Combined use of the GGSFT data base and on Board Marine Collected Data to Model the Moho Beneath the Powell Basin, Antarctica

The Powell Basin is a small oceanic basin located at the NE end of the Antarctic Peninsula developed during the Early Miocene and mostly surrounded by the continental crusts of the South Orkney Microcontinent, South Scotia Ridge and Antarctic Peninsula margins. Gravity data from the SCAN 97 cruise obtained with the R/V Hespérides and data from the Global Gravity Grid and Sea Floor Topography (GGSFT) database (Sandwell and Smith, 1997) are used to determine the 3D geometry of the crustal-mantle interface (CMI) by numerical inversion methods. Water layer contribution and sedimentary effects were eliminated from the Free Air anomaly to obtain the total anomaly. Sedimentary effects were obtained from the analysis of existing and new SCAN 97 multichannel seismic profiles (MCS). The regional anomaly was obtained after spectral and filtering processes. The smooth 3D geometry of the crustal mantle interface obtained after inversion of the regional anomaly shows an increase in the thickness of the crust towards the continental margins and a NW-SE oriented axis of symmetry coinciding with the position of an older oceanic spreading axis. This interface shows a moderate uplift towards the western part and depicts two main uplifts to the northern and eastern sectors

Evaluation of the safety, tolerance and efficacy of 1-year consumption of infant formula supplemented with Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 Lc40 or Bifidobacterium breve CECT7263: a randomized controlled trial

Background: The microorganism present in breast milk, added to other factors, determine the colonization of infants. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the safety, tolerance and effects of the consumption of a milk formula during the first year of life that is supplemented with L. fermentum CECT5716 or Bifidobacterium breve CECT7263, two strains originally isolated from breast milk. Results: One hundred and eighty-nine infants completed the eleven months of intervention (61 in control group, 65 in Lf group and 63 in Bb group). The growth of infants in the three groups was consistent with standards. No significant differences were observed in the main outcome, weight-gain (Control group: 5.77 Kg ± 0.95, Lf group: 5.77 Kg ± 1.31, Bb group: 5.58 Kg ± 1.10; p = 0.527). The three milk formulae were well tolerated, and no adverse effects were related to the consumption of any of the formula. Infants receiving B. breve CECT7263 had a 1.7 times lower risk of crying than the control group (OR = 0.569, CI 95% 0.568–0.571; p = 0.001). On the other hand, the incidence of diarrhoea in infants receiving the formula supplemented with L. fermentum CECT5716 was a 44% lower than in infants receiving the control formula (p = 0.014). The consumption of this Lactobacillus strain also reduced the duration of diarrhoea by 2.5 days versus control group (p = 0.044). Conclusions: The addition of L. fermentum CECT5716 Lc40 or B. breve CECT7263, two probiotic strains naturally found in breast milk, to infant formulae is safe and induces beneficial effects on the health of infants.This work was funded by Biosearch Life supported by a grant from the Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalusia (IDEA-Spain), Cofinanced by European Regional Development Fund (EC). Project Tittle: “New applications of probiotic strains and derived compounds with biological activity (POSTBIO)” and partially funded by Lactalis-Puleva (Granada, Spain)

Geophotopedia, an open repository of photographs with geographic elements, Pictures of coastal geomorphology

Recoge datos de las VII Jornadas de Geomorfología litoralLa Geophotopedia es un repositorio con acceso libre de fotografías clasificadas y georreferenciadas. En este repositorio, cada usuario puede subir imágenes con información geográfica, que serán clasificadas por especialistas teniendo en cuenta lo que se muestra en ellas. Toda la colección de fotografías geolocalizadas está alojada en el portal gratuito flickr.com y bajo una licencia Creative Commons). Con respecto a las áreas costeras, actualmente se incluyen 258 fotos de 12 países diferentes: 68% de formaciones arenosas, 14% de marismas, 7% de morfologías rocosas y el resto de infraestructuras.Geophotopedia is a repository of classified and georeferenced photographs with free access. In this repository any user can upload images (with geographical information), where geographers and people from of other related sciences will classify them according to what is shown in the picture. Moreover, each photograph will be geolocated. All this collection is hosted at the free portal flickr.com and under a Creative Commons license. Regarding the coastal area, it currently includes 258 photos from 12 different countries: 48% of coastal sand formations, 14% of marshes and 7% of rocky morphologies and other infrastructures

Actividades de Promoción de Alumnos en el Marco del Servicio de Orientación y Tutorías de la Facultad de Odontología de UNC

Fil: Maldonado, N. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra A de Biología Celular; Argentina.Fil: Zárate, Ana María. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra Biología Celular A; Argentina.Fil: Busleiman, Federico José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Operatoria II A; Argentina.Fil: Busleiman, Federico José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Servicio de Orientación y Tutorías; Argentina.Fil: Kohar, R. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra A de Biología Celular; Argentina.La Facultad de Odontología (FO) de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) cuenta con el Servicio de Orientación y Tutorías (SOyT), destinado al desarrollo de propuestas de apoyo y orientación a los estudiantes y cuyo objetivo es brindar herramientas cognitivas y de planeamiento de situaciones académicas, necesarias para resolver las demandas que plantea el estudio universitario. En este marco, en conjunto con SOyT, la Cátedra A de Biología Celular participó en una actividad Taller para alumnos con condición de libres.Fil: Maldonado, N. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra A de Biología Celular; Argentina.Fil: Zárate, Ana María. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra Biología Celular A; Argentina.Fil: Busleiman, Federico José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Operatoria II A; Argentina.Fil: Busleiman, Federico José. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Servicio de Orientación y Tutorías; Argentina.Fil: Kohar, R. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra A de Biología Celular; Argentina.Otras Ciencias de la Salu

Enhance democracy: resilience and meritocracy

This paper presents an exploratory study that meant to contribute to the comprehension of the process of formation of Portuguese political elites groups, especially to enlightening if the individual elite status is due to exceptional abilities, assessed by its resilience’s categories and professional and academical backgrounds or by “inheritance”, due to favorable factors as family and social relationships – that may have induced to a state power type formation that may have led, as one of the major factors, to inequality and mischaracterization of the concept of Democracy itself and to its disbelief, reinforced by the growing corruption and therefore facilitator of populist, dictatorial and xenophobes models that it’s urgent to reverse. Concomitantly, it is fundamental to promote resilience-related aspects and merit, to restore society’s trust in the system, as WHO (2017) recently explained the importance of trust, measured by the absence of corruption in business and government, to happiness and therefore well-being