Modeling, Simulation and Application of Bacterial Transduction in Genetic Algorithms

At present, all methods in Evolutionary Computation are bioinspired in the fundamental principles of neo-Darwinism as well as on a vertical gene transfer. Thus, on a mechanism in which an organism receives genetic material from its ancestor. Horizontal, lateral or cross-population gene transfer is any process in which an organism transfers a genetic segment to another one that is not its offspring. Virus transduction is one of the key mechanisms of horizontal gene propagation in microorganism (e.g. bacteria). In the present paper, we model and simulate a transduction operator, exploring a possible role and usefulness of transduction in a genetic algorithm. The genetic algorithm including transduction has been named PETRI (abbreviation of Promoting Evolution Through Reiterated Infection). The efficiency and performance of this algorithm was evaluated using a benchmark function and the 0/1 knapsack problem. The utility was illustrated designing an AM radio receiver, optimizing the main features of the electronic components of the AM radio circuit as well as those of the radio enclosure. Our results shown how PETRI approaches to higher fitness values as transduction probability comes near to 100%. The conclusion is that transduction improves the performance of a genetic algorithm, assuming a population divided among several sub-populations or ‘bacterial colonies’

Geometry of Prym semicanonical pencils and an application to cubic threefolds

In the moduli space $\mathcal{R}_g$ of double \'etale covers of curves of a fixed genus $g$, the locus formed by covers of curves with a semicanonical pencil consists of two irreducible divisors $\mathcal T^e_g$ and $\mathcal T^o_g$. We study the Prym map on these divisors, which shows significant differences between them and has a rich geometry in the cases of low genus. In particular, the analysis of $\mathcal T^o_5$ has enumerative consequences for lines on cubic threefolds.Comment: 28 pages, comments welcom

Anaerobic co-digestion of municipal sewage sludge and fruit/vegetable waste: effect of different mixtures on digester stability and methane yield

There are different options for the management of fruit and vegetable wastes (FVWs), but the most environmental-friendly is the anaerobic digestion, because it allows an optimum recovery of materials and energy from the two by-products: biogas and digestate. Nevertheless, in many cases there are economic and technical problems that cause the selection of other alternatives. Frequently these wastes are produced in large quantities but only during few weeks of the year. In these cases, this is the most important economic problem, because large digesters that would be used only for short time periods every year would be required. In addition, a close control of the pH of the digester is required for this kind of residues, for which the hydrolysis is usually faster than the methanogenesis, so large concentrations of fatty acids should be prevented to maintain the adequate pH value for anaerobic digestion that should be neutral or slightly alkaline. Both problems can be simultaneously overcome by the co-digestion with other residues that are produced throughout the year. Among the benefits of co-digestion, one of the most important is the improvement in the feedstock characteristics, since it may allow a more equilibrate composition resulting in a better performance of the digester in treatment capacity, and a better quality of biogas and digestate. The co-digestion with other substrates with a complementary composition that are produced throughout the year and that are already managed by anaerobic digestion is probably the optimum management option. For these cases, if the existing anaerobic digester is oversized and allows the introduction of additional volumes of wastes, the mean retention time of the digestate should be maintained. Therefore, the anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) and municipal sewage sludge (MSS) under mesophilic condition and a constant hydraulic retention time (20 d) is studied. The effects on digester performance of the FVW:MSS ratio and the organic loading rate (OLR) were examined. The OLR is the mass of volatile solids fed per volume of digestate and day.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Instalación ACS solar y suelo radiante

El objetivo del proyecto es implantar un sistema de producción de ACS (agua caliente sanitaria), mediante gas natural con apoyo solar, y la implantación de calefacción por suelo radiante, mediante gas natural, en una vivienda unifamiliar de tres plantas situada en la calle Estercuel de Tudela (Navarra).Ingeniería Técnica IndustrialIndustria Ingeniaritza Tekniko

Proyecto de implantación de una parcela de estudio y seguimiento de variedades de cerezo para el Gobierno de Aragón

El presente proyecto corresponde a la plantación de una parcela de 84 variedades de cerezo en regadío en una superficie de 0.372 ha. El Centro de Sanidad y Certificación Vegetal del Gobierno de Aragón es Oficina de Examen para el estudio e incorporación de nuevas variedades de cerezo en el Registro de Variedades Comerciales del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, requisito necesario para su comercialización. Para poder realizar los trabajos encomendados, resulta necesario disponer de una parcela de referencia de variedades como la proyectada. Las actuaciones necesarias para su implantación han sido un cerramiento perimetral (vallado), labores preparatorias del terreno, instalación de un sistema de riego localizado mediante goteo con ferirrigación en caseta de riego y plantación.Grado en Ingeniería Agrícola y del Medio Rura

Geometry of Prym semicanonical pencils and an application to cubic threefolds

In the moduli space $\mathcal{R}_{\mathrm{g}}$ of double étale covers of curves of a fixed genus $g$, the locus formed by covers of curves with a semicanonical pencil consists of two irreducible divisors $\mathcal{T}_g{ }^e$ and $\mathcal{T}_g^o$. We study the Prym map on these divisors, which shows significant differences between them and has a rich geometry in the cases of low genus. In particular, the analysis of $\mathcal{T}_5^o$ has enumerative consequences for lines on cubic threefolds