La transgresión de la buena de contractual como causa de despido disciplinario = The breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing as a cause of the disciplinary dismissal

En el presente estudio se pretende, en primer lugar, conocer de una manera más concreta todo lo que comprende el despido disciplinario, así como un análisis exhaustivo de una de las causas más abiertas en nuestro ordenamiento jurídico, la transgresión de la buena fe contractual. Como consecuencia de la gran variedad de conductas que se producen por parte de los trabajadores en las empresas, es indispensable hacer referencia a que muchas de ellas no pueden ser englobadas en los demás apartados del artículo 54.2 ET, por lo que finalmente son clasificadas dentro de la transgresión de la buena fe contractual, actuando esta última como un “cajón de sastre”. En segundo lugar, en relación a la gran extensión de la causa que recoge la legislación, es necesario aportar objetividad para poder concretar, gracias a la jurisprudencia, sus límites que acontecen a cada una. Por último, la investigación se centra en la manifestación de diversos pronunciamientos por parte de los tribunales sobre esta cuestión, para dar respuesta así a aquellas situaciones en las cuales procede aplicar la máxima sanción o desestimarla en función de la gravedad de la conducta del trabajador. La transgresión de la buena fe contractual ha dado lugar a la aplicación de la teoría gradualista, debido a la cual se permite ajustar la infracción cometida por el trabajador a una sanción más o menos grave atendiendo a las circunstancias en las que se desarrolla dicho comportamiento

Evaluation of Protective Coatings for High-Corrosivity Category Atmospheres in Offshore Applications

The interest in renewable energies obtained from the resources availed in the ocean has increased during the last few years. However, the harsh atmospheric conditions in marine environments is a major drawback in the design of offshore structures. The protective systems that are employed to preserve offshore steel structures are regulated by several standards (ISO 12944, NORSOK M-501), which classify the corrosivity category of offshore installations as C5-M and Im2. In this work, three coatings employed in offshore components protection have been evaluated according to these standards by performing weathering aging tests in different climatic cabinets. The coatings studied were a thermally sprayed carbide coating with an organic sealant (C1), a thermally sprayed aluminum (TSA) coating with an organic topcoat (C2), and an epoxydic organic coating reinforced with ceramic platelets (C3). The only coating that reached the higher categories in all the tests was the C2 coating. The C1 coating presented ferric corrosion products coming from the substrate in some of the tests, and blistering was detected in the C3 coating.This work was performed with the support of the FRONTIERS IV project (ELKARTEK 2018, KK-2018/00108) financed by the Basque Country. Authors would also like to acknowledge the Education, Linguistic Politics and Culture Department of the Basque Government for its support through the grant “Programa Predoctoral de Formación de Personal Investigador No Doctor (PRE_2017_2_0088)” awarded to the first author

Vítreo primario hiperplásico persistente y anomalías asociadas en un Husky siberiano

Se describe el caso clínico de una perra Husky siberiano que acudio a consulta para una evaluacion ocular porque el ojo derecho mostraba aspecto blanquecino. El diagnostico de vitreo primario hiperplastico persistente se efectuo mediante ultrasonografia bidimensional y Doppler color

Patología ocular en reptiles

En este este artículo se presentan las particularidades anatómicas y fisiológicas, los principales métodos de exploración oftalmológica, así como las patologías oculares de presentación más frecuente en los reptiles mantenidos en cautividad. Asimismo, se abordarán las condiciones de manejo a que son sometidas estas especies y que son responsables, en muchos casos, de afecciones oculares específicas.This paper describes the specific ocular anatomy, physiology and the most common ocular disorders seen in captive reptiles. Ophthalmic diagnostic procedures are also described in detail. The effects of incorrect nutrition and management are discussed as cause of ocular disease in reptiles

Modelado matemático del flujo no aireado en aliviaderos escalonados mediante OPENFOAM

[ES] En el presente trabajo se desarrolla un modelo CFD capaz de reproducir el comportamiento del flujo no aireado en aliviaderos escalonados mediante la plataforma de código abierto OpenFOAM. Para ello se emplea una malla multibloque estructurada adaptativa refinada en las zonas donde se esperan mayores gradientes.Esta investigación se ha desarrollado gracias al programa VALi+D de la Generalitat Valenciana, incluyendo la financiación de una estancia académica de Arnau Bayón Barrachina en el Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Arquitectura e Georrecursos del Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal) en 2015Bayón, A.; López Jiménez, PA.; Matos, J. (2015). Modelado matemático del flujo no aireado en aliviaderos escalonados mediante OPENFOAM. Universidad de Córdoba. 1-8. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/142694S1

Complejo de Eisenmerger en un perro

En este artículo se presenta un caso clínico correspondiente a una perra Caniche de tres años de edad con complejo de Eisenmerger (defecto del septo interventricular e hipertensión pulmonar). Los antecedentes clínicos, examen físico, pruebas laboratoriales, radiografías torácicas y electrocardiograma hicieron sospechar la presencia de una afección cardiopulmonar. Mediante ecocardiografía Doppler flujo color se puso de manifiesto un defecto del septo interventricular con desvío sanguíneo derecha-izquierda. El tratamiento se efectuó mediante flebotomías cada 5-8 semanas para controlar la policitemia.This report describes a clinical case corresponding to a three-year-old female poodle with "Eisenmerger' Complex" (ventricular septal defect and pulmonary hypertension). A cardiopulmonary disease was suspected from history, physical examination, clinical pathology, thoracic radiographs and electrocardiogram. Colour flow Doppler echocardiography showed a ventricular septal defect and right-to-left shunting. The dog was treated using only phlebotomy to control polycythemia every 5-8 weeks

Valvulopatía mitral adquirida crónica en el perro : Correlación entre estadio clínico funcional (ISACHC) y signos radigráficos torácicos

En este artículo se exponen los resultados de un estudio realizado en 37 perros con valvulopatía mitral adquirida crónica (VMAC), con el fin de evaluar la sensibilidad de diferentes signos radiográficos torácicos en la valoración de la severidad de la enfermedad, mediante el estudio de la correlación existente entre ellos y el estadío clínico funcional (lSACHC). El aumento de tamaño del atrio izquierdo fue el signo radiográfico más frecuente y precoz. La estimación del tamaño de la silueta cardiaca por el método de la escala la vertebral presentó la mejor correlación con el estadío clínico funcional, superior a los métodos tradicionales de estimación del tamaño cardiaco (número de espacios intercostales, posición de la tráquea en proyección lateral e índice cardiotorácico en proyección dorsoventrallventrodorsal). La clasificación de las radiografías en estadíos radiológicos mostró también una buena correlación con el estadío clínico de los animales. Aunque se observó un aumento de la relación vena cava/vértebra conforme avanzaba el estadío clínico funcional, no se encontró correlación estadística

Characterization of Structural Properties in High Reynolds Hydraulic Jump Based on CFD and Physical Modeling Approaches

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Evaluation of different methodologies for primary human dermal fibroblast spheroid formation: automation through 3D bioprinting technology

Cell spheroids have recently emerged as an effective tool to recapitulate native microenvironments of living organisms in an in vitro scenario, increasing the reliability of the results obtained and broadening their applications in regenerative medicine, cancer research, disease modeling and drug screening. In this study the generation of spheroids containing primary human dermal fibroblasts was approached using the two-widely employed methods: hanging-drop and U-shape low adhesion plate (LA-plate). Moreover, extrusion-based three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting was introduced to achieve a standardized and scalable production of cell spheroids, decreasing considerably the possibilities of human error. This was ensured when U-shape LA-plates were used, showing an 85% formation efficiency, increasing up to a 98% when it was automatized using the 3D bioprinting technologies. However, sedimentation effect within the cartridge led to a reduction of 20% in size of the spheroid during the printing process. Hyaluronic acid (HA) was chosen as viscosity enhancer to supplement the bioink and overcome cell sedimentation within the cartridge due to the high viability values exhibited by the cells -around 80%- at the used conditions. Finally, (ANCOVA) of spheroid size over time for different printing conditions stand out HA 0.4% (w/v) 60 kDa as the viscosity-improved bioink that exhibit the highest cell viability and spheroid formation percentages. Besides, not only did it ensure cell spheroid homogeneity over time, reducing cell sedimentation effects, but also wider spheroid diameters over time with less variability, outperforming significantly manual loading.We kindly thank Daniel García for their guidance with the rheological experiments. This work was supported by Programa de Actividades de I + D entre Grupos de Investigación de la Comunidad de Madrid, S2018/ BAA-4480, Biopieltec-CM, Programa Estatal de I + D + i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, RTI2018-101627-B-I00 and Cátedra Fundación Ramón Areces. The experimental techniques used during this study were performed in the CleanRooms of Bioengineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain