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Diagnostic procedures are emblematic of medical work. Scholars in the field of social studies of medicine identify diverse dimensions of diagnosis that point to controversies, processual qualities and contested evidence....

This dissertation contributes to the theoretical and experimental foundation of disturbance rejection control in dynamic bipedal robots. Disturbances produced by model uncertainties and external disturbances are studied ...

Water availability is one of the main limiting factors that control ecosystem functions and productivity in semiarid regions. Vegetation of these regions usually presents a patchy distribution where sparse plant cover is...

Con la consagración del divorcio por la sola voluntad de cualquiera de los cónyuges la intención de estar casado o affectio maritalis se convierte en un elemento indispensable tanto para la celebración del matrimonio...

Progress towards gender equality in Europe has been very significant over the last century, however, there is still room for improvement in some of the key dimensions. The EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 calls for ...

There are several reasons why English language teachers may embark on the endeavor to develop teaching and learning materials for the EFL population in rural schools. This book presents some of those reasons by means of ...

Cucurbits include a genetically diverse group of plants and one of the most important and large groups of vegetables growing worldwide, including cucumber, squash, gourd, pumpkin, melon and watermelon. The book of the X...

Although the traditions of philia and amicitia proclaim friendship as a universal concept, it has been an androcentric model until the emergence of the female friend in the Age of Enlightenment. This book analyzes the di...

Globalisation has deeply affected educational contexts both in form and duration, with diversity, mobility and long-life learning as key features of language student teacher education. This volume analyses this phenomeno...

La presente guía pretende ser un instrumento sencillo de conocimiento general de los medios, herramientas y posibilidades que las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TICs) ofrecen a los y las doce...

Brazil, known for both its deep historical inequalities and its growing role as a powerful nation in the global economy, has been recognized as exemplary in the way it has responded to its significant AIDS epidemic, part...

In arid and semiarid areas, the interplant spaces are usually covered by physical and biological soil crusts. These crusts, though representing an almost negligible portion of the soil profile, have a number of crucial r...

Energy plays a fundamental role in developing societies worldwide, with most of its changes affecting economic progress [1]. As stated in the “Plan Nacional de Desarrollo, PND 2022-2026” chapter four, the challenges ...

El término «crisis» es un término contemporáneo, formulado en una época histórica determinada, con una precisa fecha de caducidad. La historiografía lo ha utilizado de forma abusiva cuando se ocupa del estudio de...

This book offers a complete, up-to-date and in-depth view of the aspects involved in good care of old adults living in institutions. It results from the I International Congress on Good Treatment of the Elderly in Insti...

Though several generations of critics have reported finding English influences in the poetry of Luis Cernuda, no detailed or systematic study of the question has yet been undertaken. This book tackles the issue, concentr...

The effects of human loads on structures are difficult to predict because they depend on the type of activity people are performing. However, models for typical activities such as standing, sitting and jumping have been ...

We cannot separate human beings from biodiversity. Our vital functions and our health are synergistic with other species. The number of microorganisms we live with is greater than the total number of cells in our bodies....

The author addresses, in an original way and with a recognized methodological rigor, the study of the constructive conditions of urban housing that was promoted in the city of Manizales (central western Colombia) in a ti...

Distance has always been a factor surrounded by the myth when comprehending political behaviour, Come would say that spatialituy is fixed, and therefore outside the influence of political actors, and others suggest that ...

El bestiario de LCD, como todos los buenos compendios de criaturas reales e imaginarias, está lleno de fantasía y deleite. Palabra e imagen (en los dibujos de Gustavo Denault y los emojis utilizados por el poeta) se un...

The communicators’ training is one the fields with more updates due to constant changes faced every year. Therefore, digital native students have competencies developed in an informal way that become a natural bridge t...

Esta obra procura reflexionar sobre la incidencia de la solidaridad en la teoría general del contrato. Se desarrolla principalmente en dos partes. En la parte general, aborda la idea de que la lealtad se erige en elemen...