Oceanographic Characteristics of the Canary Islands Waters

From the temperature and salinity data obtained in 61 CTD stations from 15 April to 5 May 1988 aboard the Oceanographic/Hydrographic ship TOFINO in the Canary Islands waters, the area oceanographic conditions, thermohaline structure, waters masses and surface geostrophic currents have been determined. Temperature values show an upwelling between the Eastern Islands and the African continent, with a thermic increase towards the West, and a cold water nucleus at SW of La Palma Island. NACW (Northern Atlantic Central Water) is located below the thermodine; there is also a Mediterranean water influence. Depth water masses have not been determined because of the CTO's depth limit of 1000 m. Surface geostrophic currents depicts a flow to the South, corresponding to the Canary Islands current, however the values are numerically small and show evidence of three eddies in both the Eastern and Western regions of the Islands area

Characterization of wind-blown sediment transport with height in a highly mobile dune (SW Spain)

The Valdevaqueros dune is located at one of the windiest points of Europe, where the frequent occurrence of strong easterly winds has generated a highly mobile dune. Several rotating cup anemometers in vertical array and a self-designed vertical sand trap, were placed to retain the drift sands at different heights over the surface in order to determine theoretical and actual sand transport rates in the Valdevaqueros dune system. General results show that 90% of the wind-blown sand is transported within the first 20cm above the dune crest surface. Theoretical transport rates based on different empirical formulae were 0.33 to 0.78 times the in-situ sand transport rate detected, which was 2.08·10-2kgm-1s-1 under moderate wind power (mean speed ranging from 8.4 to 17.9ms-1). Analysis of different statistical grain-size parameters helped to understand sand transport distribution at different heights

Evolution of the electronic information market: from its origins to the rise of the infomediary sector

En la actualidad se habla de la existencia del denominado sector infomediario, un segmento de la industria de los contenidos digitales cuyo crecimiento ha sido propiciado por los recientes textos legales que regulan la reutilización de una parte de la información generada por el sector público. Si se analiza el listado de empresas que componen este sector se observa que muchas de ellas proceden de lo que se ha conocido desde hace décadas con el nombre de industria de la información electrónica. En este artículo se analiza el nacimiento y desarrollo de esa industria, tanto a escala mundial como dentro del contexto español, para evaluar cuáles han sido los procesos y organizaciones que han servido para facilitar que se pongan las bases del llamado sector infomediario. Al realizar dicho estudio se observan trayectorias y dinámicas muy diferentes según cuál sea el ámbito geográfico que se considere.Currently there is much talk about the so-called infomediary sector. This sector of the digital content industry has grown thanks to recent legal texts regulating the re-use of a portion of the information generated by the public sector. If we look at the list of firms in this sector, we see that many come from what has been known for decades as the electronic information industry. This paper describes the origin and development of this industry, both globally and within the Spanish context. It analyzes the processes and organizations that have helped to lay the foundations of this infomediary sector. When conducting this study we discovered very different trajectories and dynamics depending on which geographical areas are analyzed

Información electrónica y redes: Internet en España

Jornadas celebradas en Palma de Mallorca, 10-12 de mayo de 1995.Las posibilidades de cooperación profesional aumentan en la medida en que todos pueden beneficiarse del uso de la interconexión de sus ordenadores con los ordenadores de otros colegas a través de redes telemáticas. Administraciones públicas y empresas privadas descubren hoy como principal fuente de información electrónica el acceso a Internet, la mayor red de redes a nivel internacional. En esta comunicación se ofrece un análisis de las posibilidades existentes en España para acceder a la red Internet.Professional cooperation increases thanks to computer mediated communication with other colleagues. Both government bodies and private companies are discovering Internet as an important source of information. In this paper we analyse the possibilities of accessing the Internet from Spain

Meteorologically forced subinertial flows and internal wave generation at the main sill of the Strait of Gibraltar

The generation of large-amplitude internal waves in the Strait of Gibraltar is a widely known phenomenon. Those waves are produced by the interaction of barotropic tidal flow with the main sill (Camarinal Sill) topography and the stratified water column. That interaction primarily causes internal tides that evolve, by non-linear processes, into large-amplitude (more than 100m) internal waves exhibiting much shorter oscillation periods than those related to the basic tidal variability. Recent observations have shown that on many occasions large-amplitude internal wave generation is dependent on the state of the subinertial flows, which are basically driven by the atmospheric pressure fluctuations over the Mediterranean. Therefore, depending on the meteorological situation over the Mediterranean, internal wave events may be inhibited or activated. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Effectiveness of an intervention for improving drug prescription in primary care patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy:Study protocol of a cluster randomized clinical trial (Multi-PAP project)

This study was funded by the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias ISCIII (Grant Numbers PI15/00276, PI15/00572, PI15/00996), REDISSEC (Project Numbers RD12/0001/0012, RD16/0001/0005), and the European Regional Development Fund ("A way to build Europe").Background: Multimorbidity is associated with negative effects both on people's health and on healthcare systems. A key problem linked to multimorbidity is polypharmacy, which in turn is associated with increased risk of partly preventable adverse effects, including mortality. The Ariadne principles describe a model of care based on a thorough assessment of diseases, treatments (and potential interactions), clinical status, context and preferences of patients with multimorbidity, with the aim of prioritizing and sharing realistic treatment goals that guide an individualized management. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a complex intervention that implements the Ariadne principles in a population of young-old patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy. The intervention seeks to improve the appropriateness of prescribing in primary care (PC), as measured by the medication appropriateness index (MAI) score at 6 and 12months, as compared with usual care. Methods/Design: Design:pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial. Unit of randomization: family physician (FP). Unit of analysis: patient. Scope: PC health centres in three autonomous communities: Aragon, Madrid, and Andalusia (Spain). Population: patients aged 65-74years with multimorbidity (≥3 chronic diseases) and polypharmacy (≥5 drugs prescribed in ≥3months). Sample size: n=400 (200 per study arm). Intervention: complex intervention based on the implementation of the Ariadne principles with two components: (1) FP training and (2) FP-patient interview. Outcomes: MAI score, health services use, quality of life (Euroqol 5D-5L), pharmacotherapy and adherence to treatment (Morisky-Green, Haynes-Sackett), and clinical and socio-demographic variables. Statistical analysis: primary outcome is the difference in MAI score between T0 and T1 and corresponding 95% confidence interval. Adjustment for confounding factors will be performed by multilevel analysis. All analyses will be carried out in accordance with the intention-to-treat principle. Discussion: It is essential to provide evidence concerning interventions on PC patients with polypharmacy and multimorbidity, conducted in the context of routine clinical practice, and involving young-old patients with significant potential for preventing negative health outcomes. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02866799Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

Estrategias para abordar la conducta desafiante en alumnos con discapacidad intelectual

Resumen basado en el de la publicaciónDesde una perspectiva conductual la "conducta desafiante" en el aula es una expresión de la interacción entre la persona con su entorno físico, social y cultural. Las estrategias para abordar estas conductas en contextos educativos han cambiado con el principio del siglo XXI. Las novedades integran el enfoque cognitivo hacia la conducta, incluyendo una visión neurofisiológica y neuropsicológica de las inteligencias múltiples, la interacción profesor-alumno con la finalidad de fomentar el aprendizaje significativo, cooperativo y mejorar la autogestión e inteligencia emocional del alumno/a con discapacidad psíquica. Este manual tiene la intención de servir de guía a los profesionales de la educación que tienen habitualmente situaciones de conflicto debido a las conductas desafiantes de alguno de sus alumnos/as. Para ello se integran los conocimientos de la modificación de conducta, las aportaciones cognitivo-emocionales de la teoría de la mente y la inteligencia emocional desde un paradigma conductual positivo.Murcia: Consejería de Educación. Secretaría General, Servicio de Publicaciones y Estadística; Avenida de La Fama, 15. 30006 Murcia; Teléfono 968 279842; Fax: 968 27 98 35; [email protected]; http://www.educarm.es/publicacionesES

A Multi-Omics Approach Reveals New Signatures in Obese Allergic Asthmatic Children

Background: Asthma is a multifactorial condition where patients with identical clinical diagnoses do not have the same clinical history or respond to treatment. This clinical heterogeneity is reflected in the definition of two main endotypes. We aimed to explore the metabolic and microbiota signatures that characterize the clinical allergic asthma phenotype in obese children. Methods: We used a multi-omics approach combining clinical data, plasma and fecal inflammatory biomarkers, metagenomics, and metabolomics data in a cohort of allergic asthmatic children. Results: We observed that the obese allergic asthmatic phenotype was markedly associated with higher levels of leptin and lower relative proportions of plasma acetate and a member from the Clostridiales order. Moreover, allergic children with a worse asthma outcome showed higher levels of large unstained cells, fecal D lactate and D/L lactate ratio, and with a higher relative proportion of plasma creatinine and an unclassified family member from the RF39 order belonging to the Mollicutes class. Otherwise, children with persistent asthma presented lower levels of plasma citrate and dimethylsulfone. Conclusion: Our integrative approach shows the molecular heterogeneity of the allergic asthma phenotype while highlighting the use of omics technologies to examine the clinical phenotype at a more holistic level