Livro das obras de Garcia de Reesende : que tracta da vida & grandissimas virtudes & bõdades ... & muy craros feitos do christianissimo ... principe el rey dom Ioam ho segundo deste nome & dos reys de Portugal ho trezeno ... ; con outras obras ... do mesmo auctor ...

Miscellanea de Garcia de Reesende, XXIII h. (finales)

Histoire du connêtable de Lune, favori de Jean II, Roi de Castille & de Leon.

Mode of access: Internet.

Dichos y hechos de el Señor Rey Don Phelipe Segundo, el Prudente, potentissimo y Glorioso Monarca de las Españas y de las Indias /

Mode of access: Internet.

Cronicas de los Reyes de Castilla Don Pedro, Don Enrique II, Don Juan I, Don Enrique III /

Tomo I, que comprende la cronica del Rey Don Pedro - Tomo II, que contiene las de Don Enrique II, D. Juan I y D. Enrique III.

Augustini de Vergara Baraona Latini sermonis [et] eloquentiae apud inclyta[m] Academiam Vallisoletanam primarij Oratio in funere Philippi II Hispaniarum et ad Orientem Occidente[m]que Solem Indiarum Regis Catholici potentissimi : vna cum Structura rethorica [et] eiusdem orationis delineatione atque lumînibus ; item [et] altera Oratio habita in festo literario Diui Lucae eo ipso anno 1598.

Palau,

Historiae Ecclesiasticae ex ... Caesaris Baroni ... tomus II /

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Los cinco libros postreros de la historia del rey Don Hernando el Catholico, de las empresas y ligas de Italia /

CCBE. S. XVI,

El informe de Juba II sobre las Fortunatae Insulae (Plinio el Viejo, HN, VI, 202-205)

El propósito de este artículo es el análisis del informe realizado por el monarca mauritano Juba II, quien en los albores de la Era envió una expedición de índole político-científica a las Islas Canarias, o Islas Afortunadas, como él las denominó, y cuyos resultados consignó en el tratado Sobre Libia (6 d.C.). Esta información fue recogida décadas más tarde por el naturalista romano Plinio el Viejo, única fuente de transmisión de este texto fundamental para la primera historia de Canarias.

"Caballeros moriscos" al servicio de Juan II y Enrique IV, reyes de Castilla

Los llamados “caballeros moriscos” eran cristianos de origen islámico que, a cambio de prestar servicio militar a la monarquía, cobraban un' salario en dinero y en especie. La mayoría vivían dispersos en ciudades de Castilla y de Andalucía, pero había un grupo cerca del rey de modo permanente. En el presente trabajo estudio las formas de reclutamiento de estos “caballeros”, subrayando el papel que juegan los vínculos familiares y sus medios de vida, que eran bastante escasos. También analizo la imagen deformada de esta minoría que nos ha transmitido algún cronista hostil a Enrique IV.

Long-term exposure to gaseous air pollutants and cardio-respiratory mortality in Brisbane, Australia

Air pollution is ranked by the World Health Organisation as one of the top ten contributors to the global burden of disease and injury. Exposure to gaseous air pollutants, even at a low level, has been associated with cardiorespiratory diseases (Vedal, Brauer et al. 2003). Most recent epidemiological studies of air pollution have used time-series analyses to explore the relationship between daily mortality or morbidity and daily ambient air pollution concentrations based on the same day or previous days (Hajat, Armstrong et al. 2007). However, most of the previous studies have examined the association between air pollution and health outcomes using air pollution data from a single monitoring site or average values from a few monitoring sites to represent the whole population of the study area. In fact, for a metropolitan city, ambient air pollution levels may differ significantly among the different areas. There is increasing concern that the relationships between air pollution and mortality may vary with geographical area (Chen, Mengersen et al. 2007). Additionally, some studies have indicated that socio-economic status can act as a confounder when investigating the relation between geographical location and health (Scoggins, Kjellstrom et al. 2004). This study examined the spatial variation in the relationship between long-term exposure to gaseous air pollutants (including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3) and sulphur dioxide (SO2)), and cardiorespiratory mortality in Brisbane, Australia, during the period 1996 - 2004.

Web crippling tests of hollow flange channel beams – end one flange and interior one flange load cases

LiteSteel beam (LSB) is a new cold-formed steel hollow flange channel section produced using a patented manufacturing process involving simultaneous cold-forming and dual electric resistance welding. The LSBs were commonly used as floor joists and bearers with web openings in residential, industrial and commercial buildings. Due to the unique geometry of LSBs, as well as its unique residual stress characteristics and initial geometric imperfections resultant of manufacturing processes, much of the existing research for common cold-formed steel sections is not directly applicable to LSBs. Many research studies have been carried out to evaluate the behaviour and design of LSBs subject to pure bending actions, predominant shear and combined actions. However, to date, no investigation has been conducted into the web crippling behaviour and strength of LSB sections. Hence detailed experimental studies were conducted to investigate the web crippling behaviour and strengths of LSBs under EOF (End One Flange) and IOF (Interior One Flange) load cases. A total of 26 web crippling tests was conducted and the results were compared with current AS/NZS 4600 design rules. This comparison showed that AS/NZS 4600 (SA, 2005) design rules are very conservative for LSB sections under EOF and IOF load cases. Suitable design equations have been proposed to determine the web crippling capacity of LSBs based on experimental results. This paper presents the details of this experimental study on the web crippling behaviour and strengths of LiteSteel beams under EOF and IOF load cases.

Numerical modelling and design of lipped channel beams subject to shear

Cold-formed steel members are increasingly used as primary structural elements in buildings due to the availability of thin and high strength steels and advanced cold-forming technologies. Cold-formed lipped channel beams (LCB) are commonly used as flexural members such as floor joists and bearers. Many research studies have been carried out to evaluate the behaviour and design of LCBs subject to pure bending actions. However, limited research has been undertaken on the shear behaviour and strength of LCBs. Hence a numerical study was undertaken to investigate the shear behaviour and strength of LCBs. Finite element models of simply supported LCBs with aspect ratios of 1.0 and 1.5 were considered under a mid-span load. They were then validated by comparing their results with test results and used in a detailed parametric study based on the validated finite element models. Numerical studies were conducted to investigate the shear buckling and post-buckling behaviour of LCBs. Experimental and numerical results showed that the current design rules in cold-formed steel structures design codes are very conservative for the shear design of LCBs. Improved design equations were therefore proposed for the shear strength of LCBs. This paper presents the details of this numerical study of LCBs and the results.

Characterising the spatial dynamics of sympatric Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in the Philippines

Entomological surveillance and control are essential to the management of dengue fever (DF). Hence, understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of DF vectors, Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) and Ae. (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), is paramount. In the Philippines, resources are limited and entomological surveillance and control are generally commenced during epidemics, when transmission is difficult to control. Recent improvements in spatial epidemiological tools and methods offer opportunities to explore more efficient DF surveillance and control solutions: however, there are few examples in the literature from resource-poor settings. The objectives of this study were to: (i) explore spatial patterns of Aedes populations and (ii) predict areas of high and low vector density to inform DF control in San Jose village, Muntinlupa city, Philippines. Fortnightly, adult female Aedes mosquitoes were collected from 50 double-sticky ovitraps (SOs) located in San Jose village for the period June-November 2011. Spatial clustering analysis was performed to identify high and low density clusters of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. Spatial autocorrelation was assessed by examination of semivariograms, and ordinary kriging was undertaken to create a smoothed surface of predicted vector density in the study area. Our results show that both Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were present in San Jose village during the study period. However, one Aedes species was dominant in a given geographic area at a time, suggesting differing habitat preferences and interspecies competition between vectors. Density maps provide information to direct entomological control activities and advocate the development of geographically enhanced surveillance and control systems to improve DF management in the Philippines.

Spatial analysis of risk factors for transmission of the Barmah forest virus in Queensland, Australia

Barmah Forest virus (BFV) disease is the second most common mosquito-borne disease in Australia but few data are available on the risk factors. We assessed the impact of spatial climatic, socioeconomic and ecological factors on the transmission of BFV disease in Queensland, Australia, using spatial regression. All our analyses indicate that spatial lag models provide a superior fit to the data compared to spatial error and ordinary least square models. The residuals of the spatial lag models were found to be uncorrelated, indicating that the models adequately account for spatial and temporal autocorrelation. Our results revealed that minimum temperature, distance from coast and low tide were negatively and rainfall was positively associated with BFV disease in coastal areas, whereas minimum temperature and high tide were negatively and rainfall was positively associated with BFV disease (all P-value.