One of the main problems in anaphora resolution is how to find the correct antecedent for each anaphoric expression that appears in the discourse. As shown in a previous study (Rico, 1993), the type of knowledge required to select an…

Se realizó este trabajo de titulación con el objetivo de presentar una propuesta para dar a conocer la marca Pretty Nails a estudiantes de la Universidad de las Américas al norte de Quito sector la Granados, la idea surge debido…

by Glenn D. Bartkowski., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69).

La revisión bibliográfica de los últimos 20 años, muestra el desarrollo de un cuerpo de conocimientos cada vez más importante sobre los padecimientos o dolencias crónicas. Estos conocimientos se han generado alrededor de enfermedades crónicas "tradicionales" como es la diabetes,…

At present, there is a global driving towards the concept of universities as protagonists of production of knowledge and generation of technological innovation for the society. To meet that new reality, universities have been challenged to change traditional structures and…

Humans recognize optical reflectance properties of surfaces such as metal, plastic, or paper from a single image without knowledge of illumination. We develop a machine vision system to perform similar recognition tasks automatically. Reflectance estimation under unknown, arbitrary illumination proves…

This work presents the results of research on the relationship between the space displacement of the milk production and the change of seasonal variation of the acquisition and industrialization of the product in Brazil. The study showed that the knowledge…

Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) is the most prevalent material degradation mechanism for low carbon steel in steam-water flow systems. The band of uncertainty in predictions of wear rate due to FAC spans one to two orders of magnitude. Such a…

The bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), also called golden mussel, is native to Asia but becoming dispersed around the world. The golden mussel resembles the invasive dreissenid bivalves in many respects, and although much less studied it evidently has broader…

The Sami people have struggled for centuries to maintain their culture in spite of pressures against it from colonialism. The formal education systems of Norway and Finland have acted in discord with Sami decision-making since their inception. In response to…