods could affect toxicity measurements, we provide recommendations for sampling guidelines. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Spatially explicit estimates of stock sizes, structure and biomass of herring and blue whiting, and catch data of bluefin tuna

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Huse, G.; MacKenzie, B. R.; Trenkel, V.

2015-01-01

The North Atlantic is a productive marine region which has supported important commercial fisheries for centuries. Many of these fisheries have exploited the pelagic species, including herring, blue whiting and tuna. Here we present data on the distribution of herring and blue whiting based on th...

PENYULUHAN METODE PAP SMEAR TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP WANITA TUNA SUSILA DALAM PENDETEKSIAN KANKER SERVIKS

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Ismi Wulandari AS

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Abstract: The Effectiveness Of Pap smear Test’s Counseling Regarding To The Level Of Knowledge And Behaviour In Prostitution Worker For Detection Of Cervical Cancer In Bintang Mas Kubu Raya 2014. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of counseling toward knowledge and behavior. in prostitution worker about pap smear and cervical cancer. This research was quasi-experimental with one group pretest-postest design. There are 38 respondents. McNemar test showed there are significant. improvement of knowledge (p<0.05, and significance behavior change (p<0.05 in all respondents before and after counseling. Keyword : knowledge, behaviour, cervical cancer, pap smear Abstrak : Penyuluhan Metode Pap smear Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Wanita Tuna Susila Dalam Pendeteksian Kanker Serviks. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk melihat efektivitas terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap melalui penyuluhan mengenai pap smear kepada para wanita tuna susila. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah quasi eksperimental dengan rancangan one group pretest-postest design. Besar sampel berjumlah 38 orang. Hasil menunjukkan uji McNemar menunjukkan terdapat signifikansi yang bermakna untuk pengetahuan (p < 0,05 dan signifikansi untuk perubahan sikap (p<0.05 pada responden sebelum dan setelah penyuluhan. Kata kunci : pengetahuan, sikap, kanker serviks, pap smear

Regulación de las emociones y la depresión residual predicen el funcionamiento psicosocial en el trastorno bipolar: estudio preliminar

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Becerra, Rodrigo; Edith Cowan University; Cruise, Kate; Edith Cowan University; Harms, Craig; Edith Cowan University; Allan, Alfred; Edith Cowan University; Bassett, Darryl; 1. Psychiatrist in Private Practice, Perth WA, Australia 2. School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences (M521), University of Western Australia, Perth WA, Australia; Hood, Sean; School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences (M521), University of Western Australia, Perth WA, Australia; Murray, Greg; School of Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC, Australia.

2015-01-01

Este estudio explora el valor predictivo de los diversos procesos de regulación clínicos, neuropsicológicos, funcionales y emocionales para la recuperación en el Trastorno Bipolar. La información clínica y demográfica se recogió de 27 participantes de TB eutímicos o residualmente deprimidos. Setenta y uno por ciento de la muestra reportó algún grado de deterioro en el funcionamiento psicosocial. Tanto la depresión residual y problemas con la regulación de las emociones fueron identificados co...

Molecular and morphological identification of Cardicola (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) eggs in hatchery-reared and migratory Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.)

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Forte-Gil, D.; Holzer, Astrid S.; Pecková, Hana; Bartošová-Sojková, Pavla; Peñalver, J.; Dolores, E.M.; Muñoz, P.

2016-01-01

Roč. 450, JAN 1 (2016), s. 58-66 ISSN 0044-8486 R&D Projects: GA ČR GBP505/12/G112 Institutional support: RVO:60077344 Keywords : Aquaculture * Atlantic bluefin tuna * Blood fluke * Cardicola * Migration * Thunnus thynnus Subject RIV: EG - Zoology Impact factor: 2.570, year: 2016

Un estudio preliminar del fundamento pulsional de la "aptitud de analista" Preliminary study of the instinctual foundation of the "analyst's competence"

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Osvaldo Delgado

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo presenta algunas preguntas y desarrollos preliminares surgidos en un recorrido teórico realizado por los textos freudianos del término "aptitud". - Se presentan las referencias a textos anteriores a 1920, aunque se privilegie, en función de los objetivos de la investigación en curso, el ordenamiento y relación de la "aptitud de analista" con los conceptos fundamentales de la segunda tópica freudiana. ¿Se puede elevar el término castellano aptitud y sus originales alemanes al estatuto de un concepto? Finalmente se planteará que la dimensión pulsional del término es lo que permite darle a la "aptitud de analista" un estatuto conceptual, ya que la aptitud como "tauglich" en el advenimiento de un nuevo analista implica una transmutación pulsional específica. La pregunta por cuál es la relación entre lo que porta el carácter y la recomposición de las alteraciones del yo en el período posterior al análisis quedará como orientación para otro trabajo.This work presents some questions and preliminary developments which erased during the theoretical examinations realized on the Freud's texts concerning the term ¨competence¨. The references to the texts earlier than 1920 are given, however, in function of the objectives of the investigation in course, the order and relation of the ¨analyst' s competence¨ to the fundamental concepts of Freud's second topography are favored. Can we give a Spanish term ¨aptitud¨ and its German originals a status of a concept? Final consideration will be that the instinctual dimension of the term is what permits to give it a conceptual status to the ¨analyst's competence¨, since ¨competence¨ as ¨tauglich¨ in making a new analyst implies a specific instinctual transmutation. The question about what is the relation between what makes a character and the reparation of the alteration of ¨I ¨ in the period following the analysis will remain an orientation for further work.

Intervalos de referencia para concentraciones séricas de T3 y T4. Estudio preliminar

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Cecilia Miranda Pantoja

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Fundamento: la determinación cuantitativa de las hormonas tiroideas T3 y T4 reviste gran importancia en el diagnóstico y la evaluación del hipertiroidismo, en especial del hipertiroidismo aislado causado por T3.Objetivo: establecer los intervalos de referencia de T3 y T4 en el laboratorio de medicina nuclear del Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima de Cienfuegos. Métodos: estudio descriptivo y prospectivo realizado mediante el método de radioinmunoanálisis, competencia que se establece entre la T3 y T4 sin marcar, y la marcada por un número limitado de los sitios de unión del anticuerpo específico. Al hacer reaccionar una cantidad fija de trazador y anticuerpo con diferentes cantidades del ligando sin marcar, la cantidad de trazador unido por el anticuerpo será inversamente proporcional a la concentración del ligando sin marcar. Resultados: los valores obtenidos se describen según una distribución gaussiana (media aritmética = 117, desviación estándar =31 para T4; media aritmética = 2,64, desviación estándar = 0,64 para T3, comprobado mediante un test de Chi cuadrado. Los rangos de valores normales obtenidos fueron de de 55 – 178 nmol/L y 1,4 – 3,9 nmol/L para T4 y T3 respectivamente. Conclusiones: los intervalos de referencia obtenidos resultaron más amplios que los propuestos por el productor, sobre todo en el caso de T4.

BIOSORCIÓN DE Cd, Pb y Zn POR BIOMASA PRETRATADA DE ALGAS ROJAS, CÁSCARA DE NARANJA Y TUNA

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Lissette Vizcaíno Mendoza

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Debido a su movilidad en los ecosistemas y a su toxicidad para las formas superiores de vida,los metales pesados Cd, Pb y Zn son priorizados como unos de los contaminantes inorgánicosmás importantes debido al alto riesgo que representan para el medio ambiente. Con el objeto dedisminuir su concentración se diseñó un sistema para evaluar su remoción empleando biomasade algas rojas, cáscaras de naranja (Citrus sp. y tuna guajira (Opuntia sp.. Se estudió la influenciadel pretratamiento y el empaquetamiento mediante ensayos tipo batch, en los que se emplearonsoluciones de sodio y calcio. Se obtuvo como resultado una mayor capacidad de sorción de lasalgas modificadas con NaOH 0.1 N y de la naranja y la tuna con modificación sucesiva con NaOH yCaCl20.2 M, y una afección poco significativa (≤1% del proceso de sorción al empacar la biomasael placas planas de tul poliéster. La eficiencia de remoción se determinó mediante un reactor deflujo continuo de columna fija con un volumen líquido de 400 mL, 75 g de biomasa y tiemposde retención promedio de 1 y 2 h. Los resultados mostraron una eficiencia similar de las tresbiomasas para remover Cd y Pb, con promedios superiores al 95%, mientras que el Zn se removiócon mejor eficiencia (62% al emplear tuna modificada como sorbente. Finalmente, el materialse calcinó a 700 °C con lo que se obtuvo una ceniza estable frente a soluciones ácidas, lo cualgarantiza la captura de los metales removidos.

FISHING GROUND, CACTH COMPOSITION, HOOK RATE AND LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF BILLFISHES CAUGHT BY TUNA LONG LINE IN INDIAN OCEAN

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Fathur Rochman

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Billfishes area by cacth of tuna long line vessels in Indian Ocean. Billfish are consist of swordfish Xiphias gladius, black marlin Makaira indica, indo facific blue marlin Makaira mazara, stripe marlin Tetrapturus audax, indo facific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus and shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris. Besides that, billfishes also have important economic value compared with tuna as an exsported species such as swordfish and marlin. To optimize the catch of billfishes in Indian Ocean, data and information of potential fishing ground, size and catch composition of this species are needed. The billfishes cacth composition collected in 2011 were dominated by 45% swordfish, 20% black marlin, 19% blue marlin,9% short bill spearfish, 6% sailfish and 1%stripe marlin. The billfishes size range which were caught between 60 - 280 cm LJFL (Lower Jaw Fork Length. The sword fish average length was 150 cm, blue marlin 197 cm, black Marlin 189 cm, sailfish 150cm ,short bill spearfish 144 cm and stripe marlin159 cm. From this observation, it was found that most of billfishes caught were in mature.

COORDINACIÓN DE LAS PROTECCIONES DE LA SUBESTACIÓN DE DISTRIBUCIÓN EN EL SISTEMA MILAGRO GUAYAS – LOS RÍOS

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Quiroga Aguirre, Boris Adrian; Muñoz Cabello, Carlos Luis

2015-01-01

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

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

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

2014-01-01

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

Contribución al estudio de Cissus sicyoides L. (bejuco-ubí

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Ramón Scull Lizama

2000-08-01

Full Text Available Se presenta la descripción micromorfológica de Cissus sicyoides L. (bejuco-ubí y se resume la composición fitoquímica preliminar, donde se detecta la existencia de aminoácidos, compuestos grasos y flavonoides en toda la parte aérea de la planta, los cuales no habían sido informados con anterioridad en la bibliografía. Se demuestra que el tipo de secado no altera la composición de la droga y se marcan pautas sobre la estabilidad de ésta. Se comprueba que la planta no posee efectos tóxicos ni antivirales contra el virus de la influenza A en cepas victoria H3N2 y WSN (H1N1, para las condiciones en que se desarrolló el estudio.The micromorphological description of Cissus sicoydes L. (ipecacuanha is presented and the preliminary phytochemical composition is summarized. Aminoacids, fatty compounds and flavonoids, which have not been previously reported in bibliography, are detected in the whole aerial part of the plant. It is proved that the type of drying does not alter the compositon of the drug and guidelines are set on its stability. It is also demonstrated that the plant does not have toxic or antiviral effects against the virus of influenza A in victoria H3N2 and WSN (H1N1 strains for the conditons under which the study was developed.

Caracterización preliminar de la lepidopterofauna (insecta: rophalocera presente en la reserva privada: refugio del oso de anteojos (Calvario –Meta, Colombia

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Ruth Castillo

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Ubicada en el piedemonte de la cordillera Oriental, la reserva privada: Refugio del Oso de Anteojos, se encuentra sujeta a presión antrópicalocal representada por deforestación, quemas,pastoreo y caza de fauna silvestre. Por tanto, es necesario conocer el estado de conservación de algunas áreas mediante el empleo de organismos bioindicadores como los Lepidopteros (Rhopalocera. Los muestreos se realizaron en los meses de mayo, junio, julio y septiembre de 2008, en cuatro zonas características de la reserva. Los ejemplares se recolectaron mediante una red entomológica, en recorridos lineales, a través de los transectos. Se realizaron análisis de representatividad, diversidad alfa y diversidad beta. En total se reunieron 78 individuos pertenecientes a3 familias, 12 subfamilias, 29 géneros y 40 especies.La familia Nymphalidae presentó mayor riqueza con 32 variedades, de las cuales 26 pertenecen a la subfamilia Heliconiinae, 20 aIthomiinae, 9 a Nymphalinae, 7 a Satyrinae y el porcentaje restante distribuido en Biblidinae, Charaxinae y Morphinae. La mayor diversidad de mariposas (27 especies se encontró en la zona de amortiguación. Igualmente, se identificó que no hay coincidencia de especies entre zonas. Hasta el momento, este estudio constituye el primer acercamiento a un listado preliminar de los lepidópteros del lugar seleccionado con fines investigativos.

Para Compreender Competiçâo e Cooperaçâo nas Organizaçoes. Reflexôes Preliminares

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Zilá Mesquita

1999-01-01

Full Text Available A partir del desarrollo investigado por Piaget de la cooperación y competición en los distintos estadios de juegos, se buscó establecer paralelos en situaciones de cooperación y competición en organizaciones. Para ello fueron realizadas entrevistas con consultores y gerentes da RH y comparadas con la literatura utilizada. Las inferencias preliminares aquí presentadas subsidiarán futuros trabajos.

La Biblioteca Virtual de Salud de la provincia Holguín: un diagnóstico preliminar

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Cañedo Andalia, Rubén; Santiesteban Santiesteban, Mirtha; Sao Avilés, Augusto; Ríos Hidalgo, Nancy; Torres Acosta, Rafael; Díaz Ricardo, Oscar; Rojas García, Yaima; Montejo Castells, Marilis; La O Zaldívar, Juana; Peña Rodríguez, Karen

2003-01-01

Con el objetivo de iniciar el desarrollo de la Biblioteca Virtual de Salud de la provincia Holguín, se realizó un diagnóstico preliminar de las condiciones existentes en el territorio para su implementación. Se exponen los conceptos fundamentales relacionados con la biblioteca virtual, se identifican las instituciones con mayor potencial científico en el área, así como los productos y servicios de información con condiciones para trasladarse a un entorno de red. Se establece una estrategia pa...

Genetic stock structure of frigate tuna (Auxis thazard) along Indian coast based on PCR-RFLP analyses of mtDNA D-Loop region

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: 547-572. Pillai, N.G.K. and Mallia, J.V. 2007. Bibliography on Tunas. CMFRI Special Publication No. 92: 325 pp Pillai, P.P. and Gopakumar, G. 2003. In: M. Mohan Joseph, A.A. Jayaprakash, (Eds.), Status of exploited marine fishery resources...

A Satellite Imagery, Ecosystem-Based GIS Study of Bluefin Tuna and Right Whale Distribution and Movements in the Gulf of Marine and NW Atlantic

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Lutcavage, Molly

2002-01-01

The goals of this research were to develop a GIS workstation to examine the distribution, relative abundance, and behavior of Atlantic bluefin tuna and the Northern right whale in relation to their environment and prey...

VALIDEZ DE LA ERGOMETRÍA EN PIRAGÜISMO PARA LA DETERMINACIÓN DEL UMBRAL ANAERÓBICO. ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR

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L. Carrasco Páez

2010-10-01

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Con el fin de determinar la validez de la ergometría en kayak para programar el entrenamiento en agua, se compararon las respuestas fisiológicas de un grupo de cinco mujeres palistas adolescentes en kayakergómetro y en agua. Se realizó un test incremental y máximo en laboratorio, registrando la frecuencia cardiaca (FC, la frecuencia de paleo (FP y la concentración de lactato a lo largo de la prueba. Una vez establecido, para cada piragüista, el umbral anaeróbico (UAn junto con la FC y la FP en este punto, se realizó un test de 20 minutos de paleo en agua a la FC correspondiente al UAn, obteniendo la FP así como las concentraciones de lactato en los minutos 0, 5 y 20 de la prueba y 3 y 5 del periodo de recuperación. Aunque no existen diferencias significativas entre las concentraciones de lactato y las FP, los niveles de correlación obtenidos no fueron significativos, siendo necesario un estudio con una mayor muestra para obtener resultados más concluyentes.
Palabras clave: Piragüismo, kayakergómetro, umbral anaeróbico, frecuencia de paleo.

Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of Marine Algae Halimeda tuna Collected from the Chabahar Bay

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Ali Taheri

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Background and Objectives: Seaweeds are one of the richest sources of natural antioxidants. Antioxidants are main factors of free radical scavenging, which prevent from chronic diseases and food deterioration. These compounds can also be extracted from seaweeds. In this study, the antioxidant activity of the extracts from marine algae Halimeda tuna collected from the coast of Chabahar, was evaluated. Methods: This is an in vitro study. The antioxidant activity of methanol, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and n-hexanic extracts of the algae, were evaluated using three methods of DPPH, ferrous ion chelating activity, and reduction power methods. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey test at the probability level of 95%. Results: In this study, the highest antioxidant capacity according to DPPH, was related to the chloroform extract (72.85% inhibition at the concentration of 1mg/ml. In the ferrous ion chelating activity, the highest percentage of chelating was allocated to the methanol extract (81.46%. Based on the data from the reduction power test, the highest reduction activity was related to the methanol extract with absorption of 0.553 (concentration, 1mg/ml. Conclusion: Based on the results of this research, the extracts of Halimeda tuna have the potential for application in medicine and pharmaceutical industry and must be confirmed by preclinical and clinical studies.

Análisis factorial confirmatorio de la Escala de Estilos de Crianza de Steinberg: validez preliminar de constructo

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César Merino Soto

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Se estudió la validez de constructo y confiabilidad interna de la Escala de Estilos de Crianza de L. Steinberg que se administró a una muestra de 224 adolescentes entre 11 y 19 años de un colegio público en Lima. Mediante el análisis factorial confirmatorio de grupo múltiple, la estructura de tres subescalas (Compromiso, Autonomía Psicológica y Control Conductual/Supervisión se mantuvo en general estable, aunque la agrupación teórica de los ítems tendió a estar influenciada por la distribución de los ítems. La confiabilidad alfa para las subescalas solo alcanzó niveles marginales de aceptación y se reconoció el probable impacto del error de medición aleatorio. Los resultados muestran que el instrumento utilizado es una herramienta potencial para la investigación, pero estos hallazgos son preliminares y se requieren estudios adicionales para evaluar la generalización del análisis efectuado. The present study tried to find evidences of construct validity and internal reliability for the Parenting Styles Scale of L. Steinberg. The instrument was applied in a sample of 224 adolescents from 11 to 19 years old from a public school of Lima. With a strategy of multiple group confirmatory factor analysis, the three-subscale structure (Commitment, Psychological Autonomy and Behavior Control/Supervision was in general stable, although the theoretical grouping of the items was influenced by the distribution of the item. The alpha reliability reached marginal levels and the probable impact of the random error was recognized. Results show that this instrument is a potential tool for research, but these findings are preliminary and additional studies are required to evaluate the generalization of the analysis.

Ferramenta SIG para Modelos de Propagação de Ondas. Desenvolvimentos Preliminares

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Zózimo, A. C.; Charneca, N.; Gonçalves, A.; Fortes, C. J. E. M.

2005-01-01

SIMAR é um Sistema Integrado de Modelação da Agitação maRítima, para estudos de propagação e deformação da agitação marítima em zonas costeiras e portuárias. Este Sistema é baseado num Sistema de Informação Geográfica (SIG) e inclui um conjunto de módulos correspondentes aos modelos de propagação e deformação de ondas. A comunicação entre o SIG e os módulos é efectuada por uma interface gráfica construída para o efeito. Nesta comunicação, apresenta-se uma versão preliminar do SIMAR e das s...

Evaluación de los componentes de la biodiversidad en la finca agroecológica "Las Palmitas" del municipio Las Tunas Evaluation of the biodiversity components in the agroecological farm "Las Palmitas", Las Tunas municipality

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Yamilka Salmón

2012-09-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar los componentes de la biodiversidad funcional y su contribución a la productividad y la eficiencia de la producción en la finca "Las Palmitas" (en la provincia Las Tunas, Cuba. Esta tiene un área de 15,44 ha y se dedica a la producción diversificada de cultivos, frutales y animales. Se realizó una caracterización agroecológica y se evaluó la funcionalidad de la biodiversidad, a partir del diseño de un modelo de análisis como guía de la investigación que incluyó los componentes: diversidad de árboles, diversidad de la producción y riqueza de especies. A través del diagnóstico se cuantificó el número de individuos de cada especie agrícola y pecuaria, y se caracterizaron de acuerdo con su funcionalidad dentro del sistema agroproductivo. Las fuentes de información primaria fueron la observación directa, las entrevistas informales y la aplicación de una encuesta semiestructurada, que incluyó las variables de interés para el diagnóstico. Se calcularon los índices de Shannon (2,8 y Margalef (5,70, los que permitieron visualizar la contribución de la diversidad al incremento de la productividad. Los indicadores de diversidad del agroecosistema alcanzaron valores óptimos para los sistemas diversificados, los cuales contribuyeron a la autosufiencia alimentaria, la eficiencia y la productividad. Los resultados indican una relevancia económica y social, que le confiere sostenibilidad y resiliencia al sistema agroecológico evaluado, por lo que constituye un modelo para su diseminación en condiciones locales o similares a las de este estudio.The objective of the work was to evaluate the components of functional biodiversity and their contribution to the productivity and efficiency of production in the farm "Las Palmitas" (Las Tunas province, Cuba. It has an area of 15,44 ha and it is dedicated to diversified crop, fruit and animal production. An agroecological characterization was made and

Efectividad del tratamiento acupuntural en la Parálisis Facial Periférica. Puerto Padre, Las Tunas

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Dorania Cera Barea

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio experimental en pacientes mayores de 19 años, con Parálisis Facial Periférica, que fueron atendidos en el Policlínico "Romárico Oro Peña" del municipio de Puerto Padre, provincia de Las Tunas; en el período comprendido entre enero y diciembre del año 2011. La muestra quedó conformada por 40 pacientes que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión establecidos, a los que se les aplicó el método acupuntural, con el objetivo de evaluar la efectividad del mismo en el tratamiento de esta enfermedad. Los puntos de acupuntura utilizados fueron: Extra 1, 2, 3; Estómago 2, 4, 6, 7; Vaso Concepción 24; Vaso Gobernador 26 y Vesícula Biliar 14. Se aplicó tonificación en el lado sano y dispersión de la energía en el lado de la parálisis. Se recogió la información a través de micro-historias clínicas, donde se incluyeron todas las variables de manera independiente. Los datos se analizaron a través de la estadística descriptiva y el análisis porcentual. Se concluyó que la enfermedad predominó en el sexo femenino y el grupo etáreo de 40 a 49 años; la exposición al frío y/o al calor resultó el factor desencadenante que más incidió; el mayor número de pacientes presentó una evolución clínica favorable; solo se presentaron dos efectos adversos relativos al uso de la acupuntura, demostrando la inocuidad del tratamiento.

Estudios Experimentales 2 Parte: Estudios Cuasi-Experimentales

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Manterola, Carlos; Otzen, Tamara

2015-01-01

Los estudios experimentales, se caracterizan por la valoración del efecto de una o más intervenciones, habitualmente de forma comparativa con otra intervención, o un placebo; y el carácter prospectivo, de la recolección de datos y seguimiento. Agrupados bajo esta denominación, existe una diversidad de diseños, entre los que se encuentran los estudios cuasi-experimentales (ECE), que se caracterizan especialmente por la ausencia de asignación aleatoria. El objetivo de este manuscrito, es report...

Caracterización del infarto agudo del miocardio en mujeres atendidas en el hospital Ernesto Guevara

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Zailit González Cruz

2014-08-01

Full Text Available En Las Tunas han aumentado las cifras de mujeres afectadas por infarto agudo del miocardio (IMA, con una tasa de mortalidad superior a la media nacional. A pesar de ello, no existen estudios publicados que describan el comportamiento de esta entidad en las mujeres tuneras. Se realizó un estudio transversal descriptivo en el servicio de cardiología del hospital provincial de Las Tunas, “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”, entre los años 2009 al 2011, con el objetivo de caracterizar el infarto agudo del miocardio en el sexo femenino. La muestra estuvo constituida por 181 mujeres admitidas en el servicio por esta entidad, diagnosticadas según los criterios establecidos. Para el análisis de los resultados se utilizó la estadística descriptiva, con valores absolutos y porcientos. En la muestra de estudio prevaleció el IMA CEST, de topografía anterior y no trombolizado. La disfunción ventricular izquierda constituyó la complicación más frecuente. Predominaron como factores de riesgo asociados la hipertensión arterial, las dislipidemias, el hábito de fumar y la diabetes mellitus.

Características de pacientes con cáncer de mama diagnosticado en el año 2013 en el municipio de Las Tunas

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Enrique Nicolás Milián Mosquera

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Fundamento: el cáncer de mama constituye la primera causa de muerte de las mujeres en el mundo. El diagnostico precoz y el tratamiento oportuno de las lesiones mamarias constituyen pilares fundamentales en la evolución y pronóstico de este tipo de cáncer. Objetivo: describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas de las pacientes con cáncer de mama del municipio de Las Tunas, provincia del mismo nombre, Cuba; en el periodo de enero a diciembre de 2013. Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional-descriptivo y transversal. La población de estudio estuvo constituida por las 59 pacientes que se les diagnosticó cáncer de mama. Se estudiaron los antecedentes patológicos personales, antecedentes patológicos familiares de patología mamaria, menopausia, ingestión de hormonas y otros factores asociados. Se definió el BIRADS (por las siglas en inglés de Breast Imaging reporting and data system mamográfico y se determinó la etapa clínica en que estaban las pacientes cuando se realizó el diagnóstico. Para la recolección de la información fueron utilizados datos estadísticos, historias clínicas individuales, hojas de cargo y resultados de las biopsias y se procesaron por el método estadístico porcentual. Resultados: en la muestra predominó el grupo de edad entre los 50-59 años, los principales factores de riesgo asociados estuvieron relacionados con los antecedentes familiares de haber padecido esta enfermedad, la categoría mamográfica predominante fue la BIRADS IV, y la etapa clínica II. Conclusiones: el mayor por ciento de pacientes se diagnosticó de forma tardía, a pesar de los esfuerzos del sistema nacional de salud para aumentar la pesquisa del cáncer de mama.

Global pollution monitoring of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), furans (PCDFs) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (coplanar PCBs) using skipjack tuna as bioindicator

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Ueno, Daisuke [Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577 (Japan); Watanabe, Mafumi [Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577 (Japan); Subramanian, Annamalai [Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577 (Japan); Tanaka, Hiroyuki [National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea (Japan); Fillmann, Gilberto [Fundacao Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (Brazil); Lam, Paul K.S. [Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China); Zheng, Gene J. [Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China); Muchtar, Muswerry [Research and Development Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesia); Razak, Hamidah [Research and Development Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesia); Prudente, Maricar [Science Education Department, De La Salle University (Philippines); Chung, Kyu-Hyuck [College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea, Republic of); Tanabe, Shinsuke [Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577 (Japan)]. E-mail: shinsuke@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp

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In order to elucidate the global distribution of dioxins and related compounds, such as PCDDs, PCDFs and coplanar PCBs, levels of these compounds were determined in the muscle of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from the offshore waters and open seas near Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles and Brazil, and the Japan Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. PCDDs, PCDFs and coplanar PCBs were detected in almost all the specimens collected from all the locations surveyed, indicating widespread contamination by these compounds in the marine environment. Higher concentrations of dioxins and coplanar PCBs were detected in the samples from temperate Asian regions, plausibly due to larger usage and anthropogenic generation in highly industrialized countries around the East China Sea and the South China Sea, such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and coastal China. - Global pollution monitoring of PCDD/Fs and coplanar PCBs in offshore water and open sea were conducted using skipjack tuna as bioindicator.

Global pollution monitoring of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), furans (PCDFs) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (coplanar PCBs) using skipjack tuna as bioindicator

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Ueno, Daisuke; Watanabe, Mafumi; Subramanian, Annamalai; Tanaka, Hiroyuki; Fillmann, Gilberto; Lam, Paul K.S.; Zheng, Gene J.; Muchtar, Muswerry; Razak, Hamidah; Prudente, Maricar; Chung, Kyu-Hyuck; Tanabe, Shinsuke

2005-01-01

In order to elucidate the global distribution of dioxins and related compounds, such as PCDDs, PCDFs and coplanar PCBs, levels of these compounds were determined in the muscle of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from the offshore waters and open seas near Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles and Brazil, and the Japan Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. PCDDs, PCDFs and coplanar PCBs were detected in almost all the specimens collected from all the locations surveyed, indicating widespread contamination by these compounds in the marine environment. Higher concentrations of dioxins and coplanar PCBs were detected in the samples from temperate Asian regions, plausibly due to larger usage and anthropogenic generation in highly industrialized countries around the East China Sea and the South China Sea, such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and coastal China. - Global pollution monitoring of PCDD/Fs and coplanar PCBs in offshore water and open sea were conducted using skipjack tuna as bioindicator

RAD-seq derived genome-wide nuclear markers resolve the phylogeny of tunas

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Díaz-Arce, Natalia

2016-06-07

Although species from the genus Thunnus include some of the most commercially important and most severely overexploited fishes, the phylogeny of this genus is still unresolved, hampering evolutionary and traceability studies that could help improve conservation and management strategies for these species. Previous attempts based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers were unsuccessful in inferring a congruent and reliable phylogeny, probably due to mitochondrial introgression events and lack of enough phylogenetically informative markers. Here we infer the first genome-wide nuclear marker-based phylogeny of tunas using restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) data. Our results, derived from phylogenomic inferences obtained from 128 nucleotide matrices constructed using alternative data assembly procedures, support a single Thunnus evolutionary history that challenges previous assumptions based on morphological and molecular data.

Estudio preliminar sobre micorriza versículo – Arbuscular (MVA en lulo (Solanum quitoense Lam

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Sieverding Ewald

1986-12-01

Full Text Available En el estudio se determinó el carácter (obligado o facultativo de la asociación micorrícica y se evaluó la eficiencia de nueve cepas de micorriza en dos tipos de oxisoles con fertilidad baja y moderada y en presencia de tres niveles de fósforo (0,50 Y 100 kg/ha. El lulo es una especie micotrófica facultativa, ya que con adecuados niveles de fósforo asimilable en el suelo su desarrollo no depende de la asociación micorrícica, mientras que con bajos niveles sucede lo contrario. En general, la inoculación con MVA incrementó el desarrollo del lulo tanto en semilleros como en plántulas. Los mejores aislamientos de MVA fueron una mezcla de Acaulospora spp y Glomus sp y Entrophospora colombiana. En general, la efectividad de la MVA incrementó con niveles bajos y medios de fósforo y se deprimió con el nivel alto, El desarrollo del lulo y la efectividad de la micorriza fue mayor en la localidad más cálida (1050 m, 24°C y 60 % HR que en la más templada (2100 m, 14°C Y 80 % HR.A preliminary study to determine the character (obligate or facultative of the mycorrhizal association in, "naranjilla" (Solanum quitoense L. and an evaluation of nine mycorrhiza stock, was carried out at Palmira (1050 m, 24°C and R.H. of 60 % and Jamundí (2100 m, 14°C and R.H. of 80 %. The trial was held on two oxyzole having a lowand moderate fertility, with 3 levels of phosphorus (0,50 Y 100 kq/ha. The "naranjilla" is a facultative mycotrophic specie. In general, the inoculation with MVA fungi, increased the development of the "naranjilla" in seed beds as well as transplanted seed lings. The effectivity of MVA was dependent on the fungus specie, its origin, the phosphorus levels in the soil and the weather of both Iocalities. The development of the "naranjilla" and the effectivity of the mycorrhiza was superior at the locality (14°C. In general, the isolations which showed the best behavior were a mixture of Acaulospora spp and Glomus sp, and

Aproximación al tratamiento de los personajes femeninos en la narrativa cubana del período republicano

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Lic. Ronald Antonio Ramírez-Castellanos

2015-10-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo realiza un estudio preliminar del tratamiento de los personajes femeninos en la novelística cubana del período republicano durante la etapa 1900-1940, teniendo en cuenta las principales obras y autores que integran el universo literario nacional. Desde esta perspectiva, el estudio perfila las bases para ulteriores investigaciones desde un enfoque de género, y a su vez, contribuye a subsanar las carencias epistemológicas relacionadas con esta temática.

Arte, cultura y lucha contra el cáncer en Las Tunas

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Juan Ernesto Pérez Reyes

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Los avances científicos de hoy están permitiendo que el cáncer no se convierta en una sentencia inexorable de muerte. La cronificación del tratamiento plantea retos a los sistemas sanitarios, en su compromiso por ofrecer al enfermo el apoyo para enfrentar su nueva situación y devolverlo a la vida normal. Las complicaciones producto de los tratamientos, los efectos físicos secundarios, la modificación de las rutinas y el sentir que se vive bajo una amenaza, desestabilizan el balance emocional de muchos enfermos. El arte puede captar los más personales aspectos en la experiencia del cáncer. La creación artística puede unir a pacientes, familiares, amigos, al equipo sanitario y a la comunidad en su conjunto, aportando nuevos caminos para ayudar al paciente. La labor artística puede proveer de otros modos de expresión que no se encuentran en las formas tradicionales de tratamiento, permitiendo explorar temas intrínsecos del enfermo de forma creativa y personal. El arte puede comunicar con los aspectos más silenciados de la enfermedad, ayudando a las personas con escasas posibilidades para confesar sus experiencias. Bajo esta premisa el recientemente fundado capítulo provincial de la Sociedad cubana de oncología, radioterapia y medicina nuclear ha efectuado en Las Tunas varias actividades a partir del día tres de febrero del actual año, comenzando con la inauguración de la Jornada provincial de lucha contra el cáncer. La estrategia divulgativa contó con la colaboración del Grupo provincial para el control del cáncer, el Centro provincial del cine y el proyecto FILOARTMED de la Universidad médica de Las Tunas, quienes se han interesado en elevar la producción científica de los profesionales de la salud, que luchan por controlar el cáncer en el territorio. En la sala cinematográfica Titón del Teatro Tunas, se dieron cita los miembros del capítulo provincial de la Sociedad cubana de oncología, radioterapia y medicina

Nacional-catolicismo y educación en la España de posguerra. Notas sobre una antología de textos y un estudio preliminar de A. Mayordomo

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Herminio BARREIRO RODRIGUEZ

2013-11-01

Full Text Available La Historia es hoy, más que nunca, una disciplina que debe proyectarse hacia la comprensión más cabal de nuestras raíces y en el mejor conocimiento del mundo en que vivimos. Por eso resulta de suma importancia, en España, una crítica omnilateral del franquismo y sus consecuencias. Exhumar textos es importante. Como también lo es hacerlo críticamente. Partiendo de los estudios históricos clásicos —aunque todavía insuficientes— se acomete en este estudio —crítica de una crítica— un intento de determinación de las principales fases del franquismo —periodización—, desde el punto de vista histórico-educativo.

Molecular Identification of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Scombridae Larvae and Development of a DNA Character-Based Identification Key for Mediterranean Scombrids.

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Gregory Neils Puncher

Full Text Available The Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, is a commercially important species that has been severely over-exploited in the recent past. Although the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean stock is now showing signs of recovery, its current status remains very uncertain and as a consequence their recovery is dependent upon severe management informed by rigorous scientific research. Monitoring of early life history stages can inform decision makers about the health of the species based upon recruitment and survival rates. Misidentification of fish larvae and eggs can lead to inaccurate estimates of stock biomass and productivity which can trigger demands for increased quotas and unsound management conclusions. Herein we used a molecular approach employing mitochondrial and nuclear genes (CO1 and ITS1, respectively to identify larvae (n = 188 collected from three spawning areas in the Mediterranean Sea by different institutions working with a regional fisheries management organization. Several techniques were used to analyze the genetic sequences (sequence alignments using search algorithms, neighbour joining trees, and a genetic character-based identification key and an extensive comparison of the results is presented. During this process various inaccuracies in related publications and online databases were uncovered. Our results reveal important differences in the accuracy of the taxonomic identifications carried out by different ichthyoplanktologists following morphology-based methods. While less than half of larvae provided were bluefin tuna, other dominant taxa were bullet tuna (Auxis rochei, albacore (Thunnus alalunga and little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus. We advocate an expansion of expertise for a new generation of morphology-based taxonomists, increased dialogue between morphology-based and molecular taxonomists and increased scrutiny of public sequence databases.

Using stable isotopes of albacore tuna and predictive models to characterize bioregions and examine ecological change in the SW Pacific Ocean

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Pethybridge, Heidi R.; Young, Jock W.; Kuhnert, Petra M.; Farley, Jessica H.

2015-05-01

Broad-scale food web inferences of 534 albacore tuna, Thunnus alalunga, in the south-west Pacific Ocean in 2009 and 2010 were made using bulk nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) stable isotopes. Condition was also examined for the same fish using C:N ratios. A Generalized Additive Modeling (GAM) approach was used to analyze spatio-temporal, biological and environmental drivers that impact the distribution of tuna isotopes and to create oceanographic maps. Based on model formulations, five bioregions with distinct isotopic signatures were identified and were related to known biological, nutrient cycling and oceanographic (temperature, primary productivity and eddy) features associated with the East Australian Current. δ15N values showed a large-scale, uniform latitudinal gradient decreasing from the south to north, in a region encompassing oligotrophic waters in the Coral Sea. In contrast, δ13C values were lower in the nutrient rich Tasman Sea waters and offshore East Australia. C:N ratios suggested that albacore occupying southern and offshore waters were in better condition. Ontogenetic trends in all three biochemical parameters were identified and related to differences in size distribution. Regional-specific temporal variations were detected including similar monthly changes for both isotopes and significantly less enriched δ13C (by 1.9‰) than in previous work undertaken in 2006, potentially signifying a substantial shift in the carbon cycle that supports food webs off central east Australia. Our results showed that isotopic measurements in tuna and the GAM framework provide powerful tools to assess ecosystem functioning and change by linking sources of nutrients and organic matter to local food web assembly. Such knowledge is vital to support an ecosystem based approach to fisheries management including biogeochemical whole-of-ecosystem models and monitoring programs at regional and landscape-scales.

LA EXCEPCIÓN PRELIMINAR: FALTA DE COMPETENCIA DE LA CORTE INTERAMERICANA ¿UN MECANISMO EFECTIVO DE DEFENSA ESTATAL?

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Andrés González Serrano

2011-01-01

El presente artículo demostrará que la excepción preliminar "falta de competencia en razón a la materia", sí es un mecanismo de defensa estatal efectivo. Sin embargo, también se podrá evidenciar que este mecanismo se ha tornado ineficaz debido que los agentes estatales de los diferentes Estados Parte de la Convención, son quienes han restado importancia a la excepción, al interponerla de forma no adecuada ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.

PRODUCCIÓN DE BEBIDAS USANDO SORGO MALTEADO COMO MATERIA PRIMA PARA ENFERMOS CELIACOS

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Irenia Gallardo

2013-01-01

Full Text Available La presente investigación trata los principales aspectos relacionados con la enfermedad celíaca, que es la que estimula a trabajar en la búsqueda de alternativas para producir alimentos a partir de otras fuentes que no sean los cereales tradicionales. El trabajo aborda el estudio de la obtención de dos bebidas, cerveza sin alcohol (malta y cerveza, a partir de sorgo blanco UDG-110 malteado. Para la producción de maltina, se hicieron experimentos basados en resultados preliminares, donde se determinaron las mejores relaciones de Malta Clara/Solución, Malta Clara/Malta total y Caramelo/Malta Total. Para la obtención de cerveza se hace un estudio preliminar a partir de la combinación de malta de sorgo y enzimas amilasas. Los resultados son satisfactorios, ya que las bebidas obtenidas tienen propiedades similares a las que se venden en el mercado, permitiendo acotar los parámetros para establecer una tecnología para la obtención de maltina y cerveza.

Chemical composition of protein concentrate prepared from Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares roe by cook-dried process

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Hyun Ji Lee

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Roe is the term used to describe fish eggs (oocytes gathered in skeins and is one of the most valuable food products from fishery sources. Thus, means of processing are required to convert the underutilized yellowfin tuna roes (YTR into more marketable and acceptable forms as protein concentrate. Roe protein concentrates (RPCs were prepared by cooking condition (boil-dried concentrate, BDC and steam-dried concentrate, SDC, respectively and un-cooking condition (freeze-dried concentrate, FDC from yellowfin tuna roe. The yield of RPCs was in the range from 22.2 to 25.3 g/100 g of roe. RPCs contained protein (72.3–77.3 %, moisture (4.3–5.6 %, lipid (10.6–11.3 % and ash (4.3–5.7 % as the major constituents. The prominent amino acids of RPCs were aspartic acid, 8.7–9.2, glutamic acid, 13.1–13.2, and leucine, 8.5–8.6 g/100 g of protein. Major differences were not observed in each of the amino acid. K, S, Na, and P as minerals were the major elements in RPCs. No difference noted in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis protein band (15–100 K possibly representing partial hydrolysis of myosin. Therefore, RPCs from YTR could be use potential protein ingredient for human food and animal feeds.

Insectos acuáticos de la Meseta del Somuncura, Patagonia, Argentina. Inventario preliminar

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Javier MUZÓN

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Se brinda un inventario preliminar de los insectos acuáticos de la Meseta del Somuncura y su área de influencia (Patagonia, Argentina realizado sobre la base de colecciones y registros previos de especies pertenecientes a los órdenes Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Trichoptera, Diptera (familias Ceratopogonidae, Culicidae y Psychodidae y Coleoptera. Se han relevado diversos tipos de ambientes en 14 localidades. El número de especies registrado asciende a 78, agrupadas en 51 géneros y 26 familias, de las cuales 33 se citan por primera vez del área. De los taxa registrados 83% de los géneros corresponden a grupos de amplia distribución (neotropicales, americanos o cosmopolitas, mientras que 41% de las especies presentan una distribución patagónica o andina.

Addressing the Socioeconomic Impacts of Genetically Modified ...

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... la utilización de algodón GM entre los pequeños agricultores del MERCOSUR - Informe Técnico Final. Études. Explotaciones familiares algodoneras en el Chaco argentino frente al avance de las innovaciones biotecnológicas : reflexiones preliminares de un estudio de las relaciones entre género, tecnología y pobreza ...

LA EXCEPCIÓN PRELIMINAR: FALTA DE COMPETENCIA DE LA CORTE INTERAMERICANA ¿UN MECANISMO EFECTIVO DE DEFENSA ESTATAL?

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Andrés González Serrano

2011-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo demostrará que la excepción preliminar "falta de competencia en razón a la materia", sí es un mecanismo de defensa estatal efectivo. Sin embargo, también se podrá evidenciar que este mecanismo se ha tornado ineficaz debido que los agentes estatales de los diferentes Estados Parte de la Convención, son quienes han restado importancia a la excepción, al interponerla de forma no adecuada ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.

Modelo computacional para el estudio y predicción del clima

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Enrique Pazos

2017-03-01

Full Text Available En vista del inminente cambio climático global, es necesario contar con modelos matemáticos regionales y globales que puedan proyectar con detalle las tendencias futuras de temperatura, humedad, precipitación, viento y absorción de radiación solar, entre otras. Con esta motivación, presentamos los resultados preliminares de un modelo físico cuantitativo que describe el movimiento, densidad y temperatura de masas de aire en la atmósfera. El modelo se basa en la solución numérica de las ecuaciones de Euler para aire seco, por medio del método de volúmenes finitos. El modelo es utilizado para describir la evolución en el tiempo de masas de aire tibio y frío en un perfil bidimensional que representa una sección vertical de la atmósfera. Se incluye también el efecto de la curvatura del suelo por medio de coordenadas que siguen el perfil topográfico del terreno. En los resultados de la simulación es posible observar que el movimiento del aire genera diferentes patrones en las corrientes de viento y distribución de temperatura en la atmósfera, los cuales afectan distintos lugares dependiendo de la velocidad de advección de la masa de aire. Este estudio es un primer paso en la predicción a futuro de los efectos del cambio climático en el territorio de Guatemala, los cuales son necesarios para poder tomar medidas y políticas de adaptación y mitigación.

Calculo Preliminar de la Tasa de Meteorización del Batolito Antioqueño, Cordillera Central, Colombia

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Carolina Garcia; Michel Hermelin

2004-01-01

Este trabajo es una estimación preliminar del tiempo necesario para generar la espesa capa de saprolito que caracteriza el perfil de meteorización actual de un batolito cuarzodiorítico cretácico que aflora en altiplanos de la Cordillera Central de Colombia, entre 5º50' y 7º00' de latitud Norte y 74º50' y 75º35' de longitud Oeste y a alturas entre 750 y 2700 m.Se utilizan datos obtenidos previamente mediante el análisis de la composición química de las aguas superficiales d...

Reconstruction of spatiotemporal capture data by means of orthogonal functions: the case of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis in the central-east Atlantic

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Unai Ganzedo

2013-10-01

Full Text Available The information provided by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT on captures of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis in the central-east Atlantic has a number of limitations, such as gaps in the statistics for certain fleets and the level of spatiotemporal detail at which catches are reported. As a result, the quality of these data and their effectiveness for providing management advice is limited. In order to reconstruct missing spatiotemporal data of catches, the present study uses Data INterpolating Empirical Orthogonal Functions (DINEOF, a technique for missing data reconstruction, applied here for the first time to fisheries data. DINEOF is based on an Empirical Orthogonal Functions decomposition performed with a Lanczos method. DINEOF was tested with different amounts of missing data, intentionally removing values from 3.4% to 95.2% of data loss, and then compared with the same data set with no missing data. These validation analyses show that DINEOF is a reliable methodological approach of data reconstruction for the purposes of fishery management advice, even when the amount of missing data is very high.

La bioarqueología y los estudios sobre complejidad social

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Nielsen, Axel E.

2003-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se presentan los resultados preliminares del análisis de una muestra de quince individuos exhumados en seis unidades funerarias durante la excavación de dos habitaciones en el asentamiento de Muyuna (Departamento Humahuaca, Jujuy adscribible al llamado "Período Medio" de la región con fechas radiocarbónicas que se distribuyen entre 900 y 1200 d.C. Con el objetivo de aproximarnos al conocimiento del estilo de vida y En este trabajo se presentan los resultados preliminares del análisis de una muestra de quince individuos exhumados en seis unidades funerarias durante la excavación de dos habitaciones en el asentamiento de Muyuna (Departamento Humahuaca, Jujuy adscribible al llamado "Período Medio" de la región con fechas radiocarbónicas que se distribuyen entre 900 y 1200 d.C. Con el objetivo de aproximarnos al conocimiento del estilo de vida y En este trabajo se presentan los resultados preliminares del análisis de una muestra de quince individuos exhumados en seis unidades funerarias durante la excavación de dos habitaciones en el asentamiento de Muyuna (Departamento Humahuaca, Jujuy adscribible al llamado "Período Medio" de la región con fechas radiocarbónicas que se distribuyen entre 900 y 1200 d.C. Con el objetivo de aproximarnos al conocimiento del estilo de vida y estado de salud de la población se analizan diversos indicadores: dieta (caries y desgaste dental, estrés nutricional (líneas de Harris, hipoplasia de esmalte, hiperostosis porótica y criba orbitaria y estrés funcional (enfermedades degenerativas, inserciones musculares. La muestra presenta un mal estado de conservación debido a la humedad del sedimento en el cual fueron inhumados. A pesar del grado de destrucción de los huesos fue posible analizarlos parcialmente observando importantes porcentajes de dientes con caries, un grado medio de desgaste dental y ausencia de hipoplasia del esmalte. Las vértebras, principalmente las lumbares

DIAGNÓSTICO PRELIMINAR, BASE PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN PROGRAMA DE MANEJO DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN BUENAVENTURA, CARTAGENA

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RÍOS MONTES KARINA ANDREA

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Los residuos sólidos pueden generar impactos negativos al ambiente y al ser humano por causa de un manejo inadecuado. Las universidades deben contemplar su manejo en las etapas de generación, recolección y disposición final, e incluir su valoración. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, cuyo objetivo fue realizar un diagnóstico preliminar sobre el manejo de residuos sólidos, incluyendo percepción, conocimiento y recomendaciones dadas por la comunidad universitaria, para contribuir con la elaboración final de un programa de manejo integral de residuos sólidos en la institución.Se aplicó un instrumento a una muestra probabilística, conformada por una población de estudiantes (84%, docentes (8,8% y personal administrativo (7,1%. Los resultados indican que el 59,9% conoce el manejo de RS, y sólo el 29,8% recicla. Los medios masivos de comunicación, con un 49,8%, son el principal canal para conocer de éstos. El 72,1% recicla por conciencia o compromiso ambiental, siendo el papel/cartón (23,5% y plástico (22,6% los más reciclados. El 42,1% recomienda actividades de educación ambiental, el 40,1% rotulación de canecas; y la responsabilidad de su manejo debe incluir a toda la comunidad universitaria, siendo estudiantes- docentes (82,8% y directivos- administrativos (57,6% los pioneros en liderar el proceso.  

Efecto de la suplementación con vitamina D en monodosis en niños con parálisis cerebral. Estudio preliminar controlado y aleatorizado

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Le Roy, C.

2015-01-01

Los niños con parálisis cerebral (PC) tienen mayor riesgo de deficiencia de vitamina D (VD). Aunque existen bastantes estudios sobre VD en PC, hay limitada información sobre suplementación con VD en estos pacientes. El objetivo de este artículo es evaluar el efecto de la suplementación con VD en monodosis en las concentraciones plasmáticas de 25-hidroxi-vitamina-D (25OHD) en niños con PC.

Universidades y terrorismos de Estado: dos estudios de caso en Argentina y Brasil

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Matheus Silva

2017-04-01

Full Text Available En el articulo abordaremos dos casos como un estudio preliminar sobre los accionares represivos y las incipientes coordinaciones represivas en las universidades en el Cono Sur previas a lo que sería más tarde la “Operación Cóndor”. Una de ellas es el caso de la Universidad de São Paulo (USP en Brasil. Otro caso es de la Universidad Nacional del Sur, en Bahía Blanca entre los años de 1975 y 1976. En perspectiva transnacional proponemos aproximar los dos casos en Brasil y Argentina, por un lado, a título de comparación del papel del autoritarismo institucional en los dos países y sus extensiones civiles, demostrando que tanto en el caso Argentino previo a la dictadura ya y en el caso de la dictadura brasileña las estructuras de la represión actuaran de manera similar en la persecución de sus antagonistas, como que extendieron su cartilla para la represión a las universidades. Esto nos permite indagar sobre la participación de las universidades (o sus miembros en el genocidio y Terrorismos de Estado en el continente así como profundizar en la efectiva coordinación represiva en lo que más tarde se consolidó como la Operación Cóndor, como una red transnacional de articulación en las actividades de represión las universidades.

Aspectos clínicos y endoscópicos del adenocarcinoma gástrico en pacientes de Las Tunas, enero de 2013 a enero de 2014

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Liem Fonseca Chong

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, con el objetivo de caracterizar los pacientes atendidos por adenocarcinoma gástrico en el Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” de provincia de Las Tunas, durante el periodo comprendido entre el 1 de enero de 2013 y el 1 de enero de 2014. El universo quedó constituido por todos los pacientes a los que se les realizó biopsia de estómago, por lesión sospechosa de adenocarcinoma gástrico, y la muestra por todos los pacientes con diagnóstico histológico de esta enfermedad. Para la obtención de los datos primarios se revisaron los expedientes clínicos de 23 pacientes con biopsia positiva. A partir de un cuestionario se recogieron y procesaron los datos y se interpretaron los resultados. Se encontró un predominio en el sexo masculino (69,5%, en los mayores de 51 años (30,4% y en la población de raza negra (47,8% con antecedentes de infección por helicobacter pylori (69,5%. El 43,4% de los pacientes debutó con una dispepsia prolongada, como síntoma predominante, y la imagen endoscópica más observada fue la úlcera cancerosa (12 casos, en relación con el patrón histológico difuso

Génesis de la medicina familiar en Las Tunas

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Maritza Rodríguez Peña

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Se realizó una investigación desde los presupuestos de la historia social integral, con el objetivo de analizar momentos importantes de la historia de la medicina familiar en la localidad de Las Tunas. Para la investigación se consultaron diversas fuentes documentales, orales, iconográficas, patrimoniales y bibliográficas, entre ellas la obra de los historiadores de la ciudad y del Ministerio de Salud Pública, así como resultados científicos de proyectos de investigación. Los métodos empleados partieron de la observación, el análisis histórico-lógico, la síntesis, la inducción y la deducción de la información, que permitieron la sistematización y determinación de los momentos más importantes de este proceso desde su origen en la comunidad primitiva, transitando por diferentes etapas hasta 1984, con la puesta en práctica del Programa del Médico y la Enfermera de la Familia, para el fortalecimiento de la atención primaria de salud, con marcado acento preventivo

ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR DE LA FITOHEMOAGLUTININA DE LA CANAVALIA BRASILIENSIS

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Gerardo Perez Gómez

2010-09-01

Full Text Available Se establecio la presencia de una lectina en semillas de Canavalia brasiliensis. Esta proteina que es una globulina, presenta una alta actividad aglutinante respecto a eritrocitos equinos y caninos; esta aglutinacion es inhibida considerable mente por melezitosa (7mg/ml y en menor grado por sacarosa, fructosa y glucosa. Los ensayos realizados con eritrocitos humanos, bovinos o de carnero, demuestra que la lectina es capaz de aglutinarlos solo despues de una tripsinizacion.

PRE-LIMINAR JUDGMENT OF PROCEDENCE IN REPLICATION SUITS BY MAGISTRATES: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE AGAINST PROCESS DELAYS IN CIVIL STATE COURTS

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Souza, Roberta Kelly Silva; Universitá di Pisa, UNIPI, Itália; Seixas, Bernardo Silva de; Universitá di Pisa, UNIPI, Itália

2015-01-01

Laws 9099/95, 10259/01 and 12152/09, which respectively regulate the Special State, Federal and Fiscal Courts, were published so that access to justice in Brazil may be broadened. However, after twenty years of the establishment of State Special Civil Courts, they are so full up with suits that they have not served their function to de-bureaucratize justice and provide a fast access to justice to the Brazilian population. Current study demonstrates that the application of pre-liminar judgment...

Estudio preliminar comparativo entre los acondicionadores de suelos convencionales y las escorias del proceso Conox para uso agrícola

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Tapia, O.

1998-12-01

Full Text Available The object of this preliminary study is the measurement of the physical-chemistry and structural properties of commercial conditioners used in agricultural soils at the North of Michoacán, México. These materials were compared to the Conox slags used for the same purpose. The results showed that the first materials changed the chemical character of the soil, however the slags in the soil increase the digest elements concentration more than commercial conditioners.

El presente estudio tiene como finalidad explorar el comportamiento físico-químico y estructural de sustancias convencionales de base calcio, empleadas comúnmente como estabilizadores de suelos, en comparación con el uso de residuos de origen siderúrgico (escorias de aceración del proceso Conox, para el tratamiento de suelos de cultivo de la zona Norte del Estado de Michoacán. Este trabajo evidenció que las escorias promueven el carácter químico de los suelos, pero en un grado menor que los aditivos comerciales. No obstante, las primeras proporcionan una mayor aportación en elementos micronutrientes necesarios para el crecimiento del vegetal.

The oxidative stability of chilled and frozen pilchards used as feed for captive southern bluefin tuna

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Fitz-Gerald, C.H.; Bremner, Allan

1998-01-01

. Vacuum packaging in a film of low permeability to oxygen was less effective than glazing and is not recommended due to cost. Pilchards in which oxidation had commenced before freezing continued to oxidise in frozen storage irrespective of whether they were glazed or vacuum packed. It was thus thoroughly...... demonstrated that the oil in the pilchards is very readily oxidised and careful handling, chilling, freezing and storage procedures need to be adopted to provide a product which is a nutritionally sound feed material for captive tuna. The demerit point scoring system was found to be a rapid evaluative...

Estudio observacional de habilidades quirúrgicas en residentes

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Eduardo B. Arribalzaga

Full Text Available Introducción: existen actualmente "agujeros negros" en la transmisión de conocimientos aplicables que obligan a poner atención en los mecanismos de adquisición de destrezas y habilidades. El objetivo es evaluar características cualitativas de las habilidades en 2 tipos de procedimientos técnicos básicos al alcance de un cirujano general. Material y Métodos: estudio preliminar exploratorio observacional prospectivo en un Hospital Universitario consistente en la observación de los pasos de una toracotomía axilar o una dermolipectomía abdominal anterior con neo ombligo. Se analizó la práctica de las operaciones programadas, no discriminando que médicos residentes las habían efectuado. Los datos se medían en una lista de cotejos con una escala tipo Likert modificada de 3 items. Cada paso de la técnica observada era evaluado sin considerar el tiempo de duración de cada maniobra. Los evaluadores eran ajenos al equipo quirúrgico actuante ubicados donde no se los veía (en miradores para evitar sesgos o maniobras que afectaran la actividad. Se usaron pruebas estadísticas de ANOVA y prueba de t para detectar validez y diferencias en los resultados. Resultados: observada una toracotomía, todos los pasos quirúrgicos fueron evaluados por encima del valor 2 (bueno, sin variaciones en el desarrollo de cada paso ni existir diferencias significativas en la comparación de destrezas. Similares resultados se hallaron en la observación de la otra técnica. Conclusiones: con un sencillo método de observación directa inadvertida por el evaluado con criterios específicos se hizo un diagnóstico de situación demostrando la existencia de habilidades adquiridas en cirujanos en formación durante programas de residencia.

Amino Acid Isotope Incorporation and Enrichment Factors in Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus orientalis

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Bradley, Christina J.; Madigan, Daniel J.; Block, Barbara A.; Popp, Brian N.

2014-01-01

Compound specific isotopic analysis (CSIA) of amino acids has received increasing attention in ecological studies in recent years due to its ability to evaluate trophic positions and elucidate baseline nutrient sources. However, the incorporation rates of individual amino acids into protein and specific trophic discrimination factors (TDFs) are largely unknown, limiting the application of CSIA to trophic studies. We determined nitrogen turnover rates of individual amino acids from a long-term (up to 1054 days) laboratory experiment using captive Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis (PBFT), a large endothermic pelagic fish fed a controlled diet. Small PBFT (white muscle δ15N∼11.5‰) were collected in San Diego, CA and transported to the Tuna Research and Conservation Center (TRCC) where they were fed a controlled diet with high δ15N values relative to PBFT white muscle (diet δ15N∼13.9‰). Half-lives of trophic and source amino acids ranged from 28.6 to 305.4 days and 67.5 to 136.2 days, respectively. The TDF for the weighted mean values of amino acids was 3.0 ‰, ranging from 2.2 to 15.8 ‰ for individual combinations of 6 trophic and 5 source amino acids. Changes in the δ15N values of amino acids across trophic levels are the underlying drivers of the trophic 15N enrichment. Nearly all amino acid δ15N values in this experiment changed exponentially and could be described by a single compartment model. Significant differences in the rate of 15N incorporation were found for source and trophic amino acids both within and between these groups. Varying half-lives of individual amino acids can be applied to migratory organisms as isotopic clocks, determining the length of time an individual has spent in a new environment. These results greatly enhance the ability to interpret compound specific isotope analyses in trophic studies. PMID:24465724

Estudo fitoquímico preliminar e bioensaio toxicológico frente a larvas de Artemia salina Leach. de extrato obtido de frutos de Solanum lycocarpum A. St.-Hill (Solanaceae

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Marcelo Gonzaga de Freitas Araújo

2010-11-01

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Neste trabalho avaliou-se o perfil fitoquímico e a toxicidade preliminar frente a larvas de Artemia salina do extrato etanólico de frutos de Solanum lycocarpum. O extrato foi submetido à analise fitoquímica preliminar para identificação das principais classes de metabolitos secundários presentes e testado frente a larvas de A. salina para obtenção das concentrações letais médias (CL50%. Os testes fitoquímicos demonstraram a presença de fenóis, taninos, saponinas, alcalóides e esteróides e triterpenos livres. O extrato foi fracionado em diferentes solventes para a avaliação da toxicidade frente à A. salina, apresentando considerável citotoxicidade encontrada na fração hidroalcoólica (CL50% = 285,546 µg/mL. Palavras-chave: Solanum lycocarpum, Artemia salina, triagem fitoquímica preliminar. ABSTRACT The phytochemical profile of ethanolic extract of Solanum lycocarpum fruits was analyzed and preliminary toxicity tests were performed against brine shrimp larvae. The extract was subjected to preliminary phytochemical analysis to identify the main classes of secondary metabolites and tested against the larvae of A. salina to obtain the median lethal concentrations (LC50%. The phytochemical tests showed the presence of phenols, tannins, saponins, alkaloids and free steroids. The extract was fractionated with various solvents for toxicity testing against the larvae and the hydroalcoholic fraction showed considerable cytotoxicity (CL50% = 285.546 g/mL. Keywords: Solanum lycocarpum, Artemia salina, phytochemical screening

ESTUDIOS TRANSCULTURALES DEL BURNOUT: LOS ESTUDIOS TRANSCULTURALES BRASIL-ESPAÑA

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Macarena Gálvez Herrer

2003-07-01

Full Text Available Los estudios transculturales no son un ejercicio secundario y complementario en el estudio de la psicología; un modelo antropológico de la conducta humana obliga a plantear que las variables culturales no son secundarias sino primarias. Por estas razones el estudio del “burnout†o desgaste profesional puede profundizarse mediante la utilización de los métodos transculturales. No es suficiente con la simple comparación de resultados, sino que es necesario buscar instrumentos propios de cada cultura y establecer la comparación no sólo del síndrome de desgaste profesional sino de todos los diferentes elementos del proceso. El trabajo presentado establece las bases teóricas de este planteamiento, y expone, mediante un ejemplo, algunas de las vías posibles para una psicología transcultural del burnout.

Relationships between tuna catch and variable frequency oceanographic conditions

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F. I. Ormaza-González

2016-08-01

Full Text Available Skipjack (Katsuwunus pelamis, yellow fin (Thunnus albacares and albacore (Thunnus alulunga tunas landed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO countries and Ecuador were correlated to the Indexes Oceanic El Niño (ONI and Multivariate Enso Index (MEI. The temporal series 1983–2012, and 1977–1999 (warm Pacific Decadal Oscillation, PDO, and 2000–2012 (cold PDO were analyzed. Linear correlation showed that at least 11 % of the total landings were associated with the MEI, with a slightly negative gradient from cold to warm conditions. When non-linear regression (n  =  6, the R2 was higher up to 0.304 (MEI, r =  0.551. The correlation shows high spread from −0.5 to +0.5 for both MEI/ONI; the highest landings occurred at 0.34–0.45; both indexes suggested that at extreme values < −1.0 and > 1.1 total landings tend to decrease. Landings were associated up to 21.9 % (MEI in 2000–2012, 1983–1999 rendered lower R2 (< 0.09; i.e., during cold PDO periods there was a higher association between landings and oceanographic conditions. For the non-linear regression (n  =  6 a R2 of 0.374 (MEI and 0.408 (ONI were registered, for the 2000–2012, a higher R2 was observed in 1983–1999, 0.443 and 0.711 for MEI and ONI respectively, suggesting that is better to analyze split series (1983–1999, 2000–2012 than as a whole (1983–2012, due to noise produced by the transition from hot to cold PDOs. The highest landings were in the range −0.2 to 0.5 for MEI/ONI. The linear regression of skipjack landings in Ecuador gave an R2 of 0.140 (MEI and 0.066 (ONI and the non-linear were 0.440 and 0.183 respectively. Total landings in the EPO associated to oceanographic events of high and low frequencies could be used somehow as predictors of the high El Niño o La Niña. There is a clear evidence that tuna fish biomass are at higher levels when the PDO is on cold phase (2000–2030 and vice versa on warm phase (1980–1999. The

Diseño de un instrumento para evaluar las creencias disfuncionales del trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo: resultados preliminares del Inventario de Creencias Obsesivas (ICO

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Amparo Belloch

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Los modelos actuales sobre el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo prestan una especial atención a las creencias y valoraciones para explicar la etiología y el mantenimiento del mismo. Para poner a prueba estos modelos es necesario desarrollar instrumentos de evaluación que sean fiables. En el presente estudio instrumental de corte transversal se presenta un cuestionario específicamente diseñado para evaluar estas creencias en muestras españolas, así como los datos preliminares sobre su fiabilidad y validez. El cuestionario de 58 ítems fue completado junto con el Cuestionario Maudsley de Obsesión-Compulsión (MOCI por 253 sujetos normales (79 hombres y 174 mujeres; edad media=27,8 ±11,12 años. El análisis factorial reveló la existencia de siete dimensiones en las que se agrupaban las creencias: Fusión pensamiento-acción tipo probabilidad, Perfeccionismo e intolerancia a la incertidumbre, Sobrestimación del peligro, Fusión pensamiento-acción tipo moral, Responsabilidad excesiva e importancia de controlar los pensamientos, Sobrestimación de la importancia de los propios pensamientos y Rigidez de ideas. Estos factores fueron idénticos en ambos sexos, que además no difirieron en las puntuaciones medias alcanzadas en cada uno de ellos. Los indicadores de consistencia interna y repetibilidad fueron excelentes. El inventario correlacionó significativamente con el MOCI y la dimensión de sobrestimación del peligro fue la que mejor predijo la puntuación en este último cuestionario.

Depressed resilience of bluefin tuna in the western atlantic and age truncation.

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Secor, D H; Rooker, J R; Gahagan, B I; Siskey, M R; Wingate, R W

2015-04-01

Following intense overfishing in the 1970s, the western stock of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) experienced a long period of depressed abundance, which has been attributed to failure of the population to periodically produce large numbers of juveniles, the western stock mixing with the more highly exploited eastern stock (fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea), and regime shift in the population's ecosystem resulting in lower replacement rates. To evaluate the presence of relatively strong years of juvenile production, we analyzed age structure from a recent sample of otoliths (ear stones) collected from the western stock (2011-2013, North Carolina, U.S.A., winter fishery). Mixing levels for the recent sample were analyzed using otolith stable isotopes to test whether age structure might be biased through immigration of eastern stock bluefin tuna. Age structure from historical samples collected from United States and Canadian fisheries (1975-1981) was compared with more recent samples (1996-2007) to examine whether demographic changes had occurred to the western stock that might have disrupted juvenile production. Relatively high juvenile production occurred in 2003, 2005, and 2006. Otolith stable isotope analysis showed that these recruitments were mostly of western stock origin. However, these high recruitments were >2-fold less than historical recruitment. We found substantial age truncation in the sampled fisheries. Half the historical sample was >20 years old (mean age = 20.1 [SD 3.7]; skewness = -0.3), whereas 20 years old (mean age = 13.4 [SD 3.8]; skewness = 1.3). Loss of age structure is consistent with changes in fishing selectivity and trends in the stock assessment used for management. We propose that fishing, as a forcing variable, brought about a threshold shift in the western stock toward lower biomass and production, a shift that emulates the regime shift hypothesis. An abbreviated reproductive life span

Assessment of radioactive elements in canned tuna marketed in Saudi Arabia after Fukushima accident

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Alkhomashi, N.; Alyousif, A.A.S.; Walied Alotibi; Alkhorayef, M.A.

2016-01-01

In the current study, 32 brands of canned tuna that were purchased in supermarkets in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were analysed to quantify the activity levels of 137 Cs, 134 Cs and 40 K. These samples were processed in Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Europe and the Middle East in 2011 and 2012. The samples were analysed using high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy. The highest activity concentrations of all three radionuclides were obtained in the samples that were processed in Japan in 2011 a few months after the Fukushima Daiichi accident. However, the activity concentrations of radiocaesium in all the samples in this study were far below the limit for food and beverages of 100 Bq/kg, which is the standard limit in the Japan. (author)

Hydraulic control of tuna fins: A role for the lymphatic system in vertebrate locomotion.

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Pavlov, Vadim; Rosental, Benyamin; Hansen, Nathaniel F; Beers, Jody M; Parish, George; Rowbotham, Ian; Block, Barbara A

2017-07-21

The lymphatic system in teleost fish has genetic and developmental origins similar to those of the mammalian lymphatic system, which is involved in immune response and fluid homeostasis. Here, we show that the lymphatic system of tunas functions in swimming hydrodynamics. Specifically, a musculo-vascular complex, consisting of fin muscles, bones, and lymphatic vessels, is involved in the hydraulic control of median fins. This specialization of the lymphatic system is associated with fish in the family Scombridae and may have evolved in response to the demand for swimming and maneuvering control in these high-performance species. Copyright © 2017 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.

Estudios sobre postmodernidad y estudios culturales: ¿sinónimos?

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Dr. Roberto A. Follari

2000-01-01

Full Text Available La postmodernidad exige para ser comprendida una dimensión sociohistórica y otra filosófica que le resulta irrenunciables. También hay una serie de fenómenos propiamente culturales, que son los que los denominados "estudios culturales" (G. Canclini. M. Barbero, etc. han asumido en Latinoamérica. Tales estudios han aportado una descripción de fenómenos nuevos, que no son analizados por ningún otro discurso teórico (tribus urbanas, identidades lábiles, influencia de los medios en los nuevos estilos de consumo, etc.. Con ello se da cuenta de parte de la cuestión postmodernidad, pero sin dudase deja fuera otras: lo filosófico y aún lo social y lo político quedan fuera de esa especie de antropología del presente. Por lo tanto, un enfoque integral de lo postmoderno incluye los estudios culturales, pero está lejos de limitarse a ellos.

Células madre adultas en la terapia de enfermedades de la retina

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Rosa María Pérez Guerrero

2014-11-01

Full Text Available En los últimos años se han publicado algunos artículos que plantean las posibilidades que puede aportar el uso de la terapia celular para el tratamiento de ciertas retinopatías. El presente trabajo pretende comunicar la factibilidad y seguridad de la implantación de células madre en pacientes con degeneraciones de retina, como la retinosis pigmentaria y la degeneración macular seca relacionada con la edad, a partir de un estudio preliminar, realizado en pacientes atendidos en la consulta de oftalmología del Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de La Serna”, en la provincia de Las Tunas, Cuba. Los mismos fueron tratados con implantación de células madre adultas autólogas, procedentes de la médula ósea, y movilizadas a la sangre periférica mediante el factor estimulador de colonias de granulocitos. Se hizo aplicación local por las vías retrobulbar y peribulbar en ambos ojos, e intravitrea solo en el ojo más afectado. El resto de las células obtenidas se inyectó por vía endovenosa. Se trataron 30 pacientes en ambos ojos en el periodo de marzo a agosto del presente año. Las variables analizadas fueron: agudeza visual y complicaciones del método de implante. Se pudo comprobar que la mejoría visual en ellos fue en el ojo del triple implante, aplicación intravitrea. En ningún caso hubo reacciones adversas generales y se presentaron complicaciones locales en dos casos, debido a uveítis anterior ligera en un ojo, después del implante de células madre, con resolución a las 72 horas con colirios esteroideos. El estudio evidenció la seguridad del método aplicado y los resultados obtenidos son alentadores, pues crean nuevas perspectivas que pueden contribuir significativamente al tratamiento de estas retinopatías

Mercado de datos para la dirección de cuadros de la Administración Provincial de Artemisa

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Jandy Miguel Gómez Rodríguez; Mayrin Ramos Maestre; Yisel Valdés Rodríguez

2013-01-01

Los almacenes de datos han progresado paulatinamente y son repositorios diseñados para facilitar la confección de informes y la realización de análisis para la toma de decisiones, los cuales se subdividen en unidades lógicas más pequeñas llamadas mercado de datos. Los mercados de datos son una versión  del almacén que resuelve estudios a nivel de departamento, en específico para una necesidad de datos seleccionados. Durante el estudio preliminar de la situación existente en la dirección de cu...

Exploración del potencial de la espectroscopía Raman portátil en la caracterización de los vinos

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Rodríguez Gutiérrez, José Ángel

2016-01-01

Las técnicas espectroscópicas presentan grandes ventajas para el estudio de la naturaleza físico-química de los materiales (composición-estructura) por su rapidez analítica, su carácter no destructivo y su versatilidad de uso. A pesar de esto, no han sido muy utilizadas en la caracterización de vinos y licores, sin embargo, por lo apuntado más arriba, el potencial de estas para el uso en esta área es enorme. En este trabajo, se tratará de hacer un estudio preliminar de vinos y licores usando ...

Apuntes para una historia del pensamiento administrativo colombiano: la administración en la sociedad muisca

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Luis Ernesto Romero Ortiz

1986-04-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN  El presente artículo tiene su origen en un trabajo de investigación que el autor ha venido  desarrollando  acerca de la historia del pensamiento administrativo colombiano, el cual intenta dar los primeros pasos para llenar un vacío sentido en la academia por la falta de material de estudio  con relación a este tema. Los resultados que se ofrecen son de carácter preliminar y dejan plateados diversos problemas de investigación que se deverá resolver con nuevos estudios

Modelo para la integración del trazado de infraestructuras lineales en el paisaje y el medio ambiente basado en SIG

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Loro Aguayo, Manuel

2015-01-01

El análisis de las diferentes alternativas en la planificación y diseño de corredores y trazados de carreteras debe basarse en la correcta definición de variables territoriales que sirvan como criterios para la toma de decisión y esto requiere un análisis ambiental preliminar de esas variables de calidad. En España, los estudios de viabilidad de nuevas carreteras y autovías están asociados a una fase del proceso de decisión que se corresponde con el denominado Estudio Informativo, el cual est...

ANÁLISIS ESTADÍSTICO DEL SER FOCALIZADOR EN EL HABLA DE CIUDAD BOLÍVAR

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Liz Castro

2014-06-01

Full Text Available El ser focalizador es un rasgo sintáctico recurrente en el español colombiano, y ha llamado la atención de los académicos de Colombia y de otros países donde se ha evidenciado. Por esta razón, se ha seleccionado como una de las variaciones lingüísticas a estudiar dentro del marco del proyecto Atlas Sociolingüístico del Español de Colombia - ASLEC. A fin de mostrar los avances en el estudio de dicha variable, se presentan un estado del arte sobre esta y un análisis estadístico preliminar para estudiar el ser focalizador en la localidad Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, escenario donde se lleva a cabo la etapa piloto del proyecto. Esta propuesta incluye las directrices teórico-metodológicas adoptadas para el estudio de la variable y algunas reflexiones surgidas a partir del análisis estadístico de un corpus preliminar recogido por los miembros del equipo de investigación en esta localidad bogotana en el año 2010.

Análisis estadístico del ser focalizador en el habla de ciudad Bolívar

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Liz Castro

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El ser focalizador es un rasgo sintáctico recurrente en el español colombiano, y ha llamado la atención de los académicos de Colombia y de otros países donde se ha evidenciado. Por esta razón, se ha seleccionado como una de las variaciones lingüísticas a estudiar dentro del marco del proyecto Atlas Sociolingüístico del Español de Colombia - ASLEC . A fin de mostrar los avances en el estudio de dicha variable, se presentan un estado del arte sobre esta y un análisis estadístico preliminar para estudiar el ser focalizador en la localidad Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, escenario donde se lleva a cabo la etapa piloto del proyecto. Esta propuesta incluye las directrices teórico-metodológicas adoptadas para el estudio de la variable y algunas reflexiones surgidas a partir del análisis estadístico de un corpus preliminar recogido por los miembros del equipo de investigación en esta localidad bogotana en el año 2010.

UNIVERSITAS: A PROJECT WITH A HUMANIST AND INTEGRAL CULTURE APPROACH IN LAS TUNAS UNIVERSITY CENTER / UNIVERSITAS: PROYECTO POR UN PERFIL HUMANISTA Y DE CULTURA INTEGRAL EN EL CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LAS TUNAS

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Rafaela Macías Reyes

2010-10-01

Full Text Available UNIVERSITAS is a project of sociocultural transformation in Las Tunas university center, with the aim to impel the development of the integral culture in the university community. The knowledge and deepening in the needs, interests, hoping, ways of thinking and acting; in an analysis of the reality, ease the elaboration of the project; which enriches the cultural spectrum of the university community. It is supported by a body of theoretical and methodological budget. Its system of actions is based on newness ideas bind to mechanism of supervisory as: the coordinator group of the project, the orientation bureau, and at the same time the functioning of fixed spaces as: the university theater, the room for exhibitions, Univideo, student’ house, ropes, voices, university and creators, a date with craftsman, dance and music.

Estudio preliminar del uso de la semilla de tamarindo (Tamarindus indica en la coagulación-floculación de aguas residuales

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Róger Gurdián López

2011-09-01

Full Text Available En este estudio se compara el desempeño de dos coagulantes convencionales, sulfato de aluminio y cloruro de hierro (III, con el de la semilla de tamarindo (Tamarindus indica, en dos tipos de agua residual: una con alta turbidez, proveniente de la industria textil, y otra con baja turbidez, del tipo sanitario o doméstico. La semilla de tamarindo no mostró buen despeño en la remoción de turbidez en aguas residuales de baja turbidez. En lo que respecta a la DQO, podría sustituir a los coagulantes tradicionales, ya que presentó una remoción ligeramente menor a la lograda por estos. Asimismo, muestra un mejor desempeño en la remoción de turbidez en aguas residuales muy turbias, como las de la industria textil.

Ministros de culto y abuso sexual. ¿Existen cifras en México?: un acercamiento estadístico

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Jorge Erdely Graham

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Se presenta una panorámica global que abarca distintas regiones, posteriormente se hace referencia al caso de México. Usando un metaanálisis, estudios de campo, datos empíricos y estadísticas, se presenta una aproximación cuantitativa preliminar y datos cualitativos sobre los casos de abuso sexual por parte de los ministros de culto de diferentes afiliaciones.

Estudios transculturales del burnout: Los estudios transculturales Brasil-España

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Bernardo Moreno Jiménez

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Los estudios transculturales no son un ejercicio secundario y complementario en el estudio de la psicología; un modelo antropológico de la conducta humana obliga a plantear que las variables culturales no son secundarias sino primarias. Por estas razones el estudio del “burnout” o desgaste profesional puede profundizarse mediante la utilización de los métodos transculturales. No es suficiente con la simple comparación de resultados, sino que es necesario buscar instrumentos propios de cada cultura y establecer la comparación no sólo del síndrome de desgaste profesional sino de todos los diferentes elementos del proceso. El trabajo presentado establece las bases teóricas de este planteamiento, y expone, mediante un ejemplo, algunas de las vías posibles para una psicología transcultural del burnout

Form and function of the bulbus arteriosus in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans): static properties.

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Braun, Marvin H; Brill, Richard W; Gosline, John M; Jones, David R

2003-10-01

The juxtaposition of heart and gills in teleost fish means that the Windkessel function characteristic of the whole mammalian arterial tree has to be subserved by the extremely short ventral aorta and bulbus arteriosus. Over the functional pressure range, arteries from blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) have J-shaped pressure-volume (P-V) loops, while bulbi from the same species have r-shaped P-V loops, with a steep initial rise followed by a compliant plateau phase. The steep initial rise in pressure is due to the geometry of the lumen. The interactions between radius, pressure and tension require a large initial pressure to open the bulbar lumen for flow. The plateau is due to the unique organization of the bulbar wall. The large elastin:collagen ratio, limited amount of collagen arranged circumferentially, lack of elastin lamellae and low hydrophobicity of the elastin itself all combine to lower stiffness, increase extensibility and allow efficient recoil. Even though the modulus of bulbus material is much lower than that of an artery, at large volumes the overall stiffness of the bulbus increases rapidly. The morphological features that give rise to the special inflation characteristics of the bulbus help to extend flow and maintain pressure during diastole.

THE CRAFT LIKE A CULTURAL PRACTICE THAT CONFIGURES SOCIOCULTURAL PROCESSES: THE BASKETWORK IN THE TUNAS AT THE PRESENT TIME / LA ARTESANÍA COMO UNA PRÁCTICA CULTURAL CONFIGURADORA DE PROCESOS SOCIOCULTURALES: LA CESTERÍA EN LAS TUNAS EN LA ACTUALIDAD

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Yumairys Diamela Candó Gámez

2012-09-01

Full Text Available The presence of the handmade movement in The Tunas is an important cultural fact in which has left condensing the conserved information and renovated in the cultural memoirs of the tunero, as long as it is identity that reflective characteristic that distinguish it and very authentic revealing knowledge and specific creation of a societal group. The years ninety represented a stagnation in the popular craft, it altered and it confused the true sense of the handmade production. The market entered as an element of deregulation of the qualities. He fell in the temptation of the commercialization without control. The art is confused with something easy, the legitimate and necessary commercialization of the productions with the marketing of the candongas, the artisan with the worker self-employed, the promoter with the merolico. The institucionalization of the culture starting from the revolutionary victory with the cultural politics's application in Cuba, together to the economic crisis in the decade of the 90 are sociocultural factors that condition to the craft as that it configures of sociocultural processes that are evidenced in the inherited cultural practices or institutionalized, remunerated (professionals or not remunerated (fans, as approaches that it configures of groups. The types of craft, the techniques, the ethnic composition of the representative groups, the professional formation, the origin (field, city, periphery, and composition of the groups for gender and number (grupal or singular they are indicative that allow to conceptualize the characteristics and types of the craft as cultural practice in The Tunas.

Infección asintomática por el virus influenza H1N1 (2009 en personal sanitario. Estudio Marbegrip. Resultados preliminares

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Julián Olalla Sierra

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Fundamento: La proporción de individuos asintomáticos que se infectan por gripe AH1N1v varía según las series. Los sanitarios están expuestos al virus de la gripe AH1N1v por su condición laboral, por lo que cabe esperar una prevalencia elevada de individuos con serología positiva sin presentar cuadro clínico asociado. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de sanitarios asintomáticos con serología positiva para el virus de la gripe AH1N1v. Métodos: Se propuso un estudio prospectivo de cohortes en personal hospitalario en función de un hipotético gradiente decreciente de exposición al virus: personal de urgencias, área médica, área quirúrgica y celadores no de urgencias. Se extrajo sangre de los participantes en septiembre- octubre de 2009, noviembre-diciembre de 2009 y en abril-mayo de 2010, junto con la extracción se rellenaba un cuestionario de salud. Se ofreció la participación voluntaria a los miembros de los diferentes servicios. En sangre se procedió a determinar anticuerpos específicos frente al virus de la gripe AH1N1v por medio de inhibición de la hemaglutinación. Participaron 18 hospitales con un total de 1.371 participantes. Resultados: Se dispone de cuestionario de salud y de resultados serológicos de cuatro hospitales. Se observó una proporción variable de sanitarios asintomáticos con serología positiva sin haber sido vacunados (entre el 5,6! y el 83!. Sólo se vacunaron un 19,4! de los sanitarios, con un porcentaje de serologías positivas también variable (entre un 18,8! y 64,7!. El porcentaje de serologías positivas fue significativamente menor entre los celadores y el resto de categorías profesionales. La vacunación fue mayor entre los médicos que en el resto de estamentos profesionales. Conclusiones: Existe un porcentaje variable de individuos con serología positiva sin haber sufrido síntomas, con claras diferencias geográficas. Se observan también diferencias en la

Muscular system in the pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis (Teleostei: Scombridae).

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Nakae, Masanori; Sasaki, Kunio; Shinohara, Gento; Okada, Tokihiko; Matsuura, Keiichi

2014-02-01

The muscular system in the Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis is studied in detail. For the first time, a complete description of the muscular anatomy of a thunnid is provided here. Eighty-two elements including subdivisions of components of the muscular system are identified. This is less than found in a basal perciform and two other investigated scombrid species, owing mainly to the absence or fusion of pectoral, pelvic and caudal fin muscles. The absence of elements of the basal perciform pattern was most prominent in the caudal fin, which includes only the flexor dorsalis, flexor ventralis, hypochordal longitudinalis, and interradialis. In the caudal fin, the medial fan-shaped ray was identified as the first dorsal ray, judging from myological and neuroanatomical characters. The highly developed gill filament muscles in Thunnus orientalis and sheet-like rectus communis control gill ventilation. Long body muscle tendons reduce the metabolic energy needed during rapid and continuous swimming. These characters are interpreted as adaptations in the context of the oceanic life style of the species. Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Brain morphology and immunohistochemical localization of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus

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G Palmieri

2009-08-01

Full Text Available The present study was focused on the morphology of the diencephalic nuclei (likely involved in reproductive functions as well as on the distribution of GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the rhinencephalon, telencephalon and the diencephalon of the brain of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus by means of immunohistochemistry. Bluefin tuna has an encephalization quotient (QE similar to that of other large pelagic fish. Its brain exhibits well-developed optic tecta and corpus cerebelli. The diencephalic neuron cell bodies involved in reproductive functions are grouped in two main nuclei: the nucleus preopticus-periventricularis and the nucleus lateralis tuberis. The nucleus preopticus-periventricularis consists of the nucleus periventricularis and the nucleus preopticus consisting of a few sparse multipolar neurons in the rostral part and numerous cells closely packed and arranged in several layers in its aboral part. The nucleus lateralis tuberis is located in the ventral-lateral area of the diencephalon and is made up of a number of large multipolar neurones. Four different polyclonal primary antibodies against salmon (sGnRH, chicken (cGnRH-II (cGnRH-II 675, cGnRH-II 6 and sea bream (sbGnRH were employed in the immunohistochemical experiments. No immunoreactive structures were found with anti sbGnRH serum. sGnRH and cGnRH-II antisera revealed immunoreactivity in the perikarya of the olfactory bulbs, preopticus-periventricular nucleus, oculomotor nucleus and midbrain tegmentum. The nucleus lateralis tuberis showed immunostaining only with anti-sGnRH serum. Nerve fibres immunoreactive to cGnRH and sGnRH sera were found in the olfactory bulbs, olfactory nerve and neurohypophysis. The significance of the distribution of the GnRHimmunoreactive neuronal structures is discussed.

Petrological and geochemical studies of alkaline rocks from continental Brazil. The tunas massif, state of Parana

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Gomes, C.B.; Barbieri, M.

1987-01-01

The Tunas massif, outcropping 80 km from the city of Curitiba, Parana State, southern Brazil, covers about 22 km 2 . It intruded into Precambrian metaigneous and metasedimentary units about 80 Ma ago (K/Ar and Rb/Sr data); five subcircular volcanic structures are recognized. Syenites and alkali syenites (plus some pulaskites) are the main rock-types, with subordinate alkali gabbros, syenogabbros, essexites and syenodiorites; small late syenitic dikes are also found. Magmatic breccias containing clasts of all rock-types are widespread. Main minerals are feldspars (both alkali feldspars and plagioclases, varying from bytownite to more sodic members), Ca-pyroxenes (Ti-salites grading towards ferrosalites and aegirine-augites), amphiboles (mainly pargasites, although kaersutites and katophorites are also present), Fe-biotites (sometimes enriched in Ti), olivines (hortonolites to ferrohortonolites), quartz and feldspathoids (both fresh and altered nephelines and sodalites); main accessories are Ti-magnetites (with exsolved ilmenite) and apatite. In the AFM diagram, whole rock chemistry depicts a typical alkaline trend. Binary variation diagrams (D.I. vs. several elements) show positive correlation for Si, Na and K, and negative slopes for Mg and Ca. The variation in the amounts of Ni, Cr and V with differentiation can be explained by withdrawal of olivine, Ca-pyroxenes and magnetite, and that of Sr and Ba by the fractionation of feldspars. The rocks are also relatively enriched in REE, a trend which is more pronounced for the light REE. Mass balance calculations show that the overall differentiation trend of the Tunas rocks can be explained by crystal fractionation, although several complexities arise and point to more complex genetic patterns. Isotopic Rb/Sr ratios are consistent with a mantle origin for the parental magma; dike rocks, however, with 87 Sr 86 Sr i = 0.70777 - 0.70806, were probably contaminated by crustal material. (author) [pt

Evaluation of three harvest control rules for Bigeye Tuna ( Thunnus obesus) fisheries in the Indian Ocean

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Tong, Yuhe; Chen, Xinjun; Kolody, Dale

2014-10-01

The stock of Bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus) in the Indian Ocean supports an important international fishery and is considered to be fully exploited. The responsible management agency, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), does not have an explicit management decision-making framework in place to prevent over-fishing. In this study, we evaluated three harvest control rules, i) constant fishing mortality (CF), from 0.2 to 0.6, ii) constant catch (CC), from 60000 to 140000 t, and iii) constant escapement (CE), from 0.3 to 0.7. The population dynamics simulated by the operating model was based on the most recent stock assessment using Stock Synthesis version III (SS3). Three simulation scenarios (low, medium and high productivity) were designed to cover possible uncertainty in the stock assessment and biological parameters. Performances of three harvest control rules were compared on the basis of three management objectives (over 3, 10 and 25 years): i) the probability of maintaining spawning stock biomass above a level that can sustain maximum sustainable yield (MSY) on average, ii) the probability of achieving average catches between 0.8 MSY and 1.0 MSY, and iii) inter-annual variability in catches. The constant escapement strategy ( CE=0.5), constant fishing mortality strategy ( F=0.4) and constant catch ( CC=80000) were the most rational among the respective management scenarios. It is concluded that the short-term annual catch is suggested at 80000 t, and the potential total allowable catch for a stable yield could be set at 120000 t once the stock had recovered successfully. All the strategies considered in this study to achieve a `tolerable' balance between resource conservation and utilization have been based around the management objectives of the IOTC.

Identification of enolases and aldolases as important fish allergens in cod, salmon and tuna: component resolved diagnosis using parvalbumin and the new allergens.

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Kuehn, A; Hilger, C; Lehners-Weber, C; Codreanu-Morel, F; Morisset, M; Metz-Favre, C; Pauli, G; de Blay, F; Revets, D; Muller, C P; Vogel, L; Vieths, S; Hentges, F

2013-07-01

The majority of fish-allergic patients are sensitized to parvalbumin, known to be the cause of important IgE cross-reactivity among fish species. Little is known about the importance of fish allergens other than parvalbumin. The aim of this study was to characterize hitherto undefined fish allergens in three commonly consumed fish species, cod, salmon and tuna, and to evaluate their importance for in vitro IgE-diagnosis in addition to parvalbumin and fish gelatin. Sixty-two patients were diagnosed by clinical history, skin prick tests and specific IgE to fish extracts. Two new fish allergens from cod, salmon and tuna were identified by microsequencing. These proteins were characterized by immunoblot, ELISA and mediator release assay. Purified parvalbumin, enolase, aldolase and fish gelatin were used for quantification of specific IgE in ELISA. Parvalbumin and two other allergens of 50 and 40 kDa were detected in IgE-immunoblots of cod, salmon and tuna extracts by most patient sera. The 50 and 40 kDa proteins were identified as beta-enolase and fructose-bisphosphate aldolase A respectively. Both purified enzymes showed allergenic activity in the mediator release assay. Indeed, 72.6% of the patients were sensitized to parvalbumin, 20% of these had specific IgE to salmon parvalbumin only. IgE to enolases were found in 62.9% (0.5-95.0 kUA /L), to aldolases in 50.0% (0.4-26.0 kUA /L) and to fish gelatin in 19.3% (0.4-20.0 kUA /L) of the patients. Inter-species cross-reactivity, even though limited, was found for enolases and aldolases by IgE-inhibition ELISA. Fish enolase and aldolase have been identified as important new fish allergens. In fish allergy diagnosis, IgE to enolase and aldolase are especially relevant when IgE to parvalbumin are absent. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

A large outbreak of scombroid fish poisoning associated with eating yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) at a military mass catering in Dakar, Senegal.

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Demoncheaux, J-P; Michel, R; Mazenot, C; Duflos, G; Iacini, C; de Laval, F; Delaval, F; Saware, E M; Renard, J-C

2012-06-01

On 26 November 2010, an outbreak of scombroid fish poisoning occurred in the French Armed Forces in Dakar, Senegal. This chemical intoxication, due to high histamine concentration in fish, is often mistaken for an allergic reaction. A case-control study was undertaken including the 71 cases and 78 randomly selected controls among lunch attendees. The usual symptoms for scombroid fish poisoning were observed in cases, i.e. flushing (85.9%), headache (83.1%), rapid/weak pulse (59.1%) and diarrhoea (47.9%). Symptoms occurred from within a few minutes to up to 3 h following the meal. Most patients quickly recovered with antihistamine and/or symptomatic treatment. Tuna was the only food item positively associated with illness (odds ratio 36.3, 95% confidence interval 6.3-210.0), with the risk of illness increasing with the quantity of fish consumed. No bacterial contamination was found in leftover food, but histamine concentration in tuna was found to be 4900 mg/kg, almost 50-fold higher than the concentration allowed by European regulations. This report is unique because of the large size of the case series - to our knowledge, the largest event of scombroid fish poisoning ever reported - and the chemical and bacteriological analyses results obtained on leftover food.

Selected-ion storage GC-MS analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in palm dates and tuna fish

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Al-Omair, A.; Helaleh, M.I.H. [Kuwait Inst. for Scientific Research (KISR), Central Analytical Lab. (CAL), Safat (Kuwait)

2004-06-01

A rapid analytical method based on Soxhlet extraction has been developed for determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in palm dates and tuna fish. The method is based on selected ion-storage gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In the work discussed we were interested in the analysis of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) regarded by the EPA as priority pollutants. Soxhlet extraction of real, fortified, and blank samples, with hexane as solvent, was used to extract the analytes of interest. An excellent detection limit and good relative standard deviations (RSD) were obtained and analysis time was short. The linearity and sensitivity of the method for measurement of these analytes at trace levels are discussed. (orig.)

El debate epistemológico contemporáneo sobre los objetos de estudio de la geografía y una propuesta preliminar de geografía multidimensional

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Alexander Martínez Rivilla

2012-06-01

Full Text Available El presente ensayo pretende fundamentar una propuesta de geografía multidimensional recurriendo a las discusiones contemporáneas sobre la espacio-temporalidad de las geografías modernas y posmodernas. Así mismo, se exponen los nudos problemáticos de la epistemología de la geografía, para luego proponer un enfoque epistemológico más integral y definido de los objetos de estudio de la geografía en general.

Actividad inhibitoria de dihidroxifenilpropenona sobre β-lactamasa de Enterobacter cloacae: estudio preliminar en el desarrollo de fármacos para enfrentar la resistencia bacteriana

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Cristina Lucía Mora

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Introducción. Microorganismos patógenos como Enterobacter cloacae producen enzimas β-lactamasas que les confieren resistencia a los antibioticos β-lactámicos y actualmente se ha identificado la actividad limitada de los inhibidores enzimáticos, de modo que las únicas posibilidades para enfrentar la problemática son el diseño de nuevos fármacos y el uso racional de los mismos. Objetivo. Evaluar el efecto de la chalcona dihidroxifenilpropenona sobre un aislamiento clínico de E. cloacae y sobre la enzima β-lactamasa aislada a partir de este microorganismo resistente como un aporte hacia la búsqueda de compuestos inhibidores de β-lactamasa. Materiales y métodos. Se sintetizó la chalcona dihidroxifenilpropenona y se evaluó sobre el aislamiento clínico de E. cloacae para determinar la concentración mínima inhibitoria mediante el método de microdilución en caldo y con la β-lactamasa purificada mediante cromatografía de afinidad se realizaron estudios espectrofotométricos de cinética enzimática. Resultados. La concentración mínima inhibitoria de la dihidroxifenilpropenona sobre E. cloacae fue de 35 μg/ml, el porcentaje de recuperación de la enzima β-lactamasa a partir del microorganismo fue de 31,75% y en el estudio cinético se evidenció actividad inhibitoria de acuerdo con los parámetros cinéticos de Vmax= 1,7 x 10-3 μM/min y KM´= 2330 μM. Conclusión. La chalcona dihidroxifenilpropenona ejerce su actividad inhibitoria a través de la interacción con la enzima β-lactamasa y de esta manera protege la integridad estructural de los antibióticos β-lactámicos, este efecto sinérgico lo convierte en un compuesto promisorio en la búsqueda de alternativas para enfrentar la problemática de resistencia bacteriana.

Emergencias, rituales, identidades y trama escolar

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2015-01-01

Utilizando herramientas cualitativas como las entrevistas y la observación no participante, este trabajo busca examinar algunas de las teorías que abordan el estudio de las organizaciones, la cultura y las relaciones interpersonales en escuelas de la provincia de San Luis. Mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas y observaciones realizadas en espacios escolares, buscamos de manera preliminar iluminar algunos aspectos que vinculan las identidades con la cultura escolar. Buscamos desmen...

LA FALTA DE AGOTAMIENTO DE RECURSOS INTERNOS COMO EXCEPCIÓN PRELIMINAR ANTE LA COMISIÓN INTERAMERICANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS

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Ángela Patricia Bernal Guzmán

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo analizará la excepción preliminar "Falta de agotamiento de recursos internos" como mecanismo de defensa estatal invocada ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH. Se demostrarán las falencias o errores cometidos por los agentes estatales en la argumentación de la excepción, la cual ha sido superflua y equivoca al entregar argumentos definidos de forma previa por el órgano interamericano como improcedentes, en razón a su contradicción con los estándares internacionales de protección de los Derechos Humanos en el sistema regional.

MODULACIÓN DE LA MEMORIA EMOCIONAL A TRAVÉS DE LA MÚSICA EN ADULTOS MAYORES: UN ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR

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NADIA JUSTEL

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Existen múltiples factores que pueden afectar la consolidación de la memoria de los eventos emocionales, fortaleciendo o deteriorando los recuerdos. Distintas investigaciones en neurociencia han demostrado que el nivel de arousal puede tener un efecto determinante en el almacenamiento y consolidación de la memoria. Además, las investigaciones señalan que la exposición a diferentes piezas musicales puede modular la memoria, ya sea aumentándola o disminuyéndola; sin embargo, no se encuentran estudios realizados has ta el momento con adultos mayores. El objetivo del trabajo realizado fue evaluar cómo diferentes estímulos auditivos, piezas musicales activantes y relajantes, así como ruido blanco como condición control, modulaban la consolidación de la memoria en adultos mayores. Participaron 27 sujetos, divididos en tres grupos experimentales, quienes observaron imágenes emocionales o neutras y evaluaron el grado de activación / emocionalidad que les producían. De manera inmediata y de acuerdo al grupo de tratamiento asignado, fueron expuestos a diferentes estímulos musicales: música activante y relajante para los grupos experimentales y ruido blanco para el grupo control. Luego se realizaron pruebas de recuerdo libre y reconocimiento de las imágenes, de forma inmediata y diferida (una semana después. Los resultados muestran que los sujetos expuestos a música relajante tuvieron un menor recuerdo y reconocimiento, mientras los que estuvieron expuestos a música activante mostraron un mejor rendimiento. Los hallazgos permiten concluir que la música modula la consolidación de la memoria emocional visual en adultos mayores, siendo la música una herramienta de gran utilidad para la estimulación de la memoria en poblaciones con o sin disfunciones mnésicas.

Tratamiento del pie diabético en pacientes ancianos con Heberprot-P

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José Luís Solís Licea

2015-12-01

Full Text Available El pie diabético constituye la complicación crónica de mayor morbimortalidad de la diabetes mellitus, significando un problema de salud internacional, del cual no escapa nuestro país y nuestro sistema de salud. Se realizó un estudio de tipo clínico observacional y descriptivo, con el objetivo de evaluar el resultado del tratamiento con Heberprot-P en pacientes con úlceras del pie diabético, en ancianos ingresados en el servicio de Angiología del Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”, del municipio de Las Tunas, provincia de Las Tunas, en el período comprendido entre el 1ro de enero de 2010 al 31 de diciembre de 2011. Se estudiaron los pacientes según las variables de edad, localización de la lesión, resultado del tratamiento según la clasificación de Wagner y reacciones adversas presentadas. Con este estudio se pretende poner en manos del personal de la salud un material de consulta, que permita evaluar el tratamiento con Heberprot-P del pie diabético en el anciano.

Estudio preliminar de la biología reproductiva Terminalia oblonga (Surá en la región Huetar Norte, Costa Ria

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Full Text Available Para el proceso de domesticación de especies, es necesario la determinación de los ciclos reproductivos de las especies forestales, especialmente de aquellas que se encuentran en peligro de extinción y que se desean utilizar en proyectos de reforestación. El objetivo fue conocer algunos aspectos del comportamiento fenológico y el desarrollo ontogénico de Terminalia oblonga (surá en la Región Huetar Norte. El trabajo de campo se llevó a cabo de enero de 1996 a diciembre de 1998, en la Región Huetar Norte de Costa Rica, en 4 zonas bioclimáticas diferentes de la Región. En cada sitio se seleccionaron 10 árboles, para un total de 40 individuos observados. Los árboles seleccionados se visitaron cada mes, con el fin de determinar épocas de floración (salida de brotes florales, apertura de la flor, salida del fruto, maduración y la caída de este,dispersión de frutos y semillas, brotadura vegetativa y hojas. Mensualmente, se recopiló información climática, donde se tomó en cuenta: precipitación, temperatura, humedad relativa y brillo solar. Estos datos se emplearon para hacer las correlaciones con los resultados de las diferentes expresiones fenológicas. Se hizo una descripción de las piezas reproductivas y vegetativas, con base en material en fresco y con el apoyode microscopía electrónica de barrido. Además, se hicieron estudios químicos y estructurales del suelo en cada uno de los sitios de estudio. Se observó que la brotadura de las hojas de esta especie se mantiene durante todo el año, siendo mayor en julio y diciembre en la mayoría de las zonas y en algunas ocasiones puede llegar a estar casi ausente. El follaje se mantiene relativamente constante casi todo el año, con muy poca defoliación. La brotadura floral generalmente se observa de octubre a enero, e incluso febrero en algunas zonas. La floración se nota de noviembre a febrero y la maduración de los frutos de diciembre a marzo y hasta en abril en algunas

SINTESIS FOSFOLIPID MENGANDUNG ASAM LEMAK w-3 DARI FOSFOLIPID KEDELAI DAN MINYAK KAYA ASAM LEMAK w-3 DARI HASIL SAMPING PENGALENGAN TUNA

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Teti Estiasih

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Synthesis of Phospholipid Containing w-3 Fatty Acids from Soy Phospholipidsand Fish Oil Enriched with w-3 Fatty Acids from Tuna Canning Processing Teti Estiasih, Moch. Nur, Jaya Mahar Maligan, Satrio Maulana ABSTRAK Keunggulan fosfolipid dapat ditingkatkan dengan menggabungkan asam lemak w-3, terutama EPA (eicosapentaenoicacid, C20:5w-3 dan DHA (docosahexaenoic acid, C22:6w-3, pada struktur fosfolipid sehingga diperoleh fosfolipidterstruktur. Strukturisasi fosfolipid kedelai komersial dilakukan dengan cara mengganti asam lemak dari fosfolipidkedelai dengan asam lemak w-3 dari minyak kaya asam lemak w-3 dari hasil samping pengalengan tuna. Sintesisfosfolipid terstruktur dilakukan secara asidolisis enzimatis dengan menggunakan lipase dari R. miehei. Faktor yangdikaji pada proses sintesis ini adalah konsentrasi enzim dan lama sintesis. Tingkat inkorporasi EPA dan DHA padastruktur fosfolipid dipengaruhi oleh konsentrasi enzim. Pada konsentrasi enzim yang rendah, peningkatan lama reaksisetelah tingkat inkoporasi optimum tercapai cenderung menyebabkan penurunan tingkat inkorporasi EPA+DHA. Padakonsentrasi enzim yang tinggi, lama reaksi tampaknya tidak mempengaruhi tingkat inkorporasi. Tingkat inkorporasiDHA lebih tinggi dari EPA sehingga fosfolipid terstruktur yang dihasilkan sangat sesuai digunakan untuk produk panganyang memerlukan kadar DHA tinggi. Ada preferensi inkorporasi EPA+DHA pada fosfatidiletanolamin dibandingkanjenis fosfolipid yang lain.Kata kunci: Fosfolipid terstruktur, asam lemak w-3, EPA, DHA, asidolisis enzimatis ABSTRACT The superiority of soy phospholipids could be obtained by incorporation of w-3 fatty acids into phospholipids structure,especially EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid, C20:5w-3 and DHA docosahexaenoic acid, C22:6w-3. Structurization ofcommercial soy phospholipids was conducted by replacement of natural fatty acids in soy phospholipids by w-3 fattyacids from w-3 fatty acids enriched Þ sh oil from tuna canning processing

Preliminares del estudio de la meniscocitemia en Colombia, s. a.

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Benjamín Mera

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Full Text Available Otros nombres de la enfermedad: Anemia Falciforme; Drepanocitemia; "Sickle Cell Anemia" y "Sickle Cell 'I'rait" en Estados Unidos. La MENISCOCITEMIA es una enfermedad sanguínea caracterizada por la aparición de eritrocitos en forma de hoz, granos de avena, media luna, o, en general de meniscos en las preparaciones en fresco de sangre. En la práctica, sólo se encuentran en negros o descendientes de negros. Se deben distinguir dos formas: una latente, MENISCOCITEMIA ("Sickle Cell Trait" en que exclusivamente se encuentran las deformaciones eritrocitarias descritas; y otra activa, la Anemia de Meniscocitos o Anemia Falciforme ("Sickle Cell Anemia" en que a las deformaciones celulares se agregan las manifestaciones clínicas y de laboratorio de hemolísis, anemia y desórdenes de nutrición tisular.

Preliminares del estudio de la meniscocitemia en colombia, s. a.

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Mera, Benjamín

2011-01-01

Otros nombres de la enfermedad: Anemia Falciforme; Drepanocitemia; "Sickle Cell Anemia" y "Sickle Cell 'I'rait" en Estados Unidos. La MENISCOCITEMIA es una enfermedad sanguínea caracterizada por la aparición de eritrocitos en forma de hoz, granos de avena, media luna, o, en general de meniscos en las preparaciones en fresco de sangre. En la práctica, sólo se encuentran en negros o descendientes de negros. Se deben distinguir dos formas: una latente, MENISCOCITEMIA ("Sickle Cell Trait") en que...

THE FORMATION OF THE LOCAL MUSICAL IDENTITY OF THE CITIZEN FROM LAS TUNAS / LA FORMACIÓN DE LA IDENTIDAD MUSICAL LOCAL DEL TUNERO

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2012-09-01

Full Text Available The local music identity, part of the system of identity values, encourages contributing to training in the art instructors of the Bachelor of Education Art Instructor specialty. This paper aims to demonstrate how you can promote the teaching and learning of music from the study of the contents of the musical works of the town, musicians, composers, groups of small and large format and repertoire, Web Site by: Music and musicians from Las Tunas, made for this purpose and offers detailed information on major music events occurred in the town of Las Tunas, since the 40's to today where we find also images and sound with processed information form of hypertext, standard format for you to view information, also offers a proposal made by the authors in order to treat this content in the classroom and beyond, to achieve success in social and cultural transformations that allow to transmit their knowledge maintain its historical and cultural identity, improve the quality of their educational work taking into account the technical scientific advances, in the student to the historical and musical knowledge, experiences, experiential and cultural contributions they receive will contribute to the formation of the identity in the process of forming intentional, organized and systematic.

Preparation and characterization of protein isolate from Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares roe by isoelectric solubilization/precipitation process

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Hyun Ji Lee

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Isoelectric solubilization/precipitation (ISP processing allows selective, pH-induced water solubility of proteins with concurrent separation of lipids and removal of materials not intended for human consumption such as bone, scales, skin, etc. Recovered proteins retain functional properties and nutritional value. Four roe protein isolates (RPIs from yellowfin tuna roe were prepared under different solubilization and precipitation condition (pH 11/4.5, pH 11/5.5, pH 12/4.5 and pH 12/5.5. RPIs contained 2.3–5.0 % moisture, 79.1–87.8 % protein, 5.6–7.4 % lipid and 3.0–3.8 % ash. Protein content of RPI-1 and RPI-2 precipitated at pH 4.5 and 5.5 after alkaline solubilization at pH 11, was higher than those of RPI-3 and RPI-4 after alkaline solubilization at pH 12 (P < 0.05. Lipid content (5.6–7.4 % of RPIs was lower than that of freeze-dried concentrate (10.6 %. And leucine and lysine of RPIs were the most abundant amino acids (8.8–9.4 and 8.5–8.9 g/100 g protein, respectively. S, Na, P, K as minerals were the major elements in RPIs. SDS-PAGE of RPIs showed bands at 100, 45, 25 and 15 K. Moisture and protein contents of process water as a 2’nd byproduct were 98.9–99.0 and 1.3–1.8 %, respectively. Therefore, yellowfin tuna roe isolate could be a promising source of valuable nutrients for human food and animal feeds.

Heavy metals in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) landed on the Ecuadorian coast

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Araújo, Cristiano V.M., E-mail: cristiano.araujo@icman.csic.es [Central Department of Research (DCI), Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology (ECUACTOX) group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí - ULEAM, Manta (Ecuador); Centre of Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal); Cedeño-Macias, Luis A. [Central Department of Research (DCI), Ecuadorian Aquatic Ecotoxicology (ECUACTOX) group, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí - ULEAM, Manta (Ecuador); Faculty of Marine Sciences, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), Manta (Ecuador)

2016-01-15

Heavy metals are contaminants of great environmental concern due to their multiple origins (natural and anthropogenic), the ability to accumulate in organs and tissues, and the deleterious effects they can cause in organisms. Studies on the accumulation of metals in seafood, such as fish, have increased in importance due to the risk for human health when consuming fish contaminated by metals. The present work was aimed at verifying the concentrations of cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) in the muscular tissue and liver of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean landed in Manta city, Ecuador. Samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). Around half of the muscle samples of both species presented levels of Cd and Hg above the limits considered safe for human consumption established by the European Union. For Pb, most of the muscle samples were considered acceptable for consumption. Results indicate that both species should be consumed with some caution. Considering the tolerable weekly intake recommended for adults by the World Health Organization, results indicate that Hg is the main metal that limits the consumption of yellowfin tuna and common dolphinfish, with a recommended maximum ingestion, respectively, of 191 and 178 g per week for an adult. - Highlights: • Thunnus albacares and Coryphaena hippurus from Eastern Pacific (Ecuador) were sampled. • Muscle and liver of both species were assessed for Cd, Hg and Pb concentrations. • Levels of Pb were considered acceptable for both species. • High levels of Cd and Hg in both species can be considered unsafe for human health. • For both species the recommended maximum ingestion is around 180 g week{sup −1} for an adult.

Aproximación al estudio de la morfología setígera en algunas especies ibéricas de los géneros Glycera Savigny, 1818 y Glycerella Arwidsson, 1899 (Polychaeta, Glyceridae

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Moreira, J.

2010-12-01

Full Text Available The spiniger chaetae of several Iberian species of the polychaete genera Glycera Savigny, 1818 and Glycerella Arwidsson, 1899, namely Glycera alba Rathke, 1843, Glycera fallax Quatrefages, 1850, Glycera tesselata Grube, 1863, Glycera aff. tridactyla Schmarda, 1861, Glycera unicornis Savigny, 1818 and Glycerella magellanica (McIntosh, 1885, were compared and studied under the SEM, with particular attention to the joint between blade and shaft. This study showed differences in the number, size and shape of the teeth present at the joint; this fact points out the potential taxonomic value of the chaetal microstructure at the subgeneric level within the Glyceridae Grube, 1850, also representing a starting point for more detailed forthcoming studies. In addition, those differences might not be useful for operational taxonomic identification because of the need of the SEM but may represent an additional tool for studies on the systematics and phylogeny of glycerids.A partir del estudio al Microscopio Electrónico de Barrido (MEB de las sedas espinígeras de varias especies del género Glycera Savigny, 1818 (Glycera alba Rathke, 1843; Glycera fallax Quatrefages, 1850; Glycera tesselata Grube, 1863; Glycera aff. tridactyla Schmarda, 1861 y Glycera unicornis Savigny, 1818 y Glycerella Arwidsson, 1899 (Glycerella magellanica (McIntosh, 1885, recogidas en la península Ibérica, se aborda un estudio comparado preliminar de la morfología setígera a nivel de la zona de articulación entre el mango y el artejo. Como resultado de este estudio se han revelado diferencias en el número, tamaño y forma de los dientes que componen esta zona, lo cual apunta a un potencial valor de la microestructura setígera como carácter taxonómico a nivel subgenérico en la familia Glyceridae Grube, 1850, abriendo la posibilidad de su empleo en futuros estudios de revisión del grupo. Estas diferencias, si bien no serían susceptibles de ser empleadas en la identificaci

Anaerobic digestion of tuna waste for the production of volatile fatty acids.

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Bermúdez-Penabad, Noela; Kennes, Christian; Veiga, Maria C

2017-10-01

Fish canning industries generate a significant amount of solid waste that can be digested anaerobically into volatile fatty acids (VFA). The aim of this research was to study the effect of various pHs, ranging from 5.0 to 10.0, and percentage of total solids on the anaerobic digestion of tuna waste into VFA, both in batch assays and continuous reactor. The production of VFA was affected by pH and was significantly higher under alkaline conditions. At pH 8.0, the VFA production reached 30,611mgCOD/L. The VFA mainly consisted of acetic, propionic, n-butyric and i-valeric acids. Acetic acid was the main product at all the pHs tested. In terms of total solids (TS) the best results were obtained with 2.5% total solids, reaching 0.73gCOD VFA /gCOD waste . At higher TS concentrations (5 and 8% TS) lower yields were reached probably due to inhibition at high VFA concentration. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

ANÁLISIS PRELIMINAR DEL TRATAMIENTO FISICOQUÍMICO Y BIOLÓGICO DEL ACEITE DIELÉCTRICO PRESENTE EN TIERRA FULLER

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EDISON ALEXANDER AGUDELO

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este estudio evalúa dos tecnologías: una físico-química y otra biológica, que buscan eliminar la contaminación por el aceite dieléctrico presente en la tierra Fuller, Buscando con ello gestionar de forma ambientalmente adecuada este residuo peligroso. Para la Tecnología físico-química, se usó hexano como solvente y se alcanzó de manera preliminar remociones del aceite dieléctrico del orden del 87% en la tierra Fuller tratada, con una relación tierra Fuller: solvente de 1:8 p/v, una velocidad de agitación de 100 rpm y un tiempo de contacto de 30 minutos. La calidad del aceite dieléctrico recuperado no es apta para su uso en equipos eléctricos, por su baja rigidez dieléctrica, baja densidad y color desfavorable. La tierra Fuller recuperada alcanzó una densidad aparente de 0.623 gr/ml, una densidad real de 2.231 gr/ml y una porosidad de 72.075 %, lo que indica al menos preliminarmente que dicha tierra está muycercana en sus características físicas a la tierra fuller limpia. Para la tecnología biológica se trató la tierra contaminada en un reactor biológico de tierra activada, evaluando la velocidad de agitación y el tiempo de degradación necesario para alcanzar niveles de contaminación adecuados que permitan disponer el residuo en un relleno sanitario convencional sin riesgo para la salud de los ecosistemas y el ser humano, esta fase aún se encuentra en experimentación y los resultados dependen del análisis cromatográfi co del aceite dieléctrico que permanece en la tierra Fuller tratada, en el cual se hará el seguimiento de 10 especies que son clave dentro de este producto, debido a su cantidad y/o toxicidad , falta comprobar la calidad química de la tierra fuller y del aceite dieléctrico recuperados en el tratamiento físico-químico, y validar el proceso biológico para degradar el aceite dieléctrico.

Tipos de especies de insectos descritas de la Comunidad de Madrid, conservados en el Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Inventario Preliminar

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Martín Albaladejo, C.

2006-05-01

Full Text Available This paper offers a list of insect species described from Comunidad de Madrid whose types are kept in the Collection of Entomology of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN. This preliminary inventory includes 505 species and subspecific taxa.

Este trabajo ofrece una relación de las especies de insectos que han sido descritas de la Comunidad de Madrid y cuyos ejemplares tipo se conservan en la Colección de Entomología del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN. Este inventario preliminar recoge 505 especies y táxones subespecíficos.

Spatial and temporal variability in the trans-Pacific migration of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) revealed by archival tags

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Fujioka, Ko; Fukuda, Hiromu; Tei, Yaoki; Okamoto, Suguru; Kiyofuji, Hidetada; Furukawa, Seishiro; Takagi, Junichi; Estess, Ethan; Farwell, Charles J.; Fuller, Daniel W.; Suzuki, Nobuaki; Ohshimo, Seiji; Kitagawa, Takashi

2018-03-01

Archival electronic tags were internally implanted in 713 age-0 Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) caught in their nursery waters off the southern coast of Japan and in the East China Sea over an extended study period (1995-2015) to clarify the spatial and temporal variability of their trans-Pacific migration. Two hundred twenty-five of these tagged tuna were recaptured by fisheries (31.6%), and we successfully retrieved tag data from 14 of 21 individuals recovered in the Eastern pacific. Furthermore, one archival tag recovered in the Western Pacific revealed that the individual had performed a trans-Pacific migration, so in total 21 tagged PBF were shown to have migrated to the Eastern Pacific (2.9% of the total tags released). We successfully downloaded data from 15 of these 21 archival tags, which revealed that some age-1 PBF migrate rapidly (123.9 ± 82.8 km day-1) and directly from waters offshore of Japan to the eastern Pacific (160.0°E to 130.0°W), a journey that takes an average of 2.5 months (ranging from 1.2 to 5.5 months) through relatively cool waters (14.7 ± 2.0 °C). All juvenile PBF began their trans-Pacific migration shortly after exposure to cooler water temperatures (physiological challenge for this age class. Three patterns were identified in the timing of the departure of juvenile PBF from the western Pacific: departing 12-14 months post-hatch (N = 7) in early summer (May-July), departing 17-19 months post-hatch (N = 7) in late autumn (October-December), and departing 21 months post-hatch (N = 1) in late winter (February). The PBF tagged along the southern coast of Japan (SCJ) arrived in the eastern Pacific earlier than those tagged in the East China Sea (ECS), most likely due to the shorter travel distance. Additionally, the PBF that began their trans-Pacific migration in the earlier period remained in an offshore foraging zone (the Kuroshio-Oyashio transition region) for shorter periods (2.8 months on average) and at lower latitudes (35.0�

Diseño preliminar de la configuración de cabina para la aeronave de entrenamiento primario phaeton PT-01

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Juan Esteban Gaviria García

2009-01-01

Full Text Available El espacio en cabina de una aeronave influye directamente en las capacidades de la tripulación a la hora de realizar su trabajo. La comodidad, el ambiente, Ia iluminacion, la forma en que se presenta toda Ia información de la aeronave en los instrumentos son algunos de los factores que son considerados en toda situación de vuelo. La metodología de diseiio preliminar de este espacio de cabina y su interacción con la tripulacion basada en procesos de diseño centrados en el ser humano, sera el principal topico de este artículo.

JUZGAR CON PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO. ¿CUÁL GÉNERO?

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Contreras, Laura G. Zaragoza; Escuela Judicial del Estado de México

2016-01-01

En el presente estudio se presenta una aproximación socio-histórica del concepto de género y, a partir de una perspectiva interaccionista se hace una revisión preliminar respecto de la omisión de los seres humanos intersexuados dentro de los patrones socioculturales de género, quienes legalmente deben considerarse incluidos a partir de considerar la dignidad; origen común de la igualdad de los derechos humanos.

OPTIMASI KONDISI PEMURNIAN ASAM LEMAK OMEGA-3 DARI MINYAK HASIL SAMPING PENEPUNGAN TUNA (Thunnus sp DENGAN KRISTALISASI UREA [Optimizing Conditions for the Purification of Omega-3 Fatty Acids from By-product of Tuna (Thunnus sp Meal Processing by Urea Crystallization

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Teti Estiasih1*

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Omega-3 fatty acids (-3 are proven to have health beneficial effects. Some effort had been done to obtained oil high in -3 fatty acids. Among the methods developed, urea crystallization was preferred because it is simple, economic, and result in high purity of fatty acids. A source that had not been widely explored for -3 fatty acids production is the by-product of tuna meal processing. This research studied the optimization condition for separation and purification of -3 fatty acids from the by-product of tuna meal processing by urea crystallization. Crystallization reaction conditions of urea inclusion were optimized using the response surface methodology, and the model was developed.Optimization result showed a quadratic polynomial regression equation of Y= 140,52677X1 + 8,38203X2 – 19,85850X12 – 0,12173X22 – 0,74000X1X2 – 240,33546 with X1=urea to fatty acid ratio and X2=crystallization time. Maximum response was obtained at urea to fatty acid ratio of 3,07:1,crystallization time of 25,10 hours, and predicted response was 80,60%. Analysis of variance showed that urea to fatty acid ratio and crystallization time affected response. Under optimal conditions, the product was 3.89 times concentrated and the purity of -3 fatty acids was 81,98%. Verification result revealed that the predicted value from this model was reasonably close to the experimentally observed value. Urea crystallization process changed quality parameters that were oxidation level (peroxide value, anisidin value, and totox value, Fe and Cu content, P content, and water content. The changes were caused by adsorption of primary and secondary oxidation products, part of metals, and phosphoric compound onto unsaponifiable matters or soluble into water.

Valorisation of tuna processing waste biomass for recovery of functional and antioxidant peptides using enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane fractionation process.

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Saidi, Sami; Ben Amar, Raja

2016-10-01

The enzymatic hydrolysis using Prolyve BS coupled to membrane process (Ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF)) is a means of biotransformation of tuna protein waste to Tuna protein hydrolysate (TPH) with higher added values. This method could be an effective solution for the production of bioactive compounds used in various biotechnological applications and minimizing the pollution problems generated by the seafood processing industries. The amino acid composition, functional and antioxidant properties of produced TPH were evaluated. The results show that the glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glycine, alaline, valine and leucine were the major amino acids detected in the TPH profile. After membrane fractionation process, those major amino acids were concentrated in the NF retentate (NFR). The NFR and NF permeate (NFP) have a higher protein solubility (>95 %) when compared to TPH (80 %). Higher oil and water binding capacity were observed in TPH and higher emulsifying and foam stability was found in UF retentate. The NFP showed the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity (65 %). The NFR contained antioxidant amino acid (30.3 %) showed the highest superoxide radical and reducing power activities. The TPH showed the highest iron chelating activity (75 %) compared to other peptide fractions. The effect of the membrane fractionation on the molecular weight distribution of the peptide and their bioactivities was underlined. We concluded that the TPH is a valuable source of bioactive peptides and their peptide fractions may serve as useful ingredients for application in food industry and formulation of nutritional products.

Assessing Anthropogenic Impacts on Tunas, Sharks and Billfishes with Direct Observations of Human Fishers on the High Seas

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Block, B.; Ferretti, F.; White, T.; De Leo, G.; Hazen, E. L.; Bograd, S. J.

2016-12-01

Anthropogenic impacts on marine predators have been examined within exclusive economic zones, but few data sets have enabled assessing human fishing impacts on the high seas. By combining large electronic tagging databases archiving mobile predator movements (e.g. Tagging of Pacific Pelagics, TAG A Giant, Animal Telemetry Network) with the global fishing catch and fishing effort data, from satellite tracks of vessels on the high seas (AIS), a better understanding of human use and exploitation at a global scale can be obtained. This capacity to combine the movements of mobile ocean predators (tunas, sharks, billfishes) with analyses of their human predator's behaviors, via examination of the global fishing fleet activities is unprecedented due to the new access researchers are garnering to these big satellite derived AIS databases. Global Fishing Watch is one example of such a data provider, that now makes accessible, the AIS data from the global community of maritime vessels, and has developed along with researchers new algorithms that delineate distinct types of fishing vessel behaviors (longline, purse seiner) and effort. When combined with satellite tagging data of mobile apex predators, oceanographic preferences, records of fishing fleets catches, targeted species and economic drivers of fisheries, new quantitative insights can be gained about the catch reporting of fleets, and the pelagic species targeted at a global scale. Research communities can now also examine how humans behave on the high seas, and potentially improve how fish stocks, such as tunas, billfishes, and sharks are exploited. The capacity to gather information on diverse human fishing fleets and behaviors remotely, should provide a wealth of new tools that can potentially be applied toward the resource management efforts surrounding these global fishing fleets. This type of information is essential for prioritizing regions of conservation concern for megaufauna swimming in our oceans.

Perfil del vegano/a activista de liberación animal en España

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Estela Díaz Carmona

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este estudio exploratorio y preliminar es identifi car el perfi l del vegano activista en España por ser, dentro del movimiento de liberación animal, el grupo más comprometido. A través de encuestas online se han analizado variables socioeconómicas, aspectos ideológicos y emocionales, el proceso de conversión y sus estrategias de activismo. Los resultados son muy similares a los estudios conducidos con anterioridad, principalmente en Estados Unidos de América, sobre los activistas de protección animal. El trabajo concluye con la exposición de recomendaciones dirigidas a las organizaciones animalistas, empresas y poderes públicos.

Development and validation of a spectrophotometry method for the determination of histamine in fresh tuna (Thunnus tunna)

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Chacon-Silva, Fainier; Barquero-Quiros, Miriam

2002-01-01

Histamine in foods can promote allergic reactions in sensitive persons. A colorimetric microscale method for histamine determination was developed and validated. Cu 2+ histamine chelation occurs at 9,5 ph. Dichloromethane extraction of the complex as the salt with tetrabromo phenolphthalein ethyl ester, allows photometric quantitation at 515 nm. The validation of micro method was accomplished trough its performance parameters, detection limit, quantitation limit, sensitivity, linearity, precision, recuperation. This methodology was applied to twenty raw tuna samples, collected in San Jose metropolitan area. It was found that 45% of analyzed samples had a histamine content in the range between 100-200 mg/kg. This finding indicates bacterial contamination, 15% of samples analyzed were over 500 mg/kg FDA level of sanitary risk. (Author) [es

Blood Volume, Plasma Volume and Circulation Time in a High-Energy-Demand Teleost, the Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus Albacares)

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Brill, R.W.; Cousins, K.L.; Jones, D.R.

1998-01-01

We measured red cell space with 51Cr-labeled red blood cells, and dextran space with 500 kDa fluorescein-isothiocyanate-labeled dextran (FITC-dextran), in two groups of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Red cell space was 13.8+/-0.7 ml kg-1 (mean +/- s.e.m.) Assuming a whole- body hematocrit...... for albacore (Thunnus alalunga, 82-197 ml kg-1). Plasma volume within the primary circulatory system (calculated from the 51Cr-labeled red blood cell data) was 32.9+/-2.3 ml kg-1. Dextran space was 37.0+/-3.7 ml kg-1. Because 500 kDa FITC-dextran appeared to remain within the vascular space, these data imply...

Los estudios culturales en Centroamérica.

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Fumero, Patricia

2012-01-01

En el presente artículo se considerará el inicio de los estudios culturales en Centroamérica y las diversas corrientes que influyeron en este cambio. Posteriormente, se analizará la problemática que supone el estudio del istmo, en términos de su diversidad y del desarrollo de adecuadas perspectivas comparativas. Por último, se revisarán los avances logrados por los estudios literarios y los desafíos planteados en el futuro inmediato.

Víctimas de delito y necesidad de asistencia especializada

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Achilli, Lucas Julián; Rodríguez, María Celia; Etchegoyen, Graciela; Folino, Jorge Oscar

2012-01-01

Estudios preliminares efectuados sobre el trabajo de investigación que explora victimización y trastornos psíquicos, expresan que la exposición a diferentes tipos de delitos puede constituirse como eventos traumáticos en los comerciantes de la ciudad de La Plata. Las reacciones ante esos eventos varían desde conductas de adaptación normal hasta diversos trastornos psíquicos que generan la valoración de necesidad de asistencia.

JUZGAR CON PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO. ¿CUÁL GÉNERO?

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Laura G. Zaragoza Contreras

2016-07-01

Full Text Available En el presente estudio se presenta una aproximación socio-histórica del concepto de género y, a partir de una perspectiva interaccionista se hace una revisión preliminar respecto de la omisión de los seres humanos intersexuados dentro de los patrones socioculturales de género, quienes legalmente deben considerarse incluidos a partir de considerar la dignidad; origen común de la igualdad de los derechos humanos.

Escala de Metas de Estudio para Estudiantes Universitarios

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María Victoria Pérez Villalobos

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Actualmente disponemos de gran cantidad de trabajos que muestran la implicación de las metas de estudio en la motivación por estudiar y aprender. Este trabajo analiza la motivación académica y, especialmente, la variable "metas de estudio". El principal propósito de esta investigación es conocer las características psicométricas de la adaptación de la Escala de Metas de Estudio a la población universitaria chilena. Los participantes son 542 estudiantes chilenos, de distintas facultades universitarias. Los resultados del análisis factorial y de consistencia interna son aceptables en las tres subescalas. Estos resultados fundamentan el uso de la Escala de Metas de Estudio para evaluar la motivación al estudio de alumnas y alumnos universitarios en Chile (CL.

Vulnerability of teleosts caught by the pelagic tuna longline fleets in South Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans

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Lucena-Frédou, Flávia; Kell, Laurie; Frédou, Thierry; Gaertner, Daniel; Potier, Michel; Bach, Pascal; Travassos, Paulo; Hazin, Fábio; Ménard, Frédéric

2017-06-01

Productivity and Susceptibility Analysis (PSA) is a methodology for evaluating the vulnerability of a stock based on its biological productivity and susceptibility to fishing. In this study, we evaluated the vulnerability of 60 stocks of tuna, billfishes and other teleosts caught by the tuna longline fleets operating in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean using a semi-quantitative PSA. We (a) evaluated the vulnerability of the species in the study areas; (b) compared the vulnerability of target and non-target species and oceans; (c) analyzed the sensitivity of data entry; and (d) compared the results of the PSA to other fully quantitative assessment methods. Istiophoridae exhibited the highest scores for vulnerability. The top 10 species at risk were: Atlantic Istiophorus albicans; Indian Ocean Istiompax indica; Atlantic Makaira nigricans and Thunnus alalunga; Indian Ocean Xiphias gladius; Atlantic T. albacares, Gempylus serpens, Ranzania laevis and X. gladius; and Indian Ocean T. alalunga. All species considered at high risk were targeted or were commercialized bycatch, except for the Atlantic G. serpens and R. laevis which were discarded, and may be considered as a false positive. Those species and others at high risk should be prioritized for further assessment and/or data collection. Most species at moderate risk were bycatch species kept for sale. Conversely, species classified at low risk were mostly discarded. Overall, species at high risk were overfished and/or subjected to overfishing. Moreover, all species considered to be within extinction risk (Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) were in the high-risk category. The good concordance between approaches corroborates the results of our analysis. PSA is not a replacement for traditional stock assessments, where a stock is assessed at regular intervals to provide management advice. It is of importance, however, where there is uncertainty about catches and life history parameters, since it can

Estudio preliminar de especies de micobacterias en primates colombianos no humanos en cautiverio en dos centros de rescate de fauna silvestre de Bogotá

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Karol Bibiana Barragán Fonseca

2005-01-01

Mycobacterium africanum, siendo el primer reporte de estas micobacterias para primates del Nuevo Mundo. La prevalencia para MNT fue de 7,2% perteneciendo a las especies Mycobacterium phlei, M. terrae, M. vaccae, M. flavescens, M. flavescens y M. zsulgaii, algunas de estas, patógenos oportunistas. No existe una diferencia a nivel descriptivo en cuanto a la edad, al sexo y al tipo de entrega de los individuos infectados con MNT y micobacterias tuberculosas con respecto a los individuos que no las presentaron. Los primates del Nuevo Mundo pueden ser portadores sanos de micobacterias tuberculosas lo que representa un riesgo para la salud humana, y con ciertas especies de micobacterias, podría ser un riesgo para las poblaciones de primates silvestres en caso de que estos primates sean liberados en el medio silvestre. Este estudio es relevante para el país, ya que integra conceptos médicos tanto epidemiológicos como microbiológicos, con aspectos relacionados con la conservación de la fauna silvestre.

U-Pb age constraints for the La Tuna Granite and Montevideo Formation (Paleoproterozoic, Uruguay): Unravelling the structure of the Río de la Plata Craton

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Pamoukaghlián, Karina; Gaucher, Claudio; Frei, Robert; Poiré, Daniel G.; Chemale, Farid; Frei, Dirk; Will, Thomas M.

2017-11-01

The Río de la Plata Craton is a continental block that crops out in Uruguay, eastern Argentina, southernmost Brazil and Paraguay. It comprises in Uruguay the Piedra Alta, Tandilia and Nico Pérez terranes, separated by the Colonia and the Sarandí del Yí megashears. The La Tuna Granite, which intrudes the Araminda metasandstones in the Tandilia Terrane, was considered Cambrian in age and the intruded sandstones were assigned to the Neoproterozoic Piedras de Afilar Formation. We show that the granite is Paleoproterozoic in age and that the host metasandstones do not belong to the Piedras de Afilar Formation, but to the Paleoproterozoic Montevideo Formation. U-Pb LA ICP-MS of zircon ages for the La Tuna Granite yielded a concordant crystallization age of 2156 ± 26 Ma. Furthermore a metamorphic event at 2010 ± 9 Ma is revealed by Pb stepwise leaching dating of monazites. U-Pb detrital zircon ages of the host Araminda metasandstone yield an upper intercept discordia age of 2152 ± 29 Ma, which marks the intrusion of the La Tuna pluton, and which is in accordance with the zircon U-Pb LA ICP MS constraints. A concordant U-Pb detrital zircon age of 2465 ± 40 Ma provides a maximum depositional age constraint for the metapsammites. Comparing quartz arenites of the Ediacaran Piedras de Afilar Formation with the Araminda metaquartzites, we conclude that they are very similar regarding petrology but they differ in age and metamorphic overprint. Detrital zircons in quartz arenites of the Piedras de Afilar Formation show youngest ages of 1.0 Ga. On the other hand, detrital zircons recovered from the Araminda metasandstones and the age of the intruding granite allow interpreting a depositional age between 2465 and 2150 Ma. Nd model ages show crustal residence times in average more than 200 myr older for the Tandilia Terrane both in Uruguay and Argentina, with a significant Neoarchean component, which is lacking in the Piedra Alta Terrane. Whereas the Piedra Alta Terrane was

Aniversario XXX de la creación del Centro Provincial de Información de Las Tunas

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Edenny Reina Castillo Montes de Oca

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Full Text Available El 4 de enero de 1984 se inauguró el Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas, lo que permitió organizar la Red Provincial de Bibliotecas Médicas y con ello crear nuevos escenarios para desarrollar la actividad científico - informativa en el territorio; con la apertura de una biblioteca en cada unidad de salud. El Centro inicialmente estuvo ubicado en un pequeño local cercano a la biblioteca del Hospital “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. En el año 1988; con la misión, la visión y los objetivos de trabajo de su objeto social bien definidos, fue trasladado para la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Zoilo Marinello Vidaurreta”, de la provincia de Las Tunas y al crearse la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas en esta provincia, el Centro Provincial de Información pasa a ser una dependencia directa de la misma. En la primera década se sentaron las bases de lo que es hoy el Sistema Provincial de Información de Ciencias de la Salud, constituido por 25 bibliotecas médicas distribuidas en toda la geografía tunera, con la misión de: “garantizar la prestación de servicios de información científico tecnológica a la comunidad de profesionales que conforman el sector de la salud en la provincia, con el fin de elevar la calidad de la asistencia, la investigación, la docencia, la dirección y la cultura médica nueva y propiciar el hallazgo de soluciones que posibiliten enfrentar los problemas de salud”. Durante estos 30 años, los trabajadores de la información en el territorio han laborado con verdadera dedicación para cumplir cada tarea encomendada, asumir los retos del desarrollo continuo de la ciencia, asimilar las nuevas tecnologías y brindar a nuestros usuarios servicios y productos de alto valor informacional. La movilización de recursos lograda a través de los proyectos de la Red Nacional de Salud INFOMED, entre los cuales figuran: Proyecto SIDA, Proyecto para la Promoción de Publicaciones

Contexto carcelario: un estudio de los estresores y las respuestas de afrontamiento en detenidos primarios y reincidentes Prison context: a study on primary offenders and recidivists stressors and coping responses

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Isabel María Mikulic

2005-12-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo se propone presentar los resultados preliminares obtenidos en la investigación llevada a cabo con sujetos en situación de privación de libertad, primarios y reincidentes. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido evaluar las respuestas de afrontamiento implementadas por los mismos ante situaciones percibidas como estresantes, desde el enfoque de los factores de riesgo y protección, especialmente considerando las características del contexto carcelario. Se realizó un estudio de campo exploratorio-descriptivo, comparandose dos muestras intencionales: 35 detenidos primarios en Comisarías, y 35 reincidentes en Penitenciarias. Los resultados obtenidos indican un predominio de respuestas de afrontamiento evitativas por sobre las de aproximación al problema en todos los evaluados, siendo las principales situaciones estresantes mencionadas la privación de libertad, el distanciamiento familiar y la ruptura con la pareja. Este predominio ha sido asociado por múltiples autores, con estados de indefensión que impiden al sujeto lograr bienestar y control sobre sus propias vidas, y desarrollar caracterìsticas resilientesThis study shows preliminary results obtained in actual research on primary offenders and repeat offenders. Its objective has been to assess offenders coping responses when perceiving stressing events. Coping responses have been analyzed from a risk perception and protective factors approach, specially taking into consideration context characteristics in prison environment. An exploratory-descriptive field study allowed us to compare two intentional samples, 35 primary offenders and 35 repeat offenders. Results show avoidance predominance within coping strategies both in primary offenders and repeat offenders responses. Main reported stressing events were: lack of freedom, family distance and spouse separation. Avoidance responses are associated with a state of helplessness which weakens offenders posibilities of well

Estudos preliminares com bromoacetamida, um novo moluscicida

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Naftale Katz

1985-09-01

Full Text Available A bromoacetamida tem sido testada como moluscicida na República Popular da China, para tratamento de criadouros de Oncomelania, hospedeiro do Schistosoma japonicum, com bons resultados. O produto é solúvel em água, o que simplifica seu uso. Foram feitos ensaios biológicos preliminares deste produto em caramujos adultos (Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila e B. straminea, recém-eclodidos e desovas. Paralelamente foram feitos ensaios com o pentaclorofenol para avaliar a suscetibilidade dos caramujos. O produto foi testado também sobre peixes, Lebistes reticulatus. Os moluscos testados mediam 8-10 mm de diâmetro; os recém-eclodidos tinham 1-3 dias de idade e as desovas 0-1 dia de idade. A temperatura da água durante os experimentos variou de 24,3 a 27,0°C. O produto foi ativo para caramujos adultos, recém-eclodidos e desovas, em concentrações em tomo de 1 a 4 ppm. Para os peixes o produto foi menos tóxico do que para os caramujos (CLço 7,5 ppm. Estes resultados indicam que a bromoacetamida apresenta propriedades moluscicidas promissoras para o controle da Biomphalaria spp.Bromocetamide has been tested as molluscicide, with good results, in the People's Republic of China, on Oncomelania, host of Schistosoma japonicum. We have conducted preliminary assays with bromoacetamide on adult snails (B. glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea, newly hatched smails and egg-masses. This product has been also tested on fishes (Lebistes reticulatus. Comparative assays have been made with pentaclorophenol to evaluate the suceptibility of the snails. Snails tested had a diameter of 8-10 mm; the newly hatched were 1-3 days old and the eggs-masses. 0-1 day old. The temperature of the water varied from 24.3 to 27.5° C. Bromoacetamide was active on adult and newly hatched snails and egg-masses, in concentrations from 1-4ppm. The product was less toxic for jish (LC90 = 7,5 ppm. These results indicate that bromoacetamide has promising molluscicide

Importancia de la publicación en las sociedades científicas de estudiantes de medicina del Perú: estudio preliminar.

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Percy Mayta-Tristán

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: determinar el nivel de apreciación de las publicaciones científicas por parte de los representantes de las sociedades científicas de estudiantes de medicina (SOCEM afiliadas a la SOCIMEP. Diseño: estudio observacional y transversal. Lugar: asamblea de la SOCIMEP realizada en junio de 2009 (Lima, Perú. Participantes: directivos de la SOCIMEP, delegados y subdelegados de la SOCEM afiliadas a la SOCIMEP. Intervenciones: encuesta estructurada autoaplicada. Principales medidas de resultados: número de publicaciones, apreciación sobre las acciones de las SOCEM en relación con la publicación. Resultados: se encuestó a 30 estudiantes de 19 universidades, 28 refieren haber realizado una investigación pero sólo tres han publicado en revistas científicas. La mayoría manifiesta que en su universidad no se estimula la publicación, que los estudiantes no saben que pueden publicar y que sus docentes no publican, pero que los asesores de su SOCEM sí lo hacen. Refieren que las SOCEM deben estimular la publicación entre sus miembros, difundiendo los artículos que ellos publican y realizando cursos. Asimismo, deberían plantearse metas anuales de publicación y tener responsables de ello. Consideran que la labor de la SOCIMEP es mayor a la que realiza su SOCEM local. Conclusiones: los representantes de las SOCEM del Perú reconocen la importancia de la publicación dentro de sus actividades, así mismo, se plantean posibles acciones que permitan institucionalizar una cultura de publicación. Palabras clave: Investigación; Escritura; Universidades; Estudiantes de Medicina.

Importancia de la publicación en las sociedades científicas de estudiantes de medicina del Perú: estudio preliminar

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Percy Mayta-Tristán

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo, determinar el nivel de apreciación de las publicaciones científicas por parte de los representantes de las sociedades científicas de estudiantes de medicina (SOCEM afiliadas a la SOCIMEP. Diseño, estudio observacional y transversal. Lugar, asamblea de la SOCIMEP realizada en junio de 2009 (Lima, Perú. Participantes, directivos de la SOCIMEP, delegados y subdelegados de la SOCEM afiliadas a la SOCIMEP. Intervenciones, encuesta estructurada autoaplicada. Principales medidas de resultados, número de publicaciones, apreciación sobre las acciones de las SOCEM en relación con la publicación. Resultados, se encuestó a 30 estudiantes de 19 universidades, 28 refieren haber realizado una investigación pero sólo tres han publicado en revistas científicas. La mayoría manifiesta que en su universidad no se estimula la publicación, que los estudiantes no saben que pueden publicar y que sus docentes no publican, pero que los asesores de su SOCEM sí lo hacen. Refieren que las SOCEM deben estimular la publicación entre sus miembros, difundiendo los artículos que ellos publican y realizando cursos. Asimismo, deberían plantearse metas anuales de publicación y tener responsables de ello. Consideran que la labor de la SOCIMEP es mayor a la que realiza su SOCEM local. Conclusiones, los representantes de las SOCEM del Perú reconocen la importancia de la publicación dentro de sus actividades, así mismo, se plantean posibles acciones que permitan institucionalizar una cultura de publicación.

Casos de Estudio de Distribuciones de Probabilidad para Turismo

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Fernández Morales, Antonio

2016-01-01

Este trabajo propone diversos casos de estudio para el estudio de las distribuciones de probabilidad aplicadas a la investigación y la práctica profesional en el ámbito del turismo. Se afronta el estudio de distribuciones de probabilidad, tanto de variables aleatorias discretas como continuas.

Estudio de la legislación ambiental en licencias de dragados de puertos en Brasil y España. Estudio de caso

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VIÑES BERNARDO, MARGARITA

2011-01-01

Este TFC consistirá en la realización de un estudio de la legislación ambiental existente en relación al dragado de puertos en Brasil y en España, en el análisis de los procesos de licenciamiento y de la metodología de la monitorización del dragado aplicada en un estudio de caso. Viñes Bernardo, M. (2011). Estudio de la legislación ambiental en licencias de dragados de puertos en Brasil y España. Estudio de caso. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/10344. Archivo delegado

Evaluación preliminar. Tratamiento del mercurio de fluorescentes y bombillas del alumbrado público

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Juan Carlos Salas-Jiménez

2015-12-01

Full Text Available La actividad que se estudia es un proceso para inertizar el mercurio de las luminarias (desechos de bombillos y fluorescentes. Este consiste en triturar y mezclar los desechos con azufre aplicando calentamiento para formar un polímero de sulfuro de mercurio, que resulta un producto sólido, inerte, estable y de baja lixiviación que se puede depositar en un relleno sanitario. El calentamiento causa la generación de vapores de azufre molestos y de olor desagradable, por lo que se realizó un cambio del método de tratamiento sin calentar, mediante el uso de una mezcla del desecho de luminaria con azufre y mortero (cemento y arena. Las pruebas de laboratorio preliminares presentan resultados positivos para efectuar pruebas a nivel de planta piloto con este nuevo método a temperatura ambiente. Este proyecto se desarrolló en una de las actividades productivas del Centro de Investigación en Protección Ambiental (CIPA del Tecnológico de Costa Rica.

Factores culturales asociados a las conductas sexuales en estudiantes universitarios de Uruguay y España: Estudio Preliminar.

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María José Bagnato Núñez

2014-05-01

Full Text Available El conocimiento de la conducta sexual y las variables asociadas puede ayudar a desarrollar programas de intervención más efectivos. En el presente estudio se ofrecen los resultados obtenidos a partir de 303 estudiantes de Psicología, 209 españoles y 94 uruguayos. Los instrumentos utilizados evaluaron los conocimientos, los beneficios y costes percibidos de la puesta en marcha de conductas preventivas, la eficacia de las mismas y la conducta sexual puesta en marcha. Los resultados indican la existencia de creencias erróneas sobre el uso del preservativo y la transmisión del VIH, elevada percepción de beneficios y baja percepción de costes asociados al uso del preservativo, que es además utilizado en tres de cada cuatro relaciones sexuales. Otros resultados sugieren que una mayor percepción de costes se asocia a prácticas preventivas ineficaces o cuestionables, mientras que un mayor uso del preservativo se asocia a prácticas eficaces. La creencia de tomar medidas suficientes para protegerse del VIH se encontró asociada a la ideología religiosa y las personas que se declaran religiosas practicantes indican en mayor medida no tomar suficientes precauciones. El género masculino se encontró asociado a una mayor puesta en marcha de prácticas ineficaces y la nacionalidad uruguaya se encontró asociada a una menor puesta en práctica de medidas eficaces y a una mayor toma de la píldora postcoital por no haber utilizado el preservativo. Estos y otros resultados se discuten a la luz de los mitos y creencias sobre la sexualidad. // Knowledge of sexual behavior and associated variables can help develop more effective intervention programs. The present study provides the results obtained from 303 Psychology students, 209 Spanish and 94 Uruguayan. The measures utilized assessed knowledge, perceived benefits and costs of implementing preventive sexual behaviors, and sexual behavior. The results revealed the existence of misconceptions about

Preliminary Study with P{sup 32} on the Dispersion of Adults of the Olive Fly (Dacus Oleae Gmel); Essai preliminaire avec {sup 32}P sur la dispersion des adultes du Dacus Oleae Gmel; Predvaritel'nye opyty s P{sup 32} dlya izucheniya rasseyaniya vzroslykh osobej (Dacus Oleae Gmel).; Estudio preliminar con {sup 32}P de la dispersion de los adultos del Dcus Oleae Gmel.

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Orphanidis, P. S.; Soultanopoulos, C. D.; Karandeinos, M. G. [Laboratoire Biologique, Institut Phytopathologique Benaki, Athens (Greece)

1963-09-15

The lack of numerical data on the movement of the olive fly led to a preliminary trial with adults reared in cages and labelled before release with a sugar solution containing {mu}c P32/cm{sup 3}. Subsequent measurements showed dispersion of the labelled adults up to a distance of 2 km from the point of release during a calm sunny period in winter. (author) [French] Le manque de donnees numeriques sur la dispersion de la mouche de l'olive a amene a faire un essai preliminaire avec 2500 adultes eleves dans des cages et marques, avant leur lacher, au moyen d'une solution sucree contenant 20 {mu}c de {sup 32}P par centimetre cube Les mesures ulterieures ont montre une dispersion des adultes marques jusqu'a une distance de 2 km du point de lacher pendant les jours ensoleilles d'hiver, dits alcyoniens. (author) [Spanish] La falta de datos numericos sobre la dispersion de la mosca del olivo ha inducido a efectuar un estudio preliminar con 2 500 adultos criados en cajas y marcados antes de susuelta con una solucion azucarada que contenia 20 {mu}c de {sup 32}P/cm{sup 3}. Las mediciones han puesto de manifiesto una dispersion de los adultos marcados hasta una distancia de dos kilometros del punto en que fueron soltados durante loe dias soleados de invierno llamados alcioneos. (author) [Russian] Otsutst'ie kolichestvennykh dannykh otnositel'no rasseyaniya olivkovykh mukh obuslovilo provedenie predvaritel'nogo opyta s 2500 vzroslymi osobyami, vyrashchennymi v yashchikakh i pomechennymi pered vypuskom s pomoshch'yu sladkogo rastvora, soderzhashchego 20 {mu}c na 1 cm{sup 3} P{sup 32}. Otnositel'nye izmereniya pokazali udalenie mechenykh vzroslykh osobej do 2 km ot mesta vypuska v period solnechnykh zimnikh dnej, nazyvaemykh alkionidnymi. (author)

EQUIVALENCIA FACTORIAL DEL CUESTIONARIO DE AGRESORES/ VÍCTIMAS DE OLWEUS SEGÚN GÉNERO

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SANTIAGO ALEJANDRO RESETT; DIANA COSTA; CECILIA MURATA; NATALIA FALCONE

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Este trabajo aborda un tema de gran actualidad,pero escasamente evaluado con investigacionescientífico-empíricas en la Argentina: el bullying.El Cuestionario Revisado de Agresores / Víctimasde Olweus es uno de los instrumentos más usadosen el mundo para medir el ser acosado y acosar aotros alumnos, ya que tiende a funcionar similar-mente en las distintas naciones. Estudios extran-jeros y preliminares en la Argentina detectaronque dicho cuestionario presenta una dimensiónunifactorial tanto par...

Tecnologías de información en instituciones de educación superior, crisis económica y necesidad de diagnósticos para su incorporación. El caso de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

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Luz María Garay Cruz

2010-01-01

Full Text Available El texto presenta resultados preliminares de un estudio diagnóstico en proceso titulado "Acceso, uso y apropiación de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (tic entre la planta docente de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional"; asimismo, resalta la necesidad de realizar este tipo de investigaciones para orientar algunas acciones institucionales en relación con la inserción de las tic y la formación de los docentes.

Estudios Experimentales 1 Parte: El Ensayo Clínico

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Manterola, Carlos; Otzen, Tamara

2015-01-01

Los estudios experimentales, se caracterizan por la valoración del efecto de una o más intervenciones, habitualmente de forma comparativa con otra intervención, o un placebo; y el carácter prospectivo, de la recolección de los datos y el seguimiento de los grupos en estudio. Bajo la denominación de estudios experimentales, existe una diversidad de diseños, desde los ensayos clínicos (EC) y sus variantes, hasta los estudios cuasi-experimentales y los experientos naturales. El objetivo de este ...

Estudio Limnológico preliminar de la Laguna Hule, Costa Rica

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Elizabeth Ramírez R.

2016-03-01

Full Text Available La Laguna Hule, localizada en la Vertiente Caribe, Costa Rica a 750m sobre el nivel del mar, forma parte del complejo de lagunas volcánicas llamado “Bosque Alegre”. El área de la laguna es de 60.3 ha y su profundidad máxima de 22.5m. La investigación se realizó de abril a setiembre de 1989 determinándose, en cada muestreo la temperatura, el óxido disuelto, el ácido sulfhídrico (H2S, el pH, la alcalinidad y la concentración de iones calcio, magnesio, hierro y manganeso. La laguna presenta un perfil clinógrado de oxígeno; el 60% del volumen total es anóxico con presencia de H2S a partir de los 8m de profundidad. Los valores de pH y alcalinidad indican que las aguas son bicarbonatadas, caracterizándose por un alto contenido de hierro. La curva de temperatura señala una diferencia de hasta 4.3 °C entre la superifcie y el fondo, permitiendo a la laguna permanecer estratificada (hay un epilimnion y un hipolimnion bien definido.

Evaluación preliminar del etanol anhidro como solvente en la extracción de aceite de semillas de jatrofa (Jatropha curcas L.

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Pighinelli, Anna L.

2010-09-01

Full Text Available A preliminary evaluation was performed on anhydrous ethanol as a solvent for the extraction of oil from whole Jatropha curcas L. seeds (32.24 % lipids, 16.05 % proteins, supplied from Mato Grosso, Brazil. The methodology of factorial 2k designs was followed, which included a comparison between pressing and n-hexane extraction methods. The regression model corresponding to the comparison between ethanol and n-hexane, varying extraction time, did not have lack of fit and presented an R2 of 99%. The experimental design for the pressing method, varying press rotation speed and temperature, yielded a poorly fitted linear model. The oil composition extracted with ethanol was similar to those obtained by n-hexane and by pressing. The highest yield (36.7% was obtained using ethanol for 4 hours. The excess of extracted material was attributed to additional solubilization of impurities that could be diminished by limiting the extraction time to 1 hour. The oil extracted with ethanol and by pressing have the same color. It is presumed that the purification steps for both oils should be similar. Further studies using mixtures of ethanol with small proportions of n-hexane are suggested.Fue realizada una evaluación preliminar de la extracción con etanol anhidro, del aceite de semillas enteras de Jatropha curcas L. (32,24% lípidos y 16,05% proteínas provenientes de Mato Grosso, Brasil. El estudio incluye una comparación con las extracciones por n-hexano y prensado, que siguió la metodología de diseños factoriales 2k. El modelo de regresión correspondiente a la comparación etanol/n-hexano, variando el tiempo de extracción, presenta buen ajuste y R2 de 99%. Sin embargo, el diseño para el prensado, variando velocidad de rotación de la prensa y temperatura, condujo a un modelo lineal que resultó inapropiado. La composición del aceite extraído con etanol es similar a las obtenidas por prensado y por n-hexano. El mayor rendimiento (36,7% fue obtenido

Mineralización de talco asociada a los cuerpos ultramáficos de la Faja del Río de Las Tunas, Cordillera Frontal de Mendoza

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Gargiulo, María Florencia

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Talc mineralization related to the ultramafic bodies of the Río de Las Tunas belt, Frontal Cordillera of Mendoza province. This contribution shows the main characteristics of the talc mineralization related to the Río de Las Tunas ultramafic bodies in the Salamanca Mining District, Frontal Cordillera of Mendoza province. According to the parageneses defined on the studied samples, three generations of talc were established: 1º crystallized in metaperidotites and related to the prograde stage of the regional metamorphism; 2º crystallized inreaction zones (mostly in the talc zone developed at the boundary between metaperidotites and their country-rocks.These reaction zones evidence a metasomatic process due to geochemical gradient between the ultramafic body and their country-rocks. This process was developed during the retrogression of the regional metamorphic cycle. 3º Talc present in shear-zones that cut across the ultramafic bodies. The extreme serpentinization of the ultramaficbodies is concentrated in shear-zones where the serpentine is subsequently replaced by talc ± carbonates related with a hydrothermal stage. Aqueous fluids relatively enriched in CO2 flowed through these shear-zones causing the cease of serpentine formation favoring the talc and/or carbonates. Mined talc deposits are those in shear zones and reaction zones. They are mostly industrial-, asbestine- or talcschist-type. The talc related to the hydrothermal stage can locally reach first and extra qualities.

Un estudio preliminar sobre la recepción de las campañas de violencia de género televisivas del Ministerio de Sanidad, Política Social e Igualdad (2008-2011

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Emma Camarero Calandria

2013-01-01

Full Text Available En el presente artículo se dan a conocer los primeros resultados obtenidos del estudio piloto realizado sobre las campañas de violencia de género televisivas realizadas por el Ministerio de Sanidad, Igualdad y Políticas Sociales en el período 2008-2011. La investigación tiene como objetivo principal analizar la percepción de los ciudadanos y ciudadanas sobre estas campañas de prevención de violencia de género. Especialmente se trata de saber si son instrumentos eficaces y realmente sensibilizadores en la lucha contra la violencia de género o por el contrario, los medios utilizados en estas campañas resultan ineficaces o insuficientes. Este estudio previo trata también de establecer la validez del cuestionario utilizado, una vez estudiados los resultados obtenidos en esta primera fase de la investigación. Tras su análisis, dichos resultados serán el germen de un macroestudio posterior donde se ampliará la muestra de esta investigación sobre las campañas televisivas contra la violencia de género en España.

Developmental stages of fish blood flukes, Cardicola forsteri and Cardicola opisthorchis (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae), in their polychaete intermediate hosts collected at Pacific bluefin tuna culture sites in Japan.

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Ogawa, Kazuo; Shirakashi, Sho; Tani, Kazuki; Shin, Sang Phil; Ishimaru, Katsuya; Honryo, Tomoki; Sugihara, Yukitaka; Uchida, Hiro'omi

2017-02-01

Farming of Pacific bluefin tuna (PBT), Thunnus orientalis, is a rapidly growing industry in Japan. Aporocotylid blood flukes of the genus Cardicola comprising C. orientalis, C. opisthorchis and C. forsteri are parasites of economic importance for PBT farming. Recently, terebellid polychaetes have been identified as the intermediate hosts for all these parasites. We collected infected polychaetes, Terebella sp., the intermediate host of C. opisthorchis, from ropes and floats attached to tuna cages in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Also, Neoamphitrite vigintipes (formerly as Amphitrite sp. sensu Shirakashi et al., 2016), the intermediate host of C. forsteri, were collected from culture cages in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The terebellid intermediate hosts harbored the sporocysts and cercariae in their body cavity. Developmental stages of these blood flukes were molecularly identified using species specific PCR primers. In this paper, we describe the cercaria and sporocyst stages of C. opisthorchis and C. forsteri and compare their morphological characteristics among three Cardicola blood flukes infecting PBT. We also discuss phylogenetic relations of the six genera of the terebellid intermediate hosts (Artacama, Lanassa, Longicarpus, Terebella, Nicolea and Neoamphitrite) of blood flukes infecting marine fishes, based on their morphological characters. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

O literal e a surpresa: os "estágios preliminares do chiste"

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Ana Beatriz Freire

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Vai-se discorrer sobre a função que as intervenções humorísticas podem desempenhar no tratamento de psicóticos, ao apaziguar a incidência do pulsional e suscitar a tomada de palavra por aqueles cuja existência não é balizada pelo falo. Para tanto, partiu-se da referência ao "chiste", efeito humorístico freudiano por excelência. A hipótese que aqui se desenha é a de que as vicissitudes econômicas relacionadas ao chiste, mesmo em seus estágios preliminares, podem esclarecer se e como tais intervenções podem ser efetivas num tratamento possível da psicose.The literal and the surprise: the preliminary stages of the wit. The target of this text is to explain in which way some humoristic interventions could help in the treatment of psychotic patients, pacifying the incidence of the "pulsional" and making the person, whose existence is not limited by the phallus, to start using speech. With this aim, our starting point was the mentioning of a "wit", or joke, the humoristic effect, which is Freudian by excellence. The hypothesis that we foresee is that the economic mishaps related to the wit, even on their preliminary stages, could clarify if and how such interventions could be effective in a possible treatment of psychosis.

Tamizaje fitoquímico preliminar de plantas que crecen en Holguín

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Armando Payo

1996-08-01

Full Text Available Se realizaron pruebas químicas preliminares de detección de aminoácidos, saponinas, taninos, esteroles y triterpenos, glicósidos cardiotónicos, fenoles símples, cumarinas y flavonoides (antocianidinas a 83 partes vegetales de 39 especies, de ellas 34 endémicas, correspondientes a 24 familias de plantas que crecen en Sierra de Nipe, provincia Holguín, para lo cual se utilizó el método establecido por Rondina y Coussio con modificaciones. Se presentan en forma de tablas las familias, géneros y especies ordenadas alfabéticamente, las partes de las plantas investigadas, los resultados químicos obtenidos y las aplicaciones de cada grupo de fitoconstituyentes.Preliminary chemical tests for detecting aminoacids, saponins, tannins, sterols and triterpenes, cardiotonic glycosides, simple pehnols, cumarins and flavonoids (antocyanidins were carried out in 83 vegetable parts from 39 species, 34 of them endemics, corresponding to 24 families of plants growing in Sierra de Nipe, province of Holguin. The method established by Rondina and Coussio was used with modifications. Families, genera, and species in alphabetical order, as well as the parts of plants investigated, the chemical results obtained, and the applications of each group of phytoconstituents, are shown in the tables.

Morbidity rate due to renal malformations in patients from Las Tunas province

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Silvio Laffita Estévez

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Background: The urogenital congenital malformations represent the first place within the genetic malformations in the province of Las Tunas.Objective: To characterize the renal congenital malformations in pediatric patients of the herein mentioned province, from 2010 to 2014.Methods: A descriptive study was carried out with 283 paediatric patients with renal and urinary tract congenital malformation, in the province and period herein stated. The variables included: sex, clinical manifestations, more frequent malformations, which of them needed surgical treatment, the positive results of the radiological studies, and the malformations that developed into chronic renal failure. The data were analyzed according to descriptive statistics.Results: The male sex represented a 63,96 %. A 57,95 % of the children were asymptomatic. Within the congenital malformations ectasia prevailed with a 49,47 %. 100 % of the cases with a compromise of the ureteovesiccal union, ureterocele and shell of the posterior urethra, 78 % of the patients with stenosis of the ureteropyelic union and 4,76 % of the patients with vesicoureteric reflux needed surgical treatment. The radiological studies were highly positive. 1,41 % of the patients developed chronic renal failure.Conclusions: Most of the patients with renal and urinary tract congenital malformations were diagnosed before the 5 years of age. Only four patients developed chronic renal failure.

Inspección preliminar de algunas características de toxicidad en el agua potable domiciliaria, Bogotá y Soacha, 2012

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Elizabeth Silva

2015-08-01

Full Text Available Introducción. La distribución y el almacenamiento del agua después de su potabilización, pueden originar cambios significativos en su calidad, por lo que es necesario conocer las características finales del agua domiciliaria que consumen los usuarios. Objetivo. Evaluar de forma preliminar las sustancias químicas tóxicas en el agua de tanques y grifos de viviendas abastecidas por el acueducto de Bogotá. Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estudio descriptivo en 26 viviendas localizadas en Bogotá y Soacha. Se hicieron dos muestreos: uno en época de lluvias y otro en temporada seca, y en ambos se aplicó una encuesta y se recolectaron muestras de agua de los tanques de almacenamiento y los grifos. Las muestras se sometieron a ensayos fisicoquímicos básicos, a una prueba de tamización de sustancias orgánicas e inorgánicas, y a pruebas de determinación de metales pesados y de residuos de plaguicidas organofosforados y carbamatos. Resultados. La conductividad, el color y los nitratos presentaron valores permisibles; el pH y la turbiedad tuvieron una ligera tendencia a presentar niveles altos y, el cloro residual, niveles bajos. Hubo trazas de aluminio en el 94 % de las muestras. En el período seco, 8 % de las muestras presentó compuestos orgánicos y, en el período lluvioso, 66,7 %. Solo hubo un resultado positivo para las sustancias inorgánicas. En el 11,5 % de las viviendas, el nivel de riesgo fue medio, en el 61,5 %, bajo, y en el 27 % no se registró riesgo. Conclusiones. Se evidenció deterioro de la calidad del agua domiciliaria debido a la presencia de sustancias orgánicas en tanques y sobre todo en las redes, presumiblemente a causa de la formación de biopelículas o a la presencia de polímeros orgánicos. Los niveles de aluminio cercanos al máximo aceptable pueden explicarse por los remanentes de los coagulantes utilizados durante el tratamiento.

Estudio de estabilidad de tabletas de propiltiouracilo 50 mg

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María Olga Valdés Bendoyro

Full Text Available Se desarrolló el estudio de estabilidad de las tabletas de propiltiouracilo 50 mg y se determinó su fecha de vencimiento. Este estudio se realizó por los métodos de vida de estante y de estabilidad acelerada mediante cromatografía líquida de alta eficiencia, validados en el Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos. El estudio de vida de estante se desarrolló por un periodo de 24 meses a temperatura ambiente; mientras que el estudio de estabilidad acelerada se efectuó sometiendo el producto a la influencia de la luz, la humedad y la temperatura; se realizó el análisis durante 3 meses, para los 2 primeros y durante 6 meses para el estudio de la temperatura. La formulación de propiltiouracilo tabletas 50 mg cumplió con las especificaciones de calidad descritas en la farmacopea. Los resultados del estudio de estabilidad por vida de estante después de transcurridos los 24 meses indicaron que el producto mantenía los parámetros que determinan su calidad durante ese tiempo, y en los estudios acelerados no se observó degradación significativa del producto. Se estableció 2 años como fecha de vencimiento en las condiciones señaladas.

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Federico Varona

2007-01-01

Full Text Available La comunicación efectiva es uno de los mayores retos que tienen hoy las organizaciones y empresas tanto a nivel nacional como internacional (global. Este artículo presenta los resultados de la investigación realizada por un equipo internacional de investigadores interesados en descubrir y comparar las conductas comunicativas o estilos de comunicación de los empleados finlandeses y mexicanos cuando interactúan con sus superiores. Para ello presentamos: primero, un breve marco teórico del estudio; segundo, la metodología; tercero, los resultados del análisis estadístico comparativo entre los empleados de Finlandia y México; cuarto, las conclusiones generales y su explicación cultural; y quinto, las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas de este estudio con respecto a las competencias comunicativas necesarias para la comunicación efectiva entre empleados y superiores tanto en organizaciones nacionales como internacionales (globales.

Specific activity and derived intervention levels for cesium-137 in Costa Rican export goods: tuna fish, coffee and powdered milk

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Loria, L.G.; Mora, Patricia

1994-01-01

Cesium-137 is a fission product of 235 U and 239 Pu. After a major nuclear accident, it is released into the atmosphere and in the far field region it will produce radioactively contaminated food and drinking water. This paper will study the specific activity of 137 Cs in three Costa Rican export products: tuna fish, coffee and powdered milk. The average specific activities found are as follows: 0.89 ± 0.41, 1.16 ± 0.76 and 4.53 ± 2.00 Bq kg -1 . They represent low values compared to their derived intervention levels: 1.25 x 10 7 , 1.25 x 10 7 and 2.44 x 10 5 Bq kg -1 , respectively. (Author)

Estudio comparativo entre SIG propietario y SIG libre

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Mesa Díaz, Juan Ramón

2008-01-01

Estudio comparativo entre SIG propietario y SIG libre, focalizado en los casos particulares de Geomedia Pro (SIG Propietario) y gvSIG (SIG Libre). En el estudio se procede a determinar cuáles son los aspectos destacables de un SIG, para poder evaluarlos, posteriormente, en los dos SIG objeto del estudio y obtener una ponderación definitoria de cada SIG. A continuación, algunos de los aspectos evaluados en cada SIG: interoperabilidad, conexión a bases de datos espaciales, aspectos económ...

Estudio preliminar sobre la relación entre el nivel educativo de la madre y los Índices Comprensión Verbal y Velocidad de Procesamiento del WISC-IV

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Labin, Agustina; Brenlla, Maria Elena; Taborda, Alejandra

2016-01-01

En la ciudad de San Luis (Argentina), se llevó adelante un estudio piloto de tipo exploratorio-descriptivo con el objetivo de estudiar la relación entre los años de educación materna como medida del nivel socioeconómico y ambiental y la producción cognitiva de niños y niñas a partir de la Escala de Inteligencia para Niños de Wechsler (WISC-IV). A los fines de esta investigación se optó por incluir sólo dos puntuaciones compuestas obtenidas en la Escala; el Índice Comprensión Verbal que refier...

Sociología del valor : valores individuales y valores colectivos : análisis sociológico y síntesis de un modelo teórico

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Garrigue, Olivier

2010-01-01

El valor se ha convertido en un concepto problemático para las ciencias sociales ¿Corresponde a una verdadera realidad o es un concepto irremediablemente confuso que unas ciencias sociales que pretendan ser rigurosas deberían dejar de lado? En el presente trabajo se analiza el concepto de valor y las realidades a las que alude, desde una perspectiva sociológica. Después de delimitar claramente el objetivo de estudio (parte preliminar) recurriendo al discurso cotidiano y al discurso filosófico...

Utilización de "Centaurea cyanus" L. para la conservación de insectos beneficiosos en el centro de España

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Barbir, J.; Badenes Pérez, F. R.; Martín, J. M.; Campos, D.; Fernández Quintanilla, C.; Dorado, J.

2015-01-01

El objetivo de este trabajo consistió en evaluar la utilización de “Centaurea cyanus” L. para la conservación de los insectos beneficiosos (polinizadores y enemigos naturales de las plagas) en el centro de España. Además, se analizaron los efectos negativos provocados por esta planta en los agro-ecosistemas, fundamentalmente la posibilidad de atraer algunas plagas importantes dentro de los cultivos de la región. Los resultados de este estudio preliminar han puesto de manifiesto el gran potenc...

Americo Vespucio - el Nuevo Mundo - Cartas relativas a sus viajes y descubrimientos

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Thomaz Oscar Marcondes de Souza

1952-03-01

Full Text Available "AMERICO VESPUCIO - EL NUEVO MUNDO - CARTAS RELATIVAS A SUS VIAJES Y DESCRUBIEMENTOS - TEXTOS EM ITALIANO, ESPANOL, INGLEZ. ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR DE ROBERTO LEVILLIER" (Primeiro Parágrafo do Artigo A "Editorial Nova" de Buenos Aires, acaba de publicar na sua "Biblioteca Americanista", todas as cartas atribuidas a Americo Vespucci, precedidas de um prefácio do ilustre historiador argentino professor dr. Roberto Levillier, personalidade esta bastante conhecida no nosso meio intelectual através do seu erudito trabalho América la bien llamada.

ESCENARIOS PARA LA UBICACIÓN ÓPTIMA DE GENERACIÓN DISTRIBUIDA CON BASE EN UN ALGORITMO ANALÍTICO

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Diego Leonardo González Herrera

2013-09-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se presentan los escenarios de simulación planteados en base a un algoritmo analítico para la ubicación de la generación distribuida. En primera instancia se hace un recorrido por el estado del arte referente a los factores involucrados en la planeación de la demanda  y estudios de cortocircuito. Así mismo, se exhibe la propuesta metodológica para evaluar el impacto y algunos resultados preliminares obtenidos.

La representación mediática del deporte adaptado a la discapacidad en los medios de comunicación

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Pappous, A.; Marcellini, A.; de Leseleuc, E.; Río-Valle, Schmidt; Cruz Quintana, Francisco; García Caro, M. P.; Muñoz Vinuesa, A.

2009-01-01

Los medios de comunicación ejercen una influencia considerable sobre la imagen de las personas con discapacidad. Mediante este estudio queríamos realizar una exploración preliminar de la cobertura fotográfica de la prensa europea durante los Juegos Paralímpicos del 2000 y 2004. Los diarios aquí estudiados ofrecen unas imágenes incluyentes, que participan en un proceso de desestigmatización de las personas con discapacidad. No obstante una parte de la presente tipología prelimin...

Novedades nomenclaturales en Cenchrus s.l. (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae)

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Gutiérrez, Hugo F; Morrone, Osvaldo

2012-01-01

Recientes estudios filogenéticos con datos morfológicos y moleculares aportaron evidencia sobre la monofilia de los géneros Cenchrus, Pennisetum y Odontelytrum y, por ello, se propuso su unificación y transferencia a Cenchrus, el cual tiene prioridad. Resultados preliminares de la revisión taxonómica del género Cenchrus s.l. para América (Gutiérrez, en preparación) permitieron detectar problemas nomenclaturales. Para resolver dichos inconvenientes, en el presente trabajo se presentan nueve le...

ESTUDIOS (INTERCULTURALES EN CLAVE DE-COLONIAL

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Catherine Walsh

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Los «estudios culturales» en América Latina forman parte de una política de nombrar inscrita en legados y cartografiados frecuentemente como totalidad, ocultando o dejando pasar por alto las diferencias a su interior. Este articula examina desde dónde nacen los estudios culturales en América Latina en general y en la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar en Quito en particular, con qué política de nombramiento, qué proyecto(s y qué bases y perspectivas de conocimiento. Considera qué implica concebir y construir los estudios culturales como proyecto político-intelectual, inter-cultural, inter-epistémico y de orientación de-colonial y los desafíos y obstáculos al respecto, incluyendo dentro de la problemática misma de la «uni»-versidad.

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Erik von Elm

2008-01-01

un documento de explicación y elaboración al que puede accederse libremente en los sitios web de PLoS Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine y Epidemiology. Esperamos que la declaración STROBE contribuya a mejorar la calidad de la publicación de los estudios observacionales.

Evaluación de las Virtudes y Fortalezas Humanas en Población de Habla Hispana

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Alejandro C. Cosentino

2015-09-01

Full Text Available La Psicología Positiva es el estudio científico de las experiencias subjetivas positivas, los rasgos individuales positivos y las instituciones positivas. La comprensión de los rasgos individuales positivos consiste en el estudio de las virtudes y fortalezas del carácter. Luego de un prolongado hiato, nuevamente ha comenzado el estudio del carácter moral en la psicología científica. Se presenta el desarrollo de un instrumento para la evaluación de las virtudes y fortalezas humanas según la clasificación del carácter de 6 virtudes y 24 fortalezas de Peterson y Seligman [Peterson, C. & Seligman, M.E.P. (2004. Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Washington, DC, EE.UU. American Psychological Association; Oxford University Press]. Análisis psicométricos preliminares del Inventario de Virtudes y Fortalezas (IVyF sugieren que este inventario muestra una razonable confiabilidad y estructura factorial. 

Resocialización en el Adulto Mayor

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Zandra Liliana Cabara

2004-11-01

Full Text Available Este artículo plantea un estudio sobre la descripción de métodos de resocialización en el adulto mayor, evidenciando sus potencialidades como auto transformador de su mundo circundante dejando de Iado preconceptos sobre la vejez. Las reflexiones que se plantean en este articulo son producto de un estudio preliminar, don de se aplicó una prueba piloto a tres adultos mayores de diferentes niveles socioculturales pero pertenecientes al mismo estrato económico que se encuentran formando parte de un grupo organizado de atención integral al Adulto Mayor, coordinado por una Fundación Gerontológica en el municipio de Duitama. Se hace un análisis comparativo mediante un método de investigación cualitativa y descriptiva. Restaría, profundizar en la investigación e incluir un estudio comparativo de abuelos con características similares no pertenecientes a grupos organizados.

Estudio preliminar de los grabados rupestres de la Cueva del Moro (Tarifa, Cádiz y el arte paleolítico del Campo de Gibraltar

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Mas Cornellà, Martí

1995-12-01

Full Text Available The spring of 1995 marked (he discovery of (he Cave of the Moro with a grout of horse engravings of undoubted Upper Palaeolithic date. The numerous other finds that have been made in recent years in the zone of the Campo de Gibraltar suggest that it is an area of great importance. Both the rock art and the material culture evidence, in the open air or in rock shelters, has continually increasing potential for study. Furthermore this group of sites represents the most southern Palaeolithic rock art in Europe.

En la primavera de 1995 se produjo el descubrimiento de la Cueva del Moro con un conjunto de figuraciones grabadas de équidos con. una filiación superopaleolítica indudable. Los numerosos hallazgos que se están produciendo desde hace unos años en la zona del Campo de Gibraltar nos indican que se trata de una área con una gran importancia y expectativas de estudio. Los hallazgos, tanto de arte rupestre como de cultura material, en estaciones al aire libre o en abrigos rocosos completan un panorama cada día más prometedor. Además este nuevo conjunto representa el arte rupestre paleolítico más meridional de Europa.

ANÁLISIS DEL CONTRATO DE LECTURA DE DOS PUBLICACIONES PERIÓDICAS DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES DE ARGENTINA: ESTUDIOS. REVISTA DEL CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS (UNC Y ESTUDIOS SOCIALES (UNL

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Florencia María Páez

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Pretendemos con este trabajo efectuar un análisis del contrato de lectura de dos publicaciones periódicas de Argentina que se inscriben en el campo de estudios de las ciencias sociales. Partimos de las ideas de Eliseo Verón, esbozadas en “Cuando leer es hacer: la enunciación en el discurso de la prensa gráfica” (1984, y realizamos una apropiación de las categorías del autor teniendo en cuenta las particularidades propias de las revistas científicas y el modo de funcionamiento del subcampo de publicaciones de ciencias sociales del país, en íntima relación con los capitales en juego en el campo científico en general. Hemos escogido uno de los últimos números de cada una de las revistas Estudios del Centro de Estudios Avanzados de la UNC, y Estudios Sociales, de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Los criterios que fueron atendidos al momento de la elección de estas revistas apuntaron a la factibilidad de efectuar una comparación entre los contratos de lectura de ambas, según la propuesta de Verón en torno a este tipo de análisis. Este estudio nos permite profundizar nuestra comprensión del funcionamiento de la comunicación científica gráfica, puntualmente posibilita conocer las estrategias que las publicaciones despliegan para captar a los académicos (potenciales lectores y autores en las revistas y para convencer de la calidad científica de su trabajo editorial a los encargados de elaborar índices y catálogos de publicación.

Razonamiento covariacional en el estudio de funciones cuadráticas

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Jhony Alexander Villa-Ochoa

2012-10-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se usa el marco conceptual de Carlson et al. (2003 para discutir los resultados de un estudio de caso, el cual describe la forma como un estudiante razona covariacionalmente al enfrentarse a situaciones de variación asociadas a funciones cuadráticas. El estudio se ideó para desarrollar una línea convergente de indagación (Yin, 2009, la cual se centró en las descripciones que el estudiante realizaba a medida que abordaba las situaciones diseñadas para el estudio; dichas descripciones fueron trianguladas con las producciones escritas y los elementos teóricos. Desde las acciones que el estudiante evidenció, se pudo observar que el proceso de razonamiento covariacional no es un proceso lineal pero sí recursivo. Así mismo, este estudio de caso pone en evidencia el hecho de que existen estudiantes que pueden aproximarse a una interpretación variacional de las concavidades de una gráfica, sin que ello exija un estudio previo del cálculo diferencial. Del estudio se desprenden algunas implicaciones tanto para el marco conceptual abordado en este estudio como para el diseño de situaciones orientadas al aula de clase.

El creciente campo de los Estudios Sensoriales

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David Howes

2014-09-01

Full Text Available Este ensayo presenta una breve descripción acerca del giro sensorial en la investigación contemporánea, y propone algunas perspectivas de trabajo para futuras investigaciones. Esta labor no pretende ser exhaustiva y, más bien, busca indicar las principales tendencias en este campo. El ensayo, en su primera parte, ofrece una mirada general sobre la aparición y el desarrollo de la historia y la antropología de los sentidos. En la segunda parte, la atención se concentra en cómo el campo de los estudios sensoriales puede ser, de otro lado, conceptualizado como compuesto de cultura visual, cultura auditiva (o estudios del sonido, cultura del olfato, cultura del gusto y cultura del tacto. Se ofrece una explicación acerca de la génesis de estas divisiones. Posteriormente, se presenta una visión general de algunas cuestiones claves en los estudios sensoriales, como la pregunta por el número de los sentidos y la relación entre orden sensorial y orden social. El ensayo concluye con ocho proposiciones para los estudios sensoriales.

El creciente campo de los Estudios Sensoriales

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David Howes

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Este ensayo presenta una breve descripción acerca del giro sensorial en la investigación contemporánea, y propone algunas perspectivas de trabajo para futurasinvestigaciones. Esta labor no pretende ser exhaustiva y, más bien, busca indicar las principales tendencias en este campo. El ensayo, en su primera parte, ofrece una mirada general sobre la aparición y el desarrollo de la historia y la antropología de los sentidos. En la segunda parte, la atención se concentra en cómo el campo de los estudios sensoriales puede ser, de otro lado, conceptualizado como compuesto de cultura visual, cultura auditiva (o estudios del sonido, cultura del olfato, cultura del gusto y cultura del tacto. Se ofrece una explicación acerca de la génesis de estas divisiones. Posteriormente,se presenta una visión general de algunas cuestiones claves en los estudios sensoriales, como la pregunta por el número de los sentidos y la relación entre orden sensorial y orden social. El ensayo concluye con ocho proposiciones para los estudios sensoriales.

Characteristics and nutritional value of whole wheat cracker fortified with tuna bone bio-calcium powder.

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Benjakul, Soottawat; Karnjanapratum, Supatra

2018-09-01

Whole wheat cracker fortified with tuna bone bio-calcium (Bio-Ca) powder was developed as health-promoting food rich in calcium. Fortification with different levels of Bi-Ca, over the range of 0-50% of whole wheat flour (w/w) on quality and sensory properties of crackers, were determined. Color, thickness, weight and textural properties of crackers varied with the different levels of Bio-Ca powder added, but it was found that up to 30% could be added without detrimental effect on sensory properties. Scanning electron microscopic images showed that the developed crackers were less porous and had a denser structure, compared to the control. Based on scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopic (SEM-EDX), the cracker containing Bio-Ca powder had calcium and phosphorous distribution with higher intensity, compared to the control. The fortified crackers were rich in calcium and phosphorous with higher protein content but lower fat, carbohydrate, cholesterol and energy value, compared to the control. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.