Let´s make people management visible. 'Hagamos visible la dirección de personas'.

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Hacer visible lo cotidiano a través del cine : la perspectiva de género en la Educación para el Desarrollo.

Monográfico con el título: 'La Educación para el Desarrollo ante las desigualdades del siglo XXI'. Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Hacer visible lo invisible : la iconografía del agua en la antigüedad

Se plantea un recorrido por la iconografía de la imagen del agua en la Antigüedad, explorando los distintos ensayos que de este tema se hacen en Grecia y Roma para superar el obstáculo de representación que supone la aparente invisibilidad del agua.

Prediction of human adaptation and performance in underwater environments

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Hacer visible la producci??n-reproducci??n con h??bridos digitales en la formaci??n permanente del profesorado

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Psychometric prediction of penitentiary recidivism

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Prediction of the bulking phenomenon in wastewater treatment plants

The control and prediction of wastewater treatment plants poses an important goal: to avoid breaking the environmental balance by always keeping the system in stable operating conditions. It is known that qualitative information — coming from microscopic examinations and subjective remarks — has a deep influence on the activated sludge process. In particular, on the total amount of effluent suspended solids, one of the measures of overall plant performance. The search for an input–output model of this variable and the prediction of sudden increases (bulking episodes) is thus a central concern to ensure the fulfillment of current discharge limitations. Unfortunately, the strong interrelation between variables, their heterogeneity and the very high amount of missing information makes the use of traditional techniques difficult, or even impossible. Through the combined use of several methods — rough set theory and artificial neural networks, mainly — reasonable prediction models are found, which also serve to show the different importance of variables and provide insight into the process dynamics

Prediction of postprandial blood glucose under intra-patient variability and uncertainty and its use in the design of insulin dosing strategies for type 1 diabetic patients

In this thesis I propose a novel method to estimate the dose and injection-to-meal time for low-risk intensive insulin therapy. This dosage-aid system uses an optimization algorithm to determine the insulin dose and injection-to-meal time that minimizes the risk of postprandial hyper- and hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetic patients. To this end, the algorithm applies a methodology that quantifies the risk of experiencing different grades of hypo- or hyperglycaemia in the postprandial state induced by insulin therapy according to an individual patient’s parameters. This methodology is based on modal interval analysis (MIA). Applying MIA, the postprandial glucose level is predicted with consideration of intra-patient variability and other sources of uncertainty. A worst-case approach is then used to calculate the risk index. In this way, a safer prediction of possible hyper- and hypoglycaemic episodes induced by the insulin therapy tested can be calculated in terms of these uncertainties.

Find the difference! : eye tracking study on information seeking behavior using an online game

With the advent of digital era web applications have become inevitable part of our lives. We are using the web to manage even the financially or ethically sensitive issues. For this reason exploration of information seeking behavior is an exciting area of research. Current study provides insight on information seeking behavior using a classic ‘Find the Difference’ game. 50 university students between the age of 19 and 26 participated in the study. Eye movement data were recorded with a Tobii T120 device. Participants carried out 4 continuous tasks. Each task included two pictures side by side with 7 hidden differences. After finishing the tasks, participants were asked to repeat the game with the same picture set. This data collection methodology allows the evaluation of learning curves. Additionally, participants were asked about their hand preference. For the purpose of analysis the following metrics were applied: task times (including saccades), fixation count and fixation duration (without saccades). The right- and left-hand side on each picture was selected as AOI (Area of Interest) to detect side preference in connection with hand preference. Results suggest a significant difference between male and female participants regarding aggregated task times (male 58.37s respectively female 68.37s), deviation in the number of fixations and fixation duration (apparently female have less but longer fixations) and also in the distribution of fixations between AOIs. Using eyetracking data current paper highlights the similarities and differences in information acquisition strategies respectively reveals gender and education (Arts vs. Sciences) dependent characteristics of interaction.

Delineating difference and spaces of resistance : reading the Nana’s Silence in Rosario Castellanos’ ''Balún Canán''

A escritora mexicana Rosario Castellanos incorpora silêncios em suas obras de uma forma que permite ao leitor a questionar o próprio significado da agência e da natureza da subjetividade de uma protagonista feminina. Silêncios tendem a criar brechas no texto, iluminando as diferenças sociais e raciais que a narração em primeira pessoa foge. Além disso, é revelado que o sujeito se imagina em oposição ao silêncio de mulheres menos privilegiadas, e que realmente não existe um local em que o subalterno pode falar. Este projecto se centra em seu romance Balún Canan (1957), em que a babá Indígena de uma menina complica o desejo de ascender dentro da estrutura patriarcal da sua família mais privilegiada, como a menina descobre que o que faria sua vida confortável é a causa da subjugação de sua “outra mãe.” O texto é desenvolvido em torno de um desejo de falar a partir das margens, e há um esforço claro para dar voz aos subalternos. No entanto, a relação entre a menina e sua babá não é nem romântica nem idealizada; a presença da mulher colonizada resiste a marginalização e ressalta que está sendo coberto no processo de desenvolvimento individual. Ansiedadesurge dentro da narração da menina como ela percebe seu privilégio como membro da classe latifundiária, e a escrita navega entre diferentes manifestações de silêncio: o silenciamento da babá em uma replicação de violência colonial, e a manutenção do silêncio como uma barreira respeitosa.

Análise à volatilidade do mercado da arte

Um olhar breve para a história financeira internacional denota que, em períodos de crise ou até mesmo de depressão das principais economias mundiais, os investidores tendem a proteger os seus investimentos, muito para além dos usuais activos financeiros, como o caso das acções, obrigações, entre outros. A principal razão para tal é que, em termos empíricos, verifica-se que estes activos referidos apresentam uma elevada volatilidade, especialmente em momentos de grande turbulência nos mercados financeiros, em virtude da incerteza quanto ao futuro das economias mundiais. Assim sendo, a presente investigação realiza uma análise em torno da previsão de volatilidade dos activos associados a arte e, assim, pretende comparar com a volatilidade existente em torno dos índices ou mercados financeiros. Para tal, serão adoptados os modelos de heterocedasticidade condicional, com a finalidade de previsão de volatilidade marginal ou incondicional. A análise efectuada baseou-se na comparação da volatilidade marginal dos índices S&P 500 e DJ Euro Stoxx 50, representativos dos activos financeiros, face à volatilidade marginal das principais empresas (Christie´s e Sotheby´s) e do principal índice de arte (ArtPrice Global Index), representativos dos activos associados à arte. Os resultados evidenciam uma diferença significativa entre as volatilidades marginais ou incondicionais previstas, resultando numa menor volatilidade prevista incondicional dos activos de arte face aos activos financeiros.

Difference limens for first formant frequencies of synthesized vowels in hearing-impaired listeners

This paper studies auditory-vowel perception abilities of the hearing impaired. The study investigated the relationship among the difference limen for first formant frequencies of synthesized vowels in severe and profoundly hearing-impaired listeners, degree of hearing low, and general auditory speech perception.

Auditory difference limen for duration in deaf and hearing listeners

This paper reviews a study to determine if deaf children can discriminate fine durational changes in acoustic signals or whether the impairment of the peripheral auditory system interferes with the temporal precision necessary for such tasks.

Difference between default telecoil and programmed microphone frequency response in behind-the-ear hearing aids

The notion that the default telecoil (t-coil) frequency response should match the programmed microphone frequency response to provide optimal telephone understanding for hearing aid patients has received little attention. This study addresses differences in the average frequency response of the two transducers in behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids.