Thermal Emission from Transiting Very-Hot Jupiters: Prospects for Ground-based Detection at Optical Wavelengths

Very hot Jupiters (VHJs) are defined as Jupiter-mass extrasolar planets with orbital periods shorter than three days. For low albedos the effective temperatures of irradiated VHJs can reach 2500-3000 K. Thermal emission from VHJs is therefore potentially strong at optical wavelengths. We explore the prospects of detecting optical-wavelength thermal emission during secondary eclipse with existing ground-based telescopes. We show that OGLE-TR-56b and OGLE-TR-132b are the best suited candidates for detection, and that the prospects are highest around z'-band (~0.9 microns). We also speculate that any newly discovered VHJs with the right combination of orbital separation and host star parameters could be thermally detected in the optical. The lack of detections would still provide constraints on the planetary albedos and re-radiation factors.Comment: accepted for publication on ApJ

The unemployment benefits in the proposal for a regulation amending regulations (ce) 883/2004 and 987/2009

El presente trabajo de investigación pretende analizar específicamente la coordinación comunitaria de las prestaciones por desempleo derivada de la reciente Propuesta de Reglamento del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de fecha 13 de diciembre de 2016, por el que se modifican el Reglamento (CE) Núm. 883/2004, sobre la coordinación de los sistemas de seguridad social, y el Reglamento (CE) Núm. 987/2009, por el que se adoptan las normas de aplicación del Reglamento (CE) Núm. 883/2004. La Propuesta de Reglamento se centra en las prestaciones por desempleo como uno de los cuatro ámbitos de coordinación en los que es necesario mejorar, de lo que se desprende que el desempleo continúa constituyendo la prestación social más problemática y compleja como consecuencia de la existencia de los diferentes regímenes jurídicos de los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea, lo que motiva que focalicemos en ella nuestro estudio.This research work aims to do a specific analysis of the European Union coordination of the unemployment benefits derived from the Proposal for a Regulation of The European Parliament and of The Council amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004. The Proposal for a Regulation focuses on the unemployment benefits as one of the four areas of coordination where improvements are required, of what it is deduced that unemployment is still constituting the most problematic and complex benefit because of the existence of the different legal regulations of the member States, what justifies that we focus our study on it

Música-Persona: un binomio inseparable. La importancia de la música en el desarrollo infantil/humano

Treball Final de Grau en Mestre o Mestra d'Educació Infantil. Codi: MI1040. Curs acadèmic: 2017/2018Persona y música constituyen un binomio inseparable, no se entiende la existencia de uno sin el otro. El propósito de este trabajo es conocer las posibilidades de la música y la musicoterapia en la persona y su desarrollo ya desde la etapa infantil. Se pretende contrastar la teoría con la experiencia profesional y personal del musicoterapeuta Patxi del Campo y, por otra parte, indagar acerca de la situación actual de la música en las aulas de infantil. Para lograr estos objetivos, se ha realizado la siguiente metodología: por un lado, una entrevista a del Campo y, por otro lado, una encuesta a maestras que ejercen en la etapa de Educación Infantil (3-6 años). Los resultados de la entrevista han concretado la diferencia entre la aplicación de la música y de la musicoterapia. También nos han mostrado que las principales funciones de la musicoterapia son facilitar la relación persona-mundo, así como hacer sentir viva a la persona. La última parte de esta, nos ha permitido conocer su punto de vista respecto a la situación de la música en las aulas. Todo ello, englobado dentro del hecho importante, para el entrevistado, de no separar música y persona. Los resultados de la encuesta han reflejado que, pese a que los encuestados son conscientes de los beneficios de la música, manifiestan ciertas dudas en cuanto a si la trabajaban correcta y suficientemente. Se puede concluir que, aunque la música es esencial e inseparable de la persona, esta no ocupa el lugar que debiera en las aulas de Educación Infantil, siendo una posible causa de ello la insuficiente formación del profesorado.Person and music constitute an inseparable binomial, the existence of one without the other is not understood. The objective of this work is to know the possibilities of music and musictherapy in the person and its development right from childhood stage. The aim is to contrast the theory with the professional and personal experience of music therapist Patxi del Campo and, on the other hand, to inquire about the current situation of music in children's classrooms. To achieve these objectives, the following methodology has been carried out: first of all, an interview with Del Campo and, moreover, a survey of teachers who practice in the early childhood education stage (3-6 years old). The results of the interview showed the difference between the use of music and musictherapy. They have also showed us that the main functions of music therapy are to facilitate the personworld relationship, as well as to make a person feel alive. The last part of this interview, has allowed us to know his point of view about the situation of music in the classroom. All this, encompassed within the important fact, for the interviewee, of no separating music and person. The results of the survey have shown the respondents are aware of the benefits of music, but they express doubts about they are working music correctly and sufficiently. It can be concluded that, although music is essential and inseparable from the person, it does not occupy the place it should in the classrooms of early childhood education, one possible cause of this, is the insufficient teacher trainin

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Treballs Finals de Grau de Dret. Universitat de Barcelona. Curs: 2014-2015. Tutor: Ujala Joshi Juber

Desarrollo de un manual práctico en clínica de pequeños animales dirigido a estudiantes de medicina veterinaria

El desarrollo de un manual práctico en clínica de pequeños animales dirigido a estudiantes de medicina veterinaria es una herramienta de uso rápido que reúne temas tales como patología clínica, semiología, farmacología, medicina interna veterinaria. Se realizó una recopilación de literatura basada en la evidencia en las áreas de medicina veterinaria requeridas, el manual es una herramienta pedagógica e instrumento de enseñanza. Como resultado del actual estudio se obtuvo un manual práctico enfocado en clínica de pequeños animales dirigido a estudiantes de medicina veterinaria, el cual se desarrolló con el fin de ayudar a los practicantes a ejecutar su práctica con mayor facilidad. Esta herramienta pedagógica consta de 4 módulos los cuales se desglosa de la siguiente manera, el manual comienza con el primer módulo o capítulo que contiene parte de semiología clínica en la cual se hace un breve resumen sobre el examen clínico que se debe realizar a cada uno de los pacientes. En el segundo módulo encontramos la parte de patología, consta de 3 fragmentos los cuales le brindan la facilidad al practicante de interpretar y analizar exámenes complementarios para llegar a un diagnóstico final. Como tercer módulo se tiene parte de la cátedra de farmacología en el cual citamos los principales fármacos utilizados en la práctica clínica de pequeños animales; y por último, tenemos un cuarto módulo que habla sobre la técnica de fluidoterapia que sirve para que el practicante obtenga medidas exactas sobre la hidratación de sus pacientes

Limits to Transits of the Neptune-mass planet orbiting Gl 581

We have monitored the Neptune-mass exoplanet-hosting M-dwarf Gl 581 with the 1m Swope Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory over two predicted transit epochs. A neutral density filter centered at 550nm was used during the first epoch, yielding 6.33 hours of continuous light curve coverage with an average photometric precision of 1.6 mmags and a cadence of 2.85 min. The second epoch was monitored in B-band over 5.85 hours, with an average photometric precision of 1.2 mmags and 4.28 min cadence. No transits are apparent on either night, indicating that the orbital inclination is less than 88.1 deg for all planets with radius larger than 0.38 R_Nep = 1.48 R_Earth. Because planets of most reasonable interior composition have radii larger than 1.55 R_Earth we place an inclination limit for the system of 88.1 deg. The corresponding minimum mass of Gl 581b remains 0.97 M_Nep = 16.6 M_Earth.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, to appear in PAS

Modulation of CAT-2B-Mediated l-Arginine Uptake and Nitric Oxide Biosynthesis in HCT116 Cell Line Through Biological Activity of 40-Geranyloxyferulic Acid Extract from Quinoa Seeds

Chenopodium quinoa Wild is a “pseudocereal” grain which attracts a lot of attention in the scientific community as it has a positive effect on health. Here, we investigate the presence of biologically active O-prenylated phenylpropanoids in the ethanol extract of commercially available quinoa seeds. We claim that 40-Geranyloxyferulic acid (GOFA) was the only phytochemical product found that belongs to quinoa’s group secondary metabolites. We studied the changes in the oxidative and inflammatory status of the cellular environment in HCT 116 cell line processed with quinoa extract and its component GOFA; the implementation was done through the analysis of the antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT), the pro-inflammatory components (iNOS, IL-6 and TNF-a), and the products of intermediary metabolism (ONOO-, O2 -). Moreover, the l-arginine uptake was proposed as a target of the tested compounds. We demonstrated that the GOFA, through a decrease of the CAT-2B expression, leads to a reduction of the l-arginine uptake, downregulating the harmful iNOS and restoring the altered redox state. These results propose a new molecular target involved in the reduction of the critical inflammatory process responsible for the cancer progression

Urban Resilience: From Global Vision to Local Practice - Final Outcome Evaluation of the 100 Resilient Cities Program

Summer hailstorms in Mexico City, weeks-long heat waves in India, hurricane-force winds off the Great Lakes—extreme weather events are becoming commonplace, testing the resilience of local and regional governments across the world. But urban resilience extends beyond weathering climate shocks. It also entails maintaining and improving infrastructure, ecology, economy, and community at the city level.For six years, from 2013 to 2019, the 100 Resilient Cities program sought to boost the capacity of local governments across all facets of urban resilience. Although the program ended earlier than anticipated, its unprecedented breadth of participating cities and scope of intervention provided potential lessons for cities across the world as they prepare for and face an increasingly uncertain future.KEY TAKEAWAYSThe 100 Resilient Cities program included three cohorts of cities from across the globe, each of which experienced three interventions to improve city governance operational and planning capacity for resilience: the creation and selection of a Chief Resilience Officer, the development and publication of a resilience strategy, and the implementation of that strategy, with technical support provided by the program. The Urban Institute monitored and evaluated the core features of the 100 Resilient Cities program for almost seven years, with this final report focusing on the outcomes for city planning and operations attributable to interventions across a 21-city sample. From this program, we believe the following lessons learned can help cities improve their resilience moving forward.Cities must focus on chronic social vulnerability in addition to unexpected shocks. Although cities must be prepared for extreme weather events and civil unrest, both of which can cause extreme devastation, they must also address ongoing issues, such as failing infrastructure and health care accessibility.Chief Resilience Officers and robust networks can facilitate city-to-city learning. As with any program, collaboration and sharing of knowledge can benefit all parties involved. The network of Chief Resilience Officers could advocate for successful resilience strategies from other cities, which could lead to more collaboration in local governments and across regions.Resilient governance requires more voices to be involved in planning and development. Foregrounding inclusion and equity is crucial for building resilience, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to many underlying systemic inequities in countries across the world.Resilience building takes a long time. Despite the necessary urgency of building resilience, solutions take a long time to implement and need consistent funding and support to fulfill their potential. When the 100 Resilient Cities program ended early, many cities had developed plans and strategies but lost the support that would have helped them enact those solutions. Ongoing political and funder support is critical for long-term resilience

The political institutionalization of the social economy in Ecuador: Indigeneity and institutional logics

How differing social economy traditions within the global South can combine with state and market sectors to provide alternative development paths has increasingly become a focus of political and policy debate. This paper uses an institutional logics perspective to analyse the interaction between indigenous collective traditions and other institutional logics in Ecuador’s social economy. Results demonstrate how indigenous practice has interacted with other social economy elements to produce novel organizational and institutional forms. Findings from original primary research identify processes of co-existence, accommodation and conflict in the interaction of differing institutional civil society, state and market logics and the institutionalization of the social economy. Critically, processes of conflict generated by contradictory logics have over time helped close down many of the new political spaces, limiting the ongoing inclusion of indigenous institutions and the ability to construct an alternative, pluralistic path to development