Quadratic tranverse anisotropy term due to dislocations in Mn12 acetate crystals directly observed by EPR spectroscopy

High-sensitivity electron paramagnetic resonance experiments have been carried out in fresh and stressed Mn12 acetate single crystals for frequencies ranging from 40 GHz up to 110 GHz. The high number of crystal dislocations formed in the stressing process introduces a E(Sx2-Sy2) transverse anisotropy term in the spin Hamiltonian. From the behavior of the resonant absorptions on the applied transverse magnetic field we have obtained an average value for E=22 mK, corresponding to a concentration of dislocations per unit cell of c=10-3.

Unconventional magnetic behavior of iron-oxide nanoparticles in polymeric matrices

We report the results of magnetization and 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements performed in the temperature range 5-300 K on composites containing iron¿oxide nanoparticles encased in polystyrene type resins. After carrying out a suitable field treatment in order to decouple the particles from the matrix, a fraction of the particles freely rotate in response to an applied magnetic field

Violences sexistes dans le couple et expériences des femmes par rapport à la justice en Espagne

A l'occasion de la Journée internationale des droits des femmes 2013, l'association le Relais de Sénart, association féministe qui accueille, accompagne, et héberge les femmes victimes de violences conjugales, l'Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux Sociaux (Iris), la Fédération Nationale Solidarité Femmes et le Centre Hubertine Auclert se sont associés pour organiser une journée d'étude sur les enjeux scientifiques, politiques et institutionnels soulevés par les violences envers les femmes depuis les années 1970. Il s'est agi de permettre aux associations de bénéficier d'un autre regard sur leur travail et leurs outils ; et de faire en sorte que la recherche en sciences sociales puisse se nourrir du point de vue des professionnel-le-s. Le partenariat scientifique et associatif a ainsi visé à explorer la manière dont les associations s'approprient, ou non, les outils issus du champ académique, et réciproquement.

Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study.

The prevalence of hypertension in African Americans (AAs) is higher than in other US groups; yet, few have performed genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in AA. Among people of European descent, GWASs have identified genetic variants at 13 loci that are associated with blood pressure. It is unknown if these variants confer susceptibility in people of African ancestry. Here, we examined genome-wide and candidate gene associations with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) using the Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) consortium consisting of 8591 AAs. Genotypes included genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data utilizing the Affymetrix 6.0 array with imputation to 2.5 million HapMap SNPs and candidate gene SNP data utilizing a 50K cardiovascular gene-centric array (ITMAT-Broad-CARe [IBC] array). For Affymetrix data, the strongest signal for DBP was rs10474346 (P= 3.6 × 10(-8)) located near GPR98 and ARRDC3. For SBP, the strongest signal was rs2258119 in C21orf91 (P= 4.7 × 10(-8)). The top IBC association for SBP was rs2012318 (P= 6.4 × 10(-6)) near SLC25A42 and for DBP was rs2523586 (P= 1.3 × 10(-6)) near HLA-B. None of the top variants replicated in additional AA (n = 11 882) or European-American (n = 69 899) cohorts. We replicated previously reported European-American blood pressure SNPs in our AA samples (SH2B3, P= 0.009; TBX3-TBX5, P= 0.03; and CSK-ULK3, P= 0.0004). These genetic loci represent the best evidence of genetic influences on SBP and DBP in AAs to date. More broadly, this work supports that notion that blood pressure among AAs is a trait with genetic underpinnings but also with significant complexity.

Calbindin D-28K and parvalbumin immunoreactivity in the frontal cortex in patients with frontal lobe dementia of non-Alzheimer type associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

The morphology and distribution of local-circuit neurons (interneurons) were examined, by calbindin D-28k and parvalbumin immunocytochemistry, in the frontal cortex (area 8) in two patients with frontal lobe dementia of non-Alzheimer type associated with classical amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and in seven normal cases. The density of calbindin D-28k immunoreactive cells was dramatically reduced in ALS patients, but the density of parvalbumin-immunoreactive neurons was preserved. Decreased density of calbindin D-28k-immunoreactive neurons, which are mainly located in the upper cortical layers, may interfere with the normal processing of cortico-cortical connections, whereas integrity of parvalbumin-immunoreactive cells may be associated with the preservation of the major inhibitory intracortical circuits in patients with frontal lobe dementia.

Estudiar el ocio a través de ejercicios teatrales. Una aproximación al tiempo libre

El tema del ocio, estudiado desde la perspectiva de la psicosociología del tiempo libre (Munné, 1980), establece la necesidad de estimular el comportamiento autocondicionado y las habilidades para superar los heterocondicionamientos deeste tiempo social (Casas y Codina, 1998). Esto sugiere la búsqueda de herramientas metodológicas que permitan el desarrollo de la persona a través del autoconocimiento, proceso éste en el que la noción de sí mismo (self) adquiere unpapel preponderante.Si, dentro del ocio, se considera el aspecto contrafuncional de lo creativo (Munné, ibídem), como un elemento que permite transitar del tiempo liberador al tiempo liberado (Munné y Codina, 1996), podrían utilizarse los ejercicios teatrales paraindagar los procesos que conducen al tiempo libre. En psicología social, el uso de estas herramientas ha estado considerado, fundamentalmente, dentro de las perspectivas del psicodrama iniciado por Moreno, ciertos enfoques de lasdenominadas teorías del rol, y más recientemente como una expresión del denominado ocio serio (Stebbins, 1992).En esta comunicación se analizan las ventajas y desventajas de cada una de estas tres perspectivas, y se sugiere cómo podrían aplicarse los ejercicios teatrales en los estudios de ocio; a esto último se añade la consideración de nuevas epistemologías como las teorías de la complejidad en lo que respecta al tiempo libre y al sí mismo (Munné, 1997; Codina, 1998, 1999a, 1999b), derivándose de todo esto una posible alternativa en la intervención psicosocial desde los estudios de ocio.

Ripoll, E. (ed.): "Abate H. Breuil. Antología de textos", Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres i UNED, Barcelona-Madrid 2002

El llibre editat pel Dr. Ripoll Perelló s'emmarca en un deIs aspectes més destacats de la seva producció bibliografica, la de les recopilacions documentals, necrologiques i altres aspectes relacionats amb la historia de la prehistoria. Vull deixar clar que faig aquesta constatació en termes d' elogi i d' admiració, ja que les aportacions del Dr. Ripoll Perelló són molt valuoses per entendre moltes coses que continuen vigents en la prehistoria mundial.

Cambios en el uso y la concepción de las TIC, implementando el Mobile Learning.

This research analyses the actual use and conception of the ICT mobility that a life long learning group of students have. The students have participated in a Mobile Learning experience along an online postgraduate course, which was designed under a traditional e-learning perspective. The students received a tablet PC (iPad) in order to work at the course and also to use it in their personal and professional life. A complete and original pre-test / post-test questionnaire was applied before and after the course. This instrument was scientifically validated. Thru the questionnaire, uses tendency and students perceptions were studied. Frequencies, purposes, habits of use and valuation, as well as the device"s integration into their personal, social and professional life were studied. The analysis intents to apply the 'Social Technographics Profile" by Bernoff (2010) to classify, by profile groups, the users of the actual Internet. Finally a reflexion of the reasons and limits of the theory, in this study, and also the relation to reality is presented. The Inter-coding reliability and validity shows the possibility of applying the instrument on wider samples in order to get a closer look to the uses and actual conceptions of the ubiquitous ICTs.

Aportació al coneixement de la brioflora aquàtica de l'alta muntanya pirinenca

Hemos estudiado la brioflora acuática de diversas localidades de los Pirineos Centrales y Orientales, situadas por encima de 1600 m de altitud. En las aguas corrientes abundan Hygrohypnum sp. pl., Schistidium alpicola var. rivulare, Cratoneuron commutatum, Pbilonotis sp. pl., Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Scapania undulata y Marsupella emarginata var. aquatica. En las aguas remansadas y en los lagos abundan Blindia acuta, Jungermanma exsertifolia ssp. cordi/olia, Chiloscyphus polyantbos y, en los márgenes Pbilonotis seriata. Todas estas especies han desarrollado características morfológicas de adaptación al medio y se trata de especies muy diferentes de las que dominan en la montaña media y en el llano. Es destacable la presencia de briófitos en las riberas de los ibones, a muy poca profundidad, donde han de soportar el hielo de 7 a 9 meses.

On the Upper Ordovician unconformity in the Pyrenees: New evidence from the La Cerdanya area

In recent years, contradictory reports about whether or not an unconformity exists at the base of the Upper Ordovician succession of the Pyrenees have been made. In the Cerdanya area (Central Pyrenees), good outcrop evidence for this unconformity is displayed at the base of the Rabassa conglomerates. In this area, the Upper Ordovician rocks overlie a tilted Cambro-Ordovician sequence, displaying an angular unconformity and indicating a break in the stratigraphic series. Moreover, the existence of such an unconformity is supported by the distribution of Variscan minor structures, suggesting that the Cambro-Ordovician and the Upper Ordovician strata initially had different orientations before the main Variscan folding.

Pseudo-two-girdles c-axis fabric patterns in a quartz-feldspar mylonite (Costabona granodiorite, Canigo massif)

An example of the relationship that exist between the preferred crystaliografic orientation of quartz grains and the attitude of the mylonite foliation of quartz-feldspar mylonites is described. These rocks are the result of the inhomogeneous deformation under low-grade metamorphic conditions of a late Hercynian granodiorite, intruded into the gneisses of the slopes of the Canig massif (Eastern Pyrenees). The Costabona mylonites have a quartz c-axis fabric in pseudo-twogirdles symmetrical with respect to the mylonite foliation and perpendicular to the shearband systems which produce an extensional crenulation of the mylonite foliation.

Estudi microtermomètric dels filons de quars de les Esquerdes de Rojà, Massís del Canigó, Pirineu Oriental

Els materials pre-hercinians i el granit de Costabona estan travessats per un conjunt de filons de quars de fins a 15 km de longitud, coneguts com a 'Esquerdes de Roja'. Aquests filons estan localment afectats per un sistema de bandes milonítiques i per un altre posterior de fractures. A partir de l'anilisi microtermometrica de les inclusions fluides primàries en quars, ha estat obtinguda una temperatura de formació de l'ordre de + 280 C per la major part del quars, i una temperatura de + 250 C per als monocristalls que omplen esquerdes i cavitats. Els filons s'haurien format a partir de solucions mineralitzants que contenien ~ a + C, a++, K+ i, en menor proporció, ~ g + + .fins una salinitat total de l'ordre del 20/@ en pes de la Na CI.

Volcanic stratigraphy of Hannah Point, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

The Upper Cretaceous volcanic succession of Hannah Point is the best exposure of the Antarctic Peninsula Volcanic Group on L ivingston Island. The aim of the present paper is to contribute to the characterisation of the stratigr a p hy and petrogr a p hy of this little studied succession, and briefly discuss some aspects of the eru p t ive style of its volcanism. The succession is about 470 m thick and is here subdivided into five lithostratigraphic units (A to E from base to top). Unit A, approximately 120 m thick, is mainly composed of polymict clast-supported volcaniclastic breccias and also includes a dacitic lava laye r. Interstratified in the breccias of this unit, there is a thin laminated devitrified layer which shows some degree of welding. Unit B, approx imately 70 m thick, is almost entirely composed of volcaniclastic breccias, and includes a volcaniclastic conglomerate laye r. Breccias in this unit can be subdivided into two distinct types; polymict clast-supported breccias, and monomict matrix-supported breccias rich in juvenile components and displaying incipient welding. Unit C, about 65 m thick, is mainly composed of basaltic lavas, which are interlayered with minor vo lcaniclastic breccias. Unit D, approximately 65 m thick, is lithologically similar to unit B, composed of an alternation of polymict clasts upported breccias and matrix-supported breccias, and includes a volcaniclastic conglomerate laye r. Unit E, about 150 m thick, is mainly formed of thick andesitic lava layers. Minor basaltic dykes and a few normal faults cut the succession, and the contact betwe e n units A and B can be interpreted both as an unconformity or a fault. The matrix-supported breccias included in the succession of Hannah Point have high contents of juvenile components and incipient welding, which suggest that part of the succession is the result of pyroclastic fragmentation and emplacement from pyroclastic flows. In contrast, the polymict clast-supported breccias suggest reworking of previous deposits and deposition from cool mass flows. The lavas indicate eff u s ive volcanic eruptions, and the absence of features indicative of subaqueous volcanism suggests that at least these portions of the succession were emplaced in a subaerial environment .

Aportació al coneixement de la brioflora aquàtica de l'alta muntanya pirinenca

Hemos estudiado la brioflora acuática de diversas localidades de los Pirineos Centrales y Orientales, situadas por encima de 1600 m de altitud. En las aguas corrientes abundan Hygrohypnum sp. pl., Schistidium alpicola var. rivulare, Cratoneuron commutatum, Pbilonotis sp. pl., Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Scapania undulata y Marsupella emarginata var. aquatica. En las aguas remansadas y en los lagos abundan Blindia acuta, Jungermanma exsertifolia ssp. cordi/olia, Chiloscyphus polyantbos y, en los márgenes Pbilonotis seriata. Todas estas especies han desarrollado características morfológicas de adaptación al medio y se trata de especies muy diferentes de las que dominan en la montaña media y en el llano. Es destacable la presencia de briófitos en las riberas de los ibones, a muy poca profundidad, donde han de soportar el hielo de 7 a 9 meses.

Correlation between species composition and soil properties in the pastures of Plana de Vic (Catalonia, Spain)

The correlation between the species composition of pasture communities and soil properties in Plana de Vic has been studied using two multivariate methods, Correspondence Analysis (CA) for the vegetation data and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for the soil data. To analyse the pastures, we took 144 vegetation relevés (comprising 201 species) that have been classified into 10 phytocoenological communities elsewhere. Most of these communities are almost entirely built up by perennials, ranging from xerophilous, clearly Mediterranean, to mesophilous, related to medium-European pastures, but a few occurring in shallow soils are dominated by therophytes. As for the soil properties, we analysed texture, pH, depth, bulk density, organic matter, C/N ratio and the carbonates content of 25 samples, correspondingto representative relevés of the communities studied.