Use of Flat Interwoven Wooden Strips in Architecture and Construction. Simulation and Optimization Using 3D Digital Models

This research aims to promote the use of natural materials in construction. Its purpose is to rediscover the interlacing of flat wooden strips. Attending to environmental criteria, it focuses on the study of wood from a locally produced tree, the chestnut, in the north of Spain. However, the proposed methodology can be universally replicated with local wood productions anywhere. The interweaving of flat wooden strips is linked to traditional basketry, which is at serious risk of disappearing in many places. A combined method based on the design of interlaced artifacts is proposed. For this purpose, the mechanical characteristics of the specific material tested were analyzed in advance. The elastic limit of the material was obtained, and this allowed simulating and optimizing the maximum curvatures of the flat strips in a 3D digital model. New geometric shapes were designed with new interlacing wefts and were built with the tested material. The digital models used serve as a record of the artifacts built, and can be posted on web platforms so that they can be universally replicated. This will allow for the preservation of this heritage of built artifacts using basketry techniques, enabling the proposed objective to be achieved.

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Good Character at College: The Combined Role of Second-Order Character Strength Factors and Phronesis Motivation in Undergraduate Academic Outcomes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18168263 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (16) ◽

pp. 8263

Author(s):

Jorge L. Villacís ◽

Jesús de la Fuente ◽

Concepción Naval

Keyword(s):

Academic Outcomes ◽

Academic Engagement ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Control ◽

Self Report ◽

Character Strength ◽

The North ◽

And Performance ◽

Relevance Measure ◽

North Of Spain

A renewed interest in the study of character and virtue has recently emerged in the fields of Education and Psychology. The latest research has confirmed the association between virtuous consistent behaviours and academic positive outcomes. However, the motivational dimension of character (the intentions underlying the patterns of observed behaviours) has received little attention. This research aims to extend the knowledge on this topic by examining the predictive relationships between the behavioural and motivational dimensions of character, with reference to academic engagement, career self-doubt and performance of Spanish university students. A total of 183 undergraduates aged 18–30 (142 of whom were women) from the north of Spain completed specific parts of self-report questionnaires, including the Values in Action VIA-72, a Spanish translated and validated version of the Moral Self-Relevance Measure MSR, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Student Scale UWES-S9. The collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling. The behavioural dimension of character (character strength factors of caring, self-control and inquisitiveness) showed positive associations with academic engagement and performance. The motivational dimension of character (phronesis motivation), was negatively related to career self-doubt. For the first time, the present study has provided support for the contribution of both dimensions of character to undergraduate academic outcomes.

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Prevalence of persistent parasitic infections in foreign-born, HIV-infected persons in the north of Spain

Journal of the International AIDS Society ◽

10.7448/ias.15.6.18105 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (6(Suppl 4)) ◽

Author(s):

A Rodriguez-Guardado ◽

C Suarez ◽

M Fernandez ◽

M Rodriguez ◽

O Martinez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parasitic Infections ◽

Foreign Born ◽

The North ◽

North Of Spain

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The effects of fuel reduction treatments on runoff, infiltration and erosion in two shrubland areas in the north of Spain

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.048 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 105 ◽

pp. 96-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Cristina Fernández ◽

José A. Vega ◽

Teresa Fonturbel

Keyword(s):

Fuel Reduction ◽

The North ◽

North Of Spain

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Viaduct over river Deba in the “Y-Basque” high speed railway line in the north of Spain

Multi-Span Large Bridges ◽

10.1201/b18567-29 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 259-266

Keyword(s):

High Speed ◽

High Speed Railway ◽

Railway Line ◽

The North ◽

North Of Spain

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Evaluation of Occlusal Contacts among Different Groups of Malocclusion using 3D Digital Models

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1486 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 46-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Naim Z Al-Rayes ◽

Mohammad Y Hajeer

Keyword(s):

Class Ii ◽

Sexual Differences ◽

Class I ◽

Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Class Iii ◽

Digital Models ◽

Arch Width ◽

Division 1 ◽

3D Digital Models

ABSTRACT Objectives (1) To evaluate the applicability of using 3D digital models in the assessment of the magnitude of occlusal contacts by measuring occlusal contact surface areas (OCSAs) and 3D mesh points in ‘contact’ (OCMPs) in a sample of orthodontic patients; (2) To detect any sex differences in the magnitude of occlusal contacts in all malocclusion groups; (3) To detect intergroup differences; (4) To assess possible correlations between occlusal contacts and other dental characteristics. Materials and methods Study casts of 120 malocclusion patients were selected and divided into 4 groups (class I division 1, class II division 1, class II division 2, class III) with equal numbers for both sexes. 3D digital models were produced using O3DM™ technology. Occlusal contacts were quantified using two methods of measuring. Results (1) No significant sexual differences were detected for OCMPs (mesh points) and OCSAs (mm2) in all groups. (2) There were statistically significant differences among malocclusion groups for OCMPs and OCSAs (p < 0.001). Tukey's HSD posthoc tests showed that class III patients had significantly less occlusal contacts than other malocclusion groups. (3) Stepwise multiple regression equations showed that overjet, lower arch width and overbite could explain approximately 19.5% of the total variance of OCSAs and OCMPs. Conclusion Sexual differences in occlusal contacts were not detected. Class I division 1 patients had the highest amount of occlusal contacts among all groups of malocclusion. Overjet, overbite and lower dental arch width were best predictors of occlusal contacts in the current sample. How to cite this article Al-Rayes NZ, Hajeer MY. Evaluation of Occlusal Contacts among Different Groups of Malocclusion using 3D Digital Models. J Contemp Dent Pract 2014;15(1):46-55.

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Traffic calming measures and their effect on the variation of speed

Libro de Actas CIT2016. XII Congreso de Ingeniería del Transporte ◽

10.4995/cit2016.2016.4217 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Hernán Gonzalo Orden

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Field Measurements ◽

Speed Reduction ◽

The Road ◽

The North ◽

Traffic Calming ◽

Road Users ◽

Technical Basis ◽

Serious Injuries ◽

North Of Spain

In recent years the number of deaths and serious injuries is decreasing in Spain, but, although the reduction outside the cities has been very strong, inside the urban areas, it has been smaller. This is especially hard if you look at the most vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. In many accidents the speed factor appears closely linked not only to the number, but also to the severity of the accidents suffered inside the urban areas. Therefore, a reduction in the speed would improve the road safety. There are different measures known as "traffic calming measures" whose objectives are to reduce both the number and severity of accidents that occur on urban areas, by reducing the traffic flow through the streets, as well as the speed of the vehicles. However, the efficiency in speed reduction of each measure is not entirely known. That's the reason why they are implanted, in many cases, with no technical basis. The aim of this article is to show the effectiveness in reducing speed of some of the traffic calming measures. To this effect, field measurements were done on street sections with different types of traffic calming measures, in different places of a city of Burgos, in the north of Spain. These measurements were compared with other ones sited on other streets sections of similar characteristics but without traffic calming measures. Finally the conclusions are shown and some recommendations for improving their effectiveness are given.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.4217

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Fauna, environment and human presence during MIS5 in the North of Spain: The new site of Valdavara 3

Comptes Rendus Palevol ◽

10.1016/j.crpv.2018.03.004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (8) ◽

pp. 557-593 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Manuel Vaquero ◽

Jan van der Made ◽

Hugues-Alexandre Blain ◽

Nuria Ibáñez ◽

Juan Manuel López-García ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Presence ◽

The North ◽

North Of Spain

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The Interaction between Physical Illness and Neurotic Morbidity in the Community

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.139.4.328 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 139 (4) ◽

pp. 328-335 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

J. L. Vazquez Barquero ◽

P. E. Muñoz ◽

V. Madoz Jaúregui

Keyword(s):

Personal Characteristics ◽

Epidemiological Survey ◽

Physical Illness ◽

Two Phase ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sociological Factors ◽

The North ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Sectional Analysis ◽

North Of Spain

SummaryAs part of an epidemiological survey of a rural community in the North of Spain we analysed the interaction between physical illness and neurotic morbidity using a two-phase cross-sectional analysis of a representative sample of the population over 15 years old. There was a very high prevalence of neurosis in the somatically ill (males—15.6 per cent, females—33.1 per cent) and much physical pathology in the group of neurotics (males—42.4 per cent, females—39 per cent). The personal characteristics of the sample, as well as some sociological factors like rural-urban way of life, educational level and social class, appear to influence the relationship between both types of illness. The neurotic morbidity of the somatic group comprised depressive, anxiety and hypochondriac types.

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