Variability of Microcirculation Detected by Blood Pulsation Imaging

Alexei Kamshilin (2013, [Artículo])

The non-invasive assessment of blood flow is invaluable for the diagnostic and monitoring treatment of numerous vascular and neurological diseases. We developed a non-invasive and non-contact method of blood pulsation imaging capable of visualizing and monitoring of the two-dimensional distribution of two key parameters of peripheral blood flow: the blood pulsation amplitude and blood pulsation phase. The method is based on the photoplethysmographic imaging in the reflection mode. In contrast with previous imaging systems we use new algorithm for data processing which allows two dimensional mapping of blood pulsations in large object's areas after every cardiac cycle. In our study we carried out the occlusion test of the arm and found (i) the extensive variability of 2D-distribution of blood pulsation amplitude from one cardiac cycle to another, and (ii) existence of the adjacent spots to which the blood is asynchronously supplied. These observations show that the method can be used for studying of the multicomponent regulation of peripheral blood circulation. The proposed technique is technologically simple and cost-effective, which makes it applicable for monitoring the peripheral microcirculation in clinical settings for example, in diagnostics or testing the efficiency of new medicines. © 2013 Kamshilin et al.

algorithm, article, blood analysis, heart cycle, human, human experiment, image analysis, imaging system, male, microcirculation, peripheral circulation, photoelectric plethysmography, process development, Algorithms, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic T CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA MATEMÁTICAS ANÁLISIS NUMÉRICO ANÁLISIS NUMÉRICO

Shopping for Ecological Indices? On the Use of Incidence-Based Species Compositional Similarity Measures

IAN MACGREGOR FORS FEDERICO ESCOBAR SARRIA JUAN FERNANDO ESCOBAR IBAÑEZ NATALIA MESA SIERRA FREDY ALEXANDER ALVARADO ROBERTO Rafael Rueda Hernández CLAUDIA ELIZABETH MORENO ORTEGA Ina Falfán ERICK JOAQUIN CORRO MENDEZ Eduardo Octavio Pineda Arredondo Amandine Bourg JOSE LUIS AGUILAR LOPEZ (2022, [Artículo])

"β-diversity has been under continuous debate, with a current need to better understand the way in which a new wave of measures work. We assessed the results of 12 incidence-based β-diversity indices. Our results of gradual species composition overlap between paired assemblages considering progressive differences in species richness show the following: (i) four indices (β-2, β-3, β-3.s, and βr) should be used cautiously given that results with no shared species retrieve results that could be misinterpreted; (ii) all measures conceived specifically as partitioned components of species compositional dissimilarities ought to be used as such and not as independent measures per se; (iii) the non-linear response of some indices to gradual species composition overlap should be interpreted carefully, and further analysis using their results as dependent variables should be performed cautiously; and (iv) two metrics (βsim and βsor) behave predictably and linearly to gradual species composition overlap. We encourage ecologists using measures of β-diversity to fully understand their mathematical nature and type of results under the scenario to be used in order to avoid inappropriate and misleading inferences."

Beta diversity Nestedness Replacement Richness difference Species turnover BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL

Polydomus karssenii gen. nov. sp. nov. is a dark septate endophyte with a bifunctional lifestyle parasitising eggs of plant parasitic cyst nematodes (Heterodera spp.)

Samad Ashrafi Abdelfattah DABABAT Maria Finckh Marc Stadler Wolfgang Maier (2023, [Artículo])

Plant Parasitic Nematodes Nematode's Egg Parasites CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ENDOPHYTES NEMATOPHAGOUS FUNGI NEW SPECIES PHYLOGENY PLANT NEMATODES TAXONOMY

Recent advances on research of native prawn Macrobrachium americanum (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) with aquaculture and conservation purposes

Yuneisy Milagro Agüero Fernández MIRIAM VICTORIA MARTIN MANZO MARITZA LOURDES SOBERANES YEPIZ Marcelo Ulises García Guerrero Yuniel Méndez Martínez Luis Hector Hernandez Hernandez Laura S López Greco Edilmar Cortés Jacinto (2022, [Artículo])

"Where good management practices on aquaculture are mandatory. The economic and ecological importance of prawns of the Genus Macrobrachium cause an impact at a global level involving economic, academic and social aspects. Macrobrachium americanum appears as one of the genus species with high nutritional value and an economic demand in the national and international markets, as well as a vital income for fisherman and producers of this species. For researchers, it is a challenge to find solutions to culture and propose conservation measures for M. americanum with emphasis on development, nutrition and reproduction. Although there are scientific studies supporting the economic importance of this species, our knowledge about its cultivation, reproduction and conservation is limited. This paper summarizes the latest studies made in cooperation with M. americanum in research lead by the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Mexico. After several years of continuous research, it is considered that those efforts have produced useful information for the sustainable exploitation, conservation and basic management practices of this species."

Freshwater ecosystem, growth rate, native prawn species, conservation, sustainable fishing BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA ANIMAL (ZOOLOGÍA) ECOLOGÍA ANIMAL ECOLOGÍA ANIMAL

Do marine reserves increase prey for California sea lions and Pacific harbor seals?

ALEJANDRO ARIAS DEL RAZO (2019, [Artículo])

Community marine reserves are geographical areas closed to fishing activities, implemented and enforced by the same fishermen that fish around them. Their main objective is to recover commercial stocks of fish and invertebrates. While marine reserves have proven successful in many parts of the world, their success near important marine predator colonies, such as the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii), is yet to be analyzed. In response to the concerns expressed by local fishermen about the impact of the presence of pinnipeds on their communities’ marine reserves, we conducted underwater surveys around four islands in the Pacific west of the Baja California Peninsula: two without reserves (Todos Santos and San Roque); one with a recently established reserve (San Jeronimo); and, a fourth with reserves established eight years ago (Natividad). All these islands are subject to similar rates of exploitation by fishing cooperatives with exclusive rights. We estimated fish biomass and biodiversity in the seas around the islands, applying filters for potential California sea lion and harbor seal prey using known species from the literature. Generalized linear mixed models revealed that the age of the reserve has a significant positive effect on fish biomass, while the site (inside or outside of the reserve) did not, with a similar result found for the biomass of the prey of the California sea lion. Fish biodiversity was also higher around Natividad Island, while invertebrate biodiversity was higher around San Roque. These findings indicate that marine reserves increase overall fish diversity and biomass, despite the presence of top predators, even increasing the numbers of their potential prey. Community marine reserves may help to improve the resilience of marine mammals to climate-driven phenomena and maintain a healthy marine ecosystem for the benefit of both pinnipeds and fishermen. © 2019 Arias-Del-Razo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Article, biodiversity, biomass, climate change, ecosystem resilience, environmental exploitation, fish stock, fishing, marine environment, marine invertebrate, nonhuman, Phoca vitulina, Pinnipedia, prey searching, Zalophus californianus, animal, biom BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA ANIMAL (ZOOLOGÍA) BIOLOGÍA ANIMAL (ZOOLOGÍA)

Protein retention assessment of four levels of poultry by-product substitution of fishmeal in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets using stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N) as natural tracers

DANIEL BADILLO ZAPATA (2014, [Artículo])

This is second part from an experiment where the nitrogen retention of poultry by-product meal (PBM) compared to fishmeal (FM) was evaluated using traditional indices. Here a quantitative method using stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ15N values) as natural tracers of nitrogen incorporation into fish biomass is assessed. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were fed for 80 days on isotopically distinct diets in which 0, 33, 66 and 100% of FM as main protein source was replaced by PBM. The diets were isonitrogenous, isolipidic and similar in gross energy content. Fish in all treatments reached isotopic equilibrium by the end of the experiment. Two-source isotope mixing models that incorporated the isotopic composition of FM and PBM as well as that of formulated feeds, empirically derived trophic discrimination factors and the isotopic composition of fish that had reached isotopic equilibrium to the diets were used to obtain a quantitative estimate of the retention of each source of nitrogen. Fish fed the diets with 33 and 66% replacement of FM by PBM retained poultry by-product meal roughly in proportion to its level of inclusion in the diets, whereas no differences were detected in the protein efficiency ratio. Coupled with the similar biomass gain of fishes fed the different diets, our results support the inclusion of PBM as replacement for fishmeal in aquaculture feeds. A re-feeding experiment in which all fish were fed a diet of 100% FM for 28 days indicated isotopic turnover occurred very fast, providing further support for the potential of isotopic ratios as tracers of the retention of specific protein sources into fish tissues. Stable isotope analysis is a useful tool for studies that seek to obtain quantitative estimates of the retention of different protein sources. © 2014 Badillo et al.

nitrogen 15, nitrogen, protein intake, animal behavior, animal experiment, animal food, animal tissue, aquaculture, Article, biomass, controlled study, energy metabolism, food composition, juvenile animal, nonhuman, poultry by product meal, protein a CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

La biofiltración sobre materiales orgánicos, nueva tecnología sustentable para tratar agua residual en pequeñas comunidades e industrias

Marco Antonio Garzón-Zúñiga Gerardo Buelna GABRIELA ELEONORA MOELLER CHAVEZ (2012, [Artículo])

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar los resultados de las principales realizaciones a escala real de esta tecnología y su impacto en los sectores urbano (pequeños municipios, zonas rurales), agropecuario (granjas porcinas) y agroalimentario (rastros avícolas) en Canadá y México.

Biofiltración Tratamiento in situ Sistema de bajo mantenimiento Agua residual doméstica Agua residual industrial INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

José Revueltas, entre la realidad y la ficción: una lectura historiográfica de Los muros de agua

MELISSA MARCELA MARTINEZ LEMUS (2010, [Tesis de maestría])

157 páginas. Maestría en Historiografía.

En este trabajo se plantea un acercamiento historiográfico con una obra de ficción: Los muros de agua, de José Revueltas, para analizar la medida en que ésta puede ser susceptible a un análisis que recupere y dé cuenta de la historicidad inscrita en el entramado literario. Son varios los elementos que contribuyen a este fin, particularmente, el carácter testimonial de la obra que nos ocupa, así como el ser la primera novela publicada por el autor, convirtiéndola en su primer experimento literario formal. Se trata de acercarnos al autor, pero más que nada al contexto que éste vivió usando como principal objeto de estudio su obra, dejando al margen, — aunque no por ello ignorados— lo que otros autores dicen de él, pues “(Ése es) el problema de los escritores que están sobre todo en sus libros y ahí hay que ir a buscarlos antes que a ninguna otra parte”. El trabajo es un análisis interpretativo que se basa en la visión de Gadamer, sobre el círculo hermenéutico, así como en la visión de Geertz sobre la descripción densa, desde una perspectiva historiográfica donde, a partir del análisis de una novela, se demuestren las posibilidades del relato de ficción para un estudio historiográfico.

Historiography--Mexico. Literature and history. Revueltas, José, 1914-1976--Criticism and interpretation. Historiografía. Literatura e historia. Autores mexicanos. F1224 CIENCIAS SOCIALES HISTORIA HISTORIA GENERAL HISTORIOGRAFÍA

An updated checklist of plant agrobiodiversity of northern Italy

Marco Canella Nicola Maria Giuseppe Ardenghi Graziano Rossi Filippo Guzzon (2022, [Artículo])

Ex Situ Conservation CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ETHNOBOTANY LANDRACES ON-FARM CONSERVATION PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES

La literatura de no ficción en México: Asesinato, de Vicente Leñero

Jesús Iván Allende Ortega (2023, [Otro, Trabajo terminal, especialidad])

35 páginas. Especialización en Literatura Mexicana del Siglo XX.

Esta investigación recibió el apoyo del Sistema Nacional de Posgrados (SNP) del Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (México). CONAHCYT.

Abordar el tema de literatura de no ficción resulta relevante tanto para el estudio de la literatura como para el del periodismo, ya que es dentro de estas dos áreas donde este género encuentra sus fronteras. Existen diversos artículos e investigaciones que se han encargado de estudiar el tema, en la mayoría de los casos estos estudios parten de las obras fundacionales de la no ficción. Entre ellas se encuentran: Operación Masacre (1957) de Rodolfo Walsh, A sangre fría (1966) de Truman Capote y Los ejércitos de la noche (1968) de Norman Mailer. Sin embargo, son pocas las investigaciones que se han encargado del estudió de la no ficción en México, su surgimiento y obras fundacionales. Por este motivo, en la siguiente investigación se analizará el cuarto capítulo de la novela Asesinato (1985) del escritor Vicente Leñero. En esta novela es donde se pueden observar con mayor claridad los elementos propios de la no ficción, así como el estilo dado por Leñero a este género. Elementos que lo vuelven uno de los fundadores de este género en la narrativa mexicana del siglo XX. Para sustentar teóricamente el análisis de este texto se retomarán las ideas expuestas por Tom Wolf y Jonh Hollowell, respecto al tema del llamado “Nuevo periodismo” o Literatura de no ficción. Finalmente, para entender el término “nuevo periodismo” en la narrativa mexicana es necesario revisar de forma general la evolución del periodismo en México, ya que éste sentó las bases para la creación de la no ficción. Son las técnicas de representación de la no ficción las que permiten observar la evolución del periodismo. La información ya no está delimitada a la transmisión llana del hecho. Ahora la voz de los sujetos implicados, así como la del periodista son tan importantes como la acción misma. Lo imparcial adquiere un tono personal.

Leñero, Vicente--Criticism and interpretation. Nonfiction novels. Creative nonfiction Novela documental. No ficción creativa. PQ7297.L37 HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA CIENCIAS DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRAS TEORÍA, ANÁLISIS Y CRÍTICA LITERARIAS