This article analyzes the appropriateness of a text summarization system, COMPENDIUM, for generating abstracts of biomedical papers. Two approaches are suggested: an extractive (COMPENDIUM E), which only selects and extracts the most relevant sentences of the documents, and an abstractive-oriented…

The knowledge imperfections should be considered when modeling complex problems. A solution is to develop a model that reduces the complexity and another option is to represent the imperfections: uncertainty, vagueness and incompleteness in the knowledge base. This paper proposes…

The concept of academic added-value can be associated with a variation in the cognitive development of students who complete an educational cycle at a given institution belonging to a reference universe, related to the tendency shown by all students in…

Lines of Research:

- Human Development from the sociological perspective, anthropology and psychology. Has the objective to contribute in the integral development not only in the students, but also at the human level: personal, academic and social.

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El abuso sexual se define como cualquier asalto de tipo sexual cometido con un
menor de edad o su explotación sexual. El abuso sexual puede involucrar actos sexuales
repetitivos, ocurridos a lo largo del tiempo, o simplemente puede consistir de…

In the software world portability means power. The more operating environments you can support out of the same code tree means more potential users for your software. If done right, additional platforms can be supported with little extra maintenance cost.…

Objective - The aim of the trial was to establish whether there is a significant difference in terms of knowledge and skills, between self-directed learning using a web-based resource, compared with a classroom based interactive workshop, for teaching health professionals…

El objetivo principal del proyecto de tesis es la creación de un medio de prensa escrito alternativo que permita maximizar las fortalezas del periodismo comunitario del sector de Carapungo en colaboración directa con la Junta Parroquial. Esta idea nace del…

Over the last several years, multidimensional data modeling has had several proposals for its formalisation; on the other hand, the incorporation of fuzzy logic in databases has increased the need to represent uncertainty.
However, to our knowledge, so far projects…

Objective - The objective of this review was to assess which library instruction methods are most effective for improving the information skills of students at an introductory, undergraduate level, using cognitive outcomes (measuring changes in knowledge). The study sought to…