Pompéi. Villa de Diomède

Algorithmic in the 12th Century: The Carmen de Algorismo by Alexander de Villa Dei

Effect of Mining Activities in Biotic Communities of Villa de la Paz, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Mining is one of the most important industrial activities worldwide. During its different stages numerous impacts are generated to the environment. The activities in the region have generated a great amount of mining residues, which have caused severe pollution and health effects in both human population and biotic components. The aim of this paper was to assess the impact of mining activities ...

Fruits and Nuts of the Villa Farnesina

named Agostino Chigi (1466–1520) decided to build a new home for himself that was to be the most splendid in Rome. A banker to popes and kings, Chigi’s modus operandi was to lend money and, in return, obtain monopolies for such things as importation of grain or production of alum from mines. He often accepted jewelry for “security.” He was in a sense a pawnbroker and a wheeler-dealer who struct...

Austin Villa 2010 Standard Platform Team Report

In 2008, UT Austin Villa entered a team in the first Nao competition of the Standard Platform League of the RoboCup competition. The team had previous experience in RoboCup in the Aibo leagues. Using this past experience, the team developed an entirely new codebase for the Nao. In 2009, UT Austin combined forces with Texas Tech University, to form TT-UT Austin Villa. Austin Villa won the 2009 U...

The 2012 UT Austin Villa Code Release

In 2012, UT Austin Villa claimed the Standard Platform League championships at both the US Open and the 2012 RoboCup competition held in Mexico City. This paper describes the code release associated with the team and discusses the key contributions of the release. This release will enable teams entering the Standard Platform League and researchers using the Naos to have a solid foundation from ...