Dungeon Boogie (2020): Una aproximación al artista millennial como falso arqueólogo

The generation of those born between 1980 and 1999, the so-called Millenials, are the first natives of the digital era. We have lived a hybrid childhood between the analog and the virtual.  Today my generation goes to this shared childhood in search of comfort. In the artistic millennial production and in the extra-artistic one (as the memes can be) there appears a constant ironic exhibitionism of how badly our life is going. It also becomes increasingly common what Eloy Fernandez Porta describes as "The postmodern artist as a false nostalgic" who is dedicated to recreating a non-existent past by means of signs, residues and relics. In this article I revisit my latest project, Dungeon Boogie, a solo show held in February 2020 in the exhibition hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Malaga. I analyze it using the figure of that false nostalgic that makes and treasures a past that never existed. The project is built through a multidisciplinary methodology in which media such as ceramics, video, video games, installation, sculpture or fashion coexist and are related to the hybrid (analog-digital) childhood of our generation. In turn, I connect the project with other contemporary artists who also operate in a similar way, playing at being cyber-archaeologists, such as Molly Soda, Emma Pryde or IndoorpetLa generación de los nacidos entre 1980 y 1999, los llamados millenials somos los primeros nativos de la era digital. Hemos vivido una infancia híbrida entre lo analógico y lo virtual.  Hoy día mi generación acude a esta infancia compartida en busca de consuelo. En la producción millennial artística y en la extrartística (como pueden ser los memes) aparece un constante exhibicionismo irónico de lo mal que va nuestra vida. También se hace cada vez más común lo que Eloy Fernández Porta describe como “El artista posmoderno como nostálgico falso” que se dedica a recrear un pasado inexistente por medio de signos, residuos y reliquias. En éste artículo revisito mi último proyecto expositivo, Dungeon Boogie, una muestra realizada en febrero de 2020 en la sala de exposiciones de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Málaga. Lo analizo sirviéndome de la figura de ese nostálgico falso que confecciona y atesora un pasado que nunca existió. El proyecto se edifica mediante una metodología multidisciplinar en la que conviven medios como la cerámica, el vídeo, el videojuego, la instalación, la escultura o la moda que se ponen en relación con la infancia híbrida (analógica-digital) de nuestra generación. A su vez, conecto el proyecto con otros artistas coetáneos que también operan de manera similar, jugando a ser ciber-arqueólogos, como Molly Soda, Emma Pryde o Indoorpet

Inventario sobre el deseo de tener un hijo: una aproximación desde la teoría de acción razonada

El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo la construcción y validación de un instrumento capaz de identificar el deseo de tener un hijo en mujeres adolescentes, basado en los elementos de la teoría de acción razonada. Participaron 200 adolescentes de 12 a 15 años de edad, habitantes del Estado de México (México). La versión final del instrumento tuvo una estructura mixta (diferencial semántico y escala Likert) con un total de 72 reactivos. La confiabilidad y validez mostraron que los reactivos discriminaron con un valor de p 0.007, obteniéndose un alfa de Cronbach de 0.92, KMO de 0.778 y varianza explicada de 71.79%, siendo la actitud hacia el embarazo el elemento de la mencionada teoría que mejor predice el deseo de tener un hijo. Los autores concluyen que el instrumento es válido y confiable en cuanto a su objetivo se refiere

Tracking Sensory Characteristics of Virgin Olive Oils During Storage: Interpretation of Their Changes from a Multiparametric Perspective

Virgin olive oil is inevitably subject to an oxidation process during storage that can affect its stability and quality due to off-flavors that develop before the oil surpasses its ‘best before’ date. Many parameters are involved in the oxidation process at moderate conditions. Therefore, a multiparametric study is necessary to establish a link between physico-chemical changes and sensory quality degradation in a real storage experiment. In this context, a storage experiment of 27 months was performed for four monovarietal virgin olive oils, bottled in transparent 500-mL PET bottles and subjected to conditions close to a supermarket scenario. Volatile composition, quality parameters and phenolic compounds were determined monthly. Simultaneously, an accredited sensory panel assessed their sensory characteristics. The stability of the fresh samples was also studied with the oxidative stability index (OSI) and mesh cell-FTIR. (E)-2-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol and (E)-2-hexen-1-ol were identified as markers of the fruity attribute. Hexanal and nonanal were also identified as compounds that were associated with the rise of median of defect during storage. Some disagreements were observed between the sensory assessment and the OSI analyzed by Rancimat. However, the increase of concentration of rancid markers agreed with the increase of aldehyde band measured with mesh cell-FTIR.Spanish Research State Agency (research projects AGL2015-69320-R and RTI2018-101546-B-C21

Anencephaly and Severe Myelodysplasia in a Stillborn Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos)

[EN] Malformations in the development of the neural tube have been described to be associated with different aetiologies, such as genetic factors, toxic plants, chemical products, viral agents, or hyperthermia. A twenty-four-year-old female Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos), permanently in captivity and kept under food and management control, gave birth to a stillborn cub at the end of gestation. Several malformations resulting from the anomalous development of the neural tube, not previously reported in bears, were observed, such as anencephaly, hypoplasia, micromyelia, severe myelodysplasia, syringomyelia, and spina bifida. Multiple canal defects (e.g., absence) were also observed in the spinal cord. In some regions, the intradural nerve roots surrounded the spinal cord in a diffuse and continuous way. The aetiology remains unidentified, although the advanced age of the mother and/or folic acid deficit might have been the possible causes of this disorder. Supplements of folate given to the mother before and during early pregnancy may have reduced the incidence of neural tube defects. That supplementation should be considered when the reproduction of bears is to occur in captivity, in order to prevent the loss of future generations of this endangered speciesSIThis work was partially funded by the Principality of Asturias (PCTI 2021–2023, GRUPIN: IDI-2021-000102) and the European Regional Development Fun

Enfermedad alérgica inflamatoria de la vía aérea

En los últimos años se ha postulado la teoría que las enfermedades alérgicas de la vía respiratoria no son enfermedades aisladas, sino que hacen parte de una sola entidad clínico patológica denominada por algunos autores enfermedad alérgica inflamatoria de la vía aérea (Eaiva), determinada por las diferentes expresiones de un fondo genético común.Objetivo:Este artículo presenta una revisión de la literatura acerca de la enfermedad alérgica inflamatoria de la vía aérea incluyendo los elementos epidemiológicos, genéticos e inmunológicos, así como las manifestaciones clínicas y las recomendaciones para el abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico de estos pacientes.Metodología:Se llevó a cabo una revisión exploratoria acerca del tema, incluyendo publicaciones científicas, artículos de revisión y documentos académicos relevantes, mediante la consulta en las bases de datos PubMed, Science Direct, Scielo y Google Scholar.Resultados:A pesar de las diferencias que se presentan entre las características del tracto respiratorio superior y el inferior, se ha demostrado una gran cantidad de coincidencias estructurales y funcionales que refuerzan la consideración del sistema como una entidad anatomopatológica única. Existen algunas características genotípicas que permiten plantear la existencia de una base común para la definición de los rasgos generales de este grupo de patologías, independientemente del fenotipo expresado (rinitis alérgica, asma alérgica o dermatitis atópica).Conclusiones:Hay elementos genéticos, inmunológicos y anatomopatológicos suficientes paraconsiderar la existencia de una base común para los trastornos alérgicos e inflamatorios de la vía aérea. Es necesario profundizar en la identificación de los mecanismos moleculares de las enfermedades respiratorias para fortalecer la evidencia existente al respecto

Dissolved CH4 coupled to photosynthetic picoeukaryotes in oxic waters and to cumulative chlorophyll a in anoxic waters of reservoirs

Methane (CH4) emissions from reservoirs are responsible for most of the atmospheric climatic forcing of these aquatic ecosystems, comparable to emissions from paddies or biomass burning. Primarily, CH4 is produced during the anaerobic mineralization of organic carbon in anoxic sediments by methanogenic archaea. However, the origin of the recurrent and ubiquitous CH4 supersaturation in oxic waters (i.e., the methane paradox) is still controversial. Here, we determined the dissolved CH4 concentration in the water column of 12 reservoirs during summer stratification and winter mixing to explore CH4 sources in oxic waters. Reservoir sizes ranged from 1.18 to 26.13 km(2). We found that dissolved CH4 in the water column varied by up to 4 orders of magnitude (0.02-213.64 mu mol L-1), and all oxic depths were consistently supersaturated in both periods. Phytoplanktonic sources appear to determine the concentration of CH4 in these reservoirs primarily. In anoxic waters, the depth-cumulative chlorophyll a concentration, a proxy for the phytoplanktonic biomass exported to sediments, was correlated to CH4 concentration. In oxic waters, the photosynthetic picoeukaryotes' abundance was significantly correlated to the dissolved CH4 concentration during both the stratification and the mixing. The mean depth of the reservoirs, as a surrogate of the vertical CH4 transport from sediment to the oxic waters, also contributed notably to the CH4 concentration in oxic waters. Our findings suggest that photosynthetic picoeukaryotes can play a significant role in determining CH4 concentration in oxic waters, although their role as CH4 sources to explain the methane paradox has been poorly explored

Collaborative environments to the innovation supported by smart agent with sustainable approach

Existe una nueva categoría de herramientas emergentes conocidas como CAI (innovación asistida por ordenador). CAI ha ido creciendo como respuesta a las mayores demandas de fiabilidad de la industria en productos innovadores, bajo el paradigma de Industria 4.0. Algunas ideas y conceptos iniciales de CAI se basan en la asistencia al diseñador de productos en las etapas tempranas del proceso de diseño y desarrollo de productos. El objetivo de estas herramientas es ayudar a los innovadores, inventores, diseñadores, desarrolladores de procesos y gerentes en su desempeño creativo, con la expectativa de cambios en los paradigmas a través del uso de esta nueva categoría de herramientas de software. Por ello, se ha elaborado un entorno colaborativo para la innovación soportado por agentes inteligentes distribuidos con enfoque sostenible, dando soporte en las etapas tempranas del diseño y desarrollo del producto a través de una nueva herramienta CAI. Al mismo tiempo se ha desarrollado una estructura de conocimiento basado en commonKADS implementándola en cinco agentes inteligentes distribuidos para dar soporte al entorno colaborativo.Currently there is a new category of emerging tools known as CAI (Computer Assisted Innovation). CAI has been growing as a response to greater demands of reliability on the industry in innovative products, under the paradigm of Industry 4.0. Some ideas and initial concepts of CAI are based on the assistance to the product designer in the early stages of the product design and development process. The aim of these tools is to help innovators, inventors, designers, process developers and managers in their creative performance, expecting changes in the paradigm through the use of this new category of software tools. Therefore, a collaborative environment for innovation supported by intelligent agents distributed with a sustainable approach has been developed, providing support in the early stages of product design and development through a new CAI tool. At the same time, a knowledge structure based on commonKADS has been developed, implementing it in five distributed intelligent agents to support the collaborative environment

SHORT COURSE 50M MALE FREESTYLE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SPANISH SWIMMERS

We aimed to analyse and compare the race components of national (47) and regional (158) male swimmers taking part in 50 m freestyle short course event. The relative contribution of each component, the split differences and relative splits were considered. A swimming race analysis system and an automatic swimming performance analysis (ASPA) were applied in the study. National male swimmers obtained significantly shorter times than regional: T10, 3.65 ± 0.14 s vs 4.56 ± 0.43 s; T15, 6.11 ± 0.18 s vs 7.47 ± 0.62 s; TTV15m, 6.99 ± 0.22 s vs 8.42 ± 0.71 s; T50, 23.25 ± 0.57 s vs 27.70 ± 2.16 s; higher SR (cyc•min-1) 60.2 ± 4.13 vs 57.6 ± 5.51; longer SL(m) 1.97 ± 0.15 vs 1.78 ± 0.15; and higher SI(m2•s-1) 3.89 ± 0.36 vs 3.011 ± 0.37. Differences in performances between national and regional Spanish groups were explained by the absolute split times, stroke length and stroke index. These differences were not found analysing the relative splits and indicates a similar race strategy regardless of the swimmers level

Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Patients with Obesity and Overweight

Background: Overweight and obesity differ in their repercussions on the health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients. The objective of this study was to compare physical activity levels and dietary habits before admission and HRQoL at discharge between patients with obesity and overweight. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among participants in a clinical trial on education for healthy eating and physical activity, enrolling non-diabetic patients admitted to Internal Medicine Departments. These were classified by body mass index (BMI) as having overweight (25-29.9 Kg/m2) or obesity (≥30 kg/m2). Data were gathered on sociodemographic characteristics, clinical variables (medication for anxiety/depression, Charlson Comorbidity Index, length of hospital stay), physical exercise and diet (International Physical Activity and Pardo Questionnaires), and HRQoL (EQ-5D-5L). The study included 98 patients with overweight (58.2% males) and 177 with obesity (52% males). Results: In comparison to patients with obesity, those with overweight obtained better results for regular physical exercise (p = 0.007), healthy diet (p = 0.004), and "emotional eating" (p = 0.017). No between-group difference was found in HqoL scores. Conclusion: Patients with overweight and obesity differ in healthy dietary and physical exercise behaviors. Greater efforts are warranted to prevent an increase in the BMI of patients, paying special attention to their state of mind.This research was funded by Carlos III Health Institute and The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), grant nº PI17/00419.S