L’ombra di Heidegger

Heidegger’s work has exerted a strong influence on the French school of thinking since the Thirties, hence its central position in the French philosophical debate. Far from being finished, this trend has been going on in a less evident but still incisive way in the latest years. As a matter of fact Heidegger’s philosophy has played a very important role in the revival of phenomenological studies as it proves to be a decisive factor in the detection of the boundary between hermeneutics and phenomenology

Tipificaciones y sinónimos nuevos en Echinodorus Engelm. y Sagittaria L. (Alismataceae) de la Flora del Paraguay

AbstractLehtonen, S. & L. Ramella (2017). Typifications and new synonyms in Echinodorus Engelm. and Sagittaria L. (Alismataceae) of the Flora of Paraguay. Candollea 72: 405–407. In Spanish, English and Spanish abstracts. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15553/c2017v722a17The lectotype specimen of Echinodorus longipetalus Micheli is designated acording to the rules, correcting a prior but erroneous lectotypification. Four infraspecific names in Sagittaria L. are formally treated as synonyms, remaining one dubious name. Sagittaria montevidensis f. flaviflora Chodat is lectotypified.ResumenLehtonen, S. & L. Ramella (2017). Tipificaciones y sinónimos nuevos en Echinodorus Engelm. y Sagittaria L. (Alismataceae) de la Flora del Paraguay. Candollea 72: 405–407. En español, resúmenes en inglés y español. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15553/c2017v722a17El lectótipo de Echinodorus longipetalus Micheli está designado aquí de acuerdo a las reglas, rectificando una lectotipificación previa errónea. Se publica formalmente la sinonimia de cuatro nombres infraespecíficos en Sagittaria L., quedando un solo nombre dudoso. Se efectúa la lectotipificación del nombre Sagittaria montevidensis f. flaviflora Chodat.<br /

Tipificaciones en los géneros Cenchrus L., Chamaeraphis R. Br., Eriochloa Kunth, Panicum L., Paspalum L. y Setaria P. Beauv. (Gramineae-Paniceae) de la flora del Paraguay

Durante la preparación del fascículo Gramineae VI de la Flora del Paraguay, hemos encontrado la necesidad de corregir y precisar la tipificación de varios nombres. Los principales problemas encontrados fueron para las lectotipifiaciones, la publicación efectiva y la designación del lectótipo y para la determinación del material original, el conocimiento de la manera de trabajar de los autores y la historia de las colecciones.Fil: Ramella, Lorenzo. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; SuizaFil: Perret, Patrick. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; SuizaFil: Zuloaga, Fernando Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; ArgentinaFil: Morrone, Osvaldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; ArgentinaFil: Pensiero, Jose Francisco. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentin

Tipificaciones y sinonimia en el género Crumenaria Mart. (Rhamnaceae) de la Flora del Paraguay

Durante de la revisión del género Crumenaria Mart. (ToRToSA & al., en preparación) en América del Sur y la redacción de la familia Rhamnaceae para la Flora del Paraguay, hemos encontrado la necesidad de tipificar seis nombres descritos a partir de especímenes colectados en Paraguay así como actualizar la sinonimia. Publicamos aquí dos lectotipificaciones y la sinonimia completa del género en Paraguay que incluye un sinónimo nuevo.Fil: Tortosa, Roberto Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ramella, Lorenzo. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; SuizaFil: Perret, Patrick. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Suiz

Ultralow-Power Digital Control and Signal Conditioning in GaAs MMIC Core Chip for X-Band AESA Systems

This work presents the design and characterization of an ultralow-power core chip for electronically scanned arrays at X-band, implemented in 0.25-/0.5-μm E-/D-mode gallium arsenide (GaAs) pHEMT technology. In particular, design details are given about the two core functional blocks embedded in the microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC): a 12-bit phase and amplitude control circuit and an 18-bit serial-to-parallel (S2P) interface. The S2P interface was designed resorting to a custom symmetric device model, expressly conceived for the time-domain simulations required for digital circuits. Due to the adoption of a differential structure with resistive pull-ups, it achieves a state-of-the-art power consumption of 2.2 mW/bit and nearly 87% yield. The analog circuit includes a 6-bit phase shifter (PS) and a 6-bit attenuator. To mitigate risks, two different PS architectures have been developed and are compared in this work, discussing advantages and drawbacks of the different solutions. Since the two designs share the same target specifications, a truly fair comparison can be made not only in terms of performance but also concerning robustness and repeatability, thus providing useful guidelines for the selection of the most appropriate strategy. In particular, it is shown that one architecture outperforms the other by about 2 dB and 1.5° in terms of insertion loss and rms phase error, respectively

Buffalo Milk as a Source of Probiotic Functional Products

In the past two decades, consumption of food has been accruing due to its health claims which include gastrointestinal health, improved immunity, and well‐being. Currently, the dairy industry is the sector where probiotics are most widely used, especially in fermented milk, cheese, yoghurt, butter, and dairy beverages. Although, it is still necessary to face many challenges regarding their stability and functionality in food. Considering the increasing demand for healthy products, it is necessary to develop strategies that aim to increase the consumption of functional foods in order to meet probiotic usefulness criteria and the consumer market. This review aimed to promote the utilization of buffalo milk considering its probiotic effects as a functional food and natural remedy to various ailments, emphasizing the potential of innovation and the importance of milk‐based products as health promoters. The intake of probiotics plays an important role in modulating the health of the host, as a result of a balanced intestinal microbiota, reducing the risk of development of various diseases such as cancer, colitis, lactose intolerance, heart diseases, and obesity, among other disorders. However, further studies should be carried out to deepen the knowledge on the relationship between raw buffalo milk, its dairy products microbiota and consumer’s health beneficial effects, as well as to implement a strategy to increase the variety and availability of its products as a functional food in the market

Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups

In this paper we describe the Nearby Optical Galaxy (NOG) sample, which is a complete, distance-limited ($cz\leq$6000 km/s) and magnitude-limited (B$\leq$14) sample of $\sim$7000 optical galaxies. The sample covers 2/3 (8.27 sr) of the sky ($|b|>20^{\circ}$) and appears to have a good completeness in redshift (98%). We select the sample on the basis of homogenized corrected total blue magnitudes in order to minimize systematic effects in galaxy sampling. We identify the groups in this sample by means of both the hierarchical and the percolation {\it friends of friends} methods. The resulting catalogs of loose groups appear to be similar and are among the largest catalogs of groups presently available. Most of the NOG galaxies ($\sim$60%) are found to be members of galaxy pairs ($\sim$580 pairs for a total of $\sim$15% of objects) or groups with at least three members ($\sim$500 groups for a total of $\sim$45% of objects). About 40% of galaxies are left ungrouped (field galaxies). We illustrate the main features of the NOG galaxy distribution. Compared to previous optical and IRAS galaxy samples, the NOG provides a denser sampling of the galaxy distribution in the nearby universe. Given its large sky coverage, the identification of groups, and its high-density sampling, the NOG is suited for the analysis of the galaxy density field of the nearby universe, especially on small scales.Comment: 47 pages including 6 figures. Accepted for publication in Ap

Effect of finishing diet on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Mos cockerel

Aim of study: To evaluate the effect of different diets on carcass characteristics and meat quality from Mos free-ranged cockerel.Area of study: Galicia (NW Spain).Material and methods: Cockerels (n=75) were allocated to 3 groups (n=25) according to finishing diets: commercial fodder (CF), 50% wheat and 50% corn (WH) and 33% wheat and 66% corn (CR). Meat quality was assessed in terms of physicochemical, and nutritional features.Main results: The highest live and carcass weight were obtained in CF group. Meat from CF and CR groups were similar in moisture, protein and cholesterol content in drumstick cut, meanwhile in breast piece there were no significant differences (p&gt;0.05) in intramuscular fat (IMF), ash, and lightness (L*). On the other hand, finishing diet affected L* and redness (a*) values, showing the highest L* values in meat samples from CF treatment (49.94 for drumstick) (p&lt;0.01), whereas a* was superior in WH samples (11.30 and 4.61, for drumstick and breast, respectively) (p&lt;0.001). Meat shear force test was not affected (p&gt;0.05) by diets. Finally, the finishing feed affected (p&lt;0.05) the fatty acid and amino acid profile in both cuts (drumstick and breast).Research highlights: Present study allowed to characterize for the first time Mos cockerels fed with different diets. Some carcass features obtained were higher than previous studies with other Mos categories, and some autochthonous and industrial breeds. Meat from cockerels was characterized by a high protein percentage and lower IMF

Radiomics-Based Prediction of Overall Survival in Lung Cancer Using Different Volumes-Of-Interest

Lung cancer accounts for the largest amount of deaths worldwide with respect to the other oncological pathologies. To guarantee the most effective cure to patients for such aggressive tumours, radiomics is increasing as a novel and promising research field that aims at extracting knowledge from data in terms of quantitative measures that are computed from diagnostic images, with prognostic and predictive ends. This knowledge could be used to optimize current treatments and to maximize their efficacy. To this end, we hereby study the use of such quantitative biomarkers computed from CT images of patients affected by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to predict Overall Survival. The main contributions of this work are two: first, we consider different volumes of interest for the same patient to find out whether the volume surrounding the visible lesions can provide useful information; second, we introduce 3D Local Binary Patterns, which are texture measures scarcely explored in radiomics. As further validation, we show that the proposed signature outperforms not only the features automatically computed by a deep learning-based approach, but also another signature at the state-of-the-art using other handcrafted features