Depuración de Aguas Residuales en la Industria 4.0

Gómez de Gabriel y otros, 2017, "Depuración de Aguas Residuales en la Industria 4.0" , Jornadas de Automática Gijón, 2017Este artículo presenta un sistema de automatización de una estación depuradora de aguas residuales (EDAR) mediante tecnologías de Industria 4.0. Se ha implementado un sistema Internet of Things (IoT) para la obtención de los datos de los sensores y envío de consignas a los actuadores. El sistema posee un sistema de control local que, junto con el resto de los componentes, se modelan como un sistema ciberfísico (CPS). Se ha implementado sobre una planta experimental, se ha creado una base de datos con la información histórica de los datos de los sensores y se están creando funciones para analizar la información e identificar el modelo de la plantaEste trabajo ha sido parcialmente financiado por el Proyecto Puente B.2. ”Desarrollo de Técnicas de Control y Estimación Neurogenéticas para Operación Optima de Reactores Biológicos de Lodos Activos en Plantas de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales”de la Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption: a potentially life-threatening complication of atopic dermatitis

Introduction: Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption (KVE), also known as eczema herpeticum or eczema vaccinatum, is an acute dermatosis that affects patients with chronic dermatopathies. The diagnosis is primarily clinical and is characterised by the presence of a vesicular exanthema on physical examination. The exanthema subsequently evolves into crusted lesions with typical circular ulcerations in ‘punched-out’ areas on the skin affected by the underlying dermatopathy. Case description: We present the case of a 6-year-old patient who presented to the Paediatric Emergency department with skin lesions consistent with eczema herpeticum. The patient’s management was initially outpatient; however, due to the slow progression of the condition, hospitalisation and intravenous antiviral treatment were initiated. Discussion: KVE affects patients with chronic dermatoses, especially atopic dermatitis. It is important to know the clinical presentation for an early suspicion. KVE is a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. It can progress to secondary viraemia, which can be fatal in up to 10% of immunocompetent individuals and up to 50% of immunocompromised individuals. It is important to be aware of this condition and to start early treatment with antivirals, especially given the high prevalence of atopic dermatitis in our population. This condition is one of the most serious complications that can occur in these patients

Nurse-Led Interventions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, causing 3.32 million deaths in 2019. COPD management has increasingly become a major component of general and hospital practice and has led to a different model of care. Nurse-led interventions have shown beneficial effects on COPD patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. This systematic review was conducted to identify and assess nurse-led interventions in COPD patients in terms of mental, physical, and clinical status. The review was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. The relevance of each manuscript was assessed according to the inclusion criteria, and we retrieved full texts, as required, to reach our conclusions. Data extraction was performed independently by two reviewers, and the risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Forty-eight articles were included in the analysis, which focused on the management of COPD patients by hospital, respiratory and primary nursing care. Nursing management was shown to be highly effective in improving quality of life, emotional state, and pulmonary and physical capacity in COPD patients. In comparison, hospital and respiratory nurses carried out interventions with higher levels of effectiveness than community nurses

Guía de gestión integrada de plagas: mango

Coordinadores: Ángel Martín Gil y Gregoria Aranda Aranda

COVID-19 outbreaks in a transmission control scenario: challenges posed by social and leisure activities, and for workers in vulnerable conditions, Spain, early summer 2020

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 community-wide transmission declined in Spain by early May 2020, being replaced by outbreaks and sporadic cases. From mid-June to 2 August, excluding single household outbreaks, 673 outbreaks were notified nationally, 551 active (>6,200 cases) at the time. More than half of these outbreaks and cases coincided with: (i) social (family/friends’ gatherings or leisure venues) and (ii) occupational (mainly involving workers in vulnerable conditions) settings. Control measures were accordingly applied

Análisis de la velocidad de ondas sísmicas en la falla de Alhama de Murcia (SE Península Ibérica) a partir de ensayos Down-Hole y testificación acústica

Reunión Ibérica sobre Fallas Activas y Paleosismología (3ª. 2018. Alicante). - Texto en español con resumen y palabras claves en inglés y españolEl terremoto de Lorca de 2011 generó aceleraciones más altas de las esperadas debido a un fenómeno de directividad, condicionado por la velocidad de propagación de la ruptura cosismica en relación a la velocidad de las ondas de cizalla (Vs). En este trabajo se analizan los datos de dos tipos de ensayos realizados en el sondeo de investigación FAM-1, que atraviesa la fault gouge (FG): (1) testificación geofísica de velocidad de ondas acústicas (onda completa), y (2) ensayo down-hole (DH). La FG muestran valores de velocidades propias de rocas muy blandas o suelos rígidos. Dentro de la FG se observa una marcada anisotropía, con velocidades de propagación Vp más elevadas según la dirección de la zona de cizalla que aquellas según buzamiento. Los valores de Vs se encuentran por debajo de los 1000 m/s. Si además se considera la anisotropía, esto implicaría valores de Vs tan bajas como 680 ±25 m/s para las ondas de cizalla que viajan según buzamiento. = The Lorca earthquake (2011) generated larger ground acceleration than expected because of a directivity phenomenon. Directivity is influenced by the relationship between the velocity of the propagation of the coseismic rupture and the velocity of the shear waves (Vs). In this work, data from two different tests that were carried out inside the research borehole FAM-1 are analysed: (1) full waveform acoustic logging, and (2) Down-hole seismic testing. The FAM-1 borehole was drilled through more than 100 m of the fault gouge of the fault (FG). The FG shows low velocities, typical of a very weak rock or a stiff soil. A remarkable anisotropy in the velocity can be also observed within the FG, with higher velocities for Vp along the fault strike than those along fault dip. Vs values have been calculated below 1000 m/s. If we consider the anisotropy, the FG may have Vs as lower as 680 ±25 m/s propagating along dip.Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, EspañaInstituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, EspañaInstituto de Geociencias, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, EspañaInstitut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera, EspañaAnálisis y Gestión del Subsuelo S.L., EspañaDepartamento de Geología y Geoquímica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, EspañaInstituto Geológico y Minero de España, Españ

Relevance of gastrointestinal manifestations in a large Spanish cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: what do we know?

SLE can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. GI symptoms are reported to occur in >50% of SLE patients. To describe the GI manifestations of SLE in the RELESSER (Registry of SLE Patients of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology) cohort and to determine whether these are associated with a more severe disease, damage accrual and a worse prognosis. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide, retrospective, multicentre, cross-sectional cohort study of 3658 SLE patients who fulfil =4 ACR-97 criteria. Data on demographics, disease characteristics, activity (SLEDAI-2K or BILAG), damage (SLICC/ACR/DI) and therapies were collected. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between lupus patients with and without GI damage to establish whether GI damage is associated with a more severe disease. RESULTS: From 3654 lupus patients, 3.7% developed GI damage. Patients in this group (group 1) were older, they had longer disease duration, and were more likely to have vasculitis, renal disease and serositis than patients without GI damage (group 2). Hospitalizations and mortality were significantly higher in group 1. Patients in group 1 had higher modified SDI (SLICC Damage Index). The presence of oral ulcers reduced the risk of developing damage in 33% of patients. CONCLUSION: Having GI damage is associated with a worse prognosis. Patients on a high dose of glucocorticoids are at higher risk of developing GI damage which reinforces the strategy of minimizing glucocorticoids. Oral ulcers appear to decrease the risk of GI damage. © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology

Murciélagos y techos: Cruzando fronteras a través de la ciencia ciudadana

El Neotrópico es una de las regiones más diversas en el mundo, donde se han registrado cientos de especies de murciélagos y este número sigue ascendiendo gracias a los esfuerzos de investigación. A pesar de los distintos y valiosos servicios ecosistémicos que estas especies brindan (Boyles et al. 2011), los murciélagos enfrentan amenazas que ponen en riesgo su supervivencia, entre ellas se destacan la pérdida y fragmentación del hábitat (Frick et al. 2020). Estas amenazas han obligado a los murciélagos a buscar nuevos sitios donde habitar y, para algunas especies, principalmente insectívoras, las zonas urbanas poseen sitios con los recursos necesarios para sobrevivir, tales como alimento y refugio (Ávila-Flores y Fenton 2005; Jung y Kalko 2010; Jung y Threlfall 2016). En el momento que estas especies coexisten con los humanos, surge otra potencial amenaza que es el desconocimiento generado por la percepción errónea que existe sobre los murciélagos...Fil: Zaldaña Orantes, Karla. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: Rodríguez, Melissa E.. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: Raquel Alvarado-Larios. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: González Linares, Jorge. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: Campos Tobar, Zuleyma. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: Díaz, Carolina. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: Girón, Luis. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de El Salvador ; El SalvadorFil: Nuñez Rodríguez, Alvaro. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Chile; ChileFil: Chang, Clemente Beltrán. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Chile; ChileFil: Damino, María Verónica. Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina; ArgentinaFil: Di Domenica, Violeta. Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina; ArgentinaFil: Olmedo, María Luz. Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Programa de Investigación de Biodiversidad Argentina; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sánchez, Tatiana. Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina; ArgentinaFil: Arévalo, Ana Lucía. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Guatemala; GuatemalaFil: Nuñez, Lourdes. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Guatemala; GuatemalaFil: Mejía, David. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de Honduras; HondurasFil: Aguirre, Gabriel. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de Nicaragua; NicaraguaFil: Saldaña, Octavio. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de Nicaragua; NicaraguaFil: Serrano, Alejandra. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de Nicaragua; NicaraguaFil: Chitaro, Santiago. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Uruguay; UruguayFil: Martínez, Yaniré. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de Puerto Rico; Puerto RicoFil: Santiago, Miguel. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de la República Dominicana; República DominicanaFil: Mateo Jiménez, Amelia L.. Programa de Conservación de Murciélagos de la República Dominicana; República DominicanaFil: Sánchez Calderón, Ricardo. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Costa Rica; Costa RicaFil: Oviedo Cortés, Gabriel. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Costa Rica; Costa RicaFil: Guido Solano, Francinie. Programa para la Conservación de los Murciélagos de Costa Rica; Costa Ric

Healthcare workers hospitalized due to COVID-19 have no higher risk of death than general population. Data from the Spanish SEMI-COVID-19 Registry

Aim To determine whether healthcare workers (HCW) hospitalized in Spain due to COVID-19 have a worse prognosis than non-healthcare workers (NHCW). Methods Observational cohort study based on the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry, a nationwide registry that collects sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data on patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Spain. Patients aged 20-65 years were selected. A multivariate logistic regression model was performed to identify factors associated with mortality. Results As of 22 May 2020, 4393 patients were included, of whom 419 (9.5%) were HCW. Median (interquartile range) age of HCW was 52 (15) years and 62.4% were women. Prevalence of comorbidities and severe radiological findings upon admission were less frequent in HCW. There were no difference in need of respiratory support and admission to intensive care unit, but occurrence of sepsis and in-hospital mortality was lower in HCW (1.7% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.024 and 0.7% vs. 4.8%; p<0.001 respectively). Age, male sex and comorbidity, were independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality and healthcare working with lower mortality (OR 0.211, 95%CI 0.067-0.667, p = 0.008). 30-days survival was higher in HCW (0.968 vs. 0.851 p<0.001). Conclusions Hospitalized COVID-19 HCW had fewer comorbidities and a better prognosis than NHCW. Our results suggest that professional exposure to COVID-19 in HCW does not carry more clinical severity nor mortality

The state of the Martian climate

60°N was +2.0°C, relative to the 1981–2010 average value (Fig. 5.1). This marks a new high for the record. The average annual surface air temperature (SAT) anomaly for 2016 for land stations north of starting in 1900, and is a significant increase over the previous highest value of +1.2°C, which was observed in 2007, 2011, and 2015. Average global annual temperatures also showed record values in 2015 and 2016. Currently, the Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of lower latitudes