Management synergies: Water resources and flooding

[EN] The fifth report of the European Commission, COM (2019) 95final, on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (Second River basin Management Plans 2000/60/EU and First Flood Risk Management Plans 2007/60/EU), in order to coordinate the authorities involved and exploit synergies, recommends that Spain considers flooding within the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. The operation of dams on the territory of the Community is proposed by Spain in the EU Guidance document No. 24 ¿River basin Management in a Changing Climate¿ (TR-2009-040) as a measure of resilience to water scarcity, accentuated by climate change. Optimal management of water resources in catchments and their surroundings ensures the different uses of water: ecological (protected areas and population supply), agricultural, industrial and recreational, as well as flood safety of people and property. Land use planning that includes areas of temporary flooding during high precipitations, run-off or overflow can contribute significantly to improve the operation of reservoirs. In this article, we analyse the flood areas of different types of watersheds, based on real cases, defined by a variety of geo-morphologies downstream of the dam (channels, gullies and flat-bottomed troughs, flood plains) and by current anthropogenic uses occupying the territory. The results are analysed with reference to their potential for synergy with the operation of the upstream water reservoir. Key trends shown are proposed to be translated into coefficients of reduction in environmental and socioeconomic damages within the model of spillways simulation.Vicente-Torres, M.; Palencia-Jiménez, J.; Gielen, E. (2020). Management synergies: Water resources and flooding. International Journal of Environmental Impacts (Online). 3(4):314-323. https://doi.org/10.2495/EI-V3-N4-314-324S3143233

Evolución de la exportación de muebles en madera para el hogar desde el departamento del atlántico hacia panamá periodo 2009 – 2012 y perspectivas para el 2013

Finanzas y Relaciones InternacionalesThis research covers the bilateral trade between the department of Atlántico and the Panama apartment market of wooden furniture for the home in the 2009-2012 time period. It contains the importance of the Panama market by their economic indicators and the history of this trade, and details of its evolution each of the years. We describe the major companies of the two countries, as well as the Panama market, by means of market research, to know the taste and trends of the target population. It also includes the outlook for this year, conclusions and recommendations.Esta investigación abarca el comercio bilateral entre el departamento del Atlántico y Panamá del mercado de muebles de madera para el hogar en el periodo 2009-2012. Contiene la importancia del mercado de Panamá por sus principales indicadores económicos y por el histórico de este comercio, donde se detalla la evolución de cada año. Se describen las principales empresas del sector de los dos países, así como también el mercado de Panamá por medio de unos estudios de mercado para conocer los gustos y tendencias de la población objetivo. También incluye las perspectivas para el presente año, las conclusiones y recomendacione

Caracterización clínica y epigenomica de la Hidradenitis Superlativa

La Hidradenitis Supurativa (HS), también conocida como acné́ inverso o enfermedad de Verneuil, es una enfermedad dermatológica crónica, inflamatoria, recurrente y progresiva que afecta a las áreas de vello con mayor presencia de glándulas apocrinas. Esta enfermedad perjudica de forma severa la calidad de vida del paciente, ya que además de ser un proceso patológico de elevada importancia, su repercusión no es únicamente psicológica, sino que también lleva asociada una limitación física, de las relaciones interpersonales, de autoestima y de la percepción de la imagen personal y publica. Actualmente no se sabe con exactitud la genética que provoca esta enfermedad, pero se ha estudiado que, a nivel clínico, pueden existir dos perfiles distintos que permitan clasificar a los pacientes entre perfil inflamatorio y perfil folicular. Hoy en día, la influencia del ambiente sobre la biología celular y el desarrollo de la enfermedad es bien conocida y cada vez más estudiada. En este sentido, la epigenética se ha definido como la relación entre las células y su entorno. El estilo de vida, el estrés, el tabaco, el alcohol, las situaciones patológicas o la ingesta farmacológica pueden ser factores que contribuyan a modificar el epigenoma de los individuos. La hipótesis de trabajo central de esta investigación es que las modificaciones epigenéticas en los pacientes con Hidradenitis supurativa podrían ser las responsables de que existan dos perfiles distintos de comportamiento de la enfermedad. Así́, aquellos pacientes que se presenten un perfil folicular (también llamado perfil no progresor) presentarán unas modificaciones a nivel epigenético distintas de los pacientes que presentan un perfil inflamatorio (también llamado perfil progresor). Debido a las características de la enfermedad y los criterios de participación que los pacientes tenían que cumplir, se reclutaron en el estudio 32 sujetos, de los cuales 16 se enmarcaban en el perfil progresor (o inflamatorio) y los 16 restantes presentaban en el momento de la toma de la biopsia un perfil no progresor (o folicular). El estudio epigenómico de las 32 muestras revelan que existen 135 genes diferencialmente metilados que permiten confirmar la existencia de los dos perfiles en la Hidradenitis supurativa propuestos

The MIS 5 palaeoenvironmental record in the SE Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula (Río Antas, Almería, Spain)

Se realiza un estudio detallado del episodio cálido MIS 5 en la zona sureste de la Península Ibérica. Se realiza la reconstrucción paleoambiental a partir del estudio polínico y biomarcadores de un sondeo perforado en la costa de Almería. La cronología se estableció a partir del método de racemizaciónd e aminoácidos.Landwards of a MIS5 bar, a borehole core (SRA) was analyzed to establish the relationship between the lagoonal record and the raised beach deposits in the surroundings of the Antas river mouth and to reconstruct the Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental evolution 5 of the southern Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. 63 samples were recovered for amino acid racemization dating, 86 samples for sedimentological and paleontological determination, 37 samples for pollen identification and 54 for biomarker analysis. AAR revealed that the borehole record contains MIS11, MIS6 and MIS5 deposits, the latter extensively represented. During the end of MIS6 and MIS5, a sand 10 barrier developed and created a shallow lagoon with alternating terrestrial inputs this process being common in other Mediterranean realms. Litho- and biofacies allowed the identification of distinct paleoenvironments through time, with the presence of a lagoonal environment alternating with alluvial fan progradation. Biomarkers indicated constant input from terrestrial plants, together with variable development of aquatic 15 macrophytes. The palynological content allowed the reconstruction of the paleoclimatological conditions during MIS6 and 5, with evidence of seven scenarios characterized by alternating arid and relatively humid condition

Oregano Essential Oil Interactions with Photogenerated Singlet Molecular Oxygen

Essential oils are a mixture of volatile compounds, products of the secondary metabolism of plants. Once extracted, they can be deteriorated losing their organoleptic and therapeutic properties due to various environmental factors, being light exposure in aerobic conditions the main cause. In this work, the oregano essential oil extraction and characterization from Origanum vulgare plants grown in the experimental field of the FTU-UNSL and its photodegradation in MeOH:H2O 60:40 v/v solvent were studied. Characterization by EIMS and NIST Mass Spectrometry indicates the main compounds of oregano essential oil, quantified in the extracted oil by GC-MS, are carvacrol (7.14%) and thymol (47.37%). Degradation of essential oil and its two major components can be caused by reactive oxygen species photogenerated from endogenous sensitizers as riboflavin. Our results suggest degradation occurs involving singlet molecular oxygen. Interaction of carvacrol and thymol with singlet oxygen is mainly a physical process, while essential oil has an important reactive component, which indicates there might be other constituents which could contribute to reactive photoprotection. The effect of simultaneous presence of oregano essential oil and tryptophan amino acid—used as a photooxidizable model under riboflavin-photosensitizing conditions—was studied in order to evaluate the possible photoprotection exerted by the essential oil.Fil: Dimarco Palencia, Frida Claudia Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Química de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Química de San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Muñoz, Vanesa Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Química de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Química de San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Posadaz, Ariana C.. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Turismo y Urbanismo; ArgentinaFil: Cifuente, Diego Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnología Química. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnología Química; ArgentinaFil: Miskoski, Sandra. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Ferrari, Gabriela Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Química de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Química de San Luis; ArgentinaFil: García, Norman Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; ArgentinaFil: Montaña, Maria Paulina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Química de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Química de San Luis; Argentin

Mexicans’ Emotion Regulation Strategies and Relationship Satisfaction by Gender

Vater and Schröder-Abé (2015) found that suppressing expression can potentially interrupt couple communication, therefore producing negative interpersonal behavior and diminishing satisfaction in the relationship. Considering that emotional regulation and relationship satisfaction have shown cultural variations, the object of the study was to assess the relationship of these two constructs in 166 male and 231 female Mexican young adults. Sánchez-Aragón’s (2012) Emotional Regulation Strategies Scale, adapted for couples, and Córtes, Reyes, Díaz-Loving, Rivera-Aragón, and Monjaraz’s (1994) Relationship Satisfaction Inventory were administered to the sample. Negative and significant correlations were found between both expressive suppression strategies and relationship satisfaction. Data is discussed in terms of the Mexican culture and in terms of gender differences, emphasizing the importance of acquiring skills and abilities to regulate emotions in close relationships. Emotion regulation becomes essential as it fulfills an important social function: it encourages the use of adequate strategies that allow couples’ better communication skills, better interpersonal resources and the possibility of solving and/or managing any conflict that may arise in a relationship. Therefore, the use of proper emotion regulation strategies becomes essential in promoting relationship satisfaction, diminishing the odds of deteriorated relationships, and promoting well-being and quality of the relationship

Bicycle use in Latin American cities: changes over time by socio-economic position

IntroductionWe aimed to examine utilitarian bicycle use among adults from 18 large Latin American cities and its association with socio-economic position (education and income) between 2008 and 2018.MethodsData came from yearly cross-sectional surveys collected by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). A total of 77,765 survey respondents with complete data were used to estimate multilevel logistic regression models with city as random intercept and year as random slope.ResultsIndividuals with high education and high-income levels had lower odds of using a bicycle compared with participants with lower education and income levels. These associations, however, changed over time with the odds of bicycle use increasing for all groups, especially among individuals with the highest education and income levels.DiscussionOur results confirm the broadening appeal of bicycling across socio-economic positions in several Latin American cities and reinforce the importance of considering policies aimed at supporting and enhancing bicycle travel for all users

Rapid Intensity Decrease During the Second Half of the First Millennium BCE in Central Asia and Global Implications

Recent paleomagnetic studies have shown that important short-lived intensity fluctuations occurred during the first millennium BCE. However, the knowledge of the spatial and temporal extension of these features is still limited by the scarce availability of robust data. In this study we focus on the study of the intensity decrease that took place in Central Asia during the second half of the 1st millennium BCE after the high intensities that characterized the Levantine Iron Age Anomaly. Since previous archeointensities available for this period and region were obtained without accomplishing modern standards of quality, we present here new archeointensities that are derived from classical Thellier and Thellier experiments, including partial thermoremanent magnetization (pTRM) checks, thermoremanent magnetization (TRM) anisotropy and cooling rate corrections at the specimen level. The new 51 archeointensities, together with previous archeointensities, have been used to present a new local paleosecular variation curve for Central Asia. The results confirm the existence of an important geomagnetic field intensity decrease in South Uzbekistan from the 4th century BCE to the end of the 1st century BCE associated with rates of changes up to −15 μT/century. A critical analysis of the archeointensity global database indicates that this feature was present at continental scale, from Western Europe to Central Asia. However, this trend is not identified in other regions such as Japan or Mexico. Finally, the comparison with the dipole moment derived from recent global geomagnetic field reconstructions suggests a strong influence of non-dipolar sources upon this continental intensity feature

LOS INCENDIOS FORESTALES AFECTAN LAS PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DEL SUELO

El objetivo fue evaluar el efecto del fuego sobre las propiedades físicas de un suelo afectado por un incendio forestal en el cerro “Corumo”, Sierra de San Luís, Estado Falcón-Venezuela, siendo esta un área estratégica para la protección del ambiente y del Sistema Hidrológico “El Falconiano”. Fueron delimitadas tres áreas: a) Plantación Afectada por el incendio forestal (PA), b) Plantación no Afectada por el incendio forestal (PNA) y c) Bosque Natural (BN). En cada área se seleccionó una parcela de 0,1 hectáreas donde se realizó el muestreo de suelos de manera aleatoria, se tomaron muestras disturbadas y no disturbadas para determinar textura, estabilidad de los agregados, densidad aparente (Da) y humedad gravimétrica (H), también se evaluó la infiltración en campo. Los resultados indican que textura y humedad del suelo no fueron afectadas por el incendio forestal, pero la estabilidad de los agregados de suelo se redujo. La densidad aparente disminuyó y la velocidad de infiltración incrementó en el suelo afectado, indicando que estas propiedades fueron favorecidas por el fuego en suelos degradados por sobrepastoreo. El impacto del fuego sobre las propiedades físicas del suelo a corto plazo puede ir en dos direcciones, afectando negativamente algunas propiedades y mejorando otras