The aim of this work is to study an argumentation-based formalism that an agent could use for constructing plans. Elsewhere we have introduced a formalism for agents to represent knowledge about their environment in Defeasible Logic Programming, and a set…

In plasma etching process it is critical to know when the film being etched has cleared to the underlying film, i.e. to detect endpoint, in order to achieve the desired device performance in the resulting integrated circuit. The most highly…

La etnoecología ha sido definida como el estudio interdisciplinar de los
sistemas de conocimiento, prácticas, y creencias de los diferentes grupos humanos sobre su ambiente. En las décadas de los 60 y 70, los
primeros estudios en etnoecología se centraron…

En el presente trabajo se presenta una propuesta de modelo de un Sistema Autónomo Inteligente (AIS) a través de una ontología sobre la base de la arquitectura LOPE-LC (Learning by Observation in Planning Environments, Life Cycle) con la incorporación de…

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.…

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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…