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Cuidados de enfermería a un paciente con tumor del estroma gastrointestinal
Se presenta el caso de un paciente con un tumor Gastrointestinal (GIST), una tumoración muy rara, y de ahí que quiera centrarme en los distintos tipos de cuidados que como enfermeros debemos prestar a estos pacientes, ingresado en el hospital en la planta de cirugía desde el pasado mes de agosto de 2012. Expondremos el significado de lo que son enfermedades crónicas, nos centraremos en una de ellas, el cáncer, y más concreto en el tumor de este paciente; con el cuál trataremos los principales diagnósticos de enfermería que padece, North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), desarrollaremos los cuidados principales para este tipo de pacientes, llevando a cabo las intervenciones a realizar, (Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)), problemas de colaboración, y cuyo objetivos principales (Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)) como enfermeros, es conseguir una mejoría, o al menos la estabilización del paciente y su calidad de vida
Calculation of threshold Olsen P values for fertilizer response from soil properties
Phosphorus (P), a non-renewable resource, needs to be used more efficiently in agriculture. This requires using soil P tests. However, the P test threshold values for fertilizer response depend on many soil properties, some of which may be useful to estimate these threshold values, others not. Therefore, we searched here which soil properties are useful to estimate P threshold values. We calculated the threshold values for Olsen P and 0.01 M CaCl2 extractable P of 18 representative agricultural soils of the Mediterranean region of Spain. For that, we performed a P starvation experiment in which wheat and sunflower were alternatively pot-cropped. Results show that Olsen P threshold values are negatively correlated to P buffer capacity (r of −0.74, P lower than 0.001), clay content (−0.82, 0.001), pH (−0.76, 0.001), and Fe oxide content (−0.55, 0.05). Multiple regression models involving clay, pH or soil organic C, and phosphatase activity or organic hydrolysable P accounted for as much as 87 % of the variance in calculated Olsen P threshold values. In particular, there is a major effect of organic P on Olsen P threshold values. Single models based on routinely measured soil properties such as clay content and pH made accurate predictions of Olsen P threshold values with r 2 of 0.81 and P lower than 0.001
Inflight magnetic characterization of the test masses onboard LISA Pathfinder
LISA Pathfinder is a science and technology demonstrator of the European
Space Agency within the framework of its LISA mission, the latter aiming to be
the first space-borne gravitational wave observatory. The payload of LISA
Pathfinder is the so-called LISA Technology Package, which is designed to
measure relative accelerations between two test masses in nominal free fall.
The diagnostics subsystem consists of several modules, one of which is the
magnetic diagnostics unit. Its main function is the assessment of the
differential acceleration noise between the test masses due to magnetic
effects. This subsystem is composed of two onboard coils intended to produce
controlled magnetic fields at the location of the test masses. These magnetic
fields couple with the remanent magnetic moment and susceptibility and produce
forces and torques on the test masses. These, in turn, produce kinematic
excursions of the test masses which are sensed by the onboard interferometer.
We prove that adequately processing these excursions, the magnetic properties
of the test masses can be estimated using classical multi-parameter estimation
techniques. Moreover, we show that special processing procedures to minimize
the effect of the multi channel cross-talks are needed. Finally, we demonstrate
that the quality of our estimates is frequency dependent. We also suggest that
using a multiple frequency experiment the global estimate can be obtained in
such a way that the results of the magnetic experiment are more reliable.
Finally, using our procedure we compute the the contribution of the magnetic
noise to the total proof-mass acceleration noise.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, Physical Review D, accepted on Feb 6th, 201
Gravitational Waves from Abelian Gauge Fields and Cosmic Strings at Preheating
Primordial gravitational waves provide a very important stochastic background
that could be detected soon with interferometric gravitational wave antennas or
indirectly via the induced patterns in the polarization anisotropies of the
cosmic microwave background. The detection of these waves will open a new
window into the early Universe, and therefore it is important to characterize
in detail all possible sources of primordial gravitational waves. In this paper
we develop theoretical and numerical methods to study the production of
gravitational waves from out-of-equilibrium gauge fields at preheating. We then
consider models of preheating after hybrid inflation, where the symmetry
breaking field is charged under a local U(1) symmetry. We analyze in detail the
dynamics of the system in both momentum and configuration space, and show that
gauge fields leave specific imprints in the resulting gravitational wave
spectra, mainly through the appearence of new peaks at characteristic
frequencies that are related to the mass scales in the problem. We also show
how these new features in the spectra correlate with string-like spatial
configurations in both the Higgs and gauge fields that arise due to the
appearance of topological winding numbers of the Higgs around Nielsen-Olesen
strings. We study in detail the time evolution of the spectrum of gauge fields
and gravitational waves as these strings evolve and decay before entering a
turbulent regime where the gravitational wave energy density saturates.Comment: This paper is dedicated to the memory of Lev Kofman. Added references
and comments in Sec. III.B. Version accepted in PR
PXRD and PDF analysis of multifunctional lanthanide nitrilotris-methylphosphonate-based proton conductors
Metal phosphonates are multifunctional solids which possess tunable properties, such as
H-bond networks, while exhibiting high chemical and thermal stability. Depending on the protonation of the ligand, different crystalline phases can be obtained.
Here, we report three different families of proton conductors based on lanthanide nitrilotrismethylphosphonates.
Compounds having cationic layers compensate by chloride or sulfate
anions were isolated: [Ln(H4NMP)(H2O)2]Cl·2H2O and Ln(H5NMP)]·SO4·4H2O [H6NMP =
nitrilotris(methylphosphonic acid)]. The crystal structure of Gd-(H5NMP)]·SO4·4H2O was
solved ab initio from synchrotron powder diffraction data (λ=0.4124 Å, beamline BL04-MSPD ALBA) and refined by the Rietveld method. Chloride containing phases show two irreversible solid state transformations take place: (1) a crystalline-to-crystalline phase transition, {Ln-H4NMP → [Ln2(H3NMP)2(H2O)4]·4.5H2O for Ln= La, Pr}, and (2) crystalline-to-amorphous
phase transition, {LnH4NMP → [Ln(H3NMP)]·1.5H2O for Ln= Gd - Ho}, both implies the loss
of HCl and structural rearrangements of the frameworks. Variations in average and local
structure have been monitored by high resolution powder diffraction and PDF analysis, upon exposure the samples at high relative humidity and temperature (95% RH and 80 ºC), in order to understand their behavior as proton conductors.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech
Structure-properties correlations in divalent metal phosphonates
Crystalline metal phosphonates may offer acidic sites, structural flexibility and guest molecules (H2O, heterocyclics, etc.) which can act as proton carriers. In addition, some frameworks are also amenable for post‐synthesis modifications in order to enhance desired properties [1,2].
In this work, we present the synthesis and structural characterization of two hydroxyphosphonoacetates hybrids based on magnesium, [Mg5(O3PCHOHCOO)2(HO3PCHOHCOO)2·8H2O] [Mg5(HPAA)2(H1HPAA)2·8H2O], and zinc, [Zn6K(O3PCHOHCOO)4(OH)·6.5H2O] [Zn6K(HPAA)4(OH)·6.5H2O]. Both solids present three-dimensional frameworks and their crystal structures were solved ab initio from X-ray powder diffraction. The proton conductivity of [Zn6K(HPAA)4(OH)·6.5H2O] as well as ammonia derivatives of M(II)(HO3PCHOHCOO)·2H2O [M(II)=Zn, Mg] will be reported and discussed.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. FQM-1656; MAT2013-41836-
Proton conductivity of lanthanide nitrilotris-methylphosphonates
Multifunctional metal phosphonates are acidic coordination polymers (CPs) with remarkable stability and proton conducting properties owing to their structure is usually composed of extended hydrogen-bond networks that favor proton transfer pathways [1].
In this communication, three different families of proton conductors based on lanthanide nitrilotris-methylphosphonates are examined. Compounds were isolated by crystallization at room temperature at pH <0.8 in the presence of. When chloride is presented in solution two families of compounds were isolated, depending on the concentration of chloride in solution: free-chloride 1D solids with formula Ln2(H3NMP)2(H2O)4]·4.5H2O [Ln= La3+] [2] or layered chloride-containing Ln(H4NMP)(H2O)2]Cl·2H2O [Ln= La3+ - Ho3+] materials [3]. In absence of chloride, a third series of compounds was obtained. This structural versatility leads to a wide range of proton conductivity varying between 3 × 10−4 S·cm−1 and 2 × 10−3 S·cm−1 as measured at 80 °C and 95% RH.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech
Space-time analysis of the urban-rural grafient in the metropolitan area of Madrid and ist surroundings -Guadalajara and Toledo.
According to UN provisions in the period from 2007 to 2050 world population will grow up to 9200 million people. In fact, for the first time in history, in the year 2008 world urban population became higher than rural population. The increase of urban areas and their transport infrastructures has influenced agricultural land use due to their irreversible change, especially when they remain as periurban vacant land, losing their character and identity. In the Europe of the nineties, the traditional urban-rural gradient, characterized by a neat contact between both land types, has become so complex that it has change to a gradient in which it is difficult to separate urban and rural land uses. [Antrop 2004]. A literature review
has been made on methodologies used for the urban-rural gradient analysis. One of these methodologies was selected that integrates ecological characterization based on the use of spatial metrics and geographical characterization based on spatial components.
Cartographical sources used were Corine Land Cover at 1: 100000 scale and the Spanish Land Use Information System at 1:25000 scale. Urban-rural gradient paradigm is an analysis
methodology, coming from landscape ecology, which enables to investigate how urbanization provokes changes in ecological patterns and processes into landscape. [Hahs
and McDonnell 2006].The present research adapt this methodology to study the urban-rural gradient in the outskirts of Madrid, Toledo and Guadalajara. Both scales (1:25000 and 1:100000) were simultaneously used to reach the next objectives: 1) Analysis of landscape pattern dynamics in relation to distance to the town centre and major infrastructures. 2) Analysis of landscape pattern dynamics in the fringe of protected areas. The paper presents a new approach to the urban-rural relationship which allows better planning and management of urban áreas
Structural study of the local order in ammonia-modulated FE(II) hydroxyphosphonoacetate proton conductors
Layered Fe(II) carboxiphosphonate, Fe-HPAA·2H2O, is a crystalline multifunctional
coordination polymer exhibiting properties as photocatalyst and proton conductor. Postsynthesis modification by ammonia/water adsorption strongly enhances its proton conductivity. However, this process entails a progressive amorphization but in no case intercalation of the guest species was detected. Understanding the mechanism involved in this increased conductivity is crucial to develop novel high performance proton conductors for PEMFCs. Thus, total scattering and PDF study has been carried out to explore the mechanism of ammonia adsorption and subsequent amorphization.
Different lenght scales have been investigated to characterize the average and local
structure at variable ammonia loaded in order to ascertain posible structural modifications after gas/solid reactions. While significant short range order (from 1.4 to 10 Å) variations were observed even for low loadings, the average structure seems to be basically preserved except for the highest ammonia/water contents.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech
Neural network interpolation of the magnetic field for the LISA Pathfinder Diagnostics Subsystem
LISA Pathfinder is a science and technology demonstrator of the European
Space Agency within the framework of its LISA mission, which aims to be the
first space-borne gravitational wave observatory. The payload of LISA
Pathfinder is the so-called LISA Technology Package, which is designed to
measure relative accelerations between two test masses in nominal free fall.
Its disturbances are monitored and dealt by the diagnostics subsystem. This
subsystem consists of several modules, and one of these is the magnetic
diagnostics system, which includes a set of four tri-axial fluxgate
magnetometers, intended to measure with high precision the magnetic field at
the positions of the test masses. However, since the magnetometers are located
far from the positions of the test masses, the magnetic field at their
positions must be interpolated. It has been recently shown that because there
are not enough magnetic channels, classical interpolation methods fail to
derive reliable measurements at the positions of the test masses, while neural
network interpolation can provide the required measurements at the desired
accuracy. In this paper we expand these studies and we assess the reliability
and robustness of the neural network interpolation scheme for variations of the
locations and possible offsets of the magnetometers, as well as for changes in
environmental conditions. We find that neural networks are robust enough to
derive accurate measurements of the magnetic field at the positions of the test
masses in most circumstances
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