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Updating the bathymetry of the Maltese Islands : a national-scale marine survey employing interferometric sonar

Chapter 8The ERDF project detailed a requirment for the scanning of an extensive area of 415 square kilometers employing an interferometric sonar. The process, though hampered by high wind and adverse sea conditions was completed as per contract requirements, yielding interesting new information of the bathymetric landscapes of the Maltese Islands. Survey design: The campaign for the bathymetric survey of the Maltese islands, carried out during the summers of 2012 and 2013, summed total area of about 415 square kilometres and covered depths between 15 and 200 m. Th e total survey area was divided into 28 survey blocks, laid out so each one was completed during a full day of work. This rule applied to all the blocks except for blocks 16 and 17 which were completed over the course of two days each. Each survey block was completed by running survey lines parallel to the blocks’ longitudinal axis. During rough weather, lines were run parallel to predominant wave direction to minimise vessel roll. Line spacing ranged from 50 to 300 metres and was decided by a combination of the sensor’s accuracy at increasing horizontal range, depth, seabed type and sea state. Crosslines were also run for each block, usually on the boundary, to allow for additional data checks between neighbouring blockspeer-reviewe

CERN Storage Systems for Large-Scale Wireless

The project aims at evaluating the use of CERN computing infrastructure for next generation sensor networks data analysis. The proposed system allows the simulation of a large-scale sensor array for traffic analysis, streaming data to CERN storage systems in an efficient way. The data are made available for offline and quasi-online analysis, enabling both long term planning and fast reaction on the environment

Procinura, P. aemula

Number of Pages: 4Integrative BiologyGeological Science

A case study into the making and evolution of populist discourse: examining Hugo Chavez’s discourse and its radicalisation through time.

The research poster establishes the discursive elements of Hugo Chávez's populist discourse and their evolution throughout his presidency

Xenosaurus

Number of Pages: 3Integrative BiologyGeological Science

Xenosaurus platyceps

Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyGeological Science

Xenosaurus grandis

Number of Pages: 4Integrative BiologyGeological Science

Let\u27s Dance Hasta el Amanecer: The Functions of Code-switching in Hispanic \u27Spanglish\u27 Music by Bilingual Singers

This study examines the role code-switching plays in the creation of song lyrics by Hispanic Bilingual artists that feature more than one language. It points out what functions the switches fulfill and what patterns they produce. Furthermore, it also investigates whether these patterns are affected based on the matrix language of the song. The data collected comes from a variety of songs from different genres that fall under the musical term ‘Latin Music’. The data also includes artists from different geographical backgrounds and genders. The study focuses on thirty Hispanic bilingual artists that include both English and Spanish in their songs. The purpose of this study is to observe the use of code-switching by these artists and determine the frequency of each function of code-switching. The results indicate that on average, the expressive function of code-switching is the most commonly used code-switch function used by Hispanic bilingual artists. It was also found that the referential functions occurred with more frequency in song lyrics with Spanish as the matrix language. This was determined to be because of the continued incorporation of English social media words in song lyrics. In this study, the referential function did not show up at all in lyrics with English as the matrix language. Additionally, English matrix songs were found to contain more instances of code-switching than those of Spanish matrix songs. This was shown as there being an underlining desire for Hispanic bilinguals to ‘call back’ to their cultural roots, by incorporating Spanish into predominantly English songs

La memoria de lo perdido y de lo que nunca fue. Notas sobre la nostalgia en La muerte de Artemio Cruz

Ha corrido mucha tinta sobre la complejidad narrativa o el ingenio con el que Carlos Fuentes trata la historia política mexicana en su novela La muerte de Artemio Cruz (1962). Hay, sin embargo, un tema que aún requiere ser estudiado con mayor profundidad: el carácter nostálgico de la novela. En el presente artículo sostengo que hay dos tipos específicos de nostalgia en la obra; una asociada a la voz del Tú y otra en la voz del Él. La nostalgia del Tú surge muy temprano en el proceso de concientización del Artemio moribundo y, por lo tanto, está aún muy unida a la visión que el viejo Artemio tiene de sí mismo para ese momento. La nostalgia del Él se despierta cuando el proceso de concientización ha avanzado, Artemio está más cerca de la muerte y, simultáneamente, está más cerca de su origen. Así, mientras la primera nostalgia separa a Artemio de su ser más íntimo, la segunda lo lleva de regreso a ese momento primero en el que Artemio era la posibilidad infinita de todos los hombres.