Efeitos do solo e clima numa vinha de uva de mesa com cultura de cobertura. Gestão da rega utilizando redes de sensores

[ENG] TThe use of mulches in vineyards and orchards is a traditional agricultural practice used with the aim of saving moisture, reducing weed growth and improving organic matter content in the soil. In table grape vineyards trained to overhead system in Puglia region (Southeastern Italy), plastic sheets covering the canopy are often used to either advance ripening or delay harvest. In this environment, the living mulches could contribute to the modification of the microclimate around the canopy below the plastic sheets. This condition has an influence on the climatic demand and on both the vegetative and productive activities, mainly in stages with a high evapotranspiration. However, the presence of living mulches could increase the demand of available water and nutrient resources and this could cause a lower yield. The aim of this study was to acquire a suitable knowledge to manage irrigation and verify the influences of living mulches on the vine by using wireless sensor networks to measure the vapor pressure deficit, soil water potential and content.[POR] A utilização de coberturas do solo em vinhas e pomares é uma prática agrícola tradicional, utilizada com o objetivo de preservar a humidade do solo, reduzir o crescimento de infestantes e melhorar o teor de matéria orgânica no solo. Em vinhas de uva de mesa, conduzidas em sistema de pérgula na região de Puglia (sudeste da Itália), são frequentemente usadas coberturas de plástico para promover o avanço da maturação ou o atraso da colheita. Neste ambiente a utilização de enrelvamentos pode contribuir para a modificação do microclima do copado. Esta condição pode influenciar a demanda atmosférica, bem como a atividade vegetativa e reprodutiva da videira, principalmente em períodos de elevada evapotranspiração. No entanto, a presença do enrelvamento pode originar um aumento da demanda dos recursos disponíveis, nomeadamente água e nutrientes, o que poderá provocar uma quebra de produção. O objetivo deste estudo foi adquirir conhecimento para a gestão da rega e, simultaneamente, verificar a influência dos enrelvamentos na atividade da videira, usando para o efeito redes de sensores “sem fio” para medir o déficit de pressão de vapor, o potencial e o conteúdo de água no solo.The development of this work was supported by: The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the project RIDEFRUT (ref. AGL2013-49047-C2-1-R), the “Fundacion Seneca, Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnologia” of the Region of Murcia under the “Excelence Group Program”, and the Technical University of Cartagena under the PMPDI Program

Acciones para potenciar la innovación en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de La Habana

Every year, undergraduate students of Information Sciences graduate from the Faculty of Communication of the University of Havana with results that can be converted into innovative products or services. Other products come from research projects, extension agents, from the institution's own management practices or from student practices in organizations where they carry out pre-professional practices. The purpose of the research is to analyze the perceptions of students and professors of Information Sciences about opportunities to innovate and propose actions that enhance innovation. The main notions of innovation are examined, as well as their relationship with research and its management in universities. Consequently, a diagnosis of the perceptions of students and teachers about innovation in the Faculty of Communication is carried out. A methodology based on an action plan is adapted to promote innovation linked to research. It is organized in four stages, of which only two are applied based on the activities carried out during the generic analysis and planning phase, which includes organizational contextualization and the specification of the proposal to be developed. Finally, actions and lines of work are proposed to project research towards innovation.Cada año se gradúan estudiantes de grado de Ciencias de la Información en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de La Habana con resultados que pueden convertirse en productos o servicios innovadores. Otros productos proceden de proyectos de investigación, extensionistas, de las propias prácticas de gestión de la institución o de las prácticas de los estudiantes en las organizaciones donde realizan prácticas preprofesionales. La investigación tiene el propósito de analizar las percepciones de estudiantes y profesores de Ciencias de la Información acerca de las oportunidades de innovar y proponer acciones que potencien la innovación. Se examinan las principales nociones de innovación, así como su relación con la investigación y la gestión de la misma en universidades. En consecuencia, se realiza un diagnóstico de las percepciones de estudiantes y profesores sobre la innovación en la Facultad de Comunicación. Se adapta una metodología basada en un plan de acciones para fomentar la innovación ligada a la investigación. La misma se organiza en cuatro etapas, de las que se aplican solo dos basadas en las actividades que se realizan durante la fase genérica de análisis y la planificación, lo que incluye la contextualización organizacional y la especificación de la propuesta a desarrollar. Finalmente se proponen acciones y líneas de trabajo para proyectar la investigación hacia la innovación.Cada año se gradúan estudiantes de grado de Ciencias de la Información en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de La Habana con resultados que pueden convertirse en productos o servicios innovadores. Otros productos proceden de proyectos de investigación, extensionistas, de las propias prácticas de gestión de la institución o de las prácticas de los estudiantes en las organizaciones donde realizan prácticas preprofesionales. La investigación tiene el propósito de analizar las percepciones de estudiantes y profesores de Ciencias de la Información acerca de las oportunidades de innovar y proponer acciones que potencien la innovación. Se examinan las principales nociones de innovación, así como su relación con la investigación y la gestión de la misma en universidades. En consecuencia, se realiza un diagnóstico de las percepciones de estudiantes y profesores sobre la innovación en la Facultad de Comunicación. Se adapta una metodología basada en un plan de acciones para fomentar la innovación ligada a la investigación. La misma se organiza en cuatro etapas, de las que se aplican solo dos basadas en las actividades que se realizan durante la fase genérica de análisis y la planificación, lo que incluye la contextualización organizacional y la especificación de la propuesta a desarrollar. Finalmente se proponen acciones y líneas de trabajo para proyectar la investigación hacia la innovación

Psychosocial factors in prisoner suicide in European prisons: A systematic review and meta-Analysis

El material complementario está disponible en https://doi.org/10.5093/apj2022a13En el presente artículo se identifican las variables más influyentes de la conducta suicida de presos en prisiones europeas. Para ello se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica desde 2010 en las bases de datos de Web of Science (Colección Principal), Scopus, Psicodoc y la plataforma ProQuest (PsycExtra, Psychology Database, PsycArticle, Criminology Collection y Psy- cINFO), seleccionando artículos y revisiones, con muestras de reclusos adultos con conductas suicidas. Se excluyeron artículos con muestras de menores, no reclusos y en cárceles no europeas. Los resultados obtenidos con 8,468 reclusos describen el historial previo como el factor de riesgo de suicidio más relevante, siendo el apoyo familiar el factor protec- tor más relevante. Se observa insuficiente investigación sobre la influencia del sexo en la conducta suicida, así como una escasez de estudios con suficiente muestra reclusa de los diferentes países europeos.In this article, the most influential variables of suicidal behaviour in prisons in Europe are identified. To this end, a literature search was conducted from 2010 in the databases of Web of Science (Core Collection), Scopus, Psicodoc and the ProQuest platform (PsycExtra, Psychology Database, PsycArticle, Criminology Collection, and PsycINFO), selecting articles and reviews, with samples of adult inmates with suicidal behaviour. Articles with samples of juveniles, non-prisoners and non-European prisons were excluded. The results obtained with 8,468 inmates describe prior history as the most relevant risk factor for suicide, with family support being the most relevant protective factor. There is insufficient research on the influence of gender on suicidal behaviour, as well as a scarcity of studies with a sufficient sample of inmates from different European countries

Camelids in the south of the Iberian Peninsula in Roman and medieval times. Osteological evidence from the city of Cordoba (Spain)

This paper presents the results obtained concerning the possible presence of camelids in the city of Cordoba (Spain) in Roman and medieval times, after the review of all the faunal assemblages corresponding to these historical periods deposited in the Provincial Archaeological Museum of the city. This research has allowed the recovery and contextualization of nine dromedary bone remains corresponding to nine individuals, four of which have been dated by C. A stable isotope analysis has also been carried out which indicates the possible arrival of these animals from other provinces of the empire in Roman times and from North Africa in medieval times. Besides, we carried out a bibliographical update of all bone remains found in the Iberian Peninsula for the periods analyzed, concluding that the main use of them was for transporting and manufacturing different tools.This study have been funded through the Andalusian Regional Government’s I + D + i-FEDER Andalucía 2014-2020 program. C.A.M.E.L. Historical contextualization, Diet, Morphology, Genetic Study, and Lineage through the bone remains of camels recovered in archaeological sites in the southern Iberian Peninsula (Ref. 1380946-F) and Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain through European Regional [SUMHAL, LIFEWATCH-2019-09-CSIC-13, POPE 2014-2020]. Both Dr. José A. Riquelme Cantal and Dr. Juan Manuel Garrido Anguita are the principal investigators leading the projects that have funded this research. Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Córdoba /CBUA

Novel genes and sex differences in COVID-19 severity

[EN] Here, we describe the results of a genome-wide study conducted in 11 939 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases with an extensive clinical information that were recruited from 34 hospitals across Spain (SCOURGE consortium). In sex-disaggregated genome-wide association studies for COVID-19 hospitalization, genome-wide significance (P < 5 × 10−8) was crossed for variants in 3p21.31 and 21q22.11 loci only among males (P = 1.3 × 10−22 and P = 8.1 × 10−12, respectively), and for variants in 9q21.32 near TLE1 only among females (P = 4.4 × 10−8). In a second phase, results were combined with an independent Spanish cohort (1598 COVID-19 cases and 1068 population controls), revealing in the overall analysis two novel risk loci in 9p13.3 and 19q13.12, with fine-mapping prioritized variants functionally associated with AQP3 (P = 2.7 × 10−8) and ARHGAP33 (P = 1.3 × 10−8), respectively. The meta-analysis of both phases with four European studies stratified by sex from the Host Genetics Initiative (HGI) confirmed the association of the 3p21.31 and 21q22.11 loci predominantly in males and replicated a recently reported variant in 11p13 (ELF5, P = 4.1 × 10−8). Six of the COVID-19 HGI discovered loci were replicated and an HGI-based genetic risk score predicted the severity strata in SCOURGE. We also found more SNP-heritability and larger heritability differences by age (<60 or ≥60 years) among males than among females. Parallel genome-wide screening of inbreeding depression in SCOURGE also showed an effect of homozygosity in COVID-19 hospitalization and severity and this effect was stronger among older males. In summary, new candidate genes for COVID-19 severity and evidence supporting genetic disparities among sexes are provided.S

The Helicobacter pylori Genome Project : insights into H. pylori population structure from analysis of a worldwide collection of complete genomes

Helicobacter pylori, a dominant member of the gastric microbiota, shares co-evolutionary history with humans. This has led to the development of genetically distinct H. pylori subpopulations associated with the geographic origin of the host and with differential gastric disease risk. Here, we provide insights into H. pylori population structure as a part of the Helicobacter pylori Genome Project (HpGP), a multi-disciplinary initiative aimed at elucidating H. pylori pathogenesis and identifying new therapeutic targets. We collected 1011 well-characterized clinical strains from 50 countries and generated high-quality genome sequences. We analysed core genome diversity and population structure of the HpGP dataset and 255 worldwide reference genomes to outline the ancestral contribution to Eurasian, African, and American populations. We found evidence of substantial contribution of population hpNorthAsia and subpopulation hspUral in Northern European H. pylori. The genomes of H. pylori isolated from northern and southern Indigenous Americans differed in that bacteria isolated in northern Indigenous communities were more similar to North Asian H. pylori while the southern had higher relatedness to hpEastAsia. Notably, we also found a highly clonal yet geographically dispersed North American subpopulation, which is negative for the cag pathogenicity island, and present in 7% of sequenced US genomes. We expect the HpGP dataset and the corresponding strains to become a major asset for H. pylori genomics

Acciones para potenciar la innovación en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de La Habana

Every year, undergraduate students of Information Sciences graduate from the Faculty of Communication of the University of Havana with results that can be converted into innovative products or services. Other products come from research projects, extension agents, from the institution's own management practices or from student practices in organizations where they carry out pre-professional practices. The purpose of the research is to analyze the perceptions of students and professors of Information Sciences about opportunities to innovate and propose actions that enhance innovation. The main notions of innovation are examined, as well as their relationship with research and its management in universities. Consequently, a diagnosis of the perceptions of students and teachers about innovation in the Faculty of Communication is carried out. A methodology based on an action plan is adapted to promote innovation linked to research. It is organized in four stages, of which only two are applied based on the activities carried out during the generic analysis and planning phase, which includes organizational contextualization and the specification of the proposal to be developed. Finally, actions and lines of work are proposed to project research towards innovation.Cada año se gradúan estudiantes de grado de Ciencias de la Información en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de La Habana con resultados que pueden convertirse en productos o servicios innovadores. Otros productos proceden de proyectos de investigación, extensionistas, de las propias prácticas de gestión de la institución o de las prácticas de los estudiantes en las organizaciones donde realizan prácticas preprofesionales. La investigación tiene el propósito de analizar las percepciones de estudiantes y profesores de Ciencias de la Información acerca de las oportunidades de innovar y proponer acciones que potencien la innovación. Se examinan las principales nociones de innovación, así como su relación con la investigación y la gestión de la misma en universidades. En consecuencia, se realiza un diagnóstico de las percepciones de estudiantes y profesores sobre la innovación en la Facultad de Comunicación. Se adapta una metodología basada en un plan de acciones para fomentar la innovación ligada a la investigación. La misma se organiza en cuatro etapas, de las que se aplican solo dos basadas en las actividades que se realizan durante la fase genérica de análisis y la planificación, lo que incluye la contextualización organizacional y la especificación de la propuesta a desarrollar. Finalmente se proponen acciones y líneas de trabajo para proyectar la investigación hacia la innovación

Análisis y utilidad de nuevas herramientas de aprendizaje. Del aula al ámbito de actuación profesional: apps y paquetes informáticos

En este documento se describe una experiencia educativa innovadora en educación superior, que se llevó a cabo en las asignaturas de Evaluación en la Educación Física y el Deporte, Metodología del Acondicionamiento Físico y la Salud, Trabajo Final de Grado, Trabajo Final de Master y Prácticas Externas (Grado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte y el Master de Rendimiento Deportivo y Salud, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche).Estas comprenden la evaluación de Educación Física y el Deporte desde un punto de vista multilateral, abarcando desde los aspectos psicosociales de la misma como la evaluación de la condición física de la población. Gracias al avance de la tecnología, la capacidad para realizar estas funciones se ha simplificado con el uso de apps móviles. No obstante, la correcta utilización de estas nuevas tecnologías es de vital importancia para poder obtener datos válidos y fiables que ayuden a los futuros titulados a desarrollar sus aptitudes. El objetivo del proyecto docente fue favorecer, a través de las sesiones prácticas de la asignatura, la conexión entre los conocimientos teóricos impartidos y las competencias concretas que van a necesitar desarrollar los estudiantes en su futuro desempeño laboral, entrando en contacto con nuevas herramientas que facilitaran este proceso

Microencapsulation of <i>Piscirickettsia salmonis</i> Antigens for Fish Oral Immunization: Optimization and Stability Studies

The development of fish oral vaccines is of great interest to the aquaculture industry due to the possibility of rapid vaccination of a large number of animals at reduced cost. In a previous study, we evaluated the effect of alginate-encapsulated Piscirickettsia salmonis antigens (AEPSA) incorporated in feed, effectively enhancing the immune response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). In this study, we seek to characterize AEPSA produced by ionic gelation using an aerodynamically assisted jetting (AAJ) system, to optimize microencapsulation efficiency (EE%), to assess microparticle stability against environmental (pH, salinity and temperature) and gastrointestinal conditions, and to evaluate microparticle incorporation in fish feed pellets through micro-CT-scanning. The AAJ system was effective in obtaining small microparticles (d P. salmonis antigens in alginate with a high EE% and a size small enough to be incorporated in fish feed and produce an oral vaccine