Multimedia Chinese Web Search Engines: A Survey

The objective of this paper is to explore the state of multimedia search functionality on major general and dedicated Web search engines in Chinese language. The authors studied: a) how many Chinese Web search engines presently make use of multimedia searching, and b) the type of multimedia search functionality available. Specifically, the following were examined: a) multimedia features - features allowing multimedia search; and b) extent of personalization - the extent to which a search engine Web site allows users to control multimedia search. Overall, Chinese Web search engines offer limited multimedia searching functionality. The significance of the study is based on two factors: a) little research has been conducted on Chinese Web search engines, and b) the instrument used in the study and the results obtained by this research could help users, Web designers, and Web search engine developers. By large, general Web search engines support more multimedia features than specialized one

Activos Derivados OTC

El objetivo de este trabajo es proporcionar una visión general de los mercados de derivados financieros OTC, los principales instrumentos, los participantes y algunos aspectos de su regulación. En la actualidad el mercado global de derivados ha alcanzado un gran tamaño, tras crecer exponencialmente desde 1980, convirtiéndose en una parte significativa del mundo de las finanzas globales. Muestra de ello es la contribución destacada que se otorga a los derivados OTC en la crisis financiera internacional y que ha propiciado en los últimos años un cambio de paradigma con una nueva regulación y requisitos para la negociación de operaciones OTC.Departamento de Economía AplicadaGrado en Finanzas, Banca y Seguro

Liberties and Rights relative to access and participation in Cultural Life

Se presenta una reflexión, tomando como base la Declaración de Friburgo, a propósito de los derechos y libertades tocantes a las posibilidades de acceso y particip ación de la ciudadanía en el mundo de la cultura.A reflexion is presented, based on the Freiburg Declaration, regarding the rights and liberties related to the possibilities for public access and participation in the world of culture

Vasili Grossman s combats. The humanist message of Life and fate

En la larga tradición de las relaciones entre filosofía y literatura, la obra de vasili grossman es uno de los hitos recientes y más merecedores de atención. Su novela vida y destino constituye un verdadero manifiesto de confianza en el ser humano, confiaIn the long tradition of the relationship between philosophy and literature, the work of vasili grossman is one of the recent and most deserving of attention landmark. His novel life and fate is a real manifesto of faith in human being, that it deserves

Use of tire derived aggregate in tunnel cut-and-cover

A case-history is reported in which tire derived aggregate (TDA) was successfully applied to reduce the weight of fill upon a cut-and-cover railway tunnel. Subsequent 3D numerical analyses are used to explore the effect of different assumptions about the constitutive model of the TDA material. Alternative dispositions of TDA around the tunnel section are also examined. Reductions of up to 60% in lining bending moment may be achieved. For the case analyzed the elastic description of the TDA has little influence on tunnel lining loads, although is important for fill settlement estimates.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

Geminiviral protein Rep interferes in PCNA sumoylation

Rep is a multifunctional protein essential for replication of geminivirus that interferes with the sumoylation of a key protein in the DNA replication, PCNA (Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen). It is known that Rep is capable of interacting with a plethora of plant proteins, including PCNA. Despite the biological significance remains unknown, it’s thought that this interaction should play a key role for generating new copies of the virus genome. Therefore, in order to characterize this interaction, we study which lysines are sumoylated in tomato PCNA (SlPCNA). Considering conservation, location and presence of sumoylation domain criteria, we have identified some candidate lysines and studied how its mutation affects this protein sumoylation in Escherichia coli assays. Finally, we plan to confirm and characterize the Rep interference on SlPCNA sumoylation and determine if this interference occurs in planta.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech