Activitats socioculturals de la Societat Agrícola de Barberà de la Conca (segles XIX-XX)

Treball que comenta les diferents seccions del sindicat de pagesos de Barberà, el més antic de la Conca, que a finals del segle XIX articulava la vida social dels jornalers, mitgers i petits propietaris. A més d'intentar millorar les seves condicions econòmiques, també es preocupava de l'alfabetització dels seus fills, l'assistència mèdica, la dignificació de la dona, la mecanització dels processos productius, etc. L'ideari de la cooperativa, arrelà en la mentalitat barberenca durant tot el segle XX

About the presence of the Broad-leaved Spindle (Celastraceae) in the Valencian Community

Se comenta la presencia del bonetero de hoja ancha Euonymus latifolius (L.) Miller en dos localidades de la Comunidad Valenciana. En una de ellas (Alpuente, Valencia) se considera presumiblemente extinta, siendo la segunda (El Toro, Castellón) la única confirmada hasta la fecha.This paper deals with the occurrence of the Broad-leaved Spindle Euonymus latifolius (L.) Miller in two localities of the Valencian Community (E Spain). In one of these localities (Alpuente, Valencia) the plant is believed to be extinct, while the second one (El Toro, Castellón) would be the only confirmed location in the Valencian Community

A General Synthetic Route to Enantiopure 5-Substituted cis-Decahydroquinolines

A practical synthetic route to enantiopure 5-substituted cisdecahydroquinolines has been developed, the key steps being a stereoselective cyclocondensation of 2-substituted 6-oxocyclohexenepropionates 2 with (R)-phenylglycinol, the stereoselective hydrogenation of the resulting unsaturated tricyclic lactams, and the stereoselective reductive cleavage of the oxazolidine ring

Assessment of PM10 and heavy metals concentration in a Ceramic Cluster (NE Spain)

Environmental pollution control is one of the most important goals in pollution risk assessment today. The aim of this study is conducting a retrospective view of the evolution of particulate matter (PM10) and heavy metals (As, Cd, Ni and Pb) at different localities in the Spanish cluster ceramic in the period between January 2007 and December 2011. The study area is in the province of Castellón. This province is a strategical area in the framework of European Union Pollution control. Approximately 80% of European ceramic tiles and ceramic frits manufacturers are concentrated in two areas, forming the so-called “Ceramics Clusters”; one is in Modena (Italy) and the other in Castellón (Spain). In this kind of areas, there are a lot of pollutants from this industry that represent an important contribution to soil contamination so it is necessary to control the air quality in them. These atmospheric particles are deposited in the ground through both dry and wet deposition. Soil is a major sink for heavy metals released into the environment. The level of pollution of soils by heavy metals depends on the retention capacity of the soil, especially on physical-chemical properties (mineralogy, grain size, organic matter) affecting soil particle surfaces and also on the chemical properties of the metal. The most direct consequences on the ground of air pollutants are acidification, salinization and the pollutions that can cause heavy metals as components of suspended particulate matter. For this purpose the levels of PM10 in ambient air and the corresponding annual and weekly trend were calculated. The results of the study show that the PM10 and heavy metals concentrations are below the limit values recommended by European Union Legislation for the protection of human health and ecosystems in the stud

An orientalizing bronze bull in Menorca

El trabajo reflexiona sobre la presencia de un fragmento de timiaterio de bronce orientalizante con representación zoomorfa en Menorca. Se caracteriza la naturaleza y procedencia de la pieza, así como el lugar de hallazgo propuesto y se discuten distintas posibilidades para explicar su presencia en la isla como único modo válido para considerar piezas descontextualizadas antes de aceptarlas en el debate científico.The work reflects on the presence of a fragment of timiaterio in Oriental bronze with Zoomorphic representation in Menorca. Characterized the nature and origin of the piece, as well as the proposed find place and discussed different possibilities to explain their presence on the island as the only valid way to consider pieces out of context before accepting them in the scientific debate