This paper explores additivity-like properties ful…led by bankruptcy rules. Our
main result is that the unique rule satisfying an adittivity-like property is the Minimal Overlap proposed by O'Neill. We also propose some conections relative to
additivity properties in close frameworks…

The one who does not last does not survive! Says an old principle rarámuri, ethnic
group located in the Saw Tarahumara, inside the Western Mother Saw of the State
Chihuahua in Mexico. Immersed in an ecologically hard environment for the…

Due to the progressive lowering of the age of peak performance among swimmers, it became important to better understand the factors influencing performance in prepuberal boys and girls. Aim of this study is to compare two different racial/ethnic groups of…

Genetic testing technologies are rapidly moving from the research laboratory to the market place. Very little scholarship considers the implications of private genetic testing for a public health care system such as Canada’s. It is critical to consider how and…

This paper presents preliminary case-study evidence on key factors associated with the internationalisation of management consultancy small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including how these factors differ from previous aggregate evidence based mainly on manufacturing firms. It contributes by adding to…

We report the results of a two-year demographic study in which natural populations of Chamaedorea elegans were subject to harvesting twice a year, four times a year, and no harvesting. Projection matrix analyses indicated that population growth rate (?) was…

Shrubs are important elements of semi-desert vegetation. They provide microhabitats for the establishment of many species under their canopies thus maintaining community structure and diversity. Yet, little is known regarding their population processes and the factors that affect them. In…

As most research about preferences has ignored cognitive development, this study was designed to explore the relation between children's perceptions and preferences for fruit and vegetables and their physical activity. 210 children (100-boys and 110-girls) 9-11 years old recruited via…

Critical accounting sees the world as socially constructed and intrinsically linked to organisational, social
and political contexts. Whereas mainstream accounting historians study accounting history in terms of
the progressive development of modern techniques and practices, a Foucauldian analysis challenges the

Serotiny, or delayed seed dispersal, is common in fluctuating environments because it hedges the risks of establishment. Mammillaria pectinifera (Cactaceae) facultatively expels fruits in the year they are produced or retains them to disperse the seed over several years. We…