Memoria de Prácticas en la empresa 1A Ingenieros: “Cálculo de la Huella de Carbono de 1A Ingenieros mediante las metodologías MC3 y del GHG Protocol”

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Iriarte García, Iker

2013-01-01

El presente Trabajo Fin de Máster corresponde a una memoria de las prácticas de un total de 282 horas realizadas en la empresa 1A Ingenieros, sita en Valladolid. En las mencionadas prácticas fueron llevadas a cabo, no solo una, sino varias tareas. Éstas correspondieron a:  Estudio de los Términos de Referencia del proyecto Slovseff. Slovseff es, en pocas palabras, un proyecto en el que el Banco Europeo para la Reconstrucción y Desarrollo concede una serie de créditos a bancos, para que...

Del territorio a la empresa: conocimientos productivos entre los ingenieros del norte de México

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Hualde Alfaro, Alfredo

2001-01-01

El crecimiento del empleo industrial con el aumento de la inversión extranjera ha producido un incremento de los mercados profesionales de ingenieros en las ciudades del norte de México. En los casos a los que el artículo se refiere, dicho crecimiento es mucho más importante en Tijuana que en Hermosillo. En una época de valoración creciente del conocimiento, la pericia y las competencias para el desarrollo local y regional, es necesario preguntarse por la naturaleza de dichos conocimientos, l...

Electro-economic, environmental and social consequences in the efficient abatement of a hydroelectric plant (C. H. Santa Rosa, CFE-ACO); Consecuencias electro-economicas, ambientales y sociales del abatimiento eficiente de una central hidroelectrica (C. H. Santa Rosa, CFE-ACO)

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Narvaez Perez, Camilo; Garcia Conejo, Dante Aristoteles [Comision Federal de Electricidad, Centro Nacional de Control de Energia, Area de Control Occidental, Zapopan, Jalisco (Mexico)]. E-mail: camilo.narvaez@cfe.gob.mx; camilo.narvaez@univa.mx; Narvaez Perez, Claudia Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco [Mexico]). E-mail: claudia_narvaez@hotmail.com; Blanco Gomez, Cesar Eduardo [Comision Federal de Electricidad, Centro Nacional de Control de Energia, Area de Control Occidental, Zapopan, Jalisco (Mexico)

2013-03-15

Renewable energy systems, like hydroelectric generation system gives electric energy, in reliable economic, it takes care with environment, and growths the society, if the hydroelectric dam is suitably drained in non rainy season, if we consider, flow rate in its river, rain, thunderstorms and floods, dam's size, load shape per day, generators capacity unit and the flow in turbines, generating units maintenance and other necessities like irrigation crops in farms. In this research we propose a new methodology about hydroelectric dam drained in non rainy season. But in rainy season, you can consider this methodology with few changes and you would obtain satisfactory results. The methodology is used since 2010 in the Area de Control Occidental in the Comision Federal de Electricidad with results compared with data from previous years, in which different methodologies were applied. [Spanish] Los sistemas de energias renovables, como los complejos hidroelectricos impactan de manera electrica, economica, ambiental y social, siempre y cuando se realice adecuadamente el abatimiento de la presa en el estiaje, considerando, el aporte del cauce, las lluvias aun siendo escasas, el tamano del embalse, la demanda horaria de la carga abastecida, el tamano de los generadores y su gasto turbinado, los mantenimientos de las unidades, las necesidades hidraulicas aguas abajo y demas imponderantes. En esta investigacion se propone una metodologia de abatimiento de presas de centrales hidroelectricas en estiaje. Y para tiempo de lluvias se aplica la metodologia con variantes pequenas y con resultados satisfactorios. La metodologia es utilizada desde el 2010 en el Area de Control Occidental de la Comision Federal de Electricidad, con resultados comparados con los datos de los anos anteriores, en los cuales se aplicaron metodologias diversas.

Desarrollo de la marca personal como una estrategia de mejora en las competencias profesionales de los ingenieros de telecomunicaciones

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Barrio Romero, Ricardo

2016-01-01

Desarrollo y análisis el concepto de Marca Personal, ver las competencias profesionales necesarias para un ingeniero de telecomunicaciones y el beneficio de crear una marca personal. This project is about the development of personal and professional skills of telecommunications engineers from the point of view of personal brand management. The aim is to describe and analyze the tools, non-technical and available to any professional telecommunications engineering, which improve the aspects ...

Análisis descriptivo de la contabilidad de las obras del Puerto de la Luz y Las Palmas (Canarias, España a través del estudio realizado por su director el ingeniero Juan de León y Castillo, siglos XIX y XX

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Candelaria Castro Pérez

2010-12-01

de los informes, cartas y demás documentos elaborados por el ingeniero Juan de León y Castillo, de acuerdo con la información que al respecto recibió de la empresa contratista y que forman parte del fondo documental Ingeniero D. Juan de León y Castillo.

LA FORMACIÓN DE COMPETENCIAS CIENTÍFICO INVESTIGATIVAS PARA LA SOSTENIBILIDAD AMBIENTAL EN EL INGENIERO AGROPECUARIO

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Fátima Solanda García Véliz

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El Ingeniero agropecuario en actuar profesional tiene gran incidencia en el desarrollo de las fuerzas productivas del país a la vez que se considera un actor indispensable para el manejo y cuidado del ambiente, con una alta contribución al logro de la sostenibilidad ambiental, esto hace que en su formación se desarrollen competencias que le permutan develar las problemáticas de la profesión y actuar en consecuencia. Aún en la sociedad se aprecia el elevado costo del desarrollo, la insuficiente valoración del impacto social en el dicho proceso, la incipiente cultura ambiental en cuanto a gestión participativa que encuentra su expresión en la insuficiente sensibilización humana sobre los problemas del ambiente y la escasa utilización de las elevadas potencialidades humanas para resarcir los efectos negativos sobre el ambiente. Por el desarrollo tecnológico alcanzado, las competencias científico investigativas son una de las de mayor incidencia para lograr la sostenibilidad ambiental. En consecuencia el cómo formar estas competencias en el Ingeniero agropecuario se convierte en una problemática a resolver. El trabajo aborda los elementos esenciales que fundamentan esta problemática y una propuesta para que este ingeniero adquiera estas competencias con responsabilidad.PALABRAS CLAVES: formación de competencias; competencias investigativas; agropecuaria; sostenibilidad.THE FORMATION OF SCIENTIFIC-INVESTIGATIVE COMPETITIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERABSTRACTThe agricultural engineer professional performance has great influence on the development of the productive forces of the country at a time which is considered essential for the management and care of the environment, with a high contribution to achieving environmental sustainability actor, this means that in skills training that will reveal the problematic swapped the profession and act accordingly develop. Even in society the high cost of

Caracterización ingeniero geológica del perfil de meteorización de rocas ultrabásicas serpentinizadas en el territorio de Moa, Cuba

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Rafael Guardado-Lacaba

2005-03-01

Full Text Available Las cortezas de meteorización desarrollada sobre rocas ultrabásicas serpentinizadas en la región de Moa han sido ampliamente caracterizadas desde el punto de vista mineralógico y geoquímico, no siendo así respecto a su comportamiento ingeniero geológico, el cual constituye un elemento fundamental para emprender cualquier evaluación de riesgos asociados a movimientos de masas. La presente investigación abarcó las cortezas de tipo residual sobre las cuales se aplicaron los métodos geomecánicos tradicionalmente utilizados para caracterizar el comportamiento ingeniero geológico de un macizo. Se realizó la descripción visual de los diferentes horizontes lateríticos, y se aplicaron índices relacionados con las propiedades físico- mecánicas, estructurales y texturales tales como el índice de microfractura y micropetrográfico, índice de calidad del macizo rocoso (RQD e índice de alteración unificado. Como resultado se presenta una propuesta de clasificación ingeniero geológica del perfil en función del grado de meteorización, el cuál se definió en una escala de I a V a partir de los valores típicos de las propiedades físico mecánicas, RQD, relación porcentual roca/suelo y otros dos elementos relacionados con el modo de rotura de taludes y laderas y la tipología de deslizamiento

Arquitectura de un laboratorio remoto desde el enfoque de la formación de ingenieros en ead

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Harold Esneider Pérez Waltero

2015-10-01

Full Text Available La Educación Abierta y a Distancia, EaD, soportada en las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación TIC, se proyecta como una de las mejores alternativas para responder de manera pertinente al nuevo contexto de globalización, en procura de generar una sociedad incluyente, desarrollada y competitiva. Sin embargo, es necesario avanzar en el desarrollo de recursos tecnológicos que permitan garantizar procesos formativos de calidad a nivel de Ingeniería bajo esta modalidad, dado que aún persistencuestionamientos al respecto. Son varios los aspectos que se pueden abordar para evidenciar la calidad con la que se puede desarrollar un proceso de formación soportado en las Tecnología de la Informacióny la Comunicación, TIC. Uno de los aspectos estructurales en el proceso formativo de ingenieros en esta metodología, es la práctica de laboratorio; desde esta perspectiva se plantea un escenario real de práctica,aunque remoto, denominado Laboratorio de Acceso Remoto o Laboratorio Remoto (LR. En este sentido, lo que se plantea es el diseño de una arquitectura a nivel de ingeniería para LR, que elimine la barrera de espacio y tiempo, reduzca costos en infraestructura y tenga un mayor grado de universalidad en el acceso, sin sacrificar la calidad que demanda el ejercicio riguroso de la práctica de laboratorios en la formación del Ingeniero.

Evolución del diseño estructural de la Mediateca de Sendai desde la perspectiva del ingeniero civil

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Calvet Sisó, Alba

2017-01-01

Este proyecto se compone de una amplia recopilación de información sobre la Mediateca de Sendai, obra del arquitecto Toyo Ito, fuertemente influida por su ingeniero de estructuras Mutsuro Sasaki. La obra fue finalizada en el año 2001, durante el cambio de siglo, período de revoluciones tecnológicas que se ven plasmadas en cada uno de los niveles del edificio. Espacio multifuncional, capaz de soportar los continuos cambios asociados a la revolución tecnológica y capaz de soporta...

La física y la cultura de la profesión del ingeniero informático

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Salvador Bacilio Barberán Feria

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo abordó la relación entre la Teoría de Maxwell para el electromagnetismo, tema de Física, y la asignatura Arquitectura de Computadoras, pues resulta fuente de cultura para la carrera de Ingeniería Informática. En este sentido se demostró la importancia de la ciencia Física en la formación inicial de este ingeniero, desde los principios físicos de la tecnología del funcionamiento de los periféricos de las máquinas computadoras, y su contribución a la formación ética profesional, lo que cobra una profunda connotación social. Se argumenta la tesis expuesta a partir del ejemplo de la fotocopiadora.

Del territorio a la empresa: conocimientos productivos entre los ingenieros del norte de México

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Alfredo Hualde Alfaro

2001-01-01

Full Text Available El crecimiento del empleo industrial con el aumento de la inversión extranjera ha producido un incremento de los mercados profesionales de ingenieros en las ciudades del norte de México. En los casos a los que el artículo se refiere, dicho crecimiento es mucho más importante en Tijuana que en Hermosillo. En una época de valoración creciente del conocimiento, la pericia y las competencias para el desarrollo local y regional, es necesario preguntarse por la naturaleza de dichos conocimientos, la forma de transmisión de los mismos y los actores e instituciones que intervienen en la producción y reproducción de los conocimientos productivos. El artículo toma el caso de las maquiladoras de Tijuana y de la empresa Ford de Hermosillo con el objetivo de reflexionar acerca de la forma en que dichos conocimientos constituyen (o no nexos de articulación entre las empresas y el territorio.

Análisis del perfil de conocimientos de alumnos de nuevo ingreso en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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Ángel GARCÍA BELTRÁN

2009-11-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: Se ha realizado un análisis estadístico de diversas calificaciones (último curso pre-universitario, examen de Selectividad y prueba de auto-evaluación de diferentes materias antes de comenzar el primer curso universitario obtenidas por alumnos de nuevo ingreso que van a realizar el primer curso de carrera en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Se ha analizado la correlación entre estas calificaciones y otros posibles factores de influencia durante los cursos 1997-98, 1998-99 y 1999-2000. Los factores analizados son el tipo de centro de procedencia (público o privado y el sexo del alumno.ABSTRACT: A statistical analysus has been carried out for different grades (last high school year, college entrance examination and self-evaluation of different subjects before starting college obtained by students os the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Correlations between these grades and some potentially influential factors were analyzed for the academic years 1997-1998,1998-1999 and 1999-2000. The analyzed factors were the type of high school (public or private and the student's gender.RÉSUMÉ: On a fait une analyse statistique des certaines qualifications (dernier cours avant l'entrée a l'université, l'examen du Bac et une preuve de auto-evaluation de différents matières avant de commencer le premier cours universitaire obtenus pour des élèves de nouvelle incoporation quin vont commencer le premier cours à la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. On a analysée la corrélation entre cettes qualifications et autres posibles facteurs d'influence pendant les courses 1997-1998, 1998-1999 et 1999-2000. Les facteurs analysés sont le carácter du établishement d'enseignement (public et privé et le sexe de l'élevé.

Diagnóstico ambiental preliminar de la Central Termoeléctrica de Paipa

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Carlos Magno Martínez Mora

1990-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo, realizado por el Ingeniero Carlos M. Martínez Mora, como uno de los requisitos para optar al título de Magister Scientiae en Ingeniería ambiental y dirigido por el ingeniero Jorge Ricardo Bernal, tuvo como objetivo analizar las condiciones actuales de operación de la Central Termoeléctrica de Paipa y establecer las bases para la preparación del expediente ambiental exigido por el Código de los Recursos Naturales Renovables y de Protección al Medio Ambiente. Se estableció que en el momento operan tres unidades de generación de 33, 66 Y 74 megavatios. Se utiliza el agua del río Chicamocha, para condensación y transferencia de calor hacia el ambiente. El combustible utilizado es carbón mineral, cuyas emisiones contaminadoras son cenizas y óxidos de azufre. Se llevó a cabo un programa de muestreo de calidad del agua y se hizo un estimativo de calidad del aire, mediante la aplicación de un modelo de dispersión. Definido el estado actual o de referencia, se realizó un análisis de los efectos predecibles que podría causar sobre la calidad ambiental, la instalación de una cuarta unidad generadora de 150 megavatios. Se hacen varias recomendaciones tendientes a minimizar tales posibles efectos negativos.

Aspectos climatológicos en las obras de funcionarios reales e ingenieros militares del siglo XVIII hispanoamericano

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Molina García, Juan Alberto

2014-06-01

Full Text Available In the Eighteenth century, royal officials and military engineers achieved a considerable knowledge of American climates and their links with several subjects of natural and social reality. They remained long periods at the Hispanic colonies and the governments commended them the wholeness of the Empire and the resolution of many business connected to climate. Their research procedures were base on the collective action, as well as on the division of tasks.En el siglo XVIII, los funcionarios reales y los ingenieros militares alcanzaron un considerable conocimiento de los climas americanos y de sus vínculos con aspectos de la realidad natural y social. Permanecieron durante largos períodos en las colonias hispánicas y los gobiernos les encomendaron la integridad del imperio y la resolución de asuntos relacionados con el clima. Sus procedimientos de indagación se basaron en la acción colectiva, así como en la división de tareas.

Sociedades económicas e ingenieros de montes en Filipinas. Sobre el aprovechamiento forestal durante el período de administración española, 1775-1898

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Pinar, Susana

1999-08-01

Full Text Available It has been my intention to analyze the role of the economic societes and the Cuerpo de Ingenieros de Montes in relation with the rational use of the Philippine's forests, since the last quarter of the 18^th century until the end of the Spanish administration. From a commercial point of view lacking any conservationist awareness, the necessity of a rational use of the forests will be obvious for the forestry experts along the 19^th century, but because of the survival of outdated practises and a scarce institutional support on economic and staff matters their conservationist efforts were fruitless.

En este artículo se analiza el papel de las sociedades económicas y del posterior cuerpo de Ingenieros de Montes en relación a la explotación forestal filipina, desde el último cuarto del siglo XVIII hasta el final de la administración española. Desde su perspectiva comercial, carente de conciencia conservacionista, la necesidad de racionalizar la explotación de los bosques fue cobrando fuerza a lo largo del siglo XIX, si bien el mantenimiento de prácticas inadecuadas y un escaso apoyo institucional a nivel económico y de personal hicieron infructuosos los esfuerzos de sus responsables.

Mascarillas y piquetes en Ingeniero White. La conflictividad social asociada a la problemática medioambiental de las empresas petroquímicas durante el año 2000

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Pablo Ariel Becher

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Resumen: El presente artículo de investigación pretende analizar la conflictividad social provocada por el escape de gases tóxicos de empresas petroquímicas, localizadas en cercanías de la localidad de Ingeniero White, en el año 2000. Los reclamos generalizados en torno la salud, el trabajo y el medio ambiente provocaron una politización aguda de la situación entre diversos actores sociales. La lucha política de los vecinos de White implicó la puesta en consideración de diversas modalidades de protesta social, demostrando formas de organización y una serie de respuestas sectoriales de parte del poder político y económico. Palabras claves: conflictividad social, empresas petroquímicas, organizaciones políticas, Ecología Política.   Abstract: This research article tries to analyze social conflicts caused by the escape of toxic gases from petrochemical companies located around the town of Ingeniero White, in 2000. The generalized complaints around health, job and the environment caused an acute politicization of the situation among different social actors. The political struggle of residents from White implied to consider various modalities of social protest, showing organization forms and a series of sectoral responses from the political and economical power. Key words: social conflict, petrochemical companies, political organizations, political ecology.

Factores de contaminación ambiental por el desarrollo de proyectos petroleros en el Caño el Ingeniero, municipio de Puerto Gaitán Meta

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Martínez Gómez, Sonia Janneth

2017-01-01

Tesis (Maestría en Desarrollo Sostenible y Medio Ambiente). Universidad de Manizales. Facultad de Ciencias Contables, Económicas y Administrativas. CIMAD, 2016 Con esta investigación se quiere realizar un estudio en el caño el ingeniero para determinar los principales factores y causas de contaminación, aplicando métodos de recolección de muestras para análisis y/o determinación de los valores de las fuentes de agua y posteriormente obtener unos resultados para realizar un análisis de lo q...

MODELO PARA EL PERFECCIONAMIENTO DE LAS COMPETENCIAS DEL INGENIERO INDUSTRIAL BASADO EN LABORATORIOS DE APRENDIZAJE

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Eduyn Ramiro Lopez Santana

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Se propone un modelo basado en la metodología de dinámicas de sistemas que valida las bondades que trae al perfeccionamiento de las competencias del ingeniero industrial de la Universidad Distrital (Colombia basado en los principios de los laboratorios de aprendizaje. Su campo de aplicación permite re-significar el papel que tiene el estudiante y docente en el proceso de aprendizaje. El modelo parte del principio de causalidad que intrínsecamente representa el proceso de aprendizaje y como se puede reforzar el mismo a través de la práctica de la simulación como mecanismo de un laboratorio de aprendizaje. El resultado ha sido la elaboración de varios prototipos de modelo en donde el estudiante se enfrenta a casos de la vida real pero en un ambiente simulado. Los resultados arrojan una serie de propuestas que validan las premisas del modelo de perfeccionamiento, y por otro lado, permitirá en un futuro el desarrollo de modelos de simulación en el contexto de la concepción del laboratorio de aprendizaje.

Modelación de la evolución de la levadura: un estudio de las prácticas sociales del ingeniero bioquímico

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Arrieta, Jaime; Galicia, Adriana

2005-01-01

En éste artículo, hacemos un análisis de la interacción de estudiantes de ingeniería bioquímica en la construcción de lo exponencial a partir de la modelación de la evolución de levaduras en el laboratorio de microbiología, tomando como premisa que ésta actividad es una practica social que se realiza en comunidades de ingenieros bioquímicos. Nuestra atención se centra en la riqueza del papel discursivo de los actores y su interacción, ya que a través del discurso, los actores construyen, d...

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros Militares y la Real Junta de Fomento de la isla de Cuba. Obras públicas entre 1832 y 1854 = Spanish Military Engineers and the Real Junta de Fomento at the Island of Cuba. Public Works between 1832 and 1834

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Ignacio José López Hernández

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Con este trabajo se pretende abordar la tarea desempeñada por los ingenieros del ejército en las obras públicas de la isla de Cuba como cuerpo facultativo y asistente de la Real Junta de Fomento, corporación encargada entre los años de 1832 y 1854 de articular las infraestructuras y medios necesarios para la promoción de la agricultura y el comercio. Para ello estudiaremos la particularidad de esta labor en el contexto de las atribuciones del Cuerpo de Ingenieros Militares en España, e igualmente veremos, con ejemplos documentales, de qué manera se organizó esta Junta y cómo los ingenieros se integraron en ella, para finalmente tratar las obras más destacadas, producto de esta estrecha colaboración.In this article we will study the task executed by the Spanish military engineers in public works in the island of Cuba. These engineers worked in Cuba as a specialized body in infrastructures and civil buildings, along with the Real Junta de Fomento, the responsible institution for the promotion and development of agriculture and commerce in the island between 1832 and 1854. To that end, we will analyse the particular work tackled by these engineers in the context of their functions in Spain, and how these ones took part in the organization of the Junta. Finally the most important works undertaken by both institutions will be studied.

Evaluación de factibilidad estratégica, técnica y económica para el crecimiento de una empresa familiar como es AiD Ingenieros S.A.C.

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Linares Silva, Enrique

2016-01-01

La tesis tiene como objetivo mejorar la rentabilidad de la empresa AiD Ingenieros S.A.C., especializada en fabricaciones y montajes metal mecánicos y actividades conexas, mediante el aumento de operaciones y reducción de costos por el aumento de la productividad en todas las áreas de la empresa. Requiere desarrollar su infraestructura productiva y tecnología, asimismo crear una estructura organizacional que le permita alcanzar la excelencia operativa y nuevos mercados; para lograr esto se pro...

Competencias Profesionales del Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad de Guanajuato Competencias Profesionales del Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad de Guanajuato

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Gabriel Córdova Duarte

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Buscando determinar las competencias profesionales del Ingeniero Agrónomo, se realizó una revisión bibliográfi ca de la problemática agrícola del estado de Guanajuato, sobre las características y tipos de competencias, requeridas en éste contexto. Las mismas se identificaron y clasificaron de la siguiente manera: técnicas, establecer, implementar y evaluar las diversas técnicas de producción de cultivos; realizar un uso eficiente del agua; conservar, recuperar y optimizar el suelo; seleccionar y manejar maquinaria y equipo agropecuario; diagnosticar, controlar y prevenir las plagas, malezas y enfermedades de los cultivos; las metodológicas: analizar, implementar y evaluar diversas estrategias de venta y comercialización de productos y subproductos agrícolas; administrar empresas y proyectos agrícolas; y, establecer, implementar y evaluar alternativas energéticas agrícolas; la social participativa: diseñar, implementar y evaluar diversas estrategias para el desarrollo rural. Por tanto, la formación del agrónomo debe brindar estas competencias, a fin de contribuir al mejoramiento de la problemática estatal. In order to determine the professional competencies needed by Agricultural Engineers, a bibliographic review of agricultural problems in the state of Guanajuato was performed, focused on the types and characteristics of competencies needed, which were identified and classified as follows: Techniques for the establishment, implementation, and evaluation of various methods of crop production; the efficient use of water; the conservation, recuperation, and optimization of soil; the selection and use of machinery and farming equipment; and the diagnosing, control, and prevention of weeds, vermin, and crop diseases; Methodologies for the analysis, implementation, and evaluation of various sales strategies and the commercialization of agricultural products and sub-products; the administration of companies and agricultural

Una reflexión crítica desde la agroecología sobre el dialogo de saberes, como necesidad impostergable en la formación de los ingenieros agrónomos

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Larrañaga, Gustavo

2015-01-01

El presente trabajo es una reflexión crítica desde la Agroecologia sobre el dialogo de saberes desarrollado por nuestros profesionales universitarios, destacando esta práctica como necesidad impostergable en la formación de los Ingenieros Agrónomos, partiendo de un breve diagnóstico sobre la práctica de enseñanza universitaria, los diseños curriculares existentes y la formación de nuestros profesionales. Se analiza el posicionamiento generalizado de nuestros profesionales, frecuentemente auto...

Programme and Abstracts. Workshop on Expert Evaluation and Control of Compound Semiconductor Materials and Technologies (1st) Held in Ecole Centrale De Lyon, France on 19 -22 May 1992. (EXAMTEC’ 92)

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1992-05-22

mechanisms can interfere : UV activation (UV photons generated by the reaction gases ), photo-sensibilization, direct activation by impacts (as it is...Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales ) and Facultad de Ciencias 47011 Valladolid-Spain. Photoconductivity has been proven to be a suitable...laser assisted diffusion J.Jim~nez,E.Martin Dpt. Fisica de la Materia Condensada ETSII(Escuela T~cnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales ) and Facultad

La capacidad de dirección y la formación de los ingenieros agrónomos

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Cuellar Galvez David

1992-06-01

Full Text Available This paper analyzes the scenery for the academic reform in the Schooll of Agriculture of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
It emphasizes the need for developing leadership as a main trait for the students. It is stressed the importance of, first,
distinguishing between "summing up knowlegde" and "rational thinking", and second, assuming that the whole is more
than the addition of its parts. Structural changes and practical ways of dealing with the leadership education, underlying the
relevance of the student autonomous work as a learning approach, are, suggested.
El documento expone diversas circunstancias que motivan la reforma académica en Agronomía, de las que infiere la importancia de formar Ingenieros Agrónomos con capacidad de dirigencia. A continuación sustenta que al abordar el proceso de formación se debe diferenciar la suma de conocimientos, del proceso de raciocinio, y además considerar que el todo es más (o menos que la suma de las partes. El documento sugiere cambios en la estructura curricular, cambios metodológicos y el
estímulo de un ambiente extra curricular, para avanzaren la formación de dirigentes, subrayando la importancia del "trabajo autónomo" de los estudiantes.

Morfometría fluvial aplicada a una cuenca urbana en Ingeniero White, República Argentina

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Alicia María Campo

2012-04-01

Full Text Available La morfometría fluvial estudia diversas variables que caracterizan la forma de una cuenca de drenaje. El objetivo de este trabajo es aplicar el método morfométrico de cuencas naturales a una cuenca urbana. El área en estudio (6 km2 drena sus aguas al frente costero y comprende la localidad de Ingeniero White, República Argentina. Se realizó la jerarquización de la red de drenaje. Se identificaron tres subcuencas con escasa pendiente que presentan eventos de inundación, con mayor peligrosidad con precipitaciones extremas. Los valores de relación de longitud indicaron mayor concentración de energía en eventos de grandes avenidas. Los valores de relación de elongación demostraron que una de las subcuencas es de forma circular y presenta mayor velocidad en las avenidas de la escorrentía. Las dos cuencas más elongadas tienen mayor retardo en las avenidas. El mayor caudal del área en estudio fluye por la cuenca que posee el mayor número de orden y la mayor superficie. Las otras dos cuencas están sujetas a crecientes instantáneas y de respuesta inmediata. Los valores de pendiente y de área aplicados a modelos hidrológicos e hidraúlico determinaron la sección de los conductos y canales. El caudal calculado para el área drenada fue de 22.41 m3/s.

"La ciencia de los ingenieros..." en la primera mitad del siglo XVIII

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Galindo Díaz, Jorge

2000-06-01

que, para algunos autores, es el primer gran tratado de la ingeniería moderna: La Science des Ingénieurs, escrito por Bernard Forest de Belidor, francés de origen catalán y profesor de matemáticas en la Escuela de Artillería de La Fére, miembro de las sociedades científicas de Londres y Prusia y corresponsal de la Academia Real de Ciencias de París. Con este libro se presentaría un rotundo cambio de dirección en dos aspectos fundamentales de la cultura técnica de los ingenieros modernos: el dimensionamiento de la estructura a partir de procedimientos numéricos y la organización de los procesos de los trabajos de construcción. En las páginas siguientes daré cuenta de los contenidos de este tratado consultado en su versión original y en su particular traducción castellana, no sin antes hablar del papel que cumplió en la disociación de dos profesiones que hasta entonces habrían de compartir actitudes y competencias: arquitectura e ingeniería, tal como se entendían desde los ya distantes años del Renacimiento cuando la durabilidad, la estabilidad y la solidez de un edificio, cualquiera que él fuera, estaban precedidas por una ejecución perfecta, por el uso de los materiales adecuados, y donde el dimensionado de las partes obedecía a un plan general de las proporciones del conjunto, ... de un buscado equilibrio de los elementos. Veremos cómo -con la ciencia de los ingenieros del siglo XVIII-todos estos principios deberán explicarse, entonces, atendiendo a razones de naturaleza algebraica, en el conocimiento de la mecánica y en la comprensión abstracta de los elementos estructurales. Vale la pena señalar que este trabajo es parte de una investigación mucho más amplia sobre las transformaciones del conocimiento técnico en el campo de la ingeniería y la arquitectura entre los siglos XVI y XVIII, en Europa y en América, haciendo especial hincapié en el papel que juegan las escuelas y academias, a uno y otro lado del océano.

Investigación y proceso: esencia de la formación de ingenieros químicos

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Daniel Bogoya M.

1991-09-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se plantea una metodología para la confección de un currículo de ingeniería química, partiendo de la concepción de un modelo de educación superior conducente a satisfacer combinadamente una demanda solvente y orientada, obediente e inmediatista, proveniente de los anhelos de producción de la industria química; la pretensión de un mejoramiento del medio de vida del profesional, que intenta un ascenso en todos los órdenes; los planes del Estado en materia de desarrollo industrial y económico, aún desarticulados entre sectores y en términos del tiempo; y el papel estratégico que la universidad debe jugar en una sociedad, dependiente también en el ámbito de la ingeniería química, donde se hace indispensable que los intelectuales asuman la responsabilidad de concebir y conducir con audacia los procesos de innovaeión que se requieren. Con base en este entorno se proponen como ejes centrales, para la formación de ingenieros químicos: la generación de una cultura investigativa que como actitud ante la vida forje un espíritu crítico, dispuesto a explorar otros caminos; y el dominio de las características que permitan entender un proceso químico y sus interacciones con la energía, la economía y el medio ambiente, donde interviene sistemáticamente un amplio conjunto de conceptos, posible de organizar de diferentes maneras y de sintetizar en un código fijo que se va actualizando permanentemente. Así, el primer eje tiene que ver fundamentalmente con la metodología y el segundo con los contenidos. La metodología propuesta implica archivar el paradigma de la "clase magistral", para pasar al del "seminario investigativo", ya usual en otras sociedades. Aquí se busca que cada educando protagonice su propia existencia y esculpa su propia estatua, en lugar de seguir única, callada y obedientemente la huella dejada por el docente. La organización de los contenidos implica una visión orgánica, para que cada

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Pietro Antonio Tomasello de Padua : un ingeniero militar véneto en la Sicilia de Carlos V

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Maurizio Vesco

2011-01-01

Full Text Available En 1522 el virrey de Sicilia, Ettore Pignatelli, conde de Monteleone, inició una gran campaña para fortalecer las defensas de las principales ciudades de la costa de Sicilia: Palermo, Trapani, Milazzo, Siracusa y, algunos años más tarde, incluso Messina. El ingeniero real Pietro Antonio Tomasello de Padua, un técnico militar Veneto, pidió renovar el sistema de defensas de la isla, con la introducción por primera vez de bastiones circulares y poligonales en fortalezas y murallas de la ciudad. La obra, desconocida hasta ahora, de este importante ingeniero militar activo en Sicilia desde 1523 hasta 1537, año de su muerte, está siendo reconstruida con una importante documentación de archivo. La investigación destaca líneas de continuidad en la estrategia de guerra de Carlos V, lanzada en Sicilia desde la época del virrey Conde de Monteleone. En consecuencia, se hace necesario revisar este extraordinario carácter general dado por los historiadores de la política militar de Ferrante Gonzaga. También hay que revisar la actualización y la autoría de muchas de las fortificaciones más importantes de Sicilia: el fuerte de San Salvador de Messina, anteriormente atribuido a Antonio Ferramolino de Bérgamo, las fortificaciones de defensa y escarpes del castillo de Milazzo y la torre circular de Castellammare de Palermo (estos últimos fechados en la segunda mitad del siglo XV, todas las obras son de Pietro Antonio Tomasello, realizadas en el segundo cuarto del siglo XVI.In 1522 the Viceroy of Sicily Ettore Pignatelli, Count of Monteleone, started a significant campaign for the strengthening of the outworks of the main cities located along the Sicilian coast: Palermo, Trapani, Milazzo, Siracusa and, after a few years, also Messina. The Royal Engineer Pietro Antonio Tomasello from Padua, a military technician from the Veneto region, was charged with renovating the island’s defensive system and introducing for the first time modern circular

Ingenieros del siglo XXI: importancia de la comunicación y de la formación estratégica en la doble esfera educativa y profesional del ingeniero

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Martín, Ana M.ª

2008-08-01

Full Text Available The rise of worldwide communication networks and information technologies have redefined the concept of education in all fields. In engineering, a new educational paradigm can be glimpsed where the development of generic skills is prioritized in the curriculum and professional training of university students and practitioners. Skills such as the ability to successfully communicate orally and in writing, to operate with a multidisciplinary perspective in decision-making and problem-solving, to work in teams, and to become involved in lifelong learning, among others. The relationship among communication, training and lifelong learning is a key point in the profile of the engineer in this century. The challenge for those who are committed to the new paradigm, both teachers and trainers in the private sector, is to be able to incorporate the three dimensions into the educational process, so that it contributes to a better preparation of the individual to perform in the workplace from a human and professional point of view.El nacimiento de las redes mundiales de comunicación y las tecnologías de la información han redefinido el concepto de la educación en todos los ámbitos. En el terreno de la ingeniería se vislumbra un nuevo paradigma educativo donde se prioriza el desarrollo de destrezas genéricas, entre las que destacan la habilidad para comunicarse eficazmente de forma oral y escrita, para funcionar con una perspectiva multidisciplinar en la toma de decisiones y la resolución de problemas, el énfasis en el trabajo colaborativo y la capacidad para involucrarse en un aprendizaje de por vida. La interrelación entre comunicación, aprendizaje y formación es un factor fundamental en el perfil del ingeniero del nuevo siglo. El desafío para quienes nos hallamos comprometidos con este paradigma –tanto docentes como formadores en el sector privado– está en saber integrar estas tres dimensiones en el proceso educativo, de tal modo que �

El Perfil de Egreso del Ingeniero Agrónomo. Una Experiencia de Grupos de Discusión con Egresados El Perfil de Egreso del Ingeniero Agrónomo. Una Experiencia de Grupos de Discusión con Egresados

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Gabriel Córdova Duarte

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Se presenta un estudio de grupos de discusión en panel con ingenieros agrónomos de la Universidad de Guanajuato para determinar el perfil de salida de dicha licenciatura. Los egresados sugieren: mantener las prácticas en unidades agropecuarias, mejorar las habilidades de manejo de maquinaria y equipo agrícola, fortalecer el área básica agronómica, fomentar la visión empresarial, de comercialización, de calidad de procesos y productos, formular y evaluar proyectos productivos, formar líderes y emprendedores, desarrollar la creatividad, puntualidad, constancia, disciplina, relaciones humanas, profundizar la formación humanista y, formar con el ejemplo; vincular dependencia con egresados y universidades, al profesor y la investigación con empresas agropecuarias.This work presents a study of discussion groups in a panel with agronomist of the Universidad of Guanajuato to determine the bachelors degree graduate profile. The graduates suggested: to keep the practices in agricultural units, to improve the operating skills on agricultural and machinery equipment, to strengthen the basic agronomic area, to foment the management vision of commercialization, of products and of quality processes, formulate and evaluate productive projects, upbringing leaders and entrepreneurs; to develop creativity, punctuality, perseverance, discipline and humane relationship, to strengthen the humanist education and education by example; to create bonds between the school, the graduates, the universities, the teacher and the research with agricultural enterprises.

Educational software tool for protection system engineers: distance relay; Herramienta educativa para la formacion de ingenieros en protecciones electricas: relevador de distancia

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Trujillo-Guajardo, L.A.; Conde-Enriquez, A. [Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Leon (Mexico)]. E-mail: luistrujillo84@gmail.com; con_de@yahoo.com

2012-04-15

In this article, a graphical software tool is presented; this tool is based on the education of protection system engineers. The theoretical fundaments used for the design of operation characteristics of distance relays and their algorithms are presented. The software allows the evaluation and analysis of real time events or simulated ones of every stage of design of the distance relay. Some example cases are presented to illustrate the activities that could be done with the graphical software tool developed. [Spanish] En este articulo se presenta una herramienta computacional grafica para apoyar la formacion de ingenieros en protecciones electricas. Los fundamentos teoricos para el diseno de caracteristicas de operacion de relevadores de distancia, asi como las rutinas de programacion de un relevador de distancia son presentados. La herramienta desarrollada permite la evaluacion de las etapas de diseno de relevadores y el analisis de la operacion ante eventos reales o simulados. Se presentan algunos casos de ejemplo para ilustrar las actividades didacticas que son posibles de realizar con la herramienta presentada.

Financing hydropower projects using the mechanisms provided by the Kyoto Protocol

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Eugenia Anca Echizli

2004-01-01

One of the most serious and current environmental global problems is the Climate Change generated by the increasing of Green House gas (GHG) level. Romania has signed the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change and is the first country listed in Convention Annex I which ratified Kyoto Protocol. Romania committed itself to lower the level of GHG emissions with 8% as compared with the GHG emissions level in 1989, what is similar to the commitment of EU countries. In order to satisfy the requirements of accession to the European Union, Romania has also developed several national strategies to promote sustainable development. Hidroelectrica's Environmental Policy includes international partnership to finance the hydropower projects under Kyoto Protocol of United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change. Hidroelectrica has submitted Joint Implementation projects to the PCF program of World Bank and ERUPT programs of Dutch Government. The paper reflects Hidroelectrica's experience in that field: the actions necessary to initiate and promote such projects, the steps recommended in developing their implementation, difficulties and barriers, results obtained, learned lessons. (author)

La importancia de la enseñanza semiótica para la formación de ingenieros en la Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi, Ecuador

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Edwin Vaca-Cerda

2016-02-01

Full Text Available En la actualidad existe un marcado desarrollo científico tecnológico especialmente en la comunicación, que tiene su incidencia en la formación del pensamiento científico en los profesionales y ello está relacionado con el dominio de habilidades en la utilización de los nuevos signos tecnológicos. De ahí que se precisa que en los centros de educación superior se tenga en cuenta el manejo adecuado del lenguaje gráfico tecnológico para estar acorde con estos sustantivos avances. Este trabajo presenta un análisis de la importancia de la enseñanza semiótica para favorecer la lectura e interpretación de signos y representaciones gráficas relacionadas con la profesión para los ingenieros, lo cual contribuye a la formación de un pensamiento y un diálogo tecnológico.

La ingeniería legal en la formación del ingeniero y la contratación estatal en ingeniería

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Fernando Guzmán Castro

2002-05-01

Full Text Available En la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Bogotá, se ha ofrecido desde hace mucho tiempo la asignatura Ingeniería Legal, que conceptualiza los puntos de convergencia entre el ejercicio de la ingeniería y los aspectos legales vigentes en el país. Inicialmente el ilustre ingeniero Alfredo Bateman, y más adelante los autores del artículo han dirigido el curso que se ha dictado para todas las especialidades de ingeniería. Al comienzo del presente artículo se describen los conceptos de la ingeniería legal, agrupándolos en subtemas: la legislación laboral, las actividades mercantiles y el régimen de sociedades, la propiedad y la legislación fiscal, la contratación en ingeniería, la legislación ambiental y la reglamentación de la profesión de ingeniería. En una segunda parte se profundiza en uno de los temas, la contratación en ingeniería, describiendo los tipos de contratos y las condiciones de contratación vigentes en la legislación colombiana.

El modelo del profesional y el curriculum en la formación del ingeniero del siglo XXI // The model of the professional and the curriculum in the education of the engineer of the century XXI

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Dester Perdomo Pérez

1998-01-01

Full Text Available Si bien es cierto que los cambios que han ocurrido en la ciencia y la tecnología en las últimas décadas han tenido una influenciaimportante en todas las carreras de la ingeniería, los cambios que aún manifiestan los curriculum para la mayoría de lasuniversidades del mundo que se dedican a la formación de ingenieros, no han cambiado de la misma forma, esto en algunasopiniones se debe a que los contenidos de las Ciencias Naturales, las Matemáticas y las propias Ciencias de la Ingeniería,mantienen en lo fundamental contenidos semejantes, pero, es necesario detenerse a analizar como ha cambiado el puesto detrabajo de los ingenieros en los últimos años y como se puede predecir debe cambiar según las perspectivas que anuncia elparadigma de la primera década del siglo XXI. En estos momentos se plantean a los ingenieros, niveles de exigencia superioresen su gestión, soluciones más rápidas, con mayores niveles de fiabilidad y como se dice en las nuevas concepciones de calidadque no solo logren satisfacer las expectativas del usuario, sino que también lo hagan sentir contentos de la inversión querealizó.Estos elementos entre otros aspectos que se analizan hacen necesario montar carreras de ingeniería sobre sistemascomputacionales y no como se pensaba hace unos años, en solo la necesidad de incluir en los curriculum una o dos asignaturasrelacionadas con las técnicas de computo.____________________________________________________________________AbstractEven though it is certain that the occurred changes in the science and technology in the last decades have had an importantinfluence in all engineering careers, the changes that yet express the curriculum for most of the universities in the worlddevoted to the engineers training, they have not changed in the same way, this in some opinions is due to the contents of theNatural Sciences, Mathematics and the own Sciences of the Engineering, maintain the essential contained very similar, but

El Modelamiento Matemático Como Vía Idónea Para La Formación De Ingenieros. Una Reflexión Pedagógica

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Jhon J. Leal

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El quehacer de los ingenieros consiste en modelar situaciones particulares en campos específicos de su saber, definir sistemas y variables de interés,  diseñar o utilizar modelos matemáticos que relacionen las variables seleccionadas como relevantes, estudiar distintas alternativas para la solución de modelos bien se analítica o numéricamente, predefine márgenes de error para poder comparar tales soluciones con las obtenidas por sistemas computacionales especializados diseñados para tal fin, finalmente comparan las soluciones con resultados experimentales y reformulan los modelos para minimizar sus errores. En el proyecto “Diseño y evaluación de una estrategia didáctica para resolver problemas de  ingeniería utilizando modelamiento matemático y ecuaciones diferenciales ordinarias”, los estudiantes de ingeniería de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, formularon y resolvieron modelos matemáticos para situaciones particulares aproximándose al ejercicio real de su práctica profesional.

Internal Labour Market as Factor in the Career Success Perceived by an EngineerMercado Interno de Trabalho como Fator de Sucesso na Carreira Percebido pelo EngenheiroMercado Interno de Trabajo como Factor de Éxito en la Carrera Percibido por Ingeniero

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HEREDIA, Alberto Ismael Bejarano

2011-06-01

ário, as organizações devem organizar um mercado interno de trabalho para atrair, desenvolver e reter talentos. O objetivo desta pesquisa é estudar o incidência do mercado interno de trabalho e o sucesso profissional subjetivo percebido pelos engenheiros nas organizações. Para o estudo foi realizada uma pesquisa via e-mail para 1.135 graduados com uma taxa de resposta de 89,07%. Equações estruturais foram então aplicadas para identificar relacionamentos. Os resultados mostram uma relação positiva entre o mercado interno de trabalho e sucesso profissional subjetivo percebido por engenheiros que trabalham na organização. As conclusões do estudo podem ajudar os engenheiros e as empresas a dirigir a carreira dos trabalhadores do conhecimento para que alcancem a felicidade e as empresas possam contar com engenheiros dinâmicos e proativos. Ao mesmo tempo, instituições de ensino com programas de engenharia terão melhor compreensão da carreira de engenheiro, e poderão usar esse conhecimento para avaliar a eficácia de seus programas educativos.RESUMENAnte el fenómeno de la crisis global, tanto en el sector financiero como en el energético y la irrupción de tecnologías emergentes, las empresas consideran que su éxito o fracaso depende de la capacidad de responder con agilidad a las oportunidades en su entorno competitivo. Esta capacidad competitiva radica especialmente en la capacidad de sus profesionales técnicos. Por otro lado, la carrera actual se caracteriza por ser proteica, sin fronteras y dirigida principalmente por el individuo. Ante este panorama las organizaciones deben organizar un mercado interno de trabajo capaz de atraer, desarrollar y retener talentos. Esta investigación tiene el propósito de estudiar la incidencia del mercado laboral interno y el éxito subjetivo de carrera percibido por los ingenieros en esta organización. Para el estudio se aplicó una encuesta, por correo electrónico, a 1135 graduados y el nivel de respuesta fue del

La Gerencia en Ingeniería

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José Ricardo Casallas Gutiérrez

2013-08-01

Full Text Available Muchos ingenieros se preparan para ejercer su profeción desde la perspectiva tecnica, es decir se imaginan trabajando en empresas de servicios, diseños, instalaciones, etc... Como ingenieros de campo o de operación y mantenimiento. Muy pocos piensan en una carrera en la administración. En muchas empresas los ingenieros son promovidos llevando a comvertise en gerentes, en cargos tales como ingeniero jefe o director del departamento de ingeniería. Sin embargo, es notable que aunque los ingenieros tienen una excelente preparación en los aspectos tecnicos de su trabajo, no estan muy bien preparados para manejar los retos de la gerencia del departamento de ingeniería. Muy pocos ingenieros que trabajan en la parte tecnica de las empresas se han especializado en gerencia. El resultado es que muchos ingenieros jefes se sienten poco preparados para tratar los aspectos financieros y de manejo de personal que encuentran en sus nuevos cargos. Algunos fallan y son reemplazados y reasignados.

Dos cubiertas del ingeniero Heinz Hossdorf, Suiza

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Editorial, Equipo

1966-07-01

Full Text Available I. Reading hall of the Bale University Library Otto H. Senn, architect The roof of the central hall is the most outstanding feature, and consists of six hyperbolic paraboloidal thin shells, placed along a ring. They transmit the thrusts to a prestressed outer hoop, which is part of the intermediate reading gallery. This hoop is connected with the rest of the gallery structure by means of a metallic triangulated structure. 2. Public hall of the «Rudolf Steiner» School at Bale H. F. Leu, architect In this original constructional design the end public stand of the hall cantilevers over ¿he lower platform, and also serves as support for the polyhedrical roof; this consists of reinforced concrete slabs, 12 cm in thickness. There is a perimetral hoop and reinforcing ribs, which help to transmit most of the load to the springers of the overhanging structure.1. Sala de lectura de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Basilea La cubierta del espacio central, que es la más interesante, se compone de seis paraboloides hiperbólicos—definidos por estructuras laminares—, en disposición radial, los cuales transmiten sus empujes a un anillo pretensado de borde, que constituye la cubierta de la galería intermedia. Dicho anillo se enlaza con el borde de la galería por medio de una estructura triangulada metálica. 2. Salón de actos de la Escuela "Rudolf Steiner" en Basilea Esta original solución constructiva es consecuencia de que la tribuna de fondo vuela en ménsula sobre la planta inferior, sirviendo, a la vez, de apoyo para la cubierta poliédrica, constituida por placas de hormigón armado de 12 cm de espesor. Se han organizado el zuncho perimetral y los nervios de refuerzo, de forma que la mayor parte de la carga se transmita a las esquinas de arranque del cuerpo volado.

Renewable energies for power generation in Latin America: market, technologies and perspectives; Energias renovables para generacion de electricidad en America Latina: mercado, tecnologias y perspectivas

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De Martino Jannuzzi, Gilberto [Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP e International Energy Initiative (Brazil); De Buen Rodriguez, Odon [Energia, Tecnologia y Educacion, S.C., ENTE, S.C. (Mexico); Gorenstein Dedecca, Joao [International Energy Initiative, IEI (Brazil); Goncalves Nogueira, Larissa [International Energy Initiative, IEI (Brazil); Maia Gomes, Rodolfo Dourado [International Energy Initiative, IEI (Brazil); Navarro, Judith [Energia, Tecnologia y Educacion, S.C., ENTE, S.C. (Mexico)

2010-07-01

many environmental obstacles exist. Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru are the South American countries that still have the greatest availability of economically viable water resources to be exploited, since those countries do not even use 7% of the available potential. Venezuela and Paraguay stand out in South America as using more than 50% of the economically available potential for hydroelectric generation in the region. Geothermal energy is an important resource in Mexico and Central America, with an installed capacity of 965 MW and 502 MW in 2008, respectively. In those two cases, this is the primary source of power generation. Argentina's high-enthalpy fields are sufficient for geothermal use to generate energy, but there is no estimate of the generation potential. Chile is another country that tries to develop its geothermal potential. In 2009, the government of Chile requested bids for 20 contracts for geothermal energy exploitation. During the geothermal bidding process, 59 offers from exploitation projects were received and 9 companies were granted licenses for the 20 areas solicited. Biomass is an especially important energy resource in Brazil, where it has already surpassed CHP. It is also relevant in Argentina and Colombia, where it is associated with the alcohol-sugar industry and a growing interest in cogeneration systems. [Spanish] America Latina posee un rico patrimonio de recursos energeticos renovables, a pesar de que, historicamente, el aprovechamiento de estos recursos en la region se haya realizado a traves de grandes centrales de energia hidroelectrica. Sin embargo, hay un inmenso potencial de utilizacion mas amplia de nuevas fuentes de energia renovables: Pequenas Centrales Hidroelectricas (PCH), eolica, solar, geotermica, de acuerdo con lo que presenta en este informe. Considerando solamente las fuentes renovables utilizadas para la generacion de electricidad en los paises estudiados, se observa que dichas fuentes participan con entre el 2.5 y el 5

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De Martino Jannuzzi, Gilberto [Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP e International Energy Initiative (Brazil); De Buen Rodriguez, Odon [Energia, Tecnologia y Educacion, S.C., ENTE, S.C. (Mexico); Gorenstein Dedecca, Joao [International Energy Initiative, IEI (Brazil); Goncalves Nogueira, Larissa [International Energy Initiative, IEI (Brazil); Maia Gomes, Rodolfo Dourado [International Energy Initiative, IEI (Brazil); Navarro, Judith [Energia, Tecnologia y Educacion, S.C., ENTE, S.C. (Mexico)

2010-07-01

many environmental obstacles exist. Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru are the South American countries that still have the greatest availability of economically viable water resources to be exploited, since those countries do not even use 7% of the available potential. Venezuela and Paraguay stand out in South America as using more than 50% of the economically available potential for hydroelectric generation in the region. Geothermal energy is an important resource in Mexico and Central America, with an installed capacity of 965 MW and 502 MW in 2008, respectively. In those two cases, this is the primary source of power generation. Argentina's high-enthalpy fields are sufficient for geothermal use to generate energy, but there is no estimate of the generation potential. Chile is another country that tries to develop its geothermal potential. In 2009, the government of Chile requested bids for 20 contracts for geothermal energy exploitation. During the geothermal bidding process, 59 offers from exploitation projects were received and 9 companies were granted licenses for the 20 areas solicited. Biomass is an especially important energy resource in Brazil, where it has already surpassed CHP. It is also relevant in Argentina and Colombia, where it is associated with the alcohol-sugar industry and a growing interest in cogeneration systems. [Spanish] America Latina posee un rico patrimonio de recursos energeticos renovables, a pesar de que, historicamente, el aprovechamiento de estos recursos en la region se haya realizado a traves de grandes centrales de energia hidroelectrica. Sin embargo, hay un inmenso potencial de utilizacion mas amplia de nuevas fuentes de energia renovables: Pequenas Centrales Hidroelectricas (PCH), eolica, solar, geotermica, de acuerdo con lo que presenta en este informe. Considerando solamente las fuentes renovables utilizadas para la generacion de electricidad en los paises estudiados, se observa que dichas fuentes participan con entre el 2.5 y el 5% de

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Carlos A. Rodríguez F.

1987-09-01

Full Text Available Texto del discurso del ingeniero Carlos Alberto Ródríguez Flórez en el homenaje que la Asociación de Ingenieros Civiles de la Universidad Nacional rindió a los ingenieros Alejandro Sandino y Alejandro Sandoval con motivo de la exaltación que el Gobierno Nacional les hizo por su brillante ejercicio profesional y por la ejemplar labor docente que adelantan.

Técnica mejorada de control reactivo aplicada a centrales undimotrices con accionamiento directo mediante generadores lineales

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García Santana, Agustín

2014-01-01

Tesis descargada desde portal de la Escuela de Ingenieros http://catedras-etsi.us.es/endesared/documentos/tesis_agustin_garcia.pdf La frecuencia a la cual las olas del mar excitan a los WECs (Wave Energy Converters) puede variar enormemente, pero el ancho de captura del dispositivo es limitado. Los absorbedores puntuales tienen un ancho de captura estrecho, por lo que se debe controlar el movimiento recÍproco del WEC, al objeto de que trabaje adecuadamente en un amplio rango de frecu...

Dos cubiertas del ingeniero Heinz Hossdorf (Suiza

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Editorial, Equipo

1966-09-01

Full Text Available Cement factories at Liesberg Burckhardt, architect The roof shells of the roof of this factory are noteworthy because they are fitted with a minimum sized hoop ring, and with an additional tie member. Tensioning has been carried out by a special procedure, from the centre of the shell. Laboratory for the Secheron Factory M. & W. Rohner; P. Schatt & O. Trottmann, architects The outstanding structural feature of this factory is a main concrete girder, built in situ, from which prestressed ribs branch off every 2.50 m. At the end of these ribs metal tie hangers support part of the enclosing factory walls.Fábrica de Cemento en Líesberg Las láminas de esta cubierta se caracterizan por tener el anillo de borde en forma de arco de sección mínima, con un tirante auxiliar, y por el sistema de tesado, realizado desde el centro de la lámina por un procedimiento especial. Laboratorio para la Fábrica Secheron Consta, fundamentalmente, de una viga central hormigonada «in situ» de la que parten, cada 3,5 m, unos nervios pretensados, cuyos extremos se cuelgan, mediante tirantes metálicos, los elementos que constituyen los apoyos de la fachada.

COMPRENSIÓN DE LAS DISTRIBUCIONES MUESTRALES EN UN CURSO DE ESTADÍSTICA PARA INGENIEROS UNDERSTANDING OF SAMPLE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR A COURSE ON STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

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Lidia Retamal P

2007-04-01

Full Text Available Se describe una propuesta didáctica de enseñanza contextualizada y con uso del programa @risk de las distribuciones muestrales en el aula de estadística para ingenieros de segundo año universitario. Apropiándonos de la teoría de las funciones semióticas, desarrollada en la Universidad de Granada-España, caracterizamos los elementos de significados de las propiedades importantes de las distribuciones muestrales y evaluamos, mediante campos de problemas algebraicos y de simulación, los errores o dificultades que los alumnos ponen de manifiesto en las aplicaciones de simulación de procesos en las ciencias de la ingeniería. Como consecuencia, al considerar los elementos de significados adquiridos en las respuestas de los estudiantes, proponemos la simulación para muestras pequeñas y grandes de forma intuitiva, como primer acercamiento del alumno hacia la construcción del significado de las distribuciones muestrales, usando el lenguaje gráfico con apoyo del computador, para posteriormente analizar con los estudiantes su forma algebraica según la naturaleza de las variables aleatorias Se describe una propuesta didáctica de enseñanza contextualizada y con uso del programa @risk de las distribuciones muestrales en el aula de estadística para ingenieros de segundo año universitario. Apropiándonos de la teoría de las funciones semióticas, desarrollada en la Universidad de Granada-España, caracterizamos los elementos de significados de las propiedades importantes de las distribuciones muestrales y evaluamos, mediante campos de problemas algebraicos y de simulación, los errores o dificultades que los alumnos ponen de manifiesto en las aplicaciones de simulación de procesos en las ciencias de la ingeniería. Como consecuencia, al considerar los elementos de significados adquiridos en las respuestas de los estudiantes, proponemos la simulación para muestras pequeñas y grandes de forma intuitiva, como primer acercamiento del alumno

In-core fuel management for Cofrentes NPP

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Marco, M.

1990-01-01

Hidroelectrica Espanola has established an in-house nuclear analysis capability in Hidrola's Servicio de Ingenieria y Analisis Nucleares (SIAN). This article describes SIAN, its origins, resources, codes, and its work related to the company's 100%-owned Cofrentes NPP. 1 fig., 2 tabs

El Diseño Curricular por Competencias Laborales en la Carrera de Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad de Guanajuato El Diseño Curricular por Competencias Laborales en la Carrera de Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad de Guanajuato

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Briseida Mendoza Celedon

2012-02-01

Full Text Available This work was done to meet the demand for modernizing the curriculum in agronomy. It is based on a documental review following the methodology of Hanel [et al.], in 1997. The results were: identification of the main problems in agriculture, agronomy, and the career of agronomist, and in educational policies and university philosophy; determination of the four careers in agronomy; definition of the graduate profile in terms of knowledge, ability, attitudes, and values; requirement of professors with postgraduate studies and pedagogical and axiological updating; a flexible curricular structure tied to the logic of the discipline; an integral evaluation from curriculum to administration; identification of complementary activities that contribute to the formation of the student; the socializing of the curriculum with participation of academics and their introduction in distinct forums. Thus the institutional demand was met in a search for excellence in student preparation, quality in the educational process, and encouragement of evaluation practices. Este trabajo se realizó para responder la demanda de modernización del currículo de la carrera de Agronomía. Se basó en una revisión documental, siguiendo la metodología de Hanel et al., en 1997. Los resultados fueron: identificación de la problemática agropecuaria, disciplinar y laboral del Ingeniero Agrónomo, políticas educativas y filosofía universitaria; determinación de cuatro competencias laborales; definición del perfil de egreso en términos de conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes y valores; el requerimiento de un profesor con posgrado, actualización pedagógica y axiológica; una estructura curricular flexible y apegada a la lógica disciplinaria; evaluación integral que involucra desde el currículo hasta la administrativa; la identificación de actividades complementarias que coadyuvan a la formación del educando; la socialización del currículo con la participación de

La mecánica ilustrada en los ingenieros militares españoles. El proyecto de los almacenes de pólvora (1715-1798

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Lluis i Ginovart, J.

2015-09-01

Full Text Available The catenary arches were part of the great structural success of the modernist architecture, and especially in the Gaudí’s work. The study of the Spanish military engineers’ projects shows that they were the first that introduced in the Spanish territory in the first third of the eighteenth century. Knowledge and the attempt to apply this type of structure, especially in the construction of Powder-Magazines, will demonstrate the knowledge of the scientific theory of these structures made by Hooke. The study of pre-scientific Mechanics was claimed by Juan de Herrera in the Academy of Mathematics (1583, as it is scientific Mechanics at the Academy of Barcelona (1720. For this reason and due to the use of catenary arch and vault, this will show that they provided the bases of modern mechanic.Los arcos catenarios formaron parte del gran éxito estructural de la arquitectura modernista y, especialmente, de la obra de Gaudí. El estudio de los proyectos de los ingenieros militares españoles, demuestra que fueron ellos los primeros que los introdujeron en el territorio español en el primer tercio del siglo XVIII. El conocimiento y el intento de aplicación de este tipo de estructuras, especialmente en la construcción de polvorines, demostraría el conocimiento de la teoría científica de estas estructuras formulada por Hooke. El estudio de la Mecánica pre-científica fue reclamado por Juan de Herrera en la Academia de Matemáticas (1583, al igual que lo será la Mecánica científica en la Academia de Barcelona (1720. Por ello y ante la utilización del arco y bóveda catenaria, se demostraría también que aportaron las bases de la Mecánica moderna.

Electrical Behavior on N-Type Dopants in AlGaAs Alloys: Shallow Levels and DX Centers

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1990-11-01

FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH GRANT AFOSR-88-0316 EOSRD-LONDON DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERIA ELECTRONICA E.T.S. INGENIEROS DE TELECOMUNICACION ...INGENIEROS DE TELECOMUNICACION . MADRID OCTOBER 1990 2 ABSTRACT The electrical properties of n- type AlxGaixAs, for x > 0.2, are governed by deep donor

DTN and international cooperation of the Spanish Nuclear Sector in nuclear technology development processes

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Acero, M.

1995-01-01

The Spanish electrical utilities with interests in the Nuclear Sector-IBERDROLA, ENDESA,FUERZAS ELECTRICAS DE CATALU=A5A (FECSA), UNION ELECTRICA FENOSA S.A., COMPA=A5IA SEVILLANA DE ELECTRICIDAD S.A., AND HIDROELECTRICA DEL CANTABRICO S.A.-created on September 26, 1994 the ''Agrupacion Electrica para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Nuclear, A.I.E. (DTN)'' (Electrical Society for Nuclear technology Development A.I.E.) for the purpose of promoting and managing Nuclear Nechnology Development, and integrating and coordinating the efforts of the Nuclear Electrical Sector with industrial companies and other related institutions in spain and abroad. This mission is primarily accomplished by establinhing a common strategy for the Nuclear Electrical Sector in the different areas of responsibility of DTN, centralizing actions by implementing a clear and coherent policy, and ensuring the presence of the entire Electrical Sector in all those fora deemed to be strategic to the Nuclear Sector

Técnicas de gamificación para la motivación de los estudiantes

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Morro González, Sofía

2015-01-01

El objetivo de este trabajo es desarrollar el módulo central para el futuro sistema web de la asignatura Procesadores de Lenguajes impartida en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Para dicho desarrollo se aplicarán técnicas de gamificación con el objetivo de mejorar el aprendizaje, subir la tasa de aprobados de la asignatura y despertar interés por parte del alumnado de la misma. Se modelizaron, diseñaron e implemen...

The hydroelectric power plant as a project of private investment; La central hidroelectrica como proyecto de inversion privada

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Guerra, Eduardo [Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona S.A. (IMPSA), Mendoza (Argentina)]. E-mail: guerra@impsa.com.ar

2001-07-01

The paper describes the process to be followed for the performance, construction and operation of a hydroelectric investment from the view point of a private investor. The paper demonstrates that it is possible to finance the project through the 'project finance', where the finance has as guarantee the own assets and the fund fluxes of the investment.

Operator training for the Yacyreta binational hydroelectric power plant; Formacion de operadores para la Central Hidroelectrica de Yacireta

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Dure, Francisco; Tachella, Heriberto [Entidad Binacional Yacyreta, Isla Yacireta (Paraguay). Central Hidroelectrica Yacyreta]. E-mail: yacyreta@internet.siscotel.com

1998-07-01

This work is oriented to the power plant operators, by exposing the criteria and methods adopted for operators selection, training and incorporation to the Yacyreta Hydroelectric Power Plant. The used criteria considered some aspects, as follows: the operation staff should be consisted of equal numbers of Argentine and Paraguayan nationalities, viewing the both systems operation; experience of the shift supervisors in operating a plant for a minimum of 10 years; the supervisors should participate training the auxiliary operators.

Revestimientos de hormigón en carreteras

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Schüepp, W.

1962-09-01

Full Text Available El autor, W. Schüepp, ingeniero diplomado, director de la S. A. des Routes en Betón de Wildegg (Suiza, dio una conferencia tratando de este mismo tema en el Instituto Eduardo Torroja de la Construcción y del Cemento. En este trabajo recogemos la exposición general que el destacado ingeniero expuso en su conferencia.

Las actividades de laboratorio en la formación de ingenieros: propuesta para el aprendizaje de los fenómenos de conducción eléctrica

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Marta Pesa

2014-05-01

Full Text Available http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2014v31n3p642 Este trabajo sintetiza los aportes de investigaciones previas realizadas en un grupo de investigación en enseñanza de las ciencias en carreras científico-tecnológicas, referidas a la resignificación de la formación experimental y el rol del laboratorio en la formación básica de los ingenieros. Tomando como punto de partida un modelo de aprendizaje de las ciencias sistémico donde se interrelacionan aspectos conceptuales, metodológicos, epistemológicos y actitudinales, se presenta una propuesta estructurada en base a ciclos de actividades grupales en el ámbito del laboratorio, que atienden a la progresión en la construcción del conocimiento. Se ilustra la propuesta abordando la temática de la conducción eléctrica y los modelos que describen y explican los resultados experimentales. Siguiendo una metodología de trabajo integradora de aspectos experimentales y teóricos se plantean actividades a desarrollar en grupos pequeños, orientados y coordinados por el docente. Se atiende a las dificultades de los estudiantes, adoptando una dinámica recursiva que permite revisar aspectos no aprendidos o incorrectamente elaborados. Los resultados alcanzados, evaluados a través de informes grupales y evaluaciones integradoras individuales pueden considerarse satisfactorios y muestran la fertilidad del marco teórico para orientar la enseñanza hacia el desarrollo de las competencias necesarias en la formación de un estudiante de ingeniería.

Facelift for Romanian hydro

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Anon.

2000-09-01

The Siriu-Nehoiasu and the Ciresu-Surduc-Nehoiasu hydroelectric projects in central Romania are described. At both sites, construction work began in 1983 but funding ran out in 1994 before completion; what was achieved up to that point is described. In 1999, Hidroelectrica linked up with Harza Engineering of Romania who did a detailed review and optimization study of both schemes and formulated a plan to make completion attractive for the private sector in the new market-orientated economy. In June 2000, the two companies reached an agreement to complete construction at both sites through a jointly-owned special purpose company. Construction is expected to begin in 2001 with completion in April 2004. The differences between the new optimized schemes and the originals are given. Financing is expected to be an equal split between the state and investors under a BOT structure. The scheme at Ciresu-Surduc-Nehoiasu will provide the added benefit of reducing annual flood damage.

The Technical Training Programme for Nuclear Power Station Personnel; Programme de formation technique du personnel des centrales nucleaires; Programma tekhnicheskoj podgotovki personala yadernoj ehlektrostantsii; El programa de formacion tecnica del personal de una central nucleoelectrica

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Howey, G. R. [Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

1963-10-15

de ingenieros con considerable experiencia en trabajos nucleares, centrales termicas y produccion de electricidad; b) Se selecciono entre especialistas altamente calificados otro grupo de operadores y de personal encargado del mantenimiento del equipo; c) Los componentes de ambos grupos siguieron un curso especial sobre centrales nucleoelectricas y termicas, con clases teoricas y practicas a cargo de ingenieros de la central NPD; d) Se creo un centro de formacion en tecnicas nucleares con objeto de seleccionar y capacitar mas personal y de someterle a los examenes pertinentes. El personal fue sometido ademas a un examen por la Atomic Energy Control Board, que es otro organismo federal. Se esta formando personal de cinco categorias: a) Directores: ingenieros encargados de la explotacion, el mantenimiento y la administracion; cambian periodicamente de puesto para familiarizarse con todos estos aspectos del trabajo; b) Operadores: cuatro grados de formacion, segun el trabajo que hayan de realizar; c) Encargados del equipo de control: cuatro grados de formacion; este personal es responsable del mantenimiento de todos los instrumentos, del equipo de control y del equipo electrico; d) Encargados del equipo mecanico: con diversos grados de formacion y varias especialidades (soldadura, fresado, ajuste, etc.); este personal es responsable del mantenimiento de todo el equipo mecanico; e) Personal auxiliar: encargado de una gran variedad de trabajos menos especializados que no requieren un alto grado de formacion. Se necesitan, ademas, algunos otros especialistas, entre ellos quimicos y expertos en proteccion radiologica. El autor de la memoria expone la forma en que esta organizado el personal de la central NPD y examina la cuestion de la formacion profesional teniendo en cuenta las necesidades que crea el desarrollo de la energia nucleoelectrica. (author) [Russian] Atomnaya demonstratsionnaya ehlektrostantsiya Kanady (NPD), vvedennaya v stroj federal'nym agentstvom ''Atomik

La formación de ingenieros de la edificación en empresas constructoras en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Su influencia en la satisfacción laboral

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Elena Navarro-Astor

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Objeto: El objetivo de la investigación es indagar en las actividades formativas que desarrollan empresas constructoras en Castilla-La Mancha, con los ingenieros de edificación/arquitectos técnicos que trabajan como jefes de obra y su efecto sobre la satisfacción laboral. Diseño/metodología: Se realizaron 34 entrevistas semi-estructuradas. Mediante el empleo de metodología cualitativa, el contenido de las entrevistas se analizó utilizando el programa ATLAS.ti. Aportaciones y resultados: Salvo una gran empresa, no existe una planificación de la formación que responda completamente a las necesidades de estos profesionales. Existe una formación introductoria en los sistemas de gestión de la empresa (cuando los hay, y la obligatoria por ley en prevención de riesgos laborales. Adicionalmente, la mayoría de los ingenieros realizan actividades de formación propias, con el fin de actualizar o aumentar conocimientos, o para mejorar en el puesto de trabajo. Han aparecido una serie de barreras que dificultan la existencia y los efectos que podría tener la formación sobre las personas que la realizan. Finalmente, el efecto de la formación sobre la satisfacción laboral suele ser positivo, con mayor intensidad en aquellos casos en los que la formación ayuda a mejorar el desempeño en el puesto de trabajo. Implicaciones prácticas: Los resultados podrían ayudar a las empresas constructoras a definir un programa de formación que cumpla adecuadamente los objetivos de esta práctica esencial en el desarrollo de los recursos humanos. Valor añadido: Se cubre un vacío existente en la literatura sobre la dirección y gestión de recursos humanos en el Sector de la Construcción en España. El estudio aporta la visión que los ingenieros de edificación/arquitectos técnicos tienen sobre la formación y sus efectos.Purpose: This paper explores training activities for building engineers, working as site managers, carried out by construction

Incremental validity of proactive personality over the Big Five for predicting job performance of software engineers in an innovative context

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Nuno Rodrigues

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Este estudio examina la validez añadida de la personalidad proactiva sobre los «cinco grandes» para predecir el desempeño en el trabajo en el contexto de un puesto de trabajo de ingeniero de software. La personalidad proactiva y los «cinco grandes» fueron medidos en una muestra de 243 ingenieros y el desempeño global fue evaluado mediante valoraciones del supervisor en una sub-muestra de 95 de estos ingenieros. Los resultados mostraron que aun cuando la personalidad proactiva representa un importante y válido predictor del desempeño no muestra un incremento relevante en la predicción producida por la extraversión, apertura, conciencia, estabilidad emocional y antigüedad en el puesto. Se discuten las implicaciones, la relevancia y el valor práctico de la personalidad proactiva para la selección de personal.

Evaluación Académica del Ingeniero Agrónomo, Planes de Estudios y Tutoría Universitaria. Caso Universidad de Guanajuato Evaluación Académica del Ingeniero Agrónomo, Planes de Estudios y Tutoría Universitaria. Caso Universidad de Guanajuato

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Genaro Montesinos Silva

2012-02-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo se desarrolló con el propósito de establecer las áreas del plan de estudios vigente donde el estudiante, de la carrera de Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad de Guanajuato, requiere una atención académica específica, para mejorar la preparación delegresado e incrementar su rendimiento en el Examen General de Egreso de Licenciatura (EGEL. Se realizó una comparación entre las áreas del EGEL y las de los planes de estudio trimestral y vigente en el Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas, como las áreas dentro de éstos, además, se correlacionó el promedio de la calificación obtenida en las materias agrupadas en las áreas del EGEL con el puntaje en dicho examen. Los métodos estadísticos empleados fueron la t de Student y el coeficiente de correlación. Las diferencias estadísticas y las correlaciones determinadas indican una mejora en la preparación académica en las áreas de Protección e Impacto Ambiental y, Manejo de Recursos, así como la necesidad de mejorar la calidad educativa y tutoría en las materias de las áreas de Disciplinas Relacionadas, Suelos y Agua, Sanidad, y Desarrollo Rural. No obstante, debe ponerse atención en la mayoría de las asignaturas, pues los egresados del plan semestral obtienen menores puntajes en elEGEL que los del trimestral.The present study was developed in order to establish the areas, of the curricula of the Agronomist program presently in effect at the University of Guanajuato, that require specific academic attention in order to prepare the graduates for the and increase their performance in the General Test for Undergraduates. (EGEL for the Spanish acronym. A comparison was carried out between the EGEL areas and those of the quarterly curriculum currently in effect in the Agricultural Science Institute of the University of Guanajuato, as well as the areas in those plans, the average scores of the subjects obtained in the EGEL were correlated with the score obtained in

RESPUESTA DE PECES NATIVOS A FLUCTUACIONES DE CAUDAL PRODUCIDAS POR LA OPERACION DE CENTRALES HIDROELECTRICAS EN EL RIO BIO-BIO

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GARCIA LANCASTER, ALEX DAN RODRIGO

2011-01-01

Los sistemas fluviales son ecosistemas de alta diversidad ambiental, cuyos procesos naturales operan mientras se mantengan las condiciones de heterogeneidad espacio–temporal. La biota acuática de estos ecosistemas responde a dicha diversidad presentando patrones de distribución que varían a escala espacial y temporal, asociadas a variables como la disponibilidad de hábitat, la oferta de alimento y el gasto energético asociado a mantenerse en un hábitat. Estas variables pueden ser alteradas...

Calidad total en el ICESI

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González Zamora, José Hipólito

2010-01-01

En primer lugar deseo dar la bienvenida esta reunión al ingeniero Francisco Gensini, director ejecutivo de INCOLDA, quien ha sido fuente constante de inspiración para el trabajo relacionado con Control Total de Calidad (C.T.C.) que se ha venido desarrollando en el ICESI. El ingeniero Gensini ha logrado aglutinar alrededor de INCOLDA al grupo de seis empresas de la región, líderes en el estudio y aplicación de los principios del Control Total de Calidad , es decir Rica Rondo S.A., Banco de Oc...

Aplicación de modelos de redes neuronales al modelado y predicción de emisiones de autobuses urbanos

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Nova García, Adrián

2018-01-01

Introducción Este Trabajo de Fin de Grado está integrado dentro del programa cuyas siglas son CICLOPE. Este proyecto se desarrolla conjuntamente por profesores de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales y la Escuela Técnica superior de Ingenieros de Minas y Energía y por investigadores del Instituto de Investigación del Automóvil (INSIA). El estudio comienza en 2016 y tiene una duración de 3 años. El principal objetivo es poder reducir las emisiones de los autobuses mediante la...

Manual Control de calidad en productos textiles y afines

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Alonso Felipe, Jose Vicente

2015-01-01

El campo de los materiales textiles y afines no suele estar incluido dentro de la disciplina de Conocimiento de materiales o en ocasiones suele estar mínimamente contemplado dentro del área de materiales plásticos y polímeros; por lo cual en general suele ser muy desconocido en la formación de ingenieros y técnicos. Históricamente en las escuelas de ingenieros industriales se encontraba la especialización en industrias textiles, aunque con posterioridad pasó a formar una carrera propia como t...

The Performance of Public Organization: Still Unclear

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Bacanu B.

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Nowadays, the present discussions about the organisation’s performance have revealed the fact that the concept is unclear. The use of the concept is more difficult in public organisations. The paper presents the case of Romanian SOE Hidroelectrica and the case of public universities, to pinpoint the fact that ambiguous objectives are the cause of a dilemmatic management. The general opinion is that the results of the public organisations management reflect a poor performance of the latter.

Modelos para distintas tecnologías de generación eléctrica y optimización de la demanda diaria

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Sofia Carlos

2011-06-01

Full Text Available La cobertura de la demanda de energía eléctrica mediante distintas fuentes de generación es un problema técnico de gran importancia. En concreto, este problema es de gran interés en la titulación de los Ingenieros Industriales, los cuales dentro de su formación abordan las diferentes tecnologías de generación de energía y el mercado eléctrico. El trabajo concreto se centra en optimizar la curva de demanda diaria de energía suponiendo que se tienen dos tipos de centrales: térmicas e hidráulicas. Para cada tipo de central se desarrolla un modelo matemático sencillo y se plantean las diferentes restricciones de suministro que tienen las distintas centrales. Para la optimización se ha utilizado un algoritmo genético, con la finalidad de dar a conocer a los alumnos una técnica heurística de optimización, y el proceso por el cual encuentra la mejor solución.

Diseñó y construcción de cimentaciones

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Garza Vásquez, Luis

2004-01-01

EI hecho de que el alto grado de especialización con que se realiza el diseño hoy en día haga que los ingenieros estructurales y los ingenieros de suelos tengan diferentes enfoques, afecta en cierto modo el producto final en que se encuentran estas dos disciplinas: el diseño de la cimentación. En efecto, para el trabajo normal el análisis estructural se realiza normalmente con las hipótesis de que la estructura de los edificios esta empotrada en el suelo, es decir, apoyada en un material ...

Centralized vs. de-centralized multinationals and taxes

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Nielsen, Søren Bo; Raimondos-Møller, Pascalis; Schjelderup, Guttorm

2005-01-01

The paper examines how country tax differences affect a multinational enterprise's choice to centralize or de-centralize its decision structure. Within a simple model that emphasizes the multiple conflicting roles of transfer prices in MNEs – here, as a strategic pre-commitment device and a tax manipulation instrument –, we show that (de-)centralized decisions are more profitable when tax differentials are (small) large. Keywords: Centralized vs. de-centralized decisions, taxes, MNEs. ...

Definicion y establecimiento formal de la engineering educacion en Mexico

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Cazares Rangel, V. M.

2004-01-01

Full Text Available La educación de los ingenieros es de gran importancia debido a que la producción de una nación depende del conocimiento, capacidades y destrezas de los ingenieros. La Engineering Education (Educación para la Ingeniería es el área responsable de todos los aspectos relacionados con la educación en las facultades de ingeniería. Esta área no está a cargo de pedagogos, sino por ingenieros preparados en el tipo de educación necesaria para la ingeniería. La Engineering Education aparece formalmente como una rama hace treinta años en unas pocas universidades de los EUA. Ha sido aceptada en algunos otros países; donde cada uno de ellos ha elaborado su propia área de acuerdo con sus propias necesidades y requisitos. En México, la presencia de la. Engineering Education es nula de manera formal en las universidades, ni como área o disciplina, ni como estudio a nivel posgrado. Es objetivo de la tesis doctoral del autor establecer esta área de manera oficial como resultado de la investigación y del análisis.

Refurbishment of small hydropower plants in Romania; Sanierung von Kleinwasserkraftwerken in Rumaenien

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Gmeinbauer, Joerg [Wien Energie GmbH, Wien (Austria)

2010-07-01

In 2008 Wien Energie subsidiary Wienstrom GmbH participated in three public auctions of Hidroelectrica S.A. for the sale of old small hydro power plants in Romania. Together with strategic partners Wienstrom could successfully compete against local and international competition and acquired 31 small hydro power plants with a total installed capacity of around 20 MW. The plants were integrated into the newly established Vienna Energy Forta Naturala Srl. and are being completely refurbished at the moment. Wien Energie consequently is already the third largest operator of small hydro power plants in Romania. (orig.)

Project of the new measurement system for energy invoicing - Itaipu Hydroelectric Central; Proyecto del nuevo sistema de medicion de energia para facturacion de la Central Hidroelectrica de Itaipu

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Montania E, Julio Cesar [Usina Hidroelectrica de Itaipu Binacional, Assuncion (Paraguay)

2001-07-01

Itaipu Binacional has taken a decision of executing a technological updating for the energy measurement system through the substitution of the current system by other one equipped with digital devices. The main reasons for that were the following: a) The equipment in operation were of an outdated generation b) The accuracy class of the existing equipment was of 0.5%, but the tendency for invoicing measurements was to install meters with accuracy class of 0.2% in the enterprises c) The requirements of ONS/MAE, in Brazil, which establishes the minimum requisites to be attended by invoicing measurement systems.

DYNAMICS OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE AGRONOMY’S ENGINEER PROFESSIONAL FORMATION / DINÁMICA DE LA EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA EN LA FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL DEL INGENIERO AGRÓNOMO

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José Manuel Benítez García

2013-04-01

Full Text Available For the professional's formation needed by society in this XXI century, we do emphasize in a professional that stands out as person and a reflexive being in his technical, cultural and physical training, hence, in this article, attention is focused in Physical Education as an essential condition to achieve professionals integral formation. In diagnostic studies accomplished in the formation of the Agronomy's Engineer at Las Tunas University, insufficiencies in their integral formation from Physical Education were identified, because its dynamics has not being enough deepened, because it is still conceived from a traditional approach, so as to evidence that potentialities of Physical Education are not enough taken into account in the professionals´ formation process. Thus, it is considered here that it is necessary to continue deepening into the specificities of each professional profile and, specially, in the profile of the Agronomist to be able to introduce the necessary changes in the dynamics of the formation process from Professional Physical Education. RESUMEN: Para la formación del profesional que necesita la sociedad en este siglo XXI, se hace énfasis en un profesional que se distinga como persona y como ser reflexivo en su preparación técnica, cultural y física, es por ello que en este artículo se centra la atención en la Educación Física como condición esencial para lograr la formación integral del profesional de Ingeniería Agrónoma. En estudios diagnósticos realizados en la Universidad de las Tunas, se identificó insuficiencias en la formación integral del profesional desde la Educación Física, al no profundizar en la dinámica de dicho proceso que aún se concibe con un enfoque tradicional, lo que evidencia que no se aprovechan al máximo las potencialidades de la Educación Física en el proceso de formación del Ingeniero Agrónomo. Es por ello que se considera necesario continuar profundizando en las

Posgrado en Comunicaciones, para profesionales de otras disciplinas

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José Manuel De Pablos

2015-01-01

Full Text Available En América Latina enfrentamos un doble problema: los comunicadores saben poco o casi nada de las ocupaciones de otros profesionales –médicos, ingenieros, empresarios, economistas- y éstos carecen de las nociones y destrezas para incorporar las comunicaciones eficazmente a su práctica profesional. Probablemente sea utópico intentar formar periodistas que se acerquen al modelo polivalente del intelectual renacentista. En cambio puede ser más viable y productivo hacer un buen comunicador de un médico o un ingeniero. Este modelo de actualización y especialización puede mejorar sustancialmente la calidad del periodismo y ampliar los horizontes de la formación en comunicaciones

Interaction between operation and maintenance in the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, Brazil; Interacciones entre operacion y mantenimiento en la Central Hidroelectrica Itaipu

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Vergara Baez, Carlos A. [Itaipu Binacional, Foz do Iguacu, PR (Brazil)]. E-mail: vergara@itaipu.gov.br

1998-07-01

This paper demonstrates the importance of the human resources good relationship, cooperation, understanding and training, for obtaining optimized results from the various interactions exiting among the operation and maintenance areas.

Ingeniero, político, economista, inventor

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Jimena Montaña Cuéllar

2001-01-01

Full Text Available Técnica y utopía. Biografía intelectual y política de Alejandro López, 1876-1940. Alberto Mayor Mora. Fondo Editorial Universidad Eafit, colección Cielos de Arena, Medellín, 2001, 621 págs., il.

Ruperto Ferreira : Ingeniero, ministro y pintor

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Santiago Londoño Vélez

1991-09-01

Full Text Available El mismo año, 1845, en que el general Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera en nombre del partido conservador asumió la presidencia de la República de la Nueva Granada, nació Ruperto Ferreira Gómez, en pleno océano Atlántico, a bordo del buque inglés Jane, el 4 de septiembre. Sus padres, don José Ferreira y doña Amalia Gómez, hija de la escritora Josefa Acevedo de Gómez y nieta del tribuno del pueblo José Acevedo y Gómez, regresaban de Inglaterra. Con el reino británico la Nueva Granada mantenía un activo comercio de exportación e importación, que en ese momento se encontraba en una fase de expansión. El viejo continente recibía principalmente metales preciosos y, en menor medida, quina, tabaco y sombreros. El renglón más elevado de las importaciones eran los textiles de algodón y las confecciones, pero no faltaban los alimentos y las bebidas, así como los productos de madera, cuero, papel y vidrio, para uso de la élite.

Papel de la modelación matemática en la formación de los ingenieros // Role of mathematical modeling in the training of engineers

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María Lucía Brito-Vallina

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Existe una enorme brecha entre las habilidades matemáticas que requiere el ingeniero, vinculadasfundamentalmente a las actividades de modelar, interpretar, comunicarse en un lenguaje preciso,etc., y las habilidades que se forman en los cursos de Matemática, que ponen su mayor énfasis en laactividad de resolver ejercicios de cálculo. Son variadas las causas de este fenómeno, que no esexclusivo de Cuba. El conocimiento científico en general, es concebido por las prácticas sociales, ysin embargo se ha considerado en muchas ocasiones el estudio de las matemáticas como el trabajocon conceptos abstractos, es decir alejados de la actividad humana. La modelación matemática deproblemas, crea en los estudiantes una capacidad y habilidad necesarias para la solución deposibles problemas prácticos.El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo proponer una estrategia metodológica que posibiliteestructurar de modo sistémico el desarrollo de la habilidad de modelar, teniendo en cuenta laclasificación de los principales modelos matemáticos para las ingenierías; según la teoría o técnicautilizada en su elaboración, la naturaleza de los procesos que desarrollan, su estructura matemáticay otras, sin obviar por supuesto, el perfil del profesional de estas carreras y las principalescategorías didácticas del proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje.Palabras claves: matemática, modelación, ingeniería.__________________________________________________________________AbstractThere is a huge gap between the mathematical skills required by the engineer, primarily related to the activitiesof modeling, interpreting, communicating in precise language, etc., And skills that form in the courses ofMathematics and listed in the programs study, which put the most emphasis on solving activity calculationexercises. There are several causes of this phenomenon which is not unique to Cuba. Scientific knowledge isgenerally conceived by social practices, has emerged and

Puente sobre el Maracaibo

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Equipo Editorial

2017-05-01

Full Text Available Para salvar el lago de Maracaibo (Venezuela, el conocido ingeniero italiano Riccaido Morandi ha presentado un proyecto de puente para ferrocarril y carretera, de hormigón pretensado, de tramos independientes, constituyendo un sistema Gerber, que tiene una longitud total de 8.720 m y un vano central de 400 m de luz. Este último tramo, en unión de los dos adyacentes al mismo, constituirán, una vez terminada la obra, un conjunto continuo. El tablero del puente se halla a una altura de 45 m sobre el nivel del agua en la zona del canal, con objeto de permitir la navegación. El tablero, de 20,90 m de anchura total, se ha subdividido en tres partes, dos simétricas respecto al eje, laterales, de 7,20 m de anchura, para la circulación en sentidos opuestos por carretera, una plataforma central, de 5 m de ancho, para el ferrocarril y dos andenes para el paso de peatones y servicios.

Central sleep apnea

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Sleep apnea - central; Obesity - central sleep apnea; Cheyne-Stokes - central sleep apnea; Heart failure - central sleep apnea ... Central sleep apnea results when the brain temporarily stops sending signals to the muscles that control breathing. The condition ...

PERCEPCIONES DE LOS SISTEMAS DE TRABAJO DE ALTO RENDIMIENTO E INTENCIÓN DE MARCHA. UN ANÁLISIS MULTINIVEL

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García Chas, Romina

2012-09-01

Full Text Available La investigación sobre los sistemas de trabajo de alto rendimiento (STAR se ha centrado principalmente en el efecto sobre el rendimiento organizativo desde una perspectiva directiva. Este estudio diferencia entre la perspectiva de los empleados y los directivos sobre los STAR y examina la relación entre ambas perspectivas y la intención de marcha en una muestra conformada por ingenieros, utilizando la metodología multinivel. Los resultados indican que existen importantes diferencias entre la percepción de los empleados del STAR y la percepción de los directivos y que el STAR intentado afecta solo indirectamente (a través del STAR experimentado a la intención de marcha de los ingenieros.

Orden monetario y bancos centrales Monetary order and Central Banks

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Aglietta Michel

1996-06-01

Full Text Available Con el enfoque evolucionista e institucionalista de la economía de las convenciones francesa, este trabajo analiza el surgimiento histórico de la banca central y la creación institucional del 'arte de la banca central'. El artículo estudia los modelos formales del orden monetario, la banca libre y la banca central, y analiza los eventos históricos que llevaron a que el Banco de Inglaterra inventara el arte de manejar los bancos centrales en conjunción con el aprendizaje colectivo e institucional que lo hizo posible. Aglietta muestra que la banca central no es una creación del Estado sino una creación institucional endógena al sistema de mercado.With the evolutionist and institutionalist focus of the economics of the French conventions, this paper analyzes the historical rise of the central bank and the institutional creation of the 'art of the central bank'. The article studies formal models of the monetary order, free banking and the central bank, and analyzes the historie events that led to the Bank of England inventing the art of managing the central banks, in conjunction with the collective and institutional learning that made it possible. Aglietta shows that the central bank is not a creation of the State, but rather aninstitutional creation endogenous to the market system.

The Regional Centrality of Vietnam’s Central Highlands

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Salemink, Oscar

2018-01-01

strategic value turned it into a battleground among various Vietnamese parties, France, and the United States. It was here that the outcome of the Indochina wars was determined, but at a terrible price for the local population. After the adoption of economic reforms in reunified Vietnam the Central......Vietnam’s Central Highlands—or Tây Nguyên—area is usually described as remote, backward, and primitive, but this region has played a central role in the history of the surrounding states and the wider East and Southeast Asia region. Far from isolated, the Central Highlands engaged in trade...... various rivalrous polities now known as Vietnam, Champa, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, the area occupied a strategic position in the wider mainland Southeast Asia region. With the emergence of a unified, neo-Confucianist Vietnamese state the region lost its centrality until the late colonial era, when its...

La programación de software como competencia profesional del ingeniero en sistemas informáticos / Software programming as a professional competence of computing system engineers

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San Andrés, Esthela María

2016-01-01

Full Text Available En el nuevo milenio con el impetuoso avance de las TIC las organizaciones y empresas demandan el desarrollo de sistemas computacionales para la automatización de diferentes procesos que permitan mejorar e incrementar su productividad y eficiencia, por lo que exigen de las instituciones de educación superior la preparación de profesionales que puedan aportar sus esfuerzos en la construcción de soluciones de negocio utilizando la tecnología computacional de vanguardia en la programación de software. El presente artículo describe los resultados parciales de una investigación que se realiza con el objetivo de formar y desarrollar la competencia profesional programar software en los Ingenieros en Sistemas Informáticos. Se realizó un diagnóstico en la carrera de Ingeniería en Sistemas Informáticos de la UTM donde se aplicaron encuestas, entrevistas y observaciones a clases, tomando una muestra de 179 estudiantes y siete profesores, los resultados identificaron insuficiencias de los estudiantes en la formación teórico-práctica en programación, lo que limita su futuro desempeño profesional. En el desarrollo de la investigación, también se utilizó el análisis y la síntesis para resumir los fundamentos teóricos esenciales que sirven de sustento a los resultados que se presentan, a través de la asignatura Programación I se muestra la relación entre la competencia y la asignatura y los resultados de aprendizaje que se deben alcanzar con las respectivas evidencias para su evaluación. Palabras clave: competencias, competencias profesionales, aprendizaje, ABSTRACT: In the new millennium with the impetuous progress of ICTs the organizations and companies demand the development of computer systems for automatizing processes which allow improving and increasing their productivity and efficiency, so they require from the higher education institutions the training of professionals capable of contributing to develop business solutions

Formación de roles y buenas prácticas en el trabajo por la calidad de un ingeniero informático Training of roles and good practice for quality work of a computer engineer

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Yucely López Trujillo

2011-12-01

Full Text Available La universidad es la responsable de formar a los profesionales informáticos que ingresan a la industria; por tanto, tiene el deber de impartir los conocimientos y desarrollar las habilidades necesarias para que los estudiantes sean capaces de trabajar, de manera individual y en equipo, de modo disciplinado y con calidad. En este sentido, para satisfacer las expectativas de la industria de software es preciso perfeccionar continuamente el proceso de formación de roles en la carrera de ingeniería informática. En este trabajo se hace referencia, específicamente, a los planes de estudio que forman a los ingenieros informáticos en las universidades cubanas. Aunque, en opinión de las autoras, la problemática identificada y su posible solución es aplicable a otros contextos. En el artículo se enuncia una estrategia para la formación de roles y hábitos de trabajo disciplinado, puesta en ejecución hace cuatro cursos académicos y se proponen acciones para perfeccionar el proceso de formación, en función del análisis realizado.The university is responsible for training software professionals entering industry. Therefore, it has the duty to impart knowledge and develop the necessary skills for students to be able to work individually and in teams, so that they are disciplined and produces quality work. In this sense, to meet the expectations of the software industry, we must continually improve the process of the formation of roles in computer engineering career. This paper refers specifically to the curriculum to train software engineers in Cuban universities. Although, it is the opinion to the authors that the problems identified and its possible solution is applicable to other contexts. The article sets out a strategy for the creation of roles and disciplined work habits, implemented for four academic years and proposes actions to improve the training process, based on analysis.

Centralized vs. De-centralized Multinationals and Taxes

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Nielsen, Søren Bo; Raimondos-Møller, Pascalis; Schjelderup, Guttorm

2005-01-01

The paper examines how country tax differences affect a multinational enterprise's choice to centralize or de-centralize its decision structure. Within a simple model that emphasizes the multiple conflicting roles of transfer prices in MNEs - here, as a strategic pre-commitment device and a tax...

PRESENTACIÓN DE LA CARRERA DE INGENIERÍA DE SISTEMAS

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EDGAR SERNA MONTOYA

2009-06-01

Full Text Available En el año 2009 la Facultad cuenta con los siguientes programas activos:* Pregrado en Ingeniería de Sistemas Presencial Registro Calificado Código SNIES 11846 Resolución No. 2293 del 03 de octubre de 2002. Título que otorga: Doble titulación, Ingeniero de Sistemas y Tecnólogo en Sistemas.* Ciclo de Profesionalización para Tecnólogos en Sistemas Presencial Título que otorga: Ingeniero de Sistemas.* Tecnología en Sistemas de Información Presencial Registro Calificado Código SNIES 11850 Título que otorga: Tecnólogo en Sistemas de Información.* Especialización en Gerencia de la Tecnología Presencial Registro Calificado Código SNIES 53168 Título que otorga: Especialista en gerencia de la Tecnología.

Luis Llach : el arquitecto de Quibdó

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Luis Fernando González Escobar

1993-09-01

Full Text Available En el año 1907, en varias ediciones del periódico Ecos del Chocó, de la ciudad de Quibdó, apareció un anuncio en donde un tal Luis Llach Ll., ostentando el título de ingeniero civil, ofertaba sus servicios para la "Construcción de toda clase de edificios, Levantamientos de planos. elaboración de presupuestos, etc. y toda lo concerniente al ramo de ingeniería, contando para el efecto con instrumentos modernos y personal idóneo" ¿La dirección? El lado sur del Convento. ¿Quién era este "ingeniero" y cuáles eran las razones que lo condujeron a establecerse en una localidad que por esos años no era más que un villorrio con algo menos de 12.000 habitantes?

Elclor, Brasil

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Levi, Rino

1962-04-01

Full Text Available El edificio ha sido construido para sede social de las Industrias Químicas Electro Cloro, S. A., y residencia de los ingenieros solteros de la empresa, en Río Grande, en el Estado de San Pablo.

Computational and Experimental Assessment of Jets in Cross Flow (Evaluation Numerique et Experimentale des Jets dans des Courants Transversaux)

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1993-11-01

Italy Escuela Tecnica Superior Prof. Dr Ir J.L. van Ingen de Ingenieros Aeronauticos Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Departamento de Mecanica de...Kind Depart. Engenharia Mecanica Department of Mechanical and Instituto Superior Tecnico Aerospace Engineering 1096 Lisboa Codex - Portugal Carleton

Penstock failure detection system at the 'Valsan' hydro power plant

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Georgescu, A M; Coşoiu, C I; Alboiu, N; Hlevca, D; Tataroiu, R; Popescu, O

2012-01-01

'Valsan' is a small Hydro Power Plant, 5 MW, situated at about 160 km north of Bucharest, Romania, on the small 'Valsan' river in a remote mountainous area. It is equipped with a single Francis turbine. The penstock is located in the access shaft of the HPP. 'Hidroelectrica', the Romanian company that operates the HPP, was trying to implement a remote penstock failure detection system. Starting from a classic hydraulic problem, the authors of the paper derived a method for failure detection and localization on the pipe. The method assumes the existence of 2 flow meters and 2 pressure transducers at the inlet and outlet of the pressurized pipe. Calculations have to be based on experimental values measured in a permanent regime for different values of the flow rate. The method was at first tested on a pipe, in the Hydraulic Laboratory of the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest. Pipe failure was modelled by opening of a valve on a tee branch of the analyzed pipe. Experimental results were found to be in good agreement with theoretical ones. The penstock of the 'Valsan' HPP, was modelled in EPANET, in order to: i) test the method at a larger scale; ii) get the right flow and pressure transducers that are needed to implement it. At the request of 'Hidroelectrica' a routine that computes the efficiency of the turbine was added to the monitoring software. After the system was implemented, another series of measurements were performed at the site in order to validate it. Failure was modelled by opening an existing valve on a branch of the penstock. Detection of the failure was correct and almost instantaneous, while failure location was accurate within 5% of the total penstock length.

Penstock failure detection system at the "Valsan" hydro power plant

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Georgescu, A. M.; Coşoiu, C. I.; Alboiu, N.; Hlevca, D.; Tataroiu, R.; Popescu, O.

2012-11-01

"Valsan" is a small Hydro Power Plant, 5 MW, situated at about 160 km north of Bucharest, Romania, on the small "Valsan" river in a remote mountainous area. It is equipped with a single Francis turbine. The penstock is located in the access shaft of the HPP. "Hidroelectrica", the Romanian company that operates the HPP, was trying to implement a remote penstock failure detection system. Starting from a classic hydraulic problem, the authors of the paper derived a method for failure detection and localization on the pipe. The method assumes the existence of 2 flow meters and 2 pressure transducers at the inlet and outlet of the pressurized pipe. Calculations have to be based on experimental values measured in a permanent regime for different values of the flow rate. The method was at first tested on a pipe, in the Hydraulic Laboratory of the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest. Pipe failure was modelled by opening of a valve on a tee branch of the analyzed pipe. Experimental results were found to be in good agreement with theoretical ones. The penstock of the "Valsan" HPP, was modelled in EPANET, in order to: i) test the method at a larger scale; ii) get the right flow and pressure transducers that are needed to implement it. At the request of "Hidroelectrica" a routine that computes the efficiency of the turbine was added to the monitoring software. After the system was implemented, another series of measurements were performed at the site in order to validate it. Failure was modelled by opening an existing valve on a branch of the penstock. Detection of the failure was correct and almost instantaneous, while failure location was accurate within 5% of the total penstock length.

La “fisiología de la ciudad”: médicos, e ingenieros en el Medellín de hace un siglo Urban physiology: physicians and engineers in Medellin, one century ago

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Luis Fernando González Escobar

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Este texto explora el papel cumplido por los médicos en la regulación, el control y el planeamiento de la ciudad de Medellín entre finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX. Se plantea cómo la higiene como saber, importada de Europa por los médicos, orientó prácticas y fue otro de los parámetros del progreso y la civilización de la sociedad y la ciudad entre uno y otro siglo. De igual manera, se da cuenta del influjo que tuvieron el saber y la práctica de los médicos, desde distintas concepciones teóricas, para orientar tanto la higiene privada como la higiene pública de la ciudad. Se destaca la manera en que los médicos, como individuos u organización social, introdujeron sus percepciones, diagnósticos y propuestas sobre los problemas de la salud pública en conferencias, artículos y prácticas concretas que se expresaron en la arquitectura y el urbanismo de la ciudad; así, los médicos de Medellín lograron introducir políticas públicas para la reglamentación y el desarrollo urbano arquitectónico mucho antes que los ingenieros y los arquitectos; en este sentido fueron pioneros en la “planificación”de la ciudad. This paper explores the role accomplished by medical doctors in the regulation, management and planning of the city of Medellín between the XIX and XX centuries. Hygiene as a knowledge, imported by medical doctors from Europe, was applied and used as progress and development parameter for both the society and the city. From different theoretical perspectives, medical knowledge and practice had a vital impact on the definition of hygiene as a private and public matter. It is important to emphasize the approach that medical doctors, as individuals or as members of a social organization, shared their observations, diagnoses and strategies on public health problems not only in conferences and papers but also in tangible actions which are reflected in the architecture and urbanism of the city. In this manner

Evaluación de actividades educativas ambientales en licenciaturas agroambientales Evaluación de actividades educativas ambientales en licenciaturas agroambientales

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José Luis Barrera Guerra

2012-02-01

Full Text Available This paper assesses the environmental education activities implemented in the Agronomy and Environmental Engineering Degrees at the University of Guanajuato. A survey pool was designed, tested and implemented on teachers responsible for subjects related to environmental education. Questions were asked about teaching and learning techniques, as well as jobs and tasks, practices and evaluation forms. These variables were evaluated by frequency and percentage. Teacher-centered education is promoted, and it is the teacher who outlines the course topics and asks for literature reviews; laboratory practice assists in the acquisition of the basics in the discipline, whereas in the case of Agronomy Engineering, field practice focuses on conservation of natural resources, and in the case of the Environmental Engineering, contextual visits are used; course evaluation is predominantly by testing. The paper concludes that the integration of environmental education is incipient, isolated and non-systematic at the level of the curricula.En el trabajo se evaluaron las actividades de educación ambiental implementadas en las carreras de Ingeniero Agrónomo e Ingeniero Ambiental de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Se diseñó, piloteo y aplicó una encuesta a los académicos responsables de materias vinculadas con la educación ambiental. Se preguntó sobre las técnicas de enseñanza-aprendizaje, trabajos y tareas, prácticas y formas de evaluación, dichas variables se evaluaron mediante la frecuencia y el porcentaje. La educación fomentada está centrada en el profesor, que expone los temas del curso y deja revisiones bibliográficas; las prácticas de laboratorio atienden a los aspectos básicos de la disciplina, mientras que las de campo, a la conservación de los recursos naturales, en el caso del Ingeniero Agrónomo, y a visitas, del tipo contextual, para el Ingeniero Ambiental; en la evaluación de los cursos predomina el examen. Por ello, la integraci

Is banking supervision central to central banking?

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Joe Peek; Eric S. Rosengren; Geoffrey M. B. Tootell

1997-01-01

Whether central banks should play an active role in bank supervision and regulation is being debated both in the United States and abroad. While the Bank of England has recently been stripped of its supervisory responsibilities and several proposals in the United States have advocated removing bank supervision from the Federal Reserve System, other countries are considering enhancing central bank involvement in this area. Many of the arguments for and against these proposals hinge on the effe...

Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, en Madrid, España

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Laorga, L.

1969-05-01

Full Text Available The project was awarded the first price at a competition initiated in 1963, and it is based on the universally established practice regarding careful and strict dimensioning, uniform illumination, transversal ventilation, low ceilings, maximum concentration and short circulation distances, as well as coordinated organization of the various nuclei and functions, and centralization of the relaxation zones. The actual building has been carefully constructed, with long lasting materials requiring little maintenance, such as unfaced concrete and anodized aluminium.El proyecto fue el primer premio de un concurso convocado para este fin en 1963 y está resuelto teniendo en cuenta las normas universalmente aceptadas de: dimensionamiento correcto y ajustado, iluminación uniforme, aireación transversal, reducción de plantas, concentración máxima y circulaciones cortas, organización jerárquica de los diferentes núcleos y funciones, centralización de las áreas de relajación respecto de sus correspondientes grupos... El edificio ha sido el resultado de una construcción cuidada y en la cual se han utilizado, fundamentalmente, materiales duraderos y de fácil conservación, tales como el hormigón visto y el aluminio anodizado.

Geología y minería

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Puche Riart, Octavio

1986-01-01

Nuevos campos da aplicación y nuevas tecnologías abren ampliamente el abanico de posibilidades formativas de los Ingenieros Técnicos da Minas. Y como no debemos quedar al margen de los avances científicos , hay que desarrollar canales nutritivos de conocimiento.

A Sequential Quadratic Programming Algorithm Using an Incomplete Solution of the Subproblem

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1990-09-01

Electr6nica e Inform’itica Industrial E.T.S. Ingenieros Industriales Universidad Polit6cnica, Madrid Technical Report SOL 90-12 September 1990 -Y...MURRAY* AND FRANCISCO J. PRIETOt *Systems Optimization Laboratory Department of Operations Research Stanford University tDept. de Automitica, Ingenieria

Central Nervous System Vasculitis

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... of Vasculitis / Central Nervous System (CNS) Vasculitis Central Nervous System (CNS) Vasculitis Swap out your current Facebook Profile ... Facebook personal page. Replace with this image. Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is inflammation of blood vessel walls ...

Outsourcing central banking

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Khoury, Sarkis Joseph; Wihlborg, Clas

2005-01-01

The literature on Currency Boards (CB) stops at the water edge in terms of dealing with the totality of the functions of a central bank. Monetary policy, and banking supervisioncan be "outsourced" in an open economy with substantial foreign direct investment (FDI)in the banking sector if political...... nationalism does not trump economic rationality. An orthodox CB renders the central banking function redundant in terms of interest rate and exchange rate determination. FDI in banking could perform the same role for the supervisory function of central banks. We use the case of Estonia to illustrate...... the feasibility of, and constraints on, outsourcing of central bank functions. A brief discussion of the Argentinian experience is used for contrast.Key words: Currency Board, Foreign Banks, Supervision, Regional Integration,outsourcing....

NIDDK Central Repository

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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — The NIDDK Central Repository stores biosamples, genetic and other data collected in designated NIDDK-funded clinical studies. The purpose of the NIDDK Central...

CENTRAL PLATEAU REMEDIATION

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ROMINE, L.D.

2006-01-01

A systematic approach to closure planning is being implemented at the Hanford Site's Central Plateau to help achieve the goal of closure by the year 2035. The overall objective of Central Plateau remediation is to protect human health and the environment from the significant quantity of contaminated material that resulted from decades of plutonium production in support of the nation's defense. This goal will be achieved either by removing contaminants or placing the residual contaminated materials in a secure configuration that minimizes further migration to the groundwater and reduces the potential for inadvertent intrusion into contaminated sites. The approach to Central Plateau cleanup used three key concepts--closure zones, closure elements, and closure process steps--to create an organized picture of actions required to complete remediation. These actions were merged with logic ties, constraints, and required resources to produce an integrated time-phased schedule and cost profile for Central Plateau closure. Programmatic risks associated with implementation of Central Plateau closure were identified and analyzed. Actions to mitigate the most significant risks are underway while high priority remediation projects continue to make progress

Necesidad de introducir la dimensión ambiental en las ingenierías

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Daniel Vidart

1987-01-01

Full Text Available Innumerables problemas ambientales han surgido en los países latinoamericanos en el empeño de lograr su crecimiento y desarrollo. Seria injusto responsabilizar únicamente a los ingenieros por el deterioro de la calidad ambiental, puesto que los problemas específicos creados no sólo tienen su origen en la aplicación de la técnica sino en el complejo sistema económico y socio-político de estas naciones. La segunda revolución industrial ha traído como consecuencia la obsolescencia de los programas clásicos de formación de los ingenieros, principalmente en lo relacionado con la protección del ambiente. De modo que toda actualización de los planes de estudio de las ingenierías deberá incluir la dimensión ambiental. Al respecto, se proponen algunas acciones concretas para ser ejecutadas por las escuelas de ingenleria y por organismos internacionales especializados.

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Jorge Luis Herrera-Fuentes

2005-01-01

Full Text Available El proceso docente - educativo dirigido a la formación de ingenieros no siempre responde a la necesidad de hacerlos competentes para medir magnitudes físicas propias del desempeño profesional, debido a lo cual no queda preparado para cumplir algunas de las funciones propias del egresado de estas carreras. La formación de esta capacidad depende de la sistematización de un conjunto de habilidades asociadas al proceso de medición, que circula entre varias disciplinas o queda en el marco estrecho de una de ellas, lo que conlleva a una pérdida en los niveles de asimilación y profundidad de los contenidos, y al final resulta que el ingeniero no está capacitado para medir con la exactitud y precisión requerida. El trabajo pretende presentar este problema, argumentarlo y hacer una propuesta para su solución, basada en un enfoque transdisciplinar

Actual versus Perceived Central Bank Transparency : The Case of the European Central Bank

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van der Cruijsen, C.A.B.; Eijffinger, S.C.W.

2007-01-01

Central banks have become more and more transparent about their monetary policy making process. In the central bank transparency lit- erature the distinction between actual and perceived central bank trans- parency is often lacking. However, as perceptions are crucial for the ac- tions of economic

El ingeniero y la seguridad: la seguridad integrada

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Gascón y Marín Pérez, José

1993-02-01

Full Text Available This paper evidences the fact that Prevention has been and currently is a part of the Construction Production Process from the point of view of engineering and Civil Works.

Trabajo que nos presenta el hecho de que ¡a Prevención es algo que ya intervenía y actualmente interviene en el Proceso Productivo de la Construcción, todo ello desde la óptica de la ingeniería y de la Obra Civil.

SECURITY THREATS IN CENTRAL ASIA

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Çağla Gül Yesevi

2013-07-01

Full Text Available This study will analyze main security threats in Central Asia. It is obvious thatsince the end of Cold War, there have been many security threats in Central Asiaas internal weakness of Central Asian states, terrorism, transnational crime,economic insecurity, environmental issues, drug trafficking, ethnic violence,regional instability. This study will propose thatwith increasing interdependence,states need each other to solve these global security problems. In that sense,regional and sub-regional cooperation between Central Asian states and with otherregional actors has been witnessed. It is clear that the withdrawal of NATO fromAfghanistan will destabilize Central Asia. This study will investigate overallsecurity situation in Central Asia and affects andcontributions of regionalorganizations to Eurasian security

Demographic tensions in Central America.

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1986-08-01

This discussion of Central America focuses on the rapid growth of its population, its stagnating economy, and those countries that are socioeconomically advanced. Between 1950-85 the population of Central America tripled, from 9.1 million to 26. 4 million, due to marked mortality declines and the absence of off-setting fertility declines. The distribution of Central Americas's growing populations sets its population growth apart from that of other developing regions. Currently, almost half of all Central Americans live in cities. Although the average growth rate for Central American countries has fallen and is expected to drop further, the decline does not counterbalance the effect of the absolute rise in population numbers. The average annual growth rate of more than 3% annually in the 1960s fell to about 2.6% in recent years, but this decline is due primarily to socioeconomically advanced Costa Rica and Panama. Central America's age structure further complicates the population crisis. About 43% of Central Americans are under the age of 15. When the increasingly larger young population group enters it reproductive years, the potential for future growth (albeit the falling rate of population increase) is unparalleled. UN population projections show the region's population at 40 million by the year 2000. The 1973 oil crisis began a downward spiral for the buoyant post World War II Central American economy. Between 1950-79, real per capita income growth in Central America doubled, with Central American economies growing an average of 5.3% annually. By the early 1980s, overseas markets of the trade-dependent countries of Central America had dried up due to protectionism abroad and slumping basic commodity prices. These and other factors plunged Central America into its current economic malaise of falling real per capita income, rising unemployment, curtailed export led economic growth, and a rising cost of living. In general, economic growth in Central America

Tema 10. Ondas electromagnéticas (Enunciados de los problemas)

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Beléndez Vázquez, Augusto

1999-01-01

Enunciados de los problemas del Tema 10: "Ondas electromagnéticas" que se imparte en la asignatura "Fundamentos Físicos de la Ingeniería" de primer curso de la titulación de Ingeniero Técnico de Telecomunicación, especialidad Sonido e Imagen, de la Universidad de Alicante.

Studies on the Optimal behavior of Energy Storage in Reservoirs of a Hydroelectric system; Estudios sobre el comportamiento optimo del almacenamiento de energia en embalses de sistema hidroelectrico

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Macedo Faria, Breno; Franco Barbosa, Paulo Sergio [Universidad Estatal de Campinas (Brazil)

2002-09-01

This work aims at studying the results of an optimisation model applied to the Paranaiba river basin, Brazil. This system is made by the junction of three river branches located in a region with a well-defined seasonal hydrological behavior. The ratio between the total energy storage in the system and the active storage for every reservoir is evaluated from the optimal operational results. This relationship allows recognizing systematic patterns on the relative use for every reservoir, when compared to the entire system. The main parameters that define reservoir behavior are identified, with highlights on the position of the power station in the cascade, the relationship between the river flow and the active storage, and the installed capacity of the power station. In addition, the parameter hydrological scenario is also another factor that defines the relative use of the reservoirs. [Spanish] El modelo del presente trabajo tiene como objetivo estudiar los resultados de una optimizacion para el sistema hidroelectrico de la cuenca del rio Paranaiba, Brasil, la cual esta formada por la confluencia de tres rios en una region de distribucion de lluvias bien definidas en terminos hidrologicos. Se analiza la relacion entre la energia total almacenada en el sistema y el volumen util de cada embalse a partir de los resultados operativos optimos. Esta relacion permite identificar resultados sistematicos en lo que se refiere a la utilizacion de cada embalse, en comparacion con el uso del sistema como un todo. Se identifican los principales parametros responsables por el comportamiento de los embalses, destacando la influencia de la posicion de la central hidroelectrica en la cascada, de la relacion caudal/volumen util y de la potencia de central. Ademas, el parametro escenario hidrologico tambien es otro factor determinante en el uso relativo de los embalses.

Europa central

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Karel BARTOSEK

2010-02-01

Full Text Available La investigación francesa continúa interesándose por Europa Central. Desde luego, hay límites a este interés en el ambiente general de mi nueva patria: en la ignorancia, producto del largo desinterés de Francia por este espacio después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y en el comportamiento y la reflexión de la clase política y de los medios de comunicación (una anécdota para ilustrar este ambiente: durante la preparación de nuestro coloquio «Refugiados e inmigrantes de Europa Central en el movimiento antifascista y la Resistencia en Francia, 1933-1945», celebrado en París en octubre de 1986, el problema de la definición fue planteado concreta y «prácticamente». ¡Y hubo entonces un historiador eminente, para quién Alemania no formaría parte de Europa Central!.

Departamento de ingenieros de la construcción. Escuela Técnica Superior de Aquisgrán

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Rosskotten, Heinrich

1964-12-01

Full Text Available The main nucleus of this project consists of an eight storey building, housing 9 main lecture rooms, 2 smaller ones, and drawing classrooms. Attached to it, running in a westerly direction, another building has two large lecture halls, each with seating capacity for 200 students. Finally, the Institute blocks accommodate the following: statics, construction, roads, construction machinery, soil mechanics and town planning departments. All these are connected with the main building by means of three bridges. The various buildings are planned in a highly organic manner: this avoids architectural monotony, and tends, on the contrary, to convey an impression of dynamic harmony.El núcleo central del complejo está constituido por un edificio de ocho plantas, que alberga las dependencias correspondientes a nueve cátedras, dos aulas pequeñas y salas de dibujo. En conexión con el mismo —en dirección E—, otro de los edificios contiene dos grandes aulas con capacidad para 200 estudiantes cada una. Y finalmente los bloques de los Institutos, que albergan las siguientes naves: de Estática, de Construcción, de Carreteras, de Maquinaria de Construcción, así como la de Mecánica del Suelo y Urbanización, todas comunicadas con el edificio principal a través de tres puentes. La disposición orgánica de las distintas construcciones, no solamente evita la monotonía en la composición arquitectónica, sino que une todas las edificaciones en un conjunto armónico.

Central Banking after the Crisis

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Frederick S. Mishkin

2013-01-01

This paper explores where central banking is heading after the recent financial crisis. First it discusses the central bank consensus before the crisis and then outlines the key facts learned from the crisis that require changes in the way central banks conduct their business. Finally, it discusses four main areas in which central banks are altering their policy frameworks: 1) the interaction between monetary and financial stability policies, 2) nonconventional monetary policy, 3) risk manage...

Central ignition scenarios for TFTR

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Zweben, S.J.; Redi, M.H.; Bateman, G.

1986-03-01

The possibility of obtaining ignition in TFTR by means of very centrally peaked density profiles is examined. It is shown that local central alpha heating can be made to exceed local central energy losses (''central ignition'') under global conditions for which Q greater than or equal to 1. Time dependent 1-D transport simulations show that the normal global ignition requirements are substantially relaxed for plasmas with peaked density profiles. 18 refs., 18 figs

Colloquium on Central Asia; Colloque sur l'Asie centrale

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2005-07-01

This colloquium on Azerbaijan was organized by the direction of international relations of the French Senate and the French center of foreign trade (CFCE). This document gathers the interventions of the participants and the debates with the audience following these interventions. The topics treated concern: - the present day political-economical situation of Central Asia countries (problem of borders, relations with Russia and China); - the economies of Central Asia countries: short term problems and medium-term perspectives; - the relations with the European Union (political, economical, trade and investments, perspectives); - the European energy stakes of Caspian sea (oil and gas reserves, development of hydrocarbon resources, exploitation and transport constraints, stakes for Europe and France); - TotalFinaElf company in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, enclavement problem); - the economical impacts of the TRACECA pathway (Transport Corridor Europe Caucasus Asia). (J.S.)

Alpha current flow betweenness centrality

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Avrachenkov, K.; Litvak, Nelli; Medyanikov, V.; Sokol, M.

2013-01-01

A class of centrality measures called betweenness centralities reflects degree of participation of edges or nodes in communication between different parts of the network. The original shortest-path betweenness centrality is based on counting shortest paths which go through a node or an edge. One of

Observations of central stars

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Lutz, J.H.

1978-01-01

Difficulties occurring in the observation of central stars of planetary nebulae are reviewed with emphasis on spectral classifications and population types, and temperature determination. Binary and peculiar central stars are discussed. (U.M.G.)

[Central diabetes insipidus: diagnostic difficulties].

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Matoussi, N; Aissa, K; Fitouri, Z; Hajji, M; Makni, S; Bellagha, I; Ben Becher, S

2008-06-01

Central diabetes insipidus is rare in children. Characteristic features include polyuria and polydipsia due to arginine vasopressin deficiency. The differential diagnosis of polyuric states may be difficult. Etiologic diagnosis of central diabetes insipidus may be an equally difficult task. To specify the difficulties encountered in the diagnosis of central diabetes insipidus and to point out features of the etiologic work-up and of long-term follow-up of children with idiopathic central diabetes insipidus. A retrospective study of 12 children admitted with a polyuria/polydipsia syndrome to the pediatric - consultation and emergency unit of the children's hospital of Tunis between 1988 and 2005. Children with acquired nephrogenic central diabetes insipidus were excluded. Fourteen-hour fluid restriction test and/or desmopressin test were used without plasma vasopressin measurement. Eight patients were classified as having central diabetes insipidus, which was severe in seven children and partial in one girl. One patient was classified as having primary polydipsia. The diagnosis remains unclear in three patients. The etiological work-up in eight patients with central diabetes insipidus enabled the identification of Langerhan's-cell histiocytosis in two patients and neurosurgical trauma in one. The cause was considered idiopathic in five patients. The median follow-up of the five patients with idiopathic central diabetes insipidus was five years two months plus or minus six years seven months (range five months, 14.5 years). During this follow-up, neither brain magnetic resonance imaging scans findings nor anterior pituitary function have changed. Fluid restriction and desmopressin tests did not enable an accurate distinction between partial diabetes insipidus and primary polydipsia. Regular surveillance is warranted in patients with idiopathic central diabetes insipidus to identify potential etiologies.

Gangs in Central America

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Ribando, Clare

2005-01-01

... activities of Central American gangs. Citizens in several Central American countries have identified crime and gang violence among the top issues of popular concern, and Honduras and El Salvador have recently enacted tough anti-gang legislation...

Workshop Proceedings: Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials Held on 16-20 July 1990 in Evanston, Illinois

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1991-05-05

2] Planas, J. and Elices, M., "Un Nuevo Mdtodo de An6lisis del Comportamiento Asint6tico de la Propagaci6n de una Fisura Cohesiva en Modo I...cohesive crack in mode I loading", Report 87-02, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales , ETS de Ingenieros de Caminos, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid

NATO Advanced Research Workshop. Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials, Held in Evanston, Illinois on July 16-20, 1990

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1990-07-20

Planas, J. and Elices, M., "Un Nuevo Mdtodo de An~lisis del Comportamiento Asint6tico de la Propagaci6n de una Fisura Cohesiva en Modo ", Anales de...crack in mode I loading", Report 87-02, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales , ETS de Ingenieros de Caminos, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Influence of arm movement on central tip location of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)

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Connolly, Bairbre; Amaral, Joao; Walsh, Sharon; Temple, Michael; Chait, Peter; Stephens, Derek

2006-01-01

PICCs are increasingly employed in children. Some of their risks relate to the location of the central tip. Despite care when placing lines, they sometimes move. To evaluate the influence of arm movement on the central tip location of PICCs placed in children. The central tip location of PICCs was studied in 85 children, with the arm placed in six positions. The variables of side, vein, site and arm position were examined to measure the direction and range of tip movement. The side, site or vein used did not influence the range of movement of the central tip. Change in position of the arm had a significant influence on the central tip location, moving it an average of 2.2 rib spaces, a maximum of 3.5 ribs. Elbow bending and adduction of the arm caused the central tip to move deeper into the chest, compared to when the arm was straight and abducted 90 . Arm position is the significant variable influencing PICC movement. Side, site and vein do not influence the range of movement significantly. Most PICCs descend deeper into the chest with arm adduction and elbow bending. (orig.)

Central presbycusis: an emerging view.

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Gates, George A

2012-07-01

Age-related dysfunction of the central auditory system (central presbycusis) is common but rarely looked for by those who provide aural rehabilitation. Patients who complain of difficulty hearing in noise--the key symptom of central presbycusis--are generally disadvantaged with conventional rehabilitation. This symptom should be documented with commercially available speech-in-noise tests, which use materials that are uncomplicated to administer. Those patients who perform poorly on such tests should have a customized rehabilitation program aimed at optimizing their remaining communication abilities. Otolaryngologists who provide auditory rehabilitation may wish to consider expanding their practices to meet the communication needs of older patients with central presbycusis. Central presbycusis is an emerging area for basic and clinical research in auditory neurotology, particularly in the relation of cognitive dysfunction to impaired auditory processing.

Central Diffraction in ALICE

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Schicker, R

2012-01-01

The ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN consists of a central barrel, a muon spectrometer and of additional detectors for trigger and event classification purposes. The low transverse momentum threshold of the central barrel gives ALICE a unique opportunity to study the low mass sector of central production at the LHC. I will report on first analysis results of meson production in double gap events in minimum-bias proton-proton collisions at sqrt{s} = 7 TeV, and will describe a dedicated double gap trigger for future data taking.

A new cascaded hydropower plants in El Sheikh Zayed Canal in the new valley in Egypt

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Hosny Fahmy, Faten [Electronics Research Institute, Cairo (Egypt)

2000-07-01

industria, el transporte, las comunicaciones y los caminos, asi como servicios sociales salud y educacion, los cuales dirigiran a Egipto a los horizontes del siglo XXI. Estos nuevos proyectos son los de Toshka, Nuevo Valle o Nuevo Delta y Sheikh Zayed que alimentaran mas de un millon de almas, transformando el desierto en una alfombra verde, moviendo las ruedas de las industrias y despojandose de la pesadilla de muerte sobre un asfixiante valle estrecho. Este articulo presenta una nueva idea y aplicacion para saber utilizar el flujo del agua desde el lago Nasser despues de elevar y bombear a cierta velocidad de acuerdo al declive del suelo. Una serie de plantas hidroelectricas estan disenadas en ciertos puntos de interes en el Canal El Sheikh Zayed para generar energia electrica que se necesitara para alimentar varios proyectos en este nuevo valle. Los resultados muestran la comparacion entre estas ocho plantas hidroelectricas o sea: Su generacion electrica, su liberacion de agua por energia electrica generada, almacenamiento de agua y carga hidraulica de cada una. El estudio contiene tambien modelos matematicos de cada planta hidroelectrica y la descripcion matematica de cada embalse, represas y planta electrica.

Central control of body temperature.

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Morrison, Shaun F

2016-01-01

Central neural circuits orchestrate the behavioral and autonomic repertoire that maintains body temperature during environmental temperature challenges and alters body temperature during the inflammatory response and behavioral states and in response to declining energy homeostasis. This review summarizes the central nervous system circuit mechanisms controlling the principal thermoeffectors for body temperature regulation: cutaneous vasoconstriction regulating heat loss and shivering and brown adipose tissue for thermogenesis. The activation of these thermoeffectors is regulated by parallel but distinct efferent pathways within the central nervous system that share a common peripheral thermal sensory input. The model for the neural circuit mechanism underlying central thermoregulatory control provides a useful platform for further understanding of the functional organization of central thermoregulation, for elucidating the hypothalamic circuitry and neurotransmitters involved in body temperature regulation, and for the discovery of novel therapeutic approaches to modulating body temperature and energy homeostasis.

A global central banker competency model

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David W. Brits

2014-07-01

Full Text Available Orientation: No comprehensive, integrated competency model exists for central bankers. Due to the importance of central banks in the context of the ongoing global financial crisis, it was deemed necessary to design and validate such a model. Research purpose: To craft and validate a comprehensive, integrated global central banker competency model (GCBCM and to assess whether central banks using the GCBCM for training have a higher global influence. Motivation for the study: Limited consensus exists globally about what constitutes a ‘competent’ central banker. A quantitatively validated GCBCM would make a significant contribution to enhancing central banker effectiveness, and also provide a solid foundation for effective people management. Research approach, design and method: A blended quantitative and qualitative research approach was taken. Two sets of hypotheses were tested regarding the relationships between the GCBCM and the training offered, using the model on the one hand, and a central bank’s global influence on the other. Main findings: The GCBCM was generally accepted across all participating central banks globally, although some differences were found between central banks with higher and lower global influence. The actual training offered by central banks in terms of the model, however, is generally limited to technical-functional skills. The GCBCM is therefore at present predominantly aspirational. Significant differences were found regarding the training offered. Practical/managerial implications: By adopting the GCBCM, central banks would be able to develop organisation-specific competency models in order to enhance their organisational capabilities and play their increasingly important global role more effectively. Contribution: A generic conceptual framework for the crafting of a competency model with evaluation criteria was developed. A GCBCM was quantitatively validated.

Torres

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Horacio Torres

1987-05-01

Full Text Available Ingeniero Eléctrico y catedrático de la Universidad Nacional. Recién llegado al autodidactismo del dibujo. La amnistía decretada por los humoristas gráficos le ha permitido salir de la clandestinidad y hacer público su trabajo. Mejor humorista que dibujante y por sobre todo un entusiasta del humor.

CENTRAL BANKING IN THE NEW ERA

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Bilal Bagis

2017-12-01

Full Text Available This paper analyzes the evolution of central banking, and in particular the American experience of central banking. It provides projections for the future of central banking in the new era of post 2008. The paper initially demonstrates recent improvements in the financial and banking sectors, regulations and different measures of monetary and financial rules both in the USA and the rest of the advanced economies. Then, it claims institutions, such as central banks, will gain new objectives and more significance in this new era and thus will be given new roles, over time and along with the improvements and deepening in the financial system. The paper argues centuries long central bank evolution is not complete yet and that more objectives should be expected to come forward. In that line, there is need for a shift in the conventional policy measures. New trends in central banking such as the helicopter money, popular nominal GDP targeting regime and the retro developmental central banking are all critically analyzed. The paper provides a breakdown of financial development and central banking activities in a historical context and provides a rationale and a new basis for possible future innovations.

Actual versus perceived central bank transparency: the case of the European Central Bank

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van der Cruijsen, C.; Eijffinger, S.

2008-01-01

Central banks have become more and more transparent about their monetary policy making process. In the central bank transparency literature the distinction between actual and perceived transparency is often lacking. However, as perceptions are crucial for the actions of economic agents this

Optimal Central Bank Transparency

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van der Cruijsen, C.A.B.; Eijffinger, S.C.W.; Hoogduin, L.H.

2008-01-01

Should central banks increase their degree of transparency any further? We show that there is likely to be an optimal intermediate degree of central bank transparency. Up to this optimum more transparency is desirable: it improves the quality of private sector inflation forecasts. But beyond the

Optimal central bank transparency

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van der Cruijsen, C.A.B.; Eijffinger, S.C.W.; Hoogduin, L.

2008-01-01

Should central banks increase their degree of transparency any further? We show that there is likely to be an optimal intermediate degree of central bank transparency. Up to this optimum more transparency is desirable: it improves the quality of private sector inflation forecasts. But beyond the

Optimal central bank transparency

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van der Cruijsen, C.A.B.; Eijffinger, S.C.W.; Hoogduin, L.H.

2010-01-01

Should central banks increase their degree of transparency any further? We show that there is likely to be an optimal intermediate degree of central bank transparency. Up to this optimum more transparency is desirable: it improves the quality of private sector inflation forecasts. But beyond the

Approximating centrality in evolving graphs: toward sublinearity

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Priest, Benjamin W.; Cybenko, George

2017-05-01

The identification of important nodes is a ubiquitous problem in the analysis of social networks. Centrality indices (such as degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenness centrality, PageRank, and others) are used across many domains to accomplish this task. However, the computation of such indices is expensive on large graphs. Moreover, evolving graphs are becoming increasingly important in many applications. It is therefore desirable to develop on-line algorithms that can approximate centrality measures using memory sublinear in the size of the graph. We discuss the challenges facing the semi-streaming computation of many centrality indices. In particular, we apply recent advances in the streaming and sketching literature to provide a preliminary streaming approximation algorithm for degree centrality utilizing CountSketch and a multi-pass semi-streaming approximation algorithm for closeness centrality leveraging a spanner obtained through iteratively sketching the vertex-edge adjacency matrix. We also discuss possible ways forward for approximating betweenness centrality, as well as spectral measures of centrality. We provide a preliminary result using sketched low-rank approximations to approximate the output of the HITS algorithm.

Central venous pressure monitoring via peripherally or centrally inserted central catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Sanfilippo, Filippo; Noto, Alberto; Martucci, Gennaro; Farbo, Marco; Burgio, Gaetano; Biasucci, Daniele G

2017-07-14

The central venous pressure (CVP) is the most commonly used static marker of preload for guiding fluid therapy in critically ill patients, though its usefulness remains controversial. Centrally inserted central catheters (CICCs) are the gold-standard devices for CVP monitoring but peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) may represent a valid alternative. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim to investigate whether the difference between PICC- and CICC-measured CVP is not significant. We searched for clinical studies published in PubMed and EMBASE databases from inception until December 21st 2016. We included studies providing data on paired and simultaneous CVP measurement from PICCs and CICCs. We conducted two analyses on the values of CVP, the first one according to the total number of CVP assessments, the second one considering the number of patients recruited. Four studies matched the inclusion criteria, but only three of them provided data for the meta-analyses. Both analyses showed non-significant differences between PICC-measured and CICC-measured CVP: 1489 paired simultaneous CVP assessments (MD 0.16, 95%CI -0.14, 0.45, p = 0.30) on a total of 57 patients (MD 0.22, 95%CI -1.46, 1.91, p = 0.80). Both analyses showed no heterogeneity (I2 = 0%). Available evidence supports that CVP monitoring with PICCs is accurate and reproduces similar values to those obtained from CICCs. The possibility to monitor CVP should not be used among clinical criteria for preferring a CICC over a PICC line.

Controlling centrality in complex networks

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Nicosia, V.; Criado, R.; Romance, M.; Russo, G.; Latora, V.

2012-01-01

Spectral centrality measures allow to identify influential individuals in social groups, to rank Web pages by popularity, and even to determine the impact of scientific researches. The centrality score of a node within a network crucially depends on the entire pattern of connections, so that the usual approach is to compute node centralities once the network structure is assigned. We face here with the inverse problem, that is, we study how to modify the centrality scores of the nodes by acting on the structure of a given network. We show that there exist particular subsets of nodes, called controlling sets, which can assign any prescribed set of centrality values to all the nodes of a graph, by cooperatively tuning the weights of their out-going links. We found that many large networks from the real world have surprisingly small controlling sets, containing even less than 5 – 10% of the nodes. PMID:22355732

EIGENVECTOR-BASED CENTRALITY MEASURES FOR TEMPORAL NETWORKS*

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TAYLOR, DANE; MYERS, SEAN A.; CLAUSET, AARON; PORTER, MASON A.; MUCHA, PETER J.

2017-01-01

Numerous centrality measures have been developed to quantify the importances of nodes in time-independent networks, and many of them can be expressed as the leading eigenvector of some matrix. With the increasing availability of network data that changes in time, it is important to extend such eigenvector-based centrality measures to time-dependent networks. In this paper, we introduce a principled generalization of network centrality measures that is valid for any eigenvector-based centrality. We consider a temporal network with N nodes as a sequence of T layers that describe the network during different time windows, and we couple centrality matrices for the layers into a supra-centrality matrix of size NT × NT whose dominant eigenvector gives the centrality of each node i at each time t. We refer to this eigenvector and its components as a joint centrality, as it reflects the importances of both the node i and the time layer t. We also introduce the concepts of marginal and conditional centralities, which facilitate the study of centrality trajectories over time. We find that the strength of coupling between layers is important for determining multiscale properties of centrality, such as localization phenomena and the time scale of centrality changes. In the strong-coupling regime, we derive expressions for time-averaged centralities, which are given by the zeroth-order terms of a singular perturbation expansion. We also study first-order terms to obtain first-order-mover scores, which concisely describe the magnitude of nodes’ centrality changes over time. As examples, we apply our method to three empirical temporal networks: the United States Ph.D. exchange in mathematics, costarring relationships among top-billed actors during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and citations of decisions from the United States Supreme Court. PMID:29046619

Central gain control in tinnitus and hyperacusis

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Benjamin D Auerbach

2014-10-01

Full Text Available Sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise or ototoxic drug exposure reduces the neural activity transmitted from the cochlea to the central auditory system. Despite a reduced cochlear output, neural activity from more central auditory structures is paradoxically enhanced at suprathreshold intensities. This compensatory increase in the central auditory activity in response to the loss of sensory input is referred to as central gain enhancement. Enhanced central gain is hypothesized to be a potential mechanism that gives rise to hyperacusis and tinnitus, two debilitating auditory perceptual disorders that afflict millions of individuals. This review will examine the evidence for gain enhancement in the central auditory system in response to cochlear damage. Further, it will address the potential cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this enhancement and discuss the contribution of central gain enhancement to tinnitus and hyperacusis. Current evidence suggests that multiple mechanisms with distinct temporal and spectral profiles are likely to contribute to central gain enhancement. Dissecting the contributions of these different mechanisms at different levels of the central auditory system is essential for elucidating the role of central gain enhancement in tinnitus and hyperacusis and, most importantly, the development of novel treatments for these disorders.

Central Gain Control in Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

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Auerbach, Benjamin D.; Rodrigues, Paulo V.; Salvi, Richard J.

2014-01-01

Sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise or ototoxic drug exposure reduces the neural activity transmitted from the cochlea to the central auditory system. Despite a reduced cochlear output, neural activity from more central auditory structures is paradoxically enhanced at suprathreshold intensities. This compensatory increase in the central auditory activity in response to the loss of sensory input is referred to as central gain enhancement. Enhanced central gain is hypothesized to be a potential mechanism that gives rise to hyperacusis and tinnitus, two debilitating auditory perceptual disorders that afflict millions of individuals. This review will examine the evidence for gain enhancement in the central auditory system in response to cochlear damage. Further, it will address the potential cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this enhancement and discuss the contribution of central gain enhancement to tinnitus and hyperacusis. Current evidence suggests that multiple mechanisms with distinct temporal and spectral profiles are likely to contribute to central gain enhancement. Dissecting the contributions of these different mechanisms at different levels of the central auditory system is essential for elucidating the role of central gain enhancement in tinnitus and hyperacusis and, most importantly, the development of novel treatments for these disorders. PMID:25386157

Granuloma central de células gigantes Giant cells central granuloma

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Ayelén María Portelles Massó

2011-03-01

Full Text Available El granuloma reparativo central de células gigantes es una lesión proliferativa no neoplásica de etiología desconocida. Se presenta un paciente masculino de 40 años de edad, portador de prótesis parcial superior. Fue remitido al Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial del Hospital "V. I. Lenin" por presentar aumento de volumen en reborde alveolar superior, de color rojo grisáceo y que provocaba expansión de corticales óseas. Una vez analizados los exámenes clínicos, radiográficos e histopatológicos se diagnosticó un granuloma reparativo central de células gigantes Se realizó exéresis quirúrgica de la lesión y extracción de dientes adyacentes con una evolución satisfactoria sin señales de recidivas luego de tres años del tratamiento. El granuloma reparativo central de células gigantes se presentó como respuesta a un trauma. La correcta interpretación de los datos clínicos, radiográficos e histopatológicos nos permitió llegar al correcto diagnóstico y plan de tratamiento.Giant-cell central reparative granuloma is non neoplastic proliferative lesion of unknown etiology. We report a 40 years old male patient who was admitted at the Maxillofacial Service of the "V. I. Lenin" Hospital. The patient had partial upper prosthesis and was complaining of red-grey volume increase lesion in upper alveolar ridge which led to the expansion of cortical bone. Having analyzed clinical, radiographic and histopathological findings the case was concluded as a giant-cell central reparative granuloma. Surgical exeresis and adjunct tooth extraction were done. After three years of treatment, satisfactory follow up without recurrence is reported.

AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Central Neuropathic Pain

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Widerstrom-Noga, Eva; Loeser, John D.; Jensen, Troels Staehelin

2017-01-01

Central neuropathic pain, which is pain caused by a lesion or disease of the central somatosensory nervous system, is a serious consequence of spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions affecting the central nervous system. A collaborative effort between the Analgesic....... This article focuses on central neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis, but the AAPT framework can be extended to central pain due to other causes such as traumatic brain injury. The classification of central neuropathic pain is organized according to the AAPT...

Idiopathic central diabetes Insipidus.

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Grace, Mary; Balachandran, Venu; Menon, Sooraj

2011-10-01

Idiopathic central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is a rare disorder characterized clinically by polyuria and polydipsia, and an abnormal urinary concentration without any identified etiology. We report a case of central diabetes insipidus in a 60-year-old lady in the absence of secondary causes like trauma, infection, and infiltrative disorders of brain.

Central Diabetes Insipidus, Central Hypothyroidism, Renal Tubular ...

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readmitted to the hospital because of jaundice and failure to thrive, for which he was investigated and diagnosed to have central congenital hypothyroidism. Shortly thereafter, he was admitted to our institute with a history of vomiting, decreased oral intake, polyuria, and dehydration having lasted 5 days. He was investigated ...

Informática (Ingeniero Técnico en Obras Públicas)

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Pérez Iglesias, José Luis

2008-01-01

Como asignatura de fundamentos básicos de la informática pretende que el estudiante adquiera los conocimientos básicos necesarios para adentrarse en el aprendizaje de herramientas informáticas empleadas en las distintas disciplinas de la carrera. En particular existe una asignatura optativa en 2o curso de Programación en la cual se abordan temas como la creación de software. La asignatura Sistemas Informáticos dentro del Plan de Estudios actual es una asignatura troncal que consta de 6 Créd...

Central bank independence and inflation revisited

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Klomp, Jeroen; de Haan, Jakob

We re-examine the relationship between central bank independence (CBI), proxied by the central bank governor's turnover rate and an indicator based on central bank laws in place, and inflation using a random coefficient model with the Hildreth-Houck estimator for more than 100 countries in the

Central bank independence and inflation revisited

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Klomp, J.G.; Haan, de J.

2010-01-01

We re-examine the relationship between central bank independence (CBI), proxied by the central bank governor's turnover rate and an indicator based on central bank laws in place, and inflation using a random coefficient model with the Hildreth-Houck estimator for more than 100 countries in the

Performance contracting in central government in Denmark

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Kristiansen, Mads Bøge

2015-01-01

) are observed across central government agencies, when the content of the performance contracts is compared. This makes it interesting to examine how variation in the content of the performance contracts across agencies can be explained? Based on a broad theoretical framework in which variation......This paper looks into performance contracting in Danish central government. Management by Objectives and Results (MBOR) was adopted in central government in Denmark during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1991, performance contracts between parent ministries and their agencies were introduced...... in Danish central government. Since their introduction, performance contracts have become central elements in the steering and management of agencies in central government in Denmark, and today they are nearly universally adopted in central government. In Denmark, the Ministry of Finance is responsible...

Presentacion

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Revista Facultad Ingenieria

2009-07-01

Full Text Available La Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombiaconsidera de especial importancia resaltar la labor de personas que con su gestióny actitud han dejado una huella grata y contribuido al engrandecimiento de laIngeniería y a la formación de nuevos Ingenieros en nuestro medio.

Riego

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Senior Isaac J.

1941-10-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo es un trabajo de grado presentado para obtener el título de ingeniero civil y de minas el cual consta de varios capítulos donde se tratan temas de suelos, riego, alimento de las plantas, fuentes de abastecimiento, uso de bombas para el riego, canales y atarjeas de riego y sistemas de riego.

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Senior, Isaac J.

2012-01-01

El presente artículo es un trabajo de grado presentado para obtener el título de ingeniero civil y de minas el cual consta de varios capítulos donde se tratan temas de suelos, riego, alimento de las plantas, fuentes de abastecimiento, uso de bombas para el riego, canales y atarjeas de riego y sistemas de riego.

Analysis of Online Quizzes as a Teaching and Assessment Tool

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Salas-Morera, Lorenzo; Arauzo-Azofra, Antonio; García-Hernández, Laura

2012-01-01

This article deals with the integrated use of online quizzes as a teaching and assessment tool in the general program of the subject Proyectos in the third course of Ingeniero Técnico en Informática de Gestión over five consecutive years. The research undertaken aimed to test quizzes effectiveness on student performance when used, not only as an…

Sequia inminente de neutrones en Europa Cuatro regiones aspiran a la nueva fuente europea de espalacion, pendiente de una decision politica

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Elvira, M

2002-01-01

"Faltan neutrones. Dicho asi, puede parecer extrano, pero es cierto. Los cientificos e ingenieros no tienen suficientes neutrones para observar la materia a nivel microscopico como les gustaria. Se asoman a posibilidades que les seducen pero no pueden ir mas alla por falta de una cantidad suficiente de estas particulas, que deben ser generadas en reactores o aceleradores " (2 pages).

Central Bank independence

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Vasile DEDU

2012-08-01

Full Text Available In this paper we present the key aspects regarding central bank’s independence. Most economists consider that the factor which positively influences the efficiency of monetary policy measures is the high independence of the central bank. We determined that the National Bank of Romania (NBR has a high degree of independence. NBR has both goal and instrument independence. We also consider that the hike of NBR’s independence played an important role in the significant disinflation process, as headline inflation dropped inside the targeted band of 3% ± 1 percentage point recently.

Central Venous Access

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Ganeshan, Arul; Warakaulle, Dinuke R.; Uberoi, Raman

2007-01-01

Central venous access plays an important role in the management of an ever-increasing population of patients ranging from those that are critically ill to patients with difficult clinical access. Interventional radiologists are key in delivering this service and should be familiar with the wide range of techniques and catheters now available to them. A comprehensive description of these catheters with regard to indications, technical aspects of catheterization, success rates, and associated early and late complications, as well as a review of various published guidelines on central venous catheter insertion are given in this article

Risk Premium and Central Bank Intervention

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Pinar Ozlu

2006-01-01

This study examines the relation between the risk premium and central bank intervention. Forward rates are calculated for the Turkish Lira-USD exchange market and then the effect of central bank intervention on the risk premium is estimated. Using high quality daily intervention data from the Central Bank of Turkey as well as implied forward rates, an MA (21)-GARCH (1,1) model is estimated. Both purchases and sales of US dollars by the Central Bank of Turkey appear to have no effect on the si...

Big Data and central banks

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David Bholat

2015-01-01

This commentary recaps a Centre for Central Banking Studies event held at the Bank of England on 2–3 July 2014. The article covers three main points. First, it situates the Centre for Central Banking Studies event within the context of the Bank’s Strategic Plan and initiatives. Second, it summarises and reflects on major themes from the event. Third, the article links central banks’ emerging interest in Big Data approaches with their broader uptake by other economic agents.

Big Data and central banks

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David Bholat

2015-04-01

Full Text Available This commentary recaps a Centre for Central Banking Studies event held at the Bank of England on 2–3 July 2014. The article covers three main points. First, it situates the Centre for Central Banking Studies event within the context of the Bank’s Strategic Plan and initiatives. Second, it summarises and reflects on major themes from the event. Third, the article links central banks’ emerging interest in Big Data approaches with their broader uptake by other economic agents.

Central Bank Independence, Centralization of Wage Bargaining, Inflation and Unemployment - Theory and Some Evidence

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Cukierman, A.; Lippi, F.

1998-01-01

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to investigate the effects of central bank independence, of the degree of centralization of wage bargaining and of the interaction between those institutional variables, on real wages, unemployment and inflation, in a framework in which unions are averse to

Central Asia's raging waters the prospects of water conflict in Central Asia

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Hartman, William B.

2007-01-01

This thesis examines the prospects of conflict caused by water scarcity in Central Asia. The thesis analyzes the three most recent political eras of Central Asia, Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and independence, utilizing indicators of water tensions including: water quality, water quantity, the management of water for multiple uses, the political divisions and geopolitical setting, state institutions and national water ethos. Although water is not likely to be the sole cause of a majo...

Central blood pressure and chronic kidney disease

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Ohno, Yoichi; Kanno, Yoshihiko; Takenaka, Tsuneo

2016-01-01

In this review, we focused on the relationship between central blood pressure and chronic kidney diseases (CKD). Wave reflection is a major mechanism that determines central blood pressure in patients with CKD. Recent medical technology advances have enabled non-invasive central blood pressure measurements. Clinical trials have demonstrated that compared with brachial blood pressure, central blood pressure is a stronger risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) and renal diseases. CKD is characterized by a diminished renal autoregulatory ability, an augmented direct transmission of systemic blood pressure to glomeruli, and an increase in proteinuria. Any elevation in central blood pressure accelerates CKD progression. In the kidney, interstitial inflammation induces oxidative stress to handle proteinuria. Oxidative stress facilitates atherogenesis, increases arterial stiffness and central blood pressure, and worsens the CV prognosis in patients with CKD. A vicious cycle exists between CKD and central blood pressure. To stop this cycle, vasodilator antihypertensive drugs and statins can reduce central blood pressure and oxidative stress. Even in early-stage CKD, mineral and bone disorders (MBD) may develop. MBD promotes oxidative stress, arteriosclerosis, and elevated central blood pressure in patients with CKD. Early intervention or prevention seems necessary to maintain vascular health in patients with CKD. PMID:26788468

Payments and Central Bank Policy

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Korsgaard, Søren

This thesis consists of three chapters. The rst, "Paying for Payments", examines the role of interchange fees in payment card networks. The second, "Bank Liquidity and the Interbank Market" (co-authored with Mikael Reimer Jensen), investigates how banks' liquidity holdings at the central bank a ect...... outcomes in the money market. The third, "Collateralized Lending and Central Bank Collateral Policy", considers the emergence of credit constraints under collateralized lending, and how central banks use collateral policy to mitigate these constraints. While the chapters can be read independently......, they share common themes. Each chapter is concerned with payments in one way or another, each is concerned with the e ciency of market outcomes, and, to the extent that there is scope for improving these outcomes, each discusses the appropriate role for policy, in particular central bank policy....

Assessment of the turbine trip transient in Cofrentes NPP with TRAC-BF1

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Castrillo, F.; Gomez, A.; Gallego, I.

1993-06-01

This report presents the results of the assessment of TRAC-BF1 (G1-J1) code with the model of C. N. Cofrentes for simulation of the transient originated by the manual trip of the main turbine. C. N. Cofrentes is a General Electric designed BWR/6 plant, with a nominal core thermal power of 2894 Mwt, in commercial operation since 1985, owned and operated by Hidroelectrica Espanola, S. A. The plant incorporates all the characteristics of BWR/6 reactors, with two turbine driven FW pumps. As a result of this assessment a model of C. N. Cofrentes has been developed for TRAC-BF1 that fairly reproduces operational transient behavior of the plant. A special purpose code was generated to obtain reactivity coefficients, as required by TRAC-BF1, from the 3D simulator

Do central bank law reforms affect the term in office of central bank governors?

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Klomp, J.G.; de Haan, J.

In this paper we confirm the hypothesis that central bank independence reforms reduce the likelihood that a central bank governor will be replaced. However, the strength of this effect depends on the rule of law and the degree of political polarization. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Current status of laparoscopic central pancreatectomy

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CAO Yang

2017-04-01

Full Text Available Central pancreatectomy is an ideal surgical procedure for the treatment of benign or low-grade malignant tumors in the pancreatic neck or the proximal body of the pancreas, and it can preserve more normal pancreatic tissue in order to reduce the incidence of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency after surgery. Although some clinical studies have demonstrated the feasibility and safety of this procedure, laparoscopic central pancreatectomy was technically challenging with a few number of cases. This article reviews the current status of laparoscopic central pancreatectomy and introduces our clinical experience of laparoscopic central pancreatectomy and pancreaticojejunostomy.

Central cell confinement in MFTF-B

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Jong, R.A.

1981-01-01

The point code TANDEM has been used to survey the range of plasma parameters which can be attained in MFTF-B. The code solves for the electron and ion densities and temperatures in the central cell, yin-yang, barrier, and A-cell regions as well as the plasma potential in each region. In these studies, the A-cell sloshing ion beams were fixed while the neutral beams in the yin-yang and central cell, the gas feed in the central cell, and the applied ECRH power β, central cell ion density and temperature, and the confining potential are discussed

Central Hypothyroidism in Miniature Schnauzers

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Voorbij, Annemarie M W Y; Leegwater, Peter A J; Buijtels, Jenny J C W M; Daminet, Sylvie; Kooistra, Hans S

2016-01-01

BACKGROUND: Primary hypothyroidism is a common endocrinopathy in dogs. In contrast, central hypothyroidism is rare in this species. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this article is to describe the occurrence and clinical presentation of central hypothyroidism in Miniature Schnauzers. Additionally, the

Complications of central venous stenosis due to permanent central venous catheters in children on hemodialysis.

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Rinat, Choni; Ben-Shalom, Efrat; Becker-Cohen, Rachel; Feinstein, Sofia; Frishberg, Yaacov

2014-11-01

Central venous catheters are frequently used as access for hemodialysis (HD) in children. One of the known complications is central venous stenosis. Although this complication is not rare, it is often asymptomatic and therefore unacknowledged. Superior vena cava (SVC) stenosis is obviously suspected in the presence of upper body edema, but several other signs and symptoms are often unrecognized as being part of this syndrome. We describe four patients with various manifestations of central venous stenosis and SVC syndrome. These sometimes life- or organ-threatening conditions include obstructive sleep apnea, unresolving stridor, increased intracranial pressure, increased intraocular pressure, right-sided pleural effusion, protein-losing enteropathy and lymphadenopathy. The temporal relationship of these complications associated with the use of central venous catheters and documentation of venous stenosis, together with their resolution after alleviation of high venous pressure, points to a causal role. We suggest pathophysiological mechanisms for the formation of each of these complications. In patients with occlusion of the SVC, various unexpected clinical entities can be caused by high central venous pressure. As often the etiology is not obvious, a high index of suspicion is needed as in some cases prompt alleviation of the high pressure is mandatory.

Desarrollo de la competencia de trabajo en equipo en un grado universitario

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Carmen Jaca

2017-01-01

Full Text Available El trabajo en equipo es una de las competencias clave para el desarrollo de muchos profesionales, más si cabe, para el de los futuros ingenieros. Es por ello que dicha competencia se debe definir primeramente en los planes de estudios de estas titulaciones como posteriormente debe controlarse y asegurarse la adquisición de la misma por parte de los alumnos. El artículo que aquí se presenta propone un modelo que sirve de referencia para entender los factores y procesos que surgen del desarrollo del trabajo en equipo y lo completa con la definición de unas herramientas que sirve para evaluar el grado de consecución de la competencia por parte de los alumnos a lo largo de un grado en ingeniería industrial. El modelo se ha probado en base a datos experimentales realizados en una escuela de ingenieros española, aunque está diseñado para que pueda adaptarse a cualquier nivel educativo en el que el trabajo en equipo sea definido como una competencia a desarrollar en el alumno.

Evaluación empírica del mapeo de reglas de negocio para el desarrollo de ontologías

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Emiliano Reynares

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Las metodologías de desarrollo de ontologías usadas como un artefacto de software aún constituyen un campo abierto de investigación. Esto se debe a la inmadurez de las metodologías actuales; donde las más reconocidas se basan en UML por ser éste un lenguaje maduro para los ingenieros de software. Trabajos recientes proponen el mapeo de expresiones SBVR a sentencias ontológicas como técnica de desarrollo, pero hasta el momento existe sólo un estudio empírico que compara técnicas basadas en SBVR y UML. El presente trabajo analiza la factibilidad técnica del mapeo SBVR a OWL 2 presentando una primera réplica diferenciada del experimento original variando los enfoques considerados y el tamaño y composición de las unidades experimentales, comparando técnicas de desarrollo basadas en SBVR y ODM. Los resultados obtenidos permiten sostener la factibilidad técnica de los mapeos SBVR a OWL 2, como una técnica de desarrollo de ontologías por ingenieros de software.

Epidemiología de los accidentes de tránsito en las principales ciudades de Colombia

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Héctor Collazos Peñalosa

1982-01-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo es un resumen breve del que fue elaborado en la Sección de Ingeniría Ambiental de la Facultad de Ingeniería, en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, gracias a la colaboración del ingeniero Sergio Pabón, quien lo asesoró; del ingeniero Alejo Sánchez, quien en la primera parte tuvo a su cargo el "descubrimiento" de la información básica y la clasificación de los datos; a la química Consuelo Pinilla, quien trabajó toda la información correspondiente a Bogotá, a las autoridades de la Facultad de Ingeniería que apoyaron la investigación en todo momento y al Comite De Investigaciones Y Desarrollo Científico de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, quien la autorizó y en gran parte la financió. Es una obligación dejar constancia del apoyo y colaboración que siempre dieron en todo el proceso de este trabajo, las autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Transporte (lNTRA, quienes no ahorraron esfuerzos para darnos toda la información y explicaciones que le solicitamos.

15 años de labores académicas de la carrera de ingeniería sistemas

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Alberto Jaime Sisa

1993-07-01

Full Text Available Al efectuar un balance de 105 objetivos alcanzados al cumplir quince años de labores académicas en la Carrera de Ingeniería de Sistemas, se encuentro un excelente resultado; esto se debe sin duda a la labor que' han venido desarrollando 105 profesores del Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas, gracias a la cual se ha logrado la formación de profesionales de gran calidad, sin desconocer el importante aporte de 105 profesores de otros departamentos que prestan servicios a la carrero, la calidad de 105 estudiantes que ingresan al Programa, la Dirección a nivel de la Universidad y de la Facultad de Ingeniería, y en general la formación que ofrece la Universidad Nacional a todos sus profesionales. Este artículo tiene por objetivo presentar diferentes aspectos de la Carrero de Ingeniería de Sistemas. Incluye una breve reseña histórica, la visión sobre la formación del Ingeniero, un resumen de la estructura académica, aspectos relacionados con 105 campos de acción del Ingeniero de Sistemas y algunos datos estadísticos.

Accountability of central banks: aspects and quantification

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J. DE HAAN

1999-06-01

Full Text Available The work examines the relationship between central bank independence and accountability. The authors do this by using an indicator for central bank accountability based on the laws of 16 central banks. Central bank accountability is identified as having three distinct features, namely, the explicit definition and ranking of the objectives of monetary policy, the transparency of the actual monetary policy, and the final responsibility to monetary policy.

Colloquium on Central Asia

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2005-01-01

This colloquium on Azerbaijan was organized by the direction of international relations of the French Senate and the French center of foreign trade (CFCE). This document gathers the interventions of the participants and the debates with the audience following these interventions. The topics treated concern: - the present day political-economical situation of Central Asia countries (problem of borders, relations with Russia and China); - the economies of Central Asia countries: short term problems and medium-term perspectives; - the relations with the European Union (political, economical, trade and investments, perspectives); - the European energy stakes of Caspian sea (oil and gas reserves, development of hydrocarbon resources, exploitation and transport constraints, stakes for Europe and France); - TotalFinaElf company in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, enclavement problem); - the economical impacts of the TRACECA pathway (Transport Corridor Europe Caucasus Asia). (J.S.)

The Naive Central Banker

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Marcelo de Carvalho Griebeler

2015-09-01

Full Text Available There has been in some countries a trend of assigning other functions to central banks besides price stability. The most suggested function to be added to monetary authority’s obligations is to pursue economic growth or full employment. In this paper we characterize the behavior and analyse the optimal monetary policy of, what we call, a naive central banker. We describe the naive behavior as one that does face the inflation-unemployment trade-off, but it tries to minimize both variables simultaneously. Our findings, both under discretion and commitment, indicate that the naive central banker delivers lower expected inflation and inflation variance than the benchmark behavior whenever the economy is rigid enough. However, the degree of conservativeness also affects this result, such that the less conservative the naive policymaker, the more rigidity is necessary.

The central nervous system

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Holmes, R.A.

1984-01-01

The first section presents a comprehensive evaluation of radionuclide imaging of the central nervous system and provides a comparison of the detection accuracies of radionuclide imaging (RNI) and XCT in certain lesions, realizing that the XCT results may vary when radiocontrast or newer generation XCT scanners are used. Although conventional radionuclide imaging of the central nervous system has experienced no significant changes over the last 7 years except for mild refinements, a new section has been added on positron emission tomography (PET). Most positron radiopharmaceuticals passively cross the intact blood-brain barrier, and their localization has catalyzed renewed interest in our ability to metabolically study and obtain images of the central nervous system. The section on radionuclide cisternography has been rewritten to reflect present day practice and the wider application of XCT in describing conditions affecting the ventricular system

Report of the Central Tracking Group

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Cassel, D.G.; Hanson, G.G.

1986-10-01

Issues involved in building a realistic central tracking system for a general-purpose 4π detector for the SSC are addressed. Such a central tracking system must be capable of running at the full design luminosity of 10 33 cm -2 s -1 . Momentum measurement was required in a general-purpose 4π detector. Limitations on charged particle tracking detectors at the SSC imposed by rates and radiation damage are reviewed. Cell occupancy is the dominant constraint, which led us to the conclusion that only small cells, either wires or straw tubes, are suitable for a central tracking system at the SSC. Mechanical problems involved in building a central tracking system of either wires or straw tubes were studied, and our conclusion was that it is possible to build such a large central tracking system. Of course, a great deal of research and development is required. We also considered central tracking systems made of scintillating fibers or silicon microstrips, but our conclusion was that neither is a realistic candidate given the current state of technology. We began to work on computer simulation of a realistic central tracking system. Events from interesting physics processes at the SSC will be complex and will be further complicated by hits from out-of-time bunch crossings and multiple interactions within the same bunch crossing. Detailed computer simulations are needed to demonstrate that the pattern recognition and tracking problems can be solved

Centralized mouse repositories.

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Donahue, Leah Rae; Hrabe de Angelis, Martin; Hagn, Michael; Franklin, Craig; Lloyd, K C Kent; Magnuson, Terry; McKerlie, Colin; Nakagata, Naomi; Obata, Yuichi; Read, Stuart; Wurst, Wolfgang; Hörlein, Andreas; Davisson, Muriel T

2012-10-01

Because the mouse is used so widely for biomedical research and the number of mouse models being generated is increasing rapidly, centralized repositories are essential if the valuable mouse strains and models that have been developed are to be securely preserved and fully exploited. Ensuring the ongoing availability of these mouse strains preserves the investment made in creating and characterizing them and creates a global resource of enormous value. The establishment of centralized mouse repositories around the world for distributing and archiving these resources has provided critical access to and preservation of these strains. This article describes the common and specialized activities provided by major mouse repositories around the world.

Specialization in energetic area. Training of post graduate

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Sanchez, F. J.; Aguero, J. J.

2006-01-01

This article describes the experience in the collaboration between the University and Tecnatom in the development of Master-degree programmes in the area of energy. It analysis two post graduate courses already developed: the Master in Technologies of Electrical Power Generation and the Master in Energetic Efficiency both delivered in cooperation with the Escuelas Tecnicas Superiores de Ingenieros Industriales of Madrid and Barcelona Politecnica University respectively. (Author)

Specialization in energetical area. Training of post graduate; Especializacion en el area energetica. Formacion de postgrado

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Sanchez, F. J.; Aguero, J. J.

2006-07-01

This article describes the experience in the collaboration between the University and Tecnatom in the development of Master-degree programmes in the area of energy. It analysis two post graduate courses already developed: the Master in Technologies of Electrical Power Generation and the Master in Energetic Efficiency both delivered in cooperation with the Escuelas Tecnicas Superiores de Ingenieros Industriales of Madrid and Barcelona Politecnica University respectively. (Author)

Eucalipto : ambiente, desarrollo y usos de la madera en Argentina

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Sánchez Acosta, Martín

2010-01-01

La Universidad de Huelva, a través del Centro de Investigación y Documentación del Eucalipto (CIDEU), organizó el viernes 29 de octubre de 2010 una conferencia impartida por el ingeniero de Montes Martín Sánchez Acosta y titulada "Aspectos ambientales y socioeconómicos del uso de la madera del eucalipto". La conferencia fue retrasmitida on-line.

Building the foundations for a new central bank doctrine: Redefining central banks’ missions in the 21st century

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Eric Pichet

2013-05-01

Full Text Available The 2007-2008 financial crisis demonstrated both the responsibilities that central bankers, alongside other actors, bear for turbulences of this kind as well as how economics can be used to provide central bankers and governments with the understanding and tools that they need to prevent the international financial system from collapsing. At the same time, central banks’ responses to the crisis have taken monetary policy into unknown territory. The paper’s first section diagnoses good and bad practice in post-crisis central banking; assesses the efficiency of pre-crisis doctrines; and identifies the dangers of actions exceeding certain limits. It specifically focuses on the European Central Bank’s much-debated intervention in certain peripheral bond markets, particularly Greece. The second section is more normative and lays the foundations for a social science perspective of how to manage modern central banks, an approach that draws on a variety of disciplines including economics, governance theory and management. This starts with a definition of the new doctrine and its underlying philosophy, followed by an identification of sound central banking practices (revolving around a few key concepts, notably inflation and financial stability. The missions and objectives of these practices are then defined (along with a choice of indicators, culminating in an exploration of which strategies and tools might be used in both normal and turbulent times. Lastly, a few concrete rules of governance are offered, built on the triptych of central banks’ independence, accountability and composition, with specific focus placed on the process for selecting governors fit to handle the new role that modern central banks are destined to assume in developed countries.

Central Bank independence in Latin America La independencia de la Banca Central en América Latina

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Junguito Bonnet Roberto

1996-06-01

Full Text Available This article describes the origin and evolution of the central banks of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela, and analyzes their respective institutional structures. It also studies the contribution of the central bank to stabilization and the problems for maintaining this independence into the future.Este artículo describe el origen y la evolución de los Bancos Centrales de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Venezuela, y analiza sus respectivas estructruras institucionales. También estudia la contribución de la banca central a la estabilización y los problemas para que esta independencia se mantenga en el futuro.

The European Central Bank and the Eurosystem

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Carol C. Bertaut

2002-01-01

The Eurosystem comprises the European Central Bank at its center as well as the national central banks of the twelve countries currently participating in monetary union. The European Central Bank was established in July 1998, six months before the beginning of Stage Three of economic and monetary union. Although decisions regarding monetary policy are made centrally by the Governing Council of the Eurosystem, the operational aspects of monetary policy-including open market operations, adminis...

Diseño de un escenario educativo para museos con el uso de TRIZ y ACT

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Solanlly Ochoa Angrino

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Se realizó un trabajo interdisciplinario que utilizó la Teoría de solu ción de problemas inventivos (TRIZ y el Análisis cognitivo de tareas (ACT para orientar el diseño de un escenario de aprendizaje para un museo de ciencias naturales. Método. Participaron 23 personas: seis ingenieros de sistemas, un ingeniero ind ustrial, un ingeniero eléctrico, dos psicólogas, un biólogo, una bioquímica, un físico, un técnico museológico, un historiador, un guía de museo, un diseñador gráfico y seis estudiantes de ingeniería. El proceso de análisis fue realizado en dos fases: en la primera, se analizó el componente técnico del prob lema utilizando TRIZ; en la segunda, se analizó el componente educativo utilizando el ACT. Resultados. La aplicación de TRIZ permitió identificar que el escenario de aprendizaje debía ser divertido, durable, de fáci l uso e integración del uso de nuevas tecnologías con fines educativos, y que debía implicar poca asistencia de los guías del museo. El ACT posibilitó entender que la función principal del escenario de aprendizaj e era promover la comprensión de conceptos involucrados en la relación entre personas, humedales y aves migratorias. Para ello, se diseñó la estructura de un videojuego educativo. Conclusión . El diseño de este videojuego prioriza los componentes educativos, que promueven la conservación ambiental, sin descuidar el componente de entretenimiento, equilibrio que parece difícil de lograr en diseños de aplicaciones de interacci ón humano - computador, en los cuales se privilegia la diversión, el uso de recursos tecnológicos sofisti cados y el sentido estético.

Incidence of thrombosis in children with tunneled central venous access devices versus peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs).

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Kanin, Maralee; Young, Guy

2013-11-01

The recent proliferation of deep vein thrombosis in children has been attributed to the increased use of central venous catheters, specifically tunneled lines and peripherally inserted central catheters. A formal comparison of the incidence rate for deep vein thrombosis between tunneled lines and peripherally inserted central catheters has not been undertaken. Children inclusion. Data were extracted from the hospital discharge database which includes data on all procedures and up to 20 diagnoses per admission. Diagnoses and procedures were identified by International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision coding. Patients were excluded if they received more than one central line. Data collected included type of central line, deep vein thrombosis event, and underlying medical illnesses classified according to chronic complex conditions. Over the seven year study period there was an overall rate of 73 deep vein thromboses per 10,000 hospital discharges. Of the 6915 eligible subjects, 181 had a deep vein thrombosis for an overall incidence rate of 2.6%. There were 152 thrombi (2.6%) in subjects with peripherally inserted central catheters and 29 thrombi (3.1%) in subjects with tunneled lines [OR=.83 (0.55, 1.29), p=0.38]. Despite the relative ease and simplicity of use of peripherally inserted central catheters leading to a substantial rise in their use, this study demonstrates that such lines pose a substantial risk for venous thrombosis and no difference in incidence was detected between such lines and tunneled lines. © 2013.

Dynamics-based centrality for directed networks.

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Masuda, Naoki; Kori, Hiroshi

2010-11-01

Determining the relative importance of nodes in directed networks is important in, for example, ranking websites, publications, and sports teams, and for understanding signal flows in systems biology. A prevailing centrality measure in this respect is the PageRank. In this work, we focus on another class of centrality derived from the Laplacian of the network. We extend the Laplacian-based centrality, which has mainly been applied to strongly connected networks, to the case of general directed networks such that we can quantitatively compare arbitrary nodes. Toward this end, we adopt the idea used in the PageRank to introduce global connectivity between all the pairs of nodes with a certain strength. Numerical simulations are carried out on some networks. We also offer interpretations of the Laplacian-based centrality for general directed networks in terms of various dynamical and structural properties of networks. Importantly, the Laplacian-based centrality defined as the stationary density of the continuous-time random walk with random jumps is shown to be equivalent to the absorption probability of the random walk with sinks at each node but without random jumps. Similarly, the proposed centrality represents the importance of nodes in dynamics on the original network supplied with sinks but not with random jumps.

Community centrality and social science research.

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Allman, Dan

2015-12-01

Community centrality is a growing requirement of social science. The field's research practices are increasingly expected to conform to prescribed relationships with the people studied. Expectations about community centrality influence scholarly activities. These expectations can pressure social scientists to adhere to models of community involvement that are immediate and that include community-based co-investigators, advisory boards, and liaisons. In this context, disregarding community centrality can be interpreted as failure. This paper considers evolving norms about the centrality of community in social science. It problematises community inclusion and discusses concerns about the impact of community centrality on incremental theory development, academic integrity, freedom of speech, and the value of liberal versus communitarian knowledge. Through the application of a constructivist approach, this paper argues that social science in which community is omitted or on the periphery is not failed science, because not all social science requires a community base to make a genuine and valuable contribution. The utility of community centrality is not necessarily universal across all social science pursuits. The practices of knowing within social science disciplines may be difficult to transfer to a community. These practices of knowing require degrees of specialisation and interest that not all communities may want or have.

Central banks: Paradise lost

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Issing, Otmar

2012-01-01

The focus of the paper is to analyze how the concept behind central bank policy developed over time and how the recent financial crisis and its consequences will have an influence. While the principles of the institutional arrangement for central banks (independence, clear mandate, prohibition of monetary financing) are relevant as ever, pre- crisis consensus strategies of monetary policy have been revealed as flawed. The close monitoring of money and credit developments, a key lesson to be d...

Central European gas market perspectives

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Vanous, Jan

1999-01-01

This presentation deals with (1) Definition of the Central European market, (2) Factors driving up consumption of natural gas in Central and Eastern Europe, (3) Role of natural gas in regional energy consumption, (4) Position of natural gas in individual country markets, (5) Future sources of imported natural gas into the region. The Central European market are the eleven countries Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, and Slovenia, with a total population of 121 million. This market is comparable to combined France and Italy in terms of population, but only 30% of its size in terms of GDP

Close-binary central stars of planetary nebulae

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Bond, H.E.; Grauer, A.D.

1987-01-01

Recent observations of PN central stars identified as binary systems are reviewed. The theoretical significance of binary central stars is discussed, and the characteristics of UU Sge, V 477 Lyr, MT Ser, LSS 2018, VW Pyx, and the central star of HFG 1 are briefly summarized. All of these binaries are shown to have periods less than 1 day, and it is estimated that about 10 percent of all binary central stars are close binaries. 27 references

Central Station Design Options

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2011-01-01

. The work identifies the architecture, sizing and siting of prospective Central Stations in Denmark, which can be located at shopping centers, large car parking lots or gas stations. Central Stations are planned to be integrated in the Danish distribution grid. The Danish island of Bornholm, where a high...... overloading, more reference points might be necessary to represent various transformer loading levels. The subject of safety in Central Station is also addressed. A number of safety rules based on European standards apply to AC charging equipment up to 44 kW. The connection interlock and the automatic de......-energization are identified as fundamental requirements for safety in such a charging station. The connection interlock is a solution which ensures that no power is applied to the DC cable when the EV connector is not connected. The automatic de-energization device ensures that whenever a strain on the cable is detected, e...

48 CFR 52.204-7 - Central Contractor Registration.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Central Contractor....204-7 Central Contractor Registration. As prescribed in 4.1105, use the following clause: Central Contractor Registration (APR 2008) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Central Contractor Registration...

Comparison of blood loss between using non central part cutting knee prosthesis and distal central part cutting.

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Malairungsakul, Anan

2014-12-01

Patients who undergo knee replacement surgery may need to receive a blood transfusion due to blood loss during the operation. Therefore it was important to improve the design of knee implant operative procedures in an attempt to reduce the rate of blood loss. The present study aimed to compare the blood loss between two types of knee replacement surgery. This is a retrospective study in which 78 patients received cemented knee replacements in Phayao Hospital between October 2010 and March 2012. There were two types of surgical procedure: 1) using an implant position covering the end of the femoral bone without cutting into the central part of the distal femoral, 2) using an implant position covering the end of the femoral bone cutting the central part of the distal femoral. Blood loss, blood transfusion, hemoglobin and hematocrit were recorded preoperatively, immediately postsurgery and 48 hours after surgery. Findings revealed that the knee replacement surgery using the implant position covering the end of the femoral bone without cutting the central part of the distal femoral significantly lowered the rate of blood loss when compared to using the implant position covering the end of the femoral bone with central cutting of the distal femor. The average blood loss during the operation without cutting at the central part of distal femoral was 49.50 ± 11.11 mL; whereas the operation cutting the central part of the distal femoral was 58.50 ± 11.69 mL. As regards blood loss, the knee replacement surgery using the implant position covering the end ofthefemoral bone without cutting the central part of distal femor was better than using the implant position covering the end of the femoral bone cutting at the central part of the distal femor.

A new paradigm of modern central banking

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Aleksandra Szunke

2013-05-01

Full Text Available The changes in the modern monetary policy, which took place at the beginning of the twenty-first century, in response to the global financial crisis led to the transformation of the place and the role of central banks. The strategic aim of the central monetary institutions has become preventing financial instability. So far, central banks have defined financial stability as a public good, which took care independently of other monetary purposes (Pyka, 2010. Unconventional monetary policy resulted in changes the global central banking. The aim of the study is to identify a new paradigm of the role and place of the central bank in the financial system and its new responsibilities, aimed at countering financial instability.

Central hypothyroidism - a neglected thyroid disorder.

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Beck-Peccoz, Paolo; Rodari, Giulia; Giavoli, Claudia; Lania, Andrea

2017-10-01

Central hypothyroidism is a rare and heterogeneous disorder that is characterized by a defect in thyroid hormone secretion in an otherwise normal thyroid gland due to insufficient stimulation by TSH. The disease results from the abnormal function of the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus, or both. Moreover, central hypothyroidism can be isolated or combined with other pituitary hormone deficiencies, which are mostly acquired and are rarely congenital. The clinical manifestations of central hypothyroidism are usually milder than those observed in primary hypothyroidism. Obtaining a positive diagnosis for central hypothyroidism can be difficult from both a clinical and a biochemical perspective. The diagnosis of central hypothyroidism is based on low circulating levels of free T 4 in the presence of low to normal TSH concentrations. The correct diagnosis of both acquired (also termed sporadic) and congenital (also termed genetic) central hypothyroidism can be hindered by methodological interference in free T 4 or TSH measurements; routine utilization of total T 4 or T 3 measurements; concurrent systemic illness that is characterized by low levels of free T 4 and normal TSH concentrations; the use of the sole TSH-reflex strategy, which is the measurement of the sole level of TSH, without free T 4 , if levels of TSH are in the normal range; and the diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism based on TSH analysis without the concomitant measurement of serum levels of T 4 . In this Review, we discuss current knowledge of the causes of central hypothyroidism, emphasizing possible pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.

"Christofest" New Yorgi Central Parkis / Rael Artel

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Artel, Rael, 1980-

2004-01-01

12. II 2005. a. avatakse Christo ja Jeanne-Claude'i keskkonnainstallatsioon "The Gates" New Yorgi Central Parkis. Paralleelselt toimub Metropolitan Muuseumis näitus "Christo and Jeanne-Claude : The Gates, Central Park, New York", kus eksponeeritakse Central Parki installatsiooni ettevalmistavaid materjale: joonistusi, diagramme, fotosid jne

Centrality metrics and localization in core-periphery networks

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Barucca, Paolo; Lillo, Fabrizio; Tantari, Daniele

2016-01-01

Two concepts of centrality have been defined in complex networks. The first considers the centrality of a node and many different metrics for it have been defined (e.g. eigenvector centrality, PageRank, non-backtracking centrality, etc). The second is related to large scale organization of the network, the core-periphery structure, composed by a dense core plus an outlying and loosely-connected periphery. In this paper we investigate the relation between these two concepts. We consider networks generated via the stochastic block model, or its degree corrected version, with a core-periphery structure and we investigate the centrality properties of the core nodes and the ability of several centrality metrics to identify them. We find that the three measures with the best performance are marginals obtained with belief propagation, PageRank, and degree centrality, while non-backtracking and eigenvector centrality (or MINRES [10], showed to be equivalent to the latter in the large network limit) perform worse in the investigated networks. (paper: interdisciplinary statistical mechanics )

Central Laboratories Services

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RELATION BETWEEN ISLAMIC BANK AND CENTRAL BANK

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PAKSOY, H. Mustafa; ABAROSS, Nour

2015-01-01

This study deals with the nature of Islamic banks and their features, and requirements of these features in terms of control tools and methods appropriate with the particularity of their business and their relation with the traditional central bank. At the same time aims to view the relationship between Islamic bank and central bank. To explain this relation the researcher started to explain what is the central bank, objectives of central bank, and characteristics, what is Islamic bank and ob...

Distributed trace using central performance counter memory

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Satterfield, David L.; Sexton, James C.

2013-01-22

A plurality of processing cores, are central storage unit having at least memory connected in a daisy chain manner, forming a daisy chain ring layout on an integrated chip. At least one of the plurality of processing cores places trace data on the daisy chain connection for transmitting the trace data to the central storage unit, and the central storage unit detects the trace data and stores the trace data in the memory co-located in with the central storage unit.

Accountability of Central Banks : Aspects and Quantification

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de Haan, J.; Amtenbrink, F.; Eijffinger, S.C.W.

1998-01-01

This paper starts with a discussion of the various aspects of accountability of central banks. On the basis of this discussion we construct an indicator for accountability for 16 central banks, including the European Central Bank. It is shown that the degree of accountability differs considerably

48 CFR 18.102 - Central contractor registration.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Central contractor... Central contractor registration. Contractors are not required to be registered in the Central Contractor.... (See 4.1102). However, contractors are required to register with CCR in order to gain access to the...

Closed central slip injuries--a missed diagnosis?

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Nugent, N

2011-09-01

The extensor apparatus of the finger is a complex structure and injury can lead to significant digital dysfunction. Closed central slip injuries may be missed or diagnosis delayed because of lack of an open wound and often no radiographic abnormality, and can result in boutonniere deformities if untreated. This study aimed to quantify the number of patients attending with closed central slip injuries and to ascertain if the initial diagnosis was correct. The number of patients presenting to us over a 6 month period was recorded. The original diagnosis, time to diagnosis of central slip injury and the presence\\/absence of a boutonniere deformity were recorded. Ten patients were included in the study. Seven (70%) injuries were due to sport. Eight (80%) had a delayed diagnosis of central slip injury. Six (60%) had previously presented to general practitioners or emergency departments. Seven (70%) had boutonniere deformities. Closed central slip injuries can be missed. Simple clinical tests can diagnose central slip disruption.

Central Pain Syndrome

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... such as neurontin (gabapentin) can be useful. Lowering stress levels appears to reduce pain. View Full Treatment Information Definition Central pain syndrome is a neurological condition caused ...

Centralized digital control of accelerators

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Melen, R.E.

1983-09-01

In contrasting the title of this paper with a second paper to be presented at this conference entitled Distributed Digital Control of Accelerators, a potential reader might be led to believe that this paper will focus on systems whose computing intelligence is centered in one or more computers in a centralized location. Instead, this paper will describe the architectural evolution of SLAC's computer based accelerator control systems with respect to the distribution of their intelligence. However, the use of the word centralized in the title is appropriate because these systems are based on the use of centralized large and computationally powerful processors that are typically supported by networks of smaller distributed processors

Fast network centrality analysis using GPUs

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Shi Zhiao

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background With the exploding volume of data generated by continuously evolving high-throughput technologies, biological network analysis problems are growing larger in scale and craving for more computational power. General Purpose computation on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU provides a cost-effective technology for the study of large-scale biological networks. Designing algorithms that maximize data parallelism is the key in leveraging the power of GPUs. Results We proposed an efficient data parallel formulation of the All-Pairs Shortest Path problem, which is the key component for shortest path-based centrality computation. A betweenness centrality algorithm built upon this formulation was developed and benchmarked against the most recent GPU-based algorithm. Speedup between 11 to 19% was observed in various simulated scale-free networks. We further designed three algorithms based on this core component to compute closeness centrality, eccentricity centrality and stress centrality. To make all these algorithms available to the research community, we developed a software package gpu-fan (GPU-based Fast Analysis of Networks for CUDA enabled GPUs. Speedup of 10-50× compared with CPU implementations was observed for simulated scale-free networks and real world biological networks. Conclusions gpu-fan provides a significant performance improvement for centrality computation in large-scale networks. Source code is available under the GNU Public License (GPL at http://bioinfo.vanderbilt.edu/gpu-fan/.

Microsurgical anatomy of the central lobe.

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Frigeri, Thomas; Paglioli, Eliseu; de Oliveira, Evandro; Rhoton, Albert L

2015-03-01

The central lobe consists of the pre- and postcentral gyri on the lateral surface and the paracentral lobule on the medial surface and corresponds to the sensorimotor cortex. The objective of the present study was to define the neural features, craniometric relationships, arterial supply, and venous drainage of the central lobe. Cadaveric hemispheres dissected using microsurgical techniques provided the material for this study. The coronal suture is closer to the precentral gyrus and central sulcus at its lower rather than at its upper end, but they are closest at a point near where the superior temporal line crosses the coronal suture. The arterial supply of the lower two-thirds of the lateral surface of the central lobe was from the central, precentral, and anterior parietal branches that arose predominantly from the superior trunk of the middle cerebral artery. The medial surface and the superior third of the lateral surface were supplied by the posterior interior frontal, paracentral, and superior parietal branches of the pericallosal and callosomarginal arteries. The venous drainage of the superior two-thirds of the lateral surface and the central lobe on the medial surface was predominantly through the superior sagittal sinus, and the inferior third of the lateral surface was predominantly through the superficial sylvian veins to the sphenoparietal sinus or the vein of Labbé to the transverse sinus. The pre- and postcentral gyri and paracentral lobule have a morphological and functional anatomy that differentiates them from the remainder of their respective lobes and are considered by many as a single lobe. An understanding of the anatomical relationships of the central lobe can be useful in preoperative planning and in establishing reliable intraoperative landmarks.

Several Centuries of Centrality

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Dana L. Roth

2015-01-01

As Carolyn Bertozzi mentioned in her inaugural editorial, the relationship of “Central Science” to “Chemistry” became popularized over 40 years ago with the publication of the first edition of Brown and LeMay’s Chemistry: The Central Science, now in its 13th edition. Yet as late as 2003, Prof. Sason Shaik at The Hebrew University claimed “popularization of chemistry remains scant.” He goes on to share [his] “own experience of popularizing chemistry by delivering the following universal messag...

Central Chile

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2002-01-01

The beginning of spring in central Chile looked like this to SeaWiFS. The snow-covered Andes mark the country's eastern border, and phytoplankton blooms and river sediment plumes fill the waters off its west coast. A large eddy due west of Concepcion is highlighted by the phytoplankton it contains.

Analyzing complex networks through correlations in centrality measurements

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Ricardo Furlan Ronqui, José; Travieso, Gonzalo

2015-01-01

Many real world systems can be expressed as complex networks of interconnected nodes. It is frequently important to be able to quantify the relative importance of the various nodes in the network, a task accomplished by defining some centrality measures, with different centrality definitions stressing different aspects of the network. It is interesting to know to what extent these different centrality definitions are related for different networks. In this work, we study the correlation between pairs of a set of centrality measures for different real world networks and two network models. We show that the centralities are in general correlated, but with stronger correlations for network models than for real networks. We also show that the strength of the correlation of each pair of centralities varies from network to network. Taking this fact into account, we propose the use of a centrality correlation profile, consisting of the values of the correlation coefficients between all pairs of centralities of interest, as a way to characterize networks. Using the yeast protein interaction network as an example we show also that the centrality correlation profile can be used to assess the adequacy of a network model as a representation of a given real network. (paper)

Central voice production and pathophysiology of spasmodic dysphonia.

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Mor, Niv; Simonyan, Kristina; Blitzer, Andrew

2018-01-01

Our ability to speak is complex, and the role of the central nervous system in controlling speech production is often overlooked in the field of otolaryngology. In this brief review, we present an integrated overview of speech production with a focus on the role of central nervous system. The role of central control of voice production is then further discussed in relation to the potential pathophysiology of spasmodic dysphonia (SD). Peer-review articles on central laryngeal control and SD were identified from PUBMED search. Selected articles were augmented with designated relevant publications. Publications that discussed central and peripheral nervous system control of voice production and the central pathophysiology of laryngeal dystonia were chosen. Our ability to speak is regulated by specialized complex mechanisms coordinated by high-level cortical signaling, brainstem reflexes, peripheral nerves, muscles, and mucosal actions. Recent studies suggest that SD results from a primary central disturbance associated with dysfunction at our highest levels of central voice control. The efficacy of botulinum toxin in treating SD may not be limited solely to its local effect on laryngeal muscles and also may modulate the disorder at the level of the central nervous system. Future therapeutic options that target the central nervous system may help modulate the underlying disorder in SD and allow clinicians to better understand the principal pathophysiology. NA.Laryngoscope, 128:177-183, 2018. © 2017 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.

Making Central Banks Serve The Real Economy

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Suleika Reiners

2013-10-01

Full Text Available The challenge is to redirect central bank money into the real economy and to the needs of society. If new money is issued to expand the productive capacity, there is no reason for inflation. Long-term financing could become available at an affordable price. Central bank money must not replace a sound tax system and the distribution of income and wealth, but complement them. The remaining task, apart from the financing of real needs, is the prevention of speculative asset price inflation. For this, central banks and regulators should install debt brakes for the financial sector. Furthermore, independent monetary policy calls for capital account management. It enables national central banks to find space for the conduct of their own policies in an interdependent global economy. Coordination between central banks and governments might increase as policies combine monetary, fiscal and regulatory facets. The future role of central banks should particularly lie in their insights regarding capital flows and leverage cycles and in their ability to create and withdraw money, depend­ing on economic conditions.

Geometric origin of central charges

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Lukierski, J.; Rytel, L.

1981-05-01

The complete set of N(N-1) central charge generators for D=4 N-extended super Poincare algebra is obtained by suitable contraction of OSp (2N; 4) superalgebra. The superspace realizations of the spinorial generators with central charges are derived. The conjugate set of N(N-1) additional bosonic superspace coordinates is introduced in an unique and geometric way. (author)

Afrique Centrale

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(Afrique Centrale) : peuplement de protozoaires ciliés et macro invertébrés ... Le lac d'Obili est un écosystème aquatique situé en plein cœur de Yaoundé en ...... électrique des eaux est assez stable, autour de 200 ; ce qui suppose que la ...

Atmospheres of central stars

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Hummer, D.G.

1978-01-01

The author presents a brief summary of atmospheric models that are of possible relevance to the central stars of planetary nebulae, and then discusses the extent to which these models accord with the observations of both nebulae and central stars. Particular attention is given to the significance of the very high Zanstra temperature implied by the nebulae He II lambda 4686 A line, and to the discrepancy between the Zanstra He II temperature and the considerably lower temperatures suggested by the appearance of the visual spectrum for some of these objects. (Auth.)

Representation of Central Asia and Traveling Self in Vambery’s Travels in Central Asia

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Ahmad Gholi

2016-03-01

Full Text Available In the course of the nineteenth century Arminius Vambery, an anglophile travel writer, in the guise of a mendicant dervish with a group of Tartar pilgrims departs to secluded and sealed Central Asia. After six months travel in the Khanates of Central Asia, he undertakes a journey to England where he offers his observations to the Royal Geographical Society and publishes his travelogue, Travel in Central Asia. Despite its literary merits and connection with British imperialism, the travelogue has not been scrutinized separately by the scholars of travel writing. To fill the gap, this article by drawing on the theories of post-structuralism: Orientalism and Postcolonialism, endeavors to unveil the political agenda behind the travel writer’s representation of his travelees, destination, and his own traveling self. Additionally, it argues that the travel writer in dialogue with other Western travel writers to deterritorialize his traversed region or justify the prospective presence of Britain in Central Asia, represents his journey destination as the locus of barbarity, a region under the grip of despotic rulers, as well as an area with frozen time, while to exhibit his Eurocentrism, he portrays his traveling subject as the a suffering hero and a benign traveler.

Cement, concrete, construction and quality discussed by lETCC scientists in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic

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Calleja, José

1975-12-01

Full Text Available Not availableLa Asociación Venezolana de Ingeniería de Inspección, Dirección y Supervisión de Obras (AVIDISO, como parte del Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela, organizó, para celebrar en los días 1 al 6 de septiembre de 1975, un ''Curso sobre Tecnología y Control de Calidad en la Construcción de Obras de Concreto".

Piscifactoria: sistemas de acondicionamiento y filtración

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González Tejeda, Guillermo

2013-01-01

El objetivo principal de este proyecto es el diseño de las instalaciones y los equipos necesarios para el correcto funcionamiento de una piscifactoría de trucha arcoíris de una producción total anual de 600 toneladas, divididas en 6 lotes de 100 toneladas cada uno. Departamento de Química Analítica Ingeniero Técnico Industrial, Especialidad en Química Industrial

Agustín Goovaerts : representante de la arquitectura modernista en Colombia

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Luis Fernando Molina Londoño

1993-09-01

Full Text Available Este artículo trata sobre la vida y la obra del arquitecto-ingeniero belga Agustín Goovaerts, así como sobre el contexto histórico en el cual se desarrolló su producción; presenta un inventario de su arquitectura pública y privada más sobresaliente, caracterizando sus aportes, considerados hoy trascendentales en la historia cultural del país.

Materiales de la asignatura Mecánica de Fluidos (curso 2011-2012)

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Salcedo Díaz, Raquel; Martín Gullón, Ignacio

2012-01-01

En este material están contenidos los conceptos básicos del curso de Mecánica de fluidos, de tercer curso de la titulación de Ingeniero Químico de la Universidad de Alicante. En dicho curso se aborda el flujo interno de fluidos, el flujo externo sólido-fluido y las operaciones de separación basadas en el flujo de fluidos.

What makes you more central? : antecedents of changes in betweenness-centrality in technology-based alliance networks

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Gilsing, V.A.; Cloodt, M.M.A.H.; Bertrand-Cloodt, D.A.M.

2016-01-01

Although central network positions have been associated with above average performance effects, an important void that still remains is how firms come to occupy a more central position in the first place. Whereas recently made exogenous explanations have shed some more light on aggregate changes in

Vandellos-2: third generation of NPPs becomes reality

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Camps, M.; Vallejo, J.M.

1988-01-01

When Vandellos-2 was officially declared in operation (March 3, 1988), the third generation of nuclear power plants became a reality in Spain. Located in Tarragona province on the Mediterranian coast, Vandellos-2 has demonstrated the value of developing working partnership among all participants in building a country's nuclear program. Vandellos-2 was planned and built by the Asociacion Nuclear Vandellos (ANV), comprising the utilities ENDESA (72 %) and Hidroelectrica Espanola (28 %). The unit has a 2785 MWth three-loop Westinghouse PWR feeding a Westinghouse turbine-generator with a gross power of 982 MWe. To obtain a competitive nuclear cost per kWh for the completed plant, ANV has carefully controlled all aspects of the project as well as monitoring hardware and construction costs. ANV's success in keeping the project on schedule was aided by Spanish industry's 25 years of experience in nuclear construction. 2 tabs

Central venous obstruction in the thorax

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Collin, G.; Jones, R.G.; Willis, A.P.

2015-01-01

Central venous stenosis and occlusion can occur secondary to a spectrum of conditions ranging from aggressive malignancy to benign extrinsic anatomical compression in otherwise healthy individuals. Irrespective of aetiology, significant morbidity in the acute setting and long term can occur unless prompt accurate diagnosis and appropriate management is initiated, the radiologist being central to both. The present review will provide radiologists with a thorough illustration and explanation of the range of central venous conditions in the thorax (including deep vein thrombosis, thoracic outlet syndrome, haemodialysis, and malignancy related causes), the salient imaging findings and interventional management using case examples from the authors' practice. - Highlights: • We show a range of causes of central venous disease in the thorax. • We provide information about different imaging and management strategies. • We show several cases with successes and complications of endovascular management

Central station market development strategies for photovoltaics

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1980-01-01

Federal market development strategies designed to accelerate the market penetration of central station applications of photovoltaic energy system are analyzed. Since no specific goals were set for the commercialization of central station applications, strategic principles are explored which, when coupled with specific objectives for central stations, can produce a market development implementation plan. The study includes (1) background information on the National Photovoltaic Program, photovoltaic technology, and central stations; (2) a brief market assessment; (3) a discussion of the viewpoints of the electric utility industry with respect to solar energy; (4) a discussion of commercialization issues; and (5) strategy principles. It is recommended that a set of specific goals and objectives be defined for the photovoltaic central station program, and that these goals and objectives evolve into an implementation plan that identifies the appropriate federal role.

California's Central Valley Groundwater Study: A Powerful New Tool to Assess Water Resources in California's Central Valley

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Faunt, Claudia C.; Hanson, Randall T.; Belitz, Kenneth; Rogers, Laurel

2009-01-01

Competition for water resources is growing throughout California, particularly in the Central Valley. Since 1980, the Central Valley's population has nearly doubled to 3.8 million people. It is expected to increase to 6 million by 2020. Statewide population growth, anticipated reductions in Colorado River water deliveries, drought, and the ecological crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have created an intense demand for water. Tools and information can be used to help manage the Central Valley aquifer system, an important State and national resource.

Interest Rate Policy Of Selected Central Banks In Central And Eastern Europe

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GRABIA TOMASZ

2015-03-01

Full Text Available The aim of this article is to present and evaluate interest rate policies of three selected central banks in Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary from 2001 to 2013. The study consists of an introduction (Section 1 and three main parts. The introduction contains a theoretical description of the role of interest rate policy, the dilemmas connected with it, as well as an analysis of the strategies and goals of monetary policies of the National Bank of Poland (NBP, the Czech National Bank (CzNB, and the National Bank of Hungary (NBH in the context of existing legal and institutional conditions. In turn, the first empirical part (Section 2 examines how the analysed central banks responded to changes in inflation, unemployment, and economic growth rates. The tools of the analysis are the nominal and real interest rates of those banks. The subsequent research part (Section 3 attempts to evaluate the degree of the contractionary nature of interest rate policies in specific countries in the context of the Taylor rule. The text ends with a summary (Section 4 encompassing concise conclusions drawn from the earlier analyses.

D Central Line Extraction of Fossil Oyster Shells

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Djuricic, A.; Puttonen, E.; Harzhauser, M.; Mandic, O.; Székely, B.; Pfeifer, N.

2016-06-01

Photogrammetry provides a powerful tool to digitally document protected, inaccessible, and rare fossils. This saves manpower in relation to current documentation practice and makes the fragile specimens more available for paleontological analysis and public education. In this study, high resolution orthophoto (0.5 mm) and digital surface models (1 mm) are used to define fossil boundaries that are then used as an input to automatically extract fossil length information via central lines. In general, central lines are widely used in geosciences as they ease observation, monitoring and evaluation of object dimensions. Here, the 3D central lines are used in a novel paleontological context to study fossilized oyster shells with photogrammetric and LiDAR-obtained 3D point cloud data. 3D central lines of 1121 Crassostrea gryphoides oysters of various shapes and sizes were computed in the study. Central line calculation included: i) Delaunay triangulation between the fossil shell boundary points and formation of the Voronoi diagram; ii) extraction of Voronoi vertices and construction of a connected graph tree from them; iii) reduction of the graph to the longest possible central line via Dijkstra's algorithm; iv) extension of longest central line to the shell boundary and smoothing by an adjustment of cubic spline curve; and v) integration of the central line into the corresponding 3D point cloud. The resulting longest path estimate for the 3D central line is a size parameter that can be applied in oyster shell age determination both in paleontological and biological applications. Our investigation evaluates ability and performance of the central line method to measure shell sizes accurately by comparing automatically extracted central lines with manually collected reference data used in paleontological analysis. Our results show that the automatically obtained central line length overestimated the manually collected reference by 1.5% in the test set, which is deemed

Central Bank Independence, Transparency and Accountability Indexes: a Survey

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Dumiter Florin Cornel

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Recently, the remarkable trend upon central bank independence and the efficient monetary policy were seriously highlighted in the monetary economics field. Starting from 1990s’ central bank independence was at the core of policy making and central banking problems, because of the widespread economical, political, personal and budgetary autonomy of the central bank. Nowadays, we can observe an increasing trend upon central bank transparency, for evaluating more accurate the central bank’s performances by the wide public, mass-media and financial markets. Consequently, a central bank must encompass a high degree of accountability and responsibility, because of the final liability in case of failure. In this paper we present, analyze and assess the construction of the most important indices regarding central bank independence, transparency and accountability in a chronological manner, presenting also the advantages and disadvantages of these indices related to actual practices of central banks. Moreover, we analyze the analytical results of the empirical testing of these indices with a considerable impact upon the developed and developing country group. In regard with the empirical results of different authors, we suggest the importance and the necessity for constructing an aggregate index for measuring central bank independence, transparency and accountability, based on de jure stipulations and the actual practices of the central banks.

CENTRAL PLATEAU REMEDIATION OPTIMIZATION STUDY

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BERGMAN, T. B.; STEFANSKI, L. D.; SEELEY, P. N.; ZINSLI, L. C.; CUSACK, L. J.

2012-09-19

THE CENTRAL PLATEAU REMEDIATION OPTIMIZATION STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP AN OPTIMAL SEQUENCE OF REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTING THE CERCLA DECISION ON THE CENTRAL PLATEAU. THE STUDY DEFINES A SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN AN EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FROM A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE WHEN CONSIDERING EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT AND STAGING, WORKFORCE MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION, WORKFORCE LEVELING, WORKFORCE SKILL-MIX, AND OTHER REMEDIATION/DISPOSITION PROJECT EXECUTION PARAMETERS.

"Central Station" Londonis

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2000-01-01

Londoni galeriis Milch seitsme läti, leedu ja eesti kunstniku projekt "Central Station". Kuraatorid Lisa Panting, Sally Tallant. Eestist osalevad Hanno Soans (Catarina Campinoga koostöös valminud video), Kiwa, Kai Kaljo

Central Pontine Myelinolysis

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... Clinical Trials Organizations Publications Definition Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a neurological disorder that most frequently occurs ... Experts estimate that 10 percent of those with CPM will also have areas of EPM. The initial ...

[Centralization in obstetrics: pros and cons].

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Roemer, V M; Ramb, S

1996-01-01

Possible advantages and disadvantages of a general centralization of German obstetric facilities are analysed in the study. The need for centralization of risk cases, especially premature births (regionalization) is pointed out. Centralization appears appropriate, since every fifth maternity unit in Germany (19.78%) has 300 or fewer deliveries per year. This one fifth of perinatal clinics accounts for 6.3% of all deliveries (N = 49450). There are appreciable differences between the old and new federal states (Bundesländer): in the recently acceded federal states, 48.7% of all perinatal clinics have deliveries of 300 and less per year. This group of perinatal clinics accounts for 29% of all deliveries in the new federal states. We have carried out a survey of the mother's attitude to centralization: out of 416 patients in the Detmold women's hospital whose mean age was 29.0 +/- 4.2 years, 90.4% were not in favor of general centralization of obstetrics. 43% were also against a centralization of risk cases (regionalization). 75% of the women surveyed objected to centralized obstetrics because of the 'possible absence of the family', the 'possible absence of students and trainees' (44.9%), the 'unfamiliarity with staff and premises' (41.8%) and 'fear of anonymity' (44.5%). The majority of all women (84.1%) did not want to have a drive more than 20 km to an obstetrics center. Fear of 'delivery in a taxi'(78.6%), the 'fear that the husband will come too late to the delivery' (65.4%) and that the 'overall course of the delivery might not be adequate for reasons of time'. The presence of a pediatrics department in conjunction with the perinatal clinic was rated very positively (93%). It is concluded from the data and further juridical considerations that centralization of risk cases (regionalization) is indispensable in the near future and that somewhat more further into the future decentralization should be carried out by closing obstetrics departments with substantially

District Central Office Leadership as Teaching: How Central Office Administrators Support Principals' Development as Instructional Leaders

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Honig, Meredith I.

2012-01-01

Purpose: Research on educational leadership underscores the importance of principals operating as instructional leaders and intensive job-embedded supports for such work; this research also identifies central office staff as key support providers. However, it teaches little about what central office staff do when they provide such support and how…

Modelling Central Bank Independence and Inflation: Deus Ex Machina?

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Dumiter Florin

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Central bank independence represents the core element of assessing the complex relationship between government and central bank, having at background the fundamental issue of a free monetary policy decision-making process from the hands of the political circle. However, central bank independence is a multilevel concept within some social, economic and behavioral implications both for the central banks and for the society at whole. Central bank independence is needed in order to establish an autonomous central bank with a high degree of freedom in choosing its’ instruments, objectives, techniques and tactics. Moreover, a high degree of transparency for the public disclosure and monitoring of central bank operation and transaction is needed for the social barometer of the central bank. Consequently the central bank must have a high degree of accountability and responsibility vis - á - vis of the most democratic institution, i.e. Parliament. In this article it is presented a comprehensive study regarding the complex relationship between central bank independence and inflation by modeling these two monetary policy panacea, in order to make a fine tuning regarding the causal relationship established in a heterodox manner.

CENTRAL ROTATIONS OF MILKY WAY GLOBULAR CLUSTERS

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Fabricius, Maximilian H.; Rukdee, Surangkhana; Saglia, Roberto P.; Bender, Ralf; Hopp, Ulrich; Thomas, Jens; Williams, Michael J.; Noyola, Eva; Opitsch, Michael

2014-01-01

Most Milky Way globular clusters (GCs) exhibit measurable flattening, even if on a very low level. Both cluster rotation and tidal fields are thought to cause this flattening. Nevertheless, rotation has only been confirmed in a handful of GCs, based mostly on individual radial velocities at large radii. We are conducting a survey of the central kinematics of Galactic GCs using the new Integral Field Unit instrument VIRUS-W. We detect rotation in all 11 GCs that we have observed so far, rendering it likely that a large majority of the Milky Way GCs rotate. We use published catalogs of GCs to derive central ellipticities and position angles. We show that in all cases where the central ellipticity permits an accurate measurement of the position angle, those angles are in excellent agreement with the kinematic position angles that we derive from the VIRUS-W velocity fields. We find an unexpected tight correlation between central rotation and outer ellipticity, indicating that rotation drives flattening for the objects in our sample. We also find a tight correlation between central rotation and published values for the central velocity dispersion, most likely due to rotation impacting the old dispersion measurements

El plano Bogotá Futuro. Primer intento de modernización urbana

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José Miguel Alba Castro

2013-07-01

Full Text Available El crecimiento acelerado de Bogotá a comienzos del siglo XX llevo a Ricardo Olano, promotor del plano Medellín Futuro, a proponer a la Sociedad de Embellecimiento de Bogotá, en 1917, el plano Bogotá Futuro. El plano Bogotá Futuro (1923-1925 consigno los ideales de modernización urbanística del city planning, tras su discusión en los congresos de Mejoras Nacionales, las direcciones de obras públicas del departamento y del municipio y las sociedades de embellecimiento y de ingenieros. El plano, apoyado parcialmente en la modernización de la administración municipal (1915-1924 y considerado un plano de ensanche, contiene propuestas de intervenciones para sus calles centrales, reinterpretadas por Karl Brunner en sus proyectos de 1934 y 1935. Aunque efectivamente se modernizaron las instituciones de la ciudad, no se logró constituir un proyecto de sociedad moderna. Así, al tener influencias, francesas, anglosajonas y españolas, el plano propuso una ciudad bella, monumental y compacta, mientras que se caracterizó a Bogotá como una ciudad de parcelas y barracas.

[History of the Department of Neurology at the University of Buenos Aires (1887-2007)].

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Allegri, Ricardo F; Bartoloni, Leonardo; Sica, Roberto E

2016-07-01

In 1887, only five years after Jean-Martin Charcot was awarded the Head of Neurology at "La Salpetrière" in Paris, José María Ramos Mejía became the first professor of Neurology in South America, at the School of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires. Ramos Mejía convoked three assistants, the neuropathologist Christofredo Jakob, the clinician José A. Esteves and José Ingenieros. Hence it followed that Neurology in Argentina took a stand based on a clinical neurology-neuropathology approach (1941-1987) followed by a clinical-semiological attitude, finally inserting itself within the modern times (1987-present) by creating subspecialties. Throughout its history, Argentina has made remarkable contributions to Neurology, such as the diagnosis and pathogenesis of the nervous system involvement occurring in some regional endemic disorders -for instance, Chagas' disease-, the clinical approach to the diagnosis of dementias, and the pathogenesis of extrapyramidal illnesses and other primary degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, mainly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. On the other hand, in recent years globalization allowed neurologists to participate in international cooperative projects, favoring a swifter development in the practice of this discipline.

On the centrality of some graphs

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Vecdi Aytac

2017-10-01

Full Text Available A central issue in the analysis of complex networks is the assessment of their stability and vulnerability. A variety of measures have been proposed in the literature to quantify the stability of networks and a number of graph-theoretic parameters have been used to derive formulas for calculating network reliability. Different measures for graph vulnerability have been introduced so far to study different aspects of the graph behavior after removal of vertices or links such as connectivity, toughness, scattering number, binding number, residual closeness and integrity. In this paper, we consider betweenness centrality of a graph. Betweenness centrality of a vertex of a graph is portion of the shortest paths all pairs of vertices passing through a given vertex. In this paper, we obtain exact values for betweenness centrality for some wheel related graphs namely gear, helm, sunflower and friendship graphs.

Computing betweenness centrality in external memory

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Arge, Lars; Goodrich, Michael T.; Walderveen, Freek van

2013-01-01

Betweenness centrality is one of the most well-known measures of the importance of nodes in a social-network graph. In this paper we describe the first known external-memory and cache-oblivious algorithms for computing betweenness centrality. We present four different external-memory algorithms...

Central bank independence and financial instability

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Klomp, J.G.; de Haan, J.

2009-01-01

It has been argued that central bank independence (CBI) may not only be beneficial for reaching the objective of price stability, but also for maintaining financial stability. Greater independence from external pressure implies that central banks are less politically constrained in acting to prevent

Central nervous system

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The central nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord. Your brain and spinal cord serve as the main "processing center" for your entire nervous system. They control all the workings of your body.

Magos e ingenieros en el Renacimiento: una reevaluación

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Elena, Alberto

1998-04-01

Full Text Available Not available.La historiografía de la ciencia ha tendido abusivamente a identificar la Revolución Científica con las decisivas aportaciones realizadas en el siglo XVII, subestimando así la importancia de las contribuciones renacentistas. Pero la reevaluación de la tradición mecánica y artesanal que habría de conducir con posterioridad a un espectacular desarrollo tecnológico arrancó, de hecho, en el siglo XVI de la mano de la magia natural. Un atento análisis de la obra de Francis Bacon, el gran ideólogo de la ciencia moderna y el máximo valedor de la recuperación de las artes mecánicas por parte de la tradición erudita, evidencia con claridad cuán profunda y determinante fue esta deuda contraída con la pujante tradición mágica del pensamiento renacentista.

Finasteride for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.

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Forooghian, Farzin; Meleth, Annal D; Cukras, Catherine; Chew, Emily Y; Wong, Wai T; Meyerle, Catherine B

2011-04-01

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of finasteride, an inhibitor of dihydrotestosterone synthesis, in the treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. Five patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy were prospectively enrolled in this pilot study. Patients were administered finasteride (5 mg) daily for 3 months, after which study medication was withheld and patients were observed for 3 months. Main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity, central subfield macular thickness, and subretinal fluid volume as assessed by optical coherence tomography. Serum dihydrotestosterone, serum testosterone, and urinary cortisol were also measured. There was no change in mean best-corrected visual acuity. Mean center-subfield macular thickness and subretinal fluid volume reached a nadir at 3 months and rose to levels that were below baseline by 6 months. The changes in both optical coherence tomography parameters paralleled those in serum dihydrotestosterone level. In four patients, center-subfield macular thickness and/or subretinal fluid volume increased after discontinuation of finasteride. In the remaining patient, both optical coherence tomography parameters normalized with finasteride and remained stable when the study medication was discontinued. Finasteride may represent a novel medical treatment for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. Larger controlled clinical trials are needed to further assess the efficacy of finasteride for the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy.

Modelos probabilísticos de la energía eólica

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Guillermo Méndez P.

1982-09-01

Full Text Available EI siguiente artículo es el resultado de un trabajo realizado por el ingeniero Guillermo Méndez a través de un proyecto de grado de la Facultad de Ingeniería; como parte integral de la Investigación sobre la  Aerogeneración que se lleva a cabo en la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional cuyo investigador principal es el ingeniero Julio Mario Rodríguez D. Se diseñó un banco de datos de vientos en el que el archivo maestro de dicho banco está organizado en forma secuencial y almacenado en cinta con labels independientes para cada año, de tal forma que se puede utilizar en cualquier equipo de computación. Se usaron datos del HIMAT y la CAR para formar el banco, pero para el estudio se usaron los datos de éste último por tener períodos mayores. Se estudiaron las funciones de densidad de probabilidad de la velocidad y la potencia del viento. Los histogramas de velocidad observados se compararon con las distribuciones de Chi-cuadrado y Weibull usando las estadísticas de bondad de ajuste.

Auditorías tecnológicas

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Carlos Alberto Garzón Gaitán

2002-05-01

Full Text Available Dominar herramientas metodológicas probadas es una competencia por construir en los ingenieros en su papel permanente de crear valor en la producción o en los servicios. Parte de sus competencias medulares consiste en el dominio de las tecnologías que se usan en la empresa, pero también asegurar que realmente éstas estén aportando al logro de la misión de la organización y agregando valor al producto o al servicio. Dominio y garantía de valor agregado pueden no ser suficientes en medio de una rivalidad que crece todos los días. Por esto los ingenieros deben asegurar que dichas tecnologías sean realmente competitivas y, si es posible, mejorarlas e innovarlas. Una metodología útil para estos propósitos es la de auditoría tecnológica, y aunque existen muchas maneras de abordarla, se presenta aquí una de sus expresiones, probada varias veces por el autor. Estas metodologías deben ser gestionadas por personas de amplia experiencia, pero la experiencia no emerge si no se actúa sobre las organizaciones y los procesos. Mañana puede ser tarde para comenzar a hacerlo.

Técnicas de análisis forense digital aplicadas a dispositivos y sistemas móviles

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Guillermo Jaramillo Cabrera

2011-12-01

Full Text Available La disciplina del Análisis Forense Digital, es un campo de investigación excitante y dinámico, conocido hasta ahora sólo por especialistas, y tiene cada vez más un poderoso impacto en una variedad de situaciones, incluyendo ambientes corporativos, investigaciones internas, litigación civil, investigaciones criminales, investigaciones de inteligencia y asuntos de seguridad nacional. El Análisis Forense Digital Móvil, es sin duda, el de mayor crecimiento y desarrollo en la disciplina forense digital y ofrece ventajas significativas así como también muchos retos. Mientras que lo interesante de la investigación forense de dispositivos como los que usan el Sistema Operativo Móvil Android o simplemente dispositivo Android, implica la adquisición y análisis de datos; es importante tener una visión amplia tanto de la plataforma como de las herramientas que serán utilizadas a lo largo de la investigación. Un entendimiento minucioso asistirá al Ingeniero Examinador Forense o Ingeniero de Seguridad a través del análisis e investigación exitosos de dispositivos móviles, incluyendo los Smartphone basados en Android.

INGENIERÍA, MATEMÁTICAS Y COMPETENCIAS

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José Ángel García Retana

2014-01-01

Full Text Available La ingeniería es una disciplina académica cuya finalidad es generar profesionales capaces de enfrentar los cada vez más complejos problemas que vive la humanidad con respuestas y soluciones creativas y materialmente rentabl es. En el mundo globalizado actual con frecuencia los problemas son más complejos y demandan una visión holística y heurística para establecer posibles soluciones, lo cual hace que la ingeniería tenga que considerarse desde estas perspectivas. En tal cas o y p ara un desempeño laboral óptimo, los ingenieros deben desarrollar una serie de competencias profesionales particulares, aprovechando el papel que juegan las matemáticas y, particularmente, los cursos de Cálculo. En el presente ensayo se valora el pap el de los cursos de Cálculo impartidos en la Universidad de Costa Rica para tal fin y cómo su estructura curricular podría no estar aportando en la formación de competencias requeridas por los ingenieros al no considerar la diferencia entre los estilos de aprendizaje que, de una u otra manera, les son inherentes y que son propios de la ingeniería.

(De)centralization of the global informational ecosystem

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Möller, Johanna; Rimscha, M. Bjørn von

2017-01-01

Centralization and decentralization are key concepts in debates that focus on the (anti)democratic character of digital societies. Centralization is understood as the control over communication and data flows, and decentralization as giving it (back) to users. Communication and media research focuses on centralization put forward by dominant digital media platforms, such as Facebook and Google, and governments. Decentralization is investigated regarding its potential in civil society, i.e., h...

Centrality and Creativity:

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Andersen, Kristina Vaarst; Lorenzen, Mark

2009-01-01

To provide new insights into urban hierarchy, this article brings together one of economic geography’s oldest and most well-established notions with one of its newest and most disputed notions: Christäller’s centrality and Florida’s creative class. Using a novel original database, the article...... compares the distribution of the general population and the creative class across 444 city regions in 8 European countries. It finds that the two groups are both distributed according to the rank-size rule, but exhibit different distinct phases with different slopes. The article argues that the two...... distributions are different because market thresholds for creative services and jobs are lower than thresholds for less specialized services and jobs. The article hence concludes that centrality exerts a strong influence upon urban hierarchies of creativity and that the study of creative urban city hierarchies...

Central Asia's Raging Waters: The Prospects of Water Conflict in Central Asia

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Hartman, William B

2007-01-01

.... The thesis analyzes these three political eras of Central Asian history using indicators of water conflict, including water quality, water quantity, water management for multiple uses, political...

Health challenges in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

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Adambekov, Shalkar; Kaiyrlykyzy, Aiym; Igissinov, Nurbek; Linkov, Faina

2016-01-01

The Central Asian region, which encompasses Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, is an interesting geographic region with a rich history dating back to the Silk Road, Mongol conquests and expansion of the Russian Empire. However, from a public health viewpoint, the Central Asian region is under-investigated, and many public health challenges exist, as countries of Central Asia inherited the centralised medical systems practiced in the Soviet Union, and are currently undergoing rapid transitions. A large number of low and middle-income countries around the world, including countries of Central Asia, face a double burden of chronic and infectious disease. This essay focuses on the exploration of the most important public health challenges in the Central Asian region, including limited scientific productivity, the double burden of chronic and infectious disease, the need for healthcare reform and the reduction in care variation. Central Asia has a large number of medical schools, medical centres, and emerging research institutes that can be used to foster a change in medical and public health practice in the region. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/

Central Rotations of Milky Way Globular Clusters

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Fabricius, Maximilian H.; Noyola, Eva; Rukdee, Surangkhana; Saglia, Roberto P.; Bender, Ralf; Hopp, Ulrich; Thomas, Jens; Opitsch, Michael; Williams, Michael J.

2014-06-01

Most Milky Way globular clusters (GCs) exhibit measurable flattening, even if on a very low level. Both cluster rotation and tidal fields are thought to cause this flattening. Nevertheless, rotation has only been confirmed in a handful of GCs, based mostly on individual radial velocities at large radii. We are conducting a survey of the central kinematics of Galactic GCs using the new Integral Field Unit instrument VIRUS-W. We detect rotation in all 11 GCs that we have observed so far, rendering it likely that a large majority of the Milky Way GCs rotate. We use published catalogs of GCs to derive central ellipticities and position angles. We show that in all cases where the central ellipticity permits an accurate measurement of the position angle, those angles are in excellent agreement with the kinematic position angles that we derive from the VIRUS-W velocity fields. We find an unexpected tight correlation between central rotation and outer ellipticity, indicating that rotation drives flattening for the objects in our sample. We also find a tight correlation between central rotation and published values for the central velocity dispersion, most likely due to rotation impacting the old dispersion measurements. This Letter includes data taken at The McDonald Observatory of The University of Texas at Austin.

Decentralization or centralization: striking a balance.

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Dirschel, K M

1994-09-01

An Executive Vice President for Nursing can provide the necessary link to meet diverse clinical demands when encountering centralization--decentralization decisions. Centralized communication links hospital departments giving nurses a unified voice. Decentralization acknowledges the need for diversity and achieves the right balance of uniformity through a responsive communications network.

Testing the Predictions of the Central Capacity Sharing Model

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Tombu, Michael; Jolicoeur, Pierre

2005-01-01

The divergent predictions of 2 models of dual-task performance are investigated. The central bottleneck and central capacity sharing models argue that a central stage of information processing is capacity limited, whereas stages before and after are capacity free. The models disagree about the nature of this central capacity limitation. The…

NCEP Central Operations

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) NCO Organizational Chart NOAA's Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System is known as Climate Climate Prediction Climate Archives Weather Safety Storm Ready NOAA Central Library Photo Library NCO's MISSION * Execute the NCEP operational model suite - Create climate, weather, ocean, space and

Natural ionizing system to electrical protection and energy; Sistema ionizante natural de proteccion electrica y energias

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Cabareda Fermin; Luis [Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela)]. E-mail: lcabaredaf@gmail.com

2013-03-15

This is the new highest technology, 100% Venezuelan and unique in the world, technological innovation, world patent for maximum protection, security and zero risk (0) to all electrical and power generation systems: hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants, wind, nuclear and solar power plants, etc; it's the only technology around the world that has the potential to disperse and propagate to land mass the enormous energies associated to the atmospheric discharges (lightning), which are in the order: 200,000 to 500,000 Amperes; 1,000 million Kilowatts and high-level transient voltage of 100 million Volts. This new high technology is the solution to the paradigm of Benjamin Franklin and it is the mechanism to end blackouts that produce so many damages and losses of billions of dollars to both generators and users of electrical service, throughout the world. [Spanish] Esta nueva mas alta tecnologia, 100% venezolana y unica en el mundo, innovacion tecnologica, patente mundial ofrece maxima proteccion, seguridad y riesgo cero (0) a todos los sistemas de generacion electrica: centrales hidroelectricas, termoelectricas, de viento, nucleares y solar, otros; es la unica tecnologia en el mundo que tiene el potencial para dispersar y propagar a la masa terrestre las enormes energias asociadas a las descargas atmosfericas (rayos) que estan en el orden de: 200.000 a 500.000 amperios, 1.000 millones de kilovatios y voltajes transitorios de alto nivel de 100 millones de voltios. Esta nueva alta tecnologia es la solucion al paradigma de Benjamin Franklin y es el mecanismo para eliminar apagones que producen danos y perdidas de billones de dolares para ambos: generados y usuarios del servicio electrico, alrededor del mundo.

Viscosity, a key to better asphalt construction

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Griffith, John M.

1959-08-01

Full Text Available Not availableEl gran impulso actual en la construcción de caminos, exige que el ingeniero emplee cuantos recursos se le ofrecen para llegar a resultados óptimos. La comprensión fundamental de las características de la viscosidad de los materiales asfálticos y el uso apropiado de estos conocimientos ofrece una mejora en la calidad y control de las construcciones asfálticas.

Cuento: El naufragio del circo

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Guillermo Hoyos Trujillo

1967-12-01

Full Text Available El barco se agitaba al vaivén de las olas, como si estuviera bailando una danza macabra; sus cuadernas crujían y el piloto conservaba difícilmente el rumbo. El capitán y el ingeniero, sosteniéndose de pies con precario equilibrio sobre la bodega de proa, trataban de aquietar inútilmente al arisco pasaje integrado por los artistas, técnicos y trabajadores del Circo Recore.

Transporte de energía eléctrica en corriente contínua. Enlaces HVDC-VSC

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Monterrubio Díez, Mario

2013-01-01

El proyecto fin de carrera se plantea como un estudio de la tecnología HVDC-VSC, por su carácter novedoso y reciente implantación en los sistemas de transporte de electricidad. Con este trabajo se pretende dar a conocer de modo general la tecnología HVDC y de manera particular la variante HVDC-VSC. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica Ingeniero Técnico Industrial, Especialidad en Electricidad

CONVERSATORIO CON EL PROFESOR DANIEL FRANCISCO JARAMILLO JARAMILLO

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VICTOR IGNACIO LÓPEZ RÍOS

2016-01-01

Daniel Francisco Jaramillo Jaramillo es ingeniero agronomo de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, especialista de Fotointerpretacion aplicada a estudios de suelos, Magister en Suelos y Aguas de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Palmira. Ha participado como reconocedor de suelos en levantamientos realizados en varias regiones de los departamentos de Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila. Caldas y La Guajira, y desde hace 35 años esta dedicado a la docencia, en pregr...

Uso de chimeneas de equilibrio con cámara de aire en instalaciones por gravedad

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Jorge Armando Granados Robayo

1987-09-01

Full Text Available Este articulo surgió de una inquietud personal del autor ante la falta de bibliografla para solucionar problemas de Golpe de ariete en sistemas por gravedad, especialmente en microcentrales. La investigación se desarrolló mediante dos proyectos de grado para ingenieros civiles, el primero por Alvaro Ramlrez Calderón y el segundo por Germán Nava Gutiérrez y Martha Lucia Avila González.

Centrality measures for immunization of weighted networks

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Mohammad Khansari

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Effective immunization of individual communities with minimal cost in vaccination has made great discussion surrounding the realm of complex networks. Meanwhile, proper realization of relationship among people in society and applying it to social networks brings about substantial improvements in immunization. Accordingly, weighted graph in which link weights represent the intensity and intimacy of relationships is an acceptable approach. In this work we employ weighted graphs and a wide variety of weighted centrality measures to distinguish important individuals in contagion of diseases. Furthermore, we propose new centrality measures for weighted networks. Our experimental results show that Radiality-Degree centrality is satisfying for weighted BA networks. Additionally, PageRank-Degree and Radiality-Degree centralities showmoreacceptable performance in targeted immunization of weighted networks.

BWR plant advanced central control panel PODIA

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Fujii, K.; Hayakawa, H.; Ikeda, Y.; Neda, T.; Suto, O.; Takamiya, S.

1983-01-01

BWR plant central control panels have become more and more enlarged and complicated recently due to the magnification of the scale of a plant and the requirement to reinforce safety. So, it is important to make communication between men and the complicated central control panel smooth. Toshiba has developed an advanced central control panel, named PODIA, which uses many computers and color CRTs, and PODIA is now in the stage of application to practical plants. In this article, the writers first touch upon control functions transition in the central control room, the PODIA position concerning the world-wide trend in this technology phase and the human engineering on the design. Then they present concrete design concepts for the control board and computer system which constitute PODIA

Central beta-adrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility.

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Beversdorf, David Q; White, Dawn M; Chever, Daquesha C; Hughes, John D; Bornstein, Robert A

2002-12-20

Situational stressors and anxiety impede performance on creativity tests requiring cognitive flexibility. Preliminary research revealed better performance on a task requiring cognitive flexibility, the anagram task, after propranolol (beta-adrenergic antagonist) than after ephedrine (beta-adrenergic agonist). However, propranolol and ephedrine have both peripheral and central beta-adrenergic effects. In order to determine whether noradrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility is a centrally or peripherally mediated phenomenon, we compared the effects of propranolol (peripheral and central beta-blocker), nadolol (peripheral beta-blocker), and placebo on anagram task performance. Solution latency scores for each subject were compared across the drug conditions. Anagram solution latency scores after propranolol were significantly lower than after nadolol. This suggests a centrally mediated modulatory influence of the noradrenergic system on cognitive flexibility.

African Journals Online: Central African Republic

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Central Sensitization-Based Classification for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Pathogenetic Hypothesis

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Annalisa Monaco

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Dysregulation of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS and central pain pathways in temporomandibular disorders (TMD is a growing evidence. Authors include some forms of TMD among central sensitization syndromes (CSS, a group of pathologies characterized by central morphofunctional alterations. Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI is useful for clinical diagnosis. Clinical examination and CSI cannot identify the central site(s affected in these diseases. Ultralow frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ULFTENS is extensively used in TMD and in dental clinical practice, because of its effects on descending pain modulation pathways. The Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD are the most accurate tool for diagnosis and classification of TMD. However, it includes CSI to investigate central aspects of TMD. Preliminary data on sensory ULFTENS show it is a reliable tool for the study of central and autonomic pathways in TMD. An alternative classification based on the presence of Central Sensitization and on individual response to sensory ULFTENS is proposed. TMD may be classified into 4 groups: (a TMD with Central Sensitization ULFTENS Responders; (b TMD with Central Sensitization ULFTENS Nonresponders; (c TMD without Central Sensitization ULFTENS Responders; (d TMD without Central Sensitization ULFTENS Nonresponders. This pathogenic classification of TMD may help to differentiate therapy and aetiology.

Central depression of nuclear charge density distribution

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Chu Yanyun; Ren Zhongzhou; Wang Zaijun; Dong Tiekuang

2010-01-01

The center-depressed nuclear charge distributions are investigated with the parametrized distribution and the relativistic mean-field theory, and their corresponding charge form factors are worked out with the phase shift analysis method. The central depression of nuclear charge distribution of 46 Ar and 44 S is supported by the relativistic mean-field calculation. According to the calculation, the valence protons in 46 Ar and 44 S prefer to occupy the 1d 3/2 state rather than the 2s 1/2 state, which is different from that in the less neutron-rich argon and sulfur isotopes. As a result, the central proton densities of 46 Ar and 44 S are highly depressed, and so are their central charge densities. The charge form factors of some argon and sulfur isotopes are presented, and the minima of the charge form factors shift upward and inward when the central nuclear charge distributions are more depressed. Besides, the effect of the central depression on the charge form factors is studied with a parametrized distribution, when the root-mean-square charge radii remain constant.

Central Bank Independence and Inflation IN EU-28

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Beju Daniela-Georgeta

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Today, both policymakers and academicians consider that the central bank’s main goal is to guarantee price stability. The central bank can sustain the government’s economic policies, but only without prejudicing this objective. In order to focus on price stability several studies found that central bank should have a high level of independence. This is why during the recent decades the majority of developed countries, but also several emerging economies have employed institutional reforms that conferred their monetary authorities – the central bank – more independence.

Ethnic Harassment, Ethnic Identity Centrality, and Well-Being.

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Wolfram, Hans-Joachim; Linton, Kenisha; McDuff, Nona

2018-02-12

In this study, we examined the direct effect of (positive vs. negative) evaluation of potentially harassing experiences due to ethnic background on impaired well-being as well as the moderating effect of ethnic identity centrality on the relationship between (lower vs. higher) frequency of potentially harassing experiences and impaired well-being. Using a gender-balanced sample with equal proportions of black and minority ethnic and white undergraduate students (N = 240), we found that, expectedly, ethnic identity centrality intensified the effects of higher frequency of potentially harassing experiences on lower self-esteem and lower positive affect. Unexpectedly, however, gender identity centrality buffered the effects of higher frequency as well as more negative evaluation of potentially harassing experiences on lower self-esteem, indicating that gender identity centrality may be a protective resource, even though it is not specific to ethnic harassment. Exploratory analyses revealed that for black and minority ethnic respondents with high ethnic identity centrality and for white respondents with low ethnic identity centrality, there were associations between more negative evaluation of potentially harassing experiences and lower self-esteem and lower positive affect. This finding might indicate that ethnic identity centrality was a risk factor in black and ethnic minority respondents, but a protective factor in white respondents.

31 CFR 535.433 - Central Bank of Iran.

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2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Central Bank of Iran. 535.433 Section 535.433 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... § 535.433 Central Bank of Iran. The Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi Iran) is an agency...

endodontic treatment of unusually long discolored maxillary central ...

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a few cases of dual–rooted maxillary central incisor have been reported in literature1-5. Maxillary central incisors vary in root ... The following case report describes the endodontic management of a patient with an unusually long maxillary central incisor in our environment. CASE PROFILE. A 31 year-old male was referred ...

GFT centrality: A new node importance measure for complex networks

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Singh, Rahul; Chakraborty, Abhishek; Manoj, B. S.

2017-12-01

Identifying central nodes is very crucial to design efficient communication networks or to recognize key individuals of a social network. In this paper, we introduce Graph Fourier Transform Centrality (GFT-C), a metric that incorporates local as well as global characteristics of a node, to quantify the importance of a node in a complex network. GFT-C of a reference node in a network is estimated from the GFT coefficients derived from the importance signal of the reference node. Our study reveals the superiority of GFT-C over traditional centralities such as degree centrality, betweenness centrality, closeness centrality, eigenvector centrality, and Google PageRank centrality, in the context of various arbitrary and real-world networks with different degree-degree correlations.

The central image of a gravitationally lensed quasar.

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Winn, Joshua N; Rusin, David; Kochanek, Christopher S

2004-02-12

A galaxy can act as a gravitational lens, producing multiple images of a background object. Theory predicts that there should be an odd number of images produced by the lens, but hitherto almost all lensed objects have two or four images. The missing 'central' images, which should be faint and appear near the centre of the lensing galaxy, have long been sought as probes of galactic cores too distant to resolve with ordinary observations. There are five candidates for central images, but in one case the third image is not necessarily the central one, and in the others the putative central images might be foreground sources. Here we report a secure identification of a central image, based on radio observations of one of the candidates. Lens models using the central image reveal that the massive black hole at the centre of the lensing galaxy has a mass of 20,000M(o) pc(-2), which is in agreement with expections based on observations of galaxies that are much closer to the Earth.

Multifocal electroretinogram and central visual field testing in central areolar choroidal dystrophy.

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Gundogan, Fatih Cakir; Dinç, Umut Asli; Erdem, Uzeyir; Ozge, Gokhan; Sobaci, Gungor

2010-01-01

To study multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) and its relation to retinal sensitivity assessed by Humphrey visual field (HVF) analysis in central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD). Seven eyes of 4 patients with CACD and 15 normal control subjects were examined. mfERG and central 30/2 HVF were tested for each participant. Ring analysis in mfERG was evaluated. HVF results were evaluated in 5 concentric rings in order to compare the results to concentric ring analysis in mfERG. The differences between control subjects and patients were evaluated by Mann-Whitney U test and the correlations were assessed by Spearman test. Mean Snellen acuity was 0.49+/-0.10 in patients. HVF revealed central scotoma in 6 of 7 eyes (85.7%), whereas a paracentral scotoma extending to fixation point was detected in 1 eye. The retinal sensitivities in 5 concentric rings in HVF were significantly lower (p<0.001 for ring 1 to ring 4, and p=0.017 in ring 5) in CACD patients. Similarly, CACD patients had lower P1/N1 amplitudes (p<0.05) and delayed P1/N1 implicit times (p<0.05). In CACD, in the areas of scotoma detected by HVF, mfERG values were depressed. However, both mfERG and HVF abnormalities were found outside the areas of ophthalmoscopically normal retinal areas.

Central nervous system mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

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Salvati, M.; Frati, A.; Piccirilli, M.; Agrillo, A.; Brogna, C.; Occhiogrosso, G.; Giangaspero, F. [INM Neuromed IRCCS, Pozzilli (Italy). Dept. of Neurosurgery; Caroli, E. [Policlinico S. Andrea, Rome (Italy). Dept. of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery

2005-06-15

Central nervous system mesenchymal chondrosarcomas are rare malignant tumors that constitute a separate entity from the classical chondrosarcoma and myxoid variant. Clinical behaviour of central nervous system chondrosarcomas is still unknown. We describe two rare examples of intracranial mesenchymal chondrosarcoma with a review of the literature, in an attempt to clarify the clinical characteristics, prognosis and treatment of choice of these unusual tumors. Among the 55 reported cases, 23 had postoperative radiotherapy. Although there is no statistical significance according to the Log-Rank test (p=0.7), the patients treated with radiation therapy seem to have a better chance of survival. Patients who had adjuvant chemotherapy (only 5) showed survival times similar to those patients who had none. Although clinical behaviour of central nervous system chondrosarcomas remains to be defined, data from our series as well as literature show that radical removal is the best therapeutic choice. In addition, patients treated with postoperative radiotherapy seem to show a trend toward increased survival.

Central nervous system mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

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Salvati, M.; Frati, A.; Piccirilli, M.; Agrillo, A.; Brogna, C.; Occhiogrosso, G.; Giangaspero, F.; Caroli, E.

2005-01-01

Central nervous system mesenchymal chondrosarcomas are rare malignant tumors that constitute a separate entity from the classical chondrosarcoma and myxoid variant. Clinical behaviour of central nervous system chondrosarcomas is still unknown. We describe two rare examples of intracranial mesenchymal chondrosarcoma with a review of the literature, in an attempt to clarify the clinical characteristics, prognosis and treatment of choice of these unusual tumors. Among the 55 reported cases, 23 had postoperative radiotherapy. Although there is no statistical significance according to the Log-Rank test (p=0.7), the patients treated with radiation therapy seem to have a better chance of survival. Patients who had adjuvant chemotherapy (only 5) showed survival times similar to those patients who had none. Although clinical behaviour of central nervous system chondrosarcomas remains to be defined, data from our series as well as literature show that radical removal is the best therapeutic choice. In addition, patients treated with postoperative radiotherapy seem to show a trend toward increased survival

Centralization and decentralization in energy systems and associated risks

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Rehm, W.; Schinner, F.; Kromp, W.

1998-01-01

Full text of publication follows: the concept of centralization/decentralization is - considering its widespread use - surprisingly ill-defined. Within the SERF-program (Socio Economic Research on Fusion) an attempt is made to clarify the complex issue of centralization/decentralization and to analyze its expected interaction with electricity production system in the case of nuclear fusion. Fusion research at the time is a multinational, highly centralized undertaking. As a result of this, and due to the expected large energy production units, it is generally expected that fusion will be embedded in a highly centralized, international energy supply system. The degree of centralization of an energy supply system, however, is believed to have for reaching consequences on the stability of the system, and beyond that, on decision making processes in energy policy, as well as democratic structures on the national or even international level. Internationalization might require control instruments that do not exist so far. Amongst other reservations, it is the possibly unwanted consequences of such a highly centralized, international energy supply system that limit acceptance of the fusion technology in the public. Therefore, centralization and decentralization trends of energy supply systems over the years are being looked at, to study their influence on the political and social systems (and vice-versa). In a first step, an attempt is made to classify centralization. Careful analyses and evaluation of available literature revealed a broad spectrum of different forms and degrees of centralization. Various parameters describing energy production and distribution are used. A differentiation of centralization on a technical and on an organizational level seems necessary, although they are not fully independent of each other. Beyond this, the choice of parameters must depend on the questions to be addressed. A new approach defining different levels and degrees of

Centralization and decentralization in energy systems and associated risks

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Rehm, W.; Schinner, F.; Kromp, W. [Vienna Univ., Institute of Risk Research, IRR (Austria)

1998-07-01

Full text of publication follows: the concept of centralization/decentralization is - considering its widespread use - surprisingly ill-defined. Within the SERF-program (Socio Economic Research on Fusion) an attempt is made to clarify the complex issue of centralization/decentralization and to analyze its expected interaction with electricity production system in the case of nuclear fusion. Fusion research at the time is a multinational, highly centralized undertaking. As a result of this, and due to the expected large energy production units, it is generally expected that fusion will be embedded in a highly centralized, international energy supply system. The degree of centralization of an energy supply system, however, is believed to have for reaching consequences on the stability of the system, and beyond that, on decision making processes in energy policy, as well as democratic structures on the national or even international level. Internationalization might require control instruments that do not exist so far. Amongst other reservations, it is the possibly unwanted consequences of such a highly centralized, international energy supply system that limit acceptance of the fusion technology in the public. Therefore, centralization and decentralization trends of energy supply systems over the years are being looked at, to study their influence on the political and social systems (and vice-versa). In a first step, an attempt is made to classify centralization. Careful analyses and evaluation of available literature revealed a broad spectrum of different forms and degrees of centralization. Various parameters describing energy production and distribution are used. A differentiation of centralization on a technical and on an organizational level seems necessary, although they are not fully independent of each other. Beyond this, the choice of parameters must depend on the questions to be addressed. A new approach defining different levels and degrees of

Central American Climatology

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1985-04-01

Central America, as where mean temperatures are relatively warm throughout the year de- so spite seasonal rainfall changes. 75 Elevation, solar angle...November 1982 Control Hidalgo Anos.1952-1963, Republica de Nicaragua, Ministerio de Formento Y O0.PP, Comision Nacional de Energia . Craig, Richard A., The

3D CENTRAL LINE EXTRACTION OF FOSSIL OYSTER SHELLS

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A. Djuricic

2016-06-01

Full Text Available Photogrammetry provides a powerful tool to digitally document protected, inaccessible, and rare fossils. This saves manpower in relation to current documentation practice and makes the fragile specimens more available for paleontological analysis and public education. In this study, high resolution orthophoto (0.5 mm and digital surface models (1 mm are used to define fossil boundaries that are then used as an input to automatically extract fossil length information via central lines. In general, central lines are widely used in geosciences as they ease observation, monitoring and evaluation of object dimensions. Here, the 3D central lines are used in a novel paleontological context to study fossilized oyster shells with photogrammetric and LiDAR-obtained 3D point cloud data. 3D central lines of 1121 Crassostrea gryphoides oysters of various shapes and sizes were computed in the study. Central line calculation included: i Delaunay triangulation between the fossil shell boundary points and formation of the Voronoi diagram; ii extraction of Voronoi vertices and construction of a connected graph tree from them; iii reduction of the graph to the longest possible central line via Dijkstra’s algorithm; iv extension of longest central line to the shell boundary and smoothing by an adjustment of cubic spline curve; and v integration of the central line into the corresponding 3D point cloud. The resulting longest path estimate for the 3D central line is a size parameter that can be applied in oyster shell age determination both in paleontological and biological applications. Our investigation evaluates ability and performance of the central line method to measure shell sizes accurately by comparing automatically extracted central lines with manually collected reference data used in paleontological analysis. Our results show that the automatically obtained central line length overestimated the manually collected reference by 1.5% in the test set, which

Central obscuration effects on optical synthetic aperture imaging

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Wang, Xue-wen; Luo, Xiao; Zheng, Li-gong; Zhang, Xue-jun

2014-02-01

Due to the central obscuration problem exists in most optical synthetic aperture systems, it is necessary to analyze its effects on their image performance. Based on the incoherent diffraction limited imaging theory, a Golay-3 type synthetic aperture system was used to study the central obscuration effects on the point spread function (PSF) and the modulation transfer function (MTF). It was found that the central obscuration does not affect the width of the central peak of the PSF and the cutoff spatial frequency of the MTF, but attenuate the first sidelobe of the PSF and the midfrequency of the MTF. The imaging simulation of a Golay-3 type synthetic aperture system with central obscuration proved this conclusion. At last, a Wiener Filter restoration algorithm was used to restore the image of this system, the images were obviously better.

Research on centrality of urban transport network nodes

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Wang, Kui; Fu, Xiufen

2017-05-01

Based on the actual data of urban transport in Guangzhou, 19,150 bus stations in Guangzhou (as of 2014) are selected as nodes. Based on the theory of complex network, the network model of Guangzhou urban transport is constructed. By analyzing the degree centrality index, betweenness centrality index and closeness centrality index of nodes in the network, the level of centrality of each node in the network is studied. From a different point of view to determine the hub node of Guangzhou urban transport network, corresponding to the city's key sites and major transfer sites. The reliability of the network is determined by the stability of some key nodes (transport hub station). The research of network node centralization can provide a theoretical basis for the rational allocation of urban transport network sites and public transport system planning.

Russian Language in the Central Asia Region

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Ksenia Petrovna Borishpolets

2014-01-01

Full Text Available He article is devoted to the role of the Russian language in Central Asia and its development perspectives in the context of the Eurasian integration processes. Russian language has a long historical tradition in Central Asia and hasn't lost its importance even at the background of two waves of "derussification" that took place after 1991. Notwithstanding the decrease of the status, it keeps substantial public significance. During last two decades only in Turkmenistan we are witnessing the decrease in spreading of the Russian language among title population of the Central Asia region. Its positions as an active communication channel is secured not only by the social tradition, but also by the competitiveness of the Russian language education, advantages of the bilingual business, requirements of the labor migrants, HR interests and by some other pragmatic thoughts, which role within the context of Eurasian economic integration will increase. Despite the difficulties, it is too early to speak about the decrease of the Russian language in the Central Asia region. It is more likely that the institutes itself that maintain it and promoting it are at the low ebb. New scales and forms of practical work that is interested not only for Russia, but also Central Asia countries are required. Pressure on the resources of the Russian language increases the possibility of ethnic conflicts and strengthens the positions of political radicalism in Central Asia region.

Central alarm system replacement in NPP Krsko

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Cicvaric, D.; Susnic, M.; Djetelic, N.

2004-01-01

Current NPP Krsko central alarm system consists of three main segments. Main Control Board alarm system (BETA 1000), Ventilation Control Board alarm system (BETA 1000) and Electrical Control Board alarm system (BETA 1100). All sections are equipped with specific BetaTone audible alarms and silence, acknowledge as well as test push buttons. The main reason for central alarm system replacement is system obsolescence and problems with maintenance, due to lack of spare parts. Other issue is lack of system redundancy, which could lead to loss of several Alarm Light Boxes in the event of particular power supply failure. Current central alarm system does not provide means of alarm optimization, grouping or prioritization. There are three main options for central alarm system replacement: Conventional annunciator system, hybrid annunciator system and advanced alarm system. Advanced alarm system implementation requires Main Control Board upgrade, integration of process instrumentation and plant process computer as well as long time for replacement. NPP Krsko has decided to implement hybrid alarm system with patchwork approach. The new central alarm system will be stand alone, digital, with advanced filtering and alarm grouping options. Sequence of event recorder will be linked with plant process computer and time synchronized with redundant GPS signal. Advanced functions such as link to plant procedures will be implemented with plant process computer upgrade in outage 2006. Central alarm system replacement is due in outage 2004.(author)

Central Hemodynamics and Microcirculation in Critical Conditions

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A. A. Kosovskikh

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Objective: to compare central hemodynamic and microcirculatory changes in critical conditions caused by different factors and to reveal their possible differences for a further differentiated approach to intensive therapy. Subjects and methods. The study covered 16 subjects with severe concomitant injury (mean age 41.96±2.83 years and 19 patients with general purulent peritonitis (mean age 45.34±2.16 years. Their follow-up was 7 days. The central hemodynamics was estimated by transpulmonary thermodilution using a Pulsion PiCCO Plus system (Pulsion Medical Systems, Germany. The microcirculatory bed was evaluated by cutaneous laser Doppler flowmetry using a LAKK-02 capillary blood flow laser analyzer (LAZMA Research-and-Production Association, Russian Federation. Results. The pattern of central hemodynamic and microcirculatory disorders varies with the trigger that has led to a critical condition. Central hemodynamics should be stabilized to ensure the average level of tissue perfusion in victims with severe concomitant injury. In general purulent peritonitis, microcirculatory disorders may persist even if the macrohemodynamic parameters are normal. Conclusion. The macrohemodynamic and microcirculatory differences obtained during the study suggest that a complex of intensive therapy should be differentiated and, if the latter is used, it is necessary not only to be based on the central hemodynamics, but also to take into consideration functional changes in microcirculation. Key words: severe concomitant injury, general purulent peritonitis, micro-circulation, central hemodynamics, type of circulation.

Central Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

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Lee, Sujin; Zhao, Xing; Hatch, Maya; Chun, Sophia; Chang, Eric

2015-01-01

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating medical condition affecting 1.2 million people in the United States. Central neuropathic pain is one of the most common medical complications of SCI. Current treatment options include opioids, antiepileptic agents such as gabapentin, antispastic agents such as baclofen or tizanidine, and tricyclic acid. Other options include complementary, nonpharmacological treatment such as exercise or acupuncture, interventional treatments, and psychological approaches. Although these treatment options exist, central neuropathic pain in patients with SCI is still extremely difficult to treat because of its complexity. To develop and provide more effective treatment options to these patients, proper assessment of and classification tools for central neuropathic pain, as well as a better understanding of the pathophysiology, are needed. A combination of approaches, from standard general pain assessments to medically specific questions unique to SCI pathophysiology, is essential for this population. A multidisciplinary approach to patient care, in addition with a better understanding of pathophysiology and diagnosis, will lead to improved management and treatment of patients with SCI displaying central neuropathic pain. Here we summarize the most recent classification tools, pathophysiology, and current treatment options for patients with SCI with central neuropathic pain. PMID:25750485

Groundwater availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California

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Faunt, Claudia C.

2009-01-01

California's Central Valley covers about 20,000 square miles and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. More than 250 different crops are grown in the Central Valley with an estimated value of $17 billion per year. This irrigated agriculture relies heavily on surface-water diversions and groundwater pumpage. Approximately one-sixth of the Nation's irrigated land is in the Central Valley, and about one-fifth of the Nation's groundwater demand is supplied from its aquifers. The Central Valley also is rapidly becoming an important area for California's expanding urban population. Since 1980, the population of the Central Valley has nearly doubled from 2 million to 3.8 million people. The Census Bureau projects that the Central Valley's population will increase to 6 million people by 2020. This surge in population has increased the competition for water resources within the Central Valley and statewide, which likely will be exacerbated by anticipated reductions in deliveries of Colorado River water to southern California. In response to this competition for water, a number of water-related issues have gained prominence: conservation of agricultural land, conjunctive use, artificial recharge, hydrologic implications of land-use change, and effects of climate variability. To provide information to stakeholders addressing these issues, the USGS Groundwater Resources Program made a detailed assessment of groundwater availability of the Central Valley aquifer system, that includes: (1) the present status of groundwater resources; (2) how these resources have changed over time; and (3) tools to assess system responses to stresses from future human uses and climate variability and change. This effort builds on previous investigations, such as the USGS Central Valley Regional Aquifer System and Analysis (CV-RASA) project and several other groundwater studies in the Valley completed by Federal, State and local agencies at differing scales. The

Centralized rehabilitation after servere traumatic brain injury

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Engberg, Aase Worså; Liebach, Annette; Nordenbo, Annette Mosbæk

2006-01-01

OBJECTIVES: To present results from the first 3 years of centralized subacute rehabilitation after very severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to compare results of centralized versus decentralized rehabilitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospectively, the most severely injured group of adults from...... post-trauma was 0.29, and at 1 year 0.055 per 100,000 population. By comparison of 39 patients from the centralized unit injured in 2000-2003 with 21 patients injured in 1982, 1987 or 1992 and with similar PTA- and age distributions and male/female ratio, Glasgow Outcome Scale score at discharge...

News in engineering education in Spain effective from 2010 in presence of external changes and mixed crisis, looking mostly to agro and civil engineers

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Anton, J. M.; Sanchez, M. E.; Grau, J. B.; Andina, D.

2012-04-01

The engineering careers models were diverse in Europe, and are adopting now in Spain the Bolonia process for European Universities. Separated from older Universities, that are in part technically active, Civil Engineering (Caminos, Canales y Puertos) started at end of 18th century in Spain adopting the French models of Upper Schools for state civil servants with exam at entry. After 1800 intense wars, to conserve forest regions Ingenieros de Montes appeared as Upper School, and in 1855 also the Ingenieros Agrónomos to push up related techniques and practices. Other Engineers appeared as Upper Schools but more towards private factories. These ES got all adapted Lower Schools of Ingeniero Tecnico. Recently both grew much in number and evolved, linked also to recognized Professions. Spanish society, into European Community, evolved across year 2000, in part highly well, but with severe discordances, that caused severe youth unemployment with 2008-2011 crisis. With Bolonia process high formal changes step in from 2010-11, accepted with intense adaptation. The Lower Schools are changing towards the Upper Schools, and both that have shifted since 2010-11 various 4-years careers (Grado), some included into the precedent Professions, and diverse Masters. Acceptation of them to get students has started relatively well, and will evolve, and acceptation of new grades for employment in Spain, Europe or outside will be essential. Each Grado has now quite rigid curricula and programs, MOODLE was introduced to connect pupils, some specific uses of Personal Computers are taught in each subject. Escuela de Agronomos centre, reorganized with its old name in its precedent buildings at entrance of Campus Moncloa, offers Grados of Agronomic Engineering and Science for various public and private activities for agriculture, Alimentary Engineering for alimentary activities and control, Agro-Environmental Engineering more related to environment activities, and in part Biotechnology also

Linfoma no-Hodgkin del sistema nervioso central

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Iglesias Rozas, José Rafael, 1942-

2000-01-01

Diecisiete imágenes de un linfoma no-Hodgkin del sistema nervioso central en una paciente de 66 años. Seventeen pictures of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the central nervous system in a 66-year-old female patient.

Centralized rehabilitation after servere traumatic brain injury

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Engberg, Aase Worså; Liebach, Annette; Nordenbo, Annette Mosbæk

2006-01-01

OBJECTIVES: To present results from the first 3 years of centralized subacute rehabilitation after very severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to compare results of centralized versus decentralized rehabilitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospectively, the most severely injured group of adults fr...

The Cartan Matrix of a Centralizer Algebra

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2010-12-20

Dec 20, 2010 ... The centralizer algebra of a matrix consists of those matrices that commute with it. We investigate the basic representation-theoretic invariants of centralizer algebras, namely their radicals, projective indecomposable modules, injective indecomposable modules, simple modules and Cartan matrices.

Parallel Algorithm for Incremental Betweenness Centrality on Large Graphs

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Jamour, Fuad Tarek

2017-10-17

Betweenness centrality quantifies the importance of nodes in a graph in many applications, including network analysis, community detection and identification of influential users. Typically, graphs in such applications evolve over time. Thus, the computation of betweenness centrality should be performed incrementally. This is challenging because updating even a single edge may trigger the computation of all-pairs shortest paths in the entire graph. Existing approaches cannot scale to large graphs: they either require excessive memory (i.e., quadratic to the size of the input graph) or perform unnecessary computations rendering them prohibitively slow. We propose iCentral; a novel incremental algorithm for computing betweenness centrality in evolving graphs. We decompose the graph into biconnected components and prove that processing can be localized within the affected components. iCentral is the first algorithm to support incremental betweeness centrality computation within a graph component. This is done efficiently, in linear space; consequently, iCentral scales to large graphs. We demonstrate with real datasets that the serial implementation of iCentral is up to 3.7 times faster than existing serial methods. Our parallel implementation that scales to large graphs, is an order of magnitude faster than the state-of-the-art parallel algorithm, while using an order of magnitude less computational resources.

Social network analysis using k-Path centrality method

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Taniarza, Natya; Adiwijaya; Maharani, Warih

2018-03-01

k-Path centrality is deemed as one of the effective methods to be applied in centrality measurement in which the influential node is estimated as the node that is being passed by information path frequently. Regarding this, k-Path centrality has been employed in the analysis of this paper specifically by adapting random-algorithm approach in order to: (1) determine the influential user’s ranking in a social media Twitter; and (2) ascertain the influence of parameter α in the numeration of k-Path centrality. According to the analysis, the findings showed that the method of k-Path centrality with random-algorithm approach can be used to determine user’s ranking which influences in the dissemination of information in Twitter. Furthermore, the findings also showed that parameter α influenced the duration and the ranking results: the less the α value, the longer the duration, yet the ranking results were more stable.

Encouraging Diversity- and Representation-Awareness in Geographically Centralized Content

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Graells-Garrido, Eduardo; Lalmas, Mounia; Baeza-Yates, Ricardo

2015-01-01

In centralized countries, not only population, media and economic power are concentrated, but people give more attention to central locations. While this is not inherently bad, this behavior extends to micro-blogging platforms: central locations get more attention in terms of information flow. In this paper we study the effects of an information filtering algorithm that decentralizes content in such platforms. Particularly, we find that users from non-central locations were not able to identi...

Investigating for failure of central ventilation fan blade

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Koo, Jae Raeyang; Ko Woo Sig; Kim, Yeon Hwan; Park, Kwang Ha

2002-01-01

During the operation, central ventilation fan stopped when switch 'on' condition. When central ventilation fan disassemble, ten blades of fan fractured. We have searched cause of failure. We had modeling one of the fan blades and analysis with computer programs. Thus we have find that fracture of central ventilation fan blades is alternative stress and vibration at hub. In this paper, we have described cause of failure

Non-linear realizations of supersymmetry with off-shell central charges

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Santos Filho, P.B.; Oliveira Rivelles, V. de.

1985-01-01

A new class of non-linear realizations of the extended supersymmetry algebra with central charges is presented. They were obtained by applying the technique of dimensional reduction by Legendre transformation to a non-linear realization without central charges in one higher dimension. As a result an off-shell central charge is obtained. The non-linear lagrangian is the same as is the case of vanishing central charge. On-shell the central charge vanishes so this non-linear realization differs from that without central charges only off-shell. It is worked in two dimensions and its extension to higher dimensions is discussed. (Author) [pt

Central Odontogenic Fibroma of Simple Type

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Prasanth Thankappan

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Central odontogenic fibroma (COF is an extremely rare benign tumor that accounts for 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. It is a lesion associated with the crown of an unerupted tooth resembling dentigerous cyst. In this report, a 10-year-old male patient is presented, who was diagnosed with central odontogenic fibroma of simple type from clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings.

Diseño e implantación de sistema de seguridad industrial para una columna de rectificación para la concentración de ácido fluorhídrico

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Alcón Álvarez, Daniel

2012-01-01

La seguridad industrial debe ser una disciplina de estudio capaz de formar a los especialistas apropiados, perteneciendo su naturaleza a un tipo de especialidad de corte profesional, es decir, es una rama de la ingeniería que se cultiva con la experiencia laboral del propio ingeniero desde sus orígenes. El objetivo primordial de la seguridad industrial no debe ser otro que minimizar los riesgos en la industria, ya que toda actividad industrial tiene unos peligros inherentes ...

Calidad total en Compensar, Servicio al cliente y medidas antisindicalistas 1988-1997

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Abel Ricardo Lopez Pedreros

1999-12-01

Full Text Available La historiografía laboral se preocupa, con insistencia de las relaciones laborales en la clase obrera. Se muestra como los círculos de calidad, buscan quebrantar cualquier disidencia sindicalista. A través de la lectura de diversas fuentes primarias se muestran las diferentes estrategias para lograr tal objetivo. Se observa la recepción del discurso de calidad total en la cotidianidad de los trabajadores de los servicios (secretarias, enfermeras, ingenieros, etc.

International Symposium on Electrets (ISE 6) (6th) Held in Oxford, England on 1-3 September 1988

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1988-09-01

STIMULATED DISCHARGE J.Belana and P.Colomer Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (UPC) Col6n 11, 08222 Terrassa (Barcelona),Spain. ABSTRACT...TSC measurements permitted Despax et al ,3] and Peres [4] to observe the influence of different gases on the sur- face dielectric properties of silica...adsorbed water is hydrogen bonded to hydroxyl groups in epoxV resin at room temperature. 5- INFINC. OF N2 AND C02. The influence of these two gases

Shock Front Distortion and Richtmyer-Meshkov-like Growth Caused by a Small Pre-Shock Non-Uniformity

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2007-01-01

Washington, DC 20375, USA 2 Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales , Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain...the right of all the singularities of sP ~ . For ideal gases , as is the case in this work, the right-hand sides of Eqs. (43) and (46) do not have...3957 (1980); M. A. Tsikulin, E. G. Popov, Radiative Properties of Shock Waves in Gases (in Russian) (Moscow, Nauka, 1977). 13 J. Grun, R. Burris, G

Cuando uno más uno es mayor que dos

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Iv Villanueva

2017-01-01

Los ingenieros requieren de creatividad e ingenio para encontrar soluciones eficaces, eficientes y costo efectivas a los problemas que afectan a la humanidad. El trabajo interdisciplinario o colaborativo ha sido una forma exitosa para ofrecer soluciones factibles. En el caso de encontra soluciones al aumento de la resistencia de los microbios a los antibióticos, el enfoque colaborativo está mostrando buenos resultados. La resistencia a los antibióticos y a los antimicrobianos en general, ...

The Trade Off Between Central Bank Independence and Conservativeness

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Eijffinger, S.C.W.; Hoeberichts, M.M.

1996-01-01

This paper introduces a parameter for central bank independence in a monetary policy game with a conservative central banker.It tries to explain the optimal degree of central bank independence and conservativeness by four economic and political determinants, both theoretically and empirically.There

7 CFR 1032.2 - Central marketing area.

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2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 9 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Central marketing area. 1032.2 Section 1032.2 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Milk), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MILK IN THE CENTRAL MARKETING AREA Order Regulating...

Central nervous system depressant activityof Leonurus sibiricus ...

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The methanol extract of aerial parts of Leonurus sibiricus was shown to possess central nervous system depressant action by significantly decreased the time of onset of sleep and potentiated the pentobarbital induced sleeping time in mice. Keywords: Leonurus sibiricus, labiatae, central nervous depressant, sedation

Concept of the central clip

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Alegria-Barrero, Eduardo; Chan, Pak Hei; Foin, Nicolas

2014-01-01

AIMS: Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with the MitraClip(®) was shown to be a safe and feasible alternative compared to conventional surgical mitral valve repair. We analyse the concept of the central clip and the predictors for the need of more than one MitraClip(®) in our high.......8±10.7 years (30 males, 13 females; mean logistic EuroSCORE 24.1±11, mean LVEF 47.5±18.5%; mean±SD) were treated. Median follow-up was 385 days (104-630; Q1-Q3). Device implantation success was 93%. All patients were treated following the central clip concept: 52.5% of MR was degenerative in aetiology and 47....... The presence of a restricted posterior mitral valve leaflet (PML) was inversely correlated with the need for more than one clip (p=0.02). A cut-off value of ≥7.5 mm for vena contracta predicted the need for a second clip (sensitivity 83%, specificity 90%, p=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The central MitraClip(®) concept...

Central Venous Occlusion in the Hemodialysis Patient.

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Krishna, Vinay Narasimha; Eason, Joseph B; Allon, Michael

2016-11-01

Central venous stenosis (CVS) is encountered frequently among hemodialysis patients. Prior ipsilateral central venous catheterization and cardiac rhythm device insertions are common risk factors, but CVS can also occur in the absence of this history. Chronic CVS can cause thrombosis with partial or complete occlusion of the central vein at the site of stenosis. CVS is frequently asymptomatic and identified as an incidental finding during imaging studies. Symptomatic CVS presents most commonly as an upper- or lower-extremity edema ipsilateral to the CVS. Previously unsuspected CVS may become symptomatic after placement of an ipsilateral vascular access. The likelihood of symptomatic CVS may be affected by the central venous catheter (CVC) location; CVC side; duration of CVC dependence; type, location, and blood flow of the ipsilateral access; and extent of collateral veins. Venous angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement can improve the stenosis and alleviate symptoms, but CVS typically recurs frequently, requiring repeated interventions. Refractory symptomatic CVS may require ligation of the ipsilateral vascular access. Because no available treatment option is curative, the goal should be to prevent CVS by minimizing catheters and central vein instrumentation in patients with chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients. Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Estrogen- and progesterone-receptor status in ECOG 2197: comparison of immunohistochemistry by local and central laboratories and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction by central laboratory.

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Badve, Sunil S; Baehner, Frederick L; Gray, Robert P; Childs, Barrett H; Maddala, Tara; Liu, Mei-Lan; Rowley, Steve C; Shak, Steven; Perez, Edith A; Perez, Edith D; Shulman, Lawrence J; Martino, Silvana; Davidson, Nancy E; Sledge, George W; Goldstein, Lori J; Sparano, Joseph A

2008-05-20

Central and local laboratory concordance for hormone receptor measurement is therapeutically important. This study compares estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) measured by local laboratory immunohistochemistry (IHC), central IHC, and central reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using a proprietary 21-gene assay. A case-control sample of 776 breast cancer patients from Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) study E2197 was evaluated. Central IHC Allred score for ER and PR was obtained using tissue microarrays and 1D5 ER antibody and 636 PR antibody. Quantitative RT-PCR for ER and PR in whole sections was performed using the 21-gene assay. For ER, the concordance between local and central IHC was 90% (95% CI, 88% to 92%), between local IHC and central RT-PCR was 91% (95% CI, 89% to 93%), and between central IHC and central RT-PCR was 93% (95% CI, 91% to 95%). For PR, the concordance between local IHC and central IHC was 84% (95% CI, 82% to 87%), between local IHC and central RT-PCR was 88% (95% CI, 85% to 90%), and between central IHC and central RT-PCR was 90% (95% CI, 88% to 92%). Although concordance was high, IHC ER-negative cases that were RT-PCR positive were more common than IHC ER-positive cases that were RT-PCR negative. In ER-positive patients, ER expression by central IHC Allred score was marginally associated with recurrence (P = .091), and ER expression by central RT-PCR was significantly associated with recurrence (P = .014). However, recurrence score, which incorporates additional genes/pathways, was a highly significant predictor of recurrence (P < .0001). There is a high degree of concordance among local IHC, central IHC, and central RT-PCR by the proprietary gene assay for ER and PR status. Although ER expression is marginally associated with relapse in ER-positive patients treated with chemohormonal therapy, recurrence score is a highly significant predictor of recurrence.

Heterogeneity across emerging market central bank reaction functions

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Mesut Turkay

2017-09-01

Full Text Available The purpose of this study is to analyze monetary policy reaction functions of inflation targeting emerging market economies. Heterogeneity across central bank behavior is modelled using dynamic common correlated effects estimator in a panel data framework of 15 countries. The empirical method allows us to obtain country specific coefficients and shows differences across central bank reaction functions. Model results imply that central banks behave according to an extended Taylor rule and respond to deviation of inflation from the target, output gap, real exchange rate and external financial conditions. The study finds that emerging market central banks consider not only price stability, but also financial stability in setting of interest rates.

International Regulation of Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries

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Molenaar, E.J.

Due in particular to the impacts of climate change, the adequacy of the international regulation of Central Arctic Ocean fisheries has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. As shown in this article, however, international regulation of Central Arctic Ocean fisheries is by no means entirely

Genetics Home Reference: congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

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... Kravis EM, Zhou L, Rand CM, Weese-Mayer DE. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: PHOX2B mutations and phenotype. Am J Respir Crit ... BA, Leurgans SE, Berry-Kravis EM, Weese-Mayer DE. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: PHOX2B genotype determines risk for sudden death. Pediatr ...

Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project

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Leslie Brandt; Hong He; Louis Iverson; Frank R. Thompson; Patricia Butler; Stephen Handler; Maria Janowiak; P. Danielle Shannon; Chris Swanston; Matthew Albrecht; Richard Blume-Weaver; Paul Deizman; John DePuy; William D. Dijak; Gary Dinkel; Songlin Fei; D. Todd Jones-Farrand; Michael Leahy; Stephen Matthews; Paul Nelson; Brad Oberle; Judi Perez; Matthew Peters; Anantha Prasad; Jeffrey E. Schneiderman; John Shuey; Adam B. Smith; Charles Studyvin; John M. Tirpak; Jeffery W. Walk; Wen J. Wang; Laura Watts; Dale Weigel; Steve. Westin

2014-01-01

The forests in the Central Hardwoods Region will be affected directly and indirectly by a changing climate over the next 100 years. This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems in the Central Hardwoods Region of Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri to a range of future climates. Information on current forest conditions, observed climate trends,...

Proteomic landscape in Central and Eastern Europe: the 9th Central and Eastern European Proteomic Conference, Poznan, Poland

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Gadher, S. J.; Marczak, L.; Luczak, M.; Stobiecki, M.; Widlak, P.; Kovářová, Hana

2016-01-01

Roč. 13, č. 1 (2016), s. 5-7 ISSN 1478-9450. [Central and Eastern European Proteomic Conference (CEEPC) /9./. Poznaň, 15.06.2015-18.06.2015] Institutional support: RVO:67985904 Keywords : Central and Eastern Proteomic Conference * proteomics * mass spectrometry imaging Subject RIV: EB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology Impact factor: 3.849, year: 2016

Can the European Central Bank Create a European identity?

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Ravn Sørensen, Anders

2014-01-01

In what ways do central banks construct community, and how may the European Central Bank (ECB) contribute to a supranational European identity? In this paper I seek to answer these two questions by developing a conceptual framework for the ways that central banks construct national identities and...

Contested Communication; A Critical Analysis of Central Bank Speech

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L.H.J. Noordegraaf-Eelens (Liesbeth)

2010-01-01

textabstractThe more important words become, the more difficult it is to say things. This is the central message of this study on the communication by central bank presidents. Since the end of the twentieth century, central bank presidents see communication as an important means to influence

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Divergent Roles of Central Serotonin in Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis

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Ning-Ning Song

2017-06-01

Full Text Available The central serotonin (5-HT system is the main target of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, the first-line antidepressants widely used in current general practice. One of the prominent features of chronic SSRI treatment in rodents is the enhanced adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus, which has been proposed to contribute to antidepressant effects. Therefore, tremendous effort has been made to decipher how central 5-HT regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis. In this paper, we review how changes in the central serotonergic system alter adult hippocampal neurogenesis. We focus on data obtained from three categories of genetically engineered mouse models: (1 mice with altered central 5-HT levels from embryonic stages, (2 mice with deletion of 5-HT receptors from embryonic stages, and (3 mice with altered central 5-HT system exclusively in adulthood. These recent findings provide unique insights to interpret the multifaceted roles of central 5-HT on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and its associated effects on depression.

Transmission Reinforcements in the Central American Regional Power System

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Elizondo, Marcelo A.; Vallem, Mallikarjuna R.; Samaan, Nader A.; Makarov, Yuri V.; Vyakaranam, Bharat; Nguyen, Tony B.; Munoz, Christian; Herrera, Ricardo; Midence, Diego; Shpitsberg, Anna

2016-07-25

The Central American regional interconnected power system (SER) connects the countries members of the Central American regional electricity market (MER): Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The SER was a result of a long term regional effort, and was initially conceived to transfer 300 MW between countries. However, the current transfer limits between countries range from 70 MW to 300 MW. Regional entities, like CRIE (Regional Commission of Electrical Interconnection), EOR (Central American Regional System Operator), and CDMER (Board of Directors of the Central American Market) are working on coordinating the national transmission expansion plans with regional transmission planning efforts. This paper presents experience in Central America region to recommend transmission reinforcements to achieve 300 MW transfer capacity between any pair of member countries of the Central American regional electricity market (MER). This paper also provides a methodology for technical analysis and for coordination among the regional and national entities. This methodology is unique for transmission systems of these characteristics.

Chapter 1. Central nervous system

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Planiol, T.; Veyre, A.; Plagne, R.

1975-01-01

The present situation with regard to explorations of the central nervous system by radioactive compounds is reviewed. For the sake of clarity the brain and cerebrospinal fluid examinations are described separately, with emphasis nevertheless on their complementarity. The tracers used in each of these examinations are listed, together with the criteria governing their choice. The different techniques employed are described. Scintigraphy is presented apart from gamma-angio-encephalography since it is not possible with rectilinear scintigraphs to observe the circulatory phase. The results are interpreted by an analysis of normal and pathological aspects of the different stages of the central nervous system [fr

The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank

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L. BINI-SMAGHI

1998-06-01

Full Text Available The European Central Bank (ECB is considered to be an institution with a high level of accountability compared with other central banks. However, the matter has yet to be investigated in practice. Accountability of the ECB will have to be checked by governing bodies both within and outside the ECB as well as the public. A survey is undertaken of the main reasons for central bank accountability, especially for the ECB.

Charmed and beauty baryon in hyper central model

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Patel, Bhavin; Vinodkumar, P.C.; Rai, Ajay Kumar

2006-01-01

For the present study the hyper central description of the three-body problem has been employed for the baryons constituting one or more charm and beauty quarks. The confinement potential is assumed in the hyper central co-ordinates as hyper central coulomb plus power potential. The charm and beauty baryons under this potential has been studied for different power indices starting from 0.5 to 2.0. The methods and results are briefly described

Neural correlates of central inhibition during physical fatigue.

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Masaaki Tanaka

Full Text Available Central inhibition plays a pivotal role in determining physical performance during physical fatigue. Classical conditioning of central inhibition is believed to be associated with the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue. We tried to determine whether classical conditioning of central inhibition can really occur and to clarify the neural mechanisms of central inhibition related to classical conditioning during physical fatigue using magnetoencephalography (MEG. Eight right-handed volunteers participated in this study. We used metronome sounds as conditioned stimuli and maximum handgrip trials as unconditioned stimuli to cause central inhibition. Participants underwent MEG recording during imagery of maximum grips of the right hand guided by metronome sounds for 10 min. Thereafter, fatigue-inducing maximum handgrip trials were performed for 10 min; the metronome sounds were started 5 min after the beginning of the handgrip trials. The next day, neural activities during imagery of maximum grips of the right hand guided by metronome sounds were measured for 10 min. Levels of fatigue sensation and sympathetic nerve activity on the second day were significantly higher relative to those of the first day. Equivalent current dipoles (ECDs in the posterior cingulated cortex (PCC, with latencies of approximately 460 ms, were observed in all the participants on the second day, although ECDs were not identified in any of the participants on the first day. We demonstrated that classical conditioning of central inhibition can occur and that the PCC is involved in the neural substrates of central inhibition related to classical conditioning during physical fatigue.

MRI diagnosis of intraspinal dermoid ruptured into central spinal canal

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Zhang Yong; Cheng Jingliang; Wang Juan; Li Huali; Ren Cuiping; Zhang Yan; Gao Xuemei

2009-01-01

Objective: To evaluate the appearances of intraspinal dermoid ruptured into the central spinal canal, as well as the MRI diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Methods: Eleven cases of intraspinal dermoid ruptured into the central spinal canal were reviewed. Six cases underwent whole spine MRI scan, 2 cases with thoracic and lumbar spine MRI, as well as 3 cases only with lumbar spine MRI. Results: Free fat droplets within spinal cord central canal demonstrated high signal intensity on T 1 WI, slight declined signal intensity on T 2 WI, and extremely low signal on fat suppression sequence. Of the 11 cases, 2 cases broke into neighboring central spinal canal of the dermoid, 3 cases scattered within thoracic spinal cord central canal, 4 cases discontinuously distributed in the whole spinal cord central canal, 2 cases showed continuous distribution. Conclusion: Intraspinal dermoid ruptured in the central spinal canal had specific appearance on MRI, when a dermoid tumor is suspected, MRI of the entire spine were recommended to detect possible leakage of' fat within central spinal canal. (authors)

12 CFR 741.210 - Central liquidity facility.

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2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 6 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Central liquidity facility. 741.210 Section 741... Unions That Also Apply to Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Unions § 741.210 Central liquidity... Liquidity Facility, shall adhere to the requirements stated in part 725 of this chapter. ...

Centralized co-digestion and efficient nutrient recycling

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Tafdrup, S [Danish Energy Agency, Copenhagen (Denmark)

1997-08-01

The centralized biogas plants co-digest animal manure and organic waste, producing biogas and liquid fertilizer as a result. 19 centralized biogas plants are in operation in Denmark. In 1996 they digested 200,000 tonnes organic industrial wastes with 800,000 tonnes manure. The average gate fee for waste reception is around DKK 50 per tonne. Thus, the centralized biogas plants provide the organic waste producers with an economically attractive as well as environmentally sound recycling option. The farmers play a key role. It is a precondition that the farmers benefit sufficiently from the operation of the centralized biogas plant. An average economic advantage for the farmers of approximately DKK 5 in all per m{sup 3} slurry has been calculated. Even though this is a relatively modest amount, it is enough to generate interest on the part of the farmers. A further tightening of the legislation is expected in a few years concerning utilization of nutrients in manure and land applied organic wastes. This, together with increasing focus on odour reduction, is expected to add to the farmers interests in centralized biogas plants. At present biogas contributes with 2 PJ per year to the energy supply in Denmark. According to the official energy action plan, the total biogas production from all kinds of biogas plants is to be doubled by the year 2000 and increased 10-fold by the year 2020. A major part of this increase is expected to come from new centralized biogas plants. The annual potential for biogas production from biomass resources available in Denmark is estimated to be approximately 30 PJ. Animal manure comprises about 80% of this potential. (au)

Control of gaseous emissions in central Costanera S.A. of Argentina; Control de emisiones gaseosas en central Costanera S. A. de Argentina

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Brabenec, Edgardo [Unidad de Negocios Central Costanera, S. A., (Argentina)

1997-12-31

A description is presented of the equipment utilized at the Central Costanera, S.A. of Argentina, the requirements and the Environmental Management established for this Power Station, and the Standards and the resolutions and law instruments on Environmental issues. Also it is presented the Environmental Management plan of the Ente Nacional Regulador de Electricidad of Argentina as well as the controls and environmental corrective actions implemented at the Central Costanera, S.A. [Espanol] Se presenta una descripcion del equipo utilizado en la Central Costanera S.A. de Argentina, los requerimientos de gestion ambiental establecidos para esta central y las normas, resoluciones e instrumentos juridicos en materia ambiental. Se presenta ademas el plan de gestion ambiental del Ente Nacional Regulador de la Electricidad de Argentina asi como los controles y acciones correctivas ambientales implantadas en la Central Costanera S. A.

Control of gaseous emissions in central Costanera S.A. of Argentina; Control de emisiones gaseosas en central Costanera S. A. de Argentina

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Brabenec, Edgardo [Unidad de Negocios Central Costanera, S. A., (Argentina)

1996-12-31

A description is presented of the equipment utilized at the Central Costanera, S.A. of Argentina, the requirements and the Environmental Management established for this Power Station, and the Standards and the resolutions and law instruments on Environmental issues. Also it is presented the Environmental Management plan of the Ente Nacional Regulador de Electricidad of Argentina as well as the controls and environmental corrective actions implemented at the Central Costanera, S.A. [Espanol] Se presenta una descripcion del equipo utilizado en la Central Costanera S.A. de Argentina, los requerimientos de gestion ambiental establecidos para esta central y las normas, resoluciones e instrumentos juridicos en materia ambiental. Se presenta ademas el plan de gestion ambiental del Ente Nacional Regulador de la Electricidad de Argentina asi como los controles y acciones correctivas ambientales implantadas en la Central Costanera S. A.

Midwifery education in Central-Eastern Europe.

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Mivšek, Polona; Baškova, Martina; Wilhelmova, Radka

2016-02-01

Problems in midwifery in many Central-Eastern European countries are very similar; it is possible to speak about the evolving Central-Eastern model of midwifery care. The educational models of this region have a relatively strong theoretical part; however, there is an insufficient practical dimension. Theoretical part of midwifery education in the universities is relatively autonomous and is slowly changing the professional identity of graduates. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

USO EFECTIVO DE LOS RECURSOS HUMANOS IMPLICADOS EN EL PROCESO DE DESARROLLO DE SOFTWARE

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Yucely López Trujillo

2006-12-01

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En el proceso de desarrollo de software, empleando metodologías como PSP (Personal Software Process, Proceso de Software Personal y TSP (Team Software Process, Proceso de Software en Equipo, se obtendrán numerosas medidas de los ingenieros, importantes para analizar la toma de decisiones inteligentes en el ámbito de la gestión de proyectos informáticos. El objetivo general del presente trabajo es valorar la utilidad de diseñar un

Legislation on renewable energy sources in Central America

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Rebollo, Jose

2000-01-01

This paper presents the development of renewable energy in Central America and the cooperation given by the European Comission in the promotion of renewable energy sources. Also discuss the current situation in energy demand in Central America and possible solutions linked to legislation that promotes the inversion of the private sector. The legal framework in each country of Central America is presented and its impact in the increasing of generation of energy through tax reductions, trading and prices

Reliability of oscillometric central hemodynamic responses to an orthostatic challenge.

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Stoner, Lee; Bonner, Chantel; Credeur, Daniel; Lambrick, Danielle; Faulkner, James; Wadsworth, Daniel; Williams, Michelle A

2015-08-01

Monitoring central hemodynamic responses to an orthostatic challenge may provide important insight into autonomic nervous system function. Oscillometric pulse wave analysis devices have recently emerged, presenting clinically viable options for investigating central hemodynamic properties. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether oscillometric pulse wave analysis can be used to reliably (between-day) assess central blood pressure and central pressure augmentation (augmentation index) responses to a 5 min orthostatic challenge (modified tilt-table). Twenty healthy adults (26.4 y (SD 5.2), 55% F, 24.7 kg/m(2) (SD 3.8)) were tested on 3 different mornings in the fasted state, separated by a maximum of 7 days. Central hemodynamic variables were assessed on the left arm using an oscillometric device. Repeated measures analysis of variance indicated a significant main effect of the modified tilt-table for all central hemodynamic variables (P response to the tilt, central diastolic pressure increased by 4.5 mmHg (CI: 2.6, 6.4), central systolic blood pressure increased by 2.3 (CI: 4.4, 0.16) mmHg, and augmentation index decreased by an absolute - 5.3%, (CI: -2.7, -7.9%). The intra-class correlation coefficient values for central diastolic pressure (0.83-0.86), central systolic blood pressure (0.80-0.87) and AIx (0.79-0.82) were above the 0.75 criterion in both the supine and tilted positions, indicating excellent between-day reliability. Central hemodynamic responses to an orthostatic challenge can be assessed with acceptable between-day reliability using oscillometric pulse wave analysis. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

FUNDUS AUTOFLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES AND CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY.

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Dysli, Chantal; Berger, Lieselotte; Wolf, Sebastian; Zinkernagel, Martin S

2017-11-01

To quantify retinal fluorescence lifetimes in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and to identify disease specific lifetime characteristics over the course of disease. Forty-seven participants were included in this study. Patients with central serous chorioretinopathy were imaged with fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, optical coherence tomography, and fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) and compared with age-matched controls. Retinal autofluorescence was excited using a 473-nm blue laser light and emitted fluorescence light was detected in 2 distinct wavelengths channels (498-560 nm and 560-720 nm). Clinical features, mean retinal autofluorescence lifetimes, autofluorescence intensity, and corresponding optical coherence tomography (OCT) images were further analyzed. Thirty-five central serous chorioretinopathy patients with a mean visual acuity of 78 ETDRS letters (range, 50-90; mean Snellen equivalent: 20/32) and 12 age-matched controls were included. In the acute stage of central serous chorioretinopathy, retinal fluorescence lifetimes were shortened by 15% and 17% in the respective wavelength channels. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that fluorescence lifetimes were significantly influenced by the disease duration (P autofluorescence lifetimes, particularly in eyes with retinal pigment epithelial atrophy, were associated with poor visual acuity. This study establishes that autofluorescence lifetime changes occurring in central serous chorioretinopathy exhibit explicit patterns which can be used to estimate perturbations of the outer retinal layers with a high degree of statistical significance.

Distributed generation and centralized power system in Thailand

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Sukkumnoed, Decharut

2004-01-01

The paper examines and discusses conflicts between the development of distributed power and centralized power system.......The paper examines and discusses conflicts between the development of distributed power and centralized power system....

Centralization and Decentralization in American Education Policy

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DeBoer, Jennifer

2012-01-01

This article examines the trend toward centralization in American education policy over the last century through a variety of lenses. The overall picture that emerges is one of a continuous tug-of-war, with national and local policymakers stumbling together toward incrementally more standardized and centralized policies. There is a center of power…

Percutaneous transfemoral repositioning of malpositioned central venous catheters.

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Hartnell, G G; Roizental, M

1995-04-01

Central venous catheters inserted by blind surgical placement may not advance into a satisfactory position and may require repositioning. Malpositioning via surgical insertion is common in patients in whom central venous catheters have previously been placed, as these patients are more likely to have central venous thrombosis and distortion of central venous anatomy. This is less of a problem when catheter placement is guided by imaging; however, even when insertion is satisfactory, central venous catheters may become displaced spontaneously after insertion (Fig. 1). Repositioning can be effected by direct manipulation using guidewires or tip-deflecting wires [1, 2], by manipulation via a transfemoral venous approach [3-5], and by injection of contrast material or saline [6]. Limitations of the direct approach include (1) the number and type of maneuvers that can be performed to effect repositioning when anatomy is distorted, (2) difficulty in accessing the catheter, and (3) the risk of introducing infection. Moreover, these patients are often immunosuppressed, and there is a risk of introducing infection by exposing and directly manipulating the venous catheter. Vigorous injection of contrast material or saline may be unsuccessful for the same reasons: It seldom exerts sufficient force to reposition large-caliber central venous catheters and may cause vessel damage or rupture if injection is made into a small or thrombosed vessel. We illustrate several alternative methods for catheter repositioning via a transfemoral venous approach.

Energy sector developments in Central America and the Caribbean

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Perez, J.

1997-01-01

Energy sector developments in Central America and the Caribbean were discussed. Central America is composed of six small countries whose total population is 32 million. The Caribbean population is 20.5 million. Central America is generally poor in hydrocarbon reserves but the geological prospects in several of the countries are encouraging. The oil and petroleum products supply and demand picture, the main characteristics of the hydrocarbon market, structure of the oil industry, hydrocarbon market reforms, pricing issues and recent trend towards reforms in the electric power industry in Central America were discussed. An overview of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) effort to provide technical assistance and loans to strengthen the energy sector development in Central America and the Caribbean was also given. 17 refs., 2 tabs., 23 figs

Fractal systems of central places based on intermittency of space-filling

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Chen Yanguang

2011-01-01

Highlights: → The idea of intermittency is introduced into central place model. → The revised central place model suggests incomplete space filling. → New central place fractals are presented for urban analysis. → The average nearest distance is proposed to estimate the fractal dimension. → The concept of distance-based space is replaced by that of dimension-based space. - Abstract: The central place models are fundamentally important in theoretical geography and city planning theory. The texture and structure of central place networks have been demonstrated to be self-similar in both theoretical and empirical studies. However, the underlying rationale of central place fractals in the real world has not yet been revealed so far. This paper is devoted to illustrating the mechanisms by which the fractal patterns can be generated from central place systems. The structural dimension of the traditional central place models is d = 2 indicating no intermittency in the spatial distribution of human settlements. This dimension value is inconsistent with empirical observations. Substituting the complete space filling with the incomplete space filling, we can obtain central place models with fractional dimension D < d = 2 indicative of spatial intermittency. Thus the conventional central place models are converted into fractal central place models. If we further integrate the chance factors into the improved central place fractals, the theory will be able to explain the real patterns of urban places very well. As empirical analyses, the US cities and towns are employed to verify the fractal-based models of central places.

MR findings of central nerocytoma

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Lee, Chang Hoon; Kim, Dong Ik; Lee, Byung Hee; Kim, Myung Soon

1997-01-01

Central neurocytoma is a reae neuronal differentiated intraventricular tomor of young adults. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristic MR appearance of central neurocytoma. We retrospectively reviewed MR images of 12 patients with central neurocytoma, confirmed by ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study. We analyzed patient age, and on all sequences, tumor location, extension into the third ventricle, involvement of brain parenchyma, cyst, hemorrhage, vascular signal void and signal intensity ; and egree of Gd-enhancement was examined on MR images, pattern of calcification on CT, and neovascularity, tumor staining on angiography. Age distribution was wide ranging from 26 to 64 years ; the most frequent age group was the fourth decade (five patients). All tumors except one (in the third ventricle) were located in the lateral ventricle and most were seen in the region of the foramen of Monro (10 cases). Tumors showed extension into the third ventricle and involvement of parenchyma in three cases. The internal architecture of the tumor was heterogenous and consisted of cysts (83%), hemorrhage (25%) and vascular signal void (25%). The solid portion of the tumor showed variable signal intensity on T1-weighted images and iso or high signal intensity on T2- and proton density-weighted images. On MR imaging, mild to moderate heterogenous Gd-enhancement was seen in ten cases (83%), and on CT, a spotted, amorphous, nodular pattern of calcifications was seen in seven cases (63%). On angiography, neovasevlarity and tumor staining was seen in three cases (100%). The typical location of the lateral and third ventricles and MR imaging characteristics including variable signal intensity and heterogenous internal architecture are helpful in the diagnosis of central neurocytoma in young adults

Prevalence and lifestyle determinants of central obesity in children.

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Grigorakis, Dimitris A; Georgoulis, Michael; Psarra, Glykeria; Tambalis, Konstantinos D; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B; Sidossis, Labros S

2016-08-01

Central obesity is a strong risk factor for metabolic disorders and cardiometabolic diseases in children and adolescents. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of central obesity and to determine its cross-sectional association with lifestyle habits in a sample of school-aged children in Greece. The study sample consisted of 124,113 children (9.9 ± 1.1 years old, 51 % boys) attending the third and fifth grade of primary school. Anthropometric measurements were performed by trained physical education teachers, and central obesity was defined as waist-to-height ratio ≥0.5. Children's lifestyle habits were assessed through 7-day recall questionnaires. Of the participating children, 33.4 % were classified as centrally obese. Central obesity was significantly more prevalent in boys than in girls (36.0 vs. 30.7 %, P obese children, as well as in a significant percentage of overweight (69.5 %) and normal-weight ones (12.0 %). Children with central obesity, compared to their non-centrally obese counterparts, reported poorer dietary habits and were less physically active. According to multiple logistic regression analysis, frequent breakfast (OR 0.72, 95 % CI 0.69-0.75) and snack consumption (OR 0.70, 95 % CI 0.67-0.74), as well as frequent participation in sedentary activities (OR 1.10, 95 % CI 1.07-1.14), were the strongest lifestyle determinants of central obesity. Strategies for the prevention of central obesity and associated comorbidities are urgently needed, for both obese and non-obese children. Our results suggest the need for a shift towards a healthier environment for our children, with emphasis on specific lifestyle habits, such as regular meal consumption and low sedentariness.

The central noradrenergic system

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2006-07-27

Jul 27, 2006 ... recognition of a direct influence of the central noradrenergic system on peripheral ... influences on cerebral function and behavior it is impossible to imagine ... stimuli and to speed-up information processing.4. The influence of ...

Central nervous system complications in non-Hodgkin-lymphomas and radiotherapy

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Liffers, R.

1981-01-01

261 case historys of malignant non-Hodgkin-lymphomas were analysed in the years from 1969 until 1978 in the 'Radiologische Universitaetsklinik Kiel'/West-Germany. 18 Patients got a central nervous complication of Non Hodgkin-Lymphoma earlier or later, a percentage of about 7. There were 7 cases of lymphoblastic lymphoma (LB), a percentage of 10 for this entity. In the group of immunoblastic lymphoma (IB) 6 cases of central nervous infiltration were detected, that is a ratio of 7.7 percent. 4 case histories M. Brill-Symmers (CC/CB) were complicated by central nervous dissemination, a percentage of 5.3. Patients with lymphoblastic lymphoma have the highest risk of central nervous complication. The beginning of central nervous dissemination in the single case histories is very different between the histological groups. Patients with lymphoblastic lymphoma suffered from central nervous complication in an early phase of history, in cases of M. Brill-Symmers central nervous infiltration can occur also in a late phase. The results may determine the discussion about stratifying of radiotherapy. Early radiotherapy including central nervous system may be discussed and investigated in special histological entities of malignant non-Hodgkin-lymphoma. (orig.) [de

30 years in the Veracruz state coast landscape: Laguna Verde nuclear power station. 1. ed.; 30 anos de paisaje costero veracruzano: Central Nucleoelectrica Laguan Verde

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Guevara, S; Moreno Casasola, P; Castillo Campos, G; Dorantes, C; Gonzalez Garcia, F; Halffter, G; Isunza, E; Lot H, A; Mendoza, R; Paradowska, K; Priego, A; Sanchez Vigil, C; Vazquez, G [Comision Federal de Electricidad and Instituto Nacional de Ecologia A.C. (Mexico)

2008-07-01

results of the environmental measurements also demonstrate that the nuclear option of electrical energy generation, when it is operated with safety and efficiency, is one of the friendlier forms with the environment of power generation. [Spanish] Hace 36 anos nacio uno de los proyectos energeticos mas importantes de Mexico; el diseno y construccion de la Central Nuclear Laguna Verde. Este proyecto se volvio realidad gracias al compromiso de un grupo de profesionistas mexicanos que dieron lo mejor de ellos para su realizacion. En Mexico no existia en ese momento una legislacion que contemplara la proteccion del medio ambiente; sin embargo, la Constitucion preve que cuando en el pais no exista legislacion para el desarrollo de un proyecto. Este debe adoptar la legislacion del pais que lo esta vendiendo. En el caso especifico de Laguna Verde, se adopto la legislacion de los Estados Unidos de America y en la parte ambiental se tuvo que realizar el primer Manifiesto de Impacto Ambiental, que se titulo Informe ambiental para la construccion de la Central Nuclear Laguna Verde en el Estado de Veracruz. Este estudio lo realizaron varias instituciones tanto nacionales como extranjeras. Entre las mas sobresalientes se cuenta con: la Universidad Nacional autonoma de Mexico, el Instituto Politecnico Nacional, la Universidad Veracruzana, el Instituto Nacional para la Investigacion de los Recursos Biologicos, el Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. Con este informe, los ingenieros se dieron a la tarea de disenar y construir, los biologos y ecologos a realizar los estudios para mitigar los efectos causados al medio ambiente durante la construccion y, posteriormente, durante la operacion de la Central Nuclear. Despues de 18 anos de operacion comercial de la central se concluye el presente libro, en el cual se comparan los resultados obtenidos en 1972, cuando se iniciaron los estudios para el informe ambiental, contra los obtenidos a lo largo de este periodo. Es importante ver en los resultados de

Brain MR imaging finding in patients with central vertigo

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Jeong, Chun Keun; Kim, Sang Joon; Kim, You Me; Cha, Min Jung; Lee, Young Seok; Kim, Jae Il; Lee, Geun Ho; Rhee, Chung Koo; Park, Hyun Min [Dankook Univ. College of Medicine, Chonan (Korea, Republic of)

1998-11-01

To investigate brain lesions and their locations in patients with central vertigo, as seen on MR imaging. We retrospectively reviewed MR images of 85 patients with central type vertigo diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms and vestibular function test(VFT), and analyzed lesions fand their locations. Those located along the known central vestibular pathway were included in our study. In 29 of 85 patients(34%), lesions considered to be associated with central vertigo were detected on MR imaging. These included infarction(18 patients), hemorrhage(5), tumor(2), cavernous angioma(1), cerebellopontine angle cyst(1), tuberous sclerosis(1) and olivopontocerebellar atrophy (1);they were located in the parietal lobe(6 patients), the lateral medulla(5), the pons(5), the middle cerebellar peduncle(4), the corona radiata(3), and the cerebellar vermis(3). Thirty-eight cases showed high signal intensity lesions in deep cerebral matter, the basal ganglia, and pons but these were considered to be unrelated to central vertigo. MR imaging could be a useful tool for the evaluation of patients with central vertigo.=20.

Brain MR imaging finding in patients with central vertigo

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Jeong, Chun Keun; Kim, Sang Joon; Kim, You Me; Cha, Min Jung; Lee, Young Seok; Kim, Jae Il; Lee, Geun Ho; Rhee, Chung Koo; Park, Hyun Min

1998-01-01

To investigate brain lesions and their locations in patients with central vertigo, as seen on MR imaging. We retrospectively reviewed MR images of 85 patients with central type vertigo diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms and vestibular function test(VFT), and analyzed lesions fand their locations. Those located along the known central vestibular pathway were included in our study. In 29 of 85 patients(34%), lesions considered to be associated with central vertigo were detected on MR imaging. These included infarction(18 patients), hemorrhage(5), tumor(2), cavernous angioma(1), cerebellopontine angle cyst(1), tuberous sclerosis(1) and olivopontocerebellar atrophy (1);they were located in the parietal lobe(6 patients), the lateral medulla(5), the pons(5), the middle cerebellar peduncle(4), the corona radiata(3), and the cerebellar vermis(3). Thirty-eight cases showed high signal intensity lesions in deep cerebral matter, the basal ganglia, and pons but these were considered to be unrelated to central vertigo. MR imaging could be a useful tool for the evaluation of patients with central vertigo.=20

The interdealer market and the central bank intervention

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Paula Albuquerque

2005-01-01

This paper studies the consequences of having either an interventionist or a non-interventionist central bank in the foreign exchange market, in a market microstructure framework. Although a simple one-period model is used, it allows the characterization of the effect of the central bank intervention on the behaviour of dealers. The model also identifies the conditions for the dealer that acts as the counterpart of the central bank to be better or worse than the other dealers. The price is ex...

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Manuel R. Piña Monarrez

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Dado que la Regresión Ridge (RR, es una estimación sesgada que parte de la solución de la regresión de Mínimos Cuadrados (MC, es vital establecer las condiciones para las que la distribución central t de Student que se utiliza en la prueba de hipótesis en MC, sea también aplicable a la regresión RR. La prueba de este importante resultado se presenta en este artículo.

Reliability of oscillometric central hemodynamic responses to an orthostatic challenge

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Stoner, Lee; Bonner, Chantel; Credeur, Daniel; Lambrick, Danielle; Faulkner, James; Wadsworth, Daniel; Williams, Michelle A.

2015-01-01

BackgroundMonitoring central hemodynamic responses to an orthostatic challenge may provide important insight into autonomic nervous system function. Oscillometric pulse wave analysis devices have recently emerged, presenting clinically viable options for investigating central hemodynamic properties. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether oscillometric pulse wave analysis can be used to reliably (between-day) assess central blood pressure and central pressure augmentation (a...

An overview of CMS central hadron calorimeter

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Katta, S

2002-01-01

The central hadron calorimeter for CMS detector is a sampling calorimeter with active medium as scintillator plates interleaved with brass absorber plates. It covers the central pseudorapidity region (¿ eta ¿<3.0). The design and construction aspects are reported. The status of construction and assembly of various subdetectors of HCAL are presented. (5 refs).

Switchings, extensions, and reductions in central digraphs

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Kündgen, André; Leander, Gregor; Thomassen, Carsten

2011-01-01

A directed graph is called central if its adjacency matrix A satisfies the equation A2=J, where J is the matrix with a 1 in each entry. It has been conjectured that every central directed graph can be obtained from a standard example by a sequence of simple operations called switchings, and also ...

Visualizing the Central Limit Theorem through Simulation

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Ruggieri, Eric

2016-01-01

The Central Limit Theorem is one of the most important concepts taught in an introductory statistics course, however, it may be the least understood by students. Sure, students can plug numbers into a formula and solve problems, but conceptually, do they really understand what the Central Limit Theorem is saying? This paper describes a simulation…

Central nervous system resuscitation

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McIntosh, T K; Garde, E; Saatman, K E

1997-01-01

Traumatic injury to the central nervous system induces delayed neuronal death, which may be mediated by acute and chronic neurochemical changes. Experimental identification of these injury mechanisms and elucidation of the neurochemical cascade following trauma may provide enhanced opportunities...

alpha-MSH in systemic inflammation. Central and peripheral actions.

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Catania, A; Delgado, R; Airaghi, L; Cutuli, M; Garofalo, L; Carlin, A; Demitri, M T; Lipton, J M

1999-10-20

Until recently, inflammation was believed to arise from events taking place exclusively in the periphery. However, it is now clear that central neurogenic influences can either enhance or modulate peripheral inflammation. Therefore, it should be possible to improve treatment of inflammation by use of antiinflammatory agents that reduce peripheral host responses and inhibit proinflammatory signals in the central nervous system (CNS). One such strategy could be based on alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH). Increases in circulating TNF-alpha and nitric oxide (NO), induced by intraperitoneal administration of endotoxin in mice, were modulated by central injection of a small concentration of alpha-MSH. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity and iNOS mRNA in lungs and liver were likewise modulated by central alpha-MSH. Increase in lung myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity was significantly less in lungs of mice treated with central alpha-MSH. Proinflammatory agents induced by endotoxin were significantly greater after blockade of central alpha-MSH. The results suggest that antiinflammatory influences of neural origin that are triggered by alpha-MSH could be used to treat systemic inflammation. In addition to its central influences, alpha-MSH has inhibitory effects on peripheral host cells, in which it reduces release of proinflammatory mediators. alpha-MSH reduces chemotaxis of human neutrophils and production of TNF-alpha, neopterin, and NO by monocytes. In research on septic patients, alpha-MSH inhibited release of TNF-alpha, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in whole blood samples in vitro. Combined central and peripheral influences can be beneficial in treatment of sepsis.

Monitoring System with Two Central Facilities Protocol

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Caesar Firdaus

2017-03-01

Full Text Available The security of data and information on government’s information system required proper way of defending against threat. Security aspect can be achieved by using cryptography algorithm, applying information hiding concept, and implementing security protocol. In this research, two central facilities protocol was implemented on Research and Development Center of Mineral and Coal Technology’s Cooperation Contract Monitoring System by utilizing AES and whitespace manipulation algorithm. Adjustment on the protocol by creating several rule of validation ID’s generation and checking processes could fulfill two of four cryptography objectives, consist of authentication and non-repudiation. The solid collaboration between central legitimization agency (CLA, central tabulating facility (CTF, and client is the main idea in two central facilities protocol. The utilization of AES algorithm could defend the data on transmission from man in the middle attack scenario. On the other hand, whitespace manipulation algorithm provided data integrity aspect of the document that is uploaded to the system itself. Both of the algorithm fulfill confidentiality, data integrity, and authentication.

Central extensions of some Abelian finite gauge groups

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Combe, Ph.; Rodriguez, R.; Sirugue, M.; Sirugue-Collin, M.

1981-01-01

The authors describe central extensions of Abelian finite gauge groups on lattices which are permutation invariant. Moreover some remarks are made on the gauge models on lattice associated with these non-commutative central extensions. (Auth.)

Inventory Centralization Decision Framework for Spare Parts

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Gregersen, Nicklas; Herbert-Hansen, Zaza Nadja Lee

2018-01-01

Within the current literature, there is a lack of a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to managing spare parts and their inventory configuration. This paper addresses this research gap by examining the key contextual factors which influence the degree of inventory centralization and proposes...... a novel holistic theoretical framework, the Inventory Centralization Decision Framework (ICDF), useful for practitioners. Through an extensive review of inventory management literature, six contextual factors influencing the degree of inventory centralization have been identified. Using the ICDF...... practitioners can assess the most advantageous inventory configuration of spare parts. The framework is tested on a large global company which, as a result, today actively uses the ICDF; thus showing its practical applicability....

Centralized vs. decentralized child mental health services.

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Adams, M S

1977-09-01

One of the basic tenets of the Community Mental Health Center movement is that services should be provided in the consumers' community. Various centers across the country have attempted to do this in either a centralized or decentralized fashion. Historically, most health services have been provided centrally, a good example being the traditional general hospital with its centralized medical services. Over the years, some of these services have become decentralized to take the form of local health centers, health maintenance organizations, community clinics, etc, and now various large mental health centers are also being broken down into smaller community units. An example of each type of mental health facility is delineated here.

Prevención de riesgos en operadores de planta compresora de gas

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Velazquez, Claudio Fernando

2013-01-01

Teniendo en cuenta que las organizaciones actualmente se ven sometidas a enormes presiones para ser competitivas, obligando a los directores, gerentes, ingenieros, técnicos, etc, a optimizar los procesos en especial en áreas de seguridad e higiene, se me genero la idea de realizar un análisis de riesgo sobre el puesto de Operador-Panelista de una planta compresora de gas, teniendo en cuenta las diferentes rutinas que realiza, pasando desde la aparentemente simple tarea de recop...

Dise??o y construcci??n de prototipo de seguidor solar para paneles fotovoltaicos

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Mart??enz Abella, Borja

2015-01-01

Este trabajo describe el desarrollo de un sistema fotovoltaico con seguimiento solar empleando dos ejes motorizados, para su ubicaci??n y uso did??ctico en la azotea de la Escuela Superior y T??cnica de Ingenieros de Minas de Le??n. El proyecto se estructura en seis cap??tulos principales. La Memoria del Proyecto describe los componentes y procesos involucrados para alcanzar los objetivos. Despu??s, en los Anexos, se incluyen los c??lculos y los documentos t??cnicos. El terc...

Sistema de traducción de comandos de CISCO a AVAYA

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Darwin Ramiro Mercado Polo

2010-01-01

Es especialmente relevante para la formación de los ingenieros de sistemas y profesionales de carreras afines, adquirir las competencias relacionadas con la configuración de dispositivos de comunicaciones presentes en redes informáticas, por tanto es muy importante que el estudiante aprenda a manejar una gran variedad de comandos aplicables en tales dispositivos. Los comandos varían de un dispositivo a otro, dependiendo de la empresa manufacturera, algunas de ellas son: CISCO System, AVAYA y ...

News in engineering education in Spain effective from 2010 in presence of external changes and mixed crisis, looking mostly to agro and civil engineers.

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Antón Corrales, José Manuel; Grau Olive, Juan Bautista; Tarquis Alfonso, Ana Maria; Andina de la Fuente, Diego; Sanchez Oreja, Maria Elena

2012-01-01

The engineering careers models were diverse in Europe, and are adopting now in Spain the Bolonia process for European Universities. Separated from older Universities, that are in part technically active, Civil Engineering (Caminos, Canales y Puertos) started at end of 18th century in Spain adopting the French models of Upper Schools for state civil servants with exam at entry. After 1800 intense wars, to conserve forest regions Ingenieros de Montes appeared as Upper School, and in 1855 also t...

Documentación de requisitos en proyectos de explotación de información

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Pollo Cattaneo, María Florencia; Pytel, Pablo; Diez, Eduardo; Rodríguez, Dario; García Martínez, Ramón; Mansilla, Diego; Vegega, Cinthia

2012-01-01

El proceso de Educción de Requisitos para Proyectos de Explotación de Información, contempla la realización de un conjunto de plantillas que se utilizan para documentar los conceptos educidos durante las primeras fases del proyecto. Por otro lado, la Ingeniería del Conocimiento (INCO) se encarga de la construcción de Sistemas Basados en Conocimientos, intentando representar el conocimiento y comportamiento inteligente de los seres humanos en un sistema artificial. Los Ingenieros del Conocimie...

Nuclear Energy in Central Europe 98, Proceedings

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Ravnik, M.; Jencic, I.; Zagar, T.

1998-01-01

Regional Meeting for Nuclear Energy in Central Europe is an annual meeting of the Nuclear Society of Slovenia. The proceedings contain 63 articles from Slovenia, sorounding countries and countries of the Central and Eastern European Region. Topics are: Research Reactors, Nuclear Methods, Reactor Physics, Thermal Hydraulics, Structural Analysis, Probabilistic Safety Assessment, Severe Accidents, NPP Operation and Nuclear Waste disposal

Central control system for the EAST tokamak

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Sun Xiaoyang; Ji Zhenshan; Wu Yicun; Luo Jiarong

2008-01-01

The architecture, the main function and the design scheme of the central control system and the collaboration system of EAST tokamak are described. The main functions of the central control system are to supply a union control interface for all the control, diagnoses, and data acquisition (DAQ) subsystem and it is also designed to synchronize all those subsystem. (authors)

Centralized, Decentralized, and Hybrid Purchasing Organizations

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Bals, Lydia; Turkulainen, Virpi

This paper addresses one of the focal issues in purchasing and supply management – global sourcing – from an organizational design perspective. In particular, we elaborate the traditional classification of global sourcing organization designs into centralized, decentralized, and hybrid models. We...... organization we can identify organization designs beyond the classical centralization-decentralization continuum. We also provide explanations for the observed organization design at GCC. The study contributes to research on purchasing and supply management as well as research on organization design....

Central nervous system complications after liver transplantation.

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Kim, Jeong-Min; Jung, Keun-Hwa; Lee, Soon-Tae; Chu, Kon; Roh, Jae-Kyu

2015-08-01

We investigated the diversity of central nervous system complications after liver transplantation in terms of clinical manifestations and temporal course. Liver transplantation is a lifesaving option for end stage liver disease patients but post-transplantation neurologic complications can hamper recovery. Between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2010, patients who had undergone liver transplantation at a single tertiary university hospital were included. We reviewed their medical records and brain imaging data and classified central nervous system complications into four categories including vascular, metabolic, infectious and neoplastic. The onset of central nervous system complications was grouped into five post-transplantation intervals including acute (within 1 month), early subacute (1-3 months), late subacute (3-12 months), chronic (1-3 years), and long-term (after 3 years). During follow-up, 65 of 791 patients (8.2%) experienced central nervous system complications, with 30 occurring within 1 month after transplantation. Vascular etiology was the most common (27 patients; 41.5%), followed by metabolic (23; 35.4%), infectious (nine patients; 13.8%), and neoplastic (six patients). Metabolic encephalopathy with altered consciousness was the most common etiology during the acute period, followed by vascular disorders. An initial focal neurologic deficit was detected in vascular and neoplastic complications, whereas metabolic and infectious etiologies presented with non-focal symptoms. Our study shows that the etiology of central nervous system complications after liver transplantation changes over time, and initial symptoms can help to predict etiology. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Central European projects could alter oil movement patterns

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Deffarges, E.H.; Howard, D.J.; Treat, J.E.

1991-01-01

This paper reports that several oil transportation projects are set to transform the flows of oil in Central Europe, with potentially important implications for crude oil and product prices in the region. These projects are spurred by the desires of the newly opened economies of Central Europe to diversify their sources of oil supplies away from the U.S.S.R. and by expectations of economic growth in this region. Today, Central European countries (Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, and Bulgaria) rely heavily on Soviet crude supplies. Of the 1.7 million b/d of crude oil consumed by these six countries, about 55% is imported from the U.S.S.R. This is down significantly from the more than 75% import dependence in the mid-1980s. This dependency on U.S.S.R. crude - for countries that either have a history of indigenous production (Romania) or access to Middle East or North African supplies (Yugoslavia) - testifies to more than 40 years of centrally planned economics in which Moscow provided the energy and raw materials and Central European countries delivered finished goods. Since the end of World War II, the pipeline flow of crude oil and products from Western to Central Europe has been almost nonexistent. In fact, the Western European crude and product pipeline network itself is a rather poorly integrated system, with only limited interconnections between northern and southern networks and no real competition across the major flow routes

La Seguridad como una asignatura indispensable para un Ingeniero del Software

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Rosado, David G.; Blanco, Carlos; Sánchez, Luis Enrique; Fernández-Medina, Eduardo; Piattini Velthuis, Mario

2010-01-01

La seguridad informática ha venido cobrando mayor importancia para las organizaciones dado el marcado crecimiento de las nuevas tecnologías de la información, servicios Web, comercio electrónico, etc. Es por ello que existe la necesidad de contar con nuevos profesionales en este entorno. Para ello, es necesario contar con asignaturas de Seguridad en las escuelas universitarias, que doten al futuro profesional de los conocimientos necesarios para afrontar con éxito las necesidades que el...

Does Al Qaeda Central Still Matter?

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Kangil Lee

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo discute si Al Qaeda central es todavía relevante o no. Tras estudiar la actividades de Al Qaeda central cuyo objetivo es provocar la violencia en Afganistán y Pakistán, así como los planes continuos de ataques directos contra los Estados Unidos, el artículo muestra que la capacidad operativa de Al Qaeda es más sólida y fuerte que la que Estados Unidos y otros investigadores y eruditos han anticipado. Además, el apoyo virulento y la contribución Al Qaeda en la Península Arábiga a la red de Al Qaeda muestra que la longevidad de Al Qaeda depende de la relación con sus afiliados. El artículo concluye que, en estas condiciones, Al Qaeda central todavía ocupa un lugar en las discusiones de seguridad global.

Central neurotoxicity of immunomodulatory drugs in multiple myeloma

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Urmeel H. Patel

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs currently used in the treatment of multiple myeloma, are thalidomide, lenalidomide and pomalidomide. One of the most common side effects of thalidomide is neurotoxicity, predominantly in the form of peripheral neuropathy. We report 6 cases of significant central neurotoxicity associated with IMiD therapy. Treatment with thalidomide (1 patient, lenalidomide (4 patients, and pomalidomide (1 patient was associated with various clinical manifestations of central neurotoxicity, including reversible coma, amnesia, expressive aphasia, and dysarthria. Central neurotoxicity should be recognized as an important side effect of IMiD therapy.

Central neurotoxicity of immunomodulatory drugs in multiple myeloma.

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Patel, Urmeel H; Mir, Muhammad A; Sivik, Jeffrey K; Raheja, Divisha; Pandey, Manoj K; Talamo, Giampaolo

2015-02-24

Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) currently used in the treatment of multiple myeloma, are thalidomide, lenalidomide and pomalidomide. One of the most common side effects of thalidomide is neurotoxicity, predominantly in the form of peripheral neuropathy. We report 6 cases of significant central neurotoxicity associated with IMiD therapy. Treatment with thalidomide (1 patient), lenalidomide (4 patients), and pomalidomide (1 patient) was associated with various clinical manifestations of central neurotoxicity, including reversible coma, amnesia, expressive aphasia, and dysarthria. Central neurotoxicity should be recognized as an important side effect of IMiD therapy.

Seismotectonic model of Central Europe

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Prochazkova, D.; Roth, Z.

1994-01-01

Earthquakes belong to natural disasters which are associated with tectonic processes in the interior of the Earth. They are extremely devastating in populated areas; they cause human losses and damage personal estates and the environment. To mitigate the potential effects of earthquakes it is necessary that relief and mitigation structures operate following an earthquake, but it is also essential to stimulate and enhance preparedness and prevention. Prevention includes the development of scenarios of potential earthquakes, hazard mapping, formulation of regulations, etc. Preparedness includes the installation and operation of warning systems, establishing communication networks to operate before, during, and after earthquakes. As nuclear technology belongs to high-risk technologies with regard to human health and the environment and its hazard substantially increases in consequence of earthquakes, in the siting of a nuclear plant engineering solutions are generally available to mitigate the potential vibratory effects through design. For the choice of a suitable engineering solution, reliable data must be processed by reliable techniques. The IAEA safety guide of the safety series No. 50-SG-S1(Rev. 1) specifies the demands on data and on their processing and also on the regional seismotectonic model. With a view of this the regional seismotectonic model of Central Europe was created. The paper presents regional geological characteristics of Central Europe and a chronological model of neotectonic movements in Central Europe with specification of neotectonic regional units and their present movements. Moreover, it contains earthquake characteristics for Central Europe and the specification of seismogenic movements. It was found that the genesis of local regions with occurrence of the strongest earthquakes is connected with several movement trends in the last 5 Ma. Six more or less tectonically separate regional units were revealed. The earthquake epicenters often

Understanding the centrality deficit: insight from foreign language learners.

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Miller, Amanda C; Keenan, Janice M

2011-07-01

This study replicated and extended a phenomenon in the text memory literature referred to as the centrality deficit Miller & Keenan (Annals of Dyslexia 59:99-113, 2009). It examined how reading in a foreign language (L2) affects one's text representation and ability to recall the most important information. Readers recalled a greater proportion of central than of peripheral ideas, regardless of whether reading in their native language (L1) or a foreign language (L2). Nonetheless, the greatest deficit in participants' L2 recalls, as compared with L1 recalls, was on the central, rather than the peripheral, information. This centrality deficit appears to stem from resources being diverted from comprehension when readers have to devote more cognitive resources to lower level processes (e.g., L2 word identification and syntactic processing), because the deficit was most evident among readers who had lower L2 proficiency. Prior knowledge (PK) of the passage topic helped compensate for the centrality deficit. Readers with less L2 proficiency who did not have PK of the topic displayed a centrality deficit, relative to their L1 recall, but this deficit dissipated when they did possess PK.

LA CTE "OTTO PARELLADA" (TALLAPIEDRA COMO BASE MATERIAL DE ESTUDIO

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Alberto E Calvo González

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Se presenta el análisis de las posibilidades que tiene la CTE" Otto Parellada" como elemento fundamental en la formación de ingenieros electricistas, así como para otras especialidades.Se expone el modo en que actualmente se le aprovecha para la carrera de Ingeniería Eléctrica en ladisciplina de Centrales Termoeléctricas, así como para la carrera de Ingeniería Mecánica en la asignatura homónimadel 1er. año. Se exponen otras posibilidades de la planta que podrían ser explotadas aún por otras carreras comoArquitectura, al tener características que la avalan como Patrimonio Industrial.  In this paper is presented the analysis of the possibilities like fundamental element that Otto Parellada SteamPower Plant has for the electrical, as well as other specialties engineers' syllabus. The way that at present time isused for the electrical engineers education, in the thermal engineering subjects is exposed, as well as for themechanical engineering in the 1st year. Other possibilities of the plant that could still be exploited by otherscareers like architecture, due to the characteristic that endorse it as Industrial Patrimony are also exposed.

Central dot sign in entities other than Caroli disease

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Ahmadi, T.; Itai, Yuji; Minami, Manabu.

1997-01-01

The purpose of this study was to describe central dot sign (tiny dots with strong contrast enhancement of the portal vein within dilated hepatic bile ducts on computed tomography) in entities other than Caroli disease, especially in peribiliary cysts with or without autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Computed tomography in 74 cases of peribiliary cysts and 134 cases of other liver diseases and states possibly showing central dot sign were retrospectively reviewed to examine the central dot sign. In three cases of peribiliary cysts, some part of the liver showed strongly enhanced portal radicles surrounded completely or partially by low-attenuation, enlarged peribiliary cysts, presenting ''central dot sign'' on contrast-enhanced computed tomography. We suggest that in addition to Caroli disease, some other entities and diseases of the liver may demonstrate central dot sign and this sign should not be considered a specific finding of Caroli disease. (author)

Central dot sign in entities other than Caroli disease

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Ahmadi, T.; Itai, Yuji [Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki (Japan). Inst. of Clinical Medicine; Minami, Manabu

1997-11-01

The purpose of this study was to describe central dot sign (tiny dots with strong contrast enhancement of the portal vein within dilated hepatic bile ducts on computed tomography) in entities other than Caroli disease, especially in peribiliary cysts with or without autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Computed tomography in 74 cases of peribiliary cysts and 134 cases of other liver diseases and states possibly showing central dot sign were retrospectively reviewed to examine the central dot sign. In three cases of peribiliary cysts, some part of the liver showed strongly enhanced portal radicles surrounded completely or partially by low-attenuation, enlarged peribiliary cysts, presenting ``central dot sign`` on contrast-enhanced computed tomography. We suggest that in addition to Caroli disease, some other entities and diseases of the liver may demonstrate central dot sign and this sign should not be considered a specific finding of Caroli disease. (author)

Budget deficits, monetization, and central-bank independence in developing countries

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Sikken, BJ; de Haan, J

Using various indicators for central bank independence we examine the relationship between central bank independence and government budget deficits. Using a two-stage procedure we also analyze whether central bank independence affects the monetization of deficits. First, the monetization relation in

The organisational structure of protein networks: revisiting the centrality-lethality hypothesis.

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Raman, Karthik; Damaraju, Nandita; Joshi, Govind Krishna

2014-03-01

Protein networks, describing physical interactions as well as functional associations between proteins, have been unravelled for many organisms in the recent past. Databases such as the STRING provide excellent resources for the analysis of such networks. In this contribution, we revisit the organisation of protein networks, particularly the centrality-lethality hypothesis, which hypothesises that nodes with higher centrality in a network are more likely to produce lethal phenotypes on removal, compared to nodes with lower centrality. We consider the protein networks of a diverse set of 20 organisms, with essentiality information available in the Database of Essential Genes and assess the relationship between centrality measures and lethality. For each of these organisms, we obtained networks of high-confidence interactions from the STRING database, and computed network parameters such as degree, betweenness centrality, closeness centrality and pairwise disconnectivity indices. We observe that the networks considered here are predominantly disassortative. Further, we observe that essential nodes in a network have a significantly higher average degree and betweenness centrality, compared to the network average. Most previous studies have evaluated the centrality-lethality hypothesis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli; we here observe that the centrality-lethality hypothesis hold goods for a large number of organisms, with certain limitations. Betweenness centrality may also be a useful measure to identify essential nodes, but measures like closeness centrality and pairwise disconnectivity are not significantly higher for essential nodes.

Connecting Students, Creating Futures at Central Campus

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Rosin, Julie; Erbes, Elizabeth; Britt, James; Good, Bill

2012-01-01

Des Moines is an urban community located in the heart of Iowa. Des Moines Public Schools serves 32,000 students in a system with 62 buildings, including Central Campus--a Regional Academy. Central Campus is housed in four buildings, including the main campus at 1800 Grand located on the western edge of downtown Des Moines. As a regional academy,…

Nonlinear Squeeze Film Dampers without Centralized Springs

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Zhu Changsheng

2000-01-01

Full Text Available In this paper, the bifurcation behavior of a flexible rotor supported on nonlinear squeeze film dampers without centralized springs is analyzed numerically by means of rotor trajectories, Poincar maps, bifurcation diagrams and power spectra, based on the short bearing and cavitated film assumptions. It is shown that there also exist two different operations (i.e., socalled bistable operations in some speed regions in the rotor system supported on the nonlinear squeeze film dampers without centralized springs. In the bistable operation speed regions, the rotor system exhibits synchronous, sub-synchronous, sub-super-synchronous and almost-periodic as well as nonperiodic motions. The periodic bifurcation behaviors of the rotor system supported on nonlinear squeeze film dampers without centralized springs are very complex and require further investigations.

Centralized versus distributed propulsion

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Clark, J. P.

1982-01-01

The functions and requirements of auxiliary propulsion systems are reviewed. None of the three major tasks (attitude control, stationkeeping, and shape control) can be performed by a collection of thrusters at a single central location. If a centralized system is defined as a collection of separated clusters, made up of the minimum number of propulsion units, then such a system can provide attitude control and stationkeeping for most vehicles. A distributed propulsion system is characterized by more numerous propulsion units in a regularly distributed arrangement. Various proposed large space systems are reviewed and it is concluded that centralized auxiliary propulsion is best suited to vehicles with a relatively rigid core. These vehicles may carry a number of flexible or movable appendages. A second group, consisting of one or more large flexible flat plates, may need distributed propulsion for shape control. There is a third group, consisting of vehicles built up from multiple shuttle launches, which may be forced into a distributed system because of the need to add additional propulsion units as the vehicles grow. The effects of distributed propulsion on a beam-like structure were examined. The deflection of the structure under both translational and rotational thrusts is shown as a function of the number of equally spaced thrusters. When two thrusters only are used it is shown that location is an important parameter. The possibility of using distributed propulsion to achieve minimum overall system weight is also examined. Finally, an examination of the active damping by distributed propulsion is described.

Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies

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Danezis, George; Meiklejohn, Sarah

2015-01-01

Current cryptocurrencies, starting with Bitcoin, build a decentralized blockchain-based transaction ledger, maintained through proofs-of-work that also generate a monetary supply. Such decentralization has benefits, such as independence from national political control, but also significant limitations in terms of scalability and computational cost. We introduce RSCoin, a cryptocurrency framework in which central banks maintain complete control over the monetary supply, but rely on a distribut...

Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies

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Danezis, G.; Meiklejohn, S.

2016-01-01

Current cryptocurrencies, starting with Bitcoin, build a decentralized blockchain-based transaction ledger, maintained through proofs-of-work that also serve to generate a monetary supply. Such decentralization has benefits, such as independence from national political control, but also significant limitations in terms of computational costs and scalability. We introduce RSCoin, a cryptocurrency framework in which central banks maintain complete control over the monetary supply, but rely on...

A centralized audio presentation manager

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Papp, A.L. III; Blattner, M.M.

1994-05-16

The centralized audio presentation manager addresses the problems which occur when multiple programs running simultaneously attempt to use the audio output of a computer system. Time dependence of sound means that certain auditory messages must be scheduled simultaneously, which can lead to perceptual problems due to psychoacoustic phenomena. Furthermore, the combination of speech and nonspeech audio is examined; each presents its own problems of perceptibility in an acoustic environment composed of multiple auditory streams. The centralized audio presentation manager receives abstract parameterized message requests from the currently running programs, and attempts to create and present a sonic representation in the most perceptible manner through the use of a theoretically and empirically designed rule set.

Alternative Fuels Data Center: Central Ohio Turns Trash Into Natural Gas

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[The unnecessary application of central venous catheterization in surgical patients].

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Uemura, Keiko; Inoue, Satoki; Kawaguchi, Masahiko

2018-04-06

Perioperative physicians occasionally encounter situations where central venous catheters placed preoperatively turn out to be unnecessary. The purpose of this retrospective study is to identify the unnecessary application of central venous catheter placement and determine the factors associated with the unnecessary application of central venous catheter placement. Using data from institutional perioperative central venous catheter surveillance, we analysed data from 1,141 patients who underwent central venous catheter placement. We reviewed the central venous catheter registry and medical charts and allocated registered patients into those with the proper or with unnecessary application of central venous catheter according to standard indications. Multivariate analysis was used to identify factors associated with the unnecessary application of central venous catheter placement. In 107 patients, representing 9.38% of the overall population, we identified the unnecessary application of central venous catheter placement. Multivariate analysis identified emergencies at night or on holidays (odds ratio [OR] 2.109, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.021-4.359), low surgical risk (OR=1.729, 95% CI 1.038-2.881), short duration of anesthesia (OR=0.961/10min increase, 95% CI 0.945-0.979), and postoperative care outside of the intensive care unit (OR=2.197, 95% CI 1.402-3.441) all to be independently associated with the unnecessary application of catheterization. Complications related to central venous catheter placement when the procedure consequently turned out to be unnecessary were frequently observed (9/107) compared with when the procedure was necessary (40/1034) (p=0.032, OR=2.282, 95% CI 1.076-4.842). However, the subsequent multivariate logistic model did not hold this significant difference (p=0.0536, OR=2.115, 95% CI 0.988-4.526). More careful consideration for the application of central venous catheter is required in cases of emergency surgery at night or on

Endogenous Central Bank Information and the Optimal Degree of Transparency

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Romain Baeriswyl

2011-01-01

As a policymaker, the central bank both observes and shapes the economy. The central bank scrutinizes market activity to assess the state of the economy, and its policy strongly shapes market outcomes. When transparency allows the central bank to shape the economy more effectively, it may also cause the informational role of the economic aggregate to deteriorate. This paper presents a simple model to capture the endogenous nature of central bank information and to address welfare issues. Firs...

CMS Central Hadron Calorimeter

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Budd, Howard S.

2001-01-01

We present a description of the CMS central hadron calorimeter. We describe the production of the 1996 CMS hadron testbeam module. We show the results of the quality control tests of the testbeam module. We present some results of the 1995 CMS hadron testbeam.

Financial Independence of Central Bank through the Balance Sheet Prism

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Ivanović Valentina

2014-05-01

Full Text Available The main reason for central bank independence lies in the fact that it is necessary to clearly distinguish spending money from the ability of making money. Independence of central banks is now a characteristic of almost all developed and highly industrialized countries. In this respect, it represents an essential part of the overall economic reality of these countries. Over the past decade or somewhat earlier, the issue of importance of central bank independence has been raised in developing countries, making the institutional, functional, personal and financial independence of central banks current topics for consideration. The key reason for the growing attention to financial independence of central banks is due to the effects of the global financial crisis on their balance sheets and therefore the challenges related to achieving the basic goals of the functioning of central banks - financial stability and price stability.

21 CFR 882.5550 - Central nervous system fluid shunt and components.

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Central areolar choroidal dystrophy with associated dominant drusen

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Julie Rodman

2013-04-01

Conclusion: Central areolar choroidal dystrophy normally presents without drusen. However, in patients manifesting a specific mutation, central areolar choridal dystrophy may present in conjunction with drusen. It appears that the Arg142Trp mutation is one of the factors predisposing to drusen formation.

Human Conservation in Central America, Summary of a Conference (Guatemala, Central America).

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This booklet is a resume consisting chiefly of extracts from papers that were presented at a conference on Human Conservation in Central America, held in Guatemala in 1965, as well as from discussions that took place during the conferences. With cooperation of numerous organizations and guidance from the Conservation Foundation, a discussion of…

Autofluorescencia de fondo en pacientes con coriorretinopatía serosa central Fundus autofluorescence in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

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Eva R Santana Alas

2010-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Describir las características de la autofluorescencia de fondo en pacientes con coriorretinopatía serosa central y determinar su relación con las alteraciones funcionales y anatómicas de la región macular. MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo, transversal en 21 ojos (21 pacientes con coriorretinopatia serosa central en diferentes estadios evolutivos. Se identificó el patrón de autofluorescencia en el área de desprendimiento neurosensorial, se usó el angiógrafo retinal de Heidelberg a 30°. Con la tomografía de coherencia óptica, se midió el grosor macular central y se describieron los cambios anatómicos. A 12 de los pacientes se les realizó angiografía fluoresceínica en el Angiógrafo Retinal de Heidelberg. RESULTADOS: Se encontró hipoautofluorescencia en el 51,90 %, hiperautofluorescencia en el 42,86 %; coexisten ambos en el 4,76 %. No hubo diferencia significativa entre la hiperautofluorescencia y la hipoautofluorescencia en cuanto a agudeza visual mejor corregida (media de 0,43 y 0,49, respectivamente; p= 0,184, ni respecto al grosor macular central (media de 371,3 µm y 388,1 µm, respectivamente; p= 0,867, pero sí entre el tiempo de evolución y el patrón de autofluorescencia, (p= 0, 023. En ojos con hiperautofluorescencia se observó por tomografía de coherencia óptica irregularidad en capas externas y en epitelio pigmentario de la retina. El 83,3 % de los casos que requirieron angiografía fluoresceínica presentaron hiperfluorescencia que coincidió con la hipoautofluorescencia del sitio de fuga. CONCLUSIONES: En la coriorretinopatía serosa central se encuentran diferentes patrones de autofluorescencia, los que reflejan cambios en la retina externa y epitelio pigmentario de la retina. La autofluorescencia puede ayudar a identificar el sitio de difusión focal en el epitelio pigmentario de la retina.OBJECTIVES: To describe the peculiarities of the Fundus Autofluorecense in patiens with Central Serous

The European Central Bank : Independence, accountability and strategy: A review

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De Haan, J

1997-01-01

This paper reviews research on central banking and monetary policy, with special emphasis on the position of the future European Central Bank. Nowadays, it is often thought that an independent central bank with an explicit mandate to aim for price stability constitutes an important institutional

Theories of central engine for long gamma-ray bursts

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Nagataki, Shigehiro

2018-02-01

Long GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe since the Big Bang. At least, some fraction of long GRBs are born from the death of massive stars. Likewise, only some fraction of massive stars that satisfy additional special conditions explode as long GRBs associated with supernovae/hypernovae. In this paper, we discuss the explosion mechanism of long GRBs associated with hypernovae: ‘the central engine of long GRBs’. The central engine of long GRBs is very different from that of core-collapse supernovae, although the mechanism of the engine is still not firmly established. In this paper, we review theoretical studies of the central engine of long GRBs. First, we discuss possible progenitor stars. Then several promising mechanisms of the central engine—such as black hole and magnetar formation—will be reviewed. We will also mention some more exotic models. Finally, we describe prospects for future studies of the central engine of long GRBs.

Central structure preservation of the reversal sign

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Chen, C.J.

1999-01-01

We report serial changes of central structure preservation of the reversal sign in a case of child abuse. The serial CT images show that the relatively spared attenuation at the basal ganglia, thalami, and posterior fossa develops before the occurrence of transtentorial herniation. This finding makes the theory that central preservation of the reversal sign is due to pressure relief after transtentorial herniation less convincible. (orig.)

Central structure preservation of the reversal sign

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Chen, C.J. [Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei (Taiwan)

1999-12-01

We report serial changes of central structure preservation of the reversal sign in a case of child abuse. The serial CT images show that the relatively spared attenuation at the basal ganglia, thalami, and posterior fossa develops before the occurrence of transtentorial herniation. This finding makes the theory that central preservation of the reversal sign is due to pressure relief after transtentorial herniation less convincible. (orig.)

"Delineamento duplo central composto com 29 pontos" Double central composite design with 29 points

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Armando Conagin

1979-01-01

Full Text Available O delineamento duplo central composto com 29 pontos representa uma extensão do delineamento central composto e foi desenvolvido para o estudo de três fatores em mais de três níveis. Essencialmente, consta de dois fatoriais 2³ (níveis 1 e B, de duas estrelas (níveis a e 2alfa e de um ponto no centro do delineamento. É mostrada a origem do delineamento, o tipo não ortogonal, completamente casualizado, o tipo ortogonal completamente casualizado e o ortogonal divisível em dois blocos. No primeiro deles, seriam estudados três fatores em cinco níveis (-2, -1,-0, + 1 e +2; no segundo, três fatores em nove níveis (-3,02; -2,00; -1,51; -1,00; 0,00; + 1,00; +1,51; +2,00 e +3.02 e, no terceiro, três fatores nos nove níveis seguintes (-7,262; -4,391; -3,631; -1,000; 0,000; +1,000; +3,631; +4,391 e +7,262. É apresentado também um exemplo do último delineamento. com sua análise respectiva. De acordo com o critério de Box & Wilson (2, esse último delineamento é mais eficiente que o fatorial 3 x 3 x 3 divisível em blocos de nove. Os três delineamentos podem ser empregados em programas de adubação visando ao estudo de macronutrientes com vistas à recomendação das doses ótimas de fertilizantes que possibilitem a maximização do lucro obtido e, ainda, em outras áreas da pesquisa científica em que se deseja a avaliação da superfície de resposta, o estudo dos seus pontos extremos, etc.The double central composite design with 29 points rcpresents an extension of the central composite design and was developed for the study of three factors in more than three levels. Essentially it is composed of two 2³ factorials (levels 1 and B, of two stars (levels alpha and 2alpha and of one central point. In the present paper the origin of the design, the double central composite completely randomized not orthogonal in 5 levels (-2, -1, 0, +1 and +2, the completely randomized design, orthogonal, in nine levels (-3.02; -2.00; -1.51; -1.00; 0

Ecodesign in Central America

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Crul, M.R.M.

2003-01-01

This PhD thesis describes and analyses the change process started by the Ecodesign project in Central America, executed between 1998 and 2002. The project started using the concept and praxis developed in Europe. Nine ecodesign projects were performed in industry, and ecodesign was introduced to

41 CFR 105-56.027 - Centralized salary offset computer match.

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2010-07-01

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HANFORD SITE CENTRAL PLATEAU CLEANUP COMPLETION STRATEGY

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Bergman, T.B.

2011-01-01

Cleanup of the Hanford Site is a complex and challenging undertaking. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed a comprehensive vision for completing Hanford's cleanup mission including transition to post-cleanup activities. This vision includes 3 principle components of cleanup: the ∼200 square miles ofland adjacent to the Columbia River, known as the River Corridor; the 75 square miles of land in the center of the Hanford Site, where the majority of the reprocessing and waste management activities have occurred, known as the Central Plateau; and the stored reprocessing wastes in the Central Plateau, the Tank Wastes. Cleanup of the River Corridor is well underway and is progressing towards completion of most cleanup actions by 2015. Tank waste cleanup is progressing on a longer schedule due to the complexity of the mission, with construction of the largest nuclear construction project in the United States, the Waste Treatment Plant, over 50% complete. With the progress on the River Corridor and Tank Waste, it is time to place increased emphasis on moving forward with cleanup of the Central Plateau. Cleanup of the Hanford Site has been proceeding under a framework defmed in the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement). In early 2009, the DOE, the State of Washington Department of Ecology, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed an Agreement in Principle in which the parties recognized the need to develop a more comprehensive strategy for cleanup of the Central Plateau. DOE agreed to develop a Central Plateau Cleanup Completion Strategy as a starting point for discussions. This DOE Strategy was the basis for negotiations between the Parties, discussions with the State of Oregon, the Hanford Advisory Board, and other Stakeholder groups (including open public meetings), and consultation with the Tribal Nations. The change packages to incorporate the Central Plateau Cleanup Completion Strategy were signed by the

Peripheral cholangio carcimona with central abscess: one case report

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Rho, Taek Soo; Jung, Hoe Seok; Park, Cheol Min; Cha, In Ho

1993-01-01

The authors experienced one case of peripheral cholangio carcinoma with central abscess. CT and ultrasound demonstrate a well defined fluid collection with smooth wall in central portion of mass in left hepatic lobe.Needle aspiration revealed 150ml of pus with chocolate color. Follow-up ultrasound 2 weeks after antibiotics therapy showed fluid collection again. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed from a surrounding solid portion of a fluid collection area, and pathologic diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. In case of recurrent abscess or necrosis, we recommend fine needle aspiration biopsy from a central fluid collection area as well as surrounding solid portion of mass for the possibility of central abscess in peripheral cholangio carcinoma of the liver

Peripheral cholangio carcimona with central abscess: one case report

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Rho, Taek Soo; Jung, Hoe Seok; Park, Cheol Min; Cha, In Ho [Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

1993-12-15

The authors experienced one case of peripheral cholangio carcinoma with central abscess. CT and ultrasound demonstrate a well defined fluid collection with smooth wall in central portion of mass in left hepatic lobe.Needle aspiration revealed 150ml of pus with chocolate color. Follow-up ultrasound 2 weeks after antibiotics therapy showed fluid collection again. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed from a surrounding solid portion of a fluid collection area, and pathologic diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. In case of recurrent abscess or necrosis, we recommend fine needle aspiration biopsy from a central fluid collection area as well as surrounding solid portion of mass for the possibility of central abscess in peripheral cholangio carcinoma of the liver

Central Tendon Injuries of Hamstring Muscles: Case Series of Operative Treatment.

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Lempainen, Lasse; Kosola, Jussi; Pruna, Ricard; Puigdellivol, Jordi; Sarimo, Janne; Niemi, Pekka; Orava, Sakari

2018-02-01

As compared with injuries involving muscle only, those involving the central hamstring tendon have a worse prognosis. Limited information is available regarding the surgical treatment of central tendon injuries of the hamstrings. To describe the operative treatment and outcomes of central tendon injuries of the hamstrings among athletes. Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Eight athletes (6 top level, 2 recreational) with central hamstring tendon injuries underwent magnetic resonance imaging and surgical treatment. The indication for surgery was recurrent (n = 6) or acute (n = 2) central hamstring tendon injury. All patients followed the same postoperative rehabilitation protocol, and return to play was monitored. Magnetic resonance imaging found a central tendon injury in all 3 hamstring muscles (long head of the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus) with disrupted tendon ends. In acute and recurrent central tendon injuries, full return to play was achieved at 2.5 to 4 months. There were no adverse events during follow-up. Central tendon injuries of the hamstrings can be successfully repaired surgically after acute and recurrent ruptures.

Central Tendon Injuries of Hamstring Muscles: Case Series of Operative Treatment

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Lempainen, Lasse; Kosola, Jussi; Pruna, Ricard; Puigdellivol, Jordi; Sarimo, Janne; Niemi, Pekka; Orava, Sakari

2018-01-01

Background: As compared with injuries involving muscle only, those involving the central hamstring tendon have a worse prognosis. Limited information is available regarding the surgical treatment of central tendon injuries of the hamstrings. Purpose: To describe the operative treatment and outcomes of central tendon injuries of the hamstrings among athletes. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: Eight athletes (6 top level, 2 recreational) with central hamstring tendon injuries underwent magnetic resonance imaging and surgical treatment. The indication for surgery was recurrent (n = 6) or acute (n = 2) central hamstring tendon injury. All patients followed the same postoperative rehabilitation protocol, and return to play was monitored. Results: Magnetic resonance imaging found a central tendon injury in all 3 hamstring muscles (long head of the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus) with disrupted tendon ends. In acute and recurrent central tendon injuries, full return to play was achieved at 2.5 to 4 months. There were no adverse events during follow-up. Conclusion: Central tendon injuries of the hamstrings can be successfully repaired surgically after acute and recurrent ruptures. PMID:29479545

Central venous stenosis among hemodialysis patients is often not associated with previous central venous catheters.

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Kotoda, Atsushi; Akimoto, Tetsu; Kato, Maki; Kanazawa, Hidenori; Nakata, Manabu; Sugase, Taro; Ogura, Manabu; Ito, Chiharu; Sugimoto, Hideharu; Muto, Shigeaki; Kusano, Eiji

2011-01-01

It is widely assumed that central venous stenosis (CVS) is most commonly associated with previous central venous catheterization among the chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated the validity of this assumption in this retrospective study. The clinical records from 2,856 consecutive HD patients with vascular access failure during a 5-year period were reviewed, and a total of 26 patients with symptomatic CVS were identified. Combined with radiological findings, their clinical characteristics were examined. Only seven patients had a history of internal jugular dialysis catheterization. Diagnostic multidetector row computed tomography angiography showed that 7 of the 19 patients with no history of catheterization had left innominate vein stenosis due to extrinsic compression between the sternum and arch vessels. These patients had a shorter period from the time of creation of the vascular access to the initial referral (9.2 ± 7.6 months) than the rest of the patients (35.5 ± 18.6 months, p = 0.0017). Our findings suggest that cases without a history of central venous catheterization may not be rare among the HD patients with symptomatic CVS. However, those still need to be confirm by larger prospective studies of overall chronic HD patients with symptomatic CVS.

Clinical and radiological characteristics of central pulmonary adenocarcinoma: a comparison with central squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer and the impact on treatment response

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Wang Z

2018-05-01

Full Text Available Zhe Wang,1,2 Minghuan Li,2 Yong Huang,3 Li Ma,3 Hui Zhu,2 Li Kong,2 Jinming Yu2 1School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; 3Department of Radiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China Purpose: The proportion of central pulmonary adenocarcinoma (ADC in central-type lung cancer has been gradually increasing due to the overall increasing incidence of pulmonary ADC. But the clinical and radiological characteristics of central ADCs remain unclear. In this study, we compared the clinical and radiological characteristics of central ADCs with those of small cell lung cancers (SCLCs and squamous cell carcinomas (SQCCs and investigated the impact of these characteristics on patients’ treatment response. Patients and methods: The medical records of 302 consecutive patients with central lung cancer from July 2014 to September 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. There were 99 patients with ADC, 95 with SQCC and 108 with SCLC. Computed tomography images were interpreted by two radiologists. Treatment response was determined by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors 1.1. Results: Univariate analyses found that younger age, female sex, no history of smoking, higher levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA, contralateral hilum lymphadenopathy, contralateral lung metastasis, pleural nodules and pleural metastasis to the interlobular fissure were significantly correlated with central ADC. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that compared with central SQCC, female sex, younger age, no history of smoking, higher levels of CEA and contralateral hilum lymphadenopathy were the significantly independent indicators of central pulmonary ADC. Furthermore, compared with central SCLC, younger age, higher levels of CEA and cytokeratin 19 fragment (Cyfra21-1, lower

Least-cost network evaluation of centralized and decentralized contributions to global electrification

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Levin, Todd; Thomas, Valerie M.

2012-01-01

The choice between centralized and decentralized electricity generation is examined for 150 countries as a function of population distribution, electricity consumption, transmission cost, and the cost difference between decentralized and centralized electricity generation. A network algorithm is developed to find the shortest centralized transmission network that spans a given fraction of the population in a country. The least-cost combination of centralized and decentralized electricity that serves the country is determined. Case studies of Botswana, Uganda, and Bangladesh illustrate situations that are more and less suited for decentralized electrification. Specific maps for centralized and decentralized generation are presented to show how the least-cost option varies with the relative costs of centralized and decentralized generation and transmission cost. Centralized and decentralized fractions are calculated for 150 countries. For most of the world's population, centralized electricity is the least-cost option. For a number of countries, particularly in Africa, substantial populations and regions may be most cost-effectively served by decentralized electricity. - Highlights: ► Centralized and decentralized electrification are compared for 150 countries. ► A cost-optimized network algorithm finds the least-cost electrification system. ► Least-cost infrastructures combine centralized and decentralized portions. ► For most people, centralized electricity is cheapest option. ► In much of Africa, decentralized electricity may be cheaper than centralized.

Optimizing the distribution of centralizers; Otimizacao da distribuicao de centralizadores

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Fonseca, Carlos Fernando H; Salies, Jacques Braile [PETROBRAS, XX (Brazil). Dept. de Perfuracao. Div. de Revestimento de Cimentacao

1990-12-31

There are two procedures for the distribution of centralizers on casing: rules of thumb for vertical wells and the well-know theoretical model developed in API SPEC 10D. This paper presents a new approach for the disposition of centralizers. Casing deflection is modeled more realistically than in the API algorithm, using better boundary conditions. A computer application was developed to integrate information on hole trajectory, casing properties and the performance of centralizers, in order to optimize centralizer spacing. The paper also presents a few comparative examples, and the results obtained are less conservative than those of the API model, thus reducing the number of centralizers to be run in a particular well. (author) 6 refs., 7 figs., 3 tabs.

Optimizing the distribution of centralizers; Otimizacao da distribuicao de centralizadores

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Fonseca, Carlos Fernando H.; Salies, Jacques Braile [PETROBRAS, XX (Brazil). Dept. de Perfuracao. Div. de Revestimento de Cimentacao

1989-12-31

There are two procedures for the distribution of centralizers on casing: rules of thumb for vertical wells and the well-know theoretical model developed in API SPEC 10D. This paper presents a new approach for the disposition of centralizers. Casing deflection is modeled more realistically than in the API algorithm, using better boundary conditions. A computer application was developed to integrate information on hole trajectory, casing properties and the performance of centralizers, in order to optimize centralizer spacing. The paper also presents a few comparative examples, and the results obtained are less conservative than those of the API model, thus reducing the number of centralizers to be run in a particular well. (author) 6 refs., 7 figs., 3 tabs.

Brachial versus central blood pressure and vascular stiffness

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Rasmussen, Susanne; Hansen, Tine; Frimodt-Møller, Marie

2010-01-01

Central blood pressure (BP) estimates the true load imposed on the left ventricle to a higher degree than does brachial BP. Increased aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) and central BP are risk markers for cardiovascular disease. Both can be measured by simple and noninvasive methods. Guidelines...

Brachial versus central blood pressure and vascular stiffness

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Rasmussen, Susanne; Hansen, Tine; Frimodt-Møller, Marie

2009-01-01

Central blood pressure (BP) estimates the true load imposed on the left ventricle to a higher degree than does brachial BP. Increased aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) and central BP are risk markers for cardiovascular disease. Both can be measured by simple and noninvasive methods. Guidelines...

The central noradrenergic system: an overview | Viljoen | African ...

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The central noradrenergic system belongs to a group of brainstem neuromodulatory systems previously referred to as the ascending reticular activating system. In this article a heuristic model is presented of the central noradrenergic system depicting the major projections to other cerebral areas, its interactions with other ...

Hemi-central retinal artery occlusion in young adults

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Rishi Pukhraj

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Amongst the clinical presentations of retinal artery occlusion, hemi-central retinal artery occlusion (Hemi-CRAO is rarely described. This case series of four adults aged between 22 and 36 years attempts to describe the clinical profile, etiology and management of Hemi-CRAO. Case 1 had an artificial mitral valve implant. Polycythemia and malignant hypertension were noted in Case 2. The third patient had Leiden mutation while the fourth patient had Eisenmenger′s syndrome. Clinical examination and fundus fluorescein angiography revealed a bifurcated central retinal artery at emergence from the optic nerve head, in all cases. Color Doppler examination of the central retinal artery confirmed branching of the artery behind the lamina cribrosa. It is hypothesized that bifurcation of central retinal artery behind the lamina cribrosa may predispose these hemi-trunks to develop an acute occlusion if associated with underlying risk factors. The prognosis depends upon arterial recanalisation and etiology of the thromboembolic event.

Transient central diabetes insipidus following ischemic stroke

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Muthukrishnan Jayaraman

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Central Diabetes Insipidus (CDI following ischemic infarction of the brain has been described as a rare presentation. Posterior pituitary ischemia has also been postulated as a possible cause of idiopathic CDI. We encountered a young male with bilateral extensive ischemic infarction sustained at high altitude, who had transient polyuria due to central diabetes insipidus, requiring desmopressin therapy. DI completely resolved during the course of his neurological recovery.

Diabete insípido central em um cão Central diabetes insipidus in a dog

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Claudete Schmidt

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Descreve-se um caso de diabete insípido central em um cão, fêmea, nove anos de idade, sem raça definida, com história de poliúria e polidipsia há 18 meses. Com o exame físico, nenhuma alteração sistêmica foi elucidada. Já nos exames laboratoriais complementares, observou-se policitemia e hiperproteinemia, e a densidade específica da urina (1002 encontrava-se abaixo do limiar fisiológico. O animal foi submetido à privação hídrica e se mostrou incapaz de concentrar a urina durante as sete horas observadas, tempo que levou para apresentar 5% de desidratação. Após isso, foi administrado acetato de desmopressina e, 5 horas após, a densidade estava em 1028, confirmando o diabete insípido de origem central. O animal recebeu terapia à base de acetato de desmopressina, apresentando melhora do quadro clínico.A case of central diabetes insipidus in a nine-year-old female dog is described. The dog presented intermitent polyuria and polydipsia in the past 18 months. In the clinical exam, complete blood count, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, BUN, creatinine, glucose and calcium dosages were normal. However, the specific urine gravity was low and presented the value 1002. The dog was unable to concentrate the urine during the seven hours of water deprivation test and presented 5% of dehydratation. The administration of desmopressin acetate elevated the specific urine gravity to 1028 five hours after the beginning of the treatment, confirming the diagnosis of diabetes insipidus of central origin.

CONTRIBUCIÓN A LA FORMACIÓN AMBIENTAL EN LOS ESTUDIANTES DE INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL DESDE LA ASIGNATURA PROBABILIDAD Y ESTADÍSTICA

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Johann Mejías Brito; Ramón Urzúa Contreras; Claudia L. Castrejón Cerro

2013-01-01

En este trabajo se propone un sistema de tareas docentes que integren y vinculen los contenidos de la asignatura Probabilidad y Estadística de la carrera de Ingeniería Industrial del Instituto Tecnológico de Colima, con algunos de los principales problemas ambientales existentes en la actualidad como vía de concretar la formación integral de los futuros ingenieros industriales, con el objeto de crear conciencia ambiental de manera que se desarrollen habilidades para el reconocimiento y la sol...

Un método de descomposición propia generalizada para operadores diferenciales de alto orden

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Quesada , Carlos; Xu , G.; González , David; ALFARO , Iciar; Leygue , Adrien; Visonneau , Michel; Cueto , Elías; Chinesta , Francisco

2015-01-01

International audience; Los ingenieros han acudido tradicionalmente a la reducción de los modelos como única metodología disponible para solucionar problemas complejos en épocas en las que la capacidad de cál-culo disponible no era mucha. Así, por ejemplo, el modelo de viga de Euler, Bernoulli y Navier desarrolla unas ecuaciones monodi-mensionales para la resolución práctica del campo de desplaza-mientos, deformaciones y tensiones en piezas que son realmente tridimensionales. De la misma mane...

Availability, Access, and Characteristics of the Theses in the Facultad de Ingeniería and the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales of the Universidad de Buenos Aires

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Plaza, María Alejandra

2001-01-01

Se intenta reflejar la disponibilidad de las tesis y trabajos equivalentes para acceder a títulos de grado y de postgrado en las Facultades de Ingeniería y de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), así como las posibilidades de acceso a dichos documentos. Se analizan algunas características particulares de las tesis presentadas en las mencionadas facultades, como una aproximación a las conductas informativas de ingenieros y científicos = The availability of the...

Supervisión de obras en la expansión de una planta de procesamiento de mineral

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Antón Macedo, Wilmer Augusto; Antón Macedo, Wilmer Augusto; Antón Macedo, Wilmer Augusto

2016-01-01

En la actualidad toda obra en construcción debe contar de manera permanente con un equipo de profesionales encargados de inspeccionar o supervisar la ejecución de un proyecto, denominados dentro del presente informe Supervisor Interno o Ingeniero de Campo cuya función principal es realizar los controles que garanticen la buena ejecución de la obra usando los recursos de manera eficiente y que garantice la satisfacción del cliente. La problemática en los diferentes proyectos se presenta cua...

De Ferrara a la Ciudad de México pasando por Chicago: la trayectoria arquitectónica de Adamo Boari, 1863-1904

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Checa-Artasu, Martín M.

2015-01-01

Se presenta la desconocida trayectoria profesional del ingeniero italiano Adamo Boari entre 1897 y 1904, años en los que trabaja entre Chicago y Ciudad de México. En Chicago proyectó algunos rascacielos y propuestas de vivienda social. En México, participó en concursos de arquitectura promovidos por el gobierno de México y recibió encargos de las autoridades eclesiásticas para la construcción de grandes templos en estilo historicista. Su trayectoria culminará en 1904, cuando el gobierno mexic...

Implementación y automatización del proceso de presupuestación, control y ejecución de obra para una empresa constructora

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Castillo Silva, Oscar Daniel

2012-01-01

Actualmente las existen empresas constructoras medianas como lo es el caso propuesto para la empresa “Viedza Construcciones”, no cuentan con un Sistema de Presupuestación y Control de Obras a realizar o por contratar, para que los ingenieros civiles puedan realizar los presupuestos, para que los directivos puedan evaluar el desempeño de las obras, y para que se pueda obtener resultados precisos e inmediatos. Todo éste proceso se lo realiza de forma manual, causando un inconveniente de que no...

¿En dónde trabaja el profesional en Ingeniería Química?

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George Cotter

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Con base en una encuesta realizada en junio del 2010, se determinaron las áreas de trabajo en donde labora el ingeniero químico en Costa Rica. Producción y administración absorben al grupo más grande de graduados, con el 41.4% de respuestas. Otras áreas representadas son control de calidad, ventas y servicio técnico, e investigación y desarrollo. La encuesta guarda similitud con la única otra encuesta, publicada, en 1974.

A multi-layer based Architecture for the development of an open source CAD/CAM integration virtual platform for the training of professional skills in engineering students

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Aguinaga, Álvaro; Ávila, Carlos; Cando, Edgar

2014-01-01

Este artículo propone una arquitectura n-capas, con un "front-end", para el desarrollo de una plataforma virtual de simulación de procesos en máquinas herramientas CNC. Esta plataforma "Open sources" está formada por un componente de investigación, que contiene la programación realizada en integración CAD/CAM y una componente educativa que permite fortalecer las habilidades de los ingeniero y tecnólogos del Ecuador. Esta herramienta "Open Sources" fortalece habilidades necesarias en el perf...

Quince años de graduados en Ciencias Agrícolas en la Universidad Nacional del Sur

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Rosell, Ramón

1993-01-01

A partir del año 1977 el Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias (ahora de Agronomía, DA) de la UNS, comenzó a dictar asignaturas regulares para graduados universitarios (ingenieros y/o licenciados) en el marco de las reglamentaciones del Departamento Graduados (DG) de dicha universidad. En el término de un año varios profesores organizaron el contenido de asignaturas avanzadas y comenzaron a orientary dirigir a alumnos graduados interesados en estudios formales conducentes a grados académicos s...

Análisis y determinación de política de reclutamiento y selección de personal comercial en ENTRÓPICO, SL.

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GARCÍA HERRERO, LAURA

2016-01-01

[ES] El trabajo consistirá principalmente en un estudio de la política de reclutamiento utilizada por Innovasem Ingenieros hasta el momento, en el caso de los comerciales, analizando los posibles fallos en el proceso actual. Identificando las características que poseen los empleados que se han incorporado con éxito en el trabajo logrando los objetivos propuestos, así como el personal que no ha cumplido las expectativas marcadas para el puesto. Además de implantar un nuevo sistema de recl...

América Latina: energía y desarrollo

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Gabriel Sánchez S.

1982-09-01

Full Text Available EI autor del presente articulo es Ingeniero Electricista de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y Master en Anlliisis de Sistemas de Potencia del Renssetaer Polytecnic Institute. ha sido Protesor y Director del Departamento de Ingenieria Electrica. Director del Instituto de Ensayos e Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Jete de la División de Energia del Departamento Nacional de Planeación y Coordinador de Planificación Energetica de la Organización Latinoamericana de Energia, OLADE.

Monitorización de datos en sistemas industriales

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Larrosa Garreta, Carlos

2011-01-01

Projecte final de carrera fet en col.laboració amb l'empresa CITCEA (Centro de Innovación Tecnológica en Convertidores Energéticos y Accionamientos) Castellano: El sector industrial tiene necesidades informáticas en muchos de sus ámbitos. La dependencia entre ambos campos se ha incrementado considerablemente en los últimos tiempos debido a las posibilidades que ofrece la informática hoy en día. CITCEA es un centro vinculado a la UPC formado mayoritariamente por ingenieros industriales q...

Gastronomía molecular: estudio de las condiciones de contorno de un modelo termomecánico bidimensional del suflé

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Ruan Zhao, Víctor Siliang

2018-01-01

El presente Trabajo de Fin de Grado (TFG) tiene por objeto el estudio de condiciones de contorno realistas en un modelo bidimensional termomecánico del suflé. Continua el trabajo de dos trabajos anteriores [1] y [2] que realizaron un modelo unidimensional y bidimensional, respectivamente. Su realización se ha llevado a cabo en el laboratorio de Simulación de Materiales no Metálicos de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, centro de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ET...

Brain malformation in single median maxillary central incisor

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Kjaer, I; Wagner, Aa; Thomsen, L L

2009-01-01

Clinical and radiographic examinations and MR scan of a 12-year-old girl with SMMCI (single median maxillary central incisor) showed impaired growth and a midline defect involving the central incisor, cranium and the midline structures in the brain, falx cerebri and pituitary gland. She had a sev...

Some economic effects of recent migration patterns on central cities.

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Sternlieb, G; Hughes, J W

1981-01-01

The authors examine demographic changes in central cities of the United States between 1970 and 1977 and the economic effects of these changes. Patterns of selective migration from central cities, particularly the general out-migration of the middle class and the recent return of the middle class to selected areas, are discussed. Changes in household and family patterns, racial composition, income, and poverty status are examined, and the aggregate impact of migration on resident incomes and purchasing power within central cities is analyzed. The findings show a continued concentration of poverty in central cities.

Central venous oxygen saturation during hypovolaemic shock in humans

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Madsen, P; Iversen, H; Secher, N H

1993-01-01

We compared central venous oxygen saturation and central venous pressure (CVP) as indices of the effective blood volume during 50 degrees head-up tilt (anti-Trendelenburg's position) induced hypovolaemic shock in eight healthy subjects. Head-up tilt increased thoracic electrical impedance from 31...... (28-36) (median and range) to 34 (30-40) Ohm, mean arterial pressure (MAP) from 79 (70-88) to 86 (80-99) mmHg, heart rate (HR) from 67 (56-71) to 99 (78-119) beats min-1 (p ....05) but thereafter remained stable. In contrast, central venous oxygen saturation showed a linear decrease with time from 0.75 (0.69-0.78) at rest to 0.60 (0.49-0.67) (p measurement of central venous oxygen saturation...

Paracoccidioidomicose sistêmica com envolvimento do sistema nervoso central Systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with central nervous system involvement

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Antônio Luiz Wiener Pureza Duarte

1999-08-01

Full Text Available É relatado o caso de um paciente portador de paracoccidioidomicose sistêmica, com comprometimento oral e ganglionar regional e posterior envolvimento pulmonar. O paciente, tratado com drogas específicas(anfotericina B, itraconazol, sulfametoxazol + trimetoprim e acompanhado durante seis anos, foi ao óbito com extenso comprometimento do sistema nervoso centralA clinical case of a patient bearing systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with regional ganglionic and oral exposure and later pulmonary envolvement is presented. The patient was treated with especific drugs (amphotericin B, itraconazole, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and followed throughout a 6-year period and eventually died showing an extensive envolvement of the central nervous system.

Central sensitization: implications for the diagnosis and treatment of pain.

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Woolf, Clifford J

2011-03-01

Nociceptor inputs can trigger a prolonged but reversible increase in the excitability and synaptic efficacy of neurons in central nociceptive pathways, the phenomenon of central sensitization. Central sensitization manifests as pain hypersensitivity, particularly dynamic tactile allodynia, secondary punctate or pressure hyperalgesia, aftersensations, and enhanced temporal summation. It can be readily and rapidly elicited in human volunteers by diverse experimental noxious conditioning stimuli to skin, muscles or viscera, and in addition to producing pain hypersensitivity, results in secondary changes in brain activity that can be detected by electrophysiological or imaging techniques. Studies in clinical cohorts reveal changes in pain sensitivity that have been interpreted as revealing an important contribution of central sensitization to the pain phenotype in patients with fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, musculoskeletal disorders with generalized pain hypersensitivity, headache, temporomandibular joint disorders, dental pain, neuropathic pain, visceral pain hypersensitivity disorders and post-surgical pain. The comorbidity of those pain hypersensitivity syndromes that present in the absence of inflammation or a neural lesion, their similar pattern of clinical presentation and response to centrally acting analgesics, may reflect a commonality of central sensitization to their pathophysiology. An important question that still needs to be determined is whether there are individuals with a higher inherited propensity for developing central sensitization than others, and if so, whether this conveys an increased risk in both developing conditions with pain hypersensitivity, and their chronification. Diagnostic criteria to establish the presence of central sensitization in patients will greatly assist the phenotyping of patients for choosing treatments that produce analgesia by normalizing hyperexcitable central neural activity. We have certainly come a long way since the

Analysis of expected ATM processes changes in Central Europe

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Tomislav MIHETEC

2012-01-01

Full Text Available This paper evaluates feasibility of the new Air Traffic Management (ATM organisation in Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FAB CE and specifies the implementation scenarios that are proposed by Central European Air Traffic Services Coordination Group (CEATS CG. The paper elaborates elements of required Functional Airspace Block Central Europe implementation and identifies and assesses the implementation blockers. Provision of air navigation services in European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC area is diversely regulated and highly fragmented.

Fused upper central incisors: management of two clinical cases

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Sfasciotti, Gian Luca; Marini, Roberta; Bossù, Maurizio; Ierardo, Gaetano; Annibali, Susanna

2012-01-01

This paper reports the management of two clinical cases, in which the upper right central incisor was fused with a supernumerary tooth and the upper left central incisor was macrodontic. A radiographic examination revealed that the fused teeth had two separate roots. Hemisectioning of the fused teeth was performed, the supernumerary portion was extracted and the remaining part was reshaped to remove any sharp margins and to achieve a normal morphology. The macrodontic central incisors were no...

Radiation Retinopathy Associated with Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

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Yan; Liu; FengWen

2007-01-01

Purpose: To report a case of radiation retinopathy associated with central retinal vein occlusion.Methods: The clinical features and fundus fluorescein angiography of this case were analyzed.Results: The patient had been treated with radiotherapy for her nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and presented with sudden visual loss in the left eye. The funduscopic examination and fluorescein angiography showed the features of radiation retinopathy in both eyes, and central retinal vein occlusion in the left eye.Conclusions: Radiation retinopathy can be associated with central retinal vein occlusion in the same eye, and it seems that the endothelial cell loss caused by radiation retinopathy may lead to retinal vein occlusion.

Central serous choroidopathy in the Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome.

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Blair, N P; Brockhurst, R J; Lee, W

1981-08-01

Central serous choroidopathy was observed in a young patient with the Hallermann-Streiff syndrome. Typical features of this syndrome include microphthalmos, proportionate dwarfism, dyscephaly with birdlike facies, dental abnormalities, and hypotrichosis. Exceptional aspects of this case include age of onset (11 years), high hyperopic refractive error (+ 13.00 sphere), and multiple recurrences caused by six separate documented leaks from the choroid. Fundus changes previously reported in the Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, interpreted as chorioretinal pigmentary changes, may have been secondary to previous undiagnosed central serous choroidopathy. Periodic ophthalmoscopy should be performed and may detect unrecognized episodes of central serous choroidopathy for which photocoagulation would be beneficial.

MR appearance of central neurocytoma

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Chang, K.H.; Han, M.H.; Kim, D.G.; Chi, J.G.; Suh, D.C.; Kim, S.J.; Cha, S.H.; Han, M.C.

1993-01-01

To provide a detailed description of the MR appearances of central neurocytoma, MR images of 13 patients with central neurocytoma were retrospectively reviewed and compared with CT examinations. The histology was confirmed by ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies. In 12 patients the tumors were histologically benign and located in the anterior part of the lateral ventricle, 6 of which extended to the 3rd ventricle. There was one case of a histologically malignant variant involving the thalamus and lateral ventricle. The tumors were primarily solid, but contained cysts (85%, 11/13), calcifications (69%, 9/13), and signal void from tumor vessels (62%, 8/13), frequently producing heterogeneous signal intensity on both T1- and T2-weighted images. Most of the solid portion appeared isointense or slightly hyperintense relative to the cerebral cortex on all MR pulse sequences. Calcifications were iso- or hypointense on MR, making them difficult to characterize with MR alone. Intratumoral hemorrhage was seen in 2 patients on MR but not on CT. Contrast enhancement was variable in degree and pattern. Coronal and sagittal MR images were valuable in evaluating the tumor extent and origin site, and in planning the surgical approach. It is concluded that MR imaging appears to be more useful than CT in the overall evaluation of central neurocytoma, even though calcification is better characterized with CT. (orig.)

Centralized digital control of accelerators

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Melen, R.E.

1984-01-01

Upon careful examination of the architecture of SLAC's computer control systems, it becomes evident that the distribution of the systems' intelligence generally falls into tree-like layers. The first layer typically consists of a central computer complex incorporating one or more relatively large and powerful processors. The more modern systems use state-of-the-art 32-bit processors with several megabytes of RAM and several hundreds of megabytes of disk memory. Further, they support extensive user-friendly operating systems and program development facilities. The second layer typically consists of several smaller processors which are downloaded from the central complex and whose primary task is to provide data acquisition and distribution. The more modern systems are 16-bit processors with several hundred kilobytes of RAM and no disk memory. The third layer typically consists of several tens or hundreds of micro-processors, each dedicated to a single device. The micro-processors for these ''dedicated intelligent controllers'' are small and inexpensive and typically require less than 32 kilobytes of RAM or EPROM memory. Their hardware may be general purpose in nature or may be built into the architecture of the device itself. Figure 5 illustrates several of the relevant features of each of these layers. This paper serves to illustrate that SLAC is commited to the centralized digital control of its accelerators

The contributions of visual and central attention to visual working memory.

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Souza, Alessandra S; Oberauer, Klaus

2017-10-01

We investigated the role of two kinds of attention-visual and central attention-for the maintenance of visual representations in working memory (WM). In Experiment 1 we directed attention to individual items in WM by presenting cues during the retention interval of a continuous delayed-estimation task, and instructing participants to think of the cued items. Attending to items improved recall commensurate with the frequency with which items were attended (0, 1, or 2 times). Experiments 1 and 3 further tested which kind of attention-visual or central-was involved in WM maintenance. We assessed the dual-task costs of two types of distractor tasks, one tapping sustained visual attention and one tapping central attention. Only the central attention task yielded substantial dual-task costs, implying that central attention substantially contributes to maintenance of visual information in WM. Experiment 2 confirmed that the visual-attention distractor task was demanding enough to disrupt performance in a task relying on visual attention. We combined the visual-attention and the central-attention distractor tasks with a multiple object tracking (MOT) task. Distracting visual attention, but not central attention, impaired MOT performance. Jointly, the three experiments provide a double dissociation between visual and central attention, and between visual WM and visual object tracking: Whereas tracking multiple targets across the visual filed depends on visual attention, visual WM depends mostly on central attention.

Atypical presentation of bilateral supplemental maxillary central incisors with unusual talon cusp

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Sivakumar Nuvvula

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Delayed eruption of maxillary permanent central incisors in a child poses a distressing esthetic quandary to parents, by virtue of its location in the dental architecture. Well-aligned anterior teeth add confidence to smile and have enhanced self-esteem, which is critical even in early life. Impaction of the maxillary central incisors compared to third molars or the canines is less reported; bilateral supplemental maxillary central incisors related to impacted permanent maxillary central incisors are rare and one of the supplemental central incisors showing unusual talon is still infrequent. A case of impacted maxillary permanent central incisors related to supplemental maxillary central incisors, with one of them showing an unusual talon cusp, is presented.

Demographic model of the Neolithic transition in Central Europe

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Patrik Galeta

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Several recent lines of evidence indicate more intensive contact between LBK farmers and indigenous foragers in Central Europe (5600–5400 calBC. Strong continuity has been identified between Mesolithic and Neolithic material cultures; faunal assemblages, and isotopic analyses of diet have revealed a greater role of hunting in LBK communities; genetic analyses have suggested that the modern Central European gene pool is mainly of Palaeolithic origin. Surprisingly little attention has been paid to demographic aspects of the Neolithic transition. In our study, demographic simulations were performed to assess the demographic conditions that would allow LBK farmers to spread across central Europe without any admixture with Mesolithic foragers. We constructed a stochastic demographic model of changes in farming population size. Model parameters were constrained by data from human demography, archaeology, and human ecology. Our results indicate that the establishment of farming communities in Central Europe without an admixture with foragers was highly improbable. The demographic conditions necessary for colonization were beyond the potential of the Neolithic population. Our study supports the integrationists’ view of the Neolithic transition in Central Europe.

Central Asia in Asia: Charting growing trans-regional linkages

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Nicola P. Contessi

2016-01-01

Full Text Available As the so-called ‘Asian Century’ unfolds, Central Asian countries are increasingly directing their foreign relations eastward. Meanwhile, Asian states are equally turning to Central Asia in their search for energy resources and new markets. This dual dynamic is giving rise to closer and deeper ties in three key areas. As far as infrastructures are concerned, various Asian powers have adopted Silk Road policies that see Central Asia as a fundamental transit route for their long-haul connectivity projects. In the field of trade, Central Asia's exchanges with other Asian countries have been growing steadily since the 1990s, in some cases even coming to rival, in comparative terms, exchanges with the West. Lastly, in terms of multilateralism, Central Asia is increasingly enmeshed in a web of overlapping institutions with a strong Asian identity, coexisting with the region's Western institutional references. The article then problematizes this emerging pattern by sketching out some of the possible ramifications that could stem from the sustainment and consolidation of these trends for the international order and the global balance of power.

Compressive sensing of high betweenness centrality nodes in networks

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Mahyar, Hamidreza; Hasheminezhad, Rouzbeh; Ghalebi K., Elahe; Nazemian, Ali; Grosu, Radu; Movaghar, Ali; Rabiee, Hamid R.

2018-05-01

Betweenness centrality is a prominent centrality measure expressing importance of a node within a network, in terms of the fraction of shortest paths passing through that node. Nodes with high betweenness centrality have significant impacts on the spread of influence and idea in social networks, the user activity in mobile phone networks, the contagion process in biological networks, and the bottlenecks in communication networks. Thus, identifying k-highest betweenness centrality nodes in networks will be of great interest in many applications. In this paper, we introduce CS-HiBet, a new method to efficiently detect top- k betweenness centrality nodes in networks, using compressive sensing. CS-HiBet can perform as a distributed algorithm by using only the local information at each node. Hence, it is applicable to large real-world and unknown networks in which the global approaches are usually unrealizable. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated by extensive simulations on several synthetic and real-world networks. The experimental results demonstrate that CS-HiBet outperforms the best existing methods with notable improvements.

Improving Estimation of Betweenness Centrality for Scale-Free Graphs

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Bromberger, Seth A. [Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Klymko, Christine F. [Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Henderson, Keith A. [Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Pearce, Roger [Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sanders, Geoff [Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

2017-11-07

Betweenness centrality is a graph statistic used to nd vertices that are participants in a large number of shortest paths in a graph. This centrality measure is commonly used in path and network interdiction problems and its complete form requires the calculation of all-pairs shortest paths for each vertex. This leads to a time complexity of O(jV jjEj), which is impractical for large graphs. Estimation of betweenness centrality has focused on performing shortest-path calculations on a subset of randomly- selected vertices. This reduces the complexity of the centrality estimation to O(jSjjEj); jSj < jV j, which can be scaled appropriately based on the computing resources available. An estimation strategy that uses random selection of vertices for seed selection is fast and simple to implement, but may not provide optimal estimation of betweenness centrality when the number of samples is constrained. Our experimentation has identi ed a number of alternate seed-selection strategies that provide lower error than random selection in common scale-free graphs. These strategies are discussed and experimental results are presented.

Hydrogels for central nervous system therapeutic strategies.

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Russo, Teresa; Tunesi, Marta; Giordano, Carmen; Gloria, Antonio; Ambrosio, Luigi

2015-12-01

The central nervous system shows a limited regenerative capacity, and injuries or diseases, such as those in the spinal, brain and retina, are a great problem since current therapies seem to be unable to achieve good results in terms of significant functional recovery. Different promising therapies have been suggested, the aim being to restore at least some of the lost functions. The current review deals with the use of hydrogels in developing advanced devices for central nervous system therapeutic strategies. Several approaches, involving cell-based therapy, delivery of bioactive molecules and nanoparticle-based drug delivery, will be first reviewed. Finally, some examples of injectable hydrogels for the delivery of bioactive molecules in central nervous system will be reported, and the key features as well as the basic principles in designing multifunctional devices will be described. © IMechE 2015.

Central Delta languages: An overview | Kari | Stellenbosch Papers ...

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This paper presents an overview of the phonology, morphology and syntax of Central Delta languages. It also provides information on the geo-linguistic, demographic and sociolinguistic situation of these languages. It notes that Central Delta languages have a 20-vowel system, which divides into two sets of 10 vowels ...

Central nervous system affecting drugs and road traffic accidents ...

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Central nervous system affecting drugs and road traffic accidents among commercial motorcyclists. ... including driving under the influence of drugs that affect the central nervous system (CNS). ... Keywords: Brain, influence, riders, substances ...

Regulatory Regionalism and Education: The European Union in Central Asia

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Jones, Peter

2010-01-01

This paper investigates the purchase which Jayasuriya's regulatory regionalism approach offers for an analysis of the European Union's engagement in Central Asia. The European Union has a clearly articulated strategy through which to pursue what it sees as its interests in Central Asia and the development of a range of EU-Central Asia education…

Reduced central blood volume in cirrhosis

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Bendtsen, F; Henriksen, Jens Henrik Sahl; Sørensen, T I

1989-01-01

than 0.0001). The lowest values (18 ml/kg) were found in patients with gross ascites and a reduced systemic vascular resistance. In patients with cirrhosis central blood volume was inversely correlated to the hepatic venous pressure gradient (r = -0.41, p less than 0.01), and the total blood volume...... was inversely correlated to the systemic vascular resistance (r = -0.49, p less than 0.001), the latter being significantly reduced in the patient group. Patients with cirrhosis apparently are unable to maintain a normal central blood volume. This may be due to arteriolar vasodilation, portosystemic collateral...

RIGHT MEDICATION RELATED TO DRUG CENTRALIZED IN RSUD SIDOARJO

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Aprilia Aprilia

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Introduction. Centralized drug is a management of the entire drug which is entirely done by nurses to administration to patients. Right medication is the process of right drug administration which is done by nurses based on 6 rights of medication, and wary of side effects. The purpose of this study was to analyze the corelation between centralized drug, team leadership, and nurse`s knowledge with right medication among nurses. Methods.The design of the study was descriptive corelational with cross-sectional approach. The population was inpatient nurses in RSUD Sidoarjo. Total sample was 114 respondents was selected by purposive sampling. The independent variables in this study: centralized drug, team leadership, and nurse`s knowledge. The dependent variable was right medication. Data were collected by using questionnares for independent variables and dependent variable. Data were analyzed by using Binary Logistic Regression with degree of significance α>0,05. Results. Binary Logistic Regression test showed non significance level between centralized drug with right medication (P=0.501, team leadership with right medication (P=0.874, and nurses`s knowledge with right medication (P=0.243. Discussion. This study concluded centralized drug, team leadership, and nurse`s knowledge were good. But, there are nurses that have negative value at right medication, however right medication in RSUD Sidoarjo has majority positive value. Keywords: centralized drug, right medication

Upper Mantle Discontinuities Underneath Central and Southern Mexico

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Perez-Campos, X.; Clayton, R. W.

2011-12-01

Central and southern Mexico are affected by the subduction of Cocos plate beneath North American plate. The MesoAmerican Subduction Experiment (MASE) and the Veracruz-Oaxaca (VEOX) project have mapped the geometry of the Cocos slab. It is characterized in central Mexico by a shallow horizontal geometry up to ~300 km from the trench, then it dives steeply (70°) into the mantle, to its apparent end at 500 km depth. In contrast, some 400 km to the south, the slab subducts smoothly, with a dip angle of ~26° to a depth of 150 km. We use receiver functions from teleseismic events, recorded at stations from MASE, VEOX, and the Servicio Sismológico Nacional (SSN, Mexican National Seismological Service) to map the upper mantle discontinuities and properties of the transition zone in central and southern Mexico. We also use data from the Mapping the Rivera Subduction Zone (MARS) Experiment to get a complete picture of the subduction regime in central Mexico and compare the mantle transition zone in a slab tear regime. The 410 discontinuity shows significant variation in topography in central Mexico, particularly where the slab is expected to reach such depth. The 660 discontinuity shows a smoother topography, indicating that the slab does not penetrate this far down. The results will be compared with a ridge regime in the Gulf of California.

Central Institute for Nuclear Research (1956 - 1979)

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Flach, G.; Bonitz, M.

1979-12-01

The Central Institute for Nuclear Research (ZfK) of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR is presented. This first overall survey covers the development of the ZfK since 1956, the main research activities and results, a description of the departments responsible for the complex implementation of nuclear research, the social services for staff and the activities of different organizations in the largest central institute of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR. (author)

The CDF central and endwall hadron calorimeter

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Bertolucci, S.; Cordelli, M.; Eposito, B.; Curatolo, M.; Giromini, P.; Miscetti, S.; Sansoni, A.; Barnes, V.E.; Di Virgilio, A.; Garfinkel, A.F.; Kuhlmann, S.E.; Laasanen, A.T.

1988-01-01

The CDF central and endwall hadron calorimeter covers the polar region between 30 0 and 150 0 and a full 2π in azimuth. It consists of 48 steel-scintillator central modules with 2.5 cm sampling and 48 steel-scintillator endwall modules with 5.0 cm sampling. A general description of the detector is given. Calibration techniques and performance are discussed. Some results of the test beam studies are shown. (orig.)

Cancer Control in Central and Eastern Europe

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La Vecchia, Carlo; Conte, Pierfranco

2016-01-01

In Central and Western Europe, cancer mortality is declining at slower rates as compared with rates in the rest of the world. More than a generation has now passed since the end of nonmarket economies in Central and Eastern Europe. It is time for this area of the continent to close the gap in cancer incidence and mortality rates between it and Western Europe and other high-income areas of the world.

Private shareholding: An analysis of an eclectic group of central banks

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Jannie Rossouw

2016-03-01

Large differences in the classes of shareholders of these eclectic central banks and differences in their approaches to dividend payments are highlighted in the paper. The conclusions reached are, firstly, that investment only in the shares of the central banks of Belgium and Greece (albeit only for residents in the latter instance can be regarded as growth investments. Secondly, shareholding in the Italian central bank has been used to recapitalise ailing commercial banks. Thirdly, shareholders play no role in the formulation and implementation of monetary policy. Lastly, the shareholding structure of these banks contributes to improved governance in the case of the central banks of Belgium, Greece, Italy, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey, but no evidence can be found that central banks with shareholders in any way outperform central banks without shareholders.

Different types of centrally acting antihypertensives and their targets in the central nervous system

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van Zwieten, P. A.; Chalmers, J. P.

1994-01-01

The central regulation of blood pressure and other cardiovascular parameters may involve the baroreceptor reflex are, including both adrenergic and serotonergic pathways, as well as amino acids, as neurotransmitters. Both adrenergic and serotonergic pathways have been recognized as targets for

Central region morphometry in a child brain; Age and gender ...

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Background: Data on central region morphometry of a child brain is important not only in terms of providing us with information about central region anatomy of the brain but also in terms of the help of this information for the plans to be applied in neurosurgery. Objective: In the present study, central region morphometry of a ...

New Localities of Rare Liverworts in the Central Poland

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Staniaszek-Kik Monika

2014-11-01

Full Text Available The present study reports new localities of four liverwort species, i.e., Fossombronia foveolata Lindb., Gymnocolea inflata (Huds. Dumort., Leiomylia anomala (Hook. J.J. Engel & Braggins and Odontoschisma denudatum (Mart. Dumort., found in Central Poland. The new sites are situated in peat bog habitats and swamp forest in the depression cone of lignite opencast mine near Bełchatów in Central Poland. All of the reported species are very rare and have only few localities in Central Poland.

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection Rate after ...

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find out the CLABSI rate before and after central line (CL) bundle intervention and compare the outcome with international surveillance ... was reduced from 10.1 to 6.5 per 1000 CL days after interventions and had significant correlation with overall bundle ..... Sales AE, Almenoff PL, et al. Reduction of central line infections ...

Central Dogma Goes Digital.

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Lin, Yihan; Elowitz, Michael B

2016-03-17

In this issue of Molecular Cell, Tay and colleagues (Albayrak et al., 2016) describe a new technique to digitally quantify the numbers of protein and mRNA in the same mammalian cell, providing a new way to look at the central dogma of molecular biology. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Central oxygen pipeline failure

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surgical intensive care unit (ICU), with two patients on full ventilation and ... uncertainty around the cause of the failure and the restoration, .... soon as its level also falls below three tons. Should ... (properly checked and closed prior to each anaesthetic). ... in use at the time of the central oxygen pipeline failure at Tygerberg.

Small molecules: the missing link in the central dogma.

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Schreiber, Stuart L

2005-07-01

Small molecules have critical roles at all levels of biological complexity and yet remain orphans of the central dogma. Chemical biologists, working with small molecules, expand our understanding of these central elements of life.

A Randomized Central Limit Theorem

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Eliazar, Iddo; Klafter, Joseph

2010-01-01

The Central Limit Theorem (CLT), one of the most elemental pillars of Probability Theory and Statistical Physics, asserts that: the universal probability law of large aggregates of independent and identically distributed random summands with zero mean and finite variance, scaled by the square root of the aggregate-size (√(n)), is Gaussian. The scaling scheme of the CLT is deterministic and uniform - scaling all aggregate-summands by the common and deterministic factor √(n). This Letter considers scaling schemes which are stochastic and non-uniform, and presents a 'Randomized Central Limit Theorem' (RCLT): we establish a class of random scaling schemes which yields universal probability laws of large aggregates of independent and identically distributed random summands. The RCLT universal probability laws, in turn, are the one-sided and the symmetric Levy laws.

Central and eastern European activities

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Rea, J.L.

1993-01-01

The Florida State University/Technical University of Budapest environmental research center, Center for Hungarian/American Environmental Research, Studies and Exchanges (CHAERSE), provides a resource base for information and technologies that is used to address near- and long-term environmental problems within the Department of Energy (DOE) complex and in Central and Eastern Europe. The CHAERSE is used as a technology transfer conduit for environmental restoration and waste management (ER/WM) problems and solutions. The International Technology Exchange Division (ITED) used the CHAERSE as one source of information for the identification of international ER/WM technologies being developed in Central and Eastern Europe. This was accomplished by matching high-priority problems in that region to high-priority problems in the DOE Complex; conducting symposia, meetings and workshops with international environmental experts; and identifying innovative technologies

The role of central bank transparency for guiding private sector forecasts

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Ehrmann, Michael; Eijffinger, Sylvester C W; Fratzscher, Marcel

2009-01-01

There is a broad consensus in the literature that costs of information processing and acquisition may generate costly disagreements in expectations among economic agents, and that central banks may play a central role in reducing such dispersion in expectations. This paper analyses empirically whether enhanced central bank transparency lowers dispersion among professional forecasters of key economic variables, using a large set of proxies for central bank transparency in 12 advanced economies...

Population structure of Han nationality in Central-Southern China.

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Liu, Qiu-Ling; Chen, Ye-Fei; He, Xin; Shi, Yan-Wei; Wu, Wei-Wei; Zhao, Hu; Lu, De-Jian

2017-07-01

Knowledge of population structure is very important for forensic genetics. However, the population substructure in Central-Southern China Han nationality has still not been fully described. In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity of 15 forensic autosomal STR loci from 6879 individuals in 12 Han populations subdivided by administrative provinces in Central-Southern China. The statistical analysis of genetic variation showed that genetic differentiation among these populations was very small with a F st value of 0.0009. The Discriminant Analysis of Principal Components (DAPC) showed that there were no obvious population clusters in Central-Southern China Han population. In practice, the population structure effect in Central-Southern China Han population can be negligible in forensic identification and paternity testing. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

The Mediterranean fruit fly in Central America

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Vail, V.; Moore, I.; Nadel, D.

1976-01-01

Various methods of controlling the medfly are available and include the use of insecticides, bait sprays and the sterile insect technique (SIT). Each of these control strategies may be used alone or in sequence. With regard to the application of the SIT, the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Atomic Energy in Food and Agriculture through its Insect and Pest Control Section and Entomology Laboratory is in an excellent position to assist in containing the medfly in Central America. For the past 12 years, the laboratory has participated in all phases of medfly control by sterile insect releases in various climates. This involvement has included planning of medfly campaigns, development of pre-release techniques (bait spraying, trapping, etc.) and shipment and release of sterilized medflies. Small-scale field tests utilizing the SIT have been carried out by nine countries: Italy (Procida, Capri), Spain, Cyprus, Israel, Tunisia, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Other field projects presently being counselled and serviced are located in Argentina, Venezuela and the Canary Islands. The research and development that are still needed to effectively stabilize and gain control of the medfly situation in Central America include: The development and use of effective quarantine procedures in various countries; Development of effective conventional medfly control procedures under the conditions found in Central America; Development of methods to determine the geographic origin of medflies introduced into new areas; Medfly mass production (viz. all aspects of rearing Central American strains); Assessing the performance (competitiveness, etc.) of various strains; Logistics, including the development of systems for releasing pre-adult stages; Genetic rearing methods: developmental research in this area is particularly promising since the preferential production of males would allow considerable savings in the rearing costs of medflies for release; Development of adequate surveillance

Progressive central hypovolaemia in man--resulting in a vasovagal syncope?

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Sander-Jensen, K; Mehlsen, J; Secher, N H

1987-01-01

Hypotensive functional haemorrhage induced by venous pooling of blood in the legs has been reported to be characterized by a vasovagal reaction. In the present study these observations were extended by determination of the hormonal profile developed during progressive central hypovolaemia...... and an emotionally induced vasovagal syncope. In six subjects venous pooling resulted in normotensive central hypovolaemia, in one subject hypotensive central hypovolaemia was induced, and one subject experienced an emotionally induced vasovagal syncope. During normotensive central hypovolaemia heart rate increased...... from 58 +/- 4 to 76 +/- 4 beats min-1 (P less than 0.05) and cardiac output fell from 6.1 +/- 0.4 to 4.1 +/- 0.2 1 min-1. Pulse pressure and central venous pressure decreased from 64 +/- 4 to 53 +/- 4 mmHg, and from 8 +/- 2 to 3 +/- 2 mmHg, respectively. Adrenaline and noradrenaline increased from 87...

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2012-07-23

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Central Exclusive Production at LHCb

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INSPIRE-00106463

2015-01-01

Central Exclusive Production is a unique QCD process in which particles are produced via colourless propagators. Several results have been obtained at LHCb for the production of single charmonia, pairs of charmonia, and single bottomonia.

Comparative study of peripherally inserted central venous catheter and traditional central catheter assisted with X-ray

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Yu Jianchun; Wang Xiurong; Jiang Zhuming

1999-01-01

Objective: To study the feasibility, complications, mid- and long-term advantages of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) compared with central venous access assisted with X-ray. Methods: From Jan 1997 to Dec 1998, the authors conducted a study in 60 patients with placed PICC lines and 60 patients with central lines. Study variables included tip placement and complication rates. Results: Tere were on significant differences between PICC and CVC in the successful placement 95.0% and 88.3%, t = 1.745, P 0.19; the mean duration 13(6-98) days and 14 (7-104) days, F = 0.049, P = 0.83; the total occlusion rate 6.7% (4/60) and 5.0%(3/60), t = 0.152, P = 0.70. In PICC patients, the occlusion rate was slightly higher in 3 Fr (20-gauge) catheter (3/20, 15.0%) than in 4 Fr(18-gauge) catheters (1/20, 5.0%), t = 1.111, P=0.29. Phlebitis occurred in 5.0% of patients (3/60) and one catheter fracture was happened on the catheter hub junction (1.7%). In 3 catheter tips dislocation cases, the catheter tips were moved to the optional position assisted with X-ray image. In CVC group, pneumothorax happened in 1 case (1.7%). In 4 catheter dislocation cases, the catheters were with drawn. No catheter-related sepsis and hemo-pneumothorax happened in both group patients. Conclusions: Both PICC and CVC can be acceptable in clinical use. PICC assisted with X-ray possesses the advantages of less trauma, accurate localization preventing some possible severe complications of central venous access such as pneumothorax. The new method provides a reliable, effective venous access for mid-and long-term usage in patients receiving a variety of solutions, primarily parenteral alimentation, chemotherapy or antibiotic infusion

De la extracción al modelado del conocimiento en un Sistema Basado en el Conocimiento. Un enfoque desde el agrupamiento conceptual lógico combinatorio (From the extraction to knowledge modeling in a Knowledge Based System. A logical combinatorial conceptual grouping approach

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Yunia Reyes González

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Resumen Elucidar y reproducir conocimiento es la tarea central en la construcción de los sistemas basados en el conocimiento; el sujeto de esta acción es el ingeniero de conocimiento. La adquisición del conocimiento a partir de expertos humanos, si bien necesaria e insustituible, en unas aplicaciones más en otras menos, ha presentado diversas dificultades que van desde la representación del sentido común hasta las excesivas demoras en la implementación y el mantenimiento de los sistemas. El proceso de adquisición del conocimiento requerido en un sistema basado en el conocimiento puede ser automatizado o parcialmente automatizado. La idea radica en lograr disminuir el tiempo de trabajo entre el ingeniero del conocimiento y el experto del área del saber en el sistema informático inteligente que se desea construir. En este artículo se presentan las potenciales que ofrece el agrupamiento conceptual lógico combinatorio tanto para la extracción como para la modelación del conocimiento en la construcción de este tipo de sistemas informáticos. Se presentan tres casos específicos de SBC en los cuales se emplean los conceptos en sus procesos esenciales: forma de representar el conocimiento y método de solución del problema. Este enfoque permite, entre otras ventajas, la automatización del proceso de extracción del conocimiento lo que posibilita independizarlo de los expertos humanos y acercar la teoría de los SBC a paradigmas más actuales donde se emplean técnicas como Big Data. English abstract Elucidating and replicating knowledge is the central task in building knowledge-based systems; the subject of this action is the knowledge engineer. The knowledge acquisition from human experts, although necessary and irreplaceable, in some applications in others less, has presented various difficulties ranging from the representation of common sense to excessive delays in the implementation and maintenance of systems. The knowledge

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BINARY CENTRAL STARS OF PLANETARY NEBULAE DISCOVERED THROUGH PHOTOMETRIC VARIABILITY. IV. THE CENTRAL STARS OF HaTr 4 AND Hf 2-2

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Hillwig, Todd C.; Schaub, S. C. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383 (United States); Bond, Howard E. [Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (United States); Frew, David J. [Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road (Hong Kong); Bodman, Eva H. L., E-mail: todd.hillwig@valpo.edu [Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) (United States)

2016-08-01

We explore the photometrically variable central stars of the planetary nebulae HaTr 4 and Hf 2-2. Both have been classified as close binary star systems previously based on their light curves alone. Here, we present additional arguments and data confirming the identification of both as close binaries with an irradiated cool companion to the hot central star. We include updated light curves, orbital periods, and preliminary binary modeling for both systems. We also identify for the first time the central star of HaTr 4 as an eclipsing binary. Neither system has been well studied in the past, but we utilize the small amount of existing data to limit possible binary parameters, including system inclination. These parameters are then compared to nebular parameters to further our knowledge of the relationship between binary central stars of planetary nebulae and nebular shaping and ejection.