Estevia, una alternativa dulce y saludable

MONICA GUADALUPE LOZANO CONTRERAS GENOVEVO RAMIREZ JARAMILLO (2022, [Artículo])

Actualmente la industria alimentaria y farmacéutica ha mostrado gran interés en Stevia rebaudiana, debido a que los edulcorantes que contiene no aportan calorías, además de ejercer efectos beneficiosos sobre la salud humana. El intenso y marcado sabor dulce de la estevia se debe principalmente a compuestos químicos denominados de forma genérica como glucósidos de esteviol, compuestos pertenecientes a la familia de los terpenos, que son 250 a 300 veces más dulces que la sacarosa. Este cultivo es una gran oportunidad para los productores de la península de Yucatán. Este ensayo contribuye a enriquecer el conocimiento sobre la estevia.

ASTERACEAE CONSUMO EDULCORANTE NATURAL GLUCOSIDOS BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL

Drought vulnerability indices in Mexico

David Ortega Gaucin JESUS DE LA CRUZ BARTOLON HEIDY VIVIANA CASTELLANO BAHENA (2018, [Artículo])

Drought is one of the most harmful hydro climatic threats to society. Mexico has been historically affected by recurring and long-lasting droughts that have severely impacted society and the economy. Consequently, public programs and policies have been developed in order to reduce the country’s vulnerability to drought, hence the importance of identifying the spatial distribution and the dimension—even in relative terms only—of vulnerability in different regions from social, economic, and environmental perspectives. This article presents a method for obtaining indices and maps of vulnerability to drought in Mexico; indices and maps are based on a set of socioeconomic and environmental indicators that the method combines using an objective analytic procedure that identifies the most vulnerable states and municipalities from social, economic, and environmental perspectives, all of which converge in overall vulnerability to drought. The results obtained indicate that 38.9% of total Mexican population inhabits municipalities with high and very high degrees of overall vulnerability to drought. For this reason, it is necessary to continue implementing actions and preventive and mitigation strategies via public policies and social programs aimed at decreasing the country’s vulnerability to the occurrence of drought events. This is the only way to facilitate the necessary conditions to reduce the impact of drought and to decrease people’s vulnerability to this phenomenon.

Sequías Desastres naturales Gestión de riesgos Vulnerabilidad CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA

Análisis de los escurrimientos de la cuenca del río Verde

MARIA DE LOS ANGELES SUAREZ MEDINA ERNESTO AGUILAR GARDUÑO (2016, [Libro])

México se compone de 37 regiones hidrológicas que, a su vez, se dividen en 731 cuencas. El escurrimiento disponible en una cuenca hidrológica se calcula con base en el principio de continuidad. El escurrimiento natural por cuenca propia es el componente hidrológico más importante que determina el potencial del escurrimiento generado en una cuenca determinada. Este volumen se calcula con base en los métodos señalados en la NOM-011-Conagua-2015: uno es el “método directo”, basado en el volumen aforado y, el otro, es el “método indirecto”, el más usado cuando no se tiene escurrimiento medido (relación lluvia-escurrimiento). En este libro se presenta el análisis de los escurrimientos de la cuenca del río Verde, la cual se ubica en porciones territoriales de los estados de Zacatecas, Aguascalientes y Jalisco.

Escurrimiento natural Cuencas CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA

Enhancement of antibiotics antimicrobial activity due to the silver nanoparticles impact on the cell membrane

Roberto Vazquez-Munoz (2019, [Artículo])

The ability of microorganisms to generate resistance outcompetes with the generation of new and efficient antibiotics; therefore, it is critical to develop novel antibiotic agents and treatments to control bacterial infections. An alternative to this worldwide problem is the use of nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been extensively studied due to their antimicrobial effect in different organisms. In this work, the synergistic antimicrobial effect of AgNPs and conventional antibiotics was assessed in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. AgNPs minimal inhibitory concentration was 10–12 μg mL-1 in all bacterial strains tested, regardless of their different susceptibility against antibiotics. Interestingly, a synergistic antimicrobial effect was observed when combining AgNPs and kanamycin according to the fractional inhibitory concentration index, FICI: <0.5), an additive effect by combining AgNPs and chloramphenicol (FICI: 0.5 to 1), whereas no effect was found with AgNPs and β-lactam antibiotics combinations. Flow cytometry and TEM analysis showed that sublethal concentrations of AgNPs (6–7 μg mL-1) altered the bacterial membrane potential and caused ultrastructural damage, increasing the cell membrane permeability. No chemical interactions between AgNPs and antibiotics were detected. We propose an experimental supported mechanism of action by which combinatorial effect of antimicrobials drives synergy depending on their specific target, facilitated by membrane alterations generated by AgNPs. Our results provide a deeper understanding about the synergistic mechanism of AgNPs and antibiotics, aiming to combat antimicrobial infections efficiently, especially those by multi-drug resistant microorganisms, in order to mitigate the current crisis due to antibiotic resistance. © 2019 Vazquez-Muñoz 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.

ampicillin, antibiotic agent, aztreonam, beta lactam antibiotic, biapenem, chloramphenicol, kanamycin, silver nanoparticle, silver nitrate, antiinfective agent, metal nanoparticle, silver, antibiotic sensitivity, antimicrobial activity, Article, bact BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOFÍSICA BIOFÍSICA

Fórmulas para el coeficiente de arrastre y la ecuación Navier-Stokes fraccional

PEDRO ANTONIO GUIDO ALDANA JORGE SANCHEZ SESMA MAURO IÑIGUEZ COVARRUBIAS (2014, [Artículo])

Se quiere encontrar la relación entre la ecuación de Navier-Stokes fraccional y las fórmulas para el coeficiente de arrastre, como las de Kármán-Schoenherr, Prandtl- Kármán, y Nikuradse. Los cambios de escala producen una renormalización para las ecuaciones de la capa límite, que contiene la hipótesis esencial de la delgadez de dicha capa, y da lugar a una descripción multifractal. Se obtiene una generalización del resultado experimental de Blasius para el factor de fricción. Si se reajustan las relaciones del número de rasgos del multifractal, se infieren las fórmulas, objeto de este estudio, y se las representa como un bi-multifractal, lo que permite un camino analítico para el número de Reynolds crítico y señala a la de Kármán-Schoenherr como la fórmula apropiada para el límite a la derecha de la subcapa viscosa. Los reajustes se traducen en matizar las aproximaciones de la relación entre los números de Euler y Reynolds, o bien en los decaimientos relativos del coeficiente de arrastre. Se aplican los resultados a la descripción de la capa límite turbulenta y a las interacciones entre corrientes y fondos (en ríos, desiertos y huracanes).

Ecuación Navier-Stokes Coeficiente de arrastre Capa límite INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Tensile behavior of 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA) based composites reinforced with natural fiber

Eliana M Agaliotis BALTAZAR DAVID AKE CONCHA ALEJANDRO MAY PAT Juan Pablo Morales Arias Celina Bernal Alex Valadez González Pedro Jesús Herrera Franco Gwenaelle Proust JUAN FRANCISCO KOH DZUL José Gonzalo Carrillo Baeza Emmanuel Alejandro Flores Johnson (2022, [Artículo])

Natural fiber-reinforced composite (NFRC) filaments for 3D printing were fabricated using polylactic acid (PLA) reinforced with 1–5 wt% henequen flour comprising particles with sizes between 90–250 μm. The flour was obtained from natural henequen fibers. NFRCs and pristine PLA specimens were printed with a 0° raster angle for tension tests. The results showed that the NFRCs’ measured density, porosity, and degree of crystallinity increased with flour content. The tensile tests showed that the NFRC Young’s modulus was lower than that of the printed pristine PLA. For 1 wt% flour content, the NFRCs’ maximum stress and strain to failure were higher than those of the printed PLA, which was attributed to the henequen fibers acting as reinforcement and delaying crack growth. However, for 2 wt% and higher flour contents, the NFRCs’ maximum stress was lower than that of the printed PLA. Microscopic characterization after testing showed an increase in voids and defects, with the increase in flour content attributed to particle agglomeration. For 1 wt% flour content, the NFRCs were also printed with raster angles of ±45° and 90° for comparison; the highest tensile properties were obtained with a 0° raster angle. Finally, adding 3 wt% content of maleic anhydride to the NFRC with 1 wt% flour content slightly increased the maximum stress. The results presented herein warrant further research to fully understand the mechanical properties of printed NFRCs made of PLA reinforced with natural henequen fibers. © 2022 by the authors.

POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) NATURAL FIBER HENEQUEN FIBER NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE (NFRC) ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 3D PRINTING MECHANICAL PROPERTY INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS TECNOLOGÍA DE MATERIALES PROPIEDADES DE LOS MATERIALES PROPIEDADES DE LOS MATERIALES

Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue in Carbon Nanotubes: A Review with Bibliometric Analysis

Hugo Albeiro Saldarriaga Noreña MARIO ALFONSO MURILLO TOVAR JOSEFINA VERGARA SANCHEZ JEANNETE RAMIREZ APARICIO Lorena Magallón Cacho MARIA LUISA GARCIA BETANCOURT (2023, [Artículo])

Wastewater-containing dyes are an environmental problem. The prime source of dye pollutants is the textile industry, such as paper manufacturing, food processing, leather, pigments, etc. Dye removal from wastewater using nanotechnology has received attention in recent decades thanks to efficient nanomaterials improving traditional technologies. In recent years, multiple research reports on carbon nanotubes for dye removal and photocatalytic dye degradation provided substantial insight into the comprehension of nanotechnology and remediation. This work presents a review and bibliometric analysis of carbon nanotubes for dye removal and photocatalytic dye degradation, which have an environmental impact today. The bibliometric study showed that the current research tendency on carbon nanotubes applied in dye removal and photocatalysis is still growing. According to research, this work observed that carbon nanotubes for dye removal exhibit high removal and efficient photocatalysis activity, indicating the functionality of nanotechnology for environmental remediation. The analysis of the parameters involved in the removal studies, such as temperature and pH, showed adsorption behavior. The photodegradation of methylene blue demonstrated the photocatalytic activity of carbon nanotubes attributed to the sp2 lattice of graphitic configuration.

BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA adsorption; carbon nanotubes; methylene blue; photocatalysis; photodegradation of methylene blue

Las cáscaras de naranja: ¿Desechos de la agricultura o riqueza farmacéutica?

ROLFFY RUBEN ORTIZ ANDRADE JESUS ALFREDO ARAUJO LEON Gregoreo Centeno Hoil MICHELLE SANSORES CHUC (2023, [Artículo])

México se encuentra entre los diez primeros países con la mayor producción de cítricos, siendo Yucatán uno de los principales estados productores, en particular, de naranjas. Actualmente, la producción de cítricos se utiliza para la extracción de jugo para alimentos y bebidas. Sin embargo, las cáscaras de naranjas son desechadas o subutilizadas. En este ensayo abordamos una perspectiva del potencial médico y económico que existe en las cáscaras de naranja y que podrían ser una riqueza farmacéutica por su alto contenido de flavonoides, moléculas que han sido objeto de estudio para la prevénción de la diabetes, hipertensión y la obesidad.

CITRUS SINENSIS DIABETES HESPERIDINA HIPERTENSION NARINGENINA OBESIDAD BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) EXPLOTACIÓN DE LOS CULTIVOS EXPLOTACIÓN DE LOS CULTIVOS

Chronic toxicity of shrimp feed added with silver nanoparticles (Argovit-4®) in Litopenaeus vannamei and immune response to white spot syndrome virus infection

Carlos Rosendo Romo Quiñonez Píndaro Álvarez Ruiz CLAUDIO HUMBERTO MEJIA RUIZ NINA BOGDANCHIKOVA Alexey Pestryakov CARINA GAMEZ JIMENEZ WENCESLAO VALENZUELA QUIÑONEZ Magnolia Montoya Mejía EUSEBIO NAVA PEREZ (2022, [Artículo])

"In recent years, the application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as antibacterial compounds has been widely used in human and veterinary medicine. In this work, we investigated the effects of AgNPs (Argovit-4 R ) as feed additives (feed-AgNPs) on shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) using three different methods: 1) chronic toxicity after 28 days of feeding, 2) Effects against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenged by oral route, and 3) transcriptional responses of immune-related genes (PAP, ProPO, CTL-3, Crustin, PEN3, and PEN4) following WSSV infection. The results showed that the feed-AgNPs did not interfere with the growth and survival of shrimp. Also, mild lesions in the hepatopancreas were recorded, proportional to the frequency of the feed-AgNP supply. Challenge test versus WSSV showed that feeding every 7 days with feed-AgNPs reduced mortality, reaching a survival rate of 53%, compared to the survival rates observed in groups fed every 4 days, daily and control groups of feed-AgNPs for the 30%, 10%, and 7% groups, respectively. Feed-AgNPs negatively regulated the expression of PAP, ProPO, and Crustin genes after 28 days of treatment and altered the transcriptional responses of PAP, ProPO, CTL-3, and Crustin after WSSV exposure. The results showed that weekly feeding-AgNPs could partially prevent WSSV infection in shrimp culture. However, whether or not transcriptional responses against pathogens are advantageous remains to be elucidated."

Silver nanoparticles, Shrimp, Aquaculture, Chronic toxicity, WSSV, AgNP, Argovit, Litopenaeus vannamei , Silver fed, White spot syndrome virus BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA INMUNOLOGÍA INMUNIZACIÓN INMUNIZACIÓN

Modernidad, seguridad y corrupción : control de drogas en México durante la posguerra (1946-1949)

Andrea Olvera (2021, [Tesis de doctorado])

"Esta tesis analiza mediante diversas fuentes de archivo y hemerográficas cuáles fueron las transformaciones y permanencias que se dieron en el control de las drogas en México entre 1946 a 1948, que se caracterizó por su prohibición, criminalización y judicialización. Lo cual, estuvo enmarcado en el contexto de la posguerra y la consolidación de un régimen autoritario en el país".

Narcóticos; Control; México; Aspectos sociales; Historia; Drogas; Abuso; Aspectos sanitarios; Corrupción (En política); Política y gobierno; 1946-1952 CIENCIAS SOCIALES HISTORIA HISTORIA DE PAÍSES HISTORIA DE PAÍSES