Archaeological heritage assessment. A proposal applied to part of the set of archeological site Barranco del Agua de Dios (Tejina, San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife)

En este trabajo se presenta un sistema de valoración patrimonial y su aplicación sobre un conjunto de bienes arqueológicos de la isla de Tenerife, con el fin de evaluar su entidad y valor. Para ello se comienza exponiendo algunas consideraciones conceptuales y la necesidad de contar con criterios objetivos que ayuden a tomar decisiones a los responsables de la gestión del patrimonio arqueológico. A continuación se describe el contexto de la intervención, el sistema de valoración aplicado y se exponen los resultados más relevantes y su implicación en la gestión de los bienes arqueológicos evaluados.In this paper, we show an evaluation system and its application on a set of archaeological goods from Tenerife Island, in order to assess their relevance and value. We will expose at the beginning, some conceptual considerations and the need for objective criteria to help decision makers to archaeological heritage management. The following describes the context of the intervention, the system of valuation applied and presents the most relevant results and their involvement in the management of archaeological goods evaluated

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to a Primary Epstein Barr Virus Infection in a Pediatric Patient

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is estimated to infect more than 98% of adults worldwide and is one of the most common human viruses. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) of the gallbladder is an atypical complication of infectious mononucleosis caused by EBV. Conservative management has been described in the context of AAC caused by EBV. A surgical approach must be considered in the case of acute complications such as perforation or gallbladder gangrene. We present the case of a 10-year-old female patient with AAC due to infectious mononucleosis syndrome caused by primary EBV infection

San Blas project (San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife): revalue of archaeological heritage

En este trabajo se expone la experiencia en torno al Proyecto "Modelos de Gestión del Patrimonio Natural y Cultural de San Blas (San Miguel, Tenerife)", como un ejemplo de revalorización del Patrimonio Arqueológico y, en consecuencia, de un nuevo modelo de gestión de este tipo de bienes, motivado por el auge de la Puesta en Valor del Patrimonio Cultural. Para ello se muestra la caracterización del espacio analizado a través de los principales datos científicos obtenidos de la intervención, así como el consenso alcanzado entre los intereses empresariales y de investigación.This paper describes the experience about the project "Management Models for Natural and Cultural Heritage of San Blas (San Miguel, Tenerife)" as an example of appreciation of the Archeological and hence, a new management model of this type of goods, motivated by the rise of the value of Cultural Heritage. This characterization shows the analyzed site through main scientific data of the intervention as well as the agreement between business interests and research

El Barranco de San Blas (San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife): Breve secuencia de un modelo por definir

A partir de la intervención realizada en el Barranco de San Blas (San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife), se hace una reflexión sobre los modelos de poblamiento aborigen propuestos para el sur de la isla de Tenerife. Se argumenta la inviabilidad actual de dichos modelos, proponiendo la necesidad de un replanteamiento a la luz de los nuevos datos. Finalmente, con el análisis de la secuencia del Barranco de San Blas, se pretende contribuir en la definición de un nuevo modelo territorial para esta parte de la isla.Since archaeological works on «Barranco de San Blas (San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife)» we have revised the Pre-Hispanic people settlement models for the south of Tenerife Island. It is shown the actual impossibility from these models in some of its basis, so it is needed to revise it from the new data and evidences. At the same time it is shown a brief sequence for the Barranco de San Blas that tries to contribute to its definition

A chromosome-level genome assembly enables the identification of the follicule stimulating hormone receptor as the master sex-determining gene in the flatfish Solea senegalensis

Sex determination (SD) shows huge variation among fish and a high evolutionary rate, as illustrated by the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes). This order is characterized by its adaptation to demersal life, compact genomes and diversity of SD mechanisms. Here, we assembled the Solea senegalensis genome, a flatfish of great commercial value, into 82 contigs (614 Mb) combining long- and short-read sequencing, which were next scaffolded using a highly dense genetic map (28,838 markers, 21 linkage groups), representing 98.9% of the assembly. Further, we established the correspondence between the assembly and the 21 chromosomes by using BAC-FISH. Whole genome resequencing of six males and six females enabled the identification of 41 single nucleotide polymorphism variants in the follicle stimulating hormone receptor (fshr) consistent with an XX/XY SD system. The observed sex association was validated in a broader independent sample, providing a novel molecular sexing tool. The fshr gene displayed differential expression between male and female gonads from 86 days post-fertilization, when the gonad is still an undifferentiated primordium, concomitant with the activation of amh and cyp19a1a, testis and ovary marker genes, respectively, in males and females. The Y-linked fshr allele, which included 24 nonsynonymous variants and showed a highly divergent 3D protein structure, was overexpressed in males compared to the X-linked allele at all stages of gonadal differentiation. We hypothesize a mechanism hampering the action of the follicle stimulating hormone driving the undifferentiated gonad toward testisEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement (AQUA-FAANG). Grant Number: 81792. Junta de Andalucía-FEDER Grant. Grant Number: P20-00938. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, FEDER Grants. Grant Numbers: RTI2018-096847-B-C21, RTI2018-096847-B-C22S

PESFOR-W: Improving the design and environmental effectiveness of woodlands for water Payments for Ecosystem Services

ABSTRACT: The EU Water Framework Directive aims to ensure restoration of Europe?s water bodies to ?good ecological status? by 2027. Many Member States will struggle to meet this target, with around half of EU river catchments currently reporting below standard water quality. Diffuse pollution from agriculture represents a major pressure, affecting over 90% of river basins. Accumulating evidence shows that recent improvements to agricultural practices are benefiting water quality but in many cases will be insufficient to achieve WFD objectives. There is growing support for land use change to help bridge the gap, with a particular focus on targeted tree planting to intercept and reduce the delivery of diffuse pollutants to water. This form of integrated catchment management offers multiple benefits to society but a significant cost to landowners and managers. New economic instruments, in combination with spatial targeting, need to be developed to ensure cost effective solutions - including tree planting for water benefits - are realised. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are flexible, incentive-based mechanisms that could play an important role in promoting land use change to deliver water quality targets. The PESFOR-W COST Action will consolidate learning from existing woodlands for water PES schemes in Europe and help standardize approaches to evaluating the environmental effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of woodland measures. It will also create a European network through which PES schemes can be facilitated, extended and improved, for example by incorporating other ecosystem services linking with aims of the wider forestscarbon policy nexus

Actualización de un protocolo de actuación para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la faringoamigdalitis estreptocócica

In our daily work, we find that it’s very frequent to do the Streptococcus pyogenes’ rapid antigen detection test to determine the cause of acute tonsillopharyngitis. Therefore, the educational purpose of this article is to know the indications of Streptococcus pyogenes’ rapid antigen detection test and the correct realization of this technique and adapt the antibiotic and / or symptomatic treatment of acute tonsillopharyngitis. We must be responsible, because of the cost of doing so, based on Centor criteria for its realization. Also we must avoid the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, being prescribed in case of a positive Streptococcus pyogenes’ rapid antigen detection test.En nuestro trabajo diario nos encontramos con que cada vez es más frecuente la realización de pruebas de detección rápida del antígeno del estreptococo beta hemolítico del grupo A (EBHGA) para establecer la causa de la faringoamigdalitis aguda. Es por ello que el objetivo de este artículo es conocer las indicaciones del test de detección rápida del antígeno del EBHGA y realizar correctamente la técnica de dicho test, así como adecuar el tratamiento antibiótico y / o sintomático de la faringoamigdalitis aguda. Debemos ser responsables por el coste que ello supone, basándonos en los criterios Centor para su realización. Además se debe evitar el uso indiscriminado de antibi óticos, siendo pautados en caso de un test de detección rápida del EBHGA positivo