Propuesta, desarrollo y evaluación de un mecanismo estáticamente autobalanceado para el brazo

The problem to be solved throughout the development of this study has as a target Spastic Cerebral Paralysis patients affecting one body limb. This disability causes a lack of independence in the performance of Activities of Daily Living such as eating. One approach in solving the problem is to develop a statically balanced mechanism for assisting the weak limb so, the purpose of design is a four-link parallelogram mechanism to assist an arm movement in two degrees of freedom controlled by two angles, and . The mechanism is anchored to a pivot on a chair and connected to a weak human forearm, supported by two springs which are the actuator components that generate tensions responsible of the equilibrium.Ingeniero (a) IndustrialPregrad

Las series televisivas como herramienta para analizar la desigualdad de género en la asignatura de Sociología

Este proyecto propone analizar desde una perspectiva sociológica varias series de televisión contemporáneas como herramientas para comprender los conceptos y variables asociadas a la desigualdad de género en la asignatura de Sociología

Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis

[Purpose]: The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of patients with IE in three groups of age and to assess the ability of age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to predict mortality. [Methods]: Prospective cohort study of all patients with IE included in the GAMES Spanish database between 2008 and 2015.Patients were stratified into three age groups:<65 years,65 to 80 years,and ≥ 80 years.The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (AUROC) curve was calculated to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of the CCI to predict mortality risk. [Results]: A total of 3120 patients with IE (1327 < 65 years;1291 65-80 years;502 ≥ 80 years) were enrolled.Fever and heart failure were the most common presentations of IE, with no differences among age groups.Patients ≥80 years who underwent surgery were significantly lower compared with other age groups (14.3%,65 years; 20.5%,65-79 years; 31.3%,≥80 years). In-hospital mortality was lower in the <65-year group (20.3%,<65 years;30.1%,65-79 years;34.7%,≥80 years;p < 0.001) as well as 1-year mortality (3.2%, <65 years; 5.5%, 65-80 years;7.6%,≥80 years; p = 0.003).Independent predictors of mortality were age ≥ 80 years (hazard ratio [HR]:2.78;95% confidence interval [CI]:2.32–3.34), CCI ≥ 3 (HR:1.62; 95% CI:1.39–1.88),and non-performed surgery (HR:1.64;95% CI:11.16–1.58).When the three age groups were compared,the AUROC curve for CCI was significantly larger for patients aged <65 years(p < 0.001) for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality. [Conclusion]: There were no differences in the clinical presentation of IE between the groups. Age ≥ 80 years, high comorbidity (measured by CCI),and non-performance of surgery were independent predictors of mortality in patients with IE.CCI could help to identify those patients with IE and surgical indication who present a lower risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality after surgery, especially in the <65-year group

Pasados y presente. Estudios para el profesor Ricardo García Cárcel

Ricardo García Cárcel (Requena, 1948) estudió Historia en Valencia bajo el magisterio de Joan Reglà, con quien formó parte del primer profesorado de historia moderna en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. En esta universidad, desde hace prácticamente cincuenta años, ha desarrollado una extraordinaria labor docente y de investigación marcada por un sagaz instinto histórico, que le ha convertido en pionero de casi todo lo que ha estudiado: las Germanías, la historia de la Cataluña moderna, la Inquisición, las culturas del Siglo de Oro, la Leyenda Negra, Felipe II, Felipe V, Austrias y Borbones, la guerra de la Independencia, la historia cultural, los mitos de la historia de España... Muy pocos tienen su capacidad para reflexionar, ordenar, analizar, conceptualizar y proponer una visión amplia y llena de matices sobre el pasado y las interpretaciones historiográficas. A su laboriosidad inimitable se añade una dedicación sin límites en el asesoramiento de alumnos e investigadores e impulsando revistas, dosieres, seminarios o publicaciones colectivas. Una mínima correspondencia a su generosidad lo constituye este volumen a manera de ineludible agradecimiento

Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Largest HIV-1 CRF02_AG Outbreak in Spain: Evidence for Onward Transmissions

Background and Aim: The circulating recombinant form 02_AG (CRF02_AG) is the predominant clade among the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) non-Bs with a prevalence of 5.97% (95% Confidence Interval-CI: 5.41–6.57%) across Spain. Our aim was to estimate the levels of regional clustering for CRF02_AG and the spatiotemporal characteristics of the largest CRF02_AG subepidemic in Spain.Methods: We studied 396 CRF02_AG sequences obtained from HIV-1 diagnosed patients during 2000–2014 from 10 autonomous communities of Spain. Phylogenetic analysis was performed on the 391 CRF02_AG sequences along with all globally sampled CRF02_AG sequences (N = 3,302) as references. Phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis was performed to the largest CRF02_AG monophyletic cluster by a Bayesian method in BEAST v1.8.0 and by reconstructing ancestral states using the criterion of parsimony in Mesquite v3.4, respectively.Results: The HIV-1 CRF02_AG prevalence differed across Spanish autonomous communities we sampled from (p &lt; 0.001). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 52.7% of the CRF02_AG sequences formed 56 monophyletic clusters, with a range of 2–79 sequences. The CRF02_AG regional dispersal differed across Spain (p = 0.003), as suggested by monophyletic clustering. For the largest monophyletic cluster (subepidemic) (N = 79), 49.4% of the clustered sequences originated from Madrid, while most sequences (51.9%) had been obtained from men having sex with men (MSM). Molecular clock analysis suggested that the origin (tMRCA) of the CRF02_AG subepidemic was in 2002 (median estimate; 95% Highest Posterior Density-HPD interval: 1999–2004). Additionally, we found significant clustering within the CRF02_AG subepidemic according to the ethnic origin.Conclusion: CRF02_AG has been introduced as a result of multiple introductions in Spain, following regional dispersal in several cases. We showed that CRF02_AG transmissions were mostly due to regional dispersal in Spain. The hot-spot for the largest CRF02_AG regional subepidemic in Spain was in Madrid associated with MSM transmission risk group. The existence of subepidemics suggest that several spillovers occurred from Madrid to other areas. CRF02_AG sequences from Hispanics were clustered in a separate subclade suggesting no linkage between the local and Hispanic subepidemics

Las series televisivas como herramienta para analizar la desigualdad de género en la asignatura de Sociología

Este proyecto propone analizar desde una perspectiva sociológica varias series de televisión contemporáneas como herramientas para comprender los conceptos y variables asociadas a la desigualdad de género en la asignatura de Sociología.Fac. de Ciencias de la InformaciónFALSEsubmitte

Nutrición Enteral Domiciliaria (NED): Registro Nacional 2001

Introducción y objetivos: Análisis del registro de los pacientes en programa de Nutrición Enteral Domicilia-ria (NED) en nuestro país durante el año 2001. Material y métodos: Estudio analítico realizado me-diante una base de datos incluida en la web del Grupo NADYA (www.nadya-senpe.com) con los pacientes en NED el año 2001. Han participado 22 hospitales. Se aportan datos epidemiológicos, diagnósticos, vía de acce-so, pautas de administración, fórmulas, duración, com-plicaciones, evolución y grado de incapacidad. Resultados: Incidencia: Se han comunicado 3.458 pa-cientes, 1.818 varones (53,7%) y 1.567 hembras (46,3%). Edad media 5,6 ± 4,0 años en los menores de 14 años, y 67,1 ± 19,5 en los mayores de 14 años. Patologías: Predo-minio de la patología neurológica (43,4%), seguida de la neoplásica (33,5%) sobre las demás. Duración: Tiempo medio en NED de 6,5 ± 4,5 meses. Vías de administra-ción: La vía oral es la más frecuente (54,5%), seguida de la sonda naso gástrica (SNG) (32,2%) y de las ostomías (13,3%). Formas de administración: Predominio de la forma discontinua (66,1%), mediante goteo (43,4%) o bolus (22,7%). Fórmula: La fórmula polimérica fue la más utilizada (85,9%). Seguimiento: Los pacientes fue-ron mayoritariamente controlados por la unidad de nu-trición de su hospital de referencia (69,3%). Hospitaliza-ciones: Se han registrado 7,3% hospitalizaciones asociadas a la nutrición [0,02 hospitalizaciones/pacien-te( c/p)]. Complicaciones: Las más frecuentes relaciona-das con la nutrición fueron las gastrointestinales (25,9%; 0,16 c/p) y las mecánicas (24,2%, 0,15 c/p). Las diarreas han sido las complicaciones gastrointestinales más frecuentes (11,5%, 0,07 c/p). Evolución: Al finalizar el año el 48,3% de los pacientes continuaban en activo, mientras que en un 33,3% se suspendió la NE y en 18,4% no hubo continuidad de seguimiento. La causa más común de suspensión fue el paso a nutrición oral convencional (47,3%), seguido de la muerte relacionada con la enfermedad de base (43,5%). Un 29,7% de los pa-cientes estaban confinados en cama o silla, mientras que un 22,9% no presentaba prácticamente ningún grado de incapacidad. Conclusiones: Persiste la vía de administración oral como la más prevalente frente a la sonda y ostomía. Pre-dominio de la patología neurológica. El bajo número de complicaciones e ingresos comportan que la NED sea un tratamiento seguro en nuestro medio

Impact of late presentation of HIV infection on short-, mid- and long-term mortality and causes of death in a multicenter national cohort : 2004-2013

To analyze the impact of late presentation (LP) on overall mortality and causes of death and describe LP trends and risk factors (2004-2013). Cox models and logistic regression were used to analyze data from a nation-wide cohort in Spain. LP is defined as being diagnosed when CD4 < 350 cells/ml or AIDS. Of 7165 new HIV diagnoses, 46.9% (CI:45.7-48.0) were LP, 240 patients died.First-year mortality was the highest (aHR = 10.3[CI:5.5-19.3]); between 1 and 4 years post-diagnosis, aHR = 1.9(1.2-3.0); an

COVID-19 in hospitalized HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients : A matched study

CatedresObjectives: We compared the characteristics and clinical outcomes of hospitalized individuals with COVID-19 with [people with HIV (PWH)] and without (non-PWH) HIV co-infection in Spain during the first wave of the pandemic. Methods: This was a retrospective matched cohort study. People with HIV were identified by reviewing clinical records and laboratory registries of 10 922 patients in active-follow-up within the Spanish HIV Research Network (CoRIS) up to 30 June 2020. Each hospitalized PWH was matched with five non-PWH of the same age and sex randomly selected from COVID-19@Spain, a multicentre cohort of 4035 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. The main outcome was all-cause in-hospital mortality. Results: Forty-five PWH with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 were identified in CoRIS, 21 of whom were hospitalized. A total of 105 age/sex-matched controls were selected from the COVID-19@Spain cohort. The median age in both groups was 53 (Q1-Q3, 46-56) years, and 90.5% were men. In PWH, 19.1% were injecting drug users, 95.2% were on antiretroviral therapy, 94.4% had HIV-RNA < 50 copies/mL, and the median (Q1-Q3) CD4 count was 595 (349-798) cells/μL. No statistically significant differences were found between PWH and non-PWH in number of comorbidities, presenting signs and symptoms, laboratory parameters, radiology findings and severity scores on admission. Corticosteroids were administered to 33.3% and 27.4% of PWH and non-PWH, respectively (P = 0.580). Deaths during admission were documented in two (9.5%) PWH and 12 (11.4%) non-PWH (P = 0.800). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that well-controlled HIV infection does not modify the clinical presentation or worsen clinical outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalization