Contrastive analysis in note taking for interpreting studies

En aquest treball s'analitzarà la presa de notes basant-se en alumnes de quart de carrera del grau de Traducció i Interpretació de la UAB. S'estudiarà la seva eficàcia relacionada amb la teoría per a aprendre aquest mecanisme i amb el desenvolupament personal de cada individu.En este trabajo se analizará la toma de notas basándose en alumnos de cuarto de carrera del grado de Traducción e Interpretación de la UAB. Se estudiará su eficacia relacionada con la teoría para aprender este mecanismo y con el desarrollo personal de cada individuo.The aim of this thesis is to analyze note taking based on senior year students from the Translation and Interpretation degree at UAB. I will study its efficacy related to the theory to learn this procedure and the personal development of each individual

Determination of pulsation periods and other parameters of 2875 stars classified as MIRA in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS)

We have developed an interactive PYTHON code and derived crucial ephemeris data of 99.4% of all stars classified as 'Mira' in the ASAS data base, referring to pulsation periods, mean maximum magnitudes and, whenever possible, the amplitudes among others. We present a statistical comparison between our results and those given by the AAVSO International Variable Star Index (VSX), as well as those determined with the machine learning automatic procedure of Richards et al. 2012. Our periods are in good agreement with those of the VSX in more than 95% of the stars. However, when comparing our periods with those of Richards et al, the coincidence rate is only 76% and most of the remaining cases refer to aliases. We conclude that automatic codes require still more refinements in order to provide reliable period values. Period distributions of the target stars show three local maxima around 215, 275 and 330 d, apparently of universal validity, their relative strength seems to depend on galactic longitude. Our visual amplitude distribution turns out to be bimodal, however 1/3 of the targets have rather small amplitudes (A $<$ 2.5$^{m}$) and could refer to semi-regular variables (SR). We estimate that about 20% of our targets belong to the SR class. We also provide a list of 63 candidates for period variations and a sample of 35 multiperiodic stars which seem to confirm the universal validity of typical sequences in the double period and in the Petersen diagramsComment: 14 pages, 14 figures, and 8 tables. Accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, September 201

NOTICIAS SANITARIAS EN LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA. UN ANÁLISIS BIBLIOMÉTRICO.

Objective: to know how much relative information to infirmary, public health, medicine and/or education is published in the daily press. Material and Method: It is a descriptive study the retrospective character all the news published in the regional newspapers "La Verdad" of Murcia and "La Opinion" of Murcia. The population gives study they are the news published in the regional newspapers "La Verdad" of Murcia and "La Opinion" of Murcia. The sample is 1.518 news picked up from the 1 January at the 31 December of 2004. Results: The thematic distribution the news along the year 2004 in the newspapers it was 3% infirmary, 9% Education, 44% medicine and public health. In the newspaper "La Opinion" the distribution for topics is 4.1% infirmary, 43.38% public health, 11.93% medicine and 40.56% of education. In the newspaper "La Verdad" the distribution for topic is 2% infirmary, 43.5% public health, 7.1% medicine and 47.3% education. Conclusions: The newspaper "La Verdad" of Murcia it publishes, in general, a bigger number gives news the areas analyzed interest (infirmary, medicine, health public and / or education) that the newspaper "La Opinion" of Murcia. A low incidence exists news of Infirmary regarding news of public health, Medicine in comparison to the news of Education. The news give Sanity they increase in the Sunday publications, while them Education they group in the central days of the week.Objetivo: conocer cuánta información relativa a enfermería, salud pública, medicina y/o educación se publica en la prensa diaria. Material y Método: Es un estudio descriptivo de carácter retrospectivo de todas las noticias publicadas en los periódicos regionales La Verdad de Murcia y La Opinión de Murcia. La población de estudio son las noticias publicadas en los periódicos regionales La Verdad de Murcia y La Opinión de Murcia. La muestra son 1.518 noticias recogidas desde el 1 de Enero al 31 de Diciembre de 2004. Resultados: La distribución temática de las noticias a lo largo del año 2004 en los periódicos fue del 3% enfermería, 9% Educación, 44% medicina y salud pública. En el diario La Opinión la distribución por temas es de un 4.1% enfermería, 43.38% salud pública, 11.93 % medicina y un 40.56% de educación. En el diario la Verdad la distribución por tema es de un 2 % enfermería, 43.5 % salud pública, 7.1 % medicina y un 47.3 % educación. Conclusiones: El diario La Verdad de Murcia publica, en general, un mayor número de noticias de las áreas de interés analizadas (enfermería, medicina, salud pública y/o educación) que el diario La Opinión de Murcia. Existe una baja incidencia de noticias de Enfermería respecto a noticias de salud pública, Medicina en comparación a las noticias de Educación. Las noticias de Sanidad aumentan en las publicaciones dominicales, mientras que las de Educación se agrupan en los días centrales de la semana

The technique of underpinning with micropiles in conserving a compacted earth wall using "tapial-technic"

Durante el proceso de ejecución de un aparcamiento público subterráneo en la ciudad de Granada (España) se descubrió una obra de ingeniería hidráulica periurbana de 55 m de longitud con tres tajamares (declarado BIC en el 2007) ligado a la margen izquierda del río Genil. Se detectaron tres fases constructivas, muro monolítico (s. XI), tapia real (s. XII-XIII) y una reparación posterior (s. XIX) a base de cajones de mampostería con machones e hiladas de ladrillo. Para la conservación de este elemento en su posición original se ejecutaron: micropilotes verticales en su perímetro; otros horizontales en su base; viga riostra de encepado y bulones con barra Gewi pasantes a la viga de arriostramiento. Durante la excavación, se ejecutó un entramado de perfiles metálicos laminados «L» soldados entre sí y a los micropilotes. El elemento está totalmente integrado en la obra subterránea y en el entorno del Paseo del Violón.In this paper, the discovery of a peri-urban work of hydraulic engineering is presented. A wall-dike was found during the excavation for an underground public parking on the left bank of the Genil River in Granada city (Spain). Those consist in a compacted earth wall (using “Tapial-technic”) of 55 m length with three cutwaters. Three different construction methodologies were detected in the wall-dike: monolithic-wall (s. XI), royal wall (s. XII-XIII) and contemporary reparation (s. XIX). These elements were conserved in the original position with the help of the micropiles technique. The consolidation stages were as follows: vertical micropiles in its perimeter; horizontals micropiles in the base of the wall; brace beam and thought bolts with Gewi rod. After the digging, also, laminated metal sections with an “L” were welded together and to vertical micropiles. That element is fully integrated with both underground construction and its environment, “Paseo del Violón”.Queremos agradecer la colaboración de las empresas Ges-pad-Al-Andalus.S.L. y SITE S.A

Medios de comunicación y derecho a la información en Jalisco, 2015

El octavo informe Q ITESO: Análisis Crítico de Medios revisa el funcionamiento del sistema de comunicación política durante el proceso electoral de 2015, así como diversos aspectos relevantes de unas elecciones que culminaron con un cambio radical en el panorama político en Jalisco. En el universo de los medios de comunicación, se analizan los cambios experimentados por estos en el marco de la coyuntura electoral local, la equidad y profundidad en la cobertura por parte de los periódicos y la difusión que hicieron de las encuestas, así como el discurso e impacto de la propaganda difundida a través de la televisión y la Internet, a lo que se suma los debates registrados en redes sociales como Twitter, y la percepción sobre las campañas por parte de la audiencia tapatía. El examen político se enfoca en la campaña realizada por los candidatos independientes, el planteamiento socioeconómico de los contendientes por la capital del estado y el impacto electoral de un personaje incómodo como el papá del gobernador, para culminar este informe con una reflexión general y un balance de quiénes perdieron y quiénes ganaron al término de las elecciones de 2015.ITESO, A.C

The effect of an autologous cellular gel-matrix integrated implant system on wound healing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This manuscript reports the production and preclinical studies to examine the tolerance and efficacy of an autologous cellular gel-matrix integrated implant system (IIS) aimed to treat full-thickness skin lesions.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The best concentration of fibrinogen and thrombin was experimentally determined by employing 28 formula ratios of thrombin and fibrinogen and checking clot formation and apparent stability. IIS was formed by integrating skin cells by means of the <it>in situ </it>gelification of fibrin into a porous crosslinked scaffold composed of chitosan, gelatin and hyaluronic acid. The <it>in vitro </it>cell proliferation within the IIS was examined by the MTT assay and PCNA expression. An experimental rabbit model consisting of six circular lesions was utilized to test each of the components of the IIS. Then, the IIS was utilized in an animal model to cover a 35% body surface full thickness lesion.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The preclinical assays in rabbits demonstrated that the IIS was well tolerated and also that IIS-treated rabbit with lesions of 35% of their body surface, exhibited a better survival rate (p = 0,06).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>IIS should be further studied as a new wound dressing which shows promising properties, being the most remarkable its good biological tolerance and cell growth promotion properties.</p

Mendelian Randomization Analysis of the Relationship Between Native American Ancestry and Gallbladder Cancer Risk

Background A strong association between the proportion of Native American ancestry and the risk of gallbladder cancer (GBC) has been reported in observational studies. Chileans show the highest incidence of GBC worldwide, and the Mapuche are the largest Native American people in Chile. We set out to investigate the causal association between Native American Mapuche ancestry and GBC risk, and the possible mediating effects of gallstone disease and body mass index (BMI) on this association. Methods Markers of Mapuche ancestry were selected based on the informativeness for assignment measure and then used as instrumental variables in two-sample mendelian randomization (MR) analyses and complementary sensitivity analyses. Result We found evidence of a causal effect of Mapuche ancestry on GBC risk (inverse variance-weighted (IVW) risk increase of 0.8% for every 1% increase in Mapuche ancestry proportion, 95% CI 0.4% to 1.2%, p = 6.6×10-5). Mapuche ancestry was also causally linked to gallstone disease (IVW risk increase of 3.6% per 1% increase in Mapuche proportion, 95% CI 3.1% to 4.0%, p = 1.0×10-59), suggesting a mediating effect of gallstones in the relationship between Mapuche ancestry and GBC. In contrast, the proportion of Mapuche ancestry showed a negative causal effect on BMI (IVW estimate -0.006 kg/m2 per 1% increase in Mapuche proportion, 95% CI -0.009 to -0.003, p = 4.4×10-5). Conclusions The results presented here may have significant implications for GBC prevention and are important for future admixture mapping studies. Given that the association between Mapuche ancestry and GBC risk previously noted in observational studies appears to be causal, primary and secondary prevention strategies that take into account the individual proportion of Mapuche ancestry could be particularly efficient