Observation Of A High-energy Cosmic-ray Family Caused By A Centauro-type Nuclear Interaction In The Joint Emulsion Chamber Experiment At The Pamirs

An exotic cosmic-ray family event is observed in the large emulsion chamber exposed by the joint at the Pamirs (4360 m above sea level). The family is composed of 120γ-ray-induced showers and 37 hadron-induced showers with individual visible energy exceeding 1 TeV. The decisive feature of the event is the hadron dominance: ΣEγ, ΣE(γ) h, 〈Eγ, 〈E(γ) h〉, 〈Eγ·Rγ〉 and 〈E(γ)·Rh〉 being 298 TeV, 476 TeV, 2.5 TeV, 12.9 TeV, 28.6 GeV m and 173 GeV m, respectively. Most probably the event is due to a Centauro interaction, which occured in the atmosphere at ∼700 m above the chamber. The event will constitute the second beautiful candidate for a Centauro observed at the Pamirs. © 1987.1901-2226233Bayburina, (1981) Nucl. Phys. B, 191, p. 1Lattes, Fujimoto, Hasegawa, Hadronic interactions of high energy cosmic-ray observed by emulsion chambers (1980) Physics Reports, 65, p. 151(1984) Trudy FIAN, 154, p. 1Borisov, (1984) Proc. Intern. Symp. on Cosmic rays and particle physics, p. 3. , TokyoRen, (1985) 19th Intern. Cosmic ray Conf., 6, p. 317. , La JollaYamashita, (1985) 19th Intern. Cosmic ray Conf., 6, p. 364. , La JollaTamada, (1977) Nuovo Cimento, 41 B, p. 245T. Shibata et al., to be publishedHillas, (1979) 16th Intern. Cosmic ray Conf., 6, p. 13. , KyotoBattiston, Measurement of the proton-antiproton elastic and total cross section at a centre-of-mass energy of 540 GeV (1982) Physics Letters B, 117, p. 126UA5 Collab., G.J. Alner et al., preprint CERN-EP/85-62Taylor, (1976) Phys. Rev. D, 14, p. 1217Burnett, (1984) Proc. Intern. Symp. on Cosmic rays and particle physics, p. 468. , Toky

Identification of clinical phenotypes of peripheral involvement in patients with spondyloarthritis, including psoriatic arthritis: a cluster analysis in the worldwide ASAS-PerSpA study

Objective To identify clusters of peripheral involvement according to the specific location of peripheral manifestations (ie, arthritis, enthesitis and dactylitis) in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and to evaluate whether these clusters correspond with the clinical diagnosis of a rheumatologist. Methods Cross-sectional study with 24 participating countries. Consecutive patients diagnosed by their rheumatologist as PsA, axial SpA or peripheral SpA were enrolled. Four different cluster analyses were conducted: one using information on the specific location from all the peripheral manifestations, and a cluster analysis for each peripheral manifestation, separately. Multiple correspondence analyses and k-means clustering methods were used. Distribution of peripheral manifestations and clinical characteristics were compared across the different clusters. Results The different cluster analyses performed in the 4465 patients clearly distinguished a predominantly axial phenotype (cluster 1) and a predominantly peripheral phenotype (cluster 2). In the predominantly axial phenotype, hip involvement and lower limb large joint arthritis, heel enthesitis and lack of dactylitis were more prevalent. In the predominantly peripheral phenotype, different subgroups were distinguished based on the type and location of peripheral involvement: a predominantly involvement of upper versus lower limbs joints, a predominantly axial enthesitis versus peripheral enthesitis, and predominantly finger versus toe involvement in dactylitis. A poor agreement between the clusters and the rheumatologist's diagnosis as well as with the classification criteria was found. Conclusion These results suggest the presence of two main phenotypes (predominantly axial and predominantly peripheral) based on the presence and location of the peripheral manifestations.Pathophysiology and treatment of rheumatic disease

Red cell membrane protein deficiencies in Mexican patients with hereditary spherocytosis

In this work, graphs of the intravascular blood pressures at both the left primitive carotid artery and the left jugular vein are presented, by using a "magneto-mechanical" technique with pulse-pressure gauge, a device designed especially to register the magnetic flux variability of a magnetic marker placed superficially on the skin over a blood vessel. It is presented the implementation of a device used for registration of the magnetic induction generated by the periodical movements of a magnetic marker (MM) by using a magnetoresistive transductor, which is placed superficially on the skin (non-invasive) over a blood vessel, at the cervical level in the path of the left carotid, identified by the amplitude of the arterial pulse. " 2008 American Institute of Physics.",,,,,,"10.1063/1.2979298",,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/44153","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-52249102623&partnerID=40&md5=928ce8fd412c01693dcf3e3d6b471bd3",,,,,,,,"AIP Conference Proceedings",,"30

Registration of intravascular pressure curves: Magneto-mechanical evaluation

In this work, graphs of the intravascular blood pressures at both the left primitive carotid artery and the left jugular vein are presented, by using a "magneto-mechanical" technique with pulse-pressure gauge, a device designed especially to register the magnetic flux variability of a magnetic marker placed superficially on the skin over a blood vessel. It is presented the implementation of a device used for registration of the magnetic induction generated by the periodical movements of a magnetic marker (MM) by using a magnetoresistive transductor, which is placed superficially on the skin (non-invasive) over a blood vessel, at the cervical level in the path of the left carotid, identified by the amplitude of the arterial pulse. © 2008 American Institute of Physics

The Impact of Therapy on Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibody Isotypes and Serostatus in Patients with Early RA Treated with Abatacept and MTX

Pathophysiology and treatment of rheumatic disease

ACPA-negative and ACPA-positive RA patients achieving disease resolution demonstrate distinct patterns of MRI-detected joint-inflammation

Objectives Although sustained DMARD-free remission (SDFR; sustained absence of clinical-synovitis after DMARD-discontinuation) is increasingly achievable in RA, prevalence differs between ACPA-negative (40%) and ACPA-positive RA (5-10%). Additionally, early DAS remission (DAS(4months)<1.6) is associated with achieving SDFR in ACPA-negative, but not in ACPA-positive RA. Based on these differences, we hypothesized that longitudinal patterns of local tissue inflammation (synovitis/tenosynovitis/osteitis) also differ between ACPA-negative and ACPA-positive RA patients achieving SDFR. With the ultimate aim being to increase understanding of disease resolution in RA, we studied MRI-detected joint inflammation over time in relation to SDFR development in ACPA-positive RA and ACPA-negative RA. Methods A total of 198 RA patients (94 ACPA-negative, 104 ACPA-positive) underwent repeated MRIs (0/4/12/24 months) and were followed on SDFR development. The course of MRI-detected total inflammation, and synovitis/tenosynovitis/osteitis individually were compared between RA patients who did and did not achieve SDFR, using Poisson mixed models. In total, 174 ACPA-positive RA patients from the AVERT-1 were studied as ACPA-positive validation population. Results In ACPA-negative RA, baseline MRI-detected inflammation levels of patients achieving SDFR were similar to patients without SDFR but declined 2.0 times stronger in the first year of DMARD treatment [IRR 0.50 (95% CI; 0.32, 0.77); P < 0.01]. This stronger decline was seen in tenosynovitis/synovitis/osteitis. In contrast, ACPA-positive RA-patients achieving SDFR, had already lower inflammation levels (especially synovitis/osteitis) at disease presentation [IRR 0.45 (95% CI; 0.24, 0.86); P = 0.02] compared with patients without SDFR, and remained lower during subsequent follow-up (P = 0.02). Similar results were found in the ACPA-positive validation population. Conclusion Compared with RA patients without disease resolution, ACPA-positive RA patients achieving SDFR have less severe joint inflammation from diagnosis onwards, while ACPA-negative RA patients present with similar inflammation levels but demonstrate a stronger decline in the first year of DMARD therapy. These different trajectories suggest different mechanisms underlying resolution of RA chronicity in both RA subsets.Pathophysiology and treatment of rheumatic disease

Tolerancia a condiciones salinas

La salinidad est\ue1 hoy entre las restricciones m\ue1s extendidas en la agricultura de regad\uedo. As\ued, la tolerancia a la sal es un rasgo agron\uf3micamente importante que est\ue1 recibiendo cada vez m\ue1s atenci\uf3n entre los cient\uedficos de todo el mundo. La quinua es tolerante a la salinidad del suelo y otros factores ambientales adversos, y por consiguiente atrae la atenci\uf3n de los investigadores como un cultivo posible en un escenario mundial cambiante en el que la escasez de los recursos h\ueddricos y el aumento de la salinizaci\uf3n del suelo y el agua son las principales causas de la p\ue9rdida de cultivos. La tolerancia excepcional de la quinua a la salinidad, heladas, sequ\uedas y otros tipos de estr\ue9s abi\uf3tico tambi\ue9n hace que sea una especie modelo para la investigaci\uf3n de los mecanismos celulares, fisiol\uf3gicos, biomoleculares y morfol\uf3gicas en la base de la tolerancia al estr\ue9s en hal\uf3fitas y en las plantas en su conjunto. Hay ecotipos de quinua adaptadas al valle, altiplano, salares, el nivel del mar y los tr\uf3picos, que muestran una amplia variabilidad gen\ue9tica de la tolerancia a la salinidad. Por esta raz\uf3n, la quinua representa un recurso valioso para la selecci\uf3n del material m\ue1s adecuado para la obtenci\uf3n de nuevas variedades adaptadas a diferentes condiciones ambientales y geogr\ue1ficas. En este cap\uedtulo, se describen los estudios cient\uedficos sobre la tolerancia a la salinidad en la quinua realizados en la \ufaltima d\ue9cada por numerosos grupos de investigaci\uf3n que operan en al menos nueve pa\uedses diferentes. Nos centramos en los estudios en los que se comparan diferentes genotipos de quinua por su respuesta a condiciones de salinidad, lo que demuestra que la tolerancia a la sal es un rasgo complejo y multig\ue9nico que implica una gran cantidad de adaptaciones fisiol\uf3gicas y estructurales. Se reportan los resultados disponibles hasta ahora sobre el efecto de la salinidad sobre las propiedades nutricionales de la quinua