Novedades arquitectónicas y epigráficas sobre el recinto de culto imperial provincial de la Lusitania

Trabajo presentado al XI Coloquio Internacional de Arte Romano Provincial, celebrado en Mérida (España) del 18 al 21 de mayo de 2009.The temple of the imperial cult located in Calle Holguín in Mérida is the most distinguished testimony of the transmission of urban models to the capital of Lusitania, due both to its age and to its great size and the richness of the materials used. As has been shown by various researchers, the building’s unusual plan, of cella barlonga, is a fairly exact replica of the Temple of Concord in Rome, restored by Tiberius and opened in the year 10 AD. This means the display has two separate, but complementary, parts. In the first part the results of a recent inspection of the marble material recovered in the excavations of 1999-2006 are exhibited. This involved, above all, the presentation of new pieces and their most precise measurement, thanks to which we have been able to advance a bit further in the architectural reconstruction of both the temple and the porticos on the site. It was proved that the temple had 50-foot high columns, whereas the columns of the porticos were 25 feet high. Displayed in the second part is the discovery of an epigraph that appeared in the recent excavations of the colony’s forum. This inscription has enabled the site to be dated to the Tiberian era and, at the same time, verifies an earlier proposal of J. C. Saquete, who related the temple’s construction with L. Fulcinius Trio, the governor of Lusitania between the years 21 and 31 AD. The inscription testifies that the temple was built between the years 26 and 30 AD, entrusted to L. Cornelius Bocchus, praefectus fabrum of the governor and provincial flamen of Lusitania in the year 30/31 AD.Peer Reviewe

The influence of health care providers’ emotions on clinical judgment regarding diagnosis of the terminally ill

In Spain, the dying process is sometimes described as «bad» or even «awful». There are many reasons for this situation, the most important being the difficulties health care professionals have to face with death and their lack of ability to help and assist patients to go through the dying process. The influence of the current cultural context regarding death and the way people die is paired with other factors. These factors are both clinical and professional in nature such as for example: the moment of diagnosis of a terminally ill patient that entails important emotional implications for the health care professionals, the patient and their family. All these factors have a direct influence on the health care assistance. We conducted Grounded Theory-based, phenomenological, qualitative research using a final sample of 42 indepth interviews with doctors and nurses from different fields in Granada (Spain) in order to understand their point of view, as health care providers, on the assistance given to terminally ill patients. The results were analysed with Atlas-tí software using thematic coding. The results show the effect the emotional factor has on the clinical judgment of health care professionals and support the need for broader and more comprehensive study. En España, el proceso de morir se describe con frecuencia como «malo» o incluso como «muy malo». Entre los motivos, destacan las dificultades de los profesionales de la salud para afrontar la muerte y para asistir y acompañar en el proceso de morir a sus enfermos. A la influencia del contexto cultural actual en cuanto al sentido de la muerte y al modo de morir, se unen situaciones de carácter clínico y profesional como el momento del diagnóstico de una enfermedad terminal, con importantes implicaciones emocionales para el profesional, el enfermo y la familia, y un efecto directo en la respuesta asistencial a la situación. Planteamos un estudio cualitativo de tipo fenomenológico, fundamentado en la Grounded Theory, sobre una muestra final de 42 entrevistas en profundidad a médicos y enfermeros de diferentes ámbitos asistenciales de la provincia de Granada (España), para conocer, en su propio contexto, el punto de vista de los profesionales implicados en la atención al enfermo terminal. Los datos se analizaron con el software ATLAS.tí siguiendo una codificación temática. Los resultados muestran el efecto que el factor emocional tiene en el juicio clínico del profesional y justifican la necesidad de ampliar y profundizar en su estudio

Gestión del cronograma para el cumplimiento de los plazos otorgados en la conservación de la Carretera Central, Chosica año-2019

La presente tesis ha propuesto la implementación de la gestión de cronograma utilizando los lineamientos del PMBOK, para el cumplimiento de los plazos otorgados por el cliente en la fase 1 del proyecto “Servicio de conservación para la recuperación y/o reposición de la infraestructura Vial: paquete – 9: Lima – Chosica – Puente Ricardo Palma Y Mala – Calango – La Capilla – EMP PE – 22 (Río Blanco)”. El método de estudio del presente trabajo de investigación fue deductivo, de enfoque mixto (cuantitativo y cualitativo), no experimental y de diseño transversal. Se realizó la aplicación de los 6 procesos de la gestión del cronograma y se obtuvieron como resultado: del primero planificar la gestión de cronograma, se obtuvo el plan de gestión de cronograma, del segundo definir las actividades, se obtuvo la lista de hitos del proyecto; del tercero secuenciar las actividades, se obtuvo el diagrama de red del proyecto; del cuarto estimar la duración, se obtuvo el periodo de trabajo de las actividades; del quinto desarrollar el cronograma, se obtuvo el cronograma base del proyecto, y del sexto controlar el cronograma, se obtuvo las técnicas para controlar el umbral del proyecto. Finalmente, la investigación brindo resultados positivos ante la propuesta de aplicación de gestión de cronograma utilizando los lineamientos del PMBOK, para la fase 1 del servicio de conservación culminando el 21 de agosto del 2019, reduciendo así en 8 días el plazo otorgado por el cliente.Tesi

La Zona de Falla del Bajo Segura: cabalgamiento activo “ciego” en la Cordillera Bética oriental

The Bajo Segura Fault Zone, located at the NE end of the Eastern Betic Shear Zone, has been the site of some of the most intense seismic activity on the Iberian Peninsula in the historical and instrumental time periods. This structure is an active blind fault that does not show any surface rupture. It is characterised by a set of ENE-WSW trending blind thrust faults that offset the Triassic basement and cause active folding of the Upper Miocene-Quaternary sedimentary cover. The main active structures of this fault zone are two ENE-WSW striking reverse blind faults, the Torremendo and the Bajo Segura Faults, and several secondary NW-SE striking dextral faults (San Miguel de Salinas, Torrevieja and Guardamar Faults). These structures continue offshore to the east. From geological, geomorphological and geodetic data, we obtain fault slip rates between 0.2 and 0.4 mm/yr, whereas other authors have proposed higher values ranging between 0.75 and 1 mm/yr. The fault zone can generate earthquakes with maximum estimated magnitudes (Mw) from 6.6 to 7.1 and has approximate recurrence intervals between 4.500 and 21.500 years.La Zona de Falla del Bajo Segura, localizada en el extremo NE de la Zona de Cizalla de la Bética Oriental, es una de las estructuras tectónicas de la Península Ibérica con mayor actividad sísmica asociada durante el periodo histórico e instrumental. Es una zona de falla ciega, sin ruptura en superficie, caracterizada por varios pliegues que deforman las rocas sedimentarias de edad Mioceno Superior a Cuaternario. Su traza principal tiene varios segmentos aproximadamente paralelos entre sí de dirección ENE-WSW entre los que destacan la Falla del Bajo Segura y la Falla de Torremendo. Además, tiene asociadas varias fallas de transferencia dextrorsas de dirección NW-SE (San Miguel de Salinas, Torrevieja y Guardamar). Estas fallas ENE-WSW y NW-SE tienen su continuidad hacia el este, en el Mar Mediterráneo. Algunos marcadores geológicos y geomorfológicos junto con un perfil de nivelación de alta precisión, han permitido obtener tasas de desplazamiento que varían entre 0.2 y 0.4 mm/año, aunque otros autores han propuesto valores más altos de entre 0.75 y 1 mm/año. A partir de estas tasas de desplazamiento y de la cartografía de la zona de falla, se estima que la máxima magnitud Mw varía entre 6.6 y 7.1 con periodos de recurrencia aproximados entre 4.500 y 21.500 años.Financial support for this work was provided by the research projects CGL2011-30153-C02-02, FASEGEO (CGL2009-09726), EVENT (CGL 2006-12861-C02-02) and SHAKE (CGL 2011-30005-C02-02) and Acciones Complementarias EVENT-SHELF (CTM 2008-03346-E/MAR) and SPARKER (CTM 2008-03208-E/MAR)

Effect of milling time on mechanical properties of fly ash incorporated cement mortars

Abstract. Currently, thermal energy generation through coal combustion produces ash particles which cause serious environmental problems and which are known as Fly Ash (FA). FA main components are oxides of silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium and magnesium in addition, toxic metals such as arsenic and cobalt. The use of fly ash as a cement replacement material increases long term strength and durability of concrete. In this work, samples were prepared by replacing cement by ground fly ash in 10, 20 and 30% by weight. The characterization of raw materials and microstructure was obtained by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The final results showed that the grinding process significantly improves the mechanical properties of all samples when compared replacing a mortar made with cement by ground fly ash and the reference samples without added fly ash. The beneficial effect of the ground fly ash can increase the use of this product in precast concrete industr

Criterios para el desarrollo de campañas institucionales en el contexto de la universidad venezolana. Caso estudio: UPEL El Mácaro Luis Fermín

El propósito de la presente investigación giró en torno al diseño de una guía de criterios para el desarrollo de campañas Institucionales en el contexto de la Universidad venezolana. Caso estudio: UPEL El Mácaro. En este sentido, la investigación estuvo enmarcada metodológicamente en el paradigma cuantitativo en su modalidad de proyecto factible, con apoyo en una investigación de campo de carácter descriptivo. En este orden, la población objeto de este estudio estuvo constituida por mil setecientos (1700) estudiantes, adscritos al IPR El Mácaro, a nivel nacional entre pre y postgrado. Así mismo cinco (5) integrantes del personal directivo. La muestra para estudiantes fue del diez por ciento (10%) y para el personal directivo fue de carácter censal. Las técnicas de recolección de datos fueron: la entrevista y la encuesta. Los Instrumentos fueron: el Guión de entrevista y el cuestionario. Estos últimos se validaron con la técnica de juicio de expertos y el cálculo del índice de confiabilidad de Alpha de Cronbach.  Entre los resultados se reportan que existe la necesidad de criterios complementarios que operacionalice lo establecido en el reglamento, es decir, unos criterios, lo cual se constituye en el propósito fundamental de esta investigación

Endothelial Dysfunction and Advanced Glycation End Products in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Versus Established Diabetes: From the CORDIOPREV Study

Endothelial dysfunction and intima-media thickness of common carotid arteries (IMT-CC) are considered subclinical markers of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are increased in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, compared with non-diabetics, being implicated in micro- and macrovascular complications. Our aim was to compare serum AGEs levels and subclinical atherosclerotic markers between patients with established and newly diagnosed T2DM. Among 540 patients with T2DM and coronary heart disease from the CORDIOPREV study, 350 patients had established T2DM and 190 patients had newly diagnosed T2DM. Serum levels of AGEs (methylglyoxal (MG) and N-carboxymethyl lysine (CML)) and subclinical atherosclerotic markers (brachial flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and IMT-CC) were measured. AGEs levels (all p < 0.001) and IMT-CC (p = 0.025) were higher in patients with established vs. newly diagnosed T2DM, whereas FMD did not differ between the two groups. Patients with established T2DM and severe endothelial dysfunction (i.e., FMD < 2%) had higher serum MG levels, IMT-CC, HOMA-IR and fasting insulin levels than those with newly diagnosed T2DM and non-severe endothelial dysfunction (i.e., FMD ≥ 2%) (all p < 0.05). Serum CML levels were greater in patients with established vs. newly diagnosed T2DM, regardless of endothelial dysfunction severity. Serum AGEs levels and IMT-CC were significantly higher in patients with established vs. newly diagnosed T2DM, highlighting the progressively increased risk of ASCVD in the course of T2DM. Establishing therapeutic strategies to reduce AGEs production and delay the onset of cardiovascular complications in newly diagnosed T2DM patients or minimize ASCVD risk in established T2DM patients is needed

Empresa social centro integrativo de productos agrícolas.

En Colombia, todas las obras se desarrollan con base en proyectos, los cuales surgen a partir de una necesidad o carencia que afecta a un determinado grupo social; para su ejecución se requieren de una serie de actividades coordinadas a través de etapas que garantizan su planificación, ejecución, control y evaluación, permitiendo dar solución a diferentes problemas comunitarios, es así que nace la idea de emprendimiento social Centro integrativo de productos Agrícolas .In Colombia, all works are developed based on projects, which arise from starting from a need or lack that affects a certain social group; for its execution it they require a series of coordinated activities through stages that guarantee their planning, execution, control and evaluation, allowing solutions to different problems community, this is how the idea of ​​social entrepreneurship was born Integrative Center for Agricultural Products

Association between Stable Coronary Artery Disease and In Vivo Thrombin Generation

Background. Thrombin has been implicated as a key molecule in atherosclerotic progression. Clinical evidence shows that thrombin generation is enhanced in atherosclerosis, but its role as a risk factor for coronary atherosclerotic burden has not been proven in coronary artery disease (CAD) stable patients. Objectives. To evaluate the association between TAT levels and homocysteine levels and the presence of coronary artery disease diagnosed by coronary angiography in patients with stable CAD. Methods and Results. We included 95 stable patients admitted to the Haemodynamics Department, including 63 patients with significant CAD and 32 patients without. We measured the thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) and homocysteine concentrations in all the patients. The CAD patients exhibited higher concentrations of TAT (40.76 g/L versus 20.81 g/L, = 0.002) and homocysteine (11.36 mol/L versus 8.81 mol/L, &lt; 0.01) compared to the patients without significant CAD. Specifically, in patients with CAD+ the level of TAT level was associated with the severity of CAD being 36.17 ± 24.48 g/L in the patients with bivascular obstruction and 42.77 ± 31.81 g/L in trivascular coronary obstruction, = 0.002. Conclusions. The level of in vivo thrombin generation, quantified as TAT complexes, is associated with the presence and severity of CAD assessed by coronary angiography in stable CAD patients