391 research outputs found
Finite Dimensional Hopf Actions on Central Division Algebras
Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let D be a division algebra of degree d over its center Z(D). Assume that k. Z(D). We show that a finite group G faithfully grades D if and only if G contains a normal abelian subgroup of index dividing d. We also prove that if a finite dimensional Hopf algebra coacts on D defining a Hopf-Galois extension, then its PI degree is at most d². Finally, we construct Hopf-Galois actions on division algebras of twisted group algebras attached to bijective cocycles
Estudio de mercado para proyecto de hotel ecoturístico en la playa Los Cocos, Lago Cocibolca, Granada, Nicaragua
Tesis (Licenciatura en Turismo y Administracion Hotelera)--Universidad Americana, Managua, 2004El presente estudio tiene la finalidad de conocer los atractivos turisticos que posee la ciudad de Granada para asi diagnosticar la demanda vs. la oferta demostrando la viabilidad de ofertar y promocionar un hotel Ecoturistico en la costa del Gran Lago Cocibolca
Estudio sobre simplificación de la enseñanza ortográfica
En artículo precedente insistíamos en que la enseñanza de la ortografía castellana es fundamental para el avance cultural y económico de nuestra Patria, e indicábamos las consecuencias prácticas que los criterios que establecíamos para medir la eficacia en la enseñanza de la ortografía, pueden tener en la reforma de los métodos empleados en nuestras escuelas. Respecto a la conveniencia de que el alumno aprenda de memoria un crecido número de reglas, pusimos de relieve que la frecuencia del uso de unas y otras palabras en el idioma castellano, nos indicaba que debe aprenderse sin ninguna clase de reglas la correcta grafía de las pocas palabras dudosas que existen en el centenar de términos gramaticales verdaderamente esenciales en el idioma. Pero en las restantes palabras no puede decirse "a priori" que sea o no más conveniente el método de enseñarlas todas "aisladamente y prescindiendo de toda regla".
Para resolver con cierta exactitud hasta qué punto conviene o no el aprendizaje de las reglas ortográficas, no nos bastará considerar únicamente, como hacíamos en el artículo anterior, el número de veces que pueda ser útil una regla ortográfica cuando el alumno la domine ; porque es evidente que hay que pesar y valorar también el esfuerzo que supondrá conseguir que sea aplicable: hay un cierto "coste de aprendizaje" o "sacrificio inicial fijo" para asimilr y retener cada regla ortográfica, y otro "coste y esfuerzo variable", que se produce cada vez que la regla ha de ser aplicada. Y ambos coste "fijo inicial" y "variable, o de aplicación directa de dicha regla", vienen afectados, sin duda, por el número de excepciones que presente esa regla
Dermatitis crónica por sensibilización al níquel en un paciente con fractura del astrágalo tratada mediante osteosíntesis
Se presenta un varón de 25 años, con fractura del astrágalo izquierdo tratada
mediante osteosíntesis con 2 tornillos de acero inoxidable con un contenido en níquel del 12-14%.
A los 4 meses de la intervención, el paciente desarrolló una dermatitis pruriginosa en cara
lateral externa del pie, en la zona cutánea supra-adyacente al lugar de la osteosíntesis. La lesión
no cedió con el tratamiento tópico convencional a base de corticoides. Las pruebas epicutáneas
realizadas con la batería estándar del Grupo Español de Investigación en Dermatitis
de Contacto revelaron un parche positivo vesiculoso (+ +) al sulfato de níquel al 2,5% y al
cloruro de cobalto al 1%, ambos aplicados en vaselina, en la lectura a las 48 y 96 horas. En
vista de que las lesiones permanecían estables al mes de tratamiento con un potente corticoide
en cura oclusiva y antihistamínicos sistémicos, se procedió a retirar los tornillos de osteosíntesis.
A los pocos días de la intervención comenzó a desaparecer el prurito y, en el curso de
2 semanas, se produjo la curación completa de la dermatitisSe presenta un varón de 25 años, con fractura del astrágalo izquierdo tratada
mediante osteosíntesis con 2 tornillos de acero inoxidable con un contenido en níquel del 12-14%.
A los 4 meses de la intervención, el paciente desarrolló una dermatitis pruriginosa en cara
lateral externa del pie, en la zona cutánea supra-adyacente al lugar de la osteosíntesis. La lesión
no cedió con el tratamiento tópico convencional a base de corticoides. Las pruebas epicutáneas
realizadas con la batería estándar del Grupo Español de Investigación en Dermatitis
de Contacto revelaron un parche positivo vesiculoso (+ +) al sulfato de níquel al 2,5% y al
cloruro de cobalto al 1%, ambos aplicados en vaselina, en la lectura a las 48 y 96 horas. En
vista de que las lesiones permanecían estables al mes de tratamiento con un potente corticoide
en cura oclusiva y antihistamínicos sistémicos, se procedió a retirar los tornillos de osteosíntesis.
A los pocos días de la intervención comenzó a desaparecer el prurito y, en el curso de
2 semanas, se produjo la curación completa de la dermatitis
Energy dissipation via acoustic emission in ductile crack initiation
This article presents a modeling approach to estimate the energy release due to ductile crack initiation in conjunction to the energy dissipation associated with the formation and propagation of transient stress waves typically referred to as acoustic emission. To achieve this goal, a ductile fracture problem is investigated computationally using the finite element method based on a compact tension geometry under Mode I loading conditions. To quantify the energy dissipation associated with acoustic emission, a crack increment is produced given a pre-determined notch size in a 3D cohesive-based extended finite element model. The computational modeling methodology consists of defining a damage initiation state from static simulations and linking such state to a dynamic formulation used to evaluate wave propagation and related energy redistribution effects. The model relies on a custom traction separation law constructed using full field deformation measurements obtained experimentally using the digital image correlation method. The amount of energy release due to the investigated first crack increment is evaluated through three different approaches both for verification purposes and to produce an estimate of the portion of the energy that radiates away from the crack source in the form of transient waves. The results presented herein propose an upper bound for the energy dissipation associated to acoustic emission, which could assist the interpretation and implementation of relevant nondestructive evaluation methods and the further enrichment of the understanding of effects associated with fracture
3D-printed concrete footbridges: an approach to assess the sustainability performance
Digital fabrication with concrete (DFC) is fast becoming an attractive alternative for components (i.e., façades, urban furniture) and structural typologies (i.e., short-span footbridges, columns, floor systems) for which complex geometries derived from particular aesthetical criteria and/or construction time constrictions are governing parameters. Additionally, some authors claim that this process allows improving the sustainability of structures, as less material is necessary compared to traditional concrete solutions, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions linked to material consumption. Nonetheless, the environmental implications of DFC are still under scrutiny and remain objectively unquantified. In this study, a sustainability assessment model to allow decision-makers to evaluate and compare concrete footbridge alternatives—from the sustainability perspective—including those constructed by means of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) techniques, is presented. The proposed approach is based on the MIVES method. For this purpose, the most representative criteria and indicators of sustainability identified are measured and weighted-aggregated in a decision-making tree. The sustainability index (SI) of each alternative is the outcome derived from the application of the model, and the SI was used as reference for evaluating the alternatives. The sustainability of 3D-printed footbridges is quantified and compared to other concrete-based solutions: traditional reinforced cast-in-place and precast concrete, as traditional solutions, and ultra-high performance precast concrete and textile-reinforced concrete, as innovative alternatives. The results of the analysis lead to conclude that 3D-printed footbridges have positive impacts on environmental and social indicators, but economic indicators still need to be improved to attain a competitive solution. The approach proposed herein to assess the sustainability of footbridges can be extended to other cases and stakeholders' preferences by adapting the components of the method to sensitivities and particular boundary conditions of other scenarios.The authors want to acknowledge ACCIONA, S.A. for the economic funds and information provided. This study was also financially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Sci-ence and Innovation under the scope of project CREEF (PID2019-108978RB-C32/AEI/10.13039/501100011033). A. Monserrat was supported by the Ministerio de Uni-versidades (Spain) with the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (RD 289/2021 and order UNI/551/ 2021) of NextGenerationEU; Postdoctoral Margarita Salas Fellowship funded by Universitat Politècnica de València.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version
Disruption of a Proto-Planetary Disk by the Black Hole at the Milky Way Centre
Recently, an ionized cloud of gas was discovered plunging toward the
supermassive black hole, SgrA*, at the centre of the Milky Way. The cloud is
being tidally disrupted along its path to closest approach at ~3100
Schwarzschild radii from the black hole. Here, we show that the observed
properties of this cloud of gas can naturally be produced by a proto-planetary
disk surrounding a low-mass star, which was scattered from the observed ring of
young stars orbiting SgrA*. As the young star approaches the black hole, its
disk experiences both photo-evaporation and tidal disruption, producing a
cloud. Our model implies that planets form in the Galactic centre, and that
tidal debris from proto-planetary disks can flag low mass stars which are
otherwise too faint to be detected.Comment: Accepted to Nature Communications; new Figure 4b provides predicted
Br-gamma emission as a function of tim
Spherically Symmetric Accretion Flows: Minimal Model with MHD Turbulence
The first spherical accretion model was developed 55 years ago, but the
theory is yet far from being complete. The real accretion flow was found to be
time-dependent and turbulent. This paper presents the minimal MHD spherical
accretion model that separately deals with turbulence. Treatment of turbulence
is based on simulations of several regimes of collisional MHD. The effects of
freezing-in amplification, dissipation, dynamo action, isotropization, and
constant magnetic helicity are self-consistently included. The assumptions of
equipartition and magnetic field isotropy are released. Correct dynamics of
magnetized flow is calculated. Diffusion, convection, and radiation are not
accounted for. Two different types of Radiatively Inefficient accretion flows
are found: a transonic non-rotating flow (I), a flow with effective transport
of angular momentum outward (II). Non-rotating flow has an accretion rate
several times smaller than Bondi rate, because turbulence inhibits accretion.
Flow with angular momentum transport has accretion rate about 10-100 times
smaller than Bondi rate. The effects of highly helical turbulence, states of
outer magnetization, and different equations of state are discussed. The flows
were found to be convectively stable on average, despite gas entropy increases
inward. The proposed model has a small number of free parameters and the
following attractive property. Inner density in the non-rotating magnetized
flow was found to be several times lower than density in a non-magnetized
accretion. Still several times lower density is required to explain the
observed low IR luminosity and low Faraday rotation measure of accretion onto
Sgr A*.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJS. 52 pages, 7 figure
Gender equity in education. Analysis and description of best educational practices
Este artículo presenta resultados derivados de un proyecto de investigación de excelencia
subvencionado por la Junta de Andalucía en convocatoria pública (BOJA 11/04/2007), cuyo
propósito ha sido el diagnóstico de la cultura de género en los centros educativos y el estudio de buenas prácticas en esta materia. El propósito de este artículo es describir y analizar una
variedad de buenas prácticas coeducativas desarrolladas en diferentes contextos escolares de
Andalucía. Además, se pretende presentar un sistema de indicadores que sirva para el análisis
de las buenas prácticas coeducativas. Para ello, utilizamos una metodología cualitativa de corte
etnográfico, aplicando entrevistas, grupos de discusión y observación. Dicha metodología está
fundamentada en las propuestas teóricas del doing gender (Crawford y Chaffin, 1997) y en
las aportaciones sobre el análisis de buenas prácticas (Epper y Bates, 2004; Escudero, 2009).
Aquí analizamos cinco prácticas coeducativas desarrolladas en sendos centros educativos de
Andalucía. Los resultados muestran una rica variedad de prácticas vinculadas a líneas prioritarias
del Plan de Igualdad en Educación de Andalucía, que se manifiestan en diferentes contenidos
(sexualidad, lenguaje, corresponsabilidad…) así como en entornos sociales y educativos
diversos. El análisis nos descubre dos factores de gran relevancia en el éxito y sostenibilidad de
las prácticas: la implicación positiva de la comunidad educativa (profesorado, familia, equipos
directivos) y la sinergia entre el centro y otras instituciones del entorno social en actividades
conjuntas. Estos resultados revelan el papel clave que el Plan de Igualdad está desempeñando
en Andalucía en la promoción de buenas prácticas gracias a la creación de la figura de profesorado
responsable de igualdad como dinamizador de dichas prácticas. Además, destacamos
como factores que condicionan el desarrollo y la sostenibilidad de las prácticas a lo largo del
tiempo la coordinación entre niveles y ciclos educativos para dar continuidad al trabajo, la
estabilidad del profesorado y el trabajo coordinado en toda la comunidad.This paper reports the results of a research project subsidized by the Andalusian
government under a public call for research proposals (boja 11/04/2007) aimed at designing
virtual resources for coeducation and analyzing good practices for coeducation. The paper
describes and analyzes a variety of the best coeducational practices used in different school
contexts in Andalusia. A system of indicators is also presented that is useful for analyzing best
coeducational practices. A qualitative methodology of the ethnographic type is used, in which
interviews, group discussions and observation are applied. The methodology is based on the
theoretical proposals of doing gender (Crawford and Chaffin, 1997) and contributions to the
analysis of best practices (Epper and Bates, 2004; Escudero, 2009). Five coeducational practices
implemented in five Andalusian schools are analyzed. The results show a rich variety of
educational practices linked to the main thrusts of the Andalusian Plan for Equal Opportunities
in Education. This variety is expressed in different types of contents (e.g., sexuality, language,
co-responsibility) and diverse social and educational environments. In-depth analysis reveals two factors of special relevance for the success and sustainability of practices: positive
involvement by the educational community (teachers, parents and school administrators)
and synergy between the school and other institutions in the same social environment in
joint activities. Therefore, these findings emphasize the key role that the Plan for Equal
Opportunities is playing in Andalusia to promote best practices through the teachers in charge
of coeducation in schools, who encourage the use of best practices. Some factors are also
highlighted that affect the development and sustainability of practices over time: coordination
between educational stages and cycles to enable work to be continued, teaching staff stability
and work coordinated throughout the educational community.Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía P06- HUM-0140
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