Esta e ja a 4a vez Que a ComissSo Sectorial para a Qualidade nas Tecnologias de InformaAo e ComunicaJes (CSO3), constitulda no mbito do Conselho Nacional para a Qualidade (CNQ), organiza este evento. As anteriores edi96es realizaram-se em Lisboa (1994 e 1995) e GuimarAes (1998). Pretendemos consolidar a iniciativa e reunir, uma vez mais, as comunidades academica e empresarial, fomentando a troc...

a Departamento de Ciencias e Ing. de la Computación, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Instituto de Ciencias e Ing. de la Computación (ICIC UNS–CONICET), San Andres 800, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina b Departamento de Matemática, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Av. Alem 1253, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina c Departamento de Matemática, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Belgran...

The genus Xiruana Brescovit, 1997 is currently composed of four South American species: X. gracilipes (Keyserling) from Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina, X. affinis (Mello-Leitão) from Brazil, X. hirsuta (Mello-Leitão) from Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, and X. tetraseta (Mello-Leitão) from Venezuela, Brazil and Paraguay. Of these, the last three are redescribed in this paper,...

1.1 The aim of this chapter of the report is to provide a comprehensive picture of the levels and trends in income inequality and poverty in Chile during the period 1987 to 1998. It uses six household survey micro-data sets – the Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN) for the years 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998 – and applies a range of statistical techniques to estimate levels ...

Paraguay, a country whose economy is based mainly on agriculture and livestock for export, has experienced a major expansion in mechanized crops during the last few decades. Despite being heavily dependent on agriculture, Paraguay has very limited research on crop weeds, in spite of these having a high economic impact on production. This work aims to update and enhance the knowledgebase on the ...

Gyropsylla spegazziniana (Paraguay tea ampul) is one of the most important pests of Paraguay tea plants, and prohibition of synthetic insecticide use for control of this pest has led to the search for alternative methods. This laboratory study aimed to compare different control strategies for G. spegazziniana, utilizing a commercial neem seed oil product. Paraguay tea seedlings were treated wit...

Since its detection in Brazil in 2013, the Old World cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera has been reported in Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Here we present evidence extending the South American range of H. armigera to Uruguay, using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing of the partial mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome oxidase I region. Molecular characterization of this gene region f...

Two new species of Onciderini are described and illustrated: Oncideres tavakiliani, from Brazil (Pará), and Clavidesmus egeri, from Peru. Oncideres defectiofasciata Gilmour, 1950 is a junior synonym of O. chevrolatii Thomson, 1868. The following four new country records are reported: O. crassicornis Bates, 1865 (Paraguay); O. glebulenta Martins, 1981 (Paraguay); O. gutturator (Fabricius, 1775) ...

This study deals with fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha Schiner (Diptera: Tephritidae) collected in McPhail traps in the municipalities of Concepción, Belén, Horqueta, Loreto (state of Concepción) and Santa Rosa (state of Misiones), Paraguay. In total, 17 species were captured, 9 of which are new records for Paraguay. All morphological characters used for species identification are illustrated.

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