This paper introduces the system simulation technique and looks for potential application in the biodiesel agribusiness. The simulation basics are presented. It's described the components of a simulation model, the models classification and the model construction process. Some uses in…

O trabalho se constitui de uma reflexão contextualizada sobre o cuidado de enfermagem, em face do paradigma da inclusão e da premência de melhor qualificação profissional para o atendimento às necessidades específicas dos clientes com deficiências, no âmbito dos serviços…

AbstractIn the knowledge society in addition to technical skills and access to information technologies, it is becoming increasingly important for people to have diversified and supportive social connections. Social media becomes an integral part of life. The social networking media…

James Reinders (Chief Evangelist of Intel® Software at Intel) and Jim Jeffers (Principal Engineer at Intel)
have gathered in this book the working knowledge of the people involved to prototype and productize the Intel® Xeon Phi coprocessor. This include…

La teoría de los campos conceptuales de Vergnaud, es un referente utilizado con gran éxito en los últimos años (André, 2004; Escudero, Moreira y

Caballero, 2009; Meleán, Arrieta y Escalona, 2010; entre otros). El propósito de este trabajo…

International organizations and governments throughout the developing world have long provided agricultural extension services to farmers with the hopes of raising agricultural productivity and reducing rural poverty. These programs train farmers in modern agronomic techniques through instruction and demonstration, sometimes…

L'eugénisme fascine. L'eugénisme fait peur. D'ailleurs, le spectre de cette idéologie, lié à un passé riche en histoire, revient en force et suscite des craintes de dérives quant à l'avancement des connaissances scientifiques et de leurs applications principalement dans le…

La epidemia del VIH/SIDA en el Ecuador se encuentra todavía en un estado concentrado con seroprevalencias en la población general alrededor del 0,3 %. Sin embargo, en las poblaciones de mayor afectación, los hombres teniendo sexo con hombres (HSH) y…

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…

This study aimed to trace the development of the implementation of knowledge management initiatives in the public sector institutions in Jordan. The study was compared with precedent study had been conducted in 2004. The results showed there is very little…