Interim 2017/18 influenza seasonal vaccine effectiveness: Combined results from five European studies

Between September 2017 and February 2018, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B viruses (mainly B/Yamagata, not included in 2017/18 trivalent vaccines) co-circulated in Europe. Interim results from five European studies indicate that, in all age groups, 2017/18 influenza vaccine effectiveness was 25 to 52% against any influenza, 55 to 68% against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, -42 to 7% against influenza A(H3N2) and 36 to 54% against influenza B. 2017/18 influenza vaccine should be promoted where influenza still circulates

¿Elegimos a Dios? : acerca de la no elección del fin último en concreto según Tomás de Aquino

La tesis de Tomás de Aquino de que el fin último en concreto no es elegible, y de que, menos aún, Dios como verdadero fin último del hombre es objeto de elección, está definitivamente fuera de moda. Es una provocación para el hombre contemporáneo que carga todavía con la pretensión de autonomía del hombre «moderno». Precisamente por eso Tomás de Aquino como maestro realista tiene algo para decir al hombre actual'. Por otra parte, Emilio Komar nos ha enseñado siempre, siguiendo a Tomás, que la voluntad no se mueve si no es atraída primero por el bien. La voluntad antes de ser «efectiva» es «afectiva», y por eso carece de energía para elegir o ejecutar un acto cuando no hay un bien absoluto que la atraiga. Esa voluntad a-fectiva es primero y fundamentalmente voluntas ut natura. Es ella la que mueve a la elección. Si no hay algo visto, contemplado y que atrae como absoluto, por su valor, la voluntad no tiene fundamento para elegir o fuerza para ejecutar. Dividiremos este artículo en dos partes: primero estudiaremos cómo no hay elección del fin último en concreto para Tomás de Aquino; segundo, cómo la libertad de ejercicio se extiende a todos los actos de la voluntad humana. Esta segunda parte será necesariamente breve, dado que sobre este tema es mucho lo que se ha escrito con más suficiencia. Nuestro objetivo es dejar a salvo la libertad de la voluntad..

Are neighboring trees in tune? Wood formation in Pinus pinaster

Neighboring trees growing under identical environmental conditions can exhibit different dynamics and periods of growth. Despite the recent advances in cambial biology, the exogenous and endogenous factors generating asynchronous xylem growths still remain undetermined. This study investigated timings and duration of xylem formation in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) from an even-aged plantation in Portugal growing under Mediterranean climate. Cambial phenology and stem diameter were monitored weekly, from March to December 2010, on two classes of trees divided according to the tree ring widths of the last 15 years, but similar age and size: fast- and slow-growing trees. We tested the hypothesis that differences in tree ring widths result from cell production which in turn affects timings of xylogenesis and that the bimodal growth pattern, typical of the Mediterranean, originates from a double reactivation of the cambium: in spring and autumn. Cambial activity started earlier and ended later in fast-growing trees, confirming that cell production is a key factor determining the duration of xylogenesis. Intra-annual variations in stem diameter recorded by band dendrometers revealed two peaks of increment occurring in spring and late summer. However, the number of cambial cells did not increase in late summer, which suggested that the second peak of increment was caused by stem rehydration, rather than by a reactivation of cell division. These results demonstrated that the variability in the timings of xylem phenology observed among trees of the same age and size and growing under similar environmental conditions was closely related to cell production and not to age or size per se.This study was supported by the Fundac¸a˜o para a Cieˆncia e a Tecnologia, Ministe´rio da Educac¸a˜o e Cieˆncia (FCT) cofinanced by Compete, through the project PTDC/AAC-AMB/111675/ 2009. Joana Vieira was supported by a Ph.D. Grant (SFRH/BD/ 48089/2008) and Filipe Campelo by a postdoctoral research grant (SFRH/BPD/47822/2008), both grants from FCT with funds from POPH (Portuguese Operational Human Potential Program) and QREN Portugal (Portuguese National Strategic Reference Framework)

Un caso de enfermedad de Paget monostótica de maxilar superior seguido durante dieciseis años

Se presenta un caso de enfermedad de Paget (osteitis deformante) de maxilar superior que pudo ser estudiado a través de una evolución de dieciséis años Se discuten problemas de diagnóstico diferencial particularmente con los cuadros del tipo de la displasia fibrosa y se hacen consideraciones sobre su evolución y tratamiento.Fil: Cabrini, Rómulo L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Anatomía y Fisiología Patológicas. Buenos Aires, Argentina.Fil: Oribe, Jorge Alberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía Máxilo Facial. Buenos Aires, Argentina.Fil: Barros, Ramón E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Anatomía y Fisiología Patológicas. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Agent Based Simulations for the Estimation of Sustainability Indicators

AbstractWe present a methodology to improve the estimation of several Sustainability Indicators based on the measurement of walking distance to infrastructures combining Agent Based Simulation with Volunteer Geographic Information. Joining these two forces we construct a more realistic and accurate distribution of the infrastructures based on knowledge created by citizens and their perceptions instead of official data sources. A Situated Multi-Agent System is in charge of simulating not only the functional disparity and sociodemographic characteristics of the population but also the geographic reality in a dynamic way. Namely, the system will analyze different geographic barriers for each collective bringing new possibilities to improve the assessment of the needs of the population for a more sustainable development of the city. In this article we will describe the methodology to carry on several sustainability indicator measurements and present the results of the proposed methodology applied to several municipalities