Conectando con el autismo: aplicaciones informáticas en el ámbito de los transtornos del espectro autista II

[Resumen] El objetivo principal es explicar cómo a través de varias teorías actuales, podemos elaborar un modelo de cómo funciona la mente de las personas con Trastornos del Espectro del Autismo (TEA) y dar ideas prácticas que se puedan llevar al contexto del aula o al trabajo con adultos, a través de soporte informático. En la primera parte, se da una visión general del funcionamiento de la mente de las personas con TEA, a través de ejemplos lo más visuales posibles (El continuo o espectro autista, Tríada de alteraciones y Comprendiendo el autismo). En la segunda parte se explica el trabajo realizado desde la Asociación a través del programa Intercentros “Disfrutando y aprendiendo con el ordenador”. Utilizando distintos programas informáticos, se presentan ejemplos de adaptaciones de actividades, cuentos,… Por último se hace un repaso de las páginas webs más interesantes en el campo de los TEA y una bibliografía de referencia

Biomechanical analysis of the penalty-corner drag-flick of elite male and female hockey players

The aim of this study was to analyse the kinematic sequencing in the penalty-corner drag-flicks of elite male and female field hockey players of international calibre. Thirteen participants (one skilled male drag-flicker and six male and six female elite players) participated in the study. An optoelectronic motion analysis system was used to capture the drag-flicks with six cameras, sampling at 250 Hz. Select ground reaction force parameters were obtained from a force platform which registered the last support of the front foot. Twenty trials were captured from each subject. Both player groups showed significantly (p < 0.05) smaller ball velocity at release, peak angular velocity of the pelvis, and negative and positive peak angular velocities of the stick than the skilled subject. Normalised ground reaction forces of the gender groups were also smaller than that of the skilled drag-flicker. By comparing these players we established that the cues of the skill level are a wide stance, a whipping action (rapid back lift) of the stick followed by an explosive sequential movement of the pelvis, upper trunk and stick

Fermiology and transport properties of the half-metallic itinerant ferromagnet CoS2_2: influence of spin orbit coupling

Electronic structure calculations were performed on the compound CoS$_2$, an itinerant ferromagnet whose magnetic properties can be understood in terms of spin fluctuation theory. We have identified nesting features in the Fermi surface of the compound, active for long wavelength spin fluctuations. The electronic structure of the material is close to a half-metal. We show the importance of introducing spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in the calculations, that partially destroys the half-metallicity of the material. By means of transport properties calculations, we have quantified the influence of SOC in the conductivity at room temperature, with an important decrease comparing to the GGA alone conductivity. SOC also helps to understand the negative 0 of the material, whose conductivity varies by a few percent with the introduction of small perturbations in the states around the Fermi level.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure

Promoting higher added value to a finfish species rejected to sea

332 páginas.-- José Ramón Fuertes ... et al.This project aimed to the development of the research and the technology necessary to promote higher added value to fishing activity. This is to be achieved by obtaining profit from a finfish species (“Rockcod”, Patagonotothen spp.) not known to consumers and currently discarded by the EU fishing fleet operating in the South West Atlantic, in order to supply the EU seafood industry with a good quality raw material for human food manufacturing. Use of this species, caught as a by-catch in the existing fisheries targeting hakes and cephalopods, should also increase the profitability of the fleet, contribute to maintaining employment and help to counterbalance the negative effects of fishing activity and discards in the ecosystem. The main scientific-technological objectives and expected achievements were the following: - Description of the fisheries - Improved knowledge of the biology of the species - Biomass assessment - Estimation of catches and discards - Analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of the resource. Fishery forecasting and testing - Sensorial, Microbiological, Nutritional and Biochemical Evaluation of Rock cod - Development of the technical modifications on board commercial vessels - Development of new processed products from frozen Rock codContract number Q5CR-2002-71709Peer reviewe

The age-mass relation for chromospherically active binaries - III. Lithium depletion in giant components

We present a study of the lithium abundances of a sample of evolved components of Chromospherically Active Binary Systems. We show that a significant part of them have lithium excesses, independently of their mass and evolutionary stage. Therefore, it can be concluded that Li abundance does not depend on age for giant components of CABS. These overabundances appear to be closely related to the stellar rotation, and we interpret them as a consequence of the transfer of angular momentum from the orbit to the rotation as the stars evolve: in and off the Main Sequence, in a similar way as it happens in the dwarf components of the same systems and in the Tidally Locked Binaries belonging to the Hyades and M67

Modelos de gestión en nutrición clínica. Puntos débiles y puntos fuertes

En el VIº Foro de Debate Abbott-SENPE se establece una discusión multidisciplinar y multiprofesional para buscar el o los modelos de gestión clínica que consideramos más adecuados para la Unidades de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética (UNCyD) en España. Se valoran los puntos débiles y fuertes así como las oportunidades de los actuales sistemas y se concluye en la observación de una cierta disparidad vinculada no solo a las comunidades autónomas sino también a los diferentes tipos de hospital. Se propone, desde SENPE, la creación de un grupo de trabajo que ayude a la normalización de los modelos y a potenciar la cultura del Cuadro de Mandos Integral y de Gestión del Cambio.At the 6th Abbott-SENPE Debate Forum a multidisciplinary and multiprofessional discussion was established in order to seek for the model or the models of clinical management most appropriate for Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Units (CNAD) in Spain. The weaknesses and strengths as well as opportunities for the current systems were assessed concluding that a certain degree of disparity was observed not only due to regional differences but also to different hospital types. It was proposed, from SENPE, the creation of a working group helping to standardize the models and promote the culture of Integral Control and Change Management

Phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives to promote growth and enhance host health

There are heightened concerns globally on emerging drug-resistant superbugs and the lack of new antibiotics for treating human and animal diseases. For the agricultural industry, there is an urgent need to develop strategies to replace antibiotics for food-producing animals, especially poultry and livestock. The 2nd International Symposium on Alternatives to Antibiotics was held at the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris, France, December 12-15, 2016 to discuss recent scientific developments on strategic antibiotic-free management plans, to evaluate regional differences in policies regarding the reduction of antibiotics in animal agriculture and to develop antibiotic alternatives to combat the global increase in antibiotic resistance. More than 270 participants from academia, government research institutions, regulatory agencies, and private animal industries from >25 different countries came together to discuss recent research and promising novel technologies that could provide alternatives to antibiotics for use in animal health and production; assess challenges associated with their commercialization; and devise actionable strategies to facilitate the development of alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) without hampering animal production. The 3-day meeting consisted of four scientific sessions including vaccines, microbial products, phytochemicals, immune-related products, and innovative drugs, chemicals and enzymes, followed by the last session on regulation and funding. Each session was followed by an expert panel discussion that included industry representatives and session speakers. The session on phytochemicals included talks describing recent research achievements, with examples of successful agricultural use of various phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives and their mode of action in major agricultural animals (poultry, swine and ruminants). Scientists from industry and academia and government research institutes shared their experience in developing and applying potential antibiotic-alternative phytochemicals commercially to reduce AGPs and to develop a sustainable animal production system in the absence of antibiotics.Fil: Lillehoj, Hyun. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; ArgentinaFil: Liu, Yanhong. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: Calsamiglia, Sergio. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Patobiología; ArgentinaFil: Chi, Fang. Amlan International; Estados UnidosFil: Cravens, Ron L.. Amlan International; Estados UnidosFil: Oh, Sungtaek. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; ArgentinaFil: Gay, Cyril G.. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; Argentin

Esporas de Funaria hygrometrica y Entosthodon laxus (Funariaceae, Bryophyta) para la región de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

Spores of Funaria hygrometrica and Entosthodon laxus (Funariaceae, Bryophyta) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.The Funariaceae Schwägr. is represented in Tierra del Fuego, by the genera Entosthodon Schwägr. with a single species, E. laxus, and Funaria Hedwig with, with F. hygrometrica var hygrometrica and F. hygrometrica var. fuegiana. They are analyzed and described, based on fresh and herbarium material sporophytes and spores of the species named, plus the variety of one of them. The observations were made with light and scanning electron microscopes. The sporophytes of both genera have capsules with different shape, color and length. In the spores differences are observed in the size and surface ornamentation. It can be concluded that the study of sporophytes, especially the analysis of the spores, provide significant characteristics that contribute to differentiation and systematics of these taxa.La familia Funariaceae se halla representada en Tierra del Fuego, por los géneros Entosthodon Schwägr. y Funaria Hedw. Entosthodon con una única especie, E. laxus, y Funaria con dos variedades, F. hygrometrica var. hygrometrica y F. hygrometrica var. fuegiana. Se analizan y describen, en base a material fresco y de herbario, los esporofitos y esporas de las especies citadas, más la variedad de una de ellas. Las observaciones se hicieron con Microscopios Óptico y Electrónico de Barrido. Los esporofitos de ambos géneros presentan cápsulas con distinta forma, color y longitud. En las esporas se observan diferencias en el tamaño y ornamentación de la superficie. Se puede concluir que el estudio de los esporofitos, y en especial el análisis de las esporas, aportan características significativasque contribuyen a la diferenciación y sistemática de estos taxa