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¿Arqueología o deconstrucción? A propósito de la formación de al-Andalus desde las afueras de la arqueología

En este trabajo se discuten diversos aspectos metodológicos y conceptuales sobre la construcción del dato arqueológico, el rigor en la aplicación de las técnicas estratigráficas, el uso del registro cerámico como fuente histórica y la pertinencia de la propia crítica arqueológica. Estos argumentos se enmarcan en el debate sobre la formación de al-Andalus y la caracterización social de sus poblaciones, suscitado a propósito de mi estudio La Cora de Tudmir: de la Antigüedad Tardía al mundo islámico. Poblamiento y cultura material (CCV 57, Madrid-Alicante, 1996).

Apuntes de Geodinámica Aplicada

Apuntes de la asignatura. Curso 1999-2000

Impact of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 on initial public offering prospectus earnings forecasts

Commencing 13 March 2000, the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 (Cth) introduced changes to the regulation of corporate fundraising in Australia. In particular, it effected a reduction in the litigation risk associated with initial public offering prospectus disclosure. We find that the change is associated with a reduction in forecast frequency and an increase in forecast value relevance, but not with forecast error or bias. These results confirm previous findings that changes in litigation risk affect the level but not the quality of disclosure. They also suggest that the reforms' objectives of reducing fundraising costs while improving investor protection, have been achieved.

On Finite Element Methods for 2nd order (semi–) periodic Eigenvalue Problems

We deal with a class of elliptic eigenvalue problems (EVPs) on a rectangle Ω ⊂ R^2 , with periodic or semi–periodic boundary conditions (BCs) on ∂Ω. First, for both types of EVPs, we pass to a proper variational formulation which is shown to fit into the general framework of abstract EVPs for symmetric, bounded, strongly coercive bilinear forms in Hilbert spaces, see, e.g., [13, §6.2]. Next, we consider finite element methods (FEMs) without and with numerical quadrature. The aim of the paper is to show that well–known error estimates, established for the finite element approximation of elliptic EVPs with classical BCs, hold for the present types of EVPs too. Some attention is also paid to the computational aspects of the resulting algebraic EVP. Finally, the analysis is illustrated by two non-trivial numerical examples, the exact eigenpairs of which can be determined.

Asymptotic Behaviour of Colength of Varieties of Lie Algebras

This project was partially supported by RFBR, grants 99-01-00233, 98-01-01020 and 00-15-96128.

Motion Sickness

Over 2000 years ago the Greek physician Hippocrates wrote, “sailing on the sea proves that motion disorders the body.” Indeed, the word “nausea” derives from the Greek root word naus, hence “nautical,” meaning a ship. The primary signs and symptoms of motion sickness are nausea and vomiting. Motion sickness can be provoked by a wide variety of transport environments, including land, sea, air, and space. The recent introduction of new visual technologies may expose more of the population to visually induced motion sickness. This chapter describes the signs and symptoms of motion sickness and different types of provocative stimuli. The “how” of motion sickness (i.e., the mechanism) is generally accepted to involve sensory conflict, for which the evidence is reviewed. New observations concern the identification of putative “sensory conflict” neurons and the underlying brain mechanisms. But what reason or purpose does motion sickness serve, if any? This is the “why” of motion sickness, which is analyzed from both evolutionary and nonfunctional maladaptive theoretic perspectives. Individual differences in susceptibility are great in the normal population and predictors are reviewed. Motion sickness susceptibility also varies dramatically between special groups of patients, including those with different types of vestibular disease and in migraineurs. Finally, the efficacy and relative advantages and disadvantages of various behavioral and pharmacologic countermeasures are evaluated.

Ana Tulia Motoa de Kury, recibiendo la medalla de las Ciudades Confederadas del Valle del Cauca

Ana Tulia Motoa de Kuri, recibiendo la medalla de las Ciudades Confederadas del Valle del Cauca, de manos de Enoc Ramírez, en representación del gobernador Juan Fernando Bonilla Otoya. El Archivo del Patrimonio Fotográfico y Fílmico del Valle del Cauca es responsabilidad de la Biblioteca Departamental del Valle Jorge Garcés Borrero, por convenio de cooperación suscrito con la Secretaria del Cultura Departamental, con el fin de aunar esfuerzos para su conservación, preservación y divulgación del Archivo entre la comunidad Vallecaucana, especialmente entre los estudiantes e investigadores que visitan la Biblioteca, propiciando su uso y consulta permanente. La universidad Icesi es un colaborador en el proceso de difusión, facilitando la tecnología que permite la consulta de las imágenes.

Essays on labor economics.

Doctor of Philosophy in subject of Economics

Observatorio de las exportaciones: Bogotá y Cundinamarca, comportamiento de las exportaciones 2000-2006. N. 13. Mayo de 2007

Gestión del conocimiento