This paper describes the development of an image retrieval
system that combines probabilistic and ontological information1. The
process is divided in two different stages: indexing and retrieval. Three
information flows have been created with different kind of information
each one:…

The main contention in this paper is that the process of communicating scientific knowledge could be compared to the role of the translator as communicator (Hatim & Masón, 1997). Like the translator, the task of the scientist is to encode…

This work presents the main theories and models formulated with the purpose of offering a global overview on the acquisition of knowledge and skills involved in the initial development of expert competence. Setting from this background, we developed an empirical…

We develop a theory to explain the transition from stagnation to modern growth. We focus on the forces that shaped the evolution of total factor productivity in agriculture and manufacturing across history. More specifically, we build a multisector model of…

In this paper, a restricted domain question answering (QA) system is described. The design architecture of this QA system and the features that allow the adaptation of the QA system to the medical domain are also presented. The advantages of…

La necesidad de curar una enfermedad es
consustancial a la evolución de la especie
humana. En el proceso de desarrollo como
civilización, los mecanismos empleados para conseguir
este fin han ido parejos con el aumento de
conocimientos en diferentes ramas…

Para la adecuada aplicación de los cuidados
enfermeros es necesario el conocimiento
antropológico de las personas a las que van
dirigidos. Concretando en las personas ostomizadas
debemos evidenciar los cambios, modificaciones
y trastornos producidos por la nueva situación
(ser portador…

Content vocabulary may have different connotative values and different denotational meanings in different languages according to cultural idiosyncracy, manifested in culture-specific "key" meanings and culture-related scripts. Our claim here is that, even in all these cases involving the use of…

The present article deals with some sociopolitical aspects completely
necessary to understand the current situation of Basque language.
After introducing some general aspects, conditions and development
of the process of linguistic standardization are taken into account in
the Basque territories…

Tanto en el marco de la teoría de los principios y parámetros
(Chomsky, 1981) como en el contexto de los estudios funcionalistas
(Pienemann, 1989), el papel de la transferencia o influencia interlingüística
en la adquisición de segundas lenguas se ha…