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Ressenya de Carles Brasó Broggi, Trade and Technology Networks in the Chinese Textile Industry. Opening Up Before the Reform, Londres, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, 221 pp.
No full textSoccerHigh: a benchmark dataset for automatic soccer video summarization
No full textVideo summarization aims to extract key shots from longer videos to produce concise and informative summaries. One of its most common applications is in sports, where highlight reels capture the most important moments of a game, along with notable reactions and specific contextual events. Automatic summary generation can support video editors in the sports media industry by reducing the time and effort required to identify key segments. However, the lack of publicly available datasets poses a challenge in developing robust models for sports highlight generation. In this paper, we address this gap by introducing a curated dataset for soccer video summarization, designed to serve as a benchmark for the task. The dataset includes shot boundaries for 237 matches from the Spanish, French, and Italian leagues, using broadcast footage sourced from the SoccerNet dataset. Alongside the dataset, we propose a baseline model specifically designed for this task, which achieves an F1 score of 0.3956 in the test set. Furthermore, we propose a new metric constrained by the length of each target summary, enabling a more objective evaluation of the generated content. The dataset and code are available at https://ipcv.github.io/SoccerHigh/.This work was funded by the European Union (GA 101119800 - EMERALD). The authors also acknowledge the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for awarding us access to Karolina at IT4Innovations, Czech Republic and to MareNostrum5 at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain. A. D.-J. would like to sincerely thank Dr. Alejandro Cartas for his invaluable support throughout this research
Outlining the psychological profile of persistent depression in Fibromyalgia patients through Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
No full textBackground: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex condition marked by increased pain sensitivity and central sensitization. Studies often explore the link between FM and depressive anxiety disorders, but few focus on dysthymia or persistent depressive disorder (PDD), which can be more disabling than major depression (MD). Objective: To identify clinical scales and subscales of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) that effectively describe and differentiate the psychological profile of PDD, with or without comorbid MD, in FM patients with PDD previously dimensionally classified by the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III). Method: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted with 66 women (mean age 49.18, SD = 8.09) from Hospital del Mar. The PAI, the MCMI-III, and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) were used to assess the sample. Results: The PAI showed strong discriminative ability in detecting PDD, characterized by high scores in cognitive and emotional depression and low scores in identity alteration, dominance, and grandeur. High scores in cognitive, emotional, and physiological depression, identity alteration, cognitive anxiety, and suicidal ideation, along with low scores in dominance and grandeur, were needed to detect MD with PDD. Discriminant analysis could differentiate 69.6-73.9% of the PDD group and 84.6% of the PDD+MD group. Group comparisons showed that 72.2% of patients with an affective disorder by PAI were correctly classified in the MCMI-III affective disorder group, and 70% without affective disorder were correctly classified. Conclusions: The PAI effectively identifies PDD in FM patients and detects concurrent MD episodes, aiding in better prognostic and therapeutic guidance.This study received partial support from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain (Grant PID2021-127703OB-I00, MICIU/AEI/10.130391/501100011033 and FEDER/UE) and the Agency of University and Research Funding Management of the Catalonia Government within the Research Groups SGR 2017/00717 framework
Investigating sperm RNA dynamics in intergenerational inheritance using nanopore sequencing
No full textThe aim of this thesis is to delve into sperm RNA dynamics during maturation and paternal inheritance. To obtain an integrative multi-omics view of sperm RNA during these processes, I turned to the new direct RNA sequencing platform, nanopore sequencing, from Oxford Nanopore Technologies. This technology has the potential to capture information about the transcriptome, epitranscriptome, degradation patterns, and 3’ end and tail composition, in the full compendium of RNA biotypes, within a single sequencing run. The first half of this thesis is devoted to developing RNA modification detection and short RNA sequencing methodologies for nanopore sequencing. In the second half of this thesis, I apply these methodologies to characterise sperm RNA dynamics during maturation and upon high-fat diet perturbation. I also investigate the effect of high-fat diet timing on the intergenerational inheritance of acquired metabolic disorders with the view of identifying key intervention points.L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi era aprofundir en les dinàmiques de l'ARN espermàtic durant la maduració i l'herència paterna. Per obtenir una visió complerta i integradora de l'ARN espermàtic durant aquests processos, vaig recórrer a la nova plataforma de seqüenciació directa d'ARN, la seqüenciació mitjançant el ús de nanopors, una tècnica desenvolupada per Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Aquesta tecnologia té el potencial de capturar informació sobre el transcriptoma, l'epitranscriptoma, els patrons de degradació, la composició de l'extrem 3' i la cua poliadelinada i; detectar tots els biotips d'ARN a la vegada en una únic experiment. La primera meitat d'aquesta tesi es dedica a desenvolupar metodologies de detecció de modificacions d'ARN i seqüenciació curta d'ARN per a ser aplicades a la seqüenciació de nanopors. En la segona meitat, aplico aquestes metodologies per caracteritzar les dinàmiques de l'ARN espermàtic durant la maduració i les induides per una dieta amb un alt contingut de greixos. També investigo l'efecte d’aquest tipus de dieta en l'herència intergeneracional dels trastorns metabòlics adquirits amb l'objectiu d'identificar els punts clau d'intervenció.Programa de doctorat en Biomedicin
Meet-in-the-middle meets multi-omics identifying molecular signatures of environmental drivers of childhood overweight
No full textBackground: Obesity is a multi-cause chronic disease recognized across the lifespan, with childhood obesity prevalence rising over the past decades. Although exposome-wide association studies have identified early-life environmental drivers of child obesity, and explored the multi-omics signatures of the exposome of children, it is understudied whether the combined effects of multiple exposures are potentially mediated by multi-omics. Methods: Within the Human Early Life Exposome (HELIX) project, 1041 mother-child pairs were surveyed for a wide range of environmental exposures including over 354 prenatal and childhood exposures. Multi-omics molecular features were measured during childhood, encompassing the blood methylome and transcriptome, plasma proteins and urinary and serum metabolites. Exposome and multi-omics features were integrated into latent factors by Multi-omics Factor Analysis, based on which structural equation modelling was used to assess whether multi-omics mediated associations between exposome and child body mass index (BMI). Results: Key findings included: (i) prenatal nutrition, exercise, and passive smoking influencing BMI via DNA methylation of HOXA5 and Tenascin XB; (ii) childhood exposure to PCBs and phenols linked with BMI through inflammation and coagulation pathways; and (iii) childhood PCB and dietary exposures associated with BMI via immune pathways. Conclusions: This novel untargeted workflow elucidated biological mechanisms linking environmental exposures to child obesity, potentially supporting targeted public health interventions.The study has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, European Union, under grant agreement No 874583 (ATHLETE project). Data were collected as part of the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-206), European Union, under grant agreement no 308333 (HELIX project). BiB is supported by a joint grant from the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and UK Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) (MR/N024391/1), United Kingdom; the British Heart Foundation (CS/16/4/32482), United Kingdom; a Wellcome Infrastructure Grant (WT101597MA), United Kingdom; the National Institute for Health Research under its Applied Research Collaboration for Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR200166), United Kingdom. The National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, United Kingdom, provided research delivery support for this study. INMA data collections were supported by grants from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP, and the Generalitat de Catalunya-CIRIT, Spain. KANC was funded by the grant of the Lithuanian Agency for Science Innovation and Technology (6-04-2014_31V-66), Lithuania. The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Education and Research, Norway. The Rhea project was financially supported by European projects (EU FP6-2003-Food-3-NewGeneris, EU FP6. STREP Hiwate, EU FP7 ENV.2007.1.2.2.2. Project No 211250 Escape, EU FP7-2008-ENV-1.2.1.4 Envirogenomarkers, EU FP7-HEALTH-2009- single stage CHICOS, EU FP7 ENV.2008.1.2.1.6. Proposal No 226285 ENRIECO, EU- FP7- HEALTH-2012 Proposal No 308333 HELIX, European Union), and the Greek Ministry of Health, Greece (Program of Prevention of obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in preschool children, in Heraklion district, Crete, Greece: 2011-2014; “Rhea Plus”: Primary Prevention Program of Environmental Risk Factors for Reproductive Health, and Child Health: 2012-15). The CRG/UPF Proteomics Unit is part of the Spanish National Infrastructure for Omics Sciences (ICTS OmicsTech), Spain
Políticas de memoria sobre la esclavitud en España: Barcelona en perspectiva comparada
No full textEn el artículo analizamos las acciones llevadas a cabo, tanto desde la sociedad civil como sobre todo desde las instituciones públicas, en el ámbito de la memoria de la esclavitud y del comercio de esclavos en Barcelona. Hemos adoptado un enfoque comparativo para contextualizar dichas iniciativas en relación con las acciones llevadas a cabo recientemente en diferentes ciudades británicas y francesas, poniendo así de relieve los alcances y, más aún, las limitaciones de la memoria de la esclavitud en la capital catalana, e insistiendo en que dichas carencias no son exclusivas de Barcelona sino que alcanzan, por igual, otras ciudades españolas
Who gets to feel important? Masculinity constructions, feminized work, and self-perceived social status among European men: how do European men who embody hegemonic versus caring masculinities differ in their self-perceived social status across masculinized and feminized occupational spheres?
No full textTFM guanyador del IV Premi Treball de Fi de Màster en Prespectiva de Gènere. Edició 2023-2025Màster Universitari en Recerca en Sociologia i Demografia. Curs 2024-2025Tutora: María José GonzálezThis thesis explores how European men’s constructions of masculinity, categorized as hegemonic or caring, shape their self-perceived social status within segmented gendered occupational spheres. Therefore, masculinity is analyzed beyond dominance and privilege, as alternative masculinities emerge and function as symbolic capital within structurally unequal labor markets in Europe. Thus, drawing from a decolonial and intersectional framework, this research analyzes data from the sixth wave of the ESS (2012) and applies generalized ordered logistic regression models, to explore the interplay between masculinity constructions, occupational gender segmentation, migration status, as well as national gender inequality and its influence on men’s self-perceptions of social status. This thesis aims to fill a key gap by integrating masculinity theory, labor stratification, and decolonial theory in the context of subjective status evaluations, while arguing that masculinity functions both as a privilege and compensatory identity, particularly in feminized or racialized spaces. Findings reveal that both hegemonic and caring masculinities are positively associated with higher self-perceived social status, though hegemonic traits have a stronger effect. However, contrary to expectations, gendered occupational segmentation does not significantly moderate this relationship, suggesting that masculinity constructions operate relatively independently of job gendering in shaping perceived status, while national context proves to be a significant moderator in the relationship
Thermal evolution of gene expression profiles in Drosophila subobscura
No full textBackground: Despite its pervasiveness, the genetic basis of adaptation resulting in variation directly or indirectly related to temperature (climatic) gradients is poorly understood. By using 3-fold replicated laboratory thermal stocks covering much of the physiologically tolerable temperature range for the temperate (i.e., cold tolerant) species Drosophila subobscura we have assessed whole-genome transcriptional responses after three years of thermal adaptation, when the populations had already diverged for inversion frequencies, pre-adult life history components, and morphological traits. Total mRNA from each population was compared to a reference pool mRNA in a standard, highly replicated two-colour competitive hybridization experiment using cDNA microarrays. Results: A total of 306 (6.6%) cDNA clones were identified as 'differentially expressed' (following a false discovery rate correction) after contrasting the two furthest apart thermal selection regimes (i.e., 13°C vs. 22°C), also including four previously reported candidate genes for thermotolerance in Drosophila (Hsp26, Hsp68, Fst, and Treh). On the other hand, correlated patterns of gene expression were similar in cold- and warm-adapted populations. Analysis of functional categories defined by the Gene Ontology project point to an overrepresentation of genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism, nucleic acids metabolism and regulation of transcription among other categories. Although the location of differently expressed genes was approximately at random with respect to chromosomes, a physical mapping of 88 probes to the polytene chromosomes of D. subobscura has shown that a larger than expected number mapped inside inverted chromosomal segments. Conclusion: Our data suggest that a sizeable number of genes appear to be involved in thermal adaptation in Drosophila, with a substantial fraction implicated in metabolism. This apparently illustrates the formidable challenge to understanding the adaptive evolution of complex trait variation. Furthermore, some clustering of genes within inverted chromosomal sections was detected. Disentangling the effects of inversions will be obviously required in any future approach if we want to identify the relevant candidate genes
On the legitimacy of Nationalism: minorities, majorities, and the multinational state
No full textThis thesis develops normative arguments about nationalism in multinational contexts. It draws consequences from the arguments used by advocates of nationalism, and analyzes their implications for a theory of the multinational state. In particular, it explores the relationship between different types and manifestations of nationalism and current normative accounts of this phenomenon.
The issues raised are different in nature, but all of them have to do with the conflict and comparison between state nationalism and minority nationalism. Ultimately, the thesis attempts to determine the extent to which state nationalism can coexist with minority nationalism in multinational states.
The thesis’ main question is whether or not some forms and manifestations of nationalism (and if so, which) are more defensible than others according to current normative understandings of nationalism, and what are the implications of that for the political organization of multinational states.Aquesta tesi desenvolupa arguments normatius sobre el nacionalisme en contextos plurinacionals. Extreu conseqüències dels arguments utilitzats pels defensors del nacionalisme i n’analitza les implicacions per a una teoria de l'estat plurinacional. En particular, explora la relació entre diferents tipus i manifestacions del nacionalisme i les valoracions normatives actuals d'aquest fenomen.
Les qüestions plantejades són de diferent naturalesa, però totes tenen a veure amb el conflicte i la comparació entre el nacionalisme d'estat i el nacionalisme minoritari. En definitiva, la tesi intenta determinar fins a quin punt el nacionalisme estatal pot coexistir amb el nacionalisme minoritari als estats plurinacionals.
La pregunta principal de la tesi és si algunes formes i manifestacions del nacionalisme (i, si és així, quines) són més defensables que d'altres segons les interpretacions normatives actuals del nacionalisme, i quines són les implicacions d'això per a l'organització política dels estats plurinacionals.Programa de Doctorat en Ciències Polítiques i Social
