One of the main crops and income and alternative food source for the population from Northeast region of Brazil is the lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), besides an important source of protein for the rural population from South America and Africa.…

Several epidemiological and intervention studies have been performed in Mexico in order to evaluate control strategies against Taenia solium cysticercosis. Epidemiological questionnaires and immunodiagnostic assays indicate that the main risk factor for acquiring cysticercosis is the tapeworm carrier. Two control…

This qualitative study focused on exploring the knowledge and beliefs of university faculty, staff and students regarding: the effects of multicul- turalism and immigration on their professional lives; the influence of cultural issues within the university setting; and, finally, the…

Los criterios relativos a la Resistencia a Compresión de un hormigón obtenida sobre especímenes NORMALIZADOS y EXTRAÍDOS (TESTIGOS) han sido expuestos y tratados por diversos autores en varias de sus obras deforma aislada y sin que exista un compendio que…

This thesis studies al-Ghazali's theory of knowledge, particularly his concept of knowledge of God in his three later works: "The book of Knowledge" of the Ih&dotbelow;ya', al-Munqidh, and Iljam al-`Awamm. From his conception of knowledge of God the first book…

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 contemporary study in the philosophy of language concentrates extensively on a cluster of questions defining the problem of linguistic knowledge (Evans 1981, Davies 1989, Dummett 1991). What explains a speaker's language mastery? Is it knowledge that underwrites our linguistic…

La comprensión de discursos se entiende como un proceso interactivo que requiere por parte del lector la activación de una cantidad considerable de conocimiento previo a fin de generar las inferencias que han sido previstas por el autor del discurso.…

Based on a text on Einstein’s theory of relativity, the difference between reading science and doing science is outlined. The complexity of the reading process of scientific literature is also explained through its comprehension, which passes through three phases (reading…

The tools for fault impact analysis are important for the deployment of critical mission systems. These tools can be also used as a development phase aid. We introduce several concepts related to "business alarms". Business alarms are an approximation to…