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    Reversión de sedantes agonistas alfa-2-adrenérgicos en el perro

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    En el presente Artículo de Revisión se aporta una información amplia sobre los productos de LISO más frecuente en la reversión de los efectos sedantes de los agonistas alfa-2-adrenérgicos empleados en el perro: xilacina, medetomidina y romifidina. Se refieren los detalles farmacológicos, dosificación, efectos y aplicaciones de los siguientes productos: yohimbina, 4-aminopiridina, doxapram y atipamezol

    Subsidence and thermal history of an inverted Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous extensional basin (Cameros, North-central Spain) affected by very low- to low-grade metamorphism.

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    The Cameros Basin (North Spain) is a Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous extensional basin, which was inverted during the Cenozoic. It underwent a remarkable thermal evolution, as indicated by the record of anomalous high temperatures in its deposits. In this work the subsidence and thermal history of the basin is reconstructed, using subsidence analysis and 2D thermal modeling. Tectonic subsidence curves provide evidence of the occurrence of two rapid subsidence phases during the syn-extensional stage. In the first phase (Tithonian-Early Berriasian), the largest accommodation space was formed in the central sector of the basin, whereas in the second (Early Barremian-Early Albian), it was formed in the northern sector. These rapid subsidence phases could correspond to relevant tectonic events affecting the Iberian Plate at that time. By distinguishing between the initial and thermal subsidence and defining their relative magnitudes, Royden's (1986) method was used to estimate the heat flow at the end of the extensional stage. A maximum heat flow of 60-65 mW/m2 is estimated, implying only a minor thermal disturbance associated with extension. In contrast with these data, very high vitrinite reflectance, anomalously distributed in some case with respect to the typical depth-vitrinite reflectance relation, was measured in the central-northern sector of the basin. Burial and thermal data are used to construct a 2D thermal basin model, to elucidate the role of the processes involved in sediment heating. Calibration of the thermal model with the vitrinite reflectance (%Ro) and fluid inclusion (FI) data indicates that in the central and northern sectors of the basin, an extra heat source, other than a typical rift, is required to explain the observed thermal anomalies. The distribution of the %Ro and FI values in these sectors suggests that the high temperatures and their distribution are related to the circulation of hot fluids. Hot fluids were attributed to the hydrothermal metamorphic events affecting the area during the early post-extensional and inversion stages of the basin

    Aportación de la teledetección para la determinación del parámetro hidrológico del número de curva

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    [ES] El número de curva es uno de los parámetros más utilizados en España para estimar la infiltración en el suelo a partir de la precipitación. Uno de los problemas que presenta su estimación es que la información que para ésta se precisa no está en muchos casos actualizada. Para resolver este problema, en el presente artículo se propone utilizar la teledetección como fuente de información adicional a otras fuentes convencionales. Para evaluar su aportación, se han escogido seis cuencas experimentales pertenecientes a la base de datos del proyecto AMHY-FR1END (Ferrer y otros, 1997) y se ha analizado las diferencias que presentan los números de curva estimados a partir de diferentes fuentes de información. Los resultados muestran que dichas diferencias son importantes en cuanto a la variabilidad espacial del parámetro, pero no así en cuanto a los valores areales del mismo en la cuenca.Este trabajo se ha realizado en el marco del proyecto Estudio de las Posibilidades que ofrece la Teledetección y los Sistemas de Información Geográfica en la estimación de Parámetros Hidrológicos a escala regional (AMB95-1099) de la CICYT.Ferrer I Julià, M.; Ruiz Verdú, A.; Dimas Suárez, M.; Estrela Monreal, T. (1998). Aportación de la teledetección para la determinación del parámetro hidrológico del número de curva. Ingeniería del Agua. 5(1):35-46. https://doi.org/10.4995/ia.1998.2742SWORD354651Ardiles-López, L.; Ferrer Juliá, M..; Rodriguez Chaparro, J. (1996) The Use of GIS to estímate Hydrological Parameters in a Rainfall-Runoff Model. Proceedings of Joint European Conference and Exhibition on Geographical Information. Barcelona, March 27-29 1996, vol. 1, pp. 408-417.Arozarena, A. y Herrero, M. (1994) El Programa CORINE, Programa Land Cover. Una Metodología aplicada a las Islas Canarias En: Jornadas Técnicas sobre Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Teledetección Espacial aplicados a la Ordenación del Territorio y el Medio Ambiente. Vitoria, 21-23 Nov. 1994, pp. 87-98CEDEX (1994) Caracterización Geomorfológica de la Cuenca Alta del Río Palancia. Utilización de la Teledetección y de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Informe Parcial n° 3 del Proyecto I+D Modelos Hidrológicos de Previsión de Avenidas: Aplicación en Cuencas Experimentales. Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos (CEDEX).Chuvieco, E. (1996) Fundamentos de Teledetección Espacial. Editorial Rialp, 3a edición, Manuales Universitarios Rialp, 568 pp.Engman, E.T. y Gurney, R. J. (1991) Remote Sensing in Hydrology. Chapman and HallFerrer, M., Estrela, T.; Quintas, L.; Villaverde, J. (1997) Actualización de la base de datos de cuencas españolas en el proyecto Friend-Amhy. Ingeniería Civil. n° 108. pp.25-36Ferrer, M.; Rodriguez, J.; Estrela, T. (1995) Generación Automática del Número de Curva con Sistemas de Información Geográfica. Ingeniería del Agua, vol.2, n°4, pp.43-58McCuen, R.H. (1982) A Guide to Hydrologie Analysis using SCS Methods. Prentice Hall, 110 pp.McGregor (1987) Using Landsat to derive Curve number for Hydrologic Models. En:American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and ASCM Fall Convention. Reno, NV, ASPRS Technical Papers, pp.129-135.Rango, A.; Feldman, A.; George, T. y Ragan, R. (1983) Effective Use of Landsat Data in Hydrologic Models. Water Resources Bulletin. 19 (2): 165-174Richards, J.A. (1986) Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis. An Introduction. Springer-Verlag, 281 pp.Sharma, K.D. y Singh, S. (1992) Runoff estimation using Landsat Thematic Mapping data and the SCS model. Hydrological Sciences-Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques, 37, 1 / 2.Temez, J.R. ( 1987) Cálculo Hidrometeorológico de Caudales Máximos en Pequeñas Cuencas Naturales.MOPU, Dirección General de Carreteras, n° 12, 111 p

    Asteroseismology with the WIRE satellite. I. Combining Ground- and Space-based Photometry of the Delta Scuti Star Epsilon Cephei

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    We have analysed ground-based multi-colour Stromgren photometry and single-filter photometry from the star tracker on the WIRE satellite of the delta scuti star Epsilon Cephei. The ground-based data set consists of 16 nights of data collected over 164 days, while the satellite data are nearly continuous coverage of the star during 14 days. The spectral window and noise level of the satellite data are superior to the ground-based data and this data set is used to locate the frequencies. However, we can use the ground-based data to improve the accuracy of the frequencies due to the much longer time baseline. We detect 26 oscillation frequencies in the WIRE data set, but only some of these can be seen clearly in the ground-based data. We have used the multi-colour ground-based photometry to determine amplitude and phase differences in the Stromgren b-y colour and the y filter in an attempt to identify the radial degree of the oscillation frequencies. We conclude that the accuracies of the amplitudes and phases are not sufficient to constrain theoretical models of Epsilon Cephei. We find no evidence for rotational splitting or the large separation among the frequencies detected in the WIRE data set. To be able to identify oscillation frequencies in delta scuti stars with the method we have applied, it is crucial to obtain more complete coverage from multi-site campaigns with a long time baseline and in multiple filters. This is important when planning photometric and spectroscopic ground-based support for future satellite missions like COROT and KEPLER.Comment: 13 pages, 12 figures, 4 tables. Fig. 4 reduced in quality. Accepted by A&

    Non-alcoholic fatty liver in hereditary fructose intolerance

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    Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by fat accumulation affecting >5% of the liver volume that is not explained by alcohol abuse. It is known that fructose gives rise to NAFLD and it has been recently described that the ingestion of fructose in low amounts in aldolase B deficient mice is associated with the development of fatty liver. Therefore, it is reasonable that patients with HFI (Hereditary Fructose Intolerance) present fatty liver at diagnosis, but its prevalence in patients treated and with adequate follow-up is not well documented in the literature. The aim of this study is to analyze the association between HFI and NAFLD in treated patients. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted. The population comprised 16 genetically diagnosed HFI patients aged from 3 years to 48 and in dietary treatment of fructose, sorbitol and sacarose exclusion at least for two years. Blood samples were obtained for analytical studies and anthropometric measurements of each patient were performed. Results: Patients presented a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 17.9 ± 2.9 kg/m 2 . The HOMA index and Quick index were in normal range for our population. The S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM)/S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) ratio was increased in the patients in whom this analysis was performed. By imaging techniques it was observed that 9 of the 16 patients presented fatty liver (7 by hepatic MRI). Of these 9 patients, only 3 presented hepatomegaly. 7 of 9 patients affected by the c.448G > C mutation had fatty infiltration, of which three of them presented in addition hepatomegaly. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of fatty liver in HFI patients and it is not related to obesity and insulin resistance. The diagnosis of fatty liver in HFI patients and, above all, the identification of new therapeutic approaches, can positively impact the quality of life of these patients

    Mobilitat

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    [p.4] Com ens hem de moure?[p.8] Mobilitat, sostenibilitat i solidaritat[p.10] Aprenent a viure d’altra manera[p.14] Sostenibilització curricular: cosa de tots[p.18] Escola-família-barri: nou espai amic[p.20] Universitats sostenibles: utopia inabastable?[p.21] Sa i estalvi[p.40] Ciutats per a cotxes o cotxes per la ciutat?[p.43] El viatge: art i consciència[p.47] Entrevista: Educació política i mobilitat a l’Índia. Ranjit Gadgil[p.50] Explica-m’ho tu![p.54] Entrevista: Ocupació verda per a una societat decarbonitzada. Michael RennerPeer Reviewe

    Jurassic rifting to post-rift subsidence analysis in the Central High Atlas and its relation to salt diapirism

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    The subsidence evolution of the Tethyan Moroccan Atlas Basin, presently inverted as the Central High Atlas, is characterized by an Early Jurassic rifting episode, synchronous with salt diapirism of the Triassic evaporite-bearing rocks. Two contrasting regions of the rift basin - with and without salt diapirism - are examined to assess the effect of salt tectonics in the evolution of subsidence patterns and stratigraphy. The Djebel Bou Dahar platform to basin system, located in the southern margin of the Atlas Basin, shows a Lower Jurassic record of normal faulting and lacks any evidence of salt diapirism. In contrast, the Tazoult ridge and adjacent Amezra¿ı basin, located in the centre of the Atlas Basin, reveals spectacular Early Jurassic diapirism. In addition, we analyse alternative Central High Atlas post-Middle Jurassic geohistories based on new thermal and burial models (GENEX 4.0.3 software), constrained by new vitrinite reflectance data from the Amezra¿ı basin. The comparison of the new subsidence curves from the studied areas with published subsidence curves from the Moroccan Atlas, the Saharan Atlas (Algeria) and Tunisian Atlas show that fast subsidence peaks were diachronous along the strike, being younger towards the east from Early-Middle Jurassic to Late Cretaceous. This analysis also evidences a close relationship between these high subsidence rate episodes and salt diapirism

    Antifungal potential and chemical composition of Tagetes lunulata Ort. essential oil for the control of Trichophyton rubrum Malmsten

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    The essential oils of aromatic and medicinal plants are an important resource used to control several health conditions; however, information about their composition and antimicrobial activity is scarce. This study used a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to analyze the composition of the essential oil (EO) of Tagetes lunulata Ort., a Mexican endemic plant, known as wild cempaxúchitl. The major components of the EO include: verbenone (47.17%), α-pinene (10.93%), 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-hexanone (9.63%), β-caryophyllene (6.10%), germacrene-D (4.99%), L-verbenone (4.89%), and E-tagetone (4.44%). The disk agar diffusion method was used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of T. lunulata against Trichophyton rubrum (athlete's foot). A significant antimicrobial activity was observed with a ≥60% EO concentration. The dilution method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): 200 μg ml-1. The T. lunulata EO recorded a strong antimicrobial activity against T. rubrum; therefore, it is a natural alternative for the control of natural antifungals

    Performance of the CMS drift tube chambers with cosmic rays

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    47 páginas, 24 figuras.-- Open Access.-- CMS Collaboration: et al.Studies of the performance of the CMS drift tube barrel muon system are described, with results based on data collected during the CMS Cosmic Run at Four Tesla. For most of these data, the solenoidal magnet was operated with a central field of 3.8 T. The analysis of data from 246 out of a total of 250 chambers indicates a very good muon reconstruction capability, with a coordinate resolution for a single hit of about 260 μm, and a nearly 100% efficiency for the drift tube cells. The resolution of the track direction measured in the bending plane is about 1.8 mrad, and the efficiency to reconstruct a segment in a single chamber is higher than 99%. The CMS simulation of cosmic rays reproduces well the performance of the barrel muon detector.Acknowledge support from: FMSR (Austria); FNRS and FWO (Belgium); CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ, and FAPESP (Brazil); MES (Bulgaria); CERN; CAS, MoST, and NSFC (China); COLCIENCIAS (Colombia); MSES (Croatia); RPF (Cyprus); Academy of Sciences and NICPB (Estonia); Academy of Finland, ME, and HIP (Finland); CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 (France); BMBF, DFG, and HGF (Germany); GSRT (Greece); OTKA and NKTH (Hungary); DAE and DST (India); IPM (Iran); SFI (Ireland); INFN (Italy); NRF (Korea); LAS (Lithuania); CINVESTAV, CONACYT, SEP, and UASLP-FAI (Mexico); PAEC (Pakistan); SCSR (Poland); FCT (Portugal); JINR (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan); MST and MAE (Russia); MSTDS (Serbia); MICINN and CPAN (Spain); Swiss Funding Agencies (Switzerland); NSC (Taipei); TUBITAK and TAEK (Turkey); STFC (United Kingdom); DOE and NSF (USA). Individuals have received support from the Marie-Curie IEF program (European Union); the Leventis Foundation; the A. P. Sloan Foundation; and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.Peer reviewe
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