This study aims to investigate how elderly consumers narrate their experience of food consumption. Through a qualitative methodology of "ethnographic inspiration", the study sought to understand how a group of elderly people construct meanings of consumption within their particular worldview.…

The Caribbean Basin has complex biogeographical and cultural histories that have shaped its highly diverse botanical and cultural landscapes. As a result, the current ethnic composition of the Basin is a heterogeneous mixture including Amerindian, Afrocaribbean and a wide range…

Las Enfermedades Profesionales han sido en el mundo laboral un tema de interés y en el Ecuador ha tenido un especial desenvolvimiento en los últimos 11 años. Cada vez es más importante el cuidado de la salud de los trabajadores,…

Cette recherche a pour but d’évaluer le rôle de la vision et de la proprioception pour la perception et le contrôle de l’orientation spatiale de la main chez l’humain. L’orientation spatiale de la main est une composante importante des mouvements…

Resumo A pesquisa teve como objetivo determinar o grau de aderência dos produtores familiares do Assentamento Chapadinha às leis e normas da produção orgânica vigentes no Brasil. Foram realizadas entrevistas abertas semiestruturadas para avaliação da percepção e conhecimento dos produtores…

Los páramos del Ecuador son espacios ecológicos y sociales de alta importancia, sin embargo, la falta de información y de investigaciones socioambientales en los páramos limitan su conservación y manejo adecuado. Este fue uno de los motivos por el cual…

Growth, carcass and tenderness data from 415 Polled Nellore animals were analyzed in order to estimate the genetic correlations between tenderness (WBSF) and growth (ILW, FLW and ADG) and carcass (BF, RF and LMA) traits. The covariance components and genetic…

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We identify different kinds of relevance relations between formulas that emerge in the process of belief revision. Informal definitions for alternative notions of relevance are suggested and a set of schemas and intuitive postulates for formalizing these notions are proposed.

Genetically modified crops with insect resistance genes from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt-plants) are increasingly being cultivated worldwide. Therefore, it is critical to improve our knowledge of their direct or indirect impact not only on target pests but also on non-target…