In this paper a cross-disciplinary study of the use of epistemic markers as hedging rhetorical strategies in research articles in English is carried out. Based on computer readable data, and combining quantitative and
qualitative methods, the article argues that the…

The following research proposes a first approximation to the Dynamic Hypermedial Device modeling based on the analysis of interactions. In addition, the DEVS (Discrete EVents dynamic Systems) formalism is employed, which is particularly suitable for the modeling of discrete event…

Desde 2008, la discusión pública sobre los derechos de exportación de los cereales y oleaginosas con mayor presencia en el proceso productivo agrario nacional ha puesto, insospechadamente, en el debate generalizado la cuestión del “campo” argentino. Este aporte, entonces, quiere…

Los estudios en biotecnología canina están menos desarrollados que en otras especies. Las gametas y la reproducción canina en general tienen características únicas comparadas con las de otros mamíferos lo que hace que la extrapolación de otras especies sea dificultosa.…

This paper contributes to the empirical literature on pensions and saving by studying the influence of funded pension systems on the gross national saving rate using a sample of 48 developed and developing countries over the 1980-2004 period. To the…

Over the last several years, multidimensional data modeling has had several proposals for its formalisation; on the other hand, the incorporation of fuzzy logic in databases has increased the need to represent uncertainty.
However, to our knowledge, so far projects…

This paper discusses questions about communication of probabilistic knowledge in the light of current theories of agent communication. It will argue that there is a semantic gap between these theories and research areas related to probabilistic knowledge representation and communication,…

ABSTRACT: Micronutrients availability is na important constraint for crops in the Cerrado region, and its correction is always needed to obtaining economic yields. Old and new nutritional problems came with the agriculture expansion in Cerrado. Although being crucial for increasing…

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This paper summarizes the main results developed in the author's PhD Thesis.
The main goal of the Thesis is to provide a formalization of defeasible argumentation oriented towards its computational treatment. In order to do this, an LDS-based logical framework…