Building Resilience in Closed-Loop Supply Chains through Information-Sharing Mechanisms

In this paper we reflect on the role of information sharing on increasing the resilience of supply chains. Specifically, we highlight the lack of studies addressing this relevant topic in closed-loop supply chains. Then, we introduce the works covered by the Special Issue “Information Sharing on Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains” to investigate the relationships between information sharing and resilience in sustainable supply chains.Universidad de Sevilla V PPIT-USDICAR-UniCT (Dpto. Ing. Civil y Arqu. Univ. Catania) Plan de investigación Departamental 2016-201

Music Providers Landscape Europe

This text gives a comprehensive overview of the landscape of European music creators and their respective multipliers in an audio branding and in-store music context. This includes an investigation of music management procedures as well as audio file formats and qualities in use.EC/H2020/688122/EU/Artist-to-Business-to-Business-to-Consumer Audio Branding System/ABC D

Aplicaciones del coaching al deporte: adaptación al pádel

En el presente trabajo pretendemos aportar una visión profunda en la aplicación del coaching al deporte y cómo puede ser usado por directivos, entrenadores o jugadores de una organización deportiva o club, en el pádel de manera concreta. Conoceremos las distintas fases que se deben dar para una correcta intervención, además de los acuerdos entre el coach y el deportista. En el contexto actual, las empresas y entidades deportivas se ven obligadas a adaptarse a la nueva realidad económica. Se considera fundamental sacar el máximo provecho a los recursos de los que disponemos. Las empresas, organizaciones o clubes deportivos, deben de buscar un valor añadido, marcar la diferencia con el menor coste posible. Alfonso Alonso (2011) define el coaching como un conjunto de entrevistas individuales entre un profesional (coach) y su cliente para ayudar a dicha persona a conseguir sus metas y objetivos, los cuales pueden ser personales o profesionales. El Coaching deportivo es un proceso de entrenamiento-aprendizaje, que consiste en despertar el talento y los recursos del deportista, entrenador y directivo para incrementar al máximo su rendimiento deportivo y personal, y eliminar los obstáculos internos a través del establecimiento de un plan de acción (cambio) con metas u objetivos (Useche, 2004; García-Naveira, 2011; Whitmore, 2011). El coach deportivo debe guiar al coachee por el siguiente recorrido: Tomar conciencia-Querer-Saber hacer-Hacer.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Contribution of Xenopus model to a better understanding of cardiac outflow tract

Contribution of Xenopus model to a better understanding of cardiac outflow tract. A Torres-Prioris 1, SJ Smith 2, TJ Mohun 2, B Fernández 1, AC Durán 1. 1 Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, and Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga (IBIMA), University of Málaga, Spain. 2 Developmental Biology Division, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London, UK. The morphology and morphogenesis of the cardiac outflow tract is a major topic in the study of the vertebrate circulatory system, especially regarding the pathologies affecting this region in humans. Recent studies have demonstrated that, in fish, the cardiac outflow tract consists of a myocardial conus arteriosus and a nonmyocardial bulbus arteriosus. Moreover, the bulbus arteriosus of fish has been considered homologous to the intrapericardial base of the aortic and pulmonary trunks of birds and mammals. Under this perspective, we have conducted a study on the outflow tract of Xenopus laevis, using histological, immunohistochemical and 3D reconstruction techniques. It has been assumed that the outflow tract of Xenopus, which is intercalated between the ventricle and the great arterial trunks, is of myocardial nature. At its luminal side, it contains two sets of valves between which the so-called spiral valve lies. Our results demonstrate that, together with a proximal myocardial segment, a distal, nonmyocardial, intrapericardial segment is also present in amphibians. We propose that this distal segment, from which the pulmocutaneous and systemic arteries arise, is homologous to the bulbus arteriosus of fish. Therefore, the bulbus arteriosus is an evolutionarily conserved structure, which has become the aortic and pulmonary roots of birds and mammals. Our findings contribute to strengthening Xenopus as a good model to better understand the outflow tract morphology and evolution, and as an emerging model for studying human congenital heart diseases. This work was supported by CGL2010-16417, BES-2011-046901, Estancias Breves para FPI (2012, 2013) and FEDER funds.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. CGL2010-16417, BES-2011-046901, Estancias Breves para FPI (2012, 2013), FEDER funds

Survey Report: Audio Branding Support Systems

Existing tools for use in audio branding are surveyed and typical core work steps are defined. Particular attention is paid to professional metaphors in use and intuitive usability which support audio branding communication, workflows, automation, monitoring and maintenance. Furthermore design of UIs which give representation support are examined in detail. Results are arranged into concrete requirements and recommendations for the project's tool developments.EC/H2020/688122/EU/Artist-to-Business-to-Business-to-Consumer Audio Branding System/ABC D

DISTRIBUTION OF PIGMENT CELLS IN THE HEART OF THE RABBITFISH, CHIMAERA MONSTROSA (CONDRICHTHYES: HOLOCEPHALI)

El resumen aparece en el Program & Abstracts of the 10th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, Barcelona 2013. Anatomical Record, Volume 296, Special Feature — 1: P-076.The study of extracutaneous cells producing and storing melanin is of interest because it may provide valuable information about the presence of neural crest elements in internal organs and tissues. Here we report, for the first time, the presence and distribution of melanophores in the heart of a chondrichthyan species, the rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa. Pigment cells were found in all of 20 hearts examined. Pigment cells occur mainly in the cardiac outflow tract, which consists of two anatomical components, the proximal, myocardial conus arteriosus and the distal, non-myocardial bulbus arteriosus. A few groups of dark pigmented cells were found in the apex of the ventricle of one specimen and in the atrium of two specimens. In all instances, the melanophores were located in the subepicardial space, where they could be well recognized in both unstained and stained histological sections. The distribution and intensity of the pigmentation in the cardiac outflow tract varies markedly between individuals. In all cases, however, the pigmented area is larger on the dorsal than on the ventral surface. Dorsally, the size of the pigmented area ranges from a fringe that includes the bulbus and the distal part of the conus to the whole surface of the outflow tract. Ventrally, the pigmented area does not cover the entire conus arteriosus. The intensity of the pigmentation also varies widely; in general, it is highest at the distal portion of the conus. There is no relationship between the distribution and intensity of the pigmentation and the sex and age of the animals. The functional role of the pigmented cells is unknown. If the melanophores in the heart of C. monstrosa are indeed of neural crest origin, it would suggest a notable contribution of the neural crest cells to the cardiac outflow tract in holocephalans.Proyecto CGL2010-16417/BOS; Fondos FEDER BES-2011-04690

PIGMENTATION OF THE HEART IN THE BICHIR, POLYPTERUS SENEGALUS

El resumen aparece en el Program & Abstracts of the 10th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, Barcelona 2013. Anatomical Record, Volume 296, Special Feature — 1: P-078.The presence of melanin-containing cells in the heart has been documented in tetrapods, but not in fish. It has been even suggested that dark pigmented cells are exclusively associated with hearts having two atria and two ventricles. The aim here is to report the occurrence of pigment cells in the heart of the bichir, an extant representative of the polypteriformes, an ancient ray-finned fish lineage that split from the stem of the actinopterygians soon after their divergence from the sarcopterygians. The bichir heart is composed of sinus venosus, atrium, ventricle, conus arteriosus and bulbus arteriosus arranged sequentially within the pericardial cavity. Dendritic-shaped cells containing melanosomes were found in the five cardiac components of the 12 bichirs included in this study. Numerous melanophores were distributed regularly over the surface of all segments having myocardium in their walls, thus resulting in a marked pigmentation of the whole heart. The bulbus arteriosus, which in the bichir is reduced in size, showed an even more intense pigmentation. In all instances, the melanophores were localized in the subepicardial space. Pigment cells also occurred in the pericardium and ventral aorta. The functional role of melanocytes in the tetrapod heart remains obscure. Antiinflamatory activity, cytoprotection and effects on the viscoelastic properties of the cardiac tissue have been adduced as possible actions of such cells. The role of pigment cells in the bichir heart constitutes a new open question. Interestingly, however, the only cells that have been shown to form melanin-containing cells in the heart derive from the neural crest. If the melanophores of the bichir heart are indeed of neural crest origin, it would suggest a much more extensive contribution and persistence of elements from the neural crest in the primitive heart of jawed vertebrates as assumed so far in most papers devoted to vertebrate heart embryology.Proyecto CGL2010-16417/BOS; Fondos FEDER; Beca FPI ref. BES-2011-046901

Análisis de la representación de la sociedad futura en la ciencia ficción cinematográfica

En este trabajo crearemos el marco teórico que envuelve a la ciencia ficción, desde la definición de género cinematográfico y de este género en particular, pasando por una revisión de la historia del cine de ciencia ficción. Una vez establecido el contexto teórico, pasaremos al análisis en el que se centra este estudio: la clasificación temática de los diferentes futuros representados en la ciencia ficción cinematográfica. De todas las opciones posibles que ofrece la ciencia ficción cinematográfica, hemos decidido centrarnos en las representaciones de la sociedad futura. Cómo, a través de ese escenario, se logra representar los miedos del mundo actual respecto a una posible evolución tecnológica desmedida.Torres Sánchez, B. (2013). Análisis de la representación de la sociedad futura en la ciencia ficción cinematográfica. Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/34895Archivo delegad

Contour map representation through augmented reality

This document proposes a set of processes necessary to convert a 2D topographic map into 3D information. First of all, the image information has to be processed in order to be translated into a digital format. This processing is formed by some sub-steps: image processing, acquisition of the image information (contour lines), contour line processing and number recognition (elevation numbers). The output of these processes could be displayed using either 2D or 3D data. The first can be represented through the same contour map but showing the elevation values by means of a colour range. Otherwise, the relief will be illustrated using a 3D mesh, which can be directly displayed or employing marker-based augmented reality. Some of the main topics included in this document are: image processing, optical character recognition and augmented reality

Desarrollo de una plataforma social para el suministro colaborativo de piezas de repuesto

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