51 research outputs found

    Perú Exotic

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    La idea de negocio se concentra en la elaboración y venta de macerados exóticos a base de frutas exóticas de distintas regiones del Perú estos son turistas género de femenino y masculino que vienen de visita a nuestro país a conocer nuestra cultura, así como también degustar nuestra rica gastronomía y licores exóticos de cada región. Ellos pueden oscilar entre las edades de: 18 a 65 años, en este rango estimamos que ellos pueden mantener un estilo de vida agitado donde buscan nuevas experiencias y conocimientos culturales de cada lugar que visitan. Estas personas forman parte de extranjeros y población económicamente activa de la sierra central y selva del Perú, ya sea como dependientes o emprendedores. Perú exotic, se dedicará a la elaboración de macerados a base de frutas exóticas, teniendo como servicio diferenciado la atención y diseño personalizado, encontrándolo en distintos puntos de la ciudad de Lima, proyectando tener al tercer año tres unidades móviles a través de un crecimiento orgánico. El negocio, que se enmarca dentro del modelo B2C, proporciona una tasa de retorno (TIR) de 56.28%, dicha tasa tiene tendencias a aumentar debido al comportamiento de la demanda descubierta en la validación del negocio. A su vez, las probabilidades de crecimiento son altas teniendo una proyección de crecimiento al quinto año del 35%. Perú exotic ofrece cifras altamente atractivas, obtenido de ganancias por S/. 4, 728 en un escenario base, con una tasa de descuento de 20.45%. Por lo cual Perú exotic es un modelo de negocio viable lo cual lo convierte en un servicio capaz de cubrir una necesidad latente en el mercado.The business idea is focused on the elaboration and sale of exotic macerates based on exotic fruits from different regions of Peru. These are female and male tourists who come to visit our country to know our culture, as well as taste our rich gastronomy and exotic liquors from each region. They can range between the ages of 18 to 65, in this range we estimate that they can maintain a hectic lifestyle where they seek new experiences and cultural knowledge of each place they visit. These people are part of foreigners and economically active population of the central highlands and jungle of Peru, either as dependents or entrepreneurs. Peru exotic, will be dedicated to the elaboration of macerates based on exotic fruits, having as a differentiated service the attention and personalized design, finding it in different points of the city of Lima, projecting to have three mobile units by the third year through an organic growth . The business, which is part of the B2C model, provides a return rate (IRR) of 56.28%, this rate tends to increase due to the behavior of the demand discovered in the validation of the business. In turn, the probabilities of growth are high, having a projection of growth at the fifth year of 35%. Peru exotic offers highly attractive figures, obtained from earnings of S /. 4, 728 in a baseline scenario, with a discount rate of 20.45%. Therefore, Peru exotic is a viable business model which makes it a service capable of covering a latent need in the market.Trabajo de investigació

    CD32 Expression is not Associated to HIV-DNA content in CD4 cell subsets of individuals with Different Levels of HIV Control

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    A recent study has pointed out to CD32a as a potential biomarker of HIV-persistent CD4 cells. We have characterized the level and phenotype of CD32+ cells contained in different subsets of CD4 T-cells and its potential correlation with level of total HIV-DNA in thirty HIV patients (10 typical progressors naive for cART, 10 cART-suppressed patients, and 10 elite controllers). Total HIV-DNA was quantified in different subsets of CD4 T-cells: Trm and pTfh cells. Level and immunephenotype of CD32+ cells were analyzed in these same subsets by flow cytometry. CD32 expression in Trm and pTfh subsets was similar in the different groups, and there was no significant correlation between the level of total HIV-DNA and the level of CD32 expression in these subsets. However, total HIV-DNA level was correlated with expression of CD127 (rho = -0.46, p = 0.043) and of CCR6 (rho = -0.418, p = 0.027) on CD32+ cells. Our results do not support CD32 as a biomarker of total HIV-DNA content. However, analyzing the expression of certain markers by CD32+ cells could improve the utility of this marker in the clinical setting, prompting the necessity of further studies to both validate our results and to explore the potential utility of certain markers expressed by CD32+ cells.We would like to thank all patients and healthy donors who participated in the study. This study has been funded by projects CP14/00198, PI16/01769, and RD16/0025/0013 integrated in the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation and co-funded by ISCIII-Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). N Rallon is a Miguel Servet investigator from the Spanish Carlos III Institute of Health (ISCIII), grant CP14/00198, Madrid, Spain. Maria Angeles Navarrete-Munoz was funded by RD16/0025/0013 and the Intramural Research Scholarship from IIS-FJD. Clara Restrepo was funded by project RD16/0025/0013. M Garcia is a predoctoral student co-funded by CP14/00198 project and the Intramural Research Scholarship from IIS-FJD.S

    The antibiotic resistance-free vaccine based on the non-replicative pPAL vector is fully protective against SARS-CoV-2 in the murine model

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    1 p.Background. The main objective of this work is the development of a DNA vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus based on the non-replicative antibiotic resistance marker gene-free the plasmid vector pPAL.Methods. We designed pPAL-Sfs and pPAL-structural protein constructs. A PCR cloning procedure was carried out to obtain the pPAL-based recombinant vaccine and laboratory-scale batches of pPAL-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine constructs were produced. Transfection was performed on the human HEK293 cell line with the pPAL-based recombinant vaccine. Expression was evaluated by Western blot. Evaluation of protection experiments against a lethal dose of 105 pfu of SARS-CoV-2 (Wuhan-Hu-1 and Delta strains) in K18-hACE2 female mice vaccinated intramuscularly with a prime/boost regimen was carried out by assessing both humoral and cellular immune responses. ELISA was used to evaluate humoral immunity, namely total IgG, as well as IgG1 and IgG2c subclasses. The cellular immune response was evaluated by quantifying the rate of IFN-γ producing splenocyte clones used ELISpot. In addition, characterization of the cellular response was carried out by intracellular staining (ICS) to identify of the rate of IFN-γ and TNF-α producing TCD4+ lymphocytes, as well as the proportion of TCD8+ lymphocytes. Determination of viral load in the main target organs was done by RT-PCR (lungs, heart, and brain). Virus replication capacity was also evaluated in target organs tissues. In vitro assays were performed out to determine the levels of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus.Results. The results show 100% protection of vaccinated animals in terms of symptomatology, animal weight, level of neutralizing antibodies against the virus and the rate of IFN-γ and TNF-α producing splenocyte clones. The analysis of IgG subclasses shows a predominance of IgG2c over IgG1, indicating the activation of a specific and cytotoxic Th1 protective cellular immune response and immunological memory. Finally, a reduction of viral load has been observed in vaccinated animals, with a clear reduction of virus replication in the main target organs. Furthermore, there is a synergistic effect increasing protection using the two plasmids p-PALSfs + pPAL-structural protein (under patent).Conclusions. The DNA vaccine pPAL-Sfs + pPAL-structural protein is fully protective in the mouse model in terms of maintenance of body weight, absence of significant clinical signs, viral load clearance in target organs and immune response. The immune response included neutralizing antibodies, predominance of IgG2c over IgG1 ratio, a Th1 response, and a multifunctional cytotoxic cellular response.Peer reviewe

    Non-replicative antibiotic resistance-free DNA vaccine encoding S and N proteins induces full protection in mice against SARS-CoV-2

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    17 p.-8 fig.SARS-CoV-2 vaccines currently in use have contributed to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding, the high mutation rate, fundamentally in the spike glycoprotein (S), is causing the emergence of new variants. Solely utilizing this antigen is a drawback that may reduce the efficacy of these vaccines. Herein we present a DNA vaccine candidate that contains the genes encoding the S and the nucleocapsid (N) proteins implemented into the non-replicative mammalian expression plasmid vector, pPAL. This plasmid lacks antibiotic resistance genes and contains an alternative selectable marker for production. The S gene sequence was modified to avoid furin cleavage (Sfs). Potent humoral and cellular immune responses were observed in C57BL/6J mice vaccinated with pPAL-Sfs + pPAL-N following a prime/boost regimen by the intramuscular route applying in vivo electroporation. The immunogen fully protected K18-hACE2 mice against a lethal dose (105 PFU) of SARS-CoV-2. Viral replication was completely controlled in the lungs, brain, and heart of vaccinated mice. Therefore, pPAL-Sfs + pPAL-N is a promising DNA vaccine candidate for protection from COVID-19.This work was funded by PTI-Salud Global (CSIC), Center for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI), REACT-ANTICIPA-UCM (Comunidad de Madrid), and European Research Council (Advanced Grant VERDI, ERC2015AdG grant number 694160).Peer reviewe

    Cuentos del Olivar

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    En este apasionante viaje tenemos las puertas abiertas para todo aquel que se quiera sumar, ya sea trabajando en pos de la difusión de la cultura ligada al olivo o disfrutando de lecturas como las que se recogen en este libro, que seguro les depara un sabroso disfrute y les descubre una cultura del olivar que tiene a sus espaldas varios milenios de historia. Les deseo que paladeen cada uno de estos relatos, que conforman un excelente aperitivo literario.Área de Historia del Art

    Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

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    The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

    Ciencia Odontológica 2.0

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    Libro que muestra avances de la Investigación Odontológica en MéxicoEs para los integrantes de la Red de Investigación en Estomatología (RIE) una enorme alegría presentar el segundo de una serie de 6 libros sobre casos clínicos, revisiones de la literatura e investigaciones. La RIE está integrada por cuerpos académicos de la UAEH, UAEM, UAC y UdeG

    Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study

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    Summary Background Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of mortality in children younger than 5 years globally. Many gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are fatal without timely access to neonatal surgical care, but few studies have been done on these conditions in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared outcomes of the seven most common gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries globally, and identified factors associated with mortality. Methods We did a multicentre, international prospective cohort study of patients younger than 16 years, presenting to hospital for the first time with oesophageal atresia, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal atresia, gastroschisis, exomphalos, anorectal malformation, and Hirschsprung’s disease. Recruitment was of consecutive patients for a minimum of 1 month between October, 2018, and April, 2019. We collected data on patient demographics, clinical status, interventions, and outcomes using the REDCap platform. Patients were followed up for 30 days after primary intervention, or 30 days after admission if they did not receive an intervention. The primary outcome was all-cause, in-hospital mortality for all conditions combined and each condition individually, stratified by country income status. We did a complete case analysis. Findings We included 3849 patients with 3975 study conditions (560 with oesophageal atresia, 448 with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, 681 with intestinal atresia, 453 with gastroschisis, 325 with exomphalos, 991 with anorectal malformation, and 517 with Hirschsprung’s disease) from 264 hospitals (89 in high-income countries, 166 in middleincome countries, and nine in low-income countries) in 74 countries. Of the 3849 patients, 2231 (58·0%) were male. Median gestational age at birth was 38 weeks (IQR 36–39) and median bodyweight at presentation was 2·8 kg (2·3–3·3). Mortality among all patients was 37 (39·8%) of 93 in low-income countries, 583 (20·4%) of 2860 in middle-income countries, and 50 (5·6%) of 896 in high-income countries (p<0·0001 between all country income groups). Gastroschisis had the greatest difference in mortality between country income strata (nine [90·0%] of ten in lowincome countries, 97 [31·9%] of 304 in middle-income countries, and two [1·4%] of 139 in high-income countries; p≤0·0001 between all country income groups). Factors significantly associated with higher mortality for all patients combined included country income status (low-income vs high-income countries, risk ratio 2·78 [95% CI 1·88–4·11], p<0·0001; middle-income vs high-income countries, 2·11 [1·59–2·79], p<0·0001), sepsis at presentation (1·20 [1·04–1·40], p=0·016), higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score at primary intervention (ASA 4–5 vs ASA 1–2, 1·82 [1·40–2·35], p<0·0001; ASA 3 vs ASA 1–2, 1·58, [1·30–1·92], p<0·0001]), surgical safety checklist not used (1·39 [1·02–1·90], p=0·035), and ventilation or parenteral nutrition unavailable when needed (ventilation 1·96, [1·41–2·71], p=0·0001; parenteral nutrition 1·35, [1·05–1·74], p=0·018). Administration of parenteral nutrition (0·61, [0·47–0·79], p=0·0002) and use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (0·65 [0·50–0·86], p=0·0024) or percutaneous central line (0·69 [0·48–1·00], p=0·049) were associated with lower mortality. Interpretation Unacceptable differences in mortality exist for gastrointestinal congenital anomalies between lowincome, middle-income, and high-income countries. Improving access to quality neonatal surgical care in LMICs will be vital to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 of ending preventable deaths in neonates and children younger than 5 years by 2030

    Search for single production of vector-like quarks decaying into Wb in pp collisions at s=8\sqrt{s} = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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    Measurement of the bbb\overline{b} dijet cross section in pp collisions at s=7\sqrt{s} = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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