Resumen. El presente artículo expone el programa "Retales de una vida" del Proyecto AR.S (Arte y Salud Alzhéimer), proyecto que se viene desarrollando desde el 2011 hasta el 2015. Este proyecto utiliza el archivo y el diario digital y analógico como herramientas para dialogar y trabajar los recuerdos aún latentes en personas con Alzhéimer y otras Demencias, a partir del análisis y pensamiento en imágenes. Los talleres han sido implementados en el Centro de Referencia Estatal para personas con Alzheimer y otras demencias (CRE) de Salamanca, durante los periodos comprendidos entre el 2010-2011 y el 2014-2015 y en la Asociación de Alzheimer de Madrid durante el 2012-2013. Actualmente cuenta con un fichero compuesto por cuarenta y cinco talleres, cuya temática gira entorno a temas y actividades de la vida cotidiana (AVDS), representados por la obra de artistas de diferentes épocas y estilos. Así como por un diario de imágenes, producto de un registro fotográfico del proceso del taller y de las obras de los propios participantes, que nos permite mantener activa la memoria de los usuarios durante y posteriormente a las sesiones del programa de educación artística implementado. Palabras clave: Memoria; archivo; Alzhéimer; demencia; educación artística.[en] Remnants of a life program in AR.S Alzheimer Project: Tools for dialogue and stimulate memories through art Abstract. This article presents the "Remnants of a life" of AR.S Project (Health Art and Alzheimer), a project that has been developed from 2011 to 2015. This project uses the program file and the analog and digital diary as tools for dialogue and work the latent memories in people with Alzheimer's and other dementias, from analysis and thought in images. The workshops have been implemented in the State Reference Center for people with Alzheimer's and other dementias (CRE) of Salamanca during the periods 2010-2011 and 2014-2015 and the Alzheimer's Association of Madrid during the 2012-2013. Currently, this Center has a file that is composed of forty-five workshops whose theme revolves around matters and activities of daily life (ADLs), represented by the work of artists from different periods and styles, as well as a diary of images, the product of a photographic record of the workshop process and the artistic productions of the participants, allowing us to keep the memory of users during and after the meetings implemented in the art education program.

The study indicates unfavourable attitudes towards sexuality in individuals with ID that correlate with traditional, restricted gender stereotypes. The identification of these themes highlights the importance of considering gender when supporting the sexuality of people with ID.

Please cite this publication as follows:Young, Rhea, Tischler, V., Hulbert, S. and Camic, Paul M. (2015) Findings suggested that the interventions described did not negatively affect cognitive ability in the dimensions measured and the data hints that improvements are possible. . The results provide support for further controlled studies examining the impact of visual art, aesthetics, and art gallery-based programmes on cognition in people with dementia. Further research is required to address the methodological limitations presented in the current study.

This paper reports on a series of experiments designed to examine the subjective quality of HDTV encoded video at a distance of 4H from a 46 inch widescreen LCD TV. A common set of video sequences varying in spatial and temporal complexity were encoded at different H.264 encoding profiles. Each video source used in the tests was available in 720p at 50 fps (720p/50) and in 1080i at 25 fps (1080i/25) HDTV formats. Each clip was then encoded in CBR mode using H.264 at bit rates ranging from 1 up to 20Mbit/s with all the other encoding parameters identical. This approach enabled direct comparison across bit rates and formats most relevant to HDTV broadcast services. Two subjective tests were performed, one per HDTV format. The single-stimulus subjective test method with the ACR rating scale was employed, with the clips played in random order. A total of 15 non-expert subjects participated in each test, a different subject sample was used for each test, making 30 participants in total. Using a mean opinion score performance benchmark of 4 corresponding to the rating "Good" on the five-point ACR scale, it was found that for 720p/50 content on average a bit rate of 5Mbit/s was need to meet the performance benchmark. For demanding 720p/50 content a bit rate of 8Mbit/s was needed to achieve a MOS of 4, whereas a bit rate of 2Mbit/s was adequate for easy-to-encode 720p/50 content. For 1080i/25 content, an average bit rate of 8Mbit/s was needed to attain an average MOS of 4. For difficult 1080i/25 content a bit rate of 11Mbit/s was necessary, this bit rate dropped to 3Mbit/s for less demanding 1080i/25 content.

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