This dissertation examines the administration of Islamic family law in the British Straits Settlements and the Netherlands Indies through the lens of Arab merchants in colonial courts from 1860 till 1942. During this period, Arab communities tended to seek justice…

The use of clocks for timekeeping seems to be a straightforward and almost intuitive routine. Glancing at mechanical clocks designed in Edo period Japan, however, we witness how modern-day intuitions betray our attempts to understand devices created in a culture…

In recent years, researchers in artificial intelligence have become interested in replicating human physical reasoning talents in computers. One of the most important skills in this area is predicting how physical systems will behave. This thesis discusses an implemented program…

Esta tesis presenta un método para resolver la ambigüedad léxica pura (semántica) en textos de dominios no registrados en cualquier lengua que tenga un repositorio de sentidos organizado como una base de conocimiento léxica. A este método de resolución de…

Resumo: Esta pesquisa analisa o fluxo de informações da Embrapa Meio Ambiente, sob a ótica da gestão do conhecimento. Trata-se de um estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa. Tem por objetivo discutir o processo de comunicação interna e externa, na…

The article provides up-to-date knowledge about the availability and use of emergency contraception (EC) necessary for primary care nurses. Emergency contraception is defined as a post-coital method under female control which produces an effect before implantation. The three licensed forms…

El estudio de la Educación Ambiental es considerado actualmente de significativa importancia en la práctica pedagógica por las transformaciones que acontecen en el planeta cuyo causante es la acción humana. Son circunstancias que obligan a las ciencias sociales a vincularse…

With the advancement of technology, we are able to collect, store, and transmit an ever-increasing volume of data. However, our ability to extract useful patterns from this massive amount of data is still lagging behind. Machine learning and signal processing…

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Population size has been a matter of concern for rulers and states for centuries. Fears of over- and under-population led to extensive political debate and the implementation of numerous policies…

This dissertation investigates "geological" literature in the 19th century, and aims to describe a poetics of the earth sciences. Focusing on the work of Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868), whose literary experiments translate and transform scientific knowledge, the dissertation argues that the…