Humans have always been intrigued by their ability to reason. We have constantly attempted to emulate this process, trying almost everything, from physiological explanations, to sociological accounts. The approach with possibly the longest tradition conceives this process as a mere…

No contexto econômico atual, onde a competição entre as empresas está cada vez mais relacionada à sua capacidade de transformar informação em conhecimento e este último em decisões e ações de negócio, o Data Warehouse (DW) exerce papel fundamental como…

A system for visual recognition is described, with implications for the general problem of representation of knowledge to assist control. The immediate objective is a computer system that will recognize objects in a visual scene, specifically hammers. The computer receives…

Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination by Julie Cruikshank

The fossil crab Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis is described from the Eocene Santee Limestone in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The specimens, two nearly complete carapaces preserved in lithified coquina, add significant detail to our knowledge of the Eocene decapod faunas inhabiting the…

La enfermería actual y del futuro demanda un
nuevo enfoque que le permita adaptarse a
los avances científicos otorgando una práctica
clínica humanizada. Este proceso requiere la
asociación entre las actividades académicas de
enfermería y la práctica clínica, replanteándose la

OBJECTIVE:To assess Mexico City physicians' knowledge and practices regarding cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) to compare obstetricians/gynecologists (ob/gyns) and general practitioners (GPs) on these variables MATERIAL AND METHODS: In April 2003, 187 ob/gyns and GPs working in 15 hospitals…

[RÉSUMÉ FRANÇAIS] Les Services documentaires adaptés aux personnes handicapées (SDAPH) de l'Université de Montréal ont pour objectif de rendre la documentation matériellement et intellectuellement accessible dans les délais les plus courts. Dans les locaux des SDAPH, plusieurs équipements adaptés sont…

How are we able to construct truly realistic representations
of knowledge organizations (KOs)? The paper introduces and defines the
knowledge profile as a method to investigate the epistemological basis of
any KO to outline the consequences this basis has upon…

Conocer los contextos en los que se desenvuelve una determinada sociedad es fundamental para comprender las pautas que rigen el sector publicitario dentro de unas coordenadas espacio-temporales, pero también resulta interesante establecer el proceso inverso. Es decir, partir de la…