Wind farm output

The problem was to devise a simulation method for the wind speeds at a set of sites, that has the correct autocorrelation, cross-correlation and distributions. The report includes one way of doing this, using a multivariate auto-regressive system, and other comments and observations that may lead to better ways of achieving the aim

Procesos de aprendizaje en el sistema de educación a distancia de la Universidad del Zulia

This classroom action research is guided by the purpose of strengthening distance education in the EUS programs at the LUZ East Lake Coast Campus. The study combined complementary approaches such as ethnography and dialogic hermeneutics, guided by the transdiciplinarity of acting with and from the actors. As reflexive action strategies, it highlights training workshops, educational blogs, reflection circles for the deconstruction, reorientation, and programmatic and paradigmatic implementation of virtual classrooms. Using the critical, reflexive paradigm, the study is able to contrast how learning is facilitated in relation to third millennium challenges, a situation characterized by little training and commitment by some teachers in distance education coordination, a poor technology platform, obsolete program content and high failure levels, among others. The analysis was systematized using hermeneutic triangulation. Among its transformations, the following stand out: improvement in the technological and academic skills of the actors, implementation of five virtual classrooms, updating the technology platform, programmatic and paradigmatic updating of the units attached to EUS coordination at the LUZ East Lake Coast Campus, reorientation of evaluation criteria according to a formative concept, providing greater opportunities for student self-regulation, taking into account their learning pace and strengthening educational research networks that facilitate learning in all EUS units at the University of Zulia.  La presente investigación acción en el aula, orientada por su propósito de fortalecer la educación a distancia en los programas EUS del núcleo LUZ Costa Oriental del Lago. El estudio se articuló en la complementariedad de enfoques como la etnografía, hermenéutica dialógica, guiados por la transdisciplinariedad del accionar con y desde los actores. Destacan como estrategias de acción reflexiva, talleres de formación, blog educativos, círculos de reflexión para la desconstrucción, reorientación, e implementación programática y paradigmática de las aulas virtuales. Logrando contrastar, desde el paradigma crítico reflexivo, cómo se facilitan los aprendizajes en correspondencia con los desafíos del tercer milenio, situación que estaba caracterizada por escasa formación y compromiso de algunos docentes de dicha coordinación sobre la educación a distancia, plataforma tecnológica deficiente, obsolescencia de contenidos programáticos, elevados índices de aplazados, entre otros. El análisis fue sistematizado desde la triangulación hermenéutica. Entre sus transformaciones destacan: mejora en las competencias tecnológicas, académicas de los actores, implementación de cinco aulas virtuales, actualización de la plataforma tecnológica, actualización programática y paradigmática de las unidades adscritas a la mencionada coordinación, reorientación a los criterios de evaluación desde una concepción formativa, brindándoles mayores oportunidades al estudiante para su autorregulación, tomando en cuenta su ritmo de aprendizaje, fortalecimiento de la redes de docentes investigadores, que facilitan aprendizajes en todas las dependencias EUS, de La Universidad del Zulia. &nbsp

Synergistic Effects of Ocean Warming and Cyanide Poisoning in an Ornamental Tropical Reef Fish

UIDP/50017/2020 UIDB/50017/2020 UID/MAR/04292/2019 SFRH/BPD/117491/2016 SFRH/BPD/115298/2016 SFRH/BPD/99819/2014 PD/BD/52568/2014An array of anthropogenic pressures is affecting tropical ecosystems, posing major conservation challenges for scientists, stakeholders and populations. Illegal cyanide fishing is one of the major threats to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, targeting a multitude of colorful species for the marine aquarium trade as well as large-sized groupers and wrasses for the food fish trade. Ultimately, the continued use of this destructive practice as oceans warm may overload tropical ecosystems and result in irreversible ecological damage. Here we show that the impact of cyanide poisoning in an ornamental tropical marine fish is magnified under increased temperatures. A sole pulse exposure of 60 s to 50 mg L–1 of cyanide under current temperature (26°C) caused substantial mortality (50–100%) in eight species of Pomacentridae. The clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris was the most resistant, especially medium-sized fish [average total length and weight of 38 mm and 1.12 g; LC50 (95% CI) = 50.00 (46.76 − 53.24) mg L–1] that showed shorter recovery times and higher survival rates (%) when compared to small-sized ones [average total length and weight of 25 mm and 0.30 g; LC50 (95% CI) = 28.45 (20.17 − 36.72) mg L–1]. However, when the most resistant size-class was concomitantly exposed to a sub-lethal dosage of cyanide (25 mg L–1 instead of 50 mg L–1) and ocean warming scenarios for 2100 (+3°C and heat wave +6°C), survival rates (%) decreased to 60 and 20%, respectively, and recovery times increased in the worst case scenario. Mortality outbreaks, as well as vulnerability to predation, will likely expand in fish inhabiting coral reefs exposed to cyanide fishing unless stronger conservation measures are taken in tropical reefs to limit this destructive practice now and in the oceans of tomorrow.publishersversionpublishe

NURSING CARE FOR THE HEALTH OF INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS: SCOPING REVIEW

Objective: to identify in the literature the nursing care actions for the health of indigenous populations.Method: this is a scoping review, whose search was conducted in September 2022 in the following databases: Nursing Database (BDENF), CAPES Theses and Dissertations Catalog, Google Scholar, Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). The results were evaluated by summarizing the selected articles.Results: the main actions directed to the indigenous population were nursing consultations and health promotion and prevention activities. The main difficulty encountered in relation to indigenous peoples is the language barrier.Conclusion: the nursing team encounters difficulties, such as: the difficult location of the villages; high work overload due to the lack of medical professionals; language barrier; and inadequate conditions

Tubercular osteomyelitis of skull, a case report

La tuberculosis craneal es una entidad rara, que inicia con una infección de la médula espinal y se extiende a las placas externas e internas del cráneo, provocando la destrucción del hueso y la formación de tejido de granulación causando una colección de secreción purulenta, edema y dolor en la zona afectada. El diagnostico requiere la demostración de los bacilos ácido-resistentes en el frotis de la muestra mediante la tinción de Ziehl-Neelsen y la presencia de un granuloma caseoso histopatológico. El tratamiento puede ser médico o quirúrgico dependiendo la complejidad de la patología. Se reporta el caso de un paciente masculino de 45 años, quien acude por presentar herida abierta en la región parietal izquierda, causado por antecedente de craneotomía debido a trauma craneoencefálico hace 6 años, en el cultivo de la lesión descrita se reportó positivo para bacilos acido-resistentes, recibiendo el paciente terapia antituberculosa con buena respuesta clínica. Este es un caso inusual que se reporta para conocimiento y definir conductas diagnósticas y terapéuticas ante una presentación atípica de tuberculosis extrapulmonar.Cranial tuberculosis is a rare entity, which starts with an infection of the spinal cord and spreads to the external and internal plates of the skull, causing destruction of the bone and the formation of granulation tissue causing a collection of purulent discharge, edema and pain in the affected area. Diagnosis requires the demonstration of acid-fast bacilli in the smear specimen by Ziehl-Neelsen staining and the presence of a histopathological caseous granuloma. Treatment may be medical or surgical depending on the complexity of the pathology. We report the case of a 45-year-old male patient, who presented with an open wound in the left parietal region, caused by a history of craniotomy due to cranioencephalic trauma 6 years ago. The culture of the lesion described was positive for acid-fast bacilli, and the patient received antituberculosis therapy with good clinical response. This is an unusual case that is reported for knowledge and to define diagnostic and therapeutic conducts before an atypical presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

ASISTENCIA DE ENFERMERÍA PARA LA SALUD DE LAS POBLACIONES INDÍGENAS: UNA REVISIÓN DE ALCANCE

Objetivo: identificar en la literatura las acciones de cuidados de enfermería para la salud de las poblaciones indígenas.Método: se trata de una revisión de alcance, cuya búsqueda fue realizada en septiembre de 2022 en las siguientes bases de datos: Base de Datos de Enfermería (BDENF), Catálogo de Tesis y Disertaciones de la CAPES, Google Scholar, Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) y Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). Los resultados se evaluaron resumiendo los artículos seleccionados.Resultados: las principales acciones dirigidas a la población indígena fueron: consultas de enfermería y actividades de promoción de la salud y prevención. La principal dificultad encontrada en relación a la población indígena es la barrera lingüística.Conclusión: el equipo de enfermería encuentra dificultades como: la difícil localización de las aldeas; la elevada sobrecarga de trabajo debido a la falta de profesionales médicos; la barrera lingüística; y las condiciones inadecuadas

ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM À SAÚDE DAS POPULAÇÕES INDÍGENAS: REVISÃO DE ESCOPO

Objetivo: identificar na literatura as ações de assistência de enfermagem à saúde das populações indígenas.Método: trata-se de uma revisão de escopo, cuja busca foi realizada no mês de setembro de 2022  nas seguintes bases de dados: Base de Dados de Enfermagem (BDENF), Catálogo de teses e dissertações da CAPES, Google Scholar, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) e Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). Os resultados foram avaliados por meio de sumarização dos artigos selecionados.Resultados: as principais ações dirigidas à população indígena foram: consultas de enfermagem e atividades de promoção e prevenção da saúde. A principal dificuldade encontrada em relação aos povos indígenas é a barreira linguística.Conclusão: a equipe de enfermagem encontra dificuldades, como: a difícil localização das aldeias; alta sobrecarga de trabalho em decorrência da falta de profissionais médicos; barreira linguística; e condições inadequadas

Research Article Fiber in Diet Is Associated with Improvement of Glycated Hemoglobin and Lipid Profile in Mexican Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Objective. To assess the association of dietary fiber on current everyday diet and other dietary components with glycated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c), glucose, lipids profile, and body weight body weight, in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of 395 patients with type 2 diabetes was performed. HbA1c, fasting glucose, triglycerides, and lipids profile were measured. Weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, and body composition were measured. Everyday diet with a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire was evaluated. ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression were used in statistical analysis. Results. Higher fiber intake was associated with a low HbA1c, high HDL-c levels, low weight, and waist circumference. The highest tertile of calories consumption was associated with a higher fasting glucose level and weight. The highest tertile of carbohydrate consumption was associated with a lower weight. The lowest tertile of total fat and saturated fat was associated with the highest tertile of HDL-c levels, and lower saturated fat intake was associated with lower weight ( < 0.05). Conclusions. A higher content of fiber in the diet reduces HbA1c and triglycerides, while improving HDL-c levels. Increasing fiber consumption while lowering calorie consumption seems to be an appropriate strategy to reduce body weight and promote blood glucose control

The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) has been in operation since July 2014. This paper describes the second data release from this phase, and the fourteenth from SDSS overall (making this, Data Release Fourteen or DR14). This release makes public data taken by SDSS-IV in its first two years of operation (July 2014-2016). Like all previous SDSS releases, DR14 is cumulative, including the most recent reductions and calibrations of all data taken by SDSS since the first phase began operations in 2000. New in DR14 is the first public release of data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS); the first data from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory (APO) Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE-2), including stellar parameter estimates from an innovative data driven machine learning algorithm known as "The Cannon"; and almost twice as many data cubes from the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey as were in the previous release (N = 2812 in total). This paper describes the location and format of the publicly available data from SDSS-IV surveys. We provide references to the important technical papers describing how these data have been taken (both targeting and observation details) and processed for scientific use. The SDSS website (www.sdss.org) has been updated for this release, and provides links to data downloads, as well as tutorials and examples of data use. SDSS-IV is planning to continue to collect astronomical data until 2020, and will be followed by SDSS-V.Comment: SDSS-IV collaboration alphabetical author data release paper. DR14 happened on 31st July 2017. 19 pages, 5 figures. Accepted by ApJS on 28th Nov 2017 (this is the "post-print" and "post-proofs" version; minor corrections only from v1, and most of errors found in proofs corrected

Hogar

Aquest any la paraula “llar” ha cobrat un nou significat. S’ha convertit en refugi, en protecció i en presó. La il·lustració i la creativitat ens han ajudat a alliberar les nostres ments, en un moment en què els nostres cossos estaven reclosos. En aquesta exposició del Postgrau en Il·lustració creativa i tècniques de comunicació visual d’EINA trobareu les creacions que els 19 estudiants d’aquest programa han realitzat durant aquest any d’aprenentatge professional i personal. La llar, les experiències i els interessos de cada un d’ells es veuen reflectits en la seva obra i formen part del missatge que transmeten. Llar és qui ens envolta, qui ens omple i ens comprèn. Llar és família, amics i nosaltres mateixos.Este año la palabra “hogar” ha cobrado un nuevo significado. Se ha convertido en refugio, en protección y en cárcel. La ilustración y la creatividad nos han ayudado a liberar nuestras mentes, en un momento en el que nuestros cuerpos estaban recluidos. En esta exposición del Postgrado en Ilustración creativa y técnicas de comunicación visual de EINA encontraréis las creaciones que los 19 estudiantes de este programa han realizado durante este año de aprendizaje profesional y personal. El hogar, las experiencias y los intereses de cada uno de ellos se ven reflejados en su obra y forman parte del mensaje que transmiten. Hogar es quien nos rodea, quien nos llena y nos comprende. Hogar es familia, amigos y nosotros mismos.This year the word “home” has taken on a new meaning. It has become a refuge, a protection and a prison. Illustration and creativity have helped us to free our minds, at a time when our bodies were confined. In this exhibition of EINA Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Illustration and Visual Communication Techniques you will find the creations that the 19 students of this programme have made during this year of professional and personal learning. The home, the experiences and the interests of each one of them are reflected in their work and are part of the message that they transmit. Home is who surrounds us, who fills us and understands us. Home is family, friends and ourselves