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Excess energy derived from photosynthesis can be used in plant microbial fuel cell (PMFC) systems as a sustainable alternative for the generation of electricity. In this study, the in situ performance of CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) plants in Calama, in the Atacama Desert, was evaluated for energy recovery using PMFCs with stainless steel AISI 316L and Cu as electrodes. The plant species evaluated included Aloe perfoliata, Cereus jamacaru, Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Agave potatorum, Aloe arborescens, Malephora crocea, and Kalanchoe daigremontiana. Among the plant species, Kalanchoe daigremontiana demonstrated significant potential as an in situ PMFC, showing a maximum cell potential of 0.248 V and a minimum of 0.139 V. In addition, the cumulative energy for recovery was about 9.4 mWh m-2 of the electrode. The use of CAM plants in PMFCs presents a novel approach for green energy generation, as these plants possess an inherent ability to adapt to arid environments and water-scarce areas such as the Atacama Desert climate.
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El término hipertensión pulmonar comprende un grupo heterogéneo de condiciones con la capacidad común de generar incremento progresivo de la presión arterial pulmonar y cuyo resultado final puede derivar en dilatación ventricular derecha, falla cardíaca derecha y muerte. La hipertensión arterial pulmonar es una de sus formas y en las últimas décadas se ha producido un creciente interés sobre esta patología. En parte, mucho es debido al desarrollo y diponibilidad de tratamiento farmacológico e intervensiones específicas para una situación en la que, anteriormente, se contaba con limitados recursos terapéuticos y pronóstico invariablemente sombrío.
The term pulmonary hypertension encompasses a group of heterogeneous conditions with the common capacity to generate progressive increase in pulmonary arterial pressure for wicg the final result may derive in right heart dilatation, failure and death. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is one of its forms and in the last decadens a growing interest for this pathology has been encountered. This is largely due to the development and disposal of pharmacological treatment and specific interventions for a situation for which, in the past, limited resources were available and prognosis was invariably poor.
