Structural diversity of compounds based on iron-dithiolene with sodium or potassium complexes

This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Crystal Growth and Design, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00921A series of iron dithiolene compounds with sodium or potassium complexes have been prepared by direct reactions. Their structures consist of coordination polymers of different dimensionalities or molecular compounds depending on the nature of the iron precursor, the presence or not of a donor substituent in the aromatic ring of the dithiolene ligand, and the amount of water molecules present during the crystallization. Since all these compounds are based on the combination of cationic alkaline and anionic iron-dithiolene entities that connect each other by coordination bonds, in order to favor local electroneutrality the structures obtained show that charged entities with a similar charge/size ratio pack more effectively. The flexibility of the potassium coordination environment seems to facilitate the structural diversity found for this family of compounds.Financial support from Spain’s MICINN (MAT2013-46753-C2-1-P and MAT2013-46502-C2-1-P) and Factoría de Cristalización (CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010) is gratefully acknowledged

Synthesis and structural characterization of transition metal dithiolene derivatives containing divalent metals as counter-cations

Direct reactions between HSC 6 H 2 Cl 2 SH, FeCl 3 ·6H 2 O and divalent metal bases lead to the formation of the cation-anion metal-dithiolene complexes [Ca(H 2 O) 3 (OCMe 2 ) 4 ][Fe 2 (SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 4 ]·3OCMe 2 and [Zn(DMF) 6 ][Fe 2 (SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 4 ], as well as the molecular compound [Ba(OCMe 2 ) 6 ][Fe 2 (SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 4 ], instead of metal-dithiolene coordination polymers as compared with results previously obtained when alkali metals, under similar conditions, were used. An alternative synthetic route based on the reactions between K 2 [Fe 2 (SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 4 ] and ZnCl 2 ·6H 2 O or NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O was also evaluated, giving rise to the ion-pair compounds [Fe(H 2 O) 2 (THF) 4 ][Ni(SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 2 ] 2 ·4THF and [Fe(H 2 O) 4 (THF) 2 ][Fe 2 (SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 4 ]·4THF and the coordination polymer {[K 2 (THF) 8 ][Zn 6 (μ-Cl) 2 (SC 6 H 2 Cl 2 S) 4 (μ-κO:κO-SC 6 H 2 Cl(ClO 2 )S) 2 ]} n . It is interesting to remark that in the last compound the oxidation of one Cl substituent of a dithiolene ligand resulted in the formation of a Cl(O) 2 groupThis work was supported in part by MICINN (grant MAT2016-77608-C3-1-P

Helicobacter pylori eradication: survey conducted by the Colombian association of gastroenterology

El objetivo de este estudio es presentar los resultados de una encuesta enviada por Internet para conocer cuáles son las estrategias y esquemas utilizados por los miembros de la Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología (ACG) para la erradicación y diagnóstico de la infección por Helicobacter pylori a la luz del Consenso de Maastricht IV. Se tomó información de manera prospectiva entre diciembre de 2013 y mayo de 2014, teniendo como herramienta de recolección un cuestionario virtual disponible en la página ofi cial de Internet de la ACG.La encuesta fue respondida por 114 médicos, de los cuales 60 (52%) fueron internistas y gastroenterólogos ubicados en las principales ciudades del país. Los resultados mostraron una adherencia del 61% (n = 71) de los encuestados a las recomendaciones de Maastricht para el esquema de erradicación de primera línea, y para la segunda línea la adherencia es del 66% (n = 76). Otro aspecto de la encuesta para destacar, y que está en contraste con las recomendaciones de Maastricht, es el hallazgo de que la prueba diagnóstica predilecta de los encuestados para evaluar la erradicación (antígenos fecales monoclonales o test de urea en aliento) fue la endoscopia digestiva alta más biopsia (Giemsa), siendo la escogida por el 63% (n = 72) probablemente por su disponibilidad y costo en nuestro país.Los resultados de la encuesta muestran cuáles son los esquemas de tratamiento preferidos, por los pro-fesionales que contestaron la misma, para la erradicación del Helicobacter pylori; esto permitió evaluar la aceptación y adherencia de las recomendaciones sobre los esquemas de tratamiento del Consenso, aunque llama la atención, en contraste, cómo el seguimiento de la erradicación se realiza mediante endoscopiaThe aim of this study is to present the results of an online survey about strategies and schemes used by mem-bers of the Colombian Association of Gastroenterology (ACG - Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología) to diagnose and eradicate Helicobacter pylori infections in light of the Maastricht IV/ Florence Consensus Report. Information was prospectively collected between December 2013 and May 2014 through a virtual questionnaire on the official website of the Colombian Association of Gastroenterology (ACG).The survey was answered by 114 physicians, of whom 60 (52%) were internists and gastroenterologists located in major cities. The results show that 61% (n = 71) of respondents adhere to the recommendations of Maastricht for the first line eradication scheme and 66% (n = 76) adhere to the consensus’ recommendations for the second line scheme. Another aspect of the survey that should be highlighted is that, in contrast to the recommendations of Maastricht that monoclonal fecal antigens or the urea breath test be used for assessment of eradication, the diagnostic test favored by 63% (n = 72) of respondents was upper endoscopy plus a biopsy with Giemsa staining. This is probably because of availability and costs in our country.The results of the survey show treatment schemes for eradication of Helicobacter preferred by the profes-sionals who responded, and allow us to evaluate the acceptability of, and adherence to, the recommendations on treatment regimens of the consensus. This includes contrasts such as following up eradication treatment by endoscopy rather than the methods recommended by the consensu

Group 10 Metal Benzene-1,2-dithiolate Derivatives in the Synthesis of Coordination Polymers Containing Potassium Countercations

This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Inorganic Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01775The use of theoretical calculations has allowed us to predict the coordination behavior of dithiolene [M(SC6H4S)2]2- (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) entities, giving rise to the first organometallic polymers {[K2(μ-H2O)2][Ni(SC6H4S)2]}n and {[K2(μ-H2O)2(thf)]2[K2(μ-H2O)2(thf)2][Pd3(SC6H4S)6]}n by one-pot reactions of the corresponding d10 metal salts, 1,2-benzenedithiolene, and KOH. The polymers are based on σ,π interactions between potassium atoms and [M(SC6H4S)2]2- (M = Ni, Pd) entities. In contrast, only σ interactions are observed when the analogous platinum derivative is used instead, yielding the coordination polymer {[K2(μ-thf)2][Pt(SC6H4S)2]}nThis work was supported in part by the MICINN (grants MAT2016-77608-C3-1-P and MAT2016-75883-C2-1-P), Generalitat Valenciana (PrometeoII/2014/076), and ISIC. J.I.M. acknowledges financial support by the “Ramon y Cajal ́ ” Program of MINECO (RYC-2015-17730

Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With COVID-19: Results of the UMC-19-S10

COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; Síndrome coronari agutCOVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; Síndrome coronario agudoCOVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; Acute coronary syndromeBackground: There is a lack of knowledge about the real incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with COVID-19, their clinical characteristics, and their prognoses. Objective: We investigated the incidence, clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of ACS in patients with COVID-19 in the emergency department. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all COVID-19 patients diagnosed with ACS in 62 Spanish emergency departments between March and April 2020 (the first wave of COVID-19). We formed 2 control groups: COVID-19 patients without ACS (control A) and non-COVID-19 patients with ACS (control B). Unadjusted comparisons between cases and control subjects were performed regarding 58 characteristics and outcomes. Results: We identified 110 patients with ACS in 74,814 patients with COVID-19 attending the ED (1.48% [95% confidence interval {CI} 1.21-1.78%]). This incidence was lower than that observed in non-COVID-19 patients (3.64% [95% CI 3.54-3.74%]; odds ratio [OR] 0.40 [95% CI 0.33-0.49]). The clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 associated with a higher risk of presenting ACS were: previous coronary artery disease, age ≥60 years, hypertension, chest pain, raised troponin, and hypoxemia. The need for hospitalization and admission to intensive care and in-hospital mortality were higher in cases than in control group A (adjusted OR [aOR] 6.36 [95% CI 1.84-22.1], aOR 4.63 [95% CI 1.88-11.4], and aOR 2.46 [95% CI 1.15-5.25]). When comparing cases with control group B, the aOR of admission to intensive care was 0.41 (95% CI 0.21-0.80), while the aOR for in-hospital mortality was 5.94 (95% CI 2.84-12.4). Conclusions: The incidence of ACS in patients with COVID-19 attending the emergency department was low, around 1.48%, but could be increased in some circumstances. Patients with COVID-19 with ACS had a worse prognosis than control subjects with higher in-hospital mortalit

Nonlinear voltage control for three-phase dc-ac converters in hybrid systems: An application of the pi-pbc method

In this paper, a proportional-integral passivity-based controller (PI-PBC) is proposed to regulate the amplitude and frequency of the three-phase output voltage in a direct-current alternating-current (DC-AC) converter with an LC filter. This converter is used to supply energy to AC loads in hybrid renewable based systems. The proposed strategy uses the well-known proportional-integral (PI) actions and guarantees the stability of the system by means of the Lyapunov theory. The proposed controller continues to maintain the simplicity and robustness of the PI controls using the Hamiltonian representation of the system, thereby ensuring stability and producing improvements in the performance. The performance of the proposed controller was validated based on simulation and experimental results after considering parametric variations and comparing them with classical approaches.Fil: Serra, Federico Martin. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias. Laboratorio de Control Automático; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Martín Fernández, Lucas Luciano. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias. Laboratorio de Control Automático; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Montoya Giraldo, Oscar Danilo. Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar; Colombia. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas; ColombiaFil: Gil González, W. J.. Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar; ColombiaFil: Hernández, J. C.. Universidad de Jaén; Españ

Sistemas Avanzados de Asistencia al Conductor

El control inteligente de vehículos autónomos es uno de los retos actuales más importantes de los Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte. La aplicación de técnicas de inteligencia artificial para la gestión automática de los actuadores del vehículo permite a los diferentes sistemas avanzados de asistencia al conductor (ADAS) y a los sistemas de conducción autónoma, realizar una gestión de nivel bajo de una manera muy similar a la de los conductores humanos, mejorando la seguridad y el confort. En este artículo se presenta un esquema de control para gestionar estos actuadores de bajo nivel del vehículo (dirección, acelerador y freno). Este sistema automático de control de bajo nivel se ha definido, implementado y probado en un vehículo Citroën C3 Pluriel, cuyos actuadores han sido automatizados y pueden recibir señales de control desde un ordenador de a bordo

Resección guiada por fluorescencia en pacientes con cáncer de lengua

ResumenIntroducciónLa fluorescencia ha sido utilizada exitosamente como pesquisa del cáncer oral, adicional al examen oral convencional, identifica áreas con cambios histológicos que son desapercibidas con luz blanca.ObjetivoSaber si la resección guiada por fluorescencia se asocia a márgenes quirúrgicos negativos en pacientes con cáncer de lengua.Material y métodosSe incluyó a pacientes con carcinoma invasivo de lengua candidatos a resección. Se evaluaron con examen oral convencional y con fluorescencia determinándose si el límite de la lesión coincidía en ambos exámenes, se marcaron los límites quirúrgicos analizándose histológicamente.ResultadosFueron 30 pacientes con carcinoma epidermoide invasivo; 10 T1, 15 T2 y 5 T3; 18 mujeres y 12 hombres. El borde de la lesión neoplásica evaluado con el examen oral convencional coincidió con la evaluación con fluorescencia en 17 (56%) y en 13 (44%) la lesión fue mayor. Los márgenes de quirúrgicos fueron negativos en 27 (90%) y positivos en 3 (10%), los positivos lo fueron en el espesor lingual, todos fueron cT3.ConclusionesLa fluorescencia identifica lesiones mayores a las diagnosticadas con el examen oral convencional en el 44% de los pacientes, favorece resección quirúrgica con márgenes negativos en el 90%, la infiltración submucosa y muscular no puede ser detectada por este método.AbstractBackgroundFluorescence has been successfully used as screening method of oral cavity cancer. In addition to the conventional oral examination, it identifies areas with histological changes that are not identified with conventional white light.ObjectiveTo determine whether fluorescence facilitates resection with negative margins in patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.Material and methodsPatients diagnosed with invasive tongue squamous cell carcinoma were evaluated with a conventional oral examination and fluorescence. To determine whether the threshold of injury coincided in both tests, the limits of section were identified and histologically evaluated.ResultsThe study included 30 patients, 18 women and 12 men; 10 T1, 15 T2, and 5 patients with T3. The neoplastic margin evaluated with conventional light coincided with fluorescence in 17 patients (56%), and in 13 (44%) fluorescence identified a larger tumour. Surgical margins were negative in 27 (90%), and 3 (10%) positives that were all in the tongue thickness and with bulky tumours (T3).ConclusionsFluorescence identifies larger tumours than those identified with conventional oral examination in 44% of patients, and ensures a longer surgical resection with free surgical margins in 90% of cases. Submucosal and muscular invasion is not detected by this method

The age again in the eye of the COVID-19 storm: evidence-based decision making

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Immunosenescència; ConfinamentCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Inmunosenescencia; ConfinamientoCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Immunosenescence; LockdownBackground One hundred fifty million contagions, more than 3 million deaths and little more than 1 year of COVID-19 have changed our lives and our health management systems forever. Ageing is known to be one of the significant determinants for COVID-19 severity. Two main reasons underlie this: immunosenescence and age correlation with main COVID-19 comorbidities such as hypertension or dyslipidaemia. This study has two aims. The first is to obtain cut-off points for laboratory parameters that can help us in clinical decision-making. The second one is to analyse the effect of pandemic lockdown on epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory parameters concerning the severity of the COVID-19. For these purposes, 257 of SARSCoV2 inpatients during pandemic confinement were included in this study. Moreover, 584 case records from a previously analysed series, were compared with the present study data. Results Concerning the characteristics of lockdown series, mild cases accounted for 14.4, 54.1% were moderate and 31.5%, severe. There were 32.5% of home contagions, 26.3% community transmissions, 22.5% nursing home contagions, and 8.8% corresponding to frontline worker contagions regarding epidemiological features. Age > 60 and male sex are hereby confirmed as severity determinants. Equally, higher severity was significantly associated with higher IL6, CRP, ferritin, LDH, and leukocyte counts, and a lower percentage of lymphocyte, CD4 and CD8 count. Comparing this cohort with a previous 584-cases series, mild cases were less than those analysed in the first moment of the pandemic and dyslipidaemia became more frequent than before. IL-6, CRP and LDH values above 69 pg/mL, 97 mg/L and 328 U/L respectively, as well as a CD4 T-cell count below 535 cells/μL, were the best cut-offs predicting severity since these parameters offered reliable areas under the curve. Conclusion Age and sex together with selected laboratory parameters on admission can help us predict COVID-19 severity and, therefore, make clinical and resource management decisions. Demographic features associated with lockdown might affect the homogeneity of the data and the robustness of the results.This work has been carried out without funding

FPGA embedded multichannel analyzer

An multichannel analyzer has been designed, and its performance has been evaluated. The multichannel analyzer is embedded into a Field programmable gate array. The design incudes the virtual instrument in order to hand and to visualize the pulse height spectrum. Two commercially available multichannel analyzers using a NaI(Tl) and HPGe detectors were used to obtain the pulse height spectra of 137Cs, 60Co and 152Eu sources and were compared with the pulse height spectra obtained with the embedded multichannel analyzer, being alike the spectra obtained with the commercial multichannel analyzer. Our design is smaller, low cost and it has options to add other features