In this paper, we study the asset pricing implication of imprecise knowledge about rare events. Modeling rare events as jumps in the aggregate endowment, we explicitly solve the equilibrium asset prices in a pure-exchange economy with a representative agent who…

La nueva Ley Orgánica de Educación nos impone nuevos modos de aproximación a la construcción del conocimiento escolar. Desde Mérida, Venezuela, la Dirección del Poder Popular para la Educación de la gobernación del estado propone una red de escuelas destinadas…

Las investigaciones desarrolladas por la lingüística moderna y, en particular, por Roman Jakobson, han demostrado científicamente que la función poética del lenguaje tiene la característica de vincular estrechamente el sonido y el sentido. Un campo idóneo para el estudio de…

Most neural network learning algorithms cannot use knowledge other than what is provided in the training data. Initialized using random weights, they cannot use prior knowledge such as knowledge stored in previously trained networks. This manuscript thesis addresses this problem.…

The notorious advances in textual information storage need fast and effcient tools to organize, retrieve and browse this information and tools for knowledge extraction. A very interesting way to organize specific domain information is the topic taxonomy building. Moreover a…

Los centros culturales surgen para albergar las aéreas del conocimiento, como la ciencia, tecnología, artes plásticas, actividades artísticas y culturales. Se deben conceptualizar como centros educativos y turísticos, que contribuyan a incrementar el nivel educativo de la población al ofrecer…

Cultural resources like traditional medicinal knowledge need to be recognized in their role tied to important regional practices in Zimbabwe. This is especially as a nexus of legal definitions for biological, intellectual and cultural resources will inform a National Sui…

MACSimJX provides the means for advanced modelling and development of multiagent driven control systems. This is achieved by drawing together two modelling tools used extensively in their respective communities. These are Simulink, a tool used for control systems development and…

This dissertation addresses the issues pertaining to composite products (CPs). CPs are defined as products formed by combining knowledge from two distinct domains, for example, digital cameras, which combine knowledge from digital products and cameras. The three research questions addressed…

We found the following results in 30 patients with intraocular cysticercosis: (1) a higher incidence in the first two decades of life compared with neurocysticercosis, (2) living cysticerci concomitant with inflammatory reactions, (3) diseases related to immune dysfunction in 17%…