Voice communication module for automotive instrument panel indicators based on virtual assistant open-source solution - Mycroft AI

Módulo de comunicación de voz para indicadores de un panel de instrumentos automotriz basado en la solución de asistente virtual de código abierto - Mycroft AI

Ricardo Hernández Mejía FRANCISCO JAVIER IBARRA VILLEGAS CAIN PEREZ WENCES (2023, [Artículo])

This work was originated from the increasing interest in several industries to implement voice based virtual assistant solutions powered by the Natural Language Processing field of study. This work is focused on the automotive industry Human Machine Interface related products, specifically the Instrument Panel. Nowadays people are constantly using virtual assistants like Google Assistant, Alexa, Cortana or Siri on their electronic devices. Furthermore, 31% of cars have a built-in virtual assistant, for example Ford uses Alexa, Merced­es-Benz and Hyundai use Google Assistant, BMW and Nissan use Cortana, GM uses IBM Watson, Honda uses Hana and Toyota uses YUI. Apart from the proprietary solutions described earlier, there are also contemporary open-source generic solutions available on the market, such as Mycroft AI which stands out from other technologies due to ready to deploy, well documented, simple installation on a Linux PC or RPI SoC, and simple execution. This paper presents a way to use Mycroft AI as an alternative to add artificial intelligence-based voice assistance to applications in the automotive domain. The voice communication module presented here drives notifications related to three different entities: seat belt, fuel level and battery level, all of them are telltales present in any automotive Instrument Panel. Since the Mycroft AI design approach is based on Human Centered Design (HCD), the voice communication module presented here provides real user experience (UX) based design. As a conclusion, Mycroft AI demonstrates great potential as an alternative to add voice assistance to automotive industry Human Machine Interface related products. About future work, due to the fact that Mycroft AI is based on Python, there are many possibilities for connecting and expanding the voice communication module by using countless Python libraries in order to import and process any type of information, in any format or source, for example the information from communication technologies like CAN, LIN, Ethernet, MOST, GPS or any other device or technology in order to create comprehensive automotive solutions.

Este trabajo se originó del creciente interés por parte de diferentes industrias para implementar soluciones de asistente virtual basado en voz impulsadas por el campo de estudio del Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural. Este trabajo está enfocado en los productos relacionados a la Interfaz Humano Máquina de la industria automotriz, específicamente el Panel de Instrumentos. Hoy en día las personas usan constantemente asistentes virtuales como Google Assistant, Alexa, Cortana o Siri en sus dispositivos electrónicos. Más aún, 31% de los autos tienen un asistente virtual integrado, por ejemplo, Ford usa Alexa, Mercedes-Benz y Hyundai usan Google Assistant, BMW y Nissan usan Cortana, GM usa IBM Watson, Honda usa Hana y Toyota usa YUI. Aparte de las soluciones de marca registrada descritas anteriormente, también hay soluciones genéricas de código abierto contemporáneas disponibles en el mercado, tales como Mycroft AI que se hace notar por sobre otras tecnologías por características como listo para usar, bien documentada, instalación simple en una PC Linux o RPI SoC, y una ejecución simple. Este artículo presenta una manera de usar Mycroft AI como una alternativa para agregar inteligencia artificial basada en asistencia de voz a aplicaciones en el dominio automotriz. El módulo de comunicación de voz presentado aquí maneja notificaciones relacionadas a tres diferentes entidades: cinturón de seguridad, nivel de gasolina y nivel de batería, todos ellos son indicadores virtuales presentes en cualquier Panel de Instrumentos Automotriz. Dado que el enfoque de diseño de Mycroft AI se basa en Diseño Centrado en el Human (HCD), el módulo de comunicación por voz presentado aquí provee un diseño basado en experiencia de usuario (UX) real. Como conclusión, Mycroft AI demuestra gran potencial como una alternativa para agregar asistencia de voz a los productos relacionados a Interfaz Humano Máquina de la industria automotriz. Acerca del trabajo a futuro, debido al hecho que Mycroft AI está basado en Python, existen muchas posibilidades para conectar y expandir el módulo de comunicación por voz a través del uso de innumerables bibliotecas de Python para importar y procesar cualquier tipo de información, en cualquier formato o fuente, por ejemplo la información proveniente de tecnologías de comunicación tales como CAN, LIN, Ethernet, MOST, GPS o cualquier otro dispositivo o tecnología para crear soluciones automotrices integrales.

Authorship acknowledgment. Ricardo Hernández Mejía: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Research, Resources, Original draft, Visualization, Project administration. Francisco Javier Ibarra Villegas: Review and Editing, Supervision, Project Administration. Cain Pérez Wences: Review and Editing.

Acknowledgment. To Posgrado CIATEQ A.C. due to the institutional support and guidance received to conclude this work in a professional and successful way. To Continental Automotive Occidente due to the sponsorship provided to perform the master’s degree along with Posgrado CIATEQ A.C. which made possible this work. To Dr. Francisco Javier Ibarra Villegas due to their guidance and support on the process to shape and concrete this work.

Instrument panel Virtual assistant Voice communication module Mycroft AI Human centered design User experience Panel de instrumentos Asistente virtual Módulo de comunicación por voz Diseño centrado en el humano Experiencia de usuario INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Resolución de disputas comerciales y flujos de Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) hacia los Estados Mexicanos

MITZI MAGALI MORENO VARGAS MANUEL DE JESUS GOMEZ ZALDIVAR (2018, [Artículo])

En este trabajo se analiza la relación existente entre los flujos de IED que reciben los distintos estados del país, y el estado de derecho en las entidades, para el periodo 2007-2015. El estado de derecho en las entidades se aproxima con una medida de eficiencia de su sistema de justicia; específicamente, se mide el número de días que toma resolver disputas comerciales en cortes locales. En principio, un menor tiempo en la resolución judicial de las disputas debería incentivar que las entidades reciban mayores flujos de IED; esto debido a que los procesos judiciales tienen costos, potencialmente importantes para las empresas. Los resultados muestran una relación negativa y significativa entre el número de días que toma resolver las disputas comerciales y la cantidad de inversión extranjera directa que recibe el estado

In this work, we analyze the relationship between FDI flows and a rule of law indicator in Mexican states, during the period 2007-2015. The states’ rule of law is a measure of the efficiency in their justice system; specifically, it measures the number of days that takes to solve commercial disputes in local courts. In principle, we expect that the shorter the time it takes to resolve commercial disputes should encourage entities to receive higher flows of FDI. Long, drawn-out court disputes are costly for firms, which in turn may translate into lower growth rates due to the negative impact of these costs on their levels of investment. The results show a negative and significant relationship between the number of days it takes to resolve commercial disputes and the amount of direct foreign investment the state receives

CIENCIAS SOCIALES Inversión extranjera directa Sistema de Justicia Datos de panel

Genetic diversity and genome-wide association study for the phenology response of winter wheats of North America, Western Asia, and Europe

Susanne Dreisigacker Marta Lopes Miguel Sanchez-Garcia (2023, [Artículo])

Winter Wheat Panel Precision Phenology Effective Markers CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GENETIC DIVERSITY (AS RESOURCE) GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES PHENOLOGY PHOTOPERIODICITY POPULATION STRUCTURE VERNALIZATION WINTER WHEAT

Determinantes del comportamiento de queja del consumidor en México

Determinants of consumer complaint behavior in Mexico

IGNACIO JAVIER CRUZ RODRIGUEZ JAVIER GALAN FIGUEROA (2019, [Artículo])

El objetivo del trabajo es explicar los determinantes del comportamiento de queja del consumidor en los niveles socioeconómico y empresa. Para ello se acude a la metodología de datos de panel estático a fin de estimar el impacto de los determinantes de las quejas de los consumidores. Los resultados a nivel socioeconómico indican que las quejas se encuentran determinadas por el ingreso, las conciliaciones a favor de los consumidores y por la población residente en zonas urbanas. Mientras a nivel empresa los resultados muestran que tanto la cuota de mercado como el tamaño de la firma afectan positivamente las quejas. Se concluye que los resultados coinciden con la literatura revisada y que se puede esperar un aumento en el número de quejas presentadas por los consumidores.

This work aims to quantify the determinants of consumer complaint behavior in socioeconomic and business levels. For this purpose, the static panel data methodology is used in order to estimate the impact of consumer complaints both at the federal level of the Mexican Republic and at the level of the main companies that are considered leaders in their field. The results by the state indicate that the complaints are determined by income, reconciliations in favor of consumers and population residing in urban areas.While at the company level, the results show that both market share and company size positively affect consumer complaints. In conclusion, the results agree with the literature reviewed, and a rise in the number of complaints is possible.

HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA Datos de panel Efectos fijos y efectos aleatorios Satisfacción de los consumidores Quejas del consumidor Panel data models Fixed effects and random effects Consumer complaint

Análisis de la implementación de los lineamientos técnicos específicos para la reapertura de las actividades económicas de las pequeñas empresas en Cuernavaca, Morelos

DIANA LAURA HERNÁNDEZ CARLOS (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

El presente trabajo habla de cómo afecto la pandemia por COVID 19 a las pequeñas y medianas empresas de Cuernavaca, Morelos, y las medidas de prevención que las autoridades de salud emitieron en qué consisten, cómo se debían llevar a cabo para garantizar la continuidad de las operaciones de forma segura durante la etapa crítica de la pandemia.

Se analiza la implementación por parte de estas pequeñas y medianas empresas, y el cómo fueron informados y capacitados para ello, así como los recursos con los que contaron.

CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS Pandemia, lineamiento, reapertura, conocimiento, implementación. recursos

Impacto de COVID-19 sobre el consumo eléctrico de las PYMES de la Zona Metropolitana de Aguascalientes

Alonso Darío Pizarro Lagunas (2021, [Tesis de maestría])

La irrupción de COVID-19 en el escenario mundial no sólo se convirtió en una crisis de salud pública sino una crisis económica que tuvo efectos heterogéneos en muchos países en el mundo. En particular, muchas economías experimentaron una fuerte contracción en su producto interno bruto debido en gran parte a las medidas de distanciamiento social y restricción de actividades no esenciales que los países adoptaron para proteger la salud de sus habitantes. Esto afectó al sector eléctrico, ya que muchas industrias disminuyeron su consumo energético. En México, las pequeñas y medianas empresas representan una parte importante del consumo eléctrico de la industria. En este sentido, tomando una muestra representativa de pequeños y medianos establecimientos de la Zona Metropolitana de Aguascalientes estudiamos el comportamiento del consumo eléctrico de estas empresas notando que hubo caídas significativas del consumo eléctrico cuando irrumpió la pandemia en marzo de 2020 en la ZMA. Además, notamos que la caída en consumo eléctrico fue más pronunciada para establecimientos en el sector de servicios que establecimientos en el sector de comercios durante la pandemia. Además, se concluye que las disminuciones en la jornada laboral jugaron un papel importante en esta contracción, mientras que las medidas como digitalización y reducción de empleados no estuvieron relacionadas con la variación de consumo eléctrico en estos pequeños y medianos establecimientos.

Small business -- Energy consumption -- Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- on -- Aguascalientes (Mexico) -- Econometric models. COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Aguascalientes (Mexico) -- Economic aspects. CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES

Effects of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins on marine mammals, seabirds and geoduck fisheriesin the Northern Gulf of California during 2015-2019

Efectos de las toxinas paralizantes en mamíferos y aves marinas, y en las pesqueríasde almeja generosa del Norte del Golfo de California durante 2015-2019

Jennifer Medina Elizalde (2021, [Tesis de doctorado])

Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs) are a group of neurotoxins produced by some marine dinoflagellates species. During the harmful algal blooms (HABs) of these species, PSTs accumulate in bivalves which become the main vector of the toxins to humans. Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) is the most important shellfish toxin syndrome in Mexico related to HABs and the only one associated with human fatalities. At least four HABs of Gymnodinium catenatum occurred in the Northern Gulf of California (NGC) between 2015 and 2019. In 2015, a G. catenatum HAB caused multispecies mass mortalities of sea mammals and seabirds. More than 1,000 seabirds and 240 marine mammals were affected. Also, the intoxication of at least five people were associated with this HAB. The presence of G. catenatum was registered from January to May. The sardine “bocona” (Cetengraulis mysticetus) was the main vector of the PSTs to animals. Economic activities have been also impacted by HABs in the NGC. Multiple prohibitions (sanitary bans) to the harvesting and exportation of the geoduck clam Panopea globosa have been implemented in the region. The metabolism of the PSTs in the siphon and visceral mass was characterized, this information is necessary when creating management plans for this important fishery. A maximum toxicity of 16,740 µgSTX eq Kg-1 was detected on the visceral mass, with a depuration rate of 4.3% day-1. C1&2 were the most abundant analogues detected in geoduck samples collected during the HAB appearance. The concentration of these analogues decreased in the first weeks, and the more toxic analogues GTX5, dcGTX3 and dcSTX were detected. Five and seven months after the occurrence of the HAB, M-type analogues and STX were detected also in the visceral mass of the clams. This is the first description of the biotransformation of PST in P. globlosa. Monitoring of PSTs levels in bivalves, and particularly during HABs requires reliable results in a short period of time. To meet analytic demands, Mexican Health Authorities implemented the Scotia Rapid Testing (SRT). SRT and HPLC-PCOX, the reference methodology in the US and Canada, were compared with the mouse bioassay (MBA), the reference methodology in Mexico. The good correlation (R2=0.91) between HPLC-PCOX and MBA indicates that HPLC-PCOX is suitable for monitoring PSTs in P. globosa. However, it was found that STR was not an accurate methodology as more than 67% of false positives were registered. G. catenatum HABs have occurr

Las toxinas paralizantes (PST) son un grupo de neurotoxinas producidas por algunas especies de dinoflagelados marinos. Durante los Florecimientos Algales Nocivos (FAN) de estas especies, las PST se acumulan en bivalvos, que son el principal vector de las toxinas al hombre. La intoxicación paralizante por consumo de mariscos (PSP) es el síndrome asociado a toxinas en moluscos producidas por FAN más importante en México, y el único relacionado con muertes humanas. Al menos cuatro FANs de Gymnodinium catenatum ocurrieron en el norte del Golfo de California (NGC) entre 2015 y 2019. En 2015, el FAN provocó la mortalidad de más de 1,000 aves y 240 mamíferos marinos de distintas especies. Además, al menos 5 personas presentaron síntomas de intoxicación PSP. G. catenatum se registró de enero a mayo. La sardina “bocona” (Cetengraulis mysticetus) fue el principal vector de las PST hacia los animales. Las actividades económicas también se han visto afectadas por los FAN en el NGC debido a la implementación de vedas a la pesca y exportación de la almeja generosa Panopea globosa. En este trabajo, se caracterizó el metabolismo de las PST en el sifón y la masa visceral de la almeja, esta información es necesaria para la elaboración de planes de manejo para esta importante pesquería. La toxicidad máxima detectada fue 16,740 µg STXeq Kg-1 en la masa visceral, con una tasa de depuración de 4.3% día-1. C1&2 fueron los análogos más abundantes en muestras recolectadas al inicio del FAN, su concentración disminuyó en las primeras semanas y los análogos más tóxicos GTX5, dcGTX3 y dcSTX fueron detectados. Cinco y siete meses después de la aparición del FAN, se detectaron análogos de tipo M y STX. Esta es la primera descripción de la biotransformación de PSTs en P. globlosa. El monitoreo de las toxinas en bivalvos, particularmente durante un FAN, requiere la generación de resultados confiables en poco tiempo. Para satisfacer las demandas analíticas, las autoridades mexicanas implementaron el uso de Scotia Rapid Testing (SRT). En este trabajo, se compararon SRT y HPLC-PCOX, la metodología de referencia en EE.UU. y Canadá, con el bioensayo en ratón (MBA), la metodología de referencia en México. La buena correlación (R2 = 0.91) entre HPLC-PCOX y MBA indica que HPLC-PCOX es adecuado para monitorear PSTs en P. globosa, mientras que STR no es una metodología precisa ya que se registraron más de 67% de falsos positivos. Los FAN de G. catenatum se han producido en el NGC entre enero ...

Harmful Algae Bloom, Gymnodinium catenatum, Panopea globosa, HPLC-PCOX, Mousse Bioassay Florecimientos algales nocivos, Gymnodinium catenatum, Panopea globosa, HPLCPCOX, Bioensayo en ratón BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA

Hyperiid amphipods from the Gulf of Ulloa and offshore region, Baja California: The possible role of the gelatinous zooplankton as a transport vector into the coastal shelf waters

Bertha Lavaniegos (2020, [Artículo])

Hyperiid amphipod species from the Gulf of Ulloa, Baja California, and the adjacent region (from the shelf break to 200 km offshore) were analyzed to evaluate diversity and abundances. This productive area supports small-scale commercial fisheries, including sand bass (Paralabrax nebulifer), California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus), abalones, clams, and others. Strong coastal upwelling events were observed during summer seasons of the period 2002-2008 between Punta Eugenia and Punta Abreojos. The upwelling plumes at Punta Abreojos are transported southward in slope waters bordering the coastal shelf of the Gulf of Ulloa, contributing to the separation of coastal and oceanic regions, and explain differences in amphipod diversity and abundances between both regions. In the offshore region, the most abundant species were Vibilia armata, Lestrigonus schizogeneios, Primno brevidens, and Eupronoe minuta, similar to previous findings in northern regions of Baja California and southern California. However, abundances of these species were lower (10-30 individuals/1000 m3), only reaching 20-50% of abundance levels reported off northern Baja California. In the coastal shelf of the Gulf of Ulloa, amphipods were virtually absent during 2002, 2003 and 2006. However, during 2004 and 2005, abundances of P. brevidens increased (54 and 20 ind/1000 m3, respectively). Moreover, during the late summer of 2007, abundances of L. schizogeneios, P. brevidens, Lycaea nasuta, Lycaea pulex, and Simorhynchotus antennarius increased considerably (261, 39, 31, 68, 416 ind/1000 m3, respectively), indicating occasional utilization of the coastal shelf by pelagic amphipods. Changes in gelatinous populations (medusae, siphonophores, ctenophores, doliolids, and salps) paralleled changes in hyperiid populations, with highest abundances in 2005-2008 in the coastal shelf. Significant correlations of 17 amphipod species with gelatinous taxa, which are often used as host organisms by hyperiid amphipods, suggest that gelatinous presence enhanced hyperiid abundance and promoted the progression of hyperiid amphipods onto the coastal shelf during parts of the 2002-2008 period. © 2020 Bertha E. Lavaniegos. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

abalone, Amphipoda, article, Baja California, clam, clinical article, Ctenophora, Eugenia, female, fishery, human, human experiment, male, medusa, nonhuman, Panulirus interruptus, plume, summer, zooplankton, Amphipoda, animal, California, ecosystem, CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

Effects of geostrophic kinetic energy on the distribution of mesopelagic fish larvae in the southern Gulf of California in summer/fall stratified seasons

FERNANDO CONTRERAS CATALA (2016, [Artículo])

Effects of geostrophic kinetic energy flux on the three-dimensional distribution of fish larvae of mesopelagic species (Vinciguerria lucetia, Diogenichthys laternatus, Benthosema panamense and Triphoturus mexicanus) in the southern Gulf of California during summer and fall seasons of stronger stratification were analyzed. The greatest larval abundance was found at sampling stations in geostrophic kinetic energy-poor areas (<7.5 J/m3), where the distribution of the dominant species tended to be stratified. Larvae of V. lucetia (average abundance of 318 larvae/10m2) and B. panamense (174 larvae/10m2) were mostly located in and above the pycnocline (typically ∼ 40 m depth). In contrast, larvae of D. laternatus (60 larvae/10m2) were mainly located in and below the pycnocline. On the other hand, in sampling stations from geostrophic kinetic energy-rich areas (> 21 J/m3), where mesoscale eddies were present, the larvae of the dominant species had low abundance and were spread more evenly through the water column, in spite of the water column stratification. For example, in a cyclonic eddy, V. lucetia larvae (34 larvae/10m2) extended their distribution to, at least, the limit of sampling 200 m depth below the pycnocline, while D. laternatus larvae (29 larvae/10m2) were found right up to the surface, both probably as a consequence mixing and secondary circulation in the eddy. Results showed that the level of the geostrophic kinetic energy flux affects the abundance and the three-dimensional distribution of mesopelagic fish larvae during the seasons of stronger stratification, indicating that areas with low geostrophic kinetic energy may be advantageous for feeding and development of mesopelagic fish larvae because of greater water column stability. © 2016 Contreras-Catala et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Article, autumn, Benthosema panamense, Diogenichthys laternatus, environmental factor, environmental parameters, fish, geographic distribution, geostrophic kinetic energy, hydrography, larva, nonhuman, population abundance, population dispersion, pop CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA

Genetic analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 strains that have been isolated in Mexico since 1998

CARLOS ABRAHAM GUERRERO RUIZ (2017, [Artículo])

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen that has been isolated worldwide from clinical cases, most of which have been associated with seafood consumption. Environmental and clinical toxigenic strains of V. parahaemolyticus that were isolated in Mexico from 1998 to 2012, including those from the only outbreak that has been reported in this country, were characterized genetically to assess the presence of the O3:K6 pandemic clone, and their genetic relationship to strains that are related to the pandemic clonal complex (CC3). Pathogenic tdh+ and tdh+/trh+ strains were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Also, the entire genome of a Mexican O3:K6 strain was sequenced. Most of the strains were tdh/ORF8-positive and corresponded to the O3:K6 serotype. By PFGE and MLST, there was very close genetic relationship between ORF8/O3:K6 strains, and very high genetic diversities from non-pandemic strains. The genetic relationship is very close among O3:K6 strains that were isolated in Mexico and sequences that were available for strains in the CC3, based on the PubMLST database. The whole-genome sequence of CICESE-170 strain had high similarity with that of the reference RIMD 2210633 strain, and harbored 7 pathogenicity islands, including the 4 that denote O3:K6 pandemic strains. These results indicate that pandemic strains that have been isolated in Mexico show very close genetic relationship among them and with those isolated worldwide. © 2017 Guerrero et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Article, bacterial strain, biofouling, controlled study, Crassostrea, food intake, gene sequence, genetic analysis, genetic variability, Japan, Mexican, Mexico, molecular phylogeny, nonhuman, pandemic, pathogenicity island, sea food, serotyping, toxi BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA GENÉTICA GENÉTICA