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Absorbing and Shattered Fragmentation Transitions in Multilayer Coevolution
We introduce a coevolution voter model in a multilayer, by coupling a
fraction of nodes across two network layers and allowing each layer to evolve
according to its own topological temporal scale. When these time scales are the
same the dynamics preserve the absorbing-fragmentation transition observed in a
monolayer network at a critical value of the temporal scale that depends on
interlayer connectivity. The time evolution equations obtained by pair
approximation can be mapped to a coevolution voter model in a single layer with
an effective average degree. When the two layers have different topological
time scales we find an anomalous transition, named shattered fragmentation, in
which the network in one layer splits into two large components in opposite
states and a multiplicity of isolated nodes. We identify the growth of the
number of components as a signature of this anomalous transition. We also find
a critical level of interlayer coupling needed to prevent the fragmentation in
a layer connected to a layer that does not fragment.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, last figure caption includes link to animation
Noise in Coevolving Networks
Coupling dynamics of the states of the nodes of a network to the dynamics of
the network topology leads to generic absorbing and fragmentation transitions.
The coevolving voter model is a typical system that exhibits such transitions
at some critical rewiring. We study the robustness of these transitions under
two distinct ways of introducing noise. Noise affecting all the nodes destroys
the absorbing-fragmentation transition, giving rise in finite-size systems to
two regimes: bimodal magnetisation and dynamic fragmentation. Noise Targeting a
fraction of nodes preserves the transitions but introduces shattered
fragmentation with its characteristic fraction of isolated nodes and one or two
giant components. Both the lack of absorbing state for homogenous noise and the
shift in the absorbing transition to higher rewiring for targeted noise are
supported by analytical approximations.Comment: 20 page
Dynamical origins of the community structure of multi-layer societies
Social structures emerge as a result of individuals managing a variety of
different of social relationships. Societies can be represented as highly
structured dynamic multiplex networks. Here we study the dynamical origins of
the specific community structures of a large-scale social multiplex network of
a human society that interacts in a virtual world of a massive multiplayer
online game. There we find substantial differences in the community structures
of different social actions, represented by the various network layers in the
multiplex. Community size distributions are either similar to a power-law or
appear to be centered around a size of 50 individuals. To understand these
observations we propose a voter model that is built around the principle of
triadic closure. It explicitly models the co-evolution of node- and
link-dynamics across different layers of the multiplex. Depending on link- and
node fluctuation rates, the model exhibits an anomalous shattered fragmentation
transition, where one layer fragments from one large component into many small
components. The observed community size distributions are in good agreement
with the predicted fragmentation in the model. We show that the empirical
pairwise similarities of network layers, in terms of link overlap and degree
correlations, practically coincide with the model. This suggests that several
detailed features of the fragmentation in societies can be traced back to the
triadic closure processes.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Bisexuality and Gothicism in Carmilla and Dracula: A Comparative Analysis
Carmilla (1872) de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu y Drácula (1897) de Bram Stoker son las
dos novelas más influyentes dentro de la literatura de vampiros. Escritas por autores
irlandeses, estas novelas, representativas del género conocido como Gótico irlandés,
toman parte de su inspiración en el contexto social y en la mentalidad victoriana. Por
muy clásicas que parezcan, los dos vampiros antagonistas homónimos comparten un
rasgo revolucionario: son bisexuales. Este Trabajo de Fin de Grado realiza un análisis
comparativo para demostrar que los vampiros de estas historias no son ni heterosexuales
ni homosexuales, sino bisexuales.Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) are the
two most influential novels within vampire literature. Written by Irish authors, these
novels, representative of the Irish Gothic genre, draw some inspiration from their social
context and the Victorian mindset. As classic as they may seem, the two homonymous
vampire antagonists have a groundbreaking trait: they are bisexuals. This dissertation
carries out a comparative analysis to show how the vampires in these stories are neither
heterosexual nor homosexual, but bisexual.Departamento de Filología InglesaGrado en Estudios Inglese
Genome-wide gene expression profiling of stress response in a spinal cord clip compression injury model.
BackgroundThe aneurysm clip impact-compression model of spinal cord injury (SCI) is a standard injury model in animals that closely mimics the primary mechanism of most human injuries: acute impact and persisting compression. Its histo-pathological and behavioural outcomes are extensively similar to human SCI. To understand the distinct molecular events underlying this injury model we analyzed global mRNA abundance changes during the acute, subacute and chronic stages of a moderate to severe injury to the rat spinal cord.ResultsTime-series expression analyses resulted in clustering of the majority of deregulated transcripts into eight statistically significant expression profiles. Systematic application of Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment pathway analysis allowed inference of biological processes participating in SCI pathology. Temporal analysis identified events specific to and common between acute, subacute and chronic time-points. Processes common to all phases of injury include blood coagulation, cellular extravasation, leukocyte cell-cell adhesion, the integrin-mediated signaling pathway, cytokine production and secretion, neutrophil chemotaxis, phagocytosis, response to hypoxia and reactive oxygen species, angiogenesis, apoptosis, inflammatory processes and ossification. Importantly, various elements of adaptive and induced innate immune responses span, not only the acute and subacute phases, but also persist throughout the chronic phase of SCI. Induced innate responses, such as Toll-like receptor signaling, are more active during the acute phase but persist throughout the chronic phase. However, adaptive immune response processes such as B and T cell activation, proliferation, and migration, T cell differentiation, B and T cell receptor-mediated signaling, and B cell- and immunoglobulin-mediated immune response become more significant during the chronic phase.ConclusionsThis analysis showed that, surprisingly, the diverse series of molecular events that occur in the acute and subacute stages persist into the chronic stage of SCI. The strong agreement between our results and previous findings suggest that our analytical approach will be useful in revealing other biological processes and genes contributing to SCI pathology
The right to family reunification under Spanish law and the case-law thereof
European project “Lawyers for the protection of fundamental rights” GA n° 80697
The right to family reunification in the EU and the case-law in accordance therewith
European project “Lawyers for the protection of fundamental rights” GA n° 806974) and specifically within the work package on the review of the European legal framework on fundamental rights
El perfil de traductor especializado
Cuando se habla de traducción especializada nos referimos a la traducción de textos que versan sobre una temática o campo del saber especializado, es decir, que requieren conocimientos específicos, y que presentan unas características particulares, tanto en el plano lingüístico como textual. Esta modalidad de traducción es llevada a cabo por el traductor especializado, el cual debe tener en cuenta todas estas características y conocimientos. A lo largo de este trabajo se diferenciará la traducción general de la especializada, se analizará el perfil del traductor especializado, su formación y sus particularidades, teniendo también en cuenta las perspectivas del propio traductor y de los organismos que requieren de su servicio según las necesidades del mercado laboral.Grado en Traducción e Interpretació
Overlooked gall-inducing moths revisited, with the description of Andescecidium parrai gen. et sp. n. and Oliera saizi sp. n. from Chile (Lepidoptera, Cecidosidae)
There are still many gall systems associated with larvae of Lepidoptera in which the true gall-inducers have not been identified to species. Reports on misidentification of gall inducers have been recurrent for these galls, particularly in complex gall-systems that may include inquilines, kleptoparasites, and cecidophages, among other feeding guilds such as predators and parasitoid wasps. Here we describe and illustrate the adults, larvae, pupae and galls, based on light and scanning microscopy, of Andescecidium parrai gen. et sp. n. and Oliera saizi sp. n., two sympatric cecidosid moths that are associated with Schinus polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera (Anacardiaceae) in central Chile. Adults, immatures, and galls of the former did not conform to any known cecidosid genus. Galls of A. parrai are external, spherical, and conspicuous, being known for more than one century. However, their induction has been mistakenly associated with either unidentified Coleoptera (original description) or Oliera argentinana Br糨es (recently), a distinct cecidosid species with distribution restricted to the eastern Andes. Galls of O. saizi had been undetected, as they are inconspicuous. They occur under the bark within swollen stems, and may occur on the same plant, adjacent to those of A. parrai. We also propose a time-calibrated phylogeny using sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear loci, including specimens of the new proposed taxa. Thus in addition to clarifying the taxonomy of the Chilean cecidosid species we also tested their monophyly in comparison to congeneric species and putative specimens of all genera of Neotropical and African cecidosids.Fil: Silva, Gabriela T.. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; BrasilFil: Moreira, Gilson R. P.. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; BrasilFil: Vargas, Héctor A.. Universidad de Tarapacá de Arica; ChileFil: Gonçalves, Gislene L.. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Brasil. Universidad de Tarapacá de Arica; ChileFil: Mainardi, Marina D.. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; BrasilFil: San Blas, Diego German. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa; ArgentinaFil: Davis, Donald. National Museum of Natural History; Estados Unido
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