The knowledge that consumers have of products and services as well as other factors serves as an indicator as to which product or store to “pick”. The products and store location add to the ease with which consumers are able…

The success of the development of new sugarcane varieties is associated with the ability to correctly select the genitor. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity between 113 clones and sugarcane varieties using the Ward-modified location…

Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre a implantação de
programas de estágio e a construção de conhecimentos em micro e pequenas
empresas (MPE’s), identificando, se na prática, esses programas têm sido
desenvolvidos para fins…

The study assessed the organizational effectiveness of LPU using the Malcolm Baldridge Assessment Instrument which defines organizational effectiveness in terms of seven categories, namely: leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, human resource focus, process…

This research explores the metabolic role of the gut microbiota in the global
obesity crisis and rising threat of global warming. Enteric microbiota in the rumen emit
methane as a by-product of metabolite degradation. Experiments – primarily on mice –

El concepto capital intelectual encierra en sí complejidades que le son inherentes; pero que se emplean de manera profusa. Conocer la naturaleza y la composición del capital intelectual es importante para concebir estrategias exitosas de gestión del conocimiento. En muchos…

Pursuant to the international character of this publication, the journal is listed and indexed by the following agencies: (1) The Gale Cengage Learning (USA); (2) Public Knowledge Project, a consortium of Simon Fraser University Library, the School of Education of…

A brief review is first given of the available studies (upto 1984) related to the Mexican Volcanic Belt (MVB). A synthesis is then presented of the most important results of the papers included in the Special Volume on the MVB…

This interpretive essay attempts to show how it is possible to be an educator with important things to say about good practice gained from experiences – a cultivation of oneself known as Bildung - that often happens "…beyond our wanting…

ÁGORA, ISSN 0103-3557, Florianópolis v.21, n. 43, 2011