This paper presents a knowledge-based approach to facilitate the engineering design
process relating to spacecrafts. Because the design evolves over a long time and typically
involves individuals working at different locations and frequently for different
organizations, the degree of collaboration…

This article reports the recent progress of re-search made in the Droplet-Based Manufacturing Laboratory at MIT. The study has been focused on obtaining a fundamental understanding of microdroplet deposition and applying the technology to various practical applications. Specific scientific contributions…

Le stage consistait à déployer une approche de transfert des connaissances pour prévenir les chutes chez des personnes âgées en centre hospitalier cardiovasculaire aigu. Une combinaison de stratégies s’articulant autour d’ateliers interactifs a favorisé le transfert auprès des intervenants d’une…

The present article studies the opinions and
ideas death awakes among health professionals.
Not only the idea of their own death,
but the death of those patients or relatives they care
for. The concept of "death" is of paramount importance

This paper presents a proposal enabling the modelling of manufacturing processes independently of the structure and composition of the industrial plant where these processes will ultimately be implemented. The rationale for the proposal is in the incorporation of knowledge, supported…

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.…

Ontology integration is the problem of combining data sources in the SemanticWeb. Concepts in source ontologies are captured in terms of concepts de ned in a global ontology. When some of these ontologies are inconsistent, the knowledge engineer often has…

Ce mémoire traite de la construction d’un espace social citoyen à partir de l’analyse du travail d’intervention de deux organismes locaux situés à Trou du Nord (Haïti). Il s’agit d’explorer les manières dont les membres se représentent et s’approprient leur…

Actualmente hablar de violencia, de guerra, terrorismo, de
cambios climatológicos, de daño ecológico y deterioro social, es hablar
de crisis humanitaria. Con la globalización está ocurriendo la pérdida de
lo humano a través de la hegemonía del mercado, de la…

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…