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Nutrition of the rabbit

1. The Digestive System of the Rabbit 2. Digestion of Starch and Sugars 3. Protein Digestion 4. Fat Digestion 5. Fibre Digestion 6. Energy and Protein Metabolism 7. Minerals, Vitamins and Additives 8. Feed Evaluation 9. Influence of the Diet on Rabbit Meat Quality 10. Nutrition and Pathology 11. Feed Manufacturing 12. Feed Formulation 13. Feeding Behaviour of the Rabbit 14. Feeding Systems for Intensive Production 15. Nutrition and Climatic Environment 16. Nutritional Recommendations and Feeding Management of Angora Rabbits 17. Pet Rabbit Feeding and Nutrition.

Prediction of the digestible energy and digestibility of gross energy of feeds for rabbits. 2. Mixed diets

Abstract Mixed diets, for which information relating to various chemical measurements and rates of inclusion of certain raw materials (independent variables) and their nutritive value for rabbits (dependent variables) as assessed in terms of digestible energy (DE) and the coefficient of digestibility of gross energy (GE D ) was available, were combined in a series of correlation matrices and step-wise linear regression analyses. GE D removes the possible effect of variability in gross energy value on DE values and is reported. In general, GE D was better correlated to acid detergent fibre (ADF) than crude fibre (CF). A general equation was derived: GE D = 0.867 − 0.0012 ADF (g kg −1 DM) R 2 = 0.888. Closer inspection of individual points revealed that diets based on added fat, beet pulp, citrus pulp and straw at levels higher than 200 g kg −1 behaved atypically. Separate prediction equations were derived for each of these groups of diets. Multiple regression analyses considered more than one independent variable, but gave only marginal improvements in terms of the accuracy of prediction of GE D . Addition of rates of inclusion of feedstuffs as independent variables revealed that the chemical analyses employed were insensitive to changes in nutritive value arising from additions of fat, pulps and straw. These feedstuffs need to be characterised further and general prediction equations should not be applied to diets in which they are contained.

Performance response of lactating and growing rabbits to dietary lignin content

This study investigated the lignin requirements of rabbits. Four isofibrous diets with similar particle size, containing from 59 to 33 g ADL/kg DM, were formulated by substituting a 50 : 50 mixture of wheat straw and alfalfa hay with soya bean hulls. Forty rabbits were used to determine nutrient digestibility and caecal traits. A feeding trial was carried out using 160 weanling rabbits. Milk production was measured in 48 lactations. Rabbits fed the diet with the lowest ADL content (33 g/kg DM) led to an increase NDF (p = 0.004) and energy (p = 0.06) digestibilities and feed efficiency in fattening (p = 0.03) period. The differences between extreme diets were 28%, 4%, and 6%, respectively. Weights of caecum and caecal contents were higher and caecal pH lower (by 18%, 15% and 3%; p = 0.009, 0.02 and 0.009, respectively) for rabbits fed the diet with the lowest ADL content (33 g/kg DM) than for the average of the other three diets. A decrease of dietary ADL content from 59 to 33 g/kg DM increased linearly (p < 0.05) caecal VFA concentration (by 22%) and molar proportion of propionic acid (by 30%) and decreased that of butyric acid (by 21%). Type of diet did not affect either molar proportion of acetic acid or caecal ammonia concentration. Feed intake and performance of growing and lactating rabbits were maximal for an ADL concentration of 41 and 59 g/kg DM, respectively. Average daily gain, milk production and feed intake were impaired by 5 (p = 0.04), 12 (p < 0.001) and 10% (p < 0.001), respectively, in animals fed diets containing suboptimal ADL contents. It is concluded that a minimal ADL concentration was needed to maximise feed intake and performance, and that this level was higher in lactating than in growing rabbits. This result enhances the interest of increasing the inclusion of inexpensive highly lignified by-products (as wheat straw) in commercial feeds for adult animals with respect to the levels used at present. However, a decrease of feed efficiency when increasing dietary lignin content should also be expected according to our results.

Effect of dietary supplementation with glutamine and a combination of glutamine-arginine on intestinal health in twenty-five-day-old weaned rabbits

The effect of dietary supplementation with 1% l-glutamine and a combination of 1% l-glutamine and 0.5% l-arginine on intestinal health was examined in weaned rabbits. A basal diet was formulated to meet nutrient recommendations. Another 2 diets were formulated by adding 1% (as-fed basis) Gln or a mixture of 1% (as-fed basis) Gln + 0.5% (as-fed basis) Arg (Gln-Arg) to the basal diet. In Exp. 1, a total of 357 rabbits were blocked by litter and assigned at random to the experimental diet to determine mortality (119 per diet) and growth performance (35 per diet; from weaning at 25 to 56 d of age). Rabbits were fed the experimental diets for a 2-wk period and thereafter received a commercial diet. Rabbits weaned at 25 d (blocked by litter and assigned at random to diets) were slaughtered at 35 d and used to determine apparent ileal digestibility of DM, CP, and AA (Exp. 2, a total of 60 rabbits), intestinal morphology, N-aminopeptidase and myeloperoxidase intestinal activity, the expression of PPARgamma at the ileum and kidney, serum immunoglobulin in healthy and sick rabbits (Exp. 3, a total of 24 rabbits), and ileal and cecal microbial composition by PCR-RFLP (Exp. 4, a total of 45 rabbits). Dietary treatment did not affect ADG, ADFI, or G:F, during the entire fattening period. Supplementation with Gln reduced mortality during the first 2 wk and the whole fattening period from 18.5 to 8.4% (P = 0.023) and from 31.9 to 20.2% (P = 0.039), respectively, whereas no effect was detected for Arg supplementation. Among all the variables studied, the reduction on mortality due to Gln was related to a reduced intestinal colonization (Eimeria lesions) and changes on microbial ecosystem in the ileum and cecum, reducing the frequency of detection of Clostridium spp. (from 86.7 to 33.3%, P = 0.003) at the ileum, and Helicobacter spp. at the ileum (from 86.7 to 46.7%, P = 0.003) and at the cecum (from 86.7 to 46.7, P = 0.028), whereas no effect was detected for Arg supplementation. In conclusion, 1% l-Gln supplementation to postweaned rabbit diets decreased fattening mortality and modified the intestinal microbiota (although no consistent effects were observed on mucosal histology or inflammatory and systemic immune response). Diets containing a combination of 1% Gln and 0.5% Arg were of little additional benefit.

Particle size and heat treatment of barley in diets for early-weaned piglets.

One hundred and twenty male piglets weaned at 20 days and weighing 5.7±1.0 kg were used in a 28-day trial to evaluate the effect of dietary particle size and heat treatment of barley on performance and total tract apparent digestibility. There were four dietary treatments: coarsely ground barley (4.5 mm screen); finely ground barley (2.5 mm screen); micronized and then finely ground barley (2.5 mm screen); and finely ground (2.5 mm screen) and then expanded barley. All the diets contained 500 g of barley issued from the same batch/kg. There were six replicates of five piglets per treatment. Total tract apparent digestibility of organic matter (OMD), energy (ED) and crude protein (CPD) were assessed from samples taken at 14 and 28 days from each replicate using chromic oxide as indigestible marker. No differences were found between results associated with screen sizes in the raw barley-based diets. Processing of barley caused an increase in starch gelatinization, a decrease in the proportion of large particles (>1.25 mm) and an increase in the proportion of fine particles (<0.16 mm; p<0.05), as compared with unprocessed barley. Piglets fed processed barley-based diets grew faster than piglets fed raw barley-based diets only in the first 14 days of experiment (232 vs. 204 g per day; p=0.04). Feed conversion was not modified by barley processing. Processed barley-based diets showed higher values for OMD, ED and CPD than raw barley-based diets, but only the difference for OMD approached significance (0.817 vs. 0.784; p=0.07). It is concluded that processing of barley improved piglet performance in the first 14 days post-weaning, and that no differences exist between processing techniques or grinding size of barley for any of the traits studied.

Prediction of the nutritive value of lucerne hay in diets for growing rabbits

Abstract Fifty-one New Zealand White × California rabbits were used to evaluate apparent in vivo dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), energy, nitrogen (N), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and amino acid digestibilities of five lucerne hays varying in chemical composition. Hays were ground and pelleted and given as sole feeds throughout the experiment. In vitro DM, OM, NDF and N digestibilities of feed samples were also determined. A ruminal incubation trial was performed to determine NDF disappearance of lucerne hays in nylon bags. The type of lucerne hay had a large effect on its nutritive value. The range of variation for digestible energy (DE) and digestible crude protein (CP) contents and for NDF digestibility was 6.4–9.2 kJ g −1 , 114–164 g kg −1 and 0.204–0.276, respectively. The type of lucerne hay also affected lysine, methionine and threonine digestibilities. Stepwise regression analysis showed that the best single predictors for energy, CP, NDF and amino acid digestibilities were dietary NDF and non starch polysaccharide (NSP) contents, ruminal NDF degradability after 48 h of incubation and CP digestibility, respectively. Regressions using only chemical components as independent variables were also calculated. The results of this study showed that in vitro methods and prediction equations determined for mixed diets and concentrated ingredients need to be adjusted to estimate nutritive value of forages in rabbits.

Prediction of the digestible energy and digestibility of gross energy of feeds for rabbits. 1. Individual classes of feeds

Abstract Apparent digestible energy (DE) and the coefficient of apparent digestibility of gross energy (GE D ) together with chemical analyses for 31 individual feedstuffs from two data sets were subjected to multiple linear regression analysis employing biological data as dependent variables and chemical data as independent variables. The best equations in terms of R 2 values were: DE (MJ kg −1 DM) = 12.912 − 0.0236CF + 0.010CP + 0.020EE ( R 2 = 0.924, RSD = 1.32) and GE D = 0.798 − 0.0014CF + 0.00025CP ( R 2 = 0.874, RSD = 0.079) where CF is crude fibre, CP is crude protein and EE is ether extract (all in g kg −1 DM). Groups of feedstuffs were subsequently classed separately into protein concentrates ( n = 11), energy concentrates ( n = 6), high fibre feedstuffs ( n = 6) and medium fibre/protein feedstuffs ( n = 8). Both beet and citrus pulps samples which had been evaluated in conjunction with a basal diet of high nutrient concentration, which produced abnormally slow rates of passage of digesta and consequently an overestimation of their nutritive value, were excluded from this analysis because it was considered that data for these two determinations would accordingly have been atypical. Improvements in accuracy of regression equations derived when compared with those obtained for all feedstuffs were confined to high fibre feedstuffs and medium fibre/ protein feedstuffs, although it was concluded that further studies would be necessary to confirm these observations.

Nutritive value of beet and citrus pulps for rabbits

Abstract Fifty-four New Zealand × Californian rabbits were used to study the effect of the energy concentration of the basal diet (10.0 or 12.3 MJ digestible energy (DE) kg −1 dry matter (DM)) on the estimation of the nutritive value of beet and citrus pulps, using the substitution method. All the digestibility values (energy, crude protein, and acid detergent fibre) were significantly higher when using the more concentrated basal diet. Digestible energy values for beet and citrus pulps were 12.4 and 13.1, or 10.0 and 11.3 MJ kg −1 DM when using the high or the low concentrated basal diets, respectively. The latter values are lower than those recommended at present in the feeding standards for rabbits, while the chemical composition of the experimental diets in this study was nearer to that of practical diets.

Effect of type of grinding of barley and dehydrated alfalfa on performance, digestion, and crude mucin ileal concentration in growing rabbits

The effects of type of grinding of barley and dehydrated alfalfa (DA) were tested in rabbits weaned at 35 d of age with an average BW of 846 ± 93 g. Four nonmedicated diets were arranged in a 2 × 2 factorial structure, with type of grinding (coarse grinding with a 4.5-mm screen or fine grinding with a 1.5-mm screen) of barley (TGB) and DA (TGDA) as the main factors. A total of 1,056 mixed-sex rabbits (264 per diet) were fattened until d 63. Most of these rabbits (216 per diet) were housed in pairs and were used only to record mortality rate. Mortality was also recorded for the remaining 192 rabbits, which were housed individually and used to determine growth performance. From this group, 100 rabbits were used to determine digestive traits. Apart from those rabbits, a different group of 88 rabbits (44 housed individually and the remaining 44 housed in pairs) was used in the digestibility trial. All rabbits in this group were used to determine ileal digestibility (13 pools of ileal digesta per diet) and ileal mucin concentration (6 pools of ileal digesta per diet), whereas only the 44 individually housed rabbits were used to assess the fecal digestibility coefficients (11 rabbits per diet). Last, a jejunal sample was excised from 32 of the 44 individually housed rabbits to determine mucosal histology. Treatments did not affect ADG, ADFI, or G:F in the entire fattening period, but in the 49- to 63-d period, the diet containing both finely ground barley and DA reduced ADFI (P=0.08) compared with the other treatments (130 vs. 137 g). Moreover, this diet increased total digestive tract (4.76%, P=0.08) and cecal content (11.3%, P=0.08) weights compared with the other 3 treatments. Pylorus (P=0.09) and mixed digesta (P=0.06) pH, respectively, were reduced from 1.53 and 1.59 to 1.37 and 1.44 when both barley and DA were finely instead of coarsely ground. Grinding both barley and DA coarsely reduced the ileal digestibility of starch (0.899 vs. 0.936, P=0.06), increased (P < 0.01) its ileal flow and content in the feces to 1.66 g/d and 7.42 g/kg of DM, respectively, and led to decreased fecal digestibility (0.932 vs. 0.951, P < 0.01) compared with fine grinding. Coarse DA shortened villi (612 vs. 704 μm, P=0.02), increased crypt depth (121 vs. 92.1 μm, P=0.01), and reduced the villus:crypt ratio (5.08 vs. 7.66, P < 0.01) compared with finely ground DA. Furthermore, the greatest ileal crude mucin (148 vs. 107 g/kg of DMI, P=0.02) and sialic acid (71.7 vs. 61.7 mg/kg of DMI, P=0.04) concentrations were reported in rabbits receiving the diet with both coarsely ground barley and DA. Finally, mortality rate was not influenced by treatments, with an average of 9.64%. In conclusion, the diet containing finely ground barley and coarsely ground DA did not increase the weight of cecal contents, resulting in increased feed intake and leading to increased ileal digestibility and reduced ileal flow of starch.

Composición química y cinética de producción de gas in vitro de subproductos de cítricos

Tesis llevada a cabo para conseguir el grado de Doctor por la Universidad de Complutense de Madrid.--2018-01-15.--Sobresaliente cum laudeContiene 7 documentos (1. Objetivos, alcance y publicaciones. 2. Registro y codigo) y 5 con el softwareespanolLas ciber amenazas afectan a todo tipo de organizaciones, causando frecuentes y costosos impactos globalmente. Recientemente, han surgido productos de ciberseguro con el potencial de reducir el impacto de los riesgos en el ciberespacio. Sin embargo, aun tienen que madurar. En este articulo presentamos varios modelos de analisis de riesgos que podrian facilitar la implantacion y adopcion de ciberseguros. Estos modelos, descritos como diagramas de influencia y diagramas de influencia bi-agente, aportan un marco para estimar el impacto economico de los ciber riesgos a los que se enfrentan aseguradores y asegurados, asi como tambien para calcular sus estrategias optimas de mitigacion y transferencia del riesgo. EnglishCyber threats affect all kinds of organisations with frequent and costly impacts worldwide. Cyber insurance products have recently emerged with the potential of lowering the impact of cyberspace risks. However, they have yet to mature. In this paper we present several risk analysis models that may facilitate the implementation and adoption of cyber insurance. 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(2016). Autonomy vs. dependency of scientific collaboration in scientific performance . 21st International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators, STI2016. Valencia, Spain, 14-16 September 2016XXV National Spectroscopy Meeting (XXV RNE), IX Iberian Spectroscopy Conference (IX CIE), Alicante, 20th-22nd July, 2016Resumen del trabajo presentado a la 43rd International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE), celebrada en Braga (Portugal) del 18 al 22 de septiembre de 2017.Contiene 7 documentos (1. Objetivos, alcance y publicaciones. 2. Registro, interface y codigo) y 5 con el softwarePoster presentado en el congreso 4th SCARCE International Conference, celebrado en Cadiz, Espana el 25 y 26 de noviembre de 2013We present a Cultural Heritage conceptual data model built under the European INSPIRE ( Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community ) Directive. Our model develops the Data Specification on Protected Sites , part of the INSPIRE Annex I. 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Su transformacion en glucosa se considera la etapa mas importante en la produccion de biocombustibles a partir de biomasa lignocelulosica. Para esta transformacion es necesaria la accion sinergica de tres tipos de enzimas que hidrolizan los enlaces s-1,4 de la celulosa: (i) las endoglucanasas, que actuan al azar sobre enlaces internos, (ii) las celobiohidrolasas, que operan progresivamente por los extremos reductores y no reductores de la cadena, y (iii) las s-glucosidasas (BGL), que hidrolizan celobiosa y los celooligosacaridos mas pequenos hasta glucosa. Los hongos filamentosos son la principal fuente de celulasas, siendo los crudos del genero Trichoderma los mas estudiados y comercializados historicamente. Sin embargo, estos hongos secretan niveles insuficientes de BGL para una conversion efectiva de la celulosa, por lo que con frecuencia requieren ser suplementados con preparaciones ricas en esta enzima procedentes de otros hongos. Recientemente, se han descrito cepas de Penicillium con gran capacidad para secretar altos niveles de BGL al medio extracelular. Ademas de su papel en la hidrolisis de la celulosa las BGL tambien pueden emplearse para sintetizar compuestos de interes industrial mediante reacciones de transglicosilacion. En este trabajo se ha estudiado una nueva cepa fungica productora de celulasas, identificada como Talaromyces amestolkiae, en base a un analisis molecular y morfologico. Se han purificado a homogeneidad electroforetica tres BGL (BGL-1, BGL-2 y BGL-3) secretadas por el hongo y se han caracterizado bioquimicamente. BGL-1 y BGL-2 son proteinas monomericas, mientras que BGL-3 es un dimero funcional. Los valores de actividad maxima de estas enzimas se obtuvieron a pH 4,0 y entre 50-60 oC, siendo estables en un rango de pH de 4-7 y a 50 oC. Las tres mostraron distinto comportamiento en funcion del sustrato (pNPG o celobiosa), ensayandose tambien el efecto de determinados compuestos quimicos e inhibidores en su actividad. Las tres pueden hidrolizar celooligosacaridos de diferente longitud, disminuyendo la eficacia de hidrolisis con el aumento de la polimerizacion, y no son activas frente a polisacaridos. Ademas, mostraron actividad de transglicosilacion, formando alquilglicosidos y celooligosacaridos de mayor longitud que los usados como sustratos. Las tres BGL se identificaron mediante huella peptidica y en base la alta homologia con otras BGL fungicas relacionadas filogeneticamente, se disenaron cebadores especificos que permitieron la secuenciacion de los genes que codifican cada una de ellas. El analisis de las secuencias aminoacidicas mostro que BGL-1 es miembro de la familia 1 de las glicosil hidrolasas, mientras que BGL-2 y BGL-3 pertenecen a la familia 3. Teniendo en cuenta que existen pocas BGL fungicas cristalizadas, se construyeron modelos moleculares de estas ultimas en base a las estructuras con las que presentaron mayor identidad. El crudo enzimatico de T. amestolkiae, rico en BGL, se uso de forma individual y como suplemento de otros cocteles comerciales en experimentos de sacarificacion a partir de slurry acido de paja de trigo. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el hongo secreta, ademas de celulasas, otras enzimas complementarias que potencian la liberacion de azucares fermentables. Se analizo el secretoma de T. amestolkiae usando Avicel o slurry acido de paja de trigo como fuente de carbono. Las celulasas fueron las enzimas mas abundantes en ambas condiciones, sin embargo, en el crudo obtenido a partir de los cultivos en slurry aumento la proporcion de BGL y otras enzimas distintas a las celulasas, indicando que para la degradacion de un sustrato complejo es necesaria mayor diversidad enzimatica. 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T. ... et. al.-- Inciativa Iberica para el Estudio de las Fallas Activas, Tercera Reunion Iberica sobre Fallas Activas y Paleosismologia IBERFAULT 2018 - Third Iberian Meeting on Active Faults and Paleoseismology, 11-13 June 2018, Alicante, Spain.-- 4 pages, 2 figuresLa infeccion temprana por Verticillium dahliae en olivar y la discriminacion entre niveles de severidad de la Verticilosis es viable mediante la utilizacion de imagenes termicas, multiespectrales e hiperespectrales adquiridas con vehiculos aereos no tripulados a escala de parcela o tripulados a escala de comarca. El indicador relacionado con la temperatura de copa (CWSI), indices de reflectancia (B, BG1, BR1) y la fluorescencia clorofilica (FLD3) se identifican como buenos indicadores para detectar la Verticilosis en etapas tempranas del desarrollo de la enfermedad, mientras que NDVI, PRI515, R/G, HI e indices de estimacion de clorofila y carotenos demuestran ser buenos indicadores para la cuantificacion de dano moderado o severo causada por Verticilosis, lo que puede ser de utilidad para el diseno de estrategias de control de la Verticilosis a escala de parcela y de comarca. La infeccion temprana por Verticillium dahliae en olivar y la discriminacion entre niveles de severidad de la Verticilosis es viable mediante la utilizacion de imagenes termicas, multiespectrales e hiperespectrales adquiridas con vehiculos aereos no tripulados a escala de parcela o tripulados a escala de comarca. El indicador relacionado con la temperatura de copa (CWSI), indices de reflectancia (B, BG1, BR1) y la fluorescencia clorofilica (FLD3) se identifican como buenos indicadores para detectar la Verticilosis en etapas tempranas del desarrollo de la enfermedad, mientras que NDVI, PRI515, R/G, HI e indices de estimacion de clorofila y carotenos demuestran ser buenos indicadores para la cuantificacion de dano moderado o severo causada por Verticilosis, lo que puede ser de utilidad para el diseno de estrategias de control de la Verticilosis a escala de parcela y de comarca. El olivo (Olea europaea L.) es el cultivo lenoso no tropical que ocupa mayor superficie en todo el mundo, con el 95% de la produccion mundial localizada en la cuenca mediterranea. Espana es el pais con mayor superficie de olivar del mundo con 2,6 MHa y aproximadamente el 39% de la produccion mundial. La Verticilosis, causada por el hongo de suelo Verticillium dahliae Kleb, constituye la principal amenaza para el olivar. Esta enfermedad afecta al olivo en todos los paises de tradicion olivarera y causa importantes perdidas de rendimiento y muerte de los arboles (Jimenez-Diaz y col., 2012). Este patogeno coloniza el sistema vascular de la planta, bloqueando el flujo del agua y finalmente induciendo estres hidrico (Van Alfen, 1989).Espana es el mayor productor de citricos de la Union Europea y el quinto a nivel mundial, con una produccion anual superior a cinco millones de toneladas (MAGRAMA, 2016). Este sector genera una gran cantidad de subproductos, con un elevado aporte energetico y alto contenido en pectinas y azucares, por lo que podrian usarse como materias primas en dietas para rumiantes. Sin embargo, los subproductos de citricos son muy diversos, por lo que su composicion quimica y valor nutritivo tambien puede ser variable (FEDNA, 2010; Feedipedia, 2016). El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la composicion quimica y la produccion de gas in vitro de subproductos de citricos producidos en nuestro pais.Resumen del trabajo presentado a las I Jornadas Cientificas del CIAL celebradas el 5 de junio de 2014 en Madrid.The Indian Summer Monsoon onset is one of the meteorological events most anticipated in the world. Due to its relevance for the population, the India Meteorological Department has dated the onset over the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula (Kerala) since 1901. The traditional method to date the onset was based in the judgment of skilled meteorologist and because of this, the method was considered subjective and not adequate for the study of long-term changes in the onset.Resumen del poster presentado a las I Jornadas Cientificas del CIAL celebradas el 5 de junio de 2014 en Madrid.Trabajo presentado en el European Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Economics (EWEBE), organizado por la Universidad de Bologna los dias 26 y 27 de mayo de 2017 con el titulo: The impact of deliberative structures on voting behavio.--Trabajo presentado en los Bilkent Microeconomics Seminars organizados por la Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey) el dia 29 de noviembre de 2017La compacidad del racimo es un rasgo de gran interes en la vid, dado que puede condicionar su calidad y rendimiento. Estos efectos se producen fundamentalmente a traves de su relacion, directa o indirecta, con la arquitectura del racimo, el comportamiento reproductivo y el grado o modo de exposicion de las bayas al ambiente. Respecto a los dos primeros, en un estudio previo, determinamos que tanto la longitud del raquis y sus primeras ramas como el numero de bayas por racimo son los caracteres con mayor incidencia en la compacidad entre los analizados. Ahora bien, el estudio de la base genetica responsable del numero de bayas requiere de su diseccion previa, dado que es una variable secundaria, resultado del numero de flores por inflorescencia y de la tasa de cuajado o conversion de flor en fruto. En este trabajo se presenta un estudio preliminar en el que se han caracterizado fenotipicamente 104 variedades de vid para estudiar su comportamiento reproductivo. Asi, sobre una base amplia de diversidad varietal, se han estimado variables como el numero de flores, la tasa de cuajado, corrimiento, millerandage, etc., evaluando su posible relacion con la compacidad del racimo. Este trabajo, una vez completado durante varios anos, permitira conocer la diversidad existente para el comportamiento reproductivo en la vid, asi como, de forma mas concreta, abordar la caracterizacion de los procesos geneticos responsables de las diferencias fenotipicas detectadas para el comportamiento reproductivo y sus elementos individuales y para la compacidad del racimo, identificando los posibles genes involucrados en dichos procesos.Trabajo presentado en la 11th International Conference on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics, celebrada en Pekin del 29 de julio al 2 de agosto de 2014.The Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) is the first deep-space solar spectropolarimeter, on-board the Solar Orbiter (SO) space mission. It faces: stringent requirements on science data accuracy, a dynamic environment, and severe limitations on telemetry volume. SO/PHI overcomes these restrictions through on-board instrument calibration and science data reduction, using dedicated firmware in FPGAs. This contribution analyses the accuracy of a data processing pipeline by comparing the results obtained with SO/PHI hardware to a reference from a ground computer. The results show that for the analysed pipeline the error introduced by the firmware implementation is well below the requirements of SO/PHI.This work has been financed within the framework of the projects P/309307 Arqueoastronomia of the IAC, and Orientatio ad sidera III (AYA2011-26759) of the Spanish MINECO. ACGG is Ramon y Cajal researcher of the MINECO.Este trabajo ha sido financiado por el proyecto RECUPERA 2020 del MINECO y EU-FEDER; y por el proyecto TRANS·FORMA (PP.TRA.TAA201600.9). La investigacion realizada por E. Rodriguez ha sido realizada gracias al programa DOC-INIA (INIA-FEDER).Trabajo presentado en el XXIV Congreso Iberoamericano de Catalisis (CICat 2014), “Catalisis para Biorrefineria”, celebrado en Medellin del 11 al 13 de septiembre de 2014.2 paginas y 1 tabla.- Trabajo presentado en el IX Congreso de Mejora Genetica de Plantas celebrado en Murcia entre el 18 y el 20 de septiembre de 2018.3 paginas, 1 tabla, 1 figura.--Trabajo presentado a las XVI Jornadas sobre Produccion Animal AIDA (Zaragoza, 19 al 20 de mayo, 2015).Poster presentado en el XVI International Clay Conference from the Oceans to Space Granada, Spain, July 17-21, (2017)XIII Reunion Iberica de Algas Toxicas y Biotoxinas Marinas (REDIBAL 2018) - XIII Reunion Iberica de Fitoplancton Toxico - XIII Iberian Toxic Algae and Marine Biotoxins Meeting, VI Simposio Internacional de Ciencias del Mar - VI International Symposium of Marine Sciences (ISMS 2018), 20- 22 June 2018, Vigo.-- 2 pagesThis research was financed with project AGL2011-22783 granted by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness. M.C. Soto was supported by a CONACYT (Mexican Council of Sciences and Technology) doctoral fellowship.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (grants CGL2012-36251 and CGL2015-64727-P to X.B., and BFU2010-15906 to JLM), and Catalan Government (2014 SGR 619). The research has also benefited from FEDER funds.Trabajo presentado en el IX International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology, celebrado en La Serena (Chile) del 21 al 26 de abril de 2013.5 paginas, 4 figuras, 1 tabla.--Trabajo presentado a las: XLI Jornadas Cientificas y XVII Jornadas Internacionales de Ovinotecnia y Caprinotecnia. (Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Espana, 14-16 septiembre, 2016).Se presenta una revisión histórica de los equinodermos Ordovícicos de Portugal. Todos los registros conocidos hasta el momento pertenecen al Ordovícico Medio-Superior (Darriwiliense-Katiense) y las asociaciones presentan gran diversidad aunque en general los taxones están poco o mal conocidos. La mayor parte de los yacimientos se concentran en las regiones de Amêndoa-Mação y Buçaco, aunque también existen citas de equinodermos en Arouca, Dornes, Moncorvo y Valongo. Por último se comentan futuras líneas de trabajo que ayudarán a comprender mejor estas faunas, perfeccionar y completar el conocimiento del registro fósil del grupo en el Ordovícico centroibérico. Ordovician echinoderms from Portugal: state of the artResumen del trabajo presentado al 37o Convegno Internazionale dei Docenti della Rappresentazione de la Unione Italiana Disegno (UDI), celebrado en Torino (Italia) del 17 al 19 de septiembre de 2015.Trabajo presentado al Danish Days on Caloric Materials and Devices, celebrado en Roskilde (Dinamarca) del 2 al 3 de octubre de 2017.Trabajo presentado en el ImageNano 2015 (Bringing together Nanoscience and Nanotechnology), celebrado en Bilbao del 10 al 13 de marzo de 2015.Este estudio ha sido financiado por el proyecto AGL-2012-40172-C02-01 del Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO). AEF agradece al MINECO la financiacion de su contrato de investigacion (FPI).We present a detailed study of a X -ray selected sample of 5 submillimeter bright QSOs at