El papel del estrés oxidativo en la disfunción endotelial de la aterosclerosis

La enfermedad cardiovascular es una causa importante de morbilidad y mortalidad en el mundo. Resulta de la oclusión trombótica de las arterias como consecuencia de la rotura de una placa de ateroma, misma que se genera por disfunción endotelial e inflamación crónica, que a su vez son producidas por un estado de estrés oxidativo del organismo, a causa de un desbalance en la producción de especies reactivas de oxígeno y la eficiencia de los sistemas antioxidantes. Se sabe que la progresión de la placa de ateroma genera también por sí misma inflamación y estrés oxidativo. El objetivo de esta revisión es presentar los mecanismos por los cuales el estrés oxidativo es causa y consecuencia de la ateroesclerosis, llevando a un daño continuo del endotelio.La enfermedad cardiovascular es una causa importante de morbilidad y mortalidad en el mundo. Resulta de la oclusión trombótica de las arterias como consecuencia de la rotura de una placa de ateroma, misma que se genera por disfunción endotelial e inflamación crónica, que a su vez son producidas por un estado de estrés oxidativo del organismo, a causa de un desbalance en la producción de especies reactivas de oxígeno y la eficiencia de los sistemas antioxidantes. Se sabe que la progresión de la placa de ateroma genera también por sí misma inflamación y estrés oxidativo. El objetivo de esta revisión es presentar los mecanismos por los cuales el estrés oxidativo es causa y consecuencia de la ateroesclerosis, llevando a un daño continuo del endotelio

Robust Multi-Image HDR Reconstruction for the Modulo Camera

Photographing scenes with high dynamic range (HDR) poses great challenges to consumer cameras with their limited sensor bit depth. To address this, Zhao et al. recently proposed a novel sensor concept - the modulo camera - which captures the least significant bits of the recorded scene instead of going into saturation. Similar to conventional pipelines, HDR images can be reconstructed from multiple exposures, but significantly fewer images are needed than with a typical saturating sensor. While the concept is appealing, we show that the original reconstruction approach assumes noise-free measurements and quickly breaks down otherwise. To address this, we propose a novel reconstruction algorithm that is robust to image noise and produces significantly fewer artifacts. We theoretically analyze correctness as well as limitations, and show that our approach significantly outperforms the baseline on real data.Comment: to appear at the 39th German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR) 201

RESEARCH-BASED EXTENSION IMPLEMENTATION AMONG SUCs IN BICOL REGION

The study evaluated the implementation of research-based extension programs among mainland campuses of State Universities and Colleges in the Bicol Region. Specifically, it determined the profile of extension programs implemented, the extent of implementation, and the extent of involvement of stakeholders in implementing research-based extension programs. Descriptive and evaluative research methods were employed in the study using purposive random sampling. Respondents were the 105 stakeholders of research-based extension programs from 7 SUCs mainland campuses in the Bicol Region. Data were interpreted using frequency count, percentage, mid-rank, and weighted mean. Data revealed that the implementation of research-based extension programs among SUCs varies. SUCs, except SUC G, “highly implement” research-based extension programs aligned with the needs of the community and are anchored to the curricular offerings of the institution and stakeholders’ involvement in the implemented research-based extension programs

Dificultades en la clasificación del síndrome metabólico: El ejemplo de los adolescentes en México

OBJETIVO. Determinar la diferencia entre las definiciones del National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (ATPIII) y de la International Diabetes Federation (IDF) para síndrome metabólico (SM) en adolescentes mexicanos. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS. Estudio transversal en 575 adolescentes de 14 a 16 años. Se utilizaron pruebas t de Student, ji cuadrada y correlación de Spearman. RESULTADOS. La prevalencia de SM fue mayor por ATPIII (18.6%) versus IDF (8.2%) (p<0.001), con 41.1% de concordancia. CONCLUSIONES. Existe una diferencia estadística de la prevalencia del SM en adolescentes mexicanos entre las dos definiciones

Managing active pharmaceutical ingredient raw material variability during twin-screw blend feeding

Continuous powder feeding is a critical step in continuous manufacturing of solid dosage forms, as this unit operation should ensure the mass flow consistency at the desired powder feed rate to guarantee the process throughput and final product consistency. In this study, twin-screw feeding of a pharmaceutical formulation (i.e., blend) existing of a highly dosed very poorly flowing active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) leading to insufficient feeding capacity was investigated. Furthermore, the API showed very high batch-to-batch variability in raw material properties dominating the formulation blend properties. Formulation changes were evaluated to improve the flowability of the blends and to mitigate the impact of API batch-to-batch variability on the twin-screw feeding. Herewith, feeding evaluation tests and an extensive material characterization of the reformulated blends were performed to assess the impact of the formulation changes upon continuous twin-screw feeding. The transfer of the glidant from extra-granular to intra-granular phase allowed to improve the flowability of the blends. A sufficient feeding capacity for the downstream process and a mitigation of the impact of batch-to-batch variability of the API upon twin-screw feeding of the blends could be achieved. No effect of the formulation or of the API properties on the feeding stability was observed. The material characterization of the blends allowed identifying the material attributes which were critical for continuous twin-screw feeding (i.e., bulk density, mass charge and powder cohesiveness)

Electron and Muon g−2g-2 Contributions from the T′T' Higgs Sector

We study the experimental constraints from electron and muon $g-2$ factors on the Higgs masses and Yukawa couplings in the $T'$ model, and thereby show that the discrepancy between the standard model prediction and experimental value of muon anomalous $g-2$ factor can be easily accommodated.Comment: 7 pages, slightly modified and new references adde

Tolerance and hyperaccumulation of a mixture heavy metals (Cu, Pb , Hg and Zn) by four aquatic macrophytes

El propósito de este trabajo fue comparar la tolerancia a la exposición de una mezcla de los metales (Cu2+, Pb2+, Hg2+ y Zn2+) así como el nivel de hiperacumulación en Typha latifolia, Lemna minor, Eichhornia crassipes y Myriophyllum acuaticum, para proponer un sistema de bioacumulación selectiva que permita la biorremediación eficiente de cuerpos de agua contaminadosIn the present investigation, four macrophytes, namely Typha latifolia (L.), Lemna minor (L.), Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach, and Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc, were evaluated for their heavy metal (Cu, Pb, Hg, and Zn) hyperaccumulation potential under laboratory conditions. Tolerance analyses were performed for 7 days of exposure at five different treatments of the metals mixture (CuC2, HgC2, PbC2, and ZnC2). The production of chlorophyll and carotenoids was determined at the end of each treatment. L. minor revealed to be sensitive, because it did not survive in all the tested concentrations after 72 hours of exposure. E. crassipes and M. aquaticum displayed the highest tolerance to the metals mixture. For the most tolerant species of aquatic macrophytes, The removal kinetics of E. crassipes and M. aquaticum was carried out, using the following mixture of metals: Cu (0.5 mg/L) and Hg, Pb, and Zn 0.25 mg/L. The obtained results revealed that E. crassipes can remove 99.80% of Cu, 97.88% of Pb, 99.53% of Hg, and 94.37% of Zn. M. aquaticum withdraws 95.2% of Cu, 94.28% of Pb, 99.19% of Hg, and 91.91% of Zn. The obtained results suggest that these two species of macrophytes could be used for the phytoremediation of this mixture of heavy metals from the polluted water bodies

Prácticas artísticas, tecnología y cultura visual

Título del libro: PRÁCTICAS ARTÍSTICAS, TECNOLOGÍA Y CULTURA VISUAL de los autores Giménez Gatto, Fabián; Díaz Zepeda, Alejandra; Chávez Mondragón, Hugo; Aguilar San Roman, Ma. de los Ángeles; Marcos Carretero, María del Mar; López Velarde Fonseca, Vicente; con fecha de publicación del año 2014-12, con el apoyo para edición de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoPIFI 201