Perceived neighbourhood quality and adult health status: new statistical advices useful to answer old questions?

Interest in the quantitative effects of neighbourhood characteristics on adult health has recently increased in social epidemiology. Particularly, investigations concern the statistical influence on health of several individual demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and of neighbourhood characteristics as perceived by respondents. We analyze these issues within an original conceptual framework and employing statistical models unusual in this context. We use data collected in the Los Angeles Family and Neighbourhood Survey (L.A.FANS) to model the number of hospital admissions occurred to each individual as a function of some individual and neighbourhood characteristics, the latter being related to the individual perceptions about the neighbourhood he lives in. We employ generalized additive models with different distributional assumptions: Poisson, Negative Biomial and Zero Inflated Poisson (ZIP). Such models allow us to estimate (through spline functions) potential non linear effects of the covariates on the response. Moreover, non standard representations are used to overcome difficulties in interpreting the results for ZIP models. It turns out that perceived neighbourhood characteristics, and in particular the perception of social cohesion, have a significant effect after controlling for individual characteristics relevant to hospital admissions frequency. From a modeling point of view ZIP and Negative binomial models prove to be superior to standard Poisson model. We have confirmed the role of the neighbourhood where an individual lives in determining his health status. A strength of this analysis is that, due to the choice of the neighbourhood characteristics to be included in the model, the results do not depend of a particular definition of neighbourhood (which is traditionally based on administrative boundaries), since each individual refers his perceptions to his personal definition of it

Pacto de não concorrência nos contratos com transferência de know-how: a opção pela sua não aplicação e suas limitações

O presente trabalho buscou mostrar a inaplicabilidade do pacto de não-concorrência nos contratos com transferência de know-how com a análise dos princípios contratuais, tanto os clássicos quanto os modernos, dos direitos da personalidade em comparação com os direitos fundamentais, assim como suas limitações e a interferência estatal por meio do dirigismo contratual e das disposições constantes na Constituição Federal e na legislação civil, além da doutrina e da jurisprudência. Entretanto, o mais relevante princípio contratual é o da autonomia da vontade, o qual deveria prevalecer acima do dirigismo contratual nos negócios jurídicos em que as partes convencionarem a não-aplicabilidade do pacto de nãoconcorrência conforme disposto na legislação e na jurisprudência, desde que não interfira nas relações com os terceiros de boa-fé

Optimized somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in elite Argentinian sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) cultivars

Background: Biotechnological breeding of elite sugarcane cultivars is currently limited because of the difficulty of regenerating plants by tissue culture. Here, we report that commercially elite sugarcane genotypes, which are adapted to Argentinian agro-ecological conditions, are capable of being regenerated via indirect somatic embryogenesis. Leaf rolls of five elite genotypes were cultured following two callus induction protocols using different concentrations of 2,4-D as the growth regulator. Embryogenic calluses were regenerated under light conditions. Regenerated plants were subsequently acclimatized in the greenhouse under two acclimatization procedures before being transplanted to the field. Results: Four of the five genotypes were able to form somatic embryos following the two induction protocols. The variables related to embryogenic callus production were influenced by the interaction between genotype and culture conditions. For plant regeneration, the embryogenic calluses were further cultured on an IBA-supplemented medium, where we observed a high genotype dependence. Calluses from the four cultivars regenerated a good number of plants. With the procedures described here, we obtained more than 90% of well-acclimatized plants both in the greenhouse and in the field. Conclusions: This protocol provides a simple way to regenerate sugarcane plants through indirect somatic embryogenesis. Also, the results confirm that tissue culture ability is highly genotype-dependent in sugarcane. Our findings suggest that these elite cultivars could be good candidates for biotechnological breeding.EEA FamailláFil: Di Pauli, Valentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Fontana, Paola Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Lewi, Dalia Marcela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Felipe, Arturo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Erazzú, Luis E. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina

Multilocus Sequence Analysis highlights genetic diversity of Acidovorax avenae strains associated with sugarcane red stripe

XXX Congress of the ISSCT (International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists), Tucumán, from 31 August to 8 September 2019Pathogenic species of Acidovorax cause economically important diseases in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crops, including sugarcane, corn, rice, oats, millet, foxtail, watermelon and orchids. Sugarcane red stripe, caused by Acidovorax avenae, is present in the main production areas around the world. In Argentina, red stripe affects about 30% of stalks milled with important economic losses when severe infections occur. MLST was used to explore the genetic diversity of this bacterium associated with red stripe in Argentina, as well as their phylogenetic relationships. The MLST analysis included sequences from a total of 118 Acidovorax, 15 A. avenae strains isolated from Argentina sugarcane production areas, A. citrulli (93) from melon and watermelon, A. avenae (9) from rice, millet, corn, vasey grass and sorghum, and A. oryzae (1) from rice. MLST analysis revealed five novel sequence types (STs) for the sugarcane A. avenae strains, constituting a clonal complex with a common and close origin. When genetic relationships with other Acidovorax were explored, sugarcane strains were related to A. avenae from other hosts and more distantly to A. citrulli. Signals of frequent recombination in several lineages of A. avenae were detected and we observed that A. oryzae is closely related to A. avenae strains. This study provides valuable data in the field of epiphytological and evolutionary investigations of A. avenae strains causing sugarcane red stripe. Knowledge of the genetic diversity and host-strain specificity are important to select the genotypes with the best response to red stripe disease.Las especies fitopatógenas de Acidovorax causan enfermedades en cultivos tanto monocotiledóneos y dicotiledóneos, que incluyen caña de azúcar, maíz, arroz, avena, mijo, sandía y orquídeas. La estría roja de caña de azúcar, causada por Acidovorax avenae, está presente en las principales áreas de producción del mundo. En Argentina, esta enfermedad llegó a afectar hasta un 30% de tallos molibles en infecciones severas con importantes pérdidas económicas. Para explorar la diversidad genética de esta bacteria, así como sus relaciones filogenéticas, se aplicó un análisis MLST. El MLST incluyó un total de 118 secuencias de cepas de Acidovorax, 15 A. avenae aisladas de diferentes áreas de producción de caña de azúcar de Argentina, A. citrulli (93) de melón y sandía, A. avenae (9) de arroz, mijo, maíz, pasto vasey y sorgo y A. oryzae (1) de arroz. El análisis de MLST reveló cinco nuevos tipos de secuencia (ST) para las cepas de caña de azúcar A. avenae, que constituyen un complejo clonal con un origen común y cercano. Cuando se investigó la relación genética con otras Acidovorax, las cepas de caña de azúcar se mostraron cercanas con A. avenae de otros huéspedes, pero más distante de A. citrulli. Se evidenciaron señales de recombinación frecuente en varios linajes de A. avenae y observamos que A. oryzae está estrechamente relacionada con las cepas de A. avenae. Este estudio proporciona datos valiosos en el campo de las investigaciones epifitológicas y evolutivas de las cepas de A. avenae que causan estría roja en caña de azúcar. El conocimiento de la diversidad genética y la especificidad cepa-hospedante son importantes para seleccionar genotipos con la mejor respuesta frente a los biotipos más virulentos y predominantes en la región.Les espèces pathogènes d'Acidovorax sont responsables de maladies importantes sur le plan économique dans les cultures monocotylédones et dicotylédones, notamment la canne à sucre, le maïs, le riz, l'avoine, le millet, la sétaire, la pastèque et l’orchidée. Les rayures rouges de la canne à sucre, causée par Acidovorax avena, est présente dans les principales zones de production du monde. En Argentine, les rayures rouges touchent environ 30% des tiges usinables, entraînant d'importantes pertes économiques en cas d'infection grave. Le MLST a été utilisé pour explorer la diversité génétique de cette bactérie associée aux rayures rouges en Argentine, ainsi que leurs relations phylo-génétiques. L'analyse MLST comprenait des séquences provenant d'un total de 118 souches Acidovorax, 15 souches d'A. avenae isolées des zones de production de canne à sucre de l’Argentine, A. citrulli (93) du melon et de pastèque, A. avenae (9) du riz, le mil, le maïs, l’herbe de vasey et le sorgho et A. oryzae (1) obtenue du riz. L'analyse MLST a révélé cinq nouveaux types de séquence (ST) pour les souches de canne à sucre d’A. avenae, constituant un complexe clonal d'origine commune et proche. Lorsque les relations génétiques avec d'autres Acidovorax ont été explorées, les souches provenant de la canne à sucre étaient apparentées à A. avenae provenant d'autres hôtes et plus lointainement à A. citrulli. Des signaux de recombinaison fréquente dans plusieurs lignées d'A. avenae ont été détectés et nous avons observé qu'A. oryzae est étroitement apparenté aux souches d'A. avenae. Cette étude fournit des données précieuses dans le domaine des études épiphytologiques et évolutives des souches d'A. avenae provoquant les rayures rouges de la canne à sucre. La connaissance de la diversité génétique et de la spécificité souche-hôte est importante pour sélectionner les génotypes présentant la meilleure résistance à la maladie des rayures rouges.EEA FamailláFil: Fontana, Paola Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Tomasini, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Salta. Instituto de Patología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Tomasini, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Instituto de Patología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Fontana, Cecilia Alejandra. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Di Pauli, Valentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Cocconcelli, P.S. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari per una filiera agro-alimentare Sostenibile (DISTAS); ItaliaFil: Vignolo, Graciela Margarita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Centro de Referencia Para Lactobacilos; ArgentinaFil: Salazar, Sergio Miguel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentin

Quantization of the complex linear superfield

The quantization of the complex linear superfield requires an infinite tower of ghosts. We use the Batalin-Vilkovisky method to obtain a gauge-fixed action. In superspace, the method brings in some novel features.Comment: 21 pages, latex, no figure

Efecto del etil metanosulfonato sobre la capacidad embriogénica y la regeneración in vitro en caña de azúcar

PosterEl mejoramiento genético de caña de azúcar se enfrenta a su complejo genoma, la estrecha base genética, y la fertilidad deficiente que dificultan la obtención de genotipos superiores.EEA FamailláFil: Di Pauli, Valentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Fontana, Paola Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Lewi, Dalia Marcela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Erazzú, Luis E. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina

Clinical correlates of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody profiles in Spanish COVID-19 patients from a high incidence region

Laboratory testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) consists of two pillars: the detection of viral RNA via rt-PCR as the diagnostic gold standard in acute cases, and the detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. However, concerning the latter, questions remain about their diagnostic and prognostic value and it is not clear whether all patients develop detectable antibodies. We examined sera from 347 Spanish COVID-19 patients, collected during the peak of the epidemic outbreak in Spain, for the presence of IgA and IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and evaluated possible associations with age, sex and disease severity (as measured by duration of hospitalization, kind of respiratory support, treatment in ICU and death). The presence and to some degree the levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies depended mainly on the amount of time between onset of symptoms and the collection of serum. A subgroup of patients did not develop antibodies at the time of sample collection. Compared to the patients that did, no differences were found. The presence and level of antibodies was not associated with age, sex, duration of hospitalization, treatment in the ICU or death. The case-fatality rate increased exponentially with older age. Neither the presence, nor the levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies served as prognostic markers in our cohort. This is discussed as a possible consequence of the timing of the sample collection. Age is the most important risk factor for an adverse outcome in our cohort. Some patients appear not to develop antibodies within a reasonable time frame. It is unclear, however, why that is, as these patients differ in no respect examined by us from those who developed antibodies

Investigaciones de Historia de la Educación en Argentina

At the end of 2017, we created the group of political history and intellectual history formed by doctoral students, graduates, and teachers of PhD in History of the University del Salvador, we participated in a table in the Cultural and Political Identity Conference Exterior of the same house of studies, and we publish all communications in a Dossier in the Review of Times in 2018. In the team meetings it was raised expand and unite the Doctorate and the School of History with educational researchers, students, doctoral students and graduates. Another question also arose: conform another limited research group to the history of education in Argentina. In 2019 it was formed, with teachers researchers from the School of History and from the Doctorate, the history group of education: we hold meetings, we participate at a table in the Days of Research from the University of Tres de February, we proposed to the University of Salvador organize some days, similar to those of Cultural Identity, limited to the history of education, and by resolution 1 Professor at the National University of Lanús and Universidad del Salvador. Researcher of the CONICET. it will be held on October 2 and 3 2020. This Dossier is part of our activities dissemination of research of the group. We chose Methodological Perspectives because we are your readers, some of us we publish works in the magazine, and it is, in addition, a meeting space for different disciplines.A fines de 2017, creamos el grupo dehistoria política e historia intelectual formadopor doctorandos, egresados, y docentes delDoctorado en Historia de la Universidaddel Salvador, participamos en una mesa enlas Jornadas de Identidad Cultural y PolíticaExterior de la misma casa de estudios, ypublicamos todas las comunicaciones en unDossier en la Revisa Épocas en 2018.En las reuniones del equipo se planteóampliar y unir el Doctorado y la Escuelade Historia con investigadores docentes,estudiantes, doctorandos y egresados.También surgió otra cuestión: conformarotro grupo de investigación acotadoa la historia de la educación en Argentina.En 2019 se conformó, con docentesinvestigadores de la Escuela de Historiay del Doctorado, el grupo de historia dela educación: realizamos reuniones, participamosen una mesa en las Jornadas deInvestigación de la Universidad de Tres deFebrero, propusimos a la Universidad delSalvador organizar unas Jornadas, similaresa las de Identidad Cultural, acotada a lahistoria de la educación, y por resolución1 Docente en Universidad Nacional de Lanúsy Universidad del Salvador. Investigador delCONICET.la misma se realizara el 2 y 3 de octubredel 2020.Este Dossier forma parte de nuestras actividadesde difusión de las investigacionesdel grupo.Elegimos Perspectivas Metodológicas porquesomos sus lectores, algunos de nosotrospublicamos trabajos en la revista, y se trata,además, de un espacio de encuentro de distintasdisciplinas

Nuevas variedades de caña de azúcar desarrolladas por el INTA Famaillá

En el trabajo se detallan las características morfológicas, fenológicas y tecnológicas de las variedades L 91-281, INTA NA 89-686, INTA NA 91-209 e INTA CP 98-828, inscriptas en el INASE. El objetivo es reforzar las recomendaciones de cultivares desarrollados por INTA Famailla, que se constituyen como opciones de recambio de las actuales variedades cultivadas o con capacidad para complementarlas en ambientes específicos donde expresan su mejor potencial.Instituto de Patología VegetalFil: Sopena, Roberto Alfredo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Felipe, Arturo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Rago, Alejandro Mario. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Erazzu, Luis Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Mariotti, Jorge A. Universidad Nacional de Salta; ArgentinaFil: Perez Gomez, Sergio Gregorio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Fontana, Paola Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; ArgentinaFil: Di Pauli, Valentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentin