This paper suggests that a new form of racialization is being produced in the information age through developments and innovations in communication technologies. Increasingly, racial knowledge is being constructed from seemingly neutral and unrelated pieces of information, which are collected,…

Estudo do tipo quase-experimental que objetivou apresentar os Índices de Satisfação no Trabalho (ISTs) de uma equipe de enfermagem de uma UTI-adulto e as atividades efetuadas para sua melhoria. Participaram 8 enfermeiras e 9 auxiliares de enfermagem. Todos os requisitos…

O objetivo deste trabalho é compreender as representações sociais sobre saúde e as estratégias de enfrentamento das doenças entre as mulheres dos pescadores de Porto Rico, PR. Utilizou-se como referencial teórico a Teoria das Representações Sociais. Em setembro de 2000,…

(cont.) In the process, this thesis intervenes in social theoretical debates not simply around the nature and production of knowledge and value, but also around the place of larger belief-systems - relating to religion, nation and ethics - in such…

This thesis proposes a miethodology 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…

Nivel monográfico, Mérida, Jueves 20 de Junio de 2002

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.…

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…

La magnitud velocidad del habla no tiene una definición precisa, si bien es ampliamente utilizada tanto en actividades diarias como en tareas específicas como lo son la dactilografía, estenografía y taquigrafía, entre otras. Esta noción resulta fundamental en el contexto…

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…