Betwen France and Spain: Cardinal prince John Casimir Vasa and the spanish diplomacy in Italia (1643-1648)

En 1643, el príncipe Casimiro de Polonia viajó a Italia a tomar los votos en la Orden de los Jesuitas contra la opinión de su hermano Ladislao IV. Para evitarlo, el rey intentó que fuera nombrado cardenal. De esta forma, se vio involucrado en el conflicto entre las coronas de España y Francia por la supremacía en la curia. Durante los tres años siguientes, el príncipe intentó sacar el mejor partido de esta pugna. Este artículo estudia la relación entre los agentes polacos y los ministros españoles en Roma y Venecia, así como la cambiante lealtad de CasimiroIn 1643, the Prince Casimir of Poland traveled to Italy to take the votes in the Jesuit Order, against the opinion of his brother Wladislaw IV. To prevent this, the King attempt he was made cardinal. This way, he was involved in the conflict between the Spanish and French crowns for the supremacy in the curia. Over the next three years, the prince attempted to take the best advantage of this struggle. This paper studies the relationship between the Polish agents and the Spanish ministers in Rome and Venice, as well as changing loyalty of Casimi

Dark Matter in Draco: new considerations of the expected gamma flux in IACTs

A new revision of the gamma flux that we expect to detect in Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) from SUSY dark matter annihilation in the Draco dSph is presented using the dark matter density profiles compatible with the latest observations. This revision takes also into account the important effect of the Point Spread Function (PSF) of the Cherenkov telescope. We show that this effect is crucial in the way we will observe and interpret a possible signal profile in the telescope. Given these new considerations, some light can be shed on the recent signal excess reported by the CACTUS experiment.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the workshop "The dark side of the Universe", Madrid, June 20-24, 200

Michael I of Poland and the reconstruction of the dynastic collaboration of the House of Austria (1669-1673)

Entre 1669 y 1673, la corte de Madrid trató de reconstruir sus relaciones con la corte de Viena, dañadas tras el tratado de reparto de 1668. Con este fin, desarrolló una diplomacia de gran alcance, que incluía a Hungría, el Imperio Otomano y Polonia- Lituania. En este artículo analizamos el papel jugado por Miguel I de Polonia, un monarca poco conocido, en la estrategia general de la Monarquía Católica en Europa, así como los diferentes intereses de las cortes de Madrid, Viena y VarsoviaBetween 1669 and 1673, the court of Madrid tried to reconstruct its relations to the court of Vienna, damaged after the treaty of partition of 1668. For this purpose, the court developed a far-reaching diplomacy, which included Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Poland-Lithuania. In this article we analyze the role played by Miguel I of Poland, a little known monarch, in the general strategy of the Catholic Monarchy in Europe, as well as the different interests of the courts of Madrid, Vienna and Warsa

Special Issue on Innovations in the Field of Cloud Computing and Education

[EN] We are currently in the Digital Society, a continuously evolving context supported by technology. Today, one of the most popular technologies is cloud computing. This paradigm facilitates users’ access to many forms of virtual resources, providing them with a wide choice of tools and services to use at any moment in their daily life. As a result, cloud computing has been applied across very different contexts, such as entertainment, health care, military operations, security issues, business and finance, and human resources. This Special Issue is focused on cloud computing applications for academic purposes: education and research. Therefore, it only addresses innovations in this field and does not include works related to the simple application of some tools. In particular, this Special Issue considers works related to the application of cloud computing in learning activities: educational approaches to learning about cloud computing, the use of cloud computing by institutions to provide educational services/platforms, and cloud computing and security in education. The Special issue received a total of 25 contributions, of which 15 were accepted, concerning several of the previously listed topics. Rodríguez Lera et al. [1] presented a virtual desktop platform for delivering the laboratories of a programming course for a computer science bachelor’s degree and evaluated its usability. Melesko and Ramanauskaite [2] proposed a formative assessment algorithm to facilitate learning personalization by balancing the number of tasks and increasing results reliability; the instrument is tested in a cloud computing course. Person et al. [3] developed a framework based on expert opinions to evaluate significant features and thus reinforce cloud-based systematic review tools. Naveed et al. [4] identified the service quality factors that affected students’ acceptance of cloud e-learning systems and tested them in different Saudi Arabian universities. Margienė and Ramanauskaitė [5] described techniques to facilitate learning personalization and adaptation in eLearning contexts based on transformations from a competence tree-based structure to a graph-based automated e-evaluation structure. Sein-Echaluce et al. [6] found that visually representing students’ cloud computing system interactions makes it possible to achieve workload homogeneity between teams and among team members. Vazquez-Ingelmo et al. [7] described a web service-based technological solution for dynamically tailoring dashboards independently of data context or data domain. Tobarra et al. [8] developed a cloud game-based educational platform, which makes gamification techniques easily applicable within different educational fields by defining a modular and flexible architecture. Amo et al. [9] proposed a cloudable modular data architecture system that simplifies data management in educational contexts, facilitating both data gathering and external access. Calatrava Arroyo et al. [10] presented a cloud-based educational resource that deploys and orchestrates a realistic software programming environment, validated in a real class environment. Alier et al. [11] proposed a software-as-a-service solution to support Moodle’s scalability to deal with COVID-19-related challenges. Moltó et al. [12] used hands-on activities involving 420 online students to explore the application of an open-source data processing tool to a cloud computing course. Hussein Alghushami et al. [13] studied the adoption of cloud computing in least developed countries by analyzing the application of a cloud computing adoption model in the Republic of Yemen. Qasem et al. [14] studied the continuous use of cloud computing in higher education institutions by using a conceptual model-based instrument based and involving several decision-makers in the validation process. Scalera et al. [15] conducted a mapping review on the use of cloud computing for educational innovation that involved more than 940 works. As shown by the works included in this Special Issue, adopting cloud computing in education can facilitate significant achievements within the field. However, in addition to the learning improvement opportunities offered by this technology, many challenges remain.S