Phylogeography and non-invasive landscape genetics of the European pine marten ("martes martes" L. 1758) : insights into ancient and contemporary processes shaping genetic variation

283 p. : graf., map.

Evaluating governance and participatory processes in Natura 2000: lessons learned and guidance for future prospects

In recent years, participatory approaches have been incorporated in decision-making processes as a way to strengthen the bonds between diverse areas of knowledge and social actors in natural resources management and environmental governance. Despite the favourable context, this paradigm shift is still in an early stage within the development of the Natura 2000 in the European Union, the largest network of protected areas in the world. To enhance the full scope of participatory approaches in this context, this article: (i) briefly reviews the role of participatory approaches in environmental governance, (ii) develops a common framework to evaluate such participatory processes in protected area management, (iii) applies this framework to a real case study, and (iv) based on the lessons learned, provides guidance to improve the future governance of Natura 2000 sites.

Evaluating Governance and Participatory Processes in Natura 2000: Lessons Learned and Guidance for Future Prospects

23 p.

Parity-dependent State Engineering and Tomography in the ultrastrong coupling regime

Reaching the strong coupling regime of light-matter interaction has led to an impressive development in fundamental quantum physics and applications to quantum information processing. Latests advances in different quantum technologies, like superconducting circuits or semiconductor quantum wells, show that the ultrastrong coupling regime (USC) can also be achieved, where novel physical phenomena and potential computational benefits have been predicted. Nevertheless, the lack of effective decoupling mechanism in this regime has so far hindered control and measurement processes. Here, we propose a method based on parity symmetry conservation that allows for the generation and reconstruction of arbitrary states in the ultrastrong coupling regime of light-matter interactions. Our protocol requires minimal external resources by making use of the coupling between the USC system and an ancillary two-level quantum system.

Practical applications of the likelihood, time transcendence and metadata in virtual models of heritage elements

Contributed to: III Bienal de Restauración Monumental: "Sobre la des-restauración" (Sevilla, Spain, Nov 23-25, 2006)

Inflammatory Mediators of Hepatic Steatosis

7 p.

TRANSFER OF ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERISATION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS TO R&D PROCESSES OF IDOKI

IDOKI SCF Technologies S.L. is a technology-based company, set up on September 2006 in Derio (Biscay) with the main scope of developing extraction and purification processes based on the use of supercritical fluid extraction technology (SFE) in food processing, extraction of natural products and the production of personal care products. IDOKI¿s researchers have been working on many different R&D projects so far, most of them using this technology. However, the optimization of a SFE method for the different matrices cannot be performed unless we have an analytical method for the characterisation of the extracts obtained in each experiment. The analytical methods are also essential for the quality control of the raw materials that are going to be used and also for the final product. This PhD thesis was born to tackle this problem and therefore, it is based on the development of different analytical methods for the characterisation of the extracts and products. The projects that we could include in this thesis were the following: the extraction propolis, the recovery of agroindustrial residues (soy and wine) and the dealcoholisation of wine.On the one hand, for the extraction of propolis, several UV-Vis spectroscopic methods were used in order to measure the antioxidant capacity and the total polyphenol and flavonoid content of the extracts. A SFC method was also developed in order to measure more specific phenolic compounds. On the other hand, for the recovery of agroindustrial residues UV-Vis spectroscopy was used to determine the total polyphenol content and two SFC methods were developed to analyse different phenolic compounds. Extraction methods such as MAE, FUSE and rotary agitation were also evaluated for the characterisation of the raw materials.Finally, for the dealcoholisation of wine, the development of a SBSE-TD-GC-MS and DHS-TD-GC-MS methods for the analysis of aromas and a NIR spectroscopic method for the determination of ethanol content with the help of chemometrics was necessary. Most of these methods are typically used in IDOKI¿s lab as routine analyses apart from others not included in this PhD thesis.

IKASNABAR 2014 International Conference. Microcontents, miniMOOCs and mLearning

[ES]Ikasnabar es una conferencia para hablar de tendencias en educación, sobre las nuevas tecnologías en el ámbito educativo y conocer personas que están generando buenas ideas y prácticas en su quehacer diario. Este libro intenta recoger todo ello con las contribuciones de autores noveles y de renombre que buscan la excelencia en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Tres tendencias importantes de aprendizaje se están expandiendo. Microcontenidos, aprendizaje móvil y MOOCs son la cara de una misma moneda: microaprendizaje con contenido rico, abierto y desmenuzado. A medida que el consumo de Internet desde dispositivos móviles aumenta, el aprendizaje móvil con tecnologías como HTML5, software para MOOC, plataformas de contenidos de vídeo, etc., están siendo algunas de las claves de la nueva revolución en el ámbito educativo. El microcontenido hace referencia a los pequeños trozos de información digital en un estado permanente de flujo y circulación. Es a menudo un único tema, limitado en longitud, que se consume rápidamente y con frecuencia limitado por el software o por el dispositivo. Se trata de la puesta en común de recursos. Se basa en la interacción humano-a-humano con los medios de comunicación de Internet. El otro tema central de esta conferencia es el de los MOOC realizados por los profesores que quieren tomar ventaja en el comienzo de esta nueva era de la educación abierta con calidad. MOOCs son, básicamente, cursos abiertos y es necesario recordar los puntos esenciales de este tipo de instrucción. Los miniMOOCs son alternativas con menos horas en el proceso de aprendizaje. Hoy en día, un buen MOOC podrá ser la mejor tarjeta de presentación para profesores, expertos y estudiantes. Vivimos en tiempos de cambio con ámbitos en los que se mezcla el aprendizaje formal e informal, y las universidades y colegios deberíamos estar atentos a esto.

Quantum Simulator for Transport Phenomena in Fluid Flows

Transport phenomena still stand as one of the most challenging problems in computational physics. By exploiting the analogies between Dirac and lattice Boltzmann equations, we develop a quantum simulator based on pseudospin-boson quantum systems, which is suitable for encoding fluid dynamics transport phenomena within a lattice kinetic formalism. It is shown that both the streaming and collision processes of lattice Boltzmann dynamics can be implemented with controlled quantum operations, using a heralded quantum protocol to encode non-unitary scattering processes. The proposed simulator is amenable to realization in controlled quantum platforms, such as ion-trap quantum computers or circuit quantum electrodynamics processors.