El bienestar animal y la producción intensiva

Treball presentat a l'assignatura de Deontologia i Veterinària Legal (21223

STEMbach Experiences at Higher Education

This work was performed in the scope of the “STEM is inspiring future careers” project (2021-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-000031524), Erasmus + Program.[Abstract]: The aim of this work is to describe several experiences of STEMbach in different areas: engineering, economics, materials, etc. The STEMbach is a program carried out by high school students during their two years of study to obtain their High School Diploma (equivalent to A-levels), designed for both the Humanities and Sciences modalities, and created alongside the Galician strategy for digital education. It encourages the vocation of the scholars towards scientific and technological research and allows a connection directly with the college education. The STEM works explained in this work were developed between the University of A Coruña and several high schools located in the region of Galicia (North-West of Spain). Results were very constructive for promoting STEM careers

Feasibility and applicability of the TIDY Program (Therapeutic Identification of Depression in Young People) in the National Health System

O obxectivo deste documento é avaliar a viabilidade e aplicabilidade do Programa TIDY no Sistema Nacional de Saúde. Este informe revisa a evidencia científica sobre a efectividade, seguridade e viabilidade do programa TIDY ou programas alternativos de identificación terapéutica da depresión en atención primariaEl objetivo de este documento es evaluar la viabilidad y aplicabilidad del Programa TIDY en el Sistema Nacional de Salud. Este informe revisa la evidencia científica sobre la efectividad, seguridad y viabilidad del programa TIDY o programas alternativos de identificación terapéutica de la depresión en atención primari

Cuatro nuevos registros de hongos micorrizógenos arbusculares (Glomeromycota) asociados con Agave karwinskii y A. angustifolia (Agavaceae) de Oaxaca, México

Background and Aims: The agaves are a natural resource appreciated by about people from Oaxaca as food source and for the mescal production; however, there is scarce information the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated to them. The objective of this study is to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge of the AMF in Mexico with four new records; in particular, in mescal agaves of the semi-arid region of Oaxaca.Methods: In nine sites of the Central Valleys and the Southern Highlands of Oaxaca, rhizosphere soil was collected from three plants of Agave karwinskii and A. angustifolia to isolate the spores of AMF, and to make permanent preparations with polyvinyl lacto glicerol (PVLG) and reagent of Melzer. Morphological characters of the spores were used for taxonomic identification. The soil texture, the active pH (1:2.5 soil-water), the percentage of organic matter, the available phosphorus and the extractable bases Ca++, Mg++, K+ and Na+ were determined.Key results: Four species of Glomeromycota are cited for the first time from Mexico: Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta and, Paraglomus bolivianum, all associated with the rhizosphere of Agave karwinskii and, the last two species, also with that of A. angustifolia. The AMF were registered in soils of thick texture, rich in calcium and poor in available phosphorus. The taxonomic descriptions and illustrations of the four species are presented.Conclusions: With these four new records, Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta and P. bolivianum, 148 species of AMF are known from Mexico. Oaxaca is a state of high floristic diversity and a center of diversification of plants, among them agaves; however, the AMF have been barely studied and their taxonomic diversity is probably important.  Antecedentes y Objetivos: Los agaves son un recurso natural apreciado por la gente de Oaxaca como fuente de alimento y para la producción de mezcal; sin embargo, hay escasa información de los hongos micorrizógenos arbusculares (HMA) asociados a ellos. El objetivo de este estudio es contribuir al conocimiento taxonómico de los HMA en México con cuatro nuevos registros; en particular, en agaves mezcaleros de la región semiárida de Oaxaca.Métodos: En nueve sitios de los Valles Centrales y de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca se recolectó suelo rizosférico de tres plantas de Agave karwinskii y de A. angustifolia para aislar las esporas de HMA y realizar preparaciones permanentes con alcohol polivinílico en lactoglicerol (PVLG) y reactivo de Melzer. Con base en caracteres morfológicos de las esporas se realizó la identificación taxonómica. Asimismo, se determinó el ambiente edáfico como la textura, el pH activo (1:2.5 suelo-agua), el porcentaje de materia orgánica, el fósforo disponible y las bases extraíbles Ca++, Mg++, K+ y Na+.Resultados clave: Cuatro especies de Glomeromycota se citan por primera vez para México: Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta y Paraglomus bolivianum, todas asociadas con la rizósfera de Agave karwinskii y las últimas dos especies también con la de A. angustifolia. Los HMA se registraron en suelos de textura gruesa, ricos en calcio y pobres en fósforo disponible. Las descripciones taxonómicas e ilustraciones de las cuatro especies son presentadas.Conclusiones: Con estos cuatro nuevos registros, Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta y P. bolivianum, se contabilizan 148 especies de HMA en México. Oaxaca es un estado de alta diversidad florística y centro de diversificación de plantas, entre ellos los agaves; sin embargo, los HMA han sido escasamente estudiados y probablemente su diversidad taxonómica sea importante

Cuatro nuevos registros de hongos micorrizógenos arbusculares (Glomeromycota) asociados con Agave karwinskii y A. angustifolia (Agavaceae) de Oaxaca, México

Background and Aims: The agaves are a natural resource appreciated by about people from Oaxaca as food source and for the mescal production; however, there is scarce information the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated to them. The objective of this study is to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge of the AMF in Mexico with four new records; in particular, in mescal agaves of the semi-arid region of Oaxaca.Methods: In nine sites of the Central Valleys and the Southern Highlands of Oaxaca, rhizosphere soil was collected from three plants of Agave karwinskii and A. angustifolia to isolate the spores of AMF, and to make permanent preparations with polyvinyl lacto glicerol (PVLG) and reagent of Melzer. Morphological characters of the spores were used for taxonomic identification. The soil texture, the active pH (1:2.5 soil-water), the percentage of organic matter, the available phosphorus and the extractable bases Ca++, Mg++, K+ and Na+ were determined.Key results: Four species of Glomeromycota are cited for the first time from Mexico: Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta and, Paraglomus bolivianum, all associated with the rhizosphere of Agave karwinskii and, the last two species, also with that of A. angustifolia. The AMF were registered in soils of thick texture, rich in calcium and poor in available phosphorus. The taxonomic descriptions and illustrations of the four species are presented.Conclusions: With these four new records, Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta and P. bolivianum, 148 species of AMF are known from Mexico. Oaxaca is a state of high floristic diversity and a center of diversification of plants, among them agaves; however, the AMF have been barely studied and their taxonomic diversity is probably important.  Antecedentes y Objetivos: Los agaves son un recurso natural apreciado por la gente de Oaxaca como fuente de alimento y para la producción de mezcal; sin embargo, hay escasa información de los hongos micorrizógenos arbusculares (HMA) asociados a ellos. El objetivo de este estudio es contribuir al conocimiento taxonómico de los HMA en México con cuatro nuevos registros; en particular, en agaves mezcaleros de la región semiárida de Oaxaca.Métodos: En nueve sitios de los Valles Centrales y de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca se recolectó suelo rizosférico de tres plantas de Agave karwinskii y de A. angustifolia para aislar las esporas de HMA y realizar preparaciones permanentes con alcohol polivinílico en lactoglicerol (PVLG) y reactivo de Melzer. Con base en caracteres morfológicos de las esporas se realizó la identificación taxonómica. Asimismo, se determinó el ambiente edáfico como la textura, el pH activo (1:2.5 suelo-agua), el porcentaje de materia orgánica, el fósforo disponible y las bases extraíbles Ca++, Mg++, K+ y Na+.Resultados clave: Cuatro especies de Glomeromycota se citan por primera vez para México: Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta y Paraglomus bolivianum, todas asociadas con la rizósfera de Agave karwinskii y las últimas dos especies también con la de A. angustifolia. Los HMA se registraron en suelos de textura gruesa, ricos en calcio y pobres en fósforo disponible. Las descripciones taxonómicas e ilustraciones de las cuatro especies son presentadas.Conclusiones: Con estos cuatro nuevos registros, Acaulospora minuta, A. papillosa, A. reducta y P. bolivianum, se contabilizan 148 especies de HMA en México. Oaxaca es un estado de alta diversidad florística y centro de diversificación de plantas, entre ellos los agaves; sin embargo, los HMA han sido escasamente estudiados y probablemente su diversidad taxonómica sea importante

Apparent auxetic to non-auxetic crossover driven by Co2+ redistribution in CoFe2O4 thin films

Oxide spinels of general formula AB2O4 (A = Mg2+, Fe2+; B = Al3+, Cr3+, etc.) constitute one of the most abundant crystalline structures in mineralogy. In this structure, cations distribute among octahedral and tetrahedral sites, according to their size and the crystal-field stabilization energy. The cationic arrangement determines the mechanical, magnetic, and transport properties of the spinel and can be influenced by external parameters like temperature, pressure, or epitaxial stress in the case of thin films. Here, we report a progressive change in the sign of the Poisson ratio, ν, in thin films of CoFe2O4, defining a smooth crossover from auxetic (ν 0) behavior in response to epitaxial stress and temperature. Microstructural and magnetization studies, as well as ab initio calculations, demonstrate that such unusual elastic response is actually due to a progressive redistribution of Co2+ among the octahedral and tetrahedral sites of the spinel structure. The results presented in this work clarify a long standing controversy about the magnetic and elastic properties of Co-ferrites and are of general applicability for understanding the stress-relaxation mechanism in complex crystalline structures.This work has received financial support from Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain) under Project No. MAT2016-80762-R and MAT2017-82970-C2-R, Xunta de Galicia (Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2016-2019, No. ED431G/09), the European Union (European Regional Development Fund-ERDF), and the European Commission through the Horizon H2020 funding by H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016-Project No. 734187–SPICOLOST. I.L.d.P. and B.R.-M. thank the funding under the ESTEEM2 project and the researchers L.A. Rodríguez and E. Snoeck for preliminary Lorentz Microscopy (L.M.) and electron holography (EH) studies in CoFe2O4 samples synthesized by PAD method performed at CEMES (Toulouse)S

Efficacy of heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis vaccine delivered to European badgers (Meles meles) through edible bait

[EN] Badgers (Meles meles) are a major tuberculosis (TB) reservoir in Europe, with the potential to transmit infection to cattle. Here we assessed whether a recently described oral tuberculosis vaccine based on heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis (HIMB), delivered as edible baits, can protect badgers from infection. Eight badgers were given individually five baits, each one consisting of a ball of peanut butter, natural peanut and oat flakes including a dose of the vaccine containing 5 × 107 colony-forming units. In parallel, a control group of seven badgers did not receive the vaccine. One month and a half later a second dose of the vaccine was offered to the vaccinated group. Ninety-four days after the second dose, all badgers were challenged with M. bovis (103 colony-forming units per animal) delivered endobronchially to the right middle lung lobe. Clinical, immunological, pathological and bacteriological variables were measured throughout the whole study to assess the efficacy of the vaccine. Two vaccinated animals showed high bacterial load of M. bovis and worsening of pathological lesions of TB. Conversely, the other six vaccinated animals showed slight improvement in bacterial load and pathology with respect to the control group. These results suggest that delivering the TB vaccine via food bait can partially protect wild badger populations, although vaccination can lead to either protection or tolerization, likely depending on the animal's immune status and general condition at the time of vaccination. Further optimization of the vaccination trial/strategy is needed to reduce the rate of tolerization, such as altering vaccine dose, number of doses, type of bait, use of adjuvants or route of administration.S

Longitudinal relationship of liver injury with inflammation biomarkers in COVID-19 hospitalized patients using a joint modeling approach

The mechanisms underlying liver disease in patients with COVID-19 are not entirely known. The aim is to investigate, by means of novel statistical techniques, the changes over time in the relationship between inflammation markers and liver damage markers in relation to survival in COVID-19. The study included 221 consecutive patients admitted to the hospital during the first COVID-19 wave in Spain. Generalized additive mixed models were used to investigate the influence of time and inflammation markers on liver damage markers in relation to survival. Joint modeling regression was used to evaluate the temporal correlations between inflammation markers (serum C-reactive protein [CRP], interleukin-6, plasma D-dimer, and blood lymphocyte count) and liver damage markers, after adjusting for age, sex, and therapy. The patients who died showed a significant elevation in serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase levels over time. Conversely, a decrease in serum AST levels was observed in the survivors, who showed a negative correlation between inflammation markers and liver damage markers (CRP with serum AST, alanine transaminase [ALT], and gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT]; and D-dimer with AST and ALT) after a week of hospitalization. Conversely, most correlations were positive in the patients who died, except lymphocyte count, which was negatively correlated with AST, GGT, and alkaline phosphatase. These correlations were attenuated with age. The patients who died during COVID-19 infection displayed a significant elevation of liver damage markers, which is correlated with inflammation markers over time. These results are consistent with the role of systemic inflammation in liver damage during COVID-19S

Stabilization of LKB1 and Akt by neddylation regulates energy metabolism in liver cancer

The current view of cancer progression highlights that cancer cells must undergo through a post-translational regulation and metabolic reprogramming to progress in an unfriendly environment. In here, the importance of neddylation modification in liver cancer was investigated. We found that hepatic neddylation was specifically enriched in liver cancer patients with bad prognosis. In addition, the treatment with the neddylation inhibitor MLN4924 in Phb1-KO mice, an animal model of hepatocellular carcinoma showing elevated neddylation, reverted the malignant phenotype. Tumor cell death in vivo translating into liver tumor regression was associated with augmented phosphatidylcholine synthesis by the PEMT pathway, known as a liver-specific tumor suppressor, and restored mitochondrial function and TCA cycle flux. Otherwise, in protumoral hepatocytes, neddylation inhibition resulted in metabolic reprogramming rendering a decrease in oxidative phosphorylation and concomitant tumor cell apoptosis. Moreover, Akt and LKB1, hallmarks of proliferative metabolism, were altered in liver cancer being new targets of neddylation. Importantly, we show that neddylation-induced metabolic reprogramming and apoptosis were dependent on LKB1 and Akt stabilization. Overall, our results implicate neddylation/signaling/metabolism, partly mediated by LKB1 and Akt, in the development of liver cancer, paving the way for novel therapeutic approaches targeting neddylation in hepatocellular carcinoma