121. Specialization and optimization of constraint programs with dynamic scheduling - Puebla Sánchez, Alvaro Germán; Hermenegildo Salinas, Manuel Vicente
In this report we discuss some of the issues involved in the specialization and optimization of constraint logic programs with dynamic scheduling. Dynamic scheduling, as any other form of concurrency, increases the expressive power of constraint logic programs, but also introduces run-time overhead. The objective of the specialization and optimization is to reduce as much as possible such overhead automatically, while preserving the semantics of the original programs. This is done by program transformation based on global analysis. We present implementation techniques for this purpose and report on experimental results obtained from an implementation of the techniques in the context of...

122. An interpretable guideline model to handle incomplete information - Oliveira, Tiago José Martins; Neves, João C. P.; Costa, Ângelo; Novais, Paulo; Neves, José
Healthcare institutions are both natural and emotionalstressful environments; indeed, the healthcare professionals may fall intopractices that may lead to medical errors, undesirable variations in clinical doing and defensive medicine. On the other hand, Clinical Guidelines may offer an effective response to these irregularities in clinical practice, if the issues concerning their availability during the clinical process are solved. Hence, in this work it is proposed a model intended to provide a formal representation of Computer-Interpretable Guidelines, in terms of the extensions of the predicates that make their universe of discourse, as well as a Decision Support System framework to handle...

123. Visser’s Generalization: The Syntax of Control and the Passive - van Urk, Coppe Gerrit
This squib presents an argument for an agreement-based model of control (Borer 1989, Landau 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008), drawn from a crosslinguistic generalization about control in passives. Specifically, I show that obligatory control by the thematic subject of a passive is sensitive to a purely syntactic restriction: it is only possible if T does not agree with an overt DP. This restriction follows from the logic of an agreement-based approach, if implicit arguments participate in Agree relations (Landau 2010, Legate 2010). This generalization subsumes and derives an old observation about control, Visser’s Generalization ( Jenkins 1972, Bresnan 1982).

124. O informal e o artesanal : pescadores e revendedeiras de peixe na Guiné-Bissau : fronteiras pós-coloniais : rigidez, heterogeneidade e mobilidade - Fernandes, Raul Mendes.
Procura-se saber nesta tese o que significam o ‘informal’ e o ‘artesanal’ de que tanto se fala e pouco se sabe, situando a nossa compreensão nas experiências vividas na Guiné- Bissau. Quem são as pessoas do ‘informal’ e do ‘artesanal’? Como vivem e que percepções têm do seu modo de vida? Quais são as suas expectativas? Para responder a estas questões a nossa escolha recai sobre uma actividade particular, a pesca ‘artesanal’ na Guiné-Bissau. Esta actividade comporta três dimensões interligadas, as duas primeiras, a produção e a transformação, correspondem às dimensões recobertas pela classificação ‘artesanal’ e a terceira, a comercialização, recai sob a classificação de ‘informal’. Recorrendo aos estudos...

125. Planning Support Systems and the New Logic of Computation - Batty, M

126. Health-care providers' views on pursuing reproductive benefit through newborn screening: the case of sickle cell disorders - Bombard, Yvonne; Miller, Fiona A; Hayeems, Robin Z; Wilson, Brenda J; Carroll, June C; Paynter, Martha; Little, Julian; Allanson, Judith; Bytautas, Jessica P; Chakraborty, Pranesh
Newborn screening (NBS) programs aim to identify affected infants before the onset of treatable disorders. Historically, benefits to the family and society were considered secondary to this clinical benefit; yet, recent discourse defending expanded NBS has argued that screening can in part be justified by secondary benefits, such as learning reproductive risk information to support family planning (‘reproductive benefit'). Despite increased attention to these secondary benefits of NBS, stakeholders' values remain unknown. We report a mixed methods study that included an examination of providers' views toward the pursuit of reproductive risk information through NBS, using sickle cell disorder carrier status...

127. O DILEMA NA ACACICULTURA BRASILEIRA: GLOBALIZAÇÃO X DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL - VIACAVA, KEITILINE RAMOS; DE OLIVEIRA, LESSANDRA MEDEIROS
A Acacia mearnsii De Wild, conhecida regionalmente por Acácia Negra é uma árvore de origem australiana que chegou ao Brasil em 1918 no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Atualmente, cerca de 40.000 produtores familiares plantam florestas de Acácia Negra para fins comerciais, totalizando algo em torno de 150 mil hectares de reflorestamento, concentrados unicamente na região Sul do Brasil. Esta produção alimenta duas indústrias florestais no Brasil, a TANAC S.A. e a SETA S.A. Estas indústrias desenvolvem produtos que servem como matéria-prima para atender a diversos setores industriais, especialmente no mercado internacional. Neste contexto percebem-se grande parte das ações orientadas pelo paradigma econômico que, tendo a sua...

128. Criteria of election of postgraduate courses in graduated students of technological/ humanistic/ artistic professions: Subjective and contextual involvements to arrive at the conclusion of them - Kligman, Cecilia Martha
The increase in the amount of studies of postgraduate course and of its students derivatives of the demand by academic credentials in the laboral and for the personal search to specialize professionally, it is a phenomenon observed in Argentine towards the middle of years 90. To obtain the final title of these studies is a percentage far below in relation to the number of the registered people. Such reasons focused our attention to analyze so much criteria of election of postgraduate, as the subjective and contextual conditions to reach the degree. This study, of cualitative type, investigate in three Specializations,...

129. Criteria of election of postgraduate courses in graduated students of technological/ humanistic/ artistic professions: Subjective and contextual involvements to arrive at the conclusion of them - Kligman, Cecilia Martha
The increase in the amount of studies of postgraduate course and of its students derivatives of the demand by academic credentials in the laboral and for the personal search to specialize professionally, it is a phenomenon observed in Argentine towards the middle of years 90. To obtain the final title of these studies is a percentage far below in relation to the number of the registered people. Such reasons focused our attention to analyze so much criteria of election of postgraduate, as the subjective and contextual conditions to reach the degree. This study, of cualitative type, investigate in three Specializations,...

130. QFD difuso para la toma de decisiones multicriterio - ejemplo de aplicación - Osorio Gómez, Juan Carlos
Recently, the quality function deployment - QFD has gone from being a tool of quality management into a tool that facilitates decision-making processes in multi-environments. This article presents a brief discussion on the application of QFD integrated with elements of fuzzy logic to multicriteria decision making, and it´s showed with personal selection example which shows the usefulness of the tool and reach a decision that considers all team ratings decision maker, associated with both the criteria and characteristics used to make the decision, as the alternatives in the process. With regard to these valuations, fuzzy logic can handle ambiguity and vagueness inherent in this type of...

131. A inconsistência lógica do outro...ou o "espiritu da psicoanálise" - Britto Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Caldas, Heloisa
"The essence of psychoanalytic theory is a dis-course without words", Lacan says in the first class of the Seminar, book 16, From an Other to the other. Where can the paradox of this sentence send us to? First of all, according to Lacan, a signifier cannot represent itself. This takes us, therefore, to the long scope of the expression itself for the signifier proper. There would be, so to speak, an opacity, an inconsistency in the signifier structure itself, which leads us to conclude that there is no closing point of discourse, even more, ¿there is no universe of discourse¿....

132. Análisis del control multivariable mediante lógica difusa de un sistema reactor- mezclador - Palencia Diaz, Argemiro; Cantero Vergara, Katty M.; Barraza Botet, César L.; Mendoza Quiroga, Ricardo
The use of new methods of control is one of greatest interest in the industry in recent years because it makes better use of resources and thus becomes an important factor in reducing costs associated with reprocessing and unnecessary use of raw materials. This research has the goal to evaluate the behavior of a fuzzy logic controller implemented on a combined mixer-reactor system. The fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is analyzed for the multivariable case in different operating conditions and its performance is compared with obtain through the implementation of a classical PID controller for deviations of 10% of the steady-state. The results show that the...

133. Las políticas culturales en México. 15 años de TLCAN (1994-2008) - Gómez García, Rodrigo
Esta comunicacion define y propone como entender a las politicas culturales en la actualidad y caracteriza las particularidades de las logicas y diseno de las politicas culturales en Mexico, durante los ultimos 15 anos en el marco del TLCAN. Problematiza, principalmente, en las politicas publicas que tienen que ver con las industrias culturales y las consecuencias de estas tanto en la estructura del sector como en el acceso al consumo y produccion cultural de ese pais latinoamericano. Asimismo, plantea las contradicciones que se advierten en la politica cultural del Estado Mexicano tanto al interior de su marco juridico. Otro aspecto que discute la comunicacion, es la importancia...

134. Portfolio Analysis Approach and Balanced Scorecard Implementation in the Petrochemical Industry: an Empirical Study - Duran Fernandez, Alexandre
This thesis uses the case study approach to present an analysis of the sourcingissues in the petrochemical (polyethylene) industry, introducing the BalancedScorecard (BSC) logic as a feasible managerial leverage to tackle these issues. Toperform this study, the Kraljic Portfolio Matrix logic is discussed, applied andvalidated by means of statistical regression, highlighting the importance of naphthasourcing in the production of cable insulators. Subsequently, the framework forBSC implementation is utilized in order to develop a scorecard which assists thecompany’s cross-functional operation to minimize the impact of naphtha sourcingon the bottom line. Finally, analysis and critique of the techniques used andsuggestions for future...

135. Una aproximación posible al modelo “Una computadora, un alumno” - Dughera, Lucila
El discurso acerca de las tecnologías digitales e Internet ligado a la problemática de la brecha digital y, con ella, a los saberes que se requieren y las estrategias o los mejores caminos para incorporarlas a la institución educativa han cobrado relevancia tanto en la escena nacional como internacional. Aquí, se selecciona un tipo de incorporación posible, específicamente, el modelo “una computadora, un alumno” o “uno a uno”. Se parte del supuesto que aunque la denominación del modelo alude al ratio de computadoras que se encuentran a disposición de los alumnos, el mismo implica una diversidad de actores y dinámicas...

136. Integración de las Ciencias Básicas a través de la resolución de problemas de Física - Elías, Silvia Estela; Palma, Nélida Beatriz; Chirino, Sandra A.
Aprender a resolver problemas es un ingrediente esencial en la enseñanza de las ciencias experimentales. Por otra parte se ha observado que los estudiantes se encuentran con múltiples limitaciones y dificultades para enfrentar problemas de Física, de donde resulta preciso atender tanto a los pasos necesarios para llegar a la solución de un problema, como al desarrollo de las habilidades necesarias para conseguirlo. Considerando como eje central la etapa de COMPROBACIÓN, diseñamos una propuesta didáctica basada en la Teoría del Aprendizaje Significativo de Ausubel. Este proceso es de vital importancia pues es aquí donde se resume la solución del problema...

137. Conflitos e potencialidades de um território de periferia: análise da percepção socioambiental de moradores do Jardim Gonzaga, São Carlos, SP, Brasil - Faraco, Rafaela Maria Briso; Gonçalves, Marcos Vinícius Santos; Scachetti, Michelle Tereza; Lima, Fernanda Imada de
The brazillian fast and disorderly process of urbanization has led to inadequate suburbs and occupations in areas of environmental value. This logic is common to large and mediumsized cities, as São Carlos town, where is located the Jardim Gonzaga, a pocket of poverty in the border of the urban area characterized by informal land use , lack of infrastructure and the prevalence of substandard housing, with high social and environmental vulnerability. For this reason, a set of public character and local development programs were implemented in Jardim Gonzaga. In this context, the objective of this paper is to analyze and...

138. Técnicas para la Reducción de Consumo en FPGAs - Sutter, Gustavo D.

139. Logic, Knowledge and Language, 14-15 March - Leclercq, Bruno

140. Playing queer: affordances for sexuality in fable and dragon age - Greer, S.
This article adopts the lens of queer theory to examine the terms of inclusion of non-heterosexual identities within recent mass market role-playing games. Focusing on Lionhead Studios’ Fable and BioWare’s Dragon Age series, I suggest how the intersection of queer theory’s resistance of presumptive categories for sexuality and theories of game design – notably the concept of affordances – may provide for a critique of the performative constraints through which gamers are able to ‘play queer’. While even-handed dynamics of relationship game play may espouse a liberal rhetoric of inclusion, I propose that a predominant logic of sameness – grounded...

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