A visually-guided position control method, in underwater conditions, using an inexpensive remotely operated vehicle

Ponència presentada a 9th Martech International Workshop on Marine Technology (MARTECH 2021), Vigo, 16-18 juny, 202

A visually-guided position control method, in underwater conditions, using an inexpensive remotely operated vehicle

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Estudio clínico-epidemiológico de leptospirosis en humanos y reservorios en Yucatán, México

A leptospirosis clinical-epidemiological study was made in humans and reservoirs in the state of Yucatán, México. Interviews and serological analyses were made on 400 persons from an open population, 439 probable cases of leptospirosis and 1060 animal reservoirs (cows, pigs, dogs, rats and opossums). IgM Leptospira DipstickTM and Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) was used to detect human antibodies to leptospiras and serovar respectively. Leptospirosis incidence in humans was 2.2/100,000 inhab. in 1998, 0.7/100,000 in 1999 and 0.9/100,000 in 2000. Overall seroprevalence was 14.2%, relatively unchanged from seroprevalences observed 20 years ago. Highest seropositivity was found in people over 56 years of age, predominating males over females. Predominant serovars in the open population were tarassovi, hardjo, pomona and panama. Leptospirosis cases were most frequent in rural areas, and the anicteric course predominated over the icteric. The panama, icterohaemorrhagiae and pomona serovars predominated in both anicteric and icteric courses. Dogs, pigs and rodents had the highest seropositivity among the reservoirs. Contact with rodents and natural water sources were significant factors (p ;£; 0.05). Human cases (74%) occurred during the rainy season. It is concluded that leptospirosis is still a serious illness with important clinical and epidemiological implications in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.Un estudio clínico-epidemiológico de leptospirosis fue realizado en humanos y reservorios en el estado de Yucatán, México. Se entrevistaron y analizaron mediante serología 400 personas en población abierta, 439 pacientes sospechosos y 1060 reservorios (bovinos, cerdos, perros, roedores y zarigüeyas). En humanos para la detección de anticuerpos se utilizó IgM Dipstick LeptospiraTM y la prueba de aglutinación microscópica (MAT) para detectar serovar. La incidencia en humanos fue de 2.2/100,000, 0.7/100,000 y 0.9/100,000 habitantes para los años 1998, 1999 y 2000 respectivamente y la seroprevalencia de 14.2%. La frecuencia más alta de seropositivos se encontró en mayores de 56 años, predominando el sexo masculino sobre el femenino. Predominó en población abierta el serovar tarassovi siguiendo en importancia hardjo, pomona y panamá. Los casos fueron más frecuentes en el área rural y el curso anictérico predominó sobre el ictérico. Panamá, icterohaemorrhagiae y pomona predominaron en ambos cursos de la enfermedad. Los perros cerdos y roedores tuvieron mayor positividad. El contacto con roedores y depósitos naturales de agua fue significativo (p ;£; 0.05). El 74.3% de los casos se presentaron en época de lluvia. En conclusión la leptospirosis en Yucatán, México, sigue siendo una entidad patológica de importancia tanto clínica como epidemiológica

Escola através da ecrã. Trabalho docente em Chiapas, México

The study analyzes the school work of teachers from urban and rural preschool and primary schools in Chiapas, in response to the health emergency caused by Covid-19. The research is of a qualitative hermeneutic type, carried out from interviews with 22 professors. The analysis enabled the construction of three thematic blocks: Through the screen. Hardship, anguish and discomfort, School work. Public and private contexts of education and schools in resistance; and, the Learn at Home Program, which presents the speeches of supporters and critics of its implementation. Updating in the report, the forms of pedagogical and ethical political action with which teachers have faced this unprecedented socio-educational condition, offers a framework to rethink the reconfiguration of the relationship between school agents and families, to fight for greater equity in the education system.El estudio analiza el trabajo escolar de docentes de escuelas urbanas y rurales, de preescolar y primaria, en Chiapas, ante la emergencia sanitaria por COVID-19. La investigación es de tipo cualitativa hermenéutica, llevada a cabo a partir de entrevistas a 22 profesores/as. El análisis posibilitó la construcción de tres bloques temáticos: A través de la pantalla. Penurias, angustias y malestares; El trabajo escolar. Contextos públicos y privados de la enseñanza y escuelas en resistencia; y Programa Aprende en casa. Actualizar, en la memoria, las formas de acción pedagógica y ético-políticas con que el profesorado ha hecho frente a esta inédita condición socioeducativa ofrece un marco para repensar la reconfiguración de la relación entre los agentes escolares y las familias, para pugnar por una mayor equidad del sistema educativo.O estudo analisa o trabalho escolar de professores de escolas urbanas e rurais de pré-escolar e ensino básico de Chiapas, perante a emergência sanitária por COVID19. A pesquisa é do tipo hermenêutica qualitativa, realizada a partir de entrevistas a 22 professores. A análise permitiu a construção de três blocos temáticos: Através da ecrã. Carências, angustia e desconforto; O trabalho escolar. Contextos públicos e privados de ensino e escolas em resistência; e o Programa Aprende em Casa. Atualizar na memória, as formas de ação pedagógica e ético-política com que os professores têm desafiado essa condição socioeducativa inédita, oferece um cenário para repensar a reconfiguração da relação entre agentes escolares e famílias, na luta por uma maior equidade do sistema educacional

Non-Excitatory Amino Acids, Melatonin, and Free Radicals: Examining the Role in Stroke and Aging

The aim of this review is to explore the relationship between melatonin, free radicals, and non-excitatory amino acids, and their role in stroke and aging. Melatonin has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its diverse physiological functions and potential therapeutic benefits by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. Melatonin has been found to mitigate ischemic brain damage caused by stroke. By scavenging free radicals and reducing oxidative damage, melatonin may help slow down the aging process and protect against age-related cognitive decline. Additionally, non-excitatory amino acids have been shown to possess neuroprotective properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory in stroke and aging-related conditions. They can attenuate oxidative stress, modulate calcium homeostasis, and inhibit apoptosis, thereby safeguarding neurons against damage induced by stroke and aging processes. The intracellular accumulation of certain non-excitatory amino acids could promote harmful effects during hypoxia-ischemia episodes and thus, the blockade of the amino acid transporters involved in the process could be an alternative therapeutic strategy to reduce ischemic damage. On the other hand, the accumulation of free radicals, specifically mitochondrial reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, accelerates cellular senescence and contributes to age-related decline. Recent research suggests a complex interplay between melatonin, free radicals, and non-excitatory amino acids in stroke and aging. The neuroprotective actions of melatonin and non-excitatory amino acids converge on multiple pathways, including the regulation of calcium homeostasis, modulation of apoptosis, and reduction of inflammation. These mechanisms collectively contribute to the preservation of neuronal integrity and functions, making them promising targets for therapeutic interventions in stroke and age-related disorders.This work was supported by MICIU (grant number PID2021-128133NB-I00/AEI/FEDER10.13039/501100011033) to J.M.H.-G. and V.J.C. enjoys a contract from the CAM “Investigo” program (PIP/2022-09971). A.R. thanks UCJC (INFLAMAMEL 2022-07 project) for its continued support

Hacia la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento: Informe 2012

Por séptimo año consecutivo el Prosic presenta su informe anual “Hacia la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento en Costa Rica, 2012”, cuyo propósito es aportar cada año nueva información sobre cómo progresan las tecnologías de la información y comunicación en los diferentes sectores de la sociedad. La Web es hoy en día la mayor fuente de información; definitivamente la forma de comunicarnos ha cambiado: la inmediatez del correo electrónico, los SMS, las redes sociales, el microblogging, los datos abiertos entre muchos otros, abren un gran abanico de oportunidades en la interactividad del quehacer diario: trabajo, estudios, investigación, diversión, familia etc. En esta era de la información las nuevas tecnologías están marcando un cambio fundamental en nuestro país; para muchos habitantes de la ciudad, es casi imposible imaginar la vida sin las TIC. La importancia de este Informe anual del Prosic reside, entre otros elementos, en la exploración de dimensiones diversas concernientes a la incorporación de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en la interacción social cotidiana, tanto en el ámbito privado como público, en la educación, en la salud, en la ciencia y la investigación, la ingeniería, la física y en la economía; en fin en todos los sectores de esta sociedad de la información cada vez en mayor convergencia.UCR::Rectoría::Programa Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (PROSIC

Healthcare workers hospitalized due to COVID-19 have no higher risk of death than general population. Data from the Spanish SEMI-COVID-19 Registry

Aim To determine whether healthcare workers (HCW) hospitalized in Spain due to COVID-19 have a worse prognosis than non-healthcare workers (NHCW). Methods Observational cohort study based on the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry, a nationwide registry that collects sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data on patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Spain. Patients aged 20-65 years were selected. A multivariate logistic regression model was performed to identify factors associated with mortality. Results As of 22 May 2020, 4393 patients were included, of whom 419 (9.5%) were HCW. Median (interquartile range) age of HCW was 52 (15) years and 62.4% were women. Prevalence of comorbidities and severe radiological findings upon admission were less frequent in HCW. There were no difference in need of respiratory support and admission to intensive care unit, but occurrence of sepsis and in-hospital mortality was lower in HCW (1.7% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.024 and 0.7% vs. 4.8%; p<0.001 respectively). Age, male sex and comorbidity, were independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality and healthcare working with lower mortality (OR 0.211, 95%CI 0.067-0.667, p = 0.008). 30-days survival was higher in HCW (0.968 vs. 0.851 p<0.001). Conclusions Hospitalized COVID-19 HCW had fewer comorbidities and a better prognosis than NHCW. Our results suggest that professional exposure to COVID-19 in HCW does not carry more clinical severity nor mortality

Evidence of human occupation in Mexico around the Last Glacial Maximum

The initial colonization of the Americas remains a highly debated topic1 , and the exact timing of the frst arrivals is unknown. The earliest archaeological record of Mexico—which holds a key geographical position in the Americas—is poorly known and understudied. Historically, the region has remained on the periphery of research focused on the frst Americanpopulations2 . However, recent investigations provide reliable evidence of a human presence in the northwest region of Mexico3,4 , the Chiapas Highlands5 , Central Mexico6 and the Caribbean coast7–9 during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs. Here we present results of recent excavations at Chiquihuite Cave—a high-altitude site in central-northern Mexico—that corroborate previous fndings in the Americas10–17of cultural evidence that dates to the Last Glacial Maximum (26,500–19,000years ago)18, and which push back dates for human dispersal to the region possibly as early as 33,000–31,000years ago. The site yielded about 1,900stone artefacts within a 3-m-deep stratifed sequence, revealing a previously unknown lithic industry that underwent only minor changes over millennia. More than 50radiocarbon and luminescence dates provide chronological control, and genetic, palaeoenvironmental and chemical data document the changing environments in which the occupants lived. Our results provide new evidence for the antiquity of humans in the Americas, illustrate the cultural diversity of the earliest dispersal groups (which predate those of the Clovis culture) and open new directions of research

Ciencia Odontológica 2.0

Libro que muestra avances de la Investigación Odontológica en MéxicoEs para los integrantes de la Red de Investigación en Estomatología (RIE) una enorme alegría presentar el segundo de una serie de 6 libros sobre casos clínicos, revisiones de la literatura e investigaciones. La RIE está integrada por cuerpos académicos de la UAEH, UAEM, UAC y UdeG