La Biblioteca Virtual de Salud de la provincia Holguín: un diagnóstico preliminar

Aimed at the development of the Medical Virtual Library of Holguin Province a preliminary diagnosis of existing conditions was carried out. The main concepts related to the virtual library are exposed, institutions with a higher scientific potential in health care areas are identified as well as the products and information services that can be moved to the web. The strategy to the introduction of the virtual library is provided as well as its extension to the different institutions of the Health Care System of the province. Finally, some critical aspects for the success of this project are exposed

Deep Sea Sedimentation

This article offers an overview of the main sedimentary systems defining the geomorphology of deep sea environments from low to high latitudes. Mass-transport deposits, turbidite systems, contourites, volcaniclastic aprons, glacial trough mouth systems, carbonate mounds and other bathyal systems, such as pelagites, hemipelagites, mid-ocean channels and polymetallic mineral deposits, are presented with special attention to their morphology, sediments, processes and controlling factors. The integration of the main systems on the continental margins and adjacent abyssal plains in the North Atlantic and westernmost Mediterranean allows to characterize different sedimentation models.En prens

La Biblioteca Virtual de Salud de la provincia Holguín: un diagnóstico preliminar

Aimed at the development of the Medical Virtual Library of Holguin Province a preliminary diagnosis of existing conditions was carried out. The main concepts related to the virtual library are exposed, institutions with a higher scientific potential in health care areas are identified as well as the products and information services that can be moved to the web. The strategy to the introduction of the virtual library is provided as well as its extension to the different institutions of the Health Care System of the province. Finally, some critical aspects for the success of this project are exposed

Equivalent circuit for the characterization of the resonance mode in piezoelectric systems

The impedance properties in polarized piezoelectric can be described by electric equivalent circuits. The classic circuit used in the literature to describe real systems is formed by one resistor (R), one inductance (L) and one capacitance C connected in series and one capacity (C0) connected in parallel with the formers. Nevertheless, the equation that describe the resonance and anti-resonance frequencies depends on a complex manner of R, L, C and C0. In this work is proposed a simpler model formed by one inductance (L) and one capacity (C) in series; one capacity (C0) in parallel; one resistor (RP) in parallel and one resistor (RS) in series with other components. Unlike the traditional circuit, the equivalent circuit elements in the proposed model can be simply determined by knowing the experimental values of the resonance frequency fr, anti-resonance frequency fa, impedance module at resonance frequency |Zr|, impedance module at anti-resonance frequency |Za| and low frequency capacitance C0, without fitting the impedance experimental data to the obtained equation

Relation between digital Electroencephalogram clinic results, neuropsychological and imagenologic evaluation in patients with cerebral palsy clinic diagnostic

Objetivo: Evaluar la relación existente entre los resultados del Electroencefalograma (EEG) digital y las anomalías clínicas, neuropsicológicas e imagenológicas detectadas en pacientes con el diagnóstico clínico de Parálisis Cerebral (PC). Sujetos y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo longitudinal retrospectivo de los informes de EEG emitidos por un especialista en Neurofisiología clínica en 64 pacientes con el diagnóstico clínico de PC. Los datos fueron registrados desde enero del año 2000 hasta diciembre del año 2005 en el Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Clínica del CIREN. Incluimos a pacientes con edades entre 2 y 15 años, con diagnóstico revisado de la historia clínica de PC. Se tabularon las variables evaluadas en los registros de EEG, y se relacionaron con variables clínicas, neuropsicológicas e imagenológicas. Todos los registros se realizaron en un Equipo MEDICID 4 Neuronic SA de producción cubana con el software Track Walker 2. Resultados: Se obtuvo que el 79 % del los registros electroencefalográficos fueron patológicos. Predominó la actividad epileptiforme en un 58%. El tipo de PC en nuestra casuística fue la espástica para un 50%. La causa de la PC fue perinatal en un 43%. Las enfermedades asociadas fueron Retardo del desarrollo psicomotor Enfermería Global Nº 26 Abril 2012 Página 33 (RDP), Retraso mental (RM) y epilepsia. Se evidenció una asociación estadísticamente significativa entre la presencia de actividad epileptiforme y la epilepsia, entre los resultados del EEG y la presencia de lesión bilateral, así como entre la actividad epileptiforme y la presencia de RM, RDP y epilepsia. Conclusiones: Se constata una asociación estadísticamente significativa entre las anomalías epileptiformes y el diagnóstico clínico de epilepsia en pacientes con PC. Las anomalías del EEG se asocian mayormente con la extensión bilateral de la afectación motora, y con las lesiones detectadas mediante los estudios de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear (RMN). Existe una tendencia a la asociación entre las alteraciones Electroencefalográficas, el tipo de PC y la presencia de retardo en el desarrollo psicomotor y retraso mental. El EEG es un medio diagnóstico útil en la evaluación funcional de los pacientes con PC.ABSTRACT Objetive: To evaluate the relation between digital Electroencephalogram (EEG) results and clinic, neuropsychological and imagenologic anomaly detected in patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP) diagnosis. Subject and method: Descriptive longitudinal retrospective study was made of EEG informs emitted by a clinical neurophysiologic specialist in 64 patients with CP diagnosis. The information was recorded from January 2000 to December 2005 in a Clinical Neurophysiologist laboratory of the International Center of Neurological Restoration. It included patients between 2 and 15 years old, with CP diagnostic checked in clinical history. The variables assessed were tabulated in EEG records and were associated to clinical, neuropsychology and imagenologic variables. All recordings were performed with the MEDICID 4 Neuronic SA equipment made in Cuba with Track Walker 2 software. Results: 79 % of the electroencephalographic records were pathological. In 58% of the cases there was a predominance of epileptiform activity. 50% suffered from spastic CP. The cause of CP was perinatal in 43%. The other associated conditions were Phychomotor Retardation (PR), Mental Delay (MD) and epilepsy. There was a statistically significant association between the presence of epileptiform activity and epilepsy between the EEG records and bilateral lesion and between the epileptiform activity and the presence of MD, PR and epilepsy. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate the exististence of a statistically significant association between epileptiform anomaly and epilepsy clinical diagnosis. It was confirmed that EEG anomaly is associated with bilateral extension of motor affectation and lesions detected with Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) studies. There was an association tendency between electroencephalographic alteration, CP type, PR and MD presence. EEG is a useful diagnostic way for the functional evaluation of CP patients

Phase transition and dielectric properties of La-doped Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 antiferroelectric ceramics

Lanthanum modified lead zirconate titanate (PLZT) ceramics with a Zr/Ti (90/10) ratio were investigated for a 7 and 8 at% lanthanum content by dielectric spectroscopy, the Sawyer-Tower polarization technique and x-ray diffraction measurements. The ceramics were obtained using a standard ceramic method, showing an anti ferroelectric (orthorhombic) phase (Pbam). Electric field dependence of polarization (P-E) studies revealed slim-like hysteresis loop characteristics. The temperatures corresponding to the maximum real and imaginary parts of the dielectric permittivity were not only coincident, but also shown to be frequency independent. Results on dielectric response suggest a thermodynamic phase transition rather than a dipole glass/relaxor ferroelectric transition. on the other hand, the Curie temperature (T-C) was found to be negative. Using Landau's theory considerations, the obtained results have been interpreted in terms of an antiferroelectric-paraelectric (AFE-PE) phase transition. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP