This thesis examines the evolution of Internet based knowledge networks (e-knowledge networks) in the domain of sustainable development. The objective of this thesis is to use an engineering systems approach to understand knowledge networks, identify the barriers to their sustainability…

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,…

The state of business in the U.S. automobile industry is such that competition is fierce, and consumers have a perplexing number of alternatives from which to choose. The final purchase decision by the consumer is where most industry experts focus…

Intelligent autonomous agents working cooperatively accomplish tasks more efficiently than single agents, as well as tasks that were infeasible for the single agent. For example, a single agent transporting a ton of blocks will need to take multiple trips, possibly…

(cont.) to variations in the way functional elements interact with verbal roots. Overall, my work not only contributes to our understanding of how events are syntactically represented, but also explicates interactions at the syntax-semantics interface, clarifying the relationship between surface…

El artículo aborda la problemática de la inserción en la formación profesional de los abogados de temáticas vinculadas con sectores vulnerables y su relación con el Derecho, en particular en lo que hace al sector campesino, la niñez y adolescencia…

La variante translingüe de la detección de plagio automática trata de detectar plagio entre documentos en diferentes idiomas. En los últimos años se han propuesto una serie de aproximaciones que hacen uso de tesauros, modelos de alineamiento o diccionarios estadísticos…

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan forced a revolution in military thinking that brought
stability operations to the forefront while coloring the military as one-part warrior, one part reluctant architect of peace. Despite years of experience in stability operations of…

La historia evolutiva de los microorganismos se remonta a más de 3500 millones de años y una parte importante de ésta ha ocurrido en el
medio marino. Desde entonces, los microorganismos constituyen un componente esencial de las redes tróficas de…

La présente recherche a pour objectif d’étudier les effets que peuvent exercer la conception du travail sur le type de conflit qui émerge en milieu de travail. La notion de conception du travail se divise en trois dimensions, soit les…