76 results on '"Mu~noz, A."'
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52. Executive flight simulator as a learning tool in new companies' resource planning based on the balanced scorecard.
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Vidal Flores, Daniela and Domenge Mu˜noz, Rogerio
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BALANCED scorecard ,RESOURCE management ,BUSINESSPEOPLE ,SYSTEM dynamics ,EXECUTIVE ability (Management) - Abstract
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- 2017
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53. Simulador de vuelo ejecutivo como medio de aprendizaje en la planeación de recursos de nuevas empresas bajo el enfoque del marcador balanceado.
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Vidal Flores, Daniela and Domenge Mu˜noz, Rogerio
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- 2017
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54. Hematology and blood chemistry of free-living young great bustards (Otis tarda)
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M. L. Puerta, S.A Alonso, V Huecas, R Mu~noz-Pulido, M.A Naveso, Juan C. Alonso, and M. Abelenda
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medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,General Medicine ,Hematocrit ,biology.organism_classification ,Blood proteins ,Blood cell ,Red blood cell ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,Blood chemistry ,Otis tarda ,Internal medicine ,Immunology ,medicine ,Uric acid ,Hemoglobin - Abstract
1. 1. We studied the hematology and blood chemistry of young Great Bustards (Otis tarda). 2. 2. Red cell numbers (2,460,000 cell/mm3), hemoglobin content (11.7g/100ml) and hematocrit (41%) are smaller than in previously studied captive adults, whereas leukocytes numbers (11,000 cell/mm3) are lower. 3. 3. Heterophils (38%) and lymphocytes (47%) are in similar proportions. Eosinophils are also abundant (14%), the other white cell types being more scarce (basophils 2%, monocytes 4%). 4. 4. Plasma uric acid level (22mg/100ml) is higher than urea level (17mg/100ml). Cholesterol and triglycerides plasma concentrations are 132 and 83mg/100ml, respectively. 5. 5. Plasma protein levels (3.6g/100ml) are similar to that previously found in adult captive animals.
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- 1990
55. Study of tin amalgam mirrors by Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy and other analytical methods.
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Lerf, A., Wagner, F., Herrera, L., Justo, A., Mu noz-Páez, A., and Pérez-Rodríguez, J.
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MOSSBAUER spectroscopy ,AMALGAMS (Alloys) ,TIN ,SYNCHROTRON radiation ,STANNIC oxide - Abstract
From the beginning of the 16 until the end of the 19 century the most widely used mirrors consisted of a pane of glass backed with a reflecting layer of tin-mercury amalgam. They were made by sliding the glass pane over a tin foil covered with liquid mercury. After removal of the superfluous mercury, tin amalgam formed slowly at ambient temperature and yielded a reflecting layer adhering to the surface of the glass. Such mirrors often deteriorate in the course of time by oxidation of the tin in the amalgam to stannous or stannic oxide. Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, micro-XRF and X-ray diffraction have been used to study this deterioration process. The studied specimens were a modern mirror made for the reconstruction of the Green Vault in Dresden in the early 2000s, two rather well preserved German mirrors from the 17 and 19 centuries and several strongly deteriorated specimens of Baroque mirrors from the south of Spain. The modern mirror consists mainly of a SnHg amalgam with only 2 % of SnO. The older German mirrors showed more pronounced oxidation, containing 12 and 15 % of SnO, which did not noticeably impair their reflectivity. In the samples from the Spanish mirrors at best a few percent of metallic phase was left. The majority of the tin had oxidised to SnO, but between 8 and 20 % of the tin was present as SnO. X-ray diffraction yielded similar results and micro-XRF mapping using synchrotron radiation for excitation gave information on the distribution of Sn and Hg in the reflecting layer of the mirrors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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56. Removal of heavy metal ions in water by starch esters.
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Soto, Diana, Urdaneta, José, PernÍa, Kelly, León, Orietta, Mu∼noz-Bonilla, Alexandra, and García, Marta Fernandez
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- 2016
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57. Selenium speciation analyses in water and sediment matrices
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Cámara, C., Cobo, M.G., Palacios, M.A., Mu≈noz, R., Donard, O.F.X., Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux (IPREM), and Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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[CHIM.ANAL]Chemical Sciences/Analytical chemistry - Abstract
cited By 9; International audience; From the time selenium was discovered in 1817 by Berzelius and Gahn [1] until the recognition in the mid 1950s of its toxicity and, subsequently, its essentiality for animal well-being, a large number of its properties have been elucidated. This element ranks seventieth in abundance among the elements and constitutes approximately 105% of the earth's crust. Selenium is located in the VIa Group of the Periodic Table between sulphur and tellurium, and its chemical and physical properties are between these elements, i.e. intermediate between nonmetals and the metals, although similarity in behaviour of selenium and sulphur is more pronounced than that of selenium and tellurium. Its atomic number is 34 and its mass of 78.96 results from the six natural isotopes which exist under normal conditions 74Se (0.87%), 76Se (9.02%), 77Se (7.58%), 78Se (23.52%), 80Se (49.82%) and 82Se (9.19%). Other artificial short-lived man-made isotopes such as 75Se, 77Se are utilized in neutron activation and radiology [2]. Selenium has a melting point of 217 °C and a boiling point of 685 °C. Like sulphur it can exist in three allotropic forms: a gray or “metallic”,thermodynamically stable, hexagonal form; a red monoclinic form; and a vitreous amorphous form. Selenium is mainly found in metal sulphide deposits, mostly of the metals Cu, Zn, Ag, Hg, and Pb and is obtained industrially as a by-product of the processing of these elements. It is mainly used in the electrical and electronic (23%), rubber, plastics and lubricants (13%), ceramics and glass 27%) and other chemical industries [3], Table 1. Selenium pollution is caused by these industries and by fossil fuel combustion which releases the element into the atmosphere. Analytical methodologies and applications for the determination of total selenium at trace level have been developed and used extensively in the last thirty years. The reason for determining selenium are multiple: a) the long established selenium poisoning of domestic animals foraging on seleniferous plants, b) disorders in humans and animals resulting from selenium deficiencies and excesses, c) the nutritional essentiality of the element, d) the protective effect of selenium against the toxicity of the metals such as Hg and As, e) the metabolic interaction between selenium and vitamin E and other antioxidants and f) the reported carcinogenicity, anticarcinogenicity, antimutagenicity and anticlastogenicity and its effect on dietary intake of selenium [4] (Fig.l). Table 1: Industrial uses of different Se compounds (adapted from ref. [3]) It is now well known that it is the chemical form of elements rather than their concentration which determines their role in the living organism. This is particularly so for elements such as, Se, Hg, etc., which exist in many different forms and oxidation states. Natural waters, sediments and air are the most commonly studied environmental media. Robberecht and Van Grieken [5] have extensively reviewed the literature on total selenium in natural waters of river (content 0.016-20 ng.l1), lake (0.1-1.85ng.11), open ocean (0.025-0.2ng.11)and coastal or harbour environments, but an exhaustive review of selenium species in environmental samples has not yet been published. © 1995, Elsevier B.V.
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- 1995
58. The structure of the Slrp-Trx1 complex sheds light on the autoinhibition mechanism of the type III secretion system effectors of the NEL family.
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Zouhir, Samira, Bernal-Bayard, Joaquín, Cordero-Alba, Mar, Cardenal-Mu?noz, Elena, Guimaraes, Beatriz, Lazar, Noureddine, Ramos-Morales, Francisco, and Nessler, Sylvie
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SALMONELLA disease treatment ,FOODBORNE diseases ,PUBLIC health ,ANTI-infective agents ,MICROBIAL virulence ,VIRUS secretion - Abstract
Salmonella infections are a leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the U.S.A. and the European Union Antimicrobial therapy is often administered to treat the infection, but increasingly isolates are being detected that demonstrate resistance to multiple antibiotics. Salmonella enterica contains two virulence-related T3SS (type III secretion systems): one promotes invasion of the intestine and the other one mediates systemic disease. Both of them secrete the SlrP protein acting as E3 ubiquitin ligase in human host cells where it targets Trx1 (thioredoxin-1). SlrP belongs to the NEL family of bacterial E3 ubiquitin ligases that have been observed in two distinct autoinhibitory conformations. We solved the 3D structure of the SlrP-Trx1 complex and determined the Trx1 ubiquitination site. The description of the substrate-binding mode sheds light on the first step of the activation mechanism of SlrP. Comparison with the available structural data of other NEL effectors allowed us to gain new insights into their autoinhibitory mechanism. We propose a molecular mechanism for the regulation of SlrP in which structural constraints sequestrating the NEL domain would be sequentially released. This work thus constitutes a new milestone in the understanding of how these T3SS effectors influence pathogen virulence. It also provides the fundamental basis for future development of new antimicrobials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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59. Nanomechanical switches based on metal-insulator-metal capacitors from a standard complementary-metal-oxide semiconductor technology.
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Mu~noz-Gamarra, J. L., Uranga, A., and Barniol, N.
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CAPACITORS , *METAL-insulator-metal devices , *NANOELECTROMECHANICAL systems , *COMPLEMENTARY metal oxide semiconductors , *SEMICONDUCTOR switches - Abstract
We report experimental demonstrations of contact-mode nano-electromechanical switches obtained using a capacitor module based on metal-insulator-metal configuration of a standard commercial complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology. The developed 2 terminals Titanium Nitride switches operate at low voltages (~10 V) thanks to its small gap (27nm), showing an excellent ION/IOFF ratio (104) and abrupt behavior (5mV/decade, one decade of current change is achieved with a 5mV voltage variation). A switch configuration is also presented where using two electrodes three different contact mode states can be obtained, adding functionalities to mechanical switches configurations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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60. The effects of growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy on lipid metabolism and carbohydrate tolerance in adults with GH deficiency
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Peñafiel, J., primary, Torres, E., additional, Mu~noz-Torres, M., additional, and Escobar-Jimenez, F., additional
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- 1999
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61. The effects of growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy on lipid metabolism and carbohydrate tolerance in adults with GH deficiency
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F. Escobar-Jimenez, J. Peñafiel, E. Torres, and M. Mu~noz-Torres
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrinology ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Lipid metabolism ,Biology ,Gh replacement ,Growth hormone ,GH Deficiency ,Carbohydrate tolerance - Published
- 1999
62. Estimation of the aging rates of populations through the prevalence of age-related diseases
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Ruiz-Torres, Antonio, primary, Gimeno, Ana, additional, and Mu∼noz, Francisco J., additional
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- 1994
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63. Histological Study of the Influence of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) on the Healing of Divided Achilles Tendons in Sheep.
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Fern´ndez-Sarmiento, J. Andr´s, Domı´nguez, Juan M., Granados, Marı´a M., Morgaz, Juan, Navarrete, Rocı´o, Carrillo, Jos´ M., G´mez-Villamandos, Rafael J., Mu˜noz-Rasc ´on, Pilar, Martı´n de las Mulas, Juana, Mill´an, Yolanda, Garcı´a-Balletb´, Montserrat, and Cugat, Ram´on
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GROWTH factors ,ACHILLES tendon injuries ,BLOOD plasma ,SHEEP anatomy ,COLLAGEN ,FIBROBLASTS ,SALINE solutions - Abstract
Background: The use of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) has been proposed to improve the healing of Achilles tendon injuries, but there is debate about the effectiveness of this therapy. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the histological effects of PRGF, which is a type of leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma, on tendon healing. Methods: The Achilles tendons of twenty-eight sheep were divided surgically. The animals were randomly divided into four groups of seven animals each. The repaired tendons in two groups received an infiltration of PRGF intraoperatively and every week for the following three weeks under ultrasound guidance. The tendons in the other two groups received injections with saline solution. The animals in one PRGF group and one saline solution group were killed at four weeks, and the animals in the remaining two groups were killed at eight weeks. The Achilles tendons were examined histologically, and the morphometry of fibroblast nuclei was calculated. Results: The fibroblast nuclei of the PRGF-treated tendons were more elongated and more parallel to the tendon axis than the fibroblast nuclei of the tendons in the saline solution group at eight weeks. PRGF-treated tendons showed more packed and better oriented collagen bundles at both four and eight weeks. In addition to increased maturation of the collagen structure, fibroblast density was significantly lower in PRGF-infiltrated tendons. PRGF-treated tendons exhibited faster vascular regression than tendons in the control groups, as demonstrated by a lower vascular density at eight weeks. Conclusions: PRGF was associated with histological changes consistent with an accelerated early healing process in repaired Achilles tendons in sheep after experimental surgical disruption. PRGF-treated tendons showed improvements in the morphometric features of fibroblast nuclei, suggesting a more advanced stage of healing. At eight weeks, histological examination revealed more mature organization of collagen bundles, lower vascular densities, and decreased fibroblast densities in PRGF-treated tendons than in tendons infiltrated with saline solution. These findings were consistent with a more advanced stage of the healing process. Clinical Implications: Based on the findings in this animal model, PRGF infiltration may improve the early healing process of surgically repaired Achilles tendons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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64. Tumores testiculares y paratesticulares en la infancia y adolescencia.
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Caballero Mora, F. J., Mu˜noz Calvo, M. T., García Ros, M., Rodríguez de Alarcón, J., Fernández Pérez, M. L., Casco, F., and Argente, J.
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TUMORS in children ,TESTICULAR cancer ,RHABDOMYOSARCOMA ,SARCOMA - Abstract
The article presents a study on testicular and paratesticular tumors in children and adolescents less than 18 years of age. It states that the study shows 11 primary testicular tumors and 4 paratesticular tumors or rhabdomyosarcomas in a series of 15 cases in patients, with 60% being germinal tumors and the rest non-germinal. It is inferred that testicular and paratesticular tumors in prepubertal children reveal evolutional and therapeutical characteristics well differentiated from adult cases.
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- 2013
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65. Scrape-off layer ion acceleration during fast wave injection in the DIII-D tokamak.
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Pace, D. C., Pinsker, R. I., Heidbrink, W. W., Fisher, R. K., Van Zeeland, M. A., Austin, M. E., McKee, G. R., and Garc'ia-Mu"noz, M.
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TOKAMAKS ,ION accelerators ,CYCLOTRON waves ,PARAMETER estimation ,MAGNETIC coupling ,DETECTORS - Abstract
Fast wave injection is employed on the DIII-D tokamak as a current drive and electron heating method. Bursts of energetic ions with energy E
0 > 20 keV are observed immediately following fast wave injection in experiments featuring the 8th ion cyclotron harmonic near the antenna. Using the energy and pitch angle of the energetic ion burst as measured by a fast-ion loss detector, it is possible to trace the origin of these ions to a particular antenna. The ion trajectories exist entirely within the scrape-off layer. These observations are consistent with the presence of parametric decay instabilities near the antenna strap. It is suggested that the phase space capabilities of the loss detector diagnostic can improve studies of wave injection coupling and efficiency in tokamaks by directly measuring the effects of parametric decay thresholds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2012
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66. Aluminium Morphological Modification by Nitrogen-Argon Mixture PIII.
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Mu noz-Castro, A. E., López-Callejas, R., Alvarado, R. Valencia, R. Peña-Eguiluz, Mercado-Cabrera, A., S. R. Barocio, Robríguez-Méndez, B. G., and de la Piedad-Beneitez, A.
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MORPHOLOGY , *ALUMINUM , *NITROGEN plasmas , *ARGON , *RAMAN spectroscopy , *GAS mixtures - Abstract
With incident fluences of ≈ 1012 atoms/cm² aluminium samples have been plasma immersion ion implanted with either pure nitrogen or argon/nitrogen mixtures at temperatures around 450°C. X-ray diffraction studies have validated the formation of the cubic phase of AlN, in samples treated with both the gas mixtures and pure nitrogen. Likewise, the presence of the hexagonal phase of AlN has been detected when either pure nitrogen or a 70%N/30%Ar mixture have been used. The signature peak of AlN has also been confirmed by the Raman spectroscopy. The maximal microhardness values were found in samples treated with the mixture. The maximal roughness was achieved with the equal part mixture in all cases, although increasing with the implantation pulse width up to a 300 nm peak at 150 μs. The latter critical value remains invariant under the pure nitrogen plasma treatment, provided that implantation periods in the order of 4.5 h are carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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67. Multiagent Systems Protection.
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Mu˜noz, Antonio, Anton, Pablo, and Ma˜na, Antonio
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MULTIAGENT systems ,INTELLIGENT agents ,SOFTWARE engineering ,COMPUTER software ,ELECTRONIC systems ,SYSTEMS development - Abstract
Agent-systems can bring important benefits especially in applications scenarios where highly distributed, autonomous, intelligence, self-organizing, and robust systems are required. Furthermore, the high levels of autonomy and self-organizations of agent systems provide excellent support for developments of systems in which dependability is essential. Both Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence scenarios belong in this category. Unfortunately, the lack of appropriate security mechanisms, both their enforcement and usability, is hindering the application of this paradigm in real-world applications. Security issues play an important role in the development of multiagent systems and are considered to be one of the main issues to solve before agent technology is ready to be widely used outside the research community. In this paper, we present a software based solution for the protection of multiagent systems concentrating on the cooperative agents model and the protected computing approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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68. INTRACORONARY SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE DURING THE INITIAL BURST OF FREE RADICALS
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Alonso, J., primary, Garcia-Dorado, D., additional, Elizaga, J., additional, Botas, J., additional, Fdz-Avilés, F., additional, Soriano, J., additional, Mu∼noz, R., additional, Durán, J. M., additional, and Theroux, P., additional
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- 1990
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69. On the problem of the core level shifts at (110) surfaces of 111-v semiconductor compounds
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Rodriguez-Hernández, P., primary and Mu≈noz, A., additional
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- 1990
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70. Hematology and blood chemistry of free-living young great bustards (Otis tarda)
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Alonso, S.A, primary, Alonso, J.C, additional, Mu~noz-Pulido, R, additional, Naveso, M.A, additional, Abelenda, M, additional, Huecas, V, additional, and Puerta, M.L, additional
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- 1990
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71. Influence of stoichiometry on the magnetic disaccommodation in barium M-type hexaferrites.
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Hern´andez-G´omez, P., Mu˜noz, J. M., Torres, C., de Francisco, C., and Alejos, O.
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STOICHIOMETRY ,BARIUM analysis ,MAGNETIC permeability ,MAGNETIC properties ,DEMAGNETIZATION ,MAGNETIC fields - Abstract
The time decay of the relative initial magnetic permeability after sample demagnetization has been measured in the temperature range 80K < T < 420K in series of samples with initial composition BaO·nFe
2 O3 (n = 5.7, 6 and 6.3), i.e. the stoichiometric M-type barium ferrite and compositions with excess and defect of iron. These samples have been sintered under different conditions of temperature and partial oxygen pressure. The results have been represented by means of isochronal curves. We have observed that the behaviour changes drastically with the sintering atmosphere, and the results with less iron are qualitatively different from the others when sintering in air. The underlying mechanisms responsible for the relaxation phenomena observed are pointed out in terms of the formation of different hexagonal phases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2003
72. INTRACORONARY SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE DURING THE INITIAL BURST OF FREE RADICALS
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Pierre Théroux, R. Mu∼noz, F. Fdz-Avilés, Jaime Elízaga, Javier Soriano, David Garcia-Dorado, Javier Botas, J. M. Duran, and Joaquín Alonso
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Superoxide dismutase ,biology ,business.industry ,Radical ,biology.protein ,Medicine ,Pharmacology ,Initial burst ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 1990
73. Injective mappings in RR and lineability.
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Jiménez-Rodríguez, P., Maghsoudi, S., Mu?noz-Fernández, G. A., and Seoane-Sepúlveda, J. B.
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MATHEMATICAL mappings , *VECTOR spaces , *MATHEMATICAL convolutions , *INJECTIVE functions , *DIMENSIONS - Abstract
It is known that there is not a two dimensional linear space in RR every non-zero element of which is an injective function. Here, we generalize this result to arbitrarily large dimensions. We also study the convolution of nondifferentiable functions which gives, as a result, a differentiable function. In this latter case, we are able to showthe existence of linear spaces of the largest possible dimension formed by functions enjoying the previous property. By doing this we provide both positive and negative results to the recent field of lineability. Some open questions are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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74. Association between C-Reactive Protein Levels and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Pre-Dialysis Patients.
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Ortega, Olimpia, Gallar, Paloma, Mu˜noz, Mar, Rodríguez, Isabel, Carreño, Agustin, Ortiz, Milagros, Molina, Alvaro, Oliet, Aniana, Lozano, Luz, and Vigil, Ana
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CHRONIC kidney failure ,INFLAMMATION ,C-reactive protein ,HEART ventricles ,DIALYSIS (Chemistry) ,ATRIAL natriuretic peptides - Abstract
Background: The prevalence of inflammation is high among patients with chronic renal failure but the reason of inflammation is unclear. We test the hypothesis that inflammation in chronic renal failure could be the consequence of an increased left-ventricular wall tension related to ventricular dysfunction, hypervolemia or both. Methods: For assessing left-ventricular filling pressure, plasma level of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) was used, as B-type natriuretic peptide is secreted from the cardiac ventricles in response to increased wall tension. N-BNP levels and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured on the same day in 75 pre-dialysis patients. A previous history of cardiomiopathy with systolic dysfunction was present in 27 (36%) of them. Results: The levels of N-BNP were not normally distributed (mean: 2,589 ± 4,514 pg/ml; median: 789 pg/ml). The distribution of CRP levels was also not normal (mean: 15 ± 27 mg/l; median: 5 mg/l). Both parameters correlated significantly (r: 0.41; p < 0.005). N-BNP was higher (p < 0.001) in patients with known ventricular dysfunction. Excluding these patients, the correlation between N-BNP and CRP was stronger (r: 0.88; p < 0.001). Univariate analysis in these patients without known cardiomyopathy showed that N-BNP levels also correlated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure (r: 0.54; p < 0.005) and inversely with creatinine clearance (r: –0.43; p < 0.01), serum albumin (r: 0.6; p < 0.001) and hemoglobin levels (r: 0.37; p < 0.05). CRP levels correlated significantly (p < 0.01) with the same parameters as N-BNP in univariate analysis. However, in multiple stepwise regression analysis in which CRP was the dependent variable, only the association with N-BNP remained significant (r: 0.87; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results suggest a link between left-ventricular filling pressure and inflammation in patients with advanced renal insufficiency. The importance of strict volume control in these patients, in order to reduce left-ventricular pressure and therefore inflammation, should be considered. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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75. El exilio en la poesia de Luis Cernuda /
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López, José Joaquín Mu?noz
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- 1989
76. Searching for and characterising the high redshift star-forming galaxy population in the early universe
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Arrabal Haro, Pablo, Rodr´ıguez Espinosa, Jos´e Miguel, and Mu˜noz Tu˜n´on, Casiana
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ASTRONOMIA Y ASTROFISICA ,Astronomía y astrofísica ,Espectroscopia astrofísica ,CUMULOS ,GALAXIAS ,Cúmulos ,ESPECTROSCOPIA ASTROFISICA - Abstract
This thesis focuses on the study of LAEs and LBGs at z=3.4-6.8, a period of time between ~0.8-2 Gyr after the Big Bang, hosting the end of the reionisation epoch. To reach such deep galaxies, we have made use of the SHARDS survey of the GOODS-N field, with 200 h of exposure time with GTC. The 25 consecutive medium-band filters in the optical/NIR have provided us with very good SEDs of these galaxies, which we have further completed with ancillary data from other previous deep observations of the field, allowing a comprehensive analysis of the SEDs. In the first part of this work, we develop our own robust selection criteria, paying special attention to the interlopers rejection. The final selected sample consists of 1558 sources, divided in 528 LAEs and 1030 non-LAEs/LBGs. The comparison of this sample with previous broad-band studies has revealed that the latter are prone to introduce a non-negligible amount of low redshift interlopers due to the lack of good spectral resolution in their SEDs. From the SEDs in our sample, we have derived photometric redshifts, Ly alpha EWs, SFRs and LFs. In order to calculate ages and stellar masses of our galaxies, we have carried out a SP synthesis modeling of the SEDs, using burst-like SFHs. We focus the SP analysis on differences between subfamilies of LAEs and LBGs, as well as on the need of one or two SPs to properly describe each SED. The results derived from the model fitting, joined to the relative fraction of each subfamily found at each z in this work, support an evolutionary relation from low mass LAEs to more massive LBGs. With the model-derived masses, we have built SMFs and estimated the SMD at different redshifts. We have also performed a search for galaxies in close groups, reporting 92 of them, some with up to six members. Many of these groups show tail-like structures that point to a gravitational bound between their galaxies. Additionally, we have studied a previously discovered z=5.198 overdensity in GOODS-N, finding 44 new candidates within our sample. Some of them have been further confirmed through MOS observations. If most of the remaining new candidates are confirmed, this proto-cluster would be the most populated one up to date beyond z=5 in such a tight redshift range. The final part of this thesis is dedicated to an unsupervised ML SEDs clustering of both our sample and the SC4K-COSMOS high-z LAEs sample. The results point to the Ly alpha line and the UV slope as the most relevant parameters driving the classes differentiation, separating sources with strong Ly alpha emission and blue UV slope from those with steeper slope and fainter line emission. The study of the median ages and stellar masses of the groups supports the evolutionary hypothesis between LAEs and LBGs subgroups. Moreover, the ML classification has shown to be very effective for the detection of some few remaining interlopers in both samples.
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- 2019
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