El país de García

José Vicente Torrente (Huesca, 1920), diplomático y narrador, dio a la imprenta su quinta novela, El país de García, en 1972. Mezcla de libro de viajes, guía histórico-artística y novela picaresca, el libro constituye un amenísimo recorrido por la provincia de Huesca en el que se alterna el trabajo de documentación con un desprejuiciado humor de estirpe aragonesa, que privilegia lo pintoresco y, a la vez, destiñe sabiduría. Aunque la acción se desarrolla en la época contemporánea, las andanzas de los personajes tienen un regusto arcaizante servido por una prosa precisa, vigorosa y llena de expresividad

Espacios de vida. Casa, hogar y cultura material en la Europa Medieval

El estudio de la vivienda y de su contenido incorpora un amplio abanico de posibilidades de conocer multitud de aspectos sobre lo que representaba el espacio doméstico para los hombres y mujeres del pasado. La casa ha sido y es una gran conquista de la humanidad, como fundamento material de la familia, pilar del orden social, realidad moral y política, unidad organizativa y, en la época medieval, célula fiscal y demográfica. Además, en ella convergen numerosas actividades, desde la reproducción del agregado doméstico a la transmisión de conocimientos y sentimientos; la socialización de la familia o la producción de la empresa doméstica. Pero, además, la casa no puede percibirse como algo aislado, sino que se debe tener también en cuenta su contenido material, todo el universo de enseres, de muebles, vajillas, ropas, etc., que forman parte de eso que llamamos la “cultura material” de un período histórico. Y tampoco debemos olvidar que, en las sociedades complejas, una vivienda es también un bien inmueble, un objeto económico en sí misma, que puede ser comprado, vendido, donado, dado en herencia, dividido, ampliado o hipotecado. Este carácter poliédrico de la vivienda en la Europa medieval es tratado aquí por investigadores de diferentes disciplinas, desde historiadores a arqueólogos, historiadores del arte o arquitectos que, en dieciocho trabajos diferentes, proyectan sus miradas convergentes sobre los hogares de la Europa medieval.AICO/2020/044The study of the home and its contents incorporates a wide range of possibilities for learning a multitude of aspects about what the domestic space represented for the men and women of the past. The house has been and continues to be a great achievement of humanity, as the material foundation of the family, a pillar of social order, a moral and political reality, an organisational unit and, in medieval times, a fiscal and demographic cell. Moreover, it is where numerous activities converge, from the reproduction of the domestic aggregate to the transmission of knowledge and feelings; the socialisation of the family or the production of the domestic enterprise. However, the house cannot be perceived as something isolated, but its material content must also be taken into account, the whole universe of household goods, furniture, crockery, clothes, etc., which form part of what we call the "material culture" of a historical period. Nor should we forget that, in complex societies, a home is also a real estate asset, an economic object in itself, which can be bought, sold, donated, inherited, divided, extended or mortgaged. This multifaceted character of the dwelling in medieval Europe is dealt with here by researchers from different disciplines, from historians to archaeologists, art historians and architects who, in eighteen different works, project their converging views on the homes of medieval Europe

Drama trágico en un acto, Marco Antonio y Cleopatra / por don Vicente Rodríguez de Arellano

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International Wildlife Law : Understanding and Enhancing Its Role in Conservation

We gratefully acknowledge valuable input by Kees Bastmeijer, Sanja Bogojevic, Jennifer Dubrulle, and Han Somsen.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

New edible coatings composed of galactomannans and collagen blends to improve the postharvest quality of fruits: influence on fruits gas transfer rate

The objective of this work was to produce new edible coatings, based on a mixture of galactomannans from novel sources (seeds of Adenanthera pavonina and Caesalpinia pulcherrima), collagen and glycerol, and to determine their influence in gas transfer rates when they are applied on mangoes and apples. The first part of the work consisted in obtaining coating solutions with the convenient values of wettability for each fruit; such coating solutions were then characterized in terms of their permeability (to CO2, O2 and water vapour), mechanical properties, colour and opacity. Gas transfer rates from mangoes coated with a solution of A. pavonina galactomannan (0.5%), collagen (1.5%) and glycerol (1.5%) were compared with those of mangoes without coating: 28% less O2 consumption and 11% less CO2 production were observed in coated mangoes. The same procedure was performed in apples (in this case using C. pulcherrima galactomannan (0.5%), collagen (1.5%) and no glycerol); the CO2 production and the O2 consumption was approximately 50% lower in apples with coating than in apples without coating. The results suggest that these coatings can reduce gas transfer rates in these fruits, and can be therefore important tools to extend their shelf life.The author A.M. Lima was the recipient of fellowship from ALFA VALNATURA Project of the Europe Aid Cooperation Office, M.A.Cerqueira is recipient of a fellowship from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, SFRH/BD/23897/2005) and B.W.S. Souza is a recipient of a fellowship from the Coordenação Aperfeiçoamento dePessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil (Capes, Brazil)

Scanning the European Ecosystem of Distributed Ledger Technologies for Social and Public Good: What, Why, Where, How, and Ways to Move Forward

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs), such as blockchains, are primarily tamper-resistant and time-stamped databases. They allow multiple parties to record, verify and share data on a peer-to-peer basis across a network, in decentralised, synchronised and transparent ways, with limited human intervention and reduced intermediate steps. These technologies are mostly known for business use cases, from cryptocurrencies to asset track and tracing. But there are numerous organisations nowadays searching for alternative ways to harness the potential of DLTs in the pursuit of public and social good, from local to global challenges, and towards more inclusive, cooperative, sustainable, ethical or accountable digital and physical worlds. This Science for Policy report explores the current status of this particular field both theoretically and empirically, in the framework of the project #DLT4Good: Co-creating a European Ecosystem of DLTs for Social and Public Good. Part One offers a conceptual overview of the connections between main features of DLTs and their potential for social and public good goals. Emphasis is placed on different approaches to decentralisation, and on core building blocks of DLTs linked with values such as trust, privacy, self-sovereignty, autonomy, inclusiveness, transparency, openness, or the commons. Part Two comprises a scanning of the current European ecosystem of DLT projects with activities in this field. It contains a summarized version of a database published online with 131 projects, and a quantitative review of main trends. It also includes a qualitative assessment of 10 projects selected from the larger sample to showcase this field and its diversity. Part Three concludes with six independent position papers and recommendations from experts and advisors of the #DLT4Good project. The main topics addressed range from decentralized governance to collaborative economies, with highlights on issues such as trust, verifiability, transparency, privacy or bottom-up coordination