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Researchers at the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) involved in the development of an application to integrate data from electronic ID for the mobile phone SIM card to use the terminal as a means of personal identification.
The prototype of NIDC, recently presented at the last Mobile World Congress (Mobile World Congress) From Barcelona, securely identifies the user by eDNI data housed in the mobile phone SIM card. “SIM cards are like little computers we carry in our mobile devices that allow us to store data and run applications with the advantage of having a high level of confidence,” says the professor, Department of Telematics Engineering UC3M, Celeste Campo, the principal investigator of this project developed in collaboration with Telefonica I + D and Secuware.
Researchers at the Madrid public universities have made the application that runs on mobile phone and interacting with the end user through a graphical interface. The operation is relatively simple: the system obtains personal information and allows the identification and authorization of eDNI stored on the SIM card inserted in the terminal. “With these data, interacts with the services offered by the company Secuware and allow us to access the web services that support the eID card authentication,” explains Professor Celeste Campo.
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Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a set of intense and disordered contractions occur in the ventricles, the lower part of the heart. In 40% suffered respiratory arrests outside a hospital, it was found that the first heart rate corresponds to the FV, and the only way to combat it is by electric shock provided by defibrillation.
The presence of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the street, in public places is increasingly common. Telecommunications Engineer Irusta Unai has improved optimization of these machines, to develop an innovative algorithm. That puts it in his doctoral thesis, New signal processing algorithms for automated external defibrillators (New signal processing algorithms for automated external defibrillators), presented at the UPV / EHU.
When an AED is activated, the first thing is checking your heart rate (electrocardiogram) of the patient, before causing the first shock. That is, first of all must identify if the arrhythmia can defibrillate or not, because the downloads are not useful only in the first case.
Precisely on this point is where he made his greatest contribution Irusta. Arrhythmias in adults and children who suffer this type of stops are not equal, and this researcher was responsible for merging the data from each other. Thus, it has created an innovative algorithm for DAE correctly distinguishes both rhythms can defibrillate and those not in children and adults.
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Phone operator and internet NTT and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Company) announced Tuesday, February 22, 2011 have successfully transmitted a video standard Super Hi-Vision from one country to another, not on a network dedicated to the transmission, but on a shared network.
Super Hi-Vision (SHV) is the Japanese name used by NHK to talk about the standard UHDTV (Ultra High Definition Television). Resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels is 16 times greater than the current standard for high definition (HDTV). This experimental format, developed by NHK and also used by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in the United Kingdom and RAI (Radiotelevisione Italia) in Italy, is still in its infancy. The first public applications are planned between 2016 and 2020. Initially, the test wants NHK to broadcast on giant screens for sports events happening outside of Japan.
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The scientists, led by professor of the University of Granada, Evaristo Jimenez, develops an investigation to implement a single information system to aid decision making in science policy. Invetigadores team has conducted a pilot test in the hospital environment.
The project is called Model for the management and exploitation of information resources in science and technology for the scientific evaluation, And is promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science of Andalusian with 100,500 euros. The system is aimed at companies interested in research, universities, research centers and government departments.
For now, scientists have conducted a pilot test that involves the implantation of a platform applied to the hospital system. “We have taken a sample of researchers in the field of health Hospital Clinico San Carlos de Madrid and we are seeing if a system initially designed for decision-making in the field of general administration and universities, is transferable to a health environment “, says Jose Navarrete, a member of the research group.
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A team of researchers from the Communication Engineering Department (DICOM), University of Cantabria works, together with Indra Espacio in the development of communications systems equipment and high-capacity aircraft applications in both manned and unmanned. The latter are known as UAVs by the acronym “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.”
The group composed of teachers and Antonio Angel Mediavilla Bowl, along with investigators A. Tribak, Karen Cepero and Sandra Pana, has designed several subsystems flight terminal and ground, among which is the complex system with automatic tracking antenna compensates for aircraft movements and ensure the correct pointing (“tracking” ) in any situation. Likewise, other components have been developed to feed the antennas.
Given the small size available in the aircraft (especially in unmanned), the miniaturization of equipment on board is a key constraint has been overcome thanks to the collaboration of the company Cantabrian precision machining Utilmec SL
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UPM Researchers analyzed the different experiences of urban mobility that have been held for years in Europe to develop the most appropriate forms of mobility to new needs.
The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (PMUS) are proving to be one of the most effective tools for sustainable mobility in our cities, so the analysis (1) of the different European experiences is emerging as one of the best techniques study to develop sustainable urban mobility. Along these lines, researchers Transportation Research Center Polytechnic University of Madrid (TRANSandT) have been developed which today can be considered a reference manual in Spain for the development of PMUS: the Handbook for the development and implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.
Europe is one of the most urbanized continents, approximately 75% of the population (4 out of 5 Europeans) live in cities, and it is expected that by 2020 will be 80%. Moreover, urban transport contributes 40% of transport CO2 emissions (carbon dioxide, which causes the greenhouse effect) and 70% of NOx (nitrogen oxides that cause acid rain and lung cancer) , to say nothing of the PM10 (particles that can cause asthma and lung disease) and other pollutants just as pernicious. However, it is also “causative“10% of GDP in Europe, employing more than 10 million people, not to mention his role as factor of cohesion and competitiveness.
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Researchers from the Biomedical Informatics Group (IBIMER), directed by Dr. Montserrat Robles and ITACA from the Institute of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, have developed new software that allows to know in an objective and automatic status and evolution of brain tissue affected by any neurological disease. The system measures the volume of different parts of the brain from magnetic resonance images automatically much faster than current methods.
This new software will be available for all clinical and research community, since it is based on Open Source code is one of the most accurate and advanced than currently exists in the world and is another milestone for the diagnosis, evaluation and monitoring clinical diseases such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis or other central nervous system disease. In its development have worked together with researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia Dr. Luis Martí-Bonmatí (head of hospital radiology service Chiron Valencia) and experts from the Montreal Neurological Institute (Canada).
“This new system provides objective measures of brain anatomy and to study individually specific volumes of each part of the brain. Furthermore, it is a fully automatic method, a basic feature for physicians, “said Jose Vicente Manjarrez, a researcher at the Biomedical Informatics Group at the UPV and designer of the new software.
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Telecommunications and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTTC) has recently been funded as part of the fifth convocation of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union for four new research projects whose launch meetings were held in September 2010. Three of these projects will study issues related to the new paradigm of “Internet of things” and the fourth will focus on the paradigm of cognitive radio.
“Internet of things” refers to the interconnection of objects and devices for everyday use such as cars, phones, appliances, among others, through devices capable of collecting information, such as sensors. The “Internet of things” will generate a wide variety of intelligent applications and services to solve many of the problems we face in our daily lives.
For example, remote monitoring systems for health help to ease the shortage of medical personnel of the company’s future intelligent transport systems will help reduce traffic congestion or problems caused by this, as pollution, the recovery recyclable material can be made more efficient, etc.
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Group Information Technology ( GTI ) of the Superior Technical School of Telecommunication Engineering at the University of Vigo and Gradiant transferred to the Guardia Civil an innovative tool that improves the detection and identification of pedophiles on the net exchanges of previously used systems . VICUS under the name of this new application allowed the detection and attribution of 19 people under Telemachus operation on suspicion of a crime of corruption of minors , by carrying , possessing and distributing child pornography.
After a year and a half joint of Technology Group Information and Gradiant UVigo ( Telecommunications Technological Center of Galicia), this is the first operation where the Civil Guard uses this application for Advanced Research in P2P networks , detecting sharing computer files with this content in two of these networks. Researchers at the University assumed the task of research and development and assumed the duties Gradiant transfer and professional R & D of this pioneering system .
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Multimedia applications such as HDTV , video streaming and digital cameras , which are increasingly connected to the web, requiring the establishment of a local network reliably and efficiently.
Today , it becomes possible to transfer data through the grid , the technique is called “Powerline Communications ( PLC ) . Each outlet offers a gateway to the network, so there is more need for additional cable networks . Modems “Powerline ” current use both inputs sockets , phase and neutral, for data transfer .
The Institute of information transmission [ 1] and the German research department of Sony , both located in Stuttgart, jointly developing new methods known as ” Multiple Input , Multiple Output ( MIMO ) . The goal is to investigate and test the use of a third channel transmission and reception.
wireless networks such as WiFi or WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) are well suited to the networking of mobile devices. Nevertheless , it should tolerate some variations in speed and quality, which is acceptable for PC users. In terms of television , particularly HDTV , viewers need a high flow rate, constant over several hours of good quality. In WLAN networks, signal strength and speed are also influenced by atmospheric pressure and thus the vibration of the walls in buildings.
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Today , it becomes possible to transfer data through the grid , the technique is called “Powerline Communications ( PLC ) . Each outlet offers a gateway to the network, so there is more need for additional cable networks . Modems “Powerline ” current use both inputs sockets , phase and neutral, for data transfer .