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New internal index for clustering validation based on graphs
(2017)
This paper presents two different versions of a new internal index for clustering validation using graphs. These graphs capture the structural characteristics of each cluster. In this way, the new index overcomes the ...
Field performance of various Pinus radiata breeding families established on a drought-prone site in central Chile
(2017)
Background: Pinus radiata D.Don is in its third generation of selective breeding on contrasting site types in central
Chile, creating interest in its responses to selection and any differential adaptation to site types. ...
Incorporating Powtoon as a learning activity into a course on technological innovations as didactic resources for pedagogy programs
(2017)
This paper describes the incorporation of the PowToon program as an activity for a course on Technological Innovations as Didactic Resources,in two pedagogy programs at Universidad Catolica del Maule (UCM) in Chile.
This ...
Identidad docente frente a la calidad como estandarización en las escuelas de la Región del Biobío
(2017)
El fenómeno de homologación de la calidad de la educación con estandarización y
homogenización de la población escolar producido por el sistema educativo chileno
adscrito a un modelo de mercado, ha modificado las ...
Promoting inclusion through evidence-based alternatives to restraint and seclusion
(2017)
The use of restraint and seclusion in schools has been identified repeatedly as an approach that is overused, misused, and potentially dangerous. In this article, we emphasize the importance of an approach to supporting ...
An analysis of seed colour during ripening of cabernet sauvignon grapes
(2017)
This case study examines seed colour during ripening using an exhaustive colorimetric analysis. The aim
was to associate the chemical ripening with the seed colour in order to estimate the ripening stages of
Cabernet ...
Competencias comunicativas interculturales en la formación incicial docentes: El caso de tres universidades regionales de Chile
(2016)
El artículo tiene por objetivo conocer las habilidades cognitivas, afectivas y comportamentales que poseen los estudiantes de las carreras de Pedagogía en Educación Parvularia y Educación Básica (n = 270), para atender ...
Análisis de presión inspiratoria máxima según tres protocolos en estudiantes voluntarios asintomáticos de la Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
(2017)
La presión inspiratoria máxima (PIM) ha sido utilizada como indicador de fuerza de la musculatura inspiratoria. No obstante sus valores presentan gran variabilidad (~20%). El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la PIM, ...
Acute electrical stimulation modifies cross-sectional area and desmin protein in the skeletal muscle of old rats submitted to hindlimb suspension
(2017)
The aim was to determine the acute effects of high-frequency electrical stimulation (HFES) on the morphohistology and desmin content of the soleus, tibialis anterior (TA) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles in old ...
Microsatellite analysis of populations of the endangered tree Gomortega keule suggests pre-Columbian differentiation
(2017)
Temperate forests have been affected extensively by human activities, resulting in land cover changes and population fragmentation. However, these anthropogenic effects can be superimposed onto the natural history of ...