Audit and image management for public libraries : application of gestalt theory in public libraries of Madrid

Evento realizado pela Associação Nacional de Pesquisa em Ciência da Informação (ANCIB) e organizado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de João Pessoa (PPGCI/UFPB).Analisa o processo de gestão da imagem organizacional das bibliotecas públicas espanholas a partir das variáveis autoimagem (imagem que a organização tem de si mesma), imagem intencional (imagem que a instituição projeta para o público) e imagem funcional (estrutura tecnológica e comercial da instituição). O estudo foi realizado em cinco bibliotecas públicas da comunidade de Madrid: José Acuña, Retiro, Villa de Vallecas, Centro Pedro Salinas e Villaverde Maria Molíner. A investigação aplica a Teoria Geral da Imagem com auxílio da Teoria Gestált a fim de identificar a imagem organizacional das bibliotecas públicas espanholas pautada nos pressupostos da sociedade da informação. A metodologia é alicerçada no método dialético e nos métodos de procedimento comparativo -, a partir do isomorfismo mimético (teoria estruturalista) -, e método monográfico e funcionalista (representação imagética da biblioteca pública). O delineamento foi a partir de uma pesquisa quali-quantitativa em quatro etapas e a mensuração dos dados coletados por meio da Escala de Likert, de modelo de quantificação e pela análise de conteúdo.It analyzes the organizational image management process of Spanish public libraries from the variables self-image (image that the organization has of itself), intentional image (image that the institution projects to the public), and functional image (commercial and technological structure of the institution). The study was conducted in five public libraries in the community of Madrid: José Acuña, Retiro, Villa de Vallecas, Centro Pedro Salinas and Villaverde Maria Molíner. The research applies the General Theory of image with the aid of Gestalt theory to identify the organizational image of the Spanish public libraries guided by the assumptions of the information society. The methodology is grounded in the dialectical method and comparative methods of procedure- from the mimetic isomorphism (structuralist theory)- and monographic and functionalist method (image representation of the public library). The delimitation was from a qualitative and quantitative research in four steps and the measurement of collected data through Likert scale, model of quantification and analysis of content

Longitudinal evaluation of jaw muscle activity and mandibular kinematics in young patients with Class II malocclusion treated with the Teuscher activator

Objectives: A longitudinal study was performed to evaluate the jaw muscle activity and mandibular kinematics after Teuscher activator treatment and at 2 years after orthodontic treatment completion. Material and Methods: Twenty-seven children with Class II division 1 malocclusion were evaluated before treatment (T0; mean: 11.6 years), after functional treatment (T1; mean: 12.8 years), and 2 years after orthodontic treatment (T2; mean: 18 years). Bilateral surface electromyographic activities of the anterior temporalis, posterior temporalis, masseter, and suprahyoid muscle areas were analyzed at rest and during clenching, swallowing, and mastication. Kinematic recordings of the mandibular maximum opening, lateral shift, right and left lateral excursions, and protrusion were evaluated. Results: Compared to T0, the left masseter activity during clenching was decreased at T1 but increased at T2, similar to the other evaluated muscles. The suprahyoid activity during swallowing was increased at T1 but decreased at T2. The masseter activity during mastication was increased at T1 and further increased at T2. The left and right lateral excursions and protrusion did not show significant changes throughout the experiment. Conclusions: Teuscher activator and subsequent fixed orthodontic treatment improved jaw muscle function; however, a long period was needed to attain complete neuromuscular adaptation

Control de la oxidación y la contaminación en el cultivo in vitro de fresa (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.). | Control of oxidation and contamination of strawberry (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) cultivated in vitro.

La fresa es cultivada en casi todo el mundo, no solamente por sus características digestivas y tónicas, sino por el valornutritivo de sus frutos, fuente importante de folato, vitamina C, fibra, potasio, flavonoides, antocianidina, fitoquímicos yantioxidantes. Las experiencias de la micropropagación en fresas indican que las vitroplantas son más uniformes, presentanun mayor número de estolones, tienen una mayor sobrevivencia en el campo y el rendimiento de frutos se incrementa en un24% que las plantas propagadas por el método tradicional. Es indispensable evitar la contaminación con microorganismospara lograr éxito en el establecimiento, incubación y manipulación del tejido in vitro, ya que éstos pueden destruir losexplantes, retrasar su desarrollo al competir con ellos o generar modificaciones en el medio que afectan negativamente susobrevivencia y desarrollo. La contaminación puede provenir del tejido vegetal o ser introducida durante la manipulacióndel tejido. En los primeros intentos por establecer explantes de fresa in vitro se observó una alta contaminación por hongosy bacterias, a más del ennegrecimiento de algunos cultivares. En el presente trabajo se evaluó el efecto del tiempo deinmersión (10, 20 y 30 min) y tres concentraciones (10, 20 y 30%) de cloro comercial (5,25% de hipoclorito de sodio) en ladesinfección de explantes de fresa cv. Fresno. El tratamiento 20 min en cloro comercial al 20% mostró la menorcontaminación y la mayor sobrevivencia de los explantes, y mayor formación de brotes. La oxidación de los explantes delcv. Aiko fue completamente eliminada con la adición de cisteina (4 g/l) en presencia de luz, permitiendo la sobrevivenciadel 100% de los explantes.Palabras clave: Fresa, cultivo de tejidos, contaminación, oxidación, desinfecciónABSTRACTStrawberry is cultivated all around the world, not only for its digestive and tonic properties, but because of the nutritionalvalue of its fruits, important source of folate, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, flavonoids, antocianidin, phytochemicals andantioxidants. Prior experiences with strawberry micropropagation indicate that vitroplants are more uniform, producehigher number of runners, have better survival in the field, and the fruit yield increases in 24% than plants propagated by thetraditional method. It is necessary to avoid the contamination with microorganisms in order to achieve success in theestablishment, incubation and manipulation of the tissue in vitro, since contaminants can destroy the explants, delay theirdevelopment by competing with them or generate changes in the culture medium that negatively affect their survival andgrowth. Contamination can come from the explant or can be introduced during the manipulation of plant tissue. In theinitial attempts to introduce strawberry plants to in vitro conditions, a high contamination by fungi and bacteria wasobserved, besides tissue blackening in some cultivars. In the present work, disinfection of the strawberry explants cv. Fresnowas done by means of immersion of the shoots in the plant crown in commercial chlorine (sodium hypoclorite, 5.25%) fordifferent time intervals (10, 20 and 30 min) and various chlorine concentrations (10, 20 and 30%). The best treatment was20% chlorine with a 20 min immersion time, which better reduced the contamination, allowing a greater survival of theexplants and a higher shoot formation. The treatment that reduced more efficiently tissue oxidation was cystein (4 g/l) withlight, which allowed 100% explant survival.Key words: Strawberry, tissue culture, contamination, tissue oxidation, disinfection

The use of Facebook by the Public Libraries in Ceará

This paper presents an analysis of the use of Facebook as a communication channel by public libraries in the state of Ceará. This is an exploratory study with the aid of functionalist and phenomenological methods and a quantitative character approach. The aim is to analyze the use of Facebook by 184 SEBP / CE public libraries. Finally it is concluded that the use of the Internet and social networks by public libraries contribute to greater socialization and interaction between users and to give greater visibility to the public library and consequently promote their services and activities.O presente artigo traz uma análise sobre o uso do facebook como canal de comunicação pelas bibliotecas públicas do Estado do Ceará. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório com o auxílio dos métodos funcionalista e fenomenológico e abordagem de caráter quali-quantitativa. O objetivo é analisar o uso do facebook pelas 184 bibliotecas públicas do SEBP/CE. Por fim conclui-se que o uso da internet e das redes sociais pelas bibliotecas públicas contribui para uma maior socialização e interação entre os usuários e para dar maior visibilidade a biblioteca pública e conseqüentemente divulgar seus serviços e atividades

Measuring eating habits and physical activity in children: Synthesis of information using indexes and clusters / Medición de hábitos saludables y no saludables en niños: Síntesis de la información utilizando indicadores y conglomerados

Abstract Assessing healthy habits related to child overweight and obesity is important concerning the prevention efforts. A variety of measures to assess eating habits and physical activity are available, being the self-report frequency questionnaires the most common and cost-efficient. Nevertheless, those questionnaires generate a large amount of data. Considering this, the purpose of the study was to develop a proposal to synthesize information from the Child Overweight/Obesity Healthy related Habits Questionnaire (CHS-SO), through the creation of indexes and a combination of a factorial method and cluster analysis. Nine indexes were created to assess eating habits, physical activity, and digital entertainment use, allowing to classify children into healthy or unhealthy in each index. The CHS-SO was administered to 239 children between 8 and 12 years old from Cali, Colombia. Data obtained from the indexes were analyzed using a multiple correspondence analysis and cluster analysis. Results show that most of the children have healthy eating habits, physical activity was lower in girls and digital entertainment use was high.Resumen Evaluar los hábitos de salud relacionados con el sobrepeso y la obesidad infantil resulta fundamental para la prevención de estas problemáticas. Existe una amplia variedad de instrumentos para medir dichos hábitos, siendo más comunes y costo-eficientes los cuestionarios de autorreporte, sin embargo estos generan información demasiado extensa y difícil de analizar. Por tanto, este estudio tuvo como objetivo desarrollar una propuesta de síntesis de la información obtenida del  Cuestionario de Hábitos de Salud relacionados con el Sobrepeso/Obesidad Infantil (CHS-SO), a partir de la construcción de indicadores de hábitos de alimentación, de actividad física y de consumo de entretenimiento digital que permitan clasificar a los niños como saludables o no saludables. Participaron 239 niños y niñas de 8 a 12 años de edad, quienes completaron el CHS-SO. La combinación del análisis de correspondencias múltiples con el de conglomerados arrojó dos clústers. Los hábitos de alimentación fueron saludables en la mayoría de los niños, sin embargo fueron identificadas diferencias en función del sexo y el nivel socioeconómico. Por el contrario, los dos hábitos menos saludables fueron el comer mientras se emplean dispositivos de entretenimiento digital y el tiempo destinado a estos últimos.

Sistemas alternativos en alojamiento en maternidad de lechones: Efecto de la socialización temprana

En los sistemas de producción intensivos, los cerdos son mezclados repetidas veces lo que resulta en estrés e inmunodepresión. La hipótesis de nuestro trabajo es que una socialización temprana de los lechones podría tener efectos positivos sobre el bienestar y la productividad de los mismos. En el estudio se socializaron 18 camadas y otras 17 hicieron las veces de control. Se analizó el comportamiento y la productividad de los lechones durante la lactancia y la transición. El comportamiento se estudió en 2 camadas socializadas y dos camadas no socializadas (control), 2 observaciones/día de 1 h., mediante la técnica de Scan Sampling (muestreo de barrido) cada 10 minutos. Se observaron al inicio de la socialización y al inicio y final de la transición. En todas las camadas, se pesaron los lechones tras las adopciones, al inicio y final de la transición. Los lechones socializados realizaron más interacciones afiliativas después de la mezcla social que los controles. Después de la mezcla, los lechones socializados se mostraron más activos y pasaron menos tiempo tumbados mientras que en transición los lechones más activos fueron los del grupo control. Globalmente, la socialización temprana no perturbó el comportamiento de descanso de los lechones. Los lechones socializados tuvieron mayor crecimiento medio diario en transición y globalmente. Las camadas socializadas fueron más homogéneas que las control. La edad de socialización influyó positivamente en la ganancia de peso, siendo mejores en los socializados a partir de los 10 días de edad. En conclusión, se puede decir que la socialización temprana afectó positivamente la productividad de los lechones, mejorando el comportamiento social afiliativo y de descanso

Beneficial effects of exercise on gut microbiota functionality and barrier integrity, and gut-liver axis crosstalk in an "in vivo" model of early obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

[EN]Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels, representing one of the most serious public health concerns associated with metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). There is limited clinical experience concerning pediatric NAFLD patients, and thus the therapeutic options are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of exercise on gut microbiota composition and functionality balance, and consequent effects on early obesity and NAFLD onset in an in vivo model. Juvenile (21-day-old) male Wistar rats fed a control diet or a high-fat diet (HFD) were subjected to a combined aerobic and resistance training protocol. Fecal microbiota was sequenced by an Illumina MiSeq system, and parameters related to metabolic syndrome, fecal metabolome, intestinal barrier integrity, bile acid metabolism and transport, and alteration of the gut-liver axis were measured. Exercise decreased HFD-induced body weight gain, metabolic syndrome and hepatic steatosis, as a result of its lipid metabolism modulatory capacity. Gut microbiota composition and functionality were substantially modified as a consequence of diet, age and exercise intervention. In addition, the training protocol increased Parabacteroides, Bacteroides and Flavobacterium genera, correlating with a beneficial metabolomic profile, whereas Blautia, Dysgonomonas and Porphyromonas showed an opposite pattern. Exercise effectively counteracted HFD-induced microbial imbalance, leading to intestinal barrier preservation, which, in turn, prevented deregulation of the gut-liver axis and improved bile acid homeostasis, determining the clinical outcomes of NAFLD. In conclusion, we provide scientific evidence highlighting the benefits of gut microbiota composition and functionality modulation by physical exercise protocols in the management of early obesity and NAFLD development.SIThis work was supported by grants from Ministerio de Economıa y Competitividad ́ (BFU2017-87960-R), Junta de Castilla y León and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) (LE063U16 and GRS1888/A/18). D.P. and S.C.-P. were supported by a fellowship from Junta de Castilla y León, co-financed by the European Social Fund. E.N. was supported by Fundación de Investigación Sanitaria of León. M.V.G.-M. was supported by contracts from the CIBERehd, which is funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III

ADATools: a set of tools for the analysis of terrain movement maps obtained with SAR Interferometry

The SAR Interferometry techniques, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) among them, are nowadays known as important tools for monitoring Earth surface movements. Several regional and national Ground Motion Services based on PSI already exist. Moreover, since 2022 the European Ground Motion Service will be operational and will annually provide an updated displacement map over the whole Europe. This will suppose a big amount of ground displacement measurements along the European territory. For each measurement EGMS will provide the annual velocity and the time series of deformation covering the period 2014 to one year prior to each delivery. In this context, it will be more and more necessary having tools to ease the management, analysis, and interpretation, of those wide areas and huge amount of data. We present here a first step in this direction: the ADATools are a set of tools to automatically have secondary, and more operational, products derived from a PSI map. Starting from a fast extraction of the most significant Active Deformation Areas (ADA), with the ADAFinder tool, then we can have a preliminary classification of the most probable phenomena (landslides, subsidence, settlements, or sinkholes) that is behind the detected movement, with the ADAClassifier tool. Moreover, LOS2hv tool allows to derive the horizontal (east-west) and vertical components of the movement in case we have maps of ascending and descending geometries. Finally, it is presented a product that analyzes the local displacement gradients to generate potential damage maps in urban areas. The tools will be presented thorough some results obtained on an area of the Granada County with the use of Sentinel-1 data. All the results have been achieved within the framework of the Riskcoast Project (financed by the Interreg Sudoe Program through the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF).This work was mainly supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the project “RISKCOAST” (SOE3/P4/E0868) of the Interreg SUDOE Programme

Exercise training modulates the gut microbiota profile and impairs inflammatory signaling pathways in obese children

[EN] Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels and is a serious health concern associated with metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and gut microbiota alterations. Physical exercise is known to counteract obesity progression and modulate the gut microbiota composition. This study aims to determine the effect of a 12-week strength and endurance combined training program on gut microbiota and inflammation in obese pediatric patients. Thirty-nine obese children were assigned randomly to the control or training group. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters, muscular strength, and inflammatory signaling pathways in mononuclear cells were evaluated. Bacterial composition and functionality were determined by massive sequencing and metabolomic analysis. Exercise reduced plasma glucose levels and increased dynamic strength in the upper and lower extremities compared with the obese control group. Metagenomic analysis revealed a bacterial composition associated with obesity, showing changes at the phylum, class, and genus levels. Exercise counteracted this profile, significantly reducing the Proteobacteria phylum and Gammaproteobacteria class. Moreover, physical activity tended to increase some genera, such as Blautia, Dialister, and Roseburia, leading to a microbiota profile similar to that of healthy children. Metabolomic analysis revealed changes in short-chain fatty acids, branched-chain amino acids, and several sugars in response to exercise, in correlation with a specific microbiota profile. Finally, the training protocol significantly inhibited the activation of the obesity-associated NLRP3 signaling pathway. Our data suggest the existence of an obesity-related deleterious microbiota profile that is positively modified by physical activity intervention. Exercise training could be considered an efficient nonpharmacological therapy, reducing inflammatory signaling pathways induced by obesity in children via microbiota modulation.This work was supported by grants from Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (BFU2017–87960-R), Junta de Castilla y León and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) (LE063U16 and GRS1888/A/18). CIBERehd is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain. B.E and M.J.F were supported by a fellowship from Ministerio de Educación (FPU15/05051 and FPU18/06257). E.N. was supported by Fundación de Investigación Sanitaria of León. D.P. was supported by a fellowship from Junta de Castilla y León, cofinanced by the European Social Fund

The First Galaxy Cluster Discovered by the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea Survey

We report the first confirmed detection of the galaxy cluster VVV-J144321-611754 at very low latitudes (l = 315.°836, b = -1.°650) located in the tile d015 of the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey. We defined the region of 30 ×30 arcmin 2 centered in the brightest galaxy finding 25 galaxies. For these objects, extinction-corrected median colors of (H-K s ) = 0.34 ± 0.05 mag, (J-H) = 0.57 ± 0.08 mag, and (J-K s ) = 0.87 ± 0.06 mag; R 1/2 = 1.59 ± 0.″16; C = 3.01 ± 0.08; and Sérsic index n = 4.63 ± 0.39 were estimated. They were visually confirmed showing characteristics of early-type galaxies in the near-IR images. An automatic clustering analysis performed in the whole tile found that the concentration of galaxies VVV-J144321-611754 is a real, compact concentration of early-type galaxies. Assuming a typical galaxy cluster with low X-ray luminosity, the photometric redshift of the brightest galaxy is z = 0.196 ± 0.025. Follow-up near-IR spectroscopy with FLAMINGOS-2 at the Gemini-South telescope revealed that the two brighter cluster galaxies have typical spectra of early-type galaxies and the estimated redshift for the brightest galaxy VVV-J144321.06-611753.9 is z = 0.234 ± 0.022 and that for VVV-J144319.02-611746.1 is z = 0.232 ± 0.019. Finally, these galaxies clearly follow the cluster red sequence in the rest-frame near-IR color-magnitude diagram with a slope similar to a galaxy cluster at a redshift of 0.2. These results are consistent with the presence of a bona fide galaxy cluster beyond the Milky Way disk.Fil: Baravalle, Laura Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Nilo Castellón, José Luis. Universidad de La Serena; ChileFil: Alonso, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Díaz Tello, J.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Damke, G.. Universidad de La Serena; ChileFil: Valotto, Carlos Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Cuevas Larenas, H.. Universidad de La Serena; ChileFil: Sánchez, Bruno Orlando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Ríos, M. de los. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Minniti, D.. Universidad Andrés Bello; ChileFil: Domínguez, M.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Gurovich, Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Barbá, R.. Universidad de La Serena; ChileFil: Soto, M.. Universidad de Atacama; ChileFil: Castro, F. Milla. Universidad de La Serena; Chil