Music identification

L'evoluci�� ens els ��ltims decennis de les possibilitats relacionades amb les tecnologies de la informaci�� han provocat l'aparici�� de diferents camps, entre ells l'anomenat ���recuperaci�� de m��sica basant-se en el contingut���, que tracta de calcular la similitud entre diferents sons. En aquest projecte hem fet una recerca sobre els diferents m��todes que existeixen avui en dia, i posteriorment n'hem comparat tres, un basat en caracter��stiques del so, un basat en la transformada discreta del cosinus, i un que combina els dos anteriors. Els resultats han mostrat, que el basat en la transformada de Fourier ��s el m��s fiable.

Millora i implementaci�� de l���eina Open-Source AC2GeoNetwork per ArcCatalog

L���ETC-LUSI ha modificat l���aplicaci�� de publicaci�� de les metadades al portal de GeoNetwork amb l���objectiu de presentar i millorar la publicaci�� de les mateixes, adaptant-se a la nova tipologia d���arxius d���emmagatzematge de les darreres versions del software de la casa ESRI, aix�� com poder-les fer arribar al major nombre d���usuaris possible interessats en el intercanvi d���informaci�� cartogr��fica

On the writer identification in old handwritten music scores

Report for the scientific sojourn at the University of Bern, Swiss, from Mars until June 2008. Writer identification consists in determining the writer of a piece of handwriting from a set of writers. Even though an important amount of compositions contains handwritten text in the music scores, the aim of the work is to use only music notation to determine the author. It���s been developed two approaches for writer identification in old handwritten music scores. The methods proposed extract features from every music line, and also features from a texture image of music symbols. First of all, the music sheet is first preprocessed for obtaining a binarized music score without the staff lines. The classification is performed using a k-NN classifier based on Euclidean distance. The proposed method has been tested on a database of old music scores from the 17th to 19th centuries, achieving encouraging identification rates.

I. Identification and characterisation of epigenetically altered tumor supressor genes by proteomic and genomic approches / II. Studies of genes regualted by MeCP2 union to its promoter regions by proteomic and genmomic approches

DNA methylation has an important impact on normal cell physiology, thus any defects in this mechanism may be related to the development of various diseases In this project we are interested in identifying epigeneticaliy modified genes, in general controlled by processes related to the DNA methylation, by means of a new strategy combining protomic and genomic analyses. First, the two Dimensional-Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-DIGE) protein analyses of extracts obtained from HCT-116 wt and double knockout for DNMT1 and DNMT3b (DKO) cells revealed 34 proteins overexpressed in the condition of DNMTs depletion. From five genes with higher transcript lavels in DKO cells, comparing with HCT-116 wt. oniy AKR1B1, UCHLl and VIM are melhylated in HCT-116. As expected. the DNA methvlation 1s lost in DKO cells. The rneth,vl ation of VIM and UCHLl promoters in some cancer samples has already been repaired, thus further studies has been focused on AKRlBI. AKR1B1 expression due lo DNA methyiaton of promoter region seems to occur specilfically in the colon cancer cell Iines. which was confirmed in the DNA rnethylation status and expression analyses. performed on 32 different cancer cell lines (including colon, breast, lymphoma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, glioma and lung cancer cell Iines) as well as normal colon and normal lymphocytes samples. AKRIBI expression after treatments with DNA demethvlating agent (AZA) was rescued in 5 coloncancer cell lines (including genetic regulation of the candidate gene. The methylation status of the rest of the genes identified in proteomic analysis was checked by methylation specific PCR (MSP) experiment and all appeared to be unmethylated. The similar research has been done also bv means of Mecp2-null mouse model For 14 selected candidate genes the analyses of expression leveis, methylation Status and MeCP2 interaction with promoters are currently being performed.

Herramientas open source para la creaci��n de portales

En aquest treball es proposa una aproximaci�� al m��n del codi font obert des del punt de vista de la realitzaci�� de portals col��laboratius i les seves eines involucrades. Per fer-ho, es passa revista als diferents tipus d'aplicacions, plataformes i utilitats que trobem disponibles, i s'agrupen en diferents categories: infraestructura i sistemes, serveis de comunicaci��, serveis de comunitat, serveis gen��rics de portal, eines d'interacci�� amb sistemes m��bils, eines per al desenvolupament i prova i llibreries de suport.

Plataforma de correo y entorno colaborativo open source

Desplegar una soluci��n fiable, potente y escalable de correo electr��nico, en combinaci��n de un entorno colaborativo de aplicaciones, bajo el apadrinamiento de software open source.

Plan de empresa para el desarrollo de nuevas l��neas de negocio basadas en soluciones Open Source : Empresa: Most Servicios Inform��ticos S.L.

Elaboraci��n de un plan de empresa para Most Servicios Inform��ticos S.L. para el desarrollo de nuevas l��neas de negocio basadas en soluciones Open Source.

Estudio de la evoluci��n de los sistemas Open Source de BI durante la ��ltima d��cada.

El presente documento tiene por objetivo identificar la evoluci��n que ha tenido la inteligencia de negocios en la ultima d��cada, para determinar en que punto se encuentra y para donde va, adem��s de identificar las alternativas de desarrollo que tiene, apalanc��ndose con las Tecnolog��as de la Informaci��n, y m��s espec��ficamente con las herramientas empaquetadas de BI de tipo Open Source.As�� mismo, la presente investigaci��n identifica las pr��cticas m��s convenientes, para sistematizar la elecci��n y adaptaci��n de la inteligencia de negocios en las organizaciones, analizando estas en uncaso exitoso real de implantaci��n de la inteligencia de negocios sobre una herramienta BI tipo Open Source.

Open to the users' needs : combining user-centered design, standards and open source software

This case study introduces our continuous work to enhance the virtual classroom in order to provide faculty and students with an environment open to their needs, compliant with learning standards and, therefore compatible with other e-learning environments, and based on open source software. The result is a modulable, sustainable and interoperable learning environment that can be adapted to different teaching and learning situations by incorporating the LMS integrated tools as well as wikis, blogs, forums and Moodle activities among others.

A compositional approach to stable isotope data analysis

Isotopic data are currently becoming an important source of information regardingsources, evolution and mixing processes of water in hydrogeologic systems. However, itis not clear how to treat with statistics the geochemical data and the isotopic datatogether. We propose to introduce the isotopic information as new parts, and applycompositional data analysis with the resulting increased composition. Results areequivalent to downscale the classical isotopic delta variables, because they are alreadyrelative (as needed in the compositional framework) and isotopic variations are almostalways very small. This methodology is illustrated and tested with the study of theLlobregat River Basin (Barcelona, NE Spain), where it is shown that, though verysmall, isotopic variations comp lement geochemical principal components, and help inthe better identification of pollution sources

Identification and Semiactive Control of Smart Structures Equipped with Magnetorheological Actuators

This paper deals with the problem of identification and semiactive control of smart structures subject to unknown external disturbances such as earthquake, wind, etc. The experimental setup used is a 6-story test structure equipped with shear-mode semiactive magnetorheological actuators being installed in WUSCEEL. The experimental results obtained have verified the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithms

Reuse of paths in light source animation

In this paper we extend the reuse of paths to the shot from a moving light source. In the classical algorithm new paths have to be cast from each new position of a light source. We show that we can reuse all paths for all positions, obtaining in this way a theoretical maximum speed-up equal to the average length of the shooting path

OpenNebula y Hadoop : Cloud Computing con herramientas Open Source

El presente proyecto consiste en una introducci��n al "cloud computing" y un estudio en profundidad de las herramientas OpenNebula, dentro del modelo IaaS (Infraestructure as a Service), y Hadoop, dentro del modelo PaaS (Platform as a Service). El trabajo tambi��n incluye la instalaci��n, integraci��n, configuraci��n y puesta en marcha de una plataforma "cloud computing" utilizando OpenNebula y Hadoop con el objetivo de aplicar los conceptos te��ricos en una soluci��n real dentro de un entorno de laboratorio que puede ser extrapolable a una instalaci��n real.

Open source software expectations in retail businesses of Igualada : an exploratory study

The emergence of open source software in the last years has become a common topic of study in different fields, from the most technical characteristics to the economical aspects. This paper examines the current status about the literature dealing with economics of open source and explores the uses, infrastructure and expectations of retail businesses and institutions of the town of Igualda about it. This qualitative case study finds out that the current equipment and level of uses of ICTs are low and that the current situation of the town stores is receptive to a potential introduction of open source software.

Contribution to Asterisk Open Source Project

With this final master thesis we are going to contribute to the Asterisk open source project. Asterisk is an open source project that started with the main objective of develop an IP telephony platform, completely based on Software (so not hardware dependent) and under an open license like GPL. This project was started on 1999 by the software engineer Mark Spencer at Digium. The main motivation of that open source project was that the telecommunications sector is lack of open solutions, and most of the available solutions are based on proprietary standards, which are close and not compatible between them. Behind the Asterisk project there is a company, Digum, which is the project leading since the project was originated in its laboratories. This company has some of its employees fully dedicated to contribute to the Asterisk project, and also provide the whole infrastructure required by the open source project. But the business of Digium isn't based on licensing of products due to the open source nature of Asterisk, but it's based on offering services around Asteriskand designing and selling some hardware components to be used with Asterisk. The Asterisk project has grown up a lot since its birth, offering in its latest versions advanced functionalities for managing calls and compatibility with some hardware that previously was exclusive of proprietary solutions. Due to that, Asterisk is becoming a serious alternative to all these proprietaries solutions because it has reached a level of maturity that makes it very stable. In addition, as it is open source, it can be fully customized to a givenrequirement, which could be impossible with the proprietaries solutions. Due to the bigness that is reaching the project, every day there are more companies which develop value added software for telephony platforms, that are seriously evaluating the option of make their software fully compatible withAsterisk platforms. All these factors make Asterisk being a consolidated project but in constant evolution, trying to offer all those functionalities offered by proprietaries solutions. This final master thesis will be divided mainly in two blocks totally complementaries. In the first block we will analyze Asterisk as an open source project and Asterisk as a telephony platform (PBX). As a result of this analysis we will generate a document, written in English because it is Asterisk project's official language, which could be used by future contributors as an starting point on joining Asterisk. On the second block we will proceed with a development contribution to the Asterisk project. We will have several options in the form that we do the contribution, such as solving bugs, developing new functionalities or start an Asterisk satellite project. The type of contribution will depend on the needs of the project on that moment.