Unlike traditional approaches, new communicative trends disregard the role of word-formation mechanisms. They tend to focus on syntax and/or vocabulary without analyzing the mechanisms involved in the creation of lexical items. In this paper, based on the analysis of the…

There is a significant world-wide apprehension concerning perceived deficiencies in university students’ performance and a resulting decrease of knowledge level and competency development. This paper analyses the benefits of using a portfolio as a means of evaluating student progress and…

The use of computer programs that can be used to correct and assess students' written work in the EFL classroom has become more commonplace within the last decade. This paper discusses the role of CALL in the process of data…

In big companies, managerial activities and organizational boundaries will over time hide most unevenly developed skill and knowledge distribution patterns; studying the organizations with the means of modern applied physics is thus quite difficult. People are forced to communicate along…

This paper describes the development of an image retrieval
system that combines probabilistic and ontological information1. The
process is divided in two different stages: indexing and retrieval. Three
information flows have been created with different kind of information
each one:…

La Enfermería no ha sido ajena a la investigación, pues fue Florence Nightingale quien la introdujo por primera vez. La investigación ofrece la posibilidad de mejorar y desarrollar la profesión, tanto en su componente disciplinar como clínico. En este trabajo…

Ensuring environmental sustainability is the aim of the seventh Millennium Development Goal (MDG7). United Nations data shows insufficient progress, especially in developing countries. In order to generate new information about this progress and the main barriers that hinder it, we…

La realización de un estudio sobre cuidado en la casa de pacientes con demencia avanzada permite ilustrar como asuntos de contexto implícitos en la literatura, sesgan la comprensión que se tiene sobre el cuidado familiar. La mayoría de los estudios…

Objetivo: Evaluar los efectos de un programa de intervención psicoeducativa dirigido a niños y adolescentes con diabetes para promover el cuidado autónomo de la enfermedad y la mejora de su estado de salud. Métodos: Se utilizó un diseño cuasi experimental,…

Indígenas y campesinos de diversas localidades mexicanas, fundamentalmente de la Sierra Norte de Puebla, se congregan durante cinco años en las instalaciones del Cesder, en Zautla, alrededor de una Licenciatura en Desarrollo Rural que les permitirá, una vez obtenido el…