Efecto de la fuente y el nivel de fibra en pienso de pollitas durante la fase de recría sobre la productividad en puesta.

La fibra dietética es un componente importante de las dietas de las aves. La inclusión en el pienso de ciertos tipos de fibra en cantidad adecuada mejora la adaptación del tracto gastrointestinal (TGI) a los actuales sistemas de producción y de alimentación, reduciendo los trastornos digestivos y mejorando la productividad global (Jiménez-Moreno et al., 2009; Mateos et al., 2002). La fibra dietética puede aumentar el tiempo de retención de la digesta en la parte proximal del TGI y tiene un marcado efecto sobre la anatomía y el desarrollo y funcionamiento del mismo (Mateos et al., 2012), con aumento del tamaño de la molleja (Hetland et al., 2005) y de la longitud de diversos órganos digestivos (Van der Klis y Van Voorst, 1993; Iji et al., 2001). Es una práctica común en la industria suministrar piensos fibrosos durante la última fase de recría a fin de mejorar la capacidad de ingesta de las pollitas y mejorar la productividad de las aves en el inicio de puesta. Sin embargo, la información existente sobre el beneficio de esta práctica es muy limitada. La hipótesis de este estudio fue que cambios en el desarrollo del TGI durante la fase de recría debido a la inclusión de diversas fuentes de fibra en el pienso podrían mejorar los parámetros productivos durante la puesta, especialmente durante el inicio de la misma

InSAR as a tool for monitoring hydropower projects: A review

This paper provides a review of using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), a microwave remote sensing technique, for deformation monitoring of hydroelectric power projects, a critical infrastructure that requires consistent and reliable monitoring. Almost all major dams around the world were built for the generation of hydropower. InSAR can enhance dam safety by providing timely settlement measurements at high spatial-resolution. This paper provides a holistic view of different InSAR deformation monitoring techniques such as Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (DInSAR), Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GBInSAR), Persistent Scatterer Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PSInSAR), Multi-Temporal Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (MTInSAR), Quasi-Persistent Scatterer Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (QPSInSAR) and Small BAseline Subset (SBAS). PSInSAR, GBInSAR, MTInSAR, and DInSAR techniques were quite commonly used for deformation studies. These studies demonstrate the advantage of InSAR-based techniques over other conventional methods, which are laborious, costly, and sometimes unachievable. InSAR technology is also favoured for its capability to provide monitoring data at all times of day or night, in all-weather conditions, and particularly for wide areas with mm-scale precision. However, the method also has some disadvantages, such as the maximum deformation rate that can be monitored, and the location for monitoring cannot be dictated. Through this review, we aim to popularize InSAR technology to monitor the deformation of dams, which can also be used as an early warning method to prevent any unprecedented catastrophe. This study also discusses some case studies from southern India to demonstrate the capabilities of InSAR to indirectly monitor dam health

Isolation, synthesis and optimization of cyclopropanation process of 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol

The synthesis of 4-((2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl)methyl)-2-methoxyphenol 2 have been accomplished by using cyclopropanation process and Reponse Surface Methodology [1,2]. This methodology was used to determine the optimal conditions for the cyclopropanation reaction of eugenol 1. The reaction time (X1) and the ratio of the reaction mixture’s solvent (X2) were the two investigated factors. The statistical analysis of this study indicates that both of these factors had significant effects on the cyclopropanation yield. The central composite design showed that polynomial regression models were in good agreement with the experimental results of the coefficient determination (0.95) of product 2 yield. The optimal conditions were 17.44 and 5.78 hours. In such condition, the predicted yield of the product 2 was 43.96%. Keywords: Eugenol; 4-((2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl)methyl)-2-methoxyphenol; Central composite design; Optimization experiment

Abces amibien cerebral: a propos de trois cas avec revue de la litterature

Introduction L’abcès amibien cérébral est une infection rare mais mortelle. Depuis son identification en 1965, peu de cas ont été observés dans le monde entier.Matériel et méthode Les objectifs de cette étude étaient de caractériser les aspects cliniques, radiologiques, histologique, pronostic ainsi que thérapeutique de cette pathologie avec une revue de la littérature. Nous rapportons trois cas d’abcès amibien cérébral qui ont été admis dans notre service entre 2010 et 2013.Résultats Il s’agit de deux hommes et une femme, âgés respectivement de 33, 43 et 56 ans qui ont été opérés. Le diagnostic a été confirmé par les examens histologique et sérologique. Nous n’avons observé aucune mortalité.Conclusion Il s’agit d’une atteinte sporadique mais représente un problème de santé publique et dont le pronostic est habituellement sombre.Mots clés : amibiase; abcès cérébral; IRM ; TDM; examen histologiqu

Uptake and distribution of heavy metals in agricultural production irrigated by raw wastewater

Une expérience au champ a été réalisée pour déterminer les concentrations en fer, cuivre, zinc, nickel, cadmium et plomb dans le sol du champ d’épandage d’eaux usées et dans les tissus de divers plantes de grande importance économique: fève (Aphis fabae L.), carotte (Daucus carota L.), petit pois (Pisum sativum L.), laitue (Lactuca sativa L.), blé tendre (Triticum vulgare L.) et avoine (Avena sativa L.). Les parcelles irriguées par les eaux usées présentent des taux de matière organique largement supérieurs à celui de la parcelle témoin. Les concentrations en métal (cuivre, zinc, plomb et cadmium) dans les parcelles irriguées par les eaux usées sont supérieures à celles de la parcelle témoin (Po) et des sols pollués par les métaux lourds. Dans les tissus des plantes irriguées par ces eaux usées, les teneurs en métaux sont élevées par rapport aux valeurs normales rencontrées chez les espèces végétales

Tests d'adsorption des métaux lourds (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) sur des substrats organiques et minéraux de la ville d'Oujda

Des tests de lixiviation et d’adsorption de solutions des métaux lourds (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb et Zn) sur quatre classes de sols de la ville d’Oujda, ainsi que sur trois substrats organiques à base de compost d’ordures ménagères et de tourbe, ont été effectués pour modéliser la rétention et l’adsorption de ces métaux au niveau des décharges d’ordures ménagères. Ces essais ont montré en général que les métaux présentent une grande affinité vis-à-vis des quatre classes de sols. Les taux d’adsorption et de rétention sont très importants (80 à 100 %) à différents pH. Les cinétiques d’adsorption du Cd, Cu et Zn sur les substrats organiques et minéraux ont montré également que ces matériaux ont presque le même modèle d’adsorption. Ces matériaux sont de véritables matrices de piégeage de métaux lourds. Concernant les essais de percolation sur colonne, les taux de rétention, par un sol calcimagnésique (non contaminé, issu de la décharge urbaine) du cadmium, cuivre, nickel et zinc, sont tous supérieurs à 80 %

A Logical Verification Methodology for Service-Oriented Computing

We introduce a logical verification methodology for checking behavioural properties of service-oriented computing systems. Service properties are described by means of SocL, a branching-time temporal logic that we have specifically designed to express in an effective way distinctive aspects of services, such as, e.g., acceptance of a request, provision of a response, and correlation among service requests and responses. Our approach allows service properties to be expressed in such a way that they can be independent of service domains and specifications. We show an instantiation of our general methodology that uses the formal language COWS to conveniently specify services and the expressly developed software tool CMC to assist the user in the task of verifying SocL formulae over service specifications. We demonstrate feasibility and effectiveness of our methodology by means of the specification and the analysis of a case study in the automotive domain

Sigref – A Symbolic Bisimulation Tool Box

We present a uniform signature-based approach to compute the most popular bisimulations. Our approach is implemented symbolically using BDDs, which enables the handling of very large transition systems. Signatures for the bisimulations are built up from a few generic building blocks, which naturally correspond to efficient BDD operations. Thus, the definition of an appropriate signature is the key for a rapid development of algorithms for other types of bisimulation. We provide experimental evidence of the viability of this approach by presenting computational results for many bisimulations on real-world instances. The experiments show cases where our framework can handle state spaces efficiently that are far too large to handle for any tool that requires an explicit state space description. This work was partly supported by the German Research Council (DFG) as part of the Transregional Collaborative Research Center “Automatic Verification and Analysis of Complex Systems” (SFB/TR 14 AVACS). See www.avacs.org for more information

Antiretroviral activity of 5-azacytidine during treatment of a HTLV-1 positive myelodysplastic syndrome with autoimmune manifestations

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are often accompanied by autoimmune phenomena. The underlying mechanisms for these associations remain uncertain, although T cell activation seems to be important. Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) has been detected in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, mostly in regions of the world which are endemic for the virus, and where association of HTLV-1 with rheumatological manifestation is not rare. We present here the case of a 58 year old man who presented with cytopenias, leukocytoclastic vasculitis of the skin and glomerulopathy, and was diagnosed as MDS (refractory anemia with excess blasts - RAEB 1). The patient also tested positive for HTLV-1 by PCR. After 8 monthly cycles of 5-azacytidine he achieved a complete hematologic remission. Following treatment, a second PCR for HTLV-1 was carried out and found to be negative. This is the first report in the literature of a HTLV-1-positive MDS with severe autoimmune manifestations, which was treated with the hypomethylating factor 5-azacitidine, achieving cytogenetic remission with concomitant resolution of the autoimmune manifestations, as well as HTLV-1-PCR negativity. HTLV-1-PCR negativity may be due to either immune mediated clearance of the virus, or a potential antiretroviral effect of 5-azacytidine. 5-azacytidine is known for its antiretroviral effects, although there is no proof of its activity against HTLV-1 infection in vivo