In the restricted single-machine common due date problem the goal is to find a schedule for the n jobs which jointly minimizes the sum of earliness and tardiness penalties, while for the weighted tardiness problem the goal is to find…

Signature schemes are fundamental cryptographic primitives, useful as a stand-alone application, and as a building block in the design of secure protocols and other cryptographic objects. In this thesis, we study both the uses that signature schemes find in protocols,…

After an impressive development throughout the last two decades, supported by a great
amount of research and innovation, science education seemed to be becoming a new scientific domain.
This transformation of Science Education into a specific field of research and…

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo la búsqueda de modelos que
facilitaran el reconocimiento de patrones de comportamiento de usuarios en un sitio web.
El caso de estudio se enmarcó en el Módulo de Departamentos de la página de Control

Following the deaths of Victoria Climbié and of Peter Connelly (Baby P) the media has raged about social work competence, the public have expressed dismay and the government has responded with proposals designed to alter practice procedures. Altering procedures gives…

La santé publique n’échappe pas au courant actuel qui valorise le développement d’une culture de décision et d’action axée sur l’utilisation des données probantes. Des études qui portent sur les services de santé et les politiques publiques en lien avec…

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.…

À l’ère de la société de la connaissance, l’éducation supérieure occupe une place
prépondérante dans le monde et les universités sont des acteurs de premier ordre.
La connaissance, à travers l’innovation qu’elle permet, est devenue un élément central du processus…

O Sistema de Indução C4.5. Requerimentos-chave para a utilização do software. Um exemplo ilustrativo. Algumas dicas de uso., 2001, Acesso em: 30 maio 2008.

El presente artículo analiza la noción y origen del dominio público, así como las creaciones de
libre utilización que lo integran a la luz de los derechos de propiedad intelectual (DPI), revisando
tópicos de interés como la territorialidad de éstos…