Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination by Julie Cruikshank

Since the invention of magneto-optical trap (MOT), there have been several experimental and theoretical studies of the density distribution in these devices. To the best of our knowledge, only horizontal orbital traps have been observed, perpendicular to the coil axis.…

We present a novel optical method, to our knowledge, to measure the refractive index of liquids by means of the images produced by an optofluidic lens. In addition we propose a new method to make optofluidic lenses.

Most pedagogical applications of wikis in foreign language education draw on this collaborative tool to improve (formal) writing skills or to develop target language cultural sensitivity, missing largely on the opportunity to support student-developed L2 content knowledge. Seeking an alternative…

O processo educativo é um instrumento primordial para entender a complexidade dos problemas ambientais e para propor e executar soluções para estas questões. A interpretação ambiental vem se consolidando como um importante procedimento educacional, possibilitando a transformação de atitudes e…

A revitalização de espaços e elementos simbólicos, conjuntamente a governança de territórios habitados é uma prioridade dos povos originários da America Latina, diante de uma historia de repressão cultural. Estes, por sua vez, tentam conservar elementos próprios de sua cultura.…

It becomes perceptible that each day more companies make use of e-learning for the capacity of its workers. During a congress in the e-learning area it has been noticed the increase in corporative e-learning cases. These cases show that there…

La gestión del conocimiento es uno de los temas que más interés ha suscitado en el ámbito del estudio de las organizaciones durante los últimos años. El objetivo de esta investigación consiste en analizar la adopción de prácticas de gestión…

The importance of teaching, for the development of economies, cultures, and the enrichment of people’s lives cannot be overstated. These days biomass and bioenergy teaching has a pivotal role to play in influencing all of the aforementioned areas of life,…

Mountain papaya fruits (Vasconcella pubescens) were tested for firmness with a nondestructive acoustic method for 14 days after harvest. The response of each fruit was analyzed with the Fourier transform to obtain a firmness index (FI) based on the second…