scholarly journals Spanish research: Discreet threat about jobs

Nature ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 304 (5923) ◽  
pp. 202-202
Author(s):  
Pedro Puigdoménech
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Research

Institutional nitrogen footprint: Quantification of the nitrogen footprint of a Spanish Research Center

2021 ◽  
pp. 151721
Author(s):  
Sara Martinez ◽  
Jose Luis Gabriel ◽  
Sergio Alvarez ◽  
Maria del Mar Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Research Center ◽  
Spanish Research

scholarly journals Forecasting of solar irradiance and ramp events with all-sky imagers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stavros-Andreas Logothetis ◽  
Vasileios Salamalikis ◽  
Stefan Wilbert ◽  
Jan Remund ◽  
Luis Zarzalejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Irradiance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Forecast Error ◽  
Forecast Accuracy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Event Prediction ◽  
High Penetration ◽  
Spanish Research ◽  
Short Term Forecasting ◽  
Solar Resource

<p>Cloud cameras (all sky imagers/ASIs) can be used for short-term (next 20 min) forecasts of solar irradiance. For this reason, several experimental and operational solutions emerged in the last decade with different approaches in terms of instrument types and forecast algorithms. Moreover, few commercial and semi-prototype systems are already available or being investigated. So far, the uncertainty of the predictions cannot be fully compared, as previously published tests were carried out during different periods and at different locations. In this study, the results from a benchmark exercise are presented in order to qualify the current ASI-based short-term forecasting solutions and examine their accuracy. This first comparative measurement campaign carried out as part of the IEA PVPS Task 16 (https://iea-pvps.org/research-tasks/solar-resource-for-high-penetration-and-large-scale-applications/). A 3-month observation campaign (from August to December 2019) took place at Plataforma Solar de Almeria of the Spanish research center CIEMAT including five different ASI systems and a network of high-quality measurements of solar irradiance and other atmospheric parameters. Forecasted time-series of global horizontal irradiance are compared with ground-based measurements and two persistence models to identify strengths and weaknesses of each approach and define best practices of ASI-based forecasts. The statistical analysis is divided into seven cloud classes to interpret the different cloud type effect on ASIs forecast accuracy. For every cloud cluster, at least three ASIs outperform persistence models, in terms of forecast error, highlighting their performance capabilities. The feasibility of ASIs on ramp event detection is also investigated, applying different approaches of ramp event prediction. The revealed findings are promising in terms of overall performance of ASIs as well as their forecasting capabilities in ramp detection.  </p>

scholarly journals Lettuce Response to Phosphorus Fertilization with Struvite Recovered from Municipal Wastewater

HortScience ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo González-Ponce ◽  
Esther G. López-de-Sá ◽  
César Plaza
Keyword(s):  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
P Uptake ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Phosphorus Fertilization ◽  
Single Superphosphate ◽  
Loamy Sand Soil ◽  
P Fertilizer ◽  
P Rate ◽  
Spanish Research

Struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) production is widely studied as a way to remove phosphorus (P) from wastewater and generate a potentially marketable P fertilizer, but its effects on crops have yet to be researched more thoroughly. This study was conducted to evaluate struvite recovered by the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) pilot process (STR) as a source of P for lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by comparing its effectiveness with that of single superphosphate (SUP), a common P fertilizer derived from phosphate rock. In a greenhouse pot experiment, a P-deficient loamy sand soil was amended with either SUP or STR at P rates of 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 mg·kg−1. Nitrogen and potassium were uniformly supplied to all treatments. The response of lettuce head fresh weight and P uptake to P rate exhibited statistically significant quadratic relationships for both SUP and STR. With respect to SUP, STR was significantly more effective in increasing lettuce yield and P uptake, probably because of the larger amount of magnesium (Mg) incorporated with this material and a synergistic effect on P uptake. This work supports previous findings based on other test crops in suggesting that STR can be a P source attractive to the fertilizer market with additional agronomic and environmental benefits such as providing available Mg and nitrogen, helping attenuate consumption of phosphate rock, and reducing release of P by discharge of treated wastewaters to surface and groundwater systems.

An innovative and attractive comic to transmit the message of soil importance to the Society: Living in the soil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montserrat Díaz-Raviña ◽  
Maria Teresa Barral-Silva ◽  
Manuel Arias-Estévez ◽  
Jorge Mataix-Solera
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Soil Science ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science City ◽  
Natural Parks ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Spanish Research ◽  
The University

<p>To commemorate the<em> 2015 International Year of Soil</em>, the Spanish Society of Soil Science (SECS-Territorial Delegation of Galicia) and the University of Santiago de Compostela published the comic<em> Living in the soil</em>, with the aim of raising awareness amongst young people the importance of soil and the need to protect it. The initial version<em>, Vivir no solo</em>, published by the Galician Culture Council, was modified and adapted  to the current  specific scenarios of the countries where it was edited, and translated  to Spanish, English and Italian as well as other languages (Galician, Catalan) for broadcasting it both at nationally at international level. In 2018 and 2019, the Spanish, Italian and Catalan versions were re-edited to commemorate the Decade International of Soils 2015-2024. All comic versions, including the English one, were edited in both paper (a total of 80.000 copies) and web format, the latter are available in the SECS web page (www.secs.com.es/publicaciones/).</p><p>Since 2015 up to now, the comic has been successful used in many projects/activities carried out in various institutions (Educational Centers, Natural Parks, Museums, Nature Associations, soil-related Institutions). The soil is a hidden resource very little known to the public. It is under our feet, but we can´t see it because it is covered by vegetation. However, agricultural or forest soil is a living systems, it is the home to a huge diversity of organisms of different sizes that perform important ecological functions and others linked to human activities. The protagonists of the comic are a snail, an earthworm and a mole that inhabit the soil as well as a group of young people who, trying to solve a problem of soil use management that occurs in a little village, show us several important soil aspects (concept, components, functions, threats, degradation, protection and restoration). Events, etc). Some examples of these events are: Science City Project: Living in the soil, 2015, Spanish Research Council  (CSIC), 2015; Would life on the planet be possible without the soil,  SECS, CSIC, 2019; Vivere nel Suolo: Giornata di Legalitá Ambientale; Vivere nel Suolo and Giornata Mondiale  del suolo,  SECS, Italian Society of Soil Science, Parco dei Nebrodi, European Soil Science Conservation, 2018-2019. Considering the success of all these events, it seems that the comic “Living in the soil” has a great potential as an innovative and attractive publication of great interest to disseminate and raise awareness worldwide about the importance of this non-renewable resource for maintaining life on the planet.</p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Acknowlegments. </strong>All persons and organizations that participate in this initiative of the edition (2015) and re-edition (2018, 2019) of the comic in the different languages.<strong>  </strong></p><p> </p>

Randomized phase IIb clinical trial of continuation or non-continuation with six cycles of temozolomide after the first six cycles of standard first-line treatment in patients with glioblastoma: A Spanish research group in neuro-oncology (GEINO) trial.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2001-2001
Author(s):  
Carmen Balana ◽  
Carlos Mesia Barroso ◽  
Sonia Del Barco Berron ◽  
Estela Pineda Losada ◽  
José Muñoz-Langa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Residual Disease ◽  
First Line ◽  
Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma ◽  
Secondary Endpoints ◽  
Spanish Research ◽  
Clinical Trial Information

2001 Background: The GEINO-14-01 trial (NCT02209948) investigated the role of extending temozolomide (TMZ) for 6 cycles after the standard 6 cycles to improve 6m-PFS, SLP and OS in newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) patients (p). Methods: Between 08/2014 and 11/2018, 166 p were screened and 159 randomized to extend (80p) or not (79p) TMZ treatment for 6 cycles after proving stable disease in the MRI performed before inclusion. Centralized review of histology and determination of MGMT status, if not previously available, were performed before randomizing patients. Two criteria of stratification were used: MGMT status and presence/absence of residual disease on the basal MRI (defined as a residual enhancement larger than 1cm in one). The primary endpoint was differences in 6mPFS, secondary endpoints were differences in PFS, OS, toxicity, between arms and per stratification factors. Results: Median age was 60.3 (range 29-83), 97p (61%) were methylated, basal MRI showed residual disease in 57p (35.8%). After a median follow up of 14.0 months, with 121 p(76.1%) already progressed and 81p (50.9%) already dead, median PFS is presented. Median (m) PFS is 8.0 months (95%CI: 5.7-10.2). There is no difference in mPFS between arms (adjusted HR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.82-1.18, P = 0.907). Methylated tumors had longer mPFS (HR=0.57, 95% CI: 0.39-0.83, P=0.004) irrespectively to the study treatment. Conclusions: There is not apparent benefit of continuing TMZ treatment for more than 6 cycles. Data will be actualized for the congress.Supported by a Grant of the ISCIII: PI13/01751. Clinical trial information: NCT02209948.

New contributions to the prevalence of eating disorders in Spanish adolescents: detection of false negatives

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Rodríguez-Cano ◽  
Luis Beato-Fernández ◽  
Antonia Belmonte-Llario
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Control Group ◽  
False Negatives ◽  
Not Otherwise Specified ◽  
Eating Attitude Test ◽  
Attitude Test ◽  
Spanish Research

AbstractBackgroundAlthough the epidemiology of Eating Disorders (ED) has been highly developed in Spain, further research considering false negatives and also the prevalence of these disorders in males are needed. They were the aims of the present study.MethodsOne thousand and seventy six adolescents (500 males and 576 females) participated in a two-stage survey. At the age of 13, apart from exploring numerous clinical and psychosocial variables, they were assessed by means of self-administered screening instruments, the eating attitude test (EAT), bulimic investigatory test Edinburgh (BITE), and body shape questionnaire (BSQ). The subjects were interviewed again 2 years later. Afterwards, 159 probable cases and 150 controls were interviewed by means of the structured interview SCAN.ResultsPrevalence of ED in adolescents was 3.71% (95% CI 2.58–4.83; 6.4% of females, 0.6% of males): anorexia nervosa 0.1%, bulimia nervosa 0.75%, eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) = 2.88%. The rate of false negative was 2.6% of the control group and most of them were EDNOS.ConclusionsThe prevalence of ED obtained in our study, higher than others found in previous Spanish research, and a relatively high percentage of false negatives both indicate that up to now the prevalence of ED in Spanish adolescents could be underestimated.

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