This paper presents a methodology for the design and the implementation of a PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) using IMC (Internal Model Control) tuning method by means of experiments performed on organic banana. In this work, the parameters of the linear and nonlinear model of a cooling chamber for fruits are identified. Simulation studies and implementation of the PID-IMC closed-loop control system demonstrate that energy saving were obtained of the order of 20% with respect to the entire system. © 2020 IEEE.

El tumor sólido-pseudopapilar del páncreas (TSPP) es una neoplasia infrecuente (1-2% de los tumores exocrinos), que afecta predominantemente a mujeres jóvenes, con bajo potencial de malignidad (15% da metástasis). Su diagnóstico preoperatorio es difícil, principalmente debido a que a la imagenología no tiene una característica que la pueda diferenciar de otros quistes pancreáticos, por lo que generalmente es un hallazgo histopatológico. El tratamiento quirúrgico presenta buena sobrevida, incluso en presencia de metástasis. Presentamos 3 casos con cuadro clínico, imagenología, tratamiento e histopatología, con el fin de aportar más información, sobre esta infrecuente patología.

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the consumption of drugs without scientific evidence in patients with mild COVID-19 infection in Peru. Methods An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out including 372 adult patients with a history of mild COVID-19 disease. Factors associated with drug consumption were evaluated by Poisson regressions with robust variance adjustment using the bootstrapping resampling method. Results Seventy-two percent consumed some medication without scientific evidence, with antibiotics (71%) and ivermectin for human use (68%) being the most commonly used. Factors associated with the consumption of drugs to treat mild COVID-19 infection were thinking that the drugs are not effective (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.74) and not being informed about the efficacy of the drugs (adjusted prevalence r...