The application of ANNs (Artifi cial Neural Networks) has been studied by many researchers in modelling rainfall runoff processes. However, the work so far has been focused on the rainfall data from traditional raingauges. Weather radar is a modern technology…

El crecimiento continuo de la Internet ha permitido a las personas, alrededor de todo mundo, realizar transacciones en línea, buscar información o navegar usando el explorador de la Web. A medida que más gente se siente cómoda usando los exploradores…

DATA QUALITY IS DEGRADED DURING THE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING AND MERGING DATA FROM MULTIPLE HETEROGENEOUS SOURCES. BESIDES, USERS HAVE NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THE ACCESSED DATA. THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS THE METHODS UTILIZED TO ASSESS DATA QUALITY AT MULTIPLE…

Se presenta un control automático simple para aplicaciones de caracterización óptica de materiales usando la técnica Z-scan. En particular, se enfatiza el proceso de automatización. Para este propósito, se usó un puerto de comunicación de I/O de una tarjeta de…

From several sources the advantages of a methodology based on work in groups at university have been pronounced. It is desirable to have a method to assess not only the product but also the group process. Nevertheless, the university professors,…

This paper investigates three dimensions of intellectual capital, i.e. human capital, structural capital and relational capital and their inter-relationships. For that, a model is developed, which evaluates the intellectual capital within organizations located in developing countries areas. It is applied…

This article will first give an overview of multicultural, multilingual Britain and place it within the context of community literacy. It will then discuss education reforms and policies that have aimed to place multicultural and multiple literacy at their centre…

The topic of pacing at the level of the individual class hour has received relatively little coverage in research literature.  In order to provide a research-based take on the issue, the current work surveys the existing literature, develops terminology and…

This article provides a summary of some of the key ideas of Seedhouse (2004). The study applies Conversation Analysis (CA) methodology to an extensive and varied database of language lessons from around the world and attempts to answer the question…

This article will examine the level of sustainability for companies in Continuous Improvement Management and the factors which are supporting sustainability during time, through a survey to 350 companies of Basque Autonomous Community and Navarra in June of 2009. The…