The Potential for Biogas Production from Agriculture Wastes in Mexico

An important objective of the Mexican Energy National Strategy (ENS) is to produce around 35% of energy from clean technologies in 2024. This goal implies challenges from scientific and technologic perspectives. Besides solar and wind energies, different initiatives have been implemented to promote biofuels, mainly, biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas. Agriculture and livestock wastes are being used as biogas source to produce energy in small and medium scale. Also, some industries use biogas to provide a part of the energy required in their processes. But in general, the potential of biomethane production is not well seized yet. In the context of the ENS, biogas should be considered as an important topic due to the existence of several economical activities producing a lot of organic wastes. In this document, an analysis of the biogas from agricultural wastes is performed in order to identify the current status and opportunities for the next years

Envisioning patient safety in Telehealth: a research perspective

This article explores the need for research into patient safety in large-scale Telehealth systems faced with the perspective of its development extended to healthcare systems. Telehealth systems give rise to significant advantages in improving the quality of healthcare services as well as bringing about the possibility of new types of risk. A theoretical framework is proposed for patient safety for its approach as an emerging property in complex socio-technical systems (CSTS) and their modelling in layers. As regards this framework, the differential characteristic Telehealth elements of the system have been identified, with a greater emphasis on the level of Telehealth system and its typical subsystems. The bases of the analysis are based on references in the literature and the experience accumulated by the researchers in the area. In particular, a case describing an example of Telehealth to control patients undergoing treatment with oral anticoagulants is used. As a result, a series of areas of research into and topics regarding Telehealth patient safety are proposed to cover the detectable gaps. Both the theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed and future perspectives are reflected on.This research has been partially supported by grants FISPI09-90110 ‘Innovation Platform in new services based on telemedicine and e-health for chronic and dependent patients -PITES’ from the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs; and FISPI13-00508 ‘Innovation platform in new services based on Telemedicine and e- Health: definition, design and development of tools for interoperability, patient safety and support to decision (PITES-ISA)’ from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Secretary of State of Research, Development and Innovation). The funders had no role in the study, decision to publish, or drafting of the manuscript.S

Preliminary study on the use of near infrared hyperspectral imaging for quantitation and localisation of total glucosinolates in freeze-dried broccoli

peer-reviewedThe use of hyperspectral imaging to (a) quantify and (b) localise total glucosinolates in florets of a single broccoli species has been examined. Two different spectral regions (vis–NIR and NIR), a number of spectral pre-treatments and different mask development strategies were studied to develop the quantitative models. These models were then applied to freeze-dried slices of broccoli to identify regions within individual florets which were rich in glucosinolates. The procedure demonstrates potential for the quantitative screening and localisation of total glucosinolates in broccoli using the 950–1650 nm wavelength range. These compounds were mainly located in the external part of florets.Universidad de SevillaJ.M. Hernández-Hierro thanks the Spanish MICINN for the Juan de la Cierva contract (JCI-2011-09201) and Universidad de Sevilla for the mobility Grant (Universidad de Sevilla Research Plan). Spanish MICINN Project AGL2011-30254-C02 and Junta de Andalucia PGC Project AGR 6331

Validation of the Spanish version of the IVI_C VRQoL in children from 8 to 18 years old

Purpose To validate the Spanish version of the Impact of Vision Impairment for Children (IVI_C), a vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) questionnaire, using Rasch Analysis. Methods A translation and adaptation of the English IVI_C test was performed according to the standards published in PedsQL. The IVI_C Spanish version of the test was administered by email to 101 Sant Joan de Déu Hospital patients who were invited to respond twice, with a minimum interval of two months. The age of the patients ranged from 8 to 18 years. Statistical software SPSS 19.0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.) was used to perform the statistical analyses to test the internal consistency of the scale, the test-retest, the intraclass correlation consistency and the Rasch Analysis. Results Results ranging from good to excellent were obtained for the internal consistency of the scale, the test-retest and the intraclass correlation, depending on the scale used, and Rasch Analysis validated to simplify the original test. The statistical analysis of the 24 original items was carried out, and the 6 items that provided almost no contribution to the overall score were removed. Thus, 18 out of the 24 items in the original test were selected. Conclusion The Spanish version of the IVI_C QoL test with 18 items is a valid tool to assess the quality of life of patients with visual loss who do not have additional disabilities

Normalized medical information visualization

A new mark-up programming language is introduced in order to facilitate and improve the visualization of ISO/EN 13606 dual model-based normalized medical information. This is the first time that visualization of normalized medical information is addressed and the programming language is intended to be used by medical non-IT professionals.S

Effects of heavy Si doping on the structural and optical properties of n-GaN/AlN/Si(111) heterostructures

n-GaN/ AlN heterostructures were grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Si(111)substrates.The GaN films were n-type doped with silicon and the effect of doping concentration on the structural and optical properties was studied. Si doping promotes a reduction of dislocation density as revealed by x-ray data analysis and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Furthermore, a decrease in the yellow band measured by Photoluminescence Spectroscopy was observed when silicon doping concentration was increased up to 1.7 × 1019 atoms cm−3 . A particular mosaic structure was induced by the Si doping as inferred from Rutherford Backscattering measurements. The crystal quality shows a small degradation for very heavily doped samples(1.3 × 1020 atoms cm−3 )

Comorbidity patterns in patients with chronic diseases in general practice

INTRODUCTION: Healthcare management is oriented toward single diseases, yet multimorbidity is nevertheless the rule and there is a tendency for certain diseases to occur in clusters. This study sought to identify comorbidity patterns in patients with chronic diseases, by reference to number of comorbidities, age and sex, in a population receiving medical care from 129 general practitioners in Spain, in 2007. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a health-area setting of the Madrid Autonomous Region (Comunidad Autónoma), covering a population of 198,670 individuals aged over 14 years. Multiple correspondences were analyzed to identify the clustering patterns of the conditions targeted. RESULTS: Forty-two percent (95% confidence interval [CI]: 41.8-42.2) of the registered population had at least one chronic condition. In all, 24.5% (95% CI: 24.3-24.6) of the population presented with multimorbidity. In the correspondence analysis, 98.3% of the total information was accounted for by three dimensions. The following four, age- and sex-related comorbidity patterns were identified: pattern B, showing a high comorbidity rate; pattern C, showing a low comorbidity rate; and two patterns, A and D, showing intermediate comorbidity rates. CONCLUSIONS: Four comorbidity patterns could be identified which grouped diseases as follows: one showing diseases with a high comorbidity burden; one showing diseases with a low comorbidity burden; and two showing diseases with an intermediate comorbidity burden.This study was partially supported by the CENIT Program (MICINN-CDTI) [CEN-2007-1010 ‘‘Digital personal environment for health and wellbeing – AmiVital’’ project], a grant from the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs [FIS PI08-0435], and the MOBIS Program of the Spanish Vodafone Foundation . The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.S

El Confort se puede predecir, IA y 3D Térmico ponen color al calor

Latorre Sanchez, C.; Signes Pérez, E.; Laparra Hernandez, J.; Conde Sanchez, A.; Izquierdo-Riera, MD.; Gonzalez Garcia, JC.; Solaz Sanahuja, JS. (2019). El Confort se puede predecir, IA y 3D Térmico ponen color al calor. Innovación biomecánica en Europa. (8):1-3. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/167983S13

Lenalidomide-dexamethasone versus observation in high-risk smoldering myeloma after 12 years of median follow-up time: A randomized, open-label study

[Background]: Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is a heterogeneous disease in terms of progression to myeloma (MM), but its standard of care continues to be observation. [Methods]: The QuiRedex phase 3 trial initiated in 2007 included 119 high-risk patients with SMM randomized to treatment or observation. Treatment consisted of nine 4-week induction cycles (lenalidomide [Rd], 25 mg on days 1–21 plus dexamethasone, 20 mg on days 1–4 and 12–15), followed by maintenance (R, 10 mg on days 1–21) for up to 2 years. The primary end-point was time to progression (TTP) to myeloma based on per protocol population. Secondary end-points were overall survival (OS), response rate, and safety. An update of the trial after a long-term follow-up is presented here. This trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00480363). [Findings]: After a median follow-up time of 12.5 years (range: 10.4–13.6), the median TTP to MM was 2.1 years in the observation arm and 9.5 years in the Rd arm (HR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.18–0.44, p < 0.0001). The median OS was 8.5 years in the abstention arm and not reached in the Rd group (HR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.34–0.95, p = 0.032). Patients who progressed received optimized treatments according to the standards of care, and the OS from progression was comparable in both arms (p = 0.96). [Interpretation]: This analysis confirms that early treatment with Rd for high-risk SMM translates into a sustained benefit in both TTP and OS.This study was also supported by the Cooperative Research Thematic Network grant RD12/0036/0058 and RD12/0036/0046 and Instituto de Salud Carlos III/Subdirección General de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain. (FIS:PI12/02311/01761/01569)

Desarrollo multidisciplinario en investigación y docencia del centro universitario UAEM Valle de México

DESARROLLO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO EN INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA DEL CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO UAEM VALLE DE MÉXICOLa Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México ha evolucionado a través de sus 188 años de historia, dedicada a la educación, la investigación, la cultura y el deporte, como sus grandes ejes rectores, formadora de hombres y mujeres con un alto sentido humanista y ético, contribuyendo a lograr nuevas y mejores formas de existencia y convivencia social. Durante el proceso de desconcentración de la UAEM, se crearon las Unidades Académicas y Centros Universitarios para brindar el servicio de educación a más jóvenes en todo el Estado de México, este Centro Universitario fue uno de los primeros y a sus veinte años de existencia se está consolidando como uno de los mejores. Es en los últimos años que se ha venido impulsando la investigación al contar con cuerpos académicos, en formación y en consolidación, con infraestructura de primera tanto en equipo como en laboratorios especializados, con profesores de tiempo completo que participan en congresos, seminarios y presentan publicaciones en revistas indexadas. Por ello para celebrar esos veinte años de existencia de esta honorable institución, se planeó la compilación de esta obra que es parte del quehacer multidisciplinario en investigación y docencia como parte del Plan de Desarrollo 2013-2017, de esta administración. Esta obra reúne investigaciones tanto de profesores como de alumnos desde las diferentes ramas del saber en las que se inscriben sus siete licenciaturas, Actuaría, Administración, Contaduría, Derecho, Economía, Relaciones Económicas Internacionales e Informática Administrativa, tanto presencial como a distancia, así como sus tres ingenierías, Industrial, en Computación y Sistemas y Comunicaciones, así como gracias a la vinculación y colaboración académico – científica que se tiene con otras instituciones de educación superior a nivel nacional, como el Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba, la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, el Instituto Politécnico Nacional entre otras. En el capítulo 1 se abordan seis temáticas diferentes de vanguardia en el área de las Ingenierías, en los capítulos 2 y 3 se incluyen temas de interés y gran relevancia en materia de ciencias sociales, política y economía. Se hace extensivo un reconocimiento para todos los que participaron tanto en la revisión de los trabajos, como en la compilación del producto final de este Libro intitulado “Desarrollo Multidisciplinario en Investigación y Docencia del Centro Universitario UAEM Valle de México”