La historia de Nay y Sinar de Jorge Isaacs y Sab de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda: un contrapunto (Dossier: Novela, historia y nación en América Latina)

En este texto el autor se propone cotejar la historia de Nay y Sinar incluida en la novela María, de Jorge Isaacs (1867), con la de Bernabé en Sab (publicada en Madrid en 1841), de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda. Esta exploración busca, por un lado, crear un contrapunto de ambos textos, por otro lado, se propone pasar revista a temas como la construcción de lo masculino en los dos textos, la posición antiesclavista de las mismas y Madre Natura como antagonista y coadyuvante de los protagonistas. Para cerrar este trabajo el autor aplicará un par de ideas de Benedict Anderson intentando explicar lo siguiente: los personajes de Isaacs y Gómez de Avellaneda provienen de una comunidad imaginada perdida y se ven en la imposibilidad de reproducir en un contexto diferente los límites de ese reino que ya no existe o que quizá no existió, por ser parte de la imaginación comunitaria.

La crísis económica de 1873-1876

Fil: Barba, Fernando Enrique. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina.

La crísis económica de 1873-1876

Fil: Barba, Fernando Enrique. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina.

The involvement of thaumatin-like proteins in plant food cross-reactivity: a multicenter study using a specific protein microarray.

Cross-reactivity of plant foods is an important phenomenon in allergy, with geographical variations with respect to the number and prevalence of the allergens involved in this process, whose complexity requires detailed studies. We have addressed the role of thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) in cross-reactivity between fruit and pollen allergies. A representative panel of 16 purified TLPs was printed onto an allergen microarray. The proteins selected belonged to the sources most frequently associated with peach allergy in representative regions of Spain. Sera from two groups of well characterized patients, one with allergy to Rosaceae fruit (FAG) and another against pollens but tolerant to food-plant allergens (PAG), were obtained from seven geographical areas with different environmental pollen profiles. Cross-reactivity between members of this family was demonstrated by inhibition assays. Only 6 out of 16 purified TLPs showed noticeable allergenic activity in the studied populations. Pru p 2.0201, the peach TLP (41%), chestnut TLP (24%) and plane pollen TLP (22%) proved to be allergens of probable relevance to fruit allergy, being mainly associated with pollen sensitization, and strongly linked to specific geographical areas such as Barcelona, Bilbao, the Canary Islands and Madrid. The patients exhibited mayor que50% positive response to Pru p 2.0201 and to chestnut TLP in these specific areas. Therefore, their recognition patterns were associated with the geographical area, suggesting a role for pollen in the sensitization of these allergens. Finally, the co-sensitizations of patients considering pairs of TLP allergens were analyzed by using the co-sensitization graph associated with an allergen microarray immunoassay. Our data indicate that TLPs are significant allergens in plant food allergy and should be considered when diagnosing and treating pollen-food allergy.

Structural challenges in multijunction solar cells for ultra-high CPV

The paths towards high efficiency multijunction solar cells operating inside real concentrators at ultra high concentration (>1000 suns) are described. The key addressed factors comprehend: 1) the development of an optimized tunnel junction with a high peak current density (240 A/cm2) to mitigate the non-uniform light profiles created by concentrators, 2) the inclusion of highly conductive semiconductor lateral layers to minimize the effects of the non-uniform light profiles in general, and the chromatic aberration in particular; and 3) an adequate design of reliability studies to test multijunction solar cells for real operation conditions in order to determine the fragile parts in the device and improve them. These challenges are faced by means of experimental and theoretical investigation using a quasi-3D distributed circuital model.

Concentración fotovoltaica

En la última década, la electricidad de origen fotovoltaico ha experimentado un enorme crecimiento a razón de gigavatio por año, demostrando de este modo su potencial para convertirse en una fuente importante de generación eléctrica. Grosso modo, el 85% de la capacidad instalada está basada en células de silicio cristalino, ya que es la tecnología fotovoltaica más desarrollada, con eficiencias de células comerciales alrededor del 17% y que ha demostrado su buen funcionamiento en campo durante más de veinticinco años. Debido a estos altos valores de eficiencia, las células de silicio presentan poco margen de mejora, por lo que a la hora de reducir el precio de la electricidad generada con esta tecnología, sólo se puede optar por intentar reducir sus costes de producción. Por ello, con el fin de lograr el objetivo de que en las próximas décadas la electricidad fotovoltaica suponga un porcentaje significativo del suministro eléctrico (del 25% o superior), las células de lámina delgada y las de concentración competirán con las células de silicio cristalino por lograr los precios de generación eléctrica más bajos.

Metal-complex ionosilicas: Cationic mesoporus silica with Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes in their framework

Metal-complex ionosilicas with cationic complexes into the mesoporous silica framework were prepared using anionic surfactants. The electrostatic interaction between the anionic surfactant and the cationic metal complexes incorporated in the silica framework allows for the fine tuning of the mesoporous structure. The gentle procedure of synthesis developed and mild ion-exchange extraction of the surfactant, allowed a cleaner route for the immobilization of homogeneous cationic catalysts in mesoporous silica, while protecting the structural and chemical integrity of the metal complexes.

Microwave-assisted catalysis by iron oxide nanoparticles on MCM-41: Effect of the support morphology

Catalytically active heterogeneous catalysts have been prepared via microwave deposition of iron oxide nanoparticles (0.5–1.2 wt%) on MCM-41 type silica materials with different morphologies (particles, helical and spheres). This methodology leads to iron oxide nanoparticles composed by a mixture of FeO and Fe2O3 species, being the Fe(II)/Fe(III) peak ratio near to 1.11 by XPS. DRUV spectroscopy indicates the presence of tetrahedral coordinated Fe3+ in the silica framework of the three catalysts as well as some extraframework iron species in the catalysts with particle and sphere-like morphologies. The loading of the nanoparticles does neither affect the mesopore arrangement nor the textural properties of the silica supports, as indicated by SAXS and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. A detailed investigation of the morphology of the supports in various microwave-assisted catalyzed processes shows that helical mesostructures provide optimum catalytic activities and improved reusabilities in the microwave-assisted redox (selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol) catalyzed process probably due to a combination of lower particle size and higher acidity in comparison with the supports with particle and sphere morphology.

Marx y Bakunin : la Primera Internacional, 1864-1873 /

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Palabras pronunciadas por F. Jiménez Arraiz en la Academia de la Historia, en el acto de entregar a ésta el retrato de José Enrique Rodó, regalo de la Junta Directiva de la Fiesta de la Raza.

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[¿Existen en la actualidad representaciones genuinas de las razas y tipos primitivos?] : discurso leído en la Universidad Central por el Licenciado D. Enrique de Frau y de Mesa en el acto de recibir la investidura de Doctor en Medicina.

Tesis doctoral Univ. Central, 1861.

Poesias de la señorita D ?Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda /

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Relación de las islas de Pelew situadas en la parte occidental del Océano Pacífico : deducida de los diarios y noticias verbales del capitán Enrique Wilson ... /

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