The atmosphere is host to a complex electric environment, ranging from a global electric circuit generating fluctuating atmospheric electric fields to local lightning strikes and ions. While research on interactions of organisms with their electrical environment is deeply rooted in the aquatic environment, it has hitherto been confined to interactions with local electrical phenomena and organismal perception of electric fields. However, there is emerging evidence of coupling between large- and small-scale atmospheric electrical phenomena and various biological processes in terrestrial environments that even appear to be tied to continental waters. Here, we synthesize our current understanding of this connectivity, discussing how atmospheric electricity can affect various levels of biological organization across multiple ecosystems. We identify opportunities for research, highlighting its complexity and interdisciplinary nature and draw attention to both conceptual and technical challenges lying ahead of our future understanding of the relationship between atmospheric electricity and the organization and functioning of biological systems.
RESUMENEl objetivo del trabajo es estudiar la relación entre los ingresos en hospitales públicos asociados a la gripe y los tipos de tiempo en la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia para el periodo [2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013]. Para ello se emplean dos clasificaciones diferentes. Con la primera de ámbito peninsular se definen los riesgos relativos asociados a cada categoría en relación a las admisiones hospitalarias asociadas al código gripe. Con la segunda centrada en Galicia se interpretan las situaciones sinópticas en relación a la evolución de las tasas de gripe y las admisiones hospitalarias desde un enfoque biometeorológico. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el riesgo de ingresos asociados a la gripe en Galicia es mayor con tipos de circulación atmosférica propios del 3º y 4º cuadrante cuando acontecen precedidos de situaciones de primer y segundo cuadrante. Algunos aspectos sociales son también importantes en explicar los incrementos de ingresos hospitalarios.Palabras clave: Influenza, tipo de tiempo, riesgo relativo, admisiones hospitalarias. ABSTRACTThe aim of this work is to study the relationship between influenza related public hospitals admissions and circulation weather types in the Autonomous Community of Galicia (Northern Spain) for the period 2003-2013. Initially a CWT for the Iberian Peninsula is used to model the relative risk of each category in relation to admissions. Moreover a second much more specific classification, focused on Galicia region is considered in order to validate the theory related to the link between a specific spell in weather types can facilitate the spreading of the influenza epidemic and consequently increase the number of influenza related hospital admissions in Galicia. The results indicate that the risk of hospital admissions associated with influenza in Galicia is higher with types of atmospheric circulation of the 3rd and 4th quadrant preceded by first and second quadrant weather types. Some social aspects are also important in explaining increases in influenza-relate hospital admissions.
RESUMENEl presente artículo se sitúa conceptualmente dentro del área de la climatología médica. Trata acerca de la relación existente entre la variabilidad de alta frecuencia experimentada por la temperatura en la ciudad de Vitoria, las situaciones sinópticas diarias y el número de diagnósticos de gripe registrados por la Red de Médicos Vigía de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco en mencionada localidad. Los resultados obtenidos en este estudio preliminar muestran la existencia de una importante conexión entre los tres factores durante el periodo de expansión de la enfermedad en la ciudad de Vitoria en el otoño -invierno de 1999. Finalmente, se incide en la importancia que esta relación puede tener en el área de la planificación sanitaria de cara a la implantación de métodos de análisis preventivos que faciliten la gestión de los recursos sanitarios en fases expansivas de epidemias gripales.Palabras clave: Semana epidemiológica, red de médicos vigía, variabilidad, tasa de gripe, situación sinóptica. ABSTRACTThis article can be enclosured in the medical climatology area. It deals about the relation that has been found between the high frecuency temperature variability in the city of Vitoria (Spain), the atmosferic circulation patterns and the number of flu diagnostics that have been registered by the Basque Health Service in the last winter period in that city. According to the preliminary results can be established that this relation could be applied to the health services planning or, at least, they shoul be consired in order to avoid queuing in the emergency centers in the flu expansion period.
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