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Species from two genera belonging to the Alstroemeriaceae, Bomarea and Leontochir, were cytogenetically studied and compared to determine their detailed karyotypic composition. Bomarea is a polytypic genus represented by 100 species, with a distribution range from Mexico and Antilles (24°N) to Ar...

The use of peroxymonosulphuric (Ps) acid to remove hexenuronic acid (HexA) present in unbleached eucalyptus kraft pulps was evaluated here. HexA is formed during pulping and is held responsible for reagent consumption during bleaching. Laboratory experiments, using oxygen predelignified eucalyptu...

The current, growing increase in penetration of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that has been reported over southern South America, would allegedly alter lacustrine ecosystems by bringing about photoprotective responses in biotic elements. The lacustrine zooplankton in the area is characterized by a p...

The trace element content of individual copepod specimens and of the Brazilian water weed (Egeria densa) from a metal-contaminated wetland in Southern Chile were determined using total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Sampling of the water and the organisms was carried out at three sam...

Estudio de la resistencia indígena en Chile central. Análisis del rol jugado por los fuertes y las tácticas asociadas con su uso y defensa. Cronología de la guerra librada entre indios y españoles por el dominio del área.

Análisis de literatura mapuche.

Investigación sobre las vías y modos con las cuales la gente opera el stock de conocimiento social en su comportamiento cotidiano en este mundo, y las vías y formas por las que su experiencia de este mundo genera su sentido de él.

El presente artículo discute el desarrollo del derecho procesal civil en varias jurisdicciones europeas desde el inicio del siglo XIX hasta hoy. El tema central es el cambio de la posición del juez, desde un árbitro imparcial a un administrador activo de casos. Las jurisdicciones bajo discusión s...

The present article discusses the development of civil procedural law in several European jurisdictions from the start of the nineteenth century until the present. The central theme is the change in the position of the judge, from a passive umpire into an active case manager. The jurisdictions un...

En el presente artículo se aborda la problemática de los daños corporales, atendiendo a las herramientas de que disponen los ordenamientos jurídicos para establecer criterios objetivos en la valoración de esta clase de perjuicios, limitando así la amplia discrecionalidad que los órganos judiciale...

In this article, we discuss the difficulties that arise from attempts to establish legal tools in order to measure the severity of personal injuries. Those tools, which aim at rendering the valuation of such injuries more objective, limit the broad discretion that courts use to enjoy in such matt...