This article poses to analyse knowledge management at Brazilian incubators, members of the National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (ANPROTEC). A descriptive, survey like research with a quantitative approach was undertaken. The research population consists of 359 business incubators…

INFORMATION LOCATION AND INTERACTIVITY ARE TWO ATTRIBUTES OF DESKTOP VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (DVE) DESIGN THAT CAN BE EXPLOITED TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF LEARNERS TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION AND SKILLS THAT TRANSFER TO REAL WORLD. THE TERM €œINFORMATION LOCATION"" REFERS TO THE…

Accelerated by the new internet technologies, the past two decades have been characterised by a globalisation of trade and communications, along with major shifts in the balance between manufacturing and knowledge driven economies. New organisational cultures have grown out of…

Ceramics are the most common archaeological material used by the historians to draw chronological and cultural characterizations. Among these, porcelains and celadons are recognized as good historical relics. Moreover, the different facets of science, technology and culture are also imprinted…

In Dioscorus' encomia, the use of Phaëthon as an expression of praise, rather than as an example of hubris, can be explained by Dioscorus' knowledge of Nonnus, Neoplatonism, and late zodiacal lore.

Homer's several statements about the polar constellations prompted ancient critics both to emend the received text, in order to attribute to Homer advanced astronomical knowledge, and to defend it, by means of reinterpretation.

IN THIS DISSERTATION THE GEONTOMET METHODOLOGY IS PRESENTED. IT IS ORIENTED TO FORMALIZE THE GEOGRAPHIC DOMAIN CONCEPTUALIZATION ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADÍSTICA, GEOGRAFÍA E INFORMÁTICA (INEGI). THE MAIN GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SEMANTIC DESCRIPTIONS, WHICH…

Within the context of the globalized environment, competitiveness has become a critical issue for business. The use of research to inform strategic decisions is thus important for firms on the path to competitiveness, regardless of their market of operation. This…

Purpose: Citations received by papers published within a journal serve to increase its bibliometric impact. The objective of this paper was to assess the influence of publication language, article type, number of authors, and year of publication on the citations…

Este artículo trata de la base de datos léxico-semántica del italiano, Simple_PLUS, y particularmente de su núcleo central: la red de relaciones léxico-semánticas. Este recurso lexical tiene como base Parole-Simple-Clips, un léxico electrónico con cuatro niveles de descripción, elaborado según…