109 results on '"José Carlos Moreno"'
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2. What is new in computer vision and artificial intelligence in medical image analysis applications
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Fabian Torres, Erik Carbajal-Degante, Germán González, Boris Escalante-Ramírez, José Carlos Moreno-Tagle, Alejandro Valencia-Rodríguez, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, and Jimena Olveres
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business.industry ,Computer science ,ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION ,Review Article ,Field (computer science) ,Image (mathematics) ,Variety (cybernetics) ,Clinical diagnosis ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Segmentation ,Computer vision ,Artificial intelligence ,Applications of artificial intelligence ,Medical diagnosis ,business ,Complex problems - Abstract
Computer vision and artificial intelligence applications in medicine are becoming increasingly important day by day, especially in the field of image technology. In this paper we cover different artificial intelligence advances that tackle some of the most important worldwide medical problems such as cardiology, cancer, dermatology, neurodegenerative disorders, respiratory problems, and gastroenterology. We show how both areas have resulted in a large variety of methods that range from enhancement, detection, segmentation and characterizations of anatomical structures and lesions to complete systems that automatically identify and classify several diseases in order to aid clinical diagnosis and treatment. Different imaging modalities such as computer tomography, magnetic resonance, radiography, ultrasound, dermoscopy and microscopy offer multiple opportunities to build automatic systems that help medical diagnosis, taking advantage of their own physical nature. However, these imaging modalities also impose important limitations to the design of automatic image analysis systems for diagnosis aid due to their inherent characteristics such as signal to noise ratio, contrast and resolutions in time, space and wavelength. Finally, we discuss future trends and challenges that computer vision and artificial intelligence must face in the coming years in order to build systems that are able to solve more complex problems that assist medical diagnosis.
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- 2021
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3. Evaluation of an Interpolated Controller in an Industrial Photobioreactor
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Per-Olof Gutman, José Carlos Moreno, Alfonso Baños, Pedro Mercader, and José Luis Guzmán
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,General Computer Science ,Computer science ,020209 energy ,Biomass ,Photobioreactor ,02 engineering and technology ,Inductor ,Transfer function ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Interpolated control ,Process control ,General Materials Science ,Raceway ,Process engineering ,business.industry ,microalgae ,General Engineering ,raceway photobioreactor ,Renewable energy ,TK1-9971 ,Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ,constrained control ,business - Abstract
Nowadays, some of the most important challenges to society are focused on the use of renewable energies, mitigation of greenhouse-type gases and residual treatment. Microalgae are becoming one of the most powerful solutions to contribute to these problems. So, industrial facilities have been developed in the last decades to produce this type of microorganisms. However the dynamics of these systems is very complex, and advanced models and control strategies are required. The Interpolating Control is a novel technique with capacity to deal with state and control constraints with low computational burden, being suitable to be applied in this type of processes. This technique has been used in the literature to control simulated or laboratory scale systems. This paper shows the operation results for a Interpolated Controller in an industrial raceway photobioreactor to contribute in the control of these real processes.
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- 2021
4. Modelado 3D y diseño de un robot colaborativo para tareas de transporte en invernaderos
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José Carlos Moreno, Fernando Cañadas-Aránega, Francisco Rodríguez, Julián Sánchez-Hermosilla, and Antonio Giménez
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IoT ,Sistemas multi-robot ,Multi-robot systems ,Robotics in agriculture ,Robótica agrícola - Abstract
[Resumen] El objetivo de los proyectos AGRICOBIOT I y AGRICOBIOT II es el desarrollo de un sistema multi-robot colaborativo para la asistencia del operario humano en las tareas de transporte en el interior de invernaderos. El entorno elegido para la experimentación es un invernadero tipo Almería, representativo de los invernaderos mediterráneos, que a pesar de ser en general poco adecuado para la navegación de robots. El sistema consta de dos robots aunque el trabajo se centra en uno de ellos. En este trabajo se presenta el modelado y el diseño preliminar del robot que trabajará en el invernadero colaborando con el operario y cooperando con otros robots, así como el modelado del entorno de trabajo. [Abstract] The objective of the AGRICOBIOT I and AGRICOBIOT II projects is the development of a collaborative multi-robot system to assist the human operator in transport tasks inside greenhouses. The environment chosen for the experimentation is an Almeria type greenhouse, representative of Mediterranean greenhouses, which is generally not very suitable for robot navigation. The system consists of two robots, although the work focuses on one of them. This work presents the modelling and preliminary design of the robot that will work in the greenhouse collaborating with the operator and cooperating with other robots, as well as the modelling of the working environment. Universidad de Almería; UAL2020-TEP-A1991 Andalucía. Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades; PY20_00767
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- 2022
5. Consideraciones quirúrgicas de la facoemulsificación del cristalino en pacientes con cierre angular primario
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Henry Pérez González, José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, Luis Manuel Moreno González, Yanet Garcia Concha, and Sahely Sixto Fuentes
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extracción de catarata ,presión intraocular ,lcsh:R5-920 ,glaucoma ,facoemulsificación ,glaucoma de ángulo cerrado ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,lcsh:Medicine (General) - Abstract
Introducción: la cirugía del cristalino se considera uno de los métodos quirúrgicos más seguros a nivel mundial. Objetivo: describir las consideraciones quirúrgicas a tener en cuenta para lograr el éxito de la facoemulsificación del cristalino en pacientes con cierre angular primario en el Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado” de Pinar del Río. Métodos: se realizó una búsqueda de los principales artículos científicos de los últimos años, así como de la literatura impresa que incluye el tema, siendo seleccionados los contenidos más relevantes para la confección del informe final. Desarrollo: la extracción del cristalino constituye un reto quirúrgico en pacientes con cierre angular primario por las peculiaridades anatómicas, variaciones de la presión intraocular y alteraciones del segmento anterior asociadas. Conclusiones: un detallado examen preoperatorio, una adecuada técnica quirúrgica realizada por un cirujano hábil puede reducir el índice de complicaciones y lograr total éxito.
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- 2019
6. Valoración clínica, epidemiológica y del diagnóstico de Enfermería del síndrome de Usher
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Nairovys Gómez Martínez, Nayaris Gómez Martínez, José Carlos Moreno Dominguez, Sonia Milena Rodríguez Camacho, and Sandra Maria Jalilo Hernandez
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síndromes de usher ,lcsh:R5-920 ,pérdida auditiva/diagnóstico ,síndrome ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,retinitis pigmentosa ,enfermedades genéticas congénitas ,lcsh:Medicine (General) - Abstract
Introducción: El síndrome de Usher es un heterogéneo grupo de enfermedades hereditarias, que se manifiesta clínicamente por asociar pérdida auditiva neurosensorial con la ceguera, hecho este que hace que los pacientes que lo padecen requieran de cuidados de Enfermería especiales. Objetivo: valorar clínica, epidemiológica y del diagnóstico de Enfermería con síndrome de Usher, en Pinar del Río entre los años 2016 y 2018. Métodos: investigación observacional, descriptiva y transversal. El universo estuvo conformado por 63 pacientes y la muestra por 55 que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Las variables analizadas fueron: edad, sexo, agudeza visual central mejor corregida, tipo de pérdida auditiva neurosensorial, forma clínica del síndrome de Usher y diagnóstico de Enfermería. Resultados: el 56,3 % de los pacientes fueron masculinos, el 60% de los pacientes presentaron USH Tipo II, el 38,2 % presentó valores de la agudeza visual central mejor corregida entre 0,7 -1,0, en el 43,6 % de los pacientes la pérdida auditiva neurosensorial fue moderada; el 100 % de los casos presentaron como diagnóstico de Enfermería deterioro de la habilidad de traslación, seguido del deterioro de la integridad tisular y riesgo de caída (85,5 %). Conclusiones: el sexo masculino predominó en la evaluación y el grupo etario de 61 años y más, con una agudeza visual central mejor corregida entre 0,7-1,0 y una pérdida auditiva neurosensorial moderada; y la forma clínica de Usher II la más frecuente, así como el diagnóstico de Enfermería de deterioro de la habilidad de traslación.
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- 2019
7. Epidemiología del cierre angular primario en Pinar del Río
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Henry Pérez González, José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, Luis Manuel Moreno González, and Yanet García Concha
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cámara anterior ,lcsh:R5-920 ,glaucoma ,presión intraocular ,glaucoma de ángulo cerrado ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,epidemiología ,factores epidemiológicos - Abstract
Introducción: la clínica del cierre angular primario puede variar desde una sospecha de la enfermedad hasta estadios avanzados del daño glaucomatoso, lo que puede provocar ceguera. Objetivo: describir la epidemiología del cierre angular primario en pacientes pinareños, una vez identificadas las variables sociodemográficas y oculares que determinan su forma clínica. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en Pinar del Río, en los años 2013 y 2017, el universo estuvo constituidos por 293 casos nuevos con diagnóstico de cierre angular primario en cualquiera de sus formas clínicas. El análisis estadístico se realizó con el programa SPSS. Resultados: la edad media fue 57,69 ± 7,35 años; predominaron las mujeres (89,5 %) y el 77,2 % evidenció una situación de estrés. Los valores promedio de longitud axial y amplitud de cámara anterior fueron 21,89 ± 0,49 mm y 2,65 ± 0,27 mm. El 87,03 % de los ojos mostró ángulo estrecho. La media de la presión intraocular basal fue de 23,86 ± 5,81. Al analizar las variables sociodemográficas y oculares en relación a la forma clínica, se encontró que los factores que la determinan fueron: edad (p
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- 2019
8. Linear active disturbance rejection control for a raceway photobioreactor
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José Luis Guzmán, José Carlos Moreno, Rodolfo Villamizar, and J.J. Carreño-Zagarra
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Disturbance (geology) ,Computer science ,Applied Mathematics ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Feed forward ,Photobioreactor ,02 engineering and technology ,Active disturbance rejection control ,Transfer function ,Computer Science Applications ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Ph regulation ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Raceway ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Abstract
In this paper, the problem of pH regulation in photobioreactors has been addressed by using a robust Proportional–Integral controller in combination with a linear active disturbance rejection approach. This formulation is based on the Generalized Proportional–Integral (GPI) observers design to estimate online external disturbances and non-modeled dynamics. The methodology uses a model reference optimization procedure with tracking and regulatory target closed-loop transfer functions for first-order plus dead-time models. The proposed controller is validated on a full-scale Raceway photobioreactor, whose results show a significant improvement in the accuracy of pH regulation and, consequently, a positive influence on biomass production. Moreover, a classical feedforward approach has been used for comparison purposes. The performance of the robust technique is evaluated with different indexes, whose results confirm the good performance of the proposed active disturbance rejection control scheme.
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- 2019
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9. Efecto de la extracción del cristalino en la presión intraocular de pacientes con glaucoma por cierre angular primario
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Henry Pérez González, Juan Raúl Hernández Silva, Teddy Osmín Tamargo Barbeito, José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, and Yanet García Concha
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ángulo estrecho ,Ophthalmology ,facoemulsificación ,glaucoma ,glaucoma de ángulo cerrado ,RE1-994 ,Presión intraocular - Abstract
RESUMEN Objetivo: Describir el efecto de la extracción del cristalino transparente en la presión intraocular de pacientes con glaucoma por cierre angular primario. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo longitudinal prospectivo en la provincia de Pinar del Río, entre enero del año 2013 y diciembre de 2019, que incluyó a 54 ojos de 54 pacientes con glaucoma por cierre angular primario y cristalino transparente, tratados con facoaspiración. El análisis estadístico se realizó a través del programa SPSS. Resultados: Hubo diferencias muy significativas (p< 0,001) en los valores de presión intraocular media entre el preoperatorio y el posoperatorio. El número de medicamentos no mostró diferencias significativas (p= 0,317) y el porcentaje de reducción promedio de la presión intraocular fue de 33,9 ± 4,3. Al final del período de seguimiento el 68,5 % manifestó valores de 18 mmHg o más. El estadio glaucomatoso, la existencia o no de sinequias anteriores periféricas, el valor medio de la presión intraocular preoperatoria y del número de medicamentos mostraron diferencias significativas (p= 0,006; p= 0,001; p= 0,001 y p= 0,045 respectivamente) entre las categorías de control de la presión intraocular. Conclusión: La extracción del cristalino transparente reduce la presión intraocular en pacientes con glaucoma por cierre angular primario, lo que se corrobora a mediano plazo; aunque la mayoría de los ojos tratados no alcanzan un control total y mantienen el número de medicamentos sin variación.
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- 2021
10. Skin Lesion Detection in Dermatological Images using Deep Learning
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Boris Escalante-Ramírez, Jimena Olveres, and José Carlos Moreno-Tagle
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Artificial neural network ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Deep learning ,ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION ,Image processing ,Pattern recognition ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,Skin lesion - Abstract
This paper demonstrates that it is possible to approach the skin lesion classification problem as a detection problem, a much more complex and interesting problem, by training a deep neural network based detection architecture and applying image processing techniques to a dermatology dataset as part of the data augmentation strategy with satisfactory and promising results. The image dataset used in the experiments comes from the ISIC Dermoscopic Archive, an openaccess dermatology repository. In particular, the ISIC 2017 dataset, a subset of the ISIC archive, released for the annual ISIC challenge was used. We show that it is possible to adapt a high quality imaging dataset to the requirements demanded by a deep learning detection architecture such as YOLOv3. In conjunction with image processing techniques as a previous step, the deep neural network was successfully trained to identify and locate three different types of skin lesions in real-time.
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- 2021
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11. Control predictivo lineal del PH en un fotobiorreactor Raceway
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Manuel Berenguel, Ángeles Hoyo, José Carlos Moreno, and José Luis Guzmán
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Physics ,020401 chemical engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,0204 chemical engineering ,01 natural sciences ,Humanities ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
espanolEste trabajo presenta la implementacion de un controlador predictivo generalizado (GPC) para el control del pH en un fotobiorreactor raceway para el cultivo de microalgas. La variable mas critica en los procesos de crecimiento de microalgas es el pH, teniendo relacion directa con la productividad del sistema. La dinamica no lineal del pH se ve afectada de manera directa e indirecta por mas variables del sistema, como el aporte de CO2 al medio de cultivo, el exceso de O2 debido a la realizacion de la fotosintesis por parte de las microalgas, la radiacion solar y la concentracion de biomasa. Este tipo de reactores estan normalmente controlados mediante controladores clasicos todo/nada que no tienen en cuenta el modelo del sistema ni el consumo de CO2. Debido a la importancia de mantener el pH dentro de unos valores determinados que afectan directamente a la productividad, en este trabajo se ha optado por disenar un control predictivo lineal que permita acotar la salida del sistema a los valores optimos que permitan aumentar su productividad, reduciendo el uso de CO2 al mismo tiempo. EnglishThis paper presents the implementation of a Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) algorithm for the pH control in a photobiorreactor raceway for microalgae. The pH is the most important variable in the microalage crop growth process, which has a direct inuence on the system productivity. The nonlinear dynamics of the pH is affected by other system variables such as CO2 supply, excess of O2 due to the photosynthesis process, the solar diation and the biomass concentration. This type of reactores are usually controlled by means of on/off controllers, which do not take into account the process model and the CO2 consumption. To keep the pH within an specific range is very important and affects directly the system productive. Thus, a constrained predictive control is designed in this work to limit the pH with the optimal values allowing to increase the productivity and to reduce the CO2 consumption.
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- 2020
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12. Effects of solar radiation and an update on photoprotection
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José Carlos Moreno Giménez, Rafael Salido Vallejo, Gloria M. Garnacho Saucedo, [Garnacho Saucedo, Gloria M.] Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Dept Dermatol, Unidad Dermatol Pediat, Cordoba, Spain, [Salido Vallejo, Rafael] Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Dept Dermatol, Unidad Dermatol Pediat, Cordoba, Spain, and [Moreno Gimenez, Jose Carlos] Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Dept Dermatol, Unidad Dermatol Pediat, Cordoba, Spain
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Skin Neoplasms ,Photoaging ,Sunburn ,Adolescents ,Human skin ,Pediatrics ,Sunscreen ,0302 clinical medicine ,Protective Clothing ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Medicine ,Child ,Children ,Melanoma ,Ultraviolet radiation ,Ultraviolet ,education.field_of_study ,Photodamage ,Radiación ultravioleta ,Child Health ,Ultraviolet-radiation ,Fotocarcinogénesis ,Child, Preschool ,Sunlight ,Adolescent ,Physical protection ,Population ,Fotoprotección ,Sun protection ,RJ1-570 ,Exposure ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,030225 pediatrics ,Environmental health ,Visible tight ,Humans ,Luz visible ,Quemaduras solares ,education ,Daily routine ,Photoprotection ,business.industry ,Prevention ,Photocarcinogenesis ,Infant ,medicine.disease ,Skin Aging ,Photo damage ,business ,Sunscreening Agents - Abstract
Sunburn, immunodepression, photoaging, and photocarcinogenesis, are some of the most significant adverse effects of solar radiation in humans. Children are a population group of special vulnerability, due to the fact that exposure to the sun has more pronounced biological effects compared to adults. Furthermore, childhood is a critical period for promoting the development of photo damage and photocarcinogenesis in the later stages of life if adequate measures are not put into place. This is because it is estimated that between 18 and 20 years of age 40–50% of the accumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation up to 60 years of age is received. The most important strategy for the photoprotection of children is changes in behaviour and habits associated with exposure to the sun at all levels (school, society, family, etc.). Resorting to the shade, reduction in overall time of exposure to the sun, and physical protection (clothes, hats, and sunglasses) are the best and least costly photoprotection strategies. The photoprotectors must be incorporated into the daily routine of children in the same way as adults, and must complete a series of requirements in order to make them effective, safe, and in line with the environment. Resumen: Las quemaduras solares, la inmunodepresión, el fotoenvejecimiento y la fotocarcinogénesis son algunos de los efectos adversos más importantes de la radiación solar en el ser humano. Los niños son un grupo poblacional de especial vulnerabilidad debido a que en ellos la exposición solar tiene efectos biológicos más pronunciados en comparación con los adultos. Por otro lado, la infancia es un periodo crítico para promover el desarrollo de fotodaño y fotocarcinogénesis en etapas más tardías de la vida si no se ponen las medidas adecuadas, ya que se estima que entre los 18 y 20 años de edad se recibe del 40-50% de la exposición acumulativa a la radiación ultravioleta hasta la edad de 60 años. La estrategia más importante para la fotoprotección de los niños son las modificaciones de comportamiento y hábitos relacionados con la exposición al sol a todos los niveles (colegio, sociedad, familia, etc.). El recurso de la sombra, la reducción del tiempo global de exposición al sol y la protección física (ropa, sombreros y gafas de sol) representan las mejores y menos costosas estrategias de fotoprotección. Los fotoprotectores deben incorporarse a la rutina diaria de los niños, de la misma manera que los adultos, y deben cumplir una serie de requisitos que los hagan eficaces, seguros y comprometidos con el medio ambiente.
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13. Efectos de la radiación solar y actualización en fotoprotección
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Rafael Salido Vallejo, Gloria M. Garnacho Saucedo, and José Carlos Moreno Giménez
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Photoprotection ,030225 pediatrics ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Photocarcinogenesis ,Sunburn ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 ,Ultraviolet ,Visible light - Abstract
Resumen: Las quemaduras solares, la inmunodepresión, el fotoenvejecimiento y la fotocarcinogénesis son algunos de los efectos adversos más importantes de la radiación solar en el ser humano. Los niños son un grupo poblacional de especial vulnerabilidad debido a que en ellos la exposición solar tiene efectos biológicos más pronunciados en comparación con los adultos. Por otro lado, la infancia es un periodo crítico para promover el desarrollo de fotodaño y fotocarcinogénesis en etapas más tardías de la vida si no se ponen las medidas adecuadas, ya que se estima que entre los 18 y 20 años de edad se recibe del 40-50% de la exposición acumulativa a la radiación ultravioleta hasta la edad de 60 años. La estrategia más importante para la fotoprotección de los niños son las modificaciones de comportamiento y hábitos relacionados con la exposición al sol a todos los niveles (colegio, sociedad, familia, etc.). El recurso de la sombra, la reducción del tiempo global de exposición al sol y la protección física (ropa, sombreros y gafas de sol) representan las mejores y menos costosas estrategias de fotoprotección. Los fotoprotectores deben incorporarse a la rutina diaria de los niños, de la misma manera que los adultos, y deben cumplir una serie de requisitos que los hagan eficaces, seguros y comprometidos con el medio ambiente. Abstract: Sunburn, immunodepression, photoaging, and photocarcinogenesis, are some of the most significant adverse effects of solar radiation in humans. Children are population group of special vulnerability, due to the fact that exposure to the sun has more pronounced biological effects compared to adults. Furthermore, childhood is a critical period for promoting the development of photo damage and photocarcinogenesis in the later stages of life if adequate measures at not put into place. This is because it is estimated that between 18 and 20 years of age is when 40% to 50% of the accumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation up to 60 years of age is received. The most important strategy for the photoprotection of children is changes in behaviour and habits associated with exposure to the sun at all levels (school, society, family, etc.). Resorting to the shade, reduction in overall time of exposure to the sun, and physical protection (clothes, hats, and sunglasses) are the best and least costly photoprotection strategies. The photoprotectors must be incorporated into the daily routine of children in the same way as adults, and must complete a series of requirements in order to make them effective, safe, and in line with the environment.
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- 2020
14. Predictive Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Insulin Infusion in Patients with T1DM
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José Carlos Moreno, Rodolfo Villamizar, José Luis Guzmán, and J.J. Carreño-Zagarra
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Computer science ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Active disturbance rejection control ,Smith predictor ,Nonlinear system ,Insulin infusion ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Quantitative feedback theory ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,State observer ,Robust control - Abstract
This paper presents an active disturbance rejection control scheme to automatically regulate the glucose level in type 1 diabetic patients. Although the blood glucose system is nonlinear, in this control approach, it is represented as a linear perturbed system, whose lumped disturbance input is estimated by an Extended State Observer (ESO) and then compensated by an robust controller tuned with Quantitative Feedback Theory (QFT). The robust control scheme uses a Smith predictor for the time delay compensation and allows taking into account the inter-patient variability presented in the glucose control problem. In order to validate the effectiveness of this approach, the controller is tested in silico on a cohort of adult patients of the UVA/Padova metabolic simulator, which has been accepted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In silico results indicate that safe blood glucose control can be achieved by the proposed controller.
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- 2019
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15. A computer-based tool to simulate raceway photobioreactors for design, operation and control purposes
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Ángeles Hoyo, José Luis Guzmán, José Carlos Moreno, Enrique Rodríguez-Miranda, Francisco Gabriel Acién, and Manuel Berenguel
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business.industry ,Computer science ,General Chemical Engineering ,Control (management) ,Computer based ,Process (computing) ,Photobioreactor ,Computer Science Applications ,Production (economics) ,Raceway ,Gas consumption ,Process engineering ,business ,Productivity - Abstract
Microalgae cultivation in photobioreactors is a complex process where environmental, biological and/or design variables affect the system. Due to this great complexity, it is important to have tools to analyze the system in a clear and simple way. This work presents a new software tool for the simulation of microalgae production in raceway photobioreactors. The tool allows to simulate the process on different seasons of the year, using different microalgal strains and considering different reactor designs. Moreover, open-loop and closed-loop control strategies can be analyzed, such as On/Off or PI controllers for pH and dissolved oxygen variables, in order to increase the system productivity. Thus, estimations for productivity and gas consumption are also given to compare several simulated scenarios. Real data for the weather variables are taken from a semi-industrial raceway to be used as inputs to the simulation tool.
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- 2022
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16. Inverse pole placement method for PI control in the tracking problem ⁎ ⁎This work has been partially funded by the following projects: DPI2014-55932-C2-1-R, DPI2014-56364-C2-1-R and DPI2017-84259-C2-1-R (financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and EU-ERDF funds)
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Manuel Berenguel, José Luis Guzmán, José Carlos Moreno, and Jesús Moscoso
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Computer science ,Settling time ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Filter (signal processing) ,Tracking (particle physics) ,Transfer function ,Term (time) ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Control theory ,Rise time ,Full state feedback ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Overshoot (signal) - Abstract
This paper presents the modification of the well-known pole placement method for first-order systems and PI control for the tracking problem. The main drawback of the original method is the presence of a zero in the closed-loop transfer function, which has a negative influence in the desired closed-loop response. Typically, this effect is cancelled by using a reference filter within a two-degree-of-freedom control scheme. However, in this work we present a simple modification of the original method that allows us to consider the zero effect in advance. First, the effect of a zero term in the response of second-order systems is analyzed to see how the time response parameters (overshoot, peak time, rise time and settling time) are affected. Afterwards, this analysis and the resulting equations are combined with the pole placement method to propose the new solution. Finally, simulation results are presented to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed method, where it is shown that faster responses than by using a reference filter are obtained.
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- 2018
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17. Robust QFT-based PI controller for a feedforward control scheme ⁎ ⁎This work has been partially funded by the following projects: DPI2014-55932-C2-1-R and DPI2017-84259-C2-1-R (financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and EU- ERDF funds)
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Tore Hägglund, Ángeles Hoyo, José Carlos Moreno, and José Luis Guzmán
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Quantitative feedback theory ,020401 chemical engineering ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Control theory ,Computer science ,Robustness (computer science) ,Feed forward ,PID controller ,02 engineering and technology ,0204 chemical engineering ,Feedback loop - Abstract
Feedforward control schemes to compensate for disturbances are very well known in process control. In those control approaches, PID controllers are usually considered in the feedback loop, where nominal design for both feedback and feedforward controllers are commonly performed. This paper presents a robustness analysis to study how uncertainties can affect the classical feedforward control scheme. Afterwards, a robust PID controller is designed by using Quantitative Feedback Theory to account for these uncertainties and to fulfill robust specificaitons for the regulation control problem. Results based on frequency and time domains are presented.
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- 2018
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18. Active Disturbance Rejection and PID Control of a One-stage Refrigeration Cycle
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J.J. Carreño-Zagarra, Rodolfo Villamizar, José Luis Guzmán, and José Carlos Moreno
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Computer science ,020209 energy ,Control variable ,Flux ,PID controller ,Refrigeration ,02 engineering and technology ,Refrigerant ,Superheating ,Nonlinear system ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Thermal expansion valve ,Quantitative feedback theory ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Gas compressor ,Evaporator - Abstract
This document addresses the problem of controlling a one-stage refrigeration cycle by using the opening of the expansion valve and the compressor speed as control variables, while the outlet temperature of evaporator secondary flux and the superheating degree of refrigerant at evaporator outlet are the controlled variables. An uncertain matrix function is obtained in order to represent the full operating range of the nonlinear system. Thus, the control decentralized approach control consists of designing Generalized- Proportional-Integral (GPI) observers for the internal loops of each controlled variable while PID controllers are tuned based on the Quantitative Feedback Theory for the respective external loops. Simulations results show that the robust controllers reacts quickly reference settings, despite the non-measurement of the disturbance variables and the dynamic coupling of the multi-variable system, compared to decentralised single PIDs proposed with the benchmark.
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19. Phacoemulsification in patients with primary angular closure
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Henry Pérez González, José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, Gianina Moreano Amaut, Yanet García Concha, and Yusleydi Corrales Negrin
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lcsh:R5-920 ,genetic structures ,PRESIÓN INTRAOCULAR ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,CÁMARA ANTERIOR ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,FACOEMULSIFICACIÓN ,EXTRACCIÓN DE CATARATA - Abstract
Introduction: there is currently a tendency toward phacoemulsification in the primary angular closure due to the crucial role of the lens in the pathophysiology of the disease. Objective: to describe the results of phacoemulsification in patients with primary angular closure in Pinar del Río. Method: a prospective longitudinal descriptive study was carried out in Pinar del Río, between January 2013 and December 2015, which included 43 patients with primary angular closure not controlled by laser peripheral iridotomy or medical treatment, who underwent phacoemulsification. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS program. Results: mean age was 54.67 ± 4.22 years and 83.7% were women. The mean amplitude value of the anterior chamber was 2.56 0.11 mm increasing to 3.24 0.08 mm (p = 0.006). 93.02% of the eyes showed a narrow angle, and after treatment 83.72% presented a grade 3-4 (p
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20. Factores que influyen en el control de la presión intraocular postrabeculectomía en Pinar del Río
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Gianina Moreano Amaut, Henry Pérez González, and José Carlos Moreno Domínguez
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PRESIÓN INTRAOCULAR, TRABECULECTOMÍA, GLAUCOMA ,lcsh:R5-920 ,GLAUCOMA ,PRESIÓN INTRAOCULAR ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,TRABECULECTOMÍA ,lcsh:Medicine (General) - Abstract
Introducción: la trabeculectomía continúa siendo la cirugía incisional más utilizada para controlar la presión intraocular en pacientes glaucomatosos. Objetivo: describir los factores que influyen en el control de la presión intraocular postrabeculectomía. Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal prospectivo en 91 trabeculectomizados del Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado” durante los años 2012 a 2015 y se describió control de la presión intraocular según variables que pudieron influir en este resultado, a través de la estadística descriptiva y el test de chi cuadrado. Resultados: los casos con control adecuado presentaron ausencia de antecedentes oculares (88,6 %), estadio moderado de la enfermedad (65,7 %), presión intraocular previa ≤ 30 mmHg (72,9 %) y ausencia de complicaciones posoperatorias (84,3 %). Con control relativamente adecuado o no adecuado predominaron los pacientes masculinos (92,9 % y 57,1 % respectivamente), con color de piel no blanca (85,7 %), antecedentes de trabeculectomía (57,1 %), daño avanzado y presión intraocular previa > 30 mmHg (85,7 %). Conclusiones: entre los factores que influyen en el control adecuado de la presión intraocular estuvieron los antecedentes oculares negativos, presión intraocular previa menor o igual a 30 mmHg y ausencia de complicaciones posoperatorias mientras que para un control relativamente adecuado o inadecuado influyeron el sexo masculino, color de piel no blanca, antecedente de trabeculectomía previa, daño glaucomatoso avanzado y presión intraocular previa mayor de 30 mmHg.
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21. The use of Model Predictive Control (MPC) in the optimal distribution of electrical energy in a microgrid located in southeastern of Spain: A case study simulation
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Paulo R.C. Mendes, José Carlos Moreno, Julio E. Normey-Rico, César Hernández-Hernández, and Francisco Rodríguez
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Engineering ,Distribution (number theory) ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,020209 energy ,Electric potential energy ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Control engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Model predictive control ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Microgrid ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business - Published
- 2017
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22. Diagnosis and follow-up of patients with congenital hypothyroidism detected by neonatal screening
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José Carlos Moreno Navarro, María Dolores Rodríguez Arnao, María Jesús Chueca Guindulain, Susana Ares Segura, María Alija Merillas, and Amparo Rodríguez Sánchez
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Unidades de seguimiento endocrinopatías ,Thyroid Hormones ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Brain development ,Aftercare ,RJ1-570 ,Detección precoz ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Transient hypothyroidism ,Neonatal Screening ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Congenital Hypothyroidism ,medicine ,Central hypothyroidism ,T4 libre ,Humans ,Normal appearance ,Hipotiroidismo congénito ,Hormona estimulante del tiroides ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,medicine.disease ,Congenital hypothyroidism ,Child, Preschool ,Etiology ,Cribado neonatal ,Differential diagnosis ,Cerebral damage ,business - Abstract
The screening programme of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is probably one of the best achievements in paediatrics. Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development and brain maturation that continue through the neonatal period. Hypothyroidism that begins in the first months of life causes irreversible damage to the central nervous system, and is one of the most frequent and preventable causes of mental retardation. As children with congenital hypothyroidism are born with a normal appearance, analytical studies are required to immediately start the appropriate therapy.This article analyses the aims, diagnostic procedures, tests required, aetiology, and differential diagnosis in this disorder. Especially relevant is to perform frequent monitoring to ensure dose adjustments of L-Thyroxine therapy, avoiding infra- or supra-dosing that negatively affects neurosensory functions. Re-evaluation of the aetiology permanent vs transient hypothyroidism is always recommended after 3 years of chronological age.The relevance of this screening programme should be widely discussed in paediatrics. The main objective is to avoid cerebral damage in these patients, and has been highly successful and economically beneficial.Other aspects are required to optimise patient outcomes, to perform all the controls according to the recommendations and to include, in the near future, the diagnosis of central hypothyroidism. Implementation of this programme is necessary to progress in accordance with current scientific knowledge. Resumen: El Programa de cribado o detección precoz del hipotiroidismo congénito (HC) es uno de los mayores avances logrados en Pediatría. Las hormonas tiroideas son imprescindibles para el desarrollo y la maduración cerebral, que continúan en la etapa neonatal. El hipotiroidismo de comienzo en los primeros meses de vida origina lesiones irreversibles en el sistema nervioso central y es una de las causas más frecuentes y evitables de retraso mental. El diagnóstico clínico es tardío, por lo que requiere estudio analítico para poder efectuar el tratamiento adecuado.Este artículo actualiza los objetivos, los procedimientos diagnósticos, las pruebas imprescindibles y complementarias requeridas, la etiología y los diagnósticos diferenciales en esta patología. Con especial énfasis en los requerimientos de los centros de seguimiento para protocolizar los resultados del tratamiento con L-tiroxina administrada de forma inmediata al diagnóstico y a las dosis que eviten fases de infra o supradosificación que pueden alterar diversos aspectos del desarrollo cognitivo. La revaluación de etiología permanente vs. transitoria se recomienda siempre después de los 3 años de edad.La relevancia de este programa precisa su difusión a todas las áreas de pediatría. El objetivo principal, evitar el daño cerebral en estos pacientes, se ha logrado y es además altamente beneficioso desde el punto de vista económico.Otros aspectos para optimizar los resultados cognitivos con todos los controles periódicos necesarios y lograr la inclusión del diagnóstico del HC central, precisan implementar los recursos de los centros de seguimiento y continuar avanzando según los conocimientos actuales.
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23. Tratamiento de la alopecia areata en la infancia
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Rafael Salido Vallejo, Gloria M. Garnacho Saucedo, Antonio Vélez García-Nieto, and José Carlos Moreno Giménez
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030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Medicine ,Dermatology ,business - Published
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24. Robust QFT-Based Feedback Linearization Controller of the Greenhouse Diurnal Temperature Using Natural Ventilation
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José Carlos Moreno, José Luis Guzmán, Francisco Rodríguez, and Ángeles Hoyo
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0106 biological sciences ,feedback linearization ,General Computer Science ,Climate control ,quantitative feedback theory ,020209 energy ,General Engineering ,Time constant ,Linear model ,Greenhouse ,02 engineering and technology ,Dead time ,01 natural sciences ,Signal ,Quantitative feedback theory ,Control theory ,greenhouse ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,General Materials Science ,Feedback linearization ,lcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ,lcsh:TK1-9971 ,010606 plant biology & botany ,Mathematics - Abstract
In this paper, a control scheme based on feedback linearization technique and quantitative feedback theory (QFT) is used to regulate the inner diurnal temperature in a greenhouse located in the south of Spain. In a first step, a non-linear model for the greenhouse is used to design a feedback linearization controller, which provides the vents opening percentage from a virtual control signal provided by a robust proportional integral (PI) controller. The relation between the system output (inside temperature of the greenhouse) and the virtual control signal is given by a first order plus dead time (FOPDT) system. The values for the three parameters of this linear model are identified in the experimental greenhouse by applying several step changes in the virtual control signal and analyzing the process response. Different values for gain, the time constant, and time delay are identified. So, this uncertain linear description for the system is used to design a quantitative feedback theory (QFT) controller with a PI structure. Finally, experimental results are analyzed showing satisfactory performance of the proposed control approach.
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25. Iodine nutrition status in Spain Needs for the future
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Lluís, Vila, Anna, Lucas, Sergio, Donnay, Antonio, de la Vieja, Silvia, Wengrovicz, Piedad, Santiago, Orosia, Bandrés, Inés, Velasco, Eduardo, Garcia-Fuentes, Susana, Ares, José Carlos, Moreno Navarro, Mercedes, Espada, Antonio, Muñoz, Juan Carlos, Galofré, and Manel, Puig-Domingo
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Adolescent ,Age Factors ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Recommended Dietary Allowances ,Europe ,Milk ,Pregnancy ,Spain ,Child, Preschool ,Animals ,Humans ,Lactation ,Female ,Sodium Chloride, Dietary ,Child ,Iodine - Abstract
Although iodine nutrition in Spain has improved in recent years, the problem is not completely resolved. It is necessary that health institutions establish measures to ensure an adequate iodine nutrition of the population, especially among the highest risk groups (children and adolescents, women of childbearing age, pregnant women and nursing mothers). A low salt intake should be advised, but it should be iodized. It is also imperative that food control agencies establish effective control over adequate iodization of salt. Indicators on iodine nutrition should be included in future health surveys. The EUthyroid study and the Krakow Declaration on iodine nutrition provide an opportunity to set up a pan-European plan for the prevention of iodine deficiency that should be considered and used by health authorities.
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26. Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico y seguimiento del feto y del recién nacido hijo de madre con patología tiroidea autoinmune
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María Alija Merillas, Amparo Rodríguez Sánchez, Susana Ares Segura, Carmen Temboury Molina, José Manuel Rial Rodríguez, María Jesús Chueca Guindulain, José Carlos Moreno Navarro, Paula Casano Sancho, María Caimari Jaume, and Gema Grau Bolado
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Hashimoto thyroiditis ,Grave's disease ,endocrine system ,endocrine system diseases ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Newborn ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Thyroid antibodies in pregnancy ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Gestational autoimmune thyroid disease - Abstract
Resumen: El objetivo de este documento es revisar las recomendaciones actuales en el manejo del hijo de madre con patología autoinmune tiroidea. En este 2017 se ha publicado la guía de la Asociación Americana de Tiroides para el diagnóstico y manejo de la enfermedad tiroidea durante el embarazo y el posparto. En dicha guía se establecen 97 recomendaciones y se propone un algoritmo de diagnóstico y tratamiento del hipotiroidismo gestacional. También en este último año se ha publicado una amplia revisión sobre el abordaje fetal y neonatal del hijo de madre con enfermedad de Graves. Se insiste en la trascendencia de la determinación de anticuerpos maternos frente al receptor de TSH en la segunda mitad del embarazo para estratificar adecuadamente el riesgo en el neonato. Abstract: The objective of this document is to review the current recommendations in the management of the foetus and the newborn child born to mothers with autoimmune thyroid disease. In 2017, the American Thyroid Association published guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and post-partum. In this guide, 97 recommendations were made, and an algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of gestational hypothyroidism was proposed. Also, in this last year, a wide review was been published on the foetal and neonatal approach of the child of a mother with Graves’ disease. The importance of the determination of maternal antibodies against thyrotropin receptor in the second half of pregnancy is stressed, in order to adequately stratify the risk in the neonate.
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27. [Recommendations for the diagnosis and follow up of the foetus and newborn child born to mothers with autoimmune thyroid disease]
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Susana Ares Segura, Carmen Temboury Molina, Amparo Rodríguez Sánchez, José Manuel Rial Rodríguez, Gema Grau Bolado, María Jesús Chueca Guindulain, María Alija Merillas, José Carlos Moreno Navarro, Paula Casano Sancho, and María Caimari Jaume
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,endocrine system ,endocrine system diseases ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Autoimmune thyroid disease ,Disease ,RJ1-570 ,Infant, Newborn, Diseases ,Autoimmune Diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Patología tiroidea autoinmune gestacional ,Recién nacido ,Pregnancy ,030225 pediatrics ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,medicine ,Humans ,Tiroiditis de Hashimoto ,Fetus ,business.industry ,Thyroid disease ,Thyroid ,Infant, Newborn ,medicine.disease ,Thyroid Diseases ,Pregnancy Complications ,Fetal Diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Anticuerpos antitiroideos en el embarazo ,Enfermedad de Graves ,Gestation ,Female ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
The objective of this document is to review the current recommendations in the management of the foetus and the newborn child born to mothers with autoimmune thyroid disease. In 2017, the American Thyroid Association published guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and post-partum. In this guide, 97 recommendations were made, and an algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of gestational hypothyroidism was proposed. Also, in the last year, a wide review was published on the foetal and neonatal approach of the child of a mother with Graves’ disease. The importance of the determination of maternal antibodies against thyrotropin receptor in the second half of pregnancy is stressed, in order to adequately stratify the risk in the neonate. Resumen: El objetivo de este documento es revisar las recomendaciones actuales en el manejo del hijo de madre con patología autoinmune tiroidea. En este 2017 se ha publicado la guía de la Asociación Americana de Tiroides para el diagnóstico y manejo de la enfermedad tiroidea durante el embarazo y el posparto. En dicha guía se establecen 97 recomendaciones y se propone un algoritmo de diagnóstico y tratamiento del hipotiroidismo gestacional. También en este último año se ha publicado una amplia revisión sobre el abordaje foetal y neonatal del hijo de madre con enfermedad de Graves. Se insiste en la trascendencia de la determinación de anticuerpos maternos frente al receptor de TSH en la segunda mitad del embarazo para estratificar adecuadamente el riesgo en el neonato.
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28. Transient
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Alejandro, Martin-Montalvo, Livia, López-Noriega, Carmen, Jiménez-Moreno, Amanda, Herranz, Petra I, Lorenzo, Nadia, Cobo-Vuilleumier, Alejandra, Tamayo, Cristian, González-Guerrero, Jonathan S W R, Hofsteede, Fanny, Lebreton, Domenico, Bosco, Miguel, García Toscano, Lucrecia, Herranz, Joao, Anselmo, José Carlos, Moreno, and Benoit R, Gauthier
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Genotype ,Cell Survival ,Mutation, Missense ,Glucose Tolerance Test ,Immunohistochemistry ,Pedigree ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Diabetes, Gestational ,PAX8 Transcription Factor ,Pregnancy ,Mutation ,Animals ,Humans ,Female ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Transient
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29. Architecture to develop semi-virtual industrial laboratories for the interactive learning of process automation
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María del Mar Castilla, José Carlos Moreno, J.A. Sánchez, A. Pawlowski, and Francisco Rodríguez
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Engineering ,General Computer Science ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,General Engineering ,Programmable logic controller ,050301 education ,Totally integrated automation ,02 engineering and technology ,Industrial control system ,Process automation system ,Automation ,Manufacturing engineering ,Education ,Interactive Learning ,020401 chemical engineering ,ISA100.11a ,0204 chemical engineering ,Architecture ,business ,Software engineering ,0503 education - Published
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30. Tools and methodologies for teaching robotics in computer science & engineering studies
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Ramon Gonzalez, Francisco Rodríguez, José Carlos Moreno, José Luis Guzmán, and Manuel Berenguel
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Engineering ,General Computer Science ,business.industry ,Teaching method ,E-learning (theory) ,05 social sciences ,General Engineering ,050301 education ,Robotics ,02 engineering and technology ,Interactive software ,Education ,Engineering studies ,Engineering management ,Educational approach ,Information and Communications Technology ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,020201 artificial intelligence & image processing ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,0503 education ,Content management - Abstract
This work presents a teaching experience of Robotics in Computer Science & Engineering studies at the University of Almeria (Spain). The teaching methodology is mainly based on the use of ICT. In particular, interactive software tools, virtual and remote laboratories, and an e-learning content management are used. Such technologies have significantly helped to improve the learning ability of the students. A discussion and feedback from students are presented to show the result of this educational approach. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 24:202–214, 2016; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae; DOI 10.1002/cae.21698
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31. Estudio fase iii de la seguridad y la eficacia de ciclopirox olamina crema en niños afectados de dermatomicosis
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M. Antonia González Enseñat, José Carlos Moreno Giménez, Ilonka Zsolt Fradera, Alicia Hiraldo Gamero, Ángel Vera Casaño, Vicente Crespo Erchiga, Elisabeth Gómez-Moyano, and M. Asunción Vicente Villa
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Gynecology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Infectious Diseases ,Ciclopirox ,business.industry ,medicine ,business ,Microbiology ,Ciclopirox Olamine ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Resumen Antecedentes La informacion disponible sobre el uso de ciclopirox olamina en ninos es limitada. Objetivos El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la seguridad y eficacia de ciclopirox olamina crema al 1% en el tratamiento de la dermatomicosis en pacientes pediatricos. Metodos Ensayo clinico fase iii multicentrico, no controlado y abierto en pacientes de entre 3 meses y 9 anos de edad diagnosticados de dermatomicosis mediante microscopia directa y cultivo, y tratados con ciclopirox olamina crema al 1% durante 28 dias. Las evaluaciones clinicas y micologicas fueron realizadas antes del inicio del tratamiento, a los 7, 14 y 28 dias de su inicio, y a los 28 dias tras la finalizacion del mismo. Resultados Se incluyeron 21 pacientes con una media de edad de 2,7 anos (rango 3 meses-9 anos). La localizacion mas frecuente de la micosis fue la ingle (62%), y el agente causal mas comun Candida spp. (71%). El 62% de los pacientes no presento ningun acontecimiento adverso; se notificaron acontecimientos adversos leves o moderados y unicamente uno, una dermatitis irritativa, se relaciono con el tratamiento. La seguridad global fue excelente en el 95% de los casos, y buena en el 5%. Tras la primera semana de tratamiento, 12 de 13 (92%) pacientes mostraron mejoria clinica, y en 5 de 7 (71%) se constato una eficacia clinica y micologica favorable. Al final del tratamiento, la curacion clinica se observo en 7 de 9 (78%) pacientes. Ningun caso sufrio recidivas. Conclusiones Ciclopirox olamina crema al 1% constituye un tratamiento seguro y efectivo de las micosis cutaneas superficiales, particularmente en infecciones por levaduras del genero Candida, en ninos de entre 3 meses y 10 anos.
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32. La uveítis, comportamiento clínico epidemiológico en Pinar del Río
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Barbara Taysel Naranjo Valladares, Mirlanea López Torres, José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, and Felipe Acosta Rodríguez
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Uveítis ,lcsh:R5-920 ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,lcsh:Medicine (General) - Abstract
Introducción: la uveítis es la forma principal de inflamación ocular y puede estar asociada a diferentes etiologías. Constituyen una causa de deterioro visual y de ceguera. Objetivos: determinar el comportamiento clínico-epidemiológico de la uveítis en Pinar del Río. Material y método: se realizó una investigación longitudinal, prospectiva, aplicada y descriptiva en los pacientes, que acudieron a consulta de Uveítis del Hospital General Abel Santamaría Cuadrado, de la Provincia Pinar del Río, durante el período de abril-septiembre de 2014. El universo estuvo constituido por la totalidad de pacientes que acudieron a consulta, a los que se les diagnóstico uveítis (58), coincidiendo esta con la muestra. Para el análisis y elaboración de los datos obtenidos, se resumieron en cuadros estadísticos. El procesamiento estadístico fue mediante técnicas de estadística descriptiva, utilizando el sistema Epi Info y los resultados se muestran en tablas y figuras, utilizando el método porcentual. Resultados: predominaron los pacientes en las edades comprendidas entre los 31 y 50 años de edad, con ligero predominio del sexo masculino, color de la piel blanca, en la población rural. Fue más frecuente la uveítis anterior, de forma aguda, con resolución del cuadro en menos de 3 meses. Predominó la forma no granulomatosa, unilateral, idiopática. Las principales complicaciones asociadas al proceso inflamatorio fueron: la hipertensión ocular y las sinequias posteriores. Conclusiones: valorar adecuadamente las manifestaciones clínicas y complicaciones que acompañan la uveítis permiten realizar un diagnóstico y tratamiento correcto de esta peculiar enfermedad ocular.
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33. Estudio y aplicación de un robot social a niños y niñas con necesidades de atención temprana
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José Carlos Moreno, Marina Martínez, and José Luis Guzmán
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Raspberry pi ,Robótica social ,Political science ,Raspberry Pi ,Social robotics ,Aisoy1 ,Humanities ,Early attention ,Atención temprana ,Python - Abstract
[Resumen] Si bien la robótica industrial se ha desarrollado ampliamente durante los últimos treinta años en la industria manufacturera, la robótica de servicio se encuentra en pleno desarrollo, presentando grandes posibilidades de innovación y con gran potencial de crecimiento, donde cada vez los robots poseen mayor capacidad para interactuar con las personas. Basándose en esta habilidad, jugarán un rol esencial en la sociedad en un futuro no muy lejano. En este estudio, la motivación es analizar cómo funciona el robot social Aisoy1 desde el punto de vista tecnológico, y aplicar todo su potencial y las características que posee, en el diseño de actividades que ayuden a los niños y niñas para una mejor calidad de vida. Los resultados obtenidos son positivos, ya que teniendo en cuenta que un tratamiento se desarrolla en un periodo largo de tiempo, con el apoyo del robot, en un corto periodo, se han mostrado mejoras en la comunicación respecto al inicio del presente proyecto, como mayor vocalización, repetición de palabras, mejoría en la asociación de emociones y colores o mayor interacción con el entorno, que en un principio no existían o eran limitados. [Abstract] Although industrial robotics has been widely developed in the manufacturing industry over the last thirty years, service robotics is under development and research, presenting great possibilities for innovation and with great growth potential, where robots are increasingly capable of interact with people. Based on this ability, they will play an essential role in human society in the near future. In this study, the motivation is to analyze how the social robot Aisoy1 works from the technological point of view, and to apply all its potential in the design of activities that help people with some degree of disability. The results obtained are positive, because knowing that a treatment is developed over a long period of time, with the robot's support in a short period of time there have been improvements in communication, such as vocalization, repetition of words, association of emotions and colors or better interaction with the environment, which at the beginning did not exist or were limited.
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34. Modelling of a non-commercial UAV for control and robotics laboratory
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B. Salvador, José Luis Guzmán, and José Carlos Moreno
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Engineering ,Non commercial ,Control and Systems Engineering ,business.industry ,Control (management) ,Control engineering ,Robotics ,Artificial intelligence ,business - Abstract
This paper presents the black-box modelling and the simulator of a non-commercial hex-rotor platform created completely at the University of Almeria, in order to have a tool for teaching control and robotics subjects in industrial engineering and computer science degrees. This tool aims to be a real and simulated scenario for control and robotics students who will be able to implement their controllers in both the simulator and the real UAV.
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35. Teaching Control Engineering Concepts using Open Source tools on a Raspberry Pi board**This work has been partially funded by the following projects: DPI2014- 55932-C2-1-R and DPI2014-56364-C2-1-R (financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and EU- ERDF funds)
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José Luis Guzmán, Ángeles Hoyo, Manuel Berenguel, and José Carlos Moreno
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Raspberry pi ,Software ,Java ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Computer science ,business.industry ,Control engineering ,Python (programming language) ,business ,computer ,computer.programming_language - Abstract
This paper presents the idea about how to combine a set of software and hardware resources available in literature to be used as support to control engineering education. The available tools allow to mix topics related to programming, communications, operating systems, and control theory. The well-known Raspberry Pi board is used as platform to exploit the di_erent proposed concepts. SciPy, Matplotlib, and NumPy libraries, which are Python-based open-source libraries for scienti_c computing and graphical representation, are used to perform Matlab-like simulations and to implement classical control loops. On the other hand, virtual processes developed in Easy Java Simulations are adapted to be controlled through the network from a controller implemented on the Raspberry Pi with Python. This option is very useful from a teaching point of view since time-based, networked-based, or event-based control approaches can be easily introduced on this proposed architecture. Furthermore, once students know how to implement control loops on the Raspberry Pi using Python, external real processes can be easily controlled by using the GPIO interface available in the this electronic board. Then, a project based on these tools and ideas is motivated and presented in this paper to control a two-tank level process © Copyright IFAC 2015.
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36. Robots Liability: A Use Case and a Potential Solution
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Alejandro Zornoza, Julián Sánchez-Hermosilla, José Carlos Moreno, José Luis Guzmán, and FranciscoRodríguez
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Risk analysis (engineering) ,Computer science ,Liability ,Robot ,GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries) - Published
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37. The Comparison Study of Short-Term Prediction Methods to Enhance the Model Predictive Controller Applied to Microgrid Energy Management
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José Luis Guzmán, Francisco Rodríguez, Julio E. Normey-Rico, César Hernández-Hernández, José Carlos Moreno, and Paulo R.C. Mendes
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Engineering ,Control and Optimization ,model predictive control ,Energy management ,020209 energy ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,forecasting ,02 engineering and technology ,lcsh:Technology ,Energy storage ,Electric power system ,Energy hubs ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,energy hubs ,Model predictive control ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,modeling ,neural networks ,lcsh:T ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,Modeling ,Control engineering ,Renewable energy ,Microgrid ,business ,Neural networks ,Predictive modelling ,Forecasting ,Energy (miscellaneous) - Abstract
Electricity load forecasting, optimal power system operation and energy management play key roles that can bring significant operational advantages to microgrids. This paper studies how methods based on time series and neural networks can be used to predict energy demand and production, allowing them to be combined with model predictive control. Comparisons of different prediction methods and different optimum energy distribution scenarios are provided, permitting us to determine when short-term energy prediction models should be used. The proposed prediction models in addition to the model predictive control strategy appear as a promising solution to energy management in microgrids. The controller has the task of performing the management of electricity purchase and sale to the power grid, maximizing the use of renewable energy sources and managing the use of the energy storage system. Simulations were performed with different weather conditions of solar irradiation. The obtained results are encouraging for future practical implementation.
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38. Performance analysis of the MEDA's Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS) on board the Mars 2020
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Joel Perez, Miguel Ramos, Eduardo Sebastián, German Martinez, Pedro Hernandez, Maite Fernandez, J.A. Rodriguez Manfredi, José Carlos Moreno, David Ruiz González, Isabel Pérez-Grande, Ricardo Ferrandiz, Andres Bravo, Adrian Chamorro, Javier de Lucas, and A. Pena
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Physics ,Radiometer ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Infrared ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Mars Exploration Program ,Atmospheric temperature ,01 natural sciences ,Temperature measurement ,Aeronáutica ,Brightness temperature ,0103 physical sciences ,Calibration ,Radiometry ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Remote sensing - Abstract
The Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS), an infrared (IR) radiometer developed at Centro de Astrobiología, is one the sensors that compose the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) onboard NASA?s Mars 2020 mission. It will measure the net thermal infrared radiation, reflected solar radiation at the surface, atmosphere temperature and surface skin brightness temperature using five different channels. The present paper provides a brief description on TIRS design and channels requirements. Then, a detailed presentation of sensor model equations and a sensitivity analysis to model uncertainties are included. Finally, accuracy and resolution calculus for each channel versus operational temperature is presented. The calculus is performed based on sensitivity equations and the estimated values for different uncertainties source
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39. Evaluation of the spatial and temporal distribution of and risk factors for Bluetongue serotype 1 epidemics in sheep Extremadura (Spain), 2007–2011
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Cristina Sanz, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, José Carlos Moreno, Beatriz Martínez-López, Ana V. Pascual-Linaza, and José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
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Serotype ,Veterinary medicine ,Population ,Cattle Diseases ,Distribution (economics) ,Serogroup ,Bluetongue ,Food Animals ,Risk Factors ,Animals ,Animal Husbandry ,Epidemics ,education ,Management practices ,education.field_of_study ,Sheep ,biology ,business.industry ,Culicoides ,biology.organism_classification ,Breed ,Vaccination ,Spain ,Cattle ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Seasons ,Flock ,business ,Bluetongue virus - Abstract
Extremadura has been one of the regions in Spain most severely affected by Bluetongue (BT) epidemics. The first incursion of BTV, which was successfully eradicated one year later, occurred in 2004, involving the BTV-serotype 4. However, a second incursion occurred in September 2007, this time involving serotype 1. Since then, the implementation of intensive vaccination programs have significantly reduced BTV-1 occurrence, but the disease has not been completely eradicated yet. This study aimed to provide, for the first time, a complete description of the spatial and temporal patterns of BTV-1 occurrence in sheep in Extremadura from 2007 to 2011 and to identify the risk factors that contributed to the seasonal occurrence of BTV-1 in this region. The results showed that risk factors contributing to BTV-1 occurrence in sheep changed between 2007 and 2011. Initially, when the population was still immunologically naïve, the main risk factors for BTV-1 occurrence were extensive management practices, large sheep farms and Culicoides abundance on farms. However, after the implementation of vaccination, other factors became more relevant for BTV-1 occurrence, mostly related to BTV reservoirs, such as the proximity of cattle farms or the introduction of cattle into farms. The Talaverana sheep breed also seemed to be associated with a significantly higher risk of BTV-1 occurrence, although it may be due to confounding factors, such as the geographical concentration of where this breed is kept and/or management practises used for this breed. The results of this study suggest that preventive and control strategies, including vaccination and active surveillance strategies, should be primarily focused on cattle farms kept in close vicinity to sheep flocks as well as in high-risk sheep farms (i.e. farms with a large farm size keeping both cattle and sheep and with a high number of animal introductions). Methods and results presented here may be used to guide decisions for the annual update of the control and eradication program in Spain.
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40. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A multicenter review of 355 patients
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Blanca Díaz-Ley, Ana María Molina-Ruiz, Pablo Fernández-Crehuet, Antonio Martorell-Calatayud, Emiliano Grillo, Sergio Vano-Galvan, José Carlos Moreno, Salvador Arias-Santiago, Francisco Camacho, Gloria Garnacho-Saucedo, Cristina Serrano-Falcón, Pedro Jaén, Rafael Salido, Salvio Serrano, Ana Rita Rodrigues-Barata, Beatriz Aranegui, Ramon Grimalt, and Sivia Pérez-Gala
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Frontal fibrosing alopecia ,Retrospective cohort study ,Dermatology ,Dutasteride ,medicine.disease ,Body hair ,Menopause ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Hair loss ,chemistry ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,business ,Cohort study - Abstract
Background To our knowledge, there are no large multicenter studies concerning frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) that could give clues about its pathogenesis and best treatment. Objective We sought to describe the epidemiology, comorbidities, clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, and therapeutic choices in a large series of patients with FFA. Methods This retrospective multicenter study included patients given the diagnosis of FFA. Clinical severity was classified based on the recession of the frontotemporal hairline. Results In all, 355 patients (343 women [49 premenopausal] and 12 men) with a mean age of 61 years (range 23-86) were included. Early menopause was detected in 49 patients (14%), whereas 46 (13%) had undergone hysterectomy. Severe FFA was observed in 131 patients (37%). Independent factors associated with severe FFA after multivariate analysis were: eyelash loss, facial papules, and body hair involvement. Eyebrow loss as the initial clinical presentation was associated with mild forms. Antiandrogens such as finasteride and dutasteride were used in 111 patients (31%), with improvement in 52 (47%) and stabilization in 59 (53%). Limitations The retrospective design is a limitation. Conclusions Eyelash loss, facial papules, and body hair involvement were associated with severe FFA. Antiandrogens were the most useful treatment.
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41. Diagnóstico y seguimiento de los pacientes con hipotiroidismo congénito diagnosticados por cribado neonatal
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María Jesús Chueca Guindulain, Susana Ares Segura, José Carlos Moreno Navarro, María Alija Merillas, Amparo Rodríguez Sánchez, and María Dolores Rodríguez Arnao
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Congenital hypothyroidism ,03 medical and health sciences ,Follow-up units for endocrine diseases ,0302 clinical medicine ,TSH ,030225 pediatrics ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Free T4 ,Early detection ,Neonatal screening ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 - Abstract
Resumen: El Programa de cribado o detección precoz del hipotiroidismo congénito (HC) es uno de los mayores avances logrados en Pediatría. Las hormonas tiroideas son imprescindibles para el desarrollo y la maduración cerebral, que continúan en la etapa neonatal. El hipotiroidismo de comienzo en los primeros meses de vida origina lesiones irreversibles en el sistema nervioso central y es una de las causas más frecuentes y evitables de retraso mental. El diagnóstico clínico es tardío, por lo que requiere estudio analítico para poder efectuar el tratamiento adecuado.Este artículo actualiza los objetivos, los procedimientos diagnósticos, las pruebas imprescindibles y complementarias requeridas, la etiología y los diagnósticos diferenciales en esta patología. Con especial énfasis en los requerimientos de los centros de seguimiento para protocolizar los resultados del tratamiento con L-tiroxina administrada de forma inmediata al diagnóstico y a las dosis que eviten fases de infra o supradosificación que pueden alterar diversos aspectos del desarrollo cognitivo. La revaluación de etiología permanente vs. transitoria se recomienda siempre después de los 3 años de edad.La relevancia de este programa precisa su difusión a todas las áreas de pediatría. El objetivo principal, evitar el daño cerebral en estos pacientes, se ha logrado y es además altamente beneficioso desde el punto de vista económico.Otros aspectos para optimizar los resultados cognitivos con todos los controles periódicos necesarios y lograr la inclusión del diagnóstico del HC central, precisan implementar los recursos de los centros de seguimiento y continuar avanzando según los conocimientos actuales. Abstract: The screening program of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is probably one of the best achievements in paediatrics. Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development and brain maturation that continue through the neonatal period. Hypothyroidism that begins in the first months of life causes irreversible damage to the central nervous system, and is one of the most frequent and preventable causes of mental retardation. As children with congenital hypothyroidism are born with a normal appearance, analytical studies are required to immediately start the appropriate therapy.This article analyses the aims, diagnostic procedures, tests required, aetiology, and differential diagnosis in this disorder. Especially relevant is to perform frequent monitoring to ensure dose adjustments of L-Thyroxine therapy, avoiding infra- or supra-dosing that negatively affects neurosensory functions. Re-evaluation of the aetiology permanent vs transient hypothyroidism is always recommended after 3 years of chronological age.The relevance of this screening program should be widely discussed in paediatrics. The main objective is to avoid cerebral damage in these patients, and has been highly successful and economically beneficial.Other aspects are required to optimise patient outcomes, to perform all the controls according to the recommendations and to include, in the near future, the diagnosis of central hypothyroidism. Implementation of this program is necessary to progress in accordance with current scientific knowledge.
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42. Trichoscopic features of frontal fibrosing alopecia: Results in 249 patients
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Salvio Serrano, Ana María Molina-Ruiz, Cristina Serrano-Falcón, José Carlos Moreno, Antonio Martorell-Calatayud, Salvador Arias-Santiago, Pedro Jaén, Ana Rita Rodrigues-Barata, Pablo Fernández-Crehuet, Ramon Grimalt, Sergio Vano-Galvan, Gloria Garnacho-Saucedo, and Francisco Camacho-Martínez
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Biopsy ,Frontal fibrosing alopecia ,Lichen Planus ,MEDLINE ,Alopecia ,Dermoscopy ,Retrospective cohort study ,Dermatology ,medicine.disease ,Multicenter study ,medicine ,Humans ,Female ,Observational study ,business ,Retrospective Studies ,Biopsy methods - Published
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43. Health-related quality of life in psoriatic arthritis patients in Spain
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Jordi Gratacós, Esteban Daudén, Juan Gómez-Reino, José Carlos Moreno, Miguel Ángel Casado, and Vicente Rodríguez-Valverde
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44. Heterogeneidad clínica y genética en pacientes con retinosis pigmentaria en Pinar del Río. Importancia del asesoramiento genético
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Nercy Rodríguez Garcia, José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, Felipe Acosta Rodríguez, and Reinaldo Menéndez García
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Retinitis pigmentosa ,Herencia ,lcsh:R5-920 ,Ceguera ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,lcsh:Medicine (General) - Abstract
Introducción: la retinosis pigmentaria (RP) es una degeneración progresiva, crónica y de carácter hereditario de la retina, que conduce a discapacidad visual o ceguera sin un tratamiento adecuado. Objetivo: determinar la variabilidad de la expresión clínica en la presentación de la retinosis pigmentaria, así como el tipo de herencia con que se transmite en los enfermos y familias de los individuos ingresados en el servicio provincial de la enfermedad en Pinar del Río, lo que permitirá aplicar una estrategia para el asesoramiento genético individual y familiar. Material y Método: se realizó una investigación descriptiva, retrospectiva y transversal, teniendo como universo y muestra a los 259 pacientes con diagnóstico del padecimiento, registrados en el servicio provincial, de enero a septiembre del año 2012. Resultados: predominó el sexo masculino con 154 pacientes y el grupo de edades entre 40 y 59 años de edad con un 46,71 %. De acuerdo a la clasificación cubana, prevalece el debut precoz, el estadio I, la herencia autosómica recesiva y la forma típica de presentación. Resaltan el síndrome de Usher como entidad asociada y en 99 familias se determinó que la enfermedad sigue un patrón de herencia autosómico recesivo, en 38 de las cuales existe consanguinidad. Las limitaciones de estos enfermos obligan a suministrarles una información adecuada y precisa mediante los servicios de asesoramiento genético. Conclusiones: la gran heterogeneidad clínica y genética de la enfermedad ha generado que la estrategia de asesoramiento genético incluya la personalización del proceso de acuerdo a cada paciente y familia y se le brinde mayor importancia a los grupos de apoyo mutuo.
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45. A combined FSP and reset control approach to improve the set-point tracking task of dead-time processes
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José Carlos Moreno, Manuel Berenguel, Julio E. Normey-Rico, Alfonso Baños, and José Luis Guzmán
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Engineering ,Set point tracking ,business.industry ,Applied Mathematics ,Dead time ,Computer Science Applications ,Smith predictor ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Robustness (computer science) ,Control theory ,Process output ,Control signal ,Process control ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business - Abstract
This paper presents a non-linear control scheme to deal with dead-time processes, specially for systems where fast closed-loop responses are required. The control scheme is based on the combination of two control strategies appeared in the literature to deal with dead-time processes, the Filtered Smith Predictor (FSP), which is a Smith Predictor (SP) including a filter to improve the robustness; and the PI+CI, a PI with a partial reset action on the control signal when the process output reaches the reference input. In the proposed strategy, the reset action allows to achieve very small rise times with small overshoots, improving the results from FSP. On the other hand, the use of the robust predictor allows to deal with the dead-time in a better and systematic way than the existing PI+CI solutions. The improvements of the proposed control scheme are evaluated through simulations and real experiments on an industrial heat exchanger.
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46. Levothyroxine enhances glucose clearance and blunts the onset of experimental type 1 diabetes mellitus in mice
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Livia, López-Noriega, Nadia, Cobo-Vuilleumier, Álvaro Jesús, Narbona-Pérez, Juan Luis, Araujo-Garrido, Petra Isabel, Lorenzo, José Manuel, Mellado-Gil, José Carlos, Moreno, Benoit R, Gauthier, and Alejandro, Martín-Montalvo
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Male ,Apoptosis ,Research Papers ,Streptozocin ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Mice ,Thyroxine ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 ,Glucose ,Insulin-Secreting Cells ,Animals ,Insulin ,Female ,Cell Proliferation - Abstract
Thyroid hormones induce several changes in whole body metabolism that are known to improve metabolic homeostasis. However, adverse side effects have prevented its use in the clinic. In view of the promising effects of thyroid hormones, we investigated the effects of levothyroxine supplementation on glucose homeostasis.C57BL/6 mice were treated with levothyroxine from birth to 24 weeks of age, when mice were killed. The effects of levothyroxine supplementation on metabolic health were determined. C57BL/6 mice treated with levothyroxine for 2 weeks and then challenged with streptozotocin to monitor survival. Mechanistic experiments were conducted in the pancreas, liver and skeletal muscle. RIP-B7.1 mice were treated with levothyroxine for 2 weeks and were subsequently immunized to trigger experimental autoimmune diabetes (EAD). Metabolic tests were performed. Mice were killed and metabolic tissues were extracted for immunohistological analyses.Long-term levothyroxine supplementation enhanced glucose clearance and reduced circulating glucose in C57BL/6 mice. Levothyroxine increased simultaneously the proliferation and apoptosis of pancreatic beta cells, promoting the maintenance of a highly insulin-expressing beta cell population. Levothyroxine increased circulating insulin levels, inducing sustained activation of IRS1-AKT signalling in insulin-target tissues. Levothyroxine-treated C57BL/6 mice challenged with streptozotocin exhibited extended survival. Levothyroxine blunted the onset of EAD in RIP-B7.1 mice by inducing beta cell proliferation and preservation of insulin-expressing cells.Interventions based on the use of thyroid hormones or thyromimetics could be explored to provide therapeutic benefit in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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47. Control robusto con QFT del pH en un fotobiorreactor raceway
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Manuel Berenguel, José Carlos Moreno, José Luis Guzmán, and Ángeles Hoyo Sánchez
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Control robusto ,QFT ,Fotobiorreactores ,Environmental science ,Simulación - Abstract
Jornadas de Automática (37ª. 2017. Gijón), Este trabajo ha sido nanciado con el Proyecto del Plan Nacional DPI2014-55932-C2-1-R del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad y Fondos FEDER.
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48. Afecciones visuales y su tratamiento en la población de Pinar del Río, Misión Milagro de 2006 a 2010 Visual diseases and their treatment in Pinar del Rio’s population. The Miracle Mission from 2006 to 2010
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José Carlos Moreno Domínguez, Martha María de la Portilla Castro, Osmani Correa Rojas, Rolando Iviricu Tielves, and José Sanabria Negrín
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afecciones oculares ,community health ,pesquisa activa ,salud comunitaria ,eye diseases ,campaña social ,ceguera ,catarata ,primary health care ,pterigion ,lcsh:Ophthalmology ,social campaign ,lcsh:RE1-994 ,cataracts ,active screening ,atención primaria de salud ,pterygium ,blindness - Abstract
Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia de afecciones oculares en la población de Pinar del Río y realizar acciones resolutivas terapéuticas con la finalidad de revertir la condición existente. Métodos: se realizó un estudio prospectivo y de intervención desde 2006 hasta 2010, mediante una pesquisa activa casa a casa. El universo fue la población mayo o igual a 5 años de edad de los 14 municipios de la provincia (estimado de 685 961 en el año 2006) y la muestra por los evaluados (605 915). Se implementaron estrategias de resolución de las afecciones encontradas. Resultados: la prevalencia de enfermedades oculares fue del 46,39 %. Predominaron los defectos refractivos (25,53 %), cataratas (7,13 %) y el pterigión (7,32 %). Las causas fundamentales de ceguera fueron la catarata no operada (46,79 %) y el glaucoma. Se implementaron estrategias de resolución que mejoraron la demanda insatisfecha de la población. Se logró una alta eficiencia visual de 79,18 % en el posoperatorio de la cirugía de catarata. Conclusiones: la provincia es referente, al ser pionera en la implementación de un nuevo método de trabajo, la "pesquisa activa". Esta estrategia constituyó una verdadera campaña social al llevar la salud a las casas. Profundizó el enfoque de la prevención de ceguera dentro de la atención primaria de salud, al desarrollar sus tres componentes: comunitario, social y prestación de atención médica.Objective: to determine the prevalence of eye diseases in the population of Pinar del Rio province and to implement therapeutic actions, with the purpose of changing the existing situation. Methods: a prospective and interventional study was conducted from 2006 to 2010, based on an active screening of houses. The universe was the population aged = 5 years from the 14 municipalities of the province (685 961 in 2006) and the sample was formed by those evaluated (605 915). Some strategies aimed to cope with these diseases were implemented. Results: the prevalence of eye diseases was 46.39 %. Refractive defects(25.53%), cataract(7.13%) and pterygium(7.32%) predominated. The primordial causes of blindness were cataract and glaucoma. Some strategies were implemented, which raised the rate of satisfaction of the population's demands. High visual efficiency was achieved in the postoperative period of cataract surgery. Conclusions: the province is a pioneer of the implementation of a new working method called ”the active screening”. This was a real social campaign that takes health home. It extended the approach to the blindness prevention within the primary health care since the three components, that is, the community, the social setting and the medical care are developed.
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49. Robotics as an integration subject in the computer science university studies. The experience of the University of Almeria La robótica como materia integradora en los estudios universitarios de informática. La experiencia de la Universidad de Almería
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Manuela Berenguel Soria, Francisco Rodríguez Díaz, José Carlos Moreno Úbeda, José Luis Guzmán Sánchez, and Ramón González Sánchez
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lcsh:LC8-6691 ,Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) ,lcsh:Special aspects of education ,Estudios Universitarios ,Ingeniería en Informática ,Robótica ,Ley de Reforma Universitaria (LRU) - Abstract
This work presents a global view of the role of robotics in computer science studies, mainly in university degrees. The main motivation of the use of robotics in these studies deals with the following issues: robotics permits to put in practice many computer science fundamental topics, it is a multidisciplinary area which allows to complete the basic knowledge of any computer science student, it facilitates the practice and learning of basic competences of any engineer (for instance, teamwork), and there is a wide market looking for people with robotics knowledge. These ideas are discussed from our own experience in the University of Almeria acquired through the studies of Computer Science Technical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Computer Science Degree and Computer Science Postgraduate.Este trabajo presenta una visión global del papel de la robótica en los estudios de informática, fundamentalmente en estudios universitarios. La justificación de la presencia de la robótica en estos estudios se sustenta en cuatro pilares: la robótica permite poner en práctica conocimientos propios de la informática, es una herramienta multidisciplinar que permite completar la formación de cualquier estudiante de informática, facilita la puesta en práctica y adquisición de competencias básicas del ingeniero (como por ejemplo la de trabajo en equipo), y existe un mercado amplio y emergente para cubrir puestos de trabajo relacionados con ella. Estas ideas se describen y discuten desde la experiencia adquirida en la Universidad de Almería en los estudios de Ingeniería Técnica en Informática, Ingeniería en Informática, Grado en Informática y Postgrado en Informática.
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50. Estudio y tratamiento de los efluvios
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Gloria Garnacho-Saucedo, Maria Ángeles Álvarez López, José Carlos Moreno Giménez, and Rafael Salido Vallejo
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business.industry ,Medicine ,Dermatology ,business - Published
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