Para el historiador, los epistolarios se han convertido en una fuente de conocimientos de primer orden. En este artículo se valora la aportación historiográfica que han supuesto en el campo de la política, la cultura, la religión y la sociedad,…

Short survey carried out at the beginning of the course in order to elicit information about the students' background, future prospects and knowledge of ICT.

In this paper a methodology for accesing scientific data repositories on data grids is proposed. This methodology is based on ontology specification and knowledge representation. The concept of Knowledge Perspective is introduced, as the action of applying particular scientific conjectures…

O conhecimento da variabilidade espacial dos atributos do solo que influenciam na produtividade agrícola é fundamental para a implantação da agricultura de precisão. Se o comportamento desses atributos apresentar dependência espacial, recomendase o emprego da geoestatística na descrição de sua…

Data quality issues have taken on increasing importance in recent years. In our research, we have discovered that many “data quality” problems are actually “data misinterpretation” problems – that is, problems with data semantics. In this paper, we first illustrate…

Trata-se da apresentação e discussão dos resultados de um estudo desenvolvido com 73 profissionais da área de enfermagem em um hospital da Região Oeste de Santa Catarina, com o objetivo de identificar conhecimentos, atitudes e comportamentos desses profissionais frente ao…

This paper describes the development of an image retrieval
system that combines probabilistic and ontological information1. The
process is divided in two different stages: indexing and retrieval. Three
information flows have been created with different kind of information
each one:…

This keynote address gives an overview of
some of the key factors in developing a strong
research base for design and technology
education. In particular, the deconstruction and
reconstruction of the conceptual basis of
design and technology as a subject,…

The purpose of this paper is to introduce patent litigation as a leading indicator of market
growth. We model the intensity of patent litigation and the market growth for the
personal computer and cellular phone market in the US. By…

El presente trabajo es una investigación documental, por su temática es de desarrollo teórico, persigue presentar el enfoque de Ramón A Tovar, sus imágenes de ruptura y continuidad para darle corpus a una ciencia considerada desde el criterio de lo…