The guava (Psidium guajava 1.) cv. Paluma has been cultivated in Sao Francisco Valley, Northeastern of Brazil, for in natura consumption and processing purposes. In spite of its importance, there are few scientific knowledge regarding guava physiology, nutrition, irrigation and…

Brazil nut is widely recognized as the cornerstone of the Amazonian extractive economy. Tight linkages between Brazil nut production, regional income, and intact mature forests have thrust this species into focus as a key component of Amazonian conservation and income…

This study aimed to trace the development of the implementation of knowledge management initiatives in the public sector institutions in Jordan. The study was compared with precedent study had been conducted in 2004. The results showed there is very little…

In this paper, a restricted domain question answering (QA) system is described. The design architecture of this QA system and the features that allow the adaptation of the QA system to the medical domain are also presented. The advantages of…

Even though knowledge in itself is nothing new, but how to effectively management it is a concern of all organizations, inclusive of university. In Iraq, there is concern by universities to manage knowledge scientifically in order to keep pace with…

La imagen del enfermero en el siglo XVIII no
es nada favorecedora. Los manuales ofrecen
una imagen más adecuada a la realidad,
permitiendo la difusión epistemológica y la toma
de conciencia de su existencia. La imagen es definida
en función…

The objectives of this work were: (i) identified the risk areas of landslides, flooding and sea level rise and social vulnerabilities in different scales of analysis; (ii) analyse the risk perception of people living in this risk areas; (iii) found…

For a more concrete analysis of the quantification of knowledge, one must normalize the quantification of data and information. One must, without entering into excessive detail, resort to the information theory, recognizing three features that data, information and knowledge have…

Este estudio se ha orientado partiendo de los
siguientes objetivos: Vincular el principio de pertinencia
metodológica e instrumental a las características
del objeto-sujeto investigado en el marco
epistemológico de una disciplina. Reflexionar
sobre la pertinencia de la investigación cualitativa
y…

Resumo: Esta pesquisa analisa o fluxo de informações da Embrapa Meio Ambiente, sob a ótica da gestão do conhecimento. Trata-se de um estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa. Tem por objetivo discutir o processo de comunicação interna e externa, na…