Hongos colectados en el sur de Argentina Ejemplares colectado por MATTHEW SMITH e investigadores locales durante las campañas de colecta realizadas en el sur Argentino, durante los años 2015-2016. Producto de un proyecto en conjunto entre el IMBIV y el Herbario de la Universidad de Florida.

First records of Anthopleura nigrescens (Verrill, 1928) and Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) in the Coiba National Park, Pacific coast of Panama Acuña, Fabian Horacio; González Muñoz, Ricardo Enrique; Garese, Agustin; Díaz Ferguson, Edgardo We report two species of sea anemones, Anthopleura nigrescens (Verrill, 1928) and Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869), for the first time from Parque Nacional Coiba, a large, protected area in the Pacific off Panama. In addition, we describe the external anatomical taxonomic characters and provide images of live specimens of each species. The number of sea anemones species known for Panama is updated to 57. This work constitutes the first study in the documentation of sea anemones of Coiba Island.

GEMA—An Automatic Segmentation Method for Real-Time Analysis of Mammalian Cell Growth in Microfluidic Devices Isa Jara, Ramiro Fernando; Pérez Sosa, Camilo José; Macote Yparraguirre, Erick Leonel; Revollo Sarmiento, Natalia Veronica; Lerner, Betiana; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; Delrieux, Claudio Augusto; Pérez, Maximiliano; Mertelsmann, Roland Nowadays, image analysis has a relevant role in most scientific and research areas. This process is used to extract and understand information from images to obtain a model, knowledge, and rules in the decision process. In the case of biological areas, images are acquired to describe the behavior of a biological agent in time such as cells using a mathematical and computational approach to generate a system with automatic control. In this paper, MCF7 cells are used to model their growth and death when they have been injected with a drug. These mammalian cells allow understanding of behavior, gene expression, and drug resistance to breast cancer. For this, an automatic segmentation method called GEMA is presented to analyze the apoptosis and confluence stages of culture by measuring the increase or decrease of the image area occupied by cells in microfluidic devices. In vitro, the biological experiments can be analyzed through a sequence of images taken at specific intervals of time. To automate the image segmentation, the proposed algorithm is based on a Gabor filter, a coefficient of variation (CV), and linear regression. This allows the processing of images in real time during the evolution of biological experiments. Moreover, GEMA has been compared with another three representative methods such as gold standard (manual segmentation), morphological gradient, and a semi-automatic algorithm using FIJI. The experiments show promising results, due to the proposed algorithm achieving an accuracy above 90% and a lower computation time because it requires on average 1 s to process each image. This makes it suitable for image-based real-time automatization of biological lab-on-a-chip experiments.

Mujeres y política: Antiperonismo y moralidad sexual en Argentina (1946- 1952); Women and politics: Anti-peronism and sexual morality in Argentina (1946-1952) Perrig, Sara Angélica El presente artículo estudia el posicionamiento político de mujeres opositoras al gobierno de Juan Domingo Perón en Argentina (1946-1952) que participaban de las diferentes fuerzas partidarias de la época. Por un lado, analiza el modo en que estas desarrollaron un pensamiento sobre las mujeres y su inserción política atravesado por contradicciones y paradojas propias de los reclamos históricos por sus derechos. Por otro lado, aborda cómo las antiperonistas recurrían a una moralidad sexual tradicional para oponerse al peronismo, la misma que actuaba en las bases de su opresión y subordinación respecto a los hombres. Finalmente, el artículo sostiene que, a pesar de estar atravesadas por los obstáculos de pensar(se) desde un lugar de dominación, las mujeres participaron activamente de la esfera pública-política y reflexionaron sobre la incursión femenina en un ámbito masculinizado.

Reducing Operational Expenses of LoRaWAN-Based Internet of Remote Things Applications Finochietto, Mariano; Santos, Rodrigo Martin; Ochoa, Sergio F.; Meseguer, Roc LoRaWAN has become the most widely used low-power wide-area network technology to implement monitoring solutions based on the Internet of remote things (IoRT) paradigm. Typically, these solutions interconnect remote sensing areas and data processing infrastructure located in urban centers. The operation expenses of these solutions depend mainly on the traffic sent through the network backhaul, i.e., the link that connects the remote sensing area and the urban area where the data are usually processed and stored. This service is provided by telecommunication companies and represents the main operation cost of IoRT solutions. These expenses usually limit the affordability of IoRT-based systems in developing countries, and also in scenarios where the operational cost is an issue to address. This paper presents an extension to the LoRaWAN protocol, named Node-Aware-LoRaWAN (NA-LoRaWAN), that reduces the traffic in the backhaul, thus decreasing the operational expenses of IoRT-based systems. In order to evaluate the performance of NA-LoRaWAN, it was compared to a regular LoRaWAN implementation. Depending on the network scenario, the proposed extension reduced the traffic through the backhaul in the range of 12–34%. This extension opens several opportunities to use IoRT solutions in application domains with a low operational budget, e.g., precision agriculture, environmental monitoring and natural hazards’ early detection.

La Incidencia De La Variabilidad Pluviométrica Sobre La Hidroquímica Y El Riesgo Sanitario Potencial De Los Contaminantes Naturales En Una Cuenca Endorreica Del Sur De La Llanura Pampeana; Incidence Of Rainfall Variability On Hydrochemistry And The Potential Health Risk Of Natural Pollutants In An Endorheic Basin Of The Southern Pampean Plain Espósito, Martín Eduardo; Fernández, Sandra Noemí; Brandizi, Laura Daniela; Parodi, Elisa Rosalia A variabilidade das precipitações modifica a presença dos contaminantes naturais (As – F) dos recursos hídricos, deixando importante porcentagem de habitantes da zona rural e da periferia urbana exposta ao desenvolvimento de enfermidades. O objetivo é analizar a variação hidroquímica producida pelas variação das precipitações e determinar o risco sanitário potencial causado pela ingestão e contato dérmico com a água. Na bacia da Laguna de Puan se extraíram dez amostras de água em diferentes períodos pluviométricos durante três anos, para fins de determinação de valores As-F e realização de análises de risco à saúde. A profundidade do lençol freático foi determinada para estudar a hidrodinâmica. Todas as variáveis foram analisadas estatisticamente. Em um período de baixa pluviosidade, as concentrações do par As-F aumentam nas águas subterrâneas utilizadas para consumo humano, estabelecendo que a presença de As representa um alto risco à saúde das pessoas, ao contrário de F. A água da lagoa não é adequada para consumo humano e não representa risco devido ao contato com a pele para a saúde da população que pratica esportes aquáticos; The rainfall variability modifies the presence of natural pollutants (As-F) in this water resource, leaving a significant percentage of rural and peri-urban inhabitants exposed to the development of diseases. The objective is to analyze the hydrochemical variation produced by rainfalls and determine the potential health risk caused by ingestion and dermal contact of water. In order to determine the As-F values and perform health risk analyses, ten water samples were extracted from the Puán lagoon basin in different rainfall periods for 3 years. The water table depth was determined in order to study the hydrodynamics. All variables were analyzed statistically. In a period of low rainfall, the As-F concentrations in groundwater for human consumption increase, showing that the presence of As represents a high health risk for people, unlike F. The water in the lagoon is unfit for human consumption, and does not represent a risk due to dermal contact for the health of those who play water sports

IAPT chromosome data 36 Rodriguez Mata, Orlando Abrahan; Gianini Aquino, Analía Cecilia; Daviña, Julio Rubén; Honfi, Ana Isabel AMARYLLIDACEAE. Habranthus cardenasianus Traub & I. S. Nelson, 2n = 24; Argentina, Salta, 10 Oct 2013, D 666 (MNES). The karyotypic formula consists in 12 metacentric (m) and 12 submetacentric (sm) chromosomes (Fig. 3). The genomic size is 213.73 µm. Fluorescent in situ hybridization showed the hybridization sites of the ribosomal DNA probes. The presence of active ribosomal genes (rDNA 18S / 26S) was located on the short arm of chromosomes 9 and 10 (m), on the long arm of chromosome 1 (m) and on the short arm of submetacentric chromosomes 23 and 24.

Oxidation of α-Trifluoromethyl and Nonfluorinated Secondary Alcohols to Ketones Using a Nitroxide Catalyst Politano, Fabrizio; Brydon, William P.; Leadbeater, Nicholas E. A methodology for the oxidation of E-trifluoromethyl alcohols to the corresponding trifluoromethyl ketones is presented. A catalytic quantity of a nitroxide is used, and potassium persulfate serves as the terminal oxidant. The methodology proves effective for aromatic, heteroaromatic, and conjugated alcohol substrates. It can be extended to nonfluorinated secondary alcohols and, in this case, can be applied to a range of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic alcohols.

Cuerpos, emociones, temporalidades y espacialidades del personal de salud durante la pandemia del COVID 19; Bodies, emotions, temporalities and spatialities of health personnel during the COVID 19 pandemic Alzina, Pilar Mercedes; Danel, Paula Mara; Favero Avico, Agustina Maria El propósito de este artículo es compartir algunas reflexiones sobre las corporalidades y las emociones del personal de salud durante la pandemia del COVID19 en el período marzo 2020 hasta mayo 2021, momento en que se realizó la primer tanda de entrevistas semiestructuradas a 15 profesionales de la salud de todas las regiones del país, en el marco de la Red del Estudio Nacional Colaborativo de Representaciones sobre la Pandemia en Argentina (ENCResPA). El artículo inicia con una introducción que explicita el objetivo del trabajo. En un segundo momento se presenta un apartado metodológico con los criterios elegidos para conformar la muestra cualitativa y la fundamentación teórico - metodológica. En la tercera parte se describen los antecedentes teóricos desde el giro afectivo y los empíricos del tema desarrollado. En la cuarta parte, se describen las percepciones del uso del tiempo y del espacio por parte del personal de salud, en el ámbito familiar y laboral. En la quinta parte se describieron los temores sobre el contagio del COVID 19 y los conflictos que surgieron en el espacio laboral y familiar en el período analizado. Hacia al final, en el sexto apartado, describe cómo se proyectaba el personal de salud para 2022. A modo de cierre, esbozans algunos interrogantes que nos interpelan a seguir reflexionando en torno a los objetivos propuestos.; The purpose of this article is to share some reflections on the corporalities and emotions of health personnel during the COVID19 pandemic in the period from March 2020 to May 2021, when the first round of semi-structured interviews was conducted with 15 health professionals. from all regions of the country, within the framework of the Network of the National Collaborative Study of Representations on the Pandemic in Argentina (ENCResPA). The article begins with an introduction that explains the objective of the work. In a second moment, a methodological section is presented with the criteria chosen to form the qualitative sample and the theoretical-methodological foundation. The third part describes the theoretical background from the affective and empirical background of the topic developed. The fourth part describes the perceptions of the use of time and space by health personnel, in the family and work environment. In the fifth part, the fears about the spread of COVID 19 and the conflicts that arose in the work and family space in the analyzed period were described. Towards the end, in the sixth section, we will describe how the health workforce was projected for 2022. By way of closing, we will outline some questions that challenge us to continue reflecting on the proposed objectives.

Integration of mark–recapture and acoustic detections for unbiased population estimation in animal communities Jarrett, Crinan; Haydon, Daniel T.; Morales, Juan Manuel; Ferreira, Diogo F.; Forzi, Francis Alemanji; Welch, Andreanna J.; Powell, Luke L.; Matthiopoulos, Jason Abundance estimation methods that combine several types of data are becoming increasingly common because they yield more accurate and precise parameter estimates and predictions than are possible from a single data source. These beneficial effects result from increasing sample size (through data pooling) and complementarity between different data types. Here, we test whether integrating mark–recapture data with passive acoustic detections into a joint likelihood improves estimates of population size in a multi-guild community. We compared the integrated model to a mark–recapture-only model using simulated data first and then using a data set of mist-net captures and acoustic recordings from an Afrotropical agroforest bird community. The integrated model with simulated data improved accuracy and precision of estimated population size and detection parameters. When applied to field data, the integrated model was able to produce, for each bird guild, ecologically plausible estimates of population size and detection parameters, with more precision compared with the mark–recapture model. Overall, our results show that adding acoustic data to mark–recapture analyses improves estimates of population size. With the increasing availability of acoustic recording devices, this data collection technique could readily be added to routine field protocols, leading to a cost-efficient improvement of traditional mark–recapture population estimation.

Paranasal sinus system and upper respiratory tract evolution in Mesozoic pelagic crocodylomorphs Cowgill, Thomas; Young, Mark T.; Schwab, Julia A.; Walsh, Stig; Witmer, Lawrence; Herrera, Laura Yanina; Dollman, Kathleen N.; Choiniere, Jonah N.; Brusatte, Stephen L. Thalattosuchians were a predominately marine clade of Mesozoic crocodylomorphs, including semi-aquatic teleosauroid and obligately pelagic metriorhynchid subclades. Recent advances in our understanding of thalattosuchian endocranial anatomy have revealed new details of the evolutionary transition from terrestrial to marine to pelagic taxa. Paranasal sinuses, however, have received little attention. Herein, we investigate the evolution of the paranasal sinus system and part of the upper respiratory system (nasopharyngeal ducts) in Thalattosuchia, by reconstructing the nasal and paranasal anatomy in CT scans of seven thalattosuchian skulls: one teleosauroid, two basal metriorhynchoids and four metriorhynchids. Our outgroups were: three extant crocodylian species (including adult and subadult skulls) and the basal crocodyliform Protosuchus. We found thalattosuchians exhibit exceptionally reduced paranasal sinus systems, solely comprising the antorbital sinus, as has been previously proposed. The semi-aquatic basal thalattosuchians Palgiopthalmosuchus gracilirostris and Pelagosaurus typus both have an antorbital sinus partially located medial to a reduced external antorbital fenestra and broadly communicating with the dorsal alveolar canal. In pelagic metriorhynchids, the antorbital cavity is more extensive than in basal taxa and possibly had an active function associated with a hypothesized accessory suborbital diverticulum, but our reconstructions are insufficient to confirm or reject the presence of such a diverticulum. The nasopharyngeal ducts of metriorhynchids are dorsoventrally enlarged, possibly enabling stronger ventilation. The sequence of acquisition of craniofacial adaptations show a mosaic pattern and appears to predate many skeletal adaptations, suggesting these changes occurred early in the thalattosuchian marine transition.

Violacein and its antifungal activity: comments and potentialities Durán, N.; Castro, Guillermo Raul; Portela, R. W. D.; Fávaro, W. J.; Durán, M.; Tasic, L.; Nakazato, G. Violacein is an important natural antimicrobial pigment that is mainly produced by Chromobacterium violaceum and Janthinobacterium lividum. It presents a significant range of effects against phytopathogenic and human fungi, besides being featured as having low toxicity, and by its important ecological role in protecting amphibian species and applications in dyed medical fabric. The hypothesis about violacein's action mechanisms against mucormycosis (Rhizopus arrhizus) and candidiasis (Candida auris) is herein discussed based on data available in the scientific literature.

Shocks in the Outflow of the RS Oph 2021 Eruption Observed with X-Ray Gratings Orio, Marina; Behar, E.; Luna, Gerardo Juan Manuel; Drake, J. J.; Gallagher, J.; Nichols, J. S.; Ness, J. U.; Dobrotka, A.; Mikolajewska, J.; Della Valle, M.; Ignace, R.; Rahin, R. The 2021 outburst of the symbiotic recurrent nova RS Oph was observed with the Chandra High Energy Transmission Gratings (HETG) on day 18 after optical maximum and with XMM-Newton and its Reflection Grating Spectrographs (RGS) on day 21, before the supersoft X-ray source emerged and when the emission was due to shocked ejecta. The absorbed flux in the HETG 1.3-31 Å range was 2.6 × 10-10 erg cm-2 s-1, three orders of magnitude lower than the γ-ray flux measured on the same date. The spectra are well fitted with two components of thermal plasma in collisional ionization equilibrium, one at a temperature ≃ 0.75 keV and the other at a temperature in the 2.5-3.4 keV range. With the RGS we measured an average flux of 1.53 × 10-10 erg cm-2 s-1 in the 5-35 Å range, but the flux in the continuum and especially in the lines in the 23-35 Å range decreased during the 50 ks RGS exposure by almost 10%, indicating short-term variability on a timescale of hours. The RGS spectrum can be fitted with three thermal components, respectively at plasma temperatures between 70 and 150 eV, 0.64 keV, and 2.4 keV. The post-maximum epochs of the exposures fall between those of two grating spectra observed in the 2006 eruption on days 14 and 26: they are consistent with a similar spectral evolution, but in 2021 cooling seems to have been more rapid. Iron is depleted in the ejecta with respect to solar values, while nitrogen is enhanced.

Temporal integration of rod signals in luminance and chromatic pathways Cormenzana Méndez, Iñaki; Martín, Andrés; O´donell, Beatriz Maria; Cao, Dingcai; Barrionuevo, Pablo Alejandro We assessed how rod excitation (R) affects luminance (L + M + S) and chromatic [L/(L + M)] reaction times (RTs). A four-primary display based on the overlapped images of two spectrally modified monitors, which allowed specific or combined [L + M + S + R, L/(L + M) + R] photoreceptor stimulation, was used to present a C-target stimulus differing from the background only by the selected stimulation. For the luminance pathway, rod input increased RTs, suggesting a suppressive rod-cone interaction. The responses of the chromatic pathway were faster when rods were involved, suggesting a major role of rods in mesopic color perception.

The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey Passalia, Mauro Gabriel; Garrido, A.; Iglesias, Ari; Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio The Valcheta Petrified Forest is located in the northeast of the Río Negro Province, Argentina. This work provides a geological characterization of the site and a survey of the fossil logs exposed on the surface and their systematic study. The fossiliferous levels bearing the silicified logs are here referred to the Allen Formation (middle-upper Campanian – lower Maastrichtian, Malargüe Group). These deposits crop out in patches in the study area, and have been deposited on a paleorelief carved in Eopaleozoic rocks of the Nahuel Niyeu Formation being mostly covered by thin layers of Quaternary sediments. The Valcheta Petrified Forest was developed on the margins of a braided fluvial system. Numerous silicified logs have been located at the site. They consist of large axes, not found in life position, with monopodial growth, some of which retain the bases of lateral branches and flared-like base. The estimated height and ages of these trees suggests that it consisted of a mature forest. No other associated vegetative or reproductive structures have been found. Anatomically, a single xylological type has been distinguished and assigned to Podocarpoxylon mazzonii (Petriella) Müller-Stoll et Schultze-Motel, (Podocarpaceae). This taxon has been previously identified from other localities of the Upper Cretaceous to the Danian of Patagonia although never preserved in such complete tree grow architecture. This shows that, along others conifers, cycads and palms, P. mazzonii would have constituted an important element of the arboreal strata in the North Patagonian forest communities during the Campanian–Danian interval producing monotypic patches in some areas.

On the use of espina corona gum as a polymeric additive in water-based drilling fluid Villada Villada, Yurany Andrea; Taverna, María Eugenia; Maffi, Juan Martín; Giletta, Sebastian; Casis, Natalia; Estenoz, Diana Alejandra The aim of this work is to evaluate the espina corona gum (ECG) as a sustainable viscosifier or filtration reducer additive in water-based drilling fluids (WBMs) as a potential replacement of guar gum (GG). ECG is a galactomannan isolated from leguminous seeds of Gleditsia amorphoides, trees that grow in South America with viscosifier properties and applications in the food area. ECG was characterized by FTIR, Z potential, intrinsic viscometry, TGA, and steady and oscillatory shear rheological analysis. Moreover, its effect on the main functional properties of WBMs was studied. Fluids containing bentonite (BT), polyanionic cellulose (PAC), GG or ECG were prepared, and rheological, filtration, thermal and structural properties were determined. In order to study the theoretical rheological behavior, several models such as power law, Sisko and Herschel-Bulkley were evaluated. The rheological studies revealed that WBMs containing ECG exhibit higher viscosities in comparison with those with GG. Herschel-Bulkley parameters indicated that the WBMs with high ECG concentration showed higher yield stress. In addition, the presence of ECG improves the thermal stability and filtration properties. The results indicate that ECG can be considered as an innovative, renewable and non-toxic alternative to partially or totally replace GG in WBMs.

Endpoint estimates for harmonic analysis operators associated with Laguerre polynomial expansions Betancor, Jorge J.; Dalmasso, Estefanía Dafne; Quijano, Pablo; Scotto, Roberto In this paper we give a criterion to prove boundedness results for several operators from H1 ((0, ∞), γα) to L 1 ((0, ∞), γα) and also from L∞((0, ∞), γα) to BMO((0, ∞), γα), with respect to the probability measure dγα(x) = 2 Γ(α+1) x 2α+1e −x 2 dx on (0, ∞) when α > − 1 2 . We shall apply it to establish endpoint estimates for Riesz transforms, maximal operators, Littlewood-Paley functions, multipliers of Laplace transform type, fractional integrals and variation operators in the Laguerre setting.

Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients Liang, Jingjing; Gamarra, Javier G. P.; Picard, Nicolas; Zhou, Mo; Pijanowski, Bryan; Jacobs, Douglass F.; Reich, Peter B.; Crowther, Thomas W.; Nabuurs, Gert Jan; de Miguel, Sergio; Fang, Jingyun; Woodall, Christopher W.; Svenning, Jens-christian; Jucker, Tommaso; Bastin, Jean-Francois; Wiser, Susan K.; Slik, Ferry; Hérault, Bruno; Alberti, Giorgio; Keppel, Gunnar; Hengeveld, Geerten M.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Silva, Carlos A.; ter Steege, Hans; Peri, Pablo Luis; Coomes, David A.; Searle, Eric B.; von Gadow, Klaus; Jaroszewicz, Bogdan; Abbasi, Akane O. The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain LDG, but rigorous tests of the drivers of LDGs have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. Here we produce a high-resolution (0.025° × 0.025°) map of local tree species richness using a global forest inventory database with individual tree information and local biophysical characteristics from ~1.3 million sample plots. We then quantify drivers of local tree species richness patterns across latitudes. Generally, annual mean temperature was a dominant predictor of tree species richness, which is most consistent with the metabolic theory of biodiversity (MTB). However, MTB underestimated LDG in the tropics, where high species richness was also moderated by topographic, soil and anthropogenic factors operating at local scales. Given that local landscape variables operate synergistically with bioclimatic factors in shaping the global LDG pattern, we suggest that MTB be extended to account for co-limitation by subordinate drivers.

Pollination service and soybean yields Santone, Antonella; Mazzei, Mariana Paola; Vesprini, Jose Luis; Torres, Carolina Cecilia; Amarilla, Leonardo; Galetto, Leonardo Soybean is the most important crop for Argentina in terms of cultivated area and annually exported tons. Although soybean is autogamous, crop yields can be enhanced by pollinators. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of insect pollination on soybean production. A pollination exclusion experiment (15 replications) was conducted to analyze the effects on seed production per plant in three stands located in the adjacence to a 100 Ha forested park, which was considered the main potential source of wild pollinators to soybean flowers. Fruits and seeds produced per plant –controlled by vegetative growth-were compared between plants with flowers open to pollinators and fully-caged plants (with flowers excluded from pollinators). A control treatment for the shading effect of the cages used for pollinator exclusion was also performed. Pollination was estimated by pollen deposited on stigmas. The number of pollen grains deposited on stigmas of open-pollinated flowers was higher than that of excluded flowers (27.3 vs 6.9 pollen grains per stigma, respectively). Reproductive variables (# of fruits and # of seeds per plant; total yield per plant) showed lower values (13–25% of reduction according to the variable) in excluded flowers compared to those from open-pollinated flowers. The contribution of biotic pollination to soybean production could be important because when pollinators are excluded pollen deposition and crop yields decrease. The soybean pollination service could be considered as part of the green infrastructure needed to maintain or to improve soybean yields.

Alternative Properties in Liquid Fuels and Blends Romano, Silvia Daniela; Sorichetti, P. A. This work summarises the results of the research program at the Renewable Energy Group (GER) of the University of Buenos Aires on alternative properties for the characterization of liquid fuels. The study included fossil fuels: diesel fuel, gasoline, and methanol, and biofuels: biodiesel from different feedstocks and bioethanol. Blends of diesel fuel/biodiesel, gasoline/bioethanol, gasoline/methanol, biodiesel/butanol, and diesel fuel/biodiesel/butanol were also studied. The electrical, acoustical, and optical properties of fuels and blends were determined as a function of temperature and composition. From these results, the composition of blends was accurately estimated from measurements of permittivity and temperature. The research program included the study of correlations of the alternative properties with those indicated in the international quality standards for liquid fuels (kinematic viscosity, methanol content, flash point). These correlations make possible to verify the quality of liquid fuels with simpler and more convenient measurements in industrial settings, and also in the laboratory.