Family Law and Alimony: Rights, Obligations, and Characteristics

Family Law: Content and its Characteristics

As Lacruz December states, “The right of law in front of the family is a ‘postrius’ because the legislator does not create the family, but is limited to disciplining it, taking into account other human life facts.” On the other hand, Diez-Picazo adds, “Initially, the family is a group and a qualifying institution. Only the ‘social’ becomes legal when the legal system occupies, organizes, and regulates it legally, transforming it into a legal institution.

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Biotechnology: Applications in Industry and Environment

Biotechnology

Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially used in agriculture, pharmacy, food science, environment, and medicine. It develops into a multidisciplinary approach involving various disciplines and sciences like biology, biochemistry, genetics, virology, agronomy, engineering, physics, chemistry, medicine, and veterinary, among others. It has a great impact on pharmacy, medicine, microbiology, food science, mining, agriculture, and other fields.

Under the Convention on Biological

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Plate Tectonics: Understanding Earth’s Dynamic Processes

Pangaea: The Supercontinent

Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, proposed in 1912 that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass called Pangaea. He theorized that the continents gradually drifted apart over what he believed to be a flat ocean bottom.

Evidence Supporting Continental Drift

Wegener used several lines of evidence to support his theory:

  • Fossil Matches Across Oceans: Similar fossils are found near coastlines on different continents.
  • Rock Types and Structures Match: Geological
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Essential Machining Operations: Sawing, Filing, Chiseling, Reaming, and Drilling

Sawing

The saw blade. The first operation of sawing permits the removal of leftover pieces. A saw consists of a sheet of tempered steel with a smooth part and a toothed part.

Types of saw blades:

  • Bimetal saw blades
  • Bilateral saw blades

Bimetal saw blades are tempered. Bilateral saw blades present teeth on each side.

Tooth pitch. It is the distance between teeth. If the pitch is fine, the teeth will be smaller, otherwise, they will be larger.

What is tooth set? To avoid wedging and eventual damage to the

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Asynchronous Induction Motors: Operation and Characteristics

Asynchronous Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit

This document details the equivalent circuit of an asynchronous squirrel-cage induction motor. We will cover the tests and approximations used to determine the equivalent circuit parameters. The two main tests are the no-load test (open circuit) and the short-circuit test (rotor blocked).

A) No-Load Test (or Open Rotor Test)

This test consists of running the motor at no mechanical load, meaning the rotor is free. In this condition, the motor’s speed is

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Marine Bacteria: Metabolism, Habitats, and Ecological Roles

Are Marine Bacteria Oligotrophic, Psychrophilic, Mesophilic, or Barophilic?

Marine bacteria can be oligotrophic (thriving in low-nutrient environments), psychrophilic (cold-loving), mesophilic (moderate temperature-loving), or barophilic (pressure-loving), depending on the species and their specific environment.

Metabolism of Nitrobacter to Incorporate Cellular Carbon

Nitrobacter incorporates cellular carbon through the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, using the energy generated from the oxidation of nitrite

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