Enhancement of CO2 capture in limestone and dolomite granular beds by high intensity sound waves

The calcium looping (CaL) process, based on the calcination/carbonation of CaCO3 at high temperatures, has emerged in the last years as a potentially low cost technology for CO2 capture. In this work, we show that the application of high intensity sound waves to granular beds of limestone and dolomite in a CaL reactor enhances significantly their multicycle CO2 capture capacity. Sound waves are applied either during the calcination stage of each CaL cycle or in the carbonation stage. The effect of sound is to intensify the transfer of heat, mass and momentum and is more marked when sound is applied during calcination by promoting CaO regeneration. The application of sound would allow reducing the calcination temperature thereby mitigating the decay of capture capacity with the number of cycles and reducing the energy penalty of the technology.Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad CTQ2014-52763-C2-2-

Aportaciones a la flora del sureste ibérico

New records to the flora of SE Spain.Palabras clave: Corología, plantas vasculares, Murcia, Albacete, España.Key words: Chorology, vascular plants, Murcia, Albacete, Spain

Evaluation and Accreditation System of External Internship Tutors - SEATPE

[ES] La Universidad de Valencia ha implementado desde 2012 un Sistema de Evaluación y Acreditación de Tutores de Pasantías Externas (SEATPE) a través de su Fundación Universidad-Empresa, ADEIT, bajo la dirección del Vicerrector de Empleo y Programas Formativos. Los objetivos principales de este sistema son mejorar la calidad de la tutoría de pasantías externas implementando mecanismos para reconocer el buen trabajo de los tutores y aumentar el compromiso de las empresas y entidades con la capacitación práctica de nuestros estudiantes. Está dirigido a los dos perfiles de tutores: académicos y empresas. Los tutores que acceden al SEATPE obtienen una "Mención de calidad" en el caso del tutor académico y una "Acreditación" en el caso del tutor de la empresa. Hasta ahora hemos realizado cinco llamadas y 500 tutores de pasantías han obtenido su acreditación o mención de calidad.Valero Aleixandre, MA.; Barberá Gregori, MA.; Pérez Boullosa, A.; Montoro Sánchez, Y.; Ridocci Quiles, M. (2020). Evaluation and Accreditation System of External Internship Tutors - SEATPE. En 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. (30-05-2020):643-649. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd20.2020.11120OCS64364930-05-202

Tecnología de la Información y Comunicación en estudiantes del nivel primario en el marco de la educación inclusiva en un Centro de Educación Básica Especial

This research aims to know the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT), as an innovative mechanism applied in curricular teaching experiences, for the development of cognitive and socio-emotional skills of students aged between 08 to 13 years from primary school who had disabilities to speak or move within the context of a Special Basic Education Center (CEBE). It was a qualitative, substantive research. The Plaphoons (free software created for special education needs) technological tool was used. The analysis of the contents of the intentions, perceptions, observation, and data registration was carried out through the triangulation of data and categorization of contents for issuing results. It was concluded that the use of this ICT enhanced the abilities of these students, confirming cognitive improvements for learning the topics of mathematical logic, communication and social sciences. It was also found that this tool allows a better and greater development of their social skills.Esta investigación tiene como  objetivo  conocer el impacto de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC), como mecanismo innovador aplicado en experiencias curriculares docentes, para el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas y socio emocionales de estudiantes entre 08 a 13 años del nivel primaria que presentaron discapacidad para hablar o moverse dentro del contexto de un Centros de Educación Básica Especial (CEBE). Fue una investigación cualitativa, sustantiva. Se usó la herramienta tecnológica Plaphoons (software libre creado para necesidades educativas especiales). Se realizó el análisis de contenidos de las intenciones, percepciones, observación, registro de datos mediante la triangulación de datos y categorización de contenidos para la emisión de resultados. Se concluyó que el uso de esta TIC potenció las capacidades de esos estudiantes, constatando mejoras cognitivas para el aprendizaje de los tópicos de lógico matemática, comunicación y ciencias sociales. Asimismo, se constató que esta herramienta permite un mejor y mayor desarrollo de sus habilidades sociales

Memristor Emulator Circuit Design and Applications

This chapter introduces a design guide of memristor emulator circuits, from conceptual idea until experimental tests. Three topologies of memristor emulator circuits in their incremental and decremental versions are analysed and designed at low and high frequency. The behavioural model of each topology is derived and programmed at SIMULINK under the MATLAB environment. An offset compensation technique is also described in order to achieve the frequency-dependent pinched hysteresis loop that is on the origin and when the memristor emulator circuit is operating at high frequency. Furthermore, from these topologies, a technique to transform normal non-linear resistors to inverse non-linear resistors is also addressed. HSPICE numerical simulations for each topology are also shown. Finally, three real analogue applications based on memristors are analysed and explained at the behavioural level of abstraction

Effects of Renewable Energy Production and Infrastructure on Wildlife

The high levels of human demands of resources—from food to space and energy—are one of the main drivers of global change and are causing large negative impacts on ecosystems functioning worldwide (Vitousek et al. 1997 ). Global change components range from climate change to habitat destruction, species invasions, pollution and eutrophication. Although these factors can produce ecosystem changes independently, the final descent is often driven by synergistic processes. The resulting amplifying feedbacks can be disconnected from the original driver of change, leading to a state shift in the biosphere with unexpected consequences (Barnosky et al. 2012 ). Climate change seems to have taken prominence over other drivers of global change, leading to larger funding and attention with respect to other major components of global change (Veríssimo et al. 2014 )

Propuesta de intervención para disminuir la incidencia de EDA e IRA en menores de 5 años en el Municipio de Inírida

Este trabajo tiene como finalidad abordar la problemática de las enfermedades transmisibles como la EDA y la IRA en menores de 5 años en el municipio de Inírida, a través de una propuesta de intervención que disminuya la incidencia de estas afecciones y se articule con el enfoque del Plan Decenal de Salud Pública en su dimensión Vida saludable y enfermedades transmisibles (Minsalud, 2012) y el Objetivo de desarrollo sostenible número 3: Garantizar una vida sana y promover el bienestar para todos en todas las edades (ONU, 2016).The purpose of this work is to address the problem of communicable diseases such as ADD and ARI in children under 5 years of age in the municipality of Inírida, through an intervention proposal that reduces the incidence of these conditions and is articulated with the focus of Ten-Year Public Health Plan in its dimension Healthy life and communicable diseases (Minsalud, 2012) and Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages (UN, 2016)

Detection of recombinant human lactoferrin and lysozyme produced in a bitransgenic cow

Lactoferrin and lysozyme are 2 glycoproteins with great antimicrobial activity, being part of the nonspecific defensive system of human milk, though their use in commercial products is difficult because human milk is a limited source. Therefore, many investigations have been carried out to produce those proteins in biological systems, such as bacteria, yeasts, or plants. Mammals seem to be more suitable as expression systems for human proteins, however, especially for those that are glycosylated. In the present study, we developed a bicistronic commercial vector containing a goat β-casein promoter and an internal ribosome entry site fragment between the human lactoferrin and human lysozyme genes to allow the introduction of both genes into bovine adult fibroblasts in a single transfection. Embryos were obtained by somatic cell nuclear transfer, and, after 6 transferences to recipients, 3 pregnancies and 1 viable bitransgenic calf were obtained. The presence of the vector was confirmed by fluorescent in situ hybridization of skin cells. At 13 mo of life and after artificial induction of lactation, both recombinant proteins were found in the colostrum and milk of the bitransgenic calf. Human lactoferrin concentration in the colostrum was 0.0098 mg/mL and that in milk was 0.011 mg/mL; human lysozyme concentration in the colostrum was 0.0022 mg/mL and that in milk was 0.0024 mg/mL. The molar concentration of both human proteins revealed no differences in protein production of the internal ribosome entry site upstream and downstream protein. The enzymatic activity of lysozyme in the transgenic milk was comparable to that of human milk, being 6 and 10 times higher than that of bovine lysozyme presentin milk. This work represents an important step to obtain multiple proteins or enhance single protein production by using animal pharming and fewer regulatory and antibiotic-resistant foreign sequences, allowing the design of humanized milk with added biological value for newborn nutrition and development. Transgenic animals can offer a unique opportunity to the dairy industry, providing starting materials suitable to develop specific products with high added value. Key words: bitransgenic cow, human lactoferrin, ELISA, human lysozyme.Fil: Kaiser, German Gustavo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Grupo de Biotecnología de la Reproducción; ArgentinaFil: Mucci, Nicolas Crescencio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Grupo de Biotecnología de la Reproducción; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez, Vega. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria. Tecnología de los Alimentos; EspañaFil: Sánchez, Lourdes. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria. Tecnología de los Alimentos; EspañaFil: Parrón, José Antonio. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria. Tecnología de los Alimentos; EspañaFil: Pérez, María Dolores. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria. Tecnología de los Alimentos; EspañaFil: Calvo, Miguel. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria. Tecnología de los Alimentos; EspañaFil: Aller Atucha, Juan Florencio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Grupo de Biotecnología de la Reproducción; ArgentinaFil: Hozbor, Federico Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Grupo de Biotecnología de la Reproducción; ArgentinaFil: Mutto, Adrián Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas; Argentin