226 research outputs found
Localized Faraday patterns under heterogeneous parametric excitation
Faraday waves are a classic example of a system in which an extended pattern
emerges under spatially uniform forcing. Motivated by systems in which uniform
excitation is not plausible, we study both experimentally and theoretically the
effect of heterogeneous forcing on Faraday waves. Our experiments show that
vibrations restricted to finite regions lead to the formation of localized
subharmonic wave patterns and change the onset of the instability. The
prototype model used for the theoretical calculations is the parametrically
driven and damped nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, which is known to describe
well Faraday-instability regimes. For an energy injection with a Gaussian
spatial profile, we show that the evolution of the envelope of the wave pattern
can be reduced to a Weber-equation eigenvalue problem. Our theoretical results
provide very good predictions of our experimental observations provided that
the decay length scale of the Gaussian profile is much larger than the pattern
wavelength.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, Accepte
MODASC: ASIC for mobile data acquisition systems using satellite communications
MODASC is an ASIC that performs wide area mobile data acquisition using satellite communication to provide global coverage. This circuit provides two operation modes: an autonomous mode, that periodically establishes connection with the control center, and a slave mode, working as a peripheral connected to a general purpose micro controller. This experiment has been realized under FUSE special action in collaboration with SAINSEL
Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae in sheep
Tuberculosis was diagnosed in three flocks of sheep in Galicia, Spain, in 2009 and 2010. Two flocks were infected with Mycobacterium bovis and one flock was infected with Mycobacterium caprae. Infection was confirmed by the comparative intradermal tuberculin test, bacteriology, molecular analysis and histopathology. Sheep have the potential to act as a reservoir for tuberculosis
Clasificación preliminar de especies de jardín según sus requerimientos hídricos en la región de Murcia
El desarrollo económico y social de la Región de Murcia ha conllevado desde la
década de los 80 un considerable aumento de la superficie ajardinada, tanto de carácter
público como privado. Esta circunstancia, unida a los graves problemas de escasez de
agua, pone de manifiesto la importancia del establecimiento de jardines de bajo consumo
hídrico.Este trabajo forma parte del proyecto de investigación regional PR02-03-2 financiado
por la Dirección General de Investigación y Transferencia Tecnológica
Mannose receptor may be involved in small ruminant lentivirus pathogenesis
Thirty-one sheep naturally infected with small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) of known genotype (A or B), and clinically affected with neurological disease, pneumonia or arthritis were used to analyse mannose receptor (MR) expression (transcript levels) and proviral load in virus target tissues (lung, mammary gland, CNS and carpal joints). Control sheep were SRLV-seropositive asymptomatic (n = 3), seronegative (n = 3) or with chronic listeriosis, pseudotuberculosis or parasitic cysts (n = 1 in each case). MR expression and proviral load increased with the severity of lesions in most analyzed organs of the SRLV infected sheep and was detected in the affected tissue involved in the corresponding clinical disease (CNS, lung and carpal joint in neurological disease, pneumonia and arthritis animal groups, respectively). The increased MR expression appeared to be SRLV specific and may have a role in lentiviral pathogenesis.Funded by grants from CICYT AGL2010-22341-C04-01 and Gobierno de Navarra IIQ14064.RI1. We acknowledge the Public University of
Navarra and CSIC for fellowships and the JAE-contract (HC and RR)
Evaluación del riesgo de deslizamientos superficiales para proyectos de infraestructura: caso de análisis en vereda El Cabuyal
In this paper an assessment of the hazard, the vulnerability and the risk associated with shallow landslides in a watershed of the Valle de Aburra is carried out. The TRIGRS model with a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the probability of failure in the watershed using water table depth as the trigger factor is implemented, which allows the assessment of the hazard along with its annual probability of occurrence. Additionally, a quantitative model for physical vulnerability of structures which takes into account landslide intensity and resistance of exposed elements is used. The annual risk is estimated for a house of the study site as the product of the hazard and the damage costs due to the occurrence of the catastrophic event, which considers vulnerability. The methodology used focuses on the shallow landslide occurred on October 26, 2016 on a slope within the study site, which affected the house that is being analyzed.Este artículo presenta un análisis y evaluación cuantitativa de la amenaza, la vulnerabilidad y el riesgo asociados a deslizamientos superficiales en una subcuenca del Valle de Aburrá (Colombia). Se integra el modelo TRIGRS mediante una simulación de Montecarlo para la estimación de la probabilidad de falla en la subcuenca empleando una altura del nivel freático como factor desencadenante, que junto con su probabilidad de ocurrencia anual permiten la evaluación de la amenaza. Se emplea un modelo que cuantifica la vulnerabilidad física de estructuras basándose en la intensidad del deslizamiento y la resistencia del elemento expuesto. El riesgo anual se estima para una vivienda del sitio de estudio como el producto de la amenaza y el valor de la pérdida dado el evento catastrófico, considerando la vulnerabilidad. La metodología empleada se enfoca en el deslizamiento ocurrido el 26 de octubre de 2016 en un talud dentro del sitio de estudio que afectó la vivienda que es objeto de análisis
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