The genus Polianthes belongs to the subfamily Agavoideae of the Asparagaceae family formerly known as Agavaceae. The genus is endemic to México and comprises about 15 species, among them is Polianthes tuberosa L. The aim of this work was to…

Sparse Wireless Sensor Networks (SWSN) have been proposed to explore and gather data
from harsh environments. Exploration has been focused on finding optimal paths to obtain knowledge
about the environment while data gathering has mainly been oriented to obtain raw…

The observed expansion of the red lionfish, Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Caribbean represents one of the most rapid marine fish invasions in the history. The invasion rate of this top predator has resulted in a marked negative effect on local fish populations in the Caribbean by impacting local biodiversity. The main aim of this work was to conduct the…

This thesis explores how an agent can autonomously learn about its environment
just by interacting with it. This is not an easy task, since traditional
machine learning algorithms strongly depend on the user's intervention to define
the data to…

Recientemente se han desarrollado nuevos materiales orgánicos para ser empleados como dispositivos fotovoltaicos y sistemas láser. Para optimizar el funcionamiento de estos dispositivos es necesario tener un conocimiento detallado de los procesos que determinan su eficiencia como lo son: fotogeneración…

U.S. copyright law is facing an interesting moment, where technology is far ahead of the law, and where the evolution of law seems to lead nowhere. This article focuses on recent technological evolution and subsequent legal developments, especially the safe…

The aim of this study was to gain some fundamental knowledge on the thermal degradation pathways of poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) using Thermogravimetry coupled with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (TG–FTIR) in addition to IR and 1H NMR spectroscopic studies of the partially…

Saltwater Chronicles investigates the notion of “islandness” in contemporary Newfoundland readership through two in-depth case studies of book clubs as representational spaces in the elaboration of local knowledge and identities. We demonstrate how select Newfoundland readers perform acts of regeneration…

Eighty years after the discovery of penicillin, the interest of this ß-lactam antibiotic at industrial level is still remarkable. Despite the good background knowledge, little is known on how Penicillin chrysogenum became a good penicillin overproducer, and much of the…

Background: Recently, proteins and peptides have become an added value to foodstuffs due to new knowledge
about its structural analyses as related to antioxidant and anticancer activity. Our goal was to evaluate if protein
fractions from cacao seeds show antitumor…