This article analyzes the appropriateness of a text summarization system, COMPENDIUM, for generating abstracts of biomedical papers. Two approaches are suggested: an extractive (COMPENDIUM E), which only selects and extracts the most relevant sentences of the documents, and an abstractive-oriented…

This article reviews the most significant milestones
in CAD methodologies for intelligent EM-based modeling and
design optimization using artificial neural networks and space
mapping. We consider knowledge-based and automatic neural
network model generation based on advanced data sampling
algorithms. Computationally…

2007

Currently, mathematics instruction in U.S. classrooms is far from achieving equity for African American students. This qualitative study reports the results of eight successful elementary mathematics teachers’ knowledge of equity pedagogy, specifically their knowledge of culturally relevant pedagogy, cultural competence,…

El objetivo principal del proyecto de tesis es la creación de un medio de prensa escrito alternativo que permita maximizar las fortalezas del periodismo comunitario del sector de Carapungo en colaboración directa con la Junta Parroquial. Esta idea nace del…

Objective – To investigate whether African American students’ computer attitudes predict levels of library anxiety.

Design – A user study in which two instruments were administered to a group of graduate students to measure computer attitudes and library anxiety.

 Researchers with experiential disability knowledge increasingly engage in socio-medical research. In this paper the author discusses her experiences with employing her own lived experiences with disability in academic and non-academic research projects. Incorporating one’s own lived experiences in research implies…

In social studies on science andtechnology, abundant literature has emerged on the importance of space in the production and thecirculation of knowledge. The very idea ofthe circulation of knowledge has received more attention, particularly because of the need to analyze…

Media representations of massive open online courses (MOOCs) such as those offered by Coursera, edX and Udacity reflect tension and ambiguity in their bold promise of democratized education and global knowledge sharing. An approach to MOOCs that emphasizes the tacit…

SE ANALIZA LA DIMENSIÓN DE UTILIDAD Y USO DEL CONOCIMIENTO PRODUCIDO POR LA INVESTIGACIÓN SOCIAL EN EL MARCO DE LAS RELACIONES ENTRE INVESTIGADORES ACADÉMICOS Y AGENTES SOCIALES NO CIENTÍFICOS. SE POSTULA QUE DICHAS RELACIONES SON, EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN SOCIAL, MÁS…