Negligible penalty all-optical routing using a 12 × 12 passive InP wavelength-selective router

This work demonstrates transmission at 2.5 Gbit/s across two wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) network nodes, constructed using counter-propagating semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) wavelength converters and an integrated wavelength-selective router separated by 45 km of fiber, with an overall penalty of 0.6 dB. Minimal degradation of the eye diagram is evident across the whole system. Full utilization of the capacity of the router would allow an aggregate 360-Gbit/s node capacity for a WDM channel of 2.5 Gb/s.

The synthesis and catalytic activity of poly(bis(imino)pyridyl) iron(II) metallodendrimer

The first and second generation carbosilane dendrimers with silicon hydride terminated were synthesized, and then reacted with bis(imino)pyridyl containing allyl [4-CH2==CHCH2-2,6-(Pr2C6H3N)-Pr-i==CMe(C5H3N)MeC==N(2,6-'Pr2C6H3)], in the presence of H2PtCl6 as a hydrosilylation catalyst, to afford the first and second generation carbosilane supported ligands. Complexation reactions with FeCl(2)(.)4H(2)O give rise to iron-containing carbosilane dendrimers with FeCl2 moieties bound on the periphery. The metallodendrimers were used as catalyst precursors, activated with modified methylaluminoxane, for the polymerization of ethylene. In the case of low Al/Fe molar ratio, the metallodendrimers display much higher catalytic activity towards ethylene polymerization and produce much higher molecule weight polyethylenes than the corresponding single-nuclear complex under the same conditions.

各种极谱法研究液/液界面电化学

本文用简单的方法把国产MEC-12A型多功能微机电化学分析仪,JP-M1脉冲极谱仪和Metrohm E506型极谱仪(瑞士)与四电极恒电位仪相联,使原两电极或三电极系统改为四电极系统,建立了一系列液/液(L/L)界面电化学研究的实验方法,而且对L/L界面的常规脉冲法,微分脉冲法和交流伏安法的性能进行了研究。实验结果表明各类经典电化学研究金属/电解质(M/L)方法也可用于研究L/L界面电化学,且得到较好的效果。改装后的微分脉冲法可测5×10~(-7)mol/L三碘季胺酚。

Comparação quantitativa dos andares médio e inferiores da face na AGIHF

Projeto de Pós-Graduação/Dissertação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Medicina Dentária

Comparative analyses of clinical and environmental populations of Cryptococcus neoformans in Botswana.

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (Cng) is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, and its prevalence is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Patients become infected by inhaling airborne spores or desiccated yeast cells from the environment, where the fungus thrives in avian droppings, trees and soil. To investigate the prevalence and population structure of Cng in southern Africa, we analysed isolates from 77 environmental samples and 64 patients. We detected significant genetic diversity among isolates and strong evidence of geographic structure at the local level. High proportions of isolates with the rare MATa allele were observed in both clinical and environmental isolates; however, the mating-type alleles were unevenly distributed among different subpopulations. Nearly equal proportions of the MATa and MATα mating types were observed among all clinical isolates and in one environmental subpopulation from the eastern part of Botswana. As previously reported, there was evidence of both clonality and recombination in different geographic areas. These results provide a foundation for subsequent genomewide association studies to identify genes and genotypes linked to pathogenicity in humans.

Explorar y descubrir para conceptualizar: ¿Qué es un poliedro?

Esta experiencia, abordó la problemática relacionada con el aprendizaje y la enseñanza de la geometría y en particular, el proceso de conceptualización y formulación de definiciones de objetos geométricos como los poliedros. El propósito de esta experiencia en la línea de la metodología estudio de clase (MEC), es el de planificar y orientar una clase que favorezca en los estudiantes la construcción del concepto de poliedro, desde principios pedagógicos y didácticos pertinentes y válidos. Su pertinencia radica en la generación de ambientes de aprendizaje alternativos, los cuales privilegian la construcción de conocimiento desde la interacción, además se favorece el proceso de conceptualización tan importante en el desarrollo del pensamiento y las competencias matemáticas.

Medida del área de un recinto por procedimientos mecánicos. Fundamentos matemáticos del planímetro

El presente trabajo, sobre los fundamentos matemáticos del planímetro, viene a continuar la tarea emprendida en 1990 cuando, con un grupo de trabajo que se formó en el IB Félix de Azara de Zaragoza durante el curso 1990-91, se constituyó un grupo de investigación educativa subvencionado por el MEC para trabajar en lo que podría constituir una matemática pretécnica. En este proyecto, entre otros temas, nos dedicamos a la construcción de aparatos de medida, estudiando sus fundamentos matemáticos y sus aplicaciones. El estudio de los fundamentos matemáticos del planímetro, por su nivel, caía fuera de lo que se podría explicar a los alumnos de bachillerato, pero puede resultar interesante para despertar la curiosidad de los profesores, como nos ocurrió a nosotros. '

La resolución de problemas. Una revisión teórica

Según las orientaciones didácticas marcadas por el MEC para las matemáticas de secundaria obligatoria, la resolución de problemas es una de los ejes vertebradores del área a lo largo de la etapa, por lo que debe estar integrada como una actividad de presencia permanente en el aula. Este articulo es una mirada sobre los aspectos teóricos mas relevantes de la resolución de problemas. A partir de una revisión histórica, se examinan los principales modelos propuestos en la literatura. Se completa con un análisis de cierta profundidad sobre la propuesta de Miguel de Guzmán, entendida como síntesis y paradigma de los modelos anteriores.

Teacher attitudes and best practices with ICT faculty Adult Continuing Education in Andalusia

The present paper reports the results of a study aiming to describe the attitudes of teachers in adult continuous education in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (Spain) towards the use and integration of information and communication technologies (ITC) in the educational centres they work in, while identifying those factors that favour the development of good practice. It is a mixed methods descriptive research, and information collection techniques include a questionnaire and in-depth interviews. A total number of 172 teachers were surveyed, as well as 18 head teachers and coordinators, in adult education. For questionnaire validation the expert judgment technique was used, as they were selected by the «expert competence coefficient» or «K coefficient» procedure. To improve its psychometric properties, construct validity was determined by means of Varimax factor analysis and maximum likelihood extraction (two factors were extracted). Confidence was set by Cronbach's alpha (0.88). The interview guide was also validated by this group of experts. Results point out, on one hand, that teachers hold positive attitudes towards ICT regarding both ICT's role in professional development and their ease of use and access. On the other hand, among the most important factors for ICT-supported good educational practices lies in ICT's capacity to favour personalized work.

The elimination of the tutoring group-hour in Secondary Education. An exploratory study about teachers thoughts.

The Tutoring Group-hour in Compulsory Secondary Education and Post-Compulsory Schooling has been eliminated in a number of autonomous communities. Given the importance of the tutorial act as one of the fundamental pillars in students overall development, its disappearance has created considerable disturbance in the educational institutions, sparking a debate regarding the role of the tutor and the impact and effectiveness of their actions. In this survey, teachers from two different schools in the Community of Madrid maintain that they are properly trained to perform the various duties required for a tutor, show strong disagreement to the elimination of the Tutoring Group-hour in secondary schools, advocate incorporating it at a primary school level, and consider one of the main consequences of its disappearance to be less personalized attention for students. In short, an educational response that is less effective.