Sobre monjes y literatura monástica en la Córdoba Emiral

El presente trabajo pretende analizar algunos aspectos del fl orecimiento de la vida monástica que se produjo en la Córdoba del siglo IX. De esa manera, una vez expuestas las evidencias existentes al respecto y tras aventurar algunas de las causas que pudieron propiciar este proceso, se pasa a rastrear las posibles huellas que dicho movimiento dejó en la literatura de los escritores cristianos de la época, en particular la presencia en ella de obras sobre monjes o vida monásticaThe present papier tries to analyse some aspects of the monastic life fl owering in the mid-ninth century Cordova. Thus, once the existing evidence regarding this matter has been presented and after proposing possible causes for this process, the author has traced back the infl uence this movement left in the Christian writers of the time, particularly the presence in their literature of works about monks and monastic life

Una aproximación al legado latino de los mozárabes cordobeses

The aim of the present paper is to study to what extent the Latin- Christian literary heritage has been kept in the mid-ninth century Cordova through the works of the main Muzarabic writers. Therefore, after considering the situation of the cultural transmission, especially the teaching at schools and the existence of books, the author studies, in order of importance, the survival of this heritage, particularly that of the Christian Antiquity, the Visigothic period, the Carolingian revival and the classical Antiquity.El objetivo del presente trabajo es estudiar el grado de conservación del legado literario latino-cristiano en la Córdoba del siglo IX a través de las obras de los principales escritores mozárabes. Con ese fin, tras establecer la situación de los medios de la transmisión cultural, las enseñanzas en las escuelas y la existencia de libros, se analiza la pervivencia de dicho legado en varias etapas: la Antigüedad cristiana, el período visigótico, el renacimiento carolingio y la Antigüedad pagana

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

Novedad léxica del latín cordobés del s. IX

El presente artículo se propone un estudio de conjunto sobre los neolo-gismos visibles en el latín de los cristianos cordobeses del s. IX, así como un análisis de su frecuencia, sus procedimientos de creación y su carácter emi-nentemente culto

La prosa de arte mozárabe: algunos apuntes sobre S. Eulogio

El presente trabajo contribuye al estudio sobre el latín de los escritores cordobeses del s. IX. Con ese fin se analizan algunos aspectos léxicos y estilísticos de la obra de S. Eulogio, ya que la lengua de este importante autor apenas ha recibido atención hasta este moment

Memorias de Hacienda y del Tesoro y de la Nueva Granada y Colombia, siglo XIX

En este libro digital el Banco de la República pone a disposición de los investigadores y bibliotecas del país la totalidad de las memorias de Hacienda y Tesoro colombianas que se publicaron en el siglo XIX. Es una herramienta bibliográfica que esperamos sea de enorme utilidad para los profesionales, estudiantes y amantes de la historia de Colombia. El célebre economista austriaco Joseph Schumpeter sostenía que las finanzas públicas son uno de los mejores puntos de partida para investigar una sociedad: allí se reflejan la riqueza, su distribución territorial y sectorial, la marcha de la actividad económica, las prioridades en el gasto y sus beneficiarios. Por su relevancia, y por cuanto los ciudadanos quieren saber en qué se gastan los impuestos que han pagado, los gobiernos democráticos han sido cuidadosos en la rendición de informes periódicos sobre los recaudos, los gastos, los excedentes o déficits en las finanzas gubernamentales y las formas de cubrir estos últimos. Para ello, con cierta regularidad se presentan informes a los órganos de control político o administrativo. Por esa razón, en el Banco de la República hemos considerado que un aporte bibliográfico de gran relevancia para el estudio de la historia económica nacional es poner a disposición de los investigadores y bibliotecas del país esta edición digital de las memorias de Hacienda y Tesoro del siglo XIX

Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study

Background: Surgical strategies are being adapted to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations on the management of acute appendicitis have been based on expert opinion, but very little evidence is available. This study addressed that dearth with a snapshot of worldwide approaches to appendicitis. Methods: The Association of Italian Surgeons in Europe designed an online survey to assess the current attitude of surgeons globally regarding the management of patients with acute appendicitis during the pandemic. Questions were divided into baseline information, hospital organization and screening, personal protective equipment, management and surgical approach, and patient presentation before versus during the pandemic. Results: Of 744 answers, 709 (from 66 countries) were complete and were included in the analysis. Most hospitals were treating both patients with and those without COVID. There was variation in screening indications and modality used, with chest X-ray plus molecular testing (PCR) being the commonest (19\ub78 per cent). Conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis was used by 6\ub76 and 2\ub74 per cent respectively before, but 23\ub77 and 5\ub73 per cent, during the pandemic (both P < 0\ub7001). One-third changed their approach from laparoscopic to open surgery owing to the popular (but evidence-lacking) advice from expert groups during the initial phase of the pandemic. No agreement on how to filter surgical smoke plume during laparoscopy was identified. There was an overall reduction in the number of patients admitted with appendicitis and one-third felt that patients who did present had more severe appendicitis than they usually observe. Conclusion: Conservative management of mild appendicitis has been possible during the pandemic. The fact that some surgeons switched to open appendicectomy may reflect the poor guidelines that emanated in the early phase of SARS-CoV-2