The object of this work was to verify the utility of a level IV fugacity model to simulate the environmental fate of the insecticide carbofuran when employed in the cultivation of irrigated rice. The model simulated the dynamic distribution of…

Trying to capture intuitive knowledge is a little like trying to capture the moment between what just happened and what is about to happen. Or to quote a famous philosopher, "You can't put your foot in the same river once."…

Wusor II is the second program that has been developed to tutor students in the game of Wumpus. From the earlier efforts with Wusor I it was possible to produce a rule-based expert which processed a relatively complete mastery of…

Computers open up new ways to think about knowledge and learning. Learning computer science should draw upon and feed these new approaches. In a previous paper called "Leading a Child to a Computer Culture" I discuss some ways to do…

This research will thoroughly document the experiences of a small number of 5th grade children in an elementary school computer laboratory, using LOGO, an advanced computer language designed for children. Four groups of four children will be taught a 10-week…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss some organizational aspects of programs using the actor model of computation. In this paper we present an approach to modelling intelligence in terms of a society of communicating knowledge-based problem-solving experts. In…

Objetivos. Identificar las barreras más importantes al desarrollo del Plan Nacional de
Alimentación y Nutrición de Colombia (PNAN), tanto desde el punto de vista de sus
planificadores y ejecutores, como de los académicos.
Métodos. Se realizó una investigación en dos…

Entre 100 et 140 millions de femmes, de petites filles et d’adolescentes sont excisées
(Andro et Lesclingrand, 2007). Les risques sanitaires de l’excision sont élevés et
concernent la santé reproductive, physique et psychologique des femmes. Les nouvelles
migrations et l’augmentation…

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