El caso Wroclaw : la imagen de la ciudad histórica en el principio del siglo XXI : el estado, los procesos, las perspectivas

1 archivo PDF (Tipo: Presentación) : principalmente ilustraciones en color ; 183 diapositivas.Por medio de estas imágenes se constituye la conciencia de lo que es la ciudad de Wroclaw, histórica, moderna, provincial, abierta, dinámica etc. Del otro lado sigue el juego de espacio a base del estado espacial, el patrimonio construido y las condiciones geográficas, como el efecto de los procesos históricos, políticos, económicos y las aspiraciones de las autoridades y de los habitantes. SUITRE

Renal Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction with Hemin Augments Renal Hemodynamics, Renal Autoregulation, and Excretory Function

Heme oxygenases (HO-1; HO-2) catalyze conversion of heme to free iron, carbon monoxide, and biliverdin/bilirubin. To determine the effects of renal HO-1 induction on blood pressure and renal function, normal control rats (n=7) and hemin-treated rats (n=6) were studied. Renal clearance studies were performed on anesthetized rats to assess renal function; renal blood flow (RBF) was measured using a transonic flow probe placed around the left renal artery. Hemin treatment significantly induced renal HO-1. Mean arterial pressure and heart rate were not different (115±5 mmHg versus 112±4 mmHg and 331±16 versus 346±10 bpm). However, RBF was significantly higher (9.1±0.8 versus 7.0±0.5 mL/min/g, P<0.05), and renal vascular resistance was significantly lower (13.0±0.9 versus 16.6±1.4 [mmHg/(mL/min/g)], P<0.05). Likewise, glomerular filtration rate was significantly elevated (1.4±0.2 versus 1.0±0.1 mL/min/g, P<0.05), and urine flow and sodium excretion were also higher (18.9±3.9 versus 8.2±1.0 μL/min/g, P<0.05 and 1.9±0.6 versus 0.2±0.1 μmol/min/g, P<0.05, resp.). The plateau of the autoregulation relationship was elevated, and renal vascular responses to acute angiotensin II infusion were attenuated in hemin-treated rats reflecting the vasodilatory effect of HO-1 induction. We conclude that renal HO-1 induction augments renal function which may contribute to the antihypertensive effects of HO-1 induction observed in hypertension models

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome : a case report

We present a case of a 78-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital due to clinical and electrographic features of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries and severe left ventricular contractility abnormalities, detected initially by echocardiography, which resolved within 20 days from hospital admission. Because of these findings and typical echocardiographic picture, a transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (the tako-tsubo syndrome) was diagnosed

Pseudo-Wellens syndrome in a patient with vasospastic angina

Wellens syndrome is characterised by negative or biphasic T waves in V2–V4 leads and critical stenosis of proximal part of the left descending coronary artery. These ECG changes without atherosclerotic changes in coronary angiography, i.e. coronary artery spasm are called pseudo-Wellens syndrome. We describe a patient with acute coronary syndrome and pseudo-Wellens syndrome as a cause of vasospastic angina. These ECG abnormalities need differentiation with acute pulmonary embolism

Fizyczne środki spieniające stosowane do poliuretanów

Polyurethane foam materials are the majority among all foam materials. Additionally, they are main part of all produced polyurethanes. Therefore, the problem of selection of suitable blowing agents is very crucial from the point of view of technological, economic and environmental protection benefits. The work is collected and discussed all kinds of physical blowing agents which are used in the production of polyurethane foams. The basic blowing agents used in the polyurethane technology include: chlorofluorocarbons.Większość materiałów piankowych to piankowe materiały poliuretanowe, stanowiące główną grupę wszystkich produkowanych poliuretanów. Z punktu widzenia korzyści technologicznych, ekonomicznych i ochrony środowiska bardzo istotnym problemem jest dobór odpowiednich środków porotwórczych. W pracy omówiono rozmaite fizyczne środki spieniające wykorzystywane doprodukcji pianek poliuretanowych. Do podstawowych środków porotwórczych stosowanych w technologii poliuretanów zalicza się: chlorofluorowęglowodory (CFC), uwodornione fluorowęglowodory (HFC), uwodornione chlorofluorowęglowodory (HCFC), niskowrzące nasycone i nienasycone węglowodory, nasycone fluoroetery (HFE) i ditlenek węgla. Omówiono zagadnienia związane z problemem doboru odpowiedniego środka spieniającego, uwzględniającego jego oddziaływanie na środowisko, koszty produkcji pianki i wpływ na jej właściwości, w szczególności na termoizolacyjność i palność

Osmotic hypertonicity of the renal medulla during changes in renal perfusion pressure in the rat

The relationship between renal perfusion pressure (RPP) and ion concentration in renal medulla was studied in anaesthetized rats. RPP was changed in steps within the pressure range 130–80 mmHg, while tissue electrical admittance (Y, index of interstitial ion concentration) and medullary and cortical blood flow (MBF and CBF; laser Doppler flowmetry) were measured, along with glomerular filtration rate (Cin) and renal excretion.With a RPP reduction from 130 to 120 mmHg, tissue Y remained stable; at 100 and 80 mmHg, Y was 5 and 17 % lower, respectively, than at 120 mmHg.CBF fell less than RPP (partial autoregulation) in the range 130–100 mmHg only. MBF was autoregulated within 120–100 mmHg, but not above or below this range.Each step of RPP reduction was followed by a decrease in sodium and water excretion (UNaV and V). The osmolality of excised inner medulla fragments was similar at 120 and 105 mmHg (586 ± 45 and 618 ± 35 mosmol (kg H2O)−1, respectively) but lower at 80 mmHg (434 ± 31 mosmol (kg H2O)−1, P < 0.01); the ion concentration changed in parallel.The data show that medullary hypertonicity was well preserved during RPP fluctuations within 130–100 mmHg, but not below this range. RPP-dependent changes of UNaV and V were not clearly associated with changes in solute concentration in medullary tissue

Adjusting the Magnetic Properties of ZrO2:Mn Nanocrystals by Changing Hydrothermal Synthesis Conditions

The aim of the present work was to study the magnetic properties of ZrO2(Mn) nanocrystals prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis using three different precursors: KMnO4, MnCl2, and Mn(NO3)2. The structural characterization was performed by means of X-ray diffraction. The morphology of the samples was studied by using STEM microscopy. The magnetic properties were studied by means of alternating current (AC) susceptibility (at a small AC magnetic field with amplitude not exceeding 5 Oe) and direct current (DC) magnetization (up to 9 T). All of the samples demonstrated Curie&ndash;Weiss behavior at higher temperatures with negative values of the Curie&ndash;Weiss temperature &theta;. It was shown that the conditions of the synthesis, e.g., pH and the type of precursor, can be adjusted to decrease the value of the Curie&ndash;Weiss temperature and reduce antiferromagnetic interactions