Rene Molinier (Paris 1 juny 1899 - Marsella 20 juny 1975)

Fili de pares occitans, nasqu�� accidentalment a Paris i passa la infantesa a Algeria, on el seu pare era funcionari. Feu estudis a l'escola normal de Tolosa de Llenguadoc i exerci com a mestre. M��s tard fou professor a l'Escola Prim��ria Superior Professional de Rodez. En aquesta situaci�� prepara la llicenciatura en ci��ncies naturals a la Universit��t de Tolosa. El 1946 entra com a encarregat de curs a la Universit��t de Marsella, de la qual esdevingu�� professor titular el 1958. Enseny�� en aquesta Universit��t fins a la jubilaci��, l'any 1969.

La passi�� segons Ren��e Vivien i el miratge-miracle del mirall

In this article, Rosa Cabr�� discusses Mar��al��s novel and illustrates how, according to the author, the desire of love, which is a source of pleasure often accompanied by guilt and distress, can lead to the creation or the illusion of an absolute beauty, like poetry. She explains in what way the mirror and the mask, recurring motifs in Mar��al��s work, symbolise identity and ��otherness�� and how these unite the real and the symbolic level. The novel contains an infinite number of mirrors, both external and internal ones, which enable the characters to see themselves reflected. This reflection is linked to feminity and to the possibilities of discovering one��s own identity.

La passi�� segons Ren��e Vivien i el miratge-miracle del mirall

In this article, Rosa Cabr�� discusses Mar��al��s novel and illustrates how, according to the author, the desire of love, which is a source of pleasure often accompanied by guilt and distress, can lead to the creation or the illusion of an absolute beauty, like poetry. She explains in what way the mirror and the mask, recurring motifs in Mar��al��s work, symbolise identity and ��otherness�� and how these unite the real and the symbolic level. The novel contains an infinite number of mirrors, both external and internal ones, which enable the characters to see themselves reflected. This reflection is linked to feminity and to the possibilities of discovering one��s own identity.

La Adaptaci��n de la asignatura historia econ��mica mundial en el Espacio Europeo de Educaci��n Superior: objetivos y primeros resultados en la Facultad de Ciencias Econ��micas y Empresariales de la UAB

El cr��dito ECTS (European Credit Transfert System) no es solamente un instrumento de transferencia que facilita el reconocimiento de los t��tulos en toda la UE y la movilidad de estudiantes y profesores, sino un nuevo marco normativo donde los estudios de grado y postgrado se desarrollan a lo largo de un proceso acumulativo de aprendizaje. El objetivo de la reforma, una vez sentadas las bases del adiestramiento personal, es que el mencionado aprendizaje pueda continuar actuando a lo largo de toda la vida (Long Life Learning ��� LLL). La asignatura de Historia Econ��mica Mundial (HEM) puede constituir una plataforma privilegiada sobre la cual aplicar los planes pilotos de transici��n hacia la implantaci��n definitiva del EEES. La existencia de esta materia de estudio en los programas de las actuales titulaciones de Econom��a y Administraci��n y Direcci��n de Empresas, destinadas a convertirse en el grado de Econom��a, se hace m��s necesaria que nunca, dado que re��ne una serie de caracter��sticas intr��nsecas que favorecen las pr��cticas de autoaprendizaje.

Dise��o de un juego para pantalla LCD gr��fica y controlado por el microprocesador HCS12

En una ��poca como la actual, en la que se hace necesario disponer de equipos con grandes caracter��sticas y recursos para poder disfrutar de los ��ltimos lanzamientos en juegos, no dejan de producirse equipos de bajo coste basados en microcontroladores que pueden entretener al mismo nivel que los m��s caros. Este proyecto re��ne el dise��o de la configuraci��n, interconexi��n y programaci��n de c��digo necesarios para ejecutar un juego sencillo. Para ello se ha utilizado una pantalla LCD t��ctil y un microcontrolador HCS12.

The first steps of a secondary school teacher: experiences and studies of a student-teacher

This dissertation aims at fostering the professional development of the EFL teacher. This document compiles two small scale empirical studies carried out during the practicum periods of the TED's course. The first one is based on the role of the teacher's talk in the EFL classroom and the second one focuses on students��� small group talk, analysing the impact of cooperative learning in the EFL classroom by examining students' conversation. The following section gathers the teacher's personal reflections upon the process of professionalization. The paper concludes with a summary of the major findings and further professional improvement proposals

Usabilitat en entorns de tel��fons m��bils

Aqu�� es reuneix la documentaci�� t��cnica actual per a fer-ne un an��lisi de facilitat d'��s des del punt de vista de l'usuari. Se centra en les funcionalitats, les tecnologies actuals i les interf��cies. La metodologia emprada per a fer les an��lisis i arribar a les conclusions consta de tres fases: fer un recull de la tecnologia i les funcionalitats necess��ries i analitzar-ne la facilitat d'��s; establir grups d'usuaris amb necessitats comunes o perfils d'usuari, i definir els par��metres de facilitat d'��s que fem servir en els tests d'usuaris-dispositius i en els dissenys de tests.

Quantifying rock fabrics: a test of autocorrelation of the spatial distribution of cristals

A novel test of spatial independence of the distribution of crystals or phases in rocksbased on compositional statistics is introduced. It improves and generalizes the commonjoins-count statistics known from map analysis in geographic information systems.Assigning phases independently to objects in RD is modelled by a single-trial multinomialrandom function Z(x), where the probabilities of phases add to one and areexplicitly modelled as compositions in the K-part simplex SK. Thus, apparent inconsistenciesof the tests based on the conventional joins{count statistics and their possiblycontradictory interpretations are avoided. In practical applications we assume that theprobabilities of phases do not depend on the location but are identical everywhere inthe domain of de nition. Thus, the model involves the sum of r independent identicalmultinomial distributed 1-trial random variables which is an r-trial multinomialdistributed random variable. The probabilities of the distribution of the r counts canbe considered as a composition in the Q-part simplex SQ. They span the so calledHardy-Weinberg manifold H that is proved to be a K-1-affine subspace of SQ. This isa generalisation of the well-known Hardy-Weinberg law of genetics. If the assignmentof phases accounts for some kind of spatial dependence, then the r-trial probabilitiesdo not remain on H. This suggests the use of the Aitchison distance between observedprobabilities to H to test dependence. Moreover, when there is a spatial uctuation ofthe multinomial probabilities, the observed r-trial probabilities move on H. This shiftcan be used as to check for these uctuations. A practical procedure and an algorithmto perform the test have been developed. Some cases applied to simulated and realdata are presented.Key words: Spatial distribution of crystals in rocks, spatial distribution of phases,joins-count statistics, multinomial distribution, Hardy-Weinberg law, Hardy-Weinbergmanifold, Aitchison geometry

Automated Segmentation of Cerebral Vasculature with Aneurysms in 3DRA and TOF-MRA using Geodesic Active Regions: an Evaluation Study

Purpose: To evaluate the suitability of an improved version of an automatic segmentation method based on geodesic active regions (GAR) for segmenting cerebral vasculature with aneurysms from 3D X-ray reconstruc-tion angiography (3DRA) and time of ��ight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) images available in the clinical routine.Methods: Three aspects of the GAR method have been improved: execution time, robustness to variability in imaging protocols and robustness to variability in image spatial resolutions. The improved GAR was retrospectively evaluated on images from patients containing intracranial aneurysms in the area of the Circle of Willis and imaged with two modalities: 3DRA and TOF-MRA. Images were obtained from two clinical centers, each using di��erent imaging equipment. Evaluation included qualitative and quantitative analyses ofthe segmentation results on 20 images from 10 patients. The gold standard was built from 660 cross-sections (33 per image) of vessels and aneurysms, manually measured by interventional neuroradiologists. GAR has also been compared to an interactive segmentation method: iso-intensity surface extraction (ISE). In addition, since patients had been imaged with the two modalities, we performed an inter-modality agreement analysis with respect to both the manual measurements and each of the two segmentation methods. Results: Both GAR and ISE di��ered from the gold standard within acceptable limits compared to the imaging resolution. GAR (ISE, respectively) had an average accuracy of 0.20 (0.24) mm for 3DRA and 0.27 (0.30) mm for TOF-MRA, and had a repeatability of 0.05 (0.20) mm. Compared to ISE, GAR had a lower qualitative error in the vessel region and a lower quantitative error in the aneurysm region. The repeatabilityof GAR was superior to manual measurements and ISE. The inter-modality agreement was similar between GAR and the manual measurements. Conclusions: The improved GAR method outperformed ISE qualitatively as well as quantitatively and is suitable for segmenting 3DRA and TOF-MRA images from clinical routine.

Beyond the glass ceiling: Does gender matter?

The representation of women in top corporate officer positions is steadily increasing. However, little is known about the impact this will have. A large literature documents that women are different from men in their choices and in their preferences, but most of this literature relies on samples of college students or workers at lower levels in the corporate hierarchy. If women must be like men to break the glass ceiling, we might expect gender differences to disappear among top executives. In contrast, using a large survey of all directors of publicly-traded corporations in Sweden, we show that female and male directors differ systematically in their core values and risk attitudes. While certain population gender differences disappear at the director level, others do not. Consistent with the findings for the Swedish population, female directors are more benevolent and universally concerned, but less power-oriented than men. However, they are less traditional and security-oriented than their male counterparts. Furthermore, female directors are slightly more risk-loving than male directors. This suggests that having a women on the board need not lead to more risk-averse decision-making.

La percepci��n del riesgo de inundaci��n: experiencias de aprendizaje en la costa brava

Taking as an example three study cases in the Costa Brava area, this paper examines through surveys and interviews the perception of floods among residents living in hazardous areas. perception is then related to vulnerability, flood management, and citizens preferences regarding alternatives to curb flood losses in the future. The study concludes that flood awareness and the willingness to take actions regarding this hazard is clearly related to the degree of social involvement with the affairs of the local community

A.A.V.V.: Montbarbat (1978-1986), Lloret de Mar, 1996

Debe reconocerse que en estos a��os pr��ximos al fin del milenio la publicaci��n de estudios sobre el mundo ib��rico goza de excelente salud, cuando menos en volumen. Art��culos, ponencias y comunicaciones amenazan con abrumar al lector m��s impenitente. Por ello resulta aleccionador acudir al meritorio trabajo de Fernando Quesada: "La cultura ib��rica: una aproximaci��n bibliogr��fica (1992-1993)", RE/b, 1, 1994, 335-377, que re��ne la producci��n en revistas y series no excesivamente locales -imposibles de controlar, por otro lado-, y comprobar un balance de unos doscientos t��tulos anuales. Ahora bien, si consideramos el n��mero de monograf��as, nos situaremos en un plano selectivo, que rondar�� la docena al a��o. Diversos factores -y entre ellos la desidia de diferentes niveles administrativos y acad��micos- parecen confabularse para que no se disponga de un conjunto de memorias impresas proporcional al volumen de excavaciones realizadas en las dos ��ltimas d��cadas.

Beltr��n Fortes, Jos��, Garc��a Garc��a, Miguel ��ngel y Rodr��guez Oliva, Pedro: Los sarc��fagos romanos de Andaluc��a Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani. Espa��a, I, 3. Murcia, 2006

Este libro es un nuevo fasc��culo del volumen I del proyecto CSIR-Espa��a, que a modo de corpus re��ne, con car��cter general y de modo minuciosamente sistem��tico, los sarc��fagos romanos decorados de Andaluc��a, cuyo mayor n��mero ya hab��a sido objeto de publicaci��n. La investigaci��n hist��rica e iconogr��fica sobre los sarc��fagos hispanos (en especial para los ejemplares paleocristianos) es deudora fundamentalmente de los estudios realizados por Sotomayor (1966: 77-99; 1975) y, m��s recientemente, por Koch (2000), adem��s de dos de los autores que firman este trabajo, que en los ��ltimos a��os se han detenido met��dicamente sobre los sarc��fagos b��ticos de tema profano (Beltr��n, 1999; Rodr��guez Oliva, 2001: 107-127).

Rese��a de Carmen Al��n Garabato / Xos�� Afonso ��lvarez / Mercedes Brea (dirs.) (2010): Quelle linguistique romane au XXIe si��cle?. Paris: L"Harmattan, 294 p.

Con la perspectiva que se va abriendo del nuevo siglo tras el transcurso de su primera d��cada, este volumen colectivo re��ne un ramillete de contribuciones de distintos especialistas que muestran aspectos diversos de la ling����stica rom��nica, disciplina forjada en el xix y que, camino de dos centurias despu��s, induce a los directores-coordinadores del libro en la p��gina inicial de la Pr��sentation a plantear las expectativas de su ense��anza futura en el marco de la ciencia y de la sociedad que vienen.

Notas nomenclaturales, taxonomicas y corologicas sobre el g��nero Cuphea (Lythraceae) en el Paraguay.

Se presenta el tratamiento nomenclatural del genero Cuphea (Lythraceae) en el Paraguay, que re��ne el nombre correcto para las 28 especies reconocidas y su correspondiente sinonimia. Para la mayor��a de taxones que se mencionan en el texto se ha revisado su tipificaci��n. Se tipifican por primera vez el subg��nero Lytrocuphea Koehne y las secciones Brachyandra Koehne y Enatiocuphea Koehne y se lectotipifican C. tuberosa Cham. & Schltdl., C. inaequalifolia Koehne. C. punctulata Koehne, adem��s de varios sin��nimos. Se proponen las siguientes combinaciones nomenclaturales: C. corisperma subsp. hexasperma (Koehne) Dur�� & Molero. C. racemosa subsp. longiflora (Koehne) Dur�� & Molero y C. racemosa var. ramosior (Koehne ) Dur�� & Molero. Desde el punto de vista corol��gico se citan por primera vez para el Paraguay C. micrahtha Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth. Cuphea rusbyi Lourteig y C. sessilifoila Mart. Se incluyen tambi��n algunos comentarios taxon��micos sobre t��xones cr��ticos como C. corisperma Koehne, C. hassleri Koehne y C. racemosa (L. f.) Sprengel , entre otros.