La memòria de l'aigua

Porposta presentada a la Mostra Internacional d'Art Urbà de Caldes de Montbui

Anàlisi experimental de la capacitat d'emmagatzematge d'energia tèrmica de dos tancs connectats en cascada amb diferent pcm

En aquest treball es pretén estudiar el potencial d'emmagatzematge d'energia tèrmica, per aplicacions de refrigeració solar d'un sistema format per dos tancs intercanviadors acumuladors connectats en cascada. Cada tanc conté un PCM diferent amb diferent temperatura de canvi de fase. Concretament es tracta d'hidroquinona i d-mannitol. Els quals posseixen temperatures de canvi de fase entre 140 i 200 Cº requerides per aplicacions de fred solar. També es pretén comparar el sistema en cascada amb el mateix sistema connectat en paral·lel.

Clinical management and burden of bipolar disorder: a multinational longitudinal study (WAVE-bd Study)

BACKGROUND: Studies in bipolar disorder (BD) to date are limited in their ability to provide a whole-disease perspective--their scope has generally been confined to a single disease phase and/or a specific treatment. Moreover, most clinical trials have focused on the manic phase of disease, and not on depression, which is associated with the greatest disease burden. There are few longitudinal studies covering both types of patients with BD (I and II) and the whole course of the disease, regardless of patients' symptomatology. Therefore, the Wide AmbispectiVE study of the clinical management and burden of Bipolar Disorder (WAVE-bd) (NCT01062607) aims to provide reliable information on the management of patients with BD in daily clinical practice. It also seeks to determine factors influencing clinical outcomes and resource use in relation to the management of BD. METHODS: WAVE-bd is a multinational, multicentre, non-interventional, longitudinal study. Approximately 3000 patients diagnosed with BD type I or II with at least one mood event in the preceding 12 months were recruited at centres in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela. Site selection methodology aimed to provide a balanced cross-section of patients cared for by different types of providers of medical aid (e.g. academic hospitals, private practices) in each country. Target recruitment percentages were derived either from scientific publications or from expert panels in each participating country. The minimum follow-up period will be 12 months, with a maximum of 27 months, taking into account the retrospective and the prospective parts of the study. Data on demographics, diagnosis, medical history, clinical management, clinical and functional outcomes (CGI-BP and FAST scales), adherence to treatment (DAI-10 scale and Medication Possession Ratio), quality of life (EQ-5D scale), healthcare resources, and caregiver burden (BAS scale) will be collected. Descriptive analysis with common statistics will be performed. DISCUSSION: This study will provide detailed descriptions of the management of BD in different countries, particularly in terms of clinical outcomes and resources used. Thus, it should provide psychiatrists with reliable and up-to-date information about those factors associated with different management patterns of BD. TRIAL REGISTRATION NO: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01062607.

Taquilla urbana

Proposta presentada al Concurso internacional de ideas sobre un entorno urbano con perspectiva de género

Avenida de la Constitución de Zaragoza

Es tracte de reformar les principals avingudes de la ciutat per donar-li el to urbà i l’escala adient pel futur.El projecte introdueix nous materials, places i avingudes

The Great Museum of Egypt

Nou museu devant de les piràmides de Giza (El Cairo).Lloc extraordinari i extraordinàriament difícil.Incorpora protecció/ aprofitament del vent del desert, tempestes de sorra i aigua de pluja

Reabilitaçao da Rua da Sofia

La Rua de Sofia es el Carrer central de la Coimbra antiga i el seu nucli històric universitari (Erasmo, S.Ignaci de Loyola hi ensenyaren). Es tracta tant de revitalitzar els edificis com l’urbanizació.Jurat d’alt nivell presidit per Alexandro Alves Costa

Museo Egipcio (El Cairo)

Nou museu davant de les piràmides de Giza (El Caire).Atenció aquest mateix projecte es va presentar a Arqcatmón, mereixent ésser un dels cinc finalistes: veure la fitxa corresponent

La gestión de las cooperativas agrarias: tipificación de las cooperativas del sector oleico de Cataluña

El següent treball té com a objectiu mostrar la situació de la gestió en el sector de les cooperatives d'oli a Catalunya

Spanish E-Consumer Segmentation and Positioning in Virtual Supermarkets Sector

This article analyses different factors that influence the purchasing behaviour of online supermarket customers. These factors are related to both the appearance of the website as well as the processes that take place when making the purchase. Based on these analyses, the various groups of consumers with homogenous behaviour are studied and positioned according to their attitudes. The analysis also allows the quality of the service offered by this kind of establishment to be defined, as well as the main dimensions in which it develops. In the conclusions, factors which should influence the manager of an online supermarket to improve the quality of its service are given

El fons de la Subdelegació de Policia de Dénia (1824-1836) : estudi i descripció

Hom tracta de dilucidar el context de creació i l’estructura d’un fons policial generat arran de la creació, el 1824, de la Policia General del Regne, fet que sol considerar-se el moment fundacional de la policia estatal en Espanya. A tal fi es combinen tècniques arxivístiques i historiogràfiques, coincidents en l’anàlisi institucional. Els fons de les subdelegacions de policia ens han arribat escadussers i desestructurats al si dels antics corregiments borbònics i solen trobar-se avui en arxius locals i comarcals. No obstant això, s’hi proposa un quadre de classificació.

¿Cultura como último recurso para el servicio público? : Uso del término “cultura” en los documentos legislativos e institucionales de la CCMA y la RTVA

En una coyuntura en la que la pervivencia de los servicios públicos (de radiodifusión) es cuestionada a diario, la función cultural de éstos es presentada como elemento diferenciador fundamental con respecto a los medios públicos y por ende, razón para su supervivencia. Esta circunstancia ha propiciado que se haya extendido el uso del término cultura en todo lo relativo a los medios públicos, aunque no se haga explícita su definición. Con este trabajo nos proponemos aproximarnos al uso de “cultura” que presentan los textos legislativos e institucionales de dos corporaciones públicas autonómicas: la CCMA y la RTVA.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in never-smoking animal farmers working inside confinement buildings

BACKGROUND: In animal farming, respiratory disease has been associated with indoor air contaminants and an excess in FEV1 decline. Our aim was to determine the characteristics and risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in never-smoking European farmers working inside animal confinement buildings. METHODS: A sample of participants in the European Farmers' Study was selected for a cross-sectional study assessing lung function and air contaminants. Dose-response relationships were assessed using logistic regression models. RESULTS: COPD was found in 18 of 105 farmers (45.1 SD 11.7 years) (17.1%); 8 cases (7.6%) with moderate and 3 cases (2.9%) with severe disease. Dust and endotoxin showed a dose-response relationship with COPD, with the highest prevalence of COPD in subjects with high dust (low=7.9%/high=31.6%) and endotoxin exposure (low=10.5%/high=20.0%). This association was statistically significant for dust in the multivariate analysis (OR 6.60, 95% CI 1.10-39.54). CONCLUSION: COPD in never-smoking animal farmers working inside confinement buildings is related to indoor dust exposure and may become severe. [Authors]

Insulin dysfunction and allostic load in bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with substantial morbidity, as well as premature mortality. Available evidence indicates that 'stress-sensitive' chronic medical disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, are critical mediators and/or moderators of BD. Changes in physiologic systems implicated in allostasis have been proposed to impact brain structures and neurocognition, as well as medical comorbidity in this population. For example, abnormalities in insulin physiology, for example, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and central insulinopenia, are implicated as effectors of allostatic load in BD. Insulin's critical role in CNS physiological (e.g., neurotrophism and synaptic plasticity) and pathophysiological (e.g., neurocognitive deficits, pro-apoptosis and amyloid deposition) processes is amply documented. This article introduces the concept that insulin is a mediator of allostatic load in the BD and possibly a therapeutic target.