A Framework for Enhancing the Operational Phase of Traffic Management Plans

Road traffic emergencies are dangerous and unexpected situations that require immediate actions by the authorities. These actions involve to attend to the people who have been affected by the emergency and to minimize its consequences. A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) is a set of pre-defined measures and actions designed to produce an effective and efficient use of available resources in order to deal with a specific road incident. The operational phase of a TMP involves the coordination of several independent agencies (road managers, traffic police, firemen, etc.). These agencies must provide the resources required by the TMP in the deployment of the measures and actions. In this paper, a new framework to support the TMP operational phase is presented. This framework models each agency as an intelligent agent and it uses a reverse combinatorial distributed auction as the core component of a negotiation process. The goal of this negotiation process is to obtain a common agreement on the best possible allocation of resources taking into account the role, competencies and interest of the involved agencies. The framework has been implemented in a real scenario with real data. The tests developed have demonstrated that the system is able to manage the resources in terms of the execution time and the quality of the provided solutions

Forecasting Adverse Weather Situations in the Road Network

Weather is an important factor that affects traffic flow and road safety. Adverse weather situations affect the driving conditions directly; hence, drivers must be informed about the weather conditions downstream to adapt their driving. In the framework of intelligent transport systems, several systems have been developed to know the weather situations and inform drivers. However, these systems do not forecast weather in advance, and they need the support of road operators to inform drivers. This paper presents a new autonomous system to forecast weather conditions in a short time and to give users the information obtained. The system uses a set of algorithms and rules to determine the weather and to forecast dangerous situations on the road network. It has been implemented using a multiagent approach and tested with real data. Results are very promising. The system is able to forecast adverse situations with a high degree of quality. This quality makes it possible to trust in the system and to avoid the supervision of operators

Complete Integration of Team Project-Based Learning Into a Database Syllabus

Team project-based learning (TPBL) combines two learning techniques: 1) project-based learning (PBL) and 2) teamwork. This combination leverages the learning outcomes of both methods and places students in a real work situation where they must develop and solve a real project while working as a team. TPBL has been used in two advanced database subjects in Jaume I University (UJI)’s Computer Science degree program. This learning method was used for four years (academic years from 2018/2019 to 2021/2022) with positive outcomes. This study presents the project development, which includes teamwork formation, activities, timetable, and exercised learning competencies (both soft and specific). Further, the project’s results were evaluated from three different perspectives: 1) teamwork evaluation by teammates; 2) students’ opinions on the subject and project; and 3) subject final grades

Comunidad Internacional, Oriente Próximo y cultura de paz

Este número es el resultado del III Congreso de Cultura de Paz, titulado Comunidad Internacional, Oriente Próximo y cultura de paz, organizado por el Instituto de Estudios Internacionales y Europeos “Francisco de Vitoria” de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y UNESCO-Getafe, y celebrado en el Campus de Getafe de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid los días 25, 26 y 27 de noviembre de 2013.Contiene: prólogo / Federico Mayor Zaragoza. -- Reflexiones sobre el uso de la fuerza y la protección internacional de los derechos humanos / Carlos Fernández Liesa. -- Sobre la responsabilidad de proteger (RP) y el uso legal de la fuerza (a propósito del conflicto en Siria [2011-2014]) / Cesáreo Gutiérrez Espada. -- Libre determinación de los pueblos y uso de la fuerza: MLNS, rebeldes, resistentes o terroristas / Félix Vacas Fernández. -- Armas de destrucción masiva en oriente próximo / Vicente Garrido Rebolledo. -- España ante el actual proceso de transformación política en el mundo árabe / Tomás López-Vilariño. -- Definiendo conceptos: Sufismo, Fundamentalismo, Salafismo, Islamismo y Wahabismo / Manuel González Hernández. -- Hacia una cultura de paz / Silvia Martínez Cantón

Aprendizaje basado en proyectos y trabajo en equipo para mejorar las competencias básicas

El aprendizaje basado en proyectos es una técnica de enseñanza/aprendizaje que utiliza un proyecto como eje principal del proceso de aprendizaje. Este aprendizaje, combinado con el trabajo en equipo permite mejorar la adquisición tanto de las competencias específicas como de las básicas. Desde hace tres años, en las asignaturas de bases de datos avanzadas del Grado de Ingeniería Informática de la Universidad Jaume I se utiliza de forma combinada el aprendizaje basado en proyectos y el trabajo en equipo. En este artículo se presenta la experiencia adquirida, las actividades del proyecto y las competencias alcanzadas en cada actividad. Por último, se analiza y evalúan los resultados obtenidos, proponiendo una serie de actuaciones de trabajo futuras

Neoadjuvant intralesional methotrexate for juvenile xanthogranuloma in an adult

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis usually occurring in infants and typically located in the head or neck.1 Clinically, solitary skin lesions are found in 60%–82% of patients and the most common variant is characterized by one yellowish nodule. Adult onset is rare, and although JXG is usually self-limiting in children, spontaneous resolution is uncommon at older ages. In addition, up to 50% of patients with spontaneous regression develop an atrophy or anetodermal area.2 Thus, complete excision is frequently performed in this population subgroup to achieve better cosmetic results. In disseminated forms, different chemotherapy regimens, corticosteroids and other systemic therapies are used. Herein, we report a case of adult JXG treated with intralesional methotrexate (MTX) resulting in a rapid reduction in size

Intelligent transport systems harmonisation assessment: use case of some Spanish intelligent transport systems services

From the 1980s, new telematic technologies have meant a great evolution in several areas. In the transportation domain, their use has implied the development and implementation of several intelligent transport systems (ITS). However, these deployments were done in an isolated way. Traffic managers, public and private organisations, stakeholders and others have implemented ITS without much perspective, that is, without providing ITS as services for end users. In the last few years, several European Union (EU) funded projects have been dealing with the development of harmonised ITS services. For example, the EasyWay Project is involving most of the European countries (EU member states and others) to deploy harmonised ITS services taking into account the European citizen as the final target. In this study, an introduction of the EasyWay project is made, including the ITS concept services and the deployment guidelines for harmonisation. In November 2012, EasyWay presented a new version of DGs, which were approved with minor editorial changes. An overview on these DGs for the ITS services is presented and two real Spanish road traffic ITS services are analysed

The complex influence of ENSO on droughts in Ecuador

48 Pags.- 1 Tabl.- 18 Figs. The definitive version is available at: http://link.springer.com/journal/382In this study, we analyzed the influence of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the spatio-temporal variability of droughts in Ecuador for a 48-year period (1965–2012). Droughts were quantified from 22 high-quality and homogenized time series of precipitation and air temperature by means of the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index. In addition, the propagation of two different ENSO indices (El Niño 3.4 and El Niño 1 + 2 indices) and other atmospheric circulation processes (e.g., vertical velocity) on different time-scales of drought severity were investigated. The results showed a very complex influence of ENSO on drought behavior across Ecuador, with two regional patterns in the evolution of droughts: (1) the Andean chain with no changes in drought severity, and (2) the Western plains with less severe and frequent droughts. We also detected that drought variability in the Andes mountains is explained by the El Niño 3.4 index [sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the central Pacific], whereas the Western plains are much more driven by El Niño 1 + 2 index (SST anomalies in the eastern Pacific). Moreover, it was also observed that El Niño and La Niña phases enhance droughts in the Andes and Western plains regions, respectively. The results of this work could be crucial for predicting and monitoring drought variability and intensity in Ecuador.This work was supported by the EPhysLab (UVIGO-CSIC Associated Unit) and the research projects I-COOP H2O 2013CD0006: “Test multisectorial y actividades demostrativa sobre el potencial desarrollo de sistemas de monitorización de sequías en tiempo real en la región del oeste de Sudamérica” financed by the Spanish National Research Council, CGL2011-27574-CO2-02, CGL2014-52135-C03-01 and Red de variabilidad y cambio climático RECLIM (CGL2014-517221-REDT), financed by the Spanish Commission of Science and Technology and FEDER, and “LIFE12 ENV/ES/000536-Demonstration and validation of innovative methodology for regional climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean area (LIFE MEDACC)” financed by the LIFE programme of the European Commission. Cesar Azorin-Molina was supported by the JCI-2011-10263 Grant. Arturo Sanchez-Lorenzo was supported by the JCI-2012-12508 Grant. Miquel Tomas-Burguera was supported by a doctoral grant by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and Natalia Martin-Hernandez was supported by a doctoral grant by the Aragón Regional Government. E. Aguilar was funded by the Grant CCI-009-ATN/OC-12439-RG-2012 from the Banco Iberoamericano de Desarrollo.Peer reviewe

Análisis de aceros AHSS en el nuevo simulador de deformación plástica HSMFS

El presente documento muestra las capacidades del nuevo simulador de deformación plástica, de reciente construcción, y capaz de realizar ensayos en cualquier tipo de material, hasta una fuerza de 10 kN. Además, se exponen otras líneas de investigación del grupo.Sellés Cantó, MÁ.; Sanchez-Caballero, S.; Pla-Ferrando, R.; Reig Pérez, MJ.; Segui Llinares, VJ.; Eixerés Tomás, B.; Pérez Bernabeu, E. (2013). Análisis de aceros AHSS en el nuevo simulador de deformación plástica HSMFS. Compobell, S.L. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/73772