The MORFO3D foot database

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11492542_80A foot database comprising 3D foot shapes and footwear fitting reports of more than 300 participants is presented. It was primarily acquired to study footwear fitting, though it can also be used to analyse anatomical features of the foot. In fact, we present a technique for automatic detection of several foot anatomical landmarks, together with some empirical results.Work supported by the “Agència Valenciana de Ciència i Tecnologia” under grant GRUPOS03/031 and the Spanish projects DPI2001-0880-CO2-01 and DPI2001-0880-CO2-02.García Hernández, J.; Heras Barberá, SM.; Juan Císcar, A.; Paredes Palacios, R.; Nácher Rodríguez, B.; Alemany, S.; Alcántara, E.... (2005). The MORFO3D foot database. En Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis: Second Iberian Conference, IbPRIA 2005, Estoril, Portugal, June 7-9, 2005, Proceedings, Part II. Springer Verlag (Germany). 658-665. https://doi.org/10.1007/11492542_80S658665I-ware laboratory, http://www.i-ware.co.jp/Goonetilleke, R.S., Luximon, A.: Designing for comfort: a footwear application. In: Proceedings of the Computer-Aided Ergonomics and Safety Conference 2001, July 28-August 2 (2001) Plenary session paperNacher, B., Alcántara, E., Alemany, S., García-Hernández, J., Juan, A.: 3d foot digitalizing and its application to footwear fitting. In: Proc. of 3D Modelling (2004

Un estudio de estereotipos de género en alumnado de secundaria en el marco de Proyecto Meitner

[ES] Este artículo presenta Proyecto Meitner como una acción de divulgación científica diseñada para abordar, entre otras cuestiones, la problemática de las mujeres en Física a través de las artes escénicas. Se presenta, también, un estudio de sesgos y estereotipos de género en ciencia realizado al alumnado de los centros de secundaria de la Comunitat Valenciana que participaron en dos sesiones matinales de la obra de teatro Proyecto Meitner. Se utilizó un cuestionario que rellenaron 134 estudiantes estudiantes antes de las funciones. Las respuestas revelan una perpetuación de los estereotipos asociados al personal científico, definido principalmente como muy inteligente, culto, occidental, hombre, mayor, solitario y con bata. Además, el alumnado encuestado cree que los chicos tienen mejores aptitudes que las chicas para las carreras universitarias aun cuando las capacidades en ambos casos son las mismas

CALIFA Barrel prototype detector characterisation

Well established in the field of scintillator detection, Caesium Iodide remains at the forefront of scintillators for use in modern calorimeters. Recent developments in photosensor technology have lead to the production of Large Area Avalanche Photo Diodes (LAAPDs), a huge advancement on traditional photosensors in terms of high internal gain, dynamic range, magnetic field insensitivity, high quantum efficiency and fast recovery time. The R 3B physics programme has a number of requirements for its calorimeter, one of the most challenging being the dual functionality as both a calorimeter and a spectrometer. This involves the simultaneous detection of ∼300MeV protons and gamma rays ranging from 0.1 to 20 MeV. This scintillator - photosensor coupling provides an excellent solution in this capacity, in part due to the near perfect match of the LAAPD quantum efficiency peak to the light output wavelength of CsI(Tl). Modern detector development is guided by use of Monte Carlo simulations to predict detector performance, nonetheless it is essential to benchmark these simulations against real data taken with prototype detector arrays. Here follows an account of the performance of two such prototypes representing different polar regions of the Barrel section of the forthcoming CALIFA calorimeter. Measurements were taken for gamma-ray energies up to 15.1 MeV (Maier-Leibnitz Laboratory, Garching, Germany) and for direct irradiation with a 180 MeV proton beam (The Svedberg Laboratoriet, Uppsala, Sweden). Results are discussed in light of complementary GEANT4 simulations. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.This work has been supported by FPA 2009, GANAS, ENSAR, HIC for FAIR, Mineco (FPA2009-14604-C02-01, FPA2009-07387), BMBF (06DA9040I, 05P12RDFN8, 06MT9156, 05P12WOFNF, 05P12WONUE), the Spanish Ministereo de Ciencia e Innovación (FP2005-00732) and the Xunta de Galicia (project number PGIDIT07PXIB206124PR).Peer Reviewe

First testing of the CALIFA Barrel Demonstrator

10 págs.; 22 figs.; 3 tabs.Advancement of the CALIFA calorimeter project has reached a new milestone with the construction of the first modules of the CALIFA Demonstrator, ultimately to be integrated into the final calorimeter. Aspects and methods of detector optimisation will be discussed, along with characterisation using proton beams of 70<<230MeV at the Bronowice Cyclotron Centre (CCB) in Krakow, Poland. Features such as the support structure, crystal geometry and digital electronics represent the final versions to be employed, enabling a full test of each component's performance. A study of caesium iodide quenching over the available proton energy range has been performed, to accompany a method for proton calibration scaled from the measured gamma-ray energies. & 2016 Elsevier B.V.This work has been supported by the following projects MINECO (FPA2012-39404-C02-01, FPA2012-39404-C02-02, FPA2013-47831- C2-1, FPA2013-47831-C2-1, FPA2013-47831-C2-1), PRI-PIMNUP- 2011-1357, Xunta de Galicia (GRC2013-11), NUPET Eranet (GANAS), ENSAR (VIIPM), HIC for FAIR, BMBF(05P12WOFNF, 05P12WOFNUE, 05P12RDFN8, 05P12RDFN8), DFG (EXC153) and VR (2012-4550, 2013-2109, 2013-4178, 2014-6343).Peer Reviewe

Challenge 7: Advanced Therapies

Advanced Therapy is considered one of the fastest growing areas of biomedical research and with the greatest potential to influence society by offering solutions for unmet medical needs, including the possibility of curing diseases with negligible or scarce herapeutic alternatives and developing personalized medicine. We describe here the current positioning, weaknessess and potential of the CSIC in Gene therapy, Cell therapies and Bioengineering and analyze the major goals to be achieved in these research fields in order to translate basic science to clinical applications

Performance recovery of long CsI(Tl) scintillator crystals with APD-based readout

6 pags., 8 figs., 3 tabs.CALIFA is the high efficiency and energy resolution calorimeter for the RB experiment at FAIR, intended for detecting high energy light charged particles and gamma rays in scattering experiments, and is being commissioned during the Phase-0 experiments at FAIR, between 2018 and 2020. It surrounds the reaction target in a segmented configuration with 2432 detection units made of long CsI(Tl) finger-shaped scintillator crystals. CALIFA has a 10 year intended operational lifetime as the RB calorimeter, necessitating measures to be taken to ensure enduring performance. In this paper we present a systematic study of two groups of 6 different detection units of the CALIFA detector after more than four years of operation. The energy resolution and light output yield are evaluated under different conditions. Tests cover the aging of the first detector units assembled and investigates recovery procedures for degraded detection units. A possible reason for the observed degradation is given, pointing to the crystal-APD coupling.This work has been financially supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grants agree-ments No 262010 (ENSAR) and No 654002 (ENSAR2), the Spanish MICCIN grants FPA47831-C2-1P and FPA2015-69640-C2-1-P, by the Plan Galego de Investigación, Innovación e Crecemento (I2C) of Xunta de Galicia, Spain under projects POS-B/2016/015, GRC2013-011 andED431C 2017/54 and by the German BMBF (No. 05P19RDFN1), TUDarmstadt - GSI cooperation contract, HIC for FAIR

Commissioning of the CALIFA Barrel Calorimeter of the R3B Experiment at FAIR

5 pags., 4 figs. -- FAIRNESS2019: FAIR NExt generation ScientistS 20-24 May 2019, Arenzano, Genova, ItalyCALIFA is the high efficiency and energy resolution calorimeter for the R3B experiment at FAIR, intended for detecting high energy charged particles and ¿-rays in inverse kinematics direct reactions. It surrounds the reaction target in a segmented configuration of Barrel and Forward End-Cap pieces. The CALIFA Barrel consists of 1952 detection units made of CsI(Tl) long-shaped scintillator crystals, and it is being commissioned during the Phase0 experiments at FAIR. The first setup for the CALIFA Barrel commissioning is presented here. Results of detector performance with ¿-rays are obtained, and show that the system fulfills the design requirements.The author’s work has been financially supported by the Spanish MICCIN grant FPA2015-69640-C2-1-P

Structure of ¹³Be studied in proton knockout from ¹⁴B

The neutron-unbound isotope 13Be has been studied in several experiments using different reactions, different projectile energies, and different experimental setups. There is, however, no real consensus in the interpretation of the data, in particular concerning the structure of the low-lying excited states. Gathering new experimental information, which may reveal the 13Be structure, is a challenge, particularly in light of its bridging role between 12Be, where the N = 8 neutron shell breaks down, and the Borromean halo nucleus 14Be. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the role of bound excited states in the reaction product 12Be after proton knockout from 14B, by measuring coincidences between 12Be, neutrons, and γ rays originating from de-excitation of states fed by neutron decay of 13Be. The 13Be isotopes were produced in proton knockout from a 400 MeV/nucleon 14B beam impinging on a CH2 target. The 12 Be-n relative-energy spectrum d σ /d Ef n was obtained from coincidences between 12Be(g.s.) and a neutron, and also as threefold coincidences by adding γ rays, from the de-excitation of excited states in 12Be. Neutron decay from the first 5/2+ state in 13Be to the 2+ state in 12Be at 2.11 MeV is confirmed. An energy independence of the proton-knockout mechanism is found from a comparison with data taken with a 35 MeV/nucleon 14B beam. A low-lying p-wave resonance in 13Be(1/2−) is confirmed by comparing proton- and neutron-knockout data from 14B and 14Be

A new Time-of-flight detector for the R 3 B setup

© 2022, The Author(s).We present the design, prototype developments and test results of the new time-of-flight detector (ToFD) which is part of the R3B experimental setup at GSI and FAIR, Darmstadt, Germany. The ToFD detector is able to detect heavy-ion residues of all charges at relativistic energies with a relative energy precision σΔE/ ΔE of up to 1% and a time precision of up to 14 ps (sigma). Together with an elaborate particle-tracking system, the full identification of relativistic ions from hydrogen up to uranium in mass and nuclear charge is possible.11Nsciescopu