This paper demonstrates the importance of knowledge for effective
management of outsourcing. Drawing on an empirical study on automakers?
management of supplier involvement in product development in Japan, this paper shows
that the level of own knowledge is critical for…

La evaluación como proceso no es un conocimiento estático, lo cual invita a
todos los entes involucrados en el proceso educativo a reflexionar con respecto
a como se concibe en la actualidad, y acerca de cómo se pueden realizar
innovaciones…

Malaria and diarrhea are major causes of illness and death in Africa. These preventable diseases take the biggest toll on children, mostly due to lack of education and adequate resources in the home. The purpose of the reported research project…

This keynote address gives an overview of
some of the key factors in developing a strong
research base for design and technology
education. In particular, the deconstruction and
reconstruction of the conceptual basis of
design and technology as a subject,…

This work presents the main theories and models formulated with the purpose of offering a global overview on the acquisition of knowledge and skills involved in the initial development of expert competence. Setting from this background, we developed an empirical…

As a contribution to consider software projects to be risk investments, it is important the full standardization of either the planning methodology (as a subset of project management methodology) and the effort estimation method. We think there is important and…

PET is a nuclear medical examination which constructs a three-dimensional image of metabolism inside the body; in this article is particular, images are taken from the brain. The high complexity inherent to the interpretation of the brain images makes that…

O presente artigo traduz os resultados de uma pesquisa realizada no espaço turístico Meia Praia, bairro do município de Itapema, litoral centro norte do Estado de Santa Catarina sobre as implicações ambientais advindas da evolução urbana. A investigação buscou conhecer…

O mergulho recreativo marinho é um dos serviços mais rentáveis dentre os explorados na zona costeira do município do Rio de Janeiro. O estudo caracterizou e avaliou a percepção ambiental de mergulhadores recreativos e os possíveis impactos negativos que essa prática pode causar na zona costeira do…

La presente investigación, intenta generar un impacto positivo dentro del ámbito médico-quirúrgico, ya que se espera que la revisión de la literatura genere mayor conocimiento sobre el manejo de las lesiones del plexo braquial con lesión vascular concomitante, ocasionada mediante…