[École polytechnique. Promotions 1870, 1874, 1875]

Collectionneur : Sirot, Georges (1898-1977)

[École polytechnique. Promotions 1870, 1874, 1875]

Collectionneur : Sirot, Georges (1898-1977)

[École polytechnique. Promotions 1870, 1874, 1875]

Collectionneur : Sirot, Georges (1898-1977)

Diseño, implementación y validación de un sistema de localización híbrido basado en una red de sensores inalámbricos (WSN)

Aquest projecte estudia la implementació d’un sistema de localització híbrid amb la combinació del posicionament GPS y el posicionament obtingut mitjançant mesures de potència rebuda (RSS) utilitzant una xarxa de sensors sense fils (WSN). Inicialment s’analitzen les característiques principals de les WSN y les tècniques de posicionament GPS y RSS. A continuació es proposen tècniques de localització híbrides que combinen el posicionament bàsic brindat per la WSN (GPS y RSS)per obtenir posicionament tant en escenaris interiors com exteriors a més d’obtenir una precisió major que les precisions bàsiques. Una vegada s’han analitzat els conceptes bàsics y s’han proposat les tècniques a utilitzar en el sistema de localització híbrida s’expliquen els aspectes d’implementació relacionats amb la programació de la WSN. Finalment, després d’analitzar els resultats de diverses mesures, queda present la necessitat de tècniques d’estimació d’error en el posicionament, per això es proposa una tècnica d’estimació d’error per ser utilitzada en les estimacions híbrides y obtenir així el funcionament desitjat de les tècniques híbrides.

Evaluación y rediseño de la red pública educativa. Un análisis centralizado.

El análisis de eficiencia de los centros escolares constituye un tema de interés actual.El número de publicaciones en este campo de investigación se ha incrementado en lo últimos años, al intentar explicar que ciertas características del centro y del entorno influyen en los resultados de los alumnos. A la luz de la Teoría de la Producción y la Post-New Public Management, el objetivo del trabajo es la evaluación y rediseño, a través de técnicas frontera, de una muestra de centros de la red educativa pública de Catalunya. Los resultados obtenidos determinarán las acciones necesarias que permitan optimizar la red y redistribuir de forma óptima los recursos educativos. Por otro lado, aportarán información útil que ayude a la toma de decisiones por parte de las Administraciones Públicas y a la puesta en marcha de programas de mejora en los centros docentes.

Self-potential investigations of a gravel bar in a restored river corridor

Self-potentials (SP) are sensitive to water fluxes and concentration gradients in both saturated and unsaturated geological media, but quantitative interpretations of SP field data may often be hindered by the superposition of different source contributions and time-varying electrode potentials. Self-potential mapping and close to two months of SP monitoring on a gravel bar were performed to investigate the origins of SP signals at a restored river section of the Thur River in northeastern Switzerland. The SP mapping and subsequent inversion of the data indicate that the SP sources are mainly located in the upper few meters in regions of soil cover rather than bare gravel. Wavelet analyses of the time-series indicate a strong, but non-linear influence of water table and water content variations, as well as rainfall intensity on the recorded SP signals. Modeling of the SP response with respect to an increase in the water table elevation and precipitation indicate that the distribution of soil properties in the vadose zone has a very strong influence. We conclude that the observed SP responses on the gravel bar are more complicated than previously proposed semi-empiric relationships between SP signals and hydraulic head or the thickness of the vadose zone. We suggest that future SP monitoring in restored river corridors should either focus on quantifying vadose zone processes by installing vertical profiles of closely spaced SP electrodes or by installing the electrodes within the river to avoid signals arising from vadose zone processes and time-varying electrochemical conditions in the vicinity of the electrodes.

City of Red Oak, Independent Auditor's Reports, Basic Financial Statements and Supplementary Information, Schedule of Findings, June 30, 2004

City Audit Report

Molecular taxonomy of the Formica rufa group (red wood ants) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new cryptic species in the Swiss Alps?

Because of their beneficial impact on forest ecosystems, European red wood ants (Formica rufa group) are protected by law in many European countries and are considered to be among the most reliable bioindicators of forest stability. However, their taxonomy has been much debated and, unfortunately, it is too often neglected. This happens mainly because the morphology-based method for species delimitation requires lots of time and experience. We therefore employed 9 microsatellite loci and mitochondrial DNA (COI gene) to verify the power of genetic markers for red wood ant species delimitation and to investigate the cryptic diversity of these ants within the Eastern Swiss Alps. We analyzed 83 nests belonging to all red wood ant species that occur in the Swiss National Park area. Genetic data indicated that these species represent different genetic pools. Moreover, results showed that Formica aquilonia YARROW, 1955 and F. paralugubris SEIFERT, 1996 often hybridize within the Park, confirming that these two species are genetically very close and could have diverged only recently. Nevertheless, microsatellites also revealed that one entire population, located in the Minger Valley and morphologically identified as F. lugubris ZETTERSTEDT, 1838, is genetically different to all other analyzed F. lugubris populations found within the same area and to other red wood ant species. These findings, confirmed by mitochondrial DNA analyses, suggest the existence of a new cryptic species within the Eastern Swiss Alps. This putative cryptic species has been provisionally named F. lugubris-A2. These results have a great importance for future conservation plans, monitoring and evolutionary studies on these protected ants.