BIOSKETCH 39 Many of the authors are members of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology 40 (COST) Action CA15113 Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral 41 Streams (SMIRES, www.smires.eu), which aims to improve our understanding of intermittent 42 rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) and translate this into science-based, sustainable 43 management of river networks. One of the main goals of SMIRES is to facilitate sharing of 44 data and experience, bringing together researchers from many disciplines and stakeholders 45 and creating synergies through networking. The dataset provided and analyzed herein reflects 46 3 networking and collaboration within the SMIRES working group dedicated to Community 47 Ecology and Biomonitoring. 48 49 Abstract 50 Motivation: Dispersal is an essential process in population and community dynamics but is 51 difficult to measure in the field. In freshwater systems, relevant information on the dispersal 52 of many taxa remains scattered or unpublished, and biological traits related to organisms' 53 morphology, life history and behaviour offer useful dispersal proxies. We compiled 54 information on selected dispersal-related biological traits of European aquatic 55 macroinvertebrates in a unique source: the DISPERSE database. Information within 56 DISPERSE can be used to address fundamental questions in metapopulation ecology, 57 metacommunity ecology, macroecology, and eco-evolutionary research. From an applied 58 perspective, the consideration of dispersal proxies can also improve predictions of ecological 59 responses to global change, and contribute to more effective biomonitoring and conservation 60 management strategies. 61 Main types of variable contained: Selected macroinvertebrate dispersal-related biological 62 traits: maximum body size, adult female wing length, adult wing pair type, adult life span, 63 number of reproductive cycles per year, lifelong fecundity, dispersal mode (i.e. active, 64 passive, aquatic, aerial), and propensity to drift. 65 Spatial location: Europe.66 Time period: Taxa considered are extant with recent records. Most data were collected in the 67 20th century and in the period 2000-2019.68 4 Major taxa and level of measurement: Aquatic macroinvertebrates from riverine and 69 lacustrine ecosystems, including Mollusca, Annelida, Platyhelminthes, and Arthropoda such 70 as Crustacea and Insecta. For Insecta, aquatic stages and the aerial (i.e. flying) phases of 71 adults were considered separately. Genus-level taxonomic resolution used, except for some 72 Annelida and Diptera, which are coded at the sub-class, family or sub-family level. In total, 73 the database includes 39 trait categories grouped into nine dispersal-related traits for 480 taxa.74 Software format: The data file is in Excel workbook.75

Ecological factors determining the distribution and assemblages of the aquatic Hemiptera (Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) in the Segura River basin (Spain)Although the Segura River basin is located in one of Europe's most arid regions, it features a wide variety of aquatic ecosystems, some of which are rare within the European continent. Assemblages of aquatic Hemiptera and their indicator species in the Segura River basin, as well as the key environmental factors that determine their distribution, were evaluated in this study. Between 1980 and 2010, a total of 38 species of aquatic Hemiptera were collected in 402 sites that have been classified into 12 types of habitats. Aquatic Hemiptera were well-represented among the different habitats and were widely distributed across the entire study area. Relationships between community structure and environmental variables were evaluated using multivariate analyses, including non-parametric multidimensional scaling (NMDS), principal components analysis (PCA) and distance-based redundancy analysis (dbRDA). Results revealed that the distribution of aquatic Hemiptera was influenced primarily by an environmental gradient from lotic and freshwater headwater environments to lentic and highly-mineralised waters in lower river sections. Hence, the lotic/lentic character of the habitat and its conductivity were the most important factors shaping the spatial distribution of the aquatic Hemiptera in the Segura River basin. Additionally, an indicator species analysis (IndVal) revealed four aquatic Hemiptera assemblage types: one was related with lotic headwater environments, a second was associated with rivers and reservoirs, a third was found primarily in lotic saline environments and a fourth transitional assemblage type was associated with microhabitat availability and included species with a widespread distribution. Defining Hemiptera assemblage types statistically, however, was difficult due to the widespread distribution of species caused by high dispersion capability and low microhabitat requirements.

<p>Este documento presenta la propuesta de los autores para el Concurso en Ingeniería de Control 2016 (CIC2016) organizado por el Grupo Temático de Ingeniería de Control del Comité Español de Automática (CEA). Esta propuesta resultó ganadora en la categoría de estudiantes de máster y postgrado. El concurso consiste en el diseño de un sistema de control para una caldera de vapor, que es modelada por un modelo no lineal multivariable con tres entradas, tres salidas y una perturbación medible. El sistema de control propuesto en este documento se basa en el diseño de un controlador tipo proporcional integrador derivativo (PID) multivariable, mediante técnicas de optimización convexa. Además, se contempla el uso de más grados de libertad mediante el diseño de precompensadores para referencias y para la perturbación medible. Finalmente, se analiza el desempeño del sistema de control diseñado, bajo los escenarios propuestos en el concurso.</p>

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El propósito de esta investigación es abordar la producción de diferencias de género en el contexto escolar —particularmente en las clases de ciencias naturales— mediante el análisis de las relaciones de poder inscritas en mecanismos discursivos y materiales que instalan normas de género para la producción de diferencias, asimetrías y prácticas de discriminación. Para lograr tales objetivos, diseñamos estudios de caso múltiples en tres escuelas en Santiago de Chile, una de hombres, otra de mujeres y una mixta. Las prácticas de investigación se orientaron a partir de un enfoque etnográfico que incorpora entrevistas en profundidad a distintos actores de la comunidad educativa. Los resultados producidos interrelacionadamente en los tres casos muestran cómo los discursos específicos de la heteronormatividad actúan en la producción de relaciones de poder o relaciones estratégicas que están en la base de lo que se entiende por “diferencias de género” en el contexto escolar.