82 research outputs found

    Estado de la jurisprudencia de la corte suprema de justicia respecto a las clausulas abusivas en los contratos de seguro

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    Medical Image Content-Based Queries using the Grid

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    International audienceComputation and data grids have encountered a large success among the scientific computing community in the past few years. The medical imaging community is increasingly aware of the potential benefit of these technologies in facing today medical image analysis challenges. In this paper, we report on a first experiment in deploying a medical application on a large scale grid testbed. Our pilot application is a hybrid metadata and image content-based query system that manipulates a large data set and for which image analysis computation can be easily parallelized on several grid nodes. We analyze the performances of this algorithm and the benefit brought by the grid. We further discuss possible improvements and future trends in porting medical applications to grid infrastructures

    Diseño de un prototipo de holter digital

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    En este artículo se presenta el diseño y la implementación de un prototipo de Holter que permite almacenar señales electrocardiográficas de larga duración utilizando dispositivos de almacenamiento digital de última generación como es el caso de las memorias de tipo FLASH MultimediaCard

    Conflictos y paradojas de la trova antioqueña. Trasegares rurales-urbanos en el siglo XX

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    This article focuses its attention on the historical development of the Antioquenean trova, an improvised poetic musical expression of the tradition of the Northwestern Andean region of Colombia. The trova delves into the twentieth century rural and urban contexts in which, by communicating a regional and national reality, which is marked by the relationship between the armed conflict, violence, displacement, drug trafficking and information media explosion, the trova transits as one of the social mechanisms with which society seeks to communicate and to be communicated.Este artículo centra su atención en el devenir histórico de la trova antioqueña, expresión poético musical improvisada de la tradición del noroccidente andino colombiano, la trova ahonda en los contextos rurales y urbanos del siglo XX en los que, comunicando una realidad regional y nacional, marcada por la relación entre conflicto armado, violencia, desplazamiento, narcotráfico y explosión mediática. La trova transita como uno de los mecanismos sociales con los que la sociedad busca comunicar y comunicarse

    Diseño y construcción de una trampa para el monitoreo de Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

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    Introduction: Understanding  Aedes  (Stegomyia)  aegypti  (L)  behavior will provide insight into the design of entomological surveillance devices. Objective: Design and build a trap for surveillance Aedes aegypti. Methodology: We examined egg-laying preference and the ability to capture adult Ae. aegypti using containers that differed in shape, color and internal retention systems. The characteristics most effective in capturing adult mosquitoes were used to develop a prototype efficient in trapping mosquitoes. The shape of the prototype was determined by examining oviposition preference of containers having circular, square and triangular bases. Color discrimination was assessed by covering the bodies of the containers in green (523 nm), red (621 nm), white and gray (the chromatic scale from black to white). The propensity of Ae. aegypti to enter the containers was assessed by incorporating an entrance to the container in the shape of an inverted truncated oblique pyramid with base, middle and apex dimensions of 6.5-4 cm, 5-2.5 cm and 4.5-1.5 cm, respectively. All variables as the number of egg and adults captured in treatments were subjected to variance analysis; only data with P < 0.05 were considered significant. Results: Our results indicate that neither shape nor entrance dimension attract ovipositing  Ae. aegypti females [K-W: H (3, N = 64) = 0.3222769 p = 0.9558 and K-W: H (3, N= 16) = 4.284865 p = 0.2323, respectively]. However, we found that the color red had a high positive response [K-W: H (4, N = 80) = 20.81260 p= 0.0003]. Conclusions: The final design of the trap resembled a truncated pyramid with a red square base, a black oblique entrance of 5 x 2.5 cm and an internal retention system. The final prototype had a capture rate of 90.5 ± 5% under laboratory conditions.Introducción: Aspectos etológicos de Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L) proporcionan el conocimiento para diseñar dispositivos para la vigilancia entomológica. Objetivo: Diseñar y construir una trampa para el monitoreo de Aedes aegypti. Metodología: Experimentos de ovipostura y captura de alados de Ae. aegypti fueron realizados con contenedores diseñados de acuerdo a forma, color y sistemas internos de retención. Las contenedores con mayor eficiencia de ovipostura y captura de adultos fueron usados para diseñar el prototipo de la trampa. La forma del dispositivo se determinó por medio de la preferencia de ovoposición con prototipos de base circular, cuadrada y triangular. La discriminación por el color, se evaluó cubriendo los contenedores de color verde (523 nm), rojo (621 nm), blanco y gris (que pertenecen a la escala cromática que va del negro al blanco), todos con una abertura de entrada de color negro. La capacidad de ingreso de Ae. aegypti a los contenedores fue evaluada incorporando una entrada al contenedor en forma de pirámide oblicua truncada invertida con dimensiones en la base, área media y ápice de 6,5-4 cm, 5-2,5 cm y 4,5-1,5 cm respectivamente. Todos los experimentos fueron sometidos a análisis de variancia con el programa “Statistica v11”, únicamente datos con p < 0.05 se consideraron significativos. Resultados: Los resultados indicaron que la forma no influencia la atracción de ovoposición de las hembras de Ae. aegypti [K-W: H (3, N = 64) = 0.3222769 p = 0.9558] y el color rojo presenta alta selección (K-W: H (4, N = 80) = 20.81260 p = 0.0003). Las dimensiones de la entrada no tienen significancia en la captura de los mosquitos[K-W: H (3, N= 16) = 4.284865 p = 0.2323]. Conclusión: El diseño final de la trampa tuvo forma de pirámide truncada de base cuadrada de color rojo, con entrada oblicua negra de dimensiones de entrada 5 x 2,5 cm más un sistema interno de retención. El prototipo final presentó 90.5 ± 5 % de captura en los experimentos de laboratorio&nbsp

    Diseño y construcción de una trampa para el monitoreo de Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

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    Introduction: Understanding  Aedes  (Stegomyia)  aegypti  (L)  behavior will provide insight into the design of entomological surveillance devices. Objective: Design and build a trap for surveillance Aedes aegypti. Methodology: We examined egg-laying preference and the ability to capture adult Ae. aegypti using containers that differed in shape, color and internal retention systems. The characteristics most effective in capturing adult mosquitoes were used to develop a prototype efficient in trapping mosquitoes. The shape of the prototype was determined by examining oviposition preference of containers having circular, square and triangular bases. Color discrimination was assessed by covering the bodies of the containers in green (523 nm), red (621 nm), white and gray (the chromatic scale from black to white). The propensity of Ae. aegypti to enter the containers was assessed by incorporating an entrance to the container in the shape of an inverted truncated oblique pyramid with base, middle and apex dimensions of 6.5-4 cm, 5-2.5 cm and 4.5-1.5 cm, respectively. All variables as the number of egg and adults captured in treatments were subjected to variance analysis; only data with P < 0.05 were considered significant. Results: Our results indicate that neither shape nor entrance dimension attract ovipositing  Ae. aegypti females [K-W: H (3, N = 64) = 0.3222769 p = 0.9558 and K-W: H (3, N= 16) = 4.284865 p = 0.2323, respectively]. However, we found that the color red had a high positive response [K-W: H (4, N = 80) = 20.81260 p= 0.0003]. Conclusions: The final design of the trap resembled a truncated pyramid with a red square base, a black oblique entrance of 5 x 2.5 cm and an internal retention system. The final prototype had a capture rate of 90.5 ± 5% under laboratory conditions.Introducción: Aspectos etológicos de Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L) proporcionan el conocimiento para diseñar dispositivos para la vigilancia entomológica. Objetivo: Diseñar y construir una trampa para el monitoreo de Aedes aegypti. Metodología: Experimentos de ovipostura y captura de alados de Ae. aegypti fueron realizados con contenedores diseñados de acuerdo a forma, color y sistemas internos de retención. Las contenedores con mayor eficiencia de ovipostura y captura de adultos fueron usados para diseñar el prototipo de la trampa. La forma del dispositivo se determinó por medio de la preferencia de ovoposición con prototipos de base circular, cuadrada y triangular. La discriminación por el color, se evaluó cubriendo los contenedores de color verde (523 nm), rojo (621 nm), blanco y gris (que pertenecen a la escala cromática que va del negro al blanco), todos con una abertura de entrada de color negro. La capacidad de ingreso de Ae. aegypti a los contenedores fue evaluada incorporando una entrada al contenedor en forma de pirámide oblicua truncada invertida con dimensiones en la base, área media y ápice de 6,5-4 cm, 5-2,5 cm y 4,5-1,5 cm respectivamente. Todos los experimentos fueron sometidos a análisis de variancia con el programa “Statistica v11”, únicamente datos con p < 0.05 se consideraron significativos. Resultados: Los resultados indicaron que la forma no influencia la atracción de ovoposición de las hembras de Ae. aegypti [K-W: H (3, N = 64) = 0.3222769 p = 0.9558] y el color rojo presenta alta selección (K-W: H (4, N = 80) = 20.81260 p = 0.0003). Las dimensiones de la entrada no tienen significancia en la captura de los mosquitos[K-W: H (3, N= 16) = 4.284865 p = 0.2323]. Conclusión: El diseño final de la trampa tuvo forma de pirámide truncada de base cuadrada de color rojo, con entrada oblicua negra de dimensiones de entrada 5 x 2,5 cm más un sistema interno de retención. El prototipo final presentó 90.5 ± 5 % de captura en los experimentos de laboratorio&nbsp

    Building Babies - Chapter 16

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    In contrast to birds, male mammals rarely help to raise the offspring. Of all mammals, only among rodents, carnivores, and primates, males are sometimes intensively engaged in providing infant care (Kleiman and Malcolm 1981). Male caretaking of infants has long been recognized in nonhuman primates (Itani 1959). Given that infant care behavior can have a positive effect on the infant’s development, growth, well-being, or survival, why are male mammals not more frequently involved in “building babies”? We begin the chapter defining a few relevant terms and introducing the theory and hypotheses that have historically addressed the evolution of paternal care. We then review empirical findings on male care among primate taxa, before focusing, in the final section, on our own work on paternal care in South American owl monkeys (Aotus spp.). We conclude the chapter with some suggestions for future studies.Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (HU 1746/2-1) Wenner-Gren Foundation, the L.S.B. Leakey Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the National Science Foundation (BCS-0621020), the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation, the Zoological Society of San Dieg

    El masaje terapéutico en lesiones musculares producidas por traumas de tejidos blandos

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    El masaje es parte del tratamiento integral de las lesionesfísicas, en los procesos de rehabilitación y recuperaciónde los individuo. La presente revisión temática planteala aplicación del masaje terapéutico basado en susmétodos y técnicas, reconociendo la influencia y beneficioque tiene en lesiones de tejidos blandos provocadas portraumas como son las contusiones, hematomas, miositis,desgarros, esguinces y espasmos musculare

    An integrated hypothesis on the domestication of Bactris gasipaes

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    Data Availability Statement: All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) has had a central place in the livelihoods of people in the Americas since pre-Columbian times, notably for its edible fruits and multi-purpose wood. The botanical taxon includes both domesticated and wild varieties. Domesticated var gasipaes is believed to derive from one or more of the three wild types of var. chichagui identified today, although the exact dynamics and location of the domestication are still uncertain. Drawing on a combination of molecular and phenotypic diversity data, modeling of past climate suitability and existing literature, we present an integrated hypothesis about peach palm’s domestication. We support a single initial domestication event in south western Amazonia, giving rise to var. chichagui type 3, the putative incipient domesticate. We argue that subsequent dispersal by humans across western Amazonia, and possibly into Central America allowed for secondary domestication events through hybridization with resident wild populations, and differential human selection pressures, resulting in the diversity of present-day landraces. The high phenotypic diversity in the Ecuadorian and northern Peruvian Amazon suggest that human selection of different traits was particularly intense there. While acknowledging the need for further data collection, we believe that our results contribute new insights and tools to understand domestication and dispersal patterns of this important native staple, as well as to plan for its conservatio
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