Planting rice at monsoon onset could mitigate the impact of temperature stress on rice–wheat systems of Bihar, India

Carlo Montes Anton Urfels Eunjin Han Balwinder-Singh (2023, [Artículo])

Rainy Season TIMESAT APSIM Agricultural Production Systems Simulator Climate Adaptation CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA RICE WHEAT MONSOONS WET SEASON CROP MODELLING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

Remedies for the Inconsistences in the Times of Execution of the Unsorted Database Search Algorithm within the Wave Approach

Manuel Ávila Aoki José Benito Elizalde Salas (2017, [Artículo])

The typical semiclassical wave version of the unsorted database search algorithm based on a system of coupled simple harmonic oscillators does not consider an important ingredient of Grovers original algorithm as it is quantum entanglement. The role of entanglement in the wave version of the unsorted database search algorithm is explored and contradictions with the time of execution of Grovers algorithm are found. We remedy the contradictions by employing two arguments, one of them qualitative and the other quantitative. For the qualitative argument we employ the probabilistic nature of a legitimate quantum algorithm and remedy the above inconsistence. Within the quantitative argument we identify a parameter in the wave version of the unsorted database search algorithm which is related to entanglement. The contradiction with the time of execution of Grovers algorithm is solved by choosing an appropriate values of such a parameter which incorporates entanglement to the wave version of the unsorted database search algorithm. The utility of the present arguments are evident if the wave version of the unsorted data base search algorithm is experimentally implemented through a system of N quantum dots with a harmonic oscillator potential as a confinement potential for each of the quantum dots. Each of the above N vibrating quantum dots must be coupled to an extra single vibrating quantum dot which entangles to all of them. In order to obtain optimal results, the coupling constants of the mentioned quantum dots should be adjusted in the way described in the present work.

Computación Unsorted database search Grover algorithm wave entanglement queries time Computación Unsorted database search Grover algorithm wave entanglement queries time INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

The past, the present, the future, and occupational self-efficacy: an attributions and cultural differences perspective

Daniel Arturo Cernas Ortiz (2023, [Artículo, Artículo])

This study´s objective was to examine empirical relationships between three dimensions of time perspective (future, present fatalistic, and past negative) and occupational self-efficacy. By surveying Mexican (n = 286) and U.S. (n = 272) respondents, we also tested the moderating role of culture. Regression analyses revealed that time perspective dimensions have significant associations with occupational self-efficacy, being future time perspective more potent than its past negative and present fatalistic counterparts. Moderation analyses indicated that none of the examined time perspective-self-efficacy relationships varied significantly between the U.S. and Mexico. Overall, this study suggests that relationships between time perspective and occupational self-efficacy vary according to different temporal dimensions, that future TP is key to develop occupational self-efficacy, and that cultural values may not exert a significant influence on the time perspective-occupational self-efficacy connection.

Perspectiva de tiempo autoeficacia diferencias culturales análisis de moderación CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES Time perspective self-efficacy cultural differences moderation analysis

Análisis de velocidad de soldadura robotizada para proceso MIG en acero1045 AISI

Carlos Eduardo Hernández Acero (2022, [Tesis de maestría])

Esta investigación denominada “análisis de velocidad de soldadura robotizada para proceso MIG en acero 1045 AISI” busca el desarrollo de un modelo matemático que permita, mediante parámetros conocidos, el cálculo de la penetración de soldadura en piezas unidas con proceso Metal Inert Gas (MIG). El objetivo se centra en buscar la combinación de valores paramétricos para la velocidad de soldadura, el voltaje y la corriente, los que se obtienen mediante la aplicación de un diseño experimental, que, ejecutadas en el proceso, pueda lograr una penetración de soldadura aceptable para la unión de la pieza. El modelo de superficie de respuesta aplicado fue un diseño de experimentos 2k con diseño central compuesto, y posteriormente el modelo se utilizó para estimar la velocidad de soldadura. Este diseño de experimentos se ejecutó por medio del programa estadístico Minitab versión 17. (Hernández Acero et al., 2022). Una vez teniendo la penetración de soldadura deseada en la pieza, se puede calcular la velocidad de soldadura necesaria para el cálculo de tiempo ciclo y utilizar los parámetros definidos de corriente y voltaje. Los valores de estos factores serán útiles para comenzar la programación del robot ya con la celda funcional y reducir el tiempo de arranque en automático (Hernández Acero et al., 2022).

This research, named “robotic welding speed analysis for MIG process in 1045 AISI steel”, seeks to develop a mathematical model that allow, through know parameters, the calculation of welding penetration in parts joined with Metal Inert Gas (MIG) process. The objective is focused on finding the combination of parametric values for robot welding speed, voltage and current, which are obtained through the application of a design of experiments, which, executed in the process, can achieve an acceptable welding penetration for the union of the part. The response surface model applied was a 2k design of experiments with central composite design, and subsequently the model was used to estimate the welding speed. This design of experiments was obtained using the statistical software Minitab version 17. (Hernández Acero et al., 2022). Once having the desired welding penetration in the part, it can calculate the welding speed necessary for the cycle time calculation and use the defined parameters of current and voltage to start programming the robot with the functional cell and reduce the time of startup (Hernández Acero et al., 2022).

Soldadura MIG Penetración Tiempo ciclo Velocidad de soldadura MIG welding Penetration Cycle time Welding speed INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Implementación de la metodología Lean Sigma en un proceso de ensamble de engranes y cadenas: Caso de estudio

Omar Celis Juan Alfonso Toscano Moctezuma (2022, [Artículo, Artículo])

RESUMEN

La metodología orientada a solución de problemas propuesta en este artículo de investigación tiene como objetivo actuar a la velocidad de Lean brindando resultados en al menos cuatro semanas. Las cinco fases de esta metodología son: identificar y medir el problema; encontrar las posibles causas que están generándolo; desarrollar una solución empleando herramientas de Lean o de Seis Sigma; una vez implementada la solución, verificarla con una corrida de comprobación y, finalmente, desarrollar un plan de control para asegurar que el estado alcanzado se mantenga en el mediano y largo plazos. Para comprobar la efectividad de la metodología Lean Sigma, se presenta un caso de aplicación en un proceso que no cumple con los requerimientos de entrega a tiempo. Por medio de herramientas Lean, como rebalanceo de la línea, takt time y just in time, se logró incrementar el porcentaje de entregas a tiempo de un 66 % a un 100 % y, a su vez, la productividad aumentó de 1.8 a 2.5 piezas/min*hombre y el lead time disminuyó de 26.07 a 17 segundos, equivalente a una mejora del 35 %. El problema fue resuelto en 24 días y la capacidad del proceso fue de un 2.6 a 3.4 sigma.

Lean Sigma Takt Time Lean Seis Sigma Solución de Problemas CIENCIAS SOCIALES; INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS SOCIALES INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Risk aversion, impatience, and adoption of conservation agriculture practices among smallholders in Zambia

Hambulo Ngoma João Vasco Silva Frédéric Baudron Isaiah Nyagumbo Christian Thierfelder (2024, [Artículo])

Sustainable agricultural practices such as conservation agriculture have been promoted in southern Africa for nearly three decades, but their adoption remains low. It is of policy interest to unpack behavioural drivers of adoption to understand why adoption remains lower than anticipated. This paper assesses the effects of risk aversion and impatience on the extent and intensity of the adoption of conservation agriculture using panel data collected from 646 households in 2021 and 2022 in Zambia. We find that 12% and 18% of the smallholders were impatient and risk averse, respectively. There are two main empirical findings based on panel data Probit and Tobit models. First, on the extensive margin, being impatient is correlated with a decreased likelihood of adopting combined minimum-tillage (MT) and rotation by 2.9 percentage points and being risk averse is associated with a decreased propensity of adopting combined minimum tillage (MT) and mulching by 3.2 percentage points. Being risk averse is correlated with a decreased chance of adopting basins by 2.8 percentage points. Second, on the intensive margin, impatience and risk aversion are significantly correlated with reduced adoption intensity of basins, ripping, minimum tillage (MT), and combined MT and rotation by 0.02–0.22 ha. These findings imply a need to embed risk management (e.g., through crop yield insurance) in the scaling of sustainable agricultural practices to incentivise adoption. This can help to nudge initial adoption and to protect farmers from yield penalties that are common in experimentation stages.

Risk and Time Preferences CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION RISK SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION SMALLHOLDERS

Metodología Value Stream Mapping (VSM) aplicada a procesos de perforación de pozos petroleros en México

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) methodology applied to oil well drilling processes in Mexico

NEMIAS VASQUES MORALES CARLOS BELISARIO CASTAÑEDA CASTAÑEDA (2023, [Artículo])

Con los cambios recientes en el sector energético a nivel mundial, la industria petrolera enfrenta retos importantes en la extracción de hidrocarburos, por lo que se ha priorizado la implementación de operaciones que permitan esta actividad de forma eficiente y optimizada. En este trabajo se analizará la aplicación de una de las herramientas del Lean Manufacturing, el VSM (Value Stream Mapping) con la finalidad de identificar posibles mejoras y disminución de tiempos no productivos en los procesos de perforación de pozos petroleros, de acuerdo a las experiencias previas en campos desarrollados en México. Se pretende demostrar que herramientas de análisis de eficiencia para la manufactura pueden adaptarse a industrias pesadas como la petrolera y en particular del área de perforación.

With recent changes in the energy sector worldwide, the oil industry faces significant challenges in the extraction of hydrocarbons, which is why the implementation of operations that allow this activity in an efficient and optimized manner has been prioritized. In this work, the application of one of the Lean Manufacturing tools, VSM (Value Stream Mapping) will be analyzed with the purpose of identifying possible improvements and reduction of non-productive times in the oil well drilling processes, according to experiences. previous ones in developed fields in Mexico. The aim is to demonstrate that efficiency analysis tools for manufacturing can be adapted to heavy industries such as the oil industry and in particular the drilling area.

Lean Operaciones Tiempos no productivos Operations Non-productive times INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Espirales del instante: los haikus de Hondonada de Jorge Tenorio

ABRAHAM PERALTA VELEZ (2019, [Artículo])

Artículo número 3 de la Sección Tema. 12 páginas. tyvlliii

El haiku, desde José Juan Tablada, se ha transculturalizado a las formas de la lírica hispánica, de tal manera que se puede apreciar, por ejemplo, el uso de rimas, de tropos clásicos de la retórica o una enunciación del yo lírico en devaneos elegiacos, celebratorios, filosóficos, etc. Sin embargo, el poeta mexicano, Jorge Tenorio, ha buscado acercarse al haiku, no desde la propia retórica hispánica a la que pertenece, evitando rimas, metáforas u otros tropos afines a la tradición iniciada por José Juan Tablada, sino a través de la idea del vacío del budismo zen, que tiene como consecuencia en la conformación del poemario Hondonada (2008) la expresión del tiempo discontinuo del instante, explicado por Gaston Bachelard, la expresión de la insubstancialidad del yo lírico, el origen dependiente de los fenómenos y el mostrar transparente, contemplativo, lo que está sucediendo en ese instante, a través del viaje en la intemperie, a la manera de Matsuo Bashō, como otra forma de asir ser, opuesto al tiempo de la acumulación y la conquista de la morada.

Haiku, from José Juan Tablada, has been transculturalized to the forms of Hispanic lyric, so that one can appreciate, for example, the use of rhymes, of classical rhetoric tropes or an enunciation of the lyrical self in elegiac rallies, celebratory, philosophical, etc. However, the Mexican poet, Jorge Tenorio, has sought to approach haiku, not from the Hispanic rhetoric to which it belongs, avoiding rhymes, metaphors or other tropes related to the tradition initiated by José Juan Tablada, but through the idea from the void of Zen Buddhism, which results in the conformation of the poem book Hondonada (2008), the expression of the discontinuous time of the instant, explained by Gaston Bachelard, the expression of the insubstantiality of the lyrical self, the dependent origin of phenomena and the display transparent, contemplative, what is happening at that moment, through the trip in the open, in the manner of Matsuo Basho, as another way of asserting itself, as opposed to the time of accumulation and conquest of the abode.

Espiral, vacío, intemperie, yo lírico, tiempo, discontinuidad, instante. Spiral, emptiness, weather, lyrical self, time, discontinuity, instant. HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA CIENCIAS DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRAS TEORÍA, ANÁLISIS Y CRÍTICA LITERARIAS

Reconocimiento continuo de la Lengua de Señas Mexicana

Continuous recognition of Mexican Sign Language

Ricardo Fernando Morfín Chávez (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

La Lengua de Señas Mexicana (LSM) es la lengua utilizada por la comunidad Sorda en México, y, a menudo, subestimada y pasada por alto por la comunidad oyente, lo que resulta en la exclusión sistemática de las personas Sordas en diversos aspectos de la vida. Sin embargo, la tecnología puede desempeñar un papel fundamental en acercar a la comunidad Sorda con la comunidad oyente, promoviendo una mayor inclusión y comprensión entre ambas. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es diseñar, implementar y evaluar un sistema de reconocimiento continuo de señas estáticas en LSM mediante, visión por computadora y técnicas de aprendizaje máquina. Se establecieron objetivos específicos, que incluyen la generación de un conjunto de datos de señas estáticas, pertenecientes al alfabeto manual de la LSM, el diseño de un modelo de reconocimiento, y la evaluación del sistema, tanto en la modalidad aislada como en la continua. La metodología involucra dos evaluaciones distintas. La primera se enfoca en el reconocimiento de señas estáticas en el dominio aislado, para ello se capturaron datos de 20 participantes realizando movimientos de la mano en múltiples ángulos. Se evaluaron diversas técnicas de aprendizaje automático, destacando que el enfoque basado en Máquinas de Soporte Vectorial (SVM) obtuvo los mejores resultados (F1-Score promedio del 0.91). La segunda evaluación se concentra en el reconocimiento continuo de señas estáticas, con datos recopilados de seis participantes con diferentes niveles de competencia en LSM, logrando un rendimiento sólido con errores cercanos al 7 %. Además, se evaluó la viabilidad del sistema en aplicaciones de tiempo real, demostrando un excelente desempeño (velocidad promedio de procesamiento de 45 cuadros por segundo). A pesar de los logros alcanzados, es importante reconocer que este proyecto se centró en el reconocimiento continuo de señas estáticas en LSM. Queda pendiente, como un desafío interesante, la exploración del reconocimiento continuo de señas dinámicas en LSM para futuras investigaciones. Se considera esencial explorar enfoques orientados a la escalabilidad y aplicaciones en tiempo real en investigaciones posteriores.

This study focuses on the continuous recognition of static signs in Mexican Sign Language (Lengua de Señas Mexicana (LSM)), the language used by the Deaf community in Mexico. Despite its significance, LSM is often underestimated and overlooked, leading to the systematic exclusion of Deaf individuals in various aspects of life. The primary objective of this work is to design, implement, and evaluate a continuous static sign recognition system in LSM using computer vision and machine learning techniques. Specific goals were established, including the creation of a dataset of static signs belonging to the manual alphabet of LSM, the design of a recognition model, and the evaluation of the system in both isolated and continuous modes. The methodology involves two distinct evaluations. The first one focuses on the recognition of static signs in the isolated domain, for which data from 20 participants performing hand movements at various angles were collected. Various machine learning techniques were evaluated, with the Máquinas de Soporte Vectorial (SVM)-based approach achieving the best results (average F1-Score of 0.91). The second evaluation centers on the continuous recognition of static signs, using data collected from six participants with varying levels of competence in LSM, achieving robust performance with errors close to 7 %. Furthermore, the feasibility of the system in real-time applications was assessed, demonstrating excellent performance (average processing speed of 45 frames per second). Despite the achievements, it is important to recognize that this project focused on continuous recognition of static signs in LSM. It remains an interesting challenge to explore the continuous recognition of dynamic signs in LSM for future research. It is considered essential to explore scalability-oriented approaches and real-time applications in subsequent investigations.

Lengua de Señas Mexicana (LSM), visión por computadora, aprendizaje automático, alfabeto manual de la LSM, reconocimiento automático de señas estáticas, reconocimiento aislado de señas, reconocimiento continuo de señas, aplicacion Mexican Sign Language (LSM), computer vision, machine learning, LSM manual alpahbet, automatic recognition of static signs, isolated sign recognition, continuous sign recognition, real-time aplications INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ORDENADORES ENSEÑANZA CON AYUDA DE ORDENADOR ENSEÑANZA CON AYUDA DE ORDENADOR

Offshore wind energy climate projection using UPSCALE climate data under the RCP8.5 emission scenario

MARKUS SEBASTIAN GROSS (2016, [Artículo])

In previous work, the authors demonstrated how data from climate simulations can be utilized to estimate regional wind power densities. In particular, it was shown that the quality of wind power densities, estimated from the UPSCALE global dataset in offshore regions of Mexico, compared well with regional high resolution studies. Additionally, a link between surface temperature and moist air density in the estimates was presented. UPSCALE is an acronym for UK on PRACE (the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe)-weather-resolving Simulations of Climate for globAL Environmental risk. The UPSCALE experiment was performed in 2012 by NCAS (National Centre for Atmospheric Science)- Climate, at the University of Reading and the UK Met Office Hadley Centre. The study included a 25.6-year, five-member ensemble simulation of the HadGEM3 global atmosphere, at 25km resolution for present climate conditions. The initial conditions for the ensemble runs were taken from consecutive days of a test configuration. In the present paper, the emphasis is placed on the single climate run for a potential future climate scenario in the UPSCALE experiment dataset, using the Representation Concentrations Pathways (RCP) 8.5 climate change scenario. Firstly, some tests were performed to ensure that the results using only one instantiation of the current climate dataset are as robust as possible within the constraints of the available data. In order to achieve this, an artificial time series over a longer sampling period was created. Then, it was shown that these longer time series provided almost the same results than the short ones, thus leading to the argument that the short time series is sufficient to capture the climate. Finally, with the confidence that one instantiation is sufficient, the future climate dataset was analysed to provide, for the first time, a projection of future changes in wind power resources using the UPSCALE dataset. It is hoped that this, in turn, will provide some guidance for wind power developers and policy makers to prepare and adapt for climate change impacts on wind energy production. Although offshore locations around Mexico were used as a case study, the dataset is global and hence the methodology presented can be readily applied at any desired location. © Copyright 2016 Gross, Magar. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reprod

atmosphere, climate change, Europe, Mexico, sampling, time series analysis, university, weather, wind power, climate, risk, theoretical model, wind, Climate, Models, Theoretical, Risk, Wind CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO OCEANOGRAFÍA OCEANOGRAFÍA