Papers by Diego Valenzuela
XXVI Jornadas Nacionales de Derecho Civil (La Plata, septiembre 2017), 2017
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022
Tintas : Quaderni di Letterature Iberiche e Iberoamericane, 2016
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020
In this study, the photocatalytic degradation of four fungicides, myclobutanil, penconazole and d... more In this study, the photocatalytic degradation of four fungicides, myclobutanil, penconazole and difenoconazole (triazole compounds) and boscalid (carboxamide), has been examined in different aqueous matrices (tap water, irrigation water and two WWPT effluents). Experiments were conducted at laboratory scale with different reagents—zinc oxide (ZnO), titanium dioxide (TiO2), sodium persulphate (Na2S2O8) and the combined systems ZnO/Na2S2O8 and TiO2/Na2S2O8—in water exposed to UV-LED irradiation. Previously, the effect of catalyst and oxidant loading on the disappearance kinetics of the different fungicides was assessed to know maximum degradation efficiency. The influence of water matrices and pesticide loading in removal effectiveness has been evaluated. It was observed a greater efficiency in processes conducted using the tandems ZnO/Na2S2O8 and TiO2/Na2S2O8 in irrigation and tap waters. Results showed that UV-LED are a suitable alternative for tackling the removal of organic pollutants in water.
Environmental Pollution, 2021
Scientific literature is full of works studying the removal of different pollutants from water th... more Scientific literature is full of works studying the removal of different pollutants from water through different Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs). Many of them only suggest it is reused for agricultural purposes or for small crops in pots. This study is based on the reuse of reclaimed agricultural wastewater contaminated with four insecticides (chlorantraniliprole, imidacloprid, pirimicarb and thiamethoxam) for growing lettuce in field conditions. First, solar photocatalysis with TiO2/Na2S2O8 was used on a pilot plant in a sunny area (Murcia, SE of Spain) as an environmentally friendly technology to remove insecticide residues and their main reaction intermediates from contaminated water. The necessary fluence (H, kJ m-2) to accomplish 90% removal (H90) ranged from 0.12 to 1212 kJ m-2 for pirimicarb and chlorantraniliprole, respectively. Only six (derived from imidacloprid, pirimicarb and thiametoxam) of 18 transformation intermediate products studied were detected in reclaimed water during the photoperiod (2000 kJ m-2 of accumulated UVA radiation) although all of them were totally photodegraded after a fluence of 1250 kJ m-2. Secondly, reclaimed agro-wastewater was used to irrigate two lettuce crops grown under greenhouse conditions and under agricultural field conditions. In no cases, insecticide residues nor their TIPs were noticed above their respective LOQs (limits of quantification) in soil and lettuce samples (between 0.03 and 0.04 μg kg-1 for pirimicarb and 2.49 and 2.23 μg kg-1 for thiamethoxam, respectively) when they were irrigated with reclaimed water, while residues of the four insecticides and some of their intermediates were found in soil and lettuce by the end of cultivation when they were irrigated with non-reclaimed contaminated water. According to the results, this technology can be applied in a sustainable way, mainly in areas with water scarcity and high solar radiation, contributing to water utilisation in drought areas and the use of renewable energy.
Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2020
La obesidad es un problema de la salud pública que disminuye la esperanza de vida y genera altos ... more La obesidad es un problema de la salud pública que disminuye la esperanza de vida y genera altos costos sociales y económicos. La tendencia ha sido creciente a nivel mundial con un aumento superior al 75% en los últimos años. El objetivo fue relacionar el metabolismo basal con niveles séricos de proteína C reactiva ultrasensible y variables antropométricas en adolescentes. Se trata de un estudio correlacional, con un diseño no experimental. La muestra fue no probabilística, participaron 33 adolescentes, 13 mujeres y 20 hombres entre 12 a 16 años, entre mayo y diciembre de 2018. Se midió el metabolismo basal, actividad física, variables antropométricas y niveles de proteína C reactiva ultrasensible. Los datos fueron analizados con estadística descriptiva e inferencial y se utilizó el coeficiente de correlación lineal de Pearson, con un nivel de significancia <0,05. Se encontró 66,7% de sobrepeso y obesidad, calculado con el índice de masa corporal, (según puntaje Z ≥ 1). El 78,8% ...
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021
This work is the first-ever study of the concurrence of four insecticides (chlorantraniliprole, i... more This work is the first-ever study of the concurrence of four insecticides (chlorantraniliprole, imidacloprid, pirimicarb and thiamethoxam) and their main transformation products (TPs) in soil and pepper crop irrigated with reclaimed and non-reclaimed water under agricultural field conditions. Field experiments were conducted using different irrigation supplies: control water (CW), wastewater polluted with phytosanitary commercial products containing the studied insecticides (WW) and reclaimed wastewater after a photocatalytic processing with TiO2/Na2S2O8 at pilot plant under sunlight (RWW). Photocatalytic treatments removed most of the insecticides and their TPs generated during the photoperiod. Neither target insecticides nor their TPs were detected in pepper samples when CW and RWW were used as irrigation source, whereas the four insecticides and two TPs were detected when WW was used. In the experiment carried out with WW, all insecticides and eight TPs were detected in soil samples. The impact of using reclaimed water on the quality of pepper crop was also assessed, showing barely any significant difference.
Chemosphere, 2021
This work assesses the behavior (adsorption, degradation and leaching) of four insecticides (chlo... more This work assesses the behavior (adsorption, degradation and leaching) of four insecticides (chlorantraniliprole, thiametoxam, imidacloprid and pirimicarb) and their main reaction intermediates in a clay-loam textured soil (1.6% OM). Following the batch equilibrium method, the KOC (as log values) ranged from 1.2 to 3.9 (thiametoxam and pirimicarb, respectively). All the insecticides were moderately persistent (t½ = 39-100 days) in the following order: thiametoxam > imidacloprid > pirimicarb > chlorantraniliprole. Two major transformation products, desmethyl-formamido pirimicarb and desmethyl pirimicarb, were formed as consequence of dealkylation of the parent compound. Using disturbed soil columns only thiametoxam (93% of the initial amount) and imidacloprid (42% of the initial amount) were recovered from leachates. In the case of pirimicarb and chlorantraniliprole, 74% and 30%, respectively, were recovered from the soil. Thiametoxam and imidacloprid can be catalogued as mobile compounds, while pirimicarb and chlorantraniliprole are classified as immobile according to the screening indices used (GUS and ELI). Leachates containing thiametoxam and imidacloprid were subjected to photocatalytic treatment for 240 min using TiO2/Na2S2O8 with the help of a photochemical reactor equipped with LED lamp. Both compounds had a very fast degradation rate (half-lives ≤ 0.5 min) in deionized water, while their half-lives were 112 min and 178 min, respectively, in leaching water. This implies a strong effect of the water matrix composition, mainly due to organic matter dissolved (quenching). Only traces of thiametoxam urea and hydroxy imidacloprid were detected during the photocatalytic experiment.
Health Education & Behavior, 2018
The bystander intervention model is one approach utilized to reduce risky behaviors within the U.... more The bystander intervention model is one approach utilized to reduce risky behaviors within the U.S. Army; however, it is unclear how frequently soldiers experience opportunities to intervene and whether they already intervene in such situations. The present analysis aims to ascertain frequencies for opportunities to intervene and the rates at which soldiers intervene when presented with such opportunities. Soldiers ( N = 286) were asked whether they had witnessed particular risky behavior scenarios of interest to the Army (i.e., suicide-related behaviors, alcohol misuse, or sexual harassment/assault) during the previous 2 months and whether they had intervened in those scenarios. Prevalence rates within this sample were calculated to determine the frequency of such situations and subsequent interventions. Logistic regression was used to ascertain any differences in witnessing scenarios by demographic groups. Nearly half (46.8%) of the soldiers reported witnessing at least one scenar...
Journal of Environmental Management, 2020
In Mediterranean countries, reuse of reclaimed water is essential for crop irrigation. The occurr... more In Mediterranean countries, reuse of reclaimed water is essential for crop irrigation. The occurrence of pesticides in agro-wastewater may represent a risk for human health and environment owing to their release in soil and translocation to plants. The novelty of this work relies on the reuse of reclaimed agro-wastewater polluted with thirteen pesticides for lettuce irrigation. Removing of pesticide residues in agro-wastewater was carried out using natural sunlight and TiO2/Na2S2O8 in a pilot facility located in Murcia (SE of Spain). The studied pesticides were azoxystrobin, boscalid, chlorpropham, flutolanil, flutriafol, isoxaben, methoxyfenozide, myclobutanil, napropamide, prochloraz, propamocarb, propyzamide and triadimenol, which are commonly used in southeast Spain to treat lettuces grown. Different heterogeneous and homogeneous processes were studied and compared. Previously, the optimization of the process for the selection of the best catalytic system was performed at lab-scale. TiO2+ S2O82- was selected due to the greater effectiveness, achieving almost complete disappearance after about 400 kJ m-2 of cumulative UVA exposure. No significant differences were observed in quality parameters of lettuce grown using treated and non-treated agro-wastewater.
Derechos en Acción, 2017
La idea de los Procesos Colectivos, como vía idónea para canalizar la protección de distintas cat... more La idea de los Procesos Colectivos, como vía idónea para canalizar la protección de distintas categorías de derechos, tales como los derechos o interés difusos, de incidencia colectiva en relación a bienes colectivos, y derechos individuales homogéneos, han implicado una verdadera “revolución” para los distintos mecanismos de los que se sirve el aparato judicial, derivando en una menester evaluación sobre el nivel de efectividad que ellos importan. El foco de análisis se centrara sobre el último eslabón de la cadena constitutivo del proceso judicial, es decir, la sentencia y el grado de alcance que se le haya adjudicado, en relación a los sujetos representados o no en el marco de un litigio colectivo, y asimismo, como ello incide en mayor o menor medida, en una adecuada protección de los derechos y garantías en juego y su correspondiente eficacia como instrumento de justicia.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2019
Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) with a trip... more Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) with a triple quadrupole (QqQ) is proposed for determining the vitamin K homologues, phylloquinone (PK), menaquinone-4 (MK) and menadione (MD), in vegetables. The analytes were isolated from the samples (1-1.5 g) by ultrasound assisted extraction using acetonitrile (2 mL), and the liquids were submitted to microwave assisted cloud point extraction with Triton X-45. The enrichment factors were between 20 and 50, depending on the vitamin homologue in question. The analytes were determined by LC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, providing unequivocal identification and quantification, with limits of detection of 0.8, 1.0, and 16 ng/g for MK, PK, and MD, respectively. Recovery assays for samples spiked at two concentration levels, between 40 and 600 ng/g depending on the compound, provided recoveries in the 90-114% range. Only PK was detected in the samples analyzed, at concentrations in the 90-2350 ng/g range.
Revista Chilena de Dermatología, 2018
IntroducciónLas anomalías vasculares son un grupo heterogéneo de patologías, que considera tanto ... more IntroducciónLas anomalías vasculares son un grupo heterogéneo de patologías, que considera tanto tumores como malformaciones vasculares. Habitualmente de diagnostico y menejo durante la infancia, algunas lesiones persisten hasta la edad adulta. El tratamiento habitual considera terapias poco invasivas, siendo la alternativa resecctiva un opcion infrecuenteObjetivoEl objetivo de este estudio es presentar el manejo quirúrgico de pacientes portadores de anomalías vasculares realizado por el equipo de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva del Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile.Material y MétodosSerie de casos retrospectiva de pacientes con diagnóstico de anomalias vasculares, sometidos a manejo quirúrgico por el equipo de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva del Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile. Se incluyó todos los pacientes adultos con diagnostico de anomalías vasculares intervenidos entre los años 2010 – 2016. Se realizó una revisión del historial clínico de cada pacien...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Mar 1, 2018
Design and preoperative planning of microsurgical flaps are fundamental steps for successful surg... more Design and preoperative planning of microsurgical flaps are fundamental steps for successful surgery. Currently, computed tomographic angiography is considered the gold standard, and new technologies such as thermography could complement its usefulness. The aim of this study was to determine the concordance between thermographic images obtained with a smartphone thermal camera and computed tomographic angiography for detecting perforators using the anterolateral thigh flap area as a model. A concordance study of diagnostic tests was performed in patients who underwent limb reconstruction in 2016. Perforators identified in thigh computed tomographic angiographic images and hotspots on thermographic images obtained by means of the FLIR ONE smartphone camera were compared based on the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine. The authors studied 20 patients, including 38 anterolateral thigh flap territories in total, and identified 117 perforators by computed tomographic angiogr...
Talanta, 2017
High-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-M... more High-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS(2)) with a triple quadrupole is proposed for determining the synthetic phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil, and the active metabolite N-desmethyl sildenafil. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of waters of different origins and human urine samples. Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) was applied in the classical way for water analysis, whereas a previous extraction into an organic solvent was necessary for urine samples, the acetonitrile extract being used as dispersant solvent in the DLLME step. The analytes were determined by LC-ESI-MS(2) in the multiple reaction monitoring mode. Detection limits were in the 5-50 and 15-250ngL(-1) ranges for water and urine samples, respectively. The repeatability was calculated using the relative standard deviation, obtaining values of between 3.6% and 10.1%. The enrichment factors were ...
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