Nota previa sobre el Pérmico de la Cordillera Ibérica y bordes del Sistema Central

The principal stratigraphic characteristics from severa1 per- mian oatcrops from the Bordes del Macizo Central and Cor- dillera Ibérica are described here. The comparative study of these series, as well as the data apported by previous works allow certain conclusions about development of the sedimen- tation during the Permian and the limit between that system and the Trias

La depresión infantojuvenil: prevención en un Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria

La infancia se acorta por la actividad a que los adultos someten a los niños/as, y la adolescencia se prolonga artificialmente, porque el período de dependencia económica y psicosocial no coincide con el de autonomía física que se consolida en la pubertad. La sociedad, las familias, la escolaridad, las circunstancias... en muchas ocasiones hacen que los niños/as y adolescentes tengan dificultades de adaptación que se manifiestan en conductas de depresión, que se prolongan o surgen en la adultez. Se proponen las bases de un Programa de (Intervención desde la) Prevención, en un Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria, desde el Departamento de Orientación, con la colaboración de los tutores del centro, las familias, y con la implicación de toda la comunidad educativa.Childhood is shortened by the activity that adults subject children and adolescence is extended artificially, because the period of psychological and economic dependency does not coincide with the physical autonomy which is consolidated at puberty. The society, families, schooling, the circumstances... on many occasions make that children and adolescents have difficulties of adaptation that is manifested in behavior of depression, which extend or arise in adulthood. We propose the bases of a program of (intervention from the) prevention, in an Institute of secondary education, from the guidance Department, with the collaboration of the Center, families, tutors and with the involvement of the entire educational communityEste trabajo pretende dar a conocer la importancia de la prevención de la depresión infantojuvenil en un Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria, mediante la elaboración de las bases de un Programa de intervención desde el Departamento de Orientación, con la colaboración de los tutores del centro, las familias, y con la implicación de toda la comunidad educativa

Morphometric and genetic analysis as proof of the existence of two sturgeon species in the Guadalquivir river

Morphometric and genetic methods were used to identify two sturgeon species, Acipenser naccarii Bo- naparte, 1836, and A. sturio Linnaeus, 1758, captured in some of the principal rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Guadalquivir. After measuring 25 Iberian specimens from a ®shery and several Spanish and Por- tuguese museums and applying stepwise discriminant analysis (SDA), four specimens preserved in di erent museums [two specimens from the Guadalquivir river (EBD-8173 and EBD-8174), one specimen from the Tagus river (MUC1) and one specimen from the Mondego river (MUC46B)], as well as ®ve specimens captured in the Guadalquivir river in the 1940s but not preserved (CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4 and CM5), were identi®ed as A. naccarii. After cloning and character- isation of a satellite-DNA family, HindIII, from A. naccarii genome, its absence from the genome of A. sturio was determined. Using this satellite-DNA as a genetic marker and by means of dot-blotting, we dem- onstrate that the DNA of the two specimens captured during the mid-1970s in the Guadalquivir river cross- hybridised with HindIII satellite-DNA sequences of A. naccarii. We conclude that A. naccarii is autochtho- nous to the Iberian Peninsula and is not, as was previ- ously believed, endemic to the Adriatic Sea

La autorregulación de la evaluación. El caso de los alumnos del Máster en profesorado de Secundaria

Uno de los principios del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior es mejorar la calidad educativa. Para ello es necesario incidir en el rol fundamental que tiene la evaluación de los aprendizajes utilizando estrategias y criterios pertinentes. En este contexto, este estudio muestra una experiencia docente llevada a cabo con 50 alumnos del Máster en Profesorado de Educación Secundaria que cursan la asignatura Sociedad, familia y educación. Los objetivos del programa fueron otorgar al alumnado libertad en la elección del sistema de evaluación y promover el aprendizaje situado. El proceso implicó un acompañamiento continuo del docente y la utilización de una metodología abierta y participativa en la evaluación en la que destaca la simulación de sesiones de aprendizaje. Al finalizar la experiencia se aplicó un cuestionario; los resultados muestran que el 97%de los estudiantes eligieron la evaluación continua y que el sistema utilizado les sirvió para lograr las competencias generales y específicas de la asignatura, para aplicar la teoría en la práctica, para adquirir habilidades docentes y para acercarse a la realidad de las aulas

Evaluation of macroscopic lesions of different lung lobes in swine using a percentage classification model

Las enfermedades respiratorias en porcinos tienen un gran impacto económico, considerándose uno de los principales problemas en la producción intensiva porcina. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar macroscópicamente los diferentes lóbulos pulmonares en una planta de beneficio del centro-occidente de Risaralda, usando un modelo de calificación porcentual. Mediante un estudio descriptivo, se evaluaron 358 pulmones durante la fase de eviscerado, provenientes de 9 lotes de diferentes granjas; se recolectaron datos porcentuales según el grado de lesión macroscópica observada para cada uno de los lóbulos pulmonares. Con estos datos se calcularon los promedios para cada uno de los lóbulos y se compararon entre el total de muestras observadas y para cada uno de los lotes. El análisis de las observaciones macroscópicas permitió establecer una prevalencia de lesiones pulmonares del 85% (305/358), mientras que el 15% (53/358) no evidenciaron ningún tipo de lesión. El 13% (43/358) presentaron lesiones indicativas de pleuritis y el 71% (253/358) de cicatrización. La comparación de los promedios de lesión entre los diferentes lóbulos pulmonares mostró que el más afectado fue el cardiaco derecho, con un valor promedio de 2,1%, mientras que el menos afectado fue el accesorio con un valor promedio de 0,97%. En este estudio se encontró que los lóbulos cardiacos derecho e izquierdo fueron los más afectados del total de pulmones evaluados, estos resultados se pueden relacionar con los signos respiratorios, el estado sanitario y los parámetros productivos de los diferentes lotes en la granja, lo que contribuye a establecer, junto con otras pruebas complementarias un diagnóstico presuntivo en el caso de afecciones respiratorias. Mostrando que el método de evaluación porcentual podría ser una herramienta rápida y eficaz de estudio de lesiones postmorten en plantas de beneficio.Respiratory diseases in pigs have a great economic impact, considering it is one of the main problems in intensive swine production. The objective of this study was to macroscopically evaluate the different pulmonary lobes in a processing plant located center-west of Risaralda, using a percentage qualification model. Through a descriptive study, 358 lungs were evaluated during the evisceration phase, the specimens came from 9 lots of different farms. Data was collected according to the degree of macroscopic lesion observed for each of the pulmonary lobes in percentages. With this data, averages were taken for each of the lobes and compared between the total of samples observed and for each of the lots. In addition, more specific lesions were evaluated on a scale of 0-5 as indicators of pleurisy and scarring. The analysis of the macroscopic observations showed that the majority of the lungs, presented some degree of lesion with an 85% (305/358) while only 15% (53/358) showed no type of lesion. 13% (43/358) presented lesions indicative of pleurisy and 71% (253/358) showed scarring. The comparison of the lesion averages between the different pulmonary lobes showed that the most affected was the right cardiac lobe with an average value of 2.10% while the least affected was the accessory lobe with an average value of 0.97%. In this study it was found that the right and left cardiac lobes were the most affected out of the totality of lungs evaluated, these results can be related to the respiratory signs, the health status and the productive parameters of the different batches in the farm, helping to determine a presumptive or final etiological diagnosis. This shows that the percentage evaluation method could be a quick and effective tool for the study of postmortem lesions in processing plants

Incidence, in-hospital case-fatality rates, and management practices in Puerto Ricans hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction

OBJECTIVE: There are extremely limited data on minority populations, especially Hispanics, describing the clinical epidemiology of acute coronary disease. The aim of this study is to examine the incidence rate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), in-hospital case-fatality rate (CFR), and management practices among residents of greater San Juan (Puerto Rico) who were hospitalized with an initial AMI. METHODS: Our trained study staff reviewed and independently validated the medical records of patients who had been hospitalized with possible AMI at any of the twelve hospitals located in greater San Juan during calendar year 2007. RESULTS: The incidence rate (# per 100,000 population) of 1,415 patients hospitalized with AMI increased with advancing age and were significantly higher for older patients for men (198) than they were for women (134). The average age of the study population was 64 years, and women comprised 45% of the study sample. Evidence-based cardiac therapies, e.g., aspirin, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, and statins, were used with 60% of the hospitalized patients, and women were less likely than men to have received these therapies (59% vs. 65%) or to have undergone interventional cardiac procedures (47% vs. 59%) (p \u3c 0.05). The in-hospital CFR increased with advancing age and were higher for women (8.6%) than they were for men (6.0%) (p \u3c 0.05). CONCLUSION: Efforts are needed to reduce the magnitude of AMI, enhance the use of evidence-based cardiac therapies, reduce possible gender disparities, and improve the short-term prognoses of Puerto Rican patients hospitalized with an initial AMI

Mitochondrial DNA disturbances and deregulated expression of oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial fusion proteins in sporadic inclusion body myositis

Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is one of the most common myopathies in elderly people. Mitochondrial abnormalities at the histological level are present in these patients. We hypothesize that mitochondrial dysfunction may play a role in disease aetiology. We took the following measurements of muscle and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 30 sIBM patients and 38 age-and gender-paired controls: mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions, amount of mtDNA and mtRNA, mitochondrial protein synthesis, mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) complex I and IV enzymatic activity, mitochondrial mass, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dynamics (mitofusin 2 and optic atrophy 1 levels). Depletion of mtDNA was present in muscle from sIBM patients and PBMCs showed deregulated expression of mitochondrial proteins in oxidative phosphorylation. MRC complex IV/citrate synthase activity was significantly decreased in both tissues and mitochondrial dynamics were affected in muscle. Depletion of mtDNA was significantly more severe in patients with mtDNA deletions, which also presented deregulation of mitochondrial fusion proteins. Imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics in muscle was associated with increased mitochondrial genetic disturbances (both depletion and deletions), demonstrating that proper mitochondrial turnover is essential for mitochondrial homoeostasis and muscle function in these patients

Measurement of the mass and lifetime of the Ωb−\Omega_b^- baryon

A proton-proton collision data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb$^{-1}$ collected by LHCb at $\sqrt{s}=7$ and 8 TeV, is used to reconstruct $63\pm9$ $\Omega_b^-\to\Omega_c^0\pi^-$, $\Omega_c^0\to pK^-K^-\pi^+$ decays. Using the $\Xi_b^-\to\Xi_c^0\pi^-$, $\Xi_c^0\to pK^-K^-\pi^+$ decay mode for calibration, the lifetime ratio and absolute lifetime of the $\Omega_b^-$ baryon are measured to be \begin{align*} \frac{\tau_{\Omega_b^-}}{\tau_{\Xi_b^-}} &= 1.11\pm0.16\pm0.03, \\ \tau_{\Omega_b^-} &= 1.78\pm0.26\pm0.05\pm0.06~{\rm ps}, \end{align*} where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and from the calibration mode (for $\tau_{\Omega_b^-}$ only). A measurement is also made of the mass difference, $m_{\Omega_b^-}-m_{\Xi_b^-}$, and the corresponding $\Omega_b^-$ mass, which yields \begin{align*} m_{\Omega_b^-}-m_{\Xi_b^-} &= 247.4\pm3.2\pm0.5~{\rm MeV}/c^2, \\ m_{\Omega_b^-} &= 6045.1\pm3.2\pm 0.5\pm0.6~{\rm MeV}/c^2. \end{align*} These results are consistent with previous measurements.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2016-008.htm

Measurement of the Bs0→J/ψηB_{s}^{0} \rightarrow J/\psi \eta lifetime

Using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3 fb^{-1}$, collected by the LHCb experiment in $pp$ collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, the effective lifetime in the $B^0_s \rightarrow J/\psi \eta$ decay mode, $\tau_{\textrm{eff}}$, is measured to be $\tau_{\textrm{eff}} = 1.479 \pm 0.034~\textrm{(stat)} \pm 0.011 ~\textrm{(syst)}$ ps. Assuming $CP$ conservation, $\tau_{\textrm{eff}}$ corresponds to the lifetime of the light $B_s^0$ mass eigenstate. This is the first measurement of the effective lifetime in this decay mode.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2016-017.htm