Las cruces de Toluca

USDA - ARS Jornada Experimental Range , Las Cruces , NM and 2

Distributing free-ranging animals across a landscape to facilitate proper forage utilization is universally challenging to range livestock managers. By combining Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, Geographical Information System (GIS) methodology and a practical knowledge of animal behavior we have developed a device that autonomously controls animal distribution without conventional w...

Evaluación de la calidad de las imágenes de rostros utilizadas para la identificación de las personas

Automatic evaluation of face image quality is an important topic in the development of face recognition systems. This paper describes a framework for assessing the conformity of face images with the parameter set in the standard ISO/IEC 19794-5 that determines if given images possess an identification value and can be used in personal identification documents. New algorithms for image analysis ...

Genetica De Las Epilepsias

Genetics of epilepsy. In the last few years, the presence of specific genetic abnormalities leading to some of the classical epileptic syndromes has been clearly elucidated. This means that for the first time, it has become possible to create a strong relationship between the presence of specific genomic and/or proteomic abnormalities and epileptic syndromes previously considered to be “idiopat...

De Las Lecciones Correspondientes

Human exclusion from rocky intertidal of Las Cruces, central Chile: effects on Durvillaea antarctica (Phaeophyta, Durvilleales)

On the exposed rocky shores of central Chile there exists a continuous small-scale harvesting of bull-kelp Durvillaea antarctica, by 'mariscadores' (shellfish and algae gatherers). These harvest both fronds and stipes for human consumption. To assess the effects of human activity on D. antarctica populations, the density, standing crop and size structure of the kelp were compared in nonharveste...