The effective field theory as a searching tool for presence of new physics in tt production with CMS

Despite its success, the standard model (SM) presents some important shortcomings, and because of these there has been a long search for physics beyond the SM which can be associated to the production of new particles. Since for the moment there is no clear evidence of this we are motivated to use effective field theory to characterise corrections of the Lagrangian of the SM. The CMS experiment uses the effective field theory (EFT) with four different approaches, based on: 1) the reinterpretation of inclusive measurement, constraining the Wilson coefficients by using EFT parametrizations; 2) relying on reinterpretation of differential measurements at particle and parton level; 3) hybrid EFT measurements at detector level; 4) by characterising EFT directly with the data. Measurements of top quark tt differential cross-sections using simulated events produced in proton-proton collisions are presented. The differential cross-section is defined as a function of kinematic variables for the three decay channels: all-hadronic, semi-leptonic and dileptonic at particle and detector level. The cross-section has been measured for the SM events and EFT using the ctG, cQq81 and ctq8 Wilson coefficients, which were the most relevant. We analyse the different effects that are presented in each channel and also which are the relevant kinematic variables in each case. Based on the differential cross-section histograms we calculate the ratio between EFT and SM production, and analyse the trend of the linear fit in order to see which variables could help us constrain more the Wilson coefficients

Factores pronósticos de mortalidad por sepsis severa en unidades de cuidado crítico del área metropolitana de Bucaramanga

Resumen Introducción La sepsis es la principal causa de mortalidad en unidades de cuidado crítico, factores de riesgo de mortalidad como la edad, el género y las escalas de severidad han sido estudiados. En nuestra población de estudio las otras complicaciones durante la hospitalización fueron las más relacionadas con el descenlace. Materiales y métodos Estudio de cohorte de 150 pacientes admitidos a unidad de cuidado critico de cuatro unidades del área metropolitana de Bucaramanga, con diagnostico de sepsis severa o choque séptico fueron estudiados mediante un cuestionario sobre variables socio-económicas, clínicas y microbiológicas. Se realizó análisis bivariado con pruebas t de student y chi cuadrado. El análisis multivariado mediante regresión de cox con el tiempo al evento como variable de descenlace.Resultados Los pacientes sobrevivientes tuvieron un promedio de edad de 64 años y los no sobrevivientes de 67 años, sin que se demostraran diferencias estadísticas entre los dos grupos de pacientes. No se encontraron diferencias en cuanto al género. El factor de riesgo más importante asociado a mortalidad por sepsis fueron las complicaciones durante la hospitalización, incluso luego de ajustar por el puntaje sofá inicial, el sitio de infección y los indicadores de respuesta inflamatoria como la hiperlactatemia e hiperbilirrubinemia. Conclusiones Se encontraron tres modelos de riesgo para mortalidad por sepsis con otras complicaciones durante la hospitalización como el factor de riesgo más relevante y el control glicemico como el factor de protección más importante. Palabras clave: Epidemiologia, Sepsis, Cuidados intensivos, Mortalidad, Factores pronóstico

Association between prognosis factorsand mortality in Bucaramanga

El objetivo del presente artículo fue evaluar los factores de riesgo para mortalidad por sepsis severa en cuatro instituciones de cuidado crítico de la ciudad, estudiando variables socio-demográficas, clínicas y microbiológicas. Materiales y métodos: Estudio de cohorte de 150 pacientes admitidos a unidad de cuidado crítico de cuatro unidades del área metropolitana de Bucaramanga, con diagnóstico de sepsis severa o choque séptico. Fueron estudiados mediante un cuestionario sobre variables socio-económicas, clínicas y microbiológicas. Se realizó análisis bivariado con pruebas t de student y chi cuadrado. El análisis multivariado mediante regresión de Cox con el tiempo al evento como variable de desenlace. Resultados: Los pacientes sobrevivientes tuvieron un promedio de edad de 64 años y los no sobrevivientes de 67 años, sin que se demostraran diferencias estadísticas entre los dos grupos de pacientes. No se encontraron diferencias en cuanto al género. El factor de riesgo más importante asociado a mortalidad por sepsis fueron las complicaciones durante la hospitalización, incluso luego de ajustar por el puntaje SOFAinicial, el sitio de infección y los indicadores de respuesta inflamatoria como la hiperlactatemia e hiperbilirrubinemia. Conclusiones:Se encontraron tres modelos de riesgo para mortalidad por sepsis con otras complicaciones durante la hospitalización como el factor de riesgo más relevante y el control glicémico como el factor de protección más importante. [Niño ME, Torres D, Cárdenas ME, Godoy AP, Moreno N, Sanabria V, et al. Factores pronósticos de mortalidad por sepsis severa en unidades de cuidado critico del área metropolitana de Bucaramanga.The objective of this article was to evaluate the risk factors for mortality due to severe sepsis in four critical care institutions in the city, studying socio-demographic, clinical and microbiological variables. Materials and methods: Cohort study of 150 patients admitted to a critical care unit of four units in the metropolitan area of ​​Bucaramanga, diagnosed with severe sepsis or septic shock. They were studied by means of a questionnaire on socio-economic, clinical and microbiological variables. Bivariate analysis was performed with Student's t and chi square tests. Multivariate analysis using Cox regression with time to event as an outcome variable. Results: The surviving patients had an average age of 64 years and the non-survivors of 67 years, without statistical differences between the two groups of patients. No differences were found regarding gender. The most important risk factor associated with mortality from sepsis was complications during hospitalization, even after adjusting for the initial SOFA score, the site of infection, and indicators of inflammatory response such as hyperlactatemia and hyperbilirubinemia. Conclusions: Three risk models were found for mortality from sepsis with other complications during hospitalization as the most relevant risk factor and glycemic control as the most important protective factor. [Niño ME, Torres D, Cárdenas ME, Godoy AP, Moreno N, Sanabria V, et al. Prognostic factors for mortality due to severe sepsis in critical care units in the metropolitan area of ​​Bucaramanga

Characterisation of age and polarity at onset in bipolar disorder

Background Studying phenotypic and genetic characteristics of age at onset (AAO) and polarity at onset (PAO) in bipolar disorder can provide new insights into disease pathology and facilitate the development of screening tools. Aims To examine the genetic architecture of AAO and PAO and their association with bipolar disorder disease characteristics. Method Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) and polygenic score (PGS) analyses of AAO (n = 12 977) and PAO (n = 6773) were conducted in patients with bipolar disorder from 34 cohorts and a replication sample (n = 2237). The association of onset with disease characteristics was investigated in two of these cohorts. Results Earlier AAO was associated with a higher probability of psychotic symptoms, suicidality, lower educational attainment, not living together and fewer episodes. Depressive onset correlated with suicidality and manic onset correlated with delusions and manic episodes. Systematic differences in AAO between cohorts and continents of origin were observed. This was also reflected in single-nucleotide variant-based heritability estimates, with higher heritabilities for stricter onset definitions. Increased PGS for autism spectrum disorder (β = −0.34 years, s.e. = 0.08), major depression (β = −0.34 years, s.e. = 0.08), schizophrenia (β = −0.39 years, s.e. = 0.08), and educational attainment (β = −0.31 years, s.e. = 0.08) were associated with an earlier AAO. The AAO GWAS identified one significant locus, but this finding did not replicate. Neither GWAS nor PGS analyses yielded significant associations with PAO. Conclusions AAO and PAO are associated with indicators of bipolar disorder severity. Individuals with an earlier onset show an increased polygenic liability for a broad spectrum of psychiatric traits. Systematic differences in AAO across cohorts, continents and phenotype definitions introduce significant heterogeneity, affecting analyses

Early mobilisation in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a subanalysis of the ESICM-initiated UNITE-COVID observational study

Background Early mobilisation (EM) is an intervention that may improve the outcome of critically ill patients. There is limited data on EM in COVID-19 patients and its use during the first pandemic wave. Methods This is a pre-planned subanalysis of the ESICM UNITE-COVID, an international multicenter observational study involving critically ill COVID-19 patients in the ICU between February 15th and May 15th, 2020. We analysed variables associated with the initiation of EM (within 72 h of ICU admission) and explored the impact of EM on mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay, as well as discharge location. Statistical analyses were done using (generalised) linear mixed-effect models and ANOVAs. Results Mobilisation data from 4190 patients from 280 ICUs in 45 countries were analysed. 1114 (26.6%) of these patients received mobilisation within 72 h after ICU admission; 3076 (73.4%) did not. In our analysis of factors associated with EM, mechanical ventilation at admission (OR 0.29; 95% CI 0.25, 0.35; p = 0.001), higher age (OR 0.99; 95% CI 0.98, 1.00; p ≤ 0.001), pre-existing asthma (OR 0.84; 95% CI 0.73, 0.98; p = 0.028), and pre-existing kidney disease (OR 0.84; 95% CI 0.71, 0.99; p = 0.036) were negatively associated with the initiation of EM. EM was associated with a higher chance of being discharged home (OR 1.31; 95% CI 1.08, 1.58; p = 0.007) but was not associated with length of stay in ICU (adj. difference 0.91 days; 95% CI − 0.47, 1.37, p = 0.34) and hospital (adj. difference 1.4 days; 95% CI − 0.62, 2.35, p = 0.24) or mortality (OR 0.88; 95% CI 0.7, 1.09, p = 0.24) when adjusted for covariates. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate that a quarter of COVID-19 patients received EM. There was no association found between EM in COVID-19 patients' ICU and hospital length of stay or mortality. However, EM in COVID-19 patients was associated with increased odds of being discharged home rather than to a care facility. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04836065 (retrospectively registered April 8th 2021)

Crustal structure of the Western Azuero Peninsula, Panama : Insights into the structure of accretionary complexes and forearc ophiolites

Detailed geologic mapping (639 field stations in ~700 km2) and a ~50 km-long gravity survey (142 stations) in the western Azuero Peninsula revealed two faulted and folded slivers of oceanic crust attached to the trailing edge of the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau (CLIP). Our new data, along with published geochronology, allowed us to reconstruct the Cretaceous forearc configuration of the trailing edge of the CLIP prior to seamount collision, ophiolite accretion, and whole-margin deformation. The ophiolite in western Azuero is composed of two tectonic slivers arranged in south-verging, imbricated thrust faults that stack a ~73 Ma pillow, flow, and picritic basalt and black chert, together with a ~ 89–93 Ma and older basalt flows and capping red chert sequences. Accretion of these slivers to form a supra-subduction zone ophiolite resulted from the middle Eocene collision and accretion of Galapagos seamounts against the trailing edge of the CLIP. Accreted seamounts are arranged in a north-verging antiformal stack duplex, and below the thrust sheets. Change in kinematics after fission of the Cocos-Nazca Plate during early Miocene times prompted the propagation of the Azuero-Sona fault zone flower structure, favouring the preservation of these slivers of oceanic crust

La Extensión Universitaria como una herramienta para la apropiación social del conocimiento

La Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (UTP), a través de la Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones Innovación y Extensión, busca promover la extensión universitaria como una estrategia que permite el intercambio, la aplicación y la integración del conocimiento científico, tecnológico, artístico y cultural; al igual que la vinculación con la realidad social, cultural, económica y productiva de la región y del país, al darle valor a las capacidades institucionales y al generar una articulación e integración entre la docencia y la investigación, la cual permita la identificación de problemáticas y la propuesta de alternativas de solución; además de las oportunidades en el sector externo para realizar intervenciones y alianzas que conduzcan a fortalecer y aportar al desarrollo económico, cultural y el bienestar de la comunidad en general. En este sentido, para el año 2019 se ofertó, a los miembros de la comunidad universitaria, la «Convocatoria interna para la financiación de proyectos de extensión social, cultural y artístico» cuya ejecución se realizaría en el año 2020 y cuyo objetivo era fomentar el desarrollo de proyectos de carácter social, cultural, artístico, los cuales permitieran la solución y transformación de problemáticas que involucrarán o beneficiarán sectores de diferentes comunidadesApropiación social del conocimientoCONTENIDO Población beneficiada ...............................................................................................54 Conclusiones..............................................................................................................54 Fotografías..................................................................................................................55 Bibliografía .................................................................................................................58 Capítulo cuatro Generación de Apropiación Social del Conocimiento en Temas de Procesamiento, Bioconservación y Nutrición, a los Productores del Mercado Agroecológico de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Alimentos para la Vida...................................................................................................................................63 Resumen .....................................................................................................................64 Abstract.......................................................................................................................65 Introducción...............................................................................................................65 Objetivos.....................................................................................................................66 Objetivo general.........................................................................................................66 Objetivos específicos.................................................................................................66 Metodología ..............................................................................................................67 Resultados...................................................................................................................68 Población beneficiada ...............................................................................................70 Conclusiones..............................................................................................................71 Bibliografía .................................................................................................................71 Fotografías..................................................................................................................74 Capítulo cinco Cursos de refuerzo basados en aprendizaje activo, social y cultural, para afrontar el contexto de la enseñanza en ingeniería desde una visión interdisciplinaria............................................................................................................79 Resumen .....................................................................................................................79 Abstract ......................................................................................................................80 Introducción...............................................................................................................81 Objetivos.....................................................................................................................84 Objetivo general.........................................................................................................84 Objetivos específicos.................................................................................................84 Metodología ...............................................................................................................85 Resultados...................................................................................................................88 Población beneficiada ...............................................................................................89 Conclusiones..............................................................................................................89 Bibliografía .................................................................................................................90 Capítulo seis Laboratorios andantes: Fotografía estenopeica como interfaz cultural de la memoria colectiva..........................................................................................................95 Resumen .....................................................................................................................95 Abstract ......................................................................................................................96 Introducción...............................................................................................................97 Objetivos.................................................................................................................. 101 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 101 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 101 Metodología ........................................................................................................... 101 Resultados................................................................................................................ 105 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 108 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 109 Capítulo siete Divulgación académica y cultural de los productos turísticos y rol del arenero artesanal en el turismo de la Virginia, Risaralda.................................................. 113 Resumen .................................................................................................................. 113 Abstract ................................................................................................................... 114 Introducción............................................................................................................ 114 Objetivos.................................................................................................................. 116 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 116 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 116 Metodología ............................................................................................................ 117 Resultados................................................................................................................ 117 Población beneficiada ............................................................................................ 119 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 120 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 120 Capítulo ocho Proyecto de actualización en cirugía general........................................................ 125 Resumen .................................................................................................................. 125 Abstract.................................................................................................................... 126 Introducción............................................................................................................ 127 Objetivos.................................................................................................................. 127 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 127 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 128 Metodología ............................................................................................................ 128 Resultados................................................................................................................ 128 Población beneficiada ............................................................................................ 140 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 141 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 141 Capítulo nueve Implementación de metodologías de enseñanza/aprendizaje en niños de tercera infancia y adolescentes a través de conceptos y proyectos de la aeronáutica (Aerokid)....................................................................................................................... 145 Resumen .................................................................................................................. 145 Abstract.................................................................................................................... 146 Introducción............................................................................................................ 147 Objetivos.................................................................................................................. 148 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 148 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 148 Metodología ............................................................................................................ 148 Resultados................................................................................................................ 158 Población beneficiada ............................................................................................ 158 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 158 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 159 Capítulo diez “Contagio: Cursos de Extensión de Educadores Noveles para Población Migrante”...................................................................................................................... 163 Resumen .................................................................................................................. 163 Abstract.................................................................................................................... 164 Introducción............................................................................................................ 165 Objetivos.................................................................................................................. 166 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 166 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 166 Metodología ............................................................................................................ 167 Población beneficiada ............................................................................................ 169 Evento de cierre, 19 de noviembre: Narrativas migratorias: experiencias de viaje............................................................................................... 170 Medios de difusión................................................................................................ .171 Datos sobre la inscripción de los cursillistas....................................................... 171 Sobre la migración.................................................................................................. 173 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 173 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 177 Capítulo once Los mercados agroecológicos en Pereira, Dosquebradas y Santa Rosa: una expresión de dinámicas sociales y economías posibles....................................... 181 Resumen .................................................................................................................. 181 Abstract.................................................................................................................... 182 Introducción............................................................................................................ 183 Objetivos.................................................................................................................. 185 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 185 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 185 Metodología ............................................................................................................ 185 Resultados................................................................................................................ 187 Población beneficiada ............................................................................................ 196 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 198 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 200 Capítulo doce Identificación e implementación de medidas integrales basadas en minería de datos para la disminución de la deserción al interior de la facultad de ingenierías de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira ......................................... 205 Resumen .................................................................................................................. 205 Abstract.................................................................................................................... 206 Introducción............................................................................................................ 206 Objetivos ................................................................................................................. 208 Objetivo general...................................................................................................... 208 Objetivos específicos.............................................................................................. 208 Metodología ............................................................................................................ 208 Resultados................................................................................................................ 209 Resultados preliminares......................................................................................... 225 Población beneficiada ........................................................................................... 226 Conclusiones........................................................................................................... 226 Bibliografía .............................................................................................................. 22

Efficacy and safety of the CVnCoV SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate in ten countries in Europe and Latin America (HERALD): a randomised, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 2b/3 trial

Background: Additional safe and efficacious vaccines are needed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to analyse the efficacy and safety of the CVnCoV SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate. Methods: HERALD is a randomised, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 2b/3 clinical trial conducted in 47 centres in ten countries in Europe and Latin America. By use of an interactive web response system and stratification by country and age group (18–60 years and ≥61 years), adults with no history of virologically confirmed COVID-19 were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive intramuscularly either two 0·6 mL doses of CVnCoV containing 12 μg of mRNA or two 0·6 mL doses of 0·9% NaCl (placebo) on days 1 and 29. The primary efficacy endpoint was the occurrence of a first episode of virologically confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 of any severity and caused by any strain from 15 days after the second dose. For the primary endpoint, the trial was considered successful if the lower limit of the CI was greater than 30%. Key secondary endpoints were the occurrence of a first episode of virologically confirmed moderate-to-severe COVID-19, severe COVID-19, and COVID-19 of any severity by age group. Primary safety outcomes were solicited local and systemic adverse events within 7 days after each dose and unsolicited adverse events within 28 days after each dose in phase 2b participants, and serious adverse events and adverse events of special interest up to 1 year after the second dose in phase 2b and phase 3 participants. Here, we report data up to June 18, 2021. The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04652102, and EudraCT, 2020–003998–22, and is ongoing. Findings: Between Dec 11, 2020, and April 12, 2021, 39 680 participants were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive either CVnCoV (n=19 846) or placebo (n=19 834), of whom 19 783 received at least one dose of CVnCoV and 19 746 received at least one dose of placebo. After a mean observation period of 48·2 days (SE 0·2), 83 cases of COVID-19 occurred in the CVnCoV group (n=12 851) in 1735·29 person-years and 145 cases occurred in the placebo group (n=12 211) in 1569·87 person-years, resulting in an overall vaccine efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 of 48·2% (95·826% CI 31·0–61·4; p=0·016). Vaccine efficacy against moderate-to-severe COVID-19 was 70·7% (95% CI 42·5–86·1; CVnCoV 12 cases in 1735·29 person-years, placebo 37 cases in 1569·87 person-years). In participants aged 18–60 years, vaccine efficacy against symptomatic disease was 52·5% (95% CI 36·2–64·8; CVnCoV 71 cases in 1591·47 person-years, placebo, 136 cases in 1449·23 person-years). Too few cases occurred in participants aged 61 years or older (CVnCoV 12, placebo nine) to allow meaningful assessment of vaccine efficacy. Solicited adverse events, which were mostly systemic, were more common in CVnCoV recipients (1933 [96·5%] of 2003) than in placebo recipients (1344 [67·9%] of 1978), with 542 (27·1%) CVnCoV recipients and 61 (3·1%) placebo recipients reporting grade 3 solicited adverse events. The most frequently reported local reaction after any dose in the CVnCoV group was injection-site pain (1678 [83·6%] of 2007), with 22 grade 3 reactions, and the most frequently reported systematic reactions were fatigue (1603 [80·0%] of 2003) and headache (1541 [76·9%] of 2003). 82 (0·4%) of 19 783 CVnCoV recipients reported 100 serious adverse events and 66 (0·3%) of 19 746 placebo recipients reported 76 serious adverse events. Eight serious adverse events in five CVnCoV recipients and two serious adverse events in two placebo recipients were considered vaccination-related. None of the fatal serious adverse events reported (eight in the CVnCoV group and six in the placebo group) were considered to be related to study vaccination. Adverse events of special interest were reported for 38 (0·2%) participants in the CVnCoV group and 31 (0·2%) participants in the placebo group. These events were considered to be related to the trial vaccine for 14 (<0·1%) participants in the CVnCoV group and for five (<0·1%) participants in the placebo group. Interpretation: CVnCoV was efficacious in the prevention of COVID-19 of any severity and had an acceptable safety profile. Taking into account the changing environment, including the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, and timelines for further development, the decision has been made to cease activities on the CVnCoV candidate and to focus efforts on the development of next-generation vaccine candidates. Funding: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and CureVac

Clinical and organizational factors associated with mortality during the peak of first COVID-19 wave : the global UNITE-COVID study

Purpose To accommodate the unprecedented number of critically ill patients with pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) expansion of the capacity of intensive care unit (ICU) to clinical areas not previously used for critical care was necessary. We describe the global burden of COVID-19 admissions and the clinical and organizational characteristics associated with outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Methods Multicenter, international, point prevalence study, including adult patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a diagnosis of COVID-19 admitted to ICU between February 15th and May 15th, 2020. Results 4994 patients from 280 ICUs in 46 countries were included. Included ICUs increased their total capacity from 4931 to 7630 beds, deploying personnel from other areas. Overall, 1986 (39.8%) patients were admitted to surge capacity beds. Invasive ventilation at admission was present in 2325 (46.5%) patients and was required during ICU stay in 85.8% of patients. 60-day mortality was 33.9% (IQR across units: 20%-50%) and ICU mortality 32.7%. Older age, invasive mechanical ventilation, and acute kidney injury (AKI) were associated with increased mortality. These associations were also confirmed specifically in mechanically ventilated patients. Admission to surge capacity beds was not associated with mortality, even after controlling for other factors. Conclusions ICUs responded to the increase in COVID-19 patients by increasing bed availability and staff, admitting up to 40% of patients in surge capacity beds. Although mortality in this population was high, admission to a surge capacity bed was not associated with increased mortality. Older age, invasive mechanical ventilation, and AKI were identified as the strongest predictors of mortality