During the last decades, significant improvements have been achieved for solving complex combinatorial optimization problems issued from real world applications. To tackle large scale instances and intricate problem ...

This report considers five species of hydroids collected during a scientific expedition to the Northern Patagonian Zone of Chile in March 2007. Two poorly known species, Halecium fraseri Ralph, 1958 (Haleciidae) and Thuiaria ...

The effect of surface area of copper/zirconia adsorbents on the adsorption of thiophene (T) and dibenzothiophene (DBT) was studied. Adsorbents were prepared with different loads of copper (1-6%), using as support zirconias ...

The aim of this study is to understand the importance of the Opportunities-to-Learn (OTL) offered by teachers in the classroom in facilitating the acquisition of mathematical competence (CM) of their students. Accordingly, ...

Background: The production of recombinant proteins for therapeutic use represents a great impact on the biotechnology industry. In this context, established mammalian cell lines, especially CHO cells, have become a standard ...

The present work details the experience on designing a multiagent system devoted to a dynamic Job Shop setting using the PASSI methodology. The agent system is in charge of the planning and scheduling of jobs and their ...

Blogs adapted in online news media have become a tool that allows citizens to express their opinions about current affairs (McDougall, 2005). The aim of this study is to make an approach to aggressive language, doing a ...