Interactions, disorder and local defects in graphite

Recent experiments report the existence of ferromagnetic and superconducting fluctuations in graphite at unexpectedly high temperatures. The interplay of disorder and interactions in a 2D graphene layer is shown to give rise to a rich phase diagram where strong coupling phases can become stable. Local defects can explain the ferromagnetic signals.Comment: Presented at SNS'2004, Sitges,Spain, July 11-16,2004, being considered for publication in Jour.Phys.Chem.Solid

Aportación al conocimiento paleoecológico del Holoceno en el NW de la Península Ibérica

Se ha hecho análisis polínico de dos palcosudos enterrados bajo un yacimiento arqueológico de cultura catrexa y dt un depósito lacustre. Los tres está.n geográficamente próximos y son com:lacionablc.~ debido a la CXJSI-encia d!:.datacioncs C-14 y a datos culturales. Coll los datos polfnicos obtenidos, se ban hecho dos diagramas en los que se dcfmcn distintas etapas de vegetación dc5dc finales del Sub-Boreal al Sub-Atlántico actual. Dichas etapas son: fin Uel Sub-Boreal con boS()UC de Q¡:e~eu.r y presencia de ÚlJianea; expansión del roble a comien- 7.0s del Sub-Atlántico y presencia deAinus; fase de cultivo de COJtanta hacia 1580 B.P .; fase de máxima dcforcsucióo y fmalmcntc, fase. de cultivo dcPjnr.uA polleo analysi! of two palcosoih buricd under an arcbacological deposit o[ caHcxa culture aod Jakc dcposils was carricd out. Thc thrcc are geograpbkally close and are relatcd as tbe cOOstence of C-14 data and cultaral in(onnation preves. With the po11en data oblai.ned we dcvi.sed rwo diagrams dcfming severa! Mage..~ of vegc.tation ranging from thc cnd of lhc Sub-Boreal te thc prcscnt Sub·Atlantic. Thcse stagcs are: tbc cnd of tbc Sub-Boreal wi tb QuerroJ furcsts and thc prcsc:mx: of Ca¡ftm , u; extcrmon o( oaks at thc bcginning of thc Sub-Atlantic and the presence of Afnus; tbe Castnnea cultivation phase (rom about 1580 B.P .; the maximum deforcslation phase and lastly, cultivation ofthe Pil11tS phas

Super class AB RFC OTA with adaptive local common-mode feedback

A super class AB recycling folded cascode operational transconductance amplifier is presented. It employs local common-mode feedback using two matched tuneable active resistors, allowing to adapt the amplifier to different process variations and loads. Measurement results from a test chip prototype fabricated in a 0.5 μm CMOS process validate the proposal

Effectiveness of a video-feedback and questioning programme to develop cognitive expertise in sport

The importance within sport expertise of cognitive factors has been emphasised in many research studies. Adaptations that take place in athletes’ long-term memories are going to condition their decision-making and performance, and training programmes must be developed that improve these adaptations. In our study, we provide a tactical-cognitive training programme based on video-feedback and questioning in order to improve tactical knowledge in tennis players and verify its effect when transferred to athletes’ decision-making. 11 intermediate tennis players participated in this study (12.960.7 years old), distributed into two groups (experimental, n = 5; control, n = 6). Tactical knowledge was measured by problem representation and strategy planning with a verbal protocol. Decision-making was measured by a systematic observation instrument. Results confirm the effectiveness of a combination of video-feedback and questioning on cognitive expertise, developing adaptations in long-term memory that produce an improvement in the quality of tactical knowledge (content, sophistication and structure). This, in turn, is transferred to the athletes’ decision-making capacity, leading to a higher percentage of successful decisions made during game play. Finally, we emphasise the need to develop effective programmes to develop cognitive expertise and improve athletes’ performance, and include it in athletes’ formative stages

Implications of instructional strategies in sport teaching: a nonlinear pedagogy-based approach

In this article, we have tried to establish the practical implications of instructional strategies in sport teaching. Firstly, we have highlighted the importance of the Teaching Game for Understanding as a teaching model that is fundamentally based on the use of modified games, whose purpose is for students to learn the tactical aspects of a certain sport, by way of modified versions of the real game. Later on, we have gone further into depth into a new way of understanding the teaching-learning process in sport, non-Linear Pedagogy, which is based on manipulating the relevant determining factors (task, environment and individual) to increase information sources and thus be able to guide students towards obtaining their objectives. Within non-linear pedagogy, verbal instruction (e.g., questioning) is considered to be a determining factor that attempts to channel the search for tactical solutions within a learning environment. Finally, we end the article with a section that refers to practical applications, where we purport to give a series of guidelines on how to implement questioning as a didactical resource whose aim is to improve students’ tactical action capacity

Depression as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

Preventing the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), improving the diagnosis, and slowing the progression of these diseases remain a challenge. The aim of this study was to elucidate the association between depression and dementia/AD and to identify possible relationships between these diseases and different sociodemographic and clinical features. In this regard, a case-control study was conducted in Spain in 2018–2019. The definition of a case was: A person ≥ 65 years old with dementia and/or AD and a score of 5–7 on the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS). The sample consisted of 125 controls; among the cases, 96 had dementia and 74 had AD. The predictor variables were depression, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The results showed that depression, diabetes mellitus, and older age were associated with an increased likelihood of developing AD, with an Odds Ratio (OR) of 12.9 (95% confidence interval (CI): 4.3–39.9), 2.8 (95% CI: 1.1–7.1) and 1.15 (95% CI: 1.1–1.2), respectively. Those subjects with treated dyslipidemia were less likely to develop AD (OR 0.47, 95% CI: 0.22–1.1). Therefore, depression and diabetes mellitus increase the risk of dementia, whereas treated dyslipidemia has been shown to reduce this risk