Análisis del Diseño en los Personajes de Videojuegos de Lucha

El propósito de esta investigación es el análisis del diseño de personajes, especialmente en los videojuegos de lucha. Esta clase de videojuegos ha mantenido fidelizados a sus usuarios durante más de treinta años mediante los diferentes arcos narrativos de las franquicias, así como con el diseño de los personajes que protagonizan las diferentes sagas. Nos encontramos, sin duda, ante un buen ejemplo de diseño; complejo y resistente al tiempo, puesto que muchos personajes apenas han variado ligeramente su estética con el paso de los años y se han convertido en arquetipos reconocibles en la cultura general. Esta investigación ahonda en el desarrollo de las diferentes compañías desarrolladoras, analizando los diferentes videojuegos de lucha lanzados al mercado y sus arcos narrativos, además de los productos audiovisuales derivados como largometrajes, animación, cómics, bandas sonoras y libros de arte entre otros. Con objeto de proponer un prototipo de método de diseño, se han analizado nueve de los videojuegos de lucha más famosos de la historia reciente, estableciendo una serie de categorías estéticas, así como unos estilos de juego por personaje. Este análisis se ha comparado también con las preferencias de usuarios y la labor profesional de varios concept artists involucrados en el diseño de personajes para videojuegos..

Tree aboveground biomass and species richness of the mature tropical forests of Darien, Panama, and their role in global climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation

AbstractThe remote forests of the Darien region in eastern Panama are among the last remnants of relatively undisturbed forest habitat in the Central American isthmus. Despite decades of efforts by the government, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society, including Indigenous peoples, to protect the region's natural heritage, it remains under significant threat due to widespread illegal logging. Now, the Panamanian government is considering the mechanism, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), as another option to limit forest loss. Central to the proper functioning of REDD+ is the need to reduce uncertainties in estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB). These estimates are used to establish realistic reference levels against which additional contributions to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the loss and degradation of forests can be financially compensated. Also, highly desirable to REDD+ is the achievement of biodiversity cobenefits. REDD+ investments will likely be directed primarily to areas where the potential to simultaneously mitigate climate change and conserve biodiversity is highest. Here, we present the results of a field‐based forest carbon inventorying method tested in Darien's mature forests with the participation of Embera and Wounaan Indigenous peoples. We also explore whether variations in field‐based estimates of AGB across mature forests, in both undisturbed and disturbed areas, are detectable through free and readily‐available remote sensing data sources. Furthermore, we examine and compare AGB and tree species richness in Darien with other well‐studied forest sites across the tropics. Our findings reveal that Darien's forests play a crucial role globally and regionally in storing carbon and housing biodiversity, and support the imperative need to protect these forests in a culturally appropriate manner with the region's Indigenous peoples

Focal Dermal Hypoplasia with Uterus Bicornis and Renal Ectopia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) is a rare inherited genodermatosis with an X-linked dominant trait. FDH is associated with skin defects and other abnormalities of bone, nails, hair, limbs, teeth and eyes. We present the case of a 26-year-old female in the 27th pregnancy week and a previous history of miscarriage. After careful physical examination and dermal biopsy, histopathology revealed that the patient was a carrier of FDH. This is the first report in the literature describing that FDH is associated with uterus bicornis and renal ectopia. Our association could be attributable to early embryonic abnormalities related with FDH because both the uterus bicornis and the renal ectopia originate around the 3th-6th week of embryonic development. We are unable to confirm that the miscarriages were caused by inherited FDH or that uterus bicornis was the cause. We conducted a literature review using the following terms: FDH, Goltz syndrome, uterus bicornis, and renal ectopia

A Hybrid Intelligent System to Forecast Solar Energy Production

Manuscrito aceptado[Abstarct]: There is wide acknowledgement that solar energy is a promising and renewable source of electricity. However, complementary sources are sometimes required, due to its limited capacity, in order to satisfy user demand. A Hybrid Intelligent System (HIS) is proposed in this paper to optimize the range of possible solar energy and power grid combinations. It is designed to predict the energy generated by any given solar thermal system. To do so, the novel HIS is based on local models that implement both supervised learning (artificial neural networks) and unsupervised learning (clustering). These techniques are combined and applied to a realworld installation located in Spain. Alternative models are compared and validated in this case study with data from a whole year. With an optimum parameter fit, the proposed system managed to calculate the solar energy produced by the panel with an error that was lower than 10-4 in 86% of cases

Acoso sexual callejero : un estudio sobre su presencia entre abril y septiembre del año 2017 en un parque urbano de Quito.

Esta investigación está enmarcada en el campo de la psicología social y comunitaria, explica a través de una perspectiva mixta de investigación cómo se percibe la presencia de acoso sexual en personas usuarias de los servicios que ofrece un parque urbano de la ciudad de Quito, entre los meses de abril y septiembre del año 2017. La propuesta metodológica está basada en relaciones colaborativas entre investigadores, participantes y representantes de la institución pública y académica. Consiste en el proceso conjunto de recolección, análisis e interpretación de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos que buscan una explicación amplia de cómo se percibe el acoso sexual en este espacio público. El criterio de población corresponde a hombres y mujeres a partir de los 12 años en adelante que hacen uso regular de los servicios y espacios que brinda este parque urbano de Quito. Con el propósito de obtener referencias contextuales sobre el problema, incluimos al grupo de mediadores culturales e instructores deportivos involucrados en las actividades cotidianas de las personas usuarias en el parque. Nuestros resultados indican que la presencia de acoso sexual en este parque urbano de Quito se percibe mayoritariamente a través de miradas insistentes, comentarios obscenos, piropos desagradables, burlas sexistas sobre el cuerpo y acercamiento invasivo al espacio personal, principalmente contra mujeres jóvenes/adultas y hombres jóvenes.This research is framed in the field of social and community psychology, explains through a mixed perspective of research how it is perceived the presence of sexual harassment in users of the services offered by an urban park in the city of Quito, among the months of April and September of the year 2017. The methodological proposal is based on collaborative relationships between researchers, participants and representatives of the public and academic institution. It consists of the joint process of collection, analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data that seek a broad explanation of how sexual harassment is perceived in this public space. The population criterion corresponds to men and women from 12 years and older who make regular use of the services and spaces provided by this Quito urban park. In order to obtain contextual references about the problem, we included the group of cultural mediators and sports instructors involved in the daily activities of the users in the park. Our results indicate that the presence of sexual harassment in this urban park of Quito is perceived mostly through insistent glances, obscene comments, unpleasant compliments, sexist ridicule about the body and invasive approach to personal space, mainly against young women / adults and men young boys

Expansion for the solutions of the Bogomolny equations on the torus

We show that the solutions of the Bogomolny equations for the Abelian Higgs model on a two-dimensional torus, can be expanded in powers of a quantity epsilon measuring the departure of the area from the critical area. This allows a precise determination of the shape of the solutions for all magnetic fluxes and arbitrary position of the Higgs field zeroes. The expansion is carried out to 51 orders for a couple of representative cases, including the unit flux case. We analyse the behaviour of the expansion in the limit of large areas, in which case the solutions approach those on the plane. Our results suggest convergence all the way up to infinite area.Comment: 26 pages, 8 figures, slightly revised version as published in JHE

Comparación de los datos de uso de la app y el sitio web móvil de una biblioteca universitaria

Apps are used by university libraries to disseminate their collections and services. In 2011 the University of Salamanca (USAL) launched the first mobile app for libraries in Spanish-speaking regions: Biblio USAL. Usage data was gathered for this app (2011-2015) and analyzed and compared to that of the university library’s mobile website. The findings show a preference for adapted web versions and the need to offer new generation apps that provide services not featured on the website

Reflexiones críticas sobre el diseño, implementación en territorio y reformulación de un proyecto de voluntariado universitario

Este trabajo propone repensar las actividades de un proyecto de extensión universitaria, los impactos provocados y los límites en cuanto a la demanda del territorio sobre la generación de políticas públicas, desde una perspectiva de integralidad universitaria. Las reflexiones surgen de la implementación del proyecto “Producción Porcina Sustentable” el cual tiene por objetivo principal caracterizar y fomentar la formalización de los productores porcinos en las localidades de La Capilla e Ingeniero Alan del partido de Florencio Varela. La metodología incluyó encuestas, entrevistas a referentes claves, recorridas de reconocimiento al territorio, encuentros con diagnóstico participativo y talleres de capacitación. Cada una de estas instancias fue sistematizada en cuadernos de campo lo cual nos permitió tener información sobre nuestras prácticas y poder realizar su análisis y autocrítica. Surgieron situaciones complejas donde se pusieron de manifiesto una serie de desequilibrios o conflictos entre el formulario de solicitud, lo que los productores esperan, lo que los estudiantes aprenden, y la implementación del proyecto como práctica. El recorrido por el mismo permite reflexionar sobre la función de UNLP como una institución que está legitimada como impulsora de políticas sectoriales específicas y que para que se mantenga es necesario la solidez de una masa crítica.Facultad de Ciencias VeterinariasFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

Documentación y traducción: ámbitos de convergencia de dos disciplinas transversales

[ES]La documentación y la traducción son dos disciplinas transversales que se apoyan mutuamente. Se describen los ámbitos de aplicación de la documentación a la traducción, detallando cuáles son las necesidades documentales del traductor. Se analizan las herramientas documentales del traductor: memorias de traducción, gestores bibliográficos y servicios participativos de organización de contenidos

Antineoplastic effect of iodine in mammary cancer: participation of 6-iodolactone (6-IL) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Studies in mammary cancer demonstrated that moderately high concentrations of molecular iodine (I₂) have a antiproliferative and apoptotic effect either <it>in vivo </it>as <it>in vitro</it>, however the cellular intermediated involved in these effects has not been elucidated.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Virgin Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with methyl-nitrosourea (MNU: single dose ip, 50 mg/Kg bw) and the participation of arachidonic acid (AA) and PPAR receptors in the antineoplasic effect of I₂where analyzed.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>I₂-treated rats for four weeks exhibited a significant reduction in the incidence (62.5 vs. 100%) and size (0.87 ± 0.98 vs 1.96 ± 1.5 cm³) of mammary tumors. HPLC analysis showed that tumoral but not normal mammary tissue contained an elevated basal concentration of AA and significantly more AA-iodinated called 6-iodolactone (6-IL) after chronic I₂treatment. Tumors from I₂-treated rats showed fewer cells positive to proliferating cell nuclear antigen, lower blood vessel density, as well as decreases in vascular endothelial growth factor, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, and PPAR type alpha (PPARα). These same tumors showed increases in the cell death markers, TUNEL-positive cells (p < 0.05) and the enzyme caspase-3 (trend), as well as significant induction of PPAR type gamma (PPARγ).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Together, these data demonstrate that the antineoplasic effect of iodine involves 6-IL formation and PPARγ induction.</p