Consumo Sustentable

Consideramos que a los fines de lograr un “Consumo Sustentable”, los consumidores deben estar debidamente informados sobre la calidad de los bienes y servicios a disposición en el mercado de consumo. Es decir, que los proveedores deben informar si los bienes y servicios cumplen con la normativa vigente de “protección ambiental y consumo sustentable”. Para ello, es necesario que en la legislación se establezca una obligación en cabeza de los proveedores, conforme el método y sistema protectorio de la ley 24.240 (donde se establecen normas de conducta a cargo de los proveedores con el objeto de proteger los derechos de los consumidores) y como así también método adoptado por el CCyC también. Recurrimos a la acción de cesación como herramienta oportuna, moderna, prudente y segura para proteger los derechos de los consumidores y obligar a los proveedores a mantener un “consumo sustentable” que ordene la legislación vigente. De esta manera, el incumplimiento al deber de información sobre las condiciones de “producto o servicio de consumo sustentable” significará para el proveedor la posibilidad de ser pasible de consecuencias económicas en protección del derecho de los consumidores a gozar de un “consumo sustentable”. Por ello, proponemos la reforma del art. 1094 del CCyC con un tercer y un cuarto párrafo agregados.Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociale

Tratamentos fisioterapêuticos para o linfedema pós-câncer de mama: uma revisão de literatura

O câncer de mama é o segundo tipo de câncer mais comum entre as mulheres. A cirurgia é parte do processo terapêutico na prevenção da disseminação da doença, porém, pode ser causa de algumas complicações como o linfedema. A fisioterapia contribui para seu tratamento com diferentes técnicas que vêm sendo desenvolvidas ao longo dos anos. O objetivo desta revisão sistemática da literatura é apresentar as modalidades fisioterapêuticas aplicadas no tratamento do linfedema. A revisão bibliográfica foi efetuada em livros textos e nas bases de dados LILACS, PubMed e SciELO, no período de 1951 a 2009. Entre os recursos fisioterapêuticos utilizados no tratamento do linfedema estão a terapia complexa descongestiva (TCD), compressão pneumática (CP), estimulação elétrica de alta voltagem (EVA) e laserterapia. Os trabalhos analisados mostram que os resultados são melhores com as técnicas combinadas. A TCD é o protocolo mais utilizado, e sua associação com a CP se mostra eficaz. As novas técnicas EVA e laser apresentam resultados satisfatórios.El cáncer de seno es el segundo tipo de cáncer más común entre las mujeres. La cirugía es parte del proceso terapéutico en la prevención de la diseminación de la enfermedad, sin embargo, puede ser causa de algunas complicaciones como el linfedema. La fisioterapia contribuye para su tratamiento con diferentes técnicas que vienen siendo desarrolladas a lo largo de los años. El objetivo de esta revisión sistemática de la literatura es presentar las modalidades fisioterapéuticas aplicadas en el tratamiento del linfedema. La revisión bibliográfica fue efectuada en libros textos y en las bases de datos LILACS, PubMed y SciELO, en el período de 1951 a 2009. Entre los recursos fisioterapéuticos utilizados en el tratamiento del linfedema están la terapia compleja descongestiva (TCD), compresión neumática (CN), estimulación eléctrica de alto voltaje (EVA) y láserterapia. Los trabajos analizados muestran que los resultados son mejores con las técnicas combinadas. La TCD es el protocolo más utilizado, y su asociación con la CN se muestra eficaz. Las nuevas técnicas EVA y láser presentan resultados satisfactorios.Breast cancer is the second most frequent cancer among women. Surgery is part of the therapeutic process to prevent metastases, but it can also cause some complications, including lymphedema. Physiotherapy contributes to its treatment, using different techniques that have been developed over the years. This systematic literature review aims to present physiotherapy modalities applied for lymphedema therapy. The literature review was conducted using textbooks and Lilacs, Pubmed and Scielo databases, from 1951 to 2009. Physiotherapy resources used for lymphedema treatment include complex decongestive therapy (CDT), pneumatic compression (PC), high voltage electrical stimulation (HVES) and laser therapy. The analyzed literature shows that better results are obtained with combined techniques. CDT is the most used protocol, and its association with PC has demonstrated efficacy. The new techniques HVES and laser present satisfactory results

Experimental Infection of Potential Reservoir Hosts with Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus, Mexico

Multiple wild rodent species can serve as amplifying reservoir hosts for virus subtype IE

Highly Sensitive Electrodic Materials Based on Pt Nanoflowers Grown on Pt Nanospheres for Biosensor Development

In this work we describe the realization of monometallic nanostructures by two simple electrodeposition steps. The surface of the modified electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscopy that confirms a homogeneous deposition of Pt nanospheres decorated with Pt nanoflowers. The so obtained nanostructured sensor exhibited good amperometric response towards hydrogen peroxide sensing at +0.30 V vs Ag|AgCl|Cl-. Therefore, it is especially useful toward glucose detection with reduced interferences. Glucose oxidase was immobilized onto the nanostructured surface by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde and the biosensor was characterized by chronoamperometric method in phosphate buffer. The biosensor showed a sensitivity of 29 ± 2 μA/(mM cm2). Measurements in cell media reveal that the Pt-Pt hybrid nanostructures are promising for real-time glucose monitoring in real biosample

Proyecto de Legislación Procesal del derecho del consumidor para la Provincia de Córdoba

Se trabajará sobre la redacción de normas procesales que permitan vehiculizar la aplicación de la ley nacional 24.240 de defensa del consumidor en la provincia de Córdoba. Se pretende investigar sobre el estado de la ciencia del derecho en la materia, realizar análisis teóricos y prácticos, buscar legislación comparada sobre la materia y, sobre esa base, confeccionar un proyecto de ley con su respectiva exposición de motivos. Los objetivos se centran en el desarrollo de normas procesales que vengan a paliar una situación de hecho en la cual la ausencia de una regulación procedimental adecuada conspira contra la efectividad y vigencia del sistema tutelar de los derechos de consumidores.Fil: Cornet, Manuel. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Tinti, Guillermo Pedro Bernardo. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Márquez, José Fernando Darío. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

Proyecto de Legislación Procesal del derecho del consumidor para la Provincia de Córdoba

Se trabajará sobre la redacción de normas procesales que permitan vehiculizar la aplicación de la ley nacional 24.240 de defensa del consumidor en la provincia de Córdoba. Se pretende investigar sobre el estado de la ciencia del derecho en la materia, realizar análisis teóricos y prácticos, buscar legislación comparada sobre la materia y, sobre esa base, confeccionar un proyecto de ley con su respectiva exposición de motivos. Los objetivos se centran en el desarrollo de normas procesales que vengan a paliar una situación de hecho en la cual la ausencia de una regulación procedimental adecuada conspira contra la efectividad y vigencia del sistema tutelar de los derechos de consumidores.Fil: Cornet, Manuel. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Tinti, Guillermo Pedro Bernardo. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Márquez, José Fernando Darío. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

Assessment of the Body Composition and the Loss of Fat-Free Mass through Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in Patients Who Underwent Open Gastric Bypass

Background. Bariatric surgery is considered an effective option for the management of morbid obesity. The incidence of obesity has been gradually increasing all over the world reaching epidemic proportions in some regions of the world. Obesity can cause a reduction of up to 22% in the life expectancy of morbidly obese patients. Objective. The objective of this paper is to assess the weight loss associated with the first 6 months after bariatric surgery using bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) for the evaluation of fat mass and fat-free mass. Method. A total of 36 morbidly obese patients were subjected to open gastric bypass surgery. The patients weight was monitored before and after the procedure using the bioelectric impedance analysis. Results. Bariatric surgery resulted in an average percentage of weight loss of 28.6% (40 kg) as determined 6 months after the procedure was performed. Analysis of the different components of body weight indicated an undesirable loss of fat-free mass along with the reduction of total body weight. Conclusion. Open gastric bypass induced a significant loss of total weight and loss of fat-free mass in patients six months after the surgery. The use of bioelectric impedance analysis resulted in an appropriate estimation of the total weight components in individuals subjected to bariatric surgery allowing a more real analysis of the variation of weight after the surgery

Equine Amplification and Virulence of Subtype IE Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses Isolated during the 1993 and 1996 Mexican Epizootics

To assess the role of horses as amplification hosts during the 1993 and 1996 Mexican Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) epizootics, we subcutaneously infected 10 horses by using four different equine isolates. Most horses showed little or no disease and low or nonexistent viremia. Neurologic disease developed in only 1 horse, and brain histopathologic examination showed meningeal lymphocytic infiltration, perivascular cuffing, and focalencephalitis. Three animals showed mild meningoencephalitis without clinical disease. Viral RNA was detected in the brain of several animals 12-14 days after infection. These data suggest that the duration and scope of the recent Mexican epizootics were limited by lack of equine amplification characteristic of previous, more extensive VEE outbreaks. The Mexican epizootics may have resulted from the circulation of a more equine-neurotropic, subtype IE virus strain or from increased transmission to horses due to amplification by other vertebrate hosts or transmission by more competent mosquito vectors

Similarities and differences between younger and older disease onset patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus

Objectives: Several studies show that age at onset has an impact on the clinical-serological presentation, comorbidities and disease course of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We evaluated whether, in patients with recent onset SLE, the age at onset correlates with clinical-serological manifestations and with comorbidities. Methods: We analysed 171 patients with a SLE diagnosis obtained within 12 months of diagnosis enrolled in the Early Lupus project. Based on the age of onset of the first disease symptom, they were stratified into 2 groups: early onset (18-45 years) and late onset (>45 years). The analysis was replicated by stratifying patients based on age at diagnosis (fulfillment of ACR classification criteria). Each comparison was made at baseline and at 36 months of follow-up. Results: Baseline: patients with late onset displayed comorbidities (hypertension, dyslipidemia and osteoporosis) more frequently than early onset group. 11.4% of late onset patients had a malignancy in medical history, not recorded in the early onset cohort. The two groups differed neither in organ involvement (domain BILAG) nor in disease activity (ECLAM). Patients with early onset showed a disease with signs of higher serologic activity (higher frequency of anti-dsDNA positivity and lower mean C3 and C4 levels) and had malar rash more frequently than the late onset group (36.2% vs. 18.2%, p=0.042). Similar results were obtained by stratifying patients by age of diagnosis (18-45 years and >45 years), except for the higher frequency of discoid rash in the group with age at diagnosis >45 years (18% vs. 6.6%, p=0.045). 36 months: the 2 groups of patients independently of the stratification applied did not differ in the accumulation of damage, but showed a different pattern of 8 organ involvement. Musculoskeletal involvement was more frequent both in the late onset group (18.6% vs. 7.3%, p=0.043) and in the group with age at diagnosis >45 years (20.4% vs. 5.9%, p=0.009) compared to their counterparts, while renal involvement was more frequent in the group with age at diagnosis 18-45 years (21.4% vs. 6.1%, p=0.03).A sub analysis at 36 months on patients without hypertension and osteoporosis at enrollment showed that patients with older age at onset had a higher frequency of these comorbidities, compared to their counterparts. Conclusions: In our cohort, younger disease SLE onset seems to correlate with a more active immunological profile, while late onset with a higher incidence of comorbidities

RNASEH1 Mutations Impair mtDNA Replication and Cause Adult-Onset Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy.

Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is common in mitochondrial disorders and is frequently associated with multiple mtDNA deletions. The onset is typically in adulthood, and affected subjects can also present with general muscle weakness. The underlying genetic defects comprise autosomal-dominant or recessive mutations in several nuclear genes, most of which play a role in mtDNA replication. Next-generation sequencing led to the identification of compound-heterozygous RNASEH1 mutations in two singleton subjects and a homozygous mutation in four siblings. RNASEH1, encoding ribonuclease H1 (RNase H1), is an endonuclease that is present in both the nucleus and mitochondria and digests the RNA component of RNA-DNA hybrids. Unlike mitochondria, the nucleus harbors a second ribonuclease (RNase H2). All affected individuals first presented with CPEO and exercise intolerance in their twenties, and these were followed by muscle weakness, dysphagia, and spino-cerebellar signs with impaired gait coordination, dysmetria, and dysarthria. Ragged-red and cytochrome c oxidase (COX)-negative fibers, together with impaired activity of various mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes, were observed in muscle biopsies of affected subjects. Western blot analysis showed the virtual absence of RNase H1 in total lysate from mutant fibroblasts. By an in vitro assay, we demonstrated that altered RNase H1 has a reduced capability to remove the RNA from RNA-DNA hybrids, confirming their pathogenic role. Given that an increasing amount of evidence indicates the presence of RNA primers during mtDNA replication, this result might also explain the accumulation of mtDNA deletions and underscores the importance of RNase H1 for mtDNA maintenance.This work was supported by the Medical Research Council, the Pierfranco and Luisa Mariani Foundation, Telethon grant GGP11011, the Italian Ministry of Health (grant GR2010-2316392), and European Research Council advanced grant FP7-322424