Las investigaciones desarrolladas por la lingüística moderna y, en particular, por Roman Jakobson, han demostrado científicamente que la función poética del lenguaje tiene la característica de vincular estrechamente el sonido y el sentido. Un campo idóneo para el estudio de…

Two types of intraslab earthquakes in the subducted Cocos plate occur below Guerrero, Mexico, and adjacent areas: (A) steeply-dipping thrust earthquakes, and (B) normal-faulting earthquakes. Type A events are located ~10-35 km from the coast at a depth of ~35…

Little is known about how HIV/AIDS affects people with disabilities, although international literature suggests that people with learning disabilities and other disabilities may be at increased vulnerability to HIV infection. One factor that increases vulnerability to HIV is the lack…

This paper empirically examines the role of social networks in welfare participation. Social theorists from across the political spectrum have argued that network effects have given rise to a culture of poverty. Empirical work, however, has found it difficult to…