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Miositis calcificante: estudio antropométrico y paleopatológico de tres casos

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Tendinopatía de una clavícula: estudio anatómico y paleopatológico

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Tendinopatía del radio: estudio anatómico y paleopatológico

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Patología traumática: estudio anatómico y paleopatológico de fracturas de miembros superiores e inferiores de la antigua población de Castielfabid (Rincón de Ademuz, Valencia)

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Influence of rootstocks on pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) water relations

Pistachio potted plants budded on three different rootstocks were submitted to water stress during 28 days with the aim of studying their water relations and physiological responses. Water stress resulted in an accented drop of stem water potential and leaf conductance. Nonetheless, pistachio plants showed a great capacity to contrast drought effects by the recourse to osmotic adjustment mechanisms. Regarding rootstocks, UCB-I results being the less adapted rootstock to conditions of water stress

Estudio de casos y controles entre anastomosis intra y extracorpórea en pacientes intervenidos de hemicolectomía derecha laparoscópica

Introduction: There is still insufficient scientific evidence on which is the best technique to perform the anastomosis -intracorporeal (IC) or extracorporeal (EC)- in right laparoscopic hemicolectomy. The objective of the present study is to determine whether there are differences to compare in both techniques. Material and methods: A study was performed on a prospective patient series subjected to right laparoscopic hemicolectomy in our Hospital. The preoperative and the postoperative variables associated with complications recorded depending on the type of anastomosis. Results: A total of 60 patients were intervened form June 2004 to June 2010 (35 IC; 25 EC). There were no significant differences between both groups as regards baseline preoperative characteristics or associated comorbidities. The median operation time was 212 minutes (142-305 min), with no significant difference between both techniques. The number of lymph nodes removed was higher in the IC group (21 versus 14; p = 0.03). The beginning of oral tolerance and the first bowel movement were significantly earlier in the IC group. The complications rate was similar for both groups (14% IC; 16% EC; p = 0.89). Three patients in the IC group had anastomosis dehiscence. The mortality rate was 2.8% (one patient in each group). Conclusion: Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in right laparoscopic hemicolectomy can obtain a higher number of resected lymph nodes and an earlier oral tolerance and intestinal transit

Notas sobre las especies de Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) ocasionales y naturalizadas en Cuba

Many species of the genus Kalanchoe are widely cultivated due to their ornamental value. This, together with the high capacity of many species to be naturalized has caused some of them to grow nowadays in geographical areas distant from their natural ranges. During the last 65 years the number of species of Kalanchoe reported to Cuba has increased from two to five, according to recent publications. Apparently the lack of a current work gathering the naturalized species of this genus in Cuba and providing keys for their identification has led to discrepancies on the names cited in these publications. The present study is aimed to define the number of species of Kalanchoe that have been naturalized in Cuba, and to offer a key for their identification, descriptions and information on the localities where they have been found. It is estimated that six taxa of this genus grow spontaneously in Cuba. Three taxa are new for the flora of Cuba; one of them, K. laetivirens, is reported for the first time out of its native range. Images and maps are shown that allow a better understanding of the results.Muchas especies del género Kalanchoe se cultivan ampliamente por su valor ornamental, hecho que junto a la alta capacidad de muchas de ellas a naturalizarse ha causado que algunas crezcan en zonas geográficas distantes de sus áreas de distribución natural. En los últimos 65 años el número de especies de Kalanchoe reportadas para Cuba ha ascendido de dos a cinco, según publicaciones recientes. La falta de un trabajo actualizado que recoja las especies naturalizadas de este género en Cuba y que aporte unas claves para su correcta identificación ha conducido a la existencia de discrepancias en cuanto a algunos de los nombres citados en estas publicaciones. A la vista de dichos precedentes creímos oportuno realizar la presente investigación que tuvo como objetivos definir el número real de especies de Kalanchoe que crecen de manera silvestre en Cuba, ofrecer una clave para su identificación, así como descripciones e información sobre las localidades donde han sido encontradas. Se estima que en Cuba crecen espontáneamente seis taxones de este género, de los que tres se reportan por primera vez, uno de los cuales, K. laetivirens, también es novedad mundial. Aportamos también imágenes y mapas que permiten una mejor comprensión de los resultados

Plant growth, yield and fruit quality of 'Lane Late' navel orange on four citrus rootstocks

This study analyses the influence of four citrus rootstocks, Citrus macrophylla Wester, Gou Tou Chen (Citrus hybrid), C. volkameriana Ten. & Pasq. and Cleopatra mandarin (C. reshni Hort. ex Tan.), on growth, yield and fruit quality on Lane Late navel orange. Trees were grown in a plot in Alicante (Spain), where the soil is clay loam, with pH 8.5 and electric conductivity in the 1/5 extract: 0.643 mmhos cm–1. Yield was weighed during four harvests, fruit quality was determined in 2007 and 2009. Cleopatra mandarin and Gou Tou Chen were found to be the most invigorating rootstocks for ‘Lane Late’ in heavy and calcareous soil. Trees on C. macrophylla rootstock produced the highest cumulative yield (328.81 kg tree–1), without significant differences compared to trees on Cleopatra mandarin (292.41 kg tree–1). Rootstock significantly affected fruit quality variables. C. macrophylla and C. volkameriana would appear to induce the highest fruit weight and ripening index