I-MATH map of company demand for mathematical technology: TransMATH

This document details a Spanish prospectus on the level of knowledge, use and demand for mathematical technology by commercial companies. It is aimed at detecting problems in the corporate field for which Mathematicians could provide the complementary or fundamental tools, determine the demand for mathematical training, and define where necessary new lines of research in Mathematics aimed at solving these problem

Optimized automatic system to obtain ultrasonic radiation patterns

Due to the need to know and modify the radiation pattern of the ultrasonic sensors, to suit them to a particular application, in this paper is presented an automated measure system to obtain the radiation pattern for ultrasonic sensors in air. The system allows to obtain the radiation pattern in different conditions, for example for checking the characteristics of the ultrasonic sensors provided by the manufacturer, or for obtaining the modifications in the radiation pattern when a mechanical element is coupled to the ultrasonic sensor. In addition, the system has been improved by shortening the measurement time and decreasing the volume of data needed to carry out a measure. Furthermore, due to the fact of implementing the system inside a climatic chamber, the system allows to analyze the influence of environmental factors such as temperature and humidity, plus an evaluation of the degradation behaviour of the ultrasonic sensors in air under conditions of high temperature and humidity. At the end of the paper, two measurements have been done and the results have been compared with the characteristics of the radiation pattern provided by the manufacturer. Finally, a robust measurement system is presented, designed to find the modifications in the radiation pattern of an ultrasonic sensor when it is coupled to a mechanical element

The role of the electrical vehicle in sustainable supply chains: a review

Proceedings of: III Ibero-American Conference on Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2020)Environmental concerns, such as global warming and scarcity of natural resources, pressure companies to develop and adopt cleaner technologies and production processes. Besides, the search for sustainable development (as recommended by Agenda 2030 from the United Nations) has made companies rethink their whole supply chain, including transport activities. Besides, governments have been proposing public policies to obtain positive impacts in the economic, social and environmental dimensions. In this context, many studies have pointed out that electric mobility is a sustainable alternative to the transport sector and, in many EU countries, the government has bet on subsidies to attract manufacturers and customers to this market. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the role of electric vehicles (EV) in sustainable supply chains, considering the articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) database. We realize that there is a low quantity of papers dedicated to investigating the EV in this context. Many papers claim to perform sustainable analysis but do not evaluate the triple bottom line's three dimensions. Nevertheless, we identified that governments had developed policies to incentivize the introduction of electric vehicles in the market.The authors thank CNPq for the scientific initiation scholarship and IFRJ for lending the software Vantage Point. CYTED Thematic Network "Ciudades Inteligentes Totalmente Integrales, Eficientes Y Sostenibles (CITIES)" no 518RT0558

Coordinated management of low voltage power networks with photovoltaic energy sources

Over the last decades, active power networks have reached great attention due to the incorporation of distributed energy resources into low voltage power systems. In this paper, a decentralized energy management strategy is proposed as an efficient way to minimize both active power losses and voltage profile deviation of an distribution power network with photovoltaic solar farms, and also at the same time, aims to improve the reliability and the security of supply. The coordinated energy management concept relies on a two-step optimization approach based on genetic algorithms (GA) and MINLP, in which a multi-objective function is used which takes into account reliability and operational technical constraints in its formulation. The suitability of the proposed methodology is tested on an existing low voltage power system, in which two aspects are considered: firstly, determining the optimal allocation of PV units and secondly, establishing the optimal reschedule of the active power of the generation units partic ipating in the energy mix and minimizing both the real power losses and voltage deviation of the entire power system.This work has been partly funded by the European Union seventh framework program FP7-SMARTCITIES-2013 under grant agreement 608860 IDE4L – Ideal grid for all

El sociodrama como técnica de intervención socioeducativa.

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CRÓNICAS DEL PASO POR LA VIRTUALIDAD

La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 obligó a replantear el desarrollo de actividades académicas en el Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, entre ellas el dictadode clases. Cómo nos preparamos para esta nueva normalidadEl año 2020 será, sin dudas, muy difícil de olvidar para toda la humanidad. La aparición del virus SARSCoV- 2 y su rápida expansión por todo el planeta produjo un descalabro de alcances aún incalculables y efectos todavía desconocidos en casi todos los órdenes de nuestras vidas. La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 obligó a replantear el desarrollo de actividades académicas en el Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, entre ellas el dictado de clases. Cómo nos preparamos para esta nueva normalidad

Heat Unit Requirements of “Flame Seedless” Table Grape: A Tool to Predict Its Harvest Period in Protected Cultivation

Greenhouse cultivation of table grapes is a challenge due to difficulties imposed by their perennial habit and chilling requirements. Despite difficulties, greenhouse cultivation allows ripening long before that in the open field. Nonetheless, for harvesting “Flame Seedless” in the most profitable periods, a cultural practices timetable has to be established. In this context, an estimation of development rate as a function of temperature becomes essential. This work puts forward a procedure to determine “Flame Seedless” threshold temperatures and heat requirements from bud break to ripening. “Flame Seedless” required an average of 1633 growing degree days (GDD) in the open field with a base temperature of 5 °C and an upper threshold temperature of 30 °C. Strikingly, only 1542 GDD were required within the greenhouse. This procedure forecast “Flame Seedless” ripening with an accuracy of three and six days in the open field and greenhouse, improving predictions based on the average number of days between bud break and ripening. The procedure to predict oncoming harvest date was found satisfactory, just four days earlier than the real date. If we used the typical meteorological year instead of the average year, then the prediction was greatly improved since harvest was forecast just one day before its occurrence

La actitud hacia el trabajo en equipo en estudiantes universitarios

[EN] Teamwork is considered a valuable competence in university teaching to acquire interpersonal and cognitive skills. The main objective is to analyze the perspectives and experiences that each student has had in relation to the groups to guide the active methodology that will be applied in the teachinglearning process of the subject. It is a quantitative, descriptive, interpretative investigation. The students of the first grade level (n = 69) answer a questionnaire about group attitudes at the beginning of the subject. The results confirm the importance of teamwork for students, the perception of their attitude towards teamwork is good, although only 55.1% is more inclined towards positive attitudes towards teams. The data provided help in the design of an innovation experience by applying an active methodology in which knowledge about positive attitudes to work in a team and apply them in different tasks must be included. The acquisition of these competences must be continuous and progressive on the part of the student and requires specific feedback on the correct behaviors to work effectively as a team and an evaluation that accompanies the learning process.[ES] El trabajo en equipo se considera una competencia valiosa en la enseñanza universitaria para adquirir destrezas interpersonales y cognitivas. El objetivo es analizar las perspectivas y experiencias que cada estudiante ha tenido en relación con los grupos para orientar la metodología activa que se aplicará en el proceso enseñanza aprendizaje de la asignatura. Se trata de una investigación cuantitativa, descriptiva interpretativa. El alumnado de primer curso de grado (n= 69) contesta al principio de la asignatura a un cuestionario sobre actitudes grupales. Los resultados confirman la importancia que tiene el trabajo en equipo para los estudiantes, la percepción sobre su actitud hacia el trabajo en equipo es buena, aunque solo el 55,1% se inclina más a actitudes positivas ante los equipos. Los datos aportados ayudan en el diseño de una experiencia de innovación aplicando una metodología activa en la que se deben incluir conocimiento sobre cuáles son las actitudes positivas para trabajar en equipo y aplicarlas en las diferentes tareas. La adquisición de estas competencias debe ser continua y progresiva por parte del estudiante y requiere retroalimentación específica sobre las correctas conductas para trabajar eficazmente en equipo y una evaluación que acompañe el proceso de aprendizaje.González Alonso, Y.; Cano Rosás, M.; Jiménez Arberás, E.; Pousada García, T. (2018). La actitud hacia el trabajo en equipo en estudiantes universitarios. En IN-RED 2018. IV Congreso Nacional de Innovación Educativa y Docencia en Red. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 1238-1248. https://doi.org/10.4995/INRED2018.2018.8631OCS1238124

The role of biologics in the treatment of giant cell arteritis

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Giant cell arteritis is a vasculitis of large and middle-sized arteries that affects individuals older than 50 years. Although glucocorticoids remain the mainstay in the treatment of this vasculitis, other drugs are often required to achieve clinical remission and allow glucocorticoid discontinuation. Areas covered: The review summarizes the main biologic therapies used for the managements of GCA. Expert commentary: Although several biologic agents have been used in patients with GCA, the only biologic agent currently approved for this purpose is the recombinant humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody: tocilizumab. It has demonstrated efficacy to improve clinical symptoms, decrease the cumulative prednisone dose and reduce the frequency of relapses in clinical trials and real-life studies on patients with GCA. A trial showed that abatacept may be useful to maintain remission in GCA patients. An openlabel study suggested that ustekinumab could be useful for the treatment of patients with refractory GCA. However, further studies are required to confirm if both abatacept and ustekinumab are useful as an adjunctive therapy to reduce relapses or as a glucocorticoid sparing agent in GCA. Anakinra has been successfully used in a few patients with refractory GCA. In contrast, anti-tumor necrosis factor- α therapy yielded disappointing results in GCA