Descripción: “...Les États-Unis n’ont effectivement pas réussi à éliminer, ni même diminuer, les actions des insurgés et le panorama politique s’est complexifié. L’objectif de cet article est donc d’analyser l’occupation afghan par les troupes l’otan à la lumière des postulats et concepts avancés par les réalistes structurels afin de faire une critique de la persistance de l’intervention militaire et de ses effets néfastes sur l’intérêt national des États-Unis. ...”

Descripción: “...One of such mechanisms has been the control through biopotentials. This article presents the construction of a mouse prototype, which allows horizontal displacements in response to left and right ocular movements that are registered by instrumentation amplifiers, processed and microcontrolled. ...”

Descripción: “...ABSTRACTThis article presents the Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism, in their atomic and coupled configurations; it is used for discrete event systems modeling and simulation. ...”

Descripción: “...This could contribute to a procedure that isoften routinely performed but requires time and dexterity.Materials and methods: This article presents the adaptation of a commercialmanual suture gripper, the Medtronic Endo Stitch, to a Universal Robots UR3 robot.The gripper was modeled in SolidWorks, as well as a motorized coupling device,which were simulated in CoppeliaSim. ...”

Descripción: “...  ABSTRACT This study divided in two articles, aims to, from the current political situation; argue about the necessary transformation of representative democracy to a progressive increase citizen participation to reach what we call participatory democracy. ...”

Descripción: “...RESUMEN El artículo tiene como fin acercarse al concepto de identidad Latinoamericana, teniendo como referente a los hermanos Zapata Olivella, Manuel y Delia quienes recurrieron a sus raíces y orígenes en las tradiciones del pueblo afrodescendiente de nuestro país, así mismo las contribuciones de Delia Zapata Olivella como artista, bailarina, investigadora y su mayor aporte, la docencia por la cual consolido la Licenciatura en Danzas y Teatro en la Universidad Antonio Nariño con el acompañamiento de la actriz y dramaturga Rosario Montaña Cuellar, quienes centraran su estudio en las tradiciones populares del país, legado para el patrimonio inmaterial de Colombia. ABSTRACTThe article aims to approach the concept of Latin American identity, taking as a reference to Zapata Olivella brothers, Manuel and Delia who resorted to their roots and origins in the traditions of people of African descent in our country, the same way Delia Zapata Olivella’s contributions as artist, dancer, researcher and her greatest gift, teaching for which consolidated a degree in Dance and Theatre at the Universidad Antonio Nariño with the actress and playwright Rosario Mountain Cuellar accompaniment, who would focus their study in the folk traditions of the country, a legacy to the intangible heritage of Colombia. ...”

Descripción: “...Los resultados parecen indicar que los efectos acumulados de los movimientos en la tasa de cambio sobre el retorno de los activos bancarios son estadísticamente significativos, pero bastante reducidos.Abstract: This article studies the main determinants of commercial banks´ profitability in Colombia for the period January 2000 – May 2007. ...”

Descripción: “...As a result the Basle III Accord was published in december 2010 internationally. this article presents and analyzes from a Colombian perspective the changes that Basle III defines and argues that some of the changes are useful and necessary, also in Colombia, but the agreement falls short in some aspects, especially in times of stress. ...”

Descripción: “...Después de hacer un análisis textual del documento, adelantamos unas hipótesis en las que  manifestamos la verdadera intencionalidad de imposición religiosa por parte de los frailes y, por otro lado, el inicio de la resistencia indígena, no desde la confrontación directa, sino desde un aceptar parcialmente la nueva propuesta, sin abandonar su cosmovisión más profunda.AbstractThis article is an interpretative endeavor of the dialogue which the first twelve Franciscans to arrive to Mexico maintained with the elder mexicas. ...”

Descripción: “...Urban mobility is a crucial aspect in shaping the sustainability and functionality of cities. This article presents an analysis of urban mobility in the Calle 49 Road Corridor in Medellín, Colombia. ...”

Descripción: “...The present study have done, with a review of secondary documentary information, of articles and books in indexed databases such as: scholar.google.com, Directory of Open Access Journals doaj.org. ...”

Descripción: “...However, this strictness has changed in the last decades as a product of jurisprudence issued by Courts of Closing and especially by the Constitutional Court, which has interpreted the Article 230 of the Constitution as flexibly way allowing the jurisprudence issued for the courts mentioned can be transformed in Probable Doctrine and to generate entailment between lower-ranking judges and the pronouncements issued by the Courts of Closing. ...”

Descripción: “...Este estudio se realizó en un deportista de alto rendimiento, destacado en la modalidad de espada.   Abstract— This article presents the study of fencing techniques through biomechanical analysis, using optoelectronic systems that capture in real time two main gestures: advance and lunge, with the objective to digitally characterize the biomechanics, for its further kinematical analysis to describe the fencer’s technique in the movement execution. ...”

Descripción: “...Activity in the tourism market, which gives employment to 1.4 million people who are mainly women, is in total collapse. This article aims to make a proposal to help tourism sales recover their position as the most important section of service exports in Peru. ...”

Descripción: “...El artículo también especifica por qué estos activos lipolíticos no afectan a los fosfolípidos que constituyen a las membranas celulares de los adipocitos.AbstractAt present, anti-cellulite slimming and obesity treatments are based on the management of subcutaneous adipocyte metabolism or subcutaneous fat cells due to metabolic alteration of this cell type whichis the origin of different systemic changes that contribute to the emergence of overweight (handled in slimming treatments) and cellulite. This article illustrates the mechanism of action of some active ingredients that can stimulate the combustion of subcutaneous fat (stimulating lipolysis in subcutaneous adipocytes) and specify why these actives do not affect the phospholipids that constitute cell membranes of adipocytes. ...”

Descripción: “...El proceso calcula la probabilidad de que ocurra un deslizamiento dado que se presente un sismo que produzca una aceleración (Ah), considerando la incertidumbre de los parámetros geotécnicos y las condiciones de saturación del suelo.ABSTRACTThis article presents an estimation of the hazard by earthquake and rainfall triggered landslides in the Aburrá Valley-Colombia, using a platform for geographic information systems (GIS). ...”

Descripción: “...Introduction: The article examines the problem of psychomotor development of preschool children with intellectual disabilities. ...”

Descripción: “...Thus, diffuse pollution from stormwater runoff is considered one of the main causes of water quality degradation in receiving waters in urban areas, especially in rainy regions such as the South American tropics, where urban development and management processes are generally poorly planned. This article presents the results of an evaluation of the relationship between land use and runoff water quality, taking into account different rainfall characteristics. ...”

Descripción: “...En general, el texto muestra que en los orígenes del teatro colombiano fue posible fusionar de manera exitosa la estética del lenguaje dramatúrgico con la creación de un discurso político que se convirtiera en una voz artística que se alzara frente a las constantes injusticias cometidas en el país.Abstract:This article is composed of three parts. The first one talks about political bias in the origin of the Teatro Libre; second, is a selection of excerpts from an interview with one of the cofounders of this company, and the third, aims to analyze La agonía del difunto by Esteban Navajas as one of the clearest examples of political theater in Colombia. ...”

Descripción: “...An exhaustive review of the literature corresponding to the subject was made in the last 20 years, where in its majority articles and books were reviewed online. Its character is analytical interpretive. ...”