Describes the design thinking behind, and the outline structure of, a multimedia system to represent and elicit comments on some aspects of Thames Chase Community Forest in Essex. It is part of a programme of research projects being carried out…

The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) is the main intracellular pathway for modulated protein turnover, playing an important role in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. It also exerts a protein quality control through degradation of oxidized, mutant, denatured, or misfolded proteins and…

This work aims to ascertain the perception of yanomami on Onchocerciasis of the
natives of Arathaú. It was based upon the importance of anthropological knowledge
in indigenous communities. The Onchocerciasis has been identified in Brazil at the
beginning of the…

The purpose of the study was to investigate whether teachers’ knowledge of student assessment was influenced by their gender and if it was related to their teaching experience (years in education). One hundred and twenty six physical education teachers (n=126)…

Knowledge-intensive processes are widely used to recover from errors, handle exceptional cases and complaints, and to improve or adapt a process itself. In this context, evolved Business-Process Reengineering (BPR) techniques are changing to give some answers to this reality. In…

With the advancement of technology, we are able to collect, store, and transmit an ever-increasing volume of data. However, our ability to extract useful patterns from this massive amount of data is still lagging behind. Machine learning and signal processing…

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Population size has been a matter of concern for rulers and states for centuries. Fears of over- and under-population led to extensive political debate and the implementation of numerous policies…

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…

Aplicar y verificar las leyes físicas en el aula de clases constituye un reto ante el bajo nivel de dominio cognoscitivo de los estudiantes. El diseño y la
incorporación de instrumentos para la verificación de las leyes favorecen la reorientación…

This dissertation, based on roughly eighteen months of fieldwork in two laboratories at Princeton University, examines how practitioners of synthetic biology orient themselves vis-à-vis organic systems, by both engaging with and displacing biological knowledge. It also explores experimental methods in…