DnaSP Version 5. DNA Sequence Polymorphism

DnaSP, DNA Sequence Polymorphism, is a software package for the analysis of nucleotide polymorphism from aligned DNA sequence data. DnaSP can estimate several measures of DNA sequence variation within and between populations (in noncoding, synonymous or nonsynonymous sites, or in various sorts of codon positions), as well as linkage disequilibrium, recombination, gene flow and gene conversion parameters. DnaSP can also carry out several tests of neutrality: Hudson, Kreitman and Aguadé (1987), Tajima (1989), McDonald and Kreitman (1991), Fu and Li (1993), and Fu (1997) tests. Additionally, DnaSP can estimate the confidence intervals of some test-statistics by the coalescent. The results of the analyses are displayed on tabular and graphic form.

Reconstruction of Fresnel Holograms using partial wave front information

n this work we analyze the behavior of complex information in Fresnel domain taking into account the limited capability to display complex transmittance values of current liquid crystal devices, when used as holographic displays. In order to do this analysis we compute the reconstruction of Fresnel holograms at several distances using the different parts of the complex distribution (real and imaginary parts, amplitude and phase) as well as using the full complex information adjusted with a method that combines two configurations of the devices in an adding architecture. The RMS error between the amplitude of these reconstructions and the original amplitude is used to evaluate the quality of the information displayed. The results of the error analysis show different behavior for the reconstructions using the different parts of the complex distribution and using the combined method of two devices. Better reconstructions are obtained when using two devices whose configurations densely cover the complex plane when they are added. Simulated and experimental results are also presented.

Wavefront reconstruction by adding modulation capabilities of two liquid crystal devices

We analyze the behavior of complex information in the Fresnel domain, taking into account the limited capability to display complex values of liquid crystal devices when they are used as holographic displays. To do this analysis we study the reconstruction of Fresnel holograms at several distances using the different parts of the complex distribution. We also use the information adjusted with a method that combines two configurations of the devices in an adding architecture. The results of the error analysis show different behavior for the reconstructions when using the different methods. Simulated and experimental results are presented.

Aplicación informática al estudio del territorio en época antigua: Centuriaciones Romanas

Presentamos una aplicación informática realizada en GW-BASIC para el estudio de las centuriaciones romanas, que facilita la determinación de orientaciones y módulos de centuria, así como la definición de la retícula teórica para su posterior contrastación y evaluación.

The Coordinated Radio and Infrared Survey for High-mass Star Formation. II. Source Catalog

The CORNISH project is the highest resolution radio continuum survey of the Galactic plane to date. It is the 5 GHz radio continuum part of a series of multi-wavelength surveys that focus on the northern GLIMPSE region (10° < l < 65°), observed by the Spitzer satellite in the mid-infrared. Observations with the Very Large Array in B and BnA configurations have yielded a 1.''5 resolution Stokes I map with a root mean square noise level better than 0.4 mJy beam 1. Here we describe the data-processing methods and data characteristics, and present a new, uniform catalog of compact radio emission. This includes an implementation of automatic deconvolution that provides much more reliable imaging than standard CLEANing. A rigorous investigation of the noise characteristics and reliability of source detection has been carried out. We show that the survey is optimized to detect emission on size scales up to 14'' and for unresolved sources the catalog is more than 90% complete at a flux density of 3.9 mJy. We have detected 3062 sources above a 7σ detection limit and present their ensemble properties. The catalog is highly reliable away from regions containing poorly sampled extended emission, which comprise less than 2% of the survey area. Imaging problems have been mitigated by down-weighting the shortest spacings and potential artifacts flagged via a rigorous manual inspection with reference to the Spitzer infrared data. We present images of the most common source types found: H II regions, planetary nebulae, and radio galaxies. The CORNISH data and catalog are available online at http://cornish.leeds.ac.uk.

Capçal extrusor per a un sistema de tecnologia additiva

El departament de GREP de la UdG disposa d’un sistema de tecnologia additiva, laFab@home model 1, una impressora 3D o també anomenada de prototipat ràpid. Ésuna màquina de dimensions reduïdes, versàtil i de cost reduït, que a partir d’un modelgenerat a CAD, es capaç de fabricar objectes sòlids tridimensionals mitjançant lasuperposició de capes horitzontals.Les impressores 3D neixen de la necessitat de realitzar, en un temps relativament curt,proves de geometries complexes, que executades en un procés de manofacturaciónormal pot ser llarg i d’elevat cost.Gran part de les màquines de característiques similars a la Fab@home, tenen modelspreparats fabricar / extrudir peces a partir de silicones, aliments o polímers. Ara bé, laconformació per extrusió de plàstic és a partir de polímer verge en forma de fil.El present projecte té l’objectiu de dissenyar un sistema de conformació que permetimanufacturar polímer en forma de gra i s’adapti al funcionament de la Fab@home, amb l’argot corresponent, es tracta d’adaptar la Fab@home al fused depositionmodeling (FDM)

Using computational fluid dynamics to predict head losses in the auxiliary elements of a microirrigation sand filter

It is often assumed that total head losses in a sand filter are solely due to the filtration media and that there are analytical solutions, such as the Ergun equation, to compute them. However, total head losses are also due to auxiliary elements (inlet and outlet pipes and filter nozzles), which produce undesirable head losses because they increase energy requirements without contributing to the filtration process. In this study, ANSYS Fluent version 6.3, a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software program, was used to compute head losses in different parts of a sand filter. Six different numerical filter models of varying complexities were used to understand the hydraulic behavior of the several filter elements and their importance in total head losses. The simulation results show that 84.6% of these were caused by the sand bed and 15.4% were due to auxiliary elements (4.4% in the outlet and inlet pipes, and 11.0% in the perforated plate and nozzles). Simulation results with different models show the important role of the nozzles in the hydraulic behavior of the sand filter. The relationship between the passing area through the nozzles and the passing area through the perforated plate is an important design parameter for the reduction of total head losses. A reduced relationship caused by nozzle clogging would disproportionately increase the total head losses in the sand filter

Classifier combination for in vivo magnetic resonance spectra of brain tumours

Peer-reviewed

Towards the Construction of a Multi-agent Approach for Discovering the Meaning of Natural Language Collaborative Conversations

Peer-reviewed

A Computer program for estimating population size by the removal method

A BASIC computer program (REMOVAL) was developed to compute in a VAXNMS environment all the calculations of the removal method for population size estimation (catch-effort method for closed populations with constant sampling effort). The program follows the maximum likelihood methodology,checks the failure conditions, applies the appropriate formula, and displays the estimates of population size and catchability, with their standard deviations and coefficients of variation, and two goodness-of-fit statistics with their significance levels. Data of removal experiments for the cyprinodontid fish Aphanius iberus in the Alt Emporda wetlands are used to exemplify the use of the program

Feature-based matching of underwater images

This work investigates performance of recent feature-based matching techniques when applied to registration of underwater images. Matching methods are tested versus different contrast enhancing pre-processing of images. As a result of the performed experiments for various dominating in images underwater artifacts and present deformation, the outperforming preprocessing, detection and description methods are proposed

Interfície gràfica per a la valoració d'operadors de preprocessat d'imatge en imatges d'ultrasò

El càncer de mama és una de les causes de més mortalitat entreles dones dels països desenvolupats. És tractat d'una maneramés eficient quan es fa una detecció precoç, on les tècniques d'imatge són molt importants. Una de les tècniques d'imatge més utilitzades després dels raigs-X són els ultrasons. A l'hora de fer un processat d'imatges d'ultrasò, els experts en aquest camp es troben amb una sèrie de limitacions en el moment d'utilitzar uns filtrats per les imatges, quan es fa ús de determinades eines. Una d'aquestes limitacions consisteix en la falta d'interactivitat que aquestes ens ofereixen. Per tal de solventar aquestes limitacions, s'ha desenvolupat una eina interactiva que permet explorar el mapa de paràmetres visualitzant el resultat del filtrat en temps real, d'una manera dinàmica i intuïtiva. Aquesta eina s'ha desenvolupat dins l'entorn de visualització d'imatge mèdica MeVisLab. El MeVisLab és un entorn molt potent i modular pel desenvolupament d'algorismes de processat d'imatges, visualització i mètodes d'interacció, especialment enfocats a la imatge mèdica. A més del processament bàsic d'imatges i de mòduls de visualització, inclou algorismes avançats de segmentació, registre i moltes análisis morfològiques i funcionals de les imatges.S'ha dut a terme un experiment amb quatre experts que, utilitzantl'eina desenvolupada, han escollit els paràmetres que creien adientsper al filtrat d'una sèrie d'imatges d'ultrasò. En aquest experiments'han utilitzat uns filtres que l'entorn MeVisLab ja té implementats:el Bilateral Filter, l'Anisotropic Difusion i una combinació d'un filtrede Mediana i un de Mitjana.Amb l'experiment realitzat, s'ha fet un estudi dels paràmetres capturats i s'han proposat una sèrie d'estimadors que seran favorables en la majoria dels casos per dur a terme el preprocessat d'imatges d'ultrasò

A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services

To coordinate ambulances for emergency medical services, a multiagent system uses an auction mechanism based on trust. Results of tests using real data show that this system can efficiently assign ambulances to patients, thereby reducing transportation time. Emergency transportation on specialized vehicles is needed when a person's health is in risk of irreparable damage. A patient can't benefit from sophisticated medical treatments and technologies if she or he isn't placed in a proper healthcare center with the appropriate medical team. For example, strokes are neurological emergencies involving a limited amount of time in which treatment measures are effective

Sistemes encastats en temps real

En l’actualitat, els sistemes electrònics de processament de dades són cada cop més significatius dins del sector industrial. Són moltes les necessitats que sorgeixen en el món dels sistemes d’autentificació, de l’electrònica aeronàutica, d’equips d’emmagatzemament de dades, de telecomunicacions, etc. Aquestes necessitats tecnològiques exigeixen ser controlades per un sistema fiable, robust, totalment dependent amb els esdeveniments externs i que compleixi correctament les restriccions temporals imposades per tal de que realitzi el seu propòsit d’una manera eficient. Aquí és on entren en joc els sistemes encastats en temps real, els quals ofereixen una gran fiabilitat, disponibilitat, una ràpida resposta als esdeveniments externs del sistema, una alta garantia de funcionament i una àmplia possibilitat d’aplicacions. Aquest projecte està pensat per a fer una introducció al món dels sistemes encastats, com també explicar el funcionament del sistema operatiu en temps real FreeRTOS; el qual utilitza com a mètode de programació l’ús de tasques independents entre elles. Donarem una visió de les seves característiques de funcionament, com organitza tasques mitjançant un scheduler i uns exemples per a poder dissenyar-hi aplicacions.