Entoloma mediterraneense Noordel. & Hauskn., una interessant espècie recol·lectada a l'illa de Mallorca

Es descriu, es comenta i s' il·lustra una recol·lecció d'Entololna mediterran eense Noordel. & Hauskn., que prové de l'illa de Mallorca. D'acord amb la informació que hem consultat , creiem que aquesta és la primera vegada que se cita a les Illes Balears.A collection of Entoloma mediterraneense Noordel. & Hauskn. , found on Majorca Island, is described. To our knowledge, this is the first record of the species for the Balearic Islands.Se describe, se comenta y se ilustra una recolección de Entoloma mediterran eense Noordel. & Hauskn. , procedente de la Isla de Mallorca . De acuerdo con la informaci ón que hemos consultado, creemos que ésta es la primera vez que se cita en las Islas Baleares

Are covered bonds a substitute for mortgage-backed securities?

Covered bonds and mortgage-backed securities both allow mortgages to be financed with duration-matched bonds. Given the problems in the MBS market during the financial crisis, some suggest that covered bonds might be a substitute for MBS. We examine the use of covered bonds and MBS in the U.S. and Europe, finding that the two are used for different purposes. Covered bonds are used more to increase liquidity than are MBS. MBS are more often used in ways consistent with exploiting some kinds of agency problems.Bonds ; Mortgage-backed securities

Compositional analysis of correlation of weather parameters with russet of 'golden delicious' apples

The development of russet on 'Golden Delicious' apples is a problem of concern to growers of fresh market apples. Russeting is considered to be due to untimely divisions of cells in the epidermis of the fruit initiated by environmental or cultural conditions. The etiology of nonculturally induced russet is intimately associated with the presence of water on the surface of the fruit. The initiation of russet clearly occurs during the ¯rst 30 days of fruit development, and is frequently visible at the end of that period. Creasy (1980) concluded that high relative humidity was positively correlated with the degree of incidence of russeting, especially 16-25 days after full bloom of apple trees. This study was conducted to establish the correlation between weather parameters and the incidence of russeting on apples. We have recorded the incidence rates of russeting on 'Golden Delicious' grown in 'Mas Badia' ¯eld station (La Tallada, Girona), from 1986 to 2002. Each year a sample of apples was picked at random. Each fruit was evaluated for the percent of surface area covered with russet which was categorized into ¯ve ordinal categories. In this way we have the percentage of each russeting-category for each year

Neoplasias orales en el perro y en el gato

En el presente trabajo se revisan las principales neoplasias orales del perro y del gato, de acuerdo con la experiencia clínica de los autores. Para cada neoplasia se discute la etiología y el cuadro clínico, y los autores recomiendan unas determinadas pautas de diagnóstico y tratamiento.In this paper the most frequent neoplasias of the oral cavity of the dog and cat are described and discussed according to the clinical experience of the autbors. For each neoplasia a diagnostic and therapeutic approach is proposed

Psathyrella globosivelata Gröger, un fong rar i interessant citat per primera vegada a Catalunya

Es descriu , es comenta i s'il·lustra Psathyr ella globosivelata Groger, una especie rara i sorprenent del genere Psathyr ella. D'acord amb la informació de que disposem, creiem que aquesta és la primera citació d'aquesta espec ie a Catalunya i a la Península Ibérica,Arare and intere sting species of the genus Psathyr ella: P. globosivelata Groger, is described , discussed and illustrated. To our knowl edge, this is its first record for Catalonia and the Iberian Peninsula.Se describe, se comenta y se ilustra Psathyr ella globosivelata Groger, una especie rara e interesante del género Psathyr ella. De acuerdo con la información que disponemos, creemo s que ésta es la primera vez que se cita en Cataluña y en la Península Ibérica

Results of the meteorological model WRF-ARW over Catalonia, using different parameterizations of convection and cloud microphysics

The meteorological model WRF-ARW (Weather Research and Forecasting - Advanced ResearchWRF) is a new generation model that has a worldwide growing community of users. In theframework of a project that studies the feasibility of implementing it operationally at the Mete-orological Service of Catalonia, a verification of the forecasts produced by the model in severalcases of precipitation observed over Catalonia has been carried out. Indeed, given the impor-tance of precipitation forecasts in this area, one of the main objectives was to study the sensitivityof the model in different configurations of its parameterizations of convection and cloud micro-physics. In this paper, we present the results of this verification for two domains, a 36-km gridsize and one of 12 km grid size, unidirectionally nested to the previous one. In the externaldomain, the evaluation was based on the analysis of the main statistical parameters (ME andRMSE) for temperature, relative humidity, geopotential and wind, and it has been determinedthat the combination using the Kain-Fritsch convective scheme with the WSM5 microphysicalscheme has provided the best results. Then, with this configuration set for the external domain,some forecasts at the nested domain have been done, by combining different convection andcloud microphysics schemes, leading to the conclusion that the most accurate configuration isthe one combining the convective parameterization of Kain-Fritsch and the Thompson micro-physics scheme

New Gravity Map of the Western Galicia Margin:The Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone Project

Since 1995, the most intensive mapping of the seafloor off the Spanish coast has been carried out in the framework of the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone Project (ZEEE).The main objectives of this project are to obtain improved multibeam bathymetric cartography of the areas off Spanish coastlines, and to perform a geophysical survey,well-suited with a 10-knot navigation velocity (some techniques requires lower navigation velocity). The geophysical survey includes gravity, geomagnetism, and low-penetration seismic techniques in order to infer the geological structure of the seafloor. Other oceanographic variables such as current, surface salinity, and temperature profiles, can be recorded without compromising this systematic survey effort. The ZEEE Project has carried out its survey activities for one month every year.Data acquisition is achieved aboard the Spanish R/V Hesperides. Until 1997, surveying efforts concentrated on the Balearic Sea and Valencia Gulf, both in the western Mediterranean Sea. Between 1998 and 2000, the ZEEE Project investigations were conducted offshore the Canary Archipelago. Since 2001, the third phase of the program has been focused on the West Galicia Margin in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Survey results on the West Galicia Margin area are of interest for two key reasons. First, there is great scientific interest in the improvement of the knowledge of this non-volcanic rifting margin, since this margin offers good conditions for the study of the processes that take place in this type of geological context,because it is sediment-starved. Second, the obtained results also have major socioeconomic repercussions because they can prove significant to defining the expansion of the Spanish shelf,beyond Spain’s Economic Exclusive Zone distance of 200 nautical miles. All of the gravity data acquired to date on this area have been stored as a database, with the aim of preparing gravity anomaly maps on a scale 1:200,000.The database and gravity anomaly charts from the ZEEE Project will provide the most coherent and complete gravity perspective available for this area. This article describes the efforts and accomplishments of the project to date

Macromicetes de la comarca del Berguedá (Barcelona)

Se da cuenta de ciento cuarenta y ocho especies de macromicetes recolectadas en el transcurso de una serie de excursiones de estudio, realizadas por los autores entre los años 1974 al 1977, por diversas localidades de la comarca del Berguedá (Barcelona).Numerosas especies entre las indicadas fueron recolectadas en varias ocasiones, lo que permitió apreciar detalles de su comportamiento autoecológico.En todos los casos hemos pretendido confirmar las determinaciones taxonómicas utilizando los medios reseñados en la Bibliografia. De cada especie se dispone de su ficha de estudio, con los detalles apreciados al realizar la determinanción, pese a ello no hemos considerado adecuado dar descripciones por no hacer más extenso el presente trabajo.We remark the determinations of a hundred and forty eight species of Macromycets collected the year 1974 to the 1977, mainly in Berguedá district (Barcelona).Most of them could be studied more than once. We tried to confirm the determinations using the last specialized works

Aportaciones al catálogo florístico de la provincia de León II

Se enumeran 512 especies vegetales de la provincia de León (España) recogidas en 693 localidades, se hacen breves asociaciones ecológicas de las mismas, así como de su distribución y comportamiento fitosociológico. Se realiza, al mismo tiempo, la revisión bibliográfica a nivel provincial

Paper de Lactobacillus sake i Lactobacillus curvatus en la maduració del fuet

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