Modeling dust emission in PN IC 418

We investigated the infrared (IR) dust emission from PN IC 418, using a detailed model controlled by a previous determination of the stellar properties and the characteristics of the photoionized nebula, keeping as free parameters the dust types, amounts and distributions relative to the distance of the central star. The model includes the ionized region and the neutral region beyond the recombination front (Photodissociation region, or PDR), where the [OI] and [CII] IR lines are formed. We succeeded in reproducing the observed infrared emission from 2 to 200~\mm. The global energy budget is fitted by summing up contributions from big grains of amorphous carbon located in the neutral region and small graphite grains located in the ionized region (closer to the central star). Two emission features seen at 11.5 and 30~\mm are also reproduced by assuming them to be due to silicon carbide (SiC) and magnesium and iron sulfides (Mg$_x$Fe$_{1-x}$S), respectively. For this, we needed to consider ellipsoidal shapes for the grains to reproduce the wavelength distribution of the features. Some elements are depleted in the gaseous phase: Mg, Si, and S have sub-solar abundances (-0.5 dex below solar by mass), while the abundance of C+N+O+Ne by mass is close to solar. Adding the abundances of the elements present in the dusty and gaseous forms leads to values closer to but not higher than solar, confirming that the identification of the feature carriers is plausible. Iron is strongly depleted (3 dex below solar) and the small amount present in dust in our model is far from being enough to recover the solar value. A remaining feature is found as a residue of the fitting process, between 12 and 25~\mm, for which we do not have identification.Comment: Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics. V2: adding reference

Birth, death and diffusion of interacting particles

Individual-based models of chemical or biological dynamics usually consider individual entities diffusing in space and performing a birth-death type dynamics. In this work we study the properties of a model in this class where the birth dynamics is mediated by the local, within a given distance, density of particles. Groups of individuals are formed in the system and in this paper we concentrate on the study of the properties of these clusters (lifetime, size, and collective diffusion). In particular, in the limit of the interaction distance approaching the system size, a unique cluster appears which helps to understand and characterize the clustering dynamics of the model.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, Iop style. To appear in Journal of Physics A: Condensed matte

Robust Trend Analysis in Environmental Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Cork Oak Forest Decline.

We introduce a novel methodological framework for robust trend analysis (RTA) using remote sensing data to enhance the accuracy and reliability of detecting significant environmental trends. Our approach sequentially integrates the Theil–Sen (TS) slope estimator, the Contextual Mann–Kendall (CMK) test, and the false discovery rate (FDR) control. This comprehensive method addresses common challenges in trend analysis, such as handling small, noisy datasets with outliers and issues related to spatial autocorrelation, cross-correlation, and multiple testing. We applied this RTA workflow to study tree cover trends in Los Alcornocales Natural Park (Southern Spain), Europe’s largest cork oak forest, analysing interannual changes in tree cover from 2000 to 2022 using Terra MODIS MOD44B data. Our results reveal that the TS estimator provides a robust measure of trend direction and magnitude, but its effectiveness is dramatically enhanced when combined with the CMK test. This combination highlights significant trends and effectively corrects for spatial autocorrelation and cross-correlation, ensuring that genuine environmental signals are distinguished from statistical noise. Unlike previous workflows, our approach incorporates the FDR control, which successfully filtered out 29.6% of false discoveries in the case study, resulting in a more stringent assessment of true environmental trends captured by multi-temporal remotely sensed data. In the case study, we found that approximately one-third of the area exhibits significant and statistically robust declines in tree cover, with these declines being geographically clustered. Importantly, these trends correspond with relevant changes in tree cover, emphasising the ability of RTA to detect relevant environmental changes. Overall, our findings underscore the crucial importance of combining these methods, as their synergy is essential for accurately identifying and confirming robust environmental trends

On the biology of the European flying squid Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798) (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in the central eastern Atlantic

A total of 206 specimens of the ommastrephid squid Todarodes sagittatus, obtained from three areas of the central eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands/African coast, Madeira, and the Gettysburg Bank area south of Portugal) were examined. New information on size, mass, length-mass relationships, reproductive biology, and diet of the squid from a hitherto not very well studied area is supplied. Females dominated the samples (78%) and attained larger size and mass than males. Dorsal mantle lengths of T. sagittatus in the Canary Islands/African coast samples and in the Madeira region were similar, 167 – 348 mm for females and 175 – 269 mm for males. From the Gettysburg Bank all specimens were immature, females ranging between 71 and 276 mm and males from 98 to 233 mm. Mature females were found mainly during winter and mature males nearly year-round, indicating that they mature earlier than females and at a smaller size. Prey consisted mainly offish (54.9%), decapods (18.8%) and cephalopods (12.1%). Otoliths and fish bones identified from stomach contents suggest that myctophids were the most common and diverse prey

Estructura de la economía social en Castilla-La Mancha

Las empresas de Economía Social constituyen una realidad en continuo crecimiento en Castilla-La Mancha. Ello se demuestra por el número de entidades creadas y en funcionamiento, por el número de entidades creadas y en funcionamiento, por el número de trabajadores empleados, por el volumen de activos que poseen, por las ventas efectuadas por los recursos propios generados, etc. Dentro de las empresas de Economía Social, en esta comunicación se han considerado las Cooperativas Agrarias, las Cooperativas de Consumo, las Cooperativas de Consumo, las Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado y las Sociedades Anónimas Laborales, como las más representativas dentro de las entidades no financieras de la Economía Social. Además, se observan cambios en la estructura de la Economía Social debido a la pérdida de importancia de las Cooperativas Agrarias y al impulso de las Empresas de Trabajo Asociado (Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado y Sociedades Anónimas Laborales

Sol-gel, One Technology by Produced Nanohybrid with Anticorrosive Properties

AbstractThe evolution of nanotechnology has been allowed modify the material properties since of chemical architecture. In this work, we development nanohybrids sol-gel process, silica particles are incorporated a functionalized polymer resin (type epoxy and/or phenolic) with carboxylic groups. When the metallic plate is coating formed film ceramic glass. The incorporation this particles into to polymeric matrix, allowed to obtain performance corrosive properties. The structural characteristics of the different materials prepared, phenolic resin (RF), the resin functionalized (RFF) and its corresponding hybrids (RF-SiO2 and RFF- SiO2), were studied by infrared spectroscopy and morphological changes were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Then cooper plates were coated with these materials to evaluate their corrosion performance. The corrosion performance evaluation for each of these coatings RF, RFF, RE- SiO2 and RFF- SiO2 were determined by the following tests: a misty saline chamber operated under accelerated corrosive conditions for corrosion advance measurement, abrasion and adhesion

On the biology of the European flying squid Todarodes Sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798) (cephalopoda, ommastrephidae) in the Central Eastern Atlantic

A total of 206 specimens of the ommastrephid squid Todarodes sagittatus, obtained from three areas of the central eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands/African coast, Madeira, and the Gettysburg Bank area south of Portugal) were examined. New information on size, mass, length-mass relationships, reproductive biology, and diet of the squid from a hitherto not very well studied area is supplied. Females dominated the samples (78%) and attained larger size and mass than males. Dorsal mantle lengths of T. sagittatus in the Canary Islands/African coast samples and in the Madeira region were similar, 167 – 348 mm for females and 175 – 269 mm for males. From the Gettysburg Bank all specimens were immature, females ranging between 71 and 276 mm and males from 98 to 233 mm. Mature females were found mainly during winter and mature males nearly year-round,indicating that they mature earlier than females and at a smaller size. Prey consisted mainly of fish (54.9%), decapods (18.8%) and cephalopods (12.1%). Otoliths and fish bones identified from stomach contents suggestthat myctophids were the most common and diverse prey