In systems where agents are required to interact with a partially known and dynamic world, sensors can be used to obtain further knowledge about the environment. However, sensors may be unreliable, that is, they may deliver wrong information (due, e.g.,…

In this paper a cross-disciplinary study of the use of epistemic markers as hedging rhetorical strategies in research articles in English is carried out. Based on computer readable data, and combining quantitative and
qualitative methods, the article argues that the…

The aim of this article is to investigate and bring
to light the constructive impact of Knowledge
Creation and Technology Education on the
process of New Product Development. This is
done under the competence-based perspective
of the organization, where knowledge…

The global economy has gone through the past ten years a severe recession triggered by the financial catastrophe and the collapse of the commercial and industrial activity in the world. This slowdown has weighed its effects on the growth of…

The socio-environmental impact of rapidly increasing piles of electrical and electronic waste or E-waste at global level has been evaluated in detail. Malaysian scenario was selected as a case study to analyse various issues regarding generation, storage, transportation and disposal…

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This lecture seeks to explore some aspects of
the conceptual progress that has been made in
design and technology education since the
pioneering work of Professor John Eggleston
(1971). This exploration draws on research
conducted within the Design Education Research

Have you ever noticed that when the economy
shows strong growth in job creation, the stock
market often drops, when jobs are slashed by
as many as thousands or that when a company
invests in new labour replacing technology in

This paper illustrates actions and behaviours
employed by English primary school teachers
in teaching design and technology in the
present context of the statutory National
Curriculum framework for primary design
and technology. It considers perspectives
relating to general pedagogy, teacher…