Diseño de un dique flotante de 7.000 toneladas de fuerza ascensional : estudio de la estructura y de los servicios.

Los objetivos principales de este trabajo son, por una parte, diseñar la estructura de un dique flotante, y por otro lado, estudiar y analizar los sistemas y servicios que incorpora el mismo que permiten la realización de todas estas actividades. Para llevar a cabo el diseño estructural, se efectuarán los distintos avances de la espiral de diseño hasta alcanzar la estructura óptima. El cálculo de los diseños estructurales se realizará mediante un software basado en el método de los elementos finitos, RamSeries 12.0.0

Threat perception and familiarity moderate the androgen response to competition in women

Social interactions elicit androgen responses whose function has been posited to be the adjustment of androgen-dependent behaviors to social context. The activation of this androgen response is known to be mediated and moderated by psychological factors. In this study we tested the hypothesis that the testosterone (T) changes after a competition are not simply related to its outcome, but rather to the way the subject evaluates the event. In particular we tested two evaluative dimensions of a social interaction: familiarity with the opponent and the subjective evaluation of the outcome as threat or challenge. Challenge/threat occurs in goal relevant situations and represent different motivational states arising from the individuals' subjective evaluation of the interplay between the task demands and coping resources possessed. For challenge the coping resources exceed the task demands, while threat represents a state where coping resources are insufficient to meet the task demands. In this experiment women competed in pairs, against a same sex opponent using the number tracking test as a competitive task. Losers appraised the competition outcome as more threatening than winners, and displayed higher post-competition T levels than winners. No differences were found either for cortisol (C) or for dehydroepiandrosterone. Threat, familiarity with the opponent and T response were associated only in the loser condition. Moderation analysis suggests that for the women that lost the competition the effect of threat on T is moderated by familiarity with the opponent.FCT grant: (RG-LVT-331-2352), FCT PhD fellowship (SFRH/BD/68528/2010)

Testosterone response to competition in males is unrelated to opponent familiarity or threat appraisal

It has been proposed in the literature that the testosterone (T) response to competition in humans may be modulated by cognitive variables. In a previous experiment with a female sample we have reported that opponent familiarity and threat appraisal moderated the T response to competition in women. With this experiment we aim to investigate if these variables have the same impact on males T response to competition, extending the previous findings in our lab. Forty male participants (20 dyads) were recruited to engage in a same sex, face to face competition using the Number Tracking Test as a competitive task. Levels of T, cortisol (C) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) were measured before and 20 min after the competition. Results show that losers report higher levels of threat than winners and increased their T levels after the competition, however this T change was not predicted by opponent familiarity or threat appraisal. No variation was detected for C and DHEA levels. These findings suggest that there could be sex differences for the moderators/mediators of the T response to competition in humans.FCT fellowship: SFRH/BD/68528/2010, FCT strategic grant: (PEst-OE/MAR/UI0331/2011)

Vegetable by-products as alternative and sustainable raw materials for ruminant feeding: nutritive evaluation and their inclusion in a novel ration for calf fattening

This research aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition, in vitro digestibility, and gas production kinetics of 15 vegetable by-products generated by the agri-food industry compared with corn silage as a reference raw material. Nutritional characterization and in vitro ruminal fermentation tests were performed to determine in vitro organic matter digestibility and digestible energy values, short-chain fatty acids, and the gas production profile. Results indicate that vegetable by-products were more degradable, more extensively fermented, and fermented at a faster rate than corn silage. Going one step further in the valorization of these by-products in animal feed, the second part of the research aimed to compare the novel ration designed for calf fattening with a conventional one. An artificial rumen unit was used to obtain nutrient disappearance, rumen fermentation parameters, and gas production of rumen digesta. Very slight differences were observed between both experimental rations, with their composition being the main difference. Most of the unitary vegetable by-products and all mixes, as real examples of by-product generation in the agri-food industry, have higher digestibility and a greater nutritional value than corn silage. These by-products showed the potential to be used in ruminant-ensiled rations and could replace part of the ingredients in conventional diets.This research was funded by the Government of Navarra and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the framework of the call for R & D projects with BEEF + project “Carne saludable a través de la economía circular” (0011-1365-2020-000288), I.G. Industrial PhDs 2020 (0011-1408-2020-000009) and S.L.-E. Universidad Pública de Navarra post-graduate scholarships (UPNA-2022)

On the lookout for influenza viruses in Italy during the 2021-2022 season: along came A(H3N2) viruses with a new phylogenetic makeup of their hemagglutinin

Aims: To assess influenza viruses (IVs) circulation and to evaluate A(H3N2) molecular evolution during the 2021-2022 season in Italy. Materials and methods: 12,393 respiratory specimens (nasopharyngeal swabs or broncho-alveolar lavages) collected from in/outpatients with influenza illness in the period spanning from January 1, 2022 (week 2022-01) to May 31, 2022 (week 2022-22) were analysed to identify IV genome and molecularly characterized by 12 laboratories throughout Italy. A(H3N2) evolution was studied by conducting an in-depth phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene sequences. The predicted vaccine efficacy (pVE) of vaccine strain against circulating A(H3N2) viruses was estimated using the sequence-based Pepitope model. Results: The overall IV-positive rate was 7.2% (894/12,393), all were IV type A. Almost all IV-A (846/894; 94.6%) were H3N2 that circulated in Italy with a clear epidemic trend, with 10% positivity rate threshold crossed for six consecutive weeks from week 2022-11 to week 2022-16. According to the phylogenetic analysis of a subset of A(H3N2) strains (n=161), the study HA sequences were distributed into five different genetic clusters, all of them belonging to the clade 3C.2a, sub-clade 3C.2a1 and the genetic subgroup 3C.2a1b.2a.2. The selective pressure analysis of A(H3N2) sequences showed evidence of diversifying selection particularly in the amino acid position 156. The comparison between the predicted amino acid sequence of the 2021-2022 vaccine strain (A/Cambodia/e0826360/2020) and the study strains revealed 65 mutations in 59 HA amino acid positions, including the substitution H156S and Y159N in antigenic site B, within major antigenic sites adjacent to the receptor-binding site, suggesting the presence of drifted strains. According to the sequence-based Pepitope model, antigenic site B was the dominant antigenic site and the p(VE) against circulating A(H3N2) viruses was estimated to be -28.9%. Discussion and conclusion: After a long period of very low IV activity since public health control measures have been introduced to face COVID-19 pandemic, along came A(H3N2) with a new phylogenetic makeup. Although the delayed 2021-2022 influenza season in Italy was characterized by a significant reduction of the width of the epidemic curve and in the intensity of the influenza activity compared to historical data, a marked genetic diversity of circulating A(H3N2) strains was observed. The identification of the H156S and Y159N substitutions within the main antigenic sites of the most of sequences also suggested the circulation of drifted variants with respect to the 2021-2022 vaccine strain. Molecular surveillance plays a critical role in the influenza surveillance architecture and it has to be strengthened also at local level to timely assess vaccine effectiveness and detect novel strains with potential impact on public health

Teaching and interdisciplinarity: dictionary, database and interactive resource on concepts of linguistics aimed at to the Degree of translation and Interpreting

La incorporación de las TIC en todos los entornos y aspectos cotidianos tanto en el desarrollo personal como profesional, plantean la pertinencia de disponer de una herramienta que permita la consulta on-line de información por parte del alumnado, el registro de la información consultada y la generación de informes sobre la actividad del sistema. En el presente trabajo se muestra una herramienta docente en formato sistema web con determinadas características de seguridad, integridad de la información y acceso acreditado a distintos tipos de usuarios. Se trata de un entorno web que desarrolla e incluye el vocabulario técnico (términos y conceptos) básicos que un estudiante del Grado de Traducción e Interpretación necesita para el estudio y aprendizaje de la asignatura “Lingüística” del primer curso de dicho Grado. Incluye términos, definiciones, ejercicios y bibliografía básica.The incorporation of ICT in all environments and everyday aspects in personal and professional development suggest the pertinence of having a tool that allows on-line consultation of information on the part of students, the registration of the consulted information and the generation of reports on system activity. The present work shows a teaching tool in web system format with certain security characteristics, information integrity and accredited access to different types of users. It is a web environment that develops and includes the basic technical vocabulary (terms and concepts) that a student of the Degree of Translation and Interpretation needs for the study and learning of the subject “Linguistics” of the first course of this degree. It includes terms, definitions, exercises and basic bibliography

P-195 Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in health care workers, Milan, Italy

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Competencia digital, alfabetización mediática y formación del profesorado: vinculación de la teoría y la práctica a través de la colaboración inter-nivelar

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Hybrid Innovative Learning

El proyecto HYBRID INNOVATIVE LEARNING ha intentado abordar algunos de los retos docentes y académicos que plantean los escenarios generados por el COVID19 en el ámbito de la enseñanza superior y más específicamente en un contexto interdisciplinar relacionado entre otros con los estudios urbanos y medioambientales, políticas públicas, turismo e identidades dentro de las ciencias sociales. Estos retos están en conexión con inquietudes y aspiraciones metodológicas docentes previas de los miembros de este equipo que durante años han tratado de introducir en la tarea docente diferentes formas de promoción de la participación, aprendizaje activo y dialógico