643 research outputs found
Topological reflexivity of isometries on algebras of matrix-valued Lipschitz maps (Research on preserver problems on Banach algebras and related topics)
Let X and Y be compact metric spaces and let Mn(ℂ) be the Banach algebra of all n × n complex matrices. We prove that the set of all unital surjective linear isometries from Lip(X, Mn(ℂ)) to Lip(Y, Mn(ℂ)), whenever both spaces are endowed with the sum norm, is topologically reflexive
On the Role of Perception: Understanding Stakeholders’ Collaboration in Natural Resources Management through the Evolutionary Theory of Innovation
Natural resources management deals with highly complex socioecological systems. This
complexity raises a conundrum, since wide-ranging knowledge from different sources and types
is needed, but at the same time none of these types of knowledge is able by itself to provide
the basis for a viable productive system, and mismatches between the two of them are common.
Therefore, a growing body of literature has examined the integration of different types of knowledge
in fisheries management. In this paper, we aim to contribute to this ongoing debate by integrating
the evolutionary theory of innovation—and specifically the concept of proximity—and the theory of
perception. We set up a theoretical framework that is able to explain not only why the different types
of knowledge differ, but also why they should differ and why this divergence is useful to develop
fisheries management. This framework is illustrated through a well-known complex scenario, as was
the implementation of the Landing Obligation (LO) in Europe. We conclude that diversity (distance)
between types of knowledge is essential for interactive learning, innovation, the incorporation of new
ideas or to avoid lock-in, etc. At the same time, cognitive, institutional, geographical, etc. proximity
is needed for effective communication, participation and dialoguePostprin
Chiral Symmetry and light resonances in hot and dense matter
We present a study of the scattering amplitude in the and
channels at finite temperature and nuclear density within a chiral
unitary framework. Meson resonances are dynamically generated in our approach,
which allows us to analyze the behavior of their associated scattering poles
when the system is driven towards chiral symmetry restoration. Medium effects
are incorporated in three ways: (a) by thermal corrections of the unitarized
scattering amplitudes, (b) by finite nuclear density effects associated to a
renormalization of the pion decay constant, and complementarily (c) by
extending our calculation of the scalar-isoscalar channel to account for finite
nuclear density and temperature effects in a microscopic many-body
implementation of pion dynamics. Our results are discussed in connection with
several phenomenological aspects relevant for nuclear matter and Heavy-Ion
Collision experiments, such as mass scaling vs broadening from dilepton
spectra and chiral restoration signals in the channel. We also
elaborate on the molecular nature of resonances.Comment: 14 pages, 14 figures. Contribution to Hard Probes 2008, Illa de A
Toxa, Spain, June 8th-14th 200
Extensive Sheep and Goat Production: The Role of Novel Technologies towards Sustainability and Animal Welfare
ReviewSheep and goat extensive production systems are very important in the context of global
food security and the use of rangelands that have no alternative agricultural use. In such systems,
there are enormous challenges to address. These include, for instance, classical production issues, such
as nutrition or reproduction, as well as carbon-efficient systems within the climate-change context.
An adequate response to these issues is determinant to economic and environmental sustainability.
The answers to such problems need to combine efficiently not only the classical production aspects,
but also the increasingly important health, welfare, and environmental aspects in an integrated fashion. The purpose of the study was to review the application of technological developments,
in addition to remote-sensing in tandem with other state-of-the-art techniques that could be used
within the framework of extensive production systems of sheep and goats and their impact on
nutrition, production, and ultimately, the welfare of these species. In addition to precision livestock
farming (PLF), these include other relevant technologies, namely omics and other areas of relevance
in small-ruminant extensive production: heat stress, colostrum intake, passive immunity, newborn
survival, biomarkers of metabolic disease diagnosis, and parasite resistance breeding. This work
shows the substantial, dynamic nature of the scientific community to contribute to solutions that
make extensive production systems of sheep and goats more sustainable, efficient, and aligned with
current concerns with the environment and welfareinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Energia solar disponible en la ciudad de México
CIES2020 - XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia SolarRESUMEN: En el año 2014, con recursos del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Distrito Federal (PINVII-7), se instalaron 10 piranómetros en las estaciones de la Red Automática de Monitoreo Atmosférico (RAMA), de la Secretaría del Medio Ambiente de la Ciudad de México. Estos instrumentos se encuentran conectados al sistema de adquisición de datos de la RAMA por lo que existe una medición cada minuto. Los instrumentos fueron calibrados por el Servicio Solarimétrico Mexicano y referenciados a la Escala Radiométrica Mundial, garantizando que la calibración de las mediciones. Con la información solarimétrica de esta red, durante sus primeros cuatro años, se elaboraron mapas de Irradiación Solar Global en superficie, así como la Base de Datos correspondiente. Toda la información y los mapas, se encuentra disponible en la página de Internet del Servicio Solarimétrico Mexicano y puede ser consultada libremente (http://areas.geofisica.unam.mx/solarimetrico/). Este proyecto no tiene fecha para concluir, por lo que cada año se incrementará la base de datos y los mapas se volverán a elaborar anualmente para aumentar su certidumbre.ABSTRACT: In 2014, with funds of the Institute of Science and Technology of Mexico City (PINVII-7), 10 pyranometers were installed in stations from the Automatic Network of Atmospheric Monitoring (RAMA), of the Secretariat of the Environment of México City. These instruments are connected to the data acquisition system of the RAMA, sampled every minute. The instruments were calibrated by the Mexican Solarimetric Service and referenced to the Global Radiometric Scale, so the information generated is considered reliable. With the first four years information of this network, Global Solar Irradiation maps were prepared on the surface, as well as the corresponding Data Base. All information and maps are available on the website of the Solarimetric Mexican Service http://areas.geofisica.unam.mx/solarimetrico/ and can be consulted freely. This project does not have an ending date, so the database will be increased each year and the maps will be re-prepared annually to increase their certainty.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Study of the solvatochromic effect on natural phenolic compounds
Se describen las características espectrofluorimétricas de dos derivados de quercetina aislados de las hojas de
Flaveria bidentis, un derivado de 6-prenilpinocembrina, aislado de las raíces de Dalea elegans y un compuesto de
estructura antraquinónica aislado de las hojas de Heterophyllaea pustulata. Todos ellos presentan espectros de
absorción con máximos en la región UV-visible acordes con los grupos cromóforos presentes en su estructura. Los
cuatro compuestos estudiados presentan fluorescencia nativa. La posición de los máximos de emisión de fluorescencia
se modifica en función del disolvente. Los desplazamientos producidos están relacionados con el diferente grado
de solvatación de las moléculas en estado excitado según la polaridad del disolvente. La adición de ácidos minerales
provoca desplazamientos en los máximos de fluorescencia concordantes con los ya descritos para compuestos de
estructura similar. Estas modificaciones espectrales tienen un gran interés analítico desde el punto de vista de la
identificación y caracterización de productos naturales de estructura fenólica.The spectrofluorimetric behaviour of two derivatives of quercetin isolated from the leaves of Flaveria bidentis, a
derivative of 6-prenylpinocembrin isolated from the roots of Dalea elegans and an anthraquinonic derivative isolated
from the leaves of Heterophyllaea pustulata, is described. The UV-visible absorption spectra of these compounds
exhibit the maximum values corresponding to the chromophores present in each structure. All of the compounds studied
show native fluorescence in different solvents. The maximum shift in fluorescence emission to the red spectral region
when the polarity of the solvents is increased, can be attributed to varying degrees of solvation in the excited state in
the different solvents. Additions of small amounts of H2SO4 cause shifts in excitation and emission wavelengths, in
agreement with those described for compounds with similar chemical structures. Such fluorescent spectral changes are
of considerable analytical interest, given that they allow the presence of phenolic compounds in the extracts of natural
plant material to be detected easily.Program for University Co-operation conve-
ned in 2001 by Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI)
Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales <i>Balaenoptera musculus</i> in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean
1Blue whale locations in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean were obtained from catches (303 239), sightings (4383 records of =8058 whales), strandings (103), Discovery marks (2191) and recoveries (95), and acoustic recordings.2Sighting surveys included 7 480 450 km of effort plus 14 676 days with unmeasured effort. Groups usually consisted of solitary whales (65.2%) or pairs (24.6%); larger feeding aggregations of unassociated individuals were only rarely observed. Sighting rates (groups per 1000 km from many platform types) varied by four orders of magnitude and were lowest in the waters of Brazil, South Africa, the eastern tropical Pacific, Antarctica and South Georgia; higher in the Subantarctic and Peru; and highest around Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Chile, southern Australia and south of Madagascar.3Blue whales avoid the oligotrophic central gyres of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, but are more common where phytoplankton densities are high, and where there are dynamic oceanographic processes like upwelling and frontal meandering.4Compared with historical catches, the Antarctic (‘true’) subspecies is exceedingly rare and usually concentrated closer to the summer pack ice. In summer they are found throughout the Antarctic; in winter they migrate to southern Africa (although recent sightings there are rare) and to other northerly locations (based on acoustics), although some overwinter in the Antarctic.5Pygmy blue whales are found around the Indian Ocean and from southern Australia to New Zealand. At least four groupings are evident: northern Indian Ocean, from Madagascar to the Subantarctic, Indonesia to western and southern Australia, and from New Zealand northwards to the equator. Sighting rates are typically much higher than for Antarctic blue whales.6South-east Pacific blue whales have a discrete distribution and high sighting rates compared with the Antarctic. Further work is needed to clarify their subspecific status given their distinctive genetics, acoustics and length frequencies.7Antarctic blue whales numbered 1700 (95% Bayesian interval 860–2900) in 1996 (less than 1% of original levels), but are increasing at 7.3% per annum (95% Bayesian interval 1.4–11.6%). The status of other populations in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean is unknown because few abundance estimates are available, but higher recent sighting rates suggest that they are less depleted than Antarctic blue whales.</li
Heavy quarkonium: progress, puzzles, and opportunities
A golden age for heavy quarkonium physics dawned a decade ago, initiated by
the confluence of exciting advances in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and an
explosion of related experimental activity. The early years of this period were
chronicled in the Quarkonium Working Group (QWG) CERN Yellow Report (YR) in
2004, which presented a comprehensive review of the status of the field at that
time and provided specific recommendations for further progress. However, the
broad spectrum of subsequent breakthroughs, surprises, and continuing puzzles
could only be partially anticipated. Since the release of the YR, the BESII
program concluded only to give birth to BESIII; the -factories and CLEO-c
flourished; quarkonium production and polarization measurements at HERA and the
Tevatron matured; and heavy-ion collisions at RHIC have opened a window on the
deconfinement regime. All these experiments leave legacies of quality,
precision, and unsolved mysteries for quarkonium physics, and therefore beg for
continuing investigations. The plethora of newly-found quarkonium-like states
unleashed a flood of theoretical investigations into new forms of matter such
as quark-gluon hybrids, mesonic molecules, and tetraquarks. Measurements of the
spectroscopy, decays, production, and in-medium behavior of c\bar{c}, b\bar{b},
and b\bar{c} bound states have been shown to validate some theoretical
approaches to QCD and highlight lack of quantitative success for others. The
intriguing details of quarkonium suppression in heavy-ion collisions that have
emerged from RHIC have elevated the importance of separating hot- and
cold-nuclear-matter effects in quark-gluon plasma studies. This review
systematically addresses all these matters and concludes by prioritizing
directions for ongoing and future efforts.Comment: 182 pages, 112 figures. Editors: N. Brambilla, S. Eidelman, B. K.
Heltsley, R. Vogt. Section Coordinators: G. T. Bodwin, E. Eichten, A. D.
Frawley, A. B. Meyer, R. E. Mitchell, V. Papadimitriou, P. Petreczky, A. A.
Petrov, P. Robbe, A. Vair
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