Scientific knowledge and sociology are directly related to the power of war, but instead of leading us to a positive cultural evolution we have obtained a negative cultural evolution. This is shown by many historical exarnples, but the reacent Gulf…

The study of man has been and continues to be a central problem in philosophy and Anthropology, due to the fact that man tends to look introspectively to learn about himself, as we have seem him do it historically since…

Both in Chile and in other countries, managing municipal solid waste (MSW) is a difficult problem, due to the various variables explaining it. Several background data suggest that the possibilities of solving the problem are associated to the education and…

The Environmental Management System (EGS), was constituted at the University of Antioquia in order to improve the environmental conditions, health and well being levels of the community; promoting the efficient use of resources, involving cultural changes in consume patterns, knowledge…

The improvement or design of a solid waste management system in any locality should be based on the knowledge of the solid waste characteristics, such as generation per capita, density and composition; depending on the type of treatment that is…

The new Technologies and the rapid advance of knowledge highlight the relevance of adaptation to this changing context, and the objective of being able to learn by oneself throughout life. Learner tasks considered as autonomous would include solving problems by…

To solve the several problems caused from the deficient solid waste management in many of our municipalities, must be considered 4 substantial items: planning, legislation, the most citizen participation and the financing aspect. Failing in any of those subjects is…

The objective of this paper is the development of a mathematical model of anaerobic digestion that simulates the principal control variables in the process, and helps the planning and operational phases in normal and particular situations of operation in the…

The state of psychology as a knowledge discipline is examined. Some reflections are made about the application of psychological knowledge, taking into account: a) the nature of knowledge being applied, b) the translation of analytic knowledge typical of basic science,…

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