44 resultados para IPS-Empress ceramic


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Compositional data naturally arises from the scientific analysis of the chemicalcomposition of archaeological material such as ceramic and glass artefacts. Data of thistype can be explored using a variety of techniques, from standard multivariate methodssuch as principal components analysis and cluster analysis, to methods based upon theuse of log-ratios. The general aim is to identify groups of chemically similar artefactsthat could potentially be used to answer questions of provenance.This paper will demonstrate work in progress on the development of a documentedlibrary of methods, implemented using the statistical package R, for the analysis ofcompositional data. R is an open source package that makes available very powerfulstatistical facilities at no cost. We aim to show how, with the aid of statistical softwaresuch as R, traditional exploratory multivariate analysis can easily be used alongside, orin combination with, specialist techniques of compositional data analysis.The library has been developed from a core of basic R functionality, together withpurpose-written routines arising from our own research (for example that reported atCoDaWork'03). In addition, we have included other appropriate publicly availabletechniques and libraries that have been implemented in R by other authors. Availablefunctions range from standard multivariate techniques through to various approaches tolog-ratio analysis and zero replacement. We also discuss and demonstrate a smallselection of relatively new techniques that have hitherto been little-used inarchaeometric applications involving compositional data. The application of the libraryto the analysis of data arising in archaeometry will be demonstrated; results fromdifferent analyses will be compared; and the utility of the various methods discussed

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We shall call an n × p data matrix fully-compositional if the rows sum to a constant, and sub-compositional if the variables are a subset of a fully-compositional data set1. Such data occur widely in archaeometry, where it is common to determine the chemical composition of ceramic, glass, metal or other artefacts using techniques such as neutron activation analysis (NAA), inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICPS), X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) etc. Interest often centres on whether there are distinct chemical groups within the data and whether, for example, these can be associated with different origins or manufacturing technologies

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The ceramic shell is a material mainly used for making foundry molds. This research demonstrates that ceramic shell can be used for making sculptures with exceptional definition in its finish. The research has identified a number of advantages of the material to meet the challenges of an artist during the making of a sculpture. The research has been developed in six stages: In the first stage data were collected from the chaff as the process material. This was the starting point for research. In the second stage, we have set the appropriate composition of the slurry, both in percentage and type of binder, and firing curve. To this end, we evaluated the application characteristics, thickness, drying, mechanical strength, the reduction coefficient and porosity. In the third stage it was observed that the husk is suitable for all types of materials acting as support. It was also found that the slurry can be used with various sculptural processes: modeling, molding using silicone or plaster mold, shuttering, with internal metal frame, and so on. In addition, we have established methods to repair and modify the husk by hand and power tools. In the fourth stage we have found ways to modify the surface of the husk with other minerals that affect the structure: introduction of filing of copper, bronze and iron in the slurry ceramics, different staining procedure in hot or cold, by enamel slip, and so on. In the fifth stage sculptures were made using the methods established in the previous stages, to verify this hypothesis. The sixth stage, which is annexed, contains a new method to process the ceramic shell as a mold in casting that emerged from the proven methods in the investigation.

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La discalcúlia del desenvolupament (DD) és un trastorn de l'aprenentatge que afecta a la correcta adquisició i execució de les habilitats aritmètiques, i que comporta una discrepància entre la capacitat per al càlcul i el quocient d'intel•ligència. La prevalença és d'un 3 a un 6%, similar a la d'altres trastorns del desenvolupament. Existeix comorbilitat de la DD amb altres trastorns del desenvolupament: amb la dislèxia en un 17% i amb el trastorn per dèficit d'atenció/hiperactivitat en un 20%. Es creu que l'origen neural de la DD es localitzaria al lòbul parietal, i en concret, estudis actuals de neuroimatge recolzen el solc intraparietal (IPS) com la regió clau del processament aritmètic. Tot i així, també hi participarien altres regions cerebrals, com el lòbul prefrontal. L'objectiu del nostre projecte és aprofundir en els dèficits anatòmics i funcionals associats als dèficits numèrics en persones amb discalcúlia pura, amb DD associada a dislèxia i amb DD associada a TDA/H. La determinació de diferents patrons de dèficits neurals i de rendiment cognitiu, en aquests tres grups de pacients, ajudaria a l'elaboració de programes de reeducació més específics, i repercutiria positivament en el tractament de la DD. En el present estudi, s'evaluaren neuropsicològicament i mitjançant ressonància magnètica funcional 22 nens i nenes amb DD pura i cómorbida amb dislèxia i TDA/H. En el present moment, l'estudi es troba a la fase de recollida de dades.

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Cobre Las Cruces is a renowned copper mining company located in Sevilla, with unexpected problems in wireless communications that have a direct affectation in production. Therefore, the main goals are to improve the WiFi infrastructure, to secure it and to detect and prevent from attacks and from the installation of rogue (and non-authorized) APs. All of that integrated with the current ICT infrastructure.This project has been divided into four phases, although only two of them have been included into the TFC; they are the analysis of the current situation and the design of a WLAN solution.Once the analysis part was finished, some weaknesses were detected. Subjects such as lack of connectivity and control, ignorance about installed WiFi devices and their localization and state and, by and large, the use of weak security mechanisms were some of the problems found. Additionally, due to the fact that the working area became larger and new WiFi infrastructures were added, the first phase took more time than expected.As a result of the detailed analysis, some goals were defined to solve and it was designed a centralized approach able to cope with them. A solution based on 802.11i and 802.1x protocols, digital certificates, a probe system running as IDS/IPS and ligthweight APs in conjunction with a Wireless LAN Controller are the main features.

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This project analyses WiFiSLAM, an indoor positioning system for mobile phones that tries to estimate the position by analysing WiFi signals.

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L’objectiu principal del projecte és el desenvolupament de noves formulacions de pastes ceràmiques per a la fabricació de rajoles ceràmiques no esmaltades per a paviments amb les següents característiques: baixa porositat, elevada resistència a la flexió, i baixa absorció d’aigua. La qualitat de les rajoles ceràmiques depèn, entre d’altres factors, de la porositat oberta a la superfície. Aquesta porositat es relaciona directament amb l’absorció d’aigua en condicions normalitzades. Si la porositat oberta és baixa, les rajoles presenten major resistència als esforços, a la climatologia variable, i als agents agressius externs (com els productes de neteja). Per tal de disminuir la porositat de les rajoles ceràmiques, sense perjudicar-ne l’aspecte extern, i atès que l’ús de materials fundents comporta aquest efecte no desitjat, s’estudia la introducció del vidre triturat. El vidre presentaria una reactivitat mínima amb la resta dels components de les pastes, i les partícules de vidre reduirien la interconnexió entre porus. El segon objectiu és la determinació de la influència que té cadascun dels paràmetres del procés (barreja, extrusió, assecatge, cocció i refredament) sobre les característiques anteriorment citades del producte final

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El projecte de recerca ha analitzat la complexitat ètnica, social i de gènere de l’assentament colonial d’Empúries a partir d’un exhaustiu estudi contextual dels materials ceràmics d’ús quotidià provinents de diferents sectors excavats als anys vuitanta a la Neàpolis empuritana (N-7000, N-5000 i N-1000). Aquests sectors datats els segles V i IV a.C., corresponen a un moment en el qual s’està construint una identitat colonial diferenciada en l’espai emporità. La comparació dels aixovars domèstics usats quotidianament pels habitants d’aquest tres sectors situats en punts distants de la Neàpolis mostra que estem davant d’un assentament colonial molt heterogeni, on conflueixen materialitats, tradicions tecnològiques i pràctiques quotidianes iberes, gregues i híbrides. Els estudis de materials confirmen que no va existir una segregació espacial entre poblacions d’origen grec i iber en aquest assentament i suggereixen la cohabitació de gent –tant d’homes com de dones- d’origen grec i iber a les diferents àrees estudiades d’aquest assentament portuari. En el registre material ceràmic de totes les zones estudiades s’observa un predomini dels productes ceràmics de tradició grega (colonials o àtics) en els serveis de taula, però no així en els estris utilitzats a la cuina, que són majoritàriament de tradició ibera. També els materials ceràmics relacionats amb l’emmagatzematge domèstic i amb el transport i el comerç (àmfores) són predominantment ibers. Aquest patró suggereix que els ibers que van cohabitar amb els grecs al port emporità no van assumir en tots els casos posicions subalternes, sinó que tingueren un rol rellevant en la gestió econòmica i comercial d’aquest espai portuari.

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The generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells has enabled the derivation of patient-specific pluripotent cells andprovided valuable experimental platforms to model human disease. Patient-specific iPS cells are also thought to hold greattherapeutic potential, although direct evidence for this is still lacking. Here we show that, on correction of the genetic defect,somatic cells from Fanconi anaemia patients can be reprogrammed to pluripotency to generate patient-specific iPS cells. These cell lines appear indistinguishable from human embryonic stem cells and iPS cells from healthy individuals. Most importantly, we show that corrected Fanconi-anaemia-specific iPS cells can give rise to haematopoietic progenitors of the myeloid and erythroid lineages that are phenotypically normal, that is, disease-free. These data offer proof-of-concept that iPS cell technology can be used for the generation of disease-corrected, patient-specific cells with potential value for cell therapy applications.

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Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have generated keen interestdue to their potential use in regenerative medicine. They havebeen obtained from various cell types of both mice and humans byexogenous delivery of different combinations of Oct4, Sox2, Klf4,c-Myc, Nanog, and Lin28. The delivery of these transcription factorshas mostly entailed the use of integrating viral vectors (retrovirusesor lentiviruses), carrying the risk of both insertional mutagenesisand oncogenesis due to misexpression of these exogenousfactors. Therefore, obtaining iPS cells that do not carry integratedtransgene sequences is an important prerequisite for their eventualtherapeutic use. Here we report the generation of iPS cell linesfrom mouse embryonic fibroblasts with no evidence of integrationof the reprogramming vector in their genome, achieved by nucleofectionof a polycistronic construct coexpressing Oct4, Sox2, Klf4,and c-Myc

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The availability of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)has created extraordinary opportunities for modeling andperhaps treating human disease. However, all reprogrammingprotocols used to date involve the use of products of animal origin. Here, we set out to develop a protocol to generate and maintain human iPSC that would be entirelydevoid of xenobiotics. We first developed a xeno-free cellculture media that supported the long-term propagation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to a similar extent as conventional media containing animal origin products or commercially available xeno-free medium. We also derivedprimary cultures of human dermal fibroblasts under strictxeno-free conditions (XF-HFF), and we show that they can be used as both the cell source for iPSC generation as well as autologous feeder cells to support their growth. We also replaced other reagents of animal origin trypsin, gelatin, matrigel) with their recombinant equivalents. Finally, we used vesicular stomatitis virus G-pseudotyped retroviral particles expressing a polycistronic construct encoding Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and GFP to reprogram XF-HFF cells under xeno-free conditions. A total of 10 xeno-free humaniPSC lines were generated, which could be continuously passaged in xeno-free conditions and aintained characteristics indistinguishable from hESCs, including colonymorphology and growth behavior, expression of pluripotency-associated markers, and pluripotent differentiationability in vitro and in teratoma assays. Overall, the resultspresented here demonstrate that human iPSCs can be generatedand maintained under strict xeno-free conditions and provide a path to good manufacturing practice (GMP) applicability that should facilitate the clinical translation of iPSC-based therapies.

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Several marine deposits in the southern Costa Brava shoreline have been studied. They appear at different heights above and below the present sea level. Three groups are defined in relation to their origin: conglomerate levels at the bottom of the cliffs, not-cementedemerged beaches and cemented submerged beaches. The age of the emerged beaches has been accurately determined by means of the ceramic content and radiocarbon dating. Chronological succession of the deposits and their stratigraphic and paleontological characteristics allow to define a sequence of the sea level changes during the latest stages of the versiliane transgression in the studied area

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The chemical resistance of ceramic tiles is the subject of the European Standard UNE-EN ISO 10545-13. In order to evaluate the effect of aqueous solutions of several chemicals agents on the aspect of the tile surface, this standard establishes a series of tests at room temperature followed by visual inspection. According to this standard the tiles of this study are classified as being of maximum resistance (UHA). However operating conditions can be more aggressive than those detailed in the standard. So, a systematic study has been undertaken. In the present work, the effect of aqueous solutions of several organic and inorganic acids on the tile surface is evaluated. Samples immersed in different solutions are subjected to the following conditions: T= 60º C; pH=2 and to agitation processes. Visual analysis, as well as optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed in order to determine the possible variation of the superficial aspect of tiles. Moreover, atomic absorption spectrophotometry has been used in order to obtain quantitative information concerning the solubility of system M (III)-L (M= Fe; L= H2O or L= ligand). The results obtained show, in all cases, a progressive dissolution of iron oxide precipitates presents in the ceramic body

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Recientes investigaciones en el campo de los materiales cerámicos han dado cuenta de la importancia de la metaestabilidad para obtener estructuras con características singulares. Durante la consolidación del material las fases mestaestables se transforman en una estructura donde se produce la inhibición del crecimiento de grano. Este efecto es una consecuencia directa de la inmiscibilidad de dos fases en estado sólido. Los nanocomposites conseguidos, gracias a su pequeño tamaño de grano y a su estructura uniforme, exhiben unas interesantes propiedades como elevada dureza y tenacidad. Estas fases metaestables pueden ser producidas por diversas técnicas entre las que se encuentra la proyección térmica. En concreto en este trabajo se ha empleado la Proyección por plasma (APS). Las fases de partida inmiscibles, son fundidas y homogeneizadas durante su corta estancia en la zona caliente del plasma. Seguidamente, las partículas fundidas y aceleradas por el plasma, se someten a un enfriamiento rápido o temple (quenching) en un medio líquido, como el agua o en un substrato enfriado con nitrógeno líquido, formándose a través de este proceso las fases metaestables. El principal objetivo de este trabajo ha sido la obtención de polvos cerámicos metastables a través de la aplicación de APS y el establecimiento de un proceso de temple conducente a la formación de fases metastables así como la caracterización estructural de éstas. Como última etapa del trabajo se han estudiado los materiales nanoestructurados conseguidos tras realizar tratamientos térmicos.

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Este trabajo tiene por objeto la caracterizaci6n mineralbgica y fsico-qumica de las arcillas terciarias explotadas en el yacimiento de Sitjar, cercano a la localidad de Onda (Castellbn), utilizadas como materia prima por la industria ceramica castellonense. Se estudian tambitn algunas propiedades ceramicas de estas arcillas, incidiendo en el comportamiento ttrmico, para su correcta aplicaci6n. La composici6n qumica y mineral6gica posibilita su utilizaci6n como aditivo para la fabricaci6n de materiales porosos y refractarios.