Sergei Rachmaninoff's Portraits from the collection of the State Central Museum of Musical Culture (Glinka Museum)

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F12283

Sergei Rachmaninoff's Portraits from the collection of the State Central Museum of Musical Culture (Glinka Museum)

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F12284

"Contemporary Art and Anthropology". De Arnd Schneider y Christopher Wright (Editores). En: Av��, n�� 9

Entre Arte e Antropologia: di��logos e apropria����es A rela����o entre Arte e Ci��ncia �� um dos temas dos mais complexos e evolutivos, sempre dependendo do contexto hist��rico e do objetivo desta "rela����o". Por isto, resolvi come��ar esta resenha do livro ContemporaryArt and Anthropology com uma vis��o ampla e cl��ssica deste problema epistemol��gico .

The wine hedonic price models in the "Old and New World": : state of the art

The basic hedonic hypothesis is that goods are valued for their utility-bearing characteristics and not for the good itself. Each attribute can be evaluated by consumers when making a purchasing decision and an implicit price can be identified for each of them. Thus, the observed price of a certain good can be analyzed as the sum of the implicit prices paid for each quality attribute. Literature has reported hedonic models estimates in the case of wines, which are excellent examples of differentiated goods worldwide.The impact of different wine attributes (intrinsic or extrinsic) on consumers��� willingness to pay has been analyzed with dissimilar results. Wines coming from "New World" producers seem to be appreciated for different attributes than wines produced in the "Old World". Moreover, "Old and New World" consumers seem to value differently the wine���s characteristics. To our knowledge, no cross country analysis has been done dealing with "New World" wines in "Old World" countries, leaving an important gap in understanding underlying attributes influencing buying decisions.

Andalusia's Museum of Memory

La revista coreana C3 publica el Museo de la Memoria de Andaluc��a. Contiene textos, im��genes, planos y dibujos del autor. El Museo de la Memoria se centra en la investigaci��n de distintos modos de relacionarse la materia y el aire. Yuxtapone vol��menes de masa y vac��o creando tensiones duales y complementarias. La obra aspira a una unidad total, a la cual contribuye especialmente la materialidad del hormig��n. La obra deviene un ejemplo de arquitectura singular en todos sus aspectos. Se publican detalles constructivos de la obra.

SMA-Based Muscle-Like Actuation in Biologically Inspired Robots: A State of the Art Review

New actuation technology in functional or "smart" materials has opened new horizons in robotics actuation systems. Materials such as piezo-electric fiber composites, electro-active polymers and shape memory alloys (SMA) are being investigated as promising alternatives to standard servomotor technology [52]. This paper focuses on the use of SMAs for building muscle-like actuators. SMAs are extremely cheap, easily available commercially and have the advantage of working at low voltages. The use of SMA provides a very interesting alternative to the mechanisms used by conventional actuators. SMAs allow to drastically reduce the size, weight and complexity of robotic systems. In fact, their large force-weight ratio, large life cycles, negligible volume, sensing capability and noise-free operation make possible the use of this technology for building a new class of actuation devices. Nonetheless, high power consumption and low bandwidth limit this technology for certain kind of applications. This presents a challenge that must be addressed from both materials and control perspectives in order to overcome these drawbacks. Here, the latter is tackled. It has been demonstrated that suitable control strategies and proper mechanical arrangements can dramatically improve on SMA performance, mostly in terms of actuation speed and limit cycles.

Performance indices for robotic manipulators: a review of the state of the art

The performance indices are important tools for motion planning and design of robot manipulators. In this paper we present a collection of some of the performance indices that have generated interest in the robotics community. These indices are four different types: kinetostatic performance indices, dynamic performance indices, indices of joint limits, and finally global performance indices. In addition, we review the strategies that have been proposed to solve the problems that occur when the units of the Jacobian matrix elements are not homogeneous. At the end of this paper, we propose a set of global performance indices that can be useful in the design of robot manipulators.

Social issues in sustainable supply chain networks: state of the art and further research directions

The study of supply networks sustainability is a field with a long path behind. Nonetheless, most studies to date are focused on the environmental sub dimension of sustainability, while the social perspective in supply chain networks research still shows a potential for pioneering contri butions. Moreover, from the development standpoint we have observed a paradigm shift advancing from a narrow concept of development, centered on purely economic dimensions, towards more refined issues such as inclusive business, shared value or poverty footprint, all of which are highly related to supply chain activities. In this paper we present a review of the current state of the art on social sustainability of supply chains and we identify the main existing trends in this field. After conducting this study, we can state that a new sphere of knowledge is emerging at the interface between sustainable supply chain networks and development research. The academic community is called to play an important dovetailing role in this scenario by advancing both conceptual and methodological contributions.

���State-of-the-art��� of building integrated photovoltaic products

During the last decades, the photovoltaic (PV) modules and their associated architectural materials are increasingly being incorporated into the construction of the building envelope such as fa��ade, roof and skylights in the urban centers. This paper analyzes the-state-of-the-art of the PV elements and construction materials which are advertised as BIPV-products at the most important companies in the world. For this purpose 136 companies and 445 PV elements have been investigated and analyzed from a technical and architectural point of view. Also, the study has been divided into two main groups according to industry which producing the product: BIPV-Modules, which comes from the PV modules manufacturers and consist of standard PV-modules with some variations in its aesthetic features, support or dimensions; and PV-Constructions Elements, which consist of conventional constructive elements with architectural features intentionally manufactured for photovoltaic integration. In advance for conclusions, the solar tile is the most common PV-constructions element, the Si-crystalline is the most widely used PV technology, and the BIPV-urban furniture is the fastest growing market experienced in recent years. However, it is clear the absences of innovative elements which meet at the same time both the constructive purpose as the quality standards of PV technology.

El MA: Museo de la Memoria de Andaluc��a : The MA: Museum of Memory of Andalusia

El nuevo edificio del Museo de la Memoria de Andaluc��a constituye una met��fora de las actividades que Caja Granada desarrolla en esa ciudad y, por ello, se ha propuesto un edificio dialogante con la vecina Sede Central de Caja Granada, obra de los mismos arquitectos.

Museo Memoria de Andaluc��a, Granada = Andaluc��a Museum of Memory, Granada

Museo Memoria de Andaluc��a, Granada = Andaluc��a Museum of Memory, Granada. Texto en espa��ol e ingl��s

Mia Magazzino of Italian Art, Garrison (New York), 2011

MIA MAGAZZINO OF ITALIAN ART, GARRISON (NEW YORK), 2011 [Proyecto]

The Ma: Andaluc��a��s Museum of Memory, Granada (Spain) 2009

We would like to make ���the most beautiful building��� for the Museo de la Memoria de Andaluc��a (Andalusia���s Museum of Memory) in Granada = Querr��amos hacer ���el m��s hermoso edificio��� para el Museo de la Memoria de Andaluc��a en Granada

National Museum of Maritime Archeology

In collaboration with Ant��n Garc��a Abril.

Contemporary Art Fair - ARCO, Madrid (1990)

Contemporary Art Fair - ARCO, Madrid (1990)