A Neurospora crassa mutant which overaccumulates carotenoid pigments

A Neurospora crassa mutant which overaccumulates carotenoid pigment

Diseño de protocolos de comunicación en un sistema de información multiagente para el soporte a la toma de decisiones médicas

Una de las características fundamentales que presentan los sistemas multiagentes es la capacidad de comunicación e interacción entre cada uno de sus componentes. Tal proceso de comunicación se lleva a cabo mediante el intercambio de mensajes y, para la comprensión mutua, es vital que los agentes acuerden respecto al formato y la semántica de sus mensajes. En este trabajo se presenta el diseño de interacciones que tienen lugar en un Sistema de Información Multiagente, cuyo objetivo es brindar soporte a la toma de decisiones en el diagnóstico temprano en procesos médicos complejos. Se propone la integración del estándar DICOM con el lenguaje de comunicación FIPA, con el fin de permitir la introducción de imágenes y señales fisiológicas en el contenido de mensajes, y al mismo tiempo facilitar la interconectividad entre diversos equipos de diagnóstico y monitoreo. Se muestran algunos avances en la implementación de esta propuesta en el marco de la herramienta de desarrollo de sistemas multiagentes JADE.Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativ

Implementation and application of Retinex algorithms to the preprocessing of retinography color images

La retinopatía diabética es una enfermedad causada por complicaciones de la retina, con evolución progresiva. Esta patología se detecta en las imágenes de fondo de ojo que, en la mayoría de los casos, presentan iluminación no uniforme. En este trabajo se implementaron y aplicaron cuatro algoritmos de la teoría Retinex a imágenes de fondo de ojo, con el fin de proporcionar una mejor iluminación, para una posterior visualización o procesamiento, buscando detectar con mayor exactitud la presencia o no de la enfermedad y poder hacer un seguimiento más acertado.Diabetic retinopathy is a disease caused by complications of the retina, with progressive evolution. This pathology is detected on the fundus eye images, which in most cases have non-uniform illumination. In this paper four type of algorithms, based on the Retinex theory, were implemented and applied to fundus images in order to provide better illumination for later visualization or processing. The purpose was to find more accuracy to detect the presence or not of the disease and thus to get a more accurate approach of diagnosis

The Complete Genome Sequence of Thermoproteus tenax: A Physiologically Versatile Member of the Crenarchaeota

Here, we report on the complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeum Thermoproteus tenax (strain Kra 1, DSM 2078(T)) a type strain of the crenarchaeotal order Thermoproteales. Its circular 1.84-megabase genome harbors no extrachromosomal elements and 2,051 open reading frames are identified, covering 90.6% of the complete sequence, which represents a high coding density. Derived from the gene content, T. tenax is a representative member of the Crenarchaeota. The organism is strictly anaerobic and sulfur-dependent with optimal growth at 86 degrees C and pH 5.6. One particular feature is the great metabolic versatility, which is not accompanied by a distinct increase of genome size or information density as compared to other Crenarchaeota. T. tenax is able to grow chemolithoautotrophically (CO2/H-2) as well as chemoorganoheterotrophically in presence of various organic substrates. All pathways for synthesizing the 20 proteinogenic amino acids are present. In addition, two presumably complete gene sets for NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (complex I) were identified in the genome and there is evidence that either NADH or reduced ferredoxin might serve as electron donor. Beside the typical archaeal A(0)A(1)-ATP synthase, a membrane-bound pyrophosphatase is found, which might contribute to energy conservation. Surprisingly, all genes required for dissimilatory sulfate reduction are present, which is confirmed by growth experiments. Mentionable is furthermore, the presence of two proteins (ParA family ATPase, actin-like protein) that might be involved in cell division in Thermoproteales, where the ESCRT system is absent, and of genes involved in genetic competence (DprA, ComF) that is so far unique within Archaea

On the mechanisms governing gas penetration into a tokamak plasma during a massive gas injection

A new 1D radial fluid code, IMAGINE, is used to simulate the penetration of gas into a tokamak plasma during a massive gas injection (MGI). The main result is that the gas is in general strongly braked as it reaches the plasma, due to mechanisms related to charge exchange and (to a smaller extent) recombination. As a result, only a fraction of the gas penetrates into the plasma. Also, a shock wave is created in the gas which propagates away from the plasma, braking and compressing the incoming gas. Simulation results are quantitatively consistent, at least in terms of orders of magnitude, with experimental data for a D 2 MGI into a JET Ohmic plasma. Simulations of MGI into the background plasma surrounding a runaway electron beam show that if the background electron density is too high, the gas may not penetrate, suggesting a possible explanation for the recent results of Reux et al in JET (2015 Nucl. Fusion 55 093013)