Efectos de la disminución de la aireación del suelo en los rendimientos del cultivo de banano (musa acuminata) mediante Sistemas de Información Geográfica

In the last few years productivity has diminished in Uraba, Antioquia and yet no alternative has been posed that shows, which are the principal causes for this decrease in productivity. The growers haven’t found a way to evaluate information. Actually they gather data in paper formats and digital formats but they don’t possess the tools to convert this information available in an easy interpretation and analysis in order to get to the root of the problem. One of the most advance technologies that can be used is the Geographic Information System which allows integrating temporary and spacing the performance indicators with the soil aeration variables. The state of the soil airmen is basic so that the practices applied have a good effect. The aim of this thesis consisted in determining the effect of soil aeration in the yield of the banana crop in the farm El Paso using the Geographic Information System, with the aim to define the importance of conserving or maintaining the physical proprieties of the soil. In order to develop this project we had to start by conceptualizing, data gathering and cartography, data entry, development of the concept of the model, results, discussions, conclusions and recommendations.En el Urabá Antioqueño en los últimos años la productividad ha disminuido y aún no se ha planteado una alternativa que muestre cuales son las principales causas de esta disminución. Los productores no han encontrado la forma de evaluar su información y en la actualidad recolectan datos en tablas en formato físico y digital pero no tienen ninguna herramienta que los convierta en información fácil de interpretar y analizar para llegar a la raíz del problema. Una de las tecnologías más avanzadas que se puede aplicar son los Sistemas de Información Geográfica que permiten integrar temporal y espacialmente los indicadores de los rendimientos con las variables de aireación del suelo. El estado de la aireación del suelo es básico para que el efecto de las prácticas de manejo que se aplican resulte efectivo El objetivo de este trabajo de tesis consistió en determinar el efecto de la aireación del suelo en los rendimientos del cultivo de banano en la finca El Paso mediante un Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG) con el fin de definir la importancia de conservar o mantener las propiedades físicas del suelo

Open-label phase I/II clinical trial of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (FINLAY-FR-2) in combination with receptor binding domain-protein vaccine (FINLAY-FR-1A) in children

Objectives: To evaluate a heterologous vaccination scheme in children 3-18 years old (y/o) combining two SARS-CoV-2r- receptor binding domain (RBD)protein vaccines. Methods: A phase I/II open-label, adaptive, and multicenter trial evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of two doses of FINLAY-FR-2 (subsequently called SOBERANA 02) and the third heterologous dose of FINLAY-FR-1A (subsequently called SOBERANA Plus) in 350 children 3-18 y/o in Havana Cuba. Primary outcomes were safety (phase I) and safety/immunogenicity (phase II) measured by anti-RBD immunoglobulin (Ig)G enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), molecular and live-virus neutralization titers, and specific T-cells response. A comparison with adult immunogenicity and predictions of efficacy were made based on immunological results. Results: Local pain was the unique adverse event with frequency >10%, and none was serious neither severe. Two doses of FINLAY-FR-2 elicited a humoral immune response similar to natural infection; the third dose with FINLAY-FR-1A increased the response in all children, similar to that achieved in vaccinated young adults. The geometric mean (GMT) neutralizing titer was 173.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] 131.7; 229.5) vs Alpha, 142 (95% CI 101.3; 198.9) vs Delta, 24.8 (95% CI 16.8; 36.6) vs Beta and 99.2 (95% CI 67.8; 145.4) vs Omicron. Conclusion: The heterologous scheme was safe and immunogenic in children 3-18 y/o. Trial registry: https://rpcec.sld.cu/trials/RPCEC0000037

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data