La rehabilitación medioambiental de edificios públicos de cara a los objetivos de la directiva europea 20-20-20, caso de aplicación en el centro cívico Iparralde de Vitoria

The current report focuses in the analysis of a theoretical case of ecological refurbishment applied on the Iparralde Civic Center in Vitoria Gastéiz. This analysis, which was focused in the accomplishment of the aims within 20-20-20 Directive, has as main objective the demonstration of the efficacy of mixed solutions of refurbishment. Whereas, an analysis of a supposed refurbishment on Iparralde Center was performed, using both green roofs and photovoltaic roofs. Within this analysis, the benefits that these refurbishment operations can have towards the environmental objectives of 20-20-20 Directive were considered. Once this study was done, it was established as conclusion, that best solutions facing environmental refurbishment are the ones including various sorts of retrofitting techniques.El artículo presente presenta el análisis de una supuesta rehabilitación en el ámbito de lo ecoeficiente, aplicada sobre el caso del centro cívico Iparralde en la ciudad de Vitoria Gastéiz. Esta rehabilitación, que busca el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la Directiva 2020-20, tiene como objetivo principal la demostración de la eficacia de las soluciones mixtas entre técnicas de rehabilitación. Por consiguiente, para el análisis de esta supuesta rehabilitación fueron empleadas las cubiertas verdes y las fotovoltaicas, estudiando los efectos beneficiosos de las mismas de cara a los objetivos medioambientales de la directiva 20-20-20. Una vez realizado el estudio, se estableció como conclusión que las mejores soluciones eran las mixtas entre diferentes modelos de rehabilitación, debido a que estas engloban los objetivos del 20-20-20 desde diferentes ámbitos

The suitability of sustainable retrofitting means for shopping malls,in an environmental and urban background. A resume of the methodology

The current paper shows the resume of a methodology of application, developed in the paper´s author PHD thesis, showing an overview of the methodology structure, being also included the first results of the case study. The research was focused on the analysis of different means of sustainable retrofitting applied to shopping malls buildings, considering both features of urban background and building conditions (eco efficiency of building, nature and environment capabilities, uses, and current state of the urban surroundings towards urban eco efficiency). Eight cases of study were chosen, placed in different areas in the cities of Sao Paulo, Madrid, and suburban USA. According to the methodology established, the results achieved show that the means of retrofitting for the shopping malls studied, must be aimed to insert green regenerative elements in the background of the dense and complex urban areas of Sao Paulo and Madrid. As contrast to this, in the Suburban USA, retrofitting operations must be focused on the densification and insertion of uses complexity within the urban surroundings

Virtual Planning and Intraoperative Navigation in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Surgery planning assisted by computer represents one important example of the collaboration between surgeons and engineers. Virtual planning allows surgeons to pre-do the surgery by working over a virtual 3D model of the patient obtained through a computer tomography. Through surgical navigation, surgeons are helped while working with deep structures and can check if they are following accurately the surgical plan. These assistive tools are crucial in the field of facial reconstructive surgery. This paper describes two cases, one related to orbital fractures and another one related to oncological patients, showing the advantages that these tools provide, specifically when used for craniomaxillofacial surgery

The suitability of sustainable retrofitting means for shopping malls, in an environmental and urban background. A resume of the methodology

The current paper shows the resume of a methodology of application, developed in the paper´s author PHD thesis, showing an overview of the methodology structure, being also included the first results of the case study. The research was focused on the analysis of different means of sustainable retrofitting applied to shopping malls buildings, considering both features of urban background and building conditions (eco efficiency of building, nature and environment capabilities, uses, and current state of the urban surroundings towards urban eco efficiency). Eight cases of study were chosen, placed in different areas in the cities of Sao Paulo, Madrid, and suburban USA. According to the methodology established, the results achieved show that the means of retrofitting for the shopping malls studied, must be aimed to insert green regenerative elements in the background of the dense and complex urban areas of Sao Paulo and Madrid. As contrast to this, in the Suburban USA, retrofitting operations must be focused on the densification and insertion of uses complexity within the urban surroundings

Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Sustainable Ultrascale Computing Systems (NESUS 2014): Porto, Portugal

Proceedings of: First International Workshop on Sustainable Ultrascale Computing Systems (NESUS 2014). Porto (Portugal), August 27-28, 2014

Numerical simulation of a single emitter colloid thruster in pure droplet cone-jet mode

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-117).New Scientific missions call for emerging propulsion technologies capable of fine tuning a satellite's relative position and cancelling small disturbances. One candidate technology that holds promise for these type of missions are colloidal thrusters. These thrusters are electrostatic accelerators which do not rely on gas ionization (plasma), are intrinsically small, and operate at low power levels, while having small plume divergence angles to avoid spacecraft (S/C) contamination problems. Colloid thrusters deliver low thrust (0.1 [mu]N/emitter) which can be multiplied many times over by integrating them in microfabricated arrays. An important advantage is that with proper choice of propellant and operating regime their specific impulse can be tailored from 500-7000 seconds making them viable candidates for a multitude of mission profiles. In the past many research groups have worked on developing colloid thrusters; however, their basic physics are still not completely understood. For this reason, we have undertaken the development of a numerical simulation of a colloid thruster to complement experimental and analytical research in the area. The goal of this project has been to create a flexible numerical tool to compute single-emitter current, droplet size, velocity, electric field strengths for a given geometry, fluid, flow rate, and voltage. We have approached this issue from the numerical perspective by developing a simulation of a colloid thruster operating in the single cone-jet pure droplet mode. Our numerical simulation models the cone-jet transition region of the colloid jet; starting from the needle up to the extractor grid, thus reproducing a typical electrospray experimental configuration.(cont.) The liquid is modelled as an incompressible viscous fluid with constant conductivity. Surface charge relaxation effects are included, and the potential and electric fields are solved for. The equations have been simplified by employing a slenderness approximation except for the free surface boundary conditions where the terms have been kept exact, in order to reproduce the Taylor cone shape correctly. Simulation results are shown to compare well to experimental data for a variety of liquids, and flow rates. In more detail, this thesis presents (a) results for a broader parametric range than previously published materials; (b) careful comparison to available experimental data and scalings proposed by several authors; (c) validation of several simple sub-models for the cone and jet sections; (d) analysis of length scales in the cone-jet transition region; (e) clarification of the role of relative permittivity for the range 7-110; (f) discussion of electrode geometry and counter-electrode effects; (g) preliminary results for the onset of ion evaporation.by Jorge Alejandro Carretero Benignos.Ph.D

The informal caregiver's burden of dependent people: Theory and empirical review.

This paper reviews the main theories and results of the existing research to date about the concept of the informal caregiver"s burden. The explanation of the burden concept, the theoretical approaches which attempt to explain it, the variables which have emerged in the investigation, the predictors of its appearance, as well as the intervention programs developed to relieve burden, allow us to approach the appropriate solutionstodeal withthecurrentsocialand politicalrealityofthisproblem.Inthissense,the psycho-educational intervention programs framed within the respite services jointly with the knowledge of the determining variables of the burden can comprise the first optimal approach in order to effectively deal with the burden problem of the informal caregivers of dependent senior citizens

Eye Contact and Fear of Being Laughed at in a Gaze Discrimination Task

Current approaches conceptualize gelotophobia as a personality trait characterized by a disproportionate fear of being laughed at by others. Consistently with this perspective, gelotophobes are also described as neurotic and introverted and as having a paranoid tendency to anticipate derision and mockery situations. Although research on gelotophobia has significantly progressed over the past two decades, no evidence exists concerning the potential effects of gelotophobia in reaction to eye contact. Previous research has pointed to difficulties in discriminating gaze direction as the basis of possible misinterpretations of others’ intentions or mental states. The aim of the present research was to examine whether gelotophobia predisposition modulates the effects of eye contact (i.e., gaze discrimination) when processing faces portraying several emotional expressions. In two different experiments, participants performed an experimental gaze discrimination task in which they responded, as quickly and accurately as possible, to the eyes’ directions on faces displaying either a happy, angry, fear, neutral, or sad emotional expression. In particular, we expected trait-gelotophobia to modulate the eye contact effect, showing specific group differences in the happiness condition. The results of Study 1 (N = 40) indicated that gelotophobes made more errors than non-gelotophobes did in the gaze discrimination task. In contrast to our initial hypothesis, the happiness expression did not have any special role in the observed differences between individuals with high vs. low trait-gelotophobia. In Study 2 (N = 40), we replicated the pattern of data concerning gaze discrimination ability, even after controlling for individuals’ scores on social anxiety. Furthermore, in our second experiment, we found that gelotophobes did not exhibit any problem with identifying others’ emotions, or a general incorrect attribution of affective features, such as valence, intensity, or arousal. Therefore, this bias in processing gaze might be related to the global processes of social cognition. Further research is needed to explore how eye contact relates to the fear of being laughed at.This research is part of the doctoral dissertation by JT-M, which is supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte with a predoctoral fellowship (FPU14/05755) and with research grants from the Spanish Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (MINECO) (PSI2014-52764-P to JL), and Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica- Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (DGICYT-MEC) (PSI2016- 78236-P to AA and PSI2016-79812-P to HC-D)

Are the helminth communities from unisexual and bisexual lizards different? Evidences from gastrointestinal parasites of Darevskia spp. in Turkey

Specimens of three species of parthenogenetic lizards (Darevskia uzzelli, D. bendimahiensis,and D. sapphirina) from northeastern Turkey were examined for gastrointestinal parasites. Only one species, the nematode Spauligodon saxicolae (Pharyngodonidae), was found. The extremely low infection and diversity parameters, falling among the lowest within the Palaearctic saurians, support depauperate helminth communities for these parthenogenetic lacertid lizards. Our results suggest that parthenogenetic Darevskia follow a pattern of parasitism similar to other unisexual lizards (i.e. Aspidocelis). The low rates of infection and diversity may be explained by the decreasing opportunities for interchanging helminths rather than factors of susceptibility of unisexual hosts

The 2019 European Semester and the specific recommendations for Spain

Artículo de revistaThe European Semester is the process during which the European Commission designs and coordinates the Member States’ economic policies. The 2019 cycle began on 21 November 2018 and concluded on 9 July 2019. Overall, the reform drive in the member countries is perceived to have lost significant momentum, particularly in those with macroeconomic imbalances. On the fiscal front, the Stability and Growth Pact rules are a valuable road map ahead of the necessary consolidation of public finances; that said, their effectiveness in the preventive arm is still uncertain. As to structural policies, it would be worth exploring the creation of a national productivity board in those countries without one