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…

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…

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…

Market failures in human capital investment and innovation explain the main features of human development and economic growth. This is shown in a Schumpeterian multi-country model with technology transfer and trade. Thus, only institutions expanding investments in nutrition, education, health,…

Detailed knowledge of the tip apex structure is necessary for quantitative comparison between theory-based simulations and experimental observations of tip-substrate interactions in scanning probe microscopy (SPM). Here, we discuss field ion microscopy (FIM) techniques to characterize and atomically define SPM…

The undergraduate law curriculum adopted at McGill University in 1998—the transsystemic programme—was born of the unique political, social, and intellectual histories of its Faculty of Law. This essay reviews these contexts and characterizes the programme as an ongoing conversation about…

Dust is an ubiquitous inhabitant of the interstellar medium, and leaves an unmistakable signature in its optical properties, and physico-chemical evolution. Although there is little direct knowledge of the true nature of interstellar dust grains, strong evidences point toward the…