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Wave farm planning through high-resolution resource and performance characterization
Wave farm planning in a coastal region should lead to the selection of: i) the type of technology of wave energy converter (WEC) providing the highest performance at specific sites and ii) the sites for wave farm operation allowing an integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). On these bases, the deployment of a wave farm should be based on an accurate analysis of the performance of different WECs at coastal locations where wave energy exploitation does not interfere with other coastal uses, and the environmental impact is minimised (or positive, e.g. allowing coastal protection). With this in view, in this piece of research the intra-annual performance of various WECs of the same type (buoy-type) is computed at different locations in NW Spain allowing an ICZM perspective. For this purpose, the intra-annual version of WEDGE-p® (Wave Energy Diagram Generator – performance) tool is implemented. The results show that, as opposed to previous analysis on WECs with different principle of operation, the level of performance of buoy-type WECs at specific locations may present strong similarities. In this case, an accurate computation of different performance parameters along with their joint analysis emerge as a prerequisite for an informed decision-making
Relationship Between Jump Capacity and Performance in BMX Cycling
The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between the results obtained on different vertical jump tests and the top score recorded during a BMX (Bicycle Moto-Cross) test and the rider''s performance. To do so, 10 BMX pilots participated in this study; 5 regarded as the elite group (EG) (age: 18.8 +/- 3.7, weight: 68.4 +/- 8.5 kg, height: 174 +/- 9 cm and previous BMX experience: 8 +/- 3.8 years) and 5 regarded as the recreational group (RG) (age: 19.8 +/- 4.8, weight: 69.2 +/- 11.7 kg, height: 170 +/- 9 cm, previous BMX experience: 4.2 +/- 1.3 years). Vertical jump capacity was obtained using the Bosco protocol, i.e. vertical squat jump (SJ), vertical countermovement jump (CMJ), drop jump (DJ) and repetitive jump (RJ), and time in race in a BMX circuit was determined. The results indicate a direct relationship between the time used to complete the circuit and the height of the jump reached in SJ (r: -.801; p:.017), CMJ (r : -.798; p :.018) and DJ (r : -.782; p:.022). This all suggests that assessing jump capacity using the Bosco test may be a useful tool for assessing BMX performance
Missing Doublet Multiplet as the Origin of the Doublet-Triplet Splitting in SUSY SU(6)
In a gauge theory we found the irreducible representation (175-plet)
which does not contain the Higgs doublet. Using this representation we
construct two SUSY models in which the doublet-triplet splitting occurs
naturally, without fine tuning. The crucial role is played by the ``custodial"
global in combination with discrete or continuous symmetries.Comment: 11 pages, LaTe
Experimental aspects of SU(5)xU(1) supergravity
We study various aspects of supergravity as they relate to
the experimental verification or falsification of this model. We consider two
string-inspired, universal, one-parameter, no-scale soft-supersymmetry-breaking
scenarios, driven by the -terms of the moduli and dilaton fields. The model
is described in terms of the supersymmetry mass scale (\ie, the chargino mass
), , and the top-quark mass. We first determine the
combined effect on the parameter space of all presently available direct and
indirect experimental constraints, including the LEP lower bounds on sparticle
and Higgs-boson masses, the rate, the anomalous magnetic moment
of the muon, the high-precision electroweak parameters
(which imply m_t\lsim180\GeV), and the muon fluxes in underground detectors
(neutrino telescopes). For the still-allowed points in
parameter space, we re-evaluate the experimental
situation at the Tevatron, LEPII, and HERA. In the 1994 run, the Tevatron could
probe chargino masses as high as 100 GeV. At LEPII the parameter space could be
explored with probes of different resolutions: Higgs boson searches, selectron
searches, and chargino searches. Moreover, for m_t\lsim150\GeV, these
Higgs-boson searches could explore all of the allowed parameter space with
\sqrt{s}\lsim210\GeV.Comment: latex, 36 pages, 25 figures (not included). Figures are available via
anonymous ftp from hplaa02.cern.ch (/pub/lopez) as either 33 ps files
(Easpects*.ps, 8.1MB) or one uuencoded file (AllFigures.uu, 3.7MB
microRNA Expression and Its Association With Disability and Brain Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated With Glatiramer Acetate.
Background: MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNA that regulate gene expression at a
post-transcriptional level affecting several cellular processes including inflammation,
neurodegeneration and remyelination. Different patterns of miRNAs expression have
been demonstrated in multiple sclerosis compared to controls, as well as in different
courses of the disease. For these reason they have been postulated as promising
biomarkers candidates in multiple sclerosis.
Objective: To correlate serum microRNAs profile expression with disability, cognitive
functioning and brain volume in patients with remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis.
Methods: Cross-sectional study in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients treated
with glatiramer acetate. Disability was measured with Expanded Disability Status Scale
(EDSS) and cognitive function was studied with Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT).
Brain volume was analyzed with automatic software NeuroQuant®
.
Results: We found an association between miR.146a.5p (rs:0.434, p=0.03) and miR.9.5p
(rs:0.516, p=0.028) with EDSS; and miR-146a.5p (rs:-0.476, p=0.016) and miR-126.3p
(rs:-0.528, p=0.007) with SDMT. Regarding to the brain volume, miR.9.5p correlated with
thalamus (rs:-0.545, p=0.036); miR.200c.3p with pallidum (rs:-0.68, p=0.002) and
cerebellum (rs:-0.472, p=0.048); miR-138.5p with amygdala (rs:0.73, p=0.016) and
pallidum (rs:0.64, p=0.048); and miR-223.3p with caudate (rs:0.46, p=0.04).
Conclusions: These data support the hypothesis of microRNA as potential biomarkers in
this disease. More studies are needed to validate these results and to better understand
the role of microRNAs in the pathogenesis, monitoring and therapeutic response of
multiple sclerosis.post-print1410 K
A One-Scale Model of Dynamical Supersymmetry Breaking
A model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking is constructed in which the
low-energy physics depends on a single dynamical scale. Strong coupling
dynamics of gauge theories plays an important role, in particular through its
effects on beta functions and through confinement. The model does not have
distinct messenger and supersymmetry-breaking sectors. The scale of
supersymmetry breaking is of order 10-100 \TeV, implying that the decay of the
next-to-lightest superpartner into the gravitino is prompt. Superoblique
corrections are enhanced. A Dirac fermion and one complex scalar, in a 10 or
\bar{10} of (global) SU(5), are predicted to be relatively light and to satisfy
certain mass relations with the standard model squarks and sleptons.Comment: 28 pages, uses revtex, h-physrev.bs
Electronic health records and patient registries in medical oncology departments in Spain
We aimed to evaluate the current situation of electronic health records (EHRs) and patient registries in the oncology departments of hospitals in Spain. This was a cross-sectional study conducted from December 2018 to September 2019. The survey was designed ad hoc by the Outcomes Evaluation and Clinical Practice Section of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and was distributed to all head of medical oncology department members of SEOM. We invited 148 heads of oncology departments, and 81 (54.7%) questionnaires were completed, with representation from all 17 Spanish autonomous communities. Seventy-seven (95%) of the respondents had EHRs implemented at their hospitals; of them, over 80% considered EHRs to have a positive impact on work organization and clinical practice, and 73% considered that EHRs improve the quality of patient care. In contrast, 27 (35.1%) of these respondents felt that EHRs worsened the physician-patient relationship and conveyed an additional workload (n = 29; 37.6%). Several drawbacks in the implementation of EHRs were identified, including the limited inclusion of information on both outpatients and inpatients, information recorded in free text data fields, and the availability of specific informed consent. Forty-six (56.7%) respondents had patient registries where they recorded information from all patients seen in the department. Our study indicates that EHRs are almost universally implemented in the hospitals surveyed and are considered to have a positive impact on work organization and clinical practice. However, EHRs currently have several drawbacks that limit their use for investigational purposes. Not applicable The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12094-021-02614-9
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