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Treball Final de Grau en Periodisme. Codi: PE0932. Curs acadèmic: 2017/201

Referencias mitológicas sintoístas en la serialidad animada japonesa

La animación japonesa se ha ido extendiendo a lo largo de los años hasta ser un hito en occidente. Estas series animadas comprenden una gran variedad de géneros dirigidos a diferentes tipos de audiencia que aseguran su consumo y ofrecen historias distintas a las que se cuentan en series occidentales basándose en la cultura del país como el sintoísmo. La influencia de esta religión ofrece una gama de posibilidades a la hora de crear y enriquecer la trama. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los rasgos influenciados por la mitología sintoísta y el grado de interpretación que tienen a la hora introducirlos en las series seleccionadas: Naruto, Death Note, Inuyasha y Bleach. La investigación cuenta con una parte de visualizado de los casos de estudio y una recopilación de datos sobre la cultura y la religión japonesa, usando como fuentes tanto autores reconocidos sobre el tema como fuentes más casuales como blogs de aficionados, para tener una amplia base donde apoyar el análisis. A lo largo del documento, se exponen los conceptos que han sido empleados en estas series y se compara la reinterpretación de estos, mostrando las distintas formas en la que los autores incluyen su cultura en sus obras. Con este estudio, podemos observar el contenido subyacente que posee el anime que va más allá de la excentricidad que presenta visualmente.Japanese animation has extended over the years and it has become a huge hit in the western countries. These animated shows include a great variety of genres aimed to different types of audience that ensure their viewing and they offer stories unlike those told on the western animations by basing them in the country¿s culture like shintoism. This religion¿s influence offers a wide range of possibilities when creating and improving the storyline. The objective is to analyze the traits influenced by shintoist mythology and to examine the degree of interpretation the selected shows possess. This series are Naruto, Death Note, Inuyasha and Bleach. The research is formed by the visualization of the cases of study and a recompilation of data about the culture and the religion of Japan. It uses sources of different origins, such as recognised authors of the matter as well as casual blogs of enthusiasts, to develop a broad data base in which we support the analysis. Throughout the document, it is exposed the concepts utilized in these series and it is compared the reinterpretation between them to show the various ways the authors include their culture in their work. With this study, we can observe the subjacent content that the anime possesses that goes beyond the eccentricity of its aesthetics.Reche Peris, A. (2018). Referencias mitológicas sintoístas en la serialidad animada japonesa. Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/116027TFG

Atopic Dermatitis in the Elderly Population

Acta DermatoVenereologica Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory disease with a chronic and relapsing course. Although considered a childhood disease, it is now evident that atopic dermatitis is also common in adulthood and in the elderly population. Atopic dermatitis typically manifests with bilateral and symmetrical eczematous lesions on the face, trunk and skin folds. Itch is invariably present and may be very severe, markedly affecting daily life and sleep. In older adults, atopic dermatitis may have a high level of impact on quality of life, frequently burdening an already complex comorbid situation. The full assessment of disease burden (localizations, itch severity, sleep alterations, impact on quality of life, disease history, comorbidities) is crucial to identify the most appropriate treatment. In many cases, moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in the elderly population can be successfully and safely treated with biological agents inhibiting the interleukin-4/-13 pathway, whereas the use of Janus kinase inhibitors may pose concerns about the safety profile

Search for the standard model Higgs boson in the H to ZZ to 2l 2nu channel in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

A search for the standard model Higgs boson in the H to ZZ to 2l 2nu decay channel, where l = e or mu, in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV is presented. The data were collected at the LHC, with the CMS detector, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.6 inverse femtobarns. No significant excess is observed above the background expectation, and upper limits are set on the Higgs boson production cross section. The presence of the standard model Higgs boson with a mass in the 270-440 GeV range is excluded at 95% confidence level.Comment: Submitted to JHE

Combined search for the quarks of a sequential fourth generation

Results are presented from a search for a fourth generation of quarks produced singly or in pairs in a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5 inverse femtobarns recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2011. A novel strategy has been developed for a combined search for quarks of the up and down type in decay channels with at least one isolated muon or electron. Limits on the mass of the fourth-generation quarks and the relevant Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix elements are derived in the context of a simple extension of the standard model with a sequential fourth generation of fermions. The existence of mass-degenerate fourth-generation quarks with masses below 685 GeV is excluded at 95% confidence level for minimal off-diagonal mixing between the third- and the fourth-generation quarks. With a mass difference of 25 GeV between the quark masses, the obtained limit on the masses of the fourth-generation quarks shifts by about +/- 20 GeV. These results significantly reduce the allowed parameter space for a fourth generation of fermions.Comment: Replaced with published version. Added journal reference and DO