Anti-negro prejudice: When it began, when it will end

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Creació de material en format vídeo com a suport a les assignatures de matemàtiques

Aquest projecte és la segona etapa d’un projecte iniciat el curs passat. Seguint la filosofia de l’EEES pretenem crear materials en format vídeo enfocats a facilitar el treball de l’estudiant i a millorar el seu procés d’aprenentatge. Generemexercicis que es plantegin als nostres estudiants en el Campus Atenea i que una vegada pensats i resolts per aquests se’ls proporcioni la resolució en format vídeo (junt amb el PDF de la resolució). Aquesta resolució amb el format vídeo fa que sigui més propera a aquests estudiants que estan immersos de petits en els formats que proporcionen les TIC. La utilització d’aquest material és diversa: com a eina a un curs que s’està fent, com a eina d’autoaprenentatge, com a eina de refresc en assignatures que utilitzen aquests conceptes, etc. Per tant aquest usos poden tenir molt bon paper a l’atenció a la progressió dels estudiants mitjançant el suport d’aquestes metodologies actives. La primera etapa del projecte ha culminat amb la realització de 12 vídeos utilitzats en les assignatures de matemàtiques del pla 92 i la segona etapa, amb 12 vídeos més, incorpora les assignatures dels graus. Les enquestes mostren la satisfacció de l’estudiantat en l’ús d’aquests vídeos.Peer Reviewe

Past and present taxonomy of the Liolaemus lineomaculatus section (Liolaemidae): is the morphological arrangement hypothesis valid?

Twenty-one species of lizards are included in the southernmost clade of South America, the Liolaemus lineomaculatus section. There are two hypotheses of species-grouping within this section, one based on morphological similarities and the other based on molecular phylogenetic relationships; although discordant, both are in use. The ‘morphological arrangement hypothesis’, which sorts the species of the section in three groups, was proposed ~30 years ago; however, despite taxonomic changes and almost doubling the species diversity of this section since then, the hypothesis has never been tested. Here, we (1) present an updated chronological review of taxonomic changes, species descriptions, morphological groups, and genetic clades proposed for the L. lineomaculatus section, and (2) evaluate the accuracy of the ‘morphological arrangement hypothesis’. We show that the traditional practice of classifying 11 of these species in two of the three traditional morphological groups of the section (Liolaemus kingii and Liolaemus archeforus), which is not supported by molecular data, is also not supported by morphological data, and therefore should be abandoned; we suggest referring to this group of species as the L. kingii group. We characterized the Liolaemus magellanicus group based on morphology, and extend the previously published morphological characteristics of the L. lineomaculatus group. Finally, we comment on future prospects for studies of sexual dimorphism and its possible ecological implications. This paper provides a critical synthesis of our understanding of the morphological and phylogenetic patterns within the L. lineomaculatus section and presents a useful framework for future tests of taxonomic hypotheses and physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary questions within this sectionFil: Breitman, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Morando, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Avila, Luciano Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentin

The murine cataractogenic mutation, Cat Fraser, segregates independently of the gamma crystallin genes

The murine mutation, Cat Fraser (Cat(Fr)), causes dominantly inherited ocular cataracts. Lenses of adult mice bearing this mutation contain reduced amounts of all seven γ-crystallin proteins and their corresponding transcripts. Levels of other lens proteins and transcripts appear normal and no extra-ocular effects of the mutation have been observed. The selective effect of this mutation on the γ-crystallins is consistent with the possibility that the site at which it occurs is involved in the coordinated regulation of the family of genes which encodes them. We have shown that several restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the γ-crystallin genes segregate independently of the Cat(Fr) mutation. Therefore, despite its selective effect on the expression of the γ-crystallin genes, the mutation is not linked to them. This observation rules out the possibility that the mutation is in a cis-acting regulatory site.published_or_final_versio

Adaptive development and maintenance of user-centric software systems

A software system cannot be developed without considering the various facets of its environment. Stakeholders – including the users that play a central role – have their needs, expectations, and perceptions of a system. Organisational and technical aspects of the environment are constantly changing. The ability to adapt a software system and its requirements to its environment throughout its full lifecycle is of paramount importance in a constantly changing environment. The continuous involvement of users is as important as the constant evaluation of the system and the observation of evolving environments. We present a methodology for adaptive software systems development and maintenance. We draw upon a diverse range of accepted methods including participatory design, software architecture, and evolutionary design. Our focus is on user-centred software systems

Coalescent-based species delimitation in the sand lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii complex (Squamata: Liolaemidae)

Coalescent-based algorithms coupled with the access to genome-wide data have become powerful tools forassessing questions on recent or rapid diversification, as well as delineating species boundaries in the absence of reciprocal monophyly. In southern South America, the diversification of Liolaemus lizards during the Pleistocene is well documented and has been attributed to the climatic changes that characterized this recent period of time. Past climatic changes had harsh effects at extreme latitudes, including Patagonia, but habitat changes at intermediate latitudes of South America have also been recorded, including expansion of sand fields over northern Patagonia and Pampas). In this work, we apply a coalescent-based approach to study the diversification of the Liolaemus wiegmannii species complex, a morphologically conservative clade that inhabits sandy soils across northwest and south-central Argentina, and the south shores of Uruguay. Using four standard sequence markers (mitochondrial DNA and three nuclear loci) along with ddRADseq data we inferred species limits and a time calibrated species tree for the L. wiegmannii complex in order to evaluate the influence of Quaternary sand expansion/retraction cycles on diversification. We also evaluated the evolutionary independence of the recently described L. gardeli and inferred its phylogenetic position relative to L. wiegmannii. We find strong evidence for six allopatric candidate species within L. wiegmannii, which diversified during the Pleistocene. The Great Patagonian Glaciation (∼1 million years before present) likely split the species complex into two main groups: one composed of lineages associated with sub-Andean sedimentary formations, and the other mostly related to sand fields in the Pampas and northern Patagonia. We hypothesize that early speciation within L. wiegmannii was influenced by the expansion of sand dunes throughout central Argentina and Pampas. Finally, L. gardeli is supported as a distinct lineage nested within the L. wiegmannii complex.Fil: Villamil, Joaquín. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Ciencias; UruguayFil: Avila, Luciano Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales; ArgentinaFil: Morando, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales; ArgentinaFil: Sites, Jack W.. University Brigham Young; Estados UnidosFil: Leaché, Adam D.. University of Washington; Estados UnidosFil: Maneyro, Raúl. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Ciencias; UruguayFil: Camargo Bentaberry, Arley. Universidad de la República; Urugua

Liolaemus baguali (NCN): Spinal injury

Liolaemus baguali is an uncommon liolaemid lizard endemic to Patagonian steppe environments of western Santa Cruz Province, southern Patagonian, Argentina. During field work on 17 January 2008, along the margins of Ruta Nacional (National Highway) 40, 72.8 km N of its junction Ruta Provincial (Provincial Highway) 288 (49.1040°S, 71.1985°W; datum WGS84; elev. 525 m), Rio Chico Department, Santa Cruz Province, we collected an adult male L. baguali (66.4 mm SVL) that appeared to exhibit a scoliosis as had been recently reported for another Patagonian lizard (Frutos et al. 2006. Herpetol. Rev. 37 468469).Fil: Feltrin, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Breitman, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Avila, Luciano Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentin

From right to written : an inquiry into the codification of a right to data

Award date: 17 June 2022. Supervisor: Professor Madeleine De Cock Buning, EUI School of Transnational GovernanceThis thesis analyses Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados, and Marco Civil da Internet in an attempt to answer the question: "to what extent is the right to Data Protection entrenched in Brazilian legislation?”. The investigation applies a black letter analysis approach to the laws, surveying the values at the their foundation, the systems they put in place, and the procedural tools made available within that system. It concludes that while the values contained in the laws are consistent with a right to data protection, and the systems built give a strong framework for application, the right is jeopardized by a politicization of procedural tools

Lagartijas de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina: distribución geográfica, diversidad genética y estado de conservación

Este trabajo resume las características geográficas, genéticas y de conservación de los saurios de la provincia de Santa Cruz; se presentan también comentarios acerca del estado del arte de la investigación en la provincia y las perspectivas futuras de los mismos. Utilizando ~ 1500 registros de presencia, se realiza un inventario biológico actualizado y se incluyen mapas de distribución, fotografías de las especies, comentarios genéticos y estatus de conservación para las lagartijas de Santa Cruz. El número de especies de lagartijas distribuidas en esta provincia es de 29 (27 especies y dos subespecies), sin embargo tres de éstas no presentan registros actuales. En base a los patrones genéticos se identifican al menos diez especies candidatas, linajes no descriptos que poseen suficiente diferenciación genética como para representar especies nuevas, cuyo estatus específico tiene que ser evaluado en futuras investigaciones. Este trabajo combina la información tradicionalmente presentada en inventarios biológicos con información genética, de distribución y estatus de conservación. Más allá de la novedosa integración realizada, este trabajo tiene la potencialidad de guiar el desarrollo de estudios detallados, en los que se puedan identificar (entre otras) zonas tanto para conservación como para explotación sustentable, así como también puede acelerar la descripción de nuevos taxa llenando los vacíos en el conocimiento de la taxonomía alfa.In this paper we present a revision of the geographic distribution, genetic characteristics and conservation status of lizards from the Santa Cruz province. We summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge base and future perspectives of herpetological research in this province. We present an updated checklist using ~1500 records of lizards, and include distributional maps, species photographs, comments on genetic variability and the conservation status of all recognized species. Twenty-nine species of lizards (26 species and 3 subspecies) are cited for this territory, although three of them lack of recent references, and from the genetic patterns we identify at least ten candidate species. These are defined as non-described lineages characterized by suffi - cient genetic differentiation to likely represent new species, but intensive taxonomic work is needed in order to confirm their specific status. In combining traditional information presented in checklists with genetic data, distributional patterns, and conservation status, we hope that this novel data integration approach will lead other investigators to develop similar studies. These types of studies represent the first step towards identification of priority conservation areas, as well as identification of those that are more appropriate for intense anthropogenic use; moreover this study will accelerate the description of new taxa, thereby filling gaps in alpha taxonomic knowledge.Fil: Breitman, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Minoli, Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Avila, Luciano Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Medina, Cintia Débora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Sites Jr., Jack W.. University Brigham Young; Estados UnidosFil: Morando, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentin