BACKGROUND:Global health research is essential for development. A major issue is the inequitable distribution of research efforts and funds directed towards populations suffering the world's greatest health problems. This imbalance is fostering major attempts at redirecting research to the health…

Editorial, Giacalone, Rita, 1.- Artículos, Estudio del consumo a partir de las encuestas de presupuestos familiares, 1967-2005. El caso de la ciudad de Mérida (Venezuela)., Food consumption in the city of Mérida (Venezuela), 1967-2005. An analysis using household expenditure surveys.,…

, Editorial, Aguilera, Oscar, Presentación:, Academia, salud y ciudad, Aguilera, Oscar, El pensamiento académico venezolano, opción revolucionaria: Un ensayo bibliográfico, The Venezuelan academic thought a revolutionary option: A bibliographical essay, Jiménez, Elsi, El perfil de la élite política vs. el…

, Editorial, Aguilera, Oscar, Presentación:, Academia, salud y ciudad, Aguilera, Oscar, El pensamiento académico venezolano, opción revolucionaria: Un ensayo bibliográfico, The Venezuelan academic thought a revolutionary option: A bibliographical essay, Jiménez, Elsi, El perfil de la élite política vs. el…

Some proponents of epistemological approaches to argumentation (Biro, Siegel, Lumer, Goldman) assume that it should be possible to develop non-relative
criteria of argument evaluation. By contrast, this paper argues that any evaluation of an argument depends (a) on the cognitive…

The necessity of verification tools for Knowledge Based-Systems (KBSs), that help to guarantee a certain degree of quality and reliability of these systems will increase in the future when more critical systems are developed in areas such as industry, science,…

Main technologies, recommendations and generated knowledge. Embrapa Soybean and the comunity. Employees: commitment and development of skills. Important challenges: vision on the future., 2005, 1 folder.

OBJECTIVE: This comparison of population-based representative samples of adult smokers in Canada (n=1 751) and Mexico (n=1 081) aimed to determine whether cigarette packages with graphic warning labels in Canada had a stronger impact than the text-only warning labels in…

Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries. It imposes an enormous economic burden on the families of patients and on society. The purpose of this review is to give an overview about diverse animal models…

A case of an 11-months-old girl with vomiting and laryngeal stridor is presented, and in whom a Kommerell diverticulum was demonstrated, which is a rare variant of the incomplete vascular ring. It is well known that the magnetic resonance is…