La necesaria investigación de los sistemas de calefacción urbana en la docencia del Urbanismo

A pesar de que la influencia de las infraestructuras urbanas en la práctica profesional del urbanismo es evidente, los arquitectos urbanistas que se forman en las Escuelas de Arquitectura que existen en España, reciben escasa información sobre esta materia. De entre todos los tipos de infraestructuras urbanas, la falta de referencias construidas de las destinadas a calefacción urbana en España, propicia la escasez de asignaturas sobre esta materia. Como consecuencia, si no se enseña, tampoco se investiga, generandose un negativo círculo cerrado para esta disciplina. Es por ello que se reivindica la necesidad de crear una metodología de investigación sobre este tipo de infraestructuras, que influya en la docencia que los futuros arquitectos urbanistas reciben en las Escuelas de Arquitectura españolas

Antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae

American foulbrood is a serious bacterial disease that affects Apis mellifera colonies; the causative agent is Paenibacillus larvae [1 ]. The aim of the study was to evaluate in vitro the antimicrobial activity of 32 essential oils against P. larvae. Oils from 21 botanical species were analyzed by gas chromatography (CG and CG/EM). All essential oils were classified according to the composition of their main components in two groups: benzene ring compounds (BRC) and terpene compounds (TC). Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) in MYT broth [2] was assessed by the microdilution method. Final serial dilution concentrations of the essential oils ranged between 2,000-12.5 mgll. The bacterial isolates were collected from different Argentina's region. The chromatographic analysis showed that a 67% of the essential oils contained predominately terpene compounds. while the remaining 33% included mainly compounds with benzene rings. From the TC group, Cymbopogon citratus essential oil showed the better antimicrobial activity against P. larvae with MIC values between 150 and 250 mgl l. The essential oi ls from Aloysia polystachya and Mentha spp. had the lowest inhibitory activity. Among the oils from the BRC group, one of the lowest MIC values was found with cinnamon essential oil (Cinnamomun zeylanicum) being between 25 and 50 mg/L; Origanum vulgare showed the highest MIC values (350-400 mg/L). Essential oils, especially those with BRC in their composition, presented inhibitory capacity against P. larvae strains

Importación de tecnologías avanzadas a la arquitectura

This communication proposes a possible methodology for the efficient technology importation from other areas to architecture with the presentation of different research projects which are actually being developing at the Installations and Energy Section in the School of Architecture of the Universidad de Navarrra. These projects include energetic methane recovery, cell fuels in building and thermoelectric conditioning

Simulation and evaluation of Building Information Modeling in a real pilot site

The current methods of building energy simulation that designers and engineers (D&E) use in order to find the energy performance of a building do not take into account the real behavior of the people who will use the building. The main aim of this paper is to show how by merely including the real behav- ior of people in building simulations there may be differences of up to 30%, through the study of a real pilot site simulation with existing software. These data confirm the possibilities of energy and money saving that energy simulation programs bring about when they include schedules of true use of the build- ing (BIM)

Effects of Osteopathic Visceral Treatment in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Osteopathic manual treatment has been recommended as a non-pharmacological therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). However, to date, no study has supported the effectiveness of this intervention with respect to the symptoms of the disease. Our goal was to assess the effect of an osteopathic manual technique for the lower esophageal sphincter on GERD symptoms, cervical mobility and on the C4 spinous process pressure pain threshold (PPTs). Methods: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial was performed. Sixty subjects suffering from GERD participated in this study and were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG) (n = 29), who received the osteopathic technique for the lower esophageal sphincter, or to a control group (CG) (n = 31), who received a manual contact, which mimicked the osteopathic technique without exerting any therapeutic force. Randomization was computer-generated, with allocation concealed by sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes. The GerdQ questionnaire was used to assess symptom changes the week after intervention. Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) and algometer were used to evaluate cervical mobility and PPTs before and after both treatments. Before–after between groups comparison (t-test) was used for statistical analysis of the outcome, with two measurement points (GerdQ), while repeated-measures ANOVA was used for those outcomes with four measurement points (CROM and PPT). Results: The application of the osteopathic manual treatment in subjects with GERD produced a significant improvement in symptoms one week after the intervention (p = 0.005) with a between-groups difference of 1.49 points in GerdQ score (95% CI: 0.47–2.49). PPT C4 improved in the EG after the treatment (p = 0.034; η 2 = 0.048) (between-groups difference 8.78 Newton/cm2 ; 95% CI: 0.48–17.09). CROM also increased in the EG compared to the CG (p < 0.001; η 2 = 0.108) (between-groups difference 33.89 degrees; 95% CI: 15.17–52.61). Conclusions: The manual osteopathic technique produces an improvement in GERD symptoms one week after treatment, cervical mobility, and PPTs. This may mean that osteopathic treatment is useful for improving symptoms of GER

Sensor placement for BPM analysis of buildings in use to implement energy savings through building performance simulation

The article presents the process of placing sensors in a multi - sensorial network, dynamically incorporating a large number of heterogeneous input sources able to provide accurate monitoring data related with sp ace occupancy, energy consumption, comfort levels and environmental quality.To evaluate this multi – sensorial network on real life conditions and on the specific business domains addressed by the Project, this sensing network will be based on heterogeneous sensors (light, motion, CO2, CO, temperature, relative humidity, existing infrastructure on video - surveillance, depth/range image generators, energy consumption, etc.) in order to provide an all - inclusive perspective of covered spaces. The article is part of a global Project to develop privacy - preserving human detection and tracking toolkit , whith the implementation of algorithms for calibration of multiple - depth sensors in the architectural sketch up of a building (BIM), and the development of techniques for extraction of occupancy - related statistics in the spatio - temporal domain of a building. It is an architectural prototype agile and scalable, integrated with the extended LS middleware, que permite the training and calibration as decision making toolkit for Facility Managers

Energy Performance Using Open Studio and Business Process Data

The mission: – Adapt4EE aims at augmenting the contemporary architectural envelope by incorporating business and occupancy related information to the early construction products. – Provides a holistic approach to the design and evaluation of the energy performance of construction products at an early stage and prior to their realization

Suplemento alimenticio en colonias de abejas para la mejora del servicio de polinización de kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa Liang & Ferguson) (Actinidiaceae: Theales)

El modelo actual de agricultura determina una disminución en los hábitats seminaturales lo que conduce a una mala nutrición de las colonias de abejas, las cuales generalmente necesitan ser suplementadas con alimentos. Las abejas se utilizan para transferir polen entre plantas de kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa Liang & Ferguson masculina y femenina, aumentando así la calidad de la fruta y el rendimiento de los cultivos. El objetivo principal fue determinar el efecto de la estimulación de las colonias de Apis mellifera L. con suministros alimentarios estándar sobre la recolección de polen de kiwi. Los tratamientos (n= 5 colmenas cada uno) se realizaron en un huerto de kiwis en Mar del Plata, Argentina: Grupo J/A: suministrado con jarabe de azúcar (2:1) + suplemento proteico líquido (“Apipromotor®”); Grupo J/P: suministrado con jarabe de azúcar (2:1) + suplemento de proteínas sólidas ("patty"); Grupo J: suministrado con jarabe de azúcar (2:1); Grupo C: control, no suministrado. Las colonias abastecidas con J, J/P y J/A recolectaron más polen de kiwifruit que el tratamiento control, incluso bajo la presencia de otras especies florales en áreas cercanas. Aunque las abejas recolectaron la mayor parte del polen de otras especies de plantas de hábitats seminaturales, los tratamientos bajo estimulación artificial (J/P, J/A y J) pueden mejorar significativamente el servicio de polinización de kiwis que realizan las abejas.The current agriculture model determines a decrease in semi-natural habitats leading to poor nutrition for honeybee colonies, which usually need to be food supplemented. Honeybees are used to transfer pollen between male and female kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosaLiang & Ferguson) plants, increasing fruit quality and crop yield. Our main goal was to determine the effect of stimulating Apis mellifera L. colonies with standard food supplies on the collection of kiwifruit pollen. However, honey bees can also forage other flowering species in the crop site´s surrounding areas. We selected kiwifruit as a model to analyze the effects of food supply on pollen collection of the target crop. The following experimental treatments (n = 5 hives each were conducted in a kiwifruit orchard in Mar del Plata, Argentina: Group J/A: supplied with sugar syrup (2:1 + liquid protein supplements ("Apipromotor ®"; Group J/P: supplied with sugar syrup (2:1 + solid protein supplements ("patty";Group J: supplied with sugar syrup (2:1; Group C: control, not supplied. Colonies supplied with J, J/P and J/A collected more kiwifruit pollen than the other two treatments, even under other flowering species in areas nearby. Although honeybees collected most pollen from other plant species of semi-natural habitats, J/P, J, and J/A treatments can significantly improve the honeybees´ kiwifruit pollination service.Fil: de Piano, Fiorella Giselle. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Meroi Arcerito, Facundo René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente.; Argentina. Ministerio de Ciencia. Tecnología e Innovación Productiva. Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica; ArgentinaFil: De Feudis, Leonardo. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Basilio, Alicia M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; ArgentinaFil: Galetto, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Eguaras, Martin Javier. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Maggi, Matías Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones En Produccion, Sanidad y Ambiente.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentin