In numerous animal groups, individuals within the group often wish to impose
their preferences and guide the group in a certain direction. Conflicting preferences are
common in these situations and, in order to maintain group cohesion, collective decisionmaking
needs to…

In polyandrous species, sexual selection acts both before (precopulatory) and after
(postcopulatory) mating on traits that are important for reproductive success. Precopulatory traits
are important for mate acquisition and include weapons and ornaments. Postcopulatory traits
include components of sperm quantity…

This paper describes a system for the computer understanding of English. The system answers questions, executes commands, and accepts information in normal English dialog. It uses semantic information and context to understand discourse and to disambiguate sentences. It combines a…

En el área de estudios ambientales confluyen diversas disciplinas que van desde las ciencias biológicas, económicas, administrativas, sociológicas, jurídicas, entre otras, con diferentes planteamientos que, en general, se reducen al interés de cada materia en particular. Por otra parte, en…

El proyecto consiste en el rediseño de la identidad corporativa de la Unidad ABC del Municipio de Quito, para generar mayor información y reconocimiento de la unidad por parte de los estudiantes. El área que se querría cubrir es de…

Se pretende realizar a través del análisis crítico una defi nición de geografía que se adapte a la
concebida por la Maestría en Docencia de la Geografía y las Ciencias de la Tierra que actualmente
es impartida en el Núcleo…

The research was conducted to determine the power of the knowledge of management techniques among indigenous entrepreneurs in Nigeria and make recommendations. The survey research method was used and researchers self-designed questionnaire, titled, “Entrepreneurs Self-Assessment Questionnaire” (ESAQ) and face-to-face personal…

This article describes the authors' experiences of delivering a 3-day introductory diabetes workshop for healthcare professionals and unregistered practitioners (such as healthcare assistants), aimed at helping them develop diabetes knowledge and confidence in working with people with diabetes. The training…

In an era of uncertain and highly competitive business environments business leaders believe that the level of knowledge and skill of the existing human capital are more strategically critical than ever before. The sustainability of a business is highly dependent…

Las TIC en la Educación han dado lugar a nuevos retos no sólo para
las formas de producción, representación, difusión y acceso al conocimiento
sino también para crear nuevas condiciones que brindan la posibilidad de
construir ambientes de aprendizaje que…