Stereovideo youtube channel: short educational videos for the on-line learning of the the stereographic projection technique in Structural Geology

Stereovideo channel https://www.youtube.com/user/geostereovideo) is a YouTube channel of short educational videos (<5 min) focused on learning the handling of the stereographic projection technique applied to Structural Geology (also to Engineering Geology). This type of videos aims to reinforce the traditional classroom lessons with the use of communication technologies resources. Such a einforcing facilitates the possibility to deepen more on conceptual aspects once the students dominate the representation tool helping them to develop their own critical thinking skills. After three years of being launched on-line (on 2014), we analyze the broadcast and acceptance of the channel by the academic community. For this purpose we have taken into account two different sources: (1) the analytics tool from YouTube (subscriptions, views, countries, comments from the users, type of device for viewing), and (2) our own survey among users (students and teachers) to get their opinion about the videos. By January, 2017 (date of sending of this abstract), the channel has a total of 650 subscriptions, with more than 85,000 views all around the world, mainly in Spanish speaking countries (as the videos are in Spanish). The main devices for viewing the videos are PCs, but is noteworthy the use of smart phones and tablets. The video users, both students and teachers, value this type of content positively

Stereovideo youtube channel: short educational videos for the on-line learning of the the stereographic projection technique in Structural Geology

Stereovideo channel https://www.youtube.com/user/geostereovideo) is a YouTube channel of short educational videos (<5 min) focused on learning the handling of the stereographic projection technique applied to Structural Geology (also to Engineering Geology). This type of videos aims to reinforce the traditional classroom lessons with the use of communication technologies resources. Such a einforcing facilitates the possibility to deepen more on conceptual aspects once the students dominate the representation tool helping them to develop their own critical thinking skills. After three years of being launched on-line (on 2014), we analyze the broadcast and acceptance of the channel by the academic community. For this purpose we have taken into account two different sources: (1) the analytics tool from YouTube (subscriptions, views, countries, comments from the users, type of device for viewing), and (2) our own survey among users (students and teachers) to get their opinion about the videos. By January, 2017 (date of sending of this abstract), the channel has a total of 650 subscriptions, with more than 85,000 views all around the world, mainly in Spanish speaking countries (as the videos are in Spanish). The main devices for viewing the videos are PCs, but is noteworthy the use of smart phones and tablets. The video users, both students and teachers, value this type of content positively

New deformational events recorded in the SW Segment of the Carrascoy Fault (Murcia, Spain): Implications in the growth model

La Falla de Carrascoy es una falla de desgarre sinestral que forma parte del Corredor de Cizalla de las Béticas Orientales. Con dos segmentos solapados (SO y NE) controla el borde norte de la Sierra de Carrascoy y su articulación con la Depresión del Guadalentín. El segmento SO está formado por la zona de Falla de Algezares – Casas Nuevas, un sistema de pliegues y cabalgamientos que conforman relieves de tipo foreberg dispuestos en échelon, mostrando la migración progresiva de la deformación hacia el NO desde el frente montañoso controlado por la falla de desgarre sinestral (Falla de Carrascoy s.s.). Estudios previos sitúan el inicio de la formación de la Falla de Algezares – Casas Nuevas en el Pleistoceno medio. En el presente trabajo se han identificado nuevos eventos de deformación tectónica en el extremo NE de la falla que pliegan y cabalgan los sedimentos de abanicos aluviales del Pleistoceno superior. Estos eventos posteriores a los registrados en localizaciones más occidentales en los trabajos previos, se ajustan a un modelo de crecimiento en el que la longitud de la falla aumenta gradualmente con cada terremoto.The Carrascoy Fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault belonging to the Eastern Betic Shear Zone. With two overlapping segments (SW and NE), this fault controls the northern edge of the Carrascoy Range and its linkage with of the Guadalentín Depression. The SW segment is formed by the Algezares – Casas Nuevas Fault zone, a fold-and-thrust system constituting foreberg-type, en-echelon-arranged reliefs that show the progressive northwestward migration of deformation from the front controlled by the left-lateral strike-slip (s.s. Carrascoy Fault). Prior studies locate the onset of the Algezares – Casas Nuevas Fault in the middle Pleistocene. In this paper we have identified new tectonic events at the NE fault tip, which fold and thrust the sediments of late Pleistocene alluvial fans. These events are younger than those recorded westernmost in previous studies, and they support a growth model in which the length fault gradually increases with each earthquake.Depto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y PaleontologíaFac. de Ciencias GeológicasTRUEpu

Nuevos eventos deformacionales registrados en el Segmento SO de la Falla de Carrascoy (Murcia, España): implicaciones en el modelo de crecimiento

La Falla de Carrascoy es una falla de desgarre sinestral que forma parte del Corredor de Cizalla de las Béticas Orientales. Con dos segmentos solapados (SO y NE) controla el borde norte de la Sierra de Carrascoy y su articulación con la Depresión del Guadalentín. El segmento SO está formado por la zona de Falla de Algezares – Casas Nuevas, un sistema de pliegues y cabalgamientos que conforman relieves de tipo foreberg dispuestos en échelon, mostrando la migración progresiva de la deformación hacia el NO desde el frente montañoso controlado por la falla de desgarre sinestral (Falla de Carrascoy s.s.). Estudios previos sitúan el inicio de la formación de la Falla de Algezares – Casas Nuevas en el Pleistoceno medio. En el presente trabajo se han identificado nuevos eventos de deformación tectónica en el extremo NE de la falla que pliegan y cabalgan los sedimentos de abanicos aluviales del Pleistoceno superior. Estos eventos posteriores a los registrados en localizaciones más occidentales en los trabajos previos, se ajustan a un modelo de crecimiento en el que la longitud de la falla aumenta gradualmente con cada terremoto

Histological response of soda-lime glass-ceramic bactericidal rods implanted in the jaws of beagle dogs

Bacterial and fungal infections remain a major clinical challenge. Implant infections very often require complicated revision procedures that are troublesome to patients and costly to the healthcare system. Innovative approaches to tackle infections are urgently needed. We investigated the histological response of novel free P2O5 glass-ceramic rods implanted in the jaws of beagle dogs. Due to the particular percolated morphology of this glass-ceramic, the dissolution of the rods in the animal body environment and the immature bone formation during the fourth months of implantation maintained the integrity of the glass-ceramic rod. No clinical signs of inflammation took place in any of the beagle dogs during the four months of implantation. This new glass-ceramic biomaterial with inherent bactericidal and fungicidal properties can be considered as an appealing candidate for bone tissue engineeringThis work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) under the projects MAT2012-38645. A.P. Tomsia work was supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH/NIDCR) Grant No. 1R01DE015633S

Immunomodulatory oligonucleotide IMT504: effects on mesenchymal stem cells as a first-in-class immunoprotective/immunoregenerative therapy

The immune responses of humans and animals to insults (i.e., infections, traumas, tumoral transformation and radiation) are based on an intricate network of cells and chemical messengers. Abnormally high inflammation immediately after insult or abnormally prolonged pro-inflammatory stimuli bringing about chronic inflammation can lead to life-threatening or severely debilitating diseases. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplant has proved to be an effective therapy in preclinical studies which evaluated a vast diversity of inflammatory conditions. MSCs lead to resolution of inflammation, preparation for regeneration and actual regeneration, and then ultimate return to normal baseline or homeostasis. However, in clinical trials of transplanted MSCs, the expectations of great medical benefit have not yet been fulfilled. As a practical alternative to MSC transplant, a synthetic drug with the capacity to boost endogenous MSC expansion and/or activation may also be effective. Regarding this, IMT504, the prototype of a major class of immunomodulatory oligonucleotides, induces in vivo expansion of MSCs, resulting in a marked improvement in preclinical models of neuropathic pain, osteoporosis, diabetes and sepsis. IMT504 is easily manufactured and has an excellent preclinical safety record. In the small number of patients studied thus far, IMT504 has been well-tolerated, even at very high dosage. Further clinical investigation is necessary to demonstrate the utility of IMT504 for resolution of inflammation and regeneration in a broad array of human diseases that would likely benefit from an immunoprotective/immunoregenerative therapy.Fil: Zorzopulos, Jorge. Immunotech; ArgentinaFil: Opal, Steven M.. Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; Estados Unidos. Alpert Medical School; Estados UnidosFil: Hernando Insúa, Andrés. Fundación Pablo Cassara; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Juan M.. Fundación Pablo Cassara; ArgentinaFil: Elías, Fernanda. Fundación Pablo Cassara; ArgentinaFil: Fló, Juan. Immunotech; ArgentinaFil: López, Ricardo A.. Imunotech; ArgentinaFil: Chasseing, Norma Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Lux, Victoria Adela R.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Coronel, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Franco, Raul. Imunotech; ArgentinaFil: Montaner, Alejandro D. Fundación Pablo Cassara; ArgentinaFil: Horn, David L. David Horn Llc; Estados Unido

Geochemical and metallogenetical study of the pegmatites and associated granites from southern Comechingones pegmatitic field, Córdoba

El distrito pegmatítico Comechingones, ubicado en el faldeo oriental de la sierra homónima, en la provincia de Córdoba, involucra pegmatitas graníticas correspondientes a la clase de Elementos Raros, tipo berilo, subtipo berilo-columbita-fosfatos, algunas en transición a la clase muscovítica, con mineralizaciones de Be-Nb- Ta-U y minerales industriales. Dos tipos de pegmatitas graníticas han sido descriptas en el sector sur del distrito: pegmatitas tipo I, con tamaños que en total pueden alcanzan los 1000 metros de longitud y superar los 50 de ancho, internamente zonadas y portadoras de Be, Nb-Ta y U; y pegmatitas tipo II, de menores dimensiones, no zonadas, ricas en cuarzo de alta pureza, carentes de mineralizaciones metalíferas, y asociadas espacial y genéticamente con leucogranitos aplíticos. En este trabajo se presentan y discuten los datos geoquímicos preliminares de ambos tipos de pegmatitas y granitos asociados. Los datos geoquímicos obtenidos, apoyados con descripciones de campo y petrográficas, permiten establecer que las dos tipologías de pegmatitas corresponden a dos eventos magmáticos diferentes (muy probablemente diacrónicos). El primero generó las pegmatitas tipo I, las cuales de sur a norte presentan un aumento en el grado de fraccionamiento desde pegmatitas poco evolucionadas y sin mineralizaciones de elementos raros, hasta pegmatitas evolucionadas con depósitos metalíferos de interés económico. El segundo evento dio origen a las pegmatitas tipo II y a los granitos aplíticos, y carece de especialización metalogenética, evidenciado por los indicadores de diferenciación magmática sistemáticamente inferiores a los de las pegmatitas tipo I y a la carencia de mineralizaciones metalíferas.The Comechingones pegmatitic field (CPF) is located in the eastern flank of the Sierra de Comechingones, Córdoba province. It is composed of granite pegmatites belonging to the Rare-Element class, beryl type, beryl-columbite-phosphate subtype; some of them are transitional into the Muscovite class. Beryllium, Nb, Ta and U deposits, as well as high-quality industrial mineral deposits, are frequently associated with these pegmatites. In the southern part of the CPF two different pegmatite types have been described. Type I pegmatites constitute large zoned bodies with up to 1000 m long and 50 m thick, and may constitute rare element deposits, whereas type II pegmatites occur as small, unzoned quartz-rich dykes, without metalliferous mineralizations, spatial and genetically associated with aplitic leucogranites. Preliminary geochemical data from both pegmatites types and granites are presented and discussed in this contribution. Geochemical evidences, supported by field and petrographic observations, suggest that the two types of pegmatites identified in the study area represent two different, probably diachronic, magmatic stages. Type I pegmatites display a geochemical gradation in a S-N direction, from barren pegmatites in the south to fractionated pegmatites in the northern part of the study area, and are the lithological product of the first magmatic stage. The second stage lead to the crystallization of aplitic granites and barren type II pegmatites, geochemically less fractionated than type II pegmatites.Centro de Investigaciones Geológica

Monitorización geodésica de las zonas de falla de Alhama de Murcia, Palomares y Carrascoy (zona de cizalla de las Béticas Orientales): trabajos en marcha

Reunión Ibérica sobre Fallas Activas y Paleosismología (3ª. 2018. Alicante). - Texto en español con resumen y palabras claves en inglés y españolEl objetivo de este trabajo es llevar a cabo estudios geodésicos en la Zona de Cizalla de las Béticas Orientales, que complementen los estudios paleosísmicos y sismológicos que se están desarrollando en la zona. El objetivo fundamental es determinar la deformación actual que se está produciendo en la zona, lo que permitirá conocer el comportamiento cinemático de los principales segmentos que la forman y su incorporación en la evaluación de la amenaza sísmica de la zona. Para ello, a finales de 2015 se ha establecido una red GPS, con 9 estaciones de campaña y una estación permanente, que complementa las redes existentes, que cubre las zonas de las fallas de Alhama de Murcia, Palomares y Carrascoy y en la que se han realizado dos campañas de observación. En el presente trabajo se presentan el estado actual de la monitorización geodésica, así como algunos resultados preliminares. = The objective of this work is to carry out geodetic studies in the Eastern Betics Shear Zone, which complements the paleoseismic and seismological studies that are being developed in the area. The main objective is to determine the current deformation that is taking place in the area, which will allow to know the kinematic behaviour of the main faults and its constituent segment, and their consequent incorporation into the seismic hazard assessment. For this, at the end of 2015 a GPS network was established, with 9 campaign stations and 1 continuous GPS station, which complements the existing networks, covering the fault zones of Alhama de Murcia, Palomares and Carrascoy and in which two observation campaigns have been carried out. In this paper we present the current state of geodetic monitoring, as well as some preliminary results.Departamento de Ingeniería Topográfica y Cartografía, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, EspañaDepartamento de Geodinámica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, EspañaInstituto Geológico y Minero de España, EspañaGrupo RISKNAT, Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà, Universitat de Barcelona, EspañaÁrea de Geodesia, Área de Geodesia. Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Españ

Poesía de sátira política y clandestina del Siglo de Oro. Antología esencial. Volumen I. Reinados de Felipe III y Felipe IV

En el marco del proyecto de investigación "La burla como diversión y arma social en el Siglo de Oro (II). Poesía política y clandestina. Recuperación patrimonial y contexto histórico y cultural" (AEI/FEDER, UE, PID2020-116009GB-I00), del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) del Gobierno de España, este volumen aborda el corpus correspondiente a los reinados de Felipe III y Felipe IV, ampliando sustancialmente el material disponible hasta el momento del abundante repertorio de la poesía clandestina y de sátira política del Siglo de Oro. Incluye esta entrega 381 poemas procedentes de numerosos manuscritos, acompañados de un aparato de notas que intenta aclarar las claves complejas de sus alusiones satíricas y precedidos de un estudio introductorio en el que, además de establecerse el estado de la cuestión sobre la materia, se ofrecen reflexiones teóricas sobre los criterios y retos de edición de este difícil y fascinante corpus de enorme interés literario, histórico, social y cultural