Spatial relationships between two globose cacti (Mammillaria mammillaris (L) Karsten and Melocactus schatzlii Till & Gruber) and two dominant mimosoid shrubs (Acacia farnesiana (Willd.) L. and Prosopis julifora DC.) were evaluated in two habitats (cactus thicket and thornscrub) of a…

L’utilisation d’Internet prend beaucoup d’ampleur depuis quelques années et le commerce électronique connaît une hausse considérable. Nous pouvons présentement acheter facilement via Internet sans quitter notre domicile et avons accès à d’innombrables sources d’information. Cependant, la navigation sur Internet permet…

The field of machine learning (ML) is concerned with the question of how to construct algorithms that automatically improve with experience. In recent years many successful ML applications have been developed, such as datamining programs, information-filtering systems, etc. Although ML…

Characterization of defect is one of the important objectives of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) for condition assessment of structures. Among many other NDE techniques, ultrasonic methods play a prominent role in the both quantitative and qualitative assessment of discontinuities in reinforced…

TransType2 es un proyecto enmarcado en el ámbito de la traducción asistida. Su objetivo consiste en proporcionar traducciones de alta calidad combinando la experiencia de traductores humanos con sistemas de traducción automática., TransType2 is a project framed in assisted translation…

En el presente trabajo se comparan las concepciones de los términos nagual y tonal que aparecen en la saga Las enseñanzas de don Juan de Carlos Castaneda y en la cosmovisión y el folclor de algunos grupos indígenas de México,…

(cont.) in the ECS signal, no definitive method for sensing blade vibration using an ECS has yet been developed., High cycle fatigue (HCF) cracks generated by compressor blade vibrations are a common source of failure in gas turbine engines. Current…

Les professionnels de l'information traversent actuellement une période de redéfinition de leur profession provoquée par la transformation de l'information et des processus informationnels vers un mode de plus en plus électronique. Les systèmes d'information Web (SIW) — c'est-à-dire des systèmes…

For 20 years, and more intensively during the last decade, indigenous knowledge has challenged the regime of intellectual property. If this field of law has been, in the past, challenged by new technology, it is now, with the problematic of…

Intellectual capital, as opposed to traditional conceptions of intellectual property, is neither as simple to define nor as straightforward to protect and regulate. As companies in the financial services sector attempt the efficient management of increasingly voluminous and strategically important…