Processes of spatial mobility among the Mbya are of interest in anthropological and ethnobiological studies, as these processes are related to transformations in the landscape and the environment. Despite this, ethnographic literature usually focuses itself on the mobility of Guaraní…

, Editorial. La pobreza: un problema global y su relación con la salud., Poverty: a global problem and its relation to health., Salinas, Pedro José, Instrumento para medir variables psicosociales asociadas al cumplimiento del tratamiento médico., Instrument to measure psychosocial…

Asian rust of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] is one of the most important fungal diseases of this crop worldwide. The recent introduction of Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. & P. Syd in the Americas represents a major threat to soybean production…

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…

The way frailty is conceptualised and interpreted has profound implications for social responses, care practice and the personal experience of care. This paper begins with an exegesis of the concept of frailty, and then examines the dominant notions of frailty,…

Word semantic similarity is the foundation of semantic processing, and is a key issue in many applications. This paper argues that word semantic similarity should associate with domain knowledge, which traditional methods did not take into account. In order to…

This article explores the relation between experience and ‘know-how’ as a ‘tacit’ form of knowledge and the role of enthusiasm in the production of ‘know-how’, and engages with the problem of the transmission of ‘know how’. Why is the transmission…

A very sound knowledge of variations of head and neck veins is important for General practitioners, plastic surgeons, interventional radiologists, internists and maxillofacial surgeons. Anatomic variations have a definite embryological basis and manifest their clinical impact. The Present study was…

Why does foodmaking matter? It does partly because it holds within it so much of everyday life, thought and activity across time, place and generation. This article explores women’s embodied foodmaking knowledge as ‘thoughtful practice’. It examines cookbooks as a…

This article examines the renewed popularity of the handmade by examining the current renaissance in the street credibility of previously disparaged women's craft practices, particularly those employing yarn (for example knitting, crochet, needlepoint and weaving) and fabric (sewing, felting). The…