In this thesis, we investigated a sequential decision making problem. We tested
different policies for online portfolio optimization: for a given number of assets and
a time horizon, the weights on assets are rebalanced at every time step according to

Díptico de la Jornada de Transferencia de Conocimiento realizada el 2 de marzo de 2012 en Castellón con el objetivo de difundir los principales resultados del proyecto de I+D INCASS acerca de los estándares de calidad que deberían de aspirar…

In 2004 it is known that in the parish of Tumbaco, of the drinking water distributed by the Municipal Water and Sewer Public Quito, was contaminated with arsenic. From his knowledge a group begins to meet people to socialize the…

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Travel writing has been central to the American literary canon. From all possible backgrounds, origins and spaces, religious dissenters, immigrants and others have described their travelling experiences in North America. Within this profoundly American tradition, black Americans’ narratives are a…

This case study discusses ethical obligations regarding the extent and scope of knowledge dissemination and restitution strategies in the context of global health research., Cette étude de cas porte sur les obligations éthiques concernant l’étendue et la portée des stratégies…

El inicio de relaciones diplomáticas de Venezuela con el
continente africano se remonta a mediados del siglo XX. Sin embargo,
dicha temática no ha sido objeto de interés por parte de la historiografía
venezolana dedicada a esta área del conocimiento…

En el presente escrito intentamos analizar la obra del militar,
viajero y geógrafo italiano Agustín Codazzi, quien vino a jugar un
papel fundamental en el proceso de fundación de la nación venezolana
entre 1830-1850. Igualmente, ambicionamos hacer una aproximación
al…

The purpose of this thesis was to simultaneously test a new theoretical model,
vicarious hypocrisy, which has been shown to produce changes in people’s
sunblock usage attitudes and behavior, and to apply this model to another
important health domain, dental…

This research explores the metabolic role of the gut microbiota in the global
obesity crisis and rising threat of global warming. Enteric microbiota in the rumen emit
methane as a by-product of metabolite degradation. Experiments – primarily on mice –