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…

La importancia del linaje Briceño en el devenir histórico venezolano y merideño en particular, desde la época colonial hasta
nuestros días, trasciende la mera actuación de una familia de la élite. Considerando así la necesidad del conocimiento de la…

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar el estilo de liderazgo transformacional y transaccional en una muestra de 300 trabajadores profesionales estudiantes de postgrado en gerencia en el área metropolitana de Caracas, Venezuela. Se utilizó una adaptación del instrumento MLQ…

Este trabajo analiza la realidad en la enseñanza de la geología en las aulas universitarias, en contraposición con la
geología observada a través de los diversos medios de comunicación, la captada en el entorno comunitario, o por diversas vías…

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,…

El Coruña Corpus de documentos científicos será usado para el estudio
diacrónico del discurso científico en la mayoría de los niveles lingüísticos, contribuyendo
de esta forma al estudio del desarrollo histórico del inglés. El Coruña Corpus
Tool es un sistema…

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…

A knowledge of the shape of the cornea is of major importance for the planning and monitoring of surgery, and for the correct diagnosis of corneal diseases. Many authors have studied the geometry of the second corneal surface in the…