Faces are visual stimuli full of information. Depending upon the familiarity with a face, the information we can extract will differ, so the more familiarity with a face, the more information that can be extracted from it. The present article…

//// Abstract: This paper represents a defense of science as true knowledge. From the standpoint of a historical synthesis, comprehending its Greek origins as well as its modern consolidation, the author emphasizes the role of science in Western culture as…

The present study examines how, within the context of the modules of Red EUCE: I+Do+I (Spanish for “Network of the Programme in Business Studies: Research + Teaching + Innovation”), different social sciences modules help students to acquire several transferable skills.…

When a person is born, apart from natural instincts and biological impulses endowed in his existence, is unaware of realities around him. He gets acquainted with the world around him by utilizing senses and wisdom bestowed upon him by God.…

The exponential increase of subjective, user-generated content since the birth of the Social Web, has led to the necessity of developing automatic text processing systems able to extract, process and present relevant knowledge. In this paper, we tackle the Opinion…

The changes that have taken place during the modern era have threatened the overall authority of the ‘ulamā’ as transmitters of knowledge. The ‘ulamā’ nevertheless retained their status by adapting their past discursive forms. Based upon interviews and content analysis,…

The educational policies of the Singapore government are driven by the needs of a modern knowledge-based society and economic development, with the state advocating modernity while the Muslim minority, arguably, appeared to be caught in tradition and holding on to…

Assumimos a Direção do Arquivo Público do Estado em meados de 1971, recebendo-a das mãos de nosso ilustre antecessor senhor Djalma Coelho de Souza, sendo Governador do Estado o Exmo. Sr. Dr. Colombo Machado Sailes e Secretário da Administração o…

Este artigo descreve uma experiência de aprendizagem que teve como objectivo contribuir para a compreensão da rede conceptual dos alunos no que diz respeito ao conhecimento de duas operações aritméticas (multiplicação e divisão), através do uso sistemático da plataforma PmatE.…

A emergência da web tem tido um impacto profundo a níveis diferentes da nossa sociedade. A web tem vindo a mudar a forma como os indivíduos interagem, partilham informação, aprendem e trabalham. Na economia do conhecimento actual, a ‘participatory media’…