Los principales referentes de enfermería abogan como reto presente y futuro de la disciplina y profesión el uso de la teoría, vinculada a la investigación científica, con el fin de mejorar la práctica asistencial. Tal afirmación suscita la reflexión acerca…

The knowledge of spatial variability soil properties is useful in the rational use of inputs, as in the site specific application of lime and fertilizer. The objective of this work was to map and evaluate the spatial variability of the…

Biodiversity of diazotrophic symbiotic bacteria in the tropics is a valuable but still poorly studied resource. The objective of this study was to determine if a second housekeeping gene, glnII, in addition to the 16S rRNA, can be employed to…

The goal of this article is to present the first results of a study looking forward to propose a model of software development for a physically distributed environment (United States and Brazil). Thus, the objective is to combine empirical and…

O estudo objetivou verificar o conhecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem de unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs) sobre o processo transfusional. Consistiu em uma pesquisa descritiva de abordagem quantitativa realizada na UTI do Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (HUOL), entre julho e…

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.…

We contend that it is possible to argue reasonably for and against arguments from classifications and definitions, provided they are seen as defeasible (subject to exceptions and critical questioning). Arguments from classification of the most common sorts are shown to…

Diversity in higher education calls for process oriented information literacy (IL) practitioners rather than source oriented practitioners. They must be generalists because e.g. students with different backgrounds to a higher degree bring multi- and interdisciplinarity into the situation of creating…

Objective: Medical genetics presents great potential for improving healthcare outcomes, but faces challenges for managing the test results. This paper focuses on the gaps in clinician knowledge regarding genetic testing and asks what health information technologies (IT) can help non-specialists…

El asma es la enfermedad crónica más común en niñez y la valoración de la calidad de vida de estos pacientes es considerada piedra angular dentro del manejo integral del niño con asma. Objetivo Establecer la correlación entre la calidad…