Efficiency at Rest: Magnetoencephalographic Resting-State Connectivity and Individual Differences in Verbal Working Memory

Inter-individual differences in cognitive performance are based on an efficient use of task-related brain resources. However, little is known yet on how these differences might be reflected on resting-state brain networks. Here we used Magnetoencephalography resting-state recordings to assess the relationship between a behavioral measurement of verbal working memory and functional connectivity as measured through Mutual Information. We studied theta (4?8 Hz), low alpha (8?10 Hz), high alpha (10?13 Hz), low beta (13?18 Hz) and high beta (18?30 Hz) frequency bands. A higher verbal working memory capacity was associated with a lower mutual information in the low alpha band, prominently among right-anterior and left-lateral sensors. The results suggest that an efficient brain organization in the domain of verbal working memory might be related to a lower resting-state functional connectivity across large-scale brain networks possibly involving right prefrontal and left perisylvian areas.

Sistema de pruebas de servicios REST mediante análisis de esquemas inferidos

A lo largo de los últimos años, el paradigma de la arquitectura orientada a servicios ha tenido una gran expansión gracias a la expansión de las tecnologías web e internet. Las ventajas de esta arquitectura se basan en ofrecer diseños modulares con poco acoplamiento entre sí, lo que permite la creación eficiente y sistemática de sistemas distribuidos. Para que este tipo de arquitectura sea posible, es necesario dotar a los servicios de interfaces de interconexión que permitan encapsular los servicios al mismo tiempo que faciliten el uso de los mismos. Existen varias tecnologías para definir estos interfaces. Entre ellas, los servicios REST, o REpresentional State Transfer, están logrando cada vez más aceptación. Esto se debe principalmente a su capacidad de escalabilidad y la uniformidad de sus interfaces, que permite una mayor separación entre los consumidores y los servicios. De hecho, compañias como Yahoo, Google o Twitter definen interfaces REST de acceso a sus servicios, ya se para consultar mapas (GoogleMaps), imágenes (Flickr) o el correo, permitiendo a terceros desarrollar clientes para sus servicios sin tener que involucrarse en su producción.

Time required to stabilize thermographic images at rest

Thermography for scientific research and practical purposes requires a series of procedures to obtain images that should be standardized; one of the most important is the time required for acclimatization in the controlled environment. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the appropriate acclimatization time in rest to reach a thermal balance on young people skin. Forty-four subjects participated in the study, 18 men (22.3 ± 3.1 years) and 26 women (21.7 ± 2.5 years). Thermographic images were collected using a thermal imager (Fluke ®), totaling 44 images over a period of 20 minutes. The skin temperature (TSK) was measured at the point of examination which included the 0 minute, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. The body regions of interest (ROI) analyzed included the hands, forearms, arms, thighs, legs, chest and abdomen. We used the Friedman test with post hoc Dunn?s in order to establish the time at rest required to obtain a TSK balance and the Mann-Whitney test was used to compare age, BMI, body fat percentage and temperature variations between men and women, considering always a significance level of pmenor que0.05. Results showed that women had significantly higher temperature variations than men (pmenor que0.01) along the time. In men, only the body region of the abdomen obtained a significant variance (pmenor que0.05) on the analyzed period, both in the anterior and posterior part. In women, the anterior abdomen and thighs, and the posterior part of the hands, forearms and abdomen showed significant differences (pmenor que0.05). Based on our results, it can be concluded that the time in rest condition required reaching a TSK balance in young men and women is variable, but for whole body analysis it is recommended at least 10 minutes for both sexes.

REST service testing based on inferred XML schemas

The concept of service oriented architecture has been extensively explored in software engineering, due to the fact that it produces architectures made up of several interconnected modules, easy to reuse when building new systems. This approach to design would be impossible without interconnection mechanisms such as REST (Representationa State Transfer) services, which allow module communication while minimizing coupling. . However, this low coupling brings disadvantages, such as the lack of transparency, which makes it difficult to sistematically create tests without knowledge of the inner working of a system. In this article, we present an automatic error detection system for REST services, based on a statistical analysis over responses produced at multiple service invocations. Thus, a service can be systematically tested without knowing its full specification. The method can find errors in REST services which could not be identified by means of traditional testing methods, and provides limited testing coverage for services whose response format is unknown. It can be also useful as a complement to other testing mechanisms.

API REST con MEAN para contenidos multimedia

Memoria de Proyecto Fin de Grado API REST con MEAN para Contenidos Multimedia. En ella se especifica todo el proceso de elaboración del proyecto, desde la confección de la idea, pasando por el análisis y la definición de requisitos de elaboración, hasta la entrega definitiva del producto final. El proyecto consta de dos bloques claramente diferenciados: Una documentación extensa de la línea de trabajo, con apoyo de diagramas, imágenes, descripciones y metodologías. Implementación de la línea de trabajo. Elaboración de una aplicación SW que presente una correspondencia con la temática del proyecto, la intención del mismo y los requisitos que se espera que la solución software satisfaga. Al ser un proyecto software, se ha seguido estándares de elaboración con la mayor fidelidad. Estos estándares de elaboración son tanto de documentación como de metodologías. La evolución del proyecto ha pasado por diferentes etapas. Las principales son las de análisis y recopilación de requisitos, diseño de la arquitectura, implementación de la solución software y validación de la misma.