From supply chains to demand networks. Agents in retailing: the electrical bazaar

A paradigm shift is taking place in logistics. The focus is changing from operational effectiveness to adaptation. Supply Chains will develop into networks that will adapt to consumer demand in almost real time. Time to market, capacity of adaptation and enrichment of customer experience seem to be the key elements of this new paradigm. In this environment emerging technologies like RFID (Radio Frequency ID), Intelligent Products and the Internet, are triggering a reconsideration of methods, procedures and goals. We present a Multiagent System framework specialized in retail that addresses these changes with the use of rational agents and takes advantages of the new market opportunities. Like in an old bazaar, agents able to learn, cooperate, take advantage of gossip and distinguish between collaborators and competitors, have the ability to adapt, learn and react to a changing environment better than any other structure. Keywords: Supply Chains, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Multiagent System.Postprint (published version

Aproximación a un estudio de las reseñas literarias en diversos suplementos culturales españoles.

In this article we have analyzed the most important cultural supplement of the most sold newspapers in our country during three weeks, we have studied the different ways to make literature critic. We wanted to know: what kind of literature is on these publications, how important poetry is nowadays and witches are the most important editorials

Decoupling of defect and short-range order contributions to resistivity recovery measurements in binary alloys

© 2014 American Physical Society. We report a new and improved approach that uses low-temperature resistivity recovery measurements to study the defect kinetics in metallic binary alloys. This method is able to decouple the effect related to the irradiation defect contribution to the resistivity from that of the short-range order, which is enhanced by the free migration of defects. This approach can provide reliable experimental data which are more suitable for comparisons with current computational models. Furthermore, the difference in this method with respect to the classical one is that our method gives information concerning the role of vacancies and interstitials on short-range order. The method is applied to a model alloy Fe-5%Cr, of interest for fusion applications, where short-range order effects have been previously found to play a role.Peer Reviewe

Proposal of a New Orange Selection Process Using Sensory Panels and AHP

[EN] Although the consumption of fruits and vegetables is being promoted by different institutions as a key question of public health, their consumption is decreasing and their waste is increasing. To address this situation, we propose to include the consumer¿s perception of the quality (from a sensory point of view) of a fruit, in particular Valencian oranges, in the supplier¿s selection process by retailers. To do so, we use a combination of consumer and trained sensory panels and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). This approach is completely novel in the literature. According to the expert panel, the most important criteria when evaluating the quality of an orange are fruity smell, juiciness, sweetness and acidity. These criteria are related to the freshness and taste of the oranges. Consumers found the methodology proposed useful and easy to develop. The application of the AHP methodology has helped to facilitate a participatory discussion among consumers on the concept of the quality of the oranges. The methodology proposed can help the agrifood sector in different ways up and down the supply chain. Specially, it can contribute to better meet consumer¿s demands, increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables and reducing its waste.Baviera-Puig, A.; García-Melón, M.; Ortolá Ortolá, MD.; López- Cortés, I. (2021). Proposal of a New Orange Selection Process Using Sensory Panels and AHP. International Journal of Environmental research and Public Health (Online). 18(7):1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073333S11718

Effect of hot-water treatments above 50 ºC on grapevine viability and survival of Petri disease pathogens

[EN] Rootstocks (41 B Mgt., 140 Ruggeri, 161-49 Couderc, 1103 Paulsen and 110 Richter) and scion/rootstock combinations (Bobal/1103 P, Merlot/110 R, Tempranillo/110 R and Tempranillo/161-49 C) were hot-water treated (HWTed) at 50, 51, 52. 53, or 54 degrees C for three periods: 30, 45 or 60 min. Four groups of 10 cuttings were treated for each temperature and time, and four additional groups of 10 untreated cuttings were prepared as controls. At the end of the growing season, cutting sprouting and shoot weight were evaluated. In a second experiment, healthy cuttings of '110 R' rootstock were vacuum-inoculated with conidial suspensions (10(6) conidia mL(-1)) of one isolate of either Phaeomoniella chlamydospora or Phaeoacremonium aleophilum. These cuttings were subjected to the treatments indicated above. Four groups of 10 cuttings were treated for each temperature, time and isolate, with their respective controls. Isolations were made immediately after the treatments and at the end of the growing season, when cutting sprouting and shoot weight were evaluated. Results demonstrated that it is possible to hot-water treat grapevine planting material in Spanish nurseries using protocols with temperatures of up to 50 degrees C. HWTs at 53 degrees C are able to eliminate Pa. chlamydospora completely and Strongly reduce the re-isolation of Pm. aleophilum from grapevine wood. These findings will contribute to the development of an effective control for Petri disease in grapevine propagating material in Spanish grapevine nurseries.This research was financially supported by the Projects AGL2006-11884-C04-01 (Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, Spain) and TRT2006-00033-00-0 and RTA2007-00023-C04-03 (Programa Nacional de Recursos y Tecnologias Agrarias, Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, Spain). We acknowledge A. Crespo, E. H. Albaranez, A. Gimenez-Jaime and T. Zaragoza for technical assistance, and G. Brodie for statistical advice.Gramaje, D.; Armengol Fortí, J.; Salazar Hernández, DM.; López- Cortés, I.; García-Jiménez, J. (2009). Effect of hot-water treatments above 50 ºC on grapevine viability and survival of Petri disease pathogens. Crop Protection. 28(3):280-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2008.11.00228028528