The aim of this work is to analyze the knowledge interchange on multi-agent systems using shared knowledge areas. The project involves the analysis and reformulation of some aspects of the Linda model, adding new model level features. This work proposes…

El Municipio del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (MDMQ) cuenta con un total de 7134 colaboradores. Todos tienen un usuario que les permite acceder a la intranet institucional del cabildo y a los servicios que esta plataforma pone a su disposición.…

In logic programs, negation-as-failure has been used both for representing negative information and for providing default nonmonotonic inference. In this paper we argue that this twofold role is not only unnecessary for the expressiveness of the language, but it also…

Mountain papaya fruits (Vasconcella pubescens) were tested for firmness with a nondestructive acoustic method for 14 days after harvest. The response of each fruit was analyzed with the Fourier transform to obtain a firmness index (FI) based on the second…

This paper provides lessons learned and some unexpected transformations in the learning process when advanced collaboration technology was used to overcome limitations of a popular, existing collaboration technology. The activities pursued in these advanced undergraduate and graduate computer and information…

Distance learning courses need intensive planning that, in turn, requires the integration of knowledge and expertise in different areas and levels such as curriculum, ICTs and course management. This paper presents an integrated approach for distance learning course planning that…

The São Francisco River basin in Brazil is marked by socio-economic disparities and environrnental vulnerabilities. Water managers in the semi-arid region of the basin are faced with several challenges, such as competition among different water user groups, local over-exploitation of…

Se establece una diferencia entre las características substantivas de la universidad y sus atributos autonómico y democrático, en el entendido de que la institución es primero "universidad", con sus actividades de docencia, investigación y extensión, y sólo luego, autónoma y…

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1677-2954.2008v7n2p323This paper advances the main tenets of a new meta-ethical approach to moral problems. I holds that there is moral knowledge and that it is best understood in terms of knowing-how. Moreover, ir presents an analysis of knowing-how and shows…

La interculturalidad ha sido privilegiada en la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, como precepto fundamental de reconocimiento de la otredad. Por ello se hace necesario conocer y valorar los conocimientos ecológicos y las especificidades lingüísticas, sociales, territoriales y…