BackgroundRecent guidelines on preoperative fasting recommend 2 hours for clear fluids and 6 hours for solids in most elective surgical patients1,2. Despite this contemporary practice varies widely across the country. This study evaluates the knowledge, current practices and compliance with…

En el propósito de determinar los fundamentos pedagógicos que deben orientar la reevaluación del Derecho para acreditar su naturaleza y pertinencia como ciencia social en el sistema jurídico continental imperante en Colombia, se identifica la investigación como fundamento tradicional, siendo…

Data mining is at the core of the knowledge discovery process. However, an initial preprocessing step is crucial for assuring reliable results within this process. Preprocessing of data is a time-consuming and non-trivial task since data quality issues should be…

This thesis develops a new way of engaging emotion in a large organisation and develops a new form of organisational practice entitled “Reflective Emotional Practitioning.”
The thesis argues that the concept of emotional intelligence as accepted in organisations represses rather…

Le syndrome du surentraînement survient généralement suite à un haut degré de stress, associé ou non, au stress de l’entraînement et à un manque certain de repos et de récupération. La manifestation d’un tel syndrome peut être lourd de conséquences…

Este artículo analiza las figuras mitológicas de las Moiras, Atenea y Ariadna, todas ellas divinidades griegas simbólicamente vinculadas a tareas relacionadas con el hilado y el tejido. A partir de ahí, el texto construye una interpretación de estos personajes femeninos…

Les produits du terroir occupent une place privilégiée dans le goût des consommateurs qui, aujourd’hui, s’intéressent davantage à connaître la provenance et les qualités des produits qu’ils consomment. Le Mexique a une grande variété de produits du terroir, appris et…

To have a sustainable competitive advantage, an organization should realize how to create, distribute and utilize knowledge through an organization and how attach it to organizational process. Another important thing is a manager should know what kind of knowledge they…

The rapid advancement in Information and Communication Technology is driving a revolutionary change in the way organizations do business. The fast growing capabilities of both generating and collecting data has generated an imperative need for new techniques and tools that can…

There are some factors that are important to determine students’ level of proficiency in English. Many authors have made different studies about how proficiency is influenced by some factors. One of these factors is personality, which is defined as one…