Ecological niche modelling and differentiation between Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954 and Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Brazil

Ecological niche modelling was used to predict the potential geographical distribution of Rhodnius nasutus Stål and Rhodnius neglectus Lent, in Brazil and to investigate the niche divergence between these morphologically similar triatomine species. The distribution of R. neglectus covered mainly the cerrado of Central Brazil, but the prediction maps also revealed its occurrence in transitional areas within the caatinga, Pantanal and Amazon biomes. The potential distribution of R. nasutus covered the Northeastern Region of Brazil in the semi-arid caatinga and the Maranhão babaçu forests. Clear ecological niche differences between these species were observed. R. nasutus occurred more in warmer and drier areas than R. neglectus. In the principal component analysis PC1 was correlated with altitude and temperature (mainly temperature in the coldest and driest months) and PC2 with vegetation index and precipitation. The prediction maps support potential areas of co-occurrence for these species in the Maranhão babaçu forests and in caatinga/cerrado transitional areas, mainly in state of Piaui. Entomologists engaged in Chagas disease vector surveillance should be aware that R. neglectus and R. nasutus can occur in the same localities of Northeastern Brazil. Thus, the identification of bugs in these areas should be improved by applying morphometrical and/or molecular methods.

Estudi de la viabilitat d'incorporar la figura del/de la psicopedagog/a al CAS Teresa Ferrer

Anàlisi de funcionament del Centre d’Atenció i Seguiment de drogodependents (CAS) Teresa Ferrer), i posterior proposta de viabilitat per incorporar la figura del/de la psicopedagog/a en un centre com aquest. Es busca un suport legal que ho recolzi, i es fa una exposició de totes les funcions que podria assolir aquest nou professional, incloent-hi les que actualment ja es duen a terme i altres que es podrien realitzar

Polymorphisms in DNA-Repair Genes in a Cohort of Prostate Cancer Patients from Different Areas in Spain: Heterogeneity between Populations as a Confounding Factor in Association Studies.

BACKGROUND Differences in the distribution of genotypes between individuals of the same ethnicity are an important confounder factor commonly undervalued in typical association studies conducted in radiogenomics. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the genotypic distribution of SNPs in a wide set of Spanish prostate cancer patients for determine the homogeneity of the population and to disclose potential bias. DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 601 prostate cancer patients from Andalusia, Basque Country, Canary and Catalonia were genotyped for 10 SNPs located in 6 different genes associated to DNA repair: XRCC1 (rs25487, rs25489, rs1799782), ERCC2 (rs13181), ERCC1 (rs11615), LIG4 (rs1805388, rs1805386), ATM (rs17503908, rs1800057) and P53 (rs1042522). The SNP genotyping was made in a Biotrove OpenArray® NT Cycler. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Comparisons of genotypic and allelic frequencies among populations, as well as haplotype analyses were determined using the web-based environment SNPator. Principal component analysis was made using the SnpMatrix and XSnpMatrix classes and methods implemented as an R package. Non-supervised hierarchical cluster of SNP was made using MultiExperiment Viewer. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS We observed that genotype distribution of 4 out 10 SNPs was statistically different among the studied populations, showing the greatest differences between Andalusia and Catalonia. These observations were confirmed in cluster analysis, principal component analysis and in the differential distribution of haplotypes among the populations. Because tumor characteristics have not been taken into account, it is possible that some polymorphisms may influence tumor characteristics in the same way that it may pose a risk factor for other disease characteristics. CONCLUSION Differences in distribution of genotypes within different populations of the same ethnicity could be an important confounding factor responsible for the lack of validation of SNPs associated with radiation-induced toxicity, especially when extensive meta-analysis with subjects from different countries are carried out.

Lettre d'Hector Berlioz à son oncle Félix Marmion, [Paris], 13 avril [1859] (manuscrit autographe)

Lettre autographe signée. - Date restituée d'après le contexte : "je suis en train de monter un grand concert spirituel le samedi saint (23)" , ce qui autorise l'année 1859, où Berlioz dirige "L'Enfance du Christ" à l'Opéra-Comique le 23 avril. - A rapprocher d'une lettre à Camille Pal, où Berlioz s'exprime dans ses termes à peu près identiques (C.G. n° 2364). - Lors du concert à Baden le 29 août 1859, Berlioz dirigea des extraits des "Troyens" et non "Roméo et Juliette"

Catalogue des livres portraits, gravures & instruments d'optique. Composant la Bibliothèque et le Cabinet De feu M. Grangeret de Lagrange conservateur-adjoint à la bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, membre du conseil de la Société asiatique, ancien correcteur pour les livres orientaux à l'Imprimerie impériale, etc. : La vente aura lieu ... Les Mardi 19, Mercredi 20, Jeudi 21 et Vendredi 22 Juillet 1859 / [expert] M. Auguste Aubry, Libraire

[Vente. Livres. 1859-07-19 - 1859-07-22]

Manual para la evaluación del impacto en salud de los instrumentos de planeamiento urbanístico en Andalucía

Este Manual se complementa con varios documentos de apoyo: 1. Dimensiones y áreas que pueden verse afectadas por el planeamiento urbanístico; 3. Batería de indicadores y estándares para la evaluación de la relevancia de los impactos; y 4. Análisis en profundidad. Publicado en la página Web de la Consejería de Salud: www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud (Ciudadanía / Nuestra Salud / Evaluación de impacto en salud)

Classification and clinical behavior of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms according to their maturation-associated immunophenotypic profile.

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare subtype of leukemia/lymphoma, whose diagnosis can be difficult to achieve due to its clinical and biological heterogeneity, as well as its overlapping features with other hematologic malignancies. In this study we investigated whether the association between the maturational stage of tumor cells and the clinico-biological and prognostic features of the disease, based on the analysis of 46 BPDCN cases classified into three maturation-associated subgroups on immunophenotypic grounds. Our results show that blasts from cases with an immature plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) phenotype exhibit an uncommon CD56- phenotype, coexisting with CD34+ non-pDC tumor cells, typically in the absence of extramedullary (e.g. skin) disease at presentation. Conversely, patients with a more mature blast cell phenotype more frequently displayed skin/extramedullary involvement and spread into secondary lymphoid tissues. Despite the dismal outcome, acute lymphoblastic leukemia-type therapy (with central nervous system prophylaxis) and/or allogeneic stem cell transplantation appeared to be the only effective therapies. Overall, our findings indicate that the maturational profile of pDC blasts in BPDCN is highly heterogeneous and translates into a wide clinical spectrum -from acute leukemia to mature lymphoma-like behavior-, which may also lead to variable diagnosis and treatment.

Rheumatoid arthritis response to treatment across IgG1 allotype - anti-TNF incompatibility: a case-only study.

INTRODUCTION We have hypothesized that incompatibility between the G1m genotype of the patient and the G1m1 and G1m17 allotypes carried by infliximab (INX) and adalimumab (ADM) could decrease the efficacy of these anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) antibodies in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS The G1m genotypes were analyzed in three collections of patients with RA totaling 1037 subjects. The first, used for discovery, comprised 215 Spanish patients. The second and third were successively used for replication. They included 429 British and Greek patients and 393 Spanish and British patients, respectively. Two outcomes were considered: change in the Disease Activity Score in 28 joint (ΔDAS28) and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response criteria. RESULTS An association between less response to INX and incompatibility of the G1m1,17 allotype was found in the discovery collection at 6 months of treatment (P = 0.03). This association was confirmed in the replications (P = 0.02 and 0.08, respectively) leading to a global association (P = 0.001) that involved a mean difference in ΔDAS28 of 0.4 units between compatible and incompatible patients (2.3 ± 1.5 in compatible patients vs. 1.9 ± 1.5 in incompatible patients) and an increase in responders and decrease in non-responders according to the EULAR criteria (P = 0.03). A similar association was suggested for patients treated with ADM in the discovery collection, but it was not supported by replication. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that G1m1,17 allotypes are associated with response to INX and could aid improved therapeutic targeting in RA.

Criptosistema ElGammal mediante curvas hiperelípticas

En este trabajo se ha realizado un estudio de las curvas hiperelípticas, y más concretamente, de su variedad jacobiana. Se han implementado una serie de operaciones matemáticas sobre elementos de la variedad jacobiana (Divisores), como la suma, el doblado o el cálculo del divisor mitad, así como el cálculo del cardinal de la jacobiana. Una vez realizada esta parte se ja implementado, haciendo uso de estas operaciones, una variante del criptosistema ElGammal mediante curvas hiperelípticas, así como la firma diital del mismo.

Disseny i implementació d'un portal web per l'establiment Drogueria i Pintures Ferrer

S'ha dissenyat i implementat un portal web que a més de donar informació referent a l'establiment també oferirà serveis. Addicionalment a la consulta de tots els productes que ofereix l'establiment mitjançant la botiga virtual els clients podran realitzar les seves compres. A més s'ha dissenyat una interfície fàcil de gestionar per part dels usuaris administradors que en aquest cas seran els mateixos propietaris de l'establiment.