Aspectos culturales de la elaboración de un postre tradicional, denominado panchón, en el municipio de Aller, Principado de Asturias, España

Persiste en el municipio de Aller (Principado de Asturias) un postre tradicional realizado a base de harina de escanda (Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta). Su elaboración, aunque va transformándose con el tiempo, es muy peculiar, pues se hace en el hogar (lar, llar, tsar), cociéndose la masa protegida por unas capas aislantes de naturaleza vegetal, bajo brasas. Su forma tradicional de consumo es comunal, durante los días de fiesta patronales.It persists in the municipality of Aller (Principality of Asturias) the elaboration of a traditional dessert made of spelt (Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta), their elaboration, although it goes transforming with the time, it is very peculiar, because it is made in the traditional stone cooker, cooking the very covered mass, low embers. Their traditional form of consumption is communal

Propuesta para un plan de ordenamiento territorial del Corregimiento de San Martín de Porres, distrito de Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas

Actualmente, muchas de las áreas rurales con potencial y riqueza en sus tierras, realizan actividades económicas pertenecientes al sector primario específicamente, actividades agropecuarias. Debido a la conformación de nuevos escenarios denominados centros urbanos, delimitados en su mayoría con murallas exclusivas, dan origen a nuevos espacios geográficos complejos denominados áreas sub-urbanas, que desde el contexto de ordenamiento territorial panameño es incipiente y no hay estudios específicos o particulares que señalen, este tipo de análisis. El corregimiento de Herrera, en el distrito de La Chorrera, provincia de Panamá Oeste, donde se nota un crecimiento de nuevas barriadas que modifican los entornos, y descuidan los estudio de impacto que esto genera y además no existe una delimitación del ejido urbano, provocando algunos conflictos que están produciendo pérdidas en el paisaje rural del área de estudio.El propósito de esta investigación es responder si las inclusiones de esos espacios residenciales tendientes a acrecentar si el uso del suelo urbano, es apropiado, motivo por el cual se presenta una propuesta hacia una zonificación que delimite e impulse directrices hacia los verdaderos usos que originen un ordenamiento territorial beneficiando al corregimiento en estudio

Autoimmune diseases related to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis, a descriptive study in a third level center

Background: Epiphenomena in neurological disorders can lead to subsequent autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune encephalitis (AE), but research on this condition is limited. There is a lack of knowledge about the development of autoimmune diseases in AE patients due to its rarity. The objective of this study is to investigate the association between the development of autoimmune diseases and patients with anti-NMDA autoimmune encephalitis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 2015 to 2022 at UMAE La Raza Antonio Fraga Mouret to investigate the relationship between autoimmune diseases and anti-NMDA AE. 194 patients were tested for anti-NMDA antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and 50 were found to meet the criteria for AE based on clinical, laboratory, and imaging tests. Follow-up evaluations assessed for rheumatological diseases and various additional tests were conducted before and after the AE event. The study was approved by the ethical and investigation committee. Results: Our analysis included 50 patients with autoimmune encephalitis. Of these, 62% were women aged 18-51 years (mean age 31.97 years) and 38% were men aged 19-72 years (mean age 39.2 years). Fifty-two percent of patients had positive antibodies for autoimmune diseases, but only 12% met ACR criteria for autoimmune disease. The CSF was negative for infections. Electroencephelography (EEG) showed abnormalities in 42% of patients, and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed hyperintensity in the medial temporal lobes, cortico-subcortical regions, and white matter. False positives were excluded. Conclusions: Among patients with autoimmune encephalitis, 12% had associated autoimmune diseases, most of which developed after the diagnosis of encephalitis. The observed diseases were 3 cases of lupus, 1 of rheumatoid arthritis, 1 of thyroiditis, and 1 of vasculitis. There is an epiphenomenal relationship between autoimmune encephalitis and subsequent development of autoimmune diseases

Patología de insectos : Metodologías y técnicas de laboratorio. Un aporte al trabajo experimental

El material que se presenta en este libro es una actualización de los protocolos de laboratorio en lo que respecta a los patógenos de insectos: virus, bacterias, hongos, protozoos y nematodes. El objetivo principal del libro ha sido reunir toda la información para dar a conocer el estado actual del estudio de los patógenos de insectos, su taxonomía, métodos diagnósticos y enfoques para el uso en control microbiano de insectos plaga y vectores.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Muse

Governance and Sustainability: Bibliometric Analysis of Change Factors for Planning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the articulation between the concepts of governance and sustainability of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Recent research has found that the relationship between governance and sustainability has gained relevance among the academic community. This is partially explained by the question: How does governance and sustainability affect HEIs planning? Therefore, the paper focuses on examining different theoretical lenses from institutionalism to stakeholder theory in order to propose a model of integration. The integration underpins the triad of strategy, structure and culture. Although,  there are different positions on the role of governance in the scenario of HEIs, most of those posit it as a fundamental factor of change and survival. Overall, the proposed model aims to articulate elements such as stakeholders, accountability and sustainable objectives as part of the planning process

Susceptibility of different life stages of Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and Periplaneta fuliginosa (Blattodea: Blattidae) to entomopathogenic fungi

The susceptibility of nymphs and adults of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica Linnaeus (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and the smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville (Blattodea: Blattidae) to Argentinian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin (CEP 085) and Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. (CEP 077) was evaluated. Fungi were tested by using two different methods: bait and direct contact. Mortality was monitored daily for twenty days to obtain LT50. M. anisopliae produced 60 and 93% mortality in nymphs and adults of B. germanica, respectively, when conidia were applied by direct contact. The LT50 for adults was 3.8 days, and 8.6 days for nymphs. Direct contact of B. bassiana produced 80% mortality on adults of B. germanica with a LT50 of 4.9 days, and for nymphs 40 % mortality in 10 days. When B. germanica was exposed to bait, the level of mortality was significant in adults. Nymphs of P. fuliginosa were treated with bait with M. anisopliae and B. bassiana and they caused 50% mortality with a LT50 of 22 days, and LT50 of 27 days respectively. Nymphs and adults of P. fuliginosa treated by direct contact and adults treated with bait showed that mortality level was not significantly different as compared to the control. Results showed differences in susceptibility between the two species of cockroaches and between nymphs and adults of the same species. In addition, different responses to the fungal species with the two methods that were used in the bioassays have been demonstrated. This is the first report of susceptibility of P. fuliginosa to entomopathogenic fungi. This study demonstrates the potential of fungi as biocontrol agents against this pest.Fil: Gutierrez, Alejandra Concepción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico La Plata. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: García, Juan José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico La Plata. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Alzogaray, Raul Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; ArgentinaFil: Urrutia, María I.. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Lopez Lastra, Claudia Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico La Plata. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentin

Vaccination with BM86, subolesin and akirin protective antigens for the control of tick infestations in white tailed deer and red deer

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are hosts for different tick species and tick-borne pathogens and play a role in tick dispersal and maintenance in some regions. These factors stress the importance of controlling tick infestations in deer and several methods such as culling and acaricide treatment have been used. Tick vaccines are a cost-effective alternative for tick control that reduced cattle tick infestations and tick-borne pathogens prevalence while reducing the use of acaricides. Our hypothesis is that vaccination with vector protective antigens can be used for the control of tick infestations in deer. Herein, three experiments were conducted to characterize (1) the antibody response in red deer immunized with recombinant BM86, the antigen included in commercial tick vaccines, (2) the antibody response and control of cattle tick infestations in white-tailed deer immunized with recombinant BM86 or tick subolesin (SUB) and experimentally infested with Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, and (3) the antibody response and control of Hyalomma spp. and Rhipicephalus spp. field tick infestations in red deer immunized with mosquito akirin (AKR), the SUB ortholog and candidate protective antigen against different tick species and other ectoparasites. The results showed that deer produced an antibody response that correlated with the reduction in tick infestations and was similar to other hosts vaccinated previously with these antigens. The overall vaccine efficacy was similar between BM86 (E=76%) and SUB (E=83%) for the control of R. microplus infestations in white-tailed deer. The field trial in red deer showed a 25-33% (18-40% when only infested deer were considered) reduction in tick infestations, 14-20 weeks after the first immunization. These results demonstrated that vaccination with vector protective antigens could be used as an alternative method for the control of tick infestations in deer to reduce tick populations and dispersal in regions where deer are relevant hosts for these ectoparasites.This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain (project BFU2008-01244/BMC) and the Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Spain (project FAU2008-00014-00-00). D. Carreón was partially supported by a grant-in-aid from Conacyt, Mexico and the EU grant TB-STEP 212414. M. Villar was funded by the JAE-DOC program (CSIC-FSE), Spain. J.A. Moreno-Cid is a recipient of a JCCM fellowship, Spain.Peer Reviewe

Susceptibility of different life stages of <i>Blattella germanica</i> (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and <i>Periplaneta fuliginosa</i> (Blattodea: Blattidae) to entomopathogenic fungi

The susceptibility of nymphs and adults of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica Linnaeus (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and the smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville (Blattodea: Blattidae) to Argentinian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin (CEP 085) and Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. (CEP 077) was evaluated. Fungi were tested by using two different methods: bait and direct contact. Mortality was monitored daily for twenty days to obtain LT50. M. anisopliae produced 60 and 93% mortality in nymphs and adults of B. germanica, respectively, when conidia were applied by direct contact. The LT50 for adults was 3.8 days, and 8.6 days for nymphs. Direct contact of B. bassiana produced 80% mortality on adults of B. germanica with a LT50 of 4.9 days, and for nymphs 40 % mortality in 10 days. When B. germanica was exposed to bait, the level of mortality was significant in adults. Nymphs of P. fuliginosa were treated with bait with M. anisopliae and B. bassiana and they caused 50% mortality with a LT50 of 22 days, and LT50 of 27 days respectively. Nymphs and adults of P. fuliginosa treated by direct contact and adults treated with bait showed that mortality level was not significantly different as compared to the control. Results showed differences in susceptibility between the two species of cockroaches and between nymphs and adults of the same species. In addition, different responses to the fungal species with the two methods that were used in the bioassays have been demonstrated. This is the first report of susceptibility of P. fuliginosa to entomopathogenic fungi. This study demonstrates the potential of fungi as biocontrol agents against this pest.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore

Susceptibility of different life stages of <i>Blattella germanica</i> (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and <i>Periplaneta fuliginosa</i> (Blattodea: Blattidae) to entomopathogenic fungi

The susceptibility of nymphs and adults of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica Linnaeus (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and the smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville (Blattodea: Blattidae) to Argentinian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin (CEP 085) and Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. (CEP 077) was evaluated. Fungi were tested by using two different methods: bait and direct contact. Mortality was monitored daily for twenty days to obtain LT50. M. anisopliae produced 60 and 93% mortality in nymphs and adults of B. germanica, respectively, when conidia were applied by direct contact. The LT50 for adults was 3.8 days, and 8.6 days for nymphs. Direct contact of B. bassiana produced 80% mortality on adults of B. germanica with a LT50 of 4.9 days, and for nymphs 40 % mortality in 10 days. When B. germanica was exposed to bait, the level of mortality was significant in adults. Nymphs of P. fuliginosa were treated with bait with M. anisopliae and B. bassiana and they caused 50% mortality with a LT50 of 22 days, and LT50 of 27 days respectively. Nymphs and adults of P. fuliginosa treated by direct contact and adults treated with bait showed that mortality level was not significantly different as compared to the control. Results showed differences in susceptibility between the two species of cockroaches and between nymphs and adults of the same species. In addition, different responses to the fungal species with the two methods that were used in the bioassays have been demonstrated. This is the first report of susceptibility of P. fuliginosa to entomopathogenic fungi. This study demonstrates the potential of fungi as biocontrol agents against this pest.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore

Susceptibility of different life stages of <i>Blattella germanica</i> (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and <i>Periplaneta fuliginosa</i> (Blattodea: Blattidae) to entomopathogenic fungi

The susceptibility of nymphs and adults of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica Linnaeus (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and the smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville (Blattodea: Blattidae) to Argentinian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorokin (CEP 085) and Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. (CEP 077) was evaluated. Fungi were tested by using two different methods: bait and direct contact. Mortality was monitored daily for twenty days to obtain LT50. M. anisopliae produced 60 and 93% mortality in nymphs and adults of B. germanica, respectively, when conidia were applied by direct contact. The LT50 for adults was 3.8 days, and 8.6 days for nymphs. Direct contact of B. bassiana produced 80% mortality on adults of B. germanica with a LT50 of 4.9 days, and for nymphs 40 % mortality in 10 days. When B. germanica was exposed to bait, the level of mortality was significant in adults. Nymphs of P. fuliginosa were treated with bait with M. anisopliae and B. bassiana and they caused 50% mortality with a LT50 of 22 days, and LT50 of 27 days respectively. Nymphs and adults of P. fuliginosa treated by direct contact and adults treated with bait showed that mortality level was not significantly different as compared to the control. Results showed differences in susceptibility between the two species of cockroaches and between nymphs and adults of the same species. In addition, different responses to the fungal species with the two methods that were used in the bioassays have been demonstrated. This is the first report of susceptibility of P. fuliginosa to entomopathogenic fungi. This study demonstrates the potential of fungi as biocontrol agents against this pest.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore