La Semiperiferia como necesidad del capitalismo global. Una aproximación a través del análisis factorial

A partir de una definición de la Semiperiferia basada en criterios del sistema productivo más que de la posición comercial, en este trabajo se avanza sobre la teorización de la existencia de tal parte del Sistema, diferenciada tanto del Centro como de la Periferia del mismo, ofreciendo propuestas de medición empírica de tal especificidad. Proponemos esta aproximación a partir de la utilización del análisis factorial

The TALP–UPC Spanish–English WMT biomedical task: bilingual embeddings and char-based neural language model rescoring in a phrase-based system

This paper describes the TALP–UPC system in the Spanish–English WMT 2016 biomedical shared task. Our system is a standard phrase-based system enhanced with vocabulary expansion using bilingual word embeddings and a characterbased neural language model with rescoring. The former focuses on resolving outof- vocabulary words, while the latter enhances the fluency of the system. The two modules progressively improve the final translation as measured by a combination of several lexical metrics.Postprint (published version

Changes in the relationships between aerobic capacity and hematological variables after a diet and exercise intervention.

Relación entre los cambios de las variable hematolóicas y la capacidad aeróbic

Validation of a new equation to calculate the maximum oxygen uptake

The main regression equations to estimate the maximum oxygen uptake (V02maxl have been obtained with the total population studied [1-31. A limitation of these studies is the validity, since the prediction equations were carried out with a particular population and they were validated with themselves, because the samples did not tend to be very large. The cross validation must be used to check the accuracy of a prediction equations when they are applied to different populations. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of the maximum oxygen uptake prediction equation obtained with cross validation

Heart rate recovery in elite Spanish male athletes

Recuperación de la frecuencia cardiaca en atletas varones españoles During postexercise recovery, heart rate (HR) initially falls rapidly, followed by a period of slower decrease, until resting values are reached. The aim of the present work was to examine the differences in the recovery heart rate (RHR) between athletes engaged in static and dynamic sports

PTGIS (prostaglandin I2 (prostacyclin) synthase)

Review on PTGIS (prostaglandin I2 (prostacyclin) synthase), with data on DNA, on the protein encoded, and where the gene is implicated

In vitro study of cheese digestion: Effect of type of cheese and intestinal conditions on macronutrients digestibility

[EN] Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) implies maldigestion, being pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy the treatment to enhance digestibility. This study aims at analysing the influence of cheese-related factors and intestinal conditions on macronutrients digestibility. Fresh-cow, fresh-goat, mild and aged cheeses were in vitro digested under different intestinal conditions of pH (6 or 7), bile concentration (1 or 10 mmol/L) and pancreatic enzymes (0-4000 LU/g fat) in order to in vitro mimic the intestinal conditions of a healthy adult and of an individual suffering of EPI. Under intestinal conditions of EN (pH 6, bile 1 mmol/L), lipids of fresh-goat and aged cheeses were more easily digested than those of fresh-cow and mild cheeses. In fact, 2000 LU/g fat of enzymatic dosage was enough to achieve a lipolysis extent of 80 and 100% in aged and fresh-goat cheeses, respectively. In contrast, proteolysis was higher in fresh-cow cheese and ripened (mild or aged) than in fresh-goat one regardless the intestinal conditions. Only in ripened-cheeses, proteolysis significantly increased at dose of enzymes does.Authors of this paper, on behalf of MyCyFAPP consortium, acknowledge the European Union and the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme for funding the above-mentioned project under grant agreement number 643806. The authors would like to thank the Conselleria de Educacio i Investigacio de la Generalitat Valenciana for the PhD scholarship given to Andrea Asensio Grau.Asensio-Grau, A.; Peinado, I.; Heredia Gutiérrez, AB.; Andrés Grau, AM. (2019). In vitro study of cheese digestion: Effect of type of cheese and intestinal conditions on macronutrients digestibility. LWT - Food Science and Technology. 113:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108278S1711

16th Sound and Music Computing Conference SMC 2019 (28–31 May 2019, Malaga, Spain)

The 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC 2019) took place in Malaga, Spain, 28-31 May 2019 and it was organized by the Application of Information and Communication Technologies Research group (ATIC) of the University of Malaga (UMA). The SMC 2019 associated Summer School took place 25-28 May 2019. The First International Day of Women in Inclusive Engineering, Sound and Music Computing Research (WiSMC 2019) took place on 28 May 2019. The SMC 2019 TOPICS OF INTEREST included a wide selection of topics related to acoustics, psychoacoustics, music, technology for music, audio analysis, musicology, sonification, music games, machine learning, serious games, immersive audio, sound synthesis, etc

Diet change affects intestinal microbiota restoration and improves vertical sleeve gastrectomy outcome in diet-induced obese rats

Purpose: Obesity, a worldwide health problem, is linked to an abnormal gut microbiota and is currently most efectively treated by bariatric surgery. Our aim was to characterize the microbiota of high-fat fed Sprague-Dawley rats when subjected to bariatric surgery (i.e., vertical sleeve gastrectomy) and posterior refeeding with either a high-fat or control diet. We hypothesized that bariatric surgery followed by the control diet was more efective in reverting the microbiota modifcations caused by the high-fat diet when compared to either of the two factors alone. Methods: Using next-generation sequencing of ribosomal RNA amplicons, we analyzed and compared the composition of the cecal microbiota after vertical sleeve gastrectomy with control groups representing non-operated rats, control fed, high-fat fed, and post-operative diet-switched animals. Rats were fed either a high-fat or control low-fat diet and were separated into three comparison groups after eight weeks comprising no surgery, sham surgery, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Half of the rats were then moved from the HFD to the control diet. Using next-generation sequencing of ribosomal RNA amplicons, we analyzed the composition of the cecal microbiota of rats allocated to the vertical sleeve gastrectomy group and compared it to that of the non-surgical, control fed, high-fat fed, and post-operative diet-switched groups. Additionally, we correlated diferent biological parameters with the genera exhibiting the highest variation in abundance between the groups. Results: The high-fat diet was the strongest driver of altered taxonomic composition, relative microbial abundance, and diversity in the cecum. These efects were partially reversed in the diet-switched cohort, especially when combined with sleeve gastrectomy, resulting in increased diversity and shifting relative abundances. Several highly-afected genera were correlated with obesity-related parameters. Conclusions: The dysbiotic state caused by high-fat diet was improved by the change to the lower fat, higher fber control diet. Bariatric surgery contributed signifcantly and additively to the diet in restoring microbiome diversity and complexity. These results highlight the importance of dietary intervention following bariatric surgery for improved restoration of cecal diversity, as neither surgery nor change of diet alone had the same efects as when combined

Análisis descriptivo de la respuesta cardíaca a tres protocolos de entrenamiento con cargas

Objetivo. El Objetivo del estudio fue observar si existían diferencias significativas en tres protocolos de entrenamiento con cargas, en su respuesta cardiodinámica. Material y métodos. 15 hombres y 14 mujeres realizaron tres protocolos diferentes de entrenamiento en circuito, circuito de peso libre (CPL), entrenamiento en máquinas (CM) y mixto aeróbico (peso libre y ejercicio aeróbico)(CMA), conectados a un analizador de gases portátil Jaeger Oxycon Mobile (Erich Jaeger, Viasys Healthcare, Alemania), que además registra la frecuencia cardíaca a través de un sensor de Polar® heart rate monitor (Polar Electro, Kempele, Finland). Se calculó la carga máxima para 15 RM y se realizó una prueba de esfuerzo máximo, con el objetivo de utilizar el mismo volumen e intensidad en los tres protocolos. Resultados. Existen diferencias significativas entre hombres y mujeres, sobre todo entre los circuitos CM con el resto, CPL y CMA, que producen una mayor exigencia cardíaca. La respuesta cardíaca muestra una respuesta significativamente mayor en el CPL y el CMA con respecto a CM en ambos sexos, que coincide con la respuesta en el consumo de oxígeno. En ninguno los protocolos se consigue llegar a los estándares del ACSM, salvo en el CMA, para el entrenamiento aeróbico (50% del VO2 máx.). Discusión y conclusiones. La mayor implicación muscular y las necesidades aumentadas de control postural en ejercicios con peso libre podrían explicar estas diferencias. Existen diferencias significativas en la respuesta cardíaca en tres tipos de circuitos de iguales duraciones e intensidades. Además, tan solo el circuito CMA produciría un aumento el consumo de oxígeno significativo