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Item The BerbaTek project for Basque: Promoting a less-resourced language via language technology for translation, content management and learning(Language Science Press, 2016-12-12) Leturia, Igor; Sarasola, Kepa; Arregi, Xabier; de Ilarraza, Arantza Diaz; Navas, Eva; Sainz, Iñaki; del Pozo, Arantza; Baranda, David; Iturraspe, Urtza; SWT; HPABasque is both a minority language (only a small proportion of the population of the Basque Country speaks it) and also a less-resourced language. Fortunately, the Basque regional government is committed to its recovery, and has adopted policies for funding, among other things, language technologies, a field which a language aiming to survive cannot dispense with. BerbaTek was a 3-year (2009-2011) strategic research project on language, speech and multimedia technologies for Basque carried out by a consortium of five members, all prominent local organizations dedicated to research in the above-mentioned areas, and partially funded by the Departments for Industry and Culture of the Basque Government. Collaboration in BerbaTek allowed to carry out a great amount of both basic and applied research. In addition, various prototypes were developed to show the potential of integrating the developed technologies to the language industry sector.Item Environmental risks assessment and preventive conservation strategy for the Pórtico de la Gloria, Santiago de compostela Cathedral(CRC Press, 2013-01-01) Becherini, F.; Bernardi, A.; Vivarelli, A.; Pockelé, L.; de Grandi, S.; Gandini, A.; García, O.; Zubiaga, M.; Espada Suárez, J. C.; Sperandio, B.; LABORATORIO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN URBANA; Tecnalia Research & InnovationIn the framework of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral Program a multidisciplinary investigation of the Pórtico de la Gloria was carried out between 2009 and 2011 to identify the main environmental risks and to develop a preventive conservation plan to be integrated in the general management strategy of the Cathedral. This study included historic and archivist research, structural studies, mineralogical analyses, biological sampling, cleaning tests, microclimatic monitoring. The main weathering factors and the related damage processes were identified. Results have shown that the main responsible for the observed damage was the infiltration of rainwater through the roof, due to cracks in the structure of the Cathedral. Other environmental factors having a remarkable impact on the state of conservation of the polychrome and its substrate were the solar radiation, the thermo-hygrometric cycles, the particle deposition and the biological growth. Solutions were suggested to improve the environmental conditions, thus reducing further damage.Item Ethical issues for user involvement in technological research projects: Directives and recommendations(IGI Global, 2015-02-28) Garzo, Ainara; Garay-Vitoria, Nestor; Medical TechnologiesIn recent years, it has become common for users to participate in the development of new technologies for health and quality of life. This development requires ethical issues to be taken into account. In this chapter, the researchers review the important recommendations and directives both worldwide and in European legislation in order to guide technological researchers. All research with human participants that poses any risk to them must be supervised by an external multidisciplinary entity. In addition, the participants must decide whether or not they want to participate, having been provided with all the information about the experiments and the risks of taking part. The privacy of the participants' personal data is another important issue.Item Indicators of environmental comfort sensitive to human perception(IGI Global, 2018-01-05) Garcia, Igone; Herranz-Pascual, Karmele; Aspuru, Itziar; Gutierrez, Laura; Acero, Juan Angel; Santander, Alvaro; ADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO; CALIDAD Y CONFORT AMBIENTAL; Tecnalia Research & InnovationThis chapter introduces environmental experience as a theoretical framework that describes people's perceptions of urban places. Its aim is to describe indicators that quantify how people perceive urban environmental conditions and evaluate its level of comfort. Factors considered in the environmental comfort assessment are soundscape, thermal comfort, and natural light quality, and indicators that quantify these factors are presented and discussed. Projects are also described where environmental comfort assessments have been incorporated into urban design or management strategies. Lastly, examples are presented of ICT tools that facilitate participative observation of public places. The chapter concludes with suggestions to raise awareness of the importance of perception-driven approaches in urban assessment and design. Main conclusion is that there is a need to build consensus on the methods to address subjectivity and to exchange experiences showing the potential of these studies.Item Urban climatic map studies in Spain: Bilbao(Taylor and Francis Inc., 2015-09-07) Acero, Juan A.; Katzschner, Lutz; Tecnalia Research & Innovation