The following article is an analysis about biographical childhood texts incorporation in Chile. From a cultural view and trying to gather the scarce critical tradition around this kind of writing in Latin America, it proposes an interpretation regarding the late…

The anthropogenic dark earths (ADE, Terra Preta de Índio or terra preta arqueológica, as are often referred to in Portuguese) feature unique properties that are interesting not only from a pedological point of view but have important agronomic and economic…

El presente artículo busca mostrar el proceso de transformación de la disciplina histórica a lo largo del siglo XX. Este proceso afectó en dos aspectos al saber histórico: introdujo una pérdida de centralidad teórica que anteriormente defi nía su naturaleza…

Forecast models based on climatic conditions are of great interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. The success of these models depends, among other factors, on the knowledge of the temperature effect on the pests? population dynamics. In this direction,…

La demande d'applications pour les plateformes mobiles a explosé ces dernières années. Chaque compagnie souhaite maintenant offrir pour ces nouveaux appareils les mêmes services que ceux offerts traditionnellement sur internet. Cependant, ces entreprises n'ont bien souvent que peu ou pas…

Sucrose is one of the compounds in the raw coffee bean that has been identified as an important precursor of coffee flavour and aroma. In order to increase our knowledge of sucrose metabolism in coffee species, sucrose and reducing sugar…

Les nouveaux dispositifs de formation à distance représentent de nouvelles modalités de formation dans l’enseignement supérieur. Ces dispositifs impliquent l’utilisation d’environnements pédagogiques adaptés qui favorisent les situations de travail collaboratif. La collaboration au sein de ces outils résulte non seulement…

Nowadays universities are required not only to impart
knowledge of specific disciplines but also generic graduate
attributes such as communication, problem-solving,
teamwork, creative thinking, research and inquiry skills. For
students to attain these generic skills, educators are
encouraged to use…

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The present article examines how practices of computersupported
collaborative designing may be implemented in
an elementary classroom. We present a case study in
which 12-year-old students engaged in architectural design
under the guidance of their teacher and a professional
designer.…