11 research outputs found
Geospatial Framework for the Use of Natural Resource Extraction in Public Private Partnerships
Resources for the maintenance and expansion of existing highway infrastructure are scarce. Public Private Partnerships (PPP) are feasible solutions to the concern of lagging investment. PPP are increasingly used for the procurement of services and goods, because of their flexibility and ability to channel private resources. This research addresses the possible implementation of a barter approach in Public Private Partnerships (PPP), which includes natural resources for trade model to offset costs.;Federal law permits the extraction of coal when it is a byproduct of the construction process, coal which under normal circumstances would not be economically feasible to extract. West Virginia law allows PPP to extract coal by surface mining when they develop road beads for new highways. There is no exchange of funds between the coal company and the West Virginia Department of Transportation; the benefits are derived entirely from the construction cost savings for roadbed construction.;This dissertation develops a geospatial method to quantify the availability of natural resources along predetermined roadway alignments. The methodology is divided in three phases: Macroscopic (Level I), Mesoscopic (Level II) and Microscopic (Level III), for the King Coal Highway. The process considers laws and industry best practices in the calculation. The research outcome suggests that there are segments of the road with enough, as well as segments of the road without enough coal
Farmacovigilancia: ¿Qué es cómo aplicarla en un servicio farmacéutico de baja complejidad?
Aplicar un programa de farmacovigilancia en la droguería de parque campestre de farmacenter aplicando los procesos más eficaces para ponerlo en desarrollo el cual se debe enfatizar en aplicacion diaria la farmacovigilancia, garantizando que los profesionales sean los primeros en tener conocimiento suficiente para llevar a cabo sus actividades diarias con éxito.Apply a pharmacovigilance program in the drugstore of Parque Campestre de Farmacenter, applying the most effective processes to put it into development, which should be emphasized in daily application of pharmacovigilance, guaranteeing that professionals are the first to have sufficient knowledge to carry out their activities. successful daily
Biodegradable FeMnSi sputter-coated macroporous polypropylene membranes for the sustained release of drugs
Pure Fe and FeMnSi thin films were sputtered on macroporous polypropylene (PP) membranes with the aim to obtain biocompatible, biodegradable and, eventually, magnetically-steerable platforms. Room-temperature ferromagnetic response was observed in both Fe- and FeMnSi-coated membranes. Good cell viability was observed in both cases by means of cytotoxicity studies, though the FeMnSi-coated membranes showed higher biodegradability than the Fe-coated ones. Various strategies to functionalize the porous platforms with transferrin-Alexa Fluor 488 (Tf-AF488) molecules were tested to determine an optimal balance between the functionalization yield and the cargo release. The distribution of Tf-AF488 within the FeMnSi-coated PP membranes, as well as its release and uptake by cells, was studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy. A homogeneous distribution of the drug within the membrane skeleton and its sustained release was achieved after three consecutive impregnations followed by the addition of a layer made of gelatin and maltodextrin, which prevented exceedingly fast release. The here-prepared organic-inorganic macroporous membranes could find applications as fixed or magnetically-steerable drug delivery platforms
Biodegradable FeMnSi sputter-coated macroporous polypropylene membranes for the sustained release of drugs
Pure Fe and FeMnSi thin films were sputtered on macroporous polypropylene (PP) membranes with the aim to obtain biocompatible, biodegradable and, eventually, magnetically-steerable platforms. Room-temperature ferromagnetic response was observed in both Fe- and FeMnSi-coated membranes. Good cell viability was observed in both cases by means of cytotoxicity studies, though the FeMnSi-coated membranes showed higher biodegradability than the Fe-coated ones. Various strategies to functionalize the porous platforms with transferrin-Alexa Fluor 488 (Tf-AF488) molecules were tested to determine an optimal balance between the functionalization yield and the cargo release. The distribution of Tf-AF488 within the FeMnSi-coated PP membranes, as well as its release and uptake by cells, was studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy. A homogeneous distribution of the drug within the membrane skeleton and its sustained release was achieved after three consecutive impregnations followed by the addition of a layer made of gelatin and maltodextrin, which prevented exceedingly fast release. The here-prepared organic-inorganic macroporous membranes could find applications as fixed or magnetically-steerable drug delivery platforms
Avances en Informática y Automática. Noveno Workshop
[ES]El Máster Oficial en Sistemas Inteligentes de la Universidad de Salamanca
tiene como principal objetivo promover la iniciación de los estudiantes en
el ámbito de la investigación. El congreso organizado por el Departamento de
Informática y Automática que se celebra dentro del Máster en Sistemas Inteligentes
de la Universidad de Salamanca proporciona la oportunidad ideal para
que sus estudiantes presenten los principales resultados de sus Trabajos de Fin
de Máster y obtengan una realimentación del interés de los mismos.
La novena edición del workshop \Avances en Informática y Automática", correspondiente
al curso 2014 - 2015, ha sido un encuentro interdisciplinar donde se
han presentado trabajos pertenecientes a un amplio abanico de líneas de investigaci
ón, desde los sistemas multiagente y la visualización de la información hasta
la minería de datos pasando por otros campos relacionados. Todos los trabajos
han sido supervisados por investigadores de reconocido prestigio pertenecientes
a la Universidad de Salamanca, proporcionando el marco idóneo para sentar las
bases de una futura tesis doctoral. Entre los principales objetivos del congreso
se encuentran:
Ofrecer a los estudiantes un marco donde exponer sus primeros trabajos de
investigación.
Proporcionar a los participantes un foro donde discutir ideas y encontrar nuevas
sugerencias de compa~neros, investigadores y otros asistentes a la reunión.
Permitir a cada estudiante una realimentación de los participantes sobre su
trabajo y una orientación sobre las futuras direcciones de investigación.
Contribuir al desarrollo del espíritu de colaboración en la investigaciónDepartamento de Informática y Automátic