Journeyman International - Rubagabaga EVC and ACE - Rwanda, Africa

Rubagabaga EVC and ACE, or Empowering Villages Center and Agricultural Center of Excellence, is an interdisciplinary project based senior project completed by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo students. College of Architecture and Environmental Design students Jake Stom, Mackenzie Diaz, Julia De Hart, and Jenna Williams completed the design and preconstruction services with the help of non-profit humanitarian organization, Journeyman International. The deliverable aims to serve the client, Empowering Villages, by providing the complete design of a community center and agricultural training facility near Kaseke Village in Rwanda. The goal is to provide the local community with development efforts in order to establish long-term socio-economic success throughout the region. The group of students intended to create a space that is functional and sustainable. Through research and design development, various preconstruction services were completed. The paper will briefly describe the estimate, material quantity take offs, schedule, hazard and risk analysis, phasing plan, site logistics, and utilities and material analysis

Zoonoses and traumatic injuries among practicing veterinarians in the Los Lagos Region, Chile

This research addresses the occurrence of clinical signs and related symptoms of zoonotic diseases, traumatic injuries, and the frequency of healthcare seeking among practicing veterinarians, whose job was performed in the Los Lagos Region, Southern Chile. An online standardized survey collected from 140 practicing veterinarians was conducted between March and July 2020. The surveyed participants reported the occurrence of brucellosis, ringworm, scabies, cat scratch disease, anthrax, toxocariasis, salmonellosis, pediculosis, and flea infestation among veterinarians. The clinical signs and symptoms related to these events include diarrhea, allergies, and muscle pain. Mild and severe traumatic injuries were also declared by the participants, in which the frequency of severe trauma increased as the time of professional practice increased. Nevertheless, the use of professional healthcare was low among the surveyed veterinarians. This study emphasizes the need to consider veterinarians’ health-related occupational risks using the “One Health” approach

Habitar el Ciberespacio. Modos de vivir y ocupar el espacio digital y su aplicación directa

La arquitectura es el arte y la técnica de proyectar, diseñar, construir y modificar el hábitat humano, incluyendo tanto edificios y estructuras como espacios. La arquitectura se encarga de modificar y alterar el ambiente para satisfacer las necesidades del ser humano creando espacios donde podemos estar, vivir, existir y habitar. Cuando hablamos de vivir y usar la arquitectura, hablamos de habitar. La palabra habitar viene del latín habitare, de habere, que significa tener de manera reiterada, apropiarse del espacio. La arquitectura, por tanto, tiene como finalidad crear espacios habitables para el hombre, así como ayudar al hombre a habitar. Podemos constatar pues que la arquitectura es necesaria para habitar un lugar o un espacio, sea de la índole que sea. Percibimos el espacio como algo intangible e inmaterial, pero a pesar de no poderse tocar físicamente, nos hace sentir y experimentar sensaciones. La arquitectura, por tanto, puede definirse como nexo entre lo tangible y lo intangible: una obra física nos proporciona espacios intangibles al igual que sensaciones que no podemos tocar físicamente. El espacio es un lugar homogéneo, continuo, tridimensional e ilimitado en el que se sitúan cuerpos, objetos, movimientos y sensaciones. El ciberespacio tiene las mismas características, es un espacio tridimensional e ilimitado situado en un plano paralelo a nuestro espacio que habitamos físicamente. Existe una difusa separación entre ambos mundos que atravesamos diariamente sin darnos cuenta. Si ambos espacios, el físico y el virtual, tienen las mismas características, ¿la arquitectura mediante la cual lo habitamos es la misma? De esta pregunta surge este trabajo con el que se intenta enlazar ambos mundos hasta llegar a un punto en común donde la arquitectura es el nexo de unión que permite habitar los espacios.Universidad de Granada. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Grado en Arquitectura, curso ..

Combined effect of Fe2+ ions and the meta-isomer of dihydric phenol on duckweed

The toxic effects of Fe2+ ions and resorcinol on Lemna minor in their joint presence in the aquatic environment were studied. The test response in the bioassay of solutions of Fe2+, resorcinol, and their mixtures was a violation of the permeability of duckweed membranes. This parameter was estimated from the change in the electrical conductivity of the aquatic medium in which the plant was placed, exposed to the toxicant in the acute experiment (30 min). It was found that the addition of both an equinormal concentration of Fe(II) (0.1n) and a five-fold deficiency (0.02n) to a 0.1n solution of resorcinol reduced the toxicity of resorcinol. Most likely, the effect obtained can be achieved by the formation of a new, less toxic compound (probably of a complex nature). The test used in the work, based on the assessment of the permeability of cell membranes under the action of toxicants, once again proved to be a promising tool for analyzing the combined toxicity of phenolic compounds and metal ions in relation to plant organisms

How many species of grey foxes (Canidae, carnivora) are there in Southern South America?

Two species of grey foxes are recognized in the Southern Cone of America: Lycalopex griseus, and L. gymnocercus, which were traditionally separated by size and some cranial differences. Morphometric analyses of the skull showed that both species could be the same and that they show clinal variation, while DNA studies based on one mitochondrial marker suggested that they belong to different species. Our objective is to evaluate the systematic status of these foxes using three mitochondrial markers (cytochrome B, cytochrome oxidase I, and control region), and a large sample covering a wide geographic range. The results indicate that there are two clades, that are not sister taxa, a finding that is more congruent with the hypothesis of two species, but their geographic distribution is not coincident with the accepted distribution of L. griseus and L. gymnocercus. Consequently, the distribution of L. griseus is extended eastern including north and center of Argentina, towards the west and south of the Paraná, Paraguay and Río de la Plata rivers. On the other hand, the clade that probably represents L. gymnocercus is restricted to the east of those rivers, except for a few specimens collected in Santa Fe, close to the Paraná river. However, an analysis of a wider sample using nuclear DNA is needed to confirm the taxonomic identity of these species of grey foxes.Dos especies de zorros grises se reconocen en el Cono Sur de América: Lycalopex griseus y L. gymnocercus, que tradicionalmente estaban separadas por tamaño y algunas diferencias craneales. Análisis morfométricos del cráneo mostraron que estas especies podrían ser una sola que muestra variación clinal, mientras que estudios de ADN basados en un marcador mitocondrial sugirieron que pertenecen a especies diferentes. Nuestro objetivo es evaluar el estado sistemático de estos zorros utilizando tres marcadores mitocondriales (citocromo B, citocromo oxidasa I y región control) y una muestra grande que cubre un amplio rango geográfico. Los resultados indican que hay dos clados, que no son taxones hermanos, un hallazgo que es más congruente con la hipótesis de dos especies, pero su distribución geográfica no es coincidente con la distribución aceptada de L. griseus y L. gymnocercus. Consecuentemente, la distribución de L. griseus se extiende hacia el este, incluyendo el norte y centro de la Argentina, hacia el este y el sur de los ríos Paraná, Paraguay y Río de la Plata. Por el otro lado, el clado que probablemente representa a L. gymnocercus está restringido hacia el este de esos ríos, excepto por algunos especímenes colectados en Santa Fe, cerca del río Paraná. Sin embargo, se necesita un análisis de una muestra más amplia que utilice ADN nuclear para confirmar la identidad taxonómica de estas especies de zorros grisesFil: Chemisquy, Maria Amelia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; ArgentinaFil: Prevosti, Francisco Juan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; ArgentinaFil: Martínez, Pablo. Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Campus Itabaiana; BrasilFil: Raimondi, Vanina Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad de Ginebra; SuizaFil: Cabello Stom, Javier E.. Universidad San Sebastián Sede de la Patagonia; ChileFil: Acosta Jamett, Gerardo. Universidad Austral de Chile; ChileFil: Montoya Burgos, Juan Ignacio. Universidad de Ginebra; Suiz

The effect of humic substances on test-objects

The complex study of a number of humic substances was conducted with help of bioassay methods using invertebrates (Daphnia, paramecium, earthworms), terrestrial (wheat seeds) and aquatic plants (elodea, duckweed) and algae (Scenedesmus quadricauda). The ranges of concentrations of humates that have a negative and a stimulating effect on biological objects were identified. The efficiency of biological testing methods to evaluate the effect of humic substances on biological objects is shown

Wild deer (Pudu puda) from Chile harbor a novel ecotype of Anaplasma phagocytophilum

[Background] Deer species play an important role in the enzootic cycles of several Anaplasma species. While in the Northern Hemisphere ticks of genus Ixodes are well recognized vectors of these intracellular bacteria, less is known regarding the biological cycles of Anaplasma spp. in South America.[Methods] Using PCR protocols and Sanger sequencing, we assessed the presence of Anaplasma spp. in blood and ticks collected on a native deer species (Pudu puda) from southern Chile.[Results] Based on phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA, gltA and groEL genes and calculation of average sequence divergence for groEL, our results bring to light a novel genovariant of Anaplasma phagocytophilum (named strain “Patagonia”). The strain represents a novel ecotype within the A. phagocytophilum species complex and was detected in both P. puda and their ticks. Using a larger matrix, denser taxon sampling and outgroup, our maximum-likelihood- and Bayesian-inferred phylogenies for groEL provide an accurate picture of the topology of A. phagocytophilum ecotypes and their evolutionary relationships.[Conclusions] This is the first report of an ecotype of A. phagocytophilum in South America. Our results provide novel insight into the genetic diversity and ecology of this complex of bacterial lineages. Further studies should elucidate the enzootic cycle of A. phagocytophilum strain “Patagonia” and assess its pathogenic potential for pudues, domestic animals and humans in the region.This study was funded by the “Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT)” No. 11220177, and by the ANID BECAS/Scholarship Program/DOCTORADO NACIONAL/2019–21190078 and 2020–21200182. Funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, preparation of the manuscript and decision to publish. The contribution of JEU was funded by the Atracción Talento de la Comunidad de Madrid Fellowship Program (REFF 2019-T2/AMB-13166).Peer reviewe

Lack of Exposure to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Chilean Cervids, and Evidence of a New Mycobacterium-Like Sequence

5 Pág. Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA)Screening of serum and fecal samples from huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) and pudu (Pudu puda) from southern Chile for Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) found all but four samples Mycobacterium-negative. The positive sequences showed only 92-93% similarity with MAP and were from remote Isla Riesco populations.This work was supported by Asociacion Kauyeken through Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Regional Project 5961 and the J. M. Kaplan Fund, Buin Zoo, NGO Chiloe Silvestre, Universidad San Sebastian-Sede Puerto Mont and ANID/CONICYT Fondecyt 3160056 and 11181180 (to D.M.-A.), and Estancia Anita BeatrizPeer reviewe

Детальное изучение одной из солянокупольных структур Эмбинского района Прикаспийской впадины геофизическими методами (Республика Казахстан)

Детальное изучение одной из солянокупольных структур Эмбинского района Прикаспийской впадины геофизическими методами (Республика Казахстан).Detailed study of one of the salt dome structures of the Emba region of the Caspian basin (Republic of Kazakhstan) by geophysical methods)