Maria de Portugal, una dona amagada per la història

The points of departure of this article are our own researches which talked about Maria of Portugal and widowhood during the 14ht century, respectively. We were interested in the figure of Maria of Portugal as example of all that kind of people, mostly women but also children who were treated as change currency by their relatives. They were used to guaranty peace treaties and other agreements, but also as hostages in war times. This article is based on the study of Maria's will, which is preserved in the Arxiu de la Coroan d'Aaragó. however we also thought necessary to present the figure of Maria of Portugal in order to grasp, not only the events that marked her life, but also the way they influenced in her thoughts an feelings.

Maria Àngels Anglada, paradís amb poeta

Presentació del dossier que la revista va dedicar a manera d’homenatge a Maria Àngels Anglada, l’any següent a la seva mort l’abril de 1999

DUODES: Paraules clau d'història de les dones a Catalunya, segles IX-XVIII: una proposta de tesaurus

Sobre una proposta de tesaurus amb les paraules clau d'història de les dones de Catalunya dels segles IX a XVIII, realitzat per les dones de les seccions d'Història Medieval i Moderna del Centre d'lnvestigació Històrica de la Dona de la Universitat de Barcelona (DUODA)

DUODES: Paraules clau d'història de les dones a Catalunya, segles IX-XVIII: una proposta de tesaurus : configuración general

Sobre la configuració general d'una proposta de tesaurus amb les paraules clau d'història de les dones de Catalunya dels segles IX a XVIII, realitzat per les dones de les seccions d'Història Medieval i Moderna del Centre d'lnvestigació Històrica de la Dona de la Universitat de Barcelona (DUODA)

Maria Josepa Arnall i Juan, in memoriam

This article reviews the life and career of Dr. Maria Josepa Arnall i Juan (1948-2002), head professor of Historiographic Science and Techniques at the University of Barcelona. Dr. Arnall was distinguished both on a personal and professional level. She performed a magnificent task as a researcher and teacher, and possessed a great work ethic, as evidenced by her rich and rigorous scientific output, described in the article. She played an active role in collaboration with the Archivists Association of Catalonia helping to train Catalan archivists. The memory of her as a person and a professional, as well as her important and valuable work, remain as her legacy

Creative Industries: a Preliminary Insight to their Location Determinants

This paper is about location decisions of Creative Industries and the role played by existent spatial distribution and agglomeration economies of these kinds of activities in order to analyse their location determinants. Our main statistical source is the REIC (Catalan Manufacturing Establishments Register), which has plant-level microdata on location of new plants. Using Count Data Models, our main results show that location determinants are quite similar between both industries and also both non-creative and creative firms are positively influenced by the specialisation level in Creative Industries of municipalities. Moreover, our results provide evidence that the unobserved ‘creative milieu’ has a limited impact on attracting firms. Keywords: creative industries, creative milieu, count data models, industrial location, agglomeration economies

La Conservació dels murals de la capella de Sant Miquel del Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes

Quan l'abadessa del monestir de Pedralbes estableix en el contracte de Ferrer Bassa que els murals de la capella de Sant Miquel es facin a l'oli segurament fa referència a una tècnica pictòrica consistent a aglutinar els pigments amb oli i a la seva aplicació damunt d'una capa prèvia feta a base de blanc de plom. Però la tècnica que ens trobem no és aquesta: si bé s'utilitza l'oli, s'empren altres aglutinants proteics i resines terpèniques, essent la fase prèvia una pintura al fresc. Els murals estan pintats al fresc i al sec gairabé en la mateixa proporció,i la distribució dels dos procediments està perfectament planificada abans de començar a pintar. També està previst fer la profusa decoració amb daurats i platejats. Els principals problemes de conservació són es inherents a la utilització d'aglutinants orgànics. La tècnica executiva és l'element que més ha condicionat la conservació dels murals, mentre que l'ambient estable de la capella i la seva ubicació han permès que aquest cicle pictòric hagi superat prop de set-cents anys d'història en un estat molt intacte i complet.

CEIP Maria Lluïsa Serra

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Biotecnología de la Reproducción Porcina: Estado actual y futuro de las técnicas de análisis seminal

Estat actual i futur de les tècniques d'anàlisi seminal

Readout electronics for low dark count pixel detectors based on geiger mode avalanche photodiodes fabricated in conventional CMOS technologies for future linear colliders

The high sensitivity and excellent timing accuracy of Geiger mode avalanche photodiodes makes them ideal sensors as pixel detectors for particle tracking in high energy physics experiments to be performed in future linear colliders. Nevertheless, it is well known that these sensors suffer from dark counts and afterpulsing noise, which induce false hits (indistinguishable from event detection) as well as an increase of the necessary area of the readout system. In this work, we present a comparison between APDs fabricated in a high voltage 0.35 µm and a high integration 0.13 µm commercially available CMOS technologies that has been performed to determine which of them best fits the particle collider requirements. In addition, a readout circuit that allows low noise operation is introduced. Experimental characterization of the proposed pixel is also presented in this work.

Low dark count geiger mode avalanche photodiodes fabricated in conventional CMOS technologies

Avalanche photodiodes operated in the Geiger mode present very high intrinsic gain and fast time response, which make the sensor an ideal option for those applications in which detectors with high sensitivity and velocity are required. Moreover, they are compatible with conventional CMOS technologies, allowing sensor and front-end electronics integration within the pixel cell. Despite these excellent qualities, the photodiode suffers from high intrinsic noise, which degrades the performance of the detector and increases the memory area to store the total amount of information generated. In this work, a new front-end circuit that allows low reverse bias overvoltage sensor operation to reduce the noise in Geiger mode avalanche photodiode pixel detectors is presented. The proposed front-end circuit also enables to operate the sensor in the gated acquisition mode to further reduce the noise. Experimental characterization of the fabricated pixel with the conventional HV-AMS 0.35µm technology is also presented in this article.

Anestesia local en podología

La primera referencia histórica sobre anestesia, la encontramos en el Génesis cuando Yavé, sumió a Adán en un profundo sueño para formar, con una de sus costillas a su compañera Eva.