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Tello E, Sacristán V, Olarieta JR, Cattaneo C, Marull J, Pons M, Gingrich S, Krausmann F, Galán E, Marco I, Padró R, Guzmán GI, González de Molina M, Cunfer G, Watson A, MacFadyen J, Fraňková E, Aguilera E, Infante-Amate J, Urrego-Mesa A, Soto D, Parcerisas L, Dupras J, Díez-Sanjuán L, Caravaca J, Gómez L, Fullana O, Murray I, Jover G, Cussó X, Garrabou R. Assessing the energy trap of industrial agriculture in North America and Europe: 82 balances from 1830 to 2012. Agron Sustain Dev 2023; 43:75. [PMID: 37969112 PMCID: PMC10632262 DOI: 10.1007/s13593-023-00925-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Early energy analyses of agriculture revealed that behind higher labor and land productivity of industrial farming, there was a decrease in energy returns on energy (EROI) invested, in comparison to more traditional organic agricultural systems. Studies on recent trends show that efficiency gains in production and use of inputs have again somewhat improved energy returns. However, most of these agricultural energy studies have focused only on external inputs at the crop level, concealing the important role of internal biomass flows that livestock and forestry recirculate within agroecosystems. Here, we synthesize the results of 82 farm systems in North America and Europe from 1830 to 2012 that for the first time show the changing energy profiles of agroecosystems, including livestock and forestry, with a multi-EROI approach that accounts for the energy returns on external inputs, on internal biomass reuses, and on all inputs invested. With this historical circular bioeconomic approach, we found a general trend towards much lower external returns, little or no increases in internal returns, and almost no improvement in total returns. This "energy trap" was driven by shifts towards a growing dependence of crop production on fossil-fueled external inputs, much more intensive livestock production based on feed grains, less forestry, and a structural disintegration of agroecosystem components by increasingly linear industrial farm managements. We conclude that overcoming the energy trap requires nature-based solutions to reduce current dependence on fossil-fueled external industrial inputs and increase the circularity and complexity of agroecosystems to provide healthier diets with less animal products. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13593-023-00925-5.
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- Enric Tello
- Department of Economic History, Institutions, Policy and World Economy, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department de Matemàtiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environment and Soil Sciences, School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institute of Social Ecology, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Social Ecology, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Independent professional researchers, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda, Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Agroecosystems History Laboratory, Pablo de Olavide University, Utrera Road, Seville, Spain
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- Department of History, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of History, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Faculty of Arts, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEIGRAM Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Economic Theory and Economic History, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Economic Theory and Economic History, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Social Sciences and Commerce, Marianopolis College, Westmount, Quebec Canada
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- Institut des Sciences de la Forêt Tempérée, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec Canada
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- Division of Organic Farming, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Independent professional researchers, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Geography, University of the Balearic Islands, Valldemossa Road, Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Geography, University of the Balearic Islands, Valldemossa Road, Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Economics and Economic History, Economics and Business, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Economics and Economic History, Economics and Business, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Galán E, Llonch P, Villagrá A, Levit H, Pinto S, del Prado A. A systematic review of non-productivity-related animal-based indicators of heat stress resilience in dairy cattle. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206520. [PMID: 30383843 PMCID: PMC6211699 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Projected temperature rise in the upcoming years due to climate change has increased interest in studying the effects of heat stress in dairy cows. Environmental indices are commonly used for detecting heat stress, but have been used mainly in studies focused on the productivity-related effects of heat stress. The welfare approach involves identifying physiological and behavioural measurements so as to start heat stress mitigation protocols before the appearance of impending severe health or production issues. Therefore, there is growing interest in studying the effects of heat stress on welfare. This systematic review seeks to summarise the animal-based responses to heat stress (physiological and behavioural, excluding productivity) that have been used in scientific literature. METHODS Using systematic review guidelines set by PRISMA, research articles were identified, screened and summarised based on inclusion criteria for physiology and behaviour, excluding productivity, for animal-based resilience indicators. 129 published articles were reviewed to determine which animal-based indicators for heat stress were most frequently used in dairy cows. RESULTS The articles considered report at least 212 different animal-based indicators that can be aggregated into body temperature, feeding, physiological response, resting, drinking, grazing and pasture-related behaviour, reactions to heat management and others. The most common physiological animal-based indicators are rectal temperature, respiration rate and dry matter intake, while the most common behavioural indicators are time spent lying, standing and feeding. CONCLUSION Although body temperature and respiration rate are the animal-based indicators most frequently used to assess heat stress in dairy cattle, when choosing an animal-based indicator for detecting heat stress using scientific literature to establish thresholds, characteristics that influence the scale of the response and the definition of heat stress must be taken into account, e.g. breed, lactation stage, milk yield, system type, climate region, bedding type, diet and cooling management strategies.
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- Elena Galán
- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Leioa, Spain
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- Departament of Animal and Food Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Bellaterra (UAB), Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Tecnología Animal (CITA), Valencian Institute for Agricultura Research (IVIA), Segorbe, Spain
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Orgazation (ARO)- Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Engineering for Livestock Management, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany
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González I, Barba-Brioso C, Campos P, Romero A, Galán E. Reduction of CO2 diffuse emissions from the traditional ceramic industry by the addition of Si-Al raw material. J Environ Manage 2016; 180:190-196. [PMID: 27233044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The fabrication of ceramics can produce the emission of several gases, denominated exhaust gases, and also vapours resulting from firing processes, which usually contain metals and toxic substances affecting the environment and the health of workers. Especially harmful are the diffuse emissions of CO2, fluorine, chlorine and sulphur from the ceramics industry, which, in highly industrialized areas, can suppose an important emission focus of dangerous effects. Concerning CO2, factories that use carbonate-rich raw materials (>30% carbonates) can emit high concentrations of CO2 to the atmosphere. Thus, carbonate reduction or substitution with other raw materials would reduce the emissions. In this contribution, we propose the addition of Al-shales to the carbonated ceramic materials (marls) for CO2 emission reduction, also improving the quality of the products. The employed shales are inexpensive materials of large reserves in SW-Spain. The ceramic bodies prepared with the addition of selected Al-shale to marls in variable proportions resulted in a 40%-65% CO2 emission reduction. In addition, this research underlines at the same time that the use of a low-price raw material can also contribute to obtaining products with higher added value.
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- I González
- Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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Galán E, Padró R, Marco I, Tello E, Cunfer G, Guzmán G, González de Molina M, Krausmann F, Gingrich S, Sacristán V, Moreno-Delgado D. Widening the analysis of Energy Return on Investment (EROI) in agro-ecosystems: Socio-ecological transitions to industrialized farm systems (the Vallès County, Catalonia, c.1860 and 1999). Ecol Modell 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the pursuit of down-sizing electronic components, the ultimate limit is the use of single molecules as functional devices. The first theoretical proposal of such a device, predicted more than four decades ago, is the seminal Aviram-Ratner rectifier that exploits the orbital structure of the molecule. The experimental realization of single-molecule rectifiers, however, has proven to be challenging. In this work, we report on the experimental realization of a gate-tunable single-molecule rectifier with rectification ratios as high as 600. The rectification mechanism arises from the molecular structure and relies on the presence of two conjugated sites that are weakly coupled through a saturated linker. The observed gate dependence not only demonstrates tunability of the rectification ratio, it also shows that the proposed rectification mechanism based on the orbital structure is operative in the molecule.
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- Mickael L Perrin
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Galán E, Perrin ML, Lutz M, van der Zant HSJ, Grozema FC, Eelkema R. Synthesis of 1,2-biphenylethane based single-molecule diodes. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:2439-43. [PMID: 26809645 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob00008h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We have described the synthesis of novel biphenylethane-based wires for molecular electronics. Exceptional single-molecule diode behavior was predicted for unsymmetrically substituted biphenylethane derivatives, synthesized here using the so far unexplored unsymmetrically substituted 1,2-bis(4-bromophenyl)ethanes as key intermediates, which were obtained from the corresponding tolane precursor by selective hydrogenation.
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- Elena Galán
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Crystal and Structural Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands.
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Frisenda R, Tarkuç S, Galán E, Perrin ML, Eelkema R, Grozema FC, van der Zant HSJ. Electrical properties and mechanical stability of anchoring groups for single-molecule electronics. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2015; 6:1558-67. [PMID: 26425407 PMCID: PMC4578406 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We report on an experimental investigation of transport through single molecules, trapped between two gold nano-electrodes fabricated with the mechanically controlled break junction (MCBJ) technique. The four molecules studied share the same core structure, namely oligo(phenylene ethynylene) (OPE3), while having different aurophilic anchoring groups: thiol (SAc), methyl sulfide (SMe), pyridyl (Py) and amine (NH2). The focus of this paper is on the combined characterization of the electrical and mechanical properties determined by the anchoring groups. From conductance histograms we find that thiol anchored molecules provide the highest conductance; a single-level model fit to current-voltage characteristics suggests that SAc groups exhibit a higher electronic coupling to the electrodes, together with better level alignment than the other three groups. An analysis of the mechanical stability, recording the lifetime in a self-breaking method, shows that Py and SAc yield the most stable junctions while SMe form short-lived junctions. Density functional theory combined with non-equlibrium Green's function calculations help in elucidating the experimental findings.
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- Riccardo Frisenda
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands
- Current address: Arcelik A.S.Central R&D Department, 34950 Tuzla/Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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Cordero-Coma M, Garzo I, Calleja S, Galán E, Franco M, Ruíz de Morales JG. Preoperative cataract surgery use of an intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and chronic anterior uveitis. J AAPOS 2013; 17:632-4. [PMID: 24215803 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report a 6-year-old boy with anterior uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who underwent cataract extraction in his right eye. One month before surgery he received an intravitreal sustained-release dexamethasone implant. During 10 months' follow-up, his uveitis remained quiet. To our knowledge this is the first report using an intravitreal sustained-release dexamethasone implant as a perioperative anti-inflammatory medication.
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- Miguel Cordero-Coma
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of León, León, Spain; Uveitis Unit, University Hospital of León, León, Spain.
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Getmanenko YA, Polander LE, Hwang DK, Tiwari SP, Galán E, Seifried BM, Sandhu B, Barlow S, Timofeeva T, Kippelen B, Marder SR. Bis(naphthalene diimide) derivatives with mono- and dicarbonyl-fused tricyclic heterocyclic bridges as electron-transport materials. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/21606099.2013.791037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Yulia A. Getmanenko
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 777 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 777 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 777 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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Makrythanasis P, van Bon BW, Steehouwer M, Rodríguez-Santiago B, Simpson M, Dias P, Anderlid BM, Arts P, Bhat M, Augello B, Biamino E, Bongers EMHF, del Campo M, Cordeiro I, Cueto-González AM, Cuscó I, Deshpande C, Frysira E, Izatt L, Flores R, Galán E, Gener B, Gilissen C, Granneman SM, Hoyer J, Yntema HG, Kets CM, Koolen DA, Marcelis CL, Medeira A, Micale L, Mohammed S, de Munnik SA, Nordgren A, Psoni S, Reardon W, Revencu N, Roscioli T, Ruiterkamp-Versteeg M, Santos HG, Schoumans J, Schuurs-Hoeijmakers JHM, Silengo MC, Toledo L, Vendrell T, van der Burgt I, van Lier B, Zweier C, Reymond A, Trembath RC, Perez-Jurado L, Dupont J, de Vries BBA, Brunner HG, Veltman JA, Merla G, Antonarakis SE, Hoischen A. MLL2mutation detection in 86 patients with Kabuki syndrome: a genotype-phenotype study. Clin Genet 2013; 84:539-45. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.12081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- P Makrythanasis
- Departement of Genetic Medicine and Development; University of Geneva; Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Unitat de Genètica; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Hospital del Mas Medical Research Institute (IMIM)
- Quantitative Genomic Medicine Laboratories, Ltd (qGenomics); Barcelona Spain
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- Hospital de Santa Maria; Serviço de Genética Médica; Lisbon Portugal
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- Hospital de Santa Maria; Serviço de Genética Médica; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery and Center for Molecular Medicine; Karolinska Institutet
- Department of Clinical Genetics; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Genetics; Bangalore India
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- Medical Genetics Unit; IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza; San Giovanni Rotondo
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche; Università di Torino; Torino Italy
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Unitat de Genètica; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Hospital del Mas Medical Research Institute (IMIM)
- Quantitative Genomic Medicine Laboratories, Ltd (qGenomics); Barcelona Spain
- CIBER de enfermedades raras (CIBERER)
- Programa de Medicina Molecular y Genética; Hospital Vall d'Hebron
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- Hospital de Santa Maria; Serviço de Genética Médica; Lisbon Portugal
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- Programa de Medicina Molecular y Genética; Hospital Vall d'Hebron
- Pediatric Service, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa; Terrassa (Barcelona) Spain
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- Unitat de Genètica; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Hospital del Mas Medical Research Institute (IMIM)
- Quantitative Genomic Medicine Laboratories, Ltd (qGenomics); Barcelona Spain
- CIBER de enfermedades raras (CIBERER)
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- Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital; Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School; University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Servicio de Genética, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo; Bizkaia, Spain
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- Unitat de Genètica; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Hospital del Mas Medical Research Institute (IMIM)
- Quantitative Genomic Medicine Laboratories, Ltd (qGenomics); Barcelona Spain
- CIBER de enfermedades raras (CIBERER)
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- Servicio de Genética, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo; Bizkaia, Spain
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- Clinical Genetics Unit; Hospital de Cruces; Barakaldo Bizkaia Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics; Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Hospital de Santa Maria; Serviço de Genética Médica; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Genetics; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
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- Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital; Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery and Center for Molecular Medicine; Karolinska Institutet
- Department of Clinical Genetics; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical School; University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- National Centre for Medical Genetics; Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children; Dublin 12 Ireland
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- Centre for Human Genetics, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Université Catholique de Louvain; Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
- School of Women's and Children's Health, Sydney Children's Hospital; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Hospital de Santa Maria; Serviço de Genética Médica; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cancer Cytogenetic Unit; University Hospital of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche; Università di Torino; Torino Italy
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- Hospital Materno Infantil; Unidad de Neurologia Infantil; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain
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- Programa de Medicina Molecular y Genética; Hospital Vall d'Hebron
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics; Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Erlangen Germany
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- The Center for Integrative Genomics; University of Lausanne; Lausanne
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Guy's Hospital; King's College London School of Medicine; London UK
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- Unitat de Genètica; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Hospital del Mas Medical Research Institute (IMIM)
- Quantitative Genomic Medicine Laboratories, Ltd (qGenomics); Barcelona Spain
- CIBER de enfermedades raras (CIBERER)
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- Hospital de Santa Maria; Serviço de Genética Médica; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Medical Genetics Unit; IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza; San Giovanni Rotondo
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
- Service of Genetic Medicine; University Hospitals of Geneva; Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disorders; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Galán E, Andreu R, Garín J, Orduna J, Villacampa B, Diosdado BE. Cycloaddition reactions of polyenic donor–π-acceptor systems with an electron-rich alkyne: access to new chromophores with second-order optical nonlinearities. Org Biomol Chem 2012; 10:8684-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ob26515j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Andreu R, Galán E, Garín J, Orduna J, Alicante R, Villacampa B. Benzothiazolium-π-thiazole-dicyanomethanides: new nonlinear optical chromophores. Tetrahedron Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.10.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Andreu R, Galán E, Orduna J, Villacampa B, Alicante R, Navarrete JTL, Casado J, Garín J. Aromatic/proaromatic donors in 2-dicyanomethylenethiazole merocyanines: from neutral to strongly zwitterionic nonlinear optical chromophores. Chemistry 2010; 17:826-38. [PMID: 21226097 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Push-pull compounds, in which a proaromatic electron donor is conjugated to a 2-dicyanomethylenethiazole acceptor, have been prepared, and their properties compared to those of model compounds featuring an aromatic donor. A combined experimental (X-ray diffraction, (1) H NMR, IR, Raman, UV/Vis, nonlinear optical (NLO) measurements) and theoretical study reveals that structural and solvent effects determine the ground-state polarisation of these merocyanines: whereas 4H-pyran-4-ylidene- and 4-pyridylidene-containing compounds are zwitterionic and 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene derivatives are close to the cyanine limit, anilino-derived merocyanines are essentially neutral. This very large range of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) gives rise to efficient second-order NLO chromophores with μβ values ranging from strongly negative to strongly positive. In particular, pyranylidene derivatives are unusual in that they show an increase in the degree of ICT on lengthening the π-spacer, a feature that lies behind the very large negative μβ values they display. The linking of the formally quinoidal 2-dicyanomethylenethiazole moiety to proaromatic donors seems a promising approach towards the optimisation of zwitterionic NLO chromophores.
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- Raquel Andreu
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Barba-Brioso C, Quaranta G, Galán E, Fernández-Caliani JC, Miras A. The life cycle impact assessment applied to the Domingo Rubio tidal system by the study of seasonal variations of the aquatic eutrophication potential. Sci Total Environ 2010; 408:5897-5902. [PMID: 20858562 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2010] [Revised: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 08/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The innovative technique of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) applied to dynamic environmental systems has been recently developed. In this work we investigate a complex system, the Domingo Rubio tideland (Huelva, Spain), where a tidal marsh and a continental lagoon converge. This wetland, catalogued as Natural Park by the Andalusia government, is subjected to a high eutrophicant pressures related to the strawberry culture and the inputs coming from industrial wastes. NO(2)(-), NO(3)(-) and PO(4)(3-) were analyzed in 41 water samples, obtaining values up to 100mg L(-1) Σ(NO(2)(-), NO(3)(-)) and 18.5mg L(-1) PO(4)(3-). All these values exceed the accepted levels by the European Environment Agency. N/P ratios and the Aquatic Eutrophication Potentials (AEP) for N and P showed a constant imbalance of the system. During one tidal cycle, the tidal channel can have both N and P as limiting nutrient (P is the limiting nutrient during low tide and N is during high tide) and there exists an alternation of AEP domination too between N and P in the continental area, what points to an excess of both nutrients all over the study area, and to the necessity of diminishing the nutrient inputs and a higher control on these pollution sources as well.
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- C Barba-Brioso
- Departamento De Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, University of Seville. C/ Profesor García Gonzalez, s/n 41012 Seville, Spain
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Barba-Brioso C, Fernández-Caliani JC, Miras A, Cornejo J, Galán E. Multi-source water pollution in a highly anthropized wetland system associated with the estuary of Huelva (SW Spain). Mar Pollut Bull 2010; 60:1259-1269. [PMID: 20378131 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Major ions, nutrients, trace elements and pesticides distribution were studied in a coastal wetland heavily impacted by human development in Spain. Past land use has altered the local hydrodynamics leading to the partitioning of the ecosystem into a tideland subject to marine influence, and an artificial freshwater reservoir created by stream impoundment. The tideland stretch is flooded twice a day with a heavy metal plume that emerges from the mine-polluted estuary of Huelva and propagates landward depicting the same dispersal trend of major seawater ions. Additionally, the tidal channel receives acid discharges from industrial point sources that contribute to metal enhancement. The impounded area and stream tributaries are affected by agrochemicals runoff (nitrate, phosphate, pendimethalin, simazine, diuron and therbuthylazine) from surrounding agricultural lands. The tidal regime plays a crucial role in the transport and dispersion of pollutants, except in the artificial reservoir where freshwater exhibits a seasonal mineralization pattern.
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- C Barba-Brioso
- Dpto. Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41072 Sevilla, Spain.
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Andreu R, Franco S, Galán E, Garín J, Martínez de Baroja N, Momblona C, Orduna J, Alicante R, Villacampa B. Isophorone- and pyran-containing NLO-chromophores: a comparative study. Tetrahedron Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Andreu R, Galán E, Garín J, Herrero V, Lacarra E, Orduna J, Alicante R, Villacampa B. Linear and V-shaped nonlinear optical chromophores with multiple 4H-pyran-4-ylidene moieties. J Org Chem 2010; 75:1684-92. [PMID: 20112980 DOI: 10.1021/jo902670z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A simple synthesis of dipolar one- and two-dimensional chromophores bearing two or three 4H-pyran-4-ylidene moieties is reported. Whereas the pyranylidene fragments acting as donors are proaromatic, the spacer one is not. In the linear derivatives, chain elongation gives rise to a sharp increase in the second order nonlinear optical responses, but some V-shaped derivatives display first hyperpolarizabilities (beta) lower than those of their linear analogues. This uncommon feature lends experimental support to previous theoretical studies on the relative contribution and sign of the beta-tensor components.
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- Raquel Andreu
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Pino A, Prados F, Galán E, Vivo R, Fernández-Salguero J. Amino acids evolution during ripening of goats’ milk cheese manufactured with different coagulants. Int J Food Sci Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.02031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Galán E, Prados F, Pino A, Tejada L, Fernández-Salguero J. Influence of different amounts of vegetable coagulant from cardoon Cynara cardunculus and calf rennet on the proteolysis and sensory characteristics of cheeses made with sheep milk. Int Dairy J 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2007.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ariza P, Galán E, Serrano T, Reyes-García V. Water tanks as ecosystems. Local ecosystemic perception for integral management of water tanks in Tamil Nadu, South India. Perifèria 2007. [DOI: 10.5565/rev/periferia.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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González I, Águila E, Galán E. Partitioning, bioavailability and origin of heavy metals from the Nador Lagoon sediments (Morocco) as a basis for their management. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0602-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ruiz F, Abad M, Olías M, Galán E, González I, Aguilá E, Hamoumi N, Pulido I, Cantano M. The present environmental scenario of the Nador Lagoon (Morocco). Environ Res 2006; 102:215-29. [PMID: 16624276 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2005] [Revised: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In this paper, we present a multivariate approach (waters, sediments, microfauna) concerning the environmental state of the Nador Lagoon (NE Morocco). The normal water quality parameters (salinity, pH, nutrients) of the dominant marine flows are altered by local fecal water effluents, urban discharges, sewages derived from a water treatment station, and residues originated in a slaughterhouse. The geochemical analyses carried out in surficial sediment samples show very high concentrations of all metals studied near an old iron mine and moderate contents between Nador and its treatment station. Ostracods are good bioindicators of these environmental impacts, with the presence of a highly brackish assemblage in the quieter, more confined areas or the appearance of opportunistic species under hypoxic conditions. In addition, these microcrustaceans are absent in polluted bottom sediments or areas with high hydrodynamic gradients, whereas they decrease in both density and diversity if the subaerial exposure increases.
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- F Ruiz
- Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. Fuerzas Armadas, s/n. 21071, Huelva, Spain.
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Galán E, Carretero М, Leguey S. Ein Ansatz zur Bestimmung der Tiefe der Verwitterungszone über die geochemischen Veränderungen / An Approach to Determine the Deterioration Depth of Stone from its Geochemical Variations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1515/rbm-2005-5971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Martínez-Tallo E, Alonso N, Campo-Sampedro F, Agulla E, Hernandez-Rastrollo R, Galán E. Severe venous thrombosis in an infant heterozygous for the G20210A mutation in the prothrombin gene. Acta Paediatr 2003; 92:1111-3. [PMID: 14599081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Galán E, González I, Fernández-Caliani JC. Residual pollution load of soils impacted by the Aznalcóllar (Spain) mining spill after clean-up operations. Sci Total Environ 2002; 286:167-179. [PMID: 11886092 DOI: 10.1016/s0048-9697(01)00974-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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By comparing total concentrations of potentially toxic elements in soils affected by the Aznalcóllar mining spill with those of the adjacent unaffected soils, it can be inferred that after the sludge removal, there still exists a considerable amount of residual pollution. This exceeds the suitable levels for cultivation, especially in the case of arsenic for which total concentrations are in the range of values above which eco-toxicity is considered to be possible. Elemental distribution in the soil seems to be determined by two distinctive associations (As-Pb-Hg-Sb and Cu-Zn-Cd) with different geochemical behaviours.
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- E Galán
- Dpto Cristalografia y Mineralogía, Facultad de Química, Univ Sevilla, Spain
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Martínez-Frías ML, Bermejo E, Félix V, Jiménez N, Gómez-Ullate J, López JA, Aparicio P, Ayala A, Gairi JM, Galán E, Suárez ME, Peñas A, de Tapia JM, Nieto C, de la Serna E. [Brachmann-de-Lange syndrome in our population: clinical and epidemiological characteristics]. An Esp Pediatr 1998; 48:293-8. [PMID: 9608092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We present the study of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Brachmann-de Lange syndrome in our population. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study we present the analysis of 13 cases of Brachmann-de Lange syndrome identified among 24,696 infants with congenital defects registered by the Spanish Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECEMC) between April 1976 and June 1996. RESULTS The minimum estimation of the prevalence in our population is 0.97 per 100,000 live births. We have epidemiologically confirmed the presence of intrauterine growth retardation and have observed that parental ages tend to be relatively young. We have observed a wide range of clinical expression of this syndrome. One hundred percent of our cases have limb reduction defects, followed in frequency by craniofacial alterations (84.62%), abnormal hair distribution (76.92%) and genital defects (69.23%). Upper limbs are predominantly affected and one case of diaphragmatic hernia is worth mentioning. We underline the importance of the differential diagnosis with Fryns'syndrome. CONCLUSIONS The cases studied correspond to the most severe form of the syndrome, reason for which the prevalence is a minimal estimate. However, the mild forms of the syndrome are more frequent and it is important to consider that the face, especially the form of the eyebrow, could be a good guide for the diagnosis of mild forms of the syndrome.
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- M L Martínez-Frías
- ECEMC y Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina Universidad Complutense, Madrid
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Vaquerizo J, Gómez Martin H, Galán E, Cardesa JJ. [Infantile spasms in a patient with 18p monosomy]. Rev Neurol 1995; 23:453-4. [PMID: 7497210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Martínez-Frías ML, Bermejo E, García A, Galán E, Prieto L. Holoprosencephaly associated with caudal dysgenesis: a clinical-epidemiological analysis. Am J Med Genet 1994; 53:46-51. [PMID: 7802035 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320530110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have studied 9 cases with the combination of some form of holoprosencephaly and any degree of caudal dysgenesis. The cases were identified through the Spanish Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECEMC). Of the 9 cases, 6 infants had an aneuploidy syndrome, one had Meckel syndrome, and 2 cases were of unknown etiology. We determined that the prevalence figure for the association of both conditions in the same child was 0.08 per 10,000 livebirths, and 18.8 times higher for stillbirths (i.e., 1.50/10,000). This prevalence is significantly higher than what would be expected by chance.
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- M L Martínez-Frías
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Martínez-Frías ML, Frías JL, Galán E, Domingo R, Paisán L, Blanco M. Tracheoesophageal fistula, gastrointestinal abnormalities, hypospadias, and prenatal growth deficiency. Am J Med Genet 1992; 44:352-5. [PMID: 1488984 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320440316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We studied 2 sibs, born to consanguineous parents, who presented with an MCA pattern which includes low birthweight, tracheoesophageal fistula, duodenal atresia, extrahepatic biliary atresia, hypoplastic pancreas, and hypospadias. This constellation of congenital anomalies appears to be a previously unreported autosomal recessive syndrome. A computerized search of the data files of the Spanish Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECEMC) identified 3 other unrelated infants with intestinal atresias, hypospadias, and low birth weight. These cases may represent a milder expression of the same syndrome.
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Cardesa JJ, Zarallo L, Hernández-Rastrollo R, Galán E. [Ecological transformations: insect-transmitted infections today]. An Esp Pediatr 1989; 31 Suppl 38:4-10. [PMID: 2490624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- J J Cardesa
- Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital del Insalud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz
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Benito E, Serrano A, Moreno F, Espinosa J, Dávila MJ, Cardesa JJ, Galán E, Rubio J, Zarallo L. [Ring chromosome 18 46,XY,r(18)]. An Esp Pediatr 1987; 26:121-3. [PMID: 3565953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Authors report a ring chromosome 18 (18 r) in a four year old boy, with low birth weight, retarded growth and development, microcephaly and plagiocephaly, horizontal nystagmus, ambiguous genitalia, clinodactyly of the fifth finger, distal axial triradius, whorls pattern in 8 fingers in dermatoglyphic. Serum IgA is lower than 3 mg/dl. Parents karyotype is normal.
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