Relative Pigment Composition and Remote Sensing Reflectance of Caribbean Shallow-Water Corals.

Reef corals typically contain a number of pigments, mostly due to their symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic dinoflagellates. These pigments usually vary in presence and concentration and influence the spectral characteristics of corals. We studied the variations in pigment composition among seven Caribbean shallow-water Scleractinian corals by means of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis to further resolve the discrimination of corals.

Home versus hospital mortality from cancer in Mexico (1999-2009).

Objective: To analyze the place of death from cancer in México from 1999 to 2009 and find the associated factors.

Methods: We collected data on mortality by cancer from the national database including age, gender, area of residence, level of education, place of death, and type of cancer.

Results: The proportion of deaths at home and hospital was 55.

[Peritoneal dialysis in obstetric patients].

Introduction: The prevalence of acute renal failure (ARF) in obstetric patients in our country is estimated to be between 3 and 42.8%. The most important causes are preeclampsia, especially when associated with thrombotic microangiopathy and hemolysis and less frequently to hemorrhagic shock.