“Spantamicus” en Segobriga y “Usseitio” en Clunia

[ES] Breve estudio de dos nombres no celtibéricos del corpus hispanocéltico. El primero, uno de cuyos portadores es quien pagó la pavimentación del foro de Segobriga, es una indicación adjetival de agrupación familiar derivada de un idiónimo que contiene "panto-" ‘dolor’, cuya "p-" es el producto de una "*kw-" inicial. El segundo, cuyo portador fue sepultado en Clunia, nos muestra la misma palatalización que conocemos del celtibérico, pero no la africación del morfema derivacional que se observa en cib. Us(e)izu. A la discusión de "Usseitio" en «Veleia» 28 (González & Gorrochategui 2011) se pueden añadir algunos ejemplos célticos continentales de africación del nexo "-ty-", si bien subrayando que su relación con la forma celtibérica puede explicarse de hasta tres maneras diferentes.

Pivoting between Calmodulin Lobes Triggered by Calcium in the Kv7.2/Calmodulin Complex

Kv7.2 (KCNQ2) is the principal molecular component of the slow voltage gated M-channel, which strongly influences neuronal excitability. Calmodulin (CaM) binds to two intracellular C-terminal segments of Kv7.2 channels, helices A and B, and it is required for exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. However, the molecular mechanisms by which CaM controls channel trafficking are currently unknown. Here we used two complementary approaches to explore the molecular events underlying the association between CaM and Kv7.2 and their regulation by Ca2+. First, we performed a fluorometric assay using dansylated calmodulin (D-CaM) to characterize the interaction of its individual lobes to the Kv7.2 CaM binding site (Q2AB). Second, we explored the association of Q2AB with CaM by NMR spectroscopy, using N-15-labeled CaM as a reporter. The combined data highlight the interdependency of the N- and C-lobes of CaM in the interaction with Q2AB, suggesting that when CaM binds Ca2+ the binding interface pivots between the N-lobe whose interactions are dominated by helix B and the C-lobe where the predominant interaction is with helix A. In addition, Ca2+ makes CaM binding to Q2AB more difficult and, reciprocally, the channel weakens the association of CaM with Ca2+.

Celtib. 'karuo gortika' "amicitiae favor", 'rita' "ofrecida", 'monima' "recuerdo" y los formularios de las inscripciones celtibéricas

Este trabajo refleja parte de una ponencia presentada el 27-7-2000 en el marco del curso de arqueología de la Fundación Duques de Soria, dirigido por los profesores G. Ruiz Zapatero y A. Jimeno Martínez.

Memoria asociativa en redes tipo Hopfield balanceadas

[ES] Análisis computacional de un modelo (además de su fenomenología emergente) de red asociativa tipo Hopfield que se ha modificado para de cabida a evidencias biológicas como es la del balanceado entre las neuronas excitadoras e inhibidoras en la corteza cerebral.

Long-Term Burden and Respiratory Effects of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization in Preterm Infants — The SPRING Study

The health status of premature infants born 32(1)-35(0) weeks' gestational age (wGA) hospitalized for RSV infection in the first year of life (cases; n = 125) was compared to that of premature infants not hospitalized for RSV (controls; n = 362) through 6 years. The primary endpoints were the percentage of children with wheezing between 2-6 years and lung function at 6 years of age. Secondary endpoints included quality of life, healthcare resource use, and allergic sensitization. A significantly higher proportion of cases than controls experienced recurrent wheezing through 6 years of age (46.7% vs. 27.4%; p = 0.001). The vast majority of lung function tests appeared normal at 6 years of age in both cohorts. In children with pulmonary function in the lower limit of normality (FEV1 Z-score [-2; -1]), wheezing was increased, particularly for cases vs. controls (72.7% vs. 18.9%, p = 0.002). Multivariate analysis revealed the most important factor for wheezing was RSV hospitalization. Quality of life on the respiratory subscale of the TAPQOL was significantly lower (p = 0.001) and healthcare resource utilization was significantly higher (p<0.001) in cases than controls. This study confirms RSV disease is associated with wheezing in 32-35 wGA infants through 6 years of age.