Monitoreo bio-oceanográfico pesquero LP IMARPE IV 0106, de Playuelas (17°16'S) a dominio marítimo sur del Perú (18°21'S)

Analiza las condiciones biológicas y oceanográficas relacionadas con la distribución y abundancia de las principales especies pelágico-costeras, con énfasis en el recurso anchoveta. El monitoreo bio-oceanográfico pesquero se realizó del 06 al 10 de junio de 2001 hasta una distancia máxima de aproximadamente 40 mm de la costa.

Should banking supervision and monetary policy tasks be given to different agencies?

This paper adds some new arguments to the thesis that the responsibility forbanking supervision should be assigned to an agency formally separated bythe Central bank. We also provide some additional evidence on the macroand microeconomic performance of OECD countries whose banking systems areclassified according to the regulatory regime in place. We find that theinflation rate is considerably higher and more volatile in countries wherethe Central bank acts as a monopolist in banking supervision. Besides,although banks seem to be more profitable when Central banks supervise them,they incur into higher costs and rely more on deposits with respect to moresophisticated liabilities as a funding source.The data are not definitively in favor of functional separation. However, we argue that the evolution of financial intermediaries, moral hazard problems and especially cost accountability seem to suggest that separation would be a better solution for industrialized countries.We also critically discuss the current arrangement of financial regulationand supervision in the EMU: our proposal is to establish an independentEuropean System of Financial Supervisors (ESFS) structured similarly to theESCB.

Calcifications vasculaires et déficit en vitamine K: un facteur de risque modifiable dans l'insuffisance rénale chronique [Vascular calcifications and vitamin K deficiency: a modifiable risk factor in chronic kidney disease].

The mechanisms of vascular calcifications in chronic renal failure are complex. Apart for clotting factors, vitamin K-dependent proteins include matrix Gla protein. Glutamic acid residues in matrix Gla protein are carboxylated by vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase, which enables it to inhibit calcification. The purpose of this review is to discuss available evidence implicating vitamin K as a modifiable risk factor in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification in renal diseases.

Cohort study of trials submitted to ethics committee identified discrepant reporting of outcomes in publications.

OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with discrepant outcome reporting in randomized drug trials. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Cohort study of protocols submitted to a Swiss ethics committee 1988-1998: 227 protocols and amendments were compared with 333 matching articles published during 1990-2008. Discrepant reporting was defined as addition, omission, or reclassification of outcomes. RESULTS: Overall, 870 of 2,966 unique outcomes were reported discrepantly (29.3%). Among protocol-defined primary outcomes, 6.9% were not reported (19 of 274), whereas 10.4% of reported outcomes (30 of 288) were not defined in the protocol. Corresponding percentages for secondary outcomes were 19.0% (284 of 1,495) and 14.1% (334 of 2,375). Discrepant reporting was more likely if P values were <0.05 compared with P ≥ 0.05 [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.38; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07, 1.78], more likely for efficacy compared with harm outcomes (aOR: 2.99; 95% CI: 2.08, 4.30) and more likely for composite than for single outcomes (aOR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.00, 2.20). Cardiology (aOR: 2.34; 95% CI: 1.44, 3.79) and infectious diseases (aOR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.01, 3.13) had more discrepancies compared with all specialties combined. CONCLUSION: Discrepant reporting was associated with statistical significance of results, type of outcome, and specialty area. Trial protocols should be made freely available, and the publications should describe and justify any changes made to protocol-defined outcomes.

On the concept of optimality interval

The approximants to regular continued fractions constitute `best approximations' to the numbers they converge to in two ways known as of the first and the second kind.This property of continued fractions provides a solution to Gosper's problem of the batting average: if the batting average of a baseball player is 0.334, what is the minimum number of times he has been at bat? In this paper, we tackle somehow the inverse question: given a rational number P/Q, what is the set of all numbers for which P/Q is a `best approximation' of one or the other kind? We prove that inboth cases these `Optimality Sets' are intervals and we give aprecise description of their endpoints.

Biomasa de recursos pesqueros a finales de la primavera 1998. Cruceros BIC José Olaya Balandra 9811-12

Se estimaron las biomasas de las especies: anchoveta (Engraulis ringens), vinciguerria (Vinciguerria lucetia), falso volador (Prionotuis stephanophrys), bagre (Galeichthys peruvianus) y múnida (Pleuroncodes monodon), mediante técnicas hidroacústicas durante el Crucero 9811-12 de Evaluación Hidroacústica de Recursos Pelágicos, a bordo del BIC José Olaya Balandra desde el 28 de noviembre al 23 de diciembre de 1998 entre la Isla Lobos de Tierra y el Morro Sama. El trayecto utilizado fue el sistemático paralelo con transectos perpendiculares a la costa con 14 mn de separación. El equipo utilizado fue la ecosonda científica EK 500 SIMRAD en frecuencias de 38 y 120 kHz, en un rango de detección de 3 a 250 m de profundidad. Se realizó la calibración de equipos en la Isla San Lorenzo, Callao (12° S). Para la obtención de las biomasas se utilizó el método de estratificación por áreas isoparalitorales. La biomasa de anchoveta se estimó en 2.700.205 t (± 23,92%), las mayores biomasas se encontraron entre los grados 13 y 14 de latitud sur. La biomasa de la vinciguerria se calculó en 2.248.405 t (± 31,28%) con un mayor porcentaje en el grado 10 de latitud sur. La biomasa del falso volador se estimó en 422.349 t (± 38,82%), la del bagre se determinó en 409.470 t (± 30,32%) y de la múnida en 911.976 t (± 31,78 %).

Reabilitação Urbana Uma proposta para Campo Concentração do Tarrafal

Neste trabalho a reabilitação urbana será analisada na vertente da melhoria das características físicas do espaço e as suas consequências sobre o tecido económico e social. De forma em geral este conceito integra todo o processo que leva a cidade e o próprio espaço a corresponder às expectativas de todas as faixas da população, incluindo os mais habilitados a nível sócio-cultural, de modo que este espaço urbano seja utilizado de forma durável e agradável.Um espaço urbano bem conservado é o símbolo da comunidade. Imprescindível à continuidade da vida social, o património cultural poderá subsistir se integrado na vida contemporânea, participando de todos os valores dessa vivência colectiva, Coelho (1992). O Campo Concentração do Tarrafal, por ser um dos patrimónios históricos de Cabo Verde e encontrando-se em mau estado de conservação, necessita de uma intervenção no sentido de preservar, não só, a sua história como a estrutura arquitectónica do próprio espaço.A reabilitação desse espaço permitirá que as gerações futuras não só conhecem a história mas também conhecer a estrutura desse espaço. Para isso, é necessária uma conservação precisa dos valores identitários e de autenticidade, preservando as qualidades referenciais existentes da sua arquitectura, garantindo a continuidade das permanências essenciais de longo prazo,conservando as qualidades formais que construiu, no tempo, a história desse espaço, integrando novas possibilidades. A maneira mais eficaz de protecção e conservação desses valores culturais é evidentemente sua integração na sociedade. Com referência à arquitectura, paradoxalmente “ é o uso que conserva ”, diz o Coelho (1992). A protecção de bens móveis, sítios ou monumentos sem que lhes seja dada uma função na sociedade contemporânea é um procedimento totalmente fora darealidade social, sem sentido algum que não atingirá sua finalidade de conservação desses valores naturais.O mesmo autor afirma que ainda o património só será realmente protegido de tantas ameaças que o envolvem se estiver integrado na vida moderna e adaptado às necessidades sociais. O uso do património cultural é outro aspecto importante. A maneira como será utilizado pelos grupos contemporâneos será responsável evidentemente pela sua capacidade de integração no novo meio social. A sociedade contemporânea não admite mais o monumento, sitio ou objecto como coisa intocável, protegida para ser admirada, sem que o homem possa participar de sua existência. Esse aspecto será fundamental para conseguir – se a integração do bem cultural na sociedade.

Vertebral microarchitecture and fragility fracture in men: a TBS study.

INTRODUCTION: Although osteoporosis is considered a disease of women, 25% of the individuals with osteoporosis are men. BMD measurement by DXA is the gold standard used to diagnose osteoporosis and assess fracture risk. Nevertheless, BMD does not take into account alterations of microarchitecture. TBS is an index of bone microarchitecture extracted from the spine DXA. Previous studies have reported the ability of the spine TBS to predict osteoporotic fractures in women. This is the first case-controlled study in men to evaluate the potential diagnostic value of TBS as a complement to bone mineral density (BMD), by comparing men with and without fractures. METHODS: To be eligible for this study, subjects had to be non-Hispanic US white men aged 40 and older. Furthermore, subjects were excluded if they have or have had previously any treatment or illness that may influence bone metabolism. Fractured subjects were included if the presence of at least one fracture was confirmed. Cases were matched for age (±3 years) and BMD (±0.04 g/cm(2)) with three controls. BMD and TBS were first retrospectively evaluated at AP spine (L1-L4) with a Prodigy densitometer (GE-Lunar, Madison, USA) and TBS iNsight® (Med-Imaps, France) in Lausanne University Hospital blinded from clinical outcome. Inter-group comparisons were undertaken using Student's t-tests or Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Odds ratios were calculated per one standard deviation decrease as well as areas under the receiver operating curve (AUC). RESULTS: After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, a group of 180 male subjects was obtained. This group consists of 45 fractured subjects (age=63.3±12.6 years, BMI=27.1±4.2 kg/m(2)) and 135 control subjects (age=62.9±11.9 years, BMI=26.7±3.9 kg/m(2)) matched for age (p=0.86) and BMD (p=0.20). A weak correlation was obtained between TBS and BMD and between TBS and BMI (r=0.27 and r=-0.28, respectively, p<0.01). Subjects with fracture have a significant lower TBS compared to control subjects (p=0.013), whereas no differences were obtained for BMI, height and weight (p>0.10). TBS OR per standard deviation is 1.55 [1.09-2.20] for all fracture type. When considering vertebral fracture only TBS OR reached 2.07 [1.14-3.74]. CONCLUSION: This study showed the potential use of TBS in men. TBS revealed a significant difference between fractured and age- and spine BMD-matched nonfractured subjects. These results are consistent with those previously reported on for men of other nationalities.

Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Stents are an alternative treatment to carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis, but previous trials have not established equivalent safety and efficacy. We compared the safety of carotid artery stenting with that of carotid endarterectomy. METHODS: The International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) is a multicentre, international, randomised controlled trial with blinded adjudication of outcomes. Patients with recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive carotid artery stenting or carotid endarterectomy. Randomisation was by telephone call or fax to a central computerised service and was stratified by centre with minimisation for sex, age, contralateral occlusion, and side of the randomised artery. Patients and investigators were not masked to treatment assignment. Patients were followed up by independent clinicians not directly involved in delivering the randomised treatment. The primary outcome measure of the trial is the 3-year rate of fatal or disabling stroke in any territory, which has not been analysed yet. The main outcome measure for the interim safety analysis was the 120-day rate of stroke, death, or procedural myocardial infarction. Analysis was by intention to treat (ITT). This study is registered, number ISRCTN25337470. FINDINGS: The trial enrolled 1713 patients (stenting group, n=855; endarterectomy group, n=858). Two patients in the stenting group and one in the endarterectomy group withdrew immediately after randomisation, and were not included in the ITT analysis. Between randomisation and 120 days, there were 34 (Kaplan-Meier estimate 4.0%) events of disabling stroke or death in the stenting group compared with 27 (3.2%) events in the endarterectomy group (hazard ratio [HR] 1.28, 95% CI 0.77-2.11). The incidence of stroke, death, or procedural myocardial infarction was 8.5% in the stenting group compared with 5.2% in the endarterectomy group (72 vs 44 events; HR 1.69, 1.16-2.45, p=0.006). Risks of any stroke (65 vs 35 events; HR 1.92, 1.27-2.89) and all-cause death (19 vs seven events; HR 2.76, 1.16-6.56) were higher in the stenting group than in the endarterectomy group. Three procedural myocardial infarctions were recorded in the stenting group, all of which were fatal, compared with four, all non-fatal, in the endarterectomy group. There was one event of cranial nerve palsy in the stenting group compared with 45 in the endarterectomy group. There were also fewer haematomas of any severity in the stenting group than in the endarterectomy group (31 vs 50 events; p=0.0197). INTERPRETATION: Completion of long-term follow-up is needed to establish the efficacy of carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy. In the meantime, carotid endarterectomy should remain the treatment of choice for patients suitable for surgery. FUNDING: Medical Research Council, the Stroke Association, Sanofi-Synthélabo, European Union.

Persistência do fungicida triadimenol em solos

O grau de persistência do fungicida triadimenol, que é utilizado intensamente no controle da ferrugem do cafeeiro, foi avaliado em amostras de duas classes de solo, Podzólico Vermelho-Amarelo câmbico (PV) e Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo variação Una (LU) da região de Viçosa, MG, com e sem adição de composto orgânico. Utilizou-se a técnica de bioautografia em camada fina. O triadimenol foi adicionado a 375 mg kg-1 de ingrediente ativo de solo, e as extrações dos resíduos fungitóxicos foram feitas 35, 70 e 115 dias após a incorporação aos solos, mantendo-se os tratamentos em condições de laboratório. A adição de composto orgânico não provocou variação significativa na degradação de triadimenol nos solos. Houve diferenças entre os solos na cinética de degradação do triadimenol, tendo no Podzólico ocorrido maiores taxas de degradação, possivelmente pela maior fertilidade natural, retenção de água e propriedades físicas e condições hídricas mais favoráveis à degradação microbiana. Nas condições do presente estudo e pela taxa de degradação verificada, o triadimenol pode ser considerado moderadamente persistente.

Citrate- vs. acetate-based dialysate in bicarbonate haemodialysis: consequences on haemodynamics, coagulation, acid-base status, and electrolytes.

BACKGROUND: A concentrate for bicarbonate haemodialysis acidified with citrate instead of acetate has been marketed in recent years. The small amount of citrate used (one-fifth of the concentration adopted in regional anticoagulation) protects against intradialyser clotting while minimally affecting the calcium concentration. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of citrate- and acetate-based dialysates on systemic haemodynamics, coagulation, acid-base status, calcium balance and dialysis efficiency. METHODS: In 25 patients who underwent a total of 375 dialysis sessions, an acetate dialysate (A) was compared with a citrate dialysate with (C+) or without (C) calcium supplementation (0.25 mmol/L) in a randomised single-blind cross-over study. Systemic haemodynamics were evaluated using pulse-wave analysis. Coagulation, acid-base status, calcium balance and dialysis efficiency were assessed using standard biochemical markers. RESULTS: Patients receiving the citrate dialysate had significantly lower systolic blood pressure (BP) (-4.3 mmHg, p < 0.01) and peripheral resistances (PR) (-51 dyne.sec.cm-5, p < 0.001) while stroke volume was not increased. In hypertensive patients there was a substantial reduction in BP (-7.8 mmHg, p < 0.01). With the C+ dialysate the BP gap was less pronounced but the reduction in PR was even greater (-226 dyne.sec.cm-5, p < 0.001). Analyses of the fluctuations in PR and of subjective tolerance suggested improved haemodynamic stability with the citrate dialysate. Furthermore, an increase in pre-dialysis bicarbonate and a decrease in pre-dialysis BUN, post-dialysis phosphate and ionised calcium were noted. Systemic coagulation activation was not influenced by citrate. CONCLUSION: The positive impact on dialysis efficiency, acid-base status and haemodynamics, as well as the subjective tolerance, together indicate that citrate dialysate can significantly contribute to improving haemodialysis in selected patients.

Magnetita e sua transformação para hematita em um solo derivado de esteatito

O presente trabalho objetivou caracterizar o mineral magnético e identificar suas rotas pedogenéticas de transformação em um solo formado sobre esteatito, de Minas Gerais, Brasil. O óxido de ferro isoestrutural ao espinélio foi identificado e caracterizado por análises químicas, difração de raios X, espectroscopia Mössbauer e medidas de magnetização de saturação. Na rocha fresca, foi encontrada magnetita estequiométrica e bem cristalizada, com parâmetro da rede cúbica, a o = 0.8407(5) nm. Nas frações areia e silte, foram detectadas magnetita parcialmente alterada e hematita estequiométrica e bem cristalizada, com parâmetros da rede hexagonal, a = 0.5036(3) nm e c = 1.375(4) nm. A ocorrência dessas hematitas deveu-se principalmente à oxidação do Fe2+ a Fe3+, no sítio octaédrico da magnetita, durante a pedogênese. Esse processo foi caracterizado pelo aparecimento de pequena quantidade de Fe3+ eletronicamente desacoplada, encontrada nas magnetitas parcialmente oxidadas, cujas fórmulas para as diferentes estequiometrias foram propostas. Verificou-se também pequena quantidade de ilmenita nas amostras de rocha e de solo.

Differential regulation of the expression of two high-affinity sulfate transporters, SULTR1.1 and SULTR1.2, in Arabidopsis

The molecular mechanisms regulating the initial uptake of inorganic sulfate in plants are still largely unknown. The current model for the regulation of sulfate uptake and assimilation attributes positive and negative regulatory roles to O-acetyl-serine (O-acetyl-Ser) and glutathione, respectively. This model seems to suffer from exceptions and it has not yet been clearly validated whether intracellular O-acetyl-Ser and glutathione levels have impacts on regulation. The transcript level of the two high-affinity sulfate transporters SULTR1.1 and SULTR1.2 responsible for sulfate uptake from the soil solution was compared to the intracellular contents of O-acetyl-Ser, glutathione, and sulfate in roots of plants submitted to a wide diversity of experimental conditions. SULTR1.1 and SULTR1.2 were differentially expressed and neither of the genes was regulated in accordance with the current model. The SULTR1.1 transcript level was mainly altered in response to the sulfur-related treatments. Split-root experiments show that the expression of SULTR1.1 is locally regulated in response to sulfate starvation. In contrast, accumulation of SULTR1.2 transcripts appeared to be mainly related to metabolic demand and is controlled by photoperiod. On the basis of the new molecular insights provided in this study, we suggest that the expression of the two transporters depends on different regulatory networks. We hypothesize that interplay between SULTR1.1 and SULTR1.2 transporters could be an important mechanism to regulate sulfate content in the roots

Silicato de cálcio como fonte de silício para o arroz de sequeiro

No Brasil, o arroz de sequeiro é cultivado predominantemente em solos de cerrado, os quais, em razão do seu avançado grau de intemperização, apresentam baixos valores de pH, baixa saturação por bases e baixa relação Si/óxidos de Fe e Al. Assim, realizou-se um experimento em casa de vegetação, com objetivo de avaliar o efeito do silicato de cálcio no rendimento de grãos do arroz de sequeiro, bem como seu efeito corretivo na acidez do solo. Os tratamentos consistiram de seis doses de SiO2 (0; 125; 250; 375; 500 e 625 mg kg-1 de solo), na forma de volastonita Vansil-10 (50% de SiO2, 44 de CaO e 1,48 de MgO), e três cultivares de arroz de sequeiro (Caiapó, Carajás e Confiança), dispostos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições. O rendimento de grãos aumentou de forma linear com a fertilização silicatada, mostrando correlação significativa e positiva com os teores de Si e Ca no solo, derivados da aplicação do silicato de cálcio. A aplicação de SiO2 aumentou o pH e os teores de Ca, Mg trocáveis e Si solúvel no solo.