O objetivo do trabalho é avaliar e comparar indicadores ambientais associados aos recursos hídricos entre distintos sistemas de uso da terra, desde campo e oresta natural passando por sistemas agrosilvopastoril (uma modalidade de sistema agro orestal) e silvicultural até o…

RESUMO - Estudos de longa duração em bacias hidrográ cas experimentais e representativas de uma determinada condição são importantes para um melhor entendimento da dinâmica dos processos e da resposta hidrológica de bacias a eventos diversos, gerando conhecimentos e/ou tecnologias…

O estudo tem como propósito analisar as representações de agricultoras, esposas de assentados, em relação à organização espacial na conformação do Assentamento Mato Grande, em Corumbá, MS. O assentamento rural foi criado em 1988, e foram assentadas 50 famílias, sendo…

Melipona marginata is an endangered species of stingless bee from Brazil that produces honey with particular physicochemical features and a remarkable exotic flavor. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report devoted to exploring the medicinal potential…

In our society, the audit is regarded as a branch of financial management conducted to confirm the accuracy of financial reporting in a company, but also to help the company's management, financial and the financial control is regarded as a…

Can children genuinely create new knowledge, as opposed to merely carrying out activities that resemble those of mature scientists and innovators? The answer is yes, provided the comparison is not to works of genius but to standards that prevail in…

The Knowledge Society Network (KSN) “takes advantage of new knowledge media to maximize and democratize society’s knowledge-creating capacity” (www.ikit.org/KSN). This article synthesizes the principles and designs of this network which were initiated over 15 years ago, and presents an exploratory…

Three classrooms of Grade 4 students from different schools and diverse backgrounds collaborated in early algebra research to solve a series of linear and quadratic generalizing problems. Results revealed that high- and low-achieving students were able to solve problems of…

Knowledge Building as a theoretical, pedagogical, and technological innovation focuses on the 21st century need to work creatively with knowledge. The team now advancing Knowledge Building spans multiple disciplines, sectors, and cultural contexts. Several teacher-researcher-government partnerships have formed to bring…

This paper examines theoretical, pedagogical, and technological differences between two technologies that have been used in undergraduate interprofessional health sciences at the University of Toronto. One, a learning management system, WebCT 2.0, supports online coursework. The other, a Knowledge Building…