http://dx.doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v8i23.299El objetivo del presente artículo es conocer la influencia del conocimiento técnico en orientación en pruebas de raids de aventura. La muestra fue de 272 competidores de élite dentro de la Liga Española de Raids de Aventura, utilizando como instrumento…

A very sound knowledge of variations of head and neck veins is important for General practitioners, plastic surgeons, interventional radiologists, internists and maxillofacial surgeons. Anatomic variations have a definite embryological basis and manifest their clinical impact. The Present study was…

After more than forty years of existence, the field of humour research is flourishing. It seems that now more than ever the time is right for the study of humour in general. But how do we facilitate progress in our…

This qualitative study focused on exploring the knowledge and beliefs of university faculty, staff and students regarding: the effects of multicul- turalism and immigration on their professional lives; the influence of cultural issues within the university setting; and, finally, the…

Teacher orientation to the inculcation of values across school curriculum-a function of the teacher knowledge and attitudes-has been conceptualised as his or her (1) identification with the goals of the curriculum, and (2) conformity with the predetermined instructional behaviours. Based…

Angiogenesis, or the formation of new blood vessels out of pre-existing capillaries, is a sequence of events that is fundamental to many physiologic and pathologic processes such as cancer, ischemic diseases, and chronic inflammation. With the identification of several proangiogenic…

The purpose of this article is to consider the implications to reflexivity in disability research. The author begins by positioning herself in the field of disability studies, disclosing her own experiences. She goes on to trouble the expectation to disclose.…

My pathway to becoming a disability studies researcher has been a series of discontinuities, a circuitous route full of twist and turns with the occasional misstep. Enmeshed in my peregrinations are my academic training as a geographer, my shift in…

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There has been comparatively little study of train noise acceptability. This paper reviews state-of-the-art knowledge on the subject, and suggests criteria in terms of Leq.