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El artículo analiza las expectativas y experiencias relativas a la primera relación sexual de adolescentes, a partir de entrevistas semiestructuradas individuales a 22 varones y 22 mujeres, de entre 15 y 19 años de edad, pertenecientes a estratos ...
Daniel Eduardo Jones
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ABSTRACT This paper examines whether lenders' risk preferences explain the use of cost‐synergy adjustments in loan contracts. These adjustments represent an aggressive accounting choice that permits borrowers to add expected cost savings and synergy gains from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to contractual earnings. Using novel data from loan
Shushu Jiang
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We used pattern recognition software to correct misidentifications in a 15‐year photographic database of the last, vulnerable West African giraffe population in Niger. After revealing substantial methodological errors that had inflated population estimates by nearly 19%, we corrected individual encounter histories and applied capture‐mark‐recapture ...
Mara Vukelić +8 more
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Los paños de fractura de los huesos siempre se han prestado a diversos análisis de clasificación, pero con menor éxito se ha podido averiguar el (los) agente(s) responsable( s) de su ruptura.
Virginia Alcántara García +14 more
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Abstract Major projects, by which many policies get implemented within the Federal Government of Canada, often experience cost overruns and benefit shortfalls. Yet modicum of accountability seems to prevail. While both Canada and the UK grapple with the challenge of balancing ministerial accountability with their respective operational responsibility ...
Gordon Grant +2 more
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Un problema común en las paredes de mampostería es la humedad. Los morteros de pega y enlucidos pueden actuar como una barrera impermeable, reduciendo costos en reparaciones futuras. Para determinar la influencia de las fibras sintéticas de polipropileno
Paulina Viera
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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles
Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Jingjing Zhao +7 more
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Presión arterial media: ¿importa el uso de escaleras?
Objetivo: Determinar si el uso diario de escaleras se relaciona con valores de presión arterial media, en un grupo de habitantes de un conjunto residencial con edificios de 4 pisos. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal.
Rusvelt F. Vargas-Moranth
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Abstract Despite the crucial role of human impacts on biodiversity loss, many assessments of this loss focus on single metrics, such as species richness, and overlook the multidimensional effects of human activities. Because of its importance to ecosystem functioning, we investigated the functional diversity of medium‐ and large‐sized mammal ...
Xueyou Li +8 more
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Eugène Bourdon y la evolución del manómetro [PDF]
Eugène Bourdon es el casi desconocido inventor de uno de los instrumentos más conocidos por ingenieros en todo el mundo. El manómetro, o tubo de Bourdon, ha sido el equipo más utilizado para la medición de presión a escalas de laboratorio e industrial ...
Simón Reif-Acherman +1 more
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