Most knowledge representation languages are based on classes and taxonomic relationships between classes. Taxonomic hierarchies without defaults or exceptions are semantically equivalent to a collection of formulas in first order predicate calculus. Although designers of knowledge representation languages often express…

Early informatics focused primarily on the application of technology and computer science to a specific domain; modern informatics has broadened to encompass human and knowledge dimensions. Application of technology is but one aspect of informatics. Understanding domain members’ issues, priorities,…

Cataloguing biological specimen is a important activity of biological museums world over. Software developed especially for this purpose have evolved overtime to achieve more accuracy in retrieving data from large and diverse datasets. Combining smaller datasets in to a larger…

Sclerotium cepivorum is the etiologic agent of garlic "white rot". Knowledge of genetic variability of the fungus may help to design efficient strategies for its control. For this study, 47 isolates obtained from Aguascalientes, Guanajuato and Zacatecas as well as…

Although current literature on learning styles shows that matching a teacher’s instructional style with the learning styles of students affects performance in a classroom environment, little is known about the influence of learning styles in online interaction. The paper argues…

Ciudadanos y organizaciones civiles juegan un rol más importante en los nuevos regímenes democráticos que bajo las experiencias previas. Los esfuerzos para promover la transparencia, la responsabilidad en la gestión y la participación han llevado a los ciudadanos, las organizaciones…

L’irradiation (IR) est utilisée dans le traitement de plusieurs cancers et désordres
hématologiques, en particulier dans les protocoles de conditionnement précédents les
transplantations de moelle osseuse. L’emploi de doses réduites d’IR semble favoriser le
succès de la prise de greffe.…

The body of research contained within this dissertation serves to shed light onto the influence hydrophyte communities exhibit on biogeochemical processes and subsequently on metal mobility within wetland systems. The focus of the first thesis is centered on the role…

This paper reports work in progress on an experimental text editor called CREF, the Cross Referenced Editing Facility. CREF deals with chunks of text, called segments, which may have associated features such as keywords or various kinds of links to…

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar como ocorre o processo de transferência do conhecimento entre as empresas juniores confederadas à Brasil Júnior e os atributos da formação de um ambiente de rede interorganizacional em tal processo. Nas linhas introdutórias são…