Education involves a continuous process of exploration, acquisition, organization, integration and delivery of information and knowledge. In recent years, e-learning sites and applications have exponentially started to grow, being a central phenomenon for the industry and education fields. Key factors…

This thesis proposes a methodology for the design of man-machine interfaces by combining top-down and bottom-up processes in vision. From a computational perspective, we propose that the scientific-cognitive question of combining top-down and bottom-up knowledge is similar to the engineering…

Cette étude qui s’inscrit dans la perspective de l’action située, vise à comprendre le phénomène de (re)construction des communautés de pratique (CoPs) en contexte de fusion hospitalière. La recherche repose sur un devis d’étude de cas longitudinale qui combine plusieurs…

Les pyréthrinoïdes et les pyréthrines sont des insecticides neurotoxiques auxquels on
attribue également des effets néfastes sur les systèmes immunitaire, hormonal et
reproducteur. Ils sont abondamment utilisés en agriculture, mais aussi en horticulture, en extermination et dans le traitement d’infestations…

Most neural network learning algorithms cannot use knowledge other than what is provided in the training data. Initialized using random weights, they cannot use prior knowledge such as knowledge stored in previously trained networks. This manuscript thesis addresses this problem.…

Un factor fundamental para el desarrollo eficaz de las actividades de transferencia de conocimiento en las universidades es la existencia de estructuras organizativas de soporte a dicha transferencia; en consecuencia, en los últimos años el establecimiento de tales estructuras en…

En las dos últimas décadas se ha observado un creciente interés por los activos intangibles, componente invisible de las empresas y la economía en general. Es tarea de las autoridades competentes, las universidades e investigadores la máxima divulgación de una…

El presente trabajo aborda el conocimiento; relaciones, representaciones y valoraciones que alumnos y docentes realizan en el contexto de la cotidianeidad escolar, integrando el proyecto de investigación "Adolescencia y Escuela" que se viene implementando desde 1995, en la cátedra Fundamentos…

Cultural resources like traditional medicinal knowledge need to be recognized in their role tied to important regional practices in Zimbabwe. This is especially as a nexus of legal definitions for biological, intellectual and cultural resources will inform a National Sui…

This dissertation addresses the issues pertaining to composite products (CPs). CPs are defined as products formed by combining knowledge from two distinct domains, for example, digital cameras, which combine knowledge from digital products and cameras. The three research questions addressed…