Infraestructura tecnológica de servicios semánticos para la Web Semántica

This project aims at creating a network of distributed interoperable semantic services for building more complex ones. These services will be available in semantic Web service libraries, so that they can be invoked by other systems (e.g., semantic portals, software agents, etc.). Thus, to accomplish this objective, the project proposes: a) To create specific technology for developing and composing Semantic Web Services. b) To migrate the WebODE ontology development workbench to this new distributed interoperable semantic service architecture. c) To develop new semantic services (ontology learning, ontology mappings, incremental ontology evaluation, and ontology evolution). d) To develop technological support that eases semantic portal interoperability, using Web services and Semantic Web Services. The project results will be open source, so as to improve their technological transfer. The quality of these results is ensured by a benchmarking process. Keywords: Ontologies and Semantic We

HTLV-1 infection in solid organ transplant donors and recipients in Spain

HTLV-1 infection is a neglected disease, despite infecting 10-15 million people worldwide and severe illnesses develop in 10% of carriers lifelong. Acknowledging a greater risk for developing HTLV-1 associated illnesses due to immunosuppression, screening is being widely considered in the transplantation setting. Herein, we report the experience with universal HTLV testing of donors and recipients of solid organ transplants in a survey conducted in Spain. All hospitals belonging to the Spanish HTLV network were invited to participate in the study. Briefly, HTLV antibody screening was performed retrospectively in all specimens collected from solid organ donors and recipients attended since the year 2008. A total of 5751 individuals were tested for HTLV antibodies at 8 sites. Donors represented 2312 (42.2%), of whom 17 (0.3%) were living kidney donors. The remaining 3439 (59.8%) were recipients. Spaniards represented nearly 80%. Overall, 9 individuals (0.16%) were initially reactive for HTLV antibodies. Six were donors and 3 were recipients. Using confirmatory tests, HTLV-1 could be confirmed in only two donors, one Spaniard and another from Colombia. Both kidneys of the Spaniard were inadvertently transplanted. Subacute myelopathy developed within 1 year in one recipient. The second recipient seroconverted for HTLV-1 but the kidney had to be removed soon due to rejection. Immunosuppression was stopped and 3 years later the patient remains in dialysis but otherwise asymptomatic. The rate of HTLV-1 is low but not negligible in donors/recipients of solid organ transplants in Spain. Universal HTLV screening should be recommended in all donor and recipients of solid organ transplantation in Spain. Evidence is overwhelming for very high virus transmission and increased risk along with the rapid development of subacute myelopathy

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

Search for new phenomena in final states with two opposite-charge, same-flavor leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at √s=13 TeV

Search results are presented for physics beyond the standard model in final states with two opposite-charge, same-flavor leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s√=13 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016. The analysis uses the invariant mass of the lepton pair, searching for a kinematic edge or a resonant-like excess compatible with the Z boson mass. The search for a kinematic edge targets production of particles sensitive to the strong force, while the resonance search targets both strongly and electroweakly produced new physics. The observed yields are consistent with the expectations from the standard model, and the results are interpreted in the context of simplified models of supersymmetry. In a gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking (GMSB) model of gluino pair production with decay chains including Z bosons, gluino masses up to 1500–1770 GeV are excluded at the 95% confidence level depending on the lightest neutralino mass. In a model of electroweak chargino-neutralino production, chargino masses as high as 610 GeV are excluded when the lightest neutralino is massless. In GMSB models of electroweak neutralino-neutralino production, neutralino masses up to 500-650 GeV are excluded depending on the decay mode assumed. Finally, in a model with bottom squark pair production and decay chains resulting in a kinematic edge in the dilepton invariant mass distribution, bottom squark masses up to 980–1200 GeV are excluded depending on the mass of the next-to-lightest neutralino

Rechazo y retrasplante corneal Corneal rejection and re-transplantation

Se efectuó una investigación observacional análítica retrospectiva, sobre los transplantes corneales efectuados en el Servicio de Oftalmología del Hospital "Hermanos Ameijeiras. Rechazaron 76 pacientes, que se compararon con un control de 89 pacientes, que en un período similar no tuvieron rechazo. El queratocono fue la afección corneal que predominó. El primer lugar en los rechazos correspondió a queratoherpes (43,5 %). El menor índice de rechazo fue para el queratocono (8,8 %). Se analizó la multiplicidad de rechazos; y fue frecuente que se presentara un solo rechazo, aunque sí hubo congruencia entre el número de rechazos y la necesidad de retrasplantes. Se encontró que los resultados de la conducta médica o quirúrgica se relacionaban con la causa. Se calcula un índice de supervivencia (Kaplan-Meier), que concluye que en los primeros dos años existe menos posibilidad de aparición de rechazo<br>An retrospective observational analytical research was conducted on corneal transplants performed at Ophthalmological Service in &#8220;Hermanos Ameijeiras&#8221; hospital . Seventy six patients had graft rejection and were compared to a control group of 89 patients that did not present rejection in the same period of time. Keratoconus was the prevailing corneal problem. The highest rejection rate corresponded to keratoherpes (43,5%) whereas the lowest rate was for keratoconus (8,8%). Multiplicity of rejections was analyzed and it was found that mostly one graft rejection occured, but number of rejections was associated with the need of re-transplantation. It was found that the results of medical or surgical performance were related to the cause of graft rejection. A survival index (Kaplan-Meier) was estimated, which showed that occurence of graf rejection is less probable in the first two year

Quiste dermoide corneal bilateral

El dermoide es un tipo de coristoma (tejido embrionario normal en una localización anormal) que afecta con frecuencia la córnea. Aparece como una masa sólida, blanca, redonda y elevada. Suele localizarse en el limbo inferotemporal, aunque puede hacerlo en cualquier lugar del globo ocular o de la órbita. Se presenta un paciente masculino, de 8 años de edad, quien desde su nacimiento muestra una mancha blanca en ambos ojos, agudeza visual sin corrección de movimiento de mano a 33 centímetros en el ojo derecho y percepción luminosa en el ojo izquierdo. En la exploración oftalmológica de ambos ojos se apreciaron lesiones blanquecinas sobre la córnea. Se le realizó exéresis del quiste y queratoplastia lamelar de ambos ojos, con resultados visuales satisfactorios. Se concluye que el caso presenta un quiste dermoide corneal bilateral

Estudio topoaberrométrico en Lasik después de queratotomía radial Topoaberrometric study in Lasik after radial keratotomy

La cirugía refractiva personalizada consiste en adecuar el tratamiento de cada paciente según las características de la córnea y corregir defectos que afectan la calidad de la visión; por ejemplo, las aberraciones ópticas. Se seleccionaron 21 ojos de 13 pacientes con miopía residual después de queratotomía radial. Se realizó agudeza visual sin corrección y con ella, queratometría, refracción dinámica, refracción ciclopléjica; topografía corneal, taquimetría, tonometría, biomicroscopia, estudio de la lágrima y fondoscopia. A todos se les aplicó el software de análisis de frente de onda corneal y se realizó Lasik (Queratomileusis in situ con láser) y queratectomía refractiva optimizada. La agudeza visual sin corrección varió de 0,17 a 0,75. El equivalente esférico promedio se modificó de -4,81 D a -0,67 D. Las aberraciones de alto orden (HORMS) prequirúrgicas y posquirúrgicas variaron de 0,970 um hasta 1,130 um. La agudeza visual sin corrección fue superior a 0,8 en todos los casos después de la cirugía de Lasik. Disminuyó el equivalente esférico y el componente cilíndrico en todos los ojos. Las aberraciones totales disminuyeron también en todos los casos.<br>Customized refractive surgery means adapting treatment to the patient according to the corneal characteristics and correcting defects that affect the quality of vision, for example, optical aberrations. Twenty one eyes from 13 patients with residual myopia after undergoing radial keratotomy were selected. Visual acuity without correction and also, keratometry, dynamic refraction, cycloplegic refraction, corneal topography, tachymetry, tonometry, biomicroscopy, study of the tear and funduscopy were performed. All the eyes were applied the sofware for analysis of corneal wavefront and Lasik (Queratomileusis in situ with laser) and optimized refractive keratectomy were performed. Visual acuity without correction changed from 0.17 to 0.75. Average sphere equivalent varied from -4.81 D to -0.67 D. Higher-order aberrations before and after surgery changed from 0,970 um to 1,130 um. Visual acuity without correction was over 0.8 in all the cases after Lasik surgery. Spheral equivalent and cylindrical component of the eyes were reduced. Total aberrations decreased in all the cases

Pensar la Comunicación. Reflexiones y resultados de investigación. Tomo II

La investigación en comunicación pasa en la actualidad por momentos cruciales en la construcción de una teoría del conocimiento. No se conciben hoy los estudios en comunicación alejados de las ciencias humanas y sociales, pero tampoco, paradójicamente, alejados de las ciencias naturales y básicas. El estudio científico de la comunicación requiere de múltiples miradas complejas, desde las ciencias de la vida y de la conducta, hasta campos fundamentales como la etología, la filosofía, la cultura y la sociedad. Este libro intenta, de manera inconclusa por supuesto, ofrecer un aporte a este proceso desde la comunicación gráfica, el consumo, la ciudadanía, la televisión digital, los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje, la cultura digital y el cine, entre otros campos de conocimiento