Legal Ontologies for the spanish e-Government

The Electronic Government is a new field of applications for the semantic web where ontologies are becoming an important research technology. The e-Government faces considerable challenges to achieve interoperability given the semantic differences of interpretation, complexity and width of scope. In this paper we present the results obtained in an ongoing project commissioned by the Spanish government that seeks strategies for the e-Government to reduce the problems encountered when delivering services to citizens. We also introduce an e-Government ontology model; within this model a set of legal ontologies are devoted to representing the Real-estate transaction domain used to illustrate this paper

Cuadriceplastia de Judet : una alternativa quirúrgica para las rigideces graves en extensión de la rodilla

Introducción. La contractura en extensión de la rodilla es una complicación de las fracturas femorales con importante afectación de partes blandas. La cuadriceplastia de Judet es una alternativa quirúrgica para aumentar la movilidad. Material y métodos. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con rigidez grave de rodilla en extensión tras una fractura abierta bifocal de fémur estabilizada mediante osteosíntesis que se complicó con una infección y retardo de consolidación que requirió varias cirugías para su estabilización. Se realizó una cuadriceplastia de Judet seguida de una rehabilitación intensiva para conseguir aumentar la flexión de la rodilla. Resultados. En el postoperatorio inmediato conseguía una flexoextensión de 0-100º que se redujo a 95º a los 3 meses y se mantuvo a los 6 meses postoperatorios, con una fuerza muscular de 4 sobre 5 en cuádriceps y psoas. Conclusion. La cuadriceplastia de Judet es una técnica efectiva que permite recuperar la movilidad en caso de rigideces graves en extensión.Introduction. Extension contracture of the knee is a complication of femoral fractures with significant soft tissue injury. The Judet quadricepsplasty is a surgical alternative to increase knee range of motion. Material and methods. We report the case of a patient with severe stiffness of knee following an open bifocal femoral fracture stabilized by osteosynthesis that was complicated by an infection and delayed healing that required several surgeries for stabilization. Judet quadricepsplasty was performed followed by intensive rehabilitation for increasing knee flexion. Results. In the postoperative care flexion and extension of 0-100º was achieved, and reduced to 95º after 3 months and remained the same at 6 months postoperatively, with a muscular strength of 4 out of 5 in quadriceps and psoas. Conclusion. The Judet quadricepsplasty is an effective technique to regain mobility in case of severe extension stiffnes

Chloroplasts modulate elongation responses to canopy shade by retrograde pathways involving HY5 and abscisic acid

Plants use light as energy for photosynthesis but also as a signal of competing vegetation. Using different concentrations of norflurazon and lincomycin, we found that the response to canopy shade in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) was repressed even when inhibitors only caused a modest reduction in the level of photosynthetic pigments. High inhibitor concentrations resulted in albino seedlings that were unable to elongate when exposed to shade, in part due to attenuated light perception and signaling via phytochrome B and phytochrome-interacting factors. The response to shade was further repressed by a retrograde network with two separate nodes represented by the transcription factor LONG HYPOCOTYL 5 and the carotenoid-derived hormone abscisic acid. The unveiled connection among chloroplast status, light (shade) signaling, and developmental responses should contribute to achieve optimal photosynthetic performance under light-changing conditions

Spatial characterization of glacial and periglacial landforms in the highlands of Sierra Nevada (Spain)

Sierra Nevada constitutes the southernmost and highest massif in the Iberian Peninsula, with elevations exceeding 3000m. Two large glacial advances were recorded during the Last Glaciation and several minor advances occurred until the Early Holocene. Since then, periglacial activity has prevailed above 2500m. Here, we present a new and more accurate geomorphological map of the highlands of Sierra Nevada, integrating in a GIS environment i) high resolution satellite imagery, ii) topographic data, and iii) field observations. This approach has allowed a better characterization of the spatial extent of cold-climate morphogenic processes and associated landforms formed during the Last Glaciation and subsequent deglaciation. Despite its extension and high altitude, the steep relief of Sierra Nevada and its southern location conditioned a significantly lower glaciated surface (104.6km2) with respect to other Iberian massifs. We have also inferred the paleoclimatic conditions of the study area through the calculation of Equilibrium Line Altitudes (ELAs). The distribution of the lowest moraines suggests an ELA for the maximum glacial extent at 2525m in the northern slope and 2650m in the southern side, increasing towards the east. Local ELA differences are related to: (i) the influence of the warmer Mediterranean Sea in contrast to the cooler Atlantic Ocean, (ii) the climate with more continental characteristics on the northern slope, and (iii) the microscale control of the local topography. Mean annual air temperatures in the ice-free summit plateaus were between -4/-6°C during the maximum local glacial extent, determining permafrost conditions with intense periglacial dynamics. Rock glaciers and protalus lobes developed until 2500m, the lowest boundary for permafrost regime. The distribution of other glacial and periglacial landforms within the limits of the maximum ice extent provides evidence to better understand the extent of subsequent glacial stages and post-glacial landscape evolution in Sierra Nevada.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The Disease Burden of Suicide in Ecuador, A 15 years' Geodemographic Cross-Sectional Study (2001-2015)

Objective: To describe the epidemiology, demographic characteristics, trends and burden of suicide in Ecuador from 2001 to 2015. Methods: A country-wide comparison was performed using the Ministry of Public Health's national databases of overall mortality, Hospital Discharges Database, and the Population Census of the National Institute of Census and Statistics (INEC). The study variables analyzed were age, geographical distribution to provincial level, sex, means of suicide, educational attainment, marital status and mortality. Linear Regression and relative Risk analysis were used to predict outcome and the likelihood that suicide occur among study variables Results: In the last 15 years, 13,024 suicides were officially reported. Men were 3 times more likely than women to die by suicide. The overall age-adjusted suicide ratio in Ecuador corresponds to 7.1 per 100,000 per year. The sex-specific rates were 5.3 in women and 13.2 in men. The primary mean of suicide was hanging X70 (51.1%), followed by self-poisoning X68-X69 (35.2%) and firearms X72-X74 (7.6%). Provinces located at higher altitude reported higher rates than those located at sea level (9 per 100,000 vs 4.5 per 100.000). The total economic loss due to suicide was estimated to be $852.6 million during the 15 years' analysis. Conclusions: This is the first geodemographic study exploring the complete burden of suicide in Ecuador and one of the very few in Latin-America. In the last 15 years of available data, Ecuador ranks above the regional average with an adjusted suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 inhabitants. An important finding is that Suicide affects rather younger populations, adding more than 10,000 years of premature years of life lost (YYL) between 2001 and 2015, becoming the first and fourth leading cause of death among adolescent women and men respectively. Suicide affects people from different backgrounds, socioeconomic status and educational attainment. The mean of suicide changed over time showing that gun and pesticides related deaths decreased significantly since 2001, while hanging and suffocation increased in more than 50%