Gestió d'espais i control d'accés en edificis públics

El present projecte desenvolupa una aplicació de gestió d’espais i control d’accés per a la l’Edifici d’Estudiants-ETC de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Aquest edifici ofereix serveis a la comunitat universitària i compta amb un conjunt d’espais i equipaments ben divers: despatxos, sales de reunió, sales d’assaig, sala d’ordinadors, cinema i teatre. Els usuaris d’aquestes instal·lacions són els propis treballadors de l’edifici, alumnes dels cursos i tallers, estudiants beneficiaris d’algun servei i col·lectius d’estudiants. La gestió i l’assignació d’aquests espais, així com el control d’accés són realitzats manualment per part del personal de l’ETC a la recepció de l’edifici (anomenat Punt de Serveis). L’aplicació desenvolupada implementa els processos existents, tals com la gestió i reserva d’espais, l’inventari de claus o el control d’accés a les sales. Tanmateix introdueix nous processos i funcionalitats, com la gestió, reserva i cessió de material propietat de l’edifici.

La Gestió policial als esdeveniments públics en espais urbans a l'Àfrica: situació actual i perspectives = Policing public events in urban spaces in Africa : an analysis of the current situation and a perspective on follow-up action

L’informe que es presenta en aquest llibre és el resultat d’un nou acord de col·laboració entre el Programa de les Nacions Unides per als Assentaments Humans (ONU-Habitat) i l’Institut de Seguretat Pública de Catalunya, impulsat amb l’objectiu de millorar la seguretat en esdeveniments públics en els espais urbans a l’Àfrica. La fase pilot es va dur a terme el 2010, durant els dos seminaris de formació realitzats a Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona) com a part de la Plataforma Policia per al Desenvolupament Urbà (PPUD). En aquest informe es descriuen els orígens i l’estat de la iniciativa i resumeix els resultats. També s’inclouen algunes recomanacions per a millorar la seguretat d’esdeveniments públics. Font d'informació: http://www.onuhabitat.org.

Ra isotopes and Rn as a tool for the water management resources: the Alberquillas aquifer (Málaga-Granada)

The aim of this project is to evaluate the importance of submarine groundwater discharge sector in order to improve the water balance in Málaga-Granada region. The approach of this study arose from the the geology and the aquifers that indicate that there could be some discharge to the sea between Maro (Málaga) and Almuñécar (Granada) and the Andalusian’s Government and its Water Agence were really interested in evaluating it because there is a lot of population and few water available and the magnitude of groundwater discharge has generated controversy. Is well known that water is a scarce resource in this area and it’s very important for the society and for the environment. The legislation, the water policies, the knowledge of the aquifer and the geology, the water dynamics, the land use and the water perception in the society might help the management of this resource not just in Andalusia but in all the Mediterranean basin. The main objective is to evaluate the submarine groundwater discharge from the Alberquillas Aqufier to the sea by measuring 222Rn and Ra isotopes. Specific objectives have been established to achieve the main objective: A) Reveal the importance of water resources in the Mediterranean basin; B) Learn radiometric techniques for the study of groundwater discharge to the sea; C) Learn of sampling techniques of water samples for the measurement of Ra and Rn; D) Learn the techniques for measuring Ra (RaDeCC) and Rn (RAD7); E) Interpretation and discussion of results. During this semester, and in addition of the present study in Málaga- Granada region, the author has participated in the initial phase (sampling, analysis and interpretation of preliminary results) of other research projects focused on the study of submarine groundwater discharges through the use of Ra isotopes and 222Rn. These studies have been developed in different areas, including Alt Empordà (Roses and Sant Pere Pescador), Maresme with CMIMA’s group (Mediterranean Center for Marine and Environmental Research), Delta de l’Ebre, Peñíscola and Mallorca with the IMEDEA’s group (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies).

Area deprivation and mortality in the provincial capital cities of Andalusia and Catalonia (Spain)

Objective: To study the linkage between material deprivation and mortality from all causes, for men and women separately, in the capital cities of the provinces in Andalusia and Catalonia (Spain). Methods: A small-area ecological study was devised using the census section as the unit for analysis. 188 983 Deaths occurring in the capital cities of the Andalusian provinces and 109 478 deaths recorded in the Catalan capital cities were examined. Principal components factorial analysis was used to devise a material deprivation index comprising the percentage of manual labourers, unemployment and illiteracy. A hierarchical Bayesian model was used to study the relationship between mortality and area deprivation. Main results: In most cities, results show an increased male mortality risk in the most deprived areas in relation to the least depressed. In Andalusia, the relative risks between the highest and lowest deprivation decile ranged from 1.24 (Malaga) to 1.40 (Granada), with 95% credibility intervals showing a significant excess risk. In Catalonia, relative risks ranged between 1.08 (Girona) and 1.50 (Tarragona). No evidence was found for an excess of female mortality in most deprived areas in either of the autonomous communities. Conclusions: Within cities, gender-related differences were revealed when deprivation was correlated geographically with mortality rates. These differences were found from an ecological perspective. Further research is needed in order to validate these results from an individual approach. The idea to be analysed is to identify those factors that explain these differences at an individual level.

Aportacion al conocimiento de los liquenes calcicolas de la provincia de Granada

Adelantamos algunos hallazgos de interés para la flora calcícola del SE de España, poco conocida por el momento. Son nuevas citas para España: Acarospora macrospora, Lecanora prominens. De Heppia reticulata damos la segunda cita, después de la del tipo, de Dufour.

Caracteristicas diferenciales entre el fragmento de craneo de Homo sp.de Venta Micena (Orce, Granada) y los equidos

Se ha realizado un detallado estudio diferencial entre la morfología del fragmento craneal de Orce y varios équidos jóvenes, puesto que en anteriores trabajos ya se ha separado del resto de los mamiferos. El resultado obtenido ha sido la perfecta diferenciación anatómica entre todos los caracteres analizados, por lo que se concluye que dicho fragmento craneal de Orce no puede incluirse dentro de la variabilidad de los équidos.

Trencant espais fixes: programa de prevenció contra l'homo / trans fòbia a l'escola

“Trencant espais fixes: Programa de prevenció contra l’(homo/trans)fòbia a l’escola” és un programa finançat per l’Ajuntament de Barcelona que pren per objectiu prevenir i suprimir l’opressió que reben gais, lesbianes, transsexuals i bisexuals (LGTB) dins del centre educatiu, així com també d’aquells nens i nenes que transgredeixin les normes socials hegemòniques de gènere (establertes dins d’un sistema catalogat com a sexista, patriarcal i heteronormatiu), a través de la formació i apoderament dels docents dels centres educatius públics i concertats dels diferents districtes de Barcelona –fent ús de la prevenció primària, secundària i terciària-. Es pretén fer incís a l’educació de la diversitat afectivo-sexual, a les manifestacions sexistes, al sistema sexe-gènere-desig, als estereotips i prejudicis establerts en la societat i a les diverses dinàmiques de violència, desigualtat i relacions de poder, a fi de sensibilitzar, conscienciar i proporcionar eines als docents per prevenir i poder fer front a les diferents manifestacions discriminatòries a raó d’orientació sexual o identitat de gènere. S’utilitza una metodologia dinàmica i participativa, estructurada en tres sessions de 2,5h en cadascun dels centres educatius inscrits en el programa (a demanda del centre), el qual pren com a principis rectors la perspectiva integral del gènere, la intervenció preventiva, la transversalitat educativa, el procés participatiu i, finalment, l’interseccionalitat de factors identitaris d’una persona. Es pren consideració al Codi Ètic i Deontològic de la professió de Treball Social, ja que el present programa es caracteritza pel seu caràcter sensible i influent en la vida de les persones. Aquets fet suposa certes limitacions pels dinamitzadors dels tallers/sessions, ja sigui per la pròpia sensibilitat o per la manca de participació o de cohesió del grup destinatari.

Espais de col.laboració entre els agents implicats en el pràcticum: tutoria de centre i facultat i estudiants

L’objectiu d’aquesta comunicació és reflexionar sobre diferents models de relació facultat-escola en el pràcticum dels estudis de mestre/a. Es tracta de presentar una experiència concreta que pot servir de punt de partida per reconsiderar la creació de nous espais d’integració dels elements teòrics i els plantejaments diaris d’aula en la formació de futurs mestres a partir de diferents dinàmiques de tutorització compartida

El MA: Museo de la Memoria de Andalucía : The MA: Museum of Memory of Andalusia

El nuevo edificio del Museo de la Memoria de Andalucía constituye una metáfora 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.

Strategies for adapting maize to climate change and extreme temperatures in Andalusia, Spain

Climate projections indicate that rising temperatures will affect summer crops in the southern Iberian Peninsula. The aim of this study was to obtain projections of the impacts of rising temperatures, and of higher frequency of extreme events on irrigated maize, and to evaluate some adaptation strategies. The study was conducted at several locations in Andalusia using the CERES-Maize crop model, previously calibrated/validated with local experimental datasets. The simulated climate consisted of projections from regional climate models from the ENSEMBLES project; these were corrected for daily temperature and precipitation with regard to the E-OBS observational dataset. These bias-corrected projections were used with the CERES-Maize model to generate future impacts. Crop model results showed a decrease in maize yield by the end of the 21st century from 6 to 20%, a decrease of up to 25% in irrigation water requirements, and an increase in irrigation water productivity of up to 22%, due to earlier maturity dates and stomatal closure caused by CO2 increase. When adaptation strategies combining earlier sowing dates and cultivar changes were considered, impacts were compensated, and maize yield increased up to 14%, compared with the baseline period (1981-2010), with similar reductions in crop irrigation water requirements. Effects of extreme maximum temperatures rose to 40% at the end of the 21st century, compared with the baseline. Adaptation resulted in an overall reduction in extreme Tmax damages in all locations, with the exception of Granada, where losses were limited to 8%.

Transformative realism: reflections of reality in political avant-garde and contemporary fine art film - Spanish Labyrinth, south from Granada

A turn towards documentary modes of practice amongst contemporary fine art video and filmmakers towards the end of the 20th Century, led to moving image works that represent current social realities. This drew some comparisons of these forms of art to journalism and industrial documentary. The practical research is embodied in a single screen film that responds to recent political and ecological realities in Spain. These include the mass demonstrations that led to the occupation of Madrid’s Plaza del Sol and Spain’s in 2011 and largest recorded forest fires that spread through Andalusia in August of the following year. The film, titled Spanish Labyrinth, South from Granada, is a response to these events and also relates to political avant-garde film of the 1930’s by re-tracing a journey undertaken by three revolutionary filmmakers, Yves Allegret, René Naville and Eli Lotar, in 1931. The theoretical research for this project establishes an historical root of artists’ film that responds to current social realities, in contrast to news media, in the Soviet and European avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s. The main aim of this method is to argue the status of the works that I identify, both avant-garde and contemporary, as a form of art that preceded a Griersonian definition of documentary film.

Fenologia e frutificação do pessegueiro 'Granada' sob diferentes práticas de manejo

O cultivar de pessegueiro 'Granada' produz frutos para dupla finalidade, firmes, resistentes, de bom tamanho e aparência. Entretanto, esse cultivar tem apresentado baixa frutificação, principalmente quando ocorrem temperaturas acima de 25ºC durante a pré-floração e floração. Por isso, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar diferentes práticas de manejo sobre a fenologia e frutificação desse cultivar. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições, duas plantas por parcelas e dez ramos por planta. Foram testados os seguintes tratamentos: T1 - Testemunha (práticas de manejo adotadas pelo produtor); T2 - Anelamento de tronco; T3 - Poda curta de ramos; T4 - Aplicação de Caolin (95 % i.a.) na concentração de 3,5 % do i.a.; T5 -Aplicação de Cianamida Hidrogenada ( 0,75 %) mais óleo mineral (1 %); T6 - Anelamento mais poda curta; T7 - Anelamento mais Cianamida Hidrogenada (0,75 %) mais óleo mineral (1 %); T8 - Poda curta mais Cianamida Hidrogenada (0,75 %) mais óleo mineral (1 %); T9 -Anelamento mais poda curta mais Cianamida Hidrogenada (0,75 %) mais óleo mineral (1 %); T10 - Anelamento mais Caolin (3,5 % i.a.). O cultivar 'Granada' apresenta naturalmente baixa frutificação e produção; o anelamento, conjugado com a aplicação de Caolin, antecipa em uma semana a plena floração das plantas de 'Granada'; a aplicação de Cianamida Hidrogenada (0,75 %) e óleo mineral (1 %), isolada ou combinada com poda curta, proporciona maior percentual de floração, frutificação efetiva e produção das plantas; o anelamento reduz a produção de frutos do cv. 'Granada'.

Óxidos supercondutores de ítrio, bário e cobre dopados com granada de ítrio e ferro

O trabalho desenvolvido nesta tese de mestrado teve como objetivo a obtenção e caracterização de amostras de óxido de ítrio, bário e cobre (YBCO) com teor variável de granada de ferro e ítrio (YIG). As amostras obtidas foram caracterizadas quanto à sua estrutura cristalina através da técnica de difração de raios X (DRX). A densidade dos pós e dos compactos de pós foi determinada pelos métodos de Arquimedes, geométrico e picnometria de hélio. Usou-se um sistema de arrefecimento criostático "cryocooler" para estudar a evolução da resistência elétrica com a temperatura das amostras obtidas. Os ensaios de DRX confirmaram a existência das fases pretendidas, tanto na amostra de YBCO puro como na de YBCO com 10% de YIG, antes e após sinterização. Do ensaio de supercondutividade, observou-se que a amostra de YBCO puro possui uma temperatura de transição (

Early holocenic and historic mtDNA african signatures in the iberian peninsula: The andalusian region as a paradigm

Determining the timing, identity and direction of migrations in the Mediterranean Basin, the role of "migratory routes" in and among regions of Africa, Europe and Asia, and the effects of sex-specific behaviors of population movements have important implications for our understanding of the present human genetic diversity. A crucial component of the Mediterranean world is its westernmost region. Clear features of transcontinental ancient contacts between North African and Iberian populations surrounding the maritime region of Gibraltar Strait have been identified from archeological data. The attempt to discern origin and dates of migration between close geographically related regions has been a challenge in the field of uniparental-based population genetics. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) studies have been focused on surveying the H1, H3 and V lineages when trying to ascertain north-south migrations, and U6 and L in the opposite direction, assuming that those lineages are good proxies for the ancestry of each side of the Mediterranean. To this end, in the present work we have screened entire mtDNA sequences belonging to U6, M1 and L haplogroups in Andalusians--from Huelva and Granada provinces--and Moroccan Berbers. We present here pioneer data and interpretations on the role of NW Africa and the Iberian Peninsula regarding the time of origin, number of founders and expansion directions of these specific markers. The estimated entrance of the North African U6 lineages into Iberia at 10 ky correlates well with other L African clades, indicating that U6 and some L lineages moved together from Africa to Iberia in the Early Holocene. Still, founder analysis highlights that the high sharing of lineages between North Africa and Iberia results from a complex process continued through time, impairing simplistic interpretations. In particular, our work supports the existence of an ancient, frequently denied, bridge connecting the Maghreb and Andalusia.