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Calidad del ambiente marino costero en las áreas de Ilo e Ite, noviembre 1997

Presenta los resultados analíticos obtenidos en la evaluación de calidad acuática del ambiente marino costero en las áreas de Ilo e Ite durante el período de noviembre de 1997, realizado dentro del Programa de Monitoreo que IMARPE ejecutó en áreas costeras seleccionadas. Se determinó el estado de calidad acuática influenciada por el Fenómeno El Niño de 1997-1998, el cual manifestó elevadas temperaturas y salinidades características de Aguas Subtropicales Superficiales (ASS). Asimismo, el informe permite conocer la presencia de relaves mineros y descargas de aguas residuales en las playas extentas de deshechos domésticos.

Contaminación sobre el macrobentos en las Bahías de Mollendo, Ilo, e Ite en marzo y agosto de 1996

Expone los resultados de los muestreos realizados en marzo y agosto de 1996 en las bahías de Mollendo, Ilo, e Ite con el objeto de evaluar los efectos de la contaminación sobre el macrobentos de fondos blandos sublitorales.

Características del medio marino, fuentes y evaluación de la contaminación en la Bahía de Ilo, costa de Ite a río Sama. 28 marzo a 01 abril 1995

Expone la contaminación marina causada por la minería, principal actividad que se desarrolla en la región sur de Ilo, hasta sur de Ite y de otras fuentes terrestres de contaminación. Se presentan los valores de trazas de metales como el cobre y plomo en los sedimentos.

Evaluación del estado de calidad del medio marino en las bahías de Mollendo, Ilo e Ite

Presenta los resultados de la evaluación del estado de calidad en las bahías de Mollendo, Ilo e Ite realizado del 14 al 28 de agosto de 1996. La temperatura y salinidad fueron inferiores al patrón estacional. Los niveles de oxígeno, pH, sólidos suspendidos se ajustaron a los requisitos de calidad acuática. Problemas de deterioro ambiental se observaron principalmente en playas de Ite. Se detectaron concentraciones de cobre (57,5 ug/g) en lapa (Fisurella spp.) que superaron los límites permisibles internacionales (FAO 1983). El contenido metálico de arsénico y zinc en ríos Tambo e Ilo que descargan al mar estaría asociado a residuos de plaguicidas.

Comparing Random-based and k-Anonymity-Based Algorithms for Graph Anonymization

Recently, several anonymization algorithms have appeared for privacy preservation on graphs. Some of them are based on random-ization techniques and on k-anonymity concepts. We can use both of them to obtain an anonymized graph with a given k-anonymity value. In this paper we compare algorithms based on both techniques in orderto obtain an anonymized graph with a desired k-anonymity value. We want to analyze the complexity of these methods to generate anonymized graphs and the quality of the resulting graphs.

Graph theory reveals dysconnected hubs in 22q11DS and altered nodal efficiency in patients with hallucinations.

Schizophrenia is postulated to be the prototypical dysconnection disorder, in which hallucinations are the core symptom. Due to high heterogeneity in methodology across studies and the clinical phenotype, it remains unclear whether the structural brain dysconnection is global or focal and if clinical symptoms result from this dysconnection. In the present work, we attempt to clarify this issue by studying a population considered as a homogeneous genetic sub-type of schizophrenia, namely the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS). Cerebral MRIs were acquired for 46 patients and 48 age and gender matched controls (aged 6-26, respectively mean age = 15.20 ± 4.53 and 15.28 ± 4.35 years old). Using the Connectome mapper pipeline (connectomics.org) that combines structural and diffusion MRI, we created a whole brain network for each individual. Graph theory was used to quantify the global and local properties of the brain network organization for each participant. A global degree loss of 6% was found in patients' networks along with an increased Characteristic Path Length. After identifying and comparing hubs, a significant loss of degree in patients' hubs was found in 58% of the hubs. Based on Allen's brain network model for hallucinations, we explored the association between local efficiency and symptom severity. Negative correlations were found in the Broca's area (p < 0.004), the Wernicke area (p < 0.023) and a positive correlation was found in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) (p < 0.014). In line with the dysconnection findings in schizophrenia, our results provide preliminary evidence for a targeted alteration in the brain network hubs' organization in individuals with a genetic risk for schizophrenia. The study of specific disorganization in language, speech and thought regulation networks sharing similar network properties may help to understand their role in the hallucination mechanism.