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From social innovation to public policy. Success stories in Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2010-09)
ECLAC, with support from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, identified and reviewed 4,800 social innovation experiences of Latin America and the Caribbean, gleaned in five annual competition cycles. After conducting on-site visits ...
Aguas naturales, naturales minerales y minerales medicinales de la Sierra del Rosario y las Alturas del Mariel. Sectorización de acuerdo al tipo químico, mineralización, temperatura y usos terapéuticos
(Editora Geotech, 2004)
En la Sierra del Rosario y Las Alturas del Mariel, debido a la existencia de fallas, mantos de cabalgamiento, estructuras plegadas, etc. y encontramos abundancia de aguas naturales, minerales y mineromedicinales. El área ...
Frugivory by the White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus, Pipridae) in restinga forest, an ecosystem associated to the Atlantic forest
(Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA/FAPESP), 2013-04-01)
Os tangarás (Pipridae) são um dos grupos de aves frugívoras e dispersoras de sementes mais abundantes em estratos baixos das florestas neotropicais. Neste trabalho descrevemos os frutos consumidos pela rendeira (Manacus ...
Using indigenous language resources for promoting science learning [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-07-05)
This paper reports on an attempt to document and use indigenous language resources as a tool for promoting science learning in a rural secondary school in Trinidad. The exploratory study involved the compilation of a ...
Modeling Breastfeeding and Weaning Practices (BWP) on the coast of northern Chile's Atacama Desert during the formative period
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Stable isotope analysis of bone collagen is frequently employed as a means of studying the breastfeeding and weaning practices (BWP) of archaeological populations. Such studies are strengthened greatly through the application ...
Relationship Between Jaw Apparatus, Feeding Habit, and Food Source in Oriental Woodpeckers
(Tokyo, 2014)
Associations among feeding habit, beak type, and food source in birds have been widely studied and are well known to exist. The relationship between feeding habit and jaw apparatus in birds has not attracted attention from ...
The Development of Science Education Research in Brazil and Contributions from the History and Philosophy of Science
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDLondon, 2010)
Over the last 50 years a new research area, science education research, has arisen and undergone singular development worldwide. In the specific case of Brazil, research in science education first appeared systematically ...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A comprehensive review
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating chronic disease of unknown aetiology that is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Center for Disease Control ...
Using problem-oriented monitoring to simultaneously improve productivity and environmental performance in manufacturing companies
(Universidad de La Sabana, 2018-11)
Nowadays companies are trying to become ‘greener’, which requires integrating the environmental
dimension into their traditional performance metrics. However, managers may not have the complete
information and data for ...
Voluntary and involuntary risk acceptance: A case study of firefighters
This article examines how individuals perceive risk depending on whether their exposure to it is voluntarily or not. The study gleans its conclusions by comparing a sample of professional (N = 186) and volunteer (N = 199) ...