Cubrición parcial - Gran Via Barcelona

Partiendo de la base del proyecto: Remodelación de Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes en Barcelona, entre Plaça de les Glòries y Carrer Extremadura, el trabajo es un estudio de adecuación constructiva que propone una alternativa para la cubrición parcial de la Gran Vía, losa maciza en el proyecto original, por otra con losas ortotrópicas, sistema semiprefabricado pretensado. Consistirá en el estudio comparativo de las dos alternativas (isotrópica y ortotrópica), su cálculo mediante programa informático y el análisis y verificación general de las estructuras de barras y elementos finitos, señalando las principales diferencias encontradas y justificando la opción escogida según la ejecución de la obra, el estado de mediciones y el presupuesto. El pliego de condiciones incluido tiene como objeto principal la enumeración y el detalle de las condiciones de tipo técnico de control y ejecución que han ceñir la construcción de cada una de las alternativas

Educació moral: la via (no només) aristotèlica

Quin és el plantejament essencial que Aristòtil fa de l"educació moral? Podem dir que manté la seva eventual vigència històrica, si més no com a proposta? Es tracta d"un plantejament isolat, o podem trobar-ne epígons (més enllà de la inspiració més o menys aristotèlica que aquests tinguin)? El text que segueix pretén donar una resposta esquemàtica a les anteriors preguntes, i, de retruc, plantejar un repte conceptual (i, al capdavall, també pràctic) a tots aquells que puguin desqualificar la proposta aristotèlica per considerar-la corruptora dels principis liberals.

Parkinson"s disease DJ-1 L166P alters rRNA biogenesis by exclusion of TTRAP from the nucleolus and sequestration into cytoplasmic aggregates via TRAF6

Mutations in PARK7/DJ-1 gene are associated to autosomal recessive early onset forms of Parkinson"s disease (PD). Although large gene deletions have been linked to a loss-of-function phenotype, the pathogenic mechanism of missense mutations is less clear. The L166P mutation causes misfolding of DJ-1 protein and its degradation. L166P protein may also accumulate into insoluble cytoplasmic aggregates with a mechanism facilitated by the E3 ligase TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6). Upon proteasome impairment L166P activates the JNK/p38 MAPK apoptotic pathway by its interaction with TRAF and TNF Receptor Associated Protein (TTRAP). When proteasome activity is blocked in the presence of wild-type DJ-1, TTRAP forms aggregates that are localized to the cytoplasm or associated to nucleolar cavities, where it is required for a correct rRNA biogenesis. In this study we show that in post-mortem brains of sporadic PD patients TTRAP is associated to the nucleolus and to Lewy Bodies, cytoplasmic aggregates considered the hallmark of the disease. In SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, misfolded mutant DJ-1 L166P alters rRNA biogenesis inhibiting TTRAP localization to the nucleolus and enhancing its recruitment into cytoplasmic aggregates with a mechanism that depends in part on TRAF6 activity. This work suggests that TTRAP plays a role in the molecular mechanisms of both sporadic and familial PD. Furthermore, it unveils the existence of an interplay between cytoplasmic and nucleolar aggregates that impacts rRNA biogenesis and involves TRAF6

The embryonic blood-CSF barrier has molecular elements for specific glucose transport and for the general transport of molecules via transcellular routes.

In vertebrates, early brain development takes place at the expanded anterior end of the neural tube, which is filled with embryonic cerebrospinal fluid (E-CSF). We have recently identified a transient blood-CSF barrier that forms between embryonic days E3 and E4 in chick embryos and that is responsible for the transport of proteins and control of E-CSF homeostasis, including osmolarity. Here we examined the presence of glucose transporter GLUT-1 as well the presence of caveolae-structural protein Caveolin1 (CAV-1) in the embryonic blood-CSF barrier which may be involved in the transport of glucose and of proteins, water and ions respectively across the neuroectoderm. In this paper we demonstrate the presence of GLUT-1 and CAV-1 in endothelial cells of blood vessels as well as in adjacent neuroectodermal cells, located in the embryonic blood-CSF barrier. In blood vessels, these proteins were detected as early as E4 in chick embryos and E12.7 in rat embryos, i.e. the point at which the embryonic blood-CSF barrier acquires this function. In the neuroectoderm of the embryonic blood-CSF barrier, GLUT-1 was also detected at E4 and E12.7 respectively, and CAV-1 was detected shortly thereafter in both experimental models. These experiments contribute to delineating the extent to which the blood-CSF embryonic barrier controls E-CSF composition and homeostasis during early stages of brain development in avians and mammals. Our results suggest the regulation of glucose transport to the E-CSF by means of GLUT-1 and also suggest a mechanism by which proteins are transported via transcellular routes across the neuroectoderm, thus reinforcing the crucial role of E-CSF in brain development.

Probiotic Sonicates Selectively Induce Mucosal Immune Cells Apoptosis Through Ceramide Generation Via Neutral Sphingolyelinase.

Background: Probiotics appear to be beneficial in inflammatory bowel disease, but their mechanism of action is incompletely understood. We investigated whether probiotic-derived sphingomyelinase mediates this beneficial effect. Methodology/Principal Findings: Neutral sphingomyelinase (NSMase) activity was measured in sonicates of the probiotic L.brevis (LB)and S. thermophilus (ST) and the non-probiotic E. coli EC) and E. faecalis (EF). Lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC) were obtained from patients with Crohn"s disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from healthy volunteers, analysing LPMC and PBMC apoptosis susceptibility, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and JNK activation. In some experiments, sonicates were preincubated with GSH or GW4869, a specific NSMase inhibitor. NSMase activity of LB and ST was 10-fold that of EC and EF sonicates. LB and ST sonicates induced significantly more apoptosis of CD and UC than control LPMC, whereas EC and EF sonicates failed to induce apoptosis. Pre-stimulation with anti-CD3/CD28 induced a significant and time-dependent increase in LB-induced apoptosis of LPMC and PBMC. Exposure to LB sonicates resulted in JNK activation and ROS production by LPMC. NSMase activity of LB sonicates was completely abrogated by GW4869, causing a dose-dependent reduction of LB -induced poptosis. LB and ST selectively induced immune cell apoptosis, an effect dependent on the degree of cell activation and mediated by bacterial NSMase. Conclusions: These results suggest that induction of immune cell apoptosis is a mechanism of action of some probiotics and that NSMase-mediated ceramide generation contributes to the therapeutic effects of probiotics.

Accessing forgotten memory traces from long-term memory via visual movements

Because memory retrieval often requires overt responses, it is difficult to determine to what extend forgetting occurs as a problem in explicit accessing of long-term memory traces. In this study, we used eye-tracking measures in combination with a behavioural task that favoured high forgetting rates to investigate the existence of memory traces from long-term memory in spite of failure in accessing them consciously. In 2 experiments, participants were encouraged to encode a large set of sound-picture56 location associations. In a later test, sounds were presented and participants were instructed to visually scan, before a verbal memory report, for the correct location of the associated pictures in an empty screen. We found the reactivation of associated memories by sound cues at test biased oculomotor behaviour towards locations congruent with memory representations, even when participants failed to consciously provide a memory report of it. These findings reveal the emergence of a memory-guided behaviour that can be used to map internal representations of forgotten memories from long-term memory.

Síntesi de pólvores de superconductors d’alta temperatura : YBa2Cu3O7 i GdBa2Cu3O7 per via de dissolució-polimerització

L’objectiu del projecte és obtenir pólvores dels superconductors d’alta temperatura YBa2Cu3O7 i GdBa2Cu3O7 per la via de dissolució-polimerització. Aquestes pólvores seran obtingudes a partir d’òxids (Itri o Gadolini i Coure) i carbonat de bari amb àcid nítric en una dissolució aquosa de Polietinenglicol (PEG), per tal de convertir aquests òxids en nitrats coordinats amb les cadenes de PEG. Aquest producte intermedi es sotmetrà a una piròlisis per tal d’obtenir òxids i carbonats, però amb una mida més reduïda respecte als productes inicials i un grau de barreja més íntim, permetent que reaccionin entre ells amb més facilitat. Finalment, per tal d’obtenir els superconductors YBa2Cu3O7 i GdBa2Cu3O7 es farà un últim tractament tèrmic a alta temperatura en el qual es produirà la reacció desitjada. Durant tot el procés es duran a terme anàlisis d’aquest per mitjà de tècniques de Termogravimetria (TGA), d’Anàlisi Tèrmica Diferencial (DTA), espectroscòpia Infraroja (IR) i la difracció de raig X (DRX) . També s’analitzaran els diferents productes que es van obtenint (intermedis i finals) amb l’ajuda de l’espectrometria IR i la difracció de pólvores. En base a aquests resultats, es variaran els paràmetres de la reacció (concentracions, temperatures, etc.) i dels tractaments tèrmics (atmosfera, temperatura, temps, etc.) per tal d’optimitzar el producte

White under Black. Works from the imperceptible / 5. Isabel Banal: Via Lactea [Milky Way]

The exhibition "Isabel Banal. Via Lactea" is part of the exhibition cycle "Blanc sota negre. Treballs des de l'imperceptible / 5" curated by Joana Masó (Centre Dona i Literatura) and Assumpta Bassas (Universitat de Barcelona). In this exhibition, the artist shows long-term and open projects exhibited on five tables. The table is one of the central elements from the beginning of her career, in relation to the creative and domestic space, but also as a double metaphor for the ground and for soil.

Blanco bajo negro. Trabajos desde lo imperceptible / 5. Isabel Banal: Via Lactea

La exposición "Isabel Banal. Via Lactea" forma parte del ciclo de exposiciones "Blanc sota negre. Treballs des de l'imperceptible / 5" comisariado por Joana Masó (Centre Dona i Literatura) y Assumpta Bassas (Universitat de Barcelona). En esta exposición, la artista muestra proyectos abiertos y de largo recorrido dispuestos sobre cinco mesas. La mesa ha sido uno de los elementos centrales desde los inicios de su trayectoria, en referencia al espacio creativo y doméstico, pero también como una metáfora de la tierra y el suelo.

Anàlisi i disseny d'una aplicació gestora de curses via GPS per a dispositius mòbils amb SO Android

Aquest treball consisteix en analitzar la viabilitat d'una aplicació gestora de curses via GPS per a dispositius Android i, en cas afirmatiu, desenvolupar-ne un prototip. Per tal d'aconseguir-ho, es passa per una sèrie de fases d'estudi de l'aplicació i d'aprenentatge en la implementació.

Danza movimiento terapia y abuso sexual

L'organització mundial de la salut, assenyala que la major part de les agressions sexuals tenen com a víctimes a dones i nenes, i són perpetrades per homes i nens. En alguns països, gairebé una de cada quatre dones ha estat víctima de violència sexual per part de la seva parella i fins a una tercera part de les adolescents han sofert una iniciació sexual forçada. Estudis especialitzats fan referència al percentatge de dones que han sofert alguna forma d'abús sexual abans dels 18 anys. En el mateix sentit, enquestes mundials assenyalen que entre el 10% i el 69% de les dones diuen haver estat agredides físicament per una parella masculina en algun moment de la seva vida. La violència sexual infantil provoca a les seves víctimes una sèrie de repercussions i seqüeles, psicològiques, emocionals, socials; compromet el desenvolupament integral de l'individu, i provoca l'aparició d'una sèrie de patologies a l'edat adulta. La present investigació fa una revisió teòrica de la violència sexual, de la violència de gènere, i de les aportacions del procés de recuperació a través de la dansa moviment teràpia d'aquesta població. També es mostra el recorregut del marc d'actuació dels organismes d'ordre públic de la ciutat de Barcelona per a l'atenció i detecció en casos d'abús sexual

A synthetic approach to palmerolides via Negishi cross coupling. The challenge of the C15-C16 bond formation

The esterification of fragment C1-C8 (2) with fragment C16-C23 (3) to give iodo derivative 4, followed by a Pd-catalysed coupling with a C9-C15 fragment (7 or 8), may provide a common precursor of most palmerolides. Ligands and reaction conditions were exhaustively examined to perform the C15-C16 bond formation via Negishi reaction. With simple models, pre-activated Pd-Xantphos and Pd-DPEphos complexes were the most efficient catalysts at RT. Zincation of the C9-C15 fragment (8) and cross coupling with 4 required 3 equiv of t-BuLi, 10 mol % of Pd-Xantphos and 60 °C.

Modelo de consecuencias psicosociales del abuso psicológico grupal

Se presenta la versión inicial de un modelo de posibles consecuencias psicológicas y sociales que pueden sufrir las personas que han sido víctimas de abuso psicológico continuado en el seno de grupos. El modelo alude a alteraciones que, en principio, no alcanzan un nivel clínico suficientemente significativo para ser consideradas trastornos patológicos de acuerdo con las clasificaciones oficiales establecidas al respecto. El modelo incluye cuatro categorías compuestas por un total de veinte subcategorías. Para cada una de las categorías y subcategorías se proporciona una denominación y una definición.

Extending the roughness of the data via transitive closures of similarity indexes

One main assumption in the theory of rough sets applied to information tables is that the elements that exhibit the same information are indiscernible (similar) and form blocks that can be understood as elementary granules of knowledge about the universe. We propose a variant of this concept defining a measure of similarity between the elements of the universe in order to consider that two objects can be indiscernible even though they do not share all the attribute values because the knowledge is partial or uncertain. The set of similarities define a matrix of a fuzzy relation satisfying reflexivity and symmetry but transitivity thus a partition of the universe is not attained. This problem can be solved calculating its transitive closure what ensure a partition for each level belonging to the unit interval [0,1]. This procedure allows generalizing the theory of rough sets depending on the minimum level of similarity accepted. This new point of view increases the rough character of the data because increases the set of indiscernible objects. Finally, we apply our results to a not real application to be capable to remark the differences and the improvements between this methodology and the classical one

Selecting Scientific Papers for Publication via Citation Auctions

The scientific community has been suffering from peer review for decades. This process (also called refereeing) subjects an author's scientific work or ideas to the scrutiny of one or more experts in the field. Publishers use it to select and screen manuscript submissions, and funding agencies use it to award research funds. The goal is to get authors to meet their discipline's standards and thus achieve scientific objectivity. Publications and awards that haven't undergone peer review are often regarded with suspicion by scholars and professionals in many fields. However, peer review, although universally used, has many drawbacks. We propose replacing peer review with an auction-based approach: the better the submitted paper, the more scientific currency the author likely bid to have it published. If the bid correctly reflects the paper's quality, the author is rewarded in this new scientific currency; otherwise, the author loses this currency. We argue that citations are an appropriate currency for all scientists. We believe that citation auctions encourage scientists to better control their submissions' quality. It also inspire them to prepare more exciting talks for accepted papers and to invite discussion of their results at congresses and conferences and among their colleagues. In the long run, citation auctions could have the power to greatly improve scientific research