Biomedical research ethics is a hot topic in USA today as it used to
be when it was born three decades ago. New procedures to preserve
and protect the scientific integrity and the human subjects involved in
clinical trials are…

In this article we will introduce certain considerations that must be taken into account while implementing the change operations of the belief change theory. The abstract models of bellief change make no considerations in respecto to the internal structures of…

Implicitly exploitable parallelism for Logic Programming has received ample attention. Defeasible Argutmentation is specially apt for this optimizing technique. Defeasible Logic Programming (DLP), which is based on a defeasible argumentation formalism, could take full advantage of this type of parallel…

Actualmente los países industrializados concentran el conocimiento científico y la innovación tecnológica mientras los países en vías de desarrollo se limitan a adaptar esos conocimientos, innovación y tecnología. Pero la asimilación de las innovaciones generadas exógenamente exige más que la…

Se evaluó el modo de utilización de la antibioticoprofilaxis quirúrgica por medio de la revisión de la historia clínica y el cuestionario a los residentes de áreas quirúrgicas. La indicación y el esquema profiláctico de 1185 historias clínicas fueron evaluadas…

El conocimiento de la estrategias de producción de una raza, es decir, de las componentes de su producción final y de sus pesos relativos, contribuye a la búsqueda de biotipos adaptados a diferentes sistemas productivos. Con el propósito de definir…

This study investigates an approach of knowledge discovery and data mining in insufficient databases. An application of Computational Taxonomy analysis demonstrates that the approach is effective in such a data mining process. The approach is characterized by the use of…

This study assessed the understanding of information about oral chemotherapy treatment, among patients attending the hematology outpatients' ward of a University hospital. A questionnaire with patient data and details of the treatment was applied to 147 outpatients. The analysis of…

This study investigates an approach of knowledge discovery and data mining in insufficient databases. An application of Computational Taxonomy analysis demonstrates that the approach is effective in such a data mining process. The approach is characterized by the use ot…

Whereas traditional explanations of differences in long-run paths of development across the Americas generally point to the significance of differences in national heritage or religion, we highlight the relevance of stark contrasts in the degree of inequality in wealth, human…