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BACKGROUND: Hypoglycemia is defined by a plasma glucose concentration lesser than 70 mg/dL; however, signs and symptoms may not be apparent until plasma glucose concentrations fall below 55 mg/dL. CLINICAL CASE: A 41-year-old male patient with a history of intense chronic alcoholism was taken to the emergency room due to altered alertness, hypoglycemia was documented. He received medical treatment; however, as he did not show improvement, a brain magnetic resonance imaging was performed in which hyperintensities were observed in the basal ganglia and splenium of the corpus callosum. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics in the different expected sequences are: T1: low signal, T2: high signal, DWI: reversible diffusion restriction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms of subacute onset and seizures for the first time, one of the differential diagnoses to consider is autoimmune encephalitis. Before 2007, these clinical conditions were confused with psychiatric illnesses, even in certain cultures it was thought in cases of demonic possession that required the ritual of exorcism. Autoantibodies against NMDAR, AMPAR, GABABR, LGI1, CASPR 2, mGLUR5, D2R, DPPX, GABAA R, NEUREXIN-3a have been described, but the most commonly recognized disorders are anti-NMDAR encephalitis and limbic encephalitis. Treatment with corticosteroids, plasmapheresis, or immunoglobulins hastens recovery. That is why we highlight the timely suspicion of this disease to start treatment as soon as possible and improve the prognosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The textile industry is, right behing the oil industry, the second most polluting industry in the environment and, above all, one of which we do not have as much awareness. The textile and clothing sector is a complex business since it involves long and varied supply chains of production, raw materials, textile manufacturing, garment design, shipping, sales, use and finally, the final disposal of the garment. In 2015, the world population reached 7.4 billion people and textile consumption per capita reached 13.1 kg / inhabitant / year. The amount of water needed to manufacture the garments we wear varies according to the textile fiber and dye used: A pair of cotton jeans with indigo dyes need a minimum of 42 liters of water to be dyed, washed and finished. Once at home, we use more water taking care of them; using, 21 liters each time we wash them. The main environmental impacts of the textile industry are the high consumption of water resources and the wastewater with a high polluting load that are generated in the various processes. In this research we review the problems of the textile industry, specifically in the field of water and the various approaches to reduce water pollution ranging from source reduction, recovery (reuse and recycling), centralized treatment of effluents and separation of certain process baths for individual treatment or reuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to characterize the types of beekeepers in the state of Morelos, México, based on the use of technology components (TC), and socioeconomic and productive factors in order to generate information to design recommendations to support beekeeping. A questionnaire was designed and applied to a sample of 116 beekeeping units, socioeconomic data and information about TC for colony management, genetics, nutrition and health were obtained, from these information 18 original variables, and 6 technological index were defined and used to stratify the beekeeping productive units (BPU) applying multivariate methods using principal component and cluster analyses. To characterize and compare the resulting beekeeper groups an analysis of variance under a completely random model for continuous variables and a homogeneity test for categorical variables were performed to detect differences between groups. Four factors were detected that explain 70 % of the variance, and because of the factorial load of the variables analyzed, the factors were named as: 1) Productive capacity of the BPU, 2) Health status of the BPU, 3) Beekeeper capacities and 4) Management of the BPU. Three types of beekeepers were identified; small beekeepers with low technological level (55 %), large beekeepers with intermediate technological level (9 %) and medium beekeepers with intermediate technological level (35 %). The typology obtained may be useful to generate differentiated public policies to increase the use of technological innovations to improve the efficiency and productivity of the beekeeping units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]