Implementation of urban building energy modelling in historic districts. Seville as case-study

Buildings represent 40% of the European Union’s final energy consumption and are largely of resi- dential use. From 2006 to 2016, existing European housing stocks have been analysed at national level to make the energy refurbishment processes transparent and effective. However, at the meta- scale of regions, cities or neighbourhoods, case-by-case analysis using Building Energy Models (BEM) becomes an unfeasible decision-support tool. To try to overcome this limitation, the nascent field of Urban Building Energy Modelling (UBEM) is making substantial progress in the assessment of build- ing energy performance at urban scale. Still, most of the UBEM projects rely upon archetypes – i.e. virtual or sample buildings illustrative of the most frequent characteristics of a particular category, and the definition and description of such archetypes may compromise their reliability. This paper presents an alternative UBEM approach, especially designed for the homogeneous historic districts of cities where a significant proportion of the buildings are under preservation rules. These rules can restrict the scope of the measures to improve their energy efficiency or limit the possibility of implementing renewable energy systems. We introduce a new parameter (HAD) to classify blocks according to their heritage asset density. HAD is then mapped onto the study-area and the sample block is selected as representative of the most frequent HAD category. Using the historic ensemble of Seville as case-study, this paper shows results in energy consumption on a district scale and proposes a set of solutions to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings while respecting the heritage preservation rules. To sup- port consistent policy decisions, validation of these results has been carried out, by in-situ monitoring of a representative number of dwellings

Análisis del tráfico rodado en Bélgica usando Azure

RESUMEN: Hoy en día el Big Data y la nube están en la mayoría de los servicios que utilizamos sin que ni siquiera seamos conscientes. Son una necesidad para el continuo desarrollo a día de hoy. Traffic Monitoring se trata de una plataforma de datos con la cual se procesan los datos que provienen de sensores de tráfico rodado que el gobierno belga tiene instalados a lo largo de sus carreteras. El sistema es capaz de procesar millones de registros por hora a un coste muy bajo a la vez que es capaz de servir resultados e información relevante en un periodo de tiempo muy bajo manteniendo una latencia aceptable a la hora de ofrecer la información en tiempo real. El producto ha sido desarrollado utilizando tecnologías que están siendo utilizadas por las compañías más punteras del mundo en el momento de su desarrollo como son BP, Alibaba, Tencent Games, McAfee o UpWork como pueden ser Delta Lake o Spark. ABSTRACT: Nowadays the Big Data and Cloud are in most of the services we use, and we aren’t aware of it. They are a necessity for our continuous development in the world today. Traffic Monitoring is a data platform built in Azure that processes data retrieved from traffic sensors installed in the Belgium roads by the government. The system is capable of processing millions of records per hour at a very low cost while at the same time it is able to serve relevant results and information in a very low period of time while maintaining an acceptable latency in providing the information in real time. The product has been developed using technologies that are being used by the world’s leading companies such as BP, Alibaba, Tencent Games , McAfee or UpWork Some of the technologies are Delta Lake and Spark

La Concha de la Plateria en la catedral de Santiago de Compostela: la estereotomía de las bóvedas cónicas

Título del trabajo presentado: La Concha de la Platería en la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela: la estereotomía de las bóvedas cónicas Entidad organizadora: Sociedad Española de Historia de la Construcción Congreso : Tercer Congreso Nacional de Historia de la Construcció

Acute Colchicine-induced Neuromyopathy in a Patient Treated With Atorvastatin and Clarithromycin

Neuromyopathy is a rare side effect of chronic colchicine therapy, especially without renal impairment. Drugs interacting with colchicine metabolism through CYP3A4 can accelerate accumulation and toxicity. We describe a case of an interaction between atorvastatin, clarithromycin and colchicine resulting in acute neuromyopathy. Learning points: Colchicine has a narrow therapeutic window, and therefore, often produces side effects.Special caution should be adopted if patients with renal disease and concomitant medications are given colchicine.Before prescribing colchicine, the clinical history, including previous medications and conditions, should be carefully considered

Fístula arteriovenosa femoral postraumática, tratamiento endovascular

ResumenAntecedentesLas fístulas arteriovenosas secundarias a arma de fuego han ido en incremento debido a las cuestiones bélicas, mostrando un beneficio en el manejo endovascular para pacientes hemodinámicamente estables.Caso clínicoSe presenta el caso de un paciente masculino 16años de edad con diagnóstico de fístula arteriovenosa femoral en miembro pélvico izquierdo, que ingresó al Servicio de Cirugía para manejo endovascular. Se realizó procedimiento con stent sin complicaciones, egresando del servicio sin complicaciones. Actualmente en tratamiento anticoagulante y antiagregante.ConclusiónLas fístulas arteriovenosas por debajo de la región inguinal pueden ser tratadas de manera segura con terapia endovascular (mediante stents o embolización) en pacientes hemodinámicamente estables. El objetivo del tratamiento es cerrar el defecto entre la arteria y la vena, obliterando el flujo que la nutre. Este fue el caso de este paciente, con buenos resultados tras la terapia endovascular, con lo que disminuyeron las complicaciones del tratamiento quirúrgico.AbstractBackgroundArteriovenous fistulas secondary to gunshot wounds have been increasing due to military activities, with endovascular treatment showing better results in haemodynamically stable patients.Clinical caseA 16 year-old male with diagnosis of femoral arteriovenous fistula in the left lower extremity was admitted to general surgery for endovascular management. A procedure with stent was performed without complications, and is currently on anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment.ConclusionArteriovenous fistulas under the inguinal region can be safely treated with endovascular treatment (embolisation or stent) on stable patients. The objective of this therapy is to close the defect between artery and vein. This is the case of a patient with great results due to endovascular treatment, decreasing complications of the surgical treatment

La visibilidad de la mujer a través las capitulaciones matrimoniales del mundo rural del norte de Aragón (siglos XVI-XVIII)

Tradicionalmente se ha concedido un papel subordinado a la mujer en las capitulaciones matrimoniales, documento básico en la regulación del régimen económico de la familia. Sin embargo, no eran raras las ocasiones en que la mujer alcanzaba protagonismo. El examen de varios centenares de capitulaciones del Alto Aragón nos ha permitido sacar a la luz esa realidad. Son muchos los casos en que sus progenitores u otros familiares la eligen como heredera, no siendo óbice la existencia de hermanos varones. Protagonismo también en las capitulaciones pactadas mediante la figura del agermanamiento, en el que la mujer aportaba la herencia y el varón la dote. Finalmente, protagonismo gracias a la viudedad foral, a la que se podía renunciar y que en ocasiones era sustituida por el “año de manto”, figura semejante al any de plor catalán y valenciano

Internacionalización de las Pymes. Diferentes modelos y estrategias implementados por una muestra de PYMES aragonesas. Fórmulas de éxito

Estudio mediante visitas presenciales a Pymes aragonesas de los procesos sobre internacionalización desarrollados con éxito.<br /

Wireless Biodevices and Systems - eHealth Platform Based on Arduino

Documentació associada a 3 sessions docents on es desenvolopa una plataforma eHealth basada en Arduino

Multidimensional Data Analysis for Enhancing In-Depth Knowledge on the Characteristics of Science and Technology Parks

The role played by science and technology parks (STPs) in technology transfer, industrial innovation, and economic growth is examined in this paper. The accurate monitoring of their evolution and impact is hindered by the lack of uniformity in STP models or goals, and the scarcity of high-quality datasets. This work uses existing terminologies, definitions, and core features of STPs to conduct a multidimensional data analysis that explores and evaluates the 21 core features which describe the key internal factors of an STP. The core features are gathered from a reliable and updatable dataset of Spanish STPs. The methodological framework can be replicated for other STP contexts and is based on descriptive techniques and machine-learning tools. The results of the study provide an overview of the general situation of STPs in Spain, validate the existence and characteristics of three types of STPs, and identify the typical features of STPs. Moreover, the prototype STP can be used as a benchmark so that other STPs can identify the features that need to be improved. Finally, this work makes it possible to carry out classifications of STPs, in addition to prediction and decision making for innovation ecosystems.This research work has been partially funded by the Generalitat Valenciana through the project NL4DISMIS: Natural Language Technologies for dealing with dis- and misinformation with grant reference (CIPROM/2021/21); the Ministry of Science and Innovation, PID2021-123956OB-I00, CORTEX; PID2021-122263OB-C22 COOLANG; and the R&D project CLEARTEXT TED2021-130707B-I00