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INFORME DEPRODUCCIÓNCIENTÍFICA2018

DIRECTORIO

Dr. José Antonio Lozano DíezRector General UP-IPADE

Dra. Fernanda Llergo BayVicerrectora General UP-IPADE

Dr. Abraham Mendoza AndradeDirector Institucional de Investigación

Dr. Ramiro Velázquez GuerreroVicerrector de Investigación Campus Aguascalientes

Dr. Sergio Velázquez RodríguezVicerrector de Investigación Campus Guadalajara

Dr. José Alberto Ross HernándezVicerrector de Investigación Campus México

Dr. Manuel Bernal CoronelDirector del Sistema Bibliotecario

INFORME DEPRODUCCIÓNCIENTÍFICA2018

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El presente informe contiene la producción científica indexadaen el periodo del 1 de enero al 31 de diciembre de 2018.

TABLA DE CONTENIDO

9 PRESENTACIÓN

11 CENTRO DE INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVA

15 DEPARTAMENTO DE HUMANIDADES

23 ESCUELA DE NEGOCIOS GASTRONÓMICOS

27 CENTRO DE REGULACIÓN ENERGÉTICA Y ECONOMÍA DEL DESARROLLO

31 ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS Y EMPRESARIALES

43 ESCUELA DE COMUNICACIÓN

53 ESCUELA DE GOBIERNO Y ECONOMÍA

57 ESCUELA DE PEDAGOGÍA

63 FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD

77 FACULTAD DE DERECHO

85 FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA

93 FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA

137 ÍNDICE DE AUTORES POR ÁREA ACADÉMICA

137 PUBLICACIONES Y COLABORACIONES

139 ÍNDICE DE TÍTULOS POR ÁREA ACADÉMICA

149 ÍNDICE DE FUENTES POR ÁREA ACADÉMICA

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PRESENTACIÓN

Nos complace presentar el Informe de Producción Científica 2018. Nos sigue animando la idea de divulgar los logros en materia de publicaciones y reconocer el esfuerzo que hace nuestro claustro de profesores.

En el presente Informe se incluye la producción primaria indexada en Scopus y Web of Science durante el 2018. En este año hemos alcanzado la mayor producción visible en la his-toria de la institución.

Este crecimiento significativo ha sido posible gracias al empeño de los profesores por alcanzar sus propias metas, aunado a las acciones estratégicas que la Universidad ha puesto en marcha, entre las que destacan:

• La contratación de profesores con alta capacidad de investigación;• La formación de nuevos doctores en universidades de prestigio alrededor del mundo;• La constitución del fondo “Fomento a la Investigación UP” que ha lanzado ya tres con-

vocatorias;• El pago de incentivos a la producción científica;• Los fondos de apoyo para traducciones y corrección de estilo, así como para la publica-

ción en revistas de acceso abierto y el fondo OnDemand, que garantiza a nuestros pro-fesores el acceso al 100% de los artículos publicados en revistas de corriente principal.

El trabajo continuo y esforzado de nuestros profesores ha aumentado nuestra visibilidad y, por ende, el prestigio institucional. Esto nos plantea retos importantes hacia el futuro, como mantener un ritmo de producción sostenible y elevar su impacto, con la prioridad puesta siempre en aumentar los niveles de influencia y beneficio social.

En representación del Consejo Institucional de Investigación, nuestro reconocimiento a toda la comunidad académica y directiva que han motivado y trabajado por el cumplimiento de los objetivos trazados en materia de investigación hasta el día de hoy. En especial, a aque-llos profesores cuyo esfuerzo se ve ahora plasmado en el presente informe.

Dr. Abraham Mendoza AndradeDirector Institucional de Investigación

Universidad Panamericana

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María del Carmen García HigueraProfesor [email protected]

María del Carmen García HigueraProfesor Investigador

Adriana Agnes Repellin MorenoProfesor Investigador

SUCCESS CENTER: A CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS AMONG UNIVERSIDAD PANAMERICANA STUDENTS

ABSTRACT. Higher education institutions have sought to develop in students the knowledge and abilities that prepare them to a particular profession in the current job market and to shape character traits neces-sary through life (Shakir, 2009). Graduates need to be experts in their professional fields and also they need to have matures personalities, and a well-balanced educa-tion. However, a clear gap has been iden-tified between the skills a typical college graduate has and those skills needed to succeed at the work place (Pay Scale, 2016). As an effort to address this gap, Universidad Panamericana proposed the Success Center (SC), as a specific initiative to address stu-dent competencies outside the classroom. This paper describes the experience of cre-ating the SC and the projects and results obtained during its first year of operation. Nearly 12 % of the undergraduate student population participated in at least one project experience. Sixteen projects were designed focusing on the development of soft skills. The projects were offered in two

10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innova-tion (ICERI)

different modalities: face to face and on-line. In addition, the projects were address specifically to first year, intermediate, or senior students. Universities need to be proactive to better serve their students. The effort to enhance soft skills is not easy, and it requires different actors. Aca-demic colleges must partner with different cen-ters among the university in order to provide college students with a complete education. Initiatives like the SC are thus documented as an example of how to enhance soft skills in stu-dents in order for them to compete in a global-ized world.

García, M. C., Repellín, A., y Matienzo, Y. (2017), “Suc-cess Center: A Center for the Development of Soft Skills Among Universidad Panamericana Students”, 10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), 8377-8381, Confer-ence Paper.

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Ethel Beatriz Junco de CalabreseProfesor [email protected]

Gustavo Adolfo Esparza UrzúaSNI Nivel [email protected]

David Ezequiel Téllez MaqueoSNI Nivel [email protected]

Claudio César Calabrese RuízSNI Nivel [email protected]

Laura Yadira Munguía OchoaProfesor [email protected]

Cecilia María Coronado AnguloSNI Nivel [email protected]

Vicente de Haro RomoProfesor [email protected]

María del Rosario Athié LámbarriProfesor [email protected]

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María del Rosario Athié LámbarriProfesor Investigador

DON VASCO DE QUIROGA, UN CIVILIZADOR A LA LUZ DE LA UTOPÍA

ABSTRACT. Vasco de Quiroga wrote, in the 16th century, his Rules and Regulations to set down the guidelines that should regulate the pueblo-hospitals of Santa Fe, founded by him during the New Spain viceroyalty, nowadays Mexico. In this work, the influence of another humanist from the same time, Thomas More, and his work Utopia, is evidenced. Neverthe-less, it is necessary to know the precedents that made possible Quiroga’s writing and to understand his contributions. Along the chapter, the early stages of Quiroga’s human and intellectual formation; the conditions under which he worked to promote the per-sonal, social, and spiritual development of natives; his social and legal concerns; how, after being a public lawyer with positions given by the Spanish Crown, he became the first Michoacan’s bishop and his impact as a civilizer are shown. Afterwards, Rules and Regulations are compared with Utopia. At the end, Vasco de Quiroga’s heritage since the 16th century is exposed, particularly in the Purepecha zone of Michoacan, which apparently coincide with More’s desires.

Athié, María del Rosario; López, Citlalic (2016), “Don Vasco de Quiroga, un civilizador a la luz de la Utopía [Don Vasco de Quiroga, a Civilizer in Light of Utopia]”, en Utopía 500 años, Pablo Guerra, 119-145 (Bogotá: U. Cooperativa de Co-lombia), Book Chapter.

Claudio César Calabrese RuízSNI Nivel 1

ALLEGORY, MYTH AND LIBERAL ARTS IN ST. AUGUSTINE DE ORDINE I. 8. 24 [ALEGORÍA, MITO Y ARTES LIBERALES EN SAN AGUSTÍN DE ORDINE I. 8. 24]

ABSTRACT. In this article we intend to estab-lish a relationship between myth and alle-gory according to the treatment of the Hellenistic-Christian literary tradition, to consider the application of allegory with philosophical function and its reception by St. Augustine. We exemplify the process with the Augustinian interpretation of the story of Pyramus and Thisbe according to De Ordine. We conclude in the argu-mentative scope of the allegory to found a philosophical prescriptive. © 2018 Masaryk

University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geological Sciences. All Rights Reserved.

Calabrese C. C. (2018), “Allegory, myth and liberal arts in St. Augustine de ordine I. 8. 24 [Alegoría, mito y artes liberales en san Agustín De ordine I. 8. 24]”, Graeco-Latina Brunensia 23(1): 21-34, Review.


Ethel Beatriz Junco de CalabreseProfesor Investigador

MEMORY AND PREFIGURATION OF THE EXILE IN MIGUEL DE CERVANTES AND IN THOMAS MANN [MEMORIA Y PREFIGURACIÓN DEL EXILIO EN MIGUEL DE CERVANTES Y EN THOMAS MANN]

ABSTRACT. In the essay On board with Don Quixote, 1933, Thomas Mann writes the diary of his first trip to America. During the expe-riences of the voyage, the analogies of travel in Western culture are renewed. From his reading we select the topic of exile; from it, we locate the presences of fictional and his-torical characters with the variables of space and time. This approach intends to observe the deepening of relations, that go from the description of conjunctions to the prefig-uration of destinies. In both scenarios we can appreciate the persecution and the home-sickness. Mann interprets Ricote as a prefig-uration of the personal and political future and links Hitler’s Germany with Cervantes’ Spain. © 2018 Instituto de Estudios Aurisec-ulares (IDEA). All rights reserved.

Calabrese C. C., Junco E. (2018), “Memory and pre-figuration of the exile in Miguel de Cervantes and in Thomas Mann [Memoria y prefiguración del exilio en Miguel de Cervantes y en Thomas Mann]”, Hipogrifo 6(1): 523-534, Review.

U. Cooperativa de Colombia

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universidad panamericana



JUAN RULFO: THE ONTOLOGICAL STATUS OF VIOLENCE [JUAN RULFO: EL ESTATUTO ONTOLÓGICO DE LA VIOLENCIA]

ABSTRACT. We propose an exploration of the levels of violence in the pieces of Rulfo, detained in the family ties (father-moth-er-son), in the community and in their authorities (people, neighbors, institutions). Violence, an irrational and anti-civilization concept, behaves in the worldview’s Rulfo as a descriptor of a mode of order that makes it natural. Through a descriptive-analytical reading, to move to the symbolic interpre-tation, we distinguish the constant action of a type of immanent violence that does not submit to the statement of the enlightened idea of justice. The critical discourse of liter-ature declares a pre-historical determinism that invalidates the official story. © 2018 Uni-versidad de Talca. All rights reserved.

Calabrese C. C., Junco E. (2018), “Juan Rulfo: The ontological status of violence [Juan Rulfo: El estatuto ontológico de la violencia]”, Universum 33(1): 64-83, Article.

Cecilia María Coronado AnguloSNI Nivel C

FREEDOM AS A CONDITION FOR JUSTICE ACCORDING TO AXEL HONNETH [LA LIBERTAD COMO CONDICIÓN DE LA JUSTICIA SEGÚN AXEL HONNETH]

ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to claim that Axel Honneth’s institutional theory of justice is an alternative to theories of justice focused on a negative or a positive account of freedom. For this purpose I shall analyze 1) Honneth’s critic to the negative and pos-itive account of freedom; 2) Honneth’s own theory of social freedom and evaluate 3) the scope of his account in order to identify the limits of this model of justice.

Coronado C. (2018), “Freedom as a condition for justice according to axel honneth [La libertad como condición de la justicia según axel hon-neth]”, Open Insight 9(15): 173-203, Article.

Gustavo Adolfo Esparza UrzúaSNI Nivel C

LA FÍSICA SIMBOLISTA Y LA LITERATURA FANTÁSTICA: UNA ENTREVERACIÓN METODOLÓGICA PARA LA INTERPRETACIÓN DE LAS FUERZAS EXTRAÑAS

ABSTRACT. The present work proposes that it is possible to interpret Las fuerzas extrañas of Leopoldo Lugones applying the symbolist methodology proposed by the German physicist Heinrich Hertz and philo-sophical considered by Ernst Cassirer. I will argue that applying this methodology, two results are possible: i) a new reading of Argentinean work´s and ii) the identification of life as the phenomenological and herme-neutic key of his work. © 2017 Universidade Estadual Paulista. All rights reserved.

Esparza G. (2017), “La física simbolista y la literatu-ra fantástica: Una entreveración metodológica para la interpretación de las fuerzas extrañas”, Revista de Letras 57(1): 71-86, Review.

Vicente de Haro RomoProfesor Investigador

A DISCUSSION ON THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF KANT’S METAPHYSIK DER SITTEN AND FICHTÉS SITTENLEHRE [UNA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE LA POSICIÓN SISTEMÁTICA DE LA METAPHYSIK DER SITTEN DE KANT Y LA SITTENLEHRE DE FICHTE]

ABSTRACT. The systematic position of Kant’s Metaphysics of Morals and in particular of its second part, the Doctrine of Virtue, is ana-logue to the one of Fichtés System of Ethics according to the Principles of the Doctrine of Science. However, in this book, Fichte criticizes Kant’s ethics as “formalist” and suggests that his own is more real and appli-cable, because of his theory on the concil-iation between natural impulse and moral impulse. This article explains and discusses such thesis, and shows that this evaluation on Kant is unfair, because precisely on the Doctrine of Virtue, in a different methodic way –but soundly and coherently with the ethics of autonomy–, Kant develops his “material ethics”. © 2018 Universidad Pana-mericana. All rights reserved.

De Haro Romo V. (2018), “A discussion on the systematic position of Kant’s metaphysik der sitten and Fichtés sittenlehre [Una discusión

Universum

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sobre la posición sistemática de la Metaphysik der Sitten de Kant y la Sittenlehre de Fichte]”, Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía (México) 54:147-169, Review.


MORAL WISDOM: BETWEEN EURIPIDES AND SOCRATES [LA SABIDURÍA MORAL: ENTRE EURÍPIDES Y SÓCRATES]

ABSTRACT. We propose to consider the similarity between the model of heroic life formulated by Euripides’ youth with the initial notion of virtue of Socratic philos-ophy; we start from the presupposition of the influence of Euripides in the formation of Plato and of the ethico-religious concern of the time of Euripides; we proceed to base the connection with examples of selected works; we conclude by establishing correla-tions that are essential for later Platonic phi-losophy. © 2018 Alexandru Ioan Cuza Uni-versity of Iasi. All rights reserved.

Junco, E. (2018), “Moral wisdom: Between Eurip-ides and Socrates [La sabiduría moral: Entre eurípides y sócrates]”, Classica et Christiana 13: 45-61, Article.

Laura Yadira Munguía OchoaProfesor Investigador

THE LITERARY ACADEMIES OF THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE IN THE SHORT STORIES OF ALONSO JERÓNIMO DE SALAS BARBADILLO [LAS ACADEMIAS LITERARIAS ÁUREAS EN TORNO A LA NARRATIVA CORTA DE ALONSO JERÓNIMO DE SALAS BARBADILLO]

ABSTRACT. The proliferation of literary acad-emies of the XVIIth century into the frame-work of the Spanish Golden Age generated a space of communication and controver-sies between writers. The importance of these associations is cardinal, because of all the alliances and conflicts that emerged between its members; problems that tran-scended from personal views to literacy. The dynamics and coexistence of the academies, both from Madrid and other provinces, are reflected on the Spanish Golden Age Nar-rative. The short novels of Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo, are good example of the narrative in which Salas writes into fic-tion what took place within the academies. This work presents a historical and thematic analysis of the narrations where Salas Bar-

badillo speaks about the academies, iden-tifying the characteristics and events that took place among those writers’ meetings that served as material for his novels. Like-wise, Barbadillo’s work was evaluated as a source of inspiration for further academy offspring, both during the Spanish Golden Age period and beyond, taking into account as essential point its organization, themes and format. © 2018 Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA). All rights reserved.

Ochoa L. Y. M. (2018), “The literary academies of the Spanish Golden Age in the short stories of Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo [Las academias literarias áureas en torno a la narra-tiva corta de Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barba-dillo]”, Hipogrifo 6(1): 117-128, Review.

David Ezequiel Téllez MaqueoSNI Nivel 1

IS THE EFFORT AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF THE WILL? AN APPROACH TO WILLIAM JAMES FROM THOMAS AQUINAS’S PSYCHOLOGY [¿ES EL ESFUERZO UNA CARACTERÍSTICA ESENCIAL DE LA VOLUNTAD? UNA APROXIMACIÓN A WILLIAM JAMES DESDE LA PSICOLOGÍA DE TOMÁS DE AQUINO]

ABSTRACT. William James puts forth the feeling of effort as an essential feature of the will in such a way that its presence would be an undeniable sign of a voluntary act, and its absence proves that the will is missing. This historically accepted consideration has contributed to the prevailing assumption that the power of will depends on the more or less effort to execute an act: the more effort one puts into operation, the more will one have. The purpose of this article is to show a consideration of the will according to these terms disagree with Thomas Aqui-nas’s vision, who teaches that there are vol-untary actions that don’t take hard work. As a result of the aquinian stance, the common belief that the most valuable actions are the most difficult, ends up being disputable. © 2018 Pontificio Seminario Mayor San Rafael.All Rights Reserved.

Téllez Maqueo D. (2018), “Is the effort an essen-tial feature of the will? An approach to William James from Thomas Aquinas’s Psychology [¿Es el esfuerzo una característica esencial de la vol-untad? Una aproximación a William James des-de la psicología de Tomás de Aquino]”, Veritas 40: 29-47, Review.

Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía

Classica et Christiana

Hipogrifo

Veritas

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ESCUELA DE NEGOCIOS GASTRONÓMICOS

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Mercedes Urzúa González1

Profesor [email protected]

Julieta Domínguez Soberanes1


1 Colaboración en artículo publicado en Facultad de Ingeniería.

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José Carlos Ramírez SánchezSNI Nivel [email protected]

José Carlos Ramírez SánchezSNI Nivel III

IS NAFTA REALLY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MEXICO?

ABSTRACT. This article suggests that the much trumpeted US trade deficit with Mexico is only an accounting matter concealing the real story behind the transactions between these two countries and Canada. The statistical exercise performed here shows that the deficit has not made Mexico a net winner from NAFTA. On the contrary, Mexico has had a progressive dete-rioration of its competitiveness with respect to its exports. The deficit in a trading scheme such as NAFTA is especially healthy for the US because it reflects the proper functioning of the intra-industry trade that is performed by its big companies. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

Ramírez Sánchez, J. C., Calderón, C., León, S. S. (2018), “Is NAFTA really advantageous for Mexico?”, Inter-national Trade Journal 32(1): 21-42, Article.

José Carlos Ramírez SánchezSNI Nivel III

THE POOR FACE OF DIABETES IN MEXICO [EL ROSTRO POBRE DE LA DIABETES EN MÉXICO]

ABSTRACT. This paper aims at modeling the dynamics of social deprivations (sd) of the Mex-ican poor population in order to differentiate their material living conditions in the presence or absence of diabetes mellitus 2 (dm2). The idea is to offer evidence on the influence of some community economic and social factors in the chain of causes conditioning the devel-opment of dm2 among the poor. For this pur-pose, we hypothesize that the probabilities of experiencing sd in the Mexican population are higher in individuals with dm2 depending on the type of localities, sd and clinical risk fac-tors considered. The main results drawn from a hidden Markov model support the hypothesis that a part of the poor population, which is rural and diabetic, is the one with the highest proba-bility (current and future) of experiencing sd in Mexico. © 2018 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Ramírez, J. C., De La Sota Riva, M. (2018), “The Poor Face of Diabetes in Mexico [El rostro pobre de la diabetes en México]”, Investigación Económica 77(305): 3-39, Article.

International Trade Journal

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Hugo Briseño RamírezSNI Nivel [email protected]

Rafael Garduño RiveraSNI Nivel [email protected]

Carlos Eduardo López Hernández2

SNI Nivel [email protected]

Griselda Dávila AragónSNI Nivel [email protected]

Santiago González GómezProfesor [email protected]

Clara Cristina Catarina Eccius Wellmann1


Andrée Marie López FernándezSNI Nivel [email protected]

1 Colaboración en artículo publicado en Escuela de Comunicación.


Adrián Ramírez NafarrateSNI Nivel [email protected]

Héctor Xavier Ramírez PérezProfesor [email protected]

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Manuel Soto PérezProfesor [email protected]

Edgar Demetrio Tovar GarcíaSNI Nivel [email protected]

Omar Guillermo Rojas AltamiranoSNI Nivel [email protected]


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Hugo Briseño RamírezSNI Nivel C

DECENTRALIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND CRISIS OF URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT IN MEXICO

ABSTRACT. In Mexico, a process of decentral-ization of potable water services has been developed. It was considered to be con-solidated with the transfer of responsibility from the federal and state spheres to the municipal level. The objective of this article is to describe how this transition was carried out until its consolidation and subsequent crisis. This is considered in light of the main management indicators of water utilities. © 2018 Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua. All rights reserved.

Briseño, H., Sánchez, A. (2018), “Decentralization, consolidation, and crisis of urban water man-agement in Mexico”, Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua 9(4): Review.

Griselda Dávila AragónSNI Nivel I

Héctor Xavier Ramírez PérezProfesor Investigador

Salvador Rivas AcevesSNI Nivel I

MEASURING FAMILINESS IN PRIVATE FAMILY FIRMS: A BAYESIAN NETWORK MODEL

ABSTRACT. The objective of this analysis was to identify the causality among variables that originate the highest level of familiness in private family firms. The Bayesian Net-works (BN) theory was applied to measure the effectiveness of resources and capabili-ties provided by the family members within a family business to understand causal rela-tions among variables by using probabilistic reasoning throughout a graphic. Results showed that if salary of family members was higher than salary of employees in the same position, if family members shared informa-tion among themselves, and if family firms presented family-employee bonds, there was an 83 %, 70 %, and 79 % of probability of having a high level familiness, respec-tively. The limitation of the study is that any modification in the BN might show dif-ferent outcomes. These findings expand the knowledge on family business discipline and suggest a path for family business’ leaders

to increase familiness. If family firms want to strengthen their competitive advantage, the main variables they should focus, among all the resources and capabilities that repre-sent familiness, are salaries of family mem-bers, sharing information, and family-em-ployee bonds. © 2018 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Con-taduría y Administración.

Dávila-Aragón, G., Ramírez-Pérez, H. X., Rivas-Aceves, S. (2018), “Measuring Familiness in Private Family Firms: A Bayesian Network Model”, Contaduría y Administración 63(3), 4, Article.

Clara Cristina Catarina Eccius WellmannSNI Nivel I

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE EFFECT IN RESPECT TO ERROR COMMISSION IN MATHEMATICS [DESARROLLO Y VALIDACIÓN DE UN INSTRUMENTO DE MEDICIÓN DE LA AFECTIVIDAD RESPECTO A LA COMISIÓN DE ERRORES EN MATEMÁTICAS]

ABSTRACT. Mistakes may have a negative connotation and can cause negative affects in students toward mathematics. The objec-tive of this research is to develop and val-idate an instrument which measures the affect of making mistakes in mathematics, and the affect towards mathematics due to errors. The instrument items are based on the relation between the error commission and the three affectivity components: emo-tions, beliefs, and attitudes. It was admin-istrated to 319 freshmen in the Business School at a private university in Guadalajara, Mexico. The instrument showed strong reli-ability with an alpha Cronbach of 0.9. Factor analysis confirmed its validity with five con-structs related to errors, that explain 52.73 % of the total variance: 1) negative emotions and affects on making mistakes, 2) favor-able conduct towards the use of errors as a learning tool, 3) mistaken conceptions in regards to usefulness of errors, 4) nega-tive beliefs and emotions towards mathe-matics due to making mistakes, and 5) the belief that one can learn mathematics from errors. To be able to measure the affectivity students have developed towards errors in mathematics and towards mathematics due to making mistakes as well as their concep-tions about errors, may offer a clearer view about of the error culture they have expe-rienced during their school time. Due to this experience, beliefs and attitudes were

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formed and their behavior may tend to be favorable or not favorable towards their mathematics learning. © 2018 BOLEMA Departamento de Matematica. All rights reserved.

Ibarra-González, K. P., Eccius-Wellmann, C. (2018), “Development and validation of an instru-ment to measure the effect in respect to error commission in mathematics [Desarrollo y Val-idación de un Instrumento de Medición de la Afectividad respecto a la Comisión de Errores en Matemáticas]”, Bolema - Mathematics Edu-cation Bulletin 32(61):673-695, Article.

Rafael Garduño RiveraSNI Nivel II

THE EFFECT OF NAFTA ON INTERNAL MIGRATION IN MEXICO: A REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT. Trade facilitates growth in some regions of a country while shrinking others, and therefore to benefit from trade, labour may need to be able to migrate. This mobility is particularly crucial in a developing country with high income inequality like Mexico. We seek to answer the following questions: What characteristics facilitate or hinder that internal migration? Has trade liberalization changed the pattern of internal migration in Mexico? We first predict regional economic growth resulting from changes in Mexico-US tariffs by sector. We find that trade liberal-ization appears to have largely benefited the manufacturing sector. Next, using a spa-tial gravity model of migration, we find that while economic growth from trade open-ness drew workers to urban regions in the northern Border States of Mexico, much of the trade-driven migration occurred before NAFTA. Second, contrary to popular belief, migration from largely rural states appears to have decreased since NAFTA. We also find evidence that migration to the United States increased after NAFTA. Last, we find that income disparity in both the destina-tion and origin region deters migration and that this effect increases after NAFTA. Thus, we see evidence that within-region income disparity can hinder migration, potentially exacerbating income disparity among regions. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Arends-Kuenning, M., Baylis, K., Garduño-Rivera, R. (2019), “The Effect of NAFTA on Internal Migra-tion in Mexico: A Regional Economic Analysis”, Applied Economics 51(10): 1052-1068, Article.

Bolema - Mathematics Education Bulletin

Applied Economics

Economics and Sociology

Santiago González GómezProfesor Investigador

ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN MEXICO: AS PERCEIVED BY STUDENTS

ABSTRACT. The main purpose of this work is to analyze the perceptions of higher edu-cation students concerning Mexico’s eco-nomic problems. Following (Gordon, 1987), (Nussbaum, 1994) and (Sartre, 2005), we assume here that emotions cannot function independently from reason and cognition, because they are a way of perceptive-cogni-tive implication. Since this affects economic decision-making, it is important to know the perception the young Mexicans have about economic problems of their country, espe-cially if we consider that in Mexico, young people represent 31 % of population. A questionnaire used by the National Survey GEA-ISA, that back in 2008 carried out a poll titled “Citizens Opinion on the Eco-nomic Crisis and the Program Proposed by the Mexican Government”, was applied to 195 students in June 2016. Descriptive anal-ysis of the results found that students do not expect their family situation and the coun-try’s macroeconomic conditions to improve in the short term, but they consider that these conditions might suffer deterioration. © 2018, Centre of Sociological Research. All rights reserved.

Moreno García, E., García Santillán, A., Luna Cruz, R. R., González Gómez, S. (2018), “Economic Problems in Mexico: As Perceived by Students”, Economics and Sociology 11(2): 157-172, Article.

Andrée Marie López FernándezSNI Nivel C

STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS AND WORD-OF-MOUTH ON CSR DYNAMICS: A BIG DATA ANALYSIS FROM TWITTER

ABSTRACT. Corporate social responsi-bility is a strategy by which firms address social issues whilst tending to their profit enhancing objectives. However, is a socially responsible firm fulfilling its objectives if current and potential stakeholders perceive it to be unethical, engaging in poor and questionable practices? The article analyzes Big Data retrieved from Twitter related to five firms that have stated to be socially responsible but have yet to obtain stake-holders’ legitimacy granted by the engage-ment in corporate social responsibility. The article contributes to the understanding and

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effects of firm dynamics in corporate social responsibility or lack thereof, on social net-working sites by means of Big Data anal-ysis. Copyright © 2018, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited.

López-Fernández, A. M., Silva, Z. B. (2018), “Stake-holder Perceptions and Word-of-Mouth on CSR Dynamics: A Big Data Analysis from Twitter”, International Journal of Business Data Commu-nications and Networking 14(1): 67-80, Article.

Omar Guillermo Rojas AltamiranoSNI Nivel I

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY TO TUNE MACHINE LEARNING HYPERPARAMETERS, WITH A RANDOM FOREST CASE-STUDY

ABSTRACT. Most machine learning algorithms possess hyperparameters. For example, an artificial neural network requires the deter-mination of the number of hidden layers, nodes, and many other parameters related to the model fitting process. Despite this, there is still no clear consensus on how to tune them. The most popular methodology is an exhaustive grid search, which can be highly inefficient and sometimes infeasible. Another common solution is to change one hyperparameter at a time and measure its effect on the model’s performance. How-ever, this can also be inefficient and does not guarantee optimal results since it ignores interactions between the hyperparameters. In this paper, we propose to use the Design of Experiments (DOE) methodology (fac-torial designs) for screening and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to tune a machine learning algorithm’s hyperparame-ters. An application of our methodology is presented with a detailed discussion of the results of a random forest case-study using a publicly available dataset. Benefits include fewer training runs, better parameter selec-tion, and a disciplined approach based on statistical theory. © 2018.

Lujan-Moreno, G. A., Howard, P. R., Rojas, O. G., Montgomery, D. C. (2018), “Design of exper-iments and response surface methodology to tune machine learning hyperparameters, with a random forest case-study”, Expert Systems with Applications 109: 195-205, Article.

International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking

Expert Systems with Applications

International Journal of Production Economics

Adrián Ramírez NafarrateSNI Nivel II

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USING TRIAGE INFORMATION

ABSTRACT. In this paper, we investigate the predictive factors of hospital admissions from the emergency department (ED) in var-ious classification models and evaluate their performance. We analyze data from a major hospital in a metro area in the United States with an approximately 50,000 ED visits per year using logistic regression, artificial neural network, decision tree, random forest, sup-port vector machine and extreme gradient boosting methods. The predictive accuracy of the models are evaluated in multiple experi-ments in which data volume on training and validation varied with multiple years of data. The data set also included a set of observa-tions from a year when an influenza pandemic occurred, which made the data set statisti-cally different. The extreme gradient boosting algorithm (XGBoost) gives the highest area under curve (AUC) statistic and it stands out as one of the fastest algorithms. However, a less sophisticated model, such as simple logistic regression model, also performs well in a reasonable computational time. We also evaluate performance of models with correct classification of patient admission from the emergency department. In our experiments, increasing data volume for model training and validation do not change performances of models significantly, since we have used a large number of observations in initial training and validation experiments. However, sup-port vector machines (SVM) show notable decrease in AUC statistic while model accu-racy of the XGBoost algorithm increases. In addition, increasing the data volume slightly increases the AUC statistic for the XGBoost algorithm (i.e., from 83 % to 86 %) while other methods show slight decreases. Using the most accurate and efficient predictive model for ED admissions would help hos-pitals design a decision support systems for efficient information flow from the triage at the ED to both outpatient and inpatient units in case of admissions, as basic administrative data with patient acuity information can pro-vide predictions for bed capacity planning. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.

Araz, O. M., Olson, D., Ramirez-Nafarrate, A. (2019), “Predictive Analytics for Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department Using Triage Information”, International Journal of Produc-tion Economics 208: 199-207, Article.

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A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO MODEL CHANGES IN VOLATILITY IN THE MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDEX

ABSTRACT. We model the changes in vola-tility in the Mexican Stock Exchange Index using a Bayesian approach. We study the time series with a wide set of models char-acterized by a Markov switching heteroge-neity. The advantage of this approach is that it allows for a broader spectrum of possible models since the estimation of the moments of the parameters is done using the finite mixture distribution MCMC method, without relying on assumptions about large sam-pling and mathematical optimization. This is particularly relevant for emerging mar-kets’ financial data because of its special characteristics, like being more susceptible to jumps and changes in volatility caused by exchange rate swings, financial crises and oil and commodity prices. For model comparison, we use the marginal likelihood approach and the bridge sampling tech-nique. The best representation of the data is given by a switching model with three states rather than any other autoregressive linear or non-linear model. The periods of volatility found by the model coincide with different financial crisis. Whereas other studies of volatility for the same market impose the Markovian model that captures changes in volatility, we let our model to be defined in an endogenous way. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Cabrera, G., Coronado, S., Rojas, O., Romero-Me-za, R. (2018), “A Bayesian approach to model changes in volatility in the Mexican stock ex-change index”, Applied Economics 50(15): 1716-1724, Article.


A NONLINEAR EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF OIL PRICE CO-MOVEMENTS

ABSTRACT. Nonlinear co-movements are analyzed for the daily returns calculated for Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices. The sample period includes data for the pre-2008 price increases and the post-2014 price declines. Empirical results obtained indicate that it is important to allow for nonlinear and asymmetric pat-terns in the data. After doing so, unidirec-

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International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

tional causality from Brent to WTI is docu-mented with price declines exerting more reliable effects than price gains. That is in contrast to what has been documented for other sample periods that do not allow for potential nonlinear and asymmetric linkages. © 2018, Econjournals. All rights reserved.

Coronado S., Fullerton, T. M., Rojas, O. (2018), “A nonlinear empirical analysis of oil price co-movements”, International Journal of Ener-gy Economics and Policy 8(3): 290-294, Article.


ADAPTIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE [EFICIENCIA ADAPTATIVA DE LA BOLSA MEXICANA DE VALORES]

ABSTRACT. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the adaptive market efficiency in the price–volume (P–V) rela-tionship of the stocks listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange. The period under study goes from 1982 to 2015. In order to detect causality and, thus, determine adaptive efficiency in the market, one linear and two non-linear tests are applied. There are few papers in the literature that study the P–V relationship in Latin American mar-kets; as such, this paper may be of interest and importance to financial academics and practitioners alike. Design/methodology/approach: The Diks and Panchenko (DP) non-parametric Granger causality and the Brooks and Hinich (BH) cross-bicorrelation tests are applied. Findings: Derived from the DP test, the findings show that there exists bi-directional non-linear Granger causality in 25.71 per cent of the firms studied, com-pared to 8 per cent when applying the linear Granger causality test. Therefore, there is evidence of weak-form efficiency in the market. From the BH test, evidence is shown of the adaptive market efficiency, since 71.42 per cent of firms exhibited some form of non-linear dependence in certain periods of time. With these results, the information process should be better studied for a greater com-prehension of regulatory policies in the market and better decision-making tools for the investors. Originality/value: This paper complements studies on the P–V rela-tionship and efficiency in a Latin American market. © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Brito-Cervantes, E., Coronado, S., Morales-García, M., Rojas, O. (2018), “Adaptive efficiency of the Mexican Stock Exchange [Eficiencia adaptativa de la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores]”, Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 31(2): 326-335, Article.


BENCHMARKING PROJECT-DRIVEN PRODUCTION IN CONSTRUCTION USING PRODUCTIVITY FUNCTION: CAPACITY AND CYCLE TIME

ABSTRACT. Despite being inaccurate, linear models are often used by construction man-agers to describe production, which limits the development and application of a pro-duction theory. The objective of this study is to formulate and test new equations com-prehending the non-steady-state condi-tions of repetitive project-driven processes in construction to calculate cycle time and capacity based on productivity function models. The algebraic calculations were developed from Little’s Law to estimate cycle times and capacity and then tested on productivity function models of 11 con-struction processes (two cases arranged in a supply chain). It has been reaffirmed that the transient time negatively impacts process productivity. The transient time and theoretical average cycle time showed a proportional relationship to the average cycle times of the samples, resulting in a benchmarking ranking close to the one measured. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by introducing equa-tions for capacity and cycle time based on a process productivity function model that can be used on processes in any state. It can be an alternative to three-point estimation, for instance. © 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Antunes, R., González, V. A., Walsh, K., Rojas, O., O’Sullivan, M., Odeh, I. (2018), “Benchmarking Project-Driven Production in Construction Us-ing Productivity Function: Capacity and Cycle Time”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 144(3), 4017118, Article.

Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

International Journal of Management in Education


Manuel Soto PérezProfesor Investigador

SELF-EFFICACY AND JOB SATISFACTION AS ANTECEDENTS OF CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOUR IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT. This study evaluates the citizen-ship behaviour of customers and employees from a private school and aims to identify if variables like teachers’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction precede such a behaviour. The study was developed in the teaching field, where parents are considered as customers, teachers are employees from private schools that teach 6 to 18 years old students. The method consists of personal surveys applied to teachers and parents in order to measure their perceptions and opinions. The quantita-tive analysis applied was structural equation modelling. Results confirmed a positive and significative relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy, job satisfaction, organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and promoter citizenship behaviour. The study revealed that it is more probable that if a school has teachers showing a good level of self-ef-ficacy, intrinsic job satisfaction and OCB, customers will be more satisfied and would recommend their private school to friends and relatives. Copyright © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Soto, M., Rojas, O. (2019), “Self-Efficacy and Job Satisfaction as Antecedents of Citizenship Be-haviour in Private Schools”, International Jour-nal of Management in Education 13(1): 82-96, Article.

Edgar Demetrio Tovar GarcíaSNI Nivel I

DOES THE SHARE OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS IN EXPORTS INCREASE TOTAL EXPORTS? THE RUSSIAN CASE

ABSTRACT. The paper studies how export performance is influenced by export com-position. The empirical literature claims that higher shares of high technology exports is positively linked to total exports, because they are high added value goods and the demand is inelastic. Subsequently, the com-position of exports matters in explaining export performance. This research tested the association between exports of crude petro-

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leum and natural gas and total exports in a bilateral framework for the Russian case. Oil and gas are key Russian export products, and it is well known that the demand for these products is inelastic. Accordingly, using dynamic panel data models it was found that a higher share of crude petroleum and nat-ural gas in total exports is positively related to total bilateral exports. However, this effect is mainly a result of indirect effects of export composition on income and price elastici-ties. This finding can lead to a better under-standing of the Russian persistent surplus in both trade and current accounts and of the most appropriate policies for managing external imbalances. © 2018.

Tovar-García, E. D. (2018), “Does the share of crude petroleum and natural gas in exports in-crease total exports? the Russian case”, World Economy and International Relations 62(6): 30-35, Article.


IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND OR ASSERTIVENESS? IN THE SEARCH OF KEY FACTORS FOR THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN

ABSTRACT. After perestroika Russia became an attractive country for migrants, and many migrants with Russian roots returned to the motherland. They came with school chil-dren, which, according to the Federal Law “On education in the Russian Federation” have a right to general education together with the Russian citizens. But often in prac-tice the educational achievements of these children are hindered by racism, intolerance, bad knowledge of the Russian language and other factors. Nonetheless, the results of empirical studies show that children of migrants demonstrate good academic prog-ress, at least equal to the local students. The immigrant paradox hypothesis states that migrants are optimistic; they think and believe that in the recipient country they can fulfill their dreams and improve their living conditions. This optimism rubs off from par-ents to children, and as a result they study well in schools and their academic grades are high. But in the literature on academic progress there is no theory about influence of optimism on grades. In the psycholog-ical approach on academic progress recent empirical results especially stressed the role of assertiveness “grit”, that is, persistence and passion for long-Term goals. Therefore,

World Economy and International Relations

Psychology Journal of the Higher School of Economics

this article explores the influence of asser-tiveness on academic progress; mostly com-paring assertiveness of migrant children and native children. Based on data gathered in the Yaroslavl region, and using descriptive statistics, tests of means and regression analysis the evidence suggests that chil-dren of migrants from the Caucasus have a higher level of assertiveness than the native children, which can explain their academic progress. © 2018 National Research Univer-sity Higher School of Economics. All rights reserved.

Tovar-Garcia, E. D. (2018), “Immigrant background or assertiveness? in the search of key factors for the academic progress of migrant children”, Psychology Journal of the Higher School of Economics 15(2): 326-345, Article.


THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SPORT ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIAN LONGITUDINAL DATA

ABSTRACT. This paper empirically studies the association between the sport activities and educational achievements of school students from 1st to 11th grade. The sample used included observations over the period 2010-2015 taken from the Russia Longi-tudinal Monitoring Survey (waves 19-24), which is a unique nationally representa-tive survey. The method consisted of logit regressions with panel data, which allows for controlling time-invariant explanatory variables. The empirical analysis was divided into sport activities at school (in class) and out of school (before or after classes). Fur-thermore, the regression analysis examined the effect of three large groups of sport activities: 1) Combat sports, such as karate, judo, self-defense, wrestling, and boxing, 2) Ball sports, such as tennis, soccer, basketball, and volleyball, 3) Athletic sports, such as track and field, skiing, and skating. General speaking, the findings indicated that sport activities at school do not have significant associations with educational achievements. On the other hand, sport activities out-of-school showed some positive relationships. Specifically, participation in athletic and combat sports increases the probabilities of boys and girls, respectively, being classified as high-performing students. Moreover, male students practicing ball sports out of school are less likely to be classified as low-per-

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forming students. The time that students spent on these sports does not influence these probabilities. However, male students spending more than 10 hours per week on sports (high-performance sportsmen) are more likely than other students to be linked to the group of low-performing students. © 2018, National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Tovar-García, E. D. (2018), “The association be-tween sport activities and educational achieve-ments: Evidence from Russian Longitudinal Data”, Voprosy Obrazovaniya 2018(2): 46-70, Article.


THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND POPULATION SIZE ON THE USE OF THE TATAR LANGUAGE AT HOME

ABSTRACT. Based on econometric methods, we found that Tatar children from families with better material conditions and those who live in bigger cities are more likely to use the Russian language at home. Although Tatar seems to be well protected, thanks to local language policies after perestroika, we found some warning signs for the reformu-lation of public policies for the maintenance and development of minority languages in Russia. © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Tovar-García, E. D., Podmazin, E. (2018), “The Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Popu-lation Size on the Use of the Tatar Language at Home”, Intercultural Education 29(1): 122-138, Article.


TRILINGUALISM, BILINGUALISM AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: THE CASE OF CHUVASH AND TATAR IN RURAL RUSSIA

ABSTRACT. This study examined the relations among trilingualism, bilingualism, and edu-cational achievements of school students in a rural environment in Chuvashia, Russia. Using our survey results of 913 school stu-dents of Chuvash ethnicity (67 %) and Tatar ethnicity (28 %) and ordered logistic regressions we found weak evidence for any positive association between trilingualism or bilingualism and educational achieve-

Voprosy Obrazovaniya

Intercultural Education

Voprosy Obrazovaniya

ments. Socio-economic status, cultural cap-ital (approached with number of books at home), health issues, type of settlement, class grade, number of siblings, and gender were controlled. The results also indicated that fluency in Chuvash and in Tatar, mother tongue proficiency, language used at home, and language of instruction in the elemen-tary grades were not adversely related to educational achievements. On the one hand, these findings partially disagree with previous studies, where a positive associa-tion was found. It is probable, that the rural versus urban environment explain these dif-ferences. On the other hand, the results con-firm previous research in the Volga area of Russia that growing concern among author-ities on minority language students’ edu-cational achievements is baseless. It rather suggests that policy-makers should be more concerned with increasing the equality of opportunities provided by the education system to persons of different socio- eco-nomic levels. © 2018, National Research Uni-versity Higher School of Economics.

Alòs i Font, H., Tovar-García, E. D. (2018), “Trilingual-ism, bilingualism and educational achievements: The case of Chuvash and Tatar in Rural Russia”, Voprosy Obrazovaniya 2018(3): 8-35, Article.

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María Luisa Azpíroz ManeroSNI Nivel [email protected]

María Elena Gutiérrez RenteríaProfesor [email protected]

María Fernanda Vidal CorreaSNI Nivel [email protected]

Elba Díaz CerveróSNI Nivel [email protected]

María Teresa Nicolás GavilánSNI Nivel [email protected]

Íñigo Fernández FernándezSNI Nivel [email protected]

Josefina del Carmen Santana VillegasProfesor [email protected]


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María Luisa Azpíroz ManeroSNI Nivel C

SOCIAL ACTORS AT THE PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT: THE MESSAGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS, WOMEN AND YOUTH [ACTORES SOCIALES EN LA CUMBRE DEL CLIMA DE PARÍS: EL MENSAJE DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS, GRUPOS RELIGIOSOS, MUJERES Y JÓVENES]

ABSTRACT. This research analyzes the dis-course of social actors at cop21: indigenous people, religious organizations, women, and youth. Their message addressed issues omitted by politicians, such as human rights, threats to food security, or the temperature target of 1.5°C. The analysis makes use of press conferences and applies qualitative methodology and framing theory to answer: What problems should be addressed? What solutions do proposals offer? How do they assess the situation? Do they have some points of agreement? The results reveal a shared emphasis on solutions by local actors and civil society, and a convergence between the message of indigenous groups and women. Future researches could continue analyzing this discourse and compare it with the political one. © 2018 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. All rights reserved.

Manero, M. L. A. (2018), “Social Actors at the Par-is Climate Summit: The Message of Indigenous Peoples, Religious Groups, Women and Youth [Actores sociales en la Cumbre del Clima de París: el mensaje de pueblos indígenas, grupos religiosos, mujeres y jóvenes]”, Revista Mexi-cana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 63(233): 221-254, Article.

Elba Díaz CerveróSNI Nivel I

RECAPTURING JOAQUÍN “CHAPO” GUZMÁN IN THE MEXICAN PRESS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FRONT PAGE OF EL UNIVERSAL, REFORMA, EXCÉLSIOR AND LA JORNADA IN 2016

ABSTRACT. This article, whose aim is to know exactly how the headlines of Mexico’s four main newspapers have reported on the recapture of Joaquín Guzmán, will show the results of an analysis of the journalistic content of these four Mexican newspapers. These are general papers, which published information on their front page regarding the recapture of the drug trafficker Joaquín

“Chapo” Guzmán. The events took place on January 8, 2016, six months after his escape from Altiplano prison in Mexico. If the escape was spectacular-being from a high-security prison and evidencing collusion of authori-ties and corruption of the system-the recap-ture was even more so. Well-known figures, such as actors Kate del Castillo and Sean Penn, were involved, together with a female politician of the Action Nacional Party, thus leading to questioning of the Mexican status quo. Coverage of the recapture was reduced, tending to minimize the impact of the criminal acts and contributing to both fictionalizing and rendering frivolous the figure of Guzmán. © 2018 The author(s).

Díaz-Cerveró, E., Veres, L., Ibáñez, D. B. (2018), “Recapturing Joaquín ‘Chapo’ Guzmán in the Mexican Press: An Analysis of the Front Page of El Universal, Reforma, Excélsior and La Jornada in 2016”, International Journal of Interdisciplin-ary Cultural Studies 13(1): 1-14, Review.

Clara Cristina Catarina Eccius WellmannSNI Nivel I

Josefina Del Carmen Santana VillegasProfesor Investigador

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TEST ANXIETY IN HIGH-STAKES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TESTS

ABSTRACT. Test anxiety can be defined as a reaction of stress to evaluations. This article reports on a study of the gender differences in test anxiety between males and females taking an English language proficiency test-the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) at a Mexican uni-versity. Participants (N = 231; 47 % male and 53 % female) were asked to complete Gran-dis’s Questionnaire on Test Anxiety in Uni-versity Students a few minutes before they took the TOEIC. Responses on the question-naire were correlated to TOEIC scores by linear regression analysis. Results show that women’s scores were significantly higher than the men’s on the Test Anxiety question-naire (F = 65.75 vs M = 53.56), significantly lower on the TOEIC (F = 731 vs M = 772), and that gender is an important factor in test anxiety. © Centre for Language Studies.

Santana, J. C., Eccius-Wellmann, C. (2018), “Gender Differences in Test Anxiety in High-Stakes English Proficiency Tests”, Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching 15(1): 100-111, Article.

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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies

Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching

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Íñigo Fernández FernándezSNI Nivel C

UPS AND DOWNS OF AN AMERICAN IN MEXICO: THE CASE OF PAUL HUDSON (1896-1921) [CLAROSCUROS DE UN ESTADUNIDENSE EN MÉXICO: EL CASO DE PAUL HUDSON (1896-1921)]

ABSTRACT. This article focuses on Paul Hudson, a key figure in the North American colony in Porfirian Mexico that has barely been studied in our country. Through the anal-ysis of hemerographic testimonies of the time, we attempt to show that Hudson managed to consolidate an image of an upstanding citizen in the country as a result of the services he rendered to Porfirio Díaz’s regime through the newspaper The Mexican Herald, his participa-tion in businesses organized by Mexican and North American capitals and his collaboration in philanthropic projects. We will also explain that his loyalty to the Porfirian regime, rejec-tion of the Mexican Revolution and support for the US invasion of the country led to his decline as a public figure and his subsequent departure from the country. © 2018 Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. Jose Maria Luis Mora. All rights reserved.

Fernández, I. F. (2018), “Ups and Downs of an American in Mexico: The Case of Paul Hudson (1896-1921) [Claroscuros de un estadunidense en México: el caso de Paul Hudson (1896-1921)]”, Secuencia 101: 107-135, Review.

María Elena Gutiérrez RenteríaProfesor Investigador

THE PERSPECTIVE OF VALUE ORIENTATION FOR THE SHAREHOLDER AND THE STAKEHOLDER: THE CASE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MEDIA COMPANIES

ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to elab-orate the conditions and constraints for the enabling and implementing of a value orien-tation in media companies through the figure of Corporate Governance literacy. What are the reasons impeding or promoting a value orientation in media companies? This study collects research from scholars dedicated to the field of Corporate Governance from a stakeholders and shareholders perspec-tive. The method used is exploratory. The main factors that contribute to value orien-tation are maximization of the market value of the company and creation of corporate strategy; transparency of the information

for the internal and external publics and the access to financial resources. The constraints are the kind of leadership of the CEO, the internal culture of the company and the pressure of some of the shareholders who want profits in the short term. Finally, con-fidence in the internal and external publics (shareholders. stakeholders, and market), is the key if the company uses the Corpo-rate Governance figure in order to generate value orientation.

Elena Gutiérrez-Renteria, María (2017), “The Per-spective of Value Orientation for the Sharehold-er and the Stakeholder: The Case of Corporate Governance in Media Companies”, en Value-Ori-ented Media Management: Decision Making Between Profit and Responsibility, Klaus-Dieter Altmeppen, C. Ann Hollifield, Joost van Loon (eds.), 173-180 (Cham: Springer International Publishing), Book Chapter.


MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD

ABSTRACT. Media management and eco-nomics research is growing in Latin America, a region represented by natural resources, young people, and sociocultural values shared between countries. The chapter con-sists of four parts. The first discusses the characteristics of the Latin American mac-roeconomics environment. The second part deals with the microeconomic background of the telecommunications industry and media companies in the most important markets. The third part details studies centered on media economics and media management in the region. The fourth part presents areas of opportunity for scholars in Latin America and presents a future research agenda. © 2018 Taylor & Francis.

Elena Gutiérrez-Rentería, María (2018), “Media management and economics research in Lat-in America: Challenges and opportunities for scholars in the field”, en Handbook of Media Management and Economics: Second Edition, 80-91 (UK: Taylor & Francis), Book Chapter.

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Carlos Eduardo López HernándezSNI Nivel C

Josefina Del Carmen Santana VillegasProfesor Investigador

PROFILE OF A GROUP OF UNIVERSITY AUDIENCE IN MEXICO ACCORDING TO THEIR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIC INTERACTION IN THE MEDIA IN 2017 [PERFIL DE UN GRUPO DE AUDIENCIA UNIVERSITARIA EN MÉXICO SEGÚN SU PARTICIPACIÓN CIUDADANA, CONFIANZA EN LAS INSTITUCIONES E INTERACCIÓN CÍVICA EN LOS MEDIOS EN 2017]

ABSTRACT. The present quantitative study shows the singularities of the university audi-ence in Mexico in 2017, measured according to their civic participation, how they assess national institutions, and how they interact with the media regarding social and polit-ical issues. The surveyed population con-sisted of 1,195 young adults of 23 years of average age and who are part of private uni-versities located in Jalisco, Mexico City and Aguascalientes. The results indicate that the offline participation in social capital is more significant than online participation of this university audience. The only institutions that have an approval index for this audi-ence are religious institutions, universities, and the media. Finally, the university audi-ence in Mexico has features of being passive and conservative regarding its consumption of information and its political participation in media. This population reflects apathy in expressing their opinion in media regarding social and political issues in the country. © 2018 University of Piura. All rights reserved.

Gutiérrez-Rentería, M. E., Santana, J. C., López-Hernández, C., Pérez-Ayala Madero M. G., Hellmueller, L. (2018), “Profile of a group of university audience in Mexico according to their citizen participation, trust in institutions and civic interaction in the media in 2017 [Perfil de un grupo de audiencia universitaria en Méx-ico según su participación ciudadana, confian-za en las instituciones e interacción cívica en los medios en 2017]”, Revista de Comunicación 17(2): 125-141, Article.

María Teresa Nicolás GavilánSNI Nivel I

CHILDREN’S MEDIA ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY IN MEXICO CITY

ABSTRACT. Today’s media environment is huge, diverse and fragmented with all kinds of players competing for users’ attention. How do children relate to it? This research question is guided by the Uses and Gratifica-tions approach that theoretically conceives the child as a psychologically active person who seeks media content to cover some need. Methodologically, the U&G approach implies that users’ orientation to their media environment should be explored in their own terms. We depart from the premise that all the media environment technologies could be used for formal and informal learning and digital literacy should be an important part of the school curriculum without distinction of entertainment and formal education. The present paper shows the results of a quali-tative study carried out with school children who were asked to write an essay about all the technologies they use. The written narra-tives were content analyzed and make up the core results of this paper. Findings show an intense connection of children to their media environment, while teachers are prohibiting the use of tablets and mobiles during school hours and almost all technologies are ban-ished from the classroom.

Baptista-Lucio, M. P., Nicolás-Gavilan, M. T. (2017), “Children’s Media Environment: A Study in Mex-ico City”, 10th International Conference of Edu-cation, Research and Innovation (ICERI), 3913-3920, Conference Paper.

María Teresa Nicolás GavilánSNI Nivel I

THE RISKS OF PRACTICING JOURNALISM IN MEXICO. ANALYSIS OF THE COVERAGE OF THE MURDER OF JAVIER VALDEZ ACCORDING TO THE APPROACH OF PEACE JOURNALISM [EL PELIGRO DE EJERCER PERIODISMO EN MÉXICO. ANÁLISIS DE LA COBERTURA INFORMATIVA DEL ASESINATO DE JAVIER VALDEZ SEGÚN EL ENFOQUE DEL PEACE JOURNALISM]

ABSTRACT. Violence against journalists in Mexico and especially in the state of Sinaloa has increased its numbers over the years. In this environment is it possible to prac-tice peace journalism proposed by Galtung

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(2002)? Furthermore, can one report on the violence exercised against journalists with the approach of peace journalism? In this article, the information coverage given to the murder of journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas was analyzed, a fact that revolu-tionized journalists and media throughout the country. Through content analysis (Ber-elson 1952; Krippendorf 1990) the news approaches of 366 news from local news-papers, in its online version, Noroeste and El Debate, and from national ones Reforma and El Universal. The results showed that, in general, the coverage was with a focus towards war journalism. © 2018 University of Piura. All rights reserved.

Nicolás Gavilán, M. T. (2018), “The Risks of Prac-ticing Journalism in Mexico. Analysis of the Coverage of the Murder of Javier Valdez Ac-cording to the Approach of Peace Journalism [El peligro de ejercer periodismo en México. Análisis de la cobertura informativa del ase-sinato de Javier Valdez según el enfoque del Peace Journalism]”, Revista de Comunicación 17(1): 93-113, Review.

Josefina del Carmen Santana VillegasProfesor Investigador

PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE RMARS SCALE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a structure of variables that allows us to understand the level of Anxiety towards Mathematics in high school students from the municipalities of Zacatal and Jamapa, Veracruz, Mexico. This was based on the seminal works of Richardson and Suinn [1972], who developed the Mathe-matics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS) instru-ment with 98 items. This was later modified by Alexander and Martray [1989] to develop the Revised Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (RMARS) with only 25 items. For this study, the test was applied to a sample of 200 high school students of first, third and fifth semesters. The reliability of the test was a: 0.934 per item and 0.693 per dimension, which suggests acceptable validity and con-sistency in terms of what Hair, et al. point out [1979]. For the test of the H1 and H2 hypotheses, Exploratory Factor Analysis with extraction of the Principal Components and the Chi2c> Chi2t> statistic suggest that, as a whole, the dimensions of the RMARS scale explain mathematical anxiety. In addi-tion, they indicate that anxiety towards

mathematics classes is greater than anxiety towards exams and mathematical tasks; all this accounts for 74 % of the assimilable variance. For H3, the ANOVA test is used to show if there is a difference in means. The results suggest that there are no differences by Gender, Age. Or School Grade, although the MATHTEST dimension in Gender, showed differences in variances. © 2018 by Academic Publishing.

García-Santillán, A., Martínez-Rodríguez, V., Santa-na, J. C. (2018), “Psychometric Properties of the RMARS Scale in High School Students”, Euro-pean Journal of Contemporary Education 7(1): 97-117, Article.

María Fernanda Vidal CorreaSNI Nivel C

GENDER STEREOTYPES AND PATRONAGE PRACTICES IN WOMEN’S CAREERS: A STUDY OF THE MEXICAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH

ABSTRACT. Feminist institutionalism seeks to include women as actors and to understand the interplay between gender and the func-tioning of political institutions. Elite theory looks to understand social interaction that an establishment can effectively dictate by virtue of their control over the resources and organisations. Framed theoretically by these conjoint ideas, this paper studies how gender stereotypes affect women’s political careers. The aim is to understand how informal insti-tutions in combination with social gendered stereotypes produce and reproduce patri-archal political systems, including gendered elite power relations. The study of elites has reinforced the idea of the existence of a ruling class composed of a ruling elite and sub-elites. In this arrangement, where dominant groups are characterised by the accumulation of power in the sense of having the ability and resources needed to control decisions, rules and behaviours are producing and reproducing the necessary conditions for elites to work, organise and exist. Thus, institutions are structuring polit-ical life. Among these informal institutions, different practices have been set to advance a political career. Patronage as the sup-port and privilege an organisation or indi-vidual bestows to another, has work within the Mexican political system as a key ele-ment responsible for social order. Working in parallel, gendered stereotypes continue influencing expectations about behaviours. Through semi-structured interviews, con-

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ducted between September 2013 and August 2015, this paper sustains that one of the major constraints to the advancement of women’s political careers in the Mexican executive branch lies in the elite’s employ-ment of a patronage system that is based on social arrangements distorted by gender stereotypes. The objective is to understand the mechanisms affecting the advancement of women’s political careers within the Mex-ican executive branch. © 2016, © 2016 The Author(s). This open access article is distrib-uted under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

Vidal Correa, F. (2016), “Gender stereotypes and patronage practices in women’s careers: A study of the Mexican Executive Branch”, Co-gent Social Sciences 2(1), 1266202, Article.

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Esteban Colla de RobertisSNI Nivel C

A BAYESIAN ESTIMATION OF THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY ON THE GALICIAN FLEET: A DYNAMIC STOCHASTIC GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH

ABSTRACT. What would have happened if a rel-atively looser fisheries policy had been imple-mented in the European Union (EU)? Using Bayesian methods a Dynamic Stochastic Gen-eral Equilibrium (DSGE) model is estimated to assess the impact of the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on the economic perfor-mance of a Galician (north-west of Spain) fleet highly dependant on the EU Atlantic southern stock of hake. Our counterfactual analysis shows that if a less effective CFP had been imple-mented during the period 1986–2012, fishing opportunities would have increased, leading to an increase in labour hours of 4.87 %. How-ever, this increase in fishing activity would have worsened the profitability of the fleet, drop-ping wages and rental price of capital by 6.79 % and 0.88 %, respectively. Welfare would also be negatively affected since, in addition to the increase in hours worked, consumption would have reduced by 0.59 %. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.

Colla-De-Robertis, E., Da-Rocha, J. M., García-Cutrín, J., Gutiérrez, M. J., Prellezo, R. (2019), “A bayesian estimation of the economic effects of the Common

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Fisheries Policy on the Galician fleet: A dynamic sto-chastic general equilibrium approach”, Ocean and Coastal Management 167: 137-144, Article.

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Mónica del Carmen Meza MejíaSNI Nivel [email protected]

Miguel Ángel Rumayor FernándezSNI Nivel [email protected]


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Rocío Chávez TelleriasProfesor Investigador

Bertha Alicia Mendieta JiménezProfesor Investigador

Adriana Agnes Repellin MorenoProfesor Investigador

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION LAB: A PROPOSAL FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

ABSTRACT. Universidad Panamericana at Mexico City created the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab, as an entrepreneurial education proposal to strengthen student academic preparation. The main interest that catalyzed the Lab was the idea of helping students learn about entrepreneur-ship through products or services previously designed with the rigour of their academic courses. This idea arose from the concern that entrepreneurial education experiences known so far by students of Universidad Panamericana, work from intuitive products or services with few probabilities of suc-ceeding once launched to the market. The design of LIE’s methodology was centered in an active learning approach, by scaling their academic projects to entrepreneurial plans. The learning experience designed to achieve this goal, included interdisciplinary teams of students from 5 different majors. They worked through an online introduc-tory course, a networking space, and two “lab days” of conferences and workshops to explore topics such as value proposition, business model, innovation strategy, finan-cial structure, technological routes, commu-nication and planning, leadership and social responsibility. In this paper, we also describe the qualitative study that was conducted to better understand the learning experience of the participants in LIE. Findings support that the knowledge acquired by students inspired a realistic entrepreneurial spirit among them. Students valued the experience of scaling projects founded in a rigorous methodology, in a transdisciplinary environment, and with the guidance of expert mentors.

Chávez-Tellería, R., Repellin-Moreno, A. A., Mendie-ta-Jiménez, B. A. (2017), “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab: A Proposal for the Enhance-ment of an Entrepreneurial Profile in Under-graduate Students”, 10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innova-tion (ICERI), 7484-7489 Conference Paper.

Mónica del Carmen Meza MejíaProfesor Investigador

THE GAMIFICATION: STRATEGY OF TEACHING-LEARNING TO DEVELOP THE RESILIENCE IN STUDENTS UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT. Within the current background in which the Higher Education System exists, there is a need for analyzing the academic troubles related to the use of teaching-learning strategies within and out of the classroom. As a consequence to the inclusión of the information technology in the educational field, university teachers were led to innovate the praxis used in their sessions. Therefore, there has been a rede-sign of the educational model used in the Higher Education Institutions. This change being focused on the incorporation of new electronic tools, in order to make the learning process more appealing to stu-dents. This technology inclusion, promoted by globalization, economy, labor market requests, social media incorporation, and digital tools in society; favors the teach-ing-learning practice, since the knowledge acquisition turns into a more attractive, dynamic and motivational process for col-lege students and professors. Nevertheless, within the education field, it has been stated that there are psychological, emotional, and socioeconomic aspects, that influence in the student’s academic performance (Guajardo, Saavedra, and Villalta, 2008) and, partic-ularly, at the university level (Silas, 2008). The literature about this matter indicates that factors such as motivation and self-es-teem existing in pupils are related to their school performance (Ramírez, Álvarez, and Caceres, 2010), as well as with their capacity to confront adverse circumstances derived from the development of Resilience (Rutter, 2003). Because of this, from the fast growth of the information technologies, the HEIs have tried to incorporate new strategies that ease the teaching-learning process. In that sense, the contribution of this research will be useful for university teachers and stu-dents who wish to include the Gamification as an educational trend, in order to create environments for resilience development.

Villegas Aguilera, B., Alvarado Martinez, E., Meza Mejía, M. (2017), “The Gamification: Strategy of Teaching-Learning to Develop the Resilience in Students University”, 10th International Con-ference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), 8310-8318, Conference Paper.

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Miguel Ángel Rumayor FernándezSNI Nivel I

HORIZONTES PARA LOS EDUCADORES

ABSTRACT. Horizontes para los educadores (Las profesiones educativas y la promoción de la plenitud humana) supone una gran aportación. Alzarse desde un promontorio para observar aquellos temas de gran calado que en nuestra época sitúan las principales coordenadas de la tarea docente. Después de un breve prólogo de tres páginas y una introducción un poco más extensa, el libro se divide en cuatro partes. Cada una supone una unidad temática con varios capítulos y apartados. Los títulos han sido elegidos con acierto ya que resumen las temáticas abor-dadas en cada caso.

Rumayor, M. (2018), “Horizontes para los educa-dores”, Revista Mexicana de Investigación Ed-ucativa 23(79): 1313-1319, Review.

Miguel Ángel Rumayor FernándezSNI Nivel I

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN AND HIS IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY [JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Y SU IDEA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD EN EL SIGLO XXI]

ABSTRACT. This article addresses some cur-rent aspects about the university in the edu-cational philosophy of John Henry Newman. Specifically, the paper will try to demon-strate how the ideas of this English thinker are valid in order to reorient the conceptual crisis in which this institution is nowadays embedded. From Newman’s point of view, there is an initial discussion of the problems associated to the educational pragmatism that invades university classrooms, and the orientation of students towards the labor market. On the other hand, the importance and necessity of truth in the classrooms and the prestige of the teacher as a committed guide in search of it will be clarified. Both ideas defended by Newman have disap-peared from many western universities of our time, with the negative consequences that this loss entails. In addition, Newman proposes the promotion and development of the minds of university students through the lessons they are taught. This will take place in every discipline through what this author calls the development of the «philo-sophical habit», which will also be explained in this document: an approach to subjects

beyond their technical and useful dimen-sions, creating in the mind of the students a true interdisciplinary of sciences. Once this goal is achieved, according to the liberal uni-versity promoted by Newman, the members of the academic community will be able to personally link to the so-called free knowl-edge and the personal benefits of academic life. They will be building a true alma mater university, which will expand and gain pres-tige from the service it provides to society. © 2018, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. All rights reserved.

Rumayor, M. (2018), “John Henry Newman and his Idea of the University in the 21st Century [John Henry Newman y su idea de la universidad en el siglo XXI]”, Educación XX1 22(1): 315-333, Article.

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Vania del Rocío Aldrete CortezSNI Nivel [email protected]

Evandro AgazziSNI Nivel [email protected]

Guillermo Rafael Cantú QuintanillaProfesor [email protected]

Desiderio Salomón Hernández GutiérrezSNI Nivel [email protected]

Francisco Javier Estrada MenaSNI Nivel [email protected]


María Lilia Loredo MendozaProfesor [email protected]

Gregorio Tomás Obrador VeraSNI Nivel [email protected]

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Vania del Rocío Aldrete CortezSNI Nivel C

COMPARACIÓN DE SÍNTOMAS DE HIPERACTIVIDAD E INATENCIÓN EN ADOLESCENTES CON Y SIN ANTECEDENTES DE EMBARAZO

ABSTRACT. Introduction: Teenage pregnancy has a negative impact both on mother’s health and on her offspring quality life and development. In spite of its important social relevance, behavioral factors that can favor its occurrence have not been extensively explored. Objective: To compare symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity between adolescents with and without a history of pregnancy. Method: A sociodemographic record and the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder questionnaire (ADD) of the Neuropsi instrument were applied to 60 adolescents: 30 cases and 30 controls. The ADD was answered by the adolescents themselves, as well as by a close relative (parent or spouse) or by one of their teachers. Results: From the perspective of others (parents and teachers), adolescents with a history of pregnancy showed more symptoms of attention deficit and higher attention deficit and hyperactivity overall score (both p ≤ 0.01). In addition, ADD overall score was found to be associated with adolescent pregnancy (OR = 1.11, 95 % CI = 1.01-1.24, p = 0.036). Conclusions: Symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity can rep-resent another factor associated with teenage pregnancy. Copyright: © 2018 SecretarÍa de Salud.Introducción: El embarazo adolescente ejerce un impacto negativo tanto en la salud de la madre como en la calidad de vida y desarrollo de sus hijos. Pese a su importante carga social, no se han explorado con det-alle los factores conductuales que pueden favorecer su presencia. Objetivo: Comparar los síntomas de inatención e hiperactividad entre adolescentes con y sin antecedente de embarazo. Método: A 60 adolescentes se aplicó una ficha de datos sociodemográficos y el Cuestionario de Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (DDA) del Neu-ropsi, 30 casos y 30 controles. El DDA fue contestado por las propias adolescentes, así como por un familiar cercano (padre o pareja) y/o por un profesor del adolescente. Resultados: Desde la perspectiva de los otros (padres y profesores), las adolescentes con antecedentes de embarazo presentaron más síntomas de déficit de atención y mayor pun-tuación global de déficit de atención e hiper-actividad (ambas con p ≤ 0.01). Asimismo, se encontró que la puntuación global del DDA

se asoció con el embarazo adolescente (RM = 1.11, IC 95 % = 1.01-1.24, p = 0.036). Conclu-siones: Los síntomas de déficit de atención e hiperactividad pueden representar otro factor asociado con el embarazo adolescente.

Aldrete-Cortez, V., Tafoya, S. A., Meillon, F., Po-blano, A., Ayala-Yáñez, R., Mansilla-Olivares, A. (2018), “Comparación de síntomas de hiperac-tividad e inatención en adolescentes con y sin antecedentes de embarazo”, Gaceta Médica de México 154(6): 657-664, Article.

Evandro AgazziSNI Nivel III

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS

ABSTRACT. The issue whether science can be correctly submitted to ethical judgment has been widely debated especially in the 1960s. Those who denied the legitimacy of such a judgment stressed that this would entail an undue limitation of the freedom of science; those who defended such a limita-tion laid stress on the great dangers that an uncontrolled growth of scientific knowledge has already produced and would continue to produce against humankind. This sterile debate can be settled by recognizing that scientific knowledge can and must be evalu-ated, as far as its validity is concerned, exclu-sively through the methodological criteria admitted by the professionals of the single scientific disciplines concerned, and no eth-ical judgment is pertinent from this point of view. Nevertheless, if we consider science as a particular system of social activities, entailing concrete procedures, conditions and applications, the ethical evaluation of these actions is pertinent and correct. A second question is whether or not the inclu-sion of these ethical investigations in the specific domain of philosophy of science is correct. If one conceives philosophy of sci-ence simply as an epistemology of science consisting in a logical-methodological inves-tigation about the language of scientific theories, this broadening would appear spu-rious. This view, however, is too narrow and dated: a fully fledged philosophical inves-tigation on the complex phenomenon of science cannot prevent important outlooks and instruments of the philosophical inqujiry (in particular ethics) from legitimately per-taining to the philosophy of science. © 2018, Springer Nature B.V.

Agazzi, E. (2018), “Philosophy of Science and Eth-ics”, Axiomathes 28(6): 587-602, Article.

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Desiderio Salomón Hernández GutiérrezSNI Nivel I

STEM CELLS: SEARCHING PREDISPOSITION TO CARDIAC COMMITMENT BY SURFACE MARKERS EXPRESSION [CÉLULAS MADRE: BUSCANDO MARCADORES DE SUPERFICIE CELULAR QUE PREDISPONGAN COMPROMISO DE DIFERENCIACIÓN CARDIACA]

ABSTRACT. It is well-known that cardiovas-cular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and represent an important economic burden to health systems. In an attempt to solve this problem, stem cell therapy has emerged as a therapeutic option. Within the last 20 years, a great variety of stem cells have been used in dif-ferent myocardial infarction models. Up until now, the use of cardiac stem cells (CSCs) has seemed to be the best option, but the inaccessibility and scarcity of these cells make their use unreliable. Additionally, there is a high risk as they have to be obtained directly from the heart of the patient. Unlike CSCs, adult stem cells originating from bone marrow or adipose tissue, among others, appear to be an attractive option due to their easier accessibility and abundance, but particularly due to the probable existence of cardiac progenitors among their different sub-populations. In this review an analysis is made of the surface markers present in CSCs compared with other adult stem cells. This suggested the pre-existence of cells sharing specific surface markers with CSCs, a predictable immunophenotype present in some cells, although in low proportions, and with a potential of cardiac differenti-ation that could be similar to CSCs, thus increasing their therapeutic value. This study highlights new perspectives regarding MSCs that would enable some of these sub-popu-lations to be differentiated at cardiac tissue level. © 2017 Instituto Nacional de Cardi-ología Ignacio Chávez.

Lara-Martínez, L. A., Gutiérrez-Villegas, I., Are-nas-Luna, V. M., Hernández-Gutiérrez, S. (2018), “Stem Cells: Searching Predisposition to Cardi-ac Commitment by Surface Markers Expression [Células madre: buscando marcadores de su-perficie celular que predispongan compromiso de diferenciación cardiaca]”, Archivos de Car-diología de México 88(5): 483-495, Article.

Gerardo Arrellín RosasProfesor Investigador

ACETONE FRACTION FROM SECHIUM EDULE (JACQ.) S.W. EDIBLE ROOTS EXHIBITS ANTI-ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION ACTIVITY

ABSTRACT. Ethnopharmacological relevance: A recent ethnomedical survey on medic-inal plants grown in Mexico revealed that Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (Cucurbitaceae) is one of the most valued plant species to treat cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension. Fruits, young leaves, buds, stems, and tuberous roots of the plant are edible. Considering that endothelial dys-function induced by Angiotensin II plays an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and is accompanied by a pro-oxidative condition, which in turn induces an inflammatory state, vascular remod-eling, and tissue damage, and that S. edule has been reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antihypertensive activity, its capability to control endothelial dysfunction was also assessed. Aim of the study: To assess in vivo the anti-endothelial dysfunction activity of the acetone fraction (rSe-ACE) of the hydroalcoholic extract from S. edule roots. Materials and methods: Endo-thelial dysfunction was induced in female C57BL/6 J mice by a daily intraperitoneal injection of angiotensin II for 10 weeks. Either rSe-ACE or losartan (as a control) were co-administered with angiotensin II for the same period. Blood pressure was mea-sured at weeks 0, 5, and 10. Kidney extracts were prepared to determine IL1β, IL4, IL6, IL10, IL17, IFNγ, TNFα, and TGFβ levels by ELISA, along with the prooxidative status as assessed by the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The expression of ICAM-1 was eval-uated by immunohistochemistry in kidney histological sections. Kidney and hepatic damage, as well as vascular tissue remod-eling, were studied. Results: The rSe-ACE fraction administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg was able to control hypertension, as well as the prooxidative and proinflammatory status in kidney as efficiently as losartan, returning mice to normotensive levels. Addi-tionally, the fraction was more efficient than losartan to prevent liver and kidney damage. Phytochemical characterization identified cinnamic acid as a major compound, and linoleic, palmitic, and myristic acids as the most abundant non-polar components in the mixture, previously reported to aid in the control of hypertension, inflammation, and

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oxidative stress, three important compo-nents of endothelial dysfunction. In conclu-sion: this study demonstrated that rSe-ACE has anti-endothelial dysfunction activity in an experimental model and highlights the role of cinnamic acid and fatty acids in the observed effects. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.

Trejo-Moreno, C., Castro-Martínez, G., Méndez- Martínez, M., Jiménez-Ferrer, J. E., Pedraza- Chaverri, J., Arrellín, G., Zamilpa, A., Medina- Campos, O. N., Lombardo-Earl, G., Barrita-Cruz, G. J., Hernández, B., Ramírez C. C., Santana, M. A., Fragoso, G., Rosas, G. (2018), “Acetone Frac-tion from Sechium Edule (Jacq.) S.W. Edible Roots Exhibits Anti-Endothelial Dysfunction Activity”, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 220: 75-86, Article.

Gerardo Arrellín RosasProfesor Investigador

DATA OF THE EFFECTS OF ACETONE FRACTION FROM SECHIUM EDULE (JACQ.) S.W. EDIBLE ROOTS IN THE KIDNEY OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION INDUCED MICE

ABSTRACT. Endothelial dysfunction induced by Angiotensin II (AG II) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and is accompanied by a prooxidative condition, which in turn induces an inflammatory state, vascular remodeling, and tissue damage including the kidney (Schmitt and Dirsch, 2009). New drugs that can control several of these pathologies are required. Sechium edule has been reported to possess antiox-idant, anti-inflammatory and antihyperten-sive activity (Ibarra-Alvarado et al., 2010). This paper contains data complementary to those published in Journal of Ethnopharma-cology (Moreno et al., 2018), evaluating the effect in kidney of hypertensive mice of the acetone fraction from S. edule to control de pro-oxidative state, reduction of the inflam-matory adhesion molecule (ICAM) and recruitment of inflammatory cells. © 2018 The Authors.

Trejo-Moreno C., Castro-Martínez, G., Mén-dez-Martínez, M., Jiménez-Ferrer, J. E., Pedra-za-Chaverri, J., Arrellín, G., Zamilpa-Álvarez, A., Medina-Campos O.N., Lombardo-Earl, G., Barrita-Cruz, G. J., Hernández, B., Ramírez, C. C., Santana, M. A., Fragoso, G., Rosas, G. (2018), “Data of the Effects of Acetone Fraction from Sechium Edule (Jacq.) S.W. Edible Roots in the Kidney of Endothelial Dysfunction Induced Mice”, Data in Brief 18: 448-453, Article.

Guillermo Rafael Cantú QuintanillaProfesor Investigador

Gregorio Tomás Obrador VeraSNI Nivel III

MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE IN MEXICO: OPPORTUNITIES FOR A NATIONAL RENAL HEALTH POLICY

ABSTRACT. Introduction: Despite a system-atic increase in the coverage of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who have received dialytic therapies and trans-plantation over the past 2 decades, the Mexican health system currently still does not have a program to provide full cov-erage of ESRD. Our aim was to analyze mortality in patients with ESRD without health insurance. Methods: This was a pro-spective cohort study of 850 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Risk factors associated with death were calculated using a Cox’s proportional haz-ards model. We used the statistical package SPSS version 22.0 for data analysis. Results: The mean age of patients was 44.8 ± 17.2 years old. At the time of hospital admis-sion, 87.6 % of the population did not have a social security program to cover the cost of renal replacement treatment, and 91.3 % of families had an income below US$300 per month. During the 3 years of the study, 28.8 % of the cohort patients were enrolled in 1 of Mexico’s social security programs. The 3-year mortality rate was of 56.7 % among patients without access to health insurance, in contrast to 38.2 % of patients who had access to a social security program that pro-vided access to renal replacement therapy (P < 0.001). Risk factor analysis revealed that not having health insurance increased mortality (risk ratio: 2.64, 95 % confidence intervals: 1.84−3.79; P = 0.001). Conclusion: Mexico needs a coordinated National Kidney Health and Treatment Program. A program of this nature should provide the basis for an appropriate educational and intervention strategy for early detection, prevention, and treatment of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. © 2018 International Society of Nephrology.

Valdez-Ortiz, R., Navarro-Reynoso, F., Olvera-Soto, M. G., Martin-Alemañy, G., Rodríguez-Matías, A., Hernández-Arciniega, C. R., Cortes-Pérez, M., Chávez-López, E., García-Villalobos, G., Hi-nojosa-Heredia, H., Camacho-Aguirre, A. Y., Valdez-Ortiz, Á., Cantú-Quintanilla, G., Gó-mez-Guerrero, I., Reding, A., Pérez-Navarro, M.,

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Obrador, G., Correa-Rotter, R. (2018), “Mortality in Patients with Chronic Renal Disease without Health Insurance in Mexico: Opportunities for a National Renal Health Policy”, Kidney Interna-tional Reports 3(5): 1171-1182, Article.

Daniela Contreras EstradaProfesor Investigador

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS. BASIC AND PRACTICAL CONCEPTS FOR ITS INTERPRETATION AND USE [ANÁLISIS BAYESIANO. CONCEPTOS BÁSICOS Y PRÁCTICOS PARA SU INTERPRETACIÓN Y USO]

ABSTRACT. Bayesian statistics is based on subjective probability. It works with evi-dence updating considering the knowledge acquired prior to an investigation, plus the evidence obtained thereof. Results’ inter-pretation requires for the hypotheses to be tested to be specified and their a priori probability to be estimated before the study. Study evidence is measured with the Bayes factor (compatibility ratio of the data under the proposed hypotheses). The con-junction of hypotheses a priori probabilities with the Bayes factor allows calculating the a posteriori probability of each one of them. The hypothesis with the highest degree of certainty at its update is the one that is accepted for decision making. In this review, three examples of hypothesis to be tested are shown: difference of means, correlation and association. © 2018 Nieto Editores. All rights reserved.

Rendón-Macías, M. E., Riojas-Garza, A., Contre-ras-Estrada, D., Martínez-Ezquerro, J. D. (2018), “Bayesian Analysis. Basic and Practical Con-cepts for its Interpretation and Use [Análisis bayesiano. Conceptos básicos y prácticos para su interpretación y uso]”, Revista Alergia Méxi-co 65(3): 205-218, Article.

Francisco Javier Estrada MenaSNI Nivel I

DYSREGULATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND BIOGENESIS MODULATORS IN ADIPOSE TISSUE OF OBESE CHILDREN

ABSTRACT. Background/Objectives: We aimed to evaluate mitochondrial biogenesis (MB), structure, metabolism and dysfunc-tion in abdominal adipose tissue from male pediatric patients with obesity. Subjects/Methods: Samples were collected from five

children with obesity (percentile â 3/495) and five eutrophic boys (percentile â 3/45/â 1/285) (8-12 years old) following parental informed consent. We analyzed the expres-sion of key genes involved in MB (sirtuin-1 (SIRT1), peroxisome proliferator-Activated receptor-i 3 (PPARi 3), PPARi 3 coactiva-tor-1α (PGC1α), nuclear respiratory factors 1 and 2 (NRF1, NRF2) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) and surro-gates for mitochondrial function/structure/metabolism (porin, TOMM20, complex I and V, UCP1, UCP2, SIRT3, SOD2) by western blot. Citrate synthase (CS), complex I (CI) activity, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) con-tent and oxidative stress end points were also determined. Results: Most MB proteins were significantly decreased in samples from children with obesity except complex I, V and superoxide dismutase-2 (SOD2). Similarly, CS and CI activity showed a sig-nificant reduction, as well as ATP levels and mtDNA content. PPARi 3, PGC1α, complex I and V and SOD2 were hyperacetylated compared with lean samples. Concurrently, in samples from children with obesity, we found decreased SOD2 activity and redox state imbalance highlighted by decreased reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio and significant increases in protein carbonylation. Conclusions: Adi-pose tissue from children with obesity demonstrates a dysregulation of key mod-ulators of MB and organelle structure, and displays hyperacetylation of key proteins and altered expression of upstream regula-tors of cell metabolism. © 2018 Macmillan Publishers Limited.

Zamora-Mendoza, R., Rosas-Vargas, H., Ramos-Cer-vantes, M. T., García-Zuniga, P., Pérez-Lorenza-na, H., Mendoza-Lorenzo, P., Pérez-Ortiz, A. C., Estrada-Mena, F. J., Miliar-García A., Lara-Pa-dilla, E., Ceballos G., Rodríguez, A., Villarreal, F., Ramírez-Sánchez, I. (2018), “Dysregulation of Mi-tochondrial Function and Biogenesis Modulators in Adipose Tissue of Obese Children” Interna-tional Journal of Obesity 42(4): 618-624, Article.

Francisco Javier Estrada MenaSNI Nivel I

SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VARIANT IN SGCD AND AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

ABSTRACT. CFH and HTRA1 genes are tradi-tional markers of increased risk of age-re-lated macular degeneration (AMD) across

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populations. Recent findings suggest that additional genes—for instance, in the dys-trophin-associated protein complex—might be promising markers for AMD. Here, we performed a case-control study to assess the effect of SGCD single nucleotide poly-morphisms (SNPs), a member of this pro-tein family, on AMD diagnosis and pheno-type. We performed a case-control study of an understudied population from His-panics in Mexico City, with 134 cases with 134 unpaired controls. Cases were 60 years or older (Clinical Age-Related Maculopathy Staging (CARMS) grade 4–5, as assessed by experienced ophthalmologists following the American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO) guidelines), without other retinal dis-ease or history of vitreous-retinal surgery. Controls were outpatients aged 60 years or older, with no drusen or retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) changes on a fundus exam and a negative family history of AMD. We examined SNPs in the SGCD gene (rs931798, rs140617, rs140616, and rs970476) by sequencing and real-time PCR. Genotyping quality checks and univariate analyses were performed with PLINK v1.90b3.42. Further-more, logistic regression models were done in SAS v.9.4 and haplotype configurations in R v.3.3.1. After adjusting for clinical covari-ates, the G/A genotype of the SGCD gene (rs931798) significantly increases the odds of being diagnosed with AMD in 81 % of cases (1.81; 95 % CI 1.06–3.14; p = 0.031), especially the geographic atrophy phenotype (1.82; 95 % CI 1.03–3.21; p = 0.038) compared to the G/G homozygous genotype. Moreover, the GATT haplotype in this gene (rs931798, rs140617, rs140616, and rs970476) is asso-ciated with lower odds of AMD (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.13; 95 % CI 0.02–0.91; p = 0.041). SGCD is a promising gene for AMD research. Further corroboration in other populations is warranted, especially among other Hispanic ethnicities. © 2018, MDPI AG. All rights reserved.

Pérez-Ortiz, A.C., Luna-Angulo, A., Zenteno, J. C., Rendon, A., Cortes-Ballinas, L. G., Jimenez-Col-lado, D., Antonio-Aguirre, B., Peralta-Ildefonso, M. J., Ramírez, I., Jacob-Kuttothara, S., Estra-da-Mena, F. J. (2018), “Significant Association Between Variant in SGCD and Age-Related Macular Degeneration”, Genes 9(10): 1-11, Article.

Desiderio Salomón Hernández GutiérrezSNI Nivel I

EFFECT OF FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES AND THEIR CITRIC ACID POLYMERIZATION ON MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN VITRO

ABSTRACT. The effects of acid-functionalized and polycitric acid- (PCA-) polymerized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in contact with the extracellular membrane of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), a genetically unmodified cell line with differentiation capability, was evaluated with different cellular parame-ters. The modified CNTs show differences in the analyzed biological behaviors, that is, intracellular incorporation, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cytotoxicity as compared with those unpolymerized nanotubes. Due to the reduced cellular uptake of polymerized CNTs, PCA-polymerized CNTs are less cyto-toxic and are associated with less apoptotic cell death than the acid-functionalized ones. The effects of nitrogen-doped CNTs (CNx) is also reported, showing that functionalized undoped CNTs present strong stimulation of cell proliferation, whereas functionalized and polymerized CNxs stimulate an apop-totic behavior. The study of MSCs in contact with CNTs and PCA is challenging due to the complexity of its various signaling compo-nents. Our results provide basis for further studies aimed to understand the relevant role that the interaction of these nanotubes with extracellular membrane could have a crucial structure for tissue grafting. © 2018 Rosa L. Garnica-Gutiérrez et al.

Garnica-Gutiérrez, R. L., Lara-Martínez, L. A., Palacios, E., Masso, F., Contreras, A., Hernán-dez-Gutiérrez, S., Cervantes-Sodi, F. (2018), “Effect of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes and Their Citric Acid Polymerization on Mesen-chymal Stem Cells in Vitro”, Journal of Nano-materials 2018, 5206093, Article.

Karla Leyva RíosProfesor Investigador

Diana Pacheco ÁlvarezSNI Nivel I

C-TERMINALLY TRUNCATED, KIDNEY-SPECIFIC VARIANTS OF THE WNK4 KINASE LACK SEVERAL SITES THAT REGULATE ITS ACTIVITY

ABSTRACT. WNK lysine-deficient protein kinase 4 (WNK4) is an important regulator

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of renal salt handling. Mutations in its gene cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type II, mainly arising from overactivation of the renal Na/Cl cotransporter (NCC). In addi-tion to full-length WNK4, we have observed faster migrating bands (between 95 and 130 kDa) in Western blots of kidney lysates. Therefore, we hypothesized that these could correspond to uncharacterized WNK4 vari-ants. Here, using several WNK4 antibodies and WNK4/ mice as controls, we showed that these bands indeed correspond to short WNK4 variants that are not observed in other tissue lysates. LC-MS/MS con-firmed these bands as WNK4 variants that lack C-terminal segments. In HEK293 cells, truncation of WNK4’s C terminus at sev-eral positions increased its kinase activity toward Ste20-related proline/ alanine-rich kinase (SPAK), unless the truncated seg-ment included the SPAK-binding site. Of note, this gain-of-function effect was due to the loss of a protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)-binding site in WNK4. Cotransfection with PP1 resulted in WNK4 dephosphorylation, an activity that was abrogated in the PP1-binding site WNK4 mutant. The electropho-retic mobility of the in vivo short variants of renal WNK4 suggested that they lack the SPAK-binding site and thus may not behave as constitutively active kinases toward SPAK. Finally, we show that at least one of the WNK4 short variants may be produced by proteolysis involving a Zn2-dependent metalloprotease, as recombinant full-length WNK4 was cleaved when incubated with kidney lysate. © 2018 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc. All rights reserved.

Murillo-de-Ozores, A. R., Rodríguez-Gama, A., Bazúa-Valenti, S., Leyva-Ríos, K., Vázquez, N., Pacheco-Álvarez, D., De La Rosa-Velázquez, I. A., Wengi, A., Stone, K. L., Zhang, J., Loffing, J., Lifton, R. P., Yang C. L., Ellison, D. H., Gamba, G., Castañeda-Bueno, M. (2018), “C-Terminal-ly Truncated, Kidney-Specific Variants of the WNK4 Kinase Lack Several Sites that Regulate its Activity”, Journal of Biological Chemistry 293(31): 12209-12221, Article.

María Lilia Loredo MendozaProfesor Investigador

(−)-EPICATECHIN INDUCED REVERSAL OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL AGING AND IMPROVED VASCULAR FUNCTION: UNDERLYING MECHANISMS

ABSTRACT. The consumption of cocoa products rich in (−)-epicatechin is associ-ated with reduced cardiovascular risk and improved vascular function. However, little is known about (−)-epicatechin’s effects on aged endothelium. In order to characterize the health restoring effects of (−)-epicate-chin on aged endothelium and identify the underlying mechanisms, we utilized high passage number (i.e. aged) bovine coronary artery endothelial cells and aortas of 3 and 18 month old rats. We evaluated cell senescence (β-galactosidase), nitric oxide (NO) produc-tion through the endothelial nitric oxide syn-thase pathway, mitochondria related end-points, citrate synthase activity and vascular relaxation. Cells were treated with water or (−)-epicatechin (1 μM) for 48 h and rats orally with either water or (−)-epicatechin (1 mg kg−1 day−1) for 15 days. Senescence associated β-galactosidase levels doubled in aged cells while those treated with (−)-epi-catechin only evidenced an ~40 % increase. NO levels in cells decreased by ~33 % with aging and (−)-epicatechin normalized them. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase phosphor-ylation levels paralleled these results. Aging increased total protein and synthase acetyl-ation levels and (−)-epicatechin partially restored them to those of young cells by stimulating sirtuin-1 binding to the synthase. Phosphorylated sirtuin-1, mitofilin, oxidative phosphorylation complexes and transcrip-tional factor for mitochondria were reduced by ~40 % with aging and were restored by (−)-epicatechin. (−)-Epicatechin enhanced acetylcholine induced aged aorta vasodila-tion and stimulated NO levels while reducing blood pressure. In conclusion, (−)-epicat-echin reverses endothelial cell aging and restores key control elements of vascular function. These actions may partly explain the epidemiological evidence for the ben-eficial effects of cocoa consumption on the incidence of cardiac and vascular diseases. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Ramirez-Sanchez, I., Mansour, C., Navarrete-Yañez, V., Ayala-Hernández, M., Guevara, G., Castillo, C., Loredo, M., Bustamante, M., Ceballos, G., Villarre-al, F. J. (2018), “(−)-Epicatechin Induced Rever-sal of Endothelial Cell Aging and Improved Vas-cular Function: Underlying Mechanisms”, Food and Function 9(9): 4802-4813, Article.

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ESTABLISHING A CORE OUTCOME MEASURE FOR FATIGUE IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS: A STANDARDIZED OUTCOMES IN NEPHROLOGY–HEMODIALYSIS (SONG-HD) CONSENSUS WORKSHOP REPORT

ABSTRACT. Fatigue is one of the most highly prioritized outcomes for patients and clini-cians, but remains infrequently and inconsis-tently reported across trials in hemodialysis. We convened an international Standard-ized Outcomes in Nephrology–Hemodial-ysis (SONG-HD) consensus workshop with stakeholders to discuss the development and implementation of a core outcome measure for fatigue. 15 patients/caregivers and 42 health professionals (clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and industry representatives) from 9 countries partici-pated in breakout discussions. Transcripts were analyzed thematically. 4 themes for a core outcome measure emerged. Drawing attention to a distinct and all-encompassing symptom was explicitly recognizing fatigue as a multifaceted symptom unique to hemo-dialysis. Emphasizing the pervasive impact of fatigue on life participation justified the focus on how fatigue severely impaired the patient’s ability to do usual activities. Ensuring relevance and accuracy in mea-suring fatigue would facilitate shared deci-sion making about treatment. Minimizing burden of administration meant avoiding the cognitive burden, additional time, and resources required to use the measure. A core outcome measure that is simple, is short, and includes a focus on the severity of the impact of fatigue on life participa-tion may facilitate consistent and mean-ingful measurement of fatigue in all trials to inform decision making and care of patients receiving hemodialysis. © 2018 National Kidney Foundation, Inc.

Ju, A., Unruh, M., Davison, S., Dapueto, J., Dew, M. A., Fluck, R., Germain, M., Jassal, S. V., Obrador, G., O’Donoghue, D., Josephson, M. A., Craig, J. C., Viecelli, A., O’Lone, E., Hanson, C. S., Manns, B., Sautenet, B., Howell, M., Reddy, B., Wilkie, C., Rutherford, C., Tong, A., Levin, A., Wang, A., Ralph, A., Moffat, A. M., Bell, B., Hemmelgarn, B., Schiller, B., Hawley, C., Perry, C., Wanner, C., Cukor, D., Pérez, D., Cella, D., Harris, D., John-son, D., Roer, D., Van Wyck, D., Wheeler, D., Deyhle, D., Gill, D., Schatell, D., Bavlovlenkov, E., Weinhandl, E., Caskey, F., Tentori, F., Sakkas, G., Saber, H., Wells, H., Wadee, J., Akbar, J., Carter,

J., Flythe, J., Shen, J., Kusek, J., Gill, J., Beverly, J., Pinter, J., Johansen, K., Meyer, K., Lirtzman, L., Wagner-Weiner, L., Costabile, L., Jhamb, M., Tonelli, M., Ruospo, M., Howell, M., Bossola, M., Thomas, M., Mendez, N., Powe, N., Gedney, N., Rouse, N., Jr., Kaden, P., Kerr, P., Tugwell, P., Taylor, Q., Sand, R., Pecoits-Filho, R., Crowe, S., Gill, S., Jowsey-Gregoire, S., Fadem, S., Mc-Donald, S., Weisbord, S., Palmer, S., Hedayati, S. S., Harris, T., Hiemstra, T. F., Muhammed, U., McNorton, V., Sikirica, V., Jha, V., Herrington, W., Van Biesen, W., Winkelmayer, W., Butt, Z., SONG-HD Fatigue Workshop Collaborators (2018), “Establishing a Core Outcome Measure for Fatigue in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Stan-dardized Outcomes in Nephrology–Hemodialy-sis (SONG-HD) Consensus Workshop Report”, American Journal of Kidney Diseases 72(1): 104-112, Conference Paper.


PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES FOR FATIGUE IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

ABSTRACT. Background: Fatigue is a prev-alent and debilitating symptom in patients receiving hemodialysis. We aimed to iden-tify and evaluate the characteristics and psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures for fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis, to inform the selec-tion of a robust and feasible measure for use in randomized trials in hemodialysis. Study Design: Systematic review of outcome measures for fatigue. Setting & Population: Patients receiving hemodialysis. Search Strategy & Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL from inception to April 2017 were searched for all studies that reported fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis. Analytical Approach: With a focus on addressing methods, items (indi-vidual questions) from all measures were categorized into content and measurement dimensions of fatigue. We assessed the gen-eral characteristics (eg, number of items and cost) and psychometric properties of all measures. Results: From 123 studies, we identified 43 different measures: 24 (55 %) were developed specifically for the hemo-dialysis population (of which 18 were non-validated author-developed measures for use in their study only), 17 (40 %) for other populations, and 2 (5 %) for chronic kidney disease (all stages). The measures assessed 11 content dimensions of fatigue, the 3 most frequent being level of energy (19 [44 %]), tiredness (15 [35 %]), and life participation (14 [33 %]); and 4 measurement dimensions:

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severity (34 [79 %]), frequency (10 [23 %]), duration (4 [9 %]), and change (1 [2 %]). The vitality subscale of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was the most fre-quently used (19 [15 %] studies), but has only been tested for reliability in hemodialysis. Of the fatigue-specific measures, the Chalder Fatigue Scale was the only one evaluated in hemodialysis, but the full psychometric robustness remains uncertain. Limitations: For feasibility, we searched for validation studies in the hemodialysis population using the names of measures identified in the pri-mary search strategy. Conclusions: A very wide range of measures have been used to assess fatigue in patients receiving hemodi-alysis, each varying in content and length. Many have limited validation data available in this population. A standardized and psy-chometrically robust measure that captures dimensions of fatigue that are important to patients is needed to estimate and improve this disabling complication of hemodialysis. © 2017 National Kidney Foundation, Inc.

Ju, A., Unruh, M. L., Davison, S. N., Dapueto, J., Dew, M. A., Fluck, R., Germain, M., Jassal, S. V., Obrador, G., O’Donoghue, D., Tugwell, P., Craig, J. C., Ralph, A. F., Howell, M., Tong, A. (2018), “Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Fa-tigue in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review”, American Journal of Kidney Diseases 71(3): 327-343, Article.

Carlos Federico Ortiz HidalgoSNI Nivel II

MYOPERICYTOMA IN AN UNUSUAL LOCATION

ABSTRACT. Myopericytoma is a soft-tissue tumor of perivascular cells (pericytes). It is slow-growing, usually asymptomatic, and generally benign, although a malignant variant has been described. The etiology is unknown, but it has been associated with local trauma. The most common location is on the distal extremities. Histologically, it is characterized by a well-circumscribed, non-encapsulated proliferation of spindle shaped cells similar to myofibroblasts with oval nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm, arranged in perivascular concentric rings. There are few mitoses and no necrosis is reported. The immunohistochemical anal-ysis is positive for smooth muscle actin and negative or weakly positive for desmin. A low Ki-67 proliferation index is typical. Treatment is surgical excision with free mar-gins. Recurrences after adequate excision

are uncommon. We describe a 48-year-old woman with a myopericytoma in an unusual location (next to the inner corner of her left eye) who was treated with surgical excision; there has been no recurrence after 5 years of follow up. © 2018, Dermatology Online Journal. All rights reserved.

Ruiz-Arriaga, L. F., Ramírez Terán, A. L., Ortiz-Hi-dalgo, C., Fonte-Ávalos, V., Toussaint-Caire, S., Vega-Memije, M. E., De Anda-Juarez, M. C. (2018), “Myopericytoma in an Unusual Loca-tion”, Dermatology Online Journal 24(4), Art. 11, Article.

Carlos Federico Ortiz HidalgoSNI Nivel II

THE HISTOPATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY OF GRANULAR CELL TUMOUR. A STUDY OF 12 CASES WITH A BRIEF HISTORICAL NOTE [ANÁLISIS HISTOPATOLÓGICO E INMUNOHISTOQUÍMICO DEL TUMOR DE CÉLULAS GRANULARES. ESTUDIOS DE 12 CASOS CON UNA BREVE NOTA HISTÓRICA]

ABSTRACT. Introduction and objective: Gran-ular cell tumour (GCT) is a benign neoplasm of neural/schwannian origin, usually pre-senting as a single asymptomatic lesion, mainly located in the dermis and subcuta-neous tissue or submucosa, although mul-tiple tumours may occur. Microscopically, GCTs are composed of large cells with abundant eosinophilic, granular cytoplasm arranged in sheets, nests, cords or trabec-ulae. Based on the cytological character-istics and the presence of necrosis, three types are recognized: benign, atypical and malignant. We aim to present the cyto-logical and immunohistochemical char-acteristics of 12 granular cell tumours. Materials and methods: 12 cases of GCT were selected from the consultation files of one of the authors (COH) The paraffin embedded tissue was processed for immu-nostaining with S-100 protein, calretinin, CD68, α-inhibin, PGP9.5, CD57 (Leu7), CD63 (NKI/ 3), Gap43 (growth-associated pro-tein-43), SOX10, TFE-3 and Ki-67. Results and conclusions: 6 male and 6 female patients, with an average age of 40, made up the study group. The most frequent location for the tumours was in the sub-cutaneous soft tissues of the arms. There were no malignant cases. All tumours were positive for S-100, CD57, SOX10, calretinin, CD68, PGP9.5, α-inhibin and TFE-3, with a

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low Ki-67 (1-5 %). Additionally, we reported, for the first time, the positive immunore-action to Gap43 (growth-associated pro-tein-43) in GCT. © 2018 Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica.

Ortiz-Hidalgo, C., Frías-Soria, C. L. (2019), “The Histopathology and Immunohistochemistry of Granular Cell Tumour. A Study of 12 Cases with a Brief Historical Note [Análisis histopatológi-co e inmunohistoquímico del tumor de células granulares. Estudios de 12 casos con una breve nota histórica]”, Revista Española de Patología 52(1): 11-19, Article.

Diana Pacheco ÁlvarezSNI Nivel I

ROLE OF WNK KINASES IN THE MODULATION OF CELL VOLUME

ABSTRACT. Ion Transport across the cell membrane is required to maintain cell volume homeostasis. In response to changes in extracellular osmolarity, most cells acti-vate specific metabolic or membrane-trans-port pathways to respond to cell swelling or shrinkage and return their volume to its normal resting state. This process involves the rapid adjustment of the activities of channels and transpor ters that mediate flux of K+, Na+, Cl−, and small organic osmolytes. Cation chloride cotransporters (CCCs) NKCCs and KCCs are a family of membrane proteins modulated by changes in cell volume and/or in the intracellular chloride concentration ([Cl−]i). Cell swelling triggers regulatory volume decrease (RVD), promoting solute and water efflux to restore normal cell volume. Swelling-activated KCCs mediate RVD in most cell types. In contrast, cell shrinkage triggers regulatory volume increase (RVI), which involves the acti-vation of the NKCC1 cotransporter of the CCC family. Regulation of the CCCs during RVI and RVD by protein phosphorylation is a well-characterized mechanism, where WNK kinases and their downstream kinase substrates, SPAK and OSR1 constitute the essential phospho-regulators. WNKs-SPAK/OSR1-CCCs complex is required to regulate cell shrinkage-induced RVI or cell swell-ing-induced RVD via activating or inhibi-tory phosphorylation of NKCCs or KCCs, respectively. WNK1 and WNK4 kinases have been established as [Cl−]i sensors/regula-tors, while a role for WNK3 kinase as a cell volume-sensing kinase has emerged and is proposed in this chapter. © 2018 Elsevier Inc.

De los Heros, P., Pacheco-Álvarez, D., Gamba, G. (2018), “Role of WNK Kinases in the Modulation of Cell Volume”, Current Topics in Membranes 81: 207-235, Article.

Patricia Sánchez LizardiProfesor Investigador

EFFECT OF THE POLYMORPHISM BDNF RS6265 G/A IN MEXICAN OUTPATIENT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

ABSTRACT. Introduction. The study of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) at the genetic level is extremely important to understand their origin. In Mexico, there are few works addressed from this perspective. Objec-tive. We investigated the role of the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) gene variant rs6265 G/A for single nucleotide polymorphism analysis in Mexican children with ASD using a case-control association design. Method. We made a pilot study by case-control analysis adjusting by gender, age, and ancestry. Results. Our study found no association between the BDNF rs6265 gene polymorphism and ASD [p = .419, OR = 1.597 (.514, 4.967)]. Discussion and con-clusion. Worldwide, the results of case-con-trol association studies with the rs6265 of BDNF are controversial and do not always replicate. This may be due to the ethnicity of our population and additional factors not studied in the present work. Our study suggests that the SNP rs6265 is not contrib-uting for ASD susceptibility in Mexican pop-ulation. © 2018 Instituto Nacional de Psiqui-atría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz.

Edith M. M., Miriam A., Lilia A., Ana B., Xóchitl C., Carlos C., Amalia G., Nora G., Nuria L., Fernan-do L., Carla M., Nimsi M., Omar N., Patricia S., María B. A., Humberto N. (2018), “Effect of the Polymorphism BDNF rs6265 G/A in Mexican Outpatient Children with Autism Spectrum Dis-orders”, Salud Mental 41(3): 117-121, Article.

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Clara Luz Álvarez González de CastillaSNI Nivel [email protected]

José Edgardo Muñoz LópezSNI Nivel [email protected]

Pedro de Jesús Pallares YaburSNI Nivel [email protected]

José María Soberanes DíezSNI Nivel [email protected]

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Clara Luz Álvarez González de CastillaSNI Nivel III

REGULATORY STATE AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN MEXICO

ABSTRACT. Purpose: To assess the role of the judiciary in defining the Regulatory State and in regulating telecommunications in Mexico after almost 5 years of the creation of an independent regulator for telecommuni-cations and broadcasting (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones) with authority in antitrust matters. Methodology/approach/design: To identify the most relevant judicial decisions in telecommunications and anti-trust matters, research upon the context in which they were adopted, analyze the con-tent of the decisions and identify the impact of such judicial decisions in the construc-tion of the Mexican Regulatory State, and in the law, in regulation/acts of the regulator. Findings: The main findings are that: (1) the Mexican Regulatory State is a reality now, even if it is in its beginnings; (2) Congress is receptive to Judiciary´s decisions; and (3) deference by judiciary to the regulator is not a blank check, even if there are com-plex technical issues and a discretionary decision. Practical implications: The iden-tification of a Regulatory State in Mexico evidences that there are deep changes in the traditional relationship between Con-gress and regulators. Also, the deference granted by the courts to regulators must be considered as a consequence of such Regulatory State. Nonetheless and despite the deference to regulators, Judiciary´s role in building the telecommunications and broadcasting sector is paramount, because judicial decisions ultimately define it. Origi-nality/value: Major changes to telecommuni-cations and broadcasting have taken place in Mexico in the last years. Therefore, there has been scarce research and analysis about the new role of regulators, legislators, and judges, in the so called Regulatory State in Mexico. Moreover, the experience of Mexico may be valuable for other scholars which are assessing public policy in their own Latin American countries or in countries with sim-ilarities to them. © Universidade de Brasilia. All rights reserved.

Álvarez C. L. (2018), “Regulatory State and Judicial Decisions in Telecommunications in Mexico”, Revista de Direito, Estado e Telecomunicacoes 10(1): 15-36, Article.

Luis José Béjar RiveraSNI Nivel I

CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROL MECHANISMS APPLIED TO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS IN MEXICAN LAW [LOS MECANISMOS DE CONTROL CONSTITUCIONAL APLICADOS A LOS ACTOS ADMINISTRATIVOS EN EL DERECHO MEXICANO]

ABSTRACT. The purpose of this paper is to identify the administrative decisions and its essential elements and how they can be identified on a constitutional basis, hence, how is it the various mechanisms of consti-tutional control in Mexican law are applied; in which way are exercised the constitu-tional control of administrative decisions, beyond the so-called control of adminis-trative legality, and how such constitutional controls are carried out before the adminis-trative authority, the administrative tribunal or the judicial judge. © 2018 Universidade Federal do Paraná. All rights reserved.

Rivera L. J. B., Muñoz R. S. (2018), “Constitutional Control Mechanisms Applied to Administrative Acts in Mexican Law [Los mecanismos de con-trol constitucional aplicados a los actos adminis-trativos en el Derecho Mexicano]” Revista de In-vestigacoes Constitucionais 5(1): 41-62, Review.

Luis José Béjar RiveraSNI Nivel I

THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS. A COMPARISON BETWEEN MEXICO & CANADA (EMPHASIS IN QUEBEC’S REGIME) [LOS CONTRATOS ADMINISTRATIVOS. UNA COMPARACIÓN ENTRE MÉXICO Y CANADÁ (CON ÉNFASIS EN EL RÉGIMEN DE QUEBEC)]

ABSTRACT. This article pretends to be a micro comparative exercise among the legal institution of administrative contracts, between the Mexican and Canadian legal regimes. Both legal systems correspond to completely different legal traditions. while the administrative contracts in Canada are considered part of their common law, not-withstanding the strong civil law influence, due to bijural system that rules in the Prov-ince of Quebec; in Mexican law, it follows the civilist tradition and the classic French doctrine of the administrative contracts. nevertheless, in both cases, exists a strong influence of the different tradition. So, the objective of this article is to find the similar-ities and differences in what could be seen

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as a complete different way of behaviour of the same institution, but, searches for the same objectives and procures avoid similar practices. © 2019 Universidad Externado de Colombia. All rights reserved.

Rivera, L. J. B. (2019), “The Administrative Con-tracts. A Comparison Between Mexico & Canada (Emphasis in Quebec’s Regime) [Los contratos administrativos. Una comparación entre México y Canadá (con énfasis en el régimen de Que-bec)]”, Revista Derecho del Estado 42: 51-82, Article.

Mariana Durán MárquezSNI Nivel C

VASCO DE QUIROGA: THE FREEDOM AND THE SLAVERY OF THE INDIGENOUS IN THE INFORMACIÓN EN DERECHO [VASCO DE QUIROGA ANTE LA LIBERTAD Y LA ESCLAVITUD DEL INDIO EN LA INFORMACIÓN EN DERECHO]

ABSTRACT. Vasco de Quiroga arrived in New Spain as Oidor of the Second Great Audi-ence playing a fundamental role in the abo-lition of indigenous slavery. In the document of its authorship known as Información en Derecho developed a series of arguments that showed the illegality of the Royal War-rant that allowed slavery, in its two modal-ities by war and ransom, aiding in the pro-tection of the natural and acting against the abuses of ambitious conquerors. The present work aims to show, through histor-ical-legal analysis and documentary tech-nique, the protection that Vasco de Quiroga gave to the native people to be recognized as free men. © 2018 Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA). All rights reserved.

Márquez M. D. (2018), “Vasco de Quiroga: The Freedom and the Slavery of the Indigenous in the Información en Derecho [Vasco de Quiroga ante la libertad y la esclavitud del indio en la Información en Derecho] Hipogrifo 6(1): 575-585, Review.

José Edgardo Muñoz LópezSNI Nivel I

MEXICAN PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: FORECASTING THE FUTURE

ABSTRACT. In February 2014, the Supreme Court of Mexico, citing US scholarship and case law, held that punitive damages had to be awarded to a tort plaintiff as part of

the indemnity afforded by Mexican law under the heading of moral damages (daños morales). Before this landmark decision, nothing similar to punitive damages existed in the Mexican legal system. In the context of arbitral proceedings, this new interpre-tation of moral damages gives rise to two questions at the core of the international discussion on punitive damages and arbi-tration. The first has regard to the power of arbitral tribunals with seat in Mexico to award punitive relief when the applicable substantive law, including Mexican law, con-templates it. The second is the possibility of enforcing foreign-based law punitive dam-ages awards in Mexico. Despite the early stage and still incipient discussion regarding the true nature and application of punitive damages in Mexico, the author forecasts that, while they may be an available relief in arbitration proceedings in Mexico, this deci-sion is a rare exception and their quantum limited. In addition, Anglo-American law based punitive damages awards may still find a public policy obstacle for their enforcement or grounds for their nullity in Mexico. © 2018 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands.

Muñoz, E. (2018), “Mexican Punitive Damages in Commercial Arbitration: Forecasting the Fu-ture”, Journal of International Arbitration 35(5): 575-597, Article.

José Edgardo Muñoz LópezSNI Nivel I

NARRATIVES IN THE TEACHING OF LAW: A CASE STUDY [NARRATIVAS EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL DERECHO: UN ESTUDIO DE CASO]

ABSTRACT. This article suggests that the use of narratives in the teaching of law, and par-ticularly of comparative law (due to its inter-cultural component) provides elements to ensure the effective learning of the subject. To prove his hypothesis, the author explores the relationship between the telling of sto-ries and the acquisition of intercultural and, especially, legal skills, as well as the results of a questionnaire implemented over the course of an academic semester with a group of students of the course in Compara-tive Law given by the author. The purpose of this questionnaire was to establish individual and collective perceptions of the different chapters of the book Un gran viaje: manual de derecho comparado (A great journey; a manual of comparative law), which uses

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a narrative to impart the legal knowledge contained in the Comparative Law course forming part of the Bachelor’s Degree in Law. © 2018 Escola d’Administracio Publica de Catalunya. All rights reserved.

Muñoz, E. (2018), “Narratives in the Teaching of Law: A Case Study [Narrativas en la enseñanza del derecho: Un estudio de caso]”, Revista de Llengua i Dret 69: 210-223, Article.

Pedro de Jesús Pallares YaburSNI Nivel C

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF JACQUES MARITAIN AND SOME OF THE KEY DRAFTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [UNA INTRODUCCIÓN A LA RELACIÓN ENTRE JACQUES MARITAIN Y ALGUNOS REDACTORES NUCLEARES DE LA DECLARACIÓN UNIVERSAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS]

ABSTRACT. This article offers an introduc-tion to Jacques Maritain’s relation to some of the key drafters of the Universal Declara-tion of Human Rights. First, we will describe the marginal role of Maritain in the drafting process; then, we will explain some of the French philosopher’s encounters with the most important drafters of this historical document. The aim of this paper is to intro-duce the ways in which J. Maritain might have influenced the writing process of the Declaration and its definitive presentation.

Pallares Yabur P. J. (2018), “An Introduction to the Relationship of Jacques Maritain and some of the Key Drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Una introducción a la relación entre Jacques Maritain y algunos redactores nucleares de la declaración universal de los derechos humanos] Open Insight 9(15): 205-230, Article.

José María Soberanes DíezSNI Nivel II

LA GRATUIDAD DE LA EDUCACIÓN PÚBLICA EN LA JURISPRUDENCIA DE LA SUPREMA CORTE DE JUSTICIA DE LA NACIÓN

ABSTRACT. Una de las innovaciones de la Con-stitución mexicana promulgada en febrero de 1917 fue disponer que la educación pri-maria fuera gratuita. Por esta norma, junto con otras, se calificó de social ese texto. Tre-inta años después, la Constitución se reformó

para disponer que no sólo la enseñanza pri-maria, sino incluso toda la educación pública fuera gratuita. Este mandato ha sido interpre-tado recientemente por la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación al revisar tres amparos. Dos de ellos se refieren a la educación supe-rior y uno más al nivel medio superior. En este trabajo analizaremos esos pronunciamientos. Para ello, se señalará el alcance genérico del principio de accesibilidad económica que, como derecho social, informa a la edu-cación pública, tras lo cual se expondrán los antecedentes y el criterio sentado en los tres litigios que resolvió la Corte, agrupados por niveles educativos, y finalmente se analizarán los criterios. © 2018 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Díez, J. M. S. (2018), “La gratuidad de la educación pública en la jurisprudencia de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación”, Cuestiones Constitucionales 39: 323-343, Review.

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Eduardo Óscar Charpenel ElorduySNI Nivel [email protected]

Luis Xavier López FarjeatSNI Nivel [email protected]

Mauricio Lecón RosalesSNI Nivel [email protected]

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Eduardo Óscar Charpenel ElorduySNI Nivel I

RIGHT AND SANCTION. THE NOTION OF JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT IN KANT AND HEGEL [DERECHO Y SANCIÓN. LA NOCIÓN DE CASTIGO JURÍDICO EN KANT Y EN HEGEL]

ABSTRACT. In this article I compare the the-ories of legal punishment found in Kant’s and Hegel’s philosophy of right. The thesis I defend is that, at least in this subject matter, the positions of Kant and Hegel should not be read as standing in direct opposition, but rather as belonging to the family of retribu-tivist penal theories. The comparative anal-ysis I put forward aims to shed light both on structural aspects of their philosophy of right as a whole and on some of their customary strategies of judicial-philosophical justifica-tion. The discussion hereby presented will show, however, some limitations of both theories and broadly sketch, as a system-atic solution to such difficulties, a reading in which Kant’s and Hegel’s philosophical con-ceptions of legal punishment are deemed as complementary ones. © 2018 Universidad Panamericana. All rights reserved.

Charpenel, E. (2018), “Right and Sanction. The Notion of Judicial Punishment in Kant and He-gel [Derecho y sanción. La noción de castigo jurídico en Kant y en Hegel]”, Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía 55: 163-188, Article.

André LaksSNI Nivel III

A GUIDE TO JEAN BOLLACK’S THE ART OF READING

ABSTRACT. This is certainly an unusual book (Jean Bollack, The Art of Reading: From Homer to Paul Celan (translated by Cath-erine Porter and Susan Tarrow), published by the Center for Hellenic Studies and dis-tributed by Harvard University Press, 2017. 438 pages. Paperback. $ 29.95) one that demands an unusual and unusually long review, and I am grateful to Arion, an appro-priate place for its appearance, for having given me the opportunity to write it. Let me begin by quoting an extract (slightly modified and with some cuts) from the In memoriam I wrote after Jean Bollack’s death in 2012. ©2018 Arion: Journal of Humanities and the Classics, Boston University Arion.

Laks, A. (2018), “A Guide to Jean Bollack’s The Art of Reading” Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics 26(1): 127-164 Review.


DESTRUCTIBLE WORLDS IN AN ARISTOTELIAN SCHOLION (ALEXANDER OF APHRODISIAS’ LOST COMMENTARY ON ARISTOTLE’S PHYSICS, FRAG. 539 RASHED)

ABSTRACT. Does Anaxagoras admit that the world is destructible? Aëtius’ doxographical handbook says as much, and so does a dox-ographical scholion derived from Alexander of Aphrodisias’ lost commentary on Aristo-tle’s Physics (Frag. 539 Rashed) according to the transmitted text. However, because of other difficulties occurring in the same scho-lion, Rashed was led to correct not only this text, thus making it contradict Aëtius’ testi-mony, but also the entry dedicated to Plato. My article suggests that while Rashed’s cor-rections are superfluous, the problems that triggered them are of great interest for the history of the doxographical tradition, for the way in which this tradition was used by Alexander of Aphrodisias and Simplicius in their commentaries on Aristotle’s Physics and, last but not least, for the understanding of the difficulties that ancient interpreters had to confront when they had to make sense of the lines now known as Anaxag-oras B12 DK - difficulties that modern inter-preters have still to confront. © 2018 Edizioni Di Filosofia E Scienze Bibliopolis. All rights reserved.

Laks, A. (2018) “Destructible Worlds in an Aristo-telian Scholion (Alexander of Aphrodisias’ Lost Commentary on Aristotle’s Physics, Frag. 539 Rashed)”, Elenchos 39(2): 403-420, Article.


THE CONTINUATION OF PHILOSOPHY BY OTHER MEANS?

ABSTRACT. In a study dedicated to Karl Kraus’s art of polemics, Stefan Straub lists six necessary features for a discourse to qualify as polemical, namely: personalization (Personalisierung), aggressiveness (Aggres-sivitat), argumentation (Argumentation), credibility (Glaubwürdigkeit), activation of value feelings (Aktivierung von Wertge-fühlen), and direction toward a concrete and

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practica! goal (konkrete Zielsetzung). The question I want to raise in this sketch, which was inspired by Sharon Weisser’s idea about a possible typology of ancient philosophical polemics, is whether these characteriza-tions, or at least the most relevant among them, also specifically apply to philosophical polemics or whether philosophical polemics represent a special case of polemics-due, perhaps, to the very nature of philosophy. The question essentially arises because argumentation, which certainly belongs to the essence of polemics if it is to be distin-guished from sheer personal attacks, plays a particular, constitutive role in philosophy: under this assumption, are philosophical polemics, strictly speaking, possible? Must not a philosophical argument be by defi-nition neither aggressive nor personal nor practica! (in the relevant sense) not emo-tionally loaded? In other words, are philo-sophical polemics philosophy continued by other means? The alternative would be to assume, in agreement with an intuition we might wish to preserve, that ‘philosophical polemics’ is a well-formed, non oxymoronic expression. In what follows I present sorne considerations to this effect. I shall first look at the relationship between polemics and critique; I shall pinpoint various ways in which personal references of a certain kind play a role in philosophical polemics-what I call ‘depersonalized personalization’; I shall then say something about how polemics can be philosophically reevaluated; and add an observation about polemics and hermeneu-tics. In dealing with these different points, I shall refer to various ancient philosoph-ical polemics, but I shall not engage in a detailed analysis of any of them, in order to keep these preliminary remarks at a gen-eral level. On the other hand, l shall mention sorne modem polemics and modem views on polemics. One reason for this is that ‘polemics’, if not a modem phenomenon, is at least a modem word: for whereas polem-ikos in Greek means “related to war” or more generally “hostile,” it very seldom, if ever, specifically applies to literary or philosoph-ical polemics (the same is true of polemos). The second related but more important reason is that whereas the notion and prac-tice of blame (psogos) in ancient rhetoric has attracted schol arly attention, concep-tual reflection about ancient polemics as such remains relatively rare.

Laks, A. (2016), “The Continuation of Philosophy by Other Means?” Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 21: 16-30, Review.

Mauricio Lecón RosalesSNI Nivel I

METAPHYSICS AND PSYCHOLOGY OF THE MAKING OF LAW IN FRANCISCO SUÁREZ

ABSTRACT. “The aim of this paper of to follow Suárez’s metaphysical analysis of action and its relation to the law in order to solve the problems that law poses to human freedom from an ontological standpoint. For this purpose, I will first review Suárez’s account of action, described as a mode intrinsically related to an efficient principle. Then, I will try to show how human action is contingent mode, and I will describe the psychological processes whereby it is pro-duces. After stating that the making of law is a human action and therefore a contingent mode, I will discuss whether the law may be considered as a threat to human freedom, for it produces an obligation and intro-duces some sort of necessity affecting other human actions. Lastly, I will explain how the law guides the citizens by the obligation it produces without harming the contingent existence of their actions”. © 2016, Brill Aca-demic Publishers.

Lecón, M. (2016), “Metaphysics and Psychology of the Making of Law in Francisco Suárez”, en The Concept of Law (lex) in the Moral and Political Thought of the ‘School of Salamanca’, Kirstin Bunge, Marko J. Fuchs, Danaë Simmermacher y Anselm Spindler (eds.), 249-269, Studies in Me-dieval and Reformation Traditions 203 (Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers), Book Chapter.

David Xavier LevystoneSNI Nivel C

FIGURES DU SOMMEIL ET DU RÊVE CHEZ PLATON

ABSTRACT. In Plato’s works the image of a dream at first seems to serve the purpose of indicating the state of ignorance of ordinary humans who «dream» their way through life. This metaphorical usage does not reflect perfectly Plato’s thought on the phenom-enon of dreams, especially when it is con-sidered from an ethical point of view (what happens to human virtue during sleep?) rather than an epistemological or ontolog-ical one. In the Republic sleep appears to be essentially where a part of the soul goes asleep - namely the rational part - to the advantage of the desiring part. However, Plato implies that under certain conditions the visions that occur in sleep are not nec-

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essarily false and could even, in some cases, have a divine origin. Dreams must therefore be understood not merely as a moment of separation of soul and body, but also of dif-ferentiation of the faculties or parts of the soul themselves, which acquire their own autonomy in dreams and deploy their full power without limiting one another (transl. J. Dudley). © 2018 Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Tous droits réservés.

Levystone, D. X. (2018), “Figures du sommeil et du rêve chez Platon”, Revue Philosophique de Lou-vain 116(1): 1-25, Review.

Luis Xavier López FarjeatSNI Nivel II

AVICENNA ON NON-CONCEPTUAL CONTENT AND SELF-AWARENESS IN NON-HUMAN ANIMALS

ABSTRACT. Avicenna’s contributions to what might be called animal cognition are not con-fined to a novel understanding of Aristotle’s psychology, but they raise an issue that is still a matter of discussion in contemporary philosophy of mind: whether non-human animals have consciousness and intentional states that constitute a structured experience of their relation to the world, even though they do not have conceptual knowledge. This paper provides an explanation of Avicenna’s position concerning the cognitive content of sense perception and self-awareness in non-human animals as an attempt to show that Avicenna’s stance should be considered in the current discussion as an alternative that provides a provocative solution to a main-stream issue in contemporary philosophy.

Xavier Lopez-Farjeat, Luis (2016), “Avicenna on Non-conceptual Content and Self-Awareness in Non-human Animals”, en Subjectivity and Self-hood in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy, J. Kaukua y T. Ekenberg (eds.), Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind 16, 61-73 (Cham: Springer International Publishing), Book Chapter.

Héctor Jesús Zagal ArreguínSNI Nivel II

ELEUTHERIA IN ARISTOTLE [ELEUTHERÍA EN ARISTÓTELES]

ABSTRACT. The concept of eleutheria has both political and cultural connotations for the ancient Greeks. It refers to the free con-dition of Greek citizens as opposed to the barbarian peoples who prefer tyrannical

government. Plato and Aristotle also refer to eleutheria in a moral sense, that is, as the free condition of the virtuous man. But Aris-totle refers to a virtue in particular: liberality. Liberality implies the prudent use of wealth, that is, the right mean between avarice and prodigality. The exercise of this vir cue has repercussions in the policical sphere. Firstly, because citizenship presupposes moral virtue in itself. Secondly, because the sta-bility of the polis lies in the core of liberality: unbridled avarice or ambition put the sta-bility of the polis at risk. Consequently, eleu-theria has a unitary sense, which goes from the private to the political sphere. © 2018 Universidad EAFIT. All rights reserved.

Arreguín, H. Z. (2018), “Eleutheria in Aristotle [Eleuthería en Aristóteles]”, Co-herencia 15(28): 67-84, Review.

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Mario Acevedo AlvaradoSNI Nivel [email protected]

Fabiola Cortés ChávezProfesor [email protected]

Juan Carlos García SánchezProfesor [email protected]

Víctor Manuel Álvarez PatoProfesor [email protected]

María Luisa Cruz LópezProfesor [email protected]

José Sebastián Gutiérrez CalderónSNI Nivel [email protected]

Jorge Eduardo Brieva RicoProfesor [email protected]

Eduardo Haro SandovalSNI Nivel [email protected]


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Abraham Mendoza AndradeSNI Nivel [email protected]

Irma Cecilia Landa ÁvilaProfesor [email protected]

Félix Orlando Martínez RíosProfesor [email protected]

Margarita Hurtado HernándezSNI Nivel [email protected]

María de Lourdes Martínez VillaseñorSNI Nivel [email protected]

Omar Eduardo Jiménez LópezSNI Nivel [email protected]

José Antonio Marmolejo SaucedoSNI Nivel [email protected]

Bertha Alicia Mendieta Jiménez1


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Ernesto Moya AlborSNI Nivel [email protected]

Francisco Alejandro Orozco ArgoteSNI Nivel [email protected]

Samuel Moisés Nucamendi GuillénSNI Nivel [email protected]

Héctor Ortiz IbarraProfesor [email protected]

Miguel Ángel Moreno MíguezProfesor [email protected]

Elías Olivares BenítezSNI Nivel [email protected]

Claudio de Jesús Pita Ruiz VelascoSNI Nivel [email protected]


Hiram Eredín Ponce EspinosaSNI Nivel [email protected]

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Enrique Rosales RuízProfesor [email protected]

Julio César Rubén Romo CruzProfesor [email protected]

Julio César Rosas CaroSNI Nivel [email protected]

Pedro Manuel Rodrigo CruzSNI Nivel [email protected]

Luis Alberto Rosa SierraSNI Nivel [email protected]

Claudia Nallely Sánchez GómezProfesor [email protected]

Maria Giovanna TrottaProfesor [email protected]


Carolina del Valle SotoSNI Nivel [email protected]

Antonio Valderrabano GonzálezSNI Nivel [email protected]

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Mario Acevedo AlvaradoSNI Nivel C

BALANCING CONDITIONS OF THE RSS’R, SPATIAL MECHANISM: AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD USING NATURAL COORDINATES

ABSTRACT. Dynamic balancing of rigid body linkages with constant mass links is a tradi-tional but still very active research area in mechanical engineering. It has some difficul-ties but the initial one is to derive the so-called balancing conditions, that are helpful to obtain different configurations for the bal-anced mechanism. The objective of this work is to illustrate the application of a general method to find the force and moment bal-ancing conditions of planar and spatial link-ages. It is applied for the dynamic balancing of the RSS’R spatial mechanism. The method is based on the use of Natural Coordinates so the whole system is represented only by a set of basic points, avoiding the use of angular coordinates. This facilitates obtaining the expressions for the linear momentum and for the angular momentum required to extract the shaking force and the shaking moment balancing conditions for the linkage. These conditions are interpreted and used to pro-pose different design alternatives which can lead to a convenient design. © 2018, Springer International Publishing AG.

Acevedo, M. (2018), “Balancing Conditions of the RSS’R, Spatial Mechanism: An Alternative Meth-od Using Natural Coordinates”, Mechanisms and Machine Science 54: 171-180, Conference Paper.

Víctor Manuel Álvarez PatoProfesor Investigador

Julieta Domínguez SoberanesProfesor Investigador

José Sebastián Gutiérrez CalderónSNI Nivel C

Claudia Nallely Sánchez GómezProfesor Investigador

Ramiro Velázquez GuerreroSNI Nivel I

FACIAL EMOTION RECOGNITION: A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT LANDMARK-BASED CLASSIFIERS

ABSTRACT. As stated by Ekman in his Facial Action Coding System (FACS), facial expres-sions can be interpreted as the activation

of different sets of facial muscles. This rec-ognition skill, however, demands extensive training and is indeed time consuming. Con-sequently, there have been many attempts to automate this process. In this paper, after applying common face detection and align-ment algorithms to the Cohn-Kanade dataset, we fed a group of emotion-labeled landmarks to different classifiers in order to compare their results. The multilayer perceptron clas-sifier showed the best performance with an average accuracy of 89 %. © 2018 IEEE.

Álvarez, V. M., Sánchez, C. N., Gutiérrez, S., Domín-guez-Soberanes, J., Velázquez, R. (2018), “Facial Emotion Recognition: A Comparison of Different Landmark-Based Classifiers”, Proceedings of the 2018 3rd IEEE International Conference on Research in Intelligent and Computing in Engi-neering, RICE 2018, 8509048, Conference Paper.

Víctor Manuel Álvarez PatoProfesor Investigador



A METHOD FOR FACIAL EMOTION RECOGNITION BASED ON INTEREST POINTS

ABSTRACT. Current facial recognition tech-niques allow to automatically determine human emotions through a digital image of the face. The present study employs interest points as landmarks in facial images affected by some emotion and compares their posi-tions with those of a neutral expression. We seek to establish a relationship between the obtained results and the ones proposed by Paul Ekman’s FACS (Facial Action Coding System) tool to determine the viability of an emotion recognition algorithm as well as some possible guidelines for its implementa-tion. © 2018 IEEE.

Álvarez, V. M., Velázquez, R., Gutiérrez, S., En-riquez-Zarate, J. (2018), “A Method for Facial Emotion Recognition Based on Interest Points”, Proceedings of the 2018 3rd IEEE International Conference on Research in Intelligent and Com-puting in Engineering, RICE 2018, 8509055, Conference Paper.

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Ernesto Moya AlborSNI Nivel C

A FAST AND BIO-INSPIRED OPTICAL FLOW APPROACH IN CARDIAC MRI SEQUENCES

ABSTRACT. In this paper we present a fast and bio-inspired optical flow estimation method. It uses the Steered Hermite trans-form into an optimized Horn and Schunck approach. We tested the proposal method in cardiac MRI sequences of the MICCAI 2009 challenge. © 2018 IEEE.

Moya-Albor, E., Brieva, J. (2018), “A Fast and Bio-In-spired Optical Flow Approach in Cardiac MRI Sequences”, 2018 Global Medical Engineering Physics Exchanges/Pan American Health Care Exchanges, GMEPE/PAHCE 2018, 1, Conference Paper.



Hiram Eredín Ponce EspinosaSNI Nivel I

A NOVEL ARTIFICIAL ORGANIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION IN ASSISTED LIVING USING VISION-AND NEURAL-BASED STRATEGIES

ABSTRACT. Robots in assisted living (RAL) are an alternative to support families and professional caregivers with a wide range of possibilities to take care of elderly people. Navigation of mobile robots is a chal-lenging problem due to the uncertainty and dynamics of environments found in the con-text of places for elderly. To accomplish this goal, the navigation system tries to replicate such a complicated process inspired on the perception and judgment of human beings. In this work, we propose a novel nature-in-spired control system for mobile RAL navi-gation using an artificial organic controller enhanced with vision-based strategies such as Hermite optical flow (OF) and convolu-tional neural networks (CNNs). Particularly, the Hermite OF is employed for obstacle motion detection while CNNs are occupied for obstacle distance estimation. We train the CNN using OF visual features guided by

ultrasonic sensor-based measures in a 3D scenario. Our application is oriented to avoid mobile and fixed obstacles using a monoc-ular camera in a simulated environment. For the experiments, we use the robot simulator V-REP, which is an integrated development environment into a distributed control archi-tecture. Security and smoothness metrics as well as quantitative evaluation are computed and analyzed. Results showed that the pro-posed method works successfully in simula-tion conditions. © 2018 Hiram Ponce et al.

Ponce, H., Moya-Albor, E., Brieva, J. (2018), “A Nov-el Artificial Organic Control System for Mobile Robot Navigation in Assisted Living Using Vi-sion-and Neural-Based Strategies”, Computa-tional Intelligence and Neuroscience 2018, Art. 4189150, Article.




DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING A BIO-INSPIRED OPTICAL FLOW STRATEGY APPLIED TO NEURO-ROBOTICS

ABSTRACT. Movement detection and char-acterization of a 3D scene are relevant tasks in vision systems and particularly in robotic applications controlled by visual features. One of the challenges to charac-terize a 3D scene in navigation systems is the depth estimation. In contrast to classical approaches using visual based stereo sys-tems, we propose a monocular distance esti-mation system using convolutional neural networks (CNN) and a bio-inspired optical flow approach as part of a neuro-robotic system. We train the CNN using optical flow visual features guided by ultrasonic sen-sor-based measures in a 3D scenario. The datasets used are available in: Http://sites.google.com/up.edu.mx/robotflow/. Exper-imental results confirm that a monocular camera can be applied for controlling the robot navigation and obstacle avoidance. © 2018 IEEE.

Ponce, H., Brieva J., Moya-Albor, E. (2018), “Dis-tance Estimation Using a Bio-Inspired Optical Flow Strategy Applied to Neuro-Robotics” Pro-ceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2018-July, 8489597, Con-ference Paper.

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HEART RATE ESTIMATION USING HERMITE TRANSFORM VIDEO MAGNIFICATION AND DEEP LEARNING

ABSTRACT. Monitoring of heart rate can be used in many medical and sports applications. Lack of portability and connection problems make traditional monitoring methods diffi-cult to use outside of clinical environments. The computer vision techniques have been shown that some physiological variables as heart rate can be measured without contact. Video magnification is one of these approach used for the detection of the pulse signal. In this paper we propose a new strategy to magnify motion in a video sequence using the Hermite transform. In addition a deep learning technique is implemented to esti-mate the beat by beat pulse signal. We trained the system and validated our results using an electronic pulse monitoring device. Our approach is compared with the classical video magnification using a Gaussian pyr-amid. The results show a better enhance-ment of spectral information from the colour changes allowing an accurate estimation of the instantaneous beat by beat pulse than the Gaussian approach. © 2018 IEEE.

Moya-Albor, E., Brieva, J., Ponce, H., Rivas-Scott, O., Gómez-Peña, C. (2018), “Heart Rate Esti-mation using Hermite Transform Video Mag-nification and Deep Learning”, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2018-July, 8512879: 2595-2598, Confer-ence Paper.

Fabiola Cortés ChávezProfesor Investigador

Luis Alberto Rosa SierraSNI Nivel II

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE (ARTIFICIAL GANGLIO) FOR AIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA

ABSTRACT. For the World Health Organiza-tion (WHO), breast cancer is the most fre-

quent and increasing in women in both devel-oped and developing countries. Through the studies of the American Cancer Society it can be observed that lymphedema is pro-duced by: Surgery, Radiation, Cancer, Infec-tions. If the remaining lymphatic vessels can not capture enough fluid from the area, it accumulates and causes swelling, or lymph-edema. In the present document, it will be refunded in the research and development process regarding lymphedema, explaining the art prior to arriving at the final design that will derive in the medical device with aesthetic and functional characteristics. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019.

Aguilar, G. D., Rosa-Sierra, A., Chávez, F. C. (2019), “Design and development of a medical device (Artificial Ganglio) for aids in the treatment of lymphedema”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 779: 37-47, Conference Paper.



Maria Giovanna TrottaProfesor Investigador

MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN CHALLENGES BASED ON USERS HIERARCHY AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH ILLNESS

ABSTRACT. The absence of industrial designers in the design of medical devices, which are currently designed mostly by engi-neers and/or professionals with less study in the human centered design methodolo-gies, as well as the rigorous regulations that govern the design of medical products, have diminished the importance of implementing a hierarchy of users during the design pro-cess. Most importantly, this hierarchy varies depending on the stage of the disease in which the patient is located. The medical devices should be designed taking into account the hierarchy of users in importance, priority of needs and their correlation with the stage of the patient’s illness. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Cortes-Chavez, F., Giovanna-Trotta, M., Manza-no-Hernández, P., Rosa-Sierra, A., Duran-Aguilar, G. (2019), “Medical Device Design Challenges Based on Users Hierarchy and Their Correlation with Illness”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 876: 198-203, Conference Paper.

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OVERVIEW OF EMPATHETIC APPROACHES TO DESIGN INCLUSIVE PRODUCTS

ABSTRACT. When we talk about inclusive design we are trigger a life style aspiration of unification and shared responsibility. This can foster the concept of facilitating people to operate in extraordinary environments and special people to work in ordinary ones. The design areas, which define the struc-ture of this work, are Inclusive Design, Uni-versal Design, Design for all and Design for Accessibility. Every time designers start with the creative process of a product develop-ment, they infer about other people’s needs, thoughts, emotions, dreams and possibil-ities. Several times design concepts are failing in producing good results, because of the misunderstanding about the factors that lead the behaviors of the users. The literature specifies that the relevant criteria for assessing information are the accuracy, the legitimacy and completeness of the data gathered. The study of the different users can be staged or naturalistic, following the different goals of the analysis, and the dif-ferent point of views (the designer or the user). The involvement and the mutuality of the interaction between designers and users are influencing the quality of the com-munication, of the information gathered, and of the resultant proposals. In addition, the time, available for the development of a project, is influent for all the time-related variables, like the motivation necessary to understand or to trigger social behaviors and emotions. The time or the lack of time is also determining the actors that should be involved into the project, like mediators as facilitators for the synchronic under-standing of the user’s problems. Enhance the emphatic communication, the social sensitiveness, and the awareness on users, involves abilities that require a certain level of knowledge. This is related to cognitive biases, mental models, abilities, perspec-tives, experiences, emotional states, the dif-ferences correlated to the genders, cultures and so on. This paper offers an overview of approaches which have the ambition of

reducing the distance between designers and users by using empathetic dynamics, to define and then change emotional states and moods and allow a certain awareness to make significant decisions about design solutions. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzer-land AG.

Munno, M. G. T., Sierra, L. A. R., Chávez, F. C. (2019), “Overview of Empathetic Approaches to De-sign Inclusive Products”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 876: 451-456, Confer-ence Paper.




PACKAGING DESIGN TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR

ABSTRACT. As part of the “Program for Economy Promotion and Employment in Central America”, sponsored by German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GIZ), a new mechanism has been created to con-tribute to the goal of strengthening the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (SME) in Central America. The first phase of the program (2013–2015) was carried out in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and was used to finance technical assistance on innovative projects in the area of eco-nomic development and employment, with an emphasis on youth and women. One of the projects supported by the program was titled “Industrial design and digital manu-facturing for better employment of young people in El Salvador and Costa Rica”, one of the goals of the project was to carry out a workhop with young students, developing interventions in the design and develop-ment of packaging for small local food pro-duction companies in El Salvador. The work developed by the design consultants, con-sisted in elaborating the didactic material, learning objectives for a course in virtual mode and a presential course where dif-ferent applications of packaging were devel-oped with SME located in San Salvador. This paper presents the results obtained during the development of the project, the visual and structural analysis, and the new design


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proposals of the previous packaging used by the SME, as well as a description of the didactic material developed and the eval-uation of the intervention. Our research, in accordance with our work experience in the area, presents our economic proposal for the module “Fundamentals of pack-aging technology”, being approved by the organizing entities. The proposal presented involves the following activities: (a) Develop-ment of learning material (b) Selection and coaching of the required trainers (c) Devel-opment of the virtual diploma program, in the corresponding module (d) Devel-opment of packaging examples for SMEs of the region. It should be noted that the coaching of the people involved, required a stay at Don Bosco University for supervi-sion and application of the virtual diploma module for 3 weeks. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Rosa-Sierra, A., Trotta, M. G., Cortes-Chavez, F., González-Madariaga, F. (2019), “Packaging De-sign to Support Small Business Enterprises in the Republic of El Salvador”, Advances in Intel-ligent Systems and Computing 876: 463-468, Conference Paper.

María Luisa Cruz LópezProfesor Investigador

COMPARING NONITERATIVE METHODS FOR PHASE-ONLY FRESNEL HOLOGRAMS, WITH SPECKLE REDUCTION, USING A LOW-RESOLUTION SPATIAL-LIGHT MODULATOR IN MOSTLY PHASE MODE

ABSTRACT. We analyze 10 cases of nonit-erative methods for speckle noise reduc-tion in phase-only hologram generation. The analyzed methods are bidirectional error diffusion, random phase-free, dou-ble-phase, random displaced phase distri-bution (RDPD), and complex field encoding (CFE). The first three methods have been used before in the Fresnel hologram display, whereas the last two methods have been used in the area of holographic memory recording and generation of optical fields, respectively. We study the last two methods as alternatives to the generation of a Fresnel hologram without random phase (RP) and compare their results with the first three methods. We found that the RDPD also suf-fers a high degradation of low frequencies, so we introduce a modification for reducing the degradation effect. This method allows control of the spread angle of the object wave propagation. We also found that the

CFE achieves a precise reconstruction of the object in different planes without the addi-tion of any RP, with a very high signal-To-noise-ratio (SNR). We compare the results of 10 cases and discuss the advantages of each one. We include the peak signal-To-noise-ratio and SNR measurements of each case. We present simulated and experi-mental results. © 2018 Society of Photo-Op-tical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

Cruz, M. L. (2018), “Comparing Noniterative Meth-ods for Phase-Only Fresnel Holograms, with Speckle Reduction, Using a Low-Resolution Spatial-Light Modulator in Mostly Phase Mode”, Optical Engineering 57(6), Art. 61615, Article.

María Luisa Cruz LópezProfesor Investigador

USING DIGITAL ZERNIKE PHASE-CONTRAST FOR THE FOCUS-PLANE DETECTION OF PURE PHASE OBJECTS ANALYZED WITH DHM

ABSTRACT. We propose to use digital Zernike phase-contrast and two criteria to find the focus plane of pure phase objects. We present the simulation results of the method where the focus is well detected. © 2018 The Author(s).

María-Luisa, C. (2018), “Using Digital Zernike Phase-Contrast for the Focus-Plane Detection of Pure Phase Objects Analyzed with DHM”, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Part F95-3D 2018, Conference Paper.




A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN A GRAPHIC TOOL OF INSULATED POWER CABLES

ABSTRACT. In this article a summary is presented of the main commercial and non-commercial finite element analysis pro-grams required for the electrical, thermal and magnetic study of isolated electric power cables, according to the program-ming needs and their implementation in the design and development of a graphical sim-


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ulation tool of this type. The type of selected program allowed to develop the three types of analysis required, to be programmed through an API (Application Programming Interface) and integrated directly into the graphical simulation tool. © 2017 IEEE.

Gutiérrez, S., Sánchez, C. N., Álvarez, J., Domín-guez-Soberanes, J. (2018), “A Comparative Anal-ysis of Finite Element Programs for Their Imple-mentation in a Graphic Tool of Insulated Power Cables”, 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017, 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.




SELECTING CRACKLING PRODUCT BASED ON SENSORY ANALYSIS BY DIFFERENT STATISTICAL DATA APPROACHES

ABSTRACT. Cracklings, which is a well-known product in Mexico, are obtained by frying the pork skin. Up to know no attempt to for-mulate chicken cracklings has been done. Therefore, in order to take advantage of chicken by products, during this experi-ment two different chicken cracklings pro-totypes were developed and compared with the pork ones. When a food prototype is ready, sensory analysis, which is related on how a food product is appreciated by the human senses must be performed. Which makes the consumers’ acceptance a key for achieving an economical success in the food industry. In this paper four different prod-ucts are analyzed: pork or chicken crackling, with or without sauce. For this analysis the acceptance of these products was tested by each consumer based on their percep-tion (hedonic scales) with values ranging 1 to 10. In order to understand the distribution of the consumers’ grading, a dimension-ality reduction technique based on evolu-tive algorithms that plot the consumers’ in a 2D-plane based on their grades distances was proposed and compared with PCA. To reinforce this understanding, the distance matrix and the dendrogram of hierarchical clustering were used. A Liking Product Land-scape is proposed, where the distribution of the product grades and of the consumers are shown in the same graph. The most

accepted products are the ones with sauce, in particular the pork crackling product was the most accepted one. © 2017 IEEE

Sánchez-Gutiérrez, G., Domínguez-Soberanes, J., Rodríguez-Serrano, G., Escalona-Buendía, H., Sánchez, C. N., Gutiérrez, S., Graff, M. (2018), “Selecting Crackling Product Based on Sen-sory Analysis by Different Statistical Data Ap-proaches”, 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2017-January, Conference Paper.

Lorenzo Miguel ElgueaProfesor Investigador

Félix Orlando Martínez RíosProfesor Investigador

A NEW METHOD TO OPTIMIZE BGP ROUTES USING SDN AND REDUCING LATENCY

ABSTRACT. Latency on Internet mainly depends on the distance that packets travel in WAN networks. This latency can be reduced if the hops between auton-omous systems are reduced. This is the main function of the BGP protocol that is used by default in all the ISPs, but the lack of announcement of some network seg-ments causes some routes to increase. This paper proposes a simple method to detect the routes that can be optimized and also a method using SDN to correct them. The first step is to determine which routes can be optimized, that is, those that are sent to a neighbor when they travel the greater dis-tance, although this can not be determined by the router since it does not analyze all the routes that BGP receives in context. The second step is to add the new routes to the router, also by BGP, so that the router uses them. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Elguea, L. M., Martínez-Ríos, F. (2018), “A New Method to Optimize BGP Routes Using SDN and Reducing Latency”, Procedia Computer Science 135: 163-169, Conference Paper.

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Juan Carlos García SánchezProfesor Investigador


ASSESSMENT INDICATORS FOR EXPRESSING ACCURACY IN SENSING INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH: CASE STUDY OF LEAKAGE IN WATER PIPELINES

ABSTRACT. Structural health monitoring is part of a broad topic involving diverse engi-neering disciplines. Thanks to advances in ICT (information communication technology), in particular, in sensors; nowadays, it is possible to monitor the structural health of diverse infrastructures, and civil constructions. How-ever, in many cases, the efficiency of sensing systems is not pointed out because experts always focus on primary results but not on the accuracy especially for structures located in non-seismic areas. The paper presents analytical description of necessary indica-tors for expressing uncertainty and accuracy in detecting cracks on water pipelines that cause leakage. The technique we employ here, to process data from magnetic sen-sors mounted on the pipe, is based on FDM (filter diagonalization technique), capable of yielding promising results in detecting leaks during water flow by processing electrical signals from the aforementioned sensors. © 2017 IEEE.

Lay-Ekuakille, A., Griffo, G., Kidiamboko, J., Velázquez, R., García, J. C. (2018), “Assess-ment Indicators for Expressing Accuracy in Sensing Infrastructure Health: Case Study of Leakage in Water Pipelines”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Sensing Tech-nology, ICST 2017-December: 1-5, Art. 8304517, Conference Paper.



AN INDOOR PREDICTING CLIMATE CONDITIONS APPROACH USING INTERNET-OF-THINGS AND ARTIFICIAL HYDROCARBON NETWORKS

ABSTRACT. The prediction and understanding of environmental conditions are of great importance to prevent and analyze changes in environment, supporting meteorological based sectors, such as agriculture or smart

cities. In that sense, this paper presents an Internet of Things (IoT) system for pre-dicting climate conditions inside enclosures, i.e. temperature, using artificial intelligence by means of a supervised learning method, the artificial hydrocarbon networks model. It allows predicting the temperature of remote locations using information from a web ser-vice comparing it with field temperature sensors. Experimental results of the super-vised learning model are presented in two modes: offline training to detect the suit-able parameters of the model and testing to validate the model with new data retrieval from the web service. Experimental results over ten days of data conclude that artifi-cial hydrocarbon networks model helps to predict remote temperatures with root-mean square error of 2.7 °C in testing mode. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.

Ponce, H., Gutiérrez, S. (2019), “An Indoor Pre-dicting Climate Conditions Approach Using Internet-of-Things and Artificial Hydrocarbon Networks”, Measurement: Journal of the Inter-national Measurement Confederation 135: 170-179, Article.



USE OF AUTOMATED BLINDS IN SMART BUILDINGS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS: A MEXICAN CASE

ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to demon-strate the saving of electrical energy and therefore the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in smart spaces. Such saving was achieved through an automated system of blinds or curtains that allow the entrance of natural light into a room of a building. The paper discusses the advan-tages of using an automated system in com-parison to a conventional or mechanical one. The prototype system makes use of a log-ical and electromechanical architecture for its operation. The automation of this system seeks to maintain a level of comfort and ade-quate lighting based on the Mexican norma-tive (NOM-025-STPS-2008) of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare. The system has three operating modes: manual, automatic, and programmed. In manual mode, the user can adjust the level (height) of the blinds according to a specific need. In the auto-matic mode, the user establishes a required

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set point of illumination and, through a photo-resistance module, the system seeks to reach such illumination level. In the pro-grammed mode and upon the use of a cal-endar, the user decides the opening per-centage of the blinds throughout the day and the week. In this paper, energy and emissions have been calculated based on the 2017 Mexican energy mix. © 2017 IEEE.

Gutiérrez, S., Álvarez, J., Velázquez, R., Lay-Ekuakille, A. (2018), “Use of Automated Blinds in Smart Buildings for Energy Savings: A Mex-ican Case” 2017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2017 2018-January: 1-5, Conference Paper.

Eduardo Haro SandovalSNI Nivel I

Julio César Rosas CaroSNI Nivel I

Antonio Valderrabano GonzálezSNI Nivel I

INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE CANCELATION BY INTERLEAVING BOOST AND CUK DC-DC CONVERTER

ABSTRACT. Interleaved DC-DC converters are widely used in applications like power source for microprocessor and renewable energy applications, one of their main advantages is the possibility to cancel a percentage of the input current ripple, in the case of a boost converter, or in the output current ripple, in the case of a buck converter, the current ripple is caused by the switching action of transistors. Depending on the operating point of the converter, the total current ripple can be zero. Interleaving topologies are made with converters of the same type. This paper explores the alternative of inter-leaving unequal topologies, specifically the Boost and Cuk, the objective is to develop an interleaving boosting topology to further reduce the total input current ripple. Exper-imental results are provided to verify the theoretical analysis and prof the principle of operation. © 2018 IEEE.

Arias-Angulo, J. P., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Haro-Sando-val, E., Valderrabano-González, A., Mayo-Mal-donado, J. C., Valdez-Resendiz, J. E. (2018), “In-put Current Ripple Cancelation by Interleaving Boost and Cuk DC-DC Converter”, 2018 28th International Conference on Electronics, Com-munications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2018 2018-January: 133-138, Conference Paper.

Pilar Hernández GragedaProfesor Investigador


DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE (ARTIFICIAL GANGLION) FOR AIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA

ABSTRACT. In 2016, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography the incidence of breast malignancy among the population aged 20 years and over is 14.80 new cases per 100,000 people. In women, it peaks in those of the 60–64 age group (68.05 for every 100,000 women in that age group). Worldwide, it is estimated that each year 1.38 million new cases are detected and there are 458,000 deaths due to this cause, being this type of cancer with higher inci-dence among women [1]. Depending on the type of cancer detected, the treatment is different. Doctors indicate, however, that when there is surgery or radiation in the pro-cedure, lymph nodes are removed or dam-aged resulting in the majority of cases the disease is known as lymphedema. Through the studies of the American Cancer Society [2] it can be observed that “lymphedema is produced by surgery, radiation or cancer”. In this work a literature review will be pre-sented in order to focus on the need of considering Human Factors and Usability evaluations during the first stages of the design process for a new artificial ganglion that may help breast cancer survivors with lymphedema to improve their well-being. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.

Hernández-Grageda, P., Rosa-Sierra, A., Durán-Aguilar, G. (2019), “Design and Develop-ment of a Medical Device (Artificial Ganglion) for Aids in the Treatment of Lymphedema”, Ad-vances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 818: 511-519, Conference Paper.

Pilar Hernández GragedaProfesor Investigador


THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN MEDICAL DEVICES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

ABSTRACT. The medical device business is strategic both for its high international com-

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petitiveness and its potential impact. Mexico has participated in this business mainly from the manufacturing sector, but if it seeks as a country to achieve a greater participation at the design trends of medical devices, it will be of great importance to consider the role of Industrial Design as a factor to improve the user’s quality life through inno-vative products. This will be the result of a multidisciplinary work among professionals of Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Design, being conscious that the better the designer knows the user that will interact with the product -with support from Ergo-nomics and Psychology-, better decisions will be made in the process of design and as a result, globally competitive results will be obtained, with technologically innovative products based on proposals that meet the user’s needs, triggering favorable economic results for the industry and improving the global positioning of the country. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Valdivia-Márquez, F. G., Hernández-Grageda, P., Durán-Aguilar, G., Rosa-Sierra, A. (2019), “The Importance of Industrial Design in Medical De-vices in the 21st Century”, Advances in Intelli-gent Systems and Computing 876: 469-474, Conference Paper.

Margarita Hurtado HernándezSNI Nivel C

Rodrigo Romero SilvaSNI Nivel I

EXPLOITING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIAL QUEUES TO REDUCE THE MEAN AND VARIANCE OF FLOW TIME USING COMBINED PRIORITY RULES

ABSTRACT. This paper addresses the trade- off challenge from reducing either the mean or variance of flow time when using simple sequencing rules in balanced, multi-class, serial queues. Study results show that instead of the expected zero sum situation, a balance between the two objectives can be achieved by assigning different priority rules to different queues. The order of pri-ority rule assignments in different queues is shown to be relevant because variability along the line creates unbalanced queue lengths for each station, depending on the characteristics of the line. Thus, it was found that a simple heuristic for reducing both the mean and the variance of flow time in non-heavy traffic environments is to assign the first queue a priority rule that reduces

its mean queue length while assigning the other queues a priority rule that reduces the variance of flow time. Conversely, for very-high traffic environments, performance improvements are shown from assigning the first queue a priority rule that reduces the variance of flow time while assigning the other queues a priority rule that reduces queue length. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Romero-Silva, R., Shaaban, S., Marsillac, E., Hur-tado, M. (2018), “Exploiting the Characteris-tics of Serial Queues to Reduce the Mean and Variance of Flow Time Using Combined Priority Rules”, International Journal of Production Eco-nomics 196: 211-225, Article.

Omar Eduardo Jiménez LópezSNI Nivel C

Irma Cecilia Landa ÁvilaProfesor Investigador


DESIGN OF A LOW-COST WHEELCHAIR FOR OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM: FIRST PHASE

ABSTRACT. According to World Health Orga-nization report approximately 111 million people in the world needs a wheelchair. In order to solve this problem, around the world, are developed open-source prod-ucts. The first phase of the present project includes the review of state-art and evalua-tion of similar design proposals around the world. As a result of a search for similar proj-ects, we found some proposals that could be adapted to México, and we decided to ana-lyze two of them; the first one is a proposal made of PVC pipes. The second proposal to analyze is an active-type wheelchair made of plywood. The goal of this first project phase is to reproduce both chairs with the objec-tives: Check if the open-source platform is clear and it is feasible to manufacture the wheelchairs in a different environment to where they have been designed and check the stability, comfort, and maneuverability. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019.

Rosa-Sierra, A., Landa-Ávila, I. C., Jiménez-López, O. (2019), “Design of a Low-Cost Wheelchair for Open-Source Platform: First Phase”, Ad-vances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 776: 269-277, Conference Paper.


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DESIGN REQUIREMENTS TO ENHANCE THE POSTURAL CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA

ABSTRACT. The aim of this project was to identify a set of design requirements that could be used as a guide to generate effec-tive products to tackle the negative effects of severe spastic quadriplegia (SSQ) with a focus on head and trunk control. This project was undertaken with the participa-tion of a seven year old boy with SSQ who showed an extensor pattern, according to the WeeFIM had a functional performance of 26 % and was unable to control his head or trunk when subjected to anti-gravita-tional positions. A series of tests were con-ducted regarding the analysis of segmental supports. External inputs such as video, sound, vibration, and different ways to col-locate clothes were evaluated as part of this study. Among the most relevant design requirements identified from this study were the recommendation about the placement of external supports on the pelvic area and avoiding physical contact with the dorsal spine. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018.

Manzano-Hernández, P., Vidana-Zavala, D., Lan-da-Ávila, I. C., Aceves-González, C. (2018), “Design Requirements to Enhance the Postural Control in Patients with Severe Spastic Quad-riplegia”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 588: 796-806, Conference Paper.


EXPERIENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACADEMIC MASTER DEGREE IN ERGONOMICS IN MEXICO

ABSTRACT. Due to increasing demands for ergonomists and to the scarcity of educa-tional offers in this field in Mexico over the last 15 years, an Ergonomics Master degree was created at the University of Guadala-jara. Based on a national market survey, on a review of the requirements of professional certification agencies in ergonomics in USA and Europe, and on a review of the program contents of ergonomics master’s degrees in other countries, the conceptual structure of the areas of knowledge and application of the discipline lead to a two-year study

program designed with two specializing ori-entations: Design Ergonomics and Occupa-tional Ergonomics. After some time, 90 % of the students enrolled in the courses of both orientations, so it was decided to merge the two orientations, both successful today. Graduates have been able to find jobs in uni-versities and educational institutions, and in companies and industries from the region. The program consists of 22 courses with a total of 1,100 contact hours, 308 h of after-school study and 200 h for the development of a thesis. The courses cover the essential aspects of Physical Ergonomics, Cognitive Ergonomics and Organizational Ergonomics. Visiting professors with a high academic profile teach several of the courses, from countries such as the U.S., Spain, Brazil, UK, and Chile. The creation of the postgraduate program was possible thanks to a group of professors who founded an Ergonomics Laboratory in 1987, which in 1997 became a Research Center. They began a self-training process through courses taught by foreign professors. They started to do research and also teaching processes at the undergrad-uate and postgraduate levels. Thus, they acquired the necessary knowledge and skills design and implement a postgraduate pro-gram. The attendance of these professors in national and international ergonomics congresses enabled the contact with other institutions and professors from foreign uni-versities that show a very high availability to participate and actively collaborate in the process. Even with ups and downs the training process was followed: one of the professors could undertake his Doctorate in ergonomics at the University of Loughbor-ough and one of our first graduates is also starting there her PhD. We are aware of IEA’s efforts in favor of ergonomists training, but we would have appreciated greater support to incorporate first level visiting professors in diverse areas. The postgraduate program has been maintained for 4 generations. We hope to start a doctorate in collaboration with other universities in the world, and that the political changes coming in our country will favor the arrival of honest officials who understand the importance of supporting training processes in all scientific areas. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Avila-Chaurand, R., Prado-León, L., González-Muñoz, E., Landa-Ávila, I. C., Valenzuela-Gómez, S. (2019), “Experiences in the Development and Implementation of an Academic Master Degree in Ergonomics in Mexico”, Advances in Intelli-gent Systems and Computing 821: 678-692, Conference Paper.



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INCLUSIVE HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN: EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES TO TEACHING DESIGN ENGINEERING STUDENTS

ABSTRACT. A considerable literature has grown up around the theme of inclusive design, but few studies have pointed the challenges to educate it. Recently, the inclu-sive design concept and philosophy have been included in the engineering design curricula as part of human factors and ergo-nomics module in a Mexican University. The expected value was to create empathy and awareness about physical and cognitive dif-ferences of the potential users among young students. The aim of this paper is to describe the teaching experiences and challenges of executing a design project using by the first time an inclusive design approach. Nine design proposals were developed during a five-month workshop by 40 undergrad-uate students and two teachers following methods from both human-centered and inclusive design. In collaboration with a non-profit organisation, each team designed a product to help children with arthrogry-posis, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy or hemiparesis to carry out a daily life activity. Some issues were identified from the stu-dent’s viewpoint such as the complexity of reading scientific papers slow the design process, students felt overwhelmed with the responsibility to find a meaningful solution and they had problems to gain feedback from users. From the teacher’s perspective, the main challenges were the increase in the amount of time that students needed help and the lack of design research tech-niques to communicate with people with a speech disability. Another finding was that the use of a design logbook facilitated the process by allowing the student’s metacog-nition after each activity. Overall, the evi-dence showed positive effects in students, increasing their level of engagement and motivation during the project and achieving a design that tried to satisfy the different user’s needs. In addition, all the students recognised that the module had a great impact in their professional training and it should remain in the design engineering curricula. Despite its exploratory nature, this study offers some insight into how enhance the inclusive design training among young students. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzer-land AG.

Landa-Ávila, I. C., Aceves-González, C. (2019), “In-clusive Human-Centered Design: Experiences and Challenges to Teaching Design Engineering Students”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 824 :1558-1570 Conference Paper.


USABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A PORTABLE CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY DEVICE

ABSTRACT. This study aimed to identify design and usability issues of a portable corneal topography device, its software and manual. A usability test with a think aloud protocol was carried out by sixteen experi-enced optometrists. After using the device, the PSSUQ and SEQ questionnaires were applied. The results show a positive mean score for all the usability dimensions, being the top three elements of the higher eval-uation the interface quality, usefulness and overall satisfaction. Further, based on the results it is possible to improve the device design by reducing the size of the hand-grip and changing the location of control for image capturing. Results also allow enhancing the feedback provided by soft-ware when using the device and organise better the information in its manual. Overall, this study strengthens the idea that imple-menting usability tests as a key element on the design process to recognizing the user’ needs, and thus, improving medical device systems. © 2019, Springer International Pub-lishing AG, part of Springer Nature.

Aceves-González, C., Galindo-Estupiñan, Z. T., Landa-Ávila, I. C., Díaz-Gutiérrez, C., Pra-do-Jiménez, S. D. (2019), “Usability assessment of a portable corneal topography device”, Ad-vances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 794: 639-650, Conference Paper.

José Antonio Marmolejo SaucedoSNI Nivel II

EVALUATION OF INEQUALITY AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF FEDERAL HEALTH FINANCING FOR POPULATION WITHOUT SOCIAL SECURITY PER FEDERAL ENTITY, 2004–2012 IN MÉXICO

ABSTRACT. The main goal of this paper is evaluate inequality and technical efficiency of federal health financing for population without social security per federative entity. Were estimated two inequality measures of federal financing for population without



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social security per Federal Entity: the Gini coefficient and the Theil entropy index. Four stochastic frontier models were calculated to measure technical efficiency of health pro-duction per federative entity (2004–2012). Information on health expenditure, physical and human resources yielded by the Ministry of Health through SINAIS was used. The fed-eral financing for population without social security has reduced inequality among Fed-eral Entities due to the incorporation of the SPSS (Mexican system of social protection in terms of health). The estimate of technical efficiency of Federal Entities through sto-chastic frontiers shows that most of these entities have health production inefficien-cies both at outpatient and hospital levels, being the outpatient level the one with more inefficiency. Not necessarily entities that receive greater resources produce more health. The existence of multiple financing sources has limited the effect of the SPSS to reduce inequality in financing for popula-tion without social security among Federal Entities. More health resources are needed in order to face demographic and epide-miological transitions, but it is necessary to spend the available resources in a more efficient way. There are three main lines of action in terms of financing: structuring financing sources and improving the alloca-tion mechanisms; and strengthening evalu-ation and monitoring resources exercise. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

Rodríguez-Aguilar, R., Marmolejo-Saucedo, J. A., Vasant, P. (2018), “Evaluation of Inequality and Technical Efficiency of Federal Health Financ-ing for Population without Social Security per Federal Entity, 2004–2012 in México”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Com-puting 9(3): 771-788, Article.


EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF THERMAL POWER UNITS IN MEXICO: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND STOCHASTIC FRONTIERS

ABSTRACT. This chapter discusses two methodologies generally used for the esti-mation of technical efficiency in the gen-eration of electric power in Mexico for a set of thermoelectric power plants. Data envelopment analysis and stochastic fron-tier model are developed to estimate the technical efficiency of a set of thermoelec-tric power plants, highlighting the differ-

ences in the results, as well as the pros and cons of each methodology. The estimation of technical efficiency measures within the framework of the liberalization of the Mex-ican electricity market is relevant because the public supplier must form a portfolio of the most efficient plants to be able to compete in the market. For this, it is neces-sary to develop efficiency studies that sup-port decision-making; the study focuses on thermoelectric power plants because they represent the greatest participation in the national generation and the highest cost of production.

Rodríguez-Aguilar, R., Marmolejo-Saucedo, J. A. (2018), “Evaluation of Technical Efficiency of Thermal Power Units in Mexico: Data Envelop-ment Analysis and Stochastic Frontiers”, Mod-eling, Simulation, and Optimization, 101-122, Conference Paper.


FINANCIAL RISK OF INCREASING THE FOLLOW-UP PERIOD OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENT CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM IN HEALTH IN MÉXICO

ABSTRACT. Background: The objective of this work is to estimate the financial impact of increasing the monitoring period for breast cancer, which is financed by the Sistema de Protección Social en Salud (SPSS-So-cial Protection System in Health). Methods: A micro-simulation model was developed to monitor a cohort of patients with breast cancer, and also an estimation was made on the probability of surviving the moni-toring period financed by the SPSS. Using the Monte Carlo simulation, the maximum expected cost was estimated to broaden such monitoring. Morbimortality informa-tion of the Ministry of Health and cases of breast cancer treated by the SPSS were used. Results: Between 2013 and 2026, the financial resources to provide monitoring during 10 years to women diagnosed with breast cancer would reach up to $ 3607.40 million pesos on a base scenario, $ 4151.79 million pesos on the pessimistic scenario and $ 3414.85 million pesos on an optimistic scenario. In the base scenario, additional expenditure represents an annual increase of 9.1 % of resources allocated to treating this disease, and 3.0 % of the availability of the resources for the Fondo de Protección contra Gastos Catastróficos (FPGC-Fund for

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Protection against Catastrophic Expendi-ture). Conclusions: Increasing monitoring for patients with breast cancer would not rep-resent a financial risk to the sustainability of the FPGC, and could increase patients sur-vival and life quality. © 2018 The Author(s).

Rodríguez-Aguilar, R., Marmolejo-Saucedo, J. A., Tavera-Martínez, S. (2018), “Financial Risk of Increasing the Follow-Up Period of Breast Can-cer Treatment Currently Covered by the Social Protection System in Health in México”, Cost Ef-fectiveness and Resource Allocation 16(1), Art. 9, Article.


LEAD TIME PERFORMANCE IN A INTERNET PRODUCT DELIVERY SUPPLY CHAIN WITH AUTOMATIC CONSOLIDATION

ABSTRACT. Internet sales have increased exponentially in the last decade. Much of the internet sales are of physical products in urban areas that require product delivery transportation with a tight delivery lead time. With this challenge, a new type of transpor-tation services has been developed aiming to cope with a strict control of transpor-tation lead time. In this paper, an internet product delivery service with customer orders that are multi-item as well as single item is simulated. We address specifically the mismatch between supply and demand when retailers for any reason are unable to estimate the configuration of multi-item orders. Three scenarios of demand patterns are simulated (demand as forecasted, lower than forecasted and higher than forecasted) using discrete-event simulation to look at the effect on transportation lead time. Results show the positive effect on the mismatch between demand and resource capacity which is expressed in higher number delayed delivery orders. The excess of capacity in the product delivery supply chain has not a positive impact on delivery time of orders as technically orders are not delivered before the multi-item components are not avail-able. This leads to think that the excess of resources are not an element that add value to customers waiting for their orders. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

Cruz-Mejia, O., Marmolejo, J. A., Vasant, P. (2018), “Lead Time Performance in a Internet Product Delivery Supply Chain with Automatic Consol-idation”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 9(3): 867-874, Article.


INDUSTRY 4.0 FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: A REVIEW

ABSTRACT. The evolution of markets and customer requirements with highest level of precision, has been achieved created with technology and information systems, a new way of make the operations in the compa-nies, and just the companies with the ability to adapt faster to technological innovations may remain on the market. The last indus-trial revolution, known as industry 4.0 per-ceives the operations as a holistic system, its represents a challenge that must be fulfilled and faced in order to achieve stability and permanence in the market, from the point of view of the world economies. In the organi-zational and business area all the operations must be linked to computer systems and management of information in the network, which causes greater efficiency in the flow. With this new perception of industry and the business, it involves different analytical tools that aim at bigger efficiency in the service to the consumers, resulting in a greater com-petitiveness in the market and making the differentiator. This work is one of the first surveys that provides an extensive analysis and review of 110 publications that appear from 1/01/12 to 20/02/17. The purpose of the study is to analyze categorically recent advances through qualitative and segmen-tation methods allowing to reveal trends and areas of opportunity in the industry sense of 4.0 in order to obtain research gaps that may be executed in organizational sys-tems on the value chain. Another point is to be a reference in future research related to the categories selected in this study. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

Saucedo-Martínez, J. A., Pérez-Lara, M., Marmole-jo-Saucedo, J. A., Salais-Fierro, T. E., Vasant, P. (2018), “Industry 4.0 framework for manage-ment and operations: a review”, Journal of Am-bient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 9(3): 789-801, Article.

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MACHINE LEARNING APPLIED TO THE MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY IN HEALTH SERVICES IN MEXICO: THE CASE OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN HEALTH SYSTEM

ABSTRACT. To propose a satisfaction indi-cator of users of health services affiliated to the Social Protection System in Health (SPSS). Identify the effect of the main fac-tors that are directly related to the satisfac-tion level and perception of quality of health services. A machine-learning model based on Logistic Models and Principal Compo-nents was developed to estimate a satisfac-tion index. The survey data collected for the “SPSS 2014 User’s Satisfaction Study” was used, considering a sample of 28,290 users. The proposed model shows, in general, the positive perception of quality of health ser-vices (national average 0.0756). There are factors statistically significant that influ-ence these results, the good perception of infrastructure (OR:2.12; CI 95 %:1.9–2.36); the gratuity of the service provided (OR:1.98; CI 95 %: 1.42–2.76); and full medicines supply (OR:1.81; CI 95 %:1.91–2.36). The pro-posed index can be used as an indicator for improving health care quality of the popula-tion covered by the SPSS. © 2019,

Rodríguez-Aguilar, R., Marmolejo-Saucedo, J. A., Vasant, P. (2019), “Machine Learning Applied to the Measurement of Quality in Health Services in Mexico: The Case of the Social Protection in Health System”, Advances in Intelligent Sys-tems and Computing 866: 560-572, Conference Paper.


MONKEY ALGORITHM FOR PACKING CIRCLES WITH BINARY VARIABLES

ABSTRACT. The problem of packing non-con-gruent circles within a rectangular container is considered. The objective is to place the maximum number of circles inside the con-tainer such that no circle overlaps with another one. This problem is known to be NP-Hard. Dealing with these problems efficiently is difficult, so heuristic-based methods have been used. In this paper the problem of packing non-congruent circles is solved using the binary version of monkey algorithm. The proposed algorithm uses a grid for approximating the container and

considering the grid points as potential posi-tions for assigning centers of the circles. The algorithm consists of five main routines: the climb process, watch-jump process, repairing process, cooperation process and somersault process. Numerical results on packing non-congruent circles are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the pro-posed approach. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Torres-Escobar, R., Marmolejo-Saucedo, J. A., Lit-vinchev, I., Vasant, P. (2019), “Monkey Algo-rithm for Packing Circles with Binary Variables”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 866: 547-559, Conference Paper.


OPTIMIZING A BIOBJECTIVE PRODUCTION-DISTRIBUTION PLANNING PROBLEM USING A GRASP

ABSTRACT. This paper addresses a biob-jective production-distribution planning problem. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming problem with two objectives. The objectives are to mini-mize the total costs and to balance the total workload of the supply chain, which consist of plants and depots, considering that it represents a company vertically integrated. In order to solve the model, we propose an adapted biobjective GRASP to obtain an approximation of the Pareto front. To evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm, numerical experimentations are conducted over a set of instances used for similar problems. Results indicate that the proposed GRASP obtains a relatively small number of nondominated solutions for each tested instance in very short computational time. The approximated Pareto fronts are discontinuous and nonconvex. Moreover, the solutions clearly show the compromise between both objective functions.

Casas-Ramírez, M. S., Camacho-Vallejo, J. F., González-Ramírez, R. G., Marmolejo-Saucedo, J. A., Velarde-Cantu, J. M. (2018), “Optimizing a Biobjective Production-Distribution Planning Problem Using a GRASP”, Complexity, Art. 3418580, Article.



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RECOVERY METHOD OF SUPPLY CHAIN UNDER RIPPLE EFFECT: SUPPLY CHAIN EVENT MANAGEMENT (SCEM) APPLICATION

ABSTRACT. Facing the new challenges that arise in supply chains (SC) such as global-ization itself, implies not only managing a geographical expansion across the planet, but also depending on third parties, whether these suppliers, partners, members, distrib-utors or customers themselves, whether they are just around the corner or on the other side of the planet, managing a net-work dependent on third parties becomes increasingly complex and vulnerable to a ripple effect (RE) in the event of disruption, ensure good performance will depend on everyone working collaboratively. There-fore, it is important to look for methods or tools that reduce the vulnerability of the RE into a SC and, in turn, promote collabo-ration and visibility. Methodologies such as Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) include processes and systems that alert to unplanned changes, also called disrup-tive events (DE), in supply lines or other processes in order to respond with alterna-tives, through its five functionalities: moni-toring, notification, simulation, control and measurement of SC activities. This helps to ensure the good performance of a com-pany, of its entire SC and to diminish the RE of global networks. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Palma, F., Saucedo, J. A., Marmolejo, J. A. (2019), “Recovery Method of Supply Chain Under Rip-ple Effect: Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) Application”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 866: 455-465, Confer-ence Paper.


María de Lourdes Martínez VillaseñorSNI Nivel I


ANALYSIS OF CONSTRAINT-HANDLING IN METAHEURISTIC APPROACHES FOR THE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION EXPANSION PLANNING PROBLEM WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY

ABSTRACT. A multiperiod generation and transmission expansion planning (G&TEP) problem is considered. This model inte-grates conventional generation with renew-able energy sources, assuming a stochastic approach. The proposed approach is based on a centralized planned transmission expan-sion. Due to the worldwide recent energy guidelines, it is necessary to generate expan-sion plans adequate to the forecast demand over the next years. Nowadays, in most energy systems, a public entity develops both the short and long of electricity-grid expansion planning. Due to the complexity of the problem, there are different strategies to find expansion plans that satisfy the uncer-tainty conditions addressed. We proposed to address the G&TEP problem with a pure genetic algorithm approach. Different con-straint-handling techniques were applied to deal with two complex case studies pre-sented. Numerical results are shown to com-pare the strategies used in the test systems, and key factors such as a prior initialization of population and the estimated minimum number of generations are discussed.

Martínez-Villaseñor, L., Ponce, H., Marmolejo- Saucedo, J. A., Ramírez, J. M., Hernández, A. (2018), “Analysis of Constraint-Handling in Metaheuristic Approaches for the Generation and Transmission Expansion Planning Prob-lem with Renewable Energy”, Complexity, Art. 1438196, Article.


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Félix Orlando Martínez RíosProfesor Investigador

A NEW SWARM ALGORITHM FOR GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIMODAL FUNCTIONS OVER MULTI-THREADING ARCHITECTURE HYBRIDIZED WITH SIMULATING ANNEALING

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a new algo-rithm, PCLPSO, based on particle swarm optimization, which uses comprehensive learning particle swarm optimizer. Our algo-rithm executes C parallel CLPSO algorithms. We adopted as a criterion of completion a maximum value of evaluations of the objec-tive function. During the execution of the CLPSO algorithms, when a certain evaluation value of the functions is reached, the best k are selected, and different initialization cri-teria are applied to continue the execution of the CLPSO algorithms: restarting the worst ones for the best solution or restores the worst ones to a random solution. For this restart, we use the Boltzmann criterion in a similar way as Simulating Annealing (SA) does. In this work, the experimental results obtained for the search of the minimum of 16 multimodal test functions such as Rosen-brock, Griewank, Rastrigin, Brannin, Schwefel, and others. Our algorithm proved to be more efficient than the traditional CLPSO in its experimental results, and the nonparametric Wilcoxon test confirmed this. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Martinez-Ríos, F., Murillo-Suárez, A. (2018), “A New Swarm Algorithm for Global Optimization of Multimodal Functions Over Multi-Threading Ar-chitecture Hybridized with Simulating Anneal-ing”, Procedia Computer Science 135: 449-456, Conference Paper.



A NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMIZING DISPLAY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS

ABSTRACT. Online advertising campaigns have attracted the attention of many adver-tisers willing to promote their business on the Internet. One of the main problems faced by advertisers, especially by those who have little experience in Internet adver-

tising, is configuring their campaigns in an efficient way. To configure a campaign prop-erly it is required to select the appropriate target, so it is guaranteed a high acceptance of users to adverts. It is also required that the number of visits that satisfy the con-figuration requirements is high enough to cover the advertisers’ campaigns. Thus, this paper presents a novel methodology for optimizing the micro-targeting technique in direct response display advertising cam-paigns by using genetic algorithms as the basis optimization model and a machine-learning based click-through rate (CTR) model. We implement our methodology to optimize display advertising campaigns on mobile devices using a real dataset. Results show that our methodology is feasible to optimize the campaigns by selecting the set of the best features required. Also, customi-zation of the advertising campaign selecting some features by an advertiser, e.g. applying micro-targeting, can be optimized effi-ciently. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Miralles-Pechuán, L., Ponce, H., Martínez-Villaseñor, L. (2018), “A Novel Methodology for Optimizing Display Advertising Campaigns Using Genetic Algorithms”, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 27: 39-51, Article.



A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS DOMAINS USING ARTIFICIAL HYDROCARBON NETWORKS

ABSTRACT. Reinforcement learning in con-tinuous states and actions has been lim-itedly studied in occasions given difficul-ties in the determination of the transition function, lack of performance in continu-ous-to-discrete relaxation problems, among others. For instance, real-world problems, e.g. Fobotics, require these methods for learning complex tasks. Thus, in this paper, we propose a method for reinforcement learning with continuous states and actions using a model-based approach learned with artificial hydrocarbon networks (AHN). The proposed method considers modeling the dynamics of the continuous task with the supervised AHN method. Initial random rollouts and posterior data collection from policy evaluation improve the training of the AHN-based dynamics model. Prelimi-

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nary results over the well-known mountain car task showed that artificial hydrocarbon networks can contribute to model-based approaches in continuous RL problems in both estimation efficiency (0.0012 in root mean squared-error) and sub-optimal policy convergence (reached in 357 steps), in just 5 trials over a parameter space θin R86. Data from experimental results are avail-able at: http://sites.google.com/up.edu.mx/reinforcement-learning/http://sites.google.com/up.edu.mx/reinforcement-learning/. © 2018 IEEE.

Ponce, H., González-Mora, G., Martínez-Villaseñor, L. (2018), “A Reinforcement Learning Method for Continuous Domains Using Artificial Hydro-carbon Networks”, Proceedings of the Inter-national Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2018-July, 8489088, Conference Paper.

Abraham Mendoza AndradeSNI Nivel I

Miguel Ángel Moreno MíguezProfesor Investigador

Samuel Moisés Nucamendi GuillénSNI Nivel C

A METHODOLOGY FOR INCREASING REVENUE IN FASHION RETAIL INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF A MEXICAN COMPANY

ABSTRACT. Purpose: Fashion retail compa-nies typically exhibit short life-cycles, high volatility and low predictability. Therefore, their success is largely determined by the organisation’s flexibility and responsiveness. The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology to facilitate inventory con-trol to minimise both shortages and excess inventory for a multi-product, multi-pe-riod finite time horizon inventory problem by using statistical and stochastic anal-ysis. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed methodology operates in two phases: the first phase consists on deter-mining an aggregate plan (AP) that will be used for monitoring the behaviour of the items during the time horizon. This plan is obtained by statistically analysing historical data related to sales and inventory short-ages and is used to determine a demand forecast during the time horizon that allows to handle with potential disruptions derived from real demand variations. Finally, supply replenishment policies are defined to facil-itate the monitoring process during the second phase. For the second phase, the

behaviour of real demand for every item is captured into a database and compared against its projected demand (from the AP). If needed, adjustments are made in the procurement of future deliveries to reduce the probability of having shortages and/or excess inventory. Findings: A case study in a Mexican fashion retail company was con-ducted to assess the performance of the methodology. Results indicate that shortage in early periods can be reduced totally for certain products while, for others, the reduc-tion is about 90.5 per cent. In addition, the incomes of the company were increased over 57 per cent. Research limitations/implications: Even when the success of the methodology has been shown, cultural and behavioural factors were not considered. An extensive study is suggested to deter-mine if these factors should be included to enhance the performance of the method-ology. Practical implications: A case study of a Mexican fashion retail company was conducted to assess the performance of the proposed methodology. The method-ology is easy to implement and effectively and quickly responds to disruptions in the demand and it also significantly reduces the level of shortages while increasing sales and revenue for the company. Originality/value: This paper proposes a methodology that is able to anticipate product’s behaviour from early weeks. Additionally, replenishment policies allow to quickly adjust future orders to guarantee the availability of items and minimise overstock. © 2018, Emerald Pub-lishing Limited.

Nucamendi-Guillén, S., Moreno, M. A., Mendoza, A. (2018), “A Methodology for Increasing Rev-enue in Fashion Retail Industry: A Case Study of a Mexican Company”, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management 46(8): 726-743, Article.


Elías Olivares BenítezSNI Nivel I

INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT DECISIONS FOR THE SUPPLIER SELECTION PROBLEM CONSIDERING TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT RATES AND QUALITY

ABSTRACT. Decision models and techniques for supplier selection do not typically incor-porate inventory replenishment decisions of the items being purchased. We study

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the supplier selection problem and develop a model to determine the order quantities allocated to the selected suppliers. The pro-posed nonlinear optimization model min-imizes the total cost per unit of time, con-sidering inventory and transportation costs. Additionally, the supplier selection process usually considers different criteria in the selection process. In this research, two cri-teria are considered, namely, capacity and quality of the potential suppliers. The accept-able quality of raw materials, also called per-fect rate, is usually ensured with a mathe-matical inequality in the model constraints. This work addresses the desired quality by including it as part of the purchasing order cycle calculation and not as an individual constraint. By doing that, suppliers can be selected even when the average perfect rate of purchased materials is smaller than the minimum acceptable quality by the manu-facturer. The proposed model was solved using LINGO. The results show that the pro-posed model allows the optimal selection of suppliers, with lower total cost compared to a previous model introduced in the literature. © 2018 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). All rights reserved.

Alejo-Reyes, A., Mendoza, A., Olivares-Benitez, E. (2018), “Inventory Replenishment Decisions for the Supplier Selection Problem Considering Transportation Freight Rates and Quality”, IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2018, 1896-1901, Conference Paper.


Mercedes Urzúa GonzálezProfesor Investigador

IMPROVING ORDER FULFILLMENT TIME: A SIMULATION STUDY TO EVALUATE PICKING STRATEGIES

ABSTRACT. In providing optimal customer ser-vice levels in a supply chain network, a Dis-tribution Center (DC) is considered a critical node. Therefore, improving order fulfillment time at DCs becomes critical to achieve world-class operations. One of the key pro-cesses involved in order fulfillment is that of picking, the activity that consumes most time when fulfilling an order. This article presents the analysis of an actual system that stores products in a random fashion and releases orders following FIFO rules. A simulation model is built and two scenarios analyzed. The first one (baseline) reflects the

current DC operation. The second scenario (projected) includes the implementation of three picking strategies aimed at improving system performance: slotting, wave picking, and expedite picking (balancing picker’s workload). The following KPIs are used to compare both scenarios: order fulfillment lead-time, picks per man-hour, average picking time per order, average time to pack an order. Simulation results show that the systematic implementation of the proposed strategies achieves substantial improvements, not only in the order fulfillment time (54 % reduction), but also in the number of orders completed in less than 8 hours, the number of orders picked per man hour and a reduction of pickers idle time. © 2018 Institute of Indus-trial Engineers (IIE). All rights reserved.

Urzúa, M., Mendoza, A., González, A. O. (2018), “Improving Order Fulfillment Time: A Simula-tion Study to Evaluate Picking Strategies”, IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2018, 1139-1144, Conference Paper.

Orlando Montoya MárquezSNI Nivel C

HEAT REMOVAL FACTOR IN FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS: INDOOR TEST METHOD

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a couple of methods to evaluate the heat removal factor FR of flat plate solar collectors, as well as a parametric study of the FR against the tilt angle β, and (Ti - Ta)/G, and its effects on the a0-factor (FRτα) and the a1-factor (FRULmin). The proposed methods were based on indoor flow calorimetry. The first method considers the ratio of the actual useful heat to the maximum useful heat. The second takes into account the slopes of the family of efficiency curves (FRULmin) according to ANSI/ASHRAE 93-2010, and the minimum overall heat loss coefficient, ULmin. In both methods, a feedback tem-perature control at collector inclinations from horizontal to vertical allows the inlet temperature and the emulating of the solar radiation to be established by electrical heating. The performance of the methods was determined in terms of the uncertainty of the FR. Method 1 allowed a three-fold improved precision compared to Method 2; however, this implied a more detailed experimental setup. According to the first method, the effects of the tilt angle β, and the (Ti - Ta)/G, on the a0-factor were con-siderable, since FR is directly proportional

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to the a0-factor. The changes in (Ti - Ta)/G caused an average change in FR of 32 % The FR shows almost linear behavior for inclina-tions from horizontal to vertical with a 14.5 % change. The effects of β on the a1-factor were not considerable, due to the compen-sation between the increase in FR and the decrease in ULmin as b increased. © 2018 by the authors.

Montoya-Márquez, O., Flores-Prieto, J. J. (2018), “Heat Removal Factor in Flat Plate Solar Col-lectors: Indoor Test Method”, Energies 11(10), Art. 2783, Article.


A DISCRETE BILEVEL BRAIN STORM ALGORITHM FOR SOLVING A SALES TERRITORY DESIGN PROBLEM: A CASE STUDY

ABSTRACT. A sales territory design problem faced by a manufacturing company that supplies products to a group of customers located in a service region is addressed in this paper. The planning process of designing the territories has the objective to minimizing the total dispersion of the cus-tomers without exceeding a limited budget assigned to each territory. Once territories have been determined, a salesperson has to define the day-by-day routes to satisfy the demand of customers. Currently, the com-pany has established a service level policy that aims to minimize total waiting times during the distribution process. Also, each territory is served by a single salesperson. A novel discrete bilevel optimization model for the sales territory design problem is proposed. This problem can be seen as a bilevel problem with a single leader and multiple independent followers, in which the leader’s problem corresponds to the design of territories (manager of the com-pany), and the routing decision for each territory corresponds to each follower. The hierarchical nature of the current company’s decision-making process triggers some par-ticular characteristics of the bilevel model. A brain storm algorithm that exploits these characteristics is proposed to solve the dis-crete bilevel problem. The main features of the proposed algorithm are that the work-load is used to verify the feasibility and to cluster the leader’s solutions. In addition, four discrete mechanisms are used to gen-erate new solutions, and an elite set of solu-tions is considered to reduce computational

cost. This algorithm is used to solve a real case study, and the results are compared against the current solution given by the company. Results show a reduction of more than 20 % in the current costs with the solu-tion obtained by the proposed algorithm. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis is per-formed, providing interesting managerial insights to improve the current operations of the company. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

Nucamendi-Guillén, S., Dávila, D., Camacho-Valle-jo, J. F., González-Ramírez, R. G. (2018), “A Dis-crete Bilevel Brain Storm Algorithm for Solv-ing a Sales Territory Design Problem: A Case Study”, Memetic Computing 10(4): 441-458, Article.


THE CUMULATIVE CAPACITATED VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM: NEW FORMULATIONS AND ITERATED GREEDY ALGORITHMS

ABSTRACT. In this work, we address the Cumulative Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CCVRP), a variant of the classical CVRP, which aims to minimize the sum of the arrival times to customers instead of the total traveled distance. This problem is rel-evant due to its applications in fields such as emergency logistics, transportation, wire-less network and computing, among others. This paper presents the first two tractable integer formulations capable of solving instances with up to 44 nodes and two ver-sions of an Iterated Greedy procedure for dealing with larger instances. Experimental results show that both formulations obtain optimal solutions in a reasonable amount of computational time. Regarding the two metaheuristic procedures, they were able to reach optimal and best known solutions and, in some cases, outperform the bounds obtained by exact methods for tested instances with up to 199 customers. Using larger instances, the proposed metaheuris-tics showed competitive results when com-pared to the best known values reported in the literature, with a significant reduction in computational time. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.

Nucamendi-Guillén, S., Angel-Bello, F., Martínez- Salazar, I., Cordero-Franco, A. E. (2018), “The Cumulative Capacitated Vehicle Routing Prob-lem: New Formulations and Iterated Greedy Algorithms”, Expert Systems with Applications 113: 315-327, Article.

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ANALYSIS OF LOGISTIC COST IN CONTRACT AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF BARLEY SUPPLY CHAIN IN HIDALGO, MÉXICO

ABSTRACT. Malted barley is the main raw material for brewing. In the last decade, Mexico has consolidated its position as the main beer brewer in the world. Freight and the operations related to the distribution of the harvest have an effect on the production costs and the amount of sawed, harvested and sold grain. This research study aimed at obtaining a mixed integer linear pro-gramming model and applying it in a malt-ed-barley supply chain in Mexico. The model design a distribution network with minimal freight costs, considering variables like penalties/incentives, crop yields and costs of collecting points. This model allows identifying better scenarios that could be configured according to the agricultural con-tract that prevails in this chain. The results obtained in three possible scenarios showed through variations in the supply, demand and penalties/incentives the convenience of distributing 50 % of the harvest obtained to each of the two malts with minimum costs between 329,210 and 598, 231 USD. © 2018, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. All rights reserved.

Granillo-Macías, R., Olivares-Benítez, E., Martínez-Flores, J. L., Caballero-Morales, S. O. (2018), “Analysis of Logistic Cost in Contract Agricul-ture: The Case of Barley Supply Chain in Hidal-go, México”, Custos e Agronegocio 14(1): 164-183, Article.


COMBINED USE OF MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS FOR THE MAXIMIZATION OF PROFIT IN A FOUR-ECHELON SUPPLY CHAIN

ABSTRACT. This paper develops a location-al-location model to optimize a four-echelon supply chain network, addressing manu-facturing and distribution centers location, supplier selection and flow allocation for raw materials from suppliers to manufacturers, and finished products for end customers, while searching for system profit maximiza-tion. A fractional-factorial design of experi-

ments is performed to analyze the effects of capacity, quality, delivery time, and interest rate on profit and system performance. The model is formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming problem and solved by using well-known commercial software. The usage of factorial experiments combined with mathematical optimization is a novel approach to address supply chain network design problems. The application of the pro-posed model to a case study shows that this combination of techniques yields satisfying results in terms of both its behavior and the obtained managerial insights. An ANOVA analysis is executed to quantify the effects of each factor and their interactions. In the analyzed case study, the transportation cost is the most relevant cost component, and the most relevant opportunity for profit improve-ment is found in the factor of quality. The proposed combination of methods can be adapted to different problems and industries. © 2018 Daniel Arturo Olivares Vera et al.

Olivares Vera, D. A., Olivares-Benitez, E., Puente Ri-vera, E., López-Campos, M., Miranda, P. A. (2018), “Combined Use of Mathematical Optimization and Design of Experiments for the Maximization of Profit in a Four-Echelon Supply Chain”, Com-plexity 2018, Art. 8731027, Article.


DESIGN OF A LOGISTICS NONLINEAR SYSTEM FOR A COMPLEX, MULTIECHELON, SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK WITH UNCERTAIN DEMANDS

ABSTRACT. Industrial systems, such as logis-tics and supply chain networks, are com-plex systems because they comprise a big number of interconnected actors and signif-icant nonlinear and stochastic features. This paper analyzes a distribution network design problem for a four-echelon supply chain. The problem is represented as an inventory- location model with uncertain demand and a continuous review inventory policy. The deci-sion variables include location at the interme-diate levels and product flows between ech-elons. The related safety and cyclic inventory levels can be computed from these decision variables. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer nonlinear programming model to find the optimal design of the distribu-tion network. A linearization of the nonlinear model based on a piecewise linear approx-imation is proposed. The objective function and nonlinear constraints are reformulated

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as linear formulations, transforming the orig-inal nonlinear problem into a mixed integer linear programming model. The proposed approach was tested in 50 instances to com-pare the nonlinear and linear formulations. The results prove that the proposed linear-ization outperforms the nonlinear formula-tion achieving convergence to a better local optimum with shorter computational time. This method provides flexibility to the deci-sion-maker allowing the analysis of scenarios in a shorter time. © 2018 Aaron Guerrero Campanur et al.

Guerrero Campanur, A., Olivares-Benitez, E., Miranda, P. A., Perez-Loaiza, R. E., Ablane-do-Rosas, J. H. (2018), “Design of a Logistics Nonlinear System for a Complex, Multieche-lon, Supply Chain Network with Uncertain De-mands”, Complexity 2018, 4139601, Article.

Francisco Alejandro Orozco ArgoteSNI Nivel I

A MULTI-OBJECTIVE PROBABILISTIC-BASED METHOD TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM ALLOCATION OF TIME BUFFER IN CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES

ABSTRACT. The use of buffers as a produc-tion strategy entails establishing a balance between theory and practice. In the com-plex environment of construction projects, this balance establishment requires an opti-mization process. It involves multiple criteria necessary to project success. So far, the heu-ristics and analytics developed, either fail to provide a clear logic to solve the multi-ob-jective problem or revolve only around the mathematical solutions. This research pro-poses a Multi-objective Probabilistic-Based Buffer Allocation method (MPBAL) based on a goal-seeking optimization approach that uses a visual presentation of the math-ematical optimization results to involve the preference of the project decision-makers in the final solution. MPBAL was tested against the records of a bridge construction project. The results were compared to the findings from a numerical analysis obtained by an extensive Monte Carlo study. The compar-ison indicated the high quality of MPBAL optimization analysis, while it utilizes an approximate combinatorial analytic method to avoid the errors typical of the numerical analysis. © 2018 Poshdar.

Poshdar, M., González V. A., Raftery, G. M., Orozco, F., Cabrera-Guerrero, G. G. (2018), “A Multi-Ob-jective Probabilistic-Based Method to Deter-

mine Optimum Allocation of Time Buffer in Construction Schedules”, Automation in Con-struction 92: 46-58, Article.

Héctor Ortiz IbarraProfesor Investigador

ENHANCEMENT OF ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICIENCY AT SILVER ELECTRODEPOSITED ON COCONUT SHELL ACTIVATED CARBON BY MODULATING PULSE FREQUENCY

ABSTRACT. The natural antibacterial activity of silver represents an alternative to deal with the ever increasing pathogenic break-outs related with contaminated water resources. In this study, silver was depos-ited on the surface of activated carbon (AC) particles via pulsed electrodeposition (PED) employing an electrochemical reactor oper-ating at fixed and fluidized bed regimes. Silver-coated activated carbon (Ag/AC) particles were prepared at different cur-rent pulse frequency values. Antimicrobial properties of the produced material were tested against two well-known foodborne pathogens, i.e., Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhimurium. The results demonstrate a strong influence of the applied current pulse frequency on both the bactericidal efficiency and the specific surface of silver deposited on the activated carbon. Antibacterial results demonstrate up to eight orders of magnitude decrease in the CFU cm−3 (colony-forming units per cm3) against both microorganisms in just 20 min contact time. Additional chrono-amperometry transient data were fitted to the Scharifker-Hills nucleation model for the electrodeposition of silver at a rotating disk electrode, revealing an instantaneous nucle-ation growth processes. The Ag/AC particles were characterized by field emission scan-ning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), specific surface area (SBET), Raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), demonstrating the existence of crystalline phase formation of a preferential (200) plane growth with silver and silver oxide being present. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

Ortiz-Ibarra, H., Torres-Vitela, R., Gómez-Salazar, S., Casillas, N., Ponce de León, C., Walsh, F. C. (2018), “Enhancement of Antibacterial Efficien-cy at Silver Electrodeposited on Coconut Shell Activated Carbon by Modulating Pulse Fre-quency”, Journal of Solid State Electrochemis-try 22(3): 749-759, Article.

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Claudio de Jesús Pita Ruiz VelascoSNI Nivel I

TRUNCATED EULER POLYNOMIALS

ABSTRACT. We define a truncated Euler polynomial Em,n(x) as a generalization of the classical Euler polynomial En(x). In this paper we give its some properties and rela-tions with the hypergeometric Bernoulli polynomial. © 2018 Mathematical Institute Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Komatsu, T., Pita-Ruiz, C. (2018), “Truncated Euler Polynomials”, Mathematica Slovaca 68(3): 527-536, Article.


A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A FIREFIGHTER DRONE

ABSTRACT. In this paper, a mechatronic design of a firefighter drone is presented. Unmanned aerial vehicles have been around for years, they present characteristics that aloud them to be used for different purposes. Nowadays, these devices have become more popular and their applica-tion increases rapidly in various fields. This paper focuses on the implementation of a low cost device that can help to control a fire. By implementing a mechatronic device, it is possible to spot a fire on time, and extinguish it without risking humans lives. It is an emergency responder device that can assist firemen in fighting high rise fires. The description of the proposed mechatronic system is briefly described, as well as exper-iments that demonstrate its principal func-tionality. © 2018 IEEE.

Cervantes, A., García, P., Herrera, C., Morales, E., Tarriba, F., Tena, E., Ponce, H. (2018), “A Con-ceptual Design of a Firefighter Drone”, 2018 15th International Conference on Electrical En-gineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control, CCE 2018, 8533926, Conference Paper.


A NEW VISION-BASED METHOD USING DEEP LEARNING FOR DAMAGE INSPECTION IN WIND TURBINE BLADES

ABSTRACT. Wind turbines are having great impact in the field of clean energies. How-ever, there is a need to improve these tech-

nologies in various aspects, such as: Main-tenance, energy storage, cases of overload or mechanical failure. In maintenance, they constantly suffer of damage in blades typ-ically to be in the open air and in constant operation. The most well-known damages in blades are identified as: Impact of rays, wearing, fractures by cutting forces, freezing, among others. Because of all these factors, it is necessary to develop a predictive tech-nique to help us to do the inspections of the blades in a safer and more effective way than manual inspection. In that sense, this paper introduces a deep learning vision-based approach to automatically analyze each part of the face of the blade, capable of making the detection of certain faults (impact of rays, wear and fractures). In addition, we present a proof-of-concept using a robot to automatically detect failures in wind turbine blades. Experimental results validate our vision system. © 2018 IEEE.

Moreno, S., Peña, M., Toledo, A., Trevino, R., Ponce, H. (2018), “A New Vision-Based Method Us-ing Deep Learning for Damage Inspection in Wind Turbine Blades”, 2018 15th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Comput-ing Science and Automatic Control, CCE 2018, 8533924, Conference Paper.


DOUBLY FED INDUCTION GENERATOR (DFIG) WIND TURBINE CONTROLLED BY ARTIFICIAL ORGANIC NETWORKS

ABSTRACT. The main goal of this paper is to show the control capabilities of artificial organic networks when they are applied to variable speed wind generators. Since doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is one of the most important variable wind generators, it requires to include advanced controllers which allow to improve its per-formance during operation. On the other hand, the artificial organic controllers (AOC) are intelligent controllers based on ensem-bles of fuzzy inference systems and artificial hydrocarbon networks. To understand AOC, this paper introduces the fundamentals of artificial hydrocarbon networks, describes the fuzzy-molecular inference ensemble, and discusses artificial organic controllers when they are deployed in variable speed wind generators. Additionally, DFIG wind turbine model is completely derived in order to test the AOC. A conventional proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller is com-

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pared with the proposed PID-based AOC (PID-AOC) for wind generators under linear and nonlinear wind profiles. Five parameters were used for evaluation: pitch angle, stator power, rotor power, generator’s speed and power coefficient. Results showed the supe-rior control performance in wind generators when artificial organic networks are imple-mented. Particularly, the PID-AOC response obtained higher values of rotor and stator powers, small pitch angle response meaning less energy consumption, high power coef-ficient values, and smooth starting phase minimizing risks of damage in the DFIG. The proposed PID-AOC can be applied in DFIG to minimize the undesired fluctuation on the electric grid, to reduce the mechanical stress in the blades preventing mechanical damages and to perform good sensitivity when noise in the wind is included. © 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Ponce, P., Ponce, H., Molina, A. (2018), “Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) Wind Turbine Controlled by Artificial Organic Networks”, Soft Computing 22(9): 2867-2879, Article.

Héctor Robles CamposProfesor Investigador

A HIGH STEP-UP DC-DC CONVERTER WITH MPPT FOR PV APPLICATION

ABSTRACT. This paper exhibits the per-formance of a high step-up converter employed for maximum power extraction in a photovoltaic system. The proposed con-verter is conformed by a conventional boost followed by a diode-capacitor-based multi-plier for increasing the nominal voltage gain of the boost converter, resulting in a lower duty cycle at the maximum power point. The main characteristics of the converters are analyzed in order to determine an optimal equivalent input impedance. Evaluation of the proposed converter using standard Per-turb and Observe algorithm is carried out. Switching simulations evidence the good performance of the whole system under irradiance disturbances. © 2017 IEEE.

Del Rosario Rivera-Espinosa, M., Alejandre-López, A. Y., Pedraza-Barron, J. E., García-Vite, P. M., Robles-Campos, H. R. (2018), “A High Step-Up DC-DC Converter with MPPT for PV Applica-tion”, 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.

Pedro Manuel Rodrigo CruzSNI Nivel I

CPV SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT. Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems provide higher efficiencies than conventional photovoltaic technologies. These systems increase the concentration ratio by using cheap optical assemblies in order to reduce the size of high efficiency solar cells. This chapter outlines designs in low-, medium-, and high-concentrator pho-tovoltaic systems, with a focus on high-con-centrator photovoltaic systems. Topics such as multijunction solar cells, concentrator optics, thermal management, module per-formance, influences of irradiance, tempera-ture, spectrum, and other variables are cov-ered in the text. Several methods for directly or indirectly estimating the output energy of a CPV system are discussed. Electrical mis-matches causing energy losses are detailed through illustrations and equations that cal-culate the energy yield of a concentrator photovoltaic system. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.

Fernández, E. F., Almonacid, F., Rodrigo, P. M., Pérez-Higueras, P. J. (2017), “CPV Systems”, McEvoy’s Handbook of Photovoltaics: Funda-mentals and Applications, Soteris A. Kalogirou (ed.), 931-985 (London: Academic Press), Book Chapter.


INFLUENCE OF GROUND COVER RATIO ON OPTIMUM INVERTER SIZE IN CPV PLANTS

ABSTRACT. In this paper, it is shown that the inverter size that maximizes the energy yield in CPV plants is influenced by self-shading between sun trackers. For this purpose, a detailed CPV power plant model was devel-oped from experimental data obtained in the outdoor characterization of a typical 700x concentration factor Fresnel lens-based CPV module. The simulated results indicate that neglecting the impact of shading can lead to inaccurate values of the optimum inverter capacity from an energetic point of view. However, applying an economic optimization criterion, the inverter sizing ratio seems to be independent on ground cover ratio. In the study, the influence of the inverter efficiency characteristics is also dis-cussed. © 2018 Author(s).

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Rodrigo, P. M., Fernández, E. F., Almonacid, F. M., Pérez-Higueras, P. J. (2018), “Influence of Ground Cover Ratio on Optimum Inverter Size in CPV Plants”, AIP Conference Proceedings 2012, 80009, Conference Paper.


OPTIMUM SIZING OF THE INVERTER FOR MAXIMIZING THE ENERGY YIELD IN STATE-OF-THE-ART HIGH-CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT. The sizing of the inverter in comparison to the rated capacity of the photovoltaic generator is investigated for high-concentrator photovoltaic (HCPV) systems. An HCPV module of typical char-acteristics is modelled and parameterized, taking into account direct normal irradiance (DNI), ambient temperature, air mass and aerosol optical depth as atmospheric inputs, while the DC losses of the HCPV generator are allowed to vary in the ranges reported in the literature. A set of 80 commercial inverters are analysed to obtain the typical efficiency curves of state-of-the-art low-, medium-, and high-efficiency inverters. Four locations worldwide with high annual DNI levels and different average values of the weather variables influencing HCPV perfor-mance are studied. Results show that the inverter can be sized between 84 % and 112 % of the rated capacity of the HCPV gen-erator at Concentrator Standard Test Con-ditions depending on the scenario consid-ered for maximizing the final energy yield of the system. The proposed methodology uses analytical equations, all the model parameters are provided and justified and atmospheric inputs are obtained from mete-orological databases in order to make the application easy regarding its use in other locations where the climate data is available. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.

Pedro J. Pérez-Higueras, Florencia M. Almonaci-da, Pedro M. Rodrigo, Eduardo F. Fernández (2018), “Optimum sizing of the inverter for maximizing the energy yield in state-of-the-art high-concentrator photovoltaic systems”, Solar Energy 171(1): 728-739, Article.


SPECTRAL-MATCHING-RATIO MODELLING BASED ON ANNS AND ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS FOR THE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTI-JUNCTION CONCENTRATOR PV SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT. One of the most critical issues to evaluate the performance of multi-junction (MJ) concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) sys-tems is related to its spectral dependence. The spectral matching ratio (SMR) index is nowadays widely used to evaluate the spectral impact on CPV systems. The limita-tion of the present models devoted to esti-mating the SMR is related to the difficulty of obtaining high-quality data of aerosols and water vapour. This paper aims to fill this gap by introducing a novel approach based on commonly available variables in atmo-spheric stations and/or databases. In partic-ular, the impact of aerosols has been quan-tified trough the ratio DNI/GNI (i.e. direct and global normal irradiances), while the impact of water vapour has been quantified through the air temperature (Tair) and rela-tive humidity (Hr). Due to the complexity for finding appropriate relationships between these variables and the SMR indexes, an artificial neural network (ANN)-based model has been used. The model shows a high quality in the evaluation of the spectral performance of MJ CPV systems through the estimation of the SMR indexes, with a correlation coefficient ranging from 0.79 to 0.98, a Root Mean Square Error ranging from 2.32 % to 4.32 % and a Mean Bias Error around 0 %. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.

Almonacid, F., Fernández, E. F., Almonacid-Cruz, B., Rodrigo, P. M. (2018) “Spectral-Matching-Ra-tio Modelling Based on ANNs and Atmospheric Parameters for the Electrical Characterization of Multi-junction Concentrator PV Systems”, Energy 156: 409-417, Article.

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Jorge Varona SalazarSNI Nivel I

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SIMPLIFIED INDEXES FOR THE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT. The electrical output of a photo-voltaic system is often related to the plane-of-array global irradiance and the cell oper-ating temperature. However, the spectral distribution of the irradiance also influences the system electrical behaviour, through its coupling with the spectral response of the photovoltaic material employed. Many authors have evaluated the spectral perfor-mance of different types of semiconductors under real operating conditions worldwide by using different methods and spectral indexes. However, there are not comparative studies on the accuracy of these methods in the literature. In this paper, two simpli-fied existing indexes and a novel introduced index are compared to the spectral factor method in order to assess their relative accu-racy for the climate of Granada, Southern Spain, and considering the most widespread used photovoltaic materials. Results show the election of a suitable index depends on the type of material, availability of spectral response information of the material, com-puting capabilities and required accuracy. The maximum annual relative error with respect to the spectral factor considering every index and material is 1.77 %, while the maximum monthly relative error can reach 4.22 %. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.

Rodrigo, P. M., Varona, J., Soria-Moya, A., Almo-nacid-Cruz, B., Fernández, E. F. (2019) “Com-parative Assessment of Simplified Indexes for the Spectral Characterisation of Photovoltaic Systems”, Measurement: Journal of the Inter-national Measurement Confederation, 133: 1-8, Article.



A METHOD FOR THE OUTDOOR THERMAL CHARACTERISATION OF HIGH-CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES ALTERNATIVE TO THE IEC 62670-3 STANDARD

ABSTRACT. The IEC 62670-3 standard rec-ommends the open-circuit voltage method to calculate the cell temperature inside high-concentrator photovoltaic (HCPV) modules. This method requires knowledge of the temperature coefficient of open-cir-cuit voltage (β), and the same standard provides a procedure to get this parameter. In this paper, an alternative method for the thermal characterisation of HCPV modules is proposed. As an advantage, it allows obtaining both the β parameter and the internal thermal resistance (ρ) of the device from outdoor measurements. No internal sensor for measuring the cell temperature is required as in the case of the IEC 62670-3 standard. Knowing the ρ parameter allows a more accurate characterisation of the cell temperature. The proposed procedure is applied to a real HCPV module. An outdoor experimental campaign of two months in Jaén (Southern Spain) was carried out. The β value was underestimated in a 0.50 % and the ρ value was overestimated in a 4.18 %. When applying the estimated parameters for the prediction of the cell temperature, the open-circuit voltage method gave a root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.41 °C, while the internal thermal resistance method gave a RMSE of 0.62 °C. © 2017.

Rodrigo, P. M., Velázquez, R., Fernández, E. F., Almonacid, F. M., Lay-Ekuakille, A. (2018), “A Method for the Outdoor Thermal Characteri-sation of High-Concentrator Photovoltaic Mod-ules Alternative to the IEC 62670-3 Standard”, Energy 148: 159-168, Article.

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AN OUTDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR BLIND PEDESTRIANS USING GPS AND TACTILE-FOOT FEEDBACK

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a novel, wear-able navigation system for visually impaired and blind pedestrians that combines a global positioning system (GPS) for user outdoor localization and tactile-foot stimulation for information presentation. Real-time GPS data provided by a smartphone are pro-cessed by dedicated navigation software to determine the directions to a destination. Navigational directions are then encoded as vibrations and conveyed to the user via a tactile display that inserts into the shoe. The experimental results showed that users were capable of recognizing with high accuracy the tactile feedback provided to their feet. The preliminary tests conducted in outdoor locations involved two blind users who were guided along 380-420 m predetermined pathways, while sharing the space with other pedestrians and facing typical urban obstacles. The subjects successfully reached the target destinations. The results suggest that the proposed system enhances inde-pendent, safe navigation of blind pedes-trians and show the potential of tactile-foot stimulation in assistive devices. © 2018 by the authors.

Velázquez, R., Pissaloux, E., Rodrigo, P., Carrasco, M., Giannoccaro, N. I., Lay-Ekuakille, A. (2018), “An Outdoor Navigation System for Blind Pe-destrians Using GPS and Tactile-Foot Feed-back”, Applied Sciences 8(4), Art. 578, Article.

Julio César Rubén Romo CruzProfesor Investigador

HYDRODYNAMIC DISPERSION IN HETEROGENEOUS ANISOTROPIC POROUS MEDIA: A SIMPLE MODEL FOR ANOMALOUS DIFFUSION EMERGENCE

ABSTRACT. Anomalous transport processes in porous media have become a central physical issue due to the increasing amount of processes and applications where it appears, ranging from contaminant trans-port in aquifers and oil recovery to anom-alous diffusion in biological membranes. In all these cases, the existence of strong het-

erogeneities and anisotropies make proper physical and mathematical modelling a complicated problem, leading to simplified models where these spatial features and their implications for transport and diffusion are treated separately. In this work we pro-pose a simple model for transport in porous media that includes anisotropy and strong heterogeneities. We show that depending on how strong the medium heterogene-ities are, different regimes of superdiffusive transport emerge, going from superdiffusion due to long-range correlations to Lévy walks and ballistic diffusion. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.

Hernández, D., Ramírez-Alatriste, F., Romo-Cruz, J. C. R., Olivares-Quiroz, L. (2018), “Hydrodynamic Dispersion in Heterogeneous Anisotropic Porous Media: A Simple Model for Anomalous Diffusion Emergence”, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 508: 424-433, Article.


ASSESSMENT OF HOW INCLUSIVE ARE SHOPPING CENTERS FOR BLIND PEOPLE

ABSTRACT. Due to the difficulties experi-enced by blind and weak-sighted people within shopping centers, these people often avoid to visit these spaces, being excluded from the same experience as sighted people. The aim of this study was to deter-mine the current situation of Guadalajara’s shopping centers and to address guide-lines to enhance inclusivity for people with visual impairment in shopping centers. Nine subjects, with sight disabilities, took part in a semi-structured interview to register their previous experience visiting shopping centers. After that, each subject executed a Verbal Protocol Analysis while walking through a shopping center. Data were tran-scribed and thematically analyzed. The results from this study suggest that Gua-dalajara’s shopping centers do not have an inclusive design for users with visual impair-ments. The participants of this study think their experience in shopping centers could be enhanced if, at least, people around them had an “inclusive culture” and offered them any help. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019.

Uribe-Fernández, M., SantaCruz-González, N., Aceves-González, C., Rosa-Sierra, A. (2019), “Assessment of How Inclusive are Shopping Centers for Blind People”, Advances in Intelli-gent Systems and Computing 776: 86-97, Con-ference Paper.

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ENERGY RECYCLING THREE-PHASE EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR POWER FLOW CONTROL DEVICES

ABSTRACT. Power electronics grid integrated devices such as Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems FACTS and Custom Power devices are a very active research field. In the cases that research must be supported by experimental results, a three phase programmable voltage source and a three-phase programmable electronic load may be used to validate the device under test, but those equipment are relatively expensive for most laboratories and many laboratories in Latin-American do not have that equipment. If a laboratory has only the programmable voltage source, non-en-ergy-recycling experiments may be per-formed with a passive load, with the respec-tive cost and environmental sacrifice. This paper presents a design and a laboratory implementation of a three-phase energy recycling test bench for power flow experi-ments, the design features low cost and can be built with equipment available in most laboratories. © 2003-2012 IEEE.

Valdez-Resendiz, J. E., Mayo-Maldonado, J. C., Ro-sas-Caro, J. C., Alejo-Reyes, A., Llamas-Terres, A. (2018), “Energy Recycling Three-Phase Ex-perimental Setup for Power Flow Control De-vices”, IEEE Latin America Transactions 16(5): 1337-1342, Article.


INPUT-CURRENT/OUTPUT-VOLTAGE RIPPLE MITIGATION IN THE DOUBLE DUAL BOOST CONVERTER

ABSTRACT. In this paper a novel switching ripple mitigation technique is developed and applied to the double dual boost con-verter (DDBC). Under the proposed scheme, an unconstrained selection of the voltage-gain-range at which the input-current ripple is mitigated is enabled. Furthermore, as an emerging advantage of this new strategy, we demonstrate that the elimination of the output-voltage ripple can be also achieved. The simultaneous input-current- and out-put-voltage ripple mitigation under a fixed but otherwise arbitrary selection of the converter’s input-to-output voltage gain is the main contribution of this work, which

is in sharp contrast with current switching techniques that are exclusively focused on input-current ripple cancellation at con-strained duty cycles. Theoretical and experi-mental evidence is presented to validate the proposed scheme. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.

Valdez-Resendiz, J. E., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Mayo-Mal-donado, J. C., Calderon-Zavala, G. (2018), “In-put-Current/Output-Voltage Ripple Mitigation in the Double Dual Boost Converter”, Electric Power Systems Research 162: 150-160, Article.


PHASOR, FREQUENCY AND ROCOF MEASUREMENTS IN MICROGRIDS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH

ABSTRACT. This paper discusses the phasor, frequency, and the rate of change of fre-quency (ROCOF) estimations in Microgrids. This is accomplished using the estimates processed by a real PMU and their compar-isons with the digital Cosine filter, adding new metrics for frequency and ROCOF. A real event recorded is employed aiming to estimate the phasor parameters in time-do-main signals. A traditional static phasor model algorithm for the digital Cosine filter is taken into account, using a rectangular window lasting two cycles. Both frequency and ROCOF metrics are conceived by drawing an analogy with their estimations if a dynamic phasor model is assumed. The attained results demonstrate that the digital filtering process done by the Cosine filter outperforms the provided estimates by the real PMU and the new metrics suitably track the changes in frequency and ROCOF. © 2017 IEEE.

Paternina, M. R. A., Guillen, D., Tripathy, R. K., Zamo-ra, A., Huerta, J. A., Rosas-Caro, J. C. (2018), “Phasor, Frequency and ROCOF Measurements in Microgrids: A Practical Approach” 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Elec-tronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2018-Jan-uary: 1-5, Conference Paper.

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PMU BASED VOLTAGE STABILITY INDICES WITH INTERMEDIATE LOAD COMPENSATION

ABSTRACT. Wide area measurement has rev-olutionized the monitoring of electric power systems (EPS) which are often operated near of their stability limits. Currently, several grid operators make off-line studies of different electric system topologies to determine the voltage stability margins under different fault scenarios (loss of transmission links, loss of generation units, etc.); from these studies several decisions are taken including the disconnection of primary equipment. There are several voltage stability indices for radial electric systems that employ wide area measurement; however their major drawback is that they do not consider the intermediate load scenario in the transmis-sion link. In this paper we propose a method to find the maximum power of a radial link between two nodes with intermediate loads and a general method to compensate loads at the receiving end that can be applied to indices that use that parameter to deter-mine the proximity to the collapse. The performance of the compensated stability indices is evaluated by off-line simulations and it is concluded that the intermediate load compensation improves the accuracy of the indices. © 2003-2012 IEEE.

Amador, E. G., Llamas, A., Maldonado, J. C. M., Caro, J. C. R., Resendiz, J. E. V. (2018), “PMU Based Voltage Stability Indices with Interme-diate Load Compensation”, IEEE Latin America Transactions 16(4): 1172-1179, Article.


QUADRATIC BOOST CONVERTER BASED ON STACKABLE SWITCHING STAGES

ABSTRACT. The authors propose a novel step-up converter with stackable switching stages that is suitable for renewable energy applications. On the one hand, the converter gain corresponds to that of the traditional qua-dratic boost converter, achieving an arbitrary exponential gain in extended configurations. On the other hand, the proposed converter requires a single switch, while the output voltage is partitioned among several capaci-tors. As argued in this work, the features of the proposed topology represent a significant

contribution with respect to standard topol-ogies that exhibit greater voltage stress. The operation principle and the main characteris-tics of the proposed converter are validated with experimental results. © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2018.

Valdez-Resendiz, J. E., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Mayo-Mal-donado, J. C., Llamas-Terres, A. (2018), “Quadratic Boost Converter Based on Stackable Switching Stages”, IET Power Electronics 11(8), Article.


STORAGE AND DISSIPATION LIMITS IN RESONANT SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CONVERTERS

ABSTRACT. The purpose of this manuscript is twofold, first we introduce an energy-based modeling framework for the analysis of res-onant switched-capacitor (SC) converters and second we demonstrate that energy storage and dissipation in resonant SC with ideal switches are bounded by a funda-mental physical limit that, up until now, has been only associated with the special case of pure SC topologies. For instance, we show that the maximum energy stored in the small size inductors in resonant SC converters is equal to the energy that would be dissipated by their purely SC counterpart. The pre-sented analysis permits the computation of resonant inductances in terms of maximum current peak values, which is experimentally validated. Furthermore, we introduce a rela-tive loss factor that permits determining the efficiency of a design for a general case in the presence of parasitic resistances. These results corroborate that migrating to reso-nant SC technologies is one of the most com-pelling alternatives to overcome well-known disadvantages in pure SC topologies. © 2018 Jonathan C. Mayo-Maldonado et al.

Mayo-Maldonado, J. C., Maupong, T. M., Valdez-Resén-diz, J. E., Rosas-Caro, J. C. (2018), “Storage and Dissipation Limits in Resonant Switched-Capaci-tor Converters”, Mathematical Problems in Engi-neering 2018, Art. 1054179, Article.


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ADAPTIVE NEURAL STRATEGIES FOR THE INTERACTIVE TRACKING FLIGHT OF TWO AERIAL VEHICLES

ABSTRACT. In this paper an adaptive algo-rithm for the interactive flight of two aerial vehicles (Quadrotor) is introduced. The proposed scheme allows to a vehicle (fol-lower) to track another (leader), without knowledge of the planned references for the secondly mentioned. The use of adap-tive control parameters enhances the closed loop dynamic responses of the Quadrotor vehicles. Adaptive learning and adjusting for the tracking of the online computed ref-erences for the follower vehicle is achieved using Neural Networks of the B-spline type. Numeric simulations are presented showing the effectiveness of the proposed approach to deal with the task of tracking. © 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibra-tion 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshima Calling. All rights reserved.

Yañez-Badillo, H., Tapia-Olvera, R., Beltran-Carbajal, F., Valderrabano-González, A., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Aguilar-Mejía, O. (2018), “Adaptive Neural Strat-egies for the Interactive Tracking Flight of Two Aerial Vehicles”, 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshi-ma Calling 2: 800-807, Conference Paper.



AN ACTIVE SUPPRESSION APPROACH OF HARMONIC FORCES IN A QUADROTOR

ABSTRACT. An active vibration control approach for suppression of exogenous harmonic excitations in a quadrotor heli-copter is introduced. Harmonic forces are approximated by Taylor polynomial into a small window of time in order to improve the capability of forced vibration attenuation of the active control scheme. Underactuated dynamics of the aerial vehicle is properly reg-ulated around a desired position by means of pitch and roll movement trajectories. The sliding mode control method is then applied to regulate angular movements in accor-

dance with the desired position in horizontal plane for the four-rotor helicopter. Some computer simulation results are included to depict the satisfactory performance of the control approach proposed to regulate the position of a quad-rotor aerial vehicle in pres-ence of possible undesirable harmonic exci-tation forces. © 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshima Calling. All rights reserved.

Yañez-Badillo, H., Beltran-Carbajal, F., Tapia-Olve-ra, R., Valderrabano-González A., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Damian-Noriega, Z. (2018), “An Active Suppression Approach of Harmonic Forces in a Quadrotor”, 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshi-ma Calling 2: 777-784, Conference Paper.



AN EASY GUIDE FOR INVERTER DESIGN FOR RESIDENTIAL SMART BUILDING APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a step by step method for designing a residential PV inverter based on a six IGBT module. The use of an LC filter in the output, designed considering phasor relationships, brings the ability of having a very low THD without phase shifting or reduction in the voltage amplitude. An extra switch in the input con-veys the advantage of managing buck and boost capabilities depending on the duty cycle. Simulations illustrate the viability of the results, and tables are provided for veri-fication. © 2017 IEEE.

Valderrabano-González, A., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Bel-tran-Carbajal, F., Tapia-Olvera, R., Gabbar, H. A., Sharaf, A. M. (2018), “An Easy Guide for Inverter Design for Residential Smart Building Applica-tions”, 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2018-January: 1-7, Conference Paper.

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INTERLEAVED RESONANT SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER

ABSTRACT. In this paper we present an inter-leaved switched capacitor voltage multiplier with resonant-type current between capac-itors. The proposed converter features are: step up gain, low input current ripple, soft switching, and modular structure without using energy storage inductors. These fea-tures yield a converter with high voltage gain scalability, high power density and lim-ited peak currents between capacitors. Ana-lytical analysis and experimental waveforms are presented to demonstrate the operation principle of the converter. © 2018 IEEE.

Mayo-Maldonado, J. C., Valdez-Resendiz, J. E., Rosas-Caro, J. C., Valderrabano-González, A. (2018), “Interleaved Resonant Switched Ca-pacitor Voltage Multiplier”, 2018 28th Interna-tional Conference on Electronics, Communi-cations and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2018 2018-January: 181-186, Conference Paper.



THE RESONANT DC-DC MULTILEVEL BOOST CONVERTER

ABSTRACT. The DC-DC multilevel boost con-verter is a combination of a traditional boost converter with a diode-capacitor voltage multiplier, it presents several advantages, such as: continuous input current, high voltage gains and low voltage stress in semi-conductors, its main disadvantage is the spike type current between capacitors. This paper presents and analysis of an improved version of the multilevel boost converter, in which the charge interchange between capacitors is resonant-type, this is achieved by adding a small resonant inductor. Exper-imental results demonstrate the principle of the proposition. © 2018 IEEE.

Rosas-Caro, J. C., Mayo-Maldonado, J. C., Val-dez-Resendiz, J. E., Valderrabano-González, A. (2018), “The Resonant DC-DC Multilevel Boost Converter”, 2018 28th International Conference

on Electronics, Communications and Comput-ers, CONIELECOMP 2018 2018-January: 145-151, Conference Paper.



QUADRATIC BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER WITH POSITIVE OUTPUT-VOLTAGE AND CONTINUOUS INPUT-CURRENT

ABSTRACT. Electrical power processing is an essential component of renewable energy sources such as PV panels and fuel cells conversion systems. The first stage of power conditioning usually consists of a DC-DC converter that enables a suitable DC bus voltage for a load feeder-or grid-tie-inverter. Motivated by the current needs in power conditioning of PEMFC systems, we propose a new power electronics converter. The pro-posed topology has a quadratic buck-boost voltage gain which allows a wide range of input voltages, providing a fixed output voltage with additional compelling features such as the circumvention of: the use of transformers, coupled inductors or extreme duty cycles. Moreover, the input current of the proposed converter is continuous and its output voltage is positive with respect to the input one, which is in sharp contrast with respect to other buck-boost topolo-gies whose output voltages are in general negative. The main principles, steady-state analysis, and a small-signal model for the proposed circuit operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) are presented in detail. Simulation and experimental results are provided to validate the theoretical anal-ysis. © 2018 IEEE.

Rosas-Caro, J. C., Sánchez, V. M., Valdez-Resen-diz, J. E., Mayo-Maldonado, J. C., Beltran-Car-bajal, F., Valderrabano-González, A. (2018), “Quadratic Buck-Boost Converter with Positive Output-Voltage and Continuous Input-Cur-rent”, 2018 28th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2018 2018-January: 152-158, Conference Paper.

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QUADRATIC BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER WITH POSITIVE OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND MINIMUM RIPPLE POINT DESIGN

ABSTRACT. This study presents a novel topology of a buck-boost converter that fea-tures: (i) quadratic voltage gain; (ii) positive output voltage with respect to the input; (iii) continuous input current. Moreover, as the main contribution, (iv) it features a minimum ripple design, for which input current and output voltage ripples are simultaneously cancelled at the desired operating point. It is also shown that even though the duty cycle deviates from a nominal minimum ripple point, the converter exhibits a significantly low switching ripple percentage within a full operation range. The operation mechanism, steady-state equations and overall analysis are presented. Furthermore, simulations and experiments were performed to validate the theory. © 2018, The Institution of Engi-neering and Technology.

Rosas-Caro, J. C., Valdez-Resendiz, J. E., Mayo-Mal-donado, J. C., Alejo-Reyes, A., Valderraba-no-González, A. (2018), “Quadratic Buck-Boost Converter with Positive Output Voltage and Minimum Ripple Point Design”, IET Power Elec-tronics 11(7): 1306-1313, Article.

Enrique Rosales RuízProfesor Investigador

STROKEAGGREGATOR: CONSOLIDATING RAW SKETCHES INTO ARTIST-INTENDED CURVE DRAWINGS

ABSTRACT. When creating line drawings, artists frequently depict intended curves using multiple, tightly clustered, or over-drawn, strokes. Given such sketches, human observers can readily envision these intended, aggregate, curves, and mentally assemble the artist’s envisioned 2D imagery. Algorithmic stroke consolidation-replace-ment of overdrawn stroke clusters by cor-responding aggregate curves-can benefit a range of sketch processing and sketch-based modeling applications which are designed to operate on consolidated, intended curves. We propose StrokeAggre-gator, a novel stroke consolidation method that significantly improves on the state

of the art, and produces aggregate curve drawings validated to be consistent with viewer expectations. Our framework clus-ters strokes into groups that jointly define intended aggregate curves by leveraging principles derived from human perception research and observation of artistic prac-tices. We employ these principles within a coarse-to-fine clustering method that starts with an initial clustering based on pairwise stroke compatibility analysis, and then refines it by analyzing interactions both within and in-between clusters of strokes. We facilitate this analysis by computing a common 1D parameterization for groups of strokes via common aggregate curve fitting. We demonstrate our method on a large range of line drawings, and validate its ability to generate consolidated drawings that are consistent with viewer perception via qualitative user evaluation, and compari-sons to manually consolidated drawings and algorithmic alternatives. © 2018 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).

Liu, C., Rosales, E., Sheffer, A. (2018), “StrokeAg-gregator: Consolidating Raw Sketches into Artist-Intended Curve Drawings”, ACM Trans-actions on Graphics 37(4), Art. A58, Article.


I3GO+ AT RICATIM 2017: A SEMI-SUPERVISED APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE BETWEEN IMAGES AND TEXT-ANNOTATIONS

ABSTRACT. In this manuscript, we describe our solution for the RedICA Text-Image Matching (RICATIM) challenge. This challenge aims to tackle the image-text matching problem as one of binary classification, that is, given an image-text pair. Therefore, a valid solution must determine if the relation between the image and text is valid. The RICATIM dataset contains a large number of examples that were used to create an algorithm that effec-tively learns the underlying relations. Vision and language classifiers must deal with high dimensional data; therefore, traditional clas-sification methods increase their learning time and also tend to perform poorly. To tackle the RICATIM challenge, we introduce a novelty approach that improves the classi-fication based on k-nearest neighbor (KNN) classifier. Our proposal relies on the solution of the k centers problem using the Farthest First Traversal algorithm, along with a kernel function. We use those techniques to reduce

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the dimension effectively while improving the performance of the KNN classifiers. We provide an experimental comparison of our approach showing a significant improve-ment of state of the art. © 2017 IEEE.

Ortiz-Bejar, J., Tellez, E. S., Graff, M., Miran-da-Jiménez, S., Ortiz-Bejar, J., Moctezuma, D., Sánchez, C. N. (2018), “I3GO+ at RICATIM 2017: A Semi-Supervised Approach to Determine the Relevance Between Images and Text-Annota-tions”, 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.


INGEOTEC AT MEX-A3T: AUTHOR PROFILING AND AGGRESSIVENESS ANALYSIS IN TWITTER USING µTC AND EVOMSA

ABSTRACT. This paper describes our par-ticipation in the MEX-A3T challenge for Aggressiveness Detection and Author Pro-filing tasks for Mexican Spanish language. We used two approaches, µTC and EvoMSA systems. The first one is a minimalistic text categorization system, and the second one is a two-level architecture for Sentiment Analysis using information from different models on the current text analyzed to get a final prediction by a consensus view. © 2018 CEUR-WS. All Rights Reserved.

Graff, M., Miranda-Jiménez, S., Tellez, E. S., Mocte-zuma, D., Salgado, V., Ortiz-Bejar, J., Sánchez, C. N. (2018), “INGEOTEC at MEX-A3T: Author Profiling and Aggressiveness Analysis in Twit-ter Using µTC and EvoMSA”, CEUR Workshop Proceedings 2150: 128-133, Conference Paper.


OPTIMAL DESIGN OF SLIDING MODE CONTROL COMBINED WITH POSITIVE POSITION FEEDBACK

ABSTRACT. This work focuses on the applica-tion of a discontinuous controller combined with a type of modal control using hybrid optimization techniques to tune the parame-ters of the controller. The case study is a civil structure with three floors, on which the per-formance of the control scheme is evaluated by applying an external harmonic force at the ground floor of the structure. The active control is designed to reduce the displace-

ment of the civil structure and the vibrations of the overall system. The Differential Evolu-tion method with the Interior Point Algorithm are used to tune the parameters of the pro-posed controller, with the goal of maximizing performance relative to hand-tuned param-eters. The numerical results are presented comparing the performance of the control in open and closed loop, considering the opti-mized values of the control parameters. © 2019, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.

Enríquez-Zárate, J., Trujillo, L., Hernández, C., Sán-chez, C. N. (2019), “Optimal Design of Sliding Mode Control Combined with Positive Position Feedback”, Studies in Computational Intelli-gence 785: 187-199, Conference Paper.


SEMANTIC GENETIC OPERATORS BASED ON A SELECTION MECHANISM TAILORED FOR THE ROOT FUNCTION

ABSTRACT. Genetic Programming (GP) is an evolutionary algorithm that has received a lot of attention because it has been success-fully applied to solving hard real problems. Furthermore, it has been shown that the use of semantic operators can improve GP performance in supervised learning prob-lems. In this work, for parents selection, target semantics and function’s properties are used. We propose three new selection techniques: tournament selection based on desired semantics, tournament selection based on the orthogonality and tournament selection for one argument functions. To prove the performance of our proposal, we test our implementation with different clas-sification problems. © 2017 IEEE.

Sánchez, C. N., Graff, M. (2018), “Semantic Genetic Operators Based on a Selection Mechanism Tai-lored for the Root Function”; 2017 IEEE Inter-national Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.

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ROBUST MULTIBAND IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD BASED ON USER CLUES

ABSTRACT. In this paper, a method for binary segmentation of multiband images based on a combination of dimensionality reduc-tion techniques (Weighted PCA and Qua-dratic Programming Feature Selection), classification methods (Gaussian Mixtures Model and Random Forest), and a segmen-tation method (Quadratic Markov Measure Field Model) is presented. In this work, four pixels descriptors are addressed: Color, Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), Gradient Fields (GF), and Adjacency Matrix (AM). Our method combines the outcome of several classifiers using an optimization criterion which results in a robust method for image segmentation based on user clues. We eval-uate our method capabilities with different image types such as RGB and satellite images. Experimental results demonstrate our method’s performance. © 2017 IEEE.

Sánchez, C. N., Rivera, M., Velázquez, R. (2018), “Ro-bust Multiband Image Segmentation Method Based on User Clues”, 2017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.


REAL-TIME INDUCTION MOTOR VELOCITY CONTROLLER APPLYING SOSM SUPER-TWISTING COMBINED WITH STATE-FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION

ABSTRACT. On this paper, a robust velocity controller based on state-feedback linear-ization technique combined with super-twisting control law, as a second order sliding mode algorithm, is proposed. This closed-loop scheme is applied to a three-phase squirrel cage induction that drives a mechanical load settled by an induction generator which spins above synchronous velocity. The control goals are to regulate the rotor velocity and the squared module of rotor flux linkages that tracks a signal which varies according to stator currents. The controller design is made in aß coordi-nate frame where the control input signals

are conditioned with space vector pulse width modulation to activate the IGBT’s of the three-phase converter bridge. The rotor flux linkages are estimated via a reduced-ob-server by applying sliding modes; mean-while, the load torque is estimated by an asymptotic reduced-observer. The robust-ness of the proposed controller is validated through real-time experimentation under extreme test where the velocity reference signal is a pulse train. © 2017 IEEE.

Morfín, O. A., Aguilar, B., Gabbar, H. A., Ornelas-Tellez, F., Ruiz-Cruz, R., Valderrabano-González, A., Cas-taneda, C. E. (2018), “Real-Time Induction Motor Velocity Controller Applying SOSM Super-Twist-ing Combined with State-Feedback Lineariza-tion”, 2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.


REAL-TIME SOSM SUPER-TWISTING COMBINED WITH BLOCK CONTROL FOR REGULATING INDUCTION MOTOR VELOCITY

ABSTRACT. On this paper, a robust velocity controller applied to a three-phase squir-rel-cage induction motor under variable load conditions is designed. The induction motor drives an induction generator repre-senting the load which freely delivers the generated power to the utility grid. The closed-loop scheme is designed at αβ coor-dinate frame and is based on the lineariza-tion block control technique in combina-tion with the super-twisting algorithm. The controlled output variables are the angular mechanical velocity and the square modulus of rotor flux linkages. The motor reference velocity is set up by a pulse train above the synchronous velocity and, consequently, the impelled induction machine operates in gen-erator mode; meanwhile, the reference of rotor flux square modulus varies according to load condition of the induction motor. In order to estimate the non-measurable vari-ables, both a rotor flux linkages observer and a load torque observer are designed. For the first one, a non-linear state observer using first order sliding modes is applied at αβ coordinate frame and, for the second one, a Luenberger reduced asymptotic observer is used. The validation of the robustness for the proposed velocity controller is per-formed in a real-time experiment using a work-bench. © 2018 IEEE.

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Morfín, O., Valenzuela, F. A., Betancour, R. R., Casta-neda, C. E., Cruz, R. R., Valderrabano-González, A. (2018), “Real-Time SOSM Super-Twisting Combined with Block Control for Regulating In-duction Motor Velocity”, IEEE Access 6: 25898-25907, Article.


VIRTUAL VIBRATION ABSORBERS IN MOTION CONTROL OF A QUADROTOR AERIAL VEHICLE

ABSTRACT. Passive and active vibration absorbers have been widely used to sup-press undesirable frequency harmonic exci-tations in flexible mechanical structures. This paper introduces a study on the appli-cation of virtual active vibration absorbers in the synthesis of motion control schemes for quadrotor aerial vehicles. A dynamic control approach for both stabilization at a desired position and forced vibration attenuation for a quadrotor helicopter is introduced. Virtual vibration absorbers are tuned at unwanted harmonic excitation fre-quencies and integrated into motion regula-tion controllers. Some computer simulation results are included to show a satisfactory performance of the proposed position con-trol scheme to regulate the motion around an operation condition specified for a mul-tiple-input multiple-output nonlinear aerial vehicle under external perturbations. © 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibra-tion 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshima Calling. All rights reserved.

Beltran-Carbajal, F., Silva-Navarro, G., Yañez-Badil-lo, H., Tapia-Olvera, R., Valderrabano-González, A. (2018), “Virtual Vibration Absorbers in Mo-tion Control of a Quadrotor Aerial Vehicle”, 25th International Congress on Sound and Vi-bration 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshima Calling 2: 785-792, Conference Paper.

Carolina del Valle SotoSNI Nivel C

PHOTONIC MILLIMETER-WAVE BRIDGE FOR MULTI-GBPS PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS

ABSTRACT. Survivability is a critical require-ment of optical communication networks that is typically addressed implementing path diversity. However, due to the elevated cost of fiber installation, this approach may prove prohibitively expensive in optical

access networks. In this paper, a novel cost-efficient photonic millimeter (mm)-wave bridge is proposed, which converts passive optical network (PON) signals to radiofrequency signals at mm-wave bands. The performance of the mm-wave photonic bridge is numerically tested, revealing its fea-sibility to transmit a 2.5-Gbps PON with –55.6 dB wireless link gain (WLG) using the 81–86 GHz band and 10-Gbps PON with –35 dB at the 102–109.5 GHz band. The effect of fiber is also analyzed, showing that fiber cuts closer to the optical network unit degrades more the system performance. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.

Aldaya, I., Del-Valle-Soto, C., Campuzano, G., Gi-acoumidis, E., González, R., Castañón, G. (2018), “Photonic Millimeter-Wave Bridge for Multi-Gbps Passive Optical Networks”, Physical Com-munication 28: 138-146, Article.


ACTIVE VIBRATION IN CIVIL STRUCTURES USING NEGATIVE ACCELERATION FEEDBACK

ABSTRACT. This paper presents the imple-mentation of a controller based on Nega-tive Acceleration Feedback (NAF) applied in a building-like experimental platform representing a civil structure. The system was modeled using the Euler-Lagrange formalism and the system’s experimental resonant frequencies were obtained using the peak-picking method. An advantage of modal control for experimental applications is that it is not necessary to derive a mathe-matical model for the system to apply such controller which performs well for displace-ment and vibration reduction while keeping global stability. In particular, this paper addresses the case of an external force exciting the base of the structure. Numerical results demonstrate the controller’s perfor-mance. © 2017 IEEE.

Enriquez-Zarate, J., Velásquez, R., Silva-Navarro, G. (2018), “Active Vibration in Civil Structures Using Negative Acceleration Feedback”, 2017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Con-vention, CONCAPAN 2017 2018-January: 1-5, Conference Paper.

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BIT ERROR RATE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CONSIDERING VELOCITY VARIATIONS OF THE MOBILE STATIONS

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a bit error rate (BER) performance analysis of vehic-ular communication systems (VCS) based on the IEEE 802.11p standard assuming velocity variations of the mobile stations (MSs). To that end, we propose a novel Monte Carlo vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) fading channel simulator that takes into account the accelerated motion and trajectory vari-ations of the MSs. On the grounds of the proposed channel simulator, we assess the impact of the MSs’ velocity variations on the system’s BER performance. We assume that the channel state information is obtained following the least-squares (LS) channel estimation techniques that are commonly implemented in commercial off-the-shelf WiFi devices. The results show that the velocity variations have in general a slight impact on the system’s BER performance. However, the performance is aggravated as the data frame length or the relative speed increases. The simulation framework pre-sented in this paper can be used as a bench-mark to evaluate the performance of the emerging VCS in safety critical scenarios. © 2017 IEEE.

Gómez-Vega, C. A., Jaime-Rodríguez, J. J., Gutiér-rez, C. A., Velásquez, R. (2018), “Bit Error Rate Performance Analysis of Vehicular Communi-cation Systems Considering Velocity Variations of the Mobile Stations”, 2017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.


GEOMETRY-BASED STATISTICAL MODELING OF NON-WSSUS MOBILE-TO-MOBILE RAYLEIGH FADING CHANNELS

ABSTRACT. In this paper, we present a novel geometry-based statistical model for small-scale non-wide-sense stationary uncor-related scattering (non-WSSUS) mobile-To-mobile (M2M) Rayleigh fading channels. The proposed model builds on the principles of plane wave propagation to capture the temporal evolution of the propagation delay

and Doppler shift of the received multipath signal. This is different from existing non-WSSUS geometry-based statistical channel models, which are based on a spherical wave propagation approach, that in spite of being more realistic is more mathemat-ically intricate. By considering an arbitrary geometrical configuration of the propaga-tion area, we derive general expressions for the most important statistical quantities of nonstationary channels, such as the first-order probability density functions of the envelope and phase, the four-dimensional (4-D) time-frequency correlation function (TF-CF), local scattering function (LSF), and time-frequency-dependent delay and Dop-pler profiles. We also present an approxi-mate closed-form expression of the chan-nel’s 4-D TF-CF for the particular case of the geometrical one-ring scattering model. The obtained results provide new theoret-ical insights into the correlation and spec-tral properties of non-WSSUS M2M Rayleigh fading channels. © 1967-2012 IEEE.

Gutiérrez, C. A., Gutiérrez-Mena, J. T., Luna-Rive-ra, J. M., Campos-Delgado, D. U., Velazquez, R., Patzold, M. (2018), “Geometry-Based Statisti-cal Modeling of Non-WSSUS Mobile-To-Mobile Rayleigh Fading Channels”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 67(1): 362-377, Art. 8007297, Article.


KINEMATIC ANALYSIS AND WORKSPACE SIMULATION OF HUMANOID ROBOT KUBO

ABSTRACT. This paper overviews the kine-matics and workspace computer simulation of humanoid robot KUBO, a four-limbed robot with 20-DOF. Made entirely from aluminum and assembled with commercial off-the-shelf actuators and sensors, KUBO is a self-developed low-cost platform for research into humanoid robots, human-like motion, bipedal walking, and control. KUBO is able to perform with high precision simple human tasks such as walking, balancing, turn around, bend over, lie down, get up, etc. In this paper, the mechanical design, kinematic analysis, and workspace simulation of this prototype are presented and discussed. The proposed methodology is useful for pre-dicting the humanoid’s limbs motion while performing a task and for preventing colli-sions with the environment and the robot itself. © 2017 IEEE.


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Hernández, E., Velázquez, R., Giannoccaro, N. I., Gutiérrez, C. A. (2018), “Kinematic analysis and workspace simulation of humanoid ro-bot KUBO”, 2017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2017 2018-January: 1-6, Conference Paper.


INLINE FORCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT FOR ELECTRICAL MOTORS FOR MINING OPERATIONS IN CHILE: A NEW INSPECTION PROTOCOL

ABSTRACT. Electric motors are among the most widely used electro-mechanical sys-tems in the mining industry in Chile. As they are physically present in virtually all phases of the production process, they must be regularly inspected. In order to maintain a maximum level of operability and to avoid the occurrence of catastrophic failures and unscheduled stoppages, regular, planned reviews to measure the internal parameters of their components are performed manu-ally. This part of the process presents serious shortcomings, such as significant inspection times, information input errors and, in some cases, measurement errors resulting from the technical difficulty of physically taking the measurement. This research presents the design, development and evaluation of a new sensor to support the inspection of brush-holder spring tensions as well as the integration of a digital gauge to con-trol other critical dimensions of the brush-holder mounting. Its purpose is to provide the mining industry with a new system and a fully automated inspection protocol to ease maintenance and control tasks, particu-larly focusing on reducing inspection times. These products are expected to increase the equipment operating life, as well as deliv-ering a maintenance report of the motors key parameters which directly benefits the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of mining management. © 2003-2012 IEEE.

Carrasco, M., Álvarez, F., Velázquez, R., Concha, J., Pérez-Cotapos, I. (2018), “Inline Force Sensor Development for Electrical Motors for Mining Operations in Chile: A New Inspection Proto-col”, IEEE Latin America Transactions 16(1): 66-74, Article.



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CENTRO DE INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVAMaría del Carmen García Higuera 13

DEPARTAMENTO DE HUMANIDADESMaría del Rosario Athié Lámbarri 19Claudio César Calabrese Ruíz 19, 20Cecilia María Coronado Angulo 20Gustavo Adolfo Esparza Urzúa 20Ethel Beatriz Junco de Calabrese 19, 21Vicente de Haro Romo 20Laura Yadira Munguía Ochoa 21David Ezequiel Téllez Maqueo 21


Julieta Domínguez Soberanes 101, 105, 106Mercedes Urzúa González 118


José Carlos Ramírez Sánchez 29


Hugo Briseño Ramírez 35Griselda Dávila Aragón 35Clara Cristina Catarina Eccius Wellman 35, 47Rafael Garduño Rivera 36Santiago González Gómez 36Andrée Marie López Fernández 36Carlos Eduardo López Hernández 48Adrián Ramírez Nafarrate 37Héctor Xavier Ramírez Pérez 35Omar Guillermo Rojas Altamirano 37, 38, 39Manuel Soto Pérez 39Edgar Demetrio Tovar García 39, 40, 41

ESCUELA DE COMUNICACIÓNMaría Luisa Azpíroz Manero 47Elba Díaz Cerveró 47Íñigo Fernández Fernández 48María Elena Gutiérrez Rentería 48María Teresa Nicolás Gavilán 49Josefina Del Carmen Santana V. 47, 48, 49María Fernanda Vidal Correa 50

ESCUELA DE GOBIERNO Y ECONOMÍAEsteban Colla de Robertis 55Salvador Rivas Aceves 35

ESCUELA DE PEDAGOGÍARocío Chávez Tellerias 61Mónica del Carmen Meza Mejía 61Adriana Agnes Repellin Moreno 13, 61Miguel Ángel Rumayor Fernández 62

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUDVania del Rocío Aldrete Cortez 67Evandro Agazzi 67Víctor Manuel Arenas Luna 68Gerardo Arrellín Rosas 68, 69Guillermo Rafael Cantú Quintanilla 69Daniela Contreras Estrada 70Francisco Javier Estrada Mena 70Desiderio Salomón Hernández Gutiérrez 68, 71Karla Leyva Ríos 71María Lilia Loredo Mendoza 72Carlos Federico Ortiz Hidalgo 74Gregorio Tomás Obrador Vera 69, 73Diana Pacheco Álvarez 71, 75Patricia Sánchez Lizardi 75

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FACULTAD DE DERECHOClara Luz Álvarez González de Castilla 81Luis José Béjar Rivera 81Mariana Durán Márquez 82José Edgardo Muñoz López 82Pedro de Jesús Pallares Yabur 83José María Soberanes Díez 83

FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍAEduardo Óscar Charpenel Elorduy 89André Laks 89Mauricio Lecón Rosales 90David Xavier Levystone 90Luis Xavier López Farjeat 91Héctor Jesús Zagal Arreguín 91

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍAMario Acevedo Alvarado 101Víctor Manuel Álvarez Pato 101Jorge Eduardo Brieva Rico 102, 103Fabiola Cortés Chávez 102, 104María Luisa Cruz López 105 Juan Carlos García Sánchez 107José Sebastián Gutiérrez Calderón 101, 105,

106, 107 Eduardo Haro Sandoval 108Pilar Hernández Grageda 108Margarita Hurtado Hernández 109Omar Eduardo Jiménez López 109Irma Cecilia Landa Ávila 109, 110, 111José Antonio Marmolejo Saucedo 111, 112,

113, 114, 115

Félix Orlando Martínez Ríos 106, 116María de Lourdes Martínez Villaseñor 115, 116Bertha Alicia Mendieta Jiménez 61Abraham Mendoza Andrade 117, 118Lorenzo Miguel Elguea 106Orlando Montoya Márquez 118Miguel Ángel Moreno Míguez 117Ernesto Moya Albor 102, 103Samuel Moisés Nucamendi Guillén 117, 119Elías Olivares Benítez 117, 120Francisco Alejandro Orozco Argote 121Héctor Ortiz Ibarra 121Claudio de Jesús Pita Ruiz Velasco 122Hiram Eredín Ponce Espinosa 102, 103, 115,

116, 122,Héctor Robles Campos 123Pedro Manuel Rodrigo Cruz 123, 124, 125, 126Rodrigo Romero Silva 109Julio César Rubén Romo Cruz 126Luis Alberto Rosa Sierra 103, 108, 109, 126Enrique Rosales Ruíz 131 Julio César Rosas Caro 108, 127, 128,

129, 130, 131Claudia Nallely Sánchez Gómez 101, 105, 106,

131, 132,133Maria Giovanna Trotta 103, 104Antonio Valderrabano González 108, 129, 130,

131, 133, 134Carolina del Valle Soto 134Jorge Varona Salazar 125Ramiro Velázquez Guerrero 101, 107, 125, 126,

133, 134, 135, 136

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SUCCESS CENTER: A CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS AMONG UNIVERSIDAD PANAMERICANA STUDENTS 13


DON VASCO DE QUIROGA, UN CIVILIZADOR A LA LUZ DE LA UTOPÍA 19

ALLEGORY, MYTH AND LIBERAL ARTS IN ST. AUGUSTINE DE ORDINE I. 8. 24 [ALEGORÍA, MITO Y ARTES LIBERALES EN SAN AGUSTÍN DE ORDINE I. 8. 24] 19

MEMORY AND PREFIGURATION OF THE EXILE IN MIGUEL DE CERVANTES AND IN THOMAS MANN [MEMORIA Y PREFIGURACIÓN DEL EXILIO EN MIGUEL DE CERVANTES Y EN THOMAS MANN] 19

JUAN RULFO: THE ONTOLOGICAL STATUS OF VIOLENCE [JUAN RULFO: EL ESTATUTO ONTOLÓGICO DE LA VIOLENCIA] 20

FREEDOM AS A CONDITION FOR JUSTICE ACCORDING TO AXEL HONNETH [LA LIBERTAD COMO CONDICIÓN DE LA JUSTICIA SEGÚN AXEL HONNETH] 20

LA FÍSICA SIMBOLISTA Y LALITERATURA FANTÁSTICA: UNAENTREVERACIÓN METODOLÓGICA PARA LA INTERPRETACIÓN DELAS FUERZAS EXTRAÑAS 20

A DISCUSSION ON THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF KANT’S METAPHYSIK DER SITTEN AND FICHTÉS SITTENLEHRE [UNA DISCUSIÓN SOBRE LA POSICIÓN SISTEMÁTICA DE LA METAPHYSIK DER SITTEN DE KANT Y LA SITTENLEHREDE FICHTE] 20

MORAL WISDOM: BETWEEN EURIPIDES AND SOCRATES [LA SABIDURÍA MORAL: ENTRE EURÍPIDES Y SÓCRATES] 21

THE LITERARY ACADEMIES OF THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE IN THE SHORT STORIES OF ALONSO JERÓNIMO DE SALAS BARBADILLO [LAS ACADEMIAS LITERARIAS ÁUREAS EN TORNO A LA NARRATIVA CORTA DE ALONSO JERÓNIMO DE SALAS BARBADILLO] 21

IS THE EFFORT AN ESSENTIALFEATURE OF THE WILL? AN APPROACH TO WILLIAM JAMES FROM THOMAS AQUINAS’S PSYCHOLOGY [¿ES EL ESFUERZO UNA CARACTERÍSTICA ESENCIAL DE LA VOLUNTAD? UNA APROXIMACIÓN A WILLIAM JAMES DESDE LA PSICOLOGÍA DE TOMÁS DE AQUINO] 21

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IS NAFTA REALLY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MEXICO? 29

THE POOR FACE OF DIABETES IN MEXICO [EL ROSTRO POBRE DE LA DIABETES EN MÉXICO] 29


DECENTRALIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND CRISIS OF URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT IN MEXICO 35

MEASURING FAMILINESS IN PRIVATE FAMILY FIRMS: A BAYESIAN NETWORK MODEL 35

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE EFFECT IN RESPECT TO ERROR COMMISSION INMATHEMATICS [DESARROLLO Y VALIDACIÓN DE UN INSTRUMENTO DE MEDICIÓN DE LA AFECTIVIDAD RESPECTO A LA COMISIÓN DE ERRORES EN MATEMÁTICAS] 35

THE EFFECT OF NAFTA ON INTERNAL MIGRATION IN MEXICO: A REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 36

ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN MEXICO: AS PERCEIVED BY STUDENTS 36

STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS AND WORD-OF-MOUTH ON CSR DYNAMICS: A BIG DATA ANALYSIS FROM TWITTER 36

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY TO TUNE MACHINE LEARNING HYPERPARAMETERS, WITH A RANDOM FOREST CASE-STUDY 37

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USING TRIAGE INFORMATION 37

A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO MODEL CHANGES IN VOLATILITY IN THE MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDEX 38

A NONLINEAR EMPIRICAL ANALYSISOF OIL PRICE CO-MOVEMENTS 38

ADAPTIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE [EFICIENCIA ADAPTATIVA DE LA BOLSA MEXICANA DE VALORES] 38

BENCHMARKING PROJECT-DRIVEN PRODUCTION IN CONSTRUCTION USING PRODUCTIVITY FUNCTION: CAPACITY AND CYCLE TIME 39

SELF-EFFICACY AND JOB SATISFACTION AS ANTECEDENTS OF CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOUR IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS 39

DOES THE SHARE OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS IN EXPORTS INCREASE TOTAL EXPORTS? THE RUSSIAN CASE 39

IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND OR ASSERTIVENESS? IN THE SEARCH OF KEY FACTORS FOR THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN 40

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SPORT ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM RUSSIAN LONGITUDINAL DATA 40

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THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND POPULATION SIZE ON THE USE OF THE TATAR LANGUAGE AT HOME 41

TRILINGUALISM, BILINGUALISM AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: THE CASE OF CHUVASH AND TATARIN RURAL RUSSIA 41


SOCIAL ACTORS AT THE PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT: THE MESSAGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS, WOMEN AND YOUTH [ACTORES SOCIALES EN LA CUMBRE DEL CLIMA DE PARÍS: EL MENSAJE DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS, GRUPOS RELIGIOSOS, MUJERES Y JÓVENES] 47

RECAPTURING JOAQUÍN “CHAPO” GUZMÁN IN THE MEXICAN PRESS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FRONT PAGE OF EL UNIVERSAL, REFORMA, EXCÉLSIOR AND LA JORNADA IN 2016 47

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TEST ANXIETY IN HIGH-STAKES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TESTS 47

UPS AND DOWNS OF AN AMERICAN IN MEXICO: THE CASE OF PAUL HUDSON (1896-1921) [CLAROSCUROS DE UN ESTADUNIDENSE EN MÉXICO: EL CASO DE PAUL HUDSON (1896-1921)] 48

THE PERSPECTIVE OF VALUE ORIENTATION FOR THE SHAREHOLDER AND THE STAKEHOLDER: THE CASE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MEDIA COMPANIES 48

MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD 48

PROFILE OF A GROUP OF UNIVERSITY AUDIENCE IN MEXICO ACCORDING TO THEIR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIC INTERACTION IN THE MEDIA IN 2017 [PERFIL DE UN GRUPO DE AUDIENCIA UNIVERSITARIA EN MÉXICO SEGÚN SU PARTICIPACIÓN CIUDADANA, CONFIANZA EN LAS INSTITUCIONES E INTERACCIÓN CÍVICA EN LOS MEDIOS EN 2017] 49

CHILDREN’S MEDIA ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY IN MEXICO CITY 49

THE RISKS OF PRACTICING JOURNALISM IN MEXICO. ANALYSIS OF THE COVERAGE OF THE MURDER OF JAVIER VALDEZ ACCORDING TO THE APPROACH OF PEACE JOURNALISM [EL PELIGRO DE EJERCER PERIODISMO EN MÉXICO. ANÁLISIS DE LA COBERTURA INFORMATIVA DEL ASESINATO DE JAVIER VALDEZ SEGÚN EL ENFOQUE DEL PEACE JOURNALISM] 49

PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE RMARS SCALE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 50

GENDER STEREOTYPES AND PATRONAGE PRACTICES IN WOMEN’S CAREERS: A STUDY OF THE MEXICAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH 50


A BAYESIAN ESTIMATION OF THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY ON THE GALICIAN FLEET: A DYNAMIC STOCHASTIC GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH 55

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION LAB: A PROPOSAL FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 61

THE GAMIFICATION: STRATEGY OF TEACHING-LEARNING TO DEVELOP THE RESILIENCE IN STUDENTS UNIVERSITY 61

HORIZONTES PARA LOS EDUCADORES 62

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN AND HIS IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY [JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Y SU IDEA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD EN EL SIGLO XXI] 62


COMPARACIÓN DE SÍNTOMAS DE HIPERACTIVIDAD E INATENCIÓN EN ADOLESCENTES CON Y SIN ANTECEDENTES DE EMBARAZO 67

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS 67

STEM CELLS: SEARCHING PREDISPOSITION TO CARDIAC COMMITMENT BY SURFACE MARKERS EXPRESSION [CÉLULAS MADRE: BUSCANDO MARCADORES DE SUPERFICIE CELULAR QUE PREDISPONGAN COMPROMISO DE DIFERENCIACIÓN CARDIACA] 68

ACETONE FRACTION FROM SECHIUM EDULE (JACQ.) S.W. EDIBLE ROOTS EXHIBITS ANTI-ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION ACTIVITY 68

DATA OF THE EFFECTS OF ACETONE FRACTION FROM SECHIUM EDULE (JACQ.) S.W. EDIBLE ROOTS IN THE KIDNEY OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION INDUCED MICE 69

MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE IN MEXICO: OPPORTUNITIES FOR A NATIONAL RENAL HEALTH POLICY 69

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS. BASIC AND PRACTICAL CONCEPTS FOR ITS INTERPRETATION AND USE [ANÁLISIS BAYESIANO. CONCEPTOS BÁSICOS Y PRÁCTICOS PARA SU INTERPRETACIÓN Y USO] 70

DYSREGULATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND BIOGENESIS MODULATORS IN ADIPOSE TISSUE OF OBESE CHILDREN 70

SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VARIANT IN SGCD AND AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION 70

EFFECT OF FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES AND THEIR CITRIC ACID POLYMERIZATION ON MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN VITRO 71

C-TERMINALLY TRUNCATED, KIDNEY-SPECIFIC VARIANTS OF THE WNK4 KINASE LACK SEVERAL SITES THAT REGULATE ITS ACTIVITY 71

(−)-EPICATECHIN INDUCED REVERSAL OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL AGING AND IMPROVED VASCULAR FUNCTION: UNDERLYING MECHANISMS 72

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ESTABLISHING A CORE OUTCOME MEASURE FOR FATIGUE IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS: A STANDARDIZED OUTCOMES IN NEPHROLOGY– HEMODIALYSIS (SONG-HD) CONSENSUS WORKSHOP REPORT 73

PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES FOR FATIGUE IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW 73

MYOPERICYTOMA IN AN UNUSUAL LOCATION 74

THE HISTOPATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY OF GRANULAR CELL TUMOUR. A STUDY OF 12 CASES WITH A BRIEF HISTORICAL NOTE [ANÁLISIS HISTOPATOLÓGICO E INMUNOHISTOQUÍMICO DEL TUMOR DE CÉLULAS GRANULARES. ESTUDIOSDE 12 CASOS CON UNA BREVE NOTA HISTÓRICA] 74

ROLE OF WNK KINASES IN THE MODULATION OF CELL VOLUME 75

EFFECT OF THE POLYMORPHISM BDNF RS6265 G/A IN MEXICAN OUTPATIENT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS 75

FACULTAD DE DERECHO

REGULATORY STATE AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN MEXICO 81

CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROL MECHANISMS APPLIED TO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS IN MEXICAN LAW [LOS MECANISMOS DE CONTROL CONSTITUCIONAL APLICADOS A LOS ACTOS ADMINISTRATIVOS EN EL DERECHO MEXICANO] 81

THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS. A COMPARISON BETWEEN MEXICO & CANADA (EMPHASIS IN QUEBEC’S REGIME) [LOS CONTRATOS ADMINISTRATIVOS. UNA COMPARACIÓN ENTRE MÉXICO Y CANADÁ (CON ÉNFASIS EN EL RÉGIMEN DE QUEBEC)] 81

VASCO DE QUIROGA: THE FREEDOM AND THE SLAVERY OF THE INDIGENOUS IN THE INFORMACIÓN EN DERECHO [VASCO DE QUIROGA ANTE LA LIBERTAD Y LA ESCLAVITUD DEL INDIO EN LA INFORMACIÓN EN DERECHO] 82

MEXICAN PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: FORECASTING THE FUTURE 82

NARRATIVES IN THE TEACHING OF LAW: A CASE STUDY [NARRATIVAS EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL DERECHO: UN ESTUDIO DE CASO] 82

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF JACQUES MARITAIN AND SOME OF THE KEY DRAFTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [UNA INTRODUCCIÓN A LA RELACIÓN ENTRE JACQUES MARITAIN Y ALGUNOS REDACTORES NUCLEARES DE LA DECLARACIÓN UNIVERSAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS] 83

LA GRATUIDAD DE LA EDUCACIÓN PÚBLICA EN LA JURISPRUDENCIA DE LA SUPREMA CORTE DE JUSTICIA DE LA NACIÓN 83

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RIGHT AND SANCTION. THE NOTION OF JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT IN KANT AND HEGEL [DERECHO Y SANCIÓN. LA NOCIÓN DE CASTIGO JURÍDICO EN KANT Y EN HEGEL] 89

A GUIDE TO JEAN BOLLACK’S THE ART OF READING 89

DESTRUCTIBLE WORLDS IN AN ARISTOTELIAN SCHOLION (ALEXANDER OF APHRODISIAS’ LOST COMMENTARY ON ARISTOTLE’S PHYSICS, FRAG. 539 RASHED) 89

THE CONTINUATION OF PHILOSOPHY BY OTHER MEANS? 89

METAPHYSICS AND PSYCHOLOGY OF THE MAKING OF LAW IN FRANCISCO SUÁREZ 90

FIGURES DU SOMMEIL ET DU RÊVE CHEZ PLATON 90

AVICENNA ON NON-CONCEPTUAL CONTENT AND SELF-AWARENESSIN NON-HUMAN ANIMALS 91

ELEUTHERIA IN ARISTOTLE [ELEUTHERÍA EN ARISTÓTELES] 91


BALANCING CONDITIONS OF THE RSS’R, SPATIAL MECHANISM: AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD USING NATURAL COORDINATES 101

FACIAL EMOTION RECOGNITION: A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT LANDMARK-BASED CLASSIFIERS 101

A METHOD FOR FACIAL EMOTION RECOGNITION BASED ON INTEREST POINTS 101

A FAST AND BIO-INSPIRED OPTICAL FLOW APPROACH IN CARDIAC MRI SEQUENCES 102

A NOVEL ARTIFICIAL ORGANIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION IN ASSISTED LIVING USING VISION-AND NEURAL-BASED STRATEGIES 102

DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING A BIO-INSPIRED OPTICAL FLOW STRATEGY APPLIED TO NEURO-ROBOTICS 102

HEART RATE ESTIMATION USING HERMITE TRANSFORM VIDEO MAGNIFICATION AND DEEP LEARNING 103

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE (ARTIFICIAL GANGLIO) FOR AIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA 103

MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN CHALLENGES BASED ON USERS HIERARCHY AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH ILLNESS 103

OVERVIEW OF EMPATHETIC APPROACHES TO DESIGN INCLUSIVE PRODUCTS 104

PACKAGING DESIGN TO SUPPORTSMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR 104

COMPARING NONITERATIVE METHODS FOR PHASE-ONLY FRESNEL HOLOGRAMS, WITH SPECKLE REDUCTION, USING A LOW-RESOLUTION SPATIAL-LIGHT MODULATOR IN MOSTLY PHASE MODE 105

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USING DIGITAL ZERNIKE PHASE-CONTRAST FOR THE FOCUS-PLANE DETECTION OF PURE PHASE OBJECTS ANALYZED WITH DHM 105

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN A GRAPHIC TOOL OF INSULATED POWER CABLES 105

SELECTING CRACKLING PRODUCT BASED ON SENSORY ANALYSIS BY DIFFERENT STATISTICAL DATA APPROACHES 106

A NEW METHOD TO OPTIMIZE BGP ROUTES USING SDN AND REDUCING LATENCY 106

ASSESSMENT INDICATORS FOR EXPRESSING ACCURACY IN SENSING INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH: CASE STUDY OF LEAKAGE IN WATER PIPELINES 107

AN INDOOR PREDICTING CLIMATE CONDITIONS APPROACH USING INTERNET-OF-THINGS AND ARTIFICIAL HYDROCARBON NETWORKS 107

USE OF AUTOMATED BLINDS IN SMART BUILDINGS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS: A MEXICAN CASE 107

INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE CANCELATION BY INTERLEAVING BOOST AND CUK DC-DC CONVERTER 108

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE (ARTIFICIAL GANGLION) FOR AIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA 108

THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN MEDICAL DEVICES IN THE 21ST CENTURY 108

EXPLOITING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIAL QUEUES TO REDUCE THE MEAN AND VARIANCE OF FLOW TIME USING COMBINED PRIORITY RULES 109

DESIGN OF A LOW-COST WHEELCHAIR FOR OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM: FIRST PHASE 109

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS TO ENHANCE THE POSTURAL CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA 110

EXPERIENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACADEMIC MASTER DEGREE IN ERGONOMICS IN MEXICO 110

INCLUSIVE HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN: EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES TO TEACHING DESIGN ENGINEERING STUDENTS 111

USABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A PORTABLE CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY DEVICE 111

EVALUATION OF INEQUALITY AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF FEDERAL HEALTH FINANCING FOR POPULATION WITHOUT SOCIAL SECURITY PER FEDERAL ENTITY, 2004–2012 IN MÉXICO 111

EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF THERMAL POWER UNITS IN MEXICO: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND STOCHASTIC FRONTIERS 112

FINANCIAL RISK OF INCREASING THE FOLLOW-UP PERIOD OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENT CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM IN HEALTH IN MÉXICO 112

LEAD TIME PERFORMANCE IN A INTERNET PRODUCT DELIVERY SUPPLY CHAIN WITH AUTOMATIC CONSOLIDATION 113

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INDUSTRY 4.0 FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: A REVIEW 113

MACHINE LEARNING APPLIED TO THE MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY IN HEALTH SERVICES IN MEXICO: THE CASE OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN HEALTH SYSTEM 114

MONKEY ALGORITHM FOR PACKING CIRCLES WITH BINARY VARIABLES 114

OPTIMIZING A BIOBJECTIVE PRODUCTION-DISTRIBUTION PLANNING PROBLEM USING A GRASP 114

RECOVERY METHOD OF SUPPLY CHAIN UNDER RIPPLE EFFECT: SUPPLY CHAIN EVENT MANAGEMENT (SCEM) APPLICATION 115

ANALYSIS OF CONSTRAINT-HANDLING IN METAHEURISTIC APPROACHES FOR THE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION EXPANSION PLANNING PROBLEM WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY 115

A NEW SWARM ALGORITHM FOR GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIMODAL FUNCTIONS OVER MULTI-THREADING ARCHITECTURE HYBRIDIZED WITH SIMULATING ANNEALING 116

A NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMIZING DISPLAY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS 116

A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS DOMAINS USING ARTIFICIAL HYDROCARBON NETWORKS 116

A METHODOLOGY FOR INCREASING REVENUE IN FASHION RETAIL INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF A MEXICAN COMPANY 117

INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT DECISIONS FOR THE SUPPLIER SELECTION PROBLEM CONSIDERING TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT RATES AND QUALITY 117

IMPROVING ORDER FULFILLMENT TIME: A SIMULATION STUDY TO EVALUATE PICKING STRATEGIES 118

HEAT REMOVAL FACTOR IN FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS: INDOOR TEST METHOD 118

A DISCRETE BILEVEL BRAIN STORM ALGORITHM FOR SOLVING A SALES TERRITORY DESIGN PROBLEM: A CASE STUDY 119

THE CUMULATIVE CAPACITATED VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM: NEW FORMULATIONS AND ITERATED GREEDY ALGORITHMS 119

ANALYSIS OF LOGISTIC COST IN CONTRACT AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF BARLEY SUPPLYCHAIN IN HIDALGO, MÉXICO 120

COMBINED USE OF MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS FOR THE MAXIMIZATION OF PROFIT IN A FOUR-ECHELON SUPPLY CHAIN 120

DESIGN OF A LOGISTICS NONLINEAR SYSTEM FOR A COMPLEX, MULTIECHELON, SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK WITH UNCERTAIN DEMANDS 120

A MULTI-OBJECTIVE PROBABILISTIC-BASED METHOD TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM ALLOCATION OF TIME BUFFER IN CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES 121

ENHANCEMENT OF ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICIENCY AT SILVER ELECTRODEPOSITED ON COCONUT SHELL ACTIVATED CARBON BY MODULATING PULSE FREQUENCY 121

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TRUNCATED EULER POLYNOMIALS 122

A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A FIREFIGHTER DRONE 122

A NEW VISION-BASED METHOD USING DEEP LEARNING FOR DAMAGE INSPECTION IN WIND TURBINE BLADES 122

DOUBLY FED INDUCTION GENERATOR (DFIG) WIND TURBINE CONTROLLED BY ARTIFICIAL ORGANIC NETWORKS 122

A HIGH STEP-UP DC-DC CONVERTER WITH MPPT FOR PV APPLICATION 123

CPV SYSTEMS 123

INFLUENCE OF GROUND COVER RATIO ON OPTIMUM INVERTER SIZE IN CPV PLANTS 123

OPTIMUM SIZING OF THE INVERTER FOR MAXIMIZING THE ENERGY YIELD IN STATE-OF-THE-ART HIGH-CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS 124

SPECTRAL-MATCHING-RATIO MODELLING BASED ON ANNS AND ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS FOR THE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTI-JUNCTION CONCENTRATOR PV SYSTEMS 124

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SIMPLIFIED INDEXES FOR THE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS 125

A METHOD FOR THE OUTDOOR THERMAL CHARACTERISATION OF HIGH-CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES ALTERNATIVE TO THE IEC 62670-3 STANDARD 125

AN OUTDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR BLIND PEDESTRIANS USING GPS AND TACTILE-FOOT FEEDBACK 126

HYDRODYNAMIC DISPERSION IN HETEROGENEOUS ANISOTROPIC POROUS MEDIA: A SIMPLE MODEL FOR ANOMALOUS DIFFUSION EMERGENCE 126

ASSESSMENT OF HOW INCLUSIVE ARE SHOPPING CENTERS FOR BLIND PEOPLE 126

ENERGY RECYCLING THREE-PHASE EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR POWER FLOW CONTROL DEVICES 127

INPUT-CURRENT/OUTPUT-VOLTAGE RIPPLE MITIGATION IN THE DOUBLE DUAL BOOST CONVERTER 127

PHASOR, FREQUENCY AND ROCOF MEASUREMENTS IN MICROGRIDS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH 127

PMU BASED VOLTAGE STABILITYINDICES WITH INTERMEDIATE LOAD COMPENSATION 128

QUADRATIC BOOST CONVERTER BASED ON STACKABLE SWITCHING STAGES 128

STORAGE AND DISSIPATION LIMITS IN RESONANT SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CONVERTERS 128

ADAPTIVE NEURAL STRATEGIES FOR THE INTERACTIVE TRACKING FLIGHT OF TWO AERIAL VEHICLES 129

AN ACTIVE SUPPRESSION APPROACH OF HARMONIC FORCES IN A QUADROTOR 129

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AN EASY GUIDE FOR INVERTER DESIGN FOR RESIDENTIAL SMART BUILDING APPLICATIONS 129

INTERLEAVED RESONANT SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER 130

THE RESONANT DC-DC MULTILEVEL BOOST CONVERTER 130

QUADRATIC BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER WITH POSITIVE OUTPUT-VOLTAGE AND CONTINUOUS INPUT-CURRENT 130

QUADRATIC BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER WITH POSITIVE OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND MINIMUM RIPPLE POINT DESIGN 131

STROKEAGGREGATOR: CONSOLIDATING RAW SKETCHES INTO ARTIST- INTENDED CURVE DRAWINGS 131

I3GO+ AT RICATIM 2017: A SEMI-SUPERVISED APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE BETWEEN IMAGES AND TEXT-ANNOTATIONS 131

INGEOTEC AT MEX-A3T: AUTHOR PROFILING AND AGGRESSIVENESS ANALYSIS IN TWITTER USING µTC AND EVOMSA 132

OPTIMAL DESIGN OF SLIDING MODE CONTROL COMBINED WITH POSITIVE POSITION FEEDBACK 132

SEMANTIC GENETIC OPERATORS BASED ON A SELECTION MECHANISM TAILORED FOR THE ROOT FUNCTION 132

ROBUST MULTIBAND IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD BASED ON USER CLUES 133

REAL-TIME INDUCTION MOTOR VELOCITY CONTROLLER APPLYING SOSM SUPER-TWISTING COMBINED WITH STATE-FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION 133

REAL-TIME SOSM SUPER-TWISTING COMBINED WITH BLOCK CONTROL FOR REGULATING INDUCTION MOTOR VELOCITY 133

VIRTUAL VIBRATION ABSORBERS IN MOTION CONTROL OF A QUADROTOR AERIAL VEHICLE 134

PHOTONIC MILLIMETER-WAVE BRIDGE FOR MULTI-GBPS PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS 134

ACTIVE VIBRATION IN CIVIL STRUCTURES USING NEGATIVE ACCELERATION FEEDBACK 134

BIT ERROR RATE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CONSIDERING VELOCITY VARIATIONS OF THE MOBILE STATIONS 135

GEOMETRY-BASED STATISTICAL MODELING OF NON-WSSUS MOBILE-TO- MOBILE RAYLEIGH FADING CHANNELS 135

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS AND WORKSPACE SIMULATION OF HUMANOID ROBOT KUBO 135

INLINE FORCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT FOR ELECTRICAL MOTORS FOR MINING OPERATIONS IN CHILE: A NEW INSPECTION PROTOCOL 136

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10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) 13


U. Cooperativa de Colombia 19Graeco-Latina Brunensia 19Hipogrifo 19Universum 20Open Insight 20Revista de Letras 20Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía 21Classica et Christiana 21Hipogrifo 21Veritas 21


International Trade Journal 29Investigación Económica 29


Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua 35Contaduría y Administración 35Bolema - Mathematics Education Bulletin 36Applied Economics 36Economics and Sociology 36International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking 37Expert Systems with Applications 37International Journal of Production Economics 37Applied Economics 38International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 38Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 39Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 39International Journal of Management in Education 39World Economy and International Relations 40

Psychology Journal of the Higher School of Economics 40Voprosy Obrazovaniya 41Intercultural Education 41


Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 47International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies 47Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching 47Secuencia 48Springer International Publishing 48Taylor & Francis 48Revista de Comunicación 4910th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) 49Revista de Comunicación 49European Journal of Contemporary Education 50Cogent Social Sciences 51


Ocean and Coastal Management 55


10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) 6110th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) 61Revista Mexicana de Investigación Educativa 62Educación XX1 62


Gaceta Médica de México 67Axiomathes 67Archivos de Cardiología de México 68Journal of Ethnopharmacology 69Data in Brief 69Kidney International Reports 70

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Revista Alergia México 70International Journal of Obesity 70Genes 71Journal of Nanomaterials 71Journal of Biological Chemistry 72Food and Function 72American Journal of Kidney Diseases 73, 74Dermatology Online Journal 74Revista Española de Patología 75Current Topics in Membranes 75Salud Mental 75

FACULTAD DE DERECHO

Revista de Direito, Estado e Telecomunicacoes 81Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais 81Revista Derecho del Estado 82Hipogrifo 82Journal of International Arbitration 82Revista de Llengua i Dret 83Open Insight 83Cuestiones Constitucionales 83


Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía 89Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics 89Elenchos 89Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 90Brill Academic Publishers 90Revue Philosophique de Louvain 91Springer International Publishing 91Co-herencia 91


Mechanisms and Machine Science 101Proceedings of the 2018 3rd IEEE International Conference on Research in Intelligent and Computing in Engineering, RICE 2018 101Proceedings of the 2018 3rd IEEE 2018 Global Medical Engineering Physics Exchanges/Pan American Health Care Exchanges, GMEPE/PAHCE 2018 102Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience 102Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 102Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 103Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 103, 104, 105Optical Engineering 105

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers 105I2017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 106, 127Procedia Computer Science 106Proceedings of the International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 107Measurement: Journal of the International MeasurementConfederation 107, 1252017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2017 108, 133, 134, 135, 1362018 28th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2018 108, 130Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115International Journal of Production Economics 109Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 112, 113Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization 112Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 113Complexity 114, 115, 120, 121Procedia Computer Science 116Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 116Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 117International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management 117IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2018 118Energies 119Memetic Computing 119Expert Systems with Applications 119Custos e Agronegocio 120Automation in Construction 121Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 121Mathematica Slovaca 1222018 15th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control, CCE 2018 122Soft Computing 1232017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2017 AIP Conference Proceedings 123Academic Press 123AIP Conference Proceedings 124Solar Energy 124Energy 124, 125Applied Sciences 126Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 126Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 126IEEE Latin America Transactions 127, 128

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Electric Power Systems Research 127IET Power Electronics 128Mathematical Problems in Engineering 12825th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshima Calling 12925th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV2018: Hiroshima Calling 1292017 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronicsand Computing, ROPEC 2017 129, 132, 133IET Power Electronics 131ACM Transactions on Graphics 131CEUR Workshop Proceedings 132Studies in Computational Intelligence 132IEEE Access 13425th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV2018: Hiroshima Calling 134Physical Communication 134IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 135IEEE Latin America Transactions 136

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