Biodiversity of diazotrophic symbiotic bacteria in the tropics is a valuable but still poorly studied resource. The objective of this study was to determine if a second housekeeping gene, glnII, in addition to the 16S rRNA, can be employed to…

O estudo objetivou verificar o conhecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem de unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs) sobre o processo transfusional. Consistiu em uma pesquisa descritiva de abordagem quantitativa realizada na UTI do Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (HUOL), entre julho e…

We contend that it is possible to argue reasonably for and against arguments from classifications and definitions, provided they are seen as defeasible (subject to exceptions and critical questioning). Arguments from classification of the most common sorts are shown to…

El asma es la enfermedad crónica más común en niñez y la valoración de la calidad de vida de estos pacientes es considerada piedra angular dentro del manejo integral del niño con asma. Objetivo Establecer la correlación entre la calidad…

Land maps, like prehispanic mesoamerican maps, do not use Euclidean projections, which are based on a humanistic or social projection. The spatial reality in these maps is defined and structured by social relationships. Thus, a land map represents a community…

An affordable, solar powered row house is designed and constructed for implementation in a historically low-income area of Houston, Texas. This ZeRow House is tied to the electrical grid for purchase of electricity at night, but completely compensates by generating…

Virtually all engineering education organizations from around the world agree on the critical awareness of the societal context of engineering for graduating engineers. Service learning is one viable way that can bring about students’ awareness of their role in society.…

Valparaiso University engineering students have completed a service learning project to design and manufacture an upgraded braille printing press for Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc., a charitable organization that provides free-of-charge, Christian print material to visually impaired individuals around the world.…

This paper presents the results of the assessment of a community-scale drinking water treatment system by students from the University of _____ School of Engineering, working in collaboration with members of the organization Living Waters for the World. This system,…

Traditional engineering service learning (SL) projects can be classified as: 1) collaborations with a community group or non-profit organization to provide specific engineering around a community need, or 2) an internship-like experience with industry to address work requested by a…