We investigated if seeds of Agave lechuguilla from contaminated sites with heavy metals were more tolerant to Cd ions than seeds from noncontaminated sites. Seeds from a highly contaminated site (Villa de la Paz) and from a noncontaminated site (Villa de Zaragoza) were evaluated. We tested the effect of Cd concentrations on several ecophysiological, morphological, genetical, and anatomical resp...

This paper presents the design and learning architecture for a fully holonomic omnidirectional walk used by the UT Austin Villa humanoid robot soccer agent acting in the RoboCup 3D simulation environment. By “fully holonomic” we mean the walk allows for movement in all directions with equal velocity. The walk is based on a double linear inverted pendulum model and was originally designed for th...

The complex of Villa Adriana at Tivoli is an outstanding archaeological site for its extension and articulation as well as for its state of conservation and originality. It is a sort of synthesis of the Roman genius for construction, providing an interesting review of all typological and construction techniques, from the villa to the theatre, the amphitheatre and the baths. Villa Adriana contin...

This article contains a short summary of an oral presentation in the 2nd International Workshop on “Pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians in Quantum Physics” (14.-16.6.2004, Villa Lanna, Prague, Czech Republic). The purpose of the presentation has been to introduce a non-Hermitian generalization of pseudo-Hermitian Quantum Theory (QT) allowing to reconcile the orthogonal concepts of causality, Poincaré...

This paper discusses a model for the virtual reconstruction of the historic garden of Villa lo Zerbino in Genoa. We describe the process that starts from a specific knowledge (based on documents, drawings and maps) and leads to a 3d model focusing on the vegetation elements. This representation allows addressing issues peculiar to the reconstruction of historic gardens, such as the analysis of ...