Satellite Earth Observation (EO) for agriculture

Gerald Blasch (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MONITORING AGRICULTURE SATELLITE OBSERVATION EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES

Wheat rust early warning systems in Ethiopia: implementation of remote sensing technologies to combat crop disease

Gerald Blasch (2020, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA RUSTS MONITORING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS REMOTE SENSING

Wheat rust early warning systems in Ethiopia: using new technologies to combat crop disease

Gerald Blasch (2020, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA RUSTS MONITORING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

Phenotyping with satellites

Urs Schulthess Gerald Blasch Francisco Pinto Mainassara Zaman-Allah (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SATELLITE OBSERVATION PHENOTYPING SATELLITE IMAGERY MONITORING

Sen4Rust: sentinel satellites for wheat rust disease forecasting

Gerald Blasch (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MONITORING SATELLITE OBSERVATION RUSTS FORECASTING

Rapid effects of marine reserves via larval dispersal

Richard Cudney Bueno (2009, [Artículo])

Marine reserves have been advocated worldwide as conservation and fishery management tools. It is argued that they can protect ecosystems and also benefit fisheries via density-dependent spillover of adults and enhanced larval dispersal into fishing areas. However, while evidence has shown that marine reserves can meet conservation targets, their effects on fisheries are less understood. In particular, the basic question of if and over what temporal and spatial scales reserves can benefit fished populations via larval dispersal remains unanswered. We tested predictions of a larval transport model for a marine reserve network in the Gulf of California, Mexico, via field oceanography and repeated density counts of recently settled juvenile commercial mollusks before and after reserve establishment. We show that local retention of larvae within a reserve network can take place with enhanced, but spatially-explicit, recruitment to local fisheries. Enhancement occurred rapidly (2 yrs), with up to a three-fold increase in density of juveniles found in fished areas at the downstream edge of the reserve network, but other fishing areas within the network were unaffected. These findings were consistent with our model predictions. Our findings underscore the potential benefits of protecting larval sources and show that enhancement in recruitment can be manifested rapidly. However, benefits can be markedly variable within a local seascape. Hence, effects of marine reserve networks, positive or negative, may be overlooked when only focusing on overall responses and not considering finer spatially-explicit responses within a reserve network and its adjacent fishing grounds. Our results therefore call for future research on marine reserves that addresses this variability in order to help frame appropriate scenarios for the spatial management scales of interest. © 2009 Cudney-Bueno et al.

article, environmental monitoring, fishery, larva, marine environment, marine species, Mexico, mollusc, nonhuman, oceanography, prediction, animal, biology, environmental protection, food industry, geography, growth, development and aging, larva, met CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

Appropriate surveillance and diagnostics tools in preventing the spread of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MNL) to Southern Africa

Suresh L.M. (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE DISEASES SEED PRODUCTION MONITORING SYSTEMS TRAINING

Estudio de biomarcadores metabólicos en la piel relacionados con el envejecimiento en una población del noroeste de México

Study of metabolic biomarkers in the skin related to aging in a population from northwest Mexico

JHORDAN OJEDA GONZALEZ (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

La piel, siendo el órgano más grande, es fácilmente accesible para la obtención de muestras no invasivas. Esto convierte a la piel en una valiosa fuente de datos biológicos para la evaluación del estado de salud de los individuos. Sin embargo, la edad desempeña un papel central en casi todos los procesos humanos, y si no se tiene en cuenta adecuadamente, podría introducir sesgos al evaluar la condición de la piel. Por lo tanto, comprender cómo la edad afecta el metabolismo de la piel es crucial para crear perfiles del tipo y abundancia de metabolitos en diferentes etapas del desarrollo humano. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar las diferencias metabólicas en la piel entre sujetos mexicanos de diferentes grupos de edad. Para lograrlo, se recolectaron muestras superficiales de piel (obtenidas mediante hisopos de algodón) de 75 pacientes con edades comprendidas entre 3 y 74 años. Los datos metabolómicos se obtuvieron a través de cromatografía líquida-espectrometría de masas en tándem (LC-MS2), mientras que la identificación de metabolitos y los análisis estadísticos se realizaron utilizando programas informáticos exhaustivos y complementarios (GNPS, Sirius, MZmine, Metaboanalyst, entre otros). Después de un extenso uso de herramientas quimioinformáticas, se identificaron de manera putativa 2,193 metabolitos (peptídicos y no peptídicos) de diversas clases químicas, como ácidos carboxílicos y sus derivados, acilos grasos, benceno y sus derivados sustituidos, compuestos organooxigenados, entre otros. Algunos metabolitos se cree que son sintetizados por bacterias. A través de un análisis de regresión logística con ajuste de covariables, identificamos varios metabolitos asociados positiva y negativamente con la edad, algunos de los cuales eran específicos para cada género. Los hallazgos de este trabajo incluyen la identificación de potenciales biomarcadores del envejecimiento como ciclo(Leu-Pro), destiobiotina, entre muchos otros, y también se proponen las principales clases químicas afectadas, como son azoles, diazinas y polipéptidos. En general, hemos contribuido a iluminar el panorama químico de la piel humana en una población mexicana, sugiriendo metabolitos que podrían funcionar potencialmente como biomarcadores de envejecimiento y enfermedades. No obstante, para validar nuestros hallazgos, se requieren estudios más amplios con grupos étnicos diversos y tamaños de muestra más grandes.

The skin, being the largest organ, is readily accessible for non-invasive sampling, making it a valuable source of biological data that could facilitate the assessment of individuals health status. However, age exerts a central role in nearly all human processes, and if not appropriately accounted for, it could introduce biases when assessing skin condition. Therefore, understanding how age affects skin metabolism is crucial for creating profiles of the types and abundances of metabolites across different stages of human development. This study aimed to uncover metabolic differences in the skin among Mexican subjects of different age groups. To achieve this, surface skin samples (collected via cotton swabs) were gathered from 75 patients spanning ages 3 to 74. Metabolomic data was obtained through liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS2), while metabolite identification and statistical analyses were performed using comprehensive yet complementary software (GNPS, Sirius, MZmine, Metaboanalyst, among others). After an exhaustive use of comprehensive chemoinformatic tools, a total of 2,529 metabolites (peptidic and non-peptidic) were putatively identified covering diverse chemical classes, such as carboxylic acids and derivatives, fatty acyls, benzene and substituted derivatives, organooxygen compounds, among others. Some metabolites are thought to be synthesized by bacteria. Through logistic regression analysis and covariate adjustment, we identified several metabolites positively and negatively associated with age, some of which were gender specific. The findings of this study include the identification of potential aging biomarkers such as cyclo(Leu-Pro), dethiobiotin, among many others, and the proposal of the major affected chemical classes, including azoles, diazines, and polypeptides. Overall, we have contributed to illuminating the chemical landscape of human skin within a Mexican population, hinting at metabolites that could potentially function as aging and disease biomarkers. Nonetheless, to validate our findings, broader studies involving diverse ethnic groups and larger sample sizes are required.

Metabolómica, Espectrometría-de-masas, Quimioinformática, Envejecimiento-de-la-piel, Biomarcadores Metabolomics, Mass-Spectrometry, Chemoinformatics, Skin-aging, Biomarkers BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES DE LA BIOLOGÍA OTRAS OTRAS

Microbiological Analysis of the Air in a Popular Fish Processing and Marketing Area

Angélica Sinaí Quintanilla Martínez Lizet Aguirre Güitrón Luis Daniel Espinosa Chaurand MAYRA DIAZ RAMIREZ ALEJANDRO DE JESUS CORTES SANCHEZ (2022, [Artículo])

"Fish are marketed as a food and consumed worldwide. During the production of food, contamination by microorganisms is possible through the air, soil, water, surfaces, food handlers, etc. The air does not have a natural microbial composition, but it is a vehicle for the transmission of microorganisms of economic and health interest because they are associated with food spoilage and human diseases. The objective of this study was the microbiological analysis of the air in an area popular for the processing and marketing of fish products in the city of Tepic Nayarit. Using the passive or sedimentation method to collect microorganisms present in the air, the proportion of aerobic mesophile bacteria, coliform bacteria, fungi and yeast was determined at different locations in the fish processing and marketing area for four weeks. The results indicated that the aerobic mesophiles had the highest counts among all the microbial groups analyzed at the twelve different sampling points during the four weeks of the study; their numbers ranged from 2.44 to 2.95 log CFU/m3/h, followed by molds with counts from 1.44 to 2.75 log CFU/m3/h, yeasts with counts from 0.7 to 2.01 log CFU/m3/h and coliforms with counts that ranged from 0.7 to 1.68 log CFU/m3/h. We determined the proportion of the viable microbiological population present in the air at the different sampling points of the study area; several of these sampling points presented values above those recommended by various agencies around the world. Knowledge of the biological hazards transported through the air is important to establish and reduce the risk to the health of occupants and the contamination pathways of processed and marketed fishery products that may be associated with spoilage and foodborne diseases."

food safety, food quality, air pollution, airborne biohazard, environmental monitoring INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS HIGIENE DE LOS ALIMENTOS HIGIENE DE LOS ALIMENTOS

Diseño de una red de dispositivos inalámbricos para monitorear la calidad del aire en interiores

FRIDA JENNY DE LA ROSA ANDRADE (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

No cabe duda de que la contaminación ambiental siempre a existido, y es una consecuencia

producida por las diferentes actividades que el ser humano ha realizado a lo largo de su

desarrollo y evolución tecnológica, por lo que conlleva a muchas repercusiones en la

integridad física del ambiente. Las actividades de desarrollo, como la construcción, el

transporte y la fabricación, no solo agotan los recursos naturales, sino que también producen

una gran cantidad de desechos que conducen a la contaminación del aire, el agua, el suelo y

los océanos, dando pie a los problemas más preocupantes del ser humano, tal es el caso del

calentamiento global, las lluvias acidas. Hoy en día la contaminación del aire se considera

un tema de gran importancia puesto que, es uno de los principales problemas en las zonas

más urbanizadas del mundo, y se encuentra presente tanto en los países desarrollados como

en los no desarrollados, por ello surge la necesidad de conocer que tan contaminado se

encuentra el aire que se respira.

El estándar de calidad del aire es una táctica para establecer las condiciones del aire desde un

grado de pureza, hasta una calidad critica perjudicial para el deterioro de la salud humana,

haciendo referencia a la cantidad de contaminación presente en el aire, definiéndola ya sea

de alta calidad con un nivel bajo de contaminación o una mala calidad con un nivel elevado

de concentración de contaminación en el aire.

En este proyecto se diseñará una Red de dispositivos inalámbricos para el análisis y

monitoreo de la calidad del aire en interiores, con la finalidad de fungir como un medidor de

contaminación que le permita a las personas darse cuenta de que tan contaminados están sus

hogares. Por tal motivo en el desarrollo de este proyecto se hará uso de un microcontrolador

Arduino IDE, un Node-red y un phpMyadmin para el análisis y monotoreo constante de

diversos gases como CO, CO2, metano, nitrógeno y O2. Cabe mencionar que este escrito se

ha dividido en 4 capítulos en los cuales se explica detalladamente todos y cada uno de los

procesos llevado a cabo para la elaboración y el desarrollo de este proyecto.

There is no doubt that environmental pollution has always existed, and is a consequence

produced by the different activities that human beings have carried out throughout their

development and technological evolution, which leads to many repercussions on the physical

integrity of the environment. Development activities such as construction, transportation and

manufacturing not only deplete natural resources but also produce a large amount of waste

leading to pollution of air, water, soil and oceans, giving rise to to the most worrying problems

of human beings, such as global warming and acid rain. Nowadays, air pollution is considered

an issue of great importance since it is one of the main problems in the most urbanized areas

of the world, and is present in both developed and undeveloped countries, which is why the

need to know how contaminated the air you breathe is.

The air quality standard is a tactic to establish air conditions from a degree of purity to a

critical quality harmful to the deterioration of human health, referring to the amount of

pollution present in the air, defining it either high quality with a low level of contamination

or poor quality with a high level of concentration of contamination in the air.

In this project, a network of wireless devices will be designed for the analysis and monitoring

of indoor air quality, with the purpose of serving as a pollution meter that allows people to

realize how polluted their homes are. For this reason, in the development of this project, an

Arduino IDE microcontroller, a Node-red and a phpMyadmin will be used for the analysis

and constant monitoring of various gases such as CO, CO2, methane, nitrogen and O2. It is

worth mentioning that this writing has been divided into 4 chapters in which each and every

one of the processes carried out for the preparation and development of this project is

explained in detail.

BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA Red de dispositivos inalámbricos, análisis monitoreo, calidad, riesgo, contaminación. Network of wireless devices, monitoring analysis, quality, risk, contamination.