Leishmania amazonensis is one of the major etiological agents of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, which is frequently unresponsive to all known treatments. Syagrus coronata (Arecaceae) is a palm tree with industrial applications used in local medicine by the Brazilian ?caatinga? communities.…

In this paper we propose a general approach based on Genetic Algorithms (GAs) to evolve Hidden Markov Models (HMM). The problem appears when experts assign probability values for HMM, they use only some limited inputs. The assigned probability values might…

In language acquisition, ‘Emergentists’ claim that simple learning mechanisms, of the kind attested elsewhere in cognition, are sufficient to bring about the emergence of complex languagerepresentations (Gregg, 2003). Connectionist model is one of the models among others proposed by emergentists.…

This study is an attempt to explore the difference between acquiring new words with different semantic fields to which they belong. In other words, the purpose of this study is to scrutinize the contribution of semantic field theory in learning…

The basic aim of this research, described in this paper is to develop a hybrid legal expert system/ knowledge based system, with specific reference to the transfer of property act, within the Indian legal system which is often in demand.…

The present study explored English language learning anxiety among 38 third-year high school students in English classrooms and its relationship with overall English achievement. Students’ foreign language anxiety was surveyed and analyzed using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz,…

Considering that the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems (AACS) has been recommended for children who are severely impaired in their development of communicative abilities, it may be assumed that caregivers' attitudes toward AACS would be driven by children's…

Este artigo apresenta os aspectos históricos da organização da escolaridade em ciclos no Brasil e um panorama da situação atual dessa política. A partir do relatório de Condorcet de 1792, evidencia-se que a flexibilização do tempo escolar já estava presente…

The article in question focuses on the analysis of education through the message of the movie Coach Carter - Training for Life (2005), which features the paradox of the democratization of education and converges to the boundaries that mark the…

The objective of this article is to study the relationships between Stoicism and the Principate by reading letters by Pliny. Pliny the Younger came from an equestrian family that rose to the senate. After opposition under the reign of Emperor…