In this work two declarative approaches based on the BDI theory are studied, an agent programming language 3APL and an agent architecture that uses defeasible argumentation for knowledge representation and reasoning. Based on that study and considering that in 3APL…

The problem of speeding up ínference has proved to be important in argumentative systems. When computing dialectical structures, several paths are searched (called argumentation lines), many of which will eventually prove useless. Morover, the performance of backward chainers degrades quickly…

This paper deals with lifelong learning. Based on a three-year case study it provides evidence of innovations in this area. The paper aims to add to the body of work in blended learning by providing evidence of knowledge, persuasion, decision,…

Diving  in  the dynamic Amazonian social  life, ruled by  the temporality of  waters, the article follows, through dialogues between History and Literature, marajoara populations’ ways of  being and living,  highlighting  their African/Indigenous  heritage  and  local knowledge, which  resulted  from  cultural…

Aetius’ gynecological Tetrab. Book 16, showing his detailed knowledge of con­traceptives, abortifacients, and surgical procedures, is consistent with the sparse testimony that he held a public position and may have been court doctor to Theodora and her entourage.

This paper introduces a method to automatically propose and choose a correction for an incorrectly written word in a large text corpus written in Slovak. This task can be described as a process of finding the best matching sequence of…

Cosmology and kinship are  two  important felds of  anthropology,  which  have  commonly  been  treated  as  separate  domains. The objective of  this ethnographic essay is the realization of  an integrated  analysis  of   the  cosmology  and  kinship  of   the Maxakali  Indians,  through …

Land maps, like prehispanic mesoamerican maps, do not use Euclidean projections, which are based on a humanistic or social projection. The spatial reality in these maps is defined and structured by social relationships. Thus, a land map represents a community…

The article discusses analyses and assesses the key proposals how to deal with the situation identification for the heterogeneous service support in vehicular cooperation environment. This is one of the most important topics of the pervasive computing. Without the solution…

This article discusses a methodology for rating the quality of mobile calls. Majority telecommunications service from the perspective of the whole world is using mobile telephony networks. One of the problems affecting this service and its quality are landscape barriers,…