Magnetic, electrical, and GPR waterborne surveys of moraine deposits beneath a lake: A case history from Turin, Italy

Bathymetry and bottom sediment types of inland water basins provide meaningful information to estimate water reserves and possible connections between surface and groundwater. Waterborne geophysical surveys can be used to obtain several independent physical parameters to study the sediments. We explored the possibilities of retrieving information on both shallow and deep geological structures beneath a morainic lake by means of waterborne nonseismic methods. In this respect, we discuss simultaneous magnetic, electrical, and groundpenetrating radar (GPR) waterborne surveys on the Candia morainic lake in northerly Turin (Italy).We used waterborne GPR to obtain information on the bottom sediment and the bathymetry needed to constrain the magnetic and electrical inversions. We obtained a map of the total magnetic field (TMF) over the lake from which we computed a 2D constrained compact magnetic inversion for selected profiles, along with a laterally constrained inversion for one electrical profile. The magnetic survey detected some deep anomalous bodies within the subbottom moraine. The electrical profiles gave information on the more superficial layer of bottom sediments. We identify where the coarse morainic material outcrops from the bottom finer sediments from a correspondence between high GPR reflectivity, resistivity, and magnetic anomalie

Nosocomial candiduria: Etiology and prevalence of its causal agents in Paroissien Hospital

Se evaluó retrospectivamente la etiología y evolución de la frecuencia de los agentes causales de candiduria, en 300 episodios ocurridos en pacientes internados en el Hospital Paroissien, entre el 21 de enero de 2000 y el 30 de diciembre de 2009. Fueron diagnosticados 33 (11,0%) episodios en 2000, 26 (8,7%) en 2001, 34 (11,3%) en 2002, 20 (6,7%) en 2003, 30 (10,0%) en 2004, 25 (8,3%) en 2005, 47 (15,7%) en 2006, 27 (9,0%) en 2007, 33 (11,0%) en 2008 y 25 (8,3%) en 2009. Candida tropicalis, C. albicans, C. glabrata y C. parapsilosis prevalecieron en orden descendente de frecuencia y C. guillermondii, C. krusei y C. lusitaniae se aislaron excepcionalmente. C. tropicalis prevaleció entre 2000-2002, 2004-2006 y en 2008, seguida por C. albicans, que fue la más prevalente en 2003, 2007 y 2009. C. glabrata ocupó el segundo lugar en 2000, 2004 y 2006 y el tercero en los demás años, salvo en 2001, 2008 y 2009, cuando fue desplazada por C. parapsilosis, que en 2009 ocupó el primer lugar junto con C. albicans. Los resultados obtenidos confirman el predominio de las especies de Candida no – albicans como agentes causales de candiduria en la población estudiada, particularmente C. tropicalis, desde 2003, que podría mantenerse actualmente. La ausencia de datos previos impidió discernir si los patrones hallados son recientes o se mantuvieron a través del tiempo.The present study carried out a retrospective evaluation of the etiology and evolution of the frequency of the causal agents of 300 candiduria events diagnosed in patients assisted at the Paroissien Hospital from 2 January 2000 to 30 December 2009. A total of 33 (11.0%) episodes were dioagnosed in 2000, 26 (8.7%) in 2001, 34 (11.3%) in 2002, 20 (6.7%) in 2003, 30 (10.0%) in 2004, 25 (8.3%) in 2005, 47 (15.7%) in 2006, 27 (9.0%) in 2007, 33 (11.0%) in 2008 and 25 ( 8.3%) in 2009. C. tropicalis, C. albicans, C. glabrata y C. parapsilosis were, in descendent order, the most frequent species involved, with C. guillermondii, C. krusei and C. lusitaniae only exceptionally isolated. C. tropicalis was the most prevalent between 2000-2002, 2004-2006 and in 2008, followed by C. albicans, which was the most prevalent in 2003, 2007 and 2009. C. glabrata was the second species in 2000, 2004 y 2006 and the third in the remaining years studied, except for 2001, 2008 and 2009 when it was displaced by C. Parapsilosis, which held the first place in 2009, along with C. albicans. The results obtained confirm the predominance of the Candida no – albicans species as etiological agents of candiduria in the popularion under study, particularly C. tropicalis, from 2003 onwards, possibly until nowadays. However, due to the lack of previous studies on the subject, it was impossible to determine if the patterns observed are only recent or if they have remained unaltered for longer periods of time.Facultad de Ciencias Exacta

Nosocomial candiduria: Etiology and prevalence of its causal agents in Paroissien Hospital

Se evaluó retrospectivamente la etiología y evolución de la frecuencia de los agentes causales de candiduria, en 300 episodios ocurridos en pacientes internados en el Hospital Paroissien, entre el 21 de enero de 2000 y el 30 de diciembre de 2009. Fueron diagnosticados 33 (11,0%) episodios en 2000, 26 (8,7%) en 2001, 34 (11,3%) en 2002, 20 (6,7%) en 2003, 30 (10,0%) en 2004, 25 (8,3%) en 2005, 47 (15,7%) en 2006, 27 (9,0%) en 2007, 33 (11,0%) en 2008 y 25 (8,3%) en 2009. Candida tropicalis, C. albicans, C. glabrata y C. parapsilosis prevalecieron en orden descendente de frecuencia y C. guillermondii, C. krusei y C. lusitaniae se aislaron excepcionalmente. C. tropicalis prevaleció entre 2000-2002, 2004-2006 y en 2008, seguida por C. albicans, que fue la más prevalente en 2003, 2007 y 2009. C. glabrata ocupó el segundo lugar en 2000, 2004 y 2006 y el tercero en los demás años, salvo en 2001, 2008 y 2009, cuando fue desplazada por C. parapsilosis, que en 2009 ocupó el primer lugar junto con C. albicans. Los resultados obtenidos confirman el predominio de las especies de Candida no – albicans como agentes causales de candiduria en la población estudiada, particularmente C. tropicalis, desde 2003, que podría mantenerse actualmente. La ausencia de datos previos impidió discernir si los patrones hallados son recientes o se mantuvieron a través del tiempo.The present study carried out a retrospective evaluation of the etiology and evolution of the frequency of the causal agents of 300 candiduria events diagnosed in patients assisted at the Paroissien Hospital from 2 January 2000 to 30 December 2009. A total of 33 (11.0%) episodes were dioagnosed in 2000, 26 (8.7%) in 2001, 34 (11.3%) in 2002, 20 (6.7%) in 2003, 30 (10.0%) in 2004, 25 (8.3%) in 2005, 47 (15.7%) in 2006, 27 (9.0%) in 2007, 33 (11.0%) in 2008 and 25 ( 8.3%) in 2009. C. tropicalis, C. albicans, C. glabrata y C. parapsilosis were, in descendent order, the most frequent species involved, with C. guillermondii, C. krusei and C. lusitaniae only exceptionally isolated. C. tropicalis was the most prevalent between 2000-2002, 2004-2006 and in 2008, followed by C. albicans, which was the most prevalent in 2003, 2007 and 2009. C. glabrata was the second species in 2000, 2004 y 2006 and the third in the remaining years studied, except for 2001, 2008 and 2009 when it was displaced by C. Parapsilosis, which held the first place in 2009, along with C. albicans. The results obtained confirm the predominance of the Candida no – albicans species as etiological agents of candiduria in the popularion under study, particularly C. tropicalis, from 2003 onwards, possibly until nowadays. However, due to the lack of previous studies on the subject, it was impossible to determine if the patterns observed are only recent or if they have remained unaltered for longer periods of time.Facultad de Ciencias Exacta

Case study: A GPR survey on a morainic lake in northern Italy for bathymetry, water volume and sediment characterization

We carried out an extensive waterborne GPR survey consisting of 50 profiles with a total length of nearly 37 km on the morainic lake of Candia northerly Turin (Italy). Our aim was to test the capability of GPR to estimate the bathymetry, the water volume and the sediment type. We enhanced and controlled the GPR data processing and interpretation with bathymetry acquired with an acoustic echo sounder and measured conductivity and temperature profile of the water column with a multiparametric probe. We also analyzed the diffraction hyperbola that originated within the sediments in order to estimate the velocity and relative permittivity. With the permittivity and dielectric mixing rules, we estimated the porosity of the sediments above the diffracting objects and drew a map of the bottom lake porosit

No urbano youth and urban inequalities

El texto ofrece la traducción al español de Juventudes y desigualdades en lo urbano, publicado por Oxfam Brasil en noviembre de 2015. El material se inicia con una entrevista a la Directora ejecutiva de esta sede de la organización, Kátia Maia, realizada por Silvio Caccia Bava y contiene los siguientes artículos: «Juventudes urbanas: ¿qué podemos hacer juntos?», de Regina Novaes; «Cultura y apropiación de la ciudad por medio de iniciativas juveniles», de Gabriel Di Pierro Siqueira y Maria Virginia de Freitas; «La segregación como norma», de Itamar Silva; «La invisibilidad de la juventud en las políticas públicas», de Cleomar Manhas; «Jóvenes negras en Brasil y la transmisión generacional del racismo y la desigualdad», de Evanildo Barbosa da Silva y Rachel Barros; y «Segregación territorial, juventud y derecho a la ciudad», de Anna Luiza Salles Souto.O texto oferece a tradução em espanhol de Juventudes e a desigualdade no urbano, publicado pela Oxfam Brasil em novembro de 2015. O material começa com uma entrevista com o diretor executivo da sede desta organização, Kátia Maia, de Silvio Caccia Bava e contém os seguintes artigos: «Juventudes urbanas: o que podemos fazer juntos?», por Regina Novaes; «Cultura e apropriação da cidade por meio de iniciativas juvenis», por Gabriel Di Pierro Siqueira y Maria Virginia de Freita; «A segregação como norma», por Itamar Silva; «A invisibilidade da juventude nas políticas públicas», por Cleomar Manhas; «Jovens negras do Brasil e a transmissão geracional do racismo e da desigualdade», por Evanildo Barbosa da Silva y Rachel Barro; e «Segregação socioterritorial, juventude e direito à cidade», por Anna Luiza Salles Souto.The text offers the Spanish translation of Youth and Urban Inequalities, published by Oxfam Brazil in November 2015. The material begins with an interview with the Executive Director of this organization’s headquarters, Kátia Maia, by Silvio Caccia Bava and contains the following articles: «Urban Youth: What Can We Do Together?», by Regina Novaes; «Culture and Appropriation of the City through Youth Initiatives», by Gabriel Di Pierro Siqueira and Maria Virginia de Freitas; «Segregation as a Norm», by Itamar Silva; «The Invisibility of Youth in Public Policies», by Cleomar Manhas; «Black Youth in Brazil and the Generational Transmission of Racism and Inequality», by Evanildo Barbosa da Silva and Rachel Barros; and «Territorial Segregation, Youth and the Right to the City», by Anna Luiza Salles Souto.Dossier: Juventudes y desigualdades en lo urbanoFacultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Socia

Off-label long acting injectable antipsychotics in real-world clinical practice: a cross-sectional analysis of prescriptive patterns from the STAR Network DEPOT study

Introduction Information on the off-label use of Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in the real world is lacking. In this study, we aimed to identify the sociodemographic and clinical features of patients treated with on- vs off-label LAIs and predictors of off-label First- or Second-Generation Antipsychotic (FGA vs. SGA) LAI choice in everyday clinical practice. Method In a naturalistic national cohort of 449 patients who initiated LAI treatment in the STAR Network Depot Study, two groups were identified based on off- or on-label prescriptions. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to test several clinically relevant variables and identify those associated with the choice of FGA vs SGA prescription in the off-label group. Results SGA LAIs were more commonly prescribed in everyday practice, without significant differences in their on- and off-label use. Approximately 1 in 4 patients received an off-label prescription. In the off-label group, the most frequent diagnoses were bipolar disorder (67.5%) or any personality disorder (23.7%). FGA vs SGA LAI choice was significantly associated with BPRS thought disorder (OR = 1.22, CI95% 1.04 to 1.43, p = 0.015) and hostility/suspiciousness (OR = 0.83, CI95% 0.71 to 0.97, p = 0.017) dimensions. The likelihood of receiving an SGA LAI grew steadily with the increase of the BPRS thought disturbance score. Conversely, a preference towards prescribing an FGA was observed with higher scores at the BPRS hostility/suspiciousness subscale. Conclusion Our study is the first to identify predictors of FGA vs SGA choice in patients treated with off-label LAI antipsychotics. Demographic characteristics, i.e. age, sex, and substance/alcohol use co-morbidities did not appear to influence the choice towards FGAs or SGAs. Despite a lack of evidence, clinicians tend to favour FGA over SGA LAIs in bipolar or personality disorder patients with relevant hostility. Further research is needed to evaluate treatment adherence and clinical effectiveness of these prescriptive patterns

The Role of Attitudes Toward Medication and Treatment Adherence in the Clinical Response to LAIs: Findings From the STAR Network Depot Study

Background: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics are efficacious in managing psychotic symptoms in people affected by severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The present study aimed to investigate whether attitude toward treatment and treatment adherence represent predictors of symptoms changes over time. Methods: The STAR Network \u201cDepot Study\u201d was a naturalistic, multicenter, observational, prospective study that enrolled people initiating a LAI without restrictions on diagnosis, clinical severity or setting. Participants from 32 Italian centers were assessed at three time points: baseline, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up. Psychopathological symptoms, attitude toward medication and treatment adherence were measured using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) and the Kemp's 7-point scale, respectively. Linear mixed-effects models were used to evaluate whether attitude toward medication and treatment adherence independently predicted symptoms changes over time. Analyses were conducted on the overall sample and then stratified according to the baseline severity (BPRS < 41 or BPRS 65 41). Results: We included 461 participants of which 276 were males. The majority of participants had received a primary diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (71.80%) and initiated a treatment with a second-generation LAI (69.63%). BPRS, DAI-10, and Kemp's scale scores improved over time. Six linear regressions\u2014conducted considering the outcome and predictors at baseline, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up independently\u2014showed that both DAI-10 and Kemp's scale negatively associated with BPRS scores at the three considered time points. Linear mixed-effects models conducted on the overall sample did not show any significant association between attitude toward medication or treatment adherence and changes in psychiatric symptoms over time. However, after stratification according to baseline severity, we found that both DAI-10 and Kemp's scale negatively predicted changes in BPRS scores at 12-month follow-up regardless of baseline severity. The association at 6-month follow-up was confirmed only in the group with moderate or severe symptoms at baseline. Conclusion: Our findings corroborate the importance of improving the quality of relationship between clinicians and patients. Shared decision making and thorough discussions about benefits and side effects may improve the outcome in patients with severe mental disorders

Impacto económico del turismo : Caso del Municipio de Pinamar

Facultad de Ciencias Económica

Impacto económico del turismo : Caso del Municipio de Pinamar

Facultad de Ciencias Económica