TICs como herramientas de apoyo para estudiantes con TDAH

La enseñanza universitaria se encuentra sumergida en un proceso de cambios impulsados por la implantación de las TIC, que ha supuesto una revolución del concepto de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Con la llegada de dicha tecnología se superan barreras, haciendo más accesible el completo desarrollo, tanto personal como académico, del alumno con TDAH en el entorno universitario. Mediante el uso del iPad en el aula utilizando la conexión Airserver, que permite la proyección del contenido que se está visionando en dicho dispositivo a través de un cañón, así como la proyección simultánea del mismo en otro dispositivo personal, y acompañado de dos herramientas potentes, como son el iAnnotate y uPAD, se pretende mejorar y facilitar la vida académica no sólo de las personas con TDAH, sino de la población universitaria en general, ya que éste su uso permitirá una mayor organización de la información, así como una captación y remarcación más exhaustiva de los conceptos más importantes.

“Materiales Compuestos” en el Máster de “Ciencia de Materiales”

La asignatura de “Materiales Compuestos”, que se imparte en el Máster de “Ciencia de Materiales” de la Universidad de Alicante, se engloba dentro de una rama clásica de la Ciencia y la Tecnología de los Materiales, donde confluyen distintas áreas de conocimiento como la química, la física y la ingeniería mecánica, entre otras. Las diversas maneras de abordar estos conocimientos hacen que su enfoque didáctico sea complejo. “Materiales Compuestos” es una asignatura optativa del Máster de 3 créditos, impartida en el segundo cuatrimestre, que se incluye en el módulo de especialización “Materiales estructurales y funcionales”. En la presente comunicación se propone una metodología docente para esta asignatura adaptada al marco del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, así como también su interrelación con otras materias tanto complementarias como básicas dentro del contenido curricular del Máster. Desde un punto de vista didáctico “Materiales Compuestos” ha sido estructurada para ser impartida según el modelo de portfolio discente.

Homogeneización de la Guía Docente de “Química del Estado Sólido” en titulaciones de Máster

La asignatura de “Química del Estado Sólido” se imparte actualmente en los Másteres de “Ciencia de Materiales” e “Interuniversitario de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología Molecular”. El programa de esta asignatura en ambos Másteres es ligeramente distinto, ya que en principio así se pensó atendiendo a las particularidades de los objetivos de aprendizaje en cada Máster. Después de la experiencia adquirida tras unos años de funcionamiento de esta asignatura, y dado que la asignatura tiene en ambos Másteres el carácter de “básica”, los autores creen que es posible proceder a una homogeneización curricular con el fin del aprovechamiento de recursos (no sólo humanos, sino también de espacio y tiempo). Esto permite que la asignatura pudiese ser impartida con los mismos objetivos de enseñanza-aprendizaje en ambos Másteres y de manera simultánea. En este trabajos e aborda una propuesta de metodología docente según un enfoque didáctico que cubre las necesidades de formación en ambos Másteres.

Dispersion and optimization of a calcium sulfoaluminate mortar prepared with superplasticizer

Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cements/mortars are receiving increasing attention since their manufacture produces less CO2 than ordinary Portland cement (OPC) (up to 22% of decrease depending on its composition). These systems are complex and there are many parameters affecting their hydration mechanism, such as water-to-cement (w/c) ratio, type and amount of sulfate source, and so on. Low w/c ratios, within certain limits, may reduce the porosity and consequently, improve the mechanical strengths. However, it is accompanied by an increasing of viscosity and lack of both workability and homogeneity, with the consequent negative effect on the mechanical properties. The dispersion of the particles through the adsorption of the right amount and type of additives, such as superplasticizers, is a key point to improve the workability of mortars allowing both the preparation of homogeneous mixtures and the reduction of the amount of mixing water. This work deals with the preparation and optimization of homogeneous CSA-mortars with improved mechanical strengths. The optimum amount of superplasticizer was optimized through rheological measurements. The effect of different amounts of the superplasticizer on the viscosity of the mortars, its hydration mechanism and corresponding mechanical properties has been studied and will be discussed.

Synthesis of active Belite-Alite-Ye'elimite clinker (BAY)

Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is an environmentally contentious material, as for every ton of OPC produced, on average, 0.97 tons of CO2 are released. Ye'elimite-rich cements are considered as eco-cements because their manufacturing process releases less CO2 into the atmosphere than OPC; this is due to the low calcite demand. Belite-Alite-Ye’elimite (BAY) cements are promising eco-friendly building materials as OPC substitutes at a large scale. The reaction of alite and ye´elimite with water should develop cements with high mechanical strengths at early ages, while belite will contribute to later curing times. However, they develop lower mechanical strengths at early-medium ages than OPC. It is known that the presence of different polymorphs of ye'elimite and belite affects the hydration due to the different reactivity of those phases. Thus, a solution to this problem may be well the activation of BAY clinkers by preparing them with 'H-belite and pseudo-cubic-ye'elimite, jointly with alite. The aim of this work is the preparation and characterization of active-BAY clinkers which contain high percentages of coexisting 'H-belite and pseudo-cubic-ye'elimite, jointly with alite to develop, in a future step, comparable mechanical strengths to OPC. The parameters evolved in the preparation of the clinker have been optimized, including the selection of raw materials (mineralizers and activators) and clinkering conditions. Finally, the clinker was characterized through laboratory X-ray powder diffraction, in combination with the Rietveld methodology, and scanning electron microscopy.

Synthesis and behavior of Belite-Alite-Ye’elimite (BAY) cement

Ye’elimite based cements have been studied since 70’s years in China, due to the irrelevant characteristics from a hydraulic and environmental point of view. One of them is the reduced fuel consumption, related to the lower temperature reaction required for this kind of cement production as compared to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), another characteristic is the reduced requirement of carbonates as a typical raw material, compared to OPC, with the consequent reduction in CO2 releases (~22%)from combustion. Thus, Belite-Ye’elimite-Ferrite (BYF) cements have been developed as potential OPC substitutes. BYF cements contain belite as main phase (>50 wt%) and ye´elimite as the second content phase (~30 wt%). However, an important technological problem is associated to them, related to the low mechanical strengths developed at intermediate hydration ages (3, 7 and 28 days). One of the proposed solutions to this problem is the activation of BYF clinkers by preparing clinkers with high percentage of coexisting alite and ye'elimite. These clinkers are known Belite-Alite-Ye’elimite (BAY) cements. Their manufacture would produce ~15% less CO2 than OPC. Alite is the main component of OPC and is responsible for early mechanical strengths. The reaction of alite and ye´elimite with water will develop cements with high mechanical strengths at early ages, while belite will contribute to later curing times. Moreover, the high alkalinity of BAY cement pastes/mortars/concretes may facilitate the use of supplementary cementitious materials with pozzolanic activity which also contributes to decrease the CO2 footprint of these ecocements. The main objective of this work was the design and optimization of all the parameters evolved in the preparation of a BAY eco-cement that develop higher mechanical strengths than BYF cements. These parameters include the selection of the raw materials (lime, gypsum, kaolin and sand), milling, clinkering conditions (temperature, and holding time), and clinker characterization The addition of fly ash has also been studied. All BAY clinker and pastes (at different hydration ages) were mineralogically characterized through laboratory X-ray powder diffraction (LXRPD) in combination with the Rietveld methodology to obtain the full phase assemblage including Amorphous and Crystalline non-quantified, ACn, contents. The pastes were also characterized through rheological measurements, thermal analyses (TA), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The compressive strengths were also measured at different hydration times and compared to BYF.

Diamond Surface Modification to Enhance Interfacial Thermal Conductivity in Al/Diamond Composites

Diamond/metal composites are very attractive materials for electronics because their excellent thermal properties make them suitable for use as heat sink elements in multifunctional electronic packaging systems. To enlarge the potential applications of these composites, current efforts are mainly focused on investigating different ways to improve the contact between metal and diamond. In the present work, a theoretical study has been carried out to determine the differences between the interfacial thermal conductance of aluminum/diamond and aluminum/graphite interfaces. Additionally, diamond particles were surface modified with oxygen to observe how it affects the quality of the diamond surface. The characterization of the surface of diamonds has been performed using different surface analysis techniques, especially x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and temperature-programmed desorption.

Otimização do processo de síntese do aluminato de cobalto via método de polimerização de complexos (MPC) através do planejamento fatorial fracionado

In the ceramics industry are becoming more predominantly inorganic nature pigments. Studies in this area allow you to develop pigments with more advanced properties and qualities to be used in the industrial context. Studies on synthesis and characterization of cobalt aluminate has been widely researched, cobalt aluminate behavior at different temperatures of calcinations, highlighting especially the temperatures of 700, 800 and 900° C that served as a basis in the development of this study, using the method of polymerization of complex (CPM), economic, and this method applied in ceramic pigment synthesis. The procedure was developed from a fractional factorial design 2 (5-2) in order to optimize the process of realization of the cobalt aluminate (CoAl2O4), having as response surfaces the batch analysis data of Uv-vis spectroscopy conducted from the statistic software 7.0, for this were chosen five factors as input variables: citric acid (stoichiometric manner), puff or pyrolysis time (h), temperature (° C), and calcinations (° C/min), at levels determined for this study. By applying statistics in the process of obtaining the CoAl2O4 is possible the study of these factors and which may have greater influence in getting the synthesis. The pigments characterized TG/DSC analyses, and x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM/EDS) in order to establish the structural and morphological aspects of pigment CoAl2O4, among the factors studied it were found to statically with increasing calcinations temperature 700°< 800 <900 °C, the bands of Uv-vis decrease with increasing intensity of absorbance and that with increasing time of puff or pyrolysis (h) there is an increase in bands of Uv-vis proportionally, the generated model set for the conditions proposed in this study because the coefficient of determination can explain about 99.9% of the variance (R²), response surfaces generated were satisfactory, so it s possible applicability in the ceramics industry of pigments

Métodos no convencionales para la preparación de polímeros de coordinación porosos. Una aproximación económica, medioambientalmente amigable y escalable

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Conservação e restauro de azulejo: metodologias de intervenção vs indicadores de compatibilidade

A escassez de parâmetros técnicos e científicos e o caráter subjetivo que em regra preside à escolha de determinado material, produto ou técnica suscitaram o interesse pelo presente tema onde se procurou aumentar as ferramentas de análise e de apoio à decisão em intervenções de conservação do património azulejar. Procurou compreender-se o azulejo a nível histórico, estético, técnico e material, estudando-o do ponto de vista físico, químico e mineralógico. Comparando o azulejo com as réplicas produzidas para intervenções de conservação e restauro estudadas, concluiu-se que as suas composições, química e mineralógica, são diferentes, embora não se verifiquem tantas dissemelhanças ao nível das propriedades físicas. As linhas orientadoras da conservação e restauro de azulejo foram lançadas por Santos Simões a partir dos anos 40 do séc. XX e, desde então, foi-se desenvolvendo um pouco à margem das restantes áreas de especialidade, mesmo ao nível do ensino. Os resultados do inquérito internacional junto dos profissionais que trabalham em conservação e restauro de azulejo in situ corroboram de certo modo este facto e, simultaneamente, permitem uma apreensão da situação atual. Constatou-se uma quase total ausência de documentação sobre intervenções realizadas, mas a análise de casos de estudo e de relatórios permitiu uma primeira sistematização da informação disponível segundo os materiais correntemente utilizados. Procedeu-se a uma identificação e tipificação de patologias decorrentes das intervenções procurando entender qual o papel que tiveram os materiais utilizados e as técnicas de intervenção no desempenho das intervenções. Os processos de reintegração volumétrica e cromática mereceram uma maior atenção, procedendo-se à simulação de todo o sistema, em contexto laboratorial, com base nos materiais correntemente utilizados. Os resultados revelam comportamento diferenciado dos materiais de origem orgânica e inorgânica, evidenciando estes últimos uma maior compatibilidade com o azulejo, mas um pior desempenho a médio/longo prazo. O reconhecimento das soluções mais ou menos compatíveis permitiu delinear uma metodologia de avaliação da compatibilidade, da eficácia e do desempenho dos materiais e das técnicas utilizadas, contribuindo também para a definição de algumas recomendações e de critérios de atuação; Abstract The lack of information found, when selecting a material, product or technique, to apply on a specific conservation treatment contributed to the interest on this topic. The historical, aesthetic and technical characteristics of the azulejo was researched by studying their physical, chemical and mineralogical properties. Comparing original azulejos with the replicas produced for conservation treatments studied, it was concluded that the chemical and mineralogical composition is different, although there are less dissimilarities in terms of physical properties. The guidelines for conservation and restoration were launched by Santos Simões in the 40s and since then, it has been developing a bit on the sidelines of the remaining areas of expertise, even at an educational level. The results of an international survey, near professionals working in conservation and restoration of azulejo in situ, corroborate this fact and simultaneously allow an insight of the current situation. It was found an almost complete lack of technical documentation about previous conservation interventions, but the analysis of existent case studies and intervention reports permitted a systematization of the available information, also considering the materials commonly used. The identification and characterization of damages resulting from interventions, was performed trying to establish a correlation with the materials used and intervention techniques. The attention focused on the study of the infills and chromatic reintegration and a simulation of the entire system was developed, in a laboratory context, on the basis of commonly used materials. The results reveal a distinct behavior between the organic and inorganic materials, showing the latter greater compatibility with the azulejos but a worse medium/long-term performance. The recognition of more or less compatible solutions allowed to outline a methodology to evaluate the compatibility, efficiency and performance of materials and techniques used, also contributing to define some recommendations and action criteria.

Los simuladores como recurso educativo ante las consideraciones alternativas del Equilibrio Químico en estudiantes universitarios

El Equilibrio Químico en todas sus vertientes (reacciones de oxidación- reducción, comportamiento ácido-base, principio de Le Chatelier, etc.) es uno de los conceptos esenciales de la Química y es la base para la comprensión de una amplia gama de situaciones de interés en dicho campo. Por lo tanto es fundamental que el alumno alcance esa destreza-concepto lo antes posible, lo que conlleva que sea necesaria una revisión metodológica para adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos y a las nuevas necesidades de los alumnos. Dicha revisión está encaminada a tratar de dar respuesta a las consideraciones alternativas que presentan los alumnos en el ámbito universitario en relación al concepto de Equilibrio Químico. Para llevarla a cabo, se propone el uso de simuladores interactivos como recurso de apoyo que permita el acceso a un escenario novedoso que facilite la interacción directa con los principios y conceptos más significativos. Los simuladores, desde un enfoque constructivista, dan respuesta a la necesidad de adaptación y cambio que suscita el cambio de paradigma metodológico en ambientes universitarios, contribuyendo, en gran medida, al aprendizaje autónomo del alumno.

Mineralização de compostos nitrogenados de lodos de esgoto na quinta aplicação em latossolo.

Em sistemas agrícolas em que se aplica lodo de esgoto, devem ser consideradas as necessidades de N das plantas e, simultaneamente, evitar a geração de excesso de nitrato, poluente potencial de águas subsuperficiais. Para isso, na determinação das quantidades máximas a serem aplicadas em determinado cultivo, devem-se conhecer algumas propriedades do lodo de esgoto e do solo. Uma delas é a fração de mineralização de compostos nitrogenados orgânicos (FMN) contidos nos resíduos que serão mineralizados durante o ciclo da cultura. Essa quantidade, somada ao N na forma mineral contido no lodo, fornece a quantidade de N do lodo de esgoto que ficará disponível durante a safra. Este trabalho teve como objetivo determinar se as aplicações anteriores de lodo de esgoto, feitas em um Latossolo, alteram a FMN do resíduo recentemente aplicado. O solo foi previamente tratado, em quatro cultivos sucessivos de milho, com quatro doses e dois tipos de lodo de esgoto, um de origem urbana (Franca, SP) e outro de origem urbano-industrial (Barueri, SP). O experimento de mineralização foi instalado em laboratório, com delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados e três repetições, realizado durante 15 semanas. As doses dos lodos de esgoto estudadas, na quinta aplicação, corresponderam a 160, 320, 640 e 1.280 mg kg-1 de N orgânico. Em sete épocas, foram determinados o pH e os teores de N nas formas amoniacal e nítrica. A FMN foi calculada com os dados obtidos para a mineralização líquida medida 105 dias após o início da incubação. Os comportamentos dos dois tipos de lodo foram similares, com taxa de mineralização inicial elevada. Os teores de amônio mantiveram-se baixos logo após o início da incubação até o final, com aumento linear nos teores de nitrato. Houve maior acúmulo de nitrato para as maiores doses aplicadas. O potencial de mineralização dos tratamentos, estimado pelo modelo exponencial simples, variou entre 58 e 284 mg kg-1 de N. Não houve efeito das quantidades de resíduos previamente aplicadas ao Latossolo sobre a ração de mineralização do N orgânico recentemente aplicado via lodo de esgoto, com confiabilidade de 95 %. Os resultados mostraram que, em reaplicações na mesma área, as doses de lodo de esgoto devem ser menores do que as doses calculadas para aplicação única, devido ao N residual acumulado no solo, tanto na forma orgânica quanto inorgânica.

Novos monômeros obtidos a partir do metacrilato de glicidila, bisfenol A e 4, 4 isopropilidenodicicloexanol : síntese, caracterização estrutural e propriedades de compósitos para utilização em resinas de restauração dental

Nowadays, composite resins are the direct restorative materials more important in dental clinical performance, due to their versatility and aesthetic excellence. Bis-GMA (2,2-bis[4(2-hydroxy-3-metacryloxypropoxy)phenil]propane) is the base monomer more frequently used in restorative composite resins. However, this monomer presents some disadvantages, such as high viscosity and two aromatic rings in its structure that can promote allergic reactions to the humans. In this work, the main purpose was to synthesize new monomers from glycidyl methacrylate to use in dental restorative materials. Structural characterization of the monomers was carried out through FTIR and NMR 1H, and eight composites were produced from the new monomers, by addition of silane-treated alumino silicate particles (inorganic filler) and a photocuring system (camphorquinone and ethyl 4-dimethylaminebenzoate). The composites were analyzed by environmental scanning electronic microscopy and the water sorption and solubility, compressive strength and elastic modulus were determined. A commercial composite resin [Z100 (3M)] was used to comparison effect. The new composites presented general characteristics similar to the commercial ones; however, they didn t present the properties expected. This behavior was attributed to the lower degree of monomer reaction and to the granulometry and size distribution of the mineral filler in the polymeric matrix

Release of copper complexes from a nanostructured sol–gel titania for cancer treatment

Copper complexes containing inorganic ligands were loaded on a functionalized titania (F-TiO2) to obtain drug delivery systems. The as-received copper complexes and those released from titania were tested as toxic agents on different cancer cell lines. The sol–gel method was used for the synthesis and surface functionalization of the titania, as well as for loading the copper complexes, all in a single step. The resultant Cu/F-TiO2 materials were characterized by several techniques. An “in vitro” releasing test was developed using an aqueous medium. Different concentrations (15.6–1000 µg mL−1) of each copper complex, those loaded on titania (Cu/F-TiO2), functionalized titania, and cis-Pt as a reference material, were incubated on RG2, C6, U373, and B16 cancer cell lines for 24 h. The morphology of functionalized titania and the different Cu/F-TiO2 materials obtained consists of aggregated nanoparticles, which generate mesopores. The amorphous phase (in dominant proportion) and the anatase phase were the structures identified through the X-ray diffraction profiles. These results agree with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Theoretical studies indicate that the copper compounds were released by a Fickian diffusion mechanism. It was found that independently of the copper complex and also the cell line used, low concentrations of each copper compound were sufficient to kill almost 100 % of cancer cells. When the cancer cells were treated with increasing concentrations of the Cu/F-TiO2 materials the number of survival cells decreased. Both copper complexes alone as well as those loaded on TiO2 had higher toxic effect than cis-Pt.