Characterizations of the containment of a convex set either in an arbitrary convex set or in the complement of a finite union of convex sets (i.e., the set, described by reverse-convex inequalities) are given. These characterizations provide ways of verifying…

El estudio de la nobleza constituye un objetivo esencial en el conocimiento de la
realidad histórica peninsular a lo largo de la Edad Moderna, dada su preeminencia social, política y económica. Nuestro estudio se centrará en la privatización del gobierno…

dentification of groups that are similar in their floristic composition and structure (habitat types) is essential for conservation and forest managers to allocate high priority areas and to designate areas for reserves, refuges, and other protected areas. In this study,…

Biogeography is a discipline included in comparative biology that studies the distribution of organisms, the distributional patterns of organisms are analyzed through the application of different methods, depending on the question formulated. In this work the principles and advantages of…

En este trabajo pretendo mostrar un episodio a mi parecer importante y poco atendido en relación con el cambio definitivo que se produce a finales de la Edad Media de los modos orales de comunicación a la irreversible consolidación de…

El descubrimiento hace unos años del Bronce de Bembibre, la tessera Paemeiobrigensis, ha permitido conocer nuevos datos sobre los viajes de Augusto a la Península Ibérica; al mismo tiempo, otros descubrimientos epigráficos y el examen de algunos testimonios literarios mejoran…

Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination by Julie Cruikshank

Traditional mycological knowledge of most Mexican ethnic groups has proven to be extensive and profound, consuming nearly 300 species of wild mushrooms. In this paper, we identified the mushrooms used by Zapotecs of Ixtlan, Oaxaca, compiled their traditional knowledge and…

The main goal of this study is to document the biogeographical patterns, current status and conservation of 24 species of vascular plants in Mexico, all of them recorded in some risk category in the Mexican official publication named 'Norma Oficial…

OBJECTIVE:To assess Mexico City physicians' knowledge and practices regarding cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) to compare obstetricians/gynecologists (ob/gyns) and general practitioners (GPs) on these variables MATERIAL AND METHODS: In April 2003, 187 ob/gyns and GPs working in 15 hospitals…