Analysis of the LHC experimental orbits using the action and phase method

En este trabajo se mencionan diferentes técnicas para la corrección del órbitas en aceleradores de partículas, y se desarrolla el método de salto de acción y fase, que fue revisado y analizado para su aplicación en el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones (LHC, Large Hadron Collider). Al ser aplicado, se obtuvieron valores representativos para la región de interacción 3. Se estableció el límite para la precisión del método en ±0.01% en condiciones ideales y ±1.56% en condiciones donde los datos tienen ruido hasta un 10% del valor máximo. Con el fin de minimizar el efecto del ruido, diferentes técnicas fueron utilizadas, siendo la selección de rango de fase la más adecuada para los datos obtenidos del CERN durante la etapa de comisionamiento entre Noviembre y Diciembre de 2009. / Abstract. In the present work different orbit correction methods for particle accelerators are mentioned, and the action and phase method is analysed, reviewed and developed to be applied in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) commissioning. As a result, representative values for the interaction region 3 were obtained. The precision limit of the method was found in ±0.01% in ideal conditions and ±1.56% in conditions where amplitud noise about 10% was included in data. To minimize the noise effect, several techniques were used, being the phase range selection the most appropriate to be used for the LHC data taken between November and December 2009.Maestro en Física (MSc.). Línea de Investigación: Física de aceleradores. Grupo de Investigación: Física de aceleradoresMaestrí

El derecho del trabajo y de la seguridad social: discusiones y debates

La relación entre el Derecho del Trabajo y la economía determina no sólo la génesis de esta disciplina, sino las coyunturas que deben afrontarse para hacer viable la generación de empleo, sin desproteger las condiciones mínimas que garanticen el derecho al trabajo, bajo los parámetros establecidos en la Constitución. Esta obra presentatambién unanálisis del impacto de la crisis económica mundial en materia de derecho individual, colectivo y procesal del trabajo, sin dejar de lado la seguridad social, las reformas y elanálisis que deben adoptarse para afrontarla

Measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum above 4×10184{\times}10^{18} eV using inclined events detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory

A measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum for energies exceeding $4{\times}10^{18}$ eV is presented, which is based on the analysis of showers with zenith angles greater than $60^{\circ}$ detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2013. The measured spectrum confirms a flux suppression at the highest energies. Above $5.3{\times}10^{18}$ eV, the "ankle", the flux can be described by a power law $E^{-\gamma}$ with index $\gamma=2.70 \pm 0.02 \,\text{(stat)} \pm 0.1\,\text{(sys)}$ followed by a smooth suppression region. For the energy ($E_\text{s}$) at which the spectral flux has fallen to one-half of its extrapolated value in the absence of suppression, we find $E_\text{s}=(5.12\pm0.25\,\text{(stat)}^{+1.0}_{-1.2}\,\text{(sys)}){\times}10^{19}$ eV.Comment: Replaced with published version. Added journal reference and DO

Vigilancia epidemiológica de parasitosis zoonóticas en un área centinela desde la perspectiva de Una Salud

El abordaje de las enfermedades zoonóticas debe realizarse desde un enfoque multisectorial. Desde el concepto de Una Salud, las acciones realizadas por un solo sector no resultan eficaces para controlar este tipo de infecciones. En ese sentido, los distintos agentes de enfermedades transmisibles zoonóticas, afectan tanto a animales como a humanos y habitualmente el ecosistema actúa como reservorio o transmisor directo o indirecto, en la interfaz hombre-animal-ambiente. Los caninos pueden diseminar con sus heces enteroparásitos transmisibles a humanos y como animales centinela, pueden utilizarse para realizar vigilancia de la circulación de patógenos. Algunas helmintiasis, varias protozoosis y el alga parásita Blastocystis sp., son comunes en caninos y humanos. Nematodes del género Toxocara spp., enteroparásito de animales, ocasionan en personas toxocarosis, enfermedad de elevada seroprevalencia en la ciudad de La Plata y otras regiones. Sus formas neurológica y ocular tienen generalmente serias consecuencias. Su presencia en humanos se ve influenciada favorablemente por el lugar de residencia y su tejido suburbano. Giardia lamblia, enteroparásito zoonótico, ocasiona síndrome de malabsorción y modificación de moléculas de fármacos, también se correlaciona giardiasis con enfermedad de Whipple y otros disturbios gastroentéricos. El enfoque "Una salud" tiene en su estructura elementos esenciales, ellos son voluntad política (compromiso con las normas internacionales y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible), planes de financiación sostenibles; comunicación (entre sectores y disciplinas a nivel internacional, regional, nacional y subnacional). Los aprendizajes socialmente productivos y significativos “resignifica el papel social, cultural y económico social del conocimiento” y son aquellos “modifican a los sujetos enseñándoles a transformar su naturaleza y su cultura, enriqueciendo el capital cultural de la sociedad y de las comunidades” (Orozco B, 2009: 88). Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron: Realizar vigilancia y alertas tempranas en cuanto a parasitosis humanas animales y zoonóticas. Ejecutar acciones tendientes a su control. Implementar aprendizajes socialmente significativos.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinaria

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

Evolving trends in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 waves. The ACIE appy II study

Background: In 2020, ACIE Appy study showed that COVID-19 pandemic heavily affected the management of patients with acute appendicitis (AA) worldwide, with an increased rate of non-operative management (NOM) strategies and a trend toward open surgery due to concern of virus transmission by laparoscopy and controversial recommendations on this issue. The aim of this study was to survey again the same group of surgeons to assess if any difference in management attitudes of AA had occurred in the later stages of the outbreak. Methods: From August 15 to September 30, 2021, an online questionnaire was sent to all 709 participants of the ACIE Appy study. The questionnaire included questions on personal protective equipment (PPE), local policies and screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection, NOM, surgical approach and disease presentations in 2021. The results were compared with the results from the previous study. Results: A total of 476 answers were collected (response rate 67.1%). Screening policies were significatively improved with most patients screened regardless of symptoms (89.5% vs. 37.4%) with PCR and antigenic test as the preferred test (74.1% vs. 26.3%). More patients tested positive before surgery and commercial systems were the preferred ones to filter smoke plumes during laparoscopy. Laparoscopic appendicectomy was the first option in the treatment of AA, with a declined use of NOM. Conclusion: Management of AA has improved in the last waves of pandemic. Increased evidence regarding SARS-COV-2 infection along with a timely healthcare systems response has been translated into tailored attitudes and a better care for patients with AA worldwide

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

An embedding technique to determine ττ backgrounds in proton-proton collision data

An embedding technique is presented to estimate standard model tau tau backgrounds from data with minimal simulation input. In the data, the muons are removed from reconstructed mu mu events and replaced with simulated tau leptons with the same kinematic properties. In this way, a set of hybrid events is obtained that does not rely on simulation except for the decay of the tau leptons. The challenges in describing the underlying event or the production of associated jets in the simulation are avoided. The technique described in this paper was developed for CMS. Its validation and the inherent uncertainties are also discussed. The demonstration of the performance of the technique is based on a sample of proton-proton collisions collected by CMS in 2017 at root s = 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 41.5 fb(-1).Peer reviewe

Measurement of t(t)over-bar normalised multi-differential cross sections in pp collisions at root s=13 TeV, and simultaneous determination of the strong coupling strength, top quark pole mass, and parton distribution functions

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