Province Of Albacete Research Articles

Individual and institutional factors associated with functional disability in nursing home residents: An observational study with multilevel analysis.

BackgroundHigh prevalence of functional limitations has been previously observed in nursing homes. Disability may depend not only on the characteristics of the residents but also on the facility characteristics. The aims of this study were: 1, to describe the prevalence of functional disability in older people living in Spanish nursing homes; and 2, to analyze the relationships between individual and nursing home characteristics and residents’ functional disability.MethodsA cross-sectional study with data collected from 895 residents in 34 nursing homes in the province of Albacete (Spain) was conducted. Functional status was assessed by the Barthel Index. Taking into account both levels of data (individual and institutional characteristics) we resorted to a multilevel analysis in order to take different sources of variability in the data.ResultsThe prevalence of functional disability of the total sample was 79.8%. The best fitting multilevel model showed that female gender, older age, negative self-perception of health, and living in private nursing homes were factors significantly associated with functional disability. After separating individual and institutional effects, the institutions showed significant differences.ConclusionsIn line with previous findings, our study found high levels of functional dependence among institutionalized elders. Gender, age, self-perception of health, and institution ownership were associated with functional status. Disentangling individual and institutional effects by means of multilevel models can help evaluate the quality of the residences.

Armamento de sitio en el Castillo de Chinchilla (Albacete) durante la Guerra de la Independencia: artillería y granadas de mano

El hallazgo de un conjunto de granadas de vidrio y algunas piezas de artillería en las excavaciones del Castillo de Chinchilla permite acercarse, desde la Arqueología, al episodio más importante de la Guerra de la Independencia en la actual provincia de Albacete. Su estudio conjunto proporciona información sobre las tácticas utilizadas en los sitios de plazas fuertes durante la contienda.

Los territorios de la Submeseta Sur en época de Augusto

This work focuses on the southernmost area of the Meseta in the Augustan era, thus taking into account those main settlements and the respective territories thereof that received the boost of the action program of Augustus in these lands thereby reaching a privileged legal statute at that moment. This is the case of Oretum over the valley of the Jabalon river, or the colony of Libisosa having the surname Foroaugustana in the western part of the province of Albacete. These settlements located next to the main transport axes, will become fundamental centers of the territorial planning and organization in these areas of the southern part of the Meseta.

Real farm management depending on the available volume of irrigation water (part I): Financial analysis

The MOPECO model tries to maximize the gross margin of farms through a more efficient use of both the irrigable land and the irrigation water. The objective of this work was to compare the profitability of a real irrigation farm managed following two different strategies. The Traditional strategy (T) consisted in applying full irrigation (F treatments) to a distribution of three crops (barley, maize, and onion) considering several volumes of irrigation water (from 1000 up to 8000m3ha−1) and four scenarios of harvest sale price. Depending on the availability of irrigation water, the MOPECO strategy (M) consisted in applying to the same crops full irrigation or the combinations of water deficit per growing stage determined by the optimized regulated deficit irrigation (ORDI) methodology developed for this model (O treatments). The optimal global deficits calculated by MOPECO for these crops were: 70% ETm for barley, 90% ETm for maize, and 90% ETm for onion. The experiment was conducted during years 2014 and 2015 in the semiarid province of Albacete (Spain). For low availabilities of irrigation water (between 2000 and 5000m3ha−1) the M strategy reached a profitability up to 8.2% higher than T in the most favorable scenario. This value is similar to the predicted by MOPECO for the average conditions of the area. In the rest of scenarios, the profitability was lower than expected due to the drought conditions of the two experimental years, the unfavorable climatic conditions during 2015 for onion and maize, and the prices progression during both seasons. MOPECO may also be used for decreasing the amount of pumped water from the aquifer (around 43.9hm3year−1 for average conditions), achieving the same profitability than the T strategies.

COEVALUACIÓN EN LA SUPERVISIÓN DE LA FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL. EL INSPECTOR COMO IMPULSOR DE UN PROCESO GENERATIVO DE INNOVACIÓN

The General Plan of Action and Training Inspectorate course Education for 2015-2016, approved by Resolution 15/10/2015, by the Deputy Ministry of Education, Universities and Research of Castilla-La Mancha, establishes several priority actions, among which it is the Monitoring student assessment process coursing teachings of Vocational Training in Castilla-La Mancha. In parallel to this performance inspection and in collaboration with the Department of Electricity of a Secondary School in the province of Albacete, the inspector poses an evaluative innovation center focused on an internal process of evaluation of teaching practice.

Hemoglobin Le Lamentin in the province of Albacete, Spain: Discovery of 32 cases

ObjectivesHemoglobin Le Lamentin (α20(B1)His→Gln) is a ubiquitous variant that has been previously described in a small number of isolated patients. We report the incidental observation of Hb Le Lamentin in a large population from the province of Albacete, in southeastern Spain. Our study investigates possible reasons for the elevated number of carriers of this variant and its implications for the management of diabetes in our region. Design & MethodsThe subjects are 32 diabetic patients whose hemoglobin displayed an unusual peak while they were being tested for glycated hemoglobin at the laboratory of the University General Hospital of Albacete over a 3-year period. Measurements were made by high performance liquid chromatography using a Variant™ II Turbo Kit-2.0, and subsequently the samples of the 32 patients with anomalous peaks were sent to the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid, Spain) for molecular characterization of any Hb variants. ResultsMolecular studies revealed 31 out of 32 patients heterozygous for Le Lamentin, and in one of them, Hb City of Hope was associated with Hb Le Lamentin. The remaining patient was homozygous for the Le Lamentin mutation. Additionally, most patients were native to the northeastern half of the province of Albacete and were unrelated. ConclusionsOur study describes the largest finding to date of hemoglobin Le Lamentin in a sample of patients. The fact that our region has been perpetually depopulated, with a population that has remained stable in small localities over the centuries, may have favored the survival of the mutation. Since the presence of this variant underestimates the true value of glycated hemoglobin measured by HPLC, it is necessary to systematically review chromatograms.

Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution in Barrax, Albacete, Spain

An integrated approach with the generic and agricultural DRASTIC models as well as a Geographic Information System was used to assess groundwater vulnerability in the agricultural area of Barrax, in the province of Albacete, Spain. Depth to water, net recharge, aquifer media, soil media, topography, impact of vadose zone media, and hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer were considered as weighted layers to enable an accurate groundwater risk mapping. The generic DRASTIC model indicated very low vulnerability to contamination for Barrax groundwater because of limited urban and industrial development in the wider area. However, agricultural activities impose pressure on groundwater resources. The agricultural DRASTIC model indicated that 5.41% of the study area is characterized by very high, 3.54% by high, 32.73% by medium, 49.45% by low, and the remaining 8.86% by no vulnerability to groundwater contamination. The distribution of nitrate concentration in groundwater in the area under study is correlated with the agricultural DRASTIC vulnerability index. This study demonstrates that the integrated approach enables the assessment of groundwater vulnerability in agricultural areas and provides new opportunities for predicting groundwater contamination on different spatial scales and categories of the environmental quality. Therefore, it is very useful for policy makers for the design and selection of preventive and remedial measures.

Caracterización preliminar del sistema mixto ovino Segureño

The aim of this study was an approach to the technical characterization of the Segureno mixed sheep system. Information of 14 farms located in the provinces of Albacete (2), Almeria (3), Granada (7), Jaen (1) and Murcia (1) was used. The information was obtained through direct surveys to producers during 2013. Subsequently descriptive statistical techniques were used to characterize the system. The typical system corresponds to an extensive mixed system of agriculture and livestock, with 710 sheep and 944 ha, which is mostly for grazing use (81 %). The average consumption per sheep per year is 195 kg of concentrate; while food consumption is 280 kg forage per sheep per year. The ability to self-supply by the farm reaches 60 % of the requirements in the case of concentrated feed and 50 % for the forage. The average productivity is about 1.2 lambs per sheep and year.

Novedades florísticas para las provincias de Albacete y Granada

Se presenta un listado de 21 especies de flora, novedosas o de interés, para las provincias de Albacete y Granada, procedentes de las sierras subbéticas y aledaños. In this work, 21 new or interesting records for the flora of Albacete and Granada are listed, mainly belonging to Sub-baetic Mountains and surrounding areas.

Limonium tobarrense (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from the southeastern Iberian Peninsula

A new species, Limonium tobarrense (Plumbaginaceae), is described from the inland saltmarsh of Cordovilla (Tobarra) in Albacete province, southeastern Iberian Peninsula. This new species is morphologically close to the taxa belonging to the Limonium girardianum group, but there are remarkable differences suggesting separation at species rank. Comparisons are provided with L. dufourii, L. girardianum and L. grosii using multivariate analysis. The principal component analysis (PCA) shows four separated groups, each corresponding to the four species considered. Ecological, phytosociological, bioclimatic, biogeographic and reproductive features of the new species are also discussed, as well as its conservation status. A diagnostic key is provided to facilitate identification of L. tobarrense and its closer allies.

El ferrocarril Baeza-Utiel. Crónica de un fracaso colectivo

El ferrocarril Baeza-Utiel, concebido como una línea alternativa a las radiales que partían de Madrid, se planteó por primera vez a mediados del siglo XIX, pero no fue hasta 1926 cuando se aprobó oficialmente su construcción, después de que lo reclamaran con ahínco las “fuerzas vivas” y el grueso de la sociedad de las provincias de Jaén y Albacete. Tras ejecutarse el trazado en su mayor parte, e incluso dejar una parte preparado para su entrada en funcionamiento, las obras de la línea se paralizaron a principios de los años sesenta y se abandonaron definitivamente a comienzos de los años ochenta. De este modo se ponía fin a una línea ferroviaria que había generado grandes expectativas de cara al desarrollo de una de las zonas más deprimidas del interior de España. Una vez más los poderes públicos primaban los aspectos económicos y se mostraban insensibles ante una situación social y territorial marcada por el empobrecimiento y el aislamiento extremo de sus habitantes, a los que únicamente se dejaba abierta la puerta de la emigración definitiva.

Competition and critical periods in spring sugar beet cultivation

AbstractHigh yields with low costs require that sugar beets be kept free of weeds, during critical periods, using labor or chemical treatments. Since the critical periods for this crop in Castilla - La Mancha (Spain) are unknown, the first goal of this study was to determine the effect of early and late competition on yield. The second goal was to determine the critical periods, while taking into consideration the semiarid climatic conditions of this region. Two irrigation farms located in the province of Albacete are dedicated to sugar beet cultivation. These two farms were chosen to carry out the tests March (140,000-150,000 seeds ∙ ha-1) and harvested in October. Two simultaneous and complementary experiments were carried out in each year and farm. Two scenarios were considered with eight different treatments each. In the first one (With Weeds Until - WWU), plots were infested by weeds up to a certain date. In the second one (Free of Weeds Until - FWU), plots were kept free of weeds up to a certain date. For each test, a randomised experimental blocked field was designed and there were four repetitions, each of them containing eight elemental plots (12 m2). Each plot was weeded by hand or weeds were left to grow till a definite date.The results indicated that a 1% loss of yield was reached in the early competition after 14 days, while a loss of 5% was reached after a period of 41 days after it was infested. The results also indicated that in late competition, if a crop is kept clean for 124 days and it is infested afterwards, a 1% loss is reached. However, the loss increases to 5% if the plot is kept clean for 111 days. For a 1% loss the critical period is 110 days and 70 days for a 5% loss.

Assessment of Aquifer Vulnerability in an Agricultural Area in Spain Using the DRASTIC Model

The assessment of aquifer vulnerability is a very important task, especially in agricultural areas because the quality and availability of groundwater affects both the sustainability of agriculture and the quality of life. In this study, an integrated approach is considered, with the use of the generic and agricultural DRASTIC models as well as a geographic information system (GIS), to assess groundwater vulnerability in the agricultural area of Barrax, in the province of Albacete, in Spain. Seven parameters—depth to water, net recharge, aquifer media, soil media, topography, impact of vadose zone media, and hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer (DRASTIC)—have been considered as weighted layers to enable an accurate groundwater risk mapping. The results of the generic DRASTIC model indicated very low vulnerability to contamination for Barrax groundwater due to limited urban and industrial development in the wider area. However, agricultural activities impose pressure to groundwater resources and the results of the agricultural DRASTIC model show that 6.86% of the study area is characterized by very high, 2.29% by high, 47.28% by medium, 38.28% by low, and the remaining 5.29% by no vulnerability to groundwater contamination. The distribution of nitrate concentration in groundwater in the area under study is quite well correlated with the agricultural DRASTIC vulnerability index. Sensitivity analysis was also performed to acknowledge statistical uncertainty in the estimation of each parameter used, to assess its impact, and thus to identify the most critical parameters that require further investigation. Depth to water and impact of vadose zone are the parameters that had the most noticeable impact on the generic DRASTIC vulnerability index followed by the soil media and topography. In contrast, the agricultural DRASTIC method is more sensitive to the removal of the depth to water parameter followed by the topography and the soil media parameters.

El descenso de la mortalidad en la España interior: Albacete y Ciudad Real, 1700-1895

Durante el siglo XVIII y los dos primeros tercios del XIX, algunas provincias de la España interior, como Ávila y Guadalajara, no permanecieron totalmente ajenas al declive de la mortalidad que define la primera fase de la transición demográfica europea. ¿Sucedió algo parecido en otras áreas del interior caracterizadas por mayores niveles de desigualdad económica? Este artículo pretende despejar esa interrogante analizando los casos de las provincias de Albacete y Ciudad Real. Hemos usado la ratio óbitos-bautizados como proxy de la tasa bruta de mortalidad. La trayectoria de este indicador apunta a que la mortalidad también tendió a declinar a largo plazo en Albacete y Ciudad Real desde mediados del siglo XVIII, aunque tal caída se vio interrumpida por la enérgica y transitoria involución de dicha variable entre 1800 y 1814, y por el repunte de la misma en el intervalo 1865-1889.

Sisymbrium isatidifolium (Brassicaceae): a new species from southern Spain, and the identity of S. hispanicum Jacq.

A new species of the genus Sisymbrium is described, illustrated, and compared with the most closely related ones of the genus, S. chrysanthum, S. hispanicum, S. crassifolium, and S. assoanum, and the identity of S. hispanicum is discussed. The new species occurs on gypsiferous marls, forming part of the esparto grasslands and cultivated fields in the provinces of Albacete, Jaén, Granada, and Almería (southern Spain). In addition, a distribution map, illustrations, and a description of the habitat of the new species are presented.

Subclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular risk

To assess whether subclinical hypothyroidism can behave as a cardiovascular risk factor or a modifier thereof, identifying epidemiological variables and estimated in a sample of patients diagnosed in the province of Albacete (Spain) cardiovascular risk. Observational, descriptive study was carried out in Albacete during the first half of January 2012 in patients of both genders with subclinical hypothyroidism. The following variables were analyzed: Fasting glucose , total cholesterol , HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol , triglycerides , TSH , T4 , weight, height, Body Mass Index , blood pressure, a history of cardiovascular disease , cardiovascular risk factors and estimated cardiovascular risk. 326 patients younger than 65 years at 78% without cardiovascular risk factors in 48.61 %, with female predominance (79.2 %). The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was identified: smoking (33.2 %), diabetes mellitus (24.9%), hypertension (23.4 %), lipid abnormalities (28.9%) and atrial fibrillation (4,9%). No association between subclinical hypothyroidism and most lipid profile parameters that determine a pro- atherogenic profile, except with hypertriglyceridemia was found. Likewise, neither association with increased cardiovascular risk was found. The profile of patients with subclinical hypothyroidism is a middle-aged woman with no cardiovascular risk factors in half of cases. It has been found relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and hypertriglyceridemia, but not with the other parameters of lipid profile, other cardiovascular risk factors or with increased risk. However, 25% of diabetics and 22% of non-diabetics are at moderate to high cardiovascular risk.

Profile and Clinical Predictors of Suicidality in 2011 at the University Hospital of Albacete

According to the OMS the average of suicides has increased in the last 50 years in 60 %, especially in the countries of development. It is nowadays one of three principal reasons of death between young women from 15 to 34 years. The OMS and the AIPS (international association of the prevention of the suicide) think that the factor more predisponente is the depression, but there are great others that increase the tendency to the suicide, as the Bipolar Disorders, abuse of drugs, schizophrenia, precedents of psychiatric disease, socio-economic and educational poor contexts or a physical weak health. -Learn about the socio-demographic characteristics that defines the population that are treated in the emergency service of the CHUA (University Hospital of Albacete). -To assess the existence of a possible profile of common suicide risk in patients who died by suicide. -Retrospective, descriptive cross-sectional study of the socio-demographic characteristics, as well as analysis of the data of both psychiatric and forensic clinical history of patients and individuals who had accomplished the suicide in the province of Albacete during 2011. Are described the different variables partner demographic (mean age, sex, marital status, prior pathology…) of the studied population -Data from this study would know the profile of patients with increased suicide risk in order to perform preventive interventions appropriate in order to avoid suicide consummated in patients who come asking for urgent psychiatric help. -New extended and comparative studies that also reduce suicide mortality are required.

Modeling the impacts of irrigation treatments on potato growth and development

We analyze the effects of four irrigation treatments on the growth and development of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) cv Agria, using a pivot irrigation system in the province of Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain), during 2011 and 2012. We find no significant differences between irrigation treatments regarding when the phenological phases are reached. The high day and night temperatures that occurred during the second season contributed to the lengthening of the agronomic cycle. We observed maximum values of leaf area index (LAI), total dry matter (TDM), crop growth rate (CGR), and relative growth rate (RGR) in the non-stress treatments (100% and 120% of crop water requirements). The highest values of total leaf area duration (LAD) were observed in the reference treatment (100% of crop water requirements) in both seasons, while the highest values of leaf area ratio (LAR) were observed when the crop reached full coverage of the soil. In the second season, the net assimilation rate (NAR) was more notably influenced by the water deficit treatments. A water application higher than 100% of crop water requirements did not influence crop growth and development. Therefore, deficit irrigation might be appropriate in areas where water is limited.

Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Albacete), centro recreativo de naturaleza del sureste de España

<p>Las serranías de la provincia de Albacete han pasado a destino recreativo relevante de Castilla-La Mancha. Ha intervenido la administración regional con la declaración del Parque Natural, con la protección y revalorización geomorfológica y biogeográfica, y las Mancomunidades de Municipios, Grupos de Acción Local y ayuntamientos, ahora sobre el rico patrimonio rupestre levantino (Patrimonio de la Humanidad), arquitectónico histórico (fortalezas y ermitas), creación de museos etnográficos y centros de interpretación, etc. Se ha apostado por el turismo rural y de naturaleza, por una diversificación de servicios turísticos ajustada a la creación del distintivo comarcal de Calidad Rural. Para ello se dispone de la capacidad de acogida, si bien resta la ardua tarea de promoción, diversificación, desestacionalización, etc., que aporte la superación de los actuales índices de ocupación.</p>

Novedades florísticas para la provincia de Albacete II

New floristic data for the province of Albacete II We present a list of 11 new reports of flora for Albacete province, several species are mainly located at Parque Natural de los Cala- res del Mundo y de la Sima, some of them of high biogeographical interest as well.