The purpose of the present study is to update the knowledge, publications and theories developed from The Colony until the 21th century about prehispanic filings; currently called dental decorates. These practices date back from the Preclassic Horizon and they are…

Accurate quantitative analysis with particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) requires an accurate knowledge of the X-ray production cross sections, in particular the L lines. While there are a lot of experimental results, recent reviews have found a disagreement between several…

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This article talks about Bioethics and new technologies perspectives in the de nominated Society of Knowledge. It formulates central topics lead to wards transition forwarding to new civilizations. It also points out questionings and suggests several hypothests about the future…

Con base en el análisis de las nuevas condiciones del capitalismo, la autora explica las características de la hegemonía económica mundial, que tiene como uno de sus soportes básicos la superioridad militar; en tanto que los elementos definitorios de dicha…

For the first time for Mexican mycobiota the genus Cerinomyces Mar. is reported with the species C. lagerheimii(Pat.) McNabb. This species only have been found in Ecuador (type locality), Brasil, United States and Venezuela. A review of different specimens was…

In social studies on science andtechnology, abundant literature has emerged on the importance of space in the production and thecirculation of knowledge. The very idea ofthe circulation of knowledge has received more attention, particularly because of the need to analyze…

THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE OPTIONS TO REGULATE THE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION, ESPECIALLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VENEZUELAN SITUATION. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE ARTICLE, SOME BASIC LEGAL ASPECTS ARE EXPOSED. THEN, THE MAIN OPTIONS…

As a natural and key resource for human survival, water has had a great economical and political importance. The worldwide shift of capitalism towards neoliberalism of the last years caused a huge discussion of how to manage natural resources: by…

O pragmatismo é apresentado como uma atitude anti-representacionista, isto é, como uma crítica à idéia de fundamentação do conhecimento ou da verdade. Esta crítica torna-se possível a partir de uma interpretação funcional para o problema do conhecimento, segundo a qual…