48 results on '"Guzmán, Diego A."'
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2. Numerical analysis of injuries of e-scooter riders in frontal impacts against SUVs
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Asensio-Gil, Juan M., Jimenez-Octavio, Jesus R., Carnicero, Alberto, Valdano, Manuel, Guzman, Diego, and Lopez-Valdes, Francisco J.
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- 2024
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3. Effects of male to female Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) interactions on female´s plumage and skin condition
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Orso, Gabriel Alejandro, Guzman, Diego Alberto, and Marin, Raul Hector
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- 2024
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4. Augmented Reality for Civic Education within Makerspace Museums
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Guzmán, Diego Hernández, Muñoz, Paola Carvajal, and Duarte, Nathaly Reyes
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- 2024
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5. Digital Citizenship and Sustainable Governance: A Design Thinking Approach
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Tapias, Belinha Herrera, Guzmán, Diego Hernández, Muñoz, Paola Carvajal, and Duarte, Nathaly Reyes
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- 2024
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6. Marine protected areas in Colombia: A historical review of legal marine protection since the late 1960 s to 2023
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Guzmán, Diego Hernández, Mier, Roberto Lastra, Vergara, Alba, and Milanes, Celene B.
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- 2023
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7. Solvothermal synthesis of lanthanide-functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites
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Acevedo-Guzmán, Diego A., Huerta, Lázaro, Bizarro, Monserrat, Meza-Laguna, Víctor, Rudolf, Petra, Basiuk, Vladimir A., and Basiuk, Elena V.
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- 2023
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8. Application of CdTe quantum dots sensitized titanate nanotubes in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation
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Benavente, Eglantina, Alegría, Matías, Cortés, Pablo, Aliaga, Juan, Villarroel, Roberto, Guzmán, Diego, Ballesteros, Luis, and González, Guillermo
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- 2023
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9. The challenge of unprecedented floods and droughts in risk management
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Kreibich, Heidi, Van Loon, Anne F., Schröter, Kai, Ward, Philip J., Mazzoleni, Maurizio, Sairam, Nivedita, Abeshu, Guta Wakbulcho, Agafonova, Svetlana, AghaKouchak, Amir, Aksoy, Hafzullah, Alvarez-Garreton, Camila, Aznar, Blanca, Balkhi, Laila, Barendrecht, Marlies H., Biancamaria, Sylvain, Bos-Burgering, Liduin, Bradley, Chris, Budiyono, Yus, Buytaert, Wouter, Capewell, Lucinda, Carlson, Hayley, Cavus, Yonca, Couasnon, Anaïs, Coxon, Gemma, Daliakopoulos, Ioannis, de Ruiter, Marleen C., Delus, Claire, Erfurt, Mathilde, Esposito, Giuseppe, François, Didier, Frappart, Frédéric, Freer, Jim, Frolova, Natalia, Gain, Animesh K., Grillakis, Manolis, Grima, Jordi Oriol, Guzmán, Diego A., Huning, Laurie S., Ionita, Monica, Kharlamov, Maxim, Khoi, Dao Nguyen, Kieboom, Natalie, Kireeva, Maria, Koutroulis, Aristeidis, Lavado-Casimiro, Waldo, Li, Hong-Yi, LLasat, María Carmen, Macdonald, David, Mård, Johanna, Mathew-Richards, Hannah, McKenzie, Andrew, Mejia, Alfonso, Mendiondo, Eduardo Mario, Mens, Marjolein, Mobini, Shifteh, Mohor, Guilherme Samprogna, Nagavciuc, Viorica, Ngo-Duc, Thanh, Thao Nguyen Huynh, Thi, Nhi, Pham Thi Thao, Petrucci, Olga, Nguyen, Hong Quan, Quintana-Seguí, Pere, Razavi, Saman, Ridolfi, Elena, Riegel, Jannik, Sadik, Md Shibly, Savelli, Elisa, Sazonov, Alexey, Sharma, Sanjib, Sörensen, Johanna, Arguello Souza, Felipe Augusto, Stahl, Kerstin, Steinhausen, Max, Stoelzle, Michael, Szalińska, Wiwiana, Tang, Qiuhong, Tian, Fuqiang, Tokarczyk, Tamara, Tovar, Carolina, Tran, Thi Van Thu, Van Huijgevoort, Marjolein H. J., van Vliet, Michelle T. H., Vorogushyn, Sergiy, Wagener, Thorsten, Wang, Yueling, Wendt, Doris E., Wickham, Elliot, Yang, Long, Zambrano-Bigiarini, Mauricio, Blöschl, Günter, and Di Baldassarre, Giuliano
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- 2022
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10. Community-Based Participatory Research on Urban Environmental Conflicts: Sand Quarries in Northern Bogotá.
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Guzmán, Adriana Hernández, Hernández Guzmán, Diego, Milanés, Celene B., Ramírez, Omar, Herrera Tapias, Belinha, Montero, Ofelia Pérez, Gutiérrez Reyes, Atenas, and Zielinski, Seweryn
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The paper is about community-based participatory research on environmental conflicts about sand quarries in northern Bogotá. Community-based participatory research is applied to understand the environmental conflicts of mining activities. The approach was suitable for improving the relevance and acceptance of research in the local community. It invited community members to participate and uphold their views about the social conflicts and environmental impacts arising from mining activities. The findings highlight the need for participatory environmental governance, integrating local communities and power relations analysis in environmental decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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11. Serious Games for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Older Adults: A Conceptual Framework.
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Guzmán, Diego E., Rengifo, Carlos F., and García-Cena, Cecilia E.
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LITERATURE reviews ,OLDER people ,COGNITIVE rehabilitation ,SOCIAL integration ,VIRTUAL reality - Abstract
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the development of serious games aimed at cognitive rehabilitation in older adults. Following Jabareen's methodology, a literature review was conducted to identify concepts and theories that are relevant in this field. The resulting framework comprises the use of virtual reality, integration of physical activity, incorporation of social interaction features, adaptability of difficulty levels, and customization of game content. The interconnections between these concepts and underlying cognitive theories, such as the cognitive reserve hypothesis and the scaffolding theory of aging and cognition, are highlighted. As we are in the early stages of our research, our goal is to introduce and test novel interpretations of current knowledge within this conceptual framework. Additionally, the practical implications of the conceptual framework are discussed, including its strengths and limitations, as well as its relevance for future research and clinical practice in the field of cognitive rehabilitation. It is hoped that this framework will provide a guide for the design and implementation of effective interventions to improve cognitive health and well-being in the older adult population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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12. High-energy ball-milling preparation and characterization of Ln2O3−graphite nanocomposites
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Basiuk, Vladimir A., Acevedo-Guzmán, Diego A., Meza-Laguna, Victor, Álvarez-Zauco, Edgar, Huerta, Lazaro, Serrano, Manuel, Kakazey, Mykola, and Basiuk, Elena V.
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- 2021
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13. The impact of specialised translator training and professional experience on legal translation quality assurance: an empirical study of revision performance.
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Prieto Ramos, Fernando and Guzmán, Diego
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- 2024
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14. Formation of responsive hierarchical wrinkled patterns on hydrogel films via multi-step methodology
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González-Henríquez, Carmen M., Rodríguez-Umanzor, Fernando E., Guzmán, Diego, Sarabia-Vallejos, Mauricio A., and Rodríguez-Hernández, Juan
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- 2019
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15. Domestic dogs in indigenous Amazonian communities: Key players in Leptospira cycling and transmission?
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Guzmán, Diego A., Diaz, Eduardo, Sáenz, Carolina, Álvarez, Hernán, Cueva, Rubén, Zapata-Ríos, Galo, Prado-Vivar, Belén, Falconí, Mercy, Pearson, Talima, and Barragan, Veronica
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INDIGENOUS peoples of South America , *DOGS , *LEPTOSPIRA interrogans , *LEPTOSPIRA , *URINALYSIS , *DOMESTIC animals - Abstract
Background: Leptospirosis is the world's most common zoonotic disease. Mitigation and control rely on pathogen identification and understanding the roles of potential reservoirs in cycling and transmission. Underreporting and misdiagnosis obscure the magnitude of the problem and confound efforts to understand key epidemiological components. Difficulties in culturing hamper the use of serological diagnostics and delay the development of DNA detection methods. As a result, especially in complex ecosystems, we know very little about the importance of different mammalian host species in cycling and transmission to humans. Methodology/principal findings: We sampled dogs from five indigenous Kichwa communities living in the Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin. Blood and urine samples from domestic dogs were collected to assess the exposure of these animals to Leptospira and to identify the circulating species. Microscopic Agglutination Tests with a panel of 22 different serovars showed anti-leptospira antibodies in 36 sampled dogs (75%), and 7 serogroups were detected. Two DNA-based detection assays revealed pathogenic Leptospira DNA in 18 of 19 dog urine samples (94.7%). Amplicon sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and SecY genes from 15 urine samples revealed genetic diversity within two of three different Leptospira species: noguchii (n = 7), santarosai (n = 7), and interrogans (n = 1). Conclusions/significance: The high prevalence of antibodies and Leptospira DNA provides strong evidence for high rates of past and current infections. Such high prevalence has not been previously reported for dogs. These dogs live in the peridomestic environment in close contact with humans, yet they are free-ranging animals that interact with wildlife. This complex web of interactions may explain the diverse types of pathogenic Leptospira observed in this study. Our results suggest that domestic dogs are likely to play an important role in the cycling and transmission of Leptospira. Future studies in areas with complex ecoepidemiology will enable better parsing of the significance of genotypic, environmental, and host characteristics. Author summary: People around the world interact with a wide range of animals, but one of the closest is the domestic dog. Dogs can be reservoirs of several zoonotic infectious diseases, including leptospirosis. The frequent ecological interactions between people, dogs, and wildlife in indigenous communities living in the Amazon basin might increase the complexity of leptospirosis transmission, in comparison with what has been described for other settings. In the Amazon basin, wild animals and domestic animals may act as reservoirs of the pathogen, excreting the bacteria through their urine. In this work, we analyzed serum and urine samples from dogs living within Kichwa communities from the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. Serum samples were analyzed with MAT and urine samples with qPCR assays that detect the presence of pathogenic Leptospira. Our results suggest that a high percentage of dogs have been exposed to Leptospira. We identified the presence of ten serovars and three different Leptospira species. These findings provide important insights into the epidemiology of leptospirosis in this ecosystem, showing that dogs are a common reservoir and thus likely to play a critical role in the transmission of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. Global Citizenship: Towards a Concept for Participatory Environmental Protection.
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Hernández Guzmán, Diego and Hernández García de Velazco, Judith
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WORLD citizenship , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *ENVIRONMENTAL management , *LITERATURE reviews , *PARTICIPATORY culture , *CULTURAL pluralism - Abstract
The global environmental crisis demands urgent attention and comprehensive action. While governments must prioritise environmental protection and climate change mitigation, the continued depletion of natural resources calls for innovative approaches. One such approach is the Environmental Global Citizenship theory, which offers a perspective on participatory environmental governance while emphasising cultural diversity. The article argues that the idea of global environmental citizenship can help address the challenges associated to the global environmental crisis, outlining a vast theoretical framework to this notion, grounded in a thorough literature review and legal examination of global environmental agreements. Environmental Global Citizenship is presented as a critical, yet non-exclusive strategy for global environmental stewardship, simultaneously advocating for a model of global integration that is rooted in cultural diversity. The manuscript underscores that the concept of Environmental Global Citizenship should form one necessary aspect of a more extensive environmental protection global strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Experimental Study on Tensile Strength of Undisturbed and Disturbed Sandy Soil Samples from Aguascalientes Valley, Mexico
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Frías-Guzmán, Diego Humberto and Hernández-Marín, Martín
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- 2019
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18. High-resolution behavioral time series of Japanese quail within their social environment
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Caliva, Jorge Martín, Alcala, Rocio Soledad, Guzmán, Diego Alberto, Marin, Raúl Héctor, and Kembro, Jackelyn Melissa
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- 2019
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19. Multi-driver ensemble to evaluate the water utility business interruption cost induced by hydrological drought risk scenarios in Brazil.
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Guzmán, Diego A., Mohor, Guilherme S., and Mendiondo, Eduardo M.
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DROUGHT management , *WATER utilities , *PUBLIC utilities , *ATMOSPHERIC models , *RADIATIVE forcing , *DROUGHTS , *MUNICIPAL water supply - Abstract
Climate change and increasing water demand in urban environments necessitate planning water utility companies' finances. Traditionally, methods to estimate the direct water utility business interruption costs (WUBIC) caused by droughts have not been clearly established. We propose a multi-driver assessment method. We project the water yield using a hydrological model driven by regional climate models under radiative forcing scenarios. We project water demand under stationary and non-stationary conditions to estimate drought severity and duration, which are linked with pricing policies recently adopted by the Sao Paulo Water Utility Company. The results showed water insecurity. The non-stationary trend imposed larger differences in the drought resilience financial gap, suggesting that the uncertainties of WUBIC derived from demand and climate models are greater than those associated with radiative forcing scenarios. As populations increase, proactively controlling demand is recommended to avoid or minimize reactive policy changes during future drought events, repeating recent financial impacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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20. La inteligencia de negocios: una estrategia para la gestión de las empresas productivas
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Cordero-Guzmán, Diego and Rodríguez-López, Guillermo
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business intelligence ,control panel ,decision making ,Science ,Social Sciences - Abstract
The paper aims to determine a set of indicators about the performance of productive enterprises in Canton La Troncal, province of Cañar, Ecuador, to use “Business Intelligence” (Business Intelligence BI) as the best practice that supports organizational management and achievement of the strategic objectives. For this purpose, information was first collected through a survey that was carried out in local companies, based on a specific sample, with questionnaires and interviews. Then, based on the information obtained, a Balanced Scorecard was designed with the most significant key performance indicators for the companies in the sample, so that they can be implemented with the multidimensional services offered by business intelligence tools. Finally, the reports were presented in control panels, with a fine granularity range, which allow managers to make clear decisions, reducing the degree of uncertainty.
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21. COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY CONFIRMS COLOMBIAN DECISION TO GRANT COLOR TRADEMARK: PROCESS 01-AI-2017/TRIBUNAL DE JUSTICIA DE LA COMUNIDAD ANDINA CONFIRMA LA DECISIÓN DE COLOMBIA DE RECONOCER MARCAS DE COLOR: PROCESO 01-AI-2017
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Guzmán, Diego
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22. Games as Socio-Technical Systems: Interdisciplinary Infrastructure for a Pedagogy of Play.
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Alatorre Guzmán, Diego
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MATERIALIZATION ,MACHINE learning ,SCHOOL children ,DIGITAL technology ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence - Abstract
In the search for a comprehensive framework to structure and instrumentalize a Pedagogy of Play, the present article explores the ludic phenomena from an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating relevant knowledge from multiple sources and complementary epistemologies. As a result, a socio-technical framework of play and games is built, described and exemplified across different cases, over a continuous territory that performs in terms of multiple scales and complexities. The overall intention is not to normalize games, but to integrate more and diverse playful interactions within our everyday lives; not only within basic education but across academic and professional life: an exertion driven by a genuine search to learn from each other and supported by a versatile set of tools. By approaching games as the tangible materialization of play, therefore delegating the material embodiment of whatever comes out of our creativity, to an active learning practice inspired by our curiosity, and that of whom we collaborate with. To conclude, the article discusses and reflects upon the political and aesthetic implications of the presented framework, highlighting the importance of attitudes and narratives that complement conventional study programs by suggesting new ways to approach pre-identified, yet open spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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23. Legal Risk in the Management of Forest Cover in a River Basin San Juan, Cuba.
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Alarcón Borges, R. Y., Pérez Montero, Ofelia, Tejera, Rogelio García, Silveira, María Teresa Durand, Montoya, José Celeiro, Hernández Mestre, Dayniel, Vazquez, Jorge Mesa, Mestanza-Ramon, Carlos, Hernandez-Guzmán, Diego, and Milanes, Celene B.
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FOREST management ,FOREST protection ,WATERSHEDS ,WATERSHED management ,FOREST reserves ,URBAN growth - Abstract
The protection of forest cover in Cuba is a state priority. It is part of the state plan to deal with climate change. The purpose of this paper is to assess the legal risks associated with the protection of forest cover, which is essential to ensure the sustainability of hydrological watershed management in Cuba. The qualitative method of social research was followed. Techniques of content analysis, semi-structured interviews, and legal exegetics were applied. Geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing techniques were also used to triangulate data and results. This article provided a robust analytical framework for generating innovative laws for land planning through a three-phase methodological design associated with configuring, interpreting, and applying tools for stopping deforestation processes based on watershed management. As a result, it was demonstrated that limitations reveal a deficient legal application with risk in the river basin, and a significant causal relationship between institutions and communities. Furthermore, the study indicated that although there are legal norms that regulate the protection of forest cover in the studied basin, its vulnerabilities generate uncertainty about the foreseeable results in management of forest cover. It is recommended that the Provincial Council of Hydrographic Basins include the design of legal risk indicators for forest cover management into the sub-plan for forest area increase. These recommendations constitute a set of related actions to improve the sustainability of the above-mentioned management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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24. Savage tourism and its implication in theoretical criminology: a shift towards social disorganization.
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Maldonado-Guzmán, Diego J.
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SOCIAL disorganization ,CRIMINOLOGY ,VIOLENT crimes ,CRIME ,OFFENSES against property ,TOURISM ,URBAN tourism - Abstract
Routine activities theory has been the most widely used framework to analyse the relationship between tourism and crime. But beyond crime opportunity, other ecological and structural factors may be present in this relationship. This article analyses whether high levels of tourist intensity are related to higher levels of urban crime in Barcelona (Spain) using the variables of social disorganization theory, that is, concentration of disadvantages, population turnover and ethnic-cultural heterogeneity. Under the hypothesis that the touristification of Barcelona neighbourhoods intensifies population turnover and enhances economical and ethnic-cultural heterogeneity in the area, it is expected that higher levels of tourism are related to higher rates of property and personal crime. To test this hypothesis and the mediating role of ecological variables, negative binomial fit models and simple mediation regression models are used. Findings suggest that higher levels of tourism are related to a higher volume of property and violent crimes in neighbourhoods and that this relationship is mediated by residential instability and national heterogeneity. However, mediation models suggest a negative relationship between tourism and crime when concentrated disadvantages are the mediator factor. The need to rethink the role of the socioeconomic variable in the relationship between crime and touristification is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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25. Application of Polypyrrole/Humic Acid Composite Electrode for Copper Ion Extraction from Drinking Water
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Antilen, Monica, Guzman, Diego, del Valle, M. Angelica, del Rio, Rodrigo, Leteher, Mana Victoria, Lagos, Gustavo, Escudey, Mauricio, and Pizarro, Carmen
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- 2012
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26. Actas de las IV Jornadas ScienCity 2021. Fomento de la Cultura Científica, Tecnológica y de Innovación en Ciudades Inteligentes
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Segura Bonilla, Olman, García Sánchez, Daniela, Mena Nieto, Ángel Isidro, Golpe Moya, Antonio Aníbal, Molina-Gómez, Jose Carlos, Mena-Gonzalez, Angel, Da Silva-Lima, Lucas, Martínez Luna, Macarena, García Vivas, Rocío, Segura Manzano, Francisca, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel, Morillo Reina, Juan Diego, Mateo Sanguino, Tomás Jesús, Pino Fernández, Joaquín del, Ruiz Castilla, Daniel, Millán Prior, Borja, Ceada Garrido, Yolanda, Ríos Gutiérrez, Juan, Barragán Piña, Antonio Javier, Enrique Gómez, Juan Manuel, Tejada Guzmán, Diego, Amaro, Jair, Gamero, José, Sánchez-Herguedas, Antonio, Rodrigo-Muñoz, Francisco, Villalba-Diez, Javier, Ordieres-Meré, Joaquín, Noguera, Miguel, Sayago Gómez, Ana, Fernández Recamales, María Ángeles, Felipe Pulido, Ángel, Gamero, Ulises, Mariano Rodríguez-Pérez, Ángel, Pulido Calvo, Inmaculada, Hernández-Garrido, Rocío, Perea El Khalifi, David, Pérez-Calañas, Cinta, Lozano Domínguez, José Manuel, Redondo González, Manuel Joaquín, Cortés Ancos, Estefanía, Santos, Carla, Dias, Cristina, Morón Monge, María del Carmen, Trabajo Rite, Mónica, and Vargas Sánchez, Alfonso
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Educación digital ,Gobernanza ,Industria 4.0 ,Medio ambiente ,Seguridad ,Sostenibilidad ,Economía - Abstract
ScienCity es una actividad que viene siendo continuada desde 2018 con el objetivo de dar a conocer los conocimientos y tecnologías emergentes siendo investigados en las universidades, informar de experiencias, servicios e iniciativas puestas ya en marcha por instituciones y empresas, llegar hasta decisores políticos que podrían crear sinergias, incentivar la creación de ideas y posibilidades de desarrollo conjuntas, implicar y provocar la participación ciudadana, así como gestar una red internacional multidisciplinar de investigadores que garantice la continuación de futuras ediciones. ScienCity ha servido para que universidades, ayuntamientos, organismos públicos y empresas privadas tomen contacto por primera vez en este ámbito. Durante 2021 han asistido 40 participantes de distintos rincones de España, Portugal, Méjico, Costa Rica, Italia y Polonia con 31 ponencias, 8 pósteres, 1 taller, 8 vehículos eléctricos e híbridos, así como 8 propuestas para el concurso de ideas., Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología-Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades; Consejería de la Presidencia, Administración Pública e Interior de la Junta de Andalucía; Estrategia de Política de Investigación y Transferencia de la Universidad de Huelva; Cátedra de Innovación Social de Aguas de Huelva; Cátedra de la Provincia Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería; Grupo de investigación TEP-192 de Control y Robótica; Mercedes, BMW, Mini, Kia, Volvo y Tesla
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- 2022
27. N-acetyl-cysteine in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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González-Guzmán, Diego, Andrade-Castellanos, Carlos A., Ponce-Gallegos, Marco A., Mesina-Estarrón, Ignacio, Mora-Almanza, José G., Ruelas-Moreno, Hugo E., Rodríguez-González, Daniel, Eguia-Ortega, Omar, and Colunga-Lozano, Luis Enrique
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- 2024
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28. Análisis Espacial de la Inseguridad Percibida en Barcelona: el Papel de los Barrios Adyacentes y de los Factores Psicosociales Implicados
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Maldonado Guzmán, Diego J. and Saldaña Taboada, Patricia
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Inseguridad percibida ,Autocorrelación espacial ,Geographical analysis ,Fear of crime ,Miedo al delito ,Subjective security ,Perceived insecurity ,Análisis geográfico ,Seguridad subjetiva ,Spatial autocorrelation - Abstract
El presente estudio analiza los factores que pudieran estar implicados en la percepción de inseguridad por parte de los habitantes de 69 barrios de Barcelona a partir de la posible influencia de los vecindarios colindantes. Se construyeron una serie de variables a partir de distintas fuentes con el objetivo de medir la influencia de estas en la inseguridad percibida por parte de los residentes. Los modelos de regresión de mínimos cuadrados ordinarios se han sustituido por otros que consideran la dependencia espacial de los datos. Los resultados muestran que cuando se controla la influencia de los barrios adyacentes la heterogeneidad étnica, la satisfacción con los servicios policiales, el desorden social y el estatus socioeconómico se relacionan significativamente con la inseguridad percibida en cada barrio. No obstante, cuando se corrige la autocorrelación espacial, la densidad delictiva en el barrio no está relacionada con la percepción de inseguridad y tampoco existe evidencia clara de que esta esté afectada por los niveles delictivos en los barrios adyacentes, This research analyses the factors that could be involved in the insecurity perceived by the inhabitants of 69 neighbourhoods in Barcelona from the possible influence of the adjacent neighbourhoods. A set of variables are constructed from different sources to measure their influence on the insecurity perceived by residents. Ordinary least-squares regression models were replaced by others that consider the spatial dependence of the data. The results show that when controlling for the influence of adjacent neighbourhoods, ethnic heterogeneity, satisfaction with police services, social disorder, and socio-economic status are significantly related with the insecurity perceived in each neighbourhood. However, when spatial autocorrelation is corrected, crime density in the neighbourhood is not related to perceptions of insecurity, nor there is clear evidence that insecurity is affected by crime levels in adjacent neighbourhoods.
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- 2021
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29. Airbnb and crime in Barcelona (Spain): testing the relationship using a geographically weighted regression.
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Maldonado-Guzmán, Diego J.
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CRIME statistics , *OFFENSES against property , *GUEST rooms , *CRIME , *REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
The existence of works proving the possible relationship empirically that Airbnb lodgings could have with crime in Spain is not known. This research analyzes the relationship between Airbnb lodgings and crimes against the properties and people in Barcelona's neighbourhoods. To achieve this, we use an ordinary least squares regression model and a geographically weighted regression model. The results show a significant and positive relationship between the higher density of Airbnb lodgings and the higher crime rates in the neighbourhoods, especially of patrimonial nature. Divided by type of leased space, the Airbnb homes, in which the guest shares a room with other guests, show a higher relationship with crimes against property and people. The results of the local model show a spatial heterogeneity in all variables used, indicating the need to address non-stationary spatial processes that reveal hidden patterns. However, the only variable that shows statistically significant local variability is the total Airbnb lodgings variable. Finally, we discussed some unexpected results, proposing some future lines of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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30. Hydrogen Productivity Analysis Using Low Concentration of TiO2–Au Nanoparticles on a Ultraviolet‐LED‐Based Photocatalytic Reactors.
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Varas-Concha, Felipe, Guzmán, Diego, Isaacs, Mauricio, and Sáez-Navarrete, César
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HYDROGEN analysis ,GOLD nanoparticles ,PHOTOVOLTAIC power systems ,TITANIUM dioxide nanoparticles ,NANOPARTICLES ,TRANSMISSION electron microscopes - Abstract
The productivity of photocatalytic hydrogen generation via photo‐reforming of organic compounds has not been studied under low concentrations of catalyst, which could lead to relevant cost savings in future real‐scale applications. Herein, it uses half of the lowest concentration of nanoparticles reported of modified P25 TiO2 partially coated with gold. The nanomaterial is prepared using a non‐energy intensive, chemical reduction method. Gold content on the TiO2 surface is reported (14%—surface; 9.1%—weight). Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscope image analyses show low agglomeration and non‐homogeneous shape. Aggregates and gold nanoparticles reach average diameters of 92 and 3.8 nm, respectively. Photocatalytic experiments for hydrogen production are carried out at low concentration of nanoparticles (0.056 g L−1) in methanol–water solution (5%vol.) under 375 nm UV and visible light (20 mW cm−2). The system shows a catalyst productivity of 6661 μmol h−1 g−1, a third of the highest reported productivity using methanol (which used a catalyst concentration 18× higher, an alcohol concentration 5× higher, and 100% anatase). The system shows an estimated reaction rate of 373 μmol L−1 h−1 with an apparent zero order kinetic, an overall energy conversion efficiency of 0.47%, and an apparent quantum yield of 1.03%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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31. Using Blockchain for medical data sharing
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Yave Guzmán, Diego Andrés and Paraíso Medina, Sergio
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Informática ,Medicina - Abstract
En la actualidad, las organizaciones y empresas no solamente demandan más y más el intercambio de datos, sino que exigen más seguridad y escalabilidad en una forma descentralizada. La industria de la medicina y la atención sanitaria no son la excepción. Los datos médicos son generalmente sensibles y necesitan ser protegidos contra el acceso no autorizado. Por supuesto ya existen muchos sistemas y protocolos que apuntan a mejorar el intercambio de datos médicos, pero aún se puede hacer más progreso e innovación en ello. La tecnología Blockchain continúa causando impacto en diferentes campos. Una red de blockchain es un libro mayor (ledger en inglés) público distribuido donde cualquier transacción es atestiguada y verificada por los nodos de la red. A lo largo de este trabajo, blockchain es estudiado teóricamente y prácticamente para que pueda aplicarse al contexto médico. En este trabajo, se presenta un ejemplo práctico de cómo se puede introducir blockchain en el contexto médico siguiendo un framework de blockchain en particular. El caso de estudio es sobre el registro de datos médicos, especialmente la prescripción de medicamentos, cuando un paciente asiste a exámenes médicos. Implica el intercambio de datos de las organizaciones, por lo que este es el caso específico que este trabajo pretende implementar. Para la implementación, se eligió Hyperledger Fabric, un framework de ledger distribuido, permisivo, y con enfoque empresarial. Se utilizó Hyperledger Fabric para implementar el caso de estudio. Los resultados obtenidos son el lanzamiento de una red blockchain con todos los componentes, la implementación de aplicaciones cliente, y la implementación de un smart contract. De Hyperledger Fabric y el caso de estudio, se hicieron conclusiones más generales sobre el uso de blockchain para el intercambio de datos médicos.---ABSTRACT---Today’s organizations not only demand more and more data sharing techniques but also they ask for more security and scalability in a decentralized way. Medicine industry and healthcare are not the exception. Medical data is generally sensitive and needs to be protected against unauthorized access. Of course there are already many systems and protocols that aim to improve medical data sharing but more progress and innovation can still be done. Blockchain technology continues causing impact on different fields. A blockchain network is a distributed public ledger where any transaction is witnessed and verified by network nodes. Throughout this work, blockchain is studied theoretically and practically so that it can be applied to the medical context. In this work, it is presented a practical example of how blockchain can be introduced into the medical context following a particular blockchain framework. The case of study is about registering the medical data, especially the prescription of drugs, when a patient attends to medical examinations. It involves the data sharing of organizations so this is the specific case that this work intends to implement. For the implementation, Hyperledger Fabric, an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger framework, was chosen. Hyperledger Fabric was used to implement the case of study. The obtained results are the launch of a blockchain network with all the components, the implementation of client applications and the implementation of a smart contract. From Hyperledger Fabric and the case of study, more general conclusions were made about using blockchain for medical data sharing.
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32. Examining institutional translation through a legal lens: A comparative analysis of multilingual text production at international organizations.
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Prieto Ramos, Fernando and Guzmán, Diego
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MULTILINGUALISM ,SUPRANATIONALISM ,LANGUAGE policy - Abstract
Studies of institutional translation have traditionally focused on European Union (EU) institutions and legislative genres. In order to develop a more comprehensive characterization of translation at international organizations beyond EU supranational law, this study compares a full mapping of multilingual text production at EU institutions to that of two representative intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), over three years (2005, 2010, and 2015) in three common official languages (English, French, and Spanish). The corpus-driven quantitative analysis and categorization of all texts from a legal-functional perspective corroborate the interconnection of a wide range of textual genres that perform, support, or derive from central law-making, monitoring, and adjudicative functions, or fulfill other administrative purposes. The findings also highlight interinstitutional variation that reflects the features of each legal order, in particular the prominence of hard law-making at the EU (with a high proportion of drafts and input documents) as opposed to larger translation volumes in monitoring procedures at the UN and the WTO. This mapping is considered instrumental to further analyze legal and other specialized translation practices in international institutional settings, and ultimately to inform translator training and translation quality management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Assessing legal terminological variation in institutional translation: The case of national court names in the human rights monitoring procedures of the United Nations.
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Guzmán, Diego and Ramos, Fernando Prieto
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TRANSLATING & interpreting ,NAMING rights ,INTERTEXTUAL analysis ,HUMAN rights ,JUSTICE administration - Abstract
This paper presents the main findings of a study on the translation of national court names in United Nations texts as an illustrative group of culture-bound terms. It focuses on documents produced as part of several mandatory compliance monitoring procedures in the field of human rights. The study is part of a broader project on legal translation in international organisations (LETRINT), which considers terminological consistency and adequacy as indicators of translation quality, and examines the impact of legal asymmetry on both dimensions. To shed light on the first of these indicators, a comprehensive analysis of intertextual and intratextual variations of English-Spanish and French-Spanish translations of thirty terms was conducted. Over five thousand bi- and trilingual segments, extracted from three ad-hoc multilingual and parallel corpora, were examined. They cover the period between 2000 and 2017, and refer to six legal systems. At the intertextual level, the results corroborate that legal asymmetry has a significant impact on translation decision-making, while the assessment of intratextual variation points to a link between source text length, documental series and the degree of terminological consistency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Effects of an acute stressor on fear and on the social reinstatement responses of domestic chicks to cagemates and strangers
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Marin, Raul H, Freytes, Paula, Guzman, Diego, and Bryan Jones, R
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35. Building representative multi-genre corpora for legal and institutional translation research: The LETRINT approach to text categorization and stratified sampling.
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Ramos, Fernando Prieto, Cerutti, Giorgina, and Guzmán, Diego
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CORPORA ,TRANSLATIONS ,SAMPLING (Process) ,DESIGN research ,LEGAL literature - Abstract
Exploring questions of representativeness, balance and comparability is essential to tailoring corpus design and compilation to research goals, and to ensuring the validity of research results. This is especially true when the target population of texts under examination is very large and transcends a restricted area of specialization and/or covers multiple genres, as in the case of texts translated in institutional settings. This paper describes the multilayered sequential approach to corpus building applied in a comparative study on legal translation in three of these settings. The approach is based on a full mapping and categorization of institutional texts from a legal perspective; it applies an innovative combination of stratified sampling techniques integrating quantitative and qualitative criteria adapted to the research aims. The resulting corpora, categorization matrix and selection records, together with the methodological detail provided, can be useful for building other multi-genre corpora in translation studies and further afield. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Cardinal Invariants and Large Continuum
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Mejía Guzmán Diego Alejandro
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37. Behavioral responses to short-term transport in male and female Greater rheas (Rhea 7 americana) reared in captivity
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Della Costa, Natalia Soledad, Leche, Alvina, Guzmán, Diego Alberto, Navarro, Joaquin Luis, Marin, Raul Hector, and Martella, Monica Beatriz
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RATITE ,SEX DIFFERENCE ,CIENCIAS AGRÍCOLAS ,Otras Ciencias Veterinarias ,Ciencias Veterinarias ,STRESS RESPONSE ,purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3 [https] ,WELFARE ,purl.org/becyt/ford/4 [https] ,TRANSPORTATION - Abstract
Animal transport is an indispensable practice in species that need to be moved formanagement or commercial purposes. However, transport may have negative effects on individuals? welfare. The aims of the present work were to determine if the behavioral responses of adult Greater rheas (Rhea americana) bred in captivity are sensitive to short-term transport and if males and females differ in their post-transport behavioral activity and recovery. Eight males and eight females were placed in individual pens and allowed 6 days to habituate (Days 1-6) before transport procedure. On the transport day (Day 7), half of the animals (four males and four females) were randomly assigned to a transport group that was captured and handled to be placed into the crates, exposed to a 30-min transport stressor and immediately returned to their pens. Four transports with 1 different male and female each time were performed. The other half remained undisturbed and was used as control. Behavior of all individuals was video-recorded during habituation days, after transport on Day 7 and on the two following days (Days 8 and 9) to evaluate pre- and post-transport behavioral activity for 2 hours per day. No significant behavioral changes were observed during the last two days of the habituation period (Days 5 and 6), suggesting that Greater rheas were adapted to the housing conditions before transport. After transportation, several behaviors were affected: transported males and females showed null resting, transported females also showed reduced preening and increased vigilance (P < 0.05), whereas transported males showed increased drinking (P < 0.05), compared to their respective control groups. The results suggest that behavioral responses of captive-bred Greater rheas are sensitive to short-term transport (which includes handling) and that male and female differ in their post-transport behavioral activity, recovering their overall basal levels on the third day post-transportation. Fil: Della Costa, Natalia Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicas y Naturales. Centro de Zoologia Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Leche, Alvina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicas y Naturales. Centro de Zoologia Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Guzmán, Diego Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina Fil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal; Argentina Fil: Marin, Raul Hector. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina Fil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal; Argentina
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38. Operational Conditions Affecting Formaldehyde and Formic Acid Formation as By‐Products of Hydrogen Production via Photo‐Reforming of Methanol Using Nanoparticles of TiO2.
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Varas‐Concha, Felipe, Guzmán, Diego, Isaacs, Mauricio, and Sáez‐Navarrete, César
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FORMIC acid ,METHANOL - Abstract
It is important to understand how the operational conditions affect the photocatalytic hydrogen production and how to increase the production of valuable by‐products, such as formaldehyde and formic acid from the photo‐reforming of methanol. It is difficult to optimize operational conditions in photoreactors because several factors affect the process. To prioritize them, we focused on the quantification of the effect of four factors on CH2O and CH2O2 production: (A) presence of gold as co‐catalyst, (B) intensity of UV‐light, (C) methanol concentration, and (D) nanoparticle concentration. A main and interaction effects analysis is presented with fixed effect models for four responses: total production and catalyst productivity for both by‐products. Factor A showed the highest effect, followed by factors B and C, and the interactions AB and AC showed signs of influencing the catalyst selectivity with possible mechanistic variations. Factor D showed negative effect on catalyst productivities possibly related to shielding effect between particles. What operational condition really matters? A statistical approach is used to identify the heaviest factors affecting the photocatalytic production of formaldehyde and formic acid, by‐products from hydrogen generation via photoreforming of methanol using TiO2 nanoparticles. Among 4 factors and their interactions, presence of gold as a co‐catalyst, light radiation and nanoparticles of methanol result to be the critical and most important factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. One-step nondestructive functionalization of graphene oxide paper with amines.
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Alzate-Carvajal, Natalia, Acevedo-Guzmán, Diego A., Meza-Laguna, Victor, Farías, Mario H., Pérez-Rey, Luis A., Abarca-Morales, Edgar, García-Ramírez, Victor A., Basiuk, Vladimir A., and Basiuk, Elena V.
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40. Operational Conditions Affecting Hydrogen Production by the Photoreforming of Organic Compounds using Titania Nanoparticles with Gold.
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Varas‐Concha, Felipe, Guzmán, Diego, Isaacs, Mauricio, and Sáez‐Navarrete, César
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PHOTOCATALYTIC oxidation ,ORGANIC compounds ,ELECTRON donors - Abstract
Abstract: Several factors affect photocatalytic hydrogen productivity from the photoreforming of organic compounds, which makes it difficult to optimize operational conditions in photoreactors. To prioritize these factors, we focused on the quantification of the effect of five of them on hydrogen production. Photocatalytic experiments were performed on 67 mL batch photoreactors under UV‐LED lamps (
λ =375 nm) using a suspension of TiO2 –Au nanoparticles synthesized by a sol–gel approach. The analyzed factors were: (A) presence of Au as a cocatalyst, (B) type of alcohol as the electron donor, (C) intensity of UV light, (D) electron donor concentration, and (E) nanoparticle concentration. A main and interaction effects analysis is presented with reduced fixed effect models for three responses: total hydrogen generation, catalyst productivity, and electron donor productivity. The presence of Au as a cocatalyst (A), the intensity of UV light (C), and their interaction (AC) were the factors with the highest effect. The best configuration allowed us to reach a catalyst productivity of 2925 μmol H 2 g−1 h−1 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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41. Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into CHO-Containing Compounds on Multimetallic Porphyrins.
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Calfumán, Karla, Honores, Jessica, Guzmán, Diego, Ohlbaum, Macarena, Armijo, Francisco, Del Río, Rodrigo, and Isaacs, Mauricio
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ELECTROLYTIC reduction ,CARBON dioxide ,ELECTROCHEMISTRY ,ALDEHYDES ,AQUEOUS solutions ,PORPHYRINS ,POLYVINYL chloride - Abstract
This work describes the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in aqueous solution mediated by tetraruthenated metalloporphyrins (TRP; Co(II) and Zn(II)) in Nafion (Nf) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a support. The comparative aspects of the two polymeric matrices are expressed in terms of the electrocatalytic behavior toward carbon dioxide reduction of both sets of modified electrodes; values of overpotential and turnover frequency were calculated in each case. The modified electrodes under survey were able to reduce carbon dioxide at −600 mV vs Ag/AgCl showing an enhanced reduction current and a decrease in the required overpotential compared to a bare glassy carbon (GC) electrode. Potential-controlled electrolysis experiments were carried out at −1000 mV in order to compare the distribution of products. The production of formic acid, formaldehyde and methanol was confirmed at potentials where reduction of solvent may occur. Measurements of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy show the presence of one active site for GC/Nf/MTRP (where M=Zn(II) and Co(II)) and three for GC/PVC/MTRP. This information corroborates the high values of TOF obtained for GC/PVC/ZnTRP as the best electrocatalyst. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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42. Multi-Year Index-Based Insurance for Adapting Water Utility Companies to Hydrological Drought: Case Study of a Water Supply System of the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil.
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Guzmán, Diego A., Mohor, Guilherme S., and Mendiondo, Eduardo M.
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WATER utilities ,PUBLIC utilities ,WATER supply ,DROUGHT management ,WATER shortages ,INSURANCE ,DROUGHTS - Abstract
The sustainability of water utility companies is threatened by non-stationary drivers, such as climate and anthropogenic changes. To cope with potential economic losses, instruments such as insurance are useful for planning scenarios and mitigating impacts, but data limitations and risk uncertainties affect premium estimation and, consequently, business sustainability. This research estimated the possible economic impacts of business interruption to the Sao Paulo Water Utility Company derived from hydrological drought and how this could be mitigated with an insurance scheme. Multi-year insurance (MYI) was proposed through a set of "change" drivers: the climate driver, through forcing the water evaluation and planning system (WEAP) hydrological tool; the anthropogenic driver, through water demand projections; and the economic driver, associated with recent water price policies adopted by the utility company during water scarcity periods. In our study case, the evaluated indices showed that MYI contracts that cover only longer droughts, regardless of the magnitude, offer better financial performance than contracts that cover all events (in terms of drought duration). Moreover, through MYI contracts, we demonstrate solvency for the insurance fund in the long term and an annual average actuarially fair premium close to the total expected revenue reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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43. CdTe quantum dots modified electrodes ITO-(Polycation/QDs) for carbon dioxide reduction to methanol.
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Guzmán, Diego, Isaacs, Mauricio, Tsukuda, Tatsuya, Yamazoe, Seiji, Takahata, Ryo, Schrebler, Ricardo, Burgos, Ana, Osorio-Román, Igor, and Castillo, Francisco
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• Quantum dots/polycations assemblies shows catalytic activity towards CO 2 reduction. • Rigid polycation structure promotes the electrostatic assembly growth. • Less rigid polycation structure leads carbon dioxide reduction to methanol. The present work describes the characterization by atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical techniques of ITO modified electrodes with electrostatic assemblies (Polycation/Quantum Dots) and their use in the electro- and photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO 2. These assemblies were prepared with polycations poly-diallyldimethylammonium (PD) and poly-(2-trimethylammonium) ethyl methacrylate (PM) and nanocrystals of CdTe of 2.77 nm (Q2). The size of the nanocrystals was controlled by the synthesis reflux time and incorporated by electric field directed Layer-by-Layer assembly method (EFDLA). The polycations were characterised by NMR measurements; showing important effects on the electrostatic assemblies. PM modified electrodes, with its lower rigidity, exhibited less roughness than the PD modified electrodes, 8.0 nm versus 32.8 nm, and higher heterogeneity in its surface composition. Higher resistance to the charge transfer and time constants were obtained with PMQ2 modified electrode, 63.8 Ω cm−2 and 2.69 ms versus 49.30 Ω cm−2 and 1.3 ms for PDQ2. The electro- and photoelectro properties for CO 2 reduction were studied through j-E curves and potential controlled electrolysis. Modified surfaces were active toward the reduction of CO 2 , with a positive shift of the activity between darkness and irradiation conditions, 0.050 V with PDQ2 and 0.450 V with PMQ2. The main product of the CO 2 reduction was CH 3 OH, with traces of CO and HCOOH. The PM modified electrodes with QDs of 2.77 nm presented a selective behaviour for the production of CH 3 OH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Assessing the Risk of Hydrological Drought through the Severity-Duration-Frequency Approach.
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Serrano, David, Guzmán, Diego, Villamizar, Sandra, Pineda, Sergio, and Mendiondo, Eduardo
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Recent studies have focused on characterizing different aspects of drought (i.e., meteorological, soil moisture, hydrological, or even, socio-economic drought). However, the complexity of the phenomenon and the uncertainty associated to the data analyzed makes it difficult to predict its associated risk and resulting impacts. In this work, we used the severity-duration-frequency approach for hydrological drought to analyze the risk of the Cantareira System in Brazil, the main water source for the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo, which has been recently affected by drought. Our approach combined water demand and supply conditions. For water demand, we set up one stationary and one non-stationary threshold. For water supply, we used: (a) hydrologic modeling simulations using as climatic input historical series (1962-2015) from the regional climate models Eta-INPE, HadGEM-ES, and MIROC5; (b) monthly historical reconstructed streamflow data (1930-2016). We used the Generalized Extreme Value distribution to fit the hydrological deficit data for return periods of 2, 10, 20, and 100 years. Results showed greater water deficits for the cases that used the reconstructed hydrologic time series (compared to the cases using hydrologic modeling) but, for the simulations using the hydrologic modeling, results showed greater water deficit for the MIROC5 model. Greater water deficits existed for the non-stationary threshold water demand case. Furthermore, the diagnostic plots found that the longest droughts showed better fit for the Gumbel distribution. This approach may be useful for regional water resources management, helping on the quantification of the impacts of hydrological drought and its uncertainty.Key words: Hydrological droughts, climate change, urban water, SDF approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Carbon Monoxide (CO) Is a Novel Inhibitor of Connexin Hemichannels.
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León-Paravic, Carmen G., Figueroa, Vania A., Guzmán, Diego J., Valderrama, Carlos F., Vallejos, Antonio A., Fiori, Mariana C., Altenberg, Guillermo A., Reuss, Luis, and Retamal, Mauricio A.
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Hemichannels (HCs) are hexamers of connexins that can form gap-junction channels at points of cell contacts or "free HCs" at non-contacting regions. HCs are involved in paracrine and autocrine cell signaling, and under pathological conditions may induce and/or accelerate cell death. Therefore, studies of HC regulation are of great significance. Nitric oxide affects the activity of Cx43 and Cx46 HCs, whereas carbon monoxide (CO), another gaseous transmitter, modulates the activity of several ion channels, but its effect on HCs has not been explored. We studied the effect of CO donors (CORMs) on Cx46 HCs expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes using two-electrode voltage clamp and on Cx43 and Cx46 expressed in HeLa cells using a dye-uptake technique. CORM-2 inhibited Cx46 HC currents in a concentration-dependent manner. The C-terminal domain and intracellular Cys were not necessary for the inhibition. The effect of CORM-2 was not prevented by guanylyl-cyclase, protein kinase G, or thioredoxin inhibitors, and was not due to endocytosis of HCs. However, the effect of CORM-2 was reversed by reducing agents that act extracellularly. Additionally, CO inhibited dye uptake of HeLa cells expressing Cx43 or Cx46, and MCF-7 cells, which endogenously express Cx43 and Cx46. Because CORM-2 carbonylates Cx46 in vitro and induces conformational changes, a direct effect of that CO on Cx46 is possible. The inhibition of HCs could help to understand some of the biological actions of CO in physiological and pathological conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Domestic dogs in indigenous Amazonian communities: key players in Leptospira cycling and transmission?
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Guzmán DA, Diaz E, Sáenz C, Álvarez H, Cueva R, Zapata-Ríos G, Prado-Vivar B, Falconí M, Pearson T, and Barragán V
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Background: Leptospirosis is the world's most common zoonotic disease. Mitigation and control rely on pathogen identification and understanding the roles of potential reservoirs in cycling and transmission. Underreporting and misdiagnosis obscure the magnitude of the problem and confound efforts to understand key epidemiological components. Difficulties in culturing hamper the use of serological diagnostics and delay the development of DNA detection methods. As a result, especially in complex ecosystems, we know very little about the importance of different mammalian host species in cycling and transmission to humans., Methodology/principal Findings: We sampled five indigenous Kichwa communities living in the Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin. Blood and urine samples from domestic dogs were collected to assess the exposure of these animals to Leptospira , and to identify the circulating species. Microscopic Agglutination Tests with a panel of 22 different serovars showed anti-leptospira antibodies in 36 sampled dogs (75%), and 10 serotypes were detected. Two DNA-based detection assays revealed pathogenic Leptospira DNA in 18 of 19 dog urine samples (94.7%). Amplicon sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of 16s rDNA and SecY genes from 15 urine samples revealed genetic diversity within two of three different Leptospira species: noguchii (n=7), santarosai (n=7), and interrogans (n=1)., Conclusions/significance: The high prevalence of antibodies and Leptospira DNA provides strong evidence for high rates of past and current infections. Such high prevalence has not been previously reported for dogs. These dogs live in the peridomestic environment in close contact with humans, yet they are free-ranging animals that interact with wildlife. This complex web of interactions may explain the diverse types of pathogenic Leptospira observed in this study. Our results suggest that domestic dogs are likely to play an important role in the cycling and transmission of Leptospira . Future studies in areas with complex ecoepidemiology will enable better parsing of the significance of genotypic, environmental, and host characteristics.
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47. The fractal organization of ultradian rhythms in avian behavior.
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Guzmán DA, Flesia AG, Aon MA, Pellegrini S, Marin RH, and Kembro JM
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- Animals, Female, Locomotion, Motor Activity, Quail, Wavelet Analysis, Behavior, Animal, Birds physiology, Fractals, Ultradian Rhythm
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Living systems exhibit non-randomly organized biochemical, physiological, and behavioral processes that follow distinctive patterns. In particular, animal behavior displays both fractal dynamics and periodic rhythms yet the relationship between these two dynamic regimens remain unexplored. Herein we studied locomotor time series of visually isolated Japanese quails sampled every 0.5 s during 6.5 days (>10
6 data points). These high-resolution, week-long, time series enabled simultaneous evaluation of ultradian rhythms as well as fractal organization according to six different analytical methods that included Power Spectrum, Enright, Empirical Mode Decomposition, Wavelet, and Detrended Fluctuation analyses. Time series analyses showed that all birds exhibit circadian rhythms. Although interindividual differences were detected, animals presented ultradian behavioral rhythms of 12, 8, 6, 4.8, 4 h and/or lower and, irrespective of visual isolation, synchronization between these ultradian rhythms was observed. Moreover, all birds presented similar overall fractal dynamics (for scales ∼30 s to >4.4 h). This is the first demonstration that avian behavior presents fractal organization that predominates at shorter time scales and coexists with synchronized ultradian rhythms. This chronobiological pattern is advantageous for keeping the organism's endogenous rhythms in phase with internal and environmental periodicities, notably the feeding, light-dark and sleep-wake cycles.- Published
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48. High resolution, week-long, locomotion time series from Japanese quail in a home-box environment.
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Guzmán DA, Pellegrini S, Flesia AG, Aon MA, Marin RH, and Kembro JM
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- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Circadian Rhythm, Coturnix physiology, Locomotion
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Temporal and spatial patterns of locomotion reflect both resting periods and the movement from one place to another to satisfy physiological and behavioural needs. Locomotion is studied in diverse areas of biology such as chronobiology and physiology, as well as in biomathematics. Herein, the locomotion of 24 visually-isolated Japanese quails in their home-box environment was recorded continuously over a 6.5 days at a 0.5 s sampling rate. Three time series are presented for each bird: (1) locomotor activity, (2) distance ambulated, and (3) zone of the box where the bird is located. These high resolution, week-long, time series consisting of 1.07×10(6) data points represent, to our knowledge, a unique data set in animal behavior, and are publically available on FigShare. The data obtained can be used for analyzing dynamic changes of daily or several day locomotion patterns, or for comparison with existing or future data sets or mathematical models across different taxa.
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