Algunos factores que condicionan la formación de racimos y de flores en la vid

En nuestras condiciones transcurre prácticamente un año desde que comienzan a formarse los racimos en las yemas hasta que se materializa la floración de las flores que llevan.

EuroPineDB: a high-coverage web database for maritime pine transcriptome

Pinus pinaster is an economically and ecologically important species that is becoming a woody gymnosperm model. Its enormous genome size makes whole-genome sequencing approaches are hard to apply. Therefore, the expressed portion of the genome has to be characterised and the results and annotations have to be stored in dedicated databases.

Clima, zonificación y tipicidad del vino en regiones vitivinícolas Iberoamericanas

El texto presenta el Sistema de Clasificación Climática Multicritério Geovitícola. Incluye los conceptos, metodologías y indices climáticos vitícolas, la página web internacional del Sistema CCM y aun bibliografías con diferenciados usos en el ámbito mundial. El Sistema ha sido utilizado para los estudios de los climas de las regiones vitícolas de los países iberoamericanos. En la pagina web del sistema http://www.cnpuv.embrapa.br/tecnologias/c cm/ se puede encontrar la información de referencia del Sistema.

Las flores silvestres del prado de San Sebastián

Las flores silvestres del prado de San Sebastián

Valencia inundada de flores blancas. Sobre el nuevo IVAM de Kazuyo Sejima en Valencia

Valencia inundada de flores blancas. Sobre el nuevo IVAM de Kazuyo Sejima en Valencia

Memoria de prácticas de los alumnos Eustaquio F. Miranda, Ricardo Botín, Guillermo O'Shea, Manuel Loring y Felipe Heredia

Memoria de prácticas-Viaje a Puertollano-Visita a las minas y fábricas de Asturias-Mina de carbón de Arnao-Fábrica de La Felguera

Face, content, and construct validity of the EndoViS training system for objective assessment of psychomotor skills of laparoscopic surgeons

Background The aim of this study is to present face, content, and constructs validity of the endoscopic orthogonal video system (EndoViS) training system and determines its efficiency as a training and objective assessment tool of the surgeons’ psychomotor skills. Methods Thirty-five surgeons and medical students participated in this study: 11 medical students, 19 residents, and 5 experts. All participants performed four basic skill tasks using conventional laparoscopic instruments and EndoViS training system. Subsequently, participants filled out a questionnaire regarding the design, realism, overall functionality, and its capabilities to train hand–eye coordination and depth perception, rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Motion data of the instruments were obtained by means of two webcams built into a laparoscopic physical trainer. To identify the surgical instruments in the images, colored markers were placed in each instrument. Thirteen motion-related metrics were used to assess laparoscopic performance of the participants. Statistical analysis of performance was made between novice, intermediate, and expert groups. Internal consistency of all metrics was analyzed with Cronbach’s α test. Results Overall scores about features of the EndoViS system were positives. Participants agreed with the usefulness of tasks and the training capacities of EndoViS system (score >4). Results presented significant differences in the execution of three skill tasks performed by participants. Seven metrics showed construct validity for assessment of performance with high consistency levels. Conclusions EndoViS training system has been successfully validated. Results showed that EndoViS was able to differentiate between participants of varying laparoscopic experience. This simulator is a useful and effective tool to objectively assess laparoscopic psychomotor skills of the surgeons.