The ambiguity, robustness and performance of systems becomes increasingly evident as the complexity and size increase in industrial processes. Under these circumstances, conventional control techniques such as PID control, nonlinear feedback control, LQG control and H∞ control have several disadvantages…

En este artículo, de corte documental, se hace unas reflexiones sobre la
evolución de la ciencia y de la teoría del conocimiento como fundamentación,
del conocimiento científico. Durante siglos, conocimiento científico era todo
conocimiento sistemático y el método científico fue…

Discussion of the natural sciences had a foundational role in the development of the sociology of race and racism, underpinning the claim that races should, if at all, be studied as social rather than natural phenomena. Whatever its strengths, the…

Assisted reproduction has been used to optimize reproduction in goats. Ultrasound technology has resulted in a definite gain of knowledge in terms of ovulation time. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the shift (morning or afternoon) of…

Can children genuinely create new knowledge, as opposed to merely carrying out activities that resemble those of mature scientists and innovators? The answer is yes, provided the comparison is not to works of genius but to standards that prevail in…

A proposta deste trabalho é utilizar técnicas de mineração de dados (data mining), também conhecida como processo de descoberta de conhecimento em bases de dados (Knowledge Discovery in Databases, KDD), para encontrar padrões em bases de dados relacionadas com a…

Los avances de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC)
presionan la educación y provocan transformaciones en el qué y cómo enseñar,
entre otros aspectos. Su conversión en un soporte educativo efectivo requerirá
de procesos de innovación de la…

Asian rust of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] is one of the most important fungal diseases of this crop worldwide. The recent introduction of Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. & P. Syd in the Americas represents a major threat to soybean production…

The paper highlights that the secular and modernistic paradigm of development that lacks spiritual and ethical moorings is partly responsible for the 2009 global economic and financial crisis. Muslim policy-makers, intellectuals and scholars are duty-bound to promote the Tawḥīdic paradigm…

The Knowledge Society Network (KSN) “takes advantage of new knowledge media to maximize and democratize society’s knowledge-creating capacity” (www.ikit.org/KSN). This article synthesizes the principles and designs of this network which were initiated over 15 years ago, and presents an exploratory…