Omega is a description system for knowledge embedding which incorporates some of the attractive modes of expression in common sense reasoning such as descriptions, inheritance, quantification, negation, attributions and multiple viewpoints. A formalization of Omega is developed as a framework…

How are we able to construct truly realistic representations
of knowledge organizations (KOs)? The paper introduces and defines the
knowledge profile as a method to investigate the epistemological basis of
any KO to outline the consequences this basis has upon…

This dissertation focuses on the specific strategies by which authors of the travel writing genre seize narrative agency. Throughout its centuries-long history, the genre of travel writing has offered multiple generations of authors a means by which to convey observations…

Uno de los problemas actuales en el dominio de la salud es reutilizar y compartir la información clínica entre profesionales, ya que ésta se encuentra escrita usando terminologías específicas. Una posible solución es usar un recurso de conocimiento común sobre…

This survey presents within a single model three theories of decentralization of decision-making within organizations based on private information and incentives. Renegotiation, collusion, and limits on communication are three sufficient conditions for decentralization to be optimal., Cet article présente, dans…

by William J. Flynn, III., Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1993., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-54).

Los cambios ocurridos en el
mundo contemporáneo afectan todos
los órdenes de la vida individual y
colectiva en una sociedad determinada,
caracterizada por mutaciones complejas
que propenden a crear incertidumbre
sobre normas, costumbres, valores y
procesos establecidos. Estas urgencias
plantean…

This inquiry sought to examine the effects of participating in an online discussion forum on the development of knowledge for teaching mathematics. The participants of this study were among the pre-service teachers from a large urban university, chosen as they…

In wireless communications, the broadcast nature can be explored to efficiently support multicast services while the difference in channel gains among the wireless links of users promotes multiuser diversity which can be used to improve multicast performance. This thesis proposes…

El siguiente documento refleja el conocimiento adquirido a lo largo de mis estudios de Administración de Alimentos & Bebidas y Arte Culinario en la Universidad San Francisco de Quito. La cocina española como todas las cocinas del mundo ah evolucionado…