El objetivo fue identificar el conocimiento y control del vector (Triatoma infestans) transmisor de la enfermedad de Chagas en comunidades guaraníes de Bolivia, conocido como vinchuca. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo de una serie de 98 casos mediante cuestionario…

La aplicación de técnicas de biología molecular al estudio de la microbiología del suelo ha representado un gran avance en el conocimiento de
estos ecosistemas. El reconocimiento de la presencia de una gran diversidad de microorganismos en suelos, que resultaban…

An automatic disassembly cell requires of a
computer vision system for recognition and localization of
the products and each of theirs components. The detection
of occlusions adds more information to the knowledge base
to identify components and products, and generate…

Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are playing a significant role in
economic, political and cultural development. The relationship between technologies
supporting information processing and distribution, and the application of that knowledge
for development purposes has only recently come into focus.…

his dissertation analyzes how local knowledge improves environmental decisions. The premise is that controlling pollution and addressing public health disparities are not problems that professionals alone can solve. Concerned lay publics, especially low-income populations and people of color that experience…

Purpose. To understand how the technology of electronic prescription (e Rx) can transform the community pharmacist’s role through its effects on professionalization. We define professionalization as a pharmaceutical practice centred on clinical activities and made possible by the establishment of…

O presente trabalho trata de um estudo qualitativo desenvolvido com o objetivo de identificar as concepções das famílias pertencentes à área de atuação da Equipe Amarela do Programa Saúde da Família, do município de Cambira, PR, sobre o acompanhamento de…

Los procesos de maduración y reproducción en peces marinos están relacionados con la nutrición de los reproductores, ya que ésta influye directamente sobre la calidad de los gametos y la supervivencia de las larvas. El conocimiento de algunos parámetros nutricionales…

Most neural network learning algorithms cannot use knowledge other than what is provided in the training data. Initialized using random weights, they cannot use prior knowledge such as knowledge stored in previously trained networks. This manuscript thesis addresses this problem.…

A ressonância magnética (RM) vem sendo muito utilizada nas diferentes especialidades médicas como complemento diagnóstico e acompanhamento evolutivo de diversas patologias. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi traçar o perfil dos clientes que realizaram RM, identificando sinais de ansiedade provocados pela…