This paper contributes to the empirical literature on pensions and saving by studying the influence of funded pension systems on the gross national saving rate using a sample of 48 developed and developing countries over the 1980-2004 period. To the…

The following research proposes a first approximation to the Dynamic Hypermedial Device modeling based on the analysis of interactions. In addition, the DEVS (Discrete EVents dynamic Systems) formalism is employed, which is particularly suitable for the modeling of discrete event…

This paper summarizes the main results developed in the author's PhD Thesis.
The main goal of the Thesis is to provide a formalization of defeasible argumentation oriented towards its computational treatment. In order to do this, an LDS-based logical framework…

El conocimiento acerca de las preferencias espaciales representa una primera etapa para la comprensión de las interacciones entre los organismos y su ambiente. La lagartija de las dunas (Liolaemus multimaculatus) es una especie altamente adaptada a la vida en la…

El presente trabajo de Tesis Doctoral constituye el resultado de un proceso de investigación llevado a cabo en la región centro-oeste de la provincia de Catamarca, República Argentina. El objetivo general consistió en la identificación morfológica y espacial de las…

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This study explored the relationship between vocabulary size (i.e., breadth of knowledge), depth of vocabulary knowledge, and reading comprehension of Chinese-speaking ESL (English as a second language) university students in Canada. Both aspects of vocabulary knowledge, breadth and depth, continue…

The purpose of this study was to identify how coaches who have surpassed their athletic achievements acquired their coaching knowledge. Six University coaches from basketball, volleyball, and hockey, with a combined total of fourteen coach of the year awards were…

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