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Terapia psicodramática en un grupo terapéutico
Este trabajo describe el desarrollo y evolución personal de un grupo terapéutico, compuesto por seis mujeres de
la provincia de Sevilla, de edades comprendidas entre los 25 y los 55 años. A lo largo del escrito se presenta una serie
de técnicas psicodramáticas aplicadas al grupo. Esta terapia grupal no se encuadra exclusivamente dentro del marco
psicodramático, más bien, mantiene una orientación primordialmente sistémica. Siendo el motivo fundamental de la
creación de este grupo el malestar que manifiestan en el entorno familiar, se aplican técnicas psicodramáticas con el fin
de trabajar diferentes aspectos, considerándose estas técnicas las más adecuadas tanto para este grupo como para los
contenidos a abordar.This paper describes the development and personal evolution of a therapeutical group consisting of 6 women
from the province of Seville aged between 25 and 55 years. A series of psycodramatic technics are applied to this
group throughout the paper. This group therapy does not only belong to the psycodramatic field but it has a systematic
orientation. The creation of this group comes motivated by the distress expressed by the members in their family environment.
Psycodramatic technics are applied to the group to work on different aspects. These technics are considered
the most suitable for the group and for the contents being presented
Evershed clouds as precursors of moving magnetic features around sunspots
The relation between the Evershed flow and moving magnetic features (MMFs) is
studied using high-cadence, simultaneous spectropolarimetric measurements of a
sunspot in visible (630.2 nm) and near-infrared (1565 nm) lines. Doppler
velocities, magnetograms, and total linear polarization maps are calculated
from the observed Stokes profiles. We follow the temporal evolution of two
Evershed clouds that move radially outward along the same penumbral filament.
Eventually, the clouds cross the visible border of the spot and enter the moat
region, where they become MMFs. The flux patch farther from the sunspot has the
same polarity of the spot, while the MMF closer to it has opposite polarity and
exhibits abnormal circular polarization profiles. Our results provide strong
evidence that at least some MMFs are the continuation of the penumbral Evershed
flow into the moat. This, in turn, suggests that MMFs are magnetically
connected to sunspots.Comment: To appear in ApJ Letters, Vol 649, 2006 September 20 issu
Diagnostics for spectropolarimetry and magnetography
An assessment on the capabilities of modern spectropolarimeters and
magnetographs is in order since most of our astrophysical results rely upon the
accuracy of the instrumentation and on the sensitivity of the observables to
variations of the sought physical parameters. A contribution to such an
assessment will be presented in this talk where emphasis will be made on the
use of the so-called response functions to gauge the probing capabilities of
spectral lines and on an analytical approach to estimate the uncertainties in
the results in terms of instrumental effects. The Imaging Magnetograph
eXperiment (IMaX) and the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) will be
used as study cases.Comment: To be published in "Physics of Sun and Star Spots", Proceedings of
IAU Symp. 273, D.P. Choudhary & A.C. Cadavid (eds.), Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
University Pres
Temporal evolution of the Evershed flow in sunspots. I. Observational characterization of Evershed clouds
[Abridged] The magnetic and kinematic properties of the photospheric Evershed
flow are relatively well known, but we are still far from a complete
understanding of its nature. The evolution of the flow with time, which is
mainly due to appearance of velocity packets called Evershed clouds (ECs), may
provide information to further constrain its origin. Here we undertake a
detailed analysis of the evolution of the Evershed flow by studying the
properties of ECs. In this first paper we determine the sizes, proper motions,
location in the penumbra, and frequency of appearance of ECs, as well as their
typical Doppler velocities, linear and circular polarization signals, Stokes V
area asymmetries, and continuum intensities. High-cadence, high-resolution,
full vector spectropolarimetric measurements in visible and infrared lines are
used to derive these parameters. We find that ECs appear in the mid penumbra
and propage outward along filaments with large linear polarization signals and
enhanced Evershed flows. The frequency of appearance of ECs varies between 15
and 40 minutes in different filaments. ECs exhibit the largest Doppler
velocities and linear-to-circular polarization ratios of the whole penumbra. In
addition, lines formed deeper in the atmosphere show larger Doppler velocities,
much in the same way as the ''quiescent'' Evershed flow. According to our
observations, ECs can be classified in two groups: type I ECs, which vanish in
the outer penumbra, and type II ECs, which cross the outer penumbral boundary
and enter the sunspot moat. Most of the observed ECs belong to type I. On
average, type II ECs can be detected as velocity structures outside of the spot
for only about 14 min. Their proper motions in the moat are significantly
reduced with respect to the ones they had in the penumbra.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
Temporal evolution of the Evershed flow in sunspots. II. Physical properties and nature of Evershed clouds
Context: Evershed clouds (ECs) represent the most conspicuous variation of
the Evershed flow in sunspot penumbrae. Aims: We determine the physical
properties of ECs from high spatial and temporal resolution spectropolarimetric
measurements. Methods: The Stokes profiles of four visible and three infrared
spectral lines are subject to inversions based on simple one-component models
as well as more sophisticated realizations of penumbral flux tubes embedded in
a static ambient field (uncombed models). Results: According to the
one-component inversions, the EC phenomenon can be understood as a perturbation
of the magnetic and dynamic configuration of the penumbral filaments along
which these structures move. The uncombed inversions, on the other hand,
suggest that ECs are the result of enhancements in the visibility of penumbral
flux tubes. We conjecture that the enhancements are caused by a perturbation of
the thermodynamic properties of the tubes, rather than by changes in the vector
magnetic field. The feasibility of this mechanism is investigated performing
numerical experiments of thick penumbral tubes in mechanical equilibrium with a
background field. Conclusions: While the one-component inversions confirm many
of the properties indicated by a simple line parameter analysis (Paper I of
this series), we tend to give more credit to the results of the uncombed
inversions because they take into account, at least in an approximate manner,
the fine structure of the penumbra.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
The properties of penumbral microjets inclination
We investigate the dependence of penumbral microjets inclination on the
position within penumbra. The high cadence observations taken on 10 November
2006 with the Hinode satellite through the \ion{Ca}{ii} H and G--band filters
were analysed to determine the inclination of penumbral microjets. The results
were then compared with the inclination of the magnetic field determined
through the inversion of the spectropolarimetric observations of the same
region. The penumbral microjet inclination is increasing towards the outer edge
of the penumbra. The results suggest that the penumbral microjet follows the
opening magnetic field lines of a vertical flux tube that creates the sunspot.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, A&A Letter in pres
Disintegration of Magnetic Flux in Decaying Sunspots as Observed with the Hinode SOT
Continuous observations of sunspot penumbrae with the Solar Optical Telescope
aboard \textit{Hinode} clearly show that the outer boundary of the penumbra
fluctuates around its averaged position. The penumbral outer boundary moves
inward when granules appear in the outer penumbra. We discover that such
granules appear one after another while moving magnetic features (MMFs) are
separating from the penumbral ``spines'' (penumbral features that have stronger
and more vertical fields than those of their surroundings). These granules that
appear in the outer penumbra often merge with bright features inside the
penumbra that move with the spines as they elongate toward the moat region.
This suggests that convective motions around the penumbral outer boundary are
related to the disintegration of magnetic flux in the sunspot. We also find
that dark penumbral filaments frequently elongate into the moat region in the
vicinity of MMFs that detach from penumbral spines. Such elongating dark
penumbral filaments correspond to nearly horizontal fields extending from the
penumbra. Pairs of MMFs with positive and negative polarities are sometimes
observed along the elongating dark penumbral filaments. This strongly supports
the notion that such elongating dark penumbral filaments have magnetic fields
with a ``sea serpent''-like structure. Evershed flows, which are associated
with the penumbral horizontal fields, may be related to the detachment of the
MMFs from the penumbral spines, as well as to the formation of the MMFs along
the dark penumbral filaments that elongate into the moat region.Comment: Accepted for publication in Ap
Resistencia al Triclabendazole (TCBZ) en ovinos infectados artificialmente con una cepa cajamarquina de Fasciola hepatica
En la región Cajamarca (Perú) se viene utilizando por más de quince años el TCBZ como el medio más común para el control de fasciolosis en ganado vacuno lechero (Claxton et al.,1998). Sin embargo,se ha encontrado evidencia de resistencia de Fasciola hepatica a este fármaco (Márquez, 2003; Kelly, 2007).
La alta eficacia del TCBZ mostrada al comienzo de su uso ha ido disminuyendo dramáticamente en los últimos años, fenómeno que ha sido identificado como una resistencia del parásito a la droga. Se considera que hay resistencia cuando la efectividad de un fármaco disminuye o desaparece. El uso de antiparasitarios sin ningún control de bioequivalencia y sin criterios técnicos de manejo (Ortiz et al., 2011) han hecho que el fenómeno de resistencia se incremente
Does the persistence of sweet chestnut depend on cultural inputs? Regeneration, recruitment, and mortality in Quercus- and Castanea-dominated forests
[EN]Quercus secondary forests show a gradual transition toward mixed forests, with sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) becoming increasingly abundant in the western Spanish Central System.It shows a certain resistance to competitive displacement by Quercus pyrenaica.Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, is a component of European broadleaf forests and is one of the most managed trees.Our work aimed to identity the main factors that limit the establishment of C. sativa and to analyze the recruitment and mortality processes of C. sativa trees. The age, growth ring patterns, regeneration density, and the spatial structure of trees and saplings in 11 plots in the Spanish Central System were analyzed.s Chestnut seedling density increased with C. sativa basal area, but transition toward the sapling stage appeared limited owing to light availability. In Quercus pyrenaica secondary forests, sparse canopies did not constrain chestnut regeneration, and in old chestnut stands, C. sativa showed a certain resistance to competitive displacement. By contrast, mixed young coppices showed a high mortality, most likely due to competition with other vigorous resprouter
Subsurface magnetic field and flow structure of simulated sunspots
We present a series of numerical sunspot models addressing the subsurface
field and flow structure in up to 16 Mm deep domains covering up to 2 days of
temporal evolution. Changes in the photospheric appearance of the sunspots are
driven by subsurface flows in several Mm depth. Most of magnetic field is
pushed into a downflow vertex of the subsurface convection pattern, while some
fraction of the flux separates from the main trunk of the spot. Flux separation
in deeper layers is accompanied in the photosphere with light bridge formation
in the early stages and formation of pores separating from the spot at later
stages. Over a time scale of less than a day we see the development of a large
scale flow pattern surrounding the sunspots, which is dominated by a radial
outflow reaching about 50% of the convective rms velocity in amplitude. Several
components of the large scale flow are found to be independent from the
presence of a penumbra and the associated Evershed flow. While the simulated
sunspots lead to blockage of heat flux in the near surface layers, we do not
see compelling evidence for a brightness enhancement in their periphery. We
further demonstrate that the influence of the bottom boundary condition on the
stability and long-term evolution of the sunspot is significantly reduced in a
16 Mm deep domain compared to the shallower domains considered previously.Comment: 20 pages, 14 figures, 4 animations, accepted for publication in Ap
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