Dynamical Processing of Geophysical Signatures based on SPOT-5 Remote Sensing Imagery

An intelligent post-processing computational paradigm based on the use of dynamical filtering techniques modified to enhance the quality of reconstruction of geophysical signatures based on Spot-5 imagery is proposed. As a matter of particular study, a robust algorithm is reported for the analysis of the dynamic behavior of geophysical indexes extracted from the real-world remotely sensed scenes. The simulation results verify the efficiency of the approach as required for decision support in resources management

Metodología para la restauración y puesta en marcha de una máquina fresadora CNC

The Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) is a technology that allows, through the use of a computer, to control and monitor the movements of a machine tool. The Superior Technological Institute of San Andrés Tuxtla (ITSSAT) has a CNC milling machine tool with European technology acquired by the state government in 2003 for engineering student practices. The machine was obsolete and out of operation, a situation that obligates not to use the CNC in practice for a while since the industries that manufacture them use licensed software and electronic cards that have a high cost for repair. The purpose of this article is to present a methodology for the restoration and start-up of CNC machines without having to resort to the manufacturer. The results show the methodology whose main function is the communication of the CNC machine with the PC through the implementation of the alternate software Mach 3 and the electronic card LPT-Mach 3 achieving the operation of the machine and the milling of materials with academic and industrial purposes.El Control Numérico Computarizado (CNC) es una tecnología que permite mediante el uso de una computadora controlar y monitorear los movimientos de una máquina herramienta. El Instituto Tecnológico Superior de San Andrés Tuxtla (ITSSAT) cuenta con una máquina herramienta fresadora CNC con tecnología europea adquirida por el gobierno del Estado en el 2003 para prácticas de los estudiantes de ingeniería. La máquina se encontraba obsoleta y sin funcionamiento, situación que provoco no hacer uso de la CNC en las prácticas durante un tiempo, ya que las industrias que las fabrican utilizan software con licencia y tarjetas electrónicas que tienen un costo elevado para su reparación. El presente artículo tiene como finalidad dar a conocer una metodología para la restauración y puesta en marcha de la máquina fresadora CNC sin necesidad de recurrir al fabricante. Los resultados muestran la metodología cuya principal función es la comunicación de la máquina CNC con la PC mediante la implementación del software alterno Mach 3 y la tarjeta electrónica LPT-Mach 3 logrando el funcionamiento de la máquina y con ello el fresado de materiales con fines académicos e industriales

Preferred growth direction by PbS nanoplatelets preserves perovskite infrared light harvesting for stable, reproducible, and efficient solar cells

Formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) present the maximum theoretical efficiency of the lead perovskite family. However, formamidinium perovskite exhibits significant degradation in air. The surface chemistry of PbS has been used to improve the formamidinium black phase stability. Here, the use of PbS nanoplatelets with (100) preferential crystal orientation is reported, to potentiate the repercussion on the crystal growth of perovskite grains and to improve the stability of the material and consequently of the solar cells. As a result, a vertical growth of perovskite grains, a stable current density of 23 mA cm(-2), and a stable incident photon to current efficiency in the infrared region of the spectrum for 4 months is obtained, one of the best stability achievements for planar PSCs. Moreover, a better reproducibility than the control device, by optimizing the PbS concentration in the perovskite matrix, is achieved. These outcomes validate the synergistic use of PbS nanoplatelets to improve formamidinium long-term stability and performance reproducibility, and pave the way for using metastable perovskite active phases preserving their light harvesting capability

Drip-tape irrigation depth: water use efficiency, yield and forage quality in maize

Objective: With the objective of evaluating the effect of the depth of the drip irrigation tape on the efficiency of water use, yield, nutritional quality and profitability of forage corn, a study was established by installing the irrigation tape at a depth of 0.05, 0.15 and 0.30 m. Design/methodology/approach: A randomized block experimental design was used, the treatments evaluated consisted of the installation of the irrigation tape at three depths: 0.05, 0.15 and 0.30 m, each treatment was replicated on three occasions, the experimental unit consisted 15 m2 (four 5 m long furrows and a separation of 0.76 m between furrows). Results: The results showed that with the irrigation tape installed at a depth of 0.15 m, the highest biomass production and efficiency in water use were obtained, without modifying the bromatological quality of the forage; However, the best benefit-cost ratio corresponds to the depth of the tape installed at 0.3 m, recovering $1.27 for each peso invested in crop production. Limitations on study/implications: Water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions is a global problem, so it is necessary to use irrigation methods that make water more efficient without reducing performance. Findings/conclusions: The installation of the irrigation tape at a depth of 0.15 m is recommended, due to the improvement in performance and efficient use of water without affecting the nutritional quality of the forage or the profitability of the crop.Objective: to evaluate the effect of the drip-tape irrigation depth on the efficiency of water use, yield, nutritional quality and profitability of forage maize, a study was established by installing drip-tape at a depths 0.05, 0.15 and 0.30 meters. Design/ Methodology/ Approach: a randomized block experimental design was used. Treatments evaluated consisted of the installation of drip-tape at three depths 0.05, 0.15 and 0.30 m; each treatment in three replicates. The experimental unit was a 15 m2 surface (comprising four 5m-long furrows, with a 0.76 m separation between furrows). Results: results showed that with the drip-tape installed at a depth of 0.15 m, the highest biomass production and water use efficiency were obtained, without modifying the bromatological quality of the forage. However, the best benefit-cost ratio corresponded to the drip-tape installed at 0.3 m, recovering$1.27 for each MXN peso invested in crop production. Limitations/ Implications of the study: water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions is a global problem, so it is necessary to use irrigation methods that make water use more efficient without reducing crop yield. Findings/conclusions: the installation of the drip-tape at a depth of 0.15 m is recommended, due to the improvement in yield and water use efficiency without affecting nutritional quality of the forage or profitability of maize crop

DICER1-associated central nervous system sarcoma: A comprehensive clinical and genomic characterization of case series of young adult patients

Las alteraciones de DICER1 están asociadas con tumores intracraneales en la población pediátrica, incluidos el pineoblastoma, el blastoma hipofisario y el recientemente descrito " sarcoma primario del SNC asociado a DICER1 " (DCS). DCS es un tumor extremadamente agresivo con una firma de metilación distinta y una alta frecuencia de mutaciones concurrentes. Sin embargo, se sabe poco sobre su enfoque de tratamiento y los cambios genómicos que ocurren después de la exposición a la quimiorradioterapia.DICER1 alterations are associated with intracranial tumors in the pediatric population, including pineoblastoma, pituitary blastoma and the recently described "DICER1-associated primary CNS sarcoma" (DCS). DCS is an extremely aggressive tumor with a distinct methylation signature and a high frequency of concurrent mutations. However, little is known about its treatment approach and the genomic changes that occur after exposure to chemoradiotherapy

Evolución paleohidrogeológica y paleohidrológica de la turbera de Padul.Aplicación al almacenamiento de residuos radiactivos

El estudio de la turbera de Padul (Granada) se inició durante el 3er Plan de I+D de la Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos SA en el marco de un Proyecto financiado por la UE “Evidency from Quaternary Infills Palaeohydrogeology-EQUIP” y de otro proyecto “PALEOCLIMA”, financiado conjuntamente por ENRESA y el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN)

Evolución paleohidrogeológica y paleohidrológica de la turbera de Padul.Aplicación al almacenamiento de residuos radiactivos

El estudio de la turbera de Padul (Granada) se inició durante el 3er Plan de I+D de la Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos SA en el marco de un Proyecto financiado por la UE “Evidency from Quaternary Infills Palaeohydrogeology-EQUIP” y de otro proyecto “PALEOCLIMA”, financiado conjuntamente por ENRESA y el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN)

Glutamate receptor-like channels are essential for chemotaxis and reproduction in mosses

The deposited article version is a "Accelerated Article Preview" provided by Nature Publishing Group, and it contains attached the supplementary materials within the pdf.». This publication hasn't any creative commons license associated.Glutamate receptors are well characterized channels that mediate cell-to-cell communication during neurotransmission in animals. Nevertheless, information regarding their functional role in organisms without nervous systems is still limited. In plants, Glutamate Receptor-like (GLR) genes have been implicated in defence against pathogens, reproduction, control of stomata aperture and light signal transduction(1-5). However, the numerous GLR genes present in angiosperm genomes (20 to 70)(6) has prevented the observation of strong phenotypes in loss-of-function mutants. Here, we show that in the moss Physcomitrella patens, a basal land plant, mutation of GLR genes cause sperm failure in targeting the female reproductive organs. In addition, we show that GLR genes encode non-selective Ca(2+) permeable channels that can regulate cytoplasmic Ca(2+) and are needed to induce the expression of a BELL1-like transcription factor essential for zygote development. Our work reveals novel functions for GLRs in sperm chemotaxis and transcriptional regulation. Sperm chemotaxis is essential for fertilization in both animals and early land plants like bryophytes and pteridophytes. Therefore, our results are suggestive that ionotropic glutamate receptors may have been conserved throughout plant evolution to mediate cell-to-cell communication during sexual reproduction.Phillips University; Oxford University; University of Marburg; University of Muenster; MarieCurie ITN-Plant Origins grant: (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008); FCT grants: (BEX-BCM/0376/2012; PTDC/BIA-PLA/4018/2012); NSF-US grant: (MCB 1616437/2016).info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Evolución paleoclimática del sur de la Península Ibérica a partir del registro de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza: un modelo paleoclimático perimediterráneo

El análisis paleoambiental del registro estratigráfico del sector oriental de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza (Granada) se realizó en el marco del 3er Plan de I+D de la Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos SA junto con un Proyecto financiado por la UE “Evidency from Quaternary Infills Palaeohydrogeology- EQUIP” y otro proyecto “PALEOCLIMA”, conjuntamente financiado por ENRESA y el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN)