A distribuição generalizada de valores extremos (GEV) desempenha um PAPEL fundamental em estudos relacionados a medições físicas, em que é aplicada com a finalidade de descrever o comportamento de eventos raros Como esses valores são extraídos da cauda superior (ou…

Following the deaths of Victoria Climbié and of Peter Connelly (Baby P) the media has raged about social work competence, the public have expressed dismay and the government has responded with proposals designed to alter practice procedures. Altering procedures gives…

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…

The article analyses the vision of otherness in the writings of Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-
1904) and of Aurora Bertrana (1892-1974). The 19th century expands the possibilities to undertake trips to faraway lands. The incipient European colonialism, the building of the…

En el último tiempo se han buscado mecanismos alternativos para combatir la corrupción, la impunidad y otros delitos.
Estados Unidos y Australia promulgaron el Whistleblowers Act, y Perú la Ley de Colabiración Eficaz.
En esta tesina, presento como mecanismo…

The underlying assumption of this study is the understanding of a specialized term as a summary of disciplinary knowledge, formalized at a textual level in the contextual relations which structure disciplinary lexical knowledge and are therefore essential for the successful…

El desarrollo alcanzado en los últimos años por las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones (TICs) ha creado condiciones materiales y técnicas necesarias para una nueva revolución en el campo educativo. Asociado a estos cambios, el aprendizaje electrónico a través de…

Contexte et objectifs. Depuis plusieurs années, la criminalité économique génère des
coûts économiques et sociaux importants. Plusieurs acteurs, dont les entreprises privées, se sont mobilisés pour lutter contre ce phénomène. La fraude par carte de débit est un
crime économique…

Social care and health services for older people in Cambridgeshire have been integrated since April 2004. This study examines the effect of the integration programme on service users. Previous research into health and social care integrations predominantly centre on process…

Bien que le changement dans le choix des substrats énergétiques des acides gras (AGs) vers les glucides soit considéré comme bénéfique pour le cœur insuffisant, il n’est pas clair à savoir pourquoi les patients atteints de désordres de la β-oxydation…