This study addressed computer-supported collaborative scientific inquiries in Remote Networked Schools. Three dyads of grade 5-6 classrooms from remote locations collaborated using the knowledge-buildng tool Knowledge Forum. Customized scaffold supports embedded in the online tool were used to support student…

Representing a major public health concern, suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Generally regarded as a behavior with a multitude of state and trait dependent risk factors (e.g. psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, genetics), explanations as to why certain…

This study used a broad theoretical framework encompassing an ecosystem approach to HIV-1/AIDS that investigated: local knowledge of HIV-1/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs); local knowledge of the nexus between HIV-1/AIDS and tuberculosis on one hand, and other STIs…

Taking as point of departure the basics of the economics of innovation, the Mexican evidence builds on two major obstacles: market failures inhibit economic returns to R&D and, consequently, the inexistence of a national innovation system. In such context, fiscal…

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Cada vez son más las organizaciones del cuidado de la salud que requieren convertir sus datos de la memoria organizacional en conocimiento útil para apoyar los procesos del cuidado de la salud de los pacientes. Hoy en día es de…

Una de las preocupaciones principales de las organizaciones desarrolladoras de software es desarrollar el talento de su capital humano (los ingenieros de software), ya que la calidad e innovación en sus productos y servicios dependen en gran medida del conocimiento…

Reinforcement Learning has emerged as a useful framework for learning to perform a task optimally from experience in unknown systems. A major problem for such learning algorithms is how to balance optimally the exploration of the system, to gather knowledge,…

In this conceptual inquiry, I argue how and why homework contributes to inequality. Homework contributes to inequality systemically, as schools continue to rely heavily on it. Homework continues to contribute to inequality discursively and psychologically, as parents and educators encourage…

The objectives of this project are (1) to reduce the excursions between real heater temperatures and the desired values, and (2) to realize cyclic production of plastic sheets on the AAA thermoforming machine., At first, present relevant knowledge and modeling…