All intelligence relies on search --- for example, the search for an intelligent agent's next action. Search is only likely to succeed in resource-bounded agents if they have already been biased towards finding the right answer. In artificial agents, the…

En este artículo se hace una revisión documental de las políticas de
lectura en el país. Se tratará lo referente al ámbito normativo de las acciones
sociales, siguiendo, por un lado, a Eisner (1998) quien lo denomina dimensión
teleológica o…

A knowledge of rainfall time distribution is important for several types of hydrological studies related to surface runoff. This study aims to determine the time distribution pattern of heavy rain events in Urussanga, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. It employed recording…

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…

This paper describes a system for the computer understanding of English. The system answers questions, executes commands, and accepts information in normal English dialog. It uses semantic information and context to understand discourse and to disambiguate sentences. It combines a…

En este trabajo, escrito como un ensayo se persigue explicar la teoría desarrollada por Michel de Certeau, la cual envuelve el problema de la historia y las posibilidades de conocimiento con fundamento en el concepto de “verdad” y creencia. La…

Aujourd’hui, il existe très peu de nouveaux produits écoconçus (NPE) mis sur le marché par les PME du Québec et les réussites commerciales sont encore plus rares. Dans ce contexte, il semble pertinent de se pencher sur la manière dont…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important diagnostic imaging tool that has
seen rapid expansion in recent years with a commensurate increase in the number of
radiographers undertaking MRI scans. This imaging modality is a complex one and the strong

En el último tiempo se han buscado mecanismos alternativos para combatir la corrupción, la impunidad y otros delitos.
Estados Unidos y Australia promulgaron el Whistleblowers Act, y Perú la Ley de Colabiración Eficaz.
En esta tesina, presento como mecanismo…

This report concentrates on progress during the last two years at the M.I.T. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Topics covered include the representation of knowledge, understanding English, learning and debugging, understanding vision and productivity technology. It is stressed that these various areas…