Decision making models for autonomous agents are recently receiving increased attention, particularly in the feld of intelligent robots. This work presents a Defeasible Logic Programming approach to decision making in an environment with single and multiple robots. We will show,…

In this paper, we present a novel model of an artificial immune system (AIS), based on the process that suffers the T-Cell. The proposed model is used for solving constrained (numerical) optimization problems. The model operates on three populations: Virgins,…

China’s growing economic importance has led to a significant increase in the volume of empirical research about business and management in this country during the last few years. This study reviews the 180 empirical papers focusing on the Chinese context…

Despite the fact that the Khepera II is an experimental platform widely used in the scientific community related to robotics research, its application to cognitive robotics is not as extensive as it should be.
Particularly, in this field of research,…

Tenemos que huir de la falsa dicotomía entre procedimiento y espontaneidad porque esta es artificial. Un buen vendedor no es el que ejecuta procedimientos es el que se hace pasando por las distintas etapas respecto al procedimiento hasta dominarlo, de…

Presentación de los resultados del taller de capacitación para agricultores mexicanos, entre marzo y junio del 2010 en Michigan, a partir de la aplicación de una encuesta con un grupo de 37 productores. De ellos, 10 asistieron a tres sesiones,…

The Chinese tourism sector is experiencing one of the highest levels of growth, to the extent that China is set to become the leading world power in tourism within the coming decade. Therefore, studying this important sector deserves particular attention.…

Over the last few years, a new generation of Chinese multinationals has set out to conquer global markets, featuring major international acquisitions that were unthinkable until very recently. This work seeks to analyze the nature of this emerging phenomenon, illustrating…

Convergence is a very polysemous concept that has been used to describe various trends in journalism that have something in common: the blurring of the limits between different media, professional skills and roles. This paper proposes to analytically structure convergence…

Purpose – In recent years, China and India have been experiencing a process of economic and social transformation that is unprecedented in recent human history. The consequences of the spectacular resurgence of these two Asian giants are profound and far-reaching,…