AC-DCFS: a toolchain implementation to Automatically Compute Coulomb Failure Stress changes after relevant earthquakes

We present an automated free software-based toolchain to obtain Coulomb Failure Stress change maps on fault planes of interest following the occurrence of a relevant earthquake. The system uses as input the focal mechanism data of the event occurred and an active fault database for the region. From the focal mechanism the orientations of the possible rupture planes, the location of the event and the size of the earthquake are obtained. From the size of the earthquake, the dimensions of the rupture plane are obtained by means of an algorithm based on empirical relations. Using the active fault database in the area, the stress-receiving planes are obtained and a verisimilitude index is assigned to the source plane from the two nodal planes of the focal mechanism. The obtained product is a series of layers in a format compatible with any type of GIS (or map completely edited in PDF format) showing the possible stress change maps on the different families of fault planes present in the epicentral zone. These type of products are presented generally in technical reports developed in the weeks following the occurrence of the event, or in scientific publications; however they have been proven useful for emergency management in the hours and days after a major event being these stress changes responsible of aftershocks, in addition to the mid-term earthquake forecasting. The automation of the calculation allows its incorporation within the products generated by the alert and surveillance agencies shortly after the earthquake occurred. It is now being implemented in the Spanish Geological Survey as one of the products that this agency would provides after the occurrence of relevant seismic series in Spain

Visores 3D, servicios interoperables e información geográfica: aplicaciones en ciencias de la tierra

Esta comunicación muestra los resultados de incorporar la geovisualización 3D y el tiempo (4ª dimensión) a la información geográfica (mapas temáticos, MDE, etc) y, específicamente, a los servicios interoperables a través de Internet, aplicados al campo de las ciencias naturales. Para ello se utiliza el visor Condor (con versiones desktop y cliente-web) desarrollado informáticamente por la empresa Elimco Sistemas, con la que el Grupo de Investigación al que pertenecen los autores de la Universidad de Sevilla mantiene una estrecha colaboración para el diseño de sus funcionalidades y el tratamiento semiológico de los datos geográficos. Se han elegido dos áreas específicas del territorio de Andalucía: un sector litoral y marino (tramo Algeciras- Estepona) y un área de alta montaña (Sierra Nevada). Los resultados reflejan el interés de estos visores para la visualización multitemporal y 3D de dos medios extremos (el medio submarino y el alpino) que, al incorporar algunas sencillas herramientas interactivas de análisis de los datos (cálculo de perfiles topográficos, simulación de subidas del nivel del mar, calculo de pendientes, etc.), les proporcionan un claro valor añadido para la transmisión del conocimiento en el medio natural.The aim of this paper is to show the results of incorporating the 3D geovisualization and the time (as a 4th dimension) to the geographical information and, specifically, to the interoperable geoservices by means of the Internet, applied to the field of Natural Sciences. The Condor geoviewer (with desktop and web-client versions) is a software developed by Elimco Sistemas, a company which keeps a strong relationship with the authors focussed on the design of the functionalities and the usage of graphic semiology to the geographical data. In order to make a test of these geoviewer capabilities, two areas –a coastal and marine one and an alpine geomorphological area- were chosen. The results show the potentialities of this tool in the 3D and multitemporal geovisualization applied to two extreme environments (such as alpine and submerged areas). An obvious additional advantage in the transmission of knowledge of natural environments is given to the geoviewer by means of the addition of some user-friendly interactive analysis tools (real time calculations of slope and shades, topographic profiles, etc)

Introducción

A partir de un convenio entre las sociedades española y cubana de cardiología y de sus respectivas revistas, se ha decidido realizar este suplemento especial, dedicado íntegramente a la prevención y la rehabilitación cardiovascular, publicado al unísono por ambas revistas y con la participación de prestigiosos especialistas de ambas sociedades.Este suplemento debe ser un referente para el trabajo cooperativo entre sociedades y entre revistas que, con la adecuada selección de temas de necesario interés e impacto en la morbimortalidad de las enfermedades cardiovasculares, permita establecer pautas para su abordaje

Observation of two-proton radioactivity of Mg19 by tracking the decay products

We have observed the two-proton radioactivity of the previously unknown 19Mg ground state by tracking the decay products in-flight. For the first time, the trajectories of the 2p-decay products, 17Ne+p+p, have been measured by using tracking microstrip detectors which allowed us to reconstruct the 2p-decay vertices and fragment correlations. The half-life of 19Mg deduced from the measured vertex distribution is 4.0(15) ps in the system of 19Mg. The Q value of the 2p decay of the 19Mg ground state inferred from the measured p−p−17Ne correlations is 0.75(5) MeV.MEC FPA2003-05958 FPA2006-13807-C02-0

Structural evolution of the El Salvador Fault Zone: an evolving fault system within a volcanic arc.

The El Salvador Fault Zone, firstly identifiedafter the 13th February 2001 Mw 6.6 El Salvador earthquake, is a 150 km long,20 km wide right-lateral strike-slip fault system. Ruptures along the ESFZ arethought to be responsible for most of the historical destructive earthquakesalong the El Salvador Volcanic Arc, as well as for most of the currentseismicity of the area. In this work, we focus on the geological setting of thefault zone by describing its geomorphology and structure, using field-based observations,digital terrain modelling, and aerial photograph interpretation with the aim atcontributing to the understanding of the ESFZ slip behaviour. In particular, weaddress the ESFZ structure, kinematics and evolution with time. The ESFZ is a complex set of traces divided inmajor rupture segments characterized by different geometry, kinematics andgeomorphic expressions. Natural fault exposures and paleoseismic trenchesexcavated along the fault show that the strike slip deformation is distributedin several planes. Both geometry and kinematics of the fault zone areconsistent with a transtensional strain regime.The estimated geological slip-rate for the mainfault segments by paleoseismic trenches and displaced geomorphic features impliesa deficit in velocity of the fault compared to the available GPS velocitiesdata. The high vertical scarps of some fault segments would require quaternaryslip rates not coherent neither with measured GPS velocities nor with sliprates obtained from paleoseismic analysis. This mismatch suggests apre-existing graben structure that would be inherited from the previousregional roll back related extensional stage. We consider that the ESFZ isusing this relict structure to grow up along it. As a result, we propose amodel for ESFZ development consistent with all these observations.La Zona de Falla de El Salvador (ZFES) es un sistema de falla de desgarre dextral de 150 km de longitud y 20 de anchura, que fue identificada por primera vez después del terremoto de Mw 6.6 de El Salvador de febrero de 2001. La mayoría de la sismicidad y de los terremotos históricos destructivos producidos en el arco volcánico salvadoreño han sido producidos por la ruptura de la ZFES. Este trabajo se centra en el marco geológico de la zona de falla describiendo su geomorfología y su estructura a través de observaciones de campo, del estudio de los modelos digitales del terreno y de la interpretación de las fotografías aéreas, con el objetivo de avanzar en el conocimiento del comportamiento de la ZFES. En concreto trataremos del estudio de la estructura, la cinemática y la evolución de la ZFES. La ZFES es un complejo sistema de fallas divididas en varios segmentos que se diferencian en la geometría, la cinemática y la expresión geomorfológica. En los afloramientos de la falla, así como en las trincheras paleosismicas excavadas se ha observado que la deformación de desgarre está distribuida en varios planos y tanto la geometría como la cinemática de la zona de falla indican que la ZFES está bajo un régimen de deformación transtensional. La tasa de deformación estimada para los principales segmentos a través del estudio paleosísmico y del análisis de indicadores geomorfológicos desplazados nos muestra un déficit de velocidad para la falla si lo comparamos con los datos obtenidos por GPS. Estos datos tampoco ayudan a explicar la existencia de grandes escarpes verticales que se observan en algunos segmentos de la falla, y que requerirían tasas de deformación muy elevadas. Esta discrepancia sugiere la existencia de una estructura de graben preexistente que puedo ser producida por el “roll-back” de la placa y que creó una fase extensional en el arco volcánico. En este trabajo consideramos que la ZFES está actualmente desarrollándose sobre la estructura extensional relicta y como resultado proponemos un modelo estructural consistente con estas observaciones

Spectroscopy of proton-unbound nuclei by tracking their decay products in-flight: One- and two-proton decays of 15F, 16Ne, and 19Na

14 páginas, 23 figuras, 1 tabla.-- et al.A powerful method of investigating proton-unbound nuclear states by tracking their decay products in flight is discussed in detail. To verify the method, four known levels in 15F, 16Ne, and 19Na were investigated by measuring the angular correlations between protons and the respective heavy-ion fragments stemming from the precursor decays in flight. The parent nuclei of interest were produced in nuclear reactions of one-neutron removal from 17Ne and 20Mg projectiles at energies of 410–450 A MeV. The trajectories of the respective decay products, 14O + p + p and 18Ne + p + p, were measured by applying a tracking technique with microstrip detectors. These data were used to reconstruct the angular correlations of the fragments, which provided information on energies and widths of the parent states. In addition for reproducing properties of known states, evidence for hitherto unknown excited states in 15F and 16Ne was found. This tracking technique has an advantage in studies of exotic nuclei beyond the proton drip line measuring the resonance energies and widths with a high precision although by using low-intensity beams and very thick targets.This work has been supported by Contract EURONS Nos. EC-I3 and FPA2006-13807-C02-01, FPA2007-63074 (MEC, Spain), the INTAS Grant No. 03-54-6545. L.V.G. is supported by FAIR-Russia Research Center grant, Russian Foundation for Basic Research viaGrant Nos. RFBR 08-02-00892 and 08-02-00089-a, and Russian Ministry of Industry and Science Grant No. NSh-7235.2010.2. N.K.T. acknowledges support from the UK Grant No. STFC ST/F012012/1, E.L. is supported by the LOEWE program of the State of Hessen (Helmholtz International Center for FAIR), Germany.Peer Reviewe

New states in 18Na and 19Mg observed in the two-proton decay of 19Mg

Previously unknown states in 18Na and 19Mg have been studied by measuring the trajectories of their decay products with microstrip detectors. Analyzing angular correlations of the fragments provided information on decay energies and widths of the parent states. The ground state of 18Na has been detected and its one-proton decay energy of 1.23(15) MeV determined. Four previously unknown states in 19Mg at 2.1, 2.9, 3.6, and 5.2 MeV have been observed. The competition between simultaneous and sequential two-proton emission of states in 19Mg is discussed, and the conclusion of a direct mechanism of 2p radioactivity of the 19Mg ground state is confirmed.MEC EC-I3 FPA2006-13807-C02-01Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FPA2009-0884

Endothelin-1 serum levels in women with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum Endothelin-1(ET-1) levels in female Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients compared with healthy controls, examine possible associations between ET-1 with different characteristic of the disease and investigate possible associations between ET-1 with surrogate markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Vega-Baja Hospital, Orihuela (Spain) from November 2016 to May 2018. Sixty-three women with RA and sixty-five age and sex healthy controls were included in this study. Serum ET-1 was analyzed using ELISA. Results: Serum levels of ET-1 in RA female patients were higher than those in healthy controls (p ??0.001). Serum le vels of ET-1 were positively associated with Nterminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (r = 0.27, p < 0.05) and with C-reactive protein (CRP) (r = 0.36, p < 0.05). ET-1 levels in women with RA were higher in smokers. Pre dnisone use was associated with lower ET-1 levels. No association with carotid intima media thickness was found. Conclusions: we observed the presence of higher le - vels of serum ET-1 in RA women patients compared with healthy controls. These increased levels of ET-1 are associated with inflammation and smoking and reduced by prednisone intake

Estandarización de procesos y políticas de control para la gestión de precios y analítica en Grupo ABSA

Este PAP, Programa para mejoramiento de la calidad, productividad y logística en la industria regional fue realizado aplicando conocimientos de las carreras de ingeniería industrial en Grupo ABSA. El PAP que titulamos como estandarización de procesos y políticas de control para la gestión de precios y analítica en Grupo ABSA tiene relación con un PAP realizado en esta misma empresa llamado "Documentación de procesos para la institución ABSA, área de clientes y productos"; esto debido a que es una continuación de este último, sin embargo, con algunas implementaciones que promuevan una mejora en la gestión de precios y analítica, tales como la generación de políticas de control y Estandarización de procesos. El objetivo del PAP en curso es mejorar y controlar el catálogo de productos que se encuentran en stock disponible, al igual que el de la gestión crediticia, con el fin de agilizar el proceso de ventas, mediante la estandarización de procesos y generación de políticas en el departamento de Sales Operations. El alcance de este proyecto es estandarizar y documentar los procesos del departamento de Sales Operations de Grupo ABSA, así como documentar dos propuestas de políticas de control en procesos en los cuales encontramos algunas discrepancias. Nuestra metodología se basa en calidad y mejora continua, a través de la estandarización de procesos que desarrollan de manera correcta, sin embargo, no siguen como tal un proceso estandarizado. Se realizan reuniones con el departamento de Sales Operations en el cual nos explica el respectivo analista el paso a paso de los procesos y a partir de eso estandarizamos un diagrama de flujo que es complementado con la documentación de este.ITESO, A.C