Doscientos años en la botánica marina de las Islas Canarias: referencias bibliográficas (1803-2002)

Se relacionan las publicaciones referidas a algas, hongos, líquenes y fanerógamas marinas de Canarias, en los últimos doscientos años. Se incluyen trabajos en los que se hacen comparaciones con la flora marina de las islas macaronésicas.Domínguez-Álvarez, S. & Gil-Rodríguez, M.a C. 2004. Two hundred years in the Botanical Marine of the Canary Islands: bibliographic references (1803-2002). Bot. Complut. 28: 5-20. List of publications referred to seaweeds, lichens, fungi and seagrasses from the Canary Islands in the last 200 years, including those works in which comparisons with the marine flora from the islands are made

Corporate Communications Management on the internet Study and recommendations for the newsrooms in corporate websites from analyzing portals on the internet of business groups in Galicia

La dirección de comunicación de las empresas sigue siendo prioritaria para conseguir el éxito comercial, pero la irrupción de las nuevas tecnologías desde hace unos años, especialmente internet, ha modificado las reglas de la gestión de comunicación. Si antes los medios de comunicación tradicionales, la publicidad y las relaciones públicas, eran los únicos canales y métodos para lograr comunicar, ahora internet se asienta como el nuevo eje comunicativo debido a la actual crisis económica y el auge del social media (web 2.0). En este estudio pretendemos conocer la dirección de comunicación de los principales grupos empresariales presentes en Galicia a través de sus webs corporativas, y sus secciones propias de comunicación como las salas de prensa digitales, por lo que analizaremos de modo cuantitativo y cualitativo sus contenidos y formas para interpretar la gestión de comunicación que hacen para comunicarse con un público internauta cada vez más experto.Instituto de Investigación en Relaciones Pública

Reputation and Responsibility from Corporate Websites

La reputación y responsabilidad corporativa de las empresas sigue siendo prioritaria para conseguir el éxito comercial. Pero la irrupción de nuevas tecnologías hace años, especialmente internet, ha modificado las reglas de conservación de la reputación y para la comunicación de la responsabilidad corporativa. Si antes los medios de comunicación tradicionales, la publicidad y las relaciones públicas, eran las formas principales para alcanzar reputación y divulgar la responsabilidad corporativa, ahora internet se asienta como el nuevo eje comunicativo, en parte debido a la actual crisis económica pero sobre todo por la pujanza de los medios sociales (socialmedia o web 2.0). En este estudio pretendemos conocer la reputación y responsabilidad corporativa de los principales grupos empresariales presentes en Galicia a través de sus webs corporativas, por lo que analizaremos de modo cuantitativo y cualitativo sus contenidos y sus formas para representar la responsabilidad y perseguir la reputación ante un público internauta cada vez más variado y experto.The corporate reputation of the companies keeps on being a priority to obtain the commercial success, but the irruption of the new technologies for some years, especially internet, modified the rules of sustain the reputation and communicate corporate responsibility. If earlier the traditional mass media, the advertising and the public relations were the preferent ways to achieve reputation and to spread the corporate responsibility, now internet wins as the new communicative axis due to the current economic crisis but specially by the success of the social media (web 2.0). In this paper we try to know the reputation and the responsibility in the discourses on the corporate webs of the principal economic groups of firma present in Galicia. Therefore we will analyze quantitatively and qualitatively his contents and forms to communicate their responsibility and sustain the reputation in front fo different and more experts internet users

Reproductive phenology of three species of Gelidiales (Rhodophyta) in two macroalgal communities from Tenerife (Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, Spain)

The reproductive phenology of three species of Gelidiales, Gelidium canariense, Gelidium arbuscula and Pterocladiella capillacea, was analysed seasonally for a period of one year in two localities on the West coast of Tenerife (Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, Spain). Considerations are provided on sex ratio, maximum length and branch order of uprights and on the length of the thalli for each sexual and asexual phase of the Canary Islands populations. The three species were characterized by a high percentage of tetrasporophytes, while female and male gametophytes have been observed only in little proportion. Only G. canariense showed gametophytes in all seasons while the occurrence of gametophytes in G. arbuscula and Pterocladiella capillacea demonstrated a clear seasonality.La fenología reproductiva de tres especies de Gelidiales, Gelidium canariense, Gelidium arbuscula y Pterocladiella capillacea, ha sido analizada estacionalmente por un periodo de un año en dos localidades de la costa este de Tenerife (Oceano Atlántico, Islas Canarias, España). Se realizan consideraciones sobre sex ratio, longitud máxima y orden de ramificación de los ramets y se aporta información sobre la longitud del talo por cada fase sexual y asexual de las poblaciones canarias. Las tres especies se caracterizan por presentar un elevado porcentaje de tetrasporofitos, mientras que los gametofitos masculinos y femeninos han sido observados en proporciones reducidas. Sólo G. canariense presenta gametofitos en todas las estaciones, mientras que en G. arbuscula y Pterocladiella capillacea demostraban una clara estacionalidad

Intraoperative effect of low doses of ketamine or dexmedetomidine continuous rate infusions in healthy dogs receiving propofol total intravenous anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia: A prospective, randomised clinical study

The present study aimed to determine the effect of either ketamine or dexmedetomidine constant rate infusion (CRI) on intraoperative propofol anaesthetic requirements during total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) in healthy dogs undergoing hindlimbs orthopaedic procedures receiving epidural anaesthesia. In this randomised, blinded clinical study, thirty-nine healthy client-owned dogs were premedicated intramuscularly (dexmedetomidine 4 μg/kg and methadone 0.3 mg/kg). General anaesthesia was induced to effect with propofol administered as intravenous bolus, and maintained with propofol TIVA (18 mg/kg/h), adjusted to meet the suitable clinical anaesthetic depth (indicatively±20%) based on clinical judgement. Lumbosacral epidural anaesthesia was performed using bupivacaine (1 mg/kg) and morphine preservative free (0.1 mg/kg). Dogs randomly received either saline (SP; loading dose 1 mL/kg, CRI 1 mL/kg/h), or ketamine (KP; loading dose 1.5 mg/kg, CRI 1.5 mg/kg/h), or dexmedetomidine (DP; loading dose 1 μg/kg/, CRI 1 μg/kg/h). Physiological variables were recorded intraoperatively at 5-min intervals using standard-of-care monitoring. Recovery quality and duration were recorded. Treatment groups were compared with parametric and non-parametric tests as appropriate, p < 0.05. Propofol rates and recovery scores were similar between groups. Overall mean and diastolic blood pressures were higher in group DP compared to group KP (12–14 mmHg, p = 0.016 and p = 0.015, respectively). More dogs required mechanical ventilation in group KP (12 dogs) than in either group SP or DP (7 dogs per group, p = 0.037). Ketamine or dexmedetomidine CRIs, at the studied rates, did not reduce propofol TIVA requirements in dogs undergoing orthopaedic surgery with epidural anaesthesia

Desarrollo de vídeos doodle como apoyo a la docencia en anestesiología veterinaria

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Ritual use of screens among young university students. A digital diet experience

Se pidió a 150 estudiantes de titulaciones de Comunicación que no utilizaran pantallas de uso individual (móvil, tableta, ordenador, consolas) ni aparatos de escucha individual de música durante 24 horas. Tras la experiencia, escribieron una reflexión de al menos 300 palabras. La finalidad era provocar la reflexión sobre los usos y gratificaciones que se buscan en la comunicación digital. Se ha detectado un uso ritual de las pantallas, especialmente centrado alrededor de las horas dedicadas a dormir. La actividad que más se echa de menos es la comunicación interpersonal mediante mensajería y las redes sociales, especialmente Instagram. El aparato que más extrañan es el móvil. En sus conclusiones, los participantes se hacen conscientes del uso más ligado al hábito inconsciente que a su uso instrumental, se cuestionan la necesidad de las herramientas tecnológicas omnipresentes y manifiestan incomodidad por la falta de libertad que perciben en sí mismos a la hora de usarlas, una libertad que se recupera al menos como intención, aunque no se manifieste en cambios de hábitos de consumo en todos los participantes. Parece que la reflexión sobre las herramientas digitales coopera en la alfabetización digital aunque serían necesarias acciones de acompañamiento para recuperar un uso más instrumental.150 students of Communication we asked to abstain from using screens (mobile phone, tablet, computer, consoles) or individual listening devices for 24 hours. After the experience, the students wrote a report of at least 300 words. The purpose was to provoke the reflection on the uses and gratifications they look for in the digital communication. A ritual use of screens has been detected, especially centered around sleeping time. The most missed activity is the interpersonal communication through texting and social networks, especially Instagram. The most missed device is the phone. In their conclusions, the participants become aware of their unconscious use of the tools instead of an instrumental use. They question the need for ubiquitous technological tools and show discomfort for the lack of freedom they perceive in themselves when it comes to using them, a freedom they recover at least as an intention although it does not manifest in changes of consumption habits in all the participants. It seems that the reflection on digital tools cooperates in digital literacy although it would be necessary ongoing mentoring actions to recover a more instrumental use.S

A foodborne norovirus outbreak in a nursing home and spread to staff and their household contacts

On 16 March 2018, a nursing home notified a possible acute gastroenteritis outbreak that affected 11 people. Descriptive and case-control studies and analysis of clinical and environmental samples were carried out to determine the characteristics of the outbreak, its aetiology, the transmission mechanism and the causal food. The extent of the outbreak in and outside the nursing home was determined and the staff factors influencing propagation were studied by multivariate analysis. A turkey dinner on March 14 was associated with the outbreak (OR 4.22, 95% CI 1.11-16.01). Norovirus genogroups I and II were identified in stool samples. The attack rates in residents, staff and household contacts of staff were 23.49%, 46.22% and 22.87%, respectively. Care assistants and cleaning staff were the staff most frequently affected. Cohabitation with an affected care assistant was the most important factor in the occurrence of cases in the home (adjusted OR 6.37, 95% CI 1.13-36.02). Our results show that staff in close contact with residents and their household contacts had a higher risk of infection during the norovirus outbreak

A GIS-supported Multidisciplinary Database for the Management of UNESCO Global Geoparks: the Courel Mountains Geopark (Spain)

[Abstract] The management of a UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) requires a vast wealth of miscellaneous scientific knowledge that can be successfully organised using a Geographical Information System (GIS). This paper presents a pragmatic GIS database to assist in the suitable governance of the Courel Mountains UGGp (2017) in Northwest Spain. The database is structured in 66 coverages compiled from public sources and previous works or produced through traditional mapping (combining fieldwork and photointerpretation) and GIS tools. The acquired data was later homogenised and validated by a multidisciplinary team and archived in independent coverages. Forty thematic maps illustrate the broad range of cartographic information included in the GIS database. Among them, 25 basic maps provide an overview of the UGGp and 15 new maps focus on crosscutting and technical issues. All maps illustrate the huge potential of GIS to create new resources combining coverages and adapting the legend according to their purpose and audience. The database facilitates the suitable publishing of consistent outputs (e.g., brochures, books, panels, webpages, web serves), as well as the elaboration of technical data to assist the park management. The database furnishes information on the design of education actions, touristic routes, activities and Geopark facilities. The GIS database is also a supportive tool for scientific research and provides the necessary knowledge to conduct geoconservation actions based on land use, geological hazards and the occurrence of natural and cultural heritages. Altogether, the GIS database constitutes a powerful instrument for policy-making, facilitating the identification and evaluation of alternative strategy plans.This work was developed in the framework of the Scientific Program of the Courel Mountains UGGp with the cooperation of tourism agents (A.M. Arza and A. López), roofing slate quarries (Pizarras de Villarbacú, Pizarras de Quiroga) and local people (M. Reinosa, G. Díaz, O. Álvarez). We are deeply grateful to J.R. Martínez Catalán (Universidad de Salamanca), A. Pérez-Alberti and J. Guitián (both from Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), J.R. Gutiérrez-Marco (ICOG, Universidad Complutense de Madrid/CSIC), J. Vegas (IGME-CSIC), L. González-Menéndez (IGME-CSIC), J.M. García Queijeiro (Universidade de Vigo), L. Santos and A. Grandal-D’Anglade (both from Universidade da Coruña) for their assistance supplying information involved in the database. We thank also E. de Boer for proofreading the article. DB is grant holder of Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación 2021, funded by Junta de Andalucí