Autosuficiència energètica en nuclis de muntanya : experiència a Araós

A aquest estudi s'ha analitzat si és viableEn este estudio se ha analizado si es viable la autosuficiencia energética en base a un estudio piloto en el núcleo de Araós a partir de los recursos renovables locales. Se ha realizado un análisis del consumo energético de Araós y se ha comparado con el potencial de producción energética de los recursos renovables locales, incluyendo energía proveniente de la biomasa forestal de los bosques de que dispone el municipio de Alins y energía solar. Igualmente, se han analizado las emisiones de CO2 derivadas del consumo energético de Araós. Se ha comprobado así, que la media de consumo por habitante y año de Araós supera en 1Tep a la media de Cataluña. El 38% del consumo del pueblo proviene de biomasa forestal local, queIt is been studied whether it is feasible to set energy self-sufficiency based on a pilot study in the core of Araós from the local renewable resources available. There has been a conducted analysis of energy consumption from the Araós inhabitants and it has been compared to the energy production potential of local renewable resources, including energy from forest biomass at the disposal of the municipality of Alins and solar energy. Also has been analyzed the CO2 emissions arising from energy consumption of the inhabitants. It allows checking that the 38

Cognitive impairment in patients with Fibromyalgia syndrome as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study evaluated the frequency of cognitive impairment in patients with Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We analyzed baseline data from all 46 patients with FMS and 92 age- and sex-matched controls per diagnosis of neuropathic (NeP) or mixed pain (MP) selected from a larger prospective study.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>FMS had a slight but statistically significant lower score in the adjusted MMSE score (26.9; 95% CI 26.7-27.1) than either NeP (27.3; 95% CI 27.2-27.4) or MP (27.3; 27.2-27.5). The percentage of patients with congnitive impairment (adjusted MMSE ≤ 26) was numerically higher in FMS (15%; 95% CI 6.3-29) compared with NeP (5%; 95% CI 1.8-12.2) or MP (5%; 95% CI 1.8-12.2) and higher than in the same age stratum of the general population (0.05%).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Compared with the population reference value, patients with FMS showed high frequency of cognitive impairment.</p