In this paper we present different error measurements with the aim to evaluate the quality of the approximations generated by the GNG3D method for mesh simplification. The first phase of this method consists on the execution of the GNG3D algorithm,…

Freud's theory of jokes explains how they overcome the mental "censors" that make it hard for us to think "forbidden" thoughts. But his theory did not work so well for humorous nonsense as for other comical subjects. In this essay…

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…

El artículo explora las significaciones imaginarias en el campo de la bibliotecología en relación con las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. Para el estudio se utilizaron entrevistas en profundidad que se llevaron a cabo sobre un grupo de…

En este trabajo se pretende comparar dos de los métodos de enseñanza y aprendizaje que en la actualidad están siendo impartidos tanto en las escuelas, como en los institutos y en las universidades. Uno de estos métodos es la clase…

El presente trabajo intenta profundizar el conocimiento acerca de las estrategias de subsistencia y los patrones de asentamiento de los grupos aborígenes guaraní mby’á del valle de Cuñapirú (provincia de Misiones) utilizando la etnoarqueología y la zooarqueología como metodologías de…

Dans le cadre de la recherche d’appui à la phase III du projet huile de palme rouge (HPR) au Burkina Faso, une étude de base a porté sur 150 femmes de la zone de production échantillonnées par la méthode aléatoire…

In the last few years, several studies have emphasized the use of ontologies as an alternative to organization of the information.
The notion of ontology has become popular in fields such as intelligent information integration, information retrieval on the Internet,…

This work describes the ontology construction process for the development of an Intelligent System for the Organization and Retrieval of Knowledge in Biodiversity – SISBIO. The system aims at the production of strategic information for the biofuel chain Two main…

Information Retrieval Systems normally deal with keywordbased technologies. Although those systems reach satisfactory results, they aren’t able to answer more complex queries done by users, especially those directly in natural language. To do that, there are the KnowledgeBased Systems, which…