Ion exchange equilibrium for some uni-univalent and uni-divalent ...

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The study on thermodynamics of ion exchange equilibrium for uni-univalent Cl-/I-, Cl-/Br-, and uni-divalent Cl-/SO42-, Cl-/C2O42- reaction systems was carried out using ion exchange resin Duolite A-102 D. The equilibrium constant K was calculated by taking into account the activity coefficient of ions both in solution as well ...

The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt)

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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) is a comprehensive resource for protein sequence and annotation data. The UniProt databases are the UniProt Knowledgebase...

PIETINEMENT DE L'ETAT DANS LA MISE EN OEOEOEOEUVRE ...

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PIETINEMENT DE L'ETAT DANS LA MISE EN OEOEOEOEUVRE DE LA ... de plus en plus à leur contrôle et s'inscrivent résolument dans la perspective de la ... Cependant, pour un observateur averti, les modes actuels de gestion de ces ...

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, the Manually Annotated Section of the UniProt KnowledgeBase: How to Use the Entry View.

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Boutet, Emmanuel; Lieberherr, Damien; Tognolli, Michael; Schneider, Michel; Bansal, Parit; Bridge, Alan J; Poux, Sylvain; Bougueleret, Lydie; Xenarios, Ioannis

2016-01-01

The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt, http://www.uniprot.org ) consortium is an initiative of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and the Protein Information Resource (PIR) to provide the scientific community with a central resource for protein sequences and functional information. The UniProt consortium maintains the UniProt KnowledgeBase (UniProtKB), updated every 4 weeks, and several supplementary databases including the UniProt Reference Clusters (UniRef) and the UniProt Archive (UniParc).The Swiss-Prot section of the UniProt KnowledgeBase (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot) contains publicly available expertly manually annotated protein sequences obtained from a broad spectrum of organisms. Plant protein entries are produced in the frame of the Plant Proteome Annotation Program (PPAP), with an emphasis on characterized proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa. High level annotations provided by UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are widely used to predict annotation of newly available proteins through automatic pipelines.The purpose of this chapter is to present a guided tour of a UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entry. We will also present some of the tools and databases that are linked to each entry.

Plant protein annotation in the UniProt Knowledgebase.

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Schneider, Michel; Bairoch, Amos; Wu, Cathy H; Apweiler, Rolf

2005-05-01

The Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, Protein Information Resource (PIR), and DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) protein database activities have united to form the Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) Consortium. UniProt presents three database layers: the UniProt Archive, the UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProtKB), and the UniProt Reference Clusters. The UniProtKB consists of two sections: UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot (fully manually curated entries) and UniProtKB/TrEMBL (automated annotation, classification and extensive cross-references). New releases are published fortnightly. A specific Plant Proteome Annotation Program (http://www.expasy.org/sprot/ppap/) was initiated to cope with the increasing amount of data produced by the complete sequencing of plant genomes. Through UniProt, our aim is to provide the scientific community with a single, centralized, authoritative resource for protein sequences and functional information that will allow the plant community to fully explore and utilize the wealth of information available for both plant and non-plant model organisms.

L’investiture du 44e président des Etats-Unis :Le National Mall, le village global et le Green New Deal

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Cynthia Ghorra-Gobin

2009-02-01

Full Text Available Ce texte sur les Etats-Unis est le dernier article d’une série de trois rédigés au fur et à mesure des événements à l’occasion de la 56e élection présidentielle qui a marqué l’avènement du 44e président, Barack Obama. Le premier article (juin 2008, « Un événement révélateur des mutations de la société américaine » soulignait l’originalité du sénateur candidat Obama à l’élection présidentielle de 2008 en raison de son parcours personnel face à son rival McCain. Le deuxième article (novembre 2008 « Le regard des Américains dans un contexte mondial incertain », mettait en évidence les valeurs symboliques véhiculées par le futur président Obama dans une société qui avait choisi de clore son histoire raciale. Ce troisième article s’appuyant principalement sur les images de la cérémonie d’investiture du 20 janvier 2009, le discours du président Obama et quelques commentaires des médias rend compte du sentiment de joie et de fierté d’un peuple en dépit d’une prise de conscience de la gravité d’une crise financière et économique (sans oublier les deux guerres en cours. Il illustre le choix du président en faveur d’une politique a priori en rupture avec celle de l’administration précédente en prenant l’exemple du changement climatique. Toutefois il s’interroge sur la pertinence de l’expression  « Green New Deal »  avancée par les médias en dehors de toute référence à la notion d’empreinte écologique et d’un regard réflexif sur l’American Way of Life.  This third article mainly based on the images of the inauguration ceremony (January 20th, on the president Obama’s discourse and on a few comments made by the media, describes the feeling of happiness and prideness as expressed by the American people on the National Mall in spite of the seriousness of the financial and economic crises (besides two wars. It also illustrates the choice of a president

L'etat, C'est Moi: Why provincial Intra-governmental disputes in ...

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L'etat, C'est Moi: Why provincial Intra-governmental disputes in Shout Africa remain ungoverned by the final constitution and the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act - and how we can best resolve them.

« Women’s Studies » aux Etats-Unis : trente ans de succès et de contestation

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BOXER, Marilyn

2006-01-01

Ces trente dernières années, les women’s studies se sont développées aux États-Unis et sont devenues un nouveau domaine du savoir dans l’enseignement supérieur. Entre 1978 et 1995, plus de 10 000 étudiants ont obtenu un diplôme doctoral fondé sur un travail de recherche dans ce domaine. Les women’s studies ont amené de nouvelles questions, de nouveaux concepts, de nouvelles catégories d’analyse et des interprétations révisées de la sagesse conventionnelle à beaucoup – si ce n’est à la plupart...

Plant Protein Annotation in the UniProt Knowledgebase1

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Schneider, Michel; Bairoch, Amos; Wu, Cathy H.; Apweiler, Rolf

2005-01-01

The Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, Protein Information Resource (PIR), and DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) protein database activities have united to form the Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) Consortium. UniProt presents three database layers: the UniProt Archive, the UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProtKB), and the UniProt Reference Clusters. The UniProtKB consists of two sections: UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot (fully manually curated entries) and UniProtKB/TrEMBL (automated annotation, classification and extensive cross-references). New releases are published fortnightly. A specific Plant Proteome Annotation Program (http://www.expasy.org/sprot/ppap/) was initiated to cope with the increasing amount of data produced by the complete sequencing of plant genomes. Through UniProt, our aim is to provide the scientific community with a single, centralized, authoritative resource for protein sequences and functional information that will allow the plant community to fully explore and utilize the wealth of information available for both plant and nonplant model organisms. PMID:15888679

An adapted triage tool (ETAT) at Red Cross War Memorial ...

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Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of an adapted Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) tool at a children's hospital. Design. A two-armed descriptive study. Setting. Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Methods. Triage data on 1 309 children from October 2007 and July ...

Conference B.Bettelheim

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Bettelheim,B

1975-01-01

Le Dr.Bruno Bettelheim, psychologue américain, d'origine viennoise, a passé son doctorat en psychologie à l'université de Vienne. Il émigra aux Etats-Unis et enseigna la psychologie au Rockford College en Illinois et la psychologie de l'éducation à L'université de Chicago, où il dirigea également l'institut orthogénique Sonia-Shankman pour le traitement des enfants psychotiques. Cet homme a bouleversé la compréhension des relations parents et enfants en y introduisant la psychanalyse. Basé sur ses expériences aux Etats-Unis,il nous parle des changements dans la structure de la famille et ses conséquences pour la relation entre enfants et parents.

UniFlex

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Borch, Ole; Helbo, Jan; Knudsen, Morten

2003-01-01

technical maintenance. Web interfaces for all type of users are developed to ease information and document upload, user administration and more. The product is used at Aalborg University open distance education for "Master of Industrial Information technology" (MII) and "Master in Mobile Information......Increasing demands for remote on-line education are changing the way teaching and learning is performed. New behavior in using pedagogy and supporting technology is needed to drive the learning process. To facilitate the use of services for selected activities to participants in on-line education......, a web site named UniFlex (University Flexible learning) has been developed and brought into use. The site is a comprehensive set of bookmarks including course taking, upload/download, and - of special significance - collaborative on-line project work. UniFlex has been developed to meet the requirement...

UniFlex

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Borch, Ole; Helbo, Jan; Knudsen, Morten

2004-01-01

technical maintenance. Web interfaces for all type of users are developed to ease information and document upload, user administration and more. The product is used at Aalborg University open distance education for "Master of Industrial Information technology" (MII) and "Master in Mobile Information......Increasing demands for remote on-line education are changing the way teaching and learning is performed. New behavior in using pedagogy and supporting technology is needed to drive the learning process. To facilitate the use of services for selected activities to participants in on-line education......, a web site named UniFlex (University Flexible learning) has been developed and brought into use. The site is a comprehensive set of bookmarks including course taking, upload/download, and - of special significance - collaborative on-line project work. UniFlex has been developed to meet the requirement...

Communications of 15 November 1999 Received from Member States Regarding the Export of Nuclear Material and of Certain Categories of Equipment and Other Material; Communications En Date Du 15 Novembre 1999 Recues D'Etats Membres Concernant L'Exportation De Matieres Nucleaires Et De Certaines Categories D'Equipements Et D'Autres Matieres

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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has received letters of 17 October 1996 from the Resident Representatives of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, concerning the export of nuclear material and of certain categories of equipment and other material [French] Le Directeur general de l'Agence internationale de l'energie atomique a recu des lettres datees du 15 novembre 1999 que les representants permanents des pays suivants lui ont adressees au sujet de l'exportation de matieres nucleaires et de certaines categories d'equipements et d'autres matieres : Afrique du Sud, Allemagne, Argentine, Australie, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Canada, Coree (Republique de), Danemark, Espagne, Etats-Unis d'Amerique, Finlande, France, Grece, Hongrie, Irlande, Italie, Japon, Luxembourg, Norvege, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Republique slovaque, Republique tcheque, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Suede, Suisse, Turquie et Ukraine.

Effects of hydrogenation on magnetism of UNiGe

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Adamska, A.M., E-mail: anna@mag.mff.cuni.cz [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 12116 Prague 2 (Czech Republic); Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30 059 Cracow (Poland); Havela, L. [Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 12116 Prague 2 (Czech Republic); Prochazka, J. [Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, Charles University, Jose Martiho 31, 16252, Prague 6 (Czech Republic); Andreev, A.V. [Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 18221 Prague (Czech Republic); Skourski, Y. [Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01314 Dresden (Germany)

2011-12-15

U-based intermetallic compound UNiGe absorbs hydrogen up to the stoichiometry UNiGeH{sub 1.2}. In analogy to other compounds with the TiNiSi-type of structure, the structure is modified into hexagonal. The zig-zag U-chains are stretched, the U-U spacing is largely enhanced and the ordering temperature increases up to 100 K. The ordered state has a spontaneous moment, but it is unlikely to be a simple ferromagnet. - Highlights: > UNiGe exhibits a variety of magnetic properties. > Hydrogenation modifies the crystal, electronic structure, and the magnetic properties. > Upon hydrogenation, the crystal symmetry of UNiGe increases from orthorhombic to hexagonal. > Magnetic ordering temperature of UNiGe (T{sub N}=44 K) is double in the hydride, possible second phase transition.

Magnetization study of UNiSi and its hydride

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Šebek, Josef; Andreev, Alexander V.; Honda, F.; Kolomiets, A. V.; Havela, L.; Sechovský, V.

2003-01-01

Roč. 34, č. 2 (2003), s. 1457-1460 ISSN 0587-4254. [International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES 02). Cracow, 10.07.2002-13.07.2002] R&D Projects: GA ČR GA202/02/0739 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z1010914; CEZ:MSM 113200002 Keywords : UNiSi * magnetic measurements * hydride Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism Impact factor: 0.752, year: 2003

La 44e élection présidentielle américaineLe regard des Américains dans un contexte mondial difficile

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Cynthia Ghorra-Gobin

2008-11-01

Full Text Available La 44e élection présidentielle américaine qui a commencé début janvier dans l’Etat de l’Iowa vient de se traduire par la victoire de Barack H. Obama, un candidat démocrate au parcours atypique.  Ce dernier a remporté 364 Grands Electeurs contre 174 pour son adversaire, le candidat républicain John McCain, soit une avance de 190 points. Aux Etats-Unis, le vote des Grands Electeurs (dont le nombre au sein de chacun des 50 Etats varie en fonction du poids démographique est en effet décisif pour...

UniPOPS: Unified data reduction suite

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Maddalena, Ronald J.; Garwood, Robert W.; Salter, Christopher J.; Stobie, Elizabeth B.; Cram, Thomas R.; Morgan, Lorrie; Vance, Bob; Hudson, Jerome

2015-03-01

UniPOPS, a suite of programs and utilities developed at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), reduced data from the observatory's single-dish telescopes: the Tucson 12-m, the Green Bank 140-ft, and archived data from the Green Bank 300-ft. The primary reduction programs, 'line' (for spectral-line reduction) and 'condar' (for continuum reduction), used the People-Oriented Parsing Service (POPS) as the command line interpreter. UniPOPS unified previous analysis packages and provided new capabilities; development of UniPOPS continued within the NRAO until 2004 when the 12-m was turned over to the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO). The submitted code is version 3.5 from 2004, the last supported by the NRAO.

Status of Research and Developmental Studies on Radiation Pasteurization of Fish and Shellfish in the United States; Etat des Etudes et des Realisations en Matiere de Radiopasteurisation des Poissons, Crustaces et Mollusques aux Etats-Unis; Sostoyanie nauchno-issledovatel'skikh rabot po radiatsionnoj pasterizatsii ryby i krabov v soedinennykh shtatakh; Estado de las Investigaciones y Estudios Experimentales Sobre la Radiopasteurizacion de Pescados y Mariscos en los Estados Unidos

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Slavin, J. W.; Ronsivalli, L. J.; Connors, T. J. [United States Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Technological Laboratory, Gloucester, MA (United States)

1966-11-15

. In co-operation with private and governmental organizations, irradiated sea foods have been shipped across the United States in commercial carriers and evaluated for quality., Results are very encouraging and indicate that the process would be extremely valuable to industry. Irradiation of fish at sea shows promise as a means of increasing the landings of fresh fish. Preliminary findings indicate that it may be feasible to irradiate eviscerated groundfish at sea with levels less than 100 000 rad and then re-irradiate the fish ashore after filleting and packaging. (author) [French] Le memoire donne un apercu des recherches sur la radiopasteurisation des poissons, crustaces et mollusques aux Etats-Unis et expose les plans de commercialisation de ce procede. Les auteurs examinent: a) les etudes de laboratoire dans les universites et les instituts de recherche de l'Etat sur la qualite et les aspects microbiologiques des produits marins irradies; b) les essais d'irradiation des poissons a terre et en mer; c) l'autorisation officielle, aux Etats-Unis, de la vente des produits de la mer radiopasteurises et de l'utilisation de ce procede par l'industrie de la peche. Les etudes sur la qualite des produits indiquent que l'irradiation avec du cobalt-60 a des doses de 150 000 a 450 000 rad permet au moins de doubler la duree de conservation sous refrigeration de 16 especes de poissons et de crustaces ou mollusques, dont les principales especes vendues aux Etats-Unis a l'etat frais ou congele. La temperature d'emmagasinage, la qualite de la matiere premiere et la dose influent considerablement sur la qualite du produit et la duree de conservation; remballage presente une importance moindre. Les effets synergetiques obtenus par remploi de sels bactericides ou de la chaleur en combinaison avec les rayonnements detruisent efficacement les bacteries et permettront sans aucun doute de reduire les doses de rayonnements et d'assurer une conservation plus longue qu'apres un traitement

Loyalty for Sale? Military Spending and Coups d'Etat

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Leon, G.

2012-01-01

Coups d'etat continue to be common around the world, often leading to changes in leaders and institutions. We examine the relationship between military spending and coups and find that (i) successful coups increase military spending by more than failed attempts, and (ii) coups are more likely when military spending as a share of GDP is relatively low. Our identification strategy exploits the conditional independence between a coup's outcome and the change in military spending that follows it....

The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt): an expanding universe of protein information.

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Wu, Cathy H; Apweiler, Rolf; Bairoch, Amos; Natale, Darren A; Barker, Winona C; Boeckmann, Brigitte; Ferro, Serenella; Gasteiger, Elisabeth; Huang, Hongzhan; Lopez, Rodrigo; Magrane, Michele; Martin, Maria J; Mazumder, Raja; O'Donovan, Claire; Redaschi, Nicole; Suzek, Baris

2006-01-01

The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) provides a central resource on protein sequences and functional annotation with three database components, each addressing a key need in protein bioinformatics. The UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProtKB), comprising the manually annotated UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot section and the automatically annotated UniProtKB/TrEMBL section, is the preeminent storehouse of protein annotation. The extensive cross-references, functional and feature annotations and literature-based evidence attribution enable scientists to analyse proteins and query across databases. The UniProt Reference Clusters (UniRef) speed similarity searches via sequence space compression by merging sequences that are 100% (UniRef100), 90% (UniRef90) or 50% (UniRef50) identical. Finally, the UniProt Archive (UniParc) stores all publicly available protein sequences, containing the history of sequence data with links to the source databases. UniProt databases continue to grow in size and in availability of information. Recent and upcoming changes to database contents, formats, controlled vocabularies and services are described. New download availability includes all major releases of UniProtKB, sequence collections by taxonomic division and complete proteomes. A bibliography mapping service has been added, and an ID mapping service will be available soon. UniProt databases can be accessed online at http://www.uniprot.org or downloaded at ftp://ftp.uniprot.org/pub/databases/.

Delphine Serre, Les coulisses de l'Etat social. Enquête sur les signalements d'enfant en danger

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Giraud, Frédérique

2011-01-01

A partir de l'analyse de la manière dont les assistantes sociales réalisent leur mission de protection de l'enfance, par le signalement à la justice des enfants « en danger », Delphine Serre souhaite explorer les coulisses de l'Etat social, en prenant pour objet d'étude central, les assistantes sociales. Le signalement d'enfants en danger est ici pris comme point d'entrée pour étudier le « fonctionnement réel de l'Etat social aujourd'hui » (p 13), en centrant le regard sur un mode d'intervent...

1er mars 2017 - Signature du livre d'or, visite du tunnel du LHC au Point 5 et de la caverne expériementale de CMS par le Secrétaire d’Etat français aux Affaires européennes auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international H. Désir.

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Bennett, Sophia Elizabeth

2017-01-01

Entourent le Secrétaire d'Etat pendant la signature du livre d'or: Le Préfet de l’Ain A. Cochet; le Directeur des accélérateurs et de la technologie F. Bordry; Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la France auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève et des Organisations internationales en Suisse E. Laurin; la Directrice générale du CERN F. Gianotti et la Directrice des relations internationales C. Warakaulle. Sont également présents: H. Bertrand, Maire de Saint-Genis-Pouilly; C. Bouvier, Maire de Cessy; G. Rousseau, Secrétaire Général de la sous-préfecture de Gex; Y. Mecibah, Directrice de Cabinet du Maire de Saint-Genis-Pouilly; F. Croquette, Ambassadeur pour les droits de l’homme, chargé de la dimension internationale de la Shoah, des spoliations et du devoir de mémoire; S. Bonbayl, Conseillère technique, Cabinet du Secrétaire d’Etat chargé des Affaires Européennes au MAEDI; F. Cormon-Veyssière, Sous-Directrice des droits de l’Homme et des Affaires humanitaires au MAEDI...

Trajectories in higher education: ProUni in focus

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Felicetti,Vera Lucia; Cabrera,Alberto F.

2017-01-01

Abstract Trajectories in higher education and the University for All Program (ProUni) are the central theme of this paper. The research question was: To what extent were some factors experienced during university difficulties in the academic trajectory of ProUni and non-ProUni graduates? The approach was quantitative with an explanatory goal. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the data analysis. The research subjects were 197 higher education graduates from a Southern Brazil ...

Ion exchange equilibrium for some uni-univalent and uni-divalent reaction systems using strongly basic anion exchange resin Duolite A-102 D

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R.S. Lokhande

2008-04-01

Full Text Available The study on thermodynamics of ion exchange equilibrium for uni-univalent Cl-/I-, Cl-/Br-, and uni-divalent Cl-/SO42-, Cl-/C2O42- reaction systems was carried out using ion exchange resin Duolite A-102 D. The equilibrium constant K was calculated by taking into account the activity coefficient of ions both in solution as well as in the resin phase. The K values calculated for uni-univalent and uni-divalent anion exchange reaction systems was observed to increase with rise in temperature, indicating the endothermic exchange reactions having enthalpy values of 13.7, 38.0, 23.9, 22.9 kJ/mol, respectively.

UNI C - A True Internet Pioneer, the Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education

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Olesen, Dorte

2015-01-01

that small computers could now be purchased for local use by the university departments whereas the need for high performance computing could only be satisfied by a joint national purchase and advanced network access to this central computer facility.The new center was named UNI-C and succeeded in helping...... Danish frontline research to use innovative computing techniques and have major breakthroughs using the first massively parallel computer architectures, but the greatest impact of UNI-C on Danish society was the successful early roll out of the Internet to universities with a follow-up of establishing...... the first Danish Internet service to ordinary PC users. This very first Internet service became a great success and helped to put Denmark on the international map as one of the very early Internet adopters. It also meant that UNI-C was tasked by the Ministry of Education with delivering a number...

7TH Annual Anesthesia and Critical Care Symposium (7th) Held in Paris (France) on 22-24 April 1994,

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1994-09-30

Amphitheatre Poincare DIMANCHE 24 AVRIL / SUNDAY APRIL 24th TRAUMATISME CRANIEN CHEZ L’ENFANT HEAD TRA UMA IN CHILDREN Mod6rateurs : J. BERMAN (Winston...Salem, Etats-Unis), Ph. MEYER (Paris, France) 08h30 Epid6miologie et physio-pathologie des traumatismes craniens chez 1’enfant Epidemiology and...pathophysiology of head injuries in children P. OAKLEY (Staffordshire, Royaume-Uni) 09h00 R6animation pr6-hospitali~re du traumatisme cranien grave

Etat des lieux sur l'entrepreneuriat feminin dans la wilaya de Djelfa ...

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Abstract. En Algérie, l'entrepreneuriat féminin est faible malgré la politique volontariste de l'Etat pour booster l'activité féminine qui se trouve être la plus faible dans le Maghreb. Seulement 5 % des ... et la gestion de leur projet. Mots clefs: Entreprenariat féminin, Djelfa, Investissement, Micro crédit, Développement social ...

UniTed

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Harma, Eero

2010-01-01

UniTed on Teddy boy- tyylistä inspiroitunut kevät/kesä mallisto naisille.Mallistossa yhdistyy perinteinen teddy boy- vaatetus ja klassinen feminiinisyys, sekä menneisyys ja nykyisyys. Suunnittelun lähtökohtia olivat naisellisuus, tyylikkyys ja pyrkimys luoda nykyaikaista suunnittelua menneisyydestä lainaillen. United is a teddy boy- style inspired spring/summer collection for women. The collection combines traditional Teddy boy style with classical feminity and past with the present. The b...

Laura Jensen. Patriots, Settlers and the Origins of American Social Policy.

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Evelyne Thévenard

2006-04-01

Full Text Available Dans son ouvrage sur les origines de l’Etat-Providence aux Etats-Unis, Laura Jensen réfute la thèse de l’historiographie classique, qui privilégie le New Deal et la Great Society dans le processus d’élaboration de la protection sociale américaine. Mais surtout, elle s’applique à démontrer que, contrairement à la thèse de Theda Skocpol (Protecting Soldiers and Mothers, les droits sociaux et leur contribution à la construction de la nation et à la définition de la citoyenneté ne datent pas des...

IJUE. Tema 3. Les competències de la Unió Europea

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Torres Pérez, María

2018-01-01

PowerPoint del Tema 3 de la asignatura "Institucions Jurídiques de la Unió Europea". Curso académico 2017-2018. Tema 3. Les competències de la Unió Europea. 1. L’atribució de competències a la Unió Europea. 2. La delimitació de les competències a la Unió Europea. 3. Els principis que regeixen l’exercici de les competències. 4. L’exercici de les competències de la Unió per “alguns Estats membres”.

UniFIeD Univariate Frequency-based Imputation for Time Series Data

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Friese, Martina; Stork, Jörg; Ramos Guerra, Ricardo; Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas; Thaker, Soham; Flasch, Oliver; Zaefferer, Martin

2013-01-01

This paper introduces UniFIeD, a new data preprocessing method for time series. UniFIeD can cope with large intervals of missing data. A scalable test function generator, which allows the simulation of time series with different gap sizes, is presented additionally. An experimental study demonstrates that (i) UniFIeD shows a significant better performance than simple imputation methods and (ii) UniFIeD is able to handle situations, where advanced imputation methods fail. The results are indep...

Recherche jusqu'ou ira le

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Jacob, F R

2003-01-01

Aujourd'hui, la puissance d'une nation s'evalue a son potentiel scientifique. C'est leur predominance en sciences qui a donne aux Etats-Unis leur superiorite dans de nombreux domaines: industriel, agricole, militaire, etc. Cette superiorite a debute a la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale" (2 pages).

UniNovo: a universal tool for de novo peptide sequencing.

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Jeong, Kyowon; Kim, Sangtae; Pevzner, Pavel A

2013-08-15

Mass spectrometry (MS) instruments and experimental protocols are rapidly advancing, but de novo peptide sequencing algorithms to analyze tandem mass (MS/MS) spectra are lagging behind. Although existing de novo sequencing tools perform well on certain types of spectra [e.g. Collision Induced Dissociation (CID) spectra of tryptic peptides], their performance often deteriorates on other types of spectra, such as Electron Transfer Dissociation (ETD), Higher-energy Collisional Dissociation (HCD) spectra or spectra of non-tryptic digests. Thus, rather than developing a new algorithm for each type of spectra, we develop a universal de novo sequencing algorithm called UniNovo that works well for all types of spectra or even for spectral pairs (e.g. CID/ETD spectral pairs). UniNovo uses an improved scoring function that captures the dependences between different ion types, where such dependencies are learned automatically using a modified offset frequency function. The performance of UniNovo is compared with PepNovo+, PEAKS and pNovo using various types of spectra. The results show that the performance of UniNovo is superior to other tools for ETD spectra and superior or comparable with others for CID and HCD spectra. UniNovo also estimates the probability that each reported reconstruction is correct, using simple statistics that are readily obtained from a small training dataset. We demonstrate that the estimation is accurate for all tested types of spectra (including CID, HCD, ETD, CID/ETD and HCD/ETD spectra of trypsin, LysC or AspN digested peptides). UniNovo is implemented in JAVA and tested on Windows, Ubuntu and OS X machines. UniNovo is available at http://proteomics.ucsd.edu/Software/UniNovo.html along with the manual.

La titrisation de la dette interieure de l'etat : une avenue prometteuse ...

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Une recension des écrits, non exhaustive mais assez suffisante a permis de relever, à travers cet article, que la titrisation est bien une stratégie de financement, qu'elle peut corriger les crises de liquidité et régler la dette nette. Elle a donc une utilité certaine pour les entreprises et les Etats en période de tension de trésorerie ...

The UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot knowledgebase and its Plant Proteome Annotation Program.

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Schneider, Michel; Lane, Lydie; Boutet, Emmanuel; Lieberherr, Damien; Tognolli, Michael; Bougueleret, Lydie; Bairoch, Amos

2009-04-13

The UniProt knowledgebase, UniProtKB, is the main product of the UniProt consortium. It consists of two sections, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, the manually curated section, and UniProtKB/TrEMBL, the computer translation of the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ nucleotide sequence database. Taken together, these two sections cover all the proteins characterized or inferred from all publicly available nucleotide sequences. The Plant Proteome Annotation Program (PPAP) of UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot focuses on the manual annotation of plant-specific proteins and protein families. Our major effort is currently directed towards the two model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa. In UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, redundancy is minimized by merging all data from different sources in a single entry. The proposed protein sequence is frequently modified after comparison with ESTs, full length transcripts or homologous proteins from other species. The information present in manually curated entries allows the reconstruction of all described isoforms. The annotation also includes proteomics data such as PTM and protein identification MS experimental results. UniProtKB and the other products of the UniProt consortium are accessible online at www.uniprot.org.

Thermodynamics of ion exchange equilibrium for some uni ...

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The study on thermodynamics of ion exchange equilibrium for uni-univalent Cl-/I-, Cl-/Br-, and uni-divalent Cl-/SO42-, Cl-/C2O42- reaction systems was carried out using ion exchange resin Indion FF-IP. The equilibrium constant K was calculated by taking into account the activity coefficient of ions both in solution as well as ...

Faillite de l'Etat et administration de l'espace public politique par les ...

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16 sept. 2010 ... rôle de premier plan dans l'espace public politique. Il apparait que ..... diffusées par les médias internationaux, qui ont eu pour effet de présenter une image ..... elle favorise un questionnement de la définition habermassienne de l'espace public perçu .... souveraineté de l'Etat ivoirien, lui refusait ce droit.

A União Bancária resolve?

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Nuno Cunha Rodrigues

2016-05-01

Full Text Available O presente artigo corresponde ao texto da intervenção realizada no dia 26 de janeiro de 2016, na Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa, na conferência organizada pelo IDEFF e pelo Instituto Europeu subordinada ao tema “O Sistema Financeiro Português”. Partindo da análise dos três pilares da união bancária, o artigo reflete sobre a resolução de dois bancos em Portugal – o BES (Novo Banco e o BANIF – bem como sobre o surgimento daquela união no contexto da crise financeira, concluindo que, sem uma verdadeira união económica e monetária, ainda por concretizar, a união bancária não permitirá resolver alguns dos problemas estruturais da União Europeia. | "Does the Banking Union solve?" The article is the text of the speech held on January 26, 2016, at the Law School of Lisbon, at the conference organized by IDEFF and the European Institute entitled "The Portuguese financial system." Based on the analysis of the three pillars of the banking union, the article reflects on the resolution of two banks in Portugal - BES (Novo Banco and BANIF - as well as the emergence of the banking union in the context of the financial crisis, concluding that without true economic and monetary union, yet to be achieved, the banking union will not be able to solve some of the structural problems of the European Union.

78 FR 4879 - Nine Mile Point 3 Nuclear Project, LLC and UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC Combined...

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... Analysis Report (FSAR). On December 1, 2009, UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE), acting on behalf of the COL... Exclusion From Environmental Review With respect to the exemption's impact on the quality of the human... relation to security issues. Therefore, the common defense and security is not impacted by this exemption...

Unconventional superconductivity of the heavy fermion compound UNi2Al3

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Zakharov, Andrey

2008-01-01

The heavy fermion compound UNi 2 Al 3 exhibits the coexistence of superconductivity and magnetic order at low temperatures, stimulating speculations about possible exotic Cooper-pairing interaction in this superconductor. However, the preparation of good quality bulk single crystals of UNi 2 Al 3 has proven to be a non-trivial task due to metallurgical problems, which result in the formation of an UAl 2 impurity phase and hence a strongly reduced sample purity. The present work concentrates on the preparation, characterization and electronic properties investigation of UNi 2 Al 3 single crystalline thin film samples. The preparation of thin films was accomplished in a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. (100)-oriented epitaxial thin films of UNi 2 Al 3 were grown on single crystalline YAlO 3 substrates cut in (010)- or (112)-direction. The high crystallographic quality of the samples was proved by several characterisation methods, such as X-ray analysis, RHEED and TEM. To study the magnetic structure of epitaxial thin films resonant magnetic X-ray scattering was employed. The magnetic order of thin the film samples, the formation of magnetic domains with different moment directions, and the magnetic correlation length were discussed. The electronic properties of the UNi 2 Al 3 thin films in the normal and superconducting states were investigated by means of transport measurements. A pronounced anisotropy of the temperature dependent resistivity ρ(T) was observed. Moreover, it was found that the temperature of the resistive superconducting transition depends on the current direction, providing evidence for multiband superconductivity in UNi 2 Al 3 . The initial slope of the upper critical field H' c2 (T) of the thin film samples suggests an unconventional spin-singlet superconducting state, as opposed to bulk single crystal data. To probe the superconducting gap of UNi 2 Al 3 directly by means of tunnelling spectroscopy many planar junctions of different design

ANALISIS EKSPOR CRUDE PALM OIL (CPO INDONESIA DI UNI EROPA TAHUN 2000-2011

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Nur Azizah

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk menganalisis sejauh mana pengaruh produksi, kurs, harga CPO Internasional, GDP, dan dummy kebijakan Renewable Energy Directive 2009 (RED09 terhadap ekspor CPO Indonesia di Uni Eropa tahun 2000-2011. Metode penelitian yang digunakan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi ekspor CPO Indonesia di kawasan Uni Eropa adalah analisis data panel. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder berupa data cross section enam negara tujuan ekspor di kawasan Uni Eropa selama kurun waktu tahun 2000-2011. Enam negara yang dimaksud adalah Jerman, Italia, Belanda, Rusia, Spanyol, Ukrania yang memiliki jumlah ekspor CPO terbanyak dari Indonesia. Komoditas yang menjadi objek penelitian adalah CPO dengan kode Harmonized System 15111000. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel produksi dan GDP berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap volume ekspor CPO Indonesia di Uni Eropa. Harga CPO Internasional, kurs dan kebijakan RED09 terbukti tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap volume ekspor CPO Indonesia di Uni Eropa. This study aims to analyze the extent of the influence of production, exchange, International CPO prices, GDP, and the policy dummy Renewable Energy Directive 2009 (RED09 on Indonesia's CPO exports to the EU in 2000-2011. The method used to analyze the affect of factors of Indonesia's CPO export demanded to the European Union is a panel data analysis. This study uses secondary data, they are cross section data is six counties of export destinations in the European Union during the period of 2000-2011. Six countries in question are Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Ukraine which have the highest number of Indonesian CPO exports. The commoditiy which one of the object of the research is the CPO with 15111000 Harmonized System code. The results of this study indicate that the variables of production and GDP exchange are have positive impact and significant on the volume of Indonesian CPO exports to

West Europe Report, Science & Technology, No. 151

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1983-08-02

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Magnetic field effects in UNi.sub.1/3./sub.Ru.sub.2/3./sub.Al

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Alsmadi, A. M.; El-Khatib, S.; de Chatel, P.F.; Nakotte, H.; Lacerda, A. H.; Jung, M. H.; Andreev, Alexander V.; Honda, F.; Sechovský, V.

2005-01-01

Roč. 97, - (2005), 10A919/1-10A919/3 ISSN 0021-8979 R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA202/02/0739 Keywords : UNi 1/3 Ru 2/3 Al * magnetic field effects Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism Impact factor: 2.498, year: 2005

A Generalised Fault Protection Structure Proposed for Uni-grounded Low-Voltage AC Microgrids

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Bui, Duong Minh; Chen, Shi-Lin; Lien, Keng-Yu; Jiang, Jheng-Lun

2016-04-01

This paper presents three main configurations of uni-grounded low-voltage AC microgrids. Transient situations of a uni-grounded low-voltage (LV) AC microgrid (MG) are simulated through various fault tests and operation transition tests between grid-connected and islanded modes. Based on transient simulation results, available fault protection methods are proposed for main and back-up protection of a uni-grounded AC microgrid. In addition, concept of a generalised fault protection structure of uni-grounded LVAC MGs is mentioned in the paper. As a result, main contributions of the paper are: (i) definition of different uni-grounded LVAC MG configurations; (ii) analysing transient responses of a uni-grounded LVAC microgrid through line-to-line faults, line-to-ground faults, three-phase faults and a microgrid operation transition test, (iii) proposing available fault protection methods for uni-grounded microgrids, such as: non-directional or directional overcurrent protection, under/over voltage protection, differential current protection, voltage-restrained overcurrent protection, and other fault protection principles not based on phase currents and voltages (e.g. total harmonic distortion detection of currents and voltages, using sequence components of current and voltage, 3I0 or 3V0 components), and (iv) developing a generalised fault protection structure with six individual protection zones to be suitable for different uni-grounded AC MG configurations.

UniPrime2: a web service providing easier Universal Primer design.

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Boutros, Robin; Stokes, Nicola; Bekaert, Michaël; Teeling, Emma C

2009-07-01

The UniPrime2 web server is a publicly available online resource which automatically designs large sets of universal primers when given a gene reference ID or Fasta sequence input by a user. UniPrime2 works by automatically retrieving and aligning homologous sequences from GenBank, identifying regions of conservation within the alignment, and generating suitable primers that can be used to amplify variable genomic regions. In essence, UniPrime2 is a suite of publicly available software packages (Blastn, T-Coffee, GramAlign, Primer3), which reduces the laborious process of primer design, by integrating these programs into a single software pipeline. Hence, UniPrime2 differs from previous primer design web services in that all steps are automated, linked, saved and phylogenetically delimited, only requiring a single user-defined gene reference ID or input sequence. We provide an overview of the web service and wet-laboratory validation of the primers generated. The system is freely accessible at: http://uniprime.batlab.eu. UniPrime2 is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Licence.

The Conseil d'Etat ruling to the dispute about the report from the 9. Chamber of Dispute Section - No. 370321. Regulated tariffs for the supply of natural gas - The Conseil d'Etat judges that the continuation of regulated tariffs for the supply of natural gas is contrary to E.U. law

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Lignereux, Bastien; Nicolazo de Barmon, Marie-Astrid

2017-07-01

The National Association of energy retailer operators (ANODE) brought proceedings to the Conseil d'Etat arguing that the decree of 16 May 2013 regarding regulated tariffs for the supply of natural gas was 'ultra vires'. The ANODE submitted that this tariff regulation breached European Union Law. Applying the findings of the preliminary ruling of 7 September 2016 given in this matter by the European Court of Justice, the Conseil d'Etat, in today's decision, annulled the decree of 16 May 2013 on the grounds that the imposition of a natural gas tariff regulation infringed European Union Law. In light of the great uncertainty that would affect contracts signed by millions of consumers as a result of such an annulment, and with regard to the necessity to prevent the legal insecurity that would ensue, the Conseil d'Etat has judged, exceptionally, that the past effects of this decree, which ceased to apply on 1 January 2016, must nevertheless be regarded as irrevocable

US nuclear survey; Le panorama nucleaire aux Etats-Unis

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2002-08-01

This document gives a broad overview of the organization of nuclear activities in the USA: nuclear park and availability (reactors, R and D), fuel cycle (uranium enrichment, wastes management (storage and disposal sites)). (J.S.)

UniProtKB amid the turmoil of plant proteomics research

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Michel eSchneider

2012-12-01

Full Text Available The UniProt knowledgebase (UniProtKB provides a single, centralized, authoritative resource for protein sequences and functional information. The majority of its records is based on automatic translation of coding sequences (CDS provided by submitters at the time of initial deposition to the nucleotide sequence databases (INSDC. More and more frequently, only the raw sequence of a complete genome is deposited to the nucleotide sequence databases and the gene model predictions and annotations are kept in separate, specialized model organism databases (MODs. In order to be able to provide the complete proteome of model organisms, UniProtKB had to implement pipelines for import of protein sequences from Ensembl and EnsemblGenomes.A single genome can be the target of several unrelated sequencing projects and the final assembly and gene model predictions may diverge quite significantly. In addition, several cultivars of the same species are often sequenced -1001 Arabidopsis cultivars are currently under way- and the resulting proteomes are far from being identical. Therefore, one challenge for UniProtKB is to store and organize these data in a convenient way and to clearly defined reference proteomes that should be made available to users. Manual annotation is one of the landmarks of the Swiss-Prot section of UniProtKB. Besides adding functional annotation, curators are checking, and often correcting, gene model predictions. For plants, this task is limited to Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa subsp japonica. Proteomics data providing experimental evidences confirming the existence of proteins or identifying sequence features such as post translational modifications are also imported into UniProtKB records and the knowledgebase is cross-referenced to numerous proteomics resources.

Organisation of biological research carried out in the United States by the A.E.C. or under her contract (1960); Organisation des recherches biologiques menees aux Etats-Unis par l'A.E.C. ou sous son egide. Compte-rendu sommaire d'une mission d'etude (1960)

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Pellerin, J [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1960-07-01

This report is based on information gathered in the course of a trip to the United States, in November and December 1958 which consisted chiefly of visits to the main biological and medical research laboratories and discussions with the heads of these establishments. A description is given of the general organisation of the Atomic Energy Commission's Division of Biology and Medicine, and of the distribution of responsibility for radiation protection work and for biological, medical and agricultural research amongst the various Services attached to it; this is followed by a more detailed account of the activities carried on in this field at the great national laboratories. Finally, the systems of collaboration set up with external research organisations in the form of research contracts are examined, together with the substantial help provided by the A.E.C. for biological, medical and agricultural research in general, owing to a systematic policy of subsidising the distribution of radioisotopes for this purpose. (author) [French] Le present rapport a ete etabli sur la base des renseignements recueillis au cours d'un voyage d'etude aux Etats-Unis, en novembre et decembre 1958, comportant notamment la visite des principaux laboratoires de recherche biologique et medicale et des entretiens avec les principaux responsables de ces laboratoires. Apres une description de l'organisation generale de la 'Division of Biology and Medicine' de l'Atomic Energy Commission et de la repartition entre les divers Services qui lui sont rattaches des responsabilites concernant la protection contre les radiations et la Recherche biologique, medicale et agronomique, des indications plus detaillees sont donnees au sujet des activites poursuivies dans ce domaine au sein des grands laboratoires nationaux. Sont examinees enfin, l'importance et les modalites de la collaboration instituee avec les Organismes de Recherche exterieurs sous la forme de contrats de recherche ainsi que l

Modificaciones constitucionales en Bélgica. La "sixième réforme" de l'Etat: Un proceso en marcha

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Anna Mastromarino

2015-10-01

Full Text Available The Accord du Papillon started the Belgium Sexième réforme de l’Etat. After a long institutional crisis, an agreement between the major parties seemed the best way to ensure a stable government to the country and to enhance a new season of constitutional reforms. It consisted, so far, in two sessions (2012 and 2014 that brought to the adoption of both legislative and constitutional acts. Two reforms appear crucial. First and foremost, the Sexième réforme de l’Etat set forth the criteria to divide the Bruxelles-Hal Vilvorde district. Furthermore, it determined the Senate reform. Nonetheless, in the past months, the reformist enthusiasm decreased gradually, but probably this is a temporary situation: in Belgium, things are more complicated than they seem, so it is hard to have the last word.

MetaUniDec: High-Throughput Deconvolution of Native Mass Spectra

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Reid, Deseree J.; Diesing, Jessica M.; Miller, Matthew A.; Perry, Scott M.; Wales, Jessica A.; Montfort, William R.; Marty, Michael T.

2018-04-01

The expansion of native mass spectrometry (MS) methods for both academic and industrial applications has created a substantial need for analysis of large native MS datasets. Existing software tools are poorly suited for high-throughput deconvolution of native electrospray mass spectra from intact proteins and protein complexes. The UniDec Bayesian deconvolution algorithm is uniquely well suited for high-throughput analysis due to its speed and robustness but was previously tailored towards individual spectra. Here, we optimized UniDec for deconvolution, analysis, and visualization of large data sets. This new module, MetaUniDec, centers around a hierarchical data format 5 (HDF5) format for storing datasets that significantly improves speed, portability, and file size. It also includes code optimizations to improve speed and a new graphical user interface for visualization, interaction, and analysis of data. To demonstrate the utility of MetaUniDec, we applied the software to analyze automated collision voltage ramps with a small bacterial heme protein and large lipoprotein nanodiscs. Upon increasing collisional activation, bacterial heme-nitric oxide/oxygen binding (H-NOX) protein shows a discrete loss of bound heme, and nanodiscs show a continuous loss of lipids and charge. By using MetaUniDec to track changes in peak area or mass as a function of collision voltage, we explore the energetic profile of collisional activation in an ultra-high mass range Orbitrap mass spectrometer. [Figure not available: see fulltext.

Unión Europea

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Klaus Jörg Ruhl

2007-01-01

Full Text Available El impulso y la protección de los derechos humanos se ha convertido en un objetivo prominente en las políticas de la Unión Europea (ue. La integración de la Carta de Derechos Fundamentales en la Constitución Europea así como la creación de una gran cantidad de instituciones, oficinas y agencias son muestra de ello. Entre ellas destacan el Defensor del Pueblo Europeo, el Observatorio Europeo de los Fenómenos de Discriminación y Xenofobia y las divisiones o grupos de trabajo de la Comisión, el Parlamento y el Consejo Europeos. En la política exterior de la ue, la cooperación para el desarrollo cada vez está más ligada al respeto de los derechos humanos en terceros países. Además, la Unión Europea contribuye al financiamiento de una gran cantidad de proyectos que pretenden fortalecer el respeto a los derechos humanos, impulsar la democracia y el Estado de derecho en muchas y distintas regiones geográficas. Este artículo pretende ofrecer un panorama general de estas políticas y un breve análisis de su efectividad.

Unconventional superconductivity of the heavy fermion compound UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3}

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Zakharov, Andrey

2008-07-01

The heavy fermion compound UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} exhibits the coexistence of superconductivity and magnetic order at low temperatures, stimulating speculations about possible exotic Cooper-pairing interaction in this superconductor. However, the preparation of good quality bulk single crystals of UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} has proven to be a non-trivial task due to metallurgical problems, which result in the formation of an UAl{sub 2} impurity phase and hence a strongly reduced sample purity. The present work concentrates on the preparation, characterization and electronic properties investigation of UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} single crystalline thin film samples. The preparation of thin films was accomplished in a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. (100)-oriented epitaxial thin films of UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} were grown on single crystalline YAlO{sub 3} substrates cut in (010)- or (112)-direction. The high crystallographic quality of the samples was proved by several characterisation methods, such as X-ray analysis, RHEED and TEM. To study the magnetic structure of epitaxial thin films resonant magnetic X-ray scattering was employed. The magnetic order of thin the film samples, the formation of magnetic domains with different moment directions, and the magnetic correlation length were discussed. The electronic properties of the UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} thin films in the normal and superconducting states were investigated by means of transport measurements. A pronounced anisotropy of the temperature dependent resistivity {rho}(T) was observed. Moreover, it was found that the temperature of the resistive superconducting transition depends on the current direction, providing evidence for multiband superconductivity in UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3}. The initial slope of the upper critical field H'{sub c2}(T) of the thin film samples suggests an unconventional spin-singlet superconducting state, as opposed to bulk single crystal data. To probe the superconducting gap of UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3

21 CFR 888.3535 - Knee joint femorotibial (uni-compartmental) metal/polymer porous-coated uncemented prosthesis.

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2010-04-01

... 21 Food and Drugs 8 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Knee joint femorotibial (uni-compartmental) metal... Devices § 888.3535 Knee joint femorotibial (uni-compartmental) metal/polymer porous-coated uncemented prosthesis. (a) Identification. A knee joint femorotibial (uni-compartmental) metal/polymer porous-coated...

UniBoard: generic hardware for radio astronomy signal processing

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Hargreaves, J. E.

2012-09-01

UniBoard is a generic high-performance computing platform for radio astronomy, developed as a Joint Research Activity in the RadioNet FP7 Programme. The hardware comprises eight Altera Stratix IV Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) interconnected by a high speed transceiver mesh. Each FPGA is connected to two DDR3 memory modules and three external 10Gbps ports. In addition, a total of 128 low voltage differential input lines permit connection to external ADC cards. The DSP capability of the board exceeds 644E9 complex multiply-accumulate operations per second. The first production run of eight boards was distributed to partners in The Netherlands, France, Italy, UK, China and Korea in May 2011, with a further production runs completed in December 2011 and early 2012. The function of the board is determined by the firmware loaded into its FPGAs. Current applications include beamformers, correlators, digital receivers, RFI mitigation for pulsar astronomy, and pulsar gating and search machines The new UniBoard based correlator for the European VLBI network (EVN) uses an FX architecture with half the resources of the board devoted to station based processing: delay and phase correction and channelization, and half to the correlation function. A single UniBoard can process a 64MHz band from 32 stations, 2 polarizations, sampled at 8 bit. Adding more UniBoards can expand the total bandwidth of the correlator. The design is able to process both prerecorded and real time (eVLBI) data.

UniPrimer: A Web-Based Primer Design Tool for Comparative Analyses of Primate Genomes

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Nomin Batnyam

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Whole genome sequences of various primates have been released due to advanced DNA-sequencing technology. A combination of computational data mining and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR assay to validate the data is an excellent method for conducting comparative genomics. Thus, designing primers for PCR is an essential procedure for a comparative analysis of primate genomes. Here, we developed and introduced UniPrimer for use in those studies. UniPrimer is a web-based tool that designs PCR- and DNA-sequencing primers. It compares the sequences from six different primates (human, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, gibbon, and rhesus macaque and designs primers on the conserved region across species. UniPrimer is linked to RepeatMasker, Primer3Plus, and OligoCalc softwares to produce primers with high accuracy and UCSC In-Silico PCR to confirm whether the designed primers work. To test the performance of UniPrimer, we designed primers on sample sequences using UniPrimer and manually designed primers for the same sequences. The comparison of the two processes showed that UniPrimer was more effective than manual work in terms of saving time and reducing errors.

Magnetic fluctuations in UNi4B

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Mentink, S.A.M.; Mason, T.E.; Buyers, W.J.L.

1997-01-01

We investigate the magnetic fluctuation spectrum of the geometrically frustrated antiferromagnetic compound UNi4B, which partially orders below T-N = 20 K. An overdamped spin excitation is observed at the AF wave vector around 2.4 meV. Low-frequency, weakly Q-dependent inelastic scattering...

FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENGHAMBAT PENGERJAAN TUGAS AKHIR SKRIPSI MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN TEKNIK OTOMOTIF FT UNY

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Ibnu Siswanto

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dalam penelitian ini ialah mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan secara faktual, akurat dan sistematis tentang 1 Implementasi pedoman penulisan tugas akhir skripsi mahasiswa FT UNY di Jurusan PT. Otomotif dan 2 Faktor-faktor yang menjadi penghambat dalam pengerjaan tugas akhir skripsi mahasiswa PT. Otomotif FT UNY Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif. Objek penelitian ialah Koordinator tugas akhir skripsi, dosen pembimbing, dan mahasiswa PT. Otomotif FT UNY. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang dipergunakan ialah metode analisis deskriptif.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1 Implementasi pedoman penulisan tugas akhir skripsi di jurusan PT. Otomotif FT UNY dilakukan dengan pembentukan koordinator tugas akhir skripsi, pembagian tahapan-tahapan pengerjaan skripsi yang terdiri dari pengajuan judul, bimbingan, pengambilan data penelitian, dan ujian TAS sampai dengan pengeluaran nilai TAS. Semua dosen PT. Otomotif FT UNY melaksanakan bimbingan tugas akhir skripsi sesuai dengan pedoman penulisan tugas akhir skripsi. Jurusan PT. Otomotif FT UNY juga melakukan bimbingan klasikal bagi mahasiswa yang akan/sedang mengerjakan tugas akhir skripsi, 2 Faktor-faktor yang menjadi penghambat dalam pengerjaan tugas akhir skripsi yaitu kesulitan dalam menemukan permasalahan yang akan diangkat menjadi judul penelitian, mahasiswa fokus mengerjakan proyek akhir (mahasiswa angkatan 2008 ke bawah, fokus laporan KKN PPL, mengulang banyak mata kuliah, tidak rutin bimbingan dengan dosen, kesulitan dalam menulis karya tulis ilmiah.

Magnetic phenomena in UNi1-xRhxAl compounds

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Andreev, A.V.; Dremov, R.V.; Uwatoko, Y.; Mushnikov, N.V.; Goto, T.; Shiokawa, Y.; Homma, Y.; Hagmusa, I.H.; Klaasse, J.C.P.

1999-01-01

We report on structure investigation and magnetization study of UNi 1-x Rh x Al solid solutions between an antiferromagnet UNiAl and a ferromagnet URhAl. The ZrNiAl-type hexagonal crystal structure of the parent compounds is preserved in the whole concentration range. Magnetization was measured as a function of magnetic field, temperature and external hydrostatic pressure. The observed complex evolution of magnetic phenomena with Rh substitution for Ni is discussed in terms of effects of the varying 5f-ligand hybridization. A tentative magnetic phase diagram is proposed. (orig.)

Refugees into Immigrants: Assessing the Adjustment of Southeast Asian Refugees in the U. S., 1975-1990

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Newbold, K. Bruce

2002-01-01

Full Text Available EnglishEmbodying a differential set of skills, refugees experience varying obstaclesand reception upon entry into their host country. Starting in 1975, the U.S. received large numbers ofrefugees from Southeast Asia. Although these arrivals are no longer labeled as 'refugees', theirinitial immigration status raises interesting questions, including whether or not they match theattainment of those who arrived in the U.S. at the same time. Using the 1980 and 1990 Public UseMicrodata Files (PUMS, this paper traces the adaptation of post-1975 Southeast Asians within the U.S.through the lens of segmented assimilation. Refugee flows are disaggregated into Sino-Vietnamese,Ethnic-Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodians, and Laotian identities and contrasted to Chineseimmigrants.FrenchPrésentant des compétences différentes, les réfugiés vivent des expériences et des accueils différents à leur arrivée dans leur pays hôte. Depuis 1975, les Etats-Unis ont reçu un grand nombre de réfugiés de l'Asie du Sud-Est. Bien que ces nouveaux arrivants ne soient plus étiquetés de " réfugiés ", leur statut d'immigrant soulève tout de même quelques questions intéressantes, à savoir s'ils obtiennent le même succès que ceux qui sont arrivés aux Etats-Unis au même moment. Ce document retrace, au moyen des fichiers de microdonnées à grande diffusion (FMGD de 1980 et de 1990, l'adaptation des immigrants de l'Asie du Sud-Est arrivés aux Etats-Unis après 1975 du point de vue de l'assimilation segmentée. Les groupes de courants de réfugiés sont divisés en Sino-vietnamiens, Vietnamiens ethniques, Hmong, Cambodgiens et Laotiens et comparés aux immigrants chinois.

Investigate Transient Behaviours and Select Appropriate Fault Protection Solutions of Uni-grounded AC Microgrids

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Duong Minh Bui

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Transient situations of a uni-grounded low-voltage AC microgrid are simulated in this paper, which include different fault tests and operation transition test between the grid-connected and islanded modes of the uni-grounded microgrid. Based on transient simulation results, available fault protection methods are proposed for the main and back-up protection of a uni-grounded AC microgrid. Main contributions of this paper are (i analysing transient responses of a typically uni-grounded lowvoltage AC microgrid from line-to-line, single line-to-ground, three-phase faults and a microgrid operation transition test; and (ii proposing available fault protection methods for uni-grounded AC microgrids, such as non-directional/directional overcurrent protection solutions, under/over voltage protection solutions, differential protection, voltage-restrained overcurrent protection, and other protection principles not based on high fault currents (e.g. total harmonic distortion detection of phase currents and voltages, or protection methods using symmetrical sequence components of current and voltage.

Transport properties and phase diagram of UNi2Si2

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Ning, Y.B.; Garrett, J.D.; Datars, W.R.; McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON

1992-01-01

The resistivity and Hall coefficient of single-crystal UNi 2 Si 2 have been studied in detail for the temperature range 4.2-300 K. The resistivity of UNi 2 Si 2 is largely due to magnetic scattering and the phonon scattering contribution is estimated to be about 14% at room temperature. At low temperatures, the resistivity can be described by a gapped spin-wave model plus a T 2 term. The temperature dependence of the Hall coefficient is accounted for by a theoretical model invoking skew scattering of conduction electrons by localized magnetic moments. Among the three magnetic phase transition temperatures, the two lower ones are found to be magnetic field dependent and shift with the field applied along the tetragonal c axis. Using the resistivity measurement in an applied magnetic field, a field-temperature phase diagram of UNi 2 Si 2 is presented. (author)

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1975-01-01

Le Prof.Jeremy Bernstein, né aux Etats Unis, est professeur de physique et spécialiste de la physique théorique à l'Institut de Technology à New Jersey et également journaliste au New York Magazine. Il a écrit 5 livres, consacrés à l'alpinisme. Les clichés qu'il commente, ont été pris au cours de trois voyages en Asie.

Magnetic phase diagrams of UNiGe

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Nakotte, H.; Hagmusa, I.H.; Klaasse, J.C.P.; Hagmusa, I.H.; Klaasse, J.C.P.

1997-01-01

UNiGe undergoes two magnetic transitions in zero field. Here, the magnetic diagrams of UNiGe for B parallel b and B parallel c are reported. We performed temperatures scans of the magnetization in static magnetic fields up to 19.5T applied along the b and c axes. For both orientations 3 magnetic phases have been identified in the B-T diagrams. We confirmed the previously reported phase boundaries for B parallel c, and in addition we determined the location of the phase boundaries for B parallel b. We discuss a possible relationship of the two zero-field antiferromagnetic phases (commensurate: T<42K; incommensurate: 42K< T<50K) and the field-induced phase, which, at low temperatures, occurs between 18 and 25T or 4 and 10T for B parallel b or B parallel c, respectively. Finally, we discuss the field dependence of the electronic contribution γ to the specific heat for B parallel c up to 17.5T, and we find that its field dependence is similar to the one found in more itinerant uranium compounds

Raison d'Etat, raisons des arts : mõtteid avalike hüvede teemal / Margaret J. Wyszomirski ; tõlk. Johanna Ross

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Wyszomirski, Margaret J.

2008-01-01

Kunsti ja avaliku huvi kokkupuutest ning kunsti- ja valitsusasutuste koos toimimisest Ameerika Ühendriikides. Originaali pealkiri : Raisons d'Etat, raisons des arts : thinking about public purposes (The public life of the arts in America. - New Brunswick, New Jersey, London : Rutgers University Press, 2000. Lk. 50-80). Lühidalt autorist lk. 107

Anmeldung in ILIAS ohne Uni-Login-ID

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Schanz, Nadja

2016-01-01

Gewusst wie...! Online-Tutorial der Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen. Erklärt die Anmeldung in Ilias zu Führungen ohne Uni-Login-ID Online Tutorial from university library tuebingen. teaches how to register in Ilias for courses and guided tours without university login

Conceptual design report for the UNI-CAT beam line proposal

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Budai, J.D.; Ice, G.E.; Sparks, C.J.; Zschack, P.; Chen, H.; Chiang, T.C.; Nelson, M.C.; Salamon, M.B.; Simmons, R.O.; Robota, H.

1992-08-01

The overall thrusts of UNI-CAT (University-National Laboratory- Industry Collaborative Access Team) are research at the cutting edge of physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, chemical engineering, polymer science, and geology; and education of a new generation of scientists in the use of synchrotron radiation to probe the structure, chemistry, and dynamic behavior of materials. The UNI-CAT proposal is to develop an APS sector that includes a bending magnet beam line and an insertion device beam line. The APS type-A undulator is the preferred choice for the insertion device. 8 figs, 6 refs

Transport properties of silver telluride in the solid and liquid states; Etude des proprietes de transport dans le tellurure d'argent Ag{sub 2}Te aux hautes temperatures a l'etat solide et a l'etat liquide

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Pham, N T [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1969-01-01

Measurements of the electrical resistivity, Hall coefficient and thermoelectric power have been carried out for silver telluride over a large temperature range including both solid and liquid states. The analysis of the experimental data shows that in the solid state the transport properties are governed by an ambipolar process with an electron mobility much higher than the hole mobility ({mu}{sub n} = 10*{mu}{sub p}). It is found that the temperature dependence of the electron mobility can be represented by a T{sup -3} law. Deviations from the stoichiometric composition Ag{sub 2}Te have been studied. For all specimens, melting is accompanied by discontinuous variations in the transport properties. Above the melting point, the magnitude of the measured parameters and their temperature dependence show that liquid silver telluride behaves as a semiconductor. The contribution of Ag{sup +} ions to transport phenomena is suggested to account for the behaviour of the electrical properties. Experimental data have been analysed in terms of conventional theories. (author) [French] Les mesures de la resistivite electrique, du coefficient de Hall et du pouvoir thermoelectrique ont ete effectuees sur le tellurure d'argent dans un large domaine de temperature couvrant l'etat solide et l'etat liquide. L'analyse des resultats experimentaux obtenus a l'etat solide montre que les proprietes de transport sont gouvernees par le processus ambipolaire avec une mobilite des electrons beaucoup plus grande que celle des trous ({mu}{sub n} 10*{mu}{sub p}). On trouve que la mobilite des electrons varie avec la temperature suivant la loi T{sup -3}. Les ecarts de la composition stoechiometrique Ag{sub 2}Te ont ete etudies. Pour tous les echantillons, la fusion est caracterisee par des variations discontinues des proprietes de transport. Au dessus du point de fusion, la grandeur des parametres mesures ainsi que leur variation avec la temperature montrent que le tellurure d'argent liquide se

78 FR 4467 - UniStar Nuclear Energy, Combined License Application for Calvert Cliffs Power Plant, Unit 3...

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2013-01-22

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 52-016; NRC-2008-0250] UniStar Nuclear Energy, Combined License Application for Calvert Cliffs Power Plant, Unit 3, Exemption 1.0 Background UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE), on behalf of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Project, LLC and UniStar Nuclear Operating Services...

Finance et risque aux Etats-Unis : vers une nouvelle frontière ? Finance and Risk in the USA: A New Frontier?

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Christine Zumello

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Cet article aborde la question de l’évaluation et de l’anticipation du risque sur les marchés financiers aux États-Unis. Les différents types de risque sont analysés ainsi que les principales méthodes utilisées pour les évaluer. La crise des subprimes qui a marqué la fin du second mandat de G.W. Bush a semblé déboucher sur une crise systémique. Parmi les différentes strates de risque, le plus grave est celui qui porte le système financier et économique au naufrage. Les conditions de la remise en cause du système suite à des prises de risque ou une absence de contrôle rigoureux du risque posent la question de l’équilibre entre la sphère politique et la sphère financière.This article raises the question of the evaluation and anticipation of risk on financial markets in the United States. The various types of risk are analysed as well as the main methods used to measure risk. The subprime crisis which dominated the end of the second G.W. Bush presidential term seemed to bring the whole financial and economic system to the brink of collapse. The central notion of the measure and control of risk hinges on the role of the political sphere versus the financial sphere.

XPS study of U, UNi5, UCu5 and UNisub(0.5)Cusub(4.5)

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Grohs, H.; Hoechst, H.; Steiner, P.; Huefner, S.; Buschow, K.H.J.

1980-01-01

Core and valence band spectra of U metal and the intermetallic compounds UNi 5 , UCu 5 and UNisub(0.5)Cusub(4.5) have been measured by X-ray excited photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The data indicate that in UNi 5 the configuration is 5f 3 , and in UCu 5 and UNisub(0.5)Cusub(4.5) a mixed valence configuration with fewer 5f electrons than in UNi 5 is present. (author)

Nuorten nukkuminen ja uni

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Kinnunen, Elisa

2015-01-01

Tämän opinnäytetyön aiheena on nuorten nukkuminen ja uni. Opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli selvittää, mitä tietoa Reisjärven kristillisen opiston nuoret ovat saaneet nukkumiseen vaikuttavista tekijöistä ja mistä nukkumiseen liittyvistä tekijöistä he haluavat tietoa. Opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli tuottaa tietoa nuorten nukkumistottumuksista ja siitä, mitkä tekijät vaikuttavat nuorten nukkumiseen heidän omien kokemustensa mukaan. Opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli myös tuottaa tietoa, millaisia nukku...

Antiferromagnetism and magnetoleasticity of UNiAl

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Sechovsky, V.; Honda, F.; Svoboda, P.; Prokes, K.; Chernyavsky, O.; Doerr, M.; Rotter, M.; Loewenhaupt, M.

2003-01-01

We report on a thermal-expansion (TE) and magnetostriction (MS) study of the antiferromagnet UNiAl at temperatures 2-90 K and in magnetic fields up to 16.5 T applied along the c-axis. The TE along the c-axis (in 0 T) exhibits a broad valley centered around 35 K. This anomaly is nearly removed in 16.5 T. For T≤7 K a sharp metamagnetic transition (MT) observed in UNiAl at 11.4 T and it is accompanied by abrupt MS effects of +1.3x10 -4 and -1.8x10 -4 along the a- and c-axis, respectively. In fields above the MT a negligible additional negative MS is induced along c-axis whereas the a-axis and consequently the volume expand considerably, which indicates a field-induced enhancement of the U magnetic moment. T>7 K, the MT becomes gradually smeared out but a non-negligible MS is observed even for T>T N . In the light of these results the TE anomaly measured in zero field may be attributed to AF that survives at temperatures far above T N

Naturalistic Observations to Investigate Conflicts Between Drivers and VRUs in the PROSPECT Project

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BRUYAS, Marie-Pierre; APARICIO, Andrés; KOSEL, Miklos; AMBELLOUIS, Sébastien; ESTRAILLIER, Céline; MOREAU, Fabien; SANZ, Laura; COSTA, Joan; SOLTESZ, Tamas; BANFI, Miklos

2017-01-01

ESV 2017 - 25th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, DETROIT, ETATS-UNIS, 05-/06/2017 - 08/06/2017; PROSPECT aims at developing a new generation of proactive safety systems to protect Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), with an emphasis on pedestrians and cyclists. To improve sensor effectiveness, PROSPECT will expand the scope of scenarios addressed by sensors already on the market, enhancing their overall performance. Interactions between vehicles and VRUs were i...

Organisation of biological research carried out in the United States by the A.E.C. or under her contract (1960); Organisation des recherches biologiques menees aux Etats-Unis par l'A.E.C. ou sous son egide. Compte-rendu sommaire d'une mission d'etude (1960)

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Pellerin, J. [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1960-07-01

This report is based on information gathered in the course of a trip to the United States, in November and December 1958 which consisted chiefly of visits to the main biological and medical research laboratories and discussions with the heads of these establishments. A description is given of the general organisation of the Atomic Energy Commission's Division of Biology and Medicine, and of the distribution of responsibility for radiation protection work and for biological, medical and agricultural research amongst the various Services attached to it; this is followed by a more detailed account of the activities carried on in this field at the great national laboratories. Finally, the systems of collaboration set up with external research organisations in the form of research contracts are examined, together with the substantial help provided by the A.E.C. for biological, medical and agricultural research in general, owing to a systematic policy of subsidising the distribution of radioisotopes for this purpose. (author) [French] Le present rapport a ete etabli sur la base des renseignements recueillis au cours d'un voyage d'etude aux Etats-Unis, en novembre et decembre 1958, comportant notamment la visite des principaux laboratoires de recherche biologique et medicale et des entretiens avec les principaux responsables de ces laboratoires. Apres une description de l'organisation generale de la 'Division of Biology and Medicine' de l'Atomic Energy Commission et de la repartition entre les divers Services qui lui sont rattaches des responsabilites concernant la protection contre les radiations et la Recherche biologique, medicale et agronomique, des indications plus detaillees sont donnees au sujet des activites poursuivies dans ce domaine au sein des grands laboratoires nationaux. Sont examinees enfin, l'importance et les modalites de la collaboration instituee avec les Organismes de Recherche exterieurs sous la forme de

La Unión Europea y la gobernanza global del desarrollo

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José Ángel Sotillo Lorenzo

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Si entendemos por gobernanza una forma de gobierno que promueve el desarrollo desde una opción pluridimensional y de gestión democrática de políticas que tienen ese objetivo, la Unión Europea sería un ejemplo de gobernanza. Y lo sería en una doble dimensión: la interna y la externa, ya que propone ser un actor civil global. Dentro de su papel como actor internacional ocupa un lugar destacado la política de desarrollo, donde la Unión Europea actúa en consonancia con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y la Agenda 2030 para transformar nuestro mundo. Pero el proceso de integración choca con varios obstáculos que ponen en cuestión ese objetivo, por lo que la Unión necesita de un nuevo impulso para hacer frente a los desafíos internos y a escala global.

Infrastructure for the life sciences: design and implementation of the UniProt website.

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Jain, Eric; Bairoch, Amos; Duvaud, Severine; Phan, Isabelle; Redaschi, Nicole; Suzek, Baris E; Martin, Maria J; McGarvey, Peter; Gasteiger, Elisabeth

2009-05-08

The UniProt consortium was formed in 2002 by groups from the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and the Protein Information Resource (PIR) at Georgetown University, and soon afterwards the website http://www.uniprot.org was set up as a central entry point to UniProt resources. Requests to this address were redirected to one of the three organisations' websites. While these sites shared a set of static pages with general information about UniProt, their pages for searching and viewing data were different. To provide users with a consistent view and to cut the cost of maintaining three separate sites, the consortium decided to develop a common website for UniProt. Following several years of intense development and a year of public beta testing, the http://www.uniprot.org domain was switched to the newly developed site described in this paper in July 2008. The UniProt consortium is the main provider of protein sequence and annotation data for much of the life sciences community. The http://www.uniprot.org website is the primary access point to this data and to documentation and basic tools for the data. These tools include full text and field-based text search, similarity search, multiple sequence alignment, batch retrieval and database identifier mapping. This paper discusses the design and implementation of the new website, which was released in July 2008, and shows how it improves data access for users with different levels of experience, as well as to machines for programmatic access.http://www.uniprot.org/ is open for both academic and commercial use. The site was built with open source tools and libraries. Feedback is very welcome and should be sent to help@uniprot.org. The new UniProt website makes accessing and understanding UniProt easier than ever. The two main lessons learned are that getting the basics right for such a data provider website has huge benefits, but is not trivial and easy to underestimate

Infrastructure for the life sciences: design and implementation of the UniProt website

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2009-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The UniProt consortium was formed in 2002 by groups from the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI and the Protein Information Resource (PIR at Georgetown University, and soon afterwards the website http://www.uniprot.org was set up as a central entry point to UniProt resources. Requests to this address were redirected to one of the three organisations' websites. While these sites shared a set of static pages with general information about UniProt, their pages for searching and viewing data were different. To provide users with a consistent view and to cut the cost of maintaining three separate sites, the consortium decided to develop a common website for UniProt. Following several years of intense development and a year of public beta testing, the http://www.uniprot.org domain was switched to the newly developed site described in this paper in July 2008. Description The UniProt consortium is the main provider of protein sequence and annotation data for much of the life sciences community. The http://www.uniprot.org website is the primary access point to this data and to documentation and basic tools for the data. These tools include full text and field-based text search, similarity search, multiple sequence alignment, batch retrieval and database identifier mapping. This paper discusses the design and implementation of the new website, which was released in July 2008, and shows how it improves data access for users with different levels of experience, as well as to machines for programmatic access. http://www.uniprot.org/ is open for both academic and commercial use. The site was built with open source tools and libraries. Feedback is very welcome and should be sent to help@uniprot.org. Conclusion The new UniProt website makes accessing and understanding UniProt easier than ever. The two main lessons learned are that getting the basics right for such a data provider website has

ProUni e UAB como estratégias de EAD na expansão do ensino superior ProUni and UAB as EAD (distance education stategies for higher education expansion

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Stella Cecília Duarte Segenreich

2009-08-01

Full Text Available Neste texto é feita uma análise dos programas Universidade para Todos (ProUni e Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB como estratégias de Educação a Distância promovidas pelo governo Lula na expansão e democratização do Ensino Superior. Questões tais como o número elevado de pólos, sua dispersão e distanciamento da sede da instituição promotora dos cursos, assim como a falta de avaliação da efetiva qualidade de ensino são desafios colocados ao ProUni, especificamente. No que se refere aos dois programas em conjunto, surgiram questões referentes ao modelo de pólo presencial adotado e ao conceito de tutoria e seu impacto na configuração do corpo docente das universidades. Constatou-se, ainda, um avanço significativo no reconhecimento de que a educação a distância não se resume a uma estratégia de mercantilização e privatização do ensino e que precisa ser pesquisada intensamente em termos de sua utilização como política de Estado e em termos das novas questões de ordem institucional e pedagógica que suscita.This text aims at analyzing the programs of University for All (ProUni and Brazilian Open University (UAB as products of the Lula government higher education expansion and democratization policy. Some issues like the great number of poles, their dispersion and distance from the headquarters of the promoting institution, as well as the lack of an evaluation mechanism to assess the quality of the education offered by the participant institutions, are challenges faced specifically by ProUni. As far as those two programs are concerned, some issues emerged related to the model of the classroom instruction pole which has been adopted and the concept of tutoring and its impact on the configuration of the teaching staff of universities. Also, significant improvement has been verified in the recognition that distance education does not limit itself to a commercial and privatizing educational strategy, but it must be

Finite element prediction on the chassis design of UniART4 racing car

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Zaman, Z. I.; Basaruddin, K. S.; Basha, M. H.; Rahman, M. T. Abd; Daud, R.

2017-09-01

This paper presents the analysis and evaluation of the chassis design for University Automotive Racing Team No. 4 (UniART4) car based on finite element analysis. The existing UniART4 car chassis was measured and modelled geometrically using Solidwork before analysed in FEA software (ANSYS). Four types of static structural analysis were used to predict the chassis design capability under four different loading conditions; vertical bending, lateral bending, lateral torsion and horizontal lozenging. The results showed the chassis subjected to the highest stress and strain under horizontal lozenging, whereas the minimum stress and strain response was obtained under lateral bending. The present analysis result could provide valuable information in predicting the sustainability of the current UniART car chassis design.

Uni- and omnidirectional simulation tools for integrated optics

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Stoffer, Remco

2001-01-01

This thesis presents several improvements on simulation methods in integrated optics, as well as some new methods. Both uni- and omnidirectional tools are presented; for the unidirectional methods, the emphasis is on higher-order accuracy; for the omnidirectional methods, the boundary conditions are

Reestructuración del sistema bancario. La unión bancaria

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Martín Cabrejas, Ana

2015-01-01

La unión bancaria es la respuesta principal de la Unión Europea a los problemas del sector financiero europeo derivados de la crisis económica internacional, fundamentalmente una situación de fragmentación financiera y de inestabilidad del euro. El proyecto iniciado en 2012, comprende una serie de cambios normativos y la implantación de un conjunto de instituciones que sirven a los objetivos de asegurar la estabilidad financiera de la Eurozona y de continuar el proceso de establecimiento de u...

UniFlex - Collaborative on-line learning environment tool

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Ole Borch

2004-03-01

Full Text Available Første gang publiceret i UNEV nr. 2: E-læringsplatforme - muligheder og potentialer, januar - marts 2004, red. Tom Nyvand og Michael Pedersen. ISSN 1603-5518. Increasing demands for remote on-line education are changing the way teaching and learning is performed. New behavior in using pedagogy and supporting technology is needed to drive the learning process. To facilitate the use of services for selected activities to participants in distance education, a web site named UniFlex (University Flexible learning has been developed and brought into use. The site is a comprehensive set of bookmarks including course taking, upload/download, and - of special significance - collaborative on-line project work. UniFlex has been developed to meet the requirement for a simple and cheap personalized interactive site, supporting problem oriented and project organized study form, which has characterized Aalborg University for more than 27 years.

La armonización contable y de la auditoría en la Unión Europea

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Antonio Barrantes Barrantes

2000-06-01

Full Text Available Este articulo ¡lustra la situación de las profesiones contable y auditora en la Unión Europea Se parte de una breve htstona de la gestación de la Unión Europea, continuando con los órganos rectores y los medios documentales-jurídicos con los que se instrumenta su organización. Se muestra seguidamente cómo se encuentran institucionalizadas la profesión contable y la auditoria en los países de la Unión y se analizan las causas que originan diferencias de criterios y usos contables en dichos países Consecuentemente con este análisis, se expresan comparativamente las directivas de la propia Unión (Octava Directiva, con la doctrina y las normas internacionales de auditoria, las propuestas para llevar a cabo una armonización eficiente y eficaz de la auditoria en la Unión Europea. Finalmente, se efectúa una exposición sobre cómo nacer realidad en el futuro la armonización contable y de la auditoria en la Unión.

Predictive Computations of Properties of Wide-Gap and Nano-Semiconductors

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2007-01-01

and graduate students. February 18, 2005. Orlando, Florida, Disneyland . 2005 National Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) and...Florida, Disneyland . 2005 National Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) and of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists...recherche a 6t6 financ ~e par le D~partement Naval des Etats Unis D’Am~rique et son Bureau de la Recherche Navale (ONR, Award No. N00014-04-1-0587), la

Effect of pressure on thermal expansion of UNiGa

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Honda, F.; Andreev, A.V.; Havela, L.; Prokes, K.; Sechovsky, V.

1997-01-01

The thermal expansion of single crystalline UNiGa has been measured along the crystallographic axes (a and c) under pressures up to 1.1 GPa. The linear thermal expansion both in the paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic ranges is strongly anisotropic. The antiferromagnetic ordering is accompanied by considerable (10 -4 ) linear spontaneous magnetostrictions (along the a- and c-axis) of different signs (-0.8 x 10 -4 and 1.8 x 10 -4 ). The mutual compensation of these two effects causes the volume effect to be rather small (∝10 -5 ). Two of the four magnetic phase transitions in UNiGa indicated by the expansion anomalies under ambient pressure are suppressed by pressures above 0.5 GPa. Results of our experiments allow to construct a pressure-temperature (p-T) magnetic phase diagram. (orig.)

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Increasing demands for remote on-line education are changing the way teaching and learning is performed. New behavior in using pedagogy and supporting technology is needed to drive the learning process. To facilitate the use of services for selected activities to participants in distance education, a web site named UniFlex (University Flexible learning has been developed and brought into use. The site is a comprehensive set of bookmarks including course taking, upload/download, and - of special significance - collaborative on-line project work. UniFlex has been developed to meet the requirement for a simple and cheap personalized interactive site, supporting problem oriented and project organized study form, which has characterized Aalborg University for more than 27 years.

La transparencia en la Unión Europea

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Quirós Soro, Mario Francisco

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Este estudio versa sobre la formación histórica y vigencia del marco jurídico europeo, en materia de transparencia. Se centra en el derecho de la Unión Europea, por constituir un referente básico de los Estados miembros, en cuanto a la influencia en los ordenamientos jurídicos internos de los mismos. El estudio comprende los Tratados y el derecho derivado, junto a otros actos relacionados con la materia que nos ocupa, durante el periodo de vigencia de cada Tratado, con referencias a la jurisprudencia comunitaria. Además, los estudios sobre la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea y los Códigos de Buena Conducta Administrativa, efectuados por separado, a efectos de mayor claridad expositiva. Un apartado describe los medios de acceso existentes en Internet, a los documentos de las instituciones comunitarias. Por otra parte, se estudia también la labor del Consejo de Europa en materia de transparencia.

Mieux comprendre ce que fait la droite ultra aux Etats-Unis

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Pierre Guerlain

2006-04-01

Full Text Available Lewis Lapham, Theater of War, In Which the Republic Becomes an Empire, New York, 2002, 2003, The New Press, 278 p., 14.95 $Lewis Lapham, Gag Rule, On the suppression of Dissent and the Stifling of Democracy, New York, The Penguin Press, 2004, 178 p., 19.95 $Serge Halimi, Le Grand bond en arrière, Comment l’ordre libéral s’est imposé au monde, Paris Fayard, 2004, 620 p., 23 euros
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Les Etats-Unis d'Amérique deviennent observateur au CERN

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1997-01-01

Council delegates applauded warmly as representatives of United States of America were welcomed to the Council session for the first time as official Observers. This new status follows the agreement between CERN and the United States for a contribution of $531 million to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project which was signed in Washington on 8 December (see Press Release no.7 1997).

Effect of temperature on the valency bands of HDO in water in the liquid and solid states. Effects on the analysis of heavy water using infra-red absorption; Effet de temperature sur les bandes de valence de HDO dans l'eau a l'etat liquide et a l'etat solide - consequences pour l'analyse de l'eau lourde par absorption infra-rouge

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Ceccaldi, M [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1964-07-01

After, a description of the technique used, a qualitative examination is made of the influence of the temperature on the {nu}{sub OH}(3,400 cm{sup -1}) and {nu}{sub OD} (2,500 cm{sup -1}) valence bands of HDO in the liquid state and then during the passage to the solid state. Quantitative examination with two cells of different thickness makes it possible to define the influence of temperature on the residual absorption of the pure liquid (D{sub 2}O or H{sub 2}O and on the valency bands ({nu}{sub OH} and {nu}{sub OD} respectively). It is found that a similar change occurs in the two bands but that the changes in the background are very different. During the passage from the liquid to the solid state the shape of the bands varies considerably but little change occurs in the total intensity. It has been possible to express these results in a simple form which is directly applicable to analytical problems. (authors) [French] Apres un rappel de la technique utilisee, on examine qualitativement l'influence de la temperature sur les bandes de valence {nu}{sub OH} (3400 cm{sup -1}) et {nu}{sub OD} (2500 cm{sup -1}) de HDO a l'etat liquide puis le passage a l'etat solide. L'examen quantitatif, avec deux cuves d'epaisseurs differentes, permet de preciser l'influence de la temperature sur l'absorption residuelle du liquide pur (D{sub 2}O ou H{sub 2}O) et sur les bandes de valence ( {nu}{sub OH} et {nu}{sub OD} respectivement). On constate une evolution parallele de ces bandes mais un comportement tres different du fond continu. Lors du passage de l'etat liquide a l'etat solide, la forme des bandes varie considerablement mais non l'intensite totale. On a pu formuler ces resultats sous une forme simple applicable directement aux problemes analytiques. (auteurs)

Resilient Prosumer Scenario in a Changing Regulatory Environment—The UniRCon Solution

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Mihai Sanduleac

2017-11-01

Full Text Available Technological developments are pushing for new solutions based upon massive integration of renewable electricity generation in networks already facing many challenges. This paper presents a novel approach to managing the energy transfer towards prosumers making use of smart management of local energy storage. The proposed design (including storage dimensioning is based on several operating scenarios in which the prosumer might operate as: (i a “load only” entity (from a grid perspective, thus exhibiting investment resiliency against regulatory changes and high energy efficiency; or (ii a prosumer, in case regulatory opportunistic profit might be available. This can be realized within a newly proposed Uni-directional Resilient Consumer (UniRCon architecture. The major aim of the proposed architecture is to achieve optimal self-consumption while avoiding curtailment even in a changing regulatory environment like, for example, the total lack of incentives for generation based on renewable energy sources (RES. One of the major advantages of the proposed architecture consists in the adaptability to changes in the regulatory and market environment. The term resilience is used with multiple meanings: (a the prosumer’s financial resilience against regulatory changes when investment calculations assume no-grid injections; (b the prosumer’s technical resilience, with electrical design based on standalone operation; (c the resilience of clusters of interconnected end-user installations with enabled community-level electricity exchange, independent of the existing main grid supply; (d the contribution to grid resilience, by enabling AC microgrid (MG operation in island mode when large portions of the grid are formed by clusters of UniRCon prosumers (the ease of islanding segmentation of the local grid in case of emergencies. For proof of concept, three use-cases are detailed: (i photovoltaic (PV installations connected behind the meter; (ii PV and

IFRSs in de Europese Unie : Een paard van Troje?

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Vergoossen, R.G.A.

2007-01-01

De regelgeving rondom de externe financiële verslaggeving van ondernemingen is ingrijpend veranderd. De veranderingen houden vooral verband met het van kracht worden van de International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) voor het beursgenoteerde bedrijfsleven in de Europese Unie. De introductie

Unión de Naciones Suramericanas -100 Días-

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Láster Gutiérrez Cuadro

2008-07-01

Full Text Available ResumenPor considerar que las revistas son un medio de comunicación importante para la difusión de temas de interés en laformación de los nuevos profesionales, he solicitado permiso al Periódico “Minka News, de Londres”, para publicarel valioso resumen que se hace referente a la “Unión de Naciones Suramericanas”, para que de esta manera quedeen la mente de nuestros estudiantes un referente que les permita hacer un ejercicio crítico y reflexivo respectoa los aconteceres de América Latina, a partir de interrogantes como: ¿Qué se pretende con la Unión de NacionesSuramericanas?, ¿Cuál es el propósito político?, ¿Cuál es el propósito económico?, ¿Qué relevancia tendrá parael desarrollo de América Latina?, ¿Qué papel jugarán los residentes raizales y adoptivos de América Latina?, estosson algunos de los interrogantes que se pueden plantear en aras de debatir a través de procesos de investigaciónde la Universidad. La transcripción es textual, incluso en el idioma que se publicó alguna parte del texto, es decir,sin cambios y ni tratamientos para adoptarla a intereses particulares; el propósito es dejar en los lectores un conocimientode la existencia de la “Unión de Naciones Suramericanas”Palabras Claves: Unasur; Unión Europea; Bloque económico; Unión de países; Libre transito. Abstract:Considering that magazines are an important medium for the dissemination of topics of interest in the formationof the new professionals, I have requested permission to the newspaper “Minka News, London,” to publish thevaluable summary referred to the “South American Union of Nations”, for it would be in the minds of our students abenchmark that will enable them to exercise a critical and thoughtful regard to happen in Latin America, starting withquestions like: What is intended by the South American Union of Nations, “What is the political purpose,” What is theeconomic purpose, what would have relevance to the

Planning and Designing Effective Defence and Related Information Services: Conference Proceedings of the Technical Information Panel Specialists’ Meeting Held in Ankara, Turkey on 10-11 September 1986.

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1987-04-01

Is Defense, en alant au-doll de ce qua peut apporter un simple repertoire, commae celul du DTIC aux Etats-Unis (5). ii counvient donc de dhvelopper...en consultation mais devront etre exclus du prit. Maits touts laide qua h’on apportersa Al’utilisaeur, celul -ci perdra besucoup do tampa I cee...mains quoun systme do guichat ivolui. come celul dont il a iti question plus haut, soit jug& prifirable. 8-5 2.3. Sources primaires. Touts information

24 mars 2016 - Le Président de la Confédération suisse, Monsieur Johann Schneider-Ammann signe le livre d'or avec la Directrice générale du CERN Fabiola Gianotti.

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Brice, Maximilien

2016-01-01

Le Président de la Confédération suisse, Monsieur Johann Schneider-Ammann signe le livre d'or avec la Directrice générale du CERN Fabiola Gianotti. De g. à d.: F. Eder, Délégué aux Relations avec les Etats-hôtes; F. Bordry, Directeur des accélérateurs et de la technologie; S. E. M. l'Ambassadeur Fasel, Représentant permanent de la Suisse auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales à Genève; M. Steinacher, Directeur des finances et des ressources humaines et P. Pardo, Conseiller, Mission permanente de la Suisse auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales à Genève.

Território e Rede da União do Vegetal

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Morales Arteaga, Pamela Elizabeth

2016-01-01

Esta pesquisa trata do território e das redes geográficas da religião ayahusaqueira União do Vegetal, em Brasília. Busca-se interpretar os objetivos da pesquisa que foram; a construção do território da União do Vegetal, diferençando elementos relevantes do território; debatendo a hierarquização do grupo na sua atuação territorial e relacionando as percepções dos adeptos com suas práticas territoriais em rede. As hipóteses que nortearam o trabalho foram; A construção do território sagrado da U...

’s Rijks Herbarium (l’Herbier de l’Etat) 1830-1930

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Goddijn, W.A.

1931-01-01

L’Herbier de l’État fut fondé par décret royal du 31 mars 1829. Les collections de BLUME, KUHL et VAN HASSELT, et ZIPPELIUS, réunies sous les auspices de la „Natuurkundige Commissie voor Nederlandsch Indië” (commission instituée en 1820 dans le but de propager l’étude des sciences naturelles

Metaplasia Intestinal en la unión esófago-gástrica, frecuencia y correlaciones

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Barreda Bolaños, Fernando; Sánchez Lihon, Juvenal; Tello Huamaní, Waldo; Gómez Ponce, Regina; Díaz del Olmo, Mauricio

2001-01-01

La incidencia del adenocarcinoma alrededor de la unión esófago-gástrica está en incremento. La significación de la metaplasia intestinal encontrada en muestras obtenidas de la unión esófago-gástrica de aspecto normal no es clara. El propósito del presente reporte ha sido el definir la frecuencia de presentación de la metaplasia intestinal en la unión esófago-gástrica con apariencia endoscópica normal y precisar sus relaciones clínicas, endoscópicas e histológicas. METODOS: Se evaluaron 239 pa...

UniFlex A WWW-environment for project-based collaborative learning

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Borch, Ole; Helbo, Jan; Knudsen, Morten

2003-01-01

technical maintenance. Web interfaces for all type of users are developed to ease information and document upload, user administration and more. The product is used at Aalborg University open distance education for "Master of Industrial Information technology" (MII) and "Master in Mobile Information......Increasing demands for remote on-line education are changing the way teaching and learning is performed. New behavior in using pedagogy and supporting technology is needed to drive the learning process. To facilitate the use of services for selected activities to participants in on-line education......, a web site named UniFlex (University Flexible learning) has been developed and brought into use. The site is a comprehensive set of bookmarks including course taking, upload/download, and - of special significance - collaborative on-line project work. UniFlex has been developed to meet the requirement...

La armonización contable y de la auditoría en la unión europea

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Barrantes Barrantes, Antonio

2011-01-01

Este articulo ilustra la situación de las profesiones contable y auditora en la Unión Europea Se parte de una breve historia de la gestación de la Unión Europea, continuando con los órganos rectores y los medios documentales-jurídicos con los que se instrumenta su organización. Se muestra seguidamente cómo se encuentran institucionalizadas la profesión contable y la auditoria en los países de la Unión y se analizan las causas que originan diferencias de criterios y usos contables en dichos pa...

Les violences politiques dans les Etats de la Caraïbe insulaire (1945 à nos jours)

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Jalabert, Laurent

2003-01-01

La violence politique dans les Etats indépendants de la Caraïbe insulaire (Cuba, Haïti, Saint-Domingue, Jamaïque, Trinidad…) de 1945 à nos jours est une caractéristique constante des pratiques politiques en vigueur dans ces pays. La violence politique s’y est érigée au titre de « culture politique », aussi bien à l’intérieur de régimes autoritaires (Cuba, Haïti, Saint-Domingue), que dans les processus de transition démocratique (Haïti, Saint-Domingue), voire dans les démocraties (Jamaïque, Tr...

Experiments of condensation-induced water hammers at the UniBw Munich

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Dirndorfer, Stefan; Kulisch, Helmut; Malcherek, Andreas

2013-01-01

Condensation-induced water hammers belong to the most serious and complex pressure surges. Experimental data from literature are scanty, incomplete, not public or simply missing. A new test facility at the UniBw (University of the German Armed Forces) was constructed to perform own experiments within a research alliance. This new test facility uses a complete new approach. In contrast to other test stations, the UniBw water hammer test facility is a closed system. This leads on the one hand to a more complex handling with respect of conducting experiments but on the other hand also to a more realistic characterization of thermo-hydraulic phenomena which can occur in a power plant. The first results of a measured condensation-induced water hammer are presented. (orig.)

Experiments of condensation-induced water hammers at the UniBw Munich

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Dirndorfer, Stefan; Kulisch, Helmut; Malcherek, Andreas [Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen, Neubiberg (Germany). Hydromechanik und Wasserbau

2013-03-15

Condensation-induced water hammers belong to the most serious and complex pressure surges. Experimental data from literature are scanty, incomplete, not public or simply missing. A new test facility at the UniBw (University of the German Armed Forces) was constructed to perform own experiments within a research alliance. This new test facility uses a complete new approach. In contrast to other test stations, the UniBw water hammer test facility is a closed system. This leads on the one hand to a more complex handling with respect of conducting experiments but on the other hand also to a more realistic characterization of thermo-hydraulic phenomena which can occur in a power plant. The first results of a measured condensation-induced water hammer are presented. (orig.)

76 FR 81994 - UniStar Nuclear Energy; Combined License Application for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit...

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2011-12-29

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 52-016; NRC-2008-0250] UniStar Nuclear Energy; Combined License Application for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3; Exemption 1.0 Background: UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission ) a...

Liquid state behaviour of semi-conducting materials; Comportement a l'etat liquide des materiaux semiconducteurs

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Vandevyver, M. [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1968-07-01

This work is a review of the present state of knowledge concerning the behaviour in the liquid state of materials having semi-conducting properties in the solid state. In the case of many materials it is observed that a 'short-distance order' persists (with modifications) at temperatures above the melting point; this phenomenon is responsible for the semi-conducting properties of certain liquids. A decrease in the mobility of the carriers is generally observed on fusion, whereas the width of the forbidden zone increases: {delta}E{sub g} = {delta}E{sub g1} + {delta}E{sub g2}; {delta}E{sub g1} which is related to the expansion of the crystal is usually positive whereas {delta}E{sub g2} which is related to a change in the short-distance order is negative. According to the relative importance of these two phenomena, {delta}E{sub g} is either positive or negative, involving an increase or a decrease in the semiconducting nature of the material at its melting point. Various examples are presented, in particular that of selenium-tellurium solutions. The experimental study of the electrical properties of liquids comes up against major difficulties (the Hall effect in particular). It is shown nevertheless that the theoretical studies explain semi-quantitatively the known experimental results. (author) [French] Cette etude fait le point sur l'etat actuel des connaissances relatives au comportement a l'etat liquide des materiaux presentant a l'etat solide des proprietes semiconductrices. Dans de nombreux materiaux on observe la persistance (avec modification), d'un 'ordre a courte distance' a des temperatures superieures a celles de la fusion; ceci est a l'origine des proprietes semiconductrices de certains liquides. A la fusion on observe generalement une diminution de la mobilite des porteurs tandis que la largeur de la bande interdite subit un accroissement: {delta}E{sub g} = {delta}E{sub g1} + {delta}E{sub g2}; {delta}E{sub g1

Movilidad y desigualdad regional en la Unión Europea

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Roberto Ezcurra

2003-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la movilidad de la distribución de la renta por habitante a escala regional en la Unión Europea durante el período 1977-1996, con el fin de aportar elementos complementarios sobre la naturaleza de la desigualdad interregional. Para ello se utiliza una metodología novedosa basada en el cálculo de una serie de indicadores empleados habitualmente en el estudio dinámico de la distribución interpersonal de la renta. Los resultados obtenidos sugieren que el nivel de movilidad intradistribucional es relativamente bajo. Asimismo, la evidencia empírica aportada muestra la existencia de una tendencia hacia la reducción de la movilidad regional a lo largo del período analizado que ha coincidido en el tiempo con el mantenimiento de la desigualdad interregional en la Unión Europea.

Overview of the US nuclear industry; Le panorama nucleaire aux Etats-Unis

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2004-04-01

This article makes a brief summary of the nuclear industry activity in the USA: present day nuclear park availability, next generation of nuclear reactors (Generation IV), nuclear power 2010 initiative (early site permit, design certification, construction and operating licence), fuel cycle (enrichment, USEC company, USA-Russia highly-enriched uranium (HEU) agreement, SILEX and centrifugation separation processes, Louisiana Energy Services (LES) consortium and the National Enrichment Facility project, waste management, problem of storage and disposal sites for low-level radioactive wastes, trans-uranian wastes, and the Yucca Mountain project (Nevada) of disposal site for high level radioactive wastes). (J.S.)

Reading American Fat in France : Obesity and Food Culture

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Laura Knowlton – Le Roux

2007-11-01

Full Text Available One of the least flattering images that America is now associated with in France and in other European countries is a ballooning stomach. Pictures of overweight American children and adults are regularly used in French TV news, shows and in the print media. Every campaign against obesity in the land of gourmandise cites the latest statistics on the overweight population in the United States. “Obésité: la France sur la voie des Etats-Unis,” warned Le Monde in the headline of its two-page sprea...

Reading American Fat in France : Obesity and Food Culture

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Roux, Laura Knowlton – Le

2007-01-01

One of the least flattering images that America is now associated with in France and in other European countries is a ballooning stomach. Pictures of overweight American children and adults are regularly used in French TV news, shows and in the print media. Every campaign against obesity in the land of gourmandise cites the latest statistics on the overweight population in the United States. “Obésité: la France sur la voie des Etats-Unis,” warned Le Monde in the headline of its two-page sprea...

The significance of Cern

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Weisskopf,V

Le Prof. V.Weisskopf, DG du Cern de 1961 à 1965, est né à Vienne, a fait ses études à Göttingen et a une carrière académique particulièrement riche. Il a travaillé à Berlin, Copenhague et Berlin et est parti aux Etats Unis pour participer au projet Manhattan et était Prof. au MTT jusqu'à 1960. Revenu en Europe, il a été DG du Cern et lui a donné l'impulsion que l'on sait.

Transcendental Meditation

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Wallace,K

1971-01-01

K.Wallace, qui vient des Etats Unis, parle des effects physiologiques de la méditation transcendantale. Il a fait son bachelor en physique à l'Université de Los Angeles et son doctorat en physiologie aussi à Los Angeles, mais à l'Institut de Recherche sur le cerveau. Il travaille maintenat à Harvard Medical School ou il continue des recherches biochimiques et physiologiques sur l'application médicale de la méditation transcendantale. Il s'occupe principalement des maladies cardiaques et de hypertension artérielle.

Singapour : du commerce d’entrepôt colonial à l’industrialisation d’un Etat insulaire

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Régnier, Philippe

2015-01-01

La cité-Etat est une forme d’organisation économique et politique très ancienne mais peu répandue dans le monde contemporain. Dans sa forme la plus achevée, et à l’image des grandes cités de Venise ou de Malacca de jadis, l’existence de Singapour a souvent défié l’histoire et les limites du possible. A l’arrivée de Raffles en 1819, l’île comptait quelques pêcheurs et était tombée dans l’oubli. En l’espace de quelques décennies, elle devait devenir l’une des bases de l’expansion coloniale brit...

UniDA: Uniform Device Access Framework for Human Interaction Environments

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Santiago Vazquez-Rodriguez

2011-09-01

Full Text Available Human interaction environments (HIE must be understood as any place where people carry out their daily life, including their work, family life, leisure and social life, interacting with technology to enhance or facilitate the experience. The integration of technology in these environments has been achieved in a disorderly and incompatible way, with devices operating in isolated islands with artificial edges delimited by the manufacturers. In this paper we are presenting the UniDA framework, an integral solution for the development of systems that require the integration and interoperation of devices and technologies in HIEs. It provides developers and installers with a uniform conceptual framework capable of modelling an HIE, together with a set of libraries, tools and devices to build distributed instrumentation networks with support for transparent integration of other technologies. A series of use case examples and a comparison to many of the existing technologies in the field has been included in order to show the benefits of using UniDA.

¿Crisis en la Unión Europea?

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Miguel Martínez

2005-11-01

Full Text Available El proceso de integración europeo por momentos ha avanzado a un ritmo muy rápido y en otros lo ha hecho lentamente o se ha estancado. Los acontecimientos internacionales y la nueva configuración del sistema internacional han obligado a la UE a empezar a jugar un papel importante en la escena internacional fuera del arco de influencia de Estados Unidos, pues a partir de la caída del Muro de Berlín hay intereses europeos que no coinciden con los norteamericanos. Es aquí donde ya es cada vez más difícil hacer coincidir intereses entre los miembros de la UE, hoy veinticinco y mañana veintisiete o veintinueve. La dificultad nace del hecho de que el mercado interior y la zona Euro, con todos sus defectos, son una realidad y los medios económicos para avanzar hacia una unión política ya parecen agotados y sólo cabe avanzar en materia de unión política, tarea mucho más complicada, pues los intereses en este campo no son tan convergentes como en el económico.

Papel de la Unión Europea en las negociaciones de cambio climático

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Xira Ruiz

2015-10-01

Full Text Available El artículo analiza la postura de la Unión Europea ante el cambio climático, así como sus principales instrumentos de cooperación medioambiental en el sur del Mediterráneo. Se analizan los compromisos que ha adquirido la Unión en las distintas conferencias de las partes (COPs, su nivel de cumplimiento y su capacidad de liderazgo en el área del cambio climático desde la Cumbre de Río en 1992. También se examinan los principales compromisos adquiridos en las últimas conferencias de las partes y la postura de los actores clave ante la COP de París que se celebrará a finales de 2015. En la última parte, se profundiza en el impacto de iniciativas de cooperación UE-Magreb, como la Unión para el Mediterráneo o el proyecto Clima South.

El conflicto de Darfur: un reto para la credibilidad de la Unión Africana

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María Ángeles Alaminos

2008-01-01

Full Text Available En el caso de la crisis de Darfur la Unión Africana esperaba conseguir su primer éxito a nivel internacional en la pacificación de un conflicto africano; el conflicto de Darfur ha supuesto un reto para su credibilidad. La Misión de la Unión Africana en Sudán (AMIS intentó poner fin a la crisis, pero los recursos limitados, tanto económicos como humanos fueron incapaces de frenarla. La protección de tres millones y medio de personas en situación de riesgo en Darfur ha constituido un desafío para la UA y una prueba de la efectividad de su misión AMIS. La Unión Africana quiere demostrar su valía como organización, su potencial en el desarrollo de acciones concretas, su preponderancia como actor en el ámbito africano y su relevancia como actor internacional.

The Origin of Uni-axial Negative Thermal Expansion in a Layered Perovskite

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Ablitt, Chris; Craddock, Sarah; Senn, Mark; Mostofi, Arash; Bristowe, Nicholas

Using first-principles calculations within the quasi-harmonic approximation (QHA), we explain the origin of experimentally observed uni-axial negative thermal expansion (NTE) in a layered perovskite: the Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) oxide Ca2MnO4, which has anti-ferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures and is closely related to Ca3Mn2O7, which exhibits hybrid improper ferroelectricity and uni-axial NTE in competing phases. Dynamic tilts of MnO6 octahedra, common in many complex oxides, drive the expansion of the a axis and contraction of the c axis of the tetragonal NTE phase. We find that ferroelastic RP phases with a frozen octahedral rotation are unusually compliant to particular combinations of strains along different axes. The atomic mechanism responsible is characteristic of the perovskite/rock-salt interfaces present in the RP structure. We show that the contribution from this anisotropic elasticity must be taken into account in order to accurately predict NTE over the temperature range observed in experiment. A similar compliance to cooperative strains is found in other systems with uni-axial NTE. The development of this mechanistic understanding of NTE in complex oxides may pave the way for designing tunable multifunctional materials. The authors would like to acknowledge support from the EPSRC and the Centre for Doctoral Training in Theory and Simulation of Materials.

Actividad de la Unión Europea en materia de lucha contra el tabaquismo

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Antonio Calvete Oliva

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo pretende ofrecer información respecto a las disposiciones adoptadas por la Unión Europea, tanto obligatorias como no obligatorias para sus Estados miembros, que de una u otra forma se relacionen con la lucha contra el tabaquismo. Para ello se hará una revisión de todas las que se han publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea desde la primera en el año 1986 hasta marzo de 2005, comentando los aspectos de cada una que tengan que ver con lo enunciado en el título.

A União Bancária Europeia: seus pilares, objetivos e uma análise de sua efetividade

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Maxilene Soares Corrêa

2015-12-01

Full Text Available A União Bancária Europeia nasce como uma resposta às fragilidades da União Econômica e Monetária evidenciadas pela crise financeira que se instaurou em 2007. Está assentada sobre três pilares: o Mecanismo Único de Supervisão, o Mecanismo Único de Resolução e o Sistema Europeu de Garantia de Depósitos. Este escrito trata da União Bancária, partindo de considerações acerca desses três pilares. Em um segundo momento indica os principais objetivos da implementação da União Bancária, sublinhando os problemas aos quais essa visa dar resposta. Por fim, avança algumas críticas dirigidas ao modelo, realizando uma breve análise de seus pontos negativos e positivos, como forma de avaliar sua efetividade enquanto uma das respostas à crise e instrumento de prevenção de novas crises.

Proceso de unión de insertos de carburo tungsteno en la fabricación de herramientas de corte individualizadas

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Estupiñán Camargo, John Alexánder

2013-01-01

En la fabricación de herramientas de corte para mecanizar materiales en condiciones adversas de corte se requiere que el sistema de sujeción del inserto de carburo de tungsteno mantenga la integridad y robustez durante el corte. El proceso de unión por soldadura fuerte (brazing) permite la unión de insertos de carburo de tungsteno con portaherramientas del acero al medio carbono debido a que estos no compartan las mismas propiedades físico-químicas; esta unión de materiales cerámicos co...

CULTIVAR RELEASE - BRSMG União: common bean cultivar with jalo grain for the state of Minas Gerais

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Magno Antonio Patto Ramalho

2012-12-01

Full Text Available The bean cultivar BRSMG União as a new option of a bean cultivar with jalo grains for the state of Minas Gerais. The cultivar BRSMG União had an average grain yield of 9.8% above the mean of the controls (Jalo EEP 558 and BRS Radiante and was resistant to powdery-mildew.

IntlUni - The Challenges of the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space in the International University

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Lauridsen, Karen M.

IntlUni: The challenges of the multilingual and multicultural learning space in the international university The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the internationalisation of higher education. This means that more people in higher education than ever before are teaching...... education adds value – or has the potential to add value – to the programmes offered and the learning outcomes achieved by students, the overarching aim of IntlUni is to identify the quality criteria that characterize or should characterize teaching and learning in the multilingual and multicultural...

Uni-directional trail sharing by two species of ants a Monte Carlo study

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Kunduraci, T; Kayacan, O

2015-01-01

We study insect traffic, specifically ant traffic on a uni-directional trail which is shared by two species of ants, one of which is ‘good’ at smelling and the other ‘poor’. The two distinct species of ants are placed mixed on the same trail and individuals of both are permitted to make a U-turn when they encounter another ant in front of them. The theoretical scheme for the ant traffic is based on an asymmetric simple exclusion model. The ant traffic on the uni-directional trail is studied as a function of the number of ‘good-smelling’ ants and the evaporation probability of pheromones by keeping the number of ‘poor-smelling ants’ constant during Monte Carlo simulations. (paper)

Integrating UniTree with the data migration API

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Schrodel, David G.

1994-01-01

The Data Migration Application Programming Interface (DMAPI) has the potential to allow developers of open systems Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) products to virtualize native file systems without the requirement to make changes to the underlying operating system. This paper describes advantages of virtualizing native file systems in hierarchical storage management systems, the DMAPI at a high level, what the goals are for the interface, and the integration of the Convex UniTree+HSM with DMAPI along with some of the benefits derived in the resulting product.

Buhler, James. Neumeyer, David. Deemer, Rob. Hearing the Movies: Music and Sound in Film History

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Carlos Henrique Silveira

2012-05-01

Full Text Available James Buhler et David Neumeyer sont certainement les auteurs les plus importants à publier sur l’analyse de la musique de film depuis les années quatre-vingt-dix aux Etats-Unis. Entre autres contributions, ils ont édité ensemble (avec Caryl Flinn Music and Cinema, un livre consacré aux différentes perspectives de l’étude de la musique de film. Tous les deux sont professeurs de théorie musicale à l’école de musique de l’université du Texas à Austin (Neumeyer étant aussi professeur à Leslie Wa...

Abraham Plotkin, un syndicaliste américain observateur à Berlin, 1932‑33, du mouvement syndical allemand et de sa chute

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Catherine Collomp

2006-04-01

Full Text Available Abraham Plotkin était membre du syndicat de la confection pour Dames, International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU, dont il était un militant permanent (organizer sur la Côte Ouest des Etats Unis. Se trouvant cependant au chômage, comme des millions d’Américains affectés par la grande dépression économique, à l’automne 1932 il décida de partir pour l’Allemagne et d’y passer quelques mois. Ses motivations étaient politiques et syndicales. Plotkin était attiré par la forte tradition soc...

Михаил Чехов в поисках универсального метода в театре и в кино

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Autant-Mathieu , Marie-Christine

2010-01-01

Il s'agit de démonter à quel point la méthode de M. Tchekhov, qui s'est formée à partir du Système psychologique et spiritualiste de Stanislavski, s'est enrichie d'autres courants esthétiques et occultes. On montre en particulier les liens avec l'anthroposophie de Rudolf Steiner, l'eurythmie. En raison de son parcours biographique (Russie, Europe, Etats-Unis), Tchekhov a dû adapter sa pédagogie aux contextex nationaux, culturels et surtout passer du théâtre russe au cinéma européen et hollywo...

Le rôle de l'audit interne dans l'amélioration de la gouvernance d'entreprise cas entreprises Algériennes

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ZIANI, Abdelhak

2014-01-01

Suite aux scandales financiers qui ont touché les Etats-Unis, l’Europe et le Japon, l’audit interne est devenu un outil incontournable dans le système de la gouvernance d’entreprise. En effet, il est considéré comme l’un des principaux acteurs de ce système. L’Algérie, comme d’autres pays, a connu ces dernières années, une large diffusion de corruption et fraude, ce qui a conduit les entreprises à donner plus d’importance et de considération à l’audit interne afin de diminuer les ...

Etude pilote par PET/CT de la réponse à l'ipilimumab dans le traitement du mélanome métastatique.

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Rochat, N.

2012-01-01

0 Abstract L'incidence du mélanome est en nette augmentation en Europe et aux Etats-Unis. La Chirurgie peut être curative au stade précoce de la maladie,la radiothérapie se pratique À visée palliative, les chimiothérapies n'ont montré que peu d'effet. Les progress actuels se font via l'immunothérapie. Des traitements par l'interleukine-2 et l'interféron-α se sont montrés efficaces chez certains patients, mais leur utilisation est limitée par leur forte toxicité. Depuis 201...

Komentar terhadap undang-undang badan hukum pendidikan dan kesiapan UNY menjadi badan hukum pendidikan

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Anang Priyanto

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Pro and contra responses arises release of Act of Legal Body of Education (BHP. The emergence of the forementioned Act is mandate of Act of System of National Education. The articles of Act response completelY the objections of the opposing parties against this Act. They should prosecute it through constitutional review in Court of Constitution/ Mahkamah Konstitusi  (MK. They should prove the fundamental weaknesses of its content.  If UNY is reacfy to change its legal body into BHP, whole aspect of its management and conduct should be adjusted to the provisions og the Act. UNY has already tried to anticipate the regulation through preparing the statute of Universiry.

Time Dependent and Steady Uni-axial Elongational Viscosity

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Nielsen, Jens K.; Rasmussen, Henrik Koblitz; Hassager, Ole

2005-01-01

Here we present measurements of transient and steady uni-axial elongational viscosity, using the Filament Stretching Rheometer1 or FSR1 (see Fig. 1) of the following melts: Four narrow MMD polystyrene (PS) samples with weight-average molar mass Mw in the range of 50k to 390k. Three different bi......-disperse samples, mixed from the narrow MMD PS. Two low-density polyethylene (LDPE) melts (Lupolen 1840D and 3020D). A steady-state viscosity was kept for 1-2.5 Hencky strain units in all measurements....

Direito e reprodução humana assistida nas uniões homoafetivas

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José Márcio Carvalho da Silva

2014-10-01

Full Text Available A reprodução humana assistida em uniões homoafetivas é uma temática envolta em controvérsias na sociedade contemporânea, motico pelo qual o Poder Judiciário frequentemente é acionado no intuito de dirimir os conflitos existentes. Apesar da união de pessoas do mesmo sexo ser uma configuração familiar cada vez mais frequente no Brasil, o ordenamento brasileiro ainda é frágil em relação ao deslinde da questão. A inexistência de mecanismos legais específicos no país coloca o assunto em uma posição vulnerável a questionamentos éticos, morais, médicos, religiosos e sociais. Considerando este cenário de inegável transformação da estrutura familiar, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal analisar as repercussões jurídicas da reprodução humana assistida nas uniões homoafetivas. As considerações trazidas por este trabalho sinalizam que mesmo diante de alguns avanços, lacunas importantes necessitam ser preenchidas no âmbito do Direito. Algumas sentenças já foram favoráveis ao reconhecimento da paternidade e maternidade de casais homoafetivos cujos filhos foram gerados por meio de métodos de reprodução assistida, entretanto, as respostas aos dilemas que envolvem esse tipo de cinstituição familiar contemporânea ainda carecem de mecanismos legais mais concretos.

Uni-directional consumer-resource theory characterizing transitions of interaction outcomes

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Wang, Y.; DeAngelis, D.L.; Holland, J.N.

2011-01-01

A resource is considered here to be a biotic population that helps to maintain the population growth of its consumers, whereas a consumer utilizes a resource and in turn decreases its growth rate. Bi-directional consumer-resource (C-R) interactions have been the object of recent theory. In these interactions, each species acts, in some respects, as both a consumer and a resource of the other, which is the basis of many mutualisms. In uni-directional C-R interactions between two species, one acts as a consumer and the other as a material and/or energy resource, while neither acts as both. The relationship between insect pollinator/seed parasites and the host plant is an example of the latter interaction type of C-R, as the insect provides no material resource to the plant (though it provides a pollination service). In this paper we consider a different variation of the uni-directional C-R interaction, in which the resource species has both positive and negative effects on the consumer species, while the consumer has only a negative effect on the resource. A predator-prey system in which the prey is able to kill or consume predator eggs or larvae is an example. Our aim is to demonstrate mechanisms by which interaction outcomes of this system vary with different conditions, and thus to extend the uni-directional C-R theory established by Holland and DeAngelis (2009). By the analysis of a specific two-species system, it is shown that there is no periodic solution of the system, and the parameter (factor) space can be divided into six regions, which correspond to predation/parasitism, amensalism, and competition. The interaction outcomes of the system transition smoothly when the parameters are changed continuously in the six regions and/or initial densities of the species vary in a smooth fashion. Varying a pair of parameters can also result in the transitions. The analysis leads to both conditions under which the species approach their maximal densities, and

Unión monetaria, factibilidad para América Latina

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Julio César César Valdés

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Como resultado de una serie de eventos y acontecimientos que en el orden económico tuvieron lugar a lo largo de la historia y que incidieron en la conducción política de los países, es que surge el interés de muchos continentes, regiones y países en diseñar una unión monetaria. El objetivo que se plantea para la presente investigación es analizar las condiciones existentes en América Latina para la posible implementación de una unión monetaria, para el desarrollo del objetivo nos apoyamos en el criterio de autores de relevante trayectoria internacional en las áreas de la economía y las finanzas como fueron Bayoumi y Eichengreen (2000, Powell y Sturzenegger (2003, también fueron consultados los premios nobel de economía Joseph Stiglitz (2016 y Robert Mundell (1965,sus significativos contribuciones resultaron de gran aporte para la presente investigación. La metodología empleada fue la realización de un análisis retrospectivo y transversal de la realidad de América Latina para implementar la unión monetaria. Tanto el objetivo planteado como la metodología, unida a otras técnicas de investigación nos permiten plantear como principales resultados, que los países latinoamericanos cuentan con insuficiencia en su capacidad para obtener la cantidad de divisas suficientes para mantener y/o estabilizar sus balanzas de pagos y cerrar sus cuentas internacionales, se plantea que el uso de numerosas monedas crea múltiples dificultades para el intercambio comercial regional. Se concluye como consideraciones finales que América Latinaaún no reúne las condiciones necesarias para que circule una moneda única ya que los modelos económicos de los diferentes países de la región son totalmente divergentes entre sí.

Markkinointimixin hyödyntäminen UniQ10ue - kosmetiikkasarjan kanssa : business to business -markkinointiviestintä

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Mattsson, Ida-Sofia

2015-01-01

Kehittämistyössä toimeksiantajana on Hoitolatukku, joka maahantuo ja myy kauneusalan ammattilaisten tarvikkeita, laitteita sekä tuotteita. Hoitolatukun uutuus kosmetiikkasarja UniQ10ue tuotiin maahan kesän 2015 alussa ja se kaipaa lisää tunnettuutta sekä myynnin kasvua. Kehittämistyössä saatiin toimeksiantajalta vapaat kädet suunnitella ja toteuttaa erilaisia toimia UniQ10ue – kosmetiikkasarjalle. Kehittämistyössä sovelletaan markkinointimixiä ja perehdytään erityisesti markkinointiviesti...

Vulnerabilidade de mulheres em união heterossexual estável à infecção pelo HIV/Aids: estudo de representações sociais

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Larissa Silva Abreu Rodrigues

2012-04-01

Full Text Available O artigo discute as representações sociais de mulheres em união heterossexual estável no que diz respeito à vulnerabilidade à infecção pelo HIV/AIDS. Os dados foram produzidos pela associação livre de palavras e constituem recorte de uma pesquisa fundamentada na Teoria das Representações Sociais desenvolvida com mulheres soronegativas para o HIV, da capital e interior da Bahia. A análise fatorial de correspondência revelou significância para as variáveis: procedência, escolaridade e tempo de união estável. A aceitação à traição emergiu como fator de vulnerabilidade para respondentes com 1-5 anos de união estável do interior. Mulheres da capital com 6-10 anos de união estável representam a monogamia como forma de prevenção. Mulheres com maior tempo de união e nível escolar básico representam-se como invulneráveis, contrárias as que têm 1-5 anos de união e escolaridade mediana. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de mais ações com o objetivo de desnaturalizar as coerções sócio-culturais que geram representações e aproximam mulheres em união estável da AIDS.

O direito dos idosos na União Europeia

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Sanja Ivic

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Il restedes progrès à faire dans le domaine des droits de l'homme concernant les adultes âgés. Les "gens âgés" sont considérés dans le discours juridique comme un groupe homogène, ce qui permet de multiples formes de discrimination. Pourtant, l'expérience de la vieillesse est diverse et dépend de plusieurs facteurs tels que race, classe sociale, sexe, profession et lieu de résidence, entre autres. Dans cet article, on cherche à comprendre comment le droit des gens âgés est réglé dans la législation européenne. Le vieillissement de la population européenne s'accélère, ce qui menace les systèmes de l'Etat providence. Dans cet article, en abordant la question de la discrimination contre les adultes plus âgés, on cherchera à savoir si le concept de citoyenneté, qui dépasse tout concept d'âge, représente aujourd'hui en Europe une contrainte symbolique et normative.

O Prouni e a conclusão do ensino superior: novas trajetórias pessoais e profissionais dos egressos El ProUni y la conclusión de la enseñanza superior: nuevas trayectorias personales y profesionales de los egresados ProUni and the conclusion of higher education: the new personal and professional trajectories of the users of the program

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Daniela Patti do Amaral

2011-12-01

ítica pública, el ProUni ha demostrado su eficacia debido a la baja tasa de deserción escolar y también porque los nuevos graduados consiguieron nuevas trayectorias profesionales y personales.Last year we started the research ProUni and the access to Higher Education: introductory study on the users of the program in the western of the city of Rio de Janeiro, which aims, in general, to assess the overall impact of public policy in education geared to the inclusion of populations with low access to Higher Education private institutions. The survey, conducted between July 2010 and April 2011, investigated data related to the students who entered Higher Education in 2005 and 2006, the early years of ProUni in two private institutions located in the district of Campo Grande, in the area of Rio de Janeiro. Our initial hypothesis was that, after at least two years of graduation, these graduates would have built new trajectories in their lives and professional careers. The initial data, despite their limitations, indicate that, as public policy, ProUni has been demonstrating efficacy for the low drop-out rate and for the trajectories that graduates experienced in their new professional and personal lives.

Matrimonio y unión libre en la percepción de adolescentes mexicanos radicados en Tijuana

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Norma OJEDA

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Este es un estudio sobre las actitudes y percepciones de los jóvenes mexicanos acerca de la unión libre y el matrimonio. Se censó la población estudiantil de dos preparatorias públicas de Tijuana, Baja California, y también se obtuvo información proveniente de grupos focales realizados únicamente con estudiantes femeninas de las mismas escuelas. Los resultados indican que la mayoría de las mujeres y los hombres entrevistados no creen que existan ventajas comparativas entre el matrimonio y la unión libre. Asimismo, son más los jóvenes que están convencidos de que la convivencia prematrimonial contribuye a la estabilidad marital, que aquéllos que piensan que el matrimonio hace más estable a la pareja. También se encontró que son multinivel los aspectos referenciales considerados en las percepciones de las adolescentes entrevistadas acerca de los pros y contras que tienen la unión libre y el matrimonio.

La débil Europa: consideraciones críticas sobre la política exterior de la Unión

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Víctor C. Pascual Planchuelo

2009-07-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar la Política Exterior de la Unión Europea. Para ello se revisa la orientación general de todos los países miembros, sus agendas diplomáticas y posturas geoestratégicas. En un contexto global en el que la Unión Europea desempeña un rol de simple observador, sin posibilidad de ejercer un poder decisorio sobre los aspectos fundamentales de la política internacional, la única opción válida es la de reforzar la Política Exterior. La Unión Europea tiene la obligación de hablar ante el mundo con una sola voz, y no delegar los temas de defensa y seguridad al aliado de costumbre, los Estados Unidos.

Nondestructive testing of the low-level radioactive waste drums for uni-axial compressive strength and free liquid content

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Yu Geping; Chang Mingyu; Wang Yeajeng; Chu, David S.L.; Ju Yihzen

1992-01-01

This paper summarizes the nondestructive test to determine the uni-axial compressive strength and free water content of solidified low level radioactive waste. The uni-axial compressive strength is determined by ultrasonic wave propagation speed, and the results are compared with those of compressive tests. Three methods of detecting the surface free water by ultrasonic testing are established, the ultrasonic wave speed, wave form and pulse height are used to determine the existence and amount of the surface free liquid. Possible difficulties are discussed. (author)

Kevin J. Kayes. Poe and the Printed Word.

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Anne Garrait-Bourrier

2006-04-01

Full Text Available Kevin Hayes est Associate Professor à l’université d’Oklahoma. Spécialiste de culture américaine, il a publié de nombreux ouvrages sur le livre et sur le monde de l’édition aux Etats-Unis, en particulier A Colonial Woman’s Bookshelf (1996 ou Folklore and Book Culture (1997. Il s’est également intéressé à certains écrivains canoniques américains comme Melville, auquel il a consacré trois ouvrages, et Henry James.

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2 EME SEMINAIRE ANNUEL DU CONSEIL FRANÇAIS DE LA FINANCE ISLAMIQUE « LA FINANCE ISLAMIQUE DE L'ADAPTATION A L'INNOVATION » ORGANISE A PARIS DU 8 AU 9 OCTOBRE 2010

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de la Finance Islamique, 2 ème séminaire annuel du Conseil Français

2011-01-01

La finance Islamique connaît un développement florissant qui suscite beaucoup d’intérêt dans le monde et plus particulièrement en Europe, amenant de nombreux pays à s'interroger sur les opportunités réelles d'intégration de cette finance qui se dit alternative, aux côtés des activités conventionnelles. La France, très en retard par rapport à d'autres pays comme l'Allemagne, la Grande Bretagne ou encore les Etats Unis, se heurte à des obstacles d'ordres techniques, légaux et politiques. C’est ...

Esclavage et nationalisme noir: l'Universal Negro Improvement Association et la Nation of Islam

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Bonacci, Giulia; Guedj, Pauline

2014-01-01

International audience; Ce chapitre analyse les représentations liées à l'esclavage et à sa mémoire dans les discours des représentants de deux organisations politiques des Caraïbes et des Etats-Unis nées dans la première moitié du vingtième siècle. Il s'agira d'opter pour une approche analytique du point de vue des acteurs et d'analyser les prises de paroles de leaders cherchants à donner un sens au traumatisme de l'esclavage. Ces deux organisations, souvent considérées comme des emblèmes du...

Lutte contre la piraterie : faut-il faire appel aux sociétés de sécurité privées ?

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2009-10-01

Full Text Available Le point de vue d’un armateur françaisEric Frécon : Quel est l’environnement juridique dans lequel opèrent les armateurs soucieux de protéger leur navire avec des hommes en armes ?Sur un navire, dans les eaux nationales d’un pays, la protection armée s’effectue dans le cadre du droit maritime dudit pays. Ces eaux nationales s’entendent sans contestation aux douze nautiques mais dans certains cas, comme aux Etats-Unis, elles sont prolongées jusqu’à la limite de la ZEE soit 200 milles. Ainsi, d...

« Oh my goth! » Sur quelques ouvrages traitant de la scène gothique

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Gunn, Joshua

2005-01-01

Les ouvrages académiques ou para-académiques se caractérisent par un lent processus d’élaboration suivi d’une longue période de consommation. Si l’on s’en tient à ce principe énoncé par John Hartley , on comprend mieux pourquoi, après le choc culturel provoqué par le massacre de Columbine High School (Etats-Unis) en 1999 , il faudra un bon nombre d’années avant de pouvoir valoriser l’avalanche d’études qui tentent de mieux cerner ce qui fait les spécificités de la « culture de l’obscur », plu...

L´avenir urbain de la démocratie européenne.

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Xavier Carpentier-Tanguy

2007-11-01

Full Text Available Vue de l’étranger, du Japon ou des Etats-Unis, l’Europe constitue déjà un ensemble cohérent ; pour certains auteurs, tels que Jeremy Rifkins, l´Europe constitue même un modèle à suivre ― selon l´idée qu´il développe à travers son livre The European dream (how Europe´s vision of Futur is quietly eclipsing the american dream . Pourtant, les refus hollandais et français de ratification du traité Constitutionnel à l´occasion de référendums nationaux, les récentes et ...

Study of substitution in the systems UNi5sub(-)sub(x)Msub(x) and ZrNi5sub(-)sub(x)Msub(x) (M = In, Sn, Zn)

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Blazina, Z.; Drasner, A.; Ban, Z.; Zagreb Univ.

1981-01-01

X-ray powder diffraction studies and metallographic examinations in the systems UNi 5 sub(-)sub(x)Msub(x) and ZrNi 5 sub(-)sub(x)Msub(x) (M = In, Sn, Zn) revealed the existence of single phase regions up to the composition 1 : 4 : 1, i.e. up to UNi 4 M and ZrNi 4 M, respectively. Comparison between calculated and observed intensity values showed that nickel atoms, in the crystallographic positions 4(c) of the isostructural binary compounds UNi 5 or ZrNi 5 (UNi 5 -type, S.G. F43m), are substituted by M atoms. Vegard's rule is obeyed in the single phase regions of all investigated systems. The crystal structures of UNi 4 M and ZrNi 4 M are superlattice structures of the MgSnCu 4 -type (S.G. F43m). Structural correlations of these phases with corresponding binary prototypes are made in terms of stacking sequences. (orig.)

El papel de la Unión Europea en las negociaciones internacionales sobre cambio climático

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Delia Contreras García

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Aunque la Unión Europea se ha esforzado en asumir el liderazgo internacional en la lucha contra el cambio climático, una serie de factores han dejado al descubierto los defectos y debilidades que minimizan el liderazgo europeo. En este contexto nuestro estudio tiene por objetivo valorar los principales parámetros en los que se basa la política medioambiental de la Unión Europea, a fin de determinar si la organización goza de la legitimidad necesaria para impulsar los esfuerzos internacionales destinados a frenar el calentamiento global.

WWW-based remote analysis framework for UniSampo and Shaman analysis software

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Aarnio, P.A.; Ala-Heikkilae, J.J.; Routti, J.T.; Nikkinen, M.T.

2005-01-01

UniSampo and Shaman are well-established analytical tools for gamma-ray spectrum analysis and the subsequent radionuclide identification. These tools are normally run locally on a Unix or Linux workstation in interactive mode. However, it is also possible to run them in batch/non-interactive mode by starting them with the correct parameters. This is how they are used in the standard analysis pipeline operation. This functionality also makes it possible to use them for remote operation over the network. Framework for running UniSampo and Shaman analysis using the standard WWW-protocol has been developed. A WWW-server receives requests from the client WWW-browser and runs the analysis software via a set of CGI-scripts. Authentication, input data transfer, and output and display of the final analysis results is all carried out using standard WWW-mechanisms. This WWW-framework can be utilized, for example, by organizations that have radioactivity surveillance stations in a wide area. A computer with a standard internet/intranet connection suffices for on-site analyses. (author)

Functional recovery differences after stroke rehabilitation in patients with uni- or bilateral hemiparesis

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Bindawas, Saad M.; Mawajdeh, Hussam M.; Vennu, Vishal S.; Alhaidary, Hisham M.

2017-01-01

Objective: To examine the functional recovery differences after stroke rehabilitation in patients with uni- or bilateral hemiparesis. Methods: In this retrospective study, we included data from the medical record of all 383 patients with uni- or bilateral hemiparesis after stroke who were admitted to King Fahad Medical City-Rehabilitation Hospital between 2008 and 2014 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to the site of hemiparesis, we classified patients into 3 groups: right hemiparesis (n=208), left hemiparesis (n=157), and bilateral hemipareses (n=18). The patients (n=49) who did not have either site of hemiparesis were excluded. The Functional Independence Measures (FIM) instrument was used to assess the score at admission and discharge. A post hoc test was conducted to examine the functional recovery differences between groups. Multiple regression analyses were used to confirm the findings. Results: Amongst the three groups, there were significant (phemiparesis group. Multiple regression analyses also confirmed that the site of hemiparesis significantly (phemiparesis after stroke. PMID:28678212

Uni-directional waves over slowly varying bottom, part II: Deformation of travelling waves

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Pudjaprasetya, S.R.; Pudjaprasetya, S.R.; van Groesen, Embrecht W.C.

1996-01-01

A new Korteweg-de Vries type of equation for uni-directional waves over slowly varying bottom has been derived in Part I. The equation retains the Hamiltonian structure of the underlying complete set of equations for surface waves. For flat bottom it reduces to the standard Korteweg-de Vries

La Ciberseguridad como factor crítico en la Seguridad de la Unión Europea

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Nieva Machin

2016-10-01

Full Text Available El ciberespacio es un escenario de conflicto altamente complejo al estar en constante evolución. Ni la Unión Europea ni ningún otro actor del sistema internacional se encuentra a salvo de las amenazas procedentes del ciberespacio. Pero los pasos dados desde la UE en el mundo de la ciberseguridad no son en absoluto suficientes. Europa necesita que su Estrategia de ciberseguridad sea realmente capaz de integrar a las diferentes Estrategias nacionales. Es urgente una mayor determinación, unos mayores recursos y unos mejores instrumentos que permitan a la Unión implementar una gestión de crisis y una prevención de ciberconflictos verdaderamente eficaz.

IntlUni - The Challenges of the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space in the International University

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Lauridsen, Karen M.

learning space, and to develop recommendations for how higher education institutions may implement and ensure the sustainability of quality teaching and learning in this space. IntlUni is a three-year Erasmus Academic Network (2012-2015) and has received financial support from the European Commission......IntlUni: The challenges of the multilingual and multicultural learning space in the international university The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the internationalisation of higher education. This means that more people in higher education than ever before are teaching...... and learning through the medium of a language other than their own first languages. What are the implication of this for lecturers and students? And what are the implications for this for the quality of European higher education programmes? Taking it for granted that the internationalisation of higher...

Electronic transport in the heavy fermion superconductors UPd2Al3 and UNi2Al3. Thin film studies

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Foerster, Michael

2008-01-01

This work addresses the electronical properties of the superconductors UPd 2 Al 3 and UNi 2 Al 3 on the basis of thin film experiments. Epitaxial thin film samples of UPd 2 Al 3 and UNi 2 Al 3 were prepared using UHV Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE). For UPd 2 Al 3 , the change of the growth direction from the intrinsic (001) to epitaxial (100) was predicted and sucessfully demonstrated using LaAlO3 substrates cut in (110) direction. With optimized deposition process parameters for UPd 2 Al 3 (100) on LaAlO 3 (110) superconducting samples with critical temperatures up to T c =1.75 K were obtained. UPd 2 Al 3 -AlO x -Ag mesa junctions with superconducting base electrode were prepared and shown to be in the tunneling regime. However, no signatures of a superconducting density of states were observed in the tunneling spectra. The resistive superconducting transition was probed for a possible dependence on the current direction. In contrast to UNi 2 Al 3 , the existence of such feature was excluded in UPd 2 Al 3 (100) thin films. The second focus of this work is the dependence of the resistive transition in UNi 2 Al 3 (100) thin films on the current direction. The experimental fact that the resistive transition occurs at slightly higher temperatures for I parallel a than for I parallel c can be explained within a model of two weakly coupled superconducting bands. Evidence is presented for the key assumption of the two-band model, namely that transport in and out of the ab-plane is generated on different, weakly coupled parts of the Fermi surface. Main indications are the angle dependence of the superconducting transition and the dependence of the upper critical field B c 2 on current and field orientation. Additionally, several possible alternative explanations for the directional splitting of the transition are excluded in this work. An origin due to scattering on crystal defects or impurities is ruled out, likewise a relation to ohmic heating or vortex dynamics. The

The Reverend Billy Graham: The Preacher in American Politics Le Révérend Billy Graham: Le prêcheur de la politique américaine

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Stephen Whitfield

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Au cours du dernier demi-siècle, aucune personnalité n’a été admirée avec autant de constance par ses concitoyens Américains que le Révérend Billy Graham. Démocrate, on l’associe pourtant plus volontiers à deux présidents républicains : Richard M. Nixon et George W. Bush. La présidence de Nixon fut sanctifiée par les conseils spirituels que Graham prodiguait ouvertement (mais aussi par ses conseils politiques plus confidentiels. Quant à George W. Bush, il incarne le fils prodigue : c’est l’ivrogne, le vaurien que Graham a réussi à rediriger vers le Christ, rendant ainsi possible son étonnante ascension politique. Le fort impact de cet évangéliste sur la politique des Etats-Unis et le fait que Graham soit si intimement associé aux deux présidents les plus controversés des cinquante dernières années seront au centre de notre réflexion.

How to use a sponsorship platform to support an international master brand strategy: The UniCredit UEFA champions league sponsorship

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Penna Daniele; Guenzi Paolo

2014-01-01

Managers need a better understanding of critical success factors in sponsorship. An excellent example how a multinational company successfully approached this challenge is the case study of UniCredit. This European Bank is one of the sponsors of the UEFA Champions League with an exclusive running from July 2009 until June 2015. This sponsorship is an essential element within the group-wide marketing communication strategy of UniCredit. It is also a good example of how a multinational co...

Nuevos movimientos migratorios en una unión europea ampliada

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Andrés Tornos Cubillo

2014-11-01

Full Text Available Con ocasión de la última ampliación de la Unión Europea se han suscitado en diversos países no pocas preocupaciones a propósito de un posible aumento excesivo de los flujos migratorios procedentes de la antigua Europa del Este. Se ha elaborado una dura normativa para impedirlo y se han realizado numerosos estudios para prevenir una tal incidencia. Pero ni las cifras hoy disponibles ni los trabajos de prospectiva confirman en modo alguno esos temores.

Comprehensive analysis of the N-glycan biosynthetic pathway using bioinformatics to generate UniCorn: A theoretical N-glycan structure database.

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Akune, Yukie; Lin, Chi-Hung; Abrahams, Jodie L; Zhang, Jingyu; Packer, Nicolle H; Aoki-Kinoshita, Kiyoko F; Campbell, Matthew P

2016-08-05

Glycan structures attached to proteins are comprised of diverse monosaccharide sequences and linkages that are produced from precursor nucleotide-sugars by a series of glycosyltransferases. Databases of these structures are an essential resource for the interpretation of analytical data and the development of bioinformatics tools. However, with no template to predict what structures are possible the human glycan structure databases are incomplete and rely heavily on the curation of published, experimentally determined, glycan structure data. In this work, a library of 45 human glycosyltransferases was used to generate a theoretical database of N-glycan structures comprised of 15 or less monosaccharide residues. Enzyme specificities were sourced from major online databases including Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) Glycan, Consortium for Functional Glycomics (CFG), Carbohydrate-Active enZymes (CAZy), GlycoGene DataBase (GGDB) and BRENDA. Based on the known activities, more than 1.1 million theoretical structures and 4.7 million synthetic reactions were generated and stored in our database called UniCorn. Furthermore, we analyzed the differences between the predicted glycan structures in UniCorn and those contained in UniCarbKB (www.unicarbkb.org), a database which stores experimentally described glycan structures reported in the literature, and demonstrate that UniCorn can be used to aid in the assignment of ambiguous structures whilst also serving as a discovery database. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

[The Unión Médica Hispano-Americana (1900) and its contribution to scientific internationalism].

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Olagüe de Ros, Guillermo

2006-01-01

The Unión Médica Hispano-Americana was founded during the XIII International Congress of Medicine of Paris in 1900. Its main aim was to strengthen the cultural and scientific ties among Spanish speaking countries. The first assembly took place in Madrid in the Spring of 1903. The most interesting paper presented was undoubtedly that of Manuel Tolosa Latour. He suggested creating a Diccionario Tecnológico Médico Hispano-Americano. The society had no continuity and neither did the dictionary. The reasons for this failure must be seen in the absence of economic support by political authorities in Spain and America, the organizational weakness of the Unión and the poverty of its action program, which was imbued with a triumphalist rhetoric, empty of content and highly paternalistic in its relations with the American world.

PfGBP: una proteína de unión al telómero de Plasmodium falciparum

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Eliana Calvo

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Los telómeros son estructuras complejas de ADN y proteína localizadas en el extremo de los cromosomas eucariotes. Su principal función es proteger el extremo cromosomal de ser reconocido y procesado como ADNs fracturado, evitando así eventos de recombinación y fusión que conducen a inestabilidad cromosomal. El ADN telomérico consta de secuencias cortas, repetidas una tras otra, ricas en guanina; la cadena rica en guanina se extiende formando una región de cadena sencilla denominada extremo 3´ protuberante. Las proteínas por su parte, se pueden clasificar en: dsBPs, o proteínas de unión a la cadena doble, GBPs aquellas que reconocen específicamente el extremo protuberante y, proteínas que las interconectan mediante interacciones proteína-proteína. El gen PF3D7_1006800 de Plasmodium falciparum codifica para una proteína putativa similar a una GBP de Criptosporidium parvum, con el fin de establecer si esta proteína de P. falciparum presenta la capacidad de unión al ADN telomérico del parásito, se produjo una proteína recombinante a partir de la región codificante del gen, se purificó y se utilizó en ensayos de unión a ADN, y en la generación de anticuerpos policlonales específicos contra PfGBP. Nuestros resultados indican que la proteína de P. falciparum es una proteína nuclear con capacidad de unión al ADN telomérico in vitro, por lo que podría ser parte del complejo proteico encargado de proteger y/o mantener el telómero in vivo.

The Texts of the Agency's Agreements with the United Nations; Texte Des Accords Conclus Entre L'Agence Et L'Organisation Des Nations Unies

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1959-10-30

The texts of the following agreements and supplementary agreements between the Agency and the United Nations are reproduced in this document for the information of all Members of the Agency: I. A. Agreement Governing the Relationship Between the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency; B. Protocol Concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement between the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency; II. Administrative Arrangement Concerning the Use of the United Nations Laissez-Passer by Officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency; and III. Agreement for the Admission of the International Atomic Energy Agency into the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund [French] Le texte des accords et des accords additionnels ci-apres, conclus entre l'Agence et l'Organisation des Nations Unies, est reproduit dans le present document pour l'information de tous les Membres de l'Agence. A.Accord regissant les relations entre l'Organisation des Nations Unies et l'Agence internationale de l'energie atomique; B.Protocole relatif a l'entree en vigueur de l'accord conclu entre l'Organisation des Nations Unies et l'Agence internationale de l'energie atomique; II.Dispositions administratives concernant l'utilisation du laissez-passer de l'Organisation des Nations Unies par les fonctionnaires de l'Agence internationale de l'energie atomique; III.Accord en vue de l'admission de l'Agence internationale de l'energie atomique a la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel des Nations Unies.

Los jueces españoles como jueces de la Unión Europea

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Mayoral, Juan A.; Ordóñez Solís, David; Berberoff, Dimitry

2013-01-01

sentido, el presente estudio trata de esclarecer si actualmente los jueces españoles se han adaptado a las exigencias creadas por el sistema legal de la Unión para la aplicación del derecho europeo. Para comprobar si los jueces españoles han asimilado su condición de jueces europeos, operando como...

Procesos de unión y estudio de interfaces en Si3N4 y ZrO2

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Polanco Rodríguez, Raquel

2007-01-01

Esta memoria se ha centrado en la obtención de uniones en dos tipos de materiales cerámicos alto interés tecnológico, como son el nitruro de silicio y el óxido de circonio. El trabajo desarrollado en esta tesis ha consistido, principalmente, en el estudio y caracterización de las interfaces metaVcerámica generadas tras el proceso de unión en estos materiales consigo mismos, o bien con piezas metálicas. En el' caso del ShN4 se utilizó acero inoxidable como lámina de unión. Por o...

Jeux d’échelles, ou quand la quantité change la qualité

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Denise Pumain

2004-12-01

Full Text Available Les jeux sont faits. La fièvre économique et urbaine s’est emparée de la Chine. Les media ont pris conscience du rôle mondial nouveau de ce pays, au cours de cette année 2004 que la France lui avait dédiée. Après le paradisiaque Luxembourg, mais devant les Etats-Unis, la Chine est devenue en ce début de XXIe siècle la principale destination des investissements étrangers dans le monde. Les taux de croissance à deux chiffres ont toujours fait rêver les spéculateurs et autres adeptes du profit à...

La titrisation à l'heure de l'EURO : une opportunité de gestion ALM performante.

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Corinne Jaffeux

1997-01-01

L'unification des marchés financiers pour les six pays in va entraîner une réallocation des bilans des établissements de crédit, et une nouvelle gestion des actifs-passifs. La titrisation, technique récente, importée des Etats-Unis et légiférée en France par la loi de 1998 présente un certain nombre d'avantages pour les gestionnaires en charge de la gestion ALM de leurs établissements. Après avoir traité des conséquences que l'on perçoit au passage à l'Euro le 1er janvier 1999, la technique d...

Les lanceurs d’alerte

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Foegle, Jean-Philippe

2014-01-01

Le lanceur ou « donneur » d'alerte, ou, en langue anglaise, whistleblower est défini par l'assemblée parlementaire du conseil de l'Europe (Résolution 1729 (2010), §1) comme « toute personne soucieuse qui tire la sonnette d’alarme afin de faire cesser des agissements pouvant représenter un risque pour autrui ». Le présent mémoire vise, en menant une étude comparée France-Etats-Unis du droit encadrant le phénomène du « lancement d'alerte », à cerner les éléments principaux de la notion. Le prem...

Les références culturelles des émigrants mexicains de la vallée de Barcelonnette : du grand magasin à la villa

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Hélène Homps

2012-04-01

Full Text Available C’est au Mexique où ils émigrent massivement entre 1850 et 1950, alors qu’ils détiennent le monopole du commerce et de l’industrie textile, que les émigrants de la vallée de Barcelonnette font l’expérience de la modernité et découvrent le langage de l’architecture et son pouvoir de représentation. Acteurs du siècle si justement baptisé « siècle de l’Industrie » (François Loyer dans la jeune république fédérative des Etats-unis du Mexique (principalement sous le gouvernement de Porfirio Diaz,...

Paul Lauter. From Walden Pond to Jurassic Park : Activism, Culture & American Studies.

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André Kaenel

2006-04-01

Full Text Available La métaphore de l’américaniste comme « passeur » connaît une certaine fortune depuis quelque temps au sein des Etudes américaines en France (voir en particulier le numéro 83 de la RFEA sur le thème « Civilisation américaine : problématiques et questionnements » issu du Congrès de Toulouse en 1998. Littéraires, historiens ou civilisationnistes assureraient le « passage » des Etats-Unis en France, et par delà, en Europe, de la matière américaine, sa traduction tant linguistique que culturelle,...

Retos de la política de ayuda humanitaria de la Unión Europea: entre la coherencia y la independencia

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Enriqueta Serrano Caballero

2017-06-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo es contribuir a la comprensión de la ayuda humanitaria de la Unión Europea (UE, con la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Lisboa (TdL, a partir del análisis del Reglamento (CE 1257/96 del Consejo de la Unión Europea, del Consenso Europeo de la ayuda humanitaria de la Unión Europea (en vigor desde 2008 y del artículo 214 del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea (TFUE del TDL. En este trabajo se aborda el reto que tiene la UE para ofrecer una ayuda humanitarian independiente, al responder a las emergencias internacionales, al tiempo que trata de coordinar y dotar de mayor coherencia a su política exterior, a partir del análisis de la manera como la Unión concilia estos objetivos conflictivos. En particular, se estudia cómo interactúan las políticas de cooperación para el desarrollo y la de ayuda humanitaria de la UE, la política de comercio común, y la política exterior y de seguridad. Por último, en las consideraciones finales se argumenta que a pesar de que la ayuda humanitaria se haya incorporado en el Tratado de Lisboa como una política más de su acción exterior, esta debe ser independiente, al estar sustentada en la solidaridad internacional, y no en los principios aplicables al resto de las políticas de acción exterior, lo que dificulta establecer sinergias positivas con las otras políticas de la acción exterior de la UE.

UniCredit Bank Eesti juht: Meie võimalused on Venemaal ja Euroopas, mitte Hiinas / Taavi Laur

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Laur, Taavi

2010-01-01

UniCredit Bank Eesti juht vastab küsimustele, kas kriis tõi Eesti majanduses kaasa struktuurimuutuse, mis on praegu ettevõtjatele suurim väljakutse, kas Eesti võiks olla Euroopa ja Venemaa vaheline transiidimaa

The Politics of Religion in the United States Manifestations politiques de la religion aux États-Unis

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Josef Braml

2011-04-01

Full Text Available Aux États-Unis, les attitudes religieuses ont plus d’influence sur les choix politiques que dans n’importe quelle autre démocratie occidentale. L’engagement religieux/moral de la droite chrétienne polarise les États-Unis, ce qui a des conséquences sur le plan électoral mais aussi sur les choix politiques réels. L’importance de la droite chrétienne dans la coalition électorale du Parti républicain oblige celui-ci à mettre l’accent sur les questions liées à la sécurité nationale, en particulier la lutte anti-terroriste, afin de mieux souder une coalition électorale hétérogène.

Seizure Onset Detection based on a Uni- or Multi-modal Intelligent Seizure Acquisition (UISA/MISA) System

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Conradsen, Isa; Beniczky, Sándor; Wolf, Peter

2010-01-01

An automatic Uni- or Multi-modal Inteligent Seizure Acquisition (UISA/MISA) system is highly applicable for onset detection of epileptic seizures based on motion data. The modalities used are surface electromyography (sEMG), acceleration (ACC) and angular velocity (ANG). The new proposed automatic...... algorithm on motion data is extracting features as “log-sum” measures of discrete wavelet components. Classification into the two groups “seizure” versus “nonseizure” is made based on the support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. The algorithm performs with a sensitivity of 91-100%, a median latency of 1...... second and a specificity of 100% on multi-modal data from five healthy subjects simulating seizures. The uni-modal algorithm based on sEMG data from the subjects and patients performs satisfactorily in some cases. As expected, our results clearly show superiority of the multimodal approach, as compared...

Evidence of a New Current-Induced Magnetoelectric Effect in a Toroidal Magnetic Ordered State of UNi4B

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Saito, Hiraku; Uenishi, Kenta; Miura, Naoyuki; Tabata, Chihiro; Hidaka, Hiroyuki; Yanagisawa, Tatsuya; Amitsuka, Hiroshi

2018-03-01

Magnetization measurements under direct electric current were performed in a toroidal magnetic ordered state of UNi4B to test a recent theoretical prediction of current-induced magnetization in a metallic system lacking local-inversion symmetry. We found that electric current parallel to [2\\bar{1}\\bar{1}0] and [0001] in the hexagonal 4-index notation induces a uniform magnetization along the [01\\bar{1}0] direction. The observed behavior of the induced magnetization is essentially consistent with the theoretical prediction; however, it also shows an inconsistency suggesting that the antiferromagnetic state of UNi4B could not be simply regarded as a uniform toroidal order in the ideal honeycomb layered structure.

Anisotropic Material Behavior of Uni-axially Compacted Graphite Matrix for HTGR Fuel Compact Fabrication

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Lee, Young-Woo; Yeo, Seunghwan; Yoon, Ji-Hae; Cho, Moon Sung [KAERI, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

2016-05-15

In developing the fuel compact fabrication technology, and fuel graphite material to meet the required material properties, it is essential to investigate the relationship among the process parameters of the matrix graphite powder preparation, the fabrication parameters of fuel element green compact and the heat treatments conditions and the material properties of fuel element. It was observed, during this development, that the pressing technique employed for the compaction fabrication prior to the two successive heat treatments (carbonization and final high temperature heat treatment) was of extreme importance in determining the material properties of the final compact product. In this work, the material behavior of the uni-axially pressed graphite matrix during the carbonization and final heat treatment are evaluated and summarized along the different directions, viz., perpendicular and parallel directions to pressing direction. In this work, the dimensional variations and variations in thermal expansion, thermal conductivity and Vickers hardness of the graphite matrix compact samples in the axial and radial directions prepared by uni-axial pressing are evaluated, and compared with those of samples prepared by cold isostatic pressing with the available data. From this work, the followings are observed. 1) Dimensional changes of matrix graphite green compacts during carbonization show that the difference in radial and axial variations shows a large anisotropic behavior in shrinkage. The radial variation is very small while the axial variation is large. During carbonization, the stresses caused by the force would be released in to the axial direction together with the phenolic resin vapor. 2) Dimensional variation of compact samples in perpendicular and parallel directions during carbonization shows a large difference in behavior when compact sample is prepared by uni-axial pressing. However, when compact sample is prepared by cold isostatic pressing, there is

Anisotropic Material Behavior of Uni-axially Compacted Graphite Matrix for HTGR Fuel Compact Fabrication

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Lee, Young-Woo; Yeo, Seunghwan; Yoon, Ji-Hae; Cho, Moon Sung

2016-01-01

In developing the fuel compact fabrication technology, and fuel graphite material to meet the required material properties, it is essential to investigate the relationship among the process parameters of the matrix graphite powder preparation, the fabrication parameters of fuel element green compact and the heat treatments conditions and the material properties of fuel element. It was observed, during this development, that the pressing technique employed for the compaction fabrication prior to the two successive heat treatments (carbonization and final high temperature heat treatment) was of extreme importance in determining the material properties of the final compact product. In this work, the material behavior of the uni-axially pressed graphite matrix during the carbonization and final heat treatment are evaluated and summarized along the different directions, viz., perpendicular and parallel directions to pressing direction. In this work, the dimensional variations and variations in thermal expansion, thermal conductivity and Vickers hardness of the graphite matrix compact samples in the axial and radial directions prepared by uni-axial pressing are evaluated, and compared with those of samples prepared by cold isostatic pressing with the available data. From this work, the followings are observed. 1) Dimensional changes of matrix graphite green compacts during carbonization show that the difference in radial and axial variations shows a large anisotropic behavior in shrinkage. The radial variation is very small while the axial variation is large. During carbonization, the stresses caused by the force would be released in to the axial direction together with the phenolic resin vapor. 2) Dimensional variation of compact samples in perpendicular and parallel directions during carbonization shows a large difference in behavior when compact sample is prepared by uni-axial pressing. However, when compact sample is prepared by cold isostatic pressing, there is

Ampliación de la Unión Europea: estado de la cuestión

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Landaburu, Eneko

2002-06-01

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La ampliación es el gran desafío de la Unión Europea para los próximos años, el asunto más importante que debe tratarse durante los mandatos de la Comisión Prodi y del actual Parlamento Europeo. ¿Por qué? Porque esta ampliación no se asemeja a ninguna otra ampliación anterior y ninguna volverá a tener el peso real y simbólico de ésta. Se trata de reunir Europa, de reconciliar la geografía con la historia y con la evolución política que la ha transformado en el último decenio, de extender la zona de paz y estabilidad política, de democracia, de respeto de los derechos humanos y de desarrollo económico que representa la Unión Europea.

UniSchooLabs Toolkit: Tools and Methodologies to Support the Adoption of Universities’ Remote and Virtual Labs in Schools

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Augusto Chioccariello

2012-11-01

Full Text Available The UniSchooLabs project aims at creating an infrastructure supporting web access to remote/virtual labs and associated educational resources to engage learners with hands-on and minds-on activities in science, technology and math in schools. The UniSchooLabs tool-kit supports the teacher in selecting a remote or virtual lab and developing a lab activity based on an inquiry model template. While working with the toolkit the teacher has access to three main features: a a catalogue of available online laboratories; b an archive of activities created by other users; c a tool for creating new activities or reusing existing ones.

Convention internationale sur l’utilisation pacifique du cyberespace

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Edward M. Roche

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Les armes cybernétiques sont à présent une extension du pouvoir de l’Etat. Dans l’espoir de gagner un avantage stratégique, un certain nombre de pays, dont les Etats-Unis, la Russie et la Chine sont en train de développer des cyber-capacités offensives afin de perturber les institutions politiques, économiques, et sociales de nations concurrentes. Ces activités ont conduit à une course aux armes cybernétiques qui se développe de manière incontrôlable. L’imminence de cette menace globale incite la communauté internationale à la pro-activité. L’objectif de cet article est de proposer une convention internationale afin de mettre un terme au développement, à la prolifération, et à l’utilisation d’armes cybernétiques avant qu’elles ne causent un Armageddon électronique. Nous commencerons d’abord par l’examen de trois efforts successifs de contrôle des armements, puis en utiliserons les leçons retenues pour rédiger une convention pouvant servir de point de départ à des négociations multilatérales.

A efetividade de programas sociais de acesso à educação superior: o caso do ProUni

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Luiz Alex Silva Saraiva

2011-08-01

Full Text Available A pesquisa adotou uma perspectiva qualitativa, tendo sido abordados bolsistas do ProUni por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas em profundidade. Os resultados revelam que embora este programa atenda às expectativas de inclusão no ensino superior, sendo-lhe atribuídas diversas expectativas e evidências de ascensão profissional e social, há críticas consideráveis, o que indica a necessidade de ajustes por parte dos formuladores de políticas públicas educacionais. Em que pese o escopo do ProUni, as conclusões indicam que, mesmo atingindo grande número de brasileiros, esta iniciativa mascara a necessidade de investimentos maciços em educação pública e de qualidade.

Rumanía, una agricultura con peso en la Unión Europea

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Hernández Díaz-Ambrona, Carlos Gregorio; Gliga, Adrian

2012-01-01

El aspecto más conocido de la agricultura rumana en la actualidad es que el todopoderoso comisario de agricultura de la Unión Europea, Dacian Ciolos, es rumano. Tras el colapso del comunismo en 1989, empezó a desarrollarse la agricultura tal como la conocemos hoy en Rumanía. Se ha producido un giro al sistema capitalista, pero manteniendo en gran parte la estructura agraria heredada del comunismo.

Resistência de união de compósitos do tipo Bulk Fill: análise in vitro

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Caroline de Farias CHARAMBA

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Resumo Introdução A classe dos compósitos Bulk-Fill tem obtido popularidade com a promessa de ser fotopolimerizado efetivamente em camadas de até quatro milímetros, fato que contrasta com os dois milímetros requisitados para os compósitos convencionais para manutenção da adesividade da restauração. Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a resistência de união à dentina de restaurações confeccionadas com compósitos do tipo Bulk-Fill. Material e método Foram utilizados 15 terceiros molares humanos, cuja superfície oclusal foi cortada e a dentina foi exposta. Esses elementos dentários foram divididos em três grupos conforme o material restaurador utilizado. O sistema adesivo usado foi o mesmo para todos os grupos. Posteriormente, os dentes restaurados foram cortados para originar palitos de aproximadamente 1 mm de largura, 1 mm de profundidade e 8 mm de altura, que foram fixados às garras do dispositivo de microtração. Foram utilizados dez palitos de cada dente, totalizando 50 palitos por grupo. Os dados de resistência de união à microtração foram expressos em megapascal (MPa. As fraturas foram analisadas em microscópio óptico. Os dados foram analisados através dos testes ANOVA e Tukey (p<0,05. Resultado Os três compósitos estudados diferiram estatisticamente entre si (p<0,000. Os compósitos Bulk-Fill apresentaram resistências de união semelhantes e superiores ao convencional (p<0,000. A fratura mais encontrada foi a mista, em todos os grupos. Conclusão Os compósitos Bulk-Fill apresentaram maiores valores de resistência de união com a técnica restauradora utilizada.

Magnetic ordering and frustration in hexagonal UNi{sub 4}B

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Mentink, S A.M. [Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Netherlands). Kamerlingh Onnes Lab.; Drost, A [Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), Petten (Netherlands); Nieuwenhuys, G J [Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Netherlands). Kamerlingh Onnes Lab.; Frikkee, E [Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), Petten (Netherlands); Menovsky, A A [Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Netherlands). Kamerlingh Onnes Lab.

1994-05-01

We have determined unusual magnetic ordering of the hexagonal intermetallic uranium compound UNi{sub 4}B via neutron diffraction. In the easy basal plane the U-moments have triangular symmetry with antiferromagnetic interactions. Along the hard c axis ferromagnetic coupling occurs. Below T{sub N} = 20 K only two out of every three U-moments of 1.2 {mu}{sub B} order in vortex-like arrangements around the third paramagnetic spin. This novel magnetic structure is related to the occurrence of a crystallographic superstructure. Previously observed anomalies in bulk properties below T{sub N} are attributed to unconventional spin-wave excitations associated with this type of ordering. (orig.).

La protección social como condicionante en las relaciones comerciales entre la Unión Europea y América Latina

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Alvares García Junior, Armando

2016-01-01

La investigación aborda el tema de la protección de los derechos humanos y laborales en las relaciones comerciales entre Unión Europea y América Latina. Para su desarrollo ha sido necesario interconectar diferentes campos del conocimiento: derecho, relaciones internacionales, economía, comercio internacional y política exterior de la Unión Europea. Su objetivo más amplio era lograr, aunque parcialmente, seis aportaciones principales: 1) el encauzamiento, en la misma investigación, de campos t...

Spectroscopie du Furanne et du Thiophene Par Diffusion Inelastique D'electrons

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Lotfi, Said

Nous avons etudie les molecules de furanne ( rm C_4H_4O) et de thiophene (rm C_4H_4O) au moyen de la spectroscopie de diffusion inelastique d'electrons. Pour (rm C_4H_4O), les spectres realises dans differentes conditions d'energie d'impact et d'angle de diffusion contiennent des singularites ou des families de pics correspondant a: (1) des vibrations de l'etat fondamental dans le domaine 0-0.5 eV, (2) des etats triplets ^3 B_1 et ^3 A_1 qui dominent la region 3-5.5 eV, (3) des etats de valences, entre 5 et 10 eV, dont certains son accompagnes de progressions vibrationnelles, soit ~ A _1B_2, ~ B ^1A_1 et ~ C ^1A_1, (4) toujours entre 5 et 10 eV, deux series de Ryhdberg (rm 1a_2to nda_2 et rm 1a_2to npb_2) qui convergent vers la premiere limite d'ionisation de la molecule, avec une progression vibrationnelle associee au mdoe nu_4 pour la seconde, et une troisieme serie (rm 2b_1to nsa_1 ) convergent vers la seconde limite d'ionisation accompagnee de la progression de mode nu _1. Pour rm C_4H_4S, nos spectres presentent les memes etats de vibration et les memes etats triplets que pour rm C_4H _4O. Nous avons releve egalement, dans la region de 5 a 10 eV, des etats de valence ~ A ^1A_1 (ou ~ A ^1B_2), ~ B ^1A_1 (ou ~ B ^1B _2) et ~ C ^1A_1 (ou ~ C ^1B_2). Pour la premiere fois, par la spectroscopie de diffusion inelastique d'electrons, de nombreux pics ont ete identifies et attribues, dans le cadre de ce travail. Il s'agit, notamment, des etats de vibration de l'etat electronique fondamental de ces molecules et egalement de certains etats de Rydberg dans le cas du furanne.

Experimental Studies on Strength Behaviour of Notched Glass/Epoxy Laminated Composites under Uni-axial and Bi-axial Loading

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Guptha, V. L. Jagannatha; Sharma, Ramesh S.

2017-11-01

The use of FRP composite materials in aerospace, aviation, marine, automotive and civil engineering industry has increased rapidly in recent years due to their high specific strength and stiffness properties. The structural members contrived from such composite materials are generally subjected to complex loading conditions and leads to multi-axial stress conditions at critical surface localities. Presence of notches, much required for joining process of composites, makes it further significant. The current practice of using uni-axial test data alone to validate proposed material models is inadequate leading to evaluation and consideration of bi-axial test data. In order to correlate the bi-axial strengths with the uni-axial strengths of GFRP composite laminates in the presence of a circular notch, bi-axial tests using four servo-hydraulic actuators with four load cells were carried out. To determine the in-plane strength parameters, bi-axial cruciform test specimen model was considered. Three different fibre orientations, namely, 0°, 45°, and 90° are considered with a central circular notch of 10 mm diameter in the present investigation. From the results obtained, it is observed that there is a reduction in strength of 5.36, 2.41 and 13.92% in 0°, 45°, and 90° fibre orientation, respectively, under bi-axial loading condition as compared to that of uni-axial loading in laminated composite.

The United States facing their petroleum dependence; Les Etats-Unis face a leur dependance petroliere

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Noel, P. [Institut francais des Relations Internationals, 75 - Paris (France); Universite Pierre Mendes-France-IEPE-CNRS, 38 - Grenoble (France)

2002-06-01

In the framework of ''the energy crisis of 2000-2001'', the Cheney report and the petroleum dependence, this study presents a critical examination of the United States petroleum situation, its perception in the american political milieu and the public policies implementing during the last ten years. The first section is devoted to the petroleum supply. In the second section, the american petroleum policy and the energy safety are studied. (A.L.B.)

Répertoire de la législation communautaire en vigueur [online database

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Le répertoire communautaire comprend : a)les accords et conventions conclus par les Communautés dans le cadre de leurs relations extérieures; b)les actes de force contraignante (règlements, décisions, décisions générales et recommandation CECA, directives CEE/Euratom) relevant du droit dérivé des traités instituant les Communautés européennes, à l'exception des actes de gestion courante; c)les actes de droit complémentaire, notamment les décisions des représentants des gouvernements des Etats membres réunis au sein du Conseil; d)certains actes de droit dérivé de force non contraignante retenus comme importants par les institutions.

Prediction of Metabolic Pathway Involvement in Prokaryotic UniProtKB Data by Association Rule Mining

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Boudellioua, Imene; Saidi, Rabie; Hoehndorf, Robert; Martin, Maria J.; Solovyev, Victor

2016-01-01

The widening gap between known proteins and their functions has encouraged the development of methods to automatically infer annotations. Automatic functional annotation of proteins is expected to meet the conflicting requirements of maximizing annotation coverage, while minimizing erroneous functional assignments. This trade-off imposes a great challenge in designing intelligent systems to tackle the problem of automatic protein annotation. In this work, we present a system that utilizes rule mining techniques to predict metabolic pathways in prokaryotes. The resulting knowledge represents predictive models that assign pathway involvement to UniProtKB entries. We carried out an evaluation study of our system performance using cross-validation technique. We found that it achieved very promising results in pathway identification with an F1-measure of 0.982 and an AUC of 0.987. Our prediction models were then successfully applied to 6.2 million UniProtKB/TrEMBL reference proteome entries of prokaryotes. As a result, 663,724 entries were covered, where 436,510 of them lacked any previous pathway annotations.

Prediction of Metabolic Pathway Involvement in Prokaryotic UniProtKB Data by Association Rule Mining

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Boudellioua, Imene

2016-07-08

The widening gap between known proteins and their functions has encouraged the development of methods to automatically infer annotations. Automatic functional annotation of proteins is expected to meet the conflicting requirements of maximizing annotation coverage, while minimizing erroneous functional assignments. This trade-off imposes a great challenge in designing intelligent systems to tackle the problem of automatic protein annotation. In this work, we present a system that utilizes rule mining techniques to predict metabolic pathways in prokaryotes. The resulting knowledge represents predictive models that assign pathway involvement to UniProtKB entries. We carried out an evaluation study of our system performance using cross-validation technique. We found that it achieved very promising results in pathway identification with an F1-measure of 0.982 and an AUC of 0.987. Our prediction models were then successfully applied to 6.2 million UniProtKB/TrEMBL reference proteome entries of prokaryotes. As a result, 663,724 entries were covered, where 436,510 of them lacked any previous pathway annotations.

Mejora de la tenacidad de un acero de ultraalto contenido en carbono nnediante unión por laminación con un acero al cromo y molibdeno

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Pozuelo, M.

2005-12-01

Full Text Available Laminated composite materials containing five layers of ultrahigh carbon steel, 1.35%C, and five layers of a Cr-Mo steel were processed by roll bonding. The rolling procedure improves the bonding of layers and refines the microstructure, diminishing grain size and removing the pearlitic zones. Charpy impact tests were carried out to evaluate the impact properties. Toughness of the laminated composite was highly improved respect to the ultrahigh carbon steel. Moreover, it was double than that of the Cr-Mo steel in the arrester orientation. These results reveal the important role of the interfaces in the mechanical properties of the composite materials.

Se procesaron mediante unión por laminación, dos materiales compuestos laminados de 10 capas: cinco capas de un acero de ultraalto contenido en carbono con 1,35 % C, alternadas con otras cinco de un acero al cromo y molibdeno. La laminación en caliente consolida la unión entre las capas y afina la microestructura, reduciendo el tamaño de grano y eliminando las zonas de perlita presentes inicialmente. Se realizaron ensayos de impacto Charpy para evaluar su resistencia al impacto. El material compuesto laminado mejoró sustancialmente la tenacidad del acero de ultraalto carbono, además de duplicar la resiliencia del acero al cromo y molibdeno en la orientación "en serie". Estos resultados ponen de manifiesto la importancia de las intercaras en las propiedades mecánicas de los materiales compuestos.

A NEW FOOD CHAIN APPROACH: UNI EN ISO 22005:2008 VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION

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E. Guidi

2011-01-01

Full Text Available This work summarize an experience of auditing according to new UNI EN ISO 22005:2008. This new food chain certification scheme, arisen from two different European schemes of internal and external traceability certification, requires companies to build up their own check plans considering all components in food chain processing. This new approach, also derived from the European legislation, wants to verify if traceability system is under control and to verify if corrective actions to warrant hygienic production standards are built up.

Uni-, bi- and tri-modal warning signals: effects of temporal parameters and sensory modality on perceived urgency

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van Erp, Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus; Toet, Alexander; Janssen, Joris B.

Multi-sensory warnings can potentially enhance risk communication. Hereto we investigated how temporal signal parameters affect perceived urgency within and across modalities. In an experiment, 78 observers rated the perceived urgency of uni-, bi-, and/or tri-modal stimuli as function of 25

Uni-, bi- and tri-modal warning signals : Effects of temporal parameters and sensory modality on perceived urgency

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Erp, J.B.F. van; Toet, A.; Janssen, J.B.

2015-01-01

Multi-sensory warnings can potentially enhance risk communication. Hereto we investigated how temporal signal parameters affect perceived urgency within and across modalities. In an experiment, 78 observers rated the perceived urgency of uni-, bi-, and/or tri-modal stimuli as function of 25

Health Migration: Crossing Borders for Affordable Health Care

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Jennifer Miller-Thayer

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Approximately 45.7 million people in the United States are uninsured and unknown numbers of this population are underinsured, severely limiting their access to medical care. To address this problem, people use innovative strategies to increase their access through cross-border care options. The U.S.-Mexico border provides unique challenges and opportunities for health care in this context. The lower cost of medical and dental procedures and medications in Mexico makes that country an attractive alternative for low-income populations in the United States. Thus segments of the U.S. population practice transnational medical consumerism in an attempt to optimize their health by using the resources available in both countries. This practice has economic benefits for the people who access health care at an affordable rate and for the medical markets of the country providing the care. Drawing on data collected in the field in 2002, 2004, and 2005, this paper presents some of the complexities and dynamics of medical pluralism occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border.Environ 45,7 millions de personnes vivant aux Etats-Unis n’ont pas de couverture sociale et nombreux sont celles à être sous-assurées, ce qui limite considérablement leur accès aux soins. Face à ce problème, les Américains font preuve d'ingéniosité pour améliorer leur accès aux soins : ils se font soigner au-delà des frontières. Dans ce contexte, la frontière entre les Etats-Unis et le Mexique offre des opportunités uniques de soins. Le Mexique constitue en effet une alternative séduisante pour les Américains à faible revenu, car les tarifs des actes médicaux et dentaires, et des médicaments, sont nettement inférieurs à ceux en vigueur aux Etats-Unis. Ainsi, certains Américains pratiquent le consumérisme médical transnational et recourent aux ressources disponibles dans les deux pays afin d’optimiser leur santé. Cette pratique présente des avantages économiques �

Fatigue behaviour of uni-directional flax fibre/epoxy composites

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Ueki, Yosuke; Lilholt, Hans; Madsen, Bo

2015-01-01

A study related to the fatigue behaviour of natural fibre-reinforced composites was conducted to expand their range of product applications. A uni-directional flax-epoxy composite was fabricated and several conditions of tension-tension fatigue tests were performed. During fatigue testing......, the composite showed an increase of stiffness, a typical observation for natural fibre-reinforced composites, and this was found to be accompanied by accumulation of residual strain. A clear linear relationship was found between the stiffening effect and the residual strain. In addition, it was revealed...... that the fatigue behaviour was clearly influenced by the frequency of cyclic loading. Lower frequencies induced more significant stiffening and shorter fatigue life. These results suggest that fatigue damaging is progressing simultaneously with the stiffening effect in natural fibre-reinforced composites...

« Printemps arabe » : le poids des Frères musulmans – leur vision de l’Etat et de la finance islamiques

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Zidane Meriboute

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Cet article analyse le mouvement des Frères musulmans (Ikhwan al-muslimin sous ses différentes formes. Ce mouvement islamique mondial, prosélyte, apparu dans la foulée des deux guerres mondiales, a connu une véritable résurgence, voire une résurrection à partir des années 1980 dans les pays musulmans. Fondé en 1928 par l’Egyptien Hassan al-Banna (1906-1949, le Printemps arabe lui a conféré un souffle nouveau. Le mouvement des Frères musulmans s’est notamment imposé à la tête de l’Etat le plus peuplé du monde arabe, l’Egypte. Là où ce mouvement s’implante, il crée ses propres syndicats, ses associations d’étudiants, de médecins, de travailleurs, ses institutions bancaires islamiques, etc. L’auteur examine plus particulièrement la nature de l’Etat islamique et les traits essentiels de la doctrine politico-religieuse des Frères musulmans et des partis islamistes qui s’en inspirent au Maghreb et ailleurs. Il décrypte leur approche économique, sociale et financière à travers les différentes techniques de la finance islamique. Si le modèle financier musulman est motivé par des considérations de justice sociale (‘adala ijtima’iya et le rejet de l’usure (ribâ, l’auteur considère néanmoins que la vision de ce modèle est essentiellement capitaliste en visant à maximiser les profits. Il appelle à recentrer l’approche des banques islamiques et à les adapter afin qu’elles soient aussi accessibles au financement des petits projets lancés par des déshérités.

Planeamiento estratégico de la Provincia de La Unión

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Palle Morales, Ana Vilma; Palacios Ramos, Roberto Carlos; Rodriguez Yucra, Carlos Martin

2017-01-01

La provincia de La Unión se creó mediante el Decreto Supremo del 4 de mayo de 1835 durante el gobierno del Presidente Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada. Es reconocida como una de las provincias más pobres de la región de Arequipa, tambien es conocida por sus actividades económicas de agricultura y turismo, la provincia tamben esta beneficiada por sus recursos naturales y gran riqueza cultural. Sin embargo a la actualidad no ha logrado alacanzar un crecimiento econonomico y desarr...

Les rebuts de la société de marché : toxicomanes, psychopathes, sans-abri dans les prisons de l’Amérique

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Loïc Wacquant

2003-09-01

Full Text Available Toxicomanes, malades mentaux, sans-abri : l’incurie des services sociaux et médicaux aux Etats-Unis garantit que ces trois catégories se retrouvent chaque année plus nombreuses derrière les barreaux, la prison servant de dépotoir aux déchets humains d’une société de plus en plus soumise au diktat du marché. Leur sort offre ainsi une vérification expérimentale tragique à l’hypothèse du lien causal et fonctionnel entre le dépérissement de l’Etat social et la prospérité de l’Etat pénal.Toxicómanos, discapacitados mentales, indigentes : la incuria de los servicios sociales y medicales en Estados Unidos garantiza el hecho de que estas tres categorías sociales sean cada año más numerosas en las cárceles, pues la prisión sirve de vertedero a la basura humana de una sociedad cada vez más sometida al dictado del mercado. De esta manera, su suerte proporciona una verificación experimental trágica a la hipótesis del vínculo causal entre el retroceso del Estado social y la prosperidad del Estado penal.Drugs addicts, the mentally ill, the homeless: the insufficiency and ineptness of social and medical services in the United States ensures that these three categories find themselves behind bars in ever larger numbers over time, as the prison is turned into a dumping ground for the human waste of a society more and more subordinated to the dictates of the market. Their fate thus offers a tragic experimental verification to the hypothesis of a causal and functional link between the withering away of the social state and the prosperity of the penal state.

Inelastic neutron scattering studies of TbNiAlH1.4 and UNiAlH2.0 hydrides

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Bordallo, H N; Kolesnikov, A I; Kolomiets, A V; Kalceff, W; Nakotte, H; Eckert, J

2003-01-01

The optical vibrations of hydrogen in TbNiAlH 1.4 and UNiAlH 2.0 were investigated by means of inelastic neutron scattering. The experimental data were analysed, including multiphonon neutron scattering contributions, calculated in an isotropic harmonic approximation. At least two fundamental H optical peaks were observed in TbNiAlH 1.4 , and were assigned to the vibrational modes of hydrogen atoms occupying different interstitial sites in the metal sublattice. The high-energy part of the UNiAlH 2.0 spectra is characterized by strong anharmonicity, and a broad fundamental band. The latter can be accounted for by a large dispersion of phonon modes due to the strong H-H interactions, and/or different metal-hydrogen force constants, which may originate from different metal atoms surrounding the H atoms in the unit cell

Magnetic phase diagram of UNi2Si2 under magnetic field and high-pressure

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Honda, F.; Oomi, G.; Svoboda, P.; Syshchenko, A.; Sechovsky, V.; Khmelevski, S.; Divis, M.; Andreev, A.V.; Takeshita, N.; Mori, N.; Menovsky, A.A.

2001-01-01

Measurements of electrical resistance under high pressure and neutron diffraction in high-magnetic field of single crystalline UNi 2 Si 2 have been performed. We have found the analogy between the p-T and B-T magnetic phase diagrams. It is also found that the propagation vector q Z of incommensurate antiferromagnetic phase decreases with increasing magnetic field. A new pronounced pressure-induced incommensurate-commensurate magnetic phase transition has been detected

Las implicaciones del Brexit en los derechos de libre circulación de personas, laborales y de residencia de los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea: el Modelo de Suiza Modificado como la opción más viable para el Reino Unido en la negociación de un nuevo acuerdo con la Unión Europea.

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Lozano Martínez, Bárbara

2017-01-01

Un análisis profundo de los derechos de libre circulación de personas, laborales y de residencia de los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea, para poosteriormente analizarlos en distintos escenarios que el Reino Unido podría tomar como base para un nuevo acuerdo con la Unión Europea al formalizarse el Brexit.

La mise en œuvre de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification au Burkina Faso

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Lynda Hubert Ta

2017-01-01

Parmi les instruments internationaux issus de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l’environnement et le développement ou Sommet de la Terre, qui s’est tenue en 1992 à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil), la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification a été adoptée à Paris le 17 juin 1994. 193 États l’ont ratifiée. En effet, reconnaissant la désertification comme un problème environnemental, social et économique grave et persistant, malgré les efforts de la communauté international...

UniEdge: A first year transition program and its continued evolution through a reflective approach. A Practice Report

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Ann Lefroy

2014-03-01

Full Text Available Phillipa Sturgess 14.00 800x600 The shift in Australian higher education policy to widen participation and ensure equity across all student cohorts has led to the need for specific, structured transition programs. The First Year Advisor Network at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia has designed and implemented a transition program for commencing students called UniEdge. The aims of the program are: (1 to help foster a sense of community for first year students; (2 to  make new students aware of the support services available; and (3 to improve the confidence and preparedness of new students. The program has received high praise from students, but rates of attendance have been problematic. By reflecting on student and staff feedback, the program has been adapted over multiple semesters, resulting in increased student attendance and therefore a greater impact on the first year experience at Murdoch University. Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE

Un indicador del desarrollo económico y social regional en el sur de la Unión Europea

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José Antonio Rodríguez Martín

2014-01-01

Full Text Available La Unión Europea persigue, entre sus objetivos básicos, alcanzar una convergencia en el PIB per cápita entre las regiones. El propósito del presente artículo es medir el nivel de desarrollo económico y social de las regiones más atrasadas de los países del sur de la Unión en el año 2006. En esencia, se verifica si las regiones incluidas en el Objetivo “Convergencia” en el marco presupuestario 2007-2013, presentaban, al principio del período (año 2006, y como resultado esperado, un menor nivel de desarrollo, que las regiones que perdieron esta consideración de zonas más atrasadas de la Unión, de acuerdo al valor del PIB per cápita. Con este objetivo, se construye un indicador sintético de desarrollo económico y social y se utiliza como metodología de ponderación el análisis de componentes principales, con la agregación de un amplio conjunto de variables de desarrollo económico y social, que complementan al PIB per cápita como referencia para medir el desarrollo de una región en un año determinado. Los resultados encontrados muestran que seis regiones comunitarias, que se consideran Objetivo “Convergencia” para la Unión Europea, es decir, que se encuentran entre las más pobres, arrojan valores relativamente altos en el índice de desarrollo, en tanto que, paradójicamente, siete regiones, que han superado el umbral del PIB per cápita en el año de estudio, alcanzan una posición baja en la clasificación, por lo que se plantea la idoneidad de incorporar otras variables en la evaluación del desarrollo económico y social de las regiones comunitarias, en el marco de la futura política regional.

U.S. Migration and Reproductive Health among Mexican Women: Assessing the Evidence for Health Selectivity

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Alexandra M. Minnis

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Health selectivity posits that individuals who practice preventive health behaviors are more likely to migrate to the United States, and this has been proposed as one explanation of the Latino Paradox. This paper examines evidence for health selection in the context of reproductive health using national survey data from Mexico (the longitudinal Mexico Family Life Survey [MxFLS], 2002 and 2005 waves and the United States (the National Survey of Family Growth [NSFG], 2002. We compared sexual behaviors and contraceptive practices of Mexican women residing in Mexico who subsequently migrated to the United States with those who remained in Mexico and with Mexican immigrants in the United States. MxFLS respondents who migrated to the United States had a younger mean age, and a larger proportion had no children compared to MxFLS nonmigrants. Within the MxFLS sample, a smaller proportion of women who migrated had ever had vaginal sex, though this difference was nonsignificant with adjustment for sociodemographic factors. No sexual behavior or contraceptive use measures varied between Mexican migrants and nonmigrants within the MxFLS. The mean lifetime number of sexual partners was lower for MxFLS respondents than for Mexican immigrants in the NSFG. Smaller proportions of MxFLS respondents reported using hormonal methods or condoms relative to NSFG respondents. We found no evidence for health selectivity with regard to sexual behaviors or contraceptive practices, underscoring the importance of continued attention to the factors that influence the adaptation trajectories following U.S. migration.L’hypothèse de la sélection par la santé selon laquelle les individus qui adoptent des comportements de prévention sont plus susceptibles d’immigrer aux Etats-Unis, a été proposée comme une explication au paradoxe latino. Cet article examine les signes de sélection par la santé dans le contexte de la santé en matière de procréation sur la base des

Electronic transport in the heavy fermion superconductors UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3} and UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3}. Thin film studies

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Foerster, Michael

2008-07-01

This work addresses the electronical properties of the superconductors UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3} and UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} on the basis of thin film experiments. Epitaxial thin film samples of UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3} and UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3} were prepared using UHV Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE). For UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3}, the change of the growth direction from the intrinsic (001) to epitaxial (100) was predicted and sucessfully demonstrated using LaAlO3 substrates cut in (110) direction. With optimized deposition process parameters for UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3} (100) on LaAlO{sub 3}(110) superconducting samples with critical temperatures up to T{sub c}=1.75 K were obtained. UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3}-AlO{sub x}-Ag mesa junctions with superconducting base electrode were prepared and shown to be in the tunneling regime. However, no signatures of a superconducting density of states were observed in the tunneling spectra. The resistive superconducting transition was probed for a possible dependence on the current direction. In contrast to UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3}, the existence of such feature was excluded in UPd{sub 2}Al{sub 3}(100) thin films. The second focus of this work is the dependence of the resistive transition in UNi{sub 2}Al{sub 3}(100) thin films on the current direction. The experimental fact that the resistive transition occurs at slightly higher temperatures for I parallel a than for I parallel c can be explained within a model of two weakly coupled superconducting bands. Evidence is presented for the key assumption of the two-band model, namely that transport in and out of the ab-plane is generated on different, weakly coupled parts of the Fermi surface. Main indications are the angle dependence of the superconducting transition and the dependence of the upper critical field B{sub c{sub 2}} on current and field orientation. Additionally, several possible alternative explanations for the directional splitting of the transition are excluded in this work. An origin due to scattering on

IMPACTS !

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2008-01-01

(Photo courtesy of Don Davis / NASA)The University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne (EPFL) are organising the 4th series of public lectures on astronomy, on the theme of "Impacts". The schedule is as follows: Il y a 100 ans : une explosion dans la Tunguska – Dr. Frédéric COURBIN, EPFL Les impacts sur Terre – Prof. Didier Queloz, UNIGE La fin des dinosaures – Dr. Stéphane Paltani, UNIGE Wednesday 7 May 2008, from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Auditoire CO1, EPFL, Ecublens Thursday 08 May 2008, from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Auditoire Rouiller, Uni-Dufour, Genève All 3 lectures will be givent each evening! Admission free Information: 022 379 22 00

Fronteras discursivas: las políticas migratorias de inclusión y exclusión en la Unión Europea

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Agustin, Oscar Garcia

2008-01-01

Good patriots La voluntad de la Unión Europea de crear un enfoque global y comprehensivo sobre la inmigración se basa en una concepción positiva de la misma y en una serie de directivas y mecanismos para abordarla. No obstante, la creación de una inmigración positiva se logra mediante el establec......Good patriots La voluntad de la Unión Europea de crear un enfoque global y comprehensivo sobre la inmigración se basa en una concepción positiva de la misma y en una serie de directivas y mecanismos para abordarla. No obstante, la creación de una inmigración positiva se logra mediante el...

Epicardial, Biatrial Ablation With Integrated Uni-bipolar Radiofrequency Technology in Stand-alone Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.

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Rosati, Fabrizio; Muneretto, Claudio; Merati, Elisa; Polvani, Gianluca; Moltrasio, Massimo; Tondo, Claudio; Curnis, Antonio; Cerini, Manuel; Metras, Alexandre; Bisleri, Gianluigi

Although minimally invasive approaches for surgical treatment of stand-alone atrial fibrillation have gained popularity for the past decade, ablation technology and extensive lesion sets play a major role in the achievement of a successful procedure, especially in presence of persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation. We evaluated clinical outcomes after totally endoscopic biatrial epicardial ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation with a novel integrated uni-bipolar radiofrequency device. Forty-nine (49) consecutive patients with stand-alone atrial fibrillation underwent right-sided monolateral thoracoscopic surgical ablation with a novel integrated uni-bipolar radiofrequency energy delivery and temperature-controlled technology. Atrial fibrillation was persistent in 13 (26.5%) of 49 and long-standing persistent in 36 (73.5%) of 49 patients. Mean ± SD age was 60.6 ± 10.3 years. Median duration of atrial fibrillation was 74 months. Mean ± SD left atrial diameter was 44.7 ± 4.0 mm. Epicardial en bloc isolation of all pulmonary veins (box lesion) and additional ablation of the right atrial free wall was successfully performed via minimally invasive approach without any intraoperative and postoperative major complications. Intraoperative entrance and exit block was achieved in 77.5% (38/49) and 91.8% (45/49) of patients, respectively. Mean ± SD ablation time was 16.3 ± 4.8 minutes. No intensive care unit stay was required. Postoperative sinus rhythm was achieved in 93.8% (30/32) patients, and no pacemaker implantation was required. At 13 months, 87.7% (43/49) of patients were in sinus rhythm; 71.4% (35/49) were free from antiarrhythmic drugs and 75.5% (37/49) from oral anticoagulation. Integrated uni-bipolar radiofrequency ablation technology showed to be effective for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with a total endoscopic approach. A versapolar suction device with extensive right-left atrial lesion set may further improve

Modelling multi-site transmission of the human papillomavirus and its impact on vaccination effectiveness

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P. Lemieux-Mellouki

2017-12-01

Conclusions: Modelling genital-site only transmission may overestimate vaccination impact if extragenital infections contribute to systemic natural immunity or underestimate vaccination impact if a high proportion of genital infections originate from extragenital infections. Under current understanding of heterosexual HPV transmission and immunity, a substantial bias from using uni-site models in predicting vaccination effectiveness against genital HPV infection is unlikely to occur.

Eqüidade em áreas sócio-econômicas com impacto na saúde em países da União Européia Equity in socioeconomic sectors with an impact on health in European Union member countries

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Maria do Rosário Giraldes

2001-06-01

Full Text Available Pode ser eventualmente mais adequado corrigir desigualdades no domínio da educação, estilos de vida ou nutrição do que no domínio da saúde. O presente artigo propõe-se medir as desigualdades existentes, em países da União Européia, em áreas sócio-econômicas com impacto na saúde da população. Utilizou-se o coeficiente de Gini para quantificar as desigualdades entre países da União Européia no que respeita a educação e atividades culturais, estilos de vida, nutrição, desemprego, utilização de serviços de saúde e despesa em saúde. Os indicadores que apresentam coeficientes de Gini mais elevados são a percentagem da população com ensino secundário elevado, o consumo per capita de manteiga e o consumo per capita de embalagens de medicamentos. Consiste motivo de preocupação para o setor saúde que a área da educação apresente uma tão grande desigualdade em relação à percentagem de inscritos no ensino secundário elevado, em países da União Européia. A desigualdade que existe no consumo per capita de manteiga é igualmente de salientar por causa do impacto que a nutrição tem, por exemplo, na incidência de doenças cárdio e cerebrovasculares e do peso que essas doenças têm na estrutura de mortalidade.It may sometimes be more appropriate to correct inequalities in the domains of education, lifestyles, or nutrition than that of health. The current study proposes to measure existing inequalities in European Union member countries in socioeconomic areas with an impact on the population's health. The Gini coefficient was used to quantify inequalities among member countries with regard to education and cultural activities, lifestyles, nutrition, unemployment, use of health care services, and health expenditures. The indicators with the highest Gini coefficients are the percentage of the population with a secondary school education (level of schooling just preceding the university, per capita butter

Informe sobre discriminación positiva en la Unión Europea

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Palomino Lozano, Rafael

2016-01-01

Análisis de los principales sectores de la Unión Europea (declaraciones políticas, estudios estadísticos, instrumentos jurídicos) en los que se manifiesta la acción europea en favor de la discriminación positiva de la mujer. Este trabajo se inscribe dentro del Contrato de Investigación suscrito entre investigadores de diversas universidades españolas y extranjeras y la Consejería de Empleo y Mujer "Acciones positivas a favor de las mujeres en el sector de la participación política: Europa y A...

Contribution to research on the metabolism of fission product. Studies on the physico-chemical state and the metabolic fate of radio-cerium solution; Contribution a l'etude du metabolisme des produits de fission. Recherches sur l'etat physico-chimique et le devenir metabolique des solutions de radiocerium

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Aeberhardt, A [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1961-07-01

This paper describes a study of the physico-chemical state of radio-cerium in dilute solutions on the tracer scale, as a function of the pH of the solution. The way in which this radioelement is transported in the blood is studied in vitro and in vivo, with reference to the ionic or colloidal state of the radio-cerium used. The distribution of cerium amongst the various components of the blood is studied by a new method of blood fractionation and by paper electrophoresis. Evidence of a cerium globulin connection is shown in the case of ionic cerium. A study of the initial distribution of radio-cerium in rats, after intravenous administration of ionic or colloidal solutions, shows considerable differences according to the physico-chemical state of the cerium injected. (author) [French] Ce travail presente une etude de l'etat physico-chimique du radiocerium en solutions diluees a l'echelle des indicateurs, en fonction du pH de la solution. En fonction de l'etat ionique ou colloidal du radiocerium utilise, le mode de transport de ce radioelement dans le sang est etudie in vitro et in vivo. La distribution du cerium entre les differents constituants du sang est etudiee par une methode nouvelle de fractionnement du sang et par electrophorese sur papier. L'existence d'une liaison cerium-globuline est mise en evidence dans le cas du cerium ionique. L'etude de la distribution initiale du radiocerium, chez le rat apres administration par voie veineuse de solutions ionique ou colloidale, montre des differences importantes en fonction de l'etat physico-chimique du cerium injecte. (auteur)

Pol??tica exterior y comercio internacional en la Uni??n Europea en un mundo globalizado = European foreign policy and international trade under a globalized world

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Fern??ndez D??az, Paula

2017-01-01

El consiguiente trabajo proporciona una visi??n general del Comercio Internacional en la Uni??n Europea y el lugar que esta ocupa en el contexto internacional. Para realizar un an??lisis completo de la pol??tica comercial de la UE, se debe tener en cuenta la globalizaci??n y la importancia que tiene la Uni??n Europea como participante en el intercambio de bienes a nivel global. Por ello, este estudio se inicia situando a la UE en el Mercado Internacional, ya que est?? es la eco...

The use of the bi-factor model to test the uni-dimensionality of a battery of reasoning tests.

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Primi, Ricardo; Rocha da Silva, Marjorie Cristina; Rodrigues, Priscila; Muniz, Monalisa; Almeida, Leandro S

2013-02-01

The Battery of Reasoning Tests 5 (BPR-5) aims to assess the reasoning ability of individuals, using sub-tests with different formats and contents that require basic processes of inductive and deductive reasoning for their resolution. The BPR has three sequential forms: BPR-5i (for children from first to fifth grade), BPR-5 - Form A (for children from sixth to eighth grade) and BPR-5 - form B (for high school and undergraduate students). The present study analysed 412 questionnaires concerning BPR-5i, 603 questionnaires concerning BPR-5 - Form A and 1748 questionnaires concerning BPR-5 - Form B. The main goal was to test the uni-dimensionality of the battery and its tests in relation to items using the bi-factor model. Results suggest that the g factor loadings (extracted by the uni-dimensional model) do not change when the data is adjusted for a more flexible multi-factor model (bi-factor model). A general reasoning factor underlying different contents items is supported.

Comparative Study on Uni- and Bi-Directional Fluid Structure Coupling of Wind Turbine Blades

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Mesfin Belayneh Ageze

2017-09-01

Full Text Available The current trends of wind turbine blade designs are geared towards a longer and slender blade with high flexibility, exhibiting complex aeroelastic loadings and instability issues, including flutter; in this regard, fluid-structure interaction (FSI plays a significant role. The present article will conduct a comparative study between uni-directional and bi-directional fluid-structural coupling models for a horizontal axis wind turbine. A full-scale, geometric copy of the NREL 5MW blade with simplified material distribution is considered for simulation. Analytical formulations of the governing relations with appropriate approximation are highlighted, including turbulence model, i.e., Shear Stress Transport (SST k-ω. These analytical relations are implemented using Multiphysics package ANSYS employing Fluent module (Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD-based solver for the fluid domain and Transient Structural module (Finite Element Analysis-based solver for the structural domain. ANSYS system coupling module also is configured to model the two fluid-structure coupling methods. The rated operational condition of the blade for a full cycle rotation is considered as a comparison domain. In the bi-directional coupling model, the structural deformation alters the angle of attack from the designed values, and by extension the flow pattern along the blade span; furthermore, the tip deflection keeps fluctuating whilst it tends to stabilize in the uni-directional coupling model.

El autoempleo en los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea ampliada: heterogeneidad de los riesgos percibidos

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Luis Miguel Zapico Aldeano

2006-12-01

Full Text Available La Unión Europea considera que la mejor manera de potenciar el crecimiento social y económico es fomentar las iniciativas emprendedoras pero, desafortunadamente, todavía hay muy pocos europeos estableciendo sus propios negocios. Por ello, el propósito de este estudio es relacionar el interés de los ciudadanos europeos en autoemplearse con los riesgos y barreras que perciben a la hora de enfrentarse a este proceso emprendedor. El análisis planteado cubre la totalidad de la Unión Europea de manera exploratoria, debido fundamentalmente a la falta de datos pasados de los 10 países nuevos miembros de la Unión. Los resultados muestran Ias grandes diferencias existentes entre los estados miembros y la necesidad de profundizar en la explicación de las dimensiones obtenidas. Desde un punto de vista práctico, se plantea que políticas de promoción de la actividad emprendedora se han de desarrollar fundamentalmente en los ámbitos estatal y regional.The European Union considers that the best way to boost the social and economic growth is to encourage entrepreneurial initiatives but, unfortunately, there are still very few Europeans setting up their own business. Therefore, the aim of this study is to relate the interest of Europeans citizens on being self-employed with the perceived risks and barriers to be faced up in this entrepreneurial process. The analysis covers the entire European Union, working on an exploratory base mainly due to the lack of past data about the ten new European Union Members States. The results show the great differences between the Member States and ask for a deep insight explaining the obtained dimensions. From a practical point of view, it is proposed that entrepreneurship promotion policies should be performed at the national and regional level.

El tipo de unión y el aborto: una comparación generacional para México

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Julieta Quilodrán Salgado

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Con el presente trabajo se pretende incorporar al estudio del aborto en México la perspectiva generacional y la distinción según el tipo de unión, dos dimensiones que no han sido consideradas en los estudios publicados hasta la fecha. Los datos utilizados corresponden a los de la Encuesta Nacional de la Dinámica Demográfica levantada en 1997. Entre los resultados obtenidos destaca el relativo a la reducción que experimentó el aborto entre las jóvenes (menores de 30 años de las generaciones nacidas a fines de los años cuarenta y aquellas que lo hicieron veinte años después, a fines de los sesenta. La distinción por tipo de unión nos permite atribuir esta disminución a las mujeres casadas, que casi exclusivamente eran quienes lo practicaban, y evaluar su impacto reductivo sobre la fecundidad en 1.2 nacimientos evitados en las generaciones mayores y 0.5 en las mas jóvenes. Las mujeres en uniones libres no superan los 0.6 nacimientos evitados en ninguna de las dos generaciones. Al aplicar el factor de separación propuesto, estas diferencias se traducen en relaciones de un aborto espontáneo por casi seis inducidos entre las casadas de más edad y solamente uno de cada dos entre las más jóvenes. Finalmente la distribución según el método anticonceptivo utilizado nos indica que las jóvenes en unión libre están más eficazmente protegidas que las casadas.

Uni-directional transport properties of a serpent billiard

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Horvat, Martin; Prosen, Tomaz

2004-01-01

We present a dynamical analysis of a classical billiard chain-a channel with parallel semi-circular walls, which can serve as a model for a bent optical fibre. An interesting feature of this model is the fact that the phase space separates into two disjoint invariant components corresponding to the left and right uni-directional motions. Dynamics is decomposed into the jump map, a Poincare map between the two ends of a basic cell, and the time function, travelling time across a basic cell of a point on a surface of section. The jump map has a mixed phase space where the relative sizes of the regular and chaotic components depend on the width of the channel. For a suitable value of this parameter, we can have almost fully chaotic phase space. We have studied numerically the Lyapunov exponents, time auto-correlation functions and diffusion of particles along the chain. As a result of the singularity of the time function, we obtain marginally normal diffusion after we subtract the average drift. The last result is also supported by some analytical arguments

Waste Disposal Research and Development in the United States of America; L'Elimination des Dechets Radioactifs aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique: Travaux de Recherche et Progres Accomplis; 0418 0417 0423 0427 0414 ; Investigaciones y Trabajos Realizados en los Estados Unidos en Materia de Evacuacion de Desechos Radiactivos

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Struxness, E. G.; Cowser, K. E.; De Laguna, W.; Jacobs, D. G.; Morton, R. J.; Tamura, T. [Health Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

1960-07-01

A review of the waste-disposal research and development carried out in the United States of America is given. The major research effort concerns the conversion of high-level liquid wastes into solids. At Hanford and Oak Ridge low-level wastes are disposed to the ground in pits, cribs and lagoons. Geochemical studies related to waste disposal are conducted at Hanford, Oak Ridge and the University of North Carolina. Experiments with soil columns ate described ; these are more effective for the decontamination of waste streams than either cribs or pits. The most suitable exchange materials for the soil columns are found to be vermiculite supported by rock phosphate and the latter supported by graded gravel. The progress of research work on the possibility of injecting radioactive liquid wastes into porous formations through deep wells and disposing of radioactive wastes in impermeable formations by hydraulic fracturing is outlined. (author) [French] L'auteur passe en revue les recherches effectuees aux Etats-Unis en matiere d'elimination des dechets radioactifs et les progres accomplis dans ce domaine. En matiere de recherche, on s'attache principalement a la conversion en solides des dechets liquides de haute activite. A Hanford et a Oak Ridge, les dechets de faible activite sont elimines par decharge terrestre dans des coffres, puits et depots lagunaires. Des etudes de geochimie se rapportant a l'elimination des dechets sont en cours a Hanford, a Oak Ridge et l'Universite de Caroline du Nord. Le memoire decrit les experiences faites avec des colonnes ; pour decontaminer les dechets liquides, ces dernieres sont plus efficaces que les coffres ou les puits. Les substances echangeuses d'ions les plus appropriees pour les colonnes sont vermiculite-phosphate naturel-gravier trie. L'auteur expose les progres dea travaux de recherche portant sur la possibilite d'injecter des dechets radioactifs liquides dans des formations poreuses, par decharge dans des puits profonds, et

Research and photovoltaic industry at the United States; Recherche et industrie photovoltaique (PV) aux Etats-Unis

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Lerouge, Ch; Herino, R; Delville, R; Allegre, R

2006-06-15

For a big country as the United States, the solar energy can be a solution for the air quality improvement, the greenhouse gases fight and the reduction of the dependence to the imported petroleum and also for the economic growth by the increase of the employment in the solar industry sector. This document takes stock on the photovoltaic in the United States in the industrial and research domains. The american photovoltaic industry is the third behind the Japan and the Germany. (A.L.B.)

Insight on the energy in the United States; Apercus sur l'energie aux Etats-Unis

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Jamet, Ph

2006-11-15

This document recapitulates the main characteristics and the key data of the energy in the United States (fossil energies, renewable energies, electric power production). The main american strategies are then described as the actions at the international scale during the last five years. The main data of the research programs in the energy domain are presented and the possible consequences of the government change at the Congress are analyzed. (A.L.B.)

Nuclear energy in the former Soviet Union. From secrecy to export product; Kernenergie in de voormalige Sovjet-Unie. Van geheimhouding tot exportproduct

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Tellegen, E. [Departement Innovatie- en Milieuwetenschappen, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht (Netherlands)

2006-07-01

In this special issue of the magazine attention is paid to several aspects of nuclear energy. In this article the role of nuclear energy in the former Soviet Union is discussed with special attention to the Chernobyl accident on April 26, 1986. [Dutch] In vergelijking met landen als de Verenigde Staten en Engeland verliep de ontwikkeling van nucleaire energie in de Sovjet-Unie in een traag tempo. Het totalitaire karakter van de Sovjet-maatschappij werkte bovendien een lichtzinnige toepassing in de hand. Na de ramp in Tsjenobyl stagneerde de ontwikkeling, niet zozeer door de ramp als wel door de economische terugval na het uiteenvallen van de Unie. Deze terugval was echter van tijdelijke aard.

Study on Energy Absorption Capacity of Steel-Polyester Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete Under Uni-axial Compression

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Chella Gifta, C.; Prabavathy, S.

2018-05-01

This work presents the energy absorption capacity of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete made with hooked end steel fibers (0.5 and 0.75%) and straight polyester fibers (0.5, 0.8, 1.0 and 2.0%). Compressive toughness (energy absorption capacity) under uni-axial compression was evaluated on 100 × 200 mm size cylindrical specimens with varying steel and polyester fiber content. Efficiency of the hybrid fiber reinforcement is studied with respect to fiber type, size and volume fractions in this investigation. The vertical displacement under uni-axial compression was measured under the applied loads and the load-deformation curves were plotted. From these curves the toughness values were calculated and the results were compared with steel and polyester as individual fibers. The hybridization of 0.5% steel + 0.5% polyester performed well in post peak region due to the addition of polyester fibers with steel fibers and the energy absorption value was 23% greater than 0.5% steel FRC. Peak stress values were also higher in hybrid series than single fiber and based on the results it is concluded that hybrid fiber reinforcement improves the toughness characteristics of concrete without affecting workability.

En busca de la gestión participativa: el caso del proyecto del Ecobarrio de la Unión, Lille, Francia

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María de Lourdes Flores Lucero

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El proyecto piloto del ecobarrio de la Unión, en la Comunidad Urbana de la Metrópoli de Lille, Francia, intenta inscribirse en un ambicioso proceso de gestión participativa que ha llamado nuestro interés y sobre el que hemos realizado nuestro análisis. Diversos dispositivos y espacios de diálogo se han creado para permitir la interacción de los diferentes actores, y a pesar de que la influencia en la toma de decisiones se manifiesta lentamente, este proyecto se perfila como un ejemplo exitoso en dicha materia. El presente documento tiene como objetivo principal mostrar algunos resultados de nuestra investigación sobre el proceso participativo para elaborar y ejecutar el ecobarrio de la Unión, con el afán de abrir nuestra visión hacia otros contextos y experiencias donde también buscan desarrollar formas más democráticas en los proyectos urbanos. Utilizamos una metodología cualitativa y empírica basada principalmente en entrevistas a actores clave del proyecto, en observaciones de diversas dinámicas y en algunas participaciones en reuniones ciudadanas en torno al ecobarrio de la Unión, y a la revisión documental local e internacional en dicha materia.

Resistencia de unión del sistema de postes REBILDA® con la dentina intrarradicular

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Ross, Daphne; Filloy Esna, Carlos E.; Ramírez-Barrantes, Juan Carlos

2017-01-01

ResumenActualmente existe controversia en la literatura acerca de la efectividad clínica y adhesiva con respecto a los sistemas adhesivos de refuerzo radicular. Así, el objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la resistencia de unión mediante la prueba de Push-Out entre el sistema de postes Rebilda® y la dentina intraradicular. Para esto, se utilizaron 28 dientes unirradiculares, que fueron cortados y padronizados en 16 mm. Los segmentos radiculares fueron sometidos a confección de tratamiento en...

Cross-modal perceptual load: the impact of modality and individual differences.

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Sandhu, Rajwant; Dyson, Benjamin James

2016-05-01

Visual distractor processing tends to be more pronounced when the perceptual load (PL) of a task is low compared to when it is high [perpetual load theory (PLT); Lavie in J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 21(3):451-468, 1995]. While PLT is well established in the visual domain, application to cross-modal processing has produced mixed results, and the current study was designed in an attempt to improve previous methodologies. First, we assessed PLT using response competition, a typical metric from the uni-modal domain. Second, we looked at the impact of auditory load on visual distractors, and of visual load on auditory distractors, within the same individual. Third, we compared individual uni- and cross-modal selective attention abilities, by correlating performance with the visual Attentional Network Test (ANT). Fourth, we obtained a measure of the relative processing efficiency between vision and audition, to investigate whether processing ease influences the extent of distractor processing. Although distractor processing was evident during both attend auditory and attend visual conditions, we found that PL did not modulate processing of either visual or auditory distractors. We also found support for a correlation between the uni-modal (visual) ANT and our cross-modal task but only when the distractors were visual. Finally, although auditory processing was more impacted by visual distractors, our measure of processing efficiency only accounted for this asymmetry in the auditory high-load condition. The results are discussed with respect to the continued debate regarding the shared or separate nature of processing resources across modalities.

UniSat-5: a space-based optical system for space debris monitoring

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Di Roberto, Riccardo; Cappelletti, Chantal

2012-07-01

commercially available RF equipment, allows for an affordable, stand-alone system for digital imaging in space. The space debris observation will work in pair with the attitude determination system, as well as the orbit determination system. UniSat-5 micro-satellite will be launched during Q4 2012 by a Kosmotras DNEPR LV, and it will be injected in a Sun Synchronous Orbit. UniSat-5 will be a the first university satellite for space debris monitoring, and it will test the technology for the future design of a formation flight for on orbit optical debris detection. This paper deals with the space debris observation system boarded on UniSat-5 and the observation strategies adopted considering the mission proposed.

Participación de organizaciones comunitarias en la gestión de salud: una evaluación de la experiencia del Programa UNI

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Hugo Mercer

2004-08-01

Full Text Available Con el propósito de mejorar la formación de los profesionales de salud en América Latina, la Fundación W. K. Kellogg convocó a universidades de varios países a presentar proyectos que integraran las respectivas facultades del área de la salud, los servicios públicos de salud de la zona de influencia y las organizaciones comunitarias que allí actuaran. Así, a lo largo de la década del 90 se desarrolló el Programa UNI (Una Nueva Iniciativa en la Educación de los Profesionales de la Salud: Unión con la Comunidad Este artículo concentra su mirada en el componente comunitario de esos proyectos y se basa en los resultados obtenidos en el Estudio Especial de Comunidad¹ realizado en el marco del Programa de Apoyo a los proyectos UNI. Un aspecto central y decisivo del Programa UNI ha sido el esfuerzo de cooperación entre tres actores: Universidades, Servicios de Salud y Comunidad que se asociaron, para apoyar procesos de cambios paralelos en las instituciones que cada actor social representaba y en las ciudades en las que cada proyecto se ejecutó. La evaluación que se realizó puso el eje de la observación en la "orilla de la población" y sus organizaciones, tratando de identificar las condiciones que facilitan la construcción de la ciudadanía, la imagen de superación intergeneracional que pueden alcanzar los integrantes de la comunidad, y en los cambios en las condiciones de vida, que fueron las tres dimensiones consideradas por la propia comunidad, como las relevantes para ser evaluadas.

Participación de organizaciones comunitarias en la gestión de salud: una evaluación de la experiencia del Programa UNI

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Hugo Mercer

Full Text Available Con el propósito de mejorar la formación de los profesionales de salud en América Latina, la Fundación W. K. Kellogg convocó a universidades de varios países a presentar proyectos que integraran las respectivas facultades del área de la salud, los servicios públicos de salud de la zona de influencia y las organizaciones comunitarias que allí actuaran. Así, a lo largo de la década del 90 se desarrolló el Programa UNI (Una Nueva Iniciativa en la Educación de los Profesionales de la Salud: Unión con la Comunidad Este artículo concentra su mirada en el componente comunitario de esos proyectos y se basa en los resultados obtenidos en el Estudio Especial de Comunidad¹ realizado en el marco del Programa de Apoyo a los proyectos UNI. Un aspecto central y decisivo del Programa UNI ha sido el esfuerzo de cooperación entre tres actores: Universidades, Servicios de Salud y Comunidad que se asociaron, para apoyar procesos de cambios paralelos en las instituciones que cada actor social representaba y en las ciudades en las que cada proyecto se ejecutó. La evaluación que se realizó puso el eje de la observación en la "orilla de la población" y sus organizaciones, tratando de identificar las condiciones que facilitan la construcción de la ciudadanía, la imagen de superación intergeneracional que pueden alcanzar los integrantes de la comunidad, y en los cambios en las condiciones de vida, que fueron las tres dimensiones consideradas por la propia comunidad, como las relevantes para ser evaluadas.

The Origin and Nature of Radioactive Wastes in the United States Atomic Energy Programme; Origine et Nature des Dechets Radioactifs de l'Execution des Programmes d'Energie Atomique aux Etats-Unis; 041f 0420 041e 0418 0421 0425 041e 0416 0414 ; Origen y Naturaleza de los Desechos Radiactivos en el Programa de Energia Atomica de los Estados Unidos

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Bruce, F. R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

1960-07-01

cartouches de combustible faiblement enrichi consistent ordinairement en un element d'uranium gaine d'aluminium, de zirconium ou d'acier inoxydable et donnent lieu a deux sortes de dechets. Les uns sont des dechets a activite moyenne contenant environ 0,1% de produits de fission et proviennent de la dissolution chimique. Les autres sont des dechets a activite elevee contenant tous les autres produits de fission dans une solution d'acide nitrique etendue. Le volume des dechets condenses varie de 0,8 litre par kilogramme d'uranium pour les combustibles peu enrichis a 500 litres par kilogramme d'uranium pour les combustibles fortement enrichis, le volume de l'ensemble des dechets d'intensite elevee et intermediaire qui, a ce que l'on prevoit, proviendront des centrales nucleaires aux Etats-Unis. est d'environ 5 litres par kilogramme d'uranium en moyenne. Aux Etats-Unis, on estime qu'en 1970, les centrales nucleaires auront produit environ 3 milliards de curies contenues dans 27 millions de litres de solution, et en l'an 2000, 60 milliards de curies contenues dans 1,1 milliard de litres de solution. En raison de leur composition, les dechets provenant des reacteurs de puissance posent des problemes nouveaux d'entreposage et d'elimination. (author) [Spanish] La composicion de los desechos que se forman como consecuencia de la produccion de energia nucleoelectrica depende en primer lugar del tratamiento empleado en la regeneracion del combustible y, en segundo, de la composicion inicial de este. Por cada unidad de volumen de desechos de actividad elevada, obtenidos en la extraccion mediante disolventes, se forman 5 y 100 volumenes, respectivamente, de desechos de actividad media y baja. Los desechos que se producen en la regeneracion de los combustibles muy enriquecidos son muy voluminosos por contener el diluente del combustible. Los combustibles poco enriquecidos consisten habitualmente en un nucleo de uranio revestido de aluminio, zirconio o acero inoxidable, y producen dos

Iniciación sexual y unión conyugal entre jóvenes de tres municipios de la región fronteriza de Chiapas

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Angélica A. Evangelista García

2009-01-01

Full Text Available En México, en la actualidad, la investigación demográfica documenta la paulatina postergación de la primera unión y el rejuvenecimiento en la edad a la que inician las relaciones sexuales; es decir, se está observando una iniciación sexual más desvinculada de la unión conyugal. Sin embargo, a diferencia de lo que sucede en el contexto nacional, entre las mujeres y hombres jóvenes en Chiapas observamos el predominio de una sexualidad estrechamente vinculada a la unión conyugal. En este contexto, acudir con trabajadoras del sexo comercial (TSC parece constituirse en la única opción de los varones jóvenes para tener relaciones sexuales antes y fuera del matrimonio. En una investigación cualitativa realizada con jóvenes de entre 15 y 19 años de edad, residentes de tres municipios de la región fronteriza, analizamos las condiciones que permiten la no ocurrencia de un patrón que distinga claramente la iniciación sexual de la vida en pareja, como está documentado en el ámbito nacional.

La modesta protección de los consumidores en la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea y su potencial

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Santiago Larrazabal Basañez

2011-12-01

Full Text Available El presente texto estudia las posibilidades que ofrece el artículo 8 de la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea en materia de protección de los consumidores, analizándolas desde la promulgación de la Carta en el año 2000 hasta la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Lisboa, que ha reconocido a la Carta el mismo valor jurídico que los Tratados, y también respecto al nuevo período que se abre tras el Tratado de Lisboa, y trata de demostrar cómo, a pesar de lo modesto de la regulación de la protección de los consumidores en la Carta, al ser definida como un principio y no como un derecho, este artículo tiene mucho potencial de desarrollo, tanto en los actos legislativos y ejecutivos de la Unión, como en caso de los Estados cuando apliquen el derecho de ésta y, especialmente, en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea.Recibido: 19.05.11Aceptado: 28.06.11

Magnetic properties of U(Ni1-xCux)2Si2 solid solutions in the vicinity of x = 0.50 studied by neutron diffraction and AC-susceptibility

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Kuznietz, M.; Andre, G.; Bouree, F.; Pinto, H.; Ettedgui, H.; Melamud, M.

1993-01-01

The magnetic properties of two U(Ni 1-x Cu x ) 2 Si 2 solid in the vicinity of x = 0.50 (denoted I and II) have been studied by neutron diffraction and ac-susceptibility. Both materials have ThCr 2 Si 2 -type crystallographic structure. AC-susceptibility shows antiferromagnetic transitions at T N 150±5 K in UNiCuSi 2 (I) and 155±5 K in UNiCuSi 2 (II), followed by several transitions with ferrimagnetic (F) character at lower temperatures. Apart from the transitions to AF-I structure at T N =150K and 152K none of the F transitions is observed by neutron diffraction. Short-range magnetic order, involving several consecutive ferromagnetic planes or ferrimagnetic groups of planes in the AF-I phase, detected by ac-susceptibility and not by neutron diffraction in both materials and therefore significant to x ∼ 0.50, is proposed to explain the unusual susceptibility. (Author)

A UniChem and electron momentum spectroscopy investigations into the valence electronic structure of trans 1,3 butadiene

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Michalewicz, M.T. [CSIRO, Supercomputing Support Group, Carlton, VIC (Australia). Division of Information Technology; Winkler, D.A. [Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Clayton, VIC (Australia). Div. of Chemical Physics; Brunger, M.J.; McCarthy, L.E. [Flinders Univ. of South Australia, Bedford Park, SA (Australia). School of Physical Sciences; Von Niessen, W. [Flinders Univ. of South Australia, Bedford Park, SA (Australia). School of Physical Sciences

1996-09-01

The experimental (e,2e) coincidence spectroscopy, known as electron momentum spectroscopy (EMS) was applied to the trans 1,3 butadiene (C{sub 4}H{sub 6}) molecule with detailed binding energy spectra and orbital momentum distributions (MDs) being measured. A small selection of this data is presented. The usage of UniChem computational chemistry codes for the Flinders-developed AMOLD program allows to calculate theoretical MDs for each orbital, to help elucidate the valence electronic structure of butadiene. The results of the many-body Green`s function calculation is also presented, to the ADC(3) level, for the binding energies and spectroscopic factors of the respective orbitals of C{sub 4}H{sub 6}. A critical comparison between the experimental and theoretical MDs allows to determine the optimum wavefunction from the basis sets studied. The determination of the wavefunction then allows to make further use of the UniChem package to derive butadiene`s chemically interesting molecular properties. A summary of these results and comparison of them with the previous results of other workers is presented. 23 refs., 2 tabs., 2 figs.

A UniChem and electron momentum spectroscopy investigations into the valence electronic structure of trans 1,3 butadiene

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Michalewicz, M.T.; Winkler, D.A.; Brunger, M.J.; McCarthy, L.E.; Von Niessen, W.

1996-09-01

The experimental (e,2e) coincidence spectroscopy, known as electron momentum spectroscopy (EMS) was applied to the trans 1,3 butadiene (C 4 H 6 ) molecule with detailed binding energy spectra and orbital momentum distributions (MDs) being measured. A small selection of this data is presented. The usage of UniChem computational chemistry codes for the Flinders-developed AMOLD program allows to calculate theoretical MDs for each orbital, to help elucidate the valence electronic structure of butadiene. The results of the many-body Green's function calculation is also presented, to the ADC(3) level, for the binding energies and spectroscopic factors of the respective orbitals of C 4 H 6 . A critical comparison between the experimental and theoretical MDs allows to determine the optimum wavefunction from the basis sets studied. The determination of the wavefunction then allows to make further use of the UniChem package to derive butadiene's chemically interesting molecular properties. A summary of these results and comparison of them with the previous results of other workers is presented. 23 refs., 2 tabs., 2 figs

The unique sound of the uni-vibe pedal: Part II. Transient behaviour

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Hahlweg, Cornelius F.; Rothe, Hendrik

2013-09-01

The Uni-Vibe is an effect pedal mostly used by electric guitar players. It is based on an opto-electronically controlled all-pass chain. In last year's paper on the subject an idealized system model was derived, which lead to deeper discussion of the musical consequences of the effect in terms of harmonic analysis of single tones and chords in clean and distorted mode. As a direct continuation the present paper deals with the transient behaviour of the device. The transient response is essential for understanding the special sound character, the reaction on picking techniques and the interaction with certain instruments. Therefore the system model is expanded and the pulse response of the idealized time invariant system is derived.

Uni-axial Elongational Viscosity of Linear and Branched polymer melts

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Hassager, Ole; Nielsen, Jens Kromann; Rasmussen, Henrik Koblitz

2005-01-01

About 40 years ago interest in the measurement of elongational viscosity of polymer melts started to grow. Here we present measurements of transient (and steady) uni-axial elongational viscosity, using the FSR, of the following melts: Four narrow MMD polystyrene (PS) samples with weight......-average molar mass Mw in the range of 50k to 390k. Three different bi-disperse samples, mixed from the narrow MMD PS. Two low-density polyethylene (LDPE) melts (Lupolen 1840D and 3020D). A steady-state viscosity was kept for 1-2.5 Hencky strain units in all measurements.The measurements on the bi-disperse PS...... melts have demonstrated that both the transient and steady elongational viscosity is quite sensitive to polydispersity. Bi-disperse PS resembles the behaviour of mono-disperse melts only at elongational rates larger then the inverse of maximal time constant of the smallest molecule. As observed in Boger...

Aspectos jurídicos y perspectivas políticas de una posible retirada de la Unión Europea por parte del Reino Unido

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Werner Miguel Kühn Baca

2016-08-01

Full Text Available El artículo ofrece un análisis de la situación actual de las relaciones entre el Reino Unido y la Unión Europea. El enfoque se encuentra en los aspectos jurídicos y las perspectivas políticas de una posible retirada por parte de este Estado miembro del proceso de integración europeo. Se evalúan los posibles escenarios y consecuencias, tomando en cuenta tanto el marco jurídico cómo el entorno político actual. En base a dicho análisis, se proponen soluciones que podrían satisfacer los intereses del Reino Unido y la Unión Europea.

Les violences politiques dans les Etats de la Caraïbe insulaire (1945 à nos jours) La violencia política en el Caribe insular Political violence in the Caribbean Islands

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Laurent Jalabert

2003-01-01

La violence politique dans les Etats indépendants de la Caraïbe insulaire (Cuba, Haïti, Saint-Domingue, Jamaïque, Trinidad…) de 1945 à nos jours est une caractéristique constante des pratiques politiques en vigueur dans ces pays. La violence politique s’y est érigée au titre de « culture politique », aussi bien à l’intérieur de régimes autoritaires (Cuba, Haïti, Saint-Domingue), que dans les processus de transition démocratique (Haïti, Saint-Domingue), voire dans les démocraties (Jamaïque, Tr...

Europa en crisis: El desencanto de la Unión Europea

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Stella Maris Shmite

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Las desigualdades y las tensiones sociales se manifiestan territorialmente en las ciudades europeas, las que se constituyen en espacios estratégicos donde se materializan las reivindicaciones sociales. La combinación del proceso de globalización y la organización institucional supranacional de Europa, junto a las profundas transformaciones que afectan la economía y por lo tanto, al sistema social característico del Estado de Bienestar, conducen a la emergencia de sentimientos de insatisfacción e incertidumbre que se expresan en los movimientos sociales. En este artículo se aborda el rol de la Unión Europea frente a la crisis, las respuestas institucionales, las consecuencias económicas y sociales y la emergencia de un cuestionamiento de la sociedad al funcionamiento de los Estados y la estructura supranacional.

La immigración desde el Magreb. Un reto para la Unión Europea

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Gloria Inés Ospina

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Para la Unión Europea, los flujos de emigración irregular procedentes del Mediterráneo han sido una de las piedras donde han tropezado toda la serie de directivas que respecto al tema migratorio y el espacio Schengen se han emitido desde Bruselas a lo largo de los últimos 13 años. El artículo analiza el crecimiento de los flujos migratorios dirigidos hacia la UE tras las revoluciones árabes, las debilidades del acuerdo Schengen y las medidas reactivas adoptadas por la UE, proponiendo algunas recomendaciones.

The United States and the Arab Gulf Monarchies; Les Etats-Unis et les monarchie arabes du Golfe

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Kechichian, J A

1999-07-01

The United States has enduring strategic interests in the Persian Gulf region. To understand these interests and the Usa policy towards the Arab Gulf Monarchies, the french institute of international relations (IFRI) proposes this document. The following chapters are detailed: the United States and the Arab Gulf Monarchies, overview, Chief Unites States Objective: Access to oil, re-evaluating United States Foreign Policy in the Gulf, the second term (Usa strategy). (A.L.B.)

United States and developing countries in the climatic negotiation; Etats-Unis et PED dans la negociation climatique

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Blanchard, O. [Universite Pierre Mendes-France IEPE-CNRS, 38 - Grenoble (France); Reiner, D. [Cambridge Univ. (United Kingdom)

2003-07-01

Two main topics are discussed in this presentation. The first one concerns an analysis of the Bush Administration policy consequences towards the climatic change debate and the long dated forecasts. The second one answers the open questions: must the Trans-atlantic divide be solved before or at least simultaneous to developing country accession? Will the kyoto protocol be considered a success? Do long-run formulations of the climate policy debate facilitate actions? (A.L.B.)

Greenhouse effect: what are doing the Unites States; Effet de serre: ce que font les Etats-Unis

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Quiret, M.

2004-06-01

Although they refuse to sign the kyoto protocol, the United States count on the new technologies and the industrialists participation to fight against the greenhouse effect. The author presents the local projects and initiatives (nine states of the north-east decided coordinated actions to fight the CO{sub 2} emissions) facing the increasing non commitment of the federal government. (A.L.B.)

Un tratado histórico: el acuerdo de asociación entre la Unión Europea y Centroamérica

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Cintia Díaz-Silveira Santos

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Después de que en 1995 la Unión Europea comenzara las negociaciones para un acuerdo de asociación con el mercosur, finalmente, ha sido el proceso de integración centroamericano el primero en consensuar un acuerdo histórico con el bloque europeo, que se constituye en el primer pacto inter-regional de la historia, que engloba tres pilares, el diálogo político, el comercial y de inversiones y la cooperación para el desarrollo. Se trata de un acuerdo que no deja indiferente a nadie, no solo por sus diferencias con el rd-cafta, sino por la apertura a nuevos mercados que satisfacen las necesidades de unos, mientras empeoran los problemas de otros. Sin duda, servirá de modelo para los convenios sucesivos entre la Unión Europea y el mercosur, la Comunidad, la asean o el ccg.

Formación profesional y cualificaciones de los docentes en el ámbito de la Unión Europea: programas comunitarios

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María Pilar CÁCERES RECHE

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Es primordial resaltar nuevamente como el Consejo Europeo de Lisboa de marzo de 2000 fijó a la Unión Europea el objetivo estratégico de convertirse en la sociedad del conocimiento más competitiva y dinámica del mundo. A tal efecto, el desarrollo de la Formación Profesional forma parte fundamental de dicha estrategia. Posteriormente, el Consejo Europeo de Barcelona de marzo de 2002 reafirmó este importante papel y estableció el objetivo de que la educación y la formación europeas se conviertan en una referencia de calidad en todo el mundo para 2010, y se desarrolle una cooperación más estrecha en materia de Educación Superior. En el presente texto se pretende dar a conocer las líneas generales de algunos de los programas más importantes que actualmente se están llevando a cabo en la Unión Europea.

Extraction and Production of Omega-3 from UniMAP Puyu (Jade Perch) and Mackarel

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Nur Izzati, I.; Zainab, H.; Nornadhiratulhusna, M.; Chee Hann, Y.; Khairunissa Syairah, A. S.; Amira Farzana, S.

2018-03-01

Extraction techniques to extract fish oil from various types of fish are numerous but not widely accepted because of the use of chemicals that may be harmful to health. In this study, fish oil is extracted using a technique of Microwave-Assisted Extraction, which uses only water. The optimum conditions required for the production of fish oil for extraction is carried out by examining three parameters such as microwave power (300-700W), extraction time (10-30 min) and amount of water used (70-190ml). Optimum conditions were determined after using design of experiments (DOE). The optimum condition obtained was 300 W for microwave power, 10 minutes extraction time and 190 milliliter amounts of water used. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to analyze the functional groups of fish oil. Two types of fish such as Jade Perch or UniMAP Puyu and Indian Mackerel were used. A standard omega-3 oil sample (Blackmores) purchased from pharmacy was also determined to confirm the presence of omega-3 oil in these fishes. Similar compounds were present in Jade Perch and Indian Mackerel as compared to the standard. Therefore, there were presence of omega-3 fish oil in the two types of fish. From this study, omega-3 in UniMAP Puyu fish was higher compared to Indian Mackerel fish. However, based on the FTIR analysis, besides the presence of omega-3, the two fishes also contain other functional groups such as alkanes, alkenes, aldehyde, ketones and many others. The yield of fish oil for the Jade Perch was low compared to Indian Mackerel which was 9% while Indian Mackerel was 10 %.

La Unión Europea y el mundo “en desarrollo”: ¿dónde encaja Centroamérica?

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K. Voorend (Koen)

2011-01-01

textabstractLa tormenta del referéndum del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Estados Unidos y CAFTA-DR hasta hace poco se empieza a calmar, pero desde ya el siguiente gigante en el mundo del comercio global ya está tocando a la puerta de América Central. La Unión Europea y Centroamérica, como región,

Análisis de la integración y dependencia de las políticas monetarias de la Unión Europea

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María del Carmen González Velasco

2013-03-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se efectúa un análisis de la integración y dependencia de las políticas monetarias de la Unión Europea y, en concreto, de las políticas monetarias de la Unión Económica yMonetaria y de la zona no euro para el periodo comprendido entre Enero de 1999 y Septiembre 2009. Se aplica la metodología de la cointegración de Engle y Granger (1987 y de Johansen(1988 para contrastar la hipótesis de la paridad de tipos de interés no cubierta y se llega a la conclusión de que ambas políticas están cointegradas porque mantienen una relación de equilibrio a largo plazo. También se deduce una dependencia de la política del Banco de Inglaterra de la política del Banco Central Europeo, lo que confirma la importancia y el liderazgo de la Unión Económica y Monetaria.This study is to investigate the long-run relationship and dependence between the UME´s monetary policy and non-euro zone´s monetary policy for the period from January 4, 1999 to September 30, 2009. We use cointegration methodology to test the Uncovered Interest Parity Hypothesis and the results indicate a long-run cointegration and empirical evidence testifies a leader-follower pattern between the two central banks. According to this pattern, the Bank of England does follow the European Central Bank.

Ultrahigh-sensitive detection of molecules produced in catalytic reactions by uni-atomic-composition bi-element clusters supported on solid substrate

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Yasumatsu, H; Fukui, N

2013-01-01

An apparatus has been developed for measuring catalytic activities of uni-atomic-composition bi-element clusters supported on a solid substrate. The cluster sample is prepared by irradiating a cluster-ion beam having the uni-atomic composition onto the substrate on a soft-landing condition in an ultra-high vacuum. The catalytic activity is measured by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) mass analysis. Molecules at a density as low as 3 cm −3 have been detected with an ultrahigh-sensitive TPD mass spectrometer consisting of a cylindrical electron gun, a quadrupole mass filter and a micro-channel-plate ion-detector. The high reproducibility has been achieved by careful calibration of the TPD mass spectrometer. As a benchmark example, thermal oxidation of CO catalysed on Pt 30 disks supported on a silicon surface was studied. The CO 2 products have been successfully observed at the Pt 30 density as low as 3 × 10 12 clusters in a circular area of 8 mm in diameter at the ramping rate of the sample temperature as low as 0.3 K s −1 .

Éducation et libération

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Jean-Pierre Lagnaux

2010-01-01

26 – 27 avril 2010, de 10 h 00 à 16 h 30 Bâtiment principal Vente d’objet du Tièrs-Monde présentés par EDUCATION et LIBERATION L’Afrique, essentiellement nos engagements au Bénin et au Togo, constitue aujourd’hui notre souci principal. 1. Au Bénin, nous avons pu poursuivre sur notre lancée et soutenons activement la mise en valeur du terrain où notre partenaire fait pousser du manioc, du maïs et des ananas bio. La crise économique qui a frappé le monde depuis 2008, a touché l’Afrique plus durement que l’Europe ou les Etats-Unis d’Amérique mais on a pris l’habitude de penser que c’est normal : on y meurt de toute façon beaucoup plus vite. En particulier : on y meurt beaucoup de faim....

Y. Laberge on Frédéric Salmon's Atlas historique des États-Unis.

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2010-06-01

Full Text Available Frédéric Salmon, Atlas historique des États-Unis de 1783 à nos jours. Paris: Armand Colin, 2008. Pp.127. ISBN-13: 978-2200347604  This new, cultural, historical atlas of United States was entirely conceived by a French geographer named Frédéric Salmon; this is not a mere collection of old or already existing maps, but rather a brand new group of unique maps related to the geography, history and demographics of the USA, from the late 18th century to the early 21st century. It should not be mix...

Ga and Pt NMR study of UPtGa sub 5 and UNiGa sub 5

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Kato, H; Tokunaga, Y; Tokiwa, Y; Ikeda, S; Onuki, Y; Kambe, S; Walstedt, R E

2003-01-01

Ga and Pt NMR measurements have been carried out for two isomorphs compounds, UPtGa sub 5 and UNiGa sub 5 , which exhibit different magnetic structures below T sub N. Knight shift K measurements in the paramagnetic region are reported here. The transferred hyperfine coupling constants at Ga and Pt sites are determined. The temperature independent part K sub 0 of K, which probes the conduction electron polarization at the ligand site, has been successfully evaluated. A nearly identical conduction electron structure in the paramagnetic region is suggested for these two compounds. The origin of the different magnetic structures is discussed.

Perspectivas y dimensiones de una gobernanza global: el futuro de la Unión Europea como actor internacional

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Alberto Castillo Castañeda

2013-11-01

Full Text Available El artículo pretende analizar el papel global de la Unión Europea como actor internacional sobre la base de sus componentes de poder, las dimensiones de la gobernanza global y sus perspectivas como proyecto regional para lograr tener una lectura de su participación en el sistema internacional en el futuro. Dentro de estas perspectivas futuras se resaltará el papel que juega el poder blando de la Unión Europea como potencia normativa y civil dentro de una gobernanza global con nuevos actores, intereses y valores divergentes. Este trabajo parte de la hipótesis de que el cambio relacional de poder en la sociedad internacional está ocasionando dinámicas geopolíticas y geoeconómicas contrapuestas a los planteamientos de un multilateralismo eficaz. Se intentará responder o, al menos, brindar algunas luces a interrogantes tales como: ¿Podrá la UE preservar su relevancia como actor internacional en este mundo en cambio? ¿Mantendrá la relevancia en sus valores e intereses como proyecto regional? ¿La estrategia europea de incidencia internacional debe basarse simplemente en el ámbito del poder blando y el multilateralismo eficaz?

Surrogate Based Uni/Multi-Objective Optimization and Distribution Estimation Methods

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Gong, W.; Duan, Q.; Huo, X.

2017-12-01

Parameter calibration has been demonstrated as an effective way to improve the performance of dynamic models, such as hydrological models, land surface models, weather and climate models etc. Traditional optimization algorithms usually cost a huge number of model evaluations, making dynamic model calibration very difficult, or even computationally prohibitive. With the help of a serious of recently developed adaptive surrogate-modelling based optimization methods: uni-objective optimization method ASMO, multi-objective optimization method MO-ASMO, and probability distribution estimation method ASMO-PODE, the number of model evaluations can be significantly reduced to several hundreds, making it possible to calibrate very expensive dynamic models, such as regional high resolution land surface models, weather forecast models such as WRF, and intermediate complexity earth system models such as LOVECLIM. This presentation provides a brief introduction to the common framework of adaptive surrogate-based optimization algorithms of ASMO, MO-ASMO and ASMO-PODE, a case study of Common Land Model (CoLM) calibration in Heihe river basin in Northwest China, and an outlook of the potential applications of the surrogate-based optimization methods.

Studying fatigue damage evolution in uni-directional composites using x-ray computed tomography

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Mikkelsen, Lars Pilgaard

, it will be possible to lower the costs of energy for wind energy based electricity. In the present work, a lab-source x-ray computed tomography equipment (Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa) has been used in connection with ex-situ fatigue testing of uni-directional composites in order to identify fibre failure during...... comparable x-ray studies) have been used in order to ensure a representative test volume during the ex-situ fatigue testing. Using the ability of the x-ray computed tomography to zoom into regions of interest, non-destructive, the fatigue damage evolution in a repeating ex-situ fatigue loaded test sample has...... improving the fatigue resistance of non-crimp fabric used in the wind turbine industry can be made....

INTERAKSI KEBIJAKAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE DAN KEBIJAKAN INDONESIAN SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL TERHADAP EKSPOR KELAPA SAWIT INDONESIA KE UNI EROPA

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2016 INTAN TIARA KARTIKA, E13112274, Interaksi Kebijakan Renewable Energy Directive dan Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Terhadap Ekspor Kelapa Sawit Indonesia ke Uni Eropa. Dibimbing oleh Prof. Dr. H. Mappa Nasrun, MA selaku pembimbing I dan H. Darwis MA, Ph.D selaku pembimbing II, departemen Ilmu Hubungan Internasional, Fakultas Ilmu Soisal dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Hassanuddin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan Interaksi Kebijakan Renewa...

Sistemas adhesivos autograbadores, resistencia de unión y nanofiltración: una revisión

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Parra Lozada, Maritza; Garzón Rayo, Herney

2012-01-01

Los sistemas adhesivos autograbadores han permitido mejorar los procedimientos clínicos tanto en la evolución de los componentes y su funcionamiento, como en la disminución del tiempo operatorio de aplicación de cada uno de ellos. Estos sistemas han sido sometidos en la última década a constantes pruebas clínicas y de laboratorio, con el objetivo de valorar su desempeño. Sus múltiples ventajas contrastan con su baja efectividad en cuanto resistencia de unión y su permeabilidad que permite for...

El coste de oportunidad como determinante del autoempleo en la Unión Europea (UE 25)

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Luis Miguel Zapico Aldeano; Mariano Nieto Antolín; María Felisa Muñoz Doyague

2008-01-01

Este trabajo pretende introducir en el análisis de la motivación de la actividad emprendedora el potencial efecto negativo del coste de oportunidad asociado a la misma. Para lograr este objetivo se aplicó un análisis de ecuaciones estructurales con la aproximación Partial Least Squares (PLS) sobre una muestra de ciudadanos de la Unión Europea agrupados por países, para el periodo 2004. Los resultados muestran que la motivación emprendedora presenta una estructura interna dual formada por dos ...

Transitions of interaction outcomes in a uni-directional consumer-resource system

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Wang, Y.; DeAngelis, D.L.

2011-01-01

A uni-directional consumer-resource system of two species is analyzed. Our aim is to understand the mechanisms that determine how the interaction outcomes depend on the context of the interaction; that is, on the model parameters. The dynamic behavior of the model is described and, in particular, it is demonstrated that no periodic orbits exist. Then the parameter (factor) space is shown to be divided into four regions, which correspond to the four forms of interaction outcomes; i.e. mutualism, commensalism, parasitism and amensalism. It is shown that the interaction outcomes of the system transition smoothly among these four forms when the parameters of the system are varied continuously. Varying each parameter individually or varying pairs of parameters can also lead to smooth transitions between the interaction outcomes. The analysis leads to both conditions for which each species achieves its maximal density, and situations in which periodic oscillations of the interaction outcomes emerge. ?? 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Activations in gray and white matter are modulated by uni-manual responses during within and inter-hemispheric transfer: effects of response hand and right-handedness.

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Diwadkar, Vaibhav A; Bellani, Marcella; Chowdury, Asadur; Savazzi, Silvia; Perlini, Cinzia; Marinelli, Veronica; Zoccatelli, Giada; Alessandrini, Franco; Ciceri, Elisa; Rambaldelli, Gianluca; Ruggieri, Mirella; Carlo Altamura, A; Marzi, Carlo A; Brambilla, Paolo

2017-08-14

Because the visual cortices are contra-laterally organized, inter-hemispheric transfer tasks have been used to behaviorally probe how information briefly presented to one hemisphere of the visual cortex is integrated with responses resulting from the ipsi- or contra-lateral motor cortex. By forcing rapid information exchange across diverse regions, these tasks robustly activate not only gray matter regions, but also white matter tracts. It is likely that the response hand itself (dominant or non-dominant) modulates gray and white matter activations during within and inter-hemispheric transfer. Yet the role of uni-manual responses and/or right hand dominance in modulating brain activations during such basic tasks is unclear. Here we investigated how uni-manual responses with either hand modulated activations during a basic visuo-motor task (the established Poffenberger paradigm) alternating between inter- and within-hemispheric transfer conditions. In a large sample of strongly right-handed adults (n = 49), we used a factorial combination of transfer condition [Inter vs. Within] and response hand [Dominant(Right) vs. Non-Dominant (Left)] to discover fMRI-based activations in gray matter, and in narrowly defined white matter tracts. These tracts were identified using a priori probabilistic white matter atlases. Uni-manual responses with the right hand strongly modulated activations in gray matter, and notably in white matter. Furthermore, when responding with the left hand, activations during inter-hemispheric transfer were strongly predicted by the degree of right-hand dominance, with increased right-handedness predicting decreased fMRI activation. Finally, increasing age within the middle-aged sample was associated with a decrease in activations. These results provide novel evidence of complex relationships between uni-manual responses in right-handed subjects, and activations during within- and inter-hemispheric transfer suggest that the organization of the

La Unión Europea, en el camino haica una Comunidad de Derecho Constitucional

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Klaus Stern

2007-08-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se aborda, en primer lugar, un resumen de los principales pasos en el proceso de integración europea, subrayando los aspectos más relevantes desde el punto de vista del Derecho Constitucional. Se detiene especialmente en el análisis de la Carta de Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea, y posteriormente en el proceso frustrado de ratificación del Tratado por el que se establece una Constitución para Europa. El autor sugiere una serie de alternativas para que pueda seguir avanzándose en la integración, y sostiene que Europa ya es una Comunidad de Derecho Constitucional.

Analýza fungování franšízového modelu v bankovnictví na příkladu UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.

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Kollarovská, Aneta

2016-01-01

The aim of this thesis is to analyze the functioning of the franchise model in the banking sector on the example UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. and form a complete picture of the function of this concept. Thesis comprehensively summarizes the principles of the franchise system in banking both the general terms and the specific case of business places of the UniCredit Bank Expres. The topic is current due to the growing popularity of franchising and its potential application ...

El Tratado de Lisboa. ¿Un paso adelante hacia la “parlamentarización” de la Unión Europea?

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Claudia Storini

2012-06-01

Full Text Available La interconexión y dependencia recíproca entre Derecho Comunitario y Constituciones nacionales están aceptadas en la actualidad como un lugar común en el Derecho Público europeo, resultando casi explícitas en conceptos ya acuñados como el de multilevel constítutíonalism de Pernice o el “constitucionalismo dual” de von Bogdandy. Este artículo se detiene en el análisis de las influencias y del complejo juego de relaciones entre Parlamentos Nacionales y Unión Europea, enmarcándose claramente en el nuevo constitucionalismo europeo “multinivel”. A la luz del tratado de Lisboa analiza la interdependencia entre Derecho Comunitario y Derechos nacionales en materia parlamentaria. Se adentra en el papel que los Parlamentos nacionales pueden y deben representar en el proceso de integración europea así como en la búsqueda de su mayor democratización y ofrece los elementos necesarios para valorar jurídicamente en qué medida el Tratado de Lisboa representa un paso adelante hacia la “parlamentarización” de la Unión Europea.

Total dose radiation effects of pressure sensors fabricated on uni-bond-SOI materials

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Zhu Shiyang; Huang Yiping; Wang Jin; Li Anzhen; Shen Shaoqun; Bao Minhang

2001-01-01

Piezoresistive pressure sensors with a twin-island structure were successfully fabricated using high quality Uni-bond-SOI (On Insulator) materials. Since the piezoresistors were structured by the single crystalline silicon overlayer of the SOI wafer and were totally isolated by the buried SiO 2 , the sensors are radiation-hard. The sensitivity and the linearity of the pressure sensors keep their original values after being irradiated by 60 Co γ-rays up to 2.3 x 10 4 Gy(H 2 O). However, the offset voltage of the sensor has a slight drift, increasing with the radiation dose. The absolute value of the offset voltage deviation depends on the pressure sensor itself. For comparison, corresponding polysilicon pressure sensors were fabricated using the similar process and irradiated at the same condition

A união do vegetal e o transe mediúnico no Brasil

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Rosa Melo

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este artigo discute a elaboração simbólica do transe no Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal. Por meio da análise comparativa com o Santo Daime, interrogo os modos de constituição do contato com o sobrenatural em ambos os grupos, articulando-os às representações hierarquicamente ordenadas de forças que aí incidem e impelem o sujeito à ação no mundo. Proponho pensar o transe ayahuasqueiro em diálogo com os estudos dos cultos mediúnicos no Brasil, chamando a atenção para a dimensão da modernidade nesse campo, onde um projeto de interioridade caminha ao lado dos "ensinamentos do Mestre".

La titularidad el permiso de maternidad en la Unión Europea

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Pérez Campos, Ana Isabel

2014-03-01

Full Text Available La configuración de los derechos de conciliación provoca dudas razonables acerca de su compatibilidad con los principios de igualdad y no discriminación, y ha obligado a cambios recientes en los últimos años gracias a la interpretación del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea. Las medidas adoptadas han resultado ser insuficientes o inadecuadas. Desde hace algunos años, el legislador comunitario viene sometiendo a un proceso de cambios a las normas comunitarias que inciden en la conciliación de la vida laboral, familiar y personal, como es la corresponsabilidad en las cargas familiares. No obstante, a día de hoy, el engranaje jurídico que ha resultado de su trabajo no sirve adecuadamente a su objetivo de poner fin a las deficiencias generadas por la normativa comunitaria.

Entre o mercado e a sociedade : o sindicalismo da União Geral dos Trabalhadores (UGT)

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Patrícia Rocha Lemos

2014-01-01

Resumo: Nossa pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender a estratégia sindical empreendida pela União Geral dos Trabalhadores (UGT). Criada em 2007, no contexto de reorganização sindical que marcou o governo Lula, a partir de uma fusão entre a CGT, a CAT e a SDS, a UGT articula elementos do sindicalismo do qual se origina (como conciliação de interesses, prioridade à negociação, defesa da estrutura sindical) com uma nova tendência que busca, através da participação nos espaços institucionais, of...

Unites States and the oil of the Middle-East; Les Etats-Unis et le petrole du Moyen-Orient

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Noel, P

2005-08-15

The author discusses different aspects of the United States intervention and behavior in the Middle-East petroleum management. The Iraq and Iran potentials are largely under used. The Saudi Arabia defines its own oil policy, but benefits of the Unites States military help. The United States intervention is in the domain of the security of flux on the world market. (A.L.B.)

Impact of probing volume from different mechanical measurement methods on elastic properties of thermally sprayed Ni-based coatings on a mesoscopic scale

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Margadant, N.; Neuenschwander, J.; Stauss, S.; Kaps, H.; Kulkarni, A.; Matějíček, Jiří; Rössler, G.

2006-01-01

Roč. 200, č. 8 (2006), s. 2805-2820 ISSN 0257-8972 Grant - others:Evropská unie Eureka 1973 “Thermetcoat” (EU) Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20430508 Keywords : Elastic Pro perties * Defects * Thermal spraying * Nickel alloy Subject RIV: JG - Metallurgy Impact factor: 1.559, year: 2006

La mise en œuvre de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification au Burkina Faso

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Lynda Hubert Ta

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Parmi les instruments internationaux issus de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l’environnement et le développement ou Sommet de la Terre, qui s’est tenue en 1992 à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil, la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification a été adoptée à Paris le 17 juin 1994. 193 États l’ont ratifiée. En effet, reconnaissant la désertification comme un problème environnemental, social et économique grave et persistant, malgré les efforts de la communauté internationale pour en venir à bout, les États présents à Rio ont exprimé leurs préoccupations face à ce problème et ont pris la résolution de préparer un accord dédié à la lutte contre la désertification. Cet accord est devenu l’une des pierres angulaires du droit international de l’environnement. Juridiquement contraignant pour les Parties qui doivent en appliquer les dispositions, les échos du discours global qu’il véhicule sont appelés à être intégrés aux politiques nationales des Parties, particulièrement les pays les plus affectés par le phénomène de désertification comme le Burkina Faso. Le présent article a pour objectif de questionner la mise en œuvre de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification dans ce pays, plus d’une vingtaine d’années après son adoption, afin de porter un regard critique sur le chemin parcouru et celui qu’il reste à parcourir pour en vue des objectifs de la Convention.

La Unión Europea y el nuevo terrorismo islamista

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Gustavo Díaz

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Los ataques yihadistas cometidos en Europa desde comienzos de 2015 han puesto de manifiesto que la amenaza del terrorismo islamista late en el corazón del viejo continente. La expansión del Estado Islámico (ISIS ha incrementado el flujo de europeos que viajan a Siria e Irak para unirse a sus filas. Al menos, 30.000 combatientes procedentes de todo el mundo han hecho ya este trayecto para luchar bajo las órdenes del autoproclamado "califato". A falta de una política común, los Gobiernos de los países miembros de la Unión Europea intentan coordinar medidas de contraterrorismo. A corto plazo, el objetivo es evitar que ciudadanos europeos viajen a los territorios controlados por ISIS y vigilar a los sospechosos de haberse radicalizado, así como a los retornados. Incrementar la cooperación con los países del sur de Mediterráneo y el Sahel es otra de las prioridades. A largo plazo, sin embargo, será necesario desmontar la narrativa yihadista y promover medidas de integración de los jóvenes musulmanes que viven en Europa

Bush v. Bin Laden: Effect of State Emotion on Perceived Threat is Mediated by Emotion Towards the Threat Agent (Bush vs. Ben Laden: l’Effet de l’Emotion etat sur la Menace Percue est Mediatisees par l’Emotion vis-a-vis de l’Agent Menacant)

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2009-07-01

auteurs discu- tent des implications des resultats pour les theories qui postulent un effet de I’emotion sur la perception du risque et pour com...effect of global negative emotion on perceived threat . The authors discuss implications of the findings for theories that postulate an effect of... auteurs ont mene une etude perception j emotion j experimentale afin d’examiner les effets d’etats emotionnels Specifi- ques (peur et colere) et globaux

Le problème de la discrimination raciale dans les établissements scolaires américains The racial discrimination problem in American schools(about a book by Anthony Amsterdam and Jerome Bruner

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Remi Clignet

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Le présent article, réalisé à partir de l’ouvrage d’Amsterdam et Bruner Minding the law a pour objet le problème de la discrimination raciale aux Etats-Unis à partir de l’analyse des différents arrêts rendus par la Cour Suprême, afin de déterminer leur valeur objective ainsi que leur portée juridique. L’ouvrage concerné consiste à analyser, d’une part, le contenu des arrêts et, d’autre part, leur application dans la société américaine afin d’évaluer la mise en œuvre du programme mettant fin à la discrimination raciale dans les établissements scolaires. Or l’analyse par les auteurs de tous les arrêts rendus de 1896 à 1977 révèle une anomalie dans l’application du programme, tant sur le plan théorique que pratique.

Gossip Girls : le rôle du potin dans quelques romans pour adolescentes

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Daniela Di Cecco

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Cet article explore le rôle joué par le potin dans une sélection de romans anglophones publiés aux Etats-Unis et au Canada pour adolescentes et préadolescentes. Des études psychologiques et sociologiques récentes sur les agressions féminines et la façon dont les filles infligent de la peine aux autres filles de façon indirecte et voilée servent de cadre à notre analyse. Le fait que la violence physique soit considérée comme un comportement réservé aux garçons et donc inapproprié pour les filles, incite les adolescentes à agir autrement. Le potin devient parfois une arme pour marginaliser ou punir une fille, mais il peut aussi jouer un rôle positif au niveau de la cohésion d’une bande et de la solidarité entre filles.

Preparación de columnas de afinidad con actina -F y actina-G para la obtención de proteínas de unión a actina en Plasmodium falciparum

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Claudia Forero

1997-09-01

Full Text Available Con el fin de obtener proteínas de unión a actina de extractos de P. falciparum marcados radioactivamente, se prepararon columnas de afinidad con actina-F (fibrilar, actina-G (globular y albúmina sérica bovina. Se comprobó la polimerización y se cuantificó la unión de los ligandos a la resina activada. Los resultados obtenidos demostraron una alta especificidad de las columnas. Se obtuvieron cuatro proteínas que se unieron a la columna de actina-G y 16 que se unieron a la columna de actina-F.

Preliminary data from {gamma}-cardiography during the abatement of an asthmatic attack (1961); Premieres donnees de la {gamma}-cardiographie au decours de l'etat de mal asthmatique (1961)

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Georges, R; Vernejoul, P de; Raynaud, C; Blanchon, P; Kellershohn, C; Turiaf, J [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1961-07-01

The authors used gamma cardiology during the abatement of 16 cases of asthma with a view to detecting heart attacks not otherwise visible with routine methods of examination: clinical, radiological and electro-cardio-graphical. In gamma cardiology, a radioactive indicator is used and its path followed in the cavities of the heart. The method makes it possible to study the circulation in the right heart, the pulmonary crossing, and the left heart, as well as evaluation of the heart-flow. As a result of their investigations the authors, after having discussed the significance of the data obtained with the method, suggest that it is possible by the use of gamma cardiography during the abatement of an asthma attack: 1- To confirm attacks of the right heart which have already been detected by ordinary methods. 2- To confirm the presence of modifications in the recorded curves which suggest, in the case of the left heart, possible attack; such on attack is also indicated, in a small number of cases, by electrocardiography curves. Some considerations are put forward by the authors concerning the physiopathology of attacks on the left heart. (authors) [French] Les auteurs ont fait appel a la gammacardiographie au decours de 16 cas d'etat de mal asthmatique, dans le but d'objectiver des atteintes cardiaques incapables d'etre revelees par les moyens d'exploration de routine: cliniques, radiologiques et electrocardiographiques. La gammacardiographie est un procede qui enregistre a l'aide d'un indicateur radioactif, le trajet de celui-ci dans les cavites cardiaques. Elle permet l'etude de la circulation dans le coeur droit, de la traversee pulmonaire, et le coeur gauche, de meme que le calcul du debit cardiaque. Au terme de leurs investigations, les auteurs apres avoir discute la signification des donnees fournies par la methode admettent que la gammacardiographie objective au secours de l'etat de mal asthmatique: 1- La confirmation de l'atteinte du coeur droit deja etablie

A União Europeia num mundo em mudança: Era Trump 2.0?

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Marco Martins

2017-05-01

Full Text Available A presente análise visa compreender como a União Europeia se enquadra nesta nova realidade internacional, na sequência das eleições norte-americanas para Presidente, tendo revertido a escolha em Donald Trump, em detrimento da sua adversária Hillary Clinton. Importa, assim, compreender como a União Europeia se posicionará nas relações internacionais, readaptando a sua política externa, defesa e segurança, para além das consequências do Brexit, necessitando de reencontrar o seu caminho e o seu projeto em nome da construção europeia e de seus valores democráticos, identitários e culturais num mundo em mudança, com o surgimento de novos atores, desde os BRICS ao ciberespaço, desafiando todo o legado imanente da Paz de Vestefália. Estaremos perante uma nova era, uma nova ordem mundial ou apenas numa regressão entre novos e velhos tempos? | The European Union in a changing world. The Trump Era 2.0? The present analysis aims to understand how the European Union fits into this new international reality following the US presidential election, having reversed the election in Donald Trump, to the detriment of his adversary Hillary Clinton. It is therefore important to understand how the European Union will position itself in international relations, by adapting its foreign, defense and security policies, in addition to the consequences of Brexit, needing to rediscover its way and its project in the name of European construction and its democratic, identity and cultural values in a changing world, with the emergence of new actors from the BRICS to cyberspace, defying the entire immanent legacy of Westphalia Peace. Are we facing a new era, a new world order, or just a regression between old and new times?

Viscosity overshoot followed by steady state measured in uni-axial elongation of LDPE. Ole Hassager, Henrik Koblitz Rasmussen, Anders Bach and Jens Kromann Nielsen

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Rasmussen, Henrik Koblitz; Hassager, Ole; Bach, Anders

2004-01-01

The transient (e.g. start up of) elongational viscosity of three low-density polyethylene (LDPE) melts (BASF Lupolen 1810H, 1840D and 3020D) was measured using a filament stretching rheometer (FSR) capable of measuring at elevated temperatures. The transient uni-axial elongational viscosity showe...

Inelastic neutron scattering studies of TbNiAlH sub 1 sub . sub 4 and UNiAlH sub 2 sub . sub 0 hydrides

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Bordallo, H N; Kolomiets, A V; Kalceff, W; Nakotte, H; Eckert, J

2003-01-01

The optical vibrations of hydrogen in TbNiAlH sub 1 sub . sub 4 and UNiAlH sub 2 sub . sub 0 were investigated by means of inelastic neutron scattering. The experimental data were analysed, including multiphonon neutron scattering contributions, calculated in an isotropic harmonic approximation. At least two fundamental H optical peaks were observed in TbNiAlH sub 1 sub . sub 4 , and were assigned to the vibrational modes of hydrogen atoms occupying different interstitial sites in the metal sublattice. The high-energy part of the UNiAlH sub 2 sub . sub 0 spectra is characterized by strong anharmonicity, and a broad fundamental band. The latter can be accounted for by a large dispersion of phonon modes due to the strong H-H interactions, and/or different metal-hydrogen force constants, which may originate from different metal atoms surrounding the H atoms in the unit cell.

Observatorio de Política Internacional III. EUROPA, ASIA y AFRICA - Unión Europea. 'Tragedia griega' siglo XXI

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Neira Fernández, Enrique

2010-01-01

Grecia diseña e inicia en el mundo los juegos olímpicos, una fabulosa arquitectura, obras literarias y pensamiento filosófico que conquistaron el Imperio Romano y que son hoy parte de nuestra cultura occidental. Grecia sigue siendo pequeña pero influyente. Como miembro reciente de la Unión Europea, su actual traspiés económico hace trastabillar –por primera vez- la importante zona del euro. 1-2

Fatores associados ao desperdício de recursos da saúde repassados pela união aos municípios auditados pela Controladoria Geral da União

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Lidiane Nazaré da Silva Dias

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Este estudo trata dos fatores associados aos desperdícios ativo (corrupção e passivo (ineficiência que ocorrem no processo de gestão pública, aqui focado nos gastos com saúde pública. Buscando chamar a atenção para a ocorrência do desperdício passivo, a pesquisa investigou a seguinte questão: quais fatores de desperdício ativo e passivo estão associados com as irregularidades na gestão dos recursos repassados pela União aos municípios brasileiros para a área de saúde no ano de 2010? As evidências empíricas foram obtidas nos relatórios de auditoria da Controladoria Geral da União (CGU elaborados no ano de 2010 referentes a 102 municípios fiscalizados. Para a identificação do desperdício ativo foram observadas 3 variáveis e para o desperdício passivo 17 variáveis. Os dados relativos às variáveis foram submetidos a uma análise fatorial para agrupá-los em fatores associados estatisticamente com as irregularidades na gestão dos recursos destinados à saúde pública dos municípios auditados. Os resultados da pesquisa não mostraram nível adequado de significância para o desperdício ativo, enquanto que, para o desperdício passivo, evidenciaram três fatores denominados: Fator 1 Inadequabilidade Administrativa (o qual agrupou as variáveis: não pagamento de tributos, não ocorrência de contrapartida e má administração; Fator 2 Fraca Fiscalização (o qual agrupou as variáveis: inexistência ou fraca atuação do conselho e licitação fracionamento; e Fator 3 Baixo nível de Compliance (o qual agrupou as variáveis: licitação irregular e irregularidade não relacionada ao Prefeito. A principal conclusão da pesquisa relaciona-se à identificação da necessidade da implantação de mecanismos de governança no setor público, os quais poderiam reduzir o desperdício ativo e passivo.

Influence of ambient moisture on the compaction behavior of microcrystalline cellulose powder undergoing uni-axial compression and roller-compaction: a comparative study using near-infrared spectroscopy.

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Gupta, Abhay; Peck, Garnet E; Miller, Ronald W; Morris, Kenneth R

2005-10-01

This study evaluates the effect of variation in the ambient moisture on the compaction behavior of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) powder. The study was conducted by comparing the physico-mechanical properties of, and the near infrared (NIR) spectra collected on, compacts prepared by roller compaction with those collected on simulated ribbons, that is, compacts prepared under uni-axial compression. Relative density, moisture content, tensile strength (TS), and Young modulus were used as key sample attributes for comparison. Samples prepared at constant roller compactor settings and feed mass showed constant density and a decrease in TS with increasing moisture content. Compacts prepared under uni-axial compression at constant pressure and compact mass showed the opposite effect, that is, density increased while TS remained almost constant with increasing moisture content. This suggests difference in the influence of moisture on the material under roller compaction, in which the roll gap (i.e., thickness and therefore density) remains almost constant, vs. under uni-axial compression, in which the thickness is free to change in response to the applied pressure. Key sample attributes were also related to the NIR spectra using multivariate data analysis by the partial least squares projection to latent structures (PLS). Good agreement was observed between the measured and the NIR-PLS predicted values for all key attributes for both, the roller compacted samples as well as the simulated ribbons. Copyright (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association

Quo Vadis “Europa Verde”? - A Política de Ambiente da União Europeia e o Combate às Alterações Climáticas

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Amparo Sereno

2018-05-01

Full Text Available A Política de Ambiente da União Europeia é hoje uma das mais avançadas a nível mundial, o que se corresponde com uma legislação muito rica e inovadora sobre os vários sectores ambientais: a água, o meio marinho, a biodiversidade ou os resíduos e a denominada «economia circular», entre outras muitas áreas. Porém, a União Europeia destacou-se, sobretudo, a nível internacional, pelo combate convicto contra o aquecimento do planeta. A União tem-se tornado, sucessivamente, na grande impulsionadora de acordos internacionais sobre alterações climáticas, quer pelo seu papel ativo nas negociações, quer pelo seu empenho na definição de um modelo de economia sustentável. No entanto, só a partir da COP 15, realizada em 2009 na Copenhaga, a doutrina começou a refletir sobre as razões dos sucessos e insucessos da União nesta matéria. No presente artigo, estudam-se as causas que levaram à União Europeia a tornar-se num líder nas negociações sobre alterações climáticas, desde o Protocolo de Quioto (1997, passando pelo fracasso de Copenhaga (2009, até Paris (2015, e o “depois de Paris” até agora. | "Quo Vadis “Green Europe?” – An Environmental Policy of the European Union and the fight against climate change." The Environmental Policy of the European Union is today one of the most advanced in the world. It results in a very rich and innovative legislation on the various environmental sectors: water, marine environment, biodiversity or waste and the so-called circular economy, among many other areas. However, the European Union stood out, especially at the international level, for the strong fight against global warming. The Union has successively become the driving force behind international agreements on climate change, including its active role in negotiation and its contributions in the design of a model of sustainable economy. However, it was not until the COP 15 of Copenhagen (2009 when scholars studied the

Evolució del marc constitucional de la Unió Europea en la regulació de la inversió estrangera directa

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Hector López Bofill

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Amb l’entrada en vigor del Tractat de Lisboa la Unió Europea (UE ha assumit competències en matèria d’inversió estrangera directa. Aquest article descriu el sistema de distribució competencial entre la Unió i els estats membres en aquest àmbit, remarca les competències retingudes pels estats i exercides a través dels tractats bilaterals d’inversió i perfila els instruments que poden fer compatible la política d’inversions de la UE amb la política d’inversions desplegada pels estats. En particular, el text se centra en el desenvolupament de la política de la UE a partir dels nous acords globals d’inversió a punt de ser ratificats o en fase de negociació (com en el cas de l’acord amb el Canadà, de l’acord amb Singapur o de l’acord amb els Estats Units i aprofundeix en les conseqüències derivades de l’establiment d’un sistema de resolució de controvèrsies inversor/estat previst en aquests acords i la seva compatibilitat amb el principi d’autonomia del dret de la UE.

Una política, tres perspectivas : la Unión Europea y el intercambio del banano

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Wiley, James

2014-01-01

En julio de 1993, la Unión Europea (U.E.) inició el Reglamento (C.E.E.) Número 404/93 como su nueva política para gobernar la importación del banano. Este acto fue parte de su intento de crear un mercado común entre los quince países miembros. Como el mercado bananero más grande del mundo, la UE y sus políticas tienen un gran impacto sobre la producción y el intercambio de esta fruta, la fruta fresca del volumen más grande del intercambio mundial. Esta ponencia considera la nueva política y s...

La Unión General de Trabajadores en Cantabria (1888-1917 : nacimiento y desarrollo de una estructura societaria

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Antonio Santoveña Setién

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo estudia la trayectoria histórica de la Unión General de Trabajadores en Cantabria entre agosto de 1888 (en que fue creada y finales de 1917 (cuando, debido a la huelga general revolucionaría de ese año, quedó desmantelada temporalmente. Para ello, el texto se divide en tres partes: mientras la inicial coincide con el establecimiento de las primeras sociedades de resistencia en Santander, la segunda se centra en la expansión obrerista producida desde 1898 tanto en esta ciudad como en otras localidades de la región citada; por último, el tercer apartado analiza la evolución de las colectividades proletarias a partir de 1905.This paper is the result of research into the historical evolution of the General Workers Union in Cantabria between August 1888 (in which it was founded and the end of 1917 (when, due to the revolutionary general strike of that year, the organization was temporarily prohibited. For this purpose, the paper is divided into three parís. The first deals with the creation of the earliest trade unión societies in Santander. The second is centred on the growth of the working-class movement from 1898 as in this city as in other localities in the same región. Lastly, the third examines the evolution of the proletarian societies since 1905.

Initiation of detonation by impact on granular explosives; Contribution a l'etude de la generation de la detonation provoquee par impact sur un explosif

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Bernier, H [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1964-05-15

A good number of experiments have shown up the particular behaviour of granular explosives when they are detonated by barrier transmitted shocks. Similar results can be obtained when the shock is induced by impact. In this case the pressure signal shape applied at the explosive is better known and both its intensity and duration can be varied. By using a mathematical model in which the law of chemical kinetics is a linear function of pressure, and different temperatures are used for solids and gases, it is possible to describe most of the behaviour of detonation initiation in solid granular explosives. (author) [French] De nombreuses etudes experimentales ont montre le comportement particulier des explosifs granulaires lors de la detonation provoquee par choc transmis a travers une barriere. Les memes resultats peuvent etre obtenus lorsque la detonation est engendree par impact. Dans ce cas, la forme du signal de pression induit dans l'explosif est mieux connue, et il est possible d'en faire varier l'intensite et la duree d'application. Un modele mathematique utilisant une loi de cinetique chimique fonction lineaire de la pression et ou les temperatures des etats solide et gazeux pendant la reaction sont differenciees, permet de retrouver la plupart des caracteres specifiques de la generation dans un explosif solide granulaire. (auteur)

Perfil de mercado de la Unión Europea y los países de la EFTA

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Casadiego, Vanessa; Villegas, Melissa; Beltrán, Paula Daniela

2015-01-01

El presente trabajo de grado busca evaluar el perfil del mercado de la Unión Europea y los países de la EFTA para identificar las oportunidades comerciales de Colombia, más específicamente en los siguientes países: Suiza, Noruega, Liechtenstein, Islandia, Republica Checa, Rumania y Suecia. A través de esta investigación se realizó un análisis de los 25 productos más exportados de Colombia a cada uno de los países estudiados, tomando en cuenta sus códigos arancelarios. Adicionalmente, se e...

La Unión Europea y el proceso de revisión constitucional en Francia (1992-2008

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Andoni Perez Ayala

2009-05-01

Full Text Available Se estudia en este trabajo el intenso proceso de revisión constitucional que ha tenido lugar en Francia desde los comienzos de la pasada década (1992 como consecuencia del desarrollo del proceso de integración europea en este último periodo. Se examinan, en particular, las siete revisiones constitucionales que, entre 1992 y 2008, se han sucedido en el país vecino con el fin de hacer compatible la Constitución francesa con el nuevo marco supraestatal europeo que vienen definiendo los sucesivos Tratados de la Unión Europea

Multi-Level Pre-Correlation RFI Flagging for Real-Time Implementation on UniBoard

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Dumez-Viou, Cédric; Weber, Rodolphe; Ravier, Philippe

2016-03-01

Because of the denser active use of the spectrum, and because of radio telescopes higher sensitivity, radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigation has become a sensitive topic for current and future radio telescope designs. Even if quite sophisticated approaches have been proposed in the recent years, the majority of RFI mitigation operational procedures are based on post-correlation corrupted data flagging. Moreover, given the huge amount of data delivered by current and next generation radio telescopes, all these RFI detection procedures have to be at least automatic and, if possible, real-time. In this paper, the implementation of a real-time pre-correlation RFI detection and flagging procedure into generic high-performance computing platforms based on field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) is described, simulated and tested. One of these boards, UniBoard, developed under a Joint Research Activity in the RadioNet FP7 European programme is based on eight FPGAs interconnected by a high speed transceiver mesh. It provides up to 4 TMACs with ®Altera Stratix IV FPGA and 160 Gbps data rate for the input data stream. The proposed concept is to continuously monitor the data quality at different stages in the digital preprocessing pipeline between the antennas and the correlator, at the station level and the core level. In this way, the detectors are applied at stages where different time-frequency resolutions can be achieved and where the interference-to-noise ratio (INR) is maximum right before any dilution of RFI characteristics by subsequent channelizations or signal recombinations. The detection decisions could be linked to a RFI statistics database or could be attached to the data for later stage flagging. Considering the high in-out data rate in the pre-correlation stages, only real-time and go-through detectors (i.e. no iterative processing) can be implemented. In this paper, a real-time and adaptive detection scheme is described. An ongoing case study has been

Analysis of a front suspension system for UniART FSAE car using FEA

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Zaidie, M. N. A.; Hashim, M. S. M.; Tasyrif, M.; Basha, M. H.; Ibrahim, I.; Kamaruddin, N. S.; Shahriman, A. B.

2017-10-01

In recent years, many research works from institutions that participated in Formula SAE had highlighted on suspension systems. The aim is to improve the system in term of performance and robustness. However, every suspension system for a racing car is tailored to the car itself. Thus, this paper proposes a new design for front suspension system for UniART FSAE car. The new design was than being compared to the previous suspension system for enhancement. The analysis covered in this paper based on several conditions such as braking, cornering and bumping condition and was carried out using finite element analysis. Each main component for the suspension system such as lower arm, upper arm and knuckle has been analysed in term of strength and performance. From the results, the proposed new design of the suspension system has improved in term of strength and performance compared to the previous suspension system.

Refugiados como “moneda de cambio”. Sobre el acuerdo entre la Unión Europea y Turquía de 18 de marzo de 2016

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Javier de Lucas

2016-08-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo analiza las consecuencias políticas de la así denominada “crisis de los refugiados” en la Unión Europea y las respuestas políticas que los Estados miembros han encontrado para solucionar dicha crisis, en especial, el acuerdo firmado entre la Unión Europea y Turquía, para argumentar que dicho acuerdo es un paso más en el proceso, actualmente en marcha, de relativización, recorte o incluso vaciamiento del derecho de asilo. Para ello se describirá, en un primer momento, las principales características del acuerdo, para, a continuación, demostrar que se trata de un acuerdo ilegal, ilegítimo e ineficaz y, finalmente, avanzar con una interpretación acerca de los motivos que pueden estar por detrás de la decisión de celebrar dicho acuerdo.

La difficile émergence du droit à l’eau, de sa reconnaissance internationale à sa mise en œuvre à l’échelle nationale : les cas de la France et du Royaume-Uni

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TSANGA TABI, Marie ; GREMMEL, Jeanne

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Depuis le milieu des années 1970, les pays industrialisés connaissent des changements socio-économiques qui engendrent de nouvelles formes de précarité. Celles-ci se manifestent en particulier par une « pauvreté en eau ».À travers les exemples de la France et du Royaume-Uni, il est intéressant d'évaluer la portée et les limites de l'énoncé du droit humain à l'eau proclamé par l'Organisation des Nations Unies puis le Conseil des droits de l'Homme en 2010.

Design optimization of rear uprights for UniMAP Automotive Racing Team Formula SAE racing car

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Azmeer, M.; Basha, M. H.; Hamid, M. F.; Rahman, M. T. A.; Hashim, M. S. M.

2017-10-01

In an automobile, the rear upright are used to provide a physical mounting and links the suspension arms to the hub and wheel assembly. In this work, static structural and shape optimization analysis for rear upright for UniMAP’s Formula SAE racing car had been done using ANSYS software with the objective to reduce weight while maintaining the structural strength of the vehicle upright. During the shape optimization process, the component undergoes 25%, 50% and 75 % weight reduction in order to find the best optimal shape of the upright. The final design of the upright is developed considering the weight reduction, structural integrity and the manufacturability. The final design achieved 21 % weight reduction and is able to withstand several loads.

El nuevo enfoque de la política audiovisual de la Unión Europea

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Lic. Carmina Crusafón Baqués

1999-01-01

Full Text Available La política audiovisual de la Unión Europea ha modificado entre 1994 y 1998 su enfoque principal en respuesta a la nueva situación coyuntural que vive el sector en el ámbito mundial Durante este periodo, sus actuaciones han mostrado una primacía económico-industrial (programa MEDIA y el Fondo Europeo de Garantía dejando en segundo plano la dimensión cultural; una mayor coordinación con los proyectos de la sociedad de la información (libro verde sobre la convergencia y el mantenimiento un cierto carácter proteccionista (directiva televisión sin fronteras y el énfasis en el déficit comercial con los Estados Unidos.

La protection de la jeunesse comme légitimation du contrôle des médias

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Jean-Matthieu Méon

2004-09-01

Full Text Available Cet article propose une analyse comparée des dispositifs créés en France et aux Etats-Unis au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale pour contrôler le contenu des publications destinées à la jeunesse. Il présente les mobilisations qui ont dénoncé le danger des publications « démoralisatrices » et « criminogènes » et la diversité des dispositifs alors mis en place, public en France et privé aux Etats-Unis. Ce faisant, il souligne l’importance du discours de protection de la jeunesse comme légitimation d’un contrôle des médias. L’approche comparée démontre aussi que les rapports pouvoirs / médias doivent être replacés dans leurs contextes historiques, nationaux, sociaux et politiques.Este artículo es un estudio comparado de los dispositivos instaurados tras la II Guerra Mundial en Francia y en Estados Unidos para controlar el contenido de las publicaciones destinadas a la juventud. Analiza la movilización de ciertos grupos, que denunciaron el peligro de esas publicaciones consideradas “desmoralizadoras” y “criminógenas”, y la diversidad de los dispositivos creados entonces, estatales en Francia y privados en EE. UU. De hecho, subraya la importancia del discurso de protección de la juventud para legitimar el control de los medios de comunicación. El enfoque comparativo demuestra también que las relaciones poderes / medios de comunicación no se pueden entender sin tomar en cuenta el contexto histórico, nacional, social y político.This paper proposes a comparative analysis of the systems created in France and in the United States after the Second World War in order to control the content of youth publications. It presents the mobilizations that denounced the danger of “demoralizing” and “crime-inducing” publications and the diversity of the systems thus created – public control in France, private control in the United States. So, this paper emphasises the importance of the discourses

La ruée vers l’or. Nouveaux écrans, nouvelles recettes ?

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Joël Augros

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Autrefois assises sur l’unique marché des salles, les sources des recettes du cinéma se sont multipliées à l’apparition de nouveaux écrans (télévision, vidéo pour adopter un mode séquentiel (les fenêtres de diffusion. Après une certaine stabilisation dans les années 80, l’arrivée sur le marché d’autres écrans (internet, écrans portables met à mal en France et aux Etats-Unis la périodisation installée. Alors qu’en France, le mode de financement du cinéma et la place cruciale de Canal Plus dans les recettes du cinéma conduisent à un raccourcissement de la séquence sans que les professionnels n’envisagent une disparition du modèle, aux Etats-Unis, le déclin du marché vidéo met à l’ordre du jour une abolition pure et simple du séquençage. Les compagnies indépendantes notamment expérimentent de façon croissante les sorties de films sur tous les écrans disponibles sous l’œil intéressé des majors, prêtes à adopter le modèle s’il s’avère pertinent.Stemming ab initio exclusively from the theatre box-office, revenues of films diversified when television and video became alternative ways of screening movies. Thus, a business model was established and stabilized in the 1980s along screening windows. The digital revolution broke this business model in France as well as in the United States. However, while in France, the film investment schemes and Canal Plus Group’s established position as a major source of finance led to the shortening of release windows but not to the disappearance of the release windows format, in the United States, the declining DVD sales and revenues forced the major studios to study new methods of distribution and new business models, based on day-and-date releases and on the gradual dissolution of the windows model. The major companies have been carefully watching the independent film companies experimentations with release windows ready to adopt this new business model if

Evidence for a New Magnetoelectric Effect of Current-Induced Magnetization in a Toroidal Magnetic Ordered State of UNi$_4$B

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Saito, Hiraku; Uenishi, Kenta; Miura, Naoyuki; Tabata, Chihiro; Hidaka, Hiroyuki; Yanagisawa, Tatsuya; Amitsuka, Hiroshi

2018-01-01

Magnetization measurements under direct electric currents were performed for toroidal magnetic ordered state of UNi$_4$B to test a recent theoretical prediction of current-induced magnetization in a metallic system lacking local inversion symmetry.We found that each of the electric currents parallel to [$2\\bar{1}\\bar{1}0$] and [$0001$] in the hexagonal 4-index notation induces uniform magnetization in the direction of [$01\\bar{1}0$].The observed behavior of the induced magnetization is essent...

Automated analysis of off-line measured gamma-spectra using UniSampo gamma-ray spectrum analysis software including criterias for alarming systems

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Nikkinen, M.T.

2005-01-01

In many laboratories the number of measured routine gamma-spectra can be significant and the labour work to review all the data is time consuming and expensive task. In many cases the routine sample does not normally contain radiation above a detectable level, and still the review of the spectra has to be performed. By introducing simple rules for emerging conditions, the review work can be significantly reduced. In one case the need to review the environmental measurement spectra was reduced to less than 1% compared to the original need, which in turn made the review personnel available for more useful functions. Using the UniSampo analysis system, the analysis results of spectra that are causing alarming conditions can be transmitted via e-mail to any address. Some systems are even equipped with the capability to forward these results to hand-portable telephones or pagers. This is a very practical solution for automated environmental monitoring, when the sample spectra are collected automatically and transmitted to central computer for further analysis. Set up of an automatic analysis system, rules for the emerging conditions, technical solutions for an automated alarming system and a generic hypothesis test for the alarming system developed for UniSampo analysis software are described. (author)

Análisis de la producción y comercialización del banano, su aceptación y evolución frente al Tratado de Libre Comercio con la Unión Europea

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Rojas, Miguel Angel; Rodríguez, María Vanessa

2015-01-01

Colombia ha sido tradicionalmente un país exportador de banano, incluso éste producto es uno de los que conforman la canasta de los tradicionales. Ahora bien, con el Tratado de Libre Comercio con la Unión Europea es factible que su posición mejore en este mercado de más de 500 millones de habitantes, sin embargo, y bajo el supuesto que a futuro Ecuador ( el primer productor mundial) y Costa Rica suscriban TLC´S con la Unión Europea . El país ha emprendido una etapa de transformación que ...

UniTV, canal de televisión de la Universidad de Huelva: hacia una TV universitaria de calidad

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José Ignacio Aguaded Gómez

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Las universidades españolas han optado por incorporar el vídeo a los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje mediante la integración de contenidos en los portales corporativos de televisión, el uso de tecnologías informáticas y el uso de Internet; con ello pretenden dar un impulso a la docencia y a la inves­tigación mediante la divulgación de los contenidos a través de los medios audiovisuales en red. Con la colaboración del Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, a través de Red.es, la Universidad de Huelva cuenta con el canal de televisión universitario, UniTV, donde la formación, investigación, divulga­ción y ciencia son los pilares que fundamentan la producción audiovisual, un portal que cuenta con televisión a la carta y emisión en directo. UniTV, el canal de televisión de la Universidad de Huelva, pretende mediante el uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, a través de internet y de la tecnología streaming, alcanzar un acceso universal para divulgar sus activida­des y conseguir que la educación, la investigación, los proyectos, ciclos de conferencias e información en general de la institución, lleguen a la comunidad universitaria y a la vez al resto del mundo.

Les violences politiques dans les Etats de la Caraïbe insulaire (1945 à nos jours La violencia política en el Caribe insular Political violence in the Caribbean Islands

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Laurent Jalabert

2003-09-01

Full Text Available La violence politique dans les Etats indépendants de la Caraïbe insulaire (Cuba, Haïti, Saint-Domingue, Jamaïque, Trinidad… de 1945 à nos jours est une caractéristique constante des pratiques politiques en vigueur dans ces pays. La violence politique s’y est érigée au titre de « culture politique », aussi bien à l’intérieur de régimes autoritaires (Cuba, Haïti, Saint-Domingue, que dans les processus de transition démocratique (Haïti, Saint-Domingue, voire dans les démocraties (Jamaïque, Trinidad…. L’approche comparative révèle des différences flagrantes dans le degré de violences selon les types de régime et des nuances à l’intérieur de chaque type. Cependant, malgré ces degrés divers, qui vont parfois jusqu’à la terreur systématique, les « violences politiques » se retrouvent régulièrement dans l’ensemble des Etats comme une pratique de gouvernement, et comme un mode d’expression de la société civile, ou des opinions. Elle est bien une « forme de la culture politique » des Etats de la Caraïbe insulaire.Desde 1945, la violencia política en los Estados independientes del Caribe insular (Cuba, Haití, Santo Domingo, Jamaica, Trinidad… es una característica constante de las prácticas políticas vigentes en dichos países. La violencia política adquirió la dimensión de « cultura política », tanto en el seno de los regímenes autoritarios (Cuba, Haití, Santo Domingo, como en los procesos de transición democrática (Haití, Santo Domingo, incluso en las democracias (Jamaica, Trinidad…. El enfoque comparativo subraya claras diferencias en cuanto al grado de violencias que encierra cada clase de régimen y en cuanto a los matices inherentes a cada uno. Sin embargo, a pesar de esos diversos grados, que, a veces, alcanzan el terror sistemático, las violencias políticas suelen existir en la totalidad de los Estados como si fueran una costumbre gubernamental, y una manera de

Conference: Seeing two black holes merge (with gravitational waves!) | 14 September | Uni Dufour

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2016-01-01

GW150914: the first direct observation of gravitational waves from the inspiral and merger of two black holes - Conference by Prof. Bruce Allen, Albert Einstein Institute Hannover.   "Seeing two black holes merge (with gravitational waves!)" Uni Dufour - Auditorium U300 Wednesday, 14 September at 7 p.m.   Bruce Allen. (Photo: ©F. Vinken/MPG) Abstract: On 14 September 2015, the advanced LIGO gravitational wave instruments detected the gravitational wave signal emitted as two black holes, about one billion light years away from Earth, made a final few orbits around each other then merged together. This was big news around the world, because scientists have tried to make such observations for more than half a century. Before they merged, the two black holes were about 29 and 36 times as massive as the sun; after the merger was complete, a single black hole about 62 times the sun's mass was left behind. I'll describe what black holes are, how they (...

Teaching and learning in the international classroom: quality principles and lessons learned from the IntlUni project

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Lauridsen, Karen M.; Cozart, Stacey Marie

2015-01-01

, and expectations about the teaching and learning processes and outcomes. Certainly, many teachers in these settings are meeting the challenges of this diversity, and some are leveraging it to improve student learning and intercultural competence. Nevertheless, the work of IntlUni, an Erasmus Academic Network (2012......As higher education in Europe becomes increasingly internationalized, many higher education institutions are facing new diversity issues as well as opportunities arising from educational settings where students and teachers often have different first languages, cultural backgrounds...... of principles for quality teaching and learning in the international classroom, developed by the network, as well as a number of the important lessons learned...

US National Security Strategy and preemption; Le concept de preemption dans la strategie de securite nationale des Etats-Unis

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Kristensen, H.M. [Federation of American Scientists, Washington, D.C. (United States)

2006-07-15

According to a US National Security Strategy analysis conducted in 2006, preemption has evolved from concept into doctrine. The concept plan for Global Strike (CONPLAN 8022-02) will be maintained by the Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike (JFCC-SGS), which is planned to be fully operational from the autumn of 2006. The aim of CONPLAN 8022 is to be able to destroy by nuclear weapons those targets that cannot be destroyed by other means. Should deterrence fail, weapons must be ready to be put to use, be they nuclear or conventional. (author)

MENGKAJI PELUANG PASAR INTERNASIONAL MELALUI KINERJA EKONOMI NEGARA-NEGARA UNI EROPA

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Devie Devie

2003-01-01

Full Text Available The economic integration through the establishment of European Union (EU which consists of 15 countries in January 1958 is aimed to facilitate economic collaboration and enhance the union members wealth. The last attempt of this economic integration can be seen in unifying the union member currency into EURO (although this attempt is not supported by England, Sweden, and Finland. This attempt has eventually changed the marketing stategy of many companies, excluding the countries of EU. Since they concentrate on penetrating EU's market. The data of EU's economic indicators show that, until the year of 2001, EU's countries have a great market opportunity for the countries outside EU. The market opporunity is based on the fact that EU countries hold the second best GDP, after USA. With 70.74% of this GDP, it is contributed export-import activities. Besides that, the economic growth rate of EU countries is 1,5% higher than USA, and the GDP per capita is relatively high and the population of EU countries is ranked to be no.3 after China and India. As for Indonesia, the currency rate of euro which is relatively stable. Is very beneficial The EU countries that have great market opportunities to enter to are Ireland, Luxembourge, and Finland. So far there has been 10 of the EU candidates countries with good economic performance except Turkey which could enhance in the future, if they become permananet members of the union Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : Integrasi ekonomi melalui pembentukan Uni Eropa atau Europen Union (EU sejak Januari 1958 dengan anggota 15 negara bertujuan memudahkan kerjasama ekonomi dan peningkatan kemakmuran anggotanya. Upaya terakhir dalam pengintegrasian ekonomi adalah penyatuan mata uang EURO, walaupun tidak diikuti oleh Inggeris, Swedia, dan Finlandia. Upaya ini sekaligus merubah strategi pemasaran bagi perusahaan di negara yang tidak termasuk anggota dalam memasuki pasar EU. Berdasarkan eksplorasi data indikator ekonomi EU

Estrategias de intervención en áreas urbanas inundables: el caso Bella Unión, Uruguay

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Adriana Piperno

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo es caracterizar y dar elementos para la acción en las áreas inundables de la ciudad de Bella Unión. Si bien las inundaciones no generan una situación de desastre, afectan fuertemente la economía local, impactando sobre sectores muy vulnerables de la población. El área inundable se ha visto incrementada a partir de 1979 por la puesta en funcionamiento de la represa de Salto Grande. Las acciones de indemnización se presentan como una oportunidad para realizar estudios pormenorizados de la zona y definir acciones convergentes e integrales para gestionar estas áreas. Se desarrolla una metodología basada en el análisis de la interacción del sistema hídrico con el sistema territorial, que permite reconocer los distintos niveles de riesgo de la zona afectada y los impactos asociados, considerando tanto el nivel de la amenaza como la vulnerabilidad de sus pobladores. El análisis incorpora igualmente las potencialidades de la zona, de forma de incorporar el río al imaginario colectivo de la ciudad.This study aims to characterize and provide items to operate in flooded areas of Bella Union city. Although floodings cannot be defined as disasters, they strongly affect the local economy, as they have an impact on vulnerable sectors of the population. Its floodplain has increased since 1979 by the installation of Salto Grande dam. Compensation actions arepresented as an opportunity for developing detailed studies of the area and definingfurther con vergent and integrated actions to manage these areas. The methodology is based on the analysis of the interaction of water and territorial systems, recognizing different levels of risk in the affected area and the associated impacts. It considers both the level of hazard and vulnerability of its inhabitants. It also recognizes the potential of the area to incorporate the river to the city's collective imaginary.

Unión Monetaria Norteamericana y la enfermedad holandesa en Canadá y México

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Mario Seccareccia

2009-05-01

Full Text Available R. Blecker y M. Seccareccia analizan de manera pormenorizado los efectos que ha tenido el incremento de la demanda de las materias primas, y en particular del petróleo, sobre los tipos de cambio de México y Canadá, y sus repercusiones sobre su dinámica económica. Igualmente profundizan en la relación de las políticas económicas seguidas en ambos países y sus objetivos de inflación. Mediante un esfuerzo comparativo con el sistema monetario europeo, se plantean los retos que supondría la conformación de una Unión Monetaria en la economía de América del Norte (Canadá, Estados Unidos y México.

The La Unión Au ± Cu prospect, Camagüey District, Cuba: fluid inclusion and stable isotope evidence for ore-forming processes

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Santana, Miriela María Ulloa; Moura, Márcia Abrahão; Olivo, Gema R.; Botelho, Nilson Francisquini; Kyser, T. Kurtis; Bühn, Bernhard

2011-01-01

The Camagüey district, Cuba, is known for its epithermal precious metal deposits in a Cretaceous volcanic arc setting. Recently, the La Unión prospect was discovered in the southern part of the district, containing gold and minor copper mineralization interpreted as porphyry type. Mineralization is hosted in a 73.0 ± 1.5 Ma calc-alkaline I-type oxidized porphyry quartz diorite intrusive within volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the early Cretaceous Guáimaro Formation. The porphyry is affected by propylitic alteration and crosscut by a network of quartz and carbonate veinlets and veins. Chlorite, epidote, sericite, quartz, and pyrite are the main minerals in the early veins which are cut by late carbonate and zeolite veins. Late barite pseudomorphously replaces pyrite. Gold is associated with pyrite as disseminations in the altered quartz diorite and in the veins, occurring as inclusions or filling fractures in pyrite with 4 g/t Au in bulk samples, and up to 900 ppm Au in in pyrite. Fluid inclusion and oxygen isotope data are consistent with a H2O-NaCl-(KCl) mineralizing fluid, derived from the quartz diorite magma, and trapped at least at 425°C and 1.2 kbar. This primary fluid unmixed into two fluid phases, a hypersaline aqueous fluid and a low-salinity vapor-rich fluid. Boiling during cooling may have played an important role in metal precipitation. Pyrite δ34S values for the La Unión prospect range between 0.71‰ and 1.31‰, consistent with a homogeneous magmatic sulfur source. The fluids in equilibrium with the mineralized rocks have estimated δ18O values from 8‰ to 11.8‰, calculated for a temperature range of 480-505°C. The tectonic environment of the La Unión prospect, its high gold and low copper contents, the physical-chemical characteristics of the mineralizing fluids and the isotopic signature of the alteration minerals and fluids indicate that the La Unión gold mineralization is similar to the porphyry gold type, even though the ore

La política de desarrollo rural en la Unión Europea y la iniciativa LEADER, una experiencia de éxito

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José Isabel Olvera Hernández

2009-01-01

Full Text Available En los últimos 40 años ha habido una evolución en la política de desarrollo rural en la Unión Europea, con énfasis en la iniciativa llamada Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Economie Rurale1 [Vinculación entre las acciones de desarrollo de la economía rural]. Son tres las etapas importantes que han marcado dicha política; cada una retoma los temas relevantes del periodo anterior y se agregan medidas nuevas con base en los objetivos prioritarios de los países que conforman la Unión Europea. Hay una relación directa entre la política de desarrollo rural y la de fondos estructurales, cuyo fin es mantener la cohesión social y económica entre los países de Europa y financiar las acciones con base en objetivos prioritarios. Según esta lógica se implementa la iniciativa mencionada, con un enfoque territorial, para atender las zonas rurales más atrasadas. El modelo ha sido exitoso en años recientes para alcanzar el desarrollo rural en los diversos territorios del bloque europeo.

Conference: Superconductivity, theory and practical challenges of a quantum phenonemon | 25 August | Uni Dufour

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2015-01-01

On Tuesday, 25 August, J. Georg Bednorz (Nobel prize in physics 1987, IBM Research Zurich) and Louis Taillefer (physicist and professor at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, and at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) will give a conference on the fascinating theme of superconductivity. "Superconductivity: theory and practical challenges of a quantum phenonemon" Uni Dufour Tuesday, 25 August at 7 p.m. This conference is organized by the Faculty of science of the University of Geneva, as part of the International Congress Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity (M2S - 2015). Discovered more than 100 years ago, superconductivity remains one of the most fascinating manifestations of the laws of physics, observable only at low temperatures. This phenomenon, which allows the transport of electricity without any loss of energy, leads to various technological applications, for example in magnetically levitated vehicles, in MRI and in ...

La lucha de la Unión Europea contra el crimen organizado transnacional. Estudio de caso: tráfico ilegal de armas pequeñas y ligeras provenientes de Albania y Kosovo (2001-2005)

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García Pinilla, Juan Daniel

2014-01-01

En el contexto de la lucha de la Unión Europea contra el crimen organizado transnacional, el tráfico ilegal de armas pequeñas y ligeras proveniente de los grupos criminales albaneses y kosovares, es uno de los delitos a los que la Unión Europea ha tenido que hacer frente. Así pues, esta investigación logró analizar cómo la falta de coordinación de las políticas europeas implementadas para luchar contra el tráfico ilegal de armas pequeñas y ligeras y la corrupción estatal en Albania y Kosovo, ...

Resistência de união à microtração de sistemas adesivos “condiciona-e-lava” de dois passos: efeito de diferentes tratamentos da superfície dentinária condicionada

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Tamíris Pereira da Costa NEVES

2017-05-01

Full Text Available Resumo Introdução A evolução dos sistemas adesivos permitiu que os fabricantes desenvolvessem materiais com técnicas cada vez mais simplificadas, porém que, ainda assim, promovessem adequados valores de resistência de união imediata. Sugere-se que alguns tratamentos da superfície dentinária podem favorecer esse processo de adesão. Objetivo Avaliar os efeitos de diferentes tratamentos, em superfície dentinária plana condicionada, sobre a resistência de união à microtração de sistemas adesivos do tipo “condiciona-e-lava” de dois passos. Material e método Noventa e seis terceiros molares humanos foram divididos em 12 grupos (n=8, aleatoriamente, de acordo com o sistema adesivo utilizado (GI: Adper Single Bond 2 - 3M ESPE; GII: Prime & Bond 2.1 - Dentsply; GIII: Excite - Ivoclar Vivadent e o tipo de tratamento do substrato dentinário condicionado (a: água; b: clorexidina + água; c: etanol; d: clorexidina + etanol. Todos os dentes foram restaurados com resina Charisma na cor A2 (Heraeus - Kulzer, Germany e submetidos a ensaio mecânico de microtração (EMIC DL-2000. O teste estatístico realizado foi ANOVA a um fator, completado com teste de Tukey. Resultado Os grupos GIIc, GIIIc e GIId apresentaram aumento significativo estatisticamente na resistência de união à microtração imediata. Conclusão Os diferentes tratamentos da dentina condicionada não afetaram de maneira negativa a resistência de união para todos os sistemas adesivos testados e a utilização da técnica com etanol, associado ou não à clorexidina, parece ser uma interessante abordagem quando associada a sistemas adesivos “condiciona-e-lava” de dois passos.

Desempenho de sistemas consorciados de cenoura e alface avaliados através de métodos uni e multivariados Biological performance of carrot and lettuce intercropping systems as assessed through uni- and multivariate methods

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Francisco Bezerra Neto

2007-12-01

Full Text Available A análise de dados provenientes de experimentos de consorciação geralmente é mais complexa do que as advindas de experimentos em cultivo solteiro. Nesta situação, vários tipos de análises são recomendados, como análise univariada de variância do rendimento das culturas componentes separadamente; dos rendimentos combinados dos sistemas consorciados; da eficiência produtiva por modelos de análise de envoltória de dados (DEA ou de métodos de análise multivariada dos rendimentos das culturas associadas. Neste trabalho, o objetivo foi avaliar o desempenho biológico de sistemas consorciados de cenoura e alface crespa através de métodos uni e multivariados. Dois experimentos (um consorciado e outro solteiro foram conduzidos em blocos casualizados completos, com quatro repetições. O experimento consorciado foi conduzido em esquema fatorial 2 x 4 + 2, com os tratamentos provenientes da combinação de duas cultivares de cenoura (Alvorada e Brasília com quatro cultivares de alface crespas (Lucy Brown, Tainá, Laurel e Verônica e as duas cvs. de cenoura sem consorciação. Os tratamentos do experimento solteiro consistiram das quatros cvs. de alface testadas. As características avaliadas na alface e cenoura foram massa fresca da parte aérea e rendimento de raízes comerciais, respectivamente. Análises uni e multivariadas de variância foram realizadas nas características avaliadas tanto na alface como na cenoura em função dos fatores tratamentos testados. O método multivariado mostrou-se bastante informativo, em função da maior capacidade discriminante, além da descrição da superioridade relativa dos tratamentos por meio da técnica das variáveis canônicas. Os índices combinados de medida de eficiência dos sistemas consorciados tiveram comportamento similar na discriminação dos melhores sistemas de cultivo consorciados quando avaliados pelo método univariado. Na avaliação de todos os sistemas consorciados

Evaluation and improvement of sour property packages in UniSim design

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Yang, J.; Zhao, E.; Wang, L.; Saha, S. [Honeywell, Calgary, AB (Canada)

2010-07-01

This presentation described specialty fluid packages for modeling oil and gas process systems involving sour gases in contact with aqueous phase. UniSim Design is a popular process simulation tool in the oil and gas industry. The sour Peng-Robinson (PR) and sour Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK) models are commonly used for handling sour system where hydrogen sulphide (H{sub 2}S), carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) or ammonia (NH{sub 3}) are in contact with an aqueous phase. These sour options combine the PR/SRK equation of state and Wilson's API-sour model where the equation of state is used to determine the fugacities of the vapor and liquid hydrocarbon phases, plus the enthalpy for all 3 phases. The Wilson's API-sour method is used for the aqueous phase calculations, which accounts for the ionization of H{sub 2}S, CO{sub 2} and NH{sub 3} in the aqueous phase. The efficiency of these 2 thermodynamic property packages were evaluated in this study by comparing industrial and experimental data and the results from other similar models. The purpose of this study was to improve these property packages for more accurate and reliable modeling of sour systems. tabs., figs.

El acuerdo de comercio preferencial entre la Unión Europea, Colombia y Perú. Contenido y cambios al Status quo

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Dieter Wolfram

2011-01-01

El acuerdo de comercio preferencial negociado y suscrito entre la Unión Europea, Colombia y Perú en mayo de 2010 aspira a profundizar y vivificar las relaciones comerciales entre las partes sin causar conflictos con convenciones internacionales multilaterales como el GATT, el GATS, el ADPIC, y la Convención sobre la Biodiversidad. . Un análisis de los cambios jurídicos impulsados por el acuerdo muestra pocas modificaciones o cambios sustanciales del status quo. Para los comerciantes andinos, ...

Neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analysis of devices for irradiation of LEU targets type of UALx-Al and U-Ni to production of 99Mo in reactor IEA-R1 and RMB

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Domingos, Douglas Borges

2014-01-01

In this work neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analyses were made to compare three types of targets (UAl 2 -Al, U-Ni cylindrical and U-Ni plate) used for the production of 99 Mo by fission of 235 U. Some experiments were conducted to validate the neutronic and thermal-hydraulics methodologies used in this work. For the neutronic calculations the computational programs NJOY99.0, AMPX-II and HAMMERTECHNION were used to generate the cross sections. SCALE 6.0 and CITATION computational programs were used for three-dimensional calculations of the reactor cores, fuel burning and the production of 99 Mo. The computational programs MTRCR-IEAR1 and ANSYS CFX were used to calculate the thermal and hydraulic parameters of the irradiation devices and for comparing them to limits and design criteria. First were performed neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analyzes for the reactor IEA-R1 with the targets of UAl 2 -Al (10 mini plates). Analyses have shown that the total activity obtained for 99 Mo on the mini plates does not meet the demand of Brazilian hospitals (450 Ci/week) and that no limit of thermo-hydraulic design is overtaken. Next, the same calculations were performed for the three target types in Multipurpose Brazilian Reactor (MBR). The neutronic analyzes demonstrated that the three targets meet the demand of Brazilian hospitals. The thermal hydraulic analysis shows that a minimum speed of 7 m/s for the target UAl 2 -Al, 8 m/s for the cylindrical target U-Ni and 9 m/s for the target U-Ni plate will be necessary in the irradiation device to not exceed the design limits. Were performed experiments using a test bench for validate the methodologies for the thermal-hydraulic calculation. The experiments performed to validate the neutronic calculations were made in the reactor IPEN/MB-01. All experiments were simulated with the methodologies described above and the results compared. The simulations results showed good agreement with experimental results. (author)

Del biopoder al cinepoder en los dispositivos de bioseguridad de la Unión Europea

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Pedro Torrejón

2016-09-01

Full Text Available En pleno siglo XXI, la biomedicina y la biotecnología se han convertido en dos características fundamentales del mundo en el que vivimos. Sin duda, el autor que más se ha trabajado para analizar las repercusiones políticas de estos avances ha sido Michel Foucault a partir de su concepción del biopoder y posteriormente Nikolas Rose al hablar de ethopolítica. Nuestra propuesta afirma que las ideas de ambos sobre lo biótico se engloban en un dispositivo de gestión y administración mayor que lo convierte en una trayectoria o flujo de movimiento, al que denominamos cinepoder. Mediante un estudio de caso de los dispositivos de bioseguridad de la Unión Europea, ilustraremos las características del cinepoder y sus implicaciones sobre el bios.

Hydrological conceptual model characterisation of an abandoned mine site in semiarid climate. The Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión (SE Spain)

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ROBLES ARENAS, V.M.; CANDELA, L.

2010-01-01

A comprehensive study at Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión (SE Spain) abandoned mine site was carried out to characterise the regime and water quality of the groundwater system after the mine closure. The system consists of five geologic fractured blocks belonging to the Alpujarride and Nevado-Filabride complexes. The aquifer units are composed of limestone and dolostone materials. Recharge is mainly controlled by the N-130 fault system, man-made induced fractures, open-pits and underground workin...

Neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analysis of devices for irradiation of LEU targets type of UAL{sub x}-Al and U-Ni to production of {sup 99}Mo in reactor IEA-R1 and RMB; Analises neutronicas e termo-hidraulica de dispositivos para irradiacao de alvos tipo LEU de UAL{sub x}-Al e U-Ni para producao de {sup 99}Mo nos reatores IEA-R1 e RMB

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Domingos, Douglas Borges

2014-07-01

In this work neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analyses were made to compare three types of targets (UAl{sub 2}-Al, U-Ni cylindrical and U-Ni plate) used for the production of {sup 99}Mo by fission of {sup 235}U. Some experiments were conducted to validate the neutronic and thermal-hydraulics methodologies used in this work. For the neutronic calculations the computational programs NJOY99.0, AMPX-II and HAMMERTECHNION were used to generate the cross sections. SCALE 6.0 and CITATION computational programs were used for three-dimensional calculations of the reactor cores, fuel burning and the production of {sup 99}Mo. The computational programs MTRCR-IEAR1 and ANSYS CFX were used to calculate the thermal and hydraulic parameters of the irradiation devices and for comparing them to limits and design criteria. First were performed neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analyzes for the reactor IEA-R1 with the targets of UAl{sub 2}-Al (10 mini plates). Analyses have shown that the total activity obtained for {sup 99}Mo on the mini plates does not meet the demand of Brazilian hospitals (450 Ci/week) and that no limit of thermo-hydraulic design is overtaken. Next, the same calculations were performed for the three target types in Multipurpose Brazilian Reactor (MBR). The neutronic analyzes demonstrated that the three targets meet the demand of Brazilian hospitals. The thermal hydraulic analysis shows that a minimum speed of 7 m/s for the target UAl{sub 2}-Al, 8 m/s for the cylindrical target U-Ni and 9 m/s for the target U-Ni plate will be necessary in the irradiation device to not exceed the design limits. Were performed experiments using a test bench for validate the methodologies for the thermal-hydraulic calculation. The experiments performed to validate the neutronic calculations were made in the reactor IPEN/MB-01. All experiments were simulated with the methodologies described above and the results compared. The simulations results showed good agreement with experimental

Construction of the Orsay ACO storage ring, 1: progress report. 2: detecting systems; La construction de l'anneau de stockage ACO d'Orsay, 1: etat des travaux. 2: systemes de detection

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Blanc-Lapierre, A; Arzelier, G; Beck, R A; Belbeoch, R; Boutouyrie, B; Bruck, H; Burnod, L; Gendreau, G; Gratreau, P; Haissinski, J; Jolivot, R; Laborde, J; Le Duff, J; Leleux, G; Marin, P C; Milman, B; Sommer, E; Zyngier, H [Laboratoire de l' Accelerateur Lineaire, 91 - Orsay (France); [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires; Augustin, J E; Rumpf, F; Silva, E

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1. - A brief progress report is given, with mention of the difficulties solved since the 1963 Dubna Conference and the extra facilities which will be available on the ring (beam observation and measurements); 2. - Typical large solid angle detecting systems and equipment for accurate monitoring under construction at Orsay are also presented. Emphasis is put on some peculiar features at ACO as a tool for physics: long experimental straight section and short length of the bunches. (authors) [French] 1. - Un bref rapport est presente sur l'etat d'avancement du projet ACO en precisant les difficultes resolues depuis la Conference de Dubna en 1963, et les moyens nouveaux mis en place sur l'anneau pour les observations et mesures sur les faisceaux; 2. - Des systemes de detection a grand angle solide et de monitorage precis, en construction a Orsay, sont egalement presentes. On insiste sur quelques traits particuliers d'ACO en tant qu'outil de travail de physique: section droite experimentale longue et paquets courts. (auteurs)

Purificación y caracterización electroforética de la proteína de unión a GH (GHBP en suero humano y de pacientes con cáncer y en embarazo: evidencia de la existencia de una proteína de unión a prolactina (PRLBP

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Elizabeth Rico

2000-06-01

Full Text Available Una de las formas de regulación de la actividad de ciertas citocinas es la generación de formas solubles del receptor, las cuales actúan principalmente como proteínas de unión, aunque también se les han atribuido funciones de carácter agonista. El objetivo de este trabajo fue el de establecer la presencia de proteinas de unión a hormona de crecimiento (GHBP y prolactina (PRLBP en suero humano. La GHBP se purificó parcialmente mediante un nuevo método empleando hormona humana de crecimieiito (GH, growth hormone humana inmovilizada sobre Sepharosa y su separación y detección se realizó por medio de electroforesis e inmunotransferencia (Western blot, utilizando un anticuerpo dirigido contra el receptor de GH. Los resultados mostraron que la GHBP de suero humano es una mezcla compleja de proteínas con pesos en el rango de 27 a 62 kDa, relacionadas estructuralmente con el receptor de GH y cuyo origen está por determinarse. El suero proveniente de pacientes con cáncer de seno en estados 3 y 4, así como el de embarazo, mostró el mismo perfil de proteínas aunque sus niveles fueron en todos los casos inferiores a la normalidad, siendo los más bajos los de embarazo. En cuanto a la PRLBP, mediante anticuerpos antirreceptor, se identificó una proteina sérica de 150 kDa disociable en dos subunidades de pesos 50 y 30 kDa, consistente con lo informado por otros autores. De acuerdo con el peso establecido y a su incapacidad para unir hGH, se concluyó que no es una forma soluble del receptor y se sugiere que puede ser un anticuerpo antiidiotípico presente en suero humano. No se encontraron diferencias en el perfil ni en el contenido de la PRLBP en los tres tipos de suero analizados. Los resultados obtenidos ponen en evidencia la existencia de una proteina de unión a prolactina relacionada con el receptor de PRL y cuyo origen en humanos está por establecerse.

Eqüidade em áreas sócio-econômicas com impacto na saúde em países da União Européia

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Maria do Rosário Giraldes

Full Text Available Pode ser eventualmente mais adequado corrigir desigualdades no domínio da educação, estilos de vida ou nutrição do que no domínio da saúde. O presente artigo propõe-se medir as desigualdades existentes, em países da União Européia, em áreas sócio-econômicas com impacto na saúde da população. Utilizou-se o coeficiente de Gini para quantificar as desigualdades entre países da União Européia no que respeita a educação e atividades culturais, estilos de vida, nutrição, desemprego, utilização de serviços de saúde e despesa em saúde. Os indicadores que apresentam coeficientes de Gini mais elevados são a percentagem da população com ensino secundário elevado, o consumo per capita de manteiga e o consumo per capita de embalagens de medicamentos. Consiste motivo de preocupação para o setor saúde que a área da educação apresente uma tão grande desigualdade em relação à percentagem de inscritos no ensino secundário elevado, em países da União Européia. A desigualdade que existe no consumo per capita de manteiga é igualmente de salientar por causa do impacto que a nutrição tem, por exemplo, na incidência de doenças cárdio e cerebrovasculares e do peso que essas doenças têm na estrutura de mortalidade.

Eqüidade em áreas sócio-econômicas com impacto na saúde em países da União Européia

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Giraldes Maria do Rosário

2001-01-01

Full Text Available Pode ser eventualmente mais adequado corrigir desigualdades no domínio da educação, estilos de vida ou nutrição do que no domínio da saúde. O presente artigo propõe-se medir as desigualdades existentes, em países da União Européia, em áreas sócio-econômicas com impacto na saúde da população. Utilizou-se o coeficiente de Gini para quantificar as desigualdades entre países da União Européia no que respeita a educação e atividades culturais, estilos de vida, nutrição, desemprego, utilização de serviços de saúde e despesa em saúde. Os indicadores que apresentam coeficientes de Gini mais elevados são a percentagem da população com ensino secundário elevado, o consumo per capita de manteiga e o consumo per capita de embalagens de medicamentos. Consiste motivo de preocupação para o setor saúde que a área da educação apresente uma tão grande desigualdade em relação à percentagem de inscritos no ensino secundário elevado, em países da União Européia. A desigualdade que existe no consumo per capita de manteiga é igualmente de salientar por causa do impacto que a nutrição tem, por exemplo, na incidência de doenças cárdio e cerebrovasculares e do peso que essas doenças têm na estrutura de mortalidade.

La participación política de los jóvenes en la Unión Europea

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Morchón, David Redoli

2004-01-01

El Foro Europeo de la Juventud (YFJ es una plataforma democrática de coordinación juvenil establecida en Bruselas en 1996 que representa a más de 10 millones de jóvenes europeos y cuenta con 91 organizaciones juveniles miembro, entre consejos nacionales de juventud y organizaciones juveniles no gubernamentales de toda Europa. En este texto se analiza la estructura interna del YFJ así como los servicios que presta al movimiento asociativo juvenil europeo. Asimismo, se examina la importancia de los servicios prestados por el YFJ en el contexto sociodemográfico actual en el que se desenvuelve el colectivo de jóvenes de la Unión Europea

Valorización de la empresa Unión Andina de Cementos S.A.A. (UNACEM S.A.A.)

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Cárdenas Zúñiga, Julissa Yasmet; Zapana Solórzano, Edson Humberto; Puell Escobedo, Percy Alejandro

2016-01-01

Unión Andina de Cementos S.A.A. (UNACEM S.A.A.) es la cementera líder en el Perú con más de 60 años en el mercado. Es una empresa formada el 25 de julio del 2012 a partir de la fusión de dos empresas cementeras (Cementos Lima fundada en 1967, y Cemento Andino creada en 1952). Su actividad se centra en producir cemento en el Perú y en el extranjero, incluyendo su comercialización y venta. Se muestra el valor de la empresa UNACEM mediante el uso de dos modelos: el método de descuento del flujo ...

Effects of the earthworm .i.Eisenia andrei./i. on methanogens in a cattle-impacted soil: A microcosm study

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Koubová, Anna; Goberna, M.; Šimek, Miloslav; Chroňáková, Alica; Pižl, Václav; Insam, H.; Elhottová, Dana

2012-01-01

Roč. 48, - (2012), s. 32-40 ISSN 1164-5563 R&D Projects: GA MŠk MEB060814; GA MŠk LC06066; GA AV ČR IAA600200704; GA ČR GA526/09/1570 Grant - others:GAJU(CZ) GAJU142/2010/P; Evropská unie(XE) MEIF-CT-2006-041034 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60660521 Keywords : cattle winter pasture * methane emission * Methanosarcina sp. Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour Impact factor: 1.838, year: 2012

Brooklyn et "ses" Dodgers. Base-ball et construction des identités urbaines aux Etats-Unis, une sociohistoire (1883-1957)

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Marquis , Peter

2009-01-01

From the 1880s onwards, baseball has played a considerable role in the shaping of urban cultures in the United States. The Dodgers, a professional team based in the New York borough of Brooklyn, provide a remarkable illustration of the rarely studied interaction between urban identities, people's passion for sports, and the history of entertainment businesses. From their birth in 1883 to their much-contested move to Los Angeles in 1957, the Dodgers have established themselves as Brooklyn's ho...

Contribution de 531 MUSD des Etats-Unis d'Amérique au projet de grand collisionneur de hadrons du CERN

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1997-01-01

U.S. and European officials today signed an agreement for U.S. participation in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator under construction near Geneva, Switzerland. When completed in 2005, the 27 km circumference accelerator will be the most powerful in the world.

Marketers as Innovators: how ethnic marketing revisits ethnicity Marketing ethnique et innovation aux États-Unis

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Marie-Christine Pauwels

2009-10-01

Full Text Available L’innovation aux États-Unis est ici vue sous un angle social et culturel. Il ne s’agit plus d’étudier l’innovation technologique, mais l’innovation en matière de produit. L’article aborde la création de valeur à travers la variable ethnique dans le domaine de la vente, du marketing et de la publicité. Les nouvelles tendances en matière d’ethno-marketing sont analysées, en particulier la manière dont les professionnels utilisent la notion d’ethnicité pour vendre des produits de consommation courante à un marché de consommateurs de plus en plus exigeants, soit en ayant recours à une segmentation de ces consommateurs en micro-marchés toujours plus étroits, soit en privilégiant un marketing multi- ou trans-culturel.

Caracterisation pratique des systemes quantiques et memoires quantiques auto-correctrices 2D

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Landon-Cardinal, Olivier

Cette these s'attaque a deux problemes majeurs de l'information quantique: - Comment caracteriser efficacement un systeme quantique? - Comment stocker de l'information quantique? Elle se divise done en deux parties distinctes reliees par des elements techniques communs. Chacune est toutefois d'un interet propre et se suffit a elle-meme. Caracterisation pratique des systemes quantiques. Le calcul quantique exige un tres grand controle des systemes quantiques composes de plusieurs particules, par exemple des atomes confines dans un piege electromagnetique ou des electrons dans un dispositif semi-conducteur. Caracteriser un tel systeme quantique consiste a obtenir de l'information sur l'etat grace a des mesures experimentales. Or, chaque mesure sur le systeme quantique le perturbe et doit done etre effectuee apres avoir reprepare le systeme de facon identique. L'information recherchee est ensuite reconstruite numeriquement a partir de l'ensemble des donnees experimentales. Les experiences effectuees jusqu'a present visaient a reconstruire l'etat quantique complet du systeme, en particulier pour demontrer la capacite de preparer des etats intriques, dans lesquels les particules presentent des correlations non-locales. Or, la procedure de tomographie utilisee actuellement n'est envisageable que pour des systemes composes d'un petit nombre de particules. Il est donc urgent de trouver des methodes de caracterisation pour les systemes de grande taille. Dans cette these, nous proposons deux approches theoriques plus ciblees afin de caracteriser un systeme quantique en n'utilisant qu'un effort experimental et numerique raisonnable. - La premiere consiste a estimer la distance entre l'etat realise en laboratoire et l'etat cible que l'experimentateur voulait preparer. Nous presentons un protocole, dit de certification, demandant moins de ressources que la tomographie et tres efficace pour plusieurs classes d'etats importantes pour l'informatique quantique. - La seconde

Crisis y Gestión Militar de la Crisis en la Unión Europea: El Camino hasta la Actualización de la Estrategia Europea de Seguridad

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Javier Ignacio García González

2009-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo analiza la forma en que la Unión Europea ha utilizado los conceptos de crisis y de gestión de crisis en los documentos sobre el desarrollo de la Política Europea de Seguridad y Defensa (PESD, particularmente el estado actual de la cuestión a la luz de la aparición del Informe sobre el desarrollo de la Estrategia Europea de Seguridad y de otros documentos relacionados, adoptados en el Consejo Europeo de diciembre de 2008, bajo la Presidencia Francesa. Esta “actualización” de la Estrategia tiene un alcance muy limitado y apenas aporta novedades en el tema de la gestión de crisis, manteniendo la falta de precisión y de rigor conceptual de documentos anteriores. El artículo repasa qué se considera una crisis y en qué consiste la gestión de crisis desde una perspectiva académica y estudia el uso que se ha hecho de estos términos en los documentos que han tratado las cuestiones de seguridad y defensa en la Unión Europea. Se comprueba cómo la aproximación desde las Relaciones Internacionales como disciplina tiene poco que ver con el uso y el significado que de estos conceptos se hace en los documentos de la Unión que tienen que ver con la PESD. El Informe, en consecuencia, es una oportunidad perdida para mantener el rigor conceptual y evitar posibles consecuencias perniciosas a las que pudiera conducir esta situación, tanto en el diseño como en la puesta en marcha de instrumentos u operaciones.

Sistemas de puntos y directiva Blue Card: competición y complementariedad en la regulación de la inmigración altamente cualificada en la Unión Europea

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Sara Iglesias Sánchez

2013-12-01

Full Text Available La Unión Europea ha decidido involucrarse en la competición internacional por la inmigración altamente cualificada a través de la Directiva Blue Card. No obstante, dos de los tres Estados miembros que quedan fuera de la aplicación de la Directiva han introducido sistemas de puntos, basándose en las experiencias positivas de terceros países en sus resultados para atraer este tipo de inmigración. Esta coexistencia de sistemas alternativos basados en presupuestos diferentes en la Unión Europea nos lleva a plantearnos qué sistema es el más efectivo en su función de atraer inmigración cualificada, y cuáles son los efectos de esta coexistencia en la política de inmigración común. A la vista de estas consideraciones, nos planteamos cuál es realmente el valor añadido de la directiva comunitaria

Microestructura de una unión disímil AISI 321 y una aleación A 351 grado HK-40 obtenida mediante soldadura manual por arco eléctrico

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Reilis Fuentes-Guilarte

2016-05-01

Full Text Available El objetivo fue establecer el comportamiento microestructural de una unión disímil de acero inoxidable austenítico AISI 321 y de la aleación A 351 grado HK 40 obtenida por fundición mediante soldadura manual por arco eléctrico y electrodos revestidos del tipo E 309 L-16. La estructura ferrita–austeníta que se forma en la unión del acero con la aleación es resultado del elevado contenido de carbono de la segunda. La baja velocidad de enfriamiento del cordón de soldadura revela ausencia de discontinuidades en el retículo cristalino de la zona afectada térmicamente y atenúa la formación de carburos de cromo del tipo Cr23C6, que puede formar la aleación A 351 grado HK 40 durante la difusión del volumen de fracción en masa del cromo.

Identificación de las principales proteínas de unión a IGF (IGFBP en tejidos de rata normal

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Elizabeth Rico

1999-12-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se investigó la presencia de las principales proteínas de unión a IGF-I en tejidos de rata y el tamaño de los complejos formados en cada caso. Mediante análisis de Western ligand blof (WLB y cromatografía de exclusión molecular, se separaron e identificaron cuatro proteínas de unión, correspondientes a las IGFBP-1 a IGFBP-4. En todos los tejidos analizados, se detectó la proteína IGFBP-3, aunque su concentración varió con el tipo de órgano, siendo muy abundante en hígado, riñón y corazón y escasa en órganos linfoides (timo y bazo. IGFBP-I e IGFBP-2 se identificaron en hígado y pulmón y, además, en corazón y músculo esquelético, órganos donde hasta el momento no se han identificado los correspondientes mARN, como tampoco IGFBP-4, identificada en este trabajo en pulmón. En conclusión, los resultados obtenidos indican un perfil típico para las IGFBP de acuerdo con el tejido, aunque no es claro aún si su presencia es el resultado de su síntesis NI situo de un transporte transcapilar. La identificación de sus mensajeros es un paso esencial para comprender el papel regulador que estas proteínas desempeñan en la biodisponibilidad del IGF-I en los diferentes tejidos.

Sistema hidrogeológico del altiplano de Rionegro y del Valle de la Unión en la zona central de Antioquia.

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Hoyos Patiño, Fabián; Vélez Otálvaro, María Victoria; Múnera Estrada, Juan Camilo; Arias, Daniel Eduardo

2001-01-01

La investigación hidrogeológica en el altiplano oriental de Antioquia, en sus pisos de Rionegro y de la Unión muestra la existencia de abundantes recursos de agua subterránea tanto en los depósitos aluviales como en las colinas saprolíticas de ambos pisos. En ellos pueden distinguirse los acuíferos libres en los aluviones, en los suelos residuales, y en las rocas fracturadas, y acuiferos confinados en el basamento rocoso. Tanto en los depósitos aluviales como en el basamento rocoso son co...

Clima y compromiso organizacional de los trabajadores empleados de la Universidad Peruana Unión Filial Juliaca, durante el periodo 2014-I

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Cutipa Gonzales, Álex Daniel

2014-01-01

El clima organizacional y el compromiso de los trabajadores son relevantes en el comportamiento de las personas, y fundamentales en el desarrollo estratégico de toda organización. Por estos motivos se hace importante determinar cuál es la relación que existe entre el clima organizacional y el compromiso organizacional de los trabajadores empleados de la Universidad Peruana Unión en el periodo 2014-I. La población para este trabajo de investigación fueron 320 trabajadores distribuida en difere...

Descanso y niveles de ansiedad en jóvenes adventistas de la iglesia Villa Unión, Lima, Perú, 2015

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Valdez Pajuelo, Angie Gladys

2016-01-01

Este estudio determinó la relación existente entre el descanso y la ansiedad. Es de corte transversal, descriptivo y correlacional, realizado en una muestra de 290 jóvenes adventistas bautizados y miembros de la Iglesia Villa Unión, cuyas edades oscilan entre los 16 y 35 años. Para la variable: descanso, se utilizó la versión modificada del Inventario de Desórdenes del Sueño de Zammit et al (2010); para la ansiedad, se utilizó el Inventario de Ansiedad de Beck de Beck y Steers (2011). Los res...

La solidaridad: un puente que unió a México y la Rusia soviética

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Humberto Monteón González

2011-01-01

Full Text Available El 25 de mayo de 1923, el general Álvaro Obregón, presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, recibió una carta de D. H. Dubrowsky, representante de la Cruz Roja Rusa en América, con sede en Nueva York.El Comité Central de esa organización humanitaria agradecía al gobierno de Obregón la ayuda brindada por el pueblo y gobierno mexicanos a las víctimas de la hambruna que la región del Volga, durante el periodo 1921-1923. El objetivo del presente artículo es esempolvar este singular episodio por ser, en nuestra opinión, el prolegómeno más sobresaliente en un proceso que culmina con el establecimiento de las relaciones entre México y la Unión Soviética, el 2 de agosto de 1924.

Efeito do gel hemost?tico de cloreto de alum?nio 25% na resist?ncia de uni?o dentin?ria com diferentes sistemas adesivos

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Nascimento Sobrinho, Kleyver do

2016-01-01

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar, atrav?s do teste de microcisalhamento (?SBS), a influ?ncia de uma solu??o hemost?tica (Cloreto de Alum?nio 25%) na resist?ncia de uni?o ? dentina. Trinta e seis (36) dentes incisivos bovinos isentos de quaisquer defeitos estruturais foram preparados e divididos aleatoriamente em 6 grupos (n=6) teste: SB ? Sistema adesivo ScotchBond Multi-uso (3M/ESPE); CS ? Sistema adesivo Clearfil SE Bond (Kuraray); SU ? Sistema adesivo Single Bond Universal (3M/ESPE); os...

A temática das uniões homoafetivas no Supremo Tribunal Federal à luz do debate Honneth-Fraser The issue of homosexual unions in the Federal Supreme Court in light of the debate Honneth-Fraser

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Maria Eugenia Bunchaft

2012-06-01

Full Text Available O debate sobre os direitos das uniões homoafetivas constitui um dos tópicos mais controversos do direito constitucional. Como se sabe, a união homoafetiva não foi reconhecida expressamente no § 3º do artigo 226 da CF, inexistindo norma específica. O presente artigo pretende investigar a posição de ministros do STF em relação ao tema das uniões homoafetivas, em conexão com as filosofias do reconhecimento propostas por Axel Honneth e Nancy Fraser. Nesse sentido, os fundamentos filosóficos das teorias do reconhecimento podem ser um instrumental teórico fundamental para a compreensão de determinadas formas de ativismo judicial que objetivam a proteção de minorias estigmatizadas cujas pretensões normativas são desconsideradas pelo processo político. Pretendemos demonstrar que o paradigma da autorrealização proposto por Honneth é impreciso e incapaz de legitimar formas de ativismo judicial voltadas para a proteção dos direitos das uniões homoafetivas.The homosexual union rights are debated as one of the most controversial topics of Constitutional Law. It is known that the homosexual union was not explicitly recognized by the article 226 § 3º from FC, as there is no specific regulation for this subject. This paper intends to investigate STF ministers' position in relation to homosexual union according to Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser philosophies of recognition. In this sense, the philosophical basis from recognition theories may be a theoretical instrument to comprehend some forms of judicial activism which aims are to protect stigmatized minorities whose regulatory intentions are disregarded by the political process. We intend to demonstrate that the Honneth's paradigm of achievement is imprecise and can't legitimate forms of judicial activism aimed to protect the rights of homosexual unions.

Trabajo femenino extradoméstico y riesgo de disolución de la primera unión. El caso de las mujeres urbanas en la Región Capital de Venezuela

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Irene Casique

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Durante las últimas tres décadas, la participación de la mujer en el mercado de trabajo en Venezuela se ha incrementado significativamente. Durante el mismo periodo, la tasa de disolución de la primera unión ha experimentado importantes incrementos. En este artículo estimamos el efecto del trabajo de la esposa en la disolución de la primera unión. Los datos provienen de una muestra de mujeres de la Región Capital de Venezuela. Los resultados sugieren que el empleo de las esposas después del matrimonio incrementa significativamente el riesgo de divorcio. Tales efectos parecen ser particularmente fuertes durante los primeros cinco años de matrimonio, cuando la probabilidad de divorcio para las esposas con empleo es más de dos veces superior a la probabilidad de divorcio de las que no trabajan en el mercado laboral.

L’audace de la culpabilité : les États-Unis et le rapport UNODC sur le crime organisé / The Audacity of Guilt: The U.S. and the UNODC’s Report on Organized Crime

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Dominick M. F.

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Comme cela avait été prédit l’an dernier dans cette revue, le cancer des cartels de la drogue mexicains s’est métastasé et des discours impolitiques sur la « faillite de l'état » et sur son impact concernant la politique étrangère et intérieure américaine se sont répandus, bien que restants encore relativement discrets.Parmi ces considérations et discours sur les perspectives effrayantes de la violence toujours croissante et terrifiante au Mexique – et même dans les débats qui ont entouré le lancement du rapport de Antonio Maria Costa « UNODC’s 2010 Drug and Organized Crime Reports » à New York et à Washington, D.C., l’été dernier – rares sont pourtant ceux qui pointent du doigt vers la cause première de la guerre perdue contre les drogues illégales, à savoir la demande américaine de cocaïne, de marijuana, d’opiacés et de drogues synthétiques et ses corolaires : approvisionnement et distribution criminels ; blanchiment d'argent et armes. Cet article cherche à enrichir les analyses sur la situation critique du Mexique en soulignant l’étendue et l’ancrage profond de l'usage illégal de stupéfiants et des autres délits liés aux drogues dans la société américaine, tant au niveau public que privé. Par exemple, au niveau fédéral, les standards en matière d’enquête préalables et de délivrance des habilitations de sécurité ont été, pendant les vingt-cinq dernières années, assouplis à un point tel qu’un passé « drug-free » (sans drogue est l'exception et non pas la règle pour l’emploi dans les services publics gouvernementaux.Les révélations les pires et les plus critiques sont celles qui concernent ces fonctionnaires de haut niveau, élus et/ou nommés, qui ont corrompu l'état de droit aux Etats-Unis en justifiant et/ou en mentant sur leurs propres culpabilités passées et présentes. C'est seulement au travers de la mise en œuvre de la formule « sunshine government

Impact and damage of an armour composite

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Resnyansky, A. D.; Parry, S.; Bourne, N. K.; Townsend, D.; James, B.

2017-01-01

The current study assesses the application of the Taylor Test to validate hydrocode modelling of composite materials. 0° in-plane and through-thickness rods were cut from a 25 mm thick composite panel, made from autoclave cured 0°, 90° uni-directional carbon/epoxy prepreg. The rods were fired against a semi-infinite steel anvil and high-speed video imaging was used to capture the difference in rod shape and damage patterns during the experiments. Results of simulation with a rate sensitive, transversely isotropic composite material model implemented in the CTH hydrocode were compared with the present experiments. The model showed good correlation with global deformation of the rods, and was used to qualitatively assess some of the asymmetric deformation features in the material. As the present model implementation did not account for damage at this stage, it did not predict inter-ply delamination normal to the impact face for the in-plane 0° rods and that parallel to the impact face in the through-thickness samples.

La Seguridad Energética y la Estrategia Global de Seguridad de la Unión Europea

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Ruben Herrero

2016-10-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo plantea una definición ampliada del concepto de seguridad energética, yendo más allá del concepto clásico establecido por la Agencia Internacional de la Energía, incorporando cuestiones relativas a la eficiencia energética, la aceptabilidad del modelo energético y los retos que impone el cambio climático, pero sin perder de perspectiva las exigencias y las dinámicas competitivas económicas globales. Sobre la base de este concepto ampliado, se examina la evolución de la seguridad energética en el marco de la Unión Europea, con una atención particular a cómo se concibe la seguridad energética en la Estrategia Global de Seguridad de 2016.

Potencial ganadero de Colombia para exportar cortes finos de carne de bovino a la Unión Europea

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Michael López-Cepeda

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Factores globales como el crecimiento sostenidon poblacional, el aumento de la demanda mundial de alimentos –particularmente de carne de res– y las restricciones productivas, por la estacionalidad climática, en algunos países del cono sur, como Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay, hacen prever el aumento de la oferta cárnica bovina de Colombia; sin embargo, esto no es suficiente para que Colombia sea aceptado por la Unión Europea (UE como proveedor internacional de carnes especializadas y de alto valor agregado. En la actualidad, es necesario adoptar medidas que busquen mejorar la competitividad, incrementar los estándares de consumo del mercado interno, promover sistemas productivos alternativos (silvopastoriles, mejorar y mantener el estatus sanitario, garantizar la calidad y consistencia de la oferta de ganados, aplicar prácticas que garanticen el bienestar animal, implementar adecuadamente la trazabilidad, y garantizar la inocuidad, para que finalmente el país obtenga la distinción internacional de productor de carnes limpias, biológicas, orgánicas y de alto valor agregado, mejorando así la rentabilidad del negocio cárnico nacional en cada uno de sus eslabones. Para lograr lo anterior, se busca entender, apropiar y aplicar alternativas comerciales para exportar carne de res a la UE, como la Cuota Hilton, un cupo de aproximadamente 60.250 toneladas de cortes finos de carne de res, con sus respectivas especificaciones, destinado a aquellos países con condiciones productivas y de transformación cárnica como Colombia. La investigación que aquí se presenta buscó diagnosticar la implementación de un modelo comercial para la exportación de cortes finos de carne bovina a la Unión Europea.

Las cinematografías minoritarias y minorizadas en la política cultural de la Unión Europea: la alternativa danesa

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Antía Mª LÓPEZ GÓMEZ

2015-12-01

Full Text Available El artículo expone la necesidad de acometer el modo en que la Unión Europea viene planteando su modelo de desarrollo cultural en la última década y de cara a un futuro próximo. Partiendo del análisis de los modelos culturales de masas imperantes en las democracias posmodernas, proponemos que las formas de cultura disidentes (minoritarias o minorizadas, precisamente por su condición refractaria al modelo estandarizado de cultura generado por la actual lógica político-económica comunitaria, constituyen una garantía para la posibilidad misma, tras la modernidad, de otra cultura en Europa. En este sentido, hemos ejemplarizado en la producción audiovisual danesa una alternativa a la errática política cultural de la Unión Europea: aunque procedente de un pequeño territorio y soportada por una lengua de implantación geográfica reducida, evidencia una significativa producción fílmica de calidad, cuyas señas inequívocas de identidad la erigen en hecho cultural reconocible e irrenunciable. En contraposición, se analizan algunos de los aspectos más ilustrativos del Plan Europa Creativa, cuyo carácter refractario a la diversidad cultural como modelo denunciamos abiertamente: entre otros, desaparecen los propósitos de planes anteriores con respecto a la VO y el multilingüismo, las pequeñas cinematografías dejan de ser interlocutoras válidas desde el punto de vista comunitario, etc.

La ventana europea: retos de la negociación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de México con la Unión Europea

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Jaime Zabludovsky; Sergio Gómez Lora

2004-01-01

Después de más de seis años de gestiones diplomáticas y complejas negociaciones, el primero de julio de 2000 entraron en vigor las disposiciones para liberalizar los flujos de comercio de bienes entre México y la Unión Europea (UE). Estas disposiciones son parte del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLCUEM) que, a su vez, es uno de los componentes del Acuerdo de Concertación Política, Asociación Económica y Cooperación ("Acuerdo Global").

Rusia en el Mediterráneo ¿Un nuevo competidor para la Unión Europea?

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Antonio Alonso

2015-10-01

Full Text Available La llamada "primavera árabe" ilusionó a muchos analistas europeos y estadounidenses, pero con el paso de los años se ha podido observar qué es lo que ha quedado de todo el cambio radical. La Unión Europea no ha sabido aprovechar la ocasión para fortalecer sus acuerdos de asociación con los países del norte de África e incrementar así su influencia. El afán de Rusia por volver a ser un actora tener en cuenta en términos globales ha encontrado en los resultados de esta "primavera" la ventana de oportunidades propicia para ganar más influencia en la región e incrementar su presencia en la zona, de forma especial llegando a acuerdos sobre venta de armas, hidrocarburos y centrales nucleares, además del fortalecimiento de los vínculos comerciales, turísticos o culturales.

La política de desarrollo rural de la Unión Europea para 2007-2013

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Manuel Sáenz Lorite

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Las actuaciones de desarrollo rural llevadas a cabo en la Unión Europea han adolecido históricamente de una coherencia interna propia y se han ido incorporando al acervo comunitario como respuesta puntual a las necesidades de cada momento. La Política de Desarrollo Rural, que nace como segundo pilar de la PAC tras la aprobación de la Agenda 2000, supuso su formalización como tal pero su diseño, construido por la adicción de medidas dispersas, dista mucho de ser una política internamente construida. La nueva formulación aprobada para 2007-13 la consagra como un apéndice de la PAC, con escasos fondos, con serias incógnitas para su puesta en marcha y desarrollo aunque con una estructura y diseño más lógico y una gestión más simplificada.

Impacto do registro contábil da provisão matemática previdenciária dos servidores públicos federais no balanço geral da União

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Carlos Eduardo dos Reis

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Este estudio pretende analizar el impacto de los registros contables de la provisión matemática de pensiones de funcionarios federales en el General Balance de la Unión (BGU. Para abordar el tema de la investigación, se llevó a cabo encuesta de equilibrio actuarial de RPP en los proyectos de ley de presupuesto las directrices del Gobierno Federal brasileño en los años 2006 a 2015 y analizó el BGU en beneficios de las cue ntas de la Presidencia de la República en los años de 2004 a 2013, de los elementos (o grupos del balance actuarial de la RPP y los balances generales de la Unión. Los resultados del estudio muestran que en ninguno de los años analizó se encontró el regis tro de la PMP en el BGU, y que durante todo este período el director de la unidad de RPP de empleados federales presentaron los pasivos actuariales más contribuciones arrojar plan. Se observó que el pasivo actuarial seguía siendo alrededor 20% en comparaci ón con el producto interno bruto (PIB en el período 2004 - 2010, con un pico de crecimiento en 2011 (31,4% y 2012 (33,6% y caída en el 2013 (27.1%, lo que indica que las limitaciones financieras pueden afectar el equilibrio de la RPP en el largo plazo y si hubiera registrado el PMP en el BGU Habría ninguna "recientemente garante" para honrar los compromisos asumidos por RPPS de la Unión en el período.

A busca de si numa religião hoasqueira: oralidade, memória e conhecimento na União do Vegetal (UDV)

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RIBEIRO, Dilma Lopes da Silva

2009-01-01

O presente trabalho apresenta os resultados da pesquisa etnográfica (baseada na perspectiva da participação observante) realizada junto à religião denominada União do Vegetal (UDV), tendo como locus a Região Metropolitana de Belém (PA). Uma religião de origem amazônica, a UDV está classificada como uma das três principais Linhas das Religiões da Ayahuasca, as quais, entre outras similaridades, têm em comum o uso do chá enteógeno derivado da decocção de duas espécies vegetais: o...

Clima organizacional y liderazgo: predictores del desempeño docente, en los Centros Educativos Iniciales de la Unión Peruana del Norte, 2016.

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Espinoza Poves, Jenny Luz

2017-01-01

El estudio queda en sintonía del objetivo: determinar si el clima organizacional y el liderazgo son predictores del desempeño docente, en los centros educativos iniciales de la Unión Peruana del Norte, 2016. Para lograr un excelente sustento teórico del estudio, se revisaron las teorías y otros estudios sobre las tres variables de estudio: clima organizacional, liderazgo transformacional y desempeño docente. Se recurrió a un enfoque cuantitativo, sostenido en los tipos: descriptivo, correlaci...

DAYA SAING EKSPOR TUNA KALENG INDONESIA DI UNI EROPA TAHUN 2003-2013

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Umar Wahono

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Perbedaan tarif yang diberikan antara Indonesia yang lebih tinggi sebesar 20.5% dibandingkan dengan negara pesaing utamanya yang tergabung dalang Africa, Caribbean, Pasific (ACP Countries dengan pelayanan tarif impor hingga 0% ke pasar Uni Eropa (UE. Keadaan ini mampu menyebabkan menghilangnya distorsi perbedaan harga sesungguhnya yang seharusnya menjadi keuntungan lebih atas keunggulan komparatif yang dimiliki. Hal ini mampu melemahkan daya saing komoditi ekspor akibat dampak kenaikan harga terhadap tarif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk gambaran daya saing komoditas tuna kaleng Indonesia terhadap negara pesaingnya dipasar UE pada periode 2003-2013. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitin ini adalah metode Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA yang kemudian nilai RCA dikomparasikan tiap-tiap negara pengekspor utama tuna kaleng di pasar UE untuk melihat posisi daya saing relatifnya. Sedangkan untuk mendekomposisikan determinan pertumbuhan ekspor tuna kaleng Indonesia ke UE digunankan metode Constant Market Share (CMS. Hasil perhitungan nilai RCA tuna kaleng Indonesia periode 2003-2013 di pasar UE memiliki daya saing dengan rata-rata nilai RCA 4.27. Namun masih dibawah rata-rata nilai RCA negara ACP Countries. Perbedaan pelayanan tarif impor oleh UE untuk komoditas tuna kaleng Indonesia tidak berdampak terhadap penurunan daya saing. The difference between the rates given Indonesia which is higher by 20.5% compared to its main competitor countries that joined the mastermind Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP Countries with service import tariffs to 0% to the European Union (EU. This situation is capable of causing the disappearance of the distortion of the true price difference should be more advantages over comparative advantage. It is capable of undermining the competitiveness of export commodities due to the impact of price increases on tariffs. This study aims to illustrate the competitiveness of commodities Indonesian canned tuna to the EU market of

How crude oil consumption impacts on economic growth of Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Bashiri Behmiri, Niaz; Pires Manso, José R.

2013-01-01

This study investigates the causality relationship between crude oil consumption and economic growth in twenty three Sub-Saharan African countries. We applied a multivariate panel Granger causality framework during 1985–2011 and we included crude oil price as the control variable of the model. The results indicate that in the short-run, there is a bi-directional causality relationship between crude oil consumption and economic growth in oil importing region and there is a uni-directional causality relationship from crude oil consumption to GDP in oil exporting region. However, in the long-run there is a bi-directional causality relationship between them in both regions. Therefore, reducing crude oil consumption without employing appropriate policies adversely impacts on economic growth of Sub-Saharan Africa. Hence, in order to reduce crude oil dependency of the region policymakers should pay more attention to the issue of energy efficiency programs. - Highlights: ► We examined Granger causality among oil consumption and GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa. ► Crude oil price is the control variable of the model. ► There is short run bi-directional causality among oil and GDP (oil importing). ► There is short run uni-directional causality from oil to GDP (oil exporting). ► There is a long run bi-directional causality among oil and GDP in both regions

La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme et la défense du mode de vie tsigane : Le choix de l’immobilisme. Observations sous Chapman c. Royaume-Uni, 18 janvier 2001

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Ringelheim, Julie

2001-01-01

Cet article analyse en profondeur l'arrêt de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, Chapman c. Royaume-Uni du 18 janvier 2001 qui porte sur le droit des familles tsiganes à vivre en caravane selon leurs traditions.

Hvor anvendelig er PKI?

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Nielsen, Jon Magne

2006-01-01

Denne oppgaven ser på bruken av elektronisk ID i statlige etater i Norge i dag. Det ses spesielt på om bruken av tekologien PKI er en god løsning på etatenes behov på dette området. Som utgangspunkt for analysen er det sett spesielt på to statlige etater. Disse etatenes behov og bruk av elektronisk ID generelt og PKI spesielt blir undersøkt. Det er videre gjort rede for hvilke lover, forskrifter og andre førende dokumenter som danner de formelle rammebetingelsene for etaters bruk av PKI. ...

Status of Enhanced Recovery by Thermal Methods Bilan et orientations de la récupération assistée par méthodes thermiques

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Burger J.

2006-11-01

Full Text Available This paper describes the main developments in thermal methods of oil recovery in recent years. Particular attention is devoted to work aimed at improving understanding of the physical and chemical mechanisms involved and at increasing the efficiency of thermal processes. Their preferred domain of application is described and illustrated by typical cases. The contribution of thermal recovery to oil production in the United States and worldwide is discussed. Cet article décrit les principaux développements des méthodes thermiques de récupération du pétrole au cours des dernières années. L'attention est portée aux travaux visant à la compréhension des mécanismes physiques et chimiques mis en jeu et à accroître l'efficacité des procédés thermiques. Leur domaine d'application est présenté et illustré par des cas types. La contribution de la récupération thermique à la production d'hydrocarbures aux Etats-Unis et dans le monde est discutée.

Appearence of language

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1975-01-01

C'est grace à la collaboration du centre catholique d'études et l'association du personnel du Cern que cette conférence a pû être organisé. La présidente du centre catholique d'études présente le Prof.Bonnet de Louvin, jésuite, qui nous parlera de l'apparition du langage parlé dans le processus de la civilisation.Il est né en 1919 à Bruxelles et s'intéressé d'abord à la biologie et après à l'anthropologie et paléontologie. Il a fait 3 licences, en théologie, sciences et philosophie et le tout couronné d'un doctorat en anthropologie à l'université de Zurich. Le prof. a participé à des fouilles en Afrique, Espagne et en Iran, ensuite enseigné dans plusieurs unuversités aux Etats Unis, Belqique et en Afrique, actuellement il est directeur de la section de paléontologie de l'université de Louvin et aussi à la faculté de théologie. Il se tourne vers le passé pour mieux comprendre l'homme, le devenir de l'homme.

« Salvation addiction » : vers une vision post-confessionnelle de la mère dans la poésie de Sharon Olds

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Erik MARTINY

2011-09-01

Full Text Available Après avoir mis à jour ce que nous entendons par le complexe d’Athéna à l’œuvre dans la poésie de Sharon Olds, cet article se penche sur l’important corpus de poèmes qu’Olds a consacré à la figure de la mère car la manifestation monstrueuse du père dans son œuvre a conduit la critique à s’intéresser de manière exclusive à ses représentations du père. Dans le cadre de cette thématique, l’esthétique d’Olds est contextualisée au sein de la poésie postconfessionnelle aux Etats-Unis.After having outlined what I call the Athena complex thematized in Sharon Olds’s poetry, this article attempts to shed some light on the sizeable number of poems Olds has devoted to mother figures as her monstrous depictions of the father have caused criticism of her work to focus exclusively on representations of the father. Within the framework of this subject matter, Olds’s aesthetic is contextualized by the postconfessional trend in American poetry.

La Nueva Política de Inmigración de la Unión Europea y la Violación de Derechos Humanos de Inmigrantes y Refugiados

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Jonismar Alves Barbosa

2016-06-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo analiza la nueva política de inmigración por la Unión Europea, enseña la dura realidad en que se encuentran miles de personas de África y del Oriente Medio, demuestra la necesidad de creación de un reglamento fuerte y capaz de tratar el problema de la inmigración ilegal desde su origen, destaca que la Unión Europea aun no es capaz de cuidar de los problemas causados por la inmigración y que los medios usados por ella sólo refuerzan la protección de sus fronteras y añaden grave riesgo de violaciones de derechos fundamentales a los inmigrantes y refugiados.

Conference: Probing the warped side of our Universe with gravitational waves and computer simulations | 16 September | Uni Dufour

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2016-01-01

Probing the warped side of our Universe with gravitational waves and computer simulations, by Kip Thorne, recipient of the Tomalla Prize for Gravity 2016.   "Probing the warped side of our Universe with gravitational waves and computer simulations" Uni Dufour - Auditorium U300 Friday, 16 September at 6 p.m.   Kip Thorne. (Photo: ©Jon Rou) Abstract: A half century ago, John Wheeler challenged his students and colleagues to explore Geometrodynamics: the nonlinear dynamics of curved spacetime. How does the curvature of spacetime behave when roiled in a storm, like a storm at sea with crashing waves. We tried to explore this, and failed. Success eluded us until two new tools became available: computer simulations, and gravitational wave observations. Thorne will describe what these have begun to teach us, and he will offer a vision for the future of Geometrodynamics.

Guía de orientación en autoestima a las madres solteras del sector la Unión de la comunidad de Zumbahuayco

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Fajardo Sánchez, Fidelia Filomena; Fajardo Sánchez, Gloria Teresa

2012-01-01

En el sector la Unión de la comunidad de Zumbahuayco de la provincia del Cañar, zona agrícola habitada por 60 familias aproximadamente, se trabajó con las madres solteras y sus familias; se evidenció cierta resistencia por parte de la comunidad a esta realidad, se identificaron además problemas relacionados con la afectividad, emociones, salud sexual y reproductiva en dicha población. Por lo cual se propone la presente guía de orientación en autoestima para madres solteras, utilizando técnica...

La salida de un Estado Miembro en el proceso de integración. EL Reino Unido y la Unión Europea

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Roberto Ruiz Díaz Labrano

2016-08-01

Full Text Available La integración europea, más allá de sus dificultades, ha sido y sigue siendo un ejemplo de un proceso de integración exitoso, ha tenido un desarrollo extraordinario y una expansión siempre creciente de adhesión de Estados que se han incorporado al bloque. Conforme a sus objetivos el esquema fue afianzándose y aun cuando ha debido transitar crisis y diversas situaciones difíciles, por primera vez se presenta una situación en la cual uno de sus Estados Miembros, el Reino Unido, ubicado entre los tres más destacados en el aporte presupuestario, decide retirarse de la Unión Europea como resultado de un referéndum. El hecho golpea fuertemente a la cohesión que en su conjunto siempre ha demostrado la Unión y requerirá de un profundo análisis sobre los pasos futuros a fin de evitar situaciones similares o un efecto contagio, sobre todo por sectores nacionalistas que pueden encontrar en el planteo del “exit” encender el debate político. La decisión tiene serias consecuencias para el Estado saliente, el Reino Unido tendrá que utilizar una enorme creatividad y poder de negociación para reubicarse en el nuevo contexto para sus negociaciones internacionales. El presente artículo se busca explicar de algún modo lo ocurrido y las consecuencias de la decisión, así como el mecanismo de negociación a partir de la comunicación de la decisión.

Session du Conseil du CERN : le ministre britannique, Robert Jackson, souligne l'intérêt de on pays pour l'avenir du CERN : décisions du Conseil pour la mise en oeuvre des recommandations du Comité d'évaluation du CERN: départ anticipé pour 200 membres au moins du personnel - mise à jour de la méthode de calcule pour les contributions des Etats Membres au budget

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1988-01-01

Session du Conseil du CERN : le ministre britannique, Robert Jackson, souligne l'intérêt de on pays pour l'avenir du CERN : décisions du Conseil pour la mise en oeuvre des recommandations du Comité d'évaluation du CERN: départ anticipé pour 200 membres au moins du personnel - mise à jour de la méthode de calcule pour les contributions des Etats Membres au budget

Manipulation coherente de qubits de spin dans une boite quantique triple

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Gaudreau, Louis

Nous presentons dans cette these une etude detaillee du moment magnetique intrinseque de l'electron, i.e. le spin electronique, incluant la manipulation quantique coherente des etats de spin de trois electrons couples. A cette fin, nous utilisons des boites quantiques laterales pour confiner les electrons. Ces nano-structures, d'une grandeur autour de 1 pm, permettent de confiner un nombre precis d'electrons de facon controlee, allant jusqu'a zero electrons. Les developpements technologiques et d'ingeniosite durant la derniere decennie ont permis de coupler trois boites quantiques, ainsi l'interaction entre plusieurs electrons confines peut etre controlee comme par exemple le couplage quantique tunnel et l'interaction d'echange entre les spins de chacun d'entre eux. A l'aide de boites quantiques couplees, il est possible de realiser des experiences dans plusieurs domaines de la physique moderne : les etats up et down du spin des electrons confines peuvent etre utilisees comme etats quantiques binaires (qubits) dans le domaine de l'informatique quantique, la non-localite quantique peut etre testee en separant spatialement deux electrons enchevetres, il est possible de creer des 'courants de spin enchevetres' utiles en spintronique, et bien d'autres. La manipulation coherente des etats de spin du systeme a trois electrons se fait de facon purement electrique grace a des pulses a haute frequence qui permettent d'augmenter le couplage entre les electrons et de faire la mesure de l'etat resultant apres la manipulation. Nous utilisons l'interaction hyperfine entre les spins des electrons et ceux des noyaux du cristal dans lequel ils resident pour creer les rotations quantiques entre les etats, notamment les etats |Q +3/2> et (D+1/2>. Les resultats obtenus indiquent un temps de coherence de l'ordre de 10 ns. Ces experiences demontrent un niveau de controle sans precedant de boites quantiques triples et pavent la voie vers des nano-structures plus sophistiquees dans

Evaluación del comportamiento a fatiga de una unión soldada a tope de acero AISI 1015//Evaluation of the fatigue behaviour of a butt welded joint of AISI 1015 steel

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Pavel Michel Almaguer‐Zaldivar

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Las uniones soldadas son un componente importante de una estructura, por lo que siempre es necesario conocer la respuesta de las mismas sometidas a cargas cíclicas. El objetivo de este trabajo es obtener la curva S-N de una unión soldada a tope de acero AISI 1015 y electrodo E6013 como material de aporte. Los ensayos a fatiga se realizaron de acuerdo a la norma ASTM en una máquina universal MTS810. Se utilizaron probetas de sección rectangular. El ciclo de carga fueasimétrico a tracción, con un coeficiente de asimetría de 0,1. Se obtuvo que la unión estudiada tiene un límite de resistencia a la fatiga de 178 MPa, a un punto de corte de 2 039 093 ciclos.Palabras claves: unión soldada, fatiga, curva S-N, AISI 1015, electrodo E6013._______________________________________________________________________________AbstractWelded joints are an important component in structures, by this reason is necessary to know the behaviour of these elements under cyclic loads. The objective of this work is to obtain the S-N curve of the butt welded joint of AISI 1015 steel and electrode E6013 as the contribution material. Fatiguetest was realized within the ASTM standard in the MTS810 testing machine. Rectangular cross section specimens was used. Cyclic loads was asymmetric tensile and the asymmetry ratio used was 0,1. In this study was obtained the fatigue limit equal to 178 MPa, at the cut point of 2 039 093 cycles.Key words: welded joint, fatigue, S-N curve, AISI 1015 steel, electrode E6013.

Estudio del proceso de negociación del Acuerdo de Asociación entre la Comunidad Andina de Naciones y la Unión Europea

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Carlos A. Echeverry Stechauner

2009-12-01

Full Text Available En septiembre de 2007, en Bogotá, la Comunidad Andina de Naciones inició negociaciones con la Unión Europea con el fin de llegar a un Acuerdo de Asociación entre estos dos entes regionales. Este hecho es examinado por el autor haciendo un análisis de las cumbres llevadas a cabo, los temas y figuras legales involucradas, y planteando al final conclusiones sobre los obstáculos y perspectivas en la realización del acuerdo.

From the archaeological record to archaeobim: the case study of the Etruscan temple of Uni in Marzabotto

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Simone Garagnani

2016-11-01

Full Text Available The digital reconstruction of the recently discovered Tuscanic temple of Uni in Marzabotto gave the chance to test the application of the Building Information Modeling (BIM process to the combined fields of Archaeology and Engineering. In addition to the traditional historic and archaeological analysis, a new methodology in Experimental Archaeology is proposed; it proved to be original and innovative in the examination of the buried building, taking advantage of technologies focused on the architectural reliability validated by inferred digital models. The peculiar aspect of the research involves the elements at the beginning of the process, which consist of foundations or negative archaeological evidences only, supported by the clues and the rules that can be found in the historic and scientific literature. To better define this distinctive working process, the expression ArchaeoBIM was proposed, which highlights the common BIM matrix used for the data management through one or more analytical models, applied to the peculiar aspects of the Archaeological discipline.

Implantación de la moneda única europea en aplicación del Tratado de Maastricht y la crisis del sistema monetario europeo durante el periodo de convergencia económica : factores relevantes para la estabilidad cambiaria y análisis positivo del proceso de uni

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Gomez Ortiz, Miguel Ángel

1993-01-01

Se analizan las variables relevantes del proceso de unión monetaria así como el funcionamiento del Sistema Monetario Europeo y el contenido del Tratado de Maastricht. Con esta base se plantea la preferencia de una moneda única como el mecanismo más idóneo para lograr optimizar el proceso de unión económica y monetaria de la Comunidad Europea, realizándose un análisis histórico e institucional tanto de la evolución monetario-financiera de la Comunidad como del mecanismo de cambios e intervenci...

Ambiciones, contradicciones y perspectivas de la política comercial de la unión Europea

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Ainhoa Marín Egoscozábal

2013-07-01

Full Text Available Como pilar fundamental de la política comercial comunitaria, la Unión Europea (UE está realizando un enorme esfuerzo institucional y negociador para el establecimiento de acuerdos comerciales con terceros países. Estos Acuerdos, forman parte de una estrategia más amplia en la búsqueda de mayor competitividad de Europa, mediante el acceso a nuevos mercados para el comercio y la inversión. Como objetivos fundamentales de los Acuerdos, negociados de forma creciente con agrupaciones regionales (MERCOSUR, Comunidad Andina, CARIFORUM, ASEAN, SADC en África, entre otros se incluyen, además, los de la lucha contra la pobreza, el logro de la cohesión social, o el fomento de la integración regional y la democracia. Algunos de estos objetivos, cimentados en valores que trascienden de la esfera estrictamente económica, son la base del nuevo modelo de relaciones comerciales exteriores de la UE, que se contrapone en la retórica europea, a otras formas de relación por otros actores internacionales, como Estados Unidos o China.

Die rol van die Saamwerk-Unie in die beslaggewing van Afrikaanse taaleksamens in Natal, 1917-1928

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P. J.J. Prinsloo

1995-05-01

This article deals with the role of Afrikaner Nationalists who had striven to develop the selfassertiveness of their compatriots by means of promoting Afrikaans. Their attempt was aimed at obtaining an equal position to the deeply-rooted British tradition in Natal. The Co-operative Union (“Saamwerk-Unie" consequently had taken up position in the midst of the language problems. The Union made a deliberate attempt at promoting the development of Afrikaans by means of establishing the first language examinations in Afrikaans. This examination system evoked greater interest with every passing year and resulted in a clash between the Co-operative Union and the South African Language Union. The Language Union, with its Dutch language examinations, was the embodiment of the Dutch influence, while the Co-operative Union promoted Afrikaans at grass roots level. A compromise between the two organisations thus had to be made. A joint Examination Commission was therefore established in 1928. Consequently, the new cultural pattern which had been launched by the Co-operative Union was acknowledged in the ranks of the Afrikaner.

Comercio electrónico. Una revisión desde la Unión internacional de Telecomunicaciones

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Gladys S. Rodríguez

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Desde hace ya un tiempo se han creado organismos públicos destinados a superoisar los acuerdos sobre cuestiones técnicas y a garantizar la interconexión y la interoperabilidad de las redes, de las normas y de lasfrecuencias nacionales; un ejemplo es la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT. Por ello, se describe al mercado electrónico, la relación sociedad de la información y desarrollo, se expone el papel de la UIT -ONU frente al comercio electrónico, se indica la naturaleza y los sectores que comprende, as( como sus perspectivas para desarrollar el comercio electrónico principalmente en los pa(ses subdesarrollados. La metodolog(a es descriptiva - explicativa con base en material bibliográfico y hemerográfico, as( como documentos oficiales. Se concluye que el trabajo de la UIT-ONU, en materia de comercio electrónico en pa(ses subdesarrollados, ha sido asertivo, mas son sólo recomendaciones y declaraciones sin ningún tipo de obligatoriedad

Assessment of primary impacts of a hydrogen economy in New Zealand using UniSyD

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Leaver, Jonathan D.; Gillingham, Kenneth T.; Leaver, Luke H.T.

2009-01-01

Small economies such as New Zealand risk significant economic hardship without careful evaluation of alternatives to petroleum-based transportation due to the adverse effects of climate change and depleting international oil reserves. This paper uses an integrated multi-regional multi-fleet system dynamics model of New Zealand's energy economy to assess the primary impacts of alternative vehicle fleet technologies. Results suggest that hydrogen fuelled HICEs and FCVs may offer significantly greater economic savings than BEVs due to a much lower capital cost. Under our Base Case, 65% of the light fleet are HICEs and FCVs and 5% BEVs. Excluding hydrogen vehicles from the vehicle fleet can result in an average annual cost of US$562 per vehicle between 2015 and 2050. Co-production of hydrogen and electricity using coal gasification with carbon capture and storage is the dominant long term hydrogen production technology. (author)

Correlations between deformations, surface state and leak rate in metal to metal contact; Correlations entre deformations, etat de surface et debit de fuite au contact metal-metal

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Armand, G; Lapujoulade, J; Paigne, J [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1963-07-01

The study of metal to metal contact from the stand-point of the leak rate has been carried on a copper ring located between two hard-steel flanges. The analysis of the results confirms the hysteresis phenomenon already seen. Some curves (leak rate versus force and leak rate versus true deformation) in semi-logarithmic coordinates are straight lines. Likewise some curves (electrical contact resistance versus force) in bi-logarithmic coordinates are straight lines. All these results can be understood by looking at the conductance introduced by the deformations of the micro-geometry of the surfaces in contact. Some tests carried out in rising the temperature confirm these hypothesis. (authors) [French] L'etude du contact metal-metal du point de vue debit de fuite a ete poursuivie en utilisant un anneau de cuivre place entre brides d'acier dur. L'analyse des resultats confirme le phenomene d'hysteresis deja constate, montre l'influence de l'etat de surface des brides et du joint. Certaines courbes (debit de fuite/force et debit de fuite/deformation rationnelle), en coordonnees semi-logarithmiques, sont des droites. De meme, certaines courbes (resistance de contact/force) en coordonnees bi-logarithmiques, sont des droites. Ces resultats s'interpretent en considerant la conductance produite par la deformation des microgeometries des surfaces en contact. Quelques essais d'elevation de temperature confirment ces resultats. (auteurs)

La Unión Europea y la sociedad de la información. Período 1992-1997

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Lic. Alfredo Alfonso

1998-01-01

Full Text Available Las 'autopistas de la información', desde una perspectiva político-económica, se plantearon como un núcleo de renovación productiva, capaz de impulsar un nuevo ciclo de inversiones y por lo tanto, de expansión económica. El repaso a la política de telecomunicaciones de la UE en este periodo pone de manifiesto que, aunque lejos de alcanzar el marco regulatorio claro, preciso y definitivo que se desea, las directivas comunitarias aprobadas comienzan a clarificar las líneas y criterios que regirán en el futuro a la denominada ‘sociedad de la información’. En este informe se traza un panorama de las acciones llevadas a cabo por la Unión Europea intentando producir un mapa prospectivo que contribuya a un abordaje crítico de la temática.

La construcción jurisprudencial europea de la teoría de los principios generales de la contratación pública y su plasmación posterior en la legislación de la Unión Europea

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José Antonio Moreno Molina

2017-12-01

Full Text Available En el trabajo se analiza la importancia de los principios generales del derecho en el desarrollo del derecho administrativo europeo, y la especial relevancia que la jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea tiene sobre los principios generales de la contratación pública. A través de su jurisprudencia, el juez europeo ha declarado que la obligación de respeto de los principios de objetividad, imparcialidad y no discriminación en la adjudicación de los contratos públicos se extiende a todos estos contratos. De esta manera, el papel del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea ha sido decisivo para la evolución de la legislación europea sobre contratos públicos.

Evolución de la legislación audiovisual en la Unión Europea en el entorno digital: los contenidos se independizan del soporte

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Beceiro, Sagrario

2012-01-01

Desde la publicación, en el año 1989, de la primera Directiva Televisión sin fronteras (TSF) en Europa, la legislación sobre contenidos audiovisuales (programas y servicios) en el ámbito de la Unión Europea (UE) ha estado marcada por emergentes directrices políticas (liberalismo, desregulación y re-regulación) y avatares de la evolución del mercado. En la búsqueda del equilibrio legislativo, aspirando a no quedar rezagada ni adelantarse respecto a los acontecimientos del sector, la Directiva ...

From Raja to Prime Minister Entre rajah et premier ministre. Les étrangers et l’exploitation économique à Bornéo et dans le Pacifique au xixe siècle

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Kees van Dijk

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Some twenty years after the Sultan of Brunei had bestowed upon the Englishman James Brooke the title of Rajah of Sarawak, giving him extensive authorities over a large tract of land, an American, Joseph William Torrey, United States consul in Brunei, gained the right to call himself Rajah of Marudu and Ambong. Though Torrey’s efforts failed to establish a profitable business in Sabah, they formed the root of the British North Borneo Company. Torrey probably was one of the last of his kind. Elsewhere in the Pacific, European and American residents and adventurers did not bother much about native titles, expanding their hold over land and its inhabitants by economic and political manipulation. In Hawaii and Samoa political reform and becoming cabinet minister or prime minister of a still independent island state served their purposes better.Quelque vingt ans après que le sultan de Brunei eut accordé à l’Anglais James Brooke le titre de rajah de Sarawak, qui lui donnait d’importants pouvoirs sur une vaste région, un Américain, Joseph William Torrey, consul des Etats-Unis à Brunei, obtint le titre de rajah de Marudu et Ambong. Les efforts de Torrey, échouant à établir une affaire profitable à Sabah, constituèrent néanmoins les bases de la British North Borneo Company. Torrey fut sans doute l’un des derniers de ce type d’aventuriers. Ailleurs dans le Pacifique, des résidents et des aventuriers européens et américains, par des manœuvres économiques et politiques, consolidèrent leur contrôle sur les territoires et leurs populations, sans trop se soucier d’obtenir des titres locaux. A Hawaii et à Samoa, il leur fut plus utile d’entreprendre des réformes politiques et de se pourvoir d’un poste de ministre ou de premier ministre d’un Etat insulaire encore indépendant.

El Movimiento pro-Regionalismos Alternativos frente a la Nueva Relación Estratégica América Latina, Caribe - Unión Europea. Reflexiones desde una perspectiva de género

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R.A. Icaza Garza (Rosalba)

2007-01-01

textabstractIntroducción: El 11 de Mayo del 2006, en el marco de la 4ª. Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de América Latina, el Caribe y la Unión Europea (ALCUE) los y las representantes oficiales posaron para la tradicional foto del recuerdo.1 Instantes previos al fin de esta actividad,

Development of cash management products in Serbia and impact on the profitability of banks

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Barjaktarović Lidija

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Cash management products are in the function of promotion of the company's business, i.e. of liquidity management. The objective of this work is to determine the level of development of the Cash Management products in Serbia and their impact on the profitability and cost optimisation of a bank. Domestic banks established with foreign capital, primarily from Austria and Italy, were the first to introduce the initial contemporary Cash Management Products by the end of 2002, thanks to the development of electronic banking and relocation of the domestic payment transfers into the business banks. In addition, the analysis will show that banks with a clear focus on cooperation with the corporate clients are continuously developing this group of products in Serbia (Raiffeisen Bank, UniCredit Bank, Banca Intesa, Erste Bank. The research covers parallel presentation of development of the Cash Management products both of the domestic banks and their head offices abroad by the end of the year 2009 and the year 2012. The results of conducted research point out at the fact that the domestic banks established with the Italian capital (Banca Intesa and UniCredit Bank have taken over the leading role in the introduction of the new and more modern Cash Management products thanks to the good sector of information technology that is present in Serbia.

Manquons-nous de temps ?

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Dominique Méda

2003-06-01

Full Text Available Les individus des sociétés développées occidentales manquent-ils objectivement et subjectivement de plus en plus de temps? (Schor, 1991; Méda et Schor, 1997 Si ces propos ont suscité, à l’époque, le débat aux États-Unis (les statistiques mobilisées par Juliet Schor avaient notamment été mises en cause par Robinson et Godbey, 1999, spécialistes des enquêtes emploi du temps aux Etats-Unis, il n’en a pas été de même en France, le poids du chômage reléguant légitimement ce genre de préoccupation aux derniers rangs. Depuis quelques années pourtant, sous l’effet de la reprise de l’emploi intervenue entre 1997 et 2000, de l’augmentation du temps de travail de certaines catégories et de la diffusion de la RTT, les enquêtes commencent à s’intéresser à ces questions et à dessiner les contours d’une population pour laquelle le manque de temps constitue un véritable problème. Loin de n’être qu’un petit inconfort personnel, qui serait l’apanage des cadres dirigeants et des wonderwomen, le sentiment de manque de temps apparaît au contraire comme le signe d’un grippage ou d’une inefficacité des mécanismes classiques de régulation, et sans doute comme une invitation à concevoir des politiques publiques capables d’aider à la mise en place d’une nouvelle concordance et d’une plus grande cohérence des différents temps individuels et sociaux.

A atuação do Tribunal de Contas da União na concretização do direito à saúde

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Deane D’Abadia Morais

2015-03-01

Full Text Available O Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU é o órgão constitucional a quem cabe exercer, em auxílio ao Congresso Nacional, a fiscalização contábil, financeira, orçamentária, operacional e patrimonial da União e das entidades da administração direita e indireta, sob os aspectos da legalidade, legitimidade e economicidade. A Constituição Federal de 1998, além de elencar o direito à saúde como um dos direitos fundamentais, ampliou as atribuições e competências do TCU, o que contribuiu para a fiscalização da efetivação deste direito por este órgão de controle. O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar a atuação fiscalizatória do TCU na área da saúde por meio da análise dos processos de fiscalização autuados durante os anos de 2011 a 2013. Constatou-se que os processos do tipo monitoramento foram os mais representativos (47,6%, seguidos dos de auditoria (31,9%. Quanto às temáticas tratadas nesses processos, a Atenção de Média e Alta Complexidade Ambulatorial e Hospitalar foi o objeto mais abordado pelas fiscalizações (32% e a de Investimentos na Rede de Serviços de Saúde, a segunda (12%. Há uma diversidade na atuação do TCU, o que reforça o seu papel na concretização do direito à saúde.

Caracterización del sistema agroforestal de café orgánico de los productores asociados a Unión Ejidos de la Selva

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López Aguilar, Flor Magali; Martínez Morales, Yosani; Villar Lago, Gustavo Henrique

2015-01-01

Debido a la tala inmoderada de bosques y selvas para obtener ingresos, la producción de café orgánico se presenta como una alternativa sostenible, ya que es considerado como un eje desarrollo rural, además de conservar bosques y selvas. Diversas sociedades en México se dedican al acopio de café orgánico para su exportación, como es el caso de Unión Ejidos de la Selva. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir la agrodiversidad y hacer un análisis funcional de los sistemas de agroforestales de...

Compte-rendu des journées des rencontres orales en ligne pour l'apprentissage les 22-23 juin 2007, The Open University, Royaume-Uni

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Marie-Noëlle Lamy

2008-06-01

Full Text Available L'association Baal-CUP (British Association for Applied Linguistics avec Cambridge University Press http://www.baal.org.uk/ finance régulièrement des journées destinées à susciter des débats entre une vingtaine de chercheurs très actifs d'un domaine bien ciblé. Soutenue par Baal-CUP, l'Open Universitya organisé en juin dernier deux journées sur le thème des rencontres orales en ligne pour l'apprentissage (Spoken Online Learning Events ou Sole. Sole a réuni principalement mais non exclusivem...

Mercosul e União Europeia: Sinalizações de uma Parceria Extrarregional em Pesquisa, Inovação e Internacionalização

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Maria Creusa Borges

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Full Text Available O artigo examina sinalizações de uma pauta de cooperação extrarregional entre o MERCOSUL e a União Europeia em matéria educativa, no quadro de políticas de convergência no contexto das globalizações. Parte-se do pressuposto que as estratégias inter-regionais se intensificam, indicando a construção de uma agenda de cooperação com ênfase em pesquisa, inovação e internacionalização de programas de educação elaborados por Estados. No quadro de estabelecimento de cooperações inter-regionais entre MERCOSUL-União Europeia, temas novos são incluídos na pauta da política externa, além de temas estritamente econômicos, mas vinculados a estes, com implicações nas questões da educação, investigação e internacionalização. Compreende-se o espaço geopolítico marcado por posições de poder influenciadas por relações de força, caracterizadas pela posse de capital relevante em cenários econômicos e políticos em que são inseridas, na agenda política, cooperações dessa natureza. Nesse cenário, emergem questões a tratar referentes às convergências possíveis de ser construídas, no acordo de cooperação MERCOSUL-União Europeia, e suas implicações em termos educacionais. | "MERCOSUR and European Union: Signs of an Extra-Regional Partnership in Research, Innovation and Internationalization." The article examines signs of an extra-regional cooperation between MERCOSUR and the European Union in educational matters within the framework of convergence policies in the context of globalization. It is assumed that the interregional strategies intensify, indicating the construction of a cooperation agenda with emphasis on research, innovation and internationalization of education programs elaborated by States. In the framework of establishing interregional cooperation between MERCOSUR-European Union, new topics are included in the agenda of foreign policy, as well as strictly economic themes, but linked to them, with

A mechanical of spin-triplet superconductivity in Hubbard model on triangular lattice: application to UNi sub 2 Al sub 3

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Nisikawa, Y

2002-01-01

We discuss the possibility of spin-triplet superconductivity in a two-dimensional Hubbard model on a triangular lattice within the third-order perturbation theory. When we vary the symmetry in the dispersion of the bare energy band from D sub 2 to D sub 6 , spin-singlet superconductivity in the D sub 2 -symmetric system is suppressed and we obtain spin-triplet superconductivity in near the D sub 6 -symmetric system. In this case, it is found that the vertex terms, which are not included in the interaction mediated by the spin fluctuation, are essential for realizing the spin-triplet pairing. We point out the possibility that obtained results correspond to the difference between the superconductivity of UNi sub 2 Al sub 3 and that of UPd sub 2 Al sub 3. (author)

Influence of carbamide peroxide-based bleaching agents on the bond strength of resin-enamel/dentin interfaces Influência de agentes clareadores à base de peróxido de carbamida na resistência de união entre resina-esmalte/dentina

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Vanessa Cavalli

2005-03-01

Full Text Available In this bond strength study, a bleaching agent containing 10% carbamide peroxide was applied over composite-teeth bonded interfaces of two adhesive systems applied to enamel and dentin. Sixteen human third molars were used for bonding procedures. Single Bond (SB and Clearfil SE Bond (CB were applied to enamel and dentin according to the manufacturers' instructions. A resin composite cube-like structure was incrementally built on the bonded surfaces. The restored teeth were sectioned into 0.7 mm thick slices that were trimmed at enamel or dentin bonded interfaces to an hourglass shape with a cross-sectional area of approximately 0.5 mm². Specimens were assigned to 8 groups (n = 10 according to the following factors under study: dental substrate (enamel and dentin; adhesive system (SB and CB and treatment (10% carbamide peroxide and not bleached/control. The bleaching gel (Opalescence was applied at the bonded interfaces for 6 hours during 14 days and after daily treatment specimens were stored in artificial saliva. Unbleached specimens were stored in artificial saliva for 14 days. Specimens were tested for tension and the data were analyzed by three-way ANOVA and Tukey's test (p Este estudo avaliou a resistência de união de dois sistemas adesivos ao esmalte e à dentina após a aplicação de agente clareador sobre a união compósito-dente. Dezesseis terceiros molares humanos foram usados nos procedimentos restauradores. Single Bond (SB e Clearfil SE Bond (CB foram aplicados no esmalte e na dentina de acordo com as instruções dos fabricantes. Um bloco de compósito foi construído nas superfícies tratadas com os adesivos. Os dentes restaurados foram seccionados em fatias com espessura de 0,7 mm, que receberam constrição na interface de união num formato de ampulheta, com área de secção transversal de ± 0,5 mm². Os espécimes foram distribuídos em 8 grupos (n = 10 de acordo com os fatores em estudo: substrato dental (esmalte e

A vintage celebration for CERN

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2004-01-01

Maurice Dupraz, a winegrower from the Etat de Genève vineyards, explains the characteristics of the Vigne des Nations to Robert Aymar, CERN's Director-General, and Robert Cramer, Conseiller d'Etat. As part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations, CERN was the guest of honour at the Vigne des Nations ceremony organised by the Etat de Genève on 7 May. My Organization is greatly honoured to have the Vigne des Nations dedicated to it, said Robert Aymar, CERN's Director-General, at the ceremony held on the slopes of the Lully vineyards at Bernex on 7 May. Invited by Robert Cramer, President of Geneva's Conseil d'Etat, he spoke of the special links that have been forged over the last fifty years between CERN and the Canton of Geneva, where the Organization has its headquarters. Both of them paid tribute to Maurice Bourquin, former rector of the University of Geneva and Swiss delegate to the CERN Council since 1994, who became the first Swiss President of the CERN Council in 2000. The Vigne des Nations ceremony,...

El largo camino hacia la gestión integral de la Crisis en la Unión Europea

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Guillem Colom

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Las operaciones de gestión de crisis realizadas desde el fin de la Guerra Fría han puesto de manifiesto la necesidad de armonizar la cooperación multinacional para incrementar la coherencia de la operación. Éste es el principio fundamental del Enfoque Integral, definido como la concertación de las estrategias y las acciones de los actores participantes en la gestión de crisis a todos los niveles y planos de la misma. Desde 2008, la Unión Europea está definiendo su propio modelo para mejorar su unidad de acción en materia de gestión de crisis, ampliar su cooperación práctica con el resto de los actores implicados en la resolución de la misma y apoyar el desarrollo de capacidades civiles y militares. El trabajo analiza sus antecedentes y estado actual.

Integrative characterization of germ cell-specific genes from mouse spermatocyte UniGene library

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Eddy Edward M

2007-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The primary regulator of spermatogenesis, a highly ordered and tightly regulated developmental process, is an intrinsic genetic program involving male germ cell-specific genes. Results We analyzed the mouse spermatocyte UniGene library containing 2155 gene-oriented transcript clusters. We predict that 11% of these genes are testis-specific and systematically identified 24 authentic genes specifically and abundantly expressed in the testis via in silico and in vitro approaches. Northern blot analysis disclosed various transcript characteristics, such as expression level, size and the presence of isoform. Expression analysis revealed developmentally regulated and stage-specific expression patterns in all of the genes. We further analyzed the genes at the protein and cellular levels. Transfection assays performed using GC-2 cells provided information on the cellular characteristics of the gene products. In addition, antibodies were generated against proteins encoded by some of the genes to facilitate their identification and characterization in spermatogenic cells and sperm. Our data suggest that a number of the gene products are implicated in transcriptional regulation, nuclear integrity, sperm structure and motility, and fertilization. In particular, we found for the first time that Mm.333010, predicted to contain a trypsin-like serine protease domain, is a sperm acrosomal protein. Conclusion We identify 24 authentic genes with spermatogenic cell-specific expression, and provide comprehensive information about the genes. Our findings establish a new basis for future investigation into molecular mechanisms underlying male reproduction.

The today situation and the nuclear sector perspectives in Usa; La situation actuelle et les perspectives du secteur nucleaire aux Etats-Unis

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2006-07-01

In this analysis the author details and discusses the nuclear energy situation in the Usa: the park and the electric power production, the nuclear safety and the radiation protection, the licenses prolongation, the power increase, the regulation relative to the construction of new reactors, the combined construction permit and operating license, the uncertainties on the Yucca Mountain storage site and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership initiative, the 2006 perspectives and the IV generation reactors. (A.L.B.)

Analysis of current trends in United States mesothelioma incidence; Analyse des tendances actuelles de l'incidence du mesotheliome aux Etats-Unis

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Price, B.

1998-03-01

The objectives of this study are to analyze the mesotheliomas incidence in the United States and to estimate the risk of mesothelioma on the whole life by generation, as also the annual number of cases expected for the next seventy years. (N.C.)

La regulación de los biocarburantes en Brasil, Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Un análisis económico e institucional

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Rodríguez Morales, Jorge Ernesto

2016-01-01

[ES]La tesis doctoral presentada es un análisis histórico de la evolución de la regulación de los tres más grandes mercados de biocarburantes a nivel global: Brasil, Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. La tesis plantea que la evolución de estos mercados responde a unos escenarios de cooperación y conflicto entre los principales actores del mercado: el estado regulador, el sector agroindustrial y los consumidores finales. Los escenarios se encuentran determinados por unos vectores que influyen ...

Los medicamentos en la Unión Europea: el tándem comercio-salud Drugs in the European Union: the health-market tandem

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Fernando Antoñanzas

2005-04-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: Caracterizar la naturaleza económica singular del mercado de medicamentos en la Unión Europea, estudiar las posibles agrupaciones de países en función de ciertas variables farmacéuticas, analizar algunas normas reguladoras recientes dirigidas a la creación del mercado único y presentar algunas reflexiones sobre la toma de decisiones en materia de salud pública desde la perspectiva de la situación actual de los presupuestos públicos sanitarios. Método: análisis económico de macromagnitudes sanitarias y farmacéuticas, análisis de agrupamiento de datos («cluster», revisión de la legislación farmacéutica e industrial comunitaria, así como de las formas de presupuestación farmacéutica de los estados miembros. Resultados: Se ha caracterizado el mercado de medicamentos en la Unión Europea y se han clasificado los países a partir de 5 variables en torno a 2 grupos principales. Las medidas legislativas comunitarias tienden a fomentar la I+D y la producción de fármacos, de modo que se consolide el sector industrial. Las regulaciones nacionales son diferentes en materias de reembolso y establecimiento de precios. Conclusiones: La creación del mercado único del medicamento en la Unión Europea debe contemplar esta diversidad reguladora y buscar un equilibrio entre los aspectos económicos y de salud pública. El mercado único farmacéutico puede ser una estrategia peligrosa si se convierte en dogma general y más si se determinan plazos fijos y breves.Objectives: To characterize the peculiar economic nature of the pharmaceutical market in the EU, to study potential groupings of countries based on several pharmaceutical variables, to analyze some recent regulations designed to create the single market, and to present some thoughts on the decision making process in public health from the perspective of current public health budgets. Method: We performed an economic analysis of health and pharmaceutical macrovariables

El territorio y su relación con las ventajas comparativas y competitivas en el municipio de La Unión, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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Magdalida Murgueitio

2015-01-01

Full Text Available En el marco del proyecto de investigación denominado “Marketing Territorial, una alternativa para la competitividad y posicionamiento regional en los municipios de La Unión, Zarzal y Cartago durante el periodo 2012-2013” el objetivo principal es identificar las alternativas que promuevan la competitividad y el posicionamiento regional en los municipios de La Unión, Zarzal y Cartago, en el Valle del Cauca. La problemática se aborda con la triangulación de métodos, datos e investigadores. Se obtienen datos con diferentes técnicas e instrumentos como la observación no participante, la opinión de los habitantes, entrevistas semiestructuradas a funcionarios públicos y recopilación de datos estadísticos de los municipios en diferentes rubros; además del análisis de un equipo de investigadores de disciplinas como la Economía, la Contaduría, la Administración, la Ingeniería de Sistemas y la Educación. Los resultados indican que el aprovechamiento de las ventajas comparativas que el territorio brinda, así como la educación, la infraestructura y el apoyo administrativo del gobierno departamen - tal juegan un papel importante en la potencialización de las ventajas competitivas del municipio. Se concluye que el marketing territorial es una herramienta para impulsar la competitividad, la cual se potencializa cuando existe la voluntad política de invertir en ella y de gestionarla.

Influencia de los parámetros de soldeo fuerte en la microestructura y propiedades mecánicas de la unión de la aleación base níquel Hastelloy B2

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Sotelo, José Carlos

2014-09-01

Full Text Available A study of the high vacuum brazing process of solid solution strengthened Hastelloy B2 nickel alloy has been done. A first stage of research has focused on the selection of the most appropriate brazing filler metal to the base material and vacuum furnace brazing process. The influence of welding parameters on joint microstructure constituents, relating the microstructure of the joint to its mechanical properties, has been evaluated. Two gaps of 50 and 200 micrometers, and two dwell times at brazing temperature of 10 and 90 minutes were studied. The braze joint mainly consists of the nickel rich matrix, nickel silicide and ternary compounds. Finally, the results of this study have shown the high bond strength for small gaps and increased dwell times of 90 minutes.Se realizó un estudio pormenorizado del proceso de soldeo fuerte en horno de alto vacío de la aleación base níquel Hastelloy B2 fortalecida por solución sólida. En una primera fase del trabajo se seleccionó el material de aporte acorde al material objeto de unión y a la fuente de calentamiento seleccionada. Posteriormente, se evaluó la influencia del gap (50 y 200 micrómetros y tiempo de permanencia a temperatura de soldeo (10 y 90 minutos sobre los microconstituyentes de la unión, relacionando la microestructura con las propiedades mecánicas de la junta. Los análisis metalográficos mostraron una unión constituida por una matriz rica en níquel, siliciuros de níquel y compuestos ternarios. Finalmente, los resultados de los ensayos mecánicos a esfuerzos cortantes mostraron una elevada resistencia para gaps de 50 micrómetros y tiempos de permanencia de 90 minutos.

Derrière l'assaut de la « République de Tivoli » par l'Etat jamaïcain Behind the onslaught of the "Republic of Tivoli" by the Jamaican State

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Romain Cruse

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Cet article s'intéresse aux aspects géopolitiques des rapports entre un quartier de Kingston – Tivoli Gardens – et le pouvoir jamaïcain. Il revient sur la construction de Tivoli en tant que lotissement et en tant que « communauté garnison » à la fin des années 1960, et sur l'ascendance des groupes criminels claniques qui la dirigent. Il revient ensuite sur l'évolution du pouvoir des autorités officieuses du quartier, et sur le basculement dans le rapport de force qu'elles entretiennent avec l'Etat.This paper explores the complex geopolitical relationship that exists between one of Jamaica's most notorious garrison communities, Tivoli Gardens, and the formal state. This relationship is analysed through a historical perspective of Tivoli's construction – from a low-income housing project to a fortified garrison community. The analysis highlights the growth of local criminal organizations that have been controlling the enclave, and shows the shift of power that progressively took place between this gang and the formal State who created the community in the first place.

Spectrophotometric study of the complexes of cerium and uranides with diethylenetetraaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA); Contribution a l'etude de la complexation du cerium et des uranides par l'acide diethylenetetraminepentaacetique (DTPA)

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1968-03-01

A spectrophotometric determination was made of the complexes of cerium and uranides in their different degrees of oxidation with diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA). Two physico-chemical states, the ionic and hydrolysis ones, were considered. In the former case, we studied the influence of the pH on the formation of the complex, and whenever the complexes were stable, we determined the molecular ratio and calculated their stability constants. In the latter case, we studied the conditions of solubilization of the precipitate by formation of complexes soluble in water as a function of pH, age of the precipitate and time of precipitate-chelate contact. (authors) [French] Etude spectrophotometrique de la complexation du cerium et des uranides (uranium, neptunium, plutonium et americium) dans leurs differents etats d'oxydation par l'acide diethylenetriaminepentaacetique (DTPA). Deux etats physicochimiques ont retenu notre attention, l'etat ionique et l'etat precipite d'hydrolyse. Dans le premier cas, nous avons etudie l'influence du pH sur la formation du complexe, et dans tous les cas ou le complexe est stable, nous avons determine le rapport moleculaire (5) [element]/[chelatant] du complexe forme et nous avons calcule leurs constantes de stabilite. Dans le deuxieme cas, l'etat de precipite d'hydrolyse, nous avons etudie les conditions de solubilisation du precipite, par formation du complexe, en fonction du pH, de l'age du precipite et du temps de contact precipite - chelatant. (auteurs)

Fast Detection of Copper Content in Rice by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy with Uni- and Multivariate Analysis

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Ye, Lanhan; Song, Kunlin; Shen, Tingting

2018-01-01

Fast detection of heavy metals is very important for ensuring the quality and safety of crops. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), coupled with uni- and multivariate analysis, was applied for quantitative analysis of copper in three kinds of rice (Jiangsu rice, regular rice, and Simiao rice). For univariate analysis, three pre-processing methods were applied to reduce fluctuations, including background normalization, the internal standard method, and the standard normal variate (SNV). Linear regression models showed a strong correlation between spectral intensity and Cu content, with an R2 more than 0.97. The limit of detection (LOD) was around 5 ppm, lower than the tolerance limit of copper in foods. For multivariate analysis, partial least squares regression (PLSR) showed its advantage in extracting effective information for prediction, and its sensitivity reached 1.95 ppm, while support vector machine regression (SVMR) performed better in both calibration and prediction sets, where Rc2 and Rp2 reached 0.9979 and 0.9879, respectively. This study showed that LIBS could be considered as a constructive tool for the quantification of copper contamination in rice. PMID:29495445

Figurative Language in Malay to English Translation: An Analysis of the 2015 UniMAP VC's Keynote Speech

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Sharmini A.

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Translating figurative language involves more than just replacing the figurative language with its equivalent in the target language. Therefore, it is not surprising for the translation of figurative language to have its own set of challenges. Problems the translator faces in translating the Malay Figurative Language into English include complexities in understanding, interpreting and recreating the Figurative language that are unique in the Source Language (SL culture; which have to be explained and described in Target Language (TL where such practices and customs are non - existent. Secondly, the Source Text (ST figurative language may appear in a variety of types and have a distinct denotative and connotative meaning and reference; most often, it is difficult to find an equivalent which totally matches the original meaning or concept. This particular paper analyses the translation of figurative language extracted from UniMAP's Vice Chancellor Keynote Speech in 2015. Findings reveal that the three categories of figurative language identified were namely idioms, metaphors and similes. Translation strategies used are either not translated, paraphrased or translated with a similar meaning but in different form.

Síntesis de algunos aldobiononitrilos benzoilados con unión 1-4, correlaciones espectroscópicas y reacciones de degradación de los mismos

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D’Accorso, Norma Beatriz

1987-01-01

El objetivo del presente trabajo fué la síntesis de algunos aldobiononitrilos benzoilados con unión glicosídica 1-4, los estudios espectroscópicos de estos compuestos y la aplicación de las degradaciones de Wohl y de Zemplén a algunos de los mismos. Los antecedentes sobre la síntesis de derivados benzoilados de mono- y disacáridos y de derivados acilados de aldononitrilos y de aldobiononitrilos se agrupan en el CAPITULO I, que consta de 9 páginas. Los CAPITULOS II a V abarcan la discusión de ...

La protección de los diseños industriales en la unión europea. Principales rasgos y ventajas del diseño comunitario

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Manuel Marhuenda

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio analiza los diferentes elementos que singularizan la protección jurídica del “diseño comunitario” en la Unión Europea, comprendiendo dentro de esta expresión, tanto los dibujos como los modelos industriales comunitarios. Igualmente se examinarán brevemente varias cuestiones concretas relativas al reconocimiento y la protección de los diseños industriales como objetos de propiedad industrial conjuntamente con los vínculos que acercan este derecho a otros objetos de propiedad industrial como son las marcas tridimensionales y los derechos de Autor.

La protección de los diseños industriales en la unión europea. Principales rasgos y ventajas del diseño comunitario

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Manuel Marhuenda

2006-11-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio analiza los diferentes elementos que singularizan la protección jurídica del “diseño comunitario” en la Unión Europea, comprendiendo dentro de esta expresión, tanto los dibujos como los modelos industriales comunitarios. Igualmente se examinarán brevemente varias cuestiones concretas relativas al reconocimiento y la protección de los diseños industriales como objetos de propiedad industrial conjuntamente con los vínculos que acercan este derecho a otros objetos de propiedad industrial como son las marcas tridimensionales y los derechos de Autor.

Uni- and Multisensory Brain Areas are Synchronised across Spectators When Watching Unedited Dance Recordings

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Corinne Jola

2013-06-01

Full Text Available The superior temporal sulcus (STS and gyrus (STG are commonly identified to be functionally relevant for multisensory integration of audiovisual (AV stimuli. However, most neuroimaging studies on AV integration used stimuli of short duration in explicit evaluative tasks. Importantly though, many of our AV experiences are of a long duration and ambiguous. It is unclear if the enhanced activity in audio, visual, and AV brain areas would also be synchronised over time across subjects when they are exposed to such multisensory stimuli. We used intersubject correlation to investigate which brain areas are synchronised across novices for uni- and multisensory versions of a 6-min 26-s recording of an unfamiliar, unedited Indian dance recording (Bharatanatyam. In Bharatanatyam, music and dance are choreographed together in a highly intermodal-dependent manner. Activity in the middle and posterior STG was significantly correlated between subjects and showed also significant enhancement for AV integration when the functional magnetic resonance signals were contrasted against each other using a general linear model conjunction analysis. These results extend previous studies by showing an intermediate step of synchronisation for novices: while there was a consensus across subjects' brain activity in areas relevant for unisensory processing and AV integration of related audio and visual stimuli, we found no evidence for synchronisation of higher level cognitive processes, suggesting these were idiosyncratic.

Aportes de la Unión Europea al desarrollo sostenible de Colombia: diagnóstico de la cooperación en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en el periodo 2006-2010

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Vásquez González, Laura Marina

2013-01-01

La presente investigación diagnóstica busca analizar las dinámicas de cooperación al desarrollo entre la Unión Europea y Colombia para el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, específicamente el Objetivo 7 que busca garantizar la sostenibilidad del medio ambiente.

Mechanical Model for Dynamic Behavior of Concrete Under Impact Loading

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Sun, Yuanxiang

Concrete is a geo-material which is used substantively in the civil building and military safeguard. One coupled model of damage and plasticity to describe the complex behavior of concrete subjected to impact loading is proposed in this research work. The concrete is assumed as homogeneous continuum with pre-existing micro-cracks and micro-voids. Damage to concrete is caused due to micro-crack nucleation, growth and coalescence, and defined as the probability of fracture at a given crack density. It induces a decrease of strength and stiffness of concrete. Compaction of concrete is physically a collapse of the material voids. It produces the plastic strain in the concrete and, at the same time, an increase of the bulk modulus. In terms of crack growth model, micro-cracks are activated, and begin to propagate gradually. When crack density reaches a critical value, concrete takes place the smashing destroy. The model parameters for mortar are determined using plate impact experiment with uni-axial strain state. Comparison with the test results shows that the proposed model can give consistent prediction of the impact behavior of concrete. The proposed model may be used to design and analysis of concrete structures under impact and shock loading. This work is supported by State Key Laboratory of Explosion science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology (YBKT14-02).

Producción de arrabio en los países de la Unión Europea

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García, L.

1997-12-01

Full Text Available The incessant increase of the competitivity of the metallurgical industry implies the necessity of the optimization of the resources and raw materials used. This affects in the same way the ironmaking in blast furnace and its principal fuel, metallurgical coke. It is from here the importance of the development of the techniques which facilitate improvements in the operation parameters in the blast furnace. This article is dedicated to the latest developments applicated on blast furnace process in the countries of European Community.

El aumento continuo de la competitividad en la industria siderúrgica hace necesaria la optimización de los recursos y materias primas empleados. Este hecho afecta de igual forma a la fabricación de arrabio en horno alto y a su principal combustible, el coque metalúrgico. De ahí la gran importancia que adquiere el desarrollo de técnicas que faciliten mejoras en los índices de operación del horno alto. En este trabajo se analizan los últimos desarrollos aplicados al proceso del horno alto en los países de la Unión Europea.

Ex-situ time-lapse x-ray CT study of 3D micro-structural fatigue damage evolution in uni-directional composites

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Jespersen, Kristine Munk; Wang, Ying; Zangenberg Hansen, Jens

2016-01-01

In this study, the progress of damage under tension-tension fatigue of a uni-directional (UD) glass fibre composite made from a non-crimp fabric is studied using transilluminated white light imaging (TWLI) and X-ray computed tomography (CT). TWLI images are automatically captured throughout...... to initiate already after the first cycle, whereas some grow gradually and others appear suddenly during cycling. The off-axis cracks are observed to saturate after a few thousand cycles. The UD fibre fracture damage in the region observed by X-ray CT is probably already saturated at the first interruption...... point, as no significant change is seen between the two X-ray images. However, the study indicates how TWLI can be used as an initial indicator to locate damage regions at an early stage for the future ex-situ X-ray CT experiments....

O discurso da dissensão e da união nas cruzadas no oriente

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João Vicente de Medeiros Publio Dias

2011-01-01

Full Text Available The Crusades are frequently seen as a shock between two cohesive sides, the Christendom and the Islam, but that vision is far from the truth. Both were divided by political and religious issues. Therefore, even if the Crusades had created a situation for a union in both sides, the encounter of those two civilizations in Palestine did not erase the internal dissensions and that appeared in the discourses. Thus, we will analyze in this article the imaginary and the discourses created from those differences in the Eastern Crusades, as between Christians and Muslims as among Christians themselves. / As Cruzadas são frequentemente vistas como um embate entre dois lados coesos, Cristandade e Islã, mas isso está longe da verdade. Ambos estavam divididos por questões políticas e religiosas. Portanto, ainda que as Cruzadas tenham criado um clamor de união nos dois lados, o encontro dessas duas civilizações na Palestina não apagou as dissensões internas e isso se exprimiu nos discursos. Assim, iremos analisar neste artigo o imaginário e os discursos criados a partir dessas diferenças nas Cruzadas Orientais, tanto entre cristãos e muçulmanos quanto entre os próprios cristãos.

Present and Future Programmes in the Treatment and Ultimate Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in the United States of America; Programmes Actuels et Futurs de Traitement et d'Elimination Definitive des Dechets Radioactifs de Haute Activite aux Etats-Unis; 0422 0415 041a 0423 0429 0410 042f 0418 0411 0423 0414 ; Programas Estadounidenses Actuales y Futuros para el Tratamiento y Evacuacion Definitiva de Desechos de Elevada Radiactividad

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Belter, W. G. [United States Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, DC (United States)

1963-02-15

to future programme planning in waste management is discussed. (author) [French] Les difficultes inherentes au stockage en reservoir des dechets de haute activite, telles que le risque de fuite et la necessite du transfert des dechets liquides pendant des periodes extremement longues, ont donne lieu a l'execution aux Etats-Unis d'un vaste programme de recherches et de mises au point qui comporte l'etablissement de systemes pratiques d'elimination definitive de ces matieres. L'auteur decrit le programme de la 'Division de mise au point des reacteurs ' de la Commission de l'energie atomique des Etats-Unis, car il est important pour l'evolution des aspects economiques de l'energie d'origine nucleaire. Il donne un apercu des programmes a long terme de gestion des dechets dans les centres de production de plutonium, a Hanford et a Savannah River, compte tenu des conditions propres a leur situation geographique. L'auteur expose plusieurs methodes de 'conversion en solides 'actuellement a l'etude, dont l'emploi de lits fluidises, de pots chauffes, de colonnes de vaporisation a chaleur rayonnante, de fours a calciner rotatifs et d'eponges en matiSreTceramique. Il examine egalement la methode fondee sur l'addition aux dechets de materiaux vitrifiants en vue d'obtenir un produit plus stable. Il signale divers avantages et inconvenients de chacune de ces methodes. Il fait le point des travaux en cours et expose les plans des futurs programmes. L'auteur decrit les recherches sur certaines formations geologiques; structures salines, profonds bassins permeables et roches cristallines impermeables, pouvant servir au stockage ou a l'elimination definitive de solides calcines ou de divers types de dechets liquides. Il analyse des plans visant a faire une experience dans des structures salines avec des produits de haute activite. Il decrit brievement le programme de forages exploratoires que l'on execute a Savannah River pour determiner s'il est possible d'emmagasiner de vieux dechets

A securitização da cooperação para o controle de fronteiras da União Européia

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Ferreira, Luciano Vaz

2011-01-01

Resumo: Frente ao medo de fragmentação, que poderia conduzir a uma nova guerra, a Europa implementou um intenso processo de integração, que culminou na formação da União Européia, uma organização supranacional. A redução das barreiras econômicas e políticas que permitiram a integração européia e a formação de uma identidade comum, também direcionaram a política comunitária para o controle das fronteiras externas. Nesse cenário, a imigração ilegal é encarada como uma ameaça à integração europé...

Las negociaciones del Acuerdo de Asociación entre la Unión Europea y Centroamérica: Estado actual y perspectivas

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Manuel Cienfuegos Mateo

2009-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se estudia la evolución de las relaciones entre la Unión Europea y Centroamérica, y en especial, el progreso de las negociaciones del acuerdo de asociación birregional. Para ello, se analiza el presente y se exponen los desafíos que dichasnegociaciones plantean a corto y a largo plazo. Los principales obstáculos para la conclusión de las negociaciones se identifican en el pilar comercial, en el cual se evidencia una estrecha interconexión con los resultados de la Ronda de Doha. Finalmente, se formulan diversas recomendaciones para el avance y profundización de las relaciones eurocentroamericanas dirigidas a los actores claves del proceso.

feature article la codification et le développement progressif du droit

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Étude diagnostique des obstacles lies a la production du beurre de ...

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La question de la réduction de la pauvreté en Côte d'Ivoire constitue un enjeu majeur pour l'Etat ivoirien. L'enjeu est tellement important que l'Etat encourage les différentes couches sociales à travailler davantage pour faire reculer la pauvreté. C'est dans cette dynamique que se sont inscrites les femmes de Natiokobadara ...

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Bond strength of hard chairside reline resins to a rapid polymerizing denture base resin before and after thermal cycling Resistência de união de resinas rígidas para reembasamento imediato a resina para base de prótese de rápida polimerização antes e após termociclagem

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Karin Hermana Neppelenbroek

2006-12-01

Full Text Available PURPOSE: This study assessed the shear bond strength of 4 hard chairside reline resins (Kooliner, Tokuso Rebase Fast, Duraliner II, Ufi Gel Hard to a rapid polymerizing denture base resin (QC-20 processed using 2 polymerization cycles (A or B, before and after thermal cycling. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cylinders (3.5 mm x 5.0 mm of the reline resins were bonded to cylinders of QC-20 polymerized using cycle A (boiling water-20 minutes or B (boiling water; remove heat-20 minutes; boiling water-20 minutes. For each reline resin/polymerization cycle combination, 10 specimens (groups CAt e CBt were thermally cycled (5 and 55 ºC; dwell time 30 seconds; 2,000 cycles; the other 10 were tested without thermal cycling (groups CAwt ad CBwt. Shear bond tests (0.5 mm/min were performed on the specimens and the failure mode was assessed. Data were analyzed by 3-way ANOVA and Newman-Keuls post-hoc test (alpha=.05. RESULTS: QC-20 resin demonstrated the lowest bond strengths among the reline materials (POBJETIVO: Esse estudo avaliou a resistência de união ao cisalhamento de 4 resinas rígidas para reembasamento imediato (Kooliner, Tokuso Rebase Fast, Duraliner II, Ufi Gel Hard a uma resina para base de prótese de rápida polimerização (QC-20 submetida a 2 ciclos de polimerização (A e B, antes e após termociclagem. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Cilindros (3,5 mm x 5,0 mm das resinas reembasadoras foram unidas aos cilindros de resina QC-20 polimerizados pelo ciclo A (água fervente - 20 minutos ou B (água fervente; remoção do calor-20 minutos; água fervente-20 minutos. Para cada combinação resina reembasadora/ciclo de polimerização, 10 corpos-de-prova (grupos CAt e CBt foram termociclados (5 e 55 ºC; intervalo de tempo 30 segundos; 2.000 ciclos; os outros 10 foram testados sem termociclagem (grupos CAwt e CBwt. Os testes de resistência de união ao cisalhamento (0,5 mm/min foram realizados sobre os corpos-de-prova e o tipo de falha avaliado. Os dados foram

Son Excellence Monsieur Pierre-Louis Lorenz Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales à Genève

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Avaliação da precisão de duas técnicas de união de estruturas metálicas - brasagem e soldagem a laser - em uma prótese clássica de Brånemark pelo método da microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV)

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Lucio Hirokuni Kanashiro

2005-01-01

Este estudo avaliou a precisão de duas técnicas de união, a brasagem e a soldagem a laser, em estruturas metálicas de uma prótese clássica de Brånemark. Dez estruturas fundidas em NiCr foram segmentadas em 4 partes e analisadas no MEV em pontos pré-estabelecidos, vestibular e proximal, totalizando 8 pontos de análise para cada estrutura. Na primeira fase, foi mensurada a fenda marginal existente entre o análogo do implante e o abutment UCLA antes da união destes segmentos através da brasagem ...

Smart Grid facets in the world; Les visages de Smart Grid dans le monde

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Marcoux, Benoit; Bauchot, Frederic

2010-09-15

There is a certain consensus on what is the Smart Grid, but priorities vary from one world region to the next. These differences bring business strategies and objectives that vary from one electrical company to the next. However: Smart Grid programs of electrical companies are based on the same elements. -Smart Grid benefits are mainly gained by a greater integration at all levels. -Implementation priorities vary from one region to the next; the regions studied in this paper are the United States, Quebec, France, Denmark and China. [French] Un certain consensus se forme sur ce que constitue le Smart Grid, mais les priorites varient d'une region du monde a l'autre. Ces differences amenent des strategies et des objectifs d'affaires qui varient d'une entreprise d'electricite a l'autre. Cependant : -Les programmes de Smart Grid des entreprises d'electricite se basent sur les memes elements. -Les benefices du Smart Grid passe avant tout par une plus grande integration a tous les niveaux. -Les priorites d'implantation varient d'une region a l'autre; les regions etudiees dans ce papier sont les etats-Unis, le Quebec, la France, le Danemark et la Chine.

Relativité et gravitation

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Tourrenc, Philippe

1992-01-01

La relativité générale a cessé d'être une pure théorie justifiée par les "trois tests classiques" disponibles il y a trente ans. Des pulsars, vrais laboratoires de gravitation relativiste, ont été découverts et étudiés. A l'automne 1991 les Etats-Unis ont pris la décision de construire deux détecteurs interférométriques d'ondes gravitationnelles. Au début de l'été 1992, le ministre français de la Recherche et de l'Espace a pris un engagement de même nature concernant le projet VIRGO, projet franco-italien de construction d'une antenne interférométrique. La gravitation relativiste est devenue un riche domaine d'observation et d'expérimentation. Cet ouvrage est un manuel de physique dont les intentions et le contenu se veulent adaptés au contexte scientifique actuel. Il doit beaucoup aux divers enseignements donnés par l'auteur, principalement l'enseignement de relativité générale en maîtrise de physique à l'université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI). Dans la première partie, l...

The difficulties in the development of mining tourism projects: the case of La Unión Mining District (SE Spain

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Héctor M.Conesa

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Mine sites are atypical industrial sites because they encompass not only economic but also landscape and anthropologic components. The need of developing new economic opportunities in areas, where a “mining monoculture” was the economic backbone, has resulted in the re-interpretation of mining activity from a cultural viewpoint. Some traditional mining towns from both, recent and ancient times, have forgone mining activity and have become new tourist attractions sites. However, the process of developing tourism in these zones is not easy and necessarily incorporates social, economic and environmental requirements. This paper describes the constraints, possibilities and efforts that meet in the former mining town of La Unión, Southeast Spain. It will be investigated in a critic point of view the current projects that, though in low number, try to preserve the identity and history of the town while generating relatively significant economic incomes.

Juegos de estrategia y consecuencias inintencionadas : un modelo con resultados perversos de la crisis de la minería de Cartagena-La Unión*

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Linares Martínez, Francisco

2005-01-01

Este artículo representa una aproximación al conflicto relativo a la continuidad de la actividad minera en la comarca de Cartagena-La Unión, que impulsó, en 1988, a la Sociedad Minera y Metalúrgica de Peñarroya a abandonar el distrito minero después de varias décadas de actividad. En primer lugar, brevemente, se da cuenta de las vicisitudes de la actividad minera a lo largo de la década de 1980, para llegar a estudiar los sucesos críticos del año 1988. En el análisis de estos acontecimientos ...

A cDNA microarray, UniShrimpChip, for identification of genes relevant to testicular development in the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon

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Klinbunga Sirawut

2011-04-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Poor reproductive maturation in captive male broodstock of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon is one of the serious problems to the farming industries. Without genome sequence, EST libraries of P. monodon were previously constructed to identify transcripts with important biological functions. In this study, a new version of cDNA microarray, UniShrimpChip, was constructed from the Peneaus monodon EST libraries of 12 tissues, containing 5,568 non-redundant cDNA clones from 10,536 unique cDNA in the P. monodon EST database. UniShrimpChip was used to study testicular development by comparing gene expression levels of wild brooders from the West and East coasts of Thailand and domesticated brooders with different ages (10-, 14-, 18-month-old. Results The overall gene expression patterns from the microarray experiments revealed distinct transcriptomic patterns between the wild and domesticated groups. Moreover, differentially expressed genes from the microarray comparisons were identified, and the expression patterns of eight selected transcripts were subsequently confirmed by reverse-transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR. Among these, expression levels of six subunits (CSN2, 4, 5, 6, 7a, and 8 of the COP9 signalosome (CSN gene family in wild and different ages of domesticated brooders were examined by RT-qPCR. Among the six subunits, CSN5 and CSN6 were most highly expressed in wild brooders and least expressed in the 18-month-old domesticated group; therefore, their full-length cDNA sequences were characterized. Conclusions This study is the first report to employ cDNA microarray to study testicular development in the black tiger shrimp. We show that there are obvious differences between the wild and domesticated shrimp at the transcriptomic level. Furthermore, our study is the first to investigate the feasibility that the CSN gene family might have involved in reproduction and development of this economically important

¿Buscando un nuevo paradigma? La Unión Europea en busca de un nuevo concepto de seguridad en las Relaciones Internacionales

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Franz KERNIC

2008-10-01

Full Text Available Este artículo presenta un análisis de los cambios fundamentales en la orientación teórica de la seguridad europea en el mundo post-Guerra Fría. El objetivo fundamental es investigar el desarrollo de nuevos conceptos de la seguridad europea en el contexto de la integración europea y analizar las principales posibilidades de establecer un nuevo paradigma de seguridad respecto al futuro desarrollo de la política de seguridad de la Unión Europea (UE. El punto de partida del análisis es el discurso social sobre nuevos riesgos y desafíos de la seguridad europea y la relación entre la percepción de una lista de nuevas amenazas y la formulación y formación de una nueva política de seguridad. El foco del análisis es la Unión Europea y los discursos contemporáneos en cuanto a la génesis de un nuevo paradigma de seguridad a escala de la UE y su Política Exterior y de Seguridad Común (PESC. This article presents an analysis of the fundamental changes affecting the theoretical orientation of the European security in the post-Cold War World. The main objective is to investigate the development of new European security concepts in the context of European integration and to analyze the chief possibilities of establishing a new security paradigm with regard to the future development of the security policy of the European Union (EU. The starting point of the analysis is the social discourse on new risks and challenges for the European security and the relation between the perception of a list of new menaces and the formulation and formation of a new security policy. The focus of the study is the European Union and the contemporary discourses concerning the genesis of a new security paradigm fit to scale of the EU and its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP.

Pressure-induced magnetic structures in UNiGa

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Sechovský, V.; Prokeš, K.; Honda, F.; Ouladdiaf, B.; Kulda, Jiří

2002-01-01

Roč. 74, č. 1 (2002), s. S834-S836 ISSN 0947-8396 R&D Projects: GA AV ČR KSK1010104 Keywords : magnetoelastic phenomena Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism Impact factor: 2.231, year: 2002

Perdidos en la selva : un estudio del proceso de re-arraigo y de desarrollo local de la Comunidad-Cooperativa Unión Maya Itzá, formada por campesinos guatemaltecos, antiguos refugiados, reasentados en el Departamento de El Petén, Guatemala

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Vaeren, Van der P.

2000-01-01

Lost in the forest : A study of the reintegration, re-rooting, and endogenous development process of the communal co-operative Unión Maya Itzá, formed by Guatemalan peasants, former refugees in Mexico, resettled in the Department of Petén,

Ambassadeur du Royaume-Uni de Portugal et Brésil à Washington, 1816-20

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Francisco Iglésias

1977-09-01

Full Text Available BOURDON, Léon. José Corrêa da Serra. Ambassadeur du Royaume-Uni de Portugal et Brésil à Washington, 1816-20. Paris: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Centro Cultural Português. 1975. (primeiro parágrafo do texto Afirmar que a série "A evolução da humanidade" tem dado, desde sua fundação, por Henri Berr, contribuição das mais expressivas para o estudo da História, é, um truísmo. As dezenas de títulos já publicados constituem-se em prova substantiva, eliminando a necessidade de qualquer adjetivação. A chamada História Judaica tem sido privilegiada na coleção. As obras de Lods e de Guignebert, notadamente Israel, das origens até meados do século VIII, do primeiro, já ultrapassaram os estreitos limites do mundo acadêmico, para adquirirem o status de leitura indispensável para qualquer interessado no tema. Rigorosamente, a obra de Feuerwerker, não pode ser colocada lado a lado com as acima referidas. Dificilmente poderíamos classificá-la como obra de síntese — pelo menos de grande síntese. Pelo contrário, é um trabalho de minuciosa elaboração, fruto de longa pesquisa documental e centrada num tema específico.

La Unión Europea y Colombia. Historia y desafío

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Lillo González, Margarita

2009-06-01

Full Text Available This article reviews the history and present situation of the relations between the European Union and Colombia in its political and economic dimensions. It analyzes the way in which the position of the EU has stayed constant as far as considering that the Colombian conflicts are caused by the inequalities and the poverty, in spite of the pressures of the United States, that have defended more unilateralist and military positions on the matter, positions with that some communitarian partners have even aligned themselves. In front of previous studies, it is pleaded explicitly for a balance that insists on the positive and constructive aspects, coherent with a scene in process of creation and extension, like the European one, although without resigning to value it from a critical perspectiva.

Este artículo revisa la historia y situación actual de las relaciones Unión Europea- Colombia en sus dimensiones política y económica. Analiza el modo en que la posición de la UE se ha mantenido constante en cuanto a su consideración de que los conflictos en el país andino se deben a las desigualdades y la pobreza, a pesar de las presiones de Estados Unidos, que ha defendido posturas más unilateralistas y militares al respecto, e incluso de que algunos socios comunitarios se hayan alineado con ellas. Frente a estudios anteriores se aboga explícitamente por un balance que haga hincapié en los aspectos positivos y constructivos, coherentes con los de un escenario en proceso de creación y ampliación como es el europeo, aunque sin renunciar a valorarlo con una perspectiva crítica.

Calidad del coque de Horno Alto en la Unión Europea

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Alvarez, R.

2002-10-01

Full Text Available After a brief review of the coking technology at the beginning of the new millennium, blast furnace coke quality criteria of most of EU countries, presented by the European Blast Furnace Committee in the 4^th European Coke and Ironmaking Congress, are compared with those used by the Spanish Steel Industry at Aceralia. Blast furnace coke quality is very high in EU's countries in order to meet the requirements of bigger blast furnaces commissioned in the last years. CSR index is the most important parameter in the control of coke quality in Europe.

En el presente trabajo se ha llevado a cabo una breve revisión de las tecnologías de coquización existentes al comienzo del nuevo milenio. Los criterios de calidad del coque de Horno Alto de la mayoría de los países de la Unión Europea, recogidos por el European Blast Furnace Committee, y que fueron presentados en el 4^th European Coke and Ironmaking Congress en París durante el año 2000, se comparan con los utilizados por la industria siderúrgica española Aceralia. Como consecuencia del sensible aumento experimentado en el tamaño de los modernos Hornos Altos durante los últimos años, se ha podido comprobar que, en la UE, los valores de los diversos parámetros de control de calidad del coque son bastante similares y con unos requerimientos muy elevados. Asimismo, en la UE el parámetro CSR se ha convertido en el más importante para el control de la calidad del coque de Horno Alto.

Impacto de las normas de ecoetiquetado de Jap?n y La Uni?n Europea, y la posici?n de Estados Unidos en este aspecto, en las exportaciones de organismos gen?ticamente modificados canadienses, en los ?ltimos 10 a?os

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Guti?rrez, Paula

2005-01-01

La hip?tesis de este trabajo de grado es el desarrollo de definiciones est?ndares de Estados Unidos, Jap?n y la Uni?n Europea en materia de ecoetiquetado, han dificultado el crecimiento de las exportaciones de Organismos Gen?ticamente Modificados canadienses y la aplicaci?n de su estrategia

Analysis of gene and protein name synonyms in Entrez Gene and UniProtKB resources

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Arkasosy, Basil

2013-05-11

Ambiguity in texts is a well-known problem: words can carry several meanings, and hence, can be read and interpreted differently. This is also true in the biological literature; names of biological concepts, such as genes and proteins, might be ambiguous, referring in some cases to more than one gene or one protein, or in others, to both genes and proteins at the same time. Public biological databases give a very useful insight about genes and proteins information, including their names. In this study, we made a thorough analysis of the nomenclatures of genes and proteins in two data sources and for six different species. We developed an automated process that parses, extracts, processes and stores information available in two major biological databases: Entrez Gene and UniProtKB. We analysed gene and protein synonyms, their types, frequencies, and the ambiguities within a species, in between data sources and cross-species. We found that at least 40% of the cross-species ambiguities are caused by names that are already ambiguous within the species. Our study shows that from the six species we analysed (Homo Sapiens, Mus Musculus, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Oryza Sativa, Bacillus Subtilis and Pseudomonas Fluorescens), rice (Oriza Sativa) has the best naming model in Entrez Gene database, with low ambiguities between data sources and cross-species.

Fast Detection of Copper Content in Rice by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy with Uni- and Multivariate Analysis

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Fei Liu

2018-02-01

Full Text Available Fast detection of heavy metals is very important for ensuring the quality and safety of crops. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS, coupled with uni- and multivariate analysis, was applied for quantitative analysis of copper in three kinds of rice (Jiangsu rice, regular rice, and Simiao rice. For univariate analysis, three pre-processing methods were applied to reduce fluctuations, including background normalization, the internal standard method, and the standard normal variate (SNV. Linear regression models showed a strong correlation between spectral intensity and Cu content, with an R 2 more than 0.97. The limit of detection (LOD was around 5 ppm, lower than the tolerance limit of copper in foods. For multivariate analysis, partial least squares regression (PLSR showed its advantage in extracting effective information for prediction, and its sensitivity reached 1.95 ppm, while support vector machine regression (SVMR performed better in both calibration and prediction sets, where R c 2 and R p 2 reached 0.9979 and 0.9879, respectively. This study showed that LIBS could be considered as a constructive tool for the quantification of copper contamination in rice.

Paz y seguridad humana en África: una visión desde la Unión Africana

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Jerónimo Delgado

2009-11-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se analizan las diferentes iniciativas que ha tenido el continente africano en materia de solución de conflictos y consolidación de la paz desde la perspectiva de la seguridad humana. En la primera parte, se identifican los componentes de la seguridad humana y los factores de inseguridad a los que se exponen los individuos en África, para luego examinar los avances del marco legal de la Unión Africana en la prevención de conflictos con énfasis en la seguridad de los individuos.La segunda parte contiene un estudio de las medidas enmarcadas dentro de la seguridad humana con las que cuentan los estados africanos y la comunidad internacional para la adecuada protección de los individuos, mientras se da un acercamiento entre las partes del conflicto para alcanzar el fin de las hostilidades. Finalmente, se afirma que África reconoce que la seguridad de sus ciudadanos es viable si se entienda que ésta es una responsabilidad compartida por todo el continente, en donde el individuo juega un papel central.

Culturas morais e políticas de desenvolvimento na noruega e na união europeia

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Maria Macedo Barroso

2014-06-01

Full Text Available A partir de um diálogo entre os casos da Noruega e da União Europeia, pretendemos analisar a combinação de diferentes fatores e escalas de processos sociais (individuais, institucionais e de unidades políticas nacionais e supranacionais, estruturantes na formação dos sentidos sociais do desenvolvimento, notadamente das relações entre princípios morais e trocas interessadas, constitutivas das "culturas morais" dos universos analisados. Na perspectiva dos indivíduos, observaremos pela lente do caso da UE as motivações, vocações e histórias de vida dos "profissionais do desenvolvimento", bem como as razões da adesão da opinião pública às ações de cooperação internacional. Na escala institucional, abordaremos, nos dois casos, os modelos político-administrativos utilizados pela burocracia do desenvolvimento, e as lógicas dos diferentes grupos organizados para disputar seus recursos, no caso da Noruega. Na dimensão dos Estados, analisaremos a lógica das políticas nacionais e internacionais sob as quais são negociadas as intervenções de cooperação bilateral e/ou multilaterais tanto na Noruega quanto na UE.

A auditoria legal na União Europeia: enquadramento, debate actual e perspectivas futuras

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José Joaquim Marques de Almeida

2002-04-01

Full Text Available A auditoria legal na União Europeia, encontra-se, presentemente, numa grande encruzilhada. Imposta pelos poderes públicos e pelas directivas comunitárias, é criticada pelos empresários por não acrescentar valor ao negócio, e, duma maneira geral, pela sociedade que ao atribuir-lhe a característica de bem público, esperava dela respostas mais amplas do que aquelas que os auditores, espartilhados por um quadro normativo e jurídico-técnico construído pelas suas associações profissionais, conseguem ou querem facultar ao público em geral. Com efeito, as normas de auditoria que tratam do planeamento, execução e avaliação do trabalho do auditor, têm sido o refúgio eleito pelos auditores e uma justificação esgrimida, unanimemente, pela classe, para recusar liminarmente o alargamento das funções de auditoria à análise da viabilidade da empresa e à detecção de erros e fraudes. Neste contexto, a função de auditoria legal está sendo, na actualidade, fortemente criticada por não proporcionar ao público "certezas" de que: as declarações financeiras estão correctas, a empresa não falirá, não houve fraudes ou irregularidades, a empresa agiu dentro da lei, foi administrada de forma competente e adoptou uma atitude responsável face aos assuntos ambientais e sociais. É, pois, o objectivo deste trabalho, apresentar em relação à União Europeia, a origem da auditoria legal, e, em termos mais gerais, as inquietações do presente e perspectivar a função, num futuro não muito distante.Nowadays, legal auditing in the European Union finds itself facing a great crossroads. Imposed by governments and communitarian guidelines, it is criticized by entrepreneurs for not aggregating value to the business, as well as by society in general which, characterizing legal auditing as a public good, expected it to give more elaborate answers than those which the auditors, closed in by a standardizing and legal-technical framework made

The United States in the Copenhagen process: the temptation of leadership; Les Etats-Unis dans le processus de Copenhague: la tentation du leadership

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2009-06-15

Written before the Copenhagen Conference, this analysis first gives an overview of the United States energy systems (greenhouse gas emissions, energy sources and more particularly fossil sources) and of the evolutions since the Kyoto Conference in comparison with other countries (notably the European Union). It also evokes the commitment of some States and companies within the USA. Then, the authors comment the revitalization of the environmental policy in the National Recovery Act and the prospects of greenhouse gas emission reductions according to a Congress proposition (Waxman and Markey). They analyse the US posture with respect to international negotiations, aspects which are probably not negotiable, and opportunities to involve the USA in an international agreement.

Son Excellence Madame Elisabeth Laurin Ambassadeur Représentant permanent de la France auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales en Suisse République française Son Excellence Monsieur Roberto Balzaretti Ambassadeur Directeur

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Son Excellence Madame Elisabeth Laurin Ambassadeur Représentant permanent de la France auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales en Suisse République française Son Excellence Monsieur Roberto Balzaretti Ambassadeur Directeur,

Measurement of amino terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) employing the ADVIA Centaur platform. Validation, reference interval and comparison to UniQ RIA

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Knudsen, Cindy Soendersoe; Heickendorff, Lene; Nexo, Ebba

2014-01-01

Background: Recently, measurement of amino terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) was introduced as a part of the hepatic cirrhotic marker enhanced liver fibrosis™ test on the automated ADVIA Centaur® immunoassay platform (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA...... UniQ PIIINP RIA assay (Orion Diagnostica, Espoo, Finland) using 55 patient samples (range=3.7-43.3 µg/L). Furthermore, we established a reference interval based on samples from 287 blood donors. Results: In the concentration range 2.5-11.9 µg/L, the total imprecision was below 8%. Comparison...... PIIINP assay is suitable for routine use with our newly defined reference interval. The results obtained by Centaur correlates well with those obtained by the previously employed RIA, though the absolute values are higher....

USA and European Union. Loyal allies? A new episode in energy diplomacy; Verenigde Staten en Europese Unie. Trouwe bondgenoten? Nieuwe episode in energiediplomatie

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Van der Linde, C.; Hoogeveen, F.

2005-07-15

The authors focus on a new chapter in energy diplomacy of the United States and the European Union. They deal with various relevant causes of the structural change in global petrol and gas markets in the context of Transatlantic relations. Their key question is whether efforts at improving energy security will help maintain the Transatlantic relationship or rather act as divisive element. [Dutch] De auteurs richten zich op een nieuw hoofdstuk in de energie-diplomatie van de Verenigde Staten en de Europese Unie. Zij bespreken diverse relevante oorzaken van de structurele veranderingen in de wereldwijde benzine-en gasmarkten in het kader van de transatlantische betrekkingen. Hun belangrijkste vraag is of de inspanningen ter verbetering van de energie zekerheid de trans-Atlantische relatie zal helpen onderhouden van als splijtzwam zal fungeren.

Le « modèle germanique » Français

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Lefebvre , Armelle

2009-01-01

Resume Le concept d?Allemagne permet de reveler, selon une approche , l?ampleur des desaccords ayant preside a la definition du concept d?Etat en France. De ce dernier, l?on aborde divers emplois qu?illustrent des modeles d?Etat. Le opere ainsi dans un debat qui est le creuset de la connaissance politique moderne, avec ses apories: celles de la souverainete externe, de l?ordre interetatique, de la confederation. L?article expose alo...

Acerca de los sentidos políticos del movimiento social en el norte argentino: el caso de la Unión de Trabajadores Desocupados de General Mosconi

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Ivanna Petz

2005-12-01

Full Text Available Preguntarnos por las relaciones entre los Estados municipales, provinciales y nacionales y los movimientos sociales, configura el eje vertebrador del trabajo. Indagar en torno a dichas relaciones nos permite, por un lado, saltar el plano de lo manifiesto y comenzar a visualizar la génesis de las tensiones y contradicciones de los procesos de resistencia de los sectores populares; por el otro, nos brinda claves para pensar en el campo de posibilidades y límites de las prácticas y discursos de los sujetos colectivos que resisten. El trabajo que presentamos forma parte de una investigación en curso en torno a uno de los movimientos sociales que aparece fuertemente en el escenario político del norte argentino a mediados de los años '90, y que posee como antecedente principal el proceso privatizador de YPF: la Unión de Trabajadores Desocupados de Gral. Mosconi (UTD.The main theme of this essay is to inquire about the relations between national, provincial, local States and social movements. The exploration of these types of relationships may allow us to, first, analyze what is not perceptible and visualize the tensions and contradictions´ genesis in popular sectors resistance processes; and secondly, it may show keys to facilitate analysis of the possibilities and limits of the speech and practice of collectively resisting subjects. This work is part of a pending investigation concerning one of the more strongly appearing social movements of northern Argentina's political scenario during the 90´s, and which has its roots in the YPF's privatization process: the Unión de Trabajadores Desocupados (UTD from Gral. Mosconi.

Chinese FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa: Engaging with Large Dragons

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Raphael Kaplinsky; Mike Morris

2009-01-01

Dans le cadre de l'intérêt porté aux impacts des investissements chinois en Afrique sub-saharienne (ASS), cet article porte sur l'engagement de ces pays africains dans un partenariat avec des grandes entreprises d'Etat chinoises qui investissent dans les secteurs d'infrastructures et de ressources naturelles. Après avoir démontré l'ampleur des différents types d'investissements chinois, l'attention porte sur les caractéristiques propres à ces grandes entreprises publiques. Ces investissements...

Medidas ultrasonográficas del espesor conjunto de la unión útero-placentaria en yeguas criollas colombianas

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Fernando Emilio Vega Díaz

2013-04-01

Full Text Available En el trabajo se determinaron los valores ultrasonográficos del espesor conjunto de la unión úteroplacentaria (ECUP, desde el cuarto mes hasta el final de la gestación, en 20 yeguas criollas colombianas, con edades entre 4 y 8 años y un promedio de peso de 348 kg, para un total de 640 mediciones en cada examen. Para el efecto se hicieron exámenes transrectal y transabdominal con transductor lineal de 6.0 MHz y transductor convexo R40 de 3.5 MHz, respectivamente. Durante el periodo de gestación se encontraron diferencias (P £ 0.05 entre los parámetros ECUP y divergencias cuando se compararon con los resultados reportados en hembras equinas de otras razas. La media de los valores ECUP incrementó con la edad gestacional; para la transrectal se encontró un mínimo de 3.1 ± 1.28 mm y un máximo de 7.3 ± 2.22 mm, y para transabdominal estos valores fueron de 6.3 ± 1.28 mm y 14.3 ± 2.22 mm.

“Corrosión Inducida por Bacterias Sulfato Reductoras Termófilas de 60°C en la Unión Soldada del Acero API 5L- X60.”

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Romero Romero, Justo Román

2012-01-01

En esta investigación se estudio el efecto de la corrosión inducida por Bacterias Sulfato Reductoras (BSR) termófilas a 60oC en el metal base (MB) y la unión soldada (US) del acero API X-60. Las bacterias sulfato reductoras fueron aisladas en el medio sólido postgate con la técnica de estriado, y fueron resembradas hasta obtener la misma morfología. El medio postgate fue seleccionado entre otros medios de cultivo, por el óptimo crecimiento que presento la BSR. Se preparar...

Description of relevant scenarios in the field of agricultural, environmental and climate policy and energy prices for the preliminary study on a Roadmap for the 'SuikerUnie'

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Plomp, A.J.

2011-11-01

In the Dutch Long Term Agreements on energy efficiency (MJA3 and MEE)the Dutch government and industry agreed to strive for a 30% energy efficiency improvement in 2020 compared to 2005. To reach more than 30%, it is not enough to optimize; instead larger process changes will be needed. An important instrument is the realization of preliminary studies and roadmaps, which are supported by the government. This memo offers an overview of relevant developments and scenarios from Agricultural, climate and environmental policy and energy prices for the Dutch sugar industry. This memo serves as input for the Preliminary study Roadmap SuikerUnie. [nl

"Uni katab meid ühele palju kahele vähe..." : [luuletused] / Jaan Kaplinski

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Kaplinski, Jaan, 1941-

2001-01-01

Tekst eesti ja inglise k. J. Kaplinski lühibiograafia eesti ja inglise k. lk. 93. Sisu: "Uni katab meid ühele palju kahele vähe..." = "Sleep covers us too much for one, too little for two..." ; "Olematus ulatub kõikjale ja olemasolu on täis rahu..." = "Non-being pervades everything and being is full of peace..." ; "See mis meid äratas..." = "What woke us..." ; "Seesama meri meis kõigis..." = "The same sea in us all..." ; Dana paramita ; "Ida ja Lääne vaheline piir rändab ikka, vahel itta, vahel läände..." = "The East-West border is always wandering..." ; "Pesu ei saa kunagi pestud..." = "The washing never gets home..." ; "Neli ja pool tonni sileesia sütt..." = "Four-and-a-half tons of Silesian coal..." ; "Ei teagi, kas ma tohin rääkida roheline..." = "I don't even know if I have the right to say "green"..." ; "Maailmu on nii palju kui liivateri mere ääres..." = "There are as many worlds as grains of sand on a beach..." ; "Viimane pilv läheb üle taeva läänest itta..." = "A last cloud goes over the sky from West to East..." ; "Taevas on pilves. Soe tuul tuleb hõlma alla..." = "The sky is overcast. The warm wind is creeping under your shirt..." ; "Mu tädi tundis neid hästi, mina ei tea..." = "My aunt knew them well, I know of them..." ; "Hommikul tutvustati mind president Mitterrandile..." = "In the morning, I was presented to President Mitterrand..." ; "Meri ei taha lainetada. Tuul ei taha puhuda..." = "The sea doesn't want to wave...".Poems written in English: "Om svabhavasuddhah sarva dharmah. No selfhood..." ; "My little boy..." ; "After many bitterly cold days..." ; "You can forget nature..." ; I walk facing East..." ; "A skier going south..."

Funding knowledgebases: Towards a sustainable funding model for the UniProt use case

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Gabella, Chiara; Durinx, Christine; Appel, Ron

2018-01-01

Millions of life scientists across the world rely on bioinformatics data resources for their research projects. Data resources can be very expensive, especially those with a high added value as the expert-curated knowledgebases. Despite the increasing need for such highly accurate and reliable sources of scientific information, most of them do not have secured funding over the near future and often depend on short-term grants that are much shorter than their planning horizon. Additionally, they are often evaluated as research projects rather than as research infrastructure components. In this work, twelve funding models for data resources are described and applied on the case study of the Universal Protein Resource (UniProt), a key resource for protein sequences and functional information knowledge. We show that most of the models present inconsistencies with open access or equity policies, and that while some models do not allow to cover the total costs, they could potentially be used as a complementary income source. We propose the Infrastructure Model as a sustainable and equitable model for all core data resources in the life sciences. With this model, funding agencies would set aside a fixed percentage of their research grant volumes, which would subsequently be redistributed to core data resources according to well-defined selection criteria. This model, compatible with the principles of open science, is in agreement with several international initiatives such as the Human Frontiers Science Program Organisation (HFSPO) and the OECD Global Science Forum (GSF) project. Here, we have estimated that less than 1% of the total amount dedicated to research grants in the life sciences would be sufficient to cover the costs of the core data resources worldwide, including both knowledgebases and deposition databases. PMID:29333230

Funding knowledgebases: Towards a sustainable funding model for the UniProt use case.

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Gabella, Chiara; Durinx, Christine; Appel, Ron

2017-01-01

Millions of life scientists across the world rely on bioinformatics data resources for their research projects. Data resources can be very expensive, especially those with a high added value as the expert-curated knowledgebases. Despite the increasing need for such highly accurate and reliable sources of scientific information, most of them do not have secured funding over the near future and often depend on short-term grants that are much shorter than their planning horizon. Additionally, they are often evaluated as research projects rather than as research infrastructure components. In this work, twelve funding models for data resources are described and applied on the case study of the Universal Protein Resource (UniProt), a key resource for protein sequences and functional information knowledge. We show that most of the models present inconsistencies with open access or equity policies, and that while some models do not allow to cover the total costs, they could potentially be used as a complementary income source. We propose the Infrastructure Model as a sustainable and equitable model for all core data resources in the life sciences. With this model, funding agencies would set aside a fixed percentage of their research grant volumes, which would subsequently be redistributed to core data resources according to well-defined selection criteria. This model, compatible with the principles of open science, is in agreement with several international initiatives such as the Human Frontiers Science Program Organisation (HFSPO) and the OECD Global Science Forum (GSF) project. Here, we have estimated that less than 1% of the total amount dedicated to research grants in the life sciences would be sufficient to cover the costs of the core data resources worldwide, including both knowledgebases and deposition databases.

El modelo de seguridad alimentaria de la Unión Europea y su dimensión exterior

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Mercedes Guinea

2013-01-01

Full Text Available La Unión Europea, tercer grupo humano del planeta, es el primer importador mundial y segundo exportador de productos alimenticios. Es un actor global en materia de seguridad alimentaria, cuyas decisiones afectan sustancialmente al comercio mundial de alimentos y, por tanto, a las políticas alimentarias del resto de los Estados, especialmente, de aquellos que necesitan del comercio para asegurar una oferta suficiente de alimentos para su población. En este trabajo nos proponemos examinar el modelo de seguridad alimentaria de la UE, regulado a través de la PAC, y la dimensión exterior de este modelo, esto es, las relaciones comerciales sobre productos agrícolas que la UE mantiene con sus socios así como la cooperación para el desarrollo. Esto es relevante para los países del Magreb, ya que la UE determina con sus políticas internas tanto la disponibilidad de alimentos como los precios de los mercados internacionales. Tiene que ser un referente para el resto de los países de su entorno y, especialmente, con aquellos con los que tiene relaciones comerciales específicas en materia de comercio de alimentos.

Uninephrectomy in rats on a fixed food intake results in adipose tissue lipolysis implicating spleen cytokines.

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Denis eArsenijevic

2015-07-01

Full Text Available The role of mild kidney dysfunction in altering lipid metabolism and promoting inflammation was investigated in uninephrectomized rats (UniNX compared to Sham-operated controls rats. The impact of UniNX was studied 1, 2 and 4 weeks after UniNX under mild food restriction at 90% of ad libitum intake to ensure the same caloric intake in both groups.UniNX resulted in the reduction of fat pad weight. UniNX was associated with increased circulating levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate and glycerol, as well as increased fat pad mRNA of hormone sensitive lipase and adipose triglyceride lipase, suggesting enhanced lipolysis. No decrease in fat pad lipogenesis as assessed by fatty acid synthase activity was observed.Circulating hormones known to regulate lipolysis such as leptin, T3, ghrelin, insulin, corticosterone, angiotensin 1 and angiotensin 2 were not different between the two groups. In contrast, a select group of circulating lipolytic cytokines, including interferon-gamma and granulocyte macrophage–colony stimulating factor, were increased after UniNX. These cytokines levels were elevated in the spleen, but decreased in the kidney, liver and fat pads. This could be explained by anti-inflammatory factors SIRT1, a member of the sirtuins, and the farnesoid x receptor, which were decreased in the spleen but elevated in the kidney, liver and fat pads (inguinal and epididymal. Our study suggests that UniNX induces adipose tissue lipolysis in response to increased levels of a subset of lipolytic cytokines of splenic origin.

A Política Comercial Comum à prova no pós-Lisboa - A competência para a celebração de acordos internacionais de comércio da União Europeia

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Maria João Palma

2017-05-01

Full Text Available O alargamento do âmbito da política comercial comum da União Europeia a outros domínios além dos relacionados com o comércio internacional de mercadorias iniciou-se com a entrada em vigor do Tratado de Nice, em 2003. A partir dessa altura passaram a estar incluídos na competência exclusiva da União Europeia (UE a celebração de acordos internacionais relacionados com o comércio de serviços ou os aspetos comerciais da propriedade intelectual. Estas novas competências contribuíram para alargar e reforçar o papel da UE como ator na arena do comércio internacional. A globalização alterou a forma como o comércio mundial passou a ser encarado, articulando-o com outras realidades conexas e que o agilizam. Isso explica a competência adquirida pela UE com o Tratado de Lisboa (2009 relativa ao Investimento Direto Estrangeiro. O Parecer 2/2015 do TJUE sobre o Acordo UE/Singapura irá contribuir para clarificar a questão da articulação das competências entre a UE e os Estados-membros no que se refere à celebração dos acordos de comércio da nova geração. | The Common Commercial Policy under challenge after Lisbon – the EU’s competence for the conclusion of international trade agreements. The enlargement of the scope of the Common Commercial Policy beyond external trade of goods started with the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice, in 2003. From that moment on, domains such as the conclusion of international agreements relating to trade of services and commercial aspects of intellectual property were covered by the European Union (EU exclusive competence. These new competences contributed to enhancing and strengthening EU´s role as an actor at the international trade arena. Globalization impacted on international trade, articulating it with related areas such as international direct investment. That explains the acquisition of this new competence by the UE with the Treaty of Lisbon (2009. Opinion 2/15, which concerns the

Eficiencia de Lombricompostaje en la Biorremediación de suelos degradados por la minería a cielo abierto en el municipio de Unión Panamericana, departamento del Chocó

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Mosquera Córdoba, Tatiana

2017-01-01

Tesis (Maestría en Desarrollo Sostenible y Medio Ambiente). Universidad de Manizales. Facultad de Ciencias Contables, Económicas y Administrativas. CIMAD, 2016 A partir del empleo de la Biorremediación, se evaluó el desempeño de la técnica de lombricompostaje para descontaminar suelos con mercurio procedentes de minería a cielo abierto en el Municipio de Unión Panamericana, Chocó – Colombia. Para llevar a cabo el proceso se estableció un diseño experimental en bloques completos al azar co...

Status of fossil fuel reserves; Etat des reserves des combustibles fossiles

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Laherrere, J

2005-07-01

Reserves represent the sum of past and future productions up to the end of production. In most countries the reserve data of fields are confidential. Therefore, fossil fuel reserves are badly known because the published data are more political than technical and many countries make a confusion between resources and reserves. The cumulated production of fossil fuels represents only between a third and a fifth of the ultimate reserves. The production peak will take place between 2020 and 2050. In the ultimate reserves, which extrapolate the past, the fossil fuels represent three thirds of the overall energy. This document analyses the uncertainties linked with fossil fuel reserves: reliability of published data, modeling of future production, comparison with other energy sources, energy consumption forecasts, reserves/production ratio, exploitation of non-conventional hydrocarbons (tar sands, extra-heavy oils, bituminous shales, coal gas, gas shales, methane in overpressure aquifers, methane hydrates), technology impacts, prices impact, and reserves growth. (J.S.)

Factores determinantes del desarrollo econ??mico y social de los pa??ses menos desarrollados de ??frica y Asia, y de las regiones objetivo n?? 1 del sur de la Uni??n Europea

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Salinas Fern??ndez, Jos?? Antonio

2012-01-01

La Tesis que se presenta bajo el t??tulo "Factores determinantes del desarrollo econ??mico y social de los pa??ses menos desarrollados de ??frica y Asia, y de las regiones Objetivo n?? 1 del sur de la Uni??n Europea" constituye una reagrupaci??n de art??culos publicados en tres revistas indexadas en el Journal Citation Index (JCR). La investigaci??n llevada a cabo, realiza una aportaci??n al desarrollo econ??mico y social en tres zonas del planeta, caracterizadas por su mayor atraso, incorpor...

União Européia, reformas institucionais e déficit democrático: uma análise a partir do mecanismo de co-decisão

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Medeiros,Marcelo de Almeida; Campos,Cinthia Regina

2009-01-01

O artigo discute o processo decisório europeu a partir de um mapeamento do sistema de co-decisão adotado pelo triângulo institucional da União Européia (UE). Na primeira parte, há uma explicação acerca do funcionamento do sistema decisório europeu, privilegiando as instituições que definem as regras do jogo e a forma como a tomada de decisão é praticada; na segunda parte, são expostos os dados coletados sobre a aplicabilidade da co-decisão durante os anos de 1999 a 2006, cruzando os principai...

Present day situation and perspectives of the nuclear sector in the USA; La situation actuelle et les perspectives du secteur nucleaire aux Etats-Unis

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2008-07-01

With the restart-up of Browns Ferry NPP on May 22, 2007, the US nuclear park comprises now 104 reactors in operation: 35 BWR-type and 69 PWR-type. NPPs are present in only 31 states and mainly in the eastern half of the country. Nuclear energy represents 20% of the US energy mix (coal: 50%, gas: 19%, hydro-power: 6%, petroleum: 3% and other renewable energies: 2%). The highest average availability rate in power generation is reached by nuclear energy (89.9%). The nuclear power generation reached 787.2 TWh in 2006, i.e. the second best result after the 2004 record (788.5 TWh). This document presents also some nuclear safety and radioprotection indicators (number of unplanned outages, failures, injury frequency rate), the programme of licenses extension, the permissions for power increase, the demands for design certification, for early site permit, and for combined construction permit and operating license. The regulation may be different from one state to the other and sometimes not favorable to a re-launch of nuclear energy. The situation of each state in this domain is presented in appendix. (J.S.)

De los ideales de salud a la ambición por los récords. Características y evolución de la ideología deportiva de la Unión Soviética en el periodo de entreguerras

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André Gounot

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Full Text Available Título en inglés: From the ideals of health to the greed for records. Features and evolution of sport ideology in the Soviet Union during the period between the wars. En los años veinte, la Unión Soviética consiguió hacer compatibles sus aspiraciones deportivas con la estrategia político-deportiva del movimiento comunista internacional siguiendo la política del frente popular. En los años treinta, el Estado ofreció oficialmente su apoyo al deporte de elite. Tras la apertura en política exterior y su ingreso en la Sociedad de Naciones en 1934, y con el creciente patriotismo soviético, los objetivos del deporte soviético estaban cada vez más alejados de los valores tradicionales del deporte obrero. Se pretendía lograr récords mundiales y alcanzar una posición de poder en el deporte. Con vistas a la integración de la Unión Soviética en el Movimiento Olímpico, se disolvió la Internacional Deportiva Roja. Después de 1937, la Unión Soviética estaba convencida de que no se iba a producir una vuelta a las estructuras del Movimiento Internacional del Deporte Obrero, sino que el estado socialista participaría en los Juegos Olímpicos si tenía suficientes perspectivas de éxito. La primera participación se produjo en 1952 en Helsinki, logrando la Unión Soviética el primer puesto.--------------------------------------------------------------------------In the 1920s the Soviet Union managed to combine its sport aspirations with the political-sportive strategies of the International Communist Movement following the policy of the Popular Front. In the 1930s the state officially offered its support to the elite sport. After the opening-up in foreign policy with its entry into the League of Nations in 1934 and with the growing Soviet patriotism, the aims of Soviet Sport were more and more distant from the traditional ideals of working-class sports. With a view to the integration of the Soviet Union into the Olympic Movement the Red

Un objeto de investigación que se convierte en objeto de unión

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Cristina Cocco

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Según cierta creencia difundida en el sur de Cerdeña, que todavía comparten los/as mayores del lugar, ciertas personas fueron condenadas en vida por ser responsables de crímenes contra la moral popular. Según los relatos, estos individuos fueron en la mayoría de los casos ricos terratenientes propietarios, cuyas historias de vida se ubican a mediados del siglo pasado. A las almas de estas personas condenadas en vida se les atribuía la capacidad de salir fuera del cuerpo, permitiendo a estos individuos el poder de bilocación 2 . Esta creencia y la memoria compartida de los acontecimientos relacionados con las historias de estas almas, ha vinculado a muchas personas que aún creen en la realidad de este fenómeno. Dejando de lado las diversas interpretaciones históricas y psicológicas que se podrían exponer al respecto, el intento de este trabajo es evidenciar de qué manera estas almas han sido objeto de unión, a lo largo de las décadas, entre las personas que tuvieron experiencia de este fenómeno, directa o indirectamente. El propósito es entender cómo estas almas pueden ser consideradas como un objeto de conexión o división interpersonal. Y, sobre todo, cómo el significado y carácter de estas almas-objeto se han ido reelaborando, adquiriendo atributos distintos e incluso opuestos, al transmitirse los relatos a lo largo del tiempo a otras personas.

La sentencia Schrems del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea: un paso firme en la defensa del derecho a la privacidad en el contexto de la vigilancia masiva transnacional

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María Isabel Puerto

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Las filtraciones de Edward Snowden demostraron al mundo la existencia de programas de vigilancia masiva implementados por Estados Unidos y otros aliados. Tales programas, supuestamente, estaban dirigidos a la recopilación de información para la prevención y represión del terrorismo, pero en la práctica implicaron violaciones inaceptables al derecho fundamental a la privacidad no solo de ciudadanos estadounidenses, sino de otras nacionalidades. Diversos actores de las Naciones Unidas y otras organizaciones internacionales han reaccionado mediante la elaboración de informes que manifiestan una elevada preocupación por el fenómeno de la vigilancia transnacional de masas y que pretenden ensalzar el discurso de los derechos humanos como límite contra las injerencias en la privacidad. En este contexto, el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea pronunció en el año 2015 la sentencia Schrems que invalidó una decisión de la Comisión Europea sobre el Acuerdo de Puerto Seguro que regulaba la transferencia de datos personales desde la Unión Europea a Estados Unidos. Este trabajo analiza críticamente dicha sentencia, porque ofrece interesantes aportaciones para la protección de los derechos a la privacidad y la protección de los datos personales, habiéndose convertido en un leading case de referencia obligada para la resolución de casos similares.

Presença Potencial do Contingenciamento da União nos Artifícios Adotados pelos Gestores das UG’sPresence of Potential Contingency of the Government in the Attitudes Adopted by UG’s ManagersPresencia Potencial de las Medidas de Contingencia de la Unión en los Métodos Adoptados por los Gestores de las UG’s

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PARISI, Claudio

2011-12-01

Full Text Available RESUMOO objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar os reflexos do contingenciamento da União sobre a gestão das Unidades Gestoras – UG. O modelo de representação partiu do pressuposto de que os reflexos se manifestam sob a forma de artifícios adotados pelos gestores para viabilizar a execução orçamentária. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, de natureza qualitativa, realizada por meio de coleta, tratamento e interpretação dos dados dos julgamentos do Tribunal de Contas da União – TCU sobre os processos de contas anuais das UG da Administração Direta, Autárquica e Fundacional, localizadas no Estado de São Paulo. A análise dos dados foi baseada na técnica de análise de conteúdo que envolveu desde a escolha dos documentos, formulação de hipóteses e indicadores de mensuração e também na utilização do teste do Qui-quadrado para avaliar estatisticamente as hipóteses da pesquisa. Os resultados demonstraram que há variação nos artifícios sendo possível tipificá-los por área de gestão e que há variação na incidência dos artifícios entre as áreas de gestão, atingindo indistintamente as áreas: orçamentária, financeira, patrimonial, pessoal, de suprimento de bens e serviços, e operacional.ABSTRACTThe objective of this research was to assess of the contingency reflexes of Brazilian Central Government on the management of the Management Units – MU. The representation model assumed that the reflexes take place under the form of shortcuts adopted by managers in order to make budget execution feasible. This is a descriptive research of a qualitative nature, which was performed by gathering, handling, and interpreting data from court proceedings in the Federal Audit Court – TCU on the annual account audits of the UGs in Direct Government Bodies, Autonomous Institutions, and Foundations located in the State of São Paulo. Data analysis was based on a content analyzing procedure that involved selecting documents

Oportunidades comerciales para productores y exportadores colombianos de mangostanes y mangos en los Países Bajos a partir del Tratado de Libre Comercio con la Unión Europea

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Pardo Ibáñez, Sara Valentina; Picón Villamil, Yussi Andrea; Sassón Beltrán, Melissa

2016-01-01

El presente trabajo de investigación se realizó con el propósito de esclarecer y brindarle información pertinente y actualizada a los productores nacionales de frutas exóticas como el mango y el mangostán, acerca de las oportunidades comerciales que estos poseen con países pertenecientes a la Unión Europea (UE), debido al creciente consumo de frutas en estos países y al acuerdo comercial vigente que posee Colombia y la UE. Con el fin de que el sector agrícola crezca y pueda establecerse en me...

Biométrica, normalización de los cuerpos y control de fronteras en la Unión Europea

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Estela Schindel

2018-03-01

Full Text Available Las tecnologías biométricas de control de fronteras están siendo crecientemente investigadas y empleadas por la Unión Europea. La combinación de información digitalizada proveniente de diversas fuentes corporales (iris, huellas dactilares, reconocimiento facial entre otras así como de potenciales indicadores conductuales plantean una serie de preguntas en términos del derecho a la privacidad y la protección de la integridad individual. Más allá de estas cuestiones, sin embargo, la biometría plantea interrogantes complejos en relación al estatuto mismo del cuerpo y de lo humano. Las llamadas “anomalías de registro” en la captura de datos biométricos revelan una construcción del cuerpo humano “normal”, mientras que otros son producidos como menos compatibles tecnológicamente. Esta construcción reproduce supuestos fuertemente asentados en el imaginario eurocéntrico, que construyen al otro no europeo como un ser cercano a la naturaleza. Al mismo tiempo, señala el ámbito al que se desplazan las disputas y desobediencias futuras, que es el del cuerpo mismo.

Influência da Espessura do Filme Polimérico Intermediário na Resistência Mecânica de Juntas Híbridas de Alumínio 2024-T3 e CF-PPS Produzidas por União Pontual por Fricção

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Natália M. André

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Resumo A União Pontual por Fricção (FSpJ é uma técnica inovadora para união de estruturas híbridas metal-polímero e baseia-se na geração de calor por fricção. Juntas de alumínio 2024-T3 e compósito laminado de poli(sulfeto de fenileno com fibra de carbono (CF-PPS foram produzidas com filme intermediário de PPS. Duas espessuras de filme foram investigadas: 100 e 500 µm. Ensaios de cisalhamento sob tração demonstraram que as juntas com filmes de 100 µm são mais resistentes (2093 ± 180 N em relação às juntas com filme de 500 µm (708 ± 69 N. Adicionalmente, as superfícies de fratura das juntas revelaram áreas de união maiores para as juntas com filmes de 100 µm (53 ± 2 contra 40 ± 1 mm2. Para o filme mais fino, a extensão do amolecimento devido ao calor friccional é maior. Consequentemente, a baixa viscosidade atingida com a fusão do polímero favorece a molhabilidade das superfícies dos componentes da junta pelo PPS amolecido, resultando em melhor adesão entre as partes. Ademais, análises microestruturais demonstraram que a formação do cerne metálico e a interdifusão das moléculas de PPS entre compósito e filme também são favorecidas. Portanto, concluiu-se que a adição do filme mais fino produziu juntas mais resistentes.

Sobre a "crise" do estado de bem-estar: retração, transformação fáustica ou o quê?

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Celia Lessa Kerstenetzky

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Depuis presque quarante années, on annonce une crise de l'Etat Providence envisageant son retrait ou même sa fin proche. Dans cet article on examine cette proposition à partir d'une définition opérationnelle de l'Etat Providence, de significations attribuées à sa crise et de la réunion des preuves dont on dispose, pour conclure que, tandis que des scénarios de retrait et de fin proche peuvent être écartés, d'autres dangers tels que la privatisation des politiques sociales, semblent plus menaçants. On suggère, pour conclure, que l'étendue de ces dangers visant une négociation de l'âme de l'Etat Providence doit être évaluée non seulement selon des critères économiques et financiers, mais aussi par des considérations normatives.

Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency; Accord sur les Privileges et Immunites ee 'Agence

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The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the text of which is reproduced herein, was approved by the Board of Governors on 1 July 1959. As required by section 38, the Director General has transmitted a certified copy of the Agreement to the Government of each Member of the Agency, and will transmit such a copy to the Government of every State that becomes a Member hereafter [French] Le texte de l'Accord sur les privileges et immunites de l'Agence internationale de l'energie atomique, qui a ete approuve par le Conseil des gouverneurs le 1er juillet 1959, est reproduit dans le present document pour l'information de tous les Etats Membres. Conformment aux dispositions de la section 38 de l'Accord, le Directeur general a adresse au gouvernement de chaque Etat Membre une copie certifiee conforme de l'Accord et en enverra une auv gouvernement de chaque nouvel Etat Membre.

Immobilization of Cellulase from Bacillus subtilis UniMAP-KB01 on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes for Biofuel Production

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Naresh, Sandrasekaran; Hoong Shuit, Siew; Kunasundari, Balakrishnan; Hoo Peng, Yong; Qi, Hwa Ng; Teoh, Yi Peng

2018-03-01

Bacillus subtilis UniMAP-KB01, a cellulase producer was isolated from Malaysian mangrove soil. Through morphological identification it was observed that the B. subtilis appears to be in rod shaped and identified as a gram positive bacterium. Growth profile of isolated B. subtilis was established by measuring optical density (OD) at 600 nm for every 1 hour intervals. Polymath software was employed to plot the growth profile and the non-linear plot established gave the precision value of linear regression, R2 of 0.9602, root mean square deviation (RMSD) of 0.0176 and variance of 0.0025. The hydrolysis capacity testing revealed the cellulolytic index of 2.83 ± 0.46 after stained with Gram’s Iodine. The harvested crude enzyme after 24 hours incubation in carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) broth at 45°C and 100 RPM, was tested for enzyme activity. Through Filter Paper Assay (FPA), the cellulase activity was calculated to be 0.05 U/mL. The hydrolysis capacity testing and FPA shown an acceptable value for thermophilic bacterial enzyme activity. Thus, this isolated strain reasoned to be potential for producing thermostable cellulase which will be immobilized onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes and the cellulolytic activity will be characterized for biofuel production.

¿A quién beneficia el comercio paralelo de medicamentos en la Unión Europea?

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Joan Costa-Font

2009-01-01

Full Text Available El comercio paralelo constituye un movimiento legal (arbitraje comercial de productos de un país donde éstos se han puesto en circulación a otro país sin la autorización y la garantía del que posee los derechos de propiedad intelectual del producto. Este fenómeno se deriva de la aplicación del principio de subsidiariedad que lleva asociado la existencia de diferentes sistemas de regulación de precios y el de libre movilidad de bienes. En este artículo examinamos las tendencias de precios y penetración de medicamentos paralelamente importados respecto al precio del producto en el país de destino (beneficios de una mayor competencia en 2002. En segundo lugar, establecemos una descomposición empírica de los efectos del comercio paralelo de medicamentos en los tres mercados principales de la Unión Europea en los diferentes agentes de la cadena del medicamento. Los resultados no siguieren pruebas de un efecto competitivo del comercio paralelo. Por otra parte, se observa que los principales beneficiarios son los propios importadores paralelos en la medida que el comercio paralelo genera ahorros muy limitados en la factura de los sistemas de salud, que difícilmente superan los perjuicios en la innovación farmacéutica.

The Importance of Reggae Music in the Worldwide Cultural Universe «L'importance de la musique Reggae dans l'univers culturel mondial»

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Jérémie Kroubo Dagnini

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Lorsque le reggae émergea à la fin des années 1960, il eut un impact culturel considérable non seulement à la Jamaïque, mais à travers le monde. Le reggae a influencé les sociétés du monde entier, contribuant au développement de nouveaux mouvements contre-culturels, en particulier en Europe, aux États-Unis et en Afrique. En effet, à la fin des années 1960, il concourut à la naissance du mouvement skinhead au Royaume-Uni. Dans les années 1970, il eut un impact certain sur les cultures punk rock/ pop occidentales et inspira les premiers rappeurs aux États-Unis. Enfin, depuis la fin des années 1970, il influence également de nombreux chanteurs originaires d’Afrique, Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fakoly et Lucky Dube étant de parfaits exemples. Ainsi, cet essai se propose d’étudier l’impact du reggae jamaïcain dans l’univers culturel mondial, notamment en Europe, aux États-Unis et en Afrique.When reggae emerged in the late 1960s, it came as a cultural bombshell not only to Jamaica but the whole world. Reggae has influenced societies throughout the world, contributing to the development of new counterculture movements, particularly in Europe, in the USA and Africa. Indeed, by the end of the 1960s, it participated in the birth of the skinhead movement in the UK. In the 1970s, it impacted on Western punk rock/ pop cultures and inspired the first rappers in the USA. Finally, since the late 1970s onwards, it has also influenced singers originating from Africa, Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Lucky Dube being perfect examples. Thus, my paper will examine the impact of Jamaican reggae music on the worldwide cultural universe, especially on Europe, the USA and Africa.

De la Bourgogne à l’international : construction et promotion des normes d’appellation d’origine ou l’influence des syndicats professionnels locaux

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Olivier Jacquet

2004-12-01

Full Text Available Pendant l’entre-deux-guerres, pour améliorer la difficile situation nationale et internationale du commerce des vins (fraudes, mévente, surproduction endémique, fermetures de marchés, politiques protectionnistes, le gouvernement français profite des débats internationaux pour imposer les normes hexagonales de vente et de production à l’étranger. En dépit de nombreuses réussites au sein de l’OIV ou lors de congrès, et malgré une propagande organisée, l’Etat français ne parvient pas à restaurer la confiance. La régionalisation des enjeux et les luttes pour ou contre l’instauration des appellations déclasse en partie les initiatives centralisées de l’Etat. Aussi, les syndicats vignerons tentent-ils d’organiser eux-mêmes leur propagande. Les démarches bourguignonnes vers les Etats-Unis évoquent ce processus d’exportation de la notion d’appellation d’origine. Dans un même temps, ces actions deviennent un moyen efficace pour légitimer nationalement ces nouvelles normes marchandes. L’apposition de normes légitimes semble, dans ce cas, un préalable nécessaire à tout bon fonctionnement du marché. De 1919 à 1939, la mise en place d’une légitimité internationale des AOC et la victoire nationale de cette norme procède au final d’une identification très locale des territoires de production en concurrence.Between the two World Wars, in order to improve the problematic situation of wine trading on a national and international scale – due to irregularities, slumping sales, endemic overproduction, markets closing down or protectionist policies – the French government took advantage of the worldwide debates taking place so as to have its own French standards of sales and production implemented abroad. Despite many successful manoeuvres within the OIV or at general meetings, and in spite of an organised propaganda, the French authorities were unable to recreate a state of confidence. The state�

Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 2008

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2008-01-01

aérienne Stéphane Abrial, chef d’etat-major de l’armée de l’air In Service to the Nation . . . Air Force Research Institute Strategic Concept for... chef d’etat-major de l’armée de l’air Editor’s Note: This article is a translation and expansion of an address given at “Les défis de la...of their training in simulators due to that aircraft’s complex and multifaceted capabilities. With a companion trainer aircraft available for wider

Polychaete/amphipod ratio as an indicator of environmental impact related to offshore oil and gas production along the Norwegian continental shelf.

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Andrade, Hector; Renaud, Paul E

2011-12-01

Benthic faunal data is regularly collected worldwide to assess the ecological quality of marine environments. Recently, there has been renewed interest in developing biological indices able to identify environmental status and potential anthropogenic impacts. In this paper we evaluate the performance of a general polychaete/amphipod ratio along the Norwegian continental shelf as an environmental indicator for offshore oil and gas impacts. Two main trends are apparent: first, a contamination gradient is discernible from where production takes place compared to stations 10,000 m away. Second, the quality of the marine environment has improved over time. These results are consistent with monitoring reports employing a combination of uni- and multi-variate statistics. Thus, we consider this ratio as a relatively simple, useful and potentially cost-effective complement to other more demanding assessment techniques. Because of its strong theoretical basis, it may also be useful for detecting ecological change as a result of other activities. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

In vivo kinematics of a robot-assisted uni- and multi-compartmental knee arthroplasty.

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Watanabe, Toshifumi; Abbasi, Ali Z; Conditt, Michael A; Christopher, Jennifer; Kreuzer, Stefan; Otto, Jason K; Banks, Scott A

2014-07-01

There is great interest in providing reliable and durable treatments for one- and two-compartment arthritic degeneration of the cruciate-ligament intact knee. One approach is to resurface only the diseased compartments with discrete unicompartmental components, retaining the undamaged compartment(s). However, placing multiple small implants into the knee presents a greater surgical challenge than total knee arthroplasty, so it is not certain that the natural knee mechanics can be maintained or restored. The goal of this study was to determine whether near-normal knee kinematics can be obtained with a robot-assisted multi-compartmental knee arthroplasty. Thirteen patients with 15 multi-compartmental knee arthroplasties using haptic robotic-assisted bone preparation were involved in this study. Nine subjects received a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), three subjects received a medial UKA and patellofemoral (PF) arthroplasty, and three subjects received medial and lateral bi-unicondylar arthroplasty. Knee motions were recorded using video-fluoroscopy an average of 13 months (6-29 months) after surgery during stair and kneeling activities. The three-dimensional position and orientation of the implant components were determined using model-image registration techniques. Knee kinematics during maximum flexion kneeling showed femoral external rotation and posterior lateral condylar translation. All knees showed femoral external rotation and posterior condylar translation with flexion during the step activity. Knees with medial UKA and PF arthroplasty showed the most femoral external rotation and posterior translation, and knees with bicondylar UKA showed the least. Knees with accurately placed uni- or bi-compartmental arthroplasty exhibited stable knee kinematics consistent with intact and functioning cruciate ligaments. The patterns of tibiofemoral motion were more similar to natural knees than commonly has been observed in knees with total knee

Exploring visitor acceptability for hardening trails to sustain visitation and minimize impacts

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Cahill, K.L.; Marion, J.L.; Lawson, S.R.

2008-01-01

Protected natural area managers are challenged to provide high quality recreation opportunities and ensure the protection of resources from impacts associated with visitation. Development of visitor use facilities and application of site hardening practices are commonly applied tools for achieving these competing management objectives. This study applies stated choice analysis to examine visitor opinions on acceptability when they are asked to make tradeoffs among competing social, resource and management attributes in backcountry and frontcountry settings of Acadia National Park. This study demonstrates that asking visitors about recreation setting attributes uni-dimensionally, a common approach, can yield less informative responses. Analyses that considered direct tradeoffs revealed more divergent opinions on acceptability for setting attributes than a unidimensional approach. Findings revealed that visitors to an accessible and popular attraction feature supported trail development options to protect resource conditions with unrestricted visitor access. In contrast, visitors to a remote undeveloped island expressed stronger support for no or limited trail development and access restrictions to protect resource conditions.

An assessment of problems experienced with operating solar systems in Canada and the northern United States. Une evaluation des difficultes rencontrees avec les systemes solaires installes au Canada et au nord des Etats-Unis

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Lorriman, D

1978-01-01

As part of a study examining the performance of materials and components used in solar heating systems, this report addresses the actual experience with operational systems. It intends to identify factors which tend to shorten the service life of solar components, and deals with the potential problems of various components and actual problems encountered in Canada and the USA. The first part of this report considers flat plate collectors, the dominant type of solar collector in use. Specific problems are discussed in the areas of condensation, dust and dirt; breakage, cracking, chemical degradation, and loss of transmissivity of cover plates; leakage and structural failure of glazings; corrosion, erosion, impact damage, joint/bond failure, and other problems with absorber plates; degradation, discoloration, and application deficiencies of absorber coatings; and outgassing, degradation, and instability of insulation material. The second part deals with general problems of solar systems: freezing, boiling, corrosion, and inflammability of heat transfer fluids; heat transfer fluid transport, connections, storage, and control; installation-related problems such as excess snow collection, ice dam formation, leakage, and movement of components; maintenance and repair; and other considerations including safety, standards, and aesthetics. An appendix gives a brief discussion of some problems encountered with evacuated tube collectors found at two sites. 87 refs., 75 figs., 10 tabs.