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Integrated geological study in an offshore renewable energy test site: a case from the Basque continental shelf (Bay of Biscay, Spain)
No full text[EN]Testing and research centres for offshore renewable energy, exemplified by facilities like BIMEP (Biscay Marine Energy Platform) on the Basque coast of Spain, play a crucial role in driving the energy transition. This study utilises pre-existing data at the facility site, such as high-resolution bathymetry and granulometric information from sediment samples, to conduct a comprehensive geological analysis including both sedimentary and rocky seabed. A litho-structural analysis is presented, including a lithological prediction for the continental shelf, the recognition of the main structures, such as NW-trending folds and predominantly NE-SW oriented fractures, and a detailed fracture analysis. Sedimentary seabeds are analysed through a Seabed Sediment Map, illustrating a granulometry-based NE-SW oriented banded distribution. Bedforms are also studied, they are asymmetric and mainly oriented NE-SW. The Seabed Sediment Map and the bedform analysis reveal the effect of an SE-directed bottom current as the main mechanism controlling sediment mobility. This current matches with the predominant swell from the NW and with the direction of the most energetic waves in the area. This approach could serve as a methodological example, offering a cost-effective means for the preliminary geological characterisation of offshore energy sites, and is crucial for establishing a baseline (‘zero state’) before the deployment. This baseline is essential for evaluating and mitigating the impact of new infrastructure on sediment dynamics, which subsequently affects the overall functioning and health of the marine ecosystem.This work was supported by project PID2022-136948NB-100/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation), project GIU23/003 (University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU), project EUSK22/05 (Euskampus Fundazioa) and project EUSK22/09 (Euskampus Fundazioa)
Ni que fuéramos ficción: la intersección ficticia del cotilleo
No full textIn the well-known boom of so-called trash TV in Spain, the television program 'Sálvame' occupies a prominent place due to its ability to lead the audience for a considerable time. Beyond the frivolous information it offers, it is characterized by its capacity to be a self-aware product that showcases the qualities of reality representation. In 'Sálvame,' there is, therefore, an intersection of the fictional both in the themes and in its treatment.; En el conocido fenómeno de la llamada telebasura en España, el programa televisivo “Sálvame” ocupa un lugar destacado por su capacidad de liderar la audiencia durante un buen tiempo. Más allá de la información frívola que ofrece, se caracteriza por su capacidad de ser un producto autoconsciente que muestra las cualidades de la representación de la realidad. En “Sálvame” hay, por tanto, una intersección de lo ficticio tanto en las temáticas como en su tratamiento
Incidencia del consumo de pornografía violenta en la comisión de delitos contra la libertad sexual
No full textEl Trabajo de Fin de Grado tiene por finalidad la investigación de si se puede establecer un nexo causal entre el consumo de pornografía violenta y la aparición de conductas sexuales agresivas que derivan en delitos contra la libertad sexual
An in-depth approach on ecological and social processes improve quantifying the climatic impact of food production
No full textWe would like to note that although this commentary is not attached to any specific funder, we would like to disclose the general funding that authors receive. Their funders did not play any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. BC3 research is supported by María de Maeztu Excellence Unit 2023-2027 Ref. CEX2021-001201-M, funded by MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033; and by the Basque Government through the BERC 2022-2025 program. The Ikerbasque programme from the Basque Government both supports A. del Prado and P. Manzano. The “VACUNCLIM” project (PID2022-137631OB-I00 Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2022, Investigación Orientada Tipo B, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Spain) supports A. del Prado, P. Manzano, I. Batalla and R. Fries. The “CircAgric-GHG” project (2nd 2021 call “Programación conjunta internacional 2021” MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR ref. num: PCI2021-122048-2A) supports G. Pardo and A. del Prado. The “Pasture Adaptation: Mitigation and Adaptation in Cultural Heritage Landscapes: Lessons from Transhumant Pastoral Systems for Managing Novel Climate Risks” Project (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation in the context of the “Belmont Forum/JPI Cultural Heritage/JPI climate Collaborative Research Action (CRA) Climate & Cultural Heritage (CCH) 2023”) supports P. Manzano and F. Paunés. The FERTILAB project (PLEC2022-009252 funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and European Union “NextGenerationEU”/ PRTR) supports G. Pardo and A. del Prado. The “SWITCH: European food systems for a just, healthy and sustainable dietary transition through knowledge and innovation” project (SWITCH – Project number: 101060483 Call: HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01-15: Transition to sustainable and healthy dietary behaviour” supports I. Batalla, C de Tomassi and V. Martínez-Cano. The Ikertalent programme from the Basque Country Government supports R. Serrano-Zulueta and J. C. Baez. PROVACUNO supports C. Márquez. Iturriaga Dañobeitia Fundazioa supports R. Serrano-Zulueta
Uncovering longitudinal changes in the brain functional connectome along the migraine cycle: a multilevel clinical connectome fngerprinting framework
No full textPublished on: 11 February 2025Background Changes in large-scale brain networks have been reported in migraine patients, but it remains unclear
how these manifest in the various phases of the migraine cycle. Case-control fMRI studies spanning the entire
migraine cycle are lacking, precluding a complete assessment of brain functional connectivity in migraine. Such stud ies are essential for understanding the inherent changes in the brain of migraine patients as well as transient changes
along the cycle. Here, we leverage the concept of functional connectome (FC) fngerprinting, whereby individual
subjects may be identifed based on their FC, to investigate changes in FC and its stability across diferent phases
of the migraine cycle.
Methods We employ a case-control longitudinal design to study a group of 10 patients with episodic menstrual
or menstrual-related migraine without aura, in the 4 phases of their spontaneous migraine cycle (preictal, ictal, postic tal, interictal), and a group of 14 healthy controls in corresponding phases of the menstrual cycle, using resting-state
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We propose a novel multilevel clinical connectome fngerprinting
approach to analyse the FC identifability not only within-subject, but also within-session and within-group.
Results This approach allowed us to obtain individual FC fngerprints by reconstructing the data using the frst
19 principal components to maximize identifability at all levels. We found decreased FC identifability for patients
in the preictal phase relative to controls, which increased with the progression of the attack and became comparable
to controls in the interictal phase. Using Network-Based Statistic analysis, we found increased FC strength across sev eral brain networks for patients in the ictal and postictal phases relative to controls.
Conclusion Our novel multilevel clinical connectome fngerprinting approach captured FC variations
along the migraine cycle in a case-control longitudinal study, bringing new insights into the cyclic nature
of the disorder.This work was supported by LARSyS FCT funding [DOI: https://doi.org/10.
54499/LA/P/0083/2020, https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/50009/2020, and
https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/50009/2020], PRR project Center for Respon sible AI [grant C645008882-00000055] and FCT [grants PD/BD/150356/2019,
PTDC/EMD-EMD/29675/2017, LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-029675
Mechanisms of convective storm initiation on Jupiter and Saturn
No full textIn the atmospheres of giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn, huge convective storms occasionally develop which can change the visual appearance of the planets’ entire bands.
These storms occur when the atmosphere’s water vapor rises and cools, releasing energy and making less dense the ascending air. However, in the helium and hydrogen atmospheres, the moist air is denser than the dry air, making convection more difficult to initiate. As water vapor is located in the deep levels of the atmosphere tens of kilometers below the upper clouds, the details around the formation of the convective storms are unknown. This Master’s Thesis runs numerical simulations of Jupiter and Saturn convective storms using an existing numerical model developed in the Planetary Sciences Group at UPV/EHU. The specific objective of this work is to investigate alternatives to moist convective initialization beyond classical warm bubbles perturbations
La mejora de la formación medioambiental, clave para alcanzar una transición ecológica justa
No full textThe just ecological transition can only be achieved through the collaboration of all: public authorities, citizens, and the world of work. This paper aims to provide a brief overview of recent regulatory changes aimed at enhancing the involvement of citizens and workers in this process. It focuses particularly on changes affecting workers’ representatives. Specifically, the paper analyses whether these reforms have given training the crucial role it deserves at all levels, and, if so, what improvements have been suggested by the literature.; Afrontar con éxito la transición ecológica justa necesita de la colaboración de todos: de los poderes públicos, de la ciudadanía y del mundo del trabajo. En este trabajo se pretende hacer un breve repaso de los últimos cambios normativos realizados con la finalidad de mejorar la implicación de la ciudadanía y de las personas trabajadoras en esta tarea, focalizando especialmente en los cambios que afectan a la representación de las personas trabajadoras. En particular, se trata de analizar si estas reformas le han otorgado el rol fundamental que merece a la formación en todos los niveles y, en su caso, qué propuestas de mejora se han ofrecido por parte de la doctrina.; Bidezko trantsizio ekologikoari arrakastaz aurre egiteko, guztion laguntza behar da: botere publikoena, herritarrena eta lan-munduarena. Azterlan honetan, herritarren eta langileen inplikazioa hobetzeko asmoz egindako azken arau-aldaketak laburbildu nahi dira, bereziki langileen ordezkaritzari eragiten dioten aldaketetan oinarrituta. Bereziki, aztertu behar da ea erreforma horiek eman dioten funtsezko rola prestakuntzari maila guztietan, eta, hala badagokio, zer hobekuntza-proposamen eskaini dituen doktrinak
La problemática medioambiental a través del libro de artista. La experiencia personal y los datos científicos en las obras de Rosell Meseguer, Liz Menard e Ireri Topete
No full textPartiendo del objetivo general de estudiar la función social del libro de artista, analizamos el modo en que este objeto artístico muestra una mirada ambientalista y ecológica. Con una metodología cualita- tiva, desde el paradigma interpretativo, estudiamos los casos de obras que, en su preocupación por la naturaleza, reclaman recapacitar sobre la posición del ser humano en el mundo y el impacto de sus acciones. Desde procesos de investigación documental y recurriendo al conocimiento científico y la observación directa, las artistas Liz Menard, Rosell Meseguer e Ireri Topete integran las subjetividades en sus libros de artista, exploran aspectos como las experiencias de la naturaleza, el uso y abuso de la tierra o los impactos del cambio climático en el territorio y las personas. Nos revelan un discurso creativo que apela a la responsabilidad, a la reflexión y a la toma de conciencia social, subrayando un carácter transformador y comprometido con su tiempo
Determining the Ground Reaction Force Value and Location for Each Foot During Bipedal Stance Exercises from a Single Forceplate
No full textIn the study of biomechanical models, balance represents a complex problem due to the issue of indeterminate forces while standing. In order to solve this problem, it is essential to measure the ground reaction forces (GRFs) applied to each foot independently. The present
work proposes a methodology for determining the independent GRF applied to each foot while standing when only one forceplate is available. For this purpose, an analytical method is proposed to determine the distribution of vertical GRFs and the position of the
independent center of pressure (CoP) in each foot. Concurrently, several neural network (NN) models are trained to improve the results obtained. This hypothesis is experimentally validated by a self-developed device that allows one to simultaneously obtain the vertical
GRF and CoP location of each foot at the same time that the GRF and the global CoP location are obtained from a single forceplate. The results obtained achieve a CoP position error of less than 8% and a vertical force error of 2%. The analytical hypothesis is demonstrated
to offer a satisfactory level of precision, while the NN is shown to result in considerable improvement in some cases.The authors would like to thank the funds received for the project PID2023-150982OB-I00 funded by MCIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, EU, and the project 2018222013 funded by the Basque Government. Thanks are also given for the funds received from the predoctoral grant PRE2023-001975 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “FSE invierte en tu future”
Biomimetic Nanocarriers for Therapy and Molecular Imaging
No full text228 p.Esta tesis se centra en el desarrollo de nanopartículas biomiméticas para diagnóstico por imagen y tratamiento de enfermedades como el cáncer y la fibrosis pulmonar (FP). A lo largo de tres capítulos, se demuestra cómo adaptar su diseño y composición permite superar barreras biológicas, mejorar su distribución en el organismo y aumentar su eficacia terapéutica.Estas nanopartículas, inspiradas en estructuras biológicas, pueden liberar fármacos de forma controlada al activarse por estímulos externos como luz o calor, y permiten hacer un seguimiento en tiempo real gracias a la imagen por resonancia magnética (IRM). Para mejorar su rendimiento y evitar su eliminación rápida por el sistema inmune, se incorporan elementos como membranas celulares o surfactante pulmonar, lo que también aumenta su biocompatibilidad.Algunas de estas nanopartículas resultan ser eficaces para administrar fármacos antifibróticos directamente en el pulmón, demostrando buena biocompatibilidad y efecto terapéutico tanto in vitro como in vivo. En conjunto, esta tesis impulsa el desarrollo de nanoplataformas inteligentes que combinan diagnóstico e imagen, liberación dirigida y control del estrés oxidativo, abriendo nuevas vías para tratamientos de precisión frente al cáncer y la fibrosis pulmona