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Membrane fluidity and cytosolic Ca2+ concentration of the circulating polymorphonuclear leukocytes in diabetes mellitus
2014
Herbivore-Induced Changes in Cotton Modulates Reproductive Behavior in the Moth Spodoptera littoralis
2017
Plants produce chemical defense compounds to resist herbivore attack either by repelling the herbivores or attracting natural enemies of the herbivores. We have previously shown that volatile compounds from cotton released in response to herbivory by conspecifics reduce oviposition in cotton leafworm moth Spodoptera littoralis. It remained, however, unclear whether herbivore-induced changes also affect moth pre-mating and mating behaviors. In this study we examined the effect of herbivore-induced changes in cotton on reproductive behaviors i.e., female calling, male attraction and investment, and mating behavior in S. littoralis. We found a reduction in the number of females calling i.e., f…
El terrorisme suïcida: una hipòtesi evolucionista sobre el suïcidi
2012
Un intent d'abordar la problemàtica terrorista suïcidi com a pas previ per a una explicació més comprensiva del suïcidi, des d'un punt de vista evolucionista, amb la intenció d'incorporar les conseqüències antropològiques pertinents de manera que es puga reformular tot el procés d'hominització i humanització, congruentment amb les dades estadístiques, científiques i fenomenològiques. An essay on suicide terrorism previous toward a more comprehensive explanation of suicide, from an evolutionary point of view, with the aim of taking into account the anthropological consequences for the human development, all including the statistics and scientifics issues and philosophycal as well.
Drogas y salud familiar
2000
Las familias son el grupo social sobre quien recaen más directamente las consecuencias negativas de las adicciones de sus miembros. Estas consecuencias no sólo abarcan as¬pectos económicos y sociales, sino que se extienden a los ámbitos de la salud psíquica y física de cada uno de los miembros no drogadictos.En nuestro trabajo, hemos pretendido describir las variaciones en conductas, senti¬mientos, sensaciones, imaginaciones, cogniciones, relaciones interpersonales y salud (si¬guiendo el modelo BASIC.ID de A.A. Lazarus) que han experimentado los padres y madres de heroinómanos a partir del conocimiento de la adicción de sus hijos. Hemos pasado una entrevista semiestructurada, elaborada por …
Separating the Mechanism-Based and Off-Target Actions of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors With CETP Gene Polymorphisms
2010
Background— Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, but torcetrapib, the first-in-class inhibitor tested in a large outcome trial, caused an unexpected blood pressure elevation and increased cardiovascular events. Whether the hypertensive effect resulted from CETP inhibition or an off-target action of torcetrapib has been debated. We hypothesized that common single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the CETP gene could help distinguish mechanism-based from off-target actions of CETP inhibitors to inform on the validity of CETP as a therapeutic target. Methods and Results— We compared the effect of CETP single-nucleotide polymorphisms …
Heroism as legitimation of Enlightenment values: Production strategies, changes and disagreements
2020
espanolEn tiempos de inseguridad politica, literatos y gobernantes apoyaron toda una serie de argumentos orientados a construir heroes civilizadores y sacrificados en beneficio de la patria, la sociedad y el «bien comun». Este articulo analiza las variadas estrategias y formas, siempre en constante proceso de definicion, con los que este heroismo ilustrado prolifero en la segunda mitad del siglo. Despues de pasar revista a las coordenadas historicas y a los debates en los que se desenvuelve la fabricacion de nuevos heroes, sin dejar de lado otro tipo de heroismo —heredado de la cultura humanista— me detendre especificamente en los conquistadores de America, sometidos a la critica de los int…
Heroism as legitimation of Enlightenment values: Production strategies, changes and disagreements
2020
During the eighteenth century's periods of political insecurity, writers and rulers supported a whole series of arguments aimed at constructing civilizing heroes who are sacrificed for the benefit of the country, society and the «common good.» This article analyses the different strategies and forms through which an enlightened heroism proliferated in the second half of the century and that were in a constant process of being defined. After reviewing the historical coordinates and the debates within which the creation of new heroes unfolded, and without neglecting another type of heroism—that inherited from humanist culture—I will specifically focus on the conquistadores of the Americas, wh…
A risk score derived from the analysis of a cluster of 27 serum inflammatory cytokines to predict long term outcome in patients with acute myocardial…
2015
Objective. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical utility and prognostic significance of a cluster of 27 serum cytokines for risk stratification after myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods. We enrolled 33 consecutive patients admitted to our institution for acute myocardial infarction and prospectively followed. We evaluated traditional cardiovascular risk factors and assayed, during the acute phase, 27 serum cytokines (IL-1, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL -7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, EOTAXIN, FGF, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IP-10, MCP-1, MIP-1α, MIP-1ß, PDGF, RANTES, TNF-α, VEGF) potentially associated with cardiovascular risk. Patients were divided i…
GC/FT-IR Analysis of Novel 4,6,9-Triene and 2,4,6,9-Tetraene Occurring in a Female Pheromone Gland of Arctia plantaginis (Erebidae: Arctiinae)
2017
Fifteen subspecies of the wood tiger moth, Arctia plantaginis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), have been recorded in the Northern Hemisphere. An analysis of crude pheromone extracts by GC equipped with an electroantennographic (EAG) detector showed four EAG-active components (Comps. I–IV) that were commonly involved in the pheromone glands of two subspecies inhabiting Japan and Finland. Comp. I is a major component (>75%) and the others are minor components (3% - 15%). Their mass spectra, measured by GC/MS, revealed the chemical structures of C21 unsaturated hydrocarbons as follows: 3,6,9-triene for Comp. I, 4,6,9-triene for Comp. II, 1,3,6,9-tetraene for Comp. III, and 2,4,6,9-tetraene …
Insect oviposition induces volatile emission in herbaceous plants that attracts egg parasitoid
2003
SUMMARYThe egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) (Hymenoptera:Scelionidae) responded to synomones emitted by leguminous plants induced by feeding and oviposition activity of the bug Nezara viridula (L.)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). This was shown by laboratory bioassays using a Y-tube olfactometer. Broad bean leaves (Vicia faba L.) damaged by feeding activity of N. viridula and on which host egg mass had been laid produced synomones that attracted T. basalis. By contrast,undamaged leaves or feeding-damaged leaves without eggs did not attract wasp females. French bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) also emitted attractive synomones when they were damaged by host feeding and carrying e…