Transposons, also known as transposable elements (TEs), are genetic elements capable of changing their location in the genome and amplifying in number. Because of their ability to cause mutations in the host genome, often with detrimental consequences to the host,…

Pain requiring treatment is experienced by many cancer patients at the end of life. When these patients stay at home, family caregivers are often directly implicated in pain management. There are few studies that examine the process that these family…

One-third of American children under the age of 18 years and one in ten Canadian children aged 0-11 years are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) predisposing them to multiple health problems. Although several intervention strategies to reduce ETS exposure…

The contamination of drinking water by microbial pathogens is recognized as one of the most pressing water supply problems of our day. To minimize the impact of pathogens and parasites on the environment and public health, accurate methods are needed…

Decision Support systems have been gaining in importance recently. Yet one of the bottlenecks of designing such systems lies in understanding how the user values different decision outcomes, or more simply what the user preferences are. Preference elicitation promises to…

In most eukaryotes, efficient energy generation depends on the presence of a functional mitochondrial respiratory chain. The respiratory chain is composed of five protein complexes, with dozens of accessory factors that participate and are essential to their correct assembly. However,…

Los cereales son empleados como dieta complementaria a la lactancia materna a partir del 4º mes ya que suministra nutrientes esenciales (especialmente hidratos de carbono, proteínas, minerales y vitaminas (particularmente tiamina). Los alimentos infantiles elaborados a partir de harinas procedentes…

Abstract: This dissertation is concerned with activity sequencing in TEFL. The main aim was to empirically ascertain the effect of the CPM on the learning of English as a Foreign Language against the traditional PPP. Accordingly, a quasi-experimental study which…

Atendiendo a la competencia relacional en Enfermería, junto al saber teórico y práctico, se encuentra el saber ser profesional: actitudes y habilidades que se despliegan como intervención y cuidado enfermero. A partir de un marco teórico multidisciplinar (Antropología, Filosofía, Enfermería,…

En la presente tesis doctoral se desarrollan una serie de procedimientos para evaluar el estado de los diversos componentes bióticos (fitoplancton, macroalgas, invertebrados bentónicos) y abióticos (calidad fisicoquímica de las aguas) del medio marino en relación a la incidencia humana…