Publications by authors named "Fernando Soria"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of commonly consumed recreational drugs (cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine) on the water flea Daphnia magna, focusing on cognitive, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular responses.
- * Psychostimulant drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine increased movement and responses to light, while ketamine led to increased habituation to light.
- * Chronic exposure to low environmental concentrations of these drugs did not impact behaviors in Daphnia, but methamphetamine and cocaine inhibited reproduction at very low doses.*
During June 2022, Spain was one of the countries most affected worldwide by a multicountry monkeypox outbreak with chains of transmission without identified links to disease-endemic countries. We provide epidemiologic features of cases reported in Spain and the coordinated measures taken to respond to this outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLifting COVID-19 mitigation measures in Spain (May-June 2020).
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- Spain declared a state of alarm on March 14, 2020, due to COVID-19, implementing confinement measures and later launching a phased plan to lift them, beginning May 4, 2020.
- The transition involved a careful strategy for monitoring and controlling the virus, with decision-making shared between the national government and regional authorities, using specific indicators to assess the situation.
- By June 21, 2020, significant improvements were made, including a decrease in infection rates, increased testing capacity, and better contact tracing, highlighting the importance of data and communication in managing the public health response.
Invertase immobilized on magnetic diatomaceous earth nanoparticles (mDE-APTES-invertase) with high sucrolytic activity was obtained by an easy and low-cost method. An experimental design was carried out to investigate the best immobilization conditions and it allowed obtaining an immobilized derivative with a residual specific activity equal to 92.5%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFα-L-rhamnosidase of Aspergillus terreus immobilized on ferromagnetic supports.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
February 2012
α-L-rhamnosidase from Aspergillus terreus was covalently immobilized on the following ferromagnetic supports: polyethylene terephthalate (Dacron-hydrazide), polysiloxane/polyvinyl alcohol (POS/PVA), and chitosan. The powdered supports were magnetized by thermal coprecipitation method using ferric and ferrous chlorides, and the immobilization was carried out via glutaraldehyde. The activity of the Dacron-hydrazide (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe kinetics of thermal inactivation of A. terreus alpha-rhamnosidase was studied using the substrate p-nitrophenyl alpha-L-rhamnoside between 50 degrees C and 70 degrees C. Up to 60 degrees C the inactivation of the purified enzyme was completely reversible, but samples of crude or partially purified enzyme showed partial reversibility.
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