A Recommendation Framework Based on the Analytic Network Process and its Application in the Semantic Technology Domain

When users face a certain problem needing a product, service, or action to solve it, selecting the best alternative among them can be a dicult task due to the uncertainty of their quality. This is especially the case in the domains where users do not have an expertise, like for example in Software Engineering. Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods are methods that help making better decisions when facing the complex problem of selecting the best solution among a group of alternatives that can be compared according to different conflicting criteria. In MCDM problems, alternatives represent concrete products, services or actions that will help in achieving a goal, while criteria represent the characteristics of these alternatives that are important for making a decision

A Recommendation Framework Based on the Analytic Network Process and its Application in the Semantic Technology Domain

When users face a certain problem needing a product, service, or action to solve it, selecting the best alternative among them can be a dicult task due to the uncertainty of their quality. This is especially the case in the domains where users do not have an expertise, like for example in Software Engineering. Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods are methods that help making better decisions when facing the complex problem of selecting the best solution among a group of alternatives that can be compared according to different conflicting criteria. In MCDM problems, alternatives represent concrete products, services or actions that will help in achieving a goal, while criteria represent the characteristics of these alternatives that are important for making a decision

Combined healthy behaviors and healthcare services use in older adults

Data on the combined impact of healthy behaviors on healthcare use in older adults are limited. Methods Study with community-dwelling individuals aged ≥60 years from the Spanish Seniors-ENRICA cohort, recruited in 2008–2010, followed through 2012–2013, and analyzed in 2016 (N=2,021). At baseline, the following healthy behaviors were self-reported: three traditional (never smoking, being physically active, having a healthy diet) and three emerging (sleeping 7–8 hours/day, sitting < 8 hours/day, not living alone). Outcomes were self-reported polypharmacy (five or more drugs per day), primary care physician visits (one or more per month), medical specialist visits (more than one per year), and hospitalization (one or more in the last year). The associations between baseline healthy behaviors and healthcare services used in 2012–2013 were summarized with ORs and 95% CIs from multiple logistic regression, adjusting for demographics, lifestyles, comorbidities, and baseline health services used. Results Most single healthy behaviors were associated with lower use of most health services. Compared with participants with zero or one healthy behavior, those with five or six healthy behaviors showed lower risk of polypharmacy (OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.24, 0.85, p-trend=0.001), visits to the primary care physician (OR=0.50, 95% CI=0.26, 0.96, p-trend=0.013), and hospitalization (OR=0.50, 95% CI=0.24, 1.01, p-trend=0.016). No association was found with visits to the medical specialist. Conclusions The combination of five to six healthy behaviors in older adults is associated with half the risk of polypharmacy and using several healthcare services. In an era of constrained resources in most countries, this information may help inform health policy to control healthcare spending in the futureSpecific funding for this study was obtained from Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (FIS) grant PI13/02321 and PI16/ 01460 (Instituto de Salud Carlos III and FEDER/FSE). RFP-T was supported by the National Government of Ecuador through the National Institution of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT

Resultados preliminares sobre la fertilización del pasto elefante en un oxisol del pie de monte llanero.

En un suelo de terraza alta, clasificado como haplorthox, de La Libertad, Villavicencio, se realizó un experimento para estudiar el efecto de la cal, P y K sobre la producción de forraje verde del pasto elefante. Las dosis de cal estudiadas fueron: 0, 1, 2 y 4 t/ha de carbonato de magnesio en forma constante, lo cual se aplicó al voleo y fue incorporado con rastrillo. Las dosis de P2O5 fueron 0, 100, 200, 400 kg/ha, usando superfosfato triple y aplicándolo todo en banda en el momento de la siembra. El K se estudió en dosis de 0, 100, 200, 300 y 400 kg/ha de K2O, dividiéndolas en 4 aplicaciones: a la siembra y cada 2 cortes. El N se aplicó constante en cantidad de 25 kg/ha en forma de úrea y después de cada corte. Se utilizó un diseño experimental y 5 tratamientos adicionales incluyendo un testigo absoluto y 3 repeticiones. Al final del experimento se tomaron muestras de suelos en los tratamientos de encalamiento, manteniendo constante la dosis alta de P. El encalamiento tuvo efecto significativamente positivo sobre la producción de forraje, encontrándose que ésta fue inversamente proporcional al contenido de Al intercambiable. Así mismo, la fertilización con P y K influyó positiva y significativamente en la producción del forraje del pasto elefantePastos y forraje

Applied Archaeoseismology: identification of earthquake archaeological effects of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake in the surrounding areas of the pilot plant for CO2 injection at Hontomín (Burgos, Spain)

La planta piloto de inyección de CO2 de Hontomín (Burgos) es la única planta de inyección en tierra en Europa. Para el desarrollo de este tipo de plantas de inyección son necesarios los estudios de los posibles efectos de terremotos que puedan afectarles. La falta de estudios de neotectónica en esta zona de la meseta norte de España hace necesario obtener datos sobre terremotos antiguos en esta zona. Los efectos de campo lejano del terremoto de Lisboa en Burgos pueden contribuir al conocimiento del comportamiento sísmico del terreno en caso de la ocurrencia de eventos similares. Hemos seleccionado principalmente construcciones románicas para obtener la dirección media de movimiento del sustrato generada por el terremoto de Lisboa en esta zona. Los resultados preliminares indican una dirección media de movimiento NE-SO. Las trayectorias de deformación obtenidas son refractadas por las fallas principales de la zona, variando su orientación para disponerse perpendiculares a estas.The pilot plant for CO2 injection at Hontomín (Burgos) is the only injection plant onshore in Europe. In the development of this type of injection plants it is necessary to study the effect of possible earthquakes that may affect it. The lack of neotectonic studies in this area of central Spain make necessary obtain data of ancient earthquakes that affected this territory. The far field effect of the Lisbon earthquake in Burgos can contribute to the knowledge on the ground behaviour in case of events of similar characteristics. We select the mainly Romanesque buildings to obtain the mean ground movement direction generated by the Lisbon earthquake in this area. The preliminary results show a mean direction of ground movement NE-SW. The strain trajectories are reflected by the main faults of the zone, varying its orientation to be oriented perpendicular to the main faults.Depto. de Mineralogía y PetrologíaFac. de Ciencias GeológicasTRUEUnión Europea. Horizonte 2020Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)/FEDERInstituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)pu

Caffeine supplementation improves physical performance without affecting fatigue level: a double-blind crossover study.

This study examined the effect of caffeine supplementation (CAFF) in a Wingate test (WT), and the behaviour of blood lactate concentrations (BLa) and neuromuscular fatigue (NMF), measured as reduced countermovement jump (CMJ) performance, in response to the WT. In a double-blind crossover study, 16 participants attended the laboratory twice, separated by a 72-hour window. In the sessions, participants first ingested 6 mg·kg-1 of either CAFF or placebo (PLAC), and then performed a WT. BLa was measured before (L-pre), and 0.5 min (L-post-0.5) and 3.5 min (L-post-3.5) after conducting the WT. The CMJ test was conducted before (CMJ pre), after (CMJ post), and 3 min after completing (CMJ post-3) the WT. The results indicated that CAFF enhanced peak power (Wpeak: + 3.22%; p = 0.040), time taken to reach Wpeak (T_Wpeak: -18.76%; p = 0.001) and mean power (Wmean: + 2.7%; p = 0.020). A higher BLa was recorded for CAFF at L-post-0.5 (+ 13.29%; p = 0.009) and L-post-3.5 (+ 10.51%; p = 0.044) compared to PLAC. CAFF improved peak power (PP; + 3.44%; p = 0.003) and mean power (MP; + 4.78%; p = 0.006) at CMJ pre, compared to PLAC, whereas PP and MP were significantly diminished at CMJ post and CMJ post-3 compared to pre (p < 0.001 for all comparisons) under both the CAFF and PLAC conditions. PP and MP were increased at post-3 compared to post (p < 0.001 for all comparisons) for both conditions. In conclusion, CAFF increased WT performance and BLa without affecting NMF measured by CMJ. Thus, CAFF may allow athletes to train with higher workloads and enhance the supercompensation effects after an adequate recovery period.post-print756 K

Socioeconomic determinants of sarcopenic obesity and frail obesity in community-dwelling older adults: The Seniors-ENRICA Study

Information on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) throughout life and sarcopenic obesity is scarce, whereas no study has been focused on the association between SES and frail obesity. This analysis estimated the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and frail obesity, and their associations with SES in older adults. Data were collected in 2012 from 1,765 non-institutionalized individuals aged ≥65 participating in the Seniors-ENRICA study in Spain, by using standardized techniques and equipment. SES throughout life was evaluated with the father's occupation, participant's educational level, former own occupation, and current poor housing condition. Overall, 17.2% of participants had sarcopenic obesity, and 4.0% frail obesity. No association was found between SES and sarcopenic obesity. In contrast, the prevalence of frail obesity was higher in those with lower education, having worked in manual job, and currently having poor housing condition. Having ≥1 social disadvantages throughout life was associated with higher prevalence of frail obesity. The prevalence of this disorder increased by 1.49 (95% CI: 1.21-1.85) times for each social disadvantage added. The OR (95% CI) of frail obesity was 3.13 (1.71-5.7) for those having 3 or 4 vs. 0 or 1 social disadvantages, implying a more complex process beginning early in life.Data collection was funded by the following grants: PI13/0288; PI14/0009; PI16/01460; PI16/01512; and PI16/00609 (State Secretary of R+D and FEDER/FSE). BM-F was supported by a CIBERCV contract, RFP-T was supported by the National Government of Ecuador through the National Institution of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation-SENESCYT, and ML research activity is funded by Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigación y el Desarrollo (ARAID

Chocolate and health-related quality of life: A prospective study

Background Chocolate consumption has been associated with a short-term reduction in blood pressure and cholesterol, and improvement of insulin sensitivity; however, participants could not be aware of presenting hypertension or hypercholesterolemia. Moreover, the effect of chocolate on mental health is uncertain. This study assessed the association of regular chocolate consumption with the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) components of health-related quality of life (HRQL). Materials and methods We analyzed data from a cohort of 4599 individuals recruited in 2008–2010 and followed-up once prospectively to January 2013 (follow-up mean: 3.5 years). Regular chocolate consumption was assessed at baseline with a validated diet history. HRQL was assessed with the SF-12 v.2 at baseline and at follow-up. Analyses were performed with linear regression and adjusted for the main confounders, including HRQL at baseline. Results At baseline, 72% of the study participants did not consume chocolate, 11% consumed 10 g/day and 17% >10 g/day. Chocolate consumption at baseline did not show an association with PCS and MCS of the SF-12 measured three years later. Compared to those who did not consume chocolate, the PCS scores were similar in those who consumed 10g/day (beta: -0.07; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): -0.94 to 0.80) and in those who consumed >10g/day (beta: 0.02; 95% CI:-0.71 to 0.75); corresponding figures for the MCS were 0.29; 95% CI: -0.67 to 1.26, and -0.57; 95%CI: -1.37 to 0.23. Similar results were found for sex, regardless of obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes or depression Conclusions No evidence was found of an association between chocolate intake and the physical or mental components of HRQLBaseline data collection (ENRICA study) was funded by Sanofi-Aventis. Data collection during follow-up was funded by FIS grant 09/162 (Ministry of Health of Spain). Funding specific for this analysis was obtained from FIS grants PI11/01379 and PI12/ 1166 (Ministry of Health of Spain), and from the "Cátedra UAM de Epidemiología y Control del Riesgo Cardiovascular