This research has focused on exploring the possibilities and limitations of a WebQuest as an educational tool implemented to cover different topics of Organic Chemistry related to plague insects and their biological control ...

Jasmonic acid is a plant hormone that helps in the partition of nitrogen and acts mainly in defense against pathogens. It was first isolated in 1962 from the essential oil of Jasminum grandiflorum, but we know that it can ...

The solution behavior and self-assembly structural phenomena of two industrial amphiphilic polyether glycol block copolymers with different chemical structures and similar cloud points were studied. The raw industrial diol ...

The search for biomaterials compatible with human bones is one of the most investigated topics in science today, due to its applications, not only as grafts, but as releasing drug agents, dermal fillers, among others. The ...

The present work investigated high school students about the elaboration of conceptual maps and the resolution of their problems related to the topic intermolecular interactions. For that we based upon Ausubel's theory of ...

Feeding is one of the pillars of human health and is an extremely important issue, especially when it comes to childhood feeding. During food processing stages, these can be exposed to contaminants, both organic and ...

A pedagogical strategy that has been increasingly used is the Flipped Classroom in which the student is in contact with basic information about the study content before the class, by a guide made available by the teacher ...

University graduates are deficient in certain basic skills required by organizations today, demonstrating that there is a gap between educational formation and the current demands of the market, forcing the educational ...

In contemporary society, products of science significantly affect people´s decisions, making critical thinking a valuable skill to be developed. Among the methodologies which can encourage critical thinking, there is one ...

Most of the human activities that use water produce effluents which can contain large amounts of contaminants, such as organic matter, nitrogen compounds, phosphates and metals. In developing countries, the vast majority ...