Criterios de diferenciación entre potros sépticos y potros inmaduros

Dos de las principales causas del síndrome de debilidad generalizada y falta de reflejo de succión, el cual constituye el principal motivo de ingreso en la clínica neonatológica equina, son la sepsis y la inmadurez. Aunque en muchos casos están asociadas en el mismo paciente, no siempre ocurre, por lo que pensamos que es de gran utilidad establecer los criterios de diferenciación entre potros sépticos e inmaduros, con el objeto de ser capaces de diagnosticarlos correctamente. En el trabajo se definen ambos conceptos: potro séptico como aquel que padece un proceso infeccioso, y potro inmaduro como aquel con una falta de desarrollo. Asimismo, se expone un caso clínico de cada uno de los dos tipos, a modo de ejemplo. Finalmente, se concluyen una serie de puntos básicos a tener en cuenta para comparar y diferenciar ambos casos, tanto a nivel de diagnóstico como de tratamiento. Así, la sintomatología de un potro séptico es la de hiperdinamia o shock, dependiendo de la fase en que se encuentre, mientras que en el potro inmaduro se observaran rasgos característicos, como la laxitud de tendones o la persistencia de las membranas en los cascos, indicativos de falta de desarrollo antes del momento del parto. En lo relativo al tratamiento, se basa, además de en la estabilización básica del paciente, en la antibioterapia en los potros sépticos, y en la utilización de corticoides en los inmaduros, siempre que no sea posible el tratamiento con surfactante artificial, cosa que debido al elevado coste económico no suele ser posible en prácticamente ningún caso.Two of the main causes of the generalized weakness syndrome/lack of suction (main reason of admission in the equine neonatologycal clinic) are sepsis and immaturity. Therefore, we think that is very interesting for the equine vet to differentiate septic from immature foals and to make a correct diagnosis. In our project we define both concepts (septic foal- those with an infection- and immature foal- with a lack of development). To take as an example, two real cases are explained. Finally, we identify several basics points to take into account in order to compare and differentiate both cases, pointing up symptoms (hiperdinamy/shock, depending on the phase, in septic foal; lack of development in the immature), and treatment (based in antibiotherapy in septic foals, and in corticoids in some cases in immature foals, if is not possible to treat with artificial surfactant)

Physiological responses to acute cold exposure in young lean men

The aim of this study was to comprehensively describe the physiological responses to an acute bout of mild cold in young lean men (n = 11, age: 23 ± 2 years, body mass index: 23.1 ± 1.2 kg/m2) to better understand the underlying mechanisms of non-shivering thermogenesis and how it is regulated. Resting energy expenditure, substrate metabolism, skin temperature, thermal comfort perception, superficial muscle activity, hemodynamics of the forearm and abdominal regions, and heart rate variability were measured under warm conditions (22.7 ± 0.2ÊC) and during an individualized cooling protocol (air-conditioning and water cooling vest) in a cold room (19.4 ± 0.1ÊC). The temperature of the cooling vest started at 16.6ÊC and decreased ~ 1.4ÊC every 10 minutes until participants shivered (93.5 ± 26.3 min). All measurements were analysed across 4 periods: warm period, at 31% and at 64% of individualÂs cold exposure time until shivering occurred, and at the shivering threshold. Energy expenditure increased from warm period to 31% of cold exposure by 16.7% (P = 0.078) and to the shivering threshold by 31.7% (P = 0.023). Fat oxidation increased by 72.6% from warm period to 31% of cold exposure (P = 0.004), whereas no changes occurred in carbohydrates oxidation. As shivering came closer, the skin temperature and thermal comfort perception decreased (all P<0.05), except in the supraclavicular skin temperature, which did not change (P>0.05). Furthermore, the superficial muscle activation increased at the shivering threshold. It is noteworthy that the largest physiological changes occurred during the first 30 minutes of cold exposure, when the participants felt less discomfort.The study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PTA 12264-I), Fondo de InvestigacioÂn Sanitaria del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI13/01393), and Retos de la Sociedad (DEP2016-79512-R), Fondos Estructurales de la UnioÂn Europea (FEDER), by the Spanish Ministry of Education (FPU 13/04365 and 15/04059), by the FundacioÂn Iberoamericana de NutricioÂn (FINUT), by the Redes temaÂticas de investigacioÂn cooperativa RETIC (Red SAMI

Remote Controlling and Monitoring of Safety Devices Using Web-Interface Embedded Systems

To date, access control systems have been hardware-based platforms, where software and hardware parts were uncoupled into different systems. The Department of Electronic Technology in the University of Seville, together with ISIS Engineering, have developed an innovative embedded system that provides all needed functions for controlling and monitoring remote access control systems through a built-in web interface. The design provides a monolithic structure, independence from outer systems, easiness in management and maintenance, conformation to the highest standards in security, and straightforward adaptability to applications other than the original one. We have accomplished it by using an extremely reduced Linux kernel and developing web and purpose- specific logic under software technologies with an optimal resource use.Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología TEC2006-0843

Produzione, mercato e consumi della cerasicoltura spagnola

La crisi di sovrapproduzione di alcune specie tradizionali sta favorendo la crescita del ciliegio, che mostra un costante incremento delle superfici, favorito dal rinnovamento varietale, dall’aumento dei consumi, dal miglioramento delle tecnologie di produzione e dalla precocità di maturazione. Tutti fattori che garantiscono alla Spagna elevata competitività nelle esportazioni verso i Paesi dell’Ue.Colaboración en el blog: Rivista di frutticoltura e di ortofloricoltura. Disponible: http://www.rivistafrutticoltura.it

Recent developments in the characterization of superconducting films by microwaves

We describe and analyze selected surface impedance data recently obtained by different groups on cuprate, ruthenate and diboride superconducting films on metallic and dielectric substrates for fundamental studies and microwave applications. The discussion includes a first review of microwave data on MgB2, the weak-link behaviour of RABiTS-type YBa2Cu3O7-d tapes, and the observation of a strong anomalous power-dependence of the microwave losses in MgO at low temperatures. We demonstrate how microwave measurements can be used to investigate electronic, magnetic, and dielectric dissipation and relaxation in the films and substrates. The impact of such studies reaches from the extraction of microscopic information to the engineering of materials and further on to applications in power systems and communication technology.Comment: Invited contribution to EUCAS2001, accepted for publication in Physica C in its present for

Impact of Using Different Levels of Threshold-Based Artefact Correction on the Quantification of Heart Rate Variability in Three Independent Human Cohorts

The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/2/325/s1, Figure S1: Example of a visual inspection of a R-R signal to find possible artefacts or premature contractions across Kubios filters; Figures S2 and S3: Differences on the Heart Rate Variability (HRV) time- and frequency-domains parameters respectively without considering the Very Strong filter; Figure S4: Differences between cohorts on the SDNN using different Kubios filters; Figure S5: Differences between cohorts on the pNN50 using different Kubios filters; and Figure S6: Differences between cohorts on the HF using different Kubios filters.Juan M.A. Alcantara, Abel Plaza-Florido, Jairo H. Migueles, Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado and Francisco J. Amaro-Gahete are supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU15/04059, FPU16/02760, FPU15/02645, FPU13/04365 and FPU14/04172 respectively). Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado is supported by the University of Granada Plan Propio de Investigación 2018 (Programa Contratos-Puente and Programa Perfeccionamiento de Docotres). Francisco J. Amaro-Gahete is supported by the University of Granada Plan Propio de Investigación 2019 (Programa Contratos-Puente). Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado and Borja Martinez-Tellez are supported by individual postdoctoral grants from the Fundación Alfonso Martin Escudero.Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive indicator of autonomic nervous system function. HRV recordings show artefacts due to technical and/or biological issues. The Kubios software is one of the most used software to process HRV recordings, offering different levels of threshold-based artefact correction (i.e., Kubios filters). The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of different Kubios filters on the quantification of HRV derived parameters from short-term recordings in three independent human cohorts. A total of 312 participants were included: 107 children with overweight/obesity (10.0 ± 1.1 years, 58% men), 132 young adults (22.2 ± 2.2 years, 33% men) and 73 middle-aged adults (53.6 ± 5.2 years, 48% men). HRV was assessed using a heart rate monitor during 10–15 min, and the Kubios software was used for HRV data processing using all the Kubios filters available (i.e., 6). Repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated significant differences in HRV derived parameters in the time-domain (all p < 0.001) across the Kubios filters in all cohorts, moreover similar results were observed in the frequency-domain. When comparing two extreme Kubios filters, these statistical differences could be clinically relevant, e.g. more than 10 ms in the standard deviation of all normal R-R intervals (SDNN). In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that the application of different Kubios filters had a significant impact on HRV derived parameters obtained from short-term recordings in both time and frequency-domains.The study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (DEP2013-47540 and DEP2016-79512-R), the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI13/01393), European Union Development Funds, the Fundación Iberoamericana de Nutrición (FINUT), the Redes Temáticas de Investigación Cooperativa RETIC (Red SAMID RD16/0022), the University of Granada Plan Propio de Investigación 2016 (Excellence actions: Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health [UCEES]), and the Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades (FEDER: ref. SOMM17/6107/UGR)

Mixed state properties of superconducting MgB2 single crystals

We report on measurements of the magnetic moment in superconducting MgB2 single crystals. We find \mu_0H_{c2}^c(0) = 3.2 T, \mu_0H_{c2}^{ab}(0) = 14.5 T, \gamma = 4.6, \mu_0H_c(0) = 0.28 T, and \kappa(T_c) = 4.7. The standard Ginzburg-Landau and London model relations lead to a consistent data set and indicate that MgB2 is a clean limit superconductor of intermediate coupling strength with very pronounced anisotropy effects

Concurrent validity of supraclavicular skin temperature measured with iButtons and infrared thermography as a surrogate marker of brown adipose tissue

We are grateful to Ms. Carmen Sainz-Quinn for assistance with the English language. We are grateful to Alberto Quesada-Aranda for helping with the development of the Temperatus software (Free trial in http://profth.ugr.es/temperatus).This study is part of a Ph.D. Thesis conducted in the Biomedicine Doctoral Studies of the University of Granada, Spain.Brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenic activity is commonly assessed with a positron emission tomography with computed tomography scan (PET/CT). This technique has several limitations and alternative techniques are needed. Supraclavicular skin temperature measured with iButtons and infrared thermography (IRT) has been proposed as an indirect marker of BAT activity. We studied the concurrent validity of skin temperature measured with iButtons vs. IRT and the association of supraclavicular skin temperature measured with iButtons and IRT with BAT. We measured skin temperature upon a shivering threshold test with iButtons and IRT in 6 different regions in 12 participants (n = 2 men). On a separate day, we determined supraclavicular skin temperature with an iButton and IRT after 2 h of a personalized cooling protocol. Thereafter, we quantified BAT volume and activity by PET/CT. We observed that the absolute differences between the devices were statistically different from 0 (all P < 0.05) after the shivering threshold test. Moreover, we did not find any association between supraclavicular skin temperature measured with iButtons or IRT and BAT 18F-FDG activity (r = −0.213; P = 0.530 and r = −0.079; P = 0.817). However, we observed a negative association of supraclavicular skin temperature measured by IRT with BAT 18F-FDG volume (r = −0.764; P = 0.006), but not with supraclavicular skin temperature measured with iButtons (r = −0.546; P = 0.082). In light of these results, we concluded that the measurement of skin temperature obtained by iButtons and IRT are not comparable. Furthermore, it seems that supraclavicular skin temperature is not associated with BAT 18F-FDG activity, but it appears to be negatively associated with BAT 18F-FDG volume in the case of IRT.This study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness via the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI13/01393), Retos de la Sociedad (DEP2016-79512-R), PTA 12264-I, and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Spanish Ministry of Education (FPU 13/04365, FPU14/04172, FPU15/05337, and FPU15/04059), by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation-MINECO (RYC-2014-16938), the Fundación Iberoamericana de Nutrición (FINUT), the Redes Temáticas de Investigación Cooperativa RETIC (Red SAMID RD16/0022), the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation, the University of Granada Plan Propio de Investigación 2016 -Excellence actions: Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health (UCEES) - and Plan Propio de Investigación 2018 - Programa Contratos-Puente, and the Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades (ERDF, ref. SOMM17/6107/UGR). This study is part of a Ph.D

PROYECTO FIGARO: PLATAFORMA PARA LA GESTIÓN INTEGRAL Y EFICIENTE DEL RIEGO

[EN] Water and energy consumptions at plot level irrigation are issues of broad interest with an important environmental and economic impact. The solution to this double challenge requires the implementation of “precise irrigation”. In this work is shown the under developing software system FIGARO (Flexible and PrecIse IrriGation PlAtform to Improve FaRm Scale Water PrOductivity), which is part of a project co-funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, in the scope of “Precision technologies to improve irrigation management and increase water productivity in major water-demanding crops in Europe” (KBBE.2012.1.1-03). The aim is to develop a tool to support decision-making for end users that let them perform irrigation scheduling with the aim of reducing water, energy and fertilizers consumptions, as well as yield crop is maximized. Implementation and validation of the FIGARO platform is being performed in several countries with different crops and weather conditions. First results in the year 2014, in citrus and grapevine crops, suggest increases in water productivity with savings close to 30% of water and 36% of energy at Water User Association level.[ES] El consumo de agua y energía en el ámbito del riego en parcela es una cuestión de amplio interés y consecuencias para el medio ambiente y la economía. La solución a este doble reto exige la implantación del denominado “riego de precisión”. En el presente trabajo se presenta la plataforma informática en desarrollo FIGARO (Flexible and PrecIse IrriGation PlAtform to Improve FaRm Scale Water PrOductivity), la cual forma parte de un proyecto financiado por la Unión Europea dentro del 7º Programa Marco, en el ámbito “Precision technologies to improve irrigation management and increase water productivity in major water-demanding crops in Europe” (KBBE.2012.1.1-03). El objetivo principal es desarrollar una herramienta de soporte a la toma de decisiones, que permita a los agricultores realizar programaciones de riego dirigidas a reducir el uso de agua, energía y fertilizantes, a la vez que se maximiza la productividad de las cosechas. La puesta en marcha y validación de la plataforma FIGARO se está llevado a cabo en diferentes países, con cultivos y condiciones climáticas diversas. Los primeros resultados de la campaña de 2014 en cultivos de cítrico y vid, sugieren incrementos de la productividad del agua con ahorros próximos al 30% de agua y del 36% de energía a nivel de comunidad de regantes.Este trabajo ha sido financiado por Unión Europea dentro del 7º Programa Marco, en el ámbito “Precision technologies to improve irrigation management and increase water productivity in major water-demanding crops in Europe” (KBBE.2012.1.1-03).Martínez Gimeno, M.; Martínez Alzamora, F.; Jiménez Bello, MÁ.; Royuela Tomás, Á.; Manzano Juarez, J.; Intrigliolo Molina, DS. (2015). PROYECTO FIGARO: PLATAFORMA PARA LA GESTIÓN INTEGRAL Y EFICIENTE DEL RIEGO. En XXXIII CONGRESO NACIONAL DE RIEGOS. Valencia 16-18 junio de 2015. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/CNRiegos.2015.1457OC

Methodology to improve water and energy use by proper irrigationscheduling in pressurised networks

With the aim of reducing energy consumption and improving water use in pressurised irrigation systems, the methodology to minimise energy consumption by grouping intakes of pressurised irrigation networks into sectors, as developed by Jimenez Bello et al. (2010a), was modified to enable irrigation intakes to operate during the scheduled period for each intake instead of operating during restricted irrigation periods of the same length. Moreover, a method was developed to detect the maximum number of intakes that can operate without extra energy if the source has sufficient head to feed at least some of the intakes. These methods were applied to a Mediterranean irrigation system, where the total cropped area was mainly citrus orchards. In this case study, water was allocated to two groups of intakes, one fed by gravity and the other by pumps. A saving of 36.3 % was achieved by increasing the total volume supplied by gravity, decreasing the injection pump head, and improving the pump performance. Therefore, all the intakes only operated during the irrigation periods at the minimum required pressure.This research was supported by funds from Climate-KIC AGADAPT and from EU 7th Framework Programme FIGARO projects. The authors wish to acknowledge the support provided by Picassent Sector XI staff. The revision of this paper was funded by "The Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain".Jiménez Bello, MA.; Royuela Tomás, Á.; Manzano Juarez, J.; García Prats, A.; Martínez Alzamora, F. (2015). Methodology to improve water and energy use by proper irrigationscheduling in pressurised networks. Agricultural Water Management. 149:91-101. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2014.10.026S9110114