52 research outputs found
Semantic navigation meshes for complex outdoor terrains
No full textTraditional navigation meshes are typically based on splitting the terrain into connected convex regions representing walkable cells. This works well for almost flat terrains where obstacles are clearly defined by walls or holes. When applied to complex outdoor environments with many changes in terrain height and slope, traditional approaches fail to correctly identify the walkable areas. Current navigation meshes require the user to specify the character's maximum step size and slope, and then classify the environment as walkable or non-walkable, thus limiting the flexibility to adjust paths to the agents' characteristics. Even if some terrain properties are then computed to add semantics to the navigation mesh, many cells could cover a wide range of values, as this information was ignored during its generation. In this paper, we present a novel approach to generate semantic navigation meshes, where the generated cells have a coherent and low-variance range of values for the chosen semantics (e.g., slope). Cell generation is performed with a semantic partitioning based on a region-growing algorithm. Our navigation mesh allows us to preserve the full complexity of the terrain without forcing a binary decision between walkable and non-walkable and provides useful semantics for the pathfinding algorithm.Spanish Computer Graphics Conference (CEIG)Short Paper
El guion turístico como estrategia comunicativa para la promoción de los lugares turísticos de la parroquia de Perucho.
No full textEl guion turístico como estrategia comunicativa para la promoción de los lugares turísticos de la parroquia de Perucho; Autora Argudo Ruiz Jeaneth Andrea y tutor Msc. Quishpe Christian es un trabajo de titulación enfocado a Perucho como una parroquia rural de la provincia de Pichincha, cuenta con atractivos culturales y naturales poco conocidos por la falta de difusión. La elaboración de un guión para promocionar los lugares turísticos de esta parroquia, es un proyecto educativo cuyo objetivo es el de elaborar un guión turístico como estrategia comunicativa que permita la difusión y el crecimiento del turismo histórico cultural. El documento generado a partir de esta investigación aporta en la organización y adaptación de información que ayude al profesional del área turística con información relevante para ser compartida con los visitantes.Durante este proceso se aplicaron los métodos de investigación inductivo-deductivo, analítico sintético, y etnográfico. Entre las técnicas utilizadas están la observación participativa, la entrevista y el diálogo participativo. El instrumento utilizado fue una encuesta aplicada a 200 personas residentes en la provincia de Pichincha como parte de una muestra aleatoria. Esta investigación cobra relevancia en la actualidad debido al interés que tienen las familias en conocer nuevos lugares y descubrir rincones del país que brinden hermosos paisajes y que fomenten en las futuras generaciones el interés por conocer la riqueza histórica y cultural que tiene Ecuador.The tourist script as a communicative strategy for the promotion of tourist places in the parish of Perucho; Author Argudo Ruiz Jeaneth Andrea and tutor Msc.
Quishpe Christian is a degree work focused on Perucho is a rural parish in the province of Pichincha, it has cultural and natural attractions that are little known due
to the lack of dissemination. The elaboration of a script to promote the tourist places of this parish, is an educational project whose objective is to elaborate a tourist
script as a communicative strategy that allows the diffusion and the growth of cultural-historical tourism. The document generated from this research contributes
to the organization and adaptation of information that helps the tourist area professional with relevant information to be shared with visitors. During this process, inductive-deductive, synthetic analytical, and ethnographic research methods were applied. Among the techniques used are participatory observation, interview, and participatory dialogue. The instrument used was a survey applied to 200 people living in the province of Pichincha as part of a random sample. This research is becoming relevant today due to the interest that families have in knowing new places and discovering corners of the country that offer beautiful landscapes and that promote in future generations the interest in knowing the historical and cultural wealth that Ecuador has
Intervención del/la Trabajador/a Social frente al embarazo adolescente en la Unidad Educativa San Vicente, parroquia San Vicente de Pusir, cantón Carchi. Periodo octubre 2017 – febrero 2018
No full textLa presente sistematización es una evidencia del proceso vivido durante la pasantía preprofesional realizada en calidad de pasante de Trabajo Social en la ‘Unidad Educativa San Vicente’ en la Parroquia de San Vicente de Pusir en el periodo octubre 2017 - febrero 2018. La investigación se realizó en el marco de la educación integral para conocer el escenario actual local sobre el embarazo adolescente en el contexto educativo, social y familiar, que incide en el normal desarrollo de los/as jóvenes sobre sus relaciones personales y las limitaciones que se generan después del embarazo adolescente.
La metodología de estudio presenta un enfoque cualitativo – cuantitativo, que desarrolló una revisión teórica que fundamentó a la intervención de manera sustantiva sobre los hechos realizados en la Parroquia. Para ello, se aplicó una encuesta a los/as estudiantes de la ‘Unidad Educativa San Vicente’, con ayuda del GAD Parroquial de San Vicente de Pusir para llevar a cabo el análisis temático. Los resultados demostraron que alrededor del 46% de los/as dicentes desconocen sobre educación sexual, por lo que es evidente que los embarazos adolescentes se representan como una clara posibilidad ante la ignorancia del tema y su importancia educativa y social. Se concluyó que debe fomentarse mayor cooperación y coordinación entre las unidades educativas existentes en la parroquia de San Vicente de Pusir, el GAD local y la sociedad para promover una educación sexual adecuada y mejor comunicación con los/as adolescentes en prevención del embarazo en esta etapa de la vida, basado en enfoque de derechos humanos, género, intercultural e inclusivo.Educativa San Vicente, San Vicente de Pusir Parish, Carchi Canton. October 2017-February 2018 Author: Doris Bastidas Rocha. Advisor: MSc. Tamara Argudo B. ABSTRACT This systematization is evidence of the process experienced during the pre-professional internship as a Social Work intern at the ‘Unidad Educativa San Vicente’ in San Vicente de Pusir Parish from October 2017 to February 2018. The research was carried out within the comprehensive education framework to know the current local scenario of adolescent pregnancy in the educational, social, and family context, affecting young people’s normal development in their relationships and the limitations generated after pregnancy teen. The study methodology presents a qualitative quantitative approach, which developed a theoretical review that substantively based the intervention on the events carried out in the Parish. A survey was applied to the Unidad Educativa San Vicente Educational Unit’s students, to carry out the thematic analysis the San Vicente de Pusir Parish GAD helped. The results showed that about 46% of the students are unaware of sexual education, so it is evident that teenage pregnancies are due to ignorance of the subject and its educational and social importance. It was concluded that greater cooperation and coordination should be encouraged between the existing educational units in the San Vicente de Pusir Parish, the local GAD, and society to promote adequate sexual education and better communication with adolescents in preventing pregnancy at this stage of their life, based on a human right, gender, intercultural and inclusive approach
Generation and Evaluation of Truss Structures for the Strut-and-Tie Model: Based on Topology Optimization Results for Deep Concrete Beams
No full textThe Strut-and-Tie model (STM) is an efficient technique for the design of concrete structures, but the creation of suitable truss structures gets complicated when these structures become more complex. The topology optimization (TO) is a convenient technique that has been used in recent years for the creation of trusses of complex structures for the STM. This thesis presents a process for the creation of suitable truss structures for the STM using the results obtained with the TO, as well as, an evaluation of them to see which is the most optimal truss structure according to the total amount of tension force present on the full truss, this total amount of tension force is the selected evaluation criterion. Three deep concrete beams were analyzed using two topology optimization (SIMP and BESO approaches) for the generation of stress paths, these approaches are based on the minimization of the strain energy. The procedure starts with the computation of the principal stresses over the results of the topology optimization, then bar elements are placed over the stress paths of these diagrams creating a first (harsh) layout of the trusses. These trusses were not always found stable, but all the trusses were stabilized because, in this way, it is easy to calculate the axial force of in the truss elements, thus satisfy a basic requirement of the STM. To stabilize the truss structures two methods were explored. (i) The addition of new members outside of the stress paths (stabilizers), the essential characteristic of these new elements is that the axial force in them should be zero to not change the stress distribution found during the optimization process. A sensitivity analysis of the stabilizers was performed to track how the axial force changes in these members depending on the position of the nodes connected to them, this process was necessary because when an element outside the stress paths has axial force the stress diagrams have been changed. (ii) The creation of substructures within the stress paths, this process stabilizes the global structure without the addition of members outside the stress paths. Finally, a structural analysis was performed to obtain the axial forces in each member of the truss structure, and through an analysis of these results, the total amount of tension forces in the truss was computed. The truss with the minimum value of total tension force is assumed as the most optimal structure for each case. It is clear through the analysis that the variation of the input parameters does not cause large variations in the results of the topology optimization, but it has an impact in the stabilization process and the performance of the structures according to the evaluation criterion. Furthermore, it has been proved that suitable trusses for the STM can be created using any of the two selected optimization approaches obtaining good results, and a similar performance according to the evaluation criterion.Civil Engineerin
Defining High-Risk Patients Suitable for Incisional Hernia Prevention
No full textIncisional hernia prevention; Laparotomy complications; Prophylactic meshPrevención de hernia incisional; Complicaciones de la laparotomía; Malla profilácticaPrevenció de l'hèrnia incisional; Complicacions de la laparotomia; Malla profilàcticaThere is a 9%–20% incisional hernia (IH) rate 1 year after midline laparotomy (1, 2) increasing up to 22.4% after 3 years of follow-up (3). Several prospective studies (4–7), metanalyses (8, 9) and guidelines (10) advise or have demonstrated that the use of prophylactic mesh (PM) reduces IH. Despite all these studies, the use of PM has not been spread worldwide (11). Among other reasons, this is because it is unknown for which patients the potential benefits outweigh the risks of complications when using a PM. Likewise, there are several concerns among surgeons regarding which complications can occur using a PM (remarkably chronic pain and infection) (12). Due to these, it is necessary to determine diseases, patients and situations where high risks of IH justify consideration of using a PM.
This paper aims to review as an opinion article the scientific data on situations, patients and diseases with a higher risk of IH in which PM should be considered
LA MULTIFUNCIONALIDAD DE LAS INSTITUCIONES JURÍDICAS ASOCIATIVAS AGRARIAS EN LAS POLÍTICAS DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y REGIONAL/THE MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF THE JURIDICAL ASSOCIATIVE AGRARIAN INSTITUTIONS IN POLITICS FOR RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
No full textLa nueva Política Agrícola Común (PAC) establece un eje muy importante en el desarrollo rural, y en ese ámbito pueden moverse muchas cooperativas ya instaladas en el territorio. Las cooperativas constituyen un tipo de empresa muy asentado en el medio rural, y es la forma empresarial más adecuada para liderar el desarrollo de cualquier forma de actividad económica que en él se lleve a cabo, colaborando en el mantenimiento de la población, y logrando una mayor integración y cohesión social. A ello contribuye también su flexibilidad y capacidad de adaptación para implementar las nuevas políticas de desarrollo rural. Sin las cooperativas en estos territorios, sería más difícil y complejo el surgimiento de iniciativas viables por faltarles el soporte de una organización o red empresarial, que facilitan la realización de actividades de carácter complementario que suponen una fuente adicional de ingresos y empleo. Para ello se analizan en este trabajo los instrumentos legales existentes de cooperación y colaboración económica, tomando como marco referencial la legislación cooperativa estatal, especialmente en aquellos aspectos que permiten una mayor amplitud que la propia integración intracooperativa, y una mayor flexibilidad en las fórmulas colaborativas, con intervención y protagonismo de otros agentes, personas y entidades, presentes en el mundo rural, y se finaliza con algunas posibilidades de cooperación entre el sector privado y público./In this paper, the author seeks to locate the role of agricultural cooperatives as an instrument for implementing rural development, understood as one of the two pillars of current European CAP. Cooperatives are a type of business organisation widespread in rural areas that has proved to be specially suited to promoting any kind of economic activity, avoiding depopulation and enhancing social cohesion in those areas. Cooperatives are versatile legal entities that may easily adapt to the requirements of new rural development policies. In that respect, cooperatives supply an already existing business network from which newly launched initiatives would benefit, making possible the development of supplementary economic activities that would represent additional sources of income and jobs. In this context, the author discusses the legal devices designed to promote economic cooperation in the field of Spanish legislation on cooperatives. Special attention is given to those statutory attributes which allow cooperatives to go beyond the economic integration of their members, and explore new patterns of economic cooperation with other rural actors. Finally, the author suggests some ways of promoting private-public partnership
La multifuncionalidad de las instituciones jurídicas asociativas agrarias en las políticas de desarrollo rural y regional
No full textLa nueva Política Agrícola Común (PAC) establece un eje muy importante en el desarrollo rural, y en ese ámbito pueden moverse muchas cooperativas ya instaladas en el territorio. Las cooperativas constituyen un tipo de empresa muy asentado en el medio rural, y es la forma empresarial más adecuada para liderar el desarrollo de cualquier forma de actividad económica que en él se lleve a cabo, colaborando en el mantenimiento de la población, y logrando una mayor integración y cohesión social. A ello contribuye también su flexibilidad y capacidad de adaptación para implementar las nuevas políticas de desarrollo rural. Sin las cooperativas en estos territorios, sería más difícil y complejo el surgimiento de iniciativas viables por faltarles el soporte de una organización o red empresarial, que facilitan la realización de actividades de carácter complementario que suponen una fuente adicional de ingresos y empleo. Para ello se analizan en este trabajo los instrumentos legales existentes de cooperación y colaboración económica, tomando como marco referencial la legislación cooperativa estatal, especialmente en aquellos aspectos que permiten una mayor amplitud que la propia integración intracooperativa, y una mayor flexibilidad en las fórmulas colaborativas, con intervención y protagonismo de otros agentes, personas y entidades, presentes en el mundo rural, y se finaliza con algunas posibilidades de cooperación entre el sector privado y público.In this paper, the author seeks to locate the role of agricultural cooperatives as an instrument for implementing rural development, understood as one of the two pillars of current European CAP. Cooperatives are a type of business organisation widespread in rural areas that has proved to be specially suited to promoting any kind of economic activity, avoiding depopulation and enhancing social cohesion in those areas. Cooperatives are versatile legal entities that may easily adapt to the requirements of new rural development policies. In that respect, cooperatives supply an already existing business network from which newly launched initiatives would benefit, making possible the development of supplementary economic activities that would represent additional sources of income and jobs. In this context, the author discusses the legal devices designed to promote economic cooperation in the field of Spanish legislation on cooperatives. Special attention is given to those statutory attributes which allow cooperatives to go beyond the economic integration of their members, and explore new patterns of economic cooperation with other rural actors. Finally, the author suggests some ways of promoting private-public partnership.La nouvelle Politique Agricole Commune (PAC) établit un axe très important dans le développement rural, et dans cette enceinte beaucoup de coopératives déjà installées dans le territoire peuvent être bougées. Les coopératives constituent un type d'entreprise très assis dans le milieu rural, et c'est la forme patronale la plus adaptée pour être à la tête du développement de toute forme d'activité économique qui dans lui est réalisée, en collaborant à la maintenance de la population, et en obtenant une plus grande intégration et une cohésion sociale. Elle participe à cela aussi, sa flexibilité et la capacité de l'adaptation de mettre en application les nouvelles politiques de développement rural. Sans les coopératives dans ces territoires, le surgissement d'initiatives viables serait plus difficile et complexe pour leur manque le support d'une organisation ou le réseau patronal, qui facilitent la réalisation d'activités de caractère complémentaire qui supposent une fontaine additionnelle de revenus et d'emploi. Pour cela on analyse à ce travail les instruments légaux existants de coopération et de collaboration économique, en prenant comme cadre référentiel la législation coopérative étatique, spécialement dans ces aspects qui permettent une plus grande étendue que la propre integration intracooperative, et une plus grande flexibilité dans les formules colaborativas, avec intervention et rôle principal d'autres agents, des personnes et des organismes, présente dans le monde rural, et il est terminé par quelques possibilités de coopération entre le secteur privé et public
PROPUESTA DE UN PRODUCTO TURÍSTICO DEPORTIVO EN EL CANTÓN BABAHOYO PROVINCIA DE LOS RÍOS
No full textPDFCAPITULO I: Este capítulo se identifica “el problema” y se describe la situación actual del rio
Babahoyo del cantón Babahoyo ya que indudablemente el poco estudio y conocimiento se ha
dejado de promocionar y desaprovechando la riqueza turística por lo cual se plantean los
objetivos en esta investigación.
CAPITULO II: Este capítulo se identifica como “Marco Teórico” que establece la base
primordial de la investigación en buscar la información que fundamente la investigación, además
se desarrolló trabajo de campo y se seleccionó la información necesaria del cantón, como de sus
recursos.
CAPITULO III: Este capítulo se llama “Metodología”, se muestran los tipos de investigación
que son necesarias utilizar. Se hace un análisis de los motivos que se muestran en el proceso de
la investigación. También los métodos necesarios para elaborar y encaminar y determinar
objetivos para conseguir resultados excelentes.
CAPITULO IV: Este capítulo se llama “Análisis e Interpretación de Resultados” el cual se basa
en recopilar información necesaria para establecer el segmento de los potenciales visitantes, su
preferencia, requerimientos; con el resultado logrado de las encuestas que es de gran ayuda para
la información para la elaboración de la propuesta.
CAPITULO V: Este capítulo se lo llama “Propuesta”, es la implementación de un producto
turístico deportivo en el cantón Babahoyo, el cual comprende el análisis de cada recurso natural
y las actividades donde se valla a implementar, el requerimiento personal especializado, con el
objetivo de fomentar el turismo en el cantón.
CAPITULO VI: Este capítulo se identifican las “Conclusiones y recomendaciones”. Se
expresan todas las ideas del autor, que se deben establecer en el momento de realizar la
propuesta para poder obtener los resultados esperados, para el beneficio de los habitantes, del
sector turístico, el desarrollo económico.CHAPTER I: This chapter identifies " the problem " and there is described the current situation
of the river Babahoyo of the canton Babahoyo since undoubtedly little I study and knowledge
has been stopped promoting and failing to take advantage of the tourist wealth for which the
aims appear in this investigation.
CHAPTER II: This chapter is identified as "Marco Teórico" who establishes the basic base of
the investigation in looking for the information that bases the investigation, in addition fieldwork
developed and the necessary information of the canton was selected, since of his resources.
CHAPTER III: This chapter is called "A" "Methodology", there appear the types of
investigation that they are necessary to use. There is done an analysis of the motives that appear
in the process of the investigation. Also the necessary methods to elaborate and to direct and to
determine aims to obtain excellent results.
CHAPTER IV: This chapter is called “Analysis and Interpretation of Results " which bases in
compiling necessary information to establish the segment of the potential visitors, his preference,
requirements; with the successful result of the surveys that is of great help for the information for
the production of the offer.
CHAPTER V: This chapter is called it him "A" "Offer", is the implementation of a tourist sports
product in the canton Babahoyo, which understands the analysis of every natural resource and
the activities where it is fenced to helping, the personal specialized requirement, with the aim to
promote the tourism in the canton.
CHAPTER VI: Este chapter the “Conclusions and recommendations are identified ". Express
all the ideas of the author, which must be established in the moment to realize the offer to be able
to obtain the awaited results, for the benefit of the inhabitants, of the tourist sector, the economic
development
Desertscape Simulation
No full textInternational audienceWe present an interactive aeolian simulation to author hot desert scenery. Wind is an important erosion agent in deserts which, despite its importance, has been neglected in computer graphics. Our framework overcomes this and allows generating a variety of sand dunes, including barchans, longitudinal and anchored dunes, and simulates abrasion which erodes bedrock and sculpts complex landforms. Given an input time varying high altitude wind field, we compute the wind field at the surface of the terrain according to the relief, and simulate the transport of sand blown by the wind. The user can interactively model complex desert landscapes, and control their evolution throughout time either by using a varietyof interactive brushes or by prescribing events along a user-defined time-line
Monitoring a case study of the level of English and the degree of awareness of the group of high academic performance
No full textDuring the academic year 2010/2011, the Department of Education of the Valencian Government promoted an academic teaching program focus on the use of English as a medium of instruction for outstanding students. This program was articulated through the creation of High Academic Performance groups (‘Alto Rendimiento Académico’, ARA groups) in most of the Valencian Public Universities. The objective of this work was to assess the degree of awareness regarding the existence/way to work of the ARA groups of both teachers and students belonging to different degrees of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Alicante, in which there is an ARA group in the degree of Biology. Furthermore, they were aimed to be aware of the different English levels between the degrees surveyed and if there are differences over the years, besides others aspects as the advantages of belonging to ARA groups, among others. Our results indicate that the level of English of the students has increased with respect to the last year in all groups and the ARA group still has the highest level. Finally, the degree of awareness has not changed almost anything, so improving the visibility and dissemination of ARA groups is still necessary. These types of monitoring studies are necessary and prior step to define strategies to increase the awareness and promotion of ARA groups
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