A factorizable inverse monoid can be identified, up to isomorphism, with an inverse submonoid M of a symmetric inverse monoid I(X) where each element of M is a restriction of a permutation of X belonging to M . So factorizable inverse monoids are natural objects, and appear in a number of branches of mathematics, cf. [12], [4]. The notion of an almost factorizable inverse semigroup was introduc...

The main goal of this research project is the study and development of machine translation technologies for Chinese-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-Chinese communication systems. The project combines a basic research activity along with an applied research work which objective is the implementation of the developed machine translation technologies into specific tools and systems for bilingual communi...

In 2015, Earth experienced the start of a strong El Niño event. El Niño events are natural fluctuations of the climate system where unusually warm water accumulates in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. El Niño events are associated with abnormal weather patterns such as strong storms in some places and droughts or flooding in others. A typical El Niño event lasts 9 months to 2 years. This phenomeno...

this commentary explores the implications of increased social media marketing by drug manufacturers, based on findings in hyosun kim’s article of the major themes in recent food and drug administration (fda) warning letters and notices of violation regarding online direct-to-consumer promotions of pharmaceuticals. kim’s rigorous analysis of fda letters over a 10-year span highlights a relative ...

An essential mode of contact between general practitioners (GPs) and hospital staff is the referral letter. This must be clear and concise with sufficient information to aid the GP, the consultant and the patient. In order to ensure this, a proposal was made for the use of a structured or standardized referral letter: a form letter. This report shows that form letters were shorter than typed le...