The analysis of noisy consensus dynamics in networks is of great interest to both
advance the fundamental understanding of multi-agent systems in nature as well as
create robust decentralized engineering systems. We develop a protocol that heuristically attempts to optimize…

The success of the development of new sugarcane varieties is associated with the ability to correctly select the genitor. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity between 113 clones and sugarcane varieties using the Ward-modified location…

Diversity in higher education calls for process oriented information literacy (IL) practitioners rather than source oriented practitioners. They must be generalists because e.g. students with different backgrounds to a higher degree bring multi- and interdisciplinarity into the situation of creating…

Objective: Medical genetics presents great potential for improving healthcare outcomes, but faces challenges for managing the test results. This paper focuses on the gaps in clinician knowledge regarding genetic testing and asks what health information technologies (IT) can help non-specialists…

En el cinturón neotropical existen dos grandes tipos de ecosistemas boscosos: los bosques húmedos o lluviosos (Guariguata y Kattan, 2002) y los secos tropicales (Bullock et al., 1995). De estos, los más estudiados son los bosques húmedos (Sánchez-Azofeita et al.,…

A review of Richard E. Lee, Knowledge Matters: The Structures of Knowledge and the Crisis of the Modern World System (UQP, 2010).

This article considers higher education in the context of global knowledge economy policies as a site for the production of economic subjectivities. Drawing insights from poststructuralist theory and feminist economics, it explores how the incorporation of economic discourse and market…

Information literacy (IL) is a key strategic objective for academic libraries. Many academic librarians are involved in designing, developing and delivering IL programmes, using both classroom teaching and e-learning methods. IL has also become a priority at institutional level and…

My proposal is based on my doctoral dissertation On the Shoulders of AI-technology : Sociology of Knowledge and Strong Artificial Intelligence which I succesfully defended on May 29th 2009. E-published http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=12588&postid=1389611 The dissertation is concerned with Sociology’s stance in the…

Este artigo discute o problema da preservação do patrimônio urbano no contexto das cidades, aqui entendida como expressões de modos de vida e relações sociais, presentes nas manifestações da Cultura, no cotidiano dos indivíduos, na família, lazer, ou seja, nas…