An approach for characterising the weathering behaviour of Flysch slopes applied to the carbonatic Flysch of Alicante (Spain)

Various studies indicate that most of the slope instabilities affecting Flysch heterogeneous rock masses are related to differential weathering of the lithologies that make up the slope. Therefore, the weathering characteristics of the intact rock are of great importance for the study of these types of slopes and their associated instability processes. The main aim of this study is to characterise the weathering properties of the different lithologies outcropping in the carbonatic Flysch of Alicante (Spain), in order to understand the effects of environmental weathering on them, following slope excavation. To this end, 151 strata samples obtained from 11 different slopes, 5–40 years old, were studied. The lithologies were identified and their mechanical characteristics obtained using field and laboratory tests. Additionally, the slaking properties of intact rocks were determined, and a classification system proposed based on the first and fifth slake cycles (Id1 and Id5 respectively) and an Index of Weathering (IW5), defined in the study. Information obtained from the laboratory and the field was used to characterise the weathering behaviour of the rocks. Furthermore, the slaking properties determined from laboratory tests were related to the in-situ weathering properties of rocks (i.e., the weathering profile, patterns and length, and weathering rate). The proposed relationship between laboratory test results, field data, and in-situ observations provides a useful tool for predicting the response of slopes to weathering after excavation during the preliminary stages of design.

Visions of the Spanish Revolution: identities and conflicts in post-welfare societies

This is a case study that analyzes photographic documents of the social protest in Spain between 2011 and 2013. The analysis is qualitative and considers the use of space, the visual expression of the messages and the orientation toward the causes or effects of political, economic and social changes. Visual sociology allows us to appreciate, in the case of the Spanish Revolution, a dynamic of “reflexivity” unrecognizable from other research approaches. Two successive waves of social mobilization in response to two different shocks can be appreciated. The first is given by political corruption, unemployment and the threat to consumer society. The second shock is caused by the savage cuts in the Welfare State. Social mobilization is expressed differently in each phase, and the forms taken by the protests show how the class structure in post industrial society shapes the reactions to the crisis of the Welfare State.

Discursos interculturales y prácticas asimilacionistas: algunas contradicciones en el sistema educativo español

En este artículo se analiza el grado de coherencia entre el discurso legal, teórico y formal acerca de la gestión de la diversidad y la realidad de las prácticas pedagógicas en las instituciones educativas formales. Con este fin se aborda una revisión teórica de las distintas leyes educativas, de los discursos del profesorado y de las prácticas pedagógicas a partir de investigaciones precedentes. El principal resultado apunta a la existencia de algunas contradicciones: el concepto de asimilación cultural al mismo tiempo que se desprecia, tanto en la legislación educativa como en el discurso explícito y consciente del profesorado, acaba siendo el adoptado en la mayoría de las prácticas educativas. Este hallazgo conduce a algunas conclusiones respecto a la necesidad de repensar y redefinir el concepto de asimilación cultural desde la perspectiva de la igualdad y de una concepción crítica de la etnicidad y de la identidad.

Risâle-yi Yiğitbaşı fi't-tasavvuf : manuscript, undated

Cream laid paper with watermarks. 19.9 x 14.3 cm ( x cm.)

Intraoperative image-guided navigation system: development and applicability in 65 patients undergoing liver surgery

Background Image-guided systems have recently been introduced for their application in liver surgery.We aimed to identify and propose suitable indications for image-guided navigation systems in the domain of open oncologic liver surgery and,more specifically, in the setting of liver resection with and without microwave ablation. Method Retrospective analysis was conducted in patients undergoing liver resection with and without microwave ablation using an intraoperative image-guided stereotactic system during three stages of technological development (accuracy: 8.4 ± 4.4 mm in phase I and 8.4 ± 6.5 mm in phase II versus 4.5 ± 3.6 mm in phase III). It was evaluated, in which indications image-guided surgery was used according to the different stages of technical development. Results Between 2009 and 2013, 65 patients underwent image-guided surgical treatment, resection alone (n=38), ablation alone (n =11), or a combination thereof (n =16). With increasing accuracy of the system, image guidance was progressively used for atypical resections and combined microwave ablation and resection instead of formal liver resection (p<0.0001). Conclusion Clinical application of image guidance is feasible, while its efficacy is subject to accuracy. The concept of image guidance has been shown to be increasingly efficient for selected indications in liver surgery. While accuracy of available technology is increasing pertaining to technological advancements, more and more previously untreatable scenarios such as multiple small, bilobar lesions and so-called vanishing lesions come within reach.

Verrocchio,

"Liebhaber-Ausgabe."

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Cherubim

Master of the Osservanza Triptych; 4 ft. 8 1/2 in.x 2 ft. 3 23/64 in.; tempera on wood, gold ground

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness

Master of the Osservanza Triptych; 1 ft. 6 1/2 in.x 1 ft. 1 17/64 in. (painted surface); tempera and gold on wood

Virgin and Child with Four Angels

Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni); 8 1/2 in.x 11 47/64 in.; tempera and gold on wood

Conquest of Baghdad by Timur", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories

11 3/8 in.x 7 63/64 in.; opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Disputatio solemnis de conceptione B. Virgi /

Norton,

Tratado práctico de las enfermedades de los órganos sexuales de la mujer /

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