Motion-Based Design of Passive Damping Devices to Mitigate Wind-Induced Vibrations in Stay Cables

Wind action can induce large amplitude vibrations in the stay cables of bridges. To reduce the vibration level of these structural elements, different types of passive damping devices are usually installed. In this paper, a motion-based design method is proposed and implemented in order to achieve the optimum design of different passive damping devices for stay cables under wind action. According to this method, the design problem is transformed into an optimization problem. Thus, its main aim is to minimize the different terms of a multi-objective function, considering as design variables the characteristic parameters of each considered passive damping device. The multi-objective function is defined in terms of the scaled characteristic parameters, one single-function for each parameter, and an additional function that checks the compliance of the considered design criterion. Genetic algorithms are considered as a global optimization method. Three passive damping devices have been studied herein: viscous, elastomeric and friction dampers. As a benchmark structure, the Alamillo bridge (Seville, Spain), is considered in order to validate the performance of the proposed method. Finally, the parameters of the damping devices designed according to this proposal are successfully compared with the results provided by a conventional design method

Enforcement, Contract Design, and Default: Exploring the Financial Markets of Costa Rica

This paper examines the institutional determinants of incentives to repay in Costa Rica and their effects on defaults and the design of financial contracts. Enforcement mechanisms help to determine how much is paid back to creditors and how much shareholders receive as dividends. Theoretically, however, the most important effects will be on the observable characteristics of contracts, as rational agents foresee the incentives of other parties. As courts enforce contracts and punish defaulters, they determine the form contracts take and the magnitude and direction of investments. The paper contains findings on the practices of financial intermediaries that are discussed in the context of contract theory, with a focus on the formal financial intermediaries that are scattered throughout the country. Much of the information comes from primary sources, including a sample of almost 1,700 civil trials and a detailed survey on the credit policies of 31 intermediaries. This paper reviews the creditor-borrower relationship at all stages—ex ante, interim, and ex post. The evidence supports the importance of collateral and other ex post repayment incentives. The evidence also suggests that, contrary to the common view, banks are not passive lenders. They remain alert to how well projects perform and rely on previous experience and a rather sophisticated informational network in granting credit.

Evaluation criteria in the didactics of body percussion – the BAPNE Method

El método BAPNE presenta unos criterios específicos a la hora de evaluar el movimiento agrupados en cuatro grandes bloques denominados: coordinación psicomotora, aspectos cognitivos, aprendizaje en valores y desarrollo de la Inteligencias Múltiples. A partir de cada apartado se intentan clarificar los indicadores más representativos con el fin de ofrecerle a los docentes las herramientas básicas para su aplicación y evaluación en el aula.The BAPNE method presents specific criteria for evaluating movement that can be grouped into four large blocks, namely: psychomotor coordination, cognitive aspects, the learning of values and the development of Multiple Intelligences. Each section aims to clarify the most representative indicators with a view to offering educators the basic tools for its application and evaluation in the classroom

Fundamentos de la percusión corporal como recurso para la estimulación cognitiva, atención y memoria - Método BAPNE

En esta publicación fundamentamos el uso de la percusión corporal – Método BAPNE en relación a la atención, las bases de aprendizaje, el uso de la palabra con sus acentos prosódicos, su finalidad terapéutica y su valor antropológico. Con ello, deseamos plasmar los aspectos más importantes que potencia el uso de la percusión corporal en los diversos tipos de colectivos. Es por ello, que la estimulación de la atención en todas sus facetas es muy importante para poder realizar una clara estimulación cognitiva. Con esta investigación, deseamos plasmar las líneas maestras según la metodología BAPNE

Body Percussion and Memory for Elderly People Through the BAPNE Method

In this investigation, we present a study carried out on 38 elderly subjects aged 65 with the first signs of senile dementia, to whom the BAPNE method was applied in order to observe their cognitive stimulation. The study was focussed on activities carried out to stimulate executive functions and attention. The pre- and post-tests (eNB and Neglect) have shown evidence of a noticeable improvement in executive functions and changes due to decreased levels of the hormone cortisol. The state of flow of the participants was positive: the DFS-2 and FSS-2 tests carried out confirm a flow of activity with a clear sense of time being lost during the performing of the proposed exercises

Niche divergence and limits to expansion in the high polyploid Dianthus broteri complex

Niche evolution in plant polyploids remains controversial and evidence for alternative patterns has been reported. Using the autopolyploid Dianthus broteri complex (2×, 4×, 6× and 12×) as a model, we aimed to integrate three scenarios – competitive exclusion, recurrent origins of cytotypes and niche filling – into a single framework of polyploid niche evolution. We hypothesized that high polyploids would tend to evolve towards extreme niches when low ploidy cytotypes have nearly filled the niche space. We used several ecoinformatics and phylogenetic comparative analyses to quantify differences in the ecological niche of each cytotype and to evaluate alternative models of niche evolution. Each cytotype in this complex occupied a distinct ecological niche. The distributions were mainly constrained by soil characteristics, temperature and drought stress imposed by the Mediterranean climate. Tetraploids had the highest niche breadth and overlap due to their multiple origins, whereas the higher ploidy cytotypes were found in different, restricted, nonoverlapping niches. Niche evolution analyses suggested a scenario with one niche optimum for each ploidy, including the two independent tetraploid lineages.Our results suggest that the fate of nascent polyploids could not be predicted without accounting for phylogenetic relatedness, recurrent origins or the niche occupied by ancestors.Aridos La Melera S.L. (FIUS project 2234/0724

Der Umlauf der spanischen Handschriften aus dem Antiquariat Leo Liepmannssohns in Paris und Berlin

One of the antique libraries most representative of the second half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century was that of Leo Liepmannssohn, with branches in Paris and Berlin. Its importance grew over time due to its auctions of many manuscripts by J. S. Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and other composers, a fact that explains how the author came across it during his investigation into the referred manuscripts. The object of this investigation is a collection of more than 300 folders that can be consulted in the Music Department in the Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin. The folders contain the annual catalogues from the antique library of Liepmannssohn (Berlin) comprising the years 1866 to 1923. Each catalogue consists of a list of all the sales from the corresponding year in alphabetical order and contains, besides manuscripts, literature, musical treatises and the portraits of several composers. There are many Spanish manuscripts included in these catalogues whose distribution was so important that in 1900 Liepmannssohn published an exclusive catalogue for Spanish and Portuguese manuscripts, 291 of which the librarian had sold during that year. During the celebration of those auctions many documents, musical treatises and manuscripts, both known and unknown, were brought to light. The investigation earned out contributes to our knowledge about the works of different Spanish composers from the 16<sup>th</sup> to the 19<sup>th</sup> centuries and their distribution abroad, especially in Berlin.<br><br>[de] Eines der repräsentativsten Antiquariate der zweiten Hälfte des XIX Jh. und des Anfangs des XX Jh. wurde von Leo Liepmannssohn in den Städten Paris und Berlin verwaltet. Durch die Versteigerung vieler Handschriften von J.S. Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven und anderer Komponisten gewann das Antiquariat zusatzlich an Bedeutung. Deswegen ist es verstandlich, dass der Autor auf das Antiquariat stieß, als er Nachforschungen über den Umlauf dieser Handschriften anstellte. Der Forschungsgegenstand beinhaltet eine Sammlung von mehr als 300 Heften, die in der Musikabteilung der Staatsbibliothek PreuBischer Kulturbesitz zu Berlin einzusehen sind. Die Hefte umfassen die Jahreskataloge des Liepmannssohnschen Antiquariates (Berlin) der Jahre 1866 bis 1923. Jeder Katalog hat alie Verkäufe des jeweiligen Jahres in alphabetischer Reihenfolge aufgelistet und enthält neben Handschriften auch Literatur, Musikabhandlungen und Portraits verschiedener Komponisten. In diesen Katalogen sind sehr viele spanische Handschriften aufgeführt. Der Umlauf all dieser Handschriften ist so wichtig, dass Leo Liepmannssohn 1900 einen Katalog nur mit spanischen und portugiesischen Handschriften veroffendicht hat. In jenem Jahr hatte Liepmannssohn 291 spanische und portugiesische Handschriften versteigert. In diesen Versteigerungen tauchten bekannte - aber auch viele unbekannte - Dokumente, Handschriften und Musikabhandlungen auf. Durch diese Forschung wurden die Kenntnisse über Kompositionen verschiedener spanischer Komponisten des XVI. bis XIX. Jh. erweitert und im Ausland - speziell in Berlin - verbreitet

La ampliación del control estatal en Latinoamérica: una construcción en disputa para los sectores populares (Tema Central)

El artículo analiza la consolidación de los Estados modernos en América Latina, expresada en tres categorías propuestas por Whitehead (2010): control territorial, administración (incluye capacidad cognitiva) y control de los recursos. Señala como esta consolidación ha generado nuevos escenarios a las demandas de participación de los sectores populares, en una constante resistencia ante proyectos políticos que los han excluido, tanto en su diseño como en su aplicación

BAPNE Method, Developmental Dyslexia and Inclusive Education: Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Psychomotor Stimulation in Secondary School. A Practical Resource for Education within a Cross Curriculum

The strong link between phonological awareness and musical rhythm is widely explored in scientific literature. Interventions based on rhythm are proved to be fundamental for reading and writing skills in dyslexic students. Recent studies highlight the close relation between executive functions and learning circumstances within the school context. Learning is a high cognitive function and involves the socio-emotional processes, the motivational aspects related to reward, self-efficacy, self-esteem, empathy and also the acquisition of values. This study is focused on (1) phonological awareness and musical rhythm in developmental dyslexia; (2) current research on learning environment, executive functions and brain development during adolescence; (3) a practical proposal of inclusive education through body percussion activities – BAPNE Method for cognitive, socio-emotional and psychomotor stimulation within the context of the secondary school classes