ABSTRACT: The paper presents the experience acquired through the use of an internet portal as a divulgation media and to support the Information Management (UM) for the project "Brazilian Rocks as Alternative Sources of Potassium". It's described the portal creation,…

Metrics used on development of expert systems is not a well investigated problem area. This article suggests some metrics to be used to measure the maturity of the conceptualization process and the complexity of the decision process in the problem…

Los derechos de las comunidades indígenas en el ámbito nacional e internacional han evolucionado gracias al Convenio N° 169 de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo. En este contexto, la Consulta previa, libre e informada, ha tomado un papel de suma…

El panorama científico siempre se encontrará avocado al dilema ético-jurídico propio del avance tecnológico, por cuanto enfrenta posiciones de gran carga ideológica. Sin lugar a dudas el inicio de la biotecnología ha revolucionado conceptos y preceptos que deben ser analizados…

ABSTRACT: Despite of all modem communications tools, difficulties of dialogue still exist between technicians and local community members when dealing with natural resources. This is related to many factors, from the predominantly technical formation of the teachers and researches to…

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Searching for information in databases or on the world wide web to enhance our knowledge has become an everyday task. The internet is a major source of information for education. When we want to make new material available in digital…

Although current literature on learning styles shows that matching a teacher’s instructional style with the learning styles of students affects performance in a classroom environment, little is known about the influence of learning styles in online interaction. The paper argues…

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…

La mayoría de los sistemas de Vídeo bajo Demanda (VoD, Video on Demand) fueron diseñados para trabajar en redes dedicadas. Sin embargo, hay algunos sistemas que proveen servicio de VoD en redes de mejor esfuerzo y no dedicadas, pero ellos…