We identify different kinds of relevance relations between formulas that emerge in the process of belief revision. Informal definitions for alternative notions of relevance are suggested and a set of schemas and intuitive postulates for formalizing these notions are proposed.

Despite earlier evidence to the contrary, recent inquiries appear to reach a consensus that the poor
pay more for food. However, these studies utilize samples drawn on the basis of prior
knowledge of unfair pricing strategies, proximity of volunteer surveyors,…

Increasing attention to higher education policies in the knowledge-based society makes important to understand the relationship between socio-economic family characteristics and educational choices. This paper considers the decision to go to college in Argentina as a family's economic decision. The…

El diseño de la metodología prevista para desarrollar cualquier trabajo requiere de una serie de actividades ordenadas de manera lógica que permita alcanzar los objetivos planteados. Sin embargo, existen metodologias que aún cuando responden a los parámetros establecidos para tal…

La baisse de plus en plus marquée de l’âge au premier rapport sexuel et l’augmentation de l’âge au premier mariage impliquent une durée plus longue d’exposition au risque des grossesses prénuptiales et aux infections sexuellement transmissibles incluant le VIH/sida. C’est…

One of the more recent and alluring phrases used by development and resource management practitioners and theorists is "traditional ecological knowledge." Although there is a substantial amount of the literature on this subject, these studies have unfortunately an inadequate characterization…

While theory formation and the relation between theory and data has been investigated in many studies of scientific reasoning, researchers have focused less attention on reasoning about experimental design, even though the experimental design process makes up a large part…

RÉSUMÉ:
Selon Kant, il faut rendre la Critique plus compréhensible. Cela revient à doter son exposition
d’un plus haut degré de lucidité (Helligkeit), c’est-à-dire combiner la clarté discursive avec une
clarté intuitive. Pour ce faire, nous représentons les grandes…

The purpose of this study is to investigate a series of issues around the primary theme of value constructions and the ways that these influence the construction of interior spaces and impact on its occupants. The ways in which knowledge…

Dans ce travail, nous explorons la faisabilité de doter les machines de la capacité de prédire, dans un contexte d'interaction homme-machine (IHM), l'émotion d'un utilisateur, ainsi que son intensité, de manière instantanée pour une grande variété de situations. Plus spécifiquement,…