The aim of this paper is to determine the chronology of the information on papilionid and pierid butterflies of Mexico, as well as the patterns of collection and who were the most active collectors freom a curatorial databases and bibliography.…

This paper presents the automatic extension to other languages of TERSEO, a knowledge-based system for the recognition and normalization of temporal expressions originally developed for Spanish. TERSEO was first extended to English through the automatic translation of the temporal expressions.…

Anaesthetists are a group of doctors who are at a higher occupational risk of contracting blood borne infections as they perform many invasive procedures. Practice of Universal Precautions (UP) is vital in reducing the risk of transmission. The objective of…

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…

La ordenación de cuencas hidrográficas constituye una política y una herramienta de carácter público que asume el estado y la sociedad para imprimirle direccionalidad a una de las dimensiones más complejas de los sistemas sociales actuales como es la estructura…

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…

The aim of this paper has been that of revising and updating research about expertise development in sport under the cognitive psychology approach. At first, the structure of sport action in open contexts is analysed, differentiating cognitive and execution components.…

The Curtain Within: Haida Social and Mythical Discourse by Marianne Boelscher-Reviewed by Anna de Aguayo (pgs: 75-7)Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community by Robin Ridington-Reviewed by Richard Preston (pgs: 77-9)Environmental Ethics: Philosophical and Policy Perspectives by Philip P.…

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…

Since the first Computer and Internet based learning developments, there has been a recurrent idea: the creation of reusable didactic pieces, developed once and used many times in instructional processes, called learning objects. These elements promised to constitute knowledge bases…