Algorithms for Del Pezzo Surfaces of Degree 5 (Construction, Parametrization)

It is well known that every Del Pezzo surface of degree 5 defined over k is parametrizable over k. In this paper we give an efficient construction for parametrizing, as well as algorithms for constructing examples in every isomorphism class and for deciding equivalence.Comment: 15 page

Análisis de la comunicación visual del cartel cinematográfico : estudio de caso de la productora Universal Pictures

El objeto de estudio ha sido el cartel cinematográfico, analizando la cartelería de la productora Universal Pictures. Mediante la metodología el análisis de contenido se ha estudiado la aportación comunicativa de factores como el color, el encuadre u otros componentes plásticos en este tipo de piezas. La investigación ha permitido concluir la relevancia del elemento cromático y del tipo de plano para representar el género de la película y una cierta uniformidad en los recursos de jerarquización del mensaje visual.The object of study of the present investigation has been the cinematographic poster, concretely the design of the posters of the producer Universal Pictures. The content analysis methodology has been adapted to the graphic resources presented in these messages and to better understand to what extent it is communicative effectiveness. The investigation has allowed to conclude the relevance of the chromatic element and the type of plane to represent the genre of the film and a certain uniformity in the resources of hierarchy of the visual message in these designs.Anàlisi de la comunicació visual del cartell cinematogràfic. Estudi de cas de la productora Universal Pictures. L'objecte d'estudi ha estat el cartell cinematogràfic, analitzant la cartelleria de la productora Universal Pictures. Mitjançant la metodologia de l'anàlisi de contingut s'ha estudiat l'aportació comunicativa de factors com el color, l'enquadrament o altres components plàstics en aquest tipus de peces. La investigació ha permès concloure la rellevància de l'element cromàtic i del tipus de pla per representar el gènere de la pel·lícula i una certa uniformitat en els recursos de jerarquització del missatge visual

Internship report: Thomas Kembeke

Este relatório detalha e caracteriza o estágio realizado pela aluna Irene Sanchez Lemos Alves, no studio de design Thomas Kembeke, entre os meses de Fevereiro de 2019 até Julho de 2019. Permitindo-lhe a aquisição do grau de Mestre em Design e Cultura Visual. Este relatório descreve os trabalhos desenvolvidos pela aluna. Esta oportunidade contribuiu para trabalhar com projetos reais de Design postos em prática no mercado, contactar com a realidade e trabalhar com uma equipa com membros de áreas distintas possibilitando também focar-se mais especificamente do Design de Comunicação e Editorial. Este estágio abrangeu várias vertentes do Design, desde o Design de Identidade, Design Visual ao Design Editorial. Simultaneamente, este estágio permitiu a aluna refletir sobre o papel do designer na sociedade contemporânea.This report details and characterizes the internship given by student Irene Sanchez Lemos Alves ant the Thomas Kembeke design studio from February 2019 to July 2019. Allowing the student to acquire a Master's degree in design and visual culture. This report describes the work done by the student. This opportunity contributed to work with real design projects and put into practice all the knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor of Design to contact with real. Make contact with reality and work with a team with members from different areas, allowing to focus, on Communication Design and Editorial. This internship covered various aspects of design, from the Identity Design, Visual Design at the Design Editorial. At the same time, this stage allowed the student to reflect on the role of the designer in contemporary society

The processes of urban sprawl in the environment of mid-size cities during the period of expansive urbanism. Territorial impact in an interior area (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)

[EN] The processes of urban sprawl have increased since the end of the century. They have occurred in a context of economic prosperity, in which part of the capital surplus has been directed towards the construction industry, and especially towards the dwellings. The dynamic has been reproduced in the different scales of the urban hierarchy. Much of the new urban developments and constructions have been directed to the peripheral areas. Urban sprawl has increased in the environment of big cities, but also around medium-sized cities. This reality is manifested differently, depending on the case, but it has also left some general processes. In this essay attention has been centered on the changes in the housing in the peripheries of the Spanish medium-sized cities. The changes between 1991 and 2011 in a radius of 30 around the cities selected have been analyzed in order to identify the scope of urban sprawl, the temporary differences in the process and the most common collected ones. As an object of analysis seven inner and remote cities of Castilla- La Mancha have been used. We can observe a priori differentiating processes, and others that respond to logics associated to the influence of the polynuclear metropolitan area of Madrid.This essay is part of the research project called “Dynamics of urbanization and urban planning policies in mid-sized inner cities. From expansion and dispersal to reformulation, towards a more urban planning? (CSO2015-63970-R). Financed by Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and FEDER, Goverment of Spain.Cebrián, F.; Sanchez, I. (2018). The processes of urban sprawl in the environment of mid-size cities during the period of expansive urbanism. Territorial impact in an interior area (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain). En 24th ISUF International Conference. Book of Papers. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 65-73. https://doi.org/10.4995/ISUF2017.2017.6018OCS657

Low-Cost Piezoelectric Sensors for Time Domain Load Monitoring of Metallic Structures During Operational and Maintenance Processes

The versatility of piezoelectric sensors in measurement techniques and their performance in applications has given rise to an increased interest in their use for structural and manufacturing component monitoring. They enable wireless and sensor network solutions to be developed in order to directly integrate the sensors into machines, fixtures and tools. Piezoelectric sensors increasingly compete with strain-gauges due to their wide operational temperature range, load and strain sensing accuracy, low power consumption and low cost. This research sets out the use of piezoelectric sensors for real-time monitoring of mechanical strength in metallic structures in the ongoing operational control of machinery components. The behaviour of aluminium and steel structures under flexural strength was studied using piezoelectric sensors. Variations in structural behaviour and geometry were measured, and the load and μstrains during operational conditions were quantified in the time domain at a specific frequency. The lead zirconium titanate (PZT) sensors were able to distinguish between material types and thicknesses. Moreover, this work covers frequency selection and optimisation from 20 Hz to 300 kHz. Significant differences in terms of optimal operating frequencies and sensitivity were found in both structures. The influence of the PZT voltage applied was assessed to reduce power consumption without signal loss, and calibration to μstrains and loads was performed.This research was funded by Basque Government, grant number KK-2019/00051-SMARTRESNAK and by the European Commission, grant number 869884- RECLAIM

Comportamiento frente a la corrosión de un nuevo acero inoxidable dúplex de bajo contenido en níquel en armaduras de hormigón

La utilización de armaduras de acero inoxidable en estructuras de hormigón es una alternativa que está recibiendo cada vez más consideración, con objeto de aumentar la durabilidad debido a su buen comportamiento frente a la corrosión en ambientes agresivos, especialmente en atmósferas marinas con elevado contenido de cloruros. El elevado coste del níquel provocado por la fluctuación de su valor de mercado ha motivado la fabricación de nuevos aceros inoxidables con bajo contenido en dicha aleación. En este trabajo se ha evaluado la resistencia a la corrosión por cloruros de un nuevo acero inoxidable dúplex de bajo contenido en níquel, el AISI 2001. Se han utilizado técnicas electroquímicas, monitorizando el potencial de corrosión y la resistencia de polarización (LPR) mediante técnicas de corriente continua y medidas de corriente alterna mediante espectroscopía de impedancia electroquímica (EIS). Los ensayos muestran un excelente comportamiento en presencia de elevados contenidos de cloruro del nuevo acero dúplex. Se ha caracterizado la composición de la capa pasiva del acero inoxidable mediante XPS

International expansion and riskiness of Banks

We exploit an original dataset on European G-SIBs to assess how expansion in foreign markets affects their riskiness. We find a robust negative correlation between foreign expansion and bank risk (proxied by various individual and systemic risk metrics). Given individual bank riskiness, banks’expansion reduces the average riskiness of the banks’ pool (between effect). Moreover, foreign expansion of any given bank reduces its own risk (within effect). Diversification, competition and regulation channels are all important. Expansion in destination countries with different business cycle co-movement, stricter regulations and higher competition than the origin country decreases a bank’s riskiness

Immune Regulation by Dendritic Cell Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer Immunotherapy and Vaccines.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in intercellular communication as vehicles for the transport of membrane and cytosolic proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids including different RNAs. Dendritic cells (DCs)-derived EVs (DEVs), albeit variably, express major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide complexes and co-stimulatory molecules on their surface that enable the interaction with other immune cells such as CD8+ T cells, and other ligands that stimulate natural killer (NK) cells, thereby instructing tumor rejection, and counteracting immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment. Malignant cells oppose this effect by secreting EVs bearing a variety of molecules that block DCs function. For instance, tumor-derived EVs (TDEVs) can impair myeloid cell differentiation resulting in myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) generation. Hence, the unique composition of EVs makes them suitable candidates for the development of new cancer treatment approaches including prophylactic vaccine targeting oncogenic pathogens, cancer vaccines, and cancer immunotherapeutics. We offer a perspective from both cell sides, DCs, and tumor cells, on how EVs regulate the antitumor immune response, and how this translates into promising therapeutic options by reviewing the latest advancement in DEV-based cancer therapeutics.This work was supported by grant SAF2017-82886-R from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), grant S2017/BMD-3671-INFLAMUNE-CM from the Comunidad de Madrid, a grant from the Ramón Areces Foundation “Ciencias de la Vida y la Salud” (XIX Concurso-2018) and a grant from Ayudas Fundación BBVA a Equipos de Investigación Científica (BIOMEDICINA-2018), the Fundació Marató TV3 (grant 122/C/2015) and “La Caixa” Banking Foundation (HR17-00016). BIOIMID (PIE13/041) from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBER Cardiovascular (CB16/11/00272, Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria del Instituto de Salud Carlos III and co-funding by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional FEDER). D.C.-F. is supported by a Fellowship from “la Caixa” Foundation (LCF/BQ/DR19/11740010). I.F.-D. is supported by a Fellowship from Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (FPU15/02539). The CNIC is supported by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN) and the Pro CNIC Foundation, and is a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence (SEV-2015-0505).N